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It should come as no surprise that the textile industry in the United States is suffering. In fact, the textile industry around the world is going through major changes as mills continue to close, and weaving techniques slip out of family traditions. Artist, Christopher Payne has taken notice and has begun documenting this suffering industry. We first heard about his body of work in the January 10, 2014 edition of the New York Times Magazine. The article Fruits of the Loom featured Payne's work, and discussed the importance of remembering this once critical industry to the vitality of our country. These images are particularly special to us, as we experience the changing textile industry first hand with Twill Textiles.
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As part of our Blended Family Friday series, each week we spotlight a different stepfamily to learn how they successfully blended their two families. Our hope is that by telling their stories, we'll bring you closer to blended family bliss in your own life!
This week, our reader Jennifer shares how growing up in a blended family helped prepare her to raise a stepfamily of her own.
Hi Jennifer! Want to introduce us to your family?
We have six people in our blended family. My husband, Jason, and I both bring two children from previous marriages into our fairly new family. My daughter, Mackenzie, is our eldest. She's a freshman in high school who is turning 15 next week. Jason's son, Shawn, is the eldest boy in our home. He's a 7th grader who is 13-and-a-half. My son, Sam, is a 6th grader who is 12 and lastly, Jason's son, Ethan, is a 5th grader who is 11.
It's interesting to note that I grew up in a blended family of seven (five kids including me, my three bonus sisters and our half brother). An even number like six is much easier to manage!
Photos courtesy of Jennifer Kessler and Thompson Image
How long have you and Jason been together?
Jason and I had our first date back in September 2009 at Postino's, a little wine bar in Phoenix, AZ. He had sent me a message on JDate and we started to email outside of the site. Based on a few things he stated in his emails (like his last name) it seemed that we may have met before. We eventually realized we had gone to high school together!
We dated for two years, gently integrated our kids into one another's family and were married on 11-11-11. We've been together about four and a half years, and while the kids grow like weeds, our time together zooms by!
What have been some of the biggest challenges you've faced while integrating your two sets of kids?
Building a blended family is the toughest, greatest, energy-sucking, most heartwarming journey I've ever been a part of. We have many good fortunes: Our kids like and love each other and have been effortlessly accepted by their new grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. They truly adore their bonus parent. That said, we also have hearty challenges which include a drastically different approach to parenting than our exes. It has been extremely helpful that I grew up in a blended family so we can rely on my experience when needed. I'm now in my own mother's shoes and she has a plethora of knowledge as well.
What's the best part about being in a blended family?
Being a family that actually blends. We have so many different elements to pool together and learn from. One of the most important lessons our children have learned from our divorces is that some things in life can come to an end, but that's OK because something new is manifested. In our case, it's a blended family that has respect, love, trust, authenticity and a sense of fun. Those are the very ingredients necessary to turn compassionate, insightful, dedicated young people into amazing adults.
How do you manage household stress that comes your way?
We manage stress no different than any other family. Our stress just also includes slow family courts, pricey parenting coordinators and difficult exes. But in the end, stress is stress so we eat the elephant one bite at a time like everybody else. We keep an open forum for communication across the board and spend a great deal of time being together so our bond is strong and valuable. No matter how stressful any of our situations become, we never lose sight of our main goal, which is to experience joy.
What's your best advice for parents of blended families who are struggling to keep it together?
I suggest exploring your thoughts about what peaceful means to you. Peaceful is not something that happens to us -- it's thoughts that direct our feelings. Our feelings are entirely based on our thoughts so monitor your thoughts. In other words, be mindful and deliberate in thinking peacefully.
Never doubt your ability to manifest what you truly want -- just look at your partner's face and the faces of the children you're raising together. They are living proof of your ability to manifest peace and joy in your life. Focus on what you're grateful for and cherish it to no end and that peaceful family dynamic will be yours! Think of it this way: it's not about who is going to help you get there. It's about laughing at whomever is going to try to stop you!
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Non Profit Fellowships
2019 Applications are now closed
Founding Patrons: Mr William D Ferris AC and Mrs Lea Ferris
Chair: Lisa George
The Harvard Club of Australia (HCA), in partnership with the Australian Scholarships Foundation (ASF), is pleased to once again support not-for-profit leaders with an opportunity to study at Harvard Business School in the United States.
The Non-Profit Fellowships
In recognition of the strong social and economic significance of the non-profit sector to the Australian community, The Harvard Club of Australia is offering two Fellowships to attend the highly regarded six-day course Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) in July 2019 at the Harvard Business School.
Now in its 19th year, the Harvard Club of Australia Non-Profit Fellowships help fulfil the increasing demand for managerial skills and strategic decision-making within the not-for-profit sector. The course will assist participants to examine their missions, develop new strategies and improve the effectiveness of their organisations.
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Today's NFP organisations are faced with shifting demands for services, mounting financial pressures, and diverse operational challenges. To fulfil their missions, nonprofit leaders must step up their game and create organizations that can thrive in the midst of change. Exploring crucial concepts and skills for nonprofit leadership in uncertain times, this program will prepare you to strengthen fiscal management and accountability while leading the evolution needed to create an effective, high-performing organization.
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text: The Marabou Jig, according to Josh Douglas Ned Kehde - January 25, 2017 OutKast Tackle's 3 /32-ounce Feider Flies. On Jan. 20, we published our first of three Midwest Finesse columns that focus on how, when, and where smallmouth bass anglers in the north employ a small marabou jig. The first column featured Jeff Gustafson, and it also contained some historical aspects about the marabou jig. This one features Josh Douglas of Mound, Minnesota, and his ways with the marabou jig. Douglas is 36 years old. He was introduced to the manifold merits of a marabou jig by Seth Feider of Bloomington, Minnesota, in 2010, who learned about it from Jeff Gustafson. And for the past six years, when Josh Douglas of Mound, Minnesota, is afloat and in pursuit of smallmouth bass on the natural lakes that grace the countrysides in our northern states and some of the provinces in Canada, he has always had a marabou jig at the ready. He heralds it as one of the great Canadian contributions to the world of smallmouth bass fishing, and he salutes its pioneers -- especially Joe Pritchett of Kenora, Ontario; Hiram Archibald of Sioux Narrows, Ontario; Norm Lindsay of Sioux Narrows; and Dave Lindsay of Kenora, who developed it at the Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake in Ontario. In Douglas' eyes, it has proven to be a stellar clear-water tactic on natural lakes similar to Lake Mille Lacs, Minnesota, where the visibility ranges from 10 to 15 feet at its clearest. The clarity, however, varies from section to section around the lake; it depends on the wind direction and velocity and the substrate, Consequently, there will be wind-blown spells when the visibility diminishes to five to seven feet . Ninety percent of the time, Douglas uses an Outkast Tackle's Feider Fly, which is a 3/32-ounce marabou jig that is 2 1/4-inches long. It has a mushroom-style head. It sports a 1/0 light-wire Gamakatsu hook that has a bait-keeper on its shank, which allows Douglas to affix a tiny piece from a soft-plastic stickbait to the hook's shank and under the marabou skirt. He says the length of this piece of soft-plastic, which he amputates from a worn-out stickbait, is three-quarters of an inch long. The addition of this piece of a stickbait helps Douglas execute slightly longer casts than he can muster without it, and he has found that long casts are a critical ingredient for employing a marabou jig in the clear waterways that he fishes.He uses the 3/32-ounce combo to ply smallmouth bass lairs that are as shallow as three feet and no deeper than 15 feet. Day in and day out, Douglas has found the most fruitful depths for employing a 3/32-ounce marabou jig ranges from three to 10 feet. When the smallmouth bass are abiding around lairs that are covered with less than three feet of water, Douglas uses a 1/16-ounce marabou jig. He hand ties these marabou jigs on a 1/16-ounce Outkast Tackle's Money Jig, which sports a No. 1 light-wire Gamakatsu hook. Even though there is no baitkeeper on this No. 1 hook, he still affixes a short piece of a stickbait to the shank of the hook and under the marabou skirt, and he uses super glue to keep it affixed to the hook's shank. The Money Jig has a mushroom-style head.To wield these jigs, Douglas uses it with a seven-foot, six-inch Diawa Cronos Series Spinning Rod that possesses a medium-light power and fast action with a 3012H Daiwa Steez Ex Spinning Reel. The reel is spooled with eight-pound-test Daiwa Chartreuse J-Braid Fishing Line. He uses an FG knot to affix an eight-pound-test Seaguar INVIZX fluorocarbon leader. The leader is about six feet long. He attaches the marabou jig to the leader with a jam knot.Douglas has occasionally and inadvertently caught some smallmouth bass on a marabou jig around clumps of submersed aquatic vegetation. But he never intentionally probes submersed or emergent vegetation with a marabou jig. Instead, his focus is upon hard bottoms, and especially ones that are littered with boulders and rocks like the scores and scores of rock reefs that embellish portions of the underwater terrain at Lake Mille Lacs, which is where Douglas spends a lot of hours in chase of smallmouth bass.He probes these rock-laden terrains by making 75-foot or longer casts. There will be times when he catches smallmouth bass on the initial drop of his 75-foot cast. But most of the strikes occur when he retrieves the marabou jig with a relatively slow swim-and-glide presentation that never touches the bottom. For example, if he is probing a rock-laden hump that is covered with 10 feet of water, he usually retrieves the marabou jig so that it is swimming about five to six feet below the surface. During the retrieve, he does not implement shakes, but at times he will execute a slight pause as he is swimming the marabou jig or he will create what he calls a pump by lifting and dropping his rod.If he is plying water shallower than three feet with the 1/16-ounce marabou jig, he will often hold his rod up at the one o'clock position, which helps to keep the jig from touching the bottom.During most retrieves, however, his rod and the tip of the rod are pointed directly at the marabou jig as it is swimming to the boat, which keeps the wind from creating a bow in his line and adversely affecting the retrieve.He employs the swim-and-glide retrieve parallel to the bottom all of the way to the boat. When a smallmouth bass follows the jig all the way to the boat, Douglas will sometimes execute a pause near the end of the retrieve, and occasionally that smallmouth bass will engulf the jig during that pause, but there have been scores of times when the smallmouth bass disappears as the jig gets within a few feet of the hull of the boat. Douglas says, "It is one of the situations that you are dammed if you do and damned if you don't." But since Douglas has been employing a HydroWave H2 System, he has found that the smallmouth bass that follow the marabou jig to the boat seem to be more aggressive and ultimately a surprising number of those followers engulf the jig near the end of the retrieve.During the mayfly hatch in June, his swimming presentation with the marabou jig is not parallel to the bottom. Instead, it begins when the initial drop of the marabou jig is about 12 inches from the bottom, and as Douglas swims it back to the boat, the marabou jig slowly climbs at an angle towards the surface. In Douglas' eyes, this tactic replicates the ways of a mayfly nymph before it hatches and becomes a dun and then a spinner. He notes that most anglers have a difficult time catching smallmouth bass during the mayfly hatch with traditional smallmouth bass tactics, but when he uses a marabou jig, he has found it can be a bountiful way for catching a significant array of humongous-size specimens.He never makes a short cast with a marabou jig, but if his partner is engaged in a donnybrook with a smallmouth bass around the boat and there is another smallmouth bass or two milling around that hooked smallmouth bass, he might make a short pitch into that assembly with a marabou jig, but he would rather make that short pitch with another type of bait.In addition to his cast-and-swim-and-glide presentation, Douglas also trolls, which he also calls towing, with a 3/32-ounce marabou jig. He described it as an excellent searching tacit. To tow, he uses his bow-mounted electric trolling motor to move the boat into the wind at 0.8 to 1.2 mph. He casts the marabou jig at a 45-degree angle behind the boat as far as he can cast, and once the jig hits the surface of the water, he allows more line to roll off the spool of his spinning reel. As he is towing, the jig is about 90 feet away from the boat. He tries to keep the jig swimming halfway between the bottom and the surface. Once the jig is directly behind the boat, he reels it in and makes another cast towing routine. By towing or trolling the jig, he can dissect vast stretches of smallmouth bass haunts at a quicker pace than he can accomplish by casting. It is possible for him to thoroughly probe a rock and boulder reef that is a quarter of a mile long in about 30 minutes. And when he catches a smallmouth bass, and the wind is not too intense, he will mark that particular lair, and then he will return to that spot to cast and retrieve the marabou jig around it in hopes that the one smallmouth bass that he caught trolling was abiding around a bevy of catchable smallmouth bass. Seth Feider, left, and Josh Douglas with four handsome smallmouth bass. When Douglas is guiding other anglers, he finds that towing is an effective way for his clients, who have a difficult time executing long casts and implementing a straight and steady swimming presentation with the jig, to tangle with a respectable number of hefty smallmouth bass. But it is not the best way to catch vast numbers of them, and it is not an efficient way to mine a small and isolate lair that is entertaining a goodly number of smallmouth bass.On the clear-water natural lakes that Douglas fishes, some wind and waves can be a great asset, and that is because the wind and waves seem to diminish the high-visibility factor that makes the smallmouth bass become wary and difficult to catch when there is no wind. When he is trolling or towing a marabou jig along a steep contour of a massive rocky point or a rock reef, he focuses on the side that the wind is blowing upon. But Douglas has also found that too much wind seems to be detrimental; it causes the boat and electric trolling motor to pound up and down into the waves and create noise, and Douglas has come to the conclusion that the noise seems to make the smallmouth bass wary and difficult to catch.When he is focusing upon smallmouth bass that are foraging on either crayfish or mayflies, he uses a black marabou jig, a brown one, or a green-pumpkin one. And the black ones that he ties have some purple marabou mixed into the skirt. If he is fishing around smallmouth bass that are preying on gizzard shad, he works with either a white or a gray marabou jig, but he rarely fishes a waterway that possesses a bountiful population of gizzard shad.Douglas says that many anglers assume that a small bait like a 1/16-ounce and 3/32-ounce marabou jig is aimed at catching 1 1/2 and two-pound smallmouth bass. But across the five years that Douglas has uses marabou jigs, he estimates that he has caught more four- and five-pound smallmouth bass on them than he has caught two-pounders.Spring is Douglas' favorite time to wield a marabou jig. But throughout the summer, there will be numerous bright and sunny days when the smallmouth bass exhibit a yearning to mosey around the shallow water on the rock reefs or other kinds of rock-laden lairs, and when they are there, Douglas will catch them on a marabou jig. Fall is the least bountiful season for his marabou jig endeavors, and that stems from the fact that when the water temperature is in the upper 40s and lower 50s, the bulk of the smallmouth bass are abiding around lairs that are covered with more than 15 feet of water. Once that occurs, he will be hopping and dragging a Biovex Padas blade bait around and over the deep-water rock-laden lairs. He occasionally uses a vertical presentation with the Biovex Padas on the deep-water lairs, but he does not employ a vertical presentation with his 3/32-ounce marabou jig because, in his eyes, it does not fall fast enough to provoke the smallmouth bass to engulf it. Yet, there will be a fall outing or two when the marabou jig pays a few dividends, which is why he always has one at the ready.Endnotes (1) It is interesting to note that Douglas has never fished with a marabou jig on the Mississippi River, which is often heralded as a smallmouth bass nirvana in Minnesota. We are now in search of smallmouth bass anglers in the northern states who use marabou jigs in rivers. Please let us know if you use them or know of anglers who use them in rivers.(2) Here is the link to Josh Douglas' website: http://www.joshdouglasfishing.com/. There are links to a number of videos and webinars at his website for anglers to examine, and some of them feature how and where he uses a marabou jig.(3) Here is the link to the Midwest Finesse column about Jeff Gustafson and insights about the marabou jig: https://www.in-fisherman.com/gear-accessories/the-marabou-jig-according-to-jeff-gustafson/.


