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Current Population Survey, March/April 2008 Match Files: Child Support Supplement (ICPSR 29646)
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United States. Bureau of the Census; United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics; United States Department of Health and Human Services
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This data collection is comprised of responses from the March and April installments of the 2008 Current Population Survey (CPS). Both the March and April surveys used two sets of questions, the basic CPS and a separate supplement for each month.
The CPS, administered monthly, is a labor force survey providing current estimates of the economic status and activities of the population of the United States. Specifically, the CPS provides estimates of total employment (both farm and nonfarm), nonfarm self-employed persons, domestics, and unpaid helpers in nonfarm family enterprises, wage and salaried employees, and estimates of total unemployment.
In addition to the basic CPS questions, respondents were asked questions from the March supplement, known as the Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) supplement. The ASEC provides supplemental data on work experience, income, noncash benefits, and migration. Comprehensive work experience information was given on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 15 years old and older. Additional data for persons 15 years old and older are available concerning weeks worked and hours per week worked, reason not working full time, total income and income components, and place of residence on March 1, 2007. The March supplement also contains data covering nine noncash income sources: food stamps, school lunch program, employer-provided group health insurance plan, employer-provided pension plan, personal health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, CHAMPUS or military health care, and energy assistance. Questions covering training and assistance received under welfare reform programs, such as job readiness training, child care services, or job skill training were also asked in the March supplement.
The April supplement, sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, queried respondents on the economic situation of persons and families for the previous year. Moreover, all household members 15 years of age and older that are a biological parent of children in the household that have an absent parent were asked detailed questions about child support and alimony. Information regarding child support was collected to determine the size and distribution of the population with children affected by divorce or separation, or other relationship status change. Moreover, the data were collected to better understand the characteristics of persons requiring child support, and to help develop and maintain programs designed to assist in obtaining child support. These data highlight alimony and child support arrangements made at the time of separation or divorce, amount of payments actually received, and value and type of any property settlement.
The April supplement data were matched to March supplement data for households that were in the sample in both March and April 2008. In March 2008, there were 4,522 household members eligible, of which 1,431 required imputation of child support data. When matching the March 2008 and April 2008 data sets, there were 170 eligible people on the March file that did not match to people on the April file. Child support data for these 170 people were imputed. The remaining 1,261 imputed cases were due to nonresponse to the child support questions.
Demographic variables include age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, veteran status, educational attainment, occupation, and income. Data on employment and income refer to the preceding year, although other demographic data refer to the time at which the survey was administered.
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These data are distributed exactly as they arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed the data. Consistency checks and standardization of missing values were performed by the principal investigators. Users should contact the principal investigators if further information is desired.
These data are in a hierarchical file structure with three record types: Household, Family, and Person. Users are strongly encouraged to refer to the User Guide, which contains the questionnaires for the supplements and additional detailed technical documentation on how to work with the data.
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The civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States living in housing units, and members of the Armed Forces living in civilian housing units on a military base or in a household not on a military base.
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- United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and United States Department of Health and Human Services. Current Population Survey, March/April 2008 Match Files: Child Support Supplement. ICPSR29646-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-12-06. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29646.v1
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Friday, June 29, 2007
8 new little ones
I'm really happy with how these turned out, except for the black. The black is a bit patchy in places, so anybody who orders it will receive an extra large quantity to compensate! I think it's because it's so high contrast (can't get any higher contrast than black and white!) so any variation in the ink is more obvious than in the lighter colours. That said, sometimes it's nice for things to be a bit rough around the edges otherwise it's easy to forget that this stuff is printed by hand, not by machines :)
Hope you like them! These ones go up in the shop on Sunday morning Melbourne time :)
11 comments:
- Hollabee said...
Great fabrics! I love the cream droplets!
- 3:35 pm
- jfox said...
ooooh how gorgeous lara, love the crisp green on the geese and bonsai prints! will you be sending some to amitie as well?
- 4:54 pm
- Tali said...
are they printed by hand?!
I never realised! doh!
- 5:51 pm
- kat said...
they are gorgeous. You do such nice work.
- 10:38 pm
- beklina said...
So beautiful!!
I'm curious of how they're printed as well. Are you sending them out to be screen printed by hand, or are there computers/printers involved.
- 12:05 am
- dopeattic said...
oh so fabulous! love the green:)
- 12:44 am
I didn't realized your fabrics were printed by hand. Do you print them?
- 1:37 am
Hi Lara,
Your fabrics are beautiful. I was just wondering who in Melbourne does the screen printing or if you have to send them elsewhere.
- 2:50 pm
- Lara said...
Hi Anonymous - I won't post the details here but just email me if you want some more information on the process :)
- 9:43 am
- Lara said...
And to the other anonymous! I don't print them personally by hand but I send the designs off to a company who specialise in hand printing fabric by the metre :)
- 9:44 am
- megan said...
i love your style of illustration. clean and simple. i am wondering if you would share your secret for printing tho. right now i sketch my own characters, cut them from linoblock, and stamp. that is crazy time consuming when i just want to get to the finished product.. and you. you do sheets, and you have so many to choose from. i know they are not stamps.. is it like silkscreening?
either way (i understand the blog ettiquite + copying too) your work is incredible. keep up the hard work!
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Brandon Inge knows what it's like to be ignored. Even worse, he knows what it's like to be mocked.
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) ? Brandon Inge knows what it's like to be ignored. Even worse, he knows what it's like to be mocked.
The veteran third baseman spent the first half of his career in Detroit playing for some of worst teams in recent memory during the early 2000s. It didn't exactly qualify as a good time.
"It started out, we were a laughingstock for awhile," Inge said.
Then it got even worse. As the Tigers rebuilt, people stopped talking about them at all.
"If it's quiet, it's not really a good thing," he said.
Detroit, however, eventually got itself together thanks in part to Inge's relentless play. At 35 and recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, Inge thinks he can still bring it. And he thinks the Pirates are on their way just like the Tigers were not so long ago.
"I can tell they're in the transitioning stages right now," Inge said. "It's going to be fun to be a part of."
Provided his right (throwing) shoulder cooperates. Inge battled the aching joint much of 2012, heading to the disabled list four times in all, the last time coming when the shoulder popped out of place on Sept. 1 while making a place at third for the Oakland Athletics.
The six-month recovery period is almost up and the Pirates felt good enough about Inge's rehab to sign him last week hoping he can provide some depth as a utility player. Inge stuffed his equipment bag full of gloves before heading down to spring training from his home in Michigan. There's a chance he might need every one in order to find a niche in Pittsburgh.
"If I started at a different position every day, I don't care," he said. "I love competing and being a part of a team I think I can help. It's more fun."
The Pirates are less concerned with fun and more interested in having someone who's been through the grind to help a team learn how to win consistently. Pittsburgh is set at third, shortstop and second base and first appears to be a battle between Garrett Jones and Gaby Sanchez. Yet as Inge points outs, "everybody is going to need a day."
It's something Inge saw plenty of over the last two seasons as the 2009 All-Star's role diminished in Detroit to the point where the Tigers let him go last spring. Inge insists he doesn't hold a grudge for Detroit letting him walk after 11 seasons.
