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Thursday, May 29, 2014
Delightful Challenges It's A Guy Thing
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- Denise @ kc242 said...
What a fabulous Father's Day card. Your burger/cookout theme is perfect. Great design! Denise
- May 29, 2014 at 9:32 AM
- karalschuknecht said...
Christine, great Father's Day card, so fun. Thanks for joining us this week for our "Masculine or Grungy." Come back to join us again and good luck.
Karal Eureka Stamps DT
- May 29, 2014 at 7:06 PM
- Janis PauseDreamEnjoy said...
Love your big burger! Thank you for Linking Up at PDE Linky Party.
Your project is featured on our Facebook Page today and linked to your blog!
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- May 29, 2014 at 7:21 PM
- Pat N. said...
What a neat card! TFS at DCD's challenge this week.
- May 29, 2014 at 10:32 PM
- mum of two said...
What a wonderful creation! Thanks so much for playing with us this week at Pause Dream Enjoy's Linky Party. Hope to see you again soon :)
michelle (PDE DT)
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- May 31, 2014 at 12:50 PM
- Cheryl Caldwell-Nyboer said...
What an adorable card.
Thanks for joining us at Eureka Stamps this week.
- May 31, 2014 at 11:06 PM
- Blue6366 said...
What a great card. Love this! Thank you for sharing it with us at PDE Linky Party. ~ DT Barbara
- June 1, 2014 at 7:48 AM
- Peggy T. said...
Cute card. Don't know too many guys who don't like a good burger. Thank you for joining us at Eureka Stamps Challenge this week. I hope to see you again next week.
Peggy T
Eureka Stamps DT
- June 1, 2014 at 8:35 PM
- ScrappyHappyMommy said...
This is awesome. What a great masculine card. Thanks for joining us this week at DCD for our For The Boys Challenge.
DCD Host and Sponsor Coordinator
- June 2, 2014 at 6:53 PM
- Jackie C said...
Such a great link up! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Jackie dt @ Pause Dream Enjoy
- June 5, 2014 at 5:08 AM
- Cindy Vernon said...
This is so cute! Thanks for playing along with PDE Linky Party!
- June 5, 2014 at 12:03 PM


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January 02, 2012
An Array of Projects and Playing Catch Up!
Thanks for being the best followers ever!!!
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i tried my hand at scrabble blocks once, it didn't turn out nearly as well! LOL
- AnonymousJanuary 2, 2012 at 7:43 PM
Those projects are so cute! I love the scrabble tiles (that walnut stain is fabulous)!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the necklaces. My knees go a little weak for custom jewelry of any kind.ReplyDelete
I love the photo and image blocks you created with your scrap wood!ReplyDelete
I've been meaning to make photo blocks for 2 years and still haven't gotten around to it - definitely on my 2012 list of projects to complete!
I hope you'll come by the Knick of Time Tuesday party and share these tonight!
Angie @ Knick of Time
I really like those scrabble tiles - they're amazing!!ReplyDelete
Love the scrabble tiles!!!! Can you do a quick tutorial???ReplyDelete
Love those wooden blocks!ReplyDelete
I love the wood photo blocks!ReplyDelete
Love them all--the scrabble pieces are my favorite!ReplyDelete
WOW. Girl, you were seriously busy. I love so many of these projects! I've been wanting to try the Scrabble tiles forever. And those cubes are so personalized and fun... what a fun gift! And I'm still chuckling about the personalized beer glasses. Well done friend!!ReplyDelete
I really love the photo blocks!! Great idea!ReplyDelete
Terri Miller
I do love the scrabble tiles, but I love the necklaces too! The blocks are adorable as well! You have been busy!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2012 at 8:48 PM
The tiles came out great! And I saw those huge mugs at the Dollar Tree too but I couldn't figure out who to give them to and what to do. My cousin glued some fleur-di-list charms on some and they came out really nice. But I like the glass etching you did too.ReplyDelete
Great ideas, Kelsey! I love them, and I'm sure the people you gave them to love them as well!ReplyDelete
Thanks for posting this! I'm trying to find information on Groomsmen Gifts and this has definitely helped me in this process.ReplyDelete

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You were once talking about that.
- you are unhappy, because players don't make gluttony session... and do not get progress, but why ?
because you give an immensity of food recipes... many many recipes are cool but hard to make - so, that makes them usless - you should STOP supporting nolife players...
you should focus on "ordinary" player (5-15h play per week)
because if you still look only at extreme cases like Max when he sells 16k cotton cloth... and because of that you will not put back into stall the cricket team, then GG...
- i saw once that you want players to use not only one food group but few groups.
then maybe you would give bonuses for that ?
example... need to make decision about which food groups can work together and give mechanic, example
Game Meat and Vegetables and Greens
example when you always get gobble point from eat "Vegetables and Greens" you got bonus % for Game Meat, not mean "restore food"
but give new variable that will have 100% (mean 0%) and each "Vegetables and Greens" give you point then give +10% permement for this gluttony seassion bonus power for Game Meat *max 300%"
so, still need restore food, but then you player need work with diff food for max effective
For my little opinion foods are not balanced...
- Example.
I think we need two new food groups:
- for heal food - like trialmix etc. - useless for gluttony but good for regen
- for restore food - restore food for gluttony session
and each group need foods for
- 5-50 biles - 0% pure give 25 points
- 50-150 biles - 0% pure give 75 points, same difficulty as ex. garden vegs
- 150-300 biles - 0% pure give 150 poinrs, same difficulty as ex. deviled worts
- 300-500 biles - 0% pure give 400 points, same difficulty as ex. Candied Oakworth Tart
- can add more rare food (with Spooky Redcap etc.) for give other way bonuses np. removing F&F or give buff for reduce - chance, example -15% : 15%, you eat before gluttony seassion this food, then -15% : 10% and oposite, food reduc to -10% :15% etc.


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Pernais talks about Usain Bolt and the national sport of Jamaica.
Pernais: I love sports.
Doron: Can you tell me about why running is so popular in Jamaica?
Pernais: Running is not considered as much of a sport back home as it is just a fun thing to do. So, like, children like to run as a game really. So you grow up like, just running around, chasing after each other, seeing who's faster than who, who will be able to run further. So it's just something fun back home.
Guy: You can really see that in Usain Bolt, right?
Pernais: Oh right.
Doron: He loves to run.
Pernais: He loves to. He loves to.
Doron: Is he a really big national hero back home?
Pernais: He is. He's been very popular in Jamaica for years, ever since he was... I think before he got to the age of 10, he was like, really popular in Jamaica.
Doron: How was he popular before the age of 10?
Pernais: Because back home there was this competition every year, in the schools, where they get athletes, like, to compete against each other, like, and they're still quite young, they're just children.
Doron: And it's really popular? Is it like, on TV?
Pernais: It's very popular. It's on TV. All the adults go out to watch.
Doron: Wow.
Pernais: It's amazing.
Doron: Now as an English man, I mean, we love to watch really professional sports, but I remember being amazed that Americans are so crazy about college sports. And now I'm hearing that Jamaicans are crazy about under 10 running.
Pernais: Yes.
Doron: Wow.
Pernais: There's this competition back home called "Boys and Girls Championships". It's... just amazing. These children, just running their hearts out.
Doron: What kind of events do they do?
Pernais: Mostly sprints. Jamaicans focus more on sprints than on the longer races. Yeah. So, you have the hundred meter, 200 meter, 400 meter races. There are a lot of relays. We love our relays. And field activities as well, such as long jump, high jump, triple jump.
Doron: All the big Olympics events, right?
Pernais: Yes.
Doron: Can anyone take part, or is it, you have to like, win your school and then your area event, or something?
Pernais: I think the schools can enter like, any athlete who wants to take part. So if you've been training with your track and field club at school, and you're doing well, they can just send you up for the competition.
Doron: Wow. And did Bolt win that? Presumably...
Pernais: Oh, he kept winning. From an early age, he was always winning.


