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Jackals adjusting after accident injures threeby Brian Compton
|The Elmira Jackals have performed very well thus far in their first season in the ECHL.
They wanted to get on the bus, eat a late dinner, and go to sleep with hopes that the last three periods they played were nothing more than a bad dream.
Little did they know the nightmare was just about to begin.
At 4:30 a.m. -- roughly five hours after they boarded -- the Jackals' bus was involved in a serious accident, as it smashed the rear-end of a tractor trailer and went down an embankment. Three Jackals' players were hurt in the crash, as defensemen Dan Boeser and Jon Landry will miss at least a month with knee injuries, while goalie Dan LaCosta hurt his ankle.
"I was awake probably 15 minutes before (the accident)," Jackals forward Kevin Ulanski said. "I was just falling back asleep when it happened. It was pretty scary, just slamming into something in the middle of the night. You're on your bunks, so nobody's knows when it's going to stop or what we're running into."
Elmira coach Steve Martinson, who won a United Hockey League title in Rockford (Ill.) last season, spent the past week trying to put a competitive team together after the horrific accident. In their first game back on the ice, the Jackals held off the Trenton Devils for a 5-4 shootout victory.
"Everybody woke up quick, like an alarm clock," Martinson said of the accident. "We lost a goalie and two defensemen. Right now, the main concern is defense. Two of the guys are going to try to play in a month. I've got three defensemen on crutches right now."
Ulanski put things into perspective about the accident. While the Jackals' on-ice product could suffer over the next several weeks, health is the biggest issue here. After all, the injuries could have been much, much worse.
"It was definitely not a fun moment," Ulanski said. "It's still in a lot of guys' heads. We're fortunate that there was no life-threatening injuries. There's a couple of guys that are out with knees, and an ankle for our goalie. But on the large scale, it's stuff that will heal eventually."
On a brighter note, the Jackals have performed very well thus far in their first season in the ECHL. Martinson's familiarity with the league surely helped Elmira's cause, as the Jackals' coach had previous ECHL experience with the San Diego Gulls. Combine that with the talent he's brought over from the UHL, Ulanski included, and it's helped Elmira get off to a 14-6-1 start. Wednesday's win over Trenton put the Jackals in a first-place tie in the North Division with Cincinnati.
"I've been in the league before, so I felt on paper that we had a good team," Martinson said. "I'm not one to believe in taking a long time to gel. I think we were .500 for the first couple of weeks, and it was a little frustrating because I thought we had a better team. But guys started to kind of catch on and played better defensively."
His previous relationship with Martinson, combined with the coach's winning track record, made it easy for Ulanski to bolt the UHL for Elmira. Ulanski, who had 66 points in 61 games for Rockford last season, is off to another fine start in 2007-08. Twenty-one games into the season, Ulanski has four goals, nine assists and a plus-2 rating.
Elmira's close proximity to several American Hockey League clubs also made it easy for him to jump on board during the off-season. Ulanski's performance in Rockford earned him a 13-game promotion to AHL Milwaukee last season, which is quite a jump from the United League.
"It was real easy," Ulanski said of his decision to join Martinson in Elmira. "He gives guys chances to move up. He's real good at that. Last year in the United League, I think we probably had eight or nine guys get games in the American League, which is pretty uncommon for that league."
Ulanski is hoping the AHL will come calling again soon. He notched two assists last season during his time at the Triple-A level. If he doesn't get called up or stick in the AHL, Ulanski's goal is simple – to help win Martinson another championship.
"Hopefully sometime," Ulanski said when asked when he thinks he'll get a call from an AHL club. "I think that's everybody's goal – to try to get up there, at least for a bit. If not, then to win one in the (ECHL) would be nice."
Cyclones making history -- On Dec. 14, the Cincinnati Cyclones will use an all-female off-ice officiating crew in their game against the Johnstown Chiefs. Cincinnati will wear pink jerseys that night and auction them off afterward, with proceeds benefiting breast cancer research.
In all, a total of 25 women will work in some capacity during the game. Eight of them have battled cancer themselves, while the other 17 have had a biological relative either suffer or die from the disease.
Around the ECHL -- Las Vegas Wranglers rookie goaltender Daniel Manzato was named the Saver of the Month for November after going 5-0-0 with a 1.57 GAA. … Cincinnati's Jean-Michel Doust was tabbed the Player of the Month after scoring 11 goals and 10 assists in 14 games. He also had a plus-12 rating. … Cyclones center David Desharnais was named the Rookie of the Month after notching 20 points and a plus-15 rating in 14 games. Desharnais is only 5-foot-6. … The Charlotte Checkers dealt forward Mike Falk to the Johnstown Chiefs in exchange for future considerations. He had one assist in four games after being acquired from Mississippi on Nov. 24. … The Phoenix Roadrunners acquired defenseman Bryan Nathe from the Victoria Salmon Kings, with future considerations headed to the ECHL's only Canadian team. … The South Carolina Stingrays dealt rookie forward Bryan Esner to the Pensacola Ice Pilots for defenseman Derrick Byfuglien. … The Reading Royals acquired goalie Terry Denike from the Wheeling Nailers for future considerations and dealt netminder Jeff Pietrasiak to the Bakersfield Condors for the same price.


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We had some hardware problems with our Led Driver today, but finally (thanks Alexi) we could test our programs for SPI and initialization of our Led Driver. Now we can control lights from the Led Driver. We are mapping light commands(from the Led Driver) to corresponding CAN messages.
We have progressed on the work on the CAN bootloader. We have been able to send data from the PC to the final card passing through a dummy card which transforms UART messages to CAN messages.
We have been able to simulate the sensors card on our TP card. Now we are able to send an event (pressing the botton) to central card.


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Mobile Top-Up
The "anywhere, anytime" top-up service for multi-network operators on distributed channels
Gone are the days of agents and stores stockpiling scratch cards and shop-hopping customers in search of the particular top-up card needed to charge their pre-paid mobile SIM cards. Customers demand mobile top-up instantly once they run out of credit, and banks and financial institutions can take advantage of this by offering instant mobile top-up through their own payment systems. FANAP's Mobile Top-Up Service provides mobile users instant access to top-up their pre-paid account through multiple channels. Whether customers purchase top-up from our internet portal, ATMs, POS Terminals or their mobile, FANAP's Top-Up Service is designed to provide users with a straightforward processing service where they do not have to manually input a pin number to top-up their account. With FANAP's Mobile Top-Up Service, customers only need to provide their financial credentials and select the amount of top-up that they wish to purchase.
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2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1stick) unsalted butter + extra if needed
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Icing sugar
Assorted decorations for toppings
1) in a large bowl whisk the flour, baking powder and salt and leave to one side.
2) In a separate bowl cream together the sugar and butter.
3) Combine both bowls together and add the egg and mix together, If the dough starts to resemble breadcrumbs add more butter to thicken it up.
4) Once you have a pliable dough divide the mixture in half and flatten between two pieces of parchment paper.
5) Leave the dough to chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
6) Remove one section of the dough at a time from the fridge and roll out to aprox 1/8 inch thick and cut your shapes using cookie cutters.
7) Once you've cut out all your shapes place the unbaked cookies int he the freezer for aprox 2--30 minutes (this will prevent them from spreading whilst baking)
8) After half a hour remove from freezer and bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees for 15-18 minutes until golden brown (rotating halfway through)
9) Once cooked leave to cool on a wire rake until completed cool.
10) prepare your icing sugar with a small amount of water and mix until you have the desired thickness and decorate your cookies as you wish.
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John Leslie Mackie (1917-1981), an Australian philosopher, taught at Oxford University from 1967 till his death in 1981. In 1955, he wrote an important article on the Problem of Evil entitled: "Evil and Omnipotence" (Mind, vol. 64, no. 254, 200-212). In his essay, he offered three responses to this particular claim.
1. Good and evil are not logical opposites.
[U]nless evil is merely the privation of good, they are not logical opposites, and some further argument would be needed to show that they are counterparts in the same way as genuine logical opposites ("Evil and Omnipotence," 204-05).2. It is not necessary that a particular quality always have a real opposite.
There is still doubt of the correctness of the metaphysical principle that a quality must have a real opposite: I suggest that it is not really impossible that everything should be, say, red, that the truth is merely that if everything were red we should not notice redness, and so we should have no word 'red'; we observe and give names,to qualities only if they have real opposites. If so, the principle that a term must have an opposite would belong only to our language or to our thought,and would not be an ontological principle, and, correspondingly, the rule that good cannot exist without evil would not state a logical necessity of a sort that God would just have to put up with. God might have made everything good, though we should not have noticed it if he had (Ibid., 205).3. It would require only a miniscule amount of evil to provide the opposite.
But, finally, even if we concede that this is an ontological principle, it will provide a solution for the problem of evil only if one is prepared to say, "Evil exists, but only just enough evil to serve as the counterpart of good." I doubt whether any theist will accept this. After all, the ontological requirement that non-redness should occur would be satisfied even if all the universe, except for a minute speck, were red, and, if there were a corresponding requirement for evil as a counterpart to good, a minute dose of evil would presumably do. But theists are not usually willing to say, in all contexts, that all the evil that occurs is a minute and necessary dose (Ibid., 205).


