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Billy Hardwick's – 1576 S. White Station Rd
Established in 1982, Billy Hardwick's All Star Lanes is a family owned and operated 40 lane bowling center with automatic scoring, lounge, snack bar, and arcade. They offer open, league, and cosmic bowling year round and can help you plan your next gathering or celebration with group specials and a catering menu. In 2010, Billy Hardwick's was the site for a charity event with former Tiger and current Steeler, DeAngelo Williams, and has also been the chosen location for a charity event hosted by Grizzlies' point guard Mike Conley. Reserve lanes here.
Andy B's Bartlett Lanes – 6276 Stage Rd
Andy B's offers lanes for family fun and parties, but they also have a summer league for both adults and youth. Check out specials here and hours and pricing here.
Winchester Bowl – 3703 S. Mendenhall Rd
Winchester boasts 40 traditional bowling lanes with options of bumper bowling, cosmic bowling, a game room, meeting rooms, a snack bar and alcohol bar, daily and seasonal specials, and birthday and company parties. Check out daily hours here and pricing here.
FunQuest Bowling – 440 U.S. 72, Collierville, TN 38017
FunQuest offers bowling for every age and skill level. They have Glo Bowling every Friday and Saturday night from 9:30 pm to 12:00 am. They also host parties and corporate events. See their bowling specials and hours here.
Cordova Bowling Center – 7945 Club Center Cove
Cordova offers 36 lanes with daily specials (details here), such as discounted games, unlimited bowling for a small fee, prizes, pizza and pins deals, $1 games, and more. Weekend specials include glow in the dark bowling. Plan your next birthday party, corporate outing, or family and friend gathering as well. Check out daily specials here and hours here.
Main Event Entertainment – 7219 Appling Farms Pkwy
Main Event Entertainment's "Eat.Bowl.Play" experience offers far more than just bowling. They offer multi-level laser tag, high ropes adventure courses, billiards and interactive and virtual video games, along with dining experiences ranging from quick and casual to chef-inspired casual and creative cocktails, beer and wine. Their 45,000- to 75,000-square-foot family entertainment centers provide plenty of free parking, free wifi, happy hour specials, combination deals, and birthday, private and corporate parties/events. Check out their special offers here and reserve your lanes online here.
Uncle Buck's Fish Bowl at Bass Pro Pyramid – 1 Bass Pro Dr
The Bass Pro Pyramid houses 12 lanes of bowling that offer a unique oceanic theme, including bowling balls adorned with octopi, mermaids, camouflage and more. "Dock" wooden lanes feature underwater scenery of sea turtles, sharks, stingrays and other saltwater species while hand painted murals and fish hang from the ceiling. Bowl in the deep blue sea at Uncle Buck's! While you're here, check out The Lookout at the very top for a spectacular view of Memphis ($10 fee per person, $5 per kid until 4pm). Check out hours and pricing here.


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Before starting with Qcad;
I will be creating the painted lettering to re-new an 8 x 13" electrical flat panel
1) what file formats are possible? Can the Qcad program convert it to PDF?
2) can I use a JPEG photo of the electrical panel lettering as a LAYER to help position the new lettering? I will then remove the JPEG layer before saving and giving it to a Digital Sign Printer.
3) what is the smallest font size? My smallest lettering is a little less than 1/8" high. I assume there are some sans serif font choices.
4) can it produce a thin 1/16" border around some text with 1/4" radiused corners?
Many thanks
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Re: file format, layer question,
DXF, DWG, PNG, JPEG for import and DXF, DWG, SVG, PDF, PNG, JPEG for export. See also QCAD Features for a full list.
Yes, you can insert an image (JPEG, PNG, etc. ) and put that image on a layer. You can also make the image partially transparent to make it blend in with the drawing without being in the way.
You can use all fonts installed on your system with QCAD plus some CAD specific line fonts that come with QCAD. There is no lower or upper limit for text heights.
You can draw a rectangle using the rectangle tool and round the corners using the round tool. If you wish to offset the text letters, you can do so using the offset tool. Please post to the How To forum if you need help with any of this and indicate what exactly you are trying to do.
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Thank you for a clear reply. For the basic free QCad 2D, not the Professional, do you not include a User Manual? I only see your EBook for $104.
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Your link to "How do I …" gets me to questions for QCad Professional. I will be using QCad basic
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I have no idea where you gathered this info but the Original QCAD Book / E-Book is offered by Ripponsoft for less than $35 (excl. VAT). And they offer many times (like right now!) very lucrative bundle prices with a 50% discount or so ...
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Aston Martin squeezes profit from old technology
LONDON – Aston Martin, the British luxury car brand, wants to defend its independence by squeezing profits out of aging technology.
The British manufacturer, whose best seller is the $113,400 Vantage coupe, plans to develop additional models off an eight-year-old platform. The approach reflects the limits on Aston Martin, which can't tap development resources of a big parent like Volkswagen AG's Lamborghini and Fiat S.p.A.'s Ferrari.
"It leaves the impression of a company stretching itself as far as it can. In the industry that they operate in, with their competitors, they really need to be cutting edge," said Andrew Jackson, an analyst at research firm Datamonitor in London.
Aston Martin, sold by Ford Motor Co. to a group of private investors including Kuwait's Investment Dar Co. in 2007, is outgunned in the luxury-car segment. Daimler AG, the parent of Mercedes-Benz, plans to spend about 5 billion euros ($7.1 billion) this year on research and development. That's more than eight times the British company's revenue of 509 million pounds ($830 million) for the 12 months ended March 31.
BMW AG, which owns the Rolls-Royce marque, is building a factory to make lightweight carbon fibers for a line of electric-powered vehicles, as it adapts to demand for cleaner cars. It's also developing front-wheel drive BMW models and expanding the Mini brand with a coupe and roadster.
Rapid change
"The next 10 years will see more change in the auto industry than the past 100," as the industry adopts new technologies, Ian Robertson, BMW's sales chief, said at an event in Frankfurt last week.
Independence can be risky for small carmakers. Saab, the Swedish brand sold by General Motors Co. in February 2010, was forced to halt production in April because of a cash shortage. The company is seeking to raise fresh financing and agree on payment and delivery terms with suppliers in a bid to restart manufacturing later this month.
Large carmakers can help niche manufacturers stay competitive by spreading development costs across brands and models. Fiat owns Maserati and Alfa Romeo as well as Ferrari. VW is merging with Porsche to add the carmaker to its brand line-up. The Lamborghini Gallardo shares the same platform with the R8 from VW's Audi unit, while the Bentley Continental Flying Spur and GT models are based on the same underpinnings as the VW Phaeton.
'Same design'
A lack of resources at Aston Martin has led to a portfolio of similar models.
Of 15 current vehicles, all but the four-door Rapide and Cygnet city car are two-door coupes or roadsters. Aside from the 1 million-pound One-77 supercar and the Cygnet, which is derived from Toyota Motor Corp.'s iQ, all cars are based on the same aluminum platform first introduced in 2003 with the DB9.
"It's still that same old basic design," Ian McCallum, who designed the DB9 and is now design director at Tata Motors Ltd.'s Jaguar Land Rover unit, said in a July 27 interview. "Some will argue that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But you do get to a time when you have to move on."
Still, Aston Martin has made a virtue of necessity by using its so-called vertical-horizontal platform as the basis for more and more high-end models, including the 330,000-pound Zagato, which will start deliveries next year.
Higher Prices
"All the projects that we are doing have to make a profit," CEO Ulrich Bez told journalists at the company's Gaydon headquarters. "We can't afford a project that is just a marketing tool."
The strategy has pushed up the average price of Aston Martin cars 49 percent to 104,000 pounds last year from 70,000 pounds in 2007, the company said at the July 6 briefing.
By recycling technology and using engines from Ford, Aston Martin can keep costs and development times down. That's secured Aston Martin a profit margin of about 20 percent, nearly double Mercedes's 10.7 percent return on sales in the second quarter.
