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The measurements and needed supplies are at the end of this post.
Holes drilled in bottom.
I decided to paint the box with a mixture of gray stain. I may use a modest stencil in a color very close to the paint I used on the box.
For plant/flower box, I purchased a 2 x 8 x 16 board. You may want a lighter box. If so, buy 1 x 8 x at least 11 feet. You will only need 11 feet, but it may be difficult to find a shorter board with these dimentions. The gentleman at Lowe's cut it for me.
You will need to have it cut into 5 pieces.
3 @ 3 feet and 2 @ around 1 (you will need to fit to see) foot.
Package of at least 8 screws. 3 inch for 2 inch board and 1 ½ inch for 1 inch board. You WILL NEED to get screws, because nails will not secure heavy wood, and it will buckle and fall apart
See photos below. All boards must be flat on ground.
Drill holes smaller than screw and then screw in.
Paint desired color on the outside.
You may want to line or use pots depending on the type wood you buy, but I drill holes in the bottom and put on top of wood planks.
Have fun.
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We could use this post to point out that the Google IO Developer Conference officially sold out some 59 minutes after the general admission tickets were made available, and that it took Apple 10 hours to sell out its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference. But, really, we'd like to address the rumor that Apple won't be unveiling a new iPhone at the event. That's entirely possible, but we all know how Apple loves to lower expectations and then call forth from the heavens some miracle feature like copy and paste or folders on a home screen.
No, what we really want to do with this post is embed some Boondocks. Because while the WWDC announcement might not point to new hardware (and, by the way, it never has), the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Apple will have new hardware soon enough, and Android needs to be ready for it.
tl;dr: Apple might or might not bring a new iPhone, hilarious Boondocks clip after the break.


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Let Them (me) Eat Cake
After months and months (and months and months and months) of not eating cake or anything in the sinful dessert category, I gave myself permission to indulge in the extremely rich and chocolately cake that was put before me at the office party. I decided I earned it, and as you can see, I left no crumb unturned. ;-) The uneaten beauty next to my empty plate is the raspberry edition. Imagine the same pretty little cake but all in chocolate. It was worth it. DeeLISH. And much better than the rubber chicken for the entreé. OK, it wasn't really rubber and was quite good, but it certainly wasn't chocolate cake.
The party was fun. There were silly videos shown lampooning bosses and coworkers. I didn't know most of the
Most of the office cleared out shortly after our return from the party, but with a huge deadline looming, I not only stayed late last night but I went in today for 6 hours and continued some graphics work from my home computer upon my return. That's OK. A check full of overtime the week before Christmas will be quite welcome. And, of course, the Good Worker points are priceless in my quest to turn this gig permanent.
As I hinted, I ended up wearing the skirt with the red jeweled shell, the red drapey cardi, and the black belt. There was lots of red & black, and just black, so I fit right in. The only semi-issue I had with the skirt was climbing into the back seat of a car. Without a kick pleat, I had to maneuver trickily while still maintaining a ladylike posture. In the future, I think I will add a kick pleat, not that I can't do ladylike postures …


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As a Garden Town, we are committed to making Taunton more prosperous and sustainable with better transport links, better services and facilities, and conserving our valuable green space for future generations. Our aim is to ensure that our communities have the very best of both town and country.
The Government's recent drive to create new Garden Towns is primarily about accelerating the delivery of new homes. The successful bid for Garden Town status describes the creation of three new garden communities at Monkton Heathfield, Staplegrove and Comeytrowe/Trull, and is the result of a collaboration between Taunton Deane Borough Council, Somerset County Council and the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership.
Garden Town status reflects much of the work that Taunton Deane has put into its planning strategy set out in our adopted Core Strategy, Taunton Town Centre Area Action Plan and the recently adopted Site Allocations and Development Management Plan. Our submission is summarised in the Expression of Interest document.
The idea of Garden Towns is not a new one. In 1898, Sir Ebenezer Howard wanted to create places for people to live that had better housing, education and jobs. His vision was for people to live and work in a healthier environment, with access to jobs in town and to be able to farm and enjoy the surrounding rural land.
The idea of conservation remains important. Taunton's proposals for housing have been developed while protecting its vital green corridors and links to the wider countryside. High quality open spaces are essential features of the plans, as are improving access to schools and education, better transport infrastructure and enhancing the range and quality of employment opportunities.
The successful bid and positive backing from Government departments enables us to secure direct support of key when creating further funding bids. In some cases it will give us priority when we present our business case in a competitive process.
Taunton is the only Garden Town in the South West. Alongside the delivery of new homes, the Taunton Garden Town also encompasses wider elements that are essential to maintaining a thriving and sustainable community, such as:
Government money has already been awarded as 'capacity funding' and will enable the Council to secure additional resources to enable the programme to be driven forward effectively. This will put us in a much stronger position to access capital funding to help deliver Taunton's Garden Town vision, such as the £2.3billion announced by the Government.
The Council is committed to the delivery of transformational levels of growth and securing high quality development which reflects the principles of the Garden Towns movement. Over the coming years the Council will develop a new Garden Town Plan for Taunton; this Plan will articulate a comprehensive vision for the Town drawing together elements of the previously adopted local plans for Taunton. Just as importantly, the Council will place a strong emphasis on the delivery of the vision through a range of projects.
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Brewing TV - Episode 51: Home Sweet Homebrew
Northern Brewer Minneapolis is more than NB's third and flagship retail store. We built it to be a forum for demonstration, discussion and documentation of homebrew and pro brewing. It's an obvious resource for locals, but also a benefit to the worldworld homebrewing community through the POWER OF VIDEO! Come with us through the first few weekends of events at NB Minneapolis including a test-brew for an upcoming beer kit, Q&A with Kristen England and Jerrod Johnson (both homebrewers gone pro) and inside a Home Brew Day celebration! [Original postdate: December 16, 2011]
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May 4, 2013 (CHICAGO) --It's opening weekend at Six Flags Great America. New this season is ''Batman.''
The ride backwards will launch Saturday and will be available for a limited time over the summer, according to park officials.
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Still First in the Nation/
Since we launched BPDNews.com last November, we've heard from many other police departments who've asked us how they can start their own blog. One of those agencies was the Los Angeles Police Department. After some conversations with the people at BPDNews.com, the LAPD launched their own Blog a few weeks ago. Check it out. We think it's very well done, and so do a lot of folks in the media, from the LA Times to the London Times.Some of our readers have since informed us that various media outlets have been quick to anoint the LAPD blog as "the first to emanate from the police force of a major US city." To our amusement, this included one of our own local newspapers, who covered the LAPD launch and listed "Police from Karnataka, India, to Eden Prairie, Minn, (who) have started blogs and say they are happy with the results," neglecting to mention the Boston blog in their very own backyard. Which led to the question - who really was the first? For those of you keeping score, BPDNews was launched in November of 05. So far as we can tell, this makes us the first law enforcement blog anywhere (we apparently beat Mangalore, India, by a few weeks.) If you know of an official police blog that was launched sooner, please let us know. Till then, we're happy to be known as the First in the Nation.