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Waiting Under the Crepe Myrtle ~ painting the French Quarter!/
One of the best things about being an artist and living in Charleston is that there is so much to choose from as far as subject matter. In my latest painting, Waiting Under the Crepe Myrtle, I was drawn to these Church Street homes because of the way the light was filtering through the trees, casting shadows across the road and against the facades.
I was also drawn to the charming architectural elements. The closed gate with the cast shadow across it caught my eye. The wrought iron balconies add charm and dimension to the historic homes. The facades have patina similar to many of the homes in Europe, adding texture and interest. The flower boxes and potted plants, which are common on and in front of Charleston homes, add splashes of color and greenery.
The docile dog was enjoying the sunlight, waiting patiently under the crepe myrtle tree for his owner to take him for a walk. He appeared quite content.
When I see dappled light I think Impressionism. I decided to paint this scene with slightly looser brushwork than some of my more realistic paintings. I broke down hard edges, softened edges, eliminated some detail, and show more brushwork. These techniques work well with capturing the effect of light on objects and helps give a Realistic painting an Impressionistic feel.
Waiting Under the Crepe Myrtle is oil on board, 12" by 12", framed in a gold Larson-Juhl frame, and now available on our website.
I hope you like my latest painting. Thank you for following my art and for reading my journal! I appreciate it very much. Please check back soon to see what's next on the easel!


