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Price: $19.50
Publisher: Florida[?], International Fine Art Expositions: 2003
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2413
Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Cover is dark blue with gold lettering on front and spine. Brown, monochrome flower picture on endpapers. Pages are clean and tight; this appears as if unused. This is the auction catalog from one of the most prominent American art and antique fairs. Sections are: From the Organizers; Letters of Greeting; Norton Museum of Art; Index of Exhibitors; Exhibiting Galleries; Advertisements; Future Expositions; Acknowledgements. All of the items, along with the extensive descri... View more info
Price: $38.75
Publisher: Farmington Hills, MI, Macmillan Reference Usa/Gale Group: 2001
Edition: First Edition Thus
Seller ID: 4499
Condition: New
Hardcover book; green ground with white lettering on the spine. Pages are clean and tight; still crisp. This is a NEW book. Extensively illustrated with b/w drawings or photos of the people included. The biographies are listed alphabetically; a time line of mathematics; sources; glossary, index. ; Macmillan Profiles Series; B & W illustrations; 7 `/4 x 10 1/4; 426 pages; Very slight rubbing. View more info
By: Aikman, Lonnelle
Price: $9.50
Publisher: Mclean, VA, Link Press, Publishers: 1983
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 4306
Condition: Very Good+
Softcover is heavy cardboard; black ground with gold lettering on front and spine. Blue monochrome endpapers. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with dozens of b/w drawings and photographs. Sections are: Behind Myth and Monument; a Capital is Born; "My Own Vine and Fig Tree"; bibliography; index. Oversized, 3#. ; B & W illustrations; 9 x 12; 173 pages; Cover has shelf wear, light rubbing/scuffing, bumping and some minor, shallow scratches towards the bottom o... View more info
By: Andersson, Espen & Secretan, Val
Price: $35.50
Publisher: Bergen, Publisher Not Specified: 1982
Seller ID: 8467
Condition: As New
B&W Illustrations; 9 1/4 x 10 1/2; 108 pages; Hard cover has white and brown spine with black lettering. Very slight bumping. Pages are clean and tight. Book appears as if unused; gift quality. Illustrated with 78 b/w pictures. This is the first English edition. "Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the town's importance as part of the Hanseatic League's trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century. Many fires, the last in 1955, have ravaged... View more info
By: Authors, Various
Price: $25.50
Publisher: Lansing, Michigan, Michigan department of State: 1974
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 9356
Condition: Very Good
B&W maps & Illustrations; 6 X 9; 88 pages; Soft cover is red with white lettering on spine. Covers have light rubbing, scuffing, sunning. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Illustrated with b/w maps and pictures. Contains 88 pages, from 278--366. Covers a wide variety of topics, pertinent to Michigan history, most notably the 'Michigan Fencibles,' and 'Vandenberg: The Polish Question and Polish Americans, 1944-1948'. Book reviews, index. Scarce title. View more info
By: Barton, Lucy
Price: $32.25
Publisher: Boston, Walter H. Baker Company: 1963
Edition: Second Revised Edition
Seller ID: 7129
Condition: Very Good-
Ex-Library; B&W Illustrations; 10.10 X 7 X 1.80 inches; x, 609 pages; Hardcover is former library book. Has Dewey number on spine and some stamps on end papers, plus a pocket, but otherwise shows little to no signs of being a popular book, or used much. Cover has light rubbing, bumping and some fading. No DJ as issued. Pages are very clean and tight. Lavishly iilustrated by David Sarvis, with a color frontispiece. Originally published in 1935, this is a revised and expan... View more info
Price: $178.25
Publisher: Aghabullogue, Co. Cork, Ireland, Occasional Press: 2007
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 8449
Condition: Very Good+
B&W Illustrations; 9.61 X 6.61 X 0.63 inches; v,159 pages; Soft cover is self wraps, has slight bumping, rubbing. Pink spine with black lettering. Previous owner's name neatly written on bottom of half title page. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with 47 b/w drawings. The prolific author's ideas can be summed up into three main concepts: Drawing as observation, drawing as memory and drawing as expressing ideas. Although drawing from observation was of fundamental i... View more info
By: Brett, K. B.
Price: $8.50
Publisher: Toronto, The Governors of the University of Toronto: 1966
Seller ID: 154
Condition: Very Good+
Soft cover is stapled wraps. Heavy, yellow paper covers. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with 17 b/w photographs. "The earliest styles described in this booklet came to Upper Canada with the first settlers in 1784; the latest may have graced a lady of fashion on Confederation Day in 1867. Between these dates Ontario grew from a few scattered military and trading posts to a rapidly developing, wealthy, agricultural and industrial province..." ; Royal Ontar... View more info
By: Brose, David S, James A. Brown, and David W. Penney
Price: $19.50
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, in Association With the Detroit Institute of Arts: 1985
Edition: First Edition (?)
Seller ID: 5434
Condition: Near Fine
Softcover is heavy, glazed paper. Grey spine with burgundy lettering. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Lavishly illustrated with 141 color and b/w plates; 32 figures; and a map. This is an exhibition catalogue for a show that appeared at: The National Gallery of Art, Washington , D. C. , March 17 - August 4, 1985; The Detroit Institute of Arts, September 2 - November 11, 1985; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, December 16 - March 2, 1986. Printed and bound... View more info
By: Capatti, Alberto & Giuseppe Vaccarini
Price: $11.00
Publisher: Konemann: 1998
Seller ID: 5982
Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Hard cover has illustrated cover, same as DJ. Black spine with orange lettering. Illustrated end papers, showing all kinds of gorgeous squash. Oblong shaped. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Illustrated with dozens of color photographs to accompany the luscious recipes. First published in Italian, 1996. Translated by Pamela Marwood/Ros Schawartz Translations, London. Printed in Hungary. Background on the squash until page 24. Then recipes, from the Renais... View more info
Price: $19.75
Publisher: Detroit, MI, Singing Tree Press: 1968
Edition: First Edition Thus
Seller ID: 6939
Condition: Near Fine
Cover is brown with gold lettering on spine. Tan endpapers. Pages are clean and tight. Interior of book appears as if unused. Looks like one of those books that gets purchased and then just sits around for decades, untouched except for occasionally moving it from hither to yon. Illustrated with b/w photos. This is a reprint of the title originally published in 1908, London, by Elliot Stock, Paternoster Row, E. C.. Sections are: Introduction: Ancient Inscriptions; English... View more info
By: Clason Edward and Anders Franzen
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Stockholm, Nordiska Uppslagbocker AB, Stockholm: 1959
Edition: First Edition (?)
Seller ID: 1501
Condition: Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket
Cover is yellow with green lettering on front and spine. Pages are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with 50+ b/w photos and drawings. Tipped in is a newspaper article, in English, from "The Detroit News" 3 January 1971. Text is in Swedish. Article says 'Detroit is to get an inside view of the Wasa, the Swedish navy ship that was a disaster in the 17th century but has proved a triumph in the 20th...64-gun ship, the most heavily aremed battlewagon of her da... View more info
By: Corbishley, Mike and Hazel Mary Martell
Price: $7.75
Publisher: New York, Peter Bedrick Books: 1998
Seller ID: 3061
Condition: Near Fine
Cover is glazed boards. Pages are clean and tight; printed on alkaline paper, with reinforced binding. This is a NEW book. Extensively illustrated with dozens of color drawings. Starts with a time chart from 700-1400. Chapters are: Site-seeing--A Guide to the Viking World; Homelands of the Vikings; Trade and Transport; Kings and Things; Viking Society; Everyday Life; Warriors and Raiders; Viking Builders; Words and Pictures; Religion; After the Vikings; Glossary. ; Colo... View more info
By: Dames, Michael
Price: $16.25
Publisher: London, Thames & Hudson: 1996
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 6896
Condition: Near Fine
Soft cover has tan spine with white and black lettering. Pages are clean and tight. Appears as if unused. Over 200 b/w photographs, drawings, diagrams and maps. "Avebruy parish in Wiltshire contains the most amazing collection of Stone Age monuments to be found anywhere in the world. Taking into acount recent discoveries, this new edition of Dam'es aclaimed study explores the mystery of the Avebury monuments and reveals their collective purpose. Making skillful use o... View more info
By: Dark, Sidney
Price: $14.50
Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited: 1924
Edition: First Edition (?)
Seller ID: 4476
Condition: Very Good+
Hardcover is dark blue with gold crest in center of front; gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; has deckled edges; gilt top of text block. Extensively illustrated with 55 b/w drawings by joseph pennell. According to the list of illustrations, these were created in 1908 but not reproduced before this volume. Tissue paper is still present between title page and frontispiece. A word and pictorial of London, as it was in 1908-1924 [and before the London Blizt ... View more info
By: Davidson, Hilda Roderick Ellis
Price: $31.25
Publisher: New York, F. A. Praeger: 1967
Edition: First American Edition
Seller ID: 6869
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Hard cover is orange with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with b/w illustrations: 1 map, 68 photographs and 29 line drawings. Sections include: thrshold of religion; sacred tomb; advent of the gods; great scarifices; dancing warriors; powers of ASgard; bibliography, plates, notes on the plates; index. "The aim of this book is to trace the history of religious cults and symbols in Scandinavia from the earliest archaeological... View more info
By: DeMeo, James
Price: $47.50
Publisher: Greensprings, Oregon, Natural Energy Works: 1998
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 6659
Condition: New
Soft cover is heavy, glazed paper. Blue spine with orange lettering. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Stated first edition/first printing. Exhaustively illustrated with dozens of b/w charts, photographs, maps, diagrams, etc. Sections are: Survery of New Territory/Basic Assumptions and Theory; Recent Historical Dimensions of Armored Patrism/Mapping the Environmental and Cross-Cultural Evidence; Ancient Origins and Geographical Diffusion of Patrism; Mapping t... View more info
Price: $25.50
Publisher: London, Longmans, Green and Company, Ltd.: 1961
Seller ID: 6687
Condition: Very Good+
Soft cover is orange with black lettering on front; black vinyl spine. 4th printing, 1961, originally published in 1954. Extensively illustrated with 119 b/w drawings, plus charts and maps. Covers a wide variety of periods and geography, with information on materials used, dying, weaving, etc. ; Man's Heritage Series Series; B&W Illustrations; 6 3/4 x 8 1/4; iv, 60 pages; SOFT COVERr has some shelf wear, rubbing/scuffing, crease on front, small pencil # by title. Pages ... View more info
By: Entwhistle, Theodore Roland, Steve Parker and A. J. Wood
Price: $16.00
Publisher: Dorking, Surrey, UK, The Templar Company Plc: 2002
Seller ID: 5284
Condition: Near Fine
Softcover is self wraps. Illustrated cover. Pages are clean and tight; very slight signs of any use. Lavishly illustrated with colorful puzzles and drawings. "This book contains a selection of 30 picture puzzles that have been inspired by a range of topics, from ancient and natural history, the world of science, and the age of dinosaurs...First you must read the introduction that accompanies each puzzle, in order to see what sort of puzzle it is....." Travels thr... View more info
By: Fernald, Mary in Collaboration with Eileen Shenton
Price: $12.50
Publisher: London, Adam and Charles Black: 1958
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 179
Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Hardcover is pink with black lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; appears almost as if unused. This is a 1958 reprint of the original 1937 edition. Lavishly illustrated with 24 b/w illustrations and 51 b/w diagrams/patterns [no markings on them]. "One of the pincipal features of this practical book is the series of pattern-diagrams of English costume from Saxon times to almost the end of the 19th century. The diagrams have been carefully and accurately draw... View more info


