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Catchoftheday's Keysborough Warehouse Sale
Terms and Conditions
1. Eligibility
Victorian residents aged 18 years or over are eligible to enter this Promotion. Employees of the Promoter (or any related entity of the Promoter) and their Immediate Families are not eligible to enter this Promotion. Persons under the age of 18 may enter only with the consent of their parent or legal guardian. If such consent is not given, the entry will be deemed invalid and any prize forfeit for a redraw.
2. Entry
By entering this Promotion, the entrant accepts these terms and conditions. A person may only enter this Promotion once and must enter this Promotion during the Promotion Period. In order for the Promoter to notify the winners, the entrant must provide his or her full name and e-mail address. The Promoter may deem an incomplete entry invalid. To enter, entrants must like the competition post on the Promoter's Facebook account.
3. Prizes
There will be a total of three prizes (three winners). Each prize will consist of a $100 credit to be spent at the Promoter's warehouse sale and priority access to the warehouse sale. The credit must be redeemed in one shop during the Promoter's warehouse sale being held at 2/481-485 Cheltenham Rd, Keysborough VIC 3173, between the following trading hours:
Wednesday 15th of July – 10:00am – 4:00pm
Thursday 16th of July – 12:00 noon – 8:00pm
Friday 17th of July – 12:00 noon – 8:00pm
Saturday 18th of July – 10:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday 19th of July – 10:00am – 4:00pm.
Unused credit will be forfeited. Any additional costs incurred above this value, must be paid directly by the winners. Each winner will be eligible to enter the Promoter's warehouse sale on Wednesday, 15th of July 2015 at 9:45am, together with a guest. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be substituted for cash. If a prize is unavailable, the Promoter may substitute that prize with a prize that is equal in value or type subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority.
4. Draw
The winners of the prize will be drawn at 5:30pm on the 14th of July 2015. The winners will be drawn by random selection. The draw for the prize will take place at the Promoter's office at the end of the Promotional Period.
5. Winners
The winners of the prize will be announced on the competition post on the Promoter's Facebook account from at 8:30pm on the 14th of July 2015. The winners of the prize must sign any release form that may be required by the Promoter or supplier of a prize. After announcement of the winner, the Promoter will notify the winner via Facebook private message to arrange delivery of the prize.
6. Unclaimed prizes
If a prize is unclaimed, the Promoter will draw a winner for the unclaimed prize 48hrs after the initial draw at 5:30pm on the 16th of July 2015 using the same method specified in section 4 and will notify the winner using the same method specified in section 5. The draw will take place at the Promoter's office.
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The Promoter may forfeit a prize if a winner refuses to sign any release form specified in section 5 or a winner refuses to accept a prize.
8. Entrant's personal information
By entering this Promotion, the entrant consents to:
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The Promoter may verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant's identity, age and place of residence). The Promoter may disqualify an entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these terms and conditions, who tampers with the entry process or who uses automated entry software or other mechanical or electronic means that allows a person to automatically enter repeatedly. The Promoter may either disqualify an entrant or modify, suspend, terminate or cancel this Promotion if this Promotion is interfered with or this Promotion is not capable of being conducted as reasonably expected due to a reason beyond the control of the Promoter, including technical difficulties, unauthorised intervention or fraud, subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority.
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The Promoter is not liable for any loss, expense, damage or liability that may be suffered or incurred by a person in entering this Promotion or accepting and using the prizes. If the Promoter is liable, the Promoter's liability is limited to either resupply of the goods or services. This section 10 does not alter a person's rights under the Australian Consumer Law.
11. Definitions
For this Promotion, the following terms have the following meanings:
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|Any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or first cousin
|CatchOfTheDay.com.au Pty Ltd (ABN 22 149 779 939) of 767 Springvale Road, Mulgrave VIC
|Catchoftheday's Keysborough Warehouse Sale
|Promotion Period
|2.00pm Friday, 10th of July 2015 to 3:00pm 14th of July 2015.

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This sounds like a cool place to go although I dont see it listed as a ghost town in Malheur Co. How do you get there?
Thanks for sharing. We spend a lot of time in that area, but always on the other side of the river. Here is a look to some of my pictures. This is at the Griffin Ranch up river from Watson.
This sounds like a cool place to go although I dont see it listed as a ghost town in Malheur Co. How do you get there?
According to my information, Watson is spread out along the Owyhee River upstream from waypoint #11 on the map including the bend of the river.
I am going to do some extensive exploration next Spring in this area and should have some GPS coordinates to post.
I am a newbie to this forum, but I am delighted to find other folks who enjoy exploring remote parts of the Owyhees. Hope to visit the cemetary. It looks like someone does at least minimal maintenance on it?
Some photos of the Watson area to add to those that George posted. Also a thanks to SaraL for her great pics. I need to spend more time on that side of the river. Never enough time. These attached pictures are of the upper Owyhee Reservoir & the Watson site from the rim, the waterwheel at Island Ranch, ranch buildings and one of a root cellar. Island Ranch is a suburb a couple of miles upstream from Watson. For those who don't know, eastern Oregon is famous for its rocks. Check out the lava in the one photo! Access is from either the west or east side of the reservoir (ATV or Jeep). The water was low enough this fall that we could go in from the east and out on the west. Lots of fun. Next time will camp a couple of days and take a closer look. Didn't make the walk to the cemetery but hope to next time. Time time, never enough time. Long live the ghost town and abandoned homesteads! You gotta love 'em!
Looks like a very interesting spot...thanks for sharing!
Dave Blair
Really great pics, thanks for posting them.......Speedy
Wow, been a while since I have checked on the post. Cool new pictures. See ya out there.....
Boise, ID
I have family buried in the cemetary in Watson, my ancestors used to run the place called Spring Creek Place and I am trying to find a map to get in there either by vehicle or atv
Check out this link to see a few segments of the lower end: http://cid-f7776f5ca8560757.skydrive.../Blue%20Canyon
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Britain won the bronze medal in women's Olympic curling by beating Switzerland 6-5 on Thursday, ensuring the country will at least match its record haul of four medals at a single Winter Games.
British skip Eve Muirhead secured victory with a draw to the button on the last stone.
Muirhead's world champion rink recovered from a 6-4 loss to Canada in Wednesday's semifinals to win Britain's first curling medal since 2002, when the women's team captured the gold.
Britain already had won a gold and a bronze in Sochi and is assured of either a gold or silver in men's curling with David Murdoch's team in the final. Britain last won four Winter Games medals in 1924.
Canada plays Sweden in the gold-medal game later Thursday.


