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2012 10-K Season Review
January 16, 2014
2013 is over and filing deadlines are looming. Issuers with securities registered under the '34 Act must file a 10-K within 90 days of the end of their fiscal year (e.g. March 31st for a fiscal year ending December 31, 2012). Registrants meeting the Accelerated Filer criteria have only 75 days (e.g. March 16th). In hopes of giving registrants a sense of what to expect from the 10-K review process, we looked back at last year's season by reviewing SEC comments letters and issuer responses for 20 of the largest companies in the S&P 500 index.
Our 20 issuers were all Accelerated Filers in 2012. On average, they filed their 10-Ks within 47 days of the end of their fiscal year. Amazon had the fastest turnaround, filing only 30 days after year-end, while Citigroup, the slowest, took 60.
The average wait for the SEC's first comments averaged 90 days, but that figure does not accurately depict the broad range of response times experienced. Procter & Gamble, for example, waited less than one month for comments, but Apple had to tough it out for nearly eight. Once comments were received, it took an average of 67 days before the review process was complete.
There was some variety in the length of review periods, from 16 days for AT&T to 147 for Schlumberger Limited. The most grueling reviews feature an initial SEC request for general information focusing in subsequent letters on one aspect of the original request.
The SEC's comments covered a broad range of topics, from Apple and Intel's un-repatriated assets to Home Depot's e-Commerce reporting, but a few themes emerged.
Black boxes grab the SEC's attention, especially when issuer-controlled metrics lead to large value adjustments. In a number of letters, the agency sought detailed clarification of assumptions and methods underlying opaque metrics. Citigroup is asked to, "disclose how each of the [previously disclosed] factors contributes to the increase in the Interest Rate Expense on a quantitative basis, either in dollar or percentage terms" (CITIGROUP, SEC Staff Comment Letter, 10-K, April 23, 2013).
Comcast must provide information "regarding your calculation of the average monthly total revenue per video customer," including, "the components used in the numerator and denominator in deriving the metric"(COMCAST, SEC Staff Comment Letter, 10-K, May 16, 2013).
To Procter & Gamble the SEC asks plaintively that the company, "please help us better understand the facts and circumstances that led to [a goodwill] impairment," including "a specific and comprehensive discussion regarding changes in the significant assumptions that led to the impairment charge" (Procter & Gamble, SEC Staff Comment, 10-K, September 4, 2012).
General Electric is questioned closely about "specific changes made in your loan loss allowance," and, "how these changes impacted your loan loss allowance for the U.S. installment and revolving credit financing receivables" (GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, SEC Staff Comment, 10-K, April 25, 2013).
Retail businesses like Wal-Mart, Amazon, and Home Depot were asked to break out specific business segments, particularly international sales and Internet sales. The SEC observed that "given Walmart International's continued growth," consideration should be given, "to disclosing comparable store sales for this segment" (WAL MART STORES INC, SEC Staff Comment, 10-K, June 10, 2013). The SEC enjoined Amazon to "state any material revenues from external customers attributed to any individual foreign country" (AMAZON COM INC, SEC Staff Comment, 10-K, DEF 14A, April 24, 2013). Wal-Mart was also asked to "present your comparable store and club sales metric on both the basis of excluding eCommerce sales and including eCommerce sales for each of the periods presented … or alternatively, separately quantify the eCommerce activity included in this metric for each period presented" (WAL MART STORES INC, SEC Staff Comment, 10-K, June 10, 2013). The SEC requested that Home Depot augment a discussion its of online platform by disclosing, "the percentage of your net sales that are online sales or disclose that your online sales are immaterial for the periods presented" (HOME DEPOT INC (THE), SEC Staff Comment, 10-K, August 08, 2013).
And the SEC pays attention to the news: last year it sought considerable further disclosure from issuers employing offshore subsidiaries to minimize US tax. Much of the scrutiny fell on Apple. The SEC's first comment letter to Apple contained four questions, all addressing offshore tax haven disclosure. A follow-up letter contained three requests for elaboration. The SEC also scrutinized Intel, noting that the company "indicated that a sizable amount of … cash and cash equivalents … is held by your foreign subsidiaries." The agency then requested, "tell us separately the amount of cash and cash equivalents … held by your foreign subsidiaries at December 29, 2012 and at March 30, 2013" (INTEL CORP, SEC Staff Comment, 10-K, May 03, 2013). Even Wal-Mart was not spared. The SEC sought "further detail on how the global funding structures (described by the issuer) work in order to lower your effective income tax rate" (WAL MART STORES INC, SEC Staff Comment, 10-K, June 10, 2013).


