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How to Pack & Ship Car Parts
What makes selling on eBay such a good venue for selling car parts and accessories is the website's reach; you can sell to customers around the world with relative ease and safety. Shipping your items to those customers is another story.
1. Prepare the Item for Packing
Many items don't require any special preparation other than packing securely and finding a large enough box. But others will need to have road grime and engine grease cleaned off, fluids drained, and delicate components removed and packed separately.
In general, you'll need to drain all the fluids (gasoline, oil, etc.) from an item before packing. After you've finished, seal the item in a plastic bag to prevent any residue from leaking out and weakening the container. If the item contains a hazardous substance that can't be removed (e.g., you're shipping a sealed car battery), be sure to note this on the shipping paperwork. You may also need to affix hazardous material stickers on the outside of your package.
Different carriers have different guidelines for packing and shipping hazardous materials; here are links to the major carrier's regulations:
A New England company that rebuilds transmissions offers the following tips for packing a transmission:
- Take your time!
- Completely drain all oil by flipping it bellhousing down in a drain pan for at least a few hours.
- Wrap the transmission in at least 1 or 2 plastic bags to prevent any leakage in the container.
- Pull off all the brackets, throw out bearing, clutch fork, and speed sensor (2g only).
Foley Engines has a very helpful tutorial on their website that shows customers how to ship engines to them. It includes step-by-step instructions with diagrams and measurements.
2. Pack the Item
For large, bulky items, use a sturdy corrugated cardboard box You can purchase a "Dish Pack" (double-walled box) at U-Haul or from shipping supply companies like Uline.
Consider double-boxing the item if it's heavy and/or delicate.
For car hoods, doors and other oddly sized parts, ask local auto body shops if they have any boxes that will fit the item. These boxes are usually thrown out (or recycled), so you may be able to pick one up for free. Just make sure it's still sturdy enough to properly protect the contents.
Tires should be shipped in individual boxes. Protect the wheels by covering them with a non-abrasive cloth (to prevent scratches), then cardboard. Use tie down straps to hold the cardboard in place.
Five-foot-tall wardrobe boxes are great for shipping oversized items like motorcycle exhausts. Wrap the exhaust in soft towels or bubble wrap to protect the finish, place inside the box, then cushion with crumpled paper or packing peanuts.
For large, heavy and dirty items like transmissions, place the item inside a large plastic storage tote that's been padded with dense foam (the squishy kind, not rigid Styrofoam unless it's cut to fit the item you're shipping). Packing peanuts or bubble wrap are fine for lightweight items but not recommended for heavier parts. Seal the tote securely by wrapping heavy-duty strapping tape completely around it in both directions, then place inside a snug-fitting cardboard box.
Another option for shipping a heavy item is to crate it. Cover the item completely with thick plastic sheeting or a heavy piece of fabric (e.g., a mover's blanket), then strap it securely to a wood pallet (use a ratcheting tie-down cargo strap) or the base of a wood crate and nail the lid and sides on. You may want to have a crate custom-built for the item, depending on its value.
If you're stumped (or just don't want to bother with packing the item yourself), contact a local shipper (e.g., your nearest FedEx or UPS Store) or freight company like Craters & Freighters, who will professionally pack your item for you.
3. Choose the Shipping Carrier
UPS Ground is often the least expensive shipping option for large, heavy parcels; however, UPS does have some restrictions on what they'll accept and where they'll deliver. UPS Ground is available in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, however they will not deliver to P.O. boxes or APO/FPO. All UPS shipping methods have online tracking and are automatically insured for up to $100 Additional insurance is extra, as are optional Delivery Confirmation and Delivery Confirmation Signature Required. DCSR is strongly recommended when shipping expensive items.
Ground delivery is generally slower than other services, sometimes taking up to 7 business days or more. For faster delivery, consider offering an air delivery option, such as 2nd Day or Overnight/Express as well.
These will cost more than Ground (sometimes more than double or triple the amount), but they're good for customers who need to get a part quickly. Also, make sure that the item you're shipping can be transported by air; some items, like pressurized gasses, can only go by Ground.
FedEx and DHL have comparable ground delivery services. Many sellers have a strong preference for (or aversion to) one, so it pays to do a little comparison-shopping before choosing a shipper.
Freight companies are another alternative. Look in the yellow pages under "Freight" or try Freight Quote to receive quotes from multiple carriers.
Some eBay sellers prefer to ship large items via Greyhound Package Xpress.
This is sometimes a cheaper option than other delivery services, however the buyer will have to travel to their nearest Greyhound bus terminal to pick up their merchandise. Weigh the differences in price and convenience carefully before choosing this option.
- Be aware that PayPal's Seller Protection Policy does not cover items delivered in person, only those that are shipped via a method with online tracking; if the buyer uses PayPal, picks up the item in person and then tells PayPal they never received the item, PayPal will find in their favor and remove the money from your account.
- While many car parts have global appeal, not all are well-suited for shipping. Items like engines and car hoods can weigh more than a hundred pounds and be very expensive to ship, not to mention challenging to pack. As a result, many sellers offer these items for local pick-up only.


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Last week I rounded up some chunky chain jewelry that looked like perfect candidates for a DIY project, and it inspired me to make my own mixed chain necklace.
Read on for the instructions.
Heavy chain (about 5 inches)
Light chain (about 26 inches)
Jump rings
1. Measure and cut two pieces of the light chain about 13 inches long each, and a piece of the heavy chain about 5 inches long.
2. Take one piece of the light chain, and loop it through an end link of the heavy chain.
3. Attach a jump ring to the two ends of the light chain you just looped through the heavy chain, and attach half of a clasp to that jump ring.
4. Loop the other piece of light chain through a link on the opposite end of the heavy chain, and attach a jump ring and the other half of a clasp to the ends.
And now you have a necklace.
I made mine in silver just because I don't wear much gold, but you could easily make yours in any color or style of chain that you prefer. Happy DIY'ing!

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A beautiful tree native to Colombia, incredibly I had never seen this tree listed in any tropical book. It has large leather-like leaves with large flowers that open up red and turn purple and then lavender. Blooms year-round and grows in the cooler tropical climates.The tree can be seen in the President´s residents in Bogotá. The climate in Bogotá is unique. The average high is 66 and the average low is 45, with only a few degrees of variation all year. Half the days of the year will have light rainfall, about 33 inches per year. Even in the chilly air many tropical and sub tropical plants do well here.