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If you're a die-hard fan of the Beastie Boys, the name Quasar should be somewhat familiar to you, but if you're not that die-hard fan, let me give you a really brief rundown: in 1995, the Beasties released their return-to-roots punk EP; Aglio E Olio. Rather than play to enormous crowds, they decided to gig at smaller, more intimate venues and toured under the name of Quasar. The first Quasar show was in 1995 at Coney Island High School in New York and their last show was played in the beginning of 1997 in Japan. Their live shows were done strictly punk with no hip-hop to speak of even though most people were probably expecting them to jump into Sabotage or maybe even Gratitude, but alas it never happened. The live Quasar sets consisted of material from Polly Wog Stew, Aglio E Olio, and of course quality covers from Minor Threat, The Circle Jerks, and The Ramones just to name a few. This particular show was recorded at The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, Australia on January 23rd, 1997 and whereas it wasn't taped from the soundboard, it still sounds relatively decent. I'm assuming that the recording source was from a handheld device somewhere in the crowd (possibly even a video camera), but regardless; it sounds pretty damn nice and it makes you feel like you're RIGHT THERE, maybe 10 feet away from the stage. Enjoy!!!
Time For Livin' (live)
Egg Raid On Mojo (live)
Brand New (live)
Ode To ... (live)
Red Tape (Minor Threat Cover) (live)
Mullethead (live)
Riot Fight (live)
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Reagan Youth (Reagan Youth Cover)(live)
I Can't Think Straight (live)
You Catch A Bad One (live)
Big Shot (live)
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Pink Spring -Guest Heart Thursday
This is a little watercolor I painted when my niece was here for a visit. Watercolor is so much fun with a six-year old! Of course, I have hidden a few hearts in this tiny piece of art. It is only 2.5x3.5 inches big!
For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.
Posted by Beth Niquette at 1:15 PM
Labels: ACEO, ATC, blossoms, fruit trees, GHT, Guest Heart Thursday, pink, Pink Saturday, spring, springtime, watercolor, watercolour
3 comments:
- Gay McKinnon said...
Wow, it's stunning, Beth. I must try painting with a six year old if this is the result!!
- March 10, 2013 at 3:32 PM
- Clytie said...
What Gay said is true ... wow! And I love how you snuck in some hearts (I enlarged the pic and found a bunch!)
- March 13, 2013 at 5:31 AM
- Helena said...
Ooh! I like that.
- March 14, 2013 at 6:37 PM
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Rapper The Game has posted another #MeatPrint selfie, just in time for Valentine's Day with bizarre hashtags!
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I can't wait to get my hands on these babies and turn them into something cool!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
I ordered fabric from Fabric.com last week. I had come across the website before but never really found anything I liked quick enough for the website to keep my attention. Unfortunately, Louisville has very few fabric stores so the selection locally isn't adequate. I was looking for chevron fabric but of course couldn't get my hands on any here in town. After complaining on Facebook, my friend told me to search on Fabric.com. Man, I couldn't believe the selection and the prices were affordable! Even better, if you spend $35 you get free shipping. How easy would that be? I spent a few days narrowing down my selection and then Thursday, my fabric arrived. I couldn't be happier. I got 5 fabrics, just a yard a piece. The fabrics were gorgeous. I won't have to worry about collecting Joann's coupons any more! Let me share with you what I got! You'll be seeing them again in a few fall projects!
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[VIDEO] Natural Family Planning…Part 2
Written by Miranda on June 2, 2014 — Leave a Comment
As a continuation to last Friday's topic, I found an enlightening and informative video that shares the experience of 3 couples who used Natural Family Planning (NFP). These couples share their ups and downs with how NFP worked for them and their family. So sit back and enjoy this beautifully recorded documentary of these 3 […]
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About this Course
Explore the possibilities of transfer paints and crayons, creating startling colours on synthetics and more subtle effects on naturals.
We will try resists, overprinting, layering and various ways of applying paint and crayons.
Build a portfolio of colourful and exciting samples on an array of fabrics.
Your samples will be exciting backgrounds to stitch into.
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Bingo with a Christmas singing twist! I like the way Camille calls it "Singo." When a Christmas song is pulled, you sing that song.
Camille found a quick and easy way to make custom bingo cards. Seriously, SO EASY! And it even has a calling card to print and cut up with all the squares. So nice!
Here's the link: DLTK Cards - Bingo
I did the 5x5 option, with the title "SINGO," with the customizable "Christmas - Religious" option for the theme. I added 14 songs in place of some irrelevant images and others I could do without. Then when you go to print the card you can refresh it as many times as you want to generate a new card!
For Senior Primary I'll do as Camille does and have them turn around and put their cards on their chairs while they kneel on the floor and when we sing they will just stand up and face front. And for Junior Primary I'll pass out sheets to teachers only and have the kids play together against classes.
Camille suggests a high five for getting 5 in a row?? I guess that will have to do!
Hopefully this will work out nice and it will be fun!!
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Mobile payment technology solutions company Net Element announced this week its subsidiary PayOnline launched a new payment interface which adapts to any device while providing a simple, one-click payment solution. It is available to more than 10 million online shoppers via more than 3,000 international e-commerce merchants.
Popular supported networks include Visa, MasterCard, JCB, American Express, China Union Pay and Diners Club. It also supports popular e-wallet and alternative payment systems in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States and online payment acceptance for Mir, Russia's new National Payment Card System.
Simplicity is a key factor because it has produced higher conversion rates in trials, the company said in a release.


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Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews, is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
I love reading just as much as I love writing so I thought this would be a great thing to participate in on a weekly basis!
So every Saturday I will have a list of books that I have discovered for that week. I read in all genres and I read a lot of self-help books so you'll get a mix of books on my list.
To start things off these are the books that I either bought or started reading this week:
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Barack Obama: Re-Asserting American Ideals
"We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake."
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- SandyCarlson said...
Our daily paper made the point today that President Obama doesn't leave the political comedians anything to make fun of. Alas, they might have to turn to Biden. Left me with a hollow feeling.
Thats quite a thing for our paper to say, being, as it is, "The Republican." Just goes to show Obama has calmed the waters.
- January 24, 2009 at 11:08 AM
- STP said...
I must admit that I wish Biden would shut up a bit more. So far, Obama has been super and I am very happy. It is early, but many good things have happened already - the abortion policy, Gitmo, etc...,/ I do admit to missing Bush purely from the same perspective as the comedians, as I feel like I have lost a great poetic muse.
- January 24, 2009 at 5:02 PM
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Well, I suppose you could call that progress. There appear to be some economists who have realized that they were previously talking rubbish.
But apparently none of them seems to have realized that the idea that governments should be borrowing money from commerial banks makes no sense. The Bank of England can create money, as it did when it happily generated £375 billion of quantitative easing that it pumped into the financial sector - with no useful effect.
Surely, there must be better things to do with central bank money?
One option that has been proposed by a number of people, including Simon Jenkins, writing in the Guardian, is the idea of "helicopter money", an idea that was apparently originally mooted by Milton Friedman. The government simply prints lots of new bank notes, and drops them out of helicopters. People scramble for the notes and then use the money to spend into the economy.
It is admittedly a better way of injecting new money into the economy than the one that we currently have. Right now, commercial banks create new money as debt. So any increase in money is automatically associated with getting yet money people (companies or governments) even more in debt. But you cannot borrow yourself out of debt. Helicopter money does have the advantage that it gets money into the economy without the need to increase debt further.
When will politicians and ecnomists and journalists realize that there is absolutely no problem with the government spending newly created money into the economy. The power to create money and decide where it goes is far too valuable to just chuck it out of a helicopter. Here are some examples of what an intelligent government could do.
- New money could be used to build low-cost rented public sector housing - allowing ordinary citizens to find somewhere decent to live. It would provide a much needed boost to the construction industry. But in addition, if the houses were built and owned by local councils, they would provide a much needed source of rental income - a source that all but disappeared following Thatcher's selling off of council houses in the 80s.
- New money could be used to build better public transport systems. This would have a massive long-term benefit - allowing people to get to work far cheaper than now. In the UK, rail fares have been going up far faster than inflation for years - with the latest fare increases of 6.2% due next january meaning that many commuters will be paying over £5000 a year for a season ticket. We are told that this is to cover the need for investment. Well, why not use newly created central bank money to build the new infrastructure. The savings on transport costs and delays would mean that all British industry would be better off.
- Building hospitals using private funding has proved disastrous for everyone except the people who will be raking in the fees for several decades. Direct government investment, with no debt attached is a perfectly sensible way on financing projects that a clearly in the interests of all citizens.


