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By now those of you who read my blog on a continual basis have probably noticed that I review a lot of restaurants. My husband and I love to cook, eat out and generally discuss food. We have spent many a night taking turns in the kitchen being "chef" and "sous-chef" sharing a bottle of wine and trying out new sometimes exotic recipes and we especially enjoy it when we are able to go out to have a pleasant meal with great company. On Friday it was my Mother's birthday and we decided to go to a wonderful place that I have gone to since it opened in 1995.La Palapa Belga features traditional french cuisine with Belgian specialities and can be found in the Hotel Zone in The Hotel Imperial http://www.palapabelga.com/yinicio.htm.
One of the reasons I love the Palapa Belga is its location. It is situated along the lagoon and you can dine on the dock or in the more enclosed area. It boasts one of the best views of the Hotel Zone from across the water and their prices are very reasonable considering you are eating in the, often over-priced, Hotel Zone. The food is delicious and they have many tempting appetizers and entrees. From mushrooms au gratin or escargots de bourginon to duck breast in wild cherry sauce or rack of lamb you can't go wrong. To date, I haven't had a disappointing meal yet and unlike many restaurants here in Cancun they don't just have one or two really good dishes but various great dishes to choose from and their specialties change from time to time which people like me who live in Cancun really appreciate.
Friday night was no exception! My husband Cesar, my Mom and I had already started our night off first at my Mom's place sharing a bottle of champagne to toast her birthday. We then arrived at La Palapa Belga at 8pm and we were seated by the ever friendly staff on the dock . We ordered oysters on the half shell and escargot de bourginon and we used the fresh, warm bread to sop up the escargot's jus. Next our meals arrived, seared tuna for my Mom, grilled New York steak with herbs for hubby and one of my favourites the duck breast in wild cherry sauce.YUM! For dessert I had mentioned to the staff that it was my Mom's birthday and they kindly brought us a slice of cheesecake with strawberry sauce and a candle and of course we all sang "Happy Birthday" There was a warm breeze that night, we had a spectacular view, the food was great and the company… even better. All in all it was a lovely evening and it set the tone for my Mom's birthday weekend as the festivities were not over yet as we had a party planned with friends for Saturday night.
If you are in the mood for a romantic evening, a celebration or a night out with friends or family La Palapa Belga has something for everyone and is a must if you are vacationing in Cancun. It is a true gem!!


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Beating Blackjack with Proper Bet Size
Ever wonder how a casino can be so huge and profitable, even when they have low table game limits? Aside from the fact that slot machines account for more than 70-percent of the revenues at most casinos, table games make big money because a single dealer can deal to many players at once. A blackjack game can have up to seven play spots, and a Pit Boss watches several games, so thats close to 6 players per employee.
Even with a small edge of just 1-percent, the casino does fine because all seven players are getting about 65-hands per hour. If each player has an average bet of $25, the total action at the table is $11,375 per hour. The casino will win an average 1-percent of that, or $113.75 per table. If they have 50 tables, thats $5687 per hour. So how can you profit?
Profiting at the Blackjack Table
Casinos profit by having the most tables open when they have the most players in action. The more hands played, the more positive their odds of winning are.
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Obviously, the best thing you can do is learn to play blackjack, but if you are new to the game, the less you bet and the fewer hands you get per hour, the less your cost for entertainment will be. On the other hand, if you already know how to play basic strategy and are willing to slowly increase your wagers as you are winning and drop them low during a losing streak, youll be playing almost even with the house, so you can play anytime and enjoy your game.
If you want to employ some type of card counting system, then youll be happy to know that the more hours you play, the more likely you will be win. If you average a 1.5-percent edge over the house, your one-hour session has a probability of winning of 56-percent. If you play 10 hours, that jumps to 67-percent! When youve played 100 hours, your chances of winning are raised to 92-percent. Get in your hours and youll have great success. And, make sure you take advantage of your players club card to reap the comp bonuses. Also, make sure you use some smart cover-strategy to blend-in.
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Just as the casino makes more per hour with more players, a smart blackjack player (especially if they are counting) can make more money per hour by increasing they hands per hour. You can do this by turning the tables on the casino and playing when its not busy! While you might get 65 hands per hour at a packed table, you can get double that on a less-crowded table, or even 200 hands per hour heads up. You can also increase your probability of winning, since your number of hands goes up. With a 1.5-percent edge you can expect to have a probability of winning of 75-percent in just 10 hours if you are getting closer to 150 hands per hour.
Plus, when it is slower you can play two or three hands with the same element of risk. If that sounds strange, it really isnt. In fact, you can even increase your average bet and still have the same element of risk.
Suppose you have a bankroll of 400-units and bet $10 to $100 as the count (and your overall edge over the house) increases. By playing a second hand you can double your wager per round and each bet by another 15-percent without taking any more risk. Suppose you have a 2-percent edge and were going to play a single hand of $50. Instead, you play two hands ($100 in action) and actually bet $55 on one and $60 on the other, getting $115 in action.
Increasing your play to three spots allows you to bet 22-percent more per spot, so instead of three spots of $50 ($150 in action), you can wager $60 on two spots and $65 on the other and still have the same risk. Spreading out your action is good, so play more when you get the right game!


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Warren County Historical Society Presents …
The Digital Version * * * "REWIND" * * *
January 1, 2015
From 1959 through 1965, Howard Mason dictated his local history column to his daughter, who typed the material and sent it to the local newspapers for publication. Howard had the good fortune to live in the greater Glens Falls area during a time of great change. Warren County and the Town of Queensbury changed from an agrarian to a suburban environment. Through his columns, he was able to tell this story of change and recall the hundreds of people whom he met during his lifetime.
The Warren County Historical Society has reprinted Howard Mason's books, Backward Glances, Volumes I, II & III into one volume. Fully indexed, the new volume includes some new photographs. It is available from the Historical Society for $30.00, tax included (add $5 for shipping and handling). Call 743-0734 for details or stop in the office on Tuesday or Thursday from 9 am – 5 pm.
The following is an article taken from the original Backward Glances, by Howard Mason, printed in 1964. New photographs have been added in the new edition.
Since the sale of the contents of the Foulds mansion on Ridge Street aroused such interest in the property and that section of Ridge Street, I think it would he timely to interrupt my series on East Lake George in order to describe that portion of the city of Glens Falls as I remember it 70 years ago.
Foulds Mansion on Ridge StreetPhoto courtesy of Glens Falls City Historian
On the site of the Foulds mansion were two houses which were razed to make way for the Foulds house. One was a small, square, brick house which stood near the corner of Sumner Place. This house was occupied for several years before and after 1900 by two sisters, Clara and Leila Loucks.
My grandfather told me it was built by James Wells, brother of Benny Wells who owned the Hicks farm up Ridge Road. At the time Mr. Wells built this brick house, his neighbors wondered why he went so far out in the country to build. At that time, the area from Maple to Washington Street was one big buckwheat field owned by Martin Coffin.
The other house on the Foulds property was a white two-story wood building occupied for many years by Charlie Holley. The material from this house, as I remember, was used by the late John R. Loomis in building the double house where Leslie Rymkewicz and Ernest Ferguson now live.
South of the Foulds property was a large brick building called the Black house. I think it was used as a private school at one time. It was razed to make room for what is now the Singleton Funeral Home. This beautiful home was built by Capt. W. W. MacClay who was president of the Glens Falls Portland Cement Company. Later, John R. Loomis Jr. acquired the property and he, together with Charles B. Dix and their respective families, occupied it for 25 years or more.
South of the funeral home is the present home of Dr. M. Leroy Haviland. This was originally the home of Alphonso Little of the Glens Falls Insurance Company family and was built by him.
George H. Leggett, the druggist, built a fine home about 1900 on the corner of Maple and Ridge Streets. This was razed to build the Paramount Theatre.
Note: This property, opposite the Queensbury Hotel on Ridge Street is currently the offices of Structural Engineering Services and a medical staffing office.
The Paramount Theater stood at the corner of Ridge and Maple Streets.