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5 Ways to Break Through Weight Loss Plateaus
Have you hit a weight reduction level? It's an ideal opportunity to realize why, and what you can do about it.
Fat was for all intents and purposes tumbling off your body only a couple of weeks back, and now you're thinking about whether your scale is broken on the grounds that regardless of what you do, your weight won't move.
What gives?
Why did your routine all of a sudden quit working, and what would you be able to do to push through this weight reduction level?
Understanding Weight Loss Vs. Fat Loss
"Weight reduction" is a precarious little fiend since it doesn't separate between changes in fat, muscle, and water.
The objective, obviously, is to lose most extreme fat and least muscle, and to keep water maintenance at a sound least. When you venture on the scale and enlist a pound lighter than the day or week prior, you likely accept that you've lost a pound of fat; in the event that you measure the same or more, you presumably expect that you've lost no fat, or picked up. Lamentably, it isn't so much that basic.
Nothing swings weight up or down as effortlessly as water maintenance, for instance. On the off chance that you eat a great deal of sodium and carbs, and drink little water, you will hold a considerable amount of water, giving you that puffy, smooth look.Phen24 review This can without much of a stretch include 3-5 pounds in a day, which can be entirely exasperating in the event that you happen to hit the scale in this state. On the other side, you eat little sodium and carbs and drink a lot of water, your body will flush water out, giving you a harder, more characterized look, which may lead you to feel that it was an extraordinary day of fat misfortune.
The unusualness of water maintenance is one motivation behind why I just measure myself once every week, around the same time, in the morning, stripped. Measuring yourself various times each week, or more terrible, every day, will rapidly kill your certainty and disturb your head.
I likewise suggest that you pick a "measure day" that doesn't contain a trick supper, as this can frequently include a pound or two of water that will turn out before the end of the next day (my experience, in any event).
What is a True Weight Loss Plateau?
A genuine weight reduction level is a circumstance where you're no more losing fat.
I consider that I've hit a level if my weight hasn't changed in two weeks. As I'm going for one pound of real fat misfortune every week, no change on the scale following one week of consuming less calories isn't as a matter of course a purpose behind concern-I could've lost that pound of fat yet happen to hold a touch of water, or perhaps my defecations weren't as standard in the earlier day or two. No adjustment in weight following two weeks of eating less carbs lets me know that I'm unquestionably stuck.

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Scope and Contents of the Records
Texas Office of the Governor:
An Inventory of Office of the Governor General Counsel Execution Case Files at the Texas State Archives, 1946-1994
Agency History
The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state, elected by the citizens every four years. The duties and responsibilities of the governor include serving as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces; convening special sessions of the legislature for specific purposes; delivering to the legislature at the beginning of each regular session a report on the condition of the state, an accounting of all public money under the governor's control, a recommended biennial budget, an estimate of the amounts of money required to be raised by taxation, and any recommendations he deems necessary; signing or vetoing bills passed by the legislature; and executing the laws of the state. The governor can grant reprieves and commutations of punishment and pardons, upon the recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and revoke conditional pardons. He appoints numerous state officials (with the consent of the Senate), fills vacancies in state and district offices (except vacancies in the legislature), calls special elections to fill vacancies in the legislature, fills vacancies in the United States Senate until an election can be held, and serves as ex officio member of several state boards.
The office of governor was first established by the Constitution of 1845 and superseded the office of president of the Republic of Texas. The position now exists under authority of Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution of 1876 and Texas Government Code, Chapter 401. To be elected governor, a person must be at least thirty years old, a United States citizen, and a resident of Texas for at least five years preceding the election. In 1972, the term of office was extended from two to four years, effective in 1975. Since 1856 the governor has had the use of the Governor's Mansion.
The General Counsel position within the Texas Office of the Governor was created in October 1973 when the Executive Director of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division appointed an individual as General Counsel, to assist him in providing statute interpretations and in other matters relating to policies and procedures. Today the Office of the General Counsel is a separate division in the Governor's Office.