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|food outlook
|No.4, December 2005
|global information and early warning system on food and agriculture(GIEWS)
Ocean freight rates
(Contributed by the International Grains Council)
Dry bulk freight rates continued to rise during September and the first half of October. This was due to Chinas increased demand for minerals and grains, as well as a substantial volume of grain and soyabeans shipments out of South America. Rising crude oil prices led to an increase in shipments of steaming coal, as an alternative energy source. Loading conditions in the US Gulf gradually improved after the severe disruptions brought by Hurricane Katrina in the Mississippi Gulf. The impact of Hurricane Rita, which mainly affected the Texas Gulf was less severe. From mid - October, rates in both the Atlantic and the Pacific started to decline due to a surplus of tonnage in early positions and a temporary decrease in bunker fuel prices following the correction in the crude oil market. Towards the end of October there were again signs of recovery, with more enquiries for forward dates, especially for modern ships. Since early September, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) increased by 402 points (15.3 percent), to close at 3 033 on 11 November.
In the Pacific, Panamax period rates, after climbing to US$23 000 daily in late September, fell back to between US$15 000 and US$17 000 by the beginning of November due to an oversupply of tonnage and weaker Chinese demand for iron ore as steel production fell. There were also concerns about falling grain demand because of the avian flu outbreaks in Asia. However, there were expectations that Chinas demand for minerals and grains would revive the market in the final weeks of the year. In the Atlantic, the volume of new business rose as loading facilities in the US Gulf ports affected by Hurricane Katrina were gradually restored. Over the period, the rate on the major grain route from the US Gulf to Japan increased by US$6.00, to US$45.00 per tonne, while period rates on this route were reported at US$26 000 - US$27 000 per day, up from US$22 000 registered at the end of August.
During September and the first half of October, Capesize rates increased on good demand for minerals. In the Atlantic, the major iron ore rate from Brazil to China was quoted US$9.00 higher than at the end of August, at US$32.00 per tonne. By mid-October, timecharter rates in the Pacific rose from US$18 000 at the end of August, to US$35 000 - US$40 000 daily. But the market subsequently softened due to an oversupply of tonnage.
Handysize rates initially strengthened on solid demand for South American grain, with the grain rate from Brazil to the EU (Antwerp-Hamburg) quoted US$10.00 higher, at US$37.00 per tonne. Voyage rates in the Pacific at one stage reached US$22 000 daily, up from US$16 000 at the end of August. However, in the second half of October, Handysize rates in the Atlantic generally weakened due to the lack of grain enquiries out of the US Gulf. In contrast, rates remained firm in Europe, especially out of the Black Sea. In the United States, the barge rates on the Mississippi returned closer to normal levels, at about 400 percent over tariff, compared with 800 back in September, when barge traffic was severely disrupted by Hurricane Katrina.

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Splits Cashew Nuts
Sun Impex offers variety of cashews from India, Vietnam and Africa in different forms. Cashews are native of Brazil and were spread around the world by the Portuguese. Cashews are found mostly in Brazil, Western Africa, India, Vietnam and Indonesia. Major of the cashew processing takes place in India and Vietnam.
- Sizes (Kernels): WS,SS
- Origin: India, Vietnam, Africa
- Packing : Vacuum in poly bagsor 10kg tins in cartons
- Loadability/20' FCL :
- Net Weigt (LBS): 25 x 2 x 700 cartons, 50 x 700 Cartons
- Net Weight (Kgs): 10 x 2 x 750 cartons, 11.34 x 2 x 700 cartons, 22.68 x 700 Cartons


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BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- "Weight," a film about a 27-year-old who doesn't take his health seriously until a host of events gets him motivated, will be filming at a closed set in Elmwood Park Tuesday, May 16.
The movie is written, produced and directed by Rob Margolies ("Lifelines", "She Wants Me") and stars Ashley Johnson ("Blindspot", "What Women Want"), Kathy Najimy ("Sister Act","Veep"), Jason Mewes ( "Clerks, "Mallrats"), Peter Scolari ("Girls","That Thing You Do!") and newcomer Zackery Byrd.
Margolies, who wrote the script, said he was inspired by his own journey. At one point he weighed 210 pounds. and needed to do something about it. "I had never been overweight before, but now I understand what others go through," he said.
Based on actual events, "Weight" chronicles the life of Lead Actor Byrd who actually lost weight during the course of the movie. Ten percent of the profits of the film will go to benefit the National Diabetes and Obesity Institute .
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Advanced Therapies
IV Therapy
I offer IV therapy at Green Apple Health Care. I have passed rigorous IV training and advanced emergency procedures to offer this service here in Edmonton. IV therapy is useful for a variety of conditions including digestive issues, recurrent infections (cold or flu) and optimizing athletic performance.
IV therapy can be useful for those with digestive issues as it allows for the introduction of high-dose vitamins and minerals into the blood stream without relying on the digestive tract. When there is inflammation in the digestive tract related to chronic bloating, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn or other issues, this can make it more challenging for the body to absorb the nutrition that is needed. Specific disease conditions that can benefit from IV therapy include Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis, Gastric or Duodenal Ulcers, as well as Irritable Bowel Syndrome. By using IV therapy and healing the digestive tract, you can experience more energy, less frequent colds and flus and improved mood.
In Edmonton, our winter is long and it seems cold and flu season stretches out too. Preventing colds and flus with proper hand washing, adequate protein intake (super important for athletes!), managing your stress levels and maintaining good sleep habits remain extremely important. If you find that you're not very resilient to infection, or every time someone sneezes near you you're getting sick, then you may need to do some work on your immune system. IV therapy can deliver an extremely high dose of vitamin C. These very high doses can help to stimulate your immune system and fight off infection. Ozone can also be used in conjunction with IV therapy. Ozone is a very powerful infection fighter and can be used intravenously.
If you're curious about IV therapy, or wondering if it might benefit your health condition ask me at your next visit. We can decide together if it's the right therapy for you.
Regenerative Joint Injection Therapy
I offer various joint injection therapies at Green Apple Health Care in Edmonton. I am trained in prolotherapy, prolozone, ozone and platelet rich plasma injections. These therapies can be used to stimulate repair in injured joints, muscles or ligaments. To choose a procedure that is right for you, we do a full assessment of your pain and decide together which therapy will work the best.
Injections can be used in cases of osteoarthritis of nearly any joint, as well as acute injuries such as partial ACL tears or rotator cuff tears. I always recommend exercise therapy in conjunction with injection therapies. It is important to address underlying muscular imbalances with a qualified physiotherapist or athletic therapist while you are receiving injection therapies.