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Creating Beautyprevious next
Also: Aesthetics
Beauty gives us a sense of delight and wonder, so creating beauty brings delight and wonder into the world. Though we are all different in terms of what we experience as beautiful and how we respond, those who seek to create beauty find others who appreciate their efforts. Virtues may be thought of as kinds of inner beauty, and cultivating these is one form of creating beauty.
Beauty can soothe pain, comfort sorrow, distract from illness, or inspire hope and virtue in those who experience it. In these ways, it is tremendously powerful, and those who create beauty exercise this power.
- What does creating beauty look like in a person? (0 responses)
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AmaKristina deck 4 plan (Sun)
Deck layout and review
Review of AmaKristina deck 4 (Sun)
- The Lower Sun Deck (bow-ship location) has seating area and offers unique vantage points for enjoying the riverside scenery along the AmaKristina itineraries. Next are the Navigation Bridge (aka Wheelhouse /passenger accessible) and the stand for Bicycles (used on shore excursions/tours). The Bridge can be lowered when the boat passes under low bridges.
- The Kristina ship's all-teak Sun Deck is enclosed by glass railings and offers unobstructed 360° panorama views. One of the ship's best features is the heated-water pool with a swim-up bar. The Sun Deck has luxury lounge chairs and retractable awnings (shaded seating areas for relaxation). The relaxation sundeck area is encircled by Walking Track.
- On select days, at the ship's top deck is offered alfresco lunch. Each morning, here is organized an open-air group exercise class.


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For the second time in eight months, California health insurer Anthem Blue Cross is being sued over allegations that it has breached contracts with individual policyholders for hiking annual insurance deductibles in the middle of the year.
The latest lawsuit, filed Monday by the group Consumer Watchdog, says that California's largest for-profit health insurance company used "bait and switch" tactics to raise deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs for some customers May 1.
Anthem, the consumer group contends, violated state law by misrepresenting the cost of its coverage for more than 100,000 customers.
The lawsuit says the Woodland Hills insurer improperly changed policy renewal periods Aug. 1 from one year to one month, allowing the company to alter its benefits, co-pays and other costs repeatedly throughout the year.
"When Blue Cross changes annual deductibles and other costs and coverage at [a] whim, the result is a moving target," said Jerry Flanagan, staff attorney for Consumer Watchdog. "Consumers are left with no certainty about what they will have to pay and what coverage they'll receive."


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I mentioned the National Archives Podcast that I enjoy listening to as I delve into our past. But, this is just the tip of the iceberg, or one tree in a forest of podcasts available to an amateur genealogist. Or, anyone really. There is pretty much a podcast available for every subject, language, topic, interest, point in history, science... you get the message! Even more amazing is that every podcast I have ever come across is free! The passion that people have for their area of expertise means that they are incredibly generous is sharing their knowledge and so for geeks like me, it's a feast.
One podcast that I really must mention though is Genies Down Under expertly put together by Maria.
Released monthly, Genies Down Under is an hour or so long podcast with tips and tricks for enhancing your search or presenting your results. All with an Australian bent. Almost all of the other genealogical podcasts I have found tend towards an American accent. As a result the records and techniques being related are slightly different. She has definitely filled a gap in the market in an interesting and informative manner.
So, if you're looking for a companion while doing your search - put Maria on in the background!


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Heavy rains would have a major role in making the car into a dewy glass. The reason is due to the different conditions of air temperature between inside and outside the car. From this, in order to remain comfortable while driving, is needed so that the glass is not easy handling dewy.
Many things can be done of course. The first way is to equalize the air temperature is outside the cabin and in the cabin. It's easy, just open the car window wide open so that air can enter freely. But, how is the risk that passengers will be getting wet. Another way can be done by turning on your air conditioner. From there, the air inside the cabin as well balance will decrease and the temperature outside and inside the car. If you feel cold, we can do the following way.
The next way is by applying shampoo on the inside of the windshield. The task of this shampoo to inhibit condensation on the glass. But, keep in mind, should not be done while driving. Of course this would be foaming shampoo and interfere with vision. Therefore, it is advisable to do so while being stopped. Suppose before departure and it in rainy conditions. Or indeed paused at rest on the way.
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Jason Rolf - Sales Manager (South of England & S.Wales)Jason started his working career on the London International Financial Futures Exchange in 1987, trading interest-rate options for an LSE options market-maker. He became an independent trader shortly after and then founding partner of a large independent options-trading group. During this time he co-founded London Derivatives Options Software Ltd, a software firm that produced one of the first commercially available option pricing models in London. This business ultimately became the foundation of the software firm, FFastfill plc which floated on the AIM market in 2000. Jason's work on option-pricing and trade-execution algorithms for electronic trading introduced him to the field of systematic models where he has concentrated since 2005. He joined Amati as a partner at the end of 2010. He is a current holder of the CFA Investment Management Certificate (IMC). In 2014 Jason served as a director of the London media technology business Mirriad Ltd, an Amati VCT investee company.
Rising rates and small-caps
Posted by Jason Rolf on 11/Aug/2014
Despite some hesitation over forward guidance, the Bank of England (BoE) has made it clear that the current record low rate of 0.5% may not see out a 6th year. The exact timing of these moves is going to be hard to predict; a multi-speed housing market and stronger economic growth are finely balanced by a heavily indebted population. It won't be straightforward.
UK growth appears to be returning to normal and the expectation is for interest rate rises to be small and progressive, possibly starting as early as the end of this year with a steady run up over the years to a more "normal" 2.5% - 3%. The BoE, mindful of the risks of snuffing out a recovery from "The Great Recession" too early will be watching inflation carefully especially its effect through wage growth.
The wider market, including small cap stocks, normally anticipates economic growth at the early stages of the business cycle, which has already been reflected in the exceptional returns seen since 2009. However, once the BoE finally gets around to tightening it is likely that economic expansion will be well entrenched, a generally positive environment for small caps which can continue to grow revenues, earnings and dividends.
The risks of an over-tightening or going too quickly cannot be ignored. It may force a higher discount rate to be used in stock valuations, which would need to be offset by higher levels of earnings growth. The earliest stage companies might suffer the most because of their greater dependence on earnings streams projected further into the future. However, the likelihood of this is low, as the BoE will want to avoid speculation on a stronger currency and a premature stalling of the recovery. Increasing strength of the pound versus the Euro may be popular with holidaymakers but it's an unwelcome headwind for UK exporters, especially as 10-year Euro rates are touching record lows of just above 1%.
A backdrop of higher rates is not all bad news as the trading performance of many small companies may not be so tightly linked to interest-rate-sensitive factors, rather growing as a result of niche industry-specific developments. Smaller companies are also, typically, less dependent on debt than larger ones, mainly because debt is harder to access, and more expensive for them. The managers at Amati generally seek to invest in companies with net cash, or modest levels of debt, where there should be a high tolerance to rate rises, or even a benefit from earning more interest on cash.
The effect these rises have on the actual trading conditions for business is nuanced. The portfolio weighting in consumer sectors, such as car retailers Cambria (CAMB) and Vertu (VTU), remains high, reflecting our view that consumer demand will follow higher output, and rising employment will bring with it higher wages. These companies are typically still seeing upgrades to earnings forecasts.
Housebuilders are obviously sensitive to a changing rate environment but are still seeing upgrades such as Telford Homes. However, not all consumer exposure is so interest-rate sensitive: Goals Soccer Centres (GOAL), Dignity (DTY), the nationwide funeral group, and Cineworld (CINE) have both proven to be relatively less cyclical in terms of underlying trading in the past.
High growth structural plays can be another way to reduce sensitivity to rates. Examples in the portfolio are: Regenersis (RGS) the electronics repairer and recycler; Optimal Payments Systems (OPAY), the electronic payments processor and e-wallet provider; and Earthport (EPO), the international foreign exchange payments platform.
In summary, we still like UK domestic exposure, with reasonable exposure to certain consumer segments which are seeing strong trading, but in the context of a well diversified portfolio. The expectation of higher rates in the UK may act as a headwind in the near term, and it would be reasonable to expect this process to be accompanied by a good deal of nervousness. It doesn't feel like a time to be too brave in the stock market, but the companies which can capture the growth in particular markets effectively should still prove rewarding.


