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The True Adventures Of Wilbur the Pig... Chapter 2 "Our Piggy in a Blanket"
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On the way home I used my cell phone to call home. I told my son, Mitchell, that we had the pig and would be home soon. I asked him to round up the dogs and close them up in the basement so we could get Wilbur in the house without the little pig having a heart attack.
We had four dogs, Rhea's dog Tony was old and had bad hind legs, and her dog Bluedoe, the Rot, had cancer and was sickly (both dogs had to be put to sleep within a couple of weeks). It was my two dogs that I was worried about. Dylan was a black haired mixed breed with a tail that curled up. He was about seven years old and very smart; he loved to escape from our yard and carouse the neighborhood looking for adventure, and females in heat. Toby was a brown haired Shepard, pointer, hound mixed breed. Toby was almost a year old, and very active; and he tagged along with Dylan when they escaped, which was a good thing because he was not smart enough to be able to find his own way home.
When we got home, I told Rhea to give me the pig. My figuring was that if Mitchell screwed up, or somebody let the dogs out, that they would listen to me to back off. As soon as Rhea handed me Wilbur, he had a panic attack. It was little hooves, and snout thrashing all about amid that horrendous ear piercing wail. I lost control of him, and dropped him to the ground. Fortunately, pigs are not like cats that hit the ground feet first, Wilbur went rolling, and before he could get his feet under him I pounced on him! I thought to myself "thank God I got him when I did; because if he eluded my grasp, there was no way I was going to catch him". I carried him into the house with his wailing ringing in my ears.
The one thing I noticed about this little guy, besides his lung capacity; was his odor. It seems that when pigs are scared, they emit a loud screeching wail like a thousand nails across a chalkboard; and they also emanate a peculiar porcine scent. I brought him into the house thinking "What have I got myself in to? Am I going to have to listen this, and smell this everyday?!"
When we got into the house, the dogs were in the basement, so I relaxed a little. I started petting Wilbur, and baby talked to him, this calmed him down a bit. Rhea went around yelling through the house "I got a pig! Come see my pig!" Mitchell, my step son Sean, and my brother in-law Jeff (who was, and still lives with us) came running to check out the new pig. This of course got Wilbur all excited, and he started shrieking and smelling again. Mitchell smirked in jest, "We can't even get baby back ribs off of him!" Rhea cried, "We are not eating him!" while I'm thinking to myself "Baby back ribs might not be a bad idea". I held him while everyone came over and stroked his little head, and eventually he quieted down.
We had a spare bedroom with no furniture in it, so that was to be Wilbur's room. While I held him, Rhea got a blanket, and laid it in one corner. Then she got some old newspapers and laid them out in the opposite corner. I went into the room carrying Wilbur, and closed the door behind us. I set Wilbur down, and he started to struggle, I let go of him and watched him try to scamper away. That was the first time that I truly noticed that Wilbur was different from the other animals. Wilbur has hooves, not paws, and the hard little hooves were having a difficult time gaining purchase on our hard wood floor. It was like watching a toddler on ice skates, as his feet kept sliding out from under him with every step. I thought he would fall flat on his face as he struggled to get away from me, but he didn't. He scurried until he reached the wall, then turned and kept going until he hit the next one. When he realized that he was as far away from me as he was going to get, he stopped and looked at me. I walked over to him, he tried to escape but, with his hooves sliding on the hard wood floor he was easy prey. I picked him up, and set him on the blanket to a chorus of his wails. Rhea brought pieces of an apple she had cut up, and set them down next to the blanket. As soon as Wilbur smelled the apple he shut up, went over to the apple, and started eating. Rhea knew that the way to a pig's heart was through his stomach. We walked out of the room, leaving Wilbur and his apple behind, and closed the door.
After supper we opened the door to check on Wilbur. Wilbur was sound asleep. He had used his snout to arrange the blanket in such a way that he was lying on it but also wrapped up in it. Rhea, and I just stood there smiling, two proud parents of a little piggy in a blanket.
Little did we know that this was the calm before the storm. The next day would lead to a great escape, and little game hunting for Jeff and me.
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Hello, all! Today I have one fabulous card to link to two fabulous parties! The parties are CASual-Friday and Play Date Cafe! Go take a look at the other fab entries!
So, I was feeling rather blah the day the other day, but I really wanted to participate in these challenges. I was going through my stickers and not feeling terribly inspired when it hit me that I could also use rub-ons for the CASF challenge! And I have TONS that I bought on clearance at our local craft store and have never used! So, I rummaged around and found the most beautiful ones that just happened to coordinate with the colors of the PDCC! I used the rub-ons but felt the card was still a little too blah. SOOOOO...I grabbed the stickers that NOW inspired me and added some dimension to my card!
The pictures aren't the greatest, but the card base IS ivory...the flowers ARE coral and the leaves are MINT-y... ;D
Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! I hope that my card has inspired you to create something today for someone who is important to YOU. Happy stamping!


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I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend and my U.S. readers had a very happy Thanksgiving!
I am not a black Friday shopper. I do not like the crowds or the grabby people ;^) so I spent yesterday at my craft table making cards for The Craft's Meow November release. Lisa is sharing the sneak peeks today and tomorrow. The previews start on Monday so I hope you will stop back...I LOVE these months new stamps and think you will too!
I have another Christmas card to share today. This one has no coloring and was really quick to make.
The ornament and sentiment are from Gina K Designs Holiday Hospitality stamp set.
I used a couple of embossing folders. The smaller rectangles are embossed with Sizzix Flower Rings and the back panel is embossed with Sizzix Finial Press. The matting behind the ornament is SB Picot Edge Circle and behind the rectangles are SB Fleur De Lis Rectangles.
To finish off the card I added a few pearl flourishes.
Thank you for visiting and I hope you stop back soon!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!


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Jim Joins Reese on a Loved-Up Shopping Trip
Reese Witherspoon spent the weekend with her husband, Jim Toth, dining and shopping around LA. The pair grabbed lunch in Brentwood on Saturday then ventured out yesterday for church services and some shopping. Reese and Jim are prepping to share their first holiday together as husband and wife, and she's also celebrating the news of her latest dramatic role. Reese was cast to star in The Devil's Knot, an adapted screenplay based on a book about the 1993 Arkansas murders of three young boys. It's been a banner year for Reese, who tied the knot, shared the big screen with Robert Pattinson in Water For Elephants, and continued her philanthropic work as a global ambassador for Avon. Reese will be back in the spotlight in early 2012 promoting her next film, This Means War, prior to its Feb. 17 release.


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MagazineSep 8, 2017
Mother Nature is not to be messed with and you simply can't stop her. Storm Irma has come and gone ins some places and others are bracing for impact.
Stay safe everyone.
A dutch soldier patrols the streets of Sint Maarten Dutch part of Saint Martin island in the Carribean after the Hurricane Irma HANDOUT/REUTERS


