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If you haven't seen or heard about the Kel-Tec KSG, it is a bullpup 12 gauge shotgun with 2 magazine tubes and one barrel.
The Kel-Tec KSG shotgun is not your standard old faithful shotgun. It is not the shotgun that our grandfathers have been using since they were young pups. This is Kel-Tec's entry into the modern day shotgun class. From first glance, you can see this shotgun is different. The KSG doesn't have the look of that old American classic. This shotgun is part of the future of shotguns in both the LE/military market as well as the civilian market.
Caliber: 12 gauge up to 3" shell
Barrel length: 18.5″
Total capacity: 6+6+1 (using 3" shells)
Weight empty: 6.9lbs
Weight loaded: 8.5lbs
Length: 26.1″
Height: 7″
Materials: Hardened Steel and Glass reinforced nylon (Zytel)
First Impressions
The Kel-Tec KSG shotgun made its way on to the market a few years back. I had a number of opportunities to get some trigger time with this shotgun, prior to getting this one for review. I liked the look when I first saw this gun and I have always liked the bullpup design.
As I have mentioned in the past, I own a 20 gauge that is a bottom loader and ejector shotgun so I have had years of experience with that style. I have wanted to own the Kel-Tec KSG since day one.
Shooting and Feel
This shotgun is a 12 gauge and there is no denying that fact. Since this is a bullpup, there is not a lot of room to add things, like recoil dampeners, that you might have in a plastic butt stock of your favorite bird gun.
I am sure when Kel-Tec was building and designing this shotgun bullpup they weren't designing this for a 10 year old child who might not be ready to shoot heavier recoiled shotguns. This shotgun has the recoil of a normal 12 gauge. For me, that doesn't affect my personal take on this shotgun, because I own a number of shotguns and I have been shooting them for years. The compact size makes the gun easier to control because you are not sticking that 18.5" barrel past where it is comfortably maneuverable.
Operation and Controls
The Kel-Tec KSG is a pump action that offers the shooter dual 7 round (2.75 inch shells) magazine tubes so they can carry 14 + 1 shells in the shotgun. The magazine tubes are manually operated by a toggle switch behind the pistol grip. This gives you total control over the type of ammo the shotgun is shooting.
The most common question I have been asked is why do you need manual switch tubes? The best answer I have found, is that it was designed for someone in the LE/Military to use this shotgun to clear a building. The Kel-Tec KSG offers them 2 shotguns in one. You can load mag tube one with door breaching rounds or lethal rounds and load mag tube 2 up with something less than lethal. You can make the shotgun mission adaptable i.e. slugs in one tube and bird shot in the other to keep the spray pattern from over penetration.
For hunting, you might want that slug in one tube to take down your deer or hogs and buckshot or bird shot for varmint. For range commandos about 8 seconds of 12 gauge glory as you rain down fire and birdshot on your paper targets.
The pump release is right where you want it to be on the trigger guard. All you have to do is extend your trigger finger from a trigger control position to the lever to release your pump. The safety is a larger side to side push safety with clear written red "F" for fire and the left side a white "S" for safety.
Sights and Rails:
The KSG comes with a 12.25" picatinny rail on the top and a 5 inch picatinny rail on the pump. The shotgun does not come with iron sights or any kind of sight for that matter. The top rail offers the shooter a wide range of set ups from backup iron sights with a holographic sight as your main sight or even a shotgun tube sight. On the bottom of my KSG, I have put a Troy fore grip to assist in the pump action and keep my hands from being anywhere near the muzzle. There is enough room for a laser and fore grip on the bottom or even a fore grip/bipod combo.
Kel-Tec ships a webbing and connectors to give the KSG a 2 point sling which is my biggest con of this gun. I have the sling attached and have had it attached since day one to insure I gave everything Kel-Tec sent a fair and honest review. I don't like the connection points at the muzzle and at the butt stock. I have found I have almost shot my sling off a few times. The KSG hasn't been designed with quick detach slings in mind and so you will not find QD points on the shotgun. I think that is something that would give this shotgun more to offer, having more freedom of sling options. I did find on the Kel-Tec website a metal single point attachment bracket for $21. If I keep this shotgun that is definitely one of the extras I would like to get.
As I mentioned about the single point adapter there is one more accessory I would want. That is the choke tube adapter. My other con I have for the KSG is that is it neither rifled for slugs nor choked for spread pattern. While the choke isn't really a bad thing, as a hunter a rifled barrel would better serve the gun. Part of the reason I want a choke adapter is to allow me to thread on the new Silencerco Salvo 12 gauge suppressor.
Final Thoughts:
I have loved every second of reviewing this Kel-Tec KSG. This bullpup is fun to shoot, fun to show other shooters and most of all an extremely well built 12 gauge. There are other 12 gauge shotguns in this class that might not always be able to stand up to the forces that is modern day 12 gauge range commandos shotgun does. The KSG has even more applications than what I have mentioned. That to me, makes this shotgun such a nice tool to be added to anyone's gun collection.


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Today I have been very busy baking and recipe testing for the upcoming cook book and local farmers market. Scones hold a special place in my memory- from my first baking lesson days with Clara my British God Mother – I was about 6 years old when my sentimental education began. Clara taught me about discipline and respect for food. Baking was a science to her and she was an exceptional baker. I learned the ritual of tea with her and I have never tasted tea like hers again. It was always the heated brown betty kettle and cozy, the very finest tea cups and saucers and spoons, milk first and coloured sugars sat among the regular sugar and tea slices. I always looked forward to making scones with Clara- like so many of her generation Clara used currants in her scones just as she did in her butter tarts.
Scones bring me back to when I was in my late teens, my two younger sisters and I- that is two of the six sisters, would ride the escalator to the top of Holts and have scones- we thought it was the guiltiest pleasure, In fact they were. My late sister, my mother and I used to go to tea at the Four Seasons in Toronto. My mother loved her shot of sherry and I liked my Chardonnay – the tea usually insipid was never really very good. My sister Theresa always ordered double scones and told them to forget the cucumber sandwiches. We spent many late afternoons sitting there wondering how a few sandwiches and scones could cost $28.00 per person and that was at least ten years ago. Scones hold a special place in my memory and as I sat and slathered cream on my scones I toasted Clara, my sisters and my mother.
Today I chose to make dried cranberry scones, dried cherries are also a great option. They are easy to pull together and the results are fantastic. Best warm out of the oven they need no embellishments however I couldn't resist. I added a dab of fresh butter, sour cherry jam and just a touch of heavy cream- devon cream is best if you can find it.
This recipe along with many of my family, professional and life time favourites will be available in my upcoming cookbook.

