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The bear, Charles degulle, Charlie warly bear, missure de bear, Charlie bear
I wasn't planning on getting another bun when I popped into the pet shop.
Charlie was reduced to 18 pounds and was the last bunny left. I was stood next to an elder couple discussing weather or not to buy Charlie for their five year old grandson. I dashed to the counter and snapped up Charlie before they had the chance.
Charlie has been by my side through all the different rented flats I've lived. I always promised Charlie one day I will buy my house and you will have your own room and a big garden.
Charlie made it to the house and got to enjoy his room and all the activities we built him. He especially loved to dig in his digging box and would often have soiled dirty paws!
I miss you and think of you every day. I don't feel you have left me, I just can't see you.
I love you Charlie
14th September 2017
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Bam & Charlie
Humanisation to the nation ~ One Love ~ Tipper Tapper Toby
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My two bridge bunnies Bam and Charlie
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Humanisation to the nation ~ One Love ~ Tipper Tapper Toby
Binky free Charlie, you had a wonderful life. They will never leave us, they're always hopping around our feet, in our hearts and through our thoughts. Sending hugs Loobers xx
Aw! I'm sorry!
Binky free lovely Charlie xx
Binky free at the bridge Boots, you will never be forgotten xxxx
Beautiful Charlie, so sorry for your loss x
Lance 31/7/13. Rosie 6/7/15. Cody 22 August 2016. Oliver 30th July 2017. Will never forget you all my angels.
I will always remember your beautiful Charlie Bear, because he was ill at the same time and died one day after my Yan
Sending loads of hugs. Charlie Bear had a wonderful life with you. It is so sad when they leave us.
binky free lovely Charlie.


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Critters are a fact of life on a homestead…
And not just the domesticated ones, but the wild ones too.
That includes coyotes, rattlesnakes, badgers, raccoon, porcupines, antelope with their babies, plenty of mice, and a couple of skunks.
We also have three very curious, very territorial dogs who are extremely interested in whomever and whatever may enter our place…
I don't really even need to go on, do I?
My frugal nature, combined with the fact that I try to limit my shopping trips to no more than two per month, prompted me to search for a home remedy for treating "skunked" dogs…
And boy oh boy, did I hit the jackpot!
I've used commercial skunk shampoos in the past, but this simple recipe far surpasses them! And don't even try to suggest the old "give them a tomato juice bath" wives tale… it doesn't work.
It's cheap, the products are most likely already in your cabinets, and it works wonderfully.
How to Natural De-Skunk a Dog
You will need:
- 1 quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide (this is the kind you find in the first aid section of your average grocery store. It's very cheap.)
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- 1-2 drops of liquid dish soap (optional)
- 2-3 drops lemon essential oil (optional–but adds extra deodorizing power)
- Rubber Gloves (optional, but highly recommended…)
- Bucket
Put on your gloves and gather everything you will need. Once you mix the ingredients, the solution must be used immediately, so there won't be any time to go searching for the dog, etc!
I did this outside and tied the dog up to a post so my hands would be free. I also had a hose handy. I suppose you could do this in your bathtub if you had to, but I wouldn't unless I was very desperate!
Mix together the peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap. Stir well and then quickly apply to the dry dog, being careful not to splash any in his eyes. Thoroughly work the solution in his coat. It should cover and permeate as much of the hair as possible.
Allow the dog to "soak" for around 5 minutes.
A chemical reaction is occurring which actually neutralizes the odor. This is why you must use it before the peroxide and soda are finished with their reaction. It can not be made ahead of time and stored.
After the waiting period, thoroughly rinse the dog with water.
You may have to repeat the process, but I only had to do it once and we were skunk free!
I hope you never have a need for this remedy on your homestead, but it might be a good idea to bookmark this post, just in case!
- 1 quart 3% hydrogen peroxide
- ¼ cup Baking Soda
- Optional: 1-2 drops of liquid dish soap
- Optional: Rubber Gloves
- Bucket
- Gather supplies (including dog), and put gloves on because once mixed, the solution must be used immediately
- Choose your location: I did this outside tying dog to a post to free my hands with a hose handy, but a bathtub would work in a pinch
- Mix peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap
- Stir well and quickly apply to dry dog, avoiding eyes
- Thoroughly work into coat so it covers and permeates as much hair as possible
- Allow dog to "soak" 5 minutes as odors are neutralized by the chemical reaction
- Thoroughly rinse dog with water
- Repeat process if necessary (I only did it once and we were skunk free)

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Speed Racer Enterprises has inked four new licensing agreements for the classic property and has kick-started the budding merch program for the new 26 x 30-minute animated series, Speed Racer: The Next Generation, bowing on Nicktoons Network in 2008.
Southpole/Lot 29, a division of Wicked Fashions, has signed on to produce t-shirts, polo, tank tops, jerseys, novelty tops, jackets, vests, jeans, shorts, overalls, sportswear and headwear for both the classic series and new version. The company will launch apparel for the classic Speed Racer in November.
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, has been tapped to publish novels based on the original series, and will produce a total of six books that will start to roll out in early 2008. IDW Publishing, meanwhile, has snapped up the license for both series for comic books and trade paperbacks, including reprints of older material. The rollout will begin Q1 2008.
Finally, Trends International will be manufacturing 2009 calendars for the classic property, slated to hit shelves in Q3 2008.