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Renew your home with solar and wind
Now is the time to invest in renewables
If you're considering adding solar energy to your home, now may be a good time to do it. Solar panel prices are low because demand slumped after the financial crisis of 2008, when the renewables industry was booming in Japan, Germany, Spain and California. Surplus panels piled up in warehouses and prices dropped as a result.
What's more, solar insiders predict prices will soon be rising because Illinois law requires utilities to include solar in their power mix starting in 2012. Most utilities have been fulfilling the law's renewable energy quota with wind farm energy, but they must begin ramping up solar sources until they reach six percent of power from solar by the year 2015. "If people get in now, they can do it before prices go up," says Bob Croteau, who leads workshops on renewable energy at Lincoln Land Community College.
Homeowners usually choose renewable technology for the environmental benefits, but Michelle Marley, owner of WindSolarUSA in Owaneco, Ill., says it also makes sense on a purely economic basis. In a time of escalating utility prices, she says, "what you're really doing with a renewable system is fixing your energy costs" for 20 to 25 years – the life of the system. "You know what you're paying, you know what it's going to give you."
Croteau sees it as an investment that will pay for itself over time, as long as homeowners avoid scammers selling useless products. "We suffered through scams in the early 80s when renewable energy was hot," he recalls. "Companies were quickly formed to sell stuff that wasn't well researched or designed for this climate, and they overpriced it to take advantage of the tax credit."
Croteau and Marley spoke with Illinois Times about some of the best green technologies for Illinois homeowners and what to watch out for.
Solar swimming pool heating. This is a good option for homeowners who want to dip their toe into renewables before jumping in. Your pool's filter pump can be hooked up to circulate water through a black solar mat. Just roll it out flat and attach it to the roof, house deck, or side of the pool. If you heat your pool, you can save all your heating costs for an investment of $500 to $2,000. Croteau, an energy planner with City Water Light & Power, says it's "the most cost-efficient thing you can do." If you don't heat your pool, the solar mat will extend pool use by a month in spring and another month in fall.
Solar hot water heating. Croteau calls this "a really tried and true" technology that can supply about half your water heating year-round. You don't need to replace your current water heater. Just add another 80- to 100-gallon electric water tank to store the solar-heated water and connect it to your current heater where cold city water normally goes in. Less power will be required to keep your water hot as a result. Antifreeze flows through the solar collector and transfers its heat to the water in the storage tank via a heat exchanger. For easier maintenance, the heat exchanger can be mounted on the wall above the tanks with two small pumps. One pump circulates cold city water to the heat exchanger for warming and then into the storage tank, and in a separate loop, the other pumps antifreeze through the solar collector and down to the heat exchanger. If you don't get enough sun on your roof, you can put collectors on the ground or on an awning with this system.
If you can put a collector on your roof, a more efficient option is to let the fluid fall back down into the storage tank at night or whenever the pump shuts off. This so-called drainback system requires the least maintenance of any solar hot water design, typically running 20 years with no service.
With two flat plate solar collectors (enough for a family of four), a solar hot water system would cost anywhere from $2,500 to $4,000, including installation. Croteau estimates the system will pay for itself in 5 to 10 years.
A recent addition to the market is evacuated tube collectors, which are more efficient than flat plate collectors. Instead of copper tubes running across a flat plate that absorbs the sun's heat, the fluid lines are surrounded by a vacuum, resulting in virtually no heat loss. They can heat fluids to higher temperatures than flat plate collectors, and any excess energy can be easily applied to heating bathroom and kitchen floors in winter. Evacuated tube technology performs better in cold weather than flat plate, so would be an advantage in Illinois winters. A two-panel system using evacuated tube technology costs $5,000 to $6,000.
Of course, costs would be lower if you can get by with one panel rather than two. Low-flow showerheads and lather valves that pause the water while soaping and shampooing can cut water usage in half, Croteau notes.
Solar hot air collectors. Jan Kessinger has had one of these on his house near Lake Springfield since the early 1980s. Three 4-by-6-foot panels hanging on the south wall of his house include a black absorber plate that warms air piped in from a bedroom. A small fan drives the solar-heated air into his basement, where it rises to heat the entire house. When he and his wife migrate to warmer climes for three months in winter, it provides all the heating needed to prevent the house from freezing. "I should have put one in 20 years earlier," Kessinger says. "They pay for themselves."
Their vertical orientation on the outside wall of a house puts the collectors at a good angle for the low Illinois sun in winter, Croteau notes. Furthermore, reflection off snow will increase the sunlight reaching them. You can put up one collector or more depending on your needs. One collector will heat 500 square feet during daytime and generate 5 million BTUs over the winter season.
You can buy a solar hot air collector for $1,000 to $2,000, or make one yourself for $400 using Croteau's booklet, Do-It-Yourself Solar Hot Air Collectors, available from CWLP. They don't qualify for the federal tax credit, but they pay back their cost in two to five years. Marley recommends them for warehouses or barns rather than homes because of fan noise. Croteau says a good fan makes no more noise than a furnace or refrigerator.
Solar electricity. Photovoltaics are the premier solar technology because they generate electricity, which means they can power your kitchen appliances, computers and air conditioning. They also have the advantage of performing best during Illinois summers when electrical usage is at its peak due to air conditioning. The sun shines 70 percent of the time during our summers, as compared to 30 percent during winter. And photovoltaic panels are practically maintenance-free. "The worst you're going to have to do is brush snow off it in the winter, or hose it off if it gets dust on it in the summer," says Marley.
There are two main kinds of photovoltaic cells – crystalline and amorphous, or thin film. Crystalline cells are the "workhorse of the industry," Croteau says. "The ones that were installed 25 years ago are still working." Most panels are guaranteed for 25 years, but they can operate much longer at slightly reduced output. Amorphous cells are cheaper, but more are required to produce the same amount of electricity, so the mounting costs are higher. As a result, no matter what technology is chosen, "solar ends up being the same cost per watt," Croteau says. Most residential systems cost between $8,000 and $24,000, but will pay for themselves in 10 to 15 years.
To ensure good results, it's important to get a professional assessment of your site for solar access. Unlike other solar technologies, photovoltaic panels don't generate electricity unless the sun is shining on the entire panel. So your site's solar access from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. is critical in determining whether photovoltaics will benefit you. If your roof has too much shading or doesn't have a south-facing slope, Marley says you can put solar panels on a garage roof, the ground or even a solar shed placed on an unshaded portion of property, with all controls concealed inside the shed.
Professional site assessors use a solar pathfinder tool, which gives a 360-degree image of the shading at a particular spot superimposed over gridlines of the sun's path throughout the day and the year. A photograph of the shaded gridlines can be downloaded into a software program that calculates the total amount of sunlight the location receives over the year. A Google satellite image of your property, along with a shot from the south, can also tell site assessors whether it's suitable for solar.
Marley says solar power got a bad name in the 1970s because people who weren't qualified got into the business. "Some of the site assessors who came in in the early 1980s would put solar panels anywhere," adds Croteau, even in total winter shading. This time around, training courses across the country are turning out certified professionals to prevent a repeat of the past. Marley received her certification from the Midwest Renewable Energy Association in Wisconsin, which offers the best training in the country outside California. The first thing a certified professional will do is make sure the house is as energy efficient as possible to minimize the size and expense of the renewable system required.
Croteau also cautions people to be wary of cheap solar photovoltaics from China. "Chicago Electric is one brand," he says. "It sells a 145-watt solar panel kit that just runs a couple of light bulbs. It's totally made in China, but they use a Chicago name to make it sound American." And he says flexible photovoltaic laminates that can be attached to roof shingles, which are the latest fad, are overpriced.
Wind generators. "Ideally you'd have both wind and solar, if you could," says Croteau, noting that wind can supply electricity as solar photovoltaics do, and they complement each other weatherwise. But most people, especially in town, don't have good wind access. "If you don't get your wind generator up high enough, the turbulence from the surrounding structures and trees are going to just tear it up and you're going to have a maintenance headache." A height of 100 feet is the "sweet spot" for wind generators because that's where the wind is steady.
He considers many generators on the market with 30-foot towers useless "toys" that only spin in all directions. Wind generators on vertical axes, which have recently become popular, are also nothing but "lawn ornaments." Furthermore, "anyone trying to sell you a wind generator to mount on your roof – that's a hangup call," he warns, pointing out that it will transmit vibrations through the house and possibly damage the roof.
Springfield city ordinance requires wind towers to be at least 25 feet from any structure and Sangamon County mandates they be at least 110 percent of their height from buildings and property lines. So you'd have to have a lot of space to accommodate one. Croteau recommends buying a proven wind generator, such as the 20 kW Jacobs on a 100-foot tower or the 10 kW Bergey on an 80-foot tower. Wind generators including installation start at $16,500 for 1 kW and $60,000 for 10kW.
Avoid buying cheap systems online. "If you get something cheap, it probably is," Croteau says. "Low-cost wind is much harder to find than low-cost solar."
Smaller options. If the expense of these systems is too much for you after taking the federal tax credit, state rebate, and grants into consideration, you could start even smaller with a $100-$250 passive solar oven. When it's too hot in the kitchen in summer, you can bake outside using the power of the sun streaming into the glass window of the oven. The ovens typically heat to 350 degrees and cook rice in an hour and a half or a turkey in five hours.
You could also add a sunspace or greenhouse to the south side of your house to incorporate passive solar energy into your home. Or simply add or enlarge windows on the south side. And there are many more options for people building a new home, such as passive solar features like clerestory windows and thermal walls. There are a multitude of ways to let the sun shine in.
Karen Fitzgerald is a freelance writer living in Pleasant Plains. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Legislature depletes green incentive
Illinois is one of only 22 states that offer a rebate on renewable technology for homeowners. It has one of the better programs, returning 30 percent of product and installation costs for both wind and solar, including pool heating. But the rebate was available for only five weeks last fall before funding ran out for the current (2011) fiscal year. Out of 300 applications, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity paid rebates amounting to $1.5 million to less than 130 applicants, according to Marcelyn Love, DCEO spokesperson.
The rebate fund, which comes from an assessment customers pay on their utility bills, has been raided every year since 2008 by the Illinois General Assembly to pay the state's debts. The legislature took $5 million from the fund in 2008 and more than $13 million in 2009.
"When the state quit giving incentives, it kind of shut the whole industry down around here," says Rich Marsaglia of Haenig Electric Company. Based in Springfield since 1904, the company just began handling commercial solar projects a year ago, installing solar panels on FitClub South and Southwind Park's visitor center.
The rebate should be available again at some point in the next fiscal year on a first-come, first-served basis. But CWLP customers don't qualify for it because city-owned CWLP isn't required to charge the assessment.
Still, there are other incentives available, beginning with the 30 percent federal tax credit. See a full listing on the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency website www.dsireusa.org.
Recommended consultants and vendors for central Illinois
Courtesy of Bob Croteau, CWLP energy planner
PO Box 168, Owaneco, IL 62555
Michelle Marley 217-825-4206
Advanced Energy Solutions
186 & 192 Gates Rd., Pomona, IL 62975
Aur Beck 618-893-1717
524 Summit St., Geneva, IL 60134
Tom DeBates 630-262-8193
The Root Cellar
2807 University, Suite 127,
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
John Root 563-590-8566
Mid America Advanced Power Solutions
18 Ednick Dr., Swansea, IL 62226
Jason Hark 618-540-9313
SunAir Systems
139 Perene Ave., Byron, IL 61010
Dave Merrill 815-262-2831
Heavenly Winds
2820 Chicago Rd., Compton, IL 61318
Dale Balder 815-631-2970
Upcoming renewable energy events
"The best way to shop for solar is to go to a renewable energy fair," Croteau advises. About 25,000 people attend Wisconsin's Midwest Renewable Energy Association fair every year. It has workshops to help people decide what they need, and vendors exhibiting their products. Closer to home, he also recommends the Illinois Renewable Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle Fair upstate, where he will be leading a workshop on building a solar hot air collector. A similar workshop is being planned for summer or fall at LLCC.
Midwest Renewable Energy Association Energy Fair
Custer, Wis. - June 17-19
Illinois Renewable Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle Fair
Oregon, Ill. - Aug. 13-14
Lincoln Land Community College Renewable Options for Homeowners Series
taught by Bob Croteau
May 4 (solar thermal), 18 (solar electric) and April 1 (wind)
Another source of information on renewable technologies is Home Power magazine, www.homepower.com


