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Top 10 Tips for Parenting a Tween
Written by: Catalogs.com Editorial Staff
April 7, 2011
Filed Under Parenting
Contributed by Cindi Pearce, Catalogs.com Top 10 Guru
Keeping your sense of humor is imperative when you are a parent and especially when you are (barely) enduring the tween years, which is a simply a prelude and dress rehearsal for the dastardly teen years that follow and have done more than one parent in.
Here are the top 10 tips for parenting a tween, some of which are snarky, tongue in cheek, and should probably be ignored, but they may make you laugh and wish for the days of yore when parents adopted the spare the rod and spoil the child philosophy.
10. Caution ahead
Realize that it's only going to get … worse. Next she will become a TEEN. This 'ain't' nothing, sister. Katy, bar the door because the next phase is even more exasperating.
9. Dealing with drama
Make a point of telling your tween that drama queens are not your cup of tea and urge her to keep the drama at a low roar. Of course, they probably won't pay any attention to you, but you can try. Do not resort to high dungeon drama yourself. Chill. Get yourself a glass of wine and cuddle up and relax. Everything will be better in the morning.
8. Understand hormones
Make way for the hormones. It's a virtual onslaught and the tween is the victim. They become moody and impossible and sleep too much and complaint too much and get pimples and menstrual periods and can physically develop so quickly that it is scary for parents seeing their child metamorphose into an adult-in-waiting right before their eyes. The tween's mind sometimes cannot keep up with the tween's body so cut the tween some slack, knowing that he can't control what's happening to him.
7. Ebay
Sell them at an auction to the lowest but not necessarily best bidder. See how they like that! Okay, just kidding.
6. DNA testing
Is the child REALLY yours? There are DNA tests that you can do at home. What is the return policy on tweens?
5. Threats
Threatening is always good but you have to follow through. If you threaten to take away her coveted thingamajig for a week if she disobeys you, and she does, you've got to carry through on your threat, which may require wrestling the tween to the ground in an effort to retrieve the attached-to-her-hip thingamajig. Just don't break any bones in the process. If you do, lawyer up.
4. Listen
Listen to them and talk to them (rather than at them) even when you just wish they would go away and quit tormenting you with their antics. Patience, dear, patience. Leave the eye-rolling to them. Do not stoop to that level.
3. Engage online
Realize that kids, especially tweens, know a lot more about a lot more things than you did at that age (or now) thanks to the Internet and the 10 jillion ways that they have of communicating. Heck, they've invented new words for things and codes that are hard if not impossible for parents to decipher. Brush up on your twitter and tweeting and texting and, well, you get the gist. Beat them at their own game. Know what's going on before they even have time to figure it out. I know. I know. It's exhausting being the parent of a tween. You have my sympathy and condolences.
2. Wait and breathe
Learn to count to ten very slowly before responding. Learn to count in a foreign language so you can't do it so quickly.
1. Light at the end of the tunnel
Know that this too shall pass; eventually. Really, it will. Pinkie swear.


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Palestinian gunmen opened fire on an Israeli military post, near a religious shrine in the West Bank city, Hebron, Monday, wounding two border policemen and threatening a fragile Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire.
The army says the gunmen opened fire at troops guarding the Tomb of the Patriarchs, a shrine revered by both Muslims and Jews.
Witnesses say gunmen fired dozens of shots in Monday's attack. Three weeks ago in the city, Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian who the army said tried to stab a soldier.
Hebron is often a flash point for violence. Some 400 to 500 Jewish settlers, protected by Israeli soldiers, live among a Palestinian population in the city of some 120,000.
The attack threatens a fragile ceasefire agreed to last month between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, at a meeting in the Egyptian Red Sea resort, Sharm el Sheikh.
Israel has been calling on Mr. Abbas to crackdown on those militant groups who do not abide by the ceasefire.
For his part, Mr. Abbas has said a promised Israeli pullback from Palestinian cities in the West Bank will be vital in his efforts to restore calm. Israel had planned to turn over several West Bank towns to Palestinian security forces, but froze the handover after a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv on February 25, that killed five Israelis and wounded dozens more.
Mr. Abbas is expected to meet Tuesday with Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz to discuss the possible handover of West Bank towns. Some Palestinian officials also say Israel will hand over Tulkarem, Tuesday, removing most, if not all the checkpoints around the town.


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First Merck sold its consumer business to Bayer. Now, it's also (almost) getting out of the eye-care business. The company announced Tuesday that it has sold part of the business to Santen Pharmaceutical.
The $600-million-plus-milestones deal includes rights to the eye products Cosop, Trusop and Timoptic in Japan and "key markets in Europe and Asia Pacific." Merck said the sales for these products in these territories is around $400 million a year.
Merck will continue to sell these products in Latin America, Canada and Australia, but sold US rights to Akorn in 2013 and 2014.


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Shadows before dawn: finding the light of self-love through your darkest times / Teal Swan.
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Growing up in a tranquil wilderness, Teal Swan had a childhood that was anything but serene. Horrors lurked behind the faȧde of the perfect houses and pious community of the surrounding towns, and Teal attracted undue attention because of her unusually powerful extrasensory abilities. At the hands of a local cult member, she barely survived 13 years of horrendous abuse - and even after her escape, she was left powerless, lost, hurting, and with no way to cope. Gradually, and incredibly, Teal forged her way from the edge of despair to a sliver of light ...and eventually emerged from the darkness into the full dawn of self-love. Here, she shows how you, too, can achieve the feelings of worthiness that may be long missing from your life. Now a recognized spiritual luminary, Teal documents how she dug herself out of self-hate, and details the remarkable trail for others to get to the same place. Shadows Before Dawn encompasses both Teal's compelling story, told with raw intensity, and her resolute, no-nonsense how-to guide to healing from even the deepest levels of suffering. Offering a comprehensive self-love tool kit, Teal shares powerful exercises, insights, and perspective grounded in spirituality, and lets you choose which techniques are right for you. Teal's resonating words will sit with your soul long after you put this book down and will serve as guideposts on the way to complete self-love - no matter who you are or where you are in life.
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Art of Science Submissions Open
Submissions are now open for Caltech's biannual Art of Science Competition! This event, hosted by the Caltech literary and arts magazine Totem, is a celebration of the aesthetics of scientific research and the way in which science and art inform each other.
