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Vine weevils have become a real problem in our warmer autumns and winters, especially in potted plants.
You have the double whammy of adults eating notches out of leaves, followed by the real danger - the grubs in the soil, which sever roots.
Adults like to lay their eggs in non-gritty potting compost. By the time you see grub damage (a plant falling over and wilting), it's probably too late.
The creamy, fat, C-shaped legless grubs have light brown heads and are up to 10mm (about 3/8in) long. During autumn and winter, they feed on plant roots.
This time last year, one of my new Heuchera Silver Blush simply came away in my hand as I was weeding round it - roots severed, with a couple of grubs underneath.
Plants grown in open ground are less susceptible, although the grubs can kill strawberries, Primula, Polyanthus, Sedum, Heuchera and young yew plants.
The adult beetles feed on the foliage of many herbaceous plants and shrubs, especially Rhododendron, evergreen Euonymus, Hydrangea, Epimedium, Bergenia, Primula and strawberry.
They are about 9mm (about 5/16in) long, dull black beetles with a pear-shaped body when viewed from above.
All adults are female and each can lay many hundreds of eggs from April to September.
The eggs are brown and less than 1mm (about 1/16in) in diameter, making them very difficult to see.
Larger yellowishbrown spherical objects seen in potting composts are likely to be controlled-release fertiliser pellets - similar whitish objects are usually slug/snail eggs.
1. Inspect plants and walls by torchlight and pick off adult weevils. Shake shrubs over an upturned umbrella to collect more. In greenhouses, look under pots or on the underside of staging, where the beetles hide during the day.
2. Trap adults with sticky barriers placed around pots or on greenhouse staging.
3. Encourage natural enemies - birds, frogs, toads, shrews, hedgehogs and predatory ground beetles.
4. Stand potted plants on upturned pots sat in saucers of water - the adults can't swim.
5. Surround pots with Barrier Glue from Agralan - the adults cannot walk across it. Move plants away from walls, as the adults can jump down on to them; they cannot fly.
6. Add a 2cm (0.75in) deep layer of sharp grit or gritty gravel on top of the compost or around the base of the plant to prevent the adults from laying eggs.
7. Adult vine weevils hide in debris around the bases of plants, so keep the area free from dead and fallen leaves.
8. Place landscape fabric at the base of plants to prevent newly-hatched larvae from entering the soil.
9. A biological control of the larvae is available as a microscopic pathogenic nematode (Steinernema kraussei). Apply in August or early September when the soil temperature is warm enough for the nematode to be effective (520oC/4168oF).
10. Another nematode, Heterorhabditis megidis, is also available, but is more temperature-dependent (1220oC/ 5468oF). Both nematodes can also be applied to garden soil, but give poor
results in dry or heavy soils. They work best in open potting composts, such as peat or coir. Nematodes can be used safely on all edible and ornamental plants.
* For more gardening tips, news and giveaways, visit my website, www.mandycanudigit.co.uk


