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I just know that something good is 'bout to happen12.30.2009 by Kevin Creighton
Apple is hosting a major media event in San Francisco on January 26th, and will most likely be (finally) announcing a new tablet computer.
Can't. Wait.
I lurves me my iPhone, but this could be a game-changer for the entire computer industry.
And now here's the Utah Saints to sing the title of today's post.


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"Where's the chicken? WHERE'S THE CHICKEN?"- Chadtronic, FNAF 1 Let's PlayThis page has information about all of ChadtronicGames Let's Plays.
Fan Games Edit
The first ChadtronicGames (then know as Chadtronic Adventures) Let's Plays consisted of Chad playing fan games. One of the videos was a re-upload from his Chadtronic Channel. The games he played include a "Find the Amiibo" game, and one where he destroyed Nintendo's HQ.
Single-Episode Games Edit
There are a couple of videos were Chadtronic only plays a game once, like Supra Mayro Kratt and Sanic Ball, based on memes. He also references many memes in those videos.
Paper Mario 3D Land Edit
In this Let's Play, Chad plays Paper Mario 3D Land in this 5-part series. Chad did not play the whole game because he heard people say it was "very hard". Chad also missed very many Green Stars in his Let's Play and once did not get to continue to the next level because he did not collect enough Green Stars.
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Edit
In Chad's Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Let's Play, Chad played on Dolphin Emulator and not the offcial Steam version. He said he used Dolphin because the Steam version would crash after 5 minutes of recording. In this Let's Play, Chad played the Hero Story portion of the game. He also went and found Chao during the levels. Chad also did a 2-part Chao Garden Let's Play, as seen below. The Let's Play is 6 episodes long.
Sonic '06 (Sonic the Hedgehog 2006) Edit
In this let's play, Chad plays the horrible reboot of a beloved franchise, Sonic '06! (Fun fact, the game he has has been owned by 3 other people and they all sold it, due to the game.) He plays the Sonic portion of the game. Throughout this let's play, his friend Evan joins him and watches the horror unfold.

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Burglary of an Automobile (also referred to as burglary of a motor vehicle) falls under its own section of the Texas Penal Code, Sec. 30.04, but is quite similar to other burglaries. To charge and convict a person of Burglary of an Automobile, the State must prove: (1) knowing or intentional breaking or entry into, (2) any part of a vehicle, with (3) the intent to commit any felony or a theft. Entry includes physically placing any part of the body or object connected with the body inside a vehicle.
Most Burglary of an Automobile cases will be classified as a Class A Misdemeanor with a range of punishment of up to 1 year in county jail and up to a $4,000 fine. However, the range of punishment can be modified under several scenarios. With one prior conviction for the same offense, the minimum term of confinement is enhanced to six months. The offense can also be enhanced to a State Jail Felony with two prior convictions for the same offense. One feature which makes Burglary of an Automobile unique is that, by statute, any previous case resolved with deferred adjudication probation can be treated as a conviction for enhancement purposes.
Many Burglary of an Automobile cases depend upon circumstantial evidence. For instance, it is not uncommon for a Burglary of an Automobile case to be based upon pawn tickets which were traced back to the defendant. Circumstantial evidence is legally sufficient evidence for a jury to convict a defendant. However, many circumstantial cases leave room to mount a successful defenses.
Even when a case fails to present viable legal or factual defenses, favorable outcomes can still be attained through strategic legal representation and negotiation. Contact our office today to discuss how to begin approaching your Burglary of an Automobile case.


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Chris Hearld, KPMG's North region chair, comments on the Chancellor's £1.7bn pledge to create a new Transforming Cities Fund.
Commenting on the announcement that the Chancellor has pledged £1.7bn to create a new Transforming Cities Fund, Chris Hearld, KPMG's North region chair, said:
"Investment in infrastructure has long been the foundation upon which the growth of our regional cities, and improvements in our productivity, is built.
"That half of the new Transforming Cities Fund is to be shared amongst those cities with metro mayors is good news for the two thirds of the Northern Powerhouse that have secured devolution deals.
"Indeed, it's particularly pleasing to see the massive strides that are taking place in the North East which will be no doubt buoyed by pledges of investment in the Tyne and Wear Metro and the former Redcar steelworks site.
"However, once again the people of Yorkshire are left counting the cost of their region not being able to get its devolution act together. Being left to compete for its share of investment against the rest of the UK must surely increase the risk of it becoming a straggler in the race for economic growth."
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The Clowns are landing in Midtown! They are Future Kind's Whiskey Social After party band!
Drinking with Clowns, a unique blend of Latin sound and funky rhythms that will send you grooving into the ecstasy of dance!
Free if you participate in the Whiskey Social!
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An op-ed piece in the Washington Post earlier this week suggested that the effective altruism movement could kill the arts. Effective altruism purports to apply rational decision-making to funding charities. In theory, anything that demonstrates a good bang for the buck could be effective altruism. In practice, effective altruism means alleviating world poverty, improving animal welfare, avoiding global catastrophic risks, and—of course—building a bigger effective altruism movement.
I could spend this entire post skewering those goals as no more rational than other charitable impulses. I could also dispute the statement that "Americans have generally not paid enough attention to the crushing human catastrophes in the Third World — public health, poverty, refugees." In fact, Americans have a good record of charitable giving.
Instead I want to address two points. The first is the idea that there's only so much pie to go around, or that for every winner there is a loser, or that money donated to arts organizations is forever unavailable to other charities.
It amazes me that Bill Gates, ostensibly one of the world's smartest businessmen, champions the effective altruism idea, not acknowledging it as the zero-sum fallacy that it is.
A small example: many artists—myself included—have benefited from training or residencies at non-profit arts institutions. All artists are frequently asked to donate work for fundraising auctions. (See Penobscot East's annual buoy auction, for example.) We do this even though such donations are not tax-deductible. The initial investment in the arts organization yields a continuing return for non-arts organizations down the road.
Even though Americans are, by and large, the best givers in the world, we still give only a small fraction of what we are capable of giving. We don't need to take away from the Met to fund AIDS programs in Africa; we can easily afford to do them both, if we're so moved.
The second is the pernicious philosophy that man can live by bread alone. If that were true, then art wouldn't be a unifying theme across all times and cultures.
For decades the Philistines have worked to remove art and music from public school curricula, saying we need more 'competitive' education so that we can become more like the Japanese or Chinese or Germans. Yet, in the days when American education emphasized Latin, music, history, art and language, we led the world in technology and manufacturing. Art is not useless to culture; it is its highest achievement. It sets the tone for all other thinking.
I've taught enough to know that painting can be the spark that lights up an intellect, that it can revive a flagging soul, and that it reduces anxiety. Art lessons cost half of what antidepressants run. Of course there is no place for them in modern society; the proceeds don't go to a vast multinational pharmaceutical company, so they must not be real.
Ironically, defunding museums would have virtually no effect on the majority of working artists. We mostly sell our work to private individuals. What it will change is opportunities to educate future artists and art lovers. Operas and symphonies are expensive to put on and they need specialized venues. These are either state-funded or supported by public subscription. Likewise great art must be kept in very expensive, secured, controlled environments.
Perhaps the point of these attacks is to free up great art to be snapped up by the Bill Gates of this world.


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AINA - "Amanda Somerville, Aspiring Metal Bitch..."
