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Archive for December, 2008
Announcement: Welcome to the Lost Classics Project| December 31st, 2008
Welcome to the new Lost Classics Project, an Apple II Software Repository.
The Lost Classics Project was originally established in the mid 1990s's within the GEnie A2 RoundTable and has transitioned along with the A2 crew, making it's first web appearance in 2001 along side of the then newly formed A2Central.com, and is now available under the Apple2.info/org group banner.
Our goals for this site are any and all Apple II software that has been officially reclassified to be listed here, either in announcement form or direct hosting..


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Indigo Denim Chore Coat - Raw - Cone White Oak
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The Indigo Denim Chore Coat with Standard Collar is made of lightweight 100% cotton and is machine washable. This coat has 4 top-loading patch pockets, one of which snaps. It polished...
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The Indigo Denim Chore Coat with Standard Collar is made of lightweight 100% cotton and is machine washable. This coat has 4 top-loading patch pockets, one of which snaps. It polished nickel buttons down the front, on the pocket, and on the cuffs.
This RAW denim coat is built entirely with denim dyed and woven by Cone Denim Mills at their White Oak facility in Greensboro, NC. A secondary product tag noting this can be found at the bottom front of the button column.
Our Unlined Chore Coats were originally designed as a traditional Workman's OverCoat, but in recent years it has transcended its roots and is now just as likely found in contemporary streetwear and stylewear. It represents a perfect base for layering complex textures or tones but just as easily becomes a well-fitted day-coat over a simple T-Shirt. Because of the strong base styling and ease of personalization options during wear, this coat is perfect for men or women.
This Coat is sold in its RAW form and is unwashed, unprocessed, and unaffected. Raw garments may shrink when washed and care should be taken when choosing your size in waist and length. The exact amount of shrink will depend on the specific fabric and exactly how you wash and dry. Please see our SIZING INFO and our GARMENT CARE pages for details and "best fit" information.
Returns Policy
For over 100 years, quality and service have been the cornerstones of LC King Mfg. We strive to make every transaction personal and pleasant for our customers. Our return and exchange policy is as liberal as possible to allow the chance to fine-tune your order. Please make sure you have read through these policies and adhere to these procedures for any returns or exchanges you decide to submit.
We will gladly accept a returned item for exchange or refund as long as it meets the following criteria:
- Was purchased within the past 30 days from either the LC King Factory Store or Online store at http://www.LCKing.com
- Is still in its original unwashed state if it was originally an unwashed item
- Shows no signs of wear or use
- Still has all original tags and size markers attached.
- Is not marked as CLEARANCE at the time of sale.
Clearance items are not eligible for exchange or refund.
Our Guarantee
We guarantee every item made and then sold from LC King Mfg. We believe in our products and stand by the quality of workmanship, craftsmanship, and materials in each and every one. We guarantee the lifetime of each item against failure or damage in its intended usage. Our Guarantee covers:
- Every item for the lifetime of the product
- Failure of workmanship and craftsmanship
- Failure of materials
- Production defects
Our guarantee does not cover general wear and damage caused by accident or by using the item for other than its intended purpose. This includes animal damage, tool damage, damage caused by mishandling via airline or third party shipping companies, extreme wear and third-party alterations made to the item. Likewise, fluctuating fit, abuse of product, and disregard for the product care instructions are not covered. Our Guarantee applies to all LC King items purchased through our Factory Store or Online Store at http://www.LCKing.com.
Please note every item is subject to an evaluation by our Returns Team.
For more information, visit our RETURNS AND EXCHANGES page to view our full policy and process. Or call our customer service department at 1-800-826-2510

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On the front page of Sunday's Los Angeles Times you can read a Hollywood history of the "Harry Potter" property that I wrote with Claudia Eller, the business reporter who knows everybody who is anybody in the film industry. One of the many pearls that Eller brought to the collaboration was a fascinating insight into the early days of the brand — back when Steven Spielberg was still very much in the mix to guide "Potter" to the screen. Here's an excerpt from that section:
Warner Bros. secured the rights for four "Harry Potter" novels for about $2 million. At that point, only the first book was on shelves in England and none had reached America. Warner Bros. tried to get a financial partner on the project, reaching out to studios including Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks, which passed.
Once the books became a sensation, greenlighting the first "Potter" film became a major priority at Warner Bros., where Alan Horn had recently taken over as president and Barry Meyer as chairman (replacing longtime studio chiefs Terry Semel and Bob Daly). DreamWorks circled back and proposed a partnership, but Horn wisely declined. There was one aspect of the DreamWorks talks that did intrigue him, however.
"I did think it would be worthwhile for Steven Spielberg to direct," Horn said. "We offered it to him. But one of the notions of Dreamworks' and Steven's was, 'Let's combine a couple of the books, let's make it animated,' and that was because of the [visual effects and] Pixar had demonstrated that animated movies could be extremely successful. Because of the wizardry involved, they were very effects-laden. So I don't blame them. But I did not want to combine the movies, and I wanted it to be live action."
Spielberg instead took on Warner's 2001 sci-fi film "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence," and the Hogwarts post fell to Chris Columbus, director of "Home Alone" and "Mrs. Doubtfire," who was then tapped for the job …
The rest of the article has interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, screenwriter Steve Kloves, Columbus and many others. Check it out if you get a chance.
— Geoff Boucher
ON THE SET: Forget Hogwarts, stars love fugitive life
Warwick Davis channels his inner goblin
Tom Felton: The last two films will not disappoint
Rupert Grint: I'm happy to be unemployed
Radcliffe on his tearful final day on "Potter" set
Jason Isaacs: Lucius Malfoy = Lady Gaga
Radcliffe: I'm desperate to see "Hallows"
Stephen King: Rowling is talented, Meyer can't write
"Hallows" wedding is franchise's last festive moment


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|Undeclared Business
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012-13: Competed in three events playing a total of six rounds … had a third-round 78 and placed in a tie for 26th at the Firestone Grill Invitational … shot a season-low 75 in the first round of the Santa Clara Colby Invitational but was unable to compete in round two … scored a 79 and 83 to tie for 42nd place at the Lamkin Grip Invitational … did not compete during the spring season.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011-12: Competed in four of nine events for the Broncos as a true freshman … posted a season-best round of 77 and finished 18th at the Firestone Grill Invitational … tied for 16th at the Santa Clara Colby Invitational ... tied for 33rd at the Lamkin Grip Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two sport, four-year varsity athlete at Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon (golf, swimming) ... named First Team All-Metro Conference for golf ... served as captain her senior year ... helped Jesuit finish third at the Oregon 6A State Tournament as a freshman, fourth as a sophomore, second as a junior, and second as a senior ... placed 12th in state her junior year and 6th in state her senior year shooting 76, 77 ... consistently placed in the top 10 at Oregon Junior Golf Association events ... finished first flight runner-up in the Oregon Junior Amateur match play ... finished in the top 10 in the Oregon Junior Amateur stroke play event.
PERSONAL: Full name is Acacia Anne Briggs ... daughter of Sam and Carol Briggs ... has one older sister, Kristen ... her father, Sam, was a varsity golfer at Lewis and Clark College ... honor roll student ... swam competitively for 12 years, achieving regional times and national placement but redirected her efforts towards golf ... a counselor at a muscular dystrophy camp for two summers ... enjoys cooking and traveling ... aspires to be involved with sports management or marketing as a career.


