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This needs a quick preface so it won't come off as snooty.
We have no children. Therefore, no grandchildren. And no pets. Like everybody else, we occasionally spend a little money on things we probably shouldn't but unlike y'all with kids and pets, we spend on things that don't pout or poop.
For me, there's something magical about the $100 price tag. Once an item crosses the $100 threshold, it's officially expensive and that must be pointed out.
I was serving apple pie to neighbors recently and drizzled an aged balsamic vinegar on it, vinegar that had been brought back from Italy and cost…?
Yep, about $100. And I told them so.
In defense of my spending so much for a tiny bottle of balsamic, it happened at a wine tasting that might have lasted just a wee bit too long. That same tasting also lead to the purchase of a $100 bottle of olive oil before my wife asked to 'borrow' my credit card then hid it.
But why did I need to point out the cost to my guests? Why not try to impress them with the fact that it was 30-year old balsamic - from Italy! - and leave it at that?
'Cause it cost a hun'erd dollars, that's why. If I'm serving you a hun'erd dollar balsamic, you're going to hear about it.
I'd probably do the same thing if I was serving you a $100 bottle of wine, but don't hold your breath on that one. In our house, it's likely the wine I'm serving you is only $2.99. For the whole bottle.
It would be a fair question to ask why I'm willing to spend $100 on olive oil but cheap-out on wine.
I think it has to do with longevity. I'll have that oil and balsamic for some time to come, enjoying it along the way. Wine won't make it past bedtime.
Once wine is opened, it evaporates or something. Maybe it grows legs and walks off, but it gets gone. If it's expensive wine, at the end of the evening you've just plowed through a hun'erd dollar bill with nothing to show for it but a dopey grin on your face.
That's not to say I would never pay up for good spirits. I have spent a few coins for good bourbon, though I have stopped chasing the ones that have gotten stupid expensive. There are some tasty whiskies and bourbons that are quite affordable once you get your nose out of the air and into a glass.
A cousin posted this for me to see.
That is good stuff, but in my town if a store has any of this available at all, the store paid $30 for it. Thirty. That's a '3' with one '0' attached. If they can get $200 for it, fine, but it ain't coming from me.
With that proclamation though, I must confess to a recent bout of liquor lunacy.
A friend who knows I often find decent prices online for these things asked if I could find a particular tequila that was $100 in the store.
I did find a better price, though by the time you added in shipping it was $96/bottle.
Hey, $4 saved.
I was somewhat familiar with this tequila, having brought a bottle of it back from Mexico many years ago. I didn't remember a thing about how it tasted, but at $100 it had to be good, right? So I figured I should also get a bottle for myself.
"Wait a minute," he says. "I have a friend who might want a bottle, too. Before you order, let me check."
I knew exactly what was happening. He was asking his friend (wife) if he could just go ahead and buy a second bottle while we were ordering.
Sure enough, he tells me his friend wanted a bottle, so I decided if he could get one for his friend, I could order one for my friend. So, the order was doubled to four bottles.
Turns out, he actually had a friend who wanted a bottle. I didn't. But I now have two big bottles of expensive tequila, and one small problem.
I don't care for it. Neither does my imaginary friend.
I cracked open a bottle for me and a buddy - after bragging that it cost $100, of course. We took a couple of sips and just sorta stared at each other with that look. The look that says, "um…. paid how much?"
And yay! There's a whole 'nother bottle!
Anybody need tequila? It's a real purdy bottle. It even comes with instructions on how to turn it into a vase once it's empty. (Spoiler alert: take the cap off and put flowers in it.)
I'm willing to let it go for a hun'erd dollar bill. I'll even throw in $4 in change.


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Curriculum Vitae
Born in Australia 1929 but resident in England since the thirties.Studied painting at St Albans School of Art and The Royal College of Art 1951-57.
Over the next 35 years pursued a successful national and international illustration practice, commissioned to draw and paint by a huge number and variety of clients including Pentagram Design, Readers Digest, David Pocknell Design, Marks & Spencer, The Guardian, Sir Clive Sinclair, Penguin Books, Norman Foster Associates, Gourmet Magazine (N.Y.), etc.etc.
An interesting diversion in 1996 was the commission to supply drawings for the best selling book The New Joy of Sex!
In combination with this practice, there was, for 30 years an involvement with teaching art, firstly at Twickenham School of Art, then Somerset College of Art (part time and one year full time Senior lectureship) and lastly Redruth School of Art (later Cornwall College and Falmouth College of Art & Design). Served on S.I.A.D. panel as assessor of Twickenham School of Art (1977,78,79), South Devon Technical College Art Department (1978,79,80), GloucesterTechnical College Art Department (1978,79,80), Somerset College of Art (1983).
During this period of commissioned work there was little need for or interest in exhibiting, but drawing, predominantly the figure, continued without cessation. Drawing from life has always been the fountain.
For the nineties a return was made to painting full-time, with special interest in portraiture, the human figure and landscape.
Contributed to mixed shows in London, Brighton, Edinburgh and various venues in the west of England. Solo exhibitions in Sherbourne, Bridgwater, Falmouth and Uzes (France).
Works regularly exhibited and sold at the Galeria Internacional de Arts in Faro, Portugal.
Exhibited 1997 in Abu Dahbi and Dubai as one of the New Orientalist group and continuing to exhibit and paint for private clients in Dubai.
Exhibited Royal Portrait Society 1998, 2002 & 2004. Represented for portraiture at the Mall Galleries, London.
Elected to membership of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour after showing five paintings in the annual exhibition 2003 at the Mall Galleries London one of which won the St Cuthberts Paper Mill prize.
Also represented by www.commissionaportrait.com for whom several commissions have been completed.