"We don't make the mistake of applying manufacturing techniques that are perfectly sensible for 500,000-a-year models to small-volume cars," CFO Hanno Kirner said. Aston Martin sold 4,299 cars in the year through March 31.
That focus has given Aston Martin breathing room after Investment Dar, which owns half of the British manufacturer, missed a $100 million bond payment in May 2009. The closely held company in June raised 304 million pounds through the sale of high-yield bonds.
With the new financing, the company has sufficient resources to finance its development, which includes expansion in China.
An initial public offering will be explored when the company sees the "right window," Bez said.
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iPad Pro Leak Details Face ID, 4K HDR, and More
There's a recent iPad Pro leak that involves such things as Face ID, an edge-to-edge display, and a USB-C port.
Leaks Show Dark Mode, Apple News App in macOS 10.14
Apple this weekend leaked a Mac App Store preview video of a new version of Xcode, which happened to also show off new features in the upcoming macOS 10.14 update, including a new dark mode, Mac App Store video previews, and a strong suggestion that the next version will be called macOS Mojave.
A Leaked Apple Memo Warns Employees to Stop Leaking Information
It mentions potential legal action and criminal charges, making this a more aggressive move towards information control.
An Apple Intern Allegedly Released the iBoot Leak
It's always good to hear the origin story, but you shouldn't be worried about this leak.
HomePod Leak Contains iPhone 8 Details and Audio Files
New iPhone 8 details are emerging, and they have been found within the HomePod firmware update, which also includes audio files that have been posted to YouTube.
iPhone Prototypes Must Be Carried In A Special Case
Whenever Apple tests new iPhone prototypes, they must be used in real world conditions. But how do you test a prototype in public and still keep it secret? By using a special stealth case. MacRumors got its hands on photos of a special case that Apple uses.


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After a reader commented how she needed to "stay strong" for her children, I realized I needed to write a post that explored this phrase and clarify just what it means to stay strong after a narcissistic relationship.
I have a love-hate relationship with the phrase "staying strong." Many people think to stay strong means to not cry or show emotions out of fear that others will see them as weak.
I feel differently.
What staying strong really means
To me, staying strong means acknowledging your emotions. All of them. Good and bad. When others see us break down and cry, they sometimes don't know what to say. And that's ok.
It is a sign of strength to show emotions, to show your vulnerability in such a way. It is exceptionally brave and courageous to open yourself up and show the world your pain and hurt.
Amy Clover, motivational speaker and mental health advocate, was right on point in her article You've Got 'Stay Strong' All Wrong when she wrote that staying strong is courageous and brave.
It takes courage to talk about feeling hurt. It takes faith to let yourself feel pain, and to remind yourself even through grief that it is transitory. Staying strong isn't about showing the world you never feel anything less than happy and confident. Staying strong is being brave enough to show them that you do, but that you move forward anyway.
Keeping your pain inside and stuffing it down isn't strength. Opening up and sharing your pain, your anguish, your hurts? Now that's strength.
What happens when we don't acknowledge our emotions
By not acknowledging our emotions and "staying strong" in the way society thinks is the best way, we are actually doing ourselves much more harm than good.
By hiding in that way, it's only stuffing it all down. By stuffing it all down and not releasing it properly, we run the risk of releasing it in an unhealthy way (like yelling at a loved one).
Stress of any kind (bad or good) can affect our bodies. When we hold back and suppress our emotions, we put undue stress on our bodies. This can cause a multitude of physical ailments, like heart disease and bone weakness.
Effects of consistent emotion suppression include increased physical stress on your body, including high blood pressure, increased incidence of diabetes and heart disease. In addition, people who engage in emotion suppression regularly rare more likely to experience stiff joints, bone weakness and more illnesses due to lowered immunity.
Bottom Line
What it really all boils down to is this.....staying strong after a Narcissistic relationship means having to share your raw and real emotions. There are so many ways to do this. Talk to a trusted friend or therapist, or write in a journal. There are also a multitude of ways to help improve your overall emotional health, ranging from relaxation methods (like yoga or meditation) to eating healthy meals and getting enough sleep.
How do you stay strong? Comment below. And as always, I appreciate you for sharing your stories with me.
Leisa Richardson
9/13/2016 08:54:26 am
Helpful article and I have found all you have spoken of to be true. Only those that have experienced this bizarre relationship with a Cluster B disorder really understand. Regular folks think you are embellishing your story when really, you cannot make this s*%# up!
9/14/2016 05:34:22 pm
Leisa......You're welcome. You are quite right when you said only those who've been through it truly understand. Take care. :)
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Christian Cowan is like an electric dream that forcefully shocks you, however you're addicted to it. This show was no different. The show began with mod inspirations from the 70's with black and white color bullock silhouettes. As the show continued the electric designer brought out more vibrant colors and party-infused fabrics. Even ass-less chops made their way into the show and it was lit—literally.
The best element that designer Christian Cowan sent down the runway are the neon lined dresses and blazers. I didn't make a spelling error he actually sent down garments that were lined with
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The rockstar meets party girl design aesthetic was incredibly fitted given his extensive list of A-list stars he often dresses on major stages like the VMA's. Models wore seemingly modest hair and makeup to contrast the exhilarating designs that were presented. Although another maximalist element was added to make the collection pop even more, accessories by Chris Habana. Cowan x Habana was unsurprisingly the perfect mix of performance wear with playful shapes that complimented the PVC silhouettes.
To to top it all off the models graced the runway with Stuart's Weitzman boots such as the astounding the thigh high bedazzled cowboy boots. The designer told WWD that he wants the collection to feel like an escape from reality. A tour into your dream/fantasy even if for just a second you get a glimpse into a world of your own.
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Mixin is a mobile-first blockchain project that wants to connect all existing blockchain networks and their cryptocurrencies. Its goal is to become the blockchain version of the Android ecosystem where existing blockchain networks will take on the role of phone manufacturers.
Even though blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have become more familiar to people, it's still very difficult to use them. Most of the major blockchain projects focus on distribution and secure key management, which inevitably leads to slow transactions and creates a steep learning curve for new users. It's also nearly impossible to deploy distributed nodes on mobile devices, which are the most popular computing devices.
Mixin is designed specifically for smartphones. The Mixin Messenger is the first DApp being developed by the Mixin team and will act as a gateway into the network. It will play a role similar to that of Google Play by providing intuitive dApp discovery for users as well as easy notifications and payments for developers. Both the messenger and the Mixin network protocol are open source.
Through its messenger app, Mixin can be used to:
– Securely transfer funds to anyone using their phone number, even if they are not a Mixin user.
– Make quick cryptocurrency payments. The developers claim that using Mixin for payments is easier than using PayPal.
– Easily access all services and dApps in the crypto space.
– Send encrypted messages via Signal protocol.
How Mixin Works
Mixin is designed to strike the perfect balance between distributed network systems and traditional server clusters. It accomplishes this by combining the best parts of these two together onto one network. By doing this, it's offering the following advantages:
– Trusted full nodes with guaranteed data transparency and consistency.
– Free transactions that have high throughput, low latency, and are encrypted with zero-knowledge proofs.
– Inter-chain communication protocol to connect all blockchain networks.
– Direct interactions with trusted external sources to complete non-deterministic transactions.
– Phone number and PIN-based account model to simplify mobile use.
– Developer-friendly API that caters to all programming languages and Linux libraries.
– Large mobile blockchain network that is immune to hard forks.
– Secure, encrypted messaging.
TEE and dBFT
The platform uses Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology to accomplish each of the aforementioned goals. All sensitive components of the network (such as dApps, nodes, etc.) must run on top of the TEE. Mixin's TEE is responsible for security and privacy while maintaining data transparency and consistency.