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My friend Milla Ilieva gifted me mightily yesterday. She had invited me to join her at a Health & Wellness Day, that was part of an ongoing series called Times Talks. Tina Parker-Pope, consumer health columnist for The New York Times, did a great job of moderating fabulously informative and inspiring interviews with Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Mehmet Oz. These men have long been heroes of mine.
I've already written with gratitude about Dr. Chopra. His 'quantum healing' work surfaced shortly after my intense indoctrination into the marvels of the body/mind/spirit connection as a student of the extraordinary teacher and healer, Hilda Charlton. This turned out to be an indoctrination that healed me and totally transformed my life. Our scientific community and Dr. Chopra were now making available to the masses what Hilda had been teaching, and the ancient wise ones espousing, for millennia – that the Universe and everything in it is energy. And that in the case of us humans, this energy pulsing unceasingly within us, is profoundly affected by our thoughts and the feelings they engender, as well as our beliefs and attitudes. These can be either healthful to our physical bodies or harmful to them. As Chopra tells us repeatedly our bodies are not frozen sculptures in time and space, they are pulsating energy, ever changing, ever renewing themselves. They are self repairing mechanisms, which is a constant message in my own work. He spoke of addictions yesterday and encouraged us to become increasingly aware of our choices. We always have choice. Expanding awareness is the antidote to addictions, along with finding ways to inspire ourselves. Inspiration always works, he said. His message was abundant with far too much wisdom and information to cover here, but his parting words for our ongoing wellness were:
1) Good Sleep
2) Awareness of everything we put into our bodies
3) Taking the Vow for Wellness (make one up for yourself)
4) Moving – the body needs to move!
Dr. Mehmet Oz appeared on my radar in the 90's when the Magazine Section of the Sunday Times presented an in depth article about his prowess as a cardiac surgeon. The pictures showed him to be quite a young man, extremely attractive – movie star looks – with great respect for, and close affiliation with, healers. My heart smiled. Now, of course, he's a really big star with his own TV show, which evolved out of his many appearances on Oprah where he educated the masses about health and well-being. He shared with us yesterday that although his surgical practice was wonderfully fulfilling, he lived for a long time with the frustration that his patients didn't need to have arrived at such a difficult and painful place in their lives. So much of their disease was preventable. He finally decided to go outside the box and teach us how to truly care for ourselves, so that many of us won't have to undergo such invasive treatments. Though the TV show demands a lot of his time, he still operates one day a week. He knows that this intimate involvement with his patients remains a big part of his purpose in life. He encourages us all to make peace with our purpose in life. Like Dr. Chopra, he emphasizes having good sleep each night – most of us need seven to seven and a half hours. He encourages developing eating habits that truly nourish our body/mind system as well as doing some form of exercise every day. He feels that first thing in the morning a brief routine of stretching will serve us tremendously. Once our many faceted days begin, exercise often falls between the cracks. I can relate to that one. Dr. Oz exudes enthusiasm and joie de vivre. His vibrant aliveness in person and on TV is totally infectious. I've thought from the first time I saw him on Oprah that this man would do more for preventative medicine than any one on the planet. He reaches millions with his message of taking responsibility for our own lives. He's delightfully human and fun and brilliantly aware of the love and caring that are mandatory for our own well-being and the health and well-being of our world. My heart overflows with gratitude for these two divinely gifted men. Thank you, Dr. Oz! Thank you, Dr. Chopra! Thank you Milla!
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Four Suicide Bombers Die On A Failed Mission In Maiduguri
Four suicide bombers were killed in a fail attempt to wreak havoc on Maiduguri residents on Wednesday night, an eyewitness told Saharareporters.
The suspected Boko Haram female bombers stormed Ummarari general area on the outskirts of Maiduguri and detonated their IEDs simultaneously at 8:23pm last night.
According to an eyewitness account, all the bombers were teens and wore new set of clothes to avoid detection.
"We were at our duty place, suddenly we heard a very loud explosion, I quickly climb the fence while on the fence I put on the touch light and spotted three of them standing behind the fence so I raised alarm; then second bomber blew up herself.
He added " the third also attacked the deserted mosque in Ummarari, there no civilian casualties, however, State Emergency Management Agency team came to evacuate the bodies of the bombers early morning on Thursday.
Molai general area has suffered a series of suicide attacks in the recent times led to the death of dozens of civilians.
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This class contains static methods that help to interactuate with users. All you have to do is set the correct parameters of the show method. Some are: title, a proper message, icons, botons, quantities and more.
The show method returns a DialogResult type value that will need to be evaluated in order to make future actions, for example, open another dialog window.
Let's look at some examples now:
I´ll start by creating a Windows From. Next, I´ll add 5 Buttons controls to the form and create a click event for all of them. On the click event method I created different messageBoxs for each one. Let's analize them:
-For the button0, the code line is:
MessageBox.Show(this, "Hello", "Title Button0");
Nothing really complicated here. This creates a simple dialog with the text Hello, owner this and title Title Button0.
-For the button1, the code line is:
MessageBox.Show("Abort, Retry, Ignore example", "Title 1", MessageBoxButtons.AbortRetryIgnore);
This is a little more interesting. We indicated here that the title would be Title 1, the message Abort, Retry, Ignore example and the Button for this specific dialog is the AbortRetryIgnore Button, the same one you see in most windows applications.
-For the button2, the code line is:
MessageBox.Show(this, "Error on button2, Continue?" , "Title2", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo , MessageBoxIcon.Error);
This is very similar to the previus one: Owner this, title Title2, message Error on button2, Continue? , Button YesNo and Icon Error. This will create a dialog that contains both options Yes and No, and also an Error Icon located left of the message will appear.
-For the button3, the code line is:
MessageBox.Show("Warning", "Button3 Title", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
Similar to the others but now the Button is the Ok button and the Icon Warning will apear. So the purpose of this is to indicate an error, warning or a message that the user must see and give the only option of clicking the OK button.
-For the button4, the code line is:
MessageBox.Show(this, "Warning", "Button4 title", MessageBoxButtons.RetryCancel, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button3);
Here the Button is the usual RetryCancel, the Icon Asterisk and the DefautlButton indicated to Button3. This defines the constat button.


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Ten storytellers share their original work onstage in an exciting competition for an estimated $200+ in cash prizes and a shot at the annual trophy. From the action-packed to the awe-inspiring, from the silly to the sublime — every show is an unpredictable medley of mixed styles of taletelling. $5 cover includes a ballot to vote for the night's winners!


