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McGovern Was a Politician Who Never Lost His Soulby Representative James P. McGovern
Posted on 2013-01-15
McGOVERN WAS A POLITICIAN WHO NEVER LOST HIS SOUL
HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN
of massachusetts
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, after Senator George McGovern's passing
last October, Colman McCarthy wrote a wonderful tribute about this man
of peace.
I would like to submit his article. I urge all my colleagues to continue to work for the causes so dear to Senator McGovern's heart.
[From the National Catholic Reporter, Dec. 21, 2012-Jan. 3, 2013] McGovern Was a Politician Who Never Lost His Soul (By Colman McCarthy) On the Wednesday afternoon in early November 1972 after his defeat the day before by Richard Nixon for the presidency, George McGovern and his wife, Eleanor, arrived at Washington's National Airport. The loss had been nearly total, with McGovern, a liberal populist Democrat from South Dakota, winning only Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.
By chance, his running mate, Sargent Shriver, was arriving at the same time from another plane. They came upon each other in the main concourse. Seeing a dejected McGovern, with his wife in tears about losing even their home state, Shriver offered a powerful consoling line: ``George, we may have lost the election but we certainly didn't lose our soul.'' Within three years, Nixon, a scheming and deceitful politician who spared nothing in his depiction of McGovern as an unpatriotic ultraliberal, would resign in disgrace over the Watergate scandal.
At his death in late October 2012, McGovern remained in full possession of the soul-force that marked a political career that began in the House of Representatives in 1956 and ended in the Senate in 1980. I recall a conversation once when he laughed about Republicans' portrait of him as a wild leftist, wondering how he managed to win House and Senate races in South Dakota, one of the country's most conservative states. His liberalism knew a boundary or two. He had little regard for the showmen of the 1960s anti-war movement--from Abbie Hoffman to Jerry Rubin--and saw them as ineffectual clowns.
McGovern's passions ranged from opposition to the Vietnam War to advocating for nutrition programs for the hungry in this country and abroad. He advocated for small farmers as they saw their lands swallowed by corporate agribusiness. He stood with the tribal nations, a stance so firm that the Oglala Sioux of South Dakota called him ``the Great White Eagle.'' McGovern first visited South Vietnam in late 1965, a visit that confirmed his hunch that the war was doomed. The year before, he voted in favor of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave a pass to President Lyndon Johnson to escalate the war after an attack by North Vietnam on an American patrol boat--an attack that never happened. It was a vote McGovern would eventually be ashamed of missing the chance to join Wayne Morse and Ernest Gruening as the only two members of the Senate to say no.
Perhaps to compensate for the lapse, McGovern became the strongest antiwar voice in the Senate. His military record of personal bravery--he flew more than 30 high-risk bombing missions in the Second World War--gave him credibility. In a Sept. 1, 1970, floor debate on his amendment, co-sponsored with Mark Hatfield, to end the war, McGovern said: Every senator in this chamber is partly responsible for sending 50,000 young Americans to an early grave. This chamber reeks of blood. Every senator here is partly responsible for that human wreckage at Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval [hospitals] and all across our land--young men without legs, or arms, or genitals, or faces, or hopes. There are not very many of these blasted and broken boys who think this war is a glorious adventure. Do not talk to them about bugging out, or national honor, or courage. It does not take any courage at all for a congressman, or a senator, or a president to wrap himself in the flag and say we are staying in--Vietnam, because it is not our blood that is being shed. But we are responsible for those young men and their lives and their hopes.
The grandson of Irish immigrants and the son of a Methodist pastor, McGovern suffered tragedy in his personal life. The story is told in Terry: My Daughter's Life-and-Death Struggle With Alcoholism, Published in 1996, two years after Teresa McGovern, 45, froze to death in a snowbank in Madison, Wis., after a night of drinking, it is the most soulful of his half-dozen books: a lovingly written work blended with self- therapy and spirituality.
My last visit with McGovern came a few years ago when he spoke on a Sunday afternoon to a small gathering at a civic center in the Friendship Heights neighborhood of Chevy Chase, Md. I brought Shriver to the talk. It was a touching reunion of the two former running mates. Shriver, sinking slowly into Alzheimer's disease, had no memory of McGovern, much less of their campaigning decades ago. But the two, both giants of service and goodness, embraced each other with deep affection, leaving me and other onlookers to wonder what kind of country we might have become if the election of 1972 had gone the other way. A more humane country? A country at peace with the world? A country loved globally for its generosity, not hated or feared for its belligerence? Little time was needed for wondering about the obvious answers to those questions.


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Here is a schematic for a possible solution. Since you still haven't said, I've assumed you are using the 5V version of the Q50 and that 8-bit resolution is sufficient. You will need to increase the PWM frequency if you want the settling time to be lower than a few seconds.
The transistor passes the power (up to 250mA) to the HV multiplier. The op amp cannot supply enough current by itself.The high voltage output is on the right hand side of the schematic. The positive side is marked "+ 0-5 kV", and the negative side is marked Gnd. The negative side is common with Arduino ground. If you wanted negative output instead of positive output, then you would need to use model Q50N and change the arrangement of the voltage divider.
Please explain the voltage requirements for the lense. Have you a specification or datasheet for the lense?The +9V is where you connect the incoming power. You need to provide 9V or a little more at 250mA. You can use the same supply to power the Arduino if the supply can handle the extra current for the Arduino + anything running from its 5V supply.
