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Common phrases
Dented shields and broken swords! curse, esp. used by warriors and military folk
Gods above 'n' fiends below!
- Alae (ah-lay): "Fortunate meeting." A contraction of an old Elven phrase, used as a general greeting and reassurance of peaceful intent.
- Durgos (dur-ghosz): "Peace." A corruption of the orcs' durgreos (see below), used by dragonborn, many traders, sailors of all races, and almost all slave traders.
- Durgreos (dur-gree-ohzz): "No quarrel." A greeting and parting response used by orcs.
- Hykyath (hik-ah-yath): "Prance!" Once a satyr parting, but now used by half-elves and elves (and even, sarcastically, to mean "Look lively!" by sailors, warriors, and orcs).
- Lammath drios (lham-math dree-ohs): "Fortune find you." A parting used all around the Sea of Fallen Stars but not favored in Sembia, where it's thought to be "low" speech, fit only for bumpkins and country dung carters.
- Rhambukkya (ram-bookh-yah): "Ride high." Used as both greeting and parting in Elfharrow and all lands east and south.
- Sabbas (sab-bas): "Run free." A parting used by centaurs, and increasingly by nomads and riders of other races.
- Stettar voh (stet-tar voh): "Gods-power keep you well." A formal, peaceful greeting and parting among merchants in southern Faerûn and in Returned Abeir.
- Tantam (tan-tam): "Hello." Peaceful way-greeting across northern Faerûn.
- Uluvathae (oo-loo-vaw-thay): "Fortune bring you joy." A friendly, informal greeting and parting used by elves and half-elves to others of any race whose company they welcome; between close friends, it is a neutral greeting, or a warning: "Say nothing; we're being listened to."
- Vlandranna (vlan-dranna): "Gods grant," meaning may that which is spoken of occur by their will. An old, corrupted Dwarven word now used by all races around the Inner Sea and lands east and north of there.
In most cities, a male stranger is politely addressed as "goodsir" and a female as "goodwoman" or sometimes "fairlady." Known nobles and officials are "Lord" and "Lady," with "milord" and "milady" used (to be safe) when addressing a person who seems grand, wealthy, or important, but whose precise rank is uncertain.
When formally addressing a known, specific person (male or female), either in writing or an official speech, his or her title is used (even a workaday title such as Guildmaster or Master Mason). If a man lacks such a designation, he is referred to not as "goodsir" but as "Goodman" ("Goodman Draekur of Thistle Lane"). A woman in such circumstances is always styled "Goodwoman." When the person being described is known not to be human, "Goodfaer" is used, regardless of gender.
Racial and Collective TermsEdit
Racial terms aren't always disparagements, or taken that way. However, care should be taken when using some of the following expressions.
- beast-men: Ogres (formerly used only by humans, now also used by gnomes and halflings). Uncomplimentary, but ogres are generally hostile anyway.
- brittlebones: humans (used only by orcs).
- Fair Folk, the: Elves and eladrin (elves use this only to mean eladrin).
- Free Folk, the: Satyrs (a human term now used by all races, including satyrs).
- hin: Halflings (informal but polite; everyday usage among halflings).
- hurbryn: Humans (a term among satyrs and dryads meaning "heavy-footed ones," now used by halflings and creeping into usage by other races).
- manyhanded, the: Humans (derived from "the Manyhanded Curse," an old elven insult).
- meat: All intelligent prey (used only by orcs).
- Mighty, the: Orcs (used only by orcs to speak of their own race).
- oroosh: Humans (used by treants, this literally means "never-stopping talkers").
- People, the: Elves (used only by elves).
- Proud Peoples, the: Dwarves and elves, collectively (used only by humans, and becoming archaic).
- Quick Folk, the: Halflings (considered complimentary, and often used by halflings to refer to themselves).
- Quiet Folk, the: Gnomes.
- Sly Folk, the: Halflings (mainly used by dwarves and humans).
- sorn: Drow (used only by elves, half-elves, and drow themselves).
- Stout Folk, the: Dwarves.
- worms: Goblins and small or puny orcs (used only by orcs). Insulting.


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Beth's Immunity Soup
Beth's Immunity Soup
4-6 cups of Vegetable or Chicken Broth
1/2 teaspoon cumin
2 1/2 cups of chopped tomatoes with the juices
2 teaspoons olive oil
5 garlic cloves, crushed
I half cup cilantro, chopped
Finely minced hot peppers (add as much as you like, depending on your heat preference)
Juice of one lemon
Optional: brown rice, avocado
-In a stock pot, bring broth to a slow boil. Lower to a simmer and add cilantro, tomatoes, and lemon juice.
-In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Sauté garlic, hot peppers (as hot as you like) and a dash of cumin for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally so that garlic does not burn.
-Add garlic mixture to broth and stir. Eat.
Add brown Rice if you'd like carbs
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Position statement to the Forestry Panel
The Hawk and Owl Trust is Britain's only national charity working solely to conserve wild birds of prey and their habitats – through creative conservation, practical research and imaginative education.
This position statement is the policy of the Hawk and Owl Trust on the future of the National Forest Estate managed by the Forestry Commission.
The Forestry Commission and through it the forests it manages have an exceptional record for the conservation and protection of birds of prey. At a time when illegal persecution remains a critical problem on many estates, the Forestry Commission and its forests stand apart as the place where birds of prey are safe.
The Forestry Commission also has an exceptional record of pro-active management for birds of prey, ranging from the care it takes to avoid disturbing the nests of key species like goshawk to active protection of the rarest species.The Forestry Commission has:
- been responsible through protection and the scale of its forests for the successful re-establishment of goshawk in England
- hosted the re-introduction of red kites in several regions
- ensured undisturbed nesting areas for rare and threatened honey buzzards in the eastern counties
- provided a haven for England's returning wild ospreys in an eyrie built and protected by the Forestry Commission, Lake District National Park and RSPB in 2001, since viewed by over 1 million people
- together with the RSPB, been showing people nesting peregrines at Symonds Yat, Herefordshire, for over 20 years.
The Forestry Commission has a growing reputation for working in partnership and with its local community – as demonstrated by the recent successful partnership with the Hawk and Owl Trust to find out more about the rare and secretive long-eared owl in the forests of South-west England, involving volunteers as well as Commission staff.
The Hawk and Owl Trust believes that:
- Forestry Commission forests must remain in national ownership and be given effective protection in the public domain for all of us, for ever
- the Forestry Commission should be given a new constitution and a new remit with protection of the environment at its heart to enable it to continue its management of forests on behalf of everyone in England
- the Forestry Commission and its management of forests are crucial to the achievement of the Trust's core aim 'to see birds of prey reaching their full potential as a vital and beautiful part of the UK environment'.
This position statement is made by the Trustees of the Hawk and Owl Trust
Chairman Mrs Barbara Handley
July 2011


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As you can see, it's an instruction to ladies to throw sanitary products in the special sanitary bins, not down the loo (if they really want us to do that they should provide more than one bin and put them inside the cubicles instead of outside). It tells us that in English, Chinese and Arabic, because it's in the school of modern languages and there are lots of Chinese and Arabic students about.
It also tells us the same again in English, with different wording. It's considerably more polite and almost affectionate in the wording ('please dear ladies') than the first English text, and it also differs in using the euphemism 'special objects'. It has one error in it, using singular 'it' to refer back to the plural 'special objects', although this doesn't necessarily mean it was written by a non-native speaker. Otherwise, there is nothing wrong with the English versions that couldn't be fixed with a couple of punctuation marks.
But WHY are there two English versions? My guess is that the second is a translation of the Chinese. I really don't know why this would be the case, but that's how it reads to me. I think the English was written first, then translated into Chinese (and Arabic) and then, for some reason, translated back to English. I'd love someone who reads Chinese to tell me if that's true.
Alternatively, the second English text might have been written first by a Chinese speaker, and then some native English speaker told them it was a bit polite for a sign and rewrote it in a more 'English' way, and somehow both ended up being used.
(By the way, I've assumed Chinese simply because there are a lot more Chinese students in this school than Arabic, so it's just a probability. The above could equally apply to Arabic instead.)


