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Marshmallow Blaster
One Shot, One Marshmallow
- Gun shoots any brand of regular sized marshmallows
- Marshmallows are a fat-free projectile
- Can hit targets up to 40 feet away
Most offices have many levels, both in social structure and in geometric space. This can present difficulties when planning office raids and attack strategies. For many missions a rapid fire, sugar-spewing shooter is what is needed (see the Marshmallow Shooter below). But sometimes that's just not enough. For the times when you need heavy fire, you need the Marshmallow Blaster.
Firing one regular sized marshmallow (not included) at a time, the Marshmallow Blaster has the power to hit targets up to 40 feet away. Easy to load and reload. Just pump the handle to build up air pressure, then lock and load a marshmallow. The handle of the pump conveniently doubles as a stock for added stabilization. You can even load up a shotgun blast of mini marshmallows, for a good scatter shot. This is the Sultan of Sugary Shoot-outs, the Colossus of Confectionary Combat, the Bazooka of Bite-Sized Bonbons - you get the idea. Add a Marshmallow Blaster to your arsenal and office domination is almost guaranteed. And, dare we say, victory will indeed be sweet.
The Marshmallow Blaster can fire any brand of regular sized marshmallows, sold separately. Remember, marshmallows are a fat free projectile.


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The ETC Source 4WRD (Watt Reduction Device) LED is a replacement for a standard Source Four® burner assembly that will convert the HPL source to a whilte-light LED and provides a significant reduction in power consumption.
The simple and quick upgrade is nondestructive and takes less than a minute. in most cases it can even be done without breaking the fixture's focus. Source 4WRD LED is theatrically dimmable via DMX or line dimmable, with a traditional LED curve, to allow flexibility for your installation. And, because it is an LED source, your fixtures will run cool and efficiently without lamp replacements. This model is terminated with a parallel blade U-ground connector.
WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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I enjoy your site and read it almost daily. I'm blessed to say the least. The question I have concerns Ezekiel 29:8-13. I searched your site and there was nothing there. I have never read anything saying this 40 year desolation has already happened. If not, when do you think this will be happening?
Ezekiel 29:8-13 is a prophecy against Egypt that calls for it to be made desolate with no one living there for 40 years, after which the Lord will gather the people and bring them back. Scholars can't point to any time in history where this has happened. Nor does it appear likely to happen before the Lord returns.
In Zechariah 14:16-19 there's a prophecy of judgment against nations who refuse to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles during the Millennium. Egypt is singled out as an example, experiencing drought and perhaps additional plagues for refusing to participate. I think that's when Ezekiel's prophecy will be fulfilled.


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Party favors are often a little tricky: I don't want to spend a whole lot of money on them but I also don't want kids to go home with a ton of cheap little toys that end up getting broken in a short amount of time. This year I came across some cute little "Magic Paint Posters" in my local Michaels for a dollar apiece and I decided to wrap them in glitter paper for favors.
I've never used these posters, but they have small "paint" strips on the bottom of each poster and a user can take a brush or q-tip to each color and then apply them to the paper above. I'll let you know how they work.
I also found some pretty pink Twinkle Candy lollipops at Michaels and I thought they would be perfect for embellishing the favors.
Just a couple of holes in a long strip of paper worked perfectly.
I admit that working with glitter wrapping paper wasn't the easiest task -- my tape didn't work on it. That's where the long strips of paper came in; the paper strips not only added contrasting color, but they also served to hold the packages together. I also used two colors of glitter paper to help differentiate the "girl" favors from the "boy" favors. I wish I didn't have to do that, but the kids seem to be getting old enough now to appreciate the difference.
The favors were a big hit and I feel like I gave something the kids will have a good time using. Yay! Sometimes it's all in the wrapping!


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Jan 24, 2006
This is, unfortunately, another alert about Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste, the Haitian priest and political prisoner who is suffering from potentially fatal leukemia.� But work is being done on other cases too:
1) Last week the Institute for Justice & Democracy (IJDH) and the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) filed a Petition with the Inter-American Commission On Human Rights against the Interim Haitian Government and Brazil on behalf of Jimmy Charles, a grassroots activist arrested by UN Peacekeepers and executed in Haitian National Police custody on January 13, 2005.
2) On January 19, lawyers throughout the U.S. filed motions to stop all deportations to Haiti, because of the country�s disastrous human rights situation.
There has been a lot of activity on Fr. Gerry�s case in the last week, although none of it brought tangible progress.� First, the movement for his liberation continues to grow:� Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, (R-FL)� wrote to Secretary of State Rice asking her to intervene to obtain Fr. Jean-Juste�s release. Human Rights First called on Haiti�s Minister of Justice to do the same thing. Prof. Bill Quigley, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton and others visited Fr. Jean-Juste in Haiti, and issued an Action Alert. Fr. Gerry wrote a moving Letter from a Haitian Prison.
Legal Developments: Judge Jean Peres Paul, the judge who had been holding Fr. Gerry since July 21, issued two documents called �ordonnances� in the case on Thursday, January 19. The ordonnances confirmed that there was no basis for the allegations that had been made publicly against Fr. Gerry: that he was involved in the July 2005 kidnapping and murder of Jacques Roche, the killing of two police officers in the fall of 2004, or a plot against the state. Judge Paul dismissed all those charges.
But Judge Paul added two new charges: illegal weapons possession and association de malfaiteurs (criminal conspiracy). These charges are equally without legal or factual foundation. They are based on Fr. Gerry�s employment as a chaplain at the National Palace under Haiti�s ousted constitutional government. His position entitled him to five security guards, who were issued a total of three pistols and two shotguns by the government. The ordonnance charges Fr. Gerry with illegal arms possession, even though there is no evidence that the security guards lack a valid license, that their employment has been terminated, that the National Palace authorities have asked for the guns back or that the guns were involved in any illegal activity. The conspiracy charge does not allege that Fr. Jean-Juste or anyone else planned or engaged in illegal activity; its sole basis is that he refused to tell the judge the names of his five security guards (see the BAI/IJDH legal analysis of the ordonnances).
If the ordonnance stands, Fr. Gerry would have to go to trial before a single judge. He would not have a jury. He could be convicted if the government proves that either a) he did not return the five weapons, or b) that he refused to name his five security guards, both of which he concedes. As the ordonnance is written, the prosecutor would not need to prove that the guns are illegal or that anyone engaged in or planned any illegal activity.
Conviction on the conspiracy charge could mean a sentence of forced labor for 3-15 years, and would cost Fr. Gerry many civil and political rights, including the right to run for almost any elected office. Conviction for these serious crimes could also prevent Fr. Gerry from being admitted to the U.S. for cancer treatment.
Fr. Gerry�s lawyer, Mario Joseph of the BAI, appealed the ordonnance because it is legally defective and exposes his client to a great injustice with severe consequences. The Interim Haitian Government (IGH) and U.S. Embassy staff implored Attorney Joseph not to file an appeal, and the IGH is pressuring him to withdraw it. The IGH and U.S. stated that it would be quicker for Fr. Jean-Juste to go to trial, and proposed that the Haitian government could pardon Fr. Jean-Juste if he was convicted.
The Commissaire du gouvernement, or public prosecutor, has the authority and responsibility to protect the health of prison inmates, and prosecutors routinely release prisoners for medical treatment. This responsibility is independent of the procedural status of the case, and is not affected by the appeal of the ordonnance. The prosecutor could release Fr. Gerry for life-saving treatment with less than 30 minutes� paperwork.. Fr. Gerry, who wants to clear his name in a fair trial and has appeared at court or the police station every time he has been summoned, has promised to return if he is provisionally released.
The IGH has refused to release Fr. Gerry for leukemia treatment, insisting that he must accept its deal of a trial on the defective ordonnance with the hope of a pardon. Accepting this deal would require Fr. Gerry to trust that the IGH, which has pursued him for 15 months on charges it now admits were baseless, will fulfill its promise of a pardon. It also requires the IGH to do something relatively complicated and unusual to save his life (trial followed by a pardon), when it refuses to do something simple and routine, (issuing an order for provisional release). Most importantly, by accepting the deal and waiving his appeal rights, Fr. Gerry would be subjecting himself to a serious criminal conviction for engaging in activity that is not illegal.
Help save Fr. Gerry�s Life: Two weeks ago we asked you to write to Thomas Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. Subsequently Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Patrick Duddy traveled to Haiti and helped arrange the independent medical examination that confirmed the leukemia diagnosis. Please contact Mr. Shannon again, thank him for his past efforts but urge him to take the steps necessary for Fr. Gerry�s release. A sample letter is below, feel free to modify it. Sec. Shannon�s telephone number is: 1-202-647-5780, his fax is 1-202-647-0791.� You can try emailing to email@example.com, but we have not been able to confirm that address.
Via Facsimile No. 1-202-647-0791
Thomas A. Shannon
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Re:� Haitian Political Prisoner Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste
Dear Assistant Secretary Shannon:
Thank you for your efforts on behalf of Haitian political prisoner Fr. Jean-Juste. The State Department�s intervention was vital in assuring the January 10 independent medical evaluation that confirmed the leukemia diagnosis. On January 19, the Interim Haitian Government (IGH) released judicial orders confirming that the stated justifications for Father Jean-Juste�s eight months of detention- accusations of the murder of two police officers and journalist Jacques Roche and a plot against state security, were baseless. In fact, the Commissaire du gouvernement,or public prosecutor, concluded in one order that ��the investigation does not reveal the participation of Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste in any criminal enterprise� (emphasis supplied).
Unfortunately, those developments have not led to any leukemia treatment. The Commissaire du gouvernement,has refused to exercise his authority to provisionally release Fr. Jean-Juste for medical treatment. This authority is based on his responsibility to assure the health of prisoners, is independent of the case�s procedural status, and is routinely exercised in Haiti. Fr. Jean-Juste, who wants to clear his name in a fair trial and has appeared at court or the police station every time he has been summoned, has promised to return from abroad if he is provisionally released.
The government is now insisting that Fr. Jean-Juste stand trial on two new charges, illegal weapons possession and association de malfaiteurs (criminal conspiracy), before he receives treatment. These charges are without legal or factual foundation, and neither alleges any underlying criminal acts. Fr. Gerry�s lawyer has appealed the charges because they are legally defective and expose his client to a great injustice with severe consequences. Conviction could expose Fr. Gerry to fifteen years hard labor, permanent loss of civil rights, including the right to hold elective office, and potential exclusion from the U.S. and its cancer treatment facilities.
The IGH and U.S. Embassy staff implored Fr. Jean-Juste�s attorney not to file an appeal, and the IGH is pressuring him to withdraw it. The IGH and the U.S. Embassy official stated that it would be quicker for Fr. Jean-Juste to go to trial, and proposed that the Haitian government could pardon Fr. Jean-Juste if he was convicted.
There is no justification for forcing a defendant to stand trial on a defective but serious accusation as a precondition of receiving treatment for a deadly disease. The IGH should process Fr. Jean-Juste�s case promptly, with full respect for his procedural rights. In the meantime, it should release him immediately for treatment.
The new charges and the pressure to drop the appeal are the latest in a 15-month long series of persecution against Fr. Jean-Juste. In all that time the IGH has yet to present evidence of a single illegal act. It is now time for the United States to take action commensurate to that persecution. I urge you to immediately revoke all U.S. entry visas for IGH officials involved in the persecution, including Commissaire du gouvernement Erman Alce, Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, and Minister of Justice Henri D�Orleans. I also urge you to immediately suspend disbursement of all financial and other assistance to the IGH, until Fr. Jean-Juste is released for life-saving treatment.
For more information about the Half-Hour for Haiti Program, the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, or human rights in Haiti, see www.ijdh.org.