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Thursday, March 31, 2011
I love deals.
I'm just getting un-jetlagged from a phenomenal two-week adventure in Italy and Greece. But instead of boring you with stories of tortellini and feta, I'm going to tell you about an awesome deal I got this week, thanks to this blog. You are not going to believe it. I bought ten boxes of Kellogg's cereal last night. They were on sale for $1.80 each. But I had five "buy two boxes, save $1" coupons. And it was double coupon day. So, after $10 in coupon savings, each box only cost eighty cents. And then I sent the UPC codes from all ten boxes in to Kellogg's, and they are going to send me a $10 gas card. Is that not the best deal ever? Total out of pocket: $8.44 (includes the price of the stamp). Total coming back to me, in the form of a gas card: $10. Total boxes of cereal in our pantry: 10. Good thing Karl is a big cereal eater!
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Team Struckmeyer International
Gosh, it has been quiet over here at Team Struckmeyer! With good reason...
We are wrapping up ten joyous days of gelato, museums, trains, and general Italian loveliness. I am typing this on the hotel lobby computer as we check out. More to come!
We are wrapping up ten joyous days of gelato, museums, trains, and general Italian loveliness. I am typing this on the hotel lobby computer as we check out. More to come!
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Ten on Ten: March
Good morning, Wisconsin :: Mailing a baby gift to my cousin :: Random lantern outside of the library :: I didn't realize until I got to work that I was wearing matching hat and mittens. A happy surprise, I suppose :: On my desk :: On the bus going downtown (is it creepy that I took a picture of random girl? I just loved her legwarmers and little yellow shoes) :: One day longer, one day stronger :: Story of the last four weeks :: Rally with the Democratic Reps :: Stolen from facebook, a theater marquee downtown
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Hats Off to... a stranger
Earlier this week, I joined up with a group of knitters on Ravelry for a special project. We wanted to show Wisconsin's hardworking Representatives and Senators how much we appreciate them. We also wanted to thank those who have publicly opposed the Budget Repair Bill. So... each Senator and Representative who has opposed the bill will be receiving a handknit hat!
I was assigned to Rep. Leon Young. He's from Milwaukee. I don't know him. But I know he will have a warm head! Here's a sneak peek at the hat... taken at 6:45 am, in the pre-work frenzy:
I was assigned to Rep. Leon Young. He's from Milwaukee. I don't know him. But I know he will have a warm head! Here's a sneak peek at the hat... taken at 6:45 am, in the pre-work frenzy:
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
I secretly love this.
Yesterday, spring was in the air. Birds were chirping, and snow was melting like you wouldn't believe.
But the night brought this, which I found this morning:
But the night brought this, which I found this morning:
It's not too cold, and I love the way the fluffy white snow covers all of the sludge and mud from yesterday's melting episode. My boots and parka are thrilled to have another chance at center stage, too.
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Library MOE
That's MOE as in Maintenance of Effort.
Currently, public libraries in Wisconsin are able to continue to provide valuable services because of a legal requirement called Maintenance of Effort. In a nutshell, this means that in any given year, a library's funding must equal at least the average of its funding for the prior three years.
Scott Walker's recently unveiled budget will lift the Maintenance of Effort requirement. I don't have to tell you what this means for libraries. Enjoy them while you can... and maybe think about giving the governor a call to let him know what you think about this part of the state budget.
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|Yu, Guo Tai
|Williams, Christie
|Harris, Marion
|Cai, Xiwen
|Mergoum, Mohamed
|Xu, Steven
Submitted to: Crop Science
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/20/2010
Publication Date: 5/21/2010
Citation: Yu, G., Williams, C.E., Harris, M.O., Cai, X., Mergoum, M., Xu, S.S. 2010. Development and Validation of Molecular Markers Closely LinKed to H32 for Resistance to Hessian Fly in Wheat. Crop Science. 50:1325-1332.
Interpretive Summary: Two wheat genes conferring resistance to Hessian fly were mapped previously to similar locations in the wheat genome leaving the relationship between the genes unclear. New markers for marker-assisted breeding were developed and in mapping their location it was demonstrated that the two resistance genes are either located very near each other in the genome or are alternative forms of the same gene. This information will be useful to wheat breeders wanting to use marker-assisted breeding to move either or both of these resistance genes into new cultivars in order to limit the damage of Hessian fly to the wheat crop.
Technical Abstract: Hessian fly is an important insect pest of wheat. Host resistance-plant resistance has been the most effective means to manage this insect. A total of 32 Hessian fly-resistance genes have been identified in wheat and its relatives. Hessian fly-resistance genes H26 and H32, conferring resistance to multiple biotypes of Hessian fly, were assigned to the same chromosomal bin 3DL3-0.81-1.00 on the long arm of wheat chromosome 3D (3DL) in previous studies. The objective of this study was to determine the genetic relationship between the two resistance genes through comparative mapping. H32 was previously mapped in the ITMI population of 129 inbred lines and H26 in a population of 96 F2 individuals. Fourteen wheat EST-derived STS markers flanking the H26 locus were assigned to the linkage map of H32 in the ITMI population. Two of the STS markers, Xrwgs10 and Xrwgs12, were found to flank the H32 locus with a genetic distance of 0.5 cM on either side of H32. Xrwgs10 is 3.2 cM distal to H26 and Xrwgs12 is 1.0 cM proximal to H26 on the genetic map of H26. Another STS marker Xrwgs11, which is 1.0 cM proximal to H26, co-segregated with H32 in the ITMI population. This comparative mapping analysis suggested that H26 and H32 are likely allelic or closely linked to each other. Molecular markers tightly linked to these two Hessian fly resistance genes or alleles were validated in 13 bread wheat cultivars and an advanced breeding line, demonstrating the efficacy of these markers for marker-assisted selection in breeding for Hessian fly-resistance in wheat.


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A professional service agreement is a legal document which is framed between two parties when one agrees to hire the other for providing any kind of professional service. The terms and conditions of such an agreement are legally binding and cannot be violated without facing a legal grudge.
This agreement has been made effective as on 5th July 2011 and shall remain into effect and existence for 12 months.
Termination date: 5th July 2011
This agreement has been made by and between the parties with the following details:
Name: Mr. Mark Riddle
Address: 2-k, second floor, Todd lane, London
Contact number: 472048291222
Company name: Jack Computer service
Contact number: 473832918013
The SERVICE PROVIDER agrees to provide service for the repair work and problem solving of the computers in the office of the CLIENT.
Office address of CLIENT: 45-h, Greg building, London
The following are the terms and conditions of this agreement:
Signatures of the parties:
Mark Riddle
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Spacious holiday villa in St Raphael - CV006955
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With a sunny Mediterranean climate and a landscape which offers both mountains and sea, the department of Var is a great place to visit on holiday. Var's Mediterranean coastline is the gateway to the Cote d'Azur where daytime leisure activities revolve around sun and sea. The family resort of Les Lecques has fine beaches, while east of the historic naval port of Toulon, fishing villages such as Le Lavandou are now popular holiday resorts. Old fashioned Hyeres, a winter favourite of Queen Victoria, has miles of sandy beaches nearby.


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Gatepost Theatre Company is to follow up last year's successes with a production at Derby's Guildhall Theatre.
The company will be performing the new musical Out There by Elliot Davis and James Bourne.
A runaway turns up on the doorstep of a famous astronaut who disappeared in 1969.
What happens next changes everything.
It is on from March 11-14. Call the box office on 01332 255800 for ticket details.


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Jamba's baked goods and snacks are the best friends a smoothie could ask for. They're always there, full of wholesome ingredients, totally open to helping the smoothie move, even though the smoothie's hide-a-bed weighs like a thousand pounds.
A pretzel evolution.
This is the future of pretzeldom: a big, puffy, sourdough pretzel topped with a more-than-generous sprinkling of parmesan and baked to warm perfection. Sorry boring salty pretzel; have fun with your 8-track player.
Enriched Wheat Flour, Water, Parmesan Cheese, Canola Oil, Glycerine, Sourdough Base, Invert Sugar, Natural Flavor, Salt, Sugar, Yeast
Wheat, Milk
Gaze upon our towering monolith to the mango. We offer up strawberries, exotic juices and of course piles of mangos in order to appease our mighty lord of the fruits. It is good, and he is pleased.


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Students at Utah Valley University and other public colleges in the state are free to carry concealed handguns on campus if they have a permit. Nick Moyes is one of them. "It's about self defense, the ability to defend yourself," said Moyes, 28, a student who brings his Sig Sauer P 226 9mm handgun onto campus in Orem, Utah, every chance he gets. "That's a God given right."
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24-Hour Water Release Info
Check the flow before you go
Flow line: 1-800-547-1501
PacifiCorp owns 41 hydropower facilities, located in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah and Montana. With a total generating capacity of approximately 1,135 megawatts (MW) of electricity, they are used to power households and businesses across the West.
Flexible, Renewable Hydropower
Water allows for a flexible means of generation. Generating plants powered by coal or natural gas cannot accommodate rapid changes in demand as swiftly as hydropower. Hydropower also is a resource that works in concert with other renewable resources, such as wind power.
For example, on a typical mid-summer day, the highest (peak) demand lasts from through the afternoon because of an increase in air conditioning use in some states. During this peak, more water is released from the reservoirs through the powerhouses, and more electricity is generated. During lower-peak periods, the operation shifts. Water is allowed to build up in the storage reservoir for use during the next day's peak usage period. View fact sheets on Northwest (PDF) and Rocky Mountain (PDF) hydroelectric facilities.
Hydro Resources
Hydroelectric projects generally operate under licenses issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). A hydroelectric license includes terms and conditions for project operations, as well as environmental protection, mitigation and enhancement measures to mitigate project impacts on the surrounding environment and natural resources. More »
Water Release Schedules
To assist recreational use, we provide water release information for the following projects. These are estimates only. River flows can vary widely and are subject to change without notice.
The orientation materials, site access agreement and the provided survey are intended to make contractors familiar with the rules, security, safety, compliance procedures, and other regulations related to work performed for PacifiCorp. Learn more »


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Chicago was home to gangster Al Capone, who led a Prohibition-era alcohol smuggling and bootlegging ring and later went to prison at Alcatraz in San Francisco for tax evasion. Capone's favorite whiskey was said to be Templeton rye from Iowa, which was known during the time as the "Good Stuff"—legend has it that the whiskey even made it past the walls of Alcatraz. While the infamous gangster is long gone, Templeton lives on to this day, and this recipe from Chicago bartender Lynn House brings the story of Capone back to life. It's one of 50 cocktails featured in Imbibe's book The American Cocktail.
1 tsp. grated fresh ginger
3 orange slices
1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
1 oz. Cointreau
2 oz. Templeton rye whiskey
Tools: muddler, cocktail shaker, fine-mesh strainer
Glass: Old Fashioned
Garnish: orange slice
Muddle the ginger, orange slices and lemon juice in a shaker. Add the Cointreau and whiskey and shake well with ice. Double strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass and garnish.
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Aino Vonge Corry
Teacher, Technical Conference Editor & Retrospectives Facilitator
Aino Corry is a teacher, a technical conference editor and retrospectives facilitator. She holds a masters degree and a ph.d. in computer science. She has 12 years of experience with Patterns in Software Development, and teaches OO design, software architecture and development in academia and industry. She also teaches how to teach Computer Science to teachers, and thus lives up to the name of her company; Metadeveloper. In her spare time, she runs and sings (but not at the same time).
Recent Interviews
- Interview with Aino Vonge Corry @ GOTO Chicago 2014
- The Agile Revolution Podcast Episode 52: YOW! 2012 Retrospectives with Aino Vonge Corry
- Magpie Talkshow Episode 19 – Aino Corry (Noisy Handryer Edition)
- YOW! 2012: Aino Corry – Teaching Modern Computer Science
- Aino Corry on Teaching Computer Science
- Aino Corry on Agile Retrospectives
- Aino Corry on Agile Retrospectives
YOW! 2015 – Aino Vonge Corry – A Comment on How We Learn
Retrospective Antipatterns by Aino Vonge Corry – YOW! 2014
Retrospectives, Who Needs Them, Anyway? by Aino Vonge Corry – YOW! 2012
YOW! 2016 Melbourne
There And Back Again
How do Danish companies do agile transformations? Why should people in Australia care what takes place on the other side of the world? This presentation will show examples of the challenges some companies face and how they overcome them, as well as cases where they did not. It can be argued that a complete agile transformation is utopia, but some companies have come a long way in thinking, acting, and making decisions in a more agile way. If you are going through and agile transformation, or considering to do so, this talk is for you.


