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4 / Ceremony and Society
Patrick Hunt: Ceremony is almost always invested with dignity where we think we can slow down time, and mark a moment as more important than another.
Nasser Rabbat: A ceremonial is always a spectacle and it's meant to be as such. And in this context, art is actually serving as the support of that spectacle.
When you go to a museum you are looking at objects that are totally detached from their context. You look at them as art, and you start seeing their formal quality, their artistic qualities.
Mary Nooter Roberts: They are products of aesthetic genius, but many of the objects were not necessarily made as art originally.
Nasser Rabbat: These objects were not produced to be put on a pedestal or to be put in a glass box.
Mary Nooter Roberts: In point of fact, most of these objects were made for a purpose.
Segment Title: Masks and Ritual
Patrick Hunt: Around the world, masks are worn in ceremony, in art, in drama, as well as carnival, as celebration. Masks make a profound statement of transformation.
Roy Hamilton: If you go into Balinese communities today, you'll see beautiful masks. The Barong is a spirit guardian of a Balinese village.
It takes the form of a mask and once every six months on the Balinese calendar, the community gathers and the Barong is taken out of its storage space. It's blessed. Mantras are said over it.
And people pay homage to it. The Barong dispenses its blessings for the community's well-being. It can chase away sickness. It can dispel evil forces. And it actually makes a progression through the whole community and it's honored every step of the way.
And then the highlight of the ritual happens that evening when the Barong is actually danced.
Dancer: Before the dance, I had said a prayer asking permission from the spirit of the Barong. If the Barong is willing to have me dance it, it will feel light.
Roy Hamilton: At the climax of the dance, a spiritual presence enters the dancer.
Dancer: At that moment, I felt the divine power enter me.
Roy Hamilton: That is the sign to the community that the Barong is present and will offer protection to the community in the months that come.
Mary Nooter Roberts: Once a person has entered the arena of the masquerade performance, they are no longer that individual. They become transformed. Rites of passage are moments of transition and transformation, where a person undergoes a change from one status or identity to another. And very often a work of art will facilitate that transformation.
So, for example, among Mende peoples of Sierra Leone in West Africa, there's an entire association dedicated to women's initiation rights, an association called Sande whose role is specifically to guard and transmit the knowledge pertaining to women's worlds. And at various points during these initiation rights, masquerades were staged that would announce the completion of certain stages of learning.
And what is so remarkable about Mende masks is that they are one of the very rare examples where masks are commissioned and danced, performed by women.
And you'll notice often that there are rings around the neck. The neck appears to have these tubular rings.
A woman with lines around her neck is considered to be extremely beautiful. That is very true among Mende, but there's also the suggestion that because the spirits reside within the deep, dark pools and lakes, that when a spirit emerges and pokes her head through the water, it creates concentric circles on the surface of the water. And these rings are a reflection of the emergence of the spirit.
One of the things that we've heard is that the Sande Association has played a critical role in healing and in helping young women who have endured some of the brutalities of the civil war to transcend those difficulties. And so it continues to update its purpose and play a role in people's lives today in Sierra Leone.
Segment Title: Ceremonial Arts of Power
Mary Nooter Roberts: There are all kinds of ceremonies and rituals and pomp and pageantry all over the world that you could look at as a mode of display. And in the realm of status and prestige that's very, very common.
Patrick Hunt: When a king wants to display power, there are many means at disposal. There is a famous portrait of Louis XIV by the court portraitist of the time, Hyacinthe Rigaud, where he shows Louis XIV in a majestic statement of power. You see the Sun King in this magnificent robe with the fleur-de-lis on it, and fur trim, and the king looks out slightly down his nose at the viewer. One of the most fascinating aspects of this portrait is where the king's hand rests on the pommel of a sword, it's Joyeuse, the sword of Charlemagne. This is the sword that is used in coronations of French kings. You could not be a king of France without this sword as part of that ceremony. So it was no accident that Joyeuse, the sword of Charlemagne, is in that picture, fastened to Louis XIV.
Nasser Rabbat: When you start looking at the objects that are displayed in ceremonials, everything is of the highest quality, of the most expensive material. And this applies across the board. There is no West and East in that.
One object is not a ceremonial object in its original form. It was most probably ceremonial in the sense it was a banquet object which is actually a huge metal bowl that was taken in 1249 from Egypt to France and it became the baptistery of all the French kings. And it went back to become this highly, highly, highly meaningful object, where all the kings of France were baptized until the French Revolution. And it's a copper basin that is carved with images of the sultan on his horse and all the emirs, all the princes around him in their ceremonial dresses.
The Mamluk period is quite an interesting period. Here we have, in Egypt and Syria, we have an empire that is based on a meritocracy among a group of ex-slaves. They created probably the best military empire of the time.
But they were socially unstable because this is a one-generation aristocracy. You always import slaves, you always train them, and Malmuk them and the next generation of the aristocracy is going to come out of these new trainees.
So it needed a lot of pageantry, a lot of ceremonials around it in order to constantly remind the people of its power, of its wealth, of its legitimacy. So they developed fabulous ceremonials.
Patrick Hunt: In the material and ceremonial arts of any culture you have to use art to maintain the status quo. Power has to be conveyed. Ceremonial art conveys that power.
Santhi Kacuri-Bauer: To really understand the art of the Mughals, you have to see it within the context of the ceremonies.
Red Fort was established in 1648, and its function was to serve as the capital for the Mughal Empire. The reason why Shah Jahan had it built was because the other two capitals were too small for the kind of ceremonies that he imagined happening.
These ceremonies were very essential because the Mughal Empire socially was so heterogeneous the nobility was from very different religious backgrounds. It was important for him to create a social order. And this was symbolically enacted on a daily basis during his darbars.
The daily ceremonies that took place at Red Fort were so important to the Mughal emperor. It consolidated his rule. It helped stabilize the society. It also had the added importance of having people perform the hierarchy. And once it was performed, it was also represented by court painters in the chronicles of the emperor.
And it just helped punctuate his power and importance, and the hierarchy that he ruled over.
Segment Title: Costume and Performance
Tavia Nyong'o: The relationship between ceremony and enactments of social power in contemporary society is an interesting one.
Mardi Gras is the most immediately identifiable annual ritual event in American public life. It's a version of carnival, which is celebrated throughout the world, of the pre-penitential festival, which is associated with the ritual calendar of the Catholic Church. And it has specific American characteristics.
Mardi Gras krewes, which echo social and racial hierarchies in the city, and the Mardi Gras Indians are two of the most recognizable faces of Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Ceremonial art objects acquire their significance and value through their use during the course of the event that is occurring. You have the various gifts that are thrown from the floats—beads, doubloons, coconuts—these are avidly collected and pursued by revelers. And then more recently, the Mardi Gras Indian costumes are now collected and displayed in museums because they are themselves such extraordinary examples of ceremonial creativity, ritual and creativity.
New Orleans is part of the U.S. South, part of the Confederacy, and the dominance of white over black has been a really critical part of New Orleans's history. Mardi Gras really becomes a way of performing the multiple ethnic and cultural heritages of the city, of New Orleans, and also of staging some of the racial and class conflicts.
Judith Bettelheim: Defining Carnival depends on who you are, where you are, what historical period. So Carnival is an organized event that is public, that is performance-oriented, that includes incredible aesthetic innovation.
If we're looking at Carnival in the Caribbean, the first thing one does is look to the colonial heritage of the particular countries. And then you see historically what the population did in terms of street performance.
All over the Caribbean what you find are people who appropriate convenience in terms of how can we dress? How can we act? How can we get away with doing this under a slavery system? Under a dictatorship?
There is a fascinating character in Haiti named Chaloska, and it refers to an infamous general, Charles Oscar Etienne.
This person murdered a significant amount of political prisoners, and so in Carnival they develop a character that speaks to this event. But it also can speak to any similar kinds of events that have happened since 1915.
Masquerader: You are accused of telling the truth! You are charged with not giving us what little you own!
Judith Bettelheim: The young men playing this character can always say, "Oh, we weren't talking about anything that happened today or yesterday, we were just talking about an important event in Haitian history."
Why is Carnival important? It's because it's art by the people themselves, for the people themselves. We're seeing live art, performance art.
Tavia Nyong'o: Rituals are meant to establish the fact that you are being presented and interacting with an object, which has a kind of aura around it.
Burning Man is a contemporary, I would say, post-modern festival held annually in the Nevada desert. And its purpose is to create a kind of temporary autonomous zone in which artistic and creative expression is at a premium.
The Burning Man effigy, which is at the core of the iconography of the festival obviously bears a lot of resonance with anyone's idea of what a kind of ritual or ceremonial art would be in society.
The principle behind gift-giving or an alternative economy is that we can kind of step out of a commodified culture in which we consume passively, rather than actively create, and discover the creative principle that has been allowed to lie dormant in most people in contemporary society.
It's a sort of a newly invented ritual. But all these are very self-conscious. And its purpose is not to recreate something, but to invent something within the present, to kind of propose an alternative to everyday reality.
The idea that everyone is a creator then shifts the relationship between the individual and the art object because your own body becomes the art object in terms of the ways in which people designed themselves, the fashion they wear. So this idea of breaking down the border between art and life is very important.
Andrew Bolton: The idea of the dressed body as a performance is something which is about artistry. It becomes a performance, I think, the dressed body more than anything else.
When you think about the eighteenth century in particular, when women were dressed in very wide dresses, as a, there's an understructure called a pannier, which widened one's hips. And the idea of moving a dressed body through a very densely decorated interior was really about sociability, it's about aristocratic sociability.
A lot of those pieces were really ceremonial. They were highly formal clothing. They were worn in specific contexts, which often meant that one would have to pass through a doorway sideways. We have one in the museum, which almost measures seven feet in width. And yes, you're right, it's not practical. It's called elbow panniers because you could quite literally rest your elbows on them. So when it comes to formal and ceremonial clothing, it's much more about spectacle and ceremony. So practicality is less a function of clothing than it is about showing off one's wealth, showing off one's position.
Anne D'Alleva: We need to look at the performative context. The way art performs and is performed during rituals for birth, rituals for death, during political rituals and a variety of human contexts, and so that it isn't divorced from our actions, whether those are ritual actions or daily actions.
So to look at a feather headdress from Hawaii, one of the things we want to think about is not just that headdress in a museum context, where we might look at the form and we might look at the colors and we might look at the symbolism. But to think about that as an object that is worn, an artwork that is worn, that moves in space, that is worn during warfare, that is worn during religious ceremonies and how those different performative contexts where it's worn and it acts and it engages really changes how we understand it, instead of in the context of the static museum display.
Tavia Nyong'o: The museum itself is a context and has a pedagogy and there are purposes to which objects are put. And so an object that has a ceremonial purpose or value in one context, say its original context, doesn't lose its context in the museum setting; it's given a new one. And that new context is often a kind of educational or pedagogic purpose.
Segment Title: Ceremony and the Museum
CHiXapkaid (Michael Pavel): I'm CHiXapkaid, Dr. Michael Pavel, from Skokomish Indian Reservation. Currently an associate professor at Washington State University, but also a Traditional Bearer on the Skokomish Reservation in the traditional society.
The idea of pulling together this Soul Recovery exhibit is years in the making. Many communities throughout the native lands are suffering at the hands of colonization and oppression. And that deep-seated sadness has evolved into depression, so that the whole family kinship and network has been somewhat disrupted. This ceremony, in fact, was about providing aid to a particular individual who may have lost their soul, but it was also about gathering the community to work in one mind, one heart, one spirit, for the purpose of something good, something that we could see that would contribute to the worth of living.
Kay-UAmihs (Winona Plant): I've been working with the ceremonies all my life. I can remember being five and traveling in secret and being told, "Don't talk about what happened."
And I can remember when we could actually participate in our ceremonies openly, and what a rejoice that was for the families not to be in hiding. I'm thankful that my children don't have to do that.
Sm3tcoom (Delbert Miller): We are making a place of teaching, a place of training. We're making storyboards that are describing the entire Soul Recovery ceremony.
We will use this as a type of family tree or genealogy. And so we're going to use these as a training ground for our children. And the people that are deciding to come back into our culture.
CHiXapkaid (Michael Pavel): There's something about giving back that gives each of us a sense of worth. It means that we value life so much that we're willing to do whatever is necessary to make sure other people enjoy it, too.
All the spirit boards that we see being brought in are individualistic. They have their own identity. They represent the spiritual guardian power of each Indian doctor, and they're important for each step that a person has to make from here in the land of the living to the first land of the dead.
The other items are particularly meaningful, too. As we begin to see the headbands that are around each of the carved figures, those were actually worn by the Indian doctors. The basket that has imitation huckleberries represents the enchanted huckleberry. The little doll that represents a soul container, actually what the soul was put in, when they traveled back from the first land of the dead to this corporate realm—all these items work together to create the ceremony.
As these things are being placed. They have a particular order, which means they have a particular purpose. As you see these items that were just days before art pieces now becoming living art pieces, becoming sacred art pieces, becoming part of a ceremony, you begin to understand this incredible link between the artistic endeavor, the intellectual endeavor, and the spiritual endeavor.
You have to have sadness. That's part of the range of emotion. But inter-generational sadness? No. No, that has to stop. This ceremony is meant for that reason—to stop that sadness. To stop the time when people are leaving this world before their time. To bring forth the chance where people wake up and they give into their promise. We are not just talking about the recovery of the soul of an individual, but it's about the soul and the salvation of our society.
Nasser Rabbat: Ceremony is actually the way a society would express its highest organizational aspiration and art comes in as, if you want, the envelope of that, and perhaps also the carrier of specific meanings within this larger context.
Tavia Nyong'o: I think that for the contemporary museum-going, even though they've seen, say, a particular famous work of art many many times in reproduction, that the society, the spectacle, and media which on the one hand distances us from the original piece of art, also brings us closer because it provokes that kind of desire and curiosity to make the pilgrimage to see the actual object itself.
Mary Nooter Roberts: These objects were meant to elicit life. Whether they were of ceremony or ritual or just of daily life, they were part of life. They allow us to reflect on humanity and on shared human concerns, but on the very different ways that so many different peoples of the world have found solutions to the same kinds of problems.
Patrick Hunt: What we human beings do with ceremony is we intensify the moment in which we want to convey our most important social reinforced values. So that ceremony is a vehicle for what we think is important.


