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Guild: Varlyrio
Guild Location: (relative to Historica) Ten days sailing west of Avalonia
History: Varlyrio has been established for as long as the salt breeze has blessed its Western shores. The island has been mostly unified for hundreds of years under the Rego. The current Rego, Amancio family has ruled for generations. The island's isolation has allowed its citizens to concentrate on infrastructure and art. Most interaction between Varlyrio and the other guilds have been primarily centered in the trade of goods. Varlyrion jewels, stone and metal work is well known and highly sought after. As such, there are many pirates that try to pray on merchant vessels sailing to and from Varlyrio. The Varlyrion Navy has been battling them for years and often provides safe passage for Varlyrion and other ships around the Island.
The Coluna Mountains have long been the home of the Dwarven Stoneheart clan. There is a good relationship between the Varlyrions and Dwarves and they are prosperous trade partners. The Dwarves, often with the assistance of the Varlyrion Army, have a history of battle the orcs that live along the eastern part of the Coluna Mountains. The orcs have been only a nuisance over the years, raiding random travelers in the mountains but recently they have begun raiding in larger numbers and to include caravans, small villages and working camps.
Recent events on the mainland of Historia have caused concern for Amancio. He is monitoring the situation closely and has drawn up contingency plans if needed.
Capital: Illyria, the capital, is a city of canals and many of the residents have made their wealth as merchants. Most the trade and travel is done by gondolas inside the capital.
Unique characteristics: Varlyrions are as comfortable on the water as on land. They love art, music and entertainment but are disciplined warriors with a large navy and trade economy. As well as the navy, the capital also is home to the Corisar, the Army of Varlyrio.
The elite Corisar guard, known as the Garra, wears golden clad morion helmets and breast plates and act as bodyguard for the Rego and guardians of the capital, Illyria.
Color scheme and citizens: White and Gold
Members of the Garra, the elitie unit in the Corisar, the Army of Varlyrio, with the Varlyrion standard
gondola with two merchants peddling their goods, crabs, lemons and cherries.
A troupe of musicians: singer, lute and hand accordion
Life in the Capital of Illyria
Two residents enjoy a game of strategy and cunning
A trio of musicians serenade a lady of Illyria
- Human - Mostly along the western coast as well as the quarries and settlements along the Coluna mountains
- Dwarves – The Stoneheart Clan live deep in the Coluna Mountains. Allied with the Varlyrions they have set up a prosperous trade agreement with one another.
- Orcs – several small clans live on the eastern edge of the Coluna Mountains. Over the last generation or so the orcs have kept to themselves, harassing only the smallest of traveling parties but recently they have begun to become more organized and have began raiding larger caravans and villages.
- Minotaurs - Small clans dot the Inland sea. The clans are largely neutral and often keep to themselves. But several minotaurs have left their homelands and have been known to join pirate crews or act as hired guards for merchant caravans or ships.
Geography: Varlyrio is a large island nearly 300 miles at its widest point. The island is divided into to two varied climates, separated by a large mountain range, the Coluna Mountains. Most the population is settled along the west coast in several villages and cities, including the Capital Illyria. The land in the west is fertile and produces olive, citrus fruits, grapes (and wine) along with many vegetables. An abundance of fish and seafood is available. Whaling is a prosperous business. Sheep and goats are the principal domestic herd animals. Wild life includes many types of fowl, deer, and boars. There are several quarries near the Coluna Mountain that provide granite, marble and other stone, along with gold, silver and precious gems that is transported to the cities around Varlyrio and beyond.
The eastern half of Varlyrio is mostly uninhabited due to its generally harsh enviroment but there are small settlements of brave entrepreneurs, adventures and pirates that prey on the ships that venture to and from Historica.
The Inland Sea is mostly rocky with sparse grass and little water. There are several wild and dangerous beasts that live in the lands but only the bravest and most stanch Varlyrions will venture there without a small army and long supply train.
The mountain range that cuts the island in two is known as the Coluna Mountains and stone, coal, precious metals and gems are produced and transported down the river or the Mountain Road to the capital city.
Economy: Varlyrio is very prosperous as a whole, primarily due to its rich quantity of precious gems, gold and silver and its fine stone quarries. With these riches, trade of all sorts flourished. The main internal trade is fish and seafood, gold, silver, gems, stone including granite and marble. Whaling is also a prosperous trade for its meat, ivory and oils. Fruits and vegetables are abundant due to the mild climates and fertile lands.
Fine arts are also a large part of Varlyio. Musicians, entertainers, painters, sculptures, and jewelers are well known throughout the guilds. It Architects and builders are known as fine craftsmen building lavish buildings
Leader of the 5th Guild. Amancio is the ruler of Varlyrio. Commonly referred to as Rego, or King in the common tongue, his father was Rego before him as his father was for several generations. When he was young, he was an apprentice on a merchant vessel although his identity was hidden as he traveled and traded with Historia. He later became Captain of the flagship of the Varlyrion navy after coming through the ranks. When his father died and he became Rego.
He married his long time sweetheart, Ercilia. They have two sons, Baltasar and Atilio, and a daughter, Aurora. Baltasar and Atilio are young captains in the Varyrion navy while Aurora is coming of age but has a strong spirit of adventure. Baltasar is the oldest and as such, will become Rego when the time comes.
Rego Amancio
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Skip to comments.Doctors link polio to West Nile virus
Posted on 09/24/2002 2:17:21 AM PDT by sarcasmEdited on 04/13/2004 2:08:20 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
In case reports released yesterday, stunned neurologists in Mississippi and Georgia describe the conditions of four patients suffering from the hobbled limbs, impaired breathing, and fevers that are the hallmark of polio, a disease essentially eradicated in the United States.