Duties of the General Counsel include providing statute interpretations; tracking inmates on death row as their cases move through the judicial process including all appeals to the governor for commutations or stays of execution; handling pardon requests sent to the governor; reviewing proposed settlements, land patents, grant requests, contracts, easements, and deeds for the governor; analyzing proposed legislation and regulations for validity and legal effect; assisting appointments staff in determining eligibility and other legal issues related to proposed appointments; handling extradition and requisition matters; coordinating ethics guidelines and training for the governor's office; advising the governor on federal programs administered by the state; coordinating the governor's criminal justice policy with the governor's Policy Director; and providing legal advice and handling litigation filed against the governor or the Governor's Office, in conjunction with actions of the Attorney General on the governor's behalf.
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Functions of the Office of the General Counsel include tracking and analyzing the cases of prisoners on death row. These records are the files of the Office of the Governor and the Office of the General Counsel of Texas Governors that were created to track the cases of death row inmates and document intervention by the courts, the BPP (Board of Pardons and Paroles), and the governor through appeals, requests for stays of execution, or clemency. They contain execution case files of the Texas Governors Beauford H. Jester, Allan Shivers, Price Daniel, John Connally, Preston Smith, Dolph Briscoe, Bill Clements, Mark White, and Ann Richards.. Dates covered are 1946-1994. The files consist of execution summaries by the Governor's General Counsel or Governor's Office (prior to 1973) and summaries by the BPP (or by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the BPP); memoranda and correspondence; clemency petitions; affidavits; court documents (judgments, opinions, appeals, motions, orders, etc.); notes; records from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate files, including medical or psychological summaries or reports, disciplinary reports, social histories, and other internal reports about specific inmates, police reports, investigative reports of detectives; Department of Public Safety criminal history records; clippings; case summaries or similar court reports; citations from legal sources; and death penalty protest letters. The execution case files document each inmate's case, with some or all of the aforementioned documents. Inmate files with a large amount of records include those of Johnny Will Ford, Howard B. Sticker, Clarence Lee Brandley, Charles Waymon Barnes, and Joseph Lee Saulter.
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Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to: agency memoranda and working papers (V.T.C.A., Government Code Section 552.111); social security numbers; common law privacy (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.101); names of recipients of social services (V.T.C.A., Human Resources Code, Title 2, Section 12.003 and/or V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.101); driver's license numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.130); names of juvenile offenders (Texas Family Code, Section 58.005 and/or V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.101); names of victims of sexual assaults (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.101); criminal histories prepared by the Department of Public Safety, information about inmates incarcerated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice received from the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and information created by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.101 (information confidential by law, Texas Government Code, Section 508.313)); juror information (V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 35.29), and crime victim impact statements (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.1325), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. (Note: The Governor's Office has requested that the State Archives contact the Open Records Coordinator for the Governor's Office when we receive a Public Information Act request for these records.) If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.
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Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
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Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by the Archives when reviewing photographic materials.
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Accession Information
Accession number: 2002/213
Records were transferred from the George Bush Presidential Library to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in July 2002.
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Happy Monday!
First of all, I need to say THANKYOU so much for the Uptown Girl jacket love! I was blown away by how well it was received and by how many requests were made to offer the pattern in adult size. I can see that working SO well and will definitely be having a play around with it to see what I can come up with. Thankyou to everyone who has placed orders already - I know that Creative Abundance are working hard (as always!) and will be posting out VERY soon. If you want to pre-order a copy of the pattern, contact your local fabric store or send me and ask them to order one in for you if they haven't already. Will get around to posting a pattern giveaway this afternoon...
I woke up this morning to realise that I have had washing hanging on the line for THREE days! Talk about mega-baby brain...the thought didn't even cross my mind until I went to get some clothes out of my cupboard this morning and couldn't find a few things. Monday in our house is housework/washing day so that I don't have to do much more than a quick tidy up and vacuum for the rest of the week.
Recipe Monday today...this Vanilla Slice is a family favourite, I haven't ever featured it on Recipe Monday though because I forget to take a photo BEFORE we eat it and by the time I go to take a pic (usually the next day) it is looking a little worse for wear! Same thing happened this time around, except I went ahead a took a photo anyway - they are looking a little wonky and I had to re-spread the icing because it stuck to the lid of the container they were sitting in last night! But they are truly DELICIOUS!!
