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With the economy reeling, luxury homes are a bit politically incorrect these days. That's especially true in areas of the country that are suffering most, like Las Vegas – the site of the 8,800 square foot 26th New American Home, unveiled last month at a show hosted by the National Association of Home Builders. The New American Home – or New American Mansion, for those of us (ahem) who live in 700-square foot studio apartments – is beautiful and modern, but how green can such a massive residence be?
The mansion is studded with 12,000 khz worth of solar panels – that's an 11 kw system with dual-sided panels. It's also stocked with LED lights and built with insulated concrete and spray-foam insulation with R-values of up to 50. It's outfitted with a natural gas-powered heating and cooling system and a solar water heater. It's got windows with low-emission coatings and mechanized sunshades to shield some of the desert sun. The builders are striving for a yearly gas and electric bill of $2,500 and net-zero electricity usage.
The New American Home was also planned to optimize its input of solar energy and limit water and energy demand. Soil erosion was minimized throughout construction and the builders monitored disturbance on site. The house is surrounded by native plants and drought-tolerant, non-native plants that were planted instead of grass to decrease water use.
On-site recycling? "During construction, a recycling and waste management program included on-site bins for collecting and sorting materials to be recycled off-site," the press release says. Recycled materials? The teak foyer table, elm office floor, and the chaise lounge's velvet and the countertops were all made from reclaimed materials.
The first hint of greenwashing comes from the press release on the International Builder's Show web site, which declares that "the home scored at the gold level under the NAHB National Green Building Program."
The NAHB Green Building Program offers two scoring options – the rigorous ANSI ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standard and the more lax Model Green Home Building Guidelines. The New American Home was certified under the Guidelines.
The Guidelines are not much different from the rules and regulations in many state and local energy codes, says Tom Coalson, a LEED-AP and VP of commercial and sustainable construction at C&A Companies in Colorado. The Guidelines have the same intent as programs like ENERGY STAR and LEED, but differ greatly in point structure and requirements for verification. He calls it a "developer-friendly approach."
"On many of the 'requirements,' the point structure is heavily in favor of taking the path of least resistance," Coalson said in an email. "As noted in the NAHB Guidelines (Introduction, p. 5): 'A line item will have a positive environmental impact only if it is implemented. Line items that were relatively easy to implement (and therefore more likely to be implemented) were assigned a greater point value than the items that are more difficult to implement.' My experience with the HBA has left me with a different definition of 'easy' than most may have: 'easy' means having little or no cost effect on the bottom line."
Furthermore, the NAHB Guidelines don't require third party verification to claim a rating. The builder can essentially "verify" the information herself, called the "Prescriptive Path." This is in sharp contrast to the bulky, lengthy, expensive verification process required for LEED-H certification.
The builder, Blue Heron, says they chose to use the Guidelines and not pursue LEED-H certification because they wanted to support the home building industry and the NAHB standards rather than LEED-H. Tyler Jones, principal of Blue Heron, said the NAHB guidelines "are equally as relevant, but much more practical for residential construction."
A home that qualified for a rating under the NAHB Guidelines would "most certainly not" qualify for LEED-H certification, Coalson said. The reason is because LEED-H awards points for implementing more difficult solutions, while the Guidelines do the opposite. LEED-H also has some mandatory requirements that aren't listed in the Guidelines, and the lack of verification would doom the home's application.
Carlos Martin of the NAHB led me to believe the opposite. "It depends on the threshold levels for both rating systems, but most of the homes that are getting the Guidelines certification would qualify for LEED-H but just aren't doing that. We do have some homes that are going for the NASCAR effect though (multiple certifications)," he said in an email.
Is It Green?
So is the place green? That would be a lot easier to answer if the home in question was a lot smaller. The NAHB Guidelines award points for building small homes, but don't deduct any for large homes the way the LEED-H program does. If this home were occupied by a mom, a dad, a daughter and a son, they'd have a separate floor and 2,200 square-feet of space each. And how much energy would they use to turn on those LED lights, keep the house cool in the desert sun and heat the outdoor pool?