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Reality TV - Vernonia loggers appear on new History Channel show
When Mike Pihl was getting ready to choose a career, his father, former Washington County judge Hollie Pihl, gave him a suggestion.
'He told me he wanted me to be a lawyer, but I thought he said 'logger,'' joked Pihl, 47, who grew up on Pihl Road in Manning.
He's been knocking down trees ever since.
But the stocky, outspoken owner of Mike Pihl Logging Co. in Vernonia recently took on a second, if temporary, career - as a television personality.
He and a number of his employees are being featured on 'Ax Men,' a reality TV show about loggers in the Pacific Northwest.
Joining a whole genre of shows that depict unusual or dangerous occupations - such as 'Ice Truckers' and 'The Deadliest Catch' - the first episode of 'Ax Men' aired last Sunday on cable TV's History Channel.
'It was pretty exciting,' said Pihl, who watched the show with his children two times in the same evening. 'It shows a lot of different personalities that work in the forest. Out there, it's survival of the fittest.'
Pihl and his son-in-law, Kelly Baska, 26, were filmed on the job by a professional camera crew from Original Productions, which was sent up from Los Angeles last fall.
'We were logging in (Vernonia's) Stub Stewart State Park at the time,' recalled Pihl, who said taping all the show's segments took more than four months to complete.
Videographers stayed at the Vernonia Inn and rode out to the job sites with Pihl's crew every morning, said Baska, who has worked for his father-in-law for eight years.
'He started out mowing lawns, and now he's mowing down trees,' Pihl observed.
Tagging along to
Oregon Coast
When the loggers took a job in Pacific City on the Oregon Coast, the film crew tagged along. If they traveled to Astoria, the cameramen did, too.
'We go anywhere there are trees to be buzzed,' said Pihl. 'There really wasn't anything staged.'
Also featured on 'Ax Men' are employees of Stump Branch Logging in Buxton and two Astoria firms, Gustafson Logging and J.M. Browning Logging.
Men in hard hats and heavy shirts are shown attaching cables and shouting instructions, sometimes experiencing near-misses when the giant fir trees fell.
Logging terms like 'bull buck,' 'side rod' and 'rigging slinger' pepper the narrative after Pihl announces, in a gravelly voice, 'I'm Mike Pihl. I'm an ax man.'
Originally named
'Timber Country'
The 13-episode series will conclude sometime in May.
'It's a look inside the life of a logger,' said Pihl, who was approached last August by the show's creators. Originally tapped to be called 'Timber Country,' the title was changed to 'Ax Men' in late fall.
'It has a nice ring to it,' noted Pihl, who attended a private screening of the premier episode March 8 at Liberty Theater in Astoria.
He's happy that an occupation he's enjoyed for 25 years is getting some mass media attention.
'We're a unique breed of people, for sure,' said Pihl, whose daughter, Lindsay, is married to Baska.
She works in the front office at his firm, answering phones and 'generally running things,' Pihl said.
For his part, Pihl is eager for the show to clear up a few misconceptions about loggers.
'When a lot of people think about loggers, they think of a 1950s clear-cut,' Pihl said. 'They think we still do that, but we don't - everything we take down is re-planted.
'There are a ton of rules and regulations we have to follow.'
First rule of logging:
stay safe
One thing the show doesn't falsely dramatize, Pihl said, is the dangerous aspect of logging.
Using chainsaws, axes and heavy equipment, workers use specialized skills and battle the elements while harvesting and hauling out millions of board feet of timber from Oregon forests each year.
Rule No. 1 is to stay safe, Baska said.
'We're out there risking our lives every day, but we do it because we love it,' noted Baska.
'We pride ourselves on doing an extra-good job,' Pihl added.
During what turned out to be more than 1,000 hours of filming, only one 'fairly scary' incident occurred, said Pihl.
'The producer got hit with a sky line,' he said, referring to a heavy cable used to carry loads of timber. 'But he's OK - he's tougher than nails.'
The series' third episode, which is scheduled to air March 23, focuses on the Vernonia flood back in December.
'We had a lot of hands-on activity during that time period,' said Pihl, whose crews removed dozens of tree limbs from area properties after the floodwaters receded.
Pihl hopes that viewers tune in to 'Ax Men' to learn more about a profession he's loved for a quarter-century.
And when they do, they'll view some healthy competition between loggers who try to cut as much timber as they can each month.
'People ask me why I'm a logger,'Pihl said. 'I tell them I like the smell of the forest.'
Catch the show
What: 'Ax Men,' a new reality show about loggers in the Pacific Northwest
When: Sundays at 7 p.m. on cable television's History Channel


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Ischemic heart disease and chronic heart failure are the two cardiac impairments I see most often in my Social Security disability cases.
The Social Security Administration depends heavily upon exercise testing in evaluating ischemic heart disease and chronic heart failure. To meet the chronic heart failure Listing or the ischemic heart disease Listing, a state agency doctor must first determine that exercise testing would present a significant risk to the individual.
For ischemic heart disease, three "ischemic episodes" in one year, each requiring revascularization, defined as an angioplasty or bypass surgery, will meet the ischemic heart disease Listing.
The Social Security Administration is looking for an extreme limitation, "that is, an impairment that very seriously limits your ability to independently initiate, sustain, or complete activities of daily living."
If you have ischemic heart disease, and state agency doctors found that your impairment did not meet the requirements of Social Security Administration's Listing for ischemic heart disease, it is probably because the Social Security Administration found a negative exercise test result in the medical records they gathered.
Many times such exercise tests can be properly placed in context and are not inconsistent with you being found disabled. Such exercise tolerance tests, abbreviated ETT, have limitations that have been acknowledged by SSA:
4. Do ETTs have limitations? An ETT provides an estimate of aerobic capacity for walking on a grade, bicycling, or moving one's arms in an environmentally controlled setting. Therefore, ETT results do not correlate with the ability to perform other types of exertional activities, such as lifting and carrying heavy loads, and do not provide an estimate of the ability to perform activities required for work in all possible work environments or throughout a workday. Also, certain medications (such as beta blockers) and conduction disorders (such as left or right bundle branch blocks) can cause false-negative or false-positive results. Therefore, we must consider the results of an ETT together with all the other relevant evidence in your case record.
The Social Security Administration has also acknowledged that a negative test is not necessarily decisive:
11. How do we evaluate ETT results? We evaluate ETT results on the basis of the work level at which the test becomes abnormal, as documented by onset of signs or symptoms and any ECG or imaging abnormalities. The absence of an ischemic response on an ETT alone does not exclude the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease. We must consider the results of an ETT in the context of all of the other evidence in your case record.
And the Social Security Administration says that if your impairment does not meet or equal an impairment found in the Listings, you "may or may not have the residual functional capacity to engage in substantial gainful activity." Thus, you can be disabled despite a negative exercise tolerance test.
The Social Security Administration also states that the results of an exercise test are timely only for 12 months after the date performed "provided there has been no change in your clinical status that may alter the severity of your cardiovascular impairment." When the Social Security Administration evaluates a test that is more than 12 months old, it "must consider the results in the context of all the relevant evidence, including why the test was performed and whether there has been an intervening event or improvement or worsening of your impairment." I always explore the possibility that your condition worsened after the date of a negative exercise tolerance test.
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(CA) La Scena Musicale: "Matthew White: A versatile Countertenor" (by Hélène Boucher / September 1, 2011)
(CA) La Tour Baroque Duo -- CD Launch Concert "Les caractères de la danse"
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(CA) Spiritus Ensemble "Bach Vespers for Thanksgiving" (2 Oct 2011)
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(US) Bloomington Early Music Festival Summary (By Anna Pranger) (19 Sep 2011, Harmonia Early Music)
(UK) Recently Released by Il Complesso Barocco Christoph Gluck "Ezio" (Review by Andrew Clements, 15 Sep 2011)
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"Before he changed the course of operatic history with his "reform" operas of the 1760s and 1770s, Gluck was a respected and thoroughly conventional composer of opera seria, almost all of them written to librettos by Metastasio. …
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(US) Salon/Sanctuary 2011-2012 Educational Initiative
(CA) Nota Bene Baroque (NBB) Ensemble Performs @ Doors Open Waterloo Region (17 Sept 2011)
(US) New publications by Natasha Korda (Author)
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Labors Lost: Women's Work and the Early Modern English Stage (University of Pennsylvania Press), examines women's unacknowledged contributions to theatrical production in Shakespeare's time.
Working Subjects in Early Modern English Drama (Ashgate Press), is an essay collection co-edited with Michelle M. Dowd, and includes a number of essays that focus on gender and women's work. Ashgate Press offers a 20% discount to SSEMW members.
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(US) Newly published at WLSCM (The Web Library of Seventeenth-Century Music)
(UK) Stuart Walsh Plays From Brian Wright's "Suite in Eight Movements for Solo Renaissance Lute"
(US) Nineteenth Century Studies Association announces the 2012 Article Prize
(UK) New publication from Dance Books - an unusual view of Cyril Beaumont
(US) American Bach Soloists -- September 2011 Gala Benefit
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text: Taliban takes credit for suicide bombing on police as Afghan forces fight group across country [File: Jalil Rezayee/EPA] A suicide bomber targeting a police commander has killed at least 13 people, including nine civilians, in Afghanistan's northern Parwan province, an official said. The attack on Monday happened near a clinic and a bazaar in an area 60 kilometres northwest of Kabul, said Zaman Mamozai, the provincial police chief. Four local police were among those killed, and another 19 people, including 17 civilians, were wounded, he said. Widespread corruption in Afghanistan despite reform promises The police commander who was targeted in the attack was among those wounded. "Once again, a Taliban suicide bomber attacked innocent civilians," Mamozai said, adding that the bazaar was packed with shoppers and that people were waiting outside the clinic for treatment. The Taliban claimed responsibility in an email sent to media. The United Nation's mission in Afghanistan reported earlier this month that most of the 11,000 civilians killed and wounded in 2015 were the victims of insurgent attacks. A total of 3,545 civilians were killed last year as a result of the war, the UN report said, with another 7,457 wounded. READ MORE: Afghan peace process - desperation versus strength The figures mark a 4 percent drop in civilian deaths from the previous year, but a 9 percent rise in civilians wounded. Taliban fighters regularly target Afghan security forces, often killing civilians in the process. 'Army retreated' Elsewhere, in the country's south, Afghan troops have retreated from two districts in the Helmland province, officials said on Monday, a move which highlights the challenge from Taliban fighters in the opium-producing region. "The Afghan army retreated from two army bases in Musa Qala and one base from Nawzad district" on Saturday, provincial governor Khan Rahimi told AFP news agency, leaving no troops anywhere in those districts. UN: More than 11,000 Afghans killed in 2015 He said the soldiers had moved to other parts of Helmand such as the heavily contested districts of Lashkar Gah and Sangin, adding: "We have no concerns regarding this step, but we have plans to ensure security in other vulnerable areas." But the decision was criticised by Abdul Majeed Akhundzada, deputy chief of the provincial council. "Retreating from Musa Qala looks to me like ignoring the deaths of Afghan security forces and the civilians," Akhundzada said. Helmand has seen some of the fiercest battles of the Taliban's battle against local and foreign forces that began in 2001. SOURCE: Agencies Politics War & Conflict Asia Afghanistan Taliban