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Moondrop is a small indie game studio located in Hamar, Norway, focused on making games that are interesting, beautiful and respectful towards players. Two full time developers, determination, experimental methods and compulsive behavior are key ingredients when Moondrop makes games.
We strive to explore new possibilities in game design and wrap it inside great visual experiences.
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Thursday, 15 August 2013
For some, the great desktop effects of Compiz-Fusion (the OpenGL window and compositing manager formerly known as Beryl) were the reason they tried Ubuntu in the first place. Desktop effects are not enabled by default, since they might unsettle older systems, and for many users they are just an unwanted distraction. If you have them running, you've already figured out how to enable them (if not, go to System > Preferences > Appearance, go to the Visual Effects tab, and choose either "Normal" or "Extra"), but you may be wondering how to take control over them.
First off, install compizconfig-settings-manager, as this is what lets you customize basically every aspect of your desktop effects. Not only can you choose what animations you want for certain tasks (like minimize and close window, etc), but you can edit how they work. That means you can speed up or slow down animated effects, as well as change the settings for every animation plug-in. You can disable some parts of Compiz-Fusion that you don't particularly care for, and enable a whole lot of other features you never even knew existed. CompizConfg Settings Manager will reside in System > Preferences.
Compiz-Fusion ships with a bunch of plugins (compiz-fusion-plugins-main), but you may need to install compiz-fusion-plugins-extra to get more awesome effects, like Burn (it seems Ubuntu now installs that package, but if it isn't marked as installed in Synaptic, then you'll need to install it).
You can also install compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported – "an extended collection of plugins which have received the least amount of review and are the most likely to be problematic on your system." As you can see, this is a use at your own risk package, but if the plugins you have aren't enough, you can always give these a try.
To get a system tray icon that gives you easy access to settings, install fusion-icon. To run Compiz Fusion Icon, go to Applications > System Tools. You'll find this invaluable for restarting Compiz-Fusion if it has crashed, as it has a Reload Window Manager option on the menu.
For adding and changing advanced window border and title-bar themes, you will need to install emerald. You'll find Emerald Theme Manager in System > Preferences, and the themes it uses have an .emerald extension. Many themes offer semi-transparent glass-like title-bars, animated control buttons, and shadow and glow around the window borders. They can vary wildly, with themes for basically any taste. You are bound to find a few that you find stunning, so do a web search for "emerald themes", and download some and import them. You will see previews of them once installed, and all you have to do is click on a preview to enable that theme. And any you don't like, you can delete. What's more, you can actually edit installed themes, and save them as your own.
This should be all you need to get you going on the path to greater desktop effects. Have a good look around in the settings manager, and try out some of the cool features not enabled by default. And have a play around with changing some of your plug-ins, like turn the flames of Burn purple and yellow, or add heaps more wobble to Magic Lamp and make it last much longer (that actually looks really good on minimize and restore). Then find some Emerald themes to import, and if you find one you love, but don't like the title-bar font, or want more opacity, you can edit it. You can control basically every aspect of how your windows are decorated, so if you can't find any themes you like 100%, then make your own!


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Now in its 33rd year, the Department of Internal Medicine's Research Day is a one day event highlighting departmental research achievements. Held each spring, departmental faculty and staff, house staff, fellows and students from all divisions are encouraged to present their research to a multi-disciplinary audience of their peers. Research presented ranges from basic science to health care, and includes that recently published or presented at national research conferences, as well as projects in more preliminary stages.
In 2008, Research Day was dedicated and renamed to honor the significant clinical and research contributions of Yash P Kataria, MD. Dr Kataria formed the Research Advisory Committee which held the first event in 1987. The programs purpose remains the same, to provide a forum for the discussion of research ideas and to promote professional and social interaction within the department. The day's events include sessions for oral or poster presentations, along with a luncheon and keynote address and conclude with an awards ceremony. Submission information and links to the printed programs from previous years can be found in the Menu to the right.


