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9 Gifts for Your Instagram-Obsessed Friend
If the last thing you do before going to bed and the first thing you do when you wake up is start scrolling through your Instagram feed, then you might be an Insta addict. #nojudgement
We love Instagram, too. And we want to make sure that you find the perfect holiday gift for all the Insta-obsessed people in your life — even if that person is you.
Daily Instagram Calendar
This is the ultimate gift for the Instagram addict as you can print a different picture for each day of your 365-day tear-away calendar. And bonus: 2016 is a leap year, so you can actually print THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX pictures. If you don't have that many photos to pull from, you can also choose to start duplicating photos at different points in the calendar.
Buy It: Social Print Studio Calendar, $40
Perfect Lighting iPhone Case
This gift will change the life of anyone who is a chronic #selfie taker. For those of us who indulge in an occasional selfie, we know that the flash on a typical cell phone camera is horrible. This light-up phone case allows you to cast the perfect glow in any low-light situation that might normally require a flash. The one downside to this case is that it does not have a bumper to protect your screen, so you may want to add some additional screen protection if you want to be safe.
Buy It: Light iPhone Case, $54.95
Cell Phone Lenses
These special cell phone lenses will help you take your cell phone photography to a whole new level. This package includes all the lenses available: fisheye, super fisheye, telephoto, wide angle, macro and polarizing lenses. These lenses can be easily attached to your phone and work with any smart device (basically anything that has a camera). If you don't want to spring for all of the lenses, you can buy them each for $20.
Buy It: Magnetic Phone Lenses, $99 (for all)
Kim K's Selfie Book
The selfie queen herself, Kim Kardashian, put out a picture book earlier this year that includes tons of the celeb's selfie photos from over the years. She was taking selfies before we even knew what the word meant.
Buy It: Kim Kardashian Selfish, $13
Instax Printer
For fans of the old vintage, Polaroid-type look, this Instax printer is the perfect choice. Similar to the popular Instax camera, the printer allows you to print any photos on your phone wirelessly. The printer uses the same film that the camera uses, so everything comes out with a fun, retro feel. This is also an amazing present for anyone who crafts or scrapbooks.
Buy It: Fujifilm Instax Printer, $189
iPhone USB Bracelet
If you're taking selfies all the time, chances are you're using up your cell phone battery all the time. This chic Rebecca Minkoff bracelet looks normal to the world, but it's actually a cell phone charger. You can wear this bracelet every day and know that you will never run out of cell phone juice again.
Buy It: Rebecca Minkoff Lightning Cable Bracelet, $60
Custom Laptop Sleeve
I've seen lots of different Instagram decals for laptops and iPads, but this is an actual soft-sided laptop sleeve to use for when you travel and are on the go. If a laptop case is not up your alley, the site also offers other unique choices such as hard-backed iPhone cases, magnetic iPad covers and other fun Insta-tech items.
Buy It: Casetify Laptop Sleeve, $60
Phone-Friendly Gloves
If you live somewhere with cold weather, you know the frustration of having to take off your gloves in order to use your cell phone. Techno Touch gloves ensure you never have to have cold hands again as they work with all of your smart devices. And these, unlike many others I've seen, are super stylish.
Buy It: Echo Touch Leather Glitten, $88
Marble Photo Background
For Insta addicts, taking flat lay pics might be a part of their everyday routine. A cool background texture is the key to good flat lays, and marble is a super popular choice for Instagram superstars. This pastry board would be an awesome tool for anyone who takes these often.
Buy It: Marble Pastry Board, $40
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No-Knit Monogrammed Mittens
Knit accessories are always a popular handmade holiday gift — but what if you can't knit or crochet? Then these personalized mittens are right up your alley — just stitch baker's twine initials onto readymade mittens, a scarf or hat for a personalized gift to keep them toasty warm all winter long. Get crafting with our step-by-step instructions.
Make This Rustic Bread Board
Have a baker, chef or hostess on your gift list? Surprise them with this handy bread board that looks just like an expensive antique. Reclaimed lumber and basic woodworking skills are all you need. Make your own with our step-by-step instructions.
Craft a Handy Firewood Carrier
Whether the folks on your list prefer to curl up in front of a roaring indoor fire or snuggle next to an outdoor fire pit, our DIY firewood carrier will make toting the kindling much easier.
Practice Your Cursive
Calligraphy (or, in this case, faux calligraphy) is an easy way to add an artistic touch to all sorts of handmade gifts, gift wrap or, when popped into a pretty frame, the free-flowing script makes a sweet gift all by itself. Learn how to turn cursive font into beautiful faux calligraphy with our step-by-step instructions.
Wow Wine Lovers
Upcylcle an old wooden pallet into this storage-rich wine rack that'll keep their favorite vintages within easy reach. Handy built-in storage for wineglasses turns this rack into a space-saving bar.
Trendy Rhinestone Headband
Fashion-forward friends will appreciate this stylish accessory that looks like a pricey vintage brooch — but is actually made from materials you can pick up at your local craft or fabric store. Our step-by-step instructions show you how to get the look.
Cookbook or Tablet Stand
Everyone could use an extra hand in the kitchen, especially when they're whipping up a new recipe. Beginner woodworking skills and our step-by-step instructions will help you turn lumber into a thoughtful gift for your favorite chef.
Whip Up These Tasty Dog Treats
Our pets enjoy special treats around the holidays just as much as we do. Get tails wagging by whipping up a batch of these sweet and crunchy biscuits. Package them in cellophane bags or tins and hand out to all the furry friends on your list. Get the recipe.
Craft a Custom Tray
Give an old wooden tray a trendy new lease on life by covering it with upholstery fabric, then add a high-end finishing touch with a decorative pattern created with nail-head trim. Craft your own with our step-by-step instructions.
Personalize Your Pup's Bed
Give your four-footed family member a cozy place for cat (or dog!) naps by turning an old shipping pallet into a snug pet bed. You can even make it mobile by adding furniture casters and totally personalized by stenciling on your pet's name. Our step-by-step instructions make this project a snap.
Make This Classic Board Game
Encourage the kids on your gift list to step away from tech devices and reconnect with friends and family by instead sitting down at a board game. A classic, like this rustic-inspired tic-tac-toe board, is fun for all ages, and is easy for the gifter to create using cut wood slices and a live-edge board from the craft store. Get crafting with our step-by-step instructions.
Don't Forget Your Furry Friend
If your kitty goes gonzo for catnip (half of all cats do), treat them with a small, handmade toy to hold their stash. Scientists agree that smelling, rather than eating, catnip garners the biggest response but they still aren't sure what neurological reaction catnip triggers for sensitive cats. It's thought that it stimulates receptors in their brains that makes them feel initially energetic, playful and happy, then mellow and relaxed. Stitch up your own with our step-by-step instructions.
Make a Custom Cutting Board
Foodies will appreciate this custom-made wood cutting board. This project requires basic woodworking skills and materials to create a chef-worthy gift that is far from ordinary. Craft your own with our step-by-step instructions.
Easily Craft a Pretty Trinket Box
Turn inexpensive fence-post caps, from the hardware store, into a pretty jewelry or gift box. By itself, the box makes a thoughtful birthday, Mother's Day or holiday gift. Fill it with sweet treats or a small trinket for a handmade gift they won't soon forget. Make your own with our step-by-step instructions.
Homemade Lavender Bath Fizzies
Give the gift of a luxurious home spa day with these homemade lavender bath fizzies. Package the sweet-scented bath bombs in a vintage glass jar with a custom tag for a pretty presentation sure to make the gift even more special.
Monogrammed Doormat
Turn an inexpensive coir doormat into a personalized greeting for a friend's front door. An old cardboard box, utility knife, spray paint and a little creativity will make a $10 doormat look like a pricey catalog find. Learn how to make your own with our step-by-step instructions.
Delight Your Favorite Foodie
Upcycle pretty tins into a magnetic kitchen garden that will ensure fresh herbs are always handy. Pot your own with our step-by-step instructions.
Delight the Hostess With the Mostest
Whip up an inexpensive wood conditioner and sealant to turn a hardwood board into a foodsafe surface they can use to make entertaining easy. Learn how to turn hardware-store staples into a pro-grade charcuterie board.
Custom Smart Phone or Tablet Covers
A new tablet or smart phone top most people's most-wanted-gift list this year. If springy for a pricey tech gift isn't in your budget, get crafty to surprise them with a custom-made felt cover to protect their new gadget. Download our free patterns and learn how to sew one up with our step-by-step instructions.
Monogrammed Serving Tray
Surprise your favorite hostess-with-the-mostest with a chic serving tray hand-painted with a trendy trellis pattern and the recipient's monogram. Get step-by-step instructions.
Make the Container Part of the Gift
This vintage copper bundt pan is proof that practical can be pretty. Too pretty, in fact, to hide away in a box. Filled with spices, tea towels, wooden spoons and other kitchen essentials, this collection will put a smile on any foodie's face. Browse 14 more vintage-inspired gift ideas.
Upcycle Old Sweaters Into a Stocking
Don't toss that old sweater. Instead, repurpose it as a custom stocking for someone special on your gift list, then stuff their stocking with a few small wrapped surprises. This project requires no sewing machine or knitting needles and can easily be completed in an afternoon. Get step-by-step instructions.
Cozy Up Their Cocoa or Coffee
Nothing feels better in ice cold hands than a piping hot cup of cocoa, tea or coffee — but, sometimes, a hot cup can be a bit too hot. The solution: our easy-to-craft felt cozies that are made by simply cutting felt into simple shapes then attaching them to felt bands that are a little longer than a standard paper coffee cup (7 to 9 inches long). Add self-adhesive Velcro strips to the felt's edges so the cozy will stay securely wrapped around the cup.
Upcycle a Frame Into a Cute Tray
Form meets function in this trendy tray made from an old frame, a pair of handles and colorful paint and wrapping paper. See more crafty transformations from our friends at HGTV Magazine.
Handmade Woodland Necklace
Woodland-inspired accessories are all the rage. Create this trendy (and downright cute!) necklace with a branch from the backyard and a few inexpensive materials. Get started on one now with our step-by-step instructions.
Make a Pet Feeding Station
Make mealtime a little easier on large or older dogs by turning an old stool, box or crate into a raised feeding station where food and water are within easy reach. This is also a great gift for anyone who treasures their pet. Make tails wag this holiday with our step-by-step instructions. Note: Some vets caution that giant breeds or dogs prone to bloat shouldn't eat from a raised feeder. If in doubt, please first check with your vet.
Kids' Craft: Birdseed Ornaments
Bird watchers and naturalists on your list will love this thoughtful handmade gift that allows them to get a closer peek at winter's colorful birds. Bonus: This easy project is a great one to make with even the littlest crafters. Make your own with our step-by-step instructions.
Rolling Storage Crate
Fill this cute crate with books or toys as a fun gift for kids or with newborn necessities as a thoughtful gift for a mom-to-be. To create, shop antique stores or online sites for an old produce, wine or shipping crate. Thoroughly clean the crate, removing any loose staples and lightly sanding the wood to remove splinters. Purchase casters at your local hardware store and thoroughly coat them in a kicky spray-paint color. Once the paint has dried, attach them to the crate's bottom slats with wood screws.
Colorful Stocking Stuffers
Turn kids' broken crayons into the ultimate stocking stuffer for budding artists. Get our tips for making the colorful disks without trashing your pan.
Spread Holiday Cheer With a Wine Elf
Seriously, how cute are these little guys? I wouldn't mind seeing a whole band of them spreading cheer at one of my holiday get-togethers. To dress up a bottle of wine as a holiday hostess gift, cut felt into an 8x10 rectangle and faux fur into a triangle roughly 2 inches wide by 4 inches long. Wrap felt rectangle into a cone shape, securing the edges with fabric glue as you wrap. Glue the faux fur "beard" to the inside of the felt "hat" and finish with a small pom-pom "nose."
Craft a Cute Canister
Got a baker on your gift list? They'll love receiving a vintage-style glass canister complete with a DIY chalkboard label that'll make storing kitchen necessities a snap. Learn how to add the chalkboard label with our step-by-step instructions.
Playful Preserve Their Memories
Just 1 of 6 easy-to-craft handmade gift ideas from our friends at HGTV Magazine, these clever photos printed onto fabric then embellished with yarn, beads or glitter are sure to brighten up anyone's walls.
Tasty Dog Treats
Don't forget your furry friend! Whip up a batch of carob-dipped peanut butter bones using ingredients you probably already have on hand. A wet kiss and wagging tail will be all the thanks you need. Get the recipe.
Make a Cat Spinner Wand
When planning your holiday gift list, don't forget your favorite kitty. Turn basic craft materials into a Christmas-themed spinner wand that will encourage hours of playtime. Get crafting with our step-by-step instructions.
Superhero Cape
Tell your little hero that you think they're super by stitching up the perfect gift. Personalized with their initial or name, this action-ready cape guarantees hours of imaginative playtime. Our step-by-step instructions will help you whip one up for every super kid on your gift list.
Recycled Sweater Scarf
Favorite sweaters past their prime are given new purpose as a cozy, oversized scarf. The ends can be stitched together to create a hip, continuous design or left loose for a traditional-style wrap. Start whipping up cozy handmade gifts with our step-by-step instructions.
Kids' Craft: Ruffled Rose Headband
With just a little help from a crafty adult, kids can turn a plain elastic headband into a sweet hair accessory, perfect for girls big or small. Inexpensive materials and easy steps ensure girls can make enough of these to hand out to all their friends.
Make It Easy for Them to Stash Their Stuff
Anyone with kids will tell you that they could always use more toy storage — especially if its stylish enough to blend in with the "adult" furniture. Well, they'd be thrilled to receive this spacious chest with an upholstered top so it can also be used as a bench or coffee table. Put your wood-working skills and our step-by-step instructions to work to make one as a surprise for the parents on your gift list.
Stitch Up a Custom Pet Collar
If you're handy with a sewing machine, you can whip up pet collars to comfortably fit all the furry friends on your gift list. Get sewing with our step-by-step instructions.
Whip Up an Easy-to-Sew Tote Bag
Even novice sewers will be able to tackle this straightforward project. Customize the fabrics to suit the gift recipient's style and give the tote alone as the gift or fill with a few small surprises to really make their holiday. Learn how to make your own with our step-by-step instructions.
Craft a Fashion-Forward Keychain
These trendy leather tassels are popular with fashionistas both as keychains and purse fobs. The real leather versions are pricey -- making them instead out of faux leather is much more affordable and you'll be surprised how easy these little fashion accessories are to DIY. Follow these instructions from our friends at HGTV Magazine to craft them up in all the colors of the rainbow.
Make Mobile Toy Crates
Make it easier for parents of small kids to corral their clutter with these cute, personalized toy boxes. Furniture casters make it easy to move their favorite toys from room to room while the crate's lid-less design makes playtime clean up a snap. Learn how to make one for your favorite little one with our step-by-step instructions.
Easy-to-Create Bottle Cap Necklace
Create a one-of-a-kind necklace for your favorite tween. This is a great craft project for an older child to complete on their own or with a little help from a cool and crafty adult. Get step-by-step instructions.
Keep Their Gadgets Cozy
A great project for young crafters or those with basic sewing skills, felt and a few beads are all you need to craft a stylish cozy to protect their favorite high-tech devices. Stitch one up in a snap with our step-by-step instructions.
Make This Upcycled Jewelry Box
Old cutlery boxes are easy to find at estate sales or in antique or thrift shops — usually at bottom-dollar prices. With just a little elbow grease, you can turn one of these bargain boxes into a massive jewelry box that any fashionista on your list will be thrilled to receive. Get upcycling with our step-by-step instructions.
Kicky Wallpaper-Lined Trays
The hostess with the mostest on your gift list will appreciate an oversized serving tray lined with trendy wallpaper in her favorite color or pattern. Get crafting with these instructions from HGTV Magazine.
Easy Kids' Play Kitchen
Basic woodworking skills are all you need to turn a plain wooden bookshelf into a kid-sized kitchen for your little chef. Learn how to make your own with our step-by-step instructions.
Felted Sweater Vases and Candleholders
Wool sweaters are great — until you toss them in the washer and accidentally shrink them down to doll size. But, don't throw them out. Exposing wool to hot water, soap and a little agitation (all things that happen in the wash) not only causes the wool fibers to shrink, it also felts them, creating a super soft, nubby texture and preventing the knitted threads from fraying when cut. Put your doll-sized mishaps to good use crafting one of-a-kind handmade gifts, like Alicia of Thrifty and Chic who used hers to turn plain glass vases into trendy handmade gifts.
Easy-to-Create Dog Stocking
Santa's coming; don't forget your best friend when hanging the stockings by the chimney with care. Whip up this festive felt stocking to stash your pup's Christmas morning treats and toys. This project is a breeze with our step-by-step instructions.
Kids' Adventure-Ready Backpack
Kids are natural explorers. Outfit their outdoor adventures with a sturdy backpack filled with a handmade nature press, bug jars, sifter and more. Learn how to sew the backpack and make its crafty contents with our step-by-step instructions.
Capture Their Silhouette
A framed silhouette is a classic keepsake and makes a thoughtful Christmas, birthday or Mother's Day gift. A digital camera, computer and printer make this centuries-old craft a snap.
Turn an Old Drawer Into a Chic Jewelry Organizer
The folks at HGTV Magazine got crafty with a thrifted typset drawer to create this handy hanging jewelry organizer -- a gift that any jewelry fanatic on your list would love. Learn how they turned trash into treasure.
Homemade S'mores Kit
Surprise an outdoorsy friend with everything (except the fire!) necessary for ooey-gooey s'mores. Hand-make the cookies, marshmallows and chocolate squares so they're especially tasty, then package the goodies "hobo-style" for a gift that's ready to travel.
Monogrammed Men's Leather Valet
Does the man on your gift list need somewhere to stash his stuff? Easily turn an old frame and upcycled leather into a personalized tray to stylishly hold his keys, watch, cash — everything he needs to grab before heading out the door. Get step-by-step instructions.
Kids' Craft: Make an Outdoorsy Frame for Dad
Collected twigs, an inexpensive frame and a favorite camping photo are all you need to thank Dad for amazing outdoor adventures. Get step-by-step instructions.
Create Custom Coasters or Trivets
A computer and scanner are all you need to turn their favorite collectible (like stamps) into a printable design you can use to turn inexpensive hardware store tiles into useful decorative accessories. Get crafting with these step-by-step instructions from HGTV Magazine.
Found Object Bottle Stoppers
Give keepsakes new purpose by turning them into conversation-starting bottle stoppers. Wine lovers will appreciate the useful, one-of-a-kind gift. Get crafting with our step-by-step instructions.
Rough-and-Tumble Bar Set
Treat the beer lover in your life to customized glassware, funky license-plate coasters and a handy wall-mounted bar tool holder. They'll toast to your thoughtfulness in giving such a personalized gift. Get step-by-step instructions.
Leather Christmas Stockings
Give any mantel a high-fashion makeover with stockings creatively recycled from old leather or vinyl coats. The finished stockings can be embellished with rivets, colorful stitching or stamped with the recipient's name or initials. Get stitching with our step-by-step instructions.
Seed-Starting Kit
The green thumbs on your list will appreciate this handy caddy filled with potting soil, pots, an assortment of seeds and other necessities for getting a head start on spring planting. Make a gift to nurture their green thumbs with our step-by-step instructions.
Faux Leather-Lined Tray
Craft a fashion-forward tray to help them corral jewelry and spare change on the dresser or as a handy catchall for keys and mail near the front door. These instructions from HGTV Magazine show you how.
Silhouette Art
Put a playful spin on classic game taxidermy with silhouette pop art. Paint the surface of the cardboard backing in a picture frame, then trace the silhouette of a buck head to the backing with a pencil. Cover the traced silhouette with colorful buttons, fastening them in place with hot glue.
Geek-Chic Belt Buckle
Broken computer components can find new life as a hip fashion accessory. If a belt's not your thing, the defunct components can also be turned into funky jewelry, framed as art or made into drawer pulls. Geek out with our step-by-step instructions.
Coffee Bag Gift Tote
Turn empty coffee sacks into a trendy, rustic tote that can not only hold a wrapped gift but is part of the gift itself. These sturdy burlap totes can be created in a variety of sizes and are great for carrying books and groceries or for use as an everyday purse. Get step-by-step instructions.
Canvas Photo Art
Turn treasured photos into ready-to-hang artwork by printing the images onto canvas photo paper then stretching the fabric over a wooden frame. Get step-by-step instructions.
Decoupage Tin
Don't discard an empty tin. Instead, embellish it with photos and favorite quotes. Fill the decorated tin with tasty treats, art supplies or a blooming plant for a uniquely personalized handmade gift. Get crafting with our step-by-step instructions.