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Wojdan Shaherkani lost her judo bout Friday in 82 seconds, but that was long enough for the shy teenager to make history.
The first female athlete from Saudi Arabia to compete at an Olympics, Shaherkani faced a more experienced fighter from Puerto Rico in the women's heavyweight class. She managed a few uncertain lunges at her opponent but soon found herself on the mat, flat on her back, eliminated from the competition in the judo equivalent of a knockout.
Afterward, she filed quietly out of London's Excel Center in a too-big judo uniform and the black hijab, or headscarf, that she had lobbied Olympic officials to let her wear in accordance with the modesty that conservative followers believe Islam asks of women.
But Shaherkani, 16, had already won her challenge against the strictest taboos of Saudi Arabia, one of the Muslim world's most conservative societies, where the government bans physical education for girls on the grounds that athletics and femininity are incompatible. Hard-line clerics have argued, variously, that sports damages the female psyche, corrupts a girl's morals and can lead to lesbianism.
So merely by taking the floor, earning a rousing ovation, Shaherkani raised hopes for a breakthrough for women's rights in her country. Along with another Saudi woman, 800-meter runner Sarah Attar, she's part of a watershed Olympics where, for the first time, every participating nation has sent a female athlete.
"I am proud to be the first Saudi woman and I'm very thankful for all the audience and all the crowd who supported me and stood behind me," Shaherkani told reporters after the bout.
Every Olympics produces its share of unlikely heroes who rose from nothing to compete on the world's biggest stage. Yet it's hard to believe that any of the 10,000 athletes in London – some of whom are destined for fortunes and Wheaties boxes – overcame greater odds than the big, gentle girl whose birthplace is listed as Mecca.
Not only is P.E. banned for girls in Saudi schools, women aren't allowed into government-sanctioned sports clubs or most stadiums, even as spectators. They're also forbidden from pursuing higher education or leaving the country without a man's written consent.
Yet Shaherkani's father, a judoka and referee named Ali Siraj, somehow took it upon himself to train his daughter privately. Unlike the rest of the judo field in London, she isn't a black belt in the Japanese martial art. Her membership on the Saudi team was only announced a few weeks before the games.
The Olympics aren't a big deal in Saudi Arabia – the quadrennial soccer World Cup is the biggest sporting event on the calendar – but the decision to send Shaherkani and Attar to London drew a torrent of criticism.
First came condemnations for the Saudi sports minister, Prince Nawaf al Faisal, who was accused of kowtowing to the West. One Saudi TV analyst said he'd rather die than see a Saudi woman in the Olympics, wrote Emad al Nafjan, a Saudi women's activist.
Then came the attacks on the athletes themselves. An Arabic hashtag popped up on Twitter called "Olympic whores." Shaherkani's father was the target of comments questioning his manhood.
On July 27, Shaherkani marched in the opening ceremonies wearing glasses and waving a Saudi flag. Her participation was briefly in doubt after the International Judo Federation, the sport's governing body, ruled that she couldn't compete wearing the hijab because it would be dangerous in competition. But her supporters appealed and the federation relented, allowing her to compete in a modified version.
"Wojdan remains a winner to me and millions of men AND women around the world," tweeted Alaa Al-Mizyen, a Saudi youth activist, after the bout.
Shaherkani, for her part, acknowledged she was intimidated by the size of the crowd in the arena. Hani Kamal Najam, the president of the Saudi Arabian Judo Federation, who accompanied Shaherkani, said they didn't expect the media frenzy.
"She certainly felt the pressure, but she's handled herself so well and she's got a great future ahead of her," he told reporters.
She figures to face challenges back home, where it's unclear if her participation is a sign of real progress for women or merely a sop by the government to the International Olympic Committee, which has been pressuring Muslim nations in particular to send more women competitors.
Shaherkani, for her part, said she hoped this meant "the beginning of a new era."
"It was the opportunity of a lifetime," she said. "Certainly, the Saudi Arabia Judo Federation are delighted that I've been able to come here. Hopefully this will be the start of bigger participation for (women in) other sports also."
Her opponent, Melissa Mojica of Puerto Rico, paid the novice teenager perhaps the greatest respect possible: On the mat, she treated Shaherkani like any opponent.
"In judo," Mojica said, "only the uniform matters."


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High school math teacher Abby Brown knew Mathematica was the answer when she wanted to find a rich computing experience to captivate her students. The dynamic software gives students the power to manipulate interactive graphics and develop complex data models, which helps them understand classroom concepts like never before.
"The vast majority of class time is spent exploring ideas and asking questions," says Brown. "Those explorations and examples and Demonstrations just have made the teaching and learning experience so much more interactive and experimental."
Her students also benefit from the support and feedback they get on their projects from Wolfram Research employees. She says the "individual, personal touch is amazing."


text: What I really liked about WC 2007 is the format. The Group stages meant something. Even when teams were playing minnows they had to play their best side, because if they lost, they had to win the other two. It also made the game between the 'competitive' nations all that much more import, because it gave you an incentive to win the game and have some extra points in the super stage.


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Sunset Barcelona
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Author Notes: Funny thing is: I've never been to Barcelona. Or Spain.
But I have seen some sunsets in my time. And some of them had the colours yellow, ruby red and brown in. Sort of.
Truth is: This recipe was conceived in faraway Barcelona and I figured I should attribute it. See, Mrs Y (the daughter of the lady I cook for) went there two years ago on holiday. She and Mister Y couldn't find the restaurant they were meant to go to, so they ducked into some little hidden treasure close to their hotel, and the chef produced something like this.
I tried to re- create it according to what Mrs Y told me about the dessert. I tried different layers. I tried to bake the orange jelly. I considered using cornflour. And then this little creation popped out and got my tastebuds all in a tizz. You know how sublime dark chocolate and orange is? I have always raved about the flavour marriage. Henceforth I will always recommend a menage- a-trois with raspberry.
Serves: 6
oranges, zested
milliliters fresh orange juice (you can add to the juice from the zested ones)
milliliters castor sugar, if your juice is on the sour side
milliliters powdered gelatine
milliliters water
ounces dark chocolate with 50- 60% cocoa solids
ounces dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
milliliters dark filter coffee
tablespoon butter
extra extra large eggs, separated
ounces beautiful, bursting raspberries ( the only kind worth money)
ounces castor sugar
tablespoons water
splashes lemon juice
- For the orange jelly: Place the orange zest, juice and sugar (if using) in a sauce pan and warm up.
- Place the 50ml water in a glass jug and sprinkle the gelatine over. Nuke in the microwave for 10 seconds at a time, checking after each go to see if the gelatine has dissolved. It won't take more than a minute. Add to the orange juice mixture. Divide between 6 pretty glasses ( you can use whiskey glasses, martini glasses, whatever floats your boat) and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
- For the chocolate mousse: Place a saucepan of water over low heat. Place chocolate, butter and coffee in a glass bowl and place over pan until melted, stirring about a bit every now and then.
- Remove from the heat and beat in the egg yolks. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold in in three stages. Divide the mixture between the glasses and carefully place on top of jelly. Return to fridge for 3-4 hours.
- For the raspberry coulis: Place the castor sugar, water and lemon juice over medium- low heat, whisking to dissolve the castor sugar. Allow to boil for 2 minutes then add the raspberries. Leave on the heat for one minute then remove. Blend in food processor and allow to cool.
- Just before serving, spoon the raspberry coulis over the mousse. Now indulge. Ooh la la.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Raspberries
More Great Recipes:
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Earlier this week I was coaching a group of high potential leaders moving up to the executive level. Our topic was "organizational presence," which was on point since many of these folks are working on expanding their networks beyond their immediate areas of responsibility.
When I lead a group coaching session, I like to have everyone share examples of what they're doing to improve their leadership skills in "real life". It was striking to hear the results that several leaders were getting by being intentional about asking more questions in meetings. There were two big tips in the stories. Here they are along with a "bonus tip" I shared with the group.
The first is that these leaders are shifting from asking questions that start with why or how and are asking more questions that start with the word "What." As I've written here before, "What" questions open up possibilities and give the other person room to think and be creative. Think about your own experience on the receiving end of questions. Would you respond better to "Why do you think that?" or "What do you think about that?" For most people, the answer is obvious. Asking "What" questions builds relationships and relationships build networks. I sometimes joke that the only bad "What" question I can think of is "What in the hell were you thinking?" You probably want to use that one sparingly.
The second theme I heard from these leaders is that they're being intentional about slowing themselves down enough to ask a few questions about the other person. These are not rocket scientist questions that only world class networkers can come up with. They're questions like, "What did you do this weekend?" or "How are your kids?" The key, of course, is listening to the answer and then asking a few follow up questions based on what the other person says. It's called having a conversation and, believe it or not, it only takes about five minutes more to turn a business conversation into a personal conversation that strengthens the relationship that in turn strengthens your network.
In talking with the group about this, I shared a story about a client I worked with a few years ago who was viewed by his fellow executives as being difficult to work with. After a couple of meetings with him, I could see why. No matter what I asked him or how I asked it, he would answer with the fewest words possible and then come to a dead stop. He gave me absolutely nothing to work with. One day after about 15 minutes of a very terse conversation, I asked him if I could share an observation. He said, "Yes." (Literally, that's all he said.) In response, I said, "You are probably the most difficult person to have a conversation with that I've ever worked with." He looked truly shocked and asked why. I replied that, in my experience, when I asked people questions about what was going on they'd give me more than a few words of response and, oftentimes, would keep the conversation going by asking me a question or two in response.
Honestly, I thought I'd lost him at that point. He was more or less silent and I wrapped up the meeting thinking that was probably it for that engagement. That was until I talked with him on the phone two or three weeks later. There was an unprecedented (for me anyway) level of excitement in his voice as he told me, "I've been doing what you told me to do and I can't believe how well it works!" My thought was that I'd only made an observation and hadn't really told him to do anything so I asked, "What have you been doing?" He said, "When I'm in a meeting and I'm feeling like it's at the point where there's nothing else to say, I ask one more question. I can't believe what I'm getting back from asking one more question and am finding that some of these people are actually pretty interesting and have some good ideas."
Guess what? When I checked in with his colleagues a few months later, everyone commented on how much easier he was to work with and how they were enjoying working with him.
So, in addition to "What" questions and asking about the other person, there's a third idea for you on how to build your network with questions. When you think the conversation is over, ask one more question.