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I did 5 loads of laundry tonight. Someone called later in the evening and then I was just busy with the kids too. So I start looking for the last two loads I did because I needed to fold them. I went through the house front to back, side to side 3 times looking for where I set them down. I was starting to get irritated because my house is only 1100 square feet and I just couldn't find the two baskets of clean clothes. Then I spot all the laundry baskets empty and stacked in my closet (at which point I was struck very puzzled). I went and checked and all the clothes I was looking for were folded and put away.
This has never happened to me before.
I folded them and put them away while I was on a 10 minute phone conversation.
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Fantastically combining two of our personal favorite and lethal Elfs, this month's Nuada feature comes to us from J-Ian-Gordon. In this classic line art and superbly drawn fight scene, Nuada and Drizzt go spear to scimitar. Who will win? Ohhhh don't male us pick, truly we cannot. Make sure to stop by his DA page and send some love … and maybe even bust out your crayons, cuz how fun would THAT be!
Watercolor has never been more majestic. This months Nuada feature is undeniably one of coolest we have stumbled on. Its unique color palette and the emotion it creates is stunning and perfectly Nuada. But don't stop with this one, fruitscake has another, equally as wonderful, and you simply MUST stop by her Deviant Art page to see … Don't forget to let her know what you think while you are there!
To quote the artist, AlekinaArt, of this months most awesome Nuada feature – "24 frames of hand-drawn elf perfection" – well I'm sure you can see… how could we NOT add this to HRE's collection of excellent Nuada art. No words are needed, just let yourself get lost in the spinning beauty (heart) … but when you finally come out of your elfy trance, take a moment to stop by her Tumblr and DeviantArt page to send some love.
This month we would like to feature a wonderful example of color and movement… and heck, its Nuada on a horse, how can you go wrong?! Vivean2005 has recreated a fantastic moment of Nuada heading off to battle in a unique style that can't help but capture your imagination. As always, we would like to encourage you all to stop by her page and share some elven love.
Perfection … whether talking about the drawing OR the subject matter, the word is most definitely appropriate. This month's feature comes to us from jinx-star and although simple in its composition, it tells a thousand stories. One could easily get lost within the scars and the sadness within this picture. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do … don't forget to head over to her DA page and let her know what you think.
This month's feature is not the first wonderful piece of Nuada art from CheshFire, and we certainly hope it's not her last. "Light in the Passageways" is a wonderful moment capturing Nuada reflecting on the past glories of Bethmoora. Beautifully colored with an underlying softness, this pic is definitely one worthy of a feature. We hope you enjoy it to, and encourage you to head over to her Deviant Art gallery to check out the rest of her work.
This month we feature an artist who many of you will know – Goldenrod has created several visually stunning pictures of Nuada and his world in rich, dark, saturated colors. But, for this particular feature, we chose her "Royal Family" picture as it creates a lovely family portrait that perfectly captures the emotion and nature of each character. We highly recommend you check out her entire gallery… and as always, let her know what you think of her work.
Now what could possibly say Happy New Year better than a grumpy chibi Nuada with a cute little Mr Wink stuffy!? We just adore this picture from Russian artist sonerilA. She captured such an adorable expression on cute wittle Nuada's face (oh don't tell him we just said that) … Good thing he has his trusty snuggle troll with him for comfort ;) Make sure to check out sonerilA's Deviant Art page and share some love.
Ahh tis the season, and the snow is beginning to fall. And with those magical flakes dusting the earth, it just seemed perfect to share this adorable picture for December's Nuada art Feature. This is a lovely bit of work from PrinceNuadaProject, who has many lovely pictures of the twins in her gallery…. Make sure you stop by her page and share your comments.
Two Bodies – One Soul… and undeniably beautiful! This month's featured Nuada art comes to us from a lovely artist on Deviant Art by the name of Shadow-Filled-Room. Hailing from the United States, she is a wonderful artist and this picture of Nuada and Nuala is most certainly a strong example of that. The brilliant colors, combined with the striking pose of the twins, are perfection. Stop by her page today and let her know what you think of her work.
This months Nuada Art Feature comes from a wonderful artist from Austria. "Prince Nuada Silverlance" by Rin-Ivory is a lovely display of ink and watercolors. Simple in its composition, yet it flows with emotion through the color and movement within the strokes. Now go fourth and be awesome… stop by her page and show some love.
This month we honor a brilliant artist, an avid supporter of Nuada, and a dear friend. If you have ever Googled Nuada art you have seen her stunning work before. LeafofSteel has created some of the most beautiful Prince Nuada art that exists to this day, and it was some of the first artworks of Nuada that captured our imaginations. She has been a huge inspiration for us in creating HRE and we thank her for magic and talent. We had a hard time choosing which of her pictures to feature, so you simply must stop by her page and ogle at the rest!
Well now, here is another FINE piece if Nuada Art (oh and some other guy too… back to Nuada lol) This brilliant sketch has both strong lines and wonderful expressions, perfectly capturing Nuada's more "stern" side. It was created by Anne Cain, a graphic artist from America, for a friend who took it to Hellboy creator Mike Mignola for an autograph. Yup, there's his awesome signature at the bottom. While we found this sketch on Anne's Tumbler account, it led us to her more creative account at Deviant Art (where you will find another stunning Nuada painting, go see!) Make sure to stop by her page and send the "Elf Love"
Awesome… yup, awesome is definitely the right word for this month's feature. The brilliant and warm colors accented with the strong, striking lines combine for a visual delight! Hailing from Germany, dlazaru is a brilliant artist and you are missing out if you don't stop by Deviant Art and check out her other art. Make sure to say HI and let her know what you think!
This month's feature is a 'bit more casual Nuada' – literally! Its by Janiko-neko-chan, a lovely artist hailing from the Czech Republic. This "casual" Nuada drawing has wonderful clean lines and captures our pale elven prince in a simple and classic picture. Make sure you stop on by her Deviant Art page and let her know what you think of her work.
This month's feature comes from a very talented artist from Poland. DachitaOokami has her gallery at Deviant Art filled with stunning sketches (several of our enchanting elf Prince, and some of that … human … as well, But this particular sketch is one of our favs. She has captured his face and his glare perfectly. Make sure to stop by to say hi, and check out the rest of her wonderful art!
This month's feature takes a slightly different route exploring various different poses of Nuada through traditional sketch. It shows a wonderful mix of emotions and poses; each one capturing Nuada in a natural and visually delightful way. A fan of elves, lilloolerblondino's gallery at Deviant Art is full of excellent elves… take some time to swing by her page and share your thoughts with her.
Don't ask us who made this, or even what it's called, for unfortunately we do not know. But when we found this, we absolutely loved it. There is a great emotion on Nuada's face and it had to be shared. If you know who created this lovely artwork please contact us to let us know so we may give proper credit.
This month we feature a wonderful artist from the Ukraine – legadema666. One look at her most recent painting of Nuada is enough to show how immensely talented she is… but don't stop there, her gallery is filled with amazing art! Stop by her page on Deviant Art and let her know whatcha think.
If you ever wondered if the choice of canvas matters for your artwork, you need look no farther than VentralHound's "Nuada again". What exists as a wonderful action sketch of Prince Nuada is made even more interesting by the random and unique background chosen for the drawing. She has a wonderful style with exquisite color and angles created in her work… we encourage, as always, for you to stop by her page on Deviant Art and show some Nuada love!
This is a beautiful reminder of the twins eternal bond of love, pain and ultimately their death.
To quote the artisit, Dimochka… "Did anyone else see the intro to Hellboy 2 and think, why the hell wasn't this made into a movie? The whole story of the Golden Army origins was insanely more interesting than the actual movie it did not get enough camera time in."
This month's feature comes from a very talented artist from Italy. XRobinGoodFellowX. It beautifully illustrates a brief moment in Nuada's world. The stunning artistic strokes create a wonderful mood and capture his underground training perfectly. Please stop by his gallery at Deviant Art to enjoy more of his unique and lovely style.
When looking for new artwork to feature this month, we stumbled onto this one from Russian artist Lok1Laufeyson. We could not help but stop with this one – its unique style caught our eye right away. We hope you will agree… and as always, encourage you to stop by their page to show appreciation.
This month's feature was created by a very talented artist, and friend to HRE. With an incredible eye for detail, TatharielCreations has captured a wonderfully expressive moment.
The sadness held on Nuada's face, and the beautiful symbolism held within this entire drawing, are undeniably lovely.
If you like what you see, and we hope that you do, make sure you stop by her Deviant Art page to show some love…you will be greeted by other wonderful Nuada art that await you in her gallery.
This month's Nuada feature comes to us from Rukinda, a very talented artist from Russia. It's a beautiful moment with Nuada, reminiscent of his walk into exile. The colors are stunning and her subtle suggested details (right down to the birds in flight) are lovely. We hope you enjoy this month's feature, and as always, encourage you to stop by her Deviant Art page to share some love.
This wonderful new addition to our Featured Nuada Art Gallery was made by a very talented artist from Germany by the name of dlazaru. The artistic strokes within this painting are perfectly captivating and add a wonderful effect to the mischievous look of Nuada. We absolutely adore it, and hope you agree. As always, we encourage you to stop on by are share your thoughts with her.
There is no denying how breathtakingly stunning this month's featured art is… the only problem is we have NO idea who made it! After a small debate over it, we decided to feature it anyways, it's too beautiful not to share. And maybe in doing so one of you may be able to direct us to the original artist so we may praise, thank, and give credit to their brilliant work.
If you have any info on this, please…
This month's feature comes from the very talented BabushkaYaga.
It's a stunning visual delight capturing the grace and movements of Nuada perfectly.
Her drawing "Action sketches+ Nuada again." has a wonderful organic and natural strength to it that draws you in and makes you never want to leave. It is a picture we have returned to enjoy time and time again, and we hope you will to. Don't forget to stop by her page on Deviant Art and send her some love!
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This month's feature may not be new to you, but it is one of our all time favs! Prince Nuada Project has long been a supporter of that awesome pale elf …well just look at her name. She is an amazing artist and we highly encourage you to check out the rest of her gallery. This pic captures a wonderful moment of Nuada and Nuala's past. Bad Prince making his sister do all the work ..teehee
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jen-and-kris has created a masterpiece of color, movement and expressions! This is a picture worth a 1000 words and we have nothing but positive ones to say in our critique on it. Please enjoy this months "feature". Don't forget to stop on by and let them know whatcha think!
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Voted the Best "New Festival" by Atlanta Magazine (2015) FIT4 pays homage to the Great Atlanta Fire of 1917.
The Old Fourth Ward (O4W) community was changed forever 100 YEARS AGO, when a conflagration raged for over 10 hours from Dekalb Avenue and Hilliard to Ponce de Leon along the Jackson Street, Parkway and Boulevard.
On Saturday MAY 20, 2017, the Old Fourth Ward Business Association (O4WBA) will present the 3rd annual fundraising event, Fire in the Fourth, to raise awareness of the rich history, diverse businesses and engage the greater Atlanta community to learn about just how resilient we are today! The O4W is one the fastest growing neighborhoods in the City of Atlanta with the developments of the eastside trail of the Atlanta BeltLine, the Atlanta Streetcar and Ponce City Market.
Celebrating the resurgence of the O4W community through an one-day FREE event for all ages featuring fire sculptures, fire theatre, history presentations, a variety of performances, live music, delicious food, beer and spirits.
2017 additions to the curated street experience include the 100 YEAR HISTORY OF BOULEVARD INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION featuring presenting sponsor Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center and accellerant sponsor Wingate Companies. Another new feature is the TOTAL VIEW VIP EXPERIENCE where ticket holders enjoy the entire festival from elevated seating including catered buffet and premium craft beers and spirits.
Returning to dazzle, shock and thrill is Atlanta's favorite IMPERIAL OPA CIRCUS throughout the day. We're bringing back bigger, more fun firery games by FIRE ON THE MIDWAY. Be sure to play these amazing interactive games starting at 3PM.
Sunset brings the flaming hot fire performance group, CIRCUS COMBUSTUS to enterain on the main stage for two solid hours. If you missed OUT OF HAND last year, you won't want to miss RESURGENS again! This amazing 25 foot phoenix puppet is activated with audio, video and live music right on Edgewood Avenue.
AUBURN AVENUE is the place for kid's from 3-6PM. The Kindezi School and Operation PEACE will have many interactive, creative and educational games for kids of all ages.
Since being voted the Best "New Festival" by Atlanta Magazine in 2015, we have welcomed over 5,000 people in 2015 and over 8,000 in 2016 from in-town Atlanta, greater Metro Atlanta and as far as Washington state. Everyone from strollers to wheelchairs of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds arrive within the first hour of the event with the majority staying until the end to witness the two hour fire performance.
Together with the O4WBA, attendees, sponsors and volunteers make this community event possible and give back too! We've funded City of Atlanta trash cans, collaborated on murals and produced a public safety inititave to educate about keeping valuables safe in your vehicle.
We invite you to come experience the Old Fourth Ward with us on Saturday May 20, 2017. Learn about the history that anchors our community as we soar into the future. Be thrilled by local musicians, dancers and performers. Get engaged and help us raise funds to give back to community projects in 2017!


