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Well the end is getting near for Project X – 2×4.
I had a little "oopsie" when dry fitting the pieces and had to rely on my homemade edible glue to stick the "oopsie" back together. Actually there are better words to express how I felt, but as this is a family site . . . "oopsie" will do just fine.
The pics above are from yesterday and I have arranged Project X and its twin in order to deceive the average woodworker. You can only decipher what it actually is if you have a special decoder ring . . . or you can wait until later this week when I post the finished pics.
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Today I'm participating in the second annual Booking Across the USA tour, which has been organized so well by our fearless leader Jodie at Growing Book by Book. Each blogger on the tour is creating an activity for young children that is related to one of the 50 U.S. states and is inspired by a new series of books -- Travels with Charlie -- by Miles Backer with illustrations by Chuck Nitzberg. I signed up for Maryland!
Some of you might remember that my family and I moved from Maryland to California late last summer, so we've been in our new home for almost an entire school year now. Wow! I must say that I am truly enjoying the beauty, sunshine, and way of life out here on the West Coast, but I do miss many things about Maryland, so this blog tour gave me a chance to reminisce.
Movement Activity
Given my blog's theme, I wanted to come up with a book-related activity that involved movement. So why not create a simple dance to the book's poem about Maryland? But first, here are a few definitions that are important to know in order to execute the movements in the dance...
Skipjack: Maryland's official state boat, which looks like a sailboat and is used to fish for oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
Fort McHenry: A star-shaped fort in Baltimore, Maryland, where part of the War of 1812 was fought
And here is the book's poem about Maryland, along with movements to go with each line or group of lines. As you'll see, the first few movements are wavy and circular and the last few are sharp and straight, to give children the opportunity to explore both types…
The star spangled banner was actually a flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the national anthem. (The flag was raised at Fort McHenry after a crucial battle in 1814.) What makes this banner so special is that it is the only version of the American flag that has 15 stars and 15 stripes. You can read more about the banner at this website of the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, where the original flag is on display.
|Star spangled banner on display at the National Museum of American History
For an art activity, each child can color his or her own star spangled banner, either freehand or using a coloring page. Here is a sample coloring page from the TPS-Barat Educational Foundation. TPS-Barat also has a whole star spangled banner lesson plan for students in kindergarten through second grade, which could probably be adapted for younger students as well. It's aligned with some of the common core language arts standards and includes illustrations, recordings, lyrics, and more related to the national anthem. (When you color the flag, don't forget that the first stripe is a red one.)
|Star spangled banner coloring page from TPS-Barat Educational Foundation
You might consider playing the national anthem in the background as the children color their flags, or turning their coloring pages into "real" flags using some glue and popsicle sticks or straws. If time allows, it might also be nice to do a little marching dance to the national anthem when the flags are finished. First have the kids stand still and wave their flags to the beat. Then have them march, holding their flags still over their heads. Finally, see if they can march and wave their flags at the same time while still keeping the beat!
Don't forget to stop by Growing Book by Book to find the rest of the posts in this year's Booking Across the USA tour…plus a giveaway. You can also explore picture books by authors and illustrators from the 50 states through last year's tour here.

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To celebrate Elomi's growing success, we hosted a special, intimate event at the Little Owl Town House in New York City for our 10th Birthday, where we invited specialist retailers, the media and influencers to join in the celebrations. They received a preview of our upcoming SS19 collections, met with our Elomi designer, Liesl Goodman, and were able to experience a personal bra fitting, plus toast to the last 10 years of our brand!
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Contact HEROS
HEROS Charity
The Swallows
North Farm Stud
Fawley, Wantage
Oxfordshire OX12 9NJ
Tel: 01488 638820
Fax: 01488 638504
Grace Muir
HEROS Chief Executive
Mobile Phone: 07770 877543
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hilary Parsons
Charity Administrator
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri 8.30am to 5.30pm • Sat 8.30am to 1.30pm • CLOSED on Sunday
Directions to find HEROS Charity at North Farm Stud
If you are using Sat Nav the post code is OX12 9NJ but please note that it will direct you into Fawley Village. We kindly ask you to please use the private drive off of the A338 to avoid unnecessary traffic in the village. Thank you.
If you are arriving out of hours however (after 5pm) the gates on the drive will be locked. If this is the case then you may reach us via the village.
>> Google Maps link <<
From the A34
- Leave the A34 at Milton Interchange – Junction with the A4130, signposted to Wantage, Didcot and Milton.
- At the roundabout take the exit signposted to Wantage A4130
- At the roundabout (junction with A417/A4185) take the 3rd exit signposted A417
- Follow A417 for approx. 5 miles
- Arriving in Wantage go straight over the double mini roundabout by the 'Lord Nelson'
- At the next mini roundabout take a left into Ormond Road
- Follow it down to the traffic lights at the staggered crossroad and turn left into the A338 (Newbury Street)
- Follow the A338 for 5 miles
- As you pass through the Oxfordshire/Berkshire border you will find North Farm Stud's private drivs on the right hand side, directly by a large lay-by.
From the M4
- Leave the M4 at Junction 14 signposted to Hungerford/Wantage and turn right at the roundabout to take the A338 to Wantage.
- Continue to follow the A338 through the village of Great Shefford (stay on the main road around the double bend at The Swan pub)
- Carry on for about 4 miles towards Wantage
- North Farm Stud's private drive is on the left hand side directly before a large lay by
- If you pass through the Berkshire/Oxfordshire border you have gone too far. Please turn around at Letcombe Regis and return


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Saturday, April 26, 2008
April is the cruelist month . . .
April is here: the first flowers have come and fled. We have watched petal fall of the Bartlett Pears and thought of all the wonderful Japanese "cut'um up" movies we loved for years and years with their wonderful photography and their yearnings for the mythical Japan of the warriors and warlords past. We, of course, have the same sort of thing in the Western canon but we have never come quite so close in giving it the cinematic magnificance as have the Japanese. We have the legends of Authur and all of the high middle ages but the movies which we made of them have not come anywhere near those of modern Japan.
On the other hand our homage to those legends of our own past, our Anglican and Britianic past, have created another sort of magnificance which mostly we now come to ignore. I am thinking of the glorious church buildings created by that Anglican renaissance which we call the Church Revival or the Oxford Movement. And yet, even as I write this, I am reminded of a church close to the Welsh border which was built in the year before Keble preached his sermon. When I walked around it and into it I was convinced that it was clearly medieval so much that it was one with the greatest examples of that period in the near neighborhood. Its building was not spurred by the theological movement that was to begin in the following year. It was built because the people in the vicinity needed a church and they built one that reminded them of the churches nearby. Their architect looked at them and chose the best of each building to put into the one which he designed and the people built.
This was somewhat like the advice which Gregory the Great gave St Augustine after he had sent him to England. He told him in liturgical matters to choose the best that he found. And essentially and for their times that is what the framers of the classical prayer books did. They chose the best they could find that met their goals of restoring the English Church to something as close as they could come to the sub-apostolic church. Their goal was to give to their people a liturgy that was profoundly Biblical and Catholic in the sense of the Greek words behind that word, according to the whole. And for the time between 1559 when Elizabeth I's prayer book restored the English reformation to the people until the present, that liturgy and its orthodox daughters has been Stupor Mundi.
Now, of course, it is under attack from almost all sides. Anglicanism in the English speaking nations has become increasingly heretical with the exception of those who to retain the faith and practise of the classical prayer books have had to sever themselves from establishment Anglicanism. Consequently the beauties of the historical Anglican liturgy seem almost doomed to disappear from the planet. But then almost all things beautiful seem equally doomed. Music has become noise and our children have returned to scarring and defacing their bodies like the barbarians of old.
April is the cruelist month. In the acts of nature it reminds us that all things, countries, histories and peoples, both flower and fade. We have short moments of beauty which decays so quickly that we are almost never sure that they were really there. But it was there and it yet remains. It may not have the great cathedral buildings anymore, but in smaller and newer churches the ancient liturgy of the English Church and classical Anglicanism remains. It is just a little harder to find.
3 comments:
- Alice C. Linsley said...
The Continuum and GAFCON give me hope. This crisis is deepening Anglicans worldwide. If only we can be uncompromising in defense of the Gospel yet unfailing in Love.
- May 12, 2008 at 2:41 PM
I have finally add you to my blog role as I just found your excellent blog today!
Lord Peter
- May 14, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Personally, I have taken to calling the Prayer Book Tradition, "New Sarum," as the original BCP is essentially Cranmer's conservative and gentle pruning of Old Sarum, much along same gentle lines as de Quinones's revisions of the Roman Breviary, especially the second recension.
Admittedly, the original 1549, both 1928 books, and the Canadian 1962 are more gentle and, therefore, more "organic" continuations of Sarum. But, even the 1552, 1559, 1662 editions (as usually implemented) are within the Sarum ambit.
- May 14, 2008 at 12:57 PM