Besides, he landed on his feet in Oakland, where he helped the upstart A's make the playoffs. Inge hit .226 with 11 homers and 52 RBIs in 74 games in Oakland before the shoulder ended his season. Watching is old team and his current one battle in the postseason was a little weird.
"I told (the Tigers) if I was playing against you in the playoffs you wouldn't have made it (to the World Series)," Inge said with a laugh.
Inge spent the offseason focusing on trying to get healthy and keep his career afloat. The phone rang with several opportunities but he chose Pittsburgh based on fit.
"I'm a huge fan of a blue-collar team and over the years, no matter what the record that was reflected, this team at the end of the year is a blue-collar team," Inge said. "They really play hard, go out there and give everything they have. It's something I really wanted to be a part of."
Even if Inge isn't quite sure when the doctors will let him really cut loose. Though he insists he can throw just fine, Inge acknowledges he may not be 100 percent until April.
"There's no pain, it's just a matter of trying to be smart about it and that's hard for me to do," he said.
That should give him enough time to get acclimated. This is the first time in his career he didn't start the season with the Tigers. This weekend marked his first steps inside Pirate City and he joked he felt like a rookie.
In some ways, he is, though he and manager Clint Hurdle shared a couple of laughs during a brief meeting shortly after Inge arrived.
"We're just playing catch-up with him," Hurdle said.
Something Inge can appreciate. He spent most of the last seven seasons playing for Jim Leyland, who knows a little something about what it takes to win in Pittsburgh. Though Leyland and Hurdle are very different, Inge sees a common trait that will pay dividends.
"He wants to win," Inge said. "I've been around a lot of managers. I've been fortunate to be around a lot and there's a difference. You can tell ones that just go through the motions and just want to make a mediocre season and he really honestly, truly, he wants to turn it around."


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Executive and luxury cars
* All the star cars coming in 2011-12 * Exec cars to MPVs in part 2 * Check back throughout the holiday period...
Audi A6
What is it? A replacement for Audis ageing executive car
Estimated price from 27,500
On sale Spring 2011
The avalanche of new models from Audi is set to continue in 2011 with the launch of a new A6. Clues to the look of this BMW 5 Series and Mercedes E-Class rival can be seen in the recently unveiled A7 Sportback, which is built on the same platform. However, the A6 will have a higher roofline than its sister car and more subtle styling.
The A6s interior always an Audi strong point also borrows from the four-seat A7 Sportback, although the A6 will be able to take five occupants.
The new A6 needs to be significantly better to drive than its predecessor if its to match the class leaders. Fortunately, the signs are encouraging because the closely related A7 is one of the most comfortable Audis for a long time at least on the optional air suspension.
A6 buyers will also have plenty of engines to choose from, with the line-up ranging from 2.0-litre petrol and turbodiesel units to a supercharged 3.0-litre petrol.
Meanwhile, gearbox options will include a seven-speed semi-automatic, badged
S tronic, and an eight-speed automatic.
The new A6 will be officially unveiled at next years Detroit motor show. Initially, it will be available as a saloon only, but an Avant estate version (see computer-generated image) will follow six months later.
Infiniti M35h
What is it? Hybrid version of Infinitis new BMW 5 Series rival
Estimated price from 44,000
On sale Spring 2011
When this car goes on sale , Infiniti will be the first manufacturer offering petrol, diesel and hybrid variants in the executive saloon sector.
The M is already available with a 3.7-litre V6 petrol and a 3.0-litre diesel, but the forthcoming M35h combines a 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine developing 303bhp with a 67bhp electric motor, and emits less than 200g/km of CO2.
Infiniti reckons you can drive it for about a mile-and-a-quarter at speeds of up to 50mph using only the electric motor. Whats more, the M35h comes loaded with luxury and safety equipment.
Mercedes-Benz CLS
What is it? Second-generation four-door coup
Estimated price from 46,500
On sale March 2011
The original CLS started the four-door coup trend, but it was essentially just a frumpy E-Class in glad rags. The new car, by contrast, has been engineered to drive as well as it looks. Sleek styling and frameless side windows mean that its still immediately recognisable as a CLS, but every panel is new, and the body is now stiffer and lighter.
At launch, buyers will be offered 3.5-litre V6 and 4.7-litre V8 petrol engines, and a 3.0-litre V6 diesel, while a 2.1-litre four-cylinder diesel will join the line-up later.
There are also three suspension set-ups to choose from: air suspension, steel springs and adaptive dampers, and a Sport option that uses firmer steel springs and dampers. So far, weve tried the air and adaptive systems, and its clear that the former is the comfort-oriented option, while the latter makes the CLS feel more agile and engaging.
Mercedes-Benz CL/S-Class
What is it? New engines for the coup/limo
Price from 89,425/60,380
On sale Jan 2011
Mercedes has just updated its luxurious CL coup, tweaking the front grille, lights, wheels and door mirrors, and fitting the latest collision-avoidance and drowsy-driver detection systems from the S-Class saloon.
The CL and S-Class now come with a revised version of Mercedes seven-speed auto gearbox, while some engines have better performance and lower CO2 emissions. There are new 4.7-litre twin-turbo V8 and 5.5-litre V8 petrol engines, and the V12 in the CL65 AMG has been updated.
Audi A7 Sportback
What is it? Exec-sized five-door thats more hatchback than coup
Price from 43,775
On sale January 2011
Audi's quest to fill every niche continues with the A7 Sportback a big hatchback that is to next years A6 what the A5 Sportback is to the A4.
The A7 can look a little dumpy in pictures, but on the road its striking and hides its size well. Drivers enjoy an all-new cabin design with the sort of beautiful detailing that Audi has become famous for, and space is good only very tall people will complain about rear headroom.
The A7 will be more expensive than the A6, but its very well equipped, with every model getting leather upholstery, satellite-navigation, heated electric seats and a digital radio. Audis excellent Multi Media Interface controls most of the cars functions, and there will be a host of high-tech options, including a 15-speaker Bang and Olufsen stereo and a GPRS module that downloads news and weather from Google.
In brief
Saab 9-5 Estate
The second Saab to be launched since GM sold the company to Spyker will be an estate version of the first: the 9-5 executive saloon. Saab plans to upgrade the instrument panel and materials before the estate model goes on sale in summer 2011.
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| October 26, 2012, 5:05 pm
I love my neighbors with snow throwers. When the pavement gets cold enough for snow to stick, Russ the Realtor from around the corner will likely run his machine along my long, wind-plagued west sidewalk. If it gets really deep, the across-the-street clan that works for a concrete contractor might even zoom over on their Bobcat to scoop out my driveway.
But if you're not as blessed with motor-loving buddies and are thinking of buying your own snow-eradicating rig, a.k.a. snow thrower, the always timely Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado, or ALCC, has a few tips on how to choose one.


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Hope College junior Laura Tjepkema of Dorr (South Christian HS) has been named a 2012 Capital One Softball Academic All-American.
An education major with a special education emphasis, Tjepkema has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average while achieving all-conference honors in softball.
She becomes the seventh Hope softball player and the college's 41st Academic All-American across all sports in a program sponsored by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
"Laura is an incredibly dedicated student, and has very high expectations of herself in the classroom and on the softball field," said coach Mary Vande Hoef. "She's passionate about what she's learning, and she is going to be a great special education teacher in the future."