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Happy Thursday everyone :)
It's Jodi and today I have a card to share with you
using the adorable Alice Bean stamp.
I colored Alice with Copics and then added her to a lacey oval I had cut out of patterned paper. I almost ended up coloring her in blues again, but when going through my papers I found some old My Minds Eye papers that I have been holding onto forever, {I know I'm not the only one that does this ;)} and thought they would look great with Alice so I used those instead. I added some pearls, a few roses and a sentiment out of letter stickers (I did color the edge of them with copics to make them blend in a little better though).
I really love using these Limited Edition Beans ~ they are too darn cute and so much fun to color. Remember, they are only here until the end of April, so if you have your eye on any (or all) of these, you should get them soon.
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I'm one day late in posting this thematic outfit since we have celebrated our National Independence Day yesterday. But since it's impossible for me to shoot and post (I got work yesterday sheesh I know), I made it up today. Admittedly, I have a lot of primary colored clothes in my closet, which happens to be the color of the Philippine flag; Red, Blue and Yellow. It was difficult for me which to mix and match but after a careful and hurried deliberation, I decided to wear an embellished empire top, yellow jeggings and my blue sandals . I apologize in advance that these photos were not in their best resolution and condition since I was really in a hurry and my photographer (mom!) was hurrying as well, to the kitchen. She was rushing back and forth to cooking and taking my photos. So sorry mom :p Thanks a lot though ^^
This red empire top didn't have sequins when I bought it waaay back in year 2004. Mom and I just saw it in the flee market when we were haunting for a dress to wear on my friend's debut and this was what we found. It didn't look so special at that time but we both had the feeling that it has potential :) We bought bags of red beads and sequins from the nearby shop and have sewn the materials onto the top within an hour. The sequins made it instantly party-ready :>
The yellow jeggings has just been bought recently from a local mall in Caloocan City. I feel in love with the golden yellow tone at first sight and bought it right off. The blue sandals, well, familiar? I recently posted these in this entry: At the SuperSale Bazaar
Left connector ring was also bought at the SuperSale Bazaar while the statement connector ring was bought here: AI Online Shop. Bronze bangles were actually my mom's bought from the flee market :p
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My ikebana teacher Lisbeth Lerum has been working really hard preparing for the Japan Days this year. The ikebana part of the exhibitions is taking place in Steen & Strøm department store until March 28, and in Oslo Town Hall from April 16 to April 23.
The theme for this years exhibition is "Beauty and Magic".
Kimino window by Lisbeth Lerum.
Avant garde ikebana window by Lisbeth Lerum.


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When liberals pray
6 Comments · Posted by Heather Mac Donald in Uncategorized
Opponents of Arizona's new immigration law have been praying for its reversal in court. The Wall Street Journal today has a photo of parishioners sitting outdoors on folding chairs at a prayer session for the demise of the law, which asks local police officers to verify the immigration status of individuals they have lawfully stopped if the officer has reasonable suspicion that the person stopped is in the country illegally. Church coalitions throughout the country have been urging God as well as politicians for help in dismantling SB 1070.
If the federal judge now hearing challenges to SB 1070 from the federal government and various advocacy groups overturns key portions of it, all those who have been praying for judicial nullification will claim divine vindication. How will Glenn Beck, who regularly advises his radio listeners to pray, Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Newt Gingrich, and every other conservative figurehead or foot soldier who views belief in God as a central component of conservative identity and who supports stronger immigration enforcement respond? Did God in fact answer the prayers of SB 1070 opponents? And if so, why? Because the opponents were more organized in sending their prayer packets to the great pollster in the sky or because God agreed with them on the merits?
Or will the conservative believers suddenly incline towards skepticism? Might they ask such questions as: How do we know that God influenced the judge's ruling and that it wouldn't have happened anyway? Where is the control group of judges whose decisions were not prayed about–how did they rule? And what about those other judicial rulings that have upheld Arizona's other immigration laws—requiring verification of citizenship status to vote, for example, or requiring employers to verify the legal immigration status of their workers—why did God allow those laws to stand and not this one?
More likely, however, religion-promoting immigration restrictionists will not allow such potential complications to cross their minds at all, and will simply go on to the next issue.
Of course, if U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton upholds SB 1070, the conservative prayer advocates will appreciate God's understanding of illegal immigration while the law's religious opponents will, in theory only, face their own theological conundrums.
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kurt9 · July 25, 2010 at 4:52 pm
You know, no one is more of militant atheist than I am, and I see this as somewhat over the top. This is needless needling of Christians and Christianity. I don't see the point of this.
I have a better idea. Leave the Christians alone and focus on doing your own thing in life.
Mark in Spokane · July 26, 2010 at 3:18 am
Or, if someone chooses to attack Christianity, perhaps it would be a good idea, as the late Anthony Flew once recommended, that one learn enough about it to attack it on its strongest ground rather than setting up a straw man to attack? The main reason I think most religious believers find "new atheist" arguments unconvincing is that they don't ever address the strongest arguments in favor of Christian, or Jewish, or Muslim, or Hindu, etc., theology and practice. Flew was one of the few atheist writers I have read who have actually made compelling arguments against religious faith on its strongest grounds. Ms. MacDonald's rant here would be shredded in an instant by any literate Christian who had read Thomas Aquinas or John Calvin, even in translation, or by any literate Jewish believer who had read Maimonedies.
By all means, I think it is great to have critiques of religion and religious believers — as Edmund Burke once noted, our opponents are our friends because they make us refine our arguments and re-examine our own ideas.
Narr · July 26, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Mark in Spokane–go to it. The weakest argument, on any topic, that can be made is, "Well, that guy over there would tear you to shreds."
Le Mur · July 27, 2010 at 2:13 pm
I don't see the point of this.
People praying in opposite directions is funnier than people praying in one direction. Who will god love the most? Details at 11.
Thomas Aquinas or John Calvin, even in translation, or by any literate Jewish believer who had read Maimonedies.
Toss names much? And "even in translation"! – how generous of you. Your "refined" superstitions are still just superstitions, inherently goofy no matter what the lingo.
Mark in Spokane · July 28, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Le Mur,
That is quite possible — and in fact I openly concede that there is a strong argument to be made in favor of atheism. Anthony Flew (perhaps a name you would like?) made just such an argument in his academic work.
My point is simply that MacDonald did not make any such argument. And anyone who knew anything about the theistic tradition in the West would be able to recognize that. Assertions of "superstition" don't undermine that point.
secular square · August 1, 2010 at 5:35 pm
This competition for favors from the same deity is a far more interesting theological throwdown than that more famous one recorded between different deities in First Kings 18.
That is, if the liberals are in fact praying to the same deity. Has it been confirmed that they are not praying to the ancient god of the Aztecs?
"There is no god but Huitzilopochtli and Painal is his messenger!"