January 20, 2004, 15 years ago
It's easy to dismiss Aina - Days Of Rising Doom as just another attempt to cash in on the trend of mix-and-match metal productions. What gives this particular metal opera serious credibility, however, is that it was composed, arranged and in large part performed by producers Sascha Paeth, Miro, and Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, best known for molding and enhancing the sound of bands like Kamelot, Rhapsody, Angra, After Forever and Epica. Of course, every epic musical saga needs a brain, and in Aina's case the concept and lyrics were written by singer/songwriter Amanda Somerville, an admittedly non-metal Detroit native currently living in Wolfsburg, Germany. BW&BK; sat down with Somerville to discuss how she came to be involved with some of metal's finest to bring the tale of Aina to life.
Of course, she had to earn her metal stripes in the eyes of the man bankrolling the whole thing."Once I'd started writing the story I sent it to Hans for approval, and he thought it was great but he said that he and his wife could really tell that a woman had written it. I was like, 'What the fuck is that supposed to mean? You want metal, fine, I'll give you metal...' and I wrote 'The Siege Of Aina' with lyrics about 'ripping through the maidens' and other gory things (laughs). I was like, 'Ha! How's that for a girl?'"
"Because I wasn't into the metal thing, I really had no idea at all how Aina would sound in the end,"
Somerville adds. "As I wrote the lyrics I would email them to Robert and include a guide as to how I pictured the mood of the song, the movements of the music; dreamy and ethereal here, dark and foreboding there, and so on. So, I didn't really have a big hand in the music or choosing the singers - I left it open for the other guys - but I did some of the vocals and arranged the Trinity Boys Choir performances."
Writing the story for Aina, Somerville used other metal operas (she's not naming names) as a guide for what not to do in creating an epic musical tale. She admits her pet peeve was the excessive use of Latin to create an atmosphere, and thus decided to invent her own language to enhance Days Of Rising Doom."I guess using Latin gives the music an ethereal, mystical kind of feel, but I think it's so boring that everyone uses it, so I decided, fuck it, I'll make up my own language, something that's representative of the people I'm writing about. Sascha and Robert totally doubted that we'd be able to get the boys choir to pull it off because they (the producers) couldn't pronounce the Ainae language for jack shit (laughs). If you listen to the demos on the bonus CD, you can hear Robert mispronouncing everything. It was really funny because, typical man, he would never call me to ask questions if he wasn't sure about something. I heard the demos and I was like 'What is this? Why didn't you ask?' and he just answered, 'So?' The kids in the choir, though, they were great; they nailed it right from the start."
So, the questions remains: are you a metal fan now?"Well, I'm really happy with the way the album turned out (laughs). I don't know if I'd say that I'm a metal fan now, but I think what was interesting about doing Aina was that we didn't come up with something typical of the metal genre. Having worked with Edguy, After Forever and Epica, I really like this kind of metal with the orchestral influences. I'm not a hardcore metal bitch (laughs); not yet, anyway."


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Balmorhea and the San Solomon Spring
Tonight, our plan was to stop at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. We were both exhausted by 8 PM so we chose to stop in a little Texas town called Balmorhea. Steve stopped here last December when he drove to California. There is a state park a few miles from town where there is a massive spring called San Solomon's spring. It's a nice little campground and the spring is pretty amazing. The water comes from an underground artesian spring at a rate of 1 million gallons per hour . It's not a hot Spring, per se but it is 72 – 76°F all year round.
For dinner we stopped at Juan Carassaco Mercantile.
It's a fine little shop with a nice selection of microbrews, a friendly proprietor and homemade burritos!
We used our new A/V equipment from prestige audio tonight. We played "THE RITE" from my phone and watched from the top bunk. Middle of nowhere Texas, full moon, late night. We thought this a perfect setting to watch a scary movie…
We both fell asleep in 5 minutes. We'll finish it today.
The Ironhorse in the stable. She's itching for some wilderness:
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By Sam Mamet, CML executive director, and Aimee Voth Seibert, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
When disasters upset the social fabric of a community, local leadership is needed more than ever. As municipal leaders, you have community connection, knowledge, and partners; you are the person people will look to during recovery.
So how do you take that attention and use it to promote community well-being? It is a fine line – and a long road - to walk between setting reasonable, achievable expectations and fueling people's hope.
Research from disaster settings tells us that when we promote safety, calming, a sense of self, being connected, and a feeling of hope, the resilience of your citizens can be restored.
Your greatest actions as a local leader are what you say and what you personally do.
The recovery phase of a disaster largely means that the original threat has passed. But consequences of disasters can cause upsetting changes in people's day-to-day life. Even seemingly positive changes can create stress because they force people into unfamiliar situations.
Someone who has never had thousands of dollars on hand before an emergency might have just been given a FEMA grant. How will they know how to manage that much money in a way that helps them long-term versus spending it all now on things they've never had? There are many other resources that become available during emergencies that people may have never encountered. Recognize what is different for your citizens and give them support for those changes.
Another way to promote a sense of safety is to under promise and over deliver. It can be tempting to promise everything will be back to normal if not better, but recovery timelines are full of hiccups and setbacks. If people are thinking too far down the line, the time between the promise of recovery and actually getting there will be discouraging. Reasonable expectations are cultivated by naming the interim recovery steps along the way. It's like painting a masterpiece. After one day, you don't have the whole landscape finished, but you can see that the barn in the corner is beautiful and done. Try to avoid backtracking on your promises. Instead, set timelines and expectations with lots of milestones to celebrate.
The stress of long term recovery can stir up strong feelings. It can be hard as the local public official to have those feelings directed at you. Do your best not to shy away. Normalize people's reactions to these abnormal events. Many will feel better once they feel heard and will appreciate the reassurance that their experience is to be expected. When people are worried and afraid – the worst things you can do are pretend they're not or tell them they shouldn't be. So, acknowledge and honor how they're feeling first, and then include the good news you have as follow up. People won't care about the good news you know until they know that you care.
Once you've validated their feelings, people will be more ready to listen. Give people
simple instructions and information. Following disasters, a lot of different groups ask community members to remember many different things. Do your best to keep it simple.
When there are questions you don't have the answer to, don't feel rushed to respond. Tell them when you'll have more information, and get answers you don't have. Not only is it good policy not to make up what you don't know, but promising information and then delivering demonstrates that you follow through. People will generalize that trust in your leadership to other areas of recovery.
Nobody exposed to a disaster is unaffected, including you. You don't have to be Superman; it's probably best not to be. Instead, treat your constituents as partners in recovery. Help them get connected, not just to you, but to each other.
Be involved – don't hover above the recovery. Stay close to your community. Provide forums for them to be heard, to feel supported and to sense shared community experiences. Recognize what they think is important and spend time with their "what ifs" If you don't have those conversations, they won't just go away. Someone else with less investment in your community's well-being will fill the void.
This is not the time for politics, but governing. People want their leaders aligned and working together, not bickering. The community will doubt the whole recovery process if leaders are perceived as not getting along.
So communicate endlessly, even about the unknown and the less-than-good. Panic and anger get stronger when there is no information and when there is conflicting information.
Individual and Community Efficacy
One of the cardinal rules of Disaster Behavioral Health is never do for someone what they can do for themselves. Disasters upset people's sense of control in their own lives, so wherever we can, it is important to return that control to them. Leaders walk with their communities, accompanying and cheering their recovery, but individuals and community groups are the ones who get back to their feet.
Promote the resources that are there for survivors. Foster that sense of everyone in the community working together for the common good. As you keep connected as a member of the community yourself, walk the walk in setting reasonable expectations and taking care of yourself.
