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Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/FriendshipCube
What does it do?
The friendship cube is a revolutionary communications tool. It is a single cube with rotating diamond symbols enabling a 22bit visual binary code… a code of light and order. We have developed Quick-Texting apps for smart-watches.
Why do we need it?
Well, everyone needs a smart-watch… and text messaging is intuitive with the quick-texting touchscreen interface. The 22 characters are intuitively laid out… and the visual binary code is as efficient as is possible.
Who is it for?
Anyone with a smartwatch will benefit from the quick-texting app. But more… every human being will benefit from the Friendship Cube. It starts at a young age now… teaching valuable skills.
What makes it stand out from the crowd?
The friendship cube stands out from the crowd because it is singular… it is rare… it is a code of light… it is a code and tool of unity and order… it is versatile and easy to learn. It is increasingly useful.
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The Friendship Cube System… planned acts of kindness, doing good deeds and paying it forward. We have dreamed up a revolutionary new marketing machine that is creating a ripple-effect.


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Owen-Gage hires two elementary teachers
Published 8:00 pm, Tuesday, July 28, 2009
OWENDALE — Elementary students in the Owendale-Gagetown School District will see two new faces this fall as the board hired two teachers at its meeting this week.
The board hired Kayla Warack as a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher and Haley Gowin as a first- and second-grade teacher, said Superintendent/Principal Dana Compton.
Warack is moving into her new position after having served as the preschool director. She also has served as the Title I director, and she'll continue in that role.
Compton said he's not sure if the district will be continuing its preschool program as state funding for the program may not be available.
"If we receive the funding, we will make every effort to provide that program and fill the director position," Compton said.
The two teaching positions opened because of a retirement and a resignation. This week, the board accepted the resignation of elementary teacher Amy Maurer, who had worked for the district for 11 years, Compton said.
In other business, the board heard an athletic update, including information on the eight-man football program starting this fall. The eight-man program gives the school the ability to run varsity, junior varsity and freshmen programs, Compton has said, and the team can be more competitive than with an 11-man program.
The first football game of the season, scheduled for Sept. 4 at Carsonville-Port Sanilac, will be broadcast by the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) on Fox Sports Net.
With an eight-person program, the football team wouldn't be able to participate in any tournaments sanctioned by the MHSAA. However, starting in 2010, there may be sanctioned tournaments for eight-person teams, Compton said.
Owen-Gage has a cooperative program with Caseville Public Schools for the football program.

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Chimp Out refers to the behavior of Negroes who are prone to losing their cool under pressure, thus allowing the facade of them being actual human beings to fall away.
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LONDON (Dec. 15)
Evidence of hostility on every hand greeted Assistant Secretary of State William Rountree when he arrived in Bagdad today on the second leg of his Middle East tour. The American diplomat had conferred yesterday in Cairo with Nasser, admittedly the most important target of Washington's attempt to win over Arab leadership.
Anti-American placards were pasted up or painted on buildings all over the Iraqi capital, the British press reported today. Even the United States Embassy was so plastered, despite protests to the authorities. Editors of Bagdad newspapers were encouraged to devote their lead stories to the "spontaneous protests" against Mr. Rountree's visit.
Popular slogans in English and Arabic in Bagdad today were: "Rountree Go Home," and "Rountree Do Not Stop On Our Beloved Land With Your Dirty Feet." According to a report in the London press, even tanks and armored cars assigned to guard the U.S. Embassy in Bagdad have such slogans on them.


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Rice upends Marshall in C-USA tourney opener
Rice holds off Marshall in tourney opener
Owls to take on Tulsa today
Published 5:30 am, Wednesday, March 11, 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Whatever it takes to win.
That was the mantra adopted by the Rice Owls as they entered the Conference USA tournament. The Owls, who struggled through a nine-win season under first-year coach Ben Braun, just wanted to keep playing.
And in Wednesday's first-round game against No. 7-seed Marshall, that meant locking down on defense and scrambling for whatever points they could scrape together. The combination worked, with the tenth-seeded Owls eking out a 60-59 win.
"We just wanted to come out there and play aggressive," said senior guard Rodney Foster, who finished with 12 points – all in the second half – and six assists. "I think we played aggressive the whole game."
The Owls (10-21) advance to play No. 2 seed Tulsa today. Marshall, which defeated the Owls by 14 points last week, finished the season at 15-17. The difference between this game and last week's 76-62 victory by the Thundering Herd was simple for Braun to pinpoint – defense.
The Owls limited Marshall star Markel Humphrey to eight points on four-of-12 shooting and put a lid on the Herds' perimeter game (three-of-24 from the 3-point line).
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"I thought our team played at a high level defensively," Braun said. "We did a much-better job on their shooters. They do a good job of exploiting ball screens (to free up shooters) and transition, and obviously we took some of that away."
The game wasn't decided until the final seconds, with the Owls hitting seven of 10 free throws in the last 44.6 seconds. Rice had built a 43-30 lead midway through the second half, but turnovers (20 for the game) fueled a run by the Herd that sliced to lead to 56-54 with under 30 seconds to play.
But free-throw shooting by Foster, Lawrence Ghoram (game-high 18 points) and Connor Frizzelle (14 points) gave Rice just enough distance to pull out the win.
"We felt confident coming into this game," Frizzelle said. "We told each other that we were going to lay it all out there."


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New field turf debuts at Commonwealth Stadium
The $120 million renovation of Commonwealth Stadium moved one step closer to completion today when the installation of the field's new turf began.
Completion of the synthetic surface installation is expected in July. It is the same surface featured in the 2013 and 2014 Super Bowls, as well as the annual NFL Pro Bowl.
