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The Adventure: The Art of Earning One's Stripes
Adventures are often best when they aren't planned. At least that's been the case for Rod Shipley. Just released from the Marine Corps and studying geomorphology in college, Rod never dreams of working with exotic animals. He just needs a job. So when he sees an employment ad at a local drive-thru safari park, he thinks, why not?
Little does he realize how this random decision will forever alter his life.
He is hired and soon discovers that the safari park is not just a park for tourists. It is the largest importer/exporter of exotic animals in the world, and he is enlisted to help care for more than two hundred animals waiting to be shipped overseas. A youth with no experience, Rod learns from the ground up how to endure all the bumps, cuts, and bruises that come with working with rhinos, elephants, chimps, bears, and big cats.
The Adventure: The Art of Earning One's Stripes details Rod's exciting adventures raising a baby rhino, training and working with a pride of lions for a Hollywood movie, battling floods to save animals, escorting animals for overseas shipping, developing a reptile show, and more — all accompanied with extensive and colorful photographs. After five years on the job, Rod is transformed from a scatterbrained youth to a well-disciplined and focused wildlife ranger.


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I do love my festive plaids, and this cashmere scarf that I picked up in Scotland takes the number one place in my heart. It's just the perfect blend of colors and oh so warm. Best for topping off a basic outfit like this one with its punchy Christmas colors, or layering it over my favorite festive fair isle knit in similar colors (last seen here) for a coordinated look.
Today though, I'm keeping it simple by adding a pop of color to what's basically the winter uniform. A luxurious cashmere turtleneck sweater, favorite denim, a tailored wool coat and knee boots.
Shop: Exact scarf |Turtleneck – the only cheap cashmere that doesn't itch | Denim | Coat (old) similar here, and here | Boots (old) similar here | Earrings (sold out) similar here, here , and here (LOVE these!)
It's the perfect way to show your festive, Christmas spirit in a chic, subtle way if you're not into going all out with an OTT themed ensemble! And the best part is that each year it's in style, each year it's just as cozy as the last, and I have no desire to run out and replace it! What I'm getting at is it's so much better to invest (and really this scarf was not an investment, it was very affordable) in classic pieces that are made of high quality fabrics and in colors that are timeless, or will at least coordinate with your wardrobe and personal tastes for years to come. I've never regretted saving up for a quality item that fits with my personal style, but ALWAYS regret impulse purchasing trendy items that are cheap in every way.
Let's talk about these boots for a second – I'm loving that knee-high boots are on trend this winter! I've had this cute pair that are embellished with bows at the top and ankle for almost 10 years. More proof that investing in quality wardrobe staples pays off.
What's one quality item you saved up for and have loved ever since you first got it?
xo, Mia

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We blew though three room blocks at the Hilton at the original discounted rate of $129. The new block has rooms priced at $159. We will try to work on that between now and the event, but for now that is the rate.
Continue to use the DPFS code though, so we can track reservations and to ensure you get the lowest room rate possible when you actually pay for the room.


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New Single & Video "LE SOLEIL"
Digital Release available from iTunes.
Produced & Recorded by Michael Heffernan
Mixed by Justin Gerrish
Mastered by Emily Lazar & Chris Allgood
The official video for the new HamsandwicH track LE SOLEIL
Video concept, animation & design by Marc Corrigan
"Le Soleil" is the 2nd new music released by HamsandwicH in over 3 years. The band are eagerly awaiting the release of the 4th untitled album due out in September 2022.
One of Ireland's most enthralling live acts in recent times, Kells, Co. Meath band HamsandwicH are well known for their incendiary live performances which has established them as one of the top touring acts in the country. Featuring their signature calling card of Niamh Farrell's powerful yet sweet vocal and Podge McNamee's juxtaposing baritone, if ever there was a band to feed off their audience it is HamsandwicH; melodic, hook-laden, and heart-warmingly charming. HamsandwicH will be touring throughout 2022 performing new music as well as the old favourites.
Having sold out Dublin's prestigious Olympia Theatre twice, supported Arcade Fire and The Pixies, played on the main stage at both the Electric Picnic and Longitude Festivals, performing at the legendary Slane Castle with Bon Jovi, been personally invited by Mumford & Sons to support them in Phoenix Park, to selling out their legendary acoustic show Dublin's Christchurch Cathedral on the day tickets went on-sale, HamsandwicH continue to thrive having established themselves in the upper-echelon of must-see acts on the road today.
Back in April 2015 the band's third album "Stories From The Surface" debuted straight into the number 1 spot on Ireland's official album chart, the first time an independent and unsigned Irish act accomplished this feat. With producer Karl Odlum (who also produced White Fox and the band's 2008 debut, Carry The Meek) at the helm again, the album was recorded throughout Dublin in 2014 in Westland Studios, Windmill Lane Studios, Bow Lane Studios as well as his own studio. Along with such a continuous thread stitched throughout the band's existence is – as Podge has referenced – a quest to be different yet distinctive."You want to aim for, achieve and retain these," says Niamh, "so that people can listen to the new material and know it isn't going to sound like previous albums, yet it's still going to sound like HamsandwicH. You want, ideally, people to hear the song on the radio without the DJ or presenter introducing the band name, but the listener will know it's us."
"Stories From The Surface" was mixed by American Danny Kalb in his Cincinnati, Ohio studio who's past work includes Beck, Ben Harper, Karen O, Rilo Kiley, Neon Neon, just to name a few, was a bonafide attraction. "We met Danny and he is such a hard working optimistic guy you can't help but like him; his mixes opened up a new dimension for HamsandwicH", muses drummer Ollie Murphy. "Stories From The Surface" was mastered by Greg Calbi' who's credits include albums by St.Vincent, The National, War on Drugs, Bruce Springsteen, Talking Heads, Paul Simon, John Lennon, amongst other, at Sterling Sound in New York City.
Looking back on the band's 2010 second album, Podge McNamee reflects "It's good that the songs on "White Fox" are still loved; for such a short album it's had a remarkably lengthy life, and to be honest, reworking "White Fox" through many gigs slowed down the writing for "Stories From The Surface"; in fact, we almost rewrote White Fox, and that was something we weren't used to. Most bands will tell you that the real way to learn your material is to get out of your comfort zone, and strip the songs down to the bare bones." The "White Fox" album is featured in Irish Times' writer Tony Clayton-Lea's acclaimed book '101 Irish Records You Must Hear Before You Die', describing it as a "masterclass in quality indie pop."
Prior to the release of their debut album "Carry The Meek" in 2008, HamsandwicH were initially known as a singles-band with a successful run of independent and self-financed singles between 2005 to 2008 - "Sad Songs", "St. Christopher", "Words", "Click...Click...Boom!", "Keepsake", "Never Talk", and "Broken Glass". The "Carry The Meek" album was released in early 2008 compiling these singles plus three addition songs. Following the album's release the band were presented with the Hope for 2008 Meteor Award as voted for by the listeners of RTE 2FM.


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While Lunchbox and I waited for Little Miss Sunshine to come back from her lap, we knew it would be getting dark soon. Instead of wasting time changing back into my riding clothes to get out on the trail for more photos, we came up with a plan. I remembered a spot where the trail comes out with a view of the parking lot. We high-tailed it over there and I got a practice shot.
After a very short while, she came by. It was a lot quicker than I expected, so I didn't really have time to get the camera ready. This is all I got:
She was flying down the trail, and had a huge smile on her face. With race jitters no longer a factor, she disappeared into the mountain. With no more opportunities to photograph her without actually riding the trail, I rode around the camp to shoot the shit with my cycling pals. After checking the time, I setup shop at the bottom of the last downhill section. I waited, but I had no idea how long it would be. Every person coming down the trail was going so fast that it was hard to tell who it was. After recognizing a familiar face, I snapped a photo of the Bike Shop Girl.
