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God's Justice Isn't Ours
SJF • Proper 20a • Tobias S Haller BSG
The landowner said, "Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me?"
In spite of the fact that we've had a mild summer, it's a little muggy today, and all things considered I can still sympathize with the workers in our gospel this morning who had to bear the burden of that long day and that scorching heat. So, to prepare for the coming fall season — it starts tonight! — and the winter that will no doubt be close on its heels, let me to remind you of a scene from one of my favorite winter movies, A Christmas Carol. I'm thinking of a scene from Scrooge's younger days, when his employer, Mr. Fezziwig, throws the annual Christmas party for the workers at his warehouse. The Ghost of Christmas Past notes Scrooge's pleasure at the festivity, and comments, "A small matter to make these silly folks so full of gratitude." When Scrooge protests that it isn't small, the Ghost reminds him, "Why! Is it not! He has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money: three or four perhaps. Is that so much that he deserves your praise?" Scrooge responds, more like his youthful former self than the cold mean thing he has become, and says, "The happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune." And even as he says those words, he realizes how much he has changed since those happy days, before money became the golden idol of his worship, and as he feels the Spirit's stern look upon him, he lowers his head in shame.
Well, in our gospel today we see a man very much like Mr. Fezziwig — the landowner in the gospel is eager to employ people, but also generous even to those employed only for a fraction of the day. Had he been like Scrooge, you had better believe he would have divided up those wages according to the hours worked, and the latecomers would have been pro-rated at only a fraction of a day's wage. But this landowner is generous, and he does as he chooses with what he has.
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But wait a minute. If he is really so generous — as he describes himself — why doesn't he give those who worked all day long an extra bonus? Why is it that they just get what they bargained for, while the latecomers get more than their fair share? For those who worked all day in the heat of the sun, and only get that agreed-upon daily wage, this does not appear to be generosity — at least not to them! — but favoritism. As far as they are concerned, it simply isn't fair.
And you know what? They are right; it isn't fair; but the landowner doesn't claim to be fair — no, he says he is generous. And that, my friends, is the point of the parable.
Generosity isn't about giving everyone what they deserve, or more than they deserve, but about the freedom of the giver to give out of his abundance to whomever he chooses — freely, not under constraint as if the giver were paying a debt, but solely because the giver wishes to give.
Now of course, this is a parable; and like all parables in this one Jesus is trying to tell us something about God and our relationship to God — what God's kingdom is like. He is telling us about God's generosity, as well as reminding us about human envy, how easy it is to presume upon generosity, to expect it, to resent it when others receive it and ourselves not.
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The lectionary pairs this gospel with the story of the Israelites complaining against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of the Exodus. There is a Yiddish word that describes this kind of whining complaint: to kvetch. Well the children of Israel are the biggest kvetches in history, complaining and whining again and again. Even though God has delivered them from captivity and is bringing them into a new land of milk and honey — they kvetch! And even though they don't deserve the treatment God delivers, God hears them and answers their kvetching and gives them the manna, the bread from heaven. God pours his grace and mercy on people who really don't deserve it, people who have earned no credit with God and have even complained against God's chosen leaders, kvetching like spoiled children. They don't deserve God's grace.
Which is, of course, what makes it grace. For grace and mercy are precisely needed where credit isn't earned, where grace isn't deserved. None of us is so good that we deserve salvation; none of us earns it, however much good we do; God doesn't owe us anything. And yet our loving God gives us everything — even himself, in the Son of God, Christ Jesus our Lord. God isn't fair by human standards, the standard of "get what you deserve"; but God is good — and God is generous, and treats us infinitely better than we deserve. Even the grace of believing in God is a gift from God, as Paul told the Philippians: "He has graciously granted you the privilege ... of believing in Christ." God is like the landowner who surprises the part-time workers with full-time pay; God is like Mr. Fezziwig who doesn't count the cost of bringing joy, but simply brings it. And God brings that joy not just on Christmas — believe you me, though that is when we commemorate the start of it all — but on every day of the rolling year. God, thank God, is gracious and merciful and abounds in steadfast love. His grace covers the multitude of our sins, and the generous outpouring of his blood washes away our guilt. None of us have worked for the whole of the day — all of us are latecomers, and God chooses to be generous to us because God isn't fair by human standards, but because God is good through and through, the fountain of all goodness, the generous well that never runs dry.
For there is only one day's wage, my friends, one day's wage worth working for, one day's wage with which we can be paid: the one day's wage of the one Lord's Day which will last forever, the one day's wage of entry into the kingdom of heaven. God can give us no more than that, nor should we desire more — and he is generous to those of us who come late, as he is to those who came early: why, he even lets the last in first — so generous is this God of ours.
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Let me close with another parable. Once there was a man who died and came to the pearly gates where Saint Peter greeted him. Peter, in addition in to carrying the keys, had a clipboard in hand. He said to the man, "Before we let you into heaven there are a few questions you have to answer and I have to fill out this form. You see, we work on a point system here in heaven — maybe you've heard something about it. You tell me the good things you've done and I'll score your points — and when you reach a hundred points I'll let you into heaven. Is that alright?" The man thought for minute and then began to recite his good deeds. "Well, I was married for over 50 years and I never cheated on my wife all that time; I never even looked at another woman with lust in my heart." Saint Peter said, "Very good; better than most, in fact; though as I recall you made that promise on your wedding day; but well done, considering it's so rare: that's worth three points." The man was a little surprised at that score, but continued, "I was very active in my church — I went every Sunday and I was a longtime member of the men's group." Peter said, "Excellent; remembering the Sabbath and keeping it holy: that's another point! But being a member of the men's group? You are a man, aren't you? I'm afraid I can't give you any points for that." The man was starting to feel very nervous, and said, "Well, I was also very generous with my wealth. I tithed to my church and I gave all my old clothes to the Goodwill." Peter responded, "Let's see, clothes you didn't need any more... a tithe of your wealth… I recall hearing Jesus saying something about giving up all your possessions to follow him; but, hey, I'm in a good mood. I reckon that's worth another point." Exasperated, the man said, "My goodness, at this rate I'll never get into heaven based on what I've done. I can only throw myself on God's mercy." And tossing aside the clipboard, Peter said, "Oh, that's worth a hundred points right there. Welcome to heaven."
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No my friends, God isn't fair by our standards. He rescues and feeds ungrateful, disagreeable, judgmental, ornery kvetches and wretches and feeds them with bread from heaven. He gives to the latecomer the same favor as he gives to the one who works all day. And he gives us himself, my friends, he gives us himself. So let us not be envious, but rather thankful that God's generosity exceeds even our greatest expectations, and that his goodness and mercy and grace endure for ever and ever.+


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McCrory lets HB2 funding bill become law without signature
Gov. McCrory defends House Bill 2 in May statement
Gov. Pat McCrory has let become law without his signature a bill transferring money from a disaster-relief fund to pay to defend the state against lawsuits over HB2.
The bill was part of the annual "technical corrections" legislation cleaning up budget-related matters. It ran 12 pages and included dozens of provisions.
"The governor would have preferred that the money come from the Attorney General's budget since that's who is refusing to do his job," the governor's spokesman Josh Ellis said when asked why McCrory didn't sign the bill.
Attorney General Roy Cooper has said he would not defend the constitutionality of the bill. Republican leaders have criticized him for taking that position.
One provision moved $500,000 from the state's Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Fund for the current fiscal year into a fund controlled by the governor to be used for costs arising from litigation over HB2. Democrats criticized the provision earlier this year, saying the money will be needed for hurricane relief.
HB2 prevented local governments from expanding anti-discrimination protections to transgender people. McCrory and legislative leaders said it was necessary to preserve privacy and provide safety to women and children using government restrooms.
McCrory had until a minute before midnight Saturday to sign the remaining bills on his desk, or they would become law without his signature. There were 10 such bills at the end of last week, according to the state legislature website.
"Even legislative Republicans recognize that the consequences of HB2 have been a disaster," said Cooper's campaign spokesman, Ford Porter. "Unfortunately, Gov. McCrory is more interested in finding new and creative ways to point fingers than in fixing the problem."