The plans to makeover Commonwealth include the new UK logo at mid-field and checkerboard end zones. It also includes a renovated press box, club seats, bathrooms, lights and stadium exterior.
Commonwealth's new look will officially debut on September 5 when the Wildcats open the season against Louisiana-Lafayette.
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It is interesting the way time is measured by modern technology. The cycles are so short that a new product may be almost obsolete on the day it is released for sale. We have become used to a constant flow of goods, sometimes in categories that didn't even exist in the ancient past of two years ago. So it is with some amusement that I publish this post featuring an image shot with a digital camera fourteen years ago.
I was new to photography when the Minolta 7i was released in 2002. I had started doing photography about a year earlier using an Olympus C2000z 2 megapixel camera. By the time the Minolta became available I was anxious to stretch my skills 'to another level'. Funny, thinking that I spent nearly a thousand dollars on the 7i without having much of a clue as to how to make a decent photograph. It could be argued that I still am clueless about photography but we'll have that discussion another day.
The Minolta turned out to be an excellent camera for me. It was slow with pretty bad auto focus and used a proprietary RGB color space. I loved it from the moment I held it on my hand. I even made a few decent pictures with it. It was obsolete even before it was released, being superseded by an improved model within a couple of months. Just a year or two later the entire company became obsolete and was acquired by Sony. Technology marches on and consumers must keep up.


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What does pachyrhizus mean?
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Pachyrhizus, genus Pachyrhizus(noun)
small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots
Pachyrhizus is a small genus of five or six species of tropical and subtropical plants growing from large, often edible taproots.
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A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. Some Pachyrhizus have been reclassified to PUERARIA. Do not confuse with yam (IPOMOEA; or DIOSCOREA) or African yam bean (SPHENOSTYLIS).
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Christy of Menomonie, Wis.: "Hubby frequently uses the phrase 'like an old coot.' Evidently he is very wary of looking like an old coot (apologies to the bird of the same name).
"I suggested he wear his white athletic shoes for the summer, but he replied: 'They make me look like an old coot.'
"I told him he'd look cute wearing a baseball cap. 'I'd look like an old coot.' [Bulletin Board muses: If only Christy had replied: "Yes — but a cute coot.']
"I also suggested he wear the new relaxed-fit jeans I bought for him, but no, he'd look like … well, you get the drift.
"Recently he said he was getting a haircut because his gray hair was getting so long that he looked 'like a crazy old coot.' (The addition of 'crazy' must indicate the seriousness of the slippery slope to coot-dom.)
"So I was quite surprised to see him leaving for a lunch date with the guys wearing the new jeans, white shoes and without ever getting that haircut. I didn't say a word, but he said: 'What? I am an old coot!' I wondered if that acknowledgment came in a moment of self-awareness, or was it a self-fulfilling prophecy?"
Not exactly what he had in mind
Ol' Dobie: "In the mid-60's, returning from the Far East and the service, my wife resumed teaching and I, college.
"One night, a knock on the door; there stood a young man selling encyclopedias. We invited him in, to listen to his pitch. He had his spiel memorized perfectly. Only one problem: He couldn't pick up from where he left off, so any interruption of a question would start him over from the beginning. This went on for some time; in the end, we declined his offer. He thanked us and left.
"A little while later, there was a knock on the door and the young man returned. He asked if we would sign a slip to show his boss, stating that he had been at our house for that length of time. We signed and sent him off, having enjoyed an evening's entertainment."
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Fevered Rabbit: "The Sister Who Rarely Rests officially celebrated her 59th birthday on June 13. It was a humdinger of a celebration, thanks in great part to Bulletin Board readers.
"Sister arrived at my home at 7:30 a.m. I left her at 9:30 p.m., and she was not done celebrating with her husband, children and grandchildren. It was a birthday she will not soon forget.
"Along with other gifts, Sister received the 58 intact books I had wrapped for her — and a 59th book created just for her, made up of Page 59s that were gathered on her behalf. This has become an enormous ongoing project for two reasons. First, the book is large, measuring 16 inches square. Second, there are many Page 59s already in the book, and others are still arriving. What a collection it is! It is quite amusing to see what people have donated toward Sister's 59th book. It makes an interesting read. You could perhaps re-create the experience by going to a library, gathering 400 or more books of all types around you, and reading just page 59 from each.
"It would be a big project if all I did was mount the Page 59s in a book. But you'll remember: I am the younger sister. I have to try harder. So beyond putting the hundreds of pages into the book, I am coming up with creative ways of folding the pages so they take up less space, allowing more per page. I am also embellishing the pages with stickers, photos, ribbons, whatever I find that looks like it will be good to include. The 59th book will end up being a blend of Page 59s and a scrapbook. Thanks to all you readers who sent Page 59s.
"The gifts were great. Sister is fascinated by the Page 59 book. But what really touched her was the basket of cards.
"After she had opened all her other gifts, I said I had a few cards for her. I handed her a homemade card from her grandson. Sister opened it, read it, and smiled. Then I handed her another card from a granddaughter. Again, she read it and smiled.
"Then I removed the disguise and presented her with the overflowing bushel basket of birthday cards. OK, I admit: A 'few cards' was a deliberate understatement.
"She asked what it was. I let her read the Bulletin Board column from two weeks earlier, when I had requested that readers send her birthday greetings and told of my other efforts to get people to send cards to her. She looked up at me.
" 'You mean all these people are wishing me a happy birthday?' she asked.
"And she cried.
