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The Junction 15 railway station is a location in the Mojave Wasteland. It is north of Neil's shack on the I-15 road.
This location is simply an old abandoned train station that cannot be entered next to train tracks. This area is also very dangerous because there are typically around six to eight deathclaws and a few young deathclaws.
Notable lootEdit
- Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap - on the left green bench on the platform.
The Junction 15 railway station appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.


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Jen and I met up after work one summer day and decided it was too hot out for coffee. Instead, we decided to check out a relatively new frozen yogurt place that opened at Robson & Seymour. We figured it was a healthy alternative to ice cream and lucky for us, froyoswirl was actually on both our lists of places to try.
Being both health and cost conscious at the same time, Jen and I decided to share a large frozen yogurt and added 3 toppings for about $6. We opted for a summer theme with our toppings and chose strawberries, mangos, and lychees. The frozen yogurt was soft serve and still had the nice tangy taste of well-made froyo. Its slight tanginess actually complemented the fresh fruit quite well. I find that fresh fruit always goes better with frozen yogurt than ice cream, which makes the fruit taste sour no matter how sweet the fruit actually is.
Both Jen and I thoroughly enjoyed our treat but were somewhat deterred by the somewhat high price of our frozen yogurt and immediately started trying to brainstorm cheaper alternatives. Of course, this led me to search for a home made frozen yogurt recipe, which I found and was able to replicate with quite a bit of success. That being said, I did enjoy the frozen yogurt at froyoswirl quite a bit and they do have quite a nice variety of toppings. Froyoswirl is a great alternative if you don't want to deal with the hassle of making your own frozen yogurt or if you don't have any topping options at home.
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Boot Ranch
You'll savor every drive, ponder every approach and contemplate each putt under the big skies of the Texas Hill Country. PGA legend Hal Sutton designed the course to complement – rather than confront – the scenic surroundings. More than simply a country club or championship course, the links at Boot Ranch are a celebration of the game itself. The Clubhouse Village provides sumptuous men's and women's locker rooms, a fabulous pro shop and a variety of dining and entertaining venues to round out a day on the course.
PGA legend Hal Sutton designed the 18-hole Boot Ranch course with one thing in mind – provide every player with a peak golf experience. Hal took full advantage of the existing contours of the property and created a course that rises and falls along the natural ridges and valleys. He also made full use of natural water features, one being the twin forty-foot waterfalls crashing down in front of the tenth green. The course measures an impressive 7,250 yards from the longest tee for a Par 71. Each hole offers an opportunity to hone a different aspect of your game and provides enduring memories and rewards over a lifetime of play.
When you reach the 19th hole, you'll find the Clubhouse Village offers you a facility unrivaled by even the best clubs on the professional tours.
Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course
The $2 million renovation of the Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course comes with more extras than you'd expect, especially since your 19th hole is Fredericksburg! With over 15 wineries in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, you could spend days just sampling the award-winning varietals—including our cabernets, tempranillos, viogniers and Rieslings. Take in a wine tasting, barrel room tour or simply stroll through the vineyard. More of a beer aficionado, eh? Then visit our award-winning brewpub located right in the heart of Main Street, surrounded by over 150 boutiques offering sophisticated couture, home décor, antiques and inspiring art of all kinds. While visitors flock here during the spring to see nature's magnificent wildflower display and to hike Enchanted Rock, this area is quickly becoming known for its resort-like aura with an abundance of luxurious and cozy lodging, numerous spas, scrumptious cuisine, wine bars and over a dozen venues with live Texas music every Friday and Saturday. And we haven't even mentioned the amazing museums or dizzying amount of festivals that take place. With all this waiting at your 19th hole, you may just have to play through a bit faster. Come. Play a round. Then play around!


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The experiment cave is a cave involved during the quest Creature of Fenkenstrain. It can be accessed by pushing the easternmost grave to the south-east of Fenkenstrain's Castle. During the quest, players have to kill a level 51 experiment to obtain the cavern key to the northern gate in the cave.
The cave is the only place in RuneScape that contains experiments, and the level 25 experiments are often killed for combat experience. Due to the easy combat experience for both high and lower levels, the cave is frequently crowded.


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Leg Bag Emptier
No battery required
A few months ago I purchased a completely different type of leg bag emptier. I've archived my original article which you can read here. The leg bag emptier in the old article is still available and everything I have said I still stand by.
Having said that, I am actually very happy with the new leg bag emptier that now use. The reason why I changed was simple, I was having problems with batteries failing and not working properly. So I sourced another leg bag emptier that utilise a cantilever type function to operate the system. I'm sure that most of you are aware how cantilever brakes work on a bicycle? They've actually reversed the function on this new bag opener. So basically you pull a wire which opens the pinch valve that is stopping any fluid flowing down the tube. The brilliant thing about the system is there are no batteries involved so you never have to worry about it not working.
From my point of view, it does have a couple of downsides. Firstly there are several parts to the system, one of which should be attached to the wheelchair. Secondly, in order to operate the opener, you need to be able to put your finger into a plastic ring and pull a wire. If you are not able to pull the wire which is quite stiff then this is not the device for you. The plastic ring pull is at the end of the stiff wire that you will need to find a home for when you are in your wheelchair. Obviously, you need to be able to get to it so you want to make sure it doesn't fall off your lap during the day. The instructions seem to show the ring pull attached to the arm of a wheelchair. However, that didn't work for me so I simply have the wire resting on my lap.
This is a very good leg bag emptier. I wouldn't go as far as to say it's the best, but because it doesn't utilise batteries is definitely the most reliable. It's also the cheapest out of all the ones I have used over the years so that's also a bonus.
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM
Chevrolet says those on-board gas-powered generators in the Volt extended-range plug-ins are getting kind of lonely.
The General Motors division estimates that Volt owners have collectively passed the 150-million-mile point when it comes to driving on electric power. That's roughly the distance from Earth to Mars (provided that the Volts could fly) or, back on planet Earth, 60 million really quiet laps around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in case anyone was curious. Chevy says the typical Volt driver goes about 900 miles between fill-ups, saving about $1,300 a year in refueling costs.
Through the first quarter of 2013, US Volt sales were up 8.4 percent to 8,244 units. Last year, Volt sales tripled from their 2011 levels to about 23,500 vehicles. Check out Chevy's press release below.
Continue reading Chevy Volt fleet racks up 150 million electric-powered miles
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We Don't Trust People Who Withhold Personal Information
You're creating a profile for an online dating site when you come to a question you're not sure you want to answer—say, "Do you smoke?" You might be more comfortable leaving it blank than sharing the truth with all your potential dates. But a series of experiments says that we tend to judge people harshly when they withhold personal information. Even someone who shares an unpleasant truth is more appealing, trustworthy, and hirable than someone who'd rather not say.
Harvard Business School professor Leslie John and her colleagues designed the study to find out whether nondisclosure has costs. When people comfortably share so many personal details on social media, are non-sharers deemed less trustworthy? (Being Bostonians, the authors cite Tom Brady as an example—specifically, certain "insinuations" about the quarterback when he refused to hand over his email and phone records during last year's Deflategate scandal.)
The first experiment looked at dating. Subjects read two questionnaires, supposedly filled out by potential dates. The questionnaires asked how often they engaged in five sketchy behaviors, including stealing, insurance fraud, and neglecting to tell partners about STDs. On a scale from "Never" to "Frequently," one of the potential dates had answered all five questions the same way. The other potential date had answered three of the questions the same as the first person, but checked off "Choose not to answer" for the other two.
The verdict? No matter how often the first potential date (the "revealer") admitted to doing these things, subjects preferred that person to the one who left some questions unanswered (the "hider"). Overall, almost 80% wanted to date the revealer. This preference held up even when the revealer admitted to frequently stealing expensive items and, um, fantasizing about torturing people.
In a similar experiment, potential dates had answered questions about positive behaviors like donating blood or giving to charity. Some had chosen not to answer, as before. Still others had their answers omitted by a computer glitch or website issue. Even though the actions in this questionnaire were positive, subjects still didn't like subjects who with missing answers. People felt somewhat warmer toward dates whose answers were left off because of an error—but they still preferred dates who revealed everything.
Next, the researchers wanted to know whether people who withhold personal information seem less trustworthy. They paired up subjects to play a trust game. The first subject would get $5 and could choose to send some portion to the second subject. Then that money would be tripled, and the second subject would decide how much of it to send back. Before the experiment, the first subjects saw a set of personal questions their partners had filled out. In some cases, the partners had marked "choose not to answer." As predicted, subjects sent significantly less money to partners who seemed to be hiding something.
What if someone isn't dating or playing a silly economics game, but applying for a job? The researchers asked subjects to imagine they were an employer considering two job applicants. A question on the application was "What is the lowest grade you ever received on a final exam in school?" One candidate had admitted to getting an F; the other had chosen not to answer.
Even though the hider candidate literally could not have done any worse than the one with an F, nearly all the subjects chose to hire the revealer instead. They said that they considered this applicant more trustworthy.
In a similar experiment, one group of subjects imagined they were applying for a job and answering a question about drug use. Seventy percent of them thought it was better not to answer the question than to admit they'd used drugs. But when another group of subjects acted as the employer, they said they'd rather hire the candidate who admitted to using drugs than the one who didn't answer the question.
As much as we mock oversharers, then, it seems we feel more trusting toward people who spill personal details. In that online dating profile, admitting to being a smoker might be more appealing to potential dates than covering it up. And the people behind Match.com seem to already know this. If someone refuses to answer a question, it appears on his or her profile with a cheerful "I'll tell you later!"
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John, L., Barasz, K., & Norton, M. (2016). Hiding personal information reveals the worst Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1516868113