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Southwest Airlines is now accepting applications for the 2018 Medical Transportation Grant Program. Hospitals and medical transportation organizations interested in applying for 2018 MTGP must apply online by September 30.
Through the Southwest Airlines Medical Transportation Grant Program (MTGP) we provide complimentary, roundtrip tickets to nonprofit hospitals and medical transportation organizations. Southwest allows participating nonprofit hospitals and medical transportation nonprofit organizations the freedom to determine how to distribute the tickets to patients and/or caregivers.
We're proud to partner with the following nonprofit hospitals and organizations in our 2017 Medical Transportation Grant Program. Each hospital has its own guidelines for administration of these tickets, so please contact the Social Work, Travel/Concierge Service, or Patient Assistance Department directly from one of the links below to see if you qualify for travel assistance.
Southwest Airlines is announcing that more than $4 million in free transportation is being provided to more than 90 hospitals and organizations nationwide who have been selected as recipients of the 2017 Medical Transportation Grant Program. To date, more than $23.6 million in free transportation has been distributed in 40 unique cities in 25 states since the program's inception in 2007.
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SDCC2014: ANGRY BIRDS Meets TRANSFORMERS in New IDW Series
The Transformers have faced all sorts of threats in crossover comics before, from G.I. Joe to Marvel heroes – but they've never faced anything like what they're about to. This fall, IDW is publishing an Angry Birds / Transformers comic series. Announced earlier today at Comic-Con International: San Diego's IDW & Hasbro panel, Angry Birds / Transformers will see the all-too-familiar birds and pigs of the hit video game series Angry Birds transformed into, well, Transformers. Written by John Barber with art by Livio Ramondelli and Marcelo Ferriera, the series starts in a classic battle between the Decepticons and the Autobots but ends in a surprising way.
"Megatron and his forces attack Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and bunch of other Autobots who are carrying the AllSpark, the source of the Cybertronians' power (to put it simply). As usually happens, Starscream's ambition and arrogance get the better of him and he messes things up--and the AllSpark tumbles into space as their ship quantum jumps away. The AllSpark tumbles through reality and lands on Piggie Island, where it gets changed into the EggSpark," Barber tells Newsarama. "Meanwhile--the Pigs have stolen the Angry Birds' eggs, and as they're struggling to get the eggs back, Chuck--who's a hot-headed, reckless bird, manages to mess things up with HIS ego. Into the midst
of this, the EggSpark starts changing everybody into half pig or half bird half Cybertronian. But the pigs and birds don't just get the Cybertronian ability to change forms, they get pieces of Cybertronian personalities, too--and that's where the real craziness begins. When a pig used to following King Pig's orders suddenly finds himself imbued with Starscream's powers and psyche, or when Chuck suddenly finds himself not hotheaded and reckless but friendly and thoughtful like Bumblebee... Well, the feathers will fly. Also, something something bacon pun."
Barber says that all of the Angry Birds cast will appear, from Chuck, Red, the Blues, and even Stella. On the Transformers side, the writer/editor says the classic Autobots – Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Bumblebee – will be joined by Drift, Arcee, and even Heatwave. On the Decepticon side, in addition to the aforementioned Megatron and Starscream, the monotone Soundwave will also show up.
IDW's Angry Birds / Transformers miniseries follows a string of crossovers between the two franchises in video games and other media. Barber, who also serves as an editor for IDW, says that pairing the two together in comics was "a natural fit."
"There's a sense of fun to both Transformers and Angry Birds, and the playful mechanics of both have maybe a similar appeal," says Barber. "But what's more interesting is the differences--a lot of time, the Transformers adventures are very serious. Even on a series like The IDW More Than Meets the Eye comics, where there's a lot of humor, the stakes are usually very dire. So mixing that with the antics of the Birds and Pigs creates a different set of expectations--and from that, humor is born!"
For this series mixing robots and farm animals, and he thought it best to bring in one of Transformers' signature artists, Livio Ramondelli, to draw the opening scene with the Transformers.
"Livio Ramondelli is one of our best Transformers comics artists—as we speak, he and I, plus Mairghread Scott and Sarah Stone, are working on a big new Transformers story called "Combiner Wars," and we just wrapped a very serious Transformers comic on the Madefire motion app, a series about the darkest of actions that war brings out," Barber explains. "So getting to switch that up and play up how real and serious Livio can help play against what happens when we hit Piggie Island--Livio's just doing the straight Transformers part of the comic."
When the story switches to the Angry Birds' reality, so does the art; Black Dynamite artist Marcelo Ferriara is stepping in for the more comedic side of the story.
"Marcelo's got the ability--the rare ability--to do serious Transformers, plus be able to morph his skills to work on a funnier environment, while still keeping the same cool dynamics," says the writer/editor. "He's amazing, and I'm lucky to get to work with him on the bulk of the series."
Barber says, overall, that Angry Birds / Transformers will be a "fun, funny comic" bringing the two franchises together, with the added bonus of "some Easter eggs (no pun intended)."


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An Entry Door That's Beautiful, Secure & Energy Efficient for Your Home in Sarasota, FL
If you need to replace the entry door of your home in Sarasota, Florida, then turn to the door specialists at Mr. Build. We're a local company that has been meeting the home improvement needs of area homeowners since 1976, and we're proud to offer our customers a wide selection of beautiful entry doors from one of the nation's leading manufacturers – Therma-Tru®.
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Jennifer Black was born in New York, USA and moved to Australia in 1982. She now lives in Byron Bay with her beloved and two young children. She has devoted the past 20 years to exploring the arts working predominately with painting, mosaics, and poetry.
Jennifer commenced work as an artist in 1991, working with ceramics, painting, mosaics, and poetry. She has been commissioned over the years to do a number of large private and community projects. In 2003 Jennifer lost all of her possessions, including her creative works, when her studio at The Epicentre, Byron Bay, burnt down. This cleansing process has had a profound influence on her work and view of the world.
Jennifers journey into motherhood inspired her total commitment to creating works that contribute to the evolution and enlightenment of children, young and old, around the world. This led to the creation of The World of We Are One, whose goal is to inspire and promote messages of truth, unity, and love.
Currently this world consists of We Are Love, We Are One, and the We Are One Exploration Cards, all of which are available here.
For more about the World of We Are One click here.
We Are One' is a rhythmic tale, accompanied by vibrant illustrations that speaks to children and the child within us all of oneness. It is a reminder that no matter what our nationality, gender, faith, species, shape, size, color or we make different sounds and see things individually, we are all essentially the same. It is our birthright to remember and honor the life we have been given, the lives of others and give Mother Earth the respect she deserves by living in gratitude as a global family. Through this understanding we treat and love each other as ourselves to establish peace and harmony in our lives and on the planet.
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In case you do not know who Jayesslee is (how can you?!), they're Janice & Sonia - a pair of Korean twin sisters, born and raised in Sydney, Australia. They have been rated as top performing YouTube musicians since their first debut on 2008. Check them out now!
I couldn't decide which video of theirs should I put on the blog because I like so many of them.
The latest video sort of blew me away because the song's recorded in a studio and the quality is...wow.
I'm not sure about it but I love their songs that were not recorded in studios very much too, very real and original :)
Talking about Jayesslee, a few years back the besties and I stumbled upon one of their videos - Officially Missing You in Youtube and we immediately fell in love with them.
Until now we still always sing this song whenever we go K-box, and we love singing their version (the mood of the original one is a little different). Sara and Nancy loved it so much they even performed the song in Jayesslee's version during one of the school events back then :)
They're not only talented, pretty and happy (at least they look very cheerful and kind to me!),
but also extremely adorable and funny in some of the videos.
Sonia :" You silly! Picasso is a basketball player." I literally LOL-ed.
Aren't they adorable?!
Aren't they adorable?!
I'd actually love to draw or paint them something and hand the artwork over tomorrow but sadly my inks, paints and brushes are all in Singapore now :( I think the reason I like them so much is because of their personalities (though I do not know them personally haha), seeing cheerful and kind girls always makes me want to be one, so I think they're having a very positive influence on me. haha.
Recently Sonia just got married and we were all so excited for her. haha. We always keep ourselves updated with any of their wedding videos or photo slideshow. Duh, we sound like mad stalkers now. But we are really happy for them! :)
Some of my favourite songs of theirs are Breakeven, I Wont Give Up and You Raise Me Up :)