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Qutubuddin Aibak – Qutb al-Din Aibak – Founder of Slave Dynasty and Delhi Sultanate – Successor of Muhammad Ghori -1206 AD – 1210 AD
Qutb al-Din Aibak or Qutubuddin Aibak was the actual founder of Turkish Power in India. He was the founder of Mamluk Dynasty (or Slave Dynasty) of Delhi Sultanate. Qutubuddin Aibak came into rule in 1206 AD. He was born in Turkestan and his parents were Turkish. When Qutubuddin Aibak was […]Read more ›


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Asian cooks use many interesting flours and starches to impart just the right texture to foods. This the latest one that I tried. The white granules are made from fresh water chestnuts that are ground and then dried. Sold in 8- ounce paper boxes at Chinese markets, the starch is usually labeled "Water Chestnut Flour." The starch is not soft and fine like other starches, but instead is rather chalky feeling and tasting. Pound the little bits in a mortar and pestle before mixing it with other ingredients, or it may not blend in well.
What can you do with water chestnut flour? It thickens just like other starches, such as cornstarch and tapioca starch. However, it imparts a crisper coating for deep frying. I read about this starch in a Susanna Foo cookbook and had to give it a try. I was aiming to create a very crispy deep-fried duck. It does work so next time you're at a Chinese market, head for the flour and starch aisle and look for water chestnut starch.
If you're familiar with this starch — how do you use it?


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A Wet Morning in Late WinterFriday, February 25th, 2011
ô ô ô ô The snowfall of two nights ago showed signs of departingô this morning.ô ô
ô ô ô ô Despite the thin layer of white spread broadly over ground andô fallen leaves, the sun was shining and the airô felt mild.ô As I stood gazing up into a tree, I realized I was being 'rained' on.ô Melted snow fromô the tree's high branchesô pattered my head and shoulders and dappled the snow below with little holes.ô
ô ô ô ô But not all theô snow melting in the trees was falling to the ground. ô Some of that newly freed water was instead sliding downô branches, and then down theô tree's trunk, leaving aô glistening path along the wood.ô The melted snow's course down some trees extended down just one side.ô ô Other trees' trunks were wetô all the way around, withô water making its way from more branches.ô
ô ô ô ô These wet trees were striped maples, their trunks very slender and smooth.ô The much larger oaks, however,ô did not appear wet, even though the snowy apron below them was also pocked with holesô made by drippingô from above.ô I imagined that, given the oaks'ô greater girth andô the extra surface area created by theirô corrugated bark,ô any water slidingô downô an oakô would beô absorbed by the bark, leaving no visibleô wetness.
ô ô ô ô Those little maplesô looked so beautiful this morning!ô Wet and shining, they sportedô bright red, healthy-looking buds.ô And those buds looked ready!ô ô The smallest and thinnest of the maples were even more red.ô ô Their long, soaked,ô pencil-thin branches shone deeply red.ô Fromô each branch's base toô its budded tip–sometimes a distance of two and a half feet–it was red all the way!
ô ô ô ô ô The snow is melting.ô ô ô Buds are growing, andô branches are reddening.ô Can spring be far away?–April Mooreô


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Archive for Apartment
Maya Update
In the last few weeks, Maya has developed quite a bit. First, she has become very demanding! If she wants something, she will definitely let you know about it. She whines, points, reaches, squirms, and cries. But of course, that's just fine with us, cause we just love her so much. She's getting much closer to turning from her back to her belly, especially if we put some interesting object (like my glasses) nearby for her to stretch over to. My guess is that she'll turn for the first time in a couple of days. We're a little disappointed that she hasn't done it yet, but I blame the harness that she had to wear for the first three or four months. She'll get there eventually, I'm sure.
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Father's Day Grill and Workout
So I finally had my first Father's Day last Sunday – we had it in Austria last weekend, even though it's this weekend in the states. And I have to say, it was really great! In the morning, I got my gift from Maya and Svitlana: WiiFit! Of course, I was immediately insulted, since I assume that meant I'm just not in shape, and letting myself go. But I quickly got over it, set it up, and then even the WiiFit told me I was overweight! Geez!
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That's the sound Maya has started making since a day or two. Essentially, it's the 'B' sound, often followed by some spitting. 🙂 You can tell she's really concentrating, though, so she's definitely doing it on purpose. She's finally starting to speak!
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Finally, you can claim XP for housework.
Having trouble determining who should do which chores at home or at the office? I stumbled upon a pretty funny online "game" – Chore Wars. Each person in the house/office creates a character and joins a group representing the location. You can create "adventures" (aka chores) like "wash dishes", "take out the trash", etc., and assign XP which each adventure will earn you. You can apparently also have a random monster/treasure drop assigned to each adventure. Also, by specifying which skills each chore..erm, adventure requires (DEX, STR, etc), you define which stats will go up when the "adventurer" levels.
It's pretty well done, complete with Character Sheet, representative image, and classes. 🙂 And you can finally settle the argument of who does the most around the house. Just compare your character levels!
Quite silly, but maybe it can make cooking and cleaning fun! Then again…
The morning the lilly bloomed…
These gorgeous white lillies finally bloomed in our garden
Thank you..mom :O)


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Monday, June 20, 2011
365 Project: Week 23 - Summer Living!
This week was a very relaxing, carefree week - my first full week of summer vacation! Monday was my 26th birthday and I got to spend the day with my amazing sister and mom hunting for furniture and bedding deals for our new house! It was a great day traveling around the state laughing uncontrollably. (Especially about this photo of my 'mini-mother' sitting in the 'big girl chair' HA HA!)
On Tuesday, I packed up Bella and Jasper and we headed south to Indiana for the week. It was Jasper's first trip of this length, and he did such a great job. He cuddled up in my lap before we got to the end of the driveway and stayed there for the entire 8 hour trip. He was quite the hit at the toll booths, too!
During my visit, we have done some bed shopping, exploring, bowling, relaxing and trying to rent out our house in Dayton so we will be ready to move into our NEW HOME in 10 days! (10 days!!!) It's going to be a super busy and super exciting time!
We also had the opportunity to check out the farmer's market on Saturday, as well as the Taste of Tippecanoe Art Fundraiser event that was held in downtown Lafayette on Saturday evening. It was a great community gathering that included lots of food and music and fireworks! It was also great to see a community coming together to support local art!! I think I'm going to enjoy living in this town!
I'm also getting work ready for an art exhibit/fundraiser event that I'll be participating in the last week of July! I'll have photo prints and cards to sell and will hopefully get to know some new people! I'm also in the works to get my Etsy shop back up and running - I'll have some new prints, cards and maybe a few surprise items as well!
I hope you're enjoying this summer weather so far! It's storming like crazy in Indiana this morning, but it looks like more warm weather is to come!
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I don't normally advocate hitting the system tables in any database with direct queries, preferring instead to use views or functions that the vendor provides. But so far I haven't been able to find the view or function that would return the list of servers in the Central Management Servers group on my "Central Management System" that I've created. Here's the query I've found so far that does the trick:
SELECT [name]
, server_name
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FROM [msdb].[dbo].[sysmanagement_shared_registered_servers_internal]
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Our temporary warehouses are an excellent solution for permanent and semi-permanent uses with countless benefits. For example, we installed one of the largest temporary building projects in Europe in a brewery, with space for more than 16,000 pallets (turnkey warehouses with ram protection, high-speed doors and lighting, built on a concrete slab). We would be pleased show you a reference warehouse near you and make you a free offer.