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Asada's legacy of grace and grit will last forever./
Whenever I saw Mao Asada skate well, which she did often, I was reminded of the second line in one of the most famous arias in the operatic canon, "La Donna è Mobile," from Verdi's Rigoletto.
When you get past the trope of the aria's title and opening verse, which scoffs at women for being flighty, you come to the nature of the flight: "qual piuma al vento" -- like a feather in the wind.
That is the best description for the way Asada moved on the ice, even in the later years of her career, when she added the mature elegance of a woman in her mid-20s to the jump that had separated her from nearly every other woman in the sport over the length of that career.
She became lighter than air.
That is how I will remember Asada, who announced her retirement Monday at the age of 26. The timing was a surprise, even if her struggling performances and knee problems over the past two seasons made it clear the time had come.
She leaves the competitive side of the sport as the indisputable No. 2 skater of the international judging system era, which began with the 2003-04 Grand Prix season. In those 14 seasons, only the achievements of South Korea's Yu-Na Kim surpassed those of Asada: Olympic silver medal; three world titles, plus silver and bronze world medals; four Grand Prix Final titles; three Four Continents Championships titles; and six Japanese titles in highly competitive fields.
Asada set a world-best total score in 2006 at age 16 and the top short program score in 2014 at the age of 23, a remarkable and unmatched span for such brilliance, which also included a world-best free skate score in 2007.
Beyond that, even when the overall level of her skating was criticized during the two-season comeback following her post-Sochi Olympic "gap year," not a single person in the sport had anything but the highest praise for Asada as a person. Not then. Not ever.
Asada was the best female skater in the world from the fall of 2005 through the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships. That was her "Mao? Wow!" period. But for the absurd inconsistency of International Skating Union rules in place at the time -- which kept her from the 2006 Olympics while allowing her to compete on (and dominate) the senior Grand Prix circuit that season -- she would have been a contender for the gold medal in Torino.
At the Junior Grand Prix Final in 2004, she had the first of many history-making achievements with the triple axel, a jump that became her calling card and, later, something of an albatross.
"I don't consider the triple axel to be a burden," she insisted at the 2014 Olympics. "It gives me something to shoot for."
Only seven ladies are credited with having landed the jump, and just two others since Asada hit her first.
In 2006, Asada became the first to land a triple axel in the short program; in 2008, the first to land two in a program at an international competition; in 2010, the first to land one in an Olympic short program and two in an Olympic free skate, and the first to land three in any competition.
Asada made mistakes in winning silver at the 2010 Olympics, but the totality of her skating was remarkable, especially given the burden of skating to overwhelmingly lugubrious music in the free skate. That she still finished 23 points behind Kim shows just how bogglingly brilliant the South Korean's performances were in Vancouver.
But in the final years of Asada's career, when the triple axel became a seemingly hit-or-miss obsession for her, its impact had been subsumed into the overall quality of her skating. Her exquisite edges, striking body positions and sublime footwork were a testament to a level of refinement few if any rivals could match.
She could play the vamp, as in the "Bei Mir Bistu Shein" short program from the 2015-16 season, or the introspective and finally joyful philosopher, as in her two-season (2011 and 2012) free skate to Lizst's "Liebestraum," or the consummate ballerina, as she did for her free skate to Swan Lake during the 2012-13 season.
Even in the fall of 2006, the start of Asada's first season as a senior worlds-eligible skater, her artistry was as captivating as the way she floated through her powerful jumps.
This is what I wrote about her short program at Skate America in 2006:
"It was one of those moments to remind everyone why this sport can be so extraordinary, when a skater fuses art and athleticism with consummate ease into a performance that transports an audience to a state of stunned admiration."
And this is what Dick Button said of her even after a poor free skate left Asada in third place at the same event:
"I have never seen anybody like Mao...with such fluidity, such soft elegance, such creativity and the athleticism to handle wildly demanding technicality."
She was so tiny then -- maybe 90 pounds over a body under five feet tall -- that a deceiving air of fragility followed her for years to come.
Asada was a battler. That much was evident when she won her fifth of six national titles only a few weeks after her mother's untimely death in the fall of 2011. You could see it again at the 2014 Olympics, where her medal chances ended with a triple axel fall to open a dismal, devastating 16th-place finish in the short program. She came back from that rough performance to place third thanks to a wonderful, near-flawless free skate in which she landed the triple axel and won the hearts of everyone in the building as well as the millions watching on television.
Asada sobbed when it was over. She was not even close to being the only one crying.
"I just have to say I am teary-eyed for Mao Asada, makes my heart smile!" tweeted two-time Olympic silver medalist and three-time world champion Elvis Stojko of Canada.
"Mao Asada - made me cry...a performance that we will all remember forever!" tweeted five-time world champion and two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan.
Asada, like Kwan, is the rare skater who did not have to win an Olympic title to be remembered forever.
In my mind, she always will be skimming across the ice with feathery grace.
(This article originally appeared on icenetwork.)


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Its here! Hip Daddy + Haute Dads Fathers Day photo contest winner's feature story!
Campion Platt and his wife, Tatiana Platt both "believe boys should be boys and girls should be girls. Meaning girls should get to wear cream puff tutu skirts and big bows (which their girls love to do), and boys should be relaxed and active, white and turquoise polo shirts on Fox bring out his amazing blue eyes."
CAMPION PLATT Villebrequin pants and Calvin Klein tee // FOX Ralph Lauren Polo // XENIA & RIVOLI Penelope Mack
Campion is an amazing dad, way more hands on than most. He is patient, doting and caring (he is also a Buddhist). From the time the kids were born, they have all swam in the ocean - they literally started swimming at 1 month old and Campion taught them all. They are now all amazing swimmers, even their camp counselors are blown away.
Campion's current focus is on healthy living. He is gluten free and even built his family a scrumptious organic vegetable garden this summer! Campion is a great cook and throws together amazing healthy meals from their family's garden. Campion can be recently seen in the current July issue of Beach magazine.


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I've been making some progress on TV shows in the last few days, as you can see from the screenshot above. You'll notice a lot of new buttons and some design changes.
Design changes: I'm not sure whether to keep the current design (cover art on the left) or this one (cover art on the right). I'd like some feedback on this. Also, I've made the episode title larger and placed the release date information near the episode screenshot.
New buttons: I've added the following new buttons in TV shows:
- Watch online – Similar to the "Watch trailer" button in Movies, only this does not search for trailers but rather the title of any given show. I.e. it'll return the first result on YouTube for "Chuck", if you were to press the button in the above screenshot.
- Actors – Shows a new window with actor photos and names – both the real names and character names.
- Seasons – Shows a dialog that'll allow you to refine the list of episodes to a single season. Hopefully this will make it easier for those of you with large collections.
- Backdrops – A backdrop browser that'll let you download backdrops to your device and set them as the default backdrop. Similar to the backdrops browser in the Movies section of the application.
- Covers – A cover browser that'll let you replace the current cover art with one of your own choice. It's basically the same as pressing the cover art image, just a bit more obvious with a button.
The "Covers" button has also been added in Movies. You can still press the cover art photo to get the cover browser, of course.
Still got a lot of work left to do and school / work is killing me at the moment, but I'm hopeful I'll have it ready before Christmas 🙂


