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By JON CHESTO Boston Business Journal The folks who think that manufacturers cant make it here in Massachusetts should have a chat with Chris von Alt.
The CEO of Hydroid, the underwater robot manufacturer, is presiding over a period of tremendous growth and all of the companys robots are made here in Massachusetts, at Hydroids buildings in Pocasset.
Hydroid has become one of the fastest growing employers in the state this year, as the Cape Cod company looks to expand its staff by nearly 40 percent in 2013. Hydroid currently has 107 employees. Thats up from 92 employees at the end of 2012. Von Alt tells me he hopes to add another 20 by the end of the year.
The company is responding to steady demand for its REMUS line of underwater robots, also known in the industry as autonomous underwater vehicles. Von Alt says more than 30 were shipped last year, and he expects a similar number this year. But the company needs more workers, in part to provide support for the AUVs that are already deployed and to expand research and development efforts.
Hydroid is constructing a 40,000-square-foot facility that will centralize the firms operations work under one roof when its done next year. Von Alt says the company currently uses 40,000 square feet among four buildings, and will likely keep at least some of the space after the new building opens.
Hydroid was started by a team of seven people, including von Alt, in 2001 as a spin-off from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The firm was acquired by Kongsberg, the Norwegian conglomerate, in 2008 for $80 million.
Von Alt says the somewhat remote Cape location can be a mixed blessing in terms of attracting talent. For people who like to sail in their free time, its obviously ideal. But the Upper Cape might not be the first choice for recent graduates who want to live in an urban setting. Still, he says, he has at least a few employees who make the 60-mile drive from Boston every day. And he says that now that Hydroid has a critical mass and is no longer a startup, potential employees would be more willing to relocate to the Cape knowing that their job situation there would be stable.
Von Alt remains a big believer in domestic manufacturing, and says there are no plans to ship Hydroids specialized engineering and manufacturing work overseas.
If youre smart and you (have) a good business model, you can hire people in the U.S. and be competitive with anybody in the world, von Alt says. The secret is to work on things that matter and build something thats important to your customers. Jon Chesto is managing editor, print, of the Boston Business Journal


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...is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
~ Albert Camus
There is something about the gentle days of fall, when the weather is warm and the breeze is mild. Watching a leaf caught in an air current, sway and whirl as it makes its descent, makes me want to wrap myself in something cozy and lay in a hammock. Feel the sun on my face. Take in the sweet incense of the demise of summer. There is something nostalgic in it. And... as much as I loathe winter, I wouldn't swap these dog days of fall for anything.
I don't have a hammock, but I do have something cozy. A Pleece Throw from Design House Stockholm.


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"Snow had fallen...snow on snow...
Snow on snow...In the bleak mid-winter... Long ago."
~ Christina Rosetti
If you have time to stroll today, and if your weather permits, please post about about it on your blog and then come back here with a comment and a link to your post. You may use the Sunday Stroll button at the top of this post on your post or side bar if you would like. I will add participant names to this post so other strollers can walk through your garden too.
Look who's is strolling:
Margaret at Periodic Pearls
Cloudhands at Uncarved Block
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Johannesburg – Worldwide, the high rates of HIV in prisons pose a serious threat for prison populations and in turn, the broader community. The lack of knowledge and education amongst prisoners regarding the risks of contracting and transmitting HIV, along with the absence of protective measures and proper health services in prisons, increases their risks of infection. Upon release, despite having been at high risk of exposure for HIV transmission whilst in prison, most return to the community where they may engage in pre-existing high risk activities for the transmission of HIV such as sexual behaviour of multiple concurrent partners and Injecting Drug Use (IDU), and as a result increasing the risks of HIV infection for the broader community.
Prison and public health authorities and national Governments are therefore faced with significant challenges in dealing with HIV related issues in prison settings, which demand coordinated action. Furthermore, available information on the prevalence of HIV and IDU in prison settings is vague, drawn from statistically non-representative samples from a limited number of countries. For the most part, and especially in Africa, strategies to address HIV in prisons are isolated and not well situated within national HIV action plans and strategies.
In this light, UNODC, in partnership with WHO, the World Bank and UNAIDS, and through the financial support of the Swedish/Norwegian HIV/AIDS Team for Africa, today launched the African HIV in Prisons Partnership Network (AHPPN) in Johannesburg, South Africa. This Southern and East Africa consultation held between 17 and 18 November 2009 involved representatives from prison authorities, national aids councils, health, research and academic institutions, civil society and various United Nations Agencies from 16 African countries.
The overall objective of the AHPPN is to support relevant stakeholders in their efforts to mount effective, human rights-based responses to HIV in prisons in Africa, through advocacy and facilitation of international, national and multi-sectoral cooperation and action. The Network furthermore aims to facilitate knowledge sharing and linkages between government officials and other relevant stakeholders, including civil society, to ensure a holistic approach is adopted.
Discussing the need to adopt this holistic way forward, Ms. Elizabeth Mataka, the United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa and Keynote Speaker at the launch noted, "we cannot work in silos…we need everyone, from Government officials, National AIDS Councils, law enforcement agencies, civil society organisations, prisoners and former prisoners, to truly reach the objectives of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support for this particular sub-population, but also with benefits for society-at-large".
This integrated multi-sectoral approach to HIV and AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support strategies in prison settings in Africa will result in well articulated policies and programmes driven by Governments operating within the widely recognised international standards of human rights and medical ethics in their provision of health services for prisoners. The Network will also serve to ensure that HIV prevention, care, treatment and support programmes in prisons are developed and implemented on the basis of qualitative and quantitative data and evidence-based successful practices.
Supporting this need for comprehensive, data-back programmes, Ms. Mataka stated, "We need more comprehensive information about the HIV situation in prisons across Africa in part through sero-prevalence studies and behavioural surveys. This information should inform the development of evidence-based comprehensive, HIV prevention, care, treatment and support services for men, women and juveniles in prisons and ex-prisoners; without discrimination. These services, it goes without saying, should be of the same quality and standard, as non-prisoners; and address linkages with the broader community."
Focussing on areas such as HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, mental health, drug use and prison overcrowding, and by facilitating international cooperation and sharing of experiences, the AHPPN will provide and facilitate technical support access to Member States, encouraging improved prison health services and overall prison management.
The principle outcome of the Consultation Forum is the adoption of an AHPPN Regional Declaration of Commitment on HIV and AIDS in Prisons, developed in consideration of the social, cultural and economic context of Africa to be used as the Framework for mounting effective responses to HIV and AIDS in prisons in the Region.
In order to support the Networks activities, the AHPPN website has been released to facilitate information sharing and ideas generation. One of the key advantages of the website is the ability to connect actors across the Continent and break the geographical divide whilst linking diverse people sharing a common interest. The adopted declaration will be available for download from the website from Wednesday 25 November 2009.
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Last night the Westlake Library hosted a poetry reading in honor of National Poetry Month. Four Lake Writers, Becky Mushko, Rodney Franklin, Bruce Rae and Franz Beisser, all read original works, as did Beatrice Iceman.
The guest of honor, though, was Jim Minick, poet and literature professor at Radnor University. His readings from Her Secret Song, a collection about an aunt, were powerful and moving. If anyone wants to read more by a Southwest Virginia poet who captures the rhythm of life, check out Jim's work.
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The same newsletter reported on a study which looked at over 16,000 mammograms and discovered that calcification in the blood vessels of the breasts can be correlated with a 54% increase in ischemic stroke. This type of stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood to the brain. The American Heart Association is recommending that mammograms be used for early stroke detection.
What about the pain of a mammogram? There is now a soft foam pad, called the Woman's Touch MammoPad that can be placed on the surface of the compression plates. A study reported at a meeting of the Radiological Society of North America reported that 70% of the women said their pain was cut in half.