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Haier CPN12XH9-BL Scratch & Dent 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner
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This product is classified as a "Scratch & Dent" product. Scratch & Dent products are fully functional items that operate the same as a brand new appliance, but will have varying degrees of external cosmetic damage, ranging from minor to severe. We are unable to provide additional photos or details about the specific damage on the unit and make no warranty or guarantee as to the condition of the product you may receive. These products are sold "As Is", but are covered by a 90-day warranty.
There is no better cooling solution than a portable air conditioner when the weather starts to heat up and installation a central air conditioning system is out of the question. The Haier CPN12XH9 Portable Air Conditioner not only provides a powerful 12,000 BTU cooling capacity, but can also provide an 11,000 BTU heating capacity. Besides great heating and cooling, the features included on the CPN12XH9 are:
Green Standards: Not only does this portable AC comply to RoHS which means it is free of Lead and Mercury, it uses earth friendly R-410A refrigerant.
Attractive and Modern: The unique design of the CPN12XH9 can complement any home. It features a new family look and a sleek black and silver design.
Included Window Kit: Comes complete with a window exhaust kit that makes set-up easy. Also includes easy to follow instructions so you'll be enjoying cooler air in no time.
3 Speed Settings: There are 3 speed settings while the portable AC is in the cooling mode or in the fan mode. The airflow is also adjustable so that you can completely customize your cooling.
- Model: CPN12XH9-BL
- Product Type: Scratch & Dent Portable Air Conditioner and Heater
- Product Dimensions: L: 15.25" x W: 17.75" x H: 29.44"
- Product Weight: 69.60 lbs.
- Product Color: Silver/Black
- Application: Ideal for cooling indoor spaces up to 350 square feet
- Warranty: 90-day warranty
- Type: Portable Air Conditioner
- Coverage Area: 350 square feet
- Heater: Yes
- Voltage: 115 volts
- Air Flow: 282 CFM
- Watts: 1200 watts
- Heating Capacity: 11000 BTUs
- Amps: 10.8 amps
- Cooling Capacity: 12000 BTUs
- Certifications: AHAM
- Dehumidifying Capacity: 100 pints
- Heat Pump: Yes
- Number of Fan Speeds: 3
- Programmable Timer: Yes
- Timer Length: 24 hour
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- Recommended Room Size: 350
- Air Conditioner Type: Cool/Heat
- Hose Type: Single
- Auto-Evaporative System: Yes
- Fan Only Option: No
- Adjustable Air Louvers: No
- Automatic Air Louvers: Yes
- Automatic Restart: No
- Air Filter: No
- Built-In Air Purification System: No
- Display Type: LED
- Remote Control: Yes
- Window Dimensions: 46 inches (extended lenght of the window kit)
- Exhaust Hose Length: 60 Inches
- Designed for Commercial Use: No
- Scratch & dent model
- A 24 hour on/off timer is included so you can leave the room or go to sleep without worrying about high energy costs.
- Electronic control from a distance is provided by the full function remote control
- Includes a window exhaust kit that helps you remove the hot air and exhaust it through a window
- Never worry about mold growth in your home with the dehumidification function
- The approvals include UL and CUL so you can be sure about your and your family's safety
- With the 3 cooling and 3 fan speed settings you can completely customize your cooling experience
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Proudly independent record label Acid Jazz Records are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. Having played a major part in shaping the musical landscape of the nineties and onwards, Acid Jazz aim to commemorate their quarter of a century with a bang! The campaign to honour the label's varied and influential history will get underway in July with the first of numerous re-releases of classic albums and singles from throughout its past. The albums will be on 180g heavy-weight vinyl, while the singles come in a classic Acid Jazz housebag. This series will once again underline the legendary status of the acts and tracks featured.
1985, Medway: The band, who - according to the NME - recorded the 38th most important British album of all time, The Prisoners, had split. Stiff Records had gone bankrupt the week they released The Prisoners' final album, In From The Cold and that was the final blow...
Three weeks later, organist James Taylor had recruited fellow ex-Prisoner Allan Crockford to help form his next project THE JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET. A 7" single, Blow Up, quickly followed - immediately pounced upon by John Peel (the track featured in his annual top 50 countdown for four years), and became an indie smash - peel pushed the band and the establishment followed, securing JTQ's status as the band who reinvented the Hammond organ.
JTQ's debut album Mission Impossible, an album of interpretations of film and TV themes, features both tracks from their first single, as well as a whole host of other smart Hammond groovers, which re-defined the term cool and put the band and their record label firmly on the musical map.


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TSU news
TSU Merchandise order 2015
Show off your SFU Theatre pride with Merch!
This year's design was created by Nicola Rough, featuring 4 different stage configurations and a stylized Woodwards "W"
Items available are: T-shirt and Zip Hoodie, both black
We are using American Apparel this year- Item codes
2001 Unisex fine jersey crew neck
5455 California Fleece Jacket
Merch order deadline is March 5th at 2pm. All orders must be paid for by then or it will not be processed!
Pick up a form at the bulletin board in the 4th floor lounge, print out the attachment or fill out online here
Forms and payment can be handed in during office hours, see attachments for details.
Payment Methods- Cash or cheques( Made out to Beverly Cheung)
-Interac E-Transfers and Credit Card Available. Please Email FIRST to confirm
Nicholas will be keeping you up to date on current events, auditions, shows, and more through this page. We'll be keeping you posted.
January 2018


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Speak Memory Symposium 10 - Farah Wardani, Indonesian Visual Art Archive
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Farah Wardani (b. Jakarta, August 1, 1975), completed her undergraduate study in Graphic Design in 1998 at Trisakti University, Jakarta. In 2001 she obtained her MA in Art History (20th Century) from the Department of Historical & Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths College, London, UK, with a scholar-ship from the British Chevening Award. She has been active as a teacher, writer, curator and art organizer since 2002 in her home country, Indonesia. Her curatorial works comprise projects collaborating with art spaces like Cemeti Art House, ruangrupa, Edwin's Gallery, Nadi Gallery, Biasa Art Space and many others. Her writings were published in local and international mass media such as The Jakarta Post, Kompas, Art Asia Pacific, and in 2007 she co-wrote with Carla Bianpoen and Wulan Dirgantoro, a book titled Indonesian Women Artists: The Curtain Opens. Since 2007 she is the executive director of the Indonesian Visual Art Archive (IVAA) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, which includes the IVAA Online Archive, the first online digital archive of contemporary art in the country. More recently she has been conducting research in Japan about art and cultural relations between Japan and Indonesia during WWII, under the Japan Foundation JENESYS Creators Program 2010.
The Indonesian Visual Art Archive (IVAA) is a non-profit institute based in Yogyakarta. Its main area of work is in documentation, research, library and organizing visual art education and exploration programs. IVAA also functions as a think tank or a creative laboratory to discuss various concepts and activities that support the development of visual art and contemporary culture in both practice and discourse. IVAA's documentation collection includes photographs and audio-video recordings of artists at work processes and visual art events as well as donations in the form of reference materials of various kinds starting with visual arts and culture reference books, national and international exhibition catalogues, visual artists portfolio's through to audio visual/video art works. IVAA's database contains thousands of data references and archives related to Indonesian and international visual arts, which have been collected for more than 10 years. All of this data is stored at the IVAA library in Patehan Tengah 37 in Yogya. Since the middle of 2008, IVAA has digitalized archives and developed partnerships with various fine art institutes in Indonesia in order to preserve the visual arts archives and to put this database onto an online network at


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Accustomed to the hot and humid tropics, ficus trees are well adapted to most indoor environments. Low-maintenance and fast growing, most ficus varieties make easy and hardy houseplants. There are hundreds of ficus plants in the family. Most varieties commonly grown indoors are trees that are pruned to stay small. A few are vining plants like the creeping ficus. As with any houseplant, ficus trees in an indoor environment need proper care to thrive and grow.
Use a planting pot that is 1 to 2 inches larger than the root ball of your ficus plant. Choose a pot that has several drainage holes in the bottom to allow water to drain through.
Spread a 1- to 2-inch layer of coarse gravel over the bottom of the pot to hold in the soil and improve drainage. Add enough humus-rich potting soil to fill the pot halfway full.
Slide your ficus out of the nursery pot and place it in the new pot. The base of the trunk should be about 1 inch below the lip of the pot. Add or remove soil from under the root ball as necessary.
Fill in around the root ball, leaving about 1 inch between the top of the soil and the top of the planting pot. Soak the potted ficus until water seeps from the drainage holes in the bottom. Place the pot in a sink or outdoors to drain.
Place the pot in a sunny window where the ficus tree will get six or more hours of direct sunlight each day. Less light is fine in the winter as the tree will go into a dormant period.
Water when the top inch of the soil feels dry to the touch, soaking the pot until water runs from the drainage holes at each watering. Water creeping ficus and other vining varieties as soon as the top of the soil feels dry. Use room temperature water.
Fertilize once a month beginning in the spring and continuing until fall. Use a balanced fertilizer and cut the recommended application amount in half. Check the package to determine the correct application method. Discontinue fertilizing in the fall to allow the ficus tree to go into winter dormancy.
Prune to shape and control growth any time of year. Make clean cuts just above a leaf node using a sharp clean pair of pruning shears. Ficus trees can withstand heavy pruning and tend to fill out after getting a good trim.