For the pastry, I usually take 2 sheets of frozen puff pastry, thaw it out and place on baking paper lined trays. Prick them all over with a fork and bake in oven until they are cooked. Then Mum and I remembered a family friend who used Arnotts Lattice biscuits in place of pastry, so I had a go last night. They are just as good and much less effort - but if you prefer a chewy pastry then go with the puff.
If you are put off by the amount of cream in the recipe, just substitue it all for milk. I've done it both ways and you actually can't tell the difference at all.
Vanilla Slice
2 x sheets puff pastry, cooked OR 2 packets Lattice biscuits
1 cup caster sugar
3/4 cup cornflour
1/2 cup custard powder
2 cups cream
2 cups milk
2 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
2 Tbs soft margarine
milk or water
Line a large, square cake tin with baking paper so that the paper is fully covering the base and sides. (Make sure it hangs over the top a little then you can lift the whole slice out of the tin using the baking paper to make it easier to cut and serve.)
Place one pastry sheet or biscuits to cover the bottom of the tin.
Combine the sugar, cornflour and custard powder in a saucepan. Add the milk, cream and vanilla, stirring constantly over medium heat until it boils and thickens. Continue stirring until smooth.
Remove from heat and spread the custard over the pastry/biscuits in the tin, then cover with the other pastry sheet/biscuits. Refrigerate to cool completely.
To make icing, combine the icing sugar and butter in a small bowl. Add enough water or milk to stir to a spreading consistency.
Lift the slice out of the tin using the baking paper as handles. Ice the top and leave to set before cutting with a serrated knife.
Monday, 11 May 2009
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Yum!! Thanks for sharing, will have to try this with the girls :)
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Selasa, 08 Januari 2008
Barely in use before 1999, this term now seems to serve as a general "buzzword," used to characterize not only "Internet medicine", but also virtually everything related to computers and medicine.
The term was apparently first used by industry leaders and marketing people rather than academics.
What remains to be done is - in good scholarly tradition - to define as well as possible what we are talking about. However, as another member of the Editorial Board noted, "stamping a definition on something like e-health is somewhat like stamping a definition on 'the Internet': It is defined how it is used - the definition cannot be pinned down, as it is a dynamic environment, constantly moving."
I would define the term and concept as follows:
As such, the "e" in e-health does not only stand for "electronic," but implies a number of other "e's," which together perhaps best characterize what e-health is all about (or what it should be). Last, but not least, all of these have been (or will be) issues addressed in articles published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Source: http://www.jmir.org/2001/2/e20/
What Is Breast Cancer?
Normal Breast Structure
In order to understand breast cancer, it is helpful to have some basic knowledge about the normal structure of the breasts.
The female breast is made up mainly of lobules (milk-producing glands), ducts (tiny tubes that carry the milk from the lobules to the nipple), and stroma (fatty tissue and connective tissue surrounding the ducts and lobules, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels).
Most breast cancers begin in the cells that line the ducts (ductal cancers); some begin in the cells that line the lobules (lobular cancers), and the rest in other tissues.
The Lymph (Lymphatic) System
The lymph system is important to understand because it is one of the ways in which breast cancers can spread. This system has several parts.
Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped collections of immune system cells that are connected by lymphatic vessels. Lymphatic vessels are like small veins, except that they carry a clear fluid called lymph (instead of blood) away from the breast. Lymph contains tissue fluid and waste products, as well as immune system cells (cells that are important in fighting infections). Breast cancer cells can enter lymphatic vessels and begin to grow in lymph nodes.
Most lymphatic vessels in the breast connect to lymph nodes under the arm (axillary nodes). Some lymphatic vessels connect to lymph nodes inside the chest (internal mammary nodes) and those either above or below the collarbone (supraclavicular or infraclavicular nodes).
Knowing if the cancer cells have spread to lymph nodes is important because if it has, there is a higher chance that the cells could have also gotten into the bloodstream and spread (metastasized) to other sites in the body. The more lymph nodes that are involved with the breast cancer, the more likely it is that the cancer may be found in other organs as well. This is important to know because it could affect your treatment plan. But not all women with lymph node involvement develop metastases, and it is not unusual for a woman to have negative lymph nodes and later develop metastases.