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I'm no biochemist, but I've run into articles on bioweapons research, and isn't this part of the effort? By inserting material, say polio, from one pathogen into another, say west nile, you make it that much more difficult to identify and treat, because the tests will say one thing while the symptoms say another. This can effectively prevent the target from becoming alerted until the stuff has already been widely spread, and because of the mixed properties it can be harder to diagnose and harder to treat.
Don't bet on that...
I guess we need another great vaccine to solve this as well...
These two diseases have a similar relationship to water.
The Polio bug could be found in water that was lying around. (I think I remember kids in the 3rd world could develop immunity to polio because they played in that contaminated water.)
Water also plays a role in West Nile--as the breeding ground for the mosquitoes that carry it.
The medications the man had received initially, Leis said, could have killed him
''I thought, `This is extremely unusual - this can't be,''' Leis said. ''How can a virus, in this case West Nile, change its clinical properties to such a marked degree? It had typically not presented this way.''
This information should be disseminated to anyone you know living in a WNV area. You'll notice the guy thinks it "can't be" because it hasn't "typically" presented "this way."
Trust me on this one, if we've got to rely on neurologists to diagnose this, we could be in big trouble. Doctors are going to have to think "outside the box" in order to diagnose this.
Ask anybody with MS about the diagnosis process and you'll know that neurologists can be "fence sitters" when it comes to making a diagnosis.
Should be interesting to watch this develop.
I was speaking to my girlfriend in CO over the weekend and she said at her church she met a young woman in her late 30's who had contacted West Nile back east early this summer. She was there for prayer since she in now confined to a wheelchair and doctors have no idea if she will ever walk again. It seems that the medical profession has really been flying blind on this one. One would think that since West Nile is more common in other parts of the world these polio like symptoms would have been reported before now. It makes you wonder if this is really West Nile or a virus that has been altered.
Billy Tucker lived into his 70's, and did manage to support himself by running a telephone answering service- he trained himself to recall verbatim everything he heard. Truly remarkable!
Like you, I think there is reason to suspect a malign human hand behind this stuff...
I'm worried about this. I have taken my 85 year old mother to the doctor twice already with muscle and joint pain, she was prescribed Vioxx the first time and had a bad reaction to it. (Same happened with my 74 year old aunt). She has been prescribed Lodine on the second visit. I have been experiencing unusual joint pain myself. I don't like this one bit.
Fox News reported once yesterday that there were six people in Mississippi who were paralyzed from WNV. (Something is going on)
a young mother in her 30's died in NJ (bergen county)of west nile (on her death certificate) this summer and i was shocked when this went completely unreported here. they are only reporting the elderly victims...
It wasn't just the media. There is a large block right here on FR that will tell you it only kills birds and old sick folks. Not to worry, no big deal. If you show the increase in cases and increased severity, and you should never mention bio/chem weapons research by other nations..because then you are of course a tin-foiler.
What I can't figure is why WNV has been so mild in Connecticut -- only seven cases, and no deaths this year. We have plenty of mosquitoes, and plenty of carrier birds. Maybe we don't have a lot of the Culex mosquito.
I still believe my father contracted some form of encephalitis last year, from which he has never recovered. My guess was St. Louis encephalitis (he lived in Houston, about two blocks from one of the locations where a SLE-carrying mosquito was found). But it could well have been WNV. We may never know for sure what caused him to take ill the way he did.
Is there a doctor in the house?
But what I was referring to was the possibility of deliberate manipulation of the genes by replacing part of the strand with a section from something else, and wondering if this could be done with WN and polio and if the results would be worth the effort for some scuzzball, or would they produce similar symptoms. Presumably the genome of both would have to be mapped out first, but I simply don't know.
Now if you suspect the cases are due to deliberate introduction, I'm paranoid enough to listen to that. It wouldn't take much effort.
The Iraqi defector's report had it that Saddam's labs had somehow altered WNV...
Yes, that was what the defector Mikhael Ramadan said. And he said it months before the outbreak in New York. I've read nothing specific, however, about the specific effects of the supposed strain of the various except that it was said to be very virulent. We don't know, for instance, if it produced polio-like symptoms.
Ramadan's book, "In the Shadow of Saddam," seems hard to find, unfortunately.
Respectfully - no
In defense of the docs, you spend all day long dealing with "horses" so I wouldn't be too hard on them when they don't immediately notice the "zebras" that show up very rarely. The body of knowledge within even a sub-specialty is so great that no one single human being can have cognitive access to it at a single moment. Sometimes a take a while and a bit of work to show alternatives as rational a differential diagnosis.
Good - not the pain - but this means, outside of any other described symptoms, you DON'T have any muscle paralysis that would be associated with polio or WNV.
No - different families of viruses
Of course, today's OPV vaccine would not be expected to protect against West Nile virus (nor vice versa when a WN vaccine is distributed).
There have been no less than a half dozen stories since 9/11 of middle-eastern tourists caught on or near reservoirs taking pictures, and then being released.
True. I remember thinking, when they were found near some of the bodies of water, that maybe they were poisoning the water or planning to release the water. Maybe they were spreading West Nile somehow.
It seems logical that getting contaminated insect eggs into the country would be much easier than smuggling insects. Getting vials of contaminated blood in would be even easier, then using the blood to feed the developing critters somehow. It probably wouldn't even require highly trained people, just "mix this with the eggs and drop it in the water".
With the flu season approaching, every sympathizer will be going to further extremes to discount every reported "unrelated" incident.
Differentials are all about probabilities, true. But in this case, it's well known that horses show paralysis from WNV.
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You also need to find out if Windsor Palms is not considered a 'short-term rental' and therefore a higher risk for the lenders. For these type of properties Lenders might ask as much as 50% down.