Mixin uses a Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance (dBFT) algorithm to achieve consensus and prevent data replication. The network is made up of full nodes that can verify the identity of all other full nodes and validate the code they run through the TEE.
End-to-End Encryption Messaging
Mixin uses the Signal protocol to manage all conversations and provide strong end-to-end encryption. The protocol is client based, so Mixin servers only act as a proxy for messages. No one can decrypt the messages, not even Mixin full nodes.
All messages are permanently deleted on the servers once they are read by all the conversation recipients. Photos, videos, and other media attachments are also encrypted with random AES keys before they are uploaded to Mixin's cloud storage.
Mobile and PIN-Based Identity
An obstacle that prevents many people from using the blockchain is the identity or account management process. All popular blockchain platforms require users to obtain and manage at least one private key in order to maintain an identity. It's not exactly super complicated, but it's a much more involved than a simple username and password solution.
Thanks to its secure execution environment and zero-knowledge proofs, Mixin offers a much simpler identity solution: phone verification codes and PIN numbers. Users can sign up with their phone number and create a six-digit PIN to maintain an identity. It's less complicated than a private key but with a comparable level of security.
The phone number verification process makes it easy for users to transfer private keys if they're using a new phone. The 6-digit PIN can be replaced with Face ID or Touch ID on supported mobile phones to further improve user experience. The underlying infrastructure of Mixin's PIN identity is still private key management, but secured and made easy with the network's zero-knowledge trusted execution network.
The XIN Token
Mixin features its own native token called XIN that is used to pay for services on the network, such as API calls, DApp creation, and node fees. To join the network as a full node, users must pledge at least 10,000 XIN to establish trust.
Every DApp created on the network requires a XIN fee determined by the amount of resources it will consume. The cost of an API call will depend on the call type and count. All XIN fees will be burned in order to increase the value of the existing tokens.
XIN Pricing, Market Cap and Volume
The XIN token was launched during a month-long ICO event which was held from November 25 to December 25, 2017. The total available supply of XIN caps at 1,000,000 tokens. Here's a breakdown of the distribution:
– 40% of tokens are listed on BigONE
– 10% of tokens will be sold within the messenger app to whitelisted users
– 50% of tokens are held by the Mixin team for development and marketing
Just under half the available supply of XIN was released into circulation (427,114 tokens). The value of one XIN token was first listed in January 2018 at ~$2,320 USD. The price tumbled in the following months and reached as low as ~$347 USD in April 2018.
XIN's market cap was first listed in April 2018 at ~$141 million USD. It has experienced the expected highs and lows in the following months but it hasn't managed to top its original price.
Buying, Storing and Selling Mixin
Mixin can only be acquired from BigONE in XIN/EOS, XIN/BTC, and XIN/ETH trading pairs. You can currently only store XIN in the official Mixin app which is available for Android and iOS. Both apps are still under active development, however, and likely still contain numerous bugs.
Liquidity of Mixin
Mixin appears to have good liquidity on BigONE, but it's the only exchange that carries the token. XIN has a high valuation despite several red flags. There is no information about its team, advisors, or backers. The project, which is supposedly based out of China, has limited social media presence and its developers have done very little marketing.
There doesn't appear to be a lot of interest in the project by investors or users – even though the developers claim to have nearly 1,000,000 pre-registered users in the project whitepaper. The Mixin Messenger is under development so it's still too early to determine if the project will be able to accomplish any of its goals.
While the fundamental idea is sound, this project needs to show more from a development standpoint to justify its valuation. Interested investors should be wary.


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About Me
Currently, I am a visiting researcher at Google Research NYC. I will join The University of Chicago Booth School of Business as an assistant professor of Operations Management in 2020. I obtained my Ph.D degree dual in Operations Research and Applied Mathematics at MIT in 2019, working with Robert M. Freund. Prior to MIT, I obtained my B.S. in Mathematics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2014. My undergraduate advisor was David Cai from Courant Institute of Mathematical Science.
I am interested in extending the computational and mathematical boundaries of methods for solving the optimization problems that arise in data science, machine learning, and operations research. More specifically, I have been working on (1) extending the scope and improving the complexity of first-order methods; (2) developing optimization perspectives to understand gradient boosting machines which lead to further algorithmic and theoretical improvement; and (3) designing and implementing new first-order approaches for solving huge-scale Linear Programming problems in the distributed setting (with applications at Google).
During my time at MIT, I spent two summers interning at Google, and one summer interning at IBM Watson Research Center. At Google I worked on projects with Vahab Mirrokni, Miles Lubin, David Applegate, and at IBM I worked with Andrew Conn. These projects are described briefly here.
See my publication page for a list of publications.
Email: haihao (dot) lu (at) chicagobooth (dot) edu


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- 2 egg(s), separated
- 3 ripe, large DOLE Bananas
- 3 tbsp. Jamaica rum
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Mix graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup brown sugar and margarine. Press in bottom and up sides of a 10-inch pie plate. Bake in 350 F oven 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
- In a medium saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over pineapple juice. Let stand to soften. Add egg yolks and remaining sugar and beat well. Cook, stirring until gelatin and sugar are dissolved. Cool slightly. Puree bananas and rum in blender. Add to gelatin mixture with nutmeg and salt. Chill until mixture mounds on a spoon. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into banana mixture with whipped cream. Pour into pie shell and chill until firm. Garnish with additional whipped cream and banana if desired.


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This morning was the turn of out Level 4 junior & senior gymnasts, for three girls this was their first ever Level 4 comp and for three this was only their 3rd so still quite new to this level and the increase in skill difficulty all gymnasts worked super hard, learnt lots, achieved personal goals they set for themselves and goals set by their coaches and have some things to contnue working on in time for the next competitions.
First round saw Izzy competiting, she had a good all around comp finishing in 7th place and achieving good conistent scores and start values on all 4 pieces of apparatus, bars, beam, floor & vault. Coach Rachel was very pleased!
Second round was the turn of the seniors, for Sophie, Sasha & Lily, their 3rd comp at this level and for Ellie & Melissa thir 1st time. All girls did a super job, starting on bars and with most completing clean secure routines they felt confirdent going into 2nd rotation to beam, again, clean routine from Lily securing her the 3rd highest score overall on this piece before the group moved to floor. All girls performed beautiful routines including Ellies James Bond insipred routine and Sophies Burlesque inspired routine. with Sasha completing her routine securing the 2nd highest score overall on that piece. Finally the girls moved to vault where all girls competed their new vaults a 1/2 on with a 1/1 twist off!
It was a successful and good competition resulting in the following medals:
14yr+ age group;
Ellie Browne
3rd overall
3rd Bars, Beam, Floor & Vault
13yrs Age group:
Lily Beagley Sasha Tracey Melissa Francis Sophie Harwood
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Everyone loves the taste of herbs harvested fresh from the garden. And winter doesn't have to spell the end of that enjoyment. Just a handful of pots indoors can supply bundles of savory herbs throughout all the seasons. All you need are some culinary herbs, a sunny window and a little TLC in the form of good soil, judicious watering and a regular supply of food.
Aside from the convenience, growing herbs indoors can ensure your meals are packed with flavor while adding beauty and greenery to your kitchen windowsill or counter. Like houseplants, herbs provide a host of benefits, including increasing oxygen levels and purifying the air. And nothing beats the pungent smell of their fresh cut leaves.
Growing Herbs Indoors: The Key Elements
Light is the vital ingredient needed by all plants for photosynthesis. And herbs are sun worshippers. When grown indoors, they require a lot of natural light. Six to eight hours a day of direct sunlight is ideal, although some herbs will make do with as little as four.
The best windows for growing herbs indoors are those that face south or southwest. These are the windows that receive the bulk of the sun year round (although an east facing window can provide good light levels in the morning.) Never place herbs on the sill of a north-facing window because they won't receive direct light.