The sun was setting, which meant that the trail was getting dark. A look out into the field would make you think that there was plenty of light:
But, the trail was much different:
I knew that Little Miss Sunshine would be okay, since she had plenty of high-powered lighting attached to her person and her bike. However, the darkness made it increasingly difficult to see anyone until after they went by. Suddenly, a familiar voice shouted out, "She's coming down right behind me!" It was the Space Cowboy, fresh off another one of his solo laps. He was right, because moments later I got this photo:
I hopped on my bike, and hauled ass to the finish line. I got there first, since the racers had to take the long way. LMS had caught up to the Gangster of Love (c'mon, you all know that Steve Miller Band song), and I got them both crossing the finish line.
She survived, even smiling as she crossed the finish line. She had a good lap, and capped off a day of riding for her team. We hung out with the ladies for a bit, but Lunchbox and I had to head back to Charlotte for the night to take care of our dogs and get some sleep.
I would return in the morning, but it was a little late to see the Mrs. ride her second lap. She was determined to ride in the daylight, and she did it. She crashed and acquired a few more cuts, scrapes, and bruises, but it was all worth it. The end result? They all had a blast. A few people got hurt, but they will all ride again. They camped, they rode, they swapped stories, and in the end the ladies survived their first 24 hour endurance race. The icing on the cake was the fact that they got on the podium, for a third place finish.
The other Diva team got second, and they worked hard for it too. It was cool to watch the ladies give it their all. I'm also thankful to them for letting me hang around all weekend for support. It was fun to be a spectator, since I don't get to do it very often.
I got in a few rides out there myself, so maybe I can share that pretty soon. Well, with only one day left in the week I guess I had better get my shit together. See you tomorrow.


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1 Jun 2020 – Life Online With Interesting Links
Sat: interesting read and if this link is proven correct, it will not be good for ppl like me if the virus hits me, at this age with pre-existing issues like blood clots&heart issues. Oh well, when it is my time to go, will go with no regrets – such is life
Looking at the clock daily, one of those few ppl who still has an analog clock&watch, and would not have realized how amazingly brilliant the analog clock&watch face can be if not for Alan's FB video posting. Hmmm clock&numbers, is this a sign or too much time on hands?? Not linking this clock video here as it takes up too much space in the posting, but if interested, copy&paste the link below.
Have been listening to Ajahn Brahm's talks again. Do remember what a calming effect they had on me, first introduced to his talks in the late 1990s when I returned to work in SIN. Glad that they still do have the calming effect as that is so needed now. Having some concerns as he now sounds like he is short of breath, but then, I too would probably sound the same to someone who has not heard from me for a decade.
The Studios Online: A Good Death – hosted by The Studios and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. A palliative care doctor, as she journeys with her patients, opening up to her about their hopes&fears while her own family conflicts over what is best for their ageing parent. Rather depressing, but the reality of life is that we all die; how you lived your life+your attitude will also effect how your face your ending days. Family Duet: a light-hearted multi-generational take on the seldom-asked questions about family life – did not get much of my attention, trying to get the message without success.
But life was taken way too soon from Tori 9yrs ago.
Sun: God Pinse on this last Sun&last day in May to those marking this long weekend in Norway&around the world – tkx to 2nd born in Norway for the reminder of it being a public holiday there on this Christian holiday of Pentecost, which is celebrated the 49day after EasterSun. Reading a gator in the clouds this morning, must have been around too many FL-Gators – hahaha
Not having lived in SIN from 1965-1999, am not too familiar with the celebrities of that era. For me, the only familiar work from Dick Lee's Home, which I like and is practically the national anthem here, anyone from SIN would probably know this song. Just discovered from the online concert that he wrote it in the late 1990s having lived sometime in Japan&HKG and was feeling homesick. Here is a touching video where you can hear what it is like to be homesick.
Sad news from the US, so much unrest with protests, riots, curfews, looters, violence, etc happening there on top of the COVID-19 pandemic. Demonstrators rally has now spread to Europe in solidarity with US protesters – really depressing with all these news.
Mon: welcome Jun2020 and hopefully there will not be too many increase of cases now that Phase 1 of CB is opening here tomorrow. Going to be a real busy week for the family in SC/USA with #1s PromDinner, graduation and family vacation to GA.
The below link has NOTHING to do with religion for me, its about hopes for PEACE and if prayers help and or work, just do it. Prayers&thoughts are with all in the USA and around the world. For all my life, I have always hoped&prayed for PEACE ON EARTH and will never stop hoping&praying for that. Here is where John Lennon's Imagine is so needed.
Oh no! PP added to list of public places visited by COVID-19 cases (Wed 20May between 1400-1500hrs) while infectious – was last there Fri22May (1100-1400hrs), 10days ago!!
1 Jun – Happy Bday Morten
2 Jun – Happy Bday KK & Richard LEE
6 Jun – Happy Bdays Dika & Harry
9 Jun – Happy Bday Sophie
15 Jun – my father LAM TinYue would have been 109. L&M paternal grandfather John HALD III 97 today. Happy Bday AmyJ
21 Jun – Happy Father's Day
25 Jun – Happy Bdays John/Chon, Clement & Huang
28 Jun – Happy Bdays Jeff & John WILSON
30 Jun – Happy Bdays JenMun & Annie


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LOS ANGELES >> Jerry Lewis, whose career as producer-director-writer and movie star peaked in the 1960s, may be best remembered by younger generations for the muscular dystrophy telethons he conducted every Labor Day weekend.
While he had done earlier fundraising specials, Lewis appeared in his first Labor Day telethon, broadcast on a single New York station, in 1966. Donations totaled $1,002,114.
He continued each year as the telethon grew into a huge event, seen on more than 200 stations.
By 2007, the yearly take was nearly $64 million, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association said the telecast had raised $1.46 billion to fight the disease since it began.
Muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscles that control movement. The most severe and most common childhood form is Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which occurs in about one in every 3,500 male births.
Lewis died today in Las Vegas. He was 91.
"MDA would not be the organization it is today if it were not for Jerry's tireless efforts on behalf of 'his kids.' His enthusiasm for finding cures for neuromuscular disease was matched only by his unyielding commitment to see the fight through to the end," said MDA Chairman of the Board R. Rodney Howell in a statement today. "Jerry's love, passion and brilliance are woven throughout this organization, which he helped build from the ground up."
Lewis had said that there was a special reason why he devoted so much time and energy to the MD cause, but it wouldn't be revealed until the disease had been conquered or until after his death.
The shows did more than just raise money.
"The telethons have heightened public awareness, not only for MDA victims, but other disabilities as well," MDA spokesman Bob Mackle once said. "Before the telethons, people with disabilities weren't seen on television. Children were not allowed in schools, disabled persons were shunned. The telethons changed that by humanizing the victims."
The shows were an amalgam of musical and comedy acts, Las Vegas spectacles, celebrity appearances, donation pitches and sentiment. Also surprises.
In 1976 Frank Sinatra had just finished a song, "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again," when he told Lewis, "I've got a friend I'd like you to meet."
Dean Martin, holding a cigarette, strode onstage with his usual nonchalance. The audience exploded, and Lewis was stunned. The two old partners hadn't spoken since they had acrimoniously ended their act 20 years before. They embraced, and Lewis later recalled saying a quick prayer: "Dear God, give me a line. Help me to say something. I don't know what to do."