Don't shy away from talking about mental health and well-being. As a trusted community member and leader, you can do great good in reducing the stigma around mental health by simply mentioning the organizations and resources that are there to support survivors. Get to know your local community mental health center and their disaster behavioral health teams.
Most of all, keep all information flowing. Give people a menu of meaningful things to do that will allow them to make good decisions for their families.
You are the head cheer leaders. Think Rudy Guiliani following Sept. 11. Whatever your politics, we can recognize the benefit of his presence to New Yorkers as they recovered. As the local leader, you encourage them through tough times and highlight accomplishment where it happens. How?
At the summer CML conference, I moderated a riveting "Meeting Of The Minds" session with Colorado Springs Councilmember Jan Martin and Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan on how municipal elected officials help their cities and towns heal after a serious traumatic event.
I could not help but reflect upon that conversation last summer as I ponder what communities continue to go through in the aftermath of the September floods.
I do want to acknowledge the able assistance of Aimee Voth Seibert of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for helping me understand your role as community leaders in healing a community after any sort of traumatic event. I want to thank Sarah Werner of CDPHE for connecting me with Aimee. Most of this blog I credit to Aimee, and I think there is a lot of useful information to ponder.
How are you helping your community heal during this holiday season and into the new year?
Further Reading
"Positive Coping for Disasters"- a guest blog with suggestions for handling anniversaries, holidays, and other special days after a disaster, written originally for the summer following the Aurora Theater Shooting and the High Park and Waldo Canyon Fires
"Making the Most of the Holiday Season" - American Psychological Association
"Disaster Recovery: A Local Government Responsibility" - International City/County Management Association
"An Elected Official's Policy Guide for Disasters and Emergencies" - Colorado Office of Emergency Management
Long-Term Community Recovery Planning Process - Federal Emergency Management Agency
National Disaster Recovery Program Database "Government – Local"


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Tlazolteotl is the Teotl Goddess of Purification, Steam bath, Midwives, Filth, and a Patroness of Adulterers. She is both the one who purifies sin, and the one that punishes the crimes of lust. She was once a Godborn of Tezcatlipoca, specialized in psychology and helping people finding peace through confession.
She inspires vicious desires to those she meet, but punishes those who indulge themselves in forbidden love. She encourages adultery, but preys on deviant and illegal sexual practices, especially those who do not involve consent…
She enjoys gathering filth, both physical and metaphorical. Tlazoltéotl can actually feed on the sins and confessions of others through Emotional Contagion. She is not "dirty" per say, but does have weird fetishes that even Zeus does not share (like eating excrement). For her, it is a way of getting rid of the old, the used, to make room for the new. She enjoys repairing things, cleaning and allowing new things to thrive. She is quite aggressive sexually and divinely sensual, but she does not enjoy seducing like Aphrodite. She likes sex for its ability to manifest the dirty minds of beings. To her, it is the perfect example of how "destructive" or "amoral" thoughts can be channeled into something truly beautiful.
On a more global scale, Tlazoltéotl is such a unique Goddess that her presence is always seem as disturbing. She is twisted, but truly has good intentions for the World and her fellow Gods. Her empathy and raw sexual beauty has made her accumulate many lovers amongst Gods, mythborns and mortals alike, and she has acquired many secrets through pillow talk. She never judges anyone and accepts everyone as they are, except rapists, which she and her progeny despise above all things… Which is why she refuses to even speak to Zeus and is hostile to the Theoi in general. However, in these times of crisis, people are forced to do things they are not proud of, and sometimes rely on Tlazoltéotl to ease their conscience.
Due to her nature, Tlazoltéotl has had many Godborns (perhaps twice as much as the average God). They are just like their mother, fascinated by things others find disgusting or repulsive, trying to find beauty, taking it on themselves and turning it into gold. From a plumber that knows more about his clients that they realize to a therapist who treats sexual neurosis, they are genuinely kind and try to go to the bottom of the abyss of both the material and psychological to help people get past their filth. Full of raw, carnal beauty and empathetic to a fault, they generally have great and libertarian sex lives. However, they often become the "dumpster" of everybody's problems and can't find room for themselves to grow.
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Designers and building owners in North America and elsewhere are embracing the concept of "Green" and are making choices that reduce energy use, reduce the use of non-renewable materials, and reduce the pollution caused by the manufacture of materials. In this way, they are able to minimize the impact or "environmental footprint" of a structure.
As designers, purchasers, owners make conscious environmental choices, they are returning to the only building material that uses the sun's energy to renew itself in a continuous sustainable cycle – wood. Wood is the only major building material that is renewable.
Warm, natural wood uses less energy and produces less air and water pollution than the energy intensive manufacture of steel and concrete.
In addition, new technology is producing engineered wood systems that maximize the use of the material to reduce resource use. In looking at the scientific evidence, wood clearly makes the grade as the green material of choice.
Carbon cycle: A process related to the constant exchange of carbon between different sources. Carbon sinks are elements in the carbon cycle that are able to capture carbon dioxide and reduce its concentration in the atmosphere. Forests are a carbon sink—they take in carbon dioxide and convert it to wood, leaves and roots. They are also a carbon source—they release stored carbon into the atmosphere when they decompose or burn.DEFINITIONS
Carbon sequestration: The ability of forests or other natural systems to "sink" or store carbon, thereby preventing it from collecting in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Forests absorb carbon when they break down carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
Deforestation: Permanent conversion to non-forest uses such as agriculture or urban development.
Embodied energy: All of the energy, direct and indirect, required through the life of a product, from extraction to disposal.
Green Structure: Choosing products and building designs that make structures more resource efficient and reduce their impact on human health and the environment through location, construction, operation, repair and maintenance, and renovation, and final deconstruction, demolition, or removal.
Life cycle assessment (LCA): A science-based process that examines the potential environmental impact throughout the life of a given product or service—from resource extraction through to product manufacturing, operation and use, and eventual reuse or disposal. It is frequently used to assess bridge or building products and assemblies.
Sustainable forest management: Management that maintains and enhances the long-term health of forest ecosystems for the benefit of all living things while providing environmental, economic, social and cultural opportunities for present and future generations.


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Originally founded in 2015 as a hub for young people working in public relations, marketing and journalism, the Communications Network is now one of the Young Fabians' biggest and most active networks. Open to anyone with an interest in journalism and communications, we've run events on everything from fake news and local elections to the future of Labour as a party.
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The copy of the book I received has some wear and some water damage to the last 100 pages so that's why I gave an average score, but everything is still readable so it's ok. As for the content of the book, it's a left wing view of U.S. history. My history teacher had my class buy this book and one from the author Schweikart (who is a right wing view) so it's nice to see different perspectives. Zinn has a lot of examples and statistics which paints a more understanding picture. The chapters are a tad too long for my liking because I have trouble concentrating, but most the stuff he talks about is interesting enough to hold your attention.
Zinn has a neo-Marxist Agenda to push - don't buy into it
Zinn's "history" is thoroughly filtered through his Marxist worldview. He is not chronicling American history, he is ATTACKING it, as he considers the west, and America in particular, an "enemy of the people" (he substitutes diversity language for the old-style Leninist rhetoric, but the dialectic is the same). A better historian can see the good - and bad - in ALL peoples. Zinn ignores the good while placing so much emphasis on our failures that he is able to indoctrinate students to his twisted viewpoint - which is his real purpose. I notice however, that he has no qualms about remaining in this "terrible, unjust, oppressive" society. A few years in North Korea might be helpful for this "historian". Don't buy into his agenda - he doesn't neutrally report history, he just sees what he wants to.Read full review
True American History
Howard Zinn opened my eyes to actual events in our country's history. Mostly, all the little details that were left out of our public school history books. I really liked the way he backed up all of his findings by publishing where you could look up the facts in his book. Most authors write about their personnal feelings. Not Howard, he went to great lengths to prove the facts. I first heard about this book in the motion picture "Good Will Hunting". In the movie, Matt Damon told Robin Williams, "If you want to know the real history of the United States, you should read Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, it will blow your f***'n mind!". I looked the book up, found it, and read it. Just like Will Hunting said, it blew my mind. A must read for all Americans.