Even with lots of natural sunlight, though, some herbs will require supplemental lighting. Full-spectrum fluorescent lights, which most closely replicate the natural solar spectrum, can do the trick. Install these inexpensive bulbs in a light fixture, grow cart or under kitchen cabinets to give your indoor herbs an extra boost. Locate the lights close to the plants, about 4- 6-inches away.
Clearly, all plants need water to survive, but unlike most plants, herbs don't need all that much. In fact, overwatering is one of the biggest problems when growing herbs indoors. A good rule of thumb is to let the plants mostly dry out and then saturate them completely. And once you determine how long it takes for them to dry out, stick to a consistent watering plan. Herbs love consistency.
Good drainage is particularly important. Make sure there are good drainage holes in your containers and never leave plants standing in water. This leaves roots vulnerable to root rot (a common cause of plant demise.)
Water your indoor herbs at the base of the stem where the plant meets the soil. And wait until the container has drained completely before placing it back on its saucer.
A word about clay pots – they're beautiful, but they dry out quickly. Plastic and ceramic make better containers for indoor herbs because they are better suited to drier indoor conditions. Select pots that are no bigger than 6 inches and make sure to check on them regularly, especially if they are located near a heat source. Dry, heated air can be hard on plants.
A good organic potting soil is essential to producing healthy herbs. And a sterilized compost based mix works best. You can further amend the soil by adding in some sand or perlite to improve drainage. Once you've planted the herbs, turn the pots regularly to make sure the plants don't grow in one direction.
Feed your herbs once a week with a good organic fertilizer like fish emulsion or liquid seaweed. This is an absolute necessity for plants confined to small containers where they quickly devour nutrients. In addition, fertilizer helps with good oil production, which is where herbs get their flavor.
Indoor herbs like the same temperatures humans do. Average temperatures of 65 to 70 degrees in the daytime and slightly cooler ones at night will keep them healthy and happy. However, be careful not to let leaves touch a cold window.
Unfortunately the same pests that afflict houseplants, such as white flies, aphids and scale, sometimes afflict herbs. Control pests by dipping the entire plant into a pail of insecticidal soap, making sure to wet all leaf surfaces thoroughly.
Chives; One of the easiest plants to grow inside, chives form little clumps of grass-like leaves that are as attractive as they are delicious. Harvest leaves by clipping the outermost ones first and working your way inwards.
Lemongrass. You can start this miniature grass with the lemony scent in a vase or glass, with just a few inches of room-temperature water. Transplant it to a pot once it has sent out roots and stalks. The most edible part of the plant is at the bottom of the stalk, so harvest older stalks first and snap them off close to soil level.
Mint: A gardener friend of mine once said to me when I was contemplating planting mint in my garden, "Once you have mint, you always have mint." No truer words. It quickly invaded all neighboring space. Indoors, the same holds true. Plant your mint in its own separate pot.
Parsley: You can easily grow both flat- and curly-leaved varieties of this herb in a sunny window with minimal care. Parsley likes humidity, though, so mist it regularly or set it on top of pebbles in a tray with a small amount of water to increase moisture levels around the plant.
Basil: this aromatic herb likes evenly moist soil. Pinch the bloom stems back to keep the plant looking neat and to concentrate flavor in the leaves. Basil has a wide variety of flavors, colors and size of foliage. 'Sweet' (Nufar) is the most common variety used in salads and sauces and as flavoring for fish and meat.
Lemon balm: Used since ancient times as an herbal remedy, lemon balm is a close cousin to mint and just as voracious. Plant this easy-to-grow herb in its own container and snip stems regularly to keep the plant looking neat.
Oregano: This heat and sun-loving herb thrives in all-day sunlight where it will gradually form a bushy mound of oval green leaves. Pinch the flowers off as soon as they appear to keep the herb's flavor concentrated in the leaves. Greek oregano, O. vulgare hirtum, has a much more pronounced flavor than common oregano, O.vulgare.
Rosemary: Like thyme, this herb likes to be kept on the dry side. Too much water will damage the roots and cause the plant to brown and die. Too little water produces the same symptoms. Dry, brown rosemary plants are a common problem when growing the plant indoors, making this one of the more tricky herbs to grow. The plant is also very susceptible to powdery mildew, so make sure it has good air circulation.
Sage: There are many varieties of this fuzzy-leaved species, but for cooking, the common garden variety Salvia officinalis and its cultivars are hands down the best. The plant can get pretty tall- up to 24 inches, so look for dwarf varieties or keep it compact by regularly harvesting stems.
Thyme: As soon as the plant has foliage, you can begin enjoying this popular Mediterranean herb. Simply snip off the stems, rinse them and remove the leaves, crumbling them gently between your fingers. Thyme is drought-tolerant, so it should be watered only after the soil has mostly dried out. Like all herbs, it requires good drainage.
Of course there are many other delicious herbs not mentioned here that are also easy to grow indoors. Check out your local garden store or supermarket for inspiration.


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The NIK, the umbrella organization of the Orthodox communities in the Netherlands, needs better security for the synagogues, which might mean military personnel protecting its synagogues, like is the case in Belgium and France. Jewish communities all over the country sent letters to mayors requesting improvement of the security situation. The NIK says it receives complaints of insufficient police security from Jewish communities from all over the country.
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CHICAGO -- A new study from DePaul University suggests more people are riding Metra because they want to use their electronics on their commute. Instead of driving and sitting in traffic, commuters on trains can text, read tablets, talk on the phone and email.
The study says 44-percent of riders use electronics that would be illegal to use while driving. That's three times more than when they tracked it five years ago.
But does Metra have the infrastructure to support that?
Metra has seen a bump in ridership, despite a 25 percent fare increase in 2012. The new study suggests that bump is in part due to our dependence on electronics.
The study also says Metra falls short in offering commuters tech friendly amenities.
There's no system wide Wi-Fi on board Metra trains or at any of the five downtown stations. There's also a lack of power outlets and the 3G and 4G signals are spotty.
Metra says it's currently installing charging outlets on its new and renovated train cars and expects a third of its fleet to have them by the end of the year.
As for Wi-Fi, Metra is in the early stages of exploring options for Wi-Fi at all downtown stations under Metra's control. Metra is also analyzing proposals to put Wi-Fi on trains at no cost to Metra.
Metra says it's capital needs are great and its resources are insufficient to meet them but that it's doing all it can to modernize the system.
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The World of Ice
Robert Michael Ballantyne
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fire they sank the blackened hull, leaving the two crowded boats
floating in darkness on the bosom of the ice-laden sea.
_Escape to Upernavik--Letter from home--Meetuck's grandmother--Dumps and
Poker again._
For three long weeks the shipwrecked mariners were buffeted by winds and
waves in open boats, but at last they were guided in safety through all
their dangers and vicissitudes to the colony of Upernavik. Here they
found several vessels on the point of setting out for Europe, one of
which was bound for England, and in this vessel the crew of the
_Dolphin_ resolved to ship.
Nothing of particular interest occurred at this solitary settlement
except _one_ thing, but that one thing was a great event, and deserves
very special notice. It was nothing less than the receipt of a letter by
Fred from his cousin Isobel! Fred and Isobel, having been brought up for
several years together, felt towards each other like brother and sister.
Fred received the letter from the pastor of the settlement shortly after
landing, while his father and the captain were on board the English brig
making arrangements for their passage home. He could scarcely believe
his eyes when he beheld the well-known hand; but having at last come to
realize the fact that he actually held a real letter in his hand, he
darted behind one of the curious, primitive cottages to read it. Here he
was met by a squad of inquisitive natives, so with a gesture of
impatience he rushed to another spot; but he was observed and followed
by half-a-dozen Esquimau boys, and in despair he sought refuge in the
small church near which he chanced to be. He had not been there a
second, however, when two old women came in, and, approaching him, began
to scan him with critical eyes. This was too much, so Fred thrust the
letter into his bosom, darted out, and was instantly surrounded by a
band of natives, who began to question him in an unknown tongue. Seeing
that there was no other resource, Fred turned round and fled towards the
mountains at a pace that defied pursuit, and, coming to a halt in the
midst of a rocky gorge that might have served as an illustration of what
chaos was, he sat down behind a big rock to peruse Isobel's letter.
