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Learning is an active process. Professors always encourage students to actively engage with the material, that is to put it into their own words and into some meaningful order. This simple task improves comprehension because the student must summarize the information he's just read. Reiterating and condensing text is one of the very best ways to understand and remember.
1. Make Connections
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Good readers create pictures in their minds while they read. While reading, note places where you get a clear picture in your mind that helps you understand the text. You can use your senses to connect the characters, events, and ideas to clarify the picture in your head.
3. Ask QuestionsGood readers ask questions before, during, and after reading to better understand the author and the meaning of the text.What is the author trying to say? What is the message? Do I know something about this topic? What do I think I will learn from this text? How could this be explained to someone else?
4. Infer
How do I read between the lines? Good readers draw conclusions based on background knowledge and clues in the text. Find information from the text that might be clues to the answers and use these with your background knowledge for possible answers.
5. Determine ImportanceGood readers look for things that help them identify big ideas and why they are important. Look at text features for clues:Titles and headings, bold print, pictures and captions, graphs and charts.
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Good readers combine new information from their reading with existing knowledge in order to form new ideas or interpretations.Synthesis is creating a single understanding from a variety of sources. It is advised to compare and contrastwhat you are reading with what you already know or other sources of information.Think of new ways to use this information.
Here are some useful steps to follow especially when dealing with difficult material
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- Read the summary at the end of a chapter
- Check the beginning and the end for leading questions and exercises
- Read first for what you do understand, and to determine difficulty.
- Mark what you do not understand to review later
- Periodically look away from the text and ask yourself a stimulus question relating to the text
- Respond, or restate, in your own words
- Look up words whose meanings are important to your understanding of the material, but you cannot discern from the context.
- Do not get discouraged and stop reading.Ideas can become clearer the more you read. When you finish reading, review to see what you have learned, and reread those ideas that are not clear.
- Organize your notes by connecting ideas
you choose into an outline or mindmap.
Pay attention to relationships between ideas.
To minimize distractions and increase your concentration consider
- WHEN you are reading - find times when you are alert and awake and plan for reading then
- WHERE you are reading- quiet spots with few distractions
- HOW LONG you are reading - plan reading sessions for times when your energy and concentration are high
Choose the strategies that work best for you or that best suit your purpose.
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Adults who spend time with children, you know exactly what I mean. The chicken nugget, that quasi-protein, is an integral part of your existence whether you like it or not.
The meat itself is literally: assholes, beaks, endocrine glands and toenails.
Whole. Animal. Cooking. Boom.
Luckily the proliferation of this amalgamated flesh isn't our fault; Is It?
I find it convenient to blame McDonald's. Not myself.
It's a place kids want to go all the $%*#ing time. And periodically we give in because those little con-artists are persuasive.
To be clear, the children do not like the food. Their innate poison detection triggers when the scent hits their olfactory nerves. They go to get toys. The End.
But we've been raised not to waste food. We're strapped with the genetic imperative to provide sustenance to the immature DNA hosts of our species. The de facto result of all this is an adult threatening to take away everything a child has ever loved unless he hurries up and finishes his fucking nuggets.
That's how serious this is.
Those of you who don't deal with kids, spy on an adult feeding a child at Burger King or Wendy's. The fervor and zeal used to articulate the simple phrase- take a bite- will give you chills. And do you want to know why?
Because feeding a kid processed food feels like shit and you want to get it over with as fast as you can. Please just choke down that asshole nugget, so I don't have to suffer anymore. Please.
Now some of you may be thinking: Tell the nugget to go fuck itself and move on. It's not the boss of you.
But it is the boss. The nugget takes care of the whole neighborhood and demands respect. If it had a ring, you'd have to kiss it.
Got a room full of clawing, screaming children? Toss a few nuggets on a cookie sheet and they'll be folding laundry and organizing tax receipts within fifteen minutes.
For some reason even the kid who is allergic to EVERYTHING can eat the nugget.
By this point it may have occurred to you that the chicken nugget is both the favorite and least favorite food of all children in the universe FOREVER. And guess what? You'd be fucking right. Sometimes it's your savior, moments later it'll kick you in the crotch. That is the crux of the nugget voodoo.
Now let's say, for example, you're out at any restaurant in America, the chicken nugget will be there too- sitting at your table like it owns the place. And you'll let it stay because all you want to do is enjoy your GD cobb salad for five seconds without someone asking for another freakin thing.
What makes the nugget a true monster is what it does to a tired, child-battered adult. It's in those moments when you're weakest that it beckons to you personally and promises to make things all better. "Just eat me. You can workout tomorrow," it whispers.
And you'll believe it every time.
-Devon Brown


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Assistant Professor of Religion co-edits forthcoming companion book on new religious movements
Ben Zeller collaborated with George Chryssides of the University of Birmingham, UK on The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements (Bloomsbury 2014), which contains chapters from 29 top and up-and-coming researchers in the field. Zeller will travel to London at the end of the month for the Information Network on Religious Movements conference to publicize the book and speak about related research.
The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements addresses several categories of new religions and contains key themes such as charismatic leadership, conversion and brainwashing, prophecy and millennialism, violence and suicide, gender and sexuality, legal issues, and the portrayal of New Religious Movements by the media and anti-cult organizations.
Zeller and Chryssides recently were interviewed for the publisher's blog, Bloomsbury Religious Studies. In the interview, Zeller said he drew from about 15 years of previous study in writing the book.
"By 'Companion' we mean that the book is an indispensible research tool, one that scholars and students will want to keep handy and make frequent use," Zeller said in the interview. "Certainly for all of us, even the most focused scholars, there is a lot in this book that is new. I really enjoyed learning from my colleagues as we edited their work. I am much the richer from working on this project, and I suspect our readers will be, too!"