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Hong Kong action-comedy icon Jackie Chan is returning to the small screen with the 104-episode strong 3D cartoon series "J-Team: All New Jackie Chan Adventures," a sort-of follow-up to Chan's U.S.-made animation series "Jackie Chan Adventures".
The series boasts a child version of Chan and a team of kid protagonists who defend a magical dreamland against monster invaders. At the end of each episode, Chan briefly appears in live-action form to drive the lesson home and give encouragement.
The $6 million production is set to air on three children's satellite TV channels and 200 terrestrial channels across China from later this year. Chan's production partners have big transmedia ambitions for the property, with a feature film in 2019 planned along with merchandising production and theme park attractions.
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He really is the sweetest little furball and loves to be cuddled and patted which is the whole reason we went for a ragdoll. So of course, the moment we got him home I grabbed the camera and started getting some cute pics of our little kitten and the first layout has now been finished.
My assignment was for this week on the Pebbles blog was to mix and match different collections and seriously, that couldn't be an easier task with the Pebbles line-up of products as everything seems to blend beautifully and each collection has similar shades of colour. I raided my Happy Go Lucky and Ever After collections and used the tear strips on the bottoms of the 12 x 12 full sheets to create the border panel down the layout, then everything fell into place from that point on.
Happy Go Lucky Cheery (751080)
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Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts)
Rub Ons (American Crafts)
Don't forget to pop over to the Pebbles blog HERE to see some other Mix & Match Monday projects from the team.
And, I'm sure this is the first of many layouts to come of Mr Wilson and the kids, they just can't stop cuddling him and I think he is in pussy-cat pamper heaven.
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1996 Land Rover Discovery SE7 4.0L Gasoline
BEST VALUE for its INTENDED use (i.e. Caveat Emptor, suburbanites!)
Leaks like a sieve - No worries.
ALL electronics work intermittently.
The original stereo is bland and uninspired.
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I bought this SUV for work in the Oilsands.
The Oilsands destroy GM, Toyota, and Nissan trucks. It was either a $70000 Ford Superduty or a $5000 Discovery II.
...the fuel economy is indeed tragic, unless you work in the Oil Industry ;)
Naturally, all the electronics have a typically British charm - sometimes they work. Sometimes mystery screws or plastic fascia appear on the floor. Occasionally the engine sounds like it might die. It does not.
Most comfortable ride driving in a mine or lease. Only the GMC Yukon comes close, and it's about 3x the price and has 2/3 of the life expectancy of a 'broken in' Discovery.
...If you have to pay for fuel, think long and hard.
...If you bought it new, you have my sympathies.
I also own an extremely reliable, well appointed, comfortable, (reasonably) powered Japanese sedan.
Guess which one is for sale.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
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Gene Kerrigan: For both sides, the kicks keep coming. . .
Yes, bonuses are back -- not least because our leaders know we'll roll over and take it, writes Gene Kerrigan
A QUESTION. Have the citizens of this befuddled little nation become so used to bowing the knee that there's nothing they won't let these people get away with? So far, an impartial observer might answer, yeah, probably.
Right now, Michael Noonan's Department of Buggering Up the Economy seems determined to see just how much humiliation they can heap on to us. It might be that one evening, having drunk a few bottles of Chateau Arrogant with their lobster dinner, the minister's bright-spark advisers came up with an idea.
"Suppose," one Knight of Austerity murmurs, "suppose we brought back bonuses for bankers?"
A shiver runs through everyone in the room.
"I'm talking big, big bonuses," the Knight says.
"Too soon," says one deputy assistant under-secretary. "Far too soon."
Now, I'm just speculating here. For all I know, it was Chateau Shameless they'd been drinking. But I've no doubt a conversation of this sort took place. How else do we explain this Irish Independent headline from last week? 'Michael Noonan clears way for bank bosses to get bonuses'.
The headline was over the byline of Laura Noonan, who doesn't make things up. She quotes from, and therefore has access to, new guidelines okayed by the minister. These will "pave the way" for "incentive arrangements" at AIB, Permanent TSB and at The Dead Bank Formerly Known as Anglo.
No minister or official or banker offered the newspaper a reason for this extraordinary move.
Now, the AIB's top lad is on €625,000 salary plus pension contribution. The new Permanent TSB guy is coming in on half-a-million a year, while the big man at Dead Anglo pulls in around €866,000, give or take. But, of course, bankers claim to be bugger-all use to anyone unless they have vast riches thrust upon them, in the shape of bonuses.
Any bonus for these people -- since the banks are the walking dead -- has to be paid by the citizens. And we have to borrow that money.
And now, someone in the Department of Finance seems to be flying a kite. Slip the word out, see how the rabble respond. If there's too much of an outcry, we've said nothing on the record, so it's all deniable. If the riffraff remain timid, we can take it to the next stage.
If you thought such a story, on the front page of a major newspaper, would upset people -- well, few seem bothered. The Knights of Austerity will be pleased.
While reading that story, a document arrived from a group called Open, representing one-parent families. They point out that Nice Enda's Government decided to last stop the One Parent Family Payment when a child reaches 14 (rather than 18). This had been due to be done in stages beween now and 2016.
Just before Christmas, the Knights of Austerity brought that forward to 2015. Perhaps they were worried that such a cut would look bad for the centenary of the Easter Rising. And then just before Christmas-- as though someone had a
hangover after an evening chugging the Chateau Vicious -- they abruptly decided to stop the payment when the child reaches the age of seven.
One-parent families, like so many others, have already taken a big hit in income. Sixty per cent of single parents work, and 20 per cent more are in training or education. These are people who struggle to give their kid a decent start and who can do it, with the barest support. Every child who gets a decent start is an asset to this nation.
Right now, they're part of that old cliche, 'the most vulnerable'. And this is a Government that knows how to pick its targets.
There was another document released last week, by the Central Statistics Office. It's got a blizzard of numbers and would normally be best left to specialists. But there's a chart on Page 11 that even I can understand.
Mind you, the language is a bit fruity.
Analysing the latest figures, from 2010, the CSO notes: "An uneven distribution of the percentage change in equivalised disposable income across the deciles." In English, that means that we haven't all taken the same hit, since this austerity swindle began.
The CSO divides us into 10 income groups. On the far left of the chart, the lowest-earning. Then, eight other groups to the right of them; and then -- on the far right -- the highest paid. (The people putting their names down for those Hermes handbags in Brown Thomas, a bargain at 22 grand.)
And -- guess what? This will come as a complete surprise to you, as you know how our leaders try mightily to ensure that we all "share the pain" equally. The lowest-paid took a 26 per cent hit in their disposable income in 2010. In the middle of the chart, those earning average wages took a 12 per cent cut or so.
And over on the right, with the Hermes handbags, those in the highest earning group had an eight per cent increase in disposable income.
Why is this happening?
Before the bubble burst, a whole layer of people -- lawyers, consultants, bankers, politicians, academics, top civil servants, company executives, etc -- arranged to have themselves paid rock-star money. And below them, dependent on their largesse, more layers of cheerleaders and camp followers.
Besides the wages, there are pensions, share options, all sorts of loot.
The mindset behind that didn't vanish when the bubble burst. Here, and among the European bankers and the EU bureaucrats, the priority since the crisis began has been to preserve that structure of inequality. There are token concessions, to show that they share our pain, but the structure of inequality is non-negotiable.
And policies reflect that mindset. From the notorious bank guarantee to the protection of the bondholders, one policy after another failed. Because dumping the problem on to the medium and lower-paid isn't just unfair -- it won't solve this crisis.
And now comes that headline: 'Michael Noonan clears way for bank bosses to get bonuses'.
Even as they stand in the rubble of their destroyed banks, the bankers have let out periodic howls of anguish. They feel naked without their bonuses. What a bonus says is: "Look, I know I'm on half-a-million wages -- but I'm an important person. And you can't expect me to apply my full energy for a wage. It doesn't motivate me. I need the promise of a big bonus, at which point I might feel inspired to do my job."
And their fellow plutocrats feel their pain.
"Look," says the wimpy deputy assistant under-secretary, at that lobster dinner in Austerity House. "I think this banker bonus thing might push the mugs too far. Next thing you know, they'll be out there marching, social unrest . . ."
"You mean," says another bright spark -- and he pauses and lets a small smirk rest on his lips. "You mean, the Fighting Irish?"
At which point the assembled Knights of Austerity laugh so hard that two of them spill their Grand Marniers. Even the wimpy under-secretary allows himself a smile.
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Spider Light: Creepy-Crawly Lamp Clings with Magnetic Legs
This lamp seems to come to life in a way that might creep out all you arachnophobes out there, clinging to surfaces in a decidedly spider-like way. The SpYder light by design firm daast is a tripod lamp that can be attached to surfaces in a variety of ways, pointing the light wherever it's needed.
Designers Andrew Southwood-Jones and Alexander Kashin of daast met while studying architecture, but paired up to work on design after discovering a shared passion for putting unusual materials to use in innovative ways.
"Answering our studio need for a flexible lights source that could be moved easily and quickly, daast leveraged the abundance of metal shelving with a bespoke solution," they say.
"Adapting a rubberized sheath used by electricians to join cables, both metal and electrical elements are joined to create flexible legs and house magnets."


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This weekly column looks at classic video games both in how they looked back in the day and how they stand up today. Though scores will be assigned, our tough review standards will be relaxed a bit for these games to give a general overview instead.
All retro games come courtesy of Retro Games Plus, located at 1761 Post Road East in Westport, CT. If you're in the northeastern part of the United States, please give them a look.
The name Donkey Kong has been a major one in my development as a gamer. Donkey Kong is listed as the first game I have a cognisant memory of, and I have Donkey Kong Country listed as one of my favourite games of all time. People forget this now, but Donkey Kong was actually resurrected elsewhere: on the Game Boy as a reboot of the original arcade game. It was also released as one of the flagship titles for the Super Game Boy, a Super Nintendo peripheral that allowed people to play Game Boy games, some of which had enhancements specifically for the system, on their TVs, with conveniences like actually being able to see what they were playing. In the pre-Internet and pre-emulation days, this was an amazing device, but the Super Game Boy itself doesn't make sense in 2012.
This week's question is, does Donkey Kong?
Donkey Kong
Original System: Game Boy
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Original Release Date: June 14, 1994
HOW WAS IT THEN: Donkey Kong stayed true to its original gameplay in this remake for all of about three minutes. Once Mario saved Pauline, Donkey Kong recovered, knocked him down, took her again, and began a wild goose chase that executed more like a puzzle-platformer than the old-school action game of the early 1980s. Across eight worlds and multiple stages, the game broke Mario and the player into its combination of timing-based jumps and selective negotiation of stage layout and use of new techniques, everything from the ability to throw the hammer to catch it elsewhere to swinging on ropes and clotheslines to get to higher places and other actions. Donkey Kong was brilliantly executed for its time and was the rare Game Boy game of that era that stood up favourably alongside 16-bit console games in terms of enjoyment factor. Also notable at the time was the enhancement that the Super Game Boy provided, adding colour to the otherwise black-and-white game, giving Pauline a scratchy but noticeable voice beyond 8-bit squeaks and squeals, and surrounding the game with cabinet art inspired by the original arcade game. It was a brilliant touch.
No matter how the game was played, Donkey Kong was a well designed, smartly executed game on any system, and one that was justly a system seller for both the handheld and Super Nintendo Game Boys.
HOW IS IT NOW: Despite obvious graphical issues and the limitations put forth by the tiny Game Boy screen and system, Donkey Kong stands up very well in 2012 due to its focus away from fast-paced action in favour of cerebral stage design which involves more thinking and less reaction. This is a good thing because if the game is being played on the regular Game Boy screen, the blurriness and lack of light will do no favours. On a better screen, even that of a Game Boy Colour, the game looks a lot crisper.
The gameplay itself is still great after eighteen years. Mario's new tricks are weaved into the game with a solid learning curve, being shown off in little vignettes after getting past a boss checkpoint, and then allowed to be used a couple of times before being incorporated into the game at large. It creates a learning environment of sorts that culminates in the last few worlds putting everything together into one tasty but difficult package. One thing to note is that 1-UPs are common; a minigame comes up after every stage in which all three of Pauline's items are collected with extra lives as the prize, so it's easy to collect lives in the first few worlds. However, don't think that Donkey Kong is easy because those lives will fritter away in the later stages as timing and planning trump the player's ability to react.
There are 101 stages in all counting the first four retro levels, so there is a lot of game to be had for a small price. The game is available physically for around $7 to $10, but the version I would recommend depends on the experience the individual gamer wants. For those looking for the ultimate way to play the game, I would go with the physical copy along with a Super Game Boy, which is also about $10. But for those who just want the game in an affordable package, Nintendo put this game on the 3DS's Virtual Console for $3.99. It's absolutely an acceptable way to play the game on a good screen with the ability to create a restore point in a pinch, but none of the Super Game Boy's presentation perks made it in; the game is in black and white, and you'll take it and like it. Once again, Nintendo gets lazy with their online releases, but the game is still highly enjoyable despite that.