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SPC Control Chart Tools for Android Studio
Version 2.4
Add variable control charts (X-Bar R, X-Bar Sigma, Individual Range, Median Range, Levey-Jennings, EWMA, MA, MAMR, MAMS and CuSum charts), attribute control charts (p-, np-, c-, u-, and DPMO charts), frequency histograms, and Pareto charts to Android/Java based applications and applets using the SPC Control Chart Tools for Android.
X-Bar R Chart with integrated table support, frequency histograms, scroll bar and customize plot objects
The QCSPCChart SPC Control Chart Tools for Android software is an object oriented, Android based toolkit aimed at developers who want to add static and dynamic quality control charts to their Android applications. Typical users are SPC engineers and other quality control professionals creating .Android- based applications that will be used to monitor critical quality factors in manufacturing, process, and service industries. The feature rich toolkit includes templates for the most common SPC control chart types: variable control charts (X-Bar R, X-Bar Sigma, Individual Range, Median Range, Levey-Jennings, EWMA, MA, MAMR, MAMS and CuSum charts), attribute control charts (p-, np-, c-, u-, and DPMO-charts), frequency histograms, probability charts and Pareto diagrams. The software will automatically calculate SPC control limits using historical data for the supported variable control chart and attribute control chart types. Alarms can be generated for standard +3 sigma control limits, or standard SPC rule sets (WECO, Nelson, Juran, Hughes, Gitlow, AAIG, Westgard and Duncan). Alarms can be color highlighted in the SPC charts and table. It will also calculate process capability ratios (Cp, Cpl, Cpu, Cpk and Cpm) and process performance indices (Pp, Ppl, Ppu and Ppk). Users are able to interact with charts: adding annotations, defining custom tool-tips and editing notes. There is no comparable product for Android available at any price.
QCSPCChart for Android Studio (2.4)
The standard Android programming IDE for it first seven or eight years was Eclipse. In our first version of QCSPCChart for Android, we supplied all of the libraries in Eclipse compatible jar formats, and used the Eclipse project structure for making the libraries, and the example programs. The Eclipse version of the software is still available using the model number AND-SPC2-DEVR. In 2014, Google has changed course, and now considers Android Studio the official IDE for writing and deploying Android applications. They have since discontinued support for Eclipse. Therefore we now offer this version of the software, where the libraries are made using Android Studio and all of the example projects are in Android Studio format, and use a newer UI system based on Android fragments. The library distribution format has been changed from jar-based, to the Android aar file format. Similar to the jar and zip format, aar is basically a zip file with a designated list of items describing Android specific contents. The aar library file format is easier to integrate into Android Studio based applications than the older jar format. This version has added the Levey-Jennings with Westgard rules chart for laboratory QC users.
User Manual – View the QCSPCChart user manual using Adobe Acrobat.
Download Trial Version (67MB) – Unzip the downloaded Trial_QCSPCChartAndroidStudioR2x4.zip file, preferably to drive c:, preserving the directory structure. This results in the software being installed in the \Quinn-Curtis directory. As a bare minimum read Chapters 1, 2, and 10 of the manual, \Quinn-Curtis\AndroidStudio\docs\QCSPCChartAndroidStudioManual.pdf. Chapter 10 will have usage information with respect to Android Studio..
*Requires that your target system has the current version of the Android Studio installed, and you already have either a physical device, or a emulator configured to run Android apps.
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Have any questions ? Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Feature Summary
- Android Studio IDE – All examples are supplied in Android Studio configuration.
- Based on the android.graphics API – Compatible with Android components and applications.
- Recent New Features – support for Nelson, Juran, Hughes, Gitlow, AAIG, Westgard and Duncan rule sets in addition to the WECO rules. Exisiting rules can be customized, or new rules created using templates. Added MAMR (Moving Average / Moving Range) and MAMS (Moving Average / Moving Sigma), DPMO (Defects per million) charts. As an aid to internationalizations, all of the default (US English language) strings have been moved into a single static class, where they can be initialized at runtime with country specific values. The Android Studio version has added the Levey-Jennings with Westgard rules chart for laboratory QC users.
- Variable Control Chart Templates – X-Bar R – (Mean and Range), X-Bar Sigma, (Mean and Sigma), Median and Range, X-R (Individual Range Chart), Levey Jennings, EWMA (exponentially weighted moving average), MA (moving average), MAMR (moving average / moving range), MAMS (moving average / moving sigma) and CuSum. A special version of the X-Bar Sigma chart supports variable sample sub-group sizes.
X-Bar R Chart (Mean-Range Chart)
|X-Bar Sigma Chart (Mean-Sigma Chart)
|I-R Chart (Individual Range)
|Median-Range Chart
|Batch Control X-Bar R Chart with time stamp labeling of x-axis
|X-Bar Sigma Chart with Variable Subgroup Sample Size
|EWMA (Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Chart)
|MA Chart (Moving Average Chart)
|CuSum Chart (Tabular Cumulative Sum Chart)
|Batch X-Bar R Chart with user-defined strings labeling the tick marks of the x-axis
|Levey-Jennings Chart using Westgard rules
|X-Bar R Chart with no table
- Attribute Control Chart Templates – p-Chart (Fraction or Percent of Defective Parts, Fraction or Percent Non-Conforming), np-Chart (Number of Defective Parts, Number of Non-Conforming), c-Chart (Number of Defects, Number of Non-Conformities ), u-Chart (Number of Defects per Unit, Number of Non-Conformities Per Unit ), and DPMO-Chart (Number of Defects per Million). The p-Chart and u-Chart templates come in versions which support variable subgroup sample sizes.
|p-Chart (Percent Defective Parts, or Percent Defective Non-Conforming)
|np-Chart (Number Defective Parts, or Number Non-Conforming)
|c-Chart (Number Defects, or Number Non-Conformities)
|u-Chart (Number of Defects Per Unit, or Number of Non-Conformities per Unit)
|p-Chart with Variable Subgroup Sample Size
|u-Chart with Variable Subgroup Sample Size
- Other SPC Chart Templates – Frequency Histograms, Normal Probability Plots with probability scales and axes, and Pareto Diagrams.
|Frequency Histogram with Specification Limits and Normal Curve-Fit
|Pareto Diagram
|Normal Probability Plot
- Integrated Table Support – Sampled values, calculated data values and alarm status values can be part of the SPC Control chart. Every sample subgroup has a pop-up notes text edit box where an operator can add observations.
X-Bar R Chart with integrated table display of sampled data, calculated data values, and alarms.
- Integrated Frequency Histograms – The variable control charts and attribute control charts can display a frequency histogram, with an optional normal curve-fit, of the process variable side by side with the main SPC chart.
X-Bar Sigma Chart with frequency histograms and table support for calculated values
- Customize Chart Objects – All of the plot objects created in the SPC chart templates are accessible to the programmer, allowing tremendous flexibility in the look of the SPC charts.
Customized backgrounds and plot objects
- SPC Control Limit Calculations – SPC Control limits can be set explicitly, as the result of your own calculations, or the limits can be automatically calculated at 1-, 2- and 3- sigma levels using our own internal routines
- Multiple SPC Control Limits – Control limits can be placed at 1-sigma, 2-sigma and 3 sigma levels for high and low SPC control limits.
SPC control limits at the 1-, 2- and 3-sigma levels
Color zones for control limits
- Process Capability Ratios and Process Performance Indices – Automatic calculation and display of process capability ratios (Cp, Cpl, Cpu, Cpk and Cpm) and process performance indices (Pp, Ppl, Ppu and Ppk)
An X-Bar R chart with Cpk, Cpm and Ppk data displayed in the data table.
- Variable SPC Control Limits – Control limits can either be fixed, and can vary with time. Variable control limits can be specified manually, or calculated automatically as the result of control charts which use a subgroup variable sample size.
- Western Electric (WECO), Nelson, Juran, Hughes, Gitlow, AAIG, Westgard and Duncan Rules – The software will automatically calculate and process the alarm limits for the Western Electric Runtime Rules (WE 1, 2, 3 and 4), and Supplemental (Trending) rules (WE 5, 6, 7, and 8). It will also process Nelson, Juran, Hughes, Gitlow, AAIG, Westgard and Duncan rule sets. Rule parameters (N of M exceed +-2 sigma for example) for any of the standard rule sets can be customized. Mix and match rules from different rule sets to create you own custom rule set. You can also define custom rules using our standardized rule templates. Details about the rules sets can be found here.
An X-Bar R chart with that use Western Electric Runtime Rules
Levey-Jennings Chart using Westgard Rules.
- Data Tooltips – Integrated data tooltips display chart data values in a popup window.
Median-Range Chart, with tool tip display
- Integrated Scrolling – A scroll bar option permits the user to window in on 8-20 sample subgroups at a time, from a much larger collection of measurement data, representing hundreds or even thousands of subgroups, and move through the data, similar to paging through a spreadsheet. The scroll bar controls both the table and chart scrolling.
X-Bar R Chart with integrated scroll bar.
- Dynamic Updates of SPC Charts – SPC Charts can be updated and control limits re-calculated in real-time.
Dynamically updated X-Bar R chart with variable control limits
- Auto-Scaling – The y-axes of the SPC charts can be auto-scaled to display all data and control limits, or the minimum and maximum value of the y-axis can be explicitly set.
- Control Limit Alarm Events – Alarm events can be triggered whenever a process variable exceeds an SPC control limit.
- New Alarm Features – There is a new status line in the table section that gives a direct indication of whether or not the corresponding process variable is in, or out of, alarm. The status line has a tooltip, so if you click on an alarm, a pop-up box will show you details. Optionally, the entire column associated with a sample interval can be color highlighted to indicate an alarm condition. Alarm details can be automatically logged to the notes log. The symbol used to plot a process variable point in the primary and secondary charts can be made to change color in the event of an alarm.
- Data logging – SPC data values can be logged to disk in the CSV (comma separated value) format, for import into spreadsheets and other programs.
- Image Rendering – The SPC Charts, including the integrated tables, can be output as a JPG file.
- Documentation and Demo/Example Programs – The software includes a comprehensive 300 page user manual with many programming examples, and example programs for every chart type.
SPC Control Chart Tools for Android Developer Licensing
- Our license agreement can be found here.
- The SPC Control Chart Tools for Android Studio Developer License is available in a Developers Version (model # AND-SPC2-DEVR) that does not time out. Free updates for two years. The Developers Version of the SPC Control Chart Tools includes the QCChart2D software and there is no need to purchase QCChart2D separately.
- The SPC Control Chart Tools for Android Studio Developer License is licensed to a single individual. It cannot be used by multiple people at the same company, unless a separate license is purchased for each person. Site licenses are also available. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com with details of how many seats you wish to purchase and we will respond with a quote.
- The SPC Control Chart Tools software does not use a redistributable license. The basic developer license permits you to include QCSPCChart as part of your application and distribute an unlimited number of copies of your application, royalty free. We do not allow developers to use this software to create a graphics toolkit (a library or any type of graphics component that will be used in combination with a program development environment) for resale to other developers.
Custom Programming Services
- SPC Control Chart Tools for Android Studio is an extremely powerful and flexible software package. It contains over 1000 methods and properties in more than 120 classes. The user manual and help file documentation are more than 1500 pages. This can be overwhelming to the average programmer who wants to start programming today and have the prototype of an application working in a week.
- The variety of user interfaces for charting applications is as diverse as the industries using the software. The end-user of an application at a drug company expects to interact with the chart in a manner different than that of an end-user in the automotive industry.
- We know that your application may be similar to, but still uniquely different from any of our example programs. To that end we offer our programming services to write for you a custom example program that demonstrates how to code the chart format and user interface you want. That jump start to your project can save you many weeks of work and make you look like a chart programming genius. All you have to be able to do is describe in detail what you want the example to do.
- For more information or a quote, please contact our sales department at email@example.com.
- Doesn't have the features you need ? Let us know what those are so we can add them in a subsequent release. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
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El Greco Hotel Santorini Review
The El Greco hotel, a majestic hotel in Santorini, Greece, is part of a traveler's dream vacation. A family friendly atmosphere alongside a romantic setting for couples, this hotel facilitates any type of vacation. A variety of rooms including studios and suites, the El Greco hotel Santorini will ensure any of your traveling needs are met. Comfortable beds, balconies, and an array of mini bars to full kitchenettes outfit the rooms in this upscale hotel. Whether you would like to relax in the Jacuzzi or run in the fitness center, the El Greco hotel has a multitude of equipment to prepare you for a vacation of a lifetime.
Inside the hotel, you can enjoy 3 restaurants, a café, 3 different and unique pools, a television lounge and a garden. If you need a night away, the El Greco hotel Santorini can supply babysitting and child care services.
Along with the perfect setting to enjoy your dream vacation, the El Greco hotel Santorini offers traditional Santorini weddings. Wedding packages plus wedding coordination are available. In addition to a perfect wedding, the hotel is an ideal spot to hold your honeymoon.
Located in Fira, the capital of Santorini, the El Greco hotel Santorini offers transportation to and from the airport and the ports of Greece. If you prefer driving the roads of beautiful Fira, inquire at the airport about Santorini car rental.
After a wonderful night's rest at the hotel, enjoy a day exploring and visit different parts of the Santorini volcano. The island of Santorini is a volcanic island, which means that the entire island is remains of a volcanic explosion. You can still see the results of the explosion that occurred more than 3,000 years ago in under-sea and above ground ranges.
If you are looking for a day trip while visiting Santorini, historic Athens is only a short flight away. Traveling from Athens to Santorini is possible by flights and or ferryboat. The El Greco hotel Santorini can help you book either of these excursions.
With attention to detail and a fabulous staff, this hotel has become a staple to a memorable Greece vacation.


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About Sorrento Beach Manor
Located in Sorrento, Western Australia and only a 5-minute walk from a safe swimming beach, Sorrento Beach Manor offers incredible luxury within a private setting. Each of our luxurious modern suites come with premium fit outs and the location also offers incredible convenience with amenities like restaurants, bars, shopping and even a petrol station just 500 meters away. All of our suites offer self check in/check out facilities for your convenience.
Make sure you check out the Sorrento Beach Manor facebook page (link at the bottom of the page) and youtube channel to see all the up to date news and videos of the facilities and local attractions !
Modern Suites
Sorrento Beach Manor Guesthouse offers beautiful and luxurious self-contained suites which overlook beautiful scenery and come with modern amenities.
Great Amenities
When you choose to stay at Sorrento Beach Manor you can expect quality amenities such as a comfortable queen size bed, Smart TV, Air Con, Wi-Fi, kitchen with fridge, bathroom with luxurious shower, as well as a washer/dryer for your convenient use.
Local Dining
We have an extensive range of local and global cuisine in any of the many nearby restaurants or if you like, simply book a room with kitchen facilties and prepare your own meals.
Incredible Value
You get amazing value with modern conviences and luxury fitouts at bargain level prices. You simply won't find better value elsewhere.
HaydenEagle Bay, Australia
Great place to stay, clean and tidy with good facilities. Short stroll to Hillarys cafes, restaurants, shops and beach. Easy communication with the host, no issues! Perfect stop over in a great location on the coast.
The place was exactly as described. It is close to the beach, restaurants, and cafes! Beautiful house. The host was also helpful, understanding and welcoming. This place will be worth staying absolutely.
Steve & AidaUSA
We enjoyed our stay very much!! This was a perfect place to end our vacation in Australia before returning to our temp home overseas for work. The host was great at communication and all our needs were taken care of. Private entrance, beautifully decorated, great kitchenette, big bathroom and wonderful cozy fireplace. Walkable to the beach and cafes if willing to walk a few blocks. We hope to be back real soon. We loved the Perth area especially Sorrento.
High Standards
At Sorrento Beach Manor Guest House, not only do you get access to the best amenities but you get incredible value for money with our high standards of service. We also offer a concierge service by appointment.
Professional And Friendly Staff
Being a local run, family business, we go above and beyond to make sure your stay with us is as enjoyable as possible.
Local Attractions.
Sorrento has some fantastic local attractions and wonderful natural scenery to enjoy such as the near by white sandy beaches. It also has other fun places to visit and things to do including an amusement park, whale watching tours and a ferry ride to Rottnest Island.