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On Photography
"To collect photographs is to collect the world."
photo by Thomas Wrede
"Photographs are perhaps the most mysterious of all the objects that make up, and thicken, the environment we recognize as modern. Photographs really are experience captured, and the camera is the ideal arm of consciousness in its acquisitive mood."
photo by Thomas Wrede
photo by Thomas Wrede
"Humankind lingers unregenerately in Plato's cave, still reveling, its age-old habit, in mere images of the truth. But being educated by photographs is not like being educated by older, more artisanal images. For one thing, there are a great many more images around, claiming our attention. The inventory started in 1839 and since then just about everything has been photographed, or so it seems. This very insatiability of the photographing eye changes the terms of confinement in the cave, our world. In teaching us a new visual code, photographs alter and enlarge our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have a right to observe. They are a grammar and, even more importantly, an ethics of seeing. Finally, the most grandiose result of the photographic enterprise is to give us the sense that we can hold the whole world in our heads -- as an anthology of images." read on Susan Sontag's seminal essay On Photography
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Corum extends their Admiral's Cup Collection of timepieces with this 48 Black Flag Chronograph. The 12 sided case of the Black Flag is cut from black titanium and is housed in a 48mm casing that features luminescent blue detailing and an hour, minute, and seconds counters. A vulcanized rubber bezel adds to the finish. Expect a quality movement from this Corum timepiece.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Corum Challenge 48 Black Flag Chronograph
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Thursday of the Third Week of Advent
The readings for the day can be found here.
What a wonderful convergence of oddities in the readings for the day! Both Manoah and his (unnamed) wife and Zechariah and Elizabeth are barren couples bearing children who will be great, being told by angels to consecrate their children from birth. We certainly know other infertile women in the Bible who will go on to bear important children: Sarah, Rebekah, Leah and Rachel, Hannah. Something in us (or at least in the Bible) seems to like the idea that great heroes are born, not just made: they were chosen from before their birth, they were destined to be great, they demonstrated even as children the seeds of greatness that made them memorable as adults. Little George Washington's honesty about cutting down a cherry tree says something about how we see the leader: someone who was destined to be trustworthy, upright, even at a cost to himself. I wonder if there is a wish to keep oneself from having to be "great," as if to say that prophets and genuises and change agents have extraordinary callings, whereas I was just an ordinary kid, and I'm pretty ordinary as an adult.
I don't much like the idea of God having some specific plan for my life that I somehow have to guess; that makes it seem like there is one way to get it right and a million ways to get it wrong, and if I miss, I've screwed up my life. Most of our lives look like a pile of spaghetti, like "Plan B" (or C or D or W or BB...), not like some special calling I got before I was born and I always knew that this was what my life would be about. Except...we are all called before our births to greatness, even if that is ordinary greatness. We might fumble around to figure out where we are headed, but wherever we are, that is where we can be great. Last year for the month of November, when we were remembering saints and holy people and deceased loved ones, we put up pictures of "non-canonized" holy people, saints with a small s, in one of the chapels on campus: Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King and Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day, among others, as well as more local saints like our own SLU grad and prophet Mev Puleo. All of those people went through dramatic shifts in their lives - none of them seemed to follow some steady line from birth to fame, but somehow even as adults, even without being given a specific job right from the womb, they were capable of ordinary and extraordinary greatness. Their job was, in their own diverse settings, to manifest the will of God for the healing of the world. They did that by all kinds of means - teaching, washing the bodies of dying people, writing books, taking photographs, speaking against injustice. All of these are forms of greatness, even when it took them decades of their adult lives before they figured out how they were to live out that common call. Ignatius hardly followed a direct route to sainthood, and neither did any of these people on my chapel walls. Neither do I. Neither do any of us.