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Let's start with the second category, which I called premarital or preconceptional testing. The goal of such testing is to determine the risk of a given person or couple for having offspring with a particular genetic disorder. In theory, if someone can know what he/she is at risk for begetting a child with a particular problem, then he/she will have several choices. (Please try to keep this issue separate from prenatal testing, which refers to testing a fetus that has already been conceived. We will take on that issue on its own later.)
Those choices will include any of the following: They could choose not to marry (or if already married - not to get pregnant); they could choose to take the risk; they could choose to do some intervention to either decrease the risk of conceiving such a child or prevent it altogether; or they could choose to take the risk and then to abort the fetus if indeed it is found to have this disorder.
It should be obvious that the moral implications of each of the above choices are incredibly important, difficult, and complicated. Every single one of the above choices leaves in its wake a potential minefield of ethical and Halachic conundrums. Our purpose in this post is not to give guidance regarding the choices themselves once a problem is discovered, but rather I will focus on the counseling and testing itself. How does one decide what type of testing is appropriate for him/herself and what is the rational Halachic way to proceed with this type of genetic testing.
The first question, to which I will not devote much time to at all, is the question of whether such testing should be done at all. The argument against it would come from a religious perspective and sound something like: "Tamim Te'Hyeh Im Hashem Elokachah" that one should have simple faith in God and not try to mess with God's plans. This perspective was already treated by R' Moshe Feinstein in Iggerot Moshe Even Ha'ezer 4:10 in a landmark teshuva regarding Tay Sachs testing. The bottom line is that virtually every Halachic authority agrees with R' Moshe that a simple risk free test that can prevent suffering would be Halachically required of any person as part of his/her responsibility to protect his/her health and that of his/her offspring. R' Moshe compares this is closing one's eyes from seeing the obvious, which is certainly not indicative of simple faith in God, but rather it is indicative of willful stupidity.
So now that we let that issue rest, let's discuss what genetic testing is like today, and then we will analyze how it is (or isn't!) done by Halachic Jews today. Then we can apply our rationalist lens to determine what the Halachic approach should be.
The field of genetic counseling has grown in the last few decades into a significant player among the various medical specialties. As our knowledge has grown, available tests has grown, and available treatment choices have grown, this specialty has of course grown more and more important. The knowledge base today is so extensive, that ordinary family doctors can no longer possibly have all the knowledge necessary to appropriately counsel their patients in this area. So we turn more and more often to trained genetic counselors, or physicians who concentrate specifically on this area.
The meeting with a genetic counselor is typically a long one, like 30-45 minutes, and by its nature it will include filling out a long questionnaire beforehand, and discussions about relevant topics. The topics first investigated include (but are not limited to): an extensive family history of the potential father and potential mother; extensive personal medical histories; a review of any genetic tests that may have already been done on the potential parents; and a review of ethnic and racial backgrounds of the potential parents. All of this information is processed by the counselor to determine the specific level of risk this couple may have to transmit various genetic disorders to their potential offspring.
It is extremely important to remember that EVERY person has around a 3% risk of transmitting genetic disorders to his/her children. The problem is that there are thousands upon thousands of potential disorders, and the risk for transmitting any particular one of them in any given couple is so minuscule that testing for every one would be extremely inefficient, ineffective, and and just a really bad idea. The trick is to identify the problems that each couple is at a significantly increased risk of transmitting, and then to discuss whether or not testing for that particular problem might be warranted.
Any given Jewish couple will have baseline risks for certain problems, simply because they are Jewish. The fact that we are aware of genetic diseases common to Jews is a blessing of modern medicine and of our unique heritage. The average non-Jew (at least in the US) doesn't know very well what he/she is at risk for, because the population is so heterogeneous and therefore impossible to track the risk factors unless they have a specific family history. But being a Jew generally means that you come from a specific genetic population that (at least until recently) has had relatively minimal mixing with the society around it. This is a blessing because it allows us to target specific disease that are known to occur in our population.
The couple in question may then also identify family specific problems, and then they will be presented with some complicated decisions to make. Primarily they will have to decide two things. What should we test for? What would we do with the results of these tests should they uncover something?
The answers to these questions will vary tremendously according to the circumstances and the personal preferences of the people involved. They will take into account numerous factors including, but not limited to:
- How high is our risk for carrying this disorder?
- How high is the risk of transmission?
- What are the risks and/or costs of the test?
- What would be the consequences of transmitting this disorder to our child (how severe is the problem, are there treatments for it etc...)?
- What options would be available to prevent having a baby with this problem (i.e. prenatal testing, abortion, Preimplantation diagnosis, and so on)
- What options would Halachically be available to us?
Now that I gave you a summary of what genetic testing should be, in my next post I am going to discuss some of the programs that are in place today in the Halachic community, and use our rationalist lens to decide the merits and/or critical problems with some of these programs.


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Death & Mourning
Losing a loved ones hurts beyond words. As we try to make sense of our loss and honor our loved ones, we often turn to our tradition and rely on our faith. Judaism provides us with meaningful rituals that give us the strength to pick up the pieces and pay our respect to those we have lost. We value these rituals at ISH and will do everything we can to share them with you in a way that brings you comfort and meaning at your time of sorrow.
For many years, Rabbi Cheryl has been committed to helping individuals and families mourn and remember their loved ones who have passed away. As she works with you to prepare a funeral service, she will spend a great deal of time talking with you and learning about your deceased loved one, what was important to them and what their lasting legacy is.
Rabbi Cheryl feels very strongly that a funeral service should reflect and celebrate the life of the deceased and she will doing everything she can to ensure that the service does just this in a genuine, honorable way. At the same time, she will be there to support you as you grieve the loss of someone so important – not just on the day of the funeral, but in the weeks and months that lie ahead.
Pre-Planning A Funeral
No one wants to think about their own mortality. But, pre-planning your funeral will prevent your loved ones from having to make final arrangements while they mourn your passing. In addition, pre-planning greatly reduces the costs associated with a funeral. Rabbi Cheryl can guide you through the pre-planning process and connect you with compassionate funeral directors who can make your final arrangements.
According to Jewish tradition, a Shivah period of seven days follows the burial of an immediate family member. Today, people may choose to observe Shivah for one, three or any number of days up to seven, with a ceremony in your home which includes the recitation of the Mourner's Kaddish. We are here to help you with Shivah and to create a ceremony that reflects the life of your loved one.
Within a year of the death of a loved one, their memorial stone is "unveiled" to family and close friends. An unveiling ceremony allows you to gather with those who have gone through the mourning process with you and, together, reflect upon the time that has passed without your loved. It is a time to remember and honor your love one and appreciate that their legacy lives on in the lives of those gathered at the unveiling ceremony.