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WARRENVILLE – President Donald Trump warned of a rigged election in 2016, so the Illinois Ballot Integrity Project will address the issues at the Election Integrity Conference 2017 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 16. at IBEW Local 701 Union Hall, 28600 Bella Vista Parkway, Warrenville, the organization announced in a news release.
The conference is free and open to the public with featured speakers Mark Crispin Miller, Jonathan Simon and Robert Fitrakis, who are all noted election-integrity researchers, the release stated.
The conference will include a two-hour session on the overall vulnerability of election systems in the U.S., the release stated.
These presentations are intended to raise the consciousness of legislators, election administrators and the general public, the release stated.
All Illinois state legislators have been personally invited to attend, the release stated.
Effective solutions will then be proposed for Illinois, and the session will include an audience question-and-answer period, the release stated.
Though the program is free, donations are welcome. To register for a ticket, visit www.electionintegrityconference.wordpress.com.


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This release was sent to us:
Karl Ohs, 61, of Harrison, passed away with his wife, Sherri, and family by his side at approximately 9:30am this morning at his home in Helena.
Karl had been fighting brain cancer after being diagnosed in March of this year.
Karl served as Montana's Lieutenant Governor from 2000-2004. He also served in the Montana Legislature, and is most widely recognized for his actions which ended the 1996 Freeman Standoff in Jordan, Montana.
Funeral arrangements and services are pending.
We can hardly do better than to reprise this segment (written back in June at the time of the GOP state convention) from a Charles Johnson piece that touched on the former Lt. Gov.:
As with most political conventions, every speaker this weekend was greeted with loud applause. But the warmest applause came when outgoing GOP chairman Karl Ohs was introduced.
Ohs, a former lieutenant governor, had surgery this spring to remove a brain tumor and is undergoing chemotherapy. He did not seek the party post again.
Standing with his wife, Sherri, Ohs told the crowd, "We're all right today. We have a few challenges ahead. With your support, we'll be just fine."
Politics in Montana, like elsewhere, suffers from more than its share of poseurs, fakers, sharks and snakes. Karl Ohs isn't among them. This Montana cowboy is a thoroughly decent and kind man.
Ohs also is an authentic American hero. At the FBI's request in 1996, Ohs made 19 trips riding his horse into the armed compound occupied by the anti-government Freemen in Garfield County. Ohs played a critical role in negotiating a peaceful settlement that helped prevent the bloodshed of Waco or Ruby Ridge. The FBI later honored Ohs with its top award to civilians.
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I already knew this, but it's interesting to see tangible support for it. Essentially, this research shows that self discipline is significantly more important than intelligence for predicting performance in school. To me this extends to career, etc.
[ UPDATE in 2015: So much research has continued to illustrate this. If you aren't teaching your kids discipline you are preparing them to fail. ]


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Memphis Blues
Karl Miller
- The Old Forest by Peter Taylor
Chatto, 358 pp, £9.95, August 1985, ISBN 0 7011 3967 6
There is an occasion in Sense and Sensibility when the three sisters go for a walk and perceive, in the distance, the coming-on of an interesting horseman. His approach casts something of the spell cast by that long take in the film Lawrence of Arabia where a mirage shimmers on the horizon and sways towards the watcher in the stalls to be read in due course as a man mounted on a camel. The sisters in Jane Austen's novel perceive a single rider, whom they eventually distinguish 'to be a gentleman': but this, too, could be called a mirage. The occasion is almost over by the time we are able to gather that there have been two riders, one of them a servant. An invisibility of underlings is among the features of her fiction which might encourage one to think of it as grounded in the delineation, and in the perceptions, of a social class. No such grounding, no such principle of invisibility, can be found in Dickens.
I am assuming that it may be all right to talk of classes with reference to the work of writers who did not themselves do so. Backward-ranging comparisons, and a risk of anachronism, are likely to enter into an experience of Peter Taylor's fine stories, for his is an art which makes much of the existence of traditions, and of a deep past. At all events, it seems clear that the stories exhibit Austen's dedication to a class, and that the class he is concerned with carries points of resemblance to the Austen gentry. His people are the gentlemen and gentlewomen of the Southern Midwest, in and around Memphis, Tennessee, and Nashville, during the Thirties and early Forties of the present century: the Second World War is approaching, though you would hardly suspect it until, here and there, it happens, and uniforms are worn. We are shown, therefore, a new Ante-Bellum South, in which the old one survives, at times preposterously, and in which the survival of a way of life is feared for. Taylor cares about the old-fashioned society girls of the region, about the 'narrow natures' among its monied males, about their 'pantywaist' prissiness. He imitates and impersonates the old-fogey father, or the shrinking young man who, even when he is called up into the Army, has yet to say goodbye to all that status and heritage, kin and kind, and class. The servants are black, and they supply the personnel for the firings which so often impend. But they are far from invisible to the author – unlike the region's poor whites, who are very rarely seen: there is no white poor, and there is little sign of government – it's as if affluence, and influence, rule. The servants are ill-treated by the whites they fascinate: but the author is not to be classed among these hard masters, with their talk of noblesse oblige and 'good families', of such-and-such a black being on, or off, 'the place' – in the sense of the estate.
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I just saw posted on the Cannondale site that Jerome Clementz has won the Megavalanche Alpe D'Huez on his RZ-140.
For the moment there does not seem to be much more information around about his win, or the bike he used.
The official results standings.
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|Arthur keeps a close eye on my projects.
So, I've decided that this is going to be my big project for the year. Not just for me, but about me. It's going to be a showcase of the things I'm passionate about -- I'm nerdy and proud of it! Of course, as soon as I told my husband about it, he immediately started listing squares that he wants included (
|Got a designated blanket stash.
1) Given the epicness of this work, plus the fact that we have four cats who leave everything they come into contact with covered in fur, I'm actually going to hang this blanket on the wall over our bed, like a tapestry. Hence the name.
2) Each square is going to be made with not just the particular fandom (which can sometimes be a little broad) but a specific character or person in mind. That way, it becomes sort of an homage to some of my heroes and, let's face it...some of my favorite sci-fi hotties.
3) As I work on each piece, I'm refusing to tell my inquisitive husband what the finished image will be, and seeing how long it takes for him to guess. This is purely for my own evil amusement, as not knowing the answer makes him twitchy.
The designs of the squares are made for double-sided knitting (which makes them reversible), which despite how intimidating it sounds at first, is really not all that difficult. Lattes and Llamas made a great how-to video here that I used to figure out just what I was doing. The same patterns, however, can also be used if you wanted to simply knit a single-sided piece in multiple colors, crochet, or even cross-stitch. Whenever I use a pattern that rightfully belongs to someone else, I will post the link back to their site. Any of the patterns I create myself will be included in my post.