A Game Changer
This book changed my life! It is a powerful alternative perspective on American history. Zinn is an incredible writer who will make you see history through the people's eyes, dispelling many things you were taught in primary education as part of socialization into the "good citizen" role. Not that we don't need good citizens...we absolutely do. But we need educated, critical thinkers, who understand history as it truly was, not as we'd like it to have been. We learn from history,so that we don't repeat our mistakes. We can't spin it through rose colored glasses, and pretend we didn't make any. One thing is for sure; this book will make you angry and tug at the heart strings. You will not walk away thinking the same way you did before you read it.
Worth reading for background
Reading this is quite a chore. The presentation is designed to underscore the personal and very judgmental opinion of the Author by long and often repetitious details of the social and economic abuse of presumed American ideals in a nearly out of control growing population. The difficulty with reading this book is that while it presents in excruciating detail all the improprieties in the recent history of the USA, it offers little to nothing about the possible solutions or alternatives. That said, it fills in with miniscule detail the sporadic development of the North American economy by a system that remained reactive to it's own issues at all levels of the economic ladder. That makes this a relevant reference piece.
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I would definitely recommend making a muslin for this pattern or at least basting the pants together before sewing if you are confident you have chosen the correct size. The seam allowance is only 3/8" so there is not a lot of wiggle room to make adjustments after cutting your fabric. You may consider adding additional seam allowance to your pattern pieces so you have more room for adjustments. My measurements put me into a size Small but after looking at the finished garment measurement chart and because my fabric has some stretch I decided to try the XS. I made a muslin and was pretty happy with the fit. I fixed a little gaping in the back of the waistband, added 2" to the length (I'm 5' 11" for reference), and slimmed the legs down. I did have a few fit issues show up in my final pair of pants that I did not have when I made my muslin. I should have basted the pants together to check the fit again but I didn't think about it until I already had my welt pockets done and zipper inserted. I was not going to rip out my zipper to make changes to the front of the pants!
This pattern includes a helpful alteration guide that explains why you may need a certain adjustment and then shows you how to make it. Other fitting resources include: a post on the Closet Case Patterns blog- 14 Common Fitting Adjustments for Jeans and Pants and the book Pants for Real People.
A medium weight woven fabric is recommended for this pattern. I used Kaufman Jetsetter Stretch Twill from fabric.com. It is very nice to work with but is a bit on the stiff side. A stretch fabric can be used for this pattern but is not required. If I didn't already have this fabric I would have gotten some Tencel Twill II from Blackbird Fabrics. It is a wonderful fabric that works great for trousers and is nice to work with and wear. Corduroy is another great option or linen if you are headed into warmer weather. A lighter weight woven fabric can be used for the waistband linings and pocket bags. This is a great way to use up some scraps and add a fun print to the inside of your pants.
You don't need much aside from your sewing machine to make these pants. A serger/overlocker is great for finishing your seams but you can also use a zigzag stitch on your regular machine. If you are adding a button to your waistband (you can also use a hook and eye) a buttonhole foot is a good thing to have. A zipper foot is needed when you are inserting your zipper.
The difficulty rating for this pattern is advanced which I think is accurate because of the welt pockets and zipper. Both can be very intimidating, just take it one step at a time, it is very satisfying when they are finished! On the Cali Faye Collection website there is a visual tutorial to help with the welt pockets and the zipper. I think it is very helpful to see a picture of each step and would definitely recommend using these tutorials. If this is your first time making welt pockets it would be a good idea to practice on some fabric scraps first. I followed the instructions pretty closely to make my pants. One thing I did differently was top stitch my fly from the right side of the pants instead of doing it on the wrong side. Anytime I have stitching that will show on the outside of a garment, I stitch from the right side if at all possible. I think the stitches on the top always look better than the stitches on the bottom. I drew a line on the right side of the fabric to help get a nice line of topstitching. You can feel the fly facing underneath and draw just inside the edge or create a topstitching template by using the fly facing pattern piece and taking approx. 1/8" off of the curved edge and then trace around it on your pants. I also prefer to hand sew my waistband on the inside instead of stitching in the ditch. One other thing to think about: when sewing the two back legs together the directions do not specify which way to press your seam allowance before topstitching it in place. If you want it to match up with the topstitching on the front pieces, press it to the left side (this is the left side when you are wearing the pants).
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I used the home sewing machines I teach all my classes on. I did french seams for the side seams, double folded hem, and everything else was tucked away into the waist band. It would be a little easier to overlock the side seams if you don't feel up for french seams. I was just too lazy to unpack the overlock.
The Bridgetown comes in sizes 0-20. You can make it ether a dress or a tunic with an optional band at the hem.
I made the View C dress.
If you are in between sizes in the hip, I recommend you go up one size as there isn't a huge amount of ease in the skirt. There is plenty of ease in the bust though so if you're the other way around (big bust/ small hips), you may want to size down. Because of the construction method in creating the elastic channel in the waist seam, it's not a great idea to grade between sizes through the waist as this will affect how well that channel will sit. If you really need to grade up at size at the hip, it would be best to start grading 5cm below the top edge of the skirt pattern.
The dress needs fabric with a lot of drape due to the design of the back of the dress. I made mine in a rayon challis and it hangs beautifully. It would also work in t-shirt weight jerseys or anything lightweight and drapey.
Nothing special is needed to make this dress - a standard sewing machine will do! I chose to use an overlocker to finish my seams but that's totally a personal choice and you can finish them any way you want to. My only tip would be to use a new needle! These fine fabrics tend to snag a little more easily and a fresh needle will help with that! Don't forget to switch to a ballpoint needle if you're making yours in jersey.
The way the fabric is cut means that the entire neckline is going to be prone to stretching out when you put the facing in. Stay stitching this will help prevent that from happening. Also, I found the back facings came out a lot longer than the bodice pieces. Don't try to force them together! It's ok if the facings are a bit too long - I think mine went a couple of inches past the edge!
Other than that, this is a really simple and straightforward sew. I'm sure you'll all whizz through it in no time!
It's a fun and floaty dress that'll be perfect for the summer. I'll be wearing mine with sandals and a belt for a great casual outfit. Don't forget, you can wear this dress back to front as well! 2 looks in 1!
I hope you all enjoy making this dress as much as I have. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's creations in the coming month!
The Virginia Leggings pattern has two views, version 1 sits at the natural waist and version 2 is low-rise and maternity friendly. Plus, there are tall and petite inseam lengths. The size range is XS to XL and you'll need to know your waist and hip measurement. My hip measurement is between a S and M so I cut the pattern right in between the two. The great thing about a simple pattern like these leggings is that there's not a lot of fitting to worry about. Plus the fabric is stretchy and forgiving.
When using your conventional machine, you can use a narrow zig-zag stitch or a stretch stitch (aka lightning stitch). The lightning stitch is very sturdy stitch that still has lots of stretch. The only drawbacks to it are that it's kind of slow to sew and VERY hard to unpick. Refer to your machine manual and do a few test stitches on a scrap of fabric to find the stitch that works best for you. Remember to stretch the test stitches and see how they behave before making your selection.