John Raynes has also written sixteen instructional books on Drawing, Painting and Human Anatomy. They include "Drawing Cars", "Drawing Figures", "Starting to Paint in Oils" and "Starting to Paint in Acrylics" for Studio Vista in the sixties and seventies, followed by 'Painting Seascapes' in 1980, also for Studio Vista.
Hamlyn published 'Human Anatomy for Artists' in 1979, 'Figure Drawing" in 1981 and 'Step by Step Guide to Drawing' in 1982. The first two were later combined as 'Figure Drawing and Anatomy for the Artist' which has been continuously in print for twenty years.
'The Figure Drawing Workbook', published in 1997 by Collins & Brown, won the Artist's Choice Art Instruction Book of the Year award in 1998. A follow up book entitled 'Drawing and Painting People', was published in April 2000 and also won the Art Instruction Book of the Year.
Three teaching videos have been made based on these two books. A book co authored by John Raynes and his son, Jody Raynes, entitled 'How to Draw Figures' was published in 2000 by Paragon.
'The Complete Drawing Course' was published September 2002 and won the Art Instruction Book of the Year for the third time. A companion book, 'The Complete Watercolour Course' was published in 2004 and 'The Complete Perspective Course' followed in 2005.
May 2003 - chosen as one of twelve portraitists for a BBC1 television series entitled Star Portraits, a BBC TV series featuring artists painting portraits of celebrities. With two other artists he painted Meera Syall: all the portraits were then exhibited at the New Walsall Art Gallery and were subsequently on tour together with the second series.
Two large family portrait commissioned late 2005 completed in January 2006.
Six paintings sent for the RI spring exhibition, two of which sent to follow up exhibition at St Ives Society Gallery. 2007.
New book of Human Anatomy and Figure Drawing now published. Presently preparing paintings for submission to Royal Portrait Society and Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour, both exhibitions at the Mall Galleries. Also painting for exhibition in the Majlis Gallery in Dubai and attempting to spend some time recording the landscape of Cornwall.
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As they gather there food for the day, I am able to peek into the tiny world that nature offers us. The beauty that is seen is never taken for granted. The view is spectacular and leaves me wanting more. What a great planet we live on. Now if we could only take care of it.
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lousat (123853) 2019-01-12 12:17
Hi Jimmy,another great gift to the butterflies fans as me! A beautiful capture of this Heliconia looking for food,a nervous species not easy to take that i seen sometimes in Cuba,well done! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano
Hello dear Jimmy and have a nice time
and a happy weekend
delicate and pretty
sweet and attractive
pretty capture
perfectly executed
with the colorful butterfly
Tue (75006) 2019-01-12 13:10
Hello Jimmy,
An excellent close-up photo of this butterfly, hanging from the yellow flowers, perfect sharpness against the blurry background. Great work.
cargus (12607) 2019-01-12 13:29
Beautiful image, beautiful colors, well framed and rendered, image well done.!
ricardomattos (12665) 2019-01-12 17:04
Hello Jimmy
Belíssimo trabalho nesta foto da bonita borboleta. O desfoque ficou muito bom assim como as cores e nitidez.
dopiro (926) 2019-01-12 18:46
I love to be drawn into other worlds, you have taken me there with this nice photo. The butterfly feasting on the yellow pods, the shallow dof, the natural colors...
Good job.
ifege (23863) 2019-01-12 20:17
Hi Jimmy
Great photo of this beautiful butterfly with the subejct very sharp.
ikeharel (100921) 2019-01-12 22:09
Hello Jimmy,
A zoom upon the black butterfly contrast with nthe green blurred background and with the yellow beautiful flowers it came to sipp its nektar.
A marvelous take on nature.
Have a nice sunday,
papagolf21 (147440) 2019-01-12 23:04
Bonjour, cher Jimmy,
Ce papillon en train de butiner est de toute beauté avec ses ailes colorées;
La prise de vue est une réussite totale.
Nicou (192508) 2019-01-13 2:37
quelle macor e tiamge quelle compo et vue fantastique cpatage cette couleur sur le papillon ces antennes comme ilbutine sur la plante sueprbe image
Bravo et belle journée
jhm (195007) 2019-01-13 5:24
Hello Jimmy,
Nice close up of the butterfly.
The lively colours make your picture attractive.
Lovely composition, also pleasant presentation.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice Sunday,
rychem (69885) 2019-01-13 8:07
The variety of butterflies on Earth is amazing, you have captured a beautiful white and black butterfly with very sharp details, a wonderful combination of colors, a nice blurry background, a great photo
regards Ryszard
macjake (94359) 2019-01-13 23:29
Hi Jimmy
how could anyone NOT like this photo. excellent bg blur to bring the butterfly upfront and centre. nice ot have the yellow red and greens to contrast the black wings too. fine presentation and strong photo work. cheers
alvaraalto (39444) 2019-01-15 7:23
Hello Jimmy,
An excellent close-up photo of this butterfly. Great ambiance with the yellow and red flowers.
perfect sharpness against the blurry background.
Excellent work
Have a nice day, groet Rob
bukitgolfb301 (53738) 2019-01-15 17:13
Hi dear Jimmy
Yes a Butterfly is very good subject for Nature all over the world. Pin sharp focusing on eyes is very appealing and bokeh of background is so tasty. Black and yellow is so striking too.
All the best and have a good day! Takero
Cricri (176) 2019-01-19 5:06
Hi Jimmy
Superbe les couleurs, la netteté, la prise au bon moment du papillon venant butiner
très jolie
Bonne journée
Royaldevon (67035) 2019-01-21 15:47
Hello Jimmy,
This is a very good photograph of this beautiful butterfly!
