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Today has been mine and Brynlee's first day home together as a start to our new routine.
It started with Brynlee climbing into my bed around 8am. After looking at my chin, we had a conversation that went like this-
Brynlee: Mommy, what's that?
Me: I'm not sure ( thinking, great, a zit!)
Brynlee: A nipple?
Me: LOL! No Brynlee, it's not a nipple
She really his hilarious. We went to McDonalds for breakfast. We tried to split a deluxe breakfast platter, but someone hogged it all. She ate all 3 pancakes, and the whole hash brown! I felt like I was trying to eat a meal in prison ( or what I imagine trying to eat in prison is like) She can out eat me in eggo waffles now too. Crazy considering she is so skinny.
We proceeded on to Target where she had a comment or concern about everything we saw. Or wanted everything we saw.
Later we are going to go for a hike I think. On Thursday we are going to go for a bus ride. It's been an adjustment, not being at school everyday. But so far I'm enjoying my adventures with Brynlee. Even if she thinks I have a nipple on my chin. :)
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- Open a new tab in your web browser and dedicate it for "extra research." Students underscored the importance of using the "define:" operator as an important tool. This might sound trivial, but the fact that students admitted that they have to keep searching as opposed to lazily doing a single search, was worthy of putting on the list! Searching is NOT a "lazy man's" activity.
- Especially in Google Chrome, single right click on words and click the "Search Google for..." option. This was a shortcut to the above mentioned "New Tab" option.
- There was some good discussion with one class about how and when to follow hyperlinks. Good web authors will add hyperlinks as a way of providing extra or needed contextual information for their readers. We never did come to a general consensus on exactly WHEN is the best time to follow links (follow links in the context of the reading or wait till the end of the paragraph or article), but it was good to get them thinking about hypertext reading.
- As was mentioned above, students did identify the use of search operators (Google Advanced Search options), but few use them because they felt that they weren't effective. It seems that Google has been working hard to refine their search algorithms and page rank formulas to account for "question asking." While this isn't always the case, students felt that the advanced search features didn't get them any closer to what they needed than well thought out key words.
Context is everything for young researchers. Finding information about topics you already have prior knowledge of is relatively straight forward, but what do students do when they have no context? It is important for students to have identifiable strategies in their "tool box" when learning without a mentor in the room.
Any other strategies that we most certainly missed?
One other quick note, we did identify ways to cut down on moving adverts and clean up articles for reading by using the "print" feature of most news sites. However, most news sites are getting saavy to this trick, and have started adding advertisements to their print previews (those sneaky guys)! BUT if you go one step further on some sites and actually print the article to PDF, that did away all together with the ads.
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well. another 4th of july without the boobah has come and gone. this one was bittersweet. bitter because it was the 2nd july 4th celebration without my sister, but sweet because i know next year at this time she'll be home!!
erin is on her 2nd year of a 2 year sentence for aggravated vehicular assault. she caused an accident while driving drunk that seriously injured herself and 2 other people. since she's been in prison i've wondered how much boobah has allowed God to change her, i've wondered how much she's allowed the reality that life is DIFFERENT now, sink into her heart, and i've wondered how often she's sought God's will for her life, after her sentence is complete.
this is how i've thought about prison, God, and my sister before the Lord sent me to haiti.
now i know how limited and narrow these thoughts have been.
see. while i was in Haiti i thought about boobah a lot. she helped fund my trip by sending me a $25 money order from prison. before i left for the trip, she sent me letters encouraging me to not be afraid. she also called me the week before haiti, and the first thing she asked was, "are you so excited about your trip??!"
how do i show enough gratitude for being loved like that? how do i thank erin, who has no freedom, for helping and encouraging me to take a chance– to spread my wings? i don't know.
i just know she blows me away with her awesome heart. so i thank God for giving it to her— her heart, her unbreakable spirit, her amazing love.
i'll let you in on an obvious truth– she's the cooler sister. i've known it for a long time. and, that's why i miss her sooooooooo much.
so. there i was in haiti thinking about my sister and how amazing she is to give me this chance to serve. i mean, He used my boobah– in prison— to get me where i needed to be.
God is amazing, homeskillets. He truly is.
He used haiti to help me see my sister, freedom, and His love in a new way.
i now realize freedom is a very subjective thing. i mean, is a person behind bars trapped or free? is a person dropped into a new country, a new culture, with no skills trapped or free? God taught me in six days it all depends on Him.
see. in haiti, i was led by the rules of the trip. i woke up when i was told to wake up. i ate breakfast when i was told breakfast was served. i got on the bus and rode to the work site, walked the path to the site, and worked when i was told it was time to work. i stopped for lunch and ate what was provided. i packed up and went to the orphanage, when i was told it was time to go. dinner came like clockwork every day, along with worship time, and time to reflect on the day's events. i didn't get a shower until all of this was done. i got to live 6 days putting myself last– after God had been fully served with all i could give.
and i've never felt freer. i truly had no regrets for 6 days. this is HUGE for me. i have a tendency to over think ERRRTHING— and, i always think there's room to be better. so, to not want to change anything about how i spent my time for 6 straight days was a gift from God.
i thought about erin. i thought how God was so kind to help me understand in some very small way what boobah must be experiencing in prison. her days are not her own. she can do nothing without permission. her life is planned down to the millisecond everyday. yet, she has not let that break her sweet heart or her amazing spirit– because God is at the center of it. God is making beauty out of her mistake and showing her a freedom she never experienced before. in prison, she's finding freedom because she has finally submitted herself to Him.
i got to talk to erin on the 4th of july. i apologized for my obnoxious worry that has been filled with her "choosing" change. i told her i wasn't worried about her future anymore or how she was processing everything that had happened– because God taught me in haiti that He does all the work. while on the trip, He used every moment and filled my days with service, obedience, humility, brokenness, and love. i truly did nothing for myself until His work was finished for the day.
i thank God for using haiti and prison to teach me that in serving time with Him, whether just 6 days or 2 years, there is freedom.


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As if we don't get hungry enough looking at our foodie-filled Instagram and Facebook feeds, we can now smell them too.
The Japanese have come up with a little device called Scentee that attaches to your phone's headphone jack, and using some preinstalled cartridges, it 'blows' foodie scents at you. You can already buy a Scentee with coffee, apples, and cinnamon roll scents (breakfast anyone?), but coming soon is the smell of Japanese beef BBQ.
Want a quick reminder of your Memorial Day holiday? Just blow this in your face. Your meeting running into lunch or dinner? Pick up the pace by making everyone hungry. But user beware. If they don't get the smell quite right, people will just think you had Japanese BBQ ….. last night. (I know… I had to go there.)
Still interested? Check out their hilariously depressing video:
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Miscellaneous thoughts on politics, people, math, science and other cool (if sometimes frustrating) stuff from somewhere near my favorite coffee shop.
Last spring I had a job on the Oregon coast with a wind/rain storm. I will say that the rain hurt when it hit any bare skin. Hence, I am sure I'd grow away from the wind.


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I think I may have, latent hoarder tendencies. On my desk top ( this one, not that one ) sits a full window of images that I pulled off of the net. Just in case I might need it someday. My friend Leah ('more ways to waste time') told me once, that she knows that she can always find something again if she needs to. Not me. If I don't see it, it goes away.
In an effort to clean things up around here, I'm posting a few of the images. Moving them from one pile to the next. Like a good hoarder.
Love the patches on these jeans found over at Saffron + Genevieve - paired with the Orla Kiely bag and Hadley Pollet belt ( I sort of forgot about those ) Check out this Santa Cruz based site; lots of cute, beachy, linen-y, organic things for the home.