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You guys know the Wrestlespective podcast? It's a good one. And the dude who makes it, his name is Jason, and he's a great guy. Anyway, I was on that thing again to talk about The Miracle Violence Connection (Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams) vs. The Steiner Brothers from WCW Beach Blast 1992.
It was fun. I like talking to Jason. And I like you listening to me talk to Jason. So, yeah, if you have some time and if you feel like it, maybe you'd like to hear us talk.
Here is a link to the episode on the Wrestlespective page, or you can get to it through iTunes or whatever. Thanks!


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With net neutrality threatened by a January court ruling, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has said it plans to propose new rules that will reinstate its Internet-protecting power.
On Jan. 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a judgment in the case of Verizon vs. the FCC, which challenged the Open Internet Order— legislation that says all Internet traffic must be treated equally, or the practice referred to as net neutrality. The court ruled that since the FCC doesn't classify Internet service providers (ISPs) as common carriers, it has no power to enforce unreasonable-discrimination and no-blocking rules.
On Feb. 19, the FCC issued a Public Notice and with it established, it said, a "new docket within which to consider how the Commission should proceed in light of the court's guidance in the Verizon v. FCC opinion."
In its decision, the court invited the FCC to "act to preserve free and open Internet," FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a statement.
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"I intend to accept that invitation by proposing rules that will meet the court's test for preventing improper blocking of and discrimination among Internet traffic, ensuring genuine transparency in how Internet Service Providers manage traffic, and enhancing competition."
Preserving an open Internet, he added, "is an important responsibility of this agency."
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai also released a statement on his feelings about the new docket.
When the court made its announcement in January, Pai recommended that the Commission swallow the ruling and "refrain from any further attempt to micromanage how broadband providers run their networks."
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Archers And Arrows is one of those new punk bands melting punk rock with hardcore and 90's emo. They have their roots in bands like Hot Water Music, The Lawrence arms or Latterman. Their first EP received many positive critics: "One of the best Swiss Punk-Rock combos nowadays" or "Das Versprechen einer der besten Schweizer Bands mit Hardcore-Hintergrund zu sein". Their songs are played on Couleur 3 (swiss national radio), were they got an interview. They then played many shows with international bands like The Get Up Kids, Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Burning Heads, Polar Bear Club, Dead To Me, Man Overboard, Venerea or Civet.
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Over on David Allen's blog, there's an interesting discussion about corporate mission statements. A topic that started as "hey, this is cool" has generated considerable discussion about the value and effectiveness of corporate mission statements.
I agree with some of the remarks shared about the disconnect between some
organization's actions and their mission statements. However, I think that's
the fault of management and how they work to develop or carry out the organization's
mission. Surely some mission statements may end up to be just a page of
sweet words, designed to attract uninformed shareholders or employees alike.
For a mission statement to work, it must become a part of the fabric of
the organization; and, it must represent the ideal and be referenced voluntarily
at all levels. It's the leaders job to bring this about. The mission statement
provides a sense of purpose and meaning; when an organization's behavior
does not match it's company mission statement it's worse than if no mission
statement existed at all.
In 20 years of independent consulting I've served many organizations where
the mission statement did not appear to match organizational behavior.
Fortunately, however, I've also served an equal number of organizations
that ARE their mission statement. To me, these organizations redeem the
concept and value of the corporate mission statement. The key is leadership.
The leaders in these organizations play in active role in defining and
communicating the organization's mission through their behavior and decision-making.
On a personal level, I've found that a personal or family mission statement
a powerful tool for personal decision making. Many years ago, Kathy and
I developed our family
mission statement. We set
out to describe the successful outcome of our role as parents. That simple
effort, and the sense of mission that resulted, has completely transformed
our family. Though we don't have it posted on the wall anywhere (we probably
should), we do refer to our mission statement often enough to remember
what it says and to evaluate how we are doing, both as a family, and as
parents. The result is that decisions that we make are made in the context
of our family mission and we see these decisions as capable of enhancing
or detracting from the picture of our ideal family outcome. I've found
it much easier to make decisions about what to be, do, or have when my
sense of mission is clear.
The other value I've found in a personal mission statement is that is forces
us to think about what
we will leave behind. Again,
the mission statement, used correctly, can be a powerful tool.
Back to the topic at hand - corporate mission statements. I believe that
they can be powerful or a waste of paper. Their success, I believe, depends
entirely on how they are created (who's involved) and how they affect behavior
within the organization (Behavior changing or lip service?)
Several years ago, I gave David a copy of a book that I enjoyed: "The
Mission Statement Book" by Jeffrey Abrahams. This books takes a look
at 300+ corporate mission statements from America's top companies. It also
offers guidance in how to create and implement a corporate mission statement.
It's an interesting and inspiring read.
A sense of missionFriday, July 1st, 2005
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I've decided that we need to build a nuclear bunker around the whole of Versailles. One of these days, our appetite for destruction may get the better of us and we might reduce our planet to a gallery of empty shopping malls and a mountain of paper coffee cups. So we need to be prepared. Because if a few human beings survive the apocalypse, they'll have to be made aware of the glories that came before them. And that's why Versailles needs to be protected.
Many of you will know what I'm driving at here. In October, I finally got a chance to visit the Osmothèque and since then, I've been trying to think of ways to introduce the uninitiated to its wonders and convince the entire world of its importance. In a nutshell: the Osmothèque is a perfume museum unlike any other*. It is unimpressive in terms of size - it occupies a couple of rooms in a corner of ISIPCA, a short distance from central Versailles - but it is monumental in terms of significance. Within its serene confines, inside large canisters sealed with a layer of argon gas, some of the undisputed masterpieces of perfumery lie in patient slumber. They are preserved in the form in which they were originally made... or, at least, a form that's as close as we can now get to the original. These aren't mere decants from 'vintage' bottles unearthed at antique fairs or culled from personal collections (although such items are held at the Osmothèque too). They are new recreations based on old formulae. They are the products of painstaking research, enviable talent and, crucially, the permission to use materials which are now outlawed in commercial perfumery, not least animal musks and raw bergamot. In other words, they are History, as important to our collective heritage as anything stored at the Tate Modern or the Louvre. And they need to be granted greater prominence.
In the coming weeks, I'm going to do what I can to try to persuade anyone kind enough to visit this site that the work carried out by the Osmothèque is worthy of the most serious support and esteem. I'll do that mainly by posting reviews of the gems I smelt during my all-too-brief visit. But I also hope to publish a couple of more general articles about the place. And I'll attempt to direct your attention to other corners of the web which have taken the time to publicise the Osmothèque's operations. For instance, Victoria Frolova of Bois De Jasmin recently announced her highly commendable decision to publish a selection of articles from the Osmothèque's archives, focussing mainly on those penned by perfumers. The first of these appeared on Monday, and I would urge you to click here and read it.
To get the ball rolling on my own series of Osmothèque Reviews, I'm starting on Friday with the creation which marked the birth of modern perfumery: Paul Parquet's Fougère Royale for Houbigant. But first, a few lines of small print, which apply not just to this review but to all subsequent reviews of the Osmothèque's treasures.
- It's important to note that the perfumes cannot be tried on skin. The so-called Osmo-curator - in my case, the endlessly accommodating Yves Tanguy - dips a couple of blotters into a small bottle, which is quickly stoppered and put away.
- The blotter is then stored in a narrow glassine envelope; any of you who have used such envelopes will know that they help the blotter retain its scent for an extremely long time. Indeed, as I type these words, nearly all my blotters are still distinctly scented, even though many weeks have passed since they were first dipped.
- Smelling the perfumes is a decidedly 'shared' experience; for better or worse, you can't lock yourself away in a cell as you sniff these beauties. Therefore, the smelling process is punctuated by comments, interjections and discussions, all of which doubtless have a bearing on how one ends up assessing the perfume.