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Update your kitchen to be trendier with this contemporary design. Your kitchen will look modest by placing a square kitchen island on the corner in its minimalist furniture design. By incorporating the white wall, the white kitchen island will keep more spaces for your room. To brighten your room, display colorful kitchen tools on your open shelves. The presence of domed pendant lamp and big white clock will give more accent to your room.
In case you want to add space to your large kitchen, you can keep this contemporary design on your list. White color will always be effective to give spacious effect. To give a different look, choose white kitchen cabinet and match it with your beige porcelain. Round pendant lamp will highlight a contemporary look in your kitchen. Instead of using dining chairs, lay tapestry on the floor. It will give a cozy and homey feeling to help you relax.
Blend with nature will be the best title for this contemporary kitchen. Big windows in the kitchen let the sun lights your room neutrally. It goes well with the wooden cabinet in light brown. To give more accent, choose multiple cabinets painted in white. To highlight the natural design, wooden ornaments can be your best choice.
Leave the contemporary look to your small kitchen by applying white color. Choose a simple kitchen cabinet and open shelves to start the show. You can pick white cabinet with marble countertop equipped with metallic sink, and mini stove. The open shelves will be your best place to display your favorite book, and pictures. This kind of kitchen design will make you feel warm and welcomed.
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1922 E121 American Caramel (Series of 120) "Babe" Ruth - Holding Bird
Starting Bid - $1,000.00, Sold For - $3,818.75
Graded EX-MT 6 by PSA. Only example graded at this level with just one graded higher. Presented is an exceptionally attractive high-grade E121 American Caramel card of Babe Ruth, one of several different cards of Ruth in the set, and certainly the most unusual and memorable. This card features one of the most unusual photographs of the Babe to ever appear on a card. He is pictured holding a bird, with an unidentified gentleman sharing the spotlight with him on the field to his right. Most likely this photograph captures some promotional event, the significance of which has been lost to time. Ruth's eyes are firmly fixed on the bird, which is what we would be doing if we were holding a bird, while the gentleman's gaze is toward the camera. Our guess, based on the position of his hands, is that the gentleman in street clothes is holding a string which is tied to the bird's foot, so it can be handled and not fly away, and that the box at Ruth feet is the bird's carrying case. Whatever is going on here, there is clearly an audience, as countless fans are in the stands, including one bearded gentleman in a front row seat in the background that appears to be arching his neck to get a better view himself. Perfectly clean front and back. Four square corners with just a hint of wear. The clean, white borders of this card frame a virtually flawless, bold image which is centered just a touch to the right, approximately 55/45. The black text on the reverse is crisp, bold, and essentially flawless. This is a very attractive high-grade example of this classic Babe Ruth card, the finest example we have ever offered and worthy of the finest Ruth collection. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,000/$3,000+. SOLD FOR $3,818.75
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You Need To Know How Mukesh Ambani Son Anant Looks Now
|source via:- google search, Mukesh Ambani Son Anant Weight Lost Photo is shocking and has surprised many viewers
Anant Ambani, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has reportedly shed close to 70 kgs almost half of what he weighed a few months back.
On Saturday, a much thinner Anant surprised many when he visited Somnath temple.
He has also done several marathon runs at the Reliance refinery in Jamnaghar.
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1992 Lancia Delta Integrale EVO I 2.0 turbo 16v
The best car of more 60 I have owned
I had to change all the hoses, the water pump, the exhaust rear box, the air conditioner charger died and the electric conection was disconnected.
I needed a crane truck four or five times to send the car to the garage.
The maintenance is expensive.
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It's the best car I have owned. I have had more than 60 cars in my life. Actually I have eleven cars, Escorts MKI, MKII, Capris MKI, MKIII, Minis, Pajero 2.8 Tdi, etc.
When I brought the Lancia, during two months, my legs trembled when I stopped the car.
It's a future classic car, and its styling will never be obsolete.
I hope to own it forever.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
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Don't let the lack of blogging activity fool you into thinking BeerTech hasn't been racing. The truth is, I've been racing every other week for the past month and a half. Three weeks after JP and I raced at Rockingham, I hit CMP with the Southeast guys and gal, then with just one weekend off... I joined the Mid-Atlantic guys for a hot weekend of racing on VIR's north course. And in a few short days, JP and I will be attacking Road Atlanta for the first time. Which quite frankly is why I'm going to crank this race report out. I don't want to have to try to recap 3 races in one report.
CMP | July 14-15
In short, this was another weekend that I'd just as soon forget. I spent the whole weekend just trying to avoid being lapped. I was able to stay with the pack for the 1st lap but after that... they'd just pull away. I was spending all my time just trying to keep the car on track. If the car wasn't plowing though turns it was all over the place. Turns out it was because my whole rear end suspension had worked itself loose. I even had a loose rear axle nut on the drivers side. The combination of the car and the track conditions on Sunday made me think something had busted. Even at low speeds, I couldn't get the car to turn right. I think things were compounded (no pun intended) by running off line and picking up a bunch of rubber and trash. The only upside of the on-track portion of the weekend was I was able to practice driving a very poorly set up car. Something I learned, I'd rather not do again.
Off the track was a totally different experience. In contrast to the hot days, the evenings were nice and cool. The awards ceremony had some added entertainment with Al receiving the coveted 6th place trophy and Brandon winning his first race and the raffled CoolSuit system. The evening however hadn't even started until we ran into Hippy Harry and his stuffed possum. I'm not at liberty to divulge all the details of the evening, but Sunday started with an eerie fog that mysteriously cause several cars to be misplaced.
VIR | July 28-29
With only a week before heading to VIR and a very heavy work load... a questionable rear wheel bearing and whacked out alignment, I decided to let someone else deal with things. So I took my car to Carr Industries. Dropping it off on Wednesday and picking it up on Friday on my way out off town. I was going to just have to hope they'd get everything worked out.
My first test was in Saturday's practice. The car setup was so different from CMP, I had to get used to driving a totally different car. By the time qualifying rolled around I was much more comfortable in the car, out qualifying Canterbury. That may have been the highlight of my weekend and the ego boost I've needed to dial things up. Sadly, come race time... I would fail to complete the race due to an "off" that was triggered by me pushing too hard on greasy tires and Canterbury closing in. Coming through hog pin with 3 laps remaining, I dropped 2 wheels on the outside, came back on too soon... went back across the track and "brushed" the inside Armco, pulling my spoiler half off. All the way off would have been better. I was forced to return to the paddock and free the spoiler.
Not the ending I was looking for, but it was good to run with the pack for a change.
Sunday's quali was not as fruitful. I started 22nd... dead last. The track was HOT and the racing was intense. I was able to take a few positions throughout the race but the most eventful lap was the last. Paul M. had spun ahead of me in the middle of the race (as he tends to do) and was in my rearview for a better part of the race. Closing in as we dropped into roller coaster, I felt confident I was going to be able to keep him from getting past me before the checker. Little did I know, he was going to dive-bomb me in the last right hander... running me off into the grass and taking the position. I was not happy! Especially due to the fact that Paul received the meatball flag (he had been dumping fuel on the track the entire race) with only 3 laps left, but failed to pit. After a heated exchange on track and a much cooler discussion in the paddock, I decided to let it go. Going from 22nd to 17th was good enough for me. I had a good race... stuck with the pack and had a few battles.
However... once the official results were posted (days later), I saw that Paul got moved to the last position and I was awarded 16th place. Nice to know there is justice out there.
Next up Road Atlanta.
And JP's turn to post a report.
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Oddly enough, goats have proved to be a popular topic in the J-Blogosphere:
- First, there was Batya's post about using goat milk to do a mitzvah.
- Next, A Mother in Israel discussed goats in Bnei Brak. (Yes, you read that correctly!)
- And finally, Miriam guest posted here on Our Shiputzim about her family's pet goat Hephzibah.
Speaking of Hephzibah, some of you observed that you hadn't pegged me as the type to have a livestock-owning sibling. And the truth is that all of us were startled to learn of the goat's existence.
However, one must embrace one's relatives' eccentricities. Indeed, there are those who claim that my blogging habit is equally unconventional. ("Do people actually read your blog? Seriously? Why??!!" –- a close family member)
In any event, here's a picture of Hephzibah, בכבודה ובעצמה:
If you've had the pleasure of visiting Miriam and her family, you're no doubt aware that their neighborhood is known for its strong winds.
Recently, these winds blew Hephzibah's house down. (Apparently, the wind was unable to distinguish between a goat and the Three Little Pigs…)
Thus, as you can see in the next two pictures, her owners were forced to tether her under the awning leading to their front door in order to protect her from the elements:
But not to worry.
Hephzibah's new digs are currently under construction:
And in conclusion, please prepare your favorite marionettes. All together now:
High on a hill was a lonely goatherd
Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo
Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd
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|Absolutely Almost
by Lisa Graff
"From the author of the National Book Award nominee A Tangle of Knots comes an inspiring novel about figuring out who you are and doing what you love.
Albie has never been the smartest kid in his class. He has never been the tallest. Or the best at gym. Or the greatest artist. Or the most musical. In fact, Albie has a long list of the things he's not very good at. But then Albie gets a new babysitter, Calista, who helps him figure out all of the things he is good at and how he can take pride in himself.
A perfect companion to Lisa Graff's National Book Award-nominated A Tangle of Knots, this novel explores a similar theme in a realistic contemporary world where kids will easily be able to relate their own struggles to Albie's. Great for fans of Rebecca Stead's Liar and Spy, RJ Palacio's Wonder and Cynthia Lord's Rules."
|I mildly enjoyed this book. I didn't find it spectacular, but I didn't hate it. Which means it will probably win the Newbery Award this year. Some reviewers were comparing it to Wonder , but I vehemently disagree with them. It didn't come anywhere near having the emotional impact on me that that book did. I agree more with the reviewer who said, "This is an absolutely almost good book". But hopefully it will speak to middle grade students who have struggled.
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Publisher's Weekly - Ages 8-12
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Battlefield 1942
The game won't let me man the turret on the tank when it's not being driven, and my friend's been able to do it. I need help!
Games Guru: I'm not sure this will work for a standing tank. But stand directly in front of it and first jump on to its base before you try the turret. If that doesn't work, ask your friend.