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Exactly one year ago yesterday I received my lovely/schizophrenic hamster Ophelia.
It seems like just yesterday that I entered the pet store while hamster hunting and can across a singular incredibly pissed-off rodent. Ophelia was so ill tempered the owner of the store gave her to me because he was afraid to sell her to a child.
Since I first got her she seemed, oddly enough, to become more and more infatuated with me everyday (she likes to express love through making me bleed), but I mean who wouldn't like me? Life with Caveman is all fun, peppered with Twizzlers and snack cakes.
Sometimes I lie awake at night listening to the infernal squeak (squeak, squeak, squeak) of the hamster wheel, and I figure the end of "us" will come once she grows bored of me. When that day comes there is no more turning my back on her cage because she seems like the type that would ambush you.
To me, she has become a kind of bitey pain in my ass that I'm surprised I haven't accidentally killed yet, but I love the hell out of her.


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All the featured authors are from the Romance Writers of Australia or Romance Writers of New Zealand, and have just been or are newly published with the digital imprints of Australian publishing houses like - Random House, Harlequin, Penguin and Pan Macmillan.
This week, please welcome Nina Blake.
After university, Nina worked in public relations managing publications. She still loves publications, both hard and soft copy. She is delighted that Escape Publishing has picked up Forget Me Not, her personal favourite of all the romances she has written.
She was lucky enough to meet the man of her dreams when she was at university. Though it wasn't love at first sight and Nina was a bit slow off the mark, they're now happily married. And it's staying that way.
Nina was always lousy at sport and still can't run, catch or throw. Despite this, she enjoys aerobics and working out at the gym. Some of her friends call her a gym junkie, an accusation that's completely unfounded.
She lives in Perth, Australia with her husband and son.
Title - FORGET ME NOT
Release Date - 1 May 2013
Publisher - Escape Publishing
Call Story - The "call" came by email. It's the first email I've received from an agent or publisher that started off "I am delighted..." Well, I was delighted too! My husband and I celebrated that night with beer. It's bubbly and similar in colour to champagne. We waited for the weekend for a bottle of the real thing.
About your book:
Hero - Stefan Porter has amnesia. He's lucky enough to have an ex-wife who will help him, but why on earth would he ever have left her?
Heroine - Claire is a compassionate lawyer (no, the two are not mutually exclusive) who must help Stefan get back on his feet.
Setting - Sydney from the spectacular harbour to the terrible traffic.
Claire's compassion leads her to caring for Stefan. Though he is back to being the thoughtful, affectionate man she fell in love with, she can't let herself get too involved. The instant Stefan's memory comes back, he'll remember who he was and what he really wants – and it's not Claire.
Or is it?
FORGET ME NOT excerpt
Stefan needed her. Whether he liked it or not. And there was nothing either of them could do about it.
Claire Simons followed the nurse down the hallway. It felt like a tunnel, the walls painted pale gray to match the carpet, the muted prints on the walls failing to brighten the place up even slightly. She wished the nurse would talk to her, say something, anything; the only noise was the soft thud of their footsteps on the threadbare carpet and the faint clink of crockery in the distance.
Stopping outside one closed door, the nurse knocked and pushed it open without waiting for a reply.
Her heart racing, Claire wanted to yell. She needed more time, she wasn't ready, she was never going to be ready. One look at her and Stefan would remember everything, and they'd be back where they started—or finished—and that was more than Claire could handle.
But she'd already come this far. Taking a deep breath to steel herself, Claire followed the woman into the room.
"Mr Porter," the nurse said.
He sat on a chair, looking out the window, with his back to them. Stefan's shoulders were broad in a crisp white shirt, his figure imposing. Even in the bland surrounds of a hospital room, he had a certain presence that was palpable.
It was strange to see Stefan so still. He was normally so busy, so active, never stopping for a moment. Whether he was working on a case, working out to an exercise program, or ordering people around—as he often liked to do—he was always on the go.
"Stefan," the nurse said, more loudly.
He turned his head. "Yes."
"Your wife is here."
He shifted his gaze to Claire, standing by the bed. 'I guess I should say "hello".'
Claire was glad to hear his voice again, a distinctive American accent tempered by years of living in Australia, a voice wholly his own. It was so familiar, so reassuring.
Claire looked him up and down. Same dark brown hair, though it was longer now. Same blue eyes, same chiselled features. Only the neatly trimmed goatee was new, adding a funky edge which softened his features. But something else was different. The Stefan she'd known seemed missing. His eyes had always been striking, pale irises ringed in dark blue, lined with thick lashes. They now seemed dull and empty.
That was it. In his eyes, there was … nothing.
You can find out more about Nina on her website. Check out her other romances at Amazon. Here's one of her book covers:


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I wish I still believed in Santa. When I was a child, I barely slept on Christmas Eve, which made it difficult for my parents to get all the presents under the tree without me knowing they, not Santa, were the gift-bringers.
After fighting sleep for hours, my excitement growing with each little real or imagined noise in or outside the house, I drifted off for two or three hours. When I awakened, usually about 5:30 a.m., I would run down the hallway to the living room to find toys and wrapped gifts arranged carefully under the tree. One year, there was a little round table and chairs. Another time, a red tricycle. There were Barbie dolls, red cowgirl boots, storybooks and baby Thumbelina.
Magic. Pure, blow-your-mind magic. Every year. But the gifts weren't the magic — it was the fact that they were there, that they had appeared while I slept, that they came from someplace I could only imagine.
Believing was so easy then. Now it's harder. Even after I found out there was no Santa, I still believed in magic, in things unseen and unknown. I still do, but I find the belief hardest to hold on to during the time of year when it would seem to be most present.
Here it is the day before Thanksgiving and all I feel is dread for the coming six weeks. I'm not a grinch and it's not even that I dislike Christmas or the holiday season. But there's much too much expectation, too much frantic merrymaking, too much food, too much shopping, too much noise, too many versions of "Silent Night" blaring from speakers everywhere I go. Too much, too much, too much. The magic is lost in the cacophony of the season.
Last week, a friend asked me what I want for Christmas. I didn't know what to say at the time. I stumbled around and said I'd think about it. So I did.
What I want for Christmas is more security and less stress, more time with family and friends, more time to enjoy the old and new things in my life. I would like to live the moment without having to remind myself to do so.
I want some silence and peace and good will. I want people to slow down, see the beauty in their lives, feel gratitude and be mindful of the gifts that can't be found in any store. Why is everyone in such a rush?
I want simplicity. And magic. Pure magic.