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We received a reprieve late yesterday, from all the scorching sun and melting heat.
The night stayed thick with clouds…the stars hidden, the full moon unable to shine through the darkness.
Off and on through the night little patters of rain came…not lots, just enough to clear the air…leaving pockmarks on the very dry soil.
A Pheasant moved THROUGH the farm yard after the early morning sprinkle)
The dawn light came slowly through the sliver of grayness left behind; the wind started scattering the clouds.
Slowly, ever so slowly, in that time just before dawn, when light is neither bright or dark, when there are no shadows on the ground…when the trees turn black—-then the sky starts to pale
And the sun breaks forth, the clouds bunched into fluffy balls of sun-kissed color.
The birds, the plants, the farm, and my heart, all sang! Refreshed! We all feel refreshed!
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
my very brief thoughts on.... 'Someone's Knocking At The Door'
rather than watch this.... get a vasectomy.
Monday, November 22, 2010
my brief thoughts on.... 'Paranormal Entity'
here's the plot.... footage is found in the attic of a home where multiple murders occured and only one man survived, who was accused of the crimes.... these videos are put together to make the movie.... as evidence of what happened....
i gave it 3 out of 5 stars.... i think it was a nice bookend to 'Paranormal Activity' and something that if you like that type of faux-real-footage type of movie, this may be for you.... i don't know if i'd need to own this or ever watch it again.... however, i don't regret watching it.... it was good enough, that i would almost believe that this and 'Paranormal Activity' was shot at the same time and just happened to have similar plots.... and that one wasn't trying to copy the other.... but i really doubt that.... anyway.... check it out while you can.... you may be pleasently surprised....!
if you like this, watch: 'Paranormal Activity', 'Paranormal Acticity 2' and 'The Blair Witch Project'
my very brief thoughts on.... 'Miner's Massacre' aka 'Curse of the Forty-Niner'
i won't even bore you with the plot.... well, maybe i will.... a miner (who's some kind of satanist) puts a curse on his gold so that if anyone takes any of it, he'll come back from the dead and kill them.... so some young people find it.... he comes back.... attaches a pick ax to his arm and proceeds to kill everybody.... that's it.... 1 out of 5 stars.... and yes, they left it open for a sequel.
if you put this in your queue.... you deserve what you get....
Sunday, November 21, 2010
my brief thoughts on.... 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' (2010)
now to this version.... i think Jackie Earle Haley is a talented guy.... he's short and that kind of works against him in the title role of Freddy Krueger, but he makes the best of it.... the first thing that jumped out at me with this movie was the make-up effects for Freddy.... they went for a more realistic burn victim look.... in the original, Freddy didn't look nearly as burned as he did a pizza face.... but it worked.... with the new make-up, it became distracting to look at Freddy.... also, the voice of Freddy was deeper and more menacing.... it gave him a darker edge.... i did like the way Jackie used the knives on the glove by rubbing them together in anticipation before he killed.... it showed that he relished in what he was doing.... in taking revenge on the children of Elm street.... he also kept the character from making jokes.... something that eventually destoryed the NoES franchise.... my favorite scene in this movie was where Freddy had just killed the teen in the jail cell and then we cut to the dreamworld where Freddy has him hanging upside down.... he comes up to his face and says something like, "....the human mind lives on for 7 more minutes after death.... this means we have 6 more minutes to play...." if the whole movie was this sinister, it might have put the fear of Freddy back into us all.... sadly, this is the high point....
i didn't care for the character Nancy nearly as much as in the original.... and most of the characters came off as flat and dull.... not too mention, something i covered earlier, this movie didn't have the same heart as the original NoES.... it was just a movie made for the sake of making a movie.... and for that, i started to lose interest after a while.... i still enjoyed the ride and enjoyed Jackie's portrayal.... i just hoped for something more.... there's talk of a sequel already and i kind of doubt that they could take it to a new place and a better place.... but who knows....? i'm sure i'll submit myself to watching it.... i am always willing to give a movie a try.... i gave this 3 out of 5 stars.... mostly for Jackie Earle Haley.... as for the rest of the cast and crew, sorry but you didn't pull off a miracle....
if you're a fan of the original, you may want to think twice before watching this.... who knows maybe i'm wrong and you'll love it....?
if you like this or want something similar, watch: 'Friday the 13th' (2009), 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003) and 'My Bloody Valentine' (2009)


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Evening, folks.
So as I sit here and play around with the settings for gameplay and all that jazz for the upcoming release of The Chronicles of Bob: The Chronic Suicidal, I am having a few visions of what my cover will be…and it's exciting.
For now, I believe Bob will look good in a soft cover…or paperback. It's not a great length novel, comparable to other titles in the field, let alone what exists.
Also, I am testing out some stream features for when I roll around the place in World of Warcraft. A downside is that not all of the Discord conversations are recorded; which is a ball buster. However, I'll work around that and in the times I am not streaming, I will be recording! Hooray. So, we're hoping to have new skidmark videos, records broken, rage whispers on file and left out in the open for everyone to see. Good times. They are coming, kiddies.
In any case, it's Patch Day tomorrow for WoW and that makes some folks upset. So what better way to combat the blues than with some WPvP? I'll either stream tonight with Twitch or Facebook. Either or…it's going to be a good time. Oh, that's right! We have some Mythic+ dungeons to run. Hmm…
Come harass, poke, cheer, jeer, or whatever your fancy at Twitch.tv. No, you don't have to worry about seeing my mug either.
Anyway, until later…and next time.
Recording in Progress… [Later]
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A 1983 film about the Tsaatans (in Mongolian)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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A blog dedicated to promoting Mongolia and its culture in general. Links to music sites and videos of groups and singers specializing in traditional music from Mongolia. Khoomii, overtone singing, throat singing, long song, urtin duu, morin khuur, монгол ардын дуу, морин хуур, хөөмий, уртын дуу, ардын аялгуу, etc. Some contemporary music too.


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So, what's it gonna be? Governor or Congress-
By 10 a.m. Saturday, it will all become clear. Or as clear as politics gets, anyway.
A few months back, former U.S. Rep. Ed Case asked us what he should be when he grows up. Governor or Congressman?
My bet is Congress. What's yours?
Case, a Democrat, was representing District 2, composed of rural Oahu and the Neighbor Islands. But he gave up his safe seat to challenge U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka in the Democratic primary. That didn't go so well, so he sat out the next election.
Republican Gov. Linda Lingle is term-limited so she must now step aside. Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona announced his run for governor early and has already amassed a war chest of $1.4 million. Many pundits, however, don't think he can carry the state to an unprecedented third consecutive GOP term.
Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann has said, although not in so many words, that he plans to run for governor. Senate President Colleeen Hanabusa has hinted at it as well. But now that the Democratic heavyweight U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie of District 1 has announced his bid for governor, where will the other pieces fall?
My bet is Case runs for Congress. Washington D.C., not Washington Place, is where he really wants to be. It's a much shorter jump to U.S. Senate from Congress than the governorship, should one of our two 84-year-old senators die or retire in the near future.
Not that either senator has plans to. Not that they've been anything but effective in Washington. Akaka has missed a microscopic 3 percent of his roll call votes and U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye just 8 percent of his votes since 1990, according to Govtrack.
Inouye is chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee. Akaka finally sees his shot at getting recognition for Native Hawaiians into a federal act. So they're not going to be leaving soon. Or at least willingly.
Still, it's better to be sitting just a few seats away if they do.
My bet is Congress. What's yours?
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No not mine! But lucky for you my husband and I and a few friends were able to attend a FABULOUS burlesque show this past weekend and I have the pictures to prove it. Do you wanna see? Of course you do.
I really do love burlesque and it's wonderful history. I'm lucky enough to have inherited an autographed photo of the late great Sally Rand. One of burlesque's greatest performers she is said to have originated the "fan dance" and made it a hit. She would also perform with giant balloons doing the "bubble dance."
|My own autographed Sally Rand photo. I'm guessing that this was taken in the late 1920's early 1930's
So you are probably wondering what this has to do with crochet aren't you? If you are feeling a little saucy why don't you crochet you're very own pasties. Just find a cute motif pattern. For mine I used a simple heart pattern with black and red #10 size crochet thread. For the center I put a drop of hot glue and glittered generously.
So how do you get them to stick on the boobies? Easy. Eyelash adhesive works great.
Get creative use flower and leaf motifs. Crochet a couple breast cancer awareness ribbons. Just about anything would look cute. Have a good time and dress up the girls. They deserve a night out.