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We are speaking of an unprecedented and humanly inconceivable novelty: "the word became flesh and dwelt among us" (Jn 1:14a). These words are no figure of speech; they point to a lived experience! Saint John, an eyewitness, tells us so: "We have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth" [1:14b]. The apostolic faith testifies that the eternal Word became one of us. The divine Word is truly expressed in human words.God does not love at a distance The Christmas message announces a new divine presence among us. Each day of our lives we seek the personal presence of those whom we care for and who care about us. We cannot imagine leaving friendship and love at a distance. Photographs, memories, letters, e-mails, text messages and phone calls are not enough. We want to enjoy the personal presence of those who fill our minds and let us live in their hearts. We live in God's heart, and Christmas visibly brought among us the Son of God who cares infinitely for each of us. God did not want to live that love at a distance. The highpoint of Jesus' self-communication Every Eucharist proclaims, "God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life" [Jn 3:16]. Because the life of Christ is oriented towards others, the Church must share this life with the world. The Life of Christ is his gift to the Church that is meant to be the Church's gift to the world. In the Eucharist we don't only receive the life of Christ. Beholding this most precious gift, we are moved as well to worship and adore the Triune God. God's Communication Platform and Ours The Word did not become an e-mail, an SMS or text message, or some kind of divine oracle uttered from some distant heaven long ago. Through Mary, the Word became flesh and pitched his tent among us. The Word became close to real people in real time. Through the wonder and mystery of the Incarnation, the Word did not become a philosophy, a theory, or a concept to be discussed, debated, exegeted or pondered. But the Word became a person to be followed, enjoyed and loved! Our redemption is found in the Child of Bethlehem. God's communication platform is the human person and Christmas inaugurates a completely new kind of real friendship with God. Friendship in virtual spaces is quite different from real time friendship. True friendship depends on mutual revelations, and can only flourish within the boundaries of privacy and modesty. The distance and abstraction of our online friendships and online relationships can lead to a kind of systemic desensitization as a culture if we are not wise, prudent and attentive to these new realities. Along with the increase in online networking, there are increasing levels of reported loneliness. Certain questions arise from the phenomenon of Social Networking. What is it doing for us? What is it doing to us? What is it doing to our sense of social boundaries? To our sense of individuality? To our friendships? We expose everything, but are we feeling anything? The great challenge in the era of Facebook and Twitter consists in presenting the profound message of Jesus and the teaching of the Church without being sidetracked by technology's superficial aspects. An almost exclusive use of text and emails means that as a society we're losing some of the ability to build interpersonal communication that's necessary for living together and building a community. In using the media to evangelize and teach the masses, we must never lose sight of the need to reach and teach the individual as though he or she were the only person being addressed. The enigma of the human condition At Christmas, let us recall the words of Benedict XVI in his Apostolic Exhortation Verbum Domini #6:
…Yet we would not yet sufficiently grasp the message of the Prologue of Saint John if we stopped at the fact that God enters into loving communion with us. In reality, the Word of God, through whom "all things were made" (Jn 1:3) and who "became flesh" (Jn 1:14), is the same Word who is "in the beginning" (Jn 1:1). If we realize that this is an allusion to the beginning of the book of Genesis (cf. Gen 1:1), we find ourselves faced with a beginning which is absolute and which speaks to us of the inner life of God. The Johannine Prologue makes us realize that the Logos is truly eternal, and from eternity is himself God. God was never without his Logos. The Word exists before creation. Consequently at the heart of the divine life there is communion, there is absolute gift. "God is love" (1 Jn 4:16), as the same Apostle tells us elsewhere, thus pointing to "the Christian image of God and the resulting image of mankind and its destiny". God makes himself known to us as a mystery of infinite love in which the Father eternally utters his Word in the Holy Spirit. Consequently the Word, who from the beginning is with God and is God, reveals God himself in the dialogue of love between the divine persons, and invites us to share in that love. Created in the image and likeness of the God who is love, we can thus understand ourselves only in accepting the Word and in docility to the work of the Holy Spirit. In the light of the revelation made by God's Word, the enigma of the human condition is definitively clarified.Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB CEO Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation The readings for Christmas Day Mass are Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18 or John 1:1-5, 9-14 Watch Advent and Christmas Reflections too. - CNS photo/Mike Crupi, Catholic Courier; a wooden creche is seen on display at the Sacred Heart Cathedral Gift Shop in Rochester, NY. CNS photo/Paul Haring; Pope Benedict XVI prays at the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square.


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same fucking problem i have i swear i'm going to learn how to tuck my legs
i hate how people put vids like this up. Thats one pathetic cry for help. how about you stop being a bitch and get you other leg over the frame. And you were pretty far from close. man up
looks like you have everything good
just right when your done kicking it tuck your knees up and just wait for the frame to come around
All you have to do is commit if you want the trick you can do it!!!!!!!!!
get your bike under you by holding up your feet til the whip is all the way under you
everthing was wrong, go on youtube and watch aaron ross's video on how to do them, jump higher keep your bars low, get your legs in the air, and whip it after youy leave the ground
whip it harder man. that was such a slow whip lol
if u stop the video every sec u can see that ur pulling the back end up to much and them u need to stay over the bike more
move more your hands,,, making a little circule....
keep the bike closer to you and keep it more under you. dont think about landing on the pedals just get over it and pinch the frame with your legs. And its yours
pop, dont pull up. it will help you stay over the front wheel. this trick is all about body position from the second you leave the ground
jus dont be afraid to whip it hard


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19 November 2016. We regret that Meet and Eat has had to be suspended until further notice due to illness.
Several Dementia events are planned:
- 28th January, Dementia Awareness session with Sally Nicol at St Luke's Church Meeting Room
- 29th January, an Information day at Formby Library with the Alzheimer's Society.
- 11th February, Romantic Memories in the meeting room, 11.00 until 13.00
This is now complete.


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Hope everyone had a great holiday! Its been a crazy and busy year for me, and I can't wait for the new things that await for next year! To close out the year here is the Dec issue of the zine:
Dec Issue Carcass "Necroticism"
Carcass are known for being the purveyors of the goregrind genre. They would later abandoned it to focus on a more melodic death metal sound like on "Heartwork." While on "Swan Song" it was more of a death and roll recording.Their first break from the goregrind sound of the early works was on "Necroticism." Its crushing heaviness amidst the melodies and the dual vocal assault of Jeff Walker and Bill Steer definitely make this a death metal classic. The one thing I like about Carcass is they add groove to a lot of their songs to break from the tension of the blasts. The harmonies interweave in the mix making it more dynamic! I enjoyed the later albums as well as the early ones. For me"Necroticism's" song writing, production and the musical ability of all the members was done just perfect. I enjoyed the album in my youth, but didn't appreciate it as much as I do now. I was more into "Reek of Putrefaction" and "Symphonies of Sickness" at that time. After hearing the album for the first time again in several years I enjoyed it from start to finish. If you haven't heard this record yet get out from under the rock that your living under and put this one on nice and loud. Tracks to check out from the album are "Corporal Jigsaw Quandary," "Inpropagation," "Lavaging Expectorate of Lysergide Composition," and "Incarnate Solvent Abuse." As I mentioned earlier in this review, listening to this from start to finish gives it a more menacing effect!


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Digital Activism
Digital media technologies, from blogs written on PCs and crowdsourcing mobile apps, to Facebook, Twitter and beyond, have been credited with aiding revolutions, as well as activist groups large and small. While digital media technologies generate opportunity for individual and collective action, they raise concerns about slacktivism and return on resource investment. Researchers from UOIT CDMS are investigating these questions by engaging with digital activists as well as with the technologies generating all the excitement.