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1) Keep your distance from your child while following him or her throughout their tournament rounds. You are asked to stay on the cart paths or in the rough were cart paths are not accessible and at least 30 yards away from the players. Do not walk in the fairways. Always be aware of the group behind you.
2) No advice is to be given to your child during their tournament rounds. Talking to the players may be construed as giving advice, resulting in a penalty for the player. Spectators are not allowed to give advice to the players. Under Rule 8, the definition of advice is:
"Advice is any counsel or suggestion which could influence a player in determining his play, the choice of a club or method of making a stroke."
Penalty for breach of Rule 8 - Stroke Play: Two Strokes
3) Allow PGA Rules Officials to administer rulings. You will be brought into a situation ONLY if the Rules Official asks you.
4) Spectators may not carry a player's golf bag and or clubs. Spectators are allowed to carry water, umbrellas, jackets, towels, and food for the players.
5) Help spot balls
6) When on the course, turn off cell phones or turn ringers to the silent or the vibrate mode. Respect host facility's policy if cell phones are not allowed.
7) Parents are required to observe good taste and dress appropriately for the golf course. Please adhere to the host facility's dress code. Some facility's may not allow blue jeans, T-shirts, etc.
8) Encourage child to write thank-you notes to those persons who contributed to the success of the respective tournament. A thank-you list is included in the Player Information packet.
Parents will receive one verbal warning if any of the above guidelines are not adhered to. A second action will result in a penalty for the player and the removal of the spectator/parent from the golf course.


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Probably The Greatest Most Tasteful Guitarist / Band Leader ever
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A little fun fact about myself: I love sharks. They are fascinating to me, and I love this time of year when the Discovery Channel holds their annual Shark Week. I will get minimal fun-reading done this week because my time not spent at the library will be parked in front of my TV watching sharks.
Not only does this week highlight one of the ocean's top apex predators, but it provides information on many reputable oceanic conservation organizations and movements.
Check out the Top 10 Shark Conservation Projects complied by Discovery Channel and the 20 Ways Sharks Help Humans.
Respect the shark and he will give you a high-five! How awesome is this photo?!
One person CAN make a difference whether it's for sharks, rainforests, world hunger – whatever your passion. Go forth into the world and do good! 🙂
Happy Shark Week!
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But now she's about to go on her first RIDE! If you go to Disneyland on a Magic Morning day, you want to start with Peter Pan Flight.
The line was already kind of long, but it's only going to get longer.
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A new team is in post ready to launch a new £1.3million service which will focus solely on caring for frail elderly patients at Scunthorpe General Hospital.
Work has been advancing over the summer to recruit a new consultant and a multi-disciplinary team for FEAST – frail elderly assessment support team - which will provide a dedicated service for elderly patients.
The team is made up of health professionals from Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG), North Lincolnshire adult social care team and Rotherham and Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation (RDaSH).
The team will be based on ward 16 and 17 at the hospital. It will operate a chair-based unit where patients will receive a full comprehensive geriatric assessment. The medical reason for their admission will be dealt with and plan to expedite their discharge that same day will be put in place.
There will also be a short-term frailty assessment unit for those patients who need a short stay in hospital, typically between 48 to 72 hours, as well as inpatient beds for people needing to stay longer.
The team will be led by consultant for elderly medicine Dr Mark Delicata who has recently joined Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust from Sheffield's Northern General Hospital.
Dr Delicata, who hails from Malta, is no stranger to the Trust having worked at Scunthorpe hospital for a year in 2012 as part of his specialist training. Talking about why he has returned he said: "It is so friendly, I really enjoyed my training here, so when the job came up I jumped at it. It is exciting to be able to be at the forefront of a new service which will bring great benefits for the local elderly population. I am also excited to work with professionals who share my vision of high quality and compassionate care for older people."
He said when the service becomes operational this year, older patients and their families and carers, will have rapid access to the dedicated team.
The benefits this will bring include reducing duplication, rapid access to a consultant and a dedicated team specialised in looking after the frail and elderly. Dr Delicata said: "Coming into hospital can be a scary experience for anyone, but it can be particularly daunting for older patients.
"Telling your story over and over again to different doctors, at different times, can also be very upsetting for people. The FEAST service will allow GPs to refer patients directly to the unit and I will be the first medical doctor they tell that story to."
The team has recently completed a three-day trial which has shown that it will help to reduce unnecessary prolonged admissions to hospital, reduce length of stay in hospital, reduce delays, ensure timely and appropriate transfers of care to either a specialist acute elderly environment, or an alternative community setting when required and provide a high-quality seamless package of care for patients.
Dr Delicata: "Our vision is to provide high quality care to our patients and to treat them in the same way as we would like our relatives to be treated should they require hospital care. Our aim is to treat people in the right place at the right time and wherever possible discharge them from hospital on the same day of admission if clinically appropriate. If they do need a short stay in hospital, we will ensure they are discharged in a timely and effective manner."
Other team members include: advanced nurse practitioners, staff nurses, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, nurse consultant in mental health, social workers and a discharge coordinator.
Dr Hardik Gandhi, a local GP and member of North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) who has been involved in developing FEAST, said early indications showed the team would make a positive difference, ensuring elderly and frail people were getting the care they needed in the most appropriate place for them.
He said: "Great health and social care isn't a one-size fits everyone solution. This team, transforming local care as part of the ongoing Healthy Lives Healthy Futures programme, is about putting the person back into the centre and making sure they are getting the right care, in exactly the right place for their needs."
Councillor Julie Reed, cabinet member for adult services at North Lincolnshire Council, said: "We are very happy to see this investment that puts people at the centre of what we do and improves the experience of hospital care for our elderly residents. Our hospital-based social work team will be on hand to support patients and their carers return home, and to independence as soon as possible with the right support, at the right time in the right place."
This is just one of a number of initiatives that is being undertaken as part of the Healthy Lives, Healthy Futures programme of change in North and North East Lincolnshire which aims to deliver better and more efficient health and wellbeing services to people. It is being funded through the Government's Better Care Fund and is being commissioned jointly by North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (NLCCG) and North Lincolnshire Council.
Patients will only be referred to the FEAST service if they meet the Bournemouth criteria which includes: those over the age of 90; aged over 65 years from a nursing or residential home or community hospital; aged over 75 from home with two or more pre-existing conditions; acute confusion; history of falls; incontinence; reduced mobility or dementia.
Patients will be referred into FEAST by the hospital's emergency care centre (A&E), East Midlands Ambulance Service, GPs or community matrons/emergency care practitioners.