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FYI: Southwest has the perfect flooring for you
Published 7:00 pm, Monday, April 4, 2011
Have you kept putting off replacing worn carpet or out-of-style tile because you dread the process? It's been awhile (hopefully) since you last bought flooring and things have changed and you're concerned you don't even know what questions to ask. And how will you fend off a high pressure sales push?
At Southwest Floors they understand those concerns. The friendly professionals there have been in the business for many, many years.
They've stayed in business because they do want to help you get exactly what you need—not by pushing discontinued or promotional merchandise.
Travis Kendick or Tebo Vaughn will start by asking you a few basic questions, including some of the following: What's on your floor now? Do you have dogs/kids? Do you entertain a lot, and if you do, is it mostly adults or children? And what is your favorite color of juice? (Not really on the last one.) These questions and others will help your Southwest Floors folks know where to start in recommending flooring. While it's often as simple as suggesting tile or laminate for entryways and high traffic areas, tile for the kitchen and carpet for the bedroom, there are some other options.
For instance, carpet now is much more stain resistant than it used to be, making it a possibility for a formal entertaining area. And for ceramic tile, there are many more choices than the bright pink that was in your bathroom growing up. While those neon colored ones still exist, by far the most popular ones are those that mimic the warmth and charm of stone. Unlike stone, however, ceramic tile is easy to keep clean and does not need sealing and resealing like stone does.
You are always the one making the decision, especially when it comes to colors and patterns. The final choice is going to be something you'll be happy with as it fits in with the rest of your décor.
Installation is just as important as choosing the flooring. That's because proper installation helps any flooring retain its great looks for as long as possible. Southwest Floors uses only the top installers for this important job. Owner Robert Burton was an installer himself at one time, so he knows how to make sure it was done right.
"We're not happy until you are," he says.
At Southwest Floors they know you have lots of questions, and they will take the time to answer them to your satisfaction. Getting the right flooring will help you enjoy it for years and years—and return to Southwest Floors when you're ready to do it again.
Southwest Floors was opened by Robert Burton in 1990. They carry a wide selection of carpet, tile, wood and vinyl tile flooring. The address is
1113 Andrews Highway, next to McDonald's. The phone number is 689-9312.
Store hours are 9-5:30 Monday through Friday and 10-1 Saturday. They accept Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover.