Entries to the competition can be submitted at artofscience.caltech.edu from April 1-5.
Submissions may include imagery created in the course of research such as microscope and telescope images, in addition to traditional 2D and 3D art forms based on scientific subjects, tools, or concepts. A complete submission includes your name, Caltech affiliation, caption, and dimensions of the piece. Large works are strongly preferred.
There will be prizes for the best entries in the following amounts:
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This year, we are partnering with the Caltech Art Competition organized by the Graduate Student Council Arts Committee, so the winning submissions will be displayed at Chandler as part of the Caltech Art exhibit. Keep an eye out for announcements regarding the Art Gallery Opening Night Gala, to be held on the evening of April 17!
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From Casper Haugegaard we've got some fresh news on his Danish zombie film entitled Opstandelsen. Translated to "Resurrection", below you'll find the full subtitled trailer for the film, along with some awesome stills.
"Opstandelsen brings the zombie apocalypse into the house of God.
Simon's three siblings gather at his funeral – where all hell breaks loose as the undead rise from their graves, driving the siblings down into the deep dark catacombs below the church. Surrounded by death, they now have to face the congregation of zombies in order to escape the house of God alive…"
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If Paul Ryan (R-WI) were the CEO of a publicly-traded corporation, he would be liable for criminal prosecution for committing "fraud-on-the-market," which his budget represents. It makes one wonder why we do not hold our public officials at least to the same standards as CEOs.
But, that is not even Ryan's most egregious act.
Accompanying the release of his budget, he insulted the American people, referring to us as a nation based on "dependency," and that he and his Republican colleagues, are here to save the soul of the nation.
Ryan is telling seniors who have spent their lives toiling and contributing to Social Security and Medicare, and building their families and communities, that they should feel ashamed, somehow, for collecting what is due to them.
Ryan is telling your children and their parents who are struggling to get a world-class education so they can compete with their foreign counterparts that they should be ashamed of being "dependents."
This coward, who never volunteered for wars he voted for, is telling veterans who risked, and sometimes lost their lives and limbs for this country, that their benefits make them parasites.
Outrageous insults of the American people ... and totally hypocritical.
Want to know how Paul Ryan had enough money to go to college? You guessed it -- social security. His father died an untimely death when Ryan was 16, and he used his father's social security benefits to help pay for college. Although I am sorry Ryan had to suffer such a personal loss at such a young age, he would, if allowed, deny others the safety net that helped rescue his situation.
This hypocrite is also the beneficiary of a taxpayer-funded gymnasium, taxpayer-provided health benefits and a very generous taxpayer-funded pension. Yet, he has the audacity to limit the amount the federal government will pay to you and me to support our health care and to limit social security cost-of-living increases.
It is difficult to determine whether Ryan's hypocrisy out does his outrageous insults, or the outrageous insults to our parents, our children, our veterans, our fellow-citizens, our nation as a whole constitutes his most arrogant and egregious behavior.
In America, when public officials insult us, we throw them out of office. (Rob Zerban, the Democratic candidate in Ryan's district, is poised to do just that).
Once he is booted from office, any bets on whether Ryan becomes our dependent, accepting his taxpayer-funded pension?


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Ranbir Kapoor charms audience on sets of KBC 7
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Ranbir Kapoor charms his fans on the sets of KBC 7. The actor had fun with show host Amitabh Bachchan and his mom Neetu Singh who also came with him to promote their film Besharam. Take a look.
Actually, the set of Kaun Banega Crorepati has changed to Mahacrorepati and Bollywood always uses famous and TRPs shows for promoting their upcoming film that's why this time Ranbir Kapoor this time promoting his film Besharam on the Sets of KBC. The Show will be broadcasted in the upcoming days.
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The New Newsroom Promo Is an Homage to Mr. Show
You know who else had a TV in the desert? Jeepers Creepers, Semi-Star.
The new promo for The Newsroom finds our noble heroes out in the desert, with only their romantic nonsense and surreal levels of hubris as shelter. It is grandiose and dramatic!
The show's self-regard borders on parody. And in this case, it borders on the greatest parody of the modern age: Mr. Show's 1996 dead-on spoof of Jesus Christ, Superstar called Jeepers Creepers, Semi-Star. It stars Jack Black in the faux-Jesus role.
Yes, plenty of the movie of Jesus Christ, Superstar is set in the desert, but the opening segment of the film and the opening part of Jeepers Creepers differ in a key way: In JCS, a throng of hippies unload a bunch of stuff from a bus, including metal bowls, giant baskets of guns, and a massive cross. In Jeepers, though, they unload an old (even by nineties standards) television, which is how we can tell Newsroom is saluting Jeepers and not the original JCS. (Or the even more original Bible. No TVs in the Bible.)
Further, the opening lines of Jeepers are: "Who, the what, the when, the where, the why, the who?" An anthem for a newscast if ever there were! And then there's Jeepers's reluctance to be a Jesus figure. "Hey man, why can't you commit? / Stop walking the line," David Cross's character implores. "Your people need some leadership." That might as well be Mackenzie begging Will to take on a more powerful leadership position in the world of news.
Now that we've proved conclusively that the Newsroom promo is a Jeepers homage, what else can we draw from this stunningly obvious overlap? Well for one, perhaps we're meant to feel more ambivalent toward Will. In season one, he's presented as an unquestioned — though reluctant — messiah, the one true path to righteousness, and the only man brave enough to talk about what America should be like. But maybe he's more of a Jeepers, someone whose advice is more like "always be happy / except when you're sad" — a guy who can't lead in addition to not wanting to in the first place.
If Will is Jeepers, this promo foreshadows his being told to leave — a not-so crazy prediction, really, since Will frequently picks fights with the higher-ups. The only question that remains is which Newsroom character will be the first this season to say "check this shit ouuuutttt."


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The International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) recently released preliminary data for world lead and zinc supply and demand during the first half of 2013. Provisional information reported to the ILZSG for the period January to June 2013 indicates that the global market for refined lead metal was in deficit by 40,000 metric tons (mt). Over the same period, total reported stock levels decreased by 30,000 mt.