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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Life has been busy
So life has become very busy. I am trying to secure an new bit of employment while peddling some wares out in the world. I get to the shop with longer periods in between times. Trying to raise the funds to go to HeroesCon and have a good time. Been buying many novels that I need to read. Did pick up a Greg Rucka novel at a book sale. So yeah, I have been a bit slack around here. My haunting more sporadic. I hope to get a groove going really soon.
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ACCESSION NUMBER:291851 FILE ID:POL205 DATE:06/29/93 TITLE:DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE 29 (06/29/93) TEXT:*93062905.POL DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE 29 (Iraq, Guam exercise) (340) NEWS BRIEFING -- Navy Captain Michael Doubleday, the spokesman, discussed the following topics: U.S. PLANE FIRES ON IRAQI RADAR SITE A U.S. fighter plane fired a missile at an Iraqi radar anti-aircraft site near Basra in the southern no-fly zone June 29, Doubleday announced. The radar facility locked on to one of two U.S. fighters patrolling the area to enforce Operation Deny Flight, established as a result of the U.N. Security Council resolution ordering Iraqi military aircraft to remain north of the 32nd parallel. The resolution includes prohibitions against locking military radar onto aircraft of the coalition forces. "The aircraft fixed on the radar and fired" in response at about 1500 GMT, Doubleday said, adding that both fighters returned to base undamaged and no assessment has been made of damage to the radar site. It was the first violation of the no-fly order since U.S. missiles struck at the headquarters of the Iraqi intelligence service June 26 after evidence proved Baghdadÿ20plotted to assassinate former President Bush. Doubleday told reporters that the Iraqi military had been in a higher state of alert following the strike and now "they are beginning to return to a more normal status." A U.S. naval task force led by the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt passed through the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea June 29. The carrier is participating in Operation Deny Flight and can launch its aircraft within range of Iraq from either north or south of the canal, the spokesman said. MILITARY TO CONDUCT GUAM EXERCISE Units from all four armed services will conduct a joint exercise -- Tandem Thrust 1993 -- in Guam and surrounding waters July 10-25, the spokesman announced. The exercise will test the readiness of 5,000 personnel participating from military units of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps stationed around the Pacific rim, he said. NNNN
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Russian Black Terrier
(Tchiorny Terrier)
The Dog of The Red Star Army
A breed obtained by crossing Giant Schnauzers with Rottweilers and several other breeds in order to produce a perfected military service dog suited for the protection of any army installation and for police work.
The Black Russian Terrier stems from an intentional cross between Giant Schnauzers, Airedaile Terriers, Rottweilers, and several local types of dogs among which the Moscow Retriever. The breed was purposely developed as a guard dog for military and industrial sites in Russia.
The breeding program was initiated after World War II at the Soviet Union's Red Star Army Kennels. The first stud to be involved in this military breeding program was a Giant Schnauzer called Roi (born in 1947). He was mated with several Airedale Terrier bitches, Rottweiler bitches and several other bitches known as Moscow Retrievers, themselves crosses from Newfoundlands, Caucasian Sheepdogs and Eastern European sheepdogs. The other breeds used include the Great Dane, the Borzoi and the Laika.
The Black Russian Terrier was formally recognized by the FCI in 1984, a Black Russian Terrier Club was founded in the United States in the 1990's. Its breed standard was revised in 1993.
The Black Russian Terrier resembles a Giant Schnauzer, but without its more elegant structure, with a height of 25-28 inches (64-72cm) at the whithers. The tail is usually docked short. The coat should be tick, wiry and 1 1/2 to 4 inches (4 to 10cm) long. Black and grayish black are the only accepted colors.
Two varieties exist: a long-haired and a short-haired Black Russian terrier. In the short-haired variety the legs are covered with moderate feathering.
Eyes are similar to those of the Giant Schnauzer.
The Black Russian Terrier is an imposing, highly resistant, fearless, aggressive but very trainable dog. The breed is unpretentious, obedient and easily manageable. It is very healthy, hardy and able to adapt to extreme climatic conditions. It is distrustful of strangers, but faithful and friendly with his human family. This explains why it is equally appreciated as a body guard, property guard and as a companion dog. Breeders like to say that: "Any property guarded by a Russian Black Terrier is safe". Another plus point of this breed is that Russian Black Terriers can adapt equally well to apartment living as country living.
Similar breeds
This perfected dog has no real equivalent, but Schnauzers and Airedale Terriers are possible alternatives.


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Living the Good Life
If you watch most shows on television - including the news, read a variety of magazines or talk to most people, there's a generally accepted definition of what it means to live "the good life".
Society typically dictates that material success is a strong indicator of whether you are living "the good life". It's usually based on things like:
Where do you live?
What do you drive?
Where do you work?
What do you wear?
How many vacations do you take a year?
Where do you vacation?
How big is your bank account?
Where did you go to school?
Now, there's nothing wrong with having a nice home, the car of your dreams, vacations that excite you and money in the bank, but is that an indicator of whether you are living a "good life"?
Of course not!
There's story after story of people who seemingly "have it all", and yet we watch as they suffer in misery, sadness or are unfulfilled. It's not just celebrities I'm referring to. We probably all know at least one person who seems to having it all, yet doesn't appear to be completely happy and joyful.
That's because no matter how much material success you experience, it must be coupled with the following two things to truly embrace the definition of living "the good life."
1. Express Your Unique Gifts and Talents.
I spoke with a woman years ago who's annual salary was over $100,000/yr. She had graduated from college with a degree in a field that promised to pay well - and she took a job that did just that - payed her well. But she wasn't fulfilled. She was good at what she did - actually excelled at it, but she had a desire to do something different with her life that allowed her to use more of her natural gifts and talents. It took her some time, but she eventually transitioned out of that job into one she enjoys more, and while she initially took a pay cut, she's now doing quite well.
What talents and gifts do you have that are being suppressed? Maybe you feel that there's no time in your life for them. Maybe you can't use them fully in your current job or business. Perhaps you haven't thought about it and aren't sure what your gifts and talents are.
Whatever the case may be, being able to express your talents and gifts is an integral part of living the good life. It may not be what you do "at work", but you should definitely find time to incorporate more of them into your life - even if you start with just a few hours a week.
2. Honor Your Core Values.
Whenever a client comes to me frustrated - whether it's with their personal or professional life - the first place I start is with their core values. I take them through an exercise to identify what their values are and then we look at ways they are not honoring them.
Living the good life means you are living, honoring and abiding by your core values. Is family a core value for you? How do you honor that? Is your spiritual life a core value? How do you honor that? Is integrity a core value? How do you honor that? Is financial security a value? How are you honoring that?
Usually, they can begin to identify how being out of alignment with at least one of their core values results in frustration, restlessness or anxiety. Living the good life means that you are able to be clear about what's important to you and then demonstrate that by the decisions you make, how you spend your time and how you spend your resources.
So while there's nothing wrong with material success - be sure that it's not your only measuring stick. Have those "things" - but couple them with expressing your gifts and talents and honoring your core values.
Now that's a good life!
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Played hopscotch.
Ate popsicles. (I just love those cheeks.)
Rode bikes. And kept eating popsicles.
Looked cute.
Looked cute some more. (Specially the cheeks.)
Squeezed the last few drops out of summer, before it's cool again, and too late for another glorious, warm, sticky, humid, dirty, sweaty day. (Summer, I will miss you, but Fall, will I ever be glad to see you!)
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A child born to registered domestic partners will be considered the legal child of both partners without regard to either partner's biological relation to the child.
Inclusion on the Child's Birth Certificate:
Lesbians using artificial insemination can both be included on the child's original birth certificate.
Gay men using a surrogate must obtain a court judgment of parentage to both be included on the birth certificate.
To obtain a court judgment, complete an adoption or obtain a judgment of parentage.
Second Parent Adoption:
Available to all couples
The legal parent is not required to give up any of his rights to the child for his partner to adopt.
More costly.
More invasive home studies.
More time to complete.
Step-parent/Domestic Partner Adoption:
Available to registered domestic partners only
The legal parent is not required to give up any of his rights to the child for his partner to adopt
Easier because child is presumed to be residing in the home and the person chosen to adopt has been chosen by a fit, custodial parent.
For more information, contact the Family Law Offices of Renee M. Marcelle at (415) 456-4444, or online at http://www.familylawmarin.com/
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Children and Parentage in Domestic Partnerships
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UPDATE: Apparently a friend of a friend saw Duke lying on the highway at 4pm!!! So that means he was knocked down even earlier (who knows what time), and was baked in the sun, and then drenched in the heavy rain, before we rescued him at about 7.30pm... ugh humans are the worse creatures on the face of this planet!
24/08/15 Nicole Lee Suresh and I have had a long week, with our rescued kittens and cats. And we were on the way home after a long day after we had dropped off a stray puppy that we had rescued earlier in the day for boarding.
As fate would have it, I ignored Waze's instructions to take a particular route and decided to take the DUKE as I was more familiar with that route, and lo and behold we spotted this boy lying by the side of the road. We would have not noticed him if he did not move, but thankfully he did.
It was raining and traffic was heavy, but we managed to stop the car safely. And of course, thankfully we had everything that we needed to get him - leashes, a muzzle, a thick towel, some dog food and a medium sized crate.
When we approached him, our heart broke. We do not know how long he was lying there in the rain and in pain. He looked at us mournfully and we knew we had to take him. We put out some food for him but he didn't want it. So we tried to leash him and he let us do it easily. He even let us put the muzzle on easily. And thankfully we had a muzzle because when we tried to move him he screamed in pain and tried to bite us. We knew then that something was hurting him very badly.
We wrapped him up in the towel and carried him into the crate. And put him in the car. We tried calling a few vets but we were sorely disappointed as all of them just said that they were closed. We tried one of the hospitals as well but they said they would only call the vet once we arrived - eventhough we told them that we would go there right away. On the one hand we understand why they do this, but on the other hand it means that there would be a delay of at least another hour after we arrived, and traffic was absolutely hideous last night.
Finally, we called our regular vet. We knew he closed at 6pm, and it was already 7.30pm when we picked up Duke. He immediately asked what was the condition of the dog, and after I explained, he told us to bring him to the clinic immediately and that he will be waiting for us. We should have just called him from the start, but he's an aging vet and we knew that he would already be exhausted by this time so that was why we tried other clinics and hospitals.
We finally arrived at 8.30pm and my vet was there waiting as promised. After a thorough examination, we suspect that Duke has at least a fracture on his left hind leg, and some trauma on his right hind leg. There was also quite a few lacerations on his body and the insides of his legs. As Duke was obviously in distress and in shock, our vet gave him a pain-killer jab, a shot of antibiotics and another shot for liver and kidney support. He also took blood to check his organ functions before he is sedated for x-rays and possible surgery. We are so grateful that our vet is so dedicated and committed to the welfare of the furry ones...
We are pretty certain that Duke belongs to someone as he was clean, had no ticks, well clipped nails and was actually very sweet and even affectionate.
We will keep everyone updated on Duke's progress but in the mean time, please share this with all your friends, as his owner's might be looking for him.