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The largest book in the world is a photo collection entitled Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Kingdom. It measures five feet wide by seven feet long, weighs 133 pounds, and is 122 pages long. It was written by MIT scientist Michael Hawley to raise money for education in that very poor nation. Amazon is currently selling it for $30,000.
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Be sure to read the Amazon.com reviews on this book.
I'll wait for the Kindle version.
found in guinness world records 2006.
In the 1990s, there was an exhibit at the LA County Museum of art & artifacts from the age of Tamarlane (@14th Century) -- and there were several HUGE hand-done editions of the Koran and/or other Islamic religious books. Not sure whether they were actually larger than 5 feet by 7 feet, but one of them seemed like it was.


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Attorneys Establish Fund For Sign Language Interpreters
By Dave Reynolds, Inclusion Daily Express
March 25, 2005
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK--After learning that a Penfield attorney admitted recently to violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing a sign language interpreter for a deaf client, lawyers with the Monroe County Bar Association vowed to make sure it did not happen again.
So the association established the Deaf Equal Access Fund, which was unveiled Wednesday. It is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.
Through the DEAFund, local attorneys will be able to use the fund to pay for an interpreter for a client's first visit, and then be reimbursed 50 percent for future needs.
"We think this will make this the most deaf-friendly legal community in the country," Bryan Hetherington, an attorney who chaired the task force which developed the DEAFund, told the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Monroe County has one of the largest populations of deaf people in the nation. The county seat, Rochester, is the home of the world's largest technical college for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.
"Fund to help pay interpreters" (Democrat & Chronicle)


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An island up on a mountain.
vigilius mountain resort.
No cars, no noise, no stress. Simply silence and nature. Arrive after a short trip by cable car. There is no road up to Monte San Vigilio/Vigiljoch and the air tastes of larch trees and freedom. Up here, vigilius mountain resort is nestled into nature, becomes one with it, so simply and at the same time so aesthetically and clearly.
An island in the mountains at 1 500 m above sea level, a modernist chalet, a mountain hotel in South Tyrol with 5-star design that satisfies longings: many people interpret the vigilius mountain resort as a fallen tree which integrates into the landscape as naturally as if it had always lain there. You have come here with the desire to follow the rhythm of nature, your own nature, to feel your very own strength and be totally in tune with yourself, to spiritually arrive. Others compare the vigilius mountain resort to a tree house: a child's secret hiding place and welcome refuge where they can float above the rest of the world and throw all of their everyday worries over board with a laugh, where they don't have to be anyone but can simply be. And for some, the vigilius mountain resort is a mother hen who sits on her nest and places a protective wing over them. You value the sincere warmth of the people here. Take your time.
As a result, the vigilius mountain resort is an island in the mountains for everyone. Where everything unimportant is left down in the valley. Life can be so simple.
Eco not ego.
There is no road up to Monte San Vigilio/Vigiljoch.
The cable car is the only way to get from Lana up to 1 500 m above sea level in seven minutes and arrive at a place full of energy where nature is still allowed to live in harmony with itself. Designing a mountain hotel in South Tyrol up Monte San Vigilio/Vigiljoch demands great care and respect. The architect Matteo Thun solved this great challenge based on the clear principle of "eco not ego": The 5-star vigilius mountain resort hotel in South Tyrol was supposed to become a refuge where nature and not man is understood as the "creator". Wood and large expanses of glass are the construction elements of this first A-class ClimateHouse hotel in Italy, where exterior and interior merge successfully. A pleasant symbiosis of modern design and comfort.
simply: feel great.
Sparkling mineral water bubbles out of the Monte San Vigilio/Vigiljoch mountain springs.
At the vigilius mountain resort, this crystal clear natural treasure flows through all the pipes: in the infinity pool you swim in the purest mineral water and you also exclusively enjoy the precious water from Bärenbad in the whirlpool, in the shower, while brushing your teeth and of course simply for drinking.
Monte San Vigilio/Vigiljoch has plenty of stories to tell. One of them is about the secret events that took place hundreds of thousands of years ago, deep inside the mountain. The ancient rock enriched the purest water generously with minerals. People recognised the value of this water containing radon early on and built pipes which carried the precious liquid directly down to the valley where it was, and is, bottled and used for cures. "Meraner Mineralwasser" is one of the most popular mineral waters in Merano, its surrounding area and beyond. A natural asset from Monte San Vigilio/Vigiljoch, which our guests at vigilius mountain resort get directly from the tap.
According to anecdotes, the Monte San Vigilio/Vigiljoch spring water even came into action during drinking sessions at the time of the San Vigilio/Vigiljoch South Tyrol mountain hotel. Once the landlord had emptied all the wine bottles, he generously poured the clear water from Bärenbad into schnapps glasses.


text: Tax Time, Deductions and Making Sure you Get $$$ Back 02/03/2016 Tax Time, Deductions and Making Sure you get $$$ Back! Most people know that sole proprietorships are allowed write offs, but did you know that individuals are allowed some write offs as well at tax time? This blog will cover some of the allowable write offs or deductions. All it takes is for you to prepare the information that your tax preparer needs in order to get you these write offs. After you look through this list, begin your tax prep by gathering your receipts and putting them together


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Yunnan Food Not To Be Missed
The restaurant offers more than Yunnan ethnic cuisine but still some standout traditional dishes.
Authentic Leshan Laziji In Beijing
Laziji is a Sichuan Chinese dish.It consists of marinated, deep-fried pieces of chicken stir-fried with Sichuan chilli bean paste (doubanjiang), Sichuan peppers, garlic, and ginger.
Delicious SiChuan Cuisine That Worth Every Penny
SiChuan cuisine, is a style of Chinese cuisine originating from Sichuan Province in southwestern China.
Lijiang Theme Restaurant in Beijing
If you are craving for yunnan food in Beijing. This is the place to go.
Authentic Sichuan Cuisine In Beijing
Translating literally to "water-cooked fish," it's fish slices gently poached in a not-so-gentle broth.
Great California style Japanese Restaurant
The traditional sushi and rice dishes are good, but the rolls are what makes this place amazing.
Recipes For Meatballs With Real Royal flavour
Imperial food represented a dynasty's best cuisine.
Niajo Spanish Restaurant Opened In Beijing
Specializing in traditional Valencian paella, this yellow-tiled Spanish restaurant impresses with good service
Excellent A5 Beef Teppanyaki Style
Quite simply, Teppanyaki translates literally to "grilling on an iron plate."
Good Place For Beijing Imperial Cuisine
Houhai XVI restaurant is a good place for typical Beijing Imperial cuisine.
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Tribe Organic offers organic, healthy fare at mid-range prices
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This fun café, lounge and patisserie shop in Xintiandi that serves a variety of elaborate sundaes and dessert plates. Their…