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Just in case you thought that the 3% of GDP that Eurozone governments hand over to the Financial Sector in interest payments on Public Sector Debt, and the 3.2% of GDP paid by UK taxpayers is unusual, here are the numbers for the USA.
I'd already commented on the fact that the total amount of taxpayers money handed over in interest payments was a staggering €8.58 trillion since 1988 - i.e. well over half of the entire national budget deficit. But here, I wanted to know how the figures for the percentage of GDP compare.
As you can see, the average value is 3.67% over the period. There are actually signs that the greed of the markets has dropped a bit recently because it has indeed dropped from a peak of 4.82% in 1991 to only 2.38% last year. But the $360 billion of taxpayers money handed over in 2012 is still one hell of a lot to pay. Especially when you realize that (a) the US Treasury could have generated the money free of charge, and that (b) the Banks who have been lending "money" to the Government can create the money they lend out of thin air.
Methinks it's time to change the system. The idea that it can be normal to hand over 3-4% of GDP in interest charges to the Financial Sector simply cannot be defended.


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Land Rover has released an image of the all-new Defender testing off-road, alongside confirming the 4x4 will be launched in 2019.
Due to go into production early in 2020, the rugged 4x4 was testing in North America earlier this month. Engineers are said to be subjecting the Toyota Land Cruiser rival to "rigorous test extremes", including temperatures as low as minus 40deg Celcius and as high as 48 deg, as well as at altitudes up to 13,000ft.
The first sighting of Land Rover's reborn icon with more production ready bodywork came from official 'spyshots' of the five-door '110' variant, and soon after our snapper caught the short-wheelbase three-door '90' model testing in disguise. An even longer-wheelbase '130' version is rumoured, too.
Recently, a prototype also hit the roads with a rear-mounted spare wheel for the first time. It's not clear yet if that's a feature that will make production, but it's likely given the car's off-road focus and the styling link to the old model.
Celebrating the Land Rover Defender
The previous pictures showed the new Defender in camo livery on the roads near the Jaguar Land Rover factory. Asked about the official images at the Paris motor show, Felix Bräutigam, Jaguar Land Rover's marketing chief, admitted they were of the first prototypes to leave Gaydon, and said more would follow in coming months as the ramp-up to production begins.
"These are what we call Pilot build cars and testing will increase on public roads from now," said Bräutigam. "The first four cars are ready, and now the line is running you can expect the number of test cars to grow exponentially.
"In time, as you'd expect, the Defender will go through all the usual test routines, from cold weather testing in Arjeplog in Sweden to extreme hot weather testing in Death Valley in the USA. It's exciting for us to be able to now be one step closer to bringing the car to market, of course. We are talking about the rebirth of an icon and not just as a single car, but as a whole family.


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Dance reviews: The Human Seasons, After The Rain and Flight Pattern
AS A throwaway example of the Royal Ballet's current excellence I doubt company director Kevin O'Hare could do much better than this outstanding show.
The Human Seasons
Not only that but two home grown dancemakers provided two pieces while a Canadian made her Royal Ballet debut.
We foolishly allowed David Dawson to slip through our fingers and his opening work, The Human Seasons, proved what a tragedy that truly is.
Four couples, including Francesca Hayward and Valentino Zucchetti and a small back-up group, filled the colossal Royal Opera House stage with a crystal clear demonstration of how the classical technique talks to everyone. You do not need beauty explained when it hits you between the eyes.
Unfortunately Bert Dalhuysen's lighting often obscures the dancer's faces considerably. What is the point of breaking that essential link in human contact?
Christopher Wheeldon's After The Rain followed, rapidly turning into another of those long, slow and tender duets so beautifully performed by Marianela Nunez and Thiago Soares. There is not much praise, or its opposite, to add to this performance. It was quite simply a delight – as usual.
After The Rain
After the interval Canadian-born Crystal Pite's Flight Pattern had us gasping as it punched us in the pit of our collective stomach. Against a plain black cloth, three dozen company dancers wearing drab and tatty overcoats are lined up in profile to the audience. Everything screams refugee.
They are walking on an endless journey and clearly with absolutely no destination while Gorecki's gloomy music is in severe contrast to the previous, high spirited scores of Greg Haines and Avro Part. They trudge, they fight while the only love piercing the collective hopelessness is a baby in a woman's arms.
They settle for the night and the mother prepares to feed her infant but there is nothing in her embrace but a bundle of dirty rags.
As the crowd filters into the unknown through a gap in the curtain a lone young man, Marcelino Sambe, translates into dance his despair, anger and terror.
The evening opened with beauty, love and faith in the future and closed with a nightmare present and horror ahead. But isn't that what art is all about?
Royal Ballet Royal Opera House, London WC2 (run ended, roh.org.uk)


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Meanwhile, good liberals want to spend even more Federal bailout money, seeing that unemployment is still growing like a new virus and the GNP, a term associated with the word "growth" for the last 25 years, is shrinking. Why don't we decouple our thinking of GNP and employment? Real growth, especially coming out of the ashes of economic collapse, usually comes with new waves of technology like we saw with railroads, radio, semiconductors and the internet. Sometimes it is juiced with research help from the Feds, but mostly it is driven by private capital and entrepreneurs. When we come out of this crash it will surely be built in part around green energy although that may take awhile.
As for unemployment, the government has a vital role to play. The debate among conservative and liberal economists is whether or not FDR's economic programs rescued the US economy. I think it's the wrong question. All the jobs of the CCC, the WPA, the WWII manufacturing jobs, these are not what the post WWII economic success was all about. FDR's jobs, however, performed a far more important function. Young men were kept off the street, averting the really large numbers of unemployed that can destabilized a country. There is nothing more dangerous to a country than huge growing numbers of idle young men. FDR kept the Republic together for another day, a day when other factors lined up such that there could again be economic growth.
From this perspective, the building of a say a commuter rail line provides jobs, and a big environmental benefit too. That's well-spent taxpayer money, even if it's borrowed from China and never getting paid back. Bailing out failed banks or insurance companies, just keeps rewarding the guys who got us here in the first place.