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RIO DE JANEIRO—Zirocco Blue approached the triple oxer on a stutter step and didn't like it one bit.
Pulled up obstinately, snorting. A whip on the flank and a fault for refusal. Two obstacles later and the "bastard" stallion — as distinct from a purebred — said neigh-neigh-neigh at the water jump. Refusal No. 2 and automatic DQ for both horse and rider, Holland's Jur Vrieling.
Led away from the Olympic show jumping course, disgraced, Zirocco Blue hung his mighty head as if in shame. But was that a sly glitter in his eye?
In Sunday's first qualifying round, Zirocco Blue also had two refusals. Vrieling lashed him severely the second time. Bad enough the Dutchman was disqualified from the individual competition for "excessive use of the whip."
Horses may not be as smart as pigs or dolphins but they are not dumb beasts, certainly not highly wired show jumpers. They know when they're loved or at least respected. Zirocco Blue looked like he was sending Vrieling a message — you go jump in the lake, horse's ass.
The Netherlands, silver in the team event behind Great Britain four years ago in London, were expected to contend for a medal here. They made the cut for Wednesday's final — Canada in the eight-nation bracket qualifying, though shockingly not the Brits. But Vrieling, he of the harsh hand, won't be seen in a saddle again, 'round the Olympic Equestrian Centre.
That's justice, though Zirocco Blue might get banished to the glue factory.
Horse and rider must be simpatico in this sport, though the equestrian rather than the equine wields the reins and considers himself/herself — only Olympic event where men and women compete together —in charge.
The Canadians and their nine marvelous hunks of horseflesh acquitted themselves admirably on Tuesday in the first round of the team competition, with scores counting towards the individual qualifying. All four — Eric Lamaze, Amy Millar, Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster — moved through.
Only the top 35 riders at the conclusion of the team event on Wednesday go through to the individual showdown Friday.
Lamaze and Candele went clear through a 13-obstacle course — designed by Brazilian Guilherme Jorge as a "homage" to the host country in its visual presentation — that was technically challenging but nowhere near as perilous as the version assembled for last Sunday's first team qualifying round. That was carnage. This one was a gallop in the park.
"I was expecting a little more," said Lamaze, who won individual gold in Beijing and was part of the Canadian quartet which earned silver in those 2008 Games. "But there's some weaker countries that need to get around and do some good things here I think. On opening day, the individual round was the hardest that I've done. Maybe this team competition was the easiest. So it's kind of a swap."
Sounds rather like the course was fixed, or at least slanted Tuesday to accommodate lesser teams.
Actually, Lamaze was taken aside by jumping chef d'equipe Mark Laskin just before he mounted up as last of the Canadians to ride. Both Miller and Foster had four faults; they needed a clean performance from Lamaze to stay alive as a team.
"The message was clear. Mark was like 'This is the bad news. You've got to go clear or it ends here.' "
Straddling Fine Lady 5, Lamaze was perfectly faultless. "Obviously for us I had to go clear. But also, for the individual, you want to keep your score as low as you can until the end."
As a veteran Olympian, Lamaze didn't let nerves faze him. "Sometimes you have that pressure put on you but you have that horse you think can deliver."
Amy Millar, daughter of "Captain Canada'' Ian Millar — a record 10 Olympics under his belt, in Rio as a coach and trainer because his main horse, Dickson, hasn't recovered yet from sinus surgery — took the blame for Heros knocking a vertical fence at the end of the course.
"He's only nine years old so a bit green. I was trying to slow down to let him have a minute for his mind. What happened is I got too close to that vertical. When you get too close it's harder for them to jump those tall, tall ones. He just rubbed it off. He didn't mean to. I was so happy with him. He tried so hard, he jumped so well."
These are Amy Millar's debut Games, at age 39. But she was practically born a horse, her presence here a thrill for dad.
She tells a story about one of her earliest horsy memories: "I was a little girl, asleep in my bed. My dad was driving the horse truck home from a show. He came into my room, woke me up, said I have a present for you . . . I went down to the truck. There were four horses facing each other. And in the middle there was this tiny little pony — Star.
"That was awesome. I got to stay up late and I got a pony."


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Due to about a half inch of snow and a fair amount of black ice on the roads, schools were closed on Friday and I had the day off. I had a leisurely morning drinking coffee and watching netflix and once the streets were clear, I took the dog to the park for a snow day run.
The snow was beautiful and I was layered so well I actually got hot!
The last of the melting snow
Ice melting on the bridge…Moose and I were very careful
Part of the path we ran on.
Moose looking at something in the woods.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Earthquakes Northern Emirates... ( www.Emirates247.com
Tremors rock Northern Emirates twice
Measured 3 and 2 on Richter scale; no damage reported
(Sunday, February 20, 2011 )
Tremors from earthquake were felt twice in the Northern Emirates on Sunday evening but there was no news of damage, according to the UAE's national network stations for monitoring earthquakes.
For the first time, the quake was felt in Fujairah and Hatta areas at 5.10 pm UAE time measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale. While the second quake was felt only in Fujairah at 7.10 pm measuring 2.0.
National Center of Meteorology & Seismology (NCMS) said the epicentre of the earthquakes was 24 kilometres southwest of Fujairah and 10 kilometres east of Hatta.
The residents living in the vicinity of epicentre said they felt mild tremors but there was no news of loss or damage.
On January 19, tremors from a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Pakistan were felt across the UAE.
The UAE, which is located close to one of the world major earthquake zone in Iran, has some fault zones in the northern emirates.
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We used to have a gentle and sweet rescue doggie named Sophie. No doubt abused in her previous life, she was a quivering wreck when we became her forever home. After much work, she became the most lovely of doggies and had a long and happy life with us.
The one thing she never got over was her fear of loud or contentious voices. At the first sign of what we came to call "harshness in the air", she would scoot into the bedroom to remove herself from the unpleasantness. Smart doggie.
After watching the Democratic debate a week or so ago, closely followed by the Republican debate, and witnessing the "harshness in the air", it suddenly occurred to me, a real epiphany of thought, a light bulb moment, the ultimate "aha" moment, that this whole political process has become so ugly, so harsh, that I didn't want to participate anymore.
I get it. Politics has always had an ugly side. But in the past, it was usually a somewhat genteel and sophisticated ugliness. Now, due to the undermining of our social behavior, it resembles a cage match that would make Ronda Rousey look like a pussy cat. Not to get too far off track here, but what the heck is up with women getting into cages and pounding the stuffing out of each other? Good grief!
Now couple that up with the bloggers who have already picked their "savior" from the lineup, becoming apoplectic over any of the other people vying for the nomination and their supporters, and the ugliness factor goes up by 110%.
It is no longer possible to believe anything you read. Comboxes have devolved into insult contests where people have become poo-flingers instead of commenters with something intelligent to say. How many of these commenters are real and how many of them are paid to fling poo?
As part of the awakening, it also occurred that I don't have any real influence over the primaries. I don't live in Iowa, New Hampshire, or South Carolina. I also don't have any influence over you or anyone else, either. Nor should I. It is for that reason I have not endorsed anyone for president. Besides, who really gives a rat's rear patootie who I like or don't like?
When this horribly long and slogging primary season is finally over, and we have a nominee for president, he will get my vote.
Even though I no longer believe that my vote counts, it doesn't mean I won't vote. It's really the only choice we have. It's as simple as that.
In the meantime, I will be distancing myself from the harshness in the air.
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Frequent commenter, CassandraBird, and friend to this blog (who has become a personal friend) is in need of help.
Cassandra's Go Fund Me PageI was a live-in care giver for this gentle kind man for over ten years. He loved walking his dogs, sports and music - o my his music! Sadly he passed away yesterday of complications of Muscular Dystrophy. He was only 61.
When I came home from the hospital after he passed my cell phone was going crazy, the dogs were worried and I was exhausted and in despair. I went to the kitchen to feed the girls and I discovered the refrigerator was dead. Black and warm.
I fear that we could end up with no home. I literally have no money. My three girls and I could easily be on the streets. Asking for help is very hard for me but it seems there is no other option.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
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Molly's Version: The human puppies are a lot of fun but the don't like to sleep anywhere near as much as I do. I think I have to teach them the joys of a good dog-nap. We went to this giant house with so much grass and flowers and smells and the best part: PEOPLE! I learned that even if Alpha mommy isnt on the same floor as me or home at all I can still play (I discovered "playing house" in tents with the human puppies) and eventually she comes back. I heard there is a lake, and someone told on me that poodles are actually quite strong swimmers, but it thundered so we didn't have to go down!
Human Version: Molly seemed to love the car ride, she got to sleep which with 2 active children is not an easy feat! I wasn't sure if I should let her off lead at the cottage or not so we tested it out and she actually did pretty well, the only thing is she is such a people dog that she will follow anyone looking for some cuddles, She stayed on the property but its a large property so sometimes that meant she would get out of eyeshot, so we are digging up the old stake from Molly (the springer) and Mustache, so that Molly (the poodle) can be out with us and stay safe too when we are working or otherwise occupied and can't follow her around. She inherited a few dog bowls and other paraphenalia from Mustache and then we dropped the kids off at their other grandparents and Molly met "Crazy Daisy" a very excitable cocker spaniel. They got along really well, and played in Daisy's yard. The kids just can't get enough of Molly and were sad she couldnt stay at "Mammies" with them. We didn't do much training except come, as that was pretty important in the country. We did get a lot of opportunities to tackle stairs and it seems her solution is to go as fast as possible up or down them which is adorable. and She is FAST when she runs she runs at full tilt and is a good workout to try to keep up! for a little dog she has a mean stride!
You can really see how small she is here beside the forget-me-nots!
Hermit Cookies
Since Molly has joined us we have been eating some delicious dishes that I cannot wait to share with you. first, the cookies that I will forever associate with Molly:
I modified this recipe slightly as I only had medjool dates and chopping them for cookies wasn't working so well so I did 1/3 cup dates, 1/3 cup dried apricots and 1/3 cup raisins. and we used pecans due to a walnut allergy in the house. I used real butter in this recipe as we are testing the lactose/dairy intolerance but I am fairly sure it would work well with a vegetable shortening (I find the margarine's like Earth Balance don't quite impart the necessary texture and have better luck with shortening)


