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With the beginning of 2017, what might be a "New Year's resolution" for a friend of freedom? One answer is for each of us to do our best to become "lights of liberty" that will attract others to the cause of freedom and the free society.
For five years, from 2003 to 2008, I had the opportunity and privilege to serve as the president of the Foundation for Economic Education. FEE, as it is also called, was founded in 1946 by Leonard E. Read, with the precise goal of advancing an understanding of, and the arguments for, individual freedom, free markets, and constitutionally limited government.
One of the reasons that I accepted the position as president was that FEE had been influential in my own intellectual development in appreciating the meaning and importance of liberty from the time that I was a teenager, both through the pages of its monthly magazine, The Freeman and the books that it published and distributed at heavily discounted prices.
I wanted to assist in continuing the work that Leonard Read had begun at FEE, especially among the young whose ideas and actions would greatly influence the chances for liberty in the decades to come.
Self-Improvement Advances Liberty
In fact, it is now a bit more than forty years ago, in June 1974 when I was in my mid-20s, that I first attended a weeklong FEE summer seminar at its then headquarters in a spacious and charming mansion building in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York.
There were many impressive speakers at the seminar that week, including the famous free-market journalist, Henry Hazlitt, and the riveting Austrian School economist, Hans Sennholz.
But I must confess that I only recall the content of one of the lectures that week, delivered by Leonard Read, himself. He pointed out that many of us wish we could change the world in ways that we consider to be for the better. But changing the world can only happen through changes in the attitudes, ideas, and actions of the individual members of any society.
He asked, out of all the people in the world, over whom do you have the most influence? The answer, he said, is, obviously, yourself. Therefore, changing the world begins with improving one's own understanding and ability to explain and persuasively articulate the case for freedom and free markets.
At one point in his talk, he asked that the lights be turned off in the classroom. In the darkness he slowly started to turn up the light of an electric candle that he held in his hand, asking us to notice how all eyes were drawn to it, however dim the illumination.
As the candle brightened, he pointed out that more and more of the darkness was pushed away into the corners, enabling us to see more clearly both the objects and the people in the room.
If each of us learned more about liberty, we would become ever-brighter lights in the surrounding collectivist darkness of the society in which we lived. Our individually growing enlightenment through self-education and self-improvement would slowly but surely draw others to us who might also learn the importance of freedom.
Through this process, more and more human lights of freedom would sparkle in the dark until finally there would be enough of us to guide the way for others so that liberty would once again triumph. And collectivism would be pushed far back into the corners of society.
Anything That's Peaceful and First Principles
Central to Read's philosophy of freedom was a commitment to first principles as the Archimedean point from which the logic of liberty flows. As Read explained in his book Anything That's Peaceful (1964):
"I mean let anyone do anything that he pleases that's peaceful and creative; let there be no organized restraint against anything but fraud, violence, misrepresentation, predation; let anyone deliver the mail, or educate, or preach his religion or whatever, so long as it's peaceful. Limit society's agency of organized force – government – to juridical and policing functions . . . Let the government do this, and leave all else to the free, unfettered market!"
What are the "first principles" of liberty, and what do they imply?
Each Individual's Right to His Own Life
Firstly, and most importantly, liberty means the right of the individual to live his own life for himself. The starting axiom of freedom is that right of the individual to his life, liberty, and honestly-acquired property.
Either the individual has "ownership" over himself, or it must be presumed that the collective, the tribe, the group has the authority to dispose of his life and the fruits of his mental and physical labors.
If he does not have a right to his own life, then he is at the mercy of the wishes, whims, and coercive caprice of others who claim to speak and act with political authority in the name of "society."
Only the individual knows what will bring happiness, satisfaction, fulfillment, meaning and purpose to his own life. If this is taken away from him, then he is a slave to the purposes and brute power of others.
Respect for the Equal Rights of All
Secondly, liberty means for each of us to respect the equal right of every other individual to his life, liberty, and honestly-acquired property. We cannot expect others to respect our own right to these things, if we do not, as a matter of principle, forswear any claim to their life and property.
To not recognize and abide by the reciprocity of respect for and defense of such individual rights is to abrogate any principle of human association other than force and plunder – the enslavement and spoliation by the intellectually manipulative and physically stronger of others in society.
On what basis or by what principle can we appeal not to be murdered, physically violated or robbed by others, if we do not declare and insist upon the right of each individual to his life, liberty and property, ours and everyone else's, as a starting moral premise in society?
Voluntary Consent and Peaceful Agreement
Thirdly, this means that all human associations and relationships should be based on peaceful and voluntary consent and agreement. No one may be coerced or intimidated through the threat of force to act in any way other than he freely chooses to do.
Each of us only enters into those associations and exchanges from which we expect to be made better off, as we define and desire an improvement in our lives.
This does not mean that we often do not wish that the terms under which another is willing to trade with us would be more favorable to ourselves. But the fact that we may choose to exchange at some agreed terms that is minimally acceptable to ourselves as well as to the other person means that, all things considered, we anticipate that our circumstances will be better than if we passed up this trading opportunity.
The only time that it is clear that a trade or an association with others is not considered by us as a source of personal betterment is when we are forced or coerced into the relationship. Why would compulsion have to be used or threatened against us, if we did not view what we are being compelled to do to be an act or a commitment that we evaluate as making us worse rather than better off?
The Mutual Respect of Private Property
Fourthly, liberty means that each individual's honestly-acquired property is respected as rightfully his, and may not be plundered or taxed away by others, even when majorities may think that some minority has not paid some supposed "fair share."
What makes something the rightful property of an individual? When he has either appropriated unclaimed and previously unowned land and resources through their transformation in some manner brought about by his mental and physical labor, or when he has acquired it through peaceful and non-fraudulent trade with another in exchange for something he has to offer in the form of a desired good or his labor services at voluntarily agreed-upon terms of trade.
The use of force by either private individuals or those in political authority to seize such rightful property or compel its use or sale on terms other than those freely chosen and agreed to by its owner is, therefore, unjust and indefensible in a free society.
A Free Market of Goods and Ideas
Fifthly, liberty means respect for the free, competitive interactions of people in the marketplace of goods and ideas, out of which comes the creative and innovative energy of mind and effort that bring about rising standards of living for all in society.
The free market is the arena of human association in which each individual is at liberty to make his own choices and decisions as both producer and consumer.
Yet, as has been understood since the time of Adam Smith in the eighteenth century, each individual, in his own self-interest, necessarily must apply his abilities in ways that take into consideration the circumstances and desires of others in society.
Since, in the society of liberty, no individual may acquire what he desires through murder, theft or fraud, he is left with only one avenue to obtain what others have that he wants. He must offer to those others something that he can produce or provide that those others value more highly than what they are asked to trade away to get it.
In the free market each receives in voluntary trade what they value more highly in exchange for what they value less highly. And each serves the interests of others as the means to his own end of the personal improvement of his self-defined circumstances.