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Car Manufacturer News
135 MPH Lawn Tractor by Honda
0-60 in four seconds, it's a lawn tractor….say whaaaa. Honda UK says the Mean Mower is the world's fastest lawnmower, and with its estimated top speed of 135mph, it's hard to doubt their claim. Based on a perfectly normal Honda HF2620 Lawn Tractor, the Mean Mower has been completely rebuilt beneath the surface. In addition to utilizing the 1000cc V-twin engine from a Honda VTR Firestorm motorcycle, the Mean Machine boasts a custom tube frame chassis, along with suspension and wheels pulled from an ATV. While your average riding mower peters along with around 10hp, the Mean Mower has 109 hp, nearly 11 times that figure. Heck, this lawnmower has more power than the 2013 Honda Insight hybrid, which makes do with only 98 horsepower.
Surprisingly, the Mean Mower can still cut grass, but only at speeds at or below 15mph. That's well short of its full performance capability, but still twice the top speed of the standard HF2620. The Mean Mower is more at home on a track, where Honda says it has reached speeds of more than 100mph with Honda Driver and reigning British Touring Car Champion Gordon Shedden behind the wheel. Theoretically, the Mean Mower is geared for 135 mph, but we're not sure if we'd want to push our luck…
Other race components on the Honda Mean Mower include a paddle-shift six-speed transmission, a custom Cobra sports seat, a Scorpion exhaust system, and the steering rack from a Morris Minor.
Source: Honda UK and http://rumors.automobilemag.com
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Fresh squeezed pomegranate juice. Pici noticed how much less astringent it is here than in Turkey and that's because they use fancier juicers in Europe that separate the purple nectar from the seedy pulp. In the Middle East and Turkey, we often drink it blended with the seeds and pith.
Dinner at Mazzo out in Centocelle. Rösti with Romanesco (also known as Roman broccoli or cauliflower).
Fried snails in potato dashi.
Torglioni alla Genovese.
Tataki of beef from Piedmont.
Incredible pizza at Gabriele Bonci's Pizzarium. We went nuts.
Lunch for two.
The potato and mozzarella one recommended most enthusiastically by the staff looks like boredom stuffed with blah. It was insane.
Imagine pizza bianca having a pillow fight with butter and olive oil in a heaven made entirely of cheese.
There are no seats so you have to eat standing up, often sharing what little surface area is available for trays. A couple standing near us was intrigued by the reaction we had to this odd yellow pizza so we ended up sharing some with them. They agreed it was the bomb diggity.
Photos do no justice, predictably. Each slice was larger than it appears; about the size of my palm.
Skipped the Vatican for a pilgrimage to a fantastic little deli called La Tradizione (di Belli e Fantucci). Anchovies from Cantabrico, which I've always wanted to try but they're super hard to find. And over one hundred dollars a kilo as you can see. These were salt-packed, rinsed by hand and then stored under olive oil. I bought four and we ate them, as is, on the sidewalk just outside. Wow.
Final dinner in Italy was at Roscioli. We had fallen for the place over aperitivi the night before, but honestly the food was a mess.
"Mouthful" of buffalo mozzarella from Paestum, Cantabrican anchovies, Taggiasche olives and a lemony herb oil the salumeria invented and calls "trombolotto".
Fried fresh anchovies.
Galician sardines.
Mortadella and Parmesan from Red cows. Nothing special.
And the place's inexplicably famous Pugliese burrata, which was snotty, squeaky... A weird wet letdown.
Also the Cantabrican anchovies here weren't nearly as good as the ones we had eaten earlier on the sidewalk.
The legendary carbonara was a mushy white nightmare.
And that's it.
Aside from getting detained at US Customs in Dublin for declaring a perfectly legal cheese that was allowed through after much ado, our return trip was uneventful.
Salute and salve.


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Installing Lighted Address Plaque
Lighted address plaque – An illuminated address plate will help to identify your home in the dark. The installation of this shield is a service for neighbors and friends. Decide where the sign should be. For your sign, in order to be effective. It you must place in a clear visible place from the road. The seats next to the door are the best, but you can also think of placing it on a pile in the lawn or placing it on your mailbox or tree trunk. Your panel will come with instructions for installing the manufacturer. You need to read the parts and tools. There may also be helpful tips for positioning the plate that you have not thought of.
Your personal lighted address plaque is solar, you need to make sure you have enough sunlight to recharge you every day. If your panel needs a power supply, you need to install a connection where the card should be. It may be possible to do a cable from the inside of the house to the place of the plate, or the wall where you want to find the plate is not important, you can bring the wire through the wall. Do not install the power cord and plug it in immediately. Attach the bracket its illuminated steering plate probably has a bracket that must be installed on the wall of the house. These are often enough to hold the wall with two screws in the wall sockets.
24 Photos Gallery of: Installing Lighted Address Plaque
If there is a position on the bracket to secure the power cord, do so to protect it. If you are using a different location, you will probably find useful tips on how to edit the media. Setting the signal connect the shield to the power supply and connect it to the holder. It should be square and outside. Make sure it is visible from the road. Signal test connect the panel to the power supply and make sure it is lit. If you do not, you can have a circuit breaker that detects daylight.
Locate the opening with the sensor and close it. After a few seconds the light should turn on. When holding the plate in your hand, make sure that it does not appear to heat up. Applause could be a sign of a bad or loose connection. Setting a timer if your lighted address plaque signal does not have an automatic sensor to turn off in daylight, you can install a timer. The taste would make sure the table you turn at night and can still attract them during the day is cloudy.


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I met London designer Paul Price a few months ago when I stumbled upon his amazing typographic posters online. After chatting back and forth on Twitter, Charlotte and I included him in our guest series on There & Here and I helped him out with one of his projects. With all of the overseas collaborating, Paul was one of the main people I was hoping to meet up with on my trip.
Paul is an incredibly talented designer based in London who has seen huge success at a relatively young age. While I respect his venture into the more digital side of things, I will always love his printed Signs of Affection poster project, which I was fortunate to be involved with in Calgary. I love his expressive typographic style and the intention behind the project and hope he can keep it going well into the future. I only managed to meet up with Paul on my last night in town but look forward to many more chats about design, life and drunk english girls and to a to a lasting overseas friendship with this man.


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Title: The Mist.
Size: 16 x 20 x 1/4
Medium: Medium: Acrylic on canvas board.
Date: 1/24/2010
I am a bit tardy in posting this piece. And I have not had any time for painting since. Actually I started it well before New Friend but it sat waiting for me for weeks. I consider New Friend to be the more recent painting. I hope to get back to painting soon!


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Twice a month, experts at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture answer your questions in a column called….
What was the
largest wildfire in Washington State history?
When Mark Twain visited Olympia in August of 1895, he commented wryly about the smoke-choked town: "I regret to see – I mean to learn – I can't see, of course, for the smoke – that your magnificent forests are being destroyed by fire. As for the smoke, I do not mind. I am a perpetual smoker myself."
A few short years later, his comments might have been met with silence rather than laughter, as Washington State had suffered its worst wild
Native peoples had long set small fires to herd game, encourage the growth of plants needed for food and medicines, and improve grazing. Stories of the "Big Fire" circa 1800, which was credited with burning a half million acres, were already being told long before settlers began to arrive. The settlers and loggers used "clearing" and "slashing" fires much more extensively than ever before. Though the cause of the Yacolt fire was never pinpointed, these practices were more than likely culprits.
The first plume of smoke was spotted by the single ranger at work in the Mount Rainier Forest Reserve on September 11, 1902. He essentially ignored it; there was no organized system in place to fight wildfires.
Strong, hot winds from Eastern Washington soon fanned the flames into a wall of fire that raced forward, driving all before it: settlers, loggers, farmers, Native Americans, livestock and wild animals alike. In 30 hours, it covered 36 miles. The blackened sky convinced some terrified witnesses that a volcano was erupting; smoke darkened the air from Seattle to Astoria.
After it was over, the little town of Yacolt was still standing, but blistered paint on many buildings told of how close the call had come.
In the smoky aftermath, the Yacolt Burn disaster focused attention on the need for fire protection for America's wild and private lands. Washington State was quick to appoint its first fire warden the very next year, and the National Forest Service was founded not long after to look after our treasured forests.
The Burke museum would like to thank James Agee, Professor Emeritus, Forest Ecology and Fire Ecology in the University of Washington's School of Forest Resources for his invaluable assistance with this Ask the Burke.
Got a question for next time?
Previously on Ask the Burke:
What kinds of owls does Washington have?
True story: Giant sloth discovered under Sea-Tac Airport
Rattlesnakes in Washington? Where to watch your step
Fossils found in Washington state: Giant sloth, whale skeleton
How long have humans been in Washington?
Visit seattlepi.com's home page for more Seattle news.