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This time of year, the male tarantulas (aphonopelma
hentzi) in our neck of this woods, are on the move
during the day. It's common to see them crossing the
roads, or in the yard. This wandering phenomenon
is probably due to a search for females.
Even though they look rather scary, our tarantulas
are shy, docile and non aggressive to people. Males
rarely live longer than a year, females can live for 30
years. Like other spiders, they are busy at night
searching for dinner.
I don't mind them, as long as they don't sneak
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Email Accounts
If your website is hosted with Shining Light Technologies, you can manage email accounts for your church staff. Each mail account can be setup to handle mail directly or to redirect to another email account (e.g. firstname.lastname@example.com).
Local Mail Client Settings
Set the incoming and outgoing mail server to mail.yourdomain (e.g. mail.mychurch.com). Set the username to your full email address and the password to the pasword configured in the control panel. Set the incoming (POP3) server port to 110 and the outgoing (SMTP) port to 5190. Disable SSL on the outgoing server connection.
Webmail Access
To access mail using a web browser, go to http://webmail.yourdomain (e.g. http://webmail.mychurch.com). Enter your full email address as the username and the password configured in the control panel.


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Playa Del Carmen homes for sale
If you want to find a property where you can enjoy an amazing vacation, Playa Del Carmen homes for sale should be at the top of the list. This happens because you will find a number of features that a condo does not offer, you will have extra outdoor space you can use on your own and you will also enjoy more privacy during your vacation.
One of the first reasons why you come to a tropical resort for a vacation is because you want to enjoy a lot of time out in the sun. This is where you can work on your tan and you do not have to worry about anything from back home until you get there. Playa Del Carmen homes for sale are going to offer the solution you need for your vacation.
Instead of going to the beach or sharing your space at the pool with others, the Playa Del Carmen homes for sale will offer all the space you need at home. All you have to do is walk out of the house and enjoy a private spot for relaxation in the yard. You will even have a pool if things get too hot and you want to cool down a little bit.
The extra space can be used for a wide range of other activities that you and your friends can enjoy. No matter if you want to play a few games or you want to cook something out of the ordinary, you will not have to answer to anyone. You will have all the extra space you cannot find in Playa Del Carmen condos and you can use it as you see fit.
The privacy you will enjoy will also be next to none. Since you are not sharing your space with anyone other than the people you know, you will be able to throw parties without bothering anyone. If you would try this in Playa Del Carmen condos, you would have a few neighbors banging on your door sooner than you would imagine.
If you will choose the right properly, you will have a few shared features that you will be able to use. Tennis courts, club houses, golf courses as well as other things will be available for your pleasure in the common areas. You will have your own private patch of land, but you will have a few shared amenities to improve your vacation.
One of the things you have to keep in mind is that you will have to compromise on a few things. The location of the homes may not be the same as the one of Playa Del Carmen condos or you will have to pay a higher price. Since you are in the resort and you have access to all its amenities, you can be sure this is going to be a great choice. If you want to learn more about the options you have at hand, you should visit playadelcarmen-realestate.net for details.
Playa Del Carmen homes for sale ( http://www.playadelcarmen-realestate.net ) can provide a wide range of perks that you cannot find in Playa Del Carmen condos ( http://www.playadelcarmen-realestate.net ), but there are a few compromises you need to make. If you want to check out some of the options you can turn to, the site named before is going to provide all the details.


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This is a home-study ecourse.
You will have access to me via email to ask questions or share your reflections and experience with, as you work your way through the materials.
(I host a 'live' 4-week session quarterly throughout the year. The difference is that during the live, small group session, we all work through the material together and you have access to me daily via a Facebook forum.)
Why Would You Want to Study Manifesting Concepts and Techniques?
Everything has energy.
Understanding the energy and having tools and practices that support your desire and ability to direct your focus and attention on tapping into this energy to create and connect *naturally increases the peace and possibility in a moment.*
You feel: empowered. Life feels: fun.
You understand that you potentially can create anything in your life, when you choose to be present to the possibility.
You understand that it is possible to consistently live in (and with) peace, joy, abundance, delight, connectedness, and flow of creative expression and you either want to have this experience or you already live it and want to *amp it up*.
You are here on Earth, with all of these variables around you – why not tap into elemental energy and draw experiences into your space that light your heart and invite you to enjoy the fullness and 'goodness' of life, instead of endure or 'survive it'.
(Lots of people choose to endure and survive, and that's okay. But you know there is more to life than that – you want to experience thriving, and manifesting is a fun part of that!)
I don't know if you want to learn how to manifest, but I do know you are manifesting anyway, so why not learn how to use it to your benefit, right as you are, in daily life, as it is.
My Style of Manifesting and the Energy in the Ecourse Material
I created this free audio recording in which I share about the foundation and feel of my practice of presence to unfolding within organic growth, beliefs about and experience in living infinite possibility and manifesting.
I also interviewed my children (ages 15 & 17 at the time of the recording) so that you could hear a bit about how they manifest.
There are many manifesting sites, books, resources and guides. I invite you to choose guides and materials that feel resonant with your own beliefs and also gently challenge you to open through and stretch beyond your beliefs.
You don't want the 'same' or familiar stuff because it won't offer expansion, but you do want practices and techniques that make sense and feel good to you, so you will use and explore them.
What I share specifically in this ecourse is sometimes a bit different from my peers, because I believe in (and practice) engaging our mind as the powerful tool that it is, to think about the practices and create and connect using them.
I will share with you the logic behind the concept, so your mind can think about it – which also means your mind is not in those moments engaged in doubt or fear.
Because your mind is engaged, your heart can open to celebrate what is being presented (even if it's new and unfamiliar material).
This way of learning (and being) is gentle and 'easy' on your body, and keeps your energetic vibration elevated.
Using your mind and heart energy together is very powerful, and feeling peace in your body means you can center deeper and open more, which makes manifesting natural, easier and more joyful (as well as more effective).
In essence, then, you are creating and connecting from an empowered, centered state, not only as you manifest, but in general, in life.
I am very grounded and logical when presenting this material, which engages your mind, and puts your body at ease. In general, people feel ease around logic.
So, when I present something I can't explain, that trust is already there (internal with yourself and external with me) and you are more likely to open to it, with less (or no) resistance.
As an energy facilitator, and one who manifests daily, I understand that adding the energies of joy, ease and celebration – which are all *naturally* heart healing and opening – to your practice, changes the feel of your practice as well as your daily life.
When your focus is on celebrating each step, your mind is engaged in the process of creating and connecting – or resting (instead of in fear-mode spouting limiting beliefs and falling back to patterning that could act as a barrier to receiving in). This allows your physical body to be at peace, which then allows your heart to open to receive in with ease and delight.
There are many different ways to practice (and I suggest you have fun exploring them to see what feels good and works for you).
What I know from my personal experience and coaching experience is that mine is naturally full of peace, which then naturally opens the door to possibility – it simply flows, even through resistance.
It's easy (and common) to get stuck in stages of the 'manifesting loop' of clearing. centering, creating an intention and receiving in.
When your practice feels boring or you don't see immediate placement of what you are manifesting, it's natural to become discouraged, to feel like you are doing something wrong or something internal is broken and to quit – often right before what you were intending to manifest is drawn in.
Perhaps you have experienced this in your manifesting practice, losing trust in yourself, your ability to manifest as well as in the process of manifesting altogether.
This is an invitation to thoroughly enjoy the process, celebrating each step, and celebrating each placement – allowing the current of joy and gratitude to easily 'move you' to manifesting *more* of what you'd like to experience in life.
To be very clear, I'm going to
- ask you to invite the energy of joy into your manifesting practice and to celebrate each step along the way.
- provide you with a space to explore and understand your personal patterning and potential blocks to flow, as well as to apply the material I share to your daily manifesting practice.
- be present to offer personal attention, guidance and support as you apply these techniques and practices in your life.
Let the manifesting fun begin!
A previous participant, Fernanda Falcao shares:
The manifesting ecourse was a blessing of an experience for me. For me, it was not only about manifesting but also about connecting with how I want to live my life. Joy supported me a lot to connect with my own energy, with centering, holding space for whatever was coming, celebrating, and enjoying the little steps I was taking on manifesting my soul desire. It was a lot of fun!
The support I got not only from Joy but from the others in the fFacebook forum kept me moving forward whenever my patterned appeared. I highly recommend this ecourse for anyone who wants to get in touch with manifesting something in your life and also to get to know yourself better. I am a new person after this ecourse with a lot more energy and trusting Source even more. The more I get to know this practice, all I can say is thank you. More please. More loving. More practing. More manifesting. MORE AND MORE!!!
At base, what most people wish to experience in life is a feeling of comfort and safety in a space of love and appreciation.
This space naturally encourages your manifesting practice to *thrive*.
This ecourse is structured like a sacred container to give you the experience of that feel. A sacred container, in this context, is a space where I set the energy – with my presence and the materials I present – to be one where you feel comfortable sharing, exploring and connecting. There is acceptance, understanding and non-judgment (unless you bring self-judgment in, which I will gently point out so you have the option of shifting into something different).
Because your experience with manifesting – including your patterning, reactions and techniques – is unique to you, this ecourse is a bit different from the other ecourses that I facilitate.
The goal of this ecourse is for you to experience daily joy and ease in your manifesting practice. It's best if you can choose a specific feeling or experience you would like to manifest in, so we can work together on understanding your potential blocks, customizing practices for you and applying daily presence to your manifesting intention. Choosing a specific feeling or experience allows you to 'see' any shifts as they happen, which then builds your trust in the process. From there, you can use the concepts in other areas of your life.
This session will include: a daily prompt delivered via email and one email exchange per weekday with me (so five emails per week) for the duration of the class.
For you to experience any energetic shifts in this class, it will require your time, energy and attention to the materials. You can spend as little or as much time as you would like with the materials knowing that your 'result' is dependent upon your focus.
Inner work is akin to running a physical marathon. So, please understand that it is to your benefit to set aside enough time to process the material and rest, and to be gentle and kind with yourself during the duration of the class.
You will receive a daily prompt via email at 4a (pt).
You may have one email exchange with me per each weekday during the duration of the class (so 5 emails per week, for four weeks).
We spend the first week creating a foundation for your practice and the subsequent weeks exploring and experimenting with different techniques that support your intention. The idea is for you to feel and see these practices 'working' in your life.
The cost of the class is $81.00.
To register, please follow this link: Registration for Manifesting with Joy -home study $81.00.
**There are two steps to registration: payment and adding your name to the student roster. After payment is complete, you will receive a prompt to add your name to the student roster.
There are currently no scholarships available for this ecourse. I will update this status as scholarships are placed.
If you are interested in receiving or providing a scholarship, please email me at email@example.com
If you are interested in a payment plan, please email me at email@example.com.
There is a no-refund policy on this class.
When we work in heart space, sometimes fear arises. Understandable and extremely common.
When fear arises, we often react, by pushing away the source of love (in this case, this class).
When you choose to register to *Manifesting with Joy* you are acknowledging that you are ready to open your heart space to journey to inner core. Much like an airline ticket is non-refundable, so is this class.
I create the materials from this class from my personal study, understanding and experience of manifesting. I cannot guarantee that you will feel ease, joy and peace nor can I guarantee that you will manifest in what you wish.
You took the time to read through this invitation – simply considering the idea of manifesting with joy is a gift to yourself (even if you choose not to participate in this ecourse). May you thank your self for reading, considering and opening doors.
Please feel free to share this offering (by sharing this information page link) with anyone whom you feel will enjoy it.
Time and energy are precious – I appreciate your presence!
Much peace and abundant love,