Your use of shallow dof has shown the butterfly and its food source remarkably sharp against a useful oof b/g.
Kind regards,
Bev :-)
abmdsudi (84105) 2019-01-23 2:09
Hi Jimmy
A pleasure to see this little chap enjoying a freshly bloomed flower. Nice macro, good contrast in glorious colours, pin sharp detail and very well timed capture. Simple delight, Congrats
Best regards
josepmarin (59385) 2019-01-23 9:30
Hi Jimmy,
this is a very difficult shot, and a real challenge for a photographer, but you've solved it skilfully.
Well caught this butterfly feeding on the flower, with a great sharpness in spite of her motion in flight, in a dynamic and colorful image.
Well done!
Best regards,
claudeD (47754) 2019-01-30 0:53
Hello Jimmy,
very fine nature picture showing this wonderful butterfly in perfect sharpness and clarity. I like your contribution to TE here very much.TFS.
With regards from Luxembourg
jmdias (95075) 2019-08-22 11:41
a nice flagrant of the butterfly with the sharp wing in evidence and the humble flowers well presented. a small treasure well presented in this image.
take care
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- Medium: Colore
- Date Taken: 2019-01-12
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- Versione Foto: Versione Originale
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Kolkata: Missile man and former President APJ Abdul Kalam on Sunday said the country is suffering from the "fifth nation syndrome" as it is always the fourth or fifth nation to launch any mission like the space mission or nuclear programme.
He said the country should strive to occupy the number one slot.
Speaking at the foundation day programme of CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute in Kolkata, he said the country has been suffering from the "fifth nation syndrome" as whenever it launched any major mission like the space mission or nuclear programme it was the fourth or fifth one to do so……
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Panoramas of the Lakes Region of New Hampshire
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Enjoy these 360 degree photographs of the area that Meca and I have taken using Microsoft's new photo editing software Photosynth.
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Have fun, explore, and check back often as we add more stuff.
Downtown Moultonborough, NH - Aug. 29, 2011
Moultonborough Historical Society - Lamprey House Museum 8/28/2011
Moultonborough Grange Hall - 8/29/2011
Moultonborough Grange Hall - 11/28/2011 Updated NEW
Old Moultonborough Town House - 8/28/2011
MHS Middle Neck School House - 8/28/2011
The Emerson Barn - Moultonborough Historical Society - Sept. 3, 2011
New Hampshire State Capital Building - April 21, 2012
First Missionary Baptist Church - Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Center Harbor, New Hampshire - 8/28/2011
Coe House Restaurant - Center Harbor, New Hampshire - 8/30/2011
Center Harbor Diner - Dining Room March 11, 2012
MSS Mount Washington - Center Harbor, NH March 11, 2012
Center Harbor Fire Dept. - Sept. 2, 2011 During Band Concert
Picnic Rock Farm - Meredith, NH Sept. 9 2011
Church Landing - Meredith, NH
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Mill Falls Marketplace - Meredith, NH August 30, 2011
Mill Falls Marketplace Interior - Meredith, NH August 30, 2011
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I was always interested in cyclist brothers, don't ask me why but this are some of the one that I remember. By the way looks like the younger one are the stronger!
If you know of any please post me details and i will add to the list. In alphabetical order:
Algeri Vittorio e Pietro
Baronchelli Gianbattista e Gaetano
Bevilacqua Antonio e Leonardo
Cipollini Mario e Cesare
Coppi Fausto e Serse
De Vlaeminck Roger and Eric
Downing Dean and Russel
Madiot Marc and Yvon
Moser Enzo, Aldo and Francesco
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LA Speed Week Day at the ADM
April 10, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
L.A. Speed Week To Kick Off with IMSA 50th Anniversary Gala at the Museum on April 6th, 2019.
The annual Long Beach Grand Prix, now sponsored by Acura, has over the last 40 years spawned a number of automotive related events during the Indy Car racing circuit's week in Southern California. Now, L.A. Speed Week (www.laspeedweek.com), as the entire week long series of events has been named, kicks off with the Racing History Project's Saturday, April 6th IMSA 50th Anniversary Gala at the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo. Featuring a gourmet caliber dinner, the introduction of the Mitch Bishop / Mark Raffauf book, IMSA 1969 – 1989 and a collection of IMSA racing celebrities rarely found in one place at one time. This celebrated evening is a do not miss event. Tickets and details can be found at www.racinghistoryproject.com.
Wednesday, April 10th is Race Car Day at the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo. Tour their over 130 car collection, play in the racing simulator, ride in their classic cars and look at the assortment of very special collection of race cars assembled for the day. Expect more than a few racing celebrities to be on hand as well!
Come watch Racing Films in the Packard Ballroom:
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Have a race car? Bring it down to the museum on this day for all to see!!!


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Volume 21, Autumn 1975, Number 4
Editorial Board
Editorial Comment
Editorial Comment
Edward T. Fagan
Diocesan Attorneys' Papers
Taxation of Advertising Income of Exempt Organizations' Publications
Robert M. Spevack
Exemptions From Unrelated Business Tax - Rental Income
George E. Reed
Panel Discussion on Unrelated Business Income Tax
Robert M. Spevack; Charles M. Whelan, S.J.; and George E. Reed
The National Labor Relations Board and Nonprofit Charitable, Educational, and Religious Institutions
James A. Serritella
Union Organizations in Catholic Hospitals
Eugene J. Schulte
Civil Rights Impact on the Church
Stuart D. Hubbell
Diocesan Attorneys' Papers
Recent Developments in the Abortion Area
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I work in higher ed and we have housing units on our campus. It would be great to have an option to choose from that could allow us to make the building information a required field. This has become a real issue, because students are not completing this field since it is not required and causing a lot more work on the back end. Yes we can decline the work order and send email to students, but they don't read email. So, to be able to turn this feature on/off would be awesome and save a lot of extra work.


