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Firewood BTU Ratings Charts for Common Tree Species
The firewood BTU rating charts below give a comparison between different firewood types. This can help you decide what the best firewood type is for your needs. You can click on the different types of firewood in the chart to learn more about them. Please leave your comments or questions on those pages if you have experience or questions about those types of firewood.
A cord is 128 cubic feet of stacked wood. Because of the air space between the pieces of wood, the amount of solid wood in a cord may be only 70-90 cubic feet, even though the volume of the stack is 128 cubic feet.
Western Softwoods Figures from California Energy Commission But Rating Based on 90 cubic feet of solid wood per 128 cubic foot cord
Eastern Hardwoods Compiled from various sources Consistency between charts will vary due to different variables between different data sources.
Eastern Softwoods
Compiled from various sources. Consistency between charts will vary due to different variables between different data sources
These charts will give you the amount of energy per cord of wood for some of the most common firewood species. The data for these charts was compiled from various sources with different firewood types. There is some conflicting data between different sources due to different calculating variables. As with most BTU charts I have seen available some of the numbers may be a little off but are in the general ballpark. I have put together the best data I could find but consider the figures to be approximate.
Much of the inconsistencies are from different variables such as how much actual solid wood is assumed to be in a cord. A cord is 128 cubic feet but in any stack of wood there will be air space between the pieces. As a result a cord of wood may only have 70-90 cubic feet of actual solid wood. This varies with the size and shape of the wood and how tightly it is stacked.
BTU's or British Thermal Units are a measure of the amount of heat energy available in any given substance.
Opinions of firewood can vary with personal preferences and individual burning needs. You are welcome to discuss this topic and share your experience and your best firewood tree species below and in our forum.
All firewood has about the same BTU per pound. Non resinous wood has around 8000 to 8500 BTU per pound and resinous wood has around 8600 to 9700 BTU per pound. Less dense softwoods have less BTU per cord than more dense hardwood but they also weigh less per cord. Resinous wood has more BTU per pound because the resins have more BTU per pound than wood fiber has


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— Posted by MechanicalReaper on 7:18 pm on Mar. 14, 2002
man the other day i was at my friends house and he was downloading some porno and he came across some child porn so he called me in the room and it was a little girl sucking some mexican dude's dick and i thought that was just sick and fucked up what about u'z
— Posted by Just0nePepsi on 7:38 pm on Mar. 14, 2002
lol you know you jacked off to it……. lol im just kidding personally i think that shit is sick.
— Posted by 50cal addict on 7:43 pm on Mar. 14, 2002
you get off on talkin about it?
— Posted by Mr Mushrooms on 3:53 am on Mar. 15, 2002
This is an age old issue but anyone who feels the need to look at young girls (or boys) for their sexual excitement has got some serious issues. How anyone can get off on it when they know EXACTLY waht it is they're looking it is far beyond me.
— Posted by XxBULAxX on 6:18 pm on Mar. 15, 2002
Don't even talk about that! Thats fucking sick on your part for bringing it up…
— Posted by Roland49686 on 6:23 pm on Mar. 15, 2002
Well.. the only child porn I would polish my rocket to is maybe a video i made w/ sumone. Since I'm considered a child in the government's eyes.. I would be in that catagory. But since all other pornos w/ kiddies in it they girls all have small tities and the guys have hopelessly small dicks it isn't that erotic. It actualy kinda turns my stomach..lol
— Posted by largeidaccam on 7:24 pm on Mar. 15, 2002
isnt there soem crazy taskforce you can report this too ?? then the fuck head mexican will get ripped by the piggers seeing you probly could see his face on the vid
— Posted by Roland49686 on 7:34 pm on Mar. 15, 2002
I don't think that mexican is around anymore.
He probably already lost his job and hopped the border back to his shithole country. I mean.. noone really cares anyways. The girl was obveiously willing to choke on dick. So is that really rape? ( can't rape the willing!). So you know.. It's not like they will show the porno on America's most wanted. " looking for a small dicked mexican fag and a flat chested 11 year old whore." No. not gonna happen.
— Posted by loscgk83 on 11:14 pm on Mar. 15, 2002
Who ever gets there jollys off of child porn there fuck sick assholes.I mean come on at least get of on adult porn ……
…..sick ,sick,sick people
— Posted by deathweasle on 2:47 am on Mar. 16, 2002
ok, you know there is more than one person like donald trump. and i would expect this from nobody less than his son. i dont think anyone is gonna waste there time on finding one mexican for a "raping the willing" charge when every other mexican in that poor ass country has more than likely commited some other felony that is not half as bad as the next fukin mex's crime…..see what i mean, i think america has just stop giving a fuck aboot the stupid mexis when there all alike and not to metion ALL in kahoots with each other. while the spotlight is on one of em another one is raping some other person..
yah just the other day i heard that every person in mexico knows every mexican in the world??? dont ask.
not that it matters but if you wany my oppinion..i would not mind seeing any mex just pic onre of the 14 trillion, flogged and then linched.. and the whole child porn thing is just a change in the sick fuckers ideas for making money since ever clip of porn that is produced today is about the same and is slowly loosing customers.
— Posted by rishka on 5:23 am on Mar. 16, 2002
Child Porn is the most revolting practice that this media fucked up world has come up with.
If i could get hold of any piece of scum that was involved in that kind of shit , i'd tear them to shreds , slowly and painfully.
The way they're treating those girls and boys in those videos is disgusting.
It doesnt matter if the kids are willing, they most probably have to , because they have been forcefully addicted to heroin or worse.
Doing those videos would be the only way for them to feed their addiction.
To get off on watching kids do that kind of shit to anyone , is filth.
Anyone who does , needs a bullet for fueling this bullshit.
(Edited by rishka at 3:56 am on Mar. 19, 2002)
— Posted by deathweasle on 8:44 am on Mar. 16, 2002
hey, you know what yer right it is gross and wrong …but i think i speak for everyone when i say you need till chill out …just a little at least, i mean you get so huffy that you cant speak right. and i am not to sure but i dont think you are gonna change the mind of any of the rich ass sacks of nasty queerbates minds by tweeking out like that….you should simply state that you think its a big sack of nasty shit that should but wont be taken care of
— Posted by Mr Mushrooms on 3:28 am on Mar. 17, 2002
There's such a thing as constructive criticism deathweasle, she was passionate about what she was saying (and quite rightly) and your comments aren't really required.
— Posted by deathweasle on 10:34 am on Mar. 17, 2002
i know, but when you get so mad that it start showing threw the way you type then i think yer a little to mad, but as far as what she was getting ad i i agree with her
— Posted by aSs BacKWuRds on 9:02 am on Mar. 18, 2002
that is gay as fuck nasty as hell fucked up more that ozzi and harriet
— Posted by Enries on 6:01 pm on Mar. 18, 2002
Ok..be honest now, that "friend" of yours was actually you wasn't it, and you wanted to know what would happen to you if you "shared" this hobby of yours with someone else. Lets just hope that you do share your hobby with someone and he/she breaks your knee-caps then shoots you in the head.
— Posted by The Doctor on 7:23 pm on Mar. 18, 2002
I've lived in psych-wards for about 4 years now I've seen several people come in that had been victims of this type of crap most weren't mentally capable of making the choice wether or not they wanted to do I have a personal grudge against people that get into this crap. it's a good way to get on my bad side easy.