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What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag for a C-Section Delivery
While you can't always know ahead of time if you will be delivering via c-section, many mothers have their c-section scheduled for medical or personal reasons. Knowing ahead of time means you can prepare for your birth and hospital stay in advance and pack accordingly — which means making different packing choices than if you were having a vaginal birth.
When I gave birth to my fourth child, unlike my other three births, this one was a c-section. I was used to packing for a short hospital stay with my other children — the longest I stayed was just over 24 hours — but this time I was going to be in the hospital for three days. That's a lot of packing. Additionally, the recovery is different for a c-section so I wanted to make sure I had all the needed plus comfort items for a long-to-me stay and for my newborn.
{ MORE: What to Do When You're Scared to Give Birth }
If you know ahead of time that you will be delivering your child via c-section, be sure to ask ahead of time how long you're likely to be in the hospital — each place is different. While some hospitals provide the basics like diapers and maxi pads, you'll want to make sure you ask ahead as to what they do and do not provide as well to ensure you have essential items. I'm sure you'll have your own items you'll want to add to or omit from the list, but here are my suggestions for what to pack for a c-section hospital stay.
Socks: Sounds weird I know, but hospitals and especially surgery rooms are cold (to keep bacteria and viruses at bay) and your feet are likely going to be really cold. I chose to wear compression stockings myself, but anything that will keep your feet warm will be a plus!
Nursing pillow or extra pillows: A nursing pillow will be a great thing to pack even if you're not planning on nursing — or even just extra pillows. You'll need them to help prop yourself up, to hold your baby, and to hold against your incision when you need to laugh or cough.
Cozy Blanket: Hospital are notorious for being chilly, so pack an extra blanket from home. This little bit of familiar comfort will help you stay warm while also giving you a small piece of home with you in the hospital.
Compression binding: I loved, loved, loved my compression binding — a support piece you wear over your abdomen to support your stomach muscles after your surgery. You'll want to check with your doctor to see if it would be okay for you to wear one, but many times it's okay. Similar bindings are used after other abdominal surgeries and the pressure will help you feel more comfortable — trust me. These are also great to wear in the weeks following as you begin to get around more easily.
Disposable underwear: Guess what? You'll have vaginal bleeding similar to a menstrual period even after a c-section, and though it likely won't be as much as if you had a vaginal delivery, the disposable underwear will be a blessing. You don't have to worry about ruining your underwear and they're light so they won't hurt if you've got sore stomach muscles and big enough so they don't sit right on your incision.
{ MORE: Labor and Delivery: Did You Have a Belly Birth? }
- slippers, flip flops and comfortable shoes
- books and magazines, computer (check on available wi-fi ahead of time), music (anything to keep you entertained)
- makeup, hair care products, toiletries
- maternity clothes and nursing wear (shirts, bras, etc)
What to have ready at home:
Stool softener: You may think that because you didn't have a vaginal birth that using the washroom won't be as painful, but that's not true. If you've been given a narcotic pain medication (and you likely will have been), they can cause constipation and that's not something you will want to battle while healing from a c-section.
Lots of help: Your doctor is likely going to tell you that you're not able to do much for the first few weeks at home (probably 6 weeks) that requires you to move too much or carry/lift anything heavier than your baby. This means no housework, driving, or general house things. Stairs can even be ill-advised in the first few days, so have a plan in place with this in mind. Having someone around to help you out — especially if you have any other children at home — is needed!
{ MORE: 6 Things They Don't Tell You About Your Hospital Stay }
:: What did you find useful in your hospital bag after a c-section birth? ::