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Being someone who was put at-risk of losing his job due to budget cuts, I was actually relieved to learn that I was on the chopping block when it finally happened. The future seemed uncertain at the time, but I looked upon it as an opportunity to move forward in my life.
Unfortunately, someone decided that it would not be humane to let employees at DOT know that they're losing their jobs before the holidays. I believe that this is actually inhumane, because employees must wait longer yet to learn their fate. When I left the agency, morale was already at an all-time low. On a recent trip there to wish my former office director congratulations on her retirement, I could feel the tension in the hallways. Employees don't want to hear bad news, but they want to know if it will be them so they can start competing for other positions or start planning for the future.
John Nordbo, an employee at DOT, mentions another issue in his editorial with the potential layoffs: bumping rights. The whole thing is going to be a logistical nightmare for many employees and the human resources bureau. In its simplest terms, if an employee had a previous position, was promoted to a higher position, and is then laid-off, that employee can "bump" back to a position of the same previous classification. If that position is not vacant, then the incumbent of the position is "bumped" out, possibly facing his or her own layoff. When you compound this among many employees (DOT has 340 staff in its reduction plan), you can imagine the mess this makes.
So, I agree with John Nordbo's editorial. I've already been down that road, and I was fortunate enough to find something fairly quickly. But others may not be as lucky. It seems unfair that employees should wait until they know of their fate at the the very last minute. I know that DOT Secretary Frank Busalacchi has the utmost respect and compassion for all of the employees that work under him, and I know that he has as much trouble dealing with this as anyone else at DOT. It's not a matter of blame, but a matter of timing. DOT should provide its employees the opportunity to know what's going on and offer them a chance to plan for their futures.
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The Medium-Schnauzer (standard) It is the original race of the three Schnauzer breeds, and despite his fur and aspect in general, This is not related to the English Terrier. This is one of the oldest breeds in Europe. This race is beautiful, robust, square build and medium-sized with a similar aristocratic, This was the favorite breed of Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt.
In its country of origin is known as Mittelschnauzer (Medium-Schnauzer) to distinguish it from the giant form and the form miniature.
Regardless of the origin of the breed, It should be noted that the racial standard of the Schnauzer was set for the first time in the year 1880, and in the year 1885 the first breed club was established in Germany. He had to wait 40 more years, to be made in United States (1925).
Schnauzer named given to race for its first presentation in public in an exhibition contest. This contest (Hannover 1879) won it a dog presented as wire-haired Pinscher. The winner can be called Schnauzer ("whiskered") and thereafter, all the wire-haired Pinscher have received the name of Schnauzer.
The classification of the Schnauzer has always brought about controversy, because that is what you don't want to classify as Terrier, likely as not being a race that cace as dog's burrow. The controversy is that dogs as the Manchester Terrier Yes they are classified as a Terrier and, as it is the case of the above-mentioned, the prototype of the dog buzzard without being trained for hunting dog's burrow.
Physical characteristics
The Standard Schnauzer has a rough coat, with colors ranging from the 'salt and pepper' to the solid black.
The hair on the face is extended to form a beard and eyebrows. The race is robust, and it should be "heavy" for his height with portions of the muscle and bone.
The ideal ranges of the weight and of the height vary, considerably, from a standard race which is as follows: The males range between 45 and 50 cm of high cross and usually weigh between 15.5 and 22.5 kg. The females measure between 42.5 and 47.5 High Cross and usually weigh between 13.5 and 20.2 kg).
In United States, most of the dogs have cropped ears and tail.
Traditionally, the ears they are cut and the tail also. However, in many European countries and Australia, the cutting of ears and tail are prohibited and dogs look their ears and tails natural.
Character and skills
It is a race to, similar to the Pinscher German, It was created for the extermination of vermin on farms, Although he didn't mention in other tasks, becoming a multi-purpose dog. They included the roles played by the Schnauzer, driving cattle.
It´s jealous, It loving and a good former. All varieties of Schnauzer have a character that is described as impetuous, strong but very balanced.
Love your family, they are safe and affable with children and rather distrustful with strangers.
- Otros nombres: Mittelschnauzer / Schnauzer Estándar.
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This list is a little harder to whittle down; I've dabbled with more than ten! I'll try to eliminate the most obvious ones…like FaceBook, which I finally admitted defeat and began to use some time in the last year. I'm not much for small talk, and that's what FB seems to be about, so I held out for a while like a good Gen-Xer, though that's now the prime user group, it seems.
Anyway, leaving that option out, and assuming that it's obvious that I'm dabbling with WordPress, whose results you can see here, here are ten others:
- VUE (Visual Understanding Environment), a concept-mapping program from Tufts University, the same mob who are responsible for Perseus, the classics and language parsing repository. The learning curve for VUE is steep, because help is rather basic. It is plenty powerful for data handling and can manage multiple layers, with clever analysis tools. I managed to import my EndNote research library via Excel (in a complicated manner!) and have its data interpreted rationally by VUE, with benefits like instant highlighting of all works with the same keyword, etc. But it's sink or swim.
- Transliterate.com – a little thing for biblical scholars and students that renders a line of Greek or Hebrew into correctly accented English transliteration. Cuts down the time that transliteration requires by about 80%. If you have more than a line or so to transliterate, it's a great help. Free from Logos.