— Posted by MuNkY on 3:38 am on Mar. 19, 2002
I think shit like that is fucked. It depends on their age! Personaly I would like to see some 16-17 old chicks, only casue Im around that age. But any thing under 15, "should be not on site"
— Posted by rishka on 4:05 am on Mar. 19, 2002
Why wouldnt i be passionate about what im saying when it comes to pornography of that kind.
Sure , if ADULTS want to get into that line of work , good for them , theyre not forced , they get paid for what theyre doing.Kids dont like what they're doing, theyre forced to do it and they end up so totally screwed up its pitiful.
I dont appreciate people having a go at me because i've posted my opinion on the subject
— Posted by brainwave on 8:38 pm on Mar. 21, 2002
I agree, but i think anyone who tapes that shit should get a knife up theire ass, then they die painfully and slow:cool:
— Posted by Roland49686 on 8:53 pm on Mar. 21, 2002
Wanna know sumthin REALLY SICK?
I saw this porno where there was an intermission and it showed a guy putting a cigarette into a girls pussy and he lit it and she started smoking it out of her pussy. I was like "WOW!" and I put one of my cigs into this girls pussy to see if she could smoke it..but she couldn't. Shit. Anyways It was sick.
"Think about what your putting into your lungs…wait…no… fulopean tubes!"
— Posted by loscgk83 on 9:48 pm on Mar. 21, 2002
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Wanna know sumthin REALLY SICK?
I saw this porno where there was an intermission and it showed a guy putting a cigarette into a girls pussy and he lit it and she started smoking it out of her pussy. I was like "WOW!" and I put one of my cigs into this girls pussy to see if she could smoke it..but she couldn't. Shit. Anyways It was sick.
"Think about what your putting into your lungs…wait…no… fulopean tubes!"
Now thatsg something I didn't want to know.
— Posted by Lord Storm on 12:55 pm on Mar. 22, 2002
Why is this topic still on the boards? It makes me fucking sick to just see the name. I believe we have already established that all who participate in shit like that should be skinned alive and dipped in a salt bath full of mutated leeches, so why is this thread still going?
— Posted by STONNER420 on 2:17 pm on Mar. 22, 2002
I think the sick people that enjoy that shit should be shipped off and killed!
— Posted by thejesrseydevil on 8:42 pm on April 9, 2002
this is kind of a touchey subject for me one of my freinds was like 6 years old when this one old fucker tricker her into thinking that her mom was at his house waiting for her, being 6 years old she believed him he took her back to his house raped her and taped it, he put a gun to her head and told her to take off her clothes he raped her for like 5 1/2 hours or something maybe more after he was done with her he took her back to the place were he picked her up and drove off. after that she started haveing mental/phisical/soical/depression problems, about 10 years after it had happend me and her were walking down this street and she saw him (she had told me the whoile story about 4 years after it ahd happend) she just stoped walking pulled me into an alley and told me who the guy was we followed him back to his house, i waited outside kinda gaurding the door i gave her my hand gun she went inside shot the fucker like 12 time in the head and 2 times in the dick (i had a 15 round clip in the gun) she started searching around his room and found a bunch of tapes of all the kids he had raped she found her tape popped it in (i was still waiting outside) and she took the last bullet to herself. i wondered what the last shot was for (i had a pretty good idea) so i ran inside saw the guy bleeding on the floor his head was mutilated couldent even see what he looked like (they probliy had to identify him by finger prints or dna or something because there was practily nothing left of his head) i walked into the guys living room saw mt freind sitting on the couch with a hole though the top of her head, i saw what was on the playing on the tv and put my fist though it i went to the police station told them the whole story i went with them to the fuckers house and showed them the tapes showed them a picture of when my freind was young to prove it was her on the tape they checked the gun registry to make sure that the gun was mine (the fuckin pigs were probibly thinking of pining the death of my freind and that shit head on me). so whats my opion of child pornogrophy if i ever get my hands on anyone that makes, does, or likes it ill kill them with my bare hands.
— Posted by R0NiN on 3:12 am on April 11, 2002
why even bring it up
— Posted by kingpin on 3:38 am on April 11, 2002
child porn is sic and craig or should i say munky what u propose is also illigal u sound like a horny bastard who couldnt pick up if ur life depended on it(just joking)
i think we should put all the child pornograohers on an island and blow the island up.


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The show included a number of whisky expressions from Scotland, Japan, Australia, USA, Japan and New Zealand as well as other spirits such a coffee liqueur from Vermont.
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Whisky and Food
Hot Food Station
Whisky Live is well known for the food component of the show and this time, they have surpassed previous years. Food was not only delicious and plentiful, it was replenished regularly throughout the sessions. The choice ranged from a selection of antipasti to mini Angus beef pies, mini lamb and rosemary pies, spinach and cheese tortellini with braised tomato sauce, braised beef stew, potato wedges complete with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce, roast beef and roast pork, cheese and fruit platters.
Water stations were within easy reach as well as spittoons and for the first time we've encountered at a whisky show, there was ample seating provided where you could simply rest or sip on a special dram in quiet contemplation.
Wapengo Sydney Rock Oysters
Food and whisky pairing are also part of Whisky Live and it was great to see the team from Wapengo Sydney Rock Oysters again. Smoky whiskies and freshly-shucked oysters were a match made in heaven. For the first time at the show, you could order their delicious organically grown oysters and have them delivered. A discounted rate was on offer if a whisky was also purchased on the night.
Single Origin Chocolates
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Whisky Live Special Selection 1
The first of a series of Whisky Live drams was unveiled to us. The Whisky Live Special Selection 1 is an 18 yo expression distilled at Glentauchers Distillery with only 224 bottles. Glentauchers Distillery was founded in 1897 and closed in 1985, reopening in 1992 to distill whisky used by Chivas Brothers.
The Speyside whisky was particularly selected to be representative of quality appealing to a broad palate. Bottled at 55.7% ABV, it's pale straw in colour with honey sweetness on the nose, orchard fruit with baked pears and apples. On the palate, it is fruit flavour bomb with apricots, cinnamon and a long peppery finish.
1967 Samaroli Tomintoul
Another whisky from the Old & Rare Bar was the exceptional 1967 Samaroli Tomintoul, a Speyside Single Malt bottled in April 2014 with only 176 bottles produced. Ripe fruit, pears and banana along with butterscotch and honey sweetness on the nose lead to richness and complexity on the palate with soft spice lingering on the finish.
Berry Bros & Rudd 50 yo Single Grain Scotch Whisky
The Berry Bros & Rudd 50 yo Single Grain Scotch Whisky (58.9% ABV) was light and elegant on the palate, with soft fruit aromas and hits of oak but a very short finish.
Whisk(e)y Highlights
Suntory Whisky
Starting with a Kakubin Highball made for a great palate cleanser and a refreshing way to start the tasting session. Other Japanese whiskies on taste at the bar were the Hakushu Distiller's Reserve and the excellent Hakushu 12 yo with their distinctive style of peat and smoke along with green tea notes. Hibiki's latest NAS release which we featured earlier, Hibiki Harmony also proved to be a popular choice.