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Uploaded. at Saturday, December 23rd 2017 08:08:40 AM under Chair by Dalia Gomez.
Dimension. 1260x846 pixels.
Resolution. High Resolution.
Category. Chair.
Total. 47 image Chair Decoration.
Another thing to consider when choosing accent chairs for your home is choosing the right type of material for your accent chair. You need your chair to be great to look at but you also want it to be functional in its designated room as well as comfortable. If you are choosing an accent chair for a very formal room, you may want to choose an elegant straight back wooded chair where great attention to detail has been placed in the chairs carving. If you need a chair thats functional but also flexible microfiber may be a good material to choose.
Imagine how excellent your performance can be in the office when you are comfortable and the same thing can be said about your employees and colleges as well. The less the number of people, complaining constantly about aches and back pains etc, the better it will be for you to lead the team and everyone will be able to work in peace. So use some help if you have to, but make sure that the right chairs are chosen in order to increase the work efficiency.


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Heritage Black Summit Expedition Pack
A rugged rucksack for summit expeditions or simply sauntering about, the Summit Expedition Pack has comfy padded shoulder straps, big pockets, a roomy main compartment and lots of upgrades.
Versatility makes this pack a winner. Made by hand in Duluth, MN and guaranteed for life.
A rugged rucksack for summit expeditions, a day on campus, or simply sauntering about, the Summit Expedition Pack has comfy padded shoulder straps, big pockets, a roomy main compartment and lots of upgrades.
Versatility makes this pack a winner. The look is especially distinctive in Heritage Black. All are made by hand in Duluth, MN and guaranteed for life.
The Summit Expedition is patterned on the traditional rucksack, with a round pack body, drawstring top and a buckled lid. It's a classic and enduring design that works. It's been said "It's all you need!" Good capacity and simple to load, just toss stuff inside, throw your shoulders through the straps and go. No need to meticulously pack contents (though it's better to pack carefully).
-2-in-1 side pockets – 1L capacity side pockets with a leather strap buckled top. They'll carry a water bottle or thermos with ease and offer additional storage between the pack body and pocket.
-A gusseted front zip pocket to stow small items.
-Lash squares are solidly stitched on the top lid to secure items to the exterior of the pack.
-Made from our 18oz waxed canvas in Heritage Black.
-The leather straps are hearty and reliable, sourced from the S.B. Foot Tannery in Red Wing, Minnesota
-All the hardware is solid brass and specially treated with our unique antique patina.
-Made at Frost River in Duluth, Minnesota.
Upgrade your straps! Enhance your pack with our premium buckskin padded shoulder straps. Cut from the same harness leather and built with the same care, attention to detail, and cushy closed-cell foam as in our canoe and bushcraft packs, it's an upgrade in both style and function. (Please note that upgrading to the buckskin straps may require us to spend extra time building your pack.) All of our buckskin comes from real, wild deer hides, so each one is a little different and may show scars & evidence of life lived in the wilds of North America. They'll most definitely be worth the wait!
Main pack body: 20″h x 11″w x 9″d. 1980 c.i. (Approx.) Side pockets measure 10″h x 5.5'w x 2″d. Front pocket measures 6″h x 9″w x 2″d.
3.30 lbs
1 zip on bottom of flap, 3 external (2 side with flap and buckle (2-in-1), 1 gusseted w/zip on front.)
Para cord cinch, flap over main compartment.
|Shoulder Straps
Waxed canvas, 1.5″ cotton web, foam pad, harness leather attachment, attached to yoke ring.
|Grab Handle
1″ cotton web.
|Lash Points
4 lash squares on flap.
Double canvas.
18 oz. waxed canvas, premium leather, solid brass hardware.
We guarantee the hardware and workmanship on Frost River's waxed canvas and leather packs, bags, and accessories forever. If we built it, we know the seams will stay strong, the zippers will work and the rivets and hardware will hold securely, and we take pride in building reliable softgoods at our shop in Duluth, Minnesota. We realize that stuff happens in life and rugged wilderness travel is tough on bags, and that if you use your gear hard, it will wear out eventually. That's why it's important to us that everything we make is highly repairable, usually worth repairing, and that we'll be here to mend them with patches, straps, repairs, and fixes through a lifetime in the field — after all, the blemishes, scars, patches and stains in your pack each tell their own story, don't they?
What's covered?
We stand behind all our craftsmanship and hardware. We guarantee the seams on your Frost River bag will stay sewn together, the rivets will hold, the zippers will work, and the buckles will do their job for as long as you (or your grandkids) have your bag. The lustre on the hardware will fade and patina, and the seams will age, but they'll hold, and keep on working. If they don't, and your product fails due to flaws in craftsmanship or hardware, we will repair or replace it at our discretion to get your gear back in service. Please send any warranty or repair products to us in clean condition. You can read more about caring for you Frost River gear in our frequently asked questions section.
What's not covered?
Our warranty does not cover normal wear and tear on the canvas, leather, or straps. We use great materials, — the best we can find — they're tough and will hold up to all sorts of use and abuse. However, we cannot guarantee cotton and leather to last forever. We can, and do, make repairs to canvas bags at a reasonable rate, both Frost River, and sometimes other brands. If you'd like to get more information, or request a quote on a repair job, contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or call the shop (it can help to send a photo or two).
The Fine Print…
All warranty and repair work requires postage to be paid to and from the shop. We reserve the right to replace a Frost River item if we feel it cannot logically be repaired, and refuse service if your pack or bag comes to us in an unclean condition. If a replacement is issued, the original will not be returned. Damage due to excessive wear and tear, damage caused by an animal, abuse, misuse, neglect, an act of God or nature, and damage due to modifications are not covered by our warranty. Please get a hold of us by using the contact us tab if you have any questions.
Do I need proof of purchase?
The short answer, is no, you do not need a proof of purchase. We build all Frost River reliable softgoods ourselves and we put our signature on each and every piece. If your bag has that little Frost River tag, (called a taffeta) it's covered by our warranty. We will gladly work with you to repair bags and gear sent without the taffeta, but they are not covered by our guarantee. If you have any questions, please get a hold of us by using the contact info here.
Why we guarantee Frost River's Reliable Softgoods
We take pride in keeping canvas bags out in the world, and will work with you to keep yours in working order. We offer a lifetime guarantee because we know how durable our products are; we built them, and because we did, we can take yours apart, fix it, and get it back to you again for more years of service.
Shipping Policy
Your order will be processed immediately upon receipt. As a manufacturer that prides itself on the handcrafted nature of our products, please understand that it may take a few days for your order to be built up. Orders with items that are in stock will ship out right away on the next business day, and if a production build has to be launched for your order, it may take up to 5 business days to get things ready. You will receive a confirmation email from us once your order is entered into our production system, and you will receive an email from your shipping provider once your package leaves our building.
If you need expedited shipping it is a good idea to give us a call to find out if the item is available for immediate shipping. You can reach us at 218.727.1472 or 800.FROST84. If your order is placed after 3pm CST, it will not be processed until the next day.
Shipping timeframe for international shipping will be dependent on the chosen carrier. We do not have control over any Duties / Tariff's and said costs will be the customers responsibility.
Every day that our carriers are open, we can ship packages. Weekend and Holiday orders will be sent the first available shipping business day.
Head over to our Shipping Policies page to see service area maps for FedEx, UPS, and USPS.
Monday December 26th
The diligent folks that deliver our packages through UPS, FedEx and USPS will be taking a much-deserved day off. No deliveries or pick-ups today. Thanks for all your help!
Please note that while we will make every effort to get your package on its way to you, once it leaves our shipping department with your carrier of choice, shipping guarantees or lack thereof are all handled by the carrier. Please check their individual terms or give us a call if you have any questions.
Monograms & Personalization
Monograms! Made a lot like how we make our logos right here at Frost River, heat and pressure make a permanent and good lookin' customized impression on our premium leather.
How we make 'em:
We'll load your letters (all upper case) in a carrier which looks a lot like an old printing press. The whole works gets heated up, and when up to temp, is pressed with a pneumatic ram into a patch made from our premium leather, and voila! A custom branded patch emerges! It's a handmade, personalized match made in Duluth.
To Order:
Pick the bag you want, type your characters (up to 4) into the space provide to add a monogram and add the whole kit'n'caboodle to your cart. Monogram not an option on the product you've selected? Add that product to your cart, then head over to our Monogram page and add it separately.
Where do we sew 'em? Some bags will have several options for Monogram placement, others will be limited as to where we can place the patch. Ultimately it's up to us as to where the monogram will go. If you have any questions about placement etc. be sure to get in touch, as once we build your custom bag with a monogram, it is not returnable.
You can expect a new monogram order to ship out within ten business days of when you place your order.
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Blanco is somewhat anaemic these days, as a consequence of drug therapy whose other side effects are listed as lethargy, fatigue, depression, anxiety, and . . . rage. That's right, Le rage. So, to save the venting of my swollen spleen, allow me to regale you instead with a quite uncharacteristically mellow poem from the collection I am currently translating by Joaquín O. Giannuzzi, an Argentinian poet of wonderfully dark and understated talents, which will be published in the autumn by CB Editions.
Horses put up with
the weight of history
until the invention of
the internal combustion engine.
Now, whenever they are born
they stumble and tarry before the light
believing they have burst in
on the wrong world.