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Stars-Blue Jackets PreviewNHL.com @NHLdotcom
The Dallas Stars have spent the last week on a tour of the NHL's Atlantic Division, traveling to all five cities. But their trip isn't over yet.
The Stars look to conclude their season-high six game road trip with four victories as they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.
In a seven-day span, the Stars (14-9-4) completed their schedule against the Atlantic for 2007-08. Dallas began the trip with victories against the New York Rangers and New York Islanders to extend its winning streak to six games, then fell in New Jersey and Pittsburgh before winning 4-1 at Philadelphia on Saturday.
The Stars fell behind less than a minute into the game, but Jeff Halpern tied it at 1 late in the first. Jussi Jokinen, Antti Miettinen, and Mike Ribeiro scored second-period goals to put Dallas up for good, snapping its two-game slide.
"We have a very strong group here and there's never an excuse for not winning," Stars coach Dave Tippett said. "We recognize the fact that we have some guys who are tired and we throw all that on the table and make sure that that's not an excuse."
Miettinen and Ribeiro's goals came on the power play, which came to life after the Stars had been 0-for-13 the previous four games.
"We had a hard time setting up," Ribeiro said. "(Against Philadelphia) I think we passed the puck better on the power play."
The Stars have owned their series with the Blue Jackets (12-10-4) since Columbus entered the league in 2000, going 19-3-3. But the Blue Jackets had won four of the previous five games before Dallas' 3-2 shootout road win on Oct. 17.
In that game, Brenden Morrow, who leads the Stars with 25 points, scored the game-tying goal with just over a minute to play before Jokinen netted the lone goal in the shootout.
Despite their recent struggles, the Stars have excelled in special teams. Their power play (23.5 percent) and penalty killing (87.4 percent) are among the five best in the league.
Columbus (12-10-4) got out to a 7-3-1 start thanks to the superb goaltending of Pascal Leclaire, who went 7-2-0 to start the season. Leclaire, though, has won just three of his last seven starts, and the Blue Jackets have stumbled as a team, going 5-7-3.
Leclaire pulled his hamstring on Nov. 26 and has missed the team's last two games. The NHL's leader with six shutouts, Leclaire is day-to-day and may get the start against Dallas.
Columbus did stop a two-game slide on Saturday with a 4-3 overtime win at Calgary, blowing a 2-0 first-period lead before rookie Curtis Glencross hopped over the boards on a line change in overtime and scored the game-winner.
"An awesome feeling, it's unbelievable," said Glencross, whose five goals tie him for third on the team. "One of the first shifts I've ever played 4-on-4 overtime for us. I just came straight off the bench, went straight down the middle, and there was no one around me."
The Blue Jackets are led by Rick Nash, one of the game's premier forwards. The 23-year-old has 16 goals and 12 assists and is on pace to shatter his career high of 57 points, which he accumulated in both 2003-04 and last season.
Nash, however, has gone four games without a goal after a five-game goal-scoring streak.
While Dallas has one of the league's best power-play units, the Blue Jackets are among the NHL's best at killing penalties with an 88.2 percent effective rate.