Can the roles of the resistors prior to the op-amp and the role of the op-amp be explained in more detailed? The resistors coming off the HVM i am assuming is to make safe the connection back to arduino ground?
1. You need a buffer because an Arduino can only supply 40mA per output pin, whereas the 5V version of the HV multiplier requires up to 250mA.2. However, there are very few op amps that can supply as much as 250mA output current. That is why I suggested using an op amp and NPN transistor as the buffer.3. You cannot connect the input of the buffer direct to an Arduino output pin, because the Arduino does not have an internal DAC to drive any output pins with a variable voltage, and you must not try to drive the HV multiplier with PWM. That is why I included the RC network at the input to the buffer.
10-bit: 12-bit external DAC + possible op amp + emitter follower.11-bit: 12-bit external DAC + possible op amp + emitter follower + 12-bit external ADC.The "possible op amp" would be needed unless you are using the 5V version and it is lightly loaded.
When using a DAC, would that be connected to the Arduino output, and then to the rest of the circuit?
Also if another Arduino board was to be used (such as Due, which has a DAC) does that remove the need for an external DAC?


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Ephron died Tuesday surrounded by relatives at a New York hospital, where she was undergoing treatment for acute myeloid leukemia, her family said in a statement.
She wore many hats: essayist, playwright, journalist, novelist, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a movie director.
An accomplished screenwriter, her romantic comedies featured strong but appealing characters who tackled relationship issues with a comic insight into their situations.
They included box office hits "When Harry Met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle," both of which earned her screenwriting Oscar nominations.
She also received an Oscar nomination for "Silkwood," the story of anti-nuclear activist Karen Silkwood.
"An amazingly talented girl who was able to accomplish everything she set her mind to with great style and will be missed enormously," actor Martin Landau said in a statement.
Ephron also wrote and directed "Julie & Julia," which earned Meryl Streep a best actress Oscar nomination in 2010.
"What a loss. A magnificent spirit and voice. She changed romantic comedy forever," actress Debra Messing said.
Ephron was born on May 19, 1941, into a family of writers.
Her parents, Henry and Phoebe Ephron, wrote screenplays for "Carousel," "Desk Set" and "There's No Business Like Show Business."
While her parents' works live on through movie rentals and classic film channels, perhaps the elder Ephrons' true legacy is their daughters.
Nora Ephron made her directorial debut with the 1992 comedy, "This Is My Life," which she co-wrote with her sister, Delia.
Both sisters also put together a production fashioned around Ilene Beckerman's best-selling book "Love, Loss and What I Wore."
Ephron believes her parents' humor was a big part of her productions.
"They were funny and they believed that everything was copy," Ephron said in 2009. "They believed that anything in life could be turned into a story, which is really the first rule of humor. I don't think you can get through almost anything without humor."
She married screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi in 1987, eight years after she divorced investigative reporter Carl Bernstein. Her failed marriage to Bernstein was the basis of her book and movie, "Heartburn."
"I feel bad for the people who don't at some point understand that there's something funny in even the worst things that can happen to you," Ephron said.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Ephron's stories set in his city are classics.
"You've Got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle," her romantic comedies starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, were among her movies that featured a lot of the city's iconic buildings as a backdrop.
"The loss of Nora Ephron is a devastating one for New York City's arts and cultural community," Bloomberg said in a statement. "From her earliest days at New York City's newspapers to her biggest Hollywood successes, Nora always loved a good New York story, and she could tell them like no one else."
In addition to making movies, Ephron also tackled writing in many other forms. Her essays include "I Remember Nothing" and "Crazy Salad." She also wrote the 2002 play, "Imaginary Friends."
Three years ago, Ephron provided a list of some of the best advice she's ever got.
It included "life is too short" and "location, location, location," an appropriate sentiment for a director whose romantic comedies focused on seizing the moment in major metropolitan cities.
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About EthiopiaEthiopia is a landlocked country situated on the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia budget travel offers travelers a rich and diverse travel experience. Game viewing, cultural tours, hiking and trips to ancient ruins are just some of the activities to enjoy.
Ethiopia Budget Travel
Below is a list of Ethiopia's top destinations, click on the link to view all details and tours.
Addis Ababa, Axum, Bahir Dar, Mago National Park, Simien Mountains
Fast Facts
Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
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Ethiopia HIV/AIDS precautions include the following:
• Don't ever share needles or syringes
• Practice safe sex at all times
• Equipment should be sterilized
• If you require self-administered injections, take an adequate supply of your own needles
• Avoid tattoos, acupuncture treatment or body piercing
Major Ethiopia airports include the following:
• Bole International Addis Ababa Airport
Ethiopia birdlife is rich and diverse, with a large number of endemic and migratory species to be found in the country's diverse range of habitats. A number of bird species face extinction however, and many species are vulnerable or endangered due to habitat loss and chronic deforestation in Ethiopia which sees a large percentage of natural habitats being destroyed each year.
Ethiopia conservation was only introduced to the country in the 1970's, and despite efforts by the government and various conservation groups to try and balance the chronic levels of deforestation and wildlife species endangerment, the country still faces major conservation issues which are aggravated by natural hazards such as drought and flooding, as well as years of civil war.