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Physical Education
Curriculum Leader: Mr M. Yuill
Beach Volleyball - Badminton - Basketball - Cricket - Cycling - Danish Longball - Fitness - Football - Hockey - Netball - Rounders - Rugby - Skiing - Softball - Swimming - Table Tennis - Tennis - Train to officiate and coach - Trampoline - Triathlon - Volleyball - Windsurfing
2015-16 Subject Champion: Taylor Staines
"Physical Education (PE) is a subject that allows you to take part in, and learn about, physical activities. It encourages you to work as an individual and as a team player to achieve your academic goals. It is always enjoyable and the PE team is really supportive the entire time."
The Ferrers School Physical Education Department is committed to planning and delivering a broad and balanced curriculum which encompasses the 10 High Quality Outcomes as outlined in the QCA documentation. Annually, the department reviews the teaching and learning that has taken place to ensure any necessary/enforced changes are implemented for the new academic year with respect to:
- amending the curriculum to promote learning suitable for students of all abilities
- making sure all students are included
- allocating the time for PE effectively
- allocating equipment and space fairly and effectively
- deploying, supporting and developing staff effectively by sharing expertise
- rewarding and celebrating students' achievements through up-to-date More Able monitoring and sports awards nominations
- monitoring and evaluating students' progress and the quality of the outcomes they achieve at all stages of the curriculum..
Through our expansive and varied curriculum we aim to ensure:
- Students are committed to PE and sport and make them a central part of their lives – both in and out of school.
- Students know and understand what they are trying to achieve and how to go about doing it.
- Students understand that PE and sport are an important part of a healthy, active lifestyle.
- Students have the confidence to get involved in PE and sport.
- Students have the skills and control that they need to take part in PE and sport.
- Students willingly take part in a range of competitive, creative and challenge-type activities, both as individuals and as part of a team or group.
- Students think about what they are doing and make appropriate decisions for themselves.
- Students show a desire to improve and achieve in relation to their own abilities. Students have the stamina, suppleness and strength to keep going.
- Students enjoy PE, school and community sport.
Curriculum maps can be found below.
Curriculum map - invasion games
Curriculum map - maximising performance
Curriculum map - movement and replication
Curriculum map - net games
Curriculum map - striking and fielding
The installation of our FIFA quality 3G pitch has greatly enhanced the facilities available.
We have created a Gallery which can be viewed here to give you a glimpse of the sports played at The Ferrers School in the recent past.
Years 7 and 8
In Years 7 and 8, students receive three 50 minute periods per week (2½ hours/week). All students are currently taught in single gender groups. Year 7 students are taught in mixed ability groups: Year 8 students are taught by ability. The three lessons allocated to each group of students are delivered as:
- Gymnastics/Body Management
- Outdoor Invasion Games
- Indoor Invasion Games/Exercise and Training/Net Games
During the autumn term Year 7 will participate in a double lesson of swimming.
During the summer term the three lessons allocated to each group of students are:
- Athletics
- Outdoor Striking & Fielding Games
- Net/Wall Games
All students have the opportunity to study Dance within the Expressive Arts curriculum.
Year 9
In Year 9, students receive two 50 minute periods per week (1 hour 40 minutes/week) in single gender, ability groups. The lessons are delivered as:
- Gymnastics/Body Management
- Outdoor Invasion Games
- Indoor Invasion Games/Exercise and Training/Net Games
During the summer term the three lessons allocated to each group of students are:
- Athletics
- Outdoor Striking & Fielding Games
- Net/Wall Games
Students continue to have the opportunity to study Dance within the Expressive Arts curriculum.
Core PE
All students continue to study PE during Years 10 and 11 with two 50 minute periods a week. This includes:
- Gymnastics/Body Management
- Games
- Athletics
GCSE PE/BTEC Sport Level 2
Students have the opportunity to study GCSE PE or the BTEC Sport Level 2 certificate (Dance is offered through the Expressive Arts curriculum). GCSE/BTEC students study three 50 minute periods per week in addition to their core PE allocation (usually 1 double practical and 1 single theory.
Compulsory modules are completed in Year 10. In Year 11, students have the opportunity to opt for activities that they wish to continue after Key Stage 4, such as aerobics, dodgeball, cycling and fitness (both off site)
In Years 12 and 13 students receive two 50 minute lessons per week as part of the enrichment programme.
A Level PE and BTEC Sport Level 2 and Level 3 are offered within the Sixth Form curriculum.
Extra Curricular Provision
Students are given the opportunity to further their experience and enjoyment and to practise for school teams and inter-form competitions through clubs, inter-form competitions, team practices and inter-school matches.
Clubs & Practices
Clubs and practices and inter-school sport/fixtures take place after school. Where time is available, some clubs and practices are also run during lunch time.
Inter-Form Competition
A range of inter-form competitions are provided by the department to further the cause of sport for all. The school supports this by providing trophies and other prizes. During this academic year, the department plans to provide inter-form competition for the following sporting activities, the majority of which were provided through all age ranges:
Basketball, Netball, Football, Cross Country, Hockey, Rugby, Cricket, Tennis, Rounders and Athletics.
The school organises many teams for various sports and enter these teams in a variety of District (East Northants) and County (Northants Schools) leagues and tournaments.
Inter-School Competition
During the winter months, football is by far the dominant sport for boys in our area and hence the majority of inter-school fixtures for boys are football matches. Girls' football is a growth sport with tournaments and fixtures currently organised and on the increase over the last two years.
Rugby is played by very few schools at representative level and hence our rugby teams have few teams to play against locally. We attempt to supplement our Rugby programme by playing friendly fixtures and enter the District Central Venue (CV), 7-a-side and 10-a-side tournaments. Basketball is a sport that we have developed greatly over recent years, with teams entering the District tournaments and playing in the District CV leagues.
Hockey is not universally played at representative level and hence netball is by far the predominant sport for girls during the winter months.
During the summer months, Athletics is the major sport of the local district and many fixtures are organised. Sports Day in July is a popular event with students and the school maintains athletics records going back over many years.
Cricket and rounders matches are arranged on a friendly basis with some boys cricket teams entered in County cup fixtures.
Tennis is a regular summer sport, with our teams entering County and friendly competitions.
Girls Active supports schools to understand what motivates adolescent girls to take part in physical activity and enable them to work with other female students – through consultation and leadership to start to make changes to PE and sport provision. Currently we are only one of 3 schools in Northamptonshire to be involved in this exciting programme.
All key stage 3 girls had an assembly where the programme was launched and following this we opened up nominations where students could put themselves forward or nominate someone who thought they would be a good ambassador for the project. Since the nominations were collated, the team have been set a target to analyse some data that shows views and opinions of PE and sport from over 150 girls at our school. From the results, we will start action planning to see where we can make changes which will help promote and encourage more girls to be physically active.
If you would like any more information regarding the programme then please contact Miss York.
You can find a guide with further information here.


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Well, folks, today's topic is one you have probably never considered before. There is new scientific evidence to show that watermelon, of all things, can be a wonder drug of sorts for men's fertility. The study, done by scientists at Texas A & M University, shows that watermelon might even be compared to a natural viagra for men! Want to learn more? Read on to find out just what the doctors are saying. Claim Your 20 Free Pregnancy Tests – Click Here
The study shows that watermelon can have a relaxing effect on some of the body's blood vessels without using any drugs. Watermelon can even increase sperm count and improve libido in men who eat it regularly. The sperm concentration and motility of men who ate watermelon regularly was also greatly improved over those that did not. The reason for the great effects? Phytonutrients.
Citrulline is the name of the crucial phytonutrient that is in watermelon that is responsible for all of these positive effects. Citrulline helps the body's blood vessels to relax, much like Viagra does. This allows for greater male sexual performance. When it is consumed, Citrulline has an added benefit: it converts to arginine, which is a very important amino acid that has been known to boost sperm count in men.
While these fertility benefits are great for men, watermelon contains even more benefits that are not just for men. Doctors even say that deep red watermelon can replace the tomato as the #1 best source of lycopene. While watermelon is around 92 percent water, the remaining 8 percent is stuffed full of great nutrients and ingredients that have a ton of health benefits. Lycopene has great effects for both men and women, helping everything from the heart to the skin.
Eat, eat, eat! As much watermelon as you can, eat it up! The benefits of watermelon are so vast, doctors, scientists and researchers everywhere are singing it's praises. Plus, at only 50 calories for a cup full, you won't have to feel any guilt at all when chowing down on this healthy fruit. Just doing a quick web search can give you a ton of ideas and recipes for how to fit watermelon in your diet morning, noon and night. Ask your doctor if he or she has any advice on watermelon and it's effects on the body as well!


text: Share: Comments Print March 18, 2013 at 6:15 PM Seahawks awarded two more seventh-round choices Posted by Danny O'Neil The Seahawks don't currently hold a pick during the first day of the draft after trading their first-round pick as part of the package to acquire Percy Harvin from Minnesota. The Seahawks will finish with a flourish, though, after being awarded two more seventh-round choices as compensation for suffering a net loss in free agency. The NFL awarded 32 compensatory choices on Monday, spreading them among 16 teams. The Seahawks were given two seventh-round choices in part for the free-agent departures of quarterback Charlie Whitehurst and safety Atari Bigby, both of whom went to San Diego. The Seahawks now hold 10 choices in the upcoming draft, four of them in the final round of the draft.Here is the breakdown of Seahawks draft choices and the selection order: Second round (one): No. 56 overall Third round (one): No. 87 overall Fourth round (one): No. 123 overall Fifth round (two): No. 138 overall, No. 158 overall Sixth round (one): No. 194 overall Seventh round (four): The exact breakdown remains uncertain as Seattle already traded one seventh-round pick (either No. 214, No. 220 or No. 231) to Minnesota for Harvin. It still holds two of those choices and was also awarded No. 241 and No. 242. Comments


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Debunk'd: Tornado throws truck, Vine shovel girl dies, 'Fargo' true story
By Patrick Jones
Just because you see it on the Internet doesn't mean it's true. Here are the top stories that Debunk'd reveals are a fraud this week.
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Many rumors surrounded the violent tornadoes that ripped through the Midwest recently. One of the most widespread was around a truck that was believed to have been carried 27 miles by the tornado. Scientists stated that it was implausible, and the truck owner confirmed their claim. He said he simply forgot where he parked.
Another false assertion? That both the movie "Fargo" and the FX show "Fargo" are based on a true story. The opening of the movie features an explanation that it's based on events that took place in Minnesota in 1987. The television series also opens with an explanation that the series is based on something that happened in Minnesota in 2006.
However, according to various articles (and a New York Times interview with creators the Coen brothers), the plots are entirely made up.
At best, the events of the movie and TV show can be loosely traced to a few incidents in Connecticut and Japan.
That Marge Gunderson is full of it, dontcha know.
The third false story comes after the infamous Vine that shows a girl getting hit by a shovel. A website claimed the girl, Miranda Lockwood, died from the blow.
That website Huzler is a satire site, which is also running a story about George Zimmerman getting a lifetime achievement award from the NAACP and another about 59 people dying from marijuana overdoses since it was made legal in Colorado.
Additionally, the original poster of the Vine video, Josh Officer, put out another video clearing up the death rumors.
"Before the rumors get out of control, Miranda is not dead," Officer says.
Check back with us every week as we give you the full story of what's real and what's not on the web.