The beautiful home on the corner, south of the Paramount, which is now the Health Center, was built by William McEchron, one of the lumber barons and a partner in the Morgan lumber Company.
William McEchron Home on Ridge StreetPhoto courtesy of the Glens Falls City Historian.
Next comes what was once the home of Dr. George W. Little, a very prominent physician in his day. He was a great lover of plants and animals. In his greenhouses he had wonderful collection of orchids. After his death these were taken over by Binley greenhouses and the property purchased by Dr. Leroy Haviland who converted it into stores.
The Dr. George W. Little house on Ridge was torn down to build retail space, and currently is the site of the Robert J. Cronin High-Rise senior apartments. Photo courtesy of the Chapman Historical Museum.
Note: The 'George Little' property became part of the Robert J. Cronin High Rise and parking lot. Before Urban Renewal, it had been 'converted' into the stores in the photo below.
Going back to the north of Sumner Place, the large lot on the Lawrence Street corner (now a filling station) was the home for many years of Martin L. Wilmarth, son of Leander Wilmarth who founded the Wilmarth business in 1841.
Note: This lot is still a 'filling' station (Lukoil) on the corner of Ridge and Lawrence Streets. During the 1950s it was an "Esso" station.
On the opposite side of Ridge Street, beginning at the May Street corner where the Grand Union-Empire market is now located, stood one of the older fine homes of Glens Falls. I am referring to the Joseph Fowler home with the white Doric pillars, which in recent years was the home of Louis P. Drown. This house must have been built well before the Civil War as my grandfather's sister, Adeline Numan, together with her husband, Daniel, and their children lived there for a time before moving to Kansas in 1858. There was a glass dome or cupola on the top. I was up there with Irving and Coolidge Fowler several times years ago. It afforded quite a view over that part of the city.
Next, to the south, was the Marsh home which still stands. Wallace T. Marsh, president of the Boston Store Company for many years lived there with his family. On the opposite corner southward is what is called the DeHart house. I know nothing of its history. The building south of this, (Gubitz) must be very old judging from its construction. Over the years it has been alternately a grocery, creamery and bakery. The brick office building next to it was built in 1896 by Dr. Fred G. Fielding for himself and his brother, Frank A., who was a dentist.
Next came the home of A. Willard Hitchcock, which was razed some years ago to make room for the Queensbury Hotel Addition.
Note: These properties comprise what is today the parking lot south of May Street, the Rite Aid Drug Store, and the parking lot and new part of the Queensbury Hotel.
On the hotel corner stood the home of E. W. West, president of the Glens Falls Insurance Company for many years. I delivered eggs to Mr. West at this house every Friday for 10 years. Later he moved to the corner of Glen Street and Grove Avenue.
On that part of the city park which fronts on Ridge Street, stood the home of Jerome Lapham. He was also a Morgan Lumber Company partner along with William McEchron. Mr. Lapham was president of the First National Bank for many years. That generation of lumber tycoons seemed to have made their money fast and they retired comparatively early in life. One of them once told me he was making so much money it was "painful".
On the site of the City Hall was the home of B. Frank Lapham, brother of Jerome. He was Uncle Frank to me as he married my grandfather's sister, Mary Mason. Frank and Mary Lapham had three children, Mortimer, who founded Lapham's sporting goods store, Frank Jr., who never married, and Grace, who married Theodore Ames of Dorset, Vermont.
Note: The building currently occupied by LARAC (Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Center) was the carriage house on the Lapham property.
Immediately south of his father's home, Mortimer Lapham started in business in a long, one-story wood building. He did repairing along with the sale of merchandise. No electricity in those days and what intrigued me so much as a boy was the water motor run by city water pressure. This motor, connected by belt to a line shaft, turned small machines such as lathes and drills. I have in my possession two of these water motors now.
Note: Today this is the city parking lot between City Hall and the start of the business block with the Minky Mink retail store and Bistro Tallulah.
That was Ridge Street as I remember it up to the stores and business blocks 60 or 70 years ago.
In conclusion, I sincerely hope the Foulds mansion will not be demolished to make room for another parking lot or motel. As anyone can see, the best materials obtainable went into its construction and it was built by master craftsmen. As Marshall Field said about his mansion which he built in Chicago, "Barring accident or fire it will last a thousand years". The same statement could well apply to the Foulds mansion.
There are plenty of public uses that could be made of this house which would benefit everyone. I would suggest that it be used as a headquarters for a historical society and museum to house early Americana connected with this locality.
Editor's Note: The Foulds Mansion that stood on Ridge Street was one of the first buildings to be demolished when Urban Renewal began in Glens Falls. It stood approximately on the land where the Kamyr, Inc. building, now a medical office building, stands today. The McEchron house Mr. Mason refers to, opposite City Hall, has just received a new lease on life as it has been converted to a fine dining establishment, Morgan & Company.
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Rare words and their meanings
Posted 05 May 2008 - 05:39 PM
i will start you off with the list of words i have defined in the other thread, also i will add definitions to words i have posted today, and lastly i will add a few more words just to tickle the linguists
Oh, these are all real words, to my best belief i have not come up with any (in this list) but feel free to call me on that
epeolatry - worship of words
acquiesce - satisfy
fen - swamp
atrabilious - bad-tempered or irritable
absquatulate - depart
copacetic - good or even excellent
alexipharmic - having a nature of an antidote (i like this one cuz it has my name in it )
esculent - edible
empasm - a powder-like ancient medicine used to take the smell away...
pinguescence - the process of becoming fat
kerfuffle - commotion
nychthemeron - period of one day (24 hrs)
yclept - by the name of, as in "there lives a mechanic yclept Willy"
triscadecaphobia - fear of the number 13
haptic - in relation to a touching or feeling sensation
oyez - call to attention
thaumaturgy - performance of miracles
onomasticon - dictionary of names
hypnobioscope - device for learning while asleep (fictional)
jingoism - war-like or aggressive patriotism
zymurgy - the art or practice of fermentation (can you say mmm beer)
umquhile - word relating to others being erstwhile and quondam (which are two more words for you) meaning formerly, previously
quondam - having been formerly, former, sometime
erstwhile - former, archaic
epopoeia - a type of epopee, an epic poem
quocker-wodger - a wooden pupet on a string (perfect for swearing)
anfractuosity - a channel, canal or passage full of windings and turns
floccinaucinihilipilification - an estimation of something as being worthless
scopperloit - rude or rough play
depone - testify under oath
amblygon - obtuse triangle
nihilarian - person who deals with unimportant things
selcouth - rare, strange, marvelous, wonderful
exude - emit
quidnunc - gossip
agnomen - nickname
doppelganger - someone resembling a person (usually evil)
I dunno if anyone has been waiting for the definitions, but here is the list of today's words definitions:
culiage - the right of the lord to spend the first knight with his subject's new bride
demegoric - relating to public speaking
arenaceous - having the texture of sand
deisidiamonia - fear of supernatural powers
huderon - lazy (adj)
pataphysics - The science of imaginary solutions
inhebetate - To make something obtuse, dull or blunt
gulosity - excessive appetite; greediness, voracity
and finally a few more to tickle the brain a little more
noology - study of intuition and comprehension