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Summer Edition of the Transportation Newsletter is Available
This edition of the newsletter features articles about the MPO's Federal Certification Review, the update of the Policies and Practices document, and the Clean Air Action Program. Take a look!
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Sven-Goran Eriksson was frustrated with his squad players after watching a largely second-string Manchester City team struggle past Norwich in the Carling Cup.
Eriksson made nine changes from Saturday's 3-3 draw at Fulham and his side needed a last-minute goal from Georgios Samaras to see off the Championship strugglers 1-0 in the third round.
The Swede was pleased with Samaras' contribution, but told his fringe players they must do more to impress if they are to force their way into his plans in the Premier League.
'We're relieved to get through. I can't say that we played excellent football, because I don't think we did,' said the City boss.
'I had to give some players who have not played much the chance to perform, I think it's the right thing to do – but next time they have to do a little bit better. We should have played better than we did tonight.
'They learned a lot, and so did I, which is important to us for the future.'
Samaras had become a focus for City fans' frustration under former boss Stuart Pearce, but Eriksson felt his goal was just reward for the way he has knuckled down after a summer move to Middlesbrough failed to materialise.
'He took his chance, and I'm very happy for him because he's been very professional after he decided he wanted to stay,' Eriksson added.
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The Sun newspaper reported Tuesday the footage posted online showed five workers wearing overalls and balaclavas laughing as a South Asian colleague wearing an orange jumpsuit knelt at their feet.
One held a coat hanger as a pretend knife while another held the kneeling man by the shoulders. One employee then yells "Allahu Akbar!" — Arabic for "God is great" — a phrase often used before IS hostages are slain.
HSBC says in a statement it had fired those involved in the "abhorrent" video as soon as the Sun brought it to their attention. The company apologized for any offence the video caused.
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Brita Ulf | OuterlinesShop | San Francisco, CA
One of my favorites aspects of creativity is being able to collaborate with other artists. On a recent trip to San Francisco, I met up with two talented ladies (Anita & Brita) for an impromptu photo shoot. The only concrete detail we planned was the location, and we let the rest of the details fill in throughout the afternoon.
We convened in the Sunset district (probably my favorite neighborhood in SF since it's right by the beach!) and got to snapping. Brita evokes a true California-girl (er, woman) spirit, and we had a blast photographing her skateboarding skills and natural die creations. Below are a few of my favorite images from the shoot.
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Have you noticed the wonderful artwork in our banquet room? It's part of the Art Walk with over a dozen participating venues. On the First Wednesday of every month, you are invited on this self-guided tour through Downtown Morgan Hill restaurants and shops to see the latest art exhibits. The Perfect Date Night!
Start anywhere, any time from 11am-7pm. Stop by just one or two spots or visit them all. Stroll through downtown shops, get a bite to eat, stop for drinks, and enjoy art from local artists along the way. If you see something you like, the artwork is for sale too. Meet the artists at a reception at Morgan Hill Art Gallery from 5-7pm.
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Fostering Healthy Culinary
Mountain Kids Cook-Off Festival
Eight lucky teams will be chosen to compete in the semi-finals which will take place at the Village Overlook at Northstar California. Teams will be given a platter of secret ingredients and they'll have to impress our judges with their creation. Friends, families and spectators are invited to purchase tickets for this fundraising event to cheer on their favorite teams and to see the upcoming culinary talent in our backyard.
This year we will be adding a festival portion to the event including live music, kids cooking classes, arts & crafts and artisan vendors. Tickets will be $10/adult and $5/child 12 and under and will include a access to the festival and spectating for the competition, food will be on-site for purchase. After a hard fought battle, two teams will advance to the finals. All competitors will receive an event logoed apron to take home.
The semi-final round will also be a fundraiser benefiting Project MANA, a local Tahoe-based non-profit. Project MANA's mission is to reduce the incidence of hunger and its detrimental effects upon individuals, families, the community and the region. In addition to providing hunger relief, they have developed programs designed to alleviate the causes of hunger and promote nutrition through education and awareness.