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Torn between two worlds, Yansen's journey unfolds between Flores and Rome, between the joyful fulfillment of an objective and the effort to attain it, between flowers and knives, just as in the ritual.
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School of Education
Effective 1 June 2018 through 31 May 2019
Please see the Undergraduate Catalog Archives for PDF versions of past catalogs.
Thomas Cornell, interim dean
School of Education website (external to catalog)
Mission Statement
The School of Education at Webster University provides its students with the knowledge, experiences, and practical tools that enable them to guide both themselves and others toward lifelong learning. The School of Education is a community of teacher-scholars who apply critical reflections and creative energies to enhance learning in schools and other educational settings. The faculty strives to do this by modeling effective teaching practices based on sound theory and research. The personalized approaches make for a challenging, yet supportive environment that permits the risk-taking necessary for learning and growth. The School encourages its faculty and students to work actively toward this end, keeping in mind that the actions must be rooted in visionary yet realistic thinking. This thought and action process underscores the development of an inner-directed self-understanding, an outer-directed global perspective, and an appreciation of human diversity that arises from both.
"...We all must work to make this world worthy of its children." (Casals, 1970)
Developing a world of learners through knowledge, leadership, and lifelong learning.
Conceptual Framework
This graphic represents the conceptual schema of the School of Education.
The outer circle is the "world of learners" in cultural settings. Each quadrant represents one of the school's four goals for its candidates: to develop knowledgeable learners, informed instructors, reflective collaborators, and responsive educators. The two axes represent the theme components of knowledge, leadership, and lifelong learning. These lines are broken to emphasize the fluid relationship of the goals and integrated concepts.
1. Education candidates will demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter, knowledge of the learner, and knowledge of pedagogy based on inquiry and scholarship.
The knowledgeable learner:
- Knows content that supports conceptual understanding.
- Applies tools of inquiry to construct meaningful learning experiences.
- Identifies developmental factors in student learning.
- Understands theoretical principles of effective instruction to plan learning experiences.
2. Education candidates will incorporate multiple assessment and instructional strategies to support effective educational practices based on research and theory.
The informed instructor:
- Designs curriculum based on students' prior knowledge, learning styles, strengths, and needs.
- Understands and uses a range of instructional strategies.
- Uses a variety of communication modes, media, and technology to support student learning.
- Employs a variety of formal and informal assessments to monitor learning and modify instruction.
3. Education candidates will reflect on the roles educators take as leaders of change through collaboration with colleagues, students, and families in schools and communities.
The reflective collaborator:
- Values and integrates reflection to grow as a professional.
- Promotes communication and collaboration with colleagues, families, and community leaders.
- Seeks relationships with families and students to support student learning.
- Initiates change that benefits students and their families.
4. Education candidates will demonstrate respect for diversity through responsive teaching and learning that values individual differences.
The responsive educator:
- Understands and responds appropriately to issues of diversity.
- Acknowledges social and cultural contexts to create effective teaching and learning environments.
- Adapts instruction to the learner's knowledge, ability, and background experience.
- Identifies resources for specialized services when needed.
Dispositions and Professional Behaviors
Programs in the School of Education cultivate and assess dispositions and professional behaviors related to candidates' academic engagement and integrity; fairness and respect toward others; commitment to high expectations and support for all learners; and demonstrated professional communication and behavior.
For more information about the School of Education's assessment of dispositions and professional behaviors please refer to our website at webster.edu/education.
Assessment Policy of School of Education
Demonstration of MoSPE Quality Indicators
The Department of Teacher Education (DTE) Passport is an integral element in the assessment system for initial teacher certification programs. The system is designed to foster the development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions for pre-service teacher candidates in the digital age.
The assessment system is based on the School of Education Goals and is aligned with Missouri Standards for the Preparation of Educators (MoSPE).
In order to complete the digital passports, candidates are enrolled in an online learning portal entitled Education Passport 1 and Education Passport 2.
Using a self-directed approach, pre-service teachers upload artifacts and reflections in the digital passports. Each passport is assessed by a team of faculty who assign a passing or failing grade to the passport based on the successful submission of artifacts and appropriate supplementary activities. Where appropriate, candidates may be asked to revise and resubmit artifacts or reflections.
Successful completion of each part of the passport allows the candidate to move through the phases of the program.
Department of Teacher Education
Basiyr Rodney, chair
Majors and Degrees
- Education (BA) with Certification in the following areas:
- Early Childhood/Elementary (Birth-Grade 6)
- Elementary Education with a Content Specialization or Minor (Grades 1-6)
- Elementary Education with Special Education (Grades 1-6)
- Middle School (Grades 5-9) with a focus in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies
- Secondary English (Grades 9-12)
- Secondary Mathematics (Grades 9-12)
- Secondary Social Science (Grades 9-12)
- Secondary Unified Science (Grades 9-12)
- Special Education (Mild/Moderate/Cross-Categorical) with Elementary Content (Grades 1-6)
- Special Education (Mild/Moderate/Cross-Categorial) with Middle and Secondary School Content (Grades 6-12)
- Art (Grades K-12)
- World Languages (French, German, or Spanish) (Grades K-12)
- Combined Degree: BA in Elementary Education (Grades 1-6)/MA in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
- Combined Degree: BA in Secondary English Education (Grades 9-12)/MA in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
- Combined Degree: BA in World Languages Education (Grades 1-6)/MA in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
- Educational Studies (BA) (informal education)
*BMEd offered through the Department of Music in the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts
Special Study Opportunities
Within the School of Education students may pursue traditional education courses and activities, including supervised clinical studies, independent studies and reading courses, or explore issues in the field of educational philosophy, theory, and methodology through a variety of professional activities. Other options may include experiences in varied educational settings at Webster University's international campuses, conferences, study tours, Student Literacy Corps, and other service learning opportunities and field experiences in inclusive schools, all of which prepare students for teaching in an increasingly diverse society.
Admission to the Major
Students may be fully admitted to the major when the following criteria have been met:
- A grade of B or better in EDUC 2800 Foundations of Education.
- A grade of B or better in EDUC 2000 Beginning Practicum.
- Completed Candidate Responsibility Form.
- A departmental GPA of 3.0, based on all EDUC courses taken.
Admission to Teacher Certification
Occurs concurrently with Admission to the Major and additionally requires:
- Successful completion of all sections of the MoGEA Exam by 64 credit hours of college-level coursework (transfer students must pass all sections of MoGEA Exam during the first semester following transfer to Webster University).
- Completion of the Missouri Educator Profile (MEP).
- Completion of a college composition course with a grade of B- or better.
- Completion of a college mathematics course with a grade of B- or better.
- A written Program of Study (POS) outlining the degree and program requirements developed by completion of 64 credit hours.
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 in college-level coursework from all post-secondary institutions attended.
- Successful completion of Passport 1.
General Information
- Candidates must be admitted to teacher certification in order to take specified EDUC methods courses. Transfer students must complete the MoGEA Exam during the first semester following transfer to Webster.
- Candidates must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in the education major and in the content area as well as a GPA of 2.75 in all college-level coursework.
- Courses completed with a grade of D do not count toward fulfilling specific course requirements of the major.
NOTE: Policies and procedures governing the education major and Teacher Certification are available on the School of Education website.
Teacher Certification
Because students enrolled in the education major pursue initial Teacher Certification as part of their degree, a Program of Study (POS) is designed to meet the general education requirements of both the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Global Citizenship Requirements of Webster University.
Teacher Certification Programs
- Early Childhood/Elementary (Birth-Grade 6)
- Elementary Education with Content Specialization or Minor (Grades 1-6)
- Elementary Education with Special Education (Grades 1-6)
- Middle School (Grades 5-9) with a focus in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies
- Secondary English (Grades 9-12)
- Secondary Mathematics (Grades 9-12)
- Secondary Social Science (Grades 9-12)
- Secondary Unified Science (Grades 9-12)
- Special Education (Mild/Moderate/Cross-Categorical) with Elementary Content (Grades 1-6)
- Special Education (Mild/Moderate/Cross-Categorical) with Middle and Secondary School Content (Grades 6-12)
- Art (Grades K-12)
- World Languages (French, German, or Spanish) (Grades K-12)
- Combined Degree: BA in Elementary Education (Grades 1-6)/MA in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
- Combined Degree: BA in Secondary English Education (Grades 9-12)/MA in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
- Combined Degree: BA in World Languages Education (Grades 1-6)/MA in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
Candidates seeking Secondary Education certification are encouraged to choose a second major in their content area. Advisors from the content area work closely with the School of Education to assure candidates meet the requirements of both their majors and teacher certification.
A minimum of 3 credit hours of a 3000-level practica are required as a prerequisite to apprentice teaching. Practica are 45-135 hour experiences in P-12 classrooms involving observations, lesson planning and teaching. A schedule of when the teacher candidate is in the classroom is established in conjunction with the cooperating teacher. To enroll in practicum, candidates must complete the formal application through TK20. Candidates must apply by September 15th for a spring placement and by February 15th for a fall placement. Directions are located on the School of Education website. Candidates must meet with the Coordinator of Field Placements prior to submitting practicum applications.
Apprentice Teaching
Apprentice teaching is a requirement for all initial certifications. Apprentice teaching is a full-time experience in a P-12 classroom that spans at least 16 weeks. The teacher candidate observes the cooperating teacher and eventually assumes responsibility for planning and preparing lessons, teaching, grading student work and taking part in any other activities expected of a teacher in the school. Candidates must complete a formal application through TK20. Candidates must apply by September 15th for a spring placement and by February 15th for a fall placement. Directions are located on the School of Education website. Passport 2 must be successfully completed before the start of Apprentice Teaching. The candidate must also pass the Missouri Content Assessment(s) for the specific certification area prior to the start of Apprentice Teaching.
Note: The application for practicum and apprentice teaching will not be accepted if the student has not been formally accepted to teacher certification status. Apprentice teaching placements will be made in the St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County School Districts along with private and independent schools. All candidates enrolled in apprentice teaching must participate in a mandatory seminar. Candidates should not contact school officials or teachers about placements, but they should contact the Coordinator of Field Placements for such information. All undergraduate candidates for certification must complete either their practicum or apprentice teaching in a diverse setting.
The Beatrice and David Kornblum Institute for Teaching Excellence
The Beatrice and David Kornblum Institute for Teaching Excellence is an integral part of Webster University's School of Education. The Institute's mission is to support innovative education, program development, community service, and improved teaching and learning with an emphasis on economically disadvantaged minority, immigrant, and/or disabled (at risk) public school children from the urban setting.
Kornblum Scholar Program
The Institute makes scholarships available to candidates working with or aspiring to work with students from low-income districts having diverse populations. Funding is limited so early application is encouraged. Applications are due by May 15th of each year. Recipients will be notified by August 1st.
Application Criteria
To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Completed application form
- Written statement (no more than 1000 words) addressing the student's philosophy of education and commitment to the mission of the institute.
- Résumé.
- Copy of Webster University student academic record.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Successful completion of at least half of the student's degree program by the application deadline.
- Students who are currently working as teachers must check eligibility and apply for funds that may be available through their school district regarding tuition reimbursement.
For more information about the scholar program, see the Kornblum Scholarship Fund Application, available on the School of Education's website at webster.edu/education.
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"We got out of the car, we were kind of freaked out," Judith Fleissig recalls of the moment this month when she and her daughter found the weapon. "I didn't want to touch it."
Thinking they would just call the owner, they searched for an ID, but there was none, she said. Her daughter unzipped the bag and said, "'Oh my God, it's a gun.' I said, 'I think I'm going to throw up,'" Fleissig said.
This type of verbiage does not seem to be limited. From an MIT biologist during the Larry Summers/women in the sciences brouhaha:
MIT biologist Nancy Hopkins '64 said she felt physically ill as a result of listening to Summers' speech at a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) luncheon, and she left the conference room half-way through the president's remarks.
I must have missed the class, or maybe it's only taught in Women's Studies, (the most useless department in any college or university right after the colleges of 'education'), but I don't generally go around getting the vapors or feeling physically ill if someone says something I don't like. I get angry, I get hurt, I wish dysentery on them or for the person in question to spontaneously combust, but this other type of reaction is foreign to me.
Maybe it's correlative to the idea that a woman should throw up on a potential attacker, as was suggested by the University of Colorado a few years ago.....