Thus, the free market as a moral and starting principle eschews all forms of compelled self-sacrifice in the networks of human association.
Liberty and Limited Government
Sixthly, a society of liberty means a limited government, a government whose purpose is to protect each individual in his freedom and peaceful market and social affairs, and is not to an agency of political oppression or economic favoritism through special privileges and benefits that are given to some at the expense of others in society.
Compulsory redistribution of wealth and income, and regulatory coercions over the means and methods of production and the peaceful buying and selling of goods and services, are all inconsistent with the ideal of a society of free men and women, each secure in their individual rights to their life, liberty and honestly-acquired property.
These are not easy rules and ideals to live by, but they are what America was founded upon and made it originally great as a land of liberty – a land of both wide individual freedom and rising prosperity.
Winning Others Over to Liberty, One Person at a Time
They are, also, ideas not always easy to get others around us to understand and appreciate the way we see them. This gets us back to Leonard Read's conception of self-improvement in our own understanding of what he called the "freedom philosophy."
Our New Year's resolution should be to do all that we individually can to better understand the principles of liberty, their logic, their moral rightness, and their convincing application to the political and economic issues of our day.
As we each become more enlightened and articulate spokespersons for freedom, we widen the circle of people able to persuasively draw others into that illumination of liberty. And step-by-step, one person at a time, the supporters and advocates of collectivism will be reduced and the proponents and enthusiasts for freedom will be increased.
Make it your goal, therefore, to bring at least one person over to the cause of liberty in 2017, and if we all do this we will have, at a minimum, doubled the friends of freedom in this New Year. If we repeat this same process of reasoned persuasion in 2018, that larger number can and will be doubled again. And, then, again in 2019, and 2020, and . . .
Through this means of peaceful persuasion the friends of freedom can become the majority in our own lifetime. All it requires is enough of us willing to try.
[First published at FEE.org.]


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Lan the Warrior, Size Medium (Super Soft Firmness)
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Lan the Warrior Size Medium:
Total length: 7.5 inches
Usable length: 6.5 inches
Circumference of Tip: 6 inches
Circumference of knot: 8.5 inches
Circumference of space below knot: 5.5 inches
She felt eyes upon her. In this jungle there were always eyes. Were they friend or were they foe? Sometimes both and sometimes neither. Out there in the leaves in the dark parts of the shadows...his eyes were the brightest. Like two blue gems set into the slightly swaying vines. The Kudu knew to tread carefully, for these were old lands. Ancient places that the moonlight did not touch. The crumbling stone monuments were reminders of a time long past. A time that this great beast still protected. He was a warrior...one of the old times. And she knew to breath soft and keep her gaze low. That was, if she wanted to get out alive.
Due to the handmade nature of silicone, please be aware there are minor inconsistencies and imperfections in this art form. Models may vary from one to another and small things like print texture, texture from smoothing, and marks from mold making are common and do not hinder the usage of the toys.
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Last Thursday was the local book signing and I had a blast! Hope you did too!
With Mr. Mom home with the kiddos, I packed up a bunch of these (why do things in piles and rows look so pretty?), I threw on my favorite solid colors, actually did something with my hair other than a bun, and headed to Stitch Lab for the night.
If you've never been to the Sitch Lab….you MUST. Such a treat. I mean it's in an old house! What's not to love?? The honestly have the best selection of designer fabrics that I've seen in a boutique shop….along with wonderful sewing classes.
They had a signing table set-up in the front room of the shop (more piles of books = Pretty)
….and more Sharpies than I could dream of. I loved asking each person which color they wanted me to use. (And for my statistician husband I should report that 80% preferred turquoise blue, then red, purple, and mint green tied for the other 20%.)
But, on to less geeky matters….
My favorite part of the night was just sitting and chatting with you guys—and looking like a dork at times. Making personal connections with people is what makes blogging come to life. So thanks for taking time to tell me your stories and sewing adventures!
We gave away a few prizes during the night, snacked on tasty treats, and roamed the store for fabrics. I came away with a few laminated cottons. More baby projects in the works!
And how cool is this quilt?
I. Heart. Solids.
Overall it was a great night. Thanks for coming!
And a huge Thank you to Stitch Lab and their volunteers for making it all happen.
A Dallas signing at City Craft is in the works. Date to be announced soon!


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There's something about a high-low skirt that feels very Gold Dust Woman to me. Or maybe a little goth. Or glam! Clearly, the high-low skirt can have many iterations and personalities. We've talked about how to style this trend before (see the video here) and I've also compiled a Pinterest board of high-low looks. Have you been wearing high-low skirts? What's your favorite way to wear them?
See more How To's on the TBF How To page!
See another way I've styled a high-low skirt here and here.)


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Louis C.K. Slammed for Mocking Parkland Shooting Survivors at Recent Gig
Louis C.K. returned to the stage with controversial new material, and the public isn't laughing.
In a 48-minute recording from C.K's Dec. 16 performance at Governor's Comedy Club in New York, which surfaced on YouTube on Sunday, the disgraced comedian made jokes about the survivors of the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The incident left 14 students and three school staff members dead.
"You're not interesting because you went to a high school where kids got shot," he said in the routine. "Why does that mean I have to listen to you? How does that make you interesting? You didn't get shot; you pushed some fat kid in the way! Now I gotta listen to you talking?"
That comment alone drew much backlash online. Jeremy Wein, a graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and podcast host, took the comic, accused of sexual misconduct, on online. He also took aim at any comedy clubs in New York willing to welcome the 51-year-old to perform.
"17 people died at my high school, my friends brother watched his friends die in front of him f--- you Louis," he tweeted. "Seriously if you are a club in NYC still welcoming this POS into your room, f--- you too."
Fred Guttenberg, who lost a daughter in the shooting, added, "To anyone who knows Louis CK, please deliver this message for me. My daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting. My son ran from the bullets. My wife and I deal with loss everyday. Why don't you come to my house and try out your new pathetic jokes?"
"LouisCK [SIC] even trying for a comeback is crap, but him mocking the Parkland survivors is beyond despicable. There is no comedy there at all," a third Twitter user said.
Parkland wasn't the only controversial topic C.K. touched on during his stand-up set. He also took on gender identity, mocking gender non-conforming people.
"They tell you what to call them. 'You should address me as 'they,' 'them' because I identify as gender neutral,'" he said. "Oh, OK, OK. 'You should address me as 'there' because I identify as a location, and the location is your mother's c---."
"Imagine locking women u work with in a room to watch u masturbate and then thinking using gender neutral pronouns is a weird request," one critic tweeted.
Another said, "#LouisCK's new set apparently has a section attacking #nonbinary people. He thinks it's wrong to use 'they' as a singular pronoun. I, on the other hand, think it's wrong to sexually assault people."