- StepBible – does 75% of what paid-for Bible software does, for free. Depended on it last year for access to the Samaritan Pentateuch, which I couldn't find elsewhere. From the Tyndale Tech people, especially David Instone-Brewer, the guy behind the TyndaleTech blog, who has a long track record of providing this sort of great digital help.
- FreePlane, the mindmapper that I used to diagram the structure of Psalm 148, as below.
- Docear – the unique referencing software that uses the FreePlane mindmapper, integrated with bibliographic functions, to permit the mapping of one's own research sources in one diagram and the structure of a written piece in the other.
- MS Excel – sorry, included another Office program, but the surprises keep coming at what this program can do. It's a great translator, importing data in one form and spitting it out in another. And if your table is too complicated for Word to handle, it's really Excel where it will be at home.
- Pinterest – my way of upgrading browser bookmarks to a more visual, user-friendly form. If only you had the option of sorting the pins yourself! Why users create boards of 1000 pins or more is beyond me. It is most useful for short, selective lists.
- Academia.edu – a nifty way to hook into relevant academic discussion and put up those pieces of academic work that risk being left in obscurity otherwise for a range of reasons. Interesting to watch where it might go.
- Ngram Viewer – would like to do more with this. Earlier I posted these experiments in charting discussion of, in this case, Noah and the Flood (or Deluge) in English publications 1600-1850 or so:
- Zotero – tempts me to switch from EndNote at regular intervals, on account of better note-taking abilities and the ability to link records (i.e. bibliographic sources) to other, related records. I think if its timelining function could be made more intelligent and flexible, I probably couldn't resist any longer.
Tune in soon for list #3, the tools I look forward to experimenting with soon.


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A pocket full of rye.
Four and twenty blackbirds,
Baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened,
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Now wasn't that a dainty dish,
To set before the king?
As every bookish child knows, more verses follow the two quoted above, and Mrs. Christie, true to form, makes sure the trail of murder falls right in step with the rhyme, if not reason, of Mother Goose.
A Pocket Full of Rye is -- in Miss Lemon's estimation -- a neat and clever little mystery, made all the more intriguing by the rare appearance of Miss Marple outside the gates of St. Mary Mead. A personal involvement with the maid "hanging up the clothes" draws Miss Marple to Yewtree Lodge, trailing with her a fantastic string of village parallels which she uses to help Inspector Neele tie up this puzzling case.
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Don't get me wrong, "Us" hits hard in the creepy department right out of the gate. The movie starts with ominous text screens explaining the thousands of miles of underground tunnel systems in America before dropping the viewer into the traumatic fall of the story's first domino: a flashback in which a girl wanders away from her distracted parents and into a deserted beachside, mirror-filled funhouse. Here the girl comes face to face with a living double of herself.
" … the storytelling takes a back seat, and unfortunately for 'Us,' there isn't enough scare to distract from that."
We're then transported back to present-day California, where we follow the Wilson family on vacation to Santa Cruz — the same place where Adelaide, the girl from the flashback who is now an adult played by Lupita Nyong'o, suffered her PTSD-inducing experience. Adelaide is anxious, with reason, but the introduction to her and her husband (played by Winston Duke) and their two children (played by Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex) is a lighthearted one.
There is a lingering sense of worry, though, and it all builds up to the face-off highlighted in the trailer between the Wilsons and their red jumpsuit-wearing doubles, who force their way into the vacation cabin to confront the Wilsons and their normal, pleasant lives.
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1) Dollop
If you have classes mainly in the Loop campus, Dollop is great because it is located a block away from campus right off the Harold Washington Brown Line. I love the quiet and comfy environment, it's a perfect way to chill out after classes and get some homework done.
2) Hero Coffee
Another Loop campus staple for most students, located right on campus in an alley across from the DePaul Center, this is the perfect place to go when you're running late to class and need to grab some coffee because it's so close by.
3) Goddess and the Baker
Goddess and the Baker is a really cute cafe that doesn't just serve coffee but really cute desserts too! They're known for their rainbow cake and gelato. I love their cozy environment and homey feel, it's a great place to go when you feel homesick!
4) Limitless
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MONDAY PUZZLE — Some crossword puzzles are so tough that it's easy to feel like you've been metaphorically beaten up by them, but you generally expect to see those later in the week.
Today's puzzle by Ned White isn't tough, but you might need feel like you need a visit to the chiropractor after you solve his theme.
Today's Theme
Mr. White fills his grid with a theme set that is comically violent. Common adjectives are clued normally, but when put together, they make you want to lend our constructor an ice pack. His hair is raised, his neck is snapped, his chest is beaten, his knee is slapped and his ankle is bitten.
There, there, Mr. White. Put some Windex on it (Note: Don't really do this) and I'm sure tomorrow things will be better. Or at least less painful.
Tricky Clues
■ 21A: I was wondering why -OTIC was clued as a suffix and not as the complete word that means "ear-related," until I looked at the XWord Info clue page for it and realized that it has mostly been clued that way. My guess is that the constructor and/or the editors were trying for something new.
■ 37A: STENS is an odd and outdated word, but it comes up in crosswords a lot, mostly because the pattern of common letters appeals to constructors. The singular STEN has appeared in the New York Times crossword 434 times, and the plural STENS has appeared 77 times, so it's worth getting to know.
■ 47A: If I recall correctly, SABRA or maybe SABRAS was the first entry I ever solved by myself in a New York Times crossword, back when I was a teenager solving with my father. It's not that I knew the term, but I was able to solve it with the crossings and, in the best spirit of #NowIKnow, I learned a new word that day. That was the first time I realized that there were more things in heaven and earth than just textbooks from which to learn. And it changed my life.