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In an interview with Libya Almostakbal website, boycotting MP who is participating in the Sukheirat dialogue, Fathi Bashaga, said, "We agreed with the UN delegation that the political dialogue is ours, whereas the security solution is in the hands of the rebels".
In response to a question on coordination among the boycotting members of parliament and the National Conference delegation during the negotiations in the Moroccan city of Sukheirat, Bashaga said that he and MP Suleiman Al Faqi went to the Conference members, "and tried to address the misunderstandings between us and come to an understanding that dialogue is a main requirement, and that there is no alternative to dialogue". Bashaga added that the only solution is dialogue, agreement, compromise and participation. He pointed out that there are differences in opinion with the Conference, "but we are realistic and I do not blame them … perhaps they are slightly separated from reality but we, Sheikh Suleiman al Faqih and the group with us are realistic, we know the reality and we understand our capacities very well. This revolution must be crowned by a state, a state that brings together all the Libyans".
Bashaga stated in this interview that the members of the Conference delegation refused to participate with the boycotting members of parliament, explaining that this is not a sound stand because there are others on the ground that must be engaged in the dialogue, namely us, the boycotting MPs, as well as the municipal councils.
On the role of the Libyan Dawn Forces in the dialogue and the security arrangements, Bashaga said: "We insisted from the beginning to the international emissaries in Tripoli, including Bernardino Leon and the country ambassadors, that the political dialogue is ours and the security belongs to the rebels. The UN, after the decision of the Constitutional Court, attempted to contact the rebels with the launch of the Geneva 1 dialogue, held a meeting with them in Zuwara city and attempted to contact the National Conference, while the Conference is always hampering and refusing."
Bashaga said "there are those who accuse Libyan Dawn of terrorism, and this is incorrect, because Libyan Dawn is not terrorist. Moreover, the visit by Leon to Tripoli and the communication between the UN and the leaders of the Arab Dawn confirms that we are not terrorists, and it voids Parliament's decision that classified Libyan Dawn as terrorists". He stressed that Tripoli is the only legitimate capitol of Libya, and that Leon's recent visit is considered a guarantee to the leaders of Libyan Dawn that they would not be prosecuted.
In his assessment of the performance of the parties to the dialogue, Bashaga said that the National Conference delegation is skilled and empowered, but were not granted full authorization. They are under pressure from the National Conference presidency, which is attempting to impose its opinion and draws its authority from a passing strength. He added that it influences the members of the Conference, then the progress of the Conference, and finally impacts the Conference dialogue committee.
As for parliament's delegation, Bashaga said, "They are also subject to influences within parliament, but the negotiation committee in the last session was able to secure a decision from parliament because they were given full powers to sign and reject, and now they are strong and immune to the power struggles within parliament.
Bashaga talked about the court decision related to the status of parliament and its convention in Tobruq. He said that the mere convention of parliament and the Conference is a compliance with the court's decision. "We all admitted that our problem in Libya is political, and that it is larger than the court's decision. Parliament has no legitimacy but it enjoys the legitimacy of election. We start from the legitimacy of election. Similarly, the Conference became the supreme council of the state, and this is in compliance with the court's decision."
– On the difficulties facing the dialogue in Sukheirat, Bashaga said that "the dialogue took 9 months, which is not a short period of time. He stressed that the UN did not impose anything and it did not set conditions or items for the dialogue. The items were set in Geneva (1). Each group sat on its own and created a vision for the dialogue, then we all sat together. However, the Conference was absent. We amended the items, deleted some, agreed on others, and added more items. There was strong controversy and conflict over this draft. On the other hand, the media followed institutions and persons who have no interest in this agreement. In view of the absence of professional media outlets, there is distortion. For example, we find in the Sukheirat dialogue that the public opinion in Musrata is very good and supportive of the dialogue, but in the most recent dialogue the confidence in the parties to the dialogue was undermined, because those with money and a media and advertising voice, without credibility, neutrality, nationalism or an interest in the country's wellbeing, attempt to spread lies and misguide the people. We find that in spite of their media capabilities that there is a stronger voice. When we returned to Sukheirat we were able to recover the people's confidence after direct communication. We explained to them the truth, that they fears are justified, and that this draft will not be perfect for us or the other party, but it is perfect for saving the country. I confirm that no controversial person will be present in the next government".
Bashaga added, "we do not talk of people or positions, we talk of dialogue and drafts to create a new constitution for Libya, that is why we are in a dialogue. We are creating the roadmap to save Libya. We are not judges or prosecutors to press charges. You see that the two parties are Libyan, and each party believes it is the truth, the only truth in the universe. However, the state institutions will return, as will the judiciary and the prosecution, and those who have committed crimes against the Libyan people, murdered, attacked the public and democratic institutions of the Libyan people, and desired to reinstate the dictatorship in the country, will be identified. We as parties to the dialogue have created the road map for the new constitutional agreement and how to achieve harmony and coordination among the Libyan institutions. We have avoided the interference by the authorities in the new draft and have entirely separated the powers from each other. We have created a mechanism for creating the powers and supporting them within the body of the state".
– In his talks about the rise of the Islamic State organization in Sirt after the Shurouq Operation, Bashaga said that there was a vacuum in the state and in its institutions, and it is natural for terrorist organizations to grow. The Islamic State took advantage of the security vacuum and political conflict in the country. However, in reality, the Islamic State was ready and had an international, not a local, background. It operated with a global mindset and always seeks contradictions. It can only live in contradiction, and thus it is in the interest of the IS for problems and wars to prevail in the country. It is only interested in contradictions so that it can move freely. Here, the idiots come in who believe they can benefit from IS and attempt to direct IS to strike a certain entity in their interest.
He said that this organization does not rely on strong military confrontation, but rather relies on bombings, terrorization, vandalism, barbaric and qualitative operations to drain the countries or cities, as it cannot conduct a confrontation in a military war unless it is limited and it can withdraw quickly. As for Misrata, it will defend itself. However, fighting this organization in Sirt or in any other city is the war of all Libyans, not Misrata alone. Misrata will not go to Sirt and fight, nor will it go anywhere else. This is the responsibility of the Libyan state and the responsibility of all the Libyans. We will not allow anyone to involve us in a war against ISIS in Sirt, but we will defend our city, and we will not allow ISIS to pass from Misrata to another city.
Bashaga Accuses National Conference Presidency of Attempting to Hamper Dialogue
In an interview with Libya Almostakbal website, boycotting MP who is participating in the Sukheirat dialogue, Fathi Bashaga, said, "We agreed with the UN delegation that the political dialogue is ours, whereas the security solution is in the hands of the rebels".


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- Barton Biggs: Conventional wisdom is that the market will test its lows, and go lower again. A really serious bear like George Soros thinks we've seen just the first part of the bear market. I'm nervous, but my intuition tells me that after this consolidation is over, the next move will be up, not down.
This agrees with what Brinker says.
- Barton Biggs: Right now we've had a classic bear-market rally. The market has recovered 50% of the ground it lost since January. A lot of good things are happening in the world. Since 2000, operating earnings for the S&P 500 are up 63% and dividend yields up 86%, while 10-year Treasurys have dropped from 6.2% to 4%.
- Barton Biggs: If the Federal Reserve has made its last rate cut, that's bullish. After that has happened in the past, the market on average was up 5% after three months and 12% after six months. The price to be paid for this -- it saved the U.S. banking system from subprime peccadilloes -- is more inflation. But it won't be catastrophic, 3% to 5% in core inflation.
Meanwhile, we are close to the bottom in terms of new-home sales and construction. That's a definite plus for the economy.
Then we have a huge amount of liquidity on the sidelines, waiting to be invested. It has been increased by all the buybacks. Add stock-repurchase money to dividends, and you have a 5.5% yield on invested funds. Incredible.
U.S. stocks are the cheapest major asset in the world. The top 50 stocks in the S&P 500 are cheap. Will you get rich owning those stocks? No. Will you get richer? Yes.
I agree. Using funds I had from taking profits (Take Profits Alert) last year with the S&P500 at 1540, I bought SPY at $130 for my newsletter explore and personal portfolios. I think SPY is the easiest way to get diverse exposure to the large cap US stocks.
[Above Chart updated 6/14/08 to fix a typo.]
- Barton Biggs: As oil stops going up, technology stocks will go up. Companies have been underspending on tech for the last few years, and that will change. Tech providers will see earnings grow, and so they will outperform the market.
I believe this and have been investing accordingly. My explore portfolio usually has its best gains after major market bottoms. In 1999 it did 117% plus some 58% gains in 1998 from the correction bottom. In 2003, after the October 2002 bear market bottom, my explore portfolio gained 77%.
- Barton Biggs: Emerging markets, particularly the Asian ones, are now 31% of world gross domestic product. They're only going to keep going up.
That agrees with what Jim Rogers says.
- Barton Biggs: Financial services, though, is a busted sector. More write-offs will come. Banks and financial companies had a long bull market from 2003 through 2007. The magic age is over. It will be years until their earnings are back.
Many othres say the same thing. My gut tells me these financial companies may be part of the bubble in oil and will get short before it collapses to give a boost to their earnings much quicker than anyone thinks.
- WSJ: Predicting the market can be perilous, right?
Mr. Biggs: One problem is you can be right but too early. I made my prediction on the tech collapse at the end of 1999, but the peak actually was three or four months later. There was a lot of money to be made in that period. People castigated me, told me I was too old, had hardening of the arteries, had gone senile. This can be hard to take.
Just like Bob Brinker, Barton Biggs was a little early to exit the market before it peaked but they BOTH made great calls before the markets collapsed. Unlike Brinker, I doubt Barton Biggs recommended QQQQ (see Bob Brinker's QQQ Advice) with 20 to 50% of the money taken out of the market in late 2000 just before the tech sector crashed.
- "....there are confident ones; they move from ninety-ten in stocks-bonds to five-ninety-five in stocks-bonds. That implies a degree of self-confidence bordering on hubris and self-deception. Over the decades, when both groups...have equal limited (!) ability to "time," the cautious chaps who alternate between sixty-five-thirty-five in stocks-bonds and sixty-forty are likely to end up with a superior risk-corrected total return score."
[Paul Samuelson, "Journal of Portfolio Management," Fall 1994]
Lets hope they are both right that the worst is over.
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Major conference this Saturday on government euthanasia plans Westminster, 24 September 2003--A major conference will be held in central London this Saturday warning of government plans to introduce legislation permitting euthanasia by neglect. Leading ethicists, doctors and lawyers will explain "The dangers of the government's Mental Incapacity Bill" between 11am and 4pm at Regent Hall (Salvation Army), 275 Oxford Street, London. The draft Mental Incapacity Bill, currently being scrutinised by a parliamentary joint committee, has generated considerable controversy and concern across the spectrum of protagonists on euthanasia. If passed, the bill will be the first comprehensive law in the world allowing euthanasia by neglect and may become a model for all common-law countries. Speakers at this vital conference will include: * Dr Jacqueline Laing D.Phil (Oxon.), senior lecturer in law at London Metropolitan University. Dr Laing supplies comment on developments in law and ethics for UK newspapers and for such broadcast discussions as Radio 4's Today, Newsnight, the BBC World Service, Radio 3, BBC Knowledge series and the Channel 4 News. * Dr. Philip Howard MD FRCP, senior lecturer in medicine at St George's Hospital Medical School, London and consultant physician. * Mr. James Bogle TD BA Dip Law ACIArb, barrister of the Middle Temple, practitioner in medical negligence law and medico-legal expert.