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Eidus, the Shield of Fate is a champion designed for Champion Battle 1. He is a frontline tank focused on absorbing as much damage as possible and providing some small amount of crowd control. Additionally, his ult provides a pretty huge teamfight presence.
In an age outside common memory, there were men who lived in hollow mountains. These men lived in one of two subterranean clans, the Stonewill clan and the Gemeye clan. Long ere the birth of Erath Stonewill, a war had broke out between the two over some small squabble between the leaderships. Erath was trained all throughout his life for the sole task of being a warrior in the Stonewill army.
But Erath did not become a warrior when his peers did. He was kept in the Stonewill tunnels and trained ceaselessly. When he asked, his teacher told him that he was going to become a supersoldier for the Stonewill army. Upon hearing this, he assumed incorrectly that all his teacher meant was that he was to be more trained than the others, groomed to be a leader, an elite in the army.
The intention of the Stonewill Elders was... different. They had come across new knowledge, forbidden knowledge, that allowed their soldiers to fight beyond their deaths. They imbued the appropriate magicks into a suit of armor, and then delivered it to Erath, informing him that his training was finally complete.
When he put the armor on, however, he almost immediately collapsed. The Elders watched with fascination and expectation as they saw the now-corpse of Erath rise, fueled by magic instead of true life. They dubbed him Eidus, after a hero in their mythology. He simply watched them unblinkingly as they congratulated themselves. Thankfully, he had retained his ability to think. Ultimately, he didn't mind the transformation. It made him a better warrior.
The Elders gave him the two shields of Stonewill, artifacts of immense power kept secret for centuries, and gave him a simple order: eliminate all of the Gemeyes. Finally, they saw a reaction. He smiled. This was the day he was waiting for.
He fought the Elder's war for a decade, ceasing only when no enemies presented themselves anymore. His undeath allowed him to never become fatigued nor hungry nor thirsty. Eventually the war ended. All of the Gemeye were slain, but not before their most talented magicians unleashed a powerful spell that eliminated all of Eidus' brethren.
For a time, he wandered through the caverns in the deep, longing for a companion or combatant - anything to entertain him - before he stumbled upon what was perhaps the eldest of all the tunnels under the mountains. It was an immense corridor culminating in what seemed to be a speck of light.
Eidus ran down the corridor. Instead of the light, he saw freedom. He saw an end to an eternity of loneliness. When he finally reached the exit to the tunnels, he gazed upon the surface world for the first time.
He quickly made his way to the only place that would truly accept a lich who knew naught but war: the League of Legends.
- Upon Selection
- Finally, a new battle.
- Attacking
- I was born for war.
- You will know death as I have.
- Bash.
- Bludgeon.
- Break.
- Kill.
- You will die.
- I am your death.
- There is only war.
- I don't need a sword.
- Attacking an Enemy Champion
- A worthy foe.
- I will enjoy killing you.
- Will you come back, like me?
- Upon Killing a Minion or a Monster
- Already dead?
- Too bad.
- I was just getting started.
- Upon Killing a Champion
- A good fight.
- Another.
- Wondrous.
- Movement
- Bring me a new battle.
- Where are my foes?
- I need... amusement.
- This bores me.
- I herald death.
- Upon Catching Discus Shield
- Want another?
- I could do this all day.
- Nowhere is safe for you.
- Upon Hitting a Second Unit with Discus Shield
- Two hits are better than one.
- Now I have to go pick it up...
- Was it worth it?
- Upon Casting Cowardbane Shield
- Run, I dare you.
- There is no escape.
- Come at me.
- Battle is your only option.
- Upon Stunning and Pulling a Champion with Cowardbane Shield
- Prepare to die, coward.
- Disgusting.
- Shameful.
- You're not leaving yet!
- The battle isn't over.
- Upon Casting Influence Fate
- Death will not come to me easily.
- You cannot kill me.
- I refuse to die.
- Upon Casting Rewrite Fate
- I will not die this day.
- I will not die again.
- Death is not my fate.
- The true battle begins now.
- Upon Casting Aegis Eternal on Allies
- Charge!
- This battle is ours!
- Death to the foe!
- Fight!
- Upon Casting Aegis Eternal on Foes
- Your end is nigh.
- You will die.
- Wipe them out.
- Joke
- Bad weapons mean longer battles.
- Longer battles mean more fun!
- Joking near
- Even a shield is better than a lamppost.
- Taunt
- Death comes in many forms.
- Your death will be slow.
- Your death will be painful.
- Your death will be at my hand.
- The names of the files are a single word from the quote. It's not very intuitive but hopefully not too confusing. Just in case you wanted to hear them. I don't know how to attach audio files to these pages.
Author's Note / Useless Trivia
- Eidus dual wields shields. In his right hand is a small circular shield (Discus Shield) and in his left is a much larger triangular shield (Cowardbane Shield)
- Eidus' name is derived from both the word "Aegis" and the phrase "Aid us".
- Eidus' appearance was inspired by a combination of Karthus and Mordekaiser, but he is not a Shadow Isles champion.
- Originally, when I made Eidus, I wanted to build a mage that could tank or a tank that could... mage, but he shifted a little into a more support-y role.
- Because he was originally planned to be a secondary-mage champion, I decided that I wanted to encourage the use of items that give mana, so that a balance of some sort could be reached between the two, which is why he has so much mana scaling even though he's primarily a tank.
- The Discus Shield is effectively an empowered auto attack, because he's throwing a shield instead of smacking someone with one, and I figured that the two were similar enough that I could get away with the eccentric combination of an AP spell and on-hit effects.
- Since Discus Shield applies on-hit effects and can crit, Luden's Echo and Statikk Shiv could both be built since their passives would stack on its use (but I wouldn't encourage it, necessarily).
- In the lore, he was named Erath when he was born because who would name their child Eidus?
Change Log
- 30 March
- Removed passive AP from max mana on Discus Shield.
- Added a link to the quote sound files.
- 29 March
- Small grammar fix.
- Increased base mana.
- Reduced health regen per level, increased base health regen.
- Increased radius for Cowardbane Shield.
- Gave Influence Fate a shield upon cast.
- Italicized spell names in Change Log
- Gave Discus Shield passive AP from max mana.
- Slightly increased Cowardbane Shield's passive MR and armor.
- Removed colons from section headers.
- Increased Cowardbane Shield's base mana cost and mana cost scaling.
- Bulleted an/ut section.
- 27 March
- Increased duration of Influence Fate by 1 second.
- Made his shield build up at fountain if he has full mana.
- 24 March
- Made brief intro slightly less brief.
- Modified slows on Discus Shield and Aegis Eternal.
- 23 March
- Added some admittedly terrible pictures of Eidus in order to help convey his appearance.
- 22 March
- Increased Rewrite Fate's heal amount.
- Increased base health, reduced health per level.
- Specified that Aegis Eternal deals magical damage.
- Modified base damage on Aegis Eternal.
- Increased Aegis Eternal's cooldown.
- Increased base mana regen by 1 per 5 seconds.
- Reduced Discus Shield's cooldown, reduced damage slightly.
- Shifted proficiency bars to describe him more accurately.
- 21 March
- Set Eidus' rangetype to melee.
- Established a quotes section.
- Fixed up the grammar a little.
- Reformatted
- Edited lore a little.
- Modified slows on Discus Shield, Cowardbane Shield, and Aegis Eternal.
- Modified stun on Cowardbane Shield.
- Modified AP scaling on Discus Shield and Cowardbane Shield.
- Modified base damage and scaling on Aegis Eternal.
- Gave Aegis Eternal an increased mana cost per rank.
- 20 March
- Added link to Champion Battle 1.
- 19 March
- Established Changelog and Author's Note / Useless Trivia sections.
- Added damage to Cowardbane Shield.
- Modified Aegis Eternal to have different effects based upon which team has more nearby champions.
- Fixed up the grammar a little.
- Updated an/ut section.