solecism - error in grammar or wording
makari - archaic Scottish term for poet
sauterne - a sweet wine
scabiosa - a not-so-nice way of saying "pretty flower" (mainly due to words roots)
blarney - flattery designed to gain favor
vernorexia - a romantic mood inspired by Spring
enjoy, post your own wonders, and untill next time
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apodyopsis - the act of mentally undressing someone
dysania - state of finding it hard to get out of bed
here are some cool 3 letter words that are rather rarely used
(reference: Word List: Three-Letter Words)
aba - garment of camel or goat hair; camel or goat-hair fabric
abb - yarn used for warp
aby - to make amends; atone; pay a penalty
ait - small island in lake or river
ala - membranous outgrowth on a plant or animal
alb - long white robe worn by priests
alk - sap or resin from turpentine trees
alt - high musical tone
ama - a Japanese pearl-diver
ana - in equal quantities
ard - plough used to scratch top surface of soil
awn - beard or similar bristly growth on stalk of grain
bar - unit of pressure of one million dynes per square centimeter
bee - hardwood on either side of bowsprit through which forestays are reeved
bel - unit of noise intensity equal to ten decibels
bis - twice; in two places
bot - larva of a botfly that infests horses
cep - brown edible mushroom
cog - single-masted, square-sailed ship with raised stern
col - depression or pass in a mountain range
cwm - valley or glen
dag - dirty tatted tuft of sheep's wool
dah - short heavy Burmese knife
dal - a dried legume, such as lentils, beans or peas
dap - to dip gently into water; to fish with a surface fly
daw - simpleton; bird of the crow family
dit - poem; words of a song
dol - unit for measuring intensity of pain
dop - copper cup for holding a diamond while cutting it
eft - again; afterwards
eft - newt
eke - in addition; also; likewise
ell - old unit of length equal to 45 inches
ere - before
erg - unit of work measuring force of one dyne applied over one centimeter
eth - old English letter for voiced 'th' sound
fid - conical wooden pin used to splice strands of rope
fie - expression of disgust or disapproval
fub - to put off; to fob
fug - hot; close; smoky state of atmosphere
gad - to wander about idly or in pursuit of pleasure
gal - unit of acceleration of one centimeter per second per second
gar - mild oath
gat - opening or strait between two sandbanks
gib - wedge-shaped piece of metal that holds another in place
gid - brain disease suffered by sheep
gig - light two-wheeled one-horse carriage
hoc - card game, now obsolete
hod - V-shaped trough for carrying bricks or mortar on the shoulders
hoy - large one-decked boat
ife - tropical African fibrous plant
iff - if and only if
ist - one who holds to an 'ism'
ivi - Tahitian chestnut tree
jib - small triangular sail extending from the head of the foremast
jow - to ring a bell; a stroke of a bell
jud - mass of coal ready for final removal
jug - sound of the nightingale
jus - law; legal right
keb - ewe that gives birth to stillborn lamb
ked - wingless fly that feeds on livestock
kef - state of dreamy or drug-induced repose
kep - to catch an approaching object or falling liquid
ket - carrion; matted wool
kex - dry hollow plant stalk
kif - drug like marijuana smoked in North Africa
kip - skin of a young animal
kip - unit of weight equivalent to 1000 pounds
kir - drink of black currant syrup and white wine
kit - a small pocket violin
kop - bank of terracing at a football field
lac - dark red transparent resin used to make shellac
lar - local god of a house
lea - arable land left fallow or used for pasture
lev - monetary unit of Bulgaria
ley - mystical straight line between features of landscape
lux - unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square meter
mel - honey
mew - to shed, moult or change
mho - unit of electrical conductance
mil - unit of 1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire
mim - prim, demure
mon - Japanese family crest
mor - humus layer formed by slow decomposition in acidic soil
mow - to make a grimace
neb - bird's beak
nef - ornamental stand in shape of ship for holding salt or cutlery
nim - to steal; to pilfer
obi - broad sash worn with a kimono
ord - point of a weapon; a beginning
orf - viral infection of sheep
ort - scrap of food; morsel
pam - card game in which jack of club has highest value
pax - tablet decorated with sacred figure and kissed by participants in mass
ped - naturally formed mass or aggregate of soil
per - through; according to; by means or agency of
pro - in favour of; for
pug - ground clay mixed with water
puy - small volcanic cone
pyx - box or vessel in which coins or consecrated Eucharist are kept
qat - leaves chewed or brewed in tea as a stimulant
qua - in the capacity of
ras - headland
rep - plain-woven fabric with crosswise ribs
ret - to expose to moisture; to soak; to soften by soaking
rev - to run an engine before bringing it into use
ria - normal drowned valley; long wide creek
roc - enormous legendary Arabian bird
rom - a gypsy man
rya - colourful Scandinavian knotted-pile rug
sal - a salt
saw - saying or proverb
say - delicate woollen fabric
seg - stud or metal plate in sole of a shoe to prevent wear
sic - thus
suq - Middle Eastern marketplace
taj - crown or head-dress
taw - to prepare skins by soaking, salting, stretching and paring
ted - to spread grass for drying
teg - a sheep in its second year; the fleece of such a sheep
tej - Ethiopian honey-mead
tex - unit of measurement of fineness of fibres and yarn
tod - old unit of weight of wool equal to 28 pounds
tog - unit of measurement for insulation properties of fabric
ton - unit of cooling power equal to 12,000 BTU per hour
tot - bone or other object retrieved from garbage pile
tow - bundle of untwisted natural fibres
tup - ram; pile-driver; striking face of steam hammer or jackhammer
tye - inclined trough for washing ore
ure - use; custom
vis - force; power
vug - small cavity in a rock
wen - enormously congested city
wey - old measure for dry goods usually equal to 40 bushels
wis - to know, to believe
wye - a Y-branching pipe or railroad track arrangement
wyn - old English rune having value 'w'
yad - rod used by readers of the Torah as a pointer for following text
yag - synthetic diamond made of yttrium aluminum garnet
yam - posting-house along a road
yaw - to move unsteadily side to side; to rotate about a vertical axis
yen - craving or yearning
yeo - stream or drain used in mining
yew - to rise, as a layer of froth in a boiling liquid
yex - to hiccup, belch or spit
yok - pejorative Jewish term for a non-Jew
yon - yonder; that over there; those over there
zek - inmate of prison labour camp
zel - form of Oriental cymbal
zho - cross between a yak and a cow
zug - waterproof leather used for boots
abjure - renounce or turn away from
aught - anything
belie - give a false impression
bight - curvy races at the edge of a geographical feature
bivouac - a temporary camp, usually without a tent
cairn - mound of stones used as a marker, such as a roman road marker or a tombstone
descry - to catch a sight of
ell - a measure of distance, that is no longer used for some reason, equal to 45in or 114 cm
ewer - large, wide-mouthed water jug
eyot - small island usually found in a river
furlong - 1/8 of a mile
hame - hide or pelt
louver - a dome structure on the roof with side-opennings help smoke escape
niggard - mystery person, one that gives gifts, but in a grudging manner (probably not used due to it's similarity with another certain word)
passward - something granting passage of a guard (and you know where another certain misspelled word originated from)
quail - be intimidated by, give way to
tithe - 1/10th
tryst - an arranged meeting
tumult - a noisy disturbance
upbraid - criticize
commonly misused, at least i have had to correct a few people in the last couple of months
wroth vs wraith vs wrath
wroth - adj (angry, wrathful)
wraith - ghost apparition
wrath - fierce anger (as an adjective meaning archaic)
yeah people commonly misspeak that one
another one that i come in contact with even more oftenly is the phrase "I could care less".... seriously, people, get it straight, its "I couldn't care less" if you could care less, then you obviously care some about that subject....
Posted 07 July 2008 - 08:07 AM
A common meaning to mean to split.
An older usage means to stick together.
Fun to be your own antonym.