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On Tuesday, Mary Rodavich and I were able to give our 90-minute nutrition lesson to a group of 13 4th graders from The Shack Neighborhood House. The day before and the morning of the activity, we set up the chairs, pre-chopped some of the food, and set up the supplies we'd need for the activity. The theme for this nutrition lesson was healthy snacking. We began the morning by introducing ourselves, telling them we'd be making a few fun recipes, and also learning about what it means to snack healthy. After going over MyPlate, the kids were able to give an example of a snack from each section of the MyPlate. Then I went over the acronym "S.N.A.C.K.S." with the kids.
"Not in front of the TV" received gasps from the audience, and we had the kids figure out why that might not be a good idea. It has something to do with portion control. If you're zoned out in front of the TV, you may find yourself not paying attention to what you're eating, or how much you're eating. And snacks are supposed to be smaller portions than a meal, because you want to still be hungry for dinner!
We then told the kids we'd be making a snack from the vegetable food group– homemade tomato salsa. Several of the kids got to wash their hands, and volunteer to come up front and help chop the tomatoes and green peppers, measure out the lime juice, and put the cilantro, garlic, and jalapeno peppers into the bowl to be mixed.
When I held up the green onions, the kids thought it was asparagus! So I passed some green onions around, as well as the bunch of cilantro so the kids could smell and feel the herbs.
When the salsa had finished, we moved on to making tortilla chips from wheat tortillas. Each 4th grader got to cut up their tortilla into triangles, spray both sides with cooking spray, and sprinkle on salt, pepper, and chili powder.
Then while the tortilla chips were baking, the kids were divided into 3 teams and got to play "Guess That Fruit or Vegetable." I had bought 12 different fruits and vegetables (zucchini, cucumber, orange, parsnip, turnip, celery, bell pepper, banana, pear, mango, cabbage). We put each item into a paper bag, taped it up, put a #1-12 on it, and cut out a small hole in the back of the bag. Teams were instructed to send 1 team member at a time to choose a bag, and by touching only, write down their guess of what fruit or vegetable was inside.
The kids learned about new fruits and vegetables, and had fun competing for first place. Some of the items stumped the kids (parsnips feel like a large carrot, after all!), but I was impressed that they could tell what a mango was just by feeling it. And guessing "squash" for zucchini is technically correct.
Finally, after the lesson & activity, the kids were able to line up at a station and make their own fruit & cheese kabobs on skewers. We encouraged the kids to add a variety of the fruits to their skewers, but the kids were huge fans of the purple grapes, strawberries, and cheddar cheese especially.
The kids also got to try their tortilla chips and salsa at this point, and were able to take home containers of extra salsa, as well as a nutritional brochure containing the information we covered (S.N.A.C.K.S.) and recipes for the salsa and chips.
As the 90 minutes was coming to a close, I asked the kids what food groups we had eaten as snacks today. The kids were able to tell Mary and I that the salsa was a vegetable, the whole wheat tortilla chips were a grain, and the kabobs were in the dairy (cheddar and mozzarella cheese) and fruit food groups. Hopefully the kids will take away the message that its important to snack and eat from a variety of food groups, and not all just from the grains or fats & oils food group (cookies, granola bars, popcorn, pizza rolls, potato chips, donuts, crackers, etc).
This was a fun activity to design and implement, and I hope that in the future I will continue to have opportunities to teach kids to get excited about fruits and vegetables and try new things!


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On Women's Demonstration
I translated this piece from Bahar's weblog
On Women's Demonstration
I have stayed at home. I have a final exam tomorrow. My father didn't let me participate in today's demonstration. I am worried. I am sending Elnaz an SMS. She is not answering. Amir is saying that they are beating up our friends. He is saying that they are very violent. It reminds me of the way they were beating up people on International Women's Day.
I talked with Elnaz. They have seriously beaten them all up. They have arrested some. I am nervous. They have arrested some of the students of my university…
Kosoof http://www.kosoof.com/archive/2006/Jun/12/425.php
(look how wildly they are pulling my friend away on the ground!)


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TORONTO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index extended gains on Tuesday afternoon, rising more than 1 percent to hit their highest level this year, on a rally in resource-based shares.
The S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 118.17 points, or 1.04 percent, at 11,450.21, reaching its highest in 11 months. Six of the index's 10 main groups advanced, led by a 1.75 percent gain in materials, and a 1.44 percent climb in oil and gas. The influential financial group was up nearly 1 percent.
$1=$1.08 Canadian Reporting by Ka Yan Ng; Editing by Jeffrey Hodgson


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Top Gifts for the New Homeowner
If you have friends or family that are moving into a new home then you'll want to get them the best gift possible to help them settle in to the new environment and make feel a little bit more like their own. Here are some of the best and most unusual gifts to let them know that you should be at the top of their guest list for their housewarming party.
If you want to get hold of any of them, or you fancy a look at some other personalised gifts, from baby christening gifts to literally anything else, visit Getting Personal. All of the featured gifts here can be found on the website.
If you want to get hold of any of them, or you fancy a look at some other personalised gifts, from baby christening gifts to literally anything else, visit Getting Personal. All of the featured gifts here can be found on the website.
Loads of alcohol
A bottle of bubbly, beer or other booze that they're known for enjoying has always been a classic gift for nearly any occasion. What's less common, however, is a personalised bottle to go with the drink. Options range from standard wines to champagne and even whiskey. You can personalise pretty much any part of these things. The label can often have a special message added, or it can be packed in an engraved box with your best wishes on the front. Some bottles can even be ordered with a newspaper cutting from the date of bottling (depending on the bottle, obviously). If they're the sort to turn the nose at novelty bottles, then perhaps you could even consider specially made glasses to go with the drink, which will not only make them happier, but also make for a longer lasting gift.
Door mats (no rude messages)
This gift will not only please the recipient but it will also be one of the first things other people see when entering your friends' house, meaning you can claim ownership of somewhere in a way that only dogs could do previously. The mats can have any message up to 12 characters on each of three lines.
The only condition of these is that they won't print offensive messages, no matter how many bribes you give them. Yes, it's disappointing, but they're more likely to keep it by their door if it says something nice.
Personalised calendar
There's nothing like getting involved in your friends' relationship like making sure their family planning involves you. Not in a sexy way, Just get them a personalised calender so that every time they're reminded of the dentist, your birthday party, or the need to buy some more garlic, they'll thikn of you while they do it.
Slate DIY cheese board
Like the old saying goes, 'a house aint a home without a load of cheese.' That might not exist, but it doesn't make it any less true.
These cheese boards can come with any message you can think of at the top, with some added cheese measurements to make sure they're getting their minimum daily dairy intake.
I think we can put all jokes aside at this point and agree that the cheese board is the winner amongst these gifts and should only be overlooked if the potential recipient of your gift is already an artisan cheesemaker/eater whose knowledge knows no bounds.
David is based in the UK and loves writing about home improvement and decoration.