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It's billed as the halfway point of the season, but in reality it's about a week or so past that. The Rockies have predictably begun their July slide, winning only three of their last seven, though somehow they've managed to hold onto third place. They're an even .500 in the four games I've attended this year, and I witnessed them trade blowouts with the Phillies this weekend, stopping by Coors Field twice over a four-game set to enter the Break. Thursday's 11-2 win was plenty of fun to watch, with Trevor Story hitting two home runs, including one monster to deep left field, almost to the concourse.
Sunday's game was much more in the Phillies' favor. The Rox dropped the contest 10-3, despite Carlos Gonzalez crushing one to the third deck in right-center. I've seen him hit more than a few that direction this year, though none quite as far as that. I hope it bodes well for his appearance in tonight's Home Run Derby, where he's matched against the defending champion, Todd Frazier. Like Cincinnati last year, this year's home crowd in San Diego also has a hometown participant to root for in Wil Myers.
This year's field is heavily weighted toward the NL West, which is sending three participants—Myers, CarGo, and Corey Seager. The other five divisions have one representative each. Fortunately for the Derby, Petco Park is less of a pitcher's park than it used to be, which may not matter much anyway with batting practice pitches.
|2016 Topps Archives #104 Evan Longoria
|2016 Topps Archives #57 Charlie Blackmon
Usually it doesn't take this long for me to start talking about the cards, but I've seen a lot of baseball in person this weekend, which is my idea of a great summer. Blackmon gets the 1953 Topps treatment, one of three classic designs found in 2016 Archives, along with the 1979 design used for Longoria's card, and another you'll see later.
Longoria, by the way, was one of the players the Rockies passed over in the 2006 Draft, along with Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, and a few other now-obvious selections. The Rockies did draft Blackmon two years later, though this 1953-style card doesn't provide that level of detail.
|2016 Topps Archives #130 Tom Seaver
This card of Tom Seaver represents a common gripe about Topps Archives. From 1977 through 1982, Tom Terrific pitched for the Reds, yet he is shown as a Met on this 1979 design. There are lots of factors going on here, since he played for several teams throughout his career, and Topps only chose three set designs for the base set this year. He's probably most well-remembered as a Met, the team he played for when he won his only World Series championship in 1969.
I suppose we're a fickle bunch, us card collectors. But let's be honest here; Evan Longoria wasn't even born in 1979. And Charlie Blackmon certainly wasn't born in 1953. His parents might not even have been. But here we are, complaining about Tom Seaver appearing as a Met on the '79 design instead of as a Red. Which is fine with me. Isn't the whole point of this set to see players as they weren't pictured?
|2016 Topps Archives #12 Robin Yount
Like Yount, quite a few players now in the Hall of Fame hung up the spikes in 1993, including Nolan Ryan, Carlton Fisk, and George Brett. Other than the inaugural ballot in 1936, 1999 marked the first time that at least three players were elected on their first ballot in the same year. Fisk needed a second ballot to get in, but Yount, Ryan, and Brett all got in during their first year of eligibility. That's becoming less rare, as both 2014 and 2015 each saw three first-ballot players enshrined in Cooperstown, primarily the Braves' 1990s rotation.
|2016 Topps Archives '85 Father/Son #FS-GG Ken Griffey Jr. / Ken Griffey Sr.
|2016 Topps Archives #279 Josh Donaldson
Twenty-five years really zips by. Seeing a set you collected as a kid in an Archives set is the baseball card equivalent of hearing songs you listened to in high school on the Oldies station. Still, these 1991 cards might be my favorite ones yet to appear in any Archives set.
|2016 Topps Archives #271 Ted Williams
In case you were wondering, Williams went 185-for-456 in 1941. Interestingly, he had exactly one more hit in the following season, but somehow worked in 66 more at-bats, good for a still-awesome .356. Those early-'40s years helped him on his way to a .344 lifetime average, which stands as sixth-best in baseball history.
I find it interesting that Topps chose the 1991 design for The Splendid Splinter, as Williams started up his own card company in 1993, though he was a bit late to the party, closing up shop during the strike of 1994 after just two sets.
|2016 Topps Archives #282 Lou Brock
|2016 Topps Archives Blue #61 Kolten Wong /199
|2016 Topps Archives #141 Stan Musial
Your category is Baseball Dates. The question is, "What happened on June 2nd, 1925?"
Nothing in particular jumps out at me, but the upside-down answer gives almost any baseball fan more than enough information. That was the day "Lou Gehrig replaced Wally Pipp—and the rest is history."
Lou Gehrig appeared in last year's Archives set on a 1983 design, and he's in 2016's set on the same 1979 design as Musial. Not sure if there's a connection there in how Topps chose its trivia questions, but a reference to Gehrig's amazing streak of 2,130 consecutive games played on a card of the 1988 Donruss Puzzle guy from Donora, Penn. shows how awesome this set is. When you look closely at a pack like this, it's not even a disappointment that Target was out of Stadium Club.


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Whatte play man that was …..
Had gone with a misconception this was the novel by Chetan Bhagat called "One night at the call centre" …. then realised this is the story about the IITians ……
Liked the guy who played "Alok Gupta", "Neha" & "Ryan", but the best was the narrator played by S Vidyuth as "Hari".
Wanting to see the Kumaun Hostel at IIT Delhi, the backdrop of the play.
Lots of them were nostalgic about hostels, peer pressures, assignments (though our Engg days were not so pressurised for studies, but the hostel days were close enough). The audience too were an appreciative lot and applauded when it was needed and kept silent when it was needed.
Museum theatre in itself was lovely and would be eager to watch it again with my wife, when they re-run the show soon at Chennai.
Will post a few shots soon, of the cast.
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This fabric had the right tones and values and the stripes just looked like it would make really interesting binding! Isn't it gorgeous?
I fussy cut the portions I liked for the binding out into 2" strips.
Then it was spray starched and pressed in half. It was easy to line up, along the squiggle.
I sewed it onto the back and wrapped it around so I had the squiggle in the front.
Thanks to the fabric pattern, the front and the back have different patterns! It looks like it was so difficult to do, doesn't it?
BBQA quilt is done and ready for action!


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God! I really miss when Tony Moran used to do good mixes.....This is one of his best work ever!
Patti's voice shines throughtout the whole song. A truly Diva hit! Stomping Vocals!! A Classic Anthem!!
Released under MCA Records in 1997.
Enjoy !
Shoe was on the other foot(Moran's Miss Patti Anthem)
Shoe was on the other foot(Moran's Underground Mix)
Carleen Anderson - Let It Last
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Hey Self-Publishers, hope your writing and publishing week has been successful!
This week I've been checking out a few more YA books from my local library. I've really enjoyed being able to use the online library 'request' function - I've used it enough to know my library login username and password off by heart - which is about 50 letters and numbers... ok not really.
Apart from reading and Christmas shopping - I know, I know, I'm a freak! - I've been working with a few other self-publishers in New Zealand and around the world to get their picture books formatted for ebook for Kindle, iBook and Kobo.
There were some new authors and some returning clients who are all trying to get their books up online before the Christmas season starts. It is a great time of year for us self-publishers. From here on out things are going to get better and better until about April, then sales die down again. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the biggest sales days prior to Christmas and many, MANY digital devices are gonna be purchased for Christmas gifts. With Amazon's new kids tablet now on the market at a great price with heaps of kid friendly features, it is going to be a great time to get your kids ebooks ready and publishing.
There are a few common questions we get from new authors looking to use our services. I thought I'd share a few of these questions today and try to answer them as best as I can.
1) What file types can you (Findlay Books) format ebooks in?
We can format your ebook and provide you with a MOBI file for Kindle, and an EPUB file for iBook, Kobo or Smashwords.
2) What does it cost?
If you email us with your book type, how many pages you have and what file type you require, we will get back to you with a free quote. We have three packages:
- Children's picture book: NZD$50.00 up to 20 pages and NZD$2.00 per extra page (32-page children's picture book will cost $74.00).
- Ebook without complex formatting or images: NZD$70.00 first 200 pages and NZD$2.00 per extra 10 pages (original document is glitch-free and has no complex formatting issues).
- Ebook with complex formatting and images: NZD$100.00 first 200 pages and NZD$5.00 per extra 10 pages ($0.50/page). Each image used is NZD$5.00 per image. ("Complex formatting" includes issues with the original document's formatting, or inclusion of special layout, font colours, sizing, tables, or graphics, etc).
We will need a word doc of your completed manuscript, a pdf of what the book needs to look like - especially important if the book has heaps of images, and we will need all of your images as separate, best quality jpeg files.
4) What if I don't have jpeg files, can you work with png or tiff files?
Yes we can, but they need to be best quality. Reason for this is that we have to format the book's images by resizing them down to under 127kb each. This file size is tiny, but these are the requirements for Amazon publishing platform KDP. If we don't resize these images ourselves then KDP will and their platform doesn't care for quality. Another reason to do the image resizing ourselves is to control the size of completed product. The file size of the images used determine the end product size - and this determines your price. If you are uploading images at at a high resolution you may end up with a large MOBI file. This determines your price bracket - $0.99 plus for under 3MB file size & $1.99 plus for any ebook file size over 3MB.
5) What if I have words already on my images, does this matter?
If you have a picture book that has words already over the image - embedded on the image - we can work with you to create a fixed format picture book that resizes depending on which device it is viewed on. If the images don't have the words on them already, we can format the ebook so the words are below the image. The images will still resize according to device display, but the words can be resized by the reader.
6) Can you do pop-up enhancements?
Yes we can, but as a very basic function. We cannot create ebooks with audio and video files embedded as many of the self-publishing platforms will not allow files to upload with video and audio.
7) How do I get these files to you?
Once you have agreed to the quote, we will set up a Dropbox folder with your name on it and email the link to this folder to your email address. You can then add all of the files for your book into this folder and we will proceed with formatting your project for you.
8) How long with it take to format the book for me?
It depends on how many projects we have on the go. We endeavour to get picture books and basic chapter novels formatted within a week, two at the most, but the image-heavy projects with loads of graphics and formatting and layout requirements, these will take up to three weeks to complete. Bevan, my husband, works on these formatting projects in the evenings and weekends.
9) How do I make payment?
For international clients, we will send you a Paypal invoice to your email address. This email will take you to Paypal to pay either by your own Paypal account or by credit card. If you are based in New Zealand, we will send you an invoice with out account details on for you to deposit payment into.
Once the ebook has been approved by you and payment is made, we will remove the 'DRAFT ONLY' label on the copyright and back pages.
10) What else do I need to know about formatting for ebooks?
* Ebooks don't have page numbers. Because each page flows on to the next no matter what the size of the words are, the need for page numbers goes out the window.
* Each time you need to make changes in a book - update information, add to the edition, correct grammar/spelling, you will need to reformat your book again. Get it right the first time.
* You can apply to National Library of NZ for an ebook ISBN number. It is free.
For more information about formatting your book for digital publishing, visit our earlier post here: http://joyfindlayauthor.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/formatting-your-ebook-for-publishing-by.html
For more information, email us at: firstname.lastname@example.com. Please note we do not offer editing, beta-reading, or art design, nor do we publish your ebook, however we can offer direction on how to achieve these.
That's all for now.
If you have a book that is ready for digital formatting, we have a few spaces available next week and early November. Once Christmas hits we will not be on holiday for a few weeks.
Over and out
~ Joy Findlay