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So is anyone getting anything out of this forum? Is the Ebay RSS feed just overwhelming (too many posts?) Should we take the Ebay feed down (maybe I can reduce it, I have two going right now)?
Let me know what you think.
So is anyone getting anything out of this forum? Is the Ebay RSS feed just overwhelming (too many posts?) Should we take the Ebay feed down (maybe I can reduce it, I have two going right now)?
Let me know what you think.
I do like have the other source to search for Troy items, but it needs to be contained somehow.
If possible, develop a way to have them placed in thier own forum, that don't overwhelm the "new messages".
Go Troy!! Go Troy Go!!!
B.S. '91, Troy-Main Campus
M.P.A. '99, Troy-Atlantic Region (D.C.)
My idea was for it to be supported by board members who have some amazing collections of TROJAN memorabillia who wanted to brag, show off, trade or buy and sell. It would be suplimented by the Ebay stuff. I'm going to take down the Ebay RSS feed for now and see how that goes.
It can be overwhelming at times but i like it. Reduce it or place it in a link. Good idea, just a little heavy at times.
---Tailgate party Specialist---
That somehow always forgets to bring tickets, tents, and atleast 1 food item, but never forgets the cold beer.
I'll have to see how to restructure it. For now, let's see how it goes with member driven content. I would hope people have some cool new Trojan stuff from the bowl game. Maybe people can post that. BtH can always post a picture of his Omar poster that everyone (including me) seems to be jealous of!
hey Mike, i'll take some pictures this weekend and get some new stuff up on here. i have a nice collection, but i'd be interested to see who else has some good stuff. let's get a competition of sorts up and running.
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As far as I know, you would win that competition buddy. The 'best' things I have (IMHO) would be my football/baseball Trojan in the Pros collection (I think it's awesome cause I don't know of anyone else doing it), my T-Roy bobblehead and my fake crystal globe from TROY for being a member of the Shield Society.
The rest of my collection isn't exactly original (framed posters, magazine covers, etc). Although I do hear I have a cool autographed Sun Belt magazine in the mail coming my way!!!!
you sure do. let me know when it arrives.
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This is Part 1 in a series of blog posts related to the new 2017 Concordia Publishing House edition of Walther's Pastoral Theology. See bottom of this blog post for the current Table of Contents to this series. [Note: this is also Part A of a series on Christliche Dogmatik references to Old Missouri -- Part A. See Table of Contents at bottom of this post.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -I have been pressed to present the following cross-reference table due to published attacks by LCMS leaders on both Dr. John Drickamer's edition of Walther's Pastoral Theology and its publisher Pastor Herman Otten's Lutheran New/Christian News. This has been occasioned by the release of the new 2017 edition. These attacks are reported by Pastor Otten in his February 13, 2017 issue of Christian News newspaper and are most shameful. This blog has rebuked Pastor Otten in past blog posts, especially regarding the Doctrine of Justification. But some of his defenses against the errors of Prof. Jeffrey Kloha on the Doctrine of Scripture have been appreciated! And now an attack by Prof. John T. Pless on Dr. Drickamer's edition is rather ironic, as Pless would use Wilhelm Loehe as a "corrective to Walther's understanding of the office (of Ministry)".
———————————————Before I comment further, I present below a table of the complete listing of all of Franz Pieper's numerous references to Walther's Pastoraltheologie in the 3 volumes of his Christliche Dogmatik / Christian Dogmatics. Pieper made heavy use of Walther in his Dogmatics as I stated in an earlier blog. The English edition of Pieper was, and is, perhaps the best way to learn the pastoral theology of C.F.W. Walther. And with the release of the 2017 full translation of Walther's work, I wanted to fully cross-reference it to Pieper's great work. But this table cross references to not only the German edition and the new English 2017 edition, it is also keyed to the three intervening versions. These include the 2 versions of Prof. J.H.C. Fritz published by Concordia in 1932 and 1945, and Dr. John Drickamer's 1995 edition. The introduction to CPH's latest publishing strangely makes no mention of Fritz's editions. These were the only versions available up until 1995 when Drickamer's translation appeared. Fritz's editions were helpful, especially for the newly transformed LCMS as it dropped its German language heritage. But I have also found them less satisfying than the original by Walther, for Walther is more capable of speaking to the heart. Indeed I consider Fritz's editions somewhat inferior as Fritz gave only a marginal amount of direct translation and paraphrasing of Walther's original German. I will comment further on these later. — Now I present a cross-reference table between Pieper and Walther with hyperlinks to all but the copyrighted editions of Pastoral Theology. Now the reader will be enabled by a simple click to directly access these other works. I have even included links to the English edition of Pieper's Dogmatics through the "snippet" view in Google Books (unless CPH prevents this later).
|Christian Dogmatics ===>>> 1897 German —––– 1932 Fritz ––—–— 1945 Fritz ——– 1995 Drickamer ——— 2017 CPH
(This document may be accessed directly >> here <<.)
(This document may be accessed directly >> here <<.)
An added benefit of this table is the last column of brief notes for quick reference on each line's subject matter. These notes makes it useful to track down specific topics, e.g. "Law & Gospel" or "Absolution". — If one scrolls down the above table to volume 3 of Pieper's Dogmatik, (3:307n1047), I make note of what appears to be an inadvertent error of omission in the CPH 2017 edition. It seems that 2 footnotes in the German language edition p. 111 are missing (marked * and **). I was surprised to find these as this work appears to be well done for completeness. But I wonder how many other errors there may be in this edition... perhaps few if any.
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"The CN edition [Drickamer's] is a very poor substitute. The translation is inadequate and significant sections are omitted. Get the new edition." – John T. PlessIf Prof. Pless was truly interested in the wealth of Walther's teaching to be made available, he would have rather complimented Drickamer... he would have rather spearheaded the effort for the full translation many years ago! I want to repeat Prof. Pless's words of "celebration" of Walther in 2011 (emphases mine):
"... Löhe's legacy have been retrieved in LCMS efforts to broaden ecumenical perspective, deepen pastoral theology, enrich liturgical life, give shape to an authentically Lutheran missiology, enhance the place of the female diaconate, sustain the church's corporate life of mercy, or to provide what is seen as a corrective to Walther's understanding of the office" – John T. PlessThese are Prof. Pless's own words to "celebrate" Walther. It should be noted that Pless also stated that this new CPH 2017 edition will be "required text for my Advanced Pastoral Theology class." With the above quote from 2011, it is a foregone conclusion that Prof. Pless will require other textbooks than Walther's book as a "corrective" to it. According to Pless, Walther had a flat ecumenical perspective, shallow pastoral theology, poor liturgical life, flat Lutheran missiology, lack of giving place to female diaconates, unsustained corporate life of mercy, and flawed understanding of the office of ministry! Which does the reader think Prof. Pless prefers in matters of "pastoral theology": Wilhelm Loehe or C.F.W. Walther? And why would Prof. Pless now on his Facebook page proclaim that Walther's Pastoral Theology will be required for his students? Could it not be to target Walther's weaknesses needing the "corrective" of Loehe? Could it possibly be to cover his judgments of Walther with a facade of respect? — Pless and his defenders may plead that my criticism goes too far. Let them, for Pless's own words condemn himself.
Now see, Prof. Pless, I did not put my blog's name in the above cross-reference table so that you can have your students link directly to the Google Doc for your "Advanced Pastoral Theology" class without fear of promoting this blog. But sorry, I did not cross-reference Walther's Pastoral Theology to any of Loehe's works. You will have to do that yourself in order to "deepen" Walther's pastoral theology.
In the next Part 2, the shameful treatment of Dr. Drickamer is brought out with more details. Even Pastor Otten's defense of Drickamer could have been stronger...
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Table of Contents on Pastoral Theology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Part 1 - Introduction; Table of Cross-references; Prof. Pless's criticisms of Drickamer &Walther
Part 2 - Defense of Dr. John Drickamer and his 1995 translated edition (still useful!)
Part 3 - Prof. J.H.C. Fritz's 1932 & 1945 editions & unionsm; also 1990 Mueller-Kraus edition
Part 4 - Corrections for new 2017 CPH edition; C.S. Meyer's judgment of Walther; old Ohio Synod request
Added 2017-04-02:
= = = = = = = Table of Contents on Christliche Dogmatik References to Old Missouri = = = = = = = =
Part A – this post -- Walther's Pastoral Theology
Part B – Lehre und Wehre - Walther's essays and other essays
Part C – Der Lutheraner articles (including DL Table of Contents)
Part D – Convention essays: old Missouri Synod, Synodical Conference
Part E – Walther's books, old Missouri books (Kirche und Amt, etc.) and lectures: Stoeckhardt books
Part F – Baier-Walther Compendium Theologiae Positivae


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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Regulators and politicians who want to curb the huge bonuses paid to financiers in the wake of the global credit crisis may find the banking sector's response even more unpalatable.
More money for the highest flyers and less for the rest.
Investment banks that have survived the crisis have had a bumper start to 2009, which could put bonuses on the rise again even while banks, recruiters and compensation experts cast around for other ways to motivate the money makers.
Compensation consultant Johnson Associates Inc has already predicted bonuses may rise 20 percent to 30 percent in some areas of investment banking this year.
A few banks are actively hiring and offering staff juicy packages which can include guaranteed bonuses.
So attempts to "regulate" bonuses or keep a lid on them could struggle as the financial services industry picks itself up and moves on.
The multimillion dollar bonus culture of investment banks has been blamed for contributing to the risky behavior which brought about the near-collapse of the world financial system.
Britain's finance watchdog said in March: "Although it is hard to prove a direct causal link, there is widespread consensus that remuneration practices may have been a contributory factor to the market crisis."
The Financial Services Authority said pay schemes in the industry motivated staff to pursue "unduly risky practices."
But recruitment experts say, if you are looking at ways to reward star bankers or traders there are few alternatives.
"I haven't seen anything creative yet in terms of companies trying to remunerate people in non-monetary ways," said Frank Hollmeyer, a partner and head of the asset management practice at executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles.
Bankers have been vilified as greedy and self-serving and the word "bonus" has become synonymous with excess. But a bonus as a reward for success and hard work is considered fundamental to the workplace.
"Bonuses are a necessary part of a reward system," said Michael Armstrong, consultant and author of Handbook of Employee Reward Management and Practice.
"I see the bonus as a reward, a recognition of achievement. I don't believe it is an incentive. If it acts as an incentive it could provide the wrong incentive."
In banking, job satisfaction, intellectual challenge and sense of achievement can play a part, but the main motivation is money, which traditionally helped to compensate for long hours, cut-throat competition and risk-taking.
Some change is inevitable after the crisis, which forced governments to bail out some of the world's biggest banks.
Top performing bankers - so-called "rainmakers" - who earn mega-bucks for their employers - will still get big bonuses, although maybe not as lavish as during the last bull market because investment banks now have less money to play with.
"We don't see that the bonus culture will go away," said Linda Quaranto, director human capital, Deloitte Consulting LLP.
"What will change long-term is that the bonuses will still be a big component of total compensation, but fewer people will get these bonuses because of more checks and balances."
Bonuses for high fliers are also expected to contain a bigger portion of deferred elements, including equity, as a long-term incentive to help counter accusations that the industry is fundamentally geared toward a short-term view.
It is the "rank and file" investment bankers and traders as well as support staff — so-called "non-revenue producers" — who are likely to feel the biggest impact.
In an investment bank, teams working with star bankers often shared in the spoils from the big deals.
"The days of these 'coat-tailers' are gone," one senior investment bank executive said.
Banks may pay some of their junior bankers higher base salaries to make up for lower bonuses if they want to keep them.
But for others further down the pecking order, non-financial incentives will be needed.
"The disparity in compensation will be bigger between the top and the average people," Hollmeyer said.
A Deloitte study into financial services compensation highlighted that there will be a heightened perception of excessive bonuses for jobs in financial services that are very similar to jobs in other sectors.
So support staff, for example, are likely to get smaller bonuses than in the past, which could trigger defections from the 24/7 financial services industry to a less pressured area.
"There is recognition that there is a need to increase non-monetary incentives," said Quaranto. "Especially for 'non-revenue' producers."
One option could be greater emphasis on work/life balance. Quaranto said professional services firms, for example, already had a lot of flexibility in terms of working patterns and other possibilities could be childcare facilities, subsidies for childcare, increased vacation time.
But this will not suit everyone.
"Some people just want cash in their pocket," the senior investment bank executive said.
Reporting by Jane Merriman, editing by Paul Casciato