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With a few notable exceptions, the Metropolitan Opera has had slim success in casting Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" in recent decades. A new revival of Franco Zeffirelli's 1970 production, last seen four seasons ago, offers a good deal more unsuccess and another notable exception.
As Santuzza in "Cavalleria," Waltraud Meier was superb at the first performance on Friday evening, singing clearly and evenly throughout her range, carrying lines smoothly and coloring her tone richly. She gradually worked an incisive, telling edge into her voice without sacrificing its basic beauty; even her shrieks were musical. And she projected a riveting dramatic presence, convincingly fragile as well as ferocious.
But she seemed at times to have accidentally wandered onto a provincial stage. What possible interest her character, with an innate dignity and reserve overcome only in extremity, could ever have found in Bruno Beccaria's Turiddu was a mystery. Mr. Beccaria presented a crude caricature of Italian operatic style, striking stiff poses and bellowing broadly, as brutishly insensitive in his singing as in his chracterization.
The rest of the cast was generally passable: Wendy White appealing in the small role of Lola, Timothy Noble imposing but a bit woolly of voice as Alfio, and Judith Christin sounding matronly above and beyond the call as Lucia. The conductor, Nello Santi, who seemed more intent on belaboring the obvious than on holding the performance together, was a fit match for Mr. Beccaria, but the others deserved better.
That Mr. Beccaria did not also sing Canio in "Pagliacci" qualified as a small favor. The role went instead to Ermanno Mauro, who made his Met debut with it 15 years ago. He undoubtedly sounded fresher then. Here he tended to sprawl, swooping and sliding from note to note, sometimes wobbling wildly in his vibrato. But his characterization, while none too subtle, at least had some humanity.
Actually, Mark Oswald, a baritone, produced the most attractive tenorial sounds of the impoverished evening, with a pleasant ring and a smooth delivery in the upper reaches of Silvio's part. Juan Pons was a solid and occasionally gripping Tonio. Barbara Daniels sang Nedda well but for touches of shrillness. Kenn Chester was a decent Beppe. Mr. Santi banged through this score in much the same fashion as he did "Cavalleria."
Remarkably, Mr. Zeffirelli's grandiose dog-and-pony show (well, O.K., no pony, but a couple of horses and a donkey), which is utterly distracting when there are voices of stature on hand, proves meagerly diverting when there are few. For all the vaunted realism of his set and costume design, the human behavior has nothing real about it. (Fabrizio Melano has been the stage director in recent revivals.) Would six or seven children all single-mindedly paw a lone commonplace mutt and ignore a horse and donkey in the vicinity? Not a chance. The villagers drift sweetly and vacantly, as villagers are wont to do on an opera stage and nowhere else, seeming all the more rootless for their sheer numbers.Continue reading the main story
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Winter riding requires dressing up a bit more.
It's surprising the number of barns that still dot the U.P.
Playing in the snow brings out the kid in everyone.
Taking a snowshoe trek in to see a wintry Redridge Dam.
Tahquamenon Falls is almost frozen... just one flow left.
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Put the wine, sugar, salt and 1/2 cup water in a high-sided medium skillet and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the quince and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook, partially covered, until the quince slices are very tender and translucent but still hold their shape, 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove the quince to a bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving the syrup in the skillet. Return the heat to high and simmer the syrup until thickened, about 3 minutes. (You should have 1/3 cup syrup when finished.) Pour the hot syrup over the quince and stir in the crystallized ginger. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cool. The quince will keep covered in the refrigerator for 3 days.
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If biking is in your blood, or even it is just beginning to become something more inviting to you, then you might be interested in the The Carlton Trunk & Tent Show coming next week on April 21, sponsored by Carlton Bike Rental & Repair.
I remember the late Jim Oberstar's ribbon-cutting when Carlton Bike Rental (CBR) first opened. Hard to believe that was already six years ago.
Carlton is an ideal kickoff point for Minnesota's famous bike trail network. For this reason there will also be reps from Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores (COGGS), a chapter of the International Mountain Bicycling Association. Yes, this region not only has paved trails for family outings but an astonishing network of mountain biking trails for serious adventurers.
The Trunk & Tent Show is more than a biking occasion though. There will be representatives from Swiftwater Adventures, local pros with 50 years of experience guiding whitewater rafting and kayaking here on the St. Louis River as well as reps from the 50-mile Minnesota Voyageur Ultra Marathon and the Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon Race giving away free passes. Jay Cooke Park manager Lisa Angelos will be on hand to answer questions about the park and The Streetcar will contribute by grilling eats and offering libations via a cash bar.
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Other Upcoming Local Happenings
I got a sneak preview Sunday.)
The Minnesota Arts Board is conducting two meetings tomorrow from noon till mid-afternoon. The first is about funding for arts programs in Minnesota with an overview of all grant programs. This will be highly informative with a Q&A period after the presentation. The second will address funding for art in public spaces. Both meetings will be at the DAI at their Depot location. Details here on Facebook.
The current exhibit at Karpeles Manuscript Museum has been Full Steam Ahead, a clever title for the rare manuscripts and documents pertaining to Robert Fulton's development of the steamboat. This Sunday Karpeles is having a special kickoff to the upcoming Huskeys baseball season titled Spring Fever Reliever. It's a family event for local baseball fans... or rather, fans of our local baseball heroes.
And since we're talking about Karpeles here, May is going to be one of the most exciting months on record for local Dylan fans as the Duluth Dylan Fest team has pulled out all the stops. One of the new events will be taking place at Karpeles, title Einstein Disguised As Robin Hood, it will feature rare documents from the William Pagel Collection. For details on all the upcoming Duluth Dylan Fest events, follow on Facebook here.
Meantime, I gotta get ready for the new day. Have a great weekend.


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Papilio peranthus
Papilio peranthus is also a nice butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1787 by Fabricius. With a wingspan of 7.0 – 9.0 cm Papilio peranthus is a small member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is black with iridescence green areas. Hind wings have tails.
Photos for easy identification
These are nice photos of Papilio peranthus (male). Papilio peranthus is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia).
The forewings are black. Nearby the body there is a big iridescence green area. The pinion is powdered by green scales. In back there is an area of special scales like a pelt. This pelt is typically for the male, because the flavours of this pelt should allure the female.
The underside is two coloured. First part is dark brown and powdered by whitish scales. Second part is light brown and has dark veins.
The hind wings are black and have tails. The margin is ridged. At the margin there is a chain of greenish spots. Nearby the body there is a big iridescence green area.
The underside is dark brown or black and powdered by whitish scales. The margin is light brown. At the margin there is a chain of tree coloured spots (white, orange and black).
The body is dark brown and powdered by green scales.
Sex differences: None
Larval food
General information
The first description of this butterfly was in 1787 by Fabricius. There are some subspecies.
- Papilio peranthus adamantius [C. & R. Felder, 1864]
- Papilio peranthus baweanus [Hagen, 1896]
- Papilio peranthus intermedius [Snellen]
- Papilio peranthus insulicola [Rothschild]
- Papilio peranthus transiens [Fruhstorfer]
Protection provisions / Red List
- CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):
-no entry- (as at 14.06.2006)
- EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora
-no entry- (as at 19.08.2005)
- IUCN Red List of threatened species:
-no entry- (as at 2004) (see: www.redlist.org/)
Similar and closely-related species
Papilio lorquinianus [C. & R. Felder, 1865] (Sea Green Swallowtail, Meergrüner Schwalbenschwanz, Machaon Vert Marin)
Scientific name
Papilio peranthus Fabricius 1787
Classification / Taxonomy / Family tree
- Kingdom: ANIMALIA
- Phylum: ARTHROPODA
- Class: INSECTA
- Order: LEPIDOPTERA
- Suborder: DITRYSIA
- Superfamily: PAPILIONOIDEA
- Family: PAPILIONIDAE
- Subfamily: PAPILIONINAE
- Tribe: PAPILIONINI
- Genus: PAPILIO
- Specific name: PERANTHUS


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also Justice, Dj Mehdi and Busy P are at Terminal 5 on feb 12th.
February or March? They both fall out on weekends.
Electronic Night Life
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i presume this is feb 12th? which of course is Corsten @ Nokia - would be rather neat in a visitors eyes to party in an area notorious for 'never sleeping' aka fortydeuce aka times sq
FYI I am officially calling Times Square "forty deuce" now cuz of you.......
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FYI I am officially calling Times Square "forty deuce" now cuz of you.......
lol that is what it is right?
quote:Originally posted by get nyce
lol that is what it is right?
It is, and I love your version a hell of a lot better.
LOL my status tonight was dedicated to "deuce", ironically. I am a fan.
Thanks, friend, I have learned something coolio from you.
no problem boobs lady
Hey NYTA
I already posted this in the TOTA forum but I'm sure that most of you stay on your part of the board and don't venture over to TOTA too often, but I'd definitely appreciate some advice...
I've been to NYC plenty of times before, but never to party. My godmother lives in White Plains where we'll be staying, with the exception of the 14th, when we'll be staying in the city...
We plan on doing some "tourist-y" stuff, but also want to check out the party scene.
Any Suggestions?
I love rev... Rev-y, Rev, Rev
From the party-planner thread:
Feb 11th- Feb 17th
Roger Sanchez --- Thursday 02/11/10--- Cielo (NYC)
Ferry Corsten & John Dahlback --- Friday 02/12/10--- Nokia Theatre (NYC)
Alex Pearce & Cristan Arango --- Friday 02/12/10---M2 Ultralounge (NYC)
Tigerskin --- Friday 02/12/10--- Cielo (NYC)
Justice --- Friday 02/12/10--- Terminal 5 (NYC)
There is also the event section, which is updated as events come along.
Scoops mentioned C&C as well as Chris Lake, too. Not listed as events, yet, but sure to be posted soon!
..... and you have already heard about every club there is here (via TOTA), so I think you are set!! Have fun!
Last edited by yankeeBaby on Jan-18-2010 at 17:56
saturday feb 13th - boris valentines party @ pacha
sunday feb 14th - chus & ceballos @ pacha
what kind of partying are you looking to do? music centered (if so what kind of music), or just going to some bars and lounges?
Ok so we're thinking Sullivan or Love on the 13th and Pacha for C&C on the 14th.
We like the sound/atmosphere at Footy here in TO, so hopefully Sullivan or Love won't disappoint.
I definitely have no idea how to dress.
I usually just wear jeans and a black t shirt out to party, comfortable to dance in and low maintenance... Not that I really care, but I don't want to completely stick out... Am I going to be under-dressed at either of these places?
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Three Secrets to Save Your Relationship
There are many things that can put relationships into jeopardy. Many couples think that the keys to a successful relationship are beyond their grasp. There are things that are going to be beyond our control, and the concept of compatibility is an essential component to a successful relationship. When you are in the process of struggling to save your relationship what are something's that you can do to help save it?
With many relationships over a long period, there are communication and respect that is broken down. However, keeping them alive will help your relationship because you will be working together and not against each other.
One aspect of respect in communication is politeness. It shows that no matter how much wrath you are keeping inside you can show a little humility. You can lash out at your partner for not taking out the trash yesterday, or you can politely say, "Please, would you take out the trash." If, you start the day by yelling or accusing most likely your day will go along the same route and you will end up going to bed angry. Remain calm and talk nicely to your partner about what is bothering you. If, you try and control your feelings of anger because your partner did or did d not do something you can start to present a positive change in the relationship. This in turn, will help them become more responsive to your feelings.
Quit the Blame Game
Relationships take two people. When there is only one person trying in a relationship it is going to become more difficult to establish responsibilities. This will end up with each person blaming the other person for the multitude of problems in the relationship. It is the opposite person reaction to this negativity that can change the attitude of the other. If, one person is more calm and helps positivity within the discussion the other will more likely calm down and try to talk it out.
The Communication Game
Communication is the absolute key to any relationship. Allowing both partners equal time to venting their frustrations and the opposite listening to what each other is saying then you can establish what the causes and effects are of the problems the two of you might be facing. Take opposite trunks in listening and communicating your feelings with each other. Let the other person talk for 10 minutes then you respond with your concerns for 10 minutes. With each person listening for 10 min alot can be accomplished. Let the next half hour or hour go and find ways to establish compromise or agreement with discussions and each other's feelings about the topics discussed.
With these simple steps involving good communication and respect for each other, you should be able to save your relationship.