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This past weekend, my two Eldest Minions and I attended a family reunion with over 70,000 total strangers.
We went to ComiCon Salt Lake City. Three days of nerdtastic fun. Crowded exhibit floors (on Saturday, the Fire Marshall got out the clickers and instituted one-out, one-in policies). Amazing costuming (seriously, amazing). And a whole lot of geek family adoration.
Some beautiful things happened that made me a little misty, and a lot proud, and I didn't expect them at all. It's the unanticipated graceful moment that has the most depth, some days.
For instance, I never knew that the energy from a crowd of 50,000 people in one spot could be energizing. I'm a hermit, and married a hermit, and birthed hermits. We tend to not like crowds. But when you put 50,000 hermits in one space, everyone has that same "don't invade space, don't invade space" attitude, so even when the crush is a bit tight, everyone is keeping their own energy mostly to themselves, and it's not exhausting. It was… oddly invigorating. There were a lot of people, and they were all happy to be together.
And speaking of happy to be together: when one nerd recognizes the nerdness of another, and appreciates the level of devotion one person can have for a fandom, it is a beautiful thing. Normally shy, at events like ComiCon, a person can spot another in a similarly-themed costume, and holler "Hey, Pith buddy!"—and then get together for a snapshot that, judging only by the expressions on the faces, is of long-lost best friends finally meeting up. It's happiness. It's comfort.
There's a sense of community in shared fandoms. There's the delight when another human being calls out really random quotes or references to minor elements of a favorite book or show, and they fit perfectly, and are understood completely, and responded to with the appropriate line or gesture.
There's an instant kinship when someone sees this:
… and shyly asks, "Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters, right?" Because only a kindred spirit recognizes the cues that make a costume one genre versus another. And when those cues are recognized, there is instant camaraderie and delight.
I didn't expect to get emotional seeing entire families in costume, or to tear up when a large man in spectacularly-rigged Darth Vader costume knelt down to be in a picture with a tiny Jedi or Leia. I didn't expect to leak a bit from my heart watching adult cosplayers ask to shake the hands with children, and be in a picture with them, or genuinely compliment the bitty cosplayers on their work.
I'm from that earlier generation of nerds, hermits, and geeks who spent a lot of time at the library, and read sci-fi and fantasy books during lunch, and if we were gamers, we were quiet gamers who didn't talk a lot about it outside our own game, because that was setting ourselves up for ridicule and pain. And here we were this weekend, with entire panel discussions on the thematic relevance of games in modern society, and formal gaming groups right there in the exhibition hall. It was… liberating.
These sorts of people do "fun" a little differently than most, perhaps. There was standing-room only for panel topics like "HP Lovecraft: are his works thematically relevant in modern society?" and "Paradox: the physics of time and multi-dimensional travel." Only certain types of people get excited about modifying and hacking cell phones to control digital servo-motors to animate clockwork wing assemblies.
There's a cross-generational re-seeding and regeneration of fandom… such as the gentleman with a Wheel of Time Heron Blade, who had to get a picture of the kid in the Stargate Atlantis uniform, who recognized the blue silk sari of his own fandom on one of our young companions, and reminded me that there was an entire epic fantasy series I have yet to share with my kids.
The genuine joy that was manifest when groups of similarly-themed people posed for big pictures was… cool. Only "cool" doesn't go far enough. It was the joy that comes when we find a whole new family that feels as passionately as we do about something.
ComiCon is perhaps unique in that everyone is both an active part of the show, and an audience member, all at the same time. Having been complimented on her own costume by a very well-done adult cosplayer, my Eldest felt entirely comfortable expressing her delight and admiration to younger cosplayers, and posing just as graciously with them as her heroes did with her.
When a tiny princess asked for a picture with "her Maleficent", the Eldest felt compelled to reward her bravery with one of her pixie-people… because that's how fairy tales work. When bitty girls whispered and pointed, wide-eyed, the Eldest was comfortable kneeling down to chat and reassure them—and then they all squished in for a picture with "The Nice Bad Lady."
And there was the most wee of all tinykin girlies, with huge brown eyes, who, when asked if she had a favorite costume for the day, pointed at my girl, smiled and said, "Her."
To the other four Maleficents who were just as eager to have a picture with my Eldest as she was to have a picture with them: thanks for being part of my happiness.
To the impressively-dressed men who didn't just pose for a picture for my Boy, but who pulled him into the picture with them, and chatted about the mutual fandom, and were genuinely eager to ask about how he put various parts of his costume together: thanks for being new members of our nerdly family.
To the artists who were delighted to speak intelligently about inspiration, materials, techniques, and the work of being an artist: thank you for seeing my kid as a peer, not a consumer.
To the actors who were so genuinely delighted to meet us: thank you for being real. You are a delight to us.
To the grandparents who read Asimov and Tolkien by flashlight under the covers, to the parents who read Jordan and Brooks and Herbert, to the young parents who developed graphic novels and webisodes and cosplay, and to the rising nerdlings who inherit all the splendor and imagination and wonder we can impart: let your nerd flag fly, my brothers and sisters! We're a grand, weird, delightfully odd and beautiful family, and I love you all!


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Without daydreams between them, experiences themselves tend to become overly dreamlike- one displacing another suddenly and with too much logic -like sequences in a film, inexorable and coming to the point too soon.
Ideas come together the way way a body makes itself comfortable. Somewhere, perhaps in the throat, a shoulder or an arm the thought resides. The thought is a link between fragments that might fit together-that want to be together- so they remain immobile until they unite and escape by means of the voice.


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Oh, oh, oh, the joys of summer do delight! We have been holding class outside under the Cherry Tree and the Great Douglas Fir. We hide from the strong sun in dappled light, we bake cinnamon buns, a big favorite this season, and make art. We are surrounded by the blooming garden of flowers, herbs and berries.
Each season we make crowns, this summer we celebrated the garden. Summer Flower Crowns. Lovely.
Happy Summer.
Happy Summer.


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What is particularly striking is the fact that the stellar birth rate is higher in the cluster's center than at its edges -- the exact opposite of what happens in our local portion of the universe, where the cores of galaxy clusters are known to be galactic graveyards.
The discovery, made by an international team of researchers led by Kim-Vy Tran of Texas A&M University, College Station, could ultimately reveal more about how such massive galaxies form.
Tran and her team spent the past four months analyzing images taken by Spitzer, essentially looking back in time nearly 10 billion years at a distant galaxy cluster known as CLG J02182-05102. Mere months after first discovering the cluster and the fact that it is shockingly "modern" in its appearance and size for its age, the team was able to determine that the galaxy cluster produces hundreds to thousands of new stars every year. That is a far higher birth rate than that of galaxies relatively near to us.