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Posted 07 July 2008 - 08:40 AM
AA rough, cindery lava
AI three-toed sloth
AL East Indian tree
BA eternal soul in Egyptian mythology
EM printer's measurement
EN printer's measurement
JO sweetheart
KA Egyptian spiritual self
KI vital life-sustaining energy
OD hypothetical force of natural power
OE Faroean wind
QI vital life-sustaining energy
Posted 07 July 2008 - 08:48 AM
here's a list from Fun With Words: Contronyms
anabasis - military advance, military retreat
apology - admission of fault in what you think, say, or do; formal defense of what you think, say, or do
aught - all, nothing
bolt - secure, run away
by - multiplication (e.g., a three by five matrix), division (e.g., dividing eight by four)
chuffed - pleased, annoyed
cleave - separate, adhere
clip - fasten, detach
consult - ask for advice, give advice
copemate - partner, antagonist
custom - usual, special
deceptively smart - smarter than one appears, dumber than one appears
dike - wall, ditch
discursive - proceeding coherently from topic to topic, moving aimlessly from topic to topic
dollop - a large amount, a small amount
dust - add fine particles, remove fine particles
enjoin - prescribe, prohibit
fast - quick, unmoving
first degree - most severe (e.g., murder), least severe (e.g., burn)
fix - restore, castrate
flog - criticize harshly, promote aggressively
garnish - enhance (e.g., food), curtail (e.g., wages)
give out - produce, stop production
grade - incline, level
handicap - advantage, disadvantage
help - assist, prevent (e.g., "I can't help it if...")
left - remaining, departed from
liege - sovereign lord, loyal subject
mean - average, excellent (e.g., "plays a mean game")
off - off, on (e.g., "the alarm went off")
out - visible (e.g., stars), invisible (e.g., lights)
out of - outside, inside (e.g., "work out of one's home")
oversight - error, care
pitted - with the pit in, with the pit removed
put out - extinguish, generate (e.g., something putting out light)
quiddity - essence, trifling point
quite - rather, completely
ravel - tangle, disentangle
rent - buy use of, sell use of
rinky-dink - insignificant, one who frequents RinkWorks
sanction - approve, boycott
sanguine - hopeful, murderous (obsolete synonym for "sanguinary")
screen - show, hide
seed - add seeds (e.g., "to seed a field"), remove seeds (e.g., "to seed a tomato")
skinned - with the skin on, with the skin removed
strike - hit, miss (in baseball)
table - propose (in the United Kingdom), set aside (in the United States)
transparent - invisible, obvious
unbending - rigid, relaxing
variety - one type (e.g., "this variety"), many types (e.g., "a variety")
wear - endure through use, decay through use
weather - withstand, wear away
wind up - end, start up (e.g., a watch)
with - alongside, against
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phantasmagoria - a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
Posted 11 September 2008 - 04:56 AM
Refrain from a proximal and intensive exploratory scrutiny of the oral cavity of an equine quadraped acquired through a gratuitous action.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Posted 08 February 2011 - 10:04 AM
Most of these words serve no real purpose for communication and are not used 99% of the time. They are used when they hail from a certain culture and that culture is being represented, or when someone is trying to use words as an art form etc.
At low - avg - slightly above average levels verbal IQ tests are supposed to measure your vocabulary size based on the belief that people are constantly bombarded with words and their meaning and only intelligence limits how many of those words a person learns. But you can't test IQ above a certain point just by having more and more rare words on the test. At some point the fundamental assumption fails and the person simply hasn't heard or seen those words before.
Posted 08 February 2011 - 10:41 AM
Personally, as a writer, I would use just a small percentage of these words in prose form. However I could envisage developing a 'bright spark' character and using them in dialogue. I feel a short story coming on...
Thanks Alex
Posted 27 November 2011 - 04:12 PM
clew of worms
murder of crows
gam of whales
drey of squirrels
dule of doves
hurtle of sheep
warren of rabbits
haras of horses
clowder of cats
dissimulation of birds
covey of quail
farrow of piglets
nye of pheasants
sord of mallards
rake of colts
cast of hawks
gaggle of geese
skulk of fox
mute of hounds
sedge of herons
kine of cows
cete of badgers
kindle of kittens
turn of turtles
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Posted 28 November 2011 - 07:36 AM
Interesting. I grew up with an Afrikaans word, karfoefel, which loosely meant what a boy and girl do, which they should not do, when out of sight of the elders. Acts not necessarily of the sexual kind yet, but definitely leading to it.
kerfuffle - commotion
Could it be related, as listening to some people, one can call their bedroom antics a commotion.
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Posted 28 November 2011 - 09:29 AM
I'll take this opportunity to mention a congress of baboons with the U.S. political machine on the move
clew of worms
murder of crows
gam of whales.....
....cete of badgers
kindle of kittens
turn of turtles
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Posted 28 November 2011 - 10:02 AM
There is an interesting one page article in the current National Geographic about new words ot be added to the Oxford English Dictionary. I don't have it with me, but one that caught my eye was one that described the tendency to overuse a word that was new to you. Which I would assuredly be guilty of if I could remember what the word actually was.
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Posted 28 November 2011 - 12:28 PM
used in a sentence:
mikhail epstein hopes his word "protologism" doesn't remain one.
Posted 29 November 2011 - 02:34 AM
alate - winged
sulcate - marked with longitudunal grooves
hirsute - pubescent with rather course or stiff but not pungent hairs
mesic - moist; neither very wet nor very dry
verticil - a whorl of leaves or flowers
flabellate - shaped like a fan
castaneous - chestnut-colored; dark reddish-brown
didymous - developing in pairs
umbo - a blunt or rounded elevation or protuberance on the end or side of a solid organ, as on the scales of many pine cones
pyriform - shaped like a pear
erose - irregularly notched, toothed, or indented margin, as if gnawed


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Surrounded By Flames review
I want to first mention that Surrounded by Flames is the second book of the Flame Trilogy and the sequel to Above the Flames, which I read and reviewed earlier this year. I also want to note that I was given an ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts on her novel. Above the Flames was an incredible novel that hooks you into the world Cassandra created, this part of the trilogy brings her world to life which makes it impossible to put the book down.
This review is probably the hardest I have written to date, not because I didn't like the book but because I loved it so much and I can't explain properly just how amazing this book is. Surrounded by Flames raises to a whole other level of intense fantasy novels, the imagery that is laced throughout the novel really makes this book even that much better than the first.
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This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 124 (NSAM 124) titled, "Establishment of the Special Group (Counter-Insurgency)," from President John F. Kennedy to Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Director of Central Intelligence John McCone; Fowler Hamilton, Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID); Edward R. Murrow, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA); and General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President.


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Yesterday, the NCAA stripped Penn State of all wins since the start of the 1998 season. That is 112 wins in total, 111 of which were coached by Joe Paterno. Below is a look at exactly what that means for the history of the Penn State football program.
In their first 72 seasons, Penn State never won 10 games in a season. But in the next 32 seasons, Paterno led the Nittany Lions to at least 10 wins 17 times.
And now, nothing after those 32 seasons exists. It is as if the the program fell off a cliff...
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'Black Wax Attack is a testament to the boom boom crack of my favourite bashy riddims. Its a journey through my treasured 7" vinyl collection as a self-confessed bashment worshipper.- The Bug
I got magnetised by dancehall's swagger and daggering, and converted to reggae's post "Sleng Teng" mechanoid mutations by Steely & Clevie's truly outstanding "Streetsweeper Riddim". Prior to that Greensleeves label purchase, I had been a foolishly arrogant dub snob, and former post punk casualty/hip hop nerd/free jazz space cadet, who had stupidly dismissed ragga as a cheesy, plastic, bastard offspring of reggae. But once smitten by Burro Banton's "Boom Wha Dis" and Capleton's "Final Assassin", there was no turning back. I fell heavily for the ghetto punk attitude, and rabid studio experimentation. I became a regular buyer/addict at Stonebridge Park and Harlesden' s various hole in the wall reggae vinyl stores, and money/time waster at Notting Hill's, now sadly, deceased "Dub Vendor" reggae record haven. I would run weekly to these stores to check the zillions of vocals dropped on the multitude of riddims in an attempt to locate the freshest shizzle. And it was def thru that dancehall conversion, that I begged to link up with Daddy Freddy via The Rootsman, and released my first filthy bash-collision "Politicians & Paedophiles" (subsequently released by AFX in 2002), and then quickly formed my own Killing Sound imprint, to atomise parties, Razor X Productions. So herein resides 2 hours of my chosen dancehall drugs. A tunnel visioned tribute mix to Jamaican bionics. A relentless selection of frenzied mechanical gyrations, mind-blowing vocal detonations, electronic rhythm deviations and addictive hip juice injections. An attempt to keep faith in the future of a genre which has felt stale since the vinyl market collapse and the pop-lite takeover by the autotune generation. But a genre I still follow avidly, and await the next generation of freakbeat visionaries and motormouth specialists.'