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Some playthings are timeless. Paper dolls, for instance. I played with them. My mother played with them. My little one received this set for her birthday. She has loved the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder – the same ones my mother read to me as a child – so these have been dearly loved as well. While this particular set is not available for free (but oh so reasonable from the independent sellers, here), we have other collections that we have printed for free. There are so many darling sets of paper dolls available online for you to print at home. And the best part is that when one gets a bit love-worn, a new one is just a click away.
Here are a dozen free printable paper doll collections. Enjoy, friends!
1. Strawberry Shortcake Paper Dolls here and here.
2. Ballet Dancers | The Vintage Moth
3. The Gingham's Paper Doll Books – these are just precious!
4. Betsy McCall: The First 10 Years
5. Tiny Littles Paper Dolls | The Toymaker – the outfits are the cutest.
6. Raggedy Ann & Andy
7. Seraphina | Clara | Joe
8. Victoria & Daniel | Lotta Bruhn
9. this doll | Issa Sarza
10. Delia & Ollie | Oddfellow's Orphanage
11. Dot & Roscoe | The Black Apple
12. Picnic Paper Dolls | Springtime Paper Dolls | Halloween Paper Doll | Sara Jane Studios


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Inspired by Twinkle, Twinkle from designer Jo Morton
Quiltmaker: Laura Boehnke
1/4 yard blue check (blocks, sashing squares)
1/4 yard solid cream (blocks)
1/4 yard pink check (blocks, border)
1/2 yard green print (blocks)
1/4 yard multicolor stripe (sashing)
5/8 yard blue print (border, binding)
1 yard backing fabric
34" square batting
Finished quilt: 28" square
Finished block: 3" square
Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics.
Measurements include 1/4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.
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GHS says farewell to 396 graduates
Family and friends filled the Kaplan Arena at the College of William and Mary last Thursday night to celebrate the graduation of 396 Gloucester High School students.
"Tonight is not an end, but a beginning," class valedictorian William Wei-Xi Wang Price said to his classmates at the commencement ceremony, as he promised them he was not going to deliver a speech designed to make them cry.
Price began to reflect on some the things he won't miss about school, such as "teachers threatening to call our parents" or missing a school trip "because we forgot about that darn permission slip."
"The coming of the new brings the passing of the old," he said. "We will be separating from our friends, our classmates, our teammates … and for my fellow ROTC cadets, our comrades."
The graduates will be saying goodbye to the good times as well—the games, parties and dances—Price said, as he did an impromptu dance at the podium. He urged his fellow graduates to stay in touch with one another in the years to come.
Price once asked his mother what he could possibly do to repay her for all the sacrifices she made for him. "She said, 'As long as you live a happy life. As long as you take care of yourself, I am happy,'" Price said. "To these extraordinary people (our parents) we owe our sincere gratitude … Let's let them know that we are well and happy."
While the graduates are embarking on a new chapter in their lives, they will still have the love and support of their families. "Because they who have looked after us for so long will continue to be with us on our new journey. We shall not travel alone," Price said.
"As (NJROTC) Commander (Ronald) Harding once said to me, 'May we have smooth seas, fair winds and clear direction until we reach safe harbor," the valedictorian concluded.
Last Thursday's graduation ceremony started 15 minutes late because of a problem with one of the buses leaving from GHS, which led Layton H. Beverage, the school's principal, to quip that some graduates had such mixed feelings about graduating that one must have punctured a tire to delay the ceremony.
"The young men and women sitting before us today represent the best the Gloucester High School has to offer," Beverage said, in a more serious vein. "They represent the hopes, dreams and aspirations of all of us. The turnout here tonight is a testament to the support these young adults have as they embark on the next phase of their journey of life."
To the parents and grandparents, Beverage said, "you've done a great job preparing these students for this special day. Your hard work and dedication has paid off." The principal reminded the graduates of their parents' sacrifices. "I encourage you to continue to let your parents know how much you care about them … Always be willing to tell those who care for you how much you care for them. It's not a sign of weakness, but of strength."
Beverage then took his own words to heart, singling out about a dozen of the graduates who have made an impression on his life, including Cody Adams ("Mr. Calloway thinks you are the best Ford mechanic in the state and so do I"), Jerry Washington ("your dedication to our football programs, during both the high times and low times, is a testament to your character and integrity"), Jennifer Kerns ("your love of life and your family represents the core values that make Gloucester such a special place") and Price ("I have enjoyed watching you grow as a leader and a young man").
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What Happens in Vagueness
Reading a wreck can be like deciphering code. Except it's a code where the sender doesn't necessarily know what she's saying, either.
Some are easy:
Others take a little more work:
(Do we need to go over this again?)
And some are downright inscrutable:
That settles it: No more caffeine for Mary.
Now, this clearly says "CoNgrat's Spr 2K9 Noo of the Theta Tall of Kappa Alpha Psi To be Kontrua."
But it's all Greek to me.
(Well, half Greek. All inexplicable, half Greek.)
So in conclusion,
My thoughts exactly.
Thanks to Missie S., Megan B., Tina H., Jessica R., and Jeremy N., for helping us clear that up.