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- 1/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 1 1-pound flank steak, cut in half lengthwise, then crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 1/2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil, divided
- 4 cups broccoli florets (about 8 ounces)
- 1 8-ounce yam (red-skinned sweet potato), peeled, cut in half lengthwise, then crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices
- 2 teaspoons chopped peeled fresh ginger
Recipe Preparation
Stir first 4 ingredients in small bowl until sugar dissolves. Set sauce aside. Place beef in large bowl; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add cornstarch and toss to coat.
Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in large wok over high heat. beef mixture; stir-fry until no longer pink outside, about 3 minutes. Transfer beef mixture to medium bowl. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet. Add broccoli, yam, and ginger. Toss to coat; sprinkle with salt and pepper. sauce. Cover, reduce heat to medium-high, and cook until vegetables are just tender, about 5 minutes. Add beef mixture. Toss until sauce coats beef, about 1 minute. Serve.


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When Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfeld went out and added veterans Emeka Okafor, Trevor Ariza, A.J. Price and Martell Webster to a roster that included a core of young talent, coach Randy Wittman said his team could no longer use the excuse of being young and inexperienced.
That was before John Wall and Nene were stripped from the lineup with injuries, forcing guys like Okafor, Ariza and Price from secondary roles to primary ones.
"That's why the front office made the changes they made," Webster said. "They feel very comfortable and confident in the group of guys they have in the locker room right now, as do I.
"We already proved we can come back and play with one of the top teams in the league," Webster said, referring to Saturday night's come-from-behind 89-86 loss to the Celtics.
Perhaps that's why Wittman is not ready to do too much roster shuffling tonight in Boston [7:30, CSN] after starting the season with a pair of losses.
"We've played two games," he said. "I'm not pushing the panic button here on anything You've got to give certain things time."
Like getting to know each other on the basketball court.
"We have a lot of new faces and we're doing a lot of new things, even with the guys who were here last year," Wittman explained. "I've got a belief in them and they've got to believe in themselves. We can't be tentative."
In two straight games the Wizards have been victims of their own poor starts, but Webster said falling behind 17-2 to the Celtics in their home opener was the product of missing open shots, not poor execution.
"If we knock down 50 percent of those it's a different score," he said. "It might be 16-10 [instead of 17-2]. That being said we have to set the tempo and establish the game play in the first five minutes."
The Celtics' win on Saturday was their first after season-opening losses to the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks. The Wizards are trying to avoid the same early-season skid that ruined last season and got Flip Saunders fired.
Last year, the Wizards opened the season with eight straight losses, including back-to-back setbacks against the Celtics.
"It's a must-win for us, as any game," Webster said. "When you can get a win against one of the top teams in the league you can ride that confidence. We're not saying we're going up there and blowing these guys out. But we have to go in with the mindset that we must win this game and we must be aggressive.
"Our best offense is our defense. We're a young, transition, running team, but we've also got to hit our open jump shots."
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When Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfeld went out and added veterans Emeka Okafor, Trevor Ariza, A.J. Price and Martell Webster to a roster that included a core of young talent, coach Randy Wittman said his team could no longer use the excuse of being young and inexperienced.


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- 4 years ago
- Wedding: August 2015
I'm seriously about to punch something. My parents are paying for our wedding, which I am completely grateful for, and I understand the whole "you pay, you play" thing. I've come to terms that they will have a lot of input on the guest list, and I have been making sure to send them info on or cc them on everything my fiance and I have as our top choices. My parents have been included in all discussions and we would never book anything without their approval since it's their money. Both my parents have said that this money is a gift for us and they want us to have what we want for the wedding.

That said… my dad keeps contacting vendors and it's driving me crazy! The worst part is, he keeps contacting people that I have already talked to! Seriously, I emailed the place we were thinking of getting our cake from in February to get a rough estimate and see how it fits into the budget. Last week, he called them and then went on and on about how their travel fees are too much. We're getting married in August 2015, so I'm not feeling rushed to make any decisions, but now he's talking about how we need to start tasting cakes closer to where we're getting married. I'm fine with that, but I'm not going to start seriously tasting things over a year out from the wedding.

Lately, we've been trying to nail down our photographer because we want to go engagement shots this summer. I spent days and days looking at galleries of photos, emailing to get quotes, having preliminary talks, etc. I cc'd my dad on all of the pricing and called/emailed him after every phone conversation. The photographer we love costs more than my parents and I had budgeted, so my Fiance and I said we'd be comfortable with contributing some of our own money to make up the difference. I just got an email from my dad where he contacted a photographer/videographer that 1. I had emailed over a week ago and 2. is more expensive than the people we want to go with!!! His email also informs me that this person is "really good," as if the photographer Fiance and I want isn't. FYI, the photographer we love has been featured multiple times on SMP, in popular magazines, etc. It's not like we like photographs that are crappy. I also studied art history in college and have a master's in museum studies, so I'd like to think I'm a decent judge of photographer.
I understand that if my parents are paying they're going to want to be pretty involved, but it's my dad's complete lack of communication skills that are just beyond frustrating for me. Also, I think it comes off as weird when someone's dad is the first point of contact. It's not his wedding. I don't want my vendors to view him as the most important person or always trying to please him first. I also don't want them to view me as a spoiled little girl whose daddy takes care of everything.
I've asked my dad several times to back off and at least ASK me first if I've contacted people, so he's not doing work that's already been done. I don't know what else I can say to get him to realize he shouldn't randomly contact people. I honestly think this is more of a control issue for him than a money issue – he wants to pick everything because he thinks he gets the best deals, has the best taste, etc. I don't know what else I can say to at least get him to communicate with me before acting!