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Today @ Colorado State has been replaced by SOURCE. This site exists as an archive of Today @ Colorado State stories between January 1, 2009 and September 8, 2014.
Updated October 30, 2009
George Oscar Lof, retired professor of civil engineering at Colorado State University, passed away at his home in Denver on Oct. 12, 2009, at the age of 95. A memorial service will be announced in November.
A pioneer in solar thermal, building analysis and HVAC systems, Dr. Löf founded the Solar Energy Applications Laboratory, or SEAL, on CSU's Foothills Campus in 1972. His distinctive career earned him worldwide recognition as one of the early, groundbreaking leaders of solar research.
Dr. Löf first became involved with solar energy while earning a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, going on to earn his doctorate in chemical engineering from MIT.
He joined Colorado State University in August 1967 and served on the faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering (now Civil and Environmental Engineering) until 1987, when he officially retired, maintaining his connections to CSU by serving as Senior Adviser to SEAL and part-time instructor as a professor in civil engineering.
Prior to joining CSU, he taught at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Denver, where he directed the Industrial Research Institute. During his career, he co-authored several books and published numerous papers. He also joined his son in forming a company, Solaron Corporation, to sell equipment that was based on prototypes he developed and used in his own home in Colorado.
An internationally recognized leader in his field, Dr. Löf was a consultant for the United Nations, the State Department, and various organizations. He was involved in exchange programs and projects in the former Soviet Union, China, Poland, Israel, Libya, Australia, and the Union of South Africa.
In addition to solar energy conversion, his specialties included fluid mechanics, hydraulics, sanitary engineering, environmental engineering, and water desalting. He served as board member and President (1973-1975) of the International Solar Energy Society. He also served on the board of the American Solar Energy Society.
Under Dr. Löfs direction, the Solar Energy Applications Laboratory became a major systems development center for solar heating and cooling of buildings. When the Lab's first structure, Solar House I, was built in 1974, it was the first house in the world engineered to be both heated and cooled with solar energy.
The major emphasis of CSU's solar energy research was on improving the performance of systems installed in a real-world environment so that they can reach their theoretical potential. As members of the SEAL staff, faculty and students from civil, mechanical, and chemical engineering received support from the U.S. Department of Energy for studies on room air motion, building and HVAC simulation, short-term energy monitoring, thermal storage, and neural networks for HVAC control.
George Löf was married to Laura Davadell Scobey, who died in 1999. Survivors include his son, two daughters, five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and a brother.
His works are archived in the Colorado State University Library.
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Seriously folks, I haven't had bangs this thick since I was five years old. Theses are seriously intense bangs. Also, have you ever noticed that it's remarkably easier to take photos of yourself if you're making faces?
Thursday, August 16, 2012
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- Lizz said...
Love them!!! You are such a sexy lady!!!
(Oh no! that robot test again! And this one looks a little tricky!)
- August 17, 2012 at 1:26 PM
- Susan said...
Love the cut, love the color, love the much posts.
- August 18, 2012 at 3:02 PM
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Thanks friends
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Everybody I know is having babies at once, and they all have the same question. Which one is the perfect stroller? This is going to sound trite, but the fact is…there is no perfect stroller. Selecting this piece of gear that you are going to rely on heavily is pretty personal. It's all about your family, your style and your needs. It's not about finding the perfect stroller. It's about finding the perfect stroller for you.
We've been using one lately that checks all the boxes for our family.
In case you're wondering why we're posing at a Shell, it just so happens that they have the best hand car wash in the county and there's a taqueria here that makes some bomb-ass burritos.
Welcome to San Diego, where you can literally buy tacos at the gas station!
What We Look For in the Perfect Stroller
I have three kids, so for me the most important thing in the perfect stroller is a space to stash ALL our goodies. The GB Evoq that we've been using has a GIGANTIC basket that's totally accessible.
The telescoping handle means that Nate can easily push this thing with his hulking 6'4″ frame. Score! My favorite part by far, though, is the hop-on board at the bottom that makes it easy for Some Boy to
be corralled hitch a ride. I've tried quite a few buggy board attachments for various strollers in the past and I haven't found one that offers this kind of stability. The fact that it's built in means you don't have to worry about it popping off when you hit your stride (yes, I have had this happen with other boards in the past and it sucks just as badly as you would imagine).
The wheels on this thing are big enough for our urban adventures, but not TOO big. It can still fold down neatly to fit in the trunk of our Elantra.
I actually prefer to take the seat off and stash the components side-by-side so I have a little extra room in there.
Speaking of the seat, it can face forwards or backwards, which is an absolute must-have for me nowadays as I alternate between pushing a baby who wants to see me and a toddler who wants to look out at the world. This one lays completely flat for on-the-go naps (or diaper changes), with a generous hood that fully blocks the sun and offers a zip-open vent for hot days.
Another crucial thing to me, juggling an infant and a toddler, is the ability to use the stroller as a traditional travel system WITHOUT AN ADAPTER. Adapaters are such a pain in the butt, and I'm lazy. The GB Evoq comes with a car seat and base which install and adjust easier than any others I've seen. The car seat can strap directly into the stroller so I can pull off the regular-sized stroller seat and go straight to the car seat without any hassle. The hood on the car seat is a little shorter than I'd like, but I always carry a muslin blanket as a cover and it doubles easily as an additional sun shield.
Just like the seat, the car seat can quickly pop in and out and face forward or backwards. And the final touch that makes this the perfect stroller for me? The included cup holder. Starbucks is a critical part of my lifestyle, so lack of a cup holder would probably be a deal-breaker for me at this point. It's the little things. I've also discovered that this cup holder serves as a pretty dang functional purse holder, in case I'm feeling too lazy to bend down and toss it in the basket.
So, to recap…
Things to consider when choosing the perfect stroller for you:
- Basket: do you carry a lot of stuff? If you have a child, the answer is likely a resounding YES. The perfect stroller for most families, in my opinion, will have a large basket.
- Handle: Are you tall? Does the handle need to be long or telescope to go between a tall person and a short person?
- Hop-on-board: Do you or will you have children back-to-back and want your older kid to hitch a ride?
- Wheels: are you a city-dweller with well-paved sidewalks or a make-your-own-road adventurer dealing with bumpy terrain?
- Size: Do you need your stroller to fit in your trunk? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say yes, your perfect stroller should probably fit in your trunk.
- Hood: Kids generally don't like the sun in their eyes.
- Positioning: Do you want a seat that can face forwards and backwards? If you plan on keeping one stroller from infancy through toddlerhood, it is very likely that your infant will want to face you and your toddler will want to face the world.
- Travel: Do you want the ability to hook a car seat into your stroller? Many toddler and older-baby strollers have optional adapters, but take care to read reviews about how secure they are. If you plan to switch back-and-forth between car seat and stroller seat, it may not be ideal to be hooking-and-unhooking an adapter each time so you'll want to look for something like the GB Evoq that offers direct connection for each seat type.
- Cup holder.
What do YOU look for in the perfect stroller?


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I strongly recommend buying a peasant top pattern. It's well worth the money as you can use it endlessly, lengthening it into a dress, tapering the sides, etc. and it is not terribly fitted so you can easily make it bigger or smaller. I've nearly worn out a Simplicity pattern For Dummies. My fellow Albertan Indietutes has a free pattern here as well as instructions which are likely similar to what I'm going to say below, but she's far more of a genius at constructing pattern pieces.
And a front and a back that each look like this:
Match up the curved seams and sew each sleeve in place to the front and the back with right sides together.
Here's the shirt so far:
With right sides together again, sew down the arm and body.
Either serge or zigzag the raw edges of both sleeves and the neckline, then clip the seam of the neckline so it will turn easily.
Hmmm, I tried this combination but decided to look around for larger ones.
This shirt was made with Ikea's Cecilia fabric ($2.99 a metre!). The shirt in my first photo was refashioned out of a man's size Large dress shirt with lots of fabric left over. If using a man's shirt, cut your sleeves from one of the shirt's sleeves. Lay your front and back pattern pieces over the side fold of the bodice of the men's shirt, avoiding the breast pocket.