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Child Development Milestones for 2 Year Olds - Language
The following are the child development milestones for a 2 Year Old focusing on Language development. Our Child-Experts use these milestones for a 2 Year Old as a guideline for selecting all our educational toys, books and games. We have created the Head-to-Toe system - consisting of the seven developmental skills that every toy, book and game will help develop. From Imagination at the top of their heads to the locomotion skills at the tips of their toes. And every point in between.
Below are the Language skills to a 2 Year Old child, the associated Language developmental milestones and links to the age-appropriate educational toys.
Please keep in mind that all children develop at different speeds. If your child is not able to do all of these functions, do not be alarmed. These developmental milestones are a guideline. If you believe that your child is behind in learning and developing these skills please consult your pediatrician.
- Increases understanding of action words
- Points to three or more smaller body parts
- Uses two-three word sentences frequently
- Asks for help verbally for personal needs
- Uses: 'to be' + ing, and possessives


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Santa's Ordinary Nights: Photo Series by Leonardo Papi
Christmas is almost here and Italian photographer Leonardo Papi decided to explore Santa's "lonely nights" in this personal project.
"It is well known that Santa Claus delivers gifts on the night between 24th and 25th December. This is the visual diary of his other lonely nights. An ordinary man in the darkness, with his ordinary solitude…"
— Leonardo Papi
Big thanks to Andy Abbots for the recommendation.
More photography Visit his websitePhotography Posted on December 16, 2015


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We're Looking For Contributors/
Hello Lovely,
Are you witty, crafty, or a beast in the kitchen? Do you like to write, take pictures, plan events or teach new skills? We're looking for the next wave of talented food bloggers, beauty bloggers, review bloggers and photographers who'd be interested in submitting 1-2 articles per week [unpaid]. (Upcoming photographers could get paid assistant positions though). Develop your skills as a writer, and get feedback on how you can improve & grow your blogs audience.
This goes for YouTube vloggers as well! So whether your niche is mommy blogging, book reviews or travel diaries, we want you! Now I don't need you to send your resume, but there will be a simple interview process to make sure you're a good fit for the atmosphere here at Life By Olivia (which will more than likely be conducted over brunch, because let's face it, brunch rocks). Just send us links to your social media accounts (especially Pinterest, Blog/Website, and Instagram) either in the comment section below, on the Facebook Page or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can even submit your interest over Twitter! I promise that I will read through all submissions and get back to each of you in a timely fashion.
This is your chance to expand your viewer audience and areas of expertise. So what are you waiting for? Apply today!


text: This was a cover for a book called "Clan Ground. It was the second book in a series of five. I did the covers for the re-issues of these books which are about prehistoric, sentient cats that are evolving throughout the stories. I had to do a lot of big cat studies to do these. It was a fun and challenging project. This book in particular "the named",as they are called in the book, learned to domesticate other animals.


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copyright notices: dating your work
A friend emailed us recently asking about the legit way to use dates in copyright notices. Her specific question went like this:
If I copyright an artwork in 2013 and it gets applied to a licensed product in 2015, which date is listed on the item for copyright?
Remember that you automatically own the copyright in your work as soon as the work is complete. And since 1989 there's been no requirement for putting a copyright notice on your work.
One of the primary purposes for listing copyright information on your artwork or product is to "give notice" that the work is protected by copyright. It will notify others that there is a person behind the work (i.e. you) who may show up in the event the work is used without your permission.
Perhaps most important, the fact of having used such a notice on your work may come in handy if you ever need to show that someone knowingly infringed your copyright. If there's no notice on your work, an infringer can claim they're an "innocent" infringer, meaning they had no idea the work was under copyright. But if you can show that your work contained a valid copyright notice it's more likely you'll be able to establish "willful" infringement, meaning that the infringer knew what they were doing. A finding of willful infringement normally results in a larger, often much larger, damage award. The things is, a valid copyright notice requires an accurate date of first publication. Publication is the distribution and offering for sale of copies of your work. So if you started offering your work for sale in 2013 and you're now licensing it in 2015 the notice should read © 2013 by {Your Name} to be valid.
A product manufacturer who licenses your work for use on her product should also be required (by the terms of the license agreement you've signed with her) to display a copyright notice on that product—for the same reasons listed above. The copyright notice on a product may also serve as a form of artist credit (i.e. acknowledgement and/or attribution), so it's the right thing to do from that perspective as well.
Occasionally, one might be tempted to put a later year in the copyright notice than the year of actual creation. This could be to imply that the art and/or product design is new/current, whereas the original art creation date may have been many years earlier. While this is understandable from a marketing perspective, it could have the effect of muddying things if you're in a situation where you need to establish the true copyright date, so we don't recommend it. If the design on a licensed product has been changed enough to be considered a derivative work, then a newer copyright year in the notice could be legitimate and serve the marketing purpose as well.
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Local Elections
Growth-control measures rejected in El Dorado County
El Dorado County has long roiled with bitter political battles over new housing developments and perceived threats to the rustic Sierra foothills environment.
But Tuesday night, voters overwhelmingly rejected initiatives that proponents argued would protect rural community boundaries and ban new subdivisions that threaten to gridlock Highway 50 with traffic. They also elected two new county supervisors, Michael Ranalli and Sue Novasel, who both campaigned against the initiatives and "land use planning through the ballot box."
Measures M, N and O went down to ignominious defeat in the face of more than $1 million in campaign spending by real estate and development groups, including building interests proposing thousands of new homes for western El Dorado County. The political media blizzard – costing more than $20 per vote based on Tuesday's turnout – broadcast a message that the county's pastoral landscape was imperiled by the growth-control measures themselves.
"It means that even a good ballot argument and proposition is hard to win against $1 million," said Bill Center, a former county supervisor and co-sponsor of Measure M. "It was basically an electoral carpet bombing with signs and mailings and robocalls and World Series ads. They ran the best campaign that money could buy."
Proponents of the two principal growth-control initiatives, Measure M and Measure O, raised a little over $40,000 – compared to more than $866,000 alone from the Parker Development Co. The builder of the 4,700-home Serrano El Dorado Hills community is seeking zoning changes to build 3,236 homes and townhouses in nearby Marble Valley and 1,028 homes on the former El Dorado Hills golf course and another community site.
The No on M-N-O campaign effectively seized on concerns by the El Dorado County Farm Bureau that the growth-control initiatives would actually push development away from Highway 50, forcing unwanted housing and traffic onto farmland and into picturesque country settings lacking roads and services.
"El Dorado County voters supported and defended a carefully balanced general plan. Measure M, N and O would have upset that balance and thrown the county into chaos," said Kirk Bone, director of governmental affairs for Parker Development.
Measure M would have blocked county approval of new residential communities if the California Department of Transportation determined that any stretch of Highway 50 west of Placerville was gridlocked or forecast to reach peaked congestion levels. It lost by a 58 to 42 percent margin.
Measure O, inspired by neighbors' opposition to a planned 1,045-home subdivision in Shingle Springs, was an attempt to restrict high-density development in multiple areas of the county. It lost 67 to 33 percent.
Measure N was put on the ballot by a Sacramento commercial builders group as an anti-subdivision measure but was blasted by slow-growth advocates as a ruse to shift county road funds for Highway 50 improvements. It lost 75 to 25 percent.
Ranalli benefited in his supervisor race from opposition to the initiatives.
The Lotus wine-grape grower and former Intel executive campaigned on attracting new business to the county while protecting objectives of a 2005 general plan that called for "managed growth, open roads and quality neighborhoods." He called the growth-control initiatives a "disastrous" option.
Ranalli defeated Howard Penn by a 53 to 47 percent margin in the race for 4th District supervisor in western El Dorado County. Penn, a business development consultant and former owner of the Sierra Nevada House hotel and restaurant in Coloma, was a co-author of Measure M.
In the District 5 race, Lake Tahoe school board member Novasel defeated Kenny Curtzwiler, a former major in the Nevada Army National Guard, by a 60 to 40 percent margin. Novasel opposed the growth-control initiatives. Curtzwiler took no position, saying he would support the will of voters.
Ranalli said Wednesday that voters sent a message: It is up to the Board of Supervisors to decide the county's development future and what is needed to protect the regional environment.
"I had calls from voters who were actually frustrated by the decisions that were being put before them by the various ballot measures," said Ranalli, who will replace outgoing District 4 Supervisor Ron Briggs. "I get that. I think it was the intent of the county general plan to manage those (land use) things. And it is up to our elected officials to make those hard decisions."
Penn, who had finished first among eight candidates in the June primary, wrapped his campaign in the banner of Measure M. He declared in his campaign: "Measure M is more important than I am."
On Wednesday, Penn stood by his declaration.
"I took a hard look at what I believed in," he said. "I thought I would put that out and, if the voters liked that, I was the right guy. And if the voters didn't like that, then don't put me in. … I realize that was an idealistic perspective."
Penn said he believes defeat of the growth-control initiatives means that major housing developments "are going to be pushed through now" by county supervisors.
Ranalli received $15,000 in contributions from an El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce political committee heavily backed by development interests. But he said Wednesday that said he won't be a rubber stamp for new construction.
Ranalli said proposed projects, including Marble Valley and San Stino, a controversial 1,045-home subdivision planned for Shingle Springs, are unlikely to be seriously considered by the county unless they are significantly scaled down and "evaluated for their consistency with the general plan, with road and water capacity" and compatibility with the foothills topography.
Bone said the county has authorized Parker Development to undertake environmental studies for its Marble Valley and Central El Dorado Hills developments. But, he said, "There will be a thorough and thoughtful discussion about the projects and any potential alternatives."
Novasel, who will replace outgoing District 5 Supervisor Norma Santiago, said Wednesday that she hopes the Board of Supervisors will serve as "watchdogs for making sure we have open space and green areas and not urban sprawl."
In particular, Novasel said, she wants to work to support a balanced growth plan to bring job-producing commercial development to Meyers, where Highway 50 drops into the Tahoe basin. "We want smart growth and economic vitality, promoting businesses and green spaces and making sure we protect the environment," she said.
Call The Bee's Peter Hecht, (916) 326-5539.