As to the LLC, you might want to talk to a CPA who specializes in real Estate.
As the other agents has noted, you will find it difficult to find a US lender to finance your purchase as an LLC because if the risk. I currently work with an international lender based in Central Florida who is quoting my UK clients 4.5% loans with 30% down minimum loan $215,000.
This is open to International buyers as well as investors. Loan qualification time is taking my clients 60-90 days but with many banks pulling back on international lending, this is a minor inconveniance.
If you would like information about this International Lender I would be happy to forward it to you.
You can buy a Florida property under a LLC but your mortgage interest rates will be a little higher than if you bought the home in your name. It might be as little as 1/4% to 1% more.
Yes, you US lenders will offer a mortgage to foreign nationals.
Most lenders are requiring 30-40% down depending on the type of loan you want to use.
If you would like me to help you find a Holiday home in Kissimmee, please feel free to contact me.
There may still be UK lenders who will make loans to UK buyers secured on Florida property (I believe that Lloyds and/or Abbey National used to be in that business, but British Mortgages Abroad has pulled out of the market). As far as I'm aware, they only worked with individuals and not LLCs, though.
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1 liter of water weighs 1 kg (1.000 grams)
This is 1000 on the hydrometer.
1 liter of alcohol weighs 0,8 kg (800 grams)
This would be 800 on the hydrometer if long enough.
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To use a hydrometer correctly, place it in the ferment to be tested. Either Lift or spin the hydrometer to dislodge any gas bubbles that may have gathered on it, then allow it to settle and float freely. Take a reading directly off the scale at the surface of the liquid.
The hydrometer will show the concentration of sugar in solution, however it can also indicate the concentration of alcohol. A first reading at the start of fermentation and a second reading at the end of fermentation then divide the difference by 7.36. That's the alcohol produced, For example a Start reading of 1085 and an end reading of 1005 will give a difference of 80 and dividing this by 7.36 will give an alcohol content of 10.9% by volume. Not accurate for alcohol readings of Kombucha Mushroom Tea, Ginger Beer, Japanes Water Crystals, which range from 1/2 of 1% to 2-3-4 % as the acetobactor are busy converting the alcohol to acetic and other benfical acids. The exchange rate of alcohol to acetic acid is basically 1:1. Therefore it is important to understand that the potential alcohol will produce the potential benefical acids. It is very usefull for the sugar readings. We can use starting SG and the ending SG to detrmine if there are any fermentable sugars left or if we have a "stuck ferment". Important indicators for calarie watchers, diabetics, sweetness / dryness of the brew and for bottling considerations. The Hydrometer and the pH meter are two of the most important tools for judging and determing fermentation of our bactreial / yeasts ferments. Ihese also allow us to correct mistakes and make course corrections and to talk to other brewers who may be experiencing similiar brewing problems. We also have included soome information on determing sugar levels which is of interest to many of us, even though we are not diabetic (as yet) . AND also the hydrometer may test one's own urine, which may indicate dehydration or improper water metabolism. The hydrometer was not made for these purposes and therefore should not be concluded as a accurate test but as a relative means to judge where your kombucha ferment (or yourself) are.
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sugar converts almost one for one into alcohol, so a 5% sugar solution will yield roughly a 5% alcohol. The alcohol converts almost one to one into acetic and gluconic and other acids (leaving about 1/2 of 1 % residual alcohol. The highest alcohol reading for kombucha is really low compared to beer and wine. That is usually within the first 3 days. Thereafter it steadily drops typically ends with 1/2 of 1 %. A longer than typical ferment may result in all the sucrose (sugar) except for a small percentage of fructose and unfermentable sugars such as pentose. Typical expectations would be about 3-4 grams per liter. Every batch would be different.
The hydrometer may also read one's urine and be a early indicator of a disorder. This of course, is not FDA approved
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We also practiced poems all week to read. {Click on the picure below to download the poems that we used.}
Mother's Day CelebrationThursday, May 9, 2013
We also practiced poems all week to read. {Click on the picure below to download the poems that we used.}
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I HEART your "Mom, Let's Talk!" bag. Great idea~ It reminds me of an article I read recently that mentioned after our kiddos have a ballgame or dance recital we are quick to critique their every move. When instead we should simply say "I loved watching you pitch tonight.'ReplyDelete
What a super great post! We didn't do a whole lot for Mother's Day because of testing this year but I will have to keep these ideas in mind for next year :)ReplyDelete
Hi Jodi! We are making your Mother's Day Book today. We love it! Thank you for sharing!!!☺ReplyDelete
Happy Friday~
Victoria & Tricia♥
This sounds like such a fun idea! I'm definitely pinning this for next year. =) Did you have any kids whose mom's weren't able to attend, since it was during the school day? And if so, did you just have them bring another family member, like an aunt or a grandma?ReplyDeleteReplies
On the invitation, I told them if mother's could not attend, they could invite another "special lady" in their lives. Some of my students do not live with their mothers, so they had an aunt or a grandma come. I did have 4 without, but other "moms" partnered up and one of our Reading Recovery teachers was also a "mom" for the day.Delete
Looks like fun! Last year I did Muffins for Mom and the kids loved it. I love the idea for the slide show:)ReplyDelete
The Resourceful Apple
Aw Jodi, it looks like your kids and moms had a wonderful time! This looks like a wonderful tradition to start. I especially like the bags and powerpoint-awesome idea!ReplyDelete
Loving your Mother's Day ideas!!! That is so exciting to have the moms celebrate with their kids in the classroom! Thank you for sharing your great ideas! I pinned your ideas as a reference to use for next year! :)ReplyDelete
Cheers To School
I have the same question as Rachel. What happens if a student's mom can't make it to the event? I would love to try this next year but worry about mothers who can't make it.ReplyDelete
Thanks! :)
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I put on the invitation that another special lady could come. I had a couple grandma's come instead. I do have some students that do not live with their mother's. I only had 4 that didn't have anyone and they were adopted for the time by another parent. One little boy was upset at first because his mother had a seizure that morning and couldn't make it. (She has epilepsy.) One of our Reading Recovery teachers gladly came in and was his "mother figure" for the morning. He was thrilled!Delete
This is so sweet! I pinned the ideas for next year. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I love all your ideas! Thank you for sharing them! :)ReplyDelete
Crayons and Curls
Hi, Jodi. I had breakfast for moms and dads last year, but your coversation starters made this year even more special. The moms really loved them. I hope you don't mind, but I remade them for Father's Day. I hope you can maybe even use them yourself. I am having dads in my room tomorrow for breakfast. I used several of the same questions, wrote a couple of different ones and used a mustache theme. You can download them from my blog if you are going to be having dads too.ReplyDelete
First Grade Wolves
Do you have a Father's Day booklet as well?ReplyDelete
are you able to email the "mom, lets talk" file? I am unable to download it. If you can, could you please email it to email@example.com? Thank you so much!!ReplyDelete


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DORCHESTER, Mass. -- Standing toe to toe with No. 9 BC High basketball, No. 20 Fitchburg tied the game up at 49 with 3:35 to go.