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White House tours off, Easter egg roll on for now
WASHINGTON — The White House says it's going forward with plans for the traditional Easter egg roll. But it's dashing the hopes of some Iowa children who hoped to visit the president's home.
Sixth-graders at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Waverly, Iowa, had their upcoming visit canceled as the White House suspended all tours under across-the-board government spending cuts. The disappointed class put a video on Facebook asking for the tour to be reinstated.
Presidential spokesman Jay Carney said Thursday the White House decided to cancel the tours so the Secret Service can fulfill its core mission.
But Carney says the White House is moving ahead with Easter egg roll on April 1, without ruling out the possibility it, too, could be canceled because of the budget battle.
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Panel backs Democratic proposal for pension cuts
By JONATHAN J. COOPER
Of the Associated Press
SALEM — The Oregon Legislature's powerful budget committee on Friday approved a Democratic effort to curb pension benefits, sending the measure for a vote in the full Senate that could come next week.
The committee's party-line vote followed complaints from Republicans that the bill is a timid approach that won't give taxpayers enough relief from significant increases in pension costs. Democrats are also feeling heat from the left as public-employee unions say it would illegally violate a contract they have with the state.
"I think we've united the entire state, all sides, in dislike of this proposal," said Rep. Peter Buckley, an Ashland Democrat and a leading architect of the pension-cutting bill. "But again, we stand by it because we do believe it is balanced and fair."
Severe investment losses during the Great Recession erased 27 percent of the pension fund in 2008 alone, requiring steep increases in taxpayer contributions to make up the difference and limiting money available for state and local government services.
The Democratic proposal would reduce cost-of-living increases in retirement checks on a graduated scale and eliminate supplemental tax payments for retirees living outside Oregon. It also would push $350 million worth of payments into future years.
Republicans offered their own plan that would have further cut pension benefits, saving more money. They said only a substantial reform of the pension system will prevent the need for more cuts in the future.
"We can either fix it or tweak it," said Sen. Fred Girod, R-Stayton. "I favor fixing it."
Two Republicans, Reps. Greg Smith of Heppner and Bob Jenson of Pendleton, voted no for another reason. They said the state had an obligation to keep promises.
"Where I come from in Eastern Oregon, when you give your word you keep it," Smith said. "Good or bad, you keep it."
Gov. John Kitzhaber has pushed for steeper cuts, but his office says he'll sign the Democratic bill if it reaches him.


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Last night brought the opening of an art exhibition inspired, in part, by the High Line.
"Reflecting Transformations" features artworks that address the idea of transformation and celebrate "the regeneration of the area and the transformative nature that art can have on a community. This eclectic show is installed in a vacant storefront on 16th Street in the Caledonia building, mere steps from the 16th Street entrance to the High Line. The show was organized by "No Longer Empty", a collective of curators and artists who are devoted to temporarily transforming vacant storefronts into venues for contemporary art. A welcome project, especially in these tough times. The exhibition runs through September 26.


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Boogie Boarder (myspace/website)
LISTEN TO: "Bio Hassle," "USRA"
Their new record – Pizza Hero – is tough to describe, but I'd situate it somewhere between Ponytail and Les Savy Fav – high energy, barely intelligible lyrics, and sick, sick repetitive riffs. In other words, great stuff. They sound basically the same live, but better, because it's louder and right in your face.
Darlings (myspace/website)
LISTEN TO: everything on their myspace
These cats also had a new record come out over the summer, about a month after Boogie Boarder's, on the same label (Famous Class). It packs the same energy, but it focuses it into lo-fi garage pop. Catchy and delicious. Again, similar sound live, but a LOT noisier, more feedback, and guitar-destructive tendencies. We liked 'em so much we saw 'em twice.
Surfer Blood (myspace/website)
LISTEN TO: "Twin Peaks"
Hadn't heard Surfer Blood before I went to NYC, but I heard they played something like 15 shows over the course of 4 days. Also, the New York Times (?!) digs them. I do too, a lot – they play lo-fi pop, but with a lot of attention to good musicianship and a tight live show. These guys have their shit together and they're great – keep an eye out for a record in the next few months. Also, catch them when they open for Japandroids at the Billiken Club. This will be one of the best shows in St. Louis this fall, DO IT.
Jeff the Brotherhood (myspace/website)
LISTEN TO: "Heavy Days," "Heavy Damage," "Bone Jam," the whole record
Cannot stop listening to "Heavy Days," JtB's new record. Armed with just three strings and a drum kit, Jake and Jamin play some serious (metal/stoner/psych/pop) jams, and when they took the floor at Above the Auto Parts Store in Brooklyn-Kings, the entire crowd of unwashed hipsters went fucking crazy. My knees are still pretty banged up from being beaten into the corner of the stage throughout their 45 minute set. If these guys come through town, don't miss 'em. Oh yeah, check out Brooklyn Vegan's pictures from the show – you'll see what I mean (NSFW).
Sleigh Bells (myspace)
LISTEN TO: them live
Lo, a new buzz band (apparently) that's bound to get a lot of praise from Pitchfork and other hip people who know things about music. In fact, the aforementioned site just named their track "Crown on the Ground" Best New Track – whatever that means – but heads up, it's physically painful to listen to. Not saying awful, just painful. HOWEVER, they put on an awesome live show – just a chick covering vocal and dancin' duties, and a dude playing loud, loud, distorted guitar. Think The Kills, or maybe MIA (who was in attendance, with 50 other people, when I saw them).
OTHER COOL (i think) BANDS (that i saw, but am too lazy to write about)
Delorean – recorded stuff is okay, but they really shine live.
Grandchildren – same as above
UUVVWWZ – spaz-tastic. really lovely stuff, great live show.
Real Estate – great on record and live. check it.