- It isn't correct to declare that the formulations preserved by the Osmothèque smell 100% like the originals of the perfumes. Despite the best efforts of the parties involved, it isn't always possible to source the very same raw materials that were used, say, 80, 90 or 100 years ago. And even if such materials could be found, there's no guarantee that, today, they would smell just like they did decades ago. As you know, Mother Nature is fickle and she can cause a crop of a fragrant plant grown in the same way in the same place to smell markedly different from one season to the next. That said, those whose views are worth considering in such matters are happy to claim that the reproductions contained within the Osmothèque are as reliable and accurate as can be expected.
A final thought. If there was one word for which I kept reaching whilst smelling the perfumes, it was 'smoother'. They all possessed a quality which was more polished, rounder and more multi-dimensional than most of what we're offered by brands these days. This realisation reminded me of an analogy once used by a knowledgeable friend to explain the effects of reformulation. I'm paraphrasing here, but essentially what he said is that smelling the original version of a classic scent is not unlike seeing the original version of a classic painting. Remind yourself of the first time you viewed a masterpiece hanging in a gallery. Take Van Gogh's Sunflowers, for instance. Upon the canvas touched by the master, it is nothing less than stunning. Its colours are almost too vivid to be real. Its textures beckon you closer. Its lines and curves flow with an energy which defies their stillness. You look at Sunflowers and you understand why Van Gogh is considered to be one of the most important painters of all time.
Sadly, some people may not be able to see the real canvas. They may have to make do with a reproduction created by another, less talented painter. Or perhaps some people have to settle for a high-quality print. Others may only ever have the opportunity to see a photo on the page of a small book. Perhaps some individuals may only ever experience the painting in the form of a pale postcard. Finally, a few may have to content themselves with a colour photocopy churned out by a machine running out of toner. All of these different versions would be instantly recognisable as Van Gogh's Sunflowers... but it goes without saying that none of them would be an apt substitute for the original canvas.
Smelling those blotters at the Osmothèque was like feasting on one incomparable canvas after another, whereas walking into the fragrance section of a department store is like being crushed under the weight of fading, nondescript photocopies. And that's why it's so vital for the Osmothèque's work to be more widely publicised.
One man who always respects and values the lessons taught by classical perfumery is Andy Tauer, so it's fitting that I hand over my blog to him today and host one of his annual Advent give-aways. The prize is one of Andy's brand new Explorer Sets, consisting of three 15 ml spray vials to be chosen by the winner. 45 ml of Tauer heaven! To enter this draw, please read the terms and conditions below and then leave a comment which answers the following question: In what way was the past better than the present? Please don't feel the need to write long essays. Just a few words will suffice, as long as they're related to the question in some way.
Many thanks to Andy for providing the prize for this draw and including me in his Advent celebrations again this year.
Good luck to you all!
i) the draw will be closed at 6 am (UK time) on Thursday 5th December; ii) the winner will be selected at random; iii) the winner will be announced on Persolaise.com on Thursday 5th December; iv) if the winner has not made contact with Persolaise.com by Sunday 8th December, an alternative winner may be selected; v) the winner's address will be shared only with Tauer Perfumes, who will post the prize to the winner; vi) readers from anywhere in the world are eligible to enter; vii) by entering this competition, you indicate that you are able to receive alcohol-based perfume products in your country of residence; viii) Persolaise.com takes no responsibility for the contents of the perfume, particularly as regards potential allergens and/or harmful components; ix) if the prize is lost in transit, it will not be possible for a replacement to be posted; x) relatives of anyone associated with Persolaise.com are not permitted to enter.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Tools of the Trade: Relaxing at Sea
According to Peter H. Spectre in his A Mariner's Miscellany the habit had an edge of the caste system to it. Simple seamen were more likely to indulge in pipe smoking - when they were allowed to smoke - while officers preferred more expensive cigars. Seamen generally mixed their own pipe tobacco, and Spectre generously offers a recipe for same:
Mix 72% Burley tobacco with 25% Virginia and 3% Latakia. He also advises:
To prevent the tobacco from burning rapidly in windy conditions at sea, the cut should be coarse - cube, or moderately thick flake.
This was a critical issue not only from the standpoint of waste but also for fear of fire. Sparks on a wooden ship covered with tar and carrying black powder were a fearsome threat. Losing one's wooden island in the middle of blue water was unthinkable, so certain areas - the galley in particular, where fire was a necessary evil - were designated for smoking.
When the sea and/or wind made smoking impossible or unusually dangerous, tobacco was often chewed. So called "plug" tobacco was mixed by the user, formed into a cake and wrapped in canvas. The user would then cut or tear a piece off for chewing. Once again, Spectre offers a recipe which actually does not sound as unappealing as one might imagine:
Tobacco leaves were soaked in honey, molasses, or other flavored syrup. A hole as drilled into a baulk of wood - hickory was preferred, but other species served in a pinch - and the sodden tobacco was forced into it (hence the word "plug"). Once the tobacco had cured, the plug was pulled from the hole and wrapped in canvas, ready for use.
Though the smoking of pipes on a fine day would have been possible while applying one's self to work like mending sails or making rope, chewing would have been more convenient. Either way it was a habit that seamen fell into easily. And one that was probably hard not to pursue by land as well.
Header: The Smoker by Adriaen van Ostade c 1640 via Wikipedia
10 comments:
- Blue Lou Logan said...
I have to remember this as a detail for Logan. Not necessarily that Logan smokes, but that his cronies would have, almost to a man. It's easy to forget in this era when smoking has, at least in terms of political correctness, been deemed bad or inappropriate, that tobacco was something most everyone did. It was the cornerstone of the early American economy, along with rum and hemp. There is a cool, funny book about it called _The Sotweed Factor_ (sotweed being tabacco) I read for my first historical archaeology class (Jim Deetz again).
- October 23, 2012 at 1:16 PM
- Pauline said...
You make an excellent point about moderns forgetting how integral a part of everyday life tobacco was, particularly here in the New World.
Now that we have demonized it almost universally, we tend to leave it out of - for instance - historical fiction or make only the "bad guys" tobacco users. Kind of the way so many main characters in similar books are abolitionists, even though they wouldn't realistically have been.
- October 23, 2012 at 1:41 PM
- Capt. John Swallow said...
Great historical post...and excellent recipe for a tobacco mix! Sounds alot like the mix I acquired last in New Orleans in a fine tobacconist in Exchange Alley...though I must admit they had a very narrow selection.
Thankfully here in the Canadas there are a few extremely well appointed tobacconists - and one is on the lands o' the New Credit Reserve o' the Mississauga Nation (relatives o' the Ojibway and neighbours to the Haudenosaunee). The other in the old town o' Newark...now known as "Niagara-on-the-Lake".
- October 23, 2012 at 2:39 PM
- Pauline said...
Thankee, Captain and some good advice for travelers seeking the best in the way of tobacco around your neck o' the woods. I thought Lou's point was well taken, too, regarding our forgetfulness on this subject. Most of our ancestors enjoyed a pipe now and then, if not more frequently.
- October 23, 2012 at 3:33 PM
A while back I was doing a bit of research about a Naval Hospital that was built on Egmont Key, at the mouth of Tampa Bay, during the Civil War. A Yellow Fever epidemic had struck the squadron. One of the Captains was charged with visiting each of the ships every morning to take off the sick men. He stated that he chose only men who were heavy tobacco users as is boat's crew, as he was sure the creatures who caused the fever would avoid the vile breath of the men.
- October 23, 2012 at 3:41 PM
- Pauline said...
Dale, that is an awesome piece of history. Thank you so much for sharing it here.
- October 23, 2012 at 6:47 PM
- Capt. John Swallow said...
Indeed, Mister Dale - a grand tale, one ye can be sure we'll carry & share!
- October 23, 2012 at 7:13 PM
- Timmy! said...
Lot's off good info in the post and the comments. Thankee to all for sharing.
Another good book that talks about the early tobacco trade (which was the first cash crop in North America as Lou pointed out) is "Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in America" by Giles Milton
- October 23, 2012 at 8:04 PM
- Pauline said...
It is so much fun to have so many knowledgeable people giving freely of their experience around these parts. And you're right Timmy!; that is a great book that I can highly recommend.
- October 24, 2012 at 8:10 AM
- Charles L. Wallace said...
Ahh, relaxation at sea..... I don't have a recollection of it, per se: we were out in the South China Sea. Been out for several months, standing eight hours of watch a day (plus one's normal job for another eight!!). Needless to say, we were tired.
I had the midwatch as Officer of the Deck, and I was out on the starboard bridge wing. I remember walking in toward the pilothouse and approaching the coaming. I stepped over and continued inside.... next thing I knew, I was about ten feet farther, over toward the binnacle. I had fallen asleep walking!!!
Needless to say, that scared me right awake! Prolly couldn't sleep the next day, either ;-)
- October 24, 2012 at 2:57 PM