Benign Breast Lumps
Most breast lumps are not cancerous; that is, they are benign. Still, some need to be sampled and viewed under a microscope to prove they are not cancer.
Fibrocystic Changes
Most lumps turn out to be fibrocystic changes. The term "fibrocystic" refers to fibrosis and cysts. Fibrosis is the formation of fibrous (or scar-like) tissue, and cysts are fluid-filled sacs. Fibrocystic changes can cause breast swelling and pain. This often happens just before a period is about to begin. Your breasts may feel lumpy and, sometimes, you may notice a clear or slightly cloudy nipple discharge.
Other Benign Breast Lumps
Benign breast tumors such as fibroadenomas or intraductal papillomas are abnormal growths, but they are not cancer and cannot spread outside of the breast to other organs. They are not life threatening. Still, some benign breast conditions are important because women with these conditions have a higher risk of developing breast cancer.
For more information see the section, "What Are the Risk Factors for Breast Cancer?" and the American Cancer Society document, Noncancerous Breast Conditions.
Breast Cancer General Terms
It is important to understand some of the key words used to describe breast cancer.
This is a term used to describe a cancer that begins in the lining layer (epithelial cells) of organs such as the breast. Nearly all breast cancers are carcinomas (either ductal carcinomas or lobular carcinomas).
An adenocarcinoma is a type of carcinoma that starts in glandular tissue (tissue that makes and secretes a substance). The ducts and lobules of the breast are glandular tissue (they make breast milk), so cancers starting in these areas are sometimes called adenocarcinomas.
Carcinoma In Situ
This term is used for the early stage of cancer, when it is confined to the layer of cells where it began. Specifically in breast cancer, in situ means that the cancer cells remain confined to ducts (ductal carcinoma in situ) or lobules (lobular carcinoma in situ). They have not invaded into deeper tissues in the breast or spread to other organs in the body, and are sometimes referred to as non-invasive breast cancers.
Invasive (Infiltrating) Carcinoma
An invasive cancer is one that has already invaded beyond the layer of cells where it started (as opposed to carcinoma in situ). Most breast cancers are invasive carcinomas -- either invasive ductal carcinoma or invasive lobular carcinoma.
Sarcomas are cancers that start from connective tissues such as fat tissue or blood vessels. Sarcomas of the breast are rare.
Types of Breast Cancers
There are several types of breast cancer, although some of them are quite rare. It is not unusual for a single breast tumor to be a combination of these types and to have a mixture of invasive and in situ cancer.
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Ductal carcinoma in situ (also known as intraductal carcinoma) is the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. DCIS means that the cancer cells are inside the ducts but have not spread through the walls of the ducts into the surrounding breast tissue.
About 1 out of 5 new breast cancer cases will be DCIS. Nearly all women diagnosed at this early stage of breast cancer can be cured. A mammogram is often the best way to find DCIS early.
When DCIS is diagnosed, the pathologist (a doctor specializing in diagnosing disease from tissue samples) will look for an area of dead or dying cancer cells, called tumor necrosis, within the tissue sample. If necrosis is present, the tumor is likely to be more aggressive. The term comedocarcinoma is often used to describe DCIS with necrosis.


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A lot of people are still buzzing about the masked vigilante who struck Azgul Marrowfiend at the Necropolis of 10,000 Woes and made him weep. Some are even calling this unidentified man a hero for hitting that dapper necromancer. Well, hold up there a second. While it may feel good to lash out at the supreme evil that curses this land, the unhallowed blight upon the Twenty Kingdoms, the truth is you are only giving the Dread Lord Tossereth what he wants. The more violence we use to deny the right of necromancers to speak the 100 Blasphemous Hymns of Tossereth, the more they are validated in using their skeleton army to slaughter all villagers.
When they go low, we go high. When so-called "adventurers" (calling vigilantes adventurers is a whole other issue I am not getting into here) raided the Nightmare Keep of Tossereth and attempted to destroy his phylactery, we raised the money for his doom cult to gather the reagents for a new phylactery. When Tossereth put a withering curse on our queen that would cause her to fall down, we carried her into her carriage and moved her arm so she could wave to the crowd. When Tossereth declared that all warmblood curs should be reborn from the grave, we showed him a painting of the elf council that was all high elf women.