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Jun 16, 2015. - Sep 6, 2015.
The Artist's Garden
American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920
The opening gallery in the exhibition features American artists in European gardens. Some of the top painters of the day were planting gardens as an easy way to experiment with light and color. The garden shown above was planted by Claude Monet. Photo detail credit: John Leslie Breck, Garden at Giverny (In Monet's Garden), oil on canvas, ca. 1887-91. Terra Foundation for American Art, © Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago. Click the detail to see the full image enlarged.
Garden Clubs Bring Works to Full Flower
Opening week brought a special treat, as local garden clubs created beautiful arrangements based on paintings in the show. They included:
The Redwood Junior Garden Club of Norfolk was inspired by Frederick Childe Hassam's The Goldfish Window.
The Elizabeth River Garden Club of Portsmouth sparked their imagination with Frederick Childe Hassam's In The Garden.
The Garden Club of Norfolk started their creative efforts from Charles Courtney Curran's A Spray of Goldenrod.
The Virginia Beach Garden Club found their motivation with Jane Peterson's Turkish Fountain with Garden.
The Nansemond River Garden Club of Suffolk found their inspiration with Frederick Carl Frieseke's Lady in a Garden.
The Princess Anne Garden Club of Virginia Beach started their creative approach with William Merritt Chase's An Italian Garden.
And finally, the Chrysler Museum of Art Flower Guild brought to life Philip Leslie Hale's The Crimson Rambler.
This exhibition of American Impressionist masterworks showcases more than 70 works by renowned painters like Childe Hassam, William Merritt Chase, John Henry Twachtman, Theodore Robinson, Gari Melchers, and Cecilia Beaux.
Follow these painters on a colorful journey from their backyards to the great gardens of the world. Expect warm sunlight, rustling branches, and the exquisite colors of flower petals captured in brilliant strokes. There's even a group of paintings that focus on the beauty of a garden in winter.
Many artists in this period were avid gardeners who adapted their own yards to become subjects for their work. Their models included the great palace gardens of Europe, such as the Villa Corsi-Salviati near Florence, where William Merritt Chase painted An Italian Garden in 1909, a spectacular sun-drenched study of formal walls and terraces (and a Chrysler Collection favorite).
Others preferred the more intimate flower-filled yards of Claude Monet, as seen in John Leslie Breck's Garden at Giverny (In Monet's Garden), painted between 1887 and 1891, a scene of tall flowers crowding around a slender dirt path. The exhibition explores these choices: how artists organized their gardens, what they planted, and why certain flowers were favorites.
"French Impressionism was a starting point, but these artists developed unique American voices and styles," said Alex Mann, the Chrysler's Brock Curator of American Art. "They formed artist colonies in historic towns like Cornish, New Hampshire, and Old Lyme, Connecticut, and they had special admiration for native species like phlox and goldenrod."
The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920 runs through Sept. 6. Admission is free, and for more details, you can read our press release here.
To get your selfie on display as part of this exhibition, using the hashtag #NorfolkBlooms, visit the Norfolk Botanical Garden for The Great Frame-Up project.
The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920 was organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pa., and was curated by PAFA's Curator of Historical American Art, Anna O. Marley, Ph.D. The Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts, Inc., and the Richard C. von Hess Foundation provided leading support for the project, with additional major funding from Bill and Laura Buck, and Christie's. The exhibition catalogue was awarded a David R. Coffin Publication Grant from the Foundation for Landscape Studies.
Childe Hassam
The Goldfish Window
Oil on canvas
Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH