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Sound Bites is a restaurant and bar in Somerville best known for their breakfast (although they do serve lunch and dinner). It's become famous with the locals for a few reasons:
1. The amazing breakfast
2. The rivalry with Ball Square Cafe (a similar breakfast spot next door)
3. The comparison to a certain Seinfeld character rushing customers to order and then out the door as soon as they finish
After hearing about Sound Bites and Ball Square Café, I decided to eventually try both and compare. I started with Sound Bites because there was a free spot at the bar when both places had a line. As expected, the service was quick and the staff did their best to keep the line moving. The make your own coffee and drink stations helped and I thought these were a great idea. For a casual breakfast, I would prefer to make my own coffee exactly how I like it. There were plenty of options to choose from including different roasts, milks and creamers, sweeteners, and flavored syrups, and the drink station included several juices, soft drinks, bottled and ice water. Although service was quick, I didn't feel rushed or like the server was annoyed when I ordered something not on the menu.
There were several dishes I wanted to try, but the Best of Boston award for pancakes on display made my choice a little easier. There were quite a few options including whole-wheat and various fruit toppings. I asked for whole-wheat banana walnut, and learned that any of the options can be made whole-wheat at no additional charge. There was a charge for the real maple syrup, but at $1.50 it was well worth it and made the award-winning pancakes even better. They were some of the fluffiest I've had and were filled with just the right amount of bananas and walnuts.
I also ordered a side of turkey sausage to go with my pancakes. I sometimes I find turkey and chicken sausage to be dry or bland compared to pork, but this was not the case. The sausage tasted fresh, and was well seasoned and tender. I didn't come close to finishing my breakfast, but managed to try a couple bites of hash browns (grilled mashed potatoes) and grilled blueberry muffin. Both were delicious, and I added them to the list of things to try when I go back!


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(Feeling grateful even for small harvests)
This month my Facebook newsfeed has been full of people posting their 30 Days of Gratitude. I blogged my 30 Days of Gratitude last year. But this year, I decided not to participate.
It's not that I'm against feeling grateful. I'm not ... we should reflect on what we are grateful for and as a mindfulness practice I find it very helpful. I think we should pause to note the abundance that we already have, especially in the season of harvest and before we hit Consumer-Christmas.
But, at the same time, the public naming of gratitude has a bit of the image-crafting problems that Facebook has brought into our online culture. Although I'm sure folks are usually just being genuine with their gratitude, the over-all effect of everyone listing all the things they are grateful for is ... a bit braggy. A bit off-putting.
Maybe it's just that, as Americans, we can turn even the 30 Days of Gratitude into a competition.
I found this quote in a book I'm reading right now:
If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy: but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
--Charles de Montesquieu
When we edit our lives to highlight the best parts, we are projecting a fake life for all to see and admire. It's something most people do all the time, and I do not believe it to be malicious. It may even be appropriate to a large extent - airing our dirty laundry or complaining on the internet all the time would be a bit of a drag and show inappropriate boundaries. But still .... cumulatively we are all guilty of raising the bar of expectations so high that now we can all feel like failures. Cumulatively, mind, so please don't feel bad individually.
So, I'd like to say this about my own gratitude:
- I am so grateful for the blessings I have received, which are many.
- I love my family very much.
- I can lose sight of my blessings when I think of all I want or all I should do.
- It really is true, that it's not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
I wish all a joyous and gratitude-filled Thanksgiving.


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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Confession of a girl who LIVES to be an Auntie!
Well...I confess that I didn't get to the office at a reasonable hour today. I just thought making strawberry pancakes with my nephew was way more important than an hour of work. In my not so humble opinion being an Auntie pretty much rocks! My nephew wakes up with more energy than 10 spider monkeys or 100 ninjas. Today he woke up as soon as he heard my alarm and was very patient with me when I hit snooze and wanted to go back to sleep for a few minutes. Pancakes just seemed like the right thing to do this morning. He did a great job stirring the batter! Couldn't have been a better breakfast! I mean really...how do you resist a little guy with underoos hanging out his pants? Look at that face! It begs for strawberry pancakes!
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When a door is closed, I will not just leave. I will knock on the back door. I will throw pebbles at the window. I will continue to seek His will in all things. I will not quit. I cannot quit. If I quit, I am turning my back on Him and I will not do any such thing. Someone said that turning your back on something that is biblical and not sinful, when you know it to be the will of God in your life, is a sin in its self. You are denying a faith in the God who sent His only Son to save you. I will not deny Him.
In order for me to have peace and joy, I need to heed His calling into my life. I have ran from sincere convictions too many times. I won't allow people to downgrade what He has placed in front of me. What he has placed in front of me is much too important. I won't stop until He tells me to stop. He will change my heart if He thinks I need to go in a different direction. Unless He does that, I will follow His lead. I owe it to Him to not quit. This goes for every area of my life. Personal, professional, church related. Every area. I'm done backing down when a road block is put in my way. I don't believe in accidents or chance encounters.


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Shooting is a generic term that people apply to all facets of our sport. In actual fact there are many Disciplines within our sport. Whether you are a pistol shooter or a cannon enthusiast, S.S.A.A. has something of interest to you. We cater for all. Whether the casual weekend shooter, the farmer wanting to sight in rifles and prove loads or someone aspiring to represent their country in Benchrest, contact your local branch for information on the disciplines they cater for.


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I was recently looking for a good way to store some of my files online and needed something more interesting than a simple storage space. I found "Wuala", an effort by Swiss students, Dominik Grolimund and Luzius Meisser. It uses the P2P technology to store your files across multiple computers in the internet grid.
SETI@Home was an effort to use the idle CPU resource of computers in the internet. Similarly, Wuala aims to use the idle hard drive resource of participant's computer in the internet. A user is deemed a participant if their computer is turned ON for at least 17% of the time.
Wuala provides 1GB of space and the next 4GB of space is provided in a cloud of computers that participate. Since it is not possible to risk storing a file at just one location, Wuala uses a system of breaking files in to chunks and distributing across multiple computers, thus providing persistent storage.
When the user uploads a file, the file is encrypted and then broken in to chunks. Some of the chunks are stored in Wuala's server and the rest are stored across various computers. When the file is requested to be read from the cloud, these chunks are brought together. With the better adoption of the system by more users, Wuala server will be replaced by just the computers on the internet.
The speed of upload is dictated by speed of download, implying that a user allowing more upload rate gets preference for higher download rate.
Wuala has been written in Java and is available on most platforms. It allows the user to specify folders as private, shared (with friends) and public. I tested the alpha version on a Windows machine and found their drag and drop feature to be very handy. It also provides an encryption system which allows your files to be stored securely and is better than other storage systems. Since the system is decentralized, it comes with a safety feature of being persistent by default. It allows the user to search the file names or tag them for a better search. I would recommend the system for folks who need a lot of storage space at no cost (who wouldn't?).
My only wish is that, Wuala should be accessible in the future without any installation. If I am using a computer locked up for any installation but I still need to access some files, then I should be able to access it using a browser. It is currently in their agenda and I hope it will appear soon.