Having read it, he re-read it; having re-read it, he read it over again.
Having read it over again, he meditated a little, exclaiming several
times emphatically, "My _darling_ Isobel," and then he read bits of it
here and there; having done which, he read the _other_ bits, and so got
through it again. As the letter was a pretty long one, it took him a
considerable time to do all this. Then it suddenly occurred to him that
he had been thus selfishly keeping it all to himself instead of sharing
it with his father; so he started up and hastened back to the village,
where he found Captain Ellice in earnest confabulation with the pastor
of the place. Seizing his parent by the arm, Fred led him into a room in
the pastor's house, and, looking round to make sure that it was empty,
he sought to bolt the door. But the door was a primitive one and had no
bolt, so Fred placed a huge old-fashioned chair against it, and sitting
down therein, while his father took a seat opposite, he unfolded the
letter, and yet once again read it through.
The letter was about twelve months old, and ran thus:--
GRAYTON, _25th July._
MY DARLING FRED,--It is now two months since you left us, and it seems
to me two years. Oh, how I _do_ wish that you were back! When I think of
the terrible dangers that you may be exposed to amongst the ice my heart
sinks, and I sometimes fear that we shall never see you or your dear
father again. But you are in the hands of our Father in heaven, dear
Fred, and I never cease to pray that you may be successful and return to
us in safety. Dear, good old Mr. Singleton told me yesterday that he had
an opportunity of sending to the Danish settlements in Greenland, so I
resolved to write, though I very much doubt whether this will ever find
you in such a wild far-off land.
Oh, when I think of where you are, all the romantic stories I have ever
read of Polar Regions spring up before me, and _you_ seem to be the hero
of them all. But I must not waste my paper thus; I know you will be
anxious for news. I have very little to give you, however. Good old Mr.
Singleton has been _very_ kind to us since you went away. He comes
constantly to see us, and comforts dear mamma very much. Your friend,
Dr. Singleton, will be glad to hear that he is well and strong. Tell my
friend Buzzby that his wife sends her 'compliments!' I laugh while I
write the word. Yes, she actually sends her 'compliments' to her
husband. She is a very stern but a really excellent woman. Mamma and I
visit her frequently when we chance to be in the village. Her two boys
are the finest little fellows I ever saw. They are both so like each
other that we cannot tell which is which when they are apart, and both
are so like their father that we can almost fancy we see him when
looking at either of them.
"The last day we were there, however, they were in disgrace, for Johnny
had pushed Freddy into the washing-tub, and Freddy, in revenge, had
poured a jug of treacle over Johnny's head! I am quite sure that Mrs.
Buzzby is tired of being a widow--as she calls herself--and will be very
glad when her husband comes back. But I must reserve chit-chat to the
end of my letter, and first give you a minute account of all your
Here followed six pages of closely-written quarto, which, however
interesting they might be to those concerned, cannot be expected to
afford much entertainment to our readers, so we will cut Isobel's
letter short at this point.
"Cap'n's ready to go aboord, sir," said O'Riley, touching his cap to
Captain Ellice while he was yet engaged in discussing the letter with
his son.
"Very good."
"An', plaze sir, av ye'll take the throuble to look in at Mrs. Meetuck
in passin', it'll do yer heart good, it will."
"Very well, we'll look in," replied the captain as he quitted the house
of the worthy pastor.
The personage whom O'Riley chose to style Mrs. Meetuck was Meetuck's
grandmother. That old lady was an Esquimau, whose age might be
algebraically expressed as an _unknown quantity_. She lived in a boat
turned upside down, with a small window in the bottom of it, and a hole
in the side for a door. When Captain Ellice and Fred looked in, the old
woman, who was a mere mass of bones and wrinkles, was seated on a heap
of moss beside a fire, the only chimney to which was a hole in the
bottom of the boat. In front of her sat her grandson Meetuck, and on a
cloth spread out at her feet were displayed all the presents with which
that good hunter had been loaded by his comrades of the _Dolphin_.
Meetuck's mother had died many years before, and all the affection in
his naturally warm heart was transferred to, and centred upon, his old
grandmother. Meetuck's chief delight in the gifts he received was in
sharing them, as far as possible, with the old woman. We say _as far as
possible_, because some things could not be shared with her, such as a
splendid new rifle and a silver-mounted hunting-knife and powder-horn,
all of which had been presented to him by Captain Guy over and above his
wages, as a reward for his valuable services. But the trinkets of every
kind which had been given to him by the men were laid at the feet of the
old woman, who looked at everything in blank amazement, yet with a smile
on her wrinkled visage that betokened much satisfaction. Meetuck's oily
countenance beamed with delight as he sat puffing his pipe in his
grandmother's face. This little attention, we may remark, was paid
designedly, for the old woman liked it, and the youth knew that.
"They have enough to make them happy for the winter," said Captain
Ellice, as he turned to leave the hut.
"Faix they have. There's only two things wantin' to make it complate."
"What are they?" inquired Fred.
"Murphies and a pig, sure. That's all they need."
"Wot's come o' Dumps and Poker?" inquired Buzzby, as they reached the
"Oh, I quite forgot them!" cried Fred. "Stay a minute, I'll run up and
find them. They can't be far off."
For some time Fred searched in vain. At last he bethought him of
Meetuck's hut as being a likely spot in which to find them. On entering
he found the couple as he had left them, the only difference being that
the poor old woman seemed to be growing sleepy over her joys.
"Have you seen Dumps or Poker anywhere?" inquired Fred.
Meetuck nodded, and pointed to a corner, where, comfortably rolled up on
a mound of dry moss, lay Dumps; Poker, as usual, making use of him as a
"Thems is go bed," said Meetuck.
"Thems must get up then and come aboard," cried Fred, whistling.
At first the dogs, being sleepy, seemed indisposed to move; but at last
they consented, and following Fred to the beach, were soon conveyed
aboard the ship.
Next day Captain Guy and his men bade Meetuck and the kind, hospitable
people of Upernavik farewell, and spreading their canvas to a fair
breeze, set sail for England.
_The return--The surprise--Buzzby's sayings and doings--The
narrative--Fighting battles o'er again--Conclusion._
Once again we are on the end of the quay at Grayton. As Fred stands
there, all that has occurred during the past year seems to him but a
vivid dream.
Captain Guy is there, and Captain Ellice, and Buzzby, and Mrs. Buzzby
too, and the two little Buzzbys also, and Mrs. Bright, and Isobel, and
Tom Singleton, and old Mr. Singleton, and the crew of the wrecked
_Dolphin_, and, in short, the "whole world"--of that part of the
It was a great day for Grayton that. It was a wonderful day--quite an
indescribable day; but there were also some things about it that made
Captain Ellice feel, somehow, that it was a mysterious day, for, while
there were hearty congratulations, and much sobbing for joy, on the part
of Mrs. Bright, there were also whisperings which puzzled him a good
"Come with me, brother," said Mrs. Bright, at length, taking him by the
arm, "I have to tell you something."
Isobel, who was on the watch, joined them, and Fred also went with them
towards the cottage.
"Dear brother," said Mrs. Bright, "I--I--O Isobel, tell him. _I_
"What means all this mystery?" said the captain in an earnest tone, for
he felt that they had something serious to communicate.
"Dear uncle," said Isobel, "you remember the time when the pirates
She paused, for her uncle's look frightened her.
"Go on, Isobel," he said quickly.