"Folks, you done good. Sister has not counted the cards in the basket, but I'm guessing she received over 500 birthday greetings. I know that after the request was made to BB readers, as of this writing (6/20), 288 cards and packages have arrived in the post office box rented for this purpose. Most of the cards arrived between the time the request was made and her actual birthday, but they are still arriving. This past week (the week after her birthday) she received 31 more cards and packages. This is great; it allows Sister to keep celebrating what she calls The Best Day of the Year. (If you'd still like to send something to Sister: Jane's 59th Birthday Project, PO Box 297, Dresser, WI 54009.)
"Some people simply signed a name to the card. Others wrote letters. A few even sent gifts tucked in with the cards. She is called The Sister Who Rarely Rests because she is a very busy person. Her busy-ness has kept her from having the time to read all the cards yet, though she is making a determined effort. She wants to do more than just glance at the cards; she wants to read each one. Sister has told me that she intends to write her own thanks to Bulletin Board readers once she has finished reading the cards.
"Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for helping make this a memorable birthday for my sister! I think this may go down in Sister's personal history as The Best EVER Day of the Year."
Not exactly what she had in mind
Snail mail: "Happy Grandma from Rice Lake, Wis., wants to warn gas-grill users about what I found in my grill last weekend when I lifted the lid: a pile of something on the top rack, some down below.
"My brain was trying to tell me what it was, but it took me a few minutes to make out little heads and tails. Then I noticed little yellow and green spots.
"Yup! Dead baby garter snakes. A lot of them!
"I would never grill again if they had been alive, or, God forbid, if Mama had still been in there.
"I now cover the holes on the bottom with duct tape — and remove before using again, of course.
"Opens the lid a little slower now and from the side."
Our birds, ourselves
Including: Today's helpful hint
Al B of Hartland: "I looked at the tree and tried to eliminate everything that wasn't a bird.
"The sight of birds was the harvest I wanted to gather, but I was presented with a fine crop of mosquitoes.
"Mosquitoes put many people closer to nature than they wanted to be. I accept them as a part of my life. They bite me, but it's nothing personal.
"Walker Evans wrote: 'Stare. It is the way to educate your eye and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.'
"I stare. I want to know things.
"I watch birds involved in nesting. These could be the same birds that nested here last year. Many bird species demonstrate a nest-site fidelity. That is the tendency to return to a previously occupied location. I understand that. I live a mile from my boyhood home. I went away, but I came back."
Band Name of the Day: The Best Ever
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July 2015 - MSC Poesia to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean
This was an amazing week, my boyfriend and I loved it! Always entertainment happening, if you want something to do you WILL be able to find something. Look at the locations ahead of time to see what there is to do, prebook tours, it is definitely worth it. We had a balcony room and left the door open most of the time, the sound of the ocean while you sleep is so relaxing!
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Japanese Level 4 Term 2 is designed for students who have completed one term of the Japanese level 4 evening class or who have an equivalent amount of study (approximately 280 hours of study).
The course introduces some of the basic structures of the language through topics related to social and everyday life in Japan.
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Soon to audition in Charlie Sheen's new project (just kidding).
The feces-stained man who made headlines last week eluding police at a Boulder yoga festival after a woman noticed something moving in a portable toilet reveals just how peculiar he is in an interview with Boulder's Daily Camera.
Arreseted on Friday for charges of unlawful sexual contact and invasion of privacy, Luke Chrisco, 30, told reporters that he has been peeping on girls for quite some time now. While travelling in France, he was wandering around a recreation center and noticed a loose air vent in the girls' locker room.
dailycamera.com: "These chicks started showing up that I never had a chance with," Chrisco said. "But I figured at least I can see them change or something. I've come to know how interesting they are."
This respect Chrisco seems to have for those he spies on eventually led him to Boulder,where he said drilling holes and peeping became a part of his daily routine. He tried to set up several porn sites and escort services while living in a hostel on University Hill.
The sites and the escort service were never for profit, Chrisco said, but to advance what he believed in.
"I wanted to start a new goddess religion," he said. "I always wanted to be a pimp or create a church of porn or a church of tantric, someplace people could be spiritual but also instinctual," he said.
One has to shake his head at this sort of sensational journalism, providing insight as it does to the bizarre motivations of sexual 'deviants,' dual motivations to "be a pimp" but also spiritual leader. Personally, I find the charge of "contact" a little suspect, since voyeurs like Chrisco admire the object of their desire from afar.
Chrisco said he normally liked barriers between him and the women he spied on. While he regrets the decision to climb in the toilet tank, he said he enjoyed it.
"I thought, 'This is really amazing; I've been blessed and anointed by the makers of life,'" Chrisco said.
Maybe there is something profoundly chthonic about being baptized in feces and urine. I guess we'll just have to take his word for it.


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For five years running, Buick will be a top sponsor of March Madness. In 2015, a lot of the fun is returning from Buick's sponsorship of the tournament last year. For instance, the Boss Button is back. When you watch games on the NCAA website, the Boss Button helps you make anyone who might be displeased with your viewing believe that you are working on "spreadsheets." Just click the button, squint your eyes, stare thoughtfully at the screen and start typing madly. It's that easy!
There are also new additions. Buick's trick shot competition features 16 competitors and allows viewers to pick their favorite much like they would for the March Madness tournament. Although we assume no one doubts that Titus, the three year-old trick shot internet phenomenon, will take the cake.
Molly Peck, Buick's Director of Marketing and Advertising, recent explained to brand channelwhy Buick likes working with the NCAA for March Madness. "This audience isn't just basketball-crazy fans but also those who are excited by the tournament play itself, and by the participation of their schools." Buick taps into that protracted excitement and creates a lot of interaction.