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BERLIN (Reuters) - The fifth consecutive deterioration in Germany's Ifo business morale survey does not represent a trend reversal in Europe's biggest economy, the institute's economist Klaus Wohlrabe said on Tuesday, adding recession was a long way off.
"The fifth drop in a row is a sign of normalization, we are far from a recession," Wohlrabe told Reuters.
Wohlrabe also said, however, that the economy was nearing its capacity limits. "That is acting as a brake," he said, adding a cooling off of the global economy was also a factor. He expected economic growth of 0.4 percent in the first quarter after 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter.
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In the festive spirit of things, here are several flyers I found in the church of Sluis, a town in the south of Netherlands. Won't say much since the holiday spirit gives me a short attention span, but just pay attention to the kinds of people that, according to the church, need help (and saving).
African children holding food and toys, being helped by white men and women in Catholic outfits.
Children representing various needy continents.
|Mission newsletter about children
|Is Vietnam a developing country?
A special feature on Vietnam!
|Reconciliation as a source of peace and justice
Over 60% in Rwanda, Burundi and Congo live below the poverty line.
A growing number of Catholics are asking for more guidance.
|Education and training build a country
|The fight against poverty gives hope for reconciliation
|Think big, act small.
Children representing various needy continents.
|Behind the mask of Brazil
Support missionaries and missionary workers in their fight
against marginalisation and poverty via (bank transfer)
Here we have women pounding, surrounded by animals; old men and women looking miserable, women and children, and children in trees.


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First Fox News, now Fox Sports?
The sports wing of a Fox media sovereignty is a latest to be tormented by passionate nuisance allegations. The network has been questioning claims for usually a week, and they've already done a outrageous dismissal.
Photos: Some Of The Worst Things Donald Trump Has Said About Women…
Jamie Horowitz, control of programming (pictured above with Shannon Sharpe), has been dismissed as a examine by an eccentric law organisation questioned several women, according to an inside news from a Los Angeles Times.
We still don't know what Horowitz was indicted of specifically, though a import is flattering clear; in an email to staff announcing a decision, President Eric Shanks wrote:
"Everyone during Fox Sports, no matter what purpose we play, or what business, duty or uncover we minister to — should act with honour and belong to veteran control during all times. These values are non-negotiable."
Horowitz's attorney, Patricia L. Glaser, says he was blindsided by a pierce Monday morning, and that he'll be fighting back:
"The approach Jamie has been treated by Fox is appalling. At no indicate in his reign was there any discuss by his superiors or tellurian resources of any misconduct, or an inability to belong to veteran conduct. Jamie was hired by Fox to do a pursuit that until currently he was behaving in model fashion. Any damning accusations to a discordant will be energetically defended."
Fox Sports doesn't repudiate this all happened in a hurry. According to a LA Times, Horowitz usually found out there was even anything to worry about late Friday, when he was told to news to a bureau on Monday morning. There he was met by HR and terminated.
Related: Maria Menounos Announces Departure From E! News Following Brain Tumor Removal
But in response to Glaser's rejection of any wrongdoing, Fox Sports' profession Daniel Petrocelli did not chop words, stating:
"Mr. Horowitz's stop was entirely fitting and his lawyer's accusations are ill-informed and misguided."
Again, we still don't know a details of a case, though it does bear a similarity to what happened with Bill O'Reilly during Fox News — reduction a initial coverup attempt.
What do YOU consider about Fox Sports holding quick movement after the passionate nuisance allegations??
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Kiran Turaga is a surgical oncologist with a special interest in the treatment of advanced malignancies, including metastatic cancers. He is an expert in regional perfusion, including hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, a technique that delivers high doses of heated chemotherapy directly to abdominal organs to kill cancer cells that may remain after the surgical removal of visible tumors. He treats a wide range of abdominal and peritoneal diseases, including colon and appendix cancer, mesothelioma, and malignant bowel obstructions. He also has significant experience in the management of melanoma and complex sarcomas.
Turaga has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and is an international authority on peritoneal surface disease. His clinical research focuses on the development of novel diagnostics and therapeutics for oligo-metastatic cancer. He is also interested in studying how big data systems can be used to provide the most optimal, cost-effective patient care.
He received his MD from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. Following medical school, Turaga obtained an MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He then completed his internship and residency at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, followed by surgical oncology fellowships at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.