"This hacky, unfunny, shallow routine is just a symptom of how people are afraid to feel empathy. It's much easier to laugh at our most vulnerable than to look at their pain directly & show them love and concern. Louis CK is all fear and bitterness now. He can't look inward," Judd Apatow tweeted.
C.K. hasn't responded to the backlash.


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Cindy-Lou Dale is a freelance writer who originates from a small farming community in Southern Africa, which possibly contributed to her adventurous spirit and led her to become an internationally acclaimed photojournalist. Her career has moved her around the world but currently she lives in a picture postcard village in England, surrounded by rolling green hills and ancient parish churches. Her work is featured in numerous international magazines, including TIME and National Geographic.


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More than 30 agriculture groups are calling on Congress to oppose any amendment to the Agriculture Appropriations bill that would undo the careful compromises of the bipartisan 2014 farm bill, including the important risk management tools provided through the federal crop insurance program.
The farm bill was enacted into law only four months ago and most of its provisions have yet to be implemented. The farm bill was the subject of a long and intense debate, beginning with hearings in 2010. In fact, 40 hearings were held in all.
During the House floor debate over the farm bill, various amendments seeking still further cuts and changes to the farm bill and the crop insurance program were considered. Some of those amendments were adopted and, ultimately, incorporated into the conference report while other amendments were rejected by the House.
"This protracted process created a great deal of uncertainty in rural America. Quite frankly, significant uncertainty remains due to the substantial reforms and budget reductions made by the farm bill," the letter states. "Congress must respect the importance of these decisions and allow the reforms included in the 2014farm bill to achieve their full effect."
These same concerns were the subject of a recent Farm Policy Facts commentary.
"America's farmers and ranchers shouldn't also have to wrestle with Washington for a fourth year in a row over a farm bill that's just been passed and signed into law," FPF stated in the editorial.
The organizations note in their letter to lawmakers that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected a more than 30 percent reduction in the funding of the Commodity Title during debate over the farm bill but increased expected savings by about $3 billion in its updated forecast announced this past April.
These budget savings are in addition to the approximately $17 billion in legislative and administrative reductions made to crop insurance over the past seven years.
"There are a great many issues outside of the farm bill that are creating anxiety in rural America, crossing the gambit from tax, trade, regulatory issues and access to a stable workforce to market and weather conditions. … Given these circumstances, we urge you to oppose amendments to the Agriculture Appropriations Bill that would harm the farm bill or crop insurance," the letter concludes.
To view the letter in its entirety, click here.
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As part of my presentation to Paramount to update the effects of the original Star Trek Series for HD back in 2002, I put together the first 10 minutes of "The Doomsday Machine" as a proof of concept.
A few years later, after Paramount "rejected" my proposal, and then went on to do it themselves, I set the goal of finishing my "Doomsday Machine" episode before theirs aired. I made it with a week to spare. Here is the shortened version showing my new FX changes.
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No office visits needed.1040 Itemized Returns for 2023-2024 tax season start at $500.
If you had to make a list of some of the most critical elements of running a business that most new entrepreneurs don't think enough about until it's far too late, bookkeeping would undoubtedly be right at the top.
On a surface level, bookkeeping is simply the process of keeping accurate, thorough records of the financial affairs of any business. But once you begin to dive deeper, you see that it's about so much more than that.
It's what allows you to maintain a proper cash flow — something that has long been a major pain point for any organization. It's what allows you to make more accurate and informed decisions regarding growth. More than anything, it's what allows you to start making a plan for the future, which in and of itself is the most important benefit of all.
Handling bookkeeping on your own can quickly become a full-time job, which is a bit of an issue since you already have one of those on your plate. But by keeping a few key things in mind, you can enjoy all the benefits of this process with as few of the potential downsides as possible.
The Art of Business Bookkeeping: Breaking Things Down
When it comes to small business bookkeeping, it's critical to understand what you should be doing and, most importantly, when. The financial health of your organization has both short- and long-term ramifications, and the only way to control your own trajectory is to make a list of what you should be doing and why.
On a weekly basis, for example, you'll want to pay close attention to things like your cash flow statement and variable expenses. Cash flow is exactly what it sounds like — the money coming into and out of your business. If you're not paying attention to this, you might not realize that you don't have nearly as much money coming in as you think. This is especially true if you're waiting on client invoices to get paid but have no real idea of when they were sent or when they're due.
You cannot assume that just because your revenue says one thing, you have an equal cash reserve sitting there waiting to be taken advantage of. Especially in the situation with client invoices outlined previously, that isn't always the case. If there is a sudden business opportunity that you're trying to take advantage of or if you need to pay for an urgent expense like a new piece of equipment or machinery, this is not the time to find out that your accounts don't have as much in them as you assumed they did.
Therefore, you need to have a constant idea of how much cash you have on hand, along with the amount of money required to manage critical aspects of your business.
Variable expenses are a related concept, which themselves are defined as those expenses that don't have a fixed monthly or annual rate. If you took out a loan to start your business, it's likely that you have a set, predictable monthly payment. Unless you miss a payment and get hit with some type of penalty, that number isn't going to change.
Marketing, however, is something that changes all the time — particularly if you're experimenting with all the different types of campaigns that you could run. If you've invested in digital advertising on sites like Google, you're probably not going to hit upon the perfect campaign right away. You'll need to run tests to see what works and what doesn't, which will ultimately impact the amount of money you'll pay. If you move into the world of print advertising and run newspaper ads or design fliers, this too will come with an entirely different set of costs.
As a result of this, you need to make sure you understand what your variable expenses are at any given time. Only then will you be able to make the smartest and most informed decisions at the moment.
Additional Considerations About Bookkeeping
Likewise, there are a variety of important bookkeeping-related tasks that you'll want to perform on at least a monthly basis, too.
One of these involves getting a business snapshot — something that gives you a clear, concise idea of where you currently stand and the impacts of the decisions you've made over the past 30 days. A business snapshot will not only give you insight into things like your cash flow, but you'll also get to see sales, expenses, income, and more.
The key thing to understand is that these snapshots actually become more valuable as time goes on. You can compare the last several monthly snapshots to uncover trends and patterns that you may have otherwise missed. This, too, gives you insight into what you can do to improve your operations.
On a monthly basis, you should also make an effort to stay up-to-date on what all your expenses actually are. Yes, there are certain "costs of doing business" that you'll never be able to totally eliminate. But if you take the time at least regularly to look at where your money is going, you put yourself in a better position to find room for improvement.
Case in point: Maybe that investment you made a few months ago isn't paying off nearly as well as you'd hoped. Unless you look at and understand exactly what you're spending, you're not necessarily going to realize that. Armed with this information, you can eliminate these types of expenses and free up valuable cash so that you can funnel it back into other areas of the business where it can do the most good.
Finally, when it comes to a topic as important as bookkeeping, it's important to acknowledge your own limitations. Especially as far as things like taxes are concerned, the stakes of "getting this one wrong" are simply far too high to go at it yourself.