When he regained his composure, Lewis said to Martin: "Ya workin'?" The laughter rocked the theater, and Martin, who was a big star in films and television, allowed that he got a few weeks' work at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The encounter was, said USA Today in 2002, "one of the greatest moments in TV history."
In 2002, another surprise guest came onstage: Sean Hayes, the excitable Jack McFarland on TV's "Will and Grace," who was cast as Jerry Lewis in a CBS biopic, "Martin and Lewis."
Lewis had not interfered with the TV movie and had even offered advice to Hayes: "Always play the 9-year-old kid and always hold onto that innocence."
In 1970 Lewis introduced Johnny Carson, expecting the king of night shows to appear as his usual dapper self. Instead, Carson waddled out dressed and wigged like the talkative octogenarian Aunt Blabby.
Sammy Davis had been a regular visitor, and in 1989 he served as New York host, despite undergoing therapy for throat cancer. He died a few months later.
More than 2,000 performers, from Bing Crosby and Jack Benny to Adam Sandler and the "Friends" cast, have appeared on the telethon. Ed McMahon became a stalwart. In his first year, he was guest host for 10 minutes. The following year he did eight hours.
"You were terrific; I really leaned on you," Lewis told him. "I wish you could do the whole show with me." McMahon became the telethon's anchor.
Over the years Lewis was criticized for allegedly exploiting young people with muscular dystrophy. In 1985 he opened the show talking to the national poster boy. "You know that I love you? Huh? Answer me," Lewis said. When the boy said yes, Lewis added: "Now let's see if we can get the people out there to answer you, too."
In 1992, Lewis's charitable crusade was tainted by pickets who protested that the telethon those with the disease appear sad by focusing on the small number of children who died and that it portrayed the living as "objects of charity, forever dependent and forever with a hand out."
Lewis replied angrily that the protesters were a small minority who "confuse compassion with pity." He was so incensed over claims of "pity mongering," he announced he would no longer host the telethon. He rescinded his threat in time for the 1993 event.
In 2000, telethon viewers were surprised by Lewis' appearance. His cheeks had ballooned and he admitted in an interview that "I look like a (expletive) pumpkin."
He had gained 45 pounds because of taking the steroid prednisone to treat his pulmonary fibrosis, one of many ailments he suffered.
"I've had pain in 37 straight telethons," he remarked in 2002. He attributed much of his pain to his years of comedy pratfalls.
Lewis was given the prestigious Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2009. His last telethon MDA telethon was broadcast in 2010 although he remained invested in the organization's progress throughout his life.
"MDA and the families we serve will always be grateful for the thousands of hours he dedicated through the telethon," Howell's statement continued. "Though we will miss him beyond measure, we suspect that somewhere in heaven, he's already urging the angels to give 'just one dollar more for my kids.'"


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This won't shock you. Paying 6% to sell your home is too much, way too much. In today's Internet based, technology driven world, homes can be given exposure to buyers far more efficiently and cost effectively than 20 years ago.
Computers deliver more for the same money every year. Cars get more efficient, planes use their space more wisely, virtually every product and service in the world improves, offering more and more value each year… except in the real estate industry.
The opportunity for realtors to skyrocket their businesses by lowering real estate transaction costs is huge. 98% of today's home buyers start their home search online. Zillow, Realtor.com, and Trulia are primary sources for connecting home buyers with homes for sale. Realtors can upload their newly listed homes to these websites at virtually no cost. The bottom line (and hidden truth) is that most realtors don't spend more than a few hundred dollars in photography and marketing costs on each listing.
Imagine a circle of home selling success. If a home is priced fairly, it can be sold cost efficiently, which enables the realtor to charge less, which allows the home seller to price the home fairly and still net what they want.
Naturally, you won't find many real estate brokers who criticize the "standard" 6% commission. But I do and others should because realtors who blithely charge 6% have not given serious thought to a fee that is more reflective of today's costs of selling a home.
I am truly perplexed why so many realtors persist and insist on staying with the traditional 6% commission when consumers resist it and costs don't justify it. It's not only too much, it's an outdated, predictable move, revealing that a realtor is just playing "follow the leader," and acting as a "do what's expected" amateur. It indicates that they have given little or no thought to pricing their services in a way that makes sense.
Differentiation in a competitive business is critical. Any realtor who charges 6% not only charges too much, they scream to the world, "I'm just one of the herd." Do you want to sell your home with a realtor who is just another clone? No thank you.
I don't advocate that all realtors charge $990 and that some shouldn't charge more (or less). Some realtors are so good at selling homes super-fast at a maximum price that maybe they should earn more than $990! But 6%? No way. It doesn't have anything to do with anything. It is just imitative pricing.
I realize I'm sticking my head out and I expect the criticism. The truth is, there's no other business where one price point is so protected. Instead of encouraging innovative marketing strategy and unique fee structures, those who charge less are accused of "strangling the golden goose" and "ruining" the real estate industry.
We need to shift our stubborn traditional real estate mentality to reflect the thinking and missions of Fortune 500 firms such as Apple, Tesla, and Amazon. Yes, it's scary and it takes guts to buck tradition, but the real estate industry desperately needs open-minded, seller-committed agents who challenge themselves to earn more by constantly finding ways to do more at a lower cost.
Every realtor in America should constantly be asking themselves, "How can I provide better service at a lower cost and earn more in the process?"


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How do we know what it was like in the Dark Ages?
Archaeologists have dug up the graves of lots of
men. However, because they were
, they usually didn't have anything buried with them. They didn't need to take possessions with them to Heaven.
The British were still
even though the army had
gone back to Europe
. They wore simple
style clothes.
We know lots about these styles from Roman writing and carving, and even from pictures on mosaic floors (see picture).
Most usual were a short tunic, long or knee-length trousers (braccae) and a hooded cloak (birrus britannicus). Cloaks without hoods quickly became popular too.
Clothes were made of wool. Rich people might have been able to afford linen imported from Gaul (France).
Northern British poetry tells us how men wore chequed and striped cloaks, pinned with posh brooches.
These were the 'penannular brooches' that archaeologists have dug up at British settlements. Some were decorated with colourful enamel work. The British were experts at this.
Several men's arm rings have been dug up on Anglesey. They are made of silver and decorated with
Archaeologists have found bone combs that show that, like the
, the British kept their hair neat and tidy, as well as long.
Saxon-style jewelry
, and probably clothing too, became popular with the British as trade with the Saxons grew.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016
My Radio Interview
WIOX, 91.3FM, Roxbury, NY. For the first half-hour, we talked about writing and publishing: my past influences, my current projects, my creative process. We touched on both Bliss Plot Press and The Strange Recital. In the second half, I got to read from the beginning of my novel in progress, Ponckhockie Union. The whole thing was a lot of fun!
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CN) - Aspiring nurses from around the country brought a federal class action for deceptive trade practices Thursday against Excelsior College.
Filed in Brooklyn by Hermina Law Group attorney John Hermina, the 28-page complaint says Excelsior's profit-focused scheme hinges on making enrollment easy but graduation nearly impossible.
"Excelsior benefits from keeping consumers enrolled for longer periods of time," the complaint states. "Enrolled consumers pay annual fees and pay for every time they fail a test known as the Clinical Performance in Nursing Examination, which costs nearly $2,300 each time a consumer takes it. Without the CPNE no consumer can graduate. Excelsior misrepresents the period of time for scheduling and taking CPNE, which results in consumers waiting for months."
Emphasizing the school's nonprofit status, a representative for Excelsior called the allegations against the college "without merit."