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Climatologists find ice clues in old whaling ship logbooks
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On July 23, 1897, 21-year-old Thomas Birnbaum scribbled an update into the logbook for the Arctic whaling ship Navarch: "ship still in ice."
So would begin a monthslong ordeal as his ship slowly broke apart, crew members fled or died, and supplies dwindled.
Among terse summaries of the unfolding drama, Birnbaum jotted down information about the weather. That is now a gold mine for climatologist Gil Compo, who wants to use those old observations to inform today's climate science.
"The goal is to put today in the context of the past," Compo said. "We want to see if storms have been changing or getting stronger and how well our climate models incorporate that change, given greenhouse gas emissions."
Old data from ship logs help make historic weather modeling, called a reanalysis, more accurate. Scientists can then use those historic reconstructions to research everything from El Niños to tropical diseases to previously unknown hurricanes. The information in whaling logbooks is particularly important to those studying sea ice.
Compo has been working with Old Weather, a citizen science project launched in 2010 by the United Kingdom's Met Office, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the citizen science Web portal Zooniverse. The goal: to scan old ship logbooks and extract data on barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, storms, and location.
Using that data, he and colleagues at the Boulder, Colo.-based Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, the University of Colorado and NOAA released a new version of the 20th-century reanalysis in December.
At the edge of the ice
It includes a sketch of the weather going back to the 1850s for the first time, in part thanks to measurements taken on old U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Office of Coast Survey ships and noted by Old Weather volunteers.
But uncertainty still clouds many areas of the globe, particularly in the Arctic. The extent of the sea ice is an important -- and largely missing -- piece of the equation, Compo said.
"I desperately need observations, and the whalers spent a lot of time at the edge of the sea ice," he said.
That's where Birnbaum comes in.
The scientific uncertainty around sea ice drove the leaders of the project to create a spinoff, called Old Weather: Whaling. Launched in December, it includes whaling ship logbooks digitized in collaboration with museums.
"We're interested in knowing how our collections are relevant, and we love to find out new purposes to studying whaling logbooks," said Michael Lapides, the director of digital initiatives at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, which started working with the project a few years ago.
He started digitizing the 300 or so logbooks from trips to the western Arctic, because that's what the scientists needed most. But that represents less than 10 percent of the entire collection, he said.
Volunteers logging 'crazy stories'
Right now, 22 whaling logbooks dating from as early as the 1840s are online for transcription by volunteers. More -- including Birnbaum's story -- are on the way.
Whaling ship logbooks tend to include more descriptions and fewer hourly measurements than federal ships, a potential challenge for gathering data. But even just knowing where the sea ice was -- or wasn't -- is important, said Kevin Wood, a climatologist at NOAA and the University of Washington who leads the Old Weather project in the United States.
For example, when the Navarch got stuck back in 1897, it was around 25 miles from Point Barrow, Alaska. Now the ice is 200 miles from shore as of October, he said.
"There's no shortage of crazy stories," Wood said. "We just want [volunteers] to write down the numbers," he added with a laugh.
More than 20,000 volunteers have helped transcribe over 7.5 million weather observations so far, according to NOAA.
Joan Arthur, 57, of Kidlington, England, works for the Environmental Change Institute of Oxford University -- and in her free time escapes on "voyages" with the ships on OldWeather.org.
"The lives lost, lives saved, immense sea battle stories told," she said. "We were probably some of the very first people to see the reports of those great battles from the ships' own log pages."
In the Navarch's logbook, there's something for everyone.
"Capt. Whiteside and wife and 5 others left the vessel again," leaving a sick man behind them, Birnbaum recounted on Aug. 13, as a group abandoned the ship to look for the shore. "Took canvas dingie [sic] with them."
He added: "Light w. wind. Heavy pressure on ice."
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the source of the photographs.
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Victoria 4 Pillars Consultant: A Fine Ally for Debt-Plagued Seniors
After toiling on the professional circuit for decades, retirement should be the time when you reap the fruits of your labor and live off the savings you made, if any. Life, however, may yet have some surprises in store, and you will need to cushion yourself against them with professional assistance. The Globe and Mail's Guy Dixon discussed the plight of an elderly couple from Nanaimo, B.C., whose retirement plans were slightly derailed due to a recent incident.
Insiders within Canada's financial establishment are already sounding alarms over a rising level of bankruptcies among seniors these past few years. The low rates for home equity, for example, make borrowing a tempting choice among seniors for certain purposes, but later get hit with the proverbial ton of bricks such as double-digit annualized interest. When you feel that the debt levels are affecting your financial and physical well-being, you need to seek your options through a Victoria 4 Pillars consultant such as Blair Greenwood.
Taking Stock
Assessing your debt situation requires a full check of your finances and your current sources of income. Dixon said the Nanaimo couple became in-house caregivers for two mentally-handicapped people while having day jobs at a telecom company. The problem was, they lost half their caregiving income when one of the patients died of illness after being in their care for 12 years. The bills piled up and the couple were only earning enough to make minimum payment.
The Tough Way Out
A leading 4 Pillars consulting expert can aid in various tactics to cut down the debt while increasing your cash reserves at the same time, which may be vital if you are retiring a few years down the line. One of the more common approaches is to list down all expenses for the month in a special ledger and try to identify which unnecessary expenses you can do without. This doesn't mean, however, that eliminating Item X suddenly frees the money you spend for it onto Item Y that might be another issue for wastage. The main point is to save up as much as you can without sacrificing essential elements.
A structured debt repayment plan will help you identify which items you can pay off within a certain amount of time. That being said, the key is to keep the tempo going into servicing other debts. Accurate documentation will be further basis for improving your credit score.
Being saddled with debt in your later years can be a serious setback after all you've been through. It's never too late to find a way out of the rut through solutions that veteran debt experts like Mr. Greenwood can help you with.
(Source: Seniors and debt – how to take back control, The Globe and Mail)