Ethiopia cultures include the following:
• Food and drink plays a key role in many social rituals and traditions
• Literature is also an important historical and cultural influence
• Graphic art has been present in cultures for many years
• Performance arts are a popular form of expression
• Architecture dates back to medieval times and beyond
Ethiopia customs allowances include the following:
• 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars or ½ lb of tobacco
• 1 liter of alcoholic beverage
• 500ml or two bottles of perfume
• Gifts up to a value of ETB 10
Ethiopia health care is not up to western standards, and facilities in Addis Ababa are few and far between. In rural areas, health facilities are almost impossible to find and are extremely below standard in terms of medications and hygiene. It is therefore essential to ensure your health is 100% during your travels, and bring supplies to ensure that your health needs are catered for on your travels.
The following Ethiopia inoculations are required:
• Yellow Fever
• Hepatitis A & B
• Typhoid
• Polio
• Rabies
Ethiopia languages include the following:
• Amharic (national language)
• English
• Oromo
• Tigrinya
Ethiopia malaria medication includes the following:
• Mefloquine (Lariam)
• Doxycycline
• Atovaquone/proguanil (Malarone)
Ethiopia money and banking info includes the following:
• Banks are open Monday to Friday as well as Saturday mornings, and are closed for lunch
• ATMs seldom work with foreign cards
• Exchange facilities can be found at airports and hotels, as well as banks
• Travellers cheques are easier to exchange from Euros, Pounds or Dollars
Ethiopia people include the following groups:
• Oromo 32.1%
• Amhara 30.2%
• Tigray 6.2%
• Somali 6.0%
• Gurage 4.3%
• Sidama 3.4%
• Wolayta 2%
• Afar 2%
• Hadiya 2%
• Gamo 1%
Ethiopia local phrases include the following in Amharic:
• Hello - Selam
• So long - Ciao
• Thank you - Ameseginalehu
• Excuse me - Yikerta
• I don't understand - Algebanye'm
Ethiopia plants are as varied as the country's habitats, with four major biomes to be found in the country, ranging from savannas, to tropical forest, desert and mountain vegetation. There are also a large number of trees and crop plants throughout the country, including coffee, Ethiopia being one of the world's first and largest coffee producers.
A 2008 UN estimate puts the population in Ethiopia at 85,254,090.
Ethiopia religion includes the following groups:
• Christianity 66.5%
• Islam 30.9%
• Traditional beliefs 2.6%
Safety Tips
Ethiopia safety tips include the following:
• Areas near Somalia, such as the Fik, Degehabur, Gode, Korahe and Warder should be avoided
• Areas near the Eritrea border should also be avoided
• Roads and towns within 50 km of the borders with Sudan and Kenya are also unsafe
• Avoid street demonstrations or large crowds which may turn violent
• Indiscriminate terrorist attacks can occur, so be vigilant at all times
Ethiopia local transport options include the following:
• Car
• Bus
• Train
Travel Books
Ethiopia recommended travel books include the following:
• Bradt Travel Guide: Ethiopia by Philip Briggs
• Ethiopia and Eritrea Lonely Planet Country Guide by Matt Phillips and Jean-Bernard Carillet
• Ethiopia, the Unknown Land: A Cultural and Historical Guide by Stuart Munro-Hay
• The Chains of Heaven: An Ethiopian Romance by Philip Marsden
Visa Requirements
Ethiopia visa requirements include the following:
• Passport which is valid for six months at least
• ID or green card
• 2 Visa Application Forms
• 2 Passport photographs
• Copy of return airline tickets or itinerary
What To Buy
What to buy for Ethiopia safaris:
• Good luggage and a secure money bag
• Ethiopia guidebook and phrase book, plus a good map
• First aid kit plus vitamins and malaria medication
• A plug adapter (UK and US visitors)
What To Pack
What to pack for Ethiopia safaris:
• Loose, lightweight clothing with long sleeves
• Long skirts for women, and tops covering shoulders
• Comfortable walking or hiking shoes
• Camera, spare batteries and film plus binoculars
• Warm jacket and rain gear for rainy season plus sunglasses and sunhat
When To Go
When to go to Ethiopia:
• The whole year round is a good time to visit Ethiopia
• Temperatures are more or less the same throughout the year
• Some roads are bad during rainy season from mid-June to October
• The best time to go is from October to April, after the rains
• The greenest time is from September and early October
Ethiopia wildlife is surprisingly diverse and abundant, with a large number of species to be found, ranging from huge mammals to tiny desert rodents. A growing percentage of wildlife species are under threat from endangerment or extinction, especially native species which are only found in certain regions of the country which may face deforestation or habitat loss.
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SEC Staff Considers Proposal on Corporate Political Donations
The Securities and Exchange Commission's corporate finance division is considering recommending that the agency's commissioners propose rules that could mandate disclosure of corporate political spending and lobbying activities, amid demands for greater accountability in this area.
A group of 10 law professors submitted a rulemaking petition to the SEC last year, and since then the SEC staff has received 301,262 comment letters on the petition – a much bigger than normal response --- Paula Dubberly, deputy director for the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, said this week.
The division is now "considering" whether to ask the SEC Commissioners to propose a rule that would "require public companies provide disclosure to shareholders regarding the uses of corporate resources for political activities ," Dubberly said at a Practising Law Institute securities regulation conference in New York on Monday.
While many companies do make some disclosures about their political activities, there are no formal disclosure rules that make the information comparable between organizations. Companies are hesitant to disclose the donations, saying it is part of ordinary business operations.