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San Francisco Chronicle
A mish mash of net heads and political advocates did some last minute lobbying on Monday for network neutrality, the principle that all Internet traffic be treated equally.
Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist; plus representatives from the Christian Coalition, Internet telephone service Skype and the American Library Association, had a conference call on the topic, a day before a Senate committee may vote on the matter.
Network neutrality has emerged as a important battle ground between Web site operators and telecommunications companies that deliver online content to consumers.
The telcos want to upend the status quo and charge Web sites extra fees for delivering their content faster online. The money, according to the telcos, would fund upgrades to the Internet's infrastructure.
But Web site owners are vehemently opposed, saying a tiered Internet would stifle innovation and political discussion. Small companies and non-profits would be unable to afford the extra fees and would therefore be unable to compete in the world of business or ideas, the theory goes.
During the call on Monday, Newmark said: "Most Americans feel that if you play fair, work hard, you'll get ahead, and net neutrality is all about that, but for whatever reason, the phone company execs don't seem to care about that."
Legislation offered by Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine; and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. would require the telcos to keep their networks neutral. The amendment may be voted on Tuesday when the Senate Commerce Committee resumes consideration of a broader telecommunications bill.
If the neutrality amendment is voted down, provisions in the telecommunications bill would give Internet carriers a freer hand to create slow and fast lanes on the Web. The House has already passed such a bill.