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Hi, I'm the Bobbi from Bobbi's Book Blurbs. I love them. For me, blurbs are like the beautiful jigsaw puzzle you're working on that's missing those last few pieces, preventing you from seeing the epic picture. Once all together, you have a masterpiece.
I've been lucky in that most of my publishers have allowed me to work my own, and I've had the privilege of working with a few select authors in helping create theirs.
Here are a few of mine.
From Swamp Magic (Paranormal and a longer style blurb)"Deep in the muggy swamps where there is but one rule, kill or be killed, a new species has emerged - born not from nature but spawned from evil.
Octavia wasn't stupid. Those unfortunate souls who have crossed paths with her didn't just become swamp creatures, they became the least deadly of them. She hadn't counted on the strong spirits of those she'd cursed.
From those murky swamp depths, a hero emerged. The type from which legends are born.
Moss, whose sensual iridescent tattoos are in fact thanks to his reptilian side, still struggles to come to terms with his fate and wants nothing more than to be left alone.
Beth's life becomes upturned when she reluctantly agrees to accompany her idiotic brother on a hunt for the Bog Man. When she becomes separated from the others she comes face to face with the legend himself . . . only no one ever mentioned how damn sexy he was.
The swamp's dark history tests the duo on their survival skills as well as luring them deeper into the magic of the swamp."
From Dead Man Rising (Shorter variety)
"The Society had come to hurt her. Planted a bomb.
They failed.
He'd saved her and died doing so. Or so they thought.
He'd been buried and mourned over...
None knew, he'd only been playing possum."
From An Accidental Basket (Contemporary)
In one nightmare moment, Calyssa lost everything.
Including hope.
Danny took a chance on love and lost.
Often it's in those darkest, confusing, gut-wrenching hours... hope finds a way to bloom again."
From Table for Three Hold the Blood (Horror)
"Shana, Erron, and Marklon hadn't realized life had more than a committed threesome in store for them. Like catching the serial killer monster who is leaving bloody body parts in restaurants throughout their small town—on platters no less.
The first murder and subsequent meal/gag occurred not long ago, at the upscale eatery, Carnal Cravings. Not long after, nearly every restaurant in town had served up some form of unexpected tartar. Heads on platters stuffed like prize pigs at luaus and people popsicles. Even deli-wrapped penises, taking Oscar Meyer Weiner to a whole new plane of pun, have rocked the sleepy little town of Crow Manor Maine to a state of panic.
It was then the nightmares began for Shana and her two men. It wasn't long before she realized they weren't nightmares but visions. They'd become attuned to the killer. As the threesome fight for their love and their lives, old skeletons tumble out of the closet that could literally carve them to shreds."
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New Products - October 2013Posted in Product Reviews on September 9, 2013
Axle Armor
We gotta admit that when we saw "axle armor," this isn't what we were thinking of, but we like it. Not every JK owner needs to go full-bore with a complete aftermarket axle assembly. Sometimes, with proper planning, you can make your factory JK axle live a lot longer, even with spirited driving. This kit from Artec Industries features a truss, lower control arm skidplates, inner "C" gussets, and a heavy-duty track bar mount. It is all made from 1⁄4-inch-thick steel and designed off of 3D CAD drawings direct from Chrysler. The truss spans both long and short sides, and the low profile stays out of the way of other under-vehicle components.
Information: Artec Industries
855/278-3299, artecindustries.com
Go Ballistic
Need a heavy-duty weld-on track bar mount? Go Ballistic. These track bar brackets come unassembled and are CNC-cut and formed from 1⁄4-inch-thick mild steel. They feature adjustments of 5, 6, and 7 inches from the axle centerline and are designed to accept 3⁄4-inch rod ends. The brackets are available for all common axletube diameters and designed with relief cuts so that no mud or debris gets trapped on top of the tube. Tabs between the four plates make alignment for welding child's play.
Information: Ballistic Fabrication
520/888-4441, ballisticfabrication.com
We don't know about you guys, but there is nothing worse than heading out to a weekend of wheeling, getting caught in a storm, and ending up with a weekend's worth of wet and muddy clothes. The Roll Top Dry Sack from Mac's Custom Tie-Downs solves that issue. Available in four sizes, the bags are made from thermoplastic polyurethane-laminated 840D nylon and are truly waterproof. By simply rolling the top closed and snapping four Fastex buckles your clothes can stay dry and clean no matter what the Jeep looks like at the end of the day. The bags feature tie-down loops, a shoulder strap, and a hand-carry handle.
Information: Mac's Custom Tie-Downs
800-666-1586, macstiedowns.com
Easy Spare
If you are tired of bear hugging your spare tire to get it back on the tire carrier, check out this fold-down carrier from Black Sands Fabrication. It mounts to any standard 2-inch receiver hitch with a wedge-type tensioner to eliminate rattling. A leverage bar reduces effort to lift the tire by 50 percent and doubles as a secondary lock. The mounting plate accepts all bolt patterns and the jack mount is optional. It ships in black powdercoat finish.
Information: Black Sands Fabrication
801/609-1110, blacksandsfab.com
Slag Slinging
Ever break something on the trail where only a welder could fix it? Yeah, us too. Ever not have a welder with you because they were too expensive or too complex? Yeah, us too. That's why we are happy to show you this $270 welding kit in a bag. The Metal Mender from Anza Products provides the means to weld out on the trail with nothing to add to the engine, nothing to mount, and it will still leave some greenbacks in your wallet. The only requirement is two 12-volt automotive batteries.
Information: Anza Products
858/522-9353, anzaproducts.com
By Jeepers for Jeepers
When we realized the CV was toast in our rear driveshaft, we went to the shop that was nearest to us. It just happened to turn out that the shop owner was a Jeep guy too. After a couple of hours of talking about all kinds of Jeeps and driveshaft issues, we came away impressed. This shop staff not only knows Jeep driveshafts, but they get out and whip their Jeeps more often than we get to. So, we had our CV replaced and the shaft rebalanced. The CV is completely greaseable, we got new U-joints, and best of all, the price was affordable. Not only can the company repair shafts, as it did with us in a pinch, they can create new custom shafts and ship to your location.
Information: Yarman Driveshafts
661/723-1272, yarmandriveshafts.com
Low-Buck Bling
We make it a point to keep our ears peeled for new products that work and won't break the bank. We recently stumbled across this direct-fit aluminum radiator that fits all '87-'06 Wranglers. The standard radiator comes polished and includes provisions to accept all factory plumbing and accessories. The standard has three 5⁄8-inch-wide cores with factory outlet locations. Options include a radiator with two 1-inch-wide cores and a conversion radiator with Chevy output locations. For once, a bolt-in installation really is bolt-in. The radiators are fully welded and all-aluminum, which makes it perfect for our rattle-trap, vibrating-down-the-road Jeeps. Price comes in at $250 or less, depending on what options you go for.
Information: Jeeps R Us
949/497-9183, jeepsrus.com
The new 300 Axis Flipper from Benchmade has a lot of features that make it attractive for the active Jeeper. The Axis locking mechanism makes the knife stay open, saving your knuckles. This allows it to unlock easily, no matter how hard you use it—unlike lockback knives. The 154CM Stainless is American made for industrial applications and has good corrosion resistance, edge retention, and toughness. The textured brown and tan G10 handles provide good grip even with oil-covered hands. The drop point is a good blade profile if prying is in the game, although the manufacturer might not tell you to do so. Available with straight and combination edge blades.
Information: Benchmade Knife Company
800/800-7427, benchmade.com
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Visitors will definitely never get fed up with visiting the South western section of Australia. You've different choices that'll definitely be pleasant for your family. Make early reservations for visits to Margaret River particularly throughout the peak period to ensure you'll have no issues with airlines, hotels and guided tours. At the same time frame, develop a summary of areas you want to see.
- One great location may be the Margaret River Farmers Market. It's where you are able to find agricultural its most useful to vacation ay and buy fresh produce. There's plenty and good wine of vegetables, fruits, cheese and meat. Major features range from the Margaret River Bakery, Farmhouse Foods and Tapalinga Homestead Produce. Appreciate daily free style of foods such as for instance pastels and sweets. Markets are open from 8am to 12 noon and run by the farmers themselves. Fleetingly before noon, you've the opportunity to get each time to a free raffle solution you buy a basket of local services and products. Readers will find the farmer's market at the City Resource Centre in Tunbridge Street.
- The Margaret River Chocolate Company has been making prize-winning candy treats in Western Australia since 1999. It's still another factory in Swan Valley and idea shop in the Town of Perth. Chocolate Company offers a number of tasty chocolate bars, truffles or chocolate sweets, novelty confectioneries, bonbon sauces, and chocolate-coated toffees. Visitors are treated to chocolate sample and interactive exhibits on the procedure of creating chocolate treats. Both producers open daily from 9am to 5pm except on December 25.
- The A'mazen River Park displays the Giant Hedge Maze that was grown nearly two decades ago. You'll find some 2,000 Leighton Green securing cypress along several kilometre of passageways. There are stone walls, several gardens, and questions, playground for children, picnic tones, and barbecue area. It's been among the favourites of foreign visitors and local citizens.
- Of course, the Margaret River Wine Tours is one of the main good reasons for the influx of visitors. Wine enthusiasts will certainly enjoy the white and red varieties that the location produces. You may also opt for group water trips or bypass in mountain bikes for a far more special experience. Through your spare time, you are able to browse the different art stores that sell pictures, statue, ceramics, art, or hand-crafted jewelry. These trips will certainly promise to be very satisfying.
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Attwood writes about how Apple puts its third-party developers at risk by incorporating their features into its products.1 Attwood cites Instapaper and Safari's Reader as an example of how Apple rips off indie devs.
Attwood argues that Apple gets a free pass because many who develop Mac and iOS apps think, "hey, what's good for the goose is good for the gander." I think of that whenever a Windows user talks about how much of a pain Norton products are. Had Microsoft integrated malware protection at an OS level then maybe I wouldn't recommend Macs as much.
I haven't tried Reader sync yet, but I continue to use Instapaper because it sends to my Kindle.
AKA – getting Sherlocked ↩