The Glenlivet & Aberlour
The Pernod Ricard stand welcomed guests with a fruity and refreshing cocktail showcasing the new NAS Glenlivet Founder's Reserve, made with Lillet Rosé, Giffard Abricot du Roussillon and Island Fruit Tropical Bitters. The display was a "visual smorgasbord" that took visitors on a taste journey across the various Glenlivet and Aberlour expressions.
The two new Glenlivet Nadurra NAS expressions were the pick of the range. The Glenlivet Nadurra First Fill Matured (59.8% ABV) is matured in 100% first fill ex American oak barrel which imparts beautiful aromas of fudge, creamy vanilla and richness. The Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso Matured is also a NAS, matured in first fill Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at cask strength of 60.7%. Smooth for its ABV, it has a creamy palate of ripe fruit, orange and hints of dark chocolate on the finish – two standout expressions from the Glenlivet Nadurra.
Talisker Skye, Singleton Spey Cascade & Dimple
Another cocktail was on taste at the Diageo/Grain Bar stand with the barrel-aged Boulevardier, made with Talisker Skye. The stand showcased three new NAS whiskies which we reviewed earlier in the year and are yet to be officially launched. With its subtle smoke and fruit character, Talisker Skye was paired with blue cheese, the fruity Singleton Spey Cascade paired with cheddar and the dessert style Dimple Golden Selection was paired with chocolate.
Dry Fly Distilling
Newcomer to the show Dry Fly Distilling is an American company based in Washington making "Scottish style" whisky using wheat. The Straight Wheat Whiskey and its higher ABV Straight Cask Strength Wheat Whiskey at 60% ABV were underwhelming while the Straight Triticale Whiskey (44% ABV), made from Triticale, a hybrid of wheat and rye had a good balance of fruit sweetness and spice with a hint of smoke. The Port Finished Wheat Whiskey (42%ABV) delivered a sweeter style with caramel sweetness and dried fruits.
At the Starward / New World Whisky Distillery, visitors were in for a treat with David Vitale, CEO Starward and Paul Slater behind the stand. It was great to see Starward Wine Cask Edition 1 that we recently review get a welcome reception.
True to their innovative style, their Project X (42.1% ABV) was a clear, 3 yo whisky matured in PX casks. The colour had been extracted in an exercise to stimulate thought and perceptions from a visual element. The mind tells you to expect moonshine but it is far removed from a new spirit. While the flavour of the whisky was present, it was a little subdued as stripping out colour has removed some of the flavour.
Tasmanian whisky was represented by Sullivans Cove with Sullivans Cove Double Cask and Sullivans Cove American Oak Cask with the notable absence of Sullivans Cove French Oak Cask.
In tune with the distillery's upcoming 200th birthday celebration, Laphroaig showcased a number of popular expressions (Select Cask, Laphroaig 10) with the new limited release Laphroaig 15 yo taking centre stage. This 200th anniversary edition is made using hand-selected casks and is a sweeter, softer and more delicate style of Laphroaig which is soon to replace the 18 yo expression. We're told to get in quick with a purchase because as soon as its sold out, it won't be seen for another three years.
The Glenrothes 1968
The Glenrothes packed a crowd five deep at times and teased with a display of the Glenrothes 1968 valued at $11,000 which unfortunately was not on taste. The single vintage Glenrothes 1988 was well worth waiting for, a superb expression with bold sherry notes, Christmas fruitcake and spice with a long warm finish.
The Oamaruvian
The New Zealand Whisky Collection was the surprise of the show. While the 23 yo South Island Single Malt underwhelmed for a dram of that age, their blends were the standout mainly the Doublewood Dunedin Masterblend Whisky with its heavy red wine presence and the Oamaruvian single cask at 58.4% ABV, striking a great balance of sweetness, fruit and spice with a good measure of oak. Keep an eye out for that one.
Russell's Reserve Single Barrel
Soon to be released, Russell's Reserve showcased their Russell's Reserve Single Barrel, a non-chill filtered bourbon, with aromas of Christmas cake with almonds, cloves and sweet spice. With a raw taste profile and 55% ABV, it is more complex than the 10 yo, drier on the palate, more oaky with hints of orange peel.
Over at the Brown Forman stand, the Woodford Reserve Double Oaked and the excellent Woodford Reserve Sonoma-Cutrer Pinot Noir Finish were the standouts. Other notable mentions were Glenfiddich 21 yo, Hudson Whiskey, the Dalmore 18 yo and the Isle of Jura 16 Year Old.
Whisky Live Sydney succeeded in bringing together under the one roof a collection of drams to please both newcomers as well as whisky enthusiasts. The vibe was friendly and welcoming thanks to the knowledgeable and engaging exhibitors. The convenient and accessible location along with the abundant food offerings and seating made it a most pleasant dramming experience.
Until next year.
Whisky Live was held in Sydney at the Menzies Hotel in the CBD on 26 and 27 June, 2015.
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Comguard, GITEX Technology Week, IT security, networking products
Comguard, a Dubai based leading value added distributor for IT security and networking products and part of the Spectrum group continued its successful association with GITEX Technology Week on a larger scale this year with a bigger stall to accommodate more partners and display its growing portfolio of products.
This GITEX, Comguard is looking forward to strengthening its channel network by adding new resellers from all across various countries in the Middle East region and increasing the market share of all the brands that it represents under its banner.
Comguard, which has been in the forefront of value added distribution in the region, intends to promote its vendor partners' products, launch new products and meet customers and channel during the show.
Expressing his happiness on the participation in GITEX, Ajay Singh Chauhan, Chief Executive Officer at Comguard said, "We are happy to participate in GITEX once again this year. GITEX has been an ideal event for us all these years to promote our products, increase brand awareness of our vendor partners' solutions, launches new products and sign new partnerships."
"This year we are also be looking forward to strengthening our channel network further by consolidating existing channel base and acquiring new channel partners from all across the region," said Chauhan.
We have designed focused relationship and enablement programme to reinforce this Strategy.
In this regard, the Company is proud to share its new bigger and well equipped office premises with its partners. The brand new office houses more training facilities with state of art equipment to offer sales, pre-sales, POC's and technical trainings to its partner community. The Thrust is also in identifying the avenues to promote cross-selling for partners thereby adding the product line up and enabling them to make the most out of their resources.
Comguard intends to announce its new comprehensive loyalty program for its partners to reward them for their continuous support and faith in the company.
Comguard welcome all to visit its stand to understand more about IT security and networking products at Hall No. 2, Stand No. D2-05, Business Solutions Sector, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai from 20th October 2013 to 24th October 2013.
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Player-costs-to-win ratio8 86
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Off the gridiron, owner Dan Snyder has done an impressive job with the Redskins. He has improved marketing and promotions, boosted revenue, poured a fortune into players and facilities and paid down much of the debt he took on when he bought the franchise and stadium in 1999. But his arrogance and penchant for control have not mixed well running the football operations. One high priced coach after another has flopped and the team has signed several big name players only to see them stumble around the field. Snyder needs to wise up like the Dolphins finally did and turn the football reigns over to someone like Bill Parcells.