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Stisted Mill
Low resolution copy courtesy of Footsteps' Shop on Ebay. Quality postcards of Essex.
Welcome to the home page for the History of Stisted and its inhabitants.
Below you find links to a range of sources transcribed by History House. Further below under 'more family and local history sources' you will find additional links to help you.
For other locations in Essex use the 'Essex A to Z' in the navigation menu.
Stisted inhabitants who voted in the 1847 general election.
STISTED, a pleasant village on the northern acclivity of the vale of the Blackwater, 3 miles East by North of Braintree, has >>more.
White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.
White's Directory of Essex 1863 - list of inhabitants.
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.
Kelly's Directory of Essex 1895 - list of inhabitants.
Court cases involving Stisted residents - ongoing project >>more.
Reports and returns on schools and education in Stisted.
When researching for this website we often find a little snippet of information on a location or subject which may be of interest. Here's one for Stisted.
Under the Poor Law of 1834, Stisted became part of the Braintree Union. See our article on researching your workhouse and pauper ancestors.
For images of Stisted see our article on Essex Images for Family History.
For maps of Stisted see our article on Essex Maps for Family History.
All Saints Church, Stisted, 1909
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
New to researching your family tree or unsure where to find information? Take a look at our Your Ancestors section of the website. It contains tips, advice, links to resources, and stories.
Discover how to explore newspaper archives. With millions of pages now online, there is always the possibility of finding articles featuring your ancestors.
Find census returns for this location at Ancestry.co.uk.
Find census returns for this location at Findmypast.co.uk.
All types of objects relating to family history are sold on Ebay. Photographs, copies of Wills, house conveyancing, bills of sale, and much, much more. See our article Essex Ancestors on eBay
If you're looking for pictures of Stisted to add to your family tree album, then try Ebay. Link already formatted for Essex Postcards
Books featuring Stisted from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Stisted.
Books featuring Essex on Amazon. Just click the logo. This link is already formatted for Essex History in the book section. Refine the search to look for Stisted, such as: Stisted history.
The Essex Record Office 'ERO' is an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of Essex Archives Online which includes parish registers. Access to both via the ERO's homepage.
Also try FreeReg: a database of parish registers transcribed by volunteers. The Essex coverage is increasing each day.
Stisted Hall and Church
print published 1834
Newspaper archives are now a very important source of information for researching your family tree.
Try our example search to help you discover if your ancestors are in the British Newspaper Archive.
Stisted - Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, 1798
Stisted - First Series Ordnance Survey Map 1805
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Bayer CropScience and MS Technologies LLC recently announced plans to market a new soybean trait called BalanceTM GT (Event FG72), a dual herbicide-tolerant trait stack featuring tolerance to both glyphosate and isoxaflutole. Bayer CropScience and MS Technologies intend to broadly license Balance GT soybeans. Balance GT soybeans will be available in high-yielding genetics in many maturity groups in the U.S. in 2015, pending regulatory approvals.
"As growers look to expand their soybean weed control options, we at Bayer CropScience are proud to be collaborating on the development of this new dual herbicide-tolerant trait," said Allen Gent, Bayer CropScience U.S. soybean product manager and strategy lead. "When used in combination with Balance Bean* herbicide, Balance GT will offer growers an effective weed control system. Balance GT will be offered in elite soybean genetics, thus enabling growers the opportunity to achieve excellent weed control with strong yields."
Closer look: Read an update on Bayer Cropscience from the company's headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.
When growing Balance GT soybeans, growers will have the flexibility to use both glyphosate and isoxaflutole during burndown, pre- or post-emergence to achieve broad spectrum weed control of both grasses and broadleaf weeds. Rotating crops, herbicide modes of action and herbicide-tolerant traits are good stewardship practices, and three of the best ways growers can achieve effective weed resistance management.
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"MS Technologies is also excited to be collaborating on the development of this new option in weed control built upon high-yielding elite soybean genetics," says Lauren August, MS Technologies brand manager. "We know that even the best traits are of little use without yield, which is why we have evaluated hundreds of thousands of lines to be able to soon offer growers the highest-yielding elite genetics with this new dual herbicide-tolerant trait for simple, proven weed control."
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I didn't sew regularly at all in those years, but miraculously, everything I sewed I actually did finish.
Evidence 1: a party dress of simple princess seams in red Bengaline.
I sewed this dress during a couple of days when we were snowed in after a storm. No classes and nowhere to go? Sewing was my coping mechanism... I couldn't quite sew the invisible zipper at the seam so it gapes visibly, but aside from that, the dress is quite ok.
Evidence 2: a velvet bolero, to go with the party dress.
|with sleeves
Evidence 3: Missoni top
I copied another knit top I had that fit well. I had already cut all the pieces when I realized that the fabric was a bit too loosely knit and would hang too limply. I then interfaced each piece to give the fabric more body. That worked well, except that the fabric became a lot less stretchy and the top didn't fit anymore!
I added the two central strips to make it wider and disaster averted. I was so proud of how well I managed to match all the stripes!
The buttons are mother of pearl and they match beautifully in color and shine, but they are a bit too heavy. I keep thinking that I will change them, but never do...
I still wear it, and I get lots of compliments when I do.
Evidence 4: ballroom dancing dress
I made this dress my second year in grad school. I had joined the ballroom dancing club and I needed a dress for the weekend trips to the dance hall. The dress of course needed to have a wide skirt and be comfortable enough for some serious physical activity without straps falling or worse. The pattern was McCalls I think, I wonder where it is?