"Excelsior College's nursing program has been continually accredited since 1975 and over the years has provided a pathway for more than 44,000 adults seeking an associate degree in nursing," spokesman Mike Lesczinski said in an email. "The National League for Nursing has designated us a 'Center of Excellence in Nursing Education' four consecutive times. The most recent designation, which extends to 2021, recognized the college for 'creating environments that enhance student learning and professional development.'"
Students like Texas-based working mom Shewanda Williams, one of 13 named plaintiffs behind Thursday's class action, say Excelsior's correspondence-learning program was an attractive opportunity.
What they really learned, however, was that Excelsior merely presents itself as college.
"Excelsior's primary function is not the presentation of instruction," the complaint states quoting rulings from state and federal cases in New York about Excelsior's offerings.
"There are no teachers, no classrooms, and no clinical training," one 2004 ruling from the Northern District of New York says.
A year earlier, as quoted in the complaint, the state Appellate Division said Excelsior's "external degree program does not provide education."
The students say Excelsior conceals its graduation rates and subjects enrollees to "outrageously long wait times for the CPNE, all while collecting additional registration fees.
"Plaintiffs would not have enrolled in defendant's program if they knew the truth about the CPNE wait-times or about the problems EC [Excelsior College[ has with its CPNE testing sites," the complaint states.
More than half of the complaint recounts each lead plaintiff's experience with the college, and the significant time and resources they expended trying to pass the CPNE.
Nursing is one of several areas of study offered by Excelsior, which describes itself on its website as a "regionally accredited, nonprofit distance learning institution founded in 1971 focused on providing educational opportunity to adult learners."
The class seeks reimbursement of their costs taking the CPNE and another test called the FCCA, or Focused Clinical Competencies Assessment. They also seek lost wages and damages for emotional distress, alleging deceptive business practices and breach of contract.
Class counsel Hermina, of Laurel, Maryland, filed the complaint with Glendale, California, attorney Gregory Allen.
Hermina also represented a group of 17 nursing students who sued Excelsior in 2014.
His new clients hail from Texas, Maine, Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Idaho, South Dakota, and Connecticut.
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Nikola shares jumped almost twice as much as Tesla's fell yesterday, but let's not kid ourselves, these companies are still miles apart.
Sept. 9, 2020
In what has become the worst single-day performance in its history, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares fell 21% on Tuesday after the company was snubbed by the S&P 500 committee in favor of Etsy. This contrasts with Tesla's up-and-coming rival Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA), which saw its share price soar 40% yesterday after General Motors (NYSE: GM) took a stake in the firm.
Is S&P 500 membership really so important?
There can be a number of benefits for a company that gets included in the S&P 500 or any major index:
- More stock getting purchased by ETFs that track the index.
- Gaining a wider following from inclusion in the most-tracked index in the world.
- A reduction in volatility as index funds' don't frequently buy and sell the stocks they own.
- It also does have an element of prestige to be included.
So, why was Tesla excluded?
Despite finally being eligible for inclusion following its fourth consecutive quarter of posting a profit, the company's reliance on selling regulatory credits to other carmakers may be the source of its exclusion. The company's $483 million of pre-tax profits in the first half of this year relied on $782 million from just such sales.
Is Nikola a threat to Tesla?
That would be a stretch, but there's no denying that the electric truck maker pulled off a shrewd deal in selling off a $2 billion equity stake to General Motors, sending shares up 40.8% on Tuesday. The company, which is often mocked for not actually building any cars, now has one of the largest carmakers in the U.S. on its side.
The Phoenix-based Nikola said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it entered into a subscription agreement last Thursday in which it will issue and sell 47.7 million shares of common stock to GM. The deal is valued at $2 billion based on a stock price of $41.93, which was 16.1% above Thursday's closing price of $36.13, but 16.2% below Tuesday's closing price of $50.05.
"You couldn't dream of a better partnership than this," said Nikola Founder and Executive Chairman Trevor Milton. "By joining together, we get access to their validated parts for all of our programs, General Motors' Ultium battery technology and a multibillion-dollar fuel cell program ready for production."
Tesla might still be the biggest fish in the pond, but when the little fish begin joining forces, suddenly they become a far less negligible threat.
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North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Don't let untreated dental problems get you down. Rebuild your confidence with a beautiful new smile. From simple treatments that make a big difference, to more extensive work, unveiling the smile you were meant to have can have profound life-changing effects. Serving the North Dartmouth, MA area and offering dental implants, Dr. Ponte can help you develop an affordable treatment plan you'll feel good about.
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We accept most insurance carriers. Please check with us prior to your appointment, but it's safe to say we likely accept the type of insurance you carry.
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Warwick, RI 02886
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A negative self image can be detrimental to many facets of your life. Fall River area dentist Dr. Paul Ponte understands the positive life-changing power that a healthy and beautiful smile can bring to you. Here at North Main Dental Associates, we don't want you to be embarrassed any longer. Why not take your smile - and even your life - to a new level of self-confidence and beauty?
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Tooth implants are considered the ultimate dental restoration solution for tooth replacement, especially when only a single tooth needs to be replaced.
Traditionally, the best dental restoration for a single missing tooth was a three-tooth bridge, better known as a three-unit bridge. This type of missing teeth restoration worked by linking three false teeth together. The middle tooth was used to bridge the gap. Even though this type of dental restoration was considered state-of-the-art for many years, it had its limitations.
For instance, the fabrication of a three-unit bridge required the teeth on both sides of the gap to be whittled down to allow for the false teeth to be slipped over the top of the teeth. Because the three teeth were linked together, they could not be cleaned in the same way as normal teeth. In addition, they required special dental cleaning tools in order to maintain healthy gum tissue.
Today, dental implants are the first choice to replace missing teeth and dental restoration. In the case of a single missing tooth, a tooth implant can be placed by the implant dentist in the jawbone area of the missing tooth. The implant will serve as a replacement for a tooth root and an individual dental crown. The total apparatus is referred to as a single-tooth implant crown.
Once in place, the dental implant crown will look, feel and function like your natural teeth. They are cleaned and flossed just like your natural teeth, and best of all, they do not require any special tools to clean around them, like bridges. Although tooth implants will not decay, they require that you maintain impeccable oral hygiene.
Even though dental scientists are developing advanced materials to create a more durable crown, the old adage "nothing lasts forever" also applies to dental implant crowns. Because each patient is different, dental implant crowns last a varied amount of time depending on the patient.
Dental crowns that were thought to last only 3 to 5 years can last 10 to 20 years if meticulously cared for. On the other hand, dental crowns that should last for ten or more years can last only two years in a mouth that is neglected.
The dental implant cost factor is hard to determine precisely. The bottom line is that no one can tell you how long a tooth implant will last, but if you take excellent care of your mouth and see your dentist every six months, you stand a better chance of extending the life of your dental implants and other dental restorations.
The cost of a three-unit bridge can range from $2,000 to $3,000. The cost of single tooth implants is approximately $3,000. If teeth associated with a dental bridge fail due to recurrent decay or periodontal disease, ordinarily, dental restoration must be done on the entire dental bridge and possibly add a new filling or build-up of the teeth.
The cost of any foundations under a new dental bridge will add to the dental restoration and tooth replacement cost. If and when a dental implant crown has to be reconstructed, most likely, it would be due to the wearing away of the dental crown material.
The only dental restoration cost would be for that of a new dental implant crown and would not incorporate any adjacent teeth. The dental implant cost over your lifetime would be much less than compared to a three-unit bridge, and is the most natural replacement for a missing tooth.