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Join the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Sunshine Chapter as we celebrate the Army's 242nd Birthday at the Rosen Centre located at 9840 International Drive, Orlando, Fl 32819.
This year's Army Ball is scheduled to be celebrated on Saturday, June 17th, 2017 and the Sunshine Chapter's planning committee is working diligently to ensure we recognize our Soldiers and Government Civilians with a grand celebration of the Army's 242nd birthday.
We are very excited about our annual celebration. We especially extend an invite to Wounded Warriors, Active, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers, seasoned war veterans, Gold Star families to attend the ball at no cost. Also, we will recognize outstanding Soldiers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the year from the Reserves and Recruiting Commands, and the Acquisition Person of the Year from the Program Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. We have updated the registration site and strive to answer all your questions; however, if you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Army Ball Chair, 1SG (Ret) Daila Espeut-Jones or COL (Ret) Bert Ges Co-Chair at Armyball2017.


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MLB highlights: Nationals bring playoffs back to D.C.
Nationals 4, Dodgers 1: The Washington Nationals brought postseason baseball back to the nation's capital for the first time since 1933, clinching at least an NL wild-card spot. Washington's magic number to win the NL East was reduced to eight.
Ross Detwiler pitched six strong innings. Ryan Zimmerman knocked in a run with a double and scored on a wild pitch.
Cardinals 5, Astros 4: Pinch-hitter Carlos Beltran snapped a sixth-inning tie with a two-run double and Allen Craig hit a three-run home run, powering St. Louis Cardinals to a a season sweep at home over Houston.
Beltran's double put St. Louis up 5-3, rewarding Jaime Garcia (5-7) for keeping it close and putting the Cardinals 2½ games up for the second NL wild card with 12 games remaining. They took care of business against the lowly Astros, who absorbed their 102nd loss.
Brewers 9, Pirates 7: Rickie Weeks hit a tying two-run triple and scored the go-ahead run on Aramis Ramirez's single, helping surging Milwaukee rally for it's fifth straight victory. The Brewers has won eight of nine and 15 of 19 to climb into the playoff race just 2½ games back of St. Louis for the second NL wild-card slot.
Giants 9, Rockies 2: Pablo Sandoval homered from both sides of the plate and the NL West-leading Giants reduced their magic number to clinch the division to four.
American League
Yankees 10, Blue Jays 7: Streaking Ichiro Suzuki hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a seven-run fourth inning capped by Nick Swisher's grand slam, as New York opened up a one-game AL East lead over idle Baltimore.
The Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Blue Jays and have won five in a row, their longest winning string since June 23-27.
Backed by an 8-2 lead, Phil Hughes (16-12) lasted just five innings. Toronto trailed 10-4 before a three-run eighth. David Robertson got three outs for his second save this season and first since May 8.
Athletics 12, Tigers 4: Seth Smith homered, doubled and drove in four runs as Oakland avoided a three-game sweep in a matchup of AL playoff contenders.
Both teams began the day in second place in their divisions, and Oakland held an edge in the wild-card race.
Rays 7, Red Sox 4: B.J. Upton hit a game-ending, three-run homer off Vicente Padilla, capping Tampa Bay's six-run ninth inning and lifting the Rays to a sorely needed victory. Tampa Bay salvaged a split of the four-game series and remained 5½ games back of Oakland for the second AL wild-card slot.


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Sally Hope is a renegade life coach, entrepreneur and the brains behind the lifestyle tribe and coaching group, The Wildheart Revolution.
Please enjoy the tips and ideas that Sally shares in this interview.
Let's get the show roling….
Episode 34
Enjoy the interview.
Show notes
In this episode I interview Sally Hope founder of the wildheart revolution.
You can connect with her on: sallyhope.com/
Follow her on Facebook
Sally Hope is a renegade life coach, entrepreneur and the brains behind the lifestyle tribe and coaching group, The Wildheart Revolution. She loves riding motorcycles, doing business, Joan Jett, and olives. You can read more about the Wildheart Revoltion:
I like the following quotes and remarks from the interview:
- It took me a while to find who i am as a person
- The Wildheart Revolution is a way to help people find a space where then can be completely who they are.
- I had to make it happen in a world where i did not belong.
- If you are willing to do whatever it takes, you can do anything.
- Focus first on your skills as a coach, make this your priority.
People that Sally mentioned during the interview:
- Licia Morelli
- Erika
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Andrew Hogan was the DEA agent who led the investigation of Chapo Guzman. He now works in the private sector and lives in an undisclosed location.
Cazando a El Chapo (Hunting El Chapo)
By Andrew Hogan and Doug Century
Read by Trujo
The Thrilling Inside Story of the American Lawman Who Captured the World's Most Wanted Drug Lord
This investigative thriller chronicles the hunt to capture the world's most wanted drug kingpin.
Released April 3, 2018
Spanish, Unabridged


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Searching For An Apartment In Richardson TX: Location Is key
When it comes to searching for an apartment in Richardson TX, one of the most important of things to consider is the location. Obviously, your budget will play quite a big role in determining which areas of the city you can afford to rent an apartment in, but it's still important to spend time researching different areas. You don't want to end up renting a studio in a very dangerous part of the city, so make sure you check out local crime stats.


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August 6, 2012
Room Re-Deux (and a Great Thrifting Score)
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I would LOVE to find some old Hitchcock chairs. I have four but would really like 8. Jealous. The ceiling fixture would not have bothered me as long as I could get rid of the brass with some ORB paint! I spent the weekend sewing. Made a gorgeous tote that I can't sell because it took so much time to make it that if I came close to charging for all the labor people would think I had lost my mind. Doesn't matter - I am happy to carry it! (And when people ask - they do - how much I would charge to make one I just tell them it is a "one of a kind" piece!)ReplyDelete
Suzan, since it's a rental, we can't paint the light fixtures...so they just magically...disappeared. Would LOVE to see your new tote! And I really can relate to the labor thing.ReplyDelete
Beautifulness in the new space!ReplyDelete
As my family was out of town this weekend, I spent it doing ONLY WHAT I WANTED TO! It was absolutely glorious.
Hitchcock chairs? $15 a pop? I'm dead I tell ya, dead.ReplyDelete
And I love the IKEA additions! :)
I love your spirit of adventure and the way that these treasures seem to find you! I need to do a bit of this myself. My home is not dated so much as just a blank canvas in most places. But there always seems to be something else to do. I so wish that I had an Ikea within 2 hours of me (4 at least). I would be there all the time. But we are getting a TJ Maxx in my little burg soon. Can't wait! I did work on the most awesome project this weekend. A wonderful opportunity and something amazing that came of it. But I can't reveal it...yet. And I delivered wedding jewelry to a friend about to be married. She gasped when she opened the box, so my gift to her is a success. Enjoy the day. ErinReplyDelete
Holy crap! Hitchcock chairs for $15. a piece! You lucky, lucky, girl! I see so many wonderful things that people post about IKEA furniture for their homes and studios, so wish there was one near us. Think the closest one is about 3 1/2 hrs away. The updates look great!ReplyDelete
You got a FAB bargain! Whoo Hoo! I'd keep going back to that store. You might find more.ReplyDelete
Meg- Holly Springs Ga
Looking good! I love how it looks all warm and cozy :)ReplyDelete


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Missouri Democrats stall religious objections measure
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Democrats are blocking a proposed constitutional amendment that would grant greater religious protections to some businesses that decline to provide goods or services for same-sex weddings.
Senate Democrats stalled a vote on the measure during a filibuster that ran from Monday night into Tuesday morning.
The proposal would amend the state Constitution to ban government penalties against businesses that deny on religious grounds services of "expressional or artistic creation" for same-sex couples' weddings. That could cover bakers or florists.
Clergy and religious leaders also couldn't be punished for refusing to marry same-sex couples, and places of worship that deny hosting weddings would be protected.
Democrats argued the change would permit discrimination against same-sex couples.