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In the early 1960s, Dr. Phyllis Levenstein (August 23, 1916 – May 28, 2005), a clinical psychologist studying at Columbia University, was asked to develop a program for families that would reduce the growing number of high school dropouts. After extensive research, she concluded that the most effective intervention would be to reach out to children before they even entered school. In fact, she determined that dropout prevention must begin with parents and in the home environment. Armed with this information, Dr. Levenstein developed the model for the Parent-Child Home Program (originally called The Mother-Child Home Program).
Dr. Levenstein identified parents and the home environment as the key to promoting school readiness and academic success. She focused on strengthening parent-child verbal interaction, supporting reading and play activities in the home, building language and literacy-rich home environments, and providing children with the language, early literacy, and social-emotional skills they need to enter school ready to be successful students. As she was developing the Program, Dr. Levenstein tested many variables including the number of visits, duration of the visits, giving curricular materials versus lending materials, number of program years, etc. and identified the most effective approach – the same proven model is used by all local PCHP replication sites today. Research and evaluation continue to demonstrate that PCHP increases school readiness, decreases the need for special education, and significantly improves high school graduation rates! Click here to see our proven outcomes.
The National Center was established in 1979 to assist underserved communities in replicating and expanding PCHP's proven school readiness model that builds early parent-child verbal interaction and learning at home. National Center staff work with the nationwide network of program sites to reach under-resourced toddlers and their families in urban, suburban, and rural communities, and then carefully monitor the quality of the Program as it expands in these communities. Using this approach, PCHP has reached over 70,000 families since it began replicating. Now, more than 7,000 families are served annually.


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Seven months after controversy erupted over a botched federal gun-running probe, a major shake-up hit Justice Department offices Tuesday that included the resignation of Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke.
The departure of Burke and the reassignments of two others who oversaw Operation Fast and Furious, however, were cast as voluntary rather than disciplinary by the U.S. Department of Justice. The department has been under fire since January as congressional committees investigate the gun-trafficking probe, which put hundreds of weapons in the hands of Mexican drug cartels.
Roberts: Burke a 'fall guy' | Resignation letter | Prosecutor assumes interim post
Lawmakers leading those investigations raised questions about whether the Obama administration made scapegoats of the three officials. They vowed to continue probing who authorized agents with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to step aside as guns purchased in Valley stores were given to smugglers.
"The Oversight and Government Reform Committee will continue its investigation to ensure that blame isn't offloaded on just a few individuals for a matter that involved much higher levels of the Justice Department," said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the committee's chairman. "There are still many questions to be answered about what happened in Operation Fast and Furious and who else bears responsibility."
Burke announced that his resignation would be effective immediately because "it is the right time to move on to pursue other aspects of my career and my life and allow the office to move ahead."
His resignation came two weeks after he ended his testimony about Fast and Furious before Issa's committee.
Excerpts of Burke's testimony released by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the ranking committee member, show that Burke took responsibility for mistakes.
"I get to stand up when we have a great case to announce and take all the credit for it regardless of how much work I did on it," Burke said. "So, when our office makes mistakes, I need to take responsibility, and this is a case, as reflected by the work of this investigation, it should not have been done the way it was done, and I want to take responsibility for that, and I'm not falling on a sword or trying to cover for anyone else."
Burke said he was unaware agents were watching people buy guns and not interdicting the purchases.Minutes before Burke sent an e-mail to his staff announcing his resignation, the Justice Department announced that a new acting director - Todd Jones, U.S. attorney in Minnesota - would take over operation of the ATF. Former acting ATF Director Ken Melson was assigned to the Office of Legal Policy as an adviser on forensic science.
The lead prosecutor for Operation Fast and Furious cases in Burke's office was also reassigned Tuesday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emory Hurley was transferred to the civil division in Arizona at his own request, a spokeswoman for Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Issa's office said Burke's resignation does not excuse him from his promise of future testimony.
"The committee still expects him to honor his commitment," committee spokesman Frederick Hill said.
Burke, who took office in 2009, could not be reached for comment. His first assistant prosecutor, Ann Scheel, will serve as acting U.S. attorney for Arizona until a permanent replacement is named.
Questions about Fast and Furious began to emerge in January as members of Congress began pressing ATF officials for answers about the operation. The probe was designed to track small-time gun buyers until the guns reached the hands of major weapons traffickers along the southwestern border.
Instead, ATF agents ended up arresting low-level suspects, and about 1,800 of the weapons were unaccounted for, with nearly two-thirds of those guns likely in Mexico, according to testimony that ATF agents gave to a House committee in June.
Agents also confirmed that two of the weapons connected to the ATF operations were found at the scene of a December gunbattle near Rio Rico that left Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry dead. Terry's murder effectively ended the operation.
On Tuesday, an attorney representing Terry's parents said Burke's resignation does not help answer questions about the gun-trafficking case.
"I don't know that it moves us forward," Phoenix lawyer Patrick McGorder said. "The motivation behind the moves today leaves us with more questions than answers."
McGorder said the family still does not understand the genesis of the operation and who controlled it.
In a news conference with the ATF in January, Burke announced that 700 weapons were seized and 34 people were charged with smuggling guns to Mexico as part of Operation Fast and Furious.
Patrick Cunningham, chief of the criminal division for the Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office, who supervised Fast and Furious prosecutions, denied in a recent interview that his office knowingly allowed guns to cross the border.
Cunningham said agents with the ATF, who took the lead in day-to-day operations, repeatedly assured his staff that guns were not being allowed to go to Mexico.
Moreover, Cunningham said, his office gave agents a green light to seize guns every time they requested permission, save one, where it was determined by agents and prosecutors that agents lacked probable cause.
In his letter of resignation to President Barack Obama, Burke made no mention of Fast and Furious.
"My office has made considerable progress during my tenure in prosecuting cases in the areas of border security/immigration, Indian country and white-collar fraud as well as the creation of the first civil-rights unit in the district (of Arizona). We have made unprecedented gains in so many areas," Burke wrote.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder praised Burke's leadership and said his office handled many crucial issues, including the Jan. 8 shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others.
"I am grateful to Dennis for his dedication and service to the Department of Justice over these many years and commend his decision to place the interests of the U.S. Attorney's Office above all else," Holder said in a written statement.
Former state Attorney General Grant Woods said Burke was an exemplary U.S. attorney.
"I think Dennis has had more on his plate in two years than anyone that I can ever remember who assumed a top prosecutorial post," Woods said. "If you go in with nothing unusual, you have a full plate. Then, you add to that the (Jared) Loughner case, the county-corruption case, the Fast and Furious controversy, all of the border issues and border cases that they've pursued, it's been pretty amazing - like nothing I've ever seen."
Woods said Burke has "done an excellent job, and I think he probably welcomes the chance to take a breather."
Former Arizona Sen. Dennis DeConcini said that if the resignation is tied to Fast and Furious, it would be a misguided effort to lay blame on Burke. "If his resignation is tied to Fast and Furious, it's ridiculous. It would be absolutely outrageous for 'Justice Main' to take it out on Dennis and make him the fall guy," DeConcini said. "It's just typical Washington cronyism. It just shows you how incompetent government can be to save themselves. It appears they screwed up, based on congressional hearings."
Issa and Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have pressed the ATF for months to disclose details of Operation Fast and Furious and to justify a policy that allowed weapons into Mexico.
Last month, William McMahon, who has since been reassigned as head of the ATF's Western region, testified that the agency had good intentions when it launched Operation Fast and Furious in 2009. But there are things the ATF would have done differently, he said.
Appearing before the House Oversight Committee, McMahon said that he was committed to dismantling criminal networks on both sides of the border and that "in our zeal to do so, and in the heat of battle, mistakes were made. And for that I apologize."
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement Tuesday that the personnel shake-ups are "small steps."
"I must not rest until the American people are informed about who authorized the program, who allowed it to continue despite grave misgivings on the part of dedicated ATF agents," Gosar said, adding that he also wants to know "who is responsible for the lack of transparency."
Republic reporters Yvonne Wingett-Sanchez and JJ Hensley contributed to this article.
Dennis Burke's resignation comes days after he testified before a Congressional committee about his office's role in the ATF gun-smuggling operation known as "Fast and Furious."
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday 136
I have just spent more than 20 minutes trying to upload this picture...grrr I finally uploaded it in html view..anyone else having this problem?
If you haven't got a clue what on earth I am wittering on about, then hop over to Julia's ,Queen of all workdesks, and have a look at some of the brilliant workspaces in the world!
I am unashamedly going to plug some candy I have on offer for my birthday last Saturday, which also coincided with The Tim Holtz ( we are twins, in case you hadn't realised! LOL) so please do enter... you have to be in it to win it!
Have a very happy woyww day
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- Sid said...
Look ok to me Jennie !!
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:32:00 am
- Annie said...
Thats a lot of stash to play with there but I'm sure you will find an inch or two to craft in :-)
A x
PS Don't forget to pop over to my blog to make your guess and join in the celebration fun if you haven't already.....and good luck
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:44:00 am
- inkypinkycraft said...
Well there is still lots to see!!! Happy woyww,hugs trace x
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:01:00 am
- Jacqui said...
It's fine - how ever clear you start you will always end up working in a 6 inch square (I do anyway) and although I do like to clear I sometimes wonder if its worth it!
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:12:00 am
- Cathy said...
Fab creative space Jennie, and not in the slightest bit messy!
Happy WOYWW
Cathy #24
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:46:00 am
- Judie aka Craftymess said...
i had problems loading my piccies today as well, thought it was just me, but lots of posts are having the same problems, crimbo is def gone and in its place is the anti climax and the holiday for the mojo lol
thanks for the snoop
Judie xx
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12:03:00 pm
- Helen said...
Haven't had any problems uploading pics personally but I do see various people saying the same.... lovely to see your desk - and the sun through your windows!
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12:08:00 pm
- May said...
Love your creative desk,not messy "creative" happy Wednesday, Hugs May x x x
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 1:20:00 pm
- Rachel K said...
I don't think a desk is messy if you can still see bits of the desk top itself!
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 1:52:00 pm
- ScrappnBee said...
Glad to see that you have not succumbed to total post holiday narcolepsy! Happy un birthday to you Timmy Twin! Have fun with your desk! Thanks for sharing!!! -Amanda 34
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:40:00 pm
- Michelle said...
Right there with you on that post Christmas lethargy. Haven't wanted to do much of anything for the past couple of weeks. Happy WOYWW! --Meechelle #114
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:16:00 pm
- Sam said...
I can see brown bits of your desk so not totally messy there. Happy Birthday for last week. Didn't see you on the Disney photo with Tim though!!
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:40:00 pm
- 505whimsygirl said...
Your desk is very much loved! It wouldn't want it any other way!!!
Happy WOYWW #45
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 7:47:00 pm
- sandra's crafty corner said...
oh wow look at all those lovely things,thanks for sharing at woyww
hugs sandra (81)
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:13:00 pm
- Elizabeth said...
So many crafters are beating themselves up at the moment, either because their mojo has gone walkabout or that they need to declutter/clean/tidy their craftspace - it must be that new year feeling ... hopefully it will pass for you as your desk looks okay to me with lots of lovely stash on view :) Have a good week. Elizabeth x #96
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:49:00 pm
- L00py's Craft Creations said...
I'm seeing how many I can get round this way.then when I have finished I'll come back again, that is if I can STOP reading all the posts first Happy WOYWW
LOu P
- Thursday, January 12, 2012 7:59:00 am
- Julia Dunnit said...
Oh..twins..that's where he gets his talent from! Happy returns for last week. I'm having trouble getting my bum into gear..I've started a clear out and I must say, it's been a small help....made me realise I prefer fiddling about at my desk!!!
- Thursday, January 12, 2012 9:38:00 am
- sarahp said...
Lucky you twinning with Tim !! Loving the blog candy to. Its my birthday monday so Im gonna check out who Im twinned with . As for the desk I also need to get the decks cleared. Thanks for sharing xx
- Thursday, January 12, 2012 9:48:00 am
- JoZart said...
Happy Birthday to you and your twin !!! Hope you were spoiled rotten. The desk will be there underneath all the stash ready for you when you really need it enough...
Love JoZarty x
- Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:27:00 pm
- Katie said...
I'm having trouble with uploading from picasa. Must be growing pains from blogger or something... love your space!
Katie (159)
- Thursday, January 12, 2012 8:02:00 pm
- Sarah said...
Have been having nightmares with Blogger too - totally get your Grrr1 Wishing you fresh and inky gusto! Thanks for the peek in to your crafty space...Sarah
- Friday, January 13, 2012 5:03:00 pm
- Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...
I got sidetracked when I left a birthday wish on your other blog post. Thanks for shamelessly sharing these goodies. I hope you get through the post Christmas blues soon. Look forward to seeing that desk full of new goodies.
- Friday, January 13, 2012 5:38:00 pm
- Enfys said...
Sorry I'm late, but lovely to see a nice busy desk! happy belated birthday
- Friday, January 13, 2012 11:05:00 pm
- bohemiannie! art said...
Yes...messy desk. Yes...problems loading pix. But it's all OK!
- Saturday, January 14, 2012 10:54:00 pm
- Jackie said...
Am spending far too much time reading the blogs I'm visiting which is why I'm still visiting WOYWW desks from last week! :) Many happy returns for last week.
- Monday, January 16, 2012 9:05:00 pm