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Is this blog jumping the shark? Over the years it has descended from serious issues through miscellaneous fads to, finally, today: a recipe requested by my sister-in-law (Hi Lynette!).
[photo by Chris & Jenni, Creative Commons]
But hey, these cookies are wheat-free, and feature a delightful clash of chunks of bitter chocolate and coarse sea salt, which give them a decidedly grown-up flavor. That's why I call them Grown-Up Cookies. Unlike most advice on this blog, you can actually apply this material and receive some enjoyment now. :)
Call it my holiday gift to the Internet.
That clash of flavors and textures is my small innovation, and I'm kind of proud of it. Otherwise these cookies are largely similar in ingredients to other "paleo" chocolate chip cookie recipes out there — there are dozens.
One of those recipes, Jenni's, had a cookie picture that was fantastic, and infinitely better than any picture I could take. And yet, the cookies looked quite similar to the cookies I make. I used it as the visual reference above. Thanks Jenni!
The "paleo" diet is fashionable in the Crossfit world, and it fits well with the kind of food I like to eat anyway, so I've been eating an easy, non-radicalized version of paleo lately.
The basic notion — that it makes sense to eat foods that fit with one's evolutionary history — seems quite logical on the surface of it. White sugar, for example, was not widely available until the 19th century, so it's no surprise our bodies seem to suffer from an excess of it.
But after such examples, the logic and practice of the paleo theory gets harder and harder to support.
The paleo movement basically makes two claims. First, that this diet is more "authentic" or "natural" given human history. And second, that there are health benefits to eating this way.
I actually believe the health benefits part. There is persuasive evidence about the role of high-starch and -sugar diets in the chronic problems that trouble us in the modern world. The low-fat diets that have been encouraged since the 70's have been a failure. Etc.
But the authentic part is what I'm beginning to question.
Real paleo diets were likely to be extremely irregular, for one thing. Anyone who's ever read accounts of life among hunter-gatherers will recognize that these diets can be, above all, inconsistent. Kill a big animal and everyone feasts. But then game may disappear for weeks. There aren't that many calories in berries. Starvation was a real possibility.
Real paleo diets were also extremely local, and potentially limited. A prehistoric person in, say, the Great Lakes region might have plenty of deer to eat, but no avocados or coconuts. Meanwhile someone in Mexico would be in the opposite situation.
So there certainly wasn't one prehistoric diet. People ate what they could from the local environment, not from all over the world. If available food was the engine behind the evolution of diet, then the genes and diets of different human groups would have been pulled different ways… until groups of humans interbred and everything got mixed up. That doesn't seem like a formula for a meat-centric, a plant-centric, or an anything-centric diet.
Fast forward to today. A tame, but probably healthful, version of paleo might go like this: "don't eat anything that wasn't available in the prehistoric environment." So that would rule out things like wheat flour and cane sugar — substances which in a chemical sense are natural but which require laborious agricultural and/or industrial processes to purify and make consumable.
To apply this rule when making cookies, the typical response would be to use non-cane sugar — for example coconut sugar. Yes, it's got a lower glycemic index and you can make a health case for it on that basis. But it's still a concentrated product of agriculture and industry. There weren't any cavemen walking around eating that stuff, or other concentrated products such as 70% cacao chocolate chips. For that matter, there weren't any cavemen walking around eating the kind of almonds, spinach, etc that "paleo" dieters eat today — because crops like those have been relentlessly bred over thousands of years to make them more edible. Eating a few wild almonds could, sadly enough, kill a cave man.
So come on — if you want to spear a deer and eat it with some huckleberries, that's paleo for sure. And it sounds pretty tasty to me. But beyond that the thing we know as the paleo diet is just as artificial as, well, most other diets. :)
Grown-Up Chocolate-Chip Cookies (with bitter chocolate and sea salt)
preheat oven to 350F
2 squares (2 oz.) UNSWEETENED baking chocolate (unsweetened is key)
1/3 cup butter, softened, or corn oil (canola oil may also be substituted but cookies will be flat)
1/3 cup sugar — white, brown, coconut, whatever
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp honey
1 and 1/2 cups almond flour
2 tbsp corn meal
2 tbsp flax meal
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp COARSE sea salt (coarse is key)
the fun part: put chocolate squares in a sturdy plastic or paper bag, and go outside on a rock or concrete and break the chocolate squares apart with a hammer, until you get chunks and shards of various sizes. The bigger the pieces are, the more bitter they will feel in the finished cookie. I make the biggest pieces about the width of a pea. Put the bag aside until later.
In a mixing bowl, mix well the butter (or oil), egg, sugar, vanilla, and honey. In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients — the almond flour, corn meal, flax meal, baking soda, and coarse sea salt.
Combine the dry ingredients with the wet, but DON'T MIX TOO MUCH. Just get everything evenly distributed.
Put in the chocolate chunks. Mix, but again, don't do too much.
Now you will have very sticky and delicious sludge. Form into 9-12 ping-pong sized balls and place on parchment paper (another thing cave men didn't have :) ) on a cookie sheet.
Bake for approximately 12 minutes. They won't quite look done but take them out anyway.
Let cool if you can.
Devour. I like them with milk, just like Santa.
Happy holidays!
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I absolutely cannot wait to make these. They were a highlight of my visit to Portland this past summer. Thank you so much for sharing. Yes, you should be proud.Comment by Lynette on 07.12.2013 um 8:08 pm
Hey! I'm glad you liked the cookies! I need to make some of these again, especially after the store bought sugar cookies with butter cream frosting I helped my kids kids make for Christmas, but hey you gotta let them do it every now and then right? Thanks for the "re-inspiration" :)Comment by Jenni on 07.12.2013 um 11:05 pm
I like the addition to coarse sea salt and bitter chocolate, nice :)Comment by Jenni on 07.12.2013 um 11:08 pm


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Letter to Editor on the politics of climate change
Letter to DomPost in response to, and expansion from, Rosemary McLeod's commentary on social media. It's really about climate change.
The Editor, The Dominion Post, Wellington
07 February, 2017
Dear Editor:
Thanks to Rosemary McLeod (Tuesday, 2 Feb) for describing a common reliance on social media to attempt to find meaning, "as if only by filming it does it make it real."
This reliance on media predates the likes of mobile phones, though. Politics has been contested by TV for a long time, now. Despite many local issue or political rallies which represent real people expressing real feelings and ideas during a campaign, Winston Peters once observed, 'if it wasn't on TV, it didn't happen'.
Why have so many been so fearful of the real for so long? The fruits of submerged anxieties in denial can be seen openly in the USA today with the emergence, not really of a 'populist', but of a sociopath of dangerous proportions in the person of Donald Trump. In this country with a more reserved personality we have seen the same denial in the psychopathic-like manipulation of one John Key. Now predictably PM Bill English says he will 'go slow' on climate change and try not to not antagonize Trump. How long can we hide?
Richard Keller
13 Endeavour St.
Wellington 6022


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Alaskan Klee Kai (AKK) Miniature Husky? Small Dog like Mini Siberian
Alaskan Klee Kai
he Alaskan Klee Kai is a Spitz type dog that looks like a miniature Siberian Husky, was bred from the Alaskan Husky and other dogs to create a dog with the Siberian Husky look and temperament but small enough to fit the needs of city living. This small dog was bred in Wasilla, Alaska. In 1988 this new breed was made public and officially recognized in 1995 by the American Rare Breed association (ARBA).
The breed was developed by Linda S. Spurlin of Wasilla, Alaska. As she relates on her website, she was first inspired to develop a small breed of husky on a visit to her husbands relatives in Oklahoma. There they found a gray and white female husky which weighed only was only 17 lbs. They let her take the dog home. It turned out that it originated with other relatives in Fairbanks, Alaska who had a mating between a small dog and an Alaskan Husky. Her new dog was descended from that Alaskan Husky. Her brother-in law tried breeding them for awhile but 1n the 1980s stopped breeding the little dogs and sold them to her.
The Alaskan Husky is descended from a dog used by Indians in Alaska. It is not the same as the Siberian Husky, although the Siberian Husky does play a part in creating the Alaskan Klee Kai. Among sled dogs the Siberian Husky was the favored dog until the 1940s, according to Linda S. Spurlin's website. Mushers began to develop the Alaskan Husky from the village Indian dog. Ms Spurlin says she added a small dose of Siberian Husky to the Alaskan Klee Kai whose name comes from Eskimo words meaning "little dog." The dog was bred from a combination of Siberian Husky, Alaskan Husky, Schipperke and the American Eskimo dog, according to Wikipedia.
- Alaskan Klee Kai - loved and bred at World of Wonder Alaskan Klee Kai
Alaskan Klee Kai are the purebred, miniature version, of the mixed sled dog breed known as the Alaskan Husky, although physically they more closely resemble the Siberian husky. We are delighted to have them here with us at World of Wonder Alaskan Kle
The dog was originally released to the public in 1988. It was called the Klee Kai. In 1995 the breed split into Alaskan Klee Kai and Klee Kai. For political reasons in 2002 the breed was united as Alaskan Klee Kai. It was officially recognized by the American Rare Breed Association (ARBA) in 1995 and the United Kennel Club (UKC) in 1997.
They are a small version of the Alaskan Husky with wedge shaped head, masked face, prick ears and tails that curl over their backs.
The main colors are:
black and white
red and white
gray and white.
There are two kinds of coats—regular coat and full blown coat.
Toy: 13 inches and under;
Miniature: 13 - 15 inches;
Standard: 15 - 17 inches.
Weight:5 - 22 lbs.
If you consider getting an Alaskan Klee Kai some things to keep in mind are:
They are intelligent dogs. The downside to an intelligent dog is that they get bored easily and unless kept occupied they can be destructive. Combining that with the fact that they are very energetic. Chewing and digging are favorite activities unless the owners divert them to more constructive activities. On the website "World of Wonder Alaskan Klee Kai" it is recommended that they be walked and walked a lot. The dog needs walking for exercise but also for socialization. It also helps establish the owner as the "pack leader." They can be very loud. The website indicates that these dogs bark for 5 or 10 minutes when the owners come home
Generally they are healthy dogs but there are some health issues that breeders are trying to deal with. It would be best for a prospective owner of any breed to inquire as to possible health problems.
To sum it up, the Alaskan Klee Kai (AKK) is a fairly new breed of dog that is meant to be a small version of the Alaskan Husky. It was developed from the Alaskan Husky with some mix of Siberian Husky Alaskan Husky, Schipperke, and American Eskimo to attain the desired result.
Sources of information:
Wikipedia article on the Alaskan Klee Kai
World of Wonder Alaskan Klee Kai
Linda S. Spurlin The World of the Alaskan Klee Kai
Copyright 2012 Don Hoglund
These are cute dogs as evidenced by the video where 2 of them are playing together. Don't think that I would enjoy barking for 5 to 10 minutes every time I would walk in the door, however. Thanks for telling us about this breed of dog. There are so many of them and each have their own characteristics. Voted up and tweeting.
These are really cute. I love the video. Voting this Up and Interesting.
Good job, brother. You came up with amazing dog. Again, I learn something new about dog. Thanks for share with us. Rated up and useful!
My grandpa had an Alaskan Husky when I was a kid growing up. She had an amazing personality and was extremely smart and loyal. They are beautiful creatures!!
I always thought an Alaskan Husky was too big for my family but the Klee Kai seems just right. It is a beautiful dog!
I love these dogs. My best friend has an Alaskan Husky.. he is the best dog. I love your hub.
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A new group is set to tackle management and interoperability issues arising within virtualised cloud computing environments.
The Distributed Management Task Force announced it had formed the Open Cloud Standards Incubator to help develop specifications for cloud resource management.
With companies such as Cisco, Citrix, HP, IBM, Microsoft and VMware residing on the board, the group plans to focus on facilitating operations between private clouds within enterprises and other private, public or hybrid clouds by "improving the interoperability between platforms through open cloud resource management".
"Cloud computing will have a major impact on IT management," said Winston Bumpus, DMTF president. "This Open Cloud Standards Incubator provides an ideal setting for initiating work on specifications to enable interoperable cloud management."
Coupled with virtualisation, cloud computing will challenge existing approaches to managing UR environments, the DMTF said. The group has 13 vendors represented on the board and working group members aim to develop specifications to enable "cloud service portability and provide management consistency across cloud and enterprise platforms," according to the DMTF. The group plans to develop cloud resource management protocols, packaging formats and security mechanisms all that facilitate interoperability.
The DMTF effort is latest in a series of attempts by industry to ensure cloud computing succeeds. The Cloud Security Alliance and the Jericho Forum recently released best practices campaigns focused on cloud security.