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Verbal Acceptance and Stimatized homes
Last month the penny finally dropped for me. After writing about real estate best practices for the last year and a half, it looks as if I am finally making a dent. My blog has been viewed over 34,000 times by agents from coast to coast thanks in part to a great Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn following and two weeks ago, with their help, I won a position as a Director at Large for the Toronto Real Estate Board. All and all a good year so far.
Most of my material is gratefully supplied by the agents at Bosley Real Estate but I have to thank the management team who are always available to discuss various situations and provide invaluable insight and input to my topics. What is especially exciting is that I am now getting calls from agents from other companies asking me to write about their stories. Here are a few from the last month;
A few weeks ago I got an interesting call from another agent (Agent Charlie). He was in a full panic because a buyer had filed a RECO complaint against him. Here is the story; Agent Albert listed a house owned by an estate. Agent Bob sells the house to Client A who spends a great deal of time and money renovating the house to flip. Client A enlists Agent Charlie to list the house which sells quickly to Client B through their agent, Agent Donald. Several months after Client B moves in, he finds out, through a neighbour, that the original owner died in the home. Being deeply superstitious, Client B decides to complain to RECO because Agent Charlie and Agent Donald didn't disclose this stigma.
If you are like me, you will probably see a lot of holes in this case. It seems that Agent Albert probably should have asked some basic questions when he first took the listing but what about the stigma? RECO's stance is clear; Agents have an obligation to disclose any material fact that they know could affect a buyer's decision to buy, but the reality of the situation is that it is not unusual for people do die in their homes of natural causes. While Agent Albert should have disclosed the death to Client A I think it is fair to say that a death from natural causes is not a stigma that would have a negative effect on value. Unlike many States in the U.S. and a few provinces in Canada, Ontario does not consider this a stigma. The Toronto Star has an interesting article on the topic here; http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1062218–buyer-unaware-of-orangeville-home-s-grim-history-abandons-sale
Yesterday I received a Twitter message From an agent who was negotiating on a lease. The listing agent called him and said that the owner was going to accept his offer. The next day while waiting for the paper work the listing agent called to say that the owner had accepted a higher offer. So it brings up the topic of verbal acceptance. It is important to remember that verbal acceptance isn't worth the paper it is written on. Several years ago I had my house listed for sale. A good offer came in and with a sign back or two it looked like we had a deal. The agent had communicated to her clients, by phone, one small change that needed to happen so I made the changes, acknowledged the offer and the selling agent left to get it signed by her clients. An hour later she returned to say that her clients had changed their minds. A clear case of buyer's remorse had set in.
The take away is clear. A deal is a deal only when all the paperwork is duly signed. It also seems evident, especially in today's market that clients (Sellers and Buyers) can and will change their mind. Remember that if an offer is not fully executed and a better offer comes in, a Seller will use your sloppiness to accept a better offer. So what can you do? Have a strong offer, have your clients close by to work within the set time frame (irrevocable time) and have a good deposit that a buyer isn't likely to walk away from.


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Back to school time brings lots of emotions.
For students is usually excitement and nervousness.
For parents it's relief. LOL!
My 3 teenagers started school this week , and my wife and I are celebrating. Yay!
I'm a proponent of rewarding kids for good grades. Dangling a carrot for good performance is an activity congruent with real life. I give them cash for each A they obtain on their report card. When I reminded them of that recently, they immediately started calculating how many good grades they need to get an Ipad. That's a good warm-up for mathematics.
They were not so happy when I reminded them of a few after school rules. Like no TV or computer games until their homework is done. And their chores have to be finished. And they have to exercise first. Wow, I seem like a meanie don't I. But I mean well – it's called tough love; a good idea. I highly recommend it for all parents.
Let's not forget about kids health. I recently gave a radio interview on WENG with the topic "How to Sickness Proof Your Child for Back to School Time. The key is all about building stronger immunity. My family and I have enjoyed having medical bills at or near zero year after year (about 16!) Pretty phenomenal. I believe any family can decrease their health care. medical, hospital, and insurance expenses using my whole health healing lifestyle recommendations. In fact, I wrote the book on it.
We do a lot of things to maintain that superior wellness level. You can learn our secrets by reading my previous posts.
But here is an important, inexpensive, and simple one – give the kids garlic. Garlic is a wonderful immune boosting food. It's anti-viral. Use lots of it in your cooking. Better yet, pickle some cloves by dropping them into your pickle and olive jars. let them soak in the brine for at least 2 weeks. Them give the kids one at least weekly, more if they get some symptoms. Kids love it. That make for great natural and holistic health.
And you'll love the savings!
May God bless you and your family with whole health,
Dr Tom Potisk – Author of Whole Health Healing: The Budget Friendly Natural Wellness Bible for All Ages, Wellness Wins: A Simple guide to a Happier, Healthier Life and Reclaim the Joy of Practice: An Advanced Guide for Advancing Doctors
Be sure and get my 4 free health reports available on the right side of this website.
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Energetic balls is a fun game, your goal is to shoot with new balls going further down the line with energetic balls of one color, so remove them. The aim is to remove all energetic balls.
Management is with the mouse!
SeeGame.me wishes you a fun game of "energetic balls!"


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Max Lucado (MA, Abilene Christian University) serves as the minister of preaching at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, and is a best-selling author and speaker. His award-winning books have been translated into more than fifty-four languages and he has been named one of the most influential leaders in social media by The New York Times. Max lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife, Denalyn, and has three daughters and one granddaughter. David Wenzel received a BFA from Hartford Art School and has been illustrating professionally for nearly thirty years. He is recognized for illustrating the graphic novel adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, as well as numerous other children's materials.


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Beer List
North Coast Cranberry-Quince
$ 7
The third offering in our spontaneously soured seasonal Berliner Weisse series. Made with the juice of Oregon cranberries and the pear-like-quince, the perfect accompaniment for all your autumn celebrations!
Modern Times Space Ways
$ 8
Prepare your faces for a 6.7% hazy IPA packed to the brim with mountains of Nelson, Motueka, and Simcoe hops, yielding a gloriously juicy profile replete with mango, nectarine, and lime-zest character.
Rogue Farms Pumpking Patch Ale
$ 8
This brew is made using fresh pumpkins grown in a patch that borders Rogue's 42 acre hop yard. The pumpkins are then roasted, and pitched into the brew kettle to create a batch of Pumpkin Patch Ale!
Stone ParaXtraNormal IPA
$ 8
This special draft-only release combines real mandarin orange and pineapple with a more-than-generous addition of hops. Using London Ale III yeast gives this beer some added body that serves as a jumping-off point for the fruit and hops. It's juicy, ultra-refreshing and of course… hoppy!
Moonlight Brewing Bony Fingers
$ 8
Death & Taxes but with a percent more alcohol. A very dark yet surprisingly light-bodied lager beer. A great session beer; it is crisp and refreshing with no heaviness.
Anderson Valley Winter Solstice
$ 8
Anderson Valley's take on the classic style of "winter warmer." Boasting a deep amber hue and rich mouthfeel, its creamy finish will lift your spirits. Hints of toffee, spice, and caramel tease the senses making this the perfect ale to share with friends during the cold days and long nights of winter.
Oskar Blues OLD CHUB (Nitro)
$ 8
Old Chub is a Scottish style ale brewed with copious amounts of crystal and chocolate malts, and a dash of beechwood-smoked malts. Flavors of caramel, chocolate and lightly roasted malt. Complex and rich, it finishes with a whisper of smokiness that calls to mind a fine single malt scotch.
Gowans Gravenstein Apple Cider
$ 7.5
A varietal sparkling cider featuring three heirloom Gravensteins. Bold Gravenstein flavor, floral bouquet, hints of vanilla, medium body, medium clean fresh finish.
Firestone Walker Nitro Merlin
$ 8
The Velvet Merlin oatmeal stout has been transformed into a mind-blowing mouthful known as Nitro Merlin Milk Stout.
Duchess De Bourgogne
$ 10
Commonly referred to as "red" beer of West Flanders Belgium, this is a light bodied brew with reddish-brown colors. It has a distinct sharp brown apple, fruity, sour, and tart flavor which is created by special yeast strains.
Reissdorf Kolsch
$ 8
Light and wonderfully refreshing. This classic Kolsch has been quenching beer lovers thirst since 1894 with its earthy hop and subtle bready malt flavors.
Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin'
$ 8
Sneaky Smooth with a Touch of What We Call Wheaty-esque-ish-ness. Crispy Wheat and Pale Malt flavors with a Big Round & Juicy Hop Finish. Everyone Needs A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Sometimes.
HopMonk Hefeweizen
$ 6
This Hefe starts with a grainy breadiness, takes a pause for a little spice from coriander and clove, and ends with lingering, subdued hints of banana.
HopMonk IPA
$ 6
A classic West Coast IPA extensively dry hopped with centennial, magnum, and chinook hops. A whopping 2lbs per barrel of dry hopping that produces a floral and herbal hoppy bouquet.
HopMonk Kellerbier
$ 6
While normally pilsners are filtered, this beer is not, and therefore it is, strictly speaking, a KELLERBIER (taken from the cellar while still hazy).
HopMonk Tavern Ale
$ 6
Enjoy this light golden ale on a long summer day in the beer garden. It's smoothness and low alcohol make this a great session beer.