■ 68A: This is a perfect example of the limitations of crossword cluing. Clues are allotted only so much space, so they must be tight, and can only provide so much information. So it is with pleasure and a sense of responsibility that I inform you that LLAMAs are much more than just a source of wool:
Constructor's Notes
My goal here was to make something very simple, with five theme answers and no revealer. I was lucky that this particular theme hadn't been tried before. Who knew?
Will, Joel and I had a bit of back-and-forth over TORCH BEARER, because of its similarity to the theme answers, at least in appearance, and I submitted a few alternatives for the SW, but in the end they decided to keep it. In hindsight, I wonder if GUT WRENCHER at 38 Across would have been a better choice, since CHEST BEATER is the only answer where the person is "acting on their own body part" (Note the singular "their" here! It's now legit!). With all the others, this isn't the case.
Thanks to Will et al. for a fresh clue for D'ANGELO. For me, it'll always been Beverly of the Lampoon's "Vacation" franchise, but that's a bit musty with age and now I know there's another one out there.
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A teenage boy of 18 years has been spared charges by a grand jury on Monday after been accused of choking an abusive man who was reported to be an ex-boyfriend of her mother.
Police revealed that in the month of August, 18 year old Luis Moux, was charged with manslaughter after he reportedly choked the ex-boyfriend of his mother to death. Adding that the deceased was spotted by the teen hitting his mother in their home.
The Police revealed that the deceased, Washington who was 43 years showed up at their place at about 4:30 am to have a chat with the teen's mum only for him to end up beating her up.
While he was in his room, Moux over heard his mum screaming and dashed out of his room dragging the man off his mum before allegedly choking him to death.
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|Anne MacLeod
just the caravaggio
1999 (2nd ed. 2001). 94 pp. ISBN-13 978-3-901993-00-8; ISBN-10 3-901993-00-2
just the caravaggio was shortlisted for the Saltire Award and won a Scottish International Poetry Competition Diploma.
"Those who prefer their poetry formal will not read MacLeod's with ease, but there are many rewards in her warm, humane lines, which reach out perhaps for that which Cézanne sought, and which titles three consecutive poems: 'The Perfect Moment'."
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"Her style is halfway between conventional narrative and John Ashbery's abstract syntax. This suits the quick movement of lines that conjure up the Black Isle, family traditions and tragedies and oblique intrusions of the past. She also has a very Scottish passion for wanting to do the right thing, tempered by a slight embarrassment about actually doing it. What looks like endearing vulnerability on the surface belies real strength underneath."
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Agility is something every athlete needs, no matter the sport. When it comes to agility, the goal is to be able to change the direction of movement as effectively as possible.
There are several ways to improve your agility. Today we will discuss five main focus points.
1. Technique: Learn How to Cut and Shift Weight Properly
Technique is the base in being able to have proper execution. When learning how to change direction effectively, athletes need to have the knowledge and ability to utilize the proper technique.
Training technique can focus on perfecting the form while fixing the unique faults of any athlete. If an athlete has inefficient movement habits due to poor technique, that athlete is not going to see an improvement in agility.
We implement several exercises to improve technique, such as hockey stops and speed skaters.
2. Strength: Strong Hips Allow for a Quick and Safe Cut or Change of Direction
Wait, I need strength to become agile? It may not sound optimal, but athletes need explosive strength qualities to maximize their speed and agility performance.
When an athlete wants to achieve velocities in their movements, strength is crucial. Changing direction at a high rate requires force application across several different muscles groups.
Strength may not seen important when it comes to working towards a high-level of agility, however, it makes a difference in any ability to change direction and perform a quick and safe cut.
3. Power: Utilize Lateral Jumps to Increase Speed and Reaction Time
When changing direction, an athlete needs power. Within strength comes the range of power sources from different muscles.
We need to consider the region of force application and muscular work, both of which need power. When an athlete has power, agility increases through speed and reaction time.
To increase power, we implement exercises such as hurdles, box jumps, and body weight variations.
4. Manual Agility Drills: Deliberate Thought
In manual agility drills, we are able to improve an athlete's ability to make quick and deliberate cuts while training with us. With the high-intensity and rapid change in direction, these drills are commonly used in all of our training sessions.
Some manual agility drills include 3 and 4 cone drills, dot drills, and line drills.
5. Game-Like Drills: React and Move Without Thinking
Practice is what makes perfection in an athlete's agility. Through constant repetition, changing direction at a fast-rate becomes natural.
This is where muscle memory comes into play. When we consider running, it is usually a technique that is learned at an early age. On the other hand, agility is something that is not. This is where different agility improving exercises come into play to improve that skill.


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AJ Ahmed is Masood Ahmed's younger brother. He lives in the Masood's household. He left to patch things up with his wife Aaliyah but returned having a fight about whether or not they want kids.
He doesn't do planning. And he doesn't do what's expected of him. He lives his life by the toss of a coin - it's gotten him this far. Why change?
AJ despaired of his older brother's relationship with Zainab. He made it his mission to lead Mas astray and be the antidote to what he saw as his sister-in-law's lifelong mission to sap the life out of his brother.
With Zainab finally gone, AJ got his wish... but he quickly realised that encouraging Masood's carefree side would mean that he would have to step up and be responsible, and responsibility is the last thing on AJ's mind! After separating from his wife, AJ is now truly a free agent, and while he chats up every woman he encounters and generally acts the fool, AJ does having a caring side, and is starting to realise that life can't just be one big party... when you're part of a family that's been through as much as his, sometimes telling jokes just won't cut it!
Recently, this caring side has been shown even more, when he was unwillingly given the responsibility of looking after Kamil when both Masood and Tamwar had arranged dates. Dreading it at first, he loved it, with both finishing the evening by sitting down to appropriately sized pizzas. Forming a special bond with AJ, Kamil returned home.