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Broker Note Briefing: Wednesday
Equity markets slipped Wednesday as worries about global growth undermined sentiment, and as investors looked ahead to this week's slew of U.S. bank earnings.
We've sifted through today's broker notes. Here's a selection of top picks.
Anglo American was under pressure following heavy losses in the previous session on news of platinum production capacity cuts and after Société Générale downgraded the stock to "sell". It said that incoming chief executive Mark Cutifani may not reshuffle the company as radically as previously thought via an exit from Anglo Platinum or a reduction of South African exposure.
Its brokers also believe the platinum review may leave investors unimpressed and "the discontent of the South African government and other key stakeholders is likely to undermine the magnitude of Anglo Platinum's restructuring."
Elsewhere Barclays took a look at the European general retail sector, downgrading it to "negative".
Its analysts said the outlook has worsened. The brokerage expects another tough year in 2013, a view that is not reflected in the sector's hefty valuation.
"We expect marginally positive like-for-like sales for the industry below consensus at low- to mid-single digits, growth that does not justify a premium valuation," it said.
As far as the U.K. market is concerned, Barclays said its economists have become incrementally more negative, expecting consumers to face a continued squeeze on the back of weak wage growth, high inflation and fiscal austerity. It reiterated its "underweight" ratings on Marks & Spencer and Home Retail Group, owner of the Argos chain.
Finally, Nomura upgraded Inditex to "buy" after the brokerage re-examined the company's business model. Its number crunchers believe "the group's cocktail of broad ranges, in-season buying and proximity sourcing allow it to maximize average unit retail, full-price sales and therefore sales density."
They added that Inditex's share of the global apparel market is barely in excess of 1%, leading them to conclude: "We believe there is scope to double the size of the group and more in the medium term," it said, with a focus on China and the U.S.