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par Joao le 26/04/2018 22:44. Dernière édition par Joao le 03/12/2018.
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par Joao le 26/04/2018 22:44. Dernière édition par Joao le 03/12/2018.
Catégorie: Frontpage
Tags: Highlights Frontpage Promotions Slider car hire algarve
Auto Rent now provides a service that allows you to drive on the A-22 without worries!
The A-22 Motorway has automatic tolls that charge when you drive under the gates spread between the exits.
Introducing the E-Tolls extra
Should you choose not to use our E-Tolls service, any tolls that are not paid will be sent to your home address, and you will be charged an administration fee by the highway company.
Please note that due to the tolling company stating that it can present tolls up to 15 days later, some charges may come after your departure, but we will contact you should that happen.
On November 3rd, in the Republic of Ireland, Auto Rent, Lda., a familiar SME operating in the Algarve for over 35 years, was awarded with the Cartrawler Customer Satisfaction Award 2016 for Southern Europe.
The prize was awarded during the Winter Conference 2016 organized by Cartrawler, one of the world's largest Car Hire brokers, operating in over 190 countries, in 43.000 locations with 1.600 commercial partners.
The award was delivered by Cartrawler's CEO Mike McGearty, distinguishing the company from among hundreds operating in Southern Europe on the quality of its service, recognized by its customers.
António Valagão, one of the managing partners of the company, comments that "It's an honor and a great pleasure to see that the commitment, effort and dedication of Auto Rent's 18 employees is valued by our partners and customers. On behalf of Auto Rent, I thank you for this distinction, and particularly to our staff, for a job well done and the recognition that our efforts were recognized, and an encouragement to further improve our service".
par Joao le 14/11/2016 17:00. Dernière édition par Joao le 14/11/2016.
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Tags: News Frontpage Customer Reviews
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For Auto Rent's car hire terms and conditions, please refer to Auto Rent's car hire terms and conditions.
For other supplier's car hire terms and conditions, please click the link under the supplier's logo on the price results page.
Auto Rent's liability to its customers is only regarding any payments made through the website.
Informação ao consumidor ao abrigo do disposto no artigo 18.º da Lei n.º 144/2015
Information to the consumer according to the law 144/2015, article 18º
Em caso de litígio o consumidor pode recorrer a uma Entidade de Resolução Alternativa de Litígios de consumo:
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Telefone: 225508349 / 225029791
Fax: 225026109
Correio eletrónico: firstname.lastname@example.com
Mais informações em Portal do Consumidor www.consumidor.pt – More information at Consumer Portal www.consumidor.pt
Auto Rent would like to wish all of its customers and partners Happy Holidays in peace with your loved ones and a great 2016!
We would like to thank you for your preference and your business.
The Auto Rent staff
Auto Rent is proud to be one of, if not the best rated car hire company in Faro Airport. Coupled with our competitive prices, we try our best to give you a great and trouble-free car hire experience.
Here are some customer reviews left by our customers:
Anonymous, 5 Aug 2014
Faultless experience - staff were quick and friendly on arrival and departure. Car was ideal - no problems at all. Would recommend to friends.
Bill, 17 Feb 2014
Excellent courteous service. The gentlemen who dealt with us advised us to pay for the motorway toll transponder, which we did, and although we mostly used the N125 we had a worry free driving experience. The toll charges we did incur were automatically charged to our credit card. The car was excellent.
par Joao le 30/11/2015 11:56.
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We're very excited to inform all our customers that you can now stay connected anywhere with our new 3G Wifi Hotspot!
Let your family know how you're doing or just tease your friends back at home with pictures of your holidays!
Connect up to 10 devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops) with no data limits!
Find the 3G Wifi Hotspot on the Extras list when booking your car.
par Joao le 12/11/2015 17:07.
Catégorie: Extras
Tags: Extra 3G Wifi Hotspot Internet
To rent a car from Auto Rent you must be over 25 years old.
From 21 years old you can still rent a car with Auto Rent, but have to pay the Young Driver's Insurance extra.
We have just added two new Extras to make your holidays easier!
When booking your car you can now get:
Your child's first rental car. For just €3.00 a day (up to €30 per rental) (prices subject to change) your children can have a little rest when you go for longer walks.
(Suitable for children from 6 months up to 3 years)
Carry your surfboard safely and easily around to some of the best beaches in Europe. For just €3.00 a day (up to €30 per rental) rent a soft foam roof rack to strap your surfboard.
(It's possible to stack more than one surfboard on a Soft Roof Rack)
par Joao le 17/05/2013 15:14. Dernière édition par Mark le 29/08/2015.
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Seasonal dynamics of atmospheric and river inputs of black carbon, and impacts on biogeochemical cycles in Halong Bay, Vietnam
Black carbon slick and SML sampling. Example of a black slick observed in Halong Bay during the dry season (left), and sea surface microlayer (SML) sampling (right) using the glass plate technique within such highly BC-impacted slicks. Note the color of the SML sample ; although visually resembling an oil slick in situ, analyses confirmed these black slicks were due to BC. DOI :https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.255.f2
Emissions of black carbon (BC), a product of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuels and biomass, are high in the Asia-Pacific region, yet input pathways and rates to the ocean are not well constrained. Atmospheric and riverine inputs of BC in Halong Bay (Vietnam), a hotspot of atmospheric BC, were studied at monthly intervals during one year. Climate in Halong Bay is governed by the monsoon regime, characterized by a northeast winter monsoon (dry season) and southeast summer monsoon (wet season). During the dry season, atmospheric BC concentrations averaged twice those observed during the wet season. In the sea surface microlayer (SML) and underlying water (ULW), concentrations of particulate BC (PBC) averaged 539 and 11 μmol C L–1, respectively. Dissolved BC (DBC) concentrations averaged 2.6 μmol C L–1 in both the SML and ULW. Seasonal variations indicated that PBC concentration in the SML was controlled by atmospheric deposition during the dry season, while riverine inputs controlled both PBC and DBC concentrations in ULW during the wet season. Spatiotemporal variations of PBC and DBC during the wet season suggest that river runoff was efficient in transporting PBC that had accumulated on land during the dry season, and in mobilizing and transporting DBC to the ocean. The annual river flux of PBC was about 3.8 times higher than that of DBC. The monsoon regime controls BC input to Halong Bay by favoring dry deposition of BC originating from the north during the dry season, and wet deposition and river runoff during the wet season. High PBC concentrations seem to enhance the transfer of organic carbon from dissolved to particulate phase by adsorbing dissolved organic carbon and stimulating aggregation. Such processes may impact the availability and biogeochemical cycling of other dissolved substances, including nutrients, for the coastal marine ecosystem.
Accès à l'article : [Mari et al. (2017)->http://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.255


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The Canadian federal courts have dismissed the latest lawsuit and appeal by environmental groups against the GE salmon producer AquaBounty, giving the firm the green light to start commercial production.
On October 21st the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by environmental groups Ecology Action Centre and Living Oceans Society against Canada's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Minister of Health and AquaBounty Canada Inc.
The Court also ordered the appellants, Ecology Action Centre and Living Oceans Society, to pay one set of costs to the respondent Ministers and one set of costs to AquaBounty Canada Inc.
However, despite this decision for AquaBounty, there has been virtually no media coverage in Canada.
The mainstream media have largely been silent – yet this would have been completely opposite if the courts had upheld the appeal. Read the article.


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Westchester Buddhist Center offers Tibetan Buddhist teachings and meditation practices and courses at three locations in Westchester County, New York. Westchester Buddhist Center offers Tibetan Buddhist teachings and meditation practices and courses at three locations in Westchester County, New York. It is led by senior students of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche: Jane and Derek Kolleeny and John Baker.
Transform Your Mind – Transform Your World
Westchester Buddhist Center (WBC) is dedicated to the practice and study of Buddhism in general, and to the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in particular ("Cutting through Spiritual Materialism"; "Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior"). Trungpa Rinpoche's teaching style made Buddhism accessible to Western minds and lifestyles from the early 1970s until the late 1980s, and brought the Shambhala Buddhist teachings on creating enlightened society to the West.
WBC was formed in 2009 in order to share the Tibetan Buddhist teachings and meditation practices propagated by Trungpa Rinpoche with friends and neighbors in Westchester County, New York. We also offer in-depth, text-based courses, and periodically host visiting Tibetan teachers and other noteworthy speakers, movies and other events.
Today, the Center is led by four senior students of Rinpoche: Jane and Derek Kolleeny, John Baker and Gene Bobker. Teaching according to the perspective of Trungpa Rinpoche, all of WBC's teachers emphasize an experiential Buddhism, one focused on ordinary, daily life. New and seasoned practitioners of all traditions are welcome!
SUNDAY MORNINGS in Irvington: Learn to Meditate & Dharma Gatherings, held from 10 am to noon, and Foundation Courses from 12:30-2:30 at Eileen Fisher Headquarters, 2 Bridge Street, Irvington, NY. Learn more
TUESDAY EVENINGS in Irvington: Meditation Group and Sangha Gatherings from 7 - 9PM at Aligned Center. Learn more
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS in Mount Kisco: Our Mount Kisco "BuddhaDharma Sangha" is open to all, and meets from 7-9 pm at The Center for Health and Healing, 4 Smith Ave, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. We will also offer classes in our Foundation Curriculum at this location. Learn more
Special Programs throughout the year with visiting teachers. Annual Meditation Retreat during the winter.
Text-based classes on Sunday afternoons for students who have been practicing meditation and studying the Buddhist teachings for two years or more. Contact us here if you are interested in more advanced Buddhist programs and how to participate.
WBC Seventh Annual Retreat: The Wisdom of Emotions
At Garrison Institute, NY, February 2019


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This one-day seminar is aimed at senior managers and policy makers in higher education, as well as other stakeholders and innovators in both the public and private sectors. It will take a critical look at the current surge of online and open-access higher education in the US, as well as its emergence in the UK and elsewhere. What does it have to offer – to students and to universities seeking to adapt to this new landscape?
- To evaluate critically case studies in the rapidly unfolding landscape of online, hybrid and open-access learning, including MOOCs
- To participate in discussions with practitioners of online, hybrid and open-access learning
- To consider how these transformations are already affecting higher education provision in the US, UK and elsewhere, and to examine institutional responses
- To evaluate the potential for integrating open-access credentials into university degrees
- To evaluate the means of integrating the online revolution into existing and new revenue models