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How to Change the Color Scheme in Windows Vista
If you know how to change the color scheme in Windows Vista, you can control the colors that Windows uses when displaying dialog boxes, menus, and windows. Changing the color scheme is a great way to reflect your own personality in your Windows environment, but it can also help make Windows easier to use. If you happen to be color blind, you can chose a color combination that is easier for you to see.
1Right-click the desktop, choose Personalize, and click the Window Color and Appearance link.
The Window Color and Appearance dialog box is displayed.
2Click a color scheme and adjust settings for transparency and color intensity.
There really is no right or wrong here. Just pick a color and slide the intensity bar until you like what you get. If you don't like the color at any intensity, try another color.
3Click the Open Classic Appearance Properties for More Color Options link.
You can use these controls to customize the selected preset color scheme.
Some colors are easier on the eyes than others. For example, green is more restful to look at than orange. Choose a color scheme that is pleasant to look at and easy on the eyes!
4Click Advanced.
The Advanced Appearance dialog box lets you really get into the nitty gritty of how each Windows element is going to appear.
5Click a screen element in the Item drop-down list and then adjust settings for size, color, font, or effects (such as bold).
The changes you make will appear in the preview window above. Repeat this for each item you want to change. If you don't like something in the preview box, just hit Cancel to go back to the default.
If you want to set specific colors in the Advanced Appearance dialog box and you know the Red/Green/Blue value for those colors, in the Color drop-down list, click Other and enter specific values for Red, Green, and Blue. Click OK to save the changes.
6Click OK to close the Advanced Appearance dialog box and apply all changes. Then click OK to close the Appearance Settings dialog box.
It might take a second or two for Vista to make all the necessary internal changes, but soon you'll have your own, personalized color scheme.


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Be Courageous
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding
in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
—1 Corinthians 15:58
How should we live in these last days? Paul tells us to be courageous. In
1 Corinthians 15:58 he uses the word "immovable." You know, we live in
an age where compromise is celebrated. After all, if there aren't any absolute truths, then why shouldn't we be willing to engage in a little give-and-take with our beliefs? But the Bible says we are not to compromise our core convictions.
I believe it's only a matter of time until believers in our country begin to
be persecuted for our faith. First, Christians will begin to be ostracized
socially. Have you noticed how acceptable it is to make fun of Christians
on television? Once the public has developed a distaste for Christianity,
government will begin limiting the rights of Christians. Then, when
Christians are socially ostracized and their rights are marginalized, it
will become much easier for Christians to become the target of blatant
persecution. You might protest that the First Amendment guarantees the
right of religious freedom. Are you sure about that? Do you remember in
our own country there was a time when we suspended our Constitution?
We abrogated the rights of Japanese-Americans during World War II in the
interest of national security. What makes you think such a thing will not
happen again in the future?
The Bible tells us that the final form of government in the last seven years
of earth's history will be a dictatorship under Antichrist. All national
distinctions will be abolished, which means all national constitutions will
be abolished. And every hour that passes moves us closer to that day when Christians living in the United States will be forced to worship the Antichrist or to die.
However, we don't have to wait till those final seven years for the persecution of Christians to begin. I believe a continuing reinterpretation of the First Amendment of the Constitution will give our government sufficient authority to attack believers who defend the rights of the unborn, who oppose same-sex marriage, who exhibit their faith in the public square, and who insist that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation. Fines, threats of losing tax-exempt status, and incarceration will be just some of the ways American Christians will be persecuted and tempted to renounce their faith. It is only a matter of time. How should we respond when it happens?
Acts 5 tells us how to respond in times of persecution. The apostles were
brought before the Jewish high priest and condemned because they had
refused to quit preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. And in Acts 5:27-29,
"The high priest [said], 'We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name,'—that is, the name of Jesus—'and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.' But Peter
and the apostles answered, 'We must obey God rather than men.'"
Today's devotion is an excerpt from "Last Days Living" by Dr. Robert Jeffress, 2011.


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It can be hard to sort through the mass of credit card offers that come in the mail everyday. What are you do? The information will assist you in understanding what you must know about credit cards.
It is wise to have two to three different bank cards available for your use. This will help you build one's credit score, especially if you don't carry a balance from month to month. However, if you open more than three, a lender may think that looks bad when pulling up your personal credit bureau report.
Check the details and fine print of credit card offers. If there are offers that allow you to be pre-approved for a card or if the person is saying you can be helped to get a card, be sure to know what you are getting into prior to making a decision. It's very important to know what your interest rate is and payment schedules you'll be dealing with. You should also be sure to learn about grace periods and any fees that may be applied.
Credit Card
Always have a budget when it comes to using credit card spending. You should have a budget for your income, your credit should be included in it. You should not want to think of a credit card as simply extra spending money. Set aside a limit for yourself on how much you can safely charge to your card every month. Stick with this and be sure to pay it in full every month.
Make certain you understand all the regulations regarding a potential card before you sign up for it. The credit card policy should be read and understood if you use the card.
Do not be hesitant to inquire about getting a lower interest rate in order to lighten your debt load. A quick call may be all that is necessary to lower your rate and facilitate real savings.
Keep tabs on the status of your credit report and score. Most credit card issuers consider 700 the lowest number you can have while still being considered to have good credit. Use your credit wisely to maintain that level, or if you're not there, to reach that level. Once your score hits 700 or above, you will end up with great credit offers.
Interest Rates
Don't think that any interest rates they offer you is concrete and will stay the same way. Credit card issuers have several interest rates they can offer to customers.If you are unhappy with your current interest rate, contact your bank and request that they lower it.
Many experts state the maximum limit for your charge cards should not be above 75% of your income for each month. If you have gone above that amount, you should work on paying it off immediately. This happens when the amount of interest you pay can quickly get out of control.
People typically receive dozens of credit card promotional letters everyday in their mail. It can be frustrating trying to sort through these offers. Understanding credit, and making the right choices, both become easier in time. Now that you have read this article, you have the kind of advice you need to begin making the right credit decisions.