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Mugshots of Musicians Part 29 Share Tweet
Have you checked Part 1 of Mugshots of Musicians? If so, then let's continue on in this Mugshot musical history…
Last time, we looked at early mugshots of rock musicians — from Death Metal gods to Punk Rock stars. This time, let's dip back again into the '60s and '70s and check out some more photos in this second part of 'Mugshots of Musicians'
Looking sleek with swag in this mugshot, 29 year old Mr. Stardust, David Bowie was arrested in New York in March 1976 (together with Iggy Pop) on a felony pot possession charge. This mugshot was taken three days after he was arrested when Bowie went to City Court for arraignment.
The Man in Black, Johnny Cash was arrested in 1965 as he was on his way back from a trip to Mexico after U.S. Customs agents discovered hundreds of pep pills and tranquilizers in his luggage. After spending a night in El Paso jail, Cash paid $1000 in cash (pun intended) as fine.
The Doors lead vocalist Jim Morrison was arrested in 1970 after exposing himself during a 1969 concert in Miami. He was charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure and profanity offenses.
Jimi Hendrix was arrested at Toronto International Airport airport in May 1969 after customs agents found hash and heroin inside his luggage. The Guitar God claimed that the drugs were slipped inside his bag by a fan without his knowledge. The charges were later dropped.
If you like this article, then you might want to check out other Mugshots articles.
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The 4th of July is behind us now. I hope that all of you in the U.S. had a very enjoyable holiday. My kids and I made our traditional trek downtown to see the parade. We always show up early to get our chairs placed in our usual spot. After the official "chair placement", we will wander around downtown, buying ice cream or little snacks, and just enjoying the atmosphere. This year before I left home I put on my new shoes that one of my daughter's had given me as a birthday gift, along with my new 4th of July socks. To wear these two items together anywhere else, other than a 4th of July parade, might cause a few raised eyebrows because of the similarity to Raggedy Ann's attire. However, they seemed to fit right in at the parade.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Raggedy Ann Effect
Labels: Holidays
3 comments:
- Kar said...
Absolutely perfect! No eye brow raising here. :)
- July 6, 2010 at 8:12 AM
- Rose said...
i love to buy socks that recognize holidays.
- July 6, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- Kathy said...
Love the socks!!!
- July 7, 2010 at 2:26 AM
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Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Tonight we meet the Portland tailor who dressed The Boss; learn the history of a controversial statue; and Bernie Sanders is in town.
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Meet Portland's original urban outfitter — Bruce Springsteen has shopped here and so has Alec Baldwin. At Joseph's on Fore Street, Joseph Redman has been selling men's suits for 43 years. Setting up shop during the Ford presidency, Redman offered an alternative from the preppy, L.L. Bean-meets-hunting look that passed for men's fashion in Maine's largest city. The latest installment in our "Portland institutions" series explores one man's staying power in the face of e-commerce, economic shifts and the fickleness of fashion. — Kathleen Pierce
The unquiet history of the Sea Dog family statue — The bronze nuclear family outside Hadlock Field has become a Park Avenue landmark, but 10 years ago the city nearly rejected it as insufficiently diverse and too commercial, BDN Portland's Troy R. Bennett reports. In 2006, Sea Dogs owner Dan Burke tried to give the statue to the city, only to have it rejected by the public art committee, which figured there were already enough statues of white people on pedestals around Portland. The city council ultimately felt differently.
Portland still Berns — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez begin a nine-state tour tonight with an appearance at the State Theatre, from 7 to 9 p.m. The pair are holding the rally as part of the Democratic party's effort to regrow its grassroots support in "purple" and "red" states, the Press Herald's Kevin Miller reports.
Developers eyes Portland's last farmland — Camelot Farm, a 45-acre field where until recently cattle still grazed, may soon disappear, the Press Herald's Randy Billings reports. A group of developers has a contract to purchase the property, which is bound by the Stroudwater River, and plans to turn it into a residential subdivision with 95 single-family homes.
Things are about to get wild at the Maine State House — With 60 days to go until the close of the legislative session, a $6.8 billion problem to solve and more than 1,000 bills still stuck in committee many might think Maine legislators are in for a two month marathon. BDN statehouse bureau chief Chris Cousins knows that it's already a sprint. "We've had a very slow run up here, and we are clearly at the point where we need to be working much more than we are," said House Minority Leader Ken Fredette, R-Newport.
'Tales of deportation' — Over the weekend, the BBC picked up the story of Abdi Ali, the permanent resident who immigration agents arrested in a Portland courthouse earlier this month. Ali is one of many long-time U.S. residents who are facing deportation under the Trump administration's more aggressive immigration enforcement policies, the British broadcaster reports.
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Immigrant arrests up almost 33 percent under Trump — Between January and mid March U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 21,362 immigrants, a 32.6 percent increase from that period in the last year of the Obama administration. Most of those arrested were convicted criminals, but the arrests rate of immigrants with no criminal record also more than doubled. That change, Maria Sachetti of the Washington Post writes, is "the clearest sign yet that President Trump has ditched his predecessor's protective stance toward most of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.
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Here are the latest transmissions I received this morning via divination regarding ascension and my latest astral projection visions. Some lines are verbatim, some have been paraphrased, and some messages are meant for me personally, while others apply to the human collective on Earth in general.
Ascension Messages
1. Very soon your majority will reach the point of the next level of consciousness.
2. You will visit Sirius after you ascend, and learn your true destiny.
3. Your universal now will soon become your normal state of being.
4. Very soon you will have a greater capacity to travel by thought.
5. Your Sirian universal brothers will very soon make an appearance for your world to see.
6. You will preserve your tribe on Earth like Atlantis.
7. You store the utmost unwilling cabal members until annual murders, not just wars, end (a suggestion regarding removing interfering forces on Earth).
8. You will know your true Higher Self after your teaching event tomorrow.
9. Your understanding of very time will not change until your true Higher Self becomes your normal state of being.
10. You will not visit Sirius until you ascend. You will ascend on Friday, September 21st.
11. You will not need to wait more waking days than Friday to ascend unless there is interference from negative forces.
12. You won't have to wait more than Friday until time as you know it ends.
13. You will find very soon your very theatrical verdict will be decided.
14. You will not need to take your time any longer once no time is your normal state of being.
15. You will search your understanding during the remaining time prior to ascension to try to understand your new reality, but you will soon enough know all.
Astral Projection Messages
As I mentioned in my last Earth Journal entry, I've been undergoing astral projection sessions lately, and I asked for more information about this.
1. You were astral projecting. You were doing it to learn. Your subconscious controls the destination. You will be able to control it better after you ascend.
In my first vision, I was aboard some kind of space program base. I thought it may have been Area 51. I saw two men in futuristic space uniforms walking down a corridor, then meet with an ET man who appeared to be much taller, maybe nine feet tall, was slim-built with stunted arms, and had what looked to be an auric blue-colored body within a physical astronaut suit. I exited the vision after the extraterrestrial man became aware of my unsolicited visit.
1. You were not in Area 51. You were on a universal, not Sirian, friendly and hidden star mothership, and not only your true friend Kevin, but your true kin, Dr. Georgi Stankov, and also your Great Uncle Buddy were aboard. Buddy was a GFL representative, and once he passed away, you took his place in the family.
2. You did not leave the vision due to fear, you were simply embarrassed when the ET man noticed you, and not only were you visiting the ship uninvited, but you were intruding, and you saw their faces and the interior of the ship.
In my second vision, I observed a dark-skinned male as he passed through different areas of a futuristic-looking plaza. The man's hair was braided in intricately-spiraled cornrows, he wore an antenna-like device on the top of his head, and he spoke with a very deep voice in an intellectual manner.
1. In your second dream you were observing an Andromedan humanoid male named Finnean on a GFL mothership. He is the head of allied forces on the ship.
2. The function of the antenna-like device he was wearing on his head is to receive energy, which the user can then utilize throughout his body at will.