"Your dear wife, uncle, _was not lost at that time_--"
Captain Ellice turned pale. "What mean you, girl? How came you to know
this?" Then a thought flashed across him. Seizing Isobel by the shoulder
he gasped, rather than said, "Speak quick--is--is she alive?"
"Yes, dear uncle, she--"
The captain heard no more. He would have fallen to the ground had not
Fred, who was almost as much overpowered as his father, supported him.
In a few minutes he recovered, and he was told that Alice was alive--in
England--_in the cottage_. This was said as they approached the door.
Alice was aware of her husband's arrival. In another moment husband and
wife and son were reunited.
Scenes of intense joy cannot be adequately described, and there are
meetings in this world which ought not to be too closely touched upon.
Such was the present. We will therefore leave Captain Ellice and his
wife and son to pour out the deep feelings of their hearts to each
other, and follow the footsteps of honest John Buzzby, as he sailed down
the village with his wife and children, and a host of admiring friends
in tow.
Buzzby's feelings had been rather powerfully stirred up by the joy of
all around, and a tear _would_ occasionally tumble over his
weather-beaten cheek, and hang at the point of his sunburnt and oft
frost-bitten nose, despite his utmost efforts to subdue such outrageous
"Sit down, John dear," said Mrs. Buzzby in kind but commanding tones,
when she got her husband fairly into his cottage, the little parlour of
which was instantly crowded to excess. "Sit down, John dear, and tell us
all about it."
"Wot! begin to spin the whole yarn o' the Voyage afore I've had time to
say, 'How d'ye do?'" exclaimed Buzzby, at the same time grasping his two
uproarious sons, who had, the instant he sat down, rushed at his legs
like two miniature midshipmen, climbed up them as if they had been two
masts, and settled on his knees as if they had been their own favourite
"No, John, not the yarn of the voyage," replied his wife, while she
spread the board before him with bread and cheese and beer, "but tell us
how you found old Captain Ellice and where, and what's comed of the
"Werry good! then here goes."
Buzzby was a man of action. He screwed up his weather-eye (the one next
his wife, _of course_, that being the quarter from which squalls might
be expected). and began a yarn which lasted the better part of two
It is not to be supposed that Buzzby spun it off without interruption.
Besides the questions that broke in upon him from all quarters, the two
Buzzbys junior scrambled, as far as was possible, into his pockets,
pulled his whiskers as if they had been hoisting a main-sail therewith,
and, generally, behaved in such an obstreperous manner as to render
coherent discourse all but impracticable. He got through with it,
however; and then Mrs. Buzzby intimated her wish, pretty strongly, that
the neighbours should vacate the premises, which they did laughingly,
pronouncing Buzzby to be "a trump," and his better half "a true blue."
"Good day, old chap," said the last who made his exit; "tiller's fixed
agin--nailed amid-ships, eh?"
"Hard and fast," replied Buzzby, with a broad grin, as he shut the door
and returned to the bosom of his family.
Two days later a grand feast was given at Mrs. Bright's cottage, to
which all the friends of the family were invited to meet with Captain
Ellice and those who had returned from their long and perilous voyage.
It was a joyful gathering that, and glad and grateful hearts were there.
Two days later still, and another feast was given. On this occasion
Buzzby was the host, and Buzzby's cottage was the scene. It was a joyful
meeting, too, and a jolly one to boot, for O'Riley was there, and Peter
Grim, and Amos Parr, and David Mizzle, and Mivins--in short, the entire
crew of the lost _Dolphin_--captain, mates, surgeon, and all. Fred and
his father were also there, and old Mr. Singleton, and a number of other
friends, so that all the rooms in the house had to be thrown open, and
even then Mrs. Buzzby had barely room to move. It was on this occasion
that Buzzby related to his shipmates how Mrs. Ellice had escaped from
drowning on the night they were attacked by pirates on board the West
Indiaman. He took occasion to relate the circumstances just before the
"people from the house" arrived, and as the reader may perhaps prefer
Buzzby's account to ours, we give it as it was delivered.
"You see, it happened this way," began Buzzby.
"Hand us a coal, Buzzby, to light my pipe, before ye begin," said Peter
"Ah! then, howld yer tongue, Blunderbore," cried O'Riley, handing the
glowing coal demanded, with as much nonchalance as if his fingers were
made of cast-iron.
"Well, ye see," resumed Buzzby, "when poor Mrs. Ellice wos pitched
overboard, as I seed her with my own two eyes--"
"Stop, Buzzby," said Mivins; "'ow was 'er 'ead at the time?"
"Shut up, Mivins," cried several of the men; "go on, Buzzby."
"Well, I think her '_ead_ wos sou'-west, if it warn't nor'-east. Anyhow
it wos pintin' somewhere or other round the compass. But, as I wos
sayin', when Mrs. Ellice struck the water (an' she told me all about it
herself, ye must know) she sank, and then she comed up, and didn't know
how it wos, but she caught hold of an oar that wos floatin' close beside
her, and screamed for help; but no help came, for it wos dark, and the
ship had disappeared, so she gave herself up for lost. But in a little
the oar struck agin a big piece o' the wreck o' the pirate's boat, and
she managed to clamber upon it, and lay there, a'most dead with cold,
till mornin'. The first thing she saw when day broke forth wos a big
ship, bearin' right down on her, and she wos jist about run down when
one o' the men observed her from the bow.
"'Hard a-port!' roared the man.
"'Port it is,' cried the man at the wheel, an' round went the ship like
a duck, jist missin' the bit of wreck as she passed. A boat wos lowered,
and Mrs. Ellice wos took aboard. Well, she found that the ship wos bound
for the Sandwich Islands, and as they didn't mean to touch at any port
in passin', Mrs. Ellice had to go on with her. Misfortins don't come
single, howsiver. The ship wos wrecked on a coral reef, and the crew had
to take to their boats, which they did, an' got safe to land; but the
land they got to wos an out-o'-the-way island among the Feejees, and a
spot where ships never come, so they had to make up their minds to stop
"I thought," said Amos Parr, "that the Feejees were cannibals, and that
whoever was wrecked or cast ashore on their coasts was killed and
roasted, and eat up at once."
"So ye're right," rejoined Buzzby; "but Providence sent the crew to one
o' the islands that had bin visited by a native Christian missionary
from one o' the other islands, and the people had gin up some o' their
worst practices, and wos thinkin' o' turnin' over a new leaf altogether.
So the crew wos spared, and took to livin' among the natives, quite
comfortable like. But they soon got tired and took to their boats agin,
and left. Mrs. Ellice, however, determined to remain and help the native
Christians, till a ship should pass that way. For three years nothin'
but canoes hove in sight o' that lonesome island; then, at last, a brig
came, and cast anchor off shore. It wos an Australian trader that had
been blown out o' her course on her way to England, so they took poor
Mrs. Ellice aboard, and brought her home--and that's how it wos."
Buzzby's outline, although meagre, is so comprehensive that we do not
think it necessary to add a word. Soon after he had concluded, the
guests of the evening came in, and the conversation became general.
"Buzzby's jollification," as it was called in the village, was long
remembered as one of the most interesting events that had occurred for
many years. One of the chief amusements of the evening was the spinning
of long yarns about the incidents of the late voyage, by men who could
spin them well.
Their battles in the Polar Seas were all fought over again. The
wondering listeners were told how Esquimaux were chased and captured;
how walruses were lanced and harpooned; how bears were speared and shot;
how long and weary journeys were undertaken on foot over immeasurable
fields of ice and snow; how icebergs had crashed around their ship, and
chains had been snapped asunder, and tough anchors had been torn from
the ground or lost; how schools had been set agoing and a theatre got
up; and how, provisions having failed, rats were eaten--and eaten, too,
with gusto. All this and a great deal more was told on that celebrated
night--sometimes by one, sometimes by another, and sometimes, to the
confusion of the audience, by two or three at once, and, not
unfrequently, to the still greater confusion of story-tellers and
audience alike, the whole proceedings were interrupted by the outrageous
yells and turmoil of the two indomitable young Buzzbys, as they romped
in reckless joviality with Dumps and Poker. But at length the morning
light broke up the party, and stories of the World of Ice came to an
* * * * *
And now, reader, our tale is told. But we cannot close without a parting
word in regard to those with whom we have held intercourse so long.