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Our 2017 CoderDojo Realm program continues!
This session will run from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Children 11 years and under must be supervised at all time.
- BYO notebook if you have one
- Attendees must be members of Eastern Regional Libraries; please bring valid ID to your first session if you have yet to join.
Dojo-Bite: TBD. 11.15am-12pm; only 10 spaces available. Talk to a mentor if you are interested.
For more information on CoderDojo REALM check out www.coderdojorealm.com and follow us on Twitter.
About CoderDojo REALM
CoderDojo is an international volunteer network of coding and robotics clubs aimed at children aged 7-17.
CoderDojo is not a classroom — it is a free, fun community of children aged 7 to 17 who learn to code. The focus is on self-led learning with volunteer mentors offering assistance. Our aim is to help our kids (called ninjas) to learn the concepts of computer programming, and to encourage interest, exploration and understanding of technology.
Ninjas are encouraged to choose projects that are of interest to them, rather than everyone doing the same project. Mentors are on hand to help our children learn, explore and build their own coding skills.
Eastern Regional Libraries is providing exciting technologies like Ozobots, LittleBits, Mindstorms and a suite of laptops and iPads, and has partnered with a fantastic team of volunteer locals to provide knowledge, skills and guidance to interested and motivated young people.
Come along, meet like-minded kids and get inspired. What will you create?
Do I need to bring my own notebook?
In short, yes. We do have a few notebooks available, but we normally have more attendees than computers so we encourage attendees to bring their own notebook computer if they own one.
This way, children without computers at home can still learn to code using our computers, and your child can take their projects home with them to continue at home.
What coding languages do you teach?
CoderDojo is not a formal classroom experience, so we don't "teach" as much as we "guide".
We run small tutorials as needed to support those new to coding as well as explore topics of shared interest amongst our ninjas, but our main aim is to support and encourage self-learning and project-based coding with guidance, inspiration and insight.
Popular languages in our dojo at present include Scratch (which is a great place to start your journey), as well as JavaScript, HTML/CSS and Python. We also run a robotics lab with LEGO Mindstorm, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Ozobots and Littlebits. More details on these are on our website.
As a parent, do I have to stay?
All parents are welcome to stay, and parents of children under 11 are required to stay for the session.
By staying, all parents can better understand their child's work and help their child to take home their projects to support their hobby at home. And if you like you can also help us run the session, even if you are non-technical.
Where can I learn more about CoderDojo
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Teeter-tottering on that belief, I got married. To a woman. Our marriage was laced with sexual anxiety and dysfunction. I loathed having sex with her not because I wasn't attracted to her, but because my sexuality continually screamed to me that I was a deceitful sell-out who lacked integrity. We eventually got divorced.
I got married again. Quickly. To another woman. Surely, surely if I married someone fantastically beautiful and to whom I was very attracted, I would never have to acknowledge the truth whose screams were silenced inside of me all those years. I would never have to grant further thought to the feelings of self-betrayal that plagued me for so long. It was my choice, damn it, and I was choosing to be what I had to be.
She finally left. The last words that she chose to use before she drove away were, "I don't care what you say, I know that you're gay."
"Whatever makes you feel better," I whispered to the aroma of lingering car fumes.
Later that evening, I drove over to Noah's other home to discuss the situation. Some of the first words my son's mother spoke were, "will you tell me the truth? Are you gay?"
"Why the hell would you ask that?" I angrily said in response to a question that I unfortunately understood was both serious and reasonable.
I left her home that night defeated.
Unable to laugh any longer.
Unable to do anything but want to die.
Days later I started this blog as a way to save myself from myself. As a way to force myself to laugh again. As a way to maintain some sort of normalcy. And yes, even as a way to protect me from ever having to be anything other than straight.
And as you are very well aware, since starting it, I have written adamantly about the inability so many of us have to love and accept those who are different. I've held out a hand to minorities, shared my experiences with bullies, and I've crusaded for equal treatment and compassion for every person, from every person.
And I've done it all, I suppose, out of desperate need for self-preservation should I ever find the courage to present myself as the person that I am.
If only I could change the world around me, perhaps my truth won't one day be the end of me.
I've also told you all deliberately that I wasn't gay.
I said it when I wrote I'm Christian, Unless You're Gay.
I certainly wasn't lying to you.
To lie, a person has to both know and believe a truth and then present it contrarily.
I didn't know and believe the truth. Not yet. In 32 years, I hadn't even once been able to allow myself a truly open and honest thought about it all.
What I was guilty of was desperation to escape that damned label.
You know the label.
The one where I become a bisexual and to most people, nothing more.
And I didn't want that label. I was desperate not to have that label.
Once someone comes out of the closet, there's no taking it back.
There is no coming back in a week or a month or a year and saying, "never mind all that." There is no possibility of a complete reversal process. Not really. Not in the minds of others.
Forever more, I will be labeled by anyone who reads this as the bisexual blogger. The bisexual friend. The bisexual date. The bisexual brother. The bisexual son or grandson. I will be labeled the bisexual colleague. The bisexual father. The bisexual member of my gym.
I will no longer be the only person I should be able to be.
I will no longer be me.
Dear God, please don't let me be anything other than straight.
The world is so obsessed with defining sexuality for everyone and attaching labels to it. Any time any person openly leaves the sexual norm, their sexuality becomes, more often than not, the absolute defining characteristic of that person. It becomes the first thing people think about and often the first thing they mention. Every other part of that person all but disappears.
By writing and sharing this post today, I know that a great part of me will all but disappear. My life will never be even close to the same.
So, forgive me for my hesitance. Forgive me for not jumping for joy about my new journey just yet.
I've seen what the labels do. And I know the possibility of what these labels will do to me.
Right now, my sister trusts me implicitly to have her boys overnight for sleepovers with Noah. I have feared for a long time that such trust will vanish if I were ever anything other than straight. I fear that she won't be able to believe the real truth. The truth that says, I would kill myself before hurting a child.
Right now, women aren't worried about my sexuality when I first meet them. I have feared for a long time that writing something like this will trigger the fear any woman I date may have that her man could be anything other than straight. I fear that she won't be able to believe the real truth. The truth that says, I am faithful, and I am attracted absolutely to the person I choose to be with.
Right now, my male friends are completely comfortable with me. They'll wrestle with me. Laugh with me. Do stupid guy things with me. Workout with me. Take girls on double-dates with me. I have feared for a long time that all of that will be too awkward and threatening to them if I was ever anything other than straight. I fear that they won't be able to believe the real truth. The truth that says, believe it or not, I'm not attracted to you.
Right now my parents accept me in their home, openly and without question. I have feared for a very long time that their open arms will no longer be welcoming if I am ever anything other than straight. I have fear that they won't be able to believe the real truth. The truth that says, even at 32 years old, I still need my parents to love me. I still want their acceptance. I still hope for their pride.
Right now Noah's mother loves and admires me. She trusts me to teach Noah about life. I have feared for a long time that because of her beliefs and religion, she will fear for our son if I was ever anything other than straight. I have fear that she won't be able to believe the real truth. The truth that says, this has nothing to do with me as a dad.
Right now you all read my blog because you like the person that I am, you often appreciate what I have to say, and you seem to genuinely care about me. I have feared for a long time that many of you will never come back if I am ever anything other than straight. I have fear that you won't be able to believe the real truth. The truth that says, I am the same person today as I was when you came here yesterday.
Dear God, please don't let me be anything other than straight.
Damn it.
I really don't want to be anything other than straight. If I could choose, there is no doubt that I would simply choose the easier way.
But I'm not straight. And choosing has proven dangerously impossible.
And so, at the border of where I will literally not survive so long as I keep living in so much fear of the harsh judgments of others, I am finally conceding the truth to you all.
I am finally conceding the truth to me.
I am something other than straight.
And, having conceded that truth, I am coming to you all with a fantastically desperate plea. A plea that is admittedly selfish as of now, but that is also so much bigger than me.


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Kim Junsu has been selected as the person with the look most similar to a foreigner.
Recently, a post was uploaded onto some website, with the topic "JYJ's Kim Junsu transforms with gold hair, foreigner pose group" and uploaded a few images together with this post.
In the uploaded images, Kim Junsu from group JYJ had bleached his hair and eyebrows a platinum blonde, exhibiting a different, exotic, foreign look. His eyes makeup also helped to highlight the deep look in his eyes.
Looking at Kim Junsu's new image, netizens said, "Why did he choose this look?" "You still look very cool, Junsu oppa" "His hair color is getting lighter" and other reactions.
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Exordium's idea is pretty logical role-play wise, though I can't see how an item would let me that happen. I really doubt that would happen.
Another a lot more reasonable thing would be like the Death Knight's ghoul. A random name of a million of them each summon. I mean, you summon one demon to do your bidding, why does it always have to be the same one? Though I wish that won't happen, I adore my minions names, I was so happy when I got my Felguard and saw that all of them have awesome names (among the strange selection of them). Kartuk (Imp), Grek'garth (Voidwalker), Darnia (Succubus), Zhaashon (Felhunter) and Shaadhun (Felguard).


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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A $30 million investment will improve IUPUI's Natatorium and streets in and around IUPUI's campus, city and university officials announced on Monday.
Officials said the plan will better connect IUPUI to downtown Indianapolis.
Part of the project will go toward transforming Michigan and New York streets, which will become two-way between West Street and Haughville. Streets around campus will have more sidewalks, safer pedestrian crossing areas, bike lanes, new lighting, art and rain gardens. Traffic restrictions will start in 2015.
The project will also include renovations to IUPUI's Natatorium. IU is investing $10 million and the Lilly Endowment is matching the investment. The upgrades include a new roof with skylights, improved lighting and pool filtration, a new heating and cooling system and other needed repairs. The Natatorium is hosting the Olympic diving trials in 2016.