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Ro, 28 Apr 2006 @ 9:16am
LolSo... are you saying 1.7 million paying customers is a bad thing (what other VOIP application do you know of that has 1.7 million paid customers or 6 million concurrent customers)? Or that 100MM registered users as a front-end funnel is a negative? You're reaching here Carlo...
JakeOfMilwaukee, 28 Apr 2006 @ 9:41am
Loller missing the point . . .He's not saying that any of the reported numbers are bad or negative or even unimpressive. The point here is that Skype is being confusing and misleading in reporting data that is important in analyzing their performance and growth. If they feel the need to mislead people, that's usually a good indicator that they don't feel too good about where they are right now.
km, 28 Apr 2006 @ 9:44am
No a correct user numberso... you think skype really 100 milions user... i think the number is created by skype company. only them know how many active user only is using their software ???
Jasen, 28 Apr 2006 @ 9:47am
I recently became a payingBasic phone at home for DSL. Was going to go with Vonage, but didn't think I was going to use the service all that much. Cell phone is primary number, so the pay as you go model worked good in my situation. Make continental calls every now and then.
Biker John, 28 Apr 2006 @ 9:50amI skyped my knee when I fell off my bike :( My bike is ok though.
A Funny Guy / The Poison Pen, 28 Apr 2006 @ 9:52am
SkypeAmazing service and very versitile. Just become a paid user yesterday as a matter of fact. I have tested this service on 56k dialup and it works great in my area even with a low level company like peoplePC. Of course it sounds a little better over my broadband connection, but it is perfectly usable on a dialup connection if your not doing anything else to use bandwidth. The hype dosn't attract me to products, the quality does. This product has the quality to make it if management does not get greedy or screw the concept up.
Ro, 28 Apr 2006 @ 9:59amThis is from the post "it's pretty difficult to discern how the business is really doing". Carlo is making a statement on the business. Again, I think a P2P VOIP provider with 1.7M paying customers and 6M concurrent customers is a pretty clear indication that the business is doing well.
Revenue was over $35M for the quarter. Assuming no growth that would be over $120M in annualized run rate... except that growth was 23% sequentially quarter over quarter, so $200M in revenue is realizable. This is from a base of $50-60MM in 2005. Again, how is this not clear that the business is doing well? How many businesses reach $200M in revenue in 2 years...?
Just Another Joe, 28 Apr 2006 @ 10:11am
Re:Again you are missing the point here. The point Carlo is trying to convey is, companies should be up-front when reporting financial statistics that investors use to decide on investments. When a company issues misleading or unrealiable data, investors have the potential to make crappy decsicions (not that they don't do that enough all by themselvs).
SMc, 3 May 2006 @ 2:35pm
Re: Re:Yo Yo's like Carlo have more of a negative effect for us current stockholders. The company is solid and making money. The stock price is suffering because of so called anal-lyst.
Michael, 28 Apr 2006 @ 10:11am
Great service...I use Skype for international calls and for PC to PC communication with friends, and I'm really happy with the service.. Voice quality is very good too.
Brian, 29 Apr 2006 @ 8:29am
Re: Great service...Users out there: How is the Skype service as regards faxing? We tried Champion (now NexBoom - a silly name if there ever was one), and had large problems with trying to fax.
TherWeb20Dev, 28 Apr 2006 @ 10:47am
Skype-o-maticSkype is a great tool, but Carlo is right they do need to be more forthcoming with their statistics for investors
Ro, 28 Apr 2006 @ 11:08amI'll leave it at this. 100MM registered users is a marketing mechanism to generate excitement and further interest from other users. Given Skype has already been acquired and is now part of a public company, investors now have access to Skype's revenue and paid user base. Any company that doesn't market their accomplishments isn't doing shareholders any favors either...
Smut101, 28 Apr 2006 @ 11:09am
Who CaresWho Cares? Mind your own buisness carlo
Duane Nickull, 28 Apr 2006 @ 11:34am
6-12% is about averageIn the Telco industry, most telco's have a similar average. For instance, if they have 100 subscribers, they actually only have bandwidth to support about 17% maximum of those subscribers at peak times, being approximately 5 times the multiple of "normal" traffic. If Skype had 100 million users, using the same metric, during normal operating times about 20% of 17% would be using it. This equates to around 3.5 million using it at any one time. I am not sure what the metric is for online, vs. using skype however given that the telco has 100% of ther suscribers connected, albeit doing nothing until they get a call.
Nobby, 28 Apr 2006 @ 2:18pm
?What's a skype and where can I get one. Is it sorta like a snark?
RK, 28 Apr 2006 @ 10:32pm
Just wait-n-watchCarlo,
Just wait and watch how Skype phenomenon catches up around the world. They would be having close to 200 million users by the end of 2006. Stop being pessimistic about the technology, otherwise you would have missed the boat and it will be too late bythe time you realize that.
Matt, 25 May 2006 @ 9:39am
The Real pointSkype is doing fine as a business. 100 Million users doesn't mean jack-squat. It's one of those usless facts because some people register then never use it. In fact I'll admit that I was one of those users that heard about it when it first came out, looked at it, and didn't look at it again until 7 months ago.
1.7 million paid users is an excellent indicator of the company's well-being, keeping in mind that that number is sure to have increased if not doubled. Also having 6 million active users at any given time is also another excellent sign.
Carlo, if you're going to post something like that, post it in a forum, not in a news column. You opinion is clearly uninformed and overall not seasoned at all.
sean, 7 Jun 2006 @ 8:21amHow many customers for other voip company like wengo?
Who knows?
giselle, 7 Mar 2007 @ 12:51am
skype hypeI just did a search on Skype for users...and found only about 25 in San Francisco! I was stunned to find only a dozen or so in cities in the middle of the Silicon Valley, like Palo Alto. Several of my friends have Skype, so I thought it was prevalent -- but given that my friends are all major geeks and/or employees of Google, Apple, Adobe, Ebay, etc...this is probably not an accurate sample. Anyway, if you want to check out how active Skype is, the information is right there...in their search capability. It's a fantastic service, but I don't think they've done nearly enough marketing to get it to catch on.
whits, 30 Apr 2009 @ 9:00pmjust wanted to say i LOVE SKYPE
lamapper, 9 Jun 2009 @ 5:48pm
between 8 and 18 million at least every minute....I have been a happy user of Skype for over three years. Based on the usage numbers that I haphazardly track; there are always between 8 million and 19 million users online at any given time. How many of those are paid members I could not guess.
During peak times I consistently see between 15 and 18 million users. During off peak times I see between 8 and 9 million users. I had to go back to January of 2008 to see numbers under 6 million, even the peaks back then were over 14 million.
I would call that impressive.
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MHQ Contributors, Spring 2014
Dennis Showalter is a renowned expert on military history, with a particular focus on Germany and the United States. Since 1969 he has been a professor at Colorado College, where he has "the best students God ever gave a professor." In 2011 he was awarded the college's Lloyd E. Worner Teacher of the Year Award. He is joint editor of the journal War in History and past president of the Society for Military History. He has advised or been a board member of several Washington-based policy institutes and has written or edited two dozen books and almost 200 articles. His most recent works include The Wars of German Unification (2004), Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century (2005), Hitler's Panzers (2009), and Armor and Blood: the Battle of Kursk (2013). He is currently working on a book detailing the age of mass war, a subject he also covers in this issue's "The Making of Mass Warfare, 1789–1918." Showalter believes that the study of war is a public discipline, for the general community, and he agrees with the aphorism—"We may not be interested in war, but war is always interested in us." It is, he says, "the low common denominator of human behavior."
As a graduate student in modern European history at the University of Virginia, Edward G. Lengel focused on Great Britain and World War I. Though he continues to have an abiding passion for the military history of that period, a part-time job during his graduate studies changed his trajectory and pulled him deeper into history—American history. Tat job, working with the university's Papers of George Washington documentary editing project, became a career, and since 2010 he has been director of the Papers project, a mammoth undertaking dedicated to publishing everything written by or to Washington. His first major book, General George Washington: A Military Life, was published in 2005. He continues to write frequently on Washington as a leader and a man, but he hasn't given up on World War I. His To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918, appeared in 2008. In "Ancient Rivalry, Modern Clash," he takes an indepth look at the tactics and geopolitics surrounding the Greco-Turkish War, which he sees as a continuation of a global conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1945 and beyond.
Paul Lockhart teaches European and military history at Wright State University. His interest in the connections between European military traditions and American warfare led to his 2008 book, The Drillmaster of Valley Forge: The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army. His most recent work also deals with the American Revolution—The Whites of Their Eyes: Bunker Hill, the First American Army, and the Emergence of George Washington. Lockhart says that when he's not teaching history or writing about it—as he does in "Bonaparte at Bay" —he's thinking about writing about it.
The proud son of two World War II veterans, Noah Andre Trudeau has a long interest in military history with a special emphasis on the American Civil War. Among his seven books on the subject are The Last Citadel, on the siege of Petersburg; Like Men of War, a combat history of black troops in the Civil War; Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage, and Southern Storm, the story of Sherman's march through Georgia. He is currently writing a history of Abraham Lincoln's two weeks at the war front in March–April 1865. Trudeau's articles take him farther afield, into the Revolutionary War, the Mexican-American War, World Wars I and II, and the Spanish and English Civil Wars. He enjoys the concision that articles demand and feels he's done his job when he either introduces readers to a little-known action or provides a fresh perspective on more familiar ones, as he does when he considers the players and implications of a critical battle in the Mexican-American War in "An American Fandango in Monterrey."