The team's rightfielder, Tjepkema this past season batted .358 in all games and led the team in RBIs (32). She batted .479 against conference opponents. She carries a career batting average of .349 and has started in 109 consecutive games since her freshman year.
She is the daughter of Chuck and Tammy Tjepkema of Dorr.
To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve, maintain a minimum 3.3 grand point average on a scale of 4.0, have reached sophmore athletic and academic standing and be nominated by his/her sports information director. The program has been coordinated by CoSIDA since 1952. The current sponsor is Capital One Financial Corporation with support from the NCAA.
Previous Hope softball Academic All-Americans have included Anne Hendrickson (1985), DeAnn Knoll (1987 and 1988), Johanna Pscodna (1992), Laurie Byington (1996), Kim Grotenhuis (2000) and Kylee Brouwer (2008).


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Drilling waste disposal risks another damaging Okla. quake, scientist warns
SAN DIEGO -- Oklahoma officials are risking another large earthquake like the one last November if they continue to allow oil and gas companies to inject waste near the same fault, said a seismologist who has studied the magnitude-5.6 earthquake.
"Continued injection close to this active fault zone risks triggering another damaging earthquake," University of Memphis scientist Stephen Horton stated in findings posted yesterday at the annual meeting of the Seismological Society of America here.
Last year, Horton's finding that continued injection in several Arkansas wells could cause a damaging earthquake spurred state oil and gas officials to permanently ban injection in part of the state.
"It's more or less the same," said Horton said in an interview. "It's a risk to continue injecting near a seismic zone."
But he stressed he wasn't recommending to state officials that they block injection in the area.
"That's not my decision to make," Horton said.
Oklahoma State Geologist G. Randy Keller said more data are needed before any such decision could be made.
"I don't necessarily agree, but I don't necessarily disagree," said Keller, who is also attending the annual gathering of the movers and shakers in the seismological community.
He said officials in Oklahoma are still sorting through a huge amount of information from last year's quake.
A spokesman for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates oil and gas production and injection in the state, referred questions to Keller.
Keller and Colorado state geologist Vince Matthews have criticized as premature the findings of Horton and U.S. Geological Survey scientists that a rise in earthquakes in Oklahoma and Colorado may be linked to injection of oil and gas wastewater (EnergyWire, April 16).
Aware of the skepticism, Horton has stuck to his findings that the quake that knocked down chimneys and headstones 44 miles east of Oklahoma City was "possibly triggered" by injection wells near the fault that ruptured.
In addition, geophysicist Bill Ellsworth of USGS said at the conference yesterday that a magnitude-5.3 earthquake in southern Colorado last August was "induced or at least influenced" by nearby injection wells.
"There is something going on that it looks like it's worth understanding," Ellsworth said.
But he stressed there is no indication that any of the man-made earthquakes that he and his USGS team are investigating have any link to hydraulic fracturing, a specific part of drilling and completing an oil or gas well. Instead, he stressed, they are exploring what they see as a probable link between the quakes and the industry's common practice of getting rid of wastewater by injecting it deep underground.
There have been at least two reports of hydraulic fracturing itself possibly causing two very small, barely detectable earthquakes.
"We don't see that there's any connection between fracturing and earthquakes of any concern to society," Ellsworth said.
'Compelling link' between fault line, wells
The November quake in Oklahoma ruptured part of a 3-mile-long fault. If it were to rupture as a "single event," the resulting quake could be larger than last year's.
Oklahoma has seen a sharp rise in the number of earthquakes in the last few years. Horton found that 63 percent of earthquakes have occurred within 10 kilometers (about 6 miles) of a deep injection well, compared to a 31 percent chance of a random, natural earthquake happening within 10 kilometers of a deep injection well.
But he has been careful to say that there is no definitive proof that injection caused the quakes but simply a correlation between the location of the quake centers and the wells.
He noted that some of the nearby injection wells had been in operation for 10 years. Keller said the amount of fluid being injected has been on the decline for the last five years.
"It's very difficult to prove that earthquakes are triggered," he said.
Still, another seismologist who has closely studied the November quake, said she saw a "compelling link" as well.
Katie Keranen, a University of Oklahoma seismologist who started putting seismic instruments in place after a magnitude-4.7 quake that shook the area days before the larger event, told a packed room at the conference that there are two very deep injection wells near the ruptured fault.
"There's a compelling link between the zone of injection and the seismicity," Keranen said.
But she made a similar point as Horton and Keller that data on the amount of fluid injected would not show much reason for it to suddenly cause seismic activity. And the state has plenty of natural earthquakes, too, she noted.
"So that complicates things," she said.


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Carnegie Conference Centre welcomed a record 135 delegates to the #CILIPSAG12 event last week and still we had a waiting list to see and hear a varied programme of speakers!
The 'literacies' theme proved to be incredibly popular with our members as did each of the keynote presentations from Hannah Gore, Biddy Fisher and Dughall McCormick.
The parallel sessions were equally popular with Gordon Hunt crying out for more chairs to seat those who had turned up to hear Jennifer Jones discuss social media. The packed session meant that some of us (including me) had to be turned away.
During the course of the day delegates were encouraged to tweet their thoughts, impressions and photos and many did. Richard Hawkins of CILIP kindly created a twitter archive for us which you can view here. (just click 'archive' at the bottom to view. Thank you Richard!
Once again, our event was well supported by a range of exhibitors, for which we're very grateful. There were prizes won too in an afternoon draw including champagne, chocolates and an e-reader.
CILIP CEO Annie Mauger hosted a #shoutabout table over lunch which gave school librarians an opportunity to discuss the sector landscape in Scotland in advance of the lobby taking place at the Scottish Parliament on 27th October.
Feedback is still to be analysed but it looks like most delegates enjoyed a useful and productive day where they were able to encounter and discuss new ideas, engage with suppliers and network with colleagues.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia College & State University softball game today, March 5 at 4 p.m. against Carson-Newman College will be broadcast on student radio 88.9FM WGUR. Bobcat fans can catch the action on the FM dial or at www.GCSURadio.com .
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Impulse IT95 Prone Leg Curl, with 200lb weight stack
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Don't Slip Trip or Fall with In Home Care for the Elderly
It's hard to believe that Halloween is already here. When visiting local shopping malls, you can already start to see the beginnings of Christmas and winter holiday decorations and preparation. Fall is the right time to prepare your elderly loved one's home with not only the holiday theme but also to prevent slips and trips that can cause major injury.
Studies have concluded that falls are one of the leading causes of injuries in the United States. Fall prevention is the best way to protect your elderly loved one from injuring themselves in their home. Some of the common locations for trips and slips are doorways, cluttered floors and hallways, stairs and areas in the home with heavy traffic.
There are many ways to prevent your elderly loved one from falling in their home. First, secure any electrical cords out of high traffic areas. If your loved one's home is tiled or has wood floors, it is a good idea to lay down area rugs on non-skid mats. This is not only softer on their feet, but will also keep your elderly loved one from slipping. It may be beneficial to use bath mats in the bathroom so that when exiting the shower on wet feet, your loved one is less likely to slip and fall.
Whenever possible, check stairways and entry ways for broken or rotten wood steps. Regular maintenance on outdoor steps is important to prevent slips, trips or falls. Whenever in the kitchen, remember to always clean up spills on the floor immediately and remind your loved one to do the same. A forgotten mess on linoleum or tile floors can spell trouble for an elderly loved one.