1/ Sizzla – Obstacles (Germaican Records)
2/ Burro Banton – Badda Than Dem (Massive B)
3/ Stylo G – Call Me A Yardie (VP Records)
4/ Stephen 'Lenky' Marsden – Hollow Point Riddim (Master Mind 2.5)
5/ Lenky & Sly – Now Thing Riddim (Mo Wax)
6/ Sly Dunbar & Christopher Birch – Corners Boy Version (How Yu Fi Sey Dat ?)
7/ Suku (Ward 21) – Cyaan Do Me Nuttin (Purple Skunk)
8/ Stylo G – My Style (VP Records)
9/ Mr Lex – Dem A Pree Ward (21 Music)
10/ Collin 'Bulby' Yorke & Lynford 'Fatta' Marshall – Candlewax Riddim (VP Records)
11/ Tony 'CD' Kelly – Unda Wata Riddim (K-Licious)
12/ Bounty Killer – Suicide Or Murder (TVT Records)
13/ Miss Red – Murder (Red Label)
14/ The Bug – Aktion Riddim
15/ Burro Banton – Boom Wha Dis (VP Records)
16/ Capleton – Final Assasin (VP Records)
17/ Lenky – Z2010 Riddim (Mo Wax)
18/ Matt Shadetek – Yoga Riddim (Shockout)
19/ Stereotyp & Al-Haca – Blaze & Cook (Klein Records)
20/ Tiger – Rap Pon Riddim Version (Paradise Records)
21/ Jerome Hill – Raggamuffin Hip hop Version (Fat Hop)
22/ The Bug – Politicians & Paedophiles (Klein Records)
23/ John Shop Farm – Let's Ride Riddim
24/ Timberlee – Bubble Like Soup Ward (21 Music)
25/ Ding, Dong – Badman Forward, Badman Pull Up (VP Records)
26/ Andre Suku Gray – Sign Riddim (Jammy's Records)
27/ Fat Eyes – Assault Rifle Riddim (Fat Eyes Productions)
28/ Sky Juice – Dance Moves (Annex )
29/ The Bug – No Guns Version (Red Label)
30/ Cham – Tun Up (Madhouse Records)
31/ Equiknoxx – Peanut Porridge (DDS)
32/ Salaam Remi – Acid Hall Riddim (Hot ice Records)
33/ Yush 2k – Outlaw Robot (Soul Jazz Records)
34/ M.I.A. – Galang Version (XL Recordings)
35/ Elephant Man – Dirt Bed (Daseca)
36/ Daseca – Anger Management Riddim (Zojak World Wide)
37/ Leftside & Esco – Dem Time Deh Riddim (Young Legends)
38/ Aidonia – Ukku Bit (Budget Mix)
39/ Stush – Dollar Sign (Social Circles)
40/ Major Lazer – Pon Di Floor Riddim (Mad Decent)
41/ Suku – Easy Ward (21 Music)
42/ The Bug – Insane Riddim
43/ Steely & Clevie – Punanny Riddim (VP Records)
44/ Busy Signal – Pussy Cat (Dawg House)
45/ Ward 21 – Puke Riddim (Mentally Disturbed Productions)
46/ Dave Kelly – 85 Riddim (Madhouse Records)
47/ Patrick Samuels – Mad Ting/Ebola Riddim (Time Travel Productions)
48/ Vybz Kartel – Sweet To The Belly (Blaxxx Records)
49/ Bounty Killah – Sufferah (VP Records)
50/ Stephen 'Lenky' Marsden – Diwali Riddim (40/40)
51/ Vybz Kartel – Emergency (Greensleeves Records)
52/ Cham – What The Hell (Madhouse Records)
53/ Breakage feat. Roots Manuva – Run Em Out (Digital Soundboy)
54/ Sean Paul – Dem A Fraud (Good Vybz)
55/ Annex Productions – WWW.com (Dubbed & Screwed by The Bug) Unreleased
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(Via the Dallas Morning News) Move over, Perrier and San Pellegrino. Dallas is bubbling with enthusiasm for Topo Chico, a Mexican sparkling mineral water. It has legions of fans, including some of the city's most discriminating palates.
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text: Highlights Choose magnificence with the beautiful HTC One ME Dual SIM smartphone, resplendent in a gorgeous gold sepia. This smartphone dons ergonomic yet sleek dimensions of 151 x 72 x 9.8mm and a portable weight of 155g that makes it easy for you to use it on a daily basis. Its compact dimensions, however, do not compromise on performance or fun features. You have a wide 5.2inch capacitive touchscreen display that gives you all the space you need to alternate through tasks easily and effectively. It also makes your content, including games, videos, web pages, etc. look that much more amazing. Right above the screen, you have a 4MP front camera that features a 1/3inch sensor that is extremely sensitive and gives you bright and vibrant images. This camera is great when it comes to selfies and shooting videos, which it does at 1080p resolution at the rate of 30 frames per second in HDR. So you can imagine the quality of your video calls. The phone also gives you a stronger 20MP rear camera that is known for its high resolution images of 5376 x 3752 pixels that look sharp and detailed to the T. Store all these memories along with all your favorite apps, games, music, and more on the expansive 32GB of internal storage that the phone provides. You can even share the happiness with your friends via the perpetually active 4G LTE network that this phone provides access to. Or if you are in the vicinity of a powerful wireless Internet network, you can connect to it with the right password and the WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac capability that this phone offers. PRETTY IS THE HTC ONE ME Affixed with two amazing cameras, the HTC One ME Dual SIM smartphone enables you to click moments in sharp and colorful detail with high resolution pictures and videos. You have the 20MP rear camera and the 4MP secondary camera, both equally efficient and amazing. These cameras offer excellent picture and video shooting capability. Capture every passing moment with the 20MP rear camera, which is great for moments that try to slip past unnoticed. This camera gives you high resolution images of 5376 x 3752 pixels and videos that capture every move at 2160p at the rate of 30 frames per second. You can even choose to be a part of those moments with the 4MP front camera that is quite powerful and also lets you stream video live, sharp, and crisp while on a video call. View the results of your photographic brilliance on the smooth 5.2inch capacitive touchscreen display which uses the best in technology to give you bright, clear pictures that make your experience with this phone more exciting and colorful. LOVE THE LOLLIPOP The HTC One ME Dual SIM smartphone gives you a human touch with its intuitive performance and functionality. This smartphone is equipped with the advanced Android v5.0.2 Lollipop operating system that makes things easier to maneuver and navigation a cinch. This operating system is simple to use, easy to get used to, and difficult to quit. SUPER SPEEDS The HTC One ME Dual SIM smartphone is furnished with the best technology to give you an amazing performance. This smartphone is integrated with the MediaTek MT6795 Octa Core processor that has a powerful capacity of 2.2GHz and efficiently allocates power to each of your operations. This processor works in coalescence with the powerful 2840mAh battery that together give you red hot speeds that last longer. The Fine Print


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The RFP (Request for Proposal) process has long been touted as a way for buyers to objectively evaluate and select from multiple professional service providers while keeping a lid on costs.
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Independent Curators International (ICI) produces exhibitions, events, publications, research and training opportunities for curators and diverse audiences around the world. Established in 1975 and headquartered in New York, ICI is a hub that connects emerging and established curators, artists, and art spaces, forging international networks and generating new forms of collaborations. ICI provides access to the people and practices that are key to current developments in the field, inspiring fresh ways of seeing and contextualizing contemporary art.
Karen Patterson
Karen Patterson is Curator at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC) in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Her primary focus is the Arts Center's premier collection of folk art, self-taught art, and artist environments. She incorporates these works into curatorial projects that explore a variety of contemporary themes. She also works with a range of artists, artworks, and commissioned site-specific pieces. Her recent curatorial projects include Ebony G. Patterson: Dead Treez, Ray Yoshida's Museum of Extraordinary Values, and This Must Be The Place, an exhibition series exploring the relationship between artists and their formative places. Karen completed her Bachelor of Arts in Folklore Studies at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada, and her Masters of Art Administration at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where her focus was the home collection of Chicago artist Ray Yoshida. Prior to joining JMKAC, she developed interpretive programs for house museums and heritage sites in Canada and the US and co-founded a 12-hour public art festival, Nocturne: Art at Night, in Nova Scotia.