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Hello Princesses!
Today I'm going to be talking about the Dr Young Sheet Masks! I have three types of sheet masks to talk about today, and these were kindly provided for review by Roseroseshop!These masks come packaged in cutely designed packets and are single use only. The purple and orange masks are quite white and thick like below, whereas the green mask is translucent and quite thin. I do need to cut these masks to fit my face, I cut the nose section so that it lays flat on my tall nose, and I remove the upper lip section because it gets into my mouth which I hate, but this tailoring is standard for me.
Your skin Forecast Today : We have a great news for dry skin! We are expecting some nutritious rain containing ginseng from Geumsan, Chungcheongnam-do, the heart of korea ginseng. Additionally, we have Shea Butter and various herd ingredients that will moisturize and embrace our skin in comfort.
Your skin Forecast Today : Due to the brightening effect of tangerine from Jeju Island, a UNESCO Natural world Heritage site, dark clouds of your skin will subside, bringing clear and glowing weather to the skin. Occasional White Flower sprinkles will raise the glorious spring mood as well.
I used this mask for about 15 minutes and as usual it was very relaxing. The masks aren't very scented, so it doesn't bother me to leave it on for a long time.
I found this mask to be lightly moisturising, it's definitely a great product for me to use during Summer since it's not too heavy at all. My skin felt much smoother and plumper after using these masks.
Your skin Forecast Today : Due to the brightening effect of tangerine from Jeju Island, a UNESCO Natural world Heritage site, dark clouds of your skin will subside, bringing clear and glowing weather to the skin. Occasional White Flower sprinkles will raise the glorious spring mood as well.
Again, this mask is very pleasant to use, the scent isn't too strong and once tailored to fit my face well.
The mask description implies that this mask is brightening and I would agree! I found that it got rid of a lot of the redness on my skin and made it much brighter overall. It's not revolutionary, but it's very nice nonetheless.Your skin Forecast Today : Clear Bamboo Wind from Damyang refreshes up the skin atmosphere. There is also some rain in the forecast from the rain clouds of Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract and Adansonia Digitata Leaf Extract, keeping skin moisturized and healthy.
This mask is designed to keep your skin healthy and moisturised. It's pretty hard to measure if a mask makes your skin more healthy, but it definitely moisturises!
I found that this serum took a little while to sink in after I removed the mask, but my skin felt and looked substantially softer and smoother after using it.
What I Love
- Well priced at $13.51 for 10
- They work well
- They work well
What I Don't Love
- They're just nothing revolutionary
Final ThoughtsI enjoyed using these masks and they all did the job they claimed to do. To be honest, they're a nice standard but nothing incredibly special. If you are just looking for a mask to moisturise nicely or give your skin a little bit of brightening these are definitely the products for you, but don't expect them to work miracles!