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First things first, are you certain you are miscarrying? Why is your doctor so sure you are miscarrying? Is it because there is an empty sac? If so, my first question is whether or not your gestational sac is growing and if it is more that 25mm (see New Blighted Ovum Guidelines! Chances Are You ARE Being Diagnosed Too Soon!).
If there are serious complications, ending your pregnancy right away may be necessary (i.e. infection setting in, ectopic, molar pregnancy, etc...). If your doctor does believe there is a serious complication but you are not convinced, you may decide to seek a second opinion but, please, do it right away.
Serious complications aside, do you need to have the D&C right away? Let's see what the American Pregnancy Association says:
"About 50% of women who miscarry do not undergo a D&C procedure. Women can safely miscarry on their own, with few problems in pregnancies that end before 10 weeks. After 10 weeks, the miscarriage is more likely to be incomplete, requiring a D&C procedure to be performed. Choosing whether to miscarry naturally (called expectant management) or to have a D&C procedure is often a personal choice, best decided after talking with your health care provider."Please take note:
"Women can safely miscarry on their own, with few problems in pregnancies that end before 10 weeks."The takeaway is this: If you are not 100% certain of your miscarriage diagnosis and there are no complications -or- even if you are certain and would prefer to miscarry on your own, waiting for a natural miscarriage is an option many women choose. You should not feel pressured to have a D&C if you do not want one. You can always choose to have the D&C at a later point. You should not feel rushed.
After ten weeks, miscarriages may become more complicated and a D&C may be the safest way to go. Talk to your doctor and the two of you can determine your best course of treatment.
As always, seek a second opinion if you are at concerned that your diagnosis might not be an accurate one. This isn't false hope. This is just being 100% certain before you end your pregnancy.


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Because I've spent most of the last two months in the woods I was shocked to find that Christmas is only a week away. Where does the time go? It seems that I was heading out for a day of bird hunting just the other day (Oct. 1, actually!) and here it is only a week from what's become the scariest holiday of all. Hundreds of billions of dollars will be spent on spreading the "joy" this year and I'm sure most of those dollars will be tendered in vain one never could buy happiness and nothing has changed in that department over the last 2,000 years or so.
However, if your holiday list includes Maine sportsmen you are in luck. Easy to please and invariably undemanding, the average hunter or fisherman would be more than happy with a gift card from his favorite sporting goods store and there are plenty of them in our area and throughout Maine. Pick a retailer, fill the card with as many dollars as you can reasonably afford (as if that's the rule at Christmas!) and know that whoever receives that gift is going to be extremely happy, with you and with it. This way your sport can get whatever he wants whenever he wants it (even months from now when he may actually need the stuff) and always remember that you made it happen. How many other gifts are you going to purchase will produce that level of appreciation?
Thumbing through this year's raft of sporting catalogs I've seen gifts ranging from a tricked out, shiny new custom 4-wheel-drive vehicle (a mere $130,000!) to the usual wool socks, hand warmers and weatherproof gloves. I'm actually a bandanna and wool shirt kind of guy and there are plenty more out there like me. Fact is, you can buy three pairs of excellent wool socks for $8 or less and I can assure you they will receive daily use year-round. If not, send them to me!
Standard gifts for outdoor types include magazine subscription renewals, hunting or fishing license updates (Maine licenses expire Dec. 31 each year and are easily available online at www.mefishwildlife.com). Gift cards from the local convenience store or gas station will be greatly appreciated because sportsmen need coffee, snacks and fuel to keep them going and get them where the hunting and fishing is best. Most of these items can be purchased for $50 or less and will make your sport a happy camper when he finds your offering under the tree next week. Not only will he appreciate your effort, he will use your gift (and think of you) all year long. Not a bad gift, if you think about it!
Useful, sensible and practical, that's the name of the game when it comes to sporting gifts. If clothing is your preference think wool, fleece or knit stuff that can keep a person warm in winter in colors that mighty outdoorsmen prefer black, brown, camo or traditional green or red plaid.
It's usually not best to purchase "gear" for an outdoorsman unless you have discussed the topic with him and he's told you exactly what he wants and where you can get it. There is a lot of cheap, useless junk out there that, ultimately, will end up in the closet (or worse) the trash, so don't take shortcuts or the bargain barn approach. Good, serviceable gear costs money but the best stuff is worth the cost and your sport will actually enjoy using it.
For starters, try a quality camouflage travel mug. I have one made by Tervis that is tight, solid, unbreakable, dependable and holds enough coffee to get me from here to Kittery and the coffee's still warm! You can get one of these (available in pink camo, too!) for about $10. I love mine and take it everywhere I go year-round. Not many Christmas gifts get that kind of use!
Other useful items for serious sportsmen include knives (a sturdy folding pocket knife can be purchased for under $20 and it will suffice for 99 percent of a sportsman's needs). A basic, serviceable compass (for guys who don't have or trust GPS units) are under $15, and a good binocular (8x40 or 10x32) can be had for $200 or so. Of course, one can spend as much as they want on any of these items (some binoculars go for $3,000 and up!) but the average guy will be happy with base-model gear.
This year I found that my portable umbrella was the most useful of all my hunting gear. These nifty little gadgets screw into a convenient tree and keep the hunter dry and out of the wind all day long. Mine cost $30 online and goes with me any time the weather looks bad, which was pretty much every day this season.
Another sensible, inexpensive item every sportsman can use is a portable seat or cushion. There are all sorts of options out there from folding chairs (too bulky except for use in portable blinds yet another great gift idea under $100!) to muffin-sized cushions designed for short sits on cold rocks or logs. My favorite is made by Hunt Comfort (www.huntcomfort.com) and is big, thick and warm enough to keep me where I want to be (in the woods) all day long. Prices vary for these items but you can get a decent, durable seat for under $30.
For gift givers with thick wallets the options range from hunting trips to faraway places (expect to spend several thousand dollars) to new rifles, bass boats, custom fishing rods, electric motors and . . . well, browse through any sporting goods catalog and the biggest, best stuff will jump out at you.
In the long run the best way to please the hunter or fisherman in your life is to go with the gift card and let him make his own choices, perhaps later in the year when he's seriously thinking about that big hunting or fishing trip. He'll need something important to make the trip a successful one and that's where your holiday gift card will come in handy. For example, I went on two moose hunts this year. On one trip we needed an extra cooler and for the other we needed a portable butane cook stove. Guess where those ultimately came from? Merry Christmas 10 months later!
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Apple today on the iOS App Store shared a new interview with the founders of MoviePass, touching on the service's origins and its integral ties to the iPhone and modern smartphone app development. MoviePass debuted in 2011, but grew in popularity last August when the company dropped its subscription price to $9.95/month, which lets customers see one standard 2D film every day in the theater
In Apple's new interview with Stacy Spikes and Hamet Watt — the pair of entrepreneurs who founded MoviePass seven years ago — the conversation eventually focuses on where the idea for MoviePass emerged. According to Spikes, the kernel of the idea that would become MoviePass originated from art-house theaters in New York City that let customers see unlimited movies for a flat donation fee.
He tried to install a similar model for his own Urbanworld Film Festival in the late 1990s, but admitted it was "too early," and that iPhones, apps, and the advances in development that emerged from this technology were all needed to address the technical roadblocks of such a service.
"The idea was almost too early," says Spikes. "We didn't have iPhones and apps to figure out payment and interfacing. If it weren't for that development, MoviePass would never have happened."
MoviePass works through the use of both the iPhone app and a paired debit card that is sent to subscribers through the mail after they sign up. If you want to see a movie, you travel to your local theater (MoviePass is supported at over 90 percent of theaters nationwide), select a 2D showtime, "check in," and at that time MoviePass transfers the exact cost of the showing to your MoviePass card. Then you can buy a ticket at the box office or a kiosk like any normal ticket purchase.
Although the service is growing, many reports in the months following its August price drop have questioned how long the company can keep up the $9.95/month subscription fee (currently $7.95/month paid annually), as well as its public conflict with theater chain AMC. What MoviePass lacks in profit it hopes to make up for in accrued user data, selling a majority stake of itself to data company Helios and Matheson Analytics, which sees "big potential in the type of information it can glean from MoviePass members," with "no plans to sell user data to outside parties."
As of January 2018, MoviePass had 1.5 million subscribers. According to CEO Mitch Lowe, MoviePass will hit three million subscribers by the end of April, and turn a profit once four million subscribers sign up for the service.
MoviePass updated its iOS app to support the iPhone X this month, providing a revamped user interface with more emphasis on images from popular films, better navigation, and an updated screen for the check in process. If you want to read the full interview with the creators of MoviePass, you can find the discussion with Stacy Spikes and Hamet Watt at the top of the Today tab on the iOS 11 App Store on iPhone or iPad.
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Early surgery for treating hip fractures in elderly people may substantially improve patient outcomes according to the results of a randomized controlled trial published in 'Canadian Medical Association Journal'.
Early surgery for treating hip fractures in the elderly may substantially improve outcomes for the patients, according to results of a randomized controlled trial published in 'Canadian Medical Association Journal'.
Hip fractures can cause serious complications, resulting from admission facilities long-term care of some seniors who formerly lived at home until even death. It also causes pain, bleeding and immobility, leading to medical complications in people awaiting surgery. In many countries, the wait for hip surgery may be 24 hours or more, mainly for preoperative medical procedures and access to the operating room.
Team of Canadian researchers worked with a group of 60 people aging 45 years and older with a diagnosis of hip fracture, who required surgery on a weekday during the daylight hours. The patients in two hospitals in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and one in Pune, India, were randomly assigned to a group that received accelerated care (30 patients) and a controlled group that received standard care (30 people).
The average age of participants was 81 years, 63 percent were women and many had several diseases: 68 percent hypertension, coronary heart disease 20 percent and 17 percent dementia. For patients in the accelerated nursing group, the average time between the diagnosis of the fracture and the authorization for surgery was 1.5 hours compared with 3.4 hours in the standard care group.
The median time from diagnosis to surgery practice was six hours for the accelerated nursing group, about 18 hours less than the 24.2 hours waiting for surgery in the standard care group. The researchers proposed the goal of accelerating the surgery about six hours.
'We believe that shortening the time as much as possible will provide the greatest potential for benefit such as myocardial infarction and acute stroke,' says one of the principal investigators of this pilot, PJ Devereaux, McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
'The results provide encouraging evidence that surgery can accelerate substantially with improved outcomes in these patients,' highlights another of the study's authors, Dr. Mohit Bhandari, McMaster University. This work team plans to conduct a large-scale study in 2014, inviting scientists interested to participate.
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Amy at Stem Parties and Jamee at Setting the Mood have picked Little Ant Design for the Blog LUV award! How sweet are they? All you party loving' folks need to be sure to check out their blogs full of great ideas. Thanks girls for the LUV! Now it's my turn to blog it forward. Here are the rules and ten blogs that I LUV! Run, don't walk and check out these other blogs for some fantastic party ideas as well as other day to day ideas and inspiration.
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Those looking for a home have always had enough reasons to wait. Sometimes they wait for lower interest rates or lower home prices. Sometimes they wait for their incomes or credit scores to rise. And sometimes they are just waiting for the right home.
Their waiting reminds me of the story I was told about a bride and groom who were walking down the aisle of a church to tie the knot. Both were getting married for the first time, and both were in their 80s. A caretaker who happened upon the wedding could not help himself, and he asked a guest why the couple was so old.
"Oh, them," said the guest. "That's the couple who waited until everything was perfect before they got married."
Buyers, this is the perfect time to buy a home: Interest rates and prices are low and there is an abundant housing inventory at all price levels.