Speaking of interaction, vote for your favorite trick shot expert here, or at Ewing Buick GMC in Plano, TX.


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Moni overviewLearn about local heritage at popular landmarks in the area, such as Limassol Castle. Make some memories at Amathus Ruins and Saint Anna Church. Moni is an inviting destination that has something for everyone.
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How to get to MoniFly in to Larnaca (LCA-Larnaca Intl.), 26.3 mi (42.3 km) from central Moni. Paphos (PFO-Paphos Intl.) is the next closest major airport, 40.8 mi (65.6 km) away.
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Gennaro Gattuso was sent off for dissent as his Palermo side lost to Hellas Verona in the Coppa Italia.
The fiery former Milan midfielder is now Coach of the Sicilians and showed his character has now been dimmed by hanging up his boots.
Paulo Dybala threatened early on and thumped his effort against the upright, but former Palermo star Luca Toni put Hellas Verona ahead with their first real scoring opportunity.
It was a typical Toni goal, nodding in Martinho's cross from six yards.
The hosts hit the woodwork for the second time with Andelkovic and Gattuso saw red for dissent after two dubious incidents in the penalty area.
Rafael performed a crucial late save on Abel Hernandez to secure Verona's qualification for the Fourth Round.
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Charette ; with a foreword by "Dolly." Title: Community music : in theory and in practice /Lee Higgins. Title: Composers on modern musical culture : an anthology of readings on twentieth-century music /compiled and edited by Bryan R. Simms. Title: A critical history of new music in China / Liu Ching-Chih ; translated by Caroline Mason. Title: Debussy on music : the critical writings of the great French composer Claude Debussy /collected and introduced by Franºcois Lesure ; translated and edited by Richard Langham Smith. Title: Decoded / Jay-Z. Title: Deep river : music and memory in Harlem Renaissance thought /Paul Allen Anderson. Title: The drum : a history /Matt Dean. Title: Engaging musical practices : a sourcebook for middle school general music /edited by Suzanne L. Burton. Title: Exploring American folk music : ethnic, grassroots, and regional traditions in the United States /Kip Lornell. Title: Extraordinary measures : disability in music /Joseph N. Straus. Title: Five lives in music : women performers, composers, and impresarios from the baroque to the present /Cecelia Hopkins Porter. Title: Fretboard roadmaps : blues guitar : the essential guitar patterns that all the pros know and use /by Fred Sokolow. Title: Frontier figures : American music and the mythology of the American West /Beth E. Levy. Title: Groove music : the art and culture of the hip-hop DJ /Mark Katz. Title: Guitar dance collection : 18 easy pieces from 2 centuries = 18 leichte Stèucke aus 2 Jahrhunderten = 18 piáeces faciles de 2 siáecles : for 2 guitars = fèur 2 Gitarren = pour 2 guitares /edited and with fingerings by Konrad Ragossnig. Title: Handel / Donald Burrows. Title: Hard hitting songs for hard-hit people / compiled by Alan Lomax ; notes on the songs by Woody Guthrie ; music transcribed and edited and with an afterword by Pete Seeger ; foreword by John Steinbeck. Title: The history of jazz / Ted Gioia. Title: How music works / David Byrne. 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Travel forward through time from the glory days of Rome and Byzantine era, we find ourselves on the Silk Road stretching from Rome and Russia across Persia and into eastern China. For centuries, caravans ventured across these lands to buy and sell an extravagant mixture of goods bringing the splendor of silk to Europe. Come celebrate the last court of Valharic and Arielle and welcome Atlantia's Rightful Heirs, Logan and Rowan, as they ascend the thrones.
Throughout the weekend come test your of skill in armored combat, rapier, archery, and thrown weapons. Armored combatants will face the challenge of the Knights in a Tournament of Chivalry (ToC) style tournament on Saturday. On Sunday, the Sergeants of St. Aiden will host several melee scenarios. Please contact Baron Turgeis (email@example.com) for any armored combat questions.
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If you have children aged 5 years old or under and are looking for days out for your Toddler, then our Adult & Pre-schooler Annual Pass could be for you.
This great value Pass allows you and your child to visit during quieter times throughout the year, both during the Theme Park season and in Zoo Days making it a truly great year round pass for those caring for toddlers.
Check the dates which are included below and see if the Pass would suit you. Otherwise our Chessington Annual Pass is available and covers the whole year when we are open.
Take a look at the prices and perks below. You might like to complete this form (PDF) to save time when you collect your Passes on the day.
The Adult & Pre-schooler Annual Pass is amazing value - in fact one Adult & Pre-schooler Annual Pass costs less than an individual Chessington Annual Pass! That's just £60 for you and 1 toddler to visit again and again!
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We can't offer any further discounts as the Adult & Pre-schooler Annual Pass is already amazing value. You can buy Passes for another year of fun when you visit. Take a look at the Perks tab to see how many fantastic discounts Annual Passholders receive.
Don't forget our Chessington Annual Passes for when your toddler turns into a Young Adventurer!
You are able to use Adult & Pre-schooler Annual Passes throughout the year on the quieter days below. This means we can sell them at an amazing price, but still make sure we can give all our visitors a wild adventure on busier days.
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Through this imaginative poem, John Piper shares a tale of what might have been the story of an innkeeper whose life was forever altered by the arrival of the Son of God.
Ponder the sacrifice that was made that night. Celebrate Christs birth and the power of His resurrection. Rejoice in the life and light He brings to all. And encounter the hope His life gives you for today and for eternity.