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So much for the RVing life. Our first grandkids, both boys, came in February and April and we, with sappy grins, volunteered to babysit for the first year. Now don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade the time spent with them for anything and am actually wondering how well I will handle being separated if/when we leave. Right now we are pretty well ensconced in our son-in-law and daughter's driveway.
We had 30 amp service installed, plumbed in a sewer connection, applied heat tape and insulation on the fresh water line and installed skirting around the trailer to help keep it warmer this winter without the propane furnace running all the time.
The skirting is 3/4" R-Tech foam board found at most big box hardware outlets. It's screwed to a simple wood frame at the bottom. We're sitting on concrete or I would have dug a trench and just buried the bottoms. The tops are taped to the trailer with foil backed tape. The vertical seams are done with white duct tape. I hung two 150W lights on the leaf springs near the holding tanks for the extra warmth. The trailer bottom is enclosed and the furnace is ducted to provide heat to the tank and storage areas, but, what the heck, more is better. Right? The furnace is set for 64 deg and we have a 1500 W electric heater we run at night. So far, with the night time temps in the low 30's the furnace has only run once or twice so that will save me extra trips to get the propane bottles filled.
I bought 2 extra 30#ers and go fill them when 3 are empty. I looked into renting a bigger tank from the distributor, which at $99/year and a one time installtion fee of $120 sounded pretty good, but one of the contract stipulations was that you purchased at least two tanks full. That was a total of about 240 gallons at about $2.39/gal and was a bit more propane than I thought we would use.
Next project is to put that shrink to fit plastic sheeting on the windows. I'll leave a couple of the openable windows uncovered for ventilation.
And last, but not least, I ordered a dehumidifier. The windows have been damp in the mornings and the cheap bucket of white pellets just isn't enough.
Enough for now and I'll try to post more often but two babies are really kicking my butt...also giving me a good work-out. My back is getting stronger everyday and not hurting as much as it used to. Kind of like going in for physical therapy.


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What is your skin type?
What is your skin type category?
1. Acne Prone Skin
Whether an occasional pimple or a painful, chronic condition, acne can occur on anyone at any age. It was characterized by pimples, whiteheads, blackheads, redness,inflammation and irritation.
Is genetically determined and hormonally triggered.
· Has three primary influencing factors:
.An overabundance of surface skin cells (hyperkeratinization)
.Oil glands influenced by androgen hormones that elevate excessoil (sebum) production
.Bacteria (P-acnes bacteria) mix with sebum, which irritates thepore wall, and results in inflammation.
2. Dry or Sensetive Skin
Dry or sensitive skin requires special care and handling because it is susceptible to irritants of all kinds. It was characterized by tightness, fine lines, and sometimes, evenflakiness. Can be exacerbated by too much sun, wind or harsh soaps.Medications and poor diet may also be factors.
3. Normal or Combination
Normal skin is balanced and trouble-free. Combination skin, which is oily in the T-zone, also requires balancing. They may experience excess oiliness in the T-zone, while the cheek and eye areas are drier. Sometimes experienced occasional breakouts at T-zone area.
4. Oily Skin
Oily skin feels thicker, may have large pores, and requires care to prevent it from becoming a breeding ground for acne. An overproduction of oil (sebum) and may appear greasy, shiny, or with large pores. May have enlarged pores or be prone to blackheads, whiteheads, and pimples.
I fall into category acne prone skin. I have experienced acne problem since 20's until today. Sometimes it worst and need to take oral treatment. I will share my experienced with you in other post on treating bad acne.


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The Wonderful thing about Otters – Glencoe Wood Nature Reserve
The recent sightings of otters at Glencoe Wood Nature Reserve have been very exciting and encouraging. They are extraordinary creatures and wonderful to spot in the wild. Sometimes you may see the mother playing with her pups and teaching them how to hunt, or sometimes the male, who tends to be larger. Otters are masterful swimmers, thanks to their sleek streamlined bodies and a powerful muscular tail.
Although they have survived in parts of Western Scotland and its islands, otters were almost extinct in Britain until the turn of this century. Then the UK biodiversity Action Plan concentrated its efforts across the country to revive the numbers of otters, and since then some progress has been made.
The pups stay with their mother for a year or more as they learn all the techniques for hunting and survival. Because an otter has a high metabolic rate in order to keep itself warm, it has to eat 15% of its body weight in fish every day. It eats about 100 grams of fish for every hour, so that's a lot of hunting. It is very dependent on fish, so if stocks fall short then the otter population fails too.
This is how otters became so rare in the UK. One of the chief reasons for the otter's decline was the use of chlorinated pesticides, called DDTs, which poisoned water supplies and reduced fish populations throughout the 20th century. Although DDTs have been successfully banned, other controversial pesticides constantly threaten the balance of life in the countryside.
Otters belong to the Lutinae family, a sub-branch of the Mustelids, to which pine martens and badgers belong. They have dense light brown fur, which was another reason for their decline: before we indirectly killed them with pesticides we hunted them for their much sought-after fur, which was worn by the wealthy as a status symbol.
The otter's den is called a holt. The male is a dog, and the female is known as a bitch. The collective noun for a group of otters is a bevy, or a romp. In the water it's a raft of otters. They are extremely playful and social creatures, often seen playing simply for the joy of it. They have been observed making water slides in the mud and sliding down them into the river. They also play with stones, have several different squeaking noises with which they communicate to each other, and love to slide around on the ice in winter!
Playing with stones is reminiscent of their distant cousins, the sea otters of the Pacific, who use a stone to break shells open and will carry it with them in a pouch of skin under their arms, one of the few examples in nature of animals using their own tools. This shows a strong intelligence. Here is a clip an internet clip of some Asian river otters playing with stones and squeaking:
Although we associate them with water, otters need to spend a lot of their time on dry land in order to keep their fur from getting too waterlogged. Their little faces make a tell-tale V shape in the water as they swim, or else if they are underwater you can see a trail of bubbles as they slowly breathe out. When underwater they can close their nostrils and ears. As well as fish, otters can eat small crustaceans, like crabs, and they can supplement their diet with frogs and small water birds. They can live up to 16 years in the wild.
The reason otters have whiskers is to help them hunt. They use these to detect the subtle movements of fish. That way they can hunt effectively in pitch darkness. Their eyesight, however, is quite poor, in water and on land.
The playful and intelligent otter has been the subject of literature. Ring of Bright Water, published in 1960, was a book, later made into a film, written by the naturalist Gavin Maxwell, who lived on Sandaig, a small group of islands near Lochalsh in the Western Highlands. The otter his book was based on, called Mijbil, was actually a sub species of smooth-coated otter which he brought back from Iraq.
Another famous ottery creation is Tarka the Otter: his joyful life and death in the Country of the Two Rivers, by Henry Williamson, published in 1927. This book has never been out of print and has influenced famous literary figures such as Ted Hughes the poet, and Rachel Carson who went on to write her highly influential ecological bestseller, 'Silent Spring'.
Otters have inspired us in extraordinary ways. Their playful natures have much to teach the human population. Though it can be rare to see them, it is worth the long wait by a riverbank. When you finally catch a glimpse of one, it's a magical sight that will be treasured forever.
And here's the clip that started it all, the one that told us they had found our Reserve –