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Participants of the Fall Curatorial Intensive will present their exhibition and project proposals, which they have been developing for the program.read more »
Curatorial Intensive in New York
This September, ICI produces the Curatorial Intensive in New York, offering curators the opportunity to discuss the concepts, logistics, and challenges of organizing exhibitions, public programs, and other curatorial models.read more »


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Cruising the Islands of Greece and Turkey
Santorini and Mykonos lure sun-seeking crowds to their idyllic shores for good reason, but the collection of islands that make up the Cyclades are ripe with less-travelled gems. Cruise the Aegean Sea on a small ship and take in these perennial favourites as well as charming hill villages, secluded beaches and an unusual rock hewn monastery. Delve into the country's rich history exploring ancient archaeological sites like Delos. Spend a day in Turkey touring the ruins of Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Add a healthy helping of delicious Greek cuisine for an adventure you won't soon forget.
Holiday Highlights
- Whether you want to revel in the atmosphere of Mykonos or relax on own your private paradise at Manganari Beach, there are plenty of opportunities to soak up the sun
- Watch the spectacular colours of Santorini's famous sunset bathe the caldera as you enjoy an evening picnic with fellow travellers – what could be better!
- Get away of the tourist trail with a stop in Amorgos, where a striking 11th-century monastery built into a cliff offers breathtaking views of the Aegean Sea
- Brush up on your history and mythology by touring the important archaeological sites of Delos with local guides
- Cross into Turkey to tour the ruins of Ephesus and discover the fascinating relics that remain of this vibrant ancient city including the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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Join us this fall season for some awesome events that we have planned for your kids!
9/3 - Liberti Kids Volunteer Breakfast and New Curriculum Training
All Liberti Kids Volunteers for Preschool - 5th Grade come to a volunteer breakfast and hear about the plan for our kids ministry this year on Sunday September 3rd!
Times: 9:30 AM Main Line/ 10:45 AM Center City
9/10 - Liberti Kids Fall Kickoff
Join us Sunday, September 10 as Liberti Kids Sunday Classes kickoff for the Fall Season with a new curriculum and gifts for each family.
9/15 - Bryn Mawr Movies in the Park Presents Lego Batman
Join us at the Bryn Mawr Gazebo behind Ludington Library for the movie Lego Batman on Friday, September 15! This will be a great time of movie watching, games, free popcorn and prizes for kids. Bring a blanket and a friend and settle in! Movie begins at 7 PM. For more information go to brynmawrmovies.com
10/14 - Hayride at Linvilla Orchards! Saturday October 14th
Join us for a hayride at Linvilla Orchards on Saturday, October 14! Then, stick around for a picnic lunch (pack your own, or buy on site). Meet at the hayride area by 11:15AM. This is a great time to spend with family, friends and Liberti Kids. Join us this fall for some fall fun!
Location: Linvilla Orchards, 137 Knowlton Rd, Media PA
Time: 11:15 AM
Middle School Retreat to North Bay Adventure Camp - Friday to Sunday October 6-8
11/15 - Parents Workshop
Join us for our Parents Workshop on Wednesday, November 15 located at the Serventi's house at 407 Millers Lane, Wynnewood PA
11/19 - CHOC Serve Together
Join us with the Liberti Kids as we serve together with CHOC on November 19, from 3-5PM. We'll provide a fun spread of pre-game snacks and enjoy a time of community with the residents. Located at Stanbridge & Sterigere Sts, Norristown. Sign up HERE to help provide snacks.
Youth Group Serve at Emmanuel Eagles Game Party - Sunday, December 10
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It's December in New York City, and all kinds of people are out and about decorating for the holidays and getting ready to celebrate however they traditionally do. Menorahs and Christmas lights begin appearing in windows, New Yorkers struggle to push aside the tourists in front of store windows on 34th street, and municipal employees hang lighted snowflakes on telephone poles. Whatever the season means to you, it's hard to miss one Greenwich Village Christmas tradition being celebrated again this year: The lighting of the Washington Square Park Christmas tree.
The tradition goes back to 1924, when the Washington Square Association invited the community to be part of a Christmas celebration in the park, featuring a tree and the singing of Christmas carols.
"Gustavus T. Kirby, President of the Washington Square Association, announced that this city, like Washington, would have a permanently planted Yule-tide evergreen. The tree was selected at Amawalk, N.Y. by Francis D. Gallatin, the Park Commissioner; George D. Pratt, President of the American Forestry Association, and Mr. Kirby, and will be planted on Tuesday afternoon in Washington Square with appropriate ceremonies. The tree is the gift of Miss Evelyn W. Smith, who presented the National Tree to President Coolidge for planting in the White House grounds. New York's spruce is a duplicate." (New York Times, "Railroads Prepare for Christmas Rush" December 21, 1924.)
The original tree was officially presented on December 24, 1924, by Parks Commissioner Gallatin. The "appropriate ceremonies" included the lighting of the tree, which was to be equipped with "1,500 amber, green and red incandescent lights." (New York Times, "City's Celebration of Yuletide Begins" December 24, 1924) as well as caroling, and as the article went to press, the plan was to project the words of Christmas carols directly onto the Washington Square Arch, "…so that all present may read and sing." The living tree, temporarily set up by the arch, was then to be planted permanently elsewhere in the park the following Monday. Unfortunately, this author cannot find any more information about the planting of the tree. However, an article entitled "Real Trees are Urged for XMas" was published in the New York Times the next year (on December 6, 1925) stating, "Each year…a cry is raised that to have Christmas trees is to endanger our waning forest resources. [Charles Lanthrop Pack, president of the American Tree Association] said, 'Conservation is wise use. The children should have their Christmas trees.'" It seems that today's Washington Square Christmas Tree is a cut one, but in the spirit of "wise use," we can still hope that the original living tree was able to be planted and enjoyed for many years after its journey to New York City! And of course, every time we walk through Washington Square Park and see an evergreen, we can imagine that it's an 87 year veteran of park life.
Although the Washington Square Association continues to host the event, over the years other members of the community have joined in the tree-lighting festivities. For example, from 1993 through 2009, New York University hosted its annual All-University Holiday Sing, with many of its musical ensembles and choirs performing.
"This sensational event brings together family and friends with reminiscent music to rouse us all into the holiday spirit. Featuring performances by NYU's Jazz Choir, Gospel Choir, University Singers, Ani V'ata, Children's Chorus, and the NYU Orchestra. Experience the ever-enchanting music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and let your spirit sing as the NYU Orchestra accompanies the entire audience in an engaging carol sing-a-long! Everyone who attends will receive a surprise treat!" (NYU Events Page, December 9, 2003)
According to sources at the NYU Archives, even former NYU president L. Jay Oliva joined in the fun during his tenure! The sing was held in Washington Square Park in the 1990s, often in conjunction with the caroling at the Washington Square Tree Lighting, and continued to be held inside in later years. The last Holiday Sing in evidence on NYU's events calendar took place on December 8, 2009, in the Loewe Theater on West 4th Street, seemingly signifying the demise of the holiday tradition.
Although NYU's All-University Holiday Sing seems to have been discontinued (and readers, please correct me if I'm wrong) the Washington Square Christmas Tree Lighting is still going strong, and the tree was lit this year on December 7th, despite rainy weather. Caroling is planned for December 24th, if anyone is inclined to see the tree for themselves.
Here's to hoping all our readers have a great holiday, however they do or don't celebrate, and that all students have a stress-free winter break! Happy holidays from Greenwich Village!


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Back to School: 3 Ways to Help You Study Better
With the start of school just a few weeks away, have our students already thought about how they can do better this year? Every year is another chance to do better. If you're that kind of student, know that your efforts will not go to waste, especially if you work


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New Online Gaming Platform Emerald Online to Launch in 2014
New Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game Is Inspired by Infiniminer, Minecraft; Creator Building Development Team to Speed Time to Market
New York, US (PRWEB) December 31, 2013
Indie developer James Currie has been into online gaming for most of his life. A fan of massive multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG) like Infiniminer and Minecraft, Currie often thought about how he could improve upon those games with his own development skills. Now, he is planning to do just that with the release of Emerald Online, a new voxel based MMORPG he developed using his old favorites as inspiration.