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Monday, April 14, 2014
Winner and a Project from the Past!
9 comments:
- Suzanne said...
I'm so glad Bostonjen won! She loves to knit for little ones and will get a lot of use out of the book.
- April 14, 2014
I'm knitting the baby doll set from your Itty Bitty Toys book for my granddaughter's 2nd birthday.
I love your toy patterns & have knit several for my grands & niece & nephew.
Thanks for so many great patterns in all your books!
- April 14, 2014
- knittybarb said...
I too am glad that BostonJen won! She is a wonderful knitting aunt to her nieces and nephew (I think I have that right??) and will really enjoy the book. Congratulation Jen!
- April 14, 2014
- Ave Soria said...
- April 14, 2014
I'm making a Peerie Flooers hat. I was inspired after seeing yours on the blog
- April 14, 2014
- Spirit Fiber said...
I am working on my first pair of socks! I love making socks. I will make socks the rest of my life. I can't wait to be a more accomplished knitter so I can make millions of pretty socks. I'm obsessed.
- April 14, 2014
- AnnM said...
A new toy pattern - can't wait! I've done both the Sock Yarn Bunny and the Dragon and love them both!
Just finished my my first pair of HIMMS and they are awesome. Can't wait to do another pair, the pattern is perfect for travel knitting.
Right now I'm knitting the Oaklet Shawl by Megan Goodacre (Tricksy Knitter). Almost done and I think I'm going to keep this one for me!
- April 14, 2014
- Mila Calado said...
Can't wait to see your socks knitted ! :)
- April 17, 2014
- Sam I Am...... said...
The beach looks lovely! You guys up North especially deserve it this year!
It just so happens I am making my first pair of your sock pattern in the Cake Walk yarn I bought just like yours a year or so ago. It is what inspired me to learn how to make socks! I made 2 "sample pair" to learn Magic Loop and dpn's and I prefer dpns actually. I want to have drawers of socks like yours but I need to learn how to pick up a dropped stitch also!
I love the yarns you choose for your projects and I am also taking your craftsy class on the giraffe. I'm up to the head now just closing off the neck. I had to put it down as there was Easter projects to do for the grands. The giraffe(s) will be for birthdays this summer. Thank you for all your wonderful books, classes, patterns, blog and inspiration!
- April 19, 2014


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OK readers of my blog.
I am about to enroll Tannah as a home-educated child *cue music, dun dun duuuuunnn* and want to keep a loose documentation for my own interest, the kids to look back on and in case I have to show we are covering the key learning areas in a natural learning environment. I've decided the easiest way to do this will be to blog it.
I want a great name for this blog and I would love to hear suggestions. Remembering I may have to give an official schooly checker inner type person the URL one day, keep it clean huh?
Fire away creative people!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
3 comments:
- Kristie said...
Live, Laugh, Learn - livelaughlearn
Home School Days - homeschooldays
My Home, My Classroom - myhomemyclassroom
- September 2, 2010 at 10:58 PM
- Sif said...
Here, There and Beyond; Experiental Learning.
A Million Lessons In Each Day
Wonderously Wandering; Proximal Pedagogy
Practical Pedagogy; I do, therefore I learn
- September 3, 2010 at 5:53 PM
- shae said...
loving these!
- September 3, 2010 at 9:50 PM
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What is Parla Sonic 3.5 phone unlocking ?
The majority of service providers lock their Parla phones to their network, preventing you from making use of your phone on various other networks. Essentially , they want to keep your business because the Parla phone is only going to work only on their Network. Parla Phone unlocking is a way of releasing the Network lock from the Parla phone. Parla Sonic 3.5 Unlocking may be done by either obtaining an unlock code that is calculated from your Parla Sonic 3.5 unique IMEI number or perhaps by downloading unlocking software program to unlock your Parla phone directly. Be aware: An network unlocked 2G phone will not accept a 3G simcard. Nonetheless an un-locked 3G handset will certainly accept and work with a 2G phone. 3G handsets have backward compatible use which makes it possible for those to recognize and function with a 2G simcard However, an un-locked 2G handset is not able to recognise the more modern 3G/4G sim card technology.
Is Parla Sonic 3.5 unlocking illegal?
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- "Invalid Network SIM…Enter Code"
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- "Phone disabled ! NETWORK LOCK"
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PUK represents Personal unblocking Code. You have to enter it if you have typed your personal pin code incorrect. This acts as a security feature on your Parla Sonic 3.5 phone. If you do not have your PUK code , you should contact your Network provider who could provide the PUK code after several security checks.
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If you're technically experienced and are feeling bold , an increasingly popular option to unlock your Parla Sonic 3.5 phone using Parla Sonic 3.5 Unlock software. To unlock your Parla Sonic 3.5 phone via Parla Sonic 3.5 unlocking software , you need a Parla Sonic 3.5 data Cable to connect your Parla Sonic 3.5 phone to your computer in-order to enable the software program to unlock your Parla Sonic 3.5 . The cable which is provided with the Parla Sonic 3.5 phone will continue to work typically however for selected phones , you may want a Parla Sonic 3.5 unlocking cable
Where can I get my Parla Sonic 3.5 Phone Unlocked?
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French toast is the teenager's all-time favorite, and I make it a LOT. I can almost make it in my sleep at this point, that's how often she comes into the kitchen with those puppy dog eyes and says, "Mommy, can you make me french toast?"
It's the "Mommy" part that just kills me. She's 17 and I still instinctively whip my head around whenever I hear a little voice call out "Mommy!!" in a crowded store.
Anyway. I thought I knew everything there was to know about french toast, but as it turns out, there was one vital trick I wasn't aware of, and that is that you can caramelize the outside of it with one very easy extra step. Yep, I said caramelize. Can you STAND it? All the creamy, comforting goodness of french toast, but with a thin, slightly crispy caramel coating on the outside.
Now, a few weeks ago I did a post on all fabulous Stonewall Kitchen goodies, and among other things I mentioned this stuff.
Which was the perfect accompaniment to caramel french toast. Although I wouldn't say no to good old Vermont maple syrup too. Drop some of the wonderful blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and/or strawberries that are springing up all around us right on top and you are in French Toast Heaven. The world's best breakfast, although to be totally honest with you, I made this for dinner. Breakfast for dinner. Does it get any better???
Caramel French Toast
- Yield: 6-8
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 6 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 8 1-inch-thick slices French bread
- Powdered sugar
- Fresh blueberries and raspberries
- Your choice of syrup
- Mix butter and brown sugar in small bowl to blend.
- Whisk milk, eggs, vanilla, and spices in large bowl to blend, and soak the bread slices in the milk mixture until they are good and soaked, at least 5 minutes. 10 is even better.
- Melt 4 tablespoons brown sugar-butter mixture in large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. (If you can't fit them all in one skillet then only use 2 tablespoons butter mixture and save some of the next batch.) Spread remaining butter mixture over bread. Add bread slices to each skillet, butter side UP. Cook until bottoms are deep brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn slices over. Cook until bottoms are deep brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Divide French toast among 4 plates. Sift powdered sugar over. Top with blueberries and raspberries; drizzle with syrup.


text: Impedance and reactance An element in a DC circuit can be described using only its resistance. The resistance of a capacitor in a DC circuit is regarded as an open connection (infinite resistance), while the resistance of an inductor in a DC circuit is regarded as a short connection (zero resistance). In other words, using capacitors or inductors in an ideal DC circuit would be a waste of components. Yet, they are still used in real circuits and the reason is that they never operate with ideally constant voltages and currents. As opposed to constant voltage circuits, in AC circuits the impedance of an element is a measure of how much the element opposes current flow when an AC voltage is applied across it. It is basically a voltage to current ratio, expressed in the frequency domain. Impedance is a complex number, which consists of a real and an imaginary part: where Z is the complex impedance. The real part R represents resistance, while the imaginary part X represents reactance. Resistance is always positive, while reactance can be either positive or negative. Resistance in a circuit dissipates power as heat, while reactance stores energy in the form of an electric or magnetic field. Impedance of a resistor Resistors in AC circuits behave the same way they do in DC circuits. Basically, the impedance of a resistor consists only of the real part, which is equal to the resistance of the resistor. Therefore, the impedance of a resistor can be expressed as: where Z is the impedance, and R is the resistance of the resistor. It is obvious that a resistor has no reactance, and can therefore store no energy. Also, when a voltage is applied across the resistor, the current flowing through the resistor will be in phase with the voltage, [… read more]