It must not be supposed that from this date everything in the affairs of
our various friends flowed on in a tranquil, uninterrupted course. This
world is a battle-field, on which no warrior finds rest until he dies;
and yet, to the Christian warrior on that field, the hour of death is
the hour of victory. "Change" is written in broad letters on everything
connected with Time; and he who would do his duty well, and enjoy the
greatest possible amount of happiness here, must seek to prepare himself
for _every_ change. Men cannot escape the general law. The current of
their particular stream may long run smooth, but sooner or later the
rugged channel and the precipice will come. Some streams run quietly for
many a league, and only at the last are troubled. Others burst from
their very birth on rocks of difficulty, and rush, throughout their
course, in tortuous, broken channels.
So was it with the actors in our story. Our hero's course was smooth.
Having fallen in love with his friend Tom Singleton's profession, he
studied medicine and surgery, became an M.D., and returned to practise
in Grayton, which was a flourishing sea-port, and, during the course of
Fred's career, extended considerably. Fred also fell in love with a
pretty young girl in a neighbouring town, and married her. Tom Singleton
also took up his abode in Grayton, there being, as he said, "room for
two." Ever since Tom had seen Isobel on the end of the quay, on the day
when the _Dolphin_ set sail for the Polar Regions, his heart had been
taken prisoner. Isobel refused to give it back unless he, Tom, should
return the heart which he had stolen from her. This he could not do, so
it was agreed that the two hearts should be tied together, and they two
should be constituted joint guardians of both. In short, they were
married, and took Mrs. Bright to live with them, not far from the
residence of old Mr. Singleton, who was the fattest and jolliest old
gentleman in the place, and the very idol of dogs and boys, who loved
him to distraction.
Captain Ellice, having had, as he said, "more than his share of the
sea," resolved to live on shore, and, being possessed of a moderately
comfortable income, he purchased Mrs. Bright's cottage on the green hill
that overlooked the harbour and the sea. Here he became celebrated for
his benevolence, and for the energy with which he entered into all the
schemes that were devised for the benefit of the town of Grayton. Like
Tom Singleton and Fred, he became deeply interested in the condition of
the poor, and had a special weakness for _poor old women,_ which he
exhibited by searching up, and doing good to, every poor old woman in
the parish. Captain Ellice was also celebrated for his garden, which was
a remarkably fine one; for his flagstaff, which was a remarkably tall
and magnificent one; and for his telescope, which constantly protruded
from his drawingroom window, and pointed in the direction of the sea.
As for the others--Captain Guy continued his career at sea as commander
of an East Indiaman. He remained stout and true-hearted to the last,
like one of the oak timbers of his own good ship.
Bolton, Saunders, Mivins, Peter Grim, Amos Parr, and the rest of them,
were scattered in a few years, as sailors usually are, to the four
quarters of the globe. O'Riley alone was heard of again. He wrote to
Buzzby "by manes of the ritin' he had larn'd aboord the _Dolfin_,"
informing him that he had forsaken the "say" and become a small farmer
near Cork. He had plenty of murphies and also a pig--the latter "bein'"
he said, "so like the wan that belonged to his owld grandmother, that he
thought it must be the same wan corned alive agin, or its darter."
And Buzzby--poor Buzzby--he also gave up the sea, much against his will,
by command of his wife, and took to miscellaneous work, of which there
was plenty for an active man in a sea-port like Grayton. His rudder,
poor man, was again (and this time permanently) lashed amid-ships, and
whatever breeze Mrs. Buzzby chanced to blow, his business was to sail
_right before it._ The two little Buzzbys were the joy of their father's
heart. They were genuine little true-blues, both of them, and went to
sea the moment their legs were long enough, and came home, voyage after
voyage, with gifts of curiosities and gifts of money to their worthy
Dumps resided during the remainder of his days with Captain Ellice, and
Poker dwelt with Buzzby. These truly remarkable dogs kept up their
attachment to each other to the end. Indeed, as time passed by, they
drew closer and closer together, for Poker became more sedate, and,
consequently, a more suitable companion for his ancient friend. The dogs
formed a connecting link between the Buzzby and Ellice families--constantly
reminding each of the other's existence by the daily interchange of visits.
Fred and Tom soon came to be known as the best doctors with which that
part of the country had ever been blessed. And the secret of their
success lay in this, that while they ministered to the diseased bodies
of men, they also ministered to their diseased souls. With skilful hands
they sought to arrest the progress of decay; but when all their remedies
failed, they did not merely cease their efforts and retire--they turned
to the pages of divine truth, and directed the gaze of the dying
sufferers to Jesus Christ, the Great Physician of souls. When death had
done its work, they did not quit the mourning household as if they were
needed there no longer, but kneeling down with the bereaved, they prayed
to Him who alone can bind up the broken heart, and besought the Holy
Spirit to comfort the stricken ones in their deep affliction.
Thus Fred and his friend went hand in hand together, respected and
blessed by all who knew them--each year as it passed cementing closer
and closer that undying friendship which had first started into being in
the gay season of boyhood, and had bloomed and ripened amid the
adventures, dangers, and vicissitudes of the World of Ice.
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If you, or a loved one has been injured due to poorly manufactured sports equipment, you might have a case for compensation. Read this post to learn more about defective sports equipment and what to do if you're involved in a similar situation.Read More
Injuries are, unfortunately, a part of participating in all sports, and can happen anywhere – on the court, at a training facility, in a school gym or even in a friend's backyard. While most injuries can be treated, others can be serious, compromising an athlete's ability to function or can even be life-threatening.Read More
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Bioceres requests withdrawal of SEC Registration Statement as a result of major acquisition
Rosario, Argentina (1 February 2017). Following its acquisition of a majority interest in Rizobacter SA, a global leader in soybean biological products, Bioceres announced today the withdrawal of its SEC Registration Statement, as it no longer reflects the current strategic and financial situation of the company.
Bioceres is a fully integrated agricultural biotechnology company utilizing multiple technology platforms to develop and commercialize products that enhance crop productivity and expand feedstock applications. The company is a global leader in drought tolerance technologies, with a soybean drought tolerant event approved for use in Argentina. In the crop productivity space, Bioceres develops and commercializes seeds and integrated products, as well as crop nutrition and protection solutions. In terms of feedstock applications, Bioceres owns a safflower-based molecular farming platform for the production of industrial enzymes, and it is currently developing metabolic-engineering solutions for added value fermentation of different raw materials.
The company is owned by more than 250 of South America's largest growers. Bioceres is a major shareholder of Rizobacter, INDEAR (Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology of Rosario) and Bioceres Semillas, a partner in international joint ventures Verdeca and Trigall Genetics, and a lead investor in multiple biotech start-ups.


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Accession Number : AD0433779
Title : A PULSE OPERATED SHUTTER SYSTEM FOR AN AERIAL CAMERA WITH CELESTIAL ORIENTATION,
Descriptive Note : Memorandum rept.
Corporate Author : BALLISTIC RESEARCH LABS ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
Personal Author(s) : Reitz,Richard G.
Report Date : OCT 1963
Pagination or Media Count : 35
Abstract : A pulse operated shutter system was developed for use with an aerial camera with celestial orientation. The shutter system provides for synchronization of a celestial and a terrestrial photograph to within .001 second of one another. Exposure durations of .010, .005, .003, and .002 second are available. (Author)
Descriptors : (*AERIAL CAMERAS, CAMERA SHUTTERS), PHOTOGRAMMETRY, GEODESICS, ASTRONOMICAL CAMERAS, TOPOGRAPHIC CAMERAS, SYNCHROS, SOLENOIDS, GEARS, SYNCHRONIZING SWITCHES
Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE


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Not sure what I'll write here. But as a novelist, story writer, poet, essayist, editor and book doctor, and anthropologist…and just a guy with access to the blogosphere whatever that is.