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Essays and Reviews, published in 1860, is a collection of seven essays on religion, covering such topics as the Biblical researches of the German critics, the evidences of Christianity, religious thought in England, and the cosmology of Genesis. Today they seem innocuous enough; we are surprised to learn that the book was considered shocking and that the essayists were called "The Seven Against Christ." The book was important solely because of its date and its authors, seven liberal Anglican churchmen. Appearing and one year after Darwin's Origin of Species, it summed up a three-quarter-century-long challenge to Biblical history by the Higher Critics and to Biblical prehistory by scientists working in the new fields of geology and biology.
The heart of the book is Benjamin Jowett's piece "On the Interpretation of Scripture." Jowett, later master of Balliol College, Oxford, argued that the Bible ought to be read like any other book--in other words, our aim ought to be to recover the authors' original meaning within their own context and not to expect that Genesis will accord with Newtonian astronomy. His suggestion that New Testament writers had changed the meaning of passages from the Psalms that appear in the Epistles radically implied that divine inspiration had nothing to do with their creative process. He added that Christians ought no longer to ignore the work of the nineteenth-century critics, but to welcome it. The "higher" critics, mostly Germans, had sought to confirm the events narrated in the Bible from independent sources--which implies, obviously, that the Bible's accuracy can be doubted. All this had been said before, by those outside the Church; but these essayists were making the same arguments from inside the Church.
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Just to the library tomorrow, but I still gotta do my homework, as I have a long list!
The downtown Fort Worth Public Library is where all of the genealogy goodies reside. City directories, county histories, archived editions of the Star-Telegram local newspaper, marriages indexes, all sorts of neat things. So I gotta get organized and be ready when I get to the library when it opens at noon.
Of the 24 individual's files that I have reviewed since I began the Great Database Overhaul, I have created a pretty long list of library items to look for, including newspaper obits and city directory and marriage index look-ups. I use RootsMagic 4 and it will create and print a To-Do list, but I'm not satisfied with it.
To keep up with my "overhauled" database, I started using a nifty free program called, appropriately, ToDoList. With this program, I have created a list of ancestors and a timetable to guide me through the whole review process.
So, why not use ToDoList for my library research trip? That's just what I did, and this is what it looks like:
Newspaper look-ups are color-coded green and marriage index look-ups are red. Quite a few tasks to complete. What you can't see at the bottom of the list is a little reminder section for me, so I won't forget my digital camera, my laptop and paper and pencils (and my brain, which I would certainly forget!).
I also posted for Wordless Wednesday.


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Cleveland: Ohio's new chow town
- Light starters at Lola Bistro include a fresh beet salad.
Trailblazer: Lola Bistro
Everything about Lola Bistro reflects Michael Symon's culinary style and personality. (Rather than chef's whites, the cooks at his downtown restaurant wear mechanic-style garb.) Michael is a proud carnivore, so servers at Lola will applaud you for wanting a big pile of protein. The menu changes every couple of months; the seasonal Frito Misto appetizer includes pork belly, pork ear and chili-spiced cracklings, and Hampshire Pork Chops bear no relation to what can be, in the hands of amateurs, notoriously dry "other white meat." He even incorporates bacon in dessert, but lighter choices such as lemon mousse with caramelized grapefruit score, too. Not all of Michael's newer ventures into burger territory have wowed us, but his landmark first restaurant is as good as ever. (216) 621-5652; lolabistro.com
- Chef Heather Haviland dresses up healthy yogurt and granola at Lucky's Café.
Neighborhood cafe: Lucky's Cafe
Lucky's Cafe is the kind of place where you take out-of-town guests to show off your city without spending big bucks. The bakery-cafe has a herb-and-veggie garden behind the 19th-century Tremont bar. It serves a bang-up breakfast: Sausage gravy blankets cheddar-scallion biscuits, and fresh strawberry-rhubarb compote and honey whipped cream top waffles. (216) 622-7773; luckyscafe.com
Readers' pick: Great Lakes Brewing Company
When we asked our Facebook fans for their Cleveland picks, we were happy to see the Great Lakes Brewing Company among the suggestions. Founded in 1988, this Ohio City watering hole makes five year-round beers, nine seasonal brews, plus pub exclusives. Newbies should order a $16.50 flight: tastes of the on-tap beers. The food can be spotty, but appetizers like the Pub Bites or Brewer's Barley Pretzels satisfy, especially when paired with Dortmunder Gold Lager. (216) 771-4404; greatlakesbrewing.com
- Chef Douglas Katz of Fire Food and Drink.
Classy comfort: Fire Food and Drink
At his snappy-casual Shaker Square restaurant, Fire Food and Drink, Douglas Katz reimagines comfort food. His grass-fed beef cheeseburger is a juicy masterpiece topped with tomato relish, mustard aioli and a plump pickle. Crispy garlic-herb fries score high on both the smell- and taste-o-meters, and a hint of sweetness in the duck confit could convert the staunchest duck critic. With entrees priced north of $25, Fire is definitely a splurge, but complimentary valet parking, generous portions and free cookies temper the shock of the bill. (216) 921-3473; firefoodanddrink.com
- Photo by Sarah Routh.
Old favorite: Fat Cats
A 14-year track record of creative American-eclectic food and impeccable service makes Tremont's colorful Fat Cats a Cleveland classic. Chicken and Olives, a rich, salty concoction served with smashed potatoes, tastes so good you'll wish you were in the privacy of your kitchen rather than in a restaurant where basic decorum requires forks, napkins and breathing between bites. Some ingredients come from an adjacent kitchen garden; others travel only a few miles farther. Fat Cats' under-$20 entrees are a bargain compared to similar spots—and you get a downtown view for free. (216) 579-0200; coolplacestoeat.com/fatcats.html
- Photo by Sarah Routh.
In the bank: Crop Bistro and Bar
Its edgy new American cuisine draws some skeptics, but everyone loves the look and feel of Crop Bistro and Bar, a 1920s-bank-turned-restaurant. A sleek open kitchen and chef's counter erase the stodgy-old-bank-lobby feeling. The creative, flavorful menu includes a tangy balsamic popcorn appetizer that makes salad seem silly and popcorn feel elegant, and a subtle smokiness flavors the mac and cheese. Some concoctions try too hard, but simpler entrees, like the Ohio ribeye, taste absolutely perfect. That you can take to the bank. (216) 696-2767; cropbistro.com
- Photo by Kendra L. Williams
Super sandwiches: Melt Bar and Grilled's
Calling Melt Bar and Grilled's sandwiches "grilled cheese" is misleading. Sure, you can order a basic Kindergartner for $6, but most sound like something a pack of college guys would eat. Consider the beer-battered Westside Monte Cristo: honey ham, turkey, two cheeses and berry preserves. With its holiday-light decor and huge portions, it's easy to dismiss Melt as an artery-clogging gimmick, but the menu has genuine, heartfelt nods to local heritage. Pierogi-stuffed grilled cheese, anyone? Three locations, with another opening in October 2012. (216) 226-3699; meltbarandgrilled.com
- Photo by Sarah Routh.
Chef on a roll: Cowell and Hubbard
It's not uncommon for Clevelanders to debate their favorite Zack Bruell restaurant. Now that the chef's fifth, Cowell and Hubbard, has opened in the theater district, foodies just might shift their allegiance. The French fare is pretty close to perfect, with earthy yet elegant flavors. If classics like foie gras and frog legs sound a little too French, try the truffled chicken breast ($20) served over rich thyme dumplings. Named for the building's original tenant, a jewelry store, the restaurant feels like a gem itself. (216) 479-0555; cowellhubbard.com