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Why You Should Still Wear A Suit To Every Job Interview:
1. Early introductions are essential.
A suit implies business. It's uncommon that anybody really looks terrible in a suit, unless it's evil fitting or something excessively beautiful (i.e., what Lloyd or Harry wore to the owl formal in Dumb and Dumber). On the off chance that you don't wear a suit, the business won't not consider you important. Catch up on the six no-no's of a suited man.
2. It demonstrates you give it a second thought.
Obliging initial introductions, dressing the part demonstrates that you are not kidding about the occupation. This isn't something you're simply accomplishing for no particular reason or for the hell of it. On the off chance that you land the position, keeping up an expert clothing standard can separate you from others, and possibly make you only somewhat more significant when it's the ideal opportunity for advancements.
3. It improves you feel about yourself– and more expert.
In the event that you are wearing an outfit you've worn a million times some time recently, you feel great, however perhaps excessively agreeable. There's something to be said in regards to the way a suit makes one feel. While there's a periodic elevated tension, now and again it's a decent type of reckoning. You are proficient in a suit, an ace at your occupation. In a more normal outfit, you're the person who watches golf on the lounge chair with his hand down his jeans. Certainty is all visual, in the event that you look sure, the questioner will think you are.
4. You'd preferably be overdressed than underdressed.
Notwithstanding when Brennan and Dale wearing tuxedos to their meetings in 2008's Step Brothers, it was unquestionably superior to messy warm up pants and a Judds shirt. Not to recommend you ought to wear a tux to your next meeting, yet in the event that you are second speculating clothing, the best counsel is to dependably look your most pleasant; on the off chance that you underdo it, you're the "lesser than" in a room of "more thans."
5. Keep in mind a sharp-dressed man.
On the off chance that you can stop people in their tracks on your way to the meeting, perhaps you can blow some people's minds with your employment execution, as well. Consider it a date. You wouldn't have any desire to dress crappy for a young lady in the beginnings of a romance. It would set the wrong 'disposition'. In mental reviews, ladies judge an indistinguishable man from differentially alluring in light of what he wears. The same goes for a prospective employee meeting (even with buddy on-fella interviews).
It's human nature to judge individuals in light of their looks. It's basically something we people can't offer assistance. We've generally been attracted to pretty things, even as children. Sadly, while we can clone sheep and make kick-ass 3D motion pictures, we can't settle the capacity to judge others. Everything we can do is suit up for the uncommon events life stipends us.


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We're building a People's Plan for the truly equitable development of Boston. Join us Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 from 12pm - 4pm for our first 2019 assembly. More info here.
Watch our video about building a People's Plan:
We're also campaigning for legislation to confront Boston's displacement crisis.
What is the purpose of the Jim Brooks Community Stabilization Act?
The Stabilization Act is a tool to help direct legal and resource information to Boston's tenants at risk of displacement. It would:
- Require owners to notify the City of any Notice To Quit issued to tenants, improving data collection about evictions. Landlords who own 6 or fewer units will be exempt.
- Require the City of Boston to notify the tenant facing eviction of their rights under current state law.
- Require banks who've taken possession of homes post-foreclosure to provide a reason for evicting former owners.
How can I take action?
The Massachusetts State House Committee on the Judiciary has until Wednesday, 3/21/18, to vote on the Act. Call the Committee members TODAY and urge them to vote YES on the Jim Brooks Act: http://www.justcauseboston.org/contact_the_committee_on_the_judiciary
When will the Jim Brooks Act take effect?
The Act has been approved by the Boston City Council and enacted by the Massachusetts State Legislature. The State Legislature has a two-year legislative cycle with the current cycle running from January 2017 through December 2018. If passed by the State Legislature, the Act would take effect in 2019, at the earliest.
Which landlords will be impacted by the Act?
Landlords who own more than 6 rental units in Boston.
Who is struggling with no-fault evictions in Boston?
While most evictions happen out of public view, here are a few stories of brave residents who are facing no-fault evictions and major rent increases. Click on the image for an interactive map with videos and stories at bostondisplacement.org.
Check out City Life/Vida Urbana's new video about the Jim Brooks Act:
Check out photos from Boston's Right To The City Alliance standing up for Just Cause at a November 2016 City Council meeting:


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The Sea Casts its Spell
The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.
~Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I could never stay long enough on the shore, the tang of the untainted, fresh and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought..
~ Helen Keller
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
~Jacques Cousteau


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Very well known for their eye catchy youthful designs, Armani jeans have executed a stunner of a casual shirt, with this full sleeve shirt. The front pocket is secured with a button and is Denim blue in colour. Accentuating this witty design is the embroidered Armani jeans signature logo. The jacquard print of the shirt in bordeaux colour is going to look great with Indigo denim trousers. SKU-AJM4005
- Jacquard print throughout in off white
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- Rounded shirt tail
- 100%% Cotton
- Made in Vietnam
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution associate editorial page editor and columnist Jim Wooten joins the blogosphere at his new AJC Thinking Right site. His column today announces the blog: "Lots of room in cyberspace for right turns."
Wooten identifies his favorite sites as RealClearPolitics, Instapundit, Power Line and American Thinker. Thanks to Joe Knippenberg, who attests to Wooten's good taste — except for his omission of Joe's home base at No Left Turns. But wasn't the heading of Wooten's column today alluding to NLT?


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If you asked me this a few years ago I would have agreed but reluctantly that some perfume wearing is just in bad taste. Perfume is something that has only recently ( in historical terms) become discussion worthy. Perfumes The Guide came out ten years ago, and compared to all the preceding years when perfumes were neither discussed nor assessed, that's a very short time. I remember decades when it was very difficult to find out anything at all about perfume and what little I did discover came from reading: Edmond Roudnitska, Elizabeth Barille, Michael Edwards,even Jean Pierre Coffe, who as I recall Le Bon Vivre, did not think much of Cartier's Le Panthere.
In the interim there has been an explosion of discussion. The industry itself, despite all the chit chat, remains secretive, and self contradictory in its aims. It's certainly not clear that all mass perfume makers want to produce consistently high quality. What they want to produce is something highly profitable, and the parameters of what constitutes a reasonable profit seem to expand all the time. It's now axiomatic that packaging costs far more than content. Should it? This product is largely water anyway. Continue reading


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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. X-37B space plane was in orbit Sunday after a successful launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Boeing said.
The Boeing-built orbital test vehicle lifted off from the cape Saturday evening and was installed in a low orbit for a mission that has been largely classified.
The launch came a day after Friday's scheduled launch was scrubbed by bad weather.
Boeing Vice President Craig Cooning said in a written statement that the so-called space plane was being monitored by the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office.
"We took another important step with the successful launch of the second (orbital test vehicle), enabling the RCO to further experiment with the vehicle and its ability to operate in low-Earth orbit," Cooning said.
The X-37B is designed to operate as an unmanned test platform for space research that can land itself at Edwards Air Force Base in California.


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Okay so maybe 'ultimate' is a big call, but this 'Ikea hack' Lego table certainly fits the bill for our needs. My son has a lot of Lego. I know we all say things like that, but really he does. Not adult collector lots, but lots for your average 5 year old kid. Partly this is because we have most of the Lego my father collected for my brother and I when we were kids. Kind of disappointing we don't have all of it, we are missing crucial bits, like the trains for the old train set, and the track for the space train. Frustrating! But as our family moved so much really it's lucky we have any left.
With a new baby joining the family it became important to find a way to store and play with Lego that got it off the ground and behind toddler-proof doors. It also had to be large enough to hold all of the Lego. I don't subscribe to the 'chuck it all in a plastic tub' school of thought, I'm too anal for that. We keep each model in it's own ziplock bag, with the instructions and spare parts. Otherwise what's the point of buying models? Okay let's not go into that here! Ziplock bags aren't ideal, especially as for now they all just get shoved into the cupboards under the table. Another little problem to solve one day. We do have a lot of loose Lego, all of it vintage though. Is it just me or does old Lego seem so much harder to pull apart? Anyway for the loose Lego we actually have vintage Lego storage trays, which slide nicely into the shelves inside the cupboards.
There was already storage units from the Besta range in my sons room, so it seemed a good idea to adapt some Besta units for the job. Later we could pull the table apart and make shelves, or a long low entertainment unit, all we'd need would be the glass tops you can get for the Besta range. It seemed at first it was going to be a breeze, screw the units back to back, screw the elevated table top on (so you can slip large lego plates under for storing), of course nothing is ever so simple is it? There aren't many spots where there is solid material for screwing securely into. Under the short ends of the table we used aluminium plates (amazing what you find in the garage), 5mm thick, about 100mm wide, and about 5mm short either end of the length of the short side of the table. The wheels were attached through the plates, they still screwed in fine. Set behind the middle set of wheels, spanning side to side, is a plank of 18mm plywood. If anyone is keen I can provide better details on just how it all went together.
My husband was a total champ, figuring out the nuts and bolts of it after I brought home all the bits with very vague instructions as to how I saw it all working out. We are still to fit the child-proof catches and push-openers, but we have a few months before the little one is mobile! Once he is pulling himself up on the furniture we'll have another set of challenges, the big one is used to leaving Lego out for days, weeks, on end, and that won't work with a little toddler around.
An unexpected bonus to having this table is I'm loving the limewashed top as a finish in my jewellery photos!