By Benjamin O. Watkins, III, DDS
Implant dentistry is a safe, predictable method for replacing missing teeth. "Immediate dental implants" or the placement of tooth implants at the time of extraction is a great method of implant placement. This method can be considered when a single upper front tooth is traumatized, when one or two teeth have advanced decay, or when the remaining roots are too short to support a crown. The purpose of this method of tooth replacement is to maintain as much bone volume as possible. This means preserving bone height and width. The benefits to the patient after restoration of dental implants are a beautiful, natural-looking tooth without cutting down healthy adjacent teeth and being able to eat in comfort without the fear of having the tooth loosen or fall out.
An implant dentist can easily determine if a person is a candidate for the immediate dental implants method of replacing missing teeth. They will examine the teeth adjacent to the involved tooth for periodontal disease and take a traditional dental X-ray. Impressions of the teeth will aid in determining one's prognosis. Additional X-rays may be necessary to determine the exact bone width and height, as well as the root position.
Implant placement is performed with local anesthesia. The remaining root is removed and the gum tissue is gently displaced from the surrounding tissue. The dental implant site is prepared with small drills. Special equipment is used to gently place the tooth implant into the prepared site, after which the gums are replaced over the implant with sutures. A temporary tooth replacement is placed in the space where the tooth was removed. Post-operative discomfort is minimal. The sutures are removed in a week, and oral hygiene is resumed.
In the upper jaw, bone grows and adheres to the tooth implant within five to six months, while the immediate dental implants in the lower jaw require three to four months for proper bone formation. After healing, there is a series of visits when an implant dentist will make a tooth that will be attached to the implant. Within a few weeks after receiving the implant-supported crown, patients consider the restoration as their own tooth, rather than an implant.
Implants require good oral hygiene, dental maintenance, and periodic evaluation by a dentist. For further information regarding placement of tooth implants at the time of extraction, look in PubMed, searching the following key words: placement of implants at time of extraction, dental implants, immediate implants.
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Track listing:
1. Dragonhead
2. Why Are You Blue?
3. SandPiiper
4. One I Could have Loved
5. Chuggin'
6. Bridgehampton Strut
7. Blue Hodge
8. Notions
9. Summer Day
10. Circulation
11. Last Rites For the Promised Land
Joe Locke (Vibes)
Sharel Cassity (Saxophones)
Bruce Barth (Piano)
Mike Lawrence (bass)
Michael Benedict (drums)
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GARY McFARLAND LEGACY ENSEMBLE
Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland(Planet Arts Records)
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Director/Bandleader/Drummer Michael Benedict has truly done lovers of expressive and beautiful music a meaningful "solid" with this recording showcasing the exquisite creations and spirit of the uniquely gifted composer/vibist Gary McFarland. He was very popular and respected in the 1960's, as depicted in the dedicated filmmaker Kristian St Clair's 2006 documentary, "This is Gary McFarland".
One of Benedict's key decisions (in my opinion) was to select most of
the songs from the early and middle parts of his career, even including some written while still in Berklee School of Music.. This focus made the CD true to both McFarland's creatively improvisational and richly romantic sensibilities.
These tunes while being very accommodating vehicles for intensely passionate and swinging improvisers like Joe Locke, Sharel Cassity and Bruce Barth also have McFarland's distinctively melodic charm. The alluring ballads include the searing and probing "One I Could have Loved", the touching "Summer Day" and the compelling Joe Locke solo treatment of "Last Rites for the Promised Land" they also have that wistfully sad trace of melancholy, Brazilians sometimes refer to as "Saudade".
The uptempo numbers that take full advantage of the spirited drive of the above players included the sprightly "Dragonhead" opener, the intoxicating "Sandpiper" inspired by watching birds dodging waves on Long Island Sound and the title track that was also done well on Benedict's initial Bopitude recording. For this listener, another point of interest was the varying tempos of the strong two Blues numbers associated with the unforgettably poignant and buoyant Johnny Hodges: "Why Are You Blue" and Blue Hodge".
Benedict's wise choice of gifted pianist Bruce Barth to handle the arrangements not only fully utilized the considerably expressive talents of Locke, Cassity and Barth, (all strongly supported by Mike Lawrence's bass his own drums), but also ensured that each number had its only distinctive flavor. And his choice of instrumentation was not only appropriate, given McFarland's own vibes playing, but also using Alto and Soprano Sax, rather than Tenor seemed more compatible with the feel of McFarland's compositions.
The significance of Benedict's and Producer Thomas Bellino's decision and skill in doing this recording extends far beyond the actual excellence of the music. Given the fact that McFarland's highly accomplished 10 year career tragically ended far too soon, at age 38 in 1971, it fortunately introduces his work to so many who otherwise might not have the pleasure of hearing it..
Tom Pierce has had a burning passion for Jazz for over 50 years, initiated and fueled by seeing live in New York City, starting in the early 1960's, virtually every major artist still performing. He's been very happily living in Guilderland since 2001, as an active retiree sharing his love of music by writing online reviews for a number of web sites, preparing DVD presentations to various groups, co-Hosting Radio programs showcasing his favorite artists and busily supporting A Place for Jazz in a variety of ways.


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As agency administrators roll out efforts like Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and initiatives related to the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF), it's critical that Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) have strong working relationships to maximize return-on-investment (ROI) while considering the technology crucial to catalyze changes.
CoEs are, according to the GSA website, "accelerating the modernization of IT infrastructure across government by leveraging private sector innovation and existing government services, and by centralizing best practices and expertise." These Centers of Excellence are focused on cloud adoption; consolidating data centers; optimizing call centers; developing metrics dashboards; and helping stand up a new customer experience office.
CIO David Shive of the General Services Administration (GSA) said at the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Financial Systems Summit that CoEs have led to a 17.8 percent savings on the IT budget. At the same time, employee satisfaction with use of technology was at 91 percent. "That is an unheard-of number in the IT realm," Shive said. "We were getting better outcomes at much lower costs."
The CoEs were created in response to those outcomes to show that success can be replicated at other agencies across the federal space.
In additions to initiatives like cloud migration that CoEs are designed to accelerate, GSA has also moved their financial systems out to a shared service and are six or seven standard deviations ahead of the federal average in terms of cloud adoption.
Shared service is one play that GSA has had significant success in. Payroll used to be done in 200 different agencies and has now been consolidated into five or six agencies; the next step is to consolidate that down to a couple of agencies and do it as a true shared service best practice across the federal enterprise.
The second iteration of CoEs involves taking the TMF investment, repaying the funds so that others can use it, and turning those back out into service areas to help other agencies, according to Shive.
Shive pointed out that technology goes beyond just the product; it's also about the business value that the tech affords. Thus, the technology and business departments of an agency should work closely to make sure that there is overlap in their priorities, starting with establishing a working relationship between the CIO and CFO.
Shive and his CFO find plenty of opportunities to talk about where they align or don't align. In terms of decision-making at the GSA, the administrator and the deputy administrator are clear that most of the responsibility lies with the CFO and CIO. They sit on investment review boards and assess ROI together to see if they're getting good outcomes. One important thing that Shive highlighted was that they both view themselves as business executives, with the expectation that they will place the business of GSA at the forefront of their operations. This is the model that is commonly followed in the private sector.
"We work very closely together formally and informally," Shive said. "We're very intentional about this. IT is profoundly complex, but I've found that if my IT people know the basic blocking and tackling tenants of finance, of budget formulation, budget execution, financial management, financial operations, we're better technologists because of that."
The goal is a modern, good, solid business that can be automated across an agency.