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Ex-Boyfriends and Ghostface in Latest 'Scream 4' Clip; Wussy Kids, Mom.
In this fresh clip from Wes Craven's Scream 4 star Hayden Panettiere chats with Emma Roberts' annoying ex-boyfriend, who ends up being the notorious Ghostface killer. Unfortunately the clip was recorded off a TV with an Android, but hey, it beats nothing.
In addition, a hilarious article was posted over at The Herald in Australia where mothers at Albert Park primary say their children are spooked by the enormous Scream 4 poster that towers over their school. It features the masked "Ghostface", an evil knife-wielding killer.
This story is HILARIOUS considering how many kids run around wearing "masks" during Halloween. Do these psycho, overprotective parents lock their kids in the basement on October 31? Cry me a friggin' river. Full story here.


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...because in this hot summer weather this is all I want to wear right now, every single day.
A rare shot of me in my cute new skirt.
I basically made this skirt the same way as the other one, except I added the fun ruffle bottom. I'll tell you a secret, I didn't even finish the edge of the ruffle! It's knit, knit won't unravel. I'm really liking knit fabric right now!
This blog is filled with SO many cute skirts! Tons of inspiration and tutorials.


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Keep posting those September blocks to the Flickr Group! Seeing everyone's progress on the quilt is so much fun. Nine blocks done so far! I have a wonderful giveaway for this month's block. Remember you need to post your block to the flickr group for a chance to win! I will be picking a winner on October 1st!
Craftsy has donated a generous prize, a class of your choice! Wouldn't that be fun, take a new class and learn a new quilting skill! They have fantastic classes and instructors! Take some time and check out the class list! What class would you take if you won?
Keep posting those pictures for a chance to win! Winner will be announced on June 1st. You have until then to post your finished blocks.
Happy Quilting,
Here are some of the awesome 'End Of Summer' blocks that have been posted so far!


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First of all, sorry for not posting anything so much time - as every year in june, the academical semester goes into its hot phase, accompagnied by other projects with strict terms. So the SYW-armies had to wait till Anselm, my nephew, came from US to open the annual summer battle wich has already a 4-year-tradition. Thanks to him that he took time for reading the whole rule book of "Black Powder" the night before, which we used our first time for wargaming this year.
Shortly, "Black Powder" is a rule book full of fantasy, written by experienced wargamers and made us some problems but also gaves us some enriching ideas.
We placed the tabletop into the garden, because we had 30° C sunny weather and, to reload the battle of Rossbach, the summer heat was perfect. We simplified the village a little bit and, instead of the Janus Huegel, we placed a high forest piece on the tabletop.
Enough space for having 3 different locations: the village (left), the field (center) and the clearance (right) for testing the rules and scenarios and, last but not least, enough space for our 700 miniatures, taking place in the commanded ranks.
|the guy with the Frank-Zappa-haircut is Anselm (Prussians) - me in sporty shorts (French).
We started the game with a long-during deployment:
|the left wing of the first French brigade had to face the village of Roßbach, where they remark a nest of Prussians...
|a peaceful moment just before the storm
|"Fertigmachen, Jungs!" the Prussian battery is moved to its position, the hussars are rallying.
|Monsieur le Général gives the last orders, just behind them a good old Meisterzinn-Regiment (Couronne).
|the last bird´s view before the melee begun. Prussians (left and forground), French the line on the right side.
|I have to mention the good Prince-August-Pikeneers (Piemont) - they will sweep into the cavalry´s flank next...
|same scene, from the artillerists´ point of view - oh mon Dieu, restez calmes!
|The French artillery was victorious, the Kleist hussars retired. The moment was good for a broad advance operation as counterattack in the center. Regiment Flandres with 2 battalion guns, followed by Commissaire Général cavalry (both Sash&Sabre).
At the same tme, the French advanced on their right wing with 4 cavalry regiments with the order to overwhelm the week Prussian units behind the forest:
|view to the right flank. Prussians are waiting an attack; not visible. The Prussian Jaegers, hidden in the forest and operating as snipers (Scharfschützen). They benefit a lot of the rules...
|French cavalry in its best form: Mestre de Camps Général (Sash&Sabre), Mousquetaires du Roi (Prince August)
|En avant, garcons! The Prussians has some really hard moments...
|The regiment No35 (Front Rank), a battalion gun and some Manske-Jaegers awaiting the French thunder..
|Haltet hoch die Fahnen!
|Prussian Jaeger (Manske) loading
|The attack was victorious, but the French paid a high price: they lost one heavy cavalry regiment (du Roi). Enclosing the Prussian regiment No 49, some brown hussars (Fleischhacker) break in their flank..
|The Brown hussars (Manske miniatures)
|The French Brigade commander is nervous...
The French cavalry could break the Prussian resistance on this wing, but were not able to move further: Seydlitz commanded a second defensive line.
Meanwhile, the Prussian center launched a second attack, this time by Cuirassiers "Garde du Corps", pushed aside the Commissaire Général and were just intercepted and enclosed by the French infantery "Auvergne" and "Couronne".
|same scene, view from above. The French infantery suffered under heavy casualties.
|The Cuirassiers are pushed back - here a view from behind the Prussian lines, as Seydlitz could see that (he is in the center of the image).
|Pikeneers and Swiss "Lochmann" supporting the cavalry.
|last attack of the French before they defeat the 2 Prussian Cuirassiers regiments.
|The victory seems to be so close...
|But the Prussians never give up. They mobilized all the reserves, coming out from the village of Rossbach and advancing against the French center.
You can see it at the moving shadows on the tabletop: we wargamed 4 hours. 50% of the time we lost by throwing dices and counting, but it was a fine and terrible, respectable and merciless battle.
Thanks, Anselm!