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by Sarah-Jane Bird
How will I ever get out of this labyrinth?
John Green's books have a fandom so intense I was almost reluctant to read his award winning debut novel Looking for Alaska. Social media idolises Green and his characters, and he is the second most followed author on Goodreads, second only to Cassandra Clare. I'm quite a tough sell on YA fiction, but I knew I wouldn't stop wondering about this book until I sat down and read it. So I did.
Miles Halter joins Culver Creek boarding school, hoping to seek 'A Great Perhaps'. A self confessed bookish nerd with an obsession with famous 'last words', Miles is and dare I say it – your typical so uncool he is kind of cool teenage boy. His roommate Chip introduces Miles to Alaska. Enigmatic, intense Alaska Young.
On the surface, Looking for Alaska is a story of the nerd who meets his 'Manic Pixie Dreamgirl' and falls desperately in love. Green has taken an overused trope and twisted it just enough that we get real depth with his characters. Alaska is deeply troubled, and even though she admits how unhappy she is Miles only sees the side of her that he wants to see. Miles idolises quirky and vibrant Alaska, and struggles to accept her as a whole, troubled person.
Looking for Alaska is a funny, touching and very realistic portrayal of a group of teenage outsiders. Beneath the adolescent veneer of alcohol, cigarettes and sex is a story about growing up, in one of the harshest ways possible. I loved reading this book, Green writes beautifully.


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If a defective or dangerous product or someone else's negligence caused you spinal cord injuries, you may be entitled to compensation from the party responsible. Watch the slideshow to know more.
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When a spinal injury results from a car accident, a fall, or some other cause, the impact can be devastating on the victim and the family members. The lifetime medical costs associated with a spinal injury can be enormous. If you have suffered a spinal cord injury, you may file a lawsuit and get compensation for your injuries and losses.
A spinal cord injury lawsuit may be filed utilizing the following two claims:
Spinal cord injury caused by negligence:A majority of spinal cord injury lawsuits are based on the theory of negligence. If your spinal cord injury was caused by negligence, you will need to prove that:
A spinal cord injury lawsuit may be filed utilizing the following two claims:
Spinal cord injury caused by a defective product:If a defective or dangerous product caused your injuries, you may be entitled to compensation from the company that designed, manufactured and sold the defective product.
Contributory and comparative negligence:It is common for a defendant to argue that the injured person's own carelessness contributed to the accident. This is based on a legal theory known as "contributory negligence" and "comparative negligence."
Contributory negligence implies that the victim's carelessness contributed to the injury.
In a comparative negligence defense, the victim and the defendant's carelessness are evaluated.
Assumption of the risk:If the injury occurred as a result of participating in a dangerous activity, the defendant will raise the "assumption of the risk" defense. In an "assumption of the risk" defense, the defendant argues that the victim chose to take part in an activity that was likely to cause injuries, so he or she should not be entitled to compensation.
A monetary award is granted to compensate for the losses caused by the accident and injury. The monetary award is designed to restore the injured person to his or her pre-accident condition. The victim may also recover damages for medical expenses and "pain and suffering." It can also include compensation for ongoing health care and rehabilitation, the cost of assistive devices and modifications to the victim's home.
If you have suffered a spinal cord injury, contact spinal cord injury lawyers at Dervishi Law Group, P.C. We can assist you in claiming compensation for your injuries. To discuss your case with an attorney, please call our firm at (917) 300-0797 or(718) 619-4525 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com


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By Howard Abrams, PBS Tax & Bookkeeping
We receive many calls asking about employee classification – i.e., treating employees as independent contractors. Why? Because it's less costly and less paperwork, plus the employer portion of the payroll taxes can be avoided. Also, the employer can avoid workers compensation insurance and other fringe benefits.
Q. I am paying my employee as an independent contractor, but I know he is not. What happens if the IRS finds out?
A. There will be back taxes and large penalties and interest. In other words, the hit to you will be huge. However, the IRS has introduced an amnesty program to prevent that and to get you on the proper track.
Q. What is the program about?
A. It is a new amnesty program called the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP). It benefits companies such as an owner-operator's small trucking business that has erroneously treated its workers as independent contractors and now want to correctly treat these workers as employees.
Q. What does it do?
A. It allows employers to reclassify their independent contractor worker(s), who are not independent, to employees going forward with minimal penalties and interest (just 10 percent of what the payroll taxes would have been for the past year).
Q. How do I qualify for this program?
A. You must have filed 1099s for the previous three years in addition to agreeing to the reclassification. File Form 8952 and then receive a closing agreement from the IRS before you make any changes.
Q. My equipment is older. It doesn't get very good fuel mileage, and my repairs are more each year. Would I be better off with new equipment?
A. Do the savings in fuel cost, repairs and downtime combined with the depreciation write-offs more than offset the payments of a new rig? In other words, will you be in a better financial situation?
You will need to do projections to compare your options. Project your cash flow, both short and long term, paying particular attention to your fuel savings and your anticipated repair and downtime savings. Factor in your income tax savings as a result of buying a new rig. The potential tax savings – combined with savings from fewer repairs, parts, downtime and fuel efficiency – should give you a pretty good idea whether you can afford an increase in payments on the new rig, and whether you should move forward or not. You may find that financially you did yourself a huge favor.
The projection is also used as a tool in other business and personal decisions. But talk to other drivers with newer trucks to see if they are having trouble with the newer engines because of regulations.
Q. I'm an owner-operator and am concerned about losing my assets if I'm in a terrible accident. My buddies tell me to incorporate or operate under a limited liability company to protect my assets. Is this the proper thing to do?
A. Yes and no. You were correct to ask a professional about what to do. Some people just go ahead and act based on what their buddies say. However, we are not attorneys and therefore cannot recommend a type of entity to operate as to liability protection. What we can recommend is to talk to an attorney, who can judge whether a particular operating entity will provide you with the liability protection you seek.
Q. My father was an owner-operator who ran with his own authority. He owned one truck. He was divorced from my mom. He passed away several months ago and we've found out that he owed the IRS a load of money from unpaid income tax. Is the family liable to pay that back?
A. No. The responsibility of any debt the father may have, including unpaid taxes and medical bills, falls to the father's estate. However, the heirs may not receive any money until the debt is paid off. Note to readers: Any issues involving estates should be resolved using an estate attorney.
Q. I did some jobs for a small outfit two years ago and they paid me cash. It was less than $1,800 total, and someone told me I did not have to report it to the IRS as earnings. Now I'm afraid that the company turned in the expense and the IRS will come back on me for not claiming it as income. If they did not turn it in, I don't really want to bring it up. Is there a way I can tell if they turned in what they paid me on their tax filing?
A. No. You will not know if they ever deducted the $1,800 unless you receive a Form 1099 or the IRS contacts you. However, this question should never arise because you should always report any income you receive. You still have time to file an amended return (three years from the filing date including extensions) and report the $1,800. LL
This article is written by PBS Tax & Bookkeeping Service, a company that has been providing income tax and bookkeeping services to the trucking industry for more than a quarter-century. If you would like further information, please contact PBS at 800-697-5153 or visit their website at pbstax.com.
Please remember everyone's financial situation is different. This article does not give and is not intended to give specific accounting and/or tax advice. Please consult with your own tax or accounting professional.


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Rent The Glam Prom Dress
It's prom season around here and I know many are still on the hunt for that perfect dress. As I remember it, prom shopping was a fun idea that turned into a stressful situation. Trying to stay on budget was not easy. As much as you want to keep extending it because "you'll totally be able to sell the dress afterwards..." Try telling that to the four prom dresses still tucked away in closets in my parent's house! For the few my sister and I were able to sell, it certainly wasn't anywhere near the original price. If Rent the Runway had been around when I was in school, I would have had a lot less to stress about: Rent, Wear, Return, Done!
For those of you looking for a super glam dress ready for the red carpet, here are some of my favorite Rent The Runway dresses (with movie star vibes) for around $100:
pamella by pamella roland | Crimson Shine Gown | $95 – $125 Rental
Badgley Mischka | Peacock Gown | $95 – $140 Rental
ML Monique Lhuillier | Castle Gown | $75 – $100 Rental
Badgley Mischka | Night at the Oscars Gown | $90 – $120 Rental
Badgley Mischka | Flourish Gown | $75 – $115 Rental
Badgley Mischka | Ombre Astor Gown | $100 – $150 Rental
Jill Jill Stuart | Sapphire Sweetheart Gown | $75 – $90 Rental
Halston Heritage | Bronze Flow Gown | $55 – $75 Rental
Badgley Mischka | Red Sweetheart Off Shoulder Gown | $95 – $110 Rental
Through Rent The Runway, you get to choose two sizes (in case one doesn't fit) and you don't have to worry about dry cleaning them afterwards. Plus, it doesn't have to go into the depths of your closet and waste away gathering dust. Keep that closet minimal, friends!
Use my referral link and get $30 off your first RTR rental.