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UNEA: from economic to sustainable development
At first glance "UNEA" appears as just another agency of the international community with an abbreviation that hardly anyone recognizes. However, a second look reveals a new development in the international arena. UNEA, the United Nations Environmental Assembly, was held for the first time in June this year.
The newly constituted body is a child of the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi and has ambitious goals. It is concerned not only with environmental and sustainability issues, but also with fundamental economic and legal questions. UNEA stands for a general shift away from pure economic priorities towards sustainable development. But how feasible is this still unknown body?
A first part of the answer lies in the five day event that just passed with more than 1,200 delegates from over 160 states. Achim Steiner, executive director of UNEP, wrote in the meeting's paper that it "bestows a new level of legitimacy and authority on the decisions that will be taken." These decisions include varying issue areas such as "green economy", air pollution, environmental crime and the role of women.
First, the pillar of green economy discusses sustainable consumption and production. UNEA has acknowledged expressing green targets in financial terms. The World Economic Forum is quoted with six trillion dollars each year necessary to build new adapted infrastructure, not including the negative externalities of environmental degradation. It is clear, that a true sustainability switch requires a fundamental change of thinking and investment channels. UNEA aims at facilitating a forum for policy makers, civil society, businessmen and financial professionals to explore options for capital flows in a green economy. In 2013, for instance, China outweighed Europe for the first time as the centre for renewable energy investment at 56 billion dollars. However, in order to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius, investments in low-carbon energy technologies at least need to double.
China has succeeded Europe in investments in renewable energy
Another example of an economic aspect of sustainability is pollution. For instance, plastic waste poses a great threat to marine life, with conservative estimates of the overall financial damage of plastics to marine ecosystems standing at thirteen billion dollars each year. UNEA suggests to view plastics in themselves as a valuable commodity and makes a business case for managing plastic use. Moreover, UNEA discusses deadly air pollution, especially in African urban centres. The aim is to find its key sources, understand the issue and emphasize courses of action. Recently, the WHO has emphasized that air pollution causes illness and leads to over three million deaths annually.
Illegal wildlife trade and other criminal acts concerning the environment have over the years emerged as forms of Organised Transnational Crime that threaten biodiversity. Some hard facts include that illegal animal trade – including trafficking of ivory, tiger parts, shark fin, and skins- is valued at least fifteen billion dollars! For instance, the salamander species "Kaiser's spotted newt" with a remaining number of one thousand has been offered on the internet, and an estimated 4,4 leopards are poached weekly in India to meet private demand. Another sobering statistic tells that today there are more Bengalese tigers in Texas than in the Bengal region itself. Now, it comes down to law enforcement and a strong civil society to adverse these trends, educate people, consumers, increase penalties and fight corruption.
UNEA has discussed at its inaugural event these and more topics, such as the important role of women. It appears that the mindset is changing, that economic are not anymore prior to environmental concerns, that one cannot work without the other. UNEA has set ambitious goals to tackle one of humankind's biggest issues, how to treat the natural environment with our seemingly endless possibilities and desires. The agency has only started working now, and we will watch its progress. Achim Steiner concluded the first day by asking: "How on earth will soon ten billion people live together on this planet?"
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Winemakers in the Loire Valley are heading for a bumper harvest and one of the earliest ever recorded.
Winemakers in the Loire Valley are heading for a bumper harvest and one of the earliest ever recorded.
The year's weather patterns are pointing towards a record-breaking vintage, with accelerated ripening, dry conditions and higher than average temperatures.
A spokesman for Vins de Loire said: "Conditions during flowering were excellent; this started in the Muscadet area on May 15 and towards the end of May in the Touraine, a good three weeks earlier than average.
"Stormy spells in June were accompanied by rainfall - the perfect amount, in fact, to promote good fruit set. At this stage of veraison we are very optimistic about the condition of the vines and the health of the fruit itself.
He predicted that the hot, dry summer would yield very ripe fruit, "high in natural sugars, making rich, full-bodied wines". The hot weather will produce wines more typical of the south of France, and reminiscent of the 2003 vintage.
Picking is forecast to start in the third week of August in the Muscadet area and towards the end of August in the Nantes, Anjou, Touraine and Saumur areas, while Cabernet and Chenin Blanc are predicted to hold out until around September 10.