Global lead mine output increased by 4.6% compared to the same period of 2012. This was mainly due to higher output in China, Peru and Turkey that more than offset reductions in Australia, Canada and Mexico. An increase in Chinese refined lead metal output of 12.4% was the main factor behind an increase in global output of 4.4%. Production was also higher in Italy and Mexico.
Global usage of refined lead metal increased by 6.8% primarily as a consequence of rises in apparent demand in China and the United States of 9.3% and 10.8%, respectively. Usage in Europe also rose by 3.4%.
Lead and Zinc Prices Climb Slightly
Spot prices for lead and zinc currently stand at $2,151/mt and $1,868/mt, respectively. Both metals have recovered from last month's lows of $2,090/mt for lead and $1,822/mt for zinc. They have steadily declined since February when lead and zinc spot prices peaked at $2,443/mt and $2,141/mt, respectively.
According to preliminary data recently compiled by the ILZSG, over the first half of 2013, global supply of refined zinc metal exceeded demand by 44,000 mt and total reported inventory levels decreased by 123,000 mt.
An increase in global zinc mine production of 1.1% compared to the first half of 2012 was influenced mainly by higher output in China, India, Peru, Turkey and the United States. This was sufficient to offset decreases in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico and Sweden. A 3.8% rise in global refined zinc metal output was primarily a consequence of increases in Canada, China, India, the Republic of Korea and Peru.
A rise in Chinese apparent demand for refined zinc metal of 8.9% was the main driver behind an increase in global usage of 5.8%. Demand in Europe rose by 2.6%, and in the United States by 4.2%.
Global lead mine output is forecast to increase by 3.5% to 5.4 million mt in 2013. In Australia, production will benefit from the recent reopening of Ivernia's 85,000-mt/y-capacity Paroo Station mine. World zinc mine production will rise by 2.3% to 13.9 million mt. Output in Africa will be positively influenced by the opening of Glencore and Blackthorn Resources' Perkoa operation in Burkina Faso. Similarly, the commissioning of the Kayar and Valardena mines will contribute to rises in India and Mexico, respectively. Canadian output is forecast to fall by a significant 28% mainly as a consequence of the closure due to reserve depletion of Xstrata's Brunswick and Perseverance operations.


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If you identify as both a theatre and social media person, chances are you've heard of Devon Smith. Though she's only just graduated, Devon's already made a name for herself through deeply researched yet breezily accessible studies on social media use by theatres; including reports on hashtags, Foursquare, and of course, her brilliant presentation at the 2010 TCG Conference.
The subtitle of her blog 24 Usable Hours is Where Numbers Meet Art, but I wanted to meet the person behind the data wizardry, so I emailed Devon the following questions:
Why did you title your blog 24 Usable Hours?
It's actually a quote stolen from an awesome 90s film I fell in love with as a kid, called Empire Records. A girl is trying to explain to her friend how she can be a straight A student, work in a record store, and still have time to bake cupcakes; that sums up my life pretty well too. I should also admit to a few nerdier ulterior motives—I knew most blog rolls list blogs alphabetically, so I wanted a name that would put me near the top. I had also read that titles with numbers in them tend to get read more often, so I figured it couldn't hurt. And I made sure to Google "24 usable hours" to make sure someone hadn't already stolen my idea.
You recently graduated from Yale with both an MBA and an MFA in Theatre Management. Why did you choose to pursue both degrees, and did you ever sleep?
I also have two bachelor degrees (one in business, one in theatre), so I think I knew pretty early on that I wanted to come to Yale specifically for both degrees. I started producing theatre from literally day one of my undergraduate career at the University of Washington, and had several mentors who were also Yale mafia. The MFA from the School of Drama gave me great hands-on opportunities to work professionally at Yale Repertory Theatre, and introduced me to so many luminaries in our field. And the MBA from the School of Management taught me incredibly valuable frameworks for thinking about problems, and surrounded me with extraordinary classmates who have such diverse backgrounds and aspirations. I definitely haven't slept in at least four years. Or maybe nine. Make that an even twenty.
On Twitter, you've been affectionately dubbed the Mayor of Social Media. What would you want new visitors to your city to know?
It's true! David Loehr has come up with some clever titles for the #2amt usual suspects on Twitter. As the Mayor of Social Media city, I'd like to make a quick plug for our thriving tourism industry. If you'd like to join a pick up game of Scrabulous or find a nice shady spot to catch up with an old friend, check out our epic Facebook park. If people watching is more your thing, you might like the Twitter bar, especially after hours when the #2amt karaoke heats up. On the other hand, the Foursquare arcade has really been buzzing lately, if you find yourself missing the thrill of that high school letter jacket, you may have found your crowd. Whatever you do, don't leave town without stopping by YouTube plaza—it's a little confusing to navigate around (I've heard urban legends of people getting lost for days!), but eventually you'll discover everything from existential public art to the latest modern dance craze.
You're also a theatre artist, most recently co-creating the play RADIO STATION for the Yale Cabaret in February. Can you explain the play's tagline, "What are you missing by moving at the speed of life?"
Radio Station was a collaboration with my dear friend and classmate (from UW and from Yale!) Michael Place. We're also company members of P3/East, and premiered their production of Shogo Ohta's The Water Station at the HERE Arts Center in New York City in 2005. Both The Water Station and Radio Station are performed in slow tempo, a theatrical technique contemporary to the Suzuki method. As artists who are often too busy learning and doing to sleep, much less spend enough time reflecting on the world, I think we were both looking for an opportunity to introduce slow tempo to a new community of artists, and to make a commentary on how it feels to grow up in a world that is always on, always mediated through our media.
Speaking of high-speed life, you're also a big traveler, visiting 5 continents in the past 18 months! Any theatrical highlights to share?
I was never really able to travel abroad until grad student loans afforded me the opportunity to venture to some extremely remote places in the past few years. I tried to catch at least one live performance in each of the ten countries I've visited. Among the best was an agitprop puppet show in Athens, Greece, a drumming circle in Kumasi Ghana, a modern Hindi play in Mumbai, India, a traditional fire-dance in Chitwan, Nepal, and Calderon's La Vida es Sueno in Lima, Peru.
Aliens have conquered earth, and decided humanity can only use one kind of social network. As Mayor of Social Media, they turn to you for the decision. Which do you keep?