You're a business owner, and while it's absolutely fair to say that your "can-do spirit" has already gotten you quite far, if you're not comfortable handling bookkeeping yourself, you shouldn't feel obligated to do so. Enlisting the help of a trained, experienced professional can immediately help you paint a clear picture of where your business currently stands from a financial perspective and where it might be headed, too. They'll use bookkeeping software that, when combined with their own insight, can help make it far easier to accomplish all the tasks outlined above and more.
A financial professional can step in and make sure that you have a solid foundation from which to build from, all while freeing up as much of your time as possible to focus on those tasks that actually require your full attention.
If you'd like to find out more information about all the best practices that you can use to get the most out of your business, or if you just have any additional questions you'd like to go over with someone in a bit more detail, please don't delay — contact our office today.
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Nigeria organized its Inception Food Systems Dialogue on 23rd February, 2021 in line with the call by the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. The dialogue which was held simultaneously on-site and online was attended by over 700 participants within and outside the country.
The Inception Dialogue was guided by the United Nations Five Action Tracks which are: Ensuring Access to Safe and Nutritious Food for All; Shift to Sustainable Consumption Patterns; Boost Nature-Positive Production; Advance Equitable Livelihoods; Build Resilience to Vulnerabilities, Shocks and Stresses.
The Inception Dialogue was presided over and declared open by His Excellency Professor Yemi Osimbajo, CON, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. At the technical session, a lead paper was presented titled "Setting the Scene on Status of Food Systems in Nigeria. The lead paper was followed by five technical presentations by Experts along the five action tracks, leading to extensive dialogues by participants who were divided into ten break-out sessions.
Following the success of the Inception Dialogue, arrangements are being concluded for the Exploratory Dialogues at the sub-national (regional) level from 6th – 9th April, 2021. The regional Exploratory Dialogues are planned to hold in two locations in each of the 6 geo-political zones. Facilitators and Curators were strategically identified both within the zones and the federal level. Guidelines to guide discussions have been developed by Experts and it is being produced and shared with the coordinators in the states that are hosting within the zones.
Our approach is to ensure that the State that will host the dialogue in the zone will be required to set up a Secretariat to document resolutions reached at the dialogue. In our bid to guarantee success and effective documentation, the National Convenor has appointed federal officials to support the Secretariat at the regional levels. The exploratory dialogues are planned in such a way that zones are expected to take ownership of the dialogues and the outcomes.
The Exploratory Dialogue across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria will focus on the following:
- Extensive exploration in the Regions, Zones, States and Cities;
- Explore and synthesize promising approaches that contribute to sustainable food systems through expanded stakeholders' engagement;
- Representatives from broad based stakeholders which will include Local Governments, Cities;
- Independent dialogues exploring themes relevant to their interest and submit action tracks;
- The Dialogues are to be conducted via hybrid meetings (physical presence and through any of the virtual platforms)
- Will engage a diversity of participants such as Small/Medium Enterprise/Artisan, Large national business, Multinational Corporation, Small-scale farmer, Medium-scale farmer, Large-scale farmer, Local Non-Governmental Organization, International NGO, Indigenous people, Science and academia, Workers and Trade Union, Members of Parliament, Local authority, Government and national institution, Regional Economic Community, United Nations, International financial institution, Private Foundation/Partnership/Alliance, and Regional Economic Community from across the agricultural value chains within the geopolitical zones; enabling quality, purposeful and productive discussions;
- The situation analysis of the Food System in Nigeria in addition to the provision of guides that will stimulate discussion on the pathway will be presented towards evolving a nutritious and healthy diets using the experience coming out of the Inception Dialogue, at the Exploratory level.
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This is the most important aspect of permissions. You need to understand this to properly work with them. There are three different values that a permission can take:
YES will allow a permission setting unless it is overwritten by a NEVER.
NO will be disallow a permission setting unless it is overwritten by a YES.
NEVER will completely disallow a permission setting for a user. It cannot be overwritten by a YES.
The three values are important as it is possible for a user to have more than one set of permissions for the same setting through multiple groups. If the user is a member of the default "Registered Users" group and a custom group called "Senior Users" you created for your most dedicated members, both could have different permissions for seeing a forum. In this example you want to make a forum called "Good old times" only available to the "Senior Users" group, but don't want all "Registered Users" to see it. You will of course set the Can see forum permission to Yes for "Senior Users". But do not set the permission to Never for "Registered Users". If you do this, "Senior Members" will not see the forum as the Never overrides any Yes they have. Leave the setting at No instead. No is a weak Never that a Yes can override.
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Monday 28 February 2011
Friday 25 February 2011
Luggage crush
You know that I love a bit of jet-set stylish traveling and my latest obsession is the Jimmy Choo new 24/7 travel range of bags and trolleys. They have come up with the ultimate assortment of beautiful- and practical- bags and luggage collection comprising slouchy weekenders, carry-on trollies and lots of small leather goods like passport and Iphone covers, laptop cases, travel wallets and luggage tags. They are all come in multiple sizes and a variety of finishes. My bag today is the Rhys but what I really want is the leopard print trolly !
LOVE them all
My bag rests on top of my trolly- so clever.
Take a look here for their entire collection www.jimmychoo.com
Off to Italy for the week end!
Thursday 24 February 2011
Wednesday 23 February 2011
WIT Wedding Wednesday: 4 things you might have not known
A new website from the creators of Anthropology on all that's bridal. Fabulous dresses and accessories but also lot's of inspiration and great styling: I particularly love the hair and make up ideas.
White by Vera Wang range for David's Bridal
A capsule collection by Vera Wang dresses at accessible prices. Available at David's Bridal throughout the US, this gorgeous range makes Vera Wang available to the real world!
The Vintage Wedding Company
A fabulous showroom in central London (I had my very first fitting here and loved everything from the atmosphere, selection of dresses to the very helpful and friendly staff) with a selection of vintage dresses gathered from all around the world.
Jason Wu exclusive collection for Net a Porter
Jason Wu is one of my favorite "occasion wear" designers, he is the man behind all those to-die-for red carpet creations we all love and I was so exciting to hear about his new bridal range. Elegant, luxurious and utterly modern, this capsule collection is only available on net-a-porter and is truly fabulous.
Tuesday 22 February 2011
LFW style challenge day FIVE: trench going to town ;-)
Last day of my LFW style challenge!
A trench is an ideal cover-up thrown over dresses and skirts and I often style it in shoots over black tie and party dresses for a modern, sophisticated look. The front split and knee length is just perfect to show a little bit of what's underneath and this is the look that I'm working today to show off my golden pleated skirt, topped off with a Jimmy Choo neon clutch and killer heels. I admit that a trench has not kept me as warm (or dry) as planned in this February weather, but nevertheless I have not tired of wearing it everyday and I expect this is why this wardrobe staple truly is a timeless classic.