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The cities that will be hiring the most workers in 2011 aren't necessarily among those with the most people, according to just-released data from the online career community and jobs resource CareerBliss.
"Outranking the city of Houston, Baltimore owes its growth to their heavy concentration of jobs in the health, science and technology industries," says Heidi Golledge, co-founder and CEO of CareerBliss. "When looking for a new career opportunity in 2011, is vital to keep in mind not only the job and industry type, but location."
The data reveals that Baltimore is not alone in besting larger cities for job growth; cities with either mid-size populations—under 500,000—or metro areas with populations under one million residents are well represented in the rankings. As a rule of thumb, cities employing the following top professions will be hiring: information technology, sales, engineering, marketing, healthcare, accounting, management, manufacturing, quality control, and health care. Click ahead to see ten such cities that will be hiring a lot this year.
Data presented here is provided by CareerBliss and is drawn from their annual job listings ranking.
By Colleen Kane
Posted 11 Jan 2011


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The general rule is that since a blogger writes from motivation, inspiration and ideas, one day, he is bound to run out of them. Once this happens, he has to quit which has become the fate of more than 80% bloggers. And only 20% are hanging on, continuously trying to find new topics to write about. If you are resorting to using tools for the creation of blog content ideas, you are in the latter category of 20%. For those of you who are in this category, here are some tools that can help in blog content writing.
1. Bing/Yahoo and Google
I have categorized Yahoo and Bing together because they are one and the same thing. There is no individual index of Yahoo but it reads from that of Bing. The manner of their build has led to them producing slightly different results. But basically, the song sheet they refer from is the same.
New blog ideas are often generated from search engines. Simply run some searches there using the keywords from some of your previous posts. It is assumed that the target audience found your earlier blog posts appealing and thus using the keywords incorporated there in search engines can yield a large number of related websites. These websites can act as inspiration for posts in your blog.
2. Yahoo! Answers
When in doubt, ask for help and advice from others. There may be times when the answers will be really bad but sometimes, you will get some good answers. The answer can be rewarded by voting for it and choosing it as the perfect answer.
3. Google ALerts
This little trick is perfect for those who want to find out about the topics and articles written by their competitors. When they have some good ideas, you can simply take them and make them even better. Google Alerts can be set up for these websites and blog posts having the particular keywords in them and read them to see whether they are inspiring or not.
4. Wikipedia
Often while researching for your blog's niche, all sorts of unique and unknown information is found. These bits of information may inspire you to write on a general topic involving other such related facts.
5. Digg & Reddit
Submissions from users along with their votes are taken by these sites. Inspiration for your blog content writing may be found by looking at the categories. The category should be related to your blog niche.
These news channels act as perfect sources for you since fresh content is brought by them. It is undeniable that good posts can be created out of new developments which most likely have not yet been covered by your competitors.
7. Google trends or Google images
These tools can be used by simple typing the keywords often used in your posts. At the very bottom in the right hand corner, there will be suggested searches by the trends tool. These can be used as inspiration for posts. Google images show images that are a broad mix of related things which can give many inspiration ideas too.
8. Craigslist
The services, discussion and jobs sections might seem to be weird places but it is surprising to note that simply reading the posts there will generate a lot of blog content ideas in your mind.
9. StumbleUpon
The Discover page has an option called "Tag" in its toolbar which can be used. You can have excellent inspiration for blog posts by knowing about the likes of other people. They will not only give you inspirational ideas but you will also be able to witness the thoughts of online users about the ideas.
10. Google Suggestions
While typing your blog relevant keywords in the search engine, Google Suggestions appear. Numerous things can be typed in the box to get varied results and a large number of these can inspire great ideas to be used for blog posts. Through this process of generating ideas for blog content writing, you can even be assured of the extra addition of SEO element to the blog posts. This is because their appearance as suggestions corroborates the fact that such ideas or keywords are searched by internet users more frequently.


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My (newly 9yo) daughter is a sensory girl who likes to mix things and ask questions while doing so. Over the course of her short life she has created all sorts of goopy, colorful, muddy, tasty inside and outside concoctions out of food, paint, mud, sidewalk chalk, bubbles...all the while narrating non-stop about what she's going to do and how and why.
This is great but she is very messy and I am, in all honesty, sometimes low on tolerance for daily messes (and for long-running verbal narrative) but I know this is the kind of thing that lights her up. So when she asked:
"Can I take salt and pepper and pencil leads and try to magnetize them in water?"
I said:
"Yes, as long as you clean up after you're done. And make sure to record your findings."
And she said:
She put water, salt, pepper and magnets from our fridge into a bowl along with the pencil leads. Her essential question was: "Can I magnetize these pencil leads?" Here is what she wrote down about her experimenting (edited only for spelling):
If I put a pencil lead in water with pepper and salt and rub it to the non magnetized side:
Will it still work if it's just water and pepper? YES
Will it work with just water? YES
Will it work without water? NO. It does not work if both are not in water. It only works if one is rubbed!
Will it work with a different magnet? YES
When it's wet it sticks to me! Will it work when I don't rub it on the magnet? YES, but it does not stick for long.Her ultimate conclusion was that she could "magnetize the pencil leads but they could not stick to other magnets beside themselves" and that "water has something to do with it."
I recently picked up a book at our public library used book store called Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist. The book is a collection of essays from interesting scientists who were asked to write about how and when in their childhoods they became interested in an idea that led them to go into the sciences. My favorite essay is from Mary Catherine Bateson who is the daughter of Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead. She talks about how she grew up in a household where "the how" of science was the focus. "The what" her father and mother studied changed over time, but it was her childhood experiences of looking for patterns and asking questions that really brought her into her field.
So, when my husband pointed out that the leads stuck together because they were wet, not magnetized as she had concluded, I agreed. We did not succeed in convincing her otherwise, which is just fine with me. What is most important about her sequence of question asking is that she was engaged in THE PROCESS (the how) of science. To me, at this point in her life, the feel for the process is what we want her to have -- the curiosity, the personal agency, the flow of question asking.
After all, if you talk to real scientists and mathematicians they will tell you their work is about days and months and years and decades of wrong turns and the resulting new questions. In today's fast paced world it's hard to muster patience for this idea of building understanding over time but the truth is this: Coming to know often means you may not have all the answers you want or need right away but as long as you have new questions to ask you can be sure you are heading in the right direction.


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i am normally for humanity. i find it enriching, fuzzy and gooey, yadda, yadda.
but let's face it…inside we are all a little (or in some cases completely) terrible, awful, disgusting people.
it's the reason the word schadenfreude exists. and movies such as the hangover.
and because schadenfreude is just a fleeting moment of completely mal-intented glee, some really screwed up people created a game called cards against humanity.
self-described as "a free party game for horrible people," its apples-to-apples gone wrong. very, very wrong.
the game is extremely simple (which makes it an even better drinking game). each round, one player asks a truly deep and probing question from a black card, such as "why am i sticky?" or "what did vin diesel eat for dinner?" and everyone else answers with their funniest white card: "a micropenis," "glenn beck screwing a donkey," "ghandi," or "powerful thighs."
completely pc and family-friendly.
the more liquor you add the better and entirely incomprehensible the answers become. and the more people's truly horrible inner-thoughts (autocannibalism anyone?) come out.
AND it comes in spanish, italian, german, Portuguese, polish, french, hebrew, dutch, estonian, danish, AND pirate. (i know you were worried.)
so as we ring in the new year, full of hope and ambition, i will salute my friends and wish upon them a year filled with "oompa loompas," "toni morrison's vagina," and "super soakers full of cat pee" in plenty.
happy to new year to all, and to all a humanity filled night.