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Youth Education Our Solar System
Our Solar System
Our solar system consists of one star (the Sun), nine planets and all their moons, several thousand minor planets called "Asteroids" or "Planetoids",
and an equally large number of Comets. The Sun's age was calculated in 1989 to be 4.5 billion years old, less than the 4.7 billion years previously believed. It was formed from a
cloud of hydrogen mixed with small amounts of other substances that had been produced in the bodies of other stars before the Sun was born. This was the parent cloud of the solar
system. The dense, hot gas at the center of the cloud gave rise to the Sun; the outer regions of the cloud—cooler and less dense—gave birth to the planets.
The Sun
Our Sun is about 4.5 billion years old, and derives its energy from the nuclear reactions taking place between hydrogen and helium at the core. Its
core has a temperature of about 15 million degrees Celsius, with the surface, or photosphere, at about 6,000şC. The Sun's diameter is 1,392,000 kilometers and it contains 99.86% of
the mass of our whole solar system.The Sun has several layers: the core, the radiation zone, the convection zone, and the photosphere (which is the surface of the Sun). In
addition, there are two layers of gas above the photosphere called the chromosphere and the corona.In the nuclear reactions that occur at the core, about 700 million tons of
hydrogen is converted to helium every second, and since helium is about 7% lighter, this means that some 5 million tons of matter/sec is converted into pure energy. This energy takes
about 10 million years to travel from the core to the Sun's photosphere, a 500km thick layer from which most of the Sun's radiation and light finally escape.
Above the photosphere lies the chromosphere, where flares, prominences and sunspots arise, the temperature steadily increases with altitude up to about 50,000
şC.Solar flares are spectacular discharges of magnetic energy from the corona. These discharges send streams of protons and electrons outward into space. Solar flares can
interrupt the communications network here on Earth.Solar prominences are storms of gas which erupt from the surface in the form of columns which either shoot outward into
space or twist and loop back to the Sun's surface.Sunspots are magnetic storms on the photosphere that appear as dark areas because of their lower temperatures of around
4,800şC. Sunspots regularly appear and disappear in eleven-year cycles.
Solar winds are the result of gas expansion in the corona. This expansion leads to ion formation. These ions are hurled outward from the corona at over 500 kilometers per second.
Beyond the chromosphere, with temperature increasing again, lies the corona, extending outward from the Sun in the form of the Solar Wind to the edge of the solar system.
The Sun rotates every ~27 days, but because it is a large gaseous sphere, the equator rotates faster than the poles. This is known as a differential rotation. Its activity rises and
falls over an eleven year cycle (approx.) producing variations in the Earth's magnetic field and changes to the ionosphere (upper atmosphere) affecting radio communications. This changing
activity is associated with the production of sunspots.
The Sun gives off many kinds of radiation other than light and heat. It also emits radio waves, ultraviolet rays, and X-rays. The Earth's atmosphere protects us from the harmful
effects of the ultraviolet rays and the X-rays.
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It is very hot. It is only 57,900,000 Km (36,000,000 miles) away from the sun. It hurtles around the sun at a speed of 170,000km/h
(105,600 mph). If it were any closer, the planet would burn up into the suns blasting heat. Its nearest distance to earth is 45,000,000 Km (28,000,000 miles).
Each day lasts 59 earth days and a year lasts 88 earth days. It is always hot. Its average temperature on the lit side of the planet is 350°C (660°F). This hot temperature can get to
be six times hotter than earth. Its average temperature on the dark side is -170°C (-275°F). Mercury has no atmosphere, to trap the heat in. The cold can be ten times colder than the inside of a
freezer. The diameter across the planet is 4,878 Km (3,031 miles).
Along with Mars, Venus and Earth, Mercury, they are known as the inner planets, as they are nearest to the sun. They form a group of rocky planets.
Mercury's density is 5,440 Kg per cubic square metre (11,990 pounds per cubic yard). This is 5.44 times as dense as water.
Venus is the planet that comes closest to the earth 42,000,000 km. it is almost the same size as the earth, yet the two planets are completely different. Venus rotates very slowly in
the opposite direction from earth, once every 243-earth day. Apart from the moon, Venus is by far the brightest object in the night sky.
The temperature of the surface is 480°C. The atmospheric pressure is nearly 100 times than that on earth and is made up of mainly carbon dioxide. The heavy atmosphere lets in
solar energy to heat up the surface but then traps the heat so that's why Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system! It is so hot that it could melt lead.
Venus is 6,052 km wide which is almost the same size of the earth.
Venus does not have any moons like mercury, and it rains concentrated sulphuric acid that would dissolve us if we landed there.
There were once oceans on Venus but these have long since boiled away due to the great heat on the surface.
In it's early days Venus was just like earth it had oceans and may even held life, but as it has so much carbon dioxide in it's atmosphere, all the oceans have gone so would any life.
Earth is the 5th largest planet in our solar system. LUNA the earth's moon is our closest neighbour. Its average distance from earth is 384,00 Km (239,000 miles). The moon takes 27 days to travel round the earth.
This is the only planet we know which has living things on it. It started off as tiny 'single-celled' organisms, now over a period of billions of years those little organisms have
grown into more and more complex creatures. Earth is filled with lots of living things such as plants and animals.
Mars is small when compared to earth. it is 249,000,000 kilometres (155,000,000 miles) away from the sun. Mars is Earth's neighbour. The furthest distance that has been
recorded from Mars to Earth is400,000,000 kilometres (249,000,000 miles).
Mars' day is calculated at 24 hours and 37.5 minutes. It tilts at an axis of 23.98 degrees. Summer and spring last for 381 days and autumn and winter last 306 days, which
makes it cold most of the time. It takes 687 Earth days for Mars to orbit the sun.
The average daytime temperature is -23 degrees F (-10 degrees C) and the average night-time temperature is -101°F (-10°C). Mars has two moons, their names are Deimos and Phobos.
It tilts on an axis of 24°F. Its atmosphere is made up of mainly Carbon Dioxide.
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and is about 770 million kilometres from it. It takes almost twelve years for Jupiter to orbit the sun. Jupiter is larger than planet
earth, it spins in less than 10 hours, whereas Earth spins in 24 hours. This is the fastest of any planet. This rapid spinning causes powerful winds that pushes the clouds into colourful bands,
streaks and swirls that circle planet. The temperature on the surface is very cold about 150 degrees below freezing and that's in the daytime! The centre of Jupiter is very hot, It is
over 28,000 degrees. Jupiter is made up mostly from hydrogen. These are always moving. It takes approximately four months for the clouds to travel one thousand kilometres West.
The red spot has always been a great mystery to astronomers. It was first seen over one hundred years ago through a telescope from earth. No one knows how or when it was formed. It
is thought that it is an enormous storm, a massive hurricane, much more powerful than anything that we experience on earth, that is twice as big as our planet. Over the past years, it has shrunk,
grown, become brighter, become duller. It does not change position, though.
Jupiter has sixteen moons and many more waiting to be discovered. The smallest moon is under 80 kilometres across. The four largest moons - Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callista circle
close to the planet. These are called the Galilean moons, after being discovered by the great Italian scientist Galileo, who saw them in 1610 with his small, home-made telescope. Other Jupiter
moons are Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, Thebe, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Sinope, Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, Elara, Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae W1302, W1700, W1704, W1704_2, W1800, W1903_s, W1805,
W1902, W1904, W2002_2, and W1700_2.
Saturn is the second biggest planet in our solar system. It's a massive 95 times heavier than earth and the volume is 750 times the earth. Saturn is a favorite object for many
observers. It's beautiful rings are 169,800 miles wide, but less thick than a football field. In many ways Saturn is similar to Jupiter, but it is much smaller. Under the clouds of methane
and helium the sky gradually turns into liquid until it becomes a giant ocean of liquid chemicals. It takes a whole 29 years and 167 days for Saturn to orbit the sun.
The length of just one-day is 10 hours and 14 minutes. One year lasts for 29.5 earth days. It has 18 named moons and even more un-named moons. The atmosphere is made up of hydrogen
and helium, and the core temperature is a tremendous 12,000° C (22,000° F). That is very hot.
Galileo Galilei, who was at the time looking in the direction of Saturn in 1610, discovered the orange planet. Giovanni Domenico Cassini discovered gaps between Ring A and B in 1975,
which leaves a gap of 4,000-Km (2,500 miles). Ring A is an immense 15,000 Km (9,300 miles) wide. The rings are made up from ice particles. Which are shaped by the 1,600km/h (1,000-mph) winds.
Saturn has 30 moons than any other planet. The names of Saturn's moons are as follows: Pan, Atlas, Prometheus, Pandora, Epimetheus, Janus, Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys,
Telesto, Calypso, Dione, Helene, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus, Phoebe, S/2000 S 1, S/2000 S 2, S/2000 S 3, S/2000 S 4, S/2000 S 5, S/2000 S 6, S/2000 S 7, S/2000 S 8, S/2000 S 9, S/2000 S 10,
S/2000 S 11, and S/2000 S 12.
Uranus is almost identical to the planet Neptune. Uranus is very odd. Unlike all the other planets and most of the moons in our Solar System Uranus spins on its side. It
is believed that long ago a very large object smashed into this planet. The crash was so powerful that it completely changed the direction of Uranus' spin. Uranus may have an ocean of water
beneath its clouds. It has a large rocky core, and because of the tremendous pressure could possibly contain trillions of large diamonds.
Uranus is a massive 2,870,000,000 km (1,783,000,000 miles) from the sun. The average temperature of the clouds is –140° C (-220° F).
It's diameter across the equator is 52,000 km (32,000 miles) and the atmosphere is made up of hydrogen (H) and helium (He). Hydrogen makes up 84% of the atmosphere, He 14%, and 2% is
of methane. The atmosphere is thought to be 10,000 km deep (6,200 miles).
It has 21 moons. Five of these moons are large, and the rest are smaller. Their names are Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind,
Belinda, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano, and 1986U10.
It is the second from last planet in our solar system. The nearest distance that Neptune is to the earth is 4,350,000,000 km (2,700,000,000 miles). The average temperature of the
clouds on Neptune is –210° C (-350° F) Neptune has a giant storm much like the storm on Jupiter. This storm is often called The Great Dark Spot. We do not know how long
this storm has been active, because it is so far away that we could not get a good view of Neptune until modern times when we began to send robot explorers. For many centuries people did not know
that this planet even existed. It was discovered by Johann Galle and Heinrich D'Arrest in 1846.
Neptune has six rings which circle the planet. The distance from the sun to the blue planet is 4,500,000,000 km (2,800,000,000 miles).The diameter is 48.600 km (30,200 miles). Its
atmosphere is made up from H, He and Me. It has 2 moons and 6 moonlets! (which is a very small moon). One day 24 hrs, lasts for 16 hours 3 minutes and one year lasts 164 earth years.
Neptune has eight moons that we know of. Because Neptune is so far away, it is difficult to see any of these worlds. There are probably many more moons orbiting this blue
planet which we have not yet discovered. The names of the known moons are: Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano, and 1986U10.
Pluto is smaller than 7 of the moons in the Solar System. Because it is so small many scientists don't consider it a planet at all. In 1999 a group of scientists
attempted to redesignate Pluto as a comet.
It was discovered in 1930. Its mass is much larger than Earth. which is surprising, considering that Earth is three times bigger. Even the moon is larger.
Pluto only has one moon - Charon. It was named after the character in Greek mythology who was a ferryman in the realm of Pluto. Charon has a diameter of 1,186 Km (736 miles), more
than half of Pluto.
Pluto is known to have a density just over twice that of water, indicating that it contains a rocky core. Its mantle is made, probably, of water and Methane. Its atmosphere probably
consists of methane in a gaseous form, together with heavy gases such as nitrogen, argon, carbon monoxide and oxygen. Its surface temperature is around -216°C (-355°F).
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text: I haven't posted here for a while. I have had as the title suggests had various problems. I have had a power outage then after I got that fixed My computer stopped working and then our internet went out. We ended up changing ISP's which is good because the new one doesn't have a data cap. Apparently the old one didn't support our old modem. I got the computer working and I am posting this using the Linux operating system again. The problems I have had with this computer are related to hardware.