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The City of Auburndale's Parks and Recreation Department is dedicated to developing and maintaining pristine Parks and Recreation facilities while striving to meet the Mayor, City Commissioners and City Manager's goals of advancing the quality of life in Auburndale's neighborhoods. We offer a wide range of programming for all members of the community while maintaining and operating over 25 different facilities. Our Parks and Recreation facilities are suited to many interests including premier athletic fields and courts; pristine parks and picnic areas; historic museums and landmarks; marine and waterfront areas; and children friendly playgrounds.
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Hi, my name is Kim and I am a national award winning artist specializing in dogs. I am on the Artists' Registry of the Dog Museum of America. I have won numerous placements at many shows, including the Art Show at the Dog Show.
I have been training and showing dogs on and off for 31 years. Currently, I own three Pembroke Welsh Corgis that I compete with in agility, obedience, and tracking.
I attended the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. I've been drawing dogs and other animals since I could hold a pencil at age four. I did my first portrait at age 15 and it sold for $10.00.
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Accounting for sale and leaseback transactionsThe IASB and FASB tentatively decided that a sale and leaseback transaction should be accounted for as a sale and leaseback, rather than as a financing, if it is determined that the underlying asset has been sold. The underlying asset has been sold if, at the end of the contract, control of the underlying asset has been transferred, and if all but a trivial amount of the risks and benefits associated with the underlying asset have been transferred to the buyer/lessor.The boards also tentatively decided that if a sale and leaseback transaction results in a sale of the underlying asset, and if both the sale and the leaseback are established at fair value, gains or losses arising from the transaction should not be deferred. If the sale or the leaseback is not established at fair value, an entity should adjust the asset, liabilities, gains, and losses that have been recognised, to reflect current market rentals. Lessor accounting for the performance obligationThe IASB and FASB tentatively decided that the amortisation of the performance obligation should be performed in a systematic and rational manner, based on the pattern of use of the underlying asset by the lessee (for example, over time, based on hours of use, etc.). The boards instructed the staff to provide additional analysis on when and how revenue should be recognised upon lease commencement. Accounting for subleasesThe IASB and FASB tentatively decided that:
Lessor accounting for impairment of assetsThe IASB and FASB discussed impairment of assets under the performance obligation approach to lessor accounting. The boards instructed the staff to develop a flowchart to show how the interrelationship between the lease receivable, the performance obligation, and the underlying asset would be assessed for impairment. Accounting for long-term leases of land The IASB and FASB tentatively decided that long-term leases of land would not be excluded from the scope of the proposed new leases requirements for lessees and lessors. Lessor accounting for purchase optionsThe IASB and FASB tentatively decided that purchase options would be accounted for by lessors in the same way as lessors account for renewal or termination options. Consequently:
Lessee presentation of total cash rentals paidThe IASB and FASB tentatively decided that no additional disclosures of the total cash rentals paid would be required on the face of the financial statements. That information would be disclosed in the notes to the financial statements for each period presented, as part of the reconciliation between the opening and closing balances for the lessee's obligation to pay rentals. First time adoption under the proposed new leases requirementsThe IASB tentatively decided that:
Consequential amendment to IFRS 3 Business CombinationsThe IASB tentatively decided that at the acquisition date, the acquirer would measure the acquired lease asset and liability in accordance with the proposed leases requirements. Fair value measurement at the acquisition date would not be required. Consequential amendment to IAS 40 Investment PropertyThe IASB tentatively decided that:
Revaluation of the right-of-use assetsThe IASB tentatively decided that:
Lessor disclosure requirementsThe IASB and FASB tentatively approved a set of disclosure requirements for the forthcoming Exposure Draft.An entity would disclose the quantitative and qualitative financial information that:
These disclosures would include:
Lessor accounting for impairment of assetsThe IASB and FASB discussed impairment of assets under the performance obligation approach to lessor accounting and tentatively decided that the lease receivable would first be evaluated for impairment. Any impairment to the lease receivable would result in an adjustment to the lease receivable and the performance obligation, with any difference being recognised in profit or loss. Lessors would also have to evaluate their leased asset for impairment. The boards instructed the staff to consider further how the underlying asset would be assessed for impairment under IAS 36 Impairment of Assets, and the impairment guidance in Topic 360 Property, Plant and Equipment of of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification�.The boards will continue discussion of lessee and lessor accounting at their May 2010 meeting.
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1. Remember Something Someone Said That Upset You
If you're like me, you spend 90% of your life having imaginary fights with people in your head, and the other 10% sleeping. (You sleep less than most people because the imaginary fights keep you up at night.) These fights are fun and can help you blow off some steam, and like most things they start off small. You're walking along and you remember something small
2. Start Out Cool and Rational
You may be having an imaginary fight with an unsuspecting acquaintance but you not some sort of crazy monster. You're gonna be rational about this. Lay out your argument in the clearest terms possible so that both you and the person you made up in your head know why your upset. Maybe you can work through this!
3. Get Genuinely Heated
Once you've clearly laid out what you're mad about, you just get madder. You throw rationality out the window and go into a full on tirade. You say all the stuff you'd never have the balls to actually say in real life, and become so heated that your brain words start to spill out in the real words and you start mumbling. Not full sentences, mind you. Just enough here and there that if someone on the street saw you, they'd think you were a crazy. This stage is by far the most fun!
4. Start Arguing On The Other Person's Side For Some Reason
After you spend enough time silently bitching out someone who's not there to defend himself, you start to pull it back a little. You start to wonder if maybe this is just an overreaction and start arguing against yourself. Then you start to wonder what it says about you that you can't even have your own back in a fake fight. You'll wonder about that later. For now it's time to get back to fighting.
5. Go In For The Kill (In Your Mind)
Now that you played devil's advocate for a bit, you've returned to only advocating for yourself once more, and now you're about to go in for the full on Mortal Kombat Fatality. You make all the right points. You get in some genuinely good zingers. Your internal monologue is so on point that crowds start to cheer because, fuck it, it's all happening in your head anyway. You can imagine whatever you want. By the end of your mental tirade, you've firmly convinced that you're in the right. You start to think that maybe it's time this fight stops being imaginary and starts being a reality.
6. See The Person In Real Life and Say Nothing
Nah. You're not going to be confrontational in real life. You're not brave enough for that. Best to let just things stew, act as if everything's cool, and go back to fighting in your head.


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There have been some pretty special music videos of late and this makes Musick very happy indeed. Back when MTV used to actually play music we would sit and watch endless hours of music videos - LOTS of Enigma and that Beloved video with all the naked people - and marvel at their brilliance or general awfulness. This is still a fun game to play, but youtube makes it that much easier.
This is the Richard Ayoade-directed video for 'Heads Will Roll', the second single from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs brilliant It's Blitz! album. The video features a fairly muted performance from the usually magnetic Karen O, her role as main focus taken over by a Michael Jackson impersonating cat person...
Brilliant ending too. That cat got some moves and no mistake.
TENUOUS LINK AHOY! Here's the video for Patrick Wolf's new single, 'Hard Times'. For those that missed the blatant link, one video features a cat and the other is by a singer whose surname is also that of an animal. A cat and a wolf. Do you see?
Here it is.
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The excitement level is high over here.
Not that it needed any helping, with Christmas just 25 days away, but I finished this advent calendar in the nick of time, and now we have something to help us count down the days.
My sister-in-law was describing an advent calendar her grandmother made for them growing up, and she found the (almost exact) pattern here. It was just what we were looking for, and we both made one this year. I love that it's not candy every day till Christmas.
The pockets are all stuffed with tiny wooden ornaments, ready to be hung on the silver bells. (I found the bells in a pack at walmart - gold and silver mixed - I chose to use the silver ones)
First ornament hung. 23 more to go!


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Every business owner and manager knows ...
that having the right commercial cleaning service is essential for the well-being of their company. A clean, fresh appearance is more inviting for customers, which helps a business retain and increase its load of clients. Buildings that are cleaned by a qualified office cleaning service demonstrate to clients a concern for detail on the part of the companies housed therein, making these companies more attractive to prospective clients.
Whether you own or run a large business or small business in MELBOURNE, the right commercial cleaning business can help you maintain your offices and take your company to the next level. Dirt Alert Cleaning Services. is a top provider in the city of commercial cleaning. Companies can hire us with the confidence that we will be able to meet all of your commercial building cleaning and office cleaning services needs professionally, affordably, and efficiently.
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Anna Maria Island – The city of Anna Maria and independent organizations in Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach will be holding Anna Maria Island beach clean-ups during the last weeks of March.
Coquina Beach Clean Up
The Tampa Bay Watch Coastal Cleanup of Coquina Beach is asking you to come and help clean the beach on March 21st from 9am until noon. Bring your own gloves, hats and sunscreen as the Tampa Bay Watch will provide trash bags and trash grabbers. The meeting location is 2650 Gulf Drive, Bradenton, FL 34217. Email Michelle Leahy at email@example.com or call at 941-748-4501 ext. 6035 with questions about the clean up. Help keep the beach clean and the wildlife safe!
Anna Maria Beach Clean Up
Taking place on March 28th starting at the south end of Bayfront Park in the city of Anna Maria at 8am. Bring your own bag or trash can, gloves and anything else you may need. Large items can be placed on the roadside for pickup. For more information call the public works department at 941-708-6130 ext. 26.
Manatee Beach Clean Up
Heart the Sea will be holding a beach clean up at the Manatee Public Beach on March 28th from 4-6pm. Heart the Sea will provide blue plastic gloves, so bring your own bags and grabbers. After the clean up is done head over to Swordfish Grill just over the Cortez Bridge for a free drink when you bring in your blue glove. Manatee Public Beach is located at 4000 Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach. Swordfish Grill is located at 4628 119th St W in Cortez. Find out more by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or on the Heart the Sea Facebook page.


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The explosive actress has a sexy and provocative style that makes her the center of attention wherever she goes. Because her look, she never goes unnoticed. So let's see how to get it:
Carmen always looks perfect in tanned skin. To care very much for your face, it is essential that the skin is well hydrated. Use a base fluid and light to unify the tone and illuminating concealer. To finish, apply bronzer.
Look sexy
The key is to get a super sexy look to achieve this. Eye makeup with pastel shades and have the eyes outlined in black. Finally, use false eyelashes at the outer edge of the eye and plenty of black mascara to define and intensify the effect.
Rosy cheeks
To give a touch to a baby doll look, use a bright pink blush tone in the center of the cheeks.
For lips, use a caramel gloss tone that adds volume and shine. Thus, further highlights the look.
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Using dark colored makeup. Using dark colors would look heavy and the fresh look would not be obtained.
Professional Tips
Use highlighter above the cheekbones anad chin and to give light and show off makeup and glowing skin.
Complete the look
Remember that sexy style. Every detail must be perfect. Do not forget the right accessories to put the finishing touch.