But the professors who submitted the petition, including Harvard Law School's Lucian Bebchuk and Columbia Law School's John Coffee, said that political spending disclosures should be required. Investor interest in corporate political activity has increased and is part of the information required by investors to hold corporations accountable, they said in their petition. They also noted an increase in corporate political activity since the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which removed restrictions on corporate donations.
Meredith Cross, who heads the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance and oversees its Office of Rulemaking, also said the division's staff is looking into recommending the Commission issue a rule, but has not yet come to a final decision to do so.
"It's obviously an issue that's extremely important to many," Cross said at the conference. "In light of the large number of comments and strong interest, we thought we should at least note this is something we are thinking about," she added.
Of the comment letters received by the SEC, more than 1,000 were individual comments and more than 300,000 were form letters, Dubberly said, but the SEC is also receiving pressure from elsewhere. SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar gave a speech earlier this year urging the Commission to take up rulemaking in this area, and the Coalition for Accountability in Political Spending has taken out billboards near the SEC's Washington D.C. headquarters. Shareholders have also made a record number of proxy proposals related to corporate political spending and lobbying activities in the 2012 proxy season.
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TORONTO - Goals by a veteran attacker and a rookie midfielder simply weren't enough for Toronto FC to upset the LA Galaxy on Saturday afternoon, as a stunning stoppage-time goal by Jose Villarreal helped the defending MLS Cup champions salvage a 2-2 draw in front of 18,335 fans at BMO Field.
Mike Magee also scored his league-leading fifth goal of the season for the Galaxy (2-0-2), who welcomed star forward Landon Donovan back into the mix for the first time in 2013 after he returned to the club earlier this week following his winter hiatus.
But goals by Robert Earnshaw and Jonathan Osorio nearly gave Toronto FC (1-2-1) the headlines in what was nearly their second win in as many games at home this season. Earnshaw scored his team-high fourth goal in the 29th minute off a bad back pass from Galaxy defender Leonardo to erase a Magee goal in the 16th minute, and then the rookie Osorio scored his first career MLS goal in the 78th minute to give TFC a late 2-1 lead.
That goal was set up by Toronto star midfielder Luis Silva, who returned from injury and made the first appearance of his sophomore campaign as a second-half substitute. The 4th overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft skirted Galaxy and US national team defender Omar Gonzalez on the left flank and beat him to the end line before skipping a cross into the box that Osorio pounded home.
But the last laugh belonged to Villarreal, who scored his first goal of the season in the second minute of stoppage time on a scissor kick after TFC right back Darel Russell headed an LA cross back in front of the Toronto goal and right to Villarreal.
Donovan, who had not appeared in a competitive match since the Galaxy's MLS Cup win last December, came on for youngster Jack McBean in the 61st minute and was immediately given the captain's armband by veteran defender Todd Dunivant. Donovan almost immediately made an impact when some poor defending by Toronto in the midfield allowed Magee to send Donovan in alone on goalkeeper Joe Bendik, but Donovan scuffed his shot after more than four months away from the game. He didn't feature prominently over the final 25 minutes of the match.
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Aram Barthol showed internet art in an internet café at Kottbusser Damm in Berlin. The concept is simple: Rent all computers and set the homepage on each computer to one of the featured art projects. For convenience distribute sheets with artist info and an exhibition map (most internet café have xerox machines and the workstations have numbers). Cheap wine and beer for the opening can be bought directly from the counter. As a side effect two cultures and very different urban communities is are brought together – after all this is not St. Oberholz where the frontal lobe of the digital bohème resides in a latte machiato rich bring-your-own-laptop-environment.
The way the staff at Kottbusser Damm 103 adjusted to the new clientele was the an art experience in itself. Of course the internet art was great too. Here are some links:
Dragan Espenschied / Education of the Noobz
Tobias Leingruber / Webmarker


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The Sports Xchange
NYC may be out of running to host draft
New York may be out of the running to host next year's draft.
It was reported Thursday that Chicago, Los Angeles and New York were the frontrunners as potential hosts for the 2015 NFL Draft.
However, scheduling the draft at Madison Square Garden or the Barclays Center as alternative sites in New York for three days presents challenges because of scheduling conflicts involving the New York Rangers and Knicks and Brooklyn Nets.
ESPN reported that the NFL met Friday to discuss possible sites for the draft. Aside from Chicago and Los Angeles, the league is also considering Boston, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
The league asked each of the cities to provide a detailed proposal by the middle of June and a decision is expected by the end of the month.
An official date, expected to be at least one week earlier than the 2014 event that was the first ever held in May but spilled into Mother's Day, could be announced well before the NFL settles on a host.
Next year's draft is likely to be held either April 22-25 or April 29-May 2
Chicago was first floated as a front-runner to replace New York and Radio City Music Hall last July, but the NFL has not commented on a pecking order or any specific parameters for selecting the ultimate host.
It remains possible that the multi-day draft, which was held over three days (May 8-10), could also be a multi-city event.


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Chris Brown Refuses to Have Rihanna Track on 'X'
Don't expect to hear his "ex" on his 'X.'
Chris Brown will not include any collabos with his on-off ex-love Rihanna on his new album 'X,' out July 16, despite previously confirming that they would team up for a track. Yeah, that's when things were going good between ChRihanna. They've since split like 873 times.
A source close to Breezy has confirmed that while his label wanted to feature a song with RiRi, which was recorded before they split for the umpteenth time, the R&B star put his foot down and said no to the way. And that's that.