If we ever become a conquered species, I certainly hope that Twitter, or something like it, is still around to help us plan riots, raise money, get breaking news, and converse with folks across the world on wildly divergent topics. And, you know, link to inane YouTube videos. If those still exist.
Anything else you want TCG Circle readers to know?
If you're not already an active personal user of it, this "social media thing" is probably both easier and harder than you think. The good news is, it doesn't take much time, effort, money, or knowledge to start. And once you begin, there's an endless source of advice and inspiration captured online in other people's social media efforts. The bad news is, very few people agree on "the best" social media strategy, or platform, or resources, and they're all changing so quickly anyway. But that's like asking us to decide on "the best" play, or "the most effective" way of making theatre. So, as with most business decisions, determine what your goal is, arrive at a sensible plan of action by learning from what other people have already tried, and once you're implementing the plan make sure you've built in a few opportunities to self correct in case you've gotten off track.
By day, Gus is the mild-mannered Circulation and Customer Service Manager at TCG. By night, he transforms into August Schulenburg: playwright, actor, director, and Artistic Director of Flux Theatre Ensemble. His produced plays include Riding the Bull, Carrin Beginning, Other Bodies, Rue, The Lesser Seductions of History, and Jacob's House.


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Live chat updates: Offline chat, chat routing, Shorthand and more
Written by Aishwarya Hariharan on April 15, 2015
Live chat, in my opinion, is one of the toughest channels a support agent has to handle. In fact, it's a little bit like a double edged sword. On one hand, it can help agents go the extra mile and make the user's service experience exceptional. Like Captain Mike and his trusty Lieutenant prove in our favorite story in the Customer Service Hall of Fame. But it can also turn on you if you're not knowledgeable, intelligent or charming. If the questions the customers ask require you to do some thinking or leave your desk… the experience falls flat. There's also the tiny problem of having to man the desk 24×7 to make sure that every deserving customer gets an answer.
But when 57% of most customers prefer live chat over other channels… you have to hope for the best and provide the best support you can. And Freshdesk is committed to helping you achieve that vision.
Over the last few months, we've been adding little featurettes to our live chat functionality to help you better support your customers, from better routing to support for mobile devices. In case you missed any of this, here's a quick roundup.
a) Chat Routing
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posts on 1/16/2008 6:58:25 PM
okay so theres a movie? i didnt even know that? and who said there is a movie coming out? i am still reading the book, i love it! & theres a sequel? please someone tell me hwats going on!
posts on 1/14/2008 4:13:22 PM
I say that Lauren London is good, but I originally saw Kayla Pratt being Winter because of her physique. She seemed she could have the attitude to wear that red leather short outfit.
posts on 1/4/2008 12:07:50 AM
sISTER SOULJAH UR BOOK IS THE BOMB. i LOVED EVERY MIN OF IT. iF YOUR STILL LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO PLAY WINTER I WILL GIVE IT MY ALL
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posts on 12/27/2007 10:35:21 AM
The sequel is suppossed to be out in 2008 for those wondering she put that on her web site.
posts on 12/17/2007 5:53:05 PM
Lauren London would make a good canidate for the part of Winter if not her I would gamble on an unknown. Midnight Tyreese Ricky Santiago Michael Beach Winter's mom Gabriel Union Bullet 50 Cent Simone Raven Simone Natalie Kayla Pratt Aunt B Jada Pinkett Smith
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At first I was really skeptical about reading this novel, not knowing what to expect from an author I had never come in contact with, through their writings. However, to my surprise I really enjoyed the book. At the age of 25 it brought to light some real issues that surround each and every one of us on a daily basis. This novel should be exposed to many young readers and non-readers to help exemplify to them exactly how their actions can lead to a path of destruction or self construction.
posts on 12/4/2007 11:24:25 PM
I think you should write about what our purpose is , while we are here on this planet . I think that you are very smart with a lot of influence and teens need to khow that its not all about sex , drugs and material things . It should be about loving one another , helping one another and tring to make a difference along the way . I enjoy your reads.. peace !
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posts on 11/26/2007 9:24:59 AM
Sister Souljah I love the book The Coldest Winter Ever. It really touched me when I read it the book I felt as if I was really there. I felt as if I was apart of the book. Right now today I am readind No Disrespect and I am sure that when I finish I will fill just the same as I did after The Coldest Winter Ever. Sister Souljah I can't wait intell the sequel come out.
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posts on 11/14/2007 9:45:33 PM
I read this book at thirteen years old and i fell inlove with it. my mom told me to read this book because she said that i could learn from it, and i did. This book she really be made into a movie and the person to play winter should be me. I know i can play this part i have always wanted to be an actress and I would to play a part of someone like wintter.
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posts on 11/9/2007 5:09:19 PM
Recently I've read the book The Coldest Winter Ever and that book was the best of the best. I am 16 and i hate to read. But when it came to reading that book i read it over about 6 or 7 times. It was that good! I am dying to read the next book. I swear, sister souljah be doing her thing and she needs to keep it up. And if anyone has anything negative to say about her then you need to come see me cuz she is the best!
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Since my 2 weeks here, it had been fun and I have been receiving lots of comments and emails on a few problems about the N900. The Nokia N900 users want more. Here is the summary:
Facebook Games:
Lots of you guys have been wondering whether I can play Facebook games on the N900. The matter of fact it is a yes and no. Yes if you happen to find a game that runs Flash version 9.4 and no if the version is higher. From what I know, addictive and popular games such as Farmville or Backyard Monsters are not playable just because they are running Flash version 10.1. Nevertheless you can still try your favourite Facebook games on the N900 using the following tweak. Tweak Flash Plugin Version V0.4.0-Maemo1
This is what the tweak does : "Tweakflashver alters the Flash plugin so that it reports a custom version to sites. This will NOT magically give you functionality not already in the plugin, but will allow to use sites that 'require Flash 10′ even though the actual content works with Flash 9."
Give your favourite Facebook game a try and do tell us in the comments box which game works and which doesn't. Might compile all of them and post it in a single post
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Everyone is happy that the N900 has integrated GoogleTalk and Skype as its IM service and video calling service. But what about 3G? It seems that it is not implemented on the device itself at the first place. So far there are no stable implementation for 3G video call just yet. If happened to find one, feel free to drop by in the comments box.