Innkeeper The by John Piper was published by Crossway in August 2011 and is our 28644th best seller. The ISBN for Innkeeper The is 9781433530258.
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First published in 1998, now reprinted with new cover and new art.
This is fiction but deserves careful consideration and thought.
In John Piper's imagination Jesus has returned to the place of his birth, to meet the innkeeper who gave shelter to Mary and Joseph and to hear from the innkeepers lips what happened after the holy family escaped to Egypt.
Written as a poem, with sympathetic art work the story holds your attention from the first. How many of us give a thought to the innkeeper and his family after the first heady days of Christmas. Couldn't it very easily have played out just as John Piper has imagined it? A sobering thought, but one well worth pondering on.
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The Mansion Past and Present Tours- offered February thru Mid September
Tours are usually offered Thursday to Saturday. Tours will begin on Feb 9th, 2018 and will be posted by January 20, 2018. Please click our Book A Tour for available dates and times that you can reserve. Space is limited on each tour.
All access tours. Nothing is roped off and even the owner's suite is on the tour!
("Christmas Spectacular!" Holiday Home Tours are offered Nov 15 - Jan 15)
Steps are involved. There is no elevator. No photography inside.
Cash Only
Free Parking
Tour A) Standard Tour Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes
The Stetson Mansion offers visitors entrance into the most authentic and historic site in Central Florida. 95% of the original mansion exisits in this magnificent home for the ages. Our lively friendly guides welcome you as a guest in our home as they share historic stories and amazing accomplishments. You will tour the first floor, second floor and Zen guest cottage (formerly the school house.) You can sit on the furniture and visit the owners private quarters, including their bedroom, bathroom and secret closet.
Adults $20+tax ($21.30)
Children and Students 22 and under $15+tax ($15.98)
Tour B) Grand Tour Fan Favorite! Approximately 1 hour 40 minutes
The Grand tour will also include a trip to the 3rd floor to see 3 more beautiful and unusual designer bedrooms, the Stetson memorabilia room, the board room, 4 more brilliant bathrooms and the balcony. Guests will hear more history, stories and even comments about the Stetson Company's 150th anniversary. Ask about the hat on loan - the most expensive hat the Stetson Company now sells, diamonds and all.
Adults $30+tax ($31.95)
Children and students 22 and under $15+tax ($15.98)
Tour Overview:
The Mansion is neither a Victorian or Stetson museum. It is a private residence.
Knowledgeable and friendly tour guides will lead visitors through the recently restored and updated mansion and school house. View magnificently embellished and appointed rooms, hallways and niches of the mansion. The Mansion is not filled with old furniture, flowery Victorian curtains or crammed with Stetson artifacts. Rather, it is furnished and decorated with a blend of the ages as if the original wealthy family still owned it.
Guides will share an intimate history of the Mansion, the Stetsons and the new owners who saved it. Guests will see the country's most beautiful and elaborate inlaid parquet floors (16 different patterns) and antique windows with over 10,000 panes of glass. This is an all access tour and nothing is marked "private" so the tour includes the private owners quarters as well! Visitors will also view the original schoolhouse, which has been converted into a beautiful Zen guest house featuring the original soaring Polynesian ceiling. The Grand Tour includes the third floor where guests will see 3 decorated bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, the Stetson memorabilia room, the board room and the balcony in the tower room.
Guests will learn about the famed hat maker John B. Stetson and the many famous visitors that he hosted at the estate. You will hear about the extensive two year restoration and rebirth of this national historic treasure and about the two men whose passion and dreams enrolled hundreds of manufacturers and artists to make it all happen.
(The Mansion's first and second floors and the guest house is beautifully decorated for the "Christmas Spectacular!" Nov 15 - Jan 15. See the videos on our Christmas page for a look at the previous years. This year will be totally different! Please go the Christmas page for further Info.)
The Mansion receives no tax dollars or grants to underwrite the admission price. There is no photography permitted inside the mansion.We celebrate the mansion's history and present use, including the 150th anniversary of the Stetson Company!
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Tickets for 1-4 are booked on line and paid for at the door with CASH ONLY
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Group reservations of 13 people or more require advance payment.
Please click the Book A Group box below
Please Note: Be advised that no photography or video is allowed inside the mansion. For the safety of fragile decorative items on display, which can be bumped into, we kindly request no large pocketbooks or large camera bags inside the mansion. Stairs are involved so please no high heels. Thank You. We look forward to meeting you.
The mansion is closed for tours in mid September to Nov 14th and Jan 16th to Feb 1st. (Our elaborate holiday preparations take time!)