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The Bizarre Baron Inventions | Book 4
The Tremendous Baron Time Machine
By Eric Bower
Release Date: 4/16/2019
ISBN: 9781944995782 | eBook ISBN: 9781944995775
Will the Barons make history . . . or be lost to it?
W.B. is back and more disappointed than ever when he discovers a new series of popular books that depict the Barons as bumbling fools. His parents M and P, along with Rose Blackwood, laugh at the books until their plummeting reputation starts scaring off the buyers of their inventions, leaving the family without an income.
As family members start disappearing one by one, P realizes that the author of the books is not out to ruin just their reputation, he's determined to erase their past. All of the Barons must race to intercept their rival time-traveler and stop him from erasing the entire Baron family from existence before their time runs out.
The Tremendous Baron Time Machine continues the Baron family's hilarious adventures from The Wonderful Baron Doppelgänger Device, The Splendid Baron Submarine, and The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate.
Praise for the Bizarre Baron Inventions series:
About Eric Bower
Eric Bower is the author of the Bizarre Baron Inventions series, including The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate, The Splendid Baron Submarine, The Wonderful Baron Doppelgänger Device, and The Tremendous Baron Time Machine. He's also a playwright whose plays have been produced in Southern California, New York City, and Wisconsin. He lives in Pasadena, California, with his lovely wife Laura, and their frighteningly clever pets, Freyja the cat and Kelda the corgi.


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I read about Ample Hills in almost every article about great ice cream in NYC but it was in the Bronx and I have never been to the Bronx. We never cover everything we want to see and do in Manhattan so the Bronx and the Ample Hills Creamery was unvisited and untried. Until our last trip to NYC. We went to the Chelsea Market for lunch and after, as is my habit, I looked on the iPhone Maps for "ice cream nearby" and Ample Hills was one block away. No New Yorker late for a subway ever covered a block quicker. They had opened here recently and I was delighted. The ice cream more than lived up to the promise. In fact, this is now included in my "Top Five" in the country as I mentioned a few posts ago under the Island Creamery. It is a small space attached to a bar with only a couple of tables and a separate entrance dedicated to the ice cream. They get extra stars because you can get two flavors in ANY size cone or cup, big plus, they bake and make all their add-ins in house (plus plus) and they developed special flavors for Disney's Mickey's 90 Birthday. You can get them in the store or at the recently opened kiosk at Disney's Boardwalk. Finally a reason to go to Disney that I like! Cindy and I had four flavors in two small cones including an oatmeal, butterscotch, chocolate and a speciality flavor a root beer, that is available only in this store (actually each of their now 12 shops have one unique flavor). Seriously great ice cream.
Whew. I really need to get to the Boardwalk- if I skip the ticket to Disney that translates into 20 cones.


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BEcon/BSc MBBS DCH FRACGP
Clinical Director
Brought up on a farm near Toowoomba, Nick first did a degree in science and economics but he knew his real vocation was medicine. He graduated from The University of Queensland in 2007 and has practiced as a doctor in Canberra over the last 8 years. He has post graduate qualifications in Child and Adolescent Health and in Skin Cancer Medicine and Surgery. Dr Hamilton's interest in skin cancer treatment began when he started working for a commercial dermato-pathology laboratory in Brisbane in 2003. He has completed further training on skin cancer and has received a diploma through the Australasian College of Skin Cancer Medicine in 2012 and a certificate in dermoscopy through the Skin Cancer College of Australasia in 2013.
He is the practice's Clinical Director and is the primary supervisor for the practice's GP registrars.
In his spare time, he enjoys trying to keep up with his 2 young children exploring the parks and playgrounds of Canberra and has just welcomed a new puppy to the family.


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I dreamt it was the zombie apocolypse.
A friend of mine has been working on a secret project but had been killed before he could tell us what it was or where he hid it.
While walking through a nearby field we found it camoflagued against the ground - a hovercraft.
We figured out how to get in, how to make it fly. We were working on how to make it land when some strangers happened upon us and wanted to take it. While we were struggling with them, the door broke.
That's when I realized I was dreaming and the hovercraft turned into two pancakes I was trapped between.


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Can be updated to Android 6 ??
Thank you in advance.
eacenic wrote:Hello,
Why not?
Thank you in advance.
openminded wrote:What kind of a comment is that? Can you be more specific why the board would not support that?
There are kernel sources for mediatek devices for Android 6, so I see no reason why it should not be possible.
As usual, this just comes across as no real developers backing a product.
It would be really nice if one of the manufacturers finally gets that when devices are supported, more are sold.
Look at ZTE and Lenovo for example, publishing sources for most devices.
By the way, I have still not received an answer from any engineer to the question if the compass hardware is simply not available because of lacking drivers, or if the hardware is not setup properly.
As some users reported there is a sensor visible in CPU-Z.
If kernel sources and build scripts are provided, I would be happy to try and add a driver to the kernel for that sensor.


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Food Can be the greatest form of medicine,
or the slowest form of poison.
-Dr. Ann wigmore
Nutritional Therapy is a holistic,
individualized approach to health.
Helping clients achieve optimal wellness through a nutrient-dense, whole foods diet. Offering individualized nutrition services based on body chemistry, working one on one to address the root cause of systemic dysfunction.
(n): life, health, vitality.
(v): to be alive, well, healed, recovered, safe, healthy, fit.
ORA was founded on the philosophy that health is built on certain biochemical foundations. As a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner I educate and empower others to recognize that a properly prepared, nutrient-dense diet of whole foods provides the ultimate foundation leading to optimal health. My goal is to provide you with individualized nutritional recommendations to balance your body chemistry and achieve optimal wellness.


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Ep. 517 – Dwight Clark (Fmr. NFL Player, GM)
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49ers' Legendary Wide Receiver Dwight Clark shares his thoughts on a wide variety of topics, ranging from "The Catch," playing in the NFL, serving as a general manager, and beginning a second career in sports. Clark also mentions his disdain for appearing in the 1994 direct-to-video Kindergarten Ninja, the loss of Candlestick Park compared to Levi Stadium, and working for the 1999 expansion franchise Cleveland Browns organization as GM. Clark spoke at the Corporate Ticket Impact Conference on July 9, 2015 at the Marquis Marriott in San Francisco and was interviewed by Troy Kirby.


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Madison River Riparian Restoration Plan
The Madison River Foundation is interested in identifying riparian restoration opportunities along the Madison River between the US 87 bridge and Varney Bridge. Recognizing the unique nature of the Madison River and its high quality fishery, MRF desires to protect this valuable resource by restoring and enhancing its riparian, wetland and aquatic habitats. The Foundation contracted Geum Environmental Consulting to develop a master plan for riparian restoration projects.
The Master Plan is driven by the following goals:
• Increase riparian tree and shrub cover in areas where historical land management practices have reduced or eliminated riparian forests and shrublands;
• Provide more shade and cover for fish;
• Create a corridor along the river where the primary land management objective is supporting and maximizing natural river and floodplain ecosystem function;
• Restore a more normative hydrograph and natural sediment transport processes where feasible;
• Reconnect tributaries hydrologically by developing agreements to support instream flows during critical periods;
• Increase aquatic habitat complexity in areas of high ecological productivity such as tributary deltas; and
• In general, increase biodiversity and habitat complexity to support long-term ecosystem resilience in the face of climate change and related phenomena such as droughts, high water temperatures, and other unforeseen threats.
As projects are released from the master plan MRF will provide more information.