text: Sun and UV Protection Page Content On this page Purpose of this policy Policy Healthy levels of exposure SunSmart programs Sun protection measures Occupational Heath and Safety Related policies Related legislation Department resources Purpose of this policyTo create environments and encourage behaviours which reflect a healthy UV exposure balance, ensuring some sun exposure for vitamin D while minimising the risk of skin cancer.Note: Overexposure to UV during childhood and adolescence is a major factor in determining future skin cancer risk. Melanoma is the most common cancer in young Australians aged 13-24 years.PolicySchools should:support staff and students to use a combination of sun protection measures when UV index levels are 3 or above and allow sun exposure when UV levels are below 3develop and implement policy and procedures promoting sun-safe practices in consultation with students, staff and parentsreview and, if necessary update, the policy at least once every three years.Policy template for schoolsA downloadable policy template for Victorian government schools is available on the intranet at: SunSmart Schools can modify the template to suit their local circumstances.SunSmart - sun protection timesSchools can access the daily sun protection times (issued whenever UV levels are forcast to be 3 or about) to assist with the implementation of this policy, see: SunSmart for sun protection times.UV radiation:cannot be seen or feltcan be reflected off surfaces such as buildings, asphalt, concrete, water, sand and snowcan pass through light cloudsvaries in intensity across the year (highest in Victoria from September - April)peaks during school hours. The daily sun protection times let you know when you do and don't need sun protection each day. They are available via the free SunSmart app and wedget, on the SunSmart and Bureau of Meterology websites and in the weather section of the newspaper. Schools should consider:accessing the daily protection times via the SunSmart app, adding the SunSmart website as a favourite or uploading the free SunSmart widget to the school homepageenlisting students to help monitor the daily sun protection times and report them to the school community via the daily bulletin, assembly or PA announcments.See: SunSmart - homepage SunSmart - SunSmart app SunSmart - Widget Bureau of Meterology - UV Index ForecastHealthy levels of exposure Overexposure to UV radiation can cause:premature ageingsunburnskin damageeye damageskin cancer. Too little exposure to UV radiation can lead to low vitamin D levels, affecting:. regulation of calcium levels in the bloodis vital for healthy bones, muscle, and general health.When UV levels are below 3 (generally from May to August in Victoria)sun protection is not recommended unless near snow or other reflective surfacesspend time outdoors in the middle of the day with some skin uncovered, to support vitamin D productionbe physically active outdoors to help boost vitamin D levelsoutdoor workers should use sun protection throughout the year, regardless of the UV level, as they have an increased risk of skin cancer. When UV levels are 3 or above (generally from September to April in Victoria) sun protection, (including hats, sunscreen, clothing, shade and sunglasses) should be used when outdoors avoid deliberate and extended sun exposureif outdoors for extended periods when the UV levels reaches 3 and above.Note: a few minutes of mid-morning or mid-afternoon sun exposure to arms and hands on most days of the week should be suffficient to maintain adequate vitamin D.For more Vitamin D information, see: Better Health: Vitamin D SunSmart: Vitamin DSunSmart programsSchool council and staff should:develop and implement a UV communication strategy for the whole school community that includes: newslettersthe school's homepage / intranetschool diarystaff and parent meetingsschool assembliesexcursions, camps, sports carnivals and eventsstudent enrolment / new staff orientation.Schools should consider becoming a SunSmart school. The SunSmart membership program aims to encourage a healthy UV exposure balance, ensuring some sun exposure for vitamin D, while minimising the risk of skin cancer.Categories SunSmart Schools Program: for E-6, P-6 and specialist schools Secondary School UV Program: for E-12, P-12 and 7-12 schools.The goals of these programs are to:ensure students and staff maintain a healthy balance of UV exposure from the sunwork towards a safe school environment that provides shade for students, staff and the school community when requiredassist students to be responsible for their own sun protectionensure that families and new staff are informed of the programsencourage the entire school community to use a combination of sun protection measures when UV index levels reach 3 or aboveencourage safe UV exposure whenever UV Index levels are below 3.For further information about these programs and a sample policy see: SunSmart's Early Childhood and Primary Schools.Sun protection measuresWhile some sun exposure is necessary for the production of vitamin D, it is important to keep in mind that all sun exposure carries a risk of skin and eye dmanage and skin cancer, especially for people with light skin colour. Extended and deliberate sun exposure without any form of sun protection when the UV Index is 3 or above is not recommended, even for those diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency. For health and safety, schools should respond to each of the following UV protections measures during sun protection time (whenever UV levels are 3 or above).Shade The school council should ensure there are sufficient shelters and trees to adequately shade the school grounds, particularly in the following spaces:where students congregate for lunchthe canteenoutdoor lesson areaspopular play areasassembly areassporting grounds/pools.The school council and principal should ensure there is provision for shade in planning for future buildings or grounds. Schools should consider the availability of shade when planning excursions and other outdoor activities / events. See: School Infrastructure Online Portal - for the Building Quality Standards HandbookSunSmart's: Shade Audit - assists schools to determine the availability and quality of shade Seek shadeClothingSchool uniforms or dress codes should include sun-protective clothing such as:loose, cool, closely-woven fabricsshirts with a collar and or higher necklines tops with elbow length or long sleeveslonger style shorts and skirtsrash vests or t-shirts for outdoor swimming activities.Note: Singlet tops offer little protection and are not recommended.See: SunSmart's Slip on clothingStudent Dress Code Health and Safety Considerations within Related policiesHatsStudents and staff should be encouraged to:wear hat styles which protect the face, neck and ears, including: broad brimmedlegionnairebucket.Note: Caps and visors offer little protection and are not recommended.See: SunSmart's Slap on a hat SunglassesIf practical, schools should encourage students and staff to wear close-fitting, wrap-around sunglasses that:meet the Australian Standard 1067 (Sunglasses: Category 2, 3 or 4)cover as much of the eye area as possible.See: SunSmart's Slide on sunglassesSunscreenSchools should encourage and remind students and staff to:apply SPF 30 (or higher) broad spectrum, water-resistant sunscreenapply a generous amount to clean, dry skin at least 20 minutes before going outdoorsre-apply sunscreen every two hours (whether or not the label tells you do to this) or more often when sweating or swimmingcheck and follow the use-by date stated on the packagingstore sunscreen below 30°Cdo not rely on sunscreen alone as it does not provide full protection - combine with other sun protection measuresadd sunscreen to the school booklist, as an optional extra, so a student then has their own sunscreen which is suitable for their skindevelop strategies that remind students to apply sunscreen before going outdoors (e.g. reminder notices, sunscreen monitors, sunscreen buddies, sunscreen stations near entry and exit points).Students should:be able to apply their own sunscreenbe reminded to reapply sunscreenhave access to sunscreen for all outdoor activities e.g. include in first aid kit.Sunscreen (allergies and cross infection) - the risk of allergies and cross infection from sunscreen use is very small. For information about allergies, cross infection, nanoparticles, regulations and the latest research about sunscreen, see SunSmart's Slop on sunscreen Role-modellingAs part of OH&S risk control and role-modelling, during sun protection times when the UV levels are 3 or above, staff are encouraged to: wear broad-brimmed hats, clothing and sunglasses for all outdoor activities and dutiesapply SPF 30 (or higher) broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreenseek shade whenever possible.During sun protection times, families and visitors participating in and attending outdoor school activities should also be encouraged to use a combination of sun-protection measures.CurriculumSchools should ensure that education about skin cancer prevention and healthy UV exposure levels are included in the curriculum for all year levels, where appropriate. SunSmart have a number of free resources for schools, see: SunSmart primary school resources or SunSmart secondary school resources Occupational Heath and SafetyUV radiation is a known workplace hazard for any staff working any part of their day outdoors. OH&S risk controls should consider the school environment including:developing shademodifying highly reflective surfaceshigher risk times in Victoria between September and April (inclusive)outdoor programming schedulesdress codes.See: WorkSafe Victoria: for Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 Sections 21 and 23: Main Duties of Employers Section 25: Duties of Employees WorkSafe Victoria > Laws and Regulations > Acts and Regulations Worksafe Victoria: Sun ProtectionSafe Work Australia: Guidance Note for the Protection of Workers from the Ultraviolet Radiation in Sunlight Related policies Student Dress Code - Health and Safety Considerations Related legislation Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004Department resources Student Health and Safety