The pattern provides great instructions so I only have a couple of things to add. After you thread the elastic through the casing, secure the ends together with a safety pin and try on your leggings. This will let you test how you like the fit of the elastic before sewing it in place. Some elastics stretch differently than others, so I always like to test it and see if it should be shortened or lengthened.
To keep seams hidden on the inside, often you'll be asked to sew your fabrics 'right sides together' and turn them inside out. The side of the fabric that you want to be visible in your finished product is called the 'right side.'
When you sew 'right sides together,' you join the fabrics together with 'right sides' touching. If you're sewing a rectangular or square product, like a cushion or a pillow case, or if you're sewing lining, wuite often you'll be required to only sew along three and half out of four sides of the square/rectangle. Then you reach into the gap where you didn't sew up and turn the fabric inside out.
You should always consider the WIDTH of the fabric when purchasing. All of our cotton prints have a width of around 110cm. That means that if you were to order a metre of any of our fabrics, you'd receive 100cm x 110cm.
If you ordered a regular quarter metre of a fabric, you'd end up with a piece of fabric which measures 25cm x 110cm:
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When you buy a FAT quarter, you'll get an almost-square piece of fabric which measures 50cm in length (instead of 25cm), and the width is 55cm (instead of 110cm). So you get the same length as a half metre but shorter width.
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Finally! It can be said that it is a beautiful spring day in North Dakota…..but, a chance of snow in the northwest corner of the state. Well at least from where I sit there is a little green grass, geese flying over, robins hopping around in the trees, patches of snow, and mud. Odd isn't how for one or two fleeting weeks each year, mud is very beautiful? Say it out loud, "beautiful mud", kind of has a nice sound does it not? But, don's say it aloud around people from out of state, they would not understand. Your mental state would be questioned.
Sending the magazine to the subscribers is getting to be embarrassing. I just heard from my father in Michigan that he got his most recent magazine……THREE WEEKS AFTER IT WAS MAILED! In fact, I have had several magazines returned as undeliverable that were sent to an address less than ONE HUNDRED miles from were the magazine was sent from that returned SIX WEEKS after being mailed! It is absolutely unbelievable. On the odd occasion that someone has called to comment about this tardiness or wondering where their latest copy is, I tell them it was mailed weeks ago. There is invariably initial silence, then the, "Well OK, thanks", and I know that they do not believe it possible. The caller likely thinks I am lying to them.
The U.S. Postal Service is the only means to mail individual magazines. I have no other options. My only recourse is to bring this to the attention of the Postal Service. The beauty of a monopoly bureaucracy is that they can (and do) pass you around and give you an unending number of people to contact with your complaint. No one can give you any answer other than we will look into it. There is no possible resolution. Eventually, because you realize the futility of your quest for sanity, and you feel yours slipping away, you throw in the towel. So, in summary, it takes as much as three weeks to mail a magazine as little as 100 miles and nothing can or will be done about it. And if you think that is cool wait until the same type of governmental bureaucracy monopoly is in charge of your health care!
The U.S. Postal Service by all indications is on an unsustainable financial trajectory. They have an incredibly strong union, and very high wages and benefits. As with the afore discussed intractable, unfixable mailing problem, nothing can be done. What is absolutely insane is that you can buy almost anything short of a new car from a vending machine. These machines are quite sophisticated these days. The can dispense after payment by credit card, coin, or bill. All stamp dispensing machines have been removed from all Bismarck Postal facilities. This fact raises the question of "Why do I have to stand in line to buy stamps from a Postal Service employee who if making the average wage of a Postal Service employee costs the Postal Service somewhere around $ 70,000 per year, when the act of selling a stamp is no more difficult than making change at the Cenex?" There was a little brouhaha in Bismarck about the possibility of shutting down the main post office. It seems that the annual rent in that Federal building was too much overhead. Idea: put in three stamp dispensers and put two front counter folks (who by the way are wonderful folks) to work sorting magazines so that they can go 100 miles in say two weeks. Two birds, one stone.
If you call the U.S. Postal Service to make such a crazy suggestion, I will guarantee you that you will have an opportunity first hand to experience the governmental bureaucracy monopoly hand-off, "we will look into it", Kabuki dance. When you are done call Senator Conrad and thank him for voting ObamaCare into law.


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If you have been a tenant, you would know that you get to move into a clean and serviced property. In most places, it is a must that property should be clean before a new tenant moves in. But residents are also expected to maintain the cleanliness throughout their tenancy. Most of the deep cleaning is done a few before the tenants move out.
Landowners have the right to get back their property in its initial condition. And for this reason, new tenants have to pay for a bond. If any repair or cleaning services are required when the tenants are moving out, the landowner will deduct the charges from this bond money. If tenants can give back the home in good condition, they are entitled to the whole bond money.
To tackle this issue, cleaning companies have introduced a service known as the end of lease cleaning. End of lease cleaners is trained to do a thorough top to bottom cleaning service for the rented home. This type of service is affordable and will ensure that tenants retrieve the entire bond money.
Why should you hire end of lease cleaners and not do the cleaning yourself?
- Cleaning products are harmful and need to be handled carefully. Getting an allergic reaction is easy.
- You can save time
- Your cleaning will not be as good as that of the experts
- A cleaning company will have all the necessary cleaning equipment and products. You don't have to spend unnecessarily.
Before you move into a new place, check thoroughly to make sure that there are no damages to the property. If you feel that some repairs are needed, bring it to the attention of the landlord.
Taking house on lease or rent is always a challenge for tenants. They have to sign an agreement or bond with the landlord. Besides, they have to deposit the rent of a few months in advance as security money. After finalising all the terms and conditions, tenants will be able to get the house to live. Deposited amount in most of the cases is huge enough, that makes every tenant abide by the terms and condition of the lease so that they will be able to get back the amount at the time of leaving the leased property in Canberra.
One a tenant's lease is up and it hasn't been extended, it's time to move out. However, there's a lot to do before packing up and moving. One of these is leaving the place in the manner it was when the tenant first moved in. This is important because landlords may be hesitant to give back the tenant's bond if things have been damaged or if the property looks shabby and unkempt. Since bonds can amount to a considerable sum, it's smart to get the place looking presentable again.
Tenants on the hunt for such services needn't search very far. Understanding the requirement for this important service, there are several companies that have established themselves in the market. They know exactly what a landlord's standards are and strive to provide the same.
A tenant whose lease is up should take stock of the property a week or two before moving and hire professional cleaners. Instead of receiving only a percentage of the bond amount or even none at all, it's a lot more cost-effective to get a cleaning service to help. Check if an inventory of the place was taken at the beginning of the tenancy. If it was, you can do a check once the service is done. This will act as proof of the property's condition. The bond amount can be received without argument and you can leave without hindrance. Your ex-landlord will be glad to have had you as a tenant too.
For this, they have to keep the safety and cleaning of the owner's house at a high level and deliver the property and its assets in the same condition as it was when the lease was initiated. To get the success in this property cleaning project, tenants should have to hire end of lease cleaners. They are experts in property cleaning and know how to make every corner of the house dirt or dust free without causing any damage to the assets.
• The cleaning professionals should be experienced and have perfection in all ranges of house cleaning works.
• The charges of property cleaning services should be affordable.