Receiving a job offer from a garage in Birmingham, AJ was faced with the prospect of leaving Walford for good. Although AJ didn't want to leave, he accepted the job offer.
Whilst preparing to leave he received some bad news. His and Masood's mother had passed away. Masood was furious when AJ revealed that he couldn't fly out to his Mother's funeral because of his new job. AJ left Walford for Birmingham to begin his new career, leaving Masood in pieces.


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Guest blogger, Tim Grizzell, Former Navy SEAL
A few weeks ago, a Charlie Mike Teammate asked Tim for some advice: "How do I go from walking to running when walking feels great and running feels awkward to me?"
Hello Lisa:
I am fired up to hear that you did Rudy's Navy SEAL challenge and got the experience of turning yourself into a "sugar cookie," otherwise known as getting wet and sandy! Congratulations on finishing the Virginia Beach Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon. You only gave yourself less than a month's notice and you did it. I like it. You obviously have a positive attitude that inspired you to do the event in the first place and carried you through the event. I like to refer to it as "FIRE IN THE GUT!"
I will begin by saying that you are on the right track to go from walking to running. You have completed athletic events where you did both walking and running. Also, making slight modifications to your diet is a more sustainable approach that will work in the long-term versus some extreme diet.
Given that running has not been part of your weekly exercise program for many years, you will want to ease into it. From a physical perspective, you need to condition your muscles, joints and tendons for running. The last thing you want is an overuse injury by jumping into it too quickly.
On the mental side of things, you do not want to lose your motivation and desire to run by doing too much at the beginning. I will say though that you are going to have to push yourself out of the comfort zone. You clearly like to walk. Walking is great exercise and that is what your mind knows. Right now for you, running is somewhat of a foreign exercise. Yet – running will not feel as awkward the more you do it.
In terms of training tips for easing into running, I suggest the following:
-After you have properly warmed up, run a quarter mile, walk a quarter mile, repeat. I would try to do this running program three days a week.
-Once you are comfortable with the above program for some weeks, I would try running a half mile, walk a quarter mile (or a half mile if you need it), and repeat.
-I would just keep doing this type of training until you have worked up to a program where you can run a mile without walking. Just try to continue to building from here and give yourself small victories.
-Eventually, running will not feel awkward and you will probably start to run and not want to stop.
I will finish by sharing some personal thoughts on running versus walking. When I am running, I am generally thinking about a number of things that have nothing to do with the environment around me. My mind tends to wander and I come up with a lot of creative ideas and thoughts. Also, I am an "endorphin junkie." Walking, on the other hand, produces some different feelings. I tend to become more aware of the environment around me, especially if I am hiking in the mountains or along an ocean side cliff. Although my mind is free to wander when walking, it is not with the same intensity as running.
I would be happy to answer any more questions about running you might have as you get further into your running program.
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Teammates -- Tim Grizzell returns to Charlie Mike next month. Get Fired Up to train for a Marathon with Tim!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Training Tips for Easing Into Running
Guest blogger, Tim Grizzell, Former Navy SEAL
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Labels: running, Tim Grizzell, Walking
3 comments:
- Joe G. said...
Thanks to Bro. Al for an excellent article on running.
Lisa is on her way to winning a trophy, guaranteed, if she follows Tim's advice.
Lest we forget that these guys know – like the backs of their hands – how to perform to the max, just about every day we get free advice from one of our favorite blog sites: Charlie Mike!!
As a long-time runner myself, and a bad walker (don't throw anything at the screen; I will explain below), I only wish I were 20 years younger so I could challenge Tim in an upcoming marathon.
Lisa, note that walking can be varied, just as running is. In other words, you can run a fast ¼ mile at a super-high intensity level, or jog a whole mile at low intensity. Hiking or climbing could be extremely intense, of course. Walking fast, obviously, can also be intense. It is a fantastic exercise, although, as Tim points out, it is totally different than running.
Walking is particularly suited for girls. Do not, repeat NOT, throw anything at your computer or curse me.
Walking is particularly suited to women. I am referring to fast walking, power walking or speed walking – whatever you care to call it when people clearly are not just ambling or strolling down the street or through the park. They are exercising, and doing so intently and sometimes intensely.
Before anybody calls me a sexist, right-wing throw back kook who should be shot, let me explain myself. Walking suits women because they LOOK natural walking. It has to do with culture.
Do not misunderstand me.
Guys have the same muscles and can gain the same benefits from walking, but, well, I guess I am going off on another one of those infamous, uninteresting rants, aren't I?
I'll finish with this: The sheriff of our little town took up walking a few years ago. He walked daily, and I mean aggressively, quick and with purpose – and quit after a few weeks. Why? I personally think it is because it just doesn't look manly.
Am I small minded?
Don't be so serious. I am only expressing my opinion. Walking is especially suited for girls, many of whom can probably beat me up by the way (and may actually do so if I don't quit typing).
Have a lovely weekend, brothers and sisters.
- February 27, 2009 at 9:13 AM
- Joe G. said...
Thanks to Charlie Mike, this morning I ran 3 miles in 21:08 -- MY FASTEST EVER IN A TIMED THREE-MILER!
Perfect Pushups WILL help you to your fitness goals, guys and gals. I'm living proof!
- February 28, 2009 at 6:01 AM
- Lisa A said...
Are you saying women shouldn't run or men shouldn't walk ? Not looking for a trophy but I'll be following Tim's advice !
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Many gamers enjoy doing a Live Stream on Twitch or YouTube to capture the walkthrough moments of their favorite games. Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) and XSplit Broadcaster are commonly used software that share those intimate play experiences with the world. In this article we will try to determine the better game-streaming app based on a host of selection criteria.