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This resource highlights a few of the many women who have impacted STEM fields- through important explorations, discoveries and/or contributions. It includes first-hand stories, a resource guide, and downloadable posters and postcards.
This series of investigative activities for Cadette Girl Scouts begins with an overview of our inner solar system, emphasizes the planetary histories of Mars, Earth and Venus, then concludes with evidence for the greenhouse effect on Earth. The... (View More) activities introduce and reflect the scientific goals of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN), which reached Mars on September 21, 2014, and began its study of the Martian atmosphere. Cadettes will simultaneously learn about new technologies and gain new knowledge as they explore career pathways and develop potential service projects linked to the Cadette leadership journey. (View Less)
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This is the first module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Activities are self-directed by students or student teams using online videos and data from the SDO satellite to explore, research and build knowledge about... (View More) features of the Sun. Students build vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections, and creating resources to use in their investigations. Each activity comes with both a teacher and student guide with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos and internet resources. Activity 1A: Structure of the Earth's Star takes students through the features and function of the Sun's structures using online videos, completing a "Sun Primer" data sheet using information from the videos, and creating a 3D origami model of the Sun. Students use a KWL chart to track what they have learned. Activity 1B: Observing the Sun has students capture real solar images from SDO data to find and record sunspots and track their movement across the surface of the Sun. Activity 1C has students create a pin-hole camera to use in calculating the actual diameter of the Sun, and then calculate scales to create a Earth-Sun scale model. Students reflect on their learning and results at the end of the module. An internet connection and access to computers are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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This is the second module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Each activity is self-directed by students or student teams and uses online videos, data from the SDO satellite and hands-on activities to explore, research... (View More) and build knowledge about how and why studying the Sun's electromagnetic energy and magnetic fields help scientists better understand the Sun's activity and space weather. Students build knowledge and vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections and create resources to use in investigations. Both a teacher and student guide is included with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos, tutorials and internet resources. In Activity 2A: The Sun and the EM Spectrum students learn how SDO uses key parts of the Sun's electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) to research regions of the Sun, create an interactive foldable to describe the different wavebands of the EMS, then use real-time SDO image data and the Helioviewer online tool to explore the Sun's regional activity. Tutorials for using Helioviewer and making the EMS foldable are included. Activity 2B: Solar activity and Magnetism has students use information in online videos and slide presentations to demonstrate concepts of magnetism and the relationship between the Sun's variable magnetic fields and sunspots. Activity 3B: Solar Research in Action! Build a Spectroscope has students create a spectroscope to observe the different wavebands of visible light, demonstrate how the Sun emits varying EMS energies, and explain how this information helps scientists understand the composition and activity of both our nearest star, and other stars in the universe. A computer for student-teams and a connection to the Internet are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
Materials Cost: $5 - $10 per group of students


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So it's literally been months since I've blogged. I'm horrible at making time to actually blog. For some reason that seems to be the hardest part for me. I have no problem hopping from blog to blog and see everyone else's craftiness. I also have no problem crafting, just posting it. Urgh. That's ok. I will get better, you will see. It's a new year so time to start fresh. Right? Right.
Here is a card I made for a friend. It is literally the first card I've made. Let's just say I don't foresee many more cards in my future. I'd much rather do layouts.
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
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Today I had a nice experience with a spammer software which was written by c#.net and it was packed by .net reactor .
I was astonished that how come the programmer was able to trick blog site according to their captcha system.
because their way of implementing the captcha system is horribly hard to expose , sometimes I was thinking by myself that how can I mess with this captcha thing.
Well today I was lucky and got my answer and that poor programmer was unlucky .
I unpack his code and understand several things which I'm going to sum up them :
1- if you wana write a spammer most of the times you can't use webclient or webrequest classes well you should do it by the help of webBrowser or shdocvw which ever you are comfortable with.
2-suppose you navigate a site , something like "www.acmeblog.com" you should wait until the document load full in your container how can we wait that much?
using DocumentCompleted event
using something like following:
while (webBrowser.ReadyState != WebBrowserReadyState.Complete)
until it is loaded it is not going to do anything except loading your page.
I cross my heart that just two things I've learnt from that lame programmer, I got rest of these tips by my own A$$:
3-In some websites getting captcha picture is a hard job first of all maybe it's not going to show itself at first until you fire some other events like focusing on some textbox or clicking a button well you should use a bit of knowledge of how to deal with javascript and how to find the badboy in a goodplace, well I did it by the help of firefox and firebug to find the which script was being run (I'm not gonna teach how to use firebug).
to execute the script by your self and on your own way you can accomplish this task by using :
4-sometimes the web designers fantasize that they are very clever and they can do something that no one else can do that in all around the world !
can you imagine how stupid they are???
well they are going to show captcha image without any name or id tag i mean something like below:
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foreach (HtmlElement img in wb.Document.Images)
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Tax Resources through the IRS
The IRS has several resources available on their website that may be helpful for small business owners this tax season:
- The Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop is an introductory video made up of nine interactive lessons designed to help new small business owners learn their tax rights and responsibilities. It's available online and on a CD (we have some copies in the MCNW office to share).
- Other videos are available online as well, including information about bartering income, Schedule C for first-time filers, and the home office deduction.
- There are also many many resources through the IRS Small Business & Self-Employed Tax Center, including the forms needed for paying your business taxes, and many small business publications.
- For your tax planning into the future, the IRS publishes a small business tax calendar which is available as a hard copy in the fall, and online all year long. You can download a PDF version or sync it with your electronic calendars.
Taxes for the Sole Proprietor with Brian Setzler
3/16/10 Taxes for the Sole Proprietor
Originally uploaded by Mercy Corps Northwest
Last week on the 16th we called on everyone we could to come to a last-minute lunchtime discussion about taxes. Everyone, including the presenter himself: Brian Setzler, CPA at TriLibrium Accounting. I spent a good couple weeks calling up various accountants to see who would be available before April 15th, and it was a relief when Brian offered his services.
Brian talked about the difference between employees and independent contractors, 1099s, the importance of a business plan, and some of the local and more recent tax issues. He especially talked about why it's worth it to make the investment in your accounting practices, as it will serve you well in the long-term.
"Found it motivating to get organized and find a CPA"
"Great overview, and coverage of ethics and what NOT to do"
There were a lot of questions, and taxes is clearly not a topic we can cover in a single lunchtime class. Participants suggested having more classes – possibly a series about taxes from start to finish, as well as maybe a panel of business owners to talk about their tax-time and general starting up experience. All ideas I'd like to get finalized and set up well before tax season 2011!
Budgets & Benefits
On January 16th, we had our first Saturday morning seminar with Suzanne Feucht, accounting coach and trainer, to talk about basic financial tools. There were lots of participants and even more questions, so it was hard to get through everything Suzanne had on the agenda. They appreciated that she emphasized the basics: using the right accounting software, keeping track of paperwork, etc. The big message was they wanted more accounting and financial seminars in the future.
January 21st, Susan Rich joined us for a new addition to her Write it Rich! series. This presentation was on benefit-based copy, and how small businesses can think about what their product or service provides, and use that message to market themselves. We got to look at (and laugh about) some vintage ads, and point out where the key message was and what we were being sold… not a product, but a benefit. There was a lot of great discussion, so much so that we went a little over time. But no one seemed to mind too much – they were busy practicing their benefit-based copy and writing up their own blurbs and ads.