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This Month February 2018 - Thursday, 01 Feb 2018
The winter weather does increasingly more damage although once cleared away this damage is not obvious. A large multi-stemmed Sorbus came down but leaving enough plant that it should rejuvenate. A very old Damson tree in a hedge also came down but I had already planted two young Sorbus either side as I knew due to its venerable years it wouldn't have too long left anyway. Each time I walked around the garden there was small branches to clear. Some of the tender shrubs which took a bit of battering I left to tidy during February when the worst of the winter is over.
The wet weather had me a bit stir crazy as I do like my daily fresh air however I do not find pleasure in working in inclement conditions.
We have been cracking on with the odd jobs such as replacing two bridges and renewing the steps from the Lower Garden to the shrubberies as well as raising the fence around the vegetable garden where we hadn't already done it.
I am now feeling the urge to start planting out and hope last years injuries can cope with the spade work, oh well there's only one way to find out! I cannot even remember what we have to plant and have the decision of where to put it. After the winter there are gaps but don't think the plants in pots and necessarily the right ones for the spaces available. We did happen to be passing a small nursery and couldn't resist just a few plants. Fatsia Spiders Web, Eranthis cilicica, an apricot-coloured Digitalis and a lovely Hellebore of the Credale type, I think I even know where I am going to plant them all.
The Bromyard seed swap was a successful event, I took many varieties of seeds from here and had no intention of bringing any back from other people but couldn't resist a few such as black cherry tomatoes and multi-coloured Glass Gem Corn for the vegetable garden and only nine flowers to try in the herbaceous beds. It sounds quick and simple but adds to the workload as they will need planting in the greenhouse and potting-on before planting out. It was the first one held there and due to the favourable response I think it will be held again next year.
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Friday, May 23, 2014
I was very excited when contacted to contribute art to America Scores' "Inspired Art" Auction. The organization promotes self-expression, teamwork and exercise through a unique combination of soccer and poetry for children.
For this piece, I chose the poem, "Us," written by one of the program's participants as my inspiration. Full poem after the jump!
Evelyn S.
We have so much fun.
We go out and run.
She and I go out in the sun.
We just relax and lay down in the field
Before we run.
When we go on a ship we have fun all day.
We use this game back then and figure out how to play another way.
When I leave her house I walk by myself.
When she leaves my house I know she walks by herself.
We are a tree
Branches stuck together
We have the strongest bond
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Wednesday, 28 November, 2001, 19:52 GMT
Right whales need extra protection
The northern right whale - one of the world's most endangered animals - could be ensured long-term survival if more effort was made to prevent fatal collisions with shipping.
In a new study due to be published on Thursday, scientists say that if just two females a year could be spared a needless death, the species might escape extinction.
It is thought there are now about 300 individuals left in existence and although the whales (Eubalaena glacialis) have been protected since the 1930s, their numbers have shown little sign of recovery.
This may be because these slow swimmers migrate along the eastern seaboard of the United States - from feeding grounds off New England to breeding grounds as far south as the Gulf of Mexico.
These waters include some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, and collisions account for approximately 50% of known right whale deaths.
Age profile
Masami Fujiwara and Hal Caswell, of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts, US, have analysed over 10,000 right whale sightings since the 1980s.
The researchers found that the age profile of observed females had changed dramatically in the last 20 years.
In the past, females aged up to 50 years old were sighted; now, few live beyond the age of 15.
Right whales need to be at least 10 years old before they can reproduce, and only have a calf every three to five years. This means an animal dying at the age of 15 will only have had one calf - not enough to sustain the population.
Easy catch
The scientists say that if northern right whales are to survive, more effort needs to go into conservation measures, such as preventing ship collisions, rescuing whales from fishing nets, and even designing nets from which the whales can more easily break free.
Preventing the deaths of just a few females each year will allow the animals to breed more than once and hence slowly build up the population, they say.
Masami Fujiwara told the BBC that the "mandatory ship reporting system" introduced in 1999 was having a positive effect. After whales are sighted, warnings of their presence are sent to large ships in the area.
Whalers drove the animals to the brink of extinction because they were the right whales to kill.
Their slow speed in the water, their migration close to the coast, and the fact that they stayed afloat after being killed made Eubalaena glacialis an easy catch.
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September 29, 2015 – Mina Hajj Stampede Survivors Say Saudi Arabia Medics Are Racists, Ignored Injured Blacks & Rescued Whites
One of the fortunate survivors of last week's high-casualty hajj stampede has revealed that paramedics who came to rescue survivors were racially favoured "to whites over blacks".
An indigene of Osun state Nigeria, but based in Warri, Delta state, the survivor who spoke to TheCable, said he was stuck in the midst of dead bodies for more than two hours, but there was no help from paramedics, who "favoured whites over blacks".
"I tried to escape, but it was impossible. I was stuck in the midst of many dead bodies; some people were climbing over me to find an escape. I struggled to get myself up to the waist level. "From my toe to my waistline, people were all over, I could not get up. I just sat up to avoid further stampede. Almost everyone around me was dead. "I was calling the Saudi police and paramedics on the scene to help me, they didn't respond. I was stuck there for more than 2 hours; they were busy helping whites, with no response to my plea. "They left black people and were carrying whites; I begged them for a long time, but to no avail." PAIN, TRAUMA, SURVIVAL Having been to Umrah (lesser hajj) four times, he was attending the main hajj for the very first time and found it eventful.
"One of the men at the scene of the incident was moving with his wife, but she was deeply involved in the stampede and had died just beside my legs, while he sustained injuries," he said. "The man who was hit by the rude shock of his wife's death said I should wake his wife up; we kept waking her together but she was dead. Her husband began crying and in his trauma, he bit her with his teeth. But she was gone. "The husband began beating me to wake his wife up, I was shocked. It almost resulted in a skirmish between us but I understood he was in deep shock and pitiable trauma."
While waiting for help, other pilgrims helped him and some others by pouring cold water on them to prevent dehydration. He said: "One pilgrim threw his phone to me, so I could place a call to anybody who could be of help. The phone fell on a dead body; I picked it up, but there was no one to call. And I couldn't have called Nigeria." The survivor (pictured close to rescue workers) seated atop dead bodies After hours without help, he eventually passed out but woke up to find himself at a hospital in Arafat. "As I woke up, I saw drip (intravenous fluid) on my body.
I was fed and dressed up, well-treated at the hospital. I saw more than 80 people – including a Yoruba woman residing in Sokoto – at the hospital with various degrees of injuries." A businessman in the oil industry, he was glad to have survived the unfortunate event, especially as his worried son called him from the US after seeing a footage of him in the midst of many dead people. PROBES, AFRICANS AND COMPENSATIONS A lot has been said about Africans being the cause of the second worst tragedy in hajj stampede history, but nothing has been said about compensating families involved.
Though President Muhammadu Buhari's has said through Garba Shehu, his special assistant on media and publicity, that "it is not within our powers to question the will of God", the survivor wants the government to probe the issue. "I heard them say we Africans caused it, but that's not true. The whites who faced us, because they said the Prince was coming their way, were the ones who caused the tragedy." "For Nigerians who died in the stampede, it's only God who understands all.
It's left for the Nigerian government to look into this. Iranians have been protesting due to their mass death, over 100, but we don't know Nigeria's death toll yet." On compensations, he said: "No talks on compensations yet. Just the crane accident victims have been said to get compensated".
As at Monday, it had been confirmed that at least 54 Nigerians were killed in the stampede, trailing behind Iran, which has lost over 140 citizens.
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What is an "LED"?