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Maine State Music Theatre is committed to helping young audiences experience the magic of theatre by providing Theatre for Young Audiences performances each season. However, a standard theatrical experience may not always be accessible for children with social, cognitive, or physical challenges.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Anna-Maria Moggio Foundation, Maine State Music Theatre offers a sensory-friendly performance of Pinocchio designed for families with children with autism or other disabilities that create sensory sensitivities.
The performance takes place in the 22 Elm Street Rehearsal Hall – a performance environment that is safe and accessible for children who may be uncomfortable in the theatre's more traditional main stage setting at the 600-seat Pickard Theater.
The project gives the theatre the opportunity to demonstrate further its commitment to be an inclusive, supportive community providing theatrical experience for all patrons.
There is no admission fee for these events but reservations are required. Seating is limited. Call 207-725-8769 to reserve seats.
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There is only ONE person that was capable of making this sweet treat perfect every year and that was my Grandpa Meredith. His fudge was famous, not just in our family but throughout his neighborhood during the holidays. Many have tried to copy, but none prevailed. Maybe because he NEVER wrote the recipe down, so there is really no way to duplicate it. So this recipe is not exact, it is still so wonderful and brings back many many memories!
Just like... GRANDPA'S FUDGE
5 cups sugar
1/2 pound butteror margarine (2 sticks)
1 large can evaporated milk
Boil for 15 minutes on medium low heat.
Then add..
1 bag of small marshmallows
18 ounces of semi sweet or milk chocolate chips. (Best if you use a mixture of both!)
2 cups of walnuts (optional)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Stir on low heat until set and all is melted about 8 minutes and no longer. Pour into a buttered 9x13 inch pan (make sure that the pan is buttered all the way to the top) or 2 square pans. Refrigerate. Cut into pieces after the fudge has turned cold.


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I looked over several calender journals on TPT and everything I found just wasn't what I was looking for. Don't get me wrong, there are some great ones out there but I want to challenge my first graders and trust me I do.
I've decided that I'm going to leave the calender journal free for a few days. I will be charging $1 after Sunday because I worked very hard on it, so grab it while it's free!!!
Click on the picture below to send you to my store! There's two pages that go along with the Math Meeting Sheet. Let me know what you think. :)


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Tasmania: The Great Eastern Drive
Out of the whole wide world, it's sometimes the most remote places that are the most remarkable. I have spent the last week on the eastern coasts of the great Australian island of Tasmania, and it's probably not too far-fetched when I say, that it's one of the most amazing places on the "small blue dot", that I have ever been to.
We were welcomed by a rainy grey sky, which nonetheless suited the windy shores of Dolphin Sands, that we were headed to from Launceston airport. We were staying directly on the 9-mile beach, which dominates the Great Oyster Bay and the landscape of the eastern Tasmanian shores.
The surroundings are without a doubt breathtaking, and to anyone who hasn't been interested in this area before, it will come as a pleasant surprise.
The atmosphere obviously varies depending on the weather. While the windy & rainy days supplied the Oyster bay and it's dramatic sand dunes with a impeccably poetic feel, the strong shining Tasmanian sun revealed the full beauty of the island.
We took the "Great Eastern Drive", that stretches from Hobart all the way to St. Helens point in the north-east corner. The sights on the way were incredible: The black swans roaming the lagoons of the Scamander conservation area, the incredible windy beaches – including the stunning Lagoons Beach and the Binalong Bay of Fires. All of them absolutely unforgettable.
On the way back, one can stop at the Devil's Corner cellar door and enjoy the "once-in-a-lifetime" grand view of the Great Oyster Bay and the surrounding lagoons.
I cannot stress enough, how incredibly beautiful these natural wonders are. It seems as if Tasmania was forgotten for a while and is now being slowly discovered again. While there is always a slight worry hovering over this land, that is could be subject to a destructive touristic invasion, it is evident, that the people of Tasmania have taken good care of this land, and that (so far) it has been greatly preserved for the future generations to see.
When you walk up the Hazzards – the mountains overviewing the Wineglass bay – you get to witness one of the great reveals of this forgotten gem. Catching glimpses of the Oyster bay through the trees, you ultimately mount to a lookout that reveals the wonderful panorama of the Wineglass bay, Mt. Freycinet, the lagoons and the striking beauty of the Tasman Sea. A truly special treat.
Tasman based British writer Nicholas Shakespeare quoted the 19the century premiere ruler of Iceland, Jorgen Jorgensen, whou could't contain himself upon arrival to Tasmania: "Views impossible for the most luxuriant imagination to conceive more lovely within the whole circle of the creation"
Shakespeare himself was amazed by the incredible nature, and decided to settle in the magnificent Dolphin Sands. Describing so in this witty & entertaining paragraph:
"…but what I saw defined me. It was where I wanted to be.
When my father learned that I intended to sink my savings in a two-bedroomed beach-house at the end of the world, he flew 14.000 miles from England to restrain me. Not long afterwards, I discovered him on the sand. His eyes were nailed to the horizon and there tears in them.
'I. Have. Never. Been. Anywhere. More. Beautiful"
There is no way I could disagree with Shakespeare's father. It is without a doubt, that Tasmania is home to such natural beauties, that only the human eye can truly capture. No technology, not the cleanest lens, can ever transcend the stunning theatrics of the Tasmanian land.
The land and the shores, the oceans and the seas. The stunning mountains and the unique scenes.
It's a hidden gem, worth discovering.


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Graduation Tips I Didn't Get
Graduation speeches tend to be long, full of wisdom, and generally hard to remember. So instead, I'd like to present you with a list of 10 things I wish I had heard when I graduated.
10. You're leaving childhood behind and gaining freedom—but you are also being handed lots of responsibilities. You'll sometimes miss the carefree life of high school. That's normal. Enjoy the memories, but know that what's ahead is worth the effort.
9. Whatever label someone stuck on you in high school doesn't apply now. You can be anyone you want. That's real freedom.
8. Think about what things control you. Make sure they are good things. Freedom offers opportunities. Not all of them are good. Where you can be in 10 years depends on today's choices.
7. Ask advice from older people. While it's easier to talk to your peers, they're probably as confused as you are, and their advice isn't always the best.
6. You'll still have your high school friends but will be making new ones. You'll probably find there will be much less drama too.
5. Unless you're ready to get married—both financially & emotionally, don't get tangled in relationships. Enjoy your independence and making your own choices. Warning: There's a reason they call relationships a "bonding" experience—it is derived from the word "bondage".
4. Don't blow your money. Decide if your purchase is for immediate pleasure or long term needs. Money is not plentiful for the newly independent. You'll learn the definition of a want versus a need. You need food and rent.
3. Impulsive decisions are usually not good decisions. Give it the 5-5-5 Rule. You may be happy with this decision 5 minutes from now, but how about 5 days? 5 years?
2. You've already learned that each choice you make has some sort of consequence. But the choices you'll be making now tend to last longer. Much longer.
1. The best way to make wise choices is to have your goal in mind. If the goal is worth it to you, you'll work hard, make sacrifices, and make the choices to get it.
So there you have it from someone who graduated in the Dark Ages of last century. One last thing, you can learn through experience or by instruction. One can hurt more than the other, so take care. But right now you have some well-earned celebrating to do. Enjoy your journey.


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