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Greater London Historic Environment Record (GLHER)
The GLHER is a major resource for the understanding of the historic environment of Greater London.
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What is the Greater London Historic Environment Record?
The GLHER is a comprehensive and dynamic resource for the historic environment of Greater London. From the earliest human occupation to the present day, its data supports the work of the Greater London Archaeological Advisory Service. Our computerised record contains over 87,000 entries providing data on archaeological sites, historic buildings, historic parks and landscapes, finds and heritage features, and supporting sources of information.
Find out more about what data we hold.
How do I access the Greater London Historic Environment Record?
The GLHER is a public record, and we welcome enquires from anyone interested in the historic environment of Greater London.
Access to GLHER data takes two forms:
- Remote searches that involve the supply of digital GLHER data.
- HER visits, which involve a personal visit to the GLHER office.
Remote Searches
The GLHER aims to respond to all searches within seven working days. Where information is required sooner, for commercial enquiries, a Priority search can be requested with a response within two working days, although this will be charged at an additional cost.
For commercial searches a quote will be provided. This must be accepted, and our data licence signed before work can proceed.
All our data is supplied under a 12-month data licence, with users entitled to a 6-month data update on request.
HER Visits
You can consult the GLHER in person, 10am-4.30pm, Monday to Friday, at our office in Cannon Bridge House, 25 Dowgate Hill, above Cannon Street railway station. Space is limited, so please give as much notice as possible when making an appointment to visit.
The GLHER Online
An abridged version of the GLHER database is also available online at the Heritage Gateway along with over 50 other HERs across England, as well as the National Monuments Record Excavation Index, details of Scheduled Monuments, Listed Buildings and Registered Parks and Gardens.
The GLHER database is also available via the Archaeological Data Service: Archsearch webpages.
Please note, that we only update this twice a year, so information may not be current. For up-to-date information, contact the GLHER team.
Is there a charge for Greater London Historic Environment Record data?
Charges are made for licensing the commercial, for profit, re-use of HER information. Enquiries from the general public, and academic researchers are not charged, although the GLHER reserves the right to charge for research projects that request large amounts of HER data.
Non-priority search
All non-priority searches will be dealt with within seven working days.
Standard Search (up to 100 HER Monument Records) - £55
Extended Search (up to 200 HER Monument Records) - £80
Large Search (201 HER Monument Records +) - Individually priced
Priority search
Dealt with within 48 hours (working week only).
For Standard and Extended searches (up to 200 HER Monument Records) - £65 plus the Standard or Extended search charge. (i.e. Standard £120, Extended £145).
Large scale searches, over 201 Monument Records, may be processed as Priority searches, but this will be on a case by case basis dependent on the nature of the search request and GLHER resources available.
All charges are shown exclusive of VAT.
Following a data request an invoice will be sent out to the HER user by Historic England at the end of the month. Payments should be made within 30 days, and access to Historic England (chargeable) services may be suspended if payment is not made within this time.
**New charges: 1 January 2018**
From 1 January 2018 we will be changing our implementing a new charging policy. This change makes the GLHER part of Historic England's Enhanced Advisory Services and will better serve our customers and London's historic environment by providing an up to date search of information submitted to us. This will ensure that we are working in accordance with the Environmental Information Regulations 2004,and the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015, and bring us more in line with Historic England's Enhanced Advisory Service. It will also enable us to provide a better service for customers, and better serve London's historic environment.
More information on Enhanced Advisory Services
More information on the GLAAS Charter
From January there will be two levels of GLHER searches:
- Standard
- Enhanced Data Service
Standard Searches
GLHER data will be supplied in digital format accompanied by a licence to re-use as we currently do. Additionally the GLHER team will also check data currency, and add information on activities (creating new HER 'Event' and 'Source' records) which GLAAS has been notified of but not yet added to the GLHER database; our grey literature report backlog.
The GLHER will respond to searches within 10 working days, although for large area searches, or search with many data records, a longer time frame may be needed.
Where data is required more quickly a Priority Search can be requested with a response within 2 working days, for an additional fee, although this will be dependent on GLHER staff availability.
Data will be supplied under a 12 month data licence with users entitled to, on request, a free 6 month data currency update check. If the data currency check identities that an updated search is necessary then that would be chargeable.
Enhanced Data Service
On top of the Standard search further enhancement of HER data can be requested to suite customer needs. This might include:
- GIS mapping of archaeological excavation areas and borehole locations
- Review and creation of monument records with a short report indicating current interpretations of undesignated heritage assets
- Large area (>10km2) data agreements providing regular updates prioritised to customer needs.
This is a bespoke service which will be individually specified and costed.
Due to the nature of the work required for Enhanced Data Searches they cannot be undertaken as Priority searches.
HER Search Charges
As a public body we aim to cover the costs of these services. They are neither subsidised with taxpayers' money, nor make a profit.
All charges are on a full cost recovery (not-for-profit) basis including the full cost of staff time, including IT costs and administration time. The standard unit for charging purposes is 15 minutes with a minimum charge of one hour. A quote will be provided in each case and must be accepted, and our data licence signed, before work can proceed.
Average charges are likely to be in the range of £50- 200 (inc VAT), generally lower in the Outer London boroughs and increasing in the Inner London boroughs. (see the 2018 Greater London Historic Environment Record Access and Charging Policy).
The quote will be given as +/- 20% the estimated cost of the search. Actual charges are only for the staff time spent on a particular piece of work plus overheads. If we have not heard from you within 5 working days then we will assume you do not wish to proceed with the search and our estimate will no longer be valid.
Priority Searches
Where information is required more quickly than our standard 10 day turnaround, a Priority Search can be requested with a response within two working days. This will be charged at an additional cost of £65 +VAT and is subject to staff availability.
We would welcome feedback on the changes and will review its operation after a 3 month trial period.
What radius do I need for my search area?
It is essential to obtain an up to date search on archaeological discoveries and activity for the site and its surroundings from the GLHER, and a licence for data use. It is the responsibility of the organisation undertaking a desk-based assessment to ensure that the search area is appropriate to the location and nature of the development.
Generally we would expect search areas in Inner London to extend 250m - 500m from the site and in Outer London 500m - 1000m. Discussion with the GLAAS case officer or GLHER can help ensure an appropriate search is run. Overly narrow search areas or arbitrary limits on the number of records returned should be avoided.
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PORTLAND, ORE. — Taking aim at his presumed Republican opponent in November even as he faces two more Democratic presidential primaries this week, Barack Obama attacked John McCain on Sunday on Social Security, lobbyists and foreign policy. He said that the Arizona senator would continue what Obama contended were the failed policies of President Bush.
The intensified criticism of McCain came as the Obama campaign signaled that it had shifted its attention to the general election, and that it considered the Illinois senator's bruising Democratic nomination battle with Hillary Rodham Clinton nearly over.
Sunday marked the third straight day that Obama criticized McCain by linking him to Bush, whose approval ratings have hit record lows. By putting a spotlight on Social Security, Obama also reached out to elderly voters, one of the voting blocs that has favored Clinton in the Democratic primaries and that Obama hopes to bring into his camp in November.
Obama drew a roaring crowd of 75,000 -- the biggest of his presidential campaign, and equivalent to one-sixth of Portland's population -- to an afternoon rally in a park along the Willamette River here. The size of the turnout served as a reminder that Obama is strongly favored to win Tuesday in Oregon, a state whose voters -- comparatively well-educated and liberal -- appear tailor-made for him.


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Stockport Grammar Junior School is an independent co-educational day school in the North West of England. It caters for boys and girls between 3 and 11.We aim to create an environment where the children are happy and feel secure.
Academic standards are high, as you would expect of one of the leading independent schools in the country. However, our expectations of the children extend beyond academic success. We want them to take full advantage of the wide range of opportunities that are on offer, inside and outside of the classroom.
Music, sport, art and drama have a high profile in the life of this busy school. We encourage all the children to join in at least one of the many clubs and activities available at lunchtimes and after school. The school enjoys excellent facilities, some of which it shares with the senior school, such as the all-weather pitches, swimming pool, playing fields and theatre.
Stockport Grammar School is a co-educational independent day school. Established in 1487, we have a long and distinguished history, but seek to equip girls and boys for a future of change and challenge.
We provide an outstanding education by providing teaching of the highest quality together with guidance and pastoral support tailored to meet individual needs. We are committed to making the process of learning stimulating and enjoyable.
Co-education is central to the ethos of our school. We believe that it provides the best and most natural preparation for happiness and success in adult life. As well as securing outstanding academic qualifications through learning and working together, the rich extra-curricular life of the school encourages boys and girls to explore and expand the limits of their potential and to develop their talents to the full.
The quality of education cannot be defined simply in terms of examination grades or fine facilities. We want our students to be creative and flexible thinkers, with high self-esteem and an awareness of the needs of others. Education at Stockport Grammar School is geared towards encouraging them to be ambitious in their aims, expand their horizons and exceed their expectations.
Stockport Grammar School was founded in 1487 by Sir Edmond Shaa, Lord Mayor of London and Court Jeweller to three Kings of England. His talent and good fortune enabled him to endow a foundation in the remote parish of his birth. The chantry priest funded by his will was to pray on Wednesdays and Fridays for the souls of his parents and himself. He also directed that "the said connying Preest kepe a gram schole continually in the Towne of Stockeport".
Columbus had not discovered America when the first classes began in the parish church, making it almost the oldest secular foundation in the country. From those earliest days, the Goldsmiths' Company of London, to which Shaa belonged, has been the school's friend and benefactor.
It migrated twice during its first four centuries, providing its pupils with a ringside seat as the town was taken by storm in the Civil War of 1642-6. They also watched in 1745 as the Young Pretender marched past the school door to his destruction. In 1916 the school established itself in the present buildings on a site south of the town centre. The climax of 60 years of expansion came in 1979-80 when the adjoining school was purchased and girls were admitted. The Senior School now numbers over 1,000 pupils, with a Junior Department of around 400, and is independent of the State system.
Unlike the handful of medieval foundations which rival its antiquity it has remained a local grammar school, proud of its association with the town and generations of local children from every kind of background. Notable pupils have been Admiral Back, the Arctic explorer, Sir Frederick Williams, the inventor of the computer, and Peter Boardman, the mountaineer who died on Everest in 1982. For the famous and not so famous it has remained a school offering the finest education to all who can benefit, true to the wishes of its founder, "after their capaciteys that God well geve them".
Each of the Reception and Year 1 classes has a full-time qualified teaching assistant, who supports the class teacher. The two Year 2 classes share one assistant. The children are also taught by specialist teachers in some subjects such as French, IT, Music and PE. Pupils also have a weekly swimming lesson.
The children in the Infant Department have a separate playground as well as using the main Junior School playground and fields for their supervised playtimes, which are at a different times from the Junior break time.
At the end of Year 2, children automatically move from the Infant Department into the Junior Department.