However, in the dwindling minutes of the game, the Eagles were able to tag on another 12 points, sending the Red Raiders away with a long ride home and a 61-52 loss, despite Quinton Perkins' 14 points Saturday afternoon.
"I told the guys you've got to respond," said BC High coach Bill Loughnane, referring to the Red Raiders' late run.
With the score tied, 39-39 going into the fourth quarter, Loughnane's message was clear and direct: "We've got to win the next eight minutes."
BC opened up the lead to six at 47-41 in the fourth, but by the 3:35 mark, Fitchburg had knotted the game up again at 49. A spate of field goals and free throws from Fitchburg's Abi Akanni (20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, block) propelled the Red Raiders back into the hunt for an upset. But lack of offensive production from therein, coupled with BC's Charles Collins (21 points, six steals) and Oderah Obukwelu (12) dropping buckets for the Eagles, stymied any chances of that happening.
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Disney Publishing Worldwide this morning launched its free Disney Comics App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, with more than 50 titles ranging from the classic adventures of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck to newer properties like Cars 2 and Tron: Legacy. Two new comics will be added each week.
Individual stories are 99 cents, with themed bundles available for $3.99 through In-App Purchase. The app debuts in the United States and will be available in more than 80 countries. It will be available in additional markets later this year.
Disney boasts that the app offers "a new, director-style reading experience," with readers allowed to choose portrait or landscape mode, automatic or manual smart paneling, and double-page spreads. Readers also may preview titles before purchase, share their stories on Facebook and save content for offline reading. There's also a feature that automatically updates readers when stories relating to their favorite characters become available. Also: sound effects!
"Comics are a tremendous part of our heritage and we see great potential and interest in bringing our extensive catalog of Disney Comics to mobile devices," Russell Hampton, president of Disney Publishing Worldwide, said in a statement. "We create over 25,000 original comic pages each year and it's critical that we deliver this content to our readers around the world. We have over 1 billion Disney comic readers today, and our Disney Comics App will further broaden that audience."
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.–Disney Publishing Worldwide announced today its new Disney Comics App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. Disney Comics gives readers instant access to one of the most extensive collections of comics, short stories and graphic novels ever created, ranging from classic adventures starring Mickey Mouse to brand new comics from Toy Story and Cars 2.
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The Disney Comics App will launch in the U.S. and will also be available on the App Store in over 80 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Additional markets will launch Disney Comics later this year.
"Comics are a tremendous part of our heritage and we see great potential and interest in bringing our extensive catalog of Disney Comics to mobile devices," said Russell Hampton, President, Disney Publishing Worldwide. "We create over 25,000 original comic pages each year and it's critical that we deliver this content to our readers around the world. We have over 1 billion Disney comic readers today, and our Disney Comics App will further broaden that audience."
The Disney Comics App offers a new, director-style reading experience; readers can choose portrait or landscape mode, automatic or manual smart paneling, and can view double spreads. Disney Comics also enables readers to preview comics before making a purchase, share their stories with Facebook friends, and save all content to their iPad, iPhone or iPod touch for offline reading. An added feature lets readers receive automatic updates when stories relating to a favorite Disney character become available.
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It's too bad that all the properties so far are from their Italian line, instead of any of Boom! books. And I tried it several times yesterday and was not able to download any of the free examples at all.
So, this isn't a Comixology app? I wonder how long it will take until Marvel moves theirs to the same platform, cutting out the middleman…
I'm all for this just as soon as it's available for Android and has a good selection of Scrooge McDuck comics.
I've had a Disney Digicomics app on my iPhone for months, maybe a year. I'm not quite clear on the difference.


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Tight but Quirky Job Market As the New York Area Revives
By KIRK JOHNSON
Published: December 2, 1997
STAMFORD, Conn.— A phenomenon absent from the New York regional economy for nearly a decade, and almost unthinkable through the grim recession years of the early 1990's, has suddenly re-emerged here: a shortage of workers.
From low-wage day laborers in Bridgeport, Conn., to computer programmers on Long Island and in New Jersey, to retail clerks and paralegals here in Stamford, the industries and areas affected are diverse. The shortage is especially acute in the suburbs, particularly here in Fairfield County, where unemployment has fallen to 2.7 percent in and around Stamford and Danbury.