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Jetty really is lightweight!
Today I took some time to deploy and fine tune a new MP3 jukebox with a Web interface to improve the level of aural democracy here at SitePoint HQ. As I've mentioned here before, I've written it as a Java Web application because what it needs to do on the server side is a lot more complex than anything I'd like to tackle with, say, PHP.
When the application starts up on the server, it creates a socket connection to the jukebox server (which happens to be running on the same machine). The jukebox server notifies the Web application of changes made by logged-in users. Speaking of which, each logged-in user creates an additional connection to the jukebox server, in order to issue commands on behalf of that user.
Although the interface is still fairly utilitarian, it's coming along nicely:
Getting the application up and running took all of 30 minutes, including downloading and setting up Java, Tomcat and Ant, building and configuring the jukebox server from CVS, and installing my compiled Web application. But my work didn't end there.
The computer in our server rack that is dedicated to the MP3 jukebox is quite a crusty old thing (a Celeron 533MHz with 128MB RAM), and at first didn't seem up to the task of Java MP3 playback while simultaneously processing search requests from a half-dozen users through the Web application.
On the advice of Lachlan (the other Java geek here), I replaced Tomcat 5.5 with Jetty and saw an immediate improvement. Jetty starts up more quickly, and is considerably easier on the CPU and memory. The only time playback skips now is if a JSP needs to be recompiled on-the-fly, which isn't an issue since it's not a development server.
Jetty has full support for the Servlet 2.4 spec (including JSP 2.0), can be set up with virtual hosts and is embeddable within Java applications if needed. It does lack a few of the bells and whistles of Tomcat (Apache connectivity, load sharing, etc.), but if all you need is a simple Java Web application server that won't waste your overloaded server box's resources, Jetty is now my top pick.
Edit: On further investigation, Jetty does support apache integration.
That said, my past complaints about the beginner-unfriendliness of Tomcat stand for Jetty, whose XML configuration file actually maps to a series of Java method calls. As a result, you need to look through Java API documentation to figure out how to tweak Jetty's configuration (and of course there is little or no documentation to suggest this).
When will someone make an up-to-date Java Web application server with a usable configuration and administration interface?


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More than 50 different kinds of fish swim in Fort Peck Reservoir, Montana's largest body of water. The lake is about 134 miles in length and has a maximum depth of 220 feet when full. There are over 1,520 miles of shoreline, longer than the California coast. The reservoir was created from 1933 through 1937 by constructing a 3.8 mile-long dam across the Missouri River. Some of the hotly pursued species include walleye (a priority among the serious anglers!), northern pike, paddlefish, sauger, lake trout, small mouth bass and chinook salmon. A paved road for larger vehicles provides direct access to the reservoir at Fort Peck Marina, located near the west side of the dam. Other access roads are gravel and/or dirt, leading to Hell Creek Bay, 26 miles north of Jordan, and one on the south fork of Rock Creek Bay, about 10 miles west of Highway 24. All marinas include concrete boat ramps.Surrounding this large expanse of water is the Charles M. Russell (CMR) National Wildlife Refuge, managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which provides over one million acres of public land for fishing, hiking, hunting, camping, bird-watching, and other outdoor recreation. Need to check the weather before accessing the reservoir's dirt roads as they can become impassable when wet.
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So it's the start of a new year, though not really start of a new project as I've been working on this game on paper and code for almost four months now, I'll explain what this site, and the first project is all about.
Firstly, this a personal blog of sorts, as I'm the only person who is working on it's sole project, but I have friends helping me with the language-side of things but the website itself is updated by me. I don't know why I've called the studio "Strawberry Games." It might be because I've been called a strawberry a few times or because I just really like strawberries, but hey, here we are and that's not very interesting so I'm gonna start explaining the project to you which is probably the sole reason you are here in the first place.
Koe(声)pronounced "ko-eh" is a role-playing game in the style of traditional JRPG games such as Dragon Quest, Pokemon and Final Fantasy and is influenced heavily by them. See, this next part is a lot harder to explain, but essentially what I want to do in the game is give you an introduction to the Japanese language within the game itself. I know tonnes of people who are so interested in this style of gaming, as well as Anime and Manga, and who have wanted to learn Japanese because of it, but have no idea where they should start, so why not a fully-fledged story-driven JRPG that gives you a nice start with the language itself? Now, this is usually the time I'd expect most people to run away thinking "oh no, another educational game where all we do is look at words and characters for a while that is somehow wrapped around a 'game' which it probably isn't." Which I'd probably agree with, though let me try to keep you interested for a few more minutes, because there is a twist.
The game itself will be a game before anything else, not a flash-card application nor a voice recognition translator, but rather I will put the game, and therefore the gameplay, before anything else. This means it will play like a JRPG, there will be random battles, bosses, a story, pets, wizards, cities, houses as well as cats and you will play through collecting items, experience points, weapons and everything else that comes with that. Well then, where does the Japanese itself come in? Well, it comes in the form of items. All items in the games are basically Japanese words that are initially taught to you using amazing communicative language teaching techniques, which is easier said as "you don't really have to be taught anything, you'll learn the words from using the items" but, obviously, most of the game and descriptions will be in English because this is an introduction to the language, so the game will help you every step of the way, though don't expect any help when you're out of cures and almost killed by a 2-headed dragon.
I've deliberately left a lot out of the description of gameplay, as I want to dedicate posts to the gameplay, world, story, battle system and characters. I'm also the sole developer/programmer/artist/animator of the game so it may be a few days before I can get everything together, but expect all your questions to be answered in the coming month.
So, for now, Happy New Year! Though the art style isn't anywhere near final, I'll leave you with the first screenshot of Koe.


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BGC Engineering, in partnership with LOOOK, releases first 3D holographic mine reclamation visualization tool
Vancouver and Seattle – BGC Engineering Inc. and LOOOK, Inc., have partnered to transform communication in the mining and geoengineering sectors using Microsoft's HoloLens technology. The two firms have developed a proof of concept application that turns traditional flat engineering drawings and data into interactive 3D maps and immersive landscapes.
Today, most earth science engineering is communicated using flat, 2D engineering drawings. Being limited to two dimensions makes it difficult to show the scale and scope of a project.
"It is essential that everyone is able to see and understand what we are doing," says Virginia Cullen, BGC's Chief Operating Officer, "project delays caused by miscommunication can cost our clients hundreds of millions of dollars."
By using interactive 3D maps and immersive landscapes, BGC can communicate their designs to clients and stakeholders more effectively.
"I can show you a million 2D drawings, but you'll never understand it as clearly as if I show you the same information in 3D using HoloLens," explains Bill Burton, Vice President at BGC, "This has the potential to revolutionize how we communicate on a day-to-day basis."
Some of BGC's biggest projects involve land reclamation for mining companies.
"Reclamation is about making good on the commitment that a mine is a temporary use of the land," explains Burton, "[with HoloLens] we can give you sense of what it's like to stand in the reclaimed environment and see what that final landscape will be. This is easier to understand, for experts and non-experts alike."
BGC's and LOOOK's work with HoloLens has already received positive response from BGC's clients and contemporaries.
Nalaine Morin, Project Manager, Lands Department for the Tahltan Central Government and Principal at ArrowBlade Consulting Services has experienced the application first-hand.
"Resource development today has really changed. Now there's an engagement with communities and with First Nations people about the landscape and about making decisions about how resource development will affect their communities. A tool like HoloLens, it just helps to support the discussion," said Morin.
"This move, from flat engineering drawings, to interactive 3D and immersive landscapes will revolutionize how BGC executes and communicates the work we do," says BGC's President and CEO, Steve Hedberg.
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Echinococcus Granulosus
Echinococcus Granulosus is known as the minute tapeworm of dogs, or the hydatid tapeworm. The worm is about 4mm in lenght, and consists of a scolex bearing 4 sucker, numerous hooks, and 3 proglottids. Although not found, the eggs of E. granulosus are identical to those of Taenia sp.
Life cycle
Dogs acquire the infection by the ingestion of infective cysts in the tissue of herbivorous animals, such as sheep, which act as intermediate hosts. Each cyst contains a scolex, which develops into an adult tape worm. The adult tapeworm, which does not infect humans, resides in the small intestines of dogs and other canines. In humans, who act as intermediate rather than definitive hosts, this parasite cause unilocular hydatid cyst disease, an illness characterized by the presence of one or more cysts in a variety of tissues and organs of the body.
A hydatid cyst, which may reach the size of grape-fruit, has laminated outer layer, and an inner layer of germinal tissues from which the daughter cysts and brood capsules (smaller cysts containing several developing inverted scolices) bud. The cyst also contains loose pieces of germinal tissue and scolices. This is known as hydatid sand. In addition, there is a great deal of fluid inside the cyst.
Human acquire the infection by accidentally ingesting the eggs of E. granulosus, usually by hand-to-mouth contact with infected dog feces. The ingested eggs migrate to the various body tissues, and produce hydatid cysts. The life cycle is terminated at this point. Herbivores ingest the ova from pastures contaminated with dog feces.
Transmission & Pathogenesis
Human contract hydatid cyst disease by ingestion of Echinococcus Granulosus eggs, usually by hand-to-mouth contact with infected dog feces. Symptoms vary, depending on the location of the cyst in tissues. Although cysts may form in many areas of the body, the lung and the liver are most commonly affected. Pulmonary symptoms, such as cough, and chest pain, may develop with lung infection. One serious complication of hydatid cyst disease is the risk of anaphylatic shock, following rupture of the cyst.
Laboratory Diagnosis
The eggs of Echinococcus Granulosus are not found in human feces. The diagnosis of hydatid cyst disease may made by radiographic and serologic studies. A combination of assays, including enzyme immunoassay and immunoblot techniques, has been suggest to diagnose hydatid cyst disease. The demonstration of hydatid sand is also diagnostic.
Treatment & Prevention
Although surgical removal of hydatid cyst has long been considered the treatment of choice, several anti-helminthic agents are now available. These include praziquantel and mebendazole. Infection is prevented by good personal hygiene to prevent hand-to-mouth transmission of eggs from dogs to humans, avoidance of ingestion of sheep viscera by dogs, and anti-helminthic treatment of dogs, as necessary.