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'He is familiar with this area' means he knows his way around it.
Student or Learner
Someone asked me if this can be replaced by "He is used to this area", and I said "be familiar with" is "to be well aware of something like your family like knowing their habits, personalities, etc", while "be used to" is "just accustomed to something even if you don't completely understand it". But I'm not sure of the difference.
ex) He is familiar with this area.
'He is familiar with this area' means he knows his way around it.
What about "He is used to this area"? Does it sound awkward? Maybe "He is used to playing pool" would be natural. As I know, "be used to + any noun form" is quite widely used.
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No — 'He is used to this area' is fine.
He knows the names of all the streets; he can direct you to particular shops, churches and pubs; he can advise you to stay away from certain quarters after dark; and he knows a lot of the people who live there.
. . . just like you are used to the area where you live.
Thanks a lot! Then what do you think is the difference between "be used to" and "be familiar with"? No difference?
He is familiar with/used to 19th century history.
Are you asking others? Or do you imply the two are the same?
I'm asking you- they're not exactly the same to me.
My feeling is "be used to" is more of "adjustment" to something, while "familiar with" more of "knowing or well aware of something". So the latter sounds more informed than the former, but I'm not sure.
Yes, so knowing or being well aware is more likely in this context.


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The GiFiles,
Files released: 5543061
The Global Intelligence Files
On Monday February 27th, 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing The Global Intelligence Files, over five million e-mails from the Texas headquartered "global intelligence" company Stratfor. The e-mails date between July 2004 and late December 2011. They reveal the inner workings of a company that fronts as an intelligence publisher, but provides confidential intelligence services to large corporations, such as Bhopal's Dow Chemical Co., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and government agencies, including the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Marines and the US Defence Intelligence Agency. The emails show Stratfor's web of informers, pay-off structure, payment laundering techniques and psychological methods.
[IT #UPM-809275]: Request: Please remove the /themes/ directory from the list of no crawl directories in Robots.TXT
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This should be completed as of this morning. Please reopen if not.
Ticket History Tim Duke (Client) Posted On: 29 Sep 2010 10:01 AM
to be clear, on this ticket:
if robots.txt is excluding /themes/*, that means we are actively
excluding categories in our navigation from being indexed...
ie: Topics (/themes/military . /themes/politics , etc)
I'm sure there are things within /themes/ that we do not want indexed,
(maybe drupal back end stuff?) is there a way we can get more
specific in robots.txt about what we don't indexed in /themes/ ?
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Please remove the /themes/ directory from the list of no crawl directories
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CertSrvBackupGetDynamicFileList function
The CertSrvBackupGetDynamicFileList function retrieves the list of Certificate Services dynamic file names that need to be backed up for the given backup context. The dynamic files are those that are not included in the Certificate Services database backup.
HRESULT CertSrvBackupGetDynamicFileList( _In_ HCSBC hbc, _Out_ WCHAR **ppwszzFileList, _Out_ DWORD *pcbSize );
- hbc [in]
A handle to a Certificate Services backup context.
- ppwszzFileList [out]
A pointer to a WCHAR pointer that will receive the list of null-terminated dynamic file names used by Certificate Services. There is a null character after every file name and an extra null character at the end of the list. The file name will be in the UNC form "\\Server\SharePoint\…Path…\FileName.ext". When you have finished using this allocated memory, free it by calling the CertSrvBackupFree function.
Before calling this function, setting *ppwszzFileList to NULL is optional.
- pcbSize [out]
A pointer to the DWORD value that specifies the number of bytes in ppwszzFileList.
Return value
The return value is an HRESULT. A value of S_OK indicates success.
Use this function to retrieve a list of the Certificate Services dynamic file names. These files are separate from the Certificate Services database and log files, and they are not backed up by the Certificate Services backup APIs. As a result, some other means must be used to back up the dynamic files. An example of a Certificate Services dynamic file is the certificate revocation list (CRL).
This function's name in the Certadm.dll is CertSrvBackupGetDynamicFileListW. You must use this form of the name when calling GetProcAddress. Also, this function is defined as type FNCERTSRVBACKUPGETDYNAMICFILELISTW in the Certbcli.h header file.
FNCERTSRVBACKUPGETDYNAMICFILELISTW* pfnGetDynFiles; char * szGetDynFilesFunc = "CertSrvBackupGetDynamicFileListW"; WCHAR * pwszzDynFiles; DWORD nListBytes=0; HRESULT hr=0; // Get the address for the desired function. // hInst was set by calling LoadLibrary for Certadm.dll. pfnGetDynFiles = (FNCERTSRVBACKUPGETDYNAMICFILELISTW*) GetProcAddress(hInst, szGetDynFilesFunc); if ( NULL == pfnGetDynFiles ) { printf("Failed GetProcAddress - %s, error=%d\n", szGetDynFilesFunc, GetLastError() ); exit(1); // Or other appropriate error action. } // Determine the names of the dynamic files. // hCSBC was set by an earlier call to CertSrvBackupPrepare. hr = pfnGetDynFiles(hCSBC, &pwszzDynFiles, &nListBytes); if (FAILED(hr)) { printf("Failed pfnGetDynFiles call [%x]\n", hr); exit(1); // Or other appropriate error action. } else { printf("%d bytes for dynamic file names\n", nListBytes); WCHAR * pwszFile = pwszzDynFiles; // Process the list. while ( L'\0' != *pwszFile ) { // Use the file name referenced by pwszFile. // Here it is merely displayed. printf("%ws\n", pwszFile); // Move to the next dynamic file name. // + 1 moves past the null terminator. pwszFile+=(wcslen(pwszFile)) + 1; } // Free the allocated memory. // pfnBackupFree is the address of the // CertSrvBackupFree function. pfnBackupFree(pwszzDynFiles); }
Minimum supported client
None supported
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Unicode and ANSI names
CertSrvBackupGetDynamicFileListW (Unicode)
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Worm spreads to sites through ads
Page Tools
A number of sites in Europe have been reported to be carrying banner ads that are infected by the Bofra worm, the Internet Storm Centre has warned.
The British tech news site The Register was hit by a similar problem on Saturday and forced to stop serving banner ads from third party ad serving company Falk AG.
The ISC said it had received reports of websites in Sweden and the Netherlands which were hit by the same problem.
"This may indicate a more wide-spread attack across Europe. One suggestion is that the advertising servers rather than the sites themselves contain the exploit, which of course means that perhaps hundreds of sites are affected," it said in an advisory.
The vulnerability being exploited was discovered on October 24. The flaw lies in the IFRAME tags of Internet Explorer 6.0 and it affects all Windows platforms except those which have installed service pack 2 for Windows XP.
Microsoft is yet to issue an official patch for this flaw but a German researcher has issued his own patch for the same.
Meanwhile, Falk eSolutions, the company which was servingh ads to The Register, said one of its load balancers had been attacked. Load balancers distribute requests evenly to multiple servers behind them.
This attack resulted in requests being answered with a 302 - a redirect - to a compromised website from where the user was delivered a file which could exploit the IFRAME vulnerability in Internet Explorer.


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Wolverines work overtime for a soccer win
by Becky Kimbrell Norris
RALEIGH — Wakefield High's boys soccer team is proving that resiliency is a trait that they have in spades after a 3-1 double overtime win against Leesville Road, Monday.
After losing their last three games, this victory helped the Wolverines improve to 5-8 overall and 3-4 in the Cap 8 Conference and a fourth place tie with Leesville Road.
Jack Adams, who led his team with five shots, had a pair of goals for Wakefield, including the game winner that came with two minutes left in the second 10-minute overtime.
"We haven't particularly played bad in any of our losses this year," said Wakefield coach CJ Komons. "Every game has been close."
"We just need to focus on what we need to do and not worry about the other team," Komons added.
With the score knotted at 1-all at the end of regulation, Adams crossed the ball to Chris Zografos for the go-ahead goal at the five minute mark in the first overtime.
The teams played scoreless throughout the middle of the first half when Ryan Thompson assisted Adams for Wakefield's first goal.
"Jack played like Jack," Komons said. "He played hard, got stuck into tackles, and was dangerous in the attacking one third."
Leesville Road, 3-6, 3-4, scored their lone goal in the second half.
"I was pleased with the way we played," Komons said. "We played as a team for 100 minutes and they had each other's back and that was great to see."
"We just put together two good halves of soccer tonight," Komons added, "and that was the difference in the outcome of the match."
Despite being outshot 16-7, the Pride had a strong push at the end of regulation.
However, the consistent play from Wakefield defenders Andrew Nguyen, Alex Papalia, Wesley Skinner, Daniel Fox and keeper Yasine Mirmozaffari would not give up another goal.
The game was not free of physical play as 15 fouls were called, and one yellow card was given to Wakefield.
"I don't know the percentage that we kept the ball, but we were smart when we had it and we worked to get it back when we didn't," Komons said.
Wakefield will play at Enloe Monday in another Cap 8 Conference match.