There have been some studies that suggest that regular exercise can lower the risk of falling. While it is important to prevent falls and slips in the home, it is not helpful to make your elderly loved one feel like they have to live in a bubble. It's important to keep living and stay active as much as possible. Staying vigilant about safety and fall prevention is a must, but try not to let the fear of falling prevent your loved one from living.
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Seamless WordPress Integration
Using Sensei is as straightforward as creating a WordPress page or post, with it being powered by its own Lessons custom post type. The plugin is designed around the intuitiveness of the WordPress user interface, making it the best Learning Management System for WordPress. Period.
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Create courses, write lessons, and then add quizzes to test your learners. Setting up prerequisites for both courses and lessons is a breeze in this hugely flexible plugin.
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Signing up for a course is with Sensei using WordPress user registration. Learners then have access to a dashboard and can track their course/lesson progress.
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Sensei seamlessly integrates with WooCommerce, allowing you to charge for courses. Set up a product and link it to a course. You're done.
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Case Study – Vitruvian Fine Art Studio Online Art Classes
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Sensei a Membership plugin?
- What kind of Quiz Questions can I create?
- Can I customize the layout and styling of the plugin?
- Will Sensei work with my theme even if it's not a WooTheme?
- Can I use Sensei on a multi site installation?
- Can we use multiple videos, audio, and pictures in Courses and Lessons?
- Can I grade my learners' results manually?
- Can I translate (localize) Sensei?
- What type of video is supported?
- How do I use my affiliate link to promote Sensei?
- Does Sensei support SCORM and what about importing content?
- Does Sensei support certificates for passing courses?
Is Sensei a Membership plugin?
No. Sensei handles the creation and publishing of Courses and Lessons. It can be used in conjunction with membership plugins and eCommerce plugins to sell access to Courses. See Sensei and Membership for a guide on how to do this.
What kind of Quiz questions can I create?
Sensei supports many question types for your learners to answer. You can now grade your learners by having them answer Multiple Choice, True/False, Gap Fill, Multi Line, Single Line, and File Upload questions.
Can I customize the layout and styling of the plugin?
Yes, you can use Sensei's templating system to achieve this. We created a guide in Sensei Theming to help you do this.
Will Sensei work with my theme even if it's not a WooTheme?
Yes! Sensei has been developed to work with any WordPress installation. You might be required to add some code snippets for the layouts to appear correctly, if your theme is built in a way that conflicts with Sensei wrappers. This is explained at Sensei Theming.
For starters, we made it fully compatible with all default WordPress themes.
We also provide the code you need to ensure compatibility with some of the most popular WordPress themes.
Can I use Sensei on a multisite installation?
While Sensei has not been designed specifically for multisite use, it can be used in a multisite environment, where it is activated and managed separately on each subsite. Sensei data cannot be shared between subsites. To work on a multisite setup, you need to purchase a key for each site using the 5 or 25-site subscription options.
Can I use multiple videos, audio, and pictures in Courses and Lessons?
Yes, you can use the editor area, as well as the video embed field. Any content that you can upload to the WordPress editor may be used.
Can I grade my learners' quizzes manually?
Sensei automatically grades your learners' quizzes, if you have chosen this option for the lesson, but it can only automatically grade Multiple Choice and True/False question types. All other question types must be manually graded using the new grading area. You can manually grade all questions if you prefer.
Can I translate (localize) Sensei?
Yes. Sensei has a built-in language localization system.
As of version 1.9, Sensei translations are available as language packs that can be installed from your dashboard. For more information, see Localizing Sensei.
What type of video is supported?
WordPress includes a native video player for videos uploaded directly to your site via Add Media button. You can also use the oEmbed function to embed external videos.
We recommend Vimeo Plus if you want to protect your video content.
Does Sensei support SCORM and what about importing content?
Sensei does not support SCORM import/export for version 1x. We have supported the standard WordPress import/export functionality from version 1.
Does Sensei support certificates for passing courses?
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ARIES: Mention of Skeptical Inquirer science magazine will come to you unexpectedly, whereupon you are fated to subscribe.
TAURUS: You worry about your health. Have a glass of water and think of it as homeopathic bourbon; you'll soon feel better.
GEMINI: Something bad will happen to you, and after it does you will see exactly how predictable it was, given your sign.
CANCER: Planetary influences indicate that great riches may come your way. However, I suggest you lower your expectations.
LEO: Your mother-in-law will visit, but you will regard her as only a figment of your imagination.
VIRGO: The planets are in correct alignment to—oh, wait. Never mind!
LIBRA: Your sweetheart demands you choose between having a romantic weekend at a New Age retreat and attending a skeptics conference. Decide wisely.
SCORPIO: You learn aliens do exist and have abducted Sylvia Browne. You have mixed emotions.
SAGITTARIUS: The stars are saying something cryptically about "Occam" and a "razor": Perhaps you'll have a close shave of some kind.
CAPRICORN: A Chinese restaurant is in your future, but be skeptical of your fortune-cookie's pronouncement.
AQUARIUS: Good luck is in store for you, but your doubt will render you forever unaware of it. (Don't say you weren't told.)
PISCES: You've come to realize that, as a skeptic, you're like a bitter medicine: disliked but necessary. Embrace the knowledge.


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Top Israeli Balladeer is Fan of Jesus
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Syrian rocket fire hits northern Israel
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Syrian civil war begins to spill across border into Israel, just days after IDF trained for surprise attack by either Syrian army or rebel forces
The Battle over Israel's Newfound Riches - Part II
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
As the battle over Israel's new natural gas and possible oil reserves heats up, Russia appears poised to move in and assert its influence, and Israel may have no choice but to accept
Israel's only Messianic village in legal trouble
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Monday, September 24, 2012
After refusing to host a lesbian wedding at its event hall, Israel's only Messianic village is facing a dangerous wave of ultra-liberal provocation
Obama suggests Israel's Iran concerns are just 'noise'
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As Israel becomes an ever more important issue in the US presidential election, Obama continues to make slips that suggest the tension between him and Netanyahu is very real
Israel's other 'nuclear' option
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Israel has more than one option when it comes to dealing with the Iranian threat, including one that would send the Islamic Republic 'back to the stone age'
The Battle over Israel's Newfound Riches - Part I
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Israel's discovery of large quantities of natural gas and even oil has raised hopes of energy independence, but developing the resources has been difficult with foreign partners fearful of Arab retaliation
Israeli soldier killed on Egypt border
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Terrorist cell attacks Israeli soldiers as they are helping group of African migrants; secondary Israeli force eliminates terrorists, works with Egypt to investigate attack
Iran confident of war with Israel
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Top Iranian general says he is sure war with Israel is coming, and that the outcome will be Israel's destruction
The Chutzpa!: The Innocence of Muslims
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Unable to placate Muslim rage over an American-produced anti-Mohammed movie, Washington instead tries to offer a different interpretation of the controversial film
Ethiopian immigrants thank Israel Today readers
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Jewish immigrants from Ethiopia are often Israel's most needy citizens, and thanks to you, we have been able to provide them some assistance in the name of Israel's Christian friends
CNN to be cut from Israeli cable
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Both of Israel's cable TV companies have now decided CNN is more expensive than it's worth, as Israelis increasingly turn to Fox, Sky and BBC
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez approves construction of 'Israeli village'
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Despite animosity between two nations, Venezuelan dictator loves Israeli moshav and kibbutz model, and hires Israeli firm to build one for him
Romney: No hope for Israeli-Palestinian peace right now
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
US presidential candidate suggests he would significantly change the rules of the game in the Israeli-Arab conflict and not push Israel for the creation of a Palestinian state
Massive naval buildup in Persian Gulf as Israel moves closer to war
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
UK media reports largest naval buildup ever in Persian Gulf as 25 nations contribute ships to massive armada; Netanyahu says there is no choice but to stop Iran's fanatic leaders from attaining nukes
In God We Trust
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Friday, September 14, 2012
With regional threats against the Jewish state mounting, Israel Today commissioned a pre-holiday survey to find out how Israelis are dealing with the situation, and to whom they are looking for deliverance - God, the IDF, or America. We also found that Iran is not the only threat Israelis are concerned with...