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Monday, May 02, 2016
La Banquise in Montréal, Canada
I've never had a proper poutine before. So on my first visit to Montréal, I came to this 24 hour shop specializing in the stuff (994 Rue Rachel E, 514-525-2415). They had a lot of varieties, but I went for the classic just to make sure that I got the basics down first.
The gravy was rather tasteless, but the cheese curds were interesting as they were firm and squeaky when you ate them. The potatoes themselves were much better than I thought they would be too, especially given how they fried them for a long time. I'm not exactly going to get cravings for this, but I can imagine how one of the other varieties might be pretty good after a number of drinks.
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Body acne, which most often shows up on the back and chest, is very common. You may not realize it because people are normally wearing clothes, but more than half of people with facial acne have some amount of body acne.1-3This is because, much like the skin of the face, the skin of the back and chest contains more sebum (skin oil) and acne bacteria than the rest of the body. Body acne develops in a similar way to facial acne. However, the skin on the body can be thicker than that on the face and often has larger pores, making for more severe acne lesions at times.4
Acne can develop anywhere on the body except for the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. That is because these are the only two areas that do not have sebaceous follicles where acne is formed. If you're wondering if the pus filled red marks on your neck, shoulders, arms, legs, buttocks, or elsewhere are acne, chances are they just might be. If you are unsure, see a dermatologist for a diagnosis.
As with any type of acne, the exact cause of body acne remains unknown. However, we do know that physical irritation can make it worse. This is so well accepted in scientific literature that it has its own name, acne mechanica. Anything that rubs against your skin can cause irritation. While sweat itself should not cause acne, damp, sweaty clothing combined with irritation tends to exacerbate irritation and further aggravate acne.5-6
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- Wear breathable cotton clothing when possible. If you get sweaty, try to change your clothing when you can.
- Time your workouts so that you can shower and treat your skin using The Acne.org Body Regimen afterward.
- Generally try to be aware of what might be irritating your skin in areas where you break out regularly and make changes where you can.
Don't worry too much. Our bodies are constantly in contact with various things and it is impossible to avoid irritation altogether. There is no need to obsess about avoiding irritation on the body. Rather, simply be aware of small changes you might be able to make and leave it at that. The Acne.org Body Regimen should clear you up nicely and does not require you to avoid irritation altogether.
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The Acne.org Body Regimen. The most effective topical treatment is The Acne.org Body Regimen, which uses the combination of 2.5% benzoyl peroxide and 10% glycolic acid. This powerful combination can clear up even tough to treat cases of body acne. However, the process of The Acne.org Body Regimen is just as important as the products. It must be followed precisely to be effective.
Accutane (isotretinoin). For severe, widespread, and potentially scarring acne, Accutane (isotretinoin) is an option. Isotretinoin is a systemic oral treatment which is taken for 15-20 weeks and produces long-term remission of acne symptoms in about 2/3 of people, but comes with a large range of side effects, some potentially long-term, including causing severe birth defects, and must be administered in close partnership with your physician.
Ongoing Treatment. Treatment must continue until your body outgrows the disease, which the majority of people do for the most degree after adolescence. Aside from Accutane (isotretinoin), there is no other oral or topical treatment for acne that has a chance to produce long-lasting remission of acne symptoms. However, ongoing treatment can get the skin completely clear and keep it that way for years if need be.


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Comica/ Observer Graphic Short Story non entry.
Check out the contenders and winners. There is so much great stuff there that having a winner seems beside the point. I hope the get collected n some form.
5 comments:
- Nelson Evergreen said...
Me too.
That's a lovely panel. Any chance of getting the rest of it finished for next year's comp..? ;)
- 4 December 2009 at 13:39
- WJC said...
I'm hoping to finish it sooner but the rate things are going . . . . . ?
I think they only had 2 pages in last years, 4 this year. It'll be better to come up with something new that fits their remit than change a planned thing to fit. And this one is pretty restricted as it'll be a slightly unusual page layout.
- 4 December 2009 at 19:24
- de aap said...
I love this panel.
Your work often reminds me of the work of the Dutch illustrator of childrens books Philip Hopman. Are you familiar with his work? He's great.
- 4 December 2009 at 20:14
- Miklós Felvidéki said...
Is this a contest only for British people? Maybe next year I'll try my self.
- 5 December 2009 at 10:11
- WJC said...
Thanks De Aap, I hadn't seen Hopman's stuff before, worth a good look.
Miklós, had a look at the old entry form and it syas it's open to UK or Republic of Ireland residents but check this out for updated competitions, I've yet to try one but am constantly planning to try
- 5 December 2009 at 22:13


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- Publisher: Dundurn (Sept. 24 2016)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
- Language: English
Book Description
A dark and suspenseful noir thriller, set in the Yukon.
"What a wonderful dark, quirky, and complex debut novel . . . Canada's north was never more sinister." —IAN HAMILTON, author of the internationally bestselling Ava Lee series
As winter closes in and the roads snow over in Dawson City, Yukon, newly arrived journalist Jo Silver investigates the dubious suicide of a local politician and quickly discovers that not everything in the sleepy tourist town is what it seems. Before long, law enforcement begins treating the death as a possible murder and Jo is the prime suspect.
Strange Things Done is a top-notch thriller — a tense and stylish crime novel that explores the double themes of trust and betrayal.
2015 Unhanged Arthur Award for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel — Winner
2014 Telegraph/Harvill Secker Crime Competition — Shortlisted
2014 Southwest Writers Annual Novel Writing Contest — Winner
2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award — Longlisted
Elle Wild's Strange Things Done is a boisterous tale of small town eccentrics, dark secrets, and strange things done in the bush, all delivered in crisp, expert prose. Wild's suspenseful tale of murder and mayhem in the Yukon delivers on its promise of noir thrills and chills. (Gail Anderson-Dargatz, author of The Cure for Death by Lightning and A Recipe for Bees)
What a wonderful dark, quirky, and complex debut novel this is. Canada's north was never more sinister. Jo Silver is a character who needs more than one book. (Ian Hamilton, author of the internationally bestselling Ava Lee series)
The title is perfect, the characters fully developed, the plot well-paced and gripping, but this is above all a novel about setting. And what a setting it is. Dawson City, Yukon, as the tourists flee and the long, dark, lonely winter settles in. The airport and roads close, the winds blow, and the snow piles up, trapping those who remain in town, including a journalist haunted by a tragic mistake and so determined not to make it again that events begin repeating themselves. This is the Dawson City of relentless gamblers, heavy drinkers, tattooed bar girls, ruthless miners, and people who've reached the end of the road and find there is nowhere left to go. The perfect setting for a novel about conflicted people and dark ambition. (Vicki Delany, author of the Constable Molly Smith series)
[A]n entertaining story that captures much of the surrealism of the North and the colorful characters drawn to it. (Publishers Weekly)
A remote Canadian community hunkering down for a grim, lonely winter is the perfect setting for this atmospheric crime novel. (Library Journal)
About the Author
ELLE WILD grew up in a dark, rambling farmhouse in the wilds of Canada where there was nothing to do but read Edgar Allan Poe and watch PBS mysteries. She is an award-winning short filmmaker and the former writer/host of the radio program Wide Awake on CBC Radio One. Her short fiction has been published in Ellery Queen Magazine and her articles have appeared in The Toronto Star, Georgia Straight, and Westender. Wild's debut novel, Strange Things Done, won the Arthur Ellis Award 2015 for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel, and was shortlisted in multiple contests internationally. Recently returned from the U.K., Wild currently resides on an island in the Salish Sea named after the bones of dead whales.
My Review
Strange Things Done is the first novel from Canadian author Elle Wild. It won the 2015 Unhanged Arthur Award for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel.
I really enjoyed Strange Things Done. I must confess that I really do not know much about the Yukon. I have not been further north than Prince George in British Columbia. I don't really think most people know how vast the distances are between places in Canada's North. And how small and isolated many communities are. Strange Things Done reminded me of that. I didn't realize that Dawson City was completely cut off from the rest of the world during the winter.
Dawson City is a fascinating place. Everyone has heard of the Klondike Gold Rush. There are people still mining there today. And it is preserved as an old mining town, just like Barkerville in BC. It mostly depends on summer tourism for its economic survival though at the present. It is a town filled with old buildings and people who are looking for something different in life than in the cities down south like Vancouver. Some are running away from something. Or looking for a new start in life.
Jo Silver is looking for a new start in life. She is in the Yukon to be the editor of a small newspaper in Dawson City. People start dropping like flies. There are many secrets in this dark tale of Canada's North. As Jo investigates and discovers these secrets everyone starts to worry about the big freeze up that is happening. Nobody wants to be stuck in Dawson City all winter with a murderer.
Great first novel by author Elle Wild. I really enjoyed the ending. I highly recommend Strange Things Done.