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Classmates, we know to there are a lot of common sayings about time and line in Chinese, but you know English is medium,also have such a lot of speech? Remember below these diction that cherish time, they still can be used when perhaps talking about time with the classmate when you!
1. Lost Time Is Never Found Again. Lost time searchs to be not answered.
2. No One Call Back Yesterday. Yesterday not answer come.
3. Time Is Money. A inch of time a inch of gold.
4. Busiest Man Finds The Most Time. The busiest person enjoys maximum time.
5. Time And Tide Wait For No Man. Years differs person.
6. A Lazy Youth, a Lousy Age. Budding do not try hard, old apprentice hurts Bei.
7. A Diligent Person Values His Time. Assiduous person cherish time.
8. A Lazy Person Loses His Time. Do-nothing loses time.
9. An Inactive Person Gives Up His Time. Do-nothing quits time.
10. Yesterday And The Day Before Yesterday Are Not Like Today. Mixed yesterday all not be like the day before yesterday today.


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Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Hachette Book Group writers are taking their fight with Amazon.com Inc. directly to the online retailer's board.
Hundreds of writers with a group called Authors United signed a letter addressed to Amazon's 10 directors, insisting the board must act to end Amazon's "sanctioning" of books, including refusing pre-orders, delaying shipping and reducing discounts. The dispute became public earlier this year as Hachette and Amazon sparred over e-book pricing in contract negotiations.
"We are certain that you, as an Amazon board member, prize books and freedom of expression as much as we do," the authors said in the letter, which was posted online. "Since its founding, Amazon has been a highly regarded and progressive brand. But if this is how Amazon continues to treat the literary community, how long will the company's fine reputation last?"
The writers said the actions have cut Hachette authors' sales—of all formats of books—through Amazon.com by at least 50%, and in some cases as much as 90%. The missive follows a letter signed by more than 900 writers and published in the New York Times last month, urging readers to contact Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos. Amazon, which Forrester Research estimates controls 60 percent of the e-book market, says sales of digital titles go up when prices are cut, lifting total revenue.
Mary Osako, a spokeswoman at Seattle-based Amazon, and Sophie Cottrell, a spokeswoman for New York-based Hachette, didn't immediately respond to e-mailed messages seeking comment.
"Because of Amazon's immense market share and its proprietary Kindle platform, other retailers have not made up the difference," the letter said. "Several thousand Hachette authors have watched their readership decline, or, in the case of new authors, have seen their books sink out of sight without finding an adequate readership."
Amazon appealed directly to authors in a letter in July, offering them all of the proceeds from the sale of any e-book during the dispute.


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While it is always best for us to prevent financial emergencies from occurring in the first place, such calamities can and do happen to everyone at some point in time. An unexpected expense arises and by month's end, the well is dry.
It is not necessary to hit the panic button, because provided you are willing to think outside the box, you will find a number of methods for making some quick cash to keep things running until your next regular payday.
Sell unwanted furniture
If a crisis hits, you need to do whatever is necessary to stay afloat. Should you identify a few pieces of furniture you no longer really need, consider selling them. Snap some clear photographs of the items themselves, put together an advertisement and then make a Craigslist posting. It is best to state in the ad that buyers are required to pick their purchases up from you directly so that you do not incur any additional hassles.
Visit the pawn shop to sell jewelry items
Perhaps your jewelry box contains some items that do not hold particular meaning for you. If so, head out to the area pawn broker and make a deal. Be confident in your negotiations so that you do not fall victim to a low-ball offer from the shop owner.
Profit by selling things you get for free
As long as you have a truck and some friends willing to help you, visit the Craiglist listings to find items folks are giving away at no cost due to a move or a effort to declutter their homes. Then, you can collect those items and resell them for real cash.
Seek a short-term loan
If things are truly at the brink of collapse, financially speaking, do not be afraid to seek help from friends and family. Clearly outline the terms of any loan you may be able to arrange to show good faith with regard to prompt repayment. Make certain to make the debt good as soon as you can. In the case of requesting a cash advance, make sure to review your employee handbook so that you make just the right approach to management.
Search for odd job opportunities
Never discount the power of odd jobs to get you through a real financial bind. If you take the time to look, you will likely be surprised by how much work you can find that will be compensated in cash. Craigslist is a terrific source of this type of work. Folks are willing to pay others to perform all sorts of tasks such as standing in lines, running brief errands, walking dogs and more. TaskRabbit and Gigwalk are websites which also offer task-oriented piecework which can provide fast fix for your money woes.


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A building was damaged and a man received treatment by fire crews after a fire at an industrial estate in East Grinstead.
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holy gamoley, i just got off my lazy camino butt and tried project cecily in safari.
goin back.
i keep saying things out loud, like, "no f-ing way!"
it is beautiful.
it is, hands down, the zoomiest.
and it's tiddlywiki!
it's kinda hung up now, after a tiddler close. (safari 3.1.1 on 10.4.11)
kinda hung up as in had to force-quit safari.
wow. are they still tiddlers? they are like little other worlds.
it is strangely delightful that i do not know which will move in what way.
but i suppose i would eventually anticipate the movements.
you know they say the laws of physics are different for big wide outer space than for teensy us on little planet?
anyway. some thoughts:
'zoom everything'. so rad.
myMap. i have a map? i don't think i have a map yet.
fractal background! what's a girl to do?
having a hard time finding that photo list again. oh. uh, search works. tried to ctrl-g to find again.
if this thing was grab and drag, like positlog…
'experimental' background is interesting. is that ball going to develop consciousness?
whoa. i clicked 'view' on the seagull tiddler and things went all ultra-close-up and kerflunky. and yellow. i think the zoom whacked out, cos the same tiddler is layered now, in sizes.
reload sets it back to rights, with same 'experimental' background.