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- Meridian
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Life sentence for murderer
A woman who killed her partner has been jailed for 17 and a half years. Maxine Oliver killed Karl Jones, whose body was found in March this year at the home they shared on Shawfield Road, Ash.
Live updates
Victim died in 'violent and aggressive attack'
A 44-year-old woman has been given life imprisonment for the murder of her partner. Maxine Oliver was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court for 17 and a half years following the "violent and aggressive attack" that led to the death of Karl Jones.
Woman carried out 'brutal attack' on partner
Maxine Oliver has been sentenced at Guildford Crown Court for the brutal murder of 37-year-old Karl Jones. Oliver, 44, received life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 17 and a half years and had initially denied any involvement in her partner's death in March this year.


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Car enthusiasts across the island got a special treat this weekend with the staging of the annual Skunk Nation's Import Tuner Night Car show.
The Skunked out Honda Civic that was given away to a lucky winner.
The annual car show staged at the National Stadium showcased the islands best in modified and tricked out cars.
The event saw a massive turn out of both hot rides, with well over a hundred cars present and even more patrons who all came out to show the skunk nation team some love.
A side form the cars present supporters had plenty to do as several sponsors such as Digicel, Carland Auto, Petcom and Tyre Warehouse were on hand with booths displaying products and services.
Patrons were kept entertained all night with a well put together entertainment package. Sparkles productions did a fantastic job of creating a hype high energy stage area which captured the attention of onlookers. Music duties was handled by DJs Smoke, Sanjay and Kevin who kept patrons bouncing all night. This was backed up with a host of live performances from several guest artists much to the fans enjoyment.
The Skunk Nation Dancers and the Ms. Skunk Nation contest gave supporters something to look at besides the cars and it was much to the delight of those who were there to witness the happenings.
The night closed out at around 2 a.m. with the awarding of sectional prizes such as best old school car, and the announcement of the lucky winner of the Skunked out Honda Civic.
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A stop motion in paper
A little girl and a pretty scary tree meet in a stop motion animation with paper puppets.
A while ago I made a silhouette drawing of a little girl standing in front of a scary tree and always thought it needed to be animated. Now I finally made it so I hope you enjoy the result!
With many thanks to Ignaz from Kaiser Sound who helped me with the final mix.


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Polycom's invisible camera
Cisco ix5000
Go to Google and do an image search for "video conference". What you'll find are hundreds of examples of false advertising. Big participants with perfect eye contact. It simply doesn't happen and it's poor form that marketing folk feel the need to falsely promote what doesn't exist except under the most (im)perfect of circumstances. Imperfect because if the remote participants appear to have perfect eye contact, they are actually looking at a camera, not at you, rendering video conferencing absolutely pointless.
How about this one? Cables aren't even necessary for this one. Plus the camera is in the most ludicrous location possible. Unless that thing has a great vertical field of view, it's going to capture that woman's neck and shirt. Even if the FOV reached her face, the camera is pointing directly up her nose. Maybe looking at your camera and not the person is a good idea after all...
Video conferencing will never look like the marketing pictures. If a customer buys off on the technology, they will absolutely be disappointed with the result if the pictures are their expectation.


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My first 8 lap heat was for the Period 2 Heavyweight/Middleweight Production race. I motored past early leader Bill Quail on his SR 500 Yamaha on the back straight and led over all. On the 3rd or 4th lap, I had quite a slide out of the last corner and that cooled my jets a good deal. On the last lap, Brian Henderson came by on his CB 500 Honda. I motored by him on the back straight, but Brian rode around the outside in the last corner and took the overall win with me 2nd O.A. and 1st P2 HW. Brian rode really well, especially considering that he had started from the pit lane having arrived late for the warmup lap.
|Brian Henderson's CB 500 Honda
Sat. eve, Joe Bar Team, local Quebecois racers and friends, provided food, beer and musical entertainment while the stock car races went on on the oval, which the road race course uses part of.
Sunday was a beautiful day. The TR3 wouldn't start for the first practice. Apparently, the fuel tap leaks and the crankcases loaded up with gas over night. By the time we got it cleared out and new spark plugs installed, we missed the practice session. I made a point of being first out for the second round of practice and had a good session.
|Pregrid for the P2 HW/MW Prod with Bill Quail #711 on my left and Brian Henderson #93 behind me. Michel Martin Photo
In the P2 HW/MW Prod final, I got a great start and led flag to flag and turned the fastest lap of the race.
|Leading in Turn #1 with #560 Peter Hurst Rickman Triumph and #95 Brad Monk XS 650/750 Yamaha following. Michel Martin Photo
The 10 lap GP final was the last race of the day. Again, Eddy Burnett disappeared. Chris Hurst, who didn't run the heat race, came by on his Nikko Baker framed TZ 350 Yamaha. Then, Patrick Gagnon on his RS 125 came by pursuing Chris. On the penultimate lap, Chris' TZ died and on the last lap, Eddy Burnett lapped me and Patrick, i.e. the whole field. Eddy is a superb ride with a very fast bike. His fastest lap was just over 7 seconds faster than my fastest, this with a lap time of under 50 seconds. I'm not used to getting lapped in a race where I win my class.
|Eddy Burnett changing the tires on his 2002 Rs 250 Honda.
|Tucking in on Len Fitch's 1972 TR3 Yamaha. Michel Martin Photo
|I love this Michel Martin Photo of the last turn with the sparks coming off the washers that I 'Shoe-Goo' onto my boots.
Some bike one doesn't see too ofter at the races:
|A Ural sidecar outfit
|A Honda NS 400R three cylinder 2 stroke
|A nice original 250 Bultaco Metrella
Another fun and successful weekend in Quebec. My thanks to Len for letting me ride his well fettled, fast TR3.


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Welcome to HELL is the only variety show set in the underworld's very own first ring.
Devilish delights Nina Tarr and Nikki Black will be your guides through a night of mischief, mayhem and music, and, of course, a visit from a special guest. Featuring the best comedic and musical talent Hades has to offer. Get to know the darkest corners of your favorite performers as your hosts interview them after their performances. There may even be a game or two - we love toying with our guests.
Comedy by...
Brooks Wheelan (SNL, Comedy Central, Conan)
Brent Weinbach (Comedy Central, MTV)
Ron Lynch (Tim & Eric, Bob's Burgers, Home Movies, Adventure Time, Portlandia)
Deep Squeeze (Wet the Hippo Collective)
Music by...
Kera and The Lesbians
The Vivids
House Band...
Drennon Davis
All at the lovely Think Tank Gallery in Downtown LA! Come early to check out the amazing sci-fi horror and monster art exhibition and interactive escape room! he Think Tank's Trap House is a scary movie buff's dream, welcoming a nightmarish trip down memory lane with some of the industry's most legendary monster and SFX makeup artists while drawing patrons into an immersive escape room experience designed by one of the best in the emerging industry.
For more details and ticketing please visit http://www.traphouse.la/
$13 on line or purchase at door the night of!
Do join us... it'll be one hell of a good time.