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As part of my annual Summer 2017 Head to Toe Glamour Guide I am thrilled to be able to include one of Circ-Cell's iconic products, the Dew pH Perfector! Dew is a skin-refining pH perfector that balances the skin's mantle while providing rich, dewy hydration. On those hot sultry summer days when you want your skin to look radiant, but do not want the weight of your regular moisturizer on your skin, Dew is going to be the ideal product to restore moisture and keep your skin looking luminous. Let me introduce Circ-Cell to you:
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Circ-Cell's name is a hybrid of circle and cellular denoting our commitment to marrying science with nature. We believe that skincare should feel like pure luxury while performing to the highest standards. Every Circ-Cell formula is incredibly hard–working, yet feels effortless.
We never add fragrances, dyes, or harsh preservatives to our formulas— our pure, carefully-selected ingredients speak for themselves. Our products feel luxurious and light, inspiring a sense of wellbeing and leaving a beautiful finish on the skin.
In Circ-Cell we have sought to create a truly complete beauty ritual, crafted for the skincare connoisseur.
The generous folks at Circ-Cell sent me one Circ-Cell DEW pH Perfector to review and one to giveaway! How wonderful is that?!! One lucky THE BEST OF EVERYTHING reader will have a chance to experience the benefits of this iconic product all summer long. And, you all will fall in love with this fabulous product just as much as I have and want to purchase it for yourself so your skin will glow and look more youthful all summer long too!
Here are the details about DEW:
CIRC-CELL DEW pH Perfector
Price: $60
Size: 4 fl. oz.
Whether used as pH primer or final step, Dew delivers on its name. Lactic acid helps balance the skin's pH, while ten amino acids provide hydration. Camphor attacks bio-elements that cause breakouts and witchhazel helps pores contract and close. Canadian willow herb keeps skin calm and even. Dew can also be used to improve the appearance of crepey, sagging skin on the arms and body.
» Balances pH
» Soothes redness
» Minimizes the appearance of pores
» Restores moisture
Use up to twice daily, after cleansing skin. Apply to face using hands or cotton pad or gauze pad. Press product into skin for optimal results.
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I must sound like a broken record because every skin care review I write I always say that I have sensitive skin with mild rosacea. So, with having said it yet again, I can honestly say I love the DEW pH Perfector because it is a product that my sensitive skin can tolerate, and almost instantly after applying it, any redness to my skin goes away! No kidding, this product is wonderful!
Before I go further I also want to comment that the product has a really pleasant scent. Not a sweet aroma, but an earthy kind of organic fragrance. I know just by the scent that the product has ingredients that are going to calm and nourish my skin.
The first few times I applied dew I think I was using way too much. Not that I experienced any negative issues, but I was just wasting product that I didn't need to use. Less is more with dew. So how I have been using it is to dispense enough to wet a round cotton pad with the product. Then I dab it all around my face, not rubbing it in, but patting it in. If I need a bit more product on the pad, I dispense a little more.
It doesn't take long for the product to dry in the morning that is all I do before putting on my makeup. Dew is enough hydration for me during the day. At night, I have been following up the dew with my usual night time moisturizer.
The weather has been really warming up here. This week has been a great week to test out dew because it has been more humid and warm. I am thrilled that I have this product on hand for the summer, it is going to keep the redness to my skin down, it definitely has improved the texture of my skin {pores}, and it more than adequately adds the ideal amount of moisture that my skin needs.
Some people think of this product as a toner. I personally have never really felt toners worked for me. They were just an extra step in my skin care routine that I thought I did not need. Call DEW pH perfector a toner, or just call it a just what it is, perfection in a bottle, it is now a product I do not want to be without, and I am so excited that I discovered it! My skin has never looked healthier on a hot muggy day! No more redness, no more blotchy dry areas, just a more youthful glow and appearance to it after only 4 days!
Now that you have had a chance to read about my experience with CIRC-CELL DEW pH Perfector, I'd like to give one of my readers a chance to win a bottle for themselves. So on to the giveaway!
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Disclosure: I received CIRC-CELL DEW pH Perfector as outlined in this review from CIRC-CELL for the purposes of this review. CIRC-CELL also provided me with one bottle of CIRC-CELL DEW pH Perfector to use for the giveaway. This has no bearing on my completely honest review above and was not influenced by any type of monetary compensation. The opinions and experiences I've shared with this product are my own and yours may differ. I am not employed nor affiliated with CIRC-CELL in any manner.