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text: TheMazz 41 Posted October 17, 2013 But, we're not talking about "you suck" by itself. We're talking about the "Flyers Swallow and Gomez watches" suffix of it. Or, any other kind of F-bomb involved when you have a person yelling it every other word sitting next to a 5 year old,. That I agree should be montitored more. The chant that comes from the goal song is more or less "you suck" all by itself. I'm for rowdy behavior but I personally never liked the Flyers swallow, Crosby/Gomez watches chant. THAT'S lowbrow. Not "Hey You Suck". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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1928 Lou Gehrig Signed "Bustin' Babes and Larrupin' Lou's" Photo
Starting Bid - $1,000.00, Sold For - $2,666.25
Original photo of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, issued as a souvenir during their famous 1928 "Bustin' Babes and Larrupin' Lou's" barnstorming tour, inscribed by Lou Gehrig in black fountain pen. The 8 x 10-inch photo captures the two stars posing together in their respective tour uniforms and features the facsimile signatures of both Ruth and Gehrig, as issued. Gehrig's actual inscription appears above his facsimile example and reads "To my pal and brother Elk/a real buddy/Most Sincerely/Lou Gehrig." Ideally, we know exactly when this photo was signed, because below that inscription Gehrig has added "To Jeff Gooding - 12/28/28." Both inscriptions and Gehrig's signature are light, but remain clearly legible, grading "5/6." This photo dates from the second of the two famous postseason barnstorming tours made by Ruth and Gehrig during the years 1927 and 1928. The Bustin' Babes and Larrupin' Lou's barnstorming tour was the brainchild of Christy Walsh, who was Ruth and Gehrig's longtime agent. In 1927 Walsh, in order to capitalize on the excitement generated by the duo's season-long home-run duel, arranged to have the pair tour the country right after the World Series. The tour, heralded as "Ruth vs. Gehrig - The Battle For The Home Run Title Continues," began in New York and made its away across the country, ending in California. To insure its success, Walsh wisely scheduled nearly all of the games in cities without Major League clubs, thus providing those fans with a rare opportunity to see the two stars in person. Walsh also arranged it so that Ruth and Gehrig were the only two players traveling to each town. Their respective teams at each venue were made up of local players. The tour was such a huge success (most games ended prematurely due to fans rushing onto the field to get closer to their idols) that it was repeated again in 1928 with equal fanfare. In addition to the gate revenues, one of the other main sources of income during the tour came from the sale of these special tour photos, which were priced at $1 (quite a sum at the time). The photo displays small chips in both the upper left and lower right corners, as well as three horizontal tears (two extending from the left border and the other extending from the right), and one small vertical tear (bottom border). Light creasing is evident throughout. Technically in Good condition overall, but it should be noted that the tears (none of which affect the Gehrig inscription) and chips could easily be addressed by professional restoration, after which the piece would probably present at the very least as Excellent. Despite the popularity of the tour, signed examples of these special tour photos (by either Ruth or Gehrig or both) are quite rare and with good reason have always been highly prized by collectors. This is an especially desirable example given Gehrig's lengthy inscription. LOA from James Spence/JSA. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,500+. SOLD FOR $2,666.25
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I have a feeling the White House was one of the places where A123 Systems' announcement on its new battery technology this week received the most enthusiastic response. After all, the last thing the Obama administration needs right now is another Solyndra and A123, which was awarded $249 million in federal stimulus grants to produce batteries, wasn't (and might still not be) too far from becoming one.
The announcement came just two weeks after A123 warned that it may not be able to stay in business unless it will be able to secure more financing. While funding remains an issue, the troubled battery maker at least has now something that might be the light at the end of the tunnel. Its name is Nanophosphate EXT.
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Still, with all the advantages for electric cars, the name of the game here is diversification. One of the reasons A123 has so much hope for the new technology is that it has promising applications in markets other than the electric car market, including telecommunications and the emerging micro hybrid vehicle segment. A big part of the company's financial troubles has been attributed to its exclusive focus on the electric car market, which has failed to grow significantly yet. "It's been softer than what we and everyone else expected," David Vieau, chief executive of A123 told the New York Times.
Vieau is right. Remember President Obama's prediction of million electric cars on the road by 2015 or GM's hopes to sell 60,000 Volts in 2012? If anything, with less than 10,000 electric cars sold in the U.S. this year, we'll probably see 60,000 electric cars in total on the road by 2015. But while President Obama can focus on other green challenges and GM can recalibrate its manufacturing efforts, A123 is feeling the heat, with a reported a loss of $125 million in the first quarter of this year, and a dire need for more cash to stay in business.
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Me and my fellow scribes aren't writing until we get payed. And just because I never got payed for my writing anymore, it doesn't mean that no one can start paying me. Start emptying out those pockets.
I'm on strike
Me and my fellow scribes aren't writing until we get payed. And just because I never got payed for my writing anymore, it doesn't mean that no one can start paying me. Start emptying out those pockets.
Hahaha good for you because i am ok with how am i
What is the point of this post?
I think it's a reference to (one of?) the writer's guild(s) which is on strike in the US at the moment. i.e. The people that write the screenplays for companies like Paramount. Unsurprisingly, they want more money although I have no idea whether this is justified since I haven't really looked into the story.
The joke is that rightclickscott is "on strike" too, despite the fact that he's an unpaid non-professional
Sorry if this has sucked some of the fun out of this thread but it's going to stop a lot of people hearing the comment go *WOOOOOOOOOOOOSHHH* over their heads
Ok, don't write anymore but you could share your thoughts with us, right? We have no means of voice communication here at frihost! So, start typing again... No other way, talk at least about the strike
I never said I'd stop typing, I'm just not going to write. That's right, my pen isn't hitting another piece of paper, nor will any of my original ideas be expressed through any story telling medium until I get my fair amount of residuals from dvd sales. I do have a DVD of a movie I've written out right now. It's called Tell-Tale Heart, a short film with 30 minutes of extra features and behind the scenes photos. There are only two copies, one I own, and one owned by a raving movie fanatic. So far, I have not seen a single dime of DVD sales! Especially because I gave it to him free of charge. Still, my previous short stories will still be featured on my blog, and once the strike is over, I may or may not post more of them. Pay me, and I'll write to your hearts content!
i'd love to be working for a union that is striking, what could be better than sitting outside holding a sign and getting paied for it. Its sort of like a vacation, unless of cource your just barely scraping by, if thats the case striking would be a downer
In Australia some brilliant dude made a law to allow employers to dock workers' wages if they strike and fair enough. Unions aren't good for business.