"Just saw the working track list for 'X' yesterday — Rihanna is not on there. Record execs wanted that song on there, but Chris said he would rather not and wouldn't allow the record to be released unless they took it off. They're still hoping to convince Chris or pay him more to change his mind because it would be a hit. The record hasn't been pressed yet, so things can change, but at this point he's not changing his mind," the source said.
Well, the fact that the record isn't pressed yet means that anything can happen in the final seconds. The label can save the song for a reissue or deluxe edition down the road if the duo reunites. But it sounds like Brown doesn't want to go down that road again. Sigh. So much drama between those two.
The pair made headlines when they remixed each other's tracks before they got back together.


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Stunning at any age!
Jane Seymour hit the red carpet of her new film Freeloaders in L.A. Monday, Jan. 7 looking sexy in a red bandage dress.
The 61-year-old Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman star showed off her flawless, toned figure in the form-fitting Herve Leger ensemble.
What's the secret to Seymour's ageless style?
The actress, who is a soon-to-be grandmother of three, told Us Weekly at the premiere that she doesn't "diet or anything."
"I just happen to like reasonably healthy food and I actually haven't worked out for about three weeks," she said. "I worked out today for the first time. I was walking around country lanes in England in the cold so that burnt off a few calories," the British star explained. "But I was also eating quite a lot of Maltesers [chocolate candy], so I'm not quite sure how that works."
How does she keep herself motivated through a workout?
"My motivation is that I like to be able to move my body around," Seymour told Us. "I've had back surgery and injuries, so for me — as much as anything — it's a question of really being mobile and I'm just so grateful that my body's working. I do Pilates, Gyrotonics with weights — I do a specific workout that's good for my body."
And laughter is always excellent medicine. The actress told Us she had "way too much fun" filming Freeloaders.
The Wedding Crashers star plays "one of those nasty real estate, pushy Beverly Hills ladies" in the comedy. She shared, "I had a crazy platinum wig that I picked up and decided to wear at the last second."
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At Aquatek, we specialise in providing you with the bathroom you deserve. We will design and fit you with the highest quality bathroom suites so you can have the bathroom that you have always dreamt of. We are a small team of highly qualified professionals that only provide the best service.
We believe that our customers are the most important things in our business, which is why we listen to what it is you want and strive to do just that. We feel that it is important to build up a close relationship with our customers to ensure that they are one hundred percent happy with everything that we are providing them.
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We are a team of highly qualified professionals, who specialise in designing and installing bathrooms. We will update your current bathroom and replace items where needed, as well as design and install a completely new bathroom, should you want a big change.
We understand bathroom installations are a big commitment, which is why we work on your terms, listening exactly to what you want, and aiming to complete it within the minimum time frame in order to cause as little disruption to your home as possible.
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I'm very familiar with the Poppees/Boyfriends/Sorrows and Bobby Dee's songwriting.Marky Dread wrote: Inder old pal, this is the original version. Two members of The Poppees Bobby Waxman and Paddy went on to form The Boyfriends. Bobby wrote "I Need Your Love".
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Well i cannot see a thread on this topic and ive had a lot of memorable wipes that include:
Heroic Vaults: Boss enraged and wiped out all of the dps in 1 attack.
Heroic UP: Healer stood to close to the dragon boss guy and started the event, resulting in the slaughter of the other fury warrior and himself and then the rest of us as we tried to run.
Heroic Nexus: Tank gets one shotted by the dragonkin that used spells. Healer died. We all died.
thats it for now, most of my wipes have been stupid mistakes but theres bound to be more as i progress in wotlk.


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Kat Dennings Interview With Rodene Jones (Video)
Kat Dennings and Best Friend Rodene Jones Get Real About Breast Cancer and Female Friendship
Two Broke Girls star Kat Dennings and her best friend, photographer Rodene Jones, first met as teenagers. Like any close, longtime friends, the two have weathered their share of successes and setbacks together in the years since — but nothing prepared them for Rodene's breast-cancer diagnosis at age 31. After Rodene's fiancé noticed a lump underneath her breast, Rodene not only learned she had triple-negative cancer, but she also tested positive for BRCA1; that gene greatly increases the likelihood of contracting breast and ovarian cancers. Rodene quickly began a grueling treatment process that would transform not only her own life but the lives of the people who love her.
UPDATE: It's been a year since we first brought you Kat and Rodene's story on In Her World, and we're happy to share that Rodene's most recent scans indicate that her cancer treatment — which included six rounds of chemo, 37 rounds of radiation, and a double mastectomy — worked. Even so, she's cautious about her health and awaiting a new round of scans at the end of the year, which should provide her and her doctors with a better idea of her status. "The form of celebration I practice is making every day I'm alive and able awesome," Rodene tells us. She and her husband, Duncan Jones, are looking forward to trying for a baby once she gets a thumbs-up from her doctors and are teaming up with the Tower Cancer Research Foundation on a campaign called Touch Up Your Loved Ones, inspired by their own experience. The couple is now back in LA after spending nine months in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on the set of the movie Warcraft. Duncan directed the film and Rodene served as the movie's archivist photographer. "I was so grateful to have no time to sit and worry about all of the aches and pains," she says. "Being able to have the strength to carry my camera around, stay on my feet, and push myself out there again has been helping my 'new' self."