Shive also brought up the best way to go about implementing emerging technology. There are generally accepted accounting principles that are present in the financial process of the federal government as a whole. The second tier that builds on the foundational principles includes attempts to refine the process. Over time, iterative changes have created technical debt.
"The weight of that process is so heavy on the federal government, and when you look at the systems, they're reflective of this massive bloat," Shive said. "What do we do to change that? If you architect solutions based on the most complex piece, you'll get wildly expensive solutions."
Instead of architecting complex solutions, Shive advised building on accepted accounting principles and ruthlessly building with the context of modern IT in mind. According to Shive, this is the best solution to the challenge of cost-effective solutions that the federal community faces.
"Technology is really not the issue, the challenge," Shive said. "The challenge is taking all of these missions and finding a technological solution that is easy to implement. You have to stick to a plan and communicate in seven different ways through seven different channels. The other component is trust, or transparency and delivering. Trust occurs when you deliver what you say you will."


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Brain and Body Tapping – Tap Energy Blocks Away!
What do you do when you feel a discomfort or pain in your body and you do not want to take any pills, to numb the pain? First of all, are you aware that any discomfort in the body is due to stuck or stagnant energies? There are myriads of causes that manifest in pains and discomforts in our bodies.
Brain and Body Tapping
I came across something that works for me. It is not new. However, it is new to me. I want to share this with you, because it may help in some way. It is about waking up your meridian system. Releasing tired and stagnant energy. See how you get on.
After benefitting from this type of tapping, I showed it to a neighbour who had pains on his shoulders and could hardly lift his arms, to reach his head. Within five minutes of tapping with me, he felt changes. He was able to move his arms and started tapping with ease. The following day, he was hosing his garden with ease. The neighbour I showed, then showed another neighbour who also started tapping!
Brain and Body Tapping
In my opinion, this is a very easy way to release pains, stiffness, and discomforts from our bodies and rejuvenating our systems. Just persist as in some cases there may be layers that need to be released.
I wish you a very fun time as you do this, or perhaps, sharing it in your community. And you do not need to have any computer to share with neighbours. You demonstrate it by doing it on your body. This is what I did with my neighbour.
There may be people out there, especially in Africa, where medication is paid for, who are suffering in silence thinking that they cannot afford to pay for the doctors. Yet, their own palms and tips of their hands may be the solution they seek. What is even better with this tapping, you do not have to go through the whole body process, you can just go directly to the area that has pain, stiffness or discomfort and start tapping.
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China Clamps Down on Public Discussion of African Swine Flu Outbreaks
The ruling Chinese Communist Party is clamping down on any public discussion of an outbreak of African swine fever among its pig population, shutting down social media accounts and detaining users who warn others not to eat pork.
On Aug. 25, a video of police detaining a woman in her home in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong went viral, with commenters focusing on the arbitrary detention of the woman by officers who said "because we are the police," when she asked them why she was being detained.
Local media reports indicated that the woman was detained for "rumor-mongering" after warning her social media friends not to eat pork or chicken because of the risk of disease in the wake of disastrous flooding in Shandong.
While her warning wasn't directly related to African swine flu, many others who have posted concerns to social media about the safety of consuming pork have had their accounts shut down, sources told RFA.
"She was talking about [the safety of eating pork] on a chat app when she was detained by police," a Shandong resident surnamed Liu said. "The party doesn't want the people talking; they want to shut down any information about this."
He said many people believe, via word of mouth, that the virus arrived in China via infected Russian pork.
"But all [the government] will do is shut you down and won't put out any announcements," he said. "They report it [internally] to disease prevention centers, but they won't tell the general public about it."
State secret
Ren Ruihong, former head of the medical assistance department at the Chinese Red Cross, said Chinese officials regard information about disease outbreaks and epidemics as a state secret.
"There is a total blackout on this right now; they are just not reporting it," Ren told RFA. "They are now detaining people for talking about this; you can't even talk about it on WeChat."
"People have been detained for talking about it on WeChat," Ren said.
Ren said some people fear that African swine flu could mutate to a form that could infect, and be transmittable between, humans.
"That was the case with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) ... so isolation is the safest form of prevention," Ren said.
China's public health procedures came under intense scrutiny after an official attempt to cover up the extent of the deadly SARS epidemic of 2003 was exposed by a military doctor in Beijing.
SARS spread from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong to other Asian countries and by the summer of 2003, when the disease was contained, more than 8,000 people had been infected and more than 900 had died, according to the World Health Organization.
The doctor was detained for several months in 2004 at an undisclosed location, while editors at a newspaper in the southern province of Guangdong that broke news about the SARS virus were also harassed and detained.
More cities affected?
Ren said the current epidemic may have already spread far beyond the cities indicated in official reports.
"Judging by the current speed that it is spreading, it should have reached many cities by now, but they may just not be saying anything," Ren said. "If it gets to Sichuan, that would be terrible, because it will mean that the entire Chinese pig supply chain is unsalvageable."
The China Center for Animal Health and Epidemiology found that the strain behind the current epidemic had gene sequences corresponding to a strain found in Georgia in 2007 and in Irkutsk, Russia last year.
An employee who answered the phone at the center declined a request for an interview.
"You need to keep checking the website of the Ministry of Agriculture," she said. "That's what we're doing; we don't have any other information than that ... so I can't answer your questions."
When asked if the African swine fever outbreak was linked to imported Russian pork, the employee said she had no knowledge of the research.
"I can't answer it because I didn't do the ... research in this area," she said.
An official at the Ministry of Agriculture denied that the epidemic had spread further than had been officially reported.
"There isn't any [African swine flu] in any other provinces ... so you don't believe official information channels, huh?" the official said. "Where are you calling from? If you have any knowledge of an outbreak, you can report it and we will verify it with you."
"Don't talk rubbish about things you don't know about."
Authorities have reported 13 outbreaks across the country since last month.
Forbidden to worry
Former top Communist Party aide Bao Tong hit out at the administration of President Xi Jinping over the information blackout.
"There have been a number of outbreaks of African swine flu across China in the past month or more, and all the authorities have done is issue a notice telling people it's OK to eat pork ... and that they shouldn't worry," Bao wrote in a commentary for RFA's Mandarin Service.
"Then ... well, there was no 'then.' They never made any more information public after that," he wrote. "Why? Because they are afraid to lose face, afraid to follow this up, afraid of questions about who is responsible, afraid of social instability?"
"The authorities' thoughts and secrets aren't for us ordinary mortals to know. We are forbidden to worry," Bao said.
Reported by Wong Siu-san and Sing Man by RFA's Cantonese Service, and by Qiao Long for the Mandarin Service. Translated and edited by Luisetta Mudie.


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Today we used a metal frog to put flowers in. It is s bit tricky. It falls over if there are too many or they are too tall. Someone who hadn't spoken or moved during class reached out to keep it from falling over. I consider that a success!
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Enjoy two tree frog drawing tutorials. Learn how to draw a frog with two different tutorials covering two different poses. The first tutorial is a 5-step guide of the frog sitting. The second tutorial is a 6-step guide of the frog on a tree branch.
Did you know?
- Tree frogs are a species called Amphibian
- They are carnivores, eating small bugs and insects
- Main natural predators of the tree frog are birds, mammals and reptiles
- The average tree frog life-span is 3 years
- There are four main species of tree frog throughout the world
- Tree frogs vary in size from just a few centimetres, to more than 10 centimetres in length
Level: intermediate
Tutorial steps: 5
Level: intermediate
Tutorial steps: 6
Tutorial 1: how to draw a frog sitting
Step 1
First let's use two oval shapes to provide our correct size and proportion. The first oval shape is on a slight angle tilting upwards. The second oval shape is smaller and overlaps the larger oval at the top end. See image.