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I love iOS 7 design with flat interface. So that when Apple exposed their iOS 7 beta, I have download and install into my iPhone. Today, iOS 7 official is live. But I cannot upgrade my iPhone to official iOS 7. What's up! Can you help me?
Today, I also have received many questions from users like you who are using iOS 7 beta and want to upgrade to official iOS 7. Maybe you don't know the truth that to date, Apple does not allow beta users to directly upgrade to the final version. That why you cannot see the update check report in iTunes
or on your iPhone via OTA method
Furthermore, the official iOS 7 has the same release code with iOS 7 Gold Master version, so we can confirm that there is no change in official iOS 7.
Now, you're in the beta and want to upgrade to the final version, do switch your iPhone to DFU mode, plug into iTunes and press "Restore" button. This maybe complex to you, so we will try another simple solution that we will download the official iOS 7 firmware and install it via iTunes.
To get the official iOS 7 firmware from Apple, click on links below based on your devices. Here are list of iOS 7 firmwares for Apple products:
- iPhone 5
- iPhone 4S
- iPhone 4
- iPad 2 (3G + Wi-Fi)
- iPad 2 (Wi-Fi)
- iPad 3 Wi-Fi and 3G
- iPad Mini (Wi-Fi + 3G)
- iPad Mini Wi-Fi
- iPod Touch 5th generation
The most important thing you should know is that iOS 7 official only works with iTunes version 11.1. So when you are downloading iPhone firmware (approx. 1GB), save up your time by upgrading your iTunes into 11.1 version (that Apple also launched with iOS 7 today). If not, you will get this message when trying connect iOS 7 with earlier iTunes versions.
Note before upgrading, backup your device is a smart action that could help you out of troubles in many cases. To do that, in iTunes screen, click on "Back Up Now" button in "Backups" section.
When all the preparation finish, plug your iPhone to your computer, open iTunes then do "Shift+Left Click" on "Check for Update" button.
Then choose the appropriate firmware in the File Dialog. Click to choose file and then click on "Open" button.
Then click on "Update" button on confirmation dialog.
iTunes will do upgrade for your iPhone. Just relax with a cup of coffee, it should take up to 15 minutes.
After upgrading, Apple will try to verify your updated iPhone software is correct or not.
Lastly, iTunes will try to do restore your iPhone with the data they backed up before upgrading.
Do you feel follow this way you can control all happening steps? Enjoy your official iOS 7 now, even it is maybe the same with your beta version.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A house having heat-absorbing material behind large glass areas, designed to use solar radiation for heating.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a house designed to use solar radiation for heating; usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing materials
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Time to take a break from the infighting among the superheroes, and time to get practical. This week it's a battle between Model B-9, Class M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control Robot – you know, that robot from Lost in Space, and the 7 foot, 2 inch tall mechanical behemoth from the MGM 1956 classis Forbidden Planet – Robby the Robot.
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Robby FTW.
My girlfriend will often watch Suzy Orman while I'm on the internet and I overheard a call-in viewer on the "Can I Afford It?" segment asking if Suzy thought he could afford a life-size Robby the Robot. I think it was like $7000.00. She said "no." My girlfriend didn't understand why I thought that was too bad for the guy.
Ah well.
You know. There was an episode of Lost in Space where the two actually did throw down. If memory serves, Robby had outclassed B-9 and was expected to mop up the floor but with the guile and aid of Will Robinson, B-9 prevailed. Does anyone else have a better memory of that episode?
What, no Optimus Prime?
Robby! Robby! Robby!
DANGER WILL ROBINSON DANGER! Model B-9, ftw.
"What, no Optimus Prime?"
R2-D2 scoffs at your faith in a talking robot.
If B-9 had never been anything more than a prop on the set of LiS, just being the link between TV's Zorro, Timmy's mom, Space Academy and the co-ruler of Lumania would be enough to come out on top.
Plus Robby loses all cred for being in a low-rent Shakespeare rip-off.
Robby the Robot is the cool icon that was trashed to construct "the Robot" from Lost in Space. The Robot has no personality, other than being a flat, redesign of the family dog. Robby was in the Twilight Zone, Wonder Woman, and the Banana Splits that computes to awesome. To paraphrase Sam Jackson,"Personality goes a long way." (please add mother-fuckers and exclamation points as needed).