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2011 Bentley Continental GTC Speed 80-11 Edition标签: Bentley, Design 0 评论
Bentley unveiled at the 60th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance its new limited-edition Continental GTC and GTC Speed 80-11 models, designed exclusively for the North American market.
These are basically trim packages, adding things like 20-inch, 14-spoke polished wheels, and red calipers on the Speed, but they at least look tasteful. While the 80-11 Editions will be available in any Bentley color, they've introduced a new color – Midnight – that will be exclusive to these models.
For the interior, Bentley's styling team has created two unique interiors for these exclusive convertibles. The main leather hide choice for both vehicles is Beluga, and the contrast stitching, piping and Bentley emblems are white on the GTC and Pillar Box Red on the GTC Speed. Sporty drilled alloy foot pedals are standard on both vehicles and to further differentiate the special editions, the vehicles' treadplates and a badge on the console are branded with the "80-11 Edition" signature.
And for those who still don't know, the vehicles will carry the same a twin-turbo 6-liter W12 engine delivering 552hp and 479 lb-ft of torque in the GTC model and 600hp and 553 lb-ft of torque in the GTC Speed model. The GTC can hit 60 mph in just 4.9 seconds and has a top speed of 195mph (190mph with the top down) while the GTC Speed model sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds while the top speed is limited to 200mph (195mph with top down). The 80-11 Edition GTCs and the 80-11 Edition GTC Speeds arrive at Bentley dealers in fall of 2010 as model-year 2011 vehicles.
Press Release
Continental GTC and GTC Speed 80-11 Editions Unveiled
(Pebble Beach, CA) Bentley Motors is displaying the company's new limited-edition Continental GTC and GTC Speed 80-11 models, designed exclusively for the North American market, on the Concept Lawn at the 60th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Both of these new cars combine the legendary performance, luxury and craftsmanship for which the 91-year old Bentley marque is renowned, as well as the added exclusivity of being commissioned for a single market. The 80-11 designation underlines just how limited these luxury British convertibles will be with Bentley building only 80 examples of each drophead in 2011.
Unique and Distinctive Exterior Styling
The GTC and GTC Speed 80-11 models deliver the same outstanding performance as their 'standard' Bentley counterparts but with their own strong and original styling stories.
The luxurious GTC 80-11 features new 20-inch, 14-spoke alloy diamond wheels, polished with unique black center caps featuring Bentley's distinctive 'B' emblem. The more performance-oriented GTC Speed 80-11offers the muscular Supersports' 20-inch wheels, now finished with an eye-catching dark tint, and displaying sporty red brake calipers underneath.
Both cars give a nod to Bentley's British heritage and incomparable craftsmanship, with Union Jack brightware badges featured on the front fenders.
Bentley's extensive choice of colors is available for both GTC 80-11 models but for those seeking even more exclusivity, a new and unique color - Midnight - has been commissioned for these high-performance convertibles. The 80-11 GTC and GTC convertibles offer the Dark Grey Metallic soft top and the Mulliner fuel-filler cap as standard.
A Unique Interpretation of Bentley Craftsmanship and Refinement
Bentley's styling team has created two unique interiors for these exclusive convertibles. The main leather hide choice for both vehicles is Beluga, and the contrast stitching, piping and Bentley emblems are white on the GTC and Pillar Box Red on the GTC Speed. The result is a strong, dark main hide color, accented by the contrasting hand-stitching and piping.
To complement the Piano Black veneers on both 80-11 Editions, the engine-turned aluminum dash has a bright finish in the GTC and a sportier dark finish for the GTC Speed. Race-inspired drilled alloy sport foot pedals are standard on both vehicles and to further differentiate the special editions, the vehicles' treadplates and a badge on the console are branded with the "80-11 Edition" signature.
The 80-11 Edition GTCs and the 80-11 Edition GTC Speeds arrive at Bentley dealers in fall of 2010 as model-year 2011 vehicles.
Exhilarating Bentley Performance and FlexFuel Technology
Since its launch in 2006 the Continental GTC has enjoyed sales success in over 50 countries around the world and drawing younger buyers to the Bentley marque. Customers are attracted to its combination of sleek design, interior craftsmanship, dramatic performance and refined but agile handling. The GTC boasts a twin-turbo 6-liter W12 engine, producing 552hp and 479 lb-ft of torque. The GTC's top speed is 195mph (190mph with the top down) and its 0-60mph sprint time is just 4.8 seconds.
Responding to customer demand for an even more potent and driver-focused convertible, the GTC Speed debuted in summer of 2009. The Speed also uses the twin-turbo 6-liter W12 powertain but Bentley's engineers have further optimized its performance to create 600hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. With a top speed of 200mph (195mph with top down) the Speed was the world's fastest four-seat production convertible, before the recent arrival of its Bentley stablemate the Supersports Convertible, with a 0-60mph time of only 4.5 seconds.
For model-year 2011, the GTC and GTC Speed, along with all Bentley Continentals, features FlexFuel technology, which enables the vehicle to run on gasoline, E85 biofuel or any mix of the two without any compromise in performance. As part of its environmental strategy, Bentley has pledged to reduce CO2 by 15% by offering FlexFuel powertrains across its entire vehicle lineup by the end of 2012, and it has pledged to introduce a new powertrain that reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 40%.
About Bentley Motors, Inc
Bentley Motors, Inc. is the Sales, Marketing, distribution and Aftersales channel for the Bentley brand in The Americas. Nearly one in every three Bentley products sold worldwide is delivered to a customer in the Americas, making the region the single largest for the company. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Bentley Motors, Inc. has approximately 35 employees and 48 retail locations throughout the region. The wide majority of the region's sales and retailers are located in the United States, with the southern California, New York and southern Florida metro markets being the three largest.


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Parents must realize that a small change is better than no change at all and come up with creative solutions to meet their children's need for healthy meals and exercise. - Dr. Marta Katalenas
Austin, TX (PRWEB) January 31, 2014
Dr. Katalenas, a pediatrician in Austin, Texas, challenges patients to exercise for just 10 minutes in the morning as part of her 2014 Monthly New Year's Resolution challenge. Dr. Katalenas recommends making healthy lifestyle changes in small doses, each month, in order to create a habit that will fit into your lifestyle.
"Parents must realize that a small change is better than no change at all and come up with creative solutions to meet their children's need for healthy meals and exercise. The good news is that children respond much better than adults to lifestyle changes," says Dr. Katalenas.
Cedric X. Bryant, PhD, chief exercise physiologist of the American Council on Exercise agrees, "The key is getting exercise whenever you can-whether it's morning, afternoon, or evening. The goal is to move your body as much as possible."
But by starting your morning with physical activity, you set the day's pace, Bryant says. "Morning exercisers tend to stick with their exercise habit," he says. "By doing the bulk of exercise first thing in the morning, you get your exercise in before other distractions can intrude. We can all relate to that -- because once the day gets going, it's hard to get off the treadmill called life."
Research suggests that morning exercise improves sleep, a benefit that could also promote weight loss. One study of overweight women between the ages of 50 to 75 showed that those who engaged in consistent morning exercise (about four hours a week) slept better than those who exercised less. The evening exercisers had more trouble falling asleep - even if they fit in the four hours a week.
Dr. Katalenas has created a list of monthly resolutions that the whole family can adopt on her website at http://www.DrKatalenas.com and she includes a printable flyer for download that she encourages parents to post on their refrigerator, helping families keep on track in the new year.
About Dr. Katalenas
Dr. Marta Katalenas is a board certified pediatrician and owner of the Pediatric Center of Round Rock. She is a public speaker and author of the book "The Step Up Diet: From Scratch… The Quality, Quantity, and Timing Solution to Childhood Obesity," a guide to healthy cooking and eating for busy families.


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CyberDodo and the Otter (1-52).
The otter is a charming mammal which has very often paid with its life because of its beautiful coat of fur. Here is a case file to help you understand them better, since it is unfortunately becoming more and more difficult to find them in their natural habitat because it is being destroyed by man.