Major corporate sponsors are Siemens (nyse: SI), E*Trade Bank, Sprint Nextel (nyse: S), Coca-Cola (nyse: KO), Bank of America (nyse: BAC). Naming rights sponsor is FedEx (nyse: FDX).
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Facility InformationFedEx Field
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Year Opened: 1997
Capacity: 91,665
Cost To Build: $251 mil
Concessionaire: Centerplate
Average Ticket Price: $79
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2Current team value compared with latest transaction price.
3Includes stadium debt.
4Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.
5Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
6Includes benefits and bonuses.
7Includes club seats.
8Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NFL. Postseason wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average.
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The number of readers for book reviews in the printed Post (in Outlook every Sunday for non-fiction and in Style during weekdays for fiction) has actually increased since we stopped putting all of them in one weekly section.
I am afraid the issue was simply economics, when the decision was made in 2009. A stand-alone Post Book World never attracted enough readers and virtually no advertisers so in a difficult business environment, the decision was made to run a majority of book reviews in other sections and discontinue the section.
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2 Peter 1:20-21
First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
It is the peculiar glory of the prophets that, supreme among human beings, they did not know what they were talking about. We've all had experiences of saying more than we realized. But nobody did this more than the prophets. The Spirit was speaking through them, readying both them and the world for a revelation which neither they, nor the world, could have anticipated. When it did come, even those who ate and drank with the Revelation and met Him on the Emmaus Road after His death and Resurrection still did not understand, any more than the prophets, what the words of the prophets had ultimately meant. The Revelation Himself, Crucified and Risen, had to open their eyes, in the breaking of the bread so that they could finally drink of the Holy Spirit, the "Spirit of prophecy" (Revelation 19:10).


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Senior political figures join family of former taoiseach at removal in Donnybrook
Queues at the Mansion House, Dublin, on Saturday where people was given the opportunity to see Albert Reynolds reposing. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins
The late former taoiseach Albert Reynolds was described as a man of "passion, purpose and courage" at his removal service at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Donnybrook, Dublin.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny led a large number of senior politicians and other prominent public figures who joined members of Mr Reynolds's family on Saturday evening.
Mr Reynolds, taoiseach from February 1992 until November 1994, died on Thursday, aged 81, after a long illness.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, and his successor Brian Cowen were in attendance, as was former minister for finance Charlie McCreevy.
Former taoiseach John Bruton of Fine Gael and former Labour minister for education Niamh Breathnach were present at the service.
Also in attendance were High Court President Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns and former attorney general John Murray.
Msgr Lorcan O'Brien told those gathered in the church that Mr Reynolds was "rooted in the real".
Mr Reynolds's wife Kathleen was "the love of his life", he told the gathering.
Msgr O'Brien also welcomed Mr Reynolds's seven children: Miriam, Philip, Emer, Leonie, Albert, Cathy and Andrea, and their families.
Mr Reynolds's daughters had arrived earlier holding a framed photograph of their father.
Mr Reynolds's brother Jim was there with his children, including music promoter John.
"Albert Reynolds was a man who wholeheartedly engaged with the realities of his life and engaged with passion, with purpose and with courage. His achievements were significant," Msgr O'Brien said.
Msgr O'Brien said Mr Reynolds's "long, debilitating illness" had been a "brutal reality". His family said last year that he had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Declining years"His declining years were a gradual movement to God. On the journey he was accompanied by grace," Msgr O'Brien said.
Also present were Ireland's EU commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn and a number of other former Fianna Fáil ministers, including Michael Woods, Michael Smith, Pat Carey, Frank Fahey and Michael O'Kennedy.
Fianna Fáil TDs Barry Cowen and Timmy Dooley were joined by former Seanad leader Donie Cassidy and former TD Margaret Conlon.
Broadcaster Seán O'Rourke attended, as did Seán Duignan, the former RTÉ political editor who served as government press secretary while Mr Reynolds was taoiseach. Bart Cronin, a senior aide to Mr Reynolds, was present.
Independent TDsMinister of State with Responsibility for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring of Fine Gael, attended, as did Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett.
Independent TDs Shane Ross and Finian McGrath were also present.
Dr Peter Staunton, long- time doctor to Mr Reynolds, was among the congregation.
Businessman Ulick McEvaddy and former secretary general of Fianna Fáil, Pat Farrell, currently head of communications with Bank of Ireland, were present.
Dermot Gallagher, former secretary general at the Department of Foreign Affairs, was also among the gathering.
Fr Brian D'Arcy, who will be the chief celebrant at today's requiem Mass, attended the removal service.
Noreen McManus, wife of businessman JP McManus, was in attendance, as was Pat Desmond, wife of Dermot Desmond.
From the legal profession, Circuit Court judge Margaret Heneghan and District Court judge Gráinne O'Neill were among those gathered, while former attorney general Eoghan Fitzsimons was also in attendance.
Senior counsel John Aylmer and Richard Kean were present, as well as barrister Deirdre Hughes.
Msgr O'Brien told the congregation: "We mourn his death. We give thanks for the gift of the man that he was and for the much that he achieved. We honour his memory. We acknowledge his loss. We pray for him, for his family and ourselves."
He said Mr Reynolds' family had shown "love, respect, support and care" for him "in the days of his decline".
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This section provides instructions for configuring the General tab, which is available as part of the task template configuration process. For instructions on how to start the configuration process see Configuring the Task Templates.
In the Administrator interface, the pages for editing the Create User Template and Update User Template are identical, so configuration instructions are provided in one section.
When you open either the Edit Task Template Create User Template form or the Edit Task Template Update User Template form, the General tab page displays by default. This page consists of a Task Name text field and a Insert an attribute menu, as shown in Figure 9–4. For instructions on how to start the configuration process see the Configuring the Task Templates section.
Task names can contain literal text and/or attribute references that are resolved during task execution.
Type a name into the Task Name field.
You can edit or completely replace the default task name.
The Task Name menu provides a list of attributes that are currently defined for the view associated with the task configured by this template. Select an attribute from the menu (optional).
Identity Manager appends the attribute name to the entry in the Task Name field. For example:
Create user $(accountId) $(user.global.email)
When you are finished, you can
Select a different tab to continue editing the templates.
Click Save to save your changes and return to the Configure Tasks page.
The new task name will display in the Identity Manager task bar, located at the bottom of the Home and Accounts tabs.
Click Cancel to discard your changes and return to the Configure Tasks page.
When you open the Edit Task Template 'Delete User Template' page the General tab page displays by default. (For instructions on how to start the configuration process see Configuring the Task Templates.)
Use the Delete Identity Manager Account buttons to specify whether an Identity Manager account can be deleted during a delete operation.
These buttons include:
Never. Select to prevent accounts from being deleted.
Only if user has no linked accounts after deprovisioning. Select to allow user account deletions only if there are no linked resource accounts after deprovisioning.
Always. Select to always allow user account deletions, even if there are still resource accounts assigned.
Use the Resource Accounts Deprovisioning boxes to control resource account deprovisioning for all resource accounts.
Unassigning or unlinking an external resource from a user does not generate a provisioning request or a work item. When you unassign or unlink an external resource Identity Manager does not deprovision or delete that resource account, so there is nothing for you to do.
These boxes include:
Delete All. Enable this box to delete all accounts representing the user on all assigned resources.