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World Percussion Taiko is a fantastic addition to the Evolution Series family. They sound big, yet have a natural transparency I don't hear in other libraries. The loops are extremely handy for getting an idea going quickly plus the drag and drop midi files are a great way to customize and make it your own. Evolution series seem to have a knack for making not only great sounding libraries but incredibly playable and intuitive interfaces, World Percussion Taiko delivers more of the same excellence.
World Strings Guzheng is truly a pleasure to work with and captures the subtle nuances of this beautiful instrument in a way I haven't heard in a sample before. Exquisitely recorded, intuitive, versatile and inspiring. I'm excited to hear what Evolution Series comes up with next.
As a regular user of World Percussion 2.0 I was eager to get my hands on Evolution Series latest World Strings Guzheng, and needless to say I was not disappointed. The attention to detail is second to none and the playability is extremely impressive. With a beautiful interface and intuitive controls, it inspires you with every note.
The World Strings Guzheng is a fantastic addition to my sonic palette. The playing styles are all captured with great authenticity and easy to use. It's just such a fun instrument to get in there and experiment with.
World Percussion's sonic flexibility is massive and incredibly playable. With its extensive features and parameters available to balance, it is quick and easy to use. You get a great feel going as you play it. I especially like the Brazilian percussion.
World Percussion. Wow! What great sounds! Just beautiful and transparent. They are by far the best sounding drums I have in my library, and I have a LOT of drums in my library. There are many truly inspirational presets. Wonderful job and really first-class work; I'm very impressed and excited.
Since exploring the wonderful new Evolution Series World Percussion Library, it has added a whole new dimension to my percussion setup. The sound quality is exquisite as are the included MIDI performances. I can see myself using this on many recordings for years to come
World Percussion is a pleasure to work with. It gives me the freedom and creative control to compose the way I want with these incredibly well recorded instruments. It's not just a matter of "throwing in something ethnic" to satisfy the soup du jour. Rather I can use this library creatively and organically in my compositions and mixes, as I would live players. That's a dream come true.
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OCCT 4.4.1 Available !
- Created on Wednesday, 03 September 2014 14:28
Changelog : OCCT 4.4.1
- Several bugfixes to the main UI
- the warning about OCCT not being free in a commercial environment should only appear once
- Engine updated
- Sensors whose values are irrelevant are now ignored by OCCT
Enjoy !
The update of OCCT Pro will follow shortly, as usual.
OCCT 5.0.0 under development
- Created on Tuesday, 02 September 2014 08:37
OCCT 5.0.0 development has started ! It will have amny new features, mainly :
- Use of .NET Framework 3.5 (to be compatible with out of the box Seven - XP will have to upgrade their framework)
- New chart controls and features
- Improved GUI (won't be a revolution there)
- Huge update to the CPU:OCCT test
And probably more ! Release date is still unknown ( hard to tell due to my family taking a lot of time ), but i expect it will be out around the beginning of 2015.
As a result, the branch 4 of OCCT has been frozen. An update will come shortly with bugfixes and an update to the monitoring engine, but no new features will be added.
Thanks for your patience and your understanding. POast year has been crazy for me, between work and my twins, but as they're getting older, i feel like i can devote time to OCCT again !
Recent delays in contact emails - Sorry !
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As announced on Twitter, i am now the proud father of twins since June, which take up most of my free time, the rest being almost entirely taken by my work which has been really busy lately. I knew it was hard being a father, but i never expected that taking care of twins would be as time consuming (and such a happy time as well ! ).
As of now, i am about 2 months behind in answering my contact emails. I'm putting the customer support email a top priority (expect an answer in less than a day), as well as in sending purchases of OCCT Pro (Usually sent the day after the payment has been confirmed by paypal).
I really want to apologize to all of you who are waiting for an answer on my side - i'm really doing my best.
I'm planning of taking a entire day off work to answer all those emails and answer topics on the forums too. It will also be devoted to working on OCCT's next version, which will probably be a minor update, before the big changes i have in mind for the next major version. It is really hard for me to announce a day yet, but stay tuned !
OCCT Pro licensing updated, OCCT Live discontinued
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OCCT Pro and Live version are evolving to be in sync with what the professional users expect.
OCCT Pro
OCCT Pro is now priced at 150$ per year and the license is tied to a USB Disk drive. OCCT Pro will start as long as the USB Disk drive is plugged in the computer.
For our previous customers of OCCT Pro, the previous licensing system will continue as long as the licence is renewed. We will contact all our previous customers and send them the new license file that is required for OCCT Pro 4.4.0.
OCCT Live
OCCT Live, due to the general lack of interest, is thus discontinued.
OCCT PT 4.4.0 Available !
- Created on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:13
Changelog : OCCT 4.4.0
- Monitoring Engine updated (should support everything that is out there !)
- Usual bugfixes to the main UI
- OCCT will now start normally in Windows Fail-safe mode
- You can now specify how many thread CPU:OCCT will use
- Fixed all issues with Windows 8 compatibility (was related to DX10 support in Windows 8, which is not what you would expect)
- Huge performance improvements
- Complete rewrite of GPU:3D in DX11
- Fixed all issues with Windows 8 compatibility (was related to DX10 support in Windows 8, which is not what you would expect)
- Huge performance improvements
- Translations updated ( some are still missing - the update is scheduled soon)
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The stencils you use for printing are only as good as the coating procedures you follow to produce them. Here you
By KIWO Technical Support Department
The process of screen coating includes a base-coating procedure, a drying stage, and, for some applications, an additional face-coating procedure.