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How to Grow a Beard Faster
In this Article:Article SummaryCaring for your FaceTaking Vitamins and SupplementsLeaving the Beard AloneCommunity Q&AReferences
Some men are blessed with fast-growing facial hair, while others may struggle with slow-growing or patchy whiskers. The rate that your facial hair grows depends mostly on genetics, but if you are anxious for your beard to come in, there are a few tricks you can try to maximize growth rate and fullness. To grow a beard faster, care for your face by cleaning, moisturizing, and exfoliating properly, take biotin or other vitamin supplements that encourage hair growth, and leave your beard alone as it starts growing in.
Caring for your Face
1Exfoliate your skin once a week. Use a scrub or a skin exfoliant specifically marketed for men. Removing dead skin cells will stimulate new hair growth.
- Try an exfoliating mask. You apply the product to your face and leave it on for a period of time, usually between ten and thirty minutes, before rinsing it off.
2Keep your skin clean. Wash it with warm water and a mild cleanser every morning and evening. Clean skin encourages small hair to grow.
3Use a cream or moisturizer with eucalyptus. Products with eucalyptus are useful in helping hair grow more quickly on your face.
4Remove any flaky or dry skin. Moisturized skin creates a better environment for facial hair to grow quickly, which will encourage beard development.
5Check your face for ingrown hairs. Beards will not grow in evenly if there are ingrown hairs on your face.
6Get plenty of rest. Sleep will help your damaged skin cells repair themselves and promote beard growth.
7Manage stress in healthy ways. Beards will grow more quickly when you are relaxed, and many beauty and health experts believe hair reveals stress.
8Try exercise to manage stress and grow your beard quickly. Exercise improves blood circulation to the face, which will promote hair growth.
Taking Vitamins and Supplements
1Take biotin daily. This dietary supplement is known to increase the growth of hair and nails.
- Use 2.5 mg of biotin every day to make your beard grow quickly. This often comes in supplements which you can buy from a vitamin shop or health food store.
2Incorporate vitamin B into your diet and your beauty products. Vitamins B1, B6 and B12 are especially useful in helping hair grow quickly.
3Increase the amount of protein in your diet. Protein found in meat, fish, eggs and nuts will grow facial hair faster.
4Pay attention to fruits and vegetables. Hair cannot grow without the proper nutrients in the body, and fruits and veggies provide several of the vitamins and minerals hair needs to grow quickly.
Leaving the Beard Alone
1Defy the urge to trim or shape your beard. If you want the hair to come in quickly, leave it alone while it grows. You will have the chance to groom the beard after about four to six weeks when it is full.
2Ignore the belief that shaving regularly makes hair grow thicker and quicker. There is no scientific evidence to support this. Shaving your beard will only reduce the amount of hair on your face, not bring it in more rapidly.
3Expect growing facial hair to be stiff. Because your hair will not all grow at the same pace, your face might get itchy and irritated.
- If you suffer from itching or a rash, ask a doctor about applying a hydrocortisone cream to your face while you are growing a beard. It will relieve the itching. However, it can also have negative side effects when used on the face, so only apply it according to doctor supervision and advice.[1]
4All done!
Community Q&A
QuestionHow often should I use the moisturizer and do girls find beards attractive?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerAs often as you want, use a eucalyptus lotion. Massage the face. It promotes blood flow/hair growth. Give it a few days to a week you will see results. Don't shave until you have let it grow at least 4 weeks. As far as girls, some like beards and some don't. Its for you, its your face. Be proud of what you have and be confident. Don't worry about others opinions.
QuestionWill this work for a 16 year old?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerThis depends a lot on genetics. Some young men start growing facial hair as early as 12 to 14 years old. Others may never be able to grow a full beard. Your best bet is to try the tips in the article and see if they work for you.
QuestionHow long would it take to grow a beard?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerIt really depends on your genetics. Some guys can grow a full, thick beard in a week. Other men will need months in order to grow such a beard.
QuestionCan I use eucalyptus oil instead of eucalyptus cream or moisturizer?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerYes, the eucalyptus part is all that really matters. The oil is actually likely to be more concentrated.
QuestionMy mustache has two colors. There is blond color in my black mustache. How can I make it go back to all black?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerDecide which color suits you. Buy a natural dye of the respective color. The best would be to embrace your dual mustache like a boss.
QuestionWhat do I do if I have shaved many times and still don't have a beard?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerIt is a myth that shaving a beard will make it grow thicker and faster. There is no scientific evidence to support the claim. Just wait and see how your beard growth progresses naturally. Also, keep in mind that beard growth patterns are largely genetic -- if the men in your family can grow thicker beards, then you will likely be able to as well. If not, then you may be out of luck.
QuestionWhat can I do if my beard is white?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerYou can either dye it or just learn to accept that your beard is white.
QuestionIs there a supplement that will make my beard growth faster?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerLook into Biotin. Keep in mind, however, that any hair growth vitamin/supplement will not only focus on your beard, but ALL of your hair, including your nails.
QuestionMy beard grows in patches, there are places with no hair. How can I get a more even beard?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerJust leave it, as everything will grow soon. If you want to help it to grow faster, then shampoo it every day.
QuestionIs there any particular castor oil for beards, or can you use any one?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerAny natural castor or coconut oil will work.
Will this work for men whose beard covers only the chin? Can this stimulate the growth of facial hair on the sides of the face?
What should I do to my ingrown hair? There are many and they are long but they are not beard, I have only mustache and beard on my chin. My hair growth is fast and dense my nails grow fast too.
Will antibiotic steroids help your beard grow thicker and faster?
- Remember to be patient and persistent. You can encourage your beard to grow faster, but your genetics will play a large role in how quickly the facial hair grows. Look at the beards your male relatives have; that will help you figure out what you can expect.
Article SummaryX
To grow a beard faster, wash your face twice a day and exfoliate once a week to remove dead skin cells and stimulate hair growth. You can also apply a eucalyptus-based moisturizer after you wash your face to help your beard hair grow more quickly. Take biotin and vitamin B supplements every day, and try to eat protein-rich foods like eggs and fish—all of these things are all helpful for growing beard hair. To learn how to groom your beard so it grows faster, read the article!
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Either / or choices are Sucker's Choices. The best at dialogue refuse Sucker's Choices by setting up new choices. They present themselves with tougher questions that turn the either/or choice into a search for the all-important and ever elusive and. In Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler write about how to search for the elusive AND.
Searching for the Elusive AND
Here's the key steps to searching for the elusive and:
- Step 1. Clarify What You Really Want
- Step 2. Clarify What You Really Don't Want.
- Step 3. Present Your Brain With a More Complex Problem.
First, clarify what you really want. For example, "What I want is for my husband to be more reliable. I'm tired of being let down by him when he makes comments that I depend on."
Step 2. Clarify What You Really Don't Want.
Second, clarify what you really don't want. For example, "What I don't want is to have a useless and heated conversation that creates bad feelings and doesn't lead to change."
Step 3. Present Your Brain With a More Complex Problem.
Third, present your brain with a more complex problem. For example, "How can I have a candid conversation with my husband about being more dependable and avoid creating bad feelings or wasting our time?"
Is There a Way to Accomplish Both
Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and Switzler write:
With surprising regularity, when people are asked: "Is it possible that there's a way to accomplish both?" they acknowledge that there very well may be.
- Is there a way to tell your peer your real concerns and not insult or offend him?
- Is there a way to talk to your neighbors about their annoying behavior and not come across as self-righteous or demanding?
- Is there a way to talk with your loved one about how you're spending money and not get into an argument?"
I'm an "and" kind of a guy, so this nugget certainly resonates with me. Here's my key take aways:
- Don't fall prey to a Sucker's Choice. A Sucker's Choice is a this or a that, an either / or ... etc. The assumption is that you have to trade one thing for another.
- Find an "and" solution over "either / or". Find a way to have it both ways. Challenge yourself to seek the higher ground.
- Know what you want and what you don't want. Stating what you want and don't want are powerful because they clarify your intentions. Clarifying what you don't want can be particularly powerful because of the principle of contrast. It can can also help take away perceived threats. Clarifying intentions is an important step because it's easy to get lost in the content and lose sight of the real intentions. Your intentions guide you through your dialogue.