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Golf Magazine's Alan Bastable live blogged the second round of the Barclays. Leaderboard | Photos: Round 2 | Course Profile | TV Schedule 6:00 p.m. That's it for me. Enjoy the weekend, though something tells me Tiger won't. 5:55 p.m. Wild occurrence at 16, where Senden knocked a relatively simple greenside bunker shot through the green and into a bush. One unplayable lie, a pitch shot and a couple of putts later, he had made a double-bogey 6. Senden drops to 6-under. Day is the solo leader at 8-under. 5:50 p.m. Ernie made the cut!5:48 p.m. Michelle Wie made a hole-in-one yesterday at the Canadian Women's Open. Here's a depressing sidebar: It was her eighth, and she hasn't even finished college. How many do you have? 5:40 p.m. With his stellar play in 2009, Steve Stricker seemed a near-lock to win a major. Today? Questionable. He's at 3-under for the week. 5:35 p.m. Before the Golf Channel switched to the Barclays, I caught a little of the U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay. The USGA has taken a lot of heat for setting up the Washington muni at 7,700-plus yards, but I must say it looks GREAT on TV -- water views, native grasses, a freight train rumbling through. Looking forward to seeing the big boys play it when the Open visits in 2015.
5:27 p.m. Stuart Appleby, playing with Day, stuffs his tee shot to two feet at the short, downhill par-3 8th. Could have easily gone in. Still, no 59 for Apples today -- not even close. He's at even-par, splat on the cut line. 5:23 p.m. A birdie! Day rolls in a 20-footer at the par-4 7th for his third-straight 3.5:22 p.m. Wonder how Jim Furyk is spending his week, besides shopping for a new PDA?5:17 p.m. Shot of the day? Darned if I've seen one. I can't even recall a single birdie in the last 30 minutes. It's starting to feel like a U.S. Open (c. 1984) out there.5:11 p.m. Faldo says Aussie upstart Jason Day has asked him for tips on how to play Augusta National. I love that Day is already thinking about the next major. Not hard to imagine him slipping on a green jacket some time soon. 5:07 p.m. Reader Rich gets right to the point: "This blog is terrible." Mom, is that you?5:05 p.m. Vaughn Taylor, the Augusta native, has joined Senden at 8-under. 5:00 p.m. Another reader, Shoshana, asks about the greens drying out this weekend. It's likely given the forecast for lots more sun, which naturally will make Ridgewood play much tougher. These old-timey courses rely so much on their slippery putting surfaces to keep elite players in check. Look for scores to head north over the next two days. 4:53 p.m. Ernie Els, your FedEx Cup leader for 22 straight weeks this year, is in danger of missing the cut. That's the golf equivalent of the Jets upsetting the Colts in Super Bowl III. No?4:44 p.m. Hey Alan, asks reader Chris LaBiche, how about the fact that 7 players currently in the Top 10 and ties were ranked 80th or worse in the Fed Ex Cup before this tournament? Is this an instance of guys pushing a little harder because they want to qualify for next week or does it just speak to the parity on the PGA Tour, especially this year when nobody's won more than 2 tournaments?
Yes and yes. And let's talk again on Sunday. Lots of golf still to play. It's amazing, though, what has happened in Tiger's absence this year -- the emergence of Gen Next, guys named Louis winning majors, Phil converting to veggie burgers. Don't be surprised if Chad Collins (94) wins this week. 4:34 p.m. Surprisingly sleepy scene at Ridgewood. Hard to believe this is a NYC-area event. Only hint was when a fan yelled, "Get some!" after a John Senden drive. Was does that even mean? Was the fan talking to Senden or his ball?4:28 p.m. Ugly finish for TW, who misses another short putt at the par-4 ninth. Woods made four bogeys on his second nine to shoot a two-over 73. He may grind out a top-20 finish, but it's hard to envision Tiger making a big move this weekend, not with the way he putted today. T-Dubs, might I suggest a little light reading? 4:21 p.m. Tiger may have shaved his goatee, but Stevie Williams has grown some big ol' mutton chop sideburns. Think Thomas Henry Huxley with a bunker rake. 4:17 p.m. Tiger hit his first 10 greens in reg today. Since then he's missed four of five. Nice swing analysis by Faldo who points out that Tiger's hips aren't staying on an even plane, which causes him to dip. 4:09 p.m. Speaking of FedEx fever, last year's champ Heath Slocum clearly has it. Picking up where he left in 2009, Slocum is right in the mix at 6-under for the week thanks to three birdies in his last six holes. You might say he's Heath-ing up. And by you, I mean Jim Nantz. 4:02 p.m. Tiger's FedEx ranking before this week: 112. His projected ranking after this week: 60. With more than two rounds still to play, I'm not sure what that means, but it sounds impressive. FedEx fever -- catch it!3:57 p.m. Chris Couch is either chewing tobacco or munching on a ProV1. Don't try either, kids. 3:53 p.m. Another FedEx promo: this time it's Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees applying eye black. Much cooler.3:49 p.m. Five birdies through eight holes for Senden. At 9-under, he's now your leader by two over Streelman. Four players are at 6-under. 3:45 p.m. Paddy Harrington's had a nice week thus far, pairing a 69 with a 68. You get the sense that Harrington has at least a couple more majors in him. I thought he'd win one this year. Definitely a guy to watch in 2011.3:41 p.m. Best moment thus far on the telecast: former Bears great Jim McMahon appearing on a promo for the FedEx Cup.
This is the guy the Tour wants selling its playoffs? 3:35 p.m. Another puzzling sequence from Woods at the sixth. He blisters a 3-wood 313 yards up the meat of the fairway then dumps an 8-iron well right and well short of the green. Nice round Thursday, but Tiger ain't back yet.3:27 p.m. Great Odin's raven! From 78 yards, Woods left his approach 12 feet below the hole ... then three-putted, including a missed kick-in from a foot. I think I just heard his driver snickering. 3:24 p.m. Then again, it's hard to question Tiger's strategy. He hit just two drivers yesterday and carded his best score since Reagan was in office. 3:21 p.m. Stunning development as Woods lays up on the short par-4 5th -- it's no more than 270 to the green's front edge. Nick Faldo and Peter Oosterhuis are flabbergasted. "Oh, come on!" cries Sir Nick. 3:18 p.m. Tiger has five holes left to play, but has failed to match his brilliance from Thursday. With just a pair of birdies today, he's at 7-under, a shot behind Senden. And Phil Mickelson? Fuggedabouthim. Lefty's 74 has left him four over the cut line. Next stop: Beantown. 3:15 p.m. Kevin Streelman showed little respect for Ridgewood Country Club this morning, carding a nine-birdie 63 that rocketed him to the top of the leader board at 7-under. Aussie John Senden, a late starter, has since caught the Man of Streel after birdieing four of his first five holes. Senden is your leader at 8-under. 3:10 p.m. Sorry for the late start, folks. Technical issues here at Golf.com HQ. Anyway, welcome back to The Barclays live blog, where much of today's discussion will revolve around the Barclays story on everyone's mind: the bank's plan to sell as much 100 billion yen of Samurai bonds on Sept. 2. Stick around. We might also talk a little golf! Golf Magazine's Alan Bastable will be live blogging the second round of the Barclays beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern. Join the discussion by leaving a question or comment below.