Base coating Creating the base of emulsion on the screen is typically referred to as wet-on-wet or base coating (Figure 3). (Figure Reference: Base coating fills a clean screen mesh with emulsion and is responsible for building up stencil thickness. With a round-edged coating trough, apply coats of emulsion to the substrate side of the screen until the emulsion flows completely to the squeegee side. Then turn the screen around and coat as many passes on the squeegee side as it takes to build up the required thickness on the substrate side. Finally, dry the screen with the substrate side down.) Each successive pass with the coating trough adds more emulsion to the wet emulsion already on the mesh. The important thing to be aware of is that base coating accumulates emulsion on the side of the screen opposite the coating trough.
For most mesh counts you will do all your base coating with a round-edge coater. Always start coating from the substrate side of the screen, and coat as many times from the substrate side as is necessary to cause the emulsion to visibly gloss on the squeegee side. The purpose is to push out all the air bubbles that may be trapped in the mesh openings. If left in the mesh, this air can cause print-quality defects or pinholing on press.
Note that finer mesh counts may require more coats than coarser mesh counts. Mesh regulates emulsion flow in the same way that it meters, or regulates, the amount of ink going to the substrate. As the percent open area of a mesh decreases, it restricts the flow of emulsion. For example, a 380-thread/in. mesh with a 34-micron thread diameter may require three coats from the substrate side followed by two coats from the squeegee side to build a 3-micron EOM. In contrast, a 380-thread/in. mesh with 27-micron thread diameter might have a 5-micron EOM after only one coat on the substrate side and one coat on the squeegee side. Although the mesh count is the same, the mesh with the 27-micron thread diameter has much more open area and less resistance to flow because the emulsion doesn't have to push against so much thread.
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Pro Street
Who: Norm Krantz
What: Pro Street Nova
What: Green Bay (go, Packers!), WI
What: In his email, Norm asked how he could get his car in the magazine. Well, it's as simple as including a couple nice pictures and having a cool car. So here you go, Norm! He says he built the whole car himself, with a little help from friends Randy and Adam when installing the glass and wiring the car. The engine is a warmed-over 454 with a Comp 292 cam, a Holley 770 Street Avenger carb, and headers Norm made from a Hooker weld-up kit. The trans is a TH400 and connects to a 9-inch with 4.88 gears and a Detroit Locker differential. Norm's a painter by trade, so the bodywork and paintjob were a breeze. We especially like the wheels—polished Ansen Sprints, measuring 15×3 and 15×15.
Who: Walter Anderson
What: '56 Chevy Sedan Delivery
Where: Multiple emails
Why: We'll give 15-year-old Walter the benefit of the doubt and attribute his nearly 15 emails of the same picture to a server malfunction, or something. Nevertheless, here's his grandfather's '56 Chevy. Walter says they dropped in a Vortec 350 and backed it up with a TH400 trans. He says a paintjob is next, promising to paint the car black. Send a few dozen more pictures when it's done, man!
Who: Stan Brown
What: '64 Buick Skylark
Where: Wichita, KS
Why: Stan dug this car out of someone's backyard, spent a couple months rewiring everything, and got it back on the road. Along the way, he dropped in a Chevy 350 (sorry, Buick guys!) sporting Vortec cylinder heads, a Crane cam, and a Carter AFB carb. He installed an old M22 four-speed that had been sitting in his basement for 30 years, and grabbed the brake and clutch pedals from a '64 Chevelle. The ground-scraper ride height came by way of CPP drop spindles and cut coil springs. Stan bolted up a pair of Sanderson shorty headers and had an exhaust system built to match. A staggered set of 14×7 (front) and 15×7 (rear) rally wheels complete the look. He says no one even looked at the car when he was trying to sell it before, but since he's gotten it road-worthy, people are now shooting him offers.
He's Stoked!
Who: Gannon Brown
What: '85 Chevrolet El Camino
Where: Emory, Texas
Why: Gannon says, "I'm 16 years old and just got my first car! It's got a 350 in it with a 200C tranny. I have lots of plans for it, as the budget allows. Wheels and tires first, braking upgrades, a Posi, and hopefully, by the end of the summer, LS power! Car Craft is an awesome mag, and I steal it from my dad as soon as it hits the box." Awesome, Gannon. Send some burnout pictures next!
Cool Barge
Who: Patrick Speer
What: '69 Lincoln Mark III
Where: Indianapolis, IN
Why: Patrick actually wrote in asking for an article on 429/460 Ford cylinder heads. He included some pictures of his Mark, and we couldn't resist running them here. He wants to upgrade his 460 with a stroker crank and better heads. To answer Patrick's question about cylinder heads, Trick Flow, Edelbrock, and Jon Kaase Racing Engines make really good heads for these engines. Who else wants to see a big Ford cylinder-head shootout?
In the News! The Car Craft Street Machine Nationals Returns to Du Quoin, IL
After a 15-year hiatus, Car Craft is bringing the Street Machine Nationals back to Illinois at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds on June 28–30. In addition to gawking at the thousands of cars expected to be in attendance, attendees can expect to be entertained by a huge manufacturers midway, a dyno challenge and burnout contest, and the Miss Summer Nationals contest.
Tickets are available online as well as at the gate on the day of the show. Go to Family Events' website for pricing information: www.familyevents.com
Finishing off the tires on my '85 Camaro with a mild 350, T5, and peg-leg 3.73:1s. I'm hoping to get a Posi in it this winter.