Unassign All. Enable this box to unassign all resource accounts from the user. The resource accounts will not be deleted.
Unlink All. Enable this box to break all links from the Identity Manager system to the resource accounts. Users with accounts that are assigned but not linked will display with a badge to indicate that an update is required.
These controls override the behaviors in the Individual Resource Accounts Deprovisioning table.
Use the Individual Resource Accounts Deprovisioning boxes to allow a more fine-grained approach to user deprovisioning (compared to Resource Accounts Deprovisioning).
These boxes include:
Delete. Enable this box to delete the account that represents the user on the resource.
Unassign. Enable this box and the user will no longer be assigned directly to the resource. The resource account will not be deleted.
Unlink. Enable this box to break the link from the Identity Manager system to the resource accounts. Users with accounts that are assigned but not linked will display with a badge to indicate that an update is required.
The Individual Resource Accounts Deprovisioning options are useful if you want to specify a separate deprovisioning policy for different resources. For example, most customers do not want to delete Active Directory users because each user has a global identifier that can never be re-created following deletion. However, in environments where new resources are added, you might not want to use this option because the deprovisioning configuration would have to be updated every time you add a new resource.


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Lean into it
- By Michael
- 11 June, 2013
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He holds his hands up, just above his head, palms skyward as he walks to the car. His head already wet from the morning cow-lick correction, he just wants to feel the rain on his palms. It's better that way. It makes sense when you're six. He finally relents and pulls his hood from under his backpack and wiggles it over his head, with one palm still skyward.
The sky is one big piece of sheet metal. Flat. Dull. Grey. There's no blue in sight and my heart sinks because I know that there's no sun to be seen today. I know this affects my bride more than it does me and I pray, Lord, may this pass soon.
I trust You that this will pass soon.
His sister's already got her hood up as she slides the gate open for us to leave. She's eight and she understands that kids open the gate, even when it's raining. It's a quick trip and we're already at the school. Everybody that passes has an umbrella, except my two.
Teachers, kids, everybody.
So, mine dart from the car to the awning like field mice running from a skinny farm cat.
It feels like winter. It looks like winter. The calendar says June 11.
It should be 80 degrees, but it might be 55 in my office.
It's June, but it feels like February. So, I lean into it. Hard. I don't have time to moan or complain. I just lean.
There's some firewood left over from last year.
I brew hot tea and cup my hands around the mug until it burns. I build a fire and watch until it gets hot enough to kick the blower on.
I lean into today, knowing the difference between reality and illusion. My mind will play no tricks. It's June 11, I tell him.
I go along and give into one more day of winter, aware that it's not real. I know that it is summertime and I'm not going to let my feelings convince me that this faux winter will continue for another six months, because I know that it won't continue for another six days.
I agree with my adversary quickly as he tries to tell me that it's going to be like this all summer long. That it's going to rain until August and start back in September….I'm fully persuaded that this is momentary. That June 11th is a simple anomaly.
The roses tell me that it's June. I'll trust them more than just one day of cold rain.
Today is a reminder, not a precursor. It's a caution against habits not based and balanced in faith. It's a day that I'm reminded that my Heavenly Father sends rain and cold, and that I might as well put my hood up and open the gate because this is what He has given me today.
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"While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease." -God (Gen. 8:22)
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If you've got a tween in your house that loves crafts, then you're probably already familiar with the Klutz line of craft activity kits. If not, you should be!
Klutz kits come with detailed, colourful craft instruction books with lots of design ideas, plus all the supplies you need to create the projects. Most of them are designed for ages 8 and up, making them an ideal gift for creative tweens.
The crafts in these kits are a fun way to spend some quality time with your kids, and they're the perfect way for tweens to create unique, one-of-a-kind gifts for their friends and family. Each kit contains enough supplies to make at least a few gifts and can keep kids busy for hours.
We recently had a chance to make some handmade gifts with some of the newest Klutz kits, thanks to Scholastic Canada, and can't wait to make some more.
Charm Bracelet Studio
Create one-of-a-kind charm bracelets with hand painted charms with this kit. The book shows you how to paint over a hundred different designs, from categories such as good karma, spirit animals, sports, style statements, sweet treats, creative expression and emojis. Some designs are very simple while others definitely are more for the more advanced crafter with a steady hand. Once you paint a few of the designs from the book you'll probably be inspired to create some of your own too!
What you get: 51 page book with detailed instructions and design ideas, 3 gold bangle bracelets, 15 large charms, 6 small charms, 5 enamel paints, painting tool, 21 jump rings, sheet of 5 different types of rhinestones and finishing gloss.
Design & Dye with No-Heat Batik
No-heat batik is crazy colourful fabric art that you draw with a Doodle Gel, then paint and wash to reveal the finished design. Traditionally, batik uses hot wax to create intricate designs on colourful fabric. This kit allows you to get a similar resist effect, but without using the hot wax (definitely a much more kid friendly method!) The kit includes 10 fabric squares to get you started, which make nice little gifts as wall art, and you can also use the technique to create one-of-a-kind tshirts, pillows, hats, scarves, tote bags and much, much more. These projects can be a little messy, but they're definitely fun and unique.
What you get: 47 page full colour instruction book with dozens of design ideas and templates, 1 bottle of Doodle Gel, 3 fabric paints, foam brush, paint palette, plastic page protector and 10 fabric swatches.
Finger Knitting
Finger knitting is the fastest, easiest and funnest way to knit – no knitting needles required! Using just your fingers and yarn, this book shows you how to create over 15 different knitting projects, including scarves, hats, headbands, bracelets, necklaces and more. It also shows you how you can use the technique with an old t-shirt for something a little different.
What you get: 55 page instruction book with over 15 project ideas, four 50 yard skeins of yarn, lacing tool, stitch holder and beads and button.
Personalized Friendship Bracelets
This book teaches you how to make one-of-a-kind personalized friendship bracelets that are perfect for gift giving. Personalize your bracelets with names, initials, designs like hearts, flowers, emojis or even fun sayings like "LOL" or "YOLO" (you only live once). In addition to bracelets, you can also create gifts like hair barrettes, backpack or luggage tags or zipper pulls.
What you get: 51 page instruction book with over a dozen different types of bracelets to make, 50 yards of floss in 5 different colours, built-in bracelet board, 150 design tiles and 50 blank tiles to create custom designs.
#KlutzHandmade Craft Kits Giveaway
Thanks to Scholastic Canada, we are giving away 3 Klutz craft kits to one Tweenhood reader.
One lucky winner will receive:
- Klutz Charm Bracelet Studio (MSRP: $29.99)
- Klutz Design & Dye with No-Heat Batik (MSRP: $26.99)
- a third Klutz book of their choice from the Scholastic Canada website. – Let us know in the comments below which kit you'd pick if you win!
Enter below for your chance to win, and be sure to check out our other Tweenhood Holiday Gift Guide Giveaways!
The giveaway starts Friday, December 4th and ends Monday, December 14th at 11:00 p.m. ET.
This giveaway is open to Canadian residents 18+ only, excluding Quebec. A winner will be chosen at random and notified via email. Winner will receive a total of 3 Klutz kits. Prize fulfillment is the responsibility of prize sponsor. There is no guarantee this prize will be received before the holidays. The winner will be required to answer a skill-testing question and have 48 hours to respond, otherwise another winner will be chosen.