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No, you're not misreading that headline. Dr. Ryan Martin is the new Chair of Psychology, taking over from Dr. Wilson-Doenges who had served as Chair for past 6 years. If you need a course substitution form for psychology or have a psychology curriculum question, you should ask Dr. Martin. If you need your psychology internship, TA, or RA form signed, you still need to talk to Dr. Vespia instead, as that form is signed by the Interdisciplinary Unit (Human Development) Chair. As fellow co-editors of The Pink Flamingo, we can say with no bias whatsoever that we know Dr. Martin will do a great job.
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Did You Know…About the Human Development Diversity Requirement?
In this recurring feature, we address common questions we hear and important facts we want to share. This month we highlight the Diversity Requirement for the Human Development major.
Did you know…that the diversity course (required only for Human Development majors under catalog years 2007-08, 2008-09, & 2009-10) shows up your SIS as "unmet" for every student until their advisor asks the Registrar's Office to slot a course in for it (even if you have already fulfilled the requirement)? Unfortunately, the computer system just can't handle the automatic programming for this one. To meet the requirement, you need to take an ADDITIONAL ethnic studies, world culture, or travel course (above and beyond what you took for your Gen Ed requirements and beyond those classes you will count as upper-level Human Development electives). If you are a foreign language major or minor, an upper-level foreign language class (not a grammar class) that is not counting for Gen Ed can also work. If you have taken a course that you believe meets this requirement, but it is still showing up as unmet (check your SIS report to confirm that FIRST), then contact your Human Development adviser so he/she can work with the Registrar's Office to fix the issue.
Research Assistantships: A Student Perspective
When we first started writing The Pink Flamingo, we interviewed some students engaged in internships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships. We decided to conduct some new interviews with recent students. In our first installment, Matt Machnik tells us about his RA with Dr. Martin.
1. Who were you working with for your research assistantship (RA)?
Dr. Ryan Martin
2. How did you find out about the RA and go about getting it?
I first heard about the research assistant opportunities during classes. I talked to different professors about the opportunities that were available. I periodically checked the Human Development Want Ads until an RA opportunity became available that was of particular interest to me. Then, I simply emailed the professor involved with the project, filled out an application, had an interview, and was offered the RA.
3. What kinds of things did you get to do for your RA?
I was able to be involved in just about every step of the research process. There were weekly meetings held during which Dr. Martin, the other RAs, and I would discuss the different studies we were working on during the semester. We continually worked on the methodology for each of the studies, and each of the RAs was given opportunities to provide suggestions for how to improve, or "fine tune," them.
In addition, I had the opportunity to run data collections. This was my favorite part. This involved actually carrying out the different studies we had planned. I thought it was especially enjoyable because it was great to see people completing the measures we spent so much time preparing. Afterward, I would code the data in SPSS. This process was especially helpful, as it allowed me additional practice with SPSS.
Beyond that, I completed a literature review on the subject of my choice. While the prospect of having to write a paper isn't always exciting to students, I believe it was a great learning experience. It gave me the opportunity to spend time familiarizing myself with scientific literature, as well as hone my writing skills.
4. How do you think the RA related to what you have learned in your classes?
Generally speaking, it gave me a better understanding of the research process. Since so much of what is taught at UWGB is research driven, it is apparent that this increased understanding will be of use when considering how scientific knowledge is gained. In addition, it helped improve my ability to critically analyze scientific literature – a skill that will come in handy when completing research related class assignments.
I also feel that my experience in the RA program will be of use when completing my Honors Project/Independent Study. The RA provided an excellent example of the type of work that will be involved in developing my project. In essence, the RA was a "warm up" to the research process that I will be carrying out. I would highly recommend that anyone considering doing an Honors Project or Independent Study participate in the RA program first, as it will help them become more familiar with research as a whole.
5. How important has this RA been to your educational experience at UWGB, and why?
Quite important. The experience has proved to be an asset not only when completing the coursework, but also in other projects, such as my Independent Study, as well as the internship that I am currently involved in. I strongly believe that I am a much more competent student than I was before doing the research assistantship, and this has helped enrich my educational experience here at UWGB. I also believe that the improved experience while doing my undergraduate work will also help me become a stronger graduate student. Thus, I believe the experience will pay off both immediately and in my future endeavors as well.
Editors' Note: Wondering about getting a research assistantship of your own? Read the faculty profiles on the Human Development and Psychology websites to learn who typically works with RAs. These profiles also provide information about the research topics of interest to these professors. As registration time draws nearer for the next semester, you can also check out the department "Want Ads" to see if any openings are listed. Not all faculty members will list their opportunities there, so you should also feel free to contact professors directly to see if they are looking for RAs and find out how to apply.
Registration Tips: Understanding Priority Registration, Pre-Requisites, and Internet Courses
Keep reading for the most up-to-date tips on Fall 2011 registration!
Priority Registration
Our policy of priority registration for upper-level Human Development classes will continue this fall. That means that Human Development majors and minors (and for HUM DEV 331, 332, and 343 Psychology majors and minors, too!) will have first access to our classes during registration. You'll notice these classes will say "Reserved" in the on-line schedule of classes. Don't let that worry you – they are "reserved" for YOU!
Pre-Requisites and Internet Courses
We get a number of questions about pre-requisites at this time of year. If you are curious about pre-requisites for a class, click on the hyperlink for the course name in the on-line "Schedule of Classes" you can access on the UWGB website.
Note that things listed after "P:" are required to enroll (e.g., "P: HUM DEV 210" would mean HUM DEV 210 needed to be taken before you could enroll in this class).
On the other hand, things listed after "REC:" are recommended (e.g., it's recommended that you take HUM DEV 331 before HUM DEV 332, but it's not required). Classes might also have a pre-requisite that you have a certain major or a certain class year in order to register. Keep this in mind, especially if you look at Internet courses. Many of these are offered through Adult Degree and have as a pre-requisite a major in Interdisciplinary Studies, BAS-IST, or Nursing. You will get an error message if you try to enroll in one of those courses and are not a major in one of the above programs. These classes include Sections 183 ONLY of the following: PSYCH 102, HUM DEV 210, HUM DEV 331, HUM DEV 332, HUM DEV 343, HUM DEV 345, HUM DEV 346, and HUM DEV 424. Note that you can request special permission to enroll in these classes (from the instructor and Adult Degree), but not until some time after priority registration has ended. Additional fees may also apply because they are Internet classes, which carry an additional $60 fee and are not included in the "tuition plateau" for full-time students (i.e., have to pay separately for these classes beyond your full-time tuition).


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One of our members came to me following our class last evening disagreeing with the answer I gave to the question, "Whose idea was it to send spies into the land of Canaan?" She believes it was the people's idea not God's. I have studied it more and come up with the following. If you have anything to add, I'm open.
Numbers 13:1-2 tells us the Lord instructed Moses to send spies:
Then the LORD spoke to Moses saying, "Send out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give to the sons of Israel; you shall send a man from each of their fathers' tribes, every one a leader among them."
However, we get some additional information in Deuteronomy 1:22-23:
"Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men before us, that they may search out the land for us, and bring back to us word of the way by which we should go up and the cities which we shall enter.' The thing pleased me and I took twelve of your men, one man for each tribe."
Apparently, we have something here that is somewhat similar to the decision to appoint judges who were to relieve Moses' burden. The account is given in Exodus 18:13-27. There, clearly, it is Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, who suggested the plan. But he did say, "If you do this thing and God so commands you..." (Exodus 18:23). It appears that it was suggested by Jethro (and who knows but that God was behind it), then ratified by God and implemented by Moses. Then in Deuteronomy 1, we are told of the arrangement without mention that it was originally suggested by Jethro. Rather we are simply told that Moses instructed the people to choose men who could assist him.
So in the case of the spies, putting together the evidence from Numbers and Deuteronomy, it appears that the people did indeed first suggest sending spies, but God then ratified the idea and instructed Moses to do it. But here, as opposed to the matter of the judges, it may well be that the original suggestion was motivated by a lack of faith, just as the people's reaction to the spies' report evidenced a lack of faith in God.
I agree that the idea for the spies originated with the people. However, I don't think a case can be made that it was motivated by a lack of faith. Notice that the people's suggestion pleased Moses and we are told that God commanded the sending of the spies. The implication is that God approved of the suggestion. Or at the very least we can say God did not disapprove of the idea. Recall that "without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him" (Hebrews 11:6). Thus we could conclude that up to this point the suggestion for the spies was motivated by faith in God. Notice as well the people's reason for sending the spies, "that they may search out the land for us, and bring back to us word of the way by which we should go up and the cities which we shall enter" (Deuteronomy 1:22). They were not questioning whether they should go or seeking an excuse for not going. They wanted some planning done by their leaders as to which route should be taken and which cities conquered first.
Compare this with a later suggestion by the people that they should have a king. "And the LORD said to Samuel, "Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them"" (I Samuel 8:7). Here again the Lord took the people's request, but He wasn't pleased with it. Thus we know that the people's suggestion was motivated by a lack of trust in God, unlike the earlier request.


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Chia Suan Chong
You might have seen her at recent IATEFL conferences, or perhaps at a chic café in Covent Garden, with her sociolinguistical cap on, eavesdropping on conversations of unsuspecting tourists and locals alike…
but what do you really know about the effervescent Chia Suan?
Watch on and find out!
Chia Suan Chong is a graduate in Communication Studies and a teacher and teacher trainer at International House London. She has spoken at several conferences about Dogme and coursebook-less classrooms, English as a Lingua Franca, and Systemic Functional Grammar, and has an MA in Applied Linguistics. She is interested in teaching approaches and methodologies, especially in Sociolinguistics, and is fascinated with the interplay between culture, communication, language and thought. She speaks English and Mandarin as her first language, and Japanese, Italian and Spanish as her second, and loves a good debate over a pint at the pub. Chia is also an active Twitter user under the username 'chiasuan' and blogs regularly at http://chiasuanchong.wordpress.com/.
Technical Info
Recordings were made with a CANON SLR and Acer Crystal Eye webcam + cheapo Roycan headset. Editing was done on Windows Live Movie Maker. Music: Excuse Me Mister (written by Ben Harper) performed by the late great John Martyn from his album, The Church With One Bell.
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Loving these interviews, and getting to know PLN gems a bit better. Thanks Chiew and Chia !
Chia, I look forward to a nice pint one day ! Sociolinguistics debate, half in chinese, half in english, 好吧 ? 哇噻。。。到了噢周当孙悟空演员 ! Ok… never mind… only the jokes in chinese, otherwise, the debate would be a bunch of blah blah on my part. 🙂
Amazing experience, thanks for this video and sharing
What a great piece! ❤ it
Hi Chia!
I really loved your interview, it's of great help to those choosing to teach in another country. The story of your life so far could be an example and a motivation for anyone who dare not to move on! I guess it's all because the artistic personality, I can tell from myself (as a previous photographer) that arts definetely make people more open-minded and adaptable to any circumstances,you're more sensitive and curious about other cultures, languages, even students personalities. Just like the way you did in the Uk and switched off careers…You showed us the way to move from step to step, first as a teacher, then taking a training course and finally following a dream, a MB.
I think Chiew as an interviewer inspires and manages to get the most of one's self.
Congratulations to both of you!
Chiew! can't wait for more…
Thanks a lot!!!!!
I just loved this. "Use the students as the resource." This will be my motto!
And yes, Chia, we "value you very highly in the west". :^ )
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Massive Fire, East London
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It was interesting to watch the story break today about the fire in East London. I first picked up a twitter message from jovike which was then quickly followed by Twitter messages from Farringdon and East London. Meanwhile nothing on BBC, Londonist, ITV Local or other websites. The best place to see the story unfolding was via the 'fire' tag on Flickr, THEN on BBC News 24 video stream (via Zatoo) then slowly everywhere else. Microblogging rules for breaking news!