Step 2
Using the oval shapes as a guide, draw the outline of the body shape. Start towards the bottom of the oval shape and draw a line around the oval shape and across to the second oval to form the head. Continue this line down to the right just past the end of the smaller oval shape, then back to the left until you reach the other end of the small oval. This forms the mouth.
See image.
Now draw two circles. The first is just off-center of our small oval guide shape. The second circle overlaps the first circle a little and also overlaps the head outline.
Step 3
For the back leg, let's draw two sharp curves opposite each other, forming the leg, which looks like a weird s-like shape. Then draw a small arc just above the leg on top of the body. This shows the behind leg.
For the front leg, starting almost half way up the body, draw two lines running down parallel to each other, that bend in the middle. Finally, draw the behind front leg (which is below the head) down with four fingers spread out.
Step 4
Let's draw the back foot with five toes spread out. Then draw the front foot connected to the arm. For the eyes, draw a half-moon shape in the center of the eyes. See image as a guide.
Step 5
And now we have our completed frog. You can choose to make his eyes bigger or smaller, or even draw some insect legs sticking out his mouth. Yum!
Tutorial 2: how to draw a frog in a tree
Step 1
Draw two lines down to the left parallel to each other. This will form our guide for the tree branch.
Step 2
Now draw an oval guide shape on the tree at a 60 degree angle facing up to the left. Draw a second smaller oval guide shape at the top of the first oval shape laying on its side across at 30 degrees. Finally, draw a line down the center of both oval guide shapes. See image for placement.
Step 3
Now using our guide shapes, let's draw the body by starting at where the large oval guide shape and the tree meet. Draw upwards along the oval guide shape. When you reach the intersection of the small oval guide shape, start drawing around the edge creating the left side of the mouth and cheek.
Now draw another oval up-right for the left eye, then draw the right eye on the other side with the same position, size and shape. Now draw the top of the head from one eye to another. From the bottom of the right eye, draw an arc following the edge of the small oval guide shape to create the right mouth cheek. Finally, draw a curved line from the middle of one cheek across to the other.
Step 4
With our general body, head an proportions in place, we'll now add our arms and legs. First, draw the hand at the top between the head and the tree. Just draw four fingers to look like they're grabbing the tree. For the other arm, draw the arm downwards from the bottom of the head at about 70 degrees, then back inwards again. The top and bottom of the arm are about the same length. Now add the hand and three fingers.
Finally, draw the one leg that's visible, poking out from behind the tree. Draw out to the left from the bottom of the arm, arching sharply back around and towards the tree. Then draw a line from the tree to the edge of the leg line. Refer to image reference.
Step 5
Let's add moon shapes to the center of the eyes, creating the pupils. Add two dots for the nose. Draw the lower foot grabbing the tree, with three toes slightly thicker than the fingers.
Now draw the other leg on the right of the image. Start by drawing a line from the tree, upwards and to the right, then arcing back around to create the curve of the knee. Continue this line down, then curving around towards the tree. Then draw three toes grabbing the tree. Draw a line starting from the foot, upwards and to the right, stopping just short of the knee.
Step 6
Our frog is complete! You can now add more details like some bark or leaves on the tree, or add some patterns to the frogs skin. Have fun!


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Today my husband took down my clothes line for the winter. I will restart hanging clothes out again in the spring.
It reminded me of a picture I had taken a few months ago. When I was hanging up a load of our clothes, I noticed how many red articles of clothing we had.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Ruby Tuesday #11
Posted by Susan Cook at 7:12 PM
Labels: Ruby Tuesday
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Great Pic ! I love clothes line pics. 8~)ReplyDelete
I love the fresh smell of clothes dried on the line! Reminds me of being a kid and running in and out of the hanging laundry.ReplyDelete
Last night got kinda chilly so i ran a 100ft extension cord out to Bo's (our dog) 8x10 house and plugged in his heat lamp. (He has it Really Good in there.) Barbie doesn't like for the cord to run across the ground so it runs up and over the "clothes line". Not very pretty but, as long as she's happy, and the dog is happy, then i'm happy. ~Ken :)ReplyDelete
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Green-fingered children and helpers from five local schools and a pre-schools have been busy planting up flower tubs to help brighten up the town and help Congleton's entry into the North West, Britain in Bloom and Community Pride Awards.
By the summer the pots should be blooming with a mixture of red and yellow plants to brighten up the bus station and parts of the town centre. The children's tubs will be given another couple of weeks in the poly tunnels to get established before being placed in the town.
Mayor Cllr Charles Booth, who attended the plant up with the Mayoress and their two young children said: "The children's tubs are always much admired and on a busy hot Saturday I would like to say a huge thank you to the children and their helpers from Havannah, Buglawton, Astbury St Marys, Mossley, Daven and New Life Church pre-school who did such a terrific job on behalf of all the schools and youth groups."
The session was led by In Bloomer Patti Pinto, she added: "Working with these enthusiastic young children and their adult helpers on the school plant-up sessions is always a pleasure and the results of their work will help brighten the town for all."
All the children will receive a certificate of thanks from the Town Council and In Bloom group.
The next Congleton in Bloom community event is a volunteer morning on Saturday 12th May from 10-12 noon, meeting at Community Garden in Lawton Street. There will be a mixture of litter picking, gardening and tidying.
Congleton is entered for the North West in Bloom, Britain in Bloom and the Cheshire Community Pride Awards this year. Unannounced visits for Cheshire Community Pride judging can take place at any time from Mid-May until end of July, the North West in Bloom judging will be late July and the Britain in Bloom judging on Thursday 2nd August. The In Bloom team is asking for everyone's continued co-operation in keeping the town clean and tidy.


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Try this Mulligatawny Soup for some warm feel-goodery comfort!
We are so excited to have a guest post today from Catharine Preston, chef extraordinaire! I met Catharine at an ABC Conference in Utah last Fall. She works for The Dating Divas. I had even more to talk about with her when I found out that she graduated from culinary school. I just love having some good food convo! I told her she would have to do a post for us sometime, and she happily obliged. I hope that we can see her here again in the future. Without further ado, Catharine!
Hi, I'm Catharine and glad to be here with ya! I have always been interested in cooking, and landed a greasy-and-gutsy (…and loud) job as a line cook right after finishing high school. After a few years of working and meandering the world as an ESL teacher, I returned to my home-and-native-land of Canada and enrolled in culinary school for 2 years. I met my husband while on an internship in Salt Lake City in late 2009, and were married just 8 months later. (Hey…when you know, you know!). I have been living in Utah for almost 4 years and love it here, but will always be a true-blooded Canadian. I have two wonderful kidlets (a two year old, and a seven month old), and an almost-rocket-scientist for a husband…(just hurry up and graduate already!) Yep. I'm pretty lucky. I don't cook professionally anymore, as my true love is teaching – but it will always be something I enjoy. I'm grateful for that. I love vintage fashion, classic literature, all things music, and midnight baking.
Let me tell you a little story about this Mulligatawny soup. Because all good food has a good story.
I rounded the corner in the culinary arts department at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology on an (unsurprisingly) chilly morning in Edmonton, Canada. I couldn't quite seem to figure out why the Soup and Veg lab (…yes. That's a real thing), was chuck-full of culinary students and staff alike.
When I asked what all of the buzz was about to a senior student, he uttered, "It's Mulligatawny Day".
My world has never been the same since.