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4 serious injuries among 20 in Pa. school stabbings
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. — An official says four students were believed to be seriously injured at a high school near Pittsburgh, where a student with a knife stabbed or slashed others, injuring as many as 20.
Westmoreland County emergency management spokesman Dan Stevens says not all of the 20 injured were cut by the knife, though most were. Some suffered scrapes and cuts in the mayhem that ensued at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville on Wednesday morning.
Stevens says it doesn't appear any students suffered life-threatening injuries. He says all the injured are between 14 and 17 years old.
The suspect, a male student, was taken into custody and being questioned.
Stevens says the suspect used a knife, though he didn't say what kind or why he attacked the others.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Several people were stabbed Wednesday morning at a high school near Pittsburgh, and a suspect was taken into custody, an emergency official said.
Dan Stevens, the spokesman for Westmoreland County emergency management, said five or six people were reported stabbed at about 7:20 a.m. at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, about 15 miles east of Pittsburgh.
It wasn't immediately clear if the suspect and the victims are students, adults or a mix of both. It doesn't appear that any of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, Stevens said, though several helicopters were seen flying people from the scene to area hospitals.
School officials and Murrysville police didn't immediately return calls seeking further details, but the school issued a bulletin on its website saying: "A critical incident has occurred at the high school. All elementary schools are canceled, the middle school and high school students are secure."
The district serves about 3,600 students who live in the bedroom communities of Murrysville, Export and Delmont. The elementary and middle schools are part of the same campus.
The high school was on lockdown, and students were being kept there as a precaution as school and law enforcement officials double-checked the premises. School officials were making arrangements to bus the middle school students home.
District Attorney John Peck said he was monitoring the situation. Detectives from his office were also investigating, though Peck said he had no information beyond that being reported by Pittsburgh television news stations.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Solutions for Seniors Struggling in Today's Economy
(NewsUSA) – Turmoil in the economy. Skyrocketing jobless numbers. Budget cuts putting families at risk. And senior services being cut. And cut. And cut.
Whether it is nutrition, housing, or medical needs, seniors and their caregivers are now looking for new ways to keep themselves clothed, fed and housed. In fact, President Obama's full-year Continuing Resolution for 2011 included a 45 percent national cutback of Senior Community Service Employment Program funding from the fiscal year 2010 budget.
With federal funding at the top of the chopping block, many of our elderly don't have access to even one hot meal a day. Meals on Wheels, a non-profit agency, had to establish a waiting list at many of its sites across the U.S. this year.
While the world of senior nutrition programs faces trying fiscal times, there are services out there to help. Mom's Meals (www.MomsMeals.com), created by a family to care for their aging grandmothers, delivers fresh-prepared, nutritionally balanced meals right to the doors of those who need them most. At only $5.99 per meal, far less than the cost of a restaurant meal, Mom's Meals are designed by a dietician and chef and contain the proper nourishment for seniors.
While transportation options are also being cut, a little digging will show that certain agencies are working for the benefit of seniors. At the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, transportation was identified as the third most important priority of seniors, right under reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (No. 1) and matters pertaining to long-term care, according to the National Center on Senior Transportation. The NCST has made it their mission to increase transportation options for older adults and enhance their ability to live more independently within their communities throughout the U.S. More about the NCST can be found at www.seniortransportation.net.
With these federal cuts also comes added financial burden on seniors and their families. To help, AARP offers their Money Management Program, a daily service to help low-income older or disabled people who have difficulty budgeting, paying routine bills and keeping track of financial matters. More information about it can be found at www.aarpmmp.org.


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One of the finest attractions in the Cotswolds
An award-winning three acre garden surrounding a fine 18th century Manor House
Cotswolds Tourism Awards 2013
'Small Visitor Attraction of the Year' (silver award)
HHA/Christie's 'Garden of the Year' 2006
An award-winning three acre garden surrounding a fine 18th century Manor House. The garden features luxuriant terraces and wide herbaceous borders with stunning plant, texture and colour combinations. Imaginative topiary includes a knot garden, parterre and topiary walk and there are several spring-fed water features including a raised basket pond from the Great Exhibition of 1851. You will also find a unique Shade House, a serene White Garden and many creatively planted pots. A raised 18th century walk provides an enticing link to the Cotswold landscape beyond. An abundance of unusual, rare and exotic plants make this garden a delight for the dedicated plantsman.
Visitors to the garden are also invited to enjoy the walk in our seven acre field (opened to the public in 2013) which visits groups of specimen trees planted in 1994/95. A free guide to the trees is available with tickets to the garden.
Beautiful to visit in any season, Bourton House Garden also presents a magnificent late summer flourish when many gardens have run their course.
The entrance to the garden is through a magnificent Grade I listed 16th century Tithe Barn where you will find occasional exhibitions and can enjoy tea and delicious home-made cakes from May to September. Please check Visitor Info for full details of opening times.


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ProudPapaFour needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 9 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
Looking for 1 page splash design and a 1 page template for rest of the site
New coaching
site for personal and professional growth. To get an example of exactly what
we're looking for visit http://www.johnlegend.com The splash page
should like this site based on our logo color scheme. Our logo will have a
black background with a color scheme of vibrant and sharp ocean blues,
turquoises, greys and blacks.
When you go
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Monsoons to Microbes: Understanding the Ocean's Role in Human Health (January 2001)Report in Brief
The more humans learn about the ocean, the more that is realized about how critical these vast bodies of water are to human health and well-being. Sometimes the ocean helps humankind, as when a marine organism yields a new medical treatment, and at other times, the ocean poses the threat of coastal storm surges or toxic algal blooms. This report explores the links among physical oceanography, public health, epidemiology, marine biology, and medicine in understanding what the ocean has to offer. It also recommends ways society can implement exciting new technologies to monitor the physics, chemistry, and biology of the ocean to recognize change as it happens.


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Deutsche Bank Chief US Economist Joe LaVorgna is not convinced the U.S. economy is about to take off.
In his latest note, LaVorgna says near-term growth prospects for America look pretty bearish, and cites two reasons why: Congress, and Congress:
One, we are still getting some fiscal drag this year; and two, there are still big budget battles that need to be fought; this, in turn, could further depress business confidence with negative implications for spending and hiring.
He does some math to make his case: the expiration of the payroll tax credit will create a -0.75 point gash in GDP growth. And the new, higher tax rates on marginal income, dividends and capital gains will create an additional drag of up to -0.25 points.
Thus, " we are likely to get at least a one percentage point drag on 2013 real GDP," he writes.
What's more, if Congress allows spending cuts (aka sequestration) to move forward in two months, the hole could grow even larger.
LaVorgna tries to end on an upbeat note, but can't quite go all the way: "The economy has made tremendous headway—we note private sector balance sheets are in excellent shape and the housing market is in a meaningful recovery; but growth prospects would be significantly better if fiscal policy were on the right track."