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A little while back my sister headed off to London & Paris for a week.. jealous much. If you've been following me on Twitter you'll know I tweeted saying you know you're raising your baby sister right when she comes home with the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette and two Benefit sets! One of those was a gift for me which I was pretty stoked about because Benefit isn't that easy come by where I live!
Katie got me the 'How To Look the Best At Everything' in the shade light which is essentially a flawless complexion kit. As I said it was a gift so I didn't ask about prices or anything like that.. little rude I think. However I can tell you about all the little goodies that came inside!
The products include:
The ever so raved about Porefessional Primer.
Hello Flawless foundation in Ivory
Boi-ing concealer in shade 01 & 02
'I Love Me' powder in Ivory too.. How cute is that name?
A mini Benefit brush - much like the ones that come in the boxed blushes.
First of all, I can say that hype around the Porefessional is well deserved, it's an amazing nude primer that really does minimise my pores and helps my foundation last much longer. I'm lucky enough to have received an extra sample of this from Benefit themselves so I'll be sorted for a while!
The Hello Flawless foundation looks shockingly dark in the tube, I was almost scared to test it but it is a really good match for my skin tone. It's very blendable and it's lasting power is pretty impressive, I work most days and it's been a lifesaver - I've also been loving the L'Oreal True Match one too, but more on that another day!
Boi-ing is a product that I've read about so many times on tons of different beauty blogs and it's reputation seems solid! I haven't tried it yet because I'm still having a love affair with the 17 Phowarr Paint but I'm feeling optimistic! The fact that the kit allows you to try two different shades is great too depending on your undertone. I can see myself reaching for 01 more, and 02 when I'm a little more tan.
The powder, with it's adorable name, is a great little product too. It matches everything else in the kit really well, it's just annoying that you can't take it out and carry it around with you like you can the other products. That's the only complaint I have really!
All in all, I think this kit is a really great way to try out Benefit's base products without having to fork out the full price for everything. My sister got herself a different type of kit, I might pop a post up about that one to show you the difference and her thoughts on it?
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Key Points:
1) Get identity capital.
Do something that is an investment in who you might want to be next. Take time to explore work and make it count, like trying an internship.
2) The urban tribe is overrated.
Like-minded friends limit exposure to new things. New things come from weak ties: friends of friends of friends. Half of new jobs are not posted so reach out to your neighbor's boss.
3) The best time to work on your marriage is before you start one.
You can pick the family that you later create. Since people get married later, in their 30s, the time to be mindful of choosing your future partner is in your 20s.
Via TED Talks.