"The majority of any home's energy requirements are in its heating and cooling system and its heating and demand for domestic hot water," Coalson said. "This home uses natural gas to do just exactly that, in fact about 300 million Btu's of natural gas every year. When converted to kWh of electricity (293 kWh = 1 million Btu) that's about 87,900 kWh of electricity. In my estimation, that's a far cry from an energy-efficient home. When natural gas use in the typical American home is converted to kWh and added to normal electrical usage, that home's annual energy footprint is a little over 27,000 kWh, or about 31% of the New American Home, and that's without the typical home employing any energy saving features!"
A few closing thoughts: The green features of the New American Home show thought and commitment, but this house is just too big to be green. Developers deserve some sympathy, but green building guidelines that don't require verification are an invitation to greenwash.
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GOD SQUAD: Kneeling and prostration are elements of prayer in many religions
Q Why is it Jews don't kneel to pray? I'm Jewish myself, and sometimes I feel the need to pray in this position, but I feel awkward, as I was taught not to do this.
— L., via email
A The Hebrew Bible has evidence of kneeling in prayer. In Isaiah 45:23, we read: "By Myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from My mouth in righteousness, and shall not come back, that unto Me every knee shall bow." Also, we have a reference to King Solomon: "When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven." (1 Kings 8:54).
Perhaps because kneeling was done on stones, and stones were used to make idols, an anti-kneeling sentiment is also evident in the Bible, as we see from Leviticus 26:1, "Nor shall you install a kneeling-stone in your land, to bow down upon it." (See also Psalm 95:6 and II Chronicles 6:13.)
Today, kneeling is very rare in Jewish prayer, although bowing from the waist while standing in prayer is one of the most common elements of Jewish prayer.
The ancient practice of kneeling in prayer is still honored in orthodox synagogues on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur afternoons. The liturgy recalls the ancient Temple sacrifices and the way the High Priest and the people would prostrate themselves (lie face down on the floor) when the name of God was said, so the congregation kneels on towels or newspapers, or even a bit of sand. This preserves the prohibition of kneeling on stone floors.
The basic reason Jews don't kneel any other time in prayer is because kneeling became associated with Christianity. The proof text is Philippians 2:10-11: "At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
We can also see a kind of anti-standing sentiment in the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 6:5-6: "And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." (It is important to understand that Jesus is condemning pride, not posture, in this text.)
For Jews, not kneeling became a way to differentiate Christianity and Judaism, particularly in the early days of Christianity.
Churches often build kneelers into their pews to make kneeling easier. There's also a prayer posture called genuflecting, which, in Roman Catholicism, involves kneeling on the left knee only for high clergy, and on the right knee for the Eucharist when it is in the Tabernacle, and to kneel on both knees when the consecrated host is visible. Three genuflections are made by the priest celebrant: after the showing of the Host, after the showing of the Chalice, and before communion.
While these customs changed slightly after Vatican II, the double kneeling before the Eucharist remains a Catholic custom, as it is among Anglicans and some Lutherans.
Although it's still possible to receive communion while kneeling, it is most often received while standing. Interestingly, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, bowing is common, but kneeling is not a customary prayer posture, although it is a part of ordination ceremonies.
The obvious image of kneeling as an act of respect and submission to a higher power make kneeling and prostration important elements in prayer for many religions. Kneeling and prostration are important in Islam and Hinduism.
I'm a great admirer of Muslim prayer (salat). It seems to me to strike a perfect balance between allowing the individual penitent to both be alone in his or her own spiritual place while also being together in a unified religious community through the use of common and coordinated public postures in prayer in the two cycles of prayer called rak'as.
My own view is that if we're alert, grateful, calm and focused more on what we've been given than upon what we still want, our bodily posture doesn't matter. Our prayers will rise to God and whether or not they change God, they will surely change us.
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LEADING OFF: Bryant returns to Cubs, Indians seek relief
A look at what's happening around the majors on Wednesday:
Kris Bryant flew to the Bay Area on Tuesday night and is hoping to play in the Cubs' series finale against the Giants. Bryant has been out since June 23 with inflammation in his left shoulder. He played rehab games for Double-A Tennessee on Monday and Tuesday before making his way to AT&T Park. The 2016 NL MVP is hitting .280 with nine homers and 36 RBIs in 66 games this season. Johnny Cueto will try to bounce back for San Francisco after allowing 10 hits and five runs in his return from the DL last week.