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life for the next little while will be stressful and busy for our family. not to worry, there is nothing wrong, nothing at all... but we are adjusting to a change that will affect us for a little while.
needless to say there isn't much time for any extras... i am itching to sew something or even have the energy to want to sew something... or even just have the energy to do everything!
thankfully this change isn't permanent... just for a little while. and then who knows? life might throw another curveball and things are changing again... i guess nothing is ever really normal.... but i can't wait to return to my little piece of it.


text: Chad + Cara drove down to Tennessee from Kentucky for their engagement shoot. We met at the historic Crockett Park in Brentwood, TN. It was hard to decide where to go first with all the old buildings and lush greenery. Their wedding is taking place on Cara's parents Kentucky cattle farm. The country girl in me is beyond excited to capture their big day!


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If you are considering adding a blog, white papers or other original content as a part of your thought leadership strategy, but question whether your team can maintain a regular publishing schedule, consider building a community of industry experts.
We're seeing more of this as an interesting twist on thought leadership: instead of being originators of content, organizations help others gather around information and ideas. They're convening communities of like-minded – and sometimes competing – professionals. Drawn to in-person events and online forums, they're coming both for valuable, relevant content and staying for the chance to meet other professionals in their space.
Over the course of growing these communities, the brand of the organization that pulls it all together is strengthened. Thought leadership by way of association kick starts how an organization is seen, and sees itself, as an expert in their field. Equally as important, the "conveners" get to hear directly from people in their world as the community shares what matters to them and what challenges they face.
Our own Marketer's Anonymous is one example. Each month, Fathom brings together two dozen marketing professionals including clients, former colleagues, and other marketing firms in Connecticut, to discuss challenges and opportunities in marketing. At the end of each meeting, the group decides on the next month's topic, its champion, and a host. There's no sales pitch, no hidden agenda, and, in this case, no cost. It's for the good of the field, and for each other.
Our client Connolly, leaders in the field of payment integrity, is doing something similar with their annual Healthcare Summit. Now in its sixth year, it's considered the one "can't miss" event of the year for the leaders of the country's best-run healthcare companies. Health plan excecutives get the rare chance to interact and share strategies for navigating new territory, from process improvement to the latest developments with the Affordable Care Act.
"The participants really enjoy talking with industry colleagues who can truly appreciate the challenges they face and are willing to offer advice on how they have overcome or are addressing those challenges," said Michael Wilson, Director, Marketing at Connolly.
It doesn't always have to be an event. Our client, Newman's Own Foundation, shares the stories of non-profits that it has chosen to fund, inviting website visitors to volunteer or support the organizations. The Newman's Own seal
of approval goes a long way in lending credibility to these nonprofits and Newman's Own becomes a source for finding organizations worth following, while also sharing inspiration for other aspiring philanthropists.
Acting as community builder around an area of expertise can have greater impact than generating your own blog posts. As host, you'll hear about what really matters to organizations you care about. You'll build your audience for when you are ready to publish. And, in some cases, listening can be more effective than being just another voice in a crowded marketplace. Either way, it will encourage you to take a fresh perspective on trends in your industry.
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2010 French property trends
Propertywire, a property global news service, recently reported that property prices in Paris are at a record high, above pre economic crisis levels. The price increases in Paris are reflected across France where economic confidence is back after the global economic downturn. According to France's National Statistics Institute, house prices are up 5.8% this year so far, compared to price falls of 7.1% in 2009.
France is enjoying a massive surge in popularity with British buyers according to a report compiled by UK-based overseas mortgage specialist, Conti. France is now the most popular country for Brits looking for property overseas. Claire Nessling, Conti's operations director, says: "The percentage of people enquiring about French mortgages has more than tripled over the last two years, and it's currently out on its own as far as popularity goes." Conti identifies this appeal as the stability of the French mortgage market, due primarily to the cautious approach adopted by its banks. It adds that the country is extremely attractive to prospective investors, who are well placed to pick up a bargain thanks to historically low interest rates and reduced property prices.
Interest rates on French property loans are at an historic low - see graph below:
The exchange rate of the Australian dollar against the euro also continues to be at an all time high:
A recent survey carried out by FrenchEntrée described occupancy rates for French holiday rental property in summer 2010 as good or excellent for the most part and nearly three quarters of owners reported that this level was in line with or better than their experience of summer 2009. As a result, the vast majority of owners felt satisfied with the performance of their property this year and 93% expressed optimism for 2011.
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I'm finally letting you all in on some awesome news about my dear friend Michelle Rodgers!!! She now has her own webstore Stamper's Dream!!! Woo-Hoo!! Ya gotta go check it out!! She has a huge variety of stamps, awesome dp's and wonderful accessories. She's offering some terrific blog candy on her blog too found HERE!
Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to flow? Yeah, me too. I actually started this flap fold card yesterday morning and didn't complete it until I was dead on my feet at 11:00 PM. So I'm finally getting it uploaded. I made this card for the Technique Challenge on Splitcoaststampers found HERE.
This fold reminded me of a little purse, thus the basicgrey ribbon at the top. tfl
The Hello flower is from a Hero Arts set called Framed Hello!! Check it out....it has a thank you sentiment and birthday sentiment too. I added the *friend* sentiment to the bottom. It's also by Hero Arts. It comes with a slew of sentiments all in one package, and all with awesome fonts found HERE. The dp is by Memory Box...it's from the Arial collection. I have all the Memory Box papers....LOVE THEM!!! I also embossed the top panel with cuttlebug's Bird's and Swirls folder. I thought the birds went perfectly with the dp!!
Images and dp can be found at Stamper's Dream
Stamps - Hero Arts - Framed Hello, Clear Design Heartfelt messages
Paper - Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, Memory Box Arial
Ink - Choc. Chip, Ranger Walnut and Antique Linen Distress Ink
Accessories: brads, basicgrey ribbon, sakura quickie glue pen, ultrafine crystal glitter, scor-pal, cuttlebug embossing folder
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Flap Fold Purse
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Labels: Flap Fold Card, Hero Arts, Memory Box, SCS Challenges, Stamper's Dream
6 comments:
- leenda said...
What a creative card! I'm glad you stuck it out & finished! I need to try this flap fold. Thanks for the inspiration!
- March 25, 2008 at 9:40 AM
- Sherry Cheever said...
Hmmmm very cute flap fold card.
- March 25, 2008 at 11:18 AM
- Michelle said...
Oh Tosh....that is just STUNNING! I love what you did with that flower stamp and the Memory Box paper! GREAT job. Thanks, my friend!
- March 25, 2008 at 11:53 AM
- Jamie Martin said...
Love how you turned the flap card into a purse, very cute :)
- March 25, 2008 at 12:04 PM
- JAR said...
So pretty, Tosh!
- March 25, 2008 at 3:07 PM
- Laurie Schmidlin said...
Tosh, this is so pretty! Why it never occurred to me to make a flap fold card into a purse, I'll never know! But I'm so glad you did...cuz now I can CASE it! LOL!!! I love the embossed top flap..it goes so perfectly with the DP! You are so creative!
- March 25, 2008 at 8:25 PM
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|Amit Shah
Sri Amit Shah, architect of BJP win in Utttar Pradesh is likely to be the next National President of BJP according to the sources. Sri Rajnath Singh, Present BJP President has sworn in as Union Home Minister in Modi government. Though he has one and half years to hold his office, he will quit as per one person one post principle of BJP.
There were three persons in the race according to TV reports, Sri JP Nadda from Himachal Pradesh, Sri Om Mathur from Rajasthan and Sri Amit Shah from Gujrat. However, Amit Shah is preferred over two. Tere was a tough time for Amit Shah when CBI charge sheet him in Sohrabuddin encounter case. However, hon'ble court granted his bail petition.
Amit Shah has done a lot for BJP victory in current Lokabha election. BJP has gone up from 10 to 71 seats in Uttar Pradesh. This is a quarter of total Loksabha seats won by BJP. Amit Shah is the main architect of this victory. It is obvious that BJP could not form a strong government without winning Uttar Pradesh.
It is believed that Amit Shah is the closest among all Modi commanders. He has wonderful organizational capabilities and a great strategist. Sangh Parivar has also sent green signal for him, according to news reports.
BJP Parliamentary board, the highest body in the party will sit tomorrow in the Chairmanship of their President Sri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi at 10 AM. It is believed that Sri Rajnath Singh will resign from the post and propose Amit Shah's name. Sri Amit Shah will be formally declared as BJP national President after this meeting.
We congratulate Amit Shah anticipating him as next BJP National President and wish him all success. May BJP flourish in his able leadership.
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Monday, March 03, 2008
HDL cholesterol supports the brain too
Scientists at the Institute for Aging Research in New York City conducted a study of healthy, really old people (average age 99). They found that these remarkable centenarians maintained much higher HDL levels than expected for their age. HDL levels decline with the passage of time by approximately 5 points for every 8 years. According to this formula, the expected HDL level in this gasp of geezers should've been 20 but averaged 55.
Across the study group, HDL levels were directly related to scores on the Mini-Mental State Examination. The higher the HDL's, the more agile the aging brain. Investigators note that cholesterol plays a key role in maintaining connections between brain cells and processing beta amyloid protein, the tenacious gunk that gums up the neural works in Alzheimer's disease.
4 comments:
- Laura in L.A. said...
Does this mean that maybe Alzheimer's patients shouldn't take cholesterol lowering drugs? I know my 73-year-old daddy with AD takes a pill for cholesterol. Of course, he's an odd AD patient because he's still a long distance runner (finished the L.A. Marathon on Sunday! :))with a heartrate in the 40's. I'll have to find out what his HDL is. I'm always looking for ways to help his cognitive functioning!
As always, I love your blog. :)
- Femail doc said...
Odd AD patient indeed. LA Marathon? Wow, that's amazing. I think on average he's better off with lower cholesterol. Generally these meds do not affect the HDL level much one way or the other.
- Laura in L.A. said...
Thanks for the answer, I feel better.
Yep, my daddy finished the L.A. Marathon in 6:58:16, which makes him 55th out of 80 runners in the men's age 70-74 division! (My momma at age 70 was 8th out of 17 runners in the women's age 70-74 division. :)) The folks have run most of the big city marathons over about 12 years. I am convinced that the extreme exercise has helped slow the progression of my dad's AD. He has no major health problems other than AD; that helps too.
- janemariemd said...
Hi Laura--
I saw some data that show that exercise increases blood flow to the brain, and some people think it might ward off dementia. It just seems reasonable to suppose your folks are reaping huge benefits from their exercise, so I suspect you are right!