I received Klutz kits from Scholastic Canada for the review purposes. All opinions are my own.
About Kathy Sima
Kathy is a blogger and freelance writer and mom of two teens who gave up her career as a financial advisor when her son was diagnosed with autism at age 3. When it comes to parenting, Kathy truly believes there is strength in numbers and knows that sharing stories and strategies with other parents has helped keep her sane (so far!)


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I was walking in the YouTube city and found out about this amazing person. I saw all the videos he uploaded. Addressing Mubarak with all kind of comedy (esp black comedy). What a weapon the internet can be to a regime like this. Very effective really.
If you saw V for Vendetta, you will compare these videos to the role of Gordon Dietrich in the movie, when he made fun of the High Chancellor Adam Sutler, the same thing.
At first when I saw that movie, I thought that we might needed the person himself, but after some analysis, I now realize that V already exists in the people. And as Mr. Finch said, all what V wants is chaos. And then…something stupid happens, when it become worse. And then, only then, people will move…
When will come the day when the Scarlet Carson is put in the pocket of this regime, I hope I will see this day.


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This was a question posed at a recent panel discussion I was on. It was to a group of small business owners. I'm usually not a big fan of panel discussions due to the limited time each participant has to speak.
But this one was good…Ben Pidgeon, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, facilitated the event and we had awesome panelists: Jenny Vance (www.leadjen.com), Gary VanDeLaarschot (www.accelerate.com) and Adam Weber (www.GoBlueBridge.com).
Here's my answer to the question of whether the salesperson is going away.
No, the sales function is NOT going away anytime soon. But, the fact is that selling is changing. Here are my thoughts on how it's changing and what you can do to cope, whether you're a sales team leader or front-line seller.
1. Seller Must Offer Insight. You are not an order taker or an order maker. Most of the time, the customer has no earthly idea if they are in need of your solution or not. So, you must offer some form of "insight" to help guide the prospect along. That may be a case study, it may be a list of the trends you see impacting your clients, or it may be an article that you have published that positions you as an expert AND offers value. Don't just run the prospect through your process. They deserve more than that.
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I usually don't really get down with designers who nostalgically embrace the bad/vernacular design of their 80s/90s youths, but I have to admit that I'm liking this stuff by Tabor Robak. If I had to try to describe his aesthetic, I'd probably say it's the visual equivalent of a guitar solo. Maybe a guitar solo while wearing sunglasses, on a huge arena stage with a ton of pyrotechnics.


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Mets lose game four of the series against the Dodgers, 1-0. This is the fourth time the Mets have been shutout in just the eleven game road series. Mets bats continue to be absent in Dickey's great start, as the Mets have been scoreless for the past sixteen innings. With the loss the Mets are now only one game over .500 on the season.
Game Summary
R.A. Dickey dominated today in his start against the Dodgers. One of his best starts of the season, but had to be taken out in the sixth inning because of an injury. He landed awkwardly in the back end of Kershaw's landing spot. It ended up being an upper glut problem, Dickey says. He also doesn't expect to miss his next turn. We'll see as he'll be heading to the Hospital for Special Surgery tomorrow to be checked out. He stayed in for a little bit after being checked out by Manuel but was later taken out despite Dickey protesting emphatically. Dickey pitched 5.2 innings only giving up two hits and striking out six batters. He walked away with a no decision.
The game once again relied on the bullpen who for the most, held their own. Valdes and Acosta pitched for 1.1 perfect innings. Pedro Feliciano didn't have the same luck as he gave up the losing run in his inning pitched. He also struck out one and walked one. Feliciano receives the loss.
How many more times do I have to say that the Mets bats were silenced? Mets tallied seven hits but couldn't score one run in the game. That now makes it 16 scoreless innings for the Mets offense. That also makes the fourth time the Mets were shutout in just the this eleven game road trip.
Carlos Beltran and Jason Bay combine for 0-8 with four strikeouts. They were the only two Mets starters not to get a hit. Beltran's average has dropped to a measly .167 since coming back from the DL. Why is he batting clean up still?
Castillo was the only Mets hitter to get two hits in the game. Castillo, Wright, and Ike Davis all had doubles in the game but the Mets still couldn't score a run.
Game Ball
RA Dickey continues to be the Mets best right handed pitcher in the second half and deserves the game ball.
Up Next
The Mets have an off day tomorrow as they return home to New York to start a six game home stand. On Tuesday the Mets will begin a series with the Cardinals. Jonathon Niese will start for the Mets. Cardinals will throw out Jamie Garcia. Game time is 7:10 PM.


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News of this people
Índio com borduna e facão protesta contra hidrelétrica
Sucesso da Roça das Mulheres será replicado em mais uma aldeia Kayapó
O futuro a eles pertence
Inhabited lands
- Kapôt Nhinore
- Badjônkôre
- Capoto/Jarina
- Kararaô
- Kayapó
- Trincheira/Bacajá
- Xikrin do Cateté
- Baú
- Las Casas
Mebêngôkre (Kayapó)
- Autodenominação
Where they are How many MT, PA 11.675 (Siasi/Sesai, 2014)
- Linguistic family
History and occupation of the region
Most of the reports dating from the period of discovery and exploration of Amazonia teach us that the majority of indigenous tribes – in contrast to the Kayapó – lived concentrated along the course of the main navigable rivers. This concentration is explained above all by their potential for river transport. Long journeys through the forest are frequently tiring and demand a lot of time. During the rainy season, forest trekking becomes even more difficult due to the floods and the bad state of the pathways. Transportation by motorized boat is easier, represents fewer risks, demands less effort and is possible all year round. But the Kayapó opted otherwise. The so-called 'river-dwelling' tribes, located primarily along the navigable waterways, generally live in dispersed settlements, forming numerous small and generally sedentary colonies, which contain at most 80 people per village. Contact between more remote villages is maintained by small groups which navigate ceaselessly up and down river. Settling on the shores of the rivers makes communication easier and more efficient, equally favouring the division of the small local groups across the tribe's territory, also leading to a lowering of demographic pressure. A weak point to this mode of urbanism is the fact that these riverine groups make themselves relatively vulnerable due to the ease with which they can be located by enemies.
Recent studies suggest that the reason a particular site is chosen to found a community is due not so much to its transport potential but to ecological factors. As well as a larger quantity of fish, the largest rivers provide substantial concentrations of all kinds of animals and, more precisely, the biggest mammals. This phenomenon is strongly linked to the annual seasonal cycle.
The big rivers carry enormous amounts of fertile alluvium. When the water courses overflow, a large quantity of this alluvium is deposited over the temporarily flooded terrain. Consequently, the large tracts of forest bordering the rivers are more fertile zones. Swiddens are more productive there and more fruiting plants and trees can be found. Many species of animals consume these fruits as their staple food and are therefore attracted to these regions. In turn, these herbivores attract many carnivores and scavengers. As a result, life along the important rivers usually offers excellent hunting and fishing, in addition to fertile conditions for agriculture. We can ask, then, why the so-called 'forest' Indians, such as the Kayapó, withdrew to the upper courses of smaller rivers and went to live so far from the more fertile regions. How do these Indians manage still today to provide themselves with the food types necessary for their physical well-being?