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Patriot Nation
Superbowl XXXI
New Orleans, LA - Jan 26 1997
Howard, en route to garnering the MVP trophy, equaled a Super Bowl record with 244 total return yards.
It was Favre's arm that struck first, as he hit Andre Rison for a 54-yard touchdown pass on the Packers' second play from
scrimmage to take a 7-0 lead. Two plays later Doug Evans made a diving interception of Drew Bledsoe's pass at the 28-yard
line, setting up Chris Jacke's field goal and giving the Packers a 10-0 lead just 6:18 into the Super Bowl.
The Patriots answered with touchdowns on their next two possessions. Craig Newsome's pass interference penalty set up the
first touchdown and a 44-yard completion from Bledsoe to Terry Glenn preceeding Ben Coates's touchdown gave New England its
first and only lead. The 24 combined first quarter points were the most in Super Bowl history.
Green Bay struck again 56 seconds into the second quarter as Favre hit Antonio Freeman with a Super Bowl-record 81-yard
touchdown bomb. Jacke booted his second field goal on Green Bay's next possession. After a Mike Prior interception, Favre
orchestrated a 74-yard, nearly 6-minute drive that concluded with a diving Favre touching the ball against the pylon to give
Green Bay a 27-14 halftime lead.
Curtis Martin brought the Patriots to within a score by running in from 18 yards out with 3:27 left in the third quarter.
But Howard broke the Patriots' spirit by returning the ensuing kickoff a Super Bowl-record 99 yards. Favre found Mark Chmura
for the 2-point conversion to finish the scoring.
Bledsoe was intercepted twice in the fourth quarter as the Patriots never crossed midfield in four fourth-quarter possessions.
Reggie White set a Super Bowl record with three sacks. Favre completed 14 of 27 passes for 246 yards, with no interceptions.
Bledsoe completed 11 more passes than Favre, but for just seven more yards, and threw four interceptions.


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Some major restrictions in there.
Hardware translation just that efficient.
Qualcomm urges silence, though.
Up to 22 hours active battery life claimed.
Urges stockholders to stay the course.
Hock Tan not taking no for an answer.
'Significantly undervalues' the company.
Qualcomm staying mum.
Says it shared details with Intel.
Major improvements over its predecessor.
Look to make a splash in HPC.
No patch yet available.
$20 a month for Windows 10, Office 365.
Major payday for Foresight.
It's the turn of In Win, Sharkoon, Thermaltake, and Asus in the Computex 2017 spotlight.
Says it doesn't apply to Apple.
Internal use only - for now.
Same claims as its US filing.
'Baseless,' claims Qualcomm.
Proper Windows 10, not Windows RT Mk. 2.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini has rubbished Windows RT, claiming that a lack of legacy support will doom the OS.
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iFLY Boston Pulls out of Framingham Project
A news update from Wicked Local Natick has announced that the previously scheduled iFLY Boston project has been cancelled.
The tunnel was originally reported as a future project in September 2015. The iFLY location was planned as part of an upscale shopping and entertainment center. The proposed site sat roughly 28 miles from SkyVenture New Hampshire - a SkyVenture wind tunnel which has been open since 2006.
According to James Hanrahan, a lawyer representing the owner of the plaza, the proposed iFLY location fell within a non-competition area for iFLY franchises. Litigation ended in a loss for the iFLY franchisee, cancelling the iFLY Boston project.
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Needless to mention that the Kenya is one of the best beautiful wildlife Safari destinations where people come from all over the world. It is also a land of immense diversity. Here you can visit and explore white sandy beaches, the Great Rift Valley, Volcanoes National Park Rwanda, the snow peaked Mount Kenya and many more magnificent places with your near and dear ones. The place is famous for its diverse culture and traditions manifest. Here you can enjoy swimming, fishing, sea diving, skiing, bird watching, hiking and many more adventures and fun-based activities. In other words, the place has something special and interesting for each and every one. However, a trip to this beautiful place will involve a lot of traveling, especially to reach at the most famous tourist attractions. Hence, is essential to hire a reliable tour and travel company which can assist and guide you throughout the journey.
Here, at Africa Safari Discovery Ltd, we are providing Kenya tour and travel facilities to all the holidaymakers for about 20 years. If you are planning Safaris In Kenya with your family or friends, then we can assist and guide you throughout the tour. Our tour guides are very knowledgeable, qualified, honest and friendly persons. The best thing is that our services are affordable, and thus you can avail them without concerning your budget. You can also approach us if you need comprehensive information about the Migration In East Africa. Being one of the most reliable companies, we handle ticketing, accommodation reservation and touring for families, groups and individuals. If you want to get more details about our exceptional services, then just explore our official site now!


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How to Dehydrate Bananas
Printable Tutorial
Now back to the tutorial. For best results start with bananas that are ripe, but not too ripe. I don't think a few spots will hurt, but if they've gone mushy, better use them for a smoothie or something.
The first step in dehydrating bananas is pretty obvious: peel them.
I love this next step because it is just so awesome. Did you know that a banana is naturally segmented just like an orange or lemon or those other kinds of segmented fruits? It's naturally segmented into three equal parts. Isn't that cool? To segment the banana, gently slide your thumb into the end of the peeled banana that has a slight opening (the non-stem side).
Continue sliding down your fingers through and you will be left with three equal banana segments. If it breaks part way down, don't worry. You can still use it. Just put your thumb where you left off and keep sliding.
Lay your banana segments on the food dehydrator sticky side up. That's right! No stickiness to worry about with this method. Yay!
Repeat these steps until the dehydrator is full. I fit about 3 bunches full of bananas on my 5 trays. That's another thing I love about this method, you can fit a lot of bananas at a time. Then dehydrate for about 12-24 hours depending on your dehydrator and how thick your bananas are. Mine took about 15 hours or so. Bananas are done when they are still bendable, but not sticky. Store in an airtight container (out of direct sunlight) until ready to use.
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Raspberry Pi Vehicle Number Plate Recognition
Recognizing vehicle number plates is a difficult but much needed system. This is very useful for automating toll booths, automated signal breakers identification and finding out traffic rule breakers.
Here we propose a Raspberry Pi based vehicle number plate recognition system that automatically recognizes vehicle number plates using image processing. The system uses a camera along with LCD display circuit interfaced to a Raspberry pi. The system constantly processes incoming camera footage to detect any trace of number plates. On sensing a number plate in front of the camera, it processes the camera input, extracts the number plate part from the image. Processes the extracted image using OCR and extracts the number plate number from it. The system then displays the extracted number on an LCD display. Thus we put forward a fully functional vehicle number plate recognition system using Raspberry Pi.


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Assessing Your Bedroom and Bathroom Design Needs
Simple architectural details, including shutters, shelves, and a handsome tub enclosure, add style, storage, and stature to this small bathroom.
Design: Sally Weston
Answering these questions will help you analyze how your bed and bath should look and feel.
Part 1. Lifestyle and Aesthetics
- On a scale of 1–10, how beautiful — and how comfortable — are your rooms?
- How often do you find yourself yearning for a new bedroom or bath?
- Have your personal or family needs changed over the years? Do you expect changes ahead?
- Do you have a favorite spot in the bedroom — a perfect place to read or work?
- What are the "must-haves" for your new design?
- What was the worst mistake made in the design of your present bedroom or bathroom? Is there something that annoys you, or that you've had to learn to live with?
- What's your immediate reaction to the bedroom when you open your eyes in the morning?
- Is there enough space, seating, and storage for everyone to be comfortable?
- What are your sleeping habits? Can you bathe, groom, and dress without disturbing your partner?
- Does anyone have disabilities or other special needs that require adjustments to your design?
- Is there a family pet to accommodate, perhaps with a sleeping area?
- Do you wish to expand the function of your room? Perhaps you'd like an entertainment or exercise area, a desk space, a small snacking kitchen, a sauna, or access to the outdoors.
- Is there too much of your past in the decor and not enough of your future?
- Ranking the rooms in your house in order of preference, how high on the list is this room? What characteristics of your favorite room might be transferred successfully to your new bedroom or bath design?
With a vivid imagination, a tiny trapezoid was transformed into an enchanting bedroom filled with sunshine, storage, and even a small sink.
Design: Ivan Bercedo and Jorge Mestre
Part 2. The Space
- Have you examined every elevation of the room — the walls, ceiling, and floor — to look for ways to improve the space? Are doors and windows well placed? How might you enhance the architectural shell with minor or major changes?
- Are there opportunities for expanding your existing space, such as an empty corner or an unused area under a stairwell? Is there an adjacent attic, basement, hallway, closet, or spare room from which to borrow some extra space? How about adding a dormer?
- If the available space is ample, how might it best be partitioned or otherwise segmented into distinct functional areas?
- How's the traffic pattern inside the room? Can you move around and through the space with ease, or do you find yourself bumping into objects or people?
- How about the traffic flow between rooms? And does your room have a gracious entry?
- How easy is it to make your bed? Where do you place your bedcovers at night?
- Is the bedroom dark enough for sleeping? Does the lighting plan balance natural with artificial light and provide good general, task, and accent lighting? Does the room enjoy enough sunshine? Are light switches conveniently located?
- Is your bedroom quiet enough for sleep and relaxation?
- Are your rooms wired to accommodate all necessary equipment and technology?
- What is the room's relationship to the out-of-doors? Is there a way to improve it, with new windows, doors, skylights, or perhaps a new patio or balcony?
- Do you have enough space to fill all your storage needs? Can you readily find what you're looking for, or do you rummage and hunt? Are there items you've stored in the attic or basement that you wish you could use regularly?
- When cleaning your closet, do you find things you didn't remember you had?
- Do you have adequate places to display your decorative pieces, family treasures, and art?
Two sheets of glass lined with glimmering rice paper allow natural light to flow into a windowless interior bathroom. Glass panels are also used to construct the sink, shower, and even the bathtub beyond, further enhancing the sparkle.
Design: Joan Dineen
Part 3. Condition
- What is the current condition of your room — including floors, ceilings, finishes, walls, and trim? Are the doors and windows in good shape?
- Are your fixtures in good working order? Does the interior hardware on your cabinetry work well? Do the doors and drawers open and close smoothly?
- Are the heating and air-conditioning in good repair? Is the level of humidity appropriate?
- How much time do you spend taking care of this room? Is maintenance overly burdensome? What chore would you most like to eliminate?
- Do you understand all the pros and cons of any new materials you're considering for your new design? For example, will that new vanity top you want require periodic sealing to avoid stains?
Final Thoughts
The relationship you have with your bedrooms and baths is personal and private. You are the only one who knows all the important questions that must be answered before you finalize your design plans. A careful examination of your rooms and everything in them will help ensure that your new rooms will work beautifully for you.