The money most make while on strike is a serious pay cut from what they are used to making. I have gone on strike 2 times in my life and trust me when I tell you it is not fun. Especially if you are out in the cold weather and you have to picket outside for 4 hours in order to receive you strike pay.
Not to mention all the garbage you will have to go through when you get back to work from the bosses and other management people. But, sometimes it IS a necessity in order to protect and preserve the future of the union workers to get a fair and decent salary and benefits.
I could go on forever about this topic but most of the people here wouldn't want to hear it so I will end it off there
rightclickscott, if your on strike you're not supposed to write!
If I was going to write anything worth reading, I wouldn't share it until this strike is over.
No one should pay you anything until you learn how to spell! Then maybe, you might get paid.
Although the strike really sucks. I am backing the writers They are the most important people behind the show but get paid very little.
Which is exactly the point. A lot of things that are good for business are bad for workers. And business is not an end unto itself. People are.
Nice comment you must be one of the bosses where you work. If not how in the world can you say unions are bad. The members are trained correctly, their safety is taken into account as well as the safety of the client or employer, they fight for your basic rights as an employee, they fight for you to be treated with respect, they fight for your right to have medical and financial benefits. If you look around nowadays everything is run by corporations, but who is trying to keep these money hungry people at bay? the unions....Look at the way people who aren't represented by unions are paid and treated I would say 85% of these people are unhappy with it. Hey how about a 2% raise, per year when the rate of inflation outpaces the rate or your increase. Think you can get by without working 2 or 3 jobs with a family? good luck....How about those $50 co-payments on your medical visits? My union gets us to pay only $5, big difference....
Rather than continue on with this I will end it here, there are too many advantages to being in a union as opposed to NOT being in one.....
What are all you people talking about, I am not getting the essence of this thread, are you people saying that we should get paid on frihost for posting??
haha nice, have fun with that I don't fit in here at all that's the reason i'm posting haha. It's just soooo away from me that i had to post, that and i already posted my thoughts about a lot of the current topics i found interesting. I haven't posted in ages so i had to post something some where ^_^
I didn't say they weren't good for workers, in fact I'd go the other way and say they are great for the workers in the short run. But, strikes are bad for everybody, if unions could negotiate rather than terrorize it would be far better. If you look back in history, unions have had some if not all the involvement in causing the big recessions of our time. Unions will press for higher and higher wages when the economy can't support it and the "money hungry" people are out of work just like the hundreds of workers.
Thus, power should never be in the hands of unions because as we can see from the past, unions don't know when to stop. The biggest pull unions have is when they stop work, the laws in Australia have removed the incentive for workers to become part of a mob mentality because when they are not working, they won't get paid.
So I still stand by what I said, unions are bad for business. I do agree that unions are good for the workers and in some industries vitally important to represent the workers. In fact some employers insist that every employee be part of the union so benefits are negotiated on behalf of everyone so everybody is treated equal. However, when it comes to determining pay, unions have a track record of ruining our economy. The reason for this is that unions have had too much power in the past and striking was seen as an easy option. In the long run, workers are better off without the union when it comes to money. Employ other methods of protest before you jump on the band wagon and strike.
P.S. - I have no idea what is happening with regard to writer's guild and this is a pretty general opinion.
I understand what you are talking about using a strike to get what is not given. But, let me ask you this....IF the unions did not strike and they tried to negotiate with the companies, if there were no threats of a strike how much do you think the employer would increase salary or other provisions?
I work for a very large and well known company that is union. When I see profit sharing given to management, very large increases in salary, medical benefits paid, and other perks of the job I get a little shall we say frazzled by this. This coming contract the company is trying to take away all that we have fought for in the past and a salary increase over the length of the contract that does not keep up with the rate of inflation. Not to mention other things that are major. If we were not union the company could just do these things. The union keeps the large company at bay by protecting the workers rights to fair pay and benefits. Not to mention the workers are pretty much the heart of the company...
Let me also mention that neither side wants a strike, we went into negotiations over a year early to avoid such an event...
Unions aren't good for anyone or anything except the union heads. They are the ones raking in money in union dues. If people are unhappy with their job in one aspect or another, they should look for a new one. Unions are about control; not about protecting workers and their rights. If they were, then employees taking a job at a company that is unionized would have the right to not be part of the union. They should have that right but they don't. Why? Because then the union can't control them.
I agree with nothing but your last statement - negotiate early to avoid confrontation. But, striking is a stand over tactic, and it works both ways. What if productivity is down, so "management" decided they won't pay payroll one week to cover costs? A bit far fetched perhaps, but is a same tactic unions use. What if there is a worker that is completely useless and the company fires him? The "little guy" is perceived as a victim and the company bad mouthed when in reality, the guy was a hack.
Being able to dock workers' pay for time spent on strike is a step towards equal balance. But the traditional idea and mentality of unions still precedes what they perform today. They don't typically take into account the current circumstances and based on history, have been more trouble than they're worth.
However, your story of profit sharing and corporate inequality highlights what I would suggest is a shade more greed of upper management than a "normal" situation. In this case I'm sure you will be thankful for unionisation at your workplace but I don't think it relates to the argument here.
Every person is different, and thus individual contracts is by a long shot the best way to operate. It is a free market and if you don't like your employer, find another one. The way unions operate is outdated and traditionally a necessity, I'd say these days there are enough government safeguards to ensure you are getting fair pay and good working conditions.
Do you mean that when they return from strike their salary should be docked?