At the Stamford Town Center mall, wages have jumped sharply, with clerks now making about $7.50 an hour, or 13 percent more than last year, and the ''Now Hiring'' sign at Filene's is almost as big as the store's name on the mall entrance. Shaw's Supermarkets has begun a shuttle service, taking new workers from inner-city Bridgeport and New Haven to its stores in the suburbs. Other employers here have begun recruiting in places as far away as South Africa, Poland and Russia.
In many corners of the nation, like Raleigh, N.C., and Des Moines, where unemployment has been low for years, stories like this perhaps no longer qualify as news. But that is not the case in the New York region. Not since the late 1980's, when the last boom economy reached its peak, has the region even remotely glimpsed ''full employment'' -- which economists generally say occurs when most people who want a job can find one.
But in many important ways this job market is not at all like that of the 1980's boom, or like any of the other job booms that are occurring elsewhere in the country. In the New York region, the labor shortages are spotty and scattered, concentrated in pockets by industry and geography and skill level. Corporate downsizing -- though on a smaller and more subdued scale than a few years ago -- is also continuing as companies shed management jobs. That is creating an environment of winners and losers, and of anxiety amid prosperity. The large numbers of residents of the region leaving welfare for work has also created labor ripples. Fast food outlets, for example, report few shortages in the region, and thus little pressure to raise wages.
And New York City still has one of the highest big-city unemployment rates in the nation, at 9.1 percent -- though that has come down over the last four months from a 10 percent peak in early summer.
Though companies have created tens of thousands of new jobs in fields like financial services, technology and consulting, the numbers of people seeking those jobs has grown even faster, and many unemployed city residents do not have the right skills, employers say. That has kept New York's unemployment rate high, while further driving down the jobless rate in places like Stamford, as many of the new jobs have gone to commuters.
Economists say that the contrast of joblessness amid a hiring frenzy -- as well as the lingering effects of the deep recession of the late 1980's and early 1990's -- have made workers in the New York region more tentative in their wage demands than workers elsewhere in the nation.
''Places like Des Moines, Minneapolis and Dallas have been experiencing tightness for some time -- labor is emboldened there,'' said Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Regional Financial Associates, an economic consulting firm. ''In Stamford, the tightening is much more recent -- and very recent in cutting across a wide range of industries.''
Christopher L. Bergstrom, the director of economic development for the City of Stamford, described the current economy as a ''boom with angst.''
''Even though it's a tight labor market, people don't necessarily feel all that secure,'' he said. ''People know they can still lose their jobs, even though there aren't enough workers to go around.''
Nonetheless, amid the anxiety there are increasing numbers of workers with good jobs, for whom the closing months of 1997 are like the reprise of a song that some thought might never be played in this region again.
''A lot of the things my husband and I have now -- a few years ago I wouldn't have thought were attainable,'' said Laura Kuck, a 26-year-old paralegal in Stamford who is benefiting from the competition among employers. Mrs. Kuck, who lives about 40 miles north of here in New Fairfield, has changed jobs several times in the last two years, and has seen her income climb by more than $10,000 as a result. Her husband, Eric, a warehouse manager, was recently lured to Stamford by a job offer as well.
The lumpiness of the region's job story can be found within towns and even within companies. Mrs. Kuck's boss, Mark P. Santagata, a partner at the law firm of Cacace Tusch Santagata, said that he and his partners had been searching for a receptionist for six months, and that they had just hired an office manager after an exhaustive search.
But if they wanted to hire another lawyer, they could have their pick. ''If I put an ad in the paper looking for an attorney, I'd have 50 resumes on my desk in a day,'' Mr. Santagata said.


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My sons love recipes with lemon, so this one caught my eye. It turned out beautifully browned after baking (and thank goodness they didn't rise up over the custard cups -- I only had 4 and filled them to the top). They came out with a cake-like layer on the top and a very pudding-like layer on the bottom. When I took them out of the oven, let them cool for about 20 minutes and served them, there was a crisp topping like a creme brulee; your spoon cracked through the top and made for a great texture with the other layers. After refrigerating the one that was left, the top crust got soft -- for the very best texture and taste I would recommend serving them before refrigerating them. Thanks for posting, Pat!


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The scripture is vague about what a widow or widower sexual life should be, please enlighten me.
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The scriptures consistently portray marriage as the only valid vehicle of sexual expression:
(Also cf 1 Corinthians 6:9-20)
Although the scriptures are not explicit wtih regard to masturbation, many Protestant denominations would view it as inconsistent with teaching against lust (cf Matthew 5:27-30 - note particularly, the reference to the right hand in that context), but they are generally less dogmatic about that than say using prostitutes which is explicitly condemned (1 Corinthians 6:15-16).
Practical advice to widows and widowers is much the same as for singles:
So if you can live chastely as a single do so (explicit encouaragement for this option is given if you have the 'gift' for it, but discouraged if you don't: 1 Corinthians 7:7-9), but if you have inclination and opportunity to re-marry, you are entirely free to do that instead.
also, and more specifically for young widows:
Although the wider context of verses 3-16 shows several issues at play regarding this advice.


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I have just updated my WP blog to 3.4.2. I have purchased a WP theme and I want to create a full WP website with that theme, but I want to include my existing blog in that website. How do I do this?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I have just updated my WP blog to 3.4.2. I have purchased a WP theme and I want to create a full WP website with that theme, but I want to include my existing blog in that website. How do I do this?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
There is some room for misunderstandings in your post.
If you would like to change your selfhosted blog to look like the purchhases theme this is what you do.