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A lady contacted me and asked for a cribbage board to celebrate her Dad's 60th birthday. We went through several ideas of what the final product would look like but in the end, this is what I came up with.
Her Dad is from Port aux Choix in Newfoundland so I wanted to find something to represent not only Newfoundland but something that would be very personal to him. Fishing boats, Cod fish, Pitcher Plants, Newfoundland dogs, and the RNR (Royal Newfoundland Rifles – Gallipoli & Beaumont Hamel) monument all fell by the wayside and the lighthouse near his home town (Pointe Riche) won the day.
I had two pictures of the lighthouse to choose from. The one I really wanted would have had a stretch of land carry out under the cribbage holes but the lighthouse would have been too tiny and the resolution would have been lost if blown up. We decided to go with just the picture of the lighthouse which left a blank area under the holes so I added the Newfoundland flag in there.
I picked up an 8' board of Walnut a long time ago and I've been waiting to use it for a project that would show off the highly figured grain pattern. Couldn't think of a better project for it. I don't have a laser engraver so I took it to a local business to get it done. Got it back from the engraver, quick 320 grit sanding and applied 2 coats of Danish Oil and three coats of wax to finish it off.
I wish I could have bottled her excitement when she saw the board so I could replay it. She was absolutely head over heals in love with it.
ope you like and as always, comments and questions are always welcome.
-- -- Don in Ottawa, http://www.donebydon.ca
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#1 posted 08-31-2013 07:37 PM
Nicely done : )
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#2 posted 08-31-2013 11:46 PM
Very nice!!!!
-- TurnTurnTurn
#3 posted 09-01-2013 12:49 AM
yep…she's mighty fine, my son!
-- George..." I love the smell of a workshop in the morning!"
#4 posted 09-04-2013 03:53 PM
That will make a beautiful and special gift. Like the walnut and the engravings. Well done!
#5 posted 09-04-2013 03:59 PM
Nice work. Congratulations.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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I was the silver maple you'd split
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Moss grew on me as your footsteps hurried by.
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....but he's still worth £250m so he'll get by somehow
Hollywood megastar Tom Cruise has reportedly taken a multimillion pay cut after his film development contract expired.
The 44-year old actor and his business partner Paula Wagner will no longer receive a budget of up to £4 million a year from Paramount Pictures to cover overheads and develop films through their company Cruise/Wagner Productions.
According to the Los Angeles Times newspaper, new Paramount head Brad Grey, who took over last year, told Tom's company that the studio was not in a position to renew the same contract after it expired last month.
Paramount funded Tom's latest movie Mission Impossible III, which grossed over £200 million. But due to his expected profit margin, the studios will only just break even.
The actor's lawyer Bertram Fields says: 'We received an offer and we are digesting it. We will sit and talk about it. It is not the case that they said this is a take-it-or-leave-it offer. I don't think my friends at Paramount would ever talk that way.'
The pay cut comes as many Hollywood studios try to reduce costs in the face of uncertain box office returns.
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Crusader Lyrics
Artist: Saxon
Album: Crusader
Crusader, Crusader, please take me with you
The battle lies far to the East
Crusader, Crusader, don't leave me alone
I want to ride out on your Quest
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Warlords of England, Knights of the Realm
Spilling their blood in the sand
Crusader, Crusader, the legend is born
The future will honour your deeds
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Saxon Crusader Lyrics
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Nelson Mandela Dead at 95: Revolutionary Passes After Illness
Nelson Mandela, the famous former South African President who battled apartheid has passed away at the age of 95, Deadline reports.
The revolutionary's health has been the subject of media coverage after being hospitalized back in June for a lung infection.
The publication reports that members of Nelson's family began gathering at his deathbed today.
Nelson's life has been documented by many movies, including Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, which is the most recent. The movie just premiered today in London. It stars Idris Elba in the title role.
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Meaford's council is one step closer to the approval of the 2018 municipal budget, and thanks in large part to a significant increase in OMPF (Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund) funding for next year, the property tax increase will be lower than expected.
In September council directed staff to prepare a draft budget that included a maximum overall tax levy increase of four percent, including allocations of one percent dedicated to roads capital funding, one percent for capital funding of bridges, and 0.5 percent for capital funding of municipal facilities. Additionally council directed staff to "budget any tax levy increases resulting from real assessment growth due to new development and building construction assessment into the General Infrastructure Reserve Fund for future capital projects."
Staff had prepared a budget for next year complying with council's wishes, and a rate increase of 3.893 was proposed, however some good fortune allowed staff to arrive at the December 11 meeting with a similar budget package though with a required rate increase of only 1.603 percent.
At their December 11 meeting, Meaford Treasurer Darcy Chapman told council that the municipality will receive $172,000 in additional OMPF funding for 2018, and that unexpected news combined with some smaller savings found within the budget allowed staff to bring the rate increase down to 1.603 percent.
Council welcomed the good news, and asked the treasurer to prepare a final budget document reflecting a 3.0 percent rate increase, with the additional $185,000 that would be realized by bumping the increase from 1.603 percent to 3.0 percent to be dedicated to infrastructure needs.
A statutory public meeting will be held on Monday, January 15 at 6:30 p.m., and final approval of the 2018 budget is expected to be completed at council's January 29 meeting.
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Dewdrop asked for an ice cream sandwich cake for our Valentine party. I had a heart shape cake pan, but not a big enough pan to do layers, like we wanted, so we had to come up with a plan.
We started by lining the heart shaped cake pan with parchment paper, and baking very thin, chocolate cakes. (We used the rest of the batter for cupcakes.)
Next, we did the same thing with the parchment and heart pans to bake chocolate chip, macadamia nut, oatmeal cookies.
We made two cookies, two cakes, and stacked them up with the parchment in between and froze them solid.
Once they were frozen, we lined a bowl with saran wrap and placed a cookie in the bottom of it.
Over that, we spread ice cream and more chocolate chips.
That was layered with one of the thin cakes, more ice cream, and some salted caramel sauce.
We used chocolate and vanilla ice cream and took turns with them. Also, we alternated with chopped nuts, the sauce, and the chocolate chips, between layers of cookies and cakes.
As we developed our layers, we tried to keep the heart shape going, but it did get wobbly and crooked at some points. We fixed that by tightly folding the saran wrap up around the finished cake, and patting it back into shape.
Then, it went back in the freezer. We left it over night, but I'll bet an hour or so is really all you need.
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Baguettes and croissants don't get much better than this outside of France (our French friends agree with us on this one!) If you want some pastries that stick to the original French taste and flavor, Kayser has it. Being a real artisan bakery means that Kayser works with liquid leaven and all the breads are kneaded, shaped, baked and seriously loved on-site in their bakery, which makes all the difference. Cakes, pastries, cupcakes and savory treats as well as breakfast, soups and lunch are on offer.
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Celebrities may slay red carpets every other day, but on Halloween, it's all about their kids. And just like it is for us, the number one thing that makes the annual walk around the neighborhood in search of sugar-coma-inducing candy -- and maybe a good scare -- worth it is, of course, dressing up the little ones in adorable costumes!
Be prepared for a cuteness overload. We've rounded up some of this year's cutest celebrity kid Halloween costumes that are bound to give you all the festive feels.
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The views came from former Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram, who told The Herald there was genuine concern about senior military personnel moving quickly to take up political posts. If the Tories win power, Sir Richard will become a
peer and join the Tory front bench as a defence minister.
Mr Ingram, the Labour MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, said he had the highest respect for Major General David McDowall, ex-chief of the Army in Scotland, who is to advise the Scottish Government on veterans' issues and the welfare of soldiers and their families.
Alex Neil, the Communities Minister, said the general's "vast experience … will be a huge asset", while Angus Robertson, the SNP's defence spokesman
at Westminster, said his "appointment clearly underlines how seriously the Scottish Government takes the issue of welfare for our former service personnel".
Mr Ingram stressed he was certain Gen McDowall wanted to do the right thing by those serving in the armed forces but pointed out there were many groups, such as the British Legion, which gave expert advice on soldiers' welfare.
The backbencher claimed the development appeared to be another example of the First Minister seeking to extend his brief on matters reserved to Westminster.
On the appointment by David Cameron of Sir Richard, the ex-minister argued that the former Chief of the General Staff had placed himself in an "impossible position".
Mr Ingram said: "He has made a serious misjudgment. It will undermine him, not in the eyes of politicians, but in the eyes of those who served alongside him."
The ex-minister noted how the appointment of Admiral Lord West to the UK Government was different as the former First Sea Lord was involved in security and not defence matters.
Already Lord Guthrie, ex-Chief of the Defence Staff, has questioned Sir Richard's decision to serve one political party, saying: "If he's going to the House of Lords, it's best to be a crossbencher. I will give advice to anyone, Labour or Conservative, but I wouldn't want to be associated with any one political party."
Sir Richard caused a deal of embarrassment to the Tory leader yesterday when he said he had been asked to join the Conservative Opposition because Mr Cameron felt his defence team "lacked expert understanding".