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Everyone's wish for the N900. If it were to have multitouch support, it would been a killer phone. So many new things could be implemented on the device itself. Playing games on the NITDroid or even ported webOS games is so much easier. It would attract more developers and end up being a phone hardware and software (hopefully) sufficient to beat the iPhone and other smartphones.
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Good rivals, each are trying to get to the top of the market but Nokia is much ahead.
The Nokia N900's dimensions are 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm, 113 cc while the iPhone's dimensions are 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm making the iPhone the winner.
The N900 comes with a TFT resistive touchscreen while the iPhone is equipped with a TFT capacitive touchscreen so both device's draw here but I was expecting the N900 to be the leader in this section.
The Nokia N900 screen is 800 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches while the highly praised iPhone comes with a 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches display making the N900 more suitable for small writing, speaking about small writing, the N900 comes with a QWERTY keyboard and the iPhone doesn't.
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Although the iPhone OS 4 itself is not on the market yet (its release is predicted to the second half of 2010), its upcoming features can be already compared to the N900.
Steve Jobs introduced numerous improvements for the new version of the iPhone in the Apple headquarters in Cupertino on the 8th of April. But hold on: Most of them sounds very familiar to us N900 users.
The first of these new characteristics is quess what: Yes, Multitasking! Doesn´t we have this already on our N900s? And hasn´t Nokia always been one step ahead when it comes to multitasking on mobile devices? Well, I think so! Steve showed about 12 applications running at the same time. How much do you have tested running on the N900?
Skype is coming as an native app also. Another feature what is still build in from the beginning in our phones.
Background location. WOW, what does this mean? The iPhone is able to get GPS data, while listening to music or watching to a video … from where does this come from? Because of Nokias accomplishment since the old Symbian versions, maybe?
One of the new quintessence is the possibility to create folders on the iPhone. Is this something new and mind-blowing? Yes, for iPhone users of course. The Apple phone is slowly approximating a handheld computer status like the N900 was right from the start.
Another novelty presented from Apple is the Mail Box administration. Do I really have to write more about this? Conversations will be stored in so called Threads. Wondering about the similarity to the chat-like message function on our N900.
And at last really something new: iAd. The name alone should tell you all. Advertising on the phone. Yes, that´s what I really want to have, don´t you?
Don´t misunderstand me: I like the iPhone. It´s a very stylish designed smartphone just for the right audience. Amazingly with this new features it will more and more be competitive with devices like ours. Where Apple wants to go with its iPhone?
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Last but not less important, here is the comparison on the Features aspect between this two.
The first impression is the OS. The Nokia N900 with his brand-new Maemo 5, a Linux-based OS open source! Very promising. On the other hand, the Apple iPhone 3Gs with his own iPhone OS based on Mac-OS meaning a Closed Source with open source components.
On the messaging area, both present the same possibilities such as SMS, MMS, Email and Push-Email (every new e-mail is instantly and actively transferred to the phone, more info click here). This last part is the reason why I added this point, because there is not a difference as you read it but I wanted to point out that each one has his own push-email service but not as good as the Blackberry service (that´s the case on the iPhone 3Gs) as long as I have read on this subject. In the case of the Nokia N900 this would be true if it would have the Nokia Messaging Email, but it´s unknown.
The Browser. As an Internet tablet the Nokia N900 leads with the capability to use the WAP 2.0, xHTML, HTML and RSS feeds protocols (Thanks to the Flash Player 9.4 on it). While the iPhone 3Gs only has HTML protocol.
Finally, some difference on some feature that I didn't know how to categorize are on the Nokia N900 the Stereo FM Radio, Java (MIDP 2.1), a wide variety of music and video format (audio: MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ and video: WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD) and a Document Viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF).
This is how we get to the end of this intensive comparison. Some things to clarify here, is about the OS that we don't know too much about the Maemo 5, practical talking, because we haven't seen it running yet, so that's why I like to say that is promising, we have to wait to see the results. And about the Browser part, I want to add that on the Nokia N900 you can navigate to almost all the internet pages due to those attributes I have mention before.
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After a little break from this competition we bring it back. We have already reviewed the Networking & Data and Display & Sound aspects. Today, Memory & Camera aspect. It would end up surprisingly well for one phone. Let´s start!
Both phones come with an incredible Internal storage memory. The iPhone 3Gs in two different version 16gb and 32 gb plus a 256 mb of RAM memory but the Nokia N900 only version comes with 32 gb (the same as the best of the iPhone 3Gs) plus a 256 mb of RAM memory.
The big difference on the memory is the expansion. While the Nokia comes with a card slot for a microSD and supports up to 16 gb taking the memory amount up to 48 gb, the lack of memory expansion on the iPhone 3Gs it doesn't look well.
Then we have the Primary Camera. Not surprisingly at all, we find that the Nokia N900 has a 5MP camera (2592 x 1944 pixels) with a Carl Zeiss optic, autofocus, Dual Led Flash and video light. While the iPhone 3Gs has a 3.15 MP camera (2048 x 1536 pixels) and autofocus. Not too bad for the iPhone 3Gs but for a high gamma phone isn´t enough (comparing it with his directs competitors).
Some camera features are geo-tagging due to both phones having GPS. But the iPhone 3Gs also has Touch focus.
The video on the Nokia N900 are amazing, WVGA (848 x 480) with 25 fps (this is the quantity of photos that the phone takes per second to fullfil the video. It has direct influence on the sizes of the video, more information click here) as expected due to his camera. And on the iPhone 3Gs (a new feature included in this iPhone beyond the unofficial on the other iPhones), VGA (640 x 480 pixels) with 30 fps and video geo-tagging (nothing that on the Nokia N900 some could develop an app for this).
Last but not less important the Second camera which is used to make video calls thanks to the 3G network. With the Nokia N900 we would be able to do this, …
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Although the differences on Network & Data aspect are not to important, now in this aspect (Display & Sound) we would find that this two master pieces really have important ones.
First of all we have the size of the display. Both are 3.5 inches but the resolution on the Nokia N900 is up to a 800×600 pixels while in the iPhone you only have a 340×480 pixels. The display resolution of a display device typically refers to the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed, so this would lead to a better definition of the images.