The Indians return to the park following an excruciating loss Tuesday, when relievers Cody Allen and Dan Otero combined to allow seven two-out runs in the ninth inning of a 7-4 loss to Cincinnati. Trevor Bauer opened the game with eight scoreless innings for Cleveland, but Allen allowed six runs in the ninth and Otero allowed another before the Reds finally made the last out on the basepaths. Cleveland's bullpen entered Tuesday with a 5.13 ERA, better only than the Rockies (5.28) and Royals (5.35). The Reds try to complete a surprising three-game sweep behind Tyler Mahle (7-6, 3.66).
Mets ace Jacob deGrom makes his final scheduled start before heading to the All-Star Game when New York tries to split a four-game series with first-place Philadelphia. Despite leading the majors with a 1.79 ERA, deGrom (5-4) is 1-4 in his last nine starts and the Mets have won only two of those games. Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez (5-8, 4.69) is expected back from the 10-day disabled list after recovering from a bruised forearm. Velasquez was hit just below the right elbow by a line drive on June 30. He retrieved the ball and threw it left-handed to first base to get the out, falling to the ground in pain immediately afterward.
Arizona Diamondbacks starter Shelby Miller makes his fourth start since coming back from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander will face the Rockies at Coors Field and try to improve on his first three starts, during which he's allowed 20 hits and 14 earned runs in 14 innings. One positive note for the 27-year-old Miller has been his 18 strikeouts.
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Designsde•sign (di zīn′),USA pronunciation v.t.
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purpose: He designed to be a doctor.
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- to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans.
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Celestialce•les•tial (sə les′chəl),USA pronunciation adj.
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divine: celestial bliss.
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ce•les′tial•ly, adv.
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straw, etc., as a bed for animals.
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- to arrange (music) for certain voices or instruments.
- [Theat.]
- to arrange the scenery, properties, lights, etc., on (a stage) for an act or scene.
- to prepare (a scene) for dramatic performance.
- to spread and secure (a sail) so as to catch the wind.
- [Print.]
- to arrange (type) in the order required for printing.
- to put together types corresponding to (copy);
compose in type: to set an article.
- [Baking.]to put aside (a substance to which yeast has been added) in order that it may rise.
- to change into curd: to set milk with rennet.
- to cause (glue, mortar, or the like) to become fixed or hard.
- to urge, goad, or encourage to attack: to set the hounds on a trespasser.
- [Bridge.]to cause (the opposing partnership or their contract) to fall short: We set them two tricks at four spades. Only perfect defense could set four spades.
- to affix or apply, as by stamping: The king set his seal to the decree.
- to fix or engage (a fishhook) firmly into the jaws of a fish by pulling hard on the line once the fish has taken the bait.
- to sharpen or put a keen edge on (a blade, knife, razor, etc.) by honing or grinding.
- to fix the length, width, and shape of (yarn, fabric, etc.).
- [Carpentry.]to sink (a nail head) with a nail set.
- to bend or form to the proper shape, as a saw tooth or a spring.
- to bend the teeth of (a saw) outward from the blade alternately on both sides in order to make a cut wider than the blade itself.
- to pass below the horizon;
sink: The sun sets early in winter.
- to decline;
- to assume a fixed or rigid state, as the countenance or the muscles.
- (of the hair) to be placed temporarily on rollers, in clips, or the like, in order to assume a particular style: Long hair sets more easily than short hair.
- to become firm, solid, or permanent, as mortar, glue, cement, or a dye, due to drying or physical or chemical change.
- to sit on eggs to hatch them, as a hen.
- to hang or fit, as clothes.
- to begin to move;
start (usually fol. by forth, out, off, etc.).
- (of a flower's ovary) to develop into a fruit.
- (of a hunting dog) to indicate the position of game.
- to have a certain direction or course, as a wind, current, or the like.
- (of a sail) to be spread so as to catch the wind.
- (of type) to occupy a certain width: This copy sets to forty picas.
- [Nonstandard.]sit: Come in and set a spell.
- set about:
- to begin on;
- to undertake;
- to assault;
- set against:
- to cause to be hostile or antagonistic.
- to compare or contrast: The advantages must be set against the disadvantages.