Thought…I'll just do some occasional things here…on whatever suits my fancy?
My fancy? I think for now, Difficult People, the story collection is back in the lab for a rest.
Okay. So, today, at this moment that's about it. I hope I can put up some stuff that's a release from a planned program. Random walks on the slippery slope…of improvisation.


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Nature in Japan nurtures
the beauty of Japanese women.
warew is committed to naturally-derived,
domestic ingredients.
After conducting a series of studies on herbs that have been known for their natural medicinal properties since ancient times in Japan, we at warew have selected naturally derived ingredients from these herbs for use in our products. In addition, distilled water from domestic herbs and hot-spring water from Beppu also are used as base ingredients. Our commitment to using naturally derived domestic ingredients means that more than 95% of the ingredients in our products are naturally derived with over 90% of them being domestic ingredients.
We also assure the traceability of all ingredients so that we can verify the last country in which they were processed. We use only ingredients that have passed our own strict standards. These carefully selected beauty ingredients are distributed to every corner of the skin by our unique refining technology to deliver vivacious beauty to the skin.
< Other Commitments >
All products are made at factories certified by Ecocert, the largest international organization that certifies organic products.
Our products do not use any genetically modified ingredients, synthetic dyes, fragrances, parabens, animal products or mineral oils.
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Naturally derived ingredients means ingredients that have been directly acquired from natural farm products or harvested, as well as ingredients that were extracted from the production of organisms. Domestic ingredients means ingredients that were acquired by using domestic natural products or ingredients that went through final processing in Japan. * "Skin" means epidermis.


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I wrote this poem in response to the title assigned by the Art House Co-op's Sketchbook Project Volume 4.
The text paper is Arches Text Wove paper on which I played around with inks and acrylic modeling paste. Then I added some colour with iridescent pastels. The text is written with a white pigment uni-ball Signo broad marker.
Folding the pasted pages weakened the joints of the paper so I have hinged them with the same momigami that I used for the cover. The end papers are of unknown origin.
Outside myself there is a bed and in that bed is me.
Outside my bed there is a room as cozy as can be.
Outside my room there is a tree with branches wild and free.
Upon one branch are six weird wrens all going hee! hee! hee!
Outside the tree there is a road that leads to here and there
To towns, fields, lakes and streams and just about everywhere.
Beside the road there is a house and in that house you hide
Please put your feet upon that road and come back to my side.
Elizabeth McKee © 2010


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Antitrust Case Filings
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|January 18, 1980
|Civil Non-Merger
|New Jersey, District of
|Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
|U.S. v. Cassady, Fuller & Marsh, et al.
|December 9, 1980
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|Civil Non-Merger
|Alabama, Middle District
|Legal Services
|U.S. v. Gary L. McAliley, et al.
|December 9, 1980
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|Legal Services
|U.S. v. Hercules Inc.
|January 11, 1980
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|U.S. v. Mississippi State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers And Land Surveyors
|May 22, 1980
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|U.S. v. Title Insurance Rating Bureau of Arizona, Inc.
|September 23, 1980
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|U.S. v. Amtel Inc., et al.
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|U.S. v. Montana Nursing Home Association, Inc.
|June 13, 1980
|Civil Non-Merger
|Montana, District of
|Skilled Nursing Care Facilities, Nursing Care Facilities
|U.S. v. FMC Corp.
|April 23, 1980
|Civil Non-Merger
|Pennsylvania, Eastern District
|Agricultural Chemicals, NEC
|U.S. v. Association of Ship Brokers and Agents (U.S.A.), Inc., et al.
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UTF Spotlight: Solving Problems
"I couldn't handle it. All I know is that I don't want to be a teacher."
At least, that was how Emily Stalder initially described secondary education as an observer in her mom's classroom in Roy, Utah.
But after a year and a half process of discovery and further exposure to teaching, Stalder (who is two years removed from getting her degree in physics teaching) discovered that she likes working with students when they have questions.
"I love solving problems," said Stalder, a TA for Physics 1200 and UTF for Physics 2110.
According to Stalder, a lot of people think physics as "this really scary science." However, physics occur in everyday life and "is the basis for everything else." The point is helping students realize this connection and that they know more physics than they think.
Stalder's love for physics came because of an influential teacher in high school. For Stalder, the realization to become a teacher came from connecting it with her love of learning.
"I don't like saying that I don't know," Stalder said. Learning, she said, is a challenge – an exploration of new things.
"I basically want to know everything," she laughed.
Helping students in the classroom understand the concepts being taught has been a highlight for Stalder. This process of discovery just keeps building on itself and "just keeps getting better," Stalder said.
Stalder then described a day where she noticed a student who was "obviously struggling with the concept we were learning. He had the answer right but I could tell he didn't understand it." Stalder then asked him if he had it and the student responded "no…no I don't."
"[I] was like 'Yes! Yes! [He's] teachable, ok!'" Then after working through it, the student left when he understood the problem. "I was on cloud nine for about two days," Stalder said, "It was great."
So, for Stalder, teaching is more than just talking and telling. It involves firing ping pong balls out of a vacuum hose and involves working with students one-on-one and in small groups. Teaching is understanding the tricks of it and picking them up along the way. According to Stalder, being a UTF has been a "huge" advantage because it enables her to see behind-the-scenes and provides an opportunity to pick up on the tricks before needing to teach.
Observing how teachers teach and having the experience of helping students problem solve has been paramount for Stalder. "I feel the more you deal with any problem, the better you get at handling it," Stalder said.
After all, working through problems is what the physics teaching major does best.


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Youth medication management
Youth experiencing emotional or psychiatric conditions might find it difficult to focus in school or feel like they don't fit in with their peer groups. This can affect a young person's normal level of functioning.
Research-based "best practice" for many disorders such as mood and attention include the use of prescription medication as part of a comprehensive behavioral health treatment plan. Medications can minimize symptoms, improve life functioning and help children benefit from other forms of treatment, such as therapy.
There are many forms of medication treatments available for treatment, however, psychiatrists need to carefully adjust the type and dosage of medications to ensure youth are receiving high quality care. This generally involves monitoring the positive benefits of specific medications at specific dosages while minimizing any negative side effects that may occur. Over time, the same medication may not produce the same benefits. Helping patients find and use the most beneficial medication as part of their overall health care is known as "medication management."
Who can benefit from medication management?
Children with a wide range of mood disorders (such as depression and anxiety) or other psychiatric diagnoses such as bipolar disorder are often prescribed medications as part of a comprehensive treatment plan. Individuals with ADD/ADHD often take medications as part of their treatment plan too. Our highly trained and compassionate medical staff remain current with established medication treatments as well as new treatments that become available. By helping patients learn about the best medication treatment from the available options, Citizen Advocates medication management services are both medical and educational in nature.
We accept referrals from both parents and pediatricians.
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Orwa Ajjoub
Affiliated researcher
Orwa Ajjoub is an affiliated researcher at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. In 2018, Orwa graduated from CMES with an MA in Middle Eastern Studies, having defended his thesis which looks at the theological aspects of the split between Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS in 2013. Although his interest has been mainly focused on Salafi-Jihadi groups in the Middle East, Orwa has written articles about Syrian society during the war and particularly about LGBTQ Syrians in Europe. His work has been published on different media websites such as Syria Deeply, Huffington Post, and World Policy. During the last two years, Orwa has participated in two academic conferences in which he discussed al-Qaeda's presence in Syria. While at CMES, Orwa will work on a report discussing the future of ISIS and al-Qaeda.


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