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About NCI Shows, LLC
With over 75 years of combined experience, home shows produced by NCI Shows, LLC are among the highest quality shows in the southeast. Quality exhibitors and exciting features & giveaways attract quality buying crowds and bring them back year in and year out. Home shows provide the best and most measurable return on your marketing dollar. And we at NCI Shows, LLC are committed to making every show and every exhibitor as successful as possible.


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Drake Visits Terminally Ill Fan in Texas [PHOTOS]
Rapper Drake recently took some time off to make a very special fan happy in Houston, Texas. VIBE reports that the Toronto-born hip-hop star recently visited Kennedy Brown a 15-year-old girl who suffers from an inoperable cancerous brain tumor.
Kennedy's friends rallied to get Drake's attention via social media by using the hashtag #DrakeForKen. Because of her condition, Kennedy had to stop going to school but her friends put together a prom and graduation for her. When Drake learned of Kennedy, he promised her a personalized video but an even bigger surprise came when he actually showed up in person to visit the young fan.
Drake posted his time with the Kennedy and her family and friends on his Instagram account. Fellow Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj recently also visited a cancer patient, in which she tried on wigs with the 5-year-old fan.
It seems that Drake and Kennedy genuinely had a great time together based on the photos. We're always glad to see when artists can bring smiles on their fans during hard times, if even for a few moments.


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IllusionFACTORY needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 150 designs submitted by 35 freelance designers.
Kronenberg Computerschule
The Kronenberg Computerschule (German for "Computer school") offers computer and software courses to people of all ages. Both at school and mobile in-house courses are offered.
Kronenberg offers:
- Hardware newbies, basic and advanced courses
- Office basics
- Internet security courses
- Social network basics
Kronenberg uses understandable language in its courses and refrains from "technno-babble", so even elderly people gain entrance to the world of modern computers as well as the internet.
Private people of all ages, especially elderly people and kids (when it comes to internet security and social networks)
- Simple, memorable design
- 2, maximum 3 colours
- Should work on a small scale as well (business card)
- Vector file needed
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Miss Cullen wrote:I was just browsing Twilight Source.com and there is a new official twilight poster being released. I love it! I think Bella (kristen stewart) looks beautiful!
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this picture is so great! I absolutely love how you can see the distinct difference in skin tone...*sigh* this movie is just too good to be true


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I have a seaward primetest Primetest PA 100 and need to test 110v transformers.
I have the neccesary leads, am attemptig to test it as a class one appliance though it obviously doens't have any exposed metal casing and it is earthed. I've even tried a test on the class 2 & cable functions!
I cannot get a result though I know the units to be fiunctional (even tried on a hired unit which "should" be PA tested before hire).
Any help greatly appreciated, especially specific to the PA 100.


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The case for bureaucracy: a public administration polemic
CQ Press, 2004 - 208 pages
Persuasively argues that American public servants and administrative institutions are among the best in the world. Contrary to popular stereotypes, they are neither sources of great waste nor a threat to liberty, but social assets of critical value to a functioning democracy. In presenting his case, Goodsell touches on core aspects of public administration while drawing on important, recent events to bring case material and empirical evidence fully up to date.
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Hey All,
Back again with another community task for those of you who want to help out the project but have 0 skills to help out with. In short this task is to chop up a large sound file into smaller pieces and name them the appropriate name provided so that I can put them into game. If you're interested in helping out in this way and alleviating some of the work off our hardworking voice actors so they can focus on recording more, we'd love to have your help.
The only requirement is that when you are given a clip (normally 120-250 divisions needed) that you try to get it done. If you can't, get as far as you can, tell us where you stopped, and send what you've completed to us so someone else can finish it off. Try to do about 30-50 cuts at a time so you don't burn yourself out. Remember to do it from front to back so to make it easy to keep track (this hopefully naturally would be what you would do anyways). Steps are listed below.
1. Check the listed available files and take a one of them. You will need to claim it so that 2 persons do not start on the same files.
2. Download the file and open it up in an audio program such as Audacity (free downloadable tool - google search) or other basic recording software.
3. Get the matching script, listen to the first line of your section and find it in the script (ctrl+f is fast). Lines should follow the script (hopefully).
4. Every time the audio recording corresponds with text in a new column (labeled: segment1, segment2, etc) is encountered, you need to chop the file up. Same with every time a new row is encountered, you need to chop it up as well. You'll want to name the clips as you go.
5. Naming Convention. You'll see each row has a filename included such as:
This particular filename row has two segments to this line because of the last _2. A lot of filenames will just have one segment and thus end in a _1
This means segment1 should be labeled:
and segment2 should be labeled:
Notice the only difference is the last number. Basically the last number should match the segment number and everything should be good.
Continue doing this until complete. You will have questions, feel free to ask me and I'll get to them ASAP! Thanks!!
you hear:
Selvil Sareloth runs the silt strider port on the southwest side of town, just inside the wall. Fares vary depending on the distance. | From here in Balmora you can travel to Seyda Neen and Ald'ruhn. From Seyda Neen you can travel to Vivec. | From Ald'ruhn you can travel to Gnisis and Maar Gan.
You find the row in the script which has this line and the filename is: MorroDefau_MDQsiltStriderS_0000BDD7_3
You notice where the segments break in the script. I've shown them with the "|" symbol above that happen to give you three sections. Label each section in ascending numeric order:
Selvil Sareloth runs the silt strider port on the southwest side of town, just inside the wall. Fares vary depending on the distance: MorroDefau_MDQsiltStriderS_0000BDD7_1
From here in Balmora you can travel to Seyda Neen and Ald'ruhn. From Seyda Neen you can travel to Vivec: MorroDefau_MDQsiltStriderS_0000BDD7_2
From Ald'ruhn you can travel to Gnisis and Maar Gan: MorroDefau_MDQsiltStriderS_0000BDD7_3
Filenames starting with IB : these are placeholders and they will never have more than one segment but filenames may end in a number other than _1. Just name the file exactly like the filename and we'll be good :)
Vas have a lot of lines to record, and sometimes they skip a line, or don't know how to pronounce certain words properly (you will need to know what kind of accent is expected for each race). Your role is also to check for those problems and report them. You need to mark them in the script, following these conventions:
Missing lines: highlight row in red
Mispronunciation/bad acting/wrong accent: highlight row in blue. For mispronunciations, change the color of the word that is not said properly to red, so the actor knows what he needs to pay attention to.
Example: the actor says "I am a Dunmer", but mispronounce the word "dunmer. The row will be like this: "I am a Dunmer"
Save in the following format:
.wav file
16 bit
44100 sample rate
mono (not stereo - this will save space)
The above is important for us to generate the moving mouth .lip files in the CK.
Hopefully this is enough info to make it really clear what needs to happen :) but I expect questions anyways, cheers.
Thanks everyone :)
Happy Cutting!