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Alternative names
Total protein
This is a test that measures the total amount of protein in serum (serum is the fluid portion of blood, without fibrinogen).
How the test is performed
Blood is drawn from a vein or a capillary. The laboratory centrifuges the blood to separate the serum from the cells. The total protein test is done on serum.
How to prepare for the test
Your health care provider may instruct you to withhold certain drugs that can affect the test.
Drugs that can increase total protein measurements include anabolic steroids, androgens, corticosteroids, dextran, growth hormone, insulin, phenazopyridine, and progesterone.
Drugs that can decrease total protein measurements include ammonium ions, estrogens, hepatotoxic drugs, and oral contraceptives.
Why the test is performed
Total protein is a rough measure of serum protein. Protein measurements can reflect nutritional state, kidney disease, liver disease, and many other conditions. If total protein is abnormal, further tests must be performed to identify which protein fraction, and then which specific protein, is abnormal.
Proteins are important constituents of all cells and tissues. Proteins are made from amino acids. There are many different kinds of proteins in the body with many different functions. Enzymes, some hormones, hemoglobin (oxygen transport), LDL (cholesterol transport), fibrinogen (blood clotting), collagen (structure of bone and cartilage), immunoglobulins (antibodies) are some examples of proteins.
Serum proteins are grossly separated into albumin and globulins. That is, total protein equals albumin plus globulin. Globulins are roughly divided into alpha-1, alpha-2, beta, and gamma globulins.
Albumin is the protein of highest concentration in the serum (plasma is serum plus fibrinogen). Albumin is a carrier of many small molecules, but is also of prime importance in maintaining the osmotic pressure of the blood (that is, keeping the fluid from leaking out into the tissues).
Normal Values
The normal range is 6.0 to 8.3 gm/dl (grams per deciliter).
Normal Values may vary slightly from laboratory to laboratory.
What abnormal results mean
Greater-than-normal levels may indicate:
- chronic inflammation or infection
- multiple myeloma
- Waldenstrom's disease
Lower-than-normal levels may indicate:
- burns (extensive)
- glomerulonephritis
- hemorrhage
- liver disease
- malabsorption (inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract)
- malnutrition
- protein-losing enteropathy
- agammaglobulinemia
- light chain disease
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:
Special considerations
Total protein measurement may be increased during pregnancy.
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Constructivism in Practice
In this week's learning resources, we read about the idea of generating and testing hypotheses. These concepts fall directly in line with the constructivist and constructionist theories because they allow students to create artifacts, problem solve, analyze, and experiment. These concepts have been used by scientists for many years, and have a profound impact on student learning as well. It is vital that teachers design activities that touch upon these concepts in order to engage students, and prepare them for real world experiences. Furthermore, advances in technology have made these activities easier to complete, and allows for more communication and collaboration between students and educators.
In this week's video segment, the teacher had her students create a booklet using Microsoft Publisher. This task could have fallen into one or two categories, experimental inquiry or investigation. Her students had the opportunity to document what they learned or interpreted from the story, and they also had the opportunity to clear up any misconceptions that others may have had about the story. Ideally, this activity would align with the constructivist ideology because each student can "construct his or her own meaning (Laureate, 2011)" of what happened in the story. It would also align with the constructionist ideology because each student was creating an artifact. Also, the technology allowed the teacher to assign more complex tasks for her students.
Another example of technology supporting these theories was the use of Inspiration to create a root cause analysis graphic organizer. Often, these types of activities are higher order thinking exercises, and 'students often need some scaffolding at first to help them successfully attain higher levels of understanding (Pitler, Hubbell, & Kuhn, 2012, p. 205)". Advanced organizers are a great way to assist students in navigating difficult concepts. They also provide a visual aid for the end product on many occasions. Whether they are the end artifact, or a personal guide to produce an artifact, they are very beneficial to many students and educators; which support the theories of constructivism and constructionism.
Laureate Education, Inc. (2011). Constructionist and constructivist learning theories.
Baltimore, MD: Orey.
Pitler, H., Hubbell, E. R., & Kuhn, M. (2012). Using technology with classroom instruction
that works (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: ASCD.


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NCDRC: Class action suits under Consumer Protection Act can be entertained now
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The NCDRC has held that under Section 12 (1) (c) of the CP Act a group of consumers having a common interest or a common grievance seeking same relief against the same person can file the �class action suit�
Consumers of the country unite! For, you have received a shot in the arm. The weapon is that the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), the apex consumer forum of the country, has held that "class action" suits can be entertained under the Consumer Protection (CP) Act.
Class action suit is one in which a group of people affected by a product can sue a single or multiple parties, what the late Justice VR Krishna Iyer called 'mass action appeals', in which a mass of common man can appeal against a common evil.
The NCDRC held that under Section 12 (1) (c) of the CP Act a group of consumers having a common interest or a common grievance seeking same relief against the same person can file the 'class action suit'. It also made it clear that the pecuniary jurisdiction is to be determined on the basis of the aggregate of the value of the products or service rendered to the consumers.
As on date, if the value of the suit is Rs 1 crore or more, the jurisdiction lies with the NCDRC. Less than Rs 1 crore but more than Rs 20 lakh, the jurisdiction is with the respective state forum and less than Rs 20 lakh with the respective district forum.
What started as a social legislation, the CP Act, too, has now become one more legislation with lakhs of cases pending for years, although it is stipulated that consumer disputes shall be settled within six months. Former President of NCDRC MB Shah said efforts were on during his tenure to dispose of the pending cases.
However, this social welfare legislation has assumed a new significance with the order on mass action or class action suits. A full bench of NCDRC president DK Jain, members VK Jain and BC Gupta, while settling the issue of class action suit, said a complaint under Section 12 (1) (c) of the Act can be filed on behalf of or for the benefit of all the consumers, having a common interest or a common grievance seeking the same and similar relief against the same person.
Say you buy a refrigerator or a TV or a car, washing machine or any such consumer durable. It invariably goes off within a year and any manufacturer would say "the warranty or guarantee period" has already expired. This is the common story of any common Indian. From now on, such type of consumers who buy a product from a particular company now can sue that particular company collectively. And if the collective money exceeds Rs 1 crore, they could directly approach the NCDRC.
It is applicable to flats and apartments also. Those buying, or paid money as booking amount for their flats in various housing societies, can collectively sue a builder if he errs in keeping his declared promises. The NCDRC has gone a step ahead to hold that date of booking, allotment, purchase of the flat would be wholly irrelevant in such a complaint. The Indian middle-class dream of having a roof over the head has resulted in a multiplicity of litigations and the Supreme Court in a catena of decisions has given different orders and even punished several builders.
In all such cases, the filing of a single petition before the NHDRC is sufficient. It should detail the subject matter of the complaint including the particulars of the project if the complaint relates to a housing project / scheme, the class of persons on whose behalf or for whose benefit the complaint is filed, the common grievance sought to get redressed through the class action, the alleged deficiency in the services and the reliefs claimed in the complaint.


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Just a quick note here, in the midst of the pre-expansion doldrums. Unpossible is closing its doors until further notice. This applies not only to raider applications, but friends and family applications as well. We've had a steady stream of friends and family applicants over the past month, and to prevent further bloating of our numbers, will no long be accepting applications until further notice.
Any changes to recruiting will be listed both here and on our forums.
As always, if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask any of the officers. Thanks!