Jimmy Choo neon clutch £330 CLICK HERE to buy www.jimmychoo.com |
Banana Republic trench, Joseph jumper, New Look skirt, Zara shoes
DON'T FORGET TO COME ON TWITTER TO SE BEHIND THE SCENE PICS FROM LONDON FASHION WEEK'S LAST DAY: CLICK HERE TO SEE PICS AND FOLLOW ME @WITblog
Trench style challenge round-up
Trench style challenge round-up
Monday 21 February 2011
LFW style challenge day FOUR: inject some colour
8 am- Wake up
8.45 am- Leave my house for a morning in the office
9 am- On the tube write today's Red blog (read here)
9.30 am- At my desk
9.31 am- Catch up on email, open mail, skim through invites, approve a few pages, flat plan July issue, email my editor, speak to my dad, boyfriend and grandmother about forthcoming trip to Italy.
12.30 pm- Pret soup with baguette at my desk
1.45 pm- Last minute addition of ASOS yellow satchel to my outfit
1.50 pm- Lucy takes my picture outside the office
2 pm- Get the tube to Somerset House
3 pm- Todd Lynn starts
3.45- Three fashion girls in contributing fashion editor's Deborah Brett's mini car trying to get to Burberry on time...
4.15pm- Fail and have to beg bouncers to let us in
4.20pm- Succeed and catch the last few tunes and snow finale of the fabulous Burberry show (can't see a thing but the music and atmosphere is so gorgeous I almost want to cry)
4.30 pm- Get snapped with my fashion director and senior fashion assistant Alex by the lovely Netaporter girls
4.45pm- Back in the mini to Paul Smith
4.45pm- Back in the mini to Paul Smith
5.30 pm - Finish (GAP foldable ballerina's go on)
6.30 pm- Back at home
7.00pm- Shower, scrub, face mask (boyfriend out), Marks and Spencer's cashmere lounge wear.
7.15 pm- Couch, sushi delivery and watch Burberry show live stream here from my very own front row
Today's STYLE CHALLENGE trench look
BANANA REPUBLIC trench £150 click HERE |
ASOS yellow satchel £60 click HERE (sold out but there is a great alternative) |
Sunday 20 February 2011
LFW Style challenge - day THREE: pair it down
Today I am giving my feet a rest in my favorite Jimmy choo kitten heels and dressing down my 3rd trench look of the week with casual denim and grey sweatshirt- after all, it's Sunday. The good old italian in me alwyas loves a bit of blig.. So after taking my pic I've decided to add my most favorite Florence outlets buy, my bejewwled Prada necklace that I would literally save from a fire.
Here are some of my shoots with lots of trenches... I do love it.
Top Shop trench, Petit Bateau top, Current Elliott jeans, Jimmy Choo shoes, Chanel bag
Saturday 19 February 2011
LFW Style challenge - day TWO: belt it up
Another shows day, another smooth operation dress-up time. If yesterday's trench-look was "pretty", today it is tough-er with leather leggings and killer heel ankle boots. Inspired by Burberry's SS collection, I am taking my Top Shop trench and belting it up with a bright turquoise American Apparel fabric belt. Warm and up-to-the-minute on trend I'm ready to face a busy day of shows. See you tomorrow for another take on this timeless classic.
Thanks to www.whoisbobbparris.blogspot.com |
Directly from Somerset house, click HERE to read and see what I'm up to onTwitter
And HERE for Red Online's Blog
Here are some of my favorite trenches available online- click on the link to be directed to their websites:
Friday 18 February 2011
LFW Style challenge - day ONE: trench+statement shoes
First day at London Fashion Week!
Off to the shows! It's the first day of London Fashion week and my wardrobe planning has been as easy as ever. Wondering why? After a few days pondering over the "what-to-wear" dilemma, I've decided to make my life easier- for once. So I'm taking one great classic, the trench, and reinventing it each day with different clothes, shoes and accessories. Today I am wearing my new Top Shop trench with leather sleeves and pairing it with lace Louboutin sling back heels: I'm calling this one "Classic trench with a twist and statement shoes"
Thank you FabSugar! www.fabsugar.com |
I will be at the shows twittering and posting lots of behind the scenes pics from Somerset House. Click HERE to see what I'm up to and also take a look at Red's online coverage from myself and all of the editors by clicking HERE.
Some of my LFW essentials..
Statement shoes... make them Louboutin's |
Blotting papers, dry shampoo, Nars Red Lizard lipstick |
A fresh manicure with Essie's fluoro orange |
A bit of "sunshine".... |
GAP's foldable ballerina's..... for the walk home! |
Thank you ES Magazine |
Top Shop trench with leather sleeves, Cos stripy top, Christian Louboutin shoes
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Toyota's press release follows:LAS VEGAS, January 4, 2011 – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A., Inc. today unveiled the Toyota Entune™ multimedia system at the Consumer Electronics Show. Toyota Entune leverages the customer's mobile phone to create a rich in-vehicle experience that offers fully integrated and upgradeable entertainment, navigation, and information services. By utilizing conversational voice recognition and in-vehicle controls, the driver doesn't have to touch their mobile phone, allowing for safer connectivity. Toyota Entune simplifies the interaction for customers and will be available in select vehicles this year. "Consumers have grown accustomed to having the world at their fingertips through their mobile phones," said Jon Bucci, vice president of the Advanced Technology Department at Toyota. "And unlike other industry solutions, Entune allows the driver to interact with informative and entertaining mobile content without fumbling with their phone. We offer features that our customers demand and integrate them seamlessly in the vehicle." After downloading the Toyota Entune mobile application and pairing a Bluetooth capable phone with their Toyota vehicle, customers can begin accessing a wide variety of personalized content and services. Toyota Entune is wirelessly upgradeable, so in-vehicle applications are never obsolete. Ensuring that nearly all customers can take advantage of this new technology, Toyota Entune is compatible with a wide variety of mobile phones with a data plan. Toyota Entune key features include: • Mobile Apps – Toyota Entune debuts Bing, keeping navigation continuously up to date with more than 16 million points of interest; OpenTable, make a reservation at one of 15,000 restaurants; and MovieTickets.com, buy movie tickets and read reviews. All destinations can be seamlessly sent to the navigation system. Making drivers' lives even easier, Toyota Entune delivers customizable real time traffic, fuel prices, weather, stocks and sports. • Music – Toyota Entune brings you more music in more ways with iheartradio's 750+ hometown stations; personalized stations with Pandora; XM satellite radio 170+ channels with coast-to-coast coverage; and introducing HD Radio, digital broadcasts of your favorite terrestrial music. Toyota Entune also offers USB connectivity for portable media players and traditional terrestrial radio. • Voice Recognition – Featuring a best-in-class, advanced conversational voice recognition system, Toyota Entune eliminates the need to memorize thousands of voice commands. The intuitive interface allows the driver to focus more on the road ahead. "Toyota has always been a leader in the automotive industry, so it makes sense it would bring the latest in mobile technology to the car," said Chris Daniels, general manager of Bing for Mobile, Microsoft Corp. "By bringing Bing Maps and Bing for Mobile technology to the car, we are helping Toyota enhance the overall in-vehicle experience to be as rich and robust as possible, which means personalizing the information to each driver's needs." Safety ConnectToyota Entune continues to build on the excellent foundation laid by Safety Connect, bringing peace of mind to drivers with an added layer of more personalized and convenience-oriented features. Safety Connect is the cornerstone of Toyota's telematics systems providing Automatic Collision notification, Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance, Emergency Assistance, and Roadside Assistance on select Toyota models. Safety Connect combined with Toyota Entune offers comprehensive safety services and mobile applications not found in any other vehicle make. Product AvailabilityToyota Entune will be available as an option on select models this year. The featured apps of Toyota Entune include: Bing, iheartradio, MovieTickets.com, OpenTable.com, and Pandora, as well as location-based services, such as personalized traffic, fuel prices, stocks, weather, and sports. Toyota Entune also includes support for read-back and replay capabilities for text messages. These are combined with a fully featured entertainment and communication system, which includes XM radio, HD Radio, CD player, USB connectivity, Bluetooth streaming and phonebook. A high quality JBL sound system is available as an option as well.2011 (CES) Consumer Electronics Show Photo Gallery[Source: Toyota & YouTube]2011 (CES) Consumer Electronics Show Photo Gallery2011 Detroit Auto Show Preview Photo Gallery2011 San Diego Auto Show Photo Gallery2010 Subaru Outback Photo Gallery2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Photo GalleryAutoSpies.com Photo GalleriesIf you want to see your photos running on our homepage photo ticker, be sure to upload your photos on the go by sending them to email@example.com Share on Facebook
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5When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
3Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. 8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 10Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 14You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
17Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. 18For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. 19Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
21You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, You shall not murder; and whoever murders shall be liable to judgment. 22But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council; and if you say, You fool, you will be liable to the hell of fire. 23So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. 25Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are on the way to court with him, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. 26Truly I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.