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Below is an abridged excerpt from the introductory chapter of our Valuations for Tax Controversies book releasing in January 2017, now available for pre-order. The book is authored by Dr Hung Chu and Wayne Lonergan, who have extensive experience in the field of Valuations.
At the centre of many tax controversies are valuation issues. These cases typically involve either new valuation issues or require a re-evaluation of conventional (but not necessarily correct) approaches to existing valuation issues. The valuation issues discussed in this book arise, in particular, in the context of stamp duty and income tax cases, and in cases which involve what is colloquially referred to as "land rich" assessments.
The conceptual framework established in this book can be applied to, or provide guidance for, value assessment and value apportionment in respect of different types of business or in respect of different tax contexts.
In addition, whilst a significant part of the book is dedicated to valuation issues directly arising from "land rich" cases, it also addresses valuation issues pertinent to different tax contexts.
On the Cutting Edge
Many of the issues raised in this book are at the cutting edge of valuation thinking. They reflect the evolving nature of the valuation body of knowledge and the need for valuers to continuously re-evaluate the existing body of knowledge, particularly in the face of diverse practical circumstances, and apply the broadened or updated knowledge to re-assess and improve existing valuation practices. It is natural to expect that full market acceptance and court acceptance of some of the issues raised will, in some cases, take some time to emerge.
"Land Rich" Assessments
In terms of stamp duty "land rich" assessments, under a land rich landholder taxing regime, a land rich test is performed to determine whether a relevant landholder is land rich. The land rich test involves assessing whether the unencumbered value of the land holdings of the landholder is equal to, or exceeds a specified proportion of the unencumbered value of its total assets, other than certain excluded assets. Under a landholder taxing regime, stamp duty is levied where the unencumbered value of the relevant landholder's landholdings in the state exceeds a certain value.
Irrespective of whether or not the land rich landholder taxing regime or the landholder taxing regime is in place, the assessment of whether or not a liability to stamp duty or tax arises is usually conducted following the occurrence of a commercial transaction where the market value of the total assets of the relevant landholder is either observable or ascertainable by calculation. Thus, from a valuation perspective what is practically (albeit not necessarily legally) required for stamp duty purposes is the assessment of the market value of total assets, land assets and non-land assets to assess whether the percentage threshold (under the land rich landholder taxing regime) or the absolute value threshold is exceeded and, if so, the dutiable value of land holdings (under the landholder taxing regime).
The Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
In terms of capital gains tax (CGT) implications, under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) (ITAA 97), a principal asset test (PAT) is required to assess Australian CGT payable by foreign residents. A foreign resident will be liable to Australian CGT arising from a capital gain on a sale of shares in a company if, among other things, the sum of the market values of the company's assets that are taxable Australian real property (TARP) exceeds the sum of the market values of its assets that are non-TARP. What is legally required for the PAT is the assessment of the market value of TARP and non-TARP assets to establish whether the market value of TARP assets exceeds the market value of non-TARP assets.
Clearly, the market value of such assets (as part of a going concern business) is not always readily observable because they may be rarely, if ever, traded on a standalone basis. Thus, for such specialised assets, there is generally no readily identifiable comparable sale transaction to refer to as a guide to value.
In such cases, from a valuation perspective, although technically not required under the tax legislation, the market value of total assets, which are often ascertainable, is an important reference point for the underlying asset value assessment in that it can either be used as a direct input to the assessment of the market value of TARP and non-TARP assets, or an important cross-check for reasonableness of the assessed market value of TARP and non-TARP assets by imposing a natural limit on the aggregated values of the underlying individual assets/asset classes and also in terms of value relativities.
Underlying Asset Value Assessment
Thus, for both stamp duty and CGT/PAT "land rich" assessments, the required focus on underlying asset (or asset class) value assessment from a legislative perspective inherently involves a total asset value assessment either because it is required by the relevant legislation, or as a practical cross-check.
Although many of the valuation issues raised are in the context of what are generally referred to as "land rich" assessments, what comes out from a discussion of these issues certainly has broader conceptual and practical implications for other valuation driven tax controversies.
From a valuation perspective, what is unique about "land rich" cases is that they require a shift of focus from total asset value assessment to underlying asset value assessment/total value apportionment.
A Shift of Focus
Although controversial valuation issues arise in both total asset and total equity value assessment, the shift in the focus of the valuation exercise from total equity/asset value assessment to underlying asset value assessment/total value apportionment involves multiple additional layers of conceptual and practical complexities and hence requires different and often more complex valuation thinking as compared to total asset value and total equity value assessment.
In fact, shifting the focus to underlying asset value assessment/total value apportionment opens up new conceptual and practical issues, which may be neither present nor apparent when the focus is on total business value or total equity value assessment.
Given that the context in which total asset value apportionment is required typically involves capital intensive businesses which employ specialised fixed and other assets, the issues associated with the underlying asset value assessment/value apportionment exercise are addressed within that context.
Valuations for Tax Controversies fills the apparent gap in the existing collection of valuation and corporate finance textbooks, and is the first to systematically go beyond total business value assessment and addresses the practical issues regarding total asset value allocation which have huge tax, duty and commercial consequences.
About the Authors
Dr Hung Chu is a Director of Lonergan Edwards & Associates Limited. Dr Chu completed his master degree in Finance and Banking (with Merit) from the University of Sydney and his doctoral degree in Finance from the University of Technology, Sydney, where he graduated on the Chancellor's List for Exceptional Scholarly Achievement in PhD research.
Dr Chu has gained a wide range of practical experience in valuations and valuation- related advisory services. In particular, he has been responsible for numerous assignments and complex litigation and tax dispute matters for both public and private companies as well as various government departments in Australia.
Wayne Lonergan's professional qualifications include Bachelor of Economics, Doctor of Science in Economics (hc), Fellow and Life Member of the Securities Institute of Australia, Fellow of the Australian Property Institute, Fellow of the Company Directors Association of Australia and a member of the Australian Institute of Arbitrators.
Wayne's professional work has concentrated on valuation and related assignments, including consequential loss and quantum assessments, business and due diligence investigations and expert evidence in numerous litigation matters.