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The Music Collection has printed music (called "scores" in CardCat) in every style for study and performance. They are all listed in CardCat. There are also numerous how-to books and scores for both instrumental and vocal music.
Printed music comes in many formats, and you can use descriptive keywords to narrow your search to the type you need:
Scholarly scores are editions created for study but can also be used for performance. They often include significant articles by the scholars who created the editions. Most are published as sets or series and classified as M2 or M3. These are generally 3-day open reserve items. The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, available as Grove Music through Oxford Music Online, indexes sets of complete works for many composers. For access to other sets, use CardCator specialized indexes in the Music Collection reference area.
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In part II of this series, as promised, I interviewed one of the nations top trainers of professional athletes to provide a "real world" look at how athletes are using Superstarch. As excited as I've been using Superstarch and sharing my experience with endurance athletes, I was really interested to know his experience was, both personally and professionally, using it with the type of athletes I don't work with.
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Author Notes: This great side dish is adapted from Too Many Tomatoes, by Lois Burrows and Laura Myers, published in 1976. When I had a vegetable garden, this cookbook was my Bible. It is full of great recipes that address the wonderful problem of what to do when you are faced with an abundant crop and need fresh ideas for bringing all those beans, carrots, and - yes - cucumbers - to the table. Over the years I have made substitutions and reduced the amount of salt. Kids and adults all love this refreshing and easy to assemble salad. The recipe can be easily doubled, or even tripled, and it travels well. —Bevi
Serves: 4
six-inch cucumbers, peeled
tablespoons balsamic vinegar
tablespoons good, low sodium soy sauce
tablespoons honey
teaspoons sesame oil
teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt
splashes Tabasco, or your choice of hot sauce
- Cut the peeled cucumbers in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with a spoon.
- Slice cucumbers 1/4 inch thick.
- Mix all other ingredients thoroughly; pour the marinade over the cucumbers. Let stand for at least 6 hours before serving. I often make the cucumber salad in the evening and serve the next day.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe for the Shore
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I know that the phrase "fulltime gear" makes anyone who is serious about their job cringe. Sorry for the pain.
Here's my deal: I am raising a WHM just because there are a lack of WHM in my LS. We don't do "endgame" stuff: no Legion, no VW, no NNI. We mostly exist to give newbies a home. We help them with their limit breaks, we get them to 99, we get their Aby zone clears, atmas, +1 seals, and +2 items, we help them through RoZ and CoP, we get their dynamis clears...you get the point. We take newbies, and nurture them to near-endgame status. After that, they mostly leave us for an endgame LS, or they stick around to keep putzing about with the aforementioned stuff bc they have no desire to become "hardcore" or because they have made friends/have grown to love our LS/just have fun helping people with the non-endgame stuff, as I do.
So bearing that in mind, I need advice on how to gear my WHM. Inventory space is a MAJOR concern, as I play a lot of jobs so that I can fill whatever role is needed at the time. I have very little space for another job, but I want to have WHM available when it is needed. As stated, I will NOT be doing Legion, NNI, VW, etc., so I don't need top-of-the-line super OMG uber gear, and I don't want 8 different sets for healing/enhancing/idle/enfeeb/pre-cast/mobs that start with the letter T/zerg situation/non-zerg situation/ etc etc etc
I'm just looking for advice on a solid full-time (incentory saving) gearset that will suffice for non-endgame content, and is not out of my reach to acquire. No NNI gear, no VW drops, etc. Dynamis drops, AF3 pieces, regular world NM drops, etc. are fine. I really don't want those situational "macro-in" pieces for this and that, as I don't have the space and don't have the need for min/max'ing based on the content that we do.
So...advice on a solid, semi-easy-to-acquire, full-time, non- endgame WHM gearset?
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Using the Windows low-level MIDI API is not necessarily easy. There are a lot of details to keep track of, and it can get a bit frustrating when you are trying to write a MIDI application. The goal of my small wrapper library is to elevate some of the grunt work that goes into using the Windows low-level MIDI API by encapsulating the functions into C++ classes. With these classes, most of the dirty work is handled behind the scenes. This leaves you free to concentrate on more important matters.
The MIDI library is encapsulated in the midi namespace. In order to use the library, you must link to the winmm.lib library. There are several parts to the library described in the following header files:
midi namespace
Let's look at each part of the library.
The midi.h header file contains many useful constants. For example, the midi::NOTE_OFF constant represents the value for turning off a MIDI note. These constants come in handy when creating and interpreting MIDI messages. You don't have to look up the values in a MIDI reference. Just plug in the constant you need, and you're all set.
The CMIDIInDevice class represents MIDI input devices. A MIDI input device can be any hardware device installed on your computer, such as a soundcard, capable of receiving MIDI data. There can be several of these devices present, and the CMIDIInDevice class provides methods for determining the number and characteristics of these devices. The GetNumDevs() function returns the number of MIDI input devices on your system, and each number represents that device's identifier. The GetDevCaps() function returns information about a particular device by storing it in a MIDIINCAPS structure. This is a Windows structure that contains many attributes describing MIDI input devices, such as their names. A good first step before using the CMIDIInDevice class is to determine the number of MIDI input devices on your system and which one you want to use to receive MIDI data.
Before CMIDIInDevice objects can be used, they have to be opened. What do I mean by opened? Think of using the ifstream class from the standard library for reading the contents of a file. Before the file can be read, it has to be opened. The CMIDIInDevice class works in the same way - before it can "read" MIDI data, it has to be opened. You open CMIDIInDevice objects by passing a device identifier to either the constructor or the Open() function. The device identifier is a unique number representing a MIDI input device. You can retrieve this number by using the aforementioned GetNumDevs() and GetDevCaps() functions.
To begin receiving MIDI data, call the StartRecording() function after the MIDI input device has been opened. The device will continue receiving MIDI data until StopRecording() is called to stop the process. Where do the MIDI messages go once they are received? This leads us to the second major component in the input part of the library - the CMIDIReceiver class.
The CMIDIReceiver class is an abstract class representing objects that receive MIDI data from the CMIDIInDevice class. An object derived from the CMIDIReceiver class can register itself with an CMIDIInDevice object. The CMIDIInDevice will then pass on MIDI messages it receives by calling methods in the CMIDIReceiver derived object. The CMIDIReceiver has two methods for receiving short messages, and two methods for receiving system exclusive messages. In both cases, there is one method which is called when things have gone normally and a second method which is called if an error has occurred.
Short messages are represented by the DWORD data type. You don't have to do anything special to receive them. System exclusive messages, on the other hand, are represented by a LPSTR data buffer. In order to receive system exclusive messages, provide the CMIDIInDevice with buffers to store the messages. This is done with the AddSysExBuffer() function. Pass as many buffers as you like during the recording process. When the CMIDIInDevice receives a system exclusive message, it stores it in the buffer and passes it back through the CMIDIReceiver you registered.
Finally, once you are finished using the CMIDIInDevice, close the device simply by calling the Close() function.
To make short messages and system exclusive messages easier to work with, I've added three new classes: CMIDIMsg, CShortMsg, and CLongMsg. The CMIDIMsg class is the abstract base class for all MIDI messages. Both the CShortMsg and CLongMsg classes are derived from it. The CShortMsg class represents MIDI short messages such as note-on and note-off messages. The CLongMsg class represents system exclusive messages. It is essentially a buffer for the bytes that makes up an system exclusive message. It can be used for general purpose system exclusive messages, or you can derive a more specialized class from it.
A code snippet is worth a thousand words, so let's look at an example of using the CMIDIInDevice and CMIDIReceiver classes:
#include "StdAfx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include "MIDIInDevice.h"
#include "ShortMsg.h"
using midi::CMIDIInDevice;
using midi::CMIDIReceiver;
// My class for receiving MIDI messages
class MyReceiver : public CMIDIReceiver
// Receives short messages
void ReceiveMsg(DWORD Msg, DWORD TimeStamp);
// Receives long messages
void ReceiveMsg(LPSTR Msg, DWORD BytesRecorded, DWORD TimeStamp)
// Called when an invalid short message is received
void OnError(DWORD Msg, DWORD TimeStamp)
{ std::cout << "Invalid short message received!\n"; }
// Called when an invalid long message is received
void OnError(LPSTR Msg, DWORD BytesRecorded, DWORD TimeStamp) {}
// Function called to receive short messages
void MyReceiver::ReceiveMsg(DWORD Msg, DWORD TimeStamp)
midi::CShortMsg ShortMsg(Msg, TimeStamp);
std::cout << "Command: " <<
std::cout << "\nChannel: " <<
std::cout << "\nDataByte1: " <<
std::cout << "\nDataByte2: " <<
std::cout << "\nTimeStamp: " <<
std::cout << "\n\n";
int main(void)
// Make sure there is a MIDI input device present
if(CMIDIInDevice::GetNumDevs() > 0)
MyReceiver Receiver;
CMIDIInDevice InDevice(Receiver);
// We'll use the first device - we're not picky here
// Start recording
// Wait for some MIDI messages
// Stop recording
// Close the device
std::cout << "No MIDI input devices present!\n";
catch(const std::exception &Err)
std::cout << Err.what();
return 0;
Some notes about the code above:
The CMIDIOutDevice class represents MIDI output devices. Like the CMIDIInDevice class, it has methods for determining the number of devices present and for retrieving information about each device. Using an object of this class is straight forward. Simply open it, create a MIDI message, send the message, and close the device when you are done with it.
Here is another code example:
#include "StdAfx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include "midi.h"
#include "MIDIOutDevice.h"
#include "ShortMsg.h"
using midi::CMIDIOutDevice;
using midi::CShortMsg;
// Some useful constants
const unsigned char CHANNEL = 0;
const unsigned char NOTE_ID = 64;
const unsigned char VELOCITY = 127;
int main(void)
// Make sure there is an output device present
if(CMIDIOutDevice::GetNumDevs() > 0)
CMIDIOutDevice OutDevice;
// Use the first device
// Create note-on message
CShortMsg NoteOnMsg(midi::NOTE_ON, CHANNEL, NOTE_ID,
// Turn note on
// Wait a bit
// Create note-off message
CShortMsg NoteOffMsg(midi::NOTE_OFF, CHANNEL, NOTE_ID, 0, 0);
// Turn note off
// Close device
std::cout << "No MIDI output devices present!\n";
catch(const std::exception &Err)
std::cout << Err.what();
return 0;
Some comments:
The demo application uses the small MIDI library I've created for input and output. The piano keyboard is interactive. Clicking on a key with the mouse triggers a note. You can also play the piano from the computer keyboard. The keys from 'Z' to '/' correspond to the piano. To change the range of the computer keyboard, press keys 1-5. The '1' key represents the lowest range, and the '5' key represents the highest range.
If a MIDI keyboard is connected to the computer, playing keys on the keyboard will cause the corresponding notes on the keyboard display to change colors. Incoming channel messages are displayed as well. The application has very little practical value, but it does show how the library works.
Hopefully, you will find this small library as useful as I have. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions for future revisions. Take care!
This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The MIT License
moinzel wrote:I'm quite a newbie in C-programming. I can follow the given examples, but I failed to make my own programm. So could you please give me the lines of code for a whole application that just displays the pitch and velocity of all incoming midi-signals as they arrive? That would help me a lot.
MIDIDevDemo v2.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: virtual __thiscall CDemoDlg::~CDemoDlg(void)" (??1CDemoDlg@@UAE@XZ)
MIDIDevDemo v2.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall CDemoDlg::CDemoDlg(class CWnd *)" (??0CDemoDlg@@QAE@PAVCWnd@@@Z)
nafxcwd.lib(thrdcore.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __endthreadex
nafxcwd.lib(thrdcore.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __beginthreadex
libcd.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
Debug/MIDIDevDemo v2.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 5 unresolved externals
osirisgothra wrote:Regardless of those thankless to your purely profitless teachings, I very much appriciate your article and appologize for those that don't (and hope it doesn't make topic posters discouraged from posting any more articles).
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caoxiang wrote:I have two CMIDIInDevice instances in two windows and they don't know each other.
What will happen if the two CMIDIInDevice open and startrecording the same midiin port? And what about one of it close this midiin port? Will it cause error?
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Cats can't "work out" problems, because they're territorial animals. Stop fights between house cats by blowing a whistle, squirting a bit of water or by tossing a soft object, like a pillow, near them.read more
My older male cat joins me for dinner every night. And by "joins me for dinner," I mean he sits on the table 3 inches away from my plate and stares longingly at my meal. He knows it's not his, but he keeps wishing and hoping. Either that or he has his nose in my water glass, helping himself to a few laps.
I admit, sometimes I give in, which I shouldn't do because many foods for humans are toxic to cats. And needless to say, this table-mannerless madness doesn't go over so well with company. Plus, he has his own quality cat chow to enjoy.
My younger male cat, though, could care less about people food. I learned my lesson and never gave in. You know what? He has no idea what he's missing, so he doesn't beg for it.
When he was a kitten and curious about my meals, I always sweetly shooed him or plopped him in front of his own cat food bowl when he tried to sniff my supper. A couple of weeks of this and he learned!
This same technique can help train your older, set-in-its-ways cat as well. I also find that rerouting the feline's attention to a healthy cat kibble -- away from the dinner table -- is also a good move.
Now, if I could just keep him off the table in the first place, I might get more dinner dates around here!
Dorian Wagner is the founder of YourDailyCute.com and a blogger at The Cat's Meow. She is the proud mom of two cats. Her blogs have previously appeared on The Daily Cat.
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If someone could PM me how they dealt with Midland, I would greatly appreciate it. I went the BBB route and they just failed to respond.
how is that fail to response ?
They failed to respond to my rebuttal on my BBB complaint. It's a common practice with Midland. They do not have to respond to a BBB complaint if they do not want to. My next step is going to be AG. But since I work for the AG, I'm trying not to go that route.
On a side note, If you are not willing to share basic information on the route you took PFD, BBB, FTC, AG, calling, e-mailing or snail mail...then please keep your "I got this deleted." We are all here to help and if you are unwilling to share any information on your process, then just do not post.
CONGRATS!! Can you please send me the info for Midland I have two accts with them that I've been disputing for a few months with NO LUCK.
Can you be so kind as to send me the letter used to have them deleted? Thanks in Advance.
As with the previous posters I'd like to know how you were able to get a victory with Midland? Please feel free to message me if you don't want to post. Thanks
Could I get the information also
Congrats!!! I had a Midland deleted on my Experian (it never showed on my Equifax) and I am currently trying to wait patiently for the completion of my Transunion dispute with them. My account has been paid since Aug 2011, so I'm really hoping they won't even bother since it's paid. When I had them deleted from Experian, all I did was an online dispute and it was gone within a week.
Hi tehre, I have 2 unpaid collections with them. Do you suggest I pay them first or do a PFD?
i've been trying to get this deleted all month -- various emails. I'm even guessing email addresses from the company website & naming arrangements.
I received a generic response email asking me to call regarding my inquiry. then I received a voicemail from a rep in Consumer Support Services. When I called him back, he told me that they will NOT delete records of accounts that have been PIF. I PIF in March 2012, before I knew about the forums. It was only ~$200. I wish I knew about PFD back then because right now, he is telling me that they wont delete satisfied accounts -- which is absurd..... UGh. I need help with this Midland baddie. Does anyone have any MORE contacts or better methods?
I have a list of email addresses, but no one else has responded but this one guy.
have you tried to dispute it through the CRA's? Some posters have claimed that Midland does not respond to accounts once they are paid..