27You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. 28But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell. 31It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce. 32But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33Again, you have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, You shall not swear falsely, but carry out the vows you have made to the Lord. 34But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37Let your word be Yes, Yes or No, No; anything more than this comes from the evil one.
38You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 39But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; 40and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; 41and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. 42Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.
43You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. 44But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. 46For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
6Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 3But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
5And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 6But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 7When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11Give us this day our daily bread. 12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. 14For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; 15but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; 20but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light; 23but if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 24No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? 28And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, 29yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. 30But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe youyou of little faith? 31Therefore do not worry, saying, What will we eat? or What will we drink? or What will we wear? 32For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Todays trouble is enough for today.
7Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. 2For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. 3Why do you see the speck in your neighbors eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to your neighbor, Let me take the speck out of your eye, while the log is in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbors eye. 6Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.
7Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 9Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for bread, will give a stone? 10Or if the child asks for a fish, will give a snake? 11If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
12In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. 13Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. 14For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
15Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? 17In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Thus you will know them by their fruits.
21Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22On that day many will say to me, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name? 23Then I will declare to them, I never knew you; go away from me, you evildoers. 24Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock. 26And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it felland great was its fall! 28Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astounded at his teaching, 29for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
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elements by reference to a list. Each node in the variable occupies two
entries in the list. The first gives the name of the variable element,
the second is a reference to a list of arguments for that element, or
if none.
[% foo.bar(10).baz(20) %]
$stash->get([ 'foo', 0, 'bar', [ 10 ], 'baz', [ 20 ] ]);
The set()
method sets the variable name in the first
parameter to the value specified in the second.
$stash->set('var1', 'value1');
If the third parameter evaluates to a true value, the variable is set only if it did not have a true value before.
$stash->set('var2', 'default_value', 1);
Dotted compound variables may be specified as per get() above.
[% foo.bar = 30 %]
$stash->set([ 'foo', 0, 'bar', 0 ], 30);
The magical variable 'IMPORT
' can be specified whose
corresponding value should be a hash reference. The contents of the hash
array are copied (i.e. imported) into the current namespace.
# foo.bar = baz, foo.wiz = waz $stash->set('foo', { 'bar' => 'baz', 'wiz' => 'waz' }); # import 'foo' into main namespace: bar = baz, wiz = waz $stash->set('IMPORT', $stash->get('foo'));
This method can be used to set or update several variables in one go.
$stash->update({ foo => 10, bar => 20, });
This undocumented feature returns a closure which can be called to get the value of a variable. It is used to implement variable references which are evaluated lazily.
[% x = \foo.bar.baz %] # x is a reference to foo.bar.baz [% x %] # evalautes foo.bar.baz
The clone()
method creates and returns a new
object which represents a localised copy of
the parent stash. Variables can be freely updated in the cloned stash and
when declone() is called, the original
stash is returned with all its members intact and in the same state as
they were before clone()
was called.
For convenience, a hash of parameters may be passed into
which is used to update any simple variable (i.e.
those that don't contain any namespace elements like foo
but not foo.bar
) variables while cloning
the stash. For adding and updating complex variables, the set() method should be used after calling
This will correctly resolve and/or create any
necessary namespace hashes.
A cloned stash maintains a reference to the stash that it was copied from
in its _PARENT
The declone()
method returns the _PARENT
reference and can be used to restore the state of a stash as described
This method can be used to define new virtual methods. The first argument
should be either scalar
or item
to define
scalar virtual method, hash
to define hash virtual methods,
or either array
or list
for list virtual
methods. The second argument should be the name of the new method. The
third argument should be a reference to a subroutine implementing the
method. The data item on which the virtual method is called is passed to
the subroutine as the first argument.
$stash->define_vmethod( item => ucfirst => sub { my $text = shift; return ucfirst $text } );
This is the core dot
operation method which evaluates
elements of variables against their root.
This method is called when get() encounters an undefined value. If the STRICT option is in effect then it will throw an exception indicating the use of an undefined value. Otherwise it will silently return an empty string.
The method can be redefined in a subclass to implement alternate handling of undefined values.
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Copyright (C) 1996-2013 Andy Wardley. All Rights Reserved.
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.


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I got back into collecting cards about a year ago (the complete story will be saved for a future post) and have spent the last year completing my collection of Topps Cubs team sets. I was looking for on-line information about cards and have recently started reading many of the blogs out there. While I found team specific blogs on several teams, I could not find one for the Cubs. I figured, why not start one. So here we go…
I currently collect from just the base sets and traded/update sets. From 1951 – 2008 by my count there are a total of 1,730 Topps Cubs cards. I have 1,702 of them, which is 98%.
Missing from my Cubs collection are…
- 27 of the 28 cards from 1952 (I have Hank Sauer), although I do have a complete Topps Archives set of the '52 set
- Ernie Banks 1954 rookie card, although again, I do have the archives set card.