Netanyahu: Israel understands America's pain over embassy murders
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
PM sends condolences to US after attacks in Egypt and Libya that killed four Americans, including an ambassador; violence the result of Islamists' intolerance for full freedom of speech
Israel is second most educated country
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Annual international survey shows that Israel second only to Canada in the percentage of its citizens that receive a higher education; also in top 10 nations for high school graduation
Video: A younger Netanyahu says 'No' to a Palestinian state
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Netanyahu has long been recognized as Israel's most capable spokesman, and this video shows that he was just as capable at age 28 as he is today
Israelis enjoy their land of honey
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Families flock to locations throughout the country for annual Honey Festival in run-up to honey-soaked biblical holiday of Rosh Hashanah
Israel angered by Clinton's kid-glove approach to Iran
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Washington's refusal to set red lines regarding Iran's nuclear program will only encourage the Islamic Republic to press on, warn Israeli officials
The Chutzpa!: Clinton brings down the (nerf) hammer on Iran
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
As Iran races forward with its defiant nuclear program, Hillary Clinton and the Obama Administration determine to escalate crippling American sanctions
Israel to West: Follow Canada's lead
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Israel enormously encouraged by Canada's decision to sever ties with Iran over its defiant nuclear program; Netanyahu: If more countries did the same, Iran might be stopped
Israel tries to shed light on Jewish refugees
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Monday, September 10, 2012
With all the focus on so-called "Palestinian refugees", Israel launched new campaign to gain attention for the 850,000 Jewish refugees it has quietly absorbed
Schools closed after rockets hit Israel
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Sunday, September 09, 2012
Two homes in southern Israel destroyed by direct missile strike; locals hail it as a miracle that no one was seriously injured, but area schools taking no chances
Reviving the language of Jesus' time
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Sunday, September 09, 2012
Christians in a small town in northern Israel receive state approval to reintroduce Aramaic, the language of Jesus' time, into the local school curriculum
Married to Mohammed - Part IV
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Friday, September 07, 2012
We have covered how Christian women marrying Muslim men from around the Middle East typically fare, but what about mixed marriages in Israel?
Israel under cyber siege
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Thursday, September 06, 2012
Officials say Israel must fend off nearly 1,000 cyber attacks every minute of every day, most originating from enemy states; one of the chief targets is the Israel Electric Company
Married to Mohammed - Part III
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Thursday, September 06, 2012
Sometimes interfaith marriages in the Middle East work out, but those instances remain the exception to the rule and are only possible in areas far from the influence of Islamists
Married to Mohammed - Part II
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Wives in the Middle East often lack the feeling of security and freedom, so why do some Christian women make the mistake of marrying Muslim men?
Israel takes center stage in Obama-Romney election
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Israel is increasingly becoming the focal point of US presidential foreign policy debates, as both Obama and Romney claim to be the bigger supporter of the Jewish state
The Chutzpa!: A closer look at America's Evangelical vote
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
For American Evangelicals, it would see the upcoming presidential election is a choice between the lesser of two evils - the representative of Joseph Smith and the fan of Muhammad
Report: Unprecedented low in US-Israel relations
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Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Despite politicians claiming otherwise, Israeli officials say tensions over approach to Iran has caused most severe rift in US-Israel relations in decades
Why Israel is so anxious over Iran
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Tuesday, September 04, 2012
The IAEA recently backed up Israel's suspicions that Iran is racing toward a nuclear bomb, but the world continues to insist on more talks, much as it did with North Korea
Married to Mohammed - Part I
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Monday, September 03, 2012
When Christian women find themselves married to Muslim men, the outcome is rarely what they were promised, and a few brave women are starting to speak out
Report: Netanyahu slams Obama over Iran nukes
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Sunday, September 02, 2012
Participants report that 'sparks and lighting were flying' during closed meeting between Netanyahu and US ambassador to Israel
Palestinian admits to poisoning Jewish family
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Sunday, September 02, 2012
Suspect laced kitchen with pesticides, resulting in hospitalization of father, mother and two-year-old child; said he did so because he 'hates Jews'
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We met up with Ole from Arctic Offroad at the trail head a little late around 8:30 am. I stopped at Badger gas to top off and I hear "nice jeep, that's pretty bad@$$" yeah I'm kinda use to it so I say thanks. But I know I have heard that voice before. Then he starts telling me how bad@$$ and hard core his Toyota is and I take a better look at him and it's one of the tweaker brothers from the AK ORW show. So I just go in pay for gas and grab a few snacks for the trip. He keeps trying to talk to me following me around telling about his Toyota, asking me questions about who built mine. Tell him I did, I do all my own fab work, I end up just going, " yeah I learned a lot when I was working with Carl. He's like Carl? ahh Jantz? I said yup, that shut him up pretty fast. From there I had stopped to kick Dave Frank out of bed to ride with me, since he seems not to be able to fix his CJ's radiator. haha guess what he had planed for the day? Started at 55 Mile CHSR and even with how rutted out the trail is. It's getting fun again. It took us 17 min to make it to the top. I had spent a day out there about a month ago cutting back brush, but it still needs some more love. He had it easy with his wheel base on that hill where I had to work it a bit, even with the YJ wheelbase stretched to just under 100". At the top they asked us to lead since they hadn't been up this way before. Made our way across the ridges and even saw a caribou. At some point something ripped all the wiring for the rear pass side so not tail lights and every stop from there on some said " you have a light out" yeah funny.. Once back in the trees it was Ole having to work it to maneuver around the trees. Trail is pretty over grown, but manageable. We only had to remove one fallen tree from the trail. At the slough near King Creek he played pinball between the trees and had to take a drop in where I was able to go the normal way. None of us saw it coming when he got hung up on something that was under the dirt, as soon as he gave it gas the truck sunk and died. I ran winch to him, lifted the Ford about 5 inchs then pulled me to him. We ran his to some trees in the woodline and got him got but he had to get wet. A hour or two of pulling plugs, dring them, draining water from oil and making a makeshift air filter and we where on our way out. The rest was pretty simple, a few deep holes while criss crossing the west fork.
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Andy Serkis reveals what it's like to shoot The Hobbit at 48 frames per second. Aaron Eckhart's I, Frankenstein casts an awesomely demonic villain. The director of The Host is making a post-apocalyptic train movie.