- set ahead, to set to a later setting or time: Set your clocks ahead one hour.
- set apart:
- to reserve for a particular purpose.
- to cause to be noticed;
distinguish: Her bright red hair sets her apart from her sisters.
- set aside:
- to put to one side;
reserve: The clerk set aside the silver brooch for me.
- to dismiss from the mind;
- to prevail over;
annul: to set aside a verdict.
- set back:
- to hinder;
- to turn the hands of (a watch or clock) to show an earlier time: When your plane gets to California, set your watch back two hours.
- to reduce to a lower setting: Set back the thermostat before you go to bed.
- set by, to save or keep for future use.
- set down:
- to write or to copy or record in writing or printing.
- to consider;
estimate: to set someone down as a fool.
- to attribute;
ascribe: to set a failure down to bad planning.
- to put in a position of rest on a level surface.
- to humble or humiliate.
- to land an airplane: We set down in a heavy fog.
- (in horse racing) to suspend (a jockey) from competition because of some offense or infraction of the rules.
- set forth:
- to give an account of;
describe: He set forth his theory in a scholarly report.
- to begin a journey;
start: Columbus set forth with three small ships.
- set forward, to turn the hands of (a watch or clock) to show a later time: When your plane lands in New York, set your watch forward two hours.
- set in:
- to begin to prevail;
arrive: Darkness set in.
- (of winds or currents) to blow or flow toward the shore.
- set off:
- to cause to become ignited or to explode.
- to begin;
- to intensify or improve by contrast.
- to begin a journey or trip;
- set on:
- Also, set upon. to attack or cause to attack: to set one's dog on a stranger.
- to instigate;
incite: to set a crew to mutiny.
- set one's face against. See face (def. 35).
- set out:
- to begin a journey or course: to set out for home.
- to undertake;
attempt: He set out to prove his point.
- to design;
plan: to set out a pattern.
- to define;
describe: to set out one's arguments.
- to plant: to set out petunias and pansies.
- to lay out (the plan of a building) in actual size at the site.
- to lay out (a building member or the like) in actual size.
- set store by. See store (def. 9).
- set to:
- to make a vigorous effort;
apply oneself to work;
- to begin to fight;
- set up:
- to put upright;
- to put into a high or powerful position.
- to construct;
- to be assembled or made ready for use: exercise equipment that sets up in a jiffy.
- to inaugurate;
- to enable to begin in business;
provide with means.
- to make a gift of;
treat, as to drinks.
- to stimulate;
- to propound;
- to bring about;
- to become firm or hard, as a glue or cement: a paint that sets up within five minutes.
- to lead or lure into a dangerous, detrimental, or embarrassing situation, as by deceitful prearrangement or connivance.
- to entrap or frame, as an innocent person in a crime or a criminal suspect in a culpable circumstance in order to achieve an arrest.
- to arrange the murder or execution of: His partner set him up with the mob.
- [Bridge.]to establish (a suit): to set up spades.
- the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- a collection of articles designed for use together: a set of china; a chess set.
- a collection, each member of which is adapted for a special use in a particular operation: a set of golf clubs; a set of carving knives.
- a number, group, or combination of things of similar nature, design, or function: a set of ideas.
- a series of volumes by one author, about one subject, etc.
- a number, company, or group of persons associated by common interests, occupations, conventions, or status: a set of murderous thieves; the smart set.
- the fit, as of an article of clothing: the set of his coat.
- fixed direction, bent, or inclination: The set of his mind was obvious.
- bearing or carriage: the set of one's shoulders.
- the assumption of a fixed, rigid, or hard state, as by mortar or glue.
- the arrangement of the hair in a particular style: How much does the beauty parlor charge for a shampoo and set?
- a plate for holding a tool or die.
- an apparatus for receiving radio or television programs;
- [Philately.]a group of stamps that form a complete series.
- [Tennis.]a unit of a match, consisting of a group of not fewer than six games with a margin of at least two games between the winner and loser: He won the match in straight sets of 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.
- a construction representing a place or scene in which the action takes place in a stage, motion-picture, or television production.
- [Mach.]
- the bending out of the points of alternate teeth of a saw in opposite directions.
- a permanent deformation or displacement of an object or part.