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Illustrations in The Man Who Walked Between The Towers
Lesson 3 of 9
Objective: SWBAT analyze the illustrations in a text to describe the characters, setting, and events.
Big Idea: Teach students to look closely at the illustrations in the text to describe the characters, setting, and events.
Common Core Connection
Preparing students for college is one of the goals of Common Core, and the standard RL1.7 really helps students learn to gain knowledge about the character, setting, and events in a story by analyzing illustrations. The ability analyze and evaluate illustrations is a higher order thinking skill that really helps students learn about the characters, setting, and events. To meet the standard, students need to go beyond understanding just what is happening in the illustration and analyze how the illustration deepens their understanding of the characters, setting, and events.
This lesson allows me to use some really neat and complex text to help students analyze the character, setting, and events. Actually, I have been wanting to use this book for over a year, but could not find a lesson to fit it into. So, I can finally use, The Man Who Walked Between The Towers, to allow my students to describe the characters, setting, and events in the text by analyzing the illustrations. For the partner work, I also looked for another really neat book on the Caldecott list and found, One Really Cool Kid. The illustrations are so unique and to topic will allow all of my students to connect to the story. Everybody knows a cool kid, right? Both of the texts in this lesson will allow the students to reflect on real life situations and characters through illustrations/photos.
Lesson Overview
We begin in the lounge where my students are close together, so I can easily assess their discussions during the introductory activity. Then we move to the desks for the guided practice, so the students can see the board easily. Next, the class transitions to the center tables for the partner work. We close the lesson on the lounge. I find that moving first graders every twenty minutes really helps them stay fresh and engaged.
Another thing we do is work in small mixed ability groups, because students learn from each other and are social by nature. I am trying to create a positive environment where I am more of a facilitator opposed to the person who tells them all the information or answers. The groups are based on the oral reading fluency scores on DIBELS. I call one partner the peanut butter and one the jelly as a fun way to organize communication. I might tell the jelly partners to read the text and the peanut butter partners will write.
Introductory Activity
The students look at the cover of the book and describe the setting to their partner. This is a nice time for me to assess the students prior knowledge and see what they have retained from previous lessons on identifying story elements like setting. I also ask them to remind me what we worked on in the previous lesson, hoping they remember the illustrations can show character development, emotions, and emphasis for what the author/illustrator wants the reader to know about the story. By assessing this quickly, I can determine at this point how much support and prompting I am going to need to add to the lesson.
Then I share that we will read a text and analyze the pictures together, and then you will do it with your partner. Last, we will share and evaluate our work on the lounge. To help students remember what we are learning I ask them to chant the lesson goal three times during each transition. We are ready for a Transition now so they chant, "I can understand the characters, setting, and events in a text by analyzing the pictures."
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Guided Practice
I do read the text to the class to give them some insight about the story, and then they are prepared to analyze the illustrations with a partner. I feel like reading the text to the class is so important in the primary grades, because many students are not ready to read a text independently. Although, some students cannot read a text independently at this point, they can comprehend stories that are read to them.
Now, the students work with their partner to describe the character, setting, and events using the illustrations (Towers Picture 1, Towers Picture 2, Towers Picture 3, Towers Picture 4). I allow the groups to discuss the cover and each page of the text. The students then share their ideas for illustrations that describe the character, setting, or events. As they share their ideas they evidence the illustrations to justify their reasoning. My students are using the illustrations at this time. After we have a great deal of details about the story, I reread the chat (Board Work). Here is a link to the chart I made (What the Illustrations Mean). Then I read the story aloud and we confirm our predictions based on the text. Now we are using the text as evidence.
Here are some of my questions to get the students thinking if I notice a group is struggling.
- Who is the main character? How do you know? (the man, the pictures)
- Where is he? How do you know? (on top of the tower, a city- New York, the picture)
- How does the man feel? How do you know? (anxious, brave, determined- he does not give up despite the consequences of going to jail)
- How does the character feel? What are his emotions? How does he change?
- How does the illustration show character growth?
The last two questions go deeper into analyzing the illustrations, instead of using them to describe the character, setting, and events. I think it is important to try to create deeper questions for students, although it can be a teaching challenge. When I design my questions I try to make them text specific.
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Partner Work
I first read the text to the class to give them an overview of the story. It helps to read to students in the primary grades, because many time I find they get stuck when trying to read independently. When I read they are able to concentrate on comprehending the text, instead of decoding words.
Then the students use the illustrations (Friend Picture 1, Friend Picture 2, Friend Picture 3, Friend Picture 4, Friend Picture 5) in this text to make a chart just like the one in the guided practice. They use the illustrations to analyze the characters, setting, and events. While they are working I walk around and monitor their progress.
For struggling groups I start asking questions:
- Who are the characters? How do you know?
- Where are they? How do you know?
- How do they feel? What are their emotions? How do you know?
- How do the characters change?
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Student Reflection
Now it is time to work on speaking and listening skills and evaluating each other's work. I go over all the rules I can think of for speaking, listening, and evaluation. Speak loud, clear, and enunciate your words. Listen and think about what the person is saying. Then I model some correct and incorrect behavior. After all this, I rarely have to correct any behavior, but students must be told what is expected of them in the beginning.
So, I select about three students to share their work in a presentation. After each child share then I ask other students to evaluate their work. Then we usually have a discussion about whatever the child said.
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Now the lesson is about to be over and I need to do some formative assessment to drive my future instruction. I ask the students to tell their partner one thing they learned about illustrations from this lesson. Then I listen attentively so I can assess their understanding, and I restate some proficient things that I hear.
I then share the plan for future lessons, and I ask the students to restate the lesson goal. I can analyze the character, setting, and events using illustrations.