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Dispensary Interior Designer
Cannabis dispensaries are the new pharmacy. They demand a competent design eye along with professional project management capabilities. Cannabis dispensary interior designers ensure patients from all walks of life experience a comfortable confidence-inspiring aesthetic when they visit their cannabis providers.
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1. A BuzzFeed Nifty journal so you always know exactly what groceries you need to buy and what errands you need to run.
2. A handheld label maker for every passed-down recipe in your family tree.
3. A pair of seat gap fillers where you can slip in your change, cell phone, receipts, and anything else that usually gets thrown into the cup holder.
4. A purse organizer that'll fit into your current bag so you never again have to dig for your lip balm located somewhere deep in the abyss.
5. A bakeware holder for cupcake tins, cutting boards, pot lids, and any other items you usually just throw into a cabinet and pray they don't come crashing down.
6. A diaper-changing station so you can get that lil' baby butt into a fresh one in mere seconds.
7. A mop and broom wall rack ideal for cleaning supplies. Now you literally have zero excuses not to tidy up.
8. A gift wrap organizer to make wrapping holiday and birthday presents a breeze.
9. A file box that'll keep important documents stacked away neatly for later reference. Say goodbye to those moments where you suddenly think, "Where's my birth certificate???"
10. A magnetic weekly meal planner where you'll also be able to jot down needed groceries and notes for the family.
11. A watch organizer so you never again have to panic when you think you've misplaced your favorite time piece: this display box will play home to them all.
12. An over-the-door hat organizer for those with a serious baseball cap obsession.
13. A pack of space-saving, vacuum-sealed bags designed to decrease the original volume by 80% so you can store a ton of large items like sweaters, throws, and duvets.
14. A set of nesting measuring cups that are both pretty to look at and super easy to store in a kitchen drawer.
15. A set of life-changing drawer organizers to finally get your undergarments and socks in heavenly order.
16. A can rack you'll need to increase storage space in your already overstuffed pantry. If you don't have multiple backup cans of sauce and soup on hand, what are you even doing???
17. A pill organizer because carrying around multiple bottles is too clumsy. This little device can combine your medicine into one convenient place.
18. A drawstring makeup pouch to perfectly define organized chaos.
19. A personalized T-shirt so you can even label your family members! There really is no end to what you will organize.
20. An entryway bench to hold jackets, bags, shoes, and umbrellas if you don't have a nearby closet that can do the job.
21. A desktop organizer for notepads and more importantly, mail. No more late bills!
22. A rotating makeup caddy that'll make your morning routine 10x more efficient. Say goodbye to missing eyeliners and mascaras.
23. A spice rack so you no longer need to take them out one by one to find the exact spice or herb you intend to use for your dinner.
24. A digital bank can count every cent you've ever collected from your younger days to now. Every penny counts!!
25. An under-the-sink shelf for that black hole where things magically disappear and no one really knows how or why.
26. A jewelry and earring stand because your collection deserves to be displayed for all to admire.
27. A play mat/storage bag — it'll help prevent you from ever stepping on a loose Lego again.
28. A pen and phone holder so you are always prepared for a big meeting. You'll also have a convenient place to rest your phone in the meantime.
29. And, finally, a bag dispenser because you've been messily storing these for years with zero method and it's time to finally get your shit together.
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Man Gets 13 Years for Phishing, Pot Scheme
Los Angeles native Kenneth Joseph Lucas II, 27, was sentenced to 13 years in jail for operating an international bank phishing scam and a marijuana grow house.
According to PC World, Lucas was one of the brains behind 2009's Phish Phry, in which he arranged a group of people to pose as bank representatives and send emails to customers, asking them to update their records with their account information.
The cybercriminals then used the information to withdraw money from the U.S. bank accounts, including those at Bank of America and Wells Fargo, transfer them to accounts in Egypt, and re-wire the money back to America in batches of up to $2,000. The Department of Justice estimated that more than $1 million was stolen.
In 2009, Lucas was one of about 100 people arrested by Egyptian and U.S. authorities, the largest number of people ever charged in a single cybercrime case.
Lucas was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday by a federal court in Los Angeles after pleading guilty to 49 counts of bank and wire fraud, computer fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering.
But it doesn't end there. For some reason Lucas also posted videos on YouTube showcasing his elaborate grow house, legally classified as 100 marijuana plants or more, which included fans, indoor lighting, and ventilation equipment, the Los Angeles Times reports.
This landed him an additional five-year sentence, although three of those years will run concurrently with the Phish Phry-related sentence, resulting in 13 years behind bars.
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At Long Last...
After years of listening to everyone else rave about one of the SLR industry's all-time best lenses, I've finally had enough. I've drooled my last drop in envy. Yesterday I dropped the biggest single chunk of change yet for photographic gear, and I'm not looking back. My Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS USM lens came this morning (oh yeah, you think I wouldn't overnight this one? I was like a kid on Christmas morning.)
I'm not one to buy something big on impulse. The more something costs, the more research I have to do on it to make sure I get as much of a rounded opinion as possible. I went to B&H and literally read through all 375 reviews of this lens, and I could count on one hand the number of people who didn't say (to some extent), "buy this lens and you won't regret it."
The singularly overwhelming con for this lens? Its weight. Lots of people gave great reviews yet had to throw one parting shot about how the weight is tough to deal with but worth it. At 3.5 pounds, it's a hefty piece of gear to tote around. Oh well. Guess I'll get started on that workout. :)
I'm beside myself, honestly. This is my first "L" series lens and definitely not my last. At least now I have no shame in admitting what this lens is replacing: my beat-up, worn out old Canon 75-300 f4-5.6 that's as sharp as a bowling ball, with AF as fast as a cold jar of molasses, and sounds like someone put a handful of screws in the dryer. Hopefully this lens lasts me a very, very long time. As soon as I get a chance I'll put up new pics!
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This sturdy vest stays dry and spotless in the worst of conditions. You can secure up to six objects (weighing up to 1 pound each) to the vest by holding them to it and speaking a command word.You can retrieve any of these items as a move action.
In addition, the vest has four large pockets, each capable of holding as much as 1/2 cubic foot in volume or 5 pounds in weight, and weighing only 1 pound when full. When closed, the pockets are proof against water and the elements. The first pocket contains 1 day's worth of trail rations, a quart of water in a waterskin, two candles, and a tindertwig. The vest recreates these items if the first pocket is left empty for 3 days.
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, create food and water, prestidigitation, secret chest, Cost 1,000 gp
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Coridan Consulting is now SOLD BY Cathi
Life is a remarkable journey with many opportunities that come at unexpected times. In July 2017, in response to one such opportunity, I shifted from a 40+ year career in human services and the nonprofit sector to a career in residential Real Estate in Northern VA and Washington, DC.
Real Estate has been a dream of mine for years. It provides yet another venue for me to work with people to make decisions, work through change, and overcome challenges. My tag line for Sold By Cathi is Your Transition Partner. My work is about much more than the purchase or sale of a home. My mission statement to help people meet their goals and achieve their dreams.
I affiliated with Keller-Williams McLean/Great Falls because it is the #20 KW Market Center in the US. The KW approach is very agent-centric, investing in our success with exceptional training and mentoring. I love a Win-Win.
I am focusing on two groups of clients who making big transitions:
- Individuals and couples in the 50+ demographic who are downsizing or settling their parents' estates. To ensure that I provide exceptional service, I earned my Senior Real Estate Specialist designation from the National Association of Realtors.
- I also LOVE first time buyers because they learn so much about the market and themselves as they search for and purchase their new home.
My geographic focus is on Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church and McLean in Virginia, and the thriving neighborhoods of NE DC, from Capitol Hill to Catholic U. I have lived and worked in DC and Northern Virginia on and off for over 40 years, and these are the communities I have watched grow, change and thrive.
And, finally, leveraging my love of design and decorating, I deliver extra value for my clients with my skills as a certified home stager.
I invite you to check out my Sold By Cathi website, my blog and my Sold By Cathi Facebook page to learn more about my business model, explore the featured properties, and learn some more about MY REAL ESTATE LIFE!
Know anyone thinking of selling or buying a home? Please EMAIL ME TODAY!
P.S. To keep everyone fully focused on my Real Estate career, this website will be unplugged on December 31, 2017.