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I've Always Wanted To Be A Tennenbaum
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Sorry to hear about the incident. The list would be too long to write it here, but you can read my film reccomendations on my blog. Hitchcock is always among my first choices and never get tired of his films. If you're interested in new movies, there are two i can think of right now: "Black Book" (2006), by Paul Verhoeven-you shouldn't be put off by his previous Hollywood movies, this is something else; "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" trilogy, the Swedish version. :)ReplyDelete
i love all your movie posts, they are some of my favorites of yours! Thanks Ada xo!Delete
I have always wanted to be a Tenenbaum too. So much so that I was Margot last year for Halloween - fur coat, blonde wig, and a cinnamon stick wrapped around my finger as her wooden one. I hope your son likes that one when he sees it! And so sorry to hear about your toe! Definitely have that glass of wine (or two!) and take it easy!ReplyDeleteReplies
Um, that's really awesome! Pictures? Next year maybe I will make (or suggest?) that Fisher can be Chas and the babes, M+L, can be the two boys Ari and Uzi for Halloween!Delete
I love the Tennenbaums A LOT, but I wanna be Jack in the Darjeeling Limited!ReplyDeleteReplies
I love that one too! I would probably be any of their characters they are all so fantastic!Delete
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2012 at 5:24 AM
Sorry to hear about you toe!ReplyDelete
There are so many films I could recommend - the list is endless. This weekend I borrowed two DVDs at the library: 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' with Gary Oldman, a film I have heard so much about, and 'Albert Schweitzer' (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1249311/). I haven't watched them yet.Replies
Oh, thanks I haven't either of those yet! xoDelete
We watched Midnight in Paris this weekend while my son was at a sleepover. I think he'd like it, but maybe when he's a bit older and can really enjoy all the art and literary references. I've broken my toe in similar fashion (we have painted concrete steps leading up into our house, and - in flip flops, of course - I simply didn't raise my foot high enough as I was running into the house one day). Of course we were leaving for a trip to Hungary the next day. Harder to rest.ReplyDelete
Of course, we are big fans of the Oceans series around here. Feel better!Replies
i really like that movie too! eek, concrete sounds worse than a chair. i am sure my pain would seriously subside if i were flying off to hungary ; )Delete
"I think we are going to have to be secretly in love with each other and leave it at that." xoxoReplyDelete
Your weekend sounds good except for the stubbed foot! Your poot thing. I've broken so many toes that way, thankfully you were luckier! I'm with Lauren, Midnight in Paris is my go-to and so are the Oceans series movies. And Amelie. Haha, so basically anything with European undertones.Replies
i have broken this same toe once before, this time it seems worse, i don't know what i did but half of my entire foot is black and blue ??? i need to dig my dvd copy out (one of two that i have actually purchased - the other was moulin rouge - which was fisher's, favorite movie when he was littler, we watched that one a lot!) xoDelete
Oh man! I hope you feel better soon - yikes. My sister and I will be watching Moonrise Kingdom this week but we first caught up with the oldies like The Birds.ReplyDeleteReplies
i miss video stores! i tried to find the birds to watch but alas it wasn't on tv or netflix : (Delete
I also spent most of my weekend on the coach, wondering why the winter is almost here and feeling a bit blue, watched Ps I love you, Ted, and The rocky horror picture show, so bad, well I loved PS I love you again.ReplyDelete
Have a great weekend!
i still haven't seen Ted . . . did you like it?Delete
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2012 at 7:52 AM
Oh no! I'm so sorry you broke your toe! That's crazy.ReplyDelete
I saw Moonrise kingdom recently and loved it. And I have always wanted to be a Tenenbaum. I love Wes Anderson but I haven't seen The Life Aquatic yet. It's next on my list.Replies
i loved the life aquatic and love the soundtrack for it too!Delete
It's funny you mentioned Moonrise Kingdom, my boyfriend and I were just about to watch that movie before I suggested we do a question and answer game. I actually just blogged about it today! Next time, Moonrise Kingdom shall be watched! Excited about it!ReplyDeleteReplies
it's really good! just the color palettes in his movies make me happy enough.Delete
1) these posters are awesome. i'm tempted to buy one and hang it proudly in my kitchenReplyDelete
2) aahhh you broke your toe?! poor thing- at least you get to self-medicate with wine. there's always an excuse for wine ;)
3) and a weekend filled with an anderson marathon is a beautiful weekend indeed. moonrise has got to be my favorite one so farReplies
i love these posters too! moonrise was so great, i am sure i will watch it again in the near future. xoDelete
Yo amo esos póster y lo que dicen... Very good post!!!!
So sorry to hear! When I was pregnant I broke my toe. It was horrible. I feel your pain. (Love the posters)ReplyDeleteReplies
oooh, that would be bad.Delete
I love the posters! I haven't seen Moonrise Kingdom yet but it is on the list for a cold winter night...So sorry to hear about your toe, hope you will feel better soon! My go to feelgood movie is Love actually and I can watch Harold & Maude anytime...ReplyDeleteReplies
See, I knew there was a reason I liked you - You're funny, and you like Wes Anderson movies. ;) Moonrise Kingdom was the sweetest film. I really enjoyed it. True story: My husband thought I was taking him to see the new Batman movie when I told him we were seeing Moonrise Kingdom. Needless to say, when I looked over at him 15 minutes into the movie, he looked very confused. Ha! Moonrise Kingdom was probably the last "good" movie I saw. Breaking Dawn doesn't count, right? I was coerced.ReplyDelete
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haha, no twilight definitely doesn't count ; ) i was coerced into reading all four books, which proves right there what loyal loving friend i am as my best friend begged me to read them with her. that is so funny about your husband, i probably would have let him believe it too. xoDelete
Oh no! Poor toe. Poor foot! I do hope you'll be better soon.ReplyDelete
I actually have Moonrise Kingdom on my Netflix list as my next movie. Looking forward to seeing it.
I saw Twilight over the weekend. Don't ask. And certainly don't leave your home with a broken foot (or maybe otherwise) to see it!Replies
well, it is suppose to be the best twilight out yet . . . but i will try to resist ; )Delete
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What's cuter than two little boys outside studying trees, and working together? Not much. Christy at Blessed Little Thistle shared her day with us.
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Since it's a dreary day here and much of the country has already seen snow on the ground, I thought we'd look back at a much warmer view of our homeschool days. We finished up our lesson with Nancy Larson Science 1 on Observing Trees a couple of weeks ago, and just in time, too. The weather has been crazy here in Tennessee with a couple dustings of snow, a little ice, wind advisories, and rain, rain, rain. Outdoor studies were a little tricky with our ever-changing weather. But we managed to sneak in a lovely hike before the trees lost all their leaves and fruit and beauty. Equipped with our Peterson's Tree Field Guide that came with our Nancy Larson Science 1 kit, we headed out for a hike. We hiked deep into the woods and came to a lovely clearing with mature persimmon trees and the lovely smell of fermenting fruit on the ground.
There was plenty to explore from bugs and fermentation to leaves and bark. We took our time exploring our field guide each time we came across a tree someone was interested in. We climbed trees and observed the bees, wasps, ladybugs, and flies that kept us company there. And we spent the next few weeks discussing what we observed during our hike from the comfort of our classroom. Each time there was a break in the crazy weather we would observe the trees and shrubs in our own yard. Other times we would observe what we could through our classroom window. And, now, even though we're technically finished with the lesson, we'll extend it a little when we cut our Christmas tree this week and bring it home. We'll observe how the tree will survive over the next few weeks without the roots we learned about at the beginning of the unit and how it responds to being cut through oozing of sap. We'll watch it drop its needles and discuss its fragrance. It'll be an easy, organic review of the information during the crazy holiday season.