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Texas deer hunter stumbles upon massive marijuana grow operation
A deer hunter in Polk County, Texas stumbled across a massive marijuana growing operation Saturday, July 26, 2014. Investigators found more than 44,000 plants spread across more than 12 fields. The Montgomery County Police Reporter captured the scene of the growers' camp and the multi-agency investigation of the crime scene and drug confiscation.
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Varden Hotel Study Shows TripAdvisor Business Listings Generated Surge in Quality Leads in 2010 with 4,150% ROI
Independent Study Shows Business Listings Yielded $50 in Incremental Bookings for Every Dollar Spent While Delivering Traffic that Visited 28% More Pages on Varden Website and Had Significantly Lower Bounce Rate than Other Sources
Mar 22, 2011, 08:00 ET
NEWTON, Mass., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, today announced that The Varden Hotel, a European-style boutique property in Long Beach, Calif., is seeing a very high return-on-investment and highly qualified traffic from TripAdvisor Business Listings. Business Listings allows properties to directly connect TripAdvisor's community of millions of researching travelers to their website and other channels, converting potential customers to paying guests.
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As reported in a March 2011 Forrester Consulting study, "The Total Economic Impact™ of TripAdvisor's Business Listings," Business Listings resulted in "a very positive 4,150 percent risk-adjusted ROI [return-on-investment], and a very quick payback period – within one month" for Varden. The study projects that over a three-year period, Business Listings will provide risk-adjusted incremental bookings of $76,558 on a $2,250 investment.
The Forrester study, which was commissioned by TripAdvisor, also reports that Varden has experienced excellent results for Business Listings on key website measures. First, visitors coming to Varden's website from Business Listings looked at an average of 4.26 pages per visit, while visitors from all sources looked at an average of only 3.33 pages. This is a 28 percent increase in the number of page visits for visitors originating from Business Listings.
In addition, the bounce rate -- defined as the proportion of visitors who enter a website then leave without visiting any additional pages -- for traffic originating from Business Listings is substantially lower than it is for other Varden traffic. The Varden's website has an average bounce rate of 32.39 percent as compared to a 12.65 percent bounce rate for visits originating from Business Listings. According to the digital marketing company that tracks the effectiveness of marketing being used to drive traffic to Varden's website, this indicates that Business Listings sends highly qualified and interested visitors to the hotel's site.
"The bottom line is that we definitely get more customers overall from TripAdvisor Business Listings, there's no question," said Varden co-owner Larry Black. "We've had a huge number of guests that have posted on TripAdvisor, and we were constantly hearing that they found us on TripAdvisor or heard about us through TripAdvisor. I'm not sure why every hotel doesn't do this."
"The Varden Hotel has done a great job tracking their Business Listings performance so that they understand the outstanding value of their investment," said Christine Petersen, president, TripAdvisor for Business. "We're pleased to be working with this award-winning property on Business Listings, and we look forward to hearing about more strong results from them in 2011."
For more information about this and other Forrester Consulting studies on TripAdvisor Business Listings, please visit the TripAdvisor for Business blog.
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TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features (including Flights search, TripAdvisor Mobile and TripAdvisor Trip Friends) with seamless links to booking tools.
TripAdvisor® Media Group, operated by TripAdvisor LLC, attracts more than 50 million unique monthly visitors* across 18 popular travel brands**. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 40 million unique monthly visitors***, 20 million members, and over 45 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 28 countries worldwide****, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also operates TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to TripAdvisor's millions of monthly visitors. The division includes Business Listings, which allows hoteliers to connect directly to millions of researching travelers, and Vacation Rentals, which helps property managers and individual home owners list their properties and showcase hotel alternatives.
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*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Media Group Sites, Worldwide, August 2010
** In addition to TripAdvisor, The TripAdvisor Media Group of websites includes: www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.everytrail.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.independenttraveler.com, www.onetime.com, www.seatguru.com, www.sniqueaway.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.travel-library.com, www.travelpod.com, www.virtualtourist.com and www.kuxun.cn.
***Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, Worldwide, August 2010
**** TripAdvisor sites operate in 28 countries worldwide: www.tripadvisor.com, www.tripadvisor.co.uk, www.tripadvisor.ca, www.tripadvisor.it, www.tripadvisor.es, www.tripadvisor.de, www.tripadvisor.fr, www.tripadvisor.jp, www.daodao.com, www.tripadvisor.in, www.tripadvisor.se, www.tripadvisor.nl, www.tripadvisor.com.br, www.tripadvisor.com.tr, www.tripadvisor.dk, www.tripadvisor.com.mx, www.tripadvisor.ie, www.tripadvisor.com.au, www.tripadvisor.com.sg, www.tripadvisor.co.kr, no.tripadvisor.com, pl.tripadvisor.com, th.tripadvisor.com, www.tripadvisor.ru, www.tripadvisor.com.gr, www.tripadvisor.co.id, www.tripadvisor.com.ar, and www.tripadvisor.tw.
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Cotton harvest is starting in Oklahoma. Moving from the southwestern counties northward, some gins are running two shifts ginning constantly and others are just beginning to get under way.
In Jackson County, Lynn Scalf, manager of the Farmers Cooperative gin at Martha, reports he has two crews working 12 hour shifts back to back processing a lot of cotton.
"We have ginned 10,000 bales to date," he said. "We have been ginning for two and a half weeks now and have about 180 cotton modules on the yard waiting to be ginned. We ginned 23,000 bales last year."
"As most people know, prices paid for cotton are really high this year," Scalf said. "I understand some sold recently for $1.30 per pound. There is a high demand for US cotton around the world right now."
Many of the farmer-owned cooperatives in Oklahoma, North Texas and Kansas belong to the Plains Cotton Cooperative Association in Lubbock, Texas, which sells cotton in a marketing pool to obtain the best price available.
Jay Cowart, PCCA director of warehouse operations, says farmers make a personal choice in marketing their cotton.
This year, Cowart points out, is one of those "once in a lifetime situations," when the amount of available cotton worldwide is very small and with a world economy beginning to recover, cotton demand is high.
Market options
"Typically," Cowart said, "the cooperative will spread out cotton sales to get the best prices we can. Around one-third will be sold pre-harvest, another one-third during the harvest and the final one-third will be sold after the harvest each year.
"Cotton is sold at a price above the government loan value for the crop, around 52.40 cents per pound. If farmers sold some of their cotton before harvest, they probably received 12 cents per pound over loan value for it. Currently, with the high prices being paid, they would be receiving 55 cents per pound over loan value.'
Whatever price farmers receive, Cowart says, the price they are paid will depend on the quality of their cotton.
"If you and I have cotton which grades the same, we will receive the same price for it," he said. "Cotton mills demand cotton which has a long, strong fiber that will enable them to make top quality cloth."
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Cotton yields so far this season have been very good. Scalf says the irrigated cotton in his gin is averaging two to two-and-a-half bales per acre, maybe not as good as 2009, but good yields anyhow.
Dryland cotton yields for farmers bringing cotton to the Martha gin have been really good, Scalf says, "A lot of the area dryland fields that received timely rains are giving farmers two-bale per acre cotton."
The Tri-County Cooperative gin north of Chattanooga has ginned 1,250 bales to date with modules sitting on the yard and more cotton being harvested.
Humphreys Cooperative gin north of Altus in Jackson County has ginned 11,000 bales to date with expectations of some 11,000 more to come with farmers harvesting cotton now.
Farther north at Clinton, the Midwest Farmers, Inc., Gin has started with 889 bales already processed, modules on the yard and farmers harvesting. The Farmers Cooperative Association gin at Butler in Custer County has ginned 480 bales to date and has more cotton coming in.
Harmon County Cooperative gin at Hollis, Okla., has ginned 5,800 bales with a yard of modules and more cotton being harvested.
Cotton harvest in Kansas is getting started with gins beginning to receive cotton.
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When most people think about icebergs, visions of the Titanic teetering precariously in the Atlantic Ocean often pop into their heads. These gigantic sources of frozen, fresh water dot the oceans around the world. More than just a site to see from the bow of a cruise ship, French eco-entrepreneur Georges Mougin, sees icebergs as a solution to the world's water crisis.
Over 40 years ago, Mougin first began exploring the possibility that the world's icebergs could be used as source of fresh water for those in need. Today, it may become a reality. Mougin has invented a way to transport these gigantic icebergs with an insulated harness that will reduce melting. With the assistance of a tow, the iceberg will ride on ocean currents to those countries that need it most. To assist with this invention, 3D computer simulations have been created to demonstrate that one tugboat from Newfoundland can transport as much as 7 million tons of iceberg to the Canary Islands in as little as five months.
Watch a simulation of towing the iceberg here:
The drawbacks of this amazing technology are as you might have guessed, cost. To tow the iceberg from Newfoundland to the Canary Islands would cost approximately $9.8 million dollars. However, Mougin is hoping to raise enough funds to sponsor a smaller trip from the Antarctic to Australia. If successful, the iceberg, weighing in at 30-million tons will provide enough water for 500,000 people for an entire year.