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UK's Theresa May faces pressure to step down to save Brexit
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — Prime Minister Theresa May faces growing pressure from within her own party either to resign or to set a date for stepping down as a way to build support for her Brexit agreement with the European Union, British media reported Sunday.
Senior conservative party figures were urging May to recognise her weakened political position and leave the prime minister's post. However, there was no indication from Downing Street a resignation was near.
Some of the party's key supporters of a "hard" Brexit that would see Britain leave the EU even without a withdrawal deal in place planned to meet with May Sunday afternoon at Chequers, the prime minister's country residence.
May thus far has been unable to generate enough support in Parliament for the deal her government and the EU reached late last year. Lawmakers voted down the Brexit plan twice, and May has raised the possibility of bringing it back a third time if enough legislators appear willing to switch their votes.
Treasury chief Philip Hammond said Sunday that senior party members plotting to remove May were being "self-indulgent." He said a change of leadership would not provide a solution to the UK's political deadlock on Brexit.
"We've got to address the question of what type of Brexit is acceptable to Parliament, what type of way forward Parliament can agree on so that we can avoid what would be an economic catastrophe of a no-deal exit and also what would be a very big challenge to confidence in our political system if we didn't exit at all," Hammond said.
Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington, mentioned as a possible caretaker prime minister should May be ousted, said Sunday that talk of a Cabinet revolt was far-fetched speculation.
The Cabinet is focused on the best way to get May's withdrawal plan passed in the House of Commons, Lidington said.
The UK's departure from the EU was set to take place on March 29, but the absence of an approved divorce agreement prompted May last week to ask the leaders of the 27 remaining member nations for a postponement.
The leaders rejected May's request to extend the deadline until June 30. Instead, they agreed to delay Brexit until May 22, on the eve of EU Parliament elections, if the prime minister can persuade Parliament to endorse the twice-rejected agreement.
If she is unable to rally support for the withdrawal agreement, the European leaders said Britain only has until April 12 to choose between leaving the EU without a divorce deal and a radically new path, such as revoking the decision to leave the bloc or calling another voter referendum on Brexit.
Parliament may take a series of votes this week to determine what proposals, if any, could command majority support.
Conservative Party legislator George Freeman tweeted Saturday night that the UK needs a new leader if the Brexit process is to move forward.
"I'm afraid it's all over for the PM. She's done her best. But across the country you can see the anger. Everyone feels betrayed," Freeman tweeted. "This can't go on. We need a new PM who can reach out and build some sort of coalition for a Plan B/"
Under Conservative Party rules, May cannot face a formal leadership challenge from within her own party until December because she survived one three months ago. But she may be persuaded that her position is untenable if cabinet ministers and other senior party members desert her.
Her bid for fresh support for her withdrawal plan has so far failed to win backing from Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, which usually provides crucial votes for May's minority government.
She also faces pressure from groups demanding a second Brexit referendum. Huge crowds turned out Saturday for an anti-Brexit protest march in London. Organisers claimed more than one million people attended.
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I was recently reading an article about the research of Stanford psychology Professor Carol Dweck who studies how mindset affects learning. In one example, she observed children attempting to complete progressively more difficult puzzles. Some of the children became frustrated, upset, and stopped attempting the puzzles while others became excited, invigorated, and pursued on. What is the difference? When the children were asked about the puzzle tasks, it seems their mindset impacted how they viewed the tasks, which then impacted their emotional and behavioral response.
Those children who had a growth mindset viewed the challenge of the more difficult puzzles as a learning opportunity. Whereas those with a fixed mindset viewed the challenge of the more difficult puzzles as a failure and a demonstration of their lack of skills.
This is a great example of the different impact of believing that traits and skills are malleable and changeable (i.e. growth mindset) versus static and fixed (i.e. fixed mindset). So for yourself and those around you, such as children or students, how can you can foster a growth mindset?
1. Do some reading and educate yourself and others about the neuroscience of learning. View your mind as a muscle to be exercised.
2. Focus on and praise efforts and the learning process rather than achievements and traits. For example, "you really ran after that ball today" rather than "you did a good job" or "you are a good soccer player."
3. Interrupt a negative mindset. If we believe that we are "not creative," we will look for instances that reaffirm this belief. So instead, look for instances that contradict this belief.
We can change and learn yet that only occurs if we set forth effort and we set forth effort only if we believe we can change and learn.


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TMPOnline Editor, Justin Baidoo responds to Rod Liddle's infamous Spectator blog on Multi-culturalism and claims of Liddle's racism.
Rod Liddle's blog post entitled "Benefits of a multi-cultural Britain" attributes most of the high profile social ills (knife and gun crime, violent sexual crimes) to African Caribbean males. Aside from this being factually incorrect, he goes on the next day in response to a post on Diane Abbott's blog to state that he hates racism and in an attempt to appear non-racist quotes Diane Abbott and Trevor "segregate black boys" Phillips which he portrays that they make similar points to his argument which he says is based on cultural rather than racist values.
Here he is being disingenuous, by deriding and highlighting the only contributions an ethnic group has brought to society as "rap music, goat curry"and laden "us" (read: indigenous whites) with an "alien" culture, it cannot be viewed by the impartial reader that he is giving an honest though brutal critique with problems in a community. He is denigrating the African-Caribbean community and suggesting that London would be better off without them.
Is he entitled to say it? Yes. But let's not pretend that it is not racism. You can attack ideas without slandering an entire community, Liddle references to multi-culturalism like many BNP activists often euphemistically describe their racist attacks as an "expose on the benefits of 'enrichment' and multi-culturalism" Liddle is neither naive or ignorant, he is forcefully made the point when publishing his post that he believes that London has suffered as a result of the presence of the African-Caribbean community. He is not pandering to the politics of the BNP but rather cheer leading them on, his claims of hating racism is as credible as Nick Griffin's claims that the British National Party do not "discriminat[e] on grounds of colour".
Though I am not blind to woefully high numbers of African descendant males involved in violent crime in London (they are not only African-Caribbean, but perhaps Rod couldn't tell the difference), the answers do not lie in the politics of hate and reactionary anger but in precision and truth. No one is hiding these issues but only honesty will bring us forward not dangerous rhetoric.
If Rod Liddle doesn't believe that lamenting the presence of a ethnic group and belittling the contributions of generations of Caribbean workers to curry goat isn't racist then I would suggest he volunteers himself for a diversity course.
I must say I would be surprised were it not for the times we are living in. All the same it is quite interesting that Liddle is saying such things NOW! . But to tell the truth, with regard to Rod Liddle and his kind…Im not scared or phased…the more these things are brought into the open…the better!
The struggle goes on!
Thanks for your article, Justin.
Here's Liddle's jokey final sentence in his 19 November blog.
'Incidentally, many Somalis have come to Britain as immigrants recently, where they are widely admired for their strong work ethic, respect for the law and keen, piercing, intelligence.'
His title? Muslim Savages Update
Yes, the BNP are leading the field.
See this article in the independent in response Rob Liddle's blog. What's worrying is the comments that have been left by readers underneath. Does this unearth a kind of latent middle-English racism that totally anonymises the so-called 'perpretators' because it is easier to other and anonymise than to actually examine the system that we live in and how it might be responsible for all this 'alienation.' I'm not trying to necessarily create a social theory that excuses the violent acts of two misogynists. that's exactly Liddle's game and why he sees it as a moral pathway to air his sense of white supremacy. The simple fact is he thinks that no white person has anything to gain from living amongst black cultures. I'm a white person who violently disagrees. I find it disturbing that Independent readers are not able to see this post for what it is. racist.
I think that Rod Liddle enjoys his occasional grabbing of the headlines. He can only do that by being controversial in the way that he feels a need for self-publicity. He has to ignore the facts in order to gain prominence.
For example, Black students are three times more likely to be excluded from school than others. Children in care 8 times, and special educational needs statemented children 3 to 4 times. So what if you are Black, in care and statemented? Between 72 and 96 times more likely to be excluded! What about this for racial discrimination, Rod?
Government has Young & Safe programmes directed at potential young criminals – and a PREVENT programme aimed at turning young Muslims away from extremism. What they really do is create criminality and extremism by identifying a funding-generating clientelle.
Government also sponsors an expensive REACH programme elevating Black celebrities into prominence when the issues are really to do with eliminating racism and Islamophobia.
Like much of what is done by some branches of government, Rod's writings are a diversion from the main issues affecting the lives of Black children and young people in particular.
Gerry German
I agree with you although I am not sure he should be allowed to be racist under the pretence of freedom of expression.
A complementary article on the subject which explores further why Liddle article is repulsive is at:
Yet another racism row in Britain. Journalist Rod Liddle blames violent crime in London on black men.
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Editorial: It's time to act in response to the shocking statistics about violent crime in smaller Western Canada communities — and Saskatchewan in particular.
Editorial: Violence mars the small-town western Canadian experience
It's time to act in response to the shocking statistics about violent crime in smaller western Canadian communities — and Saskatchewan in particular.
On Wednesday, Statistics Canada released a study showing, on a per capita basis, Saskatchewan had more victims of violent crime than any other Canadian province in 2016. Police reported 20,904 victims of violent crime involving death or bodily harm, making the per capita rate 1,840 people out of every 100,000 — almost double the national per capita rate of 951 victims per 100,000 citizens.
Assaults, threats and sexual assaults are the most common violent crimes reported to police in the province.
The Stats Can report comes on the heels of Maclean's magazine's release of its Most Dangerous Places 2018 list. North Battleford sits in the No. 1 spot, followed by Thompson, Man. and Prince Albert. Other smaller Saskatchewan cities like Yorkton and Lloydminster made the top 15, while Saskatoon and Regina were in the top 25. Almost all the communities in the top 30 would not be considered urban centres. The four western provinces are over represented in the list, as are communities that skew to the north.
Controversy sometimes swirls around the Maclean's list and its methodology, but it is worth noting the per-capital rates of crime it uses to establish the list.
Education and outreach to youth clearly need to be a focus of the response to this issue. The report says people under the age of 12 made up 23 per cent of all sex offence victims. Young people aged 12 to 17 accounted for 33 per cent of sex crime victims. Sexual crimes against boys were reported at a higher rate than those against girls. Fifteen per cent of Saskatchewan's homicide victims were also under the age of 17, and the majority were girls.
To think that RCMP, the school system and health officials are not aware of the issue and are not fighting to shift the statistics wold be a mistake. They are on the front lines of this issue. It needs to become the focus, however, of public and political pressure in the general population. The force of public awareness needs to buoy the actions of agencies and create incentives for governments to act and expand programs.
The school system needs particular support in these efforts. Of course, improving graduation rates and making post-secondary training available is a path out of poverty and the despair that contributes to violent behaviour. But increased direct training on issues related to assault and sexual assault — including guidance on the issue of consent — would also make a difference.
As the actor and activist Edward James Olmos said, "Education is the vaccine to violence."