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3 blog posts in 3 days… I'm on a roll!
Tomorrow will be my 3rd snow day in a row…I'm going InSaNe!!
All I want to do is bake, but I can't even take the finished products anywhere since I'm snowed in, so that is a very, very bad idea. But I never said my ideas were good, so I'm currently stuck in a house with chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter chocolate chip bars, baked oatmeal, granola, and potato nachos. Ugggh, someone come eat with me!!
I'm feeling super accomplished today. I made an actual breakfast (baked oatmeal), did a workout video (from Netflix!! so cool- thanks to the discovery made by my friend Hillary.), cleaned my room, cleaned the bathroom, did the dishes, made dinner, made dessert, and now a blog post. Woooo, feelin' pretty good.
Being stuck inside has forced me to come up with:
26 Things to Do Inside During a Snowstorm
1. Watch Netflix. Catch up on every single episode you've missed. If you don't have Netflix,
2. Purchase Netflix.
3. Make some crafts with Martha.
|4. Jordan's doodle.
4. Doodle. (Photo courtesy of my best friend. Haha! Love her.)
5. Play video games.
6. Play board games.
7. Read. I found out I'm able to get free books from Kansas Library with my college library account. Sweet!
7. Read. I found out I'm able to get free books from Kansas Library with my college library account. Sweet!
8. Facebook. (Not happy about this one, I'm officially checking myself into Facebook Rehab.)
9. Take pictures.
10. Edit pictures. I just found a cool new photo editing software.
11. Start a blog! 🙂
12. Make some coffee and just relaxxxx. Oprah says that having "silent time" every day is an important part of being happy. Oprah is never wrong.
13. Play games online. (My fav.)
14. Clean (Not a fan of this one either. Just throwin' out some ideas!)
15. Organize your junk drawers and cabinets.
16. Online shop. (Bad idea, but still an idea)
17. Dye your hair.
18. Paint your nails.
19. Find new music.
20. Nap.
21. Create your own dinner.
22. Talk to your boyfriend on the phone since you can't drive to him. 😦
23. Start a fire. In the fireplace, of course.
24. Put off doing homework. I'm really good at that.
25. Eat. I'm really good at that, too.
26. Make Loaded Potato Nachos and Chocolate Chip Bars with Peanut Butter Frosting.
Loaded Potato Nachos
adapted from: HowSweetEats (Can you tell I like her?)
Ingredients: (Serves 3)
3 large potatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon season salt, or to taste
*Toppings are versatile, but I used:
1/2 cup refried beans
1/4 cup black olives
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
You could also use chicken, banana peppers, sour cream, cottage cheese, feta cheese, guacamole, beef, etc. Get creative
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Wash potatoes, peel off any bad parts, and slice into wedges (however thick of thin you would like). Toss with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
Lay on a non-stick baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes, flipping once.
Remove potatoes and top with whatever toppings you would like.
Stick back in the oven to melt cheese and refried beans.
Chocolate Chip Bars with Peanut Butter Frosting
bars from: Food.com
frosting from: AllRecipes
These would be good plain, but of course, I had to add frosting.
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 375* Grease a 15×10-inch jelly roll pan.
2. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
2. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
3. Beat butter, both sugars and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
5. Gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture.
6. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
7. Spread into prepared pan.
8. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Let cool, frost with recipe below.
Peanut Butter Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons milk, or as needed
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- Place the butter and peanut butter into a medium bowl, and beat with an electric mixer. Gradually mix in the sugar, and when it starts to get thick, incorporate milk one tablespoon at a time until all of the sugar is mixed in and the frosting is thick and spreadable. Beat for at least 3 minutes.


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The gardenias are in bloom and the honeysuckle vine wreath I made HERE is dry. No thanks to the super rainy and humid Georgia weather this summer. Now I can embellish it in a variety of ways. I could cover it with fake flowers, ribbon or another permanent item. Or I could change out flowers / leaves from our yard and keep it rotating with the season.
Category Archives: Foraging
Mushroom Spore Print: Art
I've been eying some mushrooms that I thought were edible. To help make a correct identification I did a spore print on one of them. This is a way to get more information on a type of mushroom (different mushrooms have different colored spores) as well as a cool art project.
Basically you put a piece of white paper next to a piece of black paper and put the mushroom cap on top. You need both colors of paper if you don't know what the spore color is because it might be light or dark. Then you cover the whole thing with a bowl and let it sit for 24 hours.
I came back to this beauty:
You could even take this a step further and try to find shapes and images in the print. The spores will rub off the paper but you could try spraying with fixative if you wanted.
A more defined cap will produce a more defined image. Experiment!
Queen Ann's Lace White Chocolate
I'm really enjoying foraging for yummy things to eat. Like dandelion leaves and day-lily buds. I look at the world around me very differently now. Riding down the road in the car I see edible flowers, greens, and berries everywhere. I also see a lot of plants that I don't know but wonder what they are and if I can eat them.
Queen Ann's lace is a flowering weed. It is related to the carrot and is also known as wild carrot. It is edible. It goes especially well with white chocolate.
I melted a bar of white chocolate and brushed it with a pastry brush onto wax paper on a baking sheet. I brushed a very thin layer in one direction then another very thin layer in another direction and so on. I did about 10 layers in various directions. Then I took some Queen Ann's lace blossoms and tore off the very tips and laid them on the sheet of chocolate. It was a little tedious to lay out each little flower but it smelled really good. Then I took the rest of the chocolate and put it in a snack bag with a tiny corner cut off as a makeshift pastry bag. I drizzled the rest of the chocolate on the top of the flowers, not covering them completely. Then I let it solidify, broke it up, and ate it!
It tasted good, but the flower taste wasn't quite strong enough. I might try a denser layer of flowers to add more of their taste to it. But overall it was surprisingly yummy. Definitely very delicate and an adult taste, kids probably wouldn't enjoy it. But a very classy finish to a meal. Maybe even a foraged meal!
Is it Really a Dandelion?
If you plan on eating any part of dandelions from your yard (or anywhere else for that matter) make sure you know which bright yellow flowers are actually dandelions. There are a few other common plants that look similar to dandelions. The key to telling the difference is that dandelion plants never branch off. There is only one flower coming straight up one stem for each plant. Some of the similar plants have multiple branches with multiple flowers. Like so:
Another way to tell the difference is that some of the plants that look like dandelions have tiny hairs on the stem, dandelions have smooth stems.
One more difference is that dandelion leaves form what is called a basal rosette. Basically they have one layer of leaves that fan out around the central stem at ground level. Similar to the way most kids draw flowers. The imposters have multiple layers of leaves. So for dandelions, look for smooth simplicity, one stem one layer of leaves and no hairs.
Don't fear the dandelion imposters too much though, they are not poisonous or toxic to humans. In fact they are technically edible, they might just not taste as good.
Stir-Fried Day-Lily Buds
Alright, lilies may have a use after all. As long as you are very careful with where you grow them. Various parts of day-lilies are used in Chinese cooking, the new shoots, the flowers, and the flower buds. I decided to cook some of the flower buds. I gathered a bunch of them around midday to cook for dinner. After I picked them I put them in cool water (tap water with one ice cube in it) in a coffee mug. Then I left them in a dark and cook place (my kitchen counter away from windows) and left them to The King (that's a reference to the Elvis mug I used, not another secret identity of a family member).
I prepared the stir-fry with broccoli, bell peppers, onions, snow peas (from my dad's garden), and the lily buds. But you could use any vegetables you have on hand.
Stir-Fried Day-Lily Buds
About a handful of broccoli, chopped (florets and stalk)
About a handful of bell pepper, chopped
About a Tablespoon onion, chopped
About two handfuls of snow peas (don't forget to string them)
A coffee mug's worth of Day-Lily flower buds (see photo above)
Dash paprika
Splash grapeseed oil (could also use any other vegetable oil)
First you detach the flower buds from the stems. You only want to use ones that are between 2 and 4 inches long and have some color to them. Some of the larger ones had a string inside that I pulled out if it came easily. I don't know if this is necessary, it's just what I did.
I put a skillet on the stove with some grapeseed oil at medium heat. First I cooked the broccoli and onions for a few minutes. Then I added the bell pepper, snow peas, lily flowers buds, and paprika. You can season any way you want. I cooked everything until tender, stirring regularly. I ended up breaking up the flower buds while cooking them. I think at first glance they look like shrimp.
It tasted good. The flower buds have a very subtle flavor, so don't expect them to carry the dish. The minion even got to eat one of the flower buds. She seemed to like it, but ended up smearing it with yogurt. Of course she smeared everything with yogurt; her shirt, my shirt, the table, the floor…
Dandelion Smoothie
I know most people don't really care for dandelions. They're a weed right? In my opinion any plant that doesn't have a use is a weed. Like grass. But that's for another post.
I have heard about many uses for dandelion, the root can be roasted like coffee, the sap can be used as a glue, and there are medicinal uses for the flower.
The leaves can also be used. They can be eaten just like salad greens. Now, I'm not a fan of straight salad, maybe it was too much bland iceberg in my youth, but I still want to get the nutrients from the greens. So my solution is to put them in smoothies. I've done this already with a variety of lettuce, spinach, cilantro, and celery greens. But this was the first time with dandelion.
I picked some leaves off a plant in the yard. I made sure to only get the greenest and avoid any with obvious rot or bug holes. I washed the leaves well in the sink and patted them dry. Remember when picking the leaves, the sap can be used as glue, so it can get a little sticky.
I made this smoothie with a variety of fruit, almond milk, and the dandelion greens. It was yummy. If you've never had greens in a smoothie, you may want to ease into it. Start with just a little and slowly add more as you get used to the taste. Also consider using stronger flavored fruits to help 'hide' the taste. This is the recipe I used, but feel free to experiment with different fruits, different greens, and different liquids. Just keep in mind my quick list of healthy smoothie tips.
Dandelion Smoothie
1 Banana
About 5 large frozen strawberries
About half of an avocado that I had frozen earlier
A few small pieces of pineapple
A splash of almond milk
Dandelion greens to taste