All that plus Tim Burton is headed to a most peculiar orphanage, tons of Game of Thrones cast interviews, Robert Kirkman teases The Walking Dead's midseason finale, True Blood casts it big new villainous vampire, and director Bill Condon promises lots more vampire sex in Breaking Dawn: Part Two.
Spoilers from here on out!
Top image from Man of Steel.
Man of Steel 2
This is coming from a supposed inside source, so take this all with a grain of salt — but Warner Bros. is reportedly happy with what they've seen so far of Man of Steel (of course, I'm pretty sure the same was said about Green Lantern), and the studio is now reportedly looking for someone to write the sequel. The main contenders are supposedly longtime Harry Potter screenwriter Steve Kloves, Clash of the Titans and Pacific Rim writer Travis Beacham, and, somewhat unexpectedly, writer-director Lawrence Kasdan, who hasn't written anything since that gleefully psychotic adaptation he did of Steven King's Dreamcatcher back in 2003, though he is one of the writers on Alex Proyas's upcoming Paradise Lost. Of course, the last time Kasdan took over writing duties for the sequel to a big science fantasy epic, it turned out OK. Anyway, none of this should be considered even close to legitimate until we hear more. [Think McFly Think]
The Hobbit
Gollum actor Andy Serkis described the experience of shooting the movies at 48 frames per second, as opposed to the traditional 24 frames per second:
"It's unlike anything I have ever seen before. The brain has become so attuned to watching films at 24 frames a second. This is something completely different. It's incredible. You feel inside it and surrounded by it. It's really great. People will not be disappointed."
Serkis also said the first trailer for the movie should be out around Christmastime this year. [IGN]
I, Frankenstein
Aaron Eckhart's post-apocalytic vigilante Frankenstein movie just went from ludicrous-sounding to... well, still pretty ludicrous-sounding, but also a little exciting, with the addition of the great Bill Nighy as the main villain. Specifically, the character is some sort of demon prince, which does seem like the sort of prince Nighy would play. Australian actor Socratis Otto has also reportedly been cast as one of Nighy's demonic henchmen. [Variety]
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
Tim Burton is reportedly in talks to adapt Ransom Riggs's novel, which follows a 16-year-old boy named Jacob to a mysterious island where orphans with fantastical powers once lived. Here's a full description:
It involves Jacob, a 16-year-old whose childhood was filled with stories his grandfather told him about an orphanage for unusual children. Among the residents: a girl who could hold fire in her hands, another whose feet never touched the ground, and twins who communicated without speaking. When his beloved grandfather dies unexpectedly but leaves a message behind for his grandson, the teen heads off to his grandfather's home on an isolated island off Wales. There he discovers the abandoned remains of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. It is in great disrepair and as Jacob explores its bedrooms and hallways, he can see the children were more than peculiar, they might have been there because they were dangerous. And he can't shake the feeling they are still lurking around.
The Host director Bong Jooh-ho is working on an adaptation of the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, or Snowpiercer as it's known in English — as we reported back in 2009. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic tundra, where the survivors of devastating climate change and world wars are on a long train journey through the wilderness, and the passengers quickly start to turn on each other. Oldboy director Park Chan-wook is producing. Bong Jooh-ho has already cast his The Host star Song Kang-ho as one of the characters, revealing "He isn't one of the lead actors, but he'll play a very attractive character like Han Solo in Star Wars." The movie is set to start filming in March 2012 in the Czech Republic. [Fangoria]
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Director Guy Ritchie says the sequel will be "bigger and better" than the first film:
"I supposed I stuck my toe in the water creatively on the last one. I'm probably a little bit more confident about who these guys are. I'm not saying this because it's what directors are supposed to say, but I do believe Jared [Harris] is a fantastic Moriarty, and you are dealing with arguably the most infamous villain in the history of literature, so it's no mean feat."
Here's another promo image from Pixar's next film, specifically of the protagonist Princess Merida. Here's co-director Mark Andrews's take on the character:
"She's your anti-princess. She isn't your typical princess. She doesn't wear nice clothes except in a couple of scenes when her strict mom, Queen Elinor, makes her do it for special functions. She's an active and action-oriented person. She wants to get out in the outdoors of the Highlands, escaping from castle life and exploring the woods."
Breaking Dawn
Director Bill Condon confirms the first movie ends with Bella as a vampire, and he teases a post-credits sequence featuring the Volturi. He also offers this tease for the second movie:
"The thing about 'Part 2' - it's different. It's like an epic movie. This is vampires from around the world, it's global. You've been watching vampires for four movies now. Now, Bella's a vampire and you get to experience what that's like. What it's like to hunt. What it's like never to sleep. What it's like to have vampire sex. You get that too."
Game of Thrones
Here's an interview with stars Kit Harrington and Emilia Clarke in which they discuss season two. [multipleverses.com]
Julian Glover, who for all the big movies he's appeared in will always be Scaroth, last of the Jagaroth as far as I'm concerned, discusses what's coming up this season for his character, Grand Maester Pycelle:
And then in the second series, um... well, I suppose I shouldn't say... He, he gets seen with a woman, you know, this old man, really good, innit? But he's discovered and he's punished for doing something wrong, and then he comes out of prison at everybody's demands.
His life is... Basically his life has been dedicated to that particular family [the Lannisters], and it has been from the very beginning, and he didn't know that, he thought he was completely and utterly loyal to Eddard Stark, at least he seemed to be, and then you discover, aah, yeah... Not quite.
There's a bit more at the link. [Game of Thrones]
The same site has an interview with Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark. She also drops a couple general hints about what's ahead for her in season two, as well as suggesting there will be some more minor deviations from the books:
I think it's gonna be very different, filming this season, because last time I was with Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa, and I was really close to her, and this season Arya's all on her own, really, so it's gonna be a lot different, but I think it's gonna be a good experience as well, because I've had that chance to be with everyone I know, and as Arya's story takes turns I think my... the filming story for me will change as well and I'm looking forward to it...
I've done a couple of scenes, and I think everyone's gonna really enjoy what happens to Arya. It's gonna be real good. It's the little things that you guys don't know about... a lot like Season 1, there's gonna be little twists. I think it's just good because you guys know the stories already and to change them up would be good. So yeah, just look out for that.
You can also check out the site for some spoiler-free but interesting interviews with fellow cast members Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Miltos Yerolemou. [Game of Thrones]
George R.R. Martin has revealed that Edward Dogliani will play "the Lord o' Bones, the wildling raider mocked as Rattleshirt." [Not a Blog]
True Blood
Italian actress Valentina Cervi, who recently appeared on the BBC miniseries Zen, has reportedly been cast as the powerful vampire Salome, who will likely be one of the main villains of the fifth season. Here's a description of her character:
An ancient vampire who is a world class seductress and fiercely intelligent. She also has quite a lot of madness in her. She is the most powerful person in every way yet capable of hiding this power when it serves her purposes.
[TV Line]
The Walking Dead
Here are some promo photos for episode six, "Secrets." [multipleverses.com and SpoilerTV]
Robert Kirkman says episode seven, which is the last episode before the season goes on break, will be a bit bigger than previous episodes and likely reveal the fate of Sophia:
"[I]t is a bigger episode and there are some loose ends tied up, but I wouldn't want to say what just yet. But I will say to keep an eye out for that episode, it's gonna be huge!"