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Photography Classes in Mico TX
Interested in taking photography classes in Mico TX? No matter if you are a professional, beginner, or hobbyist, the best way to improve your photography technique is through hands-on training with knowledgeable instructors.
There are numerous recognized and accredited photography schools in Texas. Techniques covered in photography classes include lighting, exposure and composition, posing and unposing, portrait capture, and other photography fundamentals. Being an expert photographer can lead to a successful professional career or lifelong hobby.
There are numerous Photography Classes in Mico TX:
- Mico Studio Photography Classes
- Mico Photography 101
- Mico Digital Photography Classes
- Mico Nature Photography Classes
- Mico Editorial Photography Classes
Mico TX Photography Classes
The Art Institute of San Antonio
10000 IH-10 W Ste 200
San Antonio, Texas 78230
Phone: (210) 338-7320
22.51 miles away
San Antonio College
1300 San Pedro Ave
San Antonio, Texas 78212-4299
Phone: (210) 486-0000
26.81 miles away
St Philip's College
1801 Martin Luther King Dr
San Antonio, Texas 78203-2098
Phone: (210) 486-2000
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While running around we (my cricut buddy Kristen and her mom Karen who is my bestie and has been for oh....20 something years) went into a Joann's and wow they are having a massive sale! Cricut Cartridges for 39.99 (too much for me, I'm a 20.00 ebay girl) but lots of die cutting supplies (including cricut) for 40% off and 12x12 paper 5 for a buck (I picked up 3 bucks worth) and I got a nifty pair of Fiskars tweezers for 2.99. They also have mega paper packs for 40% off and a lot of deals on other stuff. Everything the 3 of us bought was on sale - even the magazines were 10% off :)
What did you do today? Tell me about a craft find or project you worked on. Would love to hear from you!
Kristen & Karen
Oh, neat little website I found in one of the UK magazines is called Card Making with Crafts You Print. Take a peek and see if it's something you like. I haven't looked around a lot but it looks impressive from what I did see.
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APS says it'll credit customers who used a more expensive plan based on a faulty online tool.
'Natural Poisoning' Causing Cow Deaths In Navajo County
Published: Friday, September 14, 2018 - 10:23am
About two dozen cows have been found dead over the past few days in Navajo County.
Law enforcement has ruled out foul play. David Clouse with the Navajo County Sheriff's office say the current suspect is "naturally occurring ecological poisoning."
"The way the grasses come from either an extreme drought or heavy rain," he said. "There's some certain weeds that can come grow and they have a poison that the cows just don't take a liking to and can kill them."
Arizona Game and Fish and the U.S. Forest Service are still investigating and a toxicology report will be released soon.
This isn't the first time the state has seen similar cow deaths, but it has been about a decade since the last incident.


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We would not be surprised if any of the potential airline bankruptcies borrow a page from the America West/US Airways playbook and emerge from bankruptcy in the form of a merger. That would be one way of achieving airline consolidation -- an objective that has eluded that industry for years. - Michael Linenberg
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The User Agent Reports page displays various user agent reports based on the browser, operating system and number of user's information.
To view the User Agent report in UNIBOX
- Open web browser. Type 10.10.10.1 (gateway IP), or type http://login.secureunibox.com/(domain name) and press Enter.
- UNIBOX Administration screen appears. Click Reports tab.
- Click the User Agent Reports link (in the left pane) under User Agent link. Reports:: User Agent Reports page appears.
4. Select the type of report from the Report Type drop down menu. The options are:
- Browser Vs Number of Users: Display the total number of users who are used particular browser over a time period.
- Operating System Vs Number of Users: Display the total number of users who have used particular operating system over a time period.
5. Select the dates from the Time Interval
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Picture the situation: you've opened up your very own student account and the student finance is rolling in. However, after a hefty Fresher's week, your funds have taken the strain of one too many Jägerbombs, not to mention those all-important textbooks. It's looking like soon you might just need to open up an account with the bank of Mum and Dad.
And why should you feel guilty? Your parents have left you to fend for yourself. You're now forced to live on a diet of foods you can actually cook which, if you're honest, somewhat limits your meal choices. Even worse than that, you have to pay for it all yourself.
So, when your parents ring up worried about the health of your bank balance they're usually more than happy to fork out to keep you topped up on the essentials.
According to a recent survey conducted on behalf of savethestudent.org (and compiled in this excellent student spending infographic below), girls receive £1,125 on average per term, whereas boys only receive an average of £713. That's a staggering 158% more for girls from their parents than boys.*
This infographic is brought to you by NatWest Student Accounts – taking the hassle out of student finance.
But what's the reason for this disparity between the genders? Is it that girls give into temptation more easily when looking at things to buy? Or maybe this proves that boys are much better at budgeting than girls. Perhaps a more likely scenario however, is that daddy's little girl knows how to tug on her parents' heart strings better than her male counterpart. Whatever the reason, it looks like boys are going to have to work on their persuasion skills if they want to squeeze any more money out of Mum and Dad.
But are you being honest about where that money is actually going? Statistics reveal that you're probably not.
Of those paents asked in the survey, none believed that their little girl had been completely dishonest about how they spent their money. However, the survey revealed that statistically, girls are more likely than boys to lie to their parents about what they spend their money on. Looks like daddy's little girl's halo is starting to slip.
Not everyone, however, is lucky enough to have a helping hand from parents. Luckily, there's plenty of help out there to support you during your time at university. Many student accounts offer interest free overdrafts to help you out with a bit of extra cash if you're struggling. You often don't even need to worry about paying it back until a few years after you've finished 'Uni'.
There are also plenty of tools out there to help you manage the money that you do have, such as the student budget calculator which will hopefully help you handle your finances a little better.
Living away from home can be hard and, frankly, sometimes you need to splash the cash on some luxuries to get you through. Whether it's in the form of Mum and Dad or the bank, there's always a helping hand available to you during your time at university.
*Based on data from a GMI nationally-representative online survey conducted between 29th July and 2nd August, 2013. The total sample size was 400 adults, of which 200 were full-time students aged between 18-25 years, and 200 were parents of full-time students in their first, second or third year.
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Fishing Tour. 1
10days/ 9 nights
May-15/May25, June-July
Group size (1-10 people)
The Khoton and Khurgan Lakes are second largest and clearest of all lakes in Mongolia, the average depth is 26m the maximum depth is approximately 58 m.
The landscape around the lakes is stunning with forests and snow-capped mountains. Khoton and Khurgan Lakes are home to the Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) and the Lenok (Brachymystax lenok).
The Khoton and Khurgan lakes are located in an intermountain tectonic depression in the northern portion of the Mongolian Altai region, and excellent sport fishing.
Day. 1 Arrive in Ulaanbaatar
Day.2 Arrive in Ulgii.
Days. 3-5 Khoton-Khurgan lakes.
Day. 6 Dayan lake.
Days. 7-8 Dayan lake Fishing day.
Day. 9 Drive back to Ulgii.
Day. 10 Flight to the UB.
Tour members (minimum 3 person)
Tour price per person. 1300$
Fishing Tour. 2
10days/ 9 nights
May-15/May25, June-July
Group size (1-10 people)
Lake Tolbo (Stain) Nuur is located en route between 2 western Mongolian bigger towns, Ulgii and Khovd, and very picturesque.
Day. 1 Arrive in Ulaanbaatar.
Days. 2-3 Arrive in Ulgii. Tolbo Lake.
Day. 4 Drive to Buyant, Tsengel Khairkhan mountain.
Day. 5-6 Drive to the Black stone River.
Day. 7-8 Dayan Lake.
Day. 9 Back to the Bayan-Ulgii.
Day. 10 Flight to the UB.
Tour members (minimum 4 person)
Tour price per person. 1450$
Fishing and Auto Tour.3
Day. 1 Arrive in Ulaanbaatar.
Day.1 To Ulgii.
Day-2 To Achit Lake.
Day-3 To Khyargas Lake
Day-4 To Lake Telman
Day-5 Rest day or Fishing day
Day-6 To Lake Khubsugul.
Day-7 Fishing
Day-8 By Lake Khubsugul
Day-9 To Khovd
Day-10 To Tolbo Lake
Day-11 To Ulgii
Day-12 Back to UB (flight)
– Some recommendations: Summer months in Mongolia are from early June to mid September. Although the Mongolian summer is hot and dry with occasional rain, the temperature can fluctuate as much 20 degrees centigrade between day and night. So be prepared for all weather conditions
– What to bring: Binoculars, sunscreen, a hat, gloves, long underware for travel in the high mountains, comfortable footware, lip balm, sanitary hand wipes, sunglasses, prescription medicatious, (if needed), rain gear, flashlight.
– Transport: This expedition is supported by a jeep or minibus on the Altai Mountain road tracks.
– Stuff: A Mongolian-Russian, English, French speaking local guide will accompany the group at all times. A cook will follow, Plus driver.
– Meals: Our cook will prepare the meal, we pride ourselves in having cooks adapt with both western and Mongolian cooking on our trip. There are always vegetables available and we have no problem accommodating vegetarians.
– Overnights: This is a vehicle supported camping trip. Tents and mattresses will be provided for the camping nights. You need to bring your own sleeping bag.
– Price: USD 2000 per person(min 4 members).
– Group: size 4-12
– Discounts: available for group
– Includes: Russian, English, French speaking guide, all meals, all overnights in ger (or with family)camping equipments and all local transport all border and National parks permits.
– Excludes: Drink , Laundry, Single room (tent) ger supplement is USD 20 per night.