"Mulligatawny Day" is a famous day amongst the quirky NAIT culinary folk in that chilly little corner of the world. Chef Ron Wong makes, undoubtedly, the best Mulligatawny soup…probably ever. In the history of always. For all time. The end.
So, if you ever happen to be hanging around Edmonton, be sure to eat here and send Chef Wong your love for this incredible recipe. Or – check out local culinary arts programs in your neck of the woods, and support their on-campus restaurants!Shout out to my incredible friend Julie, who took some amazing pictures for this post!
We start off by sauteing up some onion, garlic, green pepper, and carrots. You can go ahead and use whatever type of fat you want to use for this inital "sweat"; butter, oil, you name it. Butter is expensive, it's true – but I tend to splurge on this soup. It's just that good.
Once your veg is sufficiently cooked (to a nice al dente), add some butter and let it melt. Then, add some flour to create a nice roux. You want to be sure to let the roux hang out in the pot long enough to cook out that "floury" taste – at least a minute. I also add in my curry powder at this point – I love to let it mingle with all of those flavors for as long as possible!
Now is the time to add some milk or cream! I typically use half and half, or HECK, full fat – but, this time, I went with milk, as I was making a pretty large batch. And I kinda want some money in my bank account.
You can add more or less than the amount stated – this soup is really forgiving. Don't feel like you have to follow the recipe exactly, and that goes for any and all soups!
I added in my cooked rice and chicken at this point. You can add it in here, or add it in after your stock, whatever you prefer. I like to add everything that may cause a change in consistency (like rice, which tends to thicken soups) before I add my stock – it just gives a better idea as to what thickness is really going to be like with the finished product. Then I can play at the very end with the hot cream, and not get any "this soup is too thick/too thin" surprises!
Anyway, you want it to look something like this before you add in your stock:
Then…add in that stock! (Side story…because everyone loves behind-the-scenes blog side stories, right? I make my own stock and freeze it in two cup portions in ziploc bags. Guess who forgot to pull it out and thaw it for the soup? THIS GAL! So it was just a couple of big old ugly blobs of frozen stock simmering in a pot of gorgeous roux-i-fied veggies. Not so beautiful. Thus. No picture. But use your imagination!)
Be sure to add your stock in slowly. You want to give the liquid a lot of time to adjust to it's new surroundings!
Let things simmer up and get to know each other for a while. Keep it on low, and you'll be golden.
Add in some apples. I used Granny Smith. Looove me some Granny Smith!
If you need it a bit thinner, like I did, you can add in some hot cream or milk to thin it out. I seasoned it up with garlic salt and pepper.
Here is the recipe! Chef Wong lives on!
Chef Wong's Mulligatawny Soup
- 250 g onion small dice
- 175 g celery small dice
- 175 g carrot small dice
- 60 g green pepper
- 175 g butter
- 175 g flour
- 30 g curry powder
- 2.5 L chicken stock
- teaspoons Thyme a few sprigs if using fresh, a few if using dried. If using fresh, don't forget to dig them back out at the end!
- 90 g rice cooked
- 60 g chicken meat cooked, small dice
- 175 g Granny Smith apples about two apples, peeled, cored, small dice
- 375 g cream or milk hot
Saute mirepoix (onion, celery, and carrot) and green pepper. Add butter and let melt, then add flour to create your roux and cook for at least one minute (this helps cook out that "floury" flavor).
Add in cooked rice and cooked chicken.
Add in chicken stock, slowly, and thyme. Simmer.
Add diced gala apples, simmer .
Adjust with hot milk, cream, or heavy cream as needed to reach appropriate consistency.
Note: If the soup starts forming a skin at the top when you let it sit for a while, it's too thick!
And – of course! If you want even more killer recipes from The Dating Divas, you should definitely check out Divas Recipes Revealed. It's a digital cookbook of Divas best tried-and-true-no-fail recipes. Awesome, right?! You'll love it!
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It is modeled after one published by Bud in the 1930s:
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Any more, hams are not required to keep logs - but it is nice to have a record of who you heard from, and when. Here are a couple for portable and mobile operation -- Field Day is coming up!
Saturday, May 17, 2014
A selection of old keys -- and one new one -- from the Dayton Hamvention:
"Pendograph," with a base-supported vertical pendulum for forming dits.
Pendograph close-up. The owner let me try it -- very nice feel. It's a
"release of tension" design like the Mecograph: the reed is flexed at
rest, and released to vibrate when you work the left paddle.
"Automorse," an Australian-made fully-automatic mechanical key.
Full-auto for International Morse, as used on radio, anyway: the third
paddle is for the long dahs of landline Morse, and that's manual.
This is a Mecograph, one of two versions.
The original machine for live coverage of news -- cut into the nearest telegraph wire and get to sending! You see these in old photos of press coverage of sporting events and Presidential appearances.
A full-auto, all-mechanical key built by Indy's own brilliant Richard Meiss. He knows more about the physics of bug keys than any man alive. This key is palm-sized, and uses a mechanically-varied mass to switch between dits and dahs.
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A Pew Internet & American Life Project survey recently revealed that mobile devices will be the primary "tools" used to connect to the Internet in 2020. Also, voice recognition and touchscreen displays are considered to be the future of mobile technology, according to the same survey, that involved hundreds of Internet leaders, activists and analysts.
77% of the 578 study participants claimed that handsets will be the primary tools for accessing the web 12 years from now, while 22% said they "mostly disagree" and 1% didn't respond. Referring to the dominance of touchscreen and voice recognition technologies in the future, 64% of the experts agreed with this theory, while 21% didn't and 15% didn't respond.
The same Pew Internet & American Life Project study also showed that 55% of the questioned subjects believe that in the future our lives will be greatly touched by virtual experiences and 60% said that copyright protection will cease its dominance in 2020. Another question in the survey referred to the social tolerance on the Internet, which is not believed to be achieved in the future, according to 56% of the experts.
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Heirloom Beans - Originated in South America but very popular in Italy..
- Excellent source of fiber and a good source of iron.
- Certified Kosher by Blue Ribbon Kosher. See the North Bay Kosher List.
- Not for sprouting.
Common uses: Tongues of Fire beans are great in soups, stews, and casseroles.
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Wonderful flavorReview by Koffee KupThe flavor of these beans is good to use with so many things. I had very good results cooking them with ham hocks, peppers, green beans and canned tomatoes. A meal in a bowl. All I needed to add was a plate heaped with hot corn bread.
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Tongues of Fire Beans
Easy to Prepare — a little makes a lot
- First, sort beans for any foreign matter and then rinse. Some cooks like to do a preliminary soak by soaking beans in water overnight or for at least 8 hours.
- After optional soaking drain and rinse beans.
- Next, place beans in a pot, cover with sufficient water, and bring to a slow boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tender, adding water as needed. Simmer time will vary depending on soak time and size of bean.
- Alternatively, some cooks prefer to use crock pot techniques.
- Note: As with any supply of dry natural beans, this product may contain small pebbles, so please remember to sort your beans first.
Yield — 1 cup weighs about 1/2 pound. 2 cups of dry beans equals about 4-5 cups cooked beans.
Storage — Best if used within 24 months. Store tightly sealed in a dry location away from sunlight.
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Serv.Size 1/4 cup dry
measure (35g)
Servings Varies
Calories 120
Fat Cal. 0
*Percent Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 Calorie diet.
|Total Fat 0g
|Total Carb. 21g
|Sat. Fat 0g
|Fiber 9g
|Trans. Fat 0g
|Sugars 1g
|Cholest. 0mg
|Protein 8g
|Sodium 10mg
|Vitamin A 0%• Vitamin C 2% • Calcium 6% • Iron 15%
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