- a tool for giving a certain form to something, as a saw tooth.
- a chisel having a wide blade for dividing bricks.
- [Hort.]a young plant, or a slip, tuber, or the like, suitable for planting.
- [Dancing.]
- the number of couples required to execute a quadrille or the like.
- a series of movements or figures that make up a quadrille or the like.
- a group of pieces played by a band, as in a night club, and followed by an intermission.
- the period during which these pieces are played.
- [Bridge.]a failure to take the number of tricks specified by one's contract: Our being vulnerable made the set even more costly.
- [Naut.]
- the direction of a wind, current, etc.
- the form or arrangement of the sails, spars, etc., of a vessel.
- suit (def. 12).
- [Psychol.]a temporary state of an organism characterized by a readiness to respond to certain stimuli in a specific way.
- a timber frame bracing or supporting the walls or roof of a shaft or stope.
- [Carpentry.]See nail set.
- a collection of objects or elements classed together.
- the width of a body of type.
- sett (def. 3).
- fixed or prescribed beforehand: a set time; set rules.
- specified;
fixed: The hall holds a set number of people.
- deliberately composed;
customary: set phrases.
- fixed;
rigid: a set smile.
- resolved or determined;
habitually or stubbornly fixed: to be set in one's opinions.
- completely prepared;
ready: Is everyone set?
- all set, in readiness;
prepared: They were at the starting line and all set to begin.
Also, get set!
- (in calling the start of a race): Ready! Set! Go!
Reviewsre•view (ri vyo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n.
- a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like;
- the process of going over a subject again in study or recitation in order to fix it in the memory or summarize the facts.
- an exercise designed or intended for study of this kind.
- a general survey of something, esp. in words;
a report or account of something.
- an inspection or examination by viewing, esp. a formal inspection of any military or naval force, parade, or the like.
- a periodical publication containing articles on current events or affairs, books, art, etc.: a literary review.
- a judicial reexamination, as by a higher court, of the decision or proceedings in a case.
- a second or repeated view of something.
- a viewing of the past;
contemplation or consideration of past events, circumstances, or facts.
- [Bridge.]a recapitulation of the bids made by all players.
- [Theat.]revue.
- to go over (lessons, studies, work, etc.) in review.
- to view, look at, or look over again.
- to inspect, esp. formally or officially: to review the troops.
- to survey mentally;
take a survey of: to review the situation.
- to discuss (a book, play, etc.) in a critical review;
write a critical report upon.
- to look back upon;
view retrospectively.
- to present a survey of in speech or writing.
- to reexamine judicially: a decision to review the case.
- [Bridge.]to repeat and summarize (all bids made by the players).
re•view′a•ble, adj.
- to write reviews;
review books, movies, etc., as for a newspaper or periodical: He reviews for some small-town newspaper.
re•view′a•bil′i•ty, n.
re•view′less, adj.
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Hammersmith Apollo, one of the UK's most celebrated music venues, will open again in full Art Deco glory after a multi-million pound refurbishment.
When American pop starlet Selena Gomez performs on September 7, she will be playing in a venue restored to its 1932 grandeur, when it opened as the Gaumont Palace cinema. It was designed in the Art Deco style by renowned theatre architect Robert Cromie and the present building still has its original Compton pipe organ, which will stay in its original location, with decking and suspension cables removed from in front of the chambers to restore the organ's sound delivery.
The Gaumont Palace in April 1932
Hammersmith Apollo, which is now co-owned by US live-music promotion giant AEG Live and German ticketing vendor CTS Eventim, and which became a protected Grade II listed building in 1990, has hosted some memorable concerts, including 38 gigs by The Beatles between 1964 and 1965; jazz concerts by Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong; David Bowie's final concert as Ziggy Stardust in 1973; shows by Bob Marley and The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen's epic 1975 performance. It later became a home to comedy shows and was for a time sponsored by Carling.
The revamp, which has been overseen by Foster Wilson Architects, includes the restoration of two marble staircases that were hidden beneath the extended stage. The venue will have a capacity of between 3,500 (mixed seated and standing) and 5,000 (all standing). The original foyer floor mosaic panels have been restored and there will be new multi-coloured LED lighting. Provision for people with disabilities has also been a focus, with a new seating layout which will double wheelchair access. The venue will announce a new headline sponsor on September 6.