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How to Keep Your Wedding Guests on The Dance Floor
Now that your vows have been recited, the bride has been kissed, and you have made your grand exit, it's time to make your way to the reception to celebrate your nuptials. You will be able to indulge in sweets, a tasty cuisine, bubbly champagne, and move your hips on the dance floor to your favorite music.
This is the time where you will be able to dance and celebrate your marriage with your loved ones. So surely, you will want to keep them on the dance floor as much as possible. But, how do you go about it?
Here at DJ Brock Weddings, we know how important it is for your guests to join you in the wedding festivities. That's why we have put together a few tips to keep your wedding guests on the dance floor. If you are planning your own big day, be sure to keep reading to learn more:
- Book incredible entertainment. When it comes to choosing a DJ, keep in mind that they will directly affect the mood of your reception. From their entertainment skills to their personality, it's crucial to decide on the perfect DJ for your big day. Once you have a quality entertainer, your guests will be more inclined to flock to the dance floor. As a side note, a top-notch DJ will also know how to keep your guests moving their hips on the dance floor through encouragement and of course the right songs.
- Welcome suggestions. If you have ever been to a wedding, you may have noticed a theme when it comes to the music being played. There are your love songs, and upbeat songs, and of course the classics. You may never know which songs will be played, but wouldn't it be nice if you could request a special song, perhaps for you and your partner or date? Wouldn't that make you more excited to dance? Allowing your guests the opportunity to request songs gets them excited to get up and dance.
- Lead the way. This is your wedding, and if anyone should be celebrating, it's you and your partner. If you guys lead the way to the dance floor, your guests are more likely to follow. Don't be afraid to get up there and show off those moves you have been working so hard on. Your guests will also enjoy the opportunity to dance with the new bride and groom.
Keeping your guests on the dance floor is a crucial part to your celebration. These tips will help you make the most of your big day. Here at DJ Brock Weddings, we want to help you host an incredible reception. If you are planning your own wedding day, and in search of a Lake Tahoe DJ, feel free to contact us today.
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(written on May 30th, 2012)
Flying south towards Denver – there were tears in my eyes as we leapt into the sky, landing gear clunking up into the underbelly of the plane. The Mission Mountains, Evaro Hill, Flathead Lake, we could see them all as we ascended into the smokey late morning clouds where our mountains, our tribe, our Montana disappeared.
(time elapses)
I'm always amused by the almost complete lack of wonder on the faces of fellow travelers when flying through the air, like there's nothing new going on. The magazines and books come out, ear phones, food, ho hum. There's not even a need to glance out the window. When I look deeper I see everyone's internal landscape shifting, complex, a myriad of emotions and thoughts. There's a mother across the aisle, an unhappy 2 year old in tow whose cries overshadow my music. The mother must feel terribly helpless unable to soothe her little one, stressed out to be that passenger with the crying child disturbing everyone.
Sure I'm stiff, sure I'm tired, sure my body is sore but I still love to travel. Airplanes, grumpy travelers, arrival and departure gates, porthole windows, tray tables, metal buckles, flotation devices, Sky Mall magazine – the whole deal. I'm starting to understand just how it works to be in charge of my own happiness. To not put my emotional fate in the lap of anyone else. I make this trip what it is for everything that it's worth.
(time elapses)
Departure gate C6 in the D.C airport. Soon to board. One more take off, one more landing. This time tomorrow we'll be greeting the dark skies of Paris as the sun sets. When we sat down across from 2 frenchmen at the gate I excitedly whispered to Mike, "those guys are French," then I paused and added, "we are so tourists." France, the illusion, is getting more real.
(time elapses)
In the air en route to Paris. A short 3,841 miles to go. We're at 32,727 feet in altitude, it's negative 40 degrees outside, so says my personal screen in front of me when I click on flight map. We're going 616 mph in ground speed and heading north through Boston and Nova Scotia. I love maps. I love charting the course and seeing the progress. And I love that tomorrow we'll hit the ground running.
(time elapses)
I think it's Thursday May 31st now – time blends over the ocean. We're over Ireland now. Breakfast is being served, the smell of croissants fills the cabin and I just found out that Prince's album 1999 is on my personal computer thing in the seat in front of me (which is awesome!). I got some fitful sleep but sleep nonetheless. It's going to be a good day! T-minus 1 hour and 20 minutes to land.


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H.R.4525 - Ronald Wilson Reagan Half Dollar Act108th Congress (2003-2004)
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Ronald Wilson Reagan Half Dollar Act - Amends Federal monetary law to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue a half dollar coin whose obverse side shall have the likeness of Ronald Wilson Reagan.


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In Appreciation of Dr Eamonn Ralph
Dr Eamonn Ralph, who died on May 6, 2015 was a regular contributor to seminars on the importance of caring in medical practice which are part of the professional development program for final year medical students at UCD. Eamonn spent his professional life as a standalone general practitioner, initially for many years in the gaeltacht community at Gweedore, County Donegal and subsequently for 20 years in the village of Kildysart Co Clare.
Eamonn drew on his experience as both a doctor and as a patient to offer our students a powerful role model of an empathetic, patient-centred physician. With his customary gentle demeanour and wise counsel, Eamonn encouraged our students to hold on to the core motivation which first inspired their career choice. Through his example and experience, he demonstrated the principles of a caring, empathetic doctor in practice. He also proved an inspiring, impactful teacher and a much admired clinical colleague.
We can think of no better tribute than the reflections of Dr Michael Harty, the general practitioner in a neighbouring Co. Clare village of Kilmihill penned the following note in response to Eamonn's passing.
It's lonely in the West to-night. Our great friend and colleague Eamonn Ralph died on Wednesday. Aged 61, he continued practicing up to 3 months ago, in spite of his illness. If you did not know him then you missed a great character. We had him in West Clare for 20 years and we enjoyed every minute of his company. Friends from school, college, friends from his time in Donegal, rural GP's, his colleagues in Clare and above all his patients attended his funeral this morning.
He was a rural single handed GP of the old order. He loved the country people of Clare and they loved him in return. He looked after them with empathy and good honour. You did not leave his company without a smile. He loved the close knit support of his fellow GPs.
But Eamonn was more than a GP. He was a healer, a philosopher, a shaman, a scamp and a rascal. He was a deep thinker and a great judge of human nature. He was on a different plain to most of us and saw clearly from an alternative point of view. He was spiritual in all he did.
There were a few tears at the church, but in the churchyard mainly laughter at the innumerable stories about his communication skills, how a simple events could be turned into an epic. How he could elongate a yarn and dissect a situation or character, creating a hilarious story.
As a golfer he could has a birdie or a 9, it did not matter. Being in the company of his friends and striding down a famous fairway was all that mattered. He was not competitive in any sense.
He played football for Mayo "at the highest level" - his only departure from modesty. I will leave you to check the history books.
He asked that there not be a eulogy at his mass the morning, so I will stop now.
If you can, have a drink to celebrate his life to-night, and remember a time you spent with him.
One of his favourite songs was "The parting glass" - a fitting end to his time with us.
May he guide us and watch over us.
Michael Harty
In closing, we share a link to a recording of one of the 'Care in Medicine' seminars at which Eamonn contributed with such great impact.
Eamonn's piece begins at 15 minutes.
Our students and staff were privileged to have gotten to know Eamonn in recent years. We are inspired by the courage and strong faith that he displayed during a prolong illness. We offer our condolences to his widow Sheila and their children, James, Alan, Vivienne and Georgina as well as to his colleagues, friends and patients.
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The more I hear about any government the more I think of that phrase.
Then I was sent a link to article entitled "Thoroughly Modern Do-Gooders" that contained this quote:
But the new do-gooders have absorbed the disappointments of the past decades. They have a much more decentralized worldview. They don't believe government on its own can be innovative. A thousand different private groups have to try new things. Then we measure to see what works.