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To me the most remarkable part of Christmas is how everything goes from ridiculously busy to a full-on stop.
The Winning Well workshops, the keynotes, the 2017 planning, the filming, the travelling (well not that), the rehearsals, the concerts, the shopping, the cooking, the visits, and then the pause.
When I walk into a candle lit church, all the chaos seems to melt away. We stop, we remember, we give thanks, we hope.
I love to take a run through our town, usually bustling with people shopping or meeting over coffee and feel the peace of the empty village.
I wonder what others are doing and thinking in their stopping. What do those closed doors offer? What inspirations are brewing? What hopes are catching spark?
The Power of a Good Pause
What's about to start after the stopping?
I recognize that for many there is pain in the stopping. Quiet time does not always equate to peace. My thoughts and prayers are with you. In our family we also have concerns that weigh heavy. Stopping can sometimes be too quiet.
I am also so grateful to all who cannot stop this holiday. Police, firefighters, military, call centers, convenience stores. There are many people "going" to empower our stopping. Thank you.
May this holiday season give you the peace of pause, today or in the year to come. Enjoy the quiet along with the joy.
What will you become in your holiday pause?
In Peace, Hope and Joy,


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The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved as expected $451 million in emergency funding for Pakistan to help the country rebuild from devastating floods.
The IMF said in a statement the funds will go toward Pakistan's budget to help with additional spending needs caused by the floods and immediate foreign exchange needs.
The fund said gross domestic product growth in Pakistan was unlikely exceed 2.7 percent in 2010-11 due to a drop in agricultural output, which has added to budget pressures.


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Project internal web pages
- We have installed a project management system at /project. All partners which were named on slides during the first general assembly got a login. In additions an email was sent out which contained login-details.
- A forum is installed at /forum for workpackage related exchange of posts, questions, answers, files etc. This is for temporary work. Unfortunately, login details are not shared with the project management system, so one has to have separate login details. Please register at the board and send me an email, so we can give you access – we have to check the users in order to restrict access.
At the current moment, all software requires a separate login, since they are software packages by different providers, offered free of charge.
Exchanging data for work
The AST intended to use the /forum as the platform for exchanging ideas, discussions, comments and files. In order to upload a file, compose a new "topic" and add your files as an attachment. We have an overall limit of 15 Gigabyte for all stuff on lifes50plus.eu and there is an upper limit of 90 Megabytes for individual files. In order to get access to the forum, register yourself and drop us a message – we have to approve new registrations. If there is a need for even bigger files, please consider options like dropbox or google-drive. Ensure that the file is encrypted before uploading to those "public" services.
The AST has considered a dedicated document management system (seedDMS), but that will require an additional login.
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Letter: People feeling effects of sequestration cuts
People feeling effects of sequestration cuts
On March 2, the website for Chris Collins posted an article titled "Sequestration cuts go into effect, have little local impact." In a March 1 radio interview, Collins gleefully proclaimed, "my house is still there, the television works and water's on."
A month later, however, we are beginning to see how sequestration cuts are affecting the lives of people locally.
One important example of this was discussed in the April 8 News article, "Sequester hamstrings area federal courts." It pointed out how the lack of funding is jeopardizing the mandated judicial process guaranteed under our Constitution. With the backlog of cases well documented, any further delays caused by furloughs and the reduction of days when court is in session does a serious disservice to the victims, defendants and everyone else impacted by judicial decisions. Quoting William Gladstone, "Justice delayed is justice denied."
Aside from the rights guaranteed by Amendments V through VIII being threatened, the article further pointed out that supervision of parolees will suffer due to furloughs, thus threatening the safety and security of citizens in general.
Almost on a daily basis, we hear of more programs and grants being eliminated and people losing hours of employment as cuts are put into place. Any savings allegedly accrued by these "cost-saving" measures in the short run will ultimately be paid for by the taxpayers in the long run, not only monetarily, but in terms of opportunity.
It is no surprise that a millionaire congressman could take such a cavalier approach to the effects of sequestration from the comfort of his home where "his television works and the water's on." Those of us living in the real world cannot afford to do so.
Wayne R. Robbins


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Collect cheerios and v8 labels and get this fab moon rocket kit. Wait, cheerios and v8?? It seems that leave it to beaver likes it. Note the spelling of V-8.
.food, snacks & eatin' places (ads)
"Hello Amigo...I'm Chiquita Banana, and I've come to say
Bananas have to ripen in a certain way.
And when they are flecked with brown
and have a golden hue,
It didn't matter if you were a model, a secretary or a homemaker, in the late 1960s the only thing on a womans mind all day was What should I make for dinner?.
In this ad from 1969, Kentucky Fried Chicken's Colonel Sanders wants a word "with these folks" and he means you the viewer through the TV. He even introduces himself with his full name.
The ketchup bottle is minding his own business, in a saloon, as you would, when catsup arrives. Catsup challenges Heinz Ketchup to a draw.
The wedding day scenario has to be the oldest on in advertising, here we have the bride to be eating her really important egg breakfast. Egg. Every day.


text: As we find ourselves in the midst of another holiday season, it's all too easy to get caught up in our modern secular traditions of gift-giving and human kindness, so why not take a few moments this year to get in touch with our religious heritage by viewing the latest heart-warming set of illustrated Bible stories over at The Brick Testament? They may not tell the story of the birth of Jesus, but I believe these King David stories are essential for anyone hoping to come to a full understanding of God. Happy holidays from The Brick Testament!


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The deadline for acceptances was this afternoon.
If 90% of the outstanding Tempus shares -- WPP already owned 22% before making its bid -- are committed to WPP, the holding company should wind up owning Tempus.
However, with the acquisition looking increasingly expensive as advertising agency stock prices plunged in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, WPP is believed to be looking at ways to back out of the deal.
One option is to cite a "material adverse change" clause, although WPP could have a weak case because the company continued buying Tempus stock after Sept. 11.