An inside render of the upstairs bar at the newly refurbished Hammersmith Apollo
The downstairs foyer of the Goumont Palace in 1932, the venue which later became the Hammersmith Apollo


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What is the role of the small magazine or press in today's literary marketplace? Publishing has rapidly become big business in a way unimagined just thirty years ago, and both the writers and readers of serious fiction and poetry often feel shut out. Where do they go when the market is god, when the bottom line and not the luminous quality of the writing determines whether or not a book gets published?
Jim Sitter, executive director of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) hasn't lost hope; in fact he tends to think of the '90s in terms of opportunity for small presses and literary magazines. He believes that lovers of fiction and poetry will increasingly turn to small publishers to fill the gaps left by large, multinational conglomerates interested mainly in mass-market books with a high profit margin.
Sitter feels that we can best understand the current literary publishing scene by putting it into historical perspective. "Beginning in the mid-1950s" he says, "in part for estate tax purposes, individuals like Alfred Knopf took their privately held publishing houses public on the stock market, and this allowed publicly held corporations in other businesses—Gulf & Western, for example—to buy shares of stock."
In the 1960s, he says, this trend continued, fueled by large profits in textbook publishing generated by the baby boom. "Outsiders entered the publishing business with a profit motive," Sitter says, "and the days of genteel trade publishing, when a publisher could live quietly in Boston or New York off a small profit margin, came to an end."
According to Sitter, the push towards creating publishing conglomerates slowed down, along with the stock market, in the early 1970s, but by 1975 it was back with a twist when, as he says, "publishing houses began buying out other publishing houses. You can see it in the statistics. In 1972 there were dozens of strong trade publishers and now there are fewer than a dozen. Bantam, Dell and Doubleday are now all the same company.
Beginning in the late 1970s another wave of conglomeration hit the publishing scene, this time with an international element. Viking was sold to a British conglomerate. The process gathered steam in the 1980s when Addison-Wesley was purchased by the same firm that had bought Viking, Bantam-Doubleday-Dell was sold to a German publisher, and a Japanese company acquired Putnam.
There was some unease about this trend within the industry," Sitter says, "but not much public awareness of it until the late 1970s when the New Yorker ran a series of articles by Thomas Whiteside that criticized the phenomenon." (The articles were later published as a book, The Blockbuster Complex: Conglomerates Show Business, and Book Publishing.) "Now," Sitter adds, "gigantic corporations dominate the book industry and its relationship with authors, bookstores, the whole literary market; the trends that make it more effective for publishers to be larger and go for the mass audience will continue through the '90s.


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Eagle Scout Service Project
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Requirements Sources
There are four different sources for the Eagle Scout Service Project requirements:
- Boy Scout Handbook
- Boy Scout Requirements: Eagle Scout rank requirements
- Guide to Advancement
- Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook — Scouting.org
Boy Scout Requirements
| The official source for the information shown in this is:
Boy Scout Requirements, 2018 Edition (BSA Supply SKU #641568)
|— Boy Scout Requirements, p. 22
Guide to Advancement
| The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Guide To Advancement, 2017 Edition (BSA Supply SKU #N/A)
The following sections in the 2017 Guide to Advancement provide guidance on each portion of the Eagle Scout service project:
- 18.104.22.168 "While a Life Scout …"
- 188.8.131.52 "Plan, Develop …"
- 126.96.36.199 "Give Leadership to Others …"
- 188.8.131.52 "Helpful to Any Religious Institution, Any School, or Your Community"
- 184.108.40.206 "Benefit an Organization Other Than the Boy Scouts of America"
- 184.108.40.206 "Proposal Must Be Approved … Before You Start"
- 220.127.116.11 "Use the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook"
See the Sample Eagle Project Ideas (2009) for 100 ideas on one page.
- From the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook No. 512-927 (2009 Printing)
A look at some projects other Scouts have done for their Eagle Scout Award illustrates that your project can be to construct something or can be to render a service. Scouts have
- Made trays to fasten to wheelchairs for veterans with disabilities at a Veterans Administration hospital.