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This makes you free, truly liberated, full of compassion, and completely present in the moment.
This insight has come from a new cool thing shown to me: inductive Bible study.
What inductive Bible study is:
- Pick out a verse, passage, or concept in the Bible
- Determine what it means
- Determine what it means to your life now
Here are a couple of examples to show you how it works actually:
Mark 8:5-7 – they said they had 7 loaves, and Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks for them, he had them distributed to 4000 people, and all ate and we're filled.
What does this mean?
What I got from it was that Jesus can do some amazing things with God's help. That we can do some amazing things too if we walk with him.
That gratitude precedes great deeds.
God can take a little and make it a lot. And God will always satisfy His people, succor them, and bless them with miracles.
What does this mean for my life personally?
I must be more consistently grateful because of how powerful it is.
I must give thanks before I do anything if consequence.
God will provide for me, to satisfaction, with whatever is present in my life- I do not need anything else, I have everything I could possibly need to be satisfied and content.
And just because something looks a certain way doesn't mean that's the way it is, and especially not how it's going to stay.
Give it a try when you get a chance.
If you want to deepen your relationship with God, try out this process for maximum impact and ease:
- Set a timer for 15 or 30 minutes
- Read a chapter of the Bible and underline any important points, concepts, verses, etc
- After reading the chapter, go back through and write out the verses with space to answer the 2 questions of inductive Bible study: 1) what does this mean? 2) what does this mean for my life?
- Set a timer for 3 minutes to fill in the 2 questions, 3 minutes for each verse
If you follow this method, you can gain some profound insights into what the Bible's message means, what it means to you, as well as gaining some valuable self knowledge.


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The Google I/O presentations are now online via Google Sites.
Underneath the Covers at Google: Current Systems and Future Directions by Jeff Dean. James Hamilton has a summary online. [Found via Greg].
A single query currently hits between 700 to 1000 servers. Slide 38 from his slides lays out the basic query serving architecture (Index shards + replicas for redundancy and query volume). I'm sure there are more gems here.
I also ran across a few more presentations I'd like to watch:
Effective Java Reloaded by Josh Bloch.
How to Index Your Geo Data by Lior Ron and Mano Marks


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Well, I thought my leica had seen it's last revision but not so. There is a sequence where Birdie is thinking to herself/fantasizing and I think that in general it's a little confusing. More importantly I feel like I am missing out on a great opportunity by boarding something more "fantastical" as it is a sequence depicting a character's thoughts. One of my all time favourite films is Dumbo. When I was a kid I was mesmerized by the sequence depicting Timothy and Dumbo drinking the spiked water and having a nightmarish vision/fantasy of "pink elephants on parade". I also adored watching Winnie the Pooh have bad dreams of "Heffalumps and Woozles" stealing his precious honey.
I've sketched out the main shots of my film already. There are 7 main sets (aside from the unique ones, like the title, credits and simpler graphic music segments). These sketches depict the sets in angles with the most information. I can't scan them right now as my scanner is small and these are massive. I'm not ready to go through the scanning process but taking photos is a great way to get a very decent visual of these sets digitized. I'll crop them and put them here. I would love if you leave a comment! Are the backgrounds clear or confusing? Interesting? Do they have some depth? Are they informative, i.e. do you feel like you could imagine a character at home in these settings? Please take a look!
Below: chapel hallway, chapel interior, the kitchen, the cellar, the tabletop, the backyard
On a side note, I guess these Heffalump and the Pink Elephants sequences frightened a lot of kids. Looking at the comments in reply to these clips on youtube, one comment reads (in regards to the Heffalumps nightmare) "it did used to freak me out as a kid, it's still not as scary as the pink elephants scene from Dumbo... :S still can't watch that..." and another comment; "i'm tempted to get high and watch this just to make it more fucked up, though i like the music". When I was a kid I LOVED these animated segments! Parts of the Winnie the Pooh movie can be a little... slow. So getting to the Heffalumps part was definitely the highlight for me. Dumbo and Bambi were my favorite childhood films and I love them both still. I do not get why little kids are so easily frightened. I'd understand if a kid was scared at the boys turning into donkeys in Pinnochio, but other than that, nothing in an old animated Disney film ever felt scary to me. I remember having to leave the room while prisoners were getting their hands chopped off in the 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Theives... that was too much for me at about 9 years old. And I had nightmares about Trolls for awhile after watching Ernest Scared Stupid... I guess I would have been 9 or 10 when I saw that monstrosity. Rant over.
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Tegowangi Temple, Where The History Remain
Tegowangi Temple Tegowangi temple is one of ancient temple in Kediri region. This temple has saved many stories about Kediri history. There are some reliefs on the temple wall that interest the tourists who like the historic tourism. The temple … Continue reading
The Nirvana Before Eruption
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The Environment In Puhsarang
Puhsarang Church This church is located in Puhsarang village, Semen district of Kediri, that's why it is called Puhsarang Church. The location is 10 km in western Kediri City. This old church had built by Ir. Heendricus Maclaine on behalf … Continue reading


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In the Business section of morning editions of the Feb. 14 Tribune, the namelines under photos of Robert J. Day and Edward W. Duffy, two officials of USG Corp., were inadvertently switched. The Tribune regrets the error.
The table of dividends in the Business section of the Feb. 9 Tribune incorrectly identified a dividend announced by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. as an initial dividend of 7 cents per share. In fact, Gallagher announced a dividend increase of 1.5 cents per share, to 7 cents from 5.5 cents. The Tribune regrets the error.


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The HCFA CMS 1500 form: One of the most important insurance payment request forms.
Medical billing typically requires the use of several forms, for different purposes. Confusion can often result from the myriad of options. One of the most important insurance payment request forms is the HCFA CMS 1500 form. When the form was created originally, it was labelled the HCFA 1500. Nowadays, it's called the CMS 1500. The name change came as a result of the centers for medicare and medicaid services. Some of the Medicaid State Agencies require this form to process billing.
The standard CMS 1500 form is used to claim by suppliers and non-hospital providers.
These forms must be submitted within a year from the date of service. Since the form is printed using a certain kind of ink, you can't simply download or copy it. For the sake of speed and efficiency, the payers typically use Optical Character Recognition technology to scan the information, and process the requests for payment.
If the form is not exact it will not be read correctly.
Get your forms submitted without error requires using the exact form – ink as well – and the right information. When you go to submit your claim forms, make sure that you have the most current form cms 1500, and make sure it has the correct ink. Failure to follow these 2 simple rules could result in form rejections and delayed reimbursements.
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Self-defense class to be offered at Plaza Cívica
By Trish Snyder
My daughter and I attended a self-defense class a number of years ago in Wilmington, North Carolina. The class was taught by a young red-headed policeman and was attended by 20 or so women, many from the local domestic violence shelter. Many knew violence personally. We all wanted to know how to protect ourselves.
Self-defense class
Within the celebrations for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Fri, Nov 29, 4pm
Plaza Cívica
15 pesos
Out instructor started the class by telling us that 40 percent of rapes occur in the victim's home. "What is the first thing you do if you hear someone breaking into your house at night and you're alone in your bedroom?" he asked. There were all kinds of answers shouted out. The correct response: Throw something heavy out your window so that the glass breaks and yell fire. People pay attention to fire. They tend to ignore the cry help.
He next told us that the average 21-year-old woman had a 25 percent chance of being a victim of an assault in her lifetime. Assault on women is a common crime because assailants assume women will be passive. The best way for women to fight back against crime is to prevent it from happening by avoiding being alone or being in badly lit areas. However, getting into such situations is sometimes inevitable. In this case, the best chance for survival is to fight back.
This is the second year that the Violence Prevention Program at CASA is offering self-defense classes. Anne Young, volunteer on the San Miguel Walk Against Violence committee, attended last year. "It was excellent, really good," she reports. "The instructor taught us to think differently and to be more aware of our surroundings. There was a lot of common sense in the class and some simple, practical moves we could take if we found ourselves in a threatening situation. I definitely recommend it."
The class will be taught at 4pm in Plaza Cívica by Víctor Manuel Hernández Mora and Alejandro Mendoza García, instructors from the Muay Thai Academy in Leon. The class is appropriate for all ages and participants are asked to wear comfortable clothing. A 15-peso donation is requested for the class.
Other events planned for Violence Awareness Week, November 25 to 29:
November 25: Women's groups from the State of Guanajuato will march to the State House to raise awareness that the written laws to protect victims are not being implemented.
November 26: Photo contest in el Centro to raise awareness of violence against women; November 27 and 28: Basketball and soccer tournament in Parque Benito Juárez. November 29: Information tables and murals created by community support groups from 1–6pm. Self-defense class at 4pm in Plaza Cívica. Anti-violence walk at 7pm.
For more information or to get involved, contact Dulce Ortiz at CASA, phone 154-6060 or for English, contact Trish Snyder at 121-0612.