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DSM Sales Pipeline and Forecasts Course Belfast helps sales professionals apply solid, fact-based analysis of their pipeline. The course helps develop the sales team's ability to assess the health of the pipeline and to correctly forecast through matrix scoring each opportunity. The attendee will learn to diagnose when sales are stalling and how to reengage the prospect to close the opportunity.
The sales team will be able to accurately see which stage each opportunity is at, assess if there are enough opportunities in the pipeline to achieve their goals as well as understanding if certain contacts need more attention.
By accurately analysing the sales pipeline sales professionals can dramatically increase the quality of leads they are pursuing or to drop less profitable opportunities.
What will you gain from the day?
The course has been designed over one (1) day to give an understanding of sales pipelines and forecasts. The course will cover the following areas;
- Identify what matrix criteria is required to have a subjective pipeline that give's realistic fact-based results.
- Create and measure a link for each stage in the pipeline process with Key Performance Indicator (KPIs) benchmarks.
- Understand generic health problems with the pipeline using benchmark scoring and how to implement solutions to keep the forecast on track.
- Communicate the pipeline potentials to senior management and directors
- Statistically analyse which sales practises are working to close opportunities on-time and early.
- Train the sales team to communicate all potential opportunities they have and gain buy-in from the team
Who has the course been designed for?
- Sales Director's / Sales Vice President
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- Key Account Manager
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- Master Production Scheduler
Trainers Background
Stephen McComb has almost 25 years' experience in International Sales and has opened both Public and Private sector accounts throughout the world. Stephen bases his courses on his "real-world experiences and mixes it with theory to give each sales person a blended approach to help them understand the sales process and to sell more. Stephen has sold extensively to business to business (B2B), business to consumer (B2C), public Tenders and reverse tender auctions. Stephen counts his achievements as opening multi-million-pound accounts with Marks & Spence Plc, Cathy Pacific Airline, Marriott Hotels and the US Government.
In Stephens own words he says, "to be successful in sales you must first listen to what the customer wants and then provide a solution. All too often sales people have a script they recite and never stop to ask the customer what is it that they need or want".
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Here is the 2nd project that I made with the beads from March Goal 1 and I am happy to say that I used up every single bead, plus a small piece of leftover silver plated chain & about 80 silver plated headpins!
This means that my bead stash is 65grams lighter!
My next goal was to use up 20 grams of bugle beads that I have had for at least 3 years. I will post that project later.
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Just passing along this information regarding the Exclusion Zone encompassing the Montecito Mudslides. As of now there is no practical or legal way of traversing the affected area. You'll know it when you get to it. Stay away until it is opened to traffic. Here is the official notice
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: In order to facilitate ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in Montecito and the surrounding areas, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff has declared a PUBLIC SAFETY EXCLUSION ZONE pursuant to CA Penal Code 409.5(a). This includes the area west of Sheffield Drive/East Valley Road/Ladera Lane, east of Olive Mill/Hot Springs Road, north of the ocean, and south of the U.S. Forest Service boundary. Please stay out of this area so that rescuers can do their jobs.
Those of you who purchased Voler shorts this time here is something you should know: We offer two levels of bib shorts, Sola FS Pro and the upgraded Milano FS Pro. They are not labeled as such but they are easy to tell apart. Solano has a more solid, uniform fabric while Milano is lighter weight and has a distinctive crosshatched pattern. Milano also has a somewhat tighter and more compressive fit.
What you need to know is that under normal conditions Milano will not hold up as well as Solano; it is designed as an event-wear garment, not actually intended for everyday use. Solano is intended for everyday riding, training and such, and should hold up quite well.
Proper care would be: Machine wash delicate using a simple, fragrance-free detergent; hang dry. The Milano fabric is less robust and should be washed soon after use so your sweat (or whatever) doesn't degrade it; don't let it sit in the hamper festering for a week!
If you have questions or any problems with your kit don't hesitate to contact Voler directly.
Echelon is instituting a new structured training ride on Sunday mornings departing at 8.35 from East Beach, coached by Jim Garwood.
This ride is moderately fast but less competitively-minded than the standard 8.30 ride.
It is appropriate for new riders who ride regularly and those seeking to learn advanced group riding skills. The emphasis on steady pacing also makes it perfect for veteran riders who are additional miles without threshold type efforts.
Full details on the "ride" page.
After you get your email from Voler saying you have a credit...
Click the link below and login with your same email address that you use with the Echelon website.
Link to clothing store on Voler.com
Pick out your clothing and proceed all the way to the checkout screen. You'll see a button to "apply" your $70 credit.
Thanks to everyone who's joined Echelon for 2016! Membership is up over 30% from 2015, and we are excited about the coming year. The initial clothing order is now in process; if you are part of this order your kit will arrive around January 18 and will ship to your home, except for socks, which will be available at upcoming Echelon events or can be picked up at Hazard's after the new year (date TBA). If you missed this order, do not despair! The Team Store will be reopening next week, your jersey credit is still available, and as soon as we have a large enough order we will submit again to Voler (probably January / February, clothing will ship in March/April). If you haven't yet joined, it's not too late! Join Here
Finally, The Board would like to extend a special thanks you to our 2016 sponsors, who are vital to making our club and the Juniors Racing Program successful. Please support our sponsors and let them know how much we appreciate them!
Silver Air http://www.silverair.com/
Ferrel's Chiropractic http://www.ferrelschiropractic.com/
Santa Barbara Chicken Ranch http://sbchickenranch.com/
Home Improvement Center http://www.sbhicace.com/
Stinner Frameworks http://www.stinnerframeworks.com/
Jones Precision Wheels http://www.jonesprecisionwheels.com/
Hayashida & Associates http://hayashidapt.com/
Santa Barbara Cycling http://santabarbaracycling.com/
Pier To Peak http://www.runsantabarbara.com/pier-to-peak/
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It was a great weekend for Echelon Cycling!
First, we absolutely owned the course at the SB100 (formerly the Santa Barbara Century), placing riders on the podium in several categories for the Gibraltar Wealth Management Challenge (a 7 mile time trial up Gibraltar Road). Echelon riders Bob Miller placed third, Stacia Young placed second, and Robert Elmore placed first in their respective classes, and Echelon won the team classification by over 27 minutes!
Best of all, Elite Juniors Ruben Saatjian, Kieran Hook and Case Regan went 1-2-3 in the Men's under 18 class, Ruben placed 4th overall with a blistering time of 39:25, and finished the full 100 miles in a ninth best overall time of 5:28:30. That's an average of over 18mph with over 9,000' of climbing, folks!
Cadet Juniors Bhodi Harper and Aiden Middleton also finished the 34 mile ride 4th and 5th for the under 18 age group (not bad at 9 and 12 years old!)
Sunday was our annual club picnic, and we were lucky enough to have our Voler clothing rep there for kit fitting and demo, another great event. Which brings us to the subject at hand...
2016 membership enrollment is now online!
Go to http://www.echelonsantabarbara.org/Join. 2016 dues are $125.00, which includes a credit for a free jersey and socks. Please renew your membership ASAP (before October 24th if possible), as we need to get our clothing order placed.
Clothing orders for 2016 will also be online through the Echelon/Voler Team Store. Please read the clothing ordering section of our website carefully, the bottom line is this: after you pay your membership fee we will supply your e mail address to Voler, who will send you a confirming e mail that your membership is valid and your credit is ready to use. Please wait to receive this e mail before ordering clothing through the Echelon/Voler Team Store, or your credit will not be applied. Clothing will ship direct to you, orders received before November 16th will be delivered by second week in January. Socks are still supplied by the team. One pair is included in your membership, additional pairs are $8.00.
Remember, Echelon Cycling is a registered 501(c)(3) non profit, and your dues support our Junior's racing program that's helping develop these amazing young athletes.
We need your help!
Finally, we're still looking for new members and local business/charitable sponsors for 2015-16. Anyone securing a $500 sponsorship gets a free membership, please e mail the club at this address if you have a sponsorship opportunity.
We are very excited about the club, and you are the biggest part of making us successful.
See you all on the road!
Bill Sargent
Membership and Clothing Coordinator
Fall 2015
We are fortunate to live here on the beautiful central coast region of Santa Barbara. What with the nearly relentless good weather, (till now anyway; we'll see what the future brings), beautiful mountains, the Pacific ocean, low density but high culture – it is only the cost of real estate that keeps us from drowning in our own smugness. That and the always imminent earthquakes, fires and persistent drought.
We cyclists feel especially privileged. All of the above, plus decent roads, varied terrain, a variety of rides to choose from almost any day of the week, sufficient bike shops to cover most of our needs and an avid cycling community make this a great place to live and ride.
If the many informal rides available here prove inadequate (Worlds, Vieja Valley Saturday, Echelon, Sunday, Denise's Noon, Saturday Lake), or the ones you put together yourself or with friends, start to get boring there are alternatives nearby. Just in this month or so there are a few notable rides that might test your strength, endurance and capacity to suffer: Westlake Village Century, Barney Berglund Memorial Ride, SB100, Nosco.
Last weekend (October 3) I tried a relatively new event, the Westlake Village Century. Only an hour's drive or less from here it covers many of the beautiful roads featured the (upcoming) Mike Nosco Memorial Ride (November 3 every year), and the mighty Mulholland Challenge in the spring. Descending Potrero Road, the PCH through Malibu, Encinal, Mulholland, Latigo – some of the best riding anywhere is found in the climbs and descents of the Santa Monica Mountains. The roads are fantastic, the views are killer and the traffic is not bad – especially if you start before 7 am as we did.
I went down there alone as no one seemed interested in this pretty tough ride and the very early start. C'mon people! It's not very far and you're already 20 miles into before you're really awake! As I started out, expecting to fall in with a group as usually happens on centuries, I met Jonathan, a local rider, and off we went. This turned out to be a good thing. He was very familiar with the course – not that it was at all tricky, just not very well marked – and we never really came across any other groups of like-minded riders. Maybe it was the early start, low numbers on a long course, but we passed few riders and were eventually overtaken by some, like Fastrak Dave and his people. It was great to have the company of a strong rider. We were pretty evenly matched; he could really motor on the flats and fly down hill (knowing the roads helps), and I was better on the climbs, especially on the final big climb, Latigo Canyon. (Not too steep but quite long.) We were lucky that the weather turned out to be pretty mild (early start helped there, too.)
Registration was easy on the day although for $125 the swag was minimal, as was the one rest stop we visited – the last one at the base of Latigo, had water, pb&j, some kind of bar and a toilet and that was it. I think the other stops were sponsored so maybe they were better. I think for that kind of fee there might be timing; they had a KOM/QOM through Strava – maybe that's the new way. They was SAG by way of the yellow Mavic support motos and cars which was comforting. There was a decent Mexican lunch at the start/finish at the Stonehaus there in Westlake Village, your registration earned you a beer or a wine; they were nice enough to give me a refill!
An excellent day of riding, 104 miles of a great course, 9200 feet of climbing, done in just under 6.5 hours in good company. A similar profile to our own upcoming SB100, and a good warmup, though somehow not quite as hard. Sure, I'd do it again, and I hope I'll have a little more company next time!
By the time you're reading this the 2015 SB100 (formerly the Santa Barbara Century – same course, new management) will have already happened. I hope the weather was good – you never know this time of year! - and that you all enjoyed this year's sufferfest. No matter how many times you do it, getting yourself over Gibraltar Road is never easy, and when you're climbing it at mile fifty of one hundred and you're wearing a timing chip and trying to do something a little extra for Team Echelon, well, that makes it particularly special. Still, for me, and I know I'm not alone in this, the hardest climb of this very challenging century isn't Toro, or Ladera, or even Gib. It is most definitely that final ascent up Cliff Drive to The Mesa, just before the finish, after the incredibly long drag from Goleta, that makes me want to...want to what? Quitting at mile 99 isn't an option. Makes me want to finish the damned thing, have my beer and bbq and get ready for the next one!
See you on the road to hell!
Steve Nelson is a not-so-serious cyclist who supports his two-wheeled indulgences by working as a production sound mixer in Hollywood (wherever that may be). If you want to find out what that means get next to him on a ride – he's on the black on white with blue Cervélo. Steve is on the Board of Directors of Echelon, happy to be making Echelon a better club. His latest purchase is a Stinner gravel bike – steel is real..different than it used to be; he is really excited to get out there and get it dirty!
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