Having many pros the N900 makes the iPhone 3Gs looks bad. But now it´s the iPhone 3Gs who wins with a dimension of 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm (a nice dimension considering that it´s a Smartphone) while the Nokia N900 dimensions are 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm (part of this due to the QWERTY keyboard).
The dimensions bring another problem to the Nokia N900, the weight of 181 g against the only 131 g of the iPhone 3Gs. Again, due to a few more physical features.
Finally the sound part, Nokia has got us used to have stereo speakers (3.5 mm) on their phones while the iPhone 3Gs has a single speaker (3.5 mm either).
Not only the good features have to be taken on account when choosing a phone (this makes it very attractive) but the size it´s important. Because you have to feel comfortable with it, when using it or while it´s on your pocket. So between this two you have to choose size or excellent features.
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Comprising this two beast of the mobile community could not change the choice of the people. I know that it won't lead to that, but it´s good to establish the important difference and unique qualities that this two phones have between each other. I won´t talk about each specification of the phones and then compare against each other. What I´ll do it´s to talk about their punctual differences and special features.
I am going to compare each aspect on diverse post because if not, it would end up on Megapost and I don't want to bore you that´s not my objective. I only want to inform you.
In the Network & Data aspect, we would find that both phones are very similar but with little differences.
One of those is the possibility of having HSCSD (Improves the speed of transmission over the GSM network, for more information please click here) on the Nokia N900 while in the iPhone 3Gs is missing.
Not surprising at all, we find that the iPhone 3Gs lacks of DNLA, a standard used by manufacturers to allow entertainment devices within the home to share their content with each other across a home network (more info here). Something that Apple has got us used to find when talking about sharing with other manufacturer´s devices.
Then exist a little difference on the speed of transmission over the HSDPA, where the iPhone 3Gs only has a 7.2 Mbps while the Nokia N900 reach a 10Mbps.
The last structural difference it´s the lack of an Infrared Port on the iPhone 3Gs. It´s not essential to have this, because it has became obsolete to establish a transmission, but we can´t forget that thanks to this little buddy we can have the benefit of converting our phones on Universal Remote Control!(Like on the Nokia N900, check here).
Conclusion: Beyond the infrared port lack, both phones have pretty much the same for regular users. For a more exquisite user, the Nokia N900 has better conditions. It´s just a few centimeters ahead of the iPhone 3Gs (in Network & Data aspects).


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How one man created a rug firm with a famous following
A magic carpet ride might be the best way to describe Christopher Sharp's journey.
Starting out idly browsing the souks of Saudi Arabia as a hobby, he now runs a multi-million pound business selling rugs to a star-studded client list.
The Rug Company, which Mr Sharp set up with wife Suzanne in 1997, creates handmade designer rugs, which cost between £2,000 and £8,000 for an average 9ft by 6ft (2.7m by 1.8m) rug, and can run into the tens of thousands of pounds.
Former Microsoft founder Bill Gates, actresses Sarah Jessica Parker and Cameron Diaz, reality TV stars the Kardashians, British chancellor George Osborne, and former Manchester United football manager Sir Alex Ferguson are all customers.
Even Prime Minister David Cameron is a fan, commissioning a bespoke wall hanging from the firm to give to Barack Obama to commemorate the US president's 2011 state visit to the UK.
Designer friends
As the 53-year-old Mr Sharp breezes into the room fresh from a flight from Nice, long haired and more than six foot tall, it's easy to imagine him charming his famous clientele.
Such customers helped drive sales to £22.4m for the financial year which ended in March, with £4.3m in profits. And the firm now has 22 shops globally, with six in the US and three in the UK, including the rug department at Harrods.
Mr Sharp credits the firm's regular collections of rugs created by well known designers including Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Diana von Furstenberg, which account for half of its sales, for its success.
"Because we work with all these designers it's always new. No one else does modern rugs the same way in the UK," he claims.
Despite their importance to the business, Mr Sharp says getting the various designers to work for them was "fairly random and serendipitous".
He adds: "It's not been a master plan of 'these are all the people we want to work with'. For example, I met Paul Smith while I was buying a shirt in his shop."
Even Mr Sharp's interest in rugs was initially just a way to kill time. He and his wife started collecting them when Mr Sharp was based in Saudi Arabia for his former job as a film producer, and the local souks offered the best night life.
It was only when Mr Sharp quit film producing and they spent some time in Malta - Suzanne's home country - that the interest became commercial. They opened a shop there to sell some of the rugs they'd collected "on a very small scale".
This gave them a sense of the possibilities, and once they returned to London to school their four children, they immediately checked out the local rug shops to see whether they could compete.
"Back then generally it was people doing closing down sales with 90% off, or you'd go into the shop and they wouldn't give you the price. We just felt there was an opportunity for a shop with normal retail practices," says Mr Sharp.
Brand focus
The couple used their savings to open their first store in Chelsea in London, with everything priced, and a focus on good service.
From the outset they spent heavily on advertising, taking out full page adverts in quality interior design magazines.
"This French guy came into the Chelsea shop, and I could tell he was disappointed, and he said: 'Oh your advertising is so big and your shop is so small'. But that's what you want to do. You want to be bigger than the brand," says Mr Sharp.
The firm initially stocked traditional rugs, but with many of the people who came in exclaiming they were "exactly like the ones my grandmother used to have", the firm decided to change tack.
A year after first opening, Mrs Sharp, who continues to oversee the creative side of the business, designed a contemporary collection of rugs. The fact these sold well changed the direction of the entire business, and they went from buying rugs to creating them.
The rugs themselves are made in Nepal, where the firm employs 2,000 staff. Each rug takes an average of four months and 20 people to make, making them "good value" despite their high price tag, says Mr Sharp.
Mr Sharp gives the impression of having effortlessly charmed his way to success, but he says it was tough initially. He started out working on the shop floor, and for the first five years they made no money at all.
"I remember saying to Suzanne in the third year that we'd been working for the past three months and lost £30,000, we'd have been better off if we hadn't done anything at all," says Mr Sharp.
What kept them going he says is their "ambition", and their confidence that they had found an untapped niche.
The catalyst to the business taking off, he says, was inviting the then top 10 interior designers in London to create a rug. "We said 'you know what your customers like, design the perfect rug for them'. So we had a collection that they started using."