Anyone out there with any '52 Cubs that you're looking to get rid of, give me a holler! And if you've got a spare '54 Banks, I'll be happy to give that card a new home.
My collection also includes all of the Fleer and Donruss base sets and traded sets cards of the Cubs from 1981 until they stopped, which adds another 734 cards from Fleer and 527 cards from Donruss.
I left the hobby in the mid 90's when all of the other different companies and releases became common. It got to be too much for me. I am just a simple base set kind of guy.
On my return I was intrigued by the concept of the Topps Heritage set, so I worked on adding all of the Cubs from the Heritage sets to my collection.
I'm not sure what to add next…anyone have any suggestions???
Here are my Topps Cubs bookends…
The First Topps Cubs card, 1951 Redback #14, Wayne Terwilliger
And the last, 2008 Updates and Highlights #292, Ryan Dempster


text: WASHINGTON - US senators on Monday urged European Union leaders to do more to stop the Iranian government from using the European Central Bank, saying the bank's payment system may inadvertently be aiding Tehran in financing its nuclear program.On the eve of talks between Western powers and Iran, lawmakers told the EU's leadership in a letter that Iran may be circumventing American and European sanctions by using the central bank to convert euros into local currency and conduct trade."We are concerned that these euro conversions in turn free up significant funds to finance Iranian imports, stabilize Iran's monthly budget and allows the regime to continue to engage in sanctionable and illicit activities," said the letter to Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council.console.log("2390 BODY2. CatId is:"+catID);if(catID==120){	console.log("2390 BODY. YES for anyclip script");	var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);			}else if(catID !== 151) {	let widgetid = "60fd6becf6393400049e6535";	if(catID === 69){		widgetid = "65c3a2148772803523c6f41b";	}else if(catID === 161){		widgetid = "65c3a224fb10822a0a7db2dd";	}		console.log("2390 BODY. YES for vidazoo script"); var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id', widgetid); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[0].appendChild(script);} US lawmakers have been successful in pushing the Obama administration to enact tougher sanctions against Iran. Lawmakers also were instrumental in getting the Belgium-based SWIFT electronic payment system to block Iranian transactions.The Senate letter, which was copied to ECB President Mario Draghi, was endorsed by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Mark Kirk and signed by 34 other senators with an interest in Iran sanctions and EU relations.It comes the day before talks between Iran and six world powers in Almaty, Kazakhstan, about Tehran's nuclear program, which the West says is being developed to make nuclear weapons. Iran denies those charges.Click here for full Jpost coverage of the Iranian threat The United States, Russia, China, Germany, Britain and France are trying to persuade Iran to halt its higher-grade enrichment activities, which is a step away from producing potential material for a nuclear device.In the meantime, US lawmakers are trying to ensure that Iran cannot skirt Western sanctions, which have so far slashed Iran's oil revenue and led to the devaluation of the country's currency."While we understand officials at the ECB want to take action to render Iran's foreign-held euros non-functional, they are waiting for an order from the EU Council to proceed," said the Senate letter.A number of lawmakers are working on a bill that would impose economic sanctions on entities that use the ECB to do business with Iran's government. The bill zeroes in on the ECB's cross-border payment system known as Target2, which processes around 350,000 payments daily.It is unclear when lawmakers will introduce the bill and whether the Obama administration would enact another round of sanctions against Iran."We strongly urge you to take all necessary measures to immediately cut off Iran's ability to use its foreign-held euros by prohibiting ... access to Target2 services by or on behalf of accounts owned or controlled by the government of Iran or its affiliates," the letter said.


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Getting Started with Google Apps
In this chapter:
- → Discovering the benefits of using Google Apps
- → Previewing what the main apps do
- → Finding out what you need before you get started
- → Walking through the signup procedure
- → Learning your way around the Admin console
- → Exploring a few ways to customize your account
- → Learning how to sign on and off
Cloud technology is sweeping the globe, and businesses, schools, and other organizations are taking advantage of the opportunities it offers. Cloud-based services use the Web as a platform for applications and offer users space on their servers to store all types of files, usually for a fee. People are quickly finding out that using web-based applications and storing data online is much easier and more cost effective than desktop computing solutions. The beauty of cloud technology is it frees you from having to be in the same space to work together and you don't have to worry about maintaining software and servers.
Google has introduced a line of web-based apps for businesses, institutions, and other organizations, called Google Apps. Your first step to understanding Google Apps is figuring out what they are and what they can do for you. After you've decided they're right for you, signing up is easy and fast.
All About Google Apps
Google Apps is a productivity suite, also called an office suite. Designed especially for businesses, non-profits, institutions and other organizations, Google Apps offer unique collaboration tools and apps for conducting all kinds of work, all accessible from online. Here's how Google Apps can help you:
- No software or hardware costs—Cloud services like Google Apps do not require software installed on each computer or device that accesses them. You don't have to worry about licensed installations and making sure every user on your team has the correct software. This also means you don't have to worry about network or web servers, hiring technical support and consultants or other IT resources. Your only cost with Google Apps is a monthly or yearly subscription.
- No upgrades—You no longer have to worry about keeping everyone configured with the latest software upgrades. Google Apps upgrades their apps automatically without interruption in service. You can be sure everyone is using the latest app every time they log on.
- More collaboration between users—Google Apps simplifies working together, allowing people to see changes to documents in real time without the annoyances of out-of-sync edits. Everyone has access to documents at the same time, and changes appear immediately within a document.
- More reliability—You can expect greater reliability with your Google Apps uptime—the percentage of time that the service is available. Google Apps boasts a 99.9 percent system availability, so you don't have to fret about your people not having system access.
- Secure and private—Because you're storing your data online with Google Apps, your files are always available and easy to find. Unlike desktop systems where you always need to worry about backing up data to be prepared for hard drive crashes, or lost or stolen data, cloud storage means the files are available and accessible. Plus, Google uses the best auditing industry standards to keep data secure and private.
- Constant support—Google offers a wide array of software support, including discussion boards, forums, and help centers that are constantly updated. In addition, 24/7 customer support is available via phone, email, or self-service online chat.
Cloud computing offers you and your team many advantages over desktop suites, cost being a big part of the appeal. Can you imagine not having to spend money for continual software upgrades, licensing, and support? Or rid yourself of the headaches of dealing with your IT infrastructure, exchange servers, and other hardware issues? What about the added functionality of being able to collaborate instantly on all your work projects, scheduling, and communication efforts? Or how about the advantage of managing your files from one spot using any computer, tablet, or mobile device? If all of this sounds appealing, then Google Apps is just right for you!
Let's take a look at each of the major apps in more detail.
Gmail is Google's very successful email service. Gmail has been around as a free advertising-supported email service since 2004 and has grown into the most widely-used web-based email provider on the Internet. The regular free account requires the use of the @gmail.com email address domain, while Gmail for Google Apps allows you to customize your email address to use your organization's domain name.