It is advisable to go for a service provider offering a fixed price quote; it will give you a peace of mind since you will not be asked to pay any additional charges once the services are provided. Some companies offer a guarantee for the project they have undertaken; that means if you have any problem with the services, they are ready to personalize them to suit your needs. Cleaning being arduous process can be done easily and with perfection by hiring the services of these professional cleaners.
End of lease cleaning is important and it is best to take help from the professionals for this. Nobody does the job better than end of lease cleaners. With the existing work load on you, there is no need to take any extra pressure and worry about end of lease and its cleaning. Leaving this with the professionals would be a wise move. The dedicated and skilled professionals are here to save you time and energy.
They have a range of cleaning packages that come in affordable prices. The end of lease cleaning services handle the end of lease cleaning around the area every day. They provide experienced services with the necessary knowledge of exactly how and whatever kind of cleaning you or your landlord is asking for. You can be assured of the high standard cleaning these services will provide you with. Getting these professionals for your work can be beneficial as it saves you from buying cleaning products that would hardly have any use later and also cost you a lot with your own labour. These professionals are equipped with all the necessary supplies and only appointing them to get your work done is all you need to do.
You may think it is really stressful to get your lease cleaned, leave the work on these cleaners and be confident about it. The end of lease cleaners is easy to afford and are also very helpful. They work with sincerity and commitment until the end result meets your expectations. The cleaning services come with a 100% satisfaction guarantee which guarantees that money will be refunded when the expectations are not met. With all the effort and a number of packages and beneficial offers that these cleaning services bring, it is wise to appoint one around them whenever end of lease cleaning is required.


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Croatia national park guide
As well as beaches, festivals and seafood, Croatia offers some of Europe's most diverse wildlife. In total, more than 400 areas of the country are protected, including ten nature parks and eight National Parks. Read on for our guide to the five best.
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About a million visitors a year make it to what is arguably Croatia's greatest natural attraction, the Plitvice Lakes. And yet there is so much to see that the occasional crowds crossing on the many bridges and walkways hardly matter. And this natural wonder is just off the main highway between Split and Zagreb, all too close to Zadar, a regular destination for scores of tourist buses through the year.
Set in the Lika region, known for its war-time hardships and fantastic lamb, Plitvice is home to 1,146 species of plants, 140 types of birds and 50 mammals. Lynx, wild cats, brown bears and deer number among the mammals, as well as skunks, martens, weasels and wolves.
Most of all, though, people flock here for the series of 16 continually changing, cascading, crystal-clear lakes. The dimensions of these lakes have been created from centuries of calcium carbonate deposits, which find home in and on algae, moss and bacteria. This deposit-and-plant combination creates a travertine barrier, a natural dam, which is growing by a couple of centimetres a year. This process, a singular occurrence and the reason why Plitvice is included on UNESCO's World Heritage List, means the bodies of water and the waterfalls linking them are always evolving.
Atop these morphing conditions, boardwalks – tasteful enough to appear natural – follow the contours of and criss-cross over the fantastically turquoise water. These walkways, set amid the surrounding beech, spruce and fir forests, give you a fish-eye view of the lakes and falls.
Regular trams travel the length of the most visited part of the park, a two-sq km fraction of its near 300 sq km, from the 12 upper lakes to the four lower ones, and the Veliki slap, or big waterfall. If you start early, you can easily see the area in a day. There are also electric-powered boats to transport visitors across the larger lakes above. Although the water looks divine, its greenish-blue colours changing according to the sunlight, swimming is strictly forbidden.
Plitvice has been a tourist attraction since the 19th century, with its first hotel set up in 1896. By then a conservation committee had been established, forerunner of the national park authorities of today. Tito had the area nationalised after the war. Plitvice made the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1979.
Almost incredibly, it was only a decade later that this area of outstanding natural beauty became the site of the first killing of the Yugoslav war, in 1991; the park did not come into Croatian control until 1995. For locals, Plitvice has added significance.
A handful of tourist-friendly eateries dot the park. The best known is Licka Kuca (Entrance 1, 053 751 024), open from April to October, a sprawling terrace offering the regional speciality of Licka juha sausage stew. Three hotels stand near Entrance 2, including the three-star Jezero (Velika poljana, 053 751 015), with doubles going for around 100 euros. Cheaper still is the nearby Plitvice (same phone number), renovated not long after the war.
Kopački rit
Near the confluence of the Drava and the Danube rivers, a natural maze of interconnected lakes, reeds, woodland and pasture, Kopa±ki rit nature reserve is one of the biggest areas of wetland in Europe. Visitors arriving by panoramic boat, horse or shank's pony can point their video cameras at nearly 300 varieties of nesting birds, including white-tailed eagles, black storks and green woodpeckers. The lakes also support a large population of carp, pike, catfish and perch – in certain areas of the 23,000-hectare site, angling and hunting are permitted – alongside an abundance of frogs, snails and insects, preyed on by those higher up the food chain, notably herons and cormorants.
The park is at its most spectacular during the spring and autumn floods, when a vast area remains under water for weeks at a time, creating a unique habitat. Woodland mammals include wild boar, pine martens and otters.
Kopački rit is a short drive from the Slavonian capital of Osijek ten kilometres away. Without your own transport, though, it's a trek.
The Visitors' Centre is outside the village of Kopa±evo, a 4km walk from the nearest bus stop in Bilje. From the entrance, there's a pleasant two-kilometre walk to the first dyke, from which you can see a partially sunken forest. This is also the start of the boat trip on Eagle One around the park that leaves from a well-signposted jetty (enquire at the entrance for departure times). Other attractions accessible by bike, jeep tour or car include the Tikve∫ Hunting Lodge. This was built for the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, later taken over by Serbian royalty, before becoming the favourite hunting resort of Tito.
Back in Kopačevo, the Zeleni žabac (Ribarska 3, 031 752 212) restaurant has a view of the park. In the park itself, Kormoran (031 753 099) is the best known of the eateries. Perch, carp and fiš paprikaš are the local specialities.
Nearby lodging options are limited; there are a few bed & breakfasts in peasant houses. Vas (Ribarska 82, 031 752 179) in Kopačevo has rooms in a scenic courtyard. Owner Tibor is happy to take you on a boat tour of the nature reserve, right by the bedroom window, and to lay on food.
Niagara is the nearest comparison you could possibly make. The 800-metre-long waterfall of Skradinski buk, the picture-postcard main draw of the Krka National Park, leaves onlookers in awe with its 17-step series of cascades. Holidaymakers dip in its pure pools beneath waters crashing down from 45 metres over their heads. But this key attraction, surrounded by boardwalks for easy access, is only one of many in this most versatile and surprising of Croatia's eight National Parks.
By the beautiful town of Skradin, near Šibenik in central Dalmatia, the Krka National Park is named after the 75km-long Krka river it practically encompasses. Krka, like Plitvice, is awash in the marvel and miracle of natural travertine. Where the two differ is the degree of interaction with nature. Where Plitvice has sheer wow power, Krka offers hands-on adventure. To find out, take the riverboat four-hour tour to Roški Slap waterfall. Backdropped by three towns on the riverbanks, 222 bird species, 19 types of reptiles, 18 species of bats and 860 plant types, and rushing tributaries leading to the Krka estuary and the Adriatic, give Krka its flavour.
On the way you can visit the park's strange treasure: Visovac. This man-made isle is home to a Franciscan monastery where monks still reside and where trainees spend a year enjoying occasional games of basketball and greeting tourists with enthusiastic waves.