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Arthur C. Wegner
Arthur C. Wegner, age 93 of Hollywood Township, died Thursday, July 21, 2005 at Elim Home in Watertown.
He was born Feb. 26, 1912 at Waconia, the son of William and Adeline (Gennrich) Wegner.
Arthur was joined in marriage to Edna L. Koentopf April 14, 1945 in Mound.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna; parents William and Adeline Wegner, brothers Edwin and Walter Wegner, and sister Elsie Schuettpelz.
Arthur is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Norman and Carol Wegner of Mayer; grandchildren Mike and Peggy Wegner, and Robyn and Ed Salonek; great-granddaughter Paige Werner-Wegner; and brother Martin Wegner of Dassel.
Funeral services were Tuesday, July 26 at 11 a.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home in Waconia with the Rev. Greg Loomis officiating. Interment was at Watertown Public Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Mike Wegner, Peggy Wegner, Robyn Salonek, Ed Salonek, Paige Werner-Wegner, and Rachel Hanzlik.
Arrangements were by the Johnson Funeral Home of Waconia.
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Survival Lesson #10: ZOMBIE MAYBE GONE, BUT THE THREAT LIVES ON…
"The walking dead attack churches for one good reason: It's where the food is. Despite their education, technical savvy, and professed disinterest in the spiritual world, urban Americans run, screaming to their gods, at the first sight of zombies. These places of worship, crammed with people loudly praying for their souls, have always served as beacons for the undead."
– Brooks (p.82)
Learning to live in a new environment, whether post-apocalyptic or post-Christian, you must first survive before you can expect to thrive. As I stand, miles down the road looking back, I am surprised at where the past two years have taken me. I owe much credit to these changes also to my fellow classmates and professors in the MAGL program. They have been better traveling companions that I could have ever asked for, and many will be lifelong friends. Dallas Willard referred to personal development and inner transformation as a "spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself" (Willard Renovation of the Heart p. 22). This spirit-driven process has turned a cynical and jaded pastor with a profound distrust and distain for the institutional church into a new church planter. I have been refined, cultivated and developed as a leader walking humbly towards this new endeavor. In the next few months, I will be moving across the country and planting a church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I would have never found myself in this position if it were not for the MAGL program; these past two years have been revolutionary in my life.
Moving forward, I see that planting a church in a post-Christian and globalized world is not without its difficulties. Becoming an intentional and incarnational leader that equips a community living in the shadow of these new realities requires rethinking church in terms of diversity, hierarchy, and spirituality. If we are truly to become a church that is both missional and transformational, then we must become incarnational at all costs. Christian ministry in the 21st century is much like surviving a zombie apocalypse. We are not called to be safe; we are called to be survivors that live on mission under the auspice of Christ. "The Christian… does not claim that the world is safe, but only that it is under God's lordship" (Newbigin A Community of Character p.101). Lastly, "no matter what happens to the surviving humans, there will always be the walking dead," (Brooks p.157) we just don't have to be one of them.


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This is a very good question. In these competitive times, where we need to generate all the sales leads that we can get, the cost of organizing, staffing, and equipping an appointment setting campaign can be prohibitive for small and medium–sized businesses.
That is why a lot of entrepreneurs are attracted by the promise of better marketing through the help of outsourced telemarketing services. While it is true that using such service is outdated, we still cannot take lightly the power of a single phone call. One can never tell whether that next call could actually be a very profitable business deal.
Still, what other reasons do we have to outsource our marketing work?
- Cost
The most important point in outsourcing. You know that small firms cannot afford the marketing might and budget of bigger firms, so they have to rely on other ways to play on equal footing with them. You know that there is no chance to win against the bigger competition on your own. As long as you choose the right people, outsourcing is worth a try.
- Effectiveness
Here is the deal: you need to reach a lot of business prospects, and you need it in a direct and aggressive manner. What better tool could it be than a simple telephone? A phone call has been proven to be an effective way to generate B2B leads from unexpected prospects.
- Reach
Yes, there are other marketing tools that you can rely on if reach is all we need. But if you add point number two, then you really have very little choices. Besides, the nice thing about outsourced telemarketers is that they might be able to do it better than you.
- Skill
Let us face it, you are a businessperson, not necessarily the marketer. If you have something good to sell, it might be a good idea to let others do the promotions. Sales and marketing require a specific skill-set that you may not have.
- Facilities
The main pain of small firms. They need to do some lead generation tasks, but the equipment and maintenance could be a bit pricey for their limited marketing budget. In that case, would it not be a better idea to just let another firm take over, with their own equipment, and for you to simply wait for them to give you customers? That becomes a very tempting thought.
There are other benefits that you can enjoy when you outsource your work to professional appointment setting agency. If you think that security is an issue, do not worry about it. There are plenty of ways to ensure that your customer data is safe and sound. At least, in outsourcing, you can free up more of your time, effort, and some of your overhead costs, diverting them to another aspect of your business. One that deals with improving whatever product or service that you offer. There is nothing to worry about, really. This is a very good business investment.


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Kong: Skull Island (2016)
118 min., rated PG-13.
As off-base as it might seem, "Kong: Skull Island" isn't exactly a sequel, prequel, or reboot, even with its top-biller being one of cinema's most iconic movie monsters. Apparently, though, it is the second installment in Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' franchise, which is their answer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe called the "MonsterVerse" after 2014's "Godzilla," but it still delivers all on its own. Following in the footsteps of Marc Webber, Gareth Edwards, and Colin Trevorrow, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (2013's "The Kings of Summer") graduates from a small little indie to huge blockbuster with a hefty studio budget, and his enthusiasm floods the project. Intentionally evoking the dangers of 1979's "Apocalypse Now" and 1993's "Jurassic Park" with the tone of an old Saturday matinee serial, the film is a rousing thrill ride. If audiences came to see the chest-beating primate in his glory and doing battle with gnarly monsters, take what you can get in the character department because "Kong: Skull Island" is pure rip-roaring fun. Big monster-movie fans might even call it awesome.
With the Vietnam War nearing an end in 1973, crackpot Monarch government operative Bill Randa (John Goodman) and seismologist Houston Brooks (Corey Hawkins) find a satellite image of an uncharted island in the South Pacific known as "Skull Island" that's known for missing ships and planes like the Bermuda Triangle. For a geological expedition, they need a military escort and a skilled tracker, finding both in decommissioned British Black Ops Captain James Conrad (Tom Hiddleston). Among the members of their group are tightly wound, decorated Lt. Colonel Preston Packard (Samuel L. Jackson) and his Sky Devil soldiers—Chapman (Toby Kebbell), Mills (Jason Mitchell), Slivko (Thomas Mann), and Cole (Shea Whigham)—and anti-war photojournalist Mason Weaver (Brie Larson). Once the choppers fly over Skull Island and Packard's men start dropping bombs on the area, the team immediately dwindles from the fists of 100-foot-tall ape Kong and becomes scattered throughout the jungle. Kong doesn't particularly like tourists, but as Conrad and Weaver come to realize for themselves and by the explanation of stranded WWII soldier Hank Marlow (John C. Reilly), there are other MUTOs (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms) to fear on Skull Island.
"Kong: Skull Island" approaches its pacing like the best monster movies do. Though it opens with a one-two punch, set in 1944, the film gradually builds dread like a theme park ride. In a direct nod to "Jurassic Park," Samuel L. Jackson's Packard even warns his team, "Hold on to your butts." And then, once the choppers get to Skull Island, all hell breaks loose in an intensely thrilling, goosebump-inducing sequence with the use of a Richard Nixon bobblehead a shrewd touch in the process. Gareth Edwards did a more chilling, teasing job of revealing his monster in the "Godzilla" reboot little by little, while director Jordon Vogt-Roberts shows his monster every chance he gets, and that's fine, too. When Kong gets his first official reveal, it's impossible not to sit up and take notice the way the big hairy ape is majestically framed as a silhouette against an orange sunset. Director Vogt-Roberts keeps things moving at a lean, brisk clip, never wasting time with his underwritten B-movie cutouts (i.e. the deepest one gets is soldier Chapman writing to his son back home). In fact, almost anyone is fair game when it comes to someone becoming monster food.
The script must have been light work for screenwriters Dan Gilroy (2014's "Nightcrawler"), Max Borenstein (2014's "Godzilla") and Derek Connolly (2016's "Monster Trucks"). Don't expect the characters to be fully fleshed out because everyone gets about one defining trait apiece and then must step out of the way for the monsters. And be prepared to not remember many of the one-liners because they're mostly perfunctory if occasionally cheeky. "Kong: Skull Island" has an excellent cast, though, and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves. Maybe it's typecasting since he owns the "Avengers" role of Loki, but there is always something a little unscrupulous about Tom Hiddleston. Even here, as mercenary Conrad, one keeps expecting the other shoe to drop, but Hiddleston is actually just playing the hero and he's solid doing just that. Brie Larson is better, forthright with an easygoing charm and warmth as pacifist photographer Mason who might find a soft spot for the big ape and vice versa. There's also Samuel L. Jackson, doing his eye-bugging Samuel L. Jackson "thing" and playing as bad as the other monsters on the island. Popping up nearly halfway through as a marooned soldier who's been away from his wife and son in Chicago for 28 years, John C. Reilly is a standout, as his role deepens a bit more beyond comic-relief shtick.
Compared to Peter Jackson's spectacular 2005 epic "King Kong"—which admittedly suffered from a wee bit of bloat—"Kong: Skull Island" is much more efficient, if sometimes to a fault, and over in a blink after only two hours. As spectacle designed to make audiences gasp and leave them giddy, the nutty, wildly entertaining set-pieces do exactly what they should, while boasting plenty of showmanship and technical prowess. Portrayed by Tony Kebbell through motion capture, Kong, himself, is astonishingly weighty and tactile as an effect, and who knew his favorite snack was live octopus? Among Skull Island's fearsome fauna, there are giant tree spiders, log monsters, and skeletal lizards called "skull crawlers" in a yellow-tinted boneyard. Aiding Henry Jackman's driving martial music score, the film also pulls the viewer into the time period by dispersing '70s songs from the Vietnam era, including Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit," David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust," and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Run Through the Jungle." Anyone hoping to see Kong climb the Empire State Building or experience another unlikely love story between an ape and a human woman might as well turn around and go back home. Taken as a lively, exciting adventure with rampaging monsters and everyone's favorite ape—even if it's just in-the-moment entertainment—"Kong: Skull Island" fits the bill perfectly. It's not even summer yet.
Grade: B