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Mohamed M. Hanafi holds a Ph.D. degree from Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (1993), an M.S. degree from the State University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium (1982); and a B.S. degree from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia (1979). He worked as an Associate Professor from 2000 to 2005, a Lecturer from 1982 to 1999, and a Tutor from 1980 to 1981 at Universiti Putra Malaysia. His research interests include soil science, soil chemistry and fertility, plant nutrition, and disease control.
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home, where my thoughts escaping
I am popping in to say hello, having spread out my red spotted handkerchief at my temporary lodgings (the photo above is not, of course, my temporary lodgings, but the very lovely Crosthwaite House in Cumbria, which I can heartily recommend).
I have only intermittent wifi here so internet activity is sporadic. It's a strange and unsettling time getting used to being a lodger for a while, trying to sort out my new house and garden under pressure of time, and of course life doesn't pause itself when times like this happen, either.
Suffice to say I am rather stressed. I am taking refuge in Pinterest and crochet and toast. I have my art materials here too but they remain untouched for now. A full night's sleep is enough of a challenge for me at the moment.
Don't go away.
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- rossichka said...
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- 22 September 2013 at 21:54
- rossichka said...
I will not. I'll be patient and quiet, waiting for some news about your changing way of living... I need such a period of listening to my inner-self, too. I'll tell you in a mail why...
A lovely pastoral sight, by the way!:))
- 22 September 2013 at 21:55
- alice c said...
I'm here and I send you my love.
- 22 September 2013 at 22:59
- little birds fly said...
I patiently await your next post...take care and try to sleep and know that everything tends to work itself out, after a bit...love, Jennifer
- 23 September 2013 at 01:57
- Frances said...
Sue, It's very good to see this hello from you (and to see the beautiful Cumbria view you share.)
Crochet and toast sound pretty good to me. I admit to so far resisting the Pinterest call, but know of its charms. How very fortunate I am myself to easily find the way to the land of nod most nights. There have been other times in my life when that path was not so easy, so I do understand your challenge.
Best wishes to you on the housing...I do look forward to hearing more from you soon (hopefully in person!) xo
- 23 September 2013 at 14:58
- Gina said...
Not going away. Crochet and toast sound good.
- 23 September 2013 at 21:58
- Sue said...
Thanks all for your lovely comments. I did have the option to reply in the last couple of posts but it seemed tricky to use so have disabled it, will reply personally if possible.
- 24 September 2013 at 10:05
- Thomasina Tittlemouse said...
Lovely to pop by MouseNotebook and find you back! Wishing you tranquillity and unexpected blessings in all the upheaval of making a new place "home". E x
- 26 September 2013 at 08:13
- Karen said...
You had dropped off my blog roll (why does that sometimes happen?)) and then I noticed you on someone else's. So happy. I love your blog Sue and long may it continue!
- 29 September 2013 at 15:05
- Annie @ knitsofacto said...
Here's hoping all goes smoothly and fast ... meanwhile, I'm going nowhere :)
- 1 October 2013 at 16:06
- Rosie said...
Sue where are you moving to? I used to lived in Cumbria and am now just an hour away??
- 5 October 2013 at 09:03
- Anonymous said...
Hello and best wishes to you with the lodging and with the new house. New beginnings can be very tiring, can't they, even without the stress of a deadline, so I hope that the crochet and toast are sustaining you and that you are sleeping better.
- 7 October 2013 at 19:18
- Anonymous said...
My heart beats just a little faster when I hear of people moving. Having lived in five houses now, and contemplating the next move, I know just how stressful it can all be. But so lovely to click on the link and find your post! Good luck and try to enjoy your lodgings!
P xx
- 28 October 2013 at 20:28
- Abdullah Al Faisal said...
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Flannel Church
Surf Bar
Jan. 12
Thank goodness the room was packed with bodies to muffle some of the power emanating from the corner of Surf Bar when Flannel Church plugged in last Thursday night. The slide-heavy Southern soul band pounded their rhythms into the wooden floor, transforming the typically bluegrass/acoustic venue into a raucous rock club for the night.
The staff didn't seem to mind. There were more armfuls of shots and sloppy front-row dancers racking up bar tabs than usual, even on Folly Beach. Making conversation was difficult over amps turned to 11, but by the time David Keller (the videographer who captured the frame grab picture you see here) offered me a set of ear plugs, it was too late to bother. I'd succumbed, sacrificing a portion of my hearing years later for a fleeting night of bliss right now.
Despite being overshadowed by names like Duane Trucks (on drums) and Shane Pruitt (on guitar), the rock of Flannel Church is bassist Kevin Scott. With a style that falls fittingly in line with both Oteil Burbridge and the late Allen Woody (of Gov't Mule), Scott's recent stints with Trucks and Col. Bruce Hampton may ultimately be his grooming for a bigger Allman family stage down the road.
Scott was a beast on the bass, and he dominated at Surf Bar. Lead singer/guitarist Gregory "Wolf" Hodges kicked it up for the screaming crowd as well, sliding on into oblivion with every solo up the neck.
Flannel Church sounded far more like a real band this time than on their first visit to Surf Bar a few months ago. They've maintained the jam energy while finding a focused cohesion, managing to break a sweat even on a chilly January nights.
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Reading a lot provides your brain a unique type of workout as compared to watching a film or listening to the songs. Whether you are captivated in a page-turner or scanning a user manual for your refrigerator, "portions of your brain that are grown for other functions like vision, language, or an associative learning connect in a definite neural circuit for reading and that is very stimulating.
Moreover, reading books can help you in your personal development leading to the success in your life. Numerous people have found inspiration by reading books and have changed their lives completely. Surprisingly, reading is not only for adults but it is for children as well. Motivational speakers suggest that the earlier you start developing yourself, the better it is.
According to a research, getting lost in a decent read makes it tranquil for you to relate yourself to others. Fictional literature has the influence to aid its readers to recognise what others are thinking by reading others' emotions. You can read books while traveling. If you like traveling in a car, let your driver drives your car and read a book on your way to the office. If you travel with your kids, you surely be worried about their safety. For that reason, top rated car seats are available in the marketplace to fit these in your vehicle for your kids and ease yourself from worrying about any mishaps, which may endanger your child's life.
It has been discussed below how reading different types of books affect the performance of human beings.
- Reading Motivates
It has now become the trend among all successful people to read as many books as possible. Doing that improves memory and avoids failure thinking. It also keeps you motivated to preserve maximum power while working. Fortune-making companies suggest their employees reading personal development books. Reading is a cherished way of self-educating yourself as well as an excellent method of filling in your time. It also offers you a welcome break, from our occasional mundane or repetitive lives.
- Stress Reduction
It does not matter how abundant stress you experience at work, in your relationships, or numerous other issues you face in your daily life, it all just blunders away when you lose yourself in a great novel. A well-written story can carry you to other territories, while an appealing article would distract you as well as keep you in the present moment, letting strains drain away and aiding you to tranquil.
- Become a Writer
If you are an ambitious novelist, you should start a blog, and the finest way to becoming a great writer is to read a lot. Moreover, it can help you in increase your vocabulary and let you focus attentively. Words are very significant for both situations i.e. positively and negatively, so it is significant to read the correct information and let go the negativity.
- Learn New Cultures
Reading books give you a wide range of knowledge as well as an insight into diverse cultures and different ways of living. You can all learn a lot about other cultures' rituals. Without acquiring the new knowledge you can become stagnant, you are designed to nurture and grow. To avert yourself from growing stale, you require feeding your brain with new info.