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I made this fun card using stamps from Lawn Fawn and dies from Lil Inker.
Addicted to Stamps and More "Holiday" Challenge
Amy, this is absolutely ADORABLE!! I love the cute LF images and this is a perfect design for your special Valentine! :) Thanks for sharing your creation with us at Addicted to Stamps & More! Hugs & Smiles - *Vicki*-DT memberReplyDelete
A very cute image and a fab CAS design, thanks so much for joining us at ATSM this week. :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeously CAS, and what a cute image too. Thanks for sharing at ATSM this week, Anita xReplyDelete


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- The opening of slots parlors in Pennsylvania continues to wreak havoc in surrounding states, both those with and without slots of their own. In slotless Maryland, The Maryland Jockey Club has cancelled the Pimlico Special, considered the state's second most prestigious race after the Preakness, saying that it needs the $500,000 purse for its day-to-day racing. Baloo has more on this over at The Bug Boys. Racing officials immediately appeared before the Senate Finance Committee to appeal for help, and cited the competition from Pennsylvania as their main problem.
Of particular concern was Philadelphia Park in Bensalem, Pa., which reaped $175.2 million in wagering in its first three weeks of slot machine operations beginning Dec. 18, according to the Blood-Horse, a racing industry publication.But action on slots does not appear to be imminent. Democrat Martin O'Malley, the former mayor of Baltimore, has replaced Republican Robert Ehrlich as governor. The latter was a staunch supporter of slots, but failed in his four year effort to outmaneuver House Speaker Michael Busch, who has nearly single-handedly prevented approval. But while O'Malley supports slots as a savior for the racing industry in the state, he did not introduce a slots bill, and he said last week that he wants to spend this 90-day General Assembly session working on other things.
"Philadelphia is where we used to send our three-legged horses," racing commission member John Franzone said. "Philadelphia Park 10 years ago ran for $100,000 a day. This year, [Maryland tracks are] going to run for $210,000 a day. They'll be running for $400,000. It's over." [Washington Post]
"That issue is one that got us into drawing lines in the sand," O'Malley said last week, referring to the debates during Ehrlich's term. "Every other issue fell hostage to that debate. I do not want to allow education, health care and all the other issues we need to deal with in the next months to fall hostage to that standoff." [Baltimore Sun]The Sun reports that a projected $1.3 billion shortfall could raise pressure to pass slots legislation, but Busch remains opposed, and the legislative landscape has changed for the worse. The last slots bill passed the Senate with three votes to spare, and two gambling backers who retired before the November election were replaced by slots opponents.
West Virginia has slots, but it's now not considered to be enough given the scope of the competition from Pennsylvania. So for the third straight year, the industry will try and push through a bill permitting table games at racetracks; a bill is expected to be introduced in the House on Tuesday. Contentious issues include the tax rate - the state wants to double their take as proposed in prior years' bills - and whether the issue would be decided by voters state-wide, or only by those in counties that have tracks.


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For many years, scientists have been using a Cold War-era network of underwater microphones in the North Pacific to track baleen whale migrations which occur between August and December.
One whale always stands out, however: the "Christmas Whale."
Since 1989, researchers have been tracking this specific Blue Whale based on its distinct vocalizations.
Baleen whales have poor eyesight and cannot smell much underwater, so sounds are how they recognize one another, navigate, and find mates. But these vocalizations happen in very specific frequency ranges, depending on the species — between 10 and 31 hertz. The Christmas Whale, however, vocalizes at 52 hertz, which has been described as "bringing a piccolo to a tuba party."
Over the last 25 years, the Christmas Whale -- 52 Blue -- has grown and matured, based on its voice deepening slightly, but it also seems to exist outside of any normal whale social system.
It travels alone, and its high-pitched pleas are never answered.
One possibility is that the mystery whale is a hybrid between two different species, though the pattern of behavior seems to indicate a Blue Whale. There are no other species of whale that could possibly cross with a Blue Whale, which is the largest animal that has ever existed in the history of the world.


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On my travels as we approach the Holiday Season I seem to find
a lot of coupons in which you can print out online and redeem
them at retails stores everywhere. I know myself when i am
preparing to shop, I go online and find Specials in the supermarket i want to
shop at... and all the stores now days have the same ads they run
in the local newspaper are now online as well as other Quality Online Deals.
Just go to your supermarket of choice website and print out the coupons
available and enjoy the extra dollars you will save shopping using this method.
Most companies are gearing up for the Holidays and are
offering big savings on proven products. Two companies I will mention
likes to pass on savings to online customers they are http://www.coolsavings.com
and which gives you links to great stores, restaurants all over the USA.
And the other company is http://www.crabcake.com they also have promotional
codes which gives you access to different programs and additional savings


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Copernicus has
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Over the last few weeks we have been really busy here getting the containers packed and ready to be shipped out! Basirou, Ousman and I had a weekend marathon packing the last 3 containers full of tons of school supplies and clothing, first we separated each item, then counted them to keep an inventory of what we were shipping and then we packed them away to not be seen until they are thousands of miles and a huge ocean away!
We ended up shipping a total of 5 fifty five gallon containers. The people came all the way from Pennsylvania last Sunday to pick up our containers and we packed their van full! We got a good deal paying $130 per container for shipping.
In a couple of months Basirou and I will be heading to The Gambia where we will meet with a Peace Corps volunteer Ian to unpack and organize everything we have shipped and distribute these items according to schools that are in the most need of them. 3 gallons of chalkboard paint along with several good paint brushes were also sent to help repair damaged chalkboards.
If you want to help and haven't had the chance to you are not too late! We are still accepting financial donations to purchase additional supplies we can carry on in our luggage and also for the supplies to get to where they need to be once in The Gambia. Many of these school supplies are going to the Upper River Region which is several hours drive from the city we are separating these items in. Feel free to give any amount as small as $1 will make a difference! There is a paypal button to the right that is a very easy way to donate any amount you would like to give! Any extra amount made above and beyond what we need for supplies and deliveries will be used to sponsor children who cant afford to go to school for a chance to attend!
For any further questions contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com Thanks!!


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North Fresno Rotary launched its original website in 2013 under the leadership of 2013 President Deborah Christiansenand Peter Fortuna. The project was started by North Fresno Rotarians Doris Blanton and Jeff Harpain. During this first year www.northfresnorotary.org was used to support the Pancake Breakfast at Fig Garden Village and the First Swim for Change event.
In 2014 President Ralph Boyijian oversaw the continued development of the website project. During President Boyijian's term www.northfresnorotary.org regularly had over 1,000K visitor in a week and became a valuable tool to recruit and promote the mission of North Fresno Rotary. In 2014 North Fresno Rotary added new members who joined due in part to North Fresno Rotary's growing online presence.
In 2014 President Bernadette Hanson created a strong social media network by incorporating Facebook and www.northfresnorotary.org. During President's Hansen's term North Fresno Rotary garnered over 800 Twitter followers and 70 Facebook likes. By the end of her term the amount of visitors to www.northfresnorotary.org forced the club to relaunched the site with enhanced features like the iCal event application and behind the scence improvements for mobile devices.
Later this year 2015 President Paul Gibson will present the 2016-2017 Technology Plan that will provide a glimpse of things to come.


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Need Encouraging? Want Hope? Behold Our God!
"Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord's hand
double for all her sins….
Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:1, 2, 28-31 - ESV)
Thankful the LORD restores and renews rebels, like us,
Be Comforted by our Great God
Behold, Our God Renews and Restores Rebels - Isaiah 40
How does God treat those whom He has chastened? Does He give us any hope of getting out of His doghouse; even serial idolaters, spiritual adulterers? Isaiah 40 more than answers that. This first chapter of Isaiah's third section is a peak among peaks; Everest! Written to restored-rebels, it is a hurricane blast of hope, comfort, and encouragement. The Lord – who has every right to be done with His erring people – gloriously keeps His word; He forgives and renews them. Unlike idols, Our mighty Creator, judge of all the earth, revives those who trust in Him. Take comfort in and from Him.
Be Encouraged by our Gracious God! (40:1, 2 & 28-31)
- God calls: be tenderly comforted (cf. Matt. 11:28; 23:27)
- Receive His peace, pardon, restoration (Rom. 5:1-11; 8:1)
- Hear the Calls, the Voices of His Comfort (vs. 3, 6, 9)
Ø His Glory Will be Revealed; again (vs. 3-5; cf. John ---6)
- Get ready, The King is coming – back - in glory! (Ezk. 43)
- Jesus! His birth and return (Matt. 3:1-8; John 1:23; Rev. 20-22)
Ø His Good Word Will be Accomplished (vs. 6-8)
- Our lives, glory is fading, temporal, in His hands (1 Pet. 1:24, 25)
- His Word, His will is eternal, will be accomplished (cf. Is. 55)
Ø His Greatness is Unequaled (vs. 9-31; cf. 43)
- Here is our God! The powerful, sovereign LORD (vs. 9, 10)
- He is a tender Shepherd; sensitive (cf. Ps. 23; Jer. 31; Ezk. 34)
- Who has…? He is unequalled in: (vs. 12-20; Job 38-41)
"Size", power, ability
Wisdom, knowledge (cf. Rom. 11:34; 1 Cor. 2:16)
Rule, weightiness, glory (Is. 43)
- Don't you know…? He is incomparable! (21-26)
- "He doesn't care?" He gives strength and hope (vs. 27-31)
Be encouraged by, comforted in Him! Who is like Him? (Ex. 20:1-7)
Receive His chastening AND restoring; out of the doghouse! (Heb. 12:4-11)
Does Isaiah 40 sound like your view of God; His grace, greatness...?
Wait on Him; have eager, confidence in Him (29-31; Ps. 37:1-9)
Trust in Him & trade your tiredness for His empowering (vs. 31; Ps. 9:10)
Jesus makes the same offer! See Matthew 11:28; 23:27; John 15:1-7