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At Liebherr Container Cranes we are looking for exceptional graduates who can become the next generation of innovators and leaders to maintain and build on our position as a world leader in container handling equipment. Have you got what it takes to be part of the Liebherr team?
The Graduate
Will hold a 2:1 or higher degree in engineering (mechanical, structural, electrical, mechatronics or automation) and is:
- Flexible
- Innovative
- A critical and analytical thinker
- A clear communicator
- A team player
The Programme
Liebherr offer an extensive two year graduate programme featuring:
- Extensive Induction programme
- On the job learning
- Mentoring & peer learning
- Rotation
- Travel opportunities
- Project work
If you think you have what it takes to become part of the Liebherr success story, in beautiful Killarney, apply by email to:
before the 26th October 2018.
Applications should include an up-to date CV including details of your final year project and a cover letter explaining why you have chosen engineering as a career path.
Selection will be by an initial assessment centre followed by interviews.
What courses did you study at third level?
Bachelor of Engineering in Manufacturing and Mechatronics Engineering at the Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT)
When did you join Liebherr?
I joined Liebherr on a student contract during the summer of second year of my college course. I then moved into the Liebherr Graduate Programme.
What attracted you to apply to the Liebherr Graduate Programme?
I was attracted to the Liebherr Graduate Programme because I was interested in automation and read about Liebherr's plans to fully automate their cranes. There is no other company in Ireland with the opportunities to get so much hands on experience of a fully automated system of this scale.
How have you progressed in your role since you joined Liebherr?
Every day I can see the real examples of how my work is implemented across the world. The projects I am part of are expanding to cover more and more aspects of the company's future goals and I have been given more responsibilities and freedom to achieve these goals i.e. remote SCADA development and automation software updates. The training programme has really helped me progress in the areas that I'm interested in.
Describe a typical day for you?
I work on both development of new projects and offer customer support to container terminals across the world. Every day is different and full of challenges. I remotely connect to container terminals from New-York to Russia, giving support and training for Liebherr SCADA systems and adjusting PLC code based on customer requirements. I contact suppliers, test new systems, design new system layouts and travel to sites abroad.
How would you describe Liebherr as an organisation?
Liebherr is a brilliant place to work and is very well respected both locally and internationally. Liebherr is becoming the leading specialist for automated solutions in the container terminals industry. The training program and hands on experience plus positive attitude can't be matched anywhere else.
What is your favourite part of your job?
I love the high-energy working environment and the variety in each day. My opinions are listened to and respected. In my development role I am able to experiment and take calculated risks to find the best technical solutions for our automation goals.
What motivates you?
My main motivation is a sense of pride not just in my work, but also in the company's success and the buzz I get off the high-energy working environment. I don't have to wait for months to see the results of my work. Every day I see the results and get feedback from our customers.
What courses did you study at third level?
I chose Common Engineering in Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and then specialised in the Mechanical Engineering stream.
When did you join Liebherr?
September 2016
What attracted you to apply to the Liebherr Graduate Programme?
Following 6 months work placement in the design department as part of my course, I was fully convinced I should apply for the graduate program. I saw first-hand how much Liebherr values its employees and the emphasis they place on developing their skills.
How have you progressed in your role since you joined Liebherr?
In the beginning, I was trained on the job by the Senior Engineers in my department. They also checked all of my designs before release. Now I have a lot more responsibility, work is delegated to me and I work on my own initiative to ensure that it is completed on time.
Describe a typical day for you?
My typical day is spent researching new concepts and designing crane components using the design package Creo. I also liaise with suppliers and other departments regarding new designs. I have to visit the production floor regularly to track the progress of work and deal with any issues that have occurred.
How would you describe Liebherr as an organisation?
Liebherr is an outstanding company that is recognised worldwide. It offers great opportunities for students and graduates out of college, as they are willing to commit time and resources to offer them excellent training.
What is your favourite part of your job?
My favourite part of the job is being able to watch what I design get manufactured in the factory and be involved in the process.
What motivates you?
Job satisfaction, being able to see first-hand what I create is a major part of this, and working as part of an inspiring and organised team.
What is the minimum requirement to be shortlisted for the graduate programme?
There is a minimum requirement of a 2:1 Degree (Level 7 or 8 NFQ). If you hold a 2:2 in an Honours Degree and a 2:1 in a Postgraduate qualification (Level 9 NFQ) then your application will also be accepted.
How recently should I have graduated?
Our roles are aimed at new graduates who are looking for their first job. However, if you have more experience and would like a career at Liebherr Container Cranes, take a look at our open roles.
Do I need to have a specific degree to apply?
We are looking for graduates in Engineering, Business or Finance disciplines.
I need a work permit. Are you able to organise that for me?
It is a requirement that you are eligible to work in the Republic of Ireland. If you do not hold an appropriate work permit, regretfully we cannot take your application further.
When will I find out if I have been successful?
We will contact you as soon as possible after each stage of the recruitment process. The majority of our correspondence is through email, so please check your email regularly. Depending on your email security, our email may end up in your spam folder, please check this out if you haven't heard from us.
What is the duration of the graduate programme?
Our graduate programme runs for 2 years.
Where can I get more information?
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Anderson, M.T. Feed. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2002. Print. ISBN 13: 9780763622596. Paperback. $7.99.
Annotation: Titus lives in America of the future where technology is so advanced that almost everyone has a feed – a computer system implanted right into your brain. But what happens when a feed is damaged or destroyed – thinking for yourself has never been so difficult.
Welcome to America.
Kids go to School™ which is run by corporations, but that's great because they provide the details on the hot new trends. You never have to do the dishes because you can just throw them out after dinner. You can even throw away the table. When you're looking for a fun time during Spring Break – just head to the Moon. And where 73% of Americans have feeds – interconnected computer systems that make it possible for you to shop and chat with others just by thinking about it.
This is how Titus grew up and he thought everything was fine. But then he met Violet. And then they were attacked.
When a hacker damages the feeds of Titus and his friends, his life takes a turn for the unexpected. As Violet is slower to recover than the rest, she teaches Titus that there's more to life than the feed. There's living.
But to go against everything he knows is not an easy decision for Titus. What is the ultimate cost of resistance? And is it worth it?
Dine like Titus: Order some potato skins because, like, they're meg good.
Sound like Titus: "meg" = a lot, very "null" = lame, boring "unit/unette" = dude/dudette "brag" = awesome
Quotables: "I want to go out and see the world. There's so much. There's … just so much." (pg 175)
"Because of the feed we're raising a nation of idiots. Ignorant, self-centered idiots," (pg 113)
★ Feed is the winner of numerous awards and nominations including: Finalist for the National Book Award (2002), winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Fiction (2002), and an Honor Book for the Boston-Globe Horn Book Award (2003).
YOUR OPTIONS: Feed is available in print, eBook, CD audio, and downloadable audio formats.
Anastasia Vito © 2014


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Black Market Rabbits Rescued by 'Bunny Lady'
By Lindsay William-Ross
Everyday, illegal vendors sell baby animals in the Fashion District, and many sicken and die soon after they're taken home. But some are rescued by Lejla Hadzimuratovic, founder of Bunny World Foundation, who is profiled today by abc7.
Sick baby rabbits, many contaminated with salmonella, need to be cared for in their infancy, but are often taken from their mothers too soon to be sold on a black market. Hadzimuratovic has been nicknamed "The Bunny Lady" because "she's put her life on hold, taking in some 800 baby bunnies confiscated by police on the streets of L.A. over the past two years."


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Monday, September 17, 2012
Last minute Christmas Card
Thanks for stopping by and God bless!
Cute Card Thursday- Christmas
Stampin for the Weekend- Christmas
Anything Goes- Christmas
Penny Black and More- Christmas
Forever Friends-Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey-Sentiment on card
Shelly's Images-anything goes
Addicted to Stamps- use your markers
Through the Craftroom Door-anything goes
Natalie and Amy- anything goes
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Moshie, your Christmas card is darling. Love the image, the die cuts, and the stitching. Your paper and ribbon are really pretty, too. Thank you for joining our challenge at TTCRD. Hope to see you again soon!ReplyDelete
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Very pretty card, I love the cute image. Thank you for joining us at Paper Crafting Journey, good luck in the draw!!ReplyDelete
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A cute and Pretty creation. Thanks for joining Penny Black & More @ Allsorts challenge, good luckReplyDelete
Happy crafting
Tracy x
This is beautiful!! Love that image! Thanks for joining us at PCJ for our Sentiment Challenge! HUgsxxReplyDelete
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Thanks for sharing with us at Penny Black & More this month.
Lynn x
Such a beautiful Christmas card and love your colour choice! Thanks for joining us for our first challenge over at Natalie and Amy's! Love Chanelle xxxxReplyDelete