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Boston Police Incidents for Saturday December 17, 2005/
Woman Shot in Jaw in Mattapan, Shotgun RecoveredOfficers from District 3 responded to 3 Fottler Road and met a female victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the jaw. An unknown male suspect fled the scene after the shooting. The victim was taken to Boston Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. While securing the crime scene, officers found a black shotgun inside a closet within the residence. 17-year-old Carlos Lowery was arrested for being in possession of the shotgun. This investigation continues. Suspect Arrested in Brighton Library Break-in About 7:30 last night, officers from District 14 responded to an Alarm Call at the Brighton Library, 40 Academy Road. They found a basement door open and searched the building. Hiding behind a bookshelf was 68-year-old Raymond Houle who was arrested and charged with Breaking and Entering. Arraignment will be Monday in Brighton District Court. One Arrested After Traffic Stop, BB Gun Recovered Officers from District 4 stopped a car on Boylston Street for making an illegal U-Turn. The two occupants of the car were each found to have outstanding arrest warrants. The driver, 20-year-old Yvan Charlot of Cambridge was wanted on a default warrant issued from Cambridge District Court. He was also charged with possession of ammunition, a 9mm round was found inside the car. It will be forwarded to ballistics for testing. ABB gun was also found in the hatch area of the car and seized by officers.


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Jayne Corner – 'corner stone' of The Inspiring Kitchen
Jayne Corner left a successful career in corporate advertising in order to pursue her innate love of food, nutrition and wellness, and satisfy a burning desire to empower others to a life of health and happiness via The Inspiring Kitchen - an informative website packed with tempting recipes, educational articles and nourishing ideas.
Jayne first examined her own eating habits at the tender age of 15, after struggling with illness and fatigue throughout her teenage years. Steadfastly refusing to accept the 'IBS' (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) label, she started to challenge many of the so-called 'truths' about food and embarked upon an extraordinary personal journey that introduced her to the transformational Paleo diet and ultimately led to her full recovery.
Her top tip for those wanting to enjoy a healthier lifestyle, particularly in today's world of conflicting messages, is to 'keep it simple'. Jayne actively encourages focusing on the 'good stuff' (which inevitably crowds out the 'bad stuff') and urges us not to try changing everything all at once as this, she insists, can leave us feeling lost and overwhelmed. Swapping refined sugar for raw honey for example, is a small, yet positive step towards improved nutrition that she believes most of us can manage comfortably.
A nature lover, who's passionate about detox, gluten free living and superfoods (her absolute favourite is organic hemp protein), Jayne keeps herself continually motivated by regularly asking herself the following question:
"What can I do now to achieve my dreams?"
And then sets about accomplishing it with her relentless energy, boundless creativity and insatiable zest for life!


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This week I'd like to share a really cute cover from Valerie Bowen's YA romance fantasy novel, Faerie Wishes.
Faerie Wishes brief synopsis
Talia Saturnfrost has grown very tired of her forest home; she has spent many suns dreaming of leaving the fae realm and living amongst the humans. Her decision is made when she falls deeply in love with Cayden a human male. She only has to utter the wish to make her dream come true.
Talia soon discovers the grass is not exactly greener on the other side of the realm; as a matter of fact she discovers innocent wishes can kill you. Will Talia find the love she craves in Cayden? Join her on her quest to find the love she desires and the realization that sometimes wishes do come true just not necessarily the way you had planned.
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/94144
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Faerie-Wishes-ebook/dp/B005SX28VI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1317986861&sr=8-5
Barnes and Nobles: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/faerie-wishes-valerie-bowen/1106357822?ean=2940013230620&itm=2&usri=valerie%2bbowen
Barnes and Nobles: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/faerie-wishes-valerie-bowen/1106357822?ean=2940013230620&itm=2&usri=valerie%2bbowen
Author Valerie Bowen: http://www.valeriebowen.com


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Door Casings - All door casings as hand made individual bespoke items. They can vary from just a single door casing with a single door. An addtional overhead window, or addtional one or two side windows or ther all out overhead and side windows for the larger of the door entrancs. We can do them all. We use pine, as it was for most of the Victorian, Edwardian or 1930's period. This pine is also hand selected from Sweden and is kiln dired to the maximum required for a good, strong and very long lasting.
The photos on images shows a door casing with two side panels and windows and a door casing with full surrounding panels and windows including overhead.
Prices vary dramatically so please check out the questions below andthen speak to us directly - thak you.
Also, you will see, we hand make the glass to suit.
* THis is a full door casing in porchway showing the door, the side and top apnels ie the transome and the side glass windows for the porchway
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2) Have you allowed clearance for installation -generally this is around 10mm (1cm)
3) Materials section is usually 70mm x 70mm or 70 mm x 95 mm - generally the first one is for brick to brick opening without reveal ( usually 1930's ) and the second one is for when the reveal is set back ( usually Victorian)
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- 4 beds
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- Half Baths: 1
- Square Feet: 3,317 sqft
- Neighborhood: Woosley Palms
Listing Description
Eye catching two story home boasts a dramatic two story family room with cozy fireplace, kitchen features an island overlooking breakfast room with a bay window, dining room, study with french doors, over-sized owner's retreat complete with beautiful windows and a huge private bath with a corner tub, his/her vanities & walk-in closet, all secondary bedrooms upstairs, large gameroom, outdoor covered patio.. Perfect for entertaining! *Prices shown include constructing the standard floor plan using our quality home finishes. Additional structural options & interior selection upgrades are available to purchase and will vary per plan.The lot cost is additional and will vary per community. Please call for lot pricing and availability. Pictures represent the completed floorplan. Homes will vary depending on included options. To be used for conceptual purposes only.
- New Construction Yes
Subdivision: Woosley Palms
- Price Range $189.9K - $359.9K
- Sqft Range 1,628 - 289,900
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Woosley Palms is conveniently located on the south end of Lumberton on Highway 69. It offers easy access to Hwy 69 and will have future access to Hwy 96! With a variety of lots to build on, Woosley Palms offers a grand entrance, great drainage, underground utilities and a community pond. This restricted neighborhood allows for homes to be built from a modest 1,500 sq/ft and larger on any of its choice lots including the limited water-front lots. It is truly is a wonderful place to build a new home. Kinsmen Homes is excited to be part of such a great place to live!
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Things have been so crazy, that I struggle to find time to ever sit down and blog, even about the good stuff! Like these fun patterns for McCalls! These bags are exclusives for McCalls and I'm so excited about them. The zippers are so simple to install and add such a fun touch to an otherwise ordinary bag. If you look closely at the bag above, you'll notice that the handles even have a zipper between them, allowing you to zip them up to make 1 handle. How fun is that?
The smaller shoulder bag has smaller details, such as the little bows on the strap and the fun boxed bottom, so it stays standing when you set it down. And then for extra storage there is a tiny zipper pocket in the flap for like coins or a small set of keys.
I used Soft and Stable in the base of the larger bag and I loved how it really added a lot of strength to the bag without taking away from it's lightweight style.
This purple bag shows the bow a little better in the handle. Aren't they fun?! You can find this pattern #M7138 at Joanns, Hobby Lobby, a few Walmarts, Hancocks, McCalls online shop and of course they are listed in my shop! Thanks so much for all of your support in the past, I hope you continue to enjoy these fun patterns!