- Collected used books and distributed them to people in the community who wanted and needed, but could not afford, books.
- Built a sturdy footbridge across a brook to make a safe shortcut for children between their homes and school.
- Collected and repaired used toys and gave them to a home for children with disabilities.
- Organized and operated a bicycle safety campaign. This involved a written safety test, equipment safety check, and a skills contest in a bike rodeo.
- Surveyed the remains of an old Spanish mission and prepared an accurate map relating it to the present church.
- Built a "tot lot" in a big city neighborhood and set up a schedule for Boy Scouts to help run it.
- Set up a community study center for children who needed a place to do schoolwork.
- Trained fellow students as audiovisual aides for their school. Arranged for more than 200 hours of audiovisual work.
- Prepared plans for a footbridge on a trail in a national forest. Worked with rangers to learn the skills necessary to build the structure, gathered materials and tools, and then directed a Scout work group to do the construction.
- Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook — Scouting.org
- Eagle Scout rank requirements — Scouting.org
- Eagle Project Checklist - Combines all of the requriements onto one page.
- Sample Eagle Project Ideas - with 100 ideas on one page. "The Scout must secure the prior approval of his unit leader, his unit committee, and the benefactor of the project."
- Trail To Eagle — official BSA web site
- Service Projects
- Eagle Scout rank
- Eagle Project Ideas More


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Even if this is not as good as True Grit, it still is great and I love the camaraderie between him and Kate. The last line, which I also love, is from True Grit when he meets Pepper on that ridge
John Wayne returned to the role that won him an Oscar in this sequel to the western classic True Grit. Rooster Cogburn (Wayne) has once again been stripped of his badge after some questionable behavior with his gun, but he's given the chance to earn it back after an especially appalling crime demands an experienced lawman. A gang of violent and ruthless criminals, led by Hawk (Richard Jordan) and Breed (Anthony Zerbe), have stolen a shipment of explosive nitroglycerine and cut a swath through a village led by a preacher and his flock. The preacher died, along with many others, and his daughter, Eula Goodnight (Katharine Hepburn), is determined that the outlaws will be brought to justice. Cogburn is given the task of tracking down the criminals, but he's less than enthusiastic about the fact Goodnight insists on tagging along. Rooster Cogburn marked the first (and last) time John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn would work together on screen; it was also the final film from noted producer Hal Wallis.


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The 20th Annual Del Close Marathon will take place in NYC from June 29th-July 1st, 2018.
We want to make sure potential performers of DCM20 are aware of the dates so you can start to organize your summer plans. We will open submissions in mid-January. Information on submissions will be released very soon so you will have time to organize the necessary information and materials with your teams. You can find up to date information at http://www.delclosemarathon.com.
At this time we have no further information to share. Submission info is coming soon. Everything else you will have to patiently wait for.
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(Brassica oleracea) Here's a cabbage-relative with a difference: the main crop is the stem, which has been selected over the centuries to grow as an oblate sphere, about the size of an apple. Well grown, this stem is juicy and crisp, and tastes similar to a cabbage heart. The leaves are edible too, especially when young. This crop tolerates heat better than most cabbage relatives, and can be grown straight through the summer in most areas of the country.Plant seeds ¼ inch deep. When seedlings are about 4 inches tall, thin to 5 inches apart. Harvest bulbs when they are more than 2 inches in diameter.
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Mike999907 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 100 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
An Indie Software Co
We have a checkers (draughts) game for the A m a z o n K i n d l e called "Checkers Deluxe" and we need a cover that will show prominently in the A m a z o n website store. Though nominally 800x800 and brightly colored, the same cover has to work as small as 120x120 in 16 greyscale. Its a challenge, but we know the fantastic designers here at 99designs can do it!
The winning design will instantly convey that this is a checkers (draughts) game with a bold catchy design and the word "Checkers" in large text across it and a smaller word "Deluxe". It must be playful and hip and modern and grab the eye amidst the many competing covers that will be displayed on the same screen. It must work similarly well in greyscale (the exact same image as only one can be submitted to the publisher) when viewed on the "E-Ink" screen of the device.
Anyone in USA with a K i n d l e. These people are typically heavy readers and thus quite literate. It needs to feel polished and not amateurish.