—Adam Hubley, via email
Here is my '69 El Camino at a local track, lighting up the new drag radials. It has a 0.030-over 396 with a 750 Holley double pumper, Hooker Competition headers, and a Ford 9-inch with 4:11:1 gears, an Eaton posi, and 31-spline Moser axles. The Hurst line-lock and shifter make burn outs easy. I love Car Craft and read it cover to cover. Keep up the great work.
—Marc W. Nagley, Gun Barrel City, Texas
This is my '63 Polara 500 convertible. My dad bought it back in the '70s. I bought it from him earlier this year, as he's no longer able to work on it. It has the 383 Magnum and 727 transmission from my deceased '69 Charger.
—Dave Herrington, St. John, WA
Blown Up Part of the Month
Don Hura of Columbus, Ohio, emailed this picture, saying, "This is the broken rod from my '68 Camaro's 355 small-block. Notice the ARP bolt is still attached! Do you have something better? Send pictures to email@example.com and please put Blown Up in the subject line.
Send Stuff to Car Craft!
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Day One St. Jude Radioathon–Why Give to a Hospital in Memphis? UPDATED!
Some people ask why should 'I' give to St. Jude Research Hospital it is located in Memphis? Let us give you a few reason
- The fact is that any child, anywhere in the world,suffering with a catastrophic disease such as childhood cancer may benefit from the research of St. Jude Hospital
- In the early 1960's, children stricken with the most common form of childhood cancer --acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) had less then a 4% chance of being cured.
- St. Jude shares all of the research for free and the hospital has ongoing seminars for everyone to learn.
Updated: We reached OUR goal every hour!
- So far WEST TEXAS you have raised over $10,000!!!!


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Two Year Blogiversary!
So what's up at Heritage Zen as I move ahead into year three? Goal number one: be flexible (if I can't get a post written by my own self imposed deadline. To quote Scarlet O'Hara, "Tomorrow is another day."). Goal number two: don't get frustrated (ditto). Goal number three: keep researching (Maybe I'll even tackle hubby's Ukrainians and my German/Prussian great-great grandmother's line.). Goal number four: write about my research (Yes, I know I need to spend more time on my French-Canadian/Acadian side of the family.). Sounds simple doesn't it? Some days it's not that simple at all. Goal number five: continue to contribute to the Carnival of Genealogy as much as possible (COG is kind of like taking your vitamins. It's good for you!). Goal number six: participate in NaBloPoMo in November again (It's a great way to build content!).
My big goal for the year is to start a new blog dedicated to my mystery photos of Worcester's Polish community. Back in 2010 I started posting my mystery bride photos and a few other mystery photos on an irregular basis. I've come to realize that it will literally take me years to post my entire mystery collection on Heritage Zen if I post only one photo at a time and then only on an occasional basis. The subjects in my mystery photos deserve better treatment. A dedicated blog seems to be the way to go. My end goal is to connect and share with the descendants of the photos' subjects and give back to the Polish community in Worcester. I hope you will follow my new blog when it's up and running. I'll be sure to post news of its launch here.
Well, I guess that's it. It doesn't sound like much, but that is a lot for me.
Thanks for reading everyone! Now, it's time to get busy!
(THE FINE PRINT: My blogiversary was actually yesterday, February 28, and yes, I am posting this on February 29. In case you were wondering, refer back to goals one and two...)
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13 comments:
- Carol said...
Happy Blogiversary! Well done! Looking forward to another fine year on Heritage Zen! And, congrats on the new, almost born, blog.
- February 29, 2012 at 10:09 AM
- Kristin said...
Congratulations! Looking forward to reading your posts this year and looking at the mystery photos even though I will not be any help in identifying them.
- February 29, 2012 at 10:55 AM
- Barbara Poole said...
Happy 2nd Blogiversary. You've done an outstanding job with your posts, and what I like is that you think them through, there is no posting just to post. Now, of course, I have to know, where did you take the photo, I love it!
- February 29, 2012 at 4:06 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Happy Blogiversary! I like your fine print and can relate.
- February 29, 2012 at 4:21 PM
- Tray said...
Happy Blogiversary! Looking forward to another year of reading your blog and Your new one.
- February 29, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- Greta Koehl said...
Happy Blogoversary! And I am looking forward to your new blog, too.
- February 29, 2012 at 7:55 PM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
Thank you all for your blogiversary wishes, and thank you again for reading! Your support means so much!
Barb - Wouldn't you know, this is one of the few photos on my blog that I didn't actually take. It's a stock photo. I was trying to be all Zen-ny and wanted to post a lotus blossom to go with my post. :)
- February 29, 2012 at 8:20 PM
- Brenda Leyndyke said...
A belated Happy Blogiversary! Best wishes as you continue into your third year.
- March 1, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- Susan Clark said...
Happy Blogiversary! I've adored your first two and look forward to many more - and the new blog. You've done a stellar job, Cynthia.
- March 1, 2012 at 9:49 PM
- Michelle Goodrum said...
Happy blogaversary. I always look forward to whatever you wright. Keep on blogging!
- March 1, 2012 at 10:08 PM
- Amy Coffin, MLIS said...
Happy blogiversary!
- March 2, 2012 at 10:54 AM
- Cheryl Cayemberg said...
Happy Blogiversary! Congrats and many, many more!
- March 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
A second round of thanks is in order! Thank you all again for reading and for your encouragement! I appreciate you all more than I can say!
- March 4, 2012 at 10:20 AM