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Live Blogging VSA Council March 3, 2013
Hey everyone! This is the last meeting until after spring break. Good luck on all of your finals!
7:01 | Attendance
Class of 2014 President Dan Shaw is absent.
7:02 | Consent Agenda
- $2,000 from Community to Vassar Prison Initiative
- $1,350 from Conference to MEChA
- $1,130 from Speakers to Democracy Matters
- $2,500 from Discretionary to Founder's Day
- $5,000 from Collaboration to ASA
- Minutes from 2/24 meeting
The items are all adopted without debate.
7:02 | Forum with Dean of Freshmen Benjamin Lotto
The Dean begins by discussing Vassar's collaboration with the Posse Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving veterans' graduation rates.
He is outlining a brief history of Vassar's relationship with the military and America's various war efforts, starting with World War I. After the Great War, France was so grateful for Vassar's support efforts that it sent the College a tank. This tank was displayed on campus for roughly twenty years afterward.
The Posse Foundation was created several decades ago to group veterans together and prepare them for attending college together. It was formed after a student veteran, who was leaving school before graduating, made an offhanded comment that he would have graduated if he had his posse with him.
The Posse Program is also a networking tool for veterans to find internship and employment opportunities after graduation.
Last spring, at President Hill's suggestion, Vassar became a "Posse school," and eleven members of the Class of 2017 will be military veterans.
A typical posse is composed of student veterans who are all from the same city, but these eleven are each from different locations across the country.
Veterans coming to Vassar alone will live in residential houses with the rest of the student body; but it is yet to be decided how veterans with partners or veterans with families will be integrated into the residential system.
These eleven veterans are in their mid-twenties to mid-thirties.
7:45 | Executive Board Report with VSA President Jason Rubin '13
The Committee on College Life will discuss some of the issues raised during the Westboro Baptist Church protest in March, and has pushed back its vote on the smoking ban until April.
Rubin reports that it has all but been decided that the bookstore will not move off-campus in the immediate future.
The College has passed the 2013-2014 budget, with renovations planned in Strong House. Looking forward to the 2014-2015 academic year, however, it is expected that the Trustees will pass budget cuts. The goal would be to decrease Vassar's spending from the endowment by roughly 1 percent. According to Rubin, the reason for this, in part, is the growth of Vassar's spending on financial aid since going "need-blind" five years ago. The country's recovery from the Great Recession has also been slow, and that has had an impact on the growth of Vassar's endowment. He does not mention the new science building project.
7:56 | Executive Board Report with VSA VP for Operations Deb Steinberg '13
Updates are being made to the governing policies of VSA subcommittees.
The Admissions Office has launched a new website. The Alumnae/i Office is revamping its reunion program.
8:01 | START Town-Halls update with Terrace Apartments President Devin Griffin '13
Town halls had modest attendance. A student survey was to be emailed to the student body today, but upon learning that CCL moved the decision to April, Griffin decided it would be better to hold off on the survey as well.
8:06 | Amendment Concerning Judicial Board Representatives
The amendment, copied below, is meant to create a pool of Judicial Board representatives who may be called upon to assist after their term had ended. It was written at the suggestion of the Dean of Students DB Brown.
Chair of the Judicial Board Alaric Chinn reports that there is substantial opposition to the amendment among members of the Judicial Board. He says that members of the Board feel that, since there are 17 of them, there should never be a case that fewer than four are available to hear a case.
Chinn adds that participation has not been a problem this year.
VP for Finance Alex Koren '13 says that increasing the pool of available students may weaken participation further due to the psychological "bystander effect."
The amendment has been tabled to the Operations committee for review.
8:27 | Open Discussion
There are 83 days until graduation.
Council adjourns
Vassar Student Association Amendment 27
An Amendment Concerning the Pool of the Judicial Board
Principal Author: 2013
Whereas at the request of the Dean of Students, the VSA recognizes the need for an increase in membership of the Judicial Board to broaden the pool of students able to hear cases and participate on panels.
Therefore, be it resolved that the VSA Constitution Article IX, Section 1 be revised to read:
Section 1: Composition
The Judicial Board shall be composed of:
A. One chair, elected at large by the VSA.
B. 16 additional members, 4 from each class, newly elected each year.
C. A pool of auxiliary members to serve in exigency.
a. This pool shall consist of any VSA members currently on campus who have been previously elected to, trained for, and served on the Judicial Board for at least one term.
b. Any member may choose to opt out of this pool upon consultation with the chair.
c. Individuals may also be removed from this pool at the discretion of the chair
Enactment: Members elected during the Spring 2012 election cycle for the 2012-13 term of service shall be the first representatives included in the pool of auxiliary members. They will be notified of their extended duties as well as their ability to opt out of auxiliary membership.
Vassar Student Association Amendment 27 –
An Amendment Concerning the Pool and Process of the Judicial Board
Let Article XI, Section 1.A of the VSA Bylaws be revised to read:
Section 1: Process
A. The Judicial Board Chair shall choose 4 of the other 16 members, on a rotating basis,
to hear each case. In the case of an appeal, 4 of the 12 remaining members who have not
already heard the case shall hear the appeal.
Let Article X, Section 6.G of the VSA Bylaws be revised to include:
2. An exception shall be provided for former representatives of the Judicial Board included in the pool of auxiliary members defined in Article IX, Section 1.C of the VSA Constitution, whose membership in the pool shall not be considered an additional term of service.


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Hi there! Let's jump right in with five things I'm loving this week! I'm linking up with these ladies…Andrea, Narci and Erika for their Friday Favorites Link Up! I am also linking up with April for Five on Friday!
I'm loving that my son is loving soccer camp! It's been a day camp from 9-12 each day this week. He's enjoyed meeting new kids plus the fun games they play. He does comment at pick-up that it's so much fun and so much running. I've also been loving a little extra one-on-one time with this girl!
I've been loving green smoothies for a mid-morning snack this week! Here's my recipe:
1/2 c. water, 1/2 c. no sugar added vanilla almond milk, 1/2 frozen banana and a handful of frozen spinach. I've also added in a fiber supplement plus probiotics. Yum!
I was extremely cautious while pregnant and breastfeeding about what food I ate, medicines I took, and personal care products I used. It's been nice to have a little more flexibility in that department since I weaned my daughter back in April. I recently started using a Retin A product prescribed by my dermatologist and have seen a big improvement in some acne issues as well as skin smoothness. I typically use it once nightly and apply a rose hip oil over top. I love this stuff! Here's a link to Amazon to buy. Here's a link to an article written by LIVESTRONG.COM about the benefits of rose hip oil use.
I have continued my on again/off again relationship with Wal-Mart. Isn't it just a necessary evil sometimes??? I do like the online ordering and curbside pick-up for busy weeks and big, specific orders.
I'm loving finalizing and preparing for our last few trips, special days, etc. this summer. I want to make the most of the month we have left! Our plans include three family trips, lots more pool & library days, beach visits, and more!
I hope you have the best day!


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Glacier Surge
[surging glacier] A glacier that alternates periodically between brief periods (usually one to four years) of rapid flow, called surges, and longer periods (usually 10 to 100 years) of near stagnation. During a surge, a large volume of ice from an ice-reservoir area is displaced downstream at speeds up to several meters per hour into an ice-receiving area, and the affected portion of the glacier is chaotically crevassed. In the interval between surges, the ice reservoir is slowly replenished by accumulation and normal ice flow, and the ice in the receiving area is greatly reduced by ablation. Neuendorf, K.K.E., Mehl, J.P., Jr., and Jackson, J.A., eds., 2005, Glossary of Geology: American Geological Institute, 799 p.
Below is a list of publications related to Glacier Surge. Select a publication number to access more detailed information and their respective files available for download.
- Molnia, B.F., 2008, Glaciers of North America - Glaciers of Alaska, in Williams, R.S., Jr., and Ferrigno, J.G., Satellite image atlas of glaciers of the world: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1386-K, 525 p.


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The US Open is the second major of the golfing year after the Masters and before the Open and PGA Championship. Will Brooks Koepka retain his title, or will Patrick Reed build on his Masters win?
Many of the recent major winners have been first-time winners, so perhaps we'll see resurgence from some of the older guard. Rory McIlroy surely has another major in him, and what about Tiger? It has been a decade since his last big win.
Whichever way it falls, it's going to be a great golfing spectacle. Here's how to watch on TV and online in the UK.
When is the 2018 US Open?
The US Open starts on Thursday 14 June and finishes on Sunday 17 June at Shinnecock Hills golf course in NY, USA.
Here are the timings for each round:
- First round: Thursday 14 June, 1pm to 12:30am UK time
- Second round: Friday 15 June, 1pm to 12:30am UK time
- Third round: Saturday 16 June, 4:30pm to 12:30am UK time
- Fourth round: Sunday 17 June, 4:30pm to 12am UK time
How to watch the US Open on TV
Sky Sports is showing the US Open exclusively in the UK. You can watch all the action by tuning into the Sky Sport Golf channel.
How to watch the US Open online
If you don't have Sky, you can watch every minute of the US Open golf by purchasing a Now TV temporary pass. Now TV allows you access to Sky Sports for a day, week or month.
Passes are one off, non-contract payments. Check out the prices here, where a week pass is only £12.99 and will bag you all the US Open if you buy before it starts.
If you go for a month, you'll be able to enjoy even more Sky Sports action after the US Open finishes.
How to watch the US Open outside of the UK
If you are a Sky Sports or Now TV subscriber but are on holiday, you can still watch the US Open on these services using a VPN.
A VPN unlocks otherwise geo-blocked content – so using one will allow you to tune into the US Open from anywhere in the world.
We recommend NordVPN. Its plans are reliable and affordable and once installed, you can run Sky Sports online or Now TV as normal.