Today the firm sells 80% of its rugs to interior designers.
And since 2008, when it sold a 30% stake in the business to private equity firm Piper, which insisted it install both a financial director and a chairman, as well as hold regular board meetings, it has expanded rapidly, opening 10 new stores.
"Until they turned up it was a typical entrepreneur business. We were really good at design and marketing, and our shops were great, but the back end of the house - the plumbing and the wiring - were quite sketchy," says Mr Sharp, who holds the chief executive position.
Despite the closer focus on costs, the firm continues to spend big, and currently employs a full-time chef for its Chelsea shop, enabling customers to eat breakfast or lunch as they browse.
Mr Sharp says: "It's that sort of thing that seemingly isn't going to make a business any money that creates a luxury brand from a non-luxury brand.
"If you're going to be a luxury brand, then you're going to have to live in a luxury way and we're quite good at that."


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1. Baptism: With Reference to Its Import and Modes by Edward Beecher (1849)
"On the other hand, the purifications of men were exceedingly numerous, and of various kinds. ... Why should the Apostle leave purifications so ..."
2. Palestine in the Time of Christ by Edmond Stapfer (1886)
"purifications. EASTERN nations, living as they do under a burning sun, have understood from time immemorial the necessity of frequent washings. ..."
3. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1856)
"ON THE purifications OF THE JEWS. IT was requisite that every one who was about to ... I. The purifications were for the most part performed with water, ..."
4. Biblical Archaeology by Louis Berkhof (1915)
"CEREMONIAL purifications. a. The General Idea of Purification. Israel was called a holy people and its land, a holy land. This indicated at once a state ..."
5. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"... is only a sacred and unutterable Mind, flashing through the whole world with rapid thoughts. FROM THE POEM OF purifications • AND there was among them ..."
6. History of Europe: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the by Archibald Alison (1849)
"By successive purifications, as they were called, all those who retained any sentiments of humanity, ... purifications of the club. \D?ux .. Amis, xu. . iv. ..."
7. Manual of Biblical Archaeology by Carl Friedrich Keil, Peter Christie, Alexander Cusin, Frederick Crombie (1887)
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Not only is it the law in Mill Creek, there are also advantages for you and your pet. Lost cats and dogs are often identified by a license and returned to owners by officers in the field instead of being transported to a shelter. Licensed animals with current information on file are held a minimum of five days at the shelter whereas an unlicensed pet, or one with outdated owner information, is legally held for only 72 hours. Owners of pets wearing a license are notified when their pet is impounded by the shelter.
A $5 license, with up to date contact information on file, is your pet's free ride home.
Yes, Mill Creek has a leash law as described by Municipal Code 6.14.020. The law states that it is unlawful for an owner to allow a dog to run loose. When off the owner's premises, a dog must be leashed and in physical control of a person. If you're having a problem with a stray dog, contact Animal Control.
Always call 911 and an animal control or police officer will be dispatched to the scene. Attempt to get as much information about the animal, including details about the animal as well as the owner's name and address.
If a dog is running at large and the owner is not present, please remember which direction the dog is running. This information will help an Animal Control Officer to find and secure the dog.
We will investigate an incident, take a report, statements and photos, contact the dog's owner and, if necessary, place quarantine on the animal for ten days or more.
Immediately call the police department and report your lost pet. All lost and found pet information is maintained in our computer system and can be used to match up a pet with their owner. Place lost posters in your area and call or visit the Everett Animal Shelter and PAWS. It may also be helpful to call local veterinary hospitals to see if they have been contacted about your pet.
If your pet is found, we will be able to contact you quickly through the pet license tag which is required for all dogs and cats which reside within the city limits. When speaking with Animal Control, please verify that your contact information is correct in our system for this very reason.
Yes, Mill Creek has a Scoop Law as described by Municipal Code 6.14.010. The law requires all persons walking dogs away from their premises to carry a bag of sufficient size to pick up fecal matter deposited by their dog. Owners are responsible for cleaning up after cats who leave fecal matter on neighboring property at well.
There is not a leash law for cats in Mill Creek. However, it is unlawful for owners to allow cats to trespass onto the private property of another. If you have a problem with stray cats on your property, call Animal Control at the Police Department for advice on the best way to handle the problem.
Mill Creek has a noise ordinance which includes barking dogs. If you are bothered by a continual howl or a chronic barker, you should first speak to the dog owner and let him/her know that you are disturbed by the noise. Try to work out a solution in a neighborly manner. If the problem persists, call 911 while the dog is barking so an officer may experience the problem and handle it as necessary.
All cats and dogs impounded by the Police Department are taken to PAWS in Lynnwood. You may call their office at 425-787-2500.
All other animals impounded are taken to the Everett Animal Shelter. You may call their office at 425-257-6000.
Whether a permit is required or not depends upon the scope of the work. If you are replacing roofing material in kind (e.g., shingle to shingle, asphalt to asphalt), then a permit is not needed. If you are replacing the roof sheathing, you will need a permit. You will also need a permit if you are changing roofing material or changing the structure of the roof line in any way. Please note permits are required for the re-roof of multifamily homes and commercial property
Permits are not required for one story (12 feet maximum to roof peak) detached accessory structures used as a storage sheds or playhouses, and similar uses not exceeding 200 square feet; however, compliance is required to all building and zoning code regulations.
Yes, a permit is required for a rockery / retaining wall more than 4 feet in height (measured from the bottom of the lowest rock to the top of the highest rock), or if the rockery/retaining wall is supporting a surcharge (from a slope steeper than 2 horizontal to 1 vertical, or a footing, etc.).
Yes, if the deck is more than 30 inches above the grade level measured within 5 feet adjacent to the deck. Also note that although the Building Department may not require a permit, sometime Zoning regulations may affect the size and location potential of a deck. Always contact the Planning Department before beginning a project. For help with your deck project, please check out the "construction tip sheets" available at: My Building Permit.com
First talk to the Planning Department for height restrictions, setbacks from the property lines, and allowable lot coverage. If your project fits within the Planning Department requirements, contact the Building Department for applicable building, plumbing, mechanical, energy, and electrical codes.
Yes. Concerns such as protection from decay, and the possibility of additional wind-load created by adding wall surface area are checked during the review of the plans and permit application. Job site inspections take this to the next step by looking for building code conditions that can only be verified during construction.