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Hi guys, my nephews Birthday was earlier this week so I made hi this card, apparently he loved it, so that was good, lol
I always struggle with what to make for him, as he loves a handmade card and tells me off if I buy him one Lol, so I used this adorable digi image from Digi Stamp Boutique from the cute pup set, coloured with my distress re-inkers,
As you can see I kept it very CAS, not a flower in sight!!! he he
The fabulous shape on the Pion Design papers from The Songbirds Secret ( which just goes to show it's fab for fella's cards too)was cut out using a fabulous Old paper die by Gummiapan which at the moment is out of stock but if you would like one, tell Suha and she will pop you on a wishlist, the papers are also available from Swedish House Crafts , I also used a Gummiapan stitched circles die to cut out the image with too, all these and more can be found at Swedish house Crafts, do check them out as they cut like a dream and are a really good price too,
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Today on The Mernahuana Zone I'll be reporting on Prairie Medicinal Harvest Cup and relying on others to carry our weedy webcast. I'm exhausted both physically and mentally, but our show from Vapor Central must go on. I even have the sniffles.
I opted not to judge the cannabis during the weekend because I wouldn't have time to properly toke it while hosting. I didn't want to shout out from the stage, "A is fucking eh." Pot TV hosts, including Opus who was competing, didn't say shit about the samples, but we will today. It was agreed upon we wouldn't influence voting, but use our skills to encourage voting.
We're going to judge cannabis live on Pot TV with J from the Lake skyping in. Pitching in will be The Potheads Who Don't Smoke Schwag and Tamara Smash. Will they be able to determine who won and who didn't. The difference between first, second and third was in one category, a one vote differences.
The attendees at the Prairie Medicinal Harvest Cup took the competition very seriously. I weed whipped the voters to ensure they used the incredibly well designed ballot. Best, the competitors quietly competed and didn't try to influence voting.
The Mernahuana Zone is webcast live from Vapor Central live on Pot TV (720-1020 est, 520-820 cst, 420-720 pdt) and is available on demand.
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Thompson Interviewed on Medical Technology RegulationMX Magazine October 16, 2007
Bradley Merrill Thompson, a Member of the Firm in the Health Care and Life Sciences Practice in EBG's Washington, DC office, was interviewed in the September/October 2007 issue of MX Magazine, on current medical technology regulatory issues.
The article, "Roundtable: Medtech's Outlook in Regulatory Affairs," presented a discussion about FDA-related legislation and other areas of concern to medical technology (medtech) manufacturers. Legislation moving through Congress includes reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA II), combination products, international harmonization, genetic testing, third-party inspections, unique device identifiers, and device safety to promotional issues.
Thompson commented that the lack of clear FDA guidance in areas such as device advertising and promotion created a source of frustration for companies in the medtech industry. "Companies don't know what they are permitted to say about their products. And they don't know when it's appropriate to share information and when it's not ?... ." He noted that the industry needed both substantive direction and "a process that can be used to get input from the agency."


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Discussion in 'iPad Launch Meetups' started by iMessengerApp, Apr 24, 2010.
Who wants to meet in Houston, TX?
I'm likely going to be at the Sugar Land store... maybe Memorial City.
I will be at baybrook
Oh I worked at the apple there for two years. Are you buying at Baybrook of just for a meet? I live near Clear Lake High School! I go to San Jac; you?
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Our Mother's Day Menu has a variety of dishes to suit all tastes on Spring March afternoon.
Available Sunday 11th March, all day from 12.00 until 5.00pm, priced at £24.50 for three courses, with a wide selection of meat, fish & vegetarian dishes, there is something for all the family.
Click on the link below to view the menu in PDF format:
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Wishing all mother's, a very happy Mother's Day!


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What is Elder Law?
As seniors are living longer, the biggest planning needs can range from protecting against creditors, estate tax avoidance, probate avoidance and planning for long term care needs. In fact, paying for long term care expenses for seniors and aging baby boomers is a health care crisis.
Our office recognizes the right of our clients for us to fully recognize elder law issues and fully address the needs of their aging clients.
After all, the best estate plan is worthless if the long term needs have eaten up the entire estate.
The "Elder Law Umbrella"
Elder Law focuses on the legal needs of the elderly and specifically the life needs of the senior and their family. This includes:
- Estate Planning & Wills
- Estate Taxes
- Wealth & Legacy Preservation/Asset Preservation/Asset Protection Planning
- Long Term Care-Life Care Planning
- Medicaid Benefits and Veteran's Benefits
- Assisted Living and Nursing Home Care Placement & Assistance
- Incapacity-Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia Planning & Caregivers' Support
- Durable Power Of Attorney And Health Care Surrogate
- Probate, Trusts-Special Needs Trusts
- Hospice
- Estate Planning for Unmarried Partners and Same-Sex Couples/LGBT
- Pre-Crisis Planning and Crisis Planning
Why is Elder Law Important?
80 million baby boomers are moving into "golden years" with one person attaining age 50 every seven seconds. There is, therefore, a great need to be informed.
Studies show that 2 out of 5 Americans over age 65 will enter a Nursing Home, even though they thought they never would.
In 7 out of 10 couples, one spouse will need Long Term Care.
78% of us live in "non traditional families", which require special attention, planning and protecting.