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I had a dream the other night, and for me this is rare mostly because I am rarely asleep long enough to dream, but I was horribly sick and this allowed me a full night of uninterrupted sleep…. I digress…. anyway, I had a dream, that I was in China (why China? I have no idea, maybe because I really wanted an egg roll), and I was walking down an extremely busy road with Caleb, SUDDENLY! Caleb took off running, in only a fashion that he would do.
Y'all this dream was so real that I am sure that I was screaming for him in my sleep. In the dream he would get really close look back and smile and then take off running. This went on until I woke myself up near hyperventilating from the stress of the dream.
I woke up in a way that only a mama would understand, still breathing hard, I shot up out of the bed and ran to his bedside where he was, of course, sound asleep, probably dreaming of dinosaur wrangling cowboys.
The next morning this crazy dream had me thinking all day about my sweet Caleb. Cabby, my literal middle child, the introvert, the most accident prone of all my kids (no joke, we are on a first name basis with the ER radiology techs and nurse practitioners) and the one that has had me wrapped since day one. He wears all his emotions on his face and he loves with all his heart. At 4 he still drags a star spangled "night night" everywhere he goes and he is 100% boy (and a mama's boy).
I started to think that so often, being in the middle he can get lost in the shuffle of siblings, and I thought about how important it is not to "lose" our kids in the day to day hustle. I know that personally my goal as a mother is that my children are never "lost". Spiritually I want them to know Jesus and love Jesus first and before everything.
I want them never to feel unimportant, I want them to never get "lost" to the ideals that this ever troubled world may throw at them. I want them to know that I will always find them no matter where they are in life. Anyway that was my deep thought after this dream … Perhaps this is why I don't dream I think too much into them and become this sudden honorary mom-cologist with a pretend degree from CandyLand University. Maybe it just meant, Cabby is getting ready to take off when I am least expecting it, so if that's the case I am on high alert!
In other Barber's Wife news, aside from the crazy dreams and the gnarly random sickness that over came me, I have been super busy in my shop. I have a craft show this weekend and I am wracking my brain to get some original things finished and ready to sale. As the holidays draw near, let me encourage you to shop local.
I usually shop local and small business, mostly because I like the uniqueness of an item and I feel like it adds a flair of "special" to the gift that you are purchasing. These local vendors are people those big name, carbon copy places are slowly pushing out. As a mama it is a big deal to be able to do something that I enjoy and stay home with my kids too,and still being able to put my family first. And I can't do that UNLESS YOU BUY MY STUFF…. it's for the kids!
So with that being said if you are looking for a small teachers gift, something for your boss, something unique for a new baby, or just something to spruce up the home, check out my Etsy page The Barbers Wife and Co….. or,
if you are looking for something for your little girls to help add a little sparkle to their wardrobe look at Twinkle Belle Bows , Zoe has gobs of these bows and she is stopped everywhere we go with admiration.
Also, look at Swallows Grace, the story behind this sweet company will melt your heart, in a nut shell they started making mugs to fund the adoption of their sweet little boy, Lane… ahhhh! get a tissue ready it is so sweet. I have a personalized cup from her already, the quality is great and I have another in the making (I have a small addiction to mugs).
These are just a couple of my favorites, I have tons more, just check them out you will love them too.
So I suppose the moral to this post…. shop small and don't lose stuff….


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Mrs. Ruby Street Riesland, age 84 of Dickson, TN died July 21, 2014. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon, July 24, 2014 at 3 pm from the chapel of the Taylor Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Baggett officiating and Tommy Marvin assisting. Place of rest is in the Dickson Union Cemetery.
Ruby was a longtime Dickson cosmetologist with 35 years of serving her clients. She was a lifelong resident of Dickson County and the daughter of the late William Elery and Mattie Pearl Bowen Betty. She was a member of the Walnut Street Church of Christ. Ruby was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, Douglas R. Street who died in 1957 and also preceded in death by a son, Phil Street. A special thank you for all the love and care that her caregivers have given Ruby and her family over the last few years and a special thank you to her sister friend and caregiver Edna Green.
Survivors include her husband of 25 years, David H. Riesland of Dickson, TN Her Daughter, Janet Fay Street of Dickson, TN Her Son, Glen Rickey Street of Dickson, TN, Her Step son, David R. Riesland and his wife, Donna of Norman, OK, her Step daughters, Denise Vollmer and her husband, Chuck of Covington, IN and Deborah Nance and her husband, Bert of Lisle, IL, Also surviving her sister, Ann McClellan of Dickson, TN Her Two Grandsons, Douglas Street and Phillip Street, Jr. Her Three Great Grandchildren, Jessica, Mattie and Sara, Her Six Step Grandchildren, Katherine Gatto, Stephanie Nance, Zach Cole, Lucy Johnson, Dottie Vollmer and Ellie Riesland, Her Four Step-Great Grandchildren.
Taylor Funeral Home, Inc. has endeavored to provide the most up-to-date information for the families we serve. We trust that you will find the information listed on this website to be of value to you.


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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's homemakers have made an art of living frugally in one of the world's most expensive countries, and they are now pruning spending further as the economy plunges into what could be a long recession.
For many of Japan's 17 million homemakers, managing household finances on their husband's salary, averaging about 270,000 yen a month (about $2900), is already a struggle.
As layoffs spread, consumer confidence has nosedived. Household spending, which makes up more than half the economy, dropped 3.8 percent in October, sparking a vicious cycle that is hurting retailers and will likely put more jobs at risk.
Asuka Suzuki, 27, who lives with her husband on the northern island of Hokkaido, says keeping monthly food spending to 19,000 yen ($205) a month, about a third of the national average for two people, requires meticulous planning and discipline.
"I do sometimes feel a bit down because I can't buy clothes, go traveling or take up any expensive hobbies," Suzuki said in an e-mail interview. "But I have a goal, which is to buy a house some day, so I just keep on trying."
Before setting out food shopping, she searches the Internet for bargains at all the local supermarkets, makes an inventory of the contents of her refrigerator and puts together a weekly menu.
Only then does she tuck the minimum necessary cash into her wallet — no credit cards — and, weather permitting, heads out on her bicycle to the supermarket.
Suzuki is just one of the hundreds of housewives featured in "Sutekina Okusan" or "Lovely Wife," a monthly magazine offering recipes and tips for the budget-conscious, from switching off the TV to save on electricity, to re-using water after rinsing rice.
Other suggestions include using old clothes to make cushion covers and making children's playhouses out of cardboard boxes.
Food is the biggest expense for many Japanese households, and even the thriftiest housewives often pride themselves on serving something different every night.
"At first I was astonished," said Satoko Sugiki, an editor at the magazine, of her first encounters with the determined women who reveal their spending habits in the magazine.
"But now it seems quite normal for someone to spend only 10,000 yen ($108) a month on food, even though it's amazing when you think about it." A less careful shopper could spend more than 10,000 yen on a single gift-wrapped melon at one of Japan's upmarket department stores.
As shoppers turned their backs on such high-priced goods, sales at department stores have fallen. They dropped nearly 7 percent in October on the same period the previous year, the eighth consecutive month of decline.
Instead, shoppers hit bargain stores. Discount clothing chain Uniqlo saw a jump in sales of more than 30 percent in November.
"People are shopping at places that offer good value for money. But there are very few companies benefiting," said Dairo Murata, a retail analyst at Credit Suisse in Tokyo.
Bookstores display notebooks for recording household accounts for the new breed of careful consumer.
Despite the savings made by these thrifty homemakers, some experts say many housewives may be forced to seek work outside the home as families increasingly struggle to cover their expenses on a single income.
"Even if it only pays 50,000 ($540) or 60,000 yen a month, it will help ease the pressure on the household budget," said financial journalist Haruko Ogiwara, who has written several books on budgeting and saving.
Full-time housewives, she said, were a luxury Japan could no longer afford. "Even if that means people can't keep detailed household accounts, they will still be better off."
Finding a job, though, will be easier said than done as the economy slumps.
Suzuki says she'd like to work part-time if she could find a job within walking distance of home. But for now, fear of what the downturn may bring is spurring new levels of frugality.
"I worry about whether my husband's company might go bankrupt," Suzuki said in an e-mail interview with Reuters, referring to the food manufacturer where her husband works.
"We don't have children now, but will we be able to have them and bring them up? Will we have an old age without worries?"
The couple have cut back on leisure trips. Suzuki tries to cook as much as possible. Her repertoire includes vegetable soup and tofu dishes that cost under a dollar.
"My husband is very cooperative, so we have fun saving money," she said. "I'm not that good at cooking, but he tells me what I serve is better than a restaurant, which helps me carry on."
At the end of each month, she analyses her receipts to try to spot weak points, but Suzuki admits she still has a way to go before catching up with some champions of thrift.
A glance through recent editions of "Lovely Wife" reveals some are feeding a family of four on 10,000 yen a month. Though many of them say they enjoy finding new ways to cut corners, frugality is more than a hobby.
"When it comes down to it, there are actually quite a lot of people in Japan who don't have much money," said thrifty book author Ogiwara.
Editing by Megan Goldin