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Top 10 must have SilverStripe modules - 2014 edition
SilverStripe CMS doesn't have a lot of modules but this is not a weakness at all. It means how flexible system is. Usually I use 2-4 extra modules. Below are most popular and really good modules, used in major of my projects (not ir particular order):
1. Advanced workflow - Important for corporate level.
2. Blog - there are about 150 widgets to use with your blog.
3. Data Object manager - should be as default SilverStripe function
4. Forum - to build your services or products community.
5. Newsletter - not always emailing is spamming.
6. Silvercart - good option for a small online shop.
7. Uploadify - better files upload.
8. Userforms - forms creation tool.
9. KickAssets - another great tool from Ucle Cheese.
10. Translatable - useful for the multilingual websites.
If I missed something or there is no place for a module, which you think must be on this list, just leave a comment with link below.
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When the prevailing culture advocates artificiality, it takes courage and conviction to be different and be real. Do you wear makeup? Is it to enhance, or to attract attention? I recently watched an interview of a bunch of guys trying to help each other understand women better. When the question came up, "Why do they wear SO much makeup?", their collective, passionate response was, "They don't wear it for us, they wear it for each other!" Examine yourself, asking, Why do I wear makeup?
There are several facets to this (face-inating) topic and a primary one is the consideration of were you taught how to apply it so you look natural, or did your teacher favour the "Look, I'm wearing makeup!" style? Perhaps, like me, you didn't have a teacher at all and are struggling to acquire skill in product choice and application. If this is you, my recommendation is that you find a lady in your church or community, or even through online networks, who presents herself in a manner that you respect, then ask her if she would be willing to mentor you in the skills of modest femininity.
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Carla01 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 80 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Candide Photographic Art
On location custom family photography with a french flair and business portraits. Unlike a studio, we offer a truly unique photography session in the client's setting of choice.
Targeting upscale neighborhood of affluent families as well as businesses in need of staff portraits. Candide is a french name. We would like the logo to have a french feel to it, without being obvious. Might like the idea of having a beret included in the design (the French are known for wearing berets as well as artists) but open to seeing many other ideas also.
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I think I've had a thousand beginnings. And each one is slightly less scary than the one before. I used to plan ahead, remain perched upon what was supposed to happen, instead of feeling what was actually happening. I'm less obsessed with the future now, as I understand it will always remain slightly out of my reach.
I imagine the earth feels this way about the sun…Always rotating trying to feel its warmth upon its face. I must have thought the future held some contract of dreams fulfilled, lies untold, promises kept. But the future keeps rotating…changing, always just slightly out of my reach.
But the sun remains a steady companion. It greets me each morning, wakes me with a fresh promise. Things are going to keep changing…but what was once old, will be come new again. The beginnings will keep coming, and the endings are yet another promise. There is certainty here–a comfort in the process. If losing love is like a window through my heart, regaining it must feel like a moment stuck in time.
I'm starting to sense that it is the present that offers the real possibility. No longer searching for dreams fulfilled because I am too busy fulfilling them. I don't question the chance, the inevitable opportunity that comes with new beginnings. And I do not fear the end. This place used to feel like hope abandoned. Now, it has become a consummation of possibility.
The wildness, that must occupy this space, is palpable. I feel it with each passing decision even as I abandon all logic. I can both articulate it and forget it all at once. And if I remain here long enough, sunlight on my face, my past will be wiped clean by somebody else's dream. And with each lover's touch, not even the fingerprints will remain.


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"My candle burns at both ends/It will not last the night;/But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends/It gives a lovely light." -Edna St. Vincent Millay
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Authors in the Contemporary Genre
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Honored to be on your list, Rachel!ReplyDeleteReplies
:) Thanks for commenting!!!!! Your Min trilogy was one of my favorite middle school reads! Truly wonderful books.Delete
Honored to be on your list, Rachel!ReplyDelete
Yesssss, Lauren Kunze is AWESOME :DReplyDelete
Yay, I'm pleased to see that you're back from your brief hiatus, Rachel. :) Great list, btw! Meg Cabot and Sara Shepard write some of my favourite guilty pleasures... *whispers* Promise you won't tell? ;)ReplyDelete
You also reminded me that I've committed a travesty by not reading anything by John Green yet. I know, I know.Replies
:) Really it hasn't been that long? It feels like forever since I blogged. I won't tell, but I'm so happy to find someone who likes those two too. Yep, you really need to read Green's works. The perfect one to start with is his masterpiece The Fault In Our Stars.Delete
I absolutely love Meg Cabot. My favourite series when I was younger was The Princess Diaries. Her books always make me feel happy. ^^ReplyDelete
I adore Meg Cabot's books to Rachel, she's always a guilty pleasure of mine. I adore contemporary books, but haven't read a lot of the author's books that you've mentioned! I must definitely check them out soon! Fab list Rachel! :)ReplyDelete
Woah! I can't believe I've read only two books from two authors in your list. I'm a contemporary girl too but like Jasprit I haven't read that many from the authors you've mentioned. Anyhoo, I might check them out someday. You seem to really enjoy their books. :)ReplyDelete
Welcome back! I loved your list but I must admit there are many authors on here that I must endeavor to read! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Yay Rachel! You're back! WOO HOO!ReplyDelete
I've only read Meg Cabot on that list. How sad is that? I clearly fail at blogging and need to pick up some of the books by those authors:) Especially John Green, I've heard nothing but amazing things about his work.
I've only read one of John Green's books, Paper Towns, but I loved it enough to know that I'll be reading more!ReplyDelete
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My father's sister was known for her muscular calves. Aunt Hazel, or "Hazy" as we called her, had been a track star in her youth. She was much older than my dad, so I remember Aunt Hazy as a feisty senior citizen, when the only running she did was from the stove to the pantry. Her muscular legs endured, however. I remember sitting at the kitchen table in her Ohio farmhouse, watching her zip around in her cotton floral-print dress and orthopedic shoes, calf muscles bulging. For good or ill, I inherited those calf muscles. My ex-husband, John, had a pet name for my lower extremities: "Aunt Hazy legs."
So imagine my confusion that day in the hospital when I looked down at my remaining lower limb to find . . . a stick. A chicken leg. The first time John saw it, he mumbled, "Oh, my God."
I don't know how much weight I lost in the hospital and after I returned home, but it was all muscle atrophy. The strong body I'd once had was gone. The achievements of a year's worth of excellent nutrition and cardio, free weights, squats, crunches, planks, kickboxing, Zumba, and walking had been obliterated by my illness. I was a limp and floppy blob. There were two main reasons for my blob status: I barely ate anything and I spent most of my three months in the hospital flat on my back.
My first attempts at building strength were pitiful. Simply being propped up in the hospital bed was too exhausting. But as time went on I learned to grip the bed rail and roll to one side enough to use a bedpan. That was followed by other fitness milestones – lying on my side for a few minutes, sitting on the edge of the bed without fainting, and turning over on my stomach and lifting my head.
My biggest accomplishment occurred during the week I spent on the rehab unit of my local hospital prior to skin graft surgery. With the help of two nurses and a male orderly, I slid across a board and transitioned from the hospital bed to a chair, where my goal was to sit upright for ten minutes. This fitness regimen wasn't exactly the Insanity workout from cable-TV, but it was a huge mental and physical shift for me. For the first time in months, I found myself somewhere other than a bed, gurney, or operating table in a position other than prone. There was no time to pat myself on the back, however. After reaching my ten-minute goal I was completely exhausted and dizzy – and I had to somehow get myself back in bed. This meant I needed to push myself from the chair and pivot to sit on the sliding board. I couldn't do it. I didn't have the strength and I didn't understand how I was supposed to get a one-legged body to do what I wanted it to do. I started to shake all over as I realized I might very well fall on the floor.
Right then, it hit me: My life was changed forever. This body wasn't the old, reliable friend I'd had for fifty years. This body was alien to me in every way. I didn't understand how it worked. I couldn't trust it. I wasn't sure how I'd be able to live my life in it.
I didn't want it.
It was high drama getting me back into that hospital bed. The nurses and orderly were scared I was going to fall, too. I was a trembling, crying mess. But they somehow helped lower me to the board and slide me back to the safety of my little bed island. I was so worn out from this ordeal that I could barely move.
It was a start.
A few days later, I was thrilled to be able to I transfer myself, without help, into a wheelchair. To celebrate, my best friend, Arleen, and her brother, Martin, took me for a spin around the hospital. It was a cold, late-January day, but I told them it didn't matter – I had to breathe fresh air and feel the sun, if only for a few seconds. I did it, and it was glorious. We continued our indoor excursion, but after about fifteen minutes I was spent.
It didn't help that I wasn't eating. When first admitted to Shock Trauma, I was hooked to an NG tube, a feeding tube inserted through the nose that provides hydration and nutrition. Once that was removed, I continued to receive IV fluids and was offered cans of nutrition shakes benignly labeled as "chocolate," "vanilla," and "strawberry." Privately, I thought of them as "pretty bad," "vile," and "the pink shit." But the nurses insisted, so I tossed back those loathsome concoctions until I couldn't manage another mouthful.
I was rewarded for my effort with solid food: Trays of sometimes-recognizable vegetable, starch, and protein combinations fresh from hell's kitchen. My personal favorites were the fifty-shades-of-gray meatloaf and brick-baked chicken. (Not to be confused with chicken baked in a brick oven.) I'd usually manage to swallow a couple bites, especially after the nurses explained that my healing was slowed by my lack of eating. When the nutrition shakes showed up on my tray again, and I got the hint. So I tried my best to eat more.
|"Fifty-shades-of-gray" hospital meatloaf
Maybe this is where I should explain why this is so bizarre. My problem has always been making myself stop biting and swallowing, not this weirdly anorexic relationship with food. The nurses said it was due to my pain medications and the constant general anesthesia, but my guess is the complete absence of salt, flavor, or real butter had a lot to do with it, too. The only time I had any appetite was when someone smuggled in actual food for me. The hottie brought me chicken noodle soup. A friend who owned a coffee shop in Baltimore brought me homemade soups and sandwiches. Arleen and another friend, Frank, brought me cranberry juice, teas, fresh fruit, and soups. (Yes, soup was my fave.) But it was a real challenge to eat the hospital food.
I remember how thrilled I was when, two days before I was to be discharged from University of Maryland, my dinner tray was delivered with a "VIP" card placed on it, along with a cloth napkin instead of the usual paper variety. I glanced at the covered plate, then looked expectantly at my nurse.
"Why does this say 'VIP?'"
She shrugged. "Maybe because you're an author."
"Uh, OK. But why now? I've been here almost three months."
"Maybe they just noticed," she said.
I perked up. "Does this mean the food will be better?"
"No. It means you get a cloth napkin."
Near the end of my last round of rehab, friends started bringing me treats. I had no interest in them. Arleen smuggled in some Thai coconut shrimp and it was delicious, but I could only eat a few bites.
The next culinary shock came when I was discharged for good. Imagine the abject horror of my fellow romance writers who were there to greet me on the day I came home. I found my house stacked to the rafters with chocolate, and I had to tell them the sad truth – I'd lost my taste for it. Along with my taste for coffee, sweets in general, Doritos, melted sharp cheddar, and anything too fatty, salty, or rich. In other words, every staple known to the romance writing community. It was downright blasphemy.
Thank God that once I started physical therapy and got back in the gym with my trainer, my muscles began to rebuild. And once I weaned myself off all narcotic pain meds, my appetite roared back to its previous vigor. I must report that coffee, chocolate, and cheese have reclaimed their proper place in my life, and I'm back to my familiar goal of trying tame my appetite, not boost it.
Goodbye extra-skinny chicken leg! Hello Extra Crispy KFC!