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Yes, I'm back to my blog.
Here I'm going to post photos of my new works. Mainly, I list itmes in my etsy shop - http://callofearth.etsy.com but not only.
So I want to start with the gorgeous Gold bracelet that I did for my very close friend.
This bracelet has been bead woven in netting stitch by gold Japan seed beads with natural pearls finished off by hand-woven clasp.


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As you all know, there are various methods of whitening your teeth, ranging from professional treatment in the dental clinic, to home-remedies depicted on the Internet.
However, as dentists, we do not encourage nor recommend you to D.I.Y. at home for one simple reason: they are not proven to be safe and effective.
"Whitening" is any process that will make teeth appear whiter. This can be achieved by one of the two following principles:
A product can bleach the tooth; it actually changes the natural tooth color, bleaching products contain peroxide(s) that help remove deep (intrinsic) and surface (extrinsic) stains.
Alternatively, non-bleaching whitening products contain agents that work by physical or chemical action to help remove surface stains only.
Whitening products may be administered by dentists in the dental office, dispensed by dentists for home-use, or purchased over-the-counter (OTC); and can be categorized into two major groups:
- Peroxide-containing bleaching agents; and
- Whitening toothpastes (dentifrices)
Peroxide-containing bleaching agents
Carbamide peroxide, used in many bleaching products, breaks down into hydrogen peroxide and urea, with hydrogen peroxide being the active bleaching agent. A bleaching product containing 10% carbamide peroxide yields approximately 3.5% hydrogen peroxide. The most commonly observed side effects with these peroxide-based bleaching agents are tooth sensitivity and occasional irritation of soft tissues in the mouth (oral mucosa), particularly the gums. Tooth sensitivity often occurs during early stages of bleaching treatment. Tissue irritation may result from an ill-fitting tray used to contain bleaching product. Both tooth sensitivity and tissue irritation are usually temporary and stop after the treatment. On rare occasions, irreversible tooth damage has been reported. Patients should be cautioned that insufficient information is available to support unsupervised long-term and/or repeated use of bleaching products.
Today's topic will be a brief introduction to teeth whitening strips...
The first hydrogen-peroxide teeth whitening strips were introduced to the world in 2000.
The no. 1 question is: "Does It Work?"
That depends. Generally speaking, yellow teeth tend to whiten better than teeth with gray tones; teeth that are stained by medicines don't tend to lighten well. Bleaching won't work on crowns, veneers, or dental fillings; you may need to have your teeth restored by your dentist first.
What are the Side Effects?
Home whitening kits can make your teeth more sensitive. It happens when the active ingredient: hydrogen peroxide seeps through the enamel that covers your teeth and irritates the nerves inside. In most cases this feeling doesn't last. If it does, or if your gums change color, see your dentist immediately.
When Will I See Results?
You should know if it's working in about a week. Take a photo of your smile before you start using a whitening kit and another picture a week later. Compare the two; if you see a change, it's working, but make sure your goals are realistic and down to earth.
If your teeth aren't brighter after 2 weeks, call your dentist. If you're not getting good results after one box of whitening strips, you're not going to see better results after 10 boxes. You may need a stronger or alternative treatment.
What is the acceptance level of whitening strips currently? Whitening strips are probably the most common in-store systems used. To create a more affordable approach to whitening and simple delivery system, these strips were first introduced in 2000. These strips vary in concentration of hydrogen peroxide from 3 to 10 percent. A whitening strip is a paper-thin piece of clear plastic coated with a thin layer of hydrogen peroxide on one side. The strip is peeled away from the backing, lined up with the midline of your smile and positioned over the surface of the teeth with the gel directly in contact with each tooth. These are flexible and adapt fairly easy to the tooth surface. Systems vary on length of time and duration of treatment. It is advised to follow the manufacturer's directions.
What does the future hold for whitening?
As the demand persists, we will continue to see advancements in teeth whitening procedures, both in-office and in-store. Primary factors that will dictate and direct the focus are what everyone wants — ease of delivery, effectiveness and affordability!
What about whitening toothpastes?
There are many claims made by whitening toothpaste manufacturers, including that they contain the same ingredients used in professional whitening. Actually, these toothpastes are only able to remove some surface staining caused by foods and beverages through the action of harsh abrasive agents — not whitening agents. Whitening toothpastes that contain hydrogen peroxide usually have less than 1 percent. Additionally, these toothpastes are limited in the duration of time they are in direct contact with the surface of the teeth. Therefore, these toothpastes cannot alter the intrinsic color of the teeth. The danger is these toothpastes can actually be harmful to the enamel and exposed root surfaces by causing unnecessary wear and increasing risk of sensitivity.
Source: http://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-positions-policies-and-statements/tooth-whitening-safety-and-effectiveness
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Web site design trends of 2016 and beyond
Web design is like fashion it changes a lot, but unlike fashion which is done for the sake of vanity, changes in web design methodologies happen mostly due to changing technology and user behavior which is related to technology.
Flash is dead
As a CEO of a web design company I get asked to do a lot of things in web sites, but this one thing makes me mad. Flash is really dead and has been dead for some time. Do not ask for it, do not use it. And if you have a site that uses it remove it. Mobiles do not display flash. Flash is dead because mobile is king now, which brings us to the second point.
Mobile is king.
Well not so much a king but a co-king. Mobile today accounts for a bit more than half of all web traffic. But if you are B2B it is less. Still the design of your mobile view is just as important as your desktop
view. The important trend here is that larger screens on mobiles are the trend, which helps designers bridge the gap between the desktop experience and the mobile experience. Six inch screen phones are now common and 5.2 to 5.5 is becoming the norm. We now include mobile views or responsive designs in our web design standard offers. A site that is not responsive is not worth doing.
Wordpress CMS rules
Wordpress is not the most secure CMS in the world because it is the most used. See the more something is successful the more hackers want to hack it. Wordpress enables us to provide you with many low cost solutions based on its thousands of plug-ins. And for that you need 2 things secure hosting and continual updates of the Wordpress software and its plugins. As for secure hosting we have invested in the best available firewall and web application firewall and intrusion prevention system. This stops hackers before they hack our servers and is the highest level of security you can get. We also offer a maintenance contract to our clients to update Wordpress and its plug-ins.
Wordpress is easy to learn, typically anobody that can use facebook can be tought to use word press. It is also relatively fast but most of all it has a huge community of users, developers and companies that work with it.
2016 is the year of HTTPS
Google has stated that sites with https will get a slight advantage is the search result pages. This should make most sites used https given that SSL domain validation are cheap and no longer need a dedicated ip. Secure your web site with us with a SSL certificate starting at nearly 600LE.
Virtual reality is coming
We have been promised VR for years but it has never become a major player. This may change in 2016 because facebook has invested heavily in Occulus which is developing what seems to be the first mass produced VR headset. This year, you could WOW your clients with VR, because next year your competitor will surely have it. VR is not for everyone, but we believe it will be a driving force in real estate marketing. We will be setting up some seriously amazing VR demos soon and will invite our clients, if you want a to see a VR demo in Egypt contact us from the links below and we will put you on our list.