He also revealed that a ton of new characters - possibly from the comics, possibly original - will be introduced after the hiatus, and that the very next episode will reveal how the zombies in Herschel's barn are feeding. He didn't exactly confirm that Dale and Andrea are headed for a hook-up, as happened in the comics, but he acknowledged that was a very likely possibility. Kirkman also explains why he's excited for season three, as well as when Michonne will show up:
"We're very excited for the third season because there's a lot of really cool stuff coming up in the story line that is going to be a lot of fun to adapt...She was introduced pretty early on in Vol. 4 of the comic books," says Kirkman. "Whether we'll move that up or have it happen at a later date, we haven't figured out. But I will say that she's definitely going to be in the show eventually."
Terra Nova
Here's a promo for the next episode, "Vs." [Terra Nova TV]
Here are some promo photos from episode four, "Chuck vs. the Business Trip." [KSiteTV]
Here's a brief description for episode five, "Chuck vs. the Hack Off", featuring a guest appearance by Community's Danny Pudi:
Chuck turns to Verbanski (Carrie-Anne Moss) for help tracking a computer virus; Lester and Jeff's relationship is complicated by a new Buy More employee (Danny Pudi).
Once Upon a Time
Here are some set photos featuring star Jennifer Morrison. [SpoilerTV]
Episode thirteen is reportedly now called "The Slice Girls", replacing its previous reported title "Knocked Up." The episode reportedly involves "a strange cult and a one night stand." [SpoilerTV]
American Horror Story
Here's a sneak peek from tonight's episode, "Open House." You can also check out another sneak peek here.
The Vampire Diaries
Robert Ri'chard has reportedly been cast as Jamie, a potentially recurring character and love interest for Bonnie. Ri'chard is probably best known for his stint as Mason on Veronica Mars, although I personally know him as Cousin Skeeter's cousin on Cousin Skeeter. (That show was about cousins, as I recall. Also puppets, for some reason.) [E! Online]
Young Justice
Here's a sneak peek at the next episode, "Secrets."
And here are some promo photos, as well as a short description: "On Halloween, Artemis and Zatanna go to Manhattan for a night on the town, only to be hunted by Harm, a psycho in training who is hiding a deadly secret..."
Additional reporting by Natalie Baaklini and Charlie Jane Anders.


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Thrifty food budget tips
If grocery bills are wiping out your budget, you may be tempted to reach for unhealthy, less expensive items. Stay in budget and eat healthy at the same time by planning ahead.
Here are some tips for economical, but healthy food shopping.
- Plan meals ahead so that you will have the ingredients on hand for home cooked meals. Spontaneous meal purchases often mean more-expensive convenience foods, eating out or picking up a meal on the way home.
- Avoid impulse shopping – that's when many expensive items find their way into your shopping cart. Go to the grocery store armed with a list and stick to it! There are some great apps that can help with maintaining a shopping throughout the week: GroceryIQ and Out of Milk are just two.
- Avoid convenience foods in the supermarket. Anything that saves you time in the kitchen will be costly. For example: Seasoned canned beans are more expensive than plain canned beans which are more expensive than a bag of dried beans. Plain rolled oats is cheaper than the packets of instant oatmeal. Fish from the fish counter is cheaper than frozen pre-cut seasoned fish patties.
- Rethink organic. This may or may not be a better choice nutritionally – the research is still out on the subject - but if you are going organic be selective. For example, you are going to peel a banana whether it is organic or not, so this might not be the wisest choice financially to go organic. And organic is becoming more mainstream but can still cost 50 percent higher. Some of the cleanest produce with the least amount of pesticide residue includes avocados, pineapple, cabbage and cantaloupe, so you may not need to buy these organic.
- It can help to buy food in bulk if it will not go to waste. For example, items with a long shelf life are good to bulk purchase, like peanut butter and oils.
- Take advantage of the shelf pricing tags displayed below each item – it provides the unit price and you can easily compare with the other brands to select the lowest price.
- With produce you want to buy in season, and often it is cheaper to buy frozen or canned.
- Plan on leftovers from a meal to incorporate into another meal on another busy day. Cook once, eat twice.
About the Author
Rita Smith is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator. She's been working in the field of nutrition and disease prevention for more than 35 years and currently works at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. Each week, Rita provides nutrition counseling to clients who have a variety of disorders or diseases including high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroparesis and weight management. For these clients, food choices can help them manage their health problems.


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A deck with a hole drilled all the way thru the pack is shown. As the magician riffles thru the pack the spectator is asked to call "STOP" at any time they like. They are asked to remember the chosen card and are immediately handed the deck to hold. The magician then inserts a padlock through the hole to lock all the cards together. Despite these impossible conditions the magician claims he will make the selected card vanish from the deck. After some magic byplay the spectator is asked to look for their card. They cannot find it! The card has vanished from the locked deck! The magician then produces the chosen card from his pocket or any other location he desires. This is a super strong effect that is easy to do. Includes deck and padlock.
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Pro-family groups are taking major U.S. merchandiser Target Corporation to task for its recently announced initiative to raise money for homosexual activism. Two years after getting into hot water with homosexual groups for backing Republican Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, who supported a state amendment to define marriage as only between a man and a woman, the Minnesota-based Target Corp. is now "inching into the gay-pride market," reported the St. Paul Pioneer Press, "offering 10 rainbow-themed T-shirts for sale online and promising to donate 100 percent of the proceeds to the Family Equality Council [FEC], a group for gay and lesbian families."
Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder said that the company "supports inclusivity and diversity in every aspect of our business and has a long history of supporting the LGBT community through giving, volunteerism, and event sponsorship and participation." Snyder told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the "gay pride" promotion was sparked by an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) group among Target's employees, and snowballed into a line of merchandise promoting the politically and culturally polarizing cause. "Over the past year, we heard from our team members and guests that they'd like to see an assortment of Pride merchandise available at Target," Snyder said.
That assortment includes a collection of ten "gay pride" T-shirts, each retailing for $12.99, with up to $120,000 of the profits going to help the FEC push for the legalization of same-sex "marriage" in the United States. Snyder explained that the T-shirt promotion will coincide with Minneapolis' annual homosexual "pride" festival in late June — a two-day event notorious for the in-your-face public displays of debauchery by many of its participants.
Just two years ago Target contributed $150,000 to conservative political action group MN Forward, which was supporting Emmer for Governor. While Emmer had come out publicly in favor of the Minnesota Marriage Amendment, Target said its decision to support him was based instead on MN Forward's pro-business tax and jobs platform.
The FEC's director Jennifer Chrisler acknowledged the brouhaha over Target's endorsement of Emmer, but added that "here's what I know about Target and their work with us: They're 100 percent committed to the goal of families being respected in all communities, including parents who happen to be LGBT. This is just a continuation of that support."
In announcing the Target initiative, Snyder insisted that the company is remaining neutral on the Minnesota Marriage Amendment, on which state residents will vote in November. "We recognize that there is a broad range of strongly held views on the MN Marriage amendment," Snyder wrote in a recent e-mail. "While Target has not taken a role in the public debate on this issue, consistent with our longstanding support of civic engagement, we strongly encourage our team members to exercise their right to vote in November."