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When I am asked what is my favourite season in Sydney, I choose Autumn (Fall for you North American readers!). Why is this?
Sydney has a temperate climate with warm to hot summers and cool winters never going below freezing point.
Many people like the summer the best for enjoying the beach, swimming and long days. Sydney summers are very humid but can be uncomfortable unless you relaxing at the beach or swimming pool.
My favourite season would have to be autumn. By April, the temperatures are starting to lower yet it is possible to enjoy being outside during the day. The early mornings and late afternoons can be cool and refreshing and provide a pleasant contrast to the midday sun and warmth.
April is the month with the most public holidays with Good Friday and Easter Monday as well as Anzac Day on the 25th April. When I was at school and university, I usually had holiday breaks in April or early May. This year I took a holiday break after Easter and enjoyed warm sunny days . In my ten day break there were only a few days of rain. After I returned to work I enjoyed my lunchtime walks and sitting at an outside cafe enjoying a cappucino with a friend.
What is your favourite season and why?


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When we undertake an assessment, we are looking at the whole person and the complete picture. Health has so many influences, so we look to find where individuals can gain control and make improvements. From this, we make evidence-based recommendations, pulling in other resources that may be available eg NHS services, government sources of support.
Once we have established that the individual shares the objective of improving their vocational capacity, we can get started with developing our collaborative plan. Our programmes focus on improving health and wellbeing alongside establishing clear vocational goals.
Our approach is proactive and positive, whilst ensuring that progress occurs at the right pace for the individual.
Our programmes address any aspect of health that may be an issue, including:
Vocational Rehabilitation
We recognise that getting back to work involves a range of issues that all need to be addressed, and we work with an individual and their employer to ensure that everyone contributes to the plan and understands the individual's condition. Our therapists are trained in vocational rehabilitation and keep vocational goals at the centre of our programmes.


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(I've pledged to go paperless but haven't yet decided what to do next Thursday!)
A resource for any teacher of high school psychology, whether AP, IB or Introduction to Psychology
It is interesting to think of the energy used in paperless communication as well.
I don't know of anyone who has done a serious cost benefit analysis of this.


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Frank Traynor
Working at KYW Newsradio 1060 has been a CBS homecoming for Frank Traynor.
Frank started his career in radio working overnights and early mornings at WCAU, AM and FM (now WPHT and WOGL, both owned by CBS Radio) and worked as a reporter, producer, operations manager, and executive producer during the 1980s at CBS-3.
He has also worked as a reporter, producer, and news manager in TV newsrooms in Bluefield, WV; Port Arthur,Tex.; Baltimore, Md.; San Antonio and Houston, Tex.; and Washington, DC.
Traynor also produced and distributed many long-running PBS programs. He also helped to launch Fox News and Bloomberg Business, training reporters and setting up news bureaus around the world.
Frank also was the North Region executive for the Screen Actors Guild, working with writers, producers, directors, actors, and agents in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Frank Traynor graduated from Villanova University, where he married his Cardinal O'Hara high school sweetheart, Maureen. They have two grown sons: Ryan is a TV sports producer for the Lakers and Dodgers, Sean is a film and TV locations manager.
- Dick Clark gave him his first TV job as a production assistant on "American Bandstand."
- Barry Diller served as his copy editor as he announced the start of the first Gulf War in a bulletin for the Fox TV Network.
- He has worked on 35 movies and has produced hundreds of hours of television.
- Growing up he wanted to be either a cowboy or an astronaut. He reported on both as a newsman in Houston.
Local Actress Sylvia Kauders Passes Away
Even though she barely stood five feet tall, Sylvia Kauders was a giant in the Philadelphia acting community.


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wwFor the past few days one of my buff orpington hens has gone broody. This basically means that she has decided to sit on her eggs for the purpose of hatching them. I am hopeful that they are currently developing away happily and the end result will be a clutch of peepers that have never gone through the rigors of hatchery practices of being shoved into a cardboard box and shipped halfway across the country via the postal service. While I've been lucky and never had a sick, injured or (worst of all) dead chick arrive at our post office, I can't help but wonder what those first few days are like for them as they are jostled about on the trucks that will carry them to their new homes.
Unfortunately we are not set up to allow her to have the separate private area she needs to properly "set" on her eggs, and because of this it is not safe to leave the eggs in the regular nest box any longer than absolutely necessary. I think that might be a fun project for next year, though. As for this year, that translates to the use of an incubator. I have never in my life attempted this, so I have no idea if we will have success or a smelly depressing mess at the end of it all. But I thought, why not share this first experience with the cyberworld?
Today after I finish this entry, I will be setting up the incubator (we purchased a Hovabator with automatic egg turner) to make sure the temperature is stable and humidity is controlled. Then, if all goes well, I will be pulling eggs tomorrow and putting them in. Michael was kind enough to volunteer to put a web cam on the incubator, thus allowing us our own live peep show. Wish us luck on this new endeavor. I would sure love to be able to breed our own chickens here, thus adding one more step on the chain of raising my animals as compassionately as possible.


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The World Wide Web was still a glint in the eye of Tim Berners-Lee when the Iowa Political Stock Market opened on June 1, 1988. Nearly 200 students and faculty members began buying contracts on George H. W. Bush, Dukakis and others using the relatively primitive tools of the pre-Web Internet. A Bush or Dukakis contract was bought or sold in a futures market, the same type in which Iowa hog farmers trade pork bellies. Instead of pigs, however, the investors in the Iowa Political Stock Market were trading contracts on the share of the vote that a candidate would receive on Election Day.Wow! Move over SWS. Futures Market operator IEM, Scientific American reports,
Up until the morning of the election, traders carried out their transactions, although a rule stipulated that no one could invest more than $500. Taking a simplified example, a Bush contract in the vote-share market paid $0.53, corresponding to Bush's 53 percent of the vote, and a Dukakis contract paid $0.45, tied to the Democrat's popular vote percentage. If you had bought a Bush security at $0.50 before the market closed the morning of the election, you would have made a gain of
Would the expected share of the votes represented by the market's closing prices on Election Day match the actual share the candidates obtained more closely than the polls would? The experiment worked. The final market price corresponded to Bush's and Dukakis's market shares better than Gallup, Harris, CBS/New York Times and three other major polls.
"...has continued to beat the polls consistently for presidential elections and at times has prevailed in congressional and international races. A paper being prepared for publication by several Iowa professors compares the performance of the IEM as a predictor of presidential elections from 1988 to 2004 with 964 polls over that same period and shows that the market was closer to the outcome of an election 74 percent of the time. The market, moreover, does better than the polls at predicting the outcome not just around Election Day but as long as 100 days before."How does it work?
Developers of the IEM and other prediction markets contrast a poll with a market by saying that the latter takes a reading not of whom people are going to vote for but of whom they think will win—and cash wagered indicates the strength of those beliefs. You might have voted for Kerry in the 2004 election because you opposed the Iraq War, but after watching news shows and talking to neighbors, you may have decided that George W. Bush was going to win. When putting money down, you might have picked Bush.You can look at the current state of the IEM Markets dealing with the 2008 US Presidential election and even join the trading action with real money (MasterCard, Visa and Paypal probably accepted!)
On the eve of Super Tuesday, interesting how the Market thinks JOHN McCAIN has the Republican nomination sewn up, while the Democratic race between HILLARY CLINTON and BARACK OBAMA is tightening up, with no clear winner yet predicted.


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Here is this weeks music making software posts:
Weekly Software Wrapup 08/08 - 08/15 (14)
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2010 by Stefan Svartling Labels: music making , music making apps , music making programs , music making software , music software , vst , vsti , weekly software wrapup
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