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Children of Gaza
This is a Documentary that is filmed under the Dispatches series, the "award winning investigative current affairs programme"
Dispatches – Videos – Children of Gaza – Channel 4. 2013. Dispatches – Videos – Children of Gaza – Channel 4. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/videos/all/children-of-gaza. [Accessed 12 December 2013].
i cannot embed the video, so in the harvard reference above, is the link to the page with the short clip outlining the essentials of the documentary. the full documentary is no longer available on '4OD'
The very first to lines from the clip, are as follows ' Before the war, i was only thinking about my education. but since the war, i only think about defending my country.'
Immediately, the emotional response i personally receive from the first few seconds, is very similar to the one i received from the ISM 'Reports" page. this is a very different scene, from the one painted by the BBC's 'Life in the Gaza Strip' News page.
the Mis-en-scene, in this video is very destructive. the boy is sitting in the rubble of a destroyed building. he's wearing tacky clothes. his face is dirty. personally, i can feel a sense of dehydration just from looking at those shots. the representation of the palestinian situation, is much more gloom, and saddening in this documentary.
above, are screenshots, displaying the Mis-en-scene, described above.
"(a) demonstrates innovation, experiment and creativity in the form and content of programmes;
(b) appeals to the tastes and interests of a culturally diverse society;
(c) makes a significant contribution to meeting the need for the licensed public service channels to include programmes of an educational nature and other programmes of educative value; and
(d) exhibits a distinctive character."
Channel 4's Remit – Channel 4 – Info – Corporate. 2013. Channel 4's Remit – Channel 4 – Info – Corporate. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.channel4.com/info/corporate/about/channel-4s-remit. [Accessed 10 December 2013].
Above is the remit for channel 4. from this, we can see that they must show 'programmes of an educational nature and other programmes of educative value'.
this documentary is fulfilling the requirements of the channels remit. it is a culturally diverse programme, has an educational purpose, and exhibits a distinct feel, in comparison with the BBC News page's depiction of Palestine.
"Children of Gaza" focuses partially on the Islamic Jihad resistance in Palestine. it seems to voice a lot of palestinian opinions on killing jews, as well as create an empathy for the palestinians. this emits a feel of absolute realism, and a lack of manipulation of their current state.
this documentary, has definitely provided me with a sense of life in Palestine, which i can surely use in my practical artefact. i also learned, from this, the passion, and hatred towards the jewish army, in some palestinian people.
Channel 4's representation in that of a different nature to the BBC's. The BBC seems to focus on Palestine as a state. it focuses on the economy, education, or all round statistical data. it is a much more quantitive evaluation of the palestinian situation. Channel 4 however, seems to go deeper, and focus on the people within the state. it aims to create an emotional response from the audience, while still remaining as neutral and unbiased as possible.
the channel 4 news page, dedicated to palestinian news, is much different to that of the BBC. the headlines, as shown below, are much more directly relevant to the situation. there is political information, as well as information directly relevant to the people of palestine. again, it seem not to be biased towards or against palestine or israel. there are some article, for example 'israel releases 26 palestinian prisoners' which are pro israeli democracy, as well as others such as 'Hamas leader sets his sights on liberating palestine', suggesting palestine's unfair occupation by israel, and therefor being a pro palestine article. the realism emitted from this news page, seems viable.
Palestine – Channel 4 News. 2013. Palestine – Channel 4 News. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.channel4.com/news/palestine. [Accessed 13 December 2013]
the channel 4 news page, seems a lot more involved in the current situation in palestine. its representation of the situation, seems biased, but toward both parties of this conflict, and therefor neutralising any overall biased viewpoints. the BBC however, is in a way representing 'Britain', and therefor, understandably so, seems more reserved in delving into any specific stories, that can be used to accuse the BBC of opinionating in any sort of way.


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One Year Bible Readings
January 12 - January 18
12 Genesis 26:17-27:46: "Isaac and Abimelech," "Isaac Blesses Jacob," "Esau's Lost Hope," and
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Matthew 9:1-17: "Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic," "Matthew the Tax Collector," and
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Psalm 10:16-18: "A Song of Confidence in God's Triumph over Evil." An Orphanic Psalm.
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Proverbs 3:9-10: "Guidance for the Young."
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13 Genesis 28:1-29:35: "Jacob Escapes from Esau," "Esau Marries Mahalath," "Jacob's Vow at Bethel," "Jacob Meets Rachel," "Jacob Maries Leah and Rachel," and "The Children of Jacob."
"Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: 'I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.'" (Genesis 28:12-13 NKJV)
Matthew 9:18-38: "A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed," "Two Blind Men Healed,"
"A Mute Man Speaks," and "The Compassion of Jesus."
"But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd." (Matthew 9:36 NKJV)
Psalm 11:1-7: "Faith in the Lord's Righteousness." A Psalm of David.
"If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?" (Psalm 11:3 NKJV)
Proverbs 3:11-12: "Guidance for the Young."
"For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
just as a father the son in whom he delights." (Proverbs 3:12 NKJV)
14 Genesis 30:1-31:16: "The Children of Jacob," "Jacob's Agreement with Laban," and
"Jacob Flees from Laban."
Matthew 10:1-23: "The Twelve Apostles," "Sending Out the Twelve," and "Persecutions are Coming."
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves." (Matthew 10:16 NKJV)
Psalm 12:1-8: "Man's Treachery and God's Constancy." A Psalm of David.
"Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear
from among the sons of men." (Psalm 12:1 NKJV)
Proverbs 3:13-15: "Guidance for the Young."
"Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding."
(Proverbs 3:13 NKJV)
15 Genesis 31:17-32:12: "Jacob Flees from Laban," "Laban Pursues Jacob,"
"Laban's Covenant with Jacob," and "Esau Comes to Meet Jacob."
Matthew 10:24-11:6: "Persecutions are Coming," "Jesus Teaches the Fear of God,"
"Confess Christ Before Men," "Christ Brings Division," "A Cup of Cold Water," and
"John the Baptist Sends Messengers to Jesus."
"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before
My Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 10:32 NKJV)
One Year Bible Readings – Sunday, January 12th- Saturday, January 18th, 2014
January 15th continued…
Psalm 13:1-6: "Trust in the Salvation of the Lord." A Psalm of David.
"I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me." (Psalm 13:6 NKJV)
Proverbs 3:16-18: "Guidance for the Young."
16 Genesis 32:13-34:31: "Esau Comes to Meet Jacob," "Wrestling with God," "Jacob and Esau Meet," "Jacob Comes to Canaan," and "The Dinah Incident."
"And He said, 'Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel
(Prince with God); for you have struggled with God and with men,
and have prevailed.'" (Genesis 32:28 NKJV)
Matthew 11:7-30: "John the Baptist Sends Messengers to Jesus," "Woe to the Impenitent Cities,"
and "Jesus Gives True Rest."
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28 NKJV)
Psalm 14:1-7: "Folly of the Godless, and God's Final Triumph." A Psalm of David.
"The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.'" (Psalm 14:1a NKJV)
Proverbs 3:19-20: "Guidance for the Young."
"The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
by understanding He established the heavens." (Proverbs 3:19 NKJV)
17 Genesis 35:1-36:43: "Jacob's Return to Bethel," "Death of Rachel," "Jacob's Twelve Sons,"
"Death of Isaac," "The Family of Esau," "The Chiefs of Edom," "The Sons of Seir,"
"The Kings of Edom," and "The Chiefs of Esau."
Matthew 12:1-21: "Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath," "Healing on the Sabbath," and
"Behold, My Servant."
"Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will declare justice to the Gentiles."
(Matthew 12:18 and Isaiah 42:1 NKJV)
Psalm 15:1-5: "The Character of Those Who May Dwell with the Lord." A Psalm of David.
"Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart…He who does these things shall never be moved." (Psalm 15:1-2 and 5 NKJV)
Proverbs 3:21-26: "Guidance for the Young."
"Do not be afraid of sudden terror, nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes; for the Lord will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught."
(Proverbs 3:25-26 NKJV)
18 Genesis 37:1-38:30: "Joseph Dreams of Greatness," "Joseph Sold by His Brothers," and
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Matthew 12:22-45: "A House Divided Cannot Stand," "The Unpardonable Sin," "A Tree Known by Its Fruit," "The Scribes and Pharisees Ask for a Sign," & "An Unclean Spirit Returns."
"Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him;
but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him,
either in this age or in the age to come." (Matthew 12:32 NKJV)
Psalm 16:1-11: "The Hope of the Faithful, and the Messiah's Victory." A Michtam of David.
"I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; my heart also instructs me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me; because
He is at my right hand I shall not be moved." (Psalm 16:7-8 NKJV)
Proverbs 3:27-32: "Guidance for the Young."
"Do not envy the oppressor, and choose none of his ways; for the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord, but His secret counsel is with the upright."
(Proverbs 3:31-32 NKJV)


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Here's one of the two samples I did for the first class of my Color my world class.
The first lessons is on Blendabilities. I used the new Blended Bloom set and tangelo twist (SP?) satin ribbon. I have another sample, too, that I will add later
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