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Nov. 3, 2011
BOSTON — As the Iraq War winds down, state officials are planning to ramp up services for returning service members. Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick announced a number of new initiatives on Nov. 2, including a program to encourage Bay State businesses to hire more veterans.
The recession has hit recent veterans especially hard. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate is 9.1 percent, while for returning veterans between the ages of 18 to 24 it's 21 percent.
Patrick said these numbers reflect the harsh reality in Massachusetts as well:
"This is tragic. Not only because of the special contributions of servicemen and -women in the military, but because also of the special opportunity to take advantage of the training, the discipline and the skill sets that veterans bring to the workforce," he said.
Patrick also announced plans to boost funding for veterans' services in next year's budget by $2.8 million dollars, including $500,000 for job training in manufacturing and $700,0000 for smoking cessation. Massachusetts is home to more than 390,000 veterans, and 37,000 residents have been deployed since 9/11.
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Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula Concentrated Cream with Vitamin E 3.75 OZ Tube
Regular price
Heals & softens rough, dry skin. Smoothes marks. Tones skin. Cocoa butter, enriched with Vitamin E, in a soothing emollient base. Helps smooth and blend unattractive marks and scars. Tones skin. An excellent all-over-the-body moisturizer and after tanning butter. Use immediately following exposure to the sun and wind. Ideal for hands, elbows and knees. Widely recommended for stretch marks, during and after pregnancy. Use daily for a soft, youthful appearance. This product not tested on animals. Made in U.S.A.


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Welcome to Taylor Studios
How to access your online proofs:
To access your photographs please click on "View Your Photos" or select it from the above menu. To locate your proofs, please use the search criteria bar by typing in the last name of the family, individual or graduate and click search.
You will then see a listing of possible results, please select your sitting from the list and enter the password provided to you at the time of your sitting.
Lost Password? On the newer system, you can simply use the "Forgot Password" link. If you have misplaced your password from the older system, please call the studio at 613-541-1098 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com to retrieve it.


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TPM Livewire
White Trump Supporters Shove Black Protester Out Of Kentucky Rally (VIDEO)
Video published by the news station showed the black protestor, whom it did not identify, being confronted and pushed by white rally attendees until she left. The protester told WLKY on Tuesday night that she was doing well but trying to "process everything."
Blogger and Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King later identified the protester as University of Louisville student Shiya Nwanguma. Nwanguma alleged in a Facebook video that the rally attendees called her "a nigger and a cunt."
"I just got escorted out by the police," she said in the video. "The people at the rally, they were pushing and shoving at me, cursing at me, yelling at me, called me every name in the book. They're disgusting and dangerous."
Matthew Heimbach, whom the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as "the face of a new generation of white nationalists," wrote in a blog post that he was one of the men helping to "drive out" the protestor from the rally.
"Now there's some viral footage of several heated moments in Louisville. One features yours truly helping the crowd drive out one of the women who had been pushing, shoving, barking, and screaming at the attendees for the better part of an hour," he wrote at the Traditionalist Youth Network. "I'll avoid any additional Trump events to ensure that I don't become a distraction, but the entire point of the BLM's tactics is to push people until they push back. It won't be me next time, but White Americans are getting fed up and they're learning that they must either push back or be pushed down."
Watch footage of the incident below via WLKY:


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Seedling Protection is a term used for products that protect tree seedlings after planting.
Quadel Industries has been manufacturing seedling protection products for well over 20 years and we are one of the largest manufactures in the United States.
The most commonly used product within our arsenal of seedling protectors is the rigid tube. These rigid mesh tubes are used to encapsulate the young tree seedling during it's most vulnerable early years after planting.
The rigid seedling tube is made of a strong mixture of plastic resins that ensure a long life span in all kinds of weather and rugged terrain.
Quadel Industries is located in the Pacific Northwest in the heart of tree growing country and we provide our seedling protection products to many of the largest Tree Growers in the area.
We also provide product to our distributors Terra Tech and Pacforest Supply , both of whom are also located in Oregon and provide much of the product used in Washington , Oregon , California , Idaho , Utah and areas within the United States and Canada .
Our rigid tubes come in a variety of sizes depending on which type of tree is being planted. A variety of factors such as, seedling age , size, location and what type of browse animals are in the area will determine what size tube to use.


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I stumbled on this article and found it really interesting. Straight away, I knew you'd love it too. It was written by Brian Tracy and re-blogged from briantracy.com
Making a great first impression is imperative to becoming an influential leader. The ancient Greeks spent a lot of time thinking and writing about the effect of one personality on another. They broke down the process of communication into three parts, which they called ethos, pathos and logos.
The ethos of communication is defined as the ethical part. This revolves around the person you really are and, more important, the person you are perceived to be. If you are in sales or business, the way you are perceived by someone, which will largely determine the influence you have over him or her, will be strongly affected by your level of credibility, your ethos. In the area of personal credibility, the rule is that everything counts. Everything you do or don't do either adds to or takes away from your credibility and your capability to influence someone. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, in essence, that what you are shouts at me so loudly, I cannot hear a word you are saying. Ethos is very important.
A First Impression Says Everything
Perhaps the simplest example of the application of this rule, that everything counts, involves your image or appearance. You've heard it said that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. The fact is that when you first meet a person, he makes a judgment about you in approximately four seconds, and his judgment is finalized largely within 30 seconds of the initial contact. In a survey of the members of the American Personnel Consultants ¾ those men and women who are responsible for hiring people for large companies ¾ members generally agreed that they made their decision to hire or not to hire a person within 30 seconds of the first meeting.
Everything Counts: Make A Personal Statement
Everything contributing to the way you look on the outside is important. If it's not helping you, it's hurting you. While you cannot control your physical features, you have total control over your dress and grooming. In fact, we generally assume that a person consciously and deliberately makes a personal statement about himself with every part of his appearance that he can affect in any way.
Your clothes are responsible for 95 percent of the first impression that you make on someone because, in most instances, your clothes cover 95 percent of your body. Your grooming, your hair style and the other ways you can determine your appearance from the neck up also exert an inordinate influence on the way that you are perceived, on your ethos with someone. Your accessories, such as purse or briefcase, watch, tie, rings, pens and other elements, all make a statement that will or will not help to put you in a position to influence someone.
Now, here are two things you can do immediately to put these ideas into action.
First, take complete control over every detail of your personal appearance and grooming. Resolve to look like a powerful, influential person in all your business activities.
Second, study fashion and proper dress so you know exactly what to wear and in what combination. Read a book, take a seminar or even hire an image consultant. Small changes in your appearance can change your life.
Source: The Importance of a First Impression