The game Checkers Deluxe is both entertainment and a puzzle. Most people buying it will buy it as casual entertainment. However our application is also a high quality game that will suit serious checkers players, so the design should somehow capture both of those elements.
Note that Checkers is known as Draughts in most of the world apart from USA. Given the diverse population of the USA, many may not know the game by the name checkers, so the art should not rely on the word itself.
The project is to design a square 800x800 jpeg image that will be the electronic "cover" that appears in various places in the A m a z o n store, but most notably here: http://www.amazon.com/b/?_encoding=…2534114011 and on the device itself. You should look at those designs for some overall guidance.
The product is a game called "Checkers Deluxe". It plays the classic game of Checkers / Droughts as described at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_draughts with many options and features including 2 player as well as computer play and several variations.
The art should capture the instant recognition that many people will have for this game. Elements such as the board, the simple round pieces, the doubled piece for the King might all be used to convey this.
The art often lacks accompanying text, so the word "Checkers" should appear very prominently, and the word "Deluxe" should appear also but can be much smaller.
The final art should be at 800x800 resolution jpeg in full color. BUT, this final piece is used in many sizes after mechanical conversion. These include: 140x140 color (most common size), 100x100 color, 300x300 color (the largest size actually displayed) and in 16 level greyscale at 160x160 and 85x85. We will be evaluating the designs for their readability and recognition at those sizes and without color.


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Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 24, 25, 29 July 1969
Producer: George Martin
Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald
Released: 26 September 1969 (UK), 1 October 1969 (US)
John Lennon: vocals, guitar, maracas
Paul McCartney: harmony vocals, bass, harmonium, piano, tape loops
George Harrison: harmony vocals, lead guitar
Ringo Starr: drums, bongos, tambourine
George Martin: Lowrey organ
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Abbey Road
The second song in Abbey Road's long medley, Sun King was written by John Lennon. It was recorded back-to-back with another of his compositions, Mean Mr Mustard.
That's a piece of garbage I had around.
All We Are Saying, David Sheff
Although Lennon most likely got the title from The Sun King, Nancy Mitford's 1966 biography of the French King Louis XIV, the song descends into cod-Spanish, Italian and Portuguese nonsense, with the odd English phrase thrown in.
When we came to sing it, to make them different we started joking, saying 'cuando para mucho'. We just made it up. Paul knew a few Spanish words from school, so we just strung any Spanish words that sounded vaguely like something. And of course we got 'chicka ferdi' – that's a Liverpool expression; it doesn't mean anything, just like 'ha ha ha'. One we missed: we could have had 'para noia', but we forgot all about it. We used to call ourselves Los Para Noias.
Sun King, which allegedly came to Lennon in a dream, opens with the sound of bells, bubbles and chimes – part of the crossfade joining the song to the end of You Never Give Me Your Money. A guitar passage then begins, influenced by Fleetwood Mac's 1969 instrumental hit Albatross.
At the time, Albatross was out, with all the reverb on guitar. So we said, 'Let's be Fleetwood Mac doing Albatross, just to get going.' It never really sounded like Fleetwood Mac... but that was the point of origin.
Part of the song's middle section was reversed and retitled Gnik Nus on the 2006 album Love. Sun King's guitar intro also appeared at the close of Octopus's Garden on the same album.
In the studio
Under the working title Here Comes The Sun-King (later truncated due to its similarity to George Harrison's Here Comes The Sun), The Beatles began recording Sun King/Mean Mr Mustard as one on 24 July 1969.
They taped 35 takes of the basic track: Lennon played rhythm guitar and sang a guide vocal, McCartney played bass, Harrison was on lead guitar and Starr on drums.
The next day the group overdubbed vocals, piano and organ, the latter played by George Martin. They then finished the two songs on 29 July, with the addition of more vocals, piano, organ and percussion.


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Best definition
A tiny nugget of binary crap. This term can be used to describe nearly all of the software produced by an insignificant company with a similar name, 'Microsoft'.
I'm having problems connecting to the Internet because my modem is having a Microshite moment.
Microshite: define #2
A better and more reliable operating system than its counter part microsoft.
Anything that includes the Microsoft logo is bollocks whilst microshite is'nt.


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