Maybe it is different at my place of work with our union compared to others. But, I couldn't see not having one. Just the issues alone on job safety that are enforced are worth it imho
Let me throw something by you eday2010...If you drove trucks for a living, and your boss told you to take a certain truck and make the delivery. Now, while doing your pre-trip you notice some safety violations. Manager tells you to make the delivery or find employment elsewhere. What would you do? Honestly......In my place of work we do not go out with deliveries if there is just one infraction, no matter how small. The Union makes sure there are no jobs threatened and the car is either fixed or red tagged. And the load is put on a truck that is safe...
There are pros and cons but in my own opion I take the unions side, as well respect other people's feelings toward unions.
To quote Scotty:
I didn't say they weren't good for workers, in fact I'd go the other way and say they are great for the workers in the short run. But, strikes are bad for everybody, if businesses could negotiate rather than terrorize unions it would be far better. If you look back in history, businesses have had some if not all the involvement in causing the big recessions of our time. Businesses will press for lower and lower wages or longer working hours for the same wages, whilst themselves making big profits.
Thus, power should never be in the hands of businesses because as we can see from the past, businesses don't know when to stop. The only pull unions have is when they stop work. Businesses have all the rest of the power.
Yes. They were not working so why should they be paid?
When it comes to wages/pay, unions need to get lost, they don't know what is good for them and what isn't. However, I agree with you Chris on one point, safety and conditions are different to money and it seems unions have a fair grasp on what is reasonable and what isn't. As I said, some employers require union membership specifically to ensure safety and condition requirements are met.
Davidgr1200, union members only have a job because of "businesses". Investors who have not spent money on a plasma t.v., instead forgoing consumption at hope of future return. Why shouldn't they have the power? It is their money that gave them a job to start with.
i dont get this post... do you mean you will no longer type/write on these forums? is that the strike? or what? please explain...
if you read all the posts in this topic, you wouldnt ask.
I think workers unions are a little dated... but to each their own, i guess
I think its well worth striking about!
Lol it provides an interesting topic to read
These days, progressive employers are savvy on the fact that happy workers are more productive. Google is used as a shining example. Providing workers with medical benefits, and a host of other services, can offer cost-benefits to the company, as well as increasing their productivity. You wouldn't need unions in companies like these, because the working conditions are great.
Even when their company posts massive losses, Executives get massive bonuses and golden handshakes. If because of management's incompetence, a company has to lay off workers, that's considered unfortunate. Yet, when people take action against these sorts of conditions, it's considered 'Union bullying'. <shrug>
Are the writers still on strike over there?
Fair point, conditions are important. However, when was the last strike over an employer not providing a free cafe? There never has been one, strikes are invariably over money. Workers want more money, management wants to make more money and "increase shareholder value", obviously a balance must be met to succeed and I doubt as a result of this thread we are going to make a major breakthrough.
But, when workers strike, it is always the company that gets the bad name. When business isn't good (exporter, unfavorable exchange rate for example), companies lay of workers sometimes to keep the rest of the workers employed. Then the union calls a strike because a few unproductive workers are laid off robbing the company of productivity. Why should the mum and dad shareholders loose out because of it? Why does management have to forfeit bonuses because they are just doing their job? It is union bullying and it should be stopped. The media and the general public shouldn't always assume it's "management's" fault and start analysing how they work and how much the get paid and how the little guy worker with get all angry on camera and make good television.
/rant for now.
There are obviously exceptions, I just think the stigma that strikes are required to get action is ridiculous, dated and way out of line. In the end there are thousands of unemployed who will do the same job for less money.
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What is this all about ?? Why Strike ?????
anyways all the best for ur strike
wtf dude
If success = "increase shareholder value", as is the case in the business world, then people are dispensable. If you can get someone to do someone else job for half the wage, then that's 'good business'. Of course, you're totally neglecting the fact that someone has gone to a lot of trouble to attain that post, and some people take their work very seriously, and it's a complete lack of respect to just ditch someone, purely because the work they do is doable by someone else for half the price.
This also devaluates the work that is being done. Just like in IT, where there has been a massive shift in the last 10-15 years to people into the IT sector, where your average coder used to start on $45k(AUD), but no commands a starting salary of $38k(AUD).
Unionism robs ventures of productivity, and Union bosses are fat lazy thugs.
By and large, I wouldn't totally disagree with that. Union bosses are only there because a Union exists, and without people striking or resorting to industrial action, they wouldn't have a job.
One line of argument however, is if you worked hard, in good conditions and enjoyed your job, you wouldn't feel the need to strike, would you?
I agree with you when you say there needs to be a balance. In a lot of places around the world, there isn't balance. Without industrial action, what else is stopping a company from hiring kids to do the work of adults for a fraction of the price, and maximising their profits that way?
I just think that sometimes profits and shareholder dividends tend to make people forget about simple things treating people as people and not as numbers.
I agree that in some places there's an overabundance of Unionist power, and it results in people striking so often that it loses it's meaning. You're right in saying there needs to be balace.
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I never really understood the Hollywood hype. The actors are idalized, and the people who do all the work never get much back. I usally don't even think of who the director is, or the writes of a film just the main actor. I guess that is the Hollywood programing at work. I don't you can expect to get a fair deal in a system like that though. Just to much media, corruption, money, and passing attention. There is no morals or ethics, just push what sells, so why in a system like that do you think they will give you a fair deal, just doesn't make much sence at all. I decided a while a go, it sucks to be poor but I get a honest wage for honest work.
@ dfebb, I have to say that is the least spammy early post of a new member I've seen yet, well done and welcome! I think we have definitely established balance is the key in this situation. I feel that we should be looking towards government for this. Good thread though. I wonder what has actually been happening witht he writers' guild strike?
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