Traditionally, the Kayapó economy is based on hunting and slash-burn agriculture. The society recognizes a division of tasks based on sex.


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So. The Craptacular went on a bit of a trip recently, hopping across the Atlantic Sea to ogle some cute boys with even cuter accents, drink some beer, and see some theatre. With an re.
And it was a bit of a debacle. We're not just talking flight delays here, either—though we had several of those, too—no, we're talking missed shows and failed ticket buying attempts and ending up at a show we could have seen in New York City without that pesky trans-Atlantic flight.
But we here at The Craptacular made lemons out of lemonade. Or lemonade out of lemons, or whatever the British would say in this circumstance. And we've decided to share what we learned so that you, dear theater-going tourist, don't make the same mistakes we did.
Below a list of things you should NOT do. Because London Theatre is not the same as New York Theater, and we aren't just saying that because they spell things funny over there.
Do not roll into the country with no tickets.
Obvious, right? Yeah. You'd think. Except, we basically did just that. Because sorting out when/where/how to get tickets while we were still in New York wasn't entirely straightforward. And because we'd both just figured… if we wanted to see something old like Les Mis, we'd be fine anyway. And because with the exception of The Book of Mormon, it's been like a decade since we had trouble getting tickets for any show on Broadway at the exact moment we wanted them, without much advance planning.
Not so much in London, y'all. The theatres are different, the audience is different, and the ways in which you buy tickets are different, too. It's not as simple as rolling up to TKTS at 7:30pm and seeing what you can see that night. Plus, living all the way over here, you're probably not tapped into exactly what the numbers are like for every single show at every given moment, so you might, for example, not realize that Les Mis is selling out all the damn time. Speaking of which…
Do not assume you live on a planet in which Les Mis cannot possibly be sold out every night 26 years after opening.
Because fuck if you don't live on that planet right this very minute. That damn show—starring the dashing Hadley Fraser, who we really wanted to see, as the youngest Inspector Javert in the history of France—is selling out the house nightly. They even sell standing room tickets like it is The Book of Mormon, only French and Catholic and less funny. Les Mis is doing some big freaking business over there on the West End, y'all.
We attempted to grab a handful of tickets from one of the Leicester Square ticket discounters on Friday night around 7pm and were laughed off the premises. Apparently they'd run out by 10:15 am that morning. You know, around the time we were chilling in a plane at 38,000 feet, trying to sleep. Then, we figured we could just hit TKTS and/or the box office and find at least something. Yeah. Not so much. Both of those attempts left us empty handed as well. First and foremost because…
Do not assume TKTS works the same way.
It does not. And we don't just mean it is lacking the glowing red steps or the flashy live ticker that keeps a tally of which shows still have tickets available in real time. We mean TKTS is a different sort of operation in London entirely. One that closes well before show time.
In New York, we're used to knowing at least generally what's up on the board because we're tapped into all the theater news here. But more importantly, we're also used to rolling up to the booth about 15 minutes before curtain and snagging tickets for something we want to see. Not so in London, y'all. Because the booth will not still be open that close to show time. In fact, it will send all its stock back to the theater an hour before curtain and you will roll up to an empty window and be completely shit out of luck on a Friday night—one of only three possible theatre slots for the weekend.
And last but not least, after you fail to get tickets for anything on Friday night…
Do not go drinking instead of going back to buy some damn tickets first.
Because you will wake up early the next morning—after a late night that involved WAY too much beer and cider—and haul your possibly-still-intoxicated ass down to Leicester Square and you will continue to be shit out of luck on those Les Mis tickets. And worse, you will realize you could have prevented that by going back to Leicester Square to buy tickets for the next day before you had started drinking.
Because that is a pretty cool advantage of buying theatre tickets in London. Not only is TKTS not the only game in town for discounted theatre tickets–there lots of options for buying them on the pedestrian blocks that lead into Leicester Square–but everyone can sell those cheap tickets to you in advance. That's right. You don't actually have to wait for the day of the show and just deal with whatever happens to still be in stock.
You can show up days or weeks in advance (and sometimes even earlier) and grab cheap tickets for whatever you'd like to see at your leisure. Without the agida of standing in line as minutes tick by while other tourists debate their deep emotional feelings about Wicked versus Blood Brothers and you know each second means less tickets are available for that show you really want to see. And without the histrionics and the huffing and puffing and foot stomping and watch checking and whining that your really impatient redheaded friend is going to pull. The. Entire. Time.
So there you have it. Four things you really, really shouldn't do if you want to see tons of theatre while you're in London.
With all that said...
It's probably only fair to point out that we had an amazing weekend anyway. Tube delays and ticket buying failure and missed shows and all. Even without Hadley Fraser's teenaged Javert Jr. in our lives.
Because the shows we did manage to see were wonderful. And the beer was delicious and the V&A has a great exhibit on theatre costumes and Borough Market exists in that beautiful city. And because there was plenty of time to see the most Craptacular site in all of London, and perhaps, all of the world—Princess Diana and Dodi al Fayed's memorial in the completely bedazzled Egyptian Escalator at Harrods.
But seriously. Next time we're picking all our shows and buying all of our tickets in advance.


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#52: December 24, 2011 - Office Party No.1
Folks - Here's the first of two promised stocking fillers from Henry. There are six files all zipped up. The ID tags are different, so keep an eye out for that. Thanks to Jaunito for the heads up.
Thanks to Oxman for the tracklist.
Part 1
1.Lair of the Minotaur/evil power/let's kill these motherfuckers
2.T. Valentine/Hello Lucille, Are you a Lesbian?
3.The Birthday Party/Mutiny in Heaven/Mutiny in Heaven EP
4.Black Flag/clocked in/first 4 years cd or LP
5.minor threat/ in my eyes/complete discography cd
6.wire/low down/pink flag
7.jimi hendrix/little drummer boy into silent knight into Auld Lang Syne
8.trouble at the cup/black randy and the metro squad
9.fall/hex induction hour/the classical
10.buzzcocks/break down/breakdown spiral scratch
Part 2
11.Root Beer Barrels/soft hard rock/tell your man to suck it
12.Mad Season/Above/River of Deceipt
14.roky erikson/gremlins have pictures/ I am
15.Alan Vega/new Raceion/holy skips
16.keith morris and off/I don't belong
17.pagans/what's this shit called love/shit street compilation
18.Ramones/carbona not glue/leave home
Part 6
19.moist boys featuring dean ween of ween/1.0 fuck no/ 1 and 2
20.Stains/pretty girls
21.iggy pop/no fun
#51: December 17, 2011 - That's All Folks
Folks - That's it for 2011.
From Henry's site: '..... this is the last show for the year for us on KCRW as the next two Saturdays will fall on holidays and the station will be on Eclectic 24 mode. How conventional. I know, I am pissed, too. I have so many great Christmas albums I wanted to flex. The Bootsy and Billy Idol ones are the best. Some of you Fanatics may remember that in lieu of being on the radio, I did my own show here at the office for free download. Hmmm . . . .'