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Thursday, November 16, 2006
Donkey vs. Elephant - Taboo??
You may have noticed that I steer clear of politics and religion on this site. I'm not sure that's the most honest approach to blogging, but hey, I'm not your dancing circus bear. At least I'm raising the bar a tad from our last donkey discussion!
However, the political divide this nation experienced was troubling. And now that the "people have spoken" and voted for change (notice I said, CHANGE, not DEMOCRATS), I'm more optimistic than I've been in a while. Not that I think either party has all the answers. Instead, my faith in the American people has received a boost. We DO have the gumption to get up off our couches and try to change the direction of the country. I was beginning to wonder if we had all been hypnotized by the fancy footwork of Emmitt Smith, and were generally oblivious to the actions of our government.
In college and graduate school, I was taught that there are two topics to avoid discussing in the workplace: religion and politics. In a small town, where our businesses are more like families (crazy and dysfunctional), those rules don't necessarily apply. Or should they? Two of my agents professed their Christianity during the interview process. Oftentimes, a discussion amongst my staff will pit Republican against Democrat, though never to the point of a screaming match. The participants act with dignity and usually "agree to disagree." For the most part, we know where we all stand, who we can talk to about certain issues, and whose toes not to step on. It's an atmosphere of mutual respect.
Unfortunately, something happened at my husband's workplace that could affect his employment. Don't worry, he's not going to be fired. But he is deciding to "opt out" of working on days that a staunchly Republican doctor performs surgery. He had made this request long ago, and yesterday, under great pressure from his manager due to understaffing, broke his own rule and bit the bullet for the good of the hospital. Said doctor has argued with Roger in the past about political issues, and Roger no longer wishes to entertain those discussions.
Our hospital has a new security system in the OR. It involves locked doors that can only be opened by staffers with their ID passes. As Roger was navigating the system to take a patient through these doors, he commented to the patient, "This place has more security than Fort Knox! But that's good, because then no one can come in here and 'get ya.'" Just a little joking demeanor that he uses to put his patients at ease before their procedures. Republican Doctor, far removed from the area, shouted out, "Yeah - that's what we need here to keep the Democrats out!!" Not in a joking manner. In an inflammatory manner. He was decidedly vindictive. Mean-spirited.
If you know my husband, you probably are curious as to what happened next. As he told me this story, I envisioned three possible scenarios:
1. Roger delivering his patient, then going back to Republican Doctor and "giving him the what-for." (This would have been an ugly confrontation, at best.)
2. Roger delivering his patient, then telling the manager, "That's it - I'm out of here," and leaving for the day, refusing ever to work on Republican Doctor days.
3. Roger delivering his patient and holding his tongue.
I am proud to say that he took the high road - choice #3. But at what cost? Should he have to endure verbal jabs? Roger's father is a STAUNCH Democrat, and in a way, the vileness of Republican Doctor's comment was an insult to his family. Allowable, because of the "status" of the one making the comment??
For the record, the definition of "conservative," according to the online dictionary, is "disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change." The definition of liberal? According to the same site, "favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs." I have no idea how the term "liberal" became tarnished with such negativity.
So, I ask you for your thoughts. Is it better to keep our mouths shut? Should managers set boundaries for what can be discussed in the workplace? Or is this another form of discrimination that serves to limit free speech? I solicit your discussion, though I request civility among participants.
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OMG! I am SO proud of your husband. And, yes, you are right, religion and politics sould be kept out of the work place. I consider myself an independant THINKER, and recently voted for both DEM and REP candidates. I TRIED to just vote for the best person.
I (nor your husband) can stand people who think their's is the ONLY way. Of course, that relieves them of the burden of having to REALLY think about a subject. Just get in line, and follow their "Leaders". I had never been more offended than during the last presidential elections. That whole "Family Values" thing drove me NUTS! Like, I didn't have values, while I spent 3 years serving in the Army during the Vietnam War and the Oriental family didn't have family values that live down the street from me because they weren't Christians, and on and on.
Well, the Repulicans have shown us all what their values are based on, and it's a BIG "$" sign. I'm sorry, but you started this. and this is how I feel. Americans of all colors and religions are dying everyday because of BAD LEADERSHIP! And THAT is the truth! Katrina survivors could use 1 tenth of the money going abroad to just get back to work and support their families. O.K., I'm done, except to say that Tigger's husband was once a roommate of mine, and like me, a Vietnam Era veteran, who sreverd when his country called.No Doctor, who has NO IDEA about paying his dues should EVER spesak to a MAN that HAS, like he has done.
Tell Roger to consider the source when people talk about policics and religion- always helps to keep ignorance in perspective and one doesn't get caught up in other people's shortcomings.
You had two agents that professed their christianity at the interview and you still hired them?
- vicki said...
Yes the manager should take care of it. The solution is not to have your husband work a different shift. The solution is to have the doctor keep his yap shut.
- kingrancher said...
there are laws against harassment on the job for gender, race, religion, political persuasion,etc
interesting === because I have had to hold my tongue so much this year.
I've had my support our troops sticker stolen off my car.
At art class I've listened to made up stuff that came from Saturday Night Live that was being presented to students as fact.
My dental hygenist says horrid things about the president when she's cleaning my teeth.
I try to just let it all slither off.
My mom taught me I need to pray for whoever is in office. They hold our lives in the balance, and because of that they need our support and lifting up.
No one should ever say stuff like that Doctor did -- except if he's with a close group of friends and he knows the way they think.
I have customers come into my office and spout off in both directions. It would jeopardize my position if I responded.
I come from a very liberal family, on both sides, as does my husband. The political gene goes back several generations and it's always a topic for conversation. I'm open with my views...on my blog, in my home, on my bumper sticker or my t-shirts...but I don't bring it up in conversation with friends or at parties much if at all.
My husband's in the military, and the republican bent is there. I can argue that it's there because there are a lot of impressionable kids who spend their days in offices with fox news playing in the background and repeat what they hear, but I don't want to argue it. It's not important enough for me to be proven right or to focus on it constantly.
I figure I'm responsible for me and my kids, and we answer our kids' questions, vote, and tell our kids that it's important for them to keep asking questions and to vote when they are old enough to do so. I don't want to convince everybody to agree with me, it takes entirely too much energy, and they're usually not going to agree with me anyway unless they already do. I have a degree in political science, but I didn't get that degree to influence my entire social circle. Unless they can be bought for the price of a beergarita - who can pass up that opportunity? ;)
If you can use humor to get back at him, picking on him but not his beliefs, it would be classic.
- Tiggerlane said...
I'm loving your thoughts - keep 'em coming!
- Karmyn R said...
I personally am SHOCKED every time someone directs so much hatred at another person because of their political party. I don't understand it. To call all Democrats Liberal Freaks (I am one) or all Republicans Right-Wing A-holes is doing an injustice to our country.
I have a friend who is gay and a Republican - and I know a couple who are conservative democrats. So - they aren't the classic sterotypes, are they.
Confrontations produce a lot of heat but very little light!!
Keep stumm!!!
- Kila said...
LOL, at my office I think 90% of our conversations are based on religion or politics. Makes things interesting. We all know where we stand and can take a little push and shove. I'm listening to a Christian music station now at work (as I blog, oops).
I personally think the media drives much of our division.
- Mugsy said...
My reaction would have been #4: Telling the patient in a hushed tone, "Don't worry about him. No one here is going to let Doktor Chuckle-nuts operate on you!", smiled and had a good laugh.
I live in Texas, where we are required by law to have at least two Conservative friends, so I'm used to handling them. One thing you MUST know is that ALL Republicans are "provocateurs". They get a rise out of taunting anyone their perceive as weaker. Every Republican "secretly" wants to be seen as "lead dog"... but unfortunaely for the rest of the team, they have a lousy sense of direction. :)
- C said...
I for one think if we believe in the bill of rights then why do we act as if they do not exist? They only exist when the person exercising their will to govern others quotes their contents. I think that sometimes people forget we all have the same rights.
Mugsy is type casting.
Interesting in reading the definition of Liberal and Conservative. It appears as if the writer in his choice of words has indicated that "Liberal" means progress while Conservative must mean the opposite. We need to pick and chose our words carefully as they tend to be brands whether meant to be or not.
No Liberal, nor does any conservative have all the answers, will I should say all the "right" answers. All who want to speak should be able to, all who what to hear should be able as well. However, no one should be bullied.
Here's an idea: just don't talk about it. I like to keep people guessing.
I am an "independent" (I stopped going to the young democrats meetings b/c i'm a bit more conservative and also not THAT young anymore). I've never voted for a rupublican and used to vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders (the only socialist in the congress).
That said, I am AGAINST illegal immigration and really faced a dilema in VA b/c I hated everything Allen stood for EXCEPT for his position on that one issue. That's the reason I decided NOT to vote for the first time ever--and I'm a voter.
I dunno. I try not to talk about it anymore b/c I want Hispanic people to like me and to be my friends even if I disagree w/ many of them on that one particular issue.
That surgeon was an asshole. Your husband should have been like, Oh, you want me to leave?
I think the best thing to do is to keep 'em guessing. I am a slightly left-of-center independent (who's never voted for a republican) but I display an American flag on my car.
No one knows but me!
Oh, and how exclusive is it for your agents to profess their loyalty to Jesus. I am loyal to my cultural heritage as a Western Christian-Catholic, but I am a "Bright" now and find that kind of stuff to be completely inappropriate for the business place. but you're a lot further south than me, I guess!
I'm with Pamela and Karmyn - everyone should keep their opinions to themselves. . .especially if they are negative. . .
I don't like to discuss politics or religion either. . .there are some things I don't understand for 1 and others that I totally disagree with for 2. . .It's better just to let it go (I've had a bloody tongue before. . .)
We need to all work together and pray for everyone to keep this nation great!
i prefer to watch the "fake news" nowdays. i beginning to believe the shows are actually telling the truth. jon stewart and steven colbert rules! rock on you crazy democratliberal gods!!!!!
- marnie said...
Well, after reading that I am thankful that my employer put a Respectful Workplace Policy in place.
That doc would be out on his ear.
I'm with Matt on this one in that sometimes it's just best to keep people guessing. There are times when people believe I'm a "bleeding-heart liberal" and other times when they believe I'm a prudish conservative. I try to side-step conversations like this by taking the high road. I smile benignly, and say, "I exercise my right to vote, and how I do that is a private matter."
I think I would have a very hard time in a corporate environment where political and religious views were aired adamantly and openly. There are times when strong opinions are bound to be expressed, but when it becomes a rule, it creates a stressful environment for ALL employees.
I don't have an answer for you except to say that in all areas of conflict, I try to negotiate, build bridges, and seek cooperation. Barring that, then I run like hell!
I guess the only thing I have to say is when you voice your opinions about politics, religion, same-sex marriage, abortion..etc...you open up the dam to let any old thing come out. That means someone else seeing they have just as much a right to be expressing their own personal opinions.. it can never be good discussing heated subjects at work. So as far as the Republican doc is concerned, (and I'm a Republican but I'm still saying this), he slit his own throat! How's that for interesting southern terminology!??
- Tiggerlane said...
Whiterabbit - Thanks for reminding us about what our soldiers really fight for - freedom! And thanks for sticking up for Rog!
Willowtree - The agents work as independent contractors - and I try to be open-minded. Of course, I find those two agents to be the most judgmental of the group!
Vicki - This would be easier if the hospital didn't promote the policy that "the doctors are our most important clients." Kinda weird, when you think about laying on that OR table!
Kingrancher - The law there only applies if it "creates a hostile work environment." And to have that, the employee has to prove that the harrassment impairs his ability to perform his job duties.
Melissa - You remind me that I often to repeat, "'Tis better to be kind, than right." Well said!
Erik - STUMM??!?!??
Matt - Yup, it's the Bible Belt. I am in the huge minority b/c I don't have a permanent church family. And I think we just get rid of BOTH parties and start over!
Marnie - Got a copy of that policy? Email me, and I'll send my fax number.
- Angelina said...
I think it's important that everyone be able to be open about their views in any environment. Being respectful is important because we all have to live together, but living in an atmosphere of silence is oppressive. I don't feel I need to go shouting my views everywhere I go, yet I don't really consider any situation or environment to be automatically off limits to the discussion of politics and religion.
Keeping topics open between people is the only way progress is ever made. But I think your husband responded well to the situation he was in because the Republican doctor was not discussing anything, he was insulting something. Which really doesn't deserve any energy. That kind of behavior is amazingly unattractive.
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Happy Wear Red Day!
9 comments:
- Kathie said...
good thing I have a red sweater on!!! this is going to be fun to see what you make with these red fabrics. hope you share the project soon!!!
I happen to just love RED!
- February 1, 2013 at 8:57 AM
- Sharon said...
It's ALWAYS a great day to start a red and white quilt. Love the paisley print in your pic!
- February 1, 2013 at 9:12 AM
- Pam said...
I always think it's a great day to start a quilt - of any color! but why not red??? Thanks for the link to Barbara Brackman, too. So interesting! I love old quilts.
- February 1, 2013 at 10:59 AM
- Rachaeldaisy said...
Yay! Great to see your reds come out to play! Ill wear red today!
- February 1, 2013 at 12:36 PM
- homeschooled said...
Too late...
Actually I was wearing a red top yesterday.
- February 1, 2013 at 2:23 PM
- Kim said...
any day is a good day to start a red quilt......ahhhh nice reds you've got there.
Is this for your red trip around the world?
Happy Sewing
- February 1, 2013 at 8:31 PM
- Ada said...
I have a red top, ready to quilt. Hope to finish it this month.
- February 1, 2013 at 11:08 PM
- Teodo said...
Your quilt will be amazing (bellissimo).
Ciao ciao Linda
- February 2, 2013 at 3:19 AM
- Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...
Beautiful finish! Love the reds too!
- February 6, 2013 at 6:00 AM