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In the past five years or so, I've fallen in love with park service and have spent a considerable amount of time volunteering for parks. When I learned I was coming to South Africa, I was very excited about Kruger National Park and it was at the top of my "must see" list.
I was soon to learn too, that service to Peace Corps in South Africa rotates groups in two different areas: the Northern Cape and Northwest Province (where my group is—in the semi-desert region) and Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces (where Kruger is). So, I missed my placement by one rotation! Although I realize "everything happens for a reason," I would have preferred working and living near Kruger! In fact, one of our "mentors" (a PC Volunteer that arrived in South Africa earlier than my group), who is placed in the Limpopo/Mpumalanga area, "visits Kruger all the time." In fact, he said, "I've been there at least 20 times." I was very jealous upon hearing this and wanted to pop off his head.
When planning my trip, although I mostly wanted to hang out with the baobab trees in Messina, I thought it would be nice if I could rent a car and visit northern Kruger while I was in the area. My first obstacle to overcome was, Could I rent a car in South Africa on a debit card (instead of a credit card)? Car rental in the States is possible with a debit card, but one must go to a bit of trouble to a) locate a rental car agency willing to rent on a debit card; and b) have a chunk of cash to serve as a deposit to rent the car. (In the States, in the past, this amount was $400.) Could I find a rental car in Messina, willing to rent a car on a US debit card?
Well, finding a rental car agency in Messina was quite a story in itself. You would think that a car rental agency would want to place itself on a main road, in a highly visible area; not so with Avis in Messina: it was located in a hide-away corner in the suburbs! It took me a day to find it! Long story short: yes, they rented me a car on a US debit card.
My second obstacle was: would Kruger have accommodations for me to stay a couple of days? (This is World Cup season and every major tourist attraction in South Africa has been booked for months.) Prior to leaving my site, I had tried to phone Kruger and visit its website in hopes of booking. After many, many rands spent on "hold" I was able to get through at one point, and yes, there were campsites available. Since my trip plans weren't solid—mostly because I assumed it would be difficult to rent a car—I did not book a campsite prior to my departure. (In hindsight—always 20/20!—I should have booked and then I could have cancelled my reservation had I not been able to rent a car.)
When I realized I could indeed, rent a car, I tried phoning Kruger again, and after a couple of tries spending 20+ minutes on hold, I decided to give up. I asked the rental-car lady if "A one-day trip to Kruger would be worth it?" (In my all-or-nothing thinking, if you couldn't stay for a few days, you shouldn't even bother.) She talked me into taking a one-day trip, and I'm glad she did. It was worth it. (Although I would certainly like to go again and spend more time.)
In fact, just the drive from Messina to Kruger's Pafari gate was worth the effort and expense: driving through South Africa's Venda region was a lovely way to spend an hour and a half!
So, what about Kruger? What about Kruger? Read a bit from, A Let's Go Travel Guide: South Africa: with Coverage of Southern Africa (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2003):
A vast stretch of wilderness comparable in size to Israel or Taiwan, Kruger National Park is one of the largest and most successful conservation areas in the world. Supporting a staggering variety of plants and animals within 12 different ecosystems, the park also documents the history of human diversity through a number of cultural heritage sites. Balancing flat bushveld and rolling savanna with a meticulously planned network of campsites and roads, Kruger is an accessible and deservedly popular attraction drawing over one million visitors each year. . . .
Today, Kruger protects 2,000 plant species (50 of which are endangered), and 507 bird, 114 reptile, 34 amphibian, 49 freshwater fish, and 147 mammal species, including the endangered wild dog and roan antelope. Successful relocation projects and an aggressive anti-poaching program have stabilized the park's rhino population, contributing to South Africa's status as one of the only remaining countries with a significant population of both black and white rhinos. There are roughly 1,300 white and 200 black rhinos in the park today. . . .
An ambitious plan is currently underway to link the northern section of Kruger to protected areas in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Botswana, which would create an enormous trans-national park and allow for the reopening of traditional elephant migration routes. (365-66).
So, how about that Kruger, hey? Pretty cool, huh? How can you come to South Africa and not see it? So, I saw it—at least for a day!
When touring Pilanesberg Game Reserve I realized that while it was certainly thrilling to see the wild animals, a part of me died when I realized I wouldn't be able to get out of the car, as predators reside in the parks and game areas and it isn't very safe to have people alighting from their vehicles to be potential lunch for lions. So, Kruger has strict rules about staying (and keeping all body parts) inside cars—although you'd be amazed at the kids you see with their full upper torsos hanging out of car windows for better looks.
So, inside the car I stayed for most of the day and wild animals I did see. There are places in Kruger where you are allowed out of the car—at your own risk—and these included, for me, a picnic area and a bridge. There was a bridge spanning the Luvuvhu River where you could alight from your car for viewing/picture taking.
I saw large groups of animals together: impala, zebra, Chacma baboons, vervet monkeys, nyala, and kudu—and these were great fun to sit and watch within feet of my car!--but I had seen none of the "wow factor" animals (lions, buffalo, giraffes, etc.) until, well, until I needed to use the restroom.
After spending a magnificent day in the park I decided I should head back to Messina, but I needed to pee "one more time" so I headed back to the picnic area that I had visited earlier in the day. And boy, am I glad I did—because I was able to spot and watch a herd of elephants taking a dirt bath and then, much to my delight, they crossed the road right in front of my car! What a treat!
While I wouldn't recommend visiting Kruger for only a day—the park deserves much more time than only a day!--I am glad I went and it is certainly a day I'll never forget!
PS. The elephant shot is blurry because my hand was shaking! :-)
PSS. More pictures of my Kruger trip are on my Facebook page (You need not be a member of Facebook to view these photos):


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Two amazing companies with incredible products, and I get to play with both of them and tell you about it! It's a great day!!
If you haven't heard of Chameleon Pens, they are innovative markers that allow you to get multiple shades of a color from a single pen! You can learn more about them on their Facebook page.
Here is the card I made for this exciting Blog Hop.
I used a couple of the Chameleon Pens to color this flower, found in the DCWV In Stitches Stack. It comes on kraft paper, which made for a fun blend of colors. The thread stitching on the flower took the color nicely, so I made sure to color them with the coordinating markers.
I then cut the flower out and added it to the front of this card I made with DCWV Solid Cardstock, Gold Threaded Burlap and a pink dot sheet from the Happy Day Stack. I also used the Pink Chameleon Pen to shade the edges of the pink paper.
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12 Week Intensive Outpatient Rehab
The Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at Turning Point is an eight week program consisting of 12+ hours of educational and group/family therapy sessions each week, as well as a total of eight one-on-one sessions with a therapist. Sessions equip clients and their families with the coping skills and therapeutic support that will help them stay sober permanently.
TURNING POINT CENTERS' MISSION STATEMENTIt is our sincere belief that the healing of self is a journey that is to be given the deepest of reverence and respect... thus it is our honor to assist on this path back to wholeness.
Intensive Outpatient Program Highlights
- 12 Weeks long program consists of 12+ hours of educational and group therapy sessions per week along with a total of 12 one-on-one sessions!
- Since virtually all addictions are rooted in some form of co-occurring psychological disorder, a support base extends out several months after initial consultation.
- Patients can maintain contact with any of our staff and are equipped with mental tools given by some of the finest professionals in the industry.
- Sessions are provided to aid the recovering drug or alcohol addict while also giving time to take care of life's daily tasks and duties. Upon intake into the program, each clients needs are assessed to help develop their individual treatment plan.


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Monday, October 17, 2011
11 comments:
- Dee in N.H. said...
Beautiful pics! Fall is my favorite season in NH! All those yummy colors! Your bag is really cool! It captures that awesome fall feeling! I'm looking forward to saying Hi IRL in just a few weeks now!!
- October 17, 2011 at 6:33 AM
- Marjie Kemper said...
Wow your leaves are at peak! Great pics. Love your gift bag with leaf dies. Fun project!
- October 17, 2011 at 8:25 AM
- Heidi Mireles said...
Your photos of the changing colors are so BEAUTIFUL!
- October 17, 2011 at 10:26 AM
- Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...
Great fall photos and what fabulous inspiration. Love your tag and gift bag, the leaves are fabulous. Hope your head eases soon. Take care. Tracy xv
- October 17, 2011 at 10:29 AM
- maryps said...
I'm a migraine SUFFERER too. I completely sympathize, empathize, and just plain feel sorry for you. On the bright side, it is said that migraine victims are: mostly women; of above normal intelligence; creative and artistic. Not that any of that provides comfort when we want to bang our heads against a wall in a quiet, dark room!
- October 17, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- Nancy said...
Sweet bag!!
And now I'm REALLLLY missing NH! Love the pictures - looks like the view from Charlie's. I WANNA BE THERE!!!
*deep breath*
Ok, I can wait til November .. I can wait ... I can wait ....
- October 18, 2011 at 2:04 PM
- Cassie said...
Lynn! This is such a fabulous bag!! I love those striped leaves. Your pictures are beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing your projects with Paper Issues!! =)
- October 19, 2011 at 4:26 PM
- Leah Crowe said...
I adore that sweet little bag!! The striped leaf is so fab. Thanks so much for linking up with Paper Issues!!
- October 19, 2011 at 9:34 PM
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I must admit I got a big hungry after reading your blog, yum APPLE CRISP! :) I love this gift bag and matching card..so beautiful with perfect colors for the season!
Simon Says Stamp!
- October 20, 2011 at 6:06 PM
- Dar said...
Would love to win the spinner album kit!! Thanks!
- November 4, 2011 at 10:33 AM
- Linda said...
Love anything with Santa on it!
- November 5, 2011 at 3:34 PM