If those downloads materialize they'll be up here as soon as humanly possible. Until then - Eat, drink, be merry; for tomorrow we die. No, wait...that's not it..it's Merry something, right? Merry Xmas -that's it. Or Happy Hanukkah. Or Surf Naked - I forget. And digress.
01. Dinosaur Jr – Budge / Bug
02. The Brims - Anti Gandja / Those Shocking, Shaking Days: Indonesia Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock And Funk 1970-1978
03. These Are Powers - Life Of Birds / All Aboard Future
04. Lale & Nerkis Hanoum - Idim Yarim Bachesine / To What Strange Place
05. Alan Vega - Video Babe / Saturn Strip
06. Dinosaur Jr - Little Fury Things / You're Living All Over Me
07. Dizu Plaatjes - Outalo Ntsintsi / Ibuyambo
08. Butch Willis & the Rocks - Kitty Cat / Repeats
09. Sonny Boy Williamson - Black Panther Blues / Complete Recorded Works Vol. 4
10. Melt-Banana - Minus-Minus-To One / 13 Hedgehogs (MxBx Singles 1994-1999)
11. Gladys Knight & the Pips - Queen of Tears / Letter Full of Tears
12. Dinosaur Jr - Been There All The Time / Beyond
13. Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Insufficient Funds / Eddy Current Suppression Ring
14. Early Man - Six Mothers of the War God / Death Potion
15. Dome - Say Again / Dome
16. Dinosaur Jr - The Wagon / Green Mind
17. Magazine - Talk To The Body / Secondhand Daylight
18. Orange Goblin - Hot Magic, Red Planet / The Big Black
19. Digital Dinosaurs - Dinosaurs And Giants (Too Many Tigers) / Extinction : 1979-82
20. Dinosaur Jr - Over It / Farm
21. Black Tambourine - We Can't Be Friends (Lost Inner Ear Mix) / cassette
22. Franco Et OK Jazz – Alphonso / African Pearls 1: Congo - Rumba on the River
23. The Advantage - Guardian Legend - Corridor 1 / Elf Titled
24. Alvarius B - Mussolini's Exit / Baroque Primitiva
25. Sputniks - Hey Maryann / Class Records
26. Dinosaur Jr – Repulsion / Dinosaur Jr.
27. The Beach Boys - Heroes And Villains / SMiLE Sessions
28. Aztex - I Said Move / Back From The Grave Part 2
29. Langen Praja Langendriyan - Menakjingga Suspects The Presence Of An Invader / Music Of Mangkunegaran Solo II
30. Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds - Hitchhiking / Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds


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By Kate Abbott, Peninsula Press
An excerpt from this article is below. Read the full story on the Peninsula Press.
History repeated itself as two historic sailing ships made their way down the west coast and docked at the Port of Redwood City this week. The two ships, Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain, are replications, owned and operated by the Historical Seaport Authority in Washington. Their crews donned costumes authentic to sailors in the 1800s.
Crew members provided gave public lessons about the lives of sailors in the era, and the ships staged battles using their authentic canons (but no gun powder) during performances. The tall ships are now continuing their journeys along the coast with the next stop in Sausalito. View the Gallery >>
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Food and drink
The 'fusion' element is immediately noticeable in starters like wontons filled with seafood and vegetables (which I really enjoyed) and there's a nod in the direction of El Bulli/Heston Blumenthal-style wizardry with frozen cream of white asparagus and prawns. Some of the mains, meanwhile, are marginally more traditional – I had a beautifully subtle turbot with potatoes, spiced olive oil and aromas of dried fruit and nuts and I've also heard very good things about the suckling pig with apricots and chutney contrasted with citrus flavours.
It's smart and contemporary, particularly in the dining rooms with their dark wood panelling, chocolate brown walls, white linen tablecloths and orchids. The small terrace overhanging the beach is a little more laid back, particularly at lunch times.
The staff are efficient if a little po-faced.
It's up a steep hill at the far right hand end of the bay at Llafranc.
Price advice
The tasting menus cost between 49-95 euros.
Recommended for
- Business travellers
- Couples
- Families with teenagers
- Families with younger children
- Foodies
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Wintertime, and the living is topless.
Heidi Klum revealed today that she's vacationing somewhere nice and warm, tweeting a pretty racy photo of herself sunbathing sans bikini top along with the caption, "Island speed."
The Project Runway host, whose bare chest is no stranger to sandy beaches, offered no other clues as to where she is, but...why would she?!
We can guess that she isn't alone, however, considering the sweeping panorama of her twitpic.
This marks Klum's first Christmas holiday season since her split from Seal after seven years of marriage.
She was in California over the weekend, hitting up Disneyland Saturday with bodyguard and current beau Martin Kristen and her four children. Klum told a German magazine last month that Kristen takes "wonderful care of the kids" and that's part of the reason why she loves and trusts him so much.


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If I read you correctly, you're arguing: (1) that "multimedia" should include any content that uses more than one media type in a single presentation (e.g., a conventional Web page with background audio); and I'm saying that there is a slippery slope in this definition. I'm also saying that if the reason we're trying to set a definition for multimedia is the be clear about when CC/AD are needed, we should make sure that the definition covers the known cases, and a web page with a audio track _may_ need equivalents. Of course, the only thing that really needs the captions in this example is the audio, but that is the case for all media. The issue is not really whether audio is in "multimedia" or not, but whether the content requires captions. The secondary issue for these guidelines is whether the audio can stand alone (thus a transcript is OK) or if a user's overall understanding comes from accessing the audio and the associated non-audio content contemporaneously. (2) that the proposed definition (without your "and/or") doesn't capture cases where the media are not "synchronized." I thnk that Here's what I think would be better: Guideline 1.2 Provide synchronized alternatives for multimedia. change to Guideline 1.2 Provide synchronized alternatives for time-based media (I know I complained about this term recently - retracted!) 1.2.1 Captions are provided for prerecorded audio. (the SC would indicate that this means stand alone audio as well as audio in a combined presentation with other media) 1.2.2 Audio descriptions are provided for prerecorded video. Level 2 Success Criteria for Guideline 1.2 1.2.3 Real-time captions are provided for live audio. [How to meet 1.2.3] Level 3 Success Criteria for Guideline 1.2 1.2.4 Sign language interpretation is provided for audio [How to meet 1.2.4] 1.2.5 Extended audio descriptions are provided for prerecorded video. [How to meet 1.2.5] I'd love to see the term 'multimedia' extracted completely from this document. It means too much and too little, and given that the real issue is equivalents for specific, well-defined media types, we should sharpen the focus on those media types instead of trying to encompass everything under an umbrella term. AWKReceived on Friday, 16 December 2005 15:42:10 UTC
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Jimmy Kimmel weighed in on the Cecil the lion issue during his monologue on Tuesday night and he didn't hold back.
Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.cnn.com
Did Kimmel choke up or cry when 9 Black people where murdered at church?
Kimmel insinuated that the most hated person in America is a rapist rather than a mass-murder.
Kimmel is worked up over one Lion being killed, while the U.S. houses millions of humans and animals in abusive conditions and kills humans (police kill more than on person every 28 hours) and factory farms kill millions of animals every year.
I'd like him to explain why he was crying. Did he realize he hasn't fought for the cause of #BlackLivesMatter and #LatinosAreHuman ?


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