1. Performance
Right off the bat we tested both installed apps with "Call of Zombies 2: World Domination." OBS felt easy to record despite the heavy CPU demands of a graphic-intensive game. However, the interface did not feel very smooth, and there were a few annoying instances of frozen screens. That being said, everything stabilized within ten seconds after a restart. The system was set at 30 fps for 1280×720.
OBS was designed keeping in mind the extra functionalities that needed to be supported for a community-driven open-source project. As a result, the overall interface can feel slightly spartan. However, you can find all the tutorials on the OBS website itself. Even if you don't read them, following the steps correctly won't consume too much time, although it does not feel intuitive. For example, if you want to identify the game correctly, you must first "capture a specific window."
With XSplit Broadcaster, choosing the game is more automatic. Even within the free version there were no delays or frozen screens. XSplit feels more intuitive due to less steps involved at every stage. The best part is a "drag-and-drop" function that allows you to resize windows and customize webcam videos. It is very useful for adding commentaries.
In the past, one of the biggest limitations of XSplit was its inability to support 60 fps, unlike OBS. However, XSplit has slightly more options today (see screen below). You can select any frame rate you want up to 60 fps and customize it even further. This means even when the game is moving faster than the blink of an eye, you can trust XSplit to solidly recreate your experiences.
Verdict: XSplit wins the performance battle hands-down over OBS thanks to greater stability, increased precision and more intuitive features.
2. Customizations
OBS has far more support for third-party plugins at its website than XSplit's proprietary interface. This is a really useful attribute. For example, during a fight game you can use a plugin called "Display Fightstick motions" to trace the path of various strikes and blows delivered to the opponent.
Verdict: it's no contest. Being an open source app, OBS has far greater support for extra plug-ins to give you a more customized experience.
3. Audio/Video Quality
XSplit has numerous options for local recording, including x264 and x265 video codecs, as compared to OBS. This makes it a better candidate for YouTube uploads. There is a well-thought-out feature that allows audio and video optimization for YouTube. While OBS may not have the best features to optimize audio and video, it does offer more file format options, including VLC.
Verdict: XSplit wins this round because of the high-quality video/audio support.
4. Features and Price Comparison
XSplit has more extra features compared to OBS, such as direct uploading of streams to Skype, YouTube or Twitch. This makes it extremely useful for massive multi-player role-player (MMORPG) games. XSplit also allows you to edit videos on the go, though it is only available as a paid feature.
The best thing about OBS is that it is a community-driven project and remains absolutely free. XSplit allows you to make private recordings without any hassles, but the best features are only available in the Premium options which is costly on a monthly basis.
Verdict: with OBS you have nothing to lose as long as you're willing to learn to use it properly. However, one cannot negate the advanced features of XSplit which has a more professional finish.
Although Free always wins in a price-performance contest, this round should be considered a tie.
Our final verdict is that XSplit has a professional edge over OBS, as it has greatly improved in terms of features and performance. Add that to the fact that the learning curve is low, and you can use it almost immediately. If money is not an object, we have a clear overall winner – XSplit.
OBS and freeware lovers need not despair. At the end of the day, no one can tell the difference once you publish the final gamecasting video.


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Summer 2014
Romans, Butterflies and Jazz, Innovations on Particle Swarm Optimisation, Welsh National History Museum.
Spring 2014
Secret treasures of the Stars: searching the Superwasp Archive, Xena Warrior Princess and Charmed, Force 9 Gale: Northern Members set sail.
Winter 2013
Award Winners Celebrate Success, Silver Celebrations for AOUG's 25th Anniversary, AOUG recognises Loyalty and Support of the Association.
Summer 2011
Key material challenges at the nano scale, Discovering Oceanography, Sit back to sit forward, Graduates Guildford Gathering.
Spring 2011
To Fit or Misfit: That is the Question, New Graduates honoured in Harrogate, What is the Aptamer Please, The Densest Objects in the Universe, Update on Re-organisation of The Open University.
Winter 2010
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Summer 2010
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Spring 2010
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Winter 2009
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Summer 2009
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Spring 2009
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Winter 2008
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Summer 2007
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Almost a dozen properties have been quarantined in Queensland due to more outbreaks of hendra virus at Hervey Bay on the Fraser Coast and Boondall in Brisbane's north.
Tests today confirmed that a horse that was euthanased in Hervey Bay on Wednesday and a Boondall horse that was euthanased yesterday both had the virus.
Three properties have been quarantined and seven horses are being monitored as a result of the two new outbreaks.
The state's chief health officer, Jeannette Young, says the vets that treated the two sick horses wore adequate protective clothing.
She says prior to the Hervey Bay and Boondall outbreaks, 40 people were being tested for hendra virus.
"I've been told that all of the people that have been exposed have had low or negligible exposure," she said.
Boondall is about 10 kilometres from the city's horse racing precinct around Ascot and Eagle Farm.
The disease has now been confirmed in six locations across Queensland.
Eleven horses have died or been put down in hendra outbreaks since last month; seven in Queensland and three in NSW.
Yesterday, officials cordoned off areas at Sydney's Randwick Racecourse because of fears the deadly virus could spread there for the first time.
Three horses have died in northern NSW in the last fortnight and Racing New South Wales said they were taking action to reduce the risk of an outbreak.
A cross-border taskforce, including the chief vets of New South Wales and Queensland, scientists, health officers and the CSIRO, met for the first time on Wednesday to plan a coordinated response to the deadly bat-borne disease.
Relatively little is known about the virus, but it is believed it can pass from bat urine or droppings to and between horses and from horses to people.