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Whilst developing Soapee I received a feature request that Recipes should either be defined as public, private or only visible to friends - by default recipes were public.
Follows is a post on how I modeled Friendships using Bookshelf.js with PostgreSQL in Soapee's Express based API Server.
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Hey Gals!
I have sure missed you all lately
I hope that 2010 is a tad less busy
I really want to get to know you all much better this new year
One fun way to get to know your fellow bloggers is to participate in swaps
I recently did an altered dolly swap with Sandy of of Sandy's Creations
I made her a sweet little ice cream doll
lol well at-least I think she is sweet
at my last craft show everyone thought they were creepy
but I have some fun plans for these doll
but that is for another day...
there is so much I don't know about the world of dolls
but sandy called this a penny doll
If you love all things sweet and pink
you should check out Sandy's etsy shop Distressrelief
Sandy sure did spoil me rotten!
Among my goodies was a petite Blythe
Miss Perfect Paisley Star
she said it was to hold me over until I was able to get my own "big" blythe
Well I must say
while her wardrobe could be a challenge
I adore my little Kaitlynne (her new name)
she is just so wonderfully sweet
and while a little camera shy she can really steal your heart
Poor Kaitlynne was sure lonely this Christmas
so she wrote a letter to Santa asking for a "big" sister
but as we know Santa can only do so much
and not having time to fly over to Japan
he dropped a winning Scratch it Ticket into my stocking
just enough to buy my first doll!
So for the last few days I have been doing quite a bit of research
on what - I mean who I wanted to purchase...
but all the girls I like are still over my price range :(
but then I stumbled upon Pullip Dolls
and it was truly love at first sight
my frustration quickly melted away
so I will be ordering my first Asian Fashion Doll
just as soon as the New Years Celebrations end in Asia
I hope I will not regret not going with a Blythe doll
but I really find the Pullip dolls
to be much better fit to my personality
So who is the lucky doll?
I am soooo excited! I can't hardly wait to start playing with her!
My piggy bank is sure in trouble!
ack! which is not good because my new years resolution is to SAVE!
lol but I told hubby I had to purchase my doll first
he rolled his eyes but said okay :)
well I'm tired and need to work on some chores around the house
I'll leave you with this beautiful song
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Well. There goes the newest group of college freshmen! Don't they look cute…and scared spitless!! Heehee!! Poor kids – they didn't see the knowledge bus that hit them!
That got me to thinking of extended families – both mine and my husband's – and where we all ended up going to college. We're all over the place – California, Texas, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. So, what's a good girl gonna do when it comes to supporting her favorite collegiate football team? (I'm not EVEN going to mention pro football.) I decided to try to list them (not in any kind of order – so don't go trying to knock any sense into me – it is what it is) and see what I came up with.
So. We've got UT (and yes, that's University of Texas AND University of Tennessee), Clemson, Georgia Tech, USC (Go Trojans!), University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, Liberty, West Virginia University (welcome to the Big 12!), Bob Jones University (wait – do they have football??), and that's just a few. With all the hoopla leading up to SEC night (tonight??) on Facebook, all I see is UT this and WVU that! Bright orange, purple and gold! Can't you just see those colors on the gridiron…at the same time? Eeeww.
Naturally, when we moved to sunny, very southern Alabama last year, my daddy told me I had to make a choice – either Auburn University or Alabama so I did the big girl thing and said no. No, I couldn't choose, I'd take both, since no one in our families had graced either of these prestigious and hallowed halls of footballery fame with their presence. Of course, neither did I, but that's beside the point. The point is, I can't just choose one – so I think the wisest thing for me to do is not root for anyone and just enjoy the stuffing out of all the rivalry! What a hoot!


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Thank you very much! I called your show a couple of weeks back because I moved and I could not find my purple I-Pod…(you had about 4 calls that day on the same item-LOL)_ _ You told me that you saw it in a dog's mouth outside… Well….here's a good laugh for you! I found the IPod inside my basement in a box UNDERNEATH my Three Dog Night CD….LOL, LOL…you're the best!!!!
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- Murder and Creation - A new EVE Chronicle for those, like me, who enjoy EVE fiction
- Ambulation: A Walking Tour of EVE's Upcoming Social Environment - A great MMORPG.com article
- New York Comic Con: EVE Online - The Empyrean Age Expansion - And another one!
- Bacon: Never be surprised again - Or how I like to put it: Never have fun playing EVE again!
- Some of us became Millionaires - Way to go Ardwulf!
- The very prolific Jade Constantine has a great piece of EVE fiction on the subject of removing Local Chat from lowsec and 0.0 - smells like a partial solution to Bacon to me.
- The Bitter Old Noob, Drone Bay co-host Crovan, has got his first Massively.com article published - Congrats Crovan!
- EVE Evolved: Controversy brewing over removal of shuttles - Brendan discusses the impact of the removal of NPC provided shuttles from the EVE market.
- The Drone Bay episode #8 is now out!
Monday, April 28, 2008
EVE Online Speedlinking for April 28th, 2008
Another week gone by, wow! I guess the amazing weather we've been getting here in Eastern Canada has meant that I spent a lot of that past week outside. Guess time flies when its spring and sunny outside. Today though, we've got rain and cooler weather. Perfect for speedlinking, so here goes.
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Wearing the correct size and the correct shoe for your outdoor activity is crucial, according to Mike Disibio, owner of New Balance in South Windsor.
There should be space between the end of the shoe and your toes, and the shoe should be wide enough for your foot, Disibio said. Also, make sure the ball of the shoe has a reinforced base. Arch support and foot cushioning is a common need that is easily fixed.
"It's important to be fitted by someone who's a professional. Footwear is part of the equipment for your sport. This should be treated the same as any other gear," Disibio said.