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In same ways, I don't know where to begin. If I am being honest, and I always try to be as transparent as possible here, I was expecting one of two outcomes this morning.
- My lining to be improved and for Dr. Shanti to give the green light for Friday
- Things to be unchanged
Again, we were met with an unexpected outcome. My lining was still thin, but improved, from 5.4mm to 5.9mm but now there is fluid, <2mm data-preserve-html-node="true" of fluid. We were not expecting that. Another ultrasound where Dr. Shanti asked us, "what do you want to do?". In some ways, this is a strange question. I think as a patient you are often TOLD what to do. We where very clear with her that this was likely our last attempt. She has remained willing to do what WE want, even if that is different than what she would advise. She would normally advise cancelling and starting over. I am, we are so grateful for a physician that we have bulit a relationship the past 3 years.
So now what? I don't totally know. Right now we are walking this journey one step at a time, which is really one day at a time. The only option to still transfer the embryo Friday as planned is to start the Progesterone and pray that the fluid is gone.
I forget what I have explained to people in perosn and what I have shared here. I hope this is not redundant. Dr. Shanti explained to us that estrogen helps thicken, progesterone organizes.
We let that office confused. I stood in the lobby of The Ridge Community Church Oak Creek Campus after leaving and was met by a dear friend from our Ridge Group who asked how I was. Without even hesitating I answered honestly. I almost instantly regreted it because it opened such a huge emotional flood gate. I wanted to be tough, to be able to attend service without answering quesitons or anyone noticing me; that became impossible.
We need an ultrasound before Friday to ensure the fulid is gone. If is is not gone by mid week the transfer would be cancelled. I like order, to plan. I want to have an idea of what the next step is. I am trying to live decision to decision right now. We don't have peace about calling it off altogether since Dr. Shanti is willing to proceed if we want her to.
Please continue to pray for us. We are stilling climbing the mountain, like Abraham waiting for God to provide for us. We are continuing to pray for God to move miracously. We are continuing to pray for His will in our lives and peace and clarity.
I was hoping this was going to be a joyful update. Honestly, we feel deeply sad and it is sobering to write all of this down. Thank you for sharing in our journey. We hugged Caleb and Issac extra tight today. We were able to sit at the table as a family of four tonight for dinner and that was such good medicine for my soul.


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Ski Club
The days are getting shorter and Fall has definitely arrived! Hooray! It's time to start thinking about skiing!
EAC Ski Club
EAC students ages 7 – 15 and their parents are invited to join Ski Club and ski with us on Ski Club Thursdays.
2019 EAC Ski Club dates are 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19, 1/24/2019, 1/31/19, 2/7/19, 2/14/19, and 2/28/19 (makeup date 3/7/2019)
** Note non-consecutive weeks due to Winter Recess
Get your Greek Peak school program ski pass soon because pass prices go up on October 29th!
Greek Peak school program passes are currently $177 and include ski lessons during the first 4 weeks of Ski Club. On October 29th program pass prices go up to $197. School Program passholders will be able to ski free at our regular time on any Thursday after Club ends through the end of the ski season. Starting on March 14th, you can ski on any day/time until the end of the ski season.
Season passholders — there's no additional charge for Ski Club, but you must register! Registration information is below.
Parents are encouraged to join, too! If you don't have a season pass, program pass prices for parents are the same as student prices and you're eligible for a 20% discount on a regular lift ticket on other days/times.
Greek Peak Optional Extras:
- Greek Peak meal plan (first 6 weeks of club only – $63) We encourage students to pack a dinner to avoid the cafeteria line!
- Greek Peak helmet rental ($43) All Skiers must wear a helmet!
- Greek Peak ski equipment rental ($62) We encourage families to check out the Annual Ski Sale & Swap at Greek Peak on October 12th – 14th for good deals on used (or new) equipment! Alternately, you can pay for equipment rental when you register for the club.
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Ski Sale & Swap at Greek Peak
We encourage families to check out the Annual Ski Sale & Swap at Greek Peak on October 12th – 14th for good deals on used and new ski equipment!
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Ski Club bus transportation is available to and from Greek Peak on Club days. Bus riders must be 9 or older and independent with their ski gear. The Ski Bus transportation fee ($150) will be charged to your FACTS account. Read more about the Ski Club bus and sign up by December 19, 2018. Space is limited.
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This is the seventh post in a series documenting my method of construction for an entire set of custom kitchen cabinets. This series is not intended to be a full how-to tutorial, but rather to show the sequence of steps using photos and commentary. You can find all the posts in the series here. Please comment below or send follow-up questions to email@example.com.
There are a number of ways to remove the excess edge banding material. By far the best method I have found is using my little Festool MFK700 router shown below.
With the zero-degree base, the bearing guide, and the edge trimming bit installed, this tool makes quick, accurate, safe, and dust-controlled work of removing the excess wood. I adjust the cutter height to leave just barely a thumbnail of trim remaining above the plywood. The green dial next to my thumb allows the height to be adjusted by tenths of a millimeter. This tool is a major timesaver for me.
Next I begin sanding each panel using my Festool RS2E ½ sheet sander. The outside of each panel I sand at 100 grit and stop. That will get sanded again after the cabinet is assembled. This inside of each panel gets sanded at 100, 150, and 220.
This handy garage keeps my sander and supply of sandpaper close at hand but out of my way when not in use.
Thanks for reading. Up next I will stain and finish the inside of each cabinet panel.