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Late this evening, around 2am on Friday morning the host for the 2022 world cup will be announced. Australia is a very strong contender!
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[Editor's note: Merry Christmas! This week, we're taking time off to focus on our loved ones, so we are sharing some of our favorite stories from this year. Keep an eye out for our top features from the archives as we rest and get ready for a brilliant 2019! Cheers, from Candy and the entire staff at SecondShelters.com and CandysDirt.com!]
Amy: If you are a real estate junkie like many of us at CandysDirt.com and SecondShelters.com, then you know there is nothing more thrilling than finding the find of all finds. Such is the case with our best of 2018 pick for Splurge vs. Steal. Who knew you could own postcard-perfect views of Lake Shasta at this price? The original post ran in August of 2018. Enjoy!
Splurge vs. Steal Resort Edition: Lake Shasta, California
For those looking for a lake home on the West Coast, "Lake Shasta" as it's commonly known, is tough to beat for the price. As California's largest reservoir, it offers incredible outdoor recreation with 370 miles of shoreline and crystal blue waters for fishing, boating, and epic water-skiing. Located in the state's northeast corner, the Shasta Cascade region is a place where you can explore volcanoes, hike through lush forests, and fish on blue-ribbon, trout-filled rivers — offering something for everyone. The best part? We located two Lake Shasta retreats for under $1 million and spill all the details in our latest Splurge vs. Steal.
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British Politics GothicPosted: May 14, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 Comment
Some creepy funnies via cardboardmoose on tumblr:
- thatcher is dead. you saw them put her in the ground, you remember, you know. but you turn on bbc parliament and there she is, sitting between cameron and osborne. she turns to the camera and bares her teeth. it is not a smile.
- you try to eat a bacon sandwich, but it falls from your hands. you spill a cup of tea down your front. your voice is different somehow. your brother–did you always have a brother?–no longer speaks to you. you look in the mirror and see dark hair and an awkward smile. you start to scream, but it is too late.
- the queen is speaking, and you do not understand. no-one in the house of lords seems concerned as the words writhe from her mouth. blood drips from their ears, but still they smile and nod. you try to turn…
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Monday, February 17, 2014-Satin Sheets Review of Arielle: Immortal Awakening by Lilian Roberts
Title: Arielle: Immortal Quickening
Author: Lilian Roberts
Author's Website: http://www.lilianroberts.com/
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: 418 pages
Find It On: Amazon
A fatal night...
College co-ed Arielle Lloyd is on vacation with her immortal love, Sebastian Gaulle, when they receive word of a dreadful accident. Her dear friend Gabrielle hovers near death. But it's much worst for her beloved friendsAn immortal choice...
Troy Vasser's only love is Gabrielle, but on the night of the accident, his deepest concern is for their dying friends. When the life force within Ian and Eva flickered dangerously low, Troy had to make a hard choice. He could either them them die or lose their humanity and live as immortals. So he did the only thing he could: he gave them immortality. Now it is up to Arielle to break the news to Eva before the transformation is complete.
A quest for vengeance...
Danger continues to stalk Arielle's life. Unknown to her, her new professor is an immortal, and he is furious when discovers that Arielle is wearing an amulet that should be owned by immortals only. Sebastian's nemesis, Annabel, has also not given on her quest to destroy Arielle. What Annabel doesn't realize is that Arielle's circle of friends drastically changer. There are two newly minted immortals that adore her and have vowed to protect her.
Angela's Review:
I really love the idea of an immortal romance, however there was so much world and character building that the story line wasn't there for me.
I kept hearing about the villainous, Annabel and only saw her once through the entire and for me it was the best scene. Major cat fight and there was so much action. I felt the hero's reaction was not very emotional. His girlfriend is in danger of being murdered...and he has a company to run!
I'm giving it a three based on the fact that this writer's imagination is off the chain, but the plot needs to be strengthened and the story needs to be condensed to keep it moving forward. If you love immortal romances and want to give this a chance, I would suggest reading the previous books, as this is really not a stand-alone read in my opinion.
Also, this ended on a major cliffhanger!
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Cool Whip now has a sugar-free sensation!
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It is through training and continuous improvement that Naylor excels as an industry leader in health and safety.
At Naylor, safety is top-of-mind. The health and well-being of our employees, as well as those directly affected by our work is of utmost importance. Protection from injury is a continuing objective of the management team and every effort is made to ensure that all employees are equipped with the knowledge and resources they need to perform their jobs safely.
All newly hired field technicians attend an in depth Health and Safety orientation program, which includes training in:
- Fall Protection
- Asbestos Awareness
- Confined Space Awareness
- Lock Out and Tag out
- Arch Flash Awareness Training
- First-aid and CPR Training.
Best Practices
Naylor follows best practice guidelines and provides refresher training for its employees every 3 years. Certificates for all in house safety training is issued upon completion and training records are maintained on file.
Through a culture of continuous improvement, Naylor excels as an industry leader in health and safety. The following practices have been initiated to reflect their commitment.
- Managers engage in weekly and monthly site inspections
- Annual health and safety audits are performed
- Employees participate in a Joint Health and Safety Committee
- A Safety Awards program acknowledges successful safety performance.


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Three purpose-built self-catering holiday cottages with lovely sea views. They are very comfortably and identically equipped and offer excellent value. Sorry, no pets.
Book 2 or 3 cottages for larger groups of friends or family.
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Tara Donovan's work always begins with the properties of a single material. Typically, Donovan selects an everyday, mass-produced item that is so familiar to us that it has escaped our notice. Scotch tape, toothpicks, pencils, and clear drinking straws are among these items she has chosen as artistic media. She studies the medium's properties and by varying the light, quantity and arrangement, she develops a set of rules that serves to contain and guide the final form. Dictated by the material's unique properties, the installation "grows" through repetitive labor. Along with Tara, Rice students and others realized Haze through a time-consuming marathon that the artist humorously referred to as "a mechanized process without the luxury of a machine."
Donovan calls her installations site-responsive, in that she expands, compresses, or changes their shapes in relation to the space in which she installs them. Haze occupied the entire width of Rice Gallery's 44-foot back wall, and rose up to more than two-thirds of its 16-foot height. The work's gently curving top edge was echoed in swellings across the surface, making it seem vaguely organic. Its form seemed familiar, yet ambiguous. At a distance, one felt that he or she was looking at a formation of encrusted minerals, a cross section of a coral reef, or wisps of a strange, opaque fog. Up close, the image sharpened and the viewer's preconceptions changed instantly, swept away in the recognition of surprisingly familiar objects from which Haze was made. Viewed from any perspective, Haze was a beautiful and poetic presence, real yet indefinable.
Tara Donovan was born in New York City, where she lives and works. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington DC, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. Solo exhibitions include Curve Series: Tara Donovan, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (2003); Tara Donovan, Ace Gallery, New York (2003), and Tara Donovan:Whorl at The Corcoran Gallery of Art's Hemicycle Gallery (1999). Her work, Ripple was included in the 2000 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Haze is re-created at Rice Gallery as a site-specific work courtesy of the Andrea Nasher Collection and Ace Gallery.