Light emitting diodes (LED) are special diodes that emit light when illuminated by the movement of electrons in the semi-conductor chips.
What is a "Pixel"?
A pixel (short for picture element) is an image component of an LED display's overall resolution. The more pixels used to represent an image, the higher the resolution is to offer greater picture quality. In an LED display, a pixel can consist of 1 or more LED diodes. A monochrome or grayscale LED display pixel has 1 or more LED diodes of the same color. A color LED display pixel either has LED diodes of different colors or 1 single diode which contains semi-conductor chips that emits lights with different colors.
What is "Pitch"?
Pitch is the distance from the center of a pixel to the center of an adjacent pixel. Pitch is very important because for the same display area, the pitch determines the resolution of the display. For smaller, tighter pitches, you have more pixels per unit area thus a better resolution. Selecting the right pitch when you are purchasing an LED display may save you money as well as getting you the appropriate resolution for your particular application. Please feel free to contact us to help you select the right pitch for your display!
Matrix Resolution
An LED display's matrix resolution represents how many pixels there is on the display. A display with a matrix resolution of 320 (h) by 480 (w) means it has 480 pixels from side to side and 320 from top to bottom. The higher the matrix resolution is, the better an image is represented on the display. As we discussed earlier, for a fixed display area, selecting a smaller pitch will increase the matrix resolution of the display which means better image quality.
RGB Display
Red, green and blue (RGB) are the 3 basic colors human eyes can perceive. By using an appropriate combination of red, green and blue intensities, many colors can be represented. An RGB display simply means it's a full color display. However, how many colors can be shown on an RGB display depends on many factors. Two of the most important factors are the input data signal quality and the display's color processing ability. For example, if the input video signal only has 8-bit of information per color, no matter how many colors your display controller can process, the display will only show 8 bits of shadings per color. AD SYSTEMS' current full color display controller can process up to 16 bits of information per color, that's total of 281 trillion gamma corrected color levels. However, most of today's video input signals are less than 10 bits per color. Therefore the actual color depth showing on an AD SYSTEMS LED display is only as good as the quality of the input signal.
Generally speaking, an LED diode will quickly lose about 20% of its initial brightness after the first 2000 hours of use. After that, the LED diode's brightness only degrades at a very slow and unnoticeable rate, until it dies at the generally estimated lifetime of 100k hours. This unique degradation curve is the result of the nature of semi-conductor chips. When shopping for an LED display, it is important to keep in mind that the manufacturer's claimed display brightness will drop about 20% after 2 to 3 months of operation. The brightness level after initial degradation occurs needs to be high enough for the application. Some LED companies signs sold as outdoor models are modified indoor units that are not bright enough to be seen in the afternoon sun.
NIT- Unit of Brightness
NIT is the brightness measurement unit the industry usually uses to calculate the brightness of an LED display. It is calculated as the following:
NIT = cd per pixel X pixels per M2
Generally speaking, the average sun light brightness in North America is about 5000 NITs. It does not take an Einstein to figure that in order to have a readable display during the day, an outdoor LED display needs to be at least 5000 NITs bright after the initial 20% brightness degradation. Therefore, when you are purchasing your LED display, it is important to compare the brightness of displays from different manufacturers under sunlight to make sure you are getting your money's worth and that your customers will be able to notice your display when driving by.
LED Diode Density
LED diode density is a good indicator for comparing LED display performance, given the displays are using similar spec or brand LEDs. Just like your car's engine where more cylinders generally equates to more power. More LED diodes per unit area generally means higher brightness thus better performance. Density is an expression of the number of pixels per m^2 multiplied by the number of LEDs in each pixel. AD SYSTEMS' mission has always been helping its customers to increase their business and increase community awareness. Because of this, AD SYSTEMS has always sacrificed its profit margin in order to use more LED diodes than our competitors from only the best LED manufacturers in the world, such as the #1 rated NICHIA LED, to ensure our customers have the brightest attention grabbing advertising medium outside their business location.
True Pixel Technology vs Virtual Pixel Technology
Some LED display manufacturers use "virtual pixel" technology. They claim that "virtual pixel" doubles the actual resolution of screen, i.e., a screen with a physical (true) resolution of 320×240 pixels in reality is expressed as the "virtual" resolution of 640×480. In a "Virtual Pixel" Display in an attempt to smooth out digital image, each pixel of the image corresponds not to an actual module pixel but to a light/data source, that is part of the group of pixels that form the "Virtual pixel". By this mode of pixel sharing one pixel contains the "Virtual group"* of pixels image information. *(The 2 or 4 pixels that are combined to form the "Virtual" effect). Virtual pixels are also known as "pixel sharing" or "dynamic pixels". Some claim that with "virtual pixels" the displayed image has twice the resolution as the "physical" resolution. This is not true, since one module pixel cannot memorize or hold and display the majority of information from the initial pixel. The majority of the original information vanishes. This results in distortion of important details and other elements such as colors that are part of the initial image.
It is important to realize which method of pixel technology you are being quoted because sign companies often try to pass off virtual pixel displays as higher resolution displays. For example a 10mm virtual sign has a similar number of LED diodes to a 20mm true pixel sign. Most pitches that end in .5 are in fact virtual displays. The main reason virtual pixel technology is popular with manufacturers is they use 3 times fewer LEDs diodes to save money. Unfortunately this savings is rarely passed on to the customer and the performance or lack thereof of these signs leaves something to be desired. Side by side the difference in image quality is immediately apparent. The number of LEDs in a display is the single largest determinant to the cost of an LED sign. When shopping for an LED sign make sure you are doing an "apples-to-apples" comparison.
In the actual, physical or true pixel technology, the image displayed on the sign is an accurate, true-to-source reproduction as each pixel of the original image corresponds to an actual pixel on the screen. It takes the actual color in a pixel as it is balanced in brightness and contrast and no additional corrections are required.
LED Diode Binning
The brightness rating of an LED diode is usually expressed in a range instead of a certain NIT value. This is because the core of LEDs diodes are made from semi-conductor chips thus even the best LED manufacturers in the world cannot control and guarantee that diodes manufactured within the same batch have exactly the same brightness. Therefore, LED manufacturers separate their diodes into bins of similar brightness. When a LED display manufacturer makes an LED display, it is important to use LED diodes from the same bin in order to maintain brightness and color uniformity. AD SYSTEMS uses only the top quality/brightness bin LED diodes from top LED manufacturers ensuring the LED uniformity of an AD SYSTEMS display is always among the highest in the world. We know when a customer installs an LED display at their business, it becomes part of their business image and we only want the absolute best for our customers!


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Friday, June 20, 2014
What's This Decision: Blocks 5-8
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Love the darling fabrics!ReplyDelete
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I really like that first one! I never watched TV, but I read quite a few books about the Pony Express when I was a kid... I've always thought it was really cool. =)ReplyDelete
Heh, never saw the first program, but I did avidly watch All Creatures Great And Small, on Sunday nights with dinner, just after Songs Of Praise (during which my parents, who were usually making dinner in the kitchen, would argue over the tunes being used for the hymns) on BBC1. The lambs weren't usually that clean IIRC ;o)ReplyDelete
Yay! You're back in my inbox! Feedburner stopped delivering your posts for a couple months there, but now you're finally coming in nice and clear. I am so disappointed to have missed the toiletry tote sew along, but will give it a try soon, as it's always better late than never. :-) Welcome back!ReplyDelete
Woohoo! These look great! I applaus your patience for quilting. Since the last quilting disaster... I am crocheting ;-)ReplyDelete