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Sunday, May 9, 2010
Robin Hood: Libertarian or Socialist?
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Both libertarian and socialist? Sounds like an anarchist.ReplyDelete
Well, libertarians don't have a monopoly on bearing arms, nor on fighting tyranny. Also, I'm pretty sure that socialists wouldn't endorse "robbing" from the rich, but would gladly opt into a society where the wealthy were required to contribute much more than the poor to the public welfare.ReplyDelete
Could it possibly be that political ideologies are not neatly divisible into polar extremes? ;-)Replies
- Anonymous10/13/2013 8:54 AM
That's really doublespeak isn't it. Socialist wouldn't endorse robbing from the rich, but would require rich to contribute their money without their consent.Delete
I wouldn't consider socialist and libertarian to be polar extremes, merely two ideologies emerging in America which might choose to view Robin Hood heroically.ReplyDelete
I'm actually gonna go with SE and say he's probably more anarchist, because his actions show a clear conviction that justice is the responsibility of the individual.
I dunno..ReplyDelete
I heard Robin Hood was in real life more of a business man..
..I like the legend tho.
Im with Se, he must be an anarchist.
- fille5/10/2010 1:40 PM
Well, Robin Hood could not be an example for any democratic society, because the end DOES NOT justify the means.ReplyDelete
You cannot steal from the rich to give to the poor. You can work hard, earn money, and distribute it to the poor. Or gain the lottery and distribute the money to the poor.
Today, what most resembles Robin Hood are totalitarian terrorist groups with a social arm like Hamas or, formerly, the IRA.
The poor people receiving those gifts should never, ever believe that they are safe from those heroic revolutionnaries. They are indebted, and if need may arise, they might have to sacrifice their labor, their life or their children to the "Robin Hood" organisation.
That's my personal opinion.
- Anonymous5/10/2010 6:20 PM
Definitely Libertarian. The common view today is that Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor. However, that is only part of the story. In the Robin Hood stories, the townspeople are unfairly taxed by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin Hood stole back that which rightfully belonged to the taxpayers. That sounds pretty Libertarian to me, and it draws parallels to one of Ayn Rand's characters (Ayn Rand being an Objectivist) from her novel "Atlas Shrugged", Ragnar Danneskjöld.ReplyDelete
see, you degenerates have last names like first names...
how about I believe in WHATEVER I want - even in the FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER! - and you have nothing to say!
let me show you the end results of this particular *ONE-DIMENSIONAL SCIENTIFIC MODE*
of thinking that is called *CRITICAL THINKING*, which is completely divorced from
any human objectives...
this style has been perfected by dawkins, pz, randi and the other *NEW ATHEISTS*
hey, atheists don't even BELIEVE IN BOOBIES!!!
they thought BOOBIES had no effect... WRONG!
see, I just want to make it clear to the rest of you:
jen is unable to see that there is a CONFLICT BETWEEN EROS & SCIENCE....
see how we take a term and convert it into its AUTHENTIC POLITICAL DIMENSION - THAT
OF LIBERATION - not just merely harmless expression...
Visit for the BOOBQUAKE:
fuck you very much!ReplyDelete
::gives DM a look of boredom::
I'm sorry. I'm one mentally disturbed jackass, aren't I? But it gets lonely up here just watching my videos. I KNOW JESUS HATES ME!!!!ReplyDelete
Oh, God, what have I done!!! I'm sick.
DM is not my real name, I confess, it's really dennis (small d) I have no one to love me and atheists...ITS ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!!
atheists, why don't you believe in BOOBIES? I do and they are all I think about night and day. *********************************Boobies or death********************************BOOBIES!!!!
- Anonymous8/21/2010 12:00 AM
For anyone who is interested, there's a great discussion of this whole Robin Hood lib or socialist issue, which explore a lot of the historical and conceptual problems in working it out. (Some of the stronger entries are toward the bottom.)ReplyDelete
I know this is an old post but it's worth it to point out that while he "robbed from the rich and gave to the poor", as legend goes anyway, the "rich" were all subjects of the monarch who had become rich by way of taxation on the poor. There is no evidence those rich became rich in any other way but by the basis of their political clout.ReplyDelete
I think you don't truly know the actual historical Robin Hood, then. He may not have existed, but the period in which he is said to have lived is not one marked by "taxes," but was instead defined by a strict feudal serf system where nobles actually controlled and owned the land which peasants were tied to and obligated to work for very little compensation. Taxes had little to do with it, and were a component added to much later (post-Enlightenment) retellings.ReplyDelete


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Stories Of A Modern Novelist Suggested By The Bible
( Originally Published 1902 )
MR. HALL CAINE, the novelist, has surprised the reading public by telling how extensively he has drawn upon the Bible for his literary material.
He says: " I think that I know my Bible as few literary men know it. There is no book like it, and the finest works ever written fall far short in interest of any one of the stories it tells. Whatever strong situations I have in my books are not of my creation, but are taken from the Bible. The Deemster is the story of the Prodigal Son, The Bondman is the story of Esau and Jacob, The Scape-Goat is the story of Eli and his sons, but with Samuel as a little girl ; and The Manx-man is the story of David and Uriah."
The fact that truth is stranger than fiction is illustrated in the Sacred Scriptures. Tributes to the literary worth of the Bible are paid, not only by those who believe its divine authority, but also by those who deny it. The Word of God is full of truth which appeals to reason, and of pictures of truth that appeal to the imagination. There is no reason why the Holy Spirit, who indicted the Scriptures, should not have recorded the most perfect knowledge of human nature, and the most accurate story of human life. The greatest writers, poets, painters, sculptors, musicians and orators, have derived their richest nourishment from the Book of God. Cut from literature and art what has been suggested by the Old and New Testament Scriptures, and we have but a tattered fragment of its present worth and glory.


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More Anti-Gay 49ers Players: Players Deny Appearing In LGBT Anti-Bullying Video
(L-R) 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks, nose tackle
Isaac Sopoaga as they appeared
in the team's "It Gets Better" video.
Two members of the San Francisco 49ers who made an anti-bullying video in August in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth denied appearing in the video Wednesday, until reporters showed them the clip.
When shown the video, the players said they didn't realize the point of the video was to fight bullying against LGBT youth.
49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks and nose tackle Isaac Sopoaga were questioned about their participation in the video made for the "It Gets Better" project, following the uproar over teammate Chris Culliver's homophobic remarks on gay players. Safety Donte Whitner and defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois also appeared in the video.
However, both Brooks and Sopoaga told USA Today reporters Wednesday they never appeared in the video. "I didn't make any video," Brooks told USA Today. "This is America and if someone wants to be gay, they can be gay. It's their right. But I didn't make any video."
When one reporter showed him the video on his cellphone, Brooks said, "Oh, that. It was an anti-bullying video, not a gay video." Sopoaga also told the reporter he did not remember the participating in the video, the report said, even as another teammate tried to jog his memory.
Here's the It Gets Better video they appeared in:
Speaking of idiocy: do these two men realize what city they're representing? San Francisco isn't just gay friendly – it's notoriously gay in general. It's jokingly referred to as the gay mecca by many gay men and women. This new anti-gay controversy marks the second time this month the 49ers have been put into an uncomfortable media position – and this time, they may not be able to get away with a simple apology. Late last evening, Dan Savage (who founded the project) posted this on Twitter:
Idiocy aside, this won't just go away with a quick apology and "we didn't mean to offend anyone." This is offensive. Both of these players were fine doing an anti-bullying video until they realized it was for anti-gay bullying – and then suddenly it isn't okay? This is the exact reason these videos exist in the first place – to rid the world of these bigots' mindset. Is this really the way the San Francisco 49ers want to enter their Super Bowl weekend? It's just shameful.