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Revolutionary new camera reveals the dark side of the Universe
A new camera that will revolutionise the field of submillimetre astronomy has been unveiled on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii. SCUBA-2 is far more sensitive and powerful than previous instruments, and can map areas of the sky hundreds of times faster.
SCUBA-2 will provide unprecedented information on the early life of stars - normally obscured by the remains of the very dust and gas cloud that collapsed under its own gravity to form the star.
"When you look up at the stars, you only see the light they are emitting in the visible part of the spectrum. Many galaxies, including our own Milky Way, contain huge amounts of cold dust that absorb visible light and these dusty regions just look black when seen through an optical telescope. The absorbed energy is then re-radiated by the dust at longer, submillimetre, wavelengths", explains Professor Gary Davis, Director of the JCMT. "SCUBA- 2 has been designed to detect extremely low energy radiation in the submillimetre region of the spectrum. To do this, the instrument itself needs to be even colder. The detectors inside SCUBA-2 have to be cooled to only 0.1 degree above absolute zero [–273.05°C], making the interior of SCUBA-2 colder than anything in the Universe that we know of!"
The project was led by STFC's UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) in Edinburgh in collaboration with a world-wide consortium of laboratories including four universities (British Columbia, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Waterloo), the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Joint Astronomy Centre, which operates the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope.
Professor Ian Robson, Director of UK ATC, said: "The heart of SCUBA-2, the detector arrays, are a huge achievement; a world-first and the technological challenges in making them have been absolutely immense. It is equivalent to going from a primitive wind-on film camera that people over 50 might remember using straight to a modern digital camera all in one step. It is thanks to the ingenuity and abilities of our scientists and engineers that this immense leap in progress has been achieved".
UK, Canadian and Dutch researchers have pioneered observations of the sky in the submillimetre wavelength range (0.4 to 1 millimetre) through their partnership on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. SCUBA-2's predecessor, SCUBA (Submillimetre Common User Bolometer Array) produced many new and unexpected discoveries, from a previously unknown population of distant, dusty galaxies (known ever since as 'SCUBA galaxies'), to the first images of cold debris discs around nearby stars, which may indicate the presence of planetary systems.
Commenting on the performance of the new instrument, Professor Wayne Holland of UK ATC, and the SCUBA-2 Project Scientist, said: "With SCUBA, it typically took 20 nights to image an area about the size of the full Moon. SCUBA-2 will be able to cover the same area in a couple of hours and go much deeper, allowing us to detect faint objects that have never been seen before".
The increased mapping speed and sensitivity of SCUBA-2 make it ideal for large-scale surveys; no other instrument will be able to survey the submillimetre sky in such exquisite detail. Dr Antonio Chrysostomou, Associate Director of the JCMT, said: "SCUBA-2's first task will be to carry out a series of surveys right across the heavens, mapping sites of star formation within our Galaxy, as well as planet formation around nearby stars. It will also survey our galactic neighbours and, crucially, will look deep into space and sample the youngest galaxies in the Universe, which will be critical to understanding how galaxies have evolved since the Big Bang".
The data obtained by these surveys will allow a new and precise understanding of star formation throughout the history of the universe, and complements research being carried out on other telescopes such as the Atacama Large Millimetre Array (ALMA), currently undergoing commissioning in Chile.
Notes to editors
A composite image of the Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as M51). The green image is from the Hubble Space Telescope and shows the optical wavelength. The submillimetre light detected by SCUBA-2 is shown in red (850 microns) and blue (450 microns). The Whirlpool Galaxy lies at an estimated distance of 31 million light years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici Image credit: JAC / UBC / Nasa
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Further Information
Light Year
One light year is about 10 million million kilometres or 6 million million miles.
Submillimetre Light
Submillimetre wavelengths are much smaller wavelengths than emitted by a typical radio station, but longer wavelengths than light waves or infrared wavelengths.
They are typically measured in microns, also called micrometres. One micron is one millionth of a metre or one 10,000th of a centimetre.
Submillimetre astronomy is most sensitive to very cold gas and dust. For example, a source with a temperature of 10 K (–263°C) emits most of its energy in a broad spectral region centred around 300 microns. Such very cold material is associated with objects in formation, that is, the mysterious earliest evolutionary stages of galaxies, stars and planets. To understand the origins of these most fundamental of astronomical structures, the submillimetre is the waveband of choice.
SCUBA-2 Key Facts
- Size: 3m (height), 2.4m (width), 2.6m (depth)
- Weight: 4.5 tonnes (about three times the weight of a typical car)
- Temperature of detectors: 0.1K = –272.9°C = –459.2°F
- Submillimetre camera with 5120 pixels (4 sub arrays x 1280 pixels) at each wavelength band
- Provides a unique wide-field submillimetre imaging capability at 450 and 850 microns
- Hundreds of times faster at mapping large areas of sky than predecessor SCUBA to the same signal-to-noise
- Uses superconducting transition edge sensors as the light-sensitive elements
- Addresses a wide-range of scientific issues including how galaxies, stars and planets form
- Acts as a wide-field "pathfinder" for the new generation of submillimetre interferometers (e.g. SMA and ALMA)
The SCUBA-2 project is a collaboration of several observatories or laboratories. The project was led by the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) with the partners:
- University of Edinburgh (array structures)
- Cardiff University (Focal Plane Units and 1K enclosure)
- US National Institute of Standards and Technology (detector arrays and readout)
- University of British Columbia, Canada (multi-channel electronics and data reduction software)
- University of Waterloo, Canada (multiplexer screening)
- Joint Astronomy Centre (infrastructure and software)
A 2001 survey by the US-based Space Telescope Science Institute revealed that scientific results from SCUBA-2's predecessor, SCUBA had been cited almost as often as those from the Hubble Space Telescope, and much more so than those from any other ground-based facility or satellite project.
The project was funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the JAC, and the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) is the world's largest single-dish submillimetre-wave telescope.
It collects faint submillimetre-wavelength signals with its 15 metre diameter dish.
It is situated near the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii, at an altitude of approximately 4000 metres (14000 feet) above sea level.
It is operated by the Joint Astronomy Centre, on behalf of the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council, the Canadian National Research Council, and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.
More about the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope: http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/JCMT
About STFC
The Science and Technology Facilities Council is keeping the UK at the forefront of international science and tackling some of the most significant challenges facing society such as meeting our future energy needs, monitoring and understanding climate change, and global security.
The Council has a broad science portfolio and works with the academic and industrial communities to share its expertise in materials science, space and ground-based astronomy technologies, laser science, microelectronics, wafer scale manufacturing, particle and nuclear physics, alternative energy production, radio communications and radar.
STFC operates or hosts world class experimental facilities including:
- in the UK; ISIS pulsed neutron source, the Central Laser Facility, and LOFAR. STFC is also the majority shareholder in Diamond Light Source Ltd.
- overseas; telescopes on La Palma and Hawaii
It enables UK researchers to access leading international science facilities by funding membership of international bodies including European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN), the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
STFC is one of seven publicly-funded research councils. It is an independent, nondepartmental public body of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
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Recognized globally for research and innovation, Canada's NRC is a leader in the development of an innovative, knowledge-based economy for Canada through science and technology.
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The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) is the principal Dutch science funding body and its mission is to facilitate excellent scientific research in the Netherlands by means of national competition. Each year NWO spends more than 700 million euros on grants for top research and top researchers, on innovative instruments and equipment, and on institutes where top research is performed. NWO funds the research of more than 5300 talented researchers at universities and institutes. Independent experts select proposals by means of a peer review system. NWO facilitates the transfer of knowledge to society.


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How to Make an Easy Teddy Bear
Explore this Article Easy teddy Mini keyring teddy Sewing Guide Questions & Answers Related Articles
It is really easy to make a simple teddy bear from scrap fabric or felt. All you'll need is the basic teddy bear outline, some simple sewing tools likely to already be in your house and a bit of stuffing. Best of all, you'll only need basic sewing skills too!
Easy teddy
1Think of a design for your toy. It doesn't necessarily have to be a bear; it can be a tiger, a dog, even something like a crocodile (if you want a challenge).
2Get some two pieces of fairly big pieces of felt. Draw a simple template of the teddy and then cut it out! Put the pieces of felt together when you cut so the size of the teddy is identical on either side.
3Get a fabric marker and draw eyes, a nose, a mouth. etc.
4Sew some buttons on for eyes and nose or you could even cut out felt things to sew or glue on.
5Get a needle and thread and sew the side of the teddy together. Remember to leave a space to put in the stuffing!
6Stuff your teddy! A teddy isn't a teddy without stuffing- that's why they are sometimes called 'Stuffed Animals'! Don't worry if you don't have proper stuffing, you can use anything; bits of material or even a pair of old socks!
7Put the stuffing in and then sew up the gap.
8Give your teddy a name. It could be anything- Bubblegum, Cookie, Pinky, Blue, Pebbles or a made up word.
9Give your teddy lots of love. Sleep with it, make it clothes, make it a... den?
Mini keyring teddy
1Draw a tiny teddy template on some paper. Cut out the design to form the template.
2Put 2 pieces of felt together. Pin the template to the felt.
3Cut the felt following the template. You'll end up with two teddy bear pieces.
4Remove the template and pins.
5Add the facial features. Choose one piece to be the front of the teddy. Sew eyes, nose and a mouth onto the teddy. You can glue on eyes if preferred, or even glue on all features from small bits of felt.
6Stitch the sides together using blanket stitch. Or, if you want to sew it more simply, just use edge or running stitch. Be sure to leave a gap for stuffing the teddy.
7Stuff the teddy. Use stuffed toy stuffing, scrap fabric, cotton wool, etc.
8Sew up the rest of the body. Cast off.
9Tie the end of a piece of embroidery thread in a knot. Thread through a needle.
10Poke the needle in the top of the teddy and tuck the knot in. Then tie the end of the thread to the thread knot.
11Attach to the keyring.
12Put the finished teddy keyring on a coat, fleece, bag, cardigan or anything else. Do this with a zip or loop.
Sewing Guide
Community Q&A
QuestionCan I use something other than buttons?Community AnswerYes, you could use any round objects that can be sewn onto your bear, like round pieces of fabric. Buttons are easy because they have holes in them for the thread though.
QuestionWere do l buy the things needed to make a teddy bear?Community AnswerYou could buy them from any craft or fabric store like Hobby lobby, Michael's, or Jo-Ann fabrics.
QuestionWhich material would be better for using as stuffing?Community AnswerYou could use cotton balls or old stuffing (perhaps from other stuffed animals). Cotton batting is also a popular stuffing material.
QuestionHow can I do it with no stuffing, no socks and no felt?Community AnswerYou could try paper, an old rag or pillow case or scraps of fabric.
QuestionCan I make a cat this way?Hi I Am ChristopherCommunity AnswerYes, you can make a cat this way. Just use a cat pattern instead of a bear pattern.
- Remember to leave that gap when you sew. Otherwise it will be a non-stuffed animal!
- Needles are sharp! So are scissors! Ask an adult to help with sewing and cutting!
Things You'll Need
Method 1:
- 2 large pieces of felt
- 4 buttons
- Scissors
- Needle and thread
- Stuffing
- Fabric marker
- Ribbon (optional)
Method 2:
- Paper
- Pencil or marker
- Pins
- 2 pieces of felt (colors of your choice)
- Scissors
- Needle and thread
- Embroidery thread
- Stuffing
- Keyring
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A hallowed name in US history, Pearl Harbor was the site of the December 7, 1941, bombing by the Japanese that wrenched the United States into World War II. In total, nine U.S. ships were sunk and a further 21 damaged, and the eventual death toll was 2,350.
Pearl Harbor is still a Navy base today, and a National Historic Landmark. For visitors, the focus is the USS Arizona memorial, protecting the remains of the American battleship destroyed in seconds during the attack.
The USS Utah was also sunk, and there is a memorial on nearby Ford Island. The highlight of the harbor's Bowfin Park is the submarine USS Bowfin and the adjacent memorial museum, packed with memorabilia and exhibits.