"I've been a gamer as long as I can remember and an indie developer for the last 6 years," Currie said. "I've been following the rise and fall of subscription MMOs and have seen the conceptual split of the sandbox MMOs that let players do anything they want and theme park MMOs that let players go anywhere they want in their world in the confines of a set of quests and a linear story to follow. This project sprung from a thought I had one day. 'Wouldn't it be great if I could give gamers a compromise between the two?'"
A voxel based MMORPG, Emerald Online gives players the freedom of a sandbox MMO to do anything and go anywhere they want, but still has a quest and progression system players must follow. Essentially, the game takes a leveling and questing system within an online world and adds elements of a block-based world. Players may have to mine for key elements to a quest, or optionally, may explore a dungeon or kill a boss to complete the same quest. Emerald Online's uniqueness is that, it is a MMORPG with a consistent world. Unlike other voxel based games that are completely randomly generated, Emerald Online blends auto-generated landmasses with consistent areas where all players can interact. These key areas make up a huge world consisting of areas players can visit and revisit, to create a living, breathing world.
"On the surface it's obvious that the look of the game is heavily influenced by Minecraft. But this is only superficial," Currie continued. "The code base for Emerald Online is completely original, not based on the Infiniminer source code that Minecraft uses. And, the gameplay and character progression in Emerald Online is very different. The character progresses through a leveling and skill system to become stronger and wield more powerful items. Emerald Online places more emphasis on exploration, completion of quests, progression and the increasing strength and impact of your character." All of the key elements of Emerald Online are in place including the user interface, mining, environment, terrain generation and crafting. Currie is currently looking to grow a development team enough to push Emerald Online into public testing in 2014. This will be available initially to those that support the Kickstarter campaign.
About Emerald Online
Emerald Online is a new MMORPG currently in development. Set to enter public testing in 2014, the game was inspired by classic MMOs like Infiniminer and Minecraft. Emerald Online blends auto-generated landmasses with consistent areas where all players can interact. These key areas make up a huge world consisting of areas players can visit and revisit, to create a living, breathing world.
For more information, visit: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1796032088/emerald-online-minecraft-inspired-mmorpg.
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New York, New York
United States
Phone Number: 18882983002
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Hair Treatment Specialist- Damaging One In
This reality alone verifies your intuition regarding the outright requirement of locating the appropriate beauty salon.This holds true for a beauty salon Santa Monica, or a beauty salon Long Coastline, Mississippi.
Let me provide you some general standards and also tips to utilize when you are looking for a new beauty salon. I will certainly additionally consist of some practical ideas regarding ways to deal with your hairstylist.
According to the September 13, 2005 issue of the LA Times, soon after Storm Katrina travelled through the states of Louisiana, Mississippi as well as Alabama salon with power as well as water resumed. Ladies that had lost WHATEVER flocked to those open beauty hair salons. They wanted to look good although they did not belong to live.They desired and required expert hair treatment.
Beauty Salon- It is so crucial for us to find the ideal beauty salon to ensure that we can have the ideal take a look at the correct time. Nevertheless, there are specific things that beauty salon owners don't want you to know.
1. Exactly how far is the beauty salon from your residence or work? Is it hassle-free to either or both?
Telephone the salon. Ask if their hair care stylists have experience with your type of hair.
3. Look the Web for testimonials of beauty parlor in your work or house zip codes.
4. It appears noticeable, yet it's crucial: That do you know whose hair looks fantastic? Ask where (as well as to which) they go.
When you obtain to the beauty salon just what does the atmosphere FEEL like to you? Is it calm or difficult?
6. Are you welcomed today or are you required to roam around or "twiddle your thumbs" till a person addresses you?
7. If you've made a consultation is it kept?
8. Is the beauty salon tidy as well as well arranged? Does everything seem to be in its place?
9. How is the staff dressed? Are they dressed appropriately to your preference?
10. Exactly what does the hair of the personnel appear like to you? Is the hair of the staff skillfully done or is it careless?
Ok, you've decided that the beauty salon environment is adequate, currently just how do you deal with the hair stylist?
Gather and also bring photos that are appropriate for your type of hair. The greatest beauty salon hair calamities occur when your hair stylist does not recognize just what you desire.
12. Don't immediately go with a cut, take it slower. Book a blow-dry with your selected stylist. Ask, if you were to reduce my hair, exactly how would certainly you do it? When you've set aside the time for a real assessment, right here are some essential inquiries to ask on your own as you talk with your stylist:
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If you could answer most of the inquiries to your complete satisfaction, after that you have actually most likely located a beauty salon as well as a hairstylist that will make you look remarkable. If you can not, after that move on to the following beauty salon on your checklist.
o AS SOON AS YOU 'VE AGREED ON An APPEARANCE, does the stylist sneak peek exactly how you'll should
blow it dry, clean it, and maintain it? These are all points to think of before really getting the cut.
o DO YOU REALLY FEEL COMFY with the hair treatment stylist? You should like his or her sense of style. This indicates garments, grooming, individuality, everything.
Beauty salons supply more than simply hair solutions; most normally they care for every part of your body with different solutions If you value exactly how your body gets treated with every session that you go with, you need to take note of what the beauty salon you have selected has to provide you. There are a few high qualities that every good beauty salon ought to have and also they could assist you choose the very best beauty parlor to get your beauty therapies from.
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o IS THE STYLIST ASKING YOU concerns, offering concepts as well as ideas that connect to your character, as opposed to indicating a style on the wall or in a book?
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Hair and beauty salons must not only supply a selection of solutions, but they should be premium quality services to you the customer. Bear in mind that there are stores that deal just with hair, yet a complete beauty salon must use various other services including hair, hands as well as feet solutions, cosmetic, body and face services. Whether you are going for a hairstyle, pedicure, and also face or makeup, the solutions that you get should be professional.
Consider all the solutions you could get from your salon and also simply how professionally they get done. A salon that supplies greater than one service is much better since it indicates you could obtain any kind of beauty treatment whenever.
o IS THE HAIR TREATMENT STYLIST DEALING WITH the health and wellness of your hair, not simply recommending to remove split ends? Both of you must be discussing conditioners and also rinses that boost sparkle and also bounce, and special therapies that can avoid or fix damages done by the environment, such as contamination, sun, chlorine, moisture, or dry air.
Take the above pointers with you when you involve Next Salon in Santa Monica, CA. We assume that you'll find that you concerned the appropriate beauty salon.
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Reliable operation hours
It is hard to find a beauty salon that offers solutions night and day, yet it ought to a minimum of have practical and also reputable functioning hours. The hrs of procedure need to be adaptable to match customer schedules because you recognize you could rely on the salon when you need the services extremely early in the early morning before going to function or extremely late at night after a hard day at the workplace. When contrasting the very best salon, see to it you check from exactly what time they open up and also at exactly what time they close and then associate the hours to your normal schedule so you understand whether you can rely on the salon to find via for you when you desire a visit.
Modern beauty tools as well as quality products
Hair as well as beauty hair salons that are constantly updating to much better tools and much safer items have a tendency to offer much better solutions. Locate out exactly what devices the salon has to attain a preferred appearance or treatment and also whether you could trust in the quality of the beauty products it utilizes.
Inviting ambience
Beauty therapies could include terrific value to your life, however you deserve to enjoy them as they obtain done.
Sanitation is critical for any type of excellent beauty salon. You will certainly feel extra relaxed in a salon that shows a little effort from the side of the monitoring.
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Hair and beauty hair salons ought to not only offer a variety of services, but they ought to be high quality services to you the customer. Keep in mind that there are shops that deal only with hair, however a full beauty salon need to use various other services including hair, hands and also feet solutions, cosmetic, body and face solutions. When comparing the finest beauty salons, make sure you check from exactly what time they open as well as at exactly what time they close as well as after that relate the hrs to your normal schedule so you recognize whether you can trust the
salon to come via for you when you desire a consultation.