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January 10, 2013
Securities and Exchange Comm.
Dear Securities and Exchange Comm.,
I'm writing to urge the commission's prompt approval of rules requiring public disclosure of political spending by publicly-held companies. Disclosure is vital to the SEC's responsibility to ensure that investors have the information they need to make sound decisions about when and where to put their money. Shareholders also have a right to know how companies in their investment portfolios are investing that money, particularly when the spending falls outside the company's normal business activity.
the concluding comments are my specific concerns regarding the SEC and investments. Large Corporations and Investment entities are often shrouded in the "mystery" of complicated rules, regulations, and "special speak" only understood by their system. In finance, people who did not receive a degree in economics are often in a boat with no steering other than those who represent the institutions they are doing business with. The decision by the Supreme Court which designates Corporations as people has shown that their comments stating " there is no evidence that huge anonymous donations to political parties would result in corruption" resulted in the most expensive election campaign in history and it is very difficult to impossible to trace the origin of much of the money. I am convinced that if and when this decision is revisited, the evidence will show the contrary. If the SEC would impose and enforce regulations requiring full disclosure of political spending by publicly owned companies. Action to shed the light of simple truth on what I believe is truly a web of deception and self interest. Shareholders and the Public should have a clear picture of this nebulous practice that is present now.
Thank you for considering my comment.
Patricia K Dell Veneri


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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Blushing Bunny
At least I made an envelope to hold it, so that should make up for the excessive pearl situation. :)
I completely covered the egg with glitter.
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Pathway from Carrick to Clonmel - Council ready to tender
There will be eight public access points to the €1.9m new cycling/walking Greenway along the riverbank towpath between Carrick-on-Suir and Clonmel when it's completed next year.
Details of the amenity project's progress were outlined at Carrick Municipal District Council's recent monthly meeting. Planning permission for the Greenway was approved at a Tipperary Co. Council meeting last week.
Clonmel Borough District executive engineer Paddy Crotty outlined to Carrick MDC members that the Greenway will be developed in four separate sections so that at least one section will always be open to the public throughout the construction phase.
The minimum width of the Greenway will be 1.5m and this would extend to 3m in places where land was available.
Mr Crotty said there will be very few access points to the Greenway between Carrick-on-Suir and Kilsheelan. The main one in Carrick-on-Suir will be at the riverbank at Sean Healy Park.
He said the Council may develop another access point around Dovehill but not in this current project, which was confined to developing land in the Council's ownership.
Sinn Fein Cllr David Dunne told the meeting a number of people had come to him with concerns about the environmental impact of the project. One person was worried the Greenway would adversely impact on Kingfishers on the river bank and the concrete path wouldattract anti-social elements. He wanted gates at the entrances to stop motorbikes getting access.
Mr Crotty responded that gates will be erected that will open to a certain extent to allow walkers and cyclists to get through.
He said an environmental assessment report on the project was carried out by environmental officers who dealt with a Greenway in Dungarvan and the Council had discussions with local fishermen and the Inland Fisheries in relation to their concerns about the environmental impact of the Greenway.
Mr Crotty added that there were no proposals to take out hedges and trees along the riverbank though some will have to be cut back.
Tipperary Co. Council expects the development of the Greenway along the River Suir towpath will be finished by the end of next year.
He Crotty said the designs for the 20km Greenway were ready to go to tender and the tendering process will take six to eight weeks.
He said the start date for the project will depend on weather conditions because of the towpath's riverside location. Funding for the project has to be drawn down by the end of next summer and the Council hopes to have the work substantially finished in the last quarter of next year.


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Since time immemorial, yoga has always been an integral part of the Indian culture. Yoga provides a powerful impact on people's live. It awakens a meaningful connection within their bodies, uplifts their spirits, strengthens mental and physical health, relieves stress and provides a whole new outlook on life.
There are a number of yoga schools in India which impart yoga classes to learners from all across the world. Rishikesh is one of the major destinations for yoga teacher training in India. Also known as the world yoga capital, yoga learners throng at Rishikesh all round the year to learn yoga from the various schools and ashrams.
Some yogis feel inspired to become yoga teachers for which they travel all across the world to enroll for yoga teacher training at India. Earlier becoming a yoga trainer or imparting yoga classes was not considered a lucrative career option by many individuals. However, with the growing wave of health consciousness among people from all walks of lives, teaching yoga has become one of the preferred career options for many individuals. Here are a few reasons why becoming a yoga trainer is a great idea-
Yoga teaching also means enhancing self practice
It is obvious that teaching yoga also means enhancing self-practice thereby giving room for perfection to the trainer. So becoming a yoga trainer also means availing of an opportunity to improve your yoga practices on a daily basis.
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For yogis who love practicing yoga as a passion, becoming a yoga trainer will make them transform their passion into a vocation. A single program of yoga teacher training in Rishikesh will help an individual to become a yoga trainer thereby opening up a lucrative career in the field.
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For part time job seekers, becoming a yoga trainer has great advantages. You can choose your own working hours and place and earn as much as you want to. There isn't any restraint on any yoga trainer to impart yoga training and earn as much as he or she prefers. Yoga teacher training is thus a great career option especially for those part time job seekers who do not want to get engaged with a full time job.
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If you love to explore new places and learn something new from every destination, yoga is one of the menus. You can visit the various yoga destinations across the world and learn during your trip. Though it is not mandatory that you learn yoga only to become a yoga trainer, it is still a great option even as a part time job. You can satiate your hunger to travel and explore new places, come back home and later impart yoga classes to aspiring learners. It's after all a win-win situation for you. You enjoy a great vacation and simultaneously learn yoga during the trip and later transform it into a career option by becoming a trainer.