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At Best Buy, the story line is no longer about defending itself against lost market share, competition from Amazon or even its very survival.
Instead, just as smaller rivals HHGregg Inc. and RadioShack filed for bankruptcy protection this year, Best Buy is growing. On Thursday, it reported a much better-than-expected Q1 profit and a 1.6% comparable sales gain, beating its own forecast for a decline.
In the US, comparable sales rose 1.4%. While neither the companywide nor US sales gains are earth-shattering, they are considerably stronger than the 0.1% increase the retail sector is expected to notch, according to Retail Metrics.
On the same day, video game retailer GameStop reported comparable sales in the US declined 2.4% while Sears said its namesake chain's US same-store sales slumped 12.4%, led by declines in categories including appliances, a category where Best Buy said Q1 comparable sales gained 4.2%.
For Best Buy, the results reflect a significant turnaround. It had a string of comparable sales declines that ran from 2011 until 2014, according to Retail Metrics data. Since then, Best Buy has registered same-store sales gains in eight out of the past 11 quarters.
CEO Hubert Joly said in March that Best Buy has gained share across the majority of its categories. That's being borne out in third party reports. For instance, Euromonitor data showed total US electronics sales have declined in each of the past three years, but Best Buy, while lagging growth rate at some electronics sellers like Apple, has posted small gains in each of the past three years.
On the ecommerce front, where Best Buy reported a 22.5% jump in Q1 US online sales, there was some sign that it's even taking share from Amazon. According to Slice Intelligence, Q1 online share of electronics at Amazon declined to 46.7% from 48.9% a year earlier, while at Best Buy the share increased to 8.9% from 7.8%. The Slice Intelligence data is based on online receipts from 1.63 million shoppers in its consumer panel.
Best Buy said both higher visits and conversion rates contributed to increased online sales, now representing 12.9% of its US total sales from 10.6% a year earlier.
Matching Prices, Beating Showroomers
Under Joly, who joined the company in late 2012, Best Buy has embarked on what it described as its "Renew Blue" strategy. He introduced a price matching strategy to keep from losing consumers who showroomed at Best Buy and then bought elsewhere, such as Amazon and Walmart. He also invested in training employees to reduce turnover and improve customer service.


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Selle SMP
Post World War II, the golden years of the bicycle. An entire country moved around on two wheels, and two champions, Coppi and Bartali, challenged each other on the roads of the Giro and the Tour.
These were the years before the economic boom; the motorization of Italy was still yet to come.
A young craftsman, Martino Schiavon, produced bicycle seats in an attic in the historical center of Padua.
This was the beginning of the story of Selle SMP, an Italian story based on age-old values such as tenaciousness, spirit of initiative, courage, and the desire to embark on a new enterprise,
counting on the strength of one's own ideas.
Over the years the company grew and developed until becoming one of the main producers worldwide in terms of innovative capacity and number of products sold.
Then, at the beginning of the 2000's, the sector was hit by a serious crisis caused by formidable competition from Asian producers.
The only company on the panorama of national producers, Selle SMP decided to face the global market difficulties without taking the route of delocalization in countries with low labor costs.
The Schiavon family, convinced that the local production network must not lose experience and know how gained over many years of impassioned work and sacrifices,
has kept production and employment in the Veneto region, opting to compete in the field of innovation and quality.
In 2004, following long and in-depth anthropometric and ergonomic studies, Pro,
the first creation in the 4BIKE series, was born. Selle SMP became a pioneer of a different and absolutely innovative concept of the bicycle seat.
On July 21, 2006, 60 years after that day in 1947 when he started up his business,
Martino passed away. Over the years the "helm" of the company was taken over by his sons Franco and Maurizio,
but up to the day he died Martino was the President and continued to show up for work every day.
Today Selle SMP is the leader in the sector of high-range ergonomic seats.
Sixty years have gone by, but each individual seat is still entirely produced in the Veneto, with the same passion and craftsmanlike care as when production was in a tiny attic.
If up to a few years ago the focus of the company was the first system, supplying the main world bicycle producers,
intensive research and development over the years has led to a substantial modification in the positioning of Selle SMP brand in the world market, enabling it to offer high, middle and low range products.


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Invitatii pentru nunta, felicitari, flori din hartie si multe alte minunantii. Si putin din placerea mea de a scrie. Asta veti gasi pe blogul meu. Unique wedding invitations, special cards, paper flowers and other beauties. And a little bit from my passion for writing. This is what you`ll find on my blog. CONTACT: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Black and red wedding invitation & table numbers / Invitatii de nunta cu rosu si negru & numere de masa
During the last months wedding invitations, table numbers and money envelopes were my main activity. It was a pleasure and I want to share with you my work, hope I won`t be boring...
This red and black sunflower wedding invitation is for a wedding from a medieval location. It`s my old design (with brown and green from here) but with other colors (black and dark red).
in ultima vreme am lucrat la invitatii de nunta, meniuri si plicuri de bani. Cam aceasta a fost principala activitate. Am mai multe poze, sper sa nu fiu plictisitoare :)
Acest model cu negru si visiniu este un model pe care l-am facut pentru o clienta care va avea nunta intr-o locatie medievala. Este o adaptare a modelului cu maro si verde de aici.
Many hugs,
Anca :)
7 comments:
So simple and elegant!!ReplyDelete
Loved the old one and i love the new one,nice choice of collors,looks very stylish.ReplyDelete
simple but elegant, love it !!!!ReplyDelete
I love the clean lines and the way the quilled flower makes a bold statement!ReplyDelete
Hugs, antonella :-)
It is very nice, exelent work, I like it so much.ReplyDelete
I like quilling, but I don't have original tools, I have handmade tools,becouse I don't have whewre to buy it, and I give best of myself, but, I am not good.
I learn.
I like pressed flowers, decoupague, and something else, all the crafts.
best wishes.
Greetings from Belgrade.
I'm in-love with the flower accent! It's so simple yet so charming!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2016 at 9:43 AM
Anca,imi poti spune un pret, te rog, pentru o astfel de invitatie?ReplyDelete
Dar un nr. pentru masa cat costa?
Mersi frumos :)


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Up-to-date information on the development of laws and regulations in the Commonwealth of Nations.
The British Empire is no more, its place taken by a multitude of free and independent states. Its legacy, however, survives in the form of social and economic transformations, cultural ties and a body of laws and precedents that link nations from Australia to Zimbabwe, from Belize to Vanuatu. The institutional expression of these ties is the Commonwealth of Nations and its highest governing body, the Commonwealth Secretariat. Each issue of the Bulletin contains the following:
Commonwealth nations share an underlying body of law and precedents, impacting the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Singapore, South Africa and the Indian subcontinent, as well as numerous other countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and East Asia. This makes the Commonwealth Law Bulletin an essential resource for legal scholars, students or practitioners with an interest in these countries, no matter where they are. Now, with publication of the microfiche edition, libraries can provide their patrons with ready access to the full backfile of this significant publication, in a lasting, secure format silver halide microfiche.


text: I am trying to figure out the best way to make Avgolemono soup and have the following questions: Most recipes say to whip the egg whites to peaks, but different recipes say whip to soft, medium or stiff peaks. My question is do i NEED to whip the whites to peaks, and if so, what stiffness is the best to achieve the best consistancy of soup, and why? Second, once the soup is made I am getting froth on top. Is there a way to make the soup so you don't get the froth, or is this supposed to happen and I just need to skim the frothy top off? Thanks in advance for your advise!


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South Kesteven District Council urges residents to recycle unwanted clothes and shoes
Householders in South Kesteven are being urged to recycle their unwanted clothes or shoes at charity shops or at recycling points in the district and not in their silver bins or clear bags at home.
Previously households in South Kesteven were allowed to dispose of textiles in their recycling bins or bags.
However recycling contractors say these items, when mixed with other recyclable materials and sorted at the processing plant, are no longer in a suitable state to recycle.
Residents are now asked to take the items to charity shops or to textiles recycling points at tips in Bourne or Grantham - or throw away in black bins or pink bags.
The district council's executive manager for environment Ian Yates said: "We thank the thousands of residents who in recent years have diligently recycled clothes and shoes and helped us maintain our good recycle rates.
"Now, we ask householders to take clothes and shoes to charitable retail outlets or use the recycling points at household waste and recycling sites.
"Doing so will help us continue to recycle these items."
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