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text: Seller: ancientgifts (4,699) 100%, Location: Lummi Island, Washington, Ships to: Worldwide, Item: 382206134390 Antique Twenty Six Carat Genuine Natural Russian Variegated Malachite Semi-Precious Oval Gemstone. Contemporary 14kt Gold Electroplate Pendant Setting and Chain. CLASSIFICATION: Polished Agate Cabochon Semi-Precious Gemstone. Chain and pendant setting are contemporary. ORIGIN: Russia; 18th Century; Siberian Southern Urals. SIZE: Length: 29mm. Width: 16mm. Depth (Thickness): 5mm. Measurements approximate. WEIGHT: 26.05 carats. Chain: Contemporary gold electroplate chain is included at no additional cost in your choice of lengths: 16, 18, 20 or 24 inch (40, 45, 50 or 60 centimeters). A wide variety of other chains are available upon request in sizes from 16 to 30 inches, and in metals ranging from gold and silver electroplate to sterling silver and solid 14kt gold. We also have available handcrafted Greek black leather cords. Setting: Pendant is constructed of 24kt gold electroplate. If preferred, 14kt solid gold and sterling silver pendants settings are available. DETAIL: The Egyptians seem to have been the first to mine and use malachite as early as 4000 B.C. In addition to use in the manufacture of amulets and jewelry, malachite was ground for use as eye shadow and as pigment for tomb paintings. Here's a gorgeous, richly colored variegated malachite gemstone from the centuries old mines in the Southern Urals of Russia. The gemstone was hand shaped and polished into this very beautiful oval cabochon by a 19th century Russian artisan. The result is an exquisite and incredibly richly colored precious gemstone with lots of depth and gorgeous tone. It is truly a very rich and colorful green gemstone, immensely popular with the royal houses of Renaissance Europe. The Southern Urals and France were the source of the malachite which was so popular in the ancient classical Mediterranean world. And archaeological discoveries show that this breathtaking and striking gemstone was extremely popular in ancient Egypt as long ago as 4,000 B.C. Gemstone quality malachite is in high demand, and can be quite costly, and this is exceptionally good quality malachite, gorgeous and richly colored. The gemstone was produced in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century by Russian artisans famed for centuries for the elaborate jewelry produced using precious and semi-precious gemstones mined in the fabled Southern Ural Mountains of Siberia. The setting is of contemporary origin, and is 24kt gold electroplate. We can reset in 14kt solid gold or sterling silver upon request. A contemporary gold electroplate chain is included at no additional cost in your choice of lengths: 16, 18, 20 or 24 inch (40, 45, 50 or 60 centimeters). A wide variety of other chains are available upon request in sizes from 16 to 30 inches, and in metals ranging from gold and silver electroplate to sterling silver and solid 14kt gold. We also have available handcrafted Greek black leather cords. This is a jewelry quality gemstone, and was colored entirely by nature! The gemstones has not been dyed or altered in any respect, except to be cut and polished. However close examination of the gemstone reveals that the gemstone has been hand shaped and hand finished. The slight irregularities which are the hallmark of a handcrafted gemstone are generally regarded as appealing to most gemstone collectors, and are not considered detrimental. Unlike today's computer controlled machine finished gemstones, the cut and finish of a gemstone such as this is the legacy of an artisan who lived two centuries ago. Such antique hand-crafted gemstones possess much greater character and appeal than today's mass-produced machine-produced gemstones. However for most, the unique nature and character of antique gemstones such as this more than makes up for miniscule blemishes and cutting imperfections which by and large, are only visible under high magnification. MALACHITE HISTORY: Malachite and Azurite, closely related forms of oxidized copper ore, both occur in the upper levels of copper deposits. Malachite is approximately 57% copper which gives it its distinctive green color. If blue azurite is left exposed to the elements for an extended period of time, it will slowly weather and become green malachite. Of course then it would come as no surprise to learn that both malachite and azurite are oftentimes found together in the same gemstone. Due to its beauty and relative softness polished malachite (and azurite) has been carved into ornaments, amulets, gemstones, and worn as jewelry for thousands of years. Malachite gets its name from the Greek word "Mala'khe", which means "rose mallow" (hibiscus), referring to the mallow leaf which is colored much the same as malachite. Varieties of mallow are quite common throughout the temperate zones of Europe, where the leaves are oftentimes used in salads. In the ancient world malachite was a famous and very popular semi-precious stone. Its banded light and dark green patterns are unique in the gemstone world, and give it a unique ornamental quality unlike that of any other stone available to ancient artisans. One of mankind's first green pigments, azurite beads believed more than 9,000 years old have been found near the ancient city of Jericho in Israel. The oldest malachite decoration on record is estimated to be 10,500 years old. It was uncovered by archeologists in the Shanidar Valley, Iraq. Powdered malachite was used in Egypt as eye shadow even before the first Egyptian dynasty (3100 B.C.). It was also used for tomb paintings from the Fourth Dynasty (2575-2467 B.C.) onwards. Malachite was even considered sacred to the ancient Egyptians, as they believed it was an aid to spiritual communication. Also used for the production of jewelry and amulets, archaeological evidence suggests that the ancient Egyptians first starting mining Malachite about 4,000 B.C. in the Sinai, near what is now the Suez Canal, and in the famous King Solomon's copper mines on the Red Sea (the Timna Valley in present-day Israel). The Sinai area and its mines were considered under the spiritual dominion of Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of beauty, joy, love and women. Ruins of the old mines, the miners' huts and inscriptions to the Goddess Hathor can still be found in the Sinai. Taweret, the Egyptian hippo goddess of childbirth, was often depicted wearing a necklace of many large beads, some of which were malachite. In ancient Egypt as well as other ancient cultures, malachite was used as a children's talisman to ward off danger, accidents and illness. Even today some cultures will attach malachite to infant's cradles. Malachite was also a symbol of joy in ancient Egypt, and the phrase "field of malachite" was used when speaking of the land of the dead. As well the ancient Egyptians also wore malachite as a protective amulet against the spells of sorcerers and witches, and also believed that wearing malachite in bands around the head and arms protected the wearer from the frequent cholera epidemics that ravaged Egypt, a logical conclusion since the slaves who mined malachite were often unaffected by the plagues. The alleged cholera-protection powers of malachite may have been due in part to copper's antibacterial properties. During the cholera epidemics in Paris of 1832, 1849 and 1852, copper workers appeared to be immune to the disease. Keeping that in mind, the use of powdered malachite mixed as eye shadow in ancient Egypt while conferring beauty and style on the wearer, also had other more practical uses. When used as eye shadow, malachite possessed disinfectant and fly-deterrent properties and is believed to have protected eyes from the intense Egyptian sun. The application of eye shadow was believed to provide psychic protection as well. The Egyptian word for eye-palette is derived from their word for "protect." An unadorned and therefore unprotected eye was believed vulnerable to the "Evil Eye". Outlining the eyes thus gained significance beyond beautification. The act itself created a personal protective amulet drawn directly on the skin; an amulet that once applied could not be broken, lost, or stolen. Found in tombs of the pre-dynastic period, eye makeup equipment (palettes, grinders and applicators) seems to have also been essential for the afterlife. Following in the Egyptians' footsteps, Greeks also made jewelry and talismans from malachite to ward off evil spells and thoughts. The Greeks also made use of malachite in monumental architecture. According to the first-century Roman Historian and Naturalist "Pliny the Elder", the famous Temple of Diana (Artemis) in Ephesus (built in 560 B.C.), one of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" (four times as large as Athens' Parthenon), was extensively decorated with malachite. The Greeks also wore amulets composed of malachite for protection from evil-doers. Since the sun was the enemy of all creatures from the "dark side," an image of the sun was engraved on malachite to protect the wearer from enchantments ("spells"), evil spirits and attacks of venomous creatures. The ancient Romans also made use of malachite for both jewelry as well as eye shadow. The stone was considered sacred to Venus/Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, and was used in spells to increase charm and beauty or attract wealthy lovers. The stone was also believed sacred to the Goddess Juno, and was sometimes referred to as the "peacock" stone. The peacock was the distinctive symbol and protégé of Juno. However it could simply be that malachite's concentric rings resemble the eye like pattern on the peacock feather. Malachite was also referred to in the New Testament as one of the foundation stones of the post-apocalyptic New Jerusalem. "The foundations of the city wall were faced with all kinds of precious stone; the first with diamond, the second lapis lazuli...the eighth malachite…" The ancient beliefs that malachite could be used as a talisman both to protect children as well to protect wearers from the evil eye, black magic, and sorcery expanded into mainstream Europe by the Middle Ages. Malachite was also worn by travelers so as to detect impending danger, thought to break into pieces when danger was near. During the Middle Ages powdered malachite was also used as a cure for vomiting, and many Medieval cultures believed that malachite would alleviate menstrual cramps and aid labor, and malachite was often referred to as "the midwife's stone". Malachite gained great popularity during the Renaissance. Historically the most important deposits of malachite and malachite occured at Chessy, near Lyon, in France; in the Ural Mountains of Russia. Discovered in the foothills of the Urals near Ekaterinburg in 1635, by 1820, high quality malachite had become very fashionable for jewelry, frequently mounted in gold and adorned with diamonds. Malachite is now relatively rare, however the deposits in the Ural Mountains in Russia routinely produced blocks of malachite up to 20 tons in weight (the largest weighing a staggering 260 tons), and was used to decorate the palaces of the Russian Tsars, including the famous Anichkov Palace in Saint Petersburg, and the 264,000 square foot Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow wherein the "Catherine Hall", the royal family's private chambers, contained massive malachite-faced pilasters. Perhaps some of the most famous malachite in the world is the "Malachite Room" of the Winter Palace of the Russian Royal family (now known as "The Hermitage" Museum, also in Saint Petersburg). Designed in the late 1830's, the Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, the wife of Nicholas I, used it as her drawing-room. The room, including eight columns, eight pilasters, fire-place trimmings and decorative vases is made completely of malachite. Gigantic pieces of malachite were used to make the columns of St. Isaac's Cathedral as well, also in Saint Petersburg, wherein malachite faces eight of the ten huge Corinthian columns that support the three-tier two-hundred foot gilded iconostasis (the icon wall that separates the altar from the rest of the church). By the 1870's, the vast malachite deposits in the Ural Mountains had been virtually depleted to produce these massive architectural wonders. Today, as for millennia past, malachite is been used as an ornamental stone and as a gemstone. Still relatively rare, it possess a distinctive bright green color, and when polished often resembles marble. Throughout the history of the ancient world, gemstones were believed capable of curing illness, possessed of valuable metaphysical properties, and to provide protection. Found in Egypt dated 1500 B. C., the "Papyrus Ebers" offered one of most complete therapeutic manuscripts containing prescriptions using gemstones and minerals. Gemstones were not only valued for their medicinal and protective properties, but also for educational and spiritual enhancement. The medicinal uses of malachite, according to ancient sources, included its use as an antidote to nausea. It was also believed to be helpful in treating ailments of the heart, throat, asthma, spleen, pancreas, liver, kidney, lungs, asthma, motion sickness, vertigo, hypertension, diabetes, tumors, broken bones, torn muscles, and for reducing swelling and inflammation related to arthritis. In Medieval Europe malachite was worn with the belief that it stimulated the optic nerve, and improved vision impaired by cataracts. Some also feel this gemstone can enhance the immune system and decrease the wearer's susceptibility to radiation illnesses and injury from the electromagnetic pollution arising from the excessive use of televisions, computers and computer monitors, and cell phones. On the metaphysical plane, malachite was held conducive to increased knowledge, patience, tolerance, flexibility, harmony, and useful in balancing the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual aspects of the individual. Contemporary practitioners associate malachite with spiritual growth, as it is said to overcome the bad memories and experiences that took place in past. Many believe that this stone helps to reduce anger, to increase psychic awareness, wisdom, and spiritual "force". Traditionally it has been employed to aid in the recovery from emotional illness, particularly for releasing feeling of guilt and coping with changes. Psychologically, it can be used to help recognize and release the lingering effects of negative experiences. Malachite has been also been used to promote success in business and avoid undesirable business associations. Malachite can also aid in concentration and is known as a protective stone in the field of aviation, where it is believed to stimulate awareness and prevent vertigo . Malachite is thought by some to promote friendship, fidelity in love, and to be a stone of good fortune which will bring prosperity and material abundance. Malachite is also attributed with the ability to help clear the path to reach desired goals, enhance emotional stability, and counteract any self-destructive romantic tendencies while encouraging true love. It is also believed by some to raise the wearer's spirits and aid with insecurity, confusion, and lack of purpose. Domestic shipping (insured first class mail) is included in the price shown. Domestic shipping also includes USPS Delivery Confirmation (you might be able to update the status of your shipment on-line at the USPS Web Site). Canadian shipments are an extra $15.99 for Insured Air Mail; International shipments are an extra $19.99 for Air Mail (and generally are NOT tracked; trackable shipments are EXTRA). ADDITIONAL PURCHASES do receive a VERY LARGE discount, typically about $5 per item so as to reward you for the economies of combined shipping/insurance costs. Your purchase will ordinarily be shipped within 48 hours of payment. We package as well as anyone in the business, with lots of protective padding and containers. We do NOT recommend uninsured shipments, and expressly disclaim any responsibility for the loss of an uninsured shipment. Unfortunately the contents of parcels are easily "lost" or misdelivered by postal employees – even in the USA. If you intend to pay via PayPal, please be aware that PayPal Protection Policies REQUIRE insured, trackable shipments, which is INCLUDED in our price. International tracking is at additional cost. We do offer U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail, Registered Mail, and Express Mail for both international and domestic shipments, as well United Parcel Service (UPS) and Federal Express (Fed-Ex). Please ask for a rate quotation. We will accept whatever payment method you are most comfortable with. If upon receipt of the item you are disappointed for any reason whatever, I offer a no questions asked return policy. Send it back, I will give you a complete refund of the purchase price (less our original shipping costs). We travel to Russia each year seeking antique gemstones and jewelry from one of the globe's most prolific gemstone producing and cutting centers, the area between Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg, Russia. From all corners of Siberia, as well as from India, Ceylon, Burma and Siam, gemstones have for centuries gone to Yekaterinburg where they have been cut and incorporated into the fabulous jewelry for which the Czars and the royal families of Europe were famous for. My wife grew up and received a university education in the Southern Urals of Russia, just a few hours away from the mountains of Siberia, where alexandrite, diamond, emerald, sapphire, chrysoberyl, topaz, demantoid garnet, and many other rare and precious gemstones are produced. Though perhaps difficult to find in the USA, antique gemstones are commonly dismounted from old, broken settings – the gold reused – the gemstones recut and reset. Before these gorgeous antique gemstones are recut, we try to acquire the best of them in their original, antique, hand-finished state – most of them centuries old. We believe that the work created by these long-gone master artisans is worth protecting and preserving rather than destroying this heritage of antique gemstones by recutting the original work out of existence. That by preserving their work, in a sense, we are preserving their lives and the legacy they left for modern times. Far better to appreciate their craft than to destroy it with modern cutting. Not everyone agrees – fully 95% or more of the antique gemstones which come into these marketplaces are recut, and the heritage of the past lost. But if you agree with us that the past is worth protecting, and that past lives and the produce of those lives still matters today, consider buying an antique, hand cut, natural gemstone rather than one of the mass-produced machine cut (often synthetic or "lab produced") gemstones which dominate the market today. Our interest in the fabulous history of Russian gemstones and the fabulous jewelry of the Czar's led to further education and contacts in India, Ceylon, and Siam, other ancient centers of gemstone production and finishing. We have a number of "helpers" (family members, friends, and colleagues) in Russia and in India who act as eyes and ears for us year-round, and in reciprocity we donate a portion of our revenues to support educational institutions in Russia and India. Occasionally while in Russia, India, Siam, and Ceylon we will also find such good buys on unique contemporary gemstones and jewelry that we will purchase a few pieces to offer to our customers here in America. These are always offered clearly labeled as contemporary, and not antiques – just to avoid confusion. We can set most any antique gemstone you purchase from us in your choice of styles and metals ranging from rings to pendants to earrings and bracelets; in sterling silver, 14kt solid gold, and 14kt gold fill. When you purchase from us, you can count on quick shipping and careful, secure packaging. We would be happy to provide you with a certificate/guarantee of authenticity for any item you purchase from me. There is a $2 fee for mailing under separate cover. Please see our "ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SALE." TRANSLATE Arabic Chinese French German Greek Indonesian Italian Hindi Japanese Korean Swedish Portuguese Russian Spanish Gemstone: Malachite, Jewelry: Pendant, Color: Green