You can also use Google's powerful search tools to look through your email messages to find what you're looking for, including filtering and searching for labels and documents. Gmail's inbox also lets you see who's online with you and connect via voice, text, or video chat. If you use a different email client, such as Microsoft Outlook or Apple Mail, you can use it with Gmail, too.
Not only can you keep track of your own personal appointments using the Calendar app, you can also synchronize it with the rest of your team, scheduling meetings, conferences, events, and more. A perfect tool for organizing your daily activities, Calendar works seamlessly with your computer, tablet, and mobile device. You can attach files to events to make sure everyone has updated materials. You can share your calendar with others, as well as publish it on your website and set up reminders to help you remember upcoming meetings and events.
Google Drive is your go-to storage solution in the cloud. You can save your files to Drive and access them from anywhere, making it the perfect backup system. Rather than take up precious room on your computer's hard drive, for example, you can store your work online, including the docs, sheets, and slides you create with other Google Apps. You can upload photos, videos, and other files, and organize them into folders. Your data is always safe and accessible. You can also allow others to view a file or folder.
Docs is Google's word processing app. You can use it to create documents of all kinds. Whip up letters, reports, memos, and other types of text publications, and store them online. Like any other word processing software, you can create and edit document files, import and export content, control formatting to create the look you want, and make them print ready. Because you store documents online, you can easily share them for review and collaboration, email them, and more.
Google Sheets is a spreadsheet app designed to help users work with numerical and other organizational data. Like any other spreadsheet program, Sheets lets you automate calculations in tables of data, write formulas and functions, create charts, and more. If you're used to using other popular programs, like Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc, you'll find a similar interface in Sheets, with columns and rows intersecting to form cells for data entry.
Slides is Google's presentation app for creating all kinds of visual slide shows. You can quickly assemble slides to create presentations to share online. You can add text, photos, and video clips to create professional slide shows to convey an idea, message, or entertain. If you've worked with other presentation programs, like Microsoft PowerPoint, then you'll find it easy to switch over to the interface and tools in Slides.
Use Google's Hangouts app for messaging, voice, and video meetings online. Hangouts replaces Talk and Google+ Messenger as Google's instant messaging and video conferencing platform. With Hangouts, you can hold conversations with two or more users, plus you can save conversations, share photos and documents, and more. You can connect with any device, such as a tablet or smartphone, and even initiate video calls from Gmail.
Make your own custom workspace site for your entire team to interact and find data, or create a web page to share with customers. The Google Sites app lets you create structured wiki and web pages. For example, you can create a site as a one-stop spot for everything related to a project that allows users to grab the latest documents, calendars, and file attachments. Thankfully, you don't need to know HTML coding to get started. Building a site page is much like creating a document. Plus you'll find lots of templates to use to help you get started.
Vault is an optional app purchase with Google Apps that you can use to help with archiving, e-discovery, and user activity reporting. What is e-discovery? It's a set of administrator tools to search incoming and outgoing email messages—which is often a requirement for businesses for legal reasons—and keep email and chat messages stored securely. For example, a business can legally be required to turn over all the emails concerning a particular topic or employee. With Vault, the information is stored and searchable, making it easy to find. At this writing, Vault is only available for Google Apps for Business users.
More Apps
There are additional apps available on the Google site, and more are being added all the time. Check the Google Apps Marketplace page (www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace) anytime you want to browse other apps. You can use the site to review top apps, browse among special categories, or conduct a search for a specific kind of app.


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Brightfield Digital Image GalleryCorn Root TissueCorn is the common name for the cereal grass widely grown as food for humans and animals. Along with wheat and rice, it is one of the world's chief grain crops and the leading crop grown in the United States. Native to the Americas, corn (Zea mays), the domesticated variety of the Zea grass family, originally was cultivated by Native Americans 8,000 to 10,000 years ago and is now used for human food and animal feed. View a high magnification image of corn root tissue. Corn plants have an erect, solid stem, rather than the hollow stem characteristic of most other grasses. As monocots, corn and palms do not create concentric annual rings. Rather, they are characterized by scattered vascular bundles composed of xylem and phloem tissue, with each bundle surrounded by a bundle sheath. The corn plants vary widely in height, from 2 feet (61 centimeters) to 18 feet (5.5 meters), depending on the variety. The plants have long narrow leaves that grow alternately along the length of the stalk. Each stalk terminates with a tassel bearing tiny flowers that produce pollen, the male gamete. The ear, covered by modified leaves called husks, is the pistillate (female) part of the plant and bears up to 1,000 seeds. A cluster of silk fibers protrudes from the tip of the ear, each fiber attached to an individual ovary. Pollen from the tassels is carried by the wind and falls onto the silks. There, it germinates and grows down through the silk until it reaches the ovules, each of which develops into a kernel of corn. An early maturing hybrid may develop fewer leaves or progress to different stages at a faster rate than wild maize. In contrast, a late maturing hybrid may develop more leaves or progress more slowly. Like a community of thousands of highly organized and highly efficient "factories" per acre of cultivated land, the cornfield, fueled by solar power, converts the raw materials of water, minerals, and atmospheric gases into combinations of proteins, oils, carbohydrates, and mineral nutrients. Agronomists usually break the life cycle of a corn cultivar into several vegetative and reproductive stages, with each leaf stage defined by the uppermost leaf. Contributing Authors Cynthia D. Kelly, Thomas J. Fellers and Michael W. Davidson - National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Dr., The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32310. BACK TO THE BRIGHTFIELD IMAGE GALLERY BACK TO THE DIGITAL IMAGE GALLERIES Questions or comments? Send us an email.© 1995-2022 by Michael W. Davidson and The Florida State University. All Rights Reserved. No images, graphics, software, scripts, or applets may be reproduced or used in any manner without permission from the copyright holders. Use of this website means you agree to all of the Legal Terms and Conditions set forth by the owners.
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- Case Date:
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I have been trying to pay water bill online for quite some time today and every time I do it says runtime error. This has occurred on two laptops and a cellphone, wifi and cellular data. I will check again tomorrow but I wanted to bring this issue to someone's attention. Thank you.


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Dec 27, 2009
This week's story is "Calendar Girl" by Angela Caperton, originally published in Peep Show: Tales of Voyeurs and Exhibitionists
Dec 20, 2009
This week's story is "Dead Letter" by M. Christian, from the anthology
and Promises
" from Phaze Press.
The reader is Paulette
Jaxton, associate producer for Metamor City and Murder at...
Dec 13, 2009
This week's story is "Three Wives," a bit of social science fiction
about polyamory that is designed more to provoke thought than
I'm going to make a new intro. What do you think?
Dec 6, 2009
Please listen all the way through this week. After the story
I have several items of news, including:
Dec 6, 2009
This is a special wrap-up chat with the three November guest hosts,
Michelle Bekemeyer, Mildred Cady, and Sam Bradley.