As you arrive back on land, majestic swans swimming past local fishermen in threadbare sweaters and rubber waders, you realise that Krka isn't just one thing but many at once. It's a river, a gorge, a monastery, a collection of villages and a place from which people still feed their families. Visitors can also drop in on the stone houses of an ethno-village, its mills, traditional and working weaving looms, and the not-so-traditional souvenir shop.
Beside the recently opened Visitor Centre at the main entrance in Skradin now stands the three-star Hotel Vrata Krke, with 50 rooms and its own restaurant and bar. Trips to Krka can be arranged at reception.
North Velebit
In many ways, the lesser known National Park of Velebit provides the ideal Croatian outdoor experience. You can be atop mountains you've just hiked enjoying fantastic views of the peninsular and be swimming in the Adriatic down below within the hour.
An easy drive from Rijeka or Zadar, Velebit is much wilder and more remote than nearby Plitvice, covering 110 sq km of the mountain range of the same name. In the foothills nestle the remote village of Kuterevo and its bear sanctuary (Pod crikvom 103, www.kuterevo-medvjedi.hr), designed for brown bears separated from their mothers who would not cope in the wild. Some 70,000 visitors a year come to coo at the orphan cubs – there is a bear trail too.
Velebit is known for its staggering beauty and its unpredictable weather, sudden storms and freezing winds. Prepare yourself and your efforts will be rewarded.
From the North Velebit Information Centre at Krasno, a mountain village halfway between the motorway and the coast, the park entrance is a 45-minute slow climb along a bone-shaking and nerve-wracking thoroughfare through the trees. When you emerge onto the plateau, the sheer scale and beauty of your surroundings is surreal. From here, hiking options include the three peaks (each 1,676 metres high) or a trek to the botanical gardens and its 2,000 plant species.
Afterwards reward yourself with a hot drink or a warming schnapps at the Dom Zavizan lodge. Check for availability of dorm accommodation. For the more adventurous, the Premužić trail is well trodden but at 57km can take up to a week to complete. Sleeping huts line the route but there is no food available.
On the southern slopes of the Velebit range, the stark karst river canyon of Paklenica attracts climbers of all ages and abilities. Paklenica is easily accessed from the Zagreb-Split motorway. The quality of the minor roads can be a hit and miss, but that can be an adventure in itself.
This part of the Croatian interior is lacking in mass tourism – and infrastructure. You might have trouble finding last-minute accommodation or hiring a bike, but plan it right and you'll enjoy stunning scenery without the hordes.
Smaller than its counterparts Velebit and Plitvice further north, Paklenica National Park is famous for the canyons of Velika and Mala Paklenica that reach from the sea right up to the mountain peaks. If Velebit is for committed hikers and hardy mountaineers, then Paklenica, with its warmer climate and weird rock formations, attracts casual walkers and amateur rock climbers. Easy, hour-long strolls take you from the sea's edge to a mountain hut. Located near Zadar, Paklenica is perfect for those who don't want to exert themselves or stray too far from the sun-lounger.
The wildlife you will encounter might not be as spectacular as around Plitvice but you could still see a golden eagle, a peregrine falcon or a chamois. Reptiles include the rare, poisonous Orsini's viper. Some 230 species of bird have been recorded, many nesting in the rocks and cliffs around the canyon. Hikers can look forward to some 200km of trails, climbers nearly 370 routes from easy to challenging. Check the website for details of the Mammut Big Wall Speed Climbing competition, held every year since 2000. Casual visitors can stroll around the half-dozen watermills, built in the early 1800s, one restored to full working order.
The park has a camping site (open mid March-mid November) by the main office building. Zadar is a short drive away for those who would prefer to stay in town.


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Taps and dies are basically two tools that are used to create screw threads, more commonly referred to as just a thread. Tapping is the term that refers to the process formation of threads or cutting while the term threading is related to dies. It has been analyzed that the adoption of taps and dies across various applications around the globe has given a positive impetus to its market growth. Applications of taps and dies include industrial, household and DIY.
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In terms of geography, analysts find that the European market is expected to be the largest and the region is expected to dominate the global taps and dies market in the coming years. The growth of taps and dies market in Europe is mainly pushed by increasing adoption of taps and dies across industrial and household sectors in the region.
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Earlier this year, I spent nearly 3 months in Europe: my retirement present to myself.
I have posted quite a lot of photos since I got back, but there are many more which I would like to have see the light of day, so I'm going to try to publish a few every day or two.
Today's are from Barcelona.
My son and his girlfriend have lived there for about seven years now,
and I've been there before; it's one of my favourite cities,
especially away from the crowded sightseeing spots.
This peaceful spot is the little plaça which my son's apartment overlooks.
No cars are allowed, and the trees provide much-needed shade.
The people of the neighbourhood meet for coffee and conversation while
the kids play, there is a community vegetable garden...
On one walk, we paid a visit to the enormous Cementiri de Montjuïc:
"In Spain, the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world."
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The Cartels are the forces which generally control the commerce of Elysia; merchant leaders, guild masters, and noble houses that command the economic community along with the governing laws handed down by the Elysian Senate. The term "Capo" is an Italian term for the head of a cartel, though not all cartels will refer themselves as a Capo.
The Pride Cartel
Area of Operations: Elysian City, Aesir, Hardenport and Lodis
It all truly started when an Afrikan immigrant family's son plowed himself his own shipping company that grew and acquired until it was competing with the most powerful of foreign trading companies for shipping rights and exotic contracts. His businesses expanded into other interests, but it wasn't until the midst of the Arrym invasion that Pride took control of the chaos amongst the guilds and nobles, gathering them together to create the Pride Cartel. Continued heavy supporters of the old Elysian government, they are a benevolent force that often keeps the peace when peace would otherwise not be kept, especially in matters of business. But they are more than mediators, they are a prosperous group who find means of uniting business owners to make the best of the returning Elysian economy as Stara Ziema broadens its proverbial trade doors.
- A great deal of the shipping companies in Elysia, and those that aren't directly owned are either protected by the cartel or supports the cartel quite directly. Pride made his name through the shipping industry and that's where his greatest strength still lies.
- Several major organizations in Elysian City are run or overseen by the cartel. Pride himself, for example, owns the Marskwith Opera House that enjoys great success through the number of original and high quality entertainment venues they run regularly.
- Owns and operates the Pride Academy, a rather new but already highly respected and successful pet training academy in Elysian City.
- Many local Elysian City businesses are closely tied with the cartel. These include small time operators like the Shim tailors and the Nerys family to influential nobles like the Duvonts, Kensens, and Balferes.
Notable Members
- Capo: Xander Pride
A man who is as much legend as reality, as stories about the mysterious Xander are plenteous and varied, whether about his demonic strength and temper or his angelic patience and understanding. But these contradictions aren't far from the truth either as the jovial and self-indulgent mercantile genius is a gentle and loving soul who becomes as vile as any when the lines are crossed beyond diplomacy. He's respected for one reason or the other by all who know him, regardless of how they feel about him.
He was a slave trained via the Sultanate Academy abroad to be the ultimate for any upscale affluent woman seeking protection and pleasure from a collared one, but life turned a different leaf for him and after tumults aplenty, he became Pride's own. But rather than one of his harem (as Pride isn't one for the boys), he was sent to work at the Pride Academy too use all his generous training to educate others.
- Dot
One of Xander's first pets of years ago, she was not just a submissive beauty that stole his heart, she was incredible with crunching numbers with such a natural talent, he couldn't help but make use of her. Able to rattle off complicated mathematical equations as fast as someone could challenge her with them.