1. Use FTP to make a backup of your site before you start.
2. backup your database [e.g. plugin WordPress Database backup by Austin Matzko]
3. use FTP to copy the purchased theme to
4. check Dashboard > Appearance > Themes
- your new theme should be visible
- activate the new theme
5. Should you wish to change this theme, use a childtheme [see helpfiles]
6. install and activate plugin 'One Click Child Theme'
7. When the desired theme is active, Dashboard > Appearance > Childtheme, to create a childtheme.
- Fill out the fields to create te new childtheme and activate.
Now make all changes to the childtheme. Should the original theme be updated by the makers, your changes will remain; Whereas your changes would be lost when made in the original theme.
ok, I see what you mean, I was not very clear! I apologize.
I have an existing self-built website that has a menu link to a WP blog (which has been up for several years and has it's own theme).
What I want to do is build an entirely new website (using WP and a new theme). I want to keep all my existing blog entries, photos, etc. from my WP blog database.
I am just not quite sure how to do this?
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks again and sorry for the confusion ; )
It appears what you want is a new look for an existing site... If that is the case,do the following:
1. find a theme that has the LAYOUT and features you require. [Don't worry about colorschemes]
2. Check the theme is used by a large group of users and is updated regularly
Once you have found such a theme...
3. Make a backup of your [old] site [using ftp]
4. make a backup of your database
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5. upload the new theme [first unzip if needed] into
6. open the dashboard > appearance > themes
Check if the new theme is visible
7. activate the new theme
Check if the new theme meets your needs. Don't worry you can easily change colors and such.
8. create a child theme
8a. install plugin 'one click childtheme' and activate
8b. Dashboard>appearance>childtheme
Fill out the fields to create a child theme based on the newly installed theme. This protects your alterations, should the maker of your theme updat the original theme.
9. Make the changes to your site in the style.css etc. of your child theme directory
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I'm back from our awesome vacation to Maui (as awesome as being stranded on an island with your whole family can be) where my DH and I told my family the news.
My siblings (I am the youngest of 7 kids) & their spouses thought it was "so cool!" and "awesome", and what does my dad say, but "you're going to have to say a lot of prayers at your age". Nice. I tried not to let it spoil the happy mood, but his remark managed to pop my balloon a bit. All I could say was, "I'm not worried".
The vacation was great even though I had to take a nap every day, got car sick on the road to Hana and could only drink shirley temples while my family are enjoying mai tai's :)
So I am back at my desk wearing my all day sickness wrist bands and nodding off on my keyboard.
Oh, I've also got a new symptom - the thought of having sex with my husband repulses me. I hope that goes away .....


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Attention, con warriors: shots fired! The battle between Gareb Shamus's Big Apple Comic Con and Reed Exhibitions' New York Comic Con, kicked off today by Big Apple's announcement that its 2010 show would run on the same weekend as NYCC, has claimed its first casualties: NYCC director Lance Fensterman is reporting on the show's official blog that three NYCC staffers have been ejected from Big Apple.
The group was reportedly escorted out by security, though their tickets were refunded by Wizard's Vice President of Business Affairs Peter Katz. (As we reported earlier, Wizard has some experience with kicking rival con staffers out of its shows.) "World War Con" rages on …
You know, sometimes I think Wizard can't possibly stoop any lower, and then they confirm for me that they can.
It's like they want to be hated.
It's like they're trying to sabotage their own events.
Shameless seems to have the attitude that he is invincible. That he is above everybody else. That he is superior to most other people.
sorry wizard but I know that the the NYCC will also have the NYAF with it so you still lose me
When I was eleven, there were two comic stores in Nanuet NY, The Wizard of Cards and comics (opened by the Shamus family waaaaaaaaay before there were even thoughts of a magazine) and the Paperback Exchange ran by a man named Jack, who sort of reminded me of an even nicer Santa Claus.
In the Paperback Exchange, Jack would remember my birthday, and give me a free book or two. He also offered a ten percent discount.
On my first trip to the Wizard Store I picked up a comic and was told to put it down and asked where my mommy was. I was told I couldn't be in there without a parent. They kicked me out.
I know just how you feel Larry, Mark and Tonya. I'll be at NYCC next year!
There are enough places being underserved by conventions that there is no need to have 2 conventions in the same city at the same time. If this was the first time Wizard/Shamus tried this stunt, then I was give this the benefit of the doubt. However, this is a continual pattern.
I hope the industry chooses to stop rewarding these clowns for being not only self-destructive but also being destructive to the industry and wantonly belligerent.
People need to chill out…
Just got back from Big Apples con. It was HORRIBLE. Not crowded…but they seem to be limitiing the amount of people they let in.
No DC… No Marvel. I went to the information desk three times.. all three times no one was there.
No Coat check ( minor detail but its no fun lugging around a big winter coat on a convention floor)
Oh.. and just to get your ticket.. you had to go up to the second floor.. and THEN.. you had to wait in a large group to use the elevator to get back down.. you couldn't just use the stairs. They wouldn't allow it. THEN you had to go back outside to the actual hall. I really hated it. ( and I heard the booths complaining about how it shoudl have been more crowded )
While I'm not a big fan of Wizard, it's only common sense not to let your competitors advertise and/or promote at your place of business, moreover not to let them spy on you and how you do business.
I wonder how the Big Apple people spotted the NYCC people? Were they wearing NYCC t-shirts or jackets?? Does Big Apple keep photo reference of NYCC staffers like they were frequent shoplifters or check-kiters? Or is this industry so small that they know one another?
As for Big Apple competing with NYCC directly in 2010, it initially sounds like a colossal mistake. I wish there was a comic book convention in NYC in a month with decent weather like May, or maybe late April. I could live with September.
Chris, traditionally, representatives of rival cons attend one another's shows all the time. At last year's NYCC, for example, I bumped into several of my former Wizard colleagues, there recruiting for Wizard shows.