Scrolling is back big time
For years web designers discouraged scrolling in web sites, but now in the Facebook era of infinite scroll things have changed. If you have a blog style site we can even do infinite scroll for you. Not just that but scrolling can have some nice effect like parallax. Scrolling leads us to the next point.
One page designs
One page web sites are becoming quite common. This leads to many issues, first of all page load times will increase but it may be a small price to pay for having all your data in one place and caring less about bounce rates. When all the data is in one page, clients may not read everything but they will sure glance at it and get a better idea about your products. Due to this and the return of scrolling we now limit web sites not by pages but by screens which the amount of data you can put in a screen without scrolling. So a page that is three times bigger than your screen, ie you will scroll the length of the screen 3 times to see it all is now counted as 3 screens not one page.
Web site design trends of 2016 and beyond
Web design is like fashion it changes a lot, but unlike fashion which is done for the sake of vanity, changes in web design methodologies happen mostly due to changing technology and user behavior which is related to technology.
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Bernard J. Shapiro was born in Houston, Texas and received his higher education at the University of California at Berkeley, where he received degrees in both Political Science and in Communication and Public Policy. Shapiro lived in Israel for several years following graduation and has traveled there dozens of times to remain abreast of current developments. He has been an advocate for Israel for more than 50 years.
Shapiro is the founder and executive director of the Freeman Center For Strategic Studies and editor of its monthly magazine, The Maccabean Online (political analysis and commentary on Israeli and Jewish affairs). From 1993-1999 he also was editor of the Maccabean, an expanded, print version of the Maccabean Online that was distributed to Freeman Center members, Jewish leaders and educational institutions around the world. He is also the editor of the Freeman Center's email list, the FREEMANLIST.
The Freeman Center was named after Shapiro's grandfather Harry W. Freeman.
For many years Shapiro was the political analyst on Israeli and Jewish affairs for the Jewish Herald-Voice, writing his weekly column: News, Views, & Reviews. He has served the Jewish community in several capacities including founder and president of the Student Zionist Organization at the University of California at Berkeley, associate director of the Jewish National Fund in Houston, consultant to the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith in Miami, and founder and president of the Houston chapter of Americans For A Safe Israel (AFSI).
Shapiro's primary objective during all these years has been to improve Israel's image in this country as well as counteract Arab propaganda in the community and on college campuses. In pursuit of this goal, he intends to maximize solidarity with Israel among the Jewish community and combat media bias. To carry our his stated objective, he has been active in other Jewish organizations including: Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (since 1991); the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston (since 1991); the Houston Advisory Board for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) (since 1991); and Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) (since 1960).
Prior to founding the Freeman Center, Shapiro was proprietor, manager, and buyer for the House of Books, Inc. (1969-92), Houston's main source for Jewish books as well manager and buyer for Houston Paperback Distributors.
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Monday, 11 October 2010
Pretty Pastel Christening Cakes
It was my nieces Christening yesterday, I not only had the honour of being her Godmother but also of making the Christening cakes. For me it's a huge honour to be able to make the cakes for such an important day in my nieces life. My sister in law wanted a stand full of pretty pastel cupcakes but as a surprise I made a double victoria sponge topped with vanilla frosting to go along side. I decorated the cake to match the cupcakes but made the flowers that little bit larger. The cake was finished with a name plaque featuring a pearl encrusted cross.
The Christening was a gorgeous day filled with family fun and great sunny weather. We spent the afternoon watching the children play as we sat by the lakeside setting.
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Dentist in The Heights
Lovett Dental has dentist offices throughout the greater Houston area. Our office in the Houston Heights is located just south of Katy Fwy and provides dental service to the Greater Heights, Memorial Park, River Oaks and the surrounding communities. Our inviting staff works diligently to ensure each patient has the best possible dental experience.
TMJ Specialist & TMD Symptoms
Our Heights location specializes in TMJ issues and problems. TMD or Temporomandibular Joint Disordered can be defined as the pain and discomfort of the jaw joint and its surrounding muscles. This can be a result of many different problems and issues, and shouldn't be confused with normal facial pain. While TMJ disorder can have many causes, some common symptoms include:
- Pain around the ears
- Jaw pain
- Jaw popping and clicking
- Teeth Grinding
- Severe headaches or migraines
If you think you might be suffering from TMD, please visit our offices or a local TMJ specialist to find out more information. We recommend that you have a professional check and properly diagnose your pain.
Why Choose Lovett Dental Heights
Visit our office on Yale St. with Drs. Elham Abbassi and David Jones for a family-friendly experience. Each Lovett Dental office provides a suite of dental services for the most convenient and friendly dentist experience in Houston. If you experience dental phobia or anxiety, we provide sedation options to make your visit as smooth as possible.
Call today and schedule an appointment with our Houston Heights office 832-767-2210 or schedule an appointment online.
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Alumni Association
Giving Back
The Goodwin College community is strengthened by the generosity and efforts of alumni who choose to give back. Here are some ways you can get involved:
Nothing speaks more highly for a college than alumni who enthusiastically serve and support it. Whether you mentor a current student or greet and help serve refreshments at an event, you will walk away with a sense of accomplishment and pride.
Donate to the Foundation
The Goodwin College Foundation raises funds for student scholarships. Even a small donation can make a big difference in the life of a student.
Graduate Gift Program
As your class begins to make the transition from students to alumni, we are looking to you to start a tradition of giving to support the Goodwin College Foundation and student scholarships.


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Virtual slides
This section features a collection of JPEG2000-related examples, which can be viewed using the JVSview software. In addition, the section includes supplementary material, such as compression ratio comparisons.
Single-layer brightfield virtual slides
Multi-layer brightfield virtual slides
Multi-layer Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) virtual slides
Supplementary material
A downloadable JPEG2000 virtual slide for comparing the speed of local vs. JPIP viewing:
JPEG & JPEG2000 compression ratio comparison
Example images for different JPEG2000 compression ratios:
JPEG2000 compression speed test image for the DICOM WG-26 meeting (May 2008). Image size 57,341 x 83,184 pixels (24-bit RGB). Compression of this image took 15 minutes with JVScomp run on a 2 GHz dual core PC.
Disclaimer: This website and all of its contents is intended for research and educational purposes only and is not intended to constitute medical advice. The developers of this system expressly disclaim any and all liability for any content posted on the site. By accessing and/or downloading contents from this website, you expressly agree and consent to the foregoing terms and conditions.