- Danika
The most exotic of Xander's harem, a pitch black fox of enigmatic tribal origins who's tail is aflame with a magical fire not so different from those of the fyremare. In no small and uncomplicated turn of events, the tribe-proclaimed goddess knelt fealty to Xander during one of his more recent "safaris" into Zabel. Her surprisingly submissive demeanor toward him and insistence to not leave him, he agreed to bring her back with him as his pet in exchange for trading rights with her people. A win-win for Xander, though many close to him claim his endearing new companion is a dangerous unholy shaman with ulterior motives.
- Vayer the Cancel
One of Xander's enforcers known for brutally making a point in one form or the other. He's a muscled and swift cousin to the family with a knack for what he call parkour these days as well as battling with twin machetes or hatchets. He's known to interrogate, torture, or assassinate as well as anyone in the cartel and the fact that he can outrun most anyone in Elysia doesn't help one's chances one bit.
The Furia Crimisi Cartel
Area of Operations: Aesir, Olympia and Elysian City
The Furia Crimisi is ancient in its Italian in origins, dating back to the time of the Caesars as noble families who worked above and below the law to see their interests met. While they aren't presently the most powerful mafia family you'll ever meet, they have a pedigree to either be admired or feared. And they held that standard even when they came to Elysia some years ago and set up shop. Like a Las Vegas parallel, the turned the quiet city of Olympia into a vacation paradise as well as collecting Senators into their pocket quite early in their campaign for dominance. Old Fratello Lazzaro was a natural for intimidation and control with using as little violence as necessary. But the war changed things. Business went south as did Lazzaro's failing health. And it didn't help that many of his finest lieutenants had died along with his two sons to the war with the Arrym and Novari. That left only one heir, his exceptional but sheepish grandson, Erminio. To the cartel's discomfort but fulfilling the honorable patriarch's last wishes, the boy was made capo under the guidance of the remaining advisers. A whole new uncertain era has begun for the Elysian branch of the Furia Crimisi.
- It's not a wrong thing to say they own and run Olympia, the resort town built against the mountains on the entrance to the capital. Full of gambling halls, spas, hotels, shopping districts, and about every kind of recreational sort you could imagine, it's a pleasant hotspot for people all across the island. The cartel had a hand in a great deal of the local businesses, and most of them are quite happy to pay their protection fees and interests. The cartel is their protector and hero, every bit as much as the local Peace Keepers, of whom many are also on the mafia payroll.
- The cartel has been a long time patron of the arts and supports several museums, libraries, music halls, and other such locales and events all throughout Elysia. They have even invested in rival Xander Pride's Markswith Opera House purely for the sake of spreading works of beauty to all. This is a Fretello Lazzaro tradition that Erminio anxiously continues to uphold.
- As trade outside of Elysia is important but largely handled by other cartels, the Furia Crimisi put their money on an often neglected portion of sea travel for merchants. Protection. They run several dozen ships that run protection ships for shipments and dignitaries that need the utmost security. This has created a vicious and bloody feud with the Blue Gorgon pirate clan who they always seem to be butting heads with.
Notable Members
- Capo: Erminio Lazzaro
Young and childlike even for his young teen age, he has an innocence about him that unnerves his confidants and advisers who help him lead the cartel. But to his credit, the few years he's been in charge, business has been good. His dislike for violent means has kept incidents few and without any loss of respect or honor. He's kept most all of his grandfather's traditions and simplified the lifestyle to be much less stressful for everyone. But many of those same advisers are quite sure this can't last nor that the young boy could hold onto the little empire should things go south.
- Gemini Raspallo
The eldest of the advisers for Erminio and while he cares and watches over his young charge like a hawk, he also is a crusty old codger who doesn't believe the boy has what it takes to hold it all together, let alone expand operations. While working for a peaceful means of ousting his master, he does everything in his power to keep things completely stable either. His aged body and failing senses may be misleading as well, as it wasn't so many years ago that he was a very successful con artist and hitman for Fratello, his closest of friends. He's always got something up his sleeve. Literally.
- Rizzo
An angry and angsty youth his close friends with his self-proclaimed "little brother" of a boss. A crass individual who says what he means and says it often, always ready to settle anything with fisticuffs, win or lose. Worse yet, he's a pyro maniac who's fallen in love with explosive powders as well and he's a natural at making said explosives. He's even invented several different devices for deployment and specialized charges, making him a strongarm at Erminio's disposal, even if he's practically never used as such. Erminio sees him as his own "evil" conscience, to help him balance his own pacifism. And Rizzo is so loyal and odd-natured, he's all for the title.
The Song (歌曲) Cartel
Area of Operations: Aesir and Auffester
Chinese in origins. An Elysian variation of the Triad.
Notable Members
- Capo: Zhou Wei Shin
The Compton Cartel
Area of Operations: Vanir and Misty Hood
British in origins. A source of major villainy in Vanir.
Notable Members
- Capo: Royale Clancy


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Robert F. Spencer got off easy. Too easy. As the truck driver in the accident which killed four Taylor University students and one employee, he should have served every minute of his four-year sentence, at least the two years for which he didn't get credit for time served.
The family of Whitney Cerak is entitled to its opinion. Whitney was initially believed to be among those killed, later being found under the wrong identity in a Grand Rapids hospital. The family is happy for the driver to be with his family.
For the four others who were seriously injured; the nine hours beyond the federal limit he had been driving; for claiming at the scene that mechanical malfunction caused the accident … Spencer should have served his entire sentence.
There needed to be an example set. In this case we believe it was the wrong one.


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I would have expected to have launched my eBook for becoming a business analyst this week but it has been delayed so I wanted to let you know that it is still in the pipeline.
I have asked a friend (Brigitte who designed the logo) to help me out with the layout and presentation (not my forte!).
The content is mostly there but I intend it to be a 'living' document with new editions as my knowledge increases helped by you through mentoring and advising individuals.
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25 Years of Apple (& the GUI as we know it…)
January 24, 2009
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Apple Macintosh – that iconic little beige box that has come to represent Apple more than any design but the candy-coloured iMacs.
The birthday is generating tons of press & loads of attention on the web & in print (but not so much at Apple, interestingly…). But while bloggers & other writers turn their attention to misty-eyed reminiscences of Apple's design history or pondering what might happen with a Jobs-less Apple in the not-too-distant future; I think the most important aspect of this day goes largely unnoticed.
The Apple Macintosh 128k, released January 24, 1984, was the first mainstream computer to feature a mouse & a graphics-based user interface (GUI) consisting of windows, icons, & a desktop. Now, I'm not sure I can stress just how major a development this is so I'll say it again: THE FIRST.
Up until this point computers were all black & green screens full of painfully awkward text. & while, as a sysadmin, I make entensive use of those awkward screens of text (in fact, I couldn't imagine trying to do my job without them), the fact of the matter is that there is no way that personal computers would have gained the popularity & ubiquity that they now enjoy if all we had to work with were those screens of text.
The user interface made popular by the first Apple Macintosh defined how we see & use computers to this day. The interfaces of all major operating systems are based around the example set forth by Apple with the Macintosh back in 1984. Now I'm not saying they're necessarily the best principles (carpal tunnel, anyone) but they are clearly one of the most important in the history of computing.
If you're interested in other ways that Apple, their products, & their design have affected everyday life, check out Ted Landau's article on MacFixIt, well worth the read.
In the meantime, no mention of the Apple Macintosh is complete without a reference to the classic, 1984 Superbowl commercial that launched it all…