Not only dose Reed allow staff from other cons to attend, they often offer them 'associates' tables to promote their own shows. It's very common for shows to support each other in this way.
All Wizard dose by scheduling their con the same weekend is divide the audience, guests and resources for the shows and in the end it isn't Reed but fans that will suffer. I hope next year NYCC puts Big Apple out of is misery by crushing them completely.


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School may have been out for summer, but instead of getting some extra sleep, playing video games or hanging out with friends, some high school students chose to spend time on the University of Louisville.
By Lauren Williams
School may have been out for summer, but instead of getting some extra sleep, playing video games or hanging out with friends, some high school students chose to spend time on the University of Louisville campus, gaining exposure to various career fields and giving themselves a leg up on the choices they'll make in college and beyond.
UofL hosts several summer programs for high school students, some aimed at local students and others which provide housing, allowing for students to travel from other parts of Kentucky and from other states to participate.
Project BUILD
Students in the program Project BUILD, a partnership between UofL and the Lincoln Foundation, which serves as a conduit between disadvantaged youth and educational programs, spent one morning participating in an entrepreneurship workshop led by College of Business professor Sharon Kerrick.
Kerrick told the students, "you're special, you're here working, while other people aren't."
Project BUILD (Business United in Leadership Development) is a four-week program designed for high school juniors and seniors. Students in the program are introduced to college-level business courses and the culture of business. Course study includes accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing. This year, 18 students attended and the program, which in its 25th year. Family income is not a consideration for admission to the program.
"This program provides a great opportunity for kids looking to go to college, because it gives them a real-world sense of what it takes to get to college," said Karen Edwards-Hunter, a project coordinator with the Lincoln Foundation and the proctor for the Project BUILD program. "For those who are interested in business, it gives them a good foundation."
Rising high school junior Cameron Durham, who attends Pleasure Ridge Park High School, says his geometry teacher at school let him know about the program and he's glad he's doing it.
"I've learned a lot about finances and managing money, and it's been really educational," he said. "I have particularly enjoyed the computer information systems classes."
Much of the program's success over the years is owed to the many corporate sponsors, such as UPS and PNC Bank, which have lent their support to the program, says Jay Brandi, a professor of finance in the UofL College of Business and director of Project BUILD. It has also received many accolades from local educators for the opportunities it provides to students.
"The longevity of this program proves its worth," he said. "It has been evaluated by the Jefferson County Board of Education and came out with flying colors. The program provides an incentive for students to pursue their dreams in part because we provide numerous role models who grew up in homes just like theirs and are now successful members of their communities. Part of the strength of the program is just that—to help the students be successful and to show them how to give back as their mentors did."
Students participating in the INSPIRE (Increasing Student Preparedness and Interest in the Requisites for Engineering) program, run by the Speed School of Engineering, got the chance to see bioengineering in action as part of a morning's worth of demonstrations led by bioengineering faculty and students.
Bioengineering master's degree candidate Dhru Patel demonstrated his model of the human arm, and a device he designed on which he can measure the forces exerted by biceps and triceps when they are in motion.
"We can look at a simple motion or we can simulate lifting weights, and calculate the forces," he told the students.
The device is used as a teaching tool for students of engineering.
Other students demonstrated devices designed to help failing hearts function properly and INSPIRE students asked questions such as whether the body would reject such a device.
The three-week-long INSPIRE program attracted Male High School rising junior Tre Brown, who said that engineering is a field he's considering pursuing.
"I thought it might be something I'd be interested in when I get out of high school, and this would be a good way to see what it's all about," he said.
Speed School professor Andrea Gobin was instrumental in designing the bioengineering demonstrations, and said she feels the INSPIRE program and the exposure it gives to young students can be eye-opening.
"I believe students should truly consider engineering as a career," she said. "It is one that allows us to design, build, and tear apart. Bioengineering is even more exciting, because as a bioengineer, your work can influence many others around the world. Your name may not be on it, but you have improved or saved someone's life."
This summer, 22 students from 15 different schools around the metro area participated in INSPIRE. In addition to the bioengineering demonstrations, activities included a tour of Speed's rapid proto-typing lab and "clean room," presentations on cultural diversity and Ekstrom library's robotic book retrieval system, and a college preparation workshop. The students were also introduced to the science of concrete mixing as part of an introduction to civil engineering, and were given a taste, as well, of the fields of chemical, industrial, electrical, computer science and mechanical engineering.
Summer Research Internship Program
At the James Graham Brown Cancer Center on UofL's Health Sciences Center campus, 18 high school students had the opportunity to participate in lab research for eight weeks as part of the highly competitive James Graham Brown Cancer Center Summer Research Internship Program.
In its eighth year, the program receives about ten applications for every spot, but rising high school senior Catherine Shelburne didn't let two failed application attempts deter her from trying again this year.
"I really like science and was in a junior level chemistry class as a freshman, which encouraged me to apply for this program and the third time was the charm," she said. Shelburne, who attends Highlands Latin School, is working in the lab of researcher John Trent growing proteins that will be crystallized and extracted from E. Coli plasmids for targeted drug discovery.
"I had no idea what to expect and I've learned a lot," she said. "I really enjoy the lab work."
In addition to committing twenty hours a week to working in the lab, most of which are located in the Clinical and Translational Research Building, the students attend a weekly seminar series where they hear from UofL faculty members in various disciplines, talking about their work. An early seminar featured researcher Michael Perlin, a professor of biology who talked about his work with a fungus known as corn smut, which is also a culinary delicacy in Mexico. To complement the lecture, students enjoyed empanadas from a local Mexican restaurant made with the "smut," which is also known by the less offensive name, "huitlacoche."