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Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Can you identify the Code violation(s) in this photo?
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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Can you identify the Code violation(s) in this photo?
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Our three winners this month were: Michael McCarty, owner, Glow-Brite Electric Co., Dacula, Ga.; Rick Williams, president, Williams Electrical Service, Inc., Pasadena, Md.; and Ron Patterson, owner, Patterson Electric Co., Dillon, Colo. Here's a list of the most noticeable Code violations these three associated with this octopus-like handy box arrangement.
Of the many violations identified by readers, 110.12 "Mechanical Execution of Work" was on virtually everyone's list. The first sentence of this section requires electrical work to be performed in "a neat and workman-like manner." Although that wording is somewhat subjective in terms of actual enforcement, this installation clearly fails to meet that criterion.
Section 200.7 was another popular pick. This rule essentially reserves the use of white, gray, and white stripes on any color insulation other than green for the "grounded conductor." Remember, although the "grounded conductor" is generally a neutral conductor, such as in typical 208Y/120V and 480Y/277V grounded systems, it could also be a phase conductor, such as in the "corner-grounded" 480V or 240V delta systems.
The rules for box fill, given in 314.16, were also nearly universally referenced. It seems very clear that this outlet box is in violation of these requirements. By limiting the number of current-carrying conductors within a box, the heat generated will be allowed to dissipate before reaching a temperature that will cause the conductors' insulation to start breaking down.
One of the other commonly cited Code violations related to 400.7, which covers "Uses Permitted" for flexible cords. This application is not among the many specific uses identified by this rule. Part (B) to 400.7 only recognizes the supply of flexible cords from a receptacle, not to a receptacle. Additionally, 400.8 can be referenced because subpart (1) to that rule prohibits flexible cord from being used "as a substitute for fixed wiring of a structure."
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Kelly Ripa is chewing gum when we meet during an Electrolux Text-A-Thon event to benefit OCRF.
"I had garlic last night, and I feel like I'm killing people," the jovial Regis & Kelly host tells me. "I don't want to spit it out — just in case."
When the busy mom of three, 38, isn't doing laundry – her favorite chore – or running around from job-to-job, she can be found indulging in her favorite things. She opens up about her passions.
Favorite movie?
"Jaws. I love Jaws. It makes me think of the beach. I grew up at the Jersey Shore, but now we go to the Hamptons – it just has that feel, that look to it. I love the terror of not knowing what's out there under the water. I love Shark Week on Discovery Channel for that same reason."
Favorite concert?
"Madonna's Sticky and Sweet for sure. It's energy, action-packed, great costumes, great choreography. Her body is sick. She's just great."
Favorite snack?
"Ooh! My favorite snack these days are Think Thin peanut butter protein bars. Some of my producers gave them to me. They're like chocolate-covered peanut butter. They're delicious. I don't know how many calories are in them; I don't know how many grams of fat; I don't know anything about them. They are delicious. Love them."
Favorite cocktail?
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Beauty product you can't live without?
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Another thing Kelly cares deeply about is fighting ovarian cancer.
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03 January 2009
Waiting to Exhale
The holidays passed with their usual desultory combination of fast and slow, a morose conclusion to an arduous fall semester with occasional moments of delight. Like many who lack the accoutrements of the sentimental familial, whether in the figure of the biological family or a husband and his family, I again pass through the excruciating weeks of the holiday season in a sort of numbness, insulated as much as possible from a reflection on the potential personal meaning of having a void in those spaces.
Some schools offer long winter breaks, intersessions marked by weeks of cold, quiet time away from the demands of the classroom. I do not have that, and official faculty presence is required on Monday, with classes starting a week subsequent. It feels I have barely had time to get over my end-of-term head cold, much less recuperate enough to face once again the Roman Forum my classes seemed to be in the fall. I am exhausted by the very thought, although in the end I know I will put on my makeup, my costume, and return again to the proscenium arch. The show, after all, must go on, even if, especially at this point in the academic year, I feel as if I'm dancing as fast as I can.
One class in particular this fall was the proverbial thorn in my side. An introductory course with many students enrolled due to scheduling or General Education requirements is not, in and of itself, an omen for disaster. But in this case, the ecology never came together, and a mutual antipathy grew over the course of the semester like a marginal cancer rapidly metastasizing into every vital organ. You know, that kind of class. Since it is very hard for me to just walk away from my teaching, my response was to devote yet more time, more energy, more thinking, into the entire project, from assessments to classroom presentation to endless consultation hours re-explaining everything we had covered in class.
It was, in the end, all for naught. All the King's horses, and all the King's men could not put that shitcan back together again. Of course, I could spin it the way we are meant to nowadays: a learning experience, a teachable moment, an insight into greater attention to the needs of lackluster, unmotivated, and resentful students. All of which I will dutifully do, some snowy night by the fire. In the meantime, I remain hopeful that the next cohort of students shall be better equipped to respond both to me as a teacher and to the challenge of collegiate education. Since classroom ecology is situational, every semester we have another chance to succeed more effectively at what we do.
The high-wire antics of the crabby class were meet by other pyrotechnics of professionalism happening outside the classroom. A polite way to describe it would be personnel problems. I do not feel at liberty to elaborate greatly here, other than to say I have been particularly struck by how the politics of 'respect' are intensely and peculiarly felt amongst senior academics of color, to the general detriment of probationary faculty who are also themselves racialized. I have thought long and hard about this question, and can offer no straightforward solutions. I will say, however, that the drama of respect that plays out amongst racialized academics in a racist institution (the university) is incredibly destructive; it leads to mistrust, suspicion, paranoia, and stress, not to mention destroyed lives and careers. Mentoring is hard, and leadership is even harder. And in my experience, often those most obsessed with respect forget, conveniently, that ultimately it must be earned.
The paucity of these skills in the ranks of certain members of the senior professoriate of color I have encountered, or their selective and haphazard application, works against our greater interests. That said, our common humanity is never more apparent than in the twisted, ugly sneer of a senior colleague trying, pathetically, like a drowning swimmer, to destroy you: insecurity, damage, fear. I can empathize. It is a mark of the nobleness of the human social experiment that some of us try to rise above such self-involved survival strategies, that some of us know the value of living in human communities, and what that may mean. Such nobility tends not to protect you, however, in the star chamber of tenure. I've learned quite a lot in my traipse down the tenure track, not the least of which is the art of documentation. That does not relieve the stress, however.
My life has felt like an electric arc of stress, producing and draining energy in strange ways. In what should be the halftime of my adult life, I am still blocking, passing, sprinting to catch a soaring ball. I want to slow down the pace, but am not at liberty to do so now. I must continue to work as hard as I can, dance even faster, smile ever more broadly, jump even higher. The professional demands meet, awkwardly and uncomfortably, the playing field of the personal, the challenge of being fat, gay, single, 40, and an intellectual, a deadly combination I wouldn't wish on my worst friend. I am highly conscious, perhaps overly so, of my rather precarious position, walking the edge of an active volcano of professional and personal desires, dreams, disappointments, and longings. I wish I could be more elegant in my handling of these challenges.
Yet, as someone I know recently put it, we constantly re-learn the most painful lessons in our life, over and over again like a masochistic version of Groundhog Day, specifically because they are important to who we are, who we want to be. And yet another has remarked that, on the commencement of the New Year she wanted to look toward the future, not the past, as the avatar of possible lives. This is of course what the New Year always promises: a new year, a new you; a promise also deeply grounded in the American psyche.
It is at moments like this, confronted with relentless American optimism, that I do not feel particularly American, but rather like the crazy aunt from the Old Country, wandering around the attic of memory while outside Ford motor cars and moving pictures and women with bobbed hair change the meaning of life, which in itself is a particularly ripe American image-text. So perhaps I am more deluded than even I perceive myself to be, at least as far as my place in a spectrum of American longing is concerned.
All I know is that it feels like I have been holding my breath for quite awhile. I am sure I am turning blue. I certainly did not expect to be here, where I am now. Fitzgerald's famous dictum on no second acts in American life was matched, somewhere, by another who noted that American life is exclusively second acts. So, with that latter, more optimistic thought in mind, "I put on some makeup, turn on the tape deck, and put the wig back on my head…" This show must go on.
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- kiita said...