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From the Cuban Revolution to the present day, the US attests that Havana is holding thousands of political prisoners in decrepit jails, without actually bothering to examine their own assertions. In 1980, Cuban President Fidel Castro called America's bluff by releasing 125,000 prisoners and sending them on boats headed towards Miami in an event history remembers as the Mariel Boatlift. When many Americans including Cuban-Americans saw Castro's "political prisoners", some were surprised to find that among these 'oppressed dissidents' were hardened criminals and the criminally insane. The result was a dramatic increase in crime for ordinary citizens of Miami, as was immortalised in the Hollywood film Scarface.
Today, Egypt faces a misunderstanding from prominent western European politicians which is not dissimilar to that which Cuba faced, even though Egypt is formally non-aligned where in spite of participating on the Non-Aligned Movement, Cuba was firmly tied to the so-called Communist bloc of nations during the Cold War, while it retains a leftist government to this day. In Egypt, jailed members of the terrorist group Muslim Brotherhood are seen by many European leaders as 'political prisoners', as though unaware that after a coup, Egypt was ruled by the Muslim Brotherhood under a regime that brought misery, violence and degradation to the Egyptian state between 2012 and 2013.
For Egypt, the solution is simple. If European politicians are so concerned with the fate of Muslim Brotherhood terrorists in Egyptian prisons, Cairo could simply put many if not most of them on one-way boats to Europe and let European leaders deal with Egypt's problem. If European politicians continue to insult Egypt in this way, President el-Sisi should simply do what Castro did and say "they're on their way to you". If European leaders complain at such a stage, Cairo could ask them for so-called "aid money" in order to keep the terrorists behind bars rather than allow them to add to the European refugee crisis.
Developing countries cannot and must not allow Europe to exercise its hypocrisy over the selective condemnation of terrorism in order to sow strife and jeopardise the safety of developing countries. Egypt which is still attempting to find its place in the wider geopolitical puzzle that is the Middle East must take a stand against European sympathisers with a terrorist group proscribed not only in Egypt but also in Syria, Saudi Arabia and Russia. It is time for President el-Sisi to call Europe's dangerous bluff on the Muslim Brotherhood.


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An absolutely incredible ride. I wish video did a better job of recreating the experience, but this 10,000-11,000 foot pass should be on everybody's bucket list. In one day it became an all-time favorite we'll do again. Can't wait until next year.
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Limoneira Sees a Return to Normalcy as Lemon Prices Rebound
The citrus farming enterprise still sees record revenue in fiscal 2019 despite a volatile growing and harvest season.
Limoneira Company is an agriculture and real estate development company founded and based in Santa Paula California.
The citrus farming enterprise still sees record revenue in fiscal 2019 despite a volatile growing and harvest season.
LMNR earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2019.
A look at whether shareholders will sweeten or sour on Limoneira, given its slew of earnings revisions this year.
The company reduced its full-year guidance again, just weeks after an interim earnings outlook tweak.
LMNR earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2019.
The particulars of the upcoming lemon harvest, the equity earnings potential of a real estate project, and a new joint venture will each help put the company's earnings report in context.
An intra-quarter revision to earnings estimates has pressured shares. Does this represent a buying opportunity for Limoneira advocates?
The company's primary product compensated for softer results in its smaller agribusiness revenue streams.
Warning: Small-cap stocks are risky, but the risk might be worth taking sometimes. Like with these three companies.
The company closes the year with a weaker top line but signals strength in fiscal 2019.


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Have you ever been working on something creative for a certain amount of time and eventually found yourself feeling mentally drained?
Maybe you've tried painting or drawing or writing or designing for a few hours, only to find yourself completely exhausted and unable to press forward due to lack of creativity.
Do you know what it means when the ideas simply won't come?
Some people believe that they can't come up with ideas for the simple fact that they're not creative. But that's not true. Some would have you believe that if you ever wear thin with ideas, it's because you're not a Picasso or Einstein or Edward de Bono. But that's not entirely accurate either.
The reason you ran out of ideas or began to feel uncreative wasn't because you're not creative.
You ran out of creative mojo when you did because your brain was tired. That's all.
You have to remember that the brain works like a muscle. If you try to exercise it too often you'll only end up getting hurt. Your brain, like every other muscle in your body, needs a break from time‒to‒time.
So the next time you begin to feel worn mentally thin, or the next time you're working on something and the creativity seems to suddenly stop, remind yourself that it's natural. Put away whatever it is you're working on and take a break. Let your brain relax for a while and the creativity will come back almost automatically. In‒fact, a break could be exactly what you need to come up with even more creative ideas in the future.
Not feeling creative? Maybe all you need is a mental break. Try letting your mind rest for a few minutes today in order to build up your creativity. You may be surprised by the results of a well‒deserved mental break.
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St Mary's is part of the Congleton & District Eco Cluster of eco schools (overall coordinator Mrs Pinto)
A representative from St Mary's attends theses regular meetings held at different schools in the area
(11 Jan 2011; 22 Mar 11; 10 May 11; 2 July 11 4 Sep 11, 5 Jan 12, 29 Mar 12, 2 May 12 Nov 12 Mar 13 May 13)
June 2012
St Mary's pupils attended the 2012 Cheshire Show, helping on the Congleton eco-schools stand in the education marquee. We were visited by Congleton Town Mayor, Cllr Sally Holland and her Deputy George Hayes.
September - October 2012
1) 28 Sep St Mary's took part in World's Biggest Coffee Morning
2) 5 Oct Harvest, St Mary's pupils collected food items and took them to
Storehouse project at New Life Church
16 March Big Dig (Community project in Congleton) at school, planted 105 new hedgerow saplings, planted out 30 two-yr old hedgerow plants along perimeter fence, started to clear flat vegetable beds. Following the success of this event, the garden club was started in April.
12 Jun competed against the Quinta Primary School to plant a flower bed in the Siemens Schools in Bloom competition. Joint winners, awarded £75 towards gardening at St Mary's.
12-13 July Eco-zone at Parklive St Mary's took part in eco-zone, which was a celebration of twelve Congleton schools gaining green flags and sustainable projects at all the eco school in Congleton. Display (Mrs Pinto) & activities by eco-council team. Three classes attended the event. Trophy from Congleton Partnership received for 2 Green Flags achieved.
Autumn term 2013
- select eco councillors (three per class), elect JROs, JEMs, FT officers, litter police
- Adults on eco team? Eco coordinator, governor, bursar, caretaker, parent, Headteacher
- meet to fill in environmental review, then check action plan, decide on eco projects for 2013-14.
- Take photo of new eco council
- update eco noticeboard
- Review eco code.
Applied for 3rd Green Flag in October 2013, awaiting assessment on 15 January 2014.