Other seminar topics included pulmonary research and the cancer-fighting qualities of certain foods.
Director Diane Konzen said the program was started with the hope of reversing the trend of fewer and fewer students showing an interest in careers in science and research.
"Eight years later, it's fun for me to watch 15 to 20 bright, but shy high school students start the program in mid-June, and spend eight weeks finding out what it's like to work in a real research lab, completing their own project under the guidance of Cancer Center faculty," she said. "Then, in August, it is amazing to watch them return to school as confident budding scientists."
For students who come from a medically underserved area of Kentucky and are interested in medical and dental careers, the residential PEPP—Professional Education Preparation Program—offers an opportunity to shadow physicians and dentists, and learn more about what a health career entails. Michael Deaton, who recently graduated from Shelby Valley High School, said the program has been "life-changing" for him.
Deaton, who had hernia surgery as a young boy, is interested in pursuing a career as a surgeon. He had the opportunity to shadow UofL Department of Surgery Chair Dr. Kelly McMasters in clinic, and see what McMasters does on a daily basis.
"It's really made me grateful," he said of his time in the Brown Cancer Center. "To see the resources here compared to what we have in my area, and how much we lack where I come from."
PEPP is a four-week-long program that features activities such as a cultural awareness seminar, tours of the Health Sciences Center campus, seminars on topics such as medicine overseas and the organ donation process, shadowing of doctors and other health care providers and hands-on activities in the dental and medical schools. The students also receive academic enrichment in freshmen level math, biology, and chemistry to ensure that they are prepared for the challenging pre-med curriculum of college. PEPP is open to graduating high school seniors from Kentucky interested in medicine and dentistry. It is a government-funded program in partnership with the universities that host it.
Gear Up
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded program that encourages young students to stay in school, study hard, and take the right courses to go to college. It is run through the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, through partnerships with the schools and with universities like UofL. It offers some of the same opportunities as the PEPP program but to younger students—those entering their junior or senior year in high school.
PJ Clemons, 17, of Russellville, decided he wanted to become a doctor when his mother died three years ago from an assortment of medical problems.
"I want to give the world better health care than she got," Clemons said.
Clemons and classmates took advantage of opportunities such as the chance to try their hands at suturing in a School of Dentistry lab. They also had the chance to assist in childbirth at the School of Medicine's Simulation Lab.
The five-day-long, residential Accounting Careers Awareness Program offers students exposure to the field of accounting, what it takes to get a good job and what day-to-day life is like as an accountant. During the week, in addition to field trips, workshops and seminars, the students work to prepare business plans which are presented to parents at guests at an end-of-program banquet.
Darryl Whitfield attended ACAP as a student last summer, and returned this summer as a chaperone.
"It gives a real insight into the accounting industry," he said, "and to business as a whole. The people doing these jobs, what they do every day. We heard from the CEO of Texas Roadhouse and we visited Papa John's corporate offices. It's great exposure."
Programs like these can give students a leg up on their college studies, said Amanda Hourigan, a senior associate at the accounting firm KPMG, who was on campus to participate in a roundtable discussion with the ACAP students.
"It gets them thinking a little bit earlier about what they want to do and what they need to do to get there," she said.


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A widely circulated statement by some unknown person says, "If a person goes through life and gains one true friend, he or she is rich." I am very, very rich. Having recently lost three good friends, the following words could be about either one or all of them; but, I have been blessed to have many friends, so all are included in this tribute to "friends."
Webster defines a friend as "a person whom one knows well and is fond of; an intimate associate; a supporter." While I respect Mr. Webster's opinions, a friend is much more. A friend is one who knows both your virtues and your faults, and is still your friend. A true friend is one who does not insist on being your only friend.
A friend is one always there for you but does not monopolize your time. A true friend will praise you for the good things and lovingly, humbly remind you when you are wrong. He or she will respect you, value your opinions, and at times disagree with you, but always be agreeable. He will rejoice with you in times of success and good fortune and will support you in times of misfortune and failure. Forgiveness is yours when you are wrong, and a friend is long suffering with the aggravating things you do. A friend will always be ready to help in your time of need.
A friend is one with whom you can laugh often, share your soul's burdens, relax with when you're stressed out, and one whom you can trust completely. A true friend is far more valuable than money in the bank. I am rich!
How does one gain real friends? The Bible gives us this word. "A man who has friends must himself be friendly," (Proverbs 18:24a NKJ). Friendliness has a magnetic power to attract friends. To have friends, we must respect others, allow them to think for themselves, in their times of need, help them, and motivate and encourage them. Whatever their lot in life, "be there" for them. The last part of the scripture just quoted is great news for everyone. Referring to Jesus, Solomon said, "There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother," (Proverbs 18:24b). John quotes Jesus as saying, "Greater love has no man than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you," (John 15:13-14). At Calvary, this is exactly what Jesus did. We do not deserve this sacrifice, but while we were yet sinners, Christ died for the ungodly…as enemies to God, we are (or can be) reconciled by the death of his son, and having been reconciled, we shall be saved by his life, (Romans 5:8-10). Praise the Lord, believers in Jesus can joyfully sing, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus!" Please, make him your friend today! Need help? Call.
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Half an hour is not bad at all! :)
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Half an hour is not bad at all! :)
Thanks, not a major peice of design work but it is what she wanted! I even had to modify the code to make all links in articles go to target =blank! She doesn't want to mess with scripts etc and so leaves it to me but is fussy about what she wants, even if I try to persuade her otherwise!
There is no greater design and build challenge, and no more demanding clients to be found than one's own wife. :). As many posters will attest:). You two have done a beautiful job. Welcome to Word Press.
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