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Yes you are correct the description can be confusing.
The majority of chillers operate on return water temperature control for stability of the chiller, easy control and for straight air conditioning this is ok – but it works backwards – this explanation is a brief overview.
The chiller is capable of a certain capacity in KW/BTU's and this creates an ability for the chiller (due to is engineering such as the heat exchanger design and the water flow in liters/min or gal/min) to provide a temperature difference across the chiller (Evaporator Split or Delta T)
If a chiller design is capable of 7 deg C split (Example only) at the specified water flow at 100% capacity. Therefore if the return water temperature is 14 degrees then the leaving should be 7 degrees.
The operation works thus; If the chiller is running at 50% load and the return water temperature is correct (14 Degrees) the chiller capacity will stay the same but the leaving water temperature will be approximately 10 degrees. This will remain the same while the Computer Room Air Conditioning Units (CRAC) are satisfying the room temperature, as the correct KW/BTU's are being removed. The CRAC units will cope with the higher chilled water temperature if it is still with in the design range.
If the room temperature rises the CRAC units will require more chilled water and remove more heat, this raises the chilled water temperature returning to the Chiller. The chiller will then see the return water rising and the chiller will increase it's capacity (EG 70%) and the chiller leaving water temperature will drop giving the CRAC units more capacity and a lower temperature. The reverse will occur is the load in the computer room drops.
I agree it is not the best way but providing the chilled water design and the computer load is balanced, it is sufficient. Remember you are trying to remove heat not control water temperature. (Provided the water temperatures are within the design range)
It you have water cooled servers or main frames then the above is not sufficient and you need leaving water control and most chillers have to be designed for this as the chiller needs to be considered as a supplier of process chilled water not air conditioning chilled water. A lot of modern chiller control systems are already set up for a duel type control (Even if the Technicians don't understand it) where the control can be on entering with a reference to the leaving temperature to trim the controls or leaving control but it is a lot harder to obtain stability thus the technicians try to avoid it. Don't let them bluff you.
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