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hi Eric
Thanks for the debug info, I'll definitely bear that in mind.
I have another issue now related to the styles:
Use this test link:
If you select the heading text and try to change the style, it applies the new style as well as keeping the old one.... and this can be done a number of times. Thats why I've added a 'No Style' button to the iRite panel as you need to completely erase all styles before changing to a different one...
... but surely it should be able to just replace the old style with the new one?
Can you help again please, many thanks


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Jo Hansford salons are well known for their colour services from the latest trends, to colour correction. The hair care ranges, free from parabens and sulphates are used in the salons and have gained a good reputation. Using Sweet Blue Luptin Peptides, the only Ecocert ingredient scientifically proven to hold colour for up to 30 washes. Adding a thin film to protect hair and add shine.
Intensive Hair Masque (part of the Expert Colour Care - £28.50 for 150ml) can be used daily or weekly, dependent on the amount of love your hair needs. I usually take a good size blob, once a week and concentrating on the mid lengths and ends, work through. Massaging well, then leaving for five minutes, I rinse out using tepid water and am left with hair that looks shinier and feels a lot healthier. Whilst my hair is only coloured on the ends, I have noticed my blonde looks brighter and when I curl my hair it looks less frizzy and dry.
'I created this luxurious Intensive Masque to protect and enhance your colour treated hair. Dubbed 'the little pot of magic' by my clientele, it will deeply moisturize your hair without weighing it down, whilst leaving it nourished and glossy. Containing the most innovative and effective ingredients available, Jo Hansford Intensive Masque locks in your colour with its Professional Anti-Fade Formula.' Jo Hansford MBE
I'm currently trying out the full range, so will report back with a full review next week.


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A proposed Trump administration plan for paying for drugs under Medicare Part B has raised red flags for doctors.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Oct. 25 that it will test paying for Part B drugs by more closely aligning those payments with international rates.
The so-called International Price Index (IPI) model "would test whether increasing competition for private-sector vendors to negotiate drug prices, and aligning Medicare payments for drugs with prices that are paid in foreign countries, improves beneficiary access and quality of care while reducing expenditures," according to a government fact sheet.
Under the test, private vendors would "procure drugs, distribute them to physicians and hospitals, and take on the responsibility of billing Medicare. Vendors would aggregate purchasing, seek volume-based discounts, and compete for providers' business, thereby creating competition where none exists today."
Health care professionals and hospitals in certain geographic areas would receive their Part B drugs under this program, while the rest of the country would continue under the current buy-and-bill system. Eventually, over the 5-year phase-in period, half of the geographic regions would fall under this IPI model.
CMS officials note that the IPI model "would maintain beneficiaries' choice of provider and treatments and would have meaningful beneficiary protections such as enhanced monitoring and Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman supports."
Initially, only single-source drugs and biologics with available international pricing data would be provided under the IPI model, which could be expanded over time to include drugs available via multiple sources.
Currently, Medicare typically pays average sales price (ASP) plus a 6% add-on for drugs under Part B. Under IPI, if the international price is determined to be lower than the ASP, the CMS would reimburse based on a target price derived from an international price index, with the hope that manufacturers would match the international price. The target price would be phased in over a 5-year period.
The plan also calls for an add-on price similar to the current buy-and-bill system; however, the CMS aims to bring the add-on back to 6% rather than the actual 4.3% under the budget sequestration.
Other add-ons are also under consideration, such as paying a fixed amount per encounter or per month as well as a unique payment based on drug class, physician specialty, or physician practice.
Early takes on the proposal were met with skepticism.
The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) said in a statement that it is "concerned that the IPI will either repeat past reform mistakes [such as the Competitive Acquisition Program] or introduce the same cancer treatment access challenges experienced by cancer patients today with pharmacy benefit managers and other middlemen under Medicare Part D."
"What the administration is proposing is incredibly complex and extremely difficult to comprehend how it would be implemented in the real-world of medical practice," said Ted Okon, executive director of the COA. "It is also disturbing that the administration is trying to end-run the Congress by forcing a mandatory CMS Innovation Center demonstration that will effectively change Medicare reimbursement, as the sequester cut to Part B drug reimbursement has already done."
The American College of Rheumatology was more measured in its reaction, noting that any change in policy needs to be thoughtful in its process to ensure that patient care is not adversely affected.
"Efforts to address high costs can sometimes create significant access issues for patients while penalizing doctors for providing quality care," ACR officials said in a statement. "These proposals include those restructuring reimbursement for Medicare Part B drugs through either flat fee payments or a competitive acquisition program, or allowing utilization management such as step therapy or 'fail first' protocols in the Medicare Part B program. It is imperative that policy makers stay focused on the players who control drug prices and not penalize Medicare patients who depend on timely access to needed therapies."
The American Medical Association raised some concerns as well.
"The administration's proposal for an International Pricing Index Model for Part B drugs raises a number of questions, and we need to have a greater understanding of the potential impact of the proposal on patients, physicians, and the health care system," AMA President Barbara McAneny, MD, said in a statement. "We look forward to working constructively with the Administration as it seeks feedback."
The advanced notice of proposed rulemaking was posted to the Federal Register website on Oct. 25 and is scheduled to be formally published in the publication on Oct. 30. Comments are due Dec. 24. The CMS plans to issue the proposed rule related to this model in the spring of 2019.


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I was on a budget with this room, so that's part of the reason why it took so long to finish. I was trying to make sure I could find what I was looking for, without spending a fortune.
So... here is what my living room looks like now! (before/after photo at the bottom of this post!)
So the only things I kept from my previous living room decor, was the coffee and end table's. Truth is, I probably would have replaced those, too, but I was already over my budget by a little bit... so I had to make the sacrifice. I think they look okay in there for now. But my goal is to get a larger square coffee table sometime next year. We'll see, though! But for now, I'm happy with these I guess ;-)
And here is the before & after!! Crazy what a difference it is, right?!? Looking at what the room looked like before, it was NOT my style whatsoever. So happy to have it much lighter, brighter and airier in there now!
I think the two things I did that made the biggest difference were 1) paint the walls, and 2) raise the curtain rods up a lot higher. Both of those things make the room look more spacious and inviting.


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We sell both domestic and imported bonsai across the full species range of bonsai suitable trees.
In our indoor area we stock a good range of indoor suitable trees and starter trees such as Chinese Elms, Prodocarpus, Cotoneaster, Serissa and many others.
In our poly tunnels and outdoor benches you will find, European species such as Scots Pine, Larch, Yew, Elm, Beech & Birch. We hold stock of European yamadori material as well our own field grown nursery stock.
We sell imported bonsai from Japan and the far east such as Japanese White Pine, Yew, White Beech, Shimpaku Junipers and beautiful Satsuki Azaleas.
You will find the nursery well stocked all year round and we will be please to help you with whatever you are looking for.
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How to set an animated banner (carousel)?
The animated banner allows you to show multiple offers, products, news... all in one place. You can inform your visitors about important news without ruining the design of your front page. You can set conditions for each page of the carousel box as well!


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Remember a few posts back when I talked about the funeral home estate sale?
Well, here's another treasure from that sale!
Well, here's another treasure from that sale!
I know a lot of people would be totally weirded out by that, and I guess it is a little morbidly strange, but I knew that this place had been around for many years, it was in one of my favorite buildings in town, and who knows what interesting bits might be found?
This was a one day sale, and I was sure by the nature of the sale that the dealers would be there early.
Uh, really early.
I think I was number 15 on the sign up sheet and that was getting there 2 hours beforehand!
I had a nice time reacquainting myself with a former high school class mate who was also there.
We only went to school together for a year?, and I always thought he was a funny and cool guy.
In talking to him, he has lived all over the world and led a pretty fascinating life, so the time passed quickly talking to him, which was great!
They only let a few people in at a time (ugh, I hate that)
so by the time I got in at #15, a lot of the stuff I had been hoping to nab was already spoken for.
I saw this cool metal thing in a dark corner and was intrigued by it, so I thought
why not?
It had rubber suction cups on the legs, and I realized it was one of those car carrier tops from probably the 1960's.
Coming from a mortuary, all I could think of was the movie, "Vacation"
where they strap the deceased grandma to the top of the car, and hoped that was not the case with this piece!!
ha ha!
I brought it home with good intentions and then it sat in the barn for a year.
This past fall, I decided to finally try and do something with a few orphaned projects, and this was one of them.
I got some pine boards, cut them 2 inches longer than the car carrier, and then added two
1 x 2's on the underside.
I cut these to fit snugly inside the car carrier so that it wouldn't shift around, and be able to nail / plank the boards together.
The top is meant to be removable so that if you wanted to use the interior for storage, you can.
Once that was done, I stained the top in a rich medium tone stain.
This was such a fun industrial piece that I decided to add some wheels to the legs as well.
I was so happy with how this turned out!
It sold recently and I am hoping the new owner will enjoy this unique piece.
As for the mortuary....
unfortunately, the building has since been demolished
to make way for....
wait for it....
a Starbucks.