Spinning a dissatisfactory class into a teachable moment, etc -- as if to write it into the emotionally-edited teaching portfolio -- is hard work. Otherwise, a class works or it doesn't. The professional burden to keep teaching in a dissatisfying environment felt heavy for me last semester. I still need to learn how to detach, like an ER nurse or something.
One of the most painful discoveries for me is that senior colleagues of color can be the most dangerous, and that I lack the boundaries I had as a graduate student. I'm learning to keep the paranoia and isolation at bay.
I would say that if you slip off the edge and perform imperfectly, it would be more beautiful. After all, Hedwig's wig is often askew. Best wishes for the new year and the new term.
- Sat Jan 03, 10:37:00 PM
- Maggie said...
There's a lot in your post I want to respond to, but am not sure how. For the moment, I'll respond to this bit: "classroom ecology is situational."
My favorite examples of this have come when I've taught two sections of the same class in one term. Shortly before I went up for tenure, I had two sections who responded to me in directly opposite ways. The first section's comments on my teaching could be summarized thusly: "She was so helpful! And caring! And funny! We loved her and can't wait to take more classes with her!"
The second section's were not far from this: "She was so difficult! And cold! And sarcastic! We thought she was evil incarnate!"
For my tenure portfolio, I simply offered these two sets of comments, side by side, without commentary. (Along with the rest of the data.) To me, it illustrated perfectly that, ya know, sometimes some classes just suck.
As for the rest, I can only really offer this: the holidays are some of the most excruciating times for those of us who are positioned outside of all the Family Christmas Letter norms. That combined with a short supply of sunshine and a too-brief break between semesters is a deadly combination.
Take care of yourself, and don't put too much pressure on yourself regarding the quality of your performance this coming semester. Sometimes simply surviving the show is enough, some years.
- Sun Jan 04, 08:27:00 AM
- GayProf said...
I have thought a great deal about the few negative senior-professors-of-color. Some (but, it's important to note, not all) are simply no help to junior faculty. Is it because they were burned out? Or did they just give up? Are they insecure? It's a mystery, Scooby Doo.
As for classes, yeah, each one has its own personality. Sometimes they love you. Sometimes they hate you. Can't win them all.
- Tue Jan 06, 12:17:00 PM
Hmmmm, so much to say and so little time, or maybe too much time :) Does our age have anything to do with your musings? You implied as much. It seems the forties are a time of much assessment about where we've been, where we're going. Met up with friends from college and high school over break and on more than one occassion someone commented "You're just as I remember you." Is that a compliment? Why might we need to remember people, places, events, as they were? Again, hmmmmmm... Regarding senior faculty of color, I pray I won't subject my junior colleagues to the same sort of drama I've been subjected to, and at the same time what to do with feelings of never having been respected? That bitterness eats at the soul and woe to the person who doesn't play into the matyrdom. Often, they've had it hard, we have it hard, and the academy continues on it's merry way. One of my diss committee members swears the academy killed Barbara Christian. The academy's prime directive is to reproduce itself. can we stop the cycle of bitterness?
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McDonnell's stunning fall from grace
In 2010, the political world pegged Bob McDonnell as a president in the making. Last year, they put him on every VP list. As recently as May, they called the popular Virginia governor a political model for his would-be successors in Richmond, Democrat and Republican alike.
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Suddenly under legal and political siege, McDonnell is the subject of one of the swiftest downfalls in recent memory: once known as a spotlessly clean, law-and-order politician, the governor stands accused of questionable financial dealings that range from the tacky to the jaw-dropping.
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The McDonnell saga has gripped Richmond – and increasingly Washington – as a cascade of embarrassing disclosures have buffeted the governor and his wife, Maureen. A series of Washington Post stories have documented their cozy relationship with a donor, Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams, who gave financial gifts to the McDonnell family including a cumulative $120,000 in the form of a check to Maureen McDonnell and a cash infusion to a family company.
With a federal investigation well underway, downcast McDonnell allies say they see little hope that the governor's reputation will recover, and some privately express doubt that he'll be able to serve out his term. They describe a pervasive mood of shock and gloom throughout the governor's extended political family.
McDonnell himself is said to be frustrated and distraught, in a state of disbelief but not denial about the gravity of his predicament. His friends say that McDonnell firmly believes that he has done nothing illegal, and he told the Richmond station WTVR that in his 37 years of adult life, "No one's raised questions about my integrity or my character."
( Also on POLITICO: Va. poll: No on McDonnell 2016)
The question everyone's raising now is: How on earth did McDonnell let this happen? How did a famously disciplined politician set himself up for this operatic dive from the peak of American political life?
The most popular theory at the moment is that the governor, having overextended himself in the housing market prior to the 2008 crash, averted his gaze when Williams started propping up his family. McDonnell wouldn't be the first politician to try and sustain a lifestyle beyond his means, and then sink into deeper trouble by getting bailed out.
In that view, the Virginia tale is a case study in the personal disorientation that stems from ascending to great political heights – the inevitable blurring of lines between one's donors and friends, and the loss of perspective that comes with winning an office of immense power and limited financial reward.
But the truth is that nobody outside McDonnell's family, and perhaps no one aside from the governor himself, knows precisely what blind spot or lapse in judgment set him on the path to self-immolation.
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"This is not the Bob I know," said former Virginia Rep. Tom Davis, who called the whole grim story wildly at odds with the larger arc of McDonnell's career. "He is one of the most ethical guys I've ever worked with."
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Democratic state Sen. Creigh Deeds, who ran unsuccessfully against McDonnell in statewide elections for both governor and attorney general, was just as incredulous.
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Working as an internet marketing consultant, I'm required to spend a lot of time on the internet. A fact that is quite logical and unremarkable, seeing as it is my job to develop branding for small businesses. But, what caught my eye lately is the number of websites which focus on providing readers with reviews of various items. In fact, if you can find just about anything on the web, you can find a review of it as well.
Now, granted, some of these review-based websites differ in quality. While some of them offer hands-on, in-depth reviews conducted by experts in the field, some of them are downright useless and fake. But, that's not the subject of this article today. I'm going to try and shed some light on the reason why review format websites are so popular among internet users.
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Reading online reviews can help users decide on certain product before they spend a large amount of money. A useful review can provide us with some key facts, as well as help us gain an insight into how it feels to actually use a product in everyday life.
One of the clients I've been working with has seen the potential of these websites and decided to start one himself called Elliptical Machine Advice.com – you can have a look here – check out the unique style of elliptical reviews he has created on the website. The site deals exclusively with elliptical machines for home exercise, nothing else, and provides a wide range of views and information. My job on this particular project was to improve the website's visibility in the search engines, and change the layout and navigation of the site. Once all the work was done on the website, I proceed to expand the site's activity. Setting up Facebook and Twitter profiles was done to provide users with immediate updates, and we've also started to make custom YouTube videos, since a visual component is much more effective than the written word, at least on the internet.
Also, publishing a blog on a daily or weekly basis that is connected to the website is also a welcome addition and helps attract readers. Nothing we did was beyond the resources of most simple websites and just takes a little time and effort. One interesting aspect of these review websites is that you don't need to sell the actual product in order for the website to attract a large number of visitors – and make money. Money can be made by becoming an affiliate for the products you promote – either working directly with the manufacturer or with an online retailer such as Amazon.com.
The important thing about this style of website is shifted towards providing useful information to those who are considering buying the product. To be successful the site needs to provide a value of some tangible sort to prospective buyers. You can also take advantage of various online outlets, such as HubPages or Squidoo to promote your content by injecting links to your website into the articles published by those outlets.
There is a certain set of rules one needs to follow, and the articles need to be of high quality, but it pays off in the long run. So far, after a few months, things are looking good and my client's website built around elliptical machine reviews has really taken off. It's hard to tell how big the site will get, but with constant updates and keeping up with the trends, it should do well.
Like I've said, the internet is a big place, and you can find pretty much anything out there, including a review of it, if it's physical product or service. Another interesting and accessible way to look at developing your own websites and a potential source of income.