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Suitable For Everyone or Restricted to Some…
This is the third in a series of blogs comparing and contrasting the Microsoft and Cisco approaches to providing enterprise collaboration in the post-PC world. The first blog from Cisco SVP and GM, Rowan Trollope, discussed the differences between a purpose-built architecture and a desktop-centric approach that needs third party extensions to make a working enterprise-class system. The second blog discussed how the two companies are approaching the trend towards "Bring your own device" (BYOD) to work. Today's blog discusses how the two companies deliver voice and video.
Suitable For Everyone or Restricted to Some…
We're seeing more and more advisory labels on products these days that inform us whether they are suitable for everyone to use, or should be restricted to certain groups. I'm wondering whether Microsoft should apply such a label to Lync? Let me explain, starting with Cisco's point of view.
We firmly believe that all levels of an organization (not just certain groups) will use a collaboration solution if it's reliable and provides consistent high quality results. In fact, over 200,000 of our customers are using our video and audio solutions in their jobs every day around the world — not just office workers but executives, contact center agents, retailers, physicians, engineers, mobile workers, you name it. We've taken an end-to-end-view of the delivery chain to ensure a productive user experience, rather than leaving everything outside the desktop software to someone else to take care of.
What do we mean by end to end? In part, it's about delivering exceptional quality video and audio across a network to a bunch of different people, locations and devices. It's not simply a matter of shipping voice and video over IP like an email. Real-time media traffic is large, spiky and unpredictable, and it requires a careful knowledge of network latency, packet handling, bandwidth management, codecs and many other factors to avoid a compromised experience. But, it's this attention to detail that ultimately provides our customers with the high quality, reliable experience they have come to expect.
While Lync is used by many people for routine office communications like instant messaging (IM) and desktop conferencing, it appears they don't really trust it for other important functions. In a recent global survey, nearly half of the Lync customers surveyed stated that they don't use Lync for business critical external communications, while more than three quarters of them (77%) still want to maintain a traditional phone system.
Surely an enterprise-class collaboration system should be accessible to as many people and business uses in the organization as possible? As Cisco's collaboration lead Rowan Trollope wrote in a recent blog, the ability to tap into the creativity and productivity of all users — not just office workers — is the key to innovation. And yet, I'd venture to say there are many sales managers who are reluctant to use Lync to close important customer deals. Similarly, based on survey results above, I think it's also safe to say many executives think twice before conducting business critical external meetings using Lync. I'd also like to know how many contact center agents are using Lync for their customer communications?
From our vantage point, Lync customers who wish to roll out enterprise-class collaboration capabilities to all their different constituents may either be forced to buy, deploy and maintain separate systems to ensure business critical communications excel.
So before you deploy Lync as the "standard" communication tool in your company, check the label to see whether it really is "suitable for everyone", or whether there are certain audience restrictions. For more on why everyone in an organization should have access to exceptional voice and video, I'd invite you to watch this short clip:.
This blog is second in a series of blogs that compare and contrast the Microsoft and Cisco approaches to providing enterprise collaboration in the post-PC world. We encourage you to follow the series and share your comments. We also invite you to visit a microsite that has a wealth of information, including a white paper where this topic is discussed in detail.
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If Jabber wouldn't be so awfully buggy and still missing features even CUPC7 had… Then it would be for everyone…
Right mostly but the cisco solution for the softphone only, click to call demanding mobile user that doesn't want and cant carry a hardphone around with him is jabber. Comparing JFW with lync integration wise (click to call anyone?) is a point for ms.
But every one that likes open standards, compatibility and interoperability opts for cisco.


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November 2015
- Talk: 'The lost town of Great Chesterford' by Maria Medlycott, followed by AGM
- Visit: Must Farm Bronze Age Platform
October 2015
- Talk: 'Archaeology and the ghost stories of M. R. James' by Gabe Moshenska
September 2015
- Talks: 'Roman roads in Britain' by Rick Kelly and Paddy Lambert
- Visit: Burwell
July 2015
- Digging with Cambridge Archaeology Unit at Northstowe
- Jigsaw open day display
May 2015
- Talk: 'An affluent working class – recent Roman remains at Soham and Newmarket' by Andy Peachey
- Visit: Isleham walk with Sue Oosthuizen, FEAG Honorary President
April 2015
- Talk: 'Iron Age Coins and the tribal borderlands of Cambridgeshire' by Rodney Scarle
March 2015
- Talk: 'Portals to the past' by Ian Williamson
- Visit: Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre and Archaeology Park
January 2015
- Talk: 'What did ancient people think about death?' by Rob Wiseman
November 2014
- Talk: 'Bronze Age copper mining in the British Isles' by Simon Timberlake followed by AGM
- CAS autumn conference display
September 2014
- Talk: 'Anglo-Saxon Oakington: settlement & cemetery in the borderlands' by Richard Mortimer
July 2014
- Fieldwork at the Twenty Pence Project
- Open day at the Twenty Pence Project for the Festival of Archaeology
June 2014
- Visit to Pitt-Rivers laboratory, McDonald Institute, with Rachel Ballantyne
- Cottenham Festival display
- Visit to Anglo-Saxon cemetery excavation, Oakington
May 2014
- Visit to excavation at Harvest Way, Cambridge, with Rob Atkins
- Talk: 'Fenland in the Roman period' by Kasia Gdaniec
April 2014
- Talk: 'The Roman fort at Water Newton' by Stephen Upex
March 2014
- Talk: 'The Toba supervolcanic eruption of 74,000 years ago: investigating the eruption's impact on stone age hunter-gatherers in India' by Sacha Jones
January 2014
- Talk: 'Recent discoveries from the centre of Londinium: The Return to Bucklersbury House' by Michael Tetreau
December 2013
- Talk: 'Common Rights and The Making Of The Medieval Landscape' by Sue Oosthuizen followed by AGM
October 2013
- Car Dyke walk with Stephen Macaulay
September 2013
- Talk: 'Bedford Castle' by Jeremy Oetgen
July 2013
- Fieldwork at the Twenty Pence Project
- Open day at the Twenty Pence Project for the Festival of Archaeology
June 2013
- Digging of test pit and display at the Fen Edge Family Festival
May 2013
- Talk: 'The Medieval Leper: the Huntingdon and Norwich Evidence' by Elizabeth Popescu
- Talk: Update on the Twenty Pence Project, including Katie Anderson's presentation on the pottery
April 2013
- Visit to Ely Museum
March 2013
- Talk: 'The Hallaton Treasure' – A Late Iron Age shrine in Leicestershire by Peter Liddle
January 2013
- Talk: 'Life in the Biddenham Loop' by Mike Luke
November 2012
- Talk: 'The Archaeology of Medieval Children' by Carenza Lewis followed by the AGM
September 2012
- Talk: 'Environmental Archaeology and the Roman Fen Edge, with particular reference to the Twenty Pence Project' by Rachel Ballantyne
July 2012
- Fieldwork at the Twenty Pence Project
May 2012
- Talk: 'Gone To Pot: How did Beck Row consume so much Roman Pottery?' by Andrew Peachey
April 2012
- Talk: 'Discovering Ancient Norton' by Chris Hobbs
March 2012
- Talk: 'New Landscapes of the Cambridgeshire Claylands' by Mark Hinman
- Visit to Must Farm
February 2012
- Talk: 'The Twenty Pence Project – The Story So Far'
January 2012
- Talk: 'Drylands & Wetlands: Prehistoric excavations at Must Farm'
November 2011
- Talk about Rampton Church by Alison Dickens followed by AGM
- Presentation stand at CAS about test pits in Cottenham
September 2011
- Talk: 'A Grave Situation: Mass Burials and Early Urbanism at Tell Brak, Northeast Syria' by Augusta McMahon
July 2011
- Fieldwork for Romano-British Project – the Twenty pence Project
June 2011
- Digging of test pit and display at the Fen Edge Family Festival
- Talk about the Willingham Mere Dig
May 2011
- Talk about the Portable Antiquities Scheme and finds management
April 2011
- Presentations on progress of the Twenty pence Project
- FEAG/Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Focus Group
March 2011
- A molehill survey and metal detecting on our Twenty Pence Project.
- 'Bumps, bombs and birds' A Talk: the historic environment of the RSPB reserves by Robin Standring
February 2011
- 'The Romans on the Fen Edge' by Grahame Appleby from Cambridge Archaeology Unit
November 2010
- Visit to Cambridge Historic Environment Office. More can be found here
- Test pits dug in Rampton
- AGM including a talk by Carenza Lewis
September 2010
- Talk: 'Geophysics: Archaeology without digging' by Ian Sanderson of the Archaeology RheeSearch Group
July 2010
- Visit to West Stow Anglo-Saxon site. More can be found here
June 2010
May 2010
- Talk by Gill Shapland on a Sutton community dig project to excavate a Bronze Age Round Barrow
April 2010
- Guided visit All Saints' Church in Landbeach with Ray Gambell. An article on this event can be found here.
March 2010
- Talk by Roger Palmer on aerial photography and archaeology
- Field walking in Cottenham
January 2010
- Talk by Richard Preece on archaeology in Siberia