For most detached single-family residential projects you may draw your own plans if you have the ability. The main requirements are that the plans accurately convey the scope of the project, include adequate details and dimensions, and all applicable job site conditions are on the plans. It may be necessary to have the property surveyed for property lines, elevations and more, depending on the project.
1/4 inch = 1 foot is an acceptable scale for plan views, elevations and sectional views. Drawings intended to show more detailed information are commonly scaled at 1/2 or 3/4 inch = 1 foot. Site plans typically are scaled 1:10 and are sized to fit on the submitted sheets, but must not be too small to read easily. Please label all scales used on the plans.
You may do your own construction on the home you own.
Yes. It's classed as a single-family alteration/remodel or commercial tenant improvement.
Water purveyors are installing backflow prevention devices at the water meters, thereby creating a "closed" system in the waterline. Without an expansion tank, with no place for water to expand as it is heated in your water heater, the over-pressure device activates with each batch of heated water and releases a small amount of water. Frequent use such as this could create a buildup of minerals and/or prematurely wear out the over-pressure device. You cannot remove the over-pressure device because the increase of pressure could burst pipes or create a potentially life-threatening explosion hazard. A thermal expansion tank is installed to take care of the excess pressure while preserving the over-pressure device. You can see a diagram of a properly outfitted water heater by checking out the "construction tip sheets" available at: My Building Permit.com
Carbon Monoxide Alarms are required for new construction, outside of each separate sleeping area and on each level of the dwelling and in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. Carbon Monoxide Alarms are required in existing dwellings when alterations, repairs or additions requiring a permit occur, or when one or more sleeping rooms are added or created. Some exceptions apply. For more complete information see: Washington Administrative Code
The passport book has not changed—it allows you to travel by air, land or sea all around the world. The passport card is for land and sea travel only, between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Proof of US citizenship can be a state-certified birth certificate or a naturalization certificate, or previous passport that has been expired for more than five years. The document you provide WILL BE MAILED with your application form to the US Passport Office. Hospital birth certificates will NOT be accepted.
A Driver's License or State ID.
Passport services is committed to the issuance of your passport within 4-6 weeks—when all the proper documentation is provided. Passport applications can be expedited for an additional fee. Expedited passports take 1-3 weeks.
*If you are leaving in less than 14 days and have proof of travel, you may contact the Seattle Passport Agency Appointment Line at 1-877-487-2778 and get your passport even sooner.
As well as visiting the Mill Creek Passport Acceptance Facility, you may get information online
Download forms
If your passport was issued less than one year ago, use form DS-5504 and mail it in with a new photo and certified proof of the change.
If your passport was issued more than one year ago, use form DS-82: Renewal By Mail. You will need a new photo, certified evidence of the data change and a check.
For the most part the City of Mill Creek follows the Everett School District schedule in regards to inclement weather. However, many programs that start later in the day may take place even though school was cancelled. Make sure to call 425-551-7254 for updated information. If the school district is delayed, the 9:00 am Preschool Pals program will be canceled. If class is canceled due to inclement weather, there will NOT be a make-up day scheduled. No refunds will be given.
At this time, we do not take reservations for picnic shelters at our neighborhood parks. The shelters are available on a first come first serve basis. If you are having a party or large gathering, please be sure to remove any excess trash that does not fit into the trash receptacles.


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The Easy, Super-'90s Way I Keep Grown-Out Bangs out of My Face
Bangs, fringe, breakage — whatever you call it, it'll fit in some butterfly clips.
Remember when I regaled you all with the
wonders of pigtail braids transformed into updos? Well, fortunately (I think)
there's more where that came from.
Most of the time, when I just want to
get my hair off my face, I put it in a simple bun. But hair ruts are my arch
nemesis, and sometimes I want something a little more complicated than a bun but
can still do in just a few minutes.
Pigtail braids are really like the Charmander
of the hairstyle world: it looks pretty cute, until BAM--it's a flying, magnificent Charizard. By Charizard, I of
course mean low braided twist. It may not fly, but it is elegant, classy and
outrageously easy. Here's how to do it!
And you're done!
I really like that this looks super
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and neck. As I strive for in all hairdos, it's fancy tea party approved, but
you could also do this for work or something a bit more serious.
There's a ton of options for variations,
from the same base of braids. If I'm really lazy, I'll just grab both braids
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Python Tutorial
Python is a general-purpose interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, and high-level programming language. It was created by Guido van Rossum during 1985- 1990. Like Perl, Python source code is also available under the GNU General Public License (GPL). This tutorial gives enough understanding on Python programming language.
This tutorial is designed for software programmers who need to learn Python programming language from scratch.
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The Miller's theorem establishes that in a linear circuit, if there exists a branch with impedance Z, connecting two nodes with nodal voltages V1and V2, we can replace this branch by two branches connecting the corresponding nodes to ground by impedances respectively Z / (1-K) and KZ / (K-1), where K = V2 / V1.
In fact, if we use the equivalent two-port network technique to replace the two-port represented on the right to its equivalent, it results successively:
And, according to the source absorption theorem, we get the following:
As all the linear circuit theorems, the Miller's theorem also has a dual form:
Miller's dual theorem
If there is a branch in a circuit with impedance Z connecting a node, where two currents I1 and I2 converge, to ground, we can replace this branch by two conducting the referred currents, with impedances respectively equal to (1+ a) Z and (1+ a) Z / a, where a = I2 / I1.
In fact, replacing the two-port networkby its equivalent, as in the figure,
it results the circuit on the left in the next figure and then, applying the source absorption theorem, the circuit on the right.
Miller's theorem applies to the process of creating equivalent circuits. This general circuit
theorem is particularly useful in the high-frequency analysis of certain transistor amplifiers at
high frequencies.
The Miller Theorem (and "Effect")
Suppose that we have two networks separated by a bridging element Y. The equivalent circuits shown above represent particular important examples of such a situation
Further, suppose that we can establish the following "gain relationship" by independent means:
and, thus, we may write
If everything else remains unchanged, this bridged configuration can be replaced by a configuration of "decoupled" networks as follows:
where by equivalence we must have
The Classic Solution to the "Miller Effect"
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