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Exclusive Danni Cole Photos and Videos - Only at Aziani.com
Danni Cole is the sort of beauty that always looks good, no matter what. She has a natural charm and charisma that truly shines through in her modeling. Danni brings all of that and so much more to this photo set. She is absolutely gorgeous as she gets naked. She strips off her top and denim shorts, then poses in nothing but her sexy wedge shoes.


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It seems that 2018 is shaping up to be another year of losing musical legends. On the 15th of January, the music world woke up to the devastating news that the lead singer of The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan was found dead at the age of 46. Police have not suspected foul play but with a history of mental health, many fans wondered if the two were related.
We are devastated on the passing of our friend Dolores. She was an extraordinary talent and we feel very privileged to have been part of her life from 1989 when we started the Cranberries. The world has lost a true artist today.— The Cranberries (@The_Cranberries) January 15, 2018
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Fans were especially distraught since O'Riordan had been speaking on social media of releasing new music and performing again in December of last year.
bye bye Gio. We're off to Ireland pic.twitter.com/d6HKOFJqGB— Dolores O'Riordan (@DolORiordan) January 4, 2018
In Sri Lanka, The Cranberries have shaped a generation of music lovers who still go all out while singing "Zombie" at any occasion. However, many of them chose to share the words of their 1993 hit "Linger", as they remembered this legend who put Ireland and female rockers on the map.
"Don't let it burn, don't let it fade".
We won't.
Fans, celebrities and artists expressed their grief over the loss of "a voice touched by fire".
#DoloresORiordan givin thoughts on how her mind works, her processes: writing & survival of big emotion/life's inevitable darknesses. pic.twitter.com/YAywePvvLb— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) January 16, 2018
There was this Irish singer that used to come into my cafe. She was gracious and flirty, with an accent that would charm the birds.— jay nutt (@jaynutt50) January 16, 2018
I was conceited enough to think it was just for me, but smart enough to know that's how everyone in her audience felt.#DoloresORiordan
Just heard the sad sad news about the talented and gifted Dolores O'Riordan passing away today. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends. In her honour We'll be playing her music loud and proud tonight. RIP Dolores.— the script (@thescript) January 15, 2018
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Life is very different for me now. I wake up on a Saturday morning and I am not scrambling a dozen eggs and juicing OJ; I am making coffee and writing. They are gone, far away gone, from Colorado to the Cresent City. Elizabeth is still here, finishing up the last hoorah but on this Saturday morning she is in Lafayette taking SAT – something she needs to move her on. "On", will be far away too, it seems. Next year, they really will be all gone. Hmmmm. It is a strange, but good, feeling, kind of mellow.
The first thing I ask myself on this morning of semi isolation is "How did I do that?" I cannot conceive of waking up to five kids every morning and getting this house in motion. It seems my instinct of survival has blocked that from my memory – too much to absorb, too much to think about? Funny about life, we go through passages almost blindly, doing what we need to do without question and then later, look back and say just what I have said, " How did I get through that?' I am not making this declaration in a negative light, it was great, it was magical, it was fulfilling; I just don't know how I managed to see about all of those people.I'm really not a multi tasker kind of person – I am very, very laid back. I do remember cooking – alot. I also remember the seemingly endless pile of clothes in the laundry room.Honestly, I thought I would live my entire life in that room – forever! And I do remember the conscious decision to put away my paintbox for those years. I realized early on that that would cause me frustration – to begin a piece and have to go deep into the night to finish it – not worth it. Instead, I think those years and my children gave me inspiration and I think they will manifest themselves in my art – it was the right decision for me.
Anyway, it is early November and I have the day to do as I please – this is a very new deal for me. I am going to enjoy this little piece of freedom for sure but I will always miss my busy home when they all were here and my day was filled with the most important activity of all, being "mom".
I think of a quote by Jackie Kennedy and hope that I somewhat hit the target, but more than that, I hope they all know I tried my best on that one chance I got , just as all of you are…
" If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much."
So, whatever your stage in life is, I hope you are trying your best – no one is perfect, but everyone can be the best "them" (most of the time :)).
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It's tempting to call "The Garden" a story of innocence and experience, of evil corrupting paradise, but that would be doing a disservice to the fascinating complexities of a classic Los Angeles conflict and an excellent documentary that does them full justice.
Produced and directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy, "The Garden" takes us behind the scenes into one of the most incendiary L.A. situations of recent times. That would be the fierce battle over a 14-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda streets known as the South Central Farm, a dispute that turned so bitter and protracted it is still going on.
It's especially fitting that Kennedy is the director. As he showed with his fine "O.T.: our town," about a production of the Thornton Wilder play at Compton's Dominguez High School, he's a filmmaker with a nice sense of unforced drama and a knack for recognizing and capitalizing on stories in unglamorous parts of the city.
It's also appropriate that "The Garden" took the top prize in June at the Silverdocs documentary festival in Washington, D.C., because its lessons about the levers of power and politics, about rebels becoming the establishment and how easy it is to get co-opted, are relevant everywhere.


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|A closer look at the bag and coat!
|Assistant photographer: Shana Ng
Well well well dear readers. I should let you know i went ''hunting'' for fashion people in the streets of Ottawa for the 2nd time with my assistant. We were looking to take a picture of a woman with a classy outfit. And there she was on the other end of the street. What an adorable person she is. She had the right outfit for the day that can also be worn at night time.
Black leather boots,black leggings, with the belt that gives a little touch to the coat and what I loved the most: Her beige/brown leather shoulder bag! We didn't know she had a great dresss under her jacket but what captured us most was her ''flower belt''. She's bringing spring to Ottawa!