Pro-family groups, however, read Target's initiative as a not-too-subtle endorsement of same-sex marriage, and an implicit statement of opposition to the marriage amendment. Randy Sharp, director of special projects for the American Family Association (AFA), noted that a rainbow colored flag on Target's website declares that "June is Pride Month." Said the pro-family leader: "Really what Target is saying is that we're going to take sides in this social agenda and we're not going to support natural marriage. We're going to support homosexual marriage."
Sharp observed that the Family Equality Council is well known for its aggressive efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in the United States. "Target has basically decided that they're going to endorse this organization, that they're going to endorse gay marriage laws in the United States, and they're going to back it up with $120,000 cash," he said.
The AFA is urging consumers to contact the Target corporate office and let CEO Gregg Steinhafel know that they will take their business elsewhere if Target insists on backing campaigns that are destructive to America's families. "I believe that's going to send a strong message to the company that they should remain neutral in this culture war," Sharp said. "What Target needs to do is do what they do — and that is sell good, quality products at a low price to help families live a better life."
Andy Parrish of Minnesota for Marriage, a pro-family group leading the fight for traditional marriage in Minnesota, argued that Target's T-shirt campaign is little more than a conciliatory gesture to the homosexual community as penance for its past support of the pro-family Emmer. "It's wrong for a mega-corporation to take sides in an important social issue that has nothing to do with its business objectives," Parrish said in an e-mail to amendment supporters. "In doing so, Target has alienated the strong majority of Minnesotans who support traditional marriage. They also risk alienating the overwhelming majority of their customers in the 32 states in this country that have voted to support traditional marriage."
Chuck Darrell, communications director for Minnesota for Marriage, told LifeSiteNews.com that it would actually "make a lot more sense for Target to help raise money for traditional marriage, as a new study on social trends shows huge sectors of our economy benefit from traditional marriage with children. That includes corporations like Target."
Darrel was referring to a recent study by the Social Trends Institute, which found that a traditionally married couple with children spends at least than three times more on households products and services than single individuals, and significantly more than married couples with no children. "Companies as varied as Home Depot … and Target … are probably more likely to profit when men and women marry and have children," the study concluded.


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Nemo's Vintage Big Girl Brownstone Room
Name: Nemo
Location: Brooklyn, New York
We moved into this beautiful brownstone just shy of our daughter's first birthday. And while I was sad to pack away her nursery, I couldn't wait to redesign a room that was better suited for a "big" girl. I love the minimalist and modern kids' rooms that are so popular right now, but that direction didn't seem appropriate for our apartment constructed in 1890 with its original moulding, built-in dressers and hardwood floors. Instead, I went for a vintage look.
Most of the furniture in the room was bought secondhand and refinished. The armoire was mine as a young girl, but I updated it with some painting and crystal knobs. I also wanted the room to have a "handmade" feel so we collected lots of original art (some made by myself, some by friends) tossed in some hand-sewn stuffed animals, vintage quilts and a homemade tent (credit to my husband.)
It has been about six months since our little family moved in and bit by bit it is coming together and starting to feel a lot like home.
Thanks, Emily! Readers, Emily is an artist/illustrator and has an Etsy shop, Rose Marie Kitty Lou.
(Images: reader Emily)
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text: This was already linked to in a previous post, but the site pdf23ds.net is no longer up for reasons that can be discovered via search engine. However one can peruse the old blog using the WayBackMachine. Here is a working link. Title is an apt description and it's a pithy read.


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The Planning & Community Development Department helps ensure the community develops in a safe, efficient and attractive manner and strives to achieve quality development enhancing the quality of life for our residents, neighborhoods, and business community. Additionally, the Department facilitates investing scarce public sector resources in targeted areas so to bring about new development and redevelopment advancing Garland's vision for the future.
The Department serves four major functions:
Long-Range Planning
Long-range planning is essential to the growth and development of Garland as a desirable, vibrant community. This division is responsible for the creation and implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, small area planning, and other long-range planning efforts within Garland.
The Zoning & Development Review division is charged with administering the land development process to ensure compliance with the City's development regulations. This division leads the Development Review Committee (DRC) by facilitating the development application and review process. It also serves as the contact for zoning information and property addressing.
The City of Garland's neighborhood programs actively engage residents in a community partnership promoting the vitality and desirability of Garland's neighborhoods. This division oversees the development of the City's Strategy for Vital Neighborhoods and neighborhood planning initiatives. This section is also home to the Office of Neighborhood Vitality, which provides training and resources to active neighbors and resident-based organizations.
The department serves as a point of contact for demographic data, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) information, and related resources. Read more about Facts & Figures.
The Planning & Community Development Department's staff listing and mail, phone, and fax information can be found here.


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July 12, 1899
July 12th
Fisher and I (many others) went ashore on the mainland at Port Clarence Bay, Alaska, and went up the stream where the ship was watering. First bird seen was a pipit (A. Pensilv. ) and soon after saw the yellow wagtail which we had found in Siberia. It turned out to be common, several specimens were obtained. Alice's thrush was common, + obtained for the first time on the trip. Cole got a Mealy? red poll, and I found a nest with 5 eggs - both redpolls seemed common enough. About the finest sensation we had was a successful hunt after golden plover. I got 3 + F. two, all in more or less perfect summer plumage. The birds have the most beautiful [Page 48] calls + song. They sit at quite a distance from each other in the wet mossy hill meadows and call and answer back + forth. The calls can all be imitated by a full clear whistle, so that the birds answer quite eagerly - whip [illus] whee [illus] + a shorter note of the same notes, lower, are the common calls, but the song is a rich full warble, of a cadence - repeated - [illus] somewhat suggesting a blue-bird song done in R.B. Grosbeak quality.
Dr. F. + I, while separated by quite a distance, saw at the same time a long tailed Jaeger, sitting on a moss tuft way off on a distant hill; and unbeknownst to it and to us, he became the apex of a triangle , where F. + I were doomed to meet. Our sneak became interesting as we neared each other, + became aware of our position. The bird however, relieved us of our responsibility, + let us both out in a sportsmanlike manner by catching sight of me first, and rising with a scream which I took for alarm at first, but when he repeated it came squealing straight at me, I saw that it was defiance, and there was nothing to do but [Page 49]wait for him to get the right distance and shoot in self-defence. When I had come up to the beautiful bird, + was kneeling over it, Fisher's voice came up the rise -- "let me take the other," + I looked up to see the mate rising as he approach, at rt [angles] to the course of the first one. Nearer he came, + I itched as he passed over me at nearly 40 ft. I could see him eye me, + his squealing cries were so near that their quality seemed surprising -- very like big hawk's cries. His long tail feathers oscilated + spread slightly at the tips with each wing stroke. He went right by me, straight on towards Dr. F. + when he got just right -- bang -- and with wings set in a V he came smoothly down into the grass, and we sat together in the mossy hillside and held the first long-tailed jaegers that either of us had ever seen to shoot at. The feet were black, like black rubber, and the rest of the legs light bird blue and the bill black with a "milky flesh color" interior.
The birds seen here were the following:
Dun. titlark
Snowflake (?)
King Eider ([male] shot by Trudeau)
Pac. Eider
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