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A Quick Scape
|Kund Malir Beach, Makran Coastal Highway
We planned to drive all the way to infamous Rock Formations and Malir Kund Beach, some 300 km from Karachi, and embarked on our joureny the early morning of August 14, 2010 - Pakistan's Independance Day - with our daughter (see the last picture).
Makran Coastal Highway: A Pleasure to Drive
|Makran Coastal Highway starts
|Makran Coastal Highway
Rock Formations - Princess of Hope
|Princess of Hope
|Princess of Hope
Rock Formations - The Sphinx
|Sphinx-like naturally carved structure on Makran Coastal Highway
Rock Formations - Lost Civilization?
|Another Naturally Carved Structure on MCH
|Hinglaj (Nani) Mandar: One of the Most Sacred Hindu Sites
Rock Formations - The Mystery
|An Ancient Soldier?
At one spot, when I stepped out of my car to have a closer look on these formations, my wife felt a significant pressure drop with increased temperature and slower winds. I noticed the same thing upon her indication and had to move away after her insisting that there might be some supernatural forces which may cause bad omen to humans. I could not ignore her point of view especially in the presence of some pillar like structures which reminded me of the mentioning of pillars in our religious books used to apprehend satanic forces.
Kund Malir and Other Long Beach Stretches
|Virgin Beaches along the Coastal Highway
Apart from Kund Malir, there are long stretches of Arabian Sea beaches along the Coastal Highway which turns this long ride into a driving delight.
|Kund Malir Beach
|Misha and I, 81 km short of Ormara
|A Rare Roadside Facility on MCH
As expected, the highway, especially the Coastal Highway, was in the perfect driving conditions with virtually no speed limits, however, it were the enroute stoppages, mostly on security check points, that caused the delay. Other stoppages were on account of refuelling (before entering onto the Coastal Highway), trye check, and sightseeing. I had to take care of fuel economy so seldomly drove beyond 100 km/hr. On our way back it took us 5 hours mainly becuase of relatively fewer security barricades.
On security check points, which mostly controlled by local levies, we were asked about the CNIC, the driving license, car registration documents, and our destination, while at some points chases number had also been verified. On our way back, we had to made the entry of our particulars on a Coast Guard check post. The staff was polite and cooperative, however, it caused us breaking the speed multiple times.
|Last CNG Station on RCD Highway
|Mosque Located at the Junction of RCD Highway and MCH
|(On the way back) The Roundabout Seperating Northern Bypass and Saeedabad Traffic
First Road Trip of Misha
|Misha on the Coastal Highway
Overall, the journey was quite a fun especially the Rocks Formation section and the smooth drive, something unfamiliar with Karachi's chaotic traffic. This is the second time I explored the highway only to make a third and more comprehensive plan especially covering Nani Mandar, Astola Island, and Jiwani War Museum.
With the expectation that you have enjoyed this virtual trip, you are welcome to contact me should you require any information/assistance to make this trip.


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Oleg Lomakin (Russian, 1924 - 2010) Oleg Leonidovich Lomakin was born August 29, 1924, in the town of Krasny Kholm, Tver Province, USSR. In 1930s after the death of his father a family moved first to Bezhetsk, then in Leningrad. In 1937-1939 Oleg Lomakin studied in Art studio at the Leningrad Palace of Young Pioneers. In 1940 he entered the Leningrad Secondary Art School at the All-Russian Academy of Fine Arts. In February 1942, together with the Secondary Art School, he was evacuated from besieged Leningrad to Samarkand, Central Asia.
In June 1942, Oleg Lomakin was drafted into the Red Army and took part in the German-Soviet War. As anti-aircraft gunner he participated in the Battle of Kursk, was wounded and marked by military awards. After demobilization Lomakin returned to studies and graduated from the Secondary Art School in 1946. In the same year Oleg Lomakin was adopted at the first course of the Department of Painting of the Repin Institute of Arts, there he studied of Boris Ioganson, Alexander Zaytsev, Mikhail Bernshtein, Piotr Ivanovsky, Vladislav Anisovich, Sergei Mikhailov.
In 1952, Oleg Lomakin graduated from the Repin Institute of Arts in Boris Ioganson workshop, together with Sergei Babkov, Leonid Baykov, Irina Baldina, Dmitry Beliaev, Abram Grushko, Marina Kozlovskaya, Boris Korneev, Elena Kostenko, Boris Lavrenko, Piotr Fomin, Vladimir Chekalov, and other young artists. His graduated work was historical painting named "Mikhail Kalinin among their fellow villagers". Since 1952, Lomakin has participated in Art Exhibitions. He painted portraits, genre and historical paintings, landscapes, still lifes, sketches from the life. A Portrait of a contemporary had become a leading genre in his creativity.
Oleg Lomakin's style distinguish a broad painting, energetic brushstroke, artistic transfer of tonal relations and states of lighting and air. He was acknowledged master of drawing and plein air painting. In 1952 Oleg Lomakin was admitted as a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists (since 1992, named as Saint Petersburg Union of Artists). In 1981 Lomakin was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.


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The Fulham Road Residence - TL9
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- 6 Guests
- 2 Bedrooms
- 1 Bathroom
This 2 bedroom flat is located a few minutes' walk from Fulham Broadway tube Station, which itself provides an easy access to the City and many of its renowned landmarks. The flat is on the second floor of a typical London building, with no lift, perfect for you to experience your stay like a real Londoner!See more
The audaciously spacious living room is ideal for you to relax after a long day of sightseeing in this great City. This typical London flat is equipped with all modern amenities such as a widescreen TV and a comfortable sofa that can be converted into a bed - it can easily accommodate for 2 people.
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My friends are looking after my home while I am away. They're a management service team of Londoners who are hosts themselves. I trust them to give you a warm welcome! We will look after you.
We would like to mention the 3 methods for check-in:
1. You can meet us at our Central London Reception Desk in Earl's Court - next to Earl's Court tube station where we will provide a folder with all flat instructions, how to get there, tube maps, etc. and the keys to your apartment (The reception desk is open from 9am until 10pm, except on Saturday only until 6pm).
2. You can book a Car Service through us. In this case, the driver will have the keys to your booked apartment and will take you there directly
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Please let us know the most convenient way for you to do your check-in, so we can make your first day in London a good start!
- Check-in 15:00
- Check-out 11:00
- Cancellation: 30 days If the Guest cancels at least 30 day before the check-in date, 50% of the Total Price will be refunded after deduction of the Be Mate Fees and any applicable taxes.
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Are Columbariums a good investment for a cemetery?
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Poor little chair!
Click the jump to see the transformation!
Much better!
First I knocked apart and cleaned every joint. Then sanded down each piece. Next, installed all new pegs and glued and assembled all the joints . Finally the chair received two coats of a finish that consists of one part varnish, one part linseed oil, and one part turpentine. Once it dried (about a day per coat) I tested it by the time honored method of testing chairs......I leaned back on two legs and bounced and twisted a bit- not a creak!
All ready to go!!