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Determine Eligibility for the Health-Care Tax CreditBy
When President Barack Obama signed the health-care overhaul law in March, certain small businesses became eligible for a 35 percent tax credit to offset the cost of providing health insurance to their employees. These employers now have until Sept. 15 to apply for the credit on their 2010 corporate tax returns. Small businesses organized as sole proprietorships, and other entities that pass through their business income to individual tax returns, have until Oct. 17 to file under extension deadlines. (Individuals and companies affected by Hurricane Irene will get additional time to file; specific information is available on this page of the Internal Revenue Service website.)
Companies and sole proprietorships that filed their returns last spring and have since determined they are eligible for the tax credits can amend their 2010 tax returns to claim them. Corporations use Form 1120X and individual sole proprietors use Form 1040X to amend their returns.
Although the credit provides a generous incentive to the smallest U.S. companies, it's unclear how many will claim it in this first year. "It's too early to determine the participation rate … since many have yet to file their 2010 taxes," says Sandra Salstrom, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Treasury Dept. A recent study by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy estimates that 4 million businesses are eligible for the 2010 credit and 65 percent of those (about 2.6 million companies) could use it to offset 2010 tax liability. (If a company has no tax liability for 2010, under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 it can carry back the credit five years to offset previous liability.)
Small businesses that qualify in 2010 but can't use the credit now also have the option to carry it forward. The credit will be available through tax year 2013 at a maximum of 35 percent and in 2014 at up to 50 percent for up to two tax years.
Credits Remain in Effect
Federal officials are pushing to get the word out about the credit. "Now more than ever, Treasury and the IRS want to make sure that small business owners don't leave money on the table," Salstrom says. But a series of lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the health-care reform bill in federal courts around the country could hamper federal officials' efforts. The legal challenges, which have met with mixed results at the federal appeals level and are expected to wind up in the U.S. Supreme Court, may confuse business owners about whether the credits are still in effect.
No matter what becomes of the court challenges, Salstrom says, the credits are available now and will continue to be available. "People do get confused about what is currently on the books when they hear news about court cases and other news more broadly," says Eric Smith, an IRS spokesman. "Sometimes we see them make mistakes because they think something was not in effect or vice versa."
The ultimate goal of the tax credit is to encourage more small employers to offer insurance to their employees. The SBA's Office of Advocacy study shows in 2009, only about 33 percent of companies with fewer than 10 employees offered health insurance. For businesses with predominantly low-wage workers, access to employer-sponsored insurance is even lower, down to nearly 18 percent for companies with fewer than 10 employees. This contrasts to much higher rates of health insurance access—from 95 percent to 99 percent—at companies with 100 to 999 employees, according to the research summary.
The tax credit was designed to appeal to these kinds of employers, and encourage them to pick up at least half the cost of their employees' health insurance coverage. The full 35 percent credit goes to companies with the equivalent of 10 or fewer workers paid, on average, less than $25,000 annually. The credit phases out with larger payrolls up to 25 full-time employees (or part-time equivalents) and average wages of $50,000 annually. Seasonal workers and the company's owners and close relatives are not counted as employees for eligibility purposes and their health insurance expenses cannot be offset by the tax credit.
Exact details on which companies qualify for the tax credit and how they can go about claiming it are available at this page on the IRS website.
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Like any good cheerleader, UAA's Michaela Brewer has a fine sense of rhythm, tempo and timing, dancing effortlessly to the beat of whatever hip-hop music bumps through the arena. But unlike her teammates, Brewer has never once heard a crucial element of her cheerleading performance.
The cheers.
When she was a year old, Brewer went deaf after a bout with spinal meningitis. While she lost most of her hearing, what Brewer didn't lose was her love of dance. That love helped her excel as a cheerleader at East High, and it helped her when she decided to go out for the team at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
"I'm a girly girl," she said before a performance at the Great Alaska Shootout on Tuesday. "I can't play basketball, I can't play sports. But I can be involved in cheerleading. It seems to be a fit for me."
Brewer uses an interpreter to communicate with her coach and teammates. The interpreter signs the name of the cheer, and Brewer takes it from there.
"I follow the other cheerleaders and I've memorized the movements," she said in an interview, conducted through her interpreter.
Brewer uses sight clues to stay in sync with her teammates. During shows, the only clue fans have that Brewer is any different from her teammates is her intermittent signing between routines.
UAA cheer coach Tonya Carney said Brewer made the team based solely on her abilities as a cheerleader.
"She had to earn her spot on the team, and she did it," Brewer said.
UAA provides two interpreters for Brewer at a cost of $120 per hour. Tony Houston, UAA assistant director of recreational sports operations, said that if someone with a disability is capable of joining an activity, under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act the school must provide accommodations.
"If that person is qualified to do what they're doing, we have to," he said.
And Houston said Brewer is more than qualified. When Houston first watched tryouts this year, he said he couldn't pick Brewer out as the team's lone deaf member.
"You wouldn't know," he said.
Brewer went to high school at East and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, D.C., before enrolling at UAA this year to study business computer information systems. She hopes to earn a bachelor's degree, and said she'd like to start a small business with her husband.
But that's all in her future. For now, Brewer wants to focus on the sport that's been her love since childhood.
"My mom was a cheerleader," she said. "... I guess it's kind of my thing."
As a "flier," Brewer is often called upon to be thrown into the air during stunts, or stand atop pyramids with her teammates as the base. UAA cheerleader Jazmine Williams called Brewer "fearless" and among the best she's seen in the air.
"She's one of the most outgoing fliers I've ever met," Williams said.
Instead of using verbal counts to let Brewer know when she's about to be tossed into the sky or dropped into her teammates' arms, the squad has worked out a silent count, much like a quarterback and center in a hostile football stadium.
"We've kind of got a system worked out where we count and I can feel it when they're moving their hands," she said. "They'll go, 'one, two, three' and then I'll cradle."
Brewer said the freedom she feels while doing stunts is her favorite part of being a cheerleader.
"I really like the flying part," she said. "The higher, the better."
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KNBR Conversation: Chuck Reed, San Jose mayor
Updated 12:09 am, Sunday, June 23, 2013
An edited transcript of the conversation between San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, who announced his city's federal lawsuit against Major League Baseball last week over the lack of a decision on a potential A's move to San Jose, and KNBR's Gary Radnich and Larry Krueger:
Radnich: Bottom line - you just ran out of patience and you think the only way to go is litigation?
Reed: I think four years is a long time to rely on patience. I just eventually reached the point where I concluded we were never going to get an answer out of Major League Baseball. For whatever reason, the commissioner didn't want to talk to us and didn't want to tell us why he didn't want to talk to us. We needed to get these territorial things out of the way, so that either me or a future mayor or a future council will have a shot at a baseball team.
Radnich: If I lived in Oakland or Danville or Walnut Creek, I'd be saying, "Hey, Mayor Reed - why do you want to steal my baseball team?"
Reed: I'm not trying to steal a team, I'm trying to keep them in the Bay Area. They need a new place. They tried and tried and tried in Oakland, they tried in Fremont, it's not going to happen. Oakland had a long, long time to try to put a deal together, and it didn't happen. They struck out many times. Somebody else should have the shot ...
Krueger: Is the argument you guys are making that here we are in 2013 and baseball has become this huge financial enterprise, and San Jose has a right to compete with a team as it pertains to California law - is that the argument?
Reed: California law does prohibit the activities that they've been engaged in - unfair competition, restraint of trade - as well as the federal statute, of course. We're just asserting our rights - I don't think anybody has the legal right to put a big red X on the city of San Jose and say, "You can't go there." It doesn't matter whether it's hamburgers or baseball - they can't do that, and we're not going to let them."
Radnich: At the end of the day, if the Giants said, "All right, you can have this territory. We'll relinquish our territorial rights ..." Would the deal be done?
Reed: I think so. I don't have any doubt that Lew Wolff wants to do it. They have the capacity to do it. We have the capacity to deliver. ... The deal would happen.
Radnich: Have you ever tried to talk to the Giants about this?
Reed: No, I didn't feel that was my role. I wanted to let Lew do what he does inside baseball. I didn't want to step on his toes or interfere with that. The relationship inside Major League Baseball is something I don't know anything about. That's truly inside baseball.
Radnich: Would a big check do it, Chuck?
Reed: Well I don't have an answer to that question, Gary, because I never got a chance to find out from the commissioner what the holdup was.
Krueger: Has there been any communication from the commissioner's office and your office regarding this issue?
Reed: We've communicated office to office a lot. But I've been rebuffed every time I've tried to talk directly to the commissioner, whether by phone or otherwise. I've said I will go to Milwaukee, or wherever they are, I'll go talk. But he didn't want to meet personally, and he just kept saying, "Talk to the committee." Well, the committee has nothing to tell us. They don't know what the commissioner is thinking, or at least they wouldn't share that with us, so we don't know what the reasons are, and eventually we just reached a point where we said, "That's it, we're going to assert our rights."
Radnich: Put yourself in Selig's shoes if you can - the reason he's not responding, the reason this is taking so long, what's your guess?
Reed: Oh, it's all about the San Francisco Giants, I have no doubt left about that. The Giants are the ones standing in the way. They're asserting whatever hold they have over the commissioner - I don't know; whatever rights they have inside baseball ...
Radnich: Do you blame the Giants? If you were the Giants, would you give it up?
Reed: I think if I was the Giants - yes! I'm not afraid to compete in the marketplace. There are lots and lots of marketplaces in the country where teams have to compete. Some of them even play in the same stadium. So they just don't want to compete, but I wouldn't be afraid of competition. That's what we do in Silicon Valley. We think competition makes us ... better.


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Hi Buildbox team, I want to change character become smaller or bigger in solid time then It will restore original size. Please, give me some advice. Thank you very much.
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ryanirobs you can not simply say its not supported if you dont know it ok.......... well BUILBOX does support. its either you want your character to be small for 6 second by pressing a button or collide with an object (powerups) both can be set up....
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Hi All- I'm a relative newbie and I'm currently riding a 29er hardtail. I like going over the rocks and roots, so I've been curious about FS. Today I demo'd a small Blur LTc at a Santa Cruz demo day at Skeggs Point (Northern CA). It was really only my second time on a full suspension, and I really liked the bike.
I should say that I'm 5"1, so it's hard to find a bike to demo at a shop, and I'm lucky if there's something in my size at a demo day.
When I got home, I went onto the Santa Cruz site to take a look at the Blur LT and I saw there's also a TR. The geometry seems pretty close on the two models. Is it just the fork that makes the difference here?
I ride in the Bay Area (China Camp, Joachim Miller, Tamarancho, Skeggs, Annadel, etc. - if your'e familiar with the area), singletrack/trail and some fireroad (though we prefer singletrack/trail). I'm learning how to go over the more technical features, and I really like them - but still in the learning phase (waiting for my first big wipeout). My biggest weakness is climbing, which is definitely easier on my 29er hardtail.
Back to my questions:
What's the real difference between the TR and LT?
Is one more geared towards climbing (where I could use the most help)?
What's the right travel for the kind of riding I do?
I'm not very big/heavy - is that a factor to consider with the front and rear travel?
Thoughts, suggestions, advice welcome.
(I'm also curious if anyone has thoughts on the Blur compared with the Pivot Mach 5.7 - but I can post that in a general forum to get a wider audience.)
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|21.03.2013 - Nasdaq Dubai to be largest sukuk market by next year: CEO
|Nasdaq Dubai will "easily" become the world's largest sukuk market by next year, acting CEO Hamed Ali said. Billions of dollars worth of sukuk – Sharia compliant Islamic bonds - are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq this year and in 2014, helping to propel it from being the third largest sukuk market globally to the first. "If we consider the activities expected in the market this year and next year we can easily become number one within the coming one to two years," Ali said...............................................Full Article: Source


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawmakers in Los Angeles made news six years ago when they put limits on renovated houses they called "homes on steroids." Now they are being told that law is failing because it has too many loopholes.
As builders buy smaller, older homes, raze them and replace them with mansion-like houses, homeowners complain it's destroying the feel of established neighborhoods, depressing prices and reigniting bitter fence fights.
Neighborhood groups tell the Los Angeles Times the rules are too porous. Designers get extra square feet for being environmentally friendly or having certain scaling on home facades and upper floors.
Builder Amnon Edri says if city code allows a project and you want a bigger house, you should have a bigger house because this is America, a free country.


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Beats By Dre 2012 Executive Headphones
Following the announcement of the Beats by Dre Pill portable speakers, the company has released the Executive Headphones. The first set of headphones from the company since parting ways with Monster, these new headphones boast a sleek, upscale design while still retaining many of the Beats line's signature design cues. Coming in a slick black and aluminum colorway, the headphones incorporate luxe materials such as brushed aluminum and leather. As with previous Beats headphones, these boast active noise-cancelling, particularly handy for frequent travelers and commuters. Retailing for $300 USD, you can grab a pair over at Beats by Dre's online store.