The most significant beauty salon hair calamities take place when your hair stylist doesn't understand just what you want. There are a few qualities that every excellent beauty salon ought to have and they could aid you select the best beauty salons to get your beauty therapies from.
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To achieve exellence in its operation, PWD has :
Bangladesh is a small country with a vast population. The density of Population is one of the highest in the world. The existing facilities under the MOHFW are inadequate to take care of the increasing Health and Family Planning needs of the people and a large number of new facilities, up-gradation & remodeling of existing facilities is necessary to provide required Health & Family Welfare Services......
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A proper planning of a project is a pre-requisite and essential first step for its proper implementation. The process starts with acquisition of lots of information such as the topography and demography of the location of the project area, soil condition, location of natural water bodies and ecologically critical areas, water quality etc along with requirement of the client ministries........
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Public Works Department (PWD) ownsa strong well equipped design unit at its Head Quarter headed by an Additional Chief Engineer (Planning and Special Projects).Under hisadministration, there are two design chief officescalledDesign Circles,headed by Superintending Engineers (S.E)........
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Electro-mechanical works are integral and important part of construction of a building comprising of many components such as internal electrification, sub-station, HVAC system, elevator/escalators, pump, compound lighting, fire detection and protection system, building security, building automation, medical gas pipeline system, stage light and sound system, computer networking system, solar system, fountain etc........
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To lead its journey from an analog to digital PWD, MIS Circle is playing an important role. A data center has been established at MIS Circle including all necessary hardware and software support which include servers, network equipment like core & distribution switches, access switch, routers, firewalls, SAN system and fiber optic backbone, high-speed Internet, LAN connectivity etc........
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In the present world, science and technology changes very fast and it is imperative for the professionals to keep themselves up to date. Training plays an important role in acquiring new knowledge and getting updated information on various subjects. It also creates opportunity for the professionals to have practical experiences on various aspects related to their job work.......
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Most of the ornamental and special woodwork of inportant Government projects are undertaken by the PWD Wood Workshop Division. The division also supplies furniture as per the requirements of any Government department.
For creating aesthetically pleasing and environment-friendly surroundings and landscape as well as maintaining water bodies, lakes,pools,etc.
|Md. Abdul Hamid
Honorable President
People's Republic of Bangladesh
|Sheikh Hasina
Honorable Prime Minister
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
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Honorable Minister
Ministry of Housing & Public Works
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Ministry of Housing & Public Works
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Remember last week when protesters chained themselves together in front of the Governor's Mansion? It turns out this new law was about more than identification documents as it also included a new E-Verify requirement for all state construction contracts. Because life wasn't complicated enough already.
The new §143-133.3 & E-Verify Compliance
A new section is added to Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes that says the State (which is inclusive of all governing bodies, political subdivisions, or institutions) may not enter into a contract UNLESS the contractor and all subcontractors comply with North Carolina E-Verify requirements. If money is paid to a contractor or subcontractor in violation of this section, the state officer or employee that approved payment AND the sureties on the official bond will be liable to the amount disbursed.
The Commissioner of Labor (a.k.a. the face that graces every elevator a.k.a. Cherie Berry) is charged with handling complaints related to state contract-related E-Verify problems. It looks like the usual fun stuff applies like a good faith reporting requirement and an investigation process that may end in a hearing.
If I were drafting state construction contracts, I would make sure the contract has a term that states all parties within the contractual chain will comply with North Carolina E-Verify laws. Why you may ask? Because the presence of such a contract provisions means you are, by statute, in compliance with the new law. (See how this may be handy). If I were a contractor or subcontractor in the contractual chain with the State. I would also include this provision so that I too will be deemed in compliance with this requirement. #FreeAdviceMondays
North Carolina's E-Verify Law
This is the part of the blog where I remind you that employers in North Carolina with 25 or more employees must E-Verify all new hires. This is a lot of you so make sure you are doing it. The penalties for violating this law can be up to $10,000 per violation which can add up really fast if you have a lot of unverified new hires. Also, you don't have to have 25 or more employees to participate in E-Verify. In fact, I recommend all employers voluntarily participate.
SIDE NOTE: Make sure you are retaining records of verification while the employee is employed AND for one year thereafter. This isn't me being OCD, this is the law in North Carolina.
SIDE NOTE 2.0: E-Verify results can be used as a defense if you are ever audited by DHS, USCIS, or ICE and an employee turns out to be in the U.S. unlawfully. In other words, E-Verify is a great supplement to your I-9s.
SIDE NOTE 3.0: If you ever E-Verify a new hire and you get a Tentative Non-confirmation alert ("TNC"), talk to an HR specialist or your attorney. There is a very particular procedure you must follow (depending on which agency documents are at issue) and it can be very tricky, particularly if you have an HR Department of one.
SIDE NOTE 4.0: E-Verify rules are different for Federal Contracts. HINT: Federal requirements are more strict with more severe penalties.


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New challenges for energy security in a world of transition
Under the auspices of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) and the Norwegian ONS Foundation and as part of the MSC energy security series, around 70 key leaders from the energy industry, politics and the security community gathered in Stavanger, Norway, for a lively debate on energy security.
At the heart of two-day event, moderated by one of the world's leading energy experts, Daniel Yergin, were an analysis of global energy trends, their geopolitical and industry implications, and the challenges they pose to companies and states.
The Norwegian government, which supported the event, was represented by Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende, and Norway's Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien. Discussants also included the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkēvičs, and his Lithuanian colleague Linas Linkevičius, as well as other cabinet ministers from around the world. CEOs of major industry leaders, such as Statoil, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Eon and Wintershall, as well as senior representatives from Saudi Aramco, eni, and Iran's National Oil Company, also participated.
During the debate on security of supply in the wider European Area and the growing global energy demand, many leaders emphasized that the intersection of security, stability, and energy is becoming increasingly relevant and should be a top concern on every security agenda. The massive decline in oil prices, in particular, was seen as a major cause of instability for energy producing countries as well as for businesses. Other participants pointed to the dangers of separating security concerns from business interests. Only well-functioning and interconnected energy markets with an ability to react quickly to short-term disruptions would ensure both global growth and energy security.
Participants also debated the pipeline project Nord Stream II. Some argued that it should be seen as an opportunity to further secure European energy supply and to lower emissions from other fossil fuels like coal. Others expressed doubts about the real intentions behind this project. From their perspective, its main goal was to escape Ukraine as an energy transit country.
Many participants acknowledged the need to develop efficient energy markets across the globe in order to ensure security of supply and demand. "The goal must be to reduce and avoid barriers and tensions in the field of energy," argued one speaker.
Others pointed to the unpredictability of the energy world, as illustrated by the shale revolution. Years ago, the majority of energy experts would not have thought that the United States would turn into a leading energy-exporting country. Now, US gas imports were in direct competition with Russian and Norwegian gas.
Another debate concentrated on the impact of climate change - a real threat-multiplier that will radically change the way energy security should be approached, according to some participants. One discussant raised the point that even in a world of COP 21, energy demand will increase in light of the growing size of the world population. Several speakers underlined that the answer to climate change will have to be a grand transition of the energy sector. It would have to rely on a sustainable mix of natural gas and electricity. According to some of the participating business leaders, several international oil companies have already started to shift from oil to gas, but are also increasingly looking at electricity.
While the sessions featured open, frank, and controversial debates, there was broad agreement that the energy sector is currently undergoing a grand transition, faced with tremendous challenges. In particular, these included decarbonization based on the Paris Agreement, linked to fundamental changes in market design and business models; low entry barriers to the market, decentralization, digitization; and the growth of zero marginal cost energy. The latter, a speaker argued, would be particularly problematic since a massive delay of investments in exploration and producing facilities would strongly impact energy prices in the future.
One participant concluded that, in order to meet these challenges, replacing old business models with innovative approaches will be more important for our energy security than any geopolitical developments.
The Munich Security Conference Foundation will continue the energy security series, supported by E.on, EnBw, Shell, and Socar, with an Energy Security Roundtable at next year's Munich Security Conference (February 17 to 19, 2017).