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...I wouldn't be so scared that I had to be doing something to meet him right now or else someone else was going to find him first.
I would know that scarcity is a lie that we're brought up with, but it's not true. There's always enough of everything if we believe it – even if we're talking about men.
I remember that feeling.
It was a Saturday night and I knew the numbers all too well. There were more single women than men out there and I'd better get going if I was going to find one before someone else found him first!
And so was my life.
Feeling like every day I was getting older, feeling like everyone else around me had found their Mr. Right by now - except me. Feeling like I was going to be denied the chance to get married and have my own family because of something I had or hadn't done or because of some kind of punishment for not being as perfect as I believed I should be. Continue Reading


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Never JUST a Friend - An excerpt of a Monologue
Just the other day, I was speaking with a new SisterFriend and we broached and started sharing dialogue about intimate relationships. In particular, I began to share that my daughters taught me how to proceed with my next intimate relationship with who is to be my Man.
The emphasis on "Just" with the word Friend with the capital "F", he being my Best Friend, my Lover, my Teacher, my Man, my Spiritual Partner. The "just" just doesn't belong here.
A lover may be Just a Lover...my Friend never JUST a Friend.
My Friend, I can share my deepest thoughts, cry my deepest tear. Show the fear in my eyes as his words rise to the occasion. My friend, I can pray with, meditate with and comtemplate. My friend I can make Love with, dance with, sing with and be silly with.
A lover...may be just a lover...my Friend...Never JUST a Friend.
My Friend, we lie down in green pasture and we lead each other beside still water together.
I Love Him, because...He Loves me, because...
my Friend...Never JUST a Friend.
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Why won't my g priv turn on
i have a g priv and nothing shows up on the screen when i go to turn it on. it worked the other day and now suddenly when i tried to turn it on nothing happens.
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Do you see any error lights or is the device unresponsive after pressing the button three times?
I get a blank screen, a very slight green led light is on and a very very slight hissing sound. It's and electrical sound kind of like the letter p but very faint. I open battery door and it stops. Battery are fully charged using nitecore and verified on another mod. I checked the ribbon inside and it worked for a week. Now it's dead?
All wires look to be sodered correctly. It may be the board? Any ideas?


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Installing and Configuring DocuNECT v4.8
The main objective of the capture lifecycle process is to associate data with documents whether by automatically extracting the information from the content of the document or indexing the documents manually. To support this objective the documents needs to associated with Cabinets with business index values. For example, if the capture lifecycle process was around indexing invoice documents then we would setup a cabinet to store the invoice documents and create index values that matched the data we wanted to extract, for example Invoice No, Invoice Date, Amount, Vendor Name etc.
Creating a Data Connections
Index values within cabinets can be validated against connector data tables stored within the data section, or data from external databases. Data connections are created globally so they can be re-used throughout the different cabinets created. Click on the Cabinets option in the Administration menu and then click on the Data Connections view. Click on the New button.
Enter the name and description for the connection and then select the data provider:
-.NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server - This is the native driver for Microsoft SQL server databases and requires the Server, Username, Password, Database and Connection Timeout to be entered in the connection properties.
-.NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC - For other databases such as Oracle or DB2 the ODBC driver can be used. Make sure that the appropriate database driver software is installed on the server.
Connection String examples:
Driver={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};Server=ORACLE8i7;Persist Security Info=False;Trusted_Connection=Yes
Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=c:\bin\Northwind.mdb
Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};DBQ=c:\bin\book1.xls
Driver={Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt; *.csv)};DBQ=c:\bin
-.NET Framework Data Provider for OLE DB - For databases exposed for OLE DB.
Once the data provider and connection information has been entered then click on the Test Connection to make sure that the connection is successful before clicking on the Submit button to save the connection.
Creating a Data Source
Once a data connection has been created then you can create a Data Source. A data connection can be used for many data sources. Click on the Data Sources view and click on the New button. Enter the name and description, select the data connection, and then specify how you want to access the data:
- Table or View - Specify the name of the table or the view.
- SQL Statement - Specifying a SQL statement provide more flexibility when accessing the data, allowing conditions and joins to other tables.
- Store Procedure - Alternatively you can call a stored procedure to process the results. If the lookup logic is complex store procedures will provide better performance in returning the results for the lookup.
SQL Statement Inputs
System variables can be used in the SQL queries for the datasource to allow additional filtering.
Supported system variables are:
{USERID} - The userid of the currently logged in user.
{ROLEID} - The roleid of the curre
{USERNAME} - The user name of the currently logged in user.
{ROLENAME} - The role name of the currently logged in user.
In addition, as the SQL is called within a document transaction the assigned index values of that document can be used.
For example, you can create cascading pick lists for the cabinet where the value of one pick-list is dependent on another. Lets say you have data table called Document Information that had two columns Category and Sub-Category and you wanted to use this table to drive pick-lists. You can create two indexes called Category and Sub-Category. On the Sub-Category picklist you can a query to link the values to the value of Category.
SELECT * FROM [Document Information] WHERE Cabinet = {Cabinet}
Creating a Cabinet
From the main cabinet view click on the New button and then enter the cabinet name and description, select the station and the location where the documents will be stored. If required, select/confirm the size of the thumbnails that are displayed in the search results. You also get the option it configure the thumbnail generator and storage cleaner system connectors.
On pressing the Submit button the cabinet will be displayed and the main cabinet view will be displayed. Click in the Indexes link.
Creating Indexes
To create an index click on the New button .
- Name - Enter the name of the index.
- Label - A optional label can be used for supporting other taxonomies.
- Value Type - Select the data type, either a Text, Date, Numeric, or Date and Time String.
- Decimals - Enabled only for numeric types and allows the number of decimal places to be defined.
- Display Format - Provides a series of pre-defined date formats. Note this field is enabled when the Value Type of Date is selected.
- Multiple Values - Indicates whether the index supported multiple values or not.
- Value Length - If Text is selected as a data type then enter the length.
- Sticky - This is used for batch document indexing. There are two types of sticky fields Apply to next Document and Apply to Batch. Apply to next Document allows the values to be changed within the batch, where as Apply to Batch allows values to be applied to all documents within the batch.
- Required - If Yes is selected then the value has to be entered during indexing.
- Read Only - The index value is read only and cannot be changed.
- Validation Rule - This is optional and allows a regular expression to be added to validate the value of the indexed when entered.
- Validation Text - If the value fails validation then this text can be used as an error message/help hint for the user.
- Default Value - Default value for the index.
- Hidden - If Yes is selected then the index is hidden from the user. This option can be used to store processing values during a capture lifecycle.
Auto Complete Settings
- Lookup (CDT), Lookup (Data Source) - Allows a lookup to be performed against a Connector Data Table or an external Data Source. A lookup button can be shown for the primary fields in the lookup. For example, if you lookup was to lookup against the Loan No entered to populate Borrower Name and Loan Date then you would select the lookup button against the loan number and then other fields will automatically be populated. Lookup group can be used if there are different index values that use the same lookup values.
- Picklist (CDT), Picklist (Data Source) - Populates a pick list with values contained in a Connector Data Table or an external Data Source.
If the Multi-Value setting is set to Yes, then the auto-complete options change to the following:
- Multi-Value Lookup (CDT), Multi-Value Lookup (Data Source) - Allows multiple values to be selected from values contained in a Connector Data Table or an external Data Source.
Reorder the Columns
The order of the index values can be changed by clicking on the Re-Order button in the indexes view.
System Indexes
In addition to the custom indexes that can be created, the following information is managed/updated automatically by the DocuNECT system:
- Indexed - Indicates whether the document has been indexed.
- Document ID - The internal Document ID assigned by the DocuNECT system when the document is created.
- Batch ID - The ID of the batch the document is associated with.
- Batch Label - The label of the batch the document is associated with.
- User - The user that was assigned the indexing task.
- Role - The role that was assigned the indexing task.
- Check in Date - The date the document version was checked into the system. Note, the date/time the document was originally created is defined by the Check in Date of the first version.
- Checked Out - Flag indicating whether the document is currently checked out.
- Checked Out By - If the document is checked out, this index indicates the user that checked the document out.
- File Path - The relative file path of the document.
- Version No - The version no of the document.
- File Size - The file size of the document.
- Indexing Error - If the document has an indexing error, this index displays the text of the actual error.
- Originating DocuNECT User - This is the DocuNECT user that originally uploaded the document version.
- Originating Windows User - This is the Windows user that originally uploaded the document version.
- Revision Comment - This index stores the revision comment made by the user when they checked the version into the system.
Using a Document Name
DocuNECT v4.8 now supports the dynamic creation of a Document Name system index that is made up of a combination of index values. This can be used to assign an name in a third party document management system, or used to facilitate a cross-cabinet search in DocuNECT DM.
Setting Up a Folder Structure
A folder structure can be dynamically created, driven by a combination of index values.
Creating a Profile
A profile can be created against a cabinet to provide a more granular access and security model. Profiles are driven by index value criteria.