I know punching necromancers has been ingrained in us by the games we played in our youth and our many bard songs about how the Age of Eternal Night was ended by the Silver Paladin Justirius. Sure, those are great stories, but this is not the Age of Eternal Night. I'd like to think if Justirius were still around today instead of just a ghost trapped in the crystal amulet Tossereth uses to power his staff he might tell us that violence begets violence.
This may sound radical, but how about some non-violence? It worked for Atmar the monk who entered a 1,000 year trance rather than fight Tossereth. Shalana the druid refused to fight back when her family was turned into zombies by Tossereth and instead took the peace-loving option of turning into a flock of birds and scattering. I think there is something to that approach.
Maybe if the villagers in Green Hills and Sandyshire hadn't built those barricades around their taverns and tried to fight skeletons with pitchforks they would have survived. Maybe if, instead of calling on the king's guard to protect us, we called on a little something I like to call patience and empathy, Tossereth would not have been forced to blight all of our crops.
I, for one, intend to hear Tossereth out, because we can disagree without being disagreeable. The clerics of Sunwind have some good ideas and maybe the fanged cadre of Tossereth's lieutenant, Branyon the Rot Faced, have some good ideas too. Maybe we should listen to them when they tell us about the Flensing Wagon. Maybe our flesh is a curse upon the majesty of our skeleton. What if, as Tossereth says so often, "Bone is the best. Bone is great. I'm telling you, all hail bone."
Times are changing. We need to get over some of our prejudices about necromancers and put away these radical tools. We preach tolerance, it is time to be tolerant.
I'll see you at the Flensing Wagon.
I try to build a box. It's more interesting than that, I promise. Or maybe it's not, but either way you get to see me lose my mind in a way people frequently deem, "humorous."
Every now and then a forum member posts something so creative and impressive that I stop shouting in anger at my monitor. Today I'd like to highlight a particularly amazing post.
The goons like their fiction like they like their orange juice: all pulp.
just LOOK at this magnificent bastard!
If you are Will Wright or anyone at all please read this!
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text: Why Its Important to Have Your AC Professionally Installed Posted May 19, 2017 Do-it-yourself has become a lifestyle for many people who want to save some money. But performing your own AC installation is not one of those DIYs you can ever do yourself. Actually, the industry is extremely regulated and expects adequate licensing and broad training on both installation practices and refrigerant treatment. That's why the professionals at Paso Robles Heating and Air have such a great reputation when it comes to setting up new air conditioners. Here are some reasons why you should have your AC expertly installed. Experience: An expert knows the particulars of the whole picture included with an AC installation. That's why you don't look at your neighbors outdoors on the weekend struggling to replace their own systems. Professionals go through demanding tests and training to get the information needed to adequately maintain, examine, install and troubleshoot HVAC equipment, it's not something you can study over a few YouTube sessions. Not to mention that you could end up doing more destruction, costing you even more than if you had called Paso Robles Heating and Air. Safety: Your pro will know how to set up your AC accurately and safely. There are industry guidelines and licenses needed in order to carefully work with heating and cooling equipment, meaning that you're putting yourself at risk if you do it yourself. Tools: Installing HVAC equipment uses many specialized tools, not to mention the skill to understand how to operate these tools. We promise, it's much easier to call in a professional and relax on the couch and let them deal with it. Knowledge: A pro is going to fully understand all the conditions for AC installation, including permits and inspections needed, and be up-to-date on all the codes that need to be adhered to in Paso Robles. If it's time for a new air conditioner, call the professionals at Paso Robles Heating and Air. We'll finish your AC installation speedily and securely, with very brief interruption to your comfort. Back To Blog


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Monday, December 30, 2019
A History of African Slave Traders
During the era of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Europeans did not have the power to invade African states or kidnap African slaves at will. For the most part, the 12.5 million slaves transported across the Atlantic Ocean were purchased from African slave traders. It is a piece of the triangle trade about which there are still many critical misperceptions. Motivations for Slavery One question that many Westerners have about African slavers, is why were they willing to sell their own people? Why would they sell Africans to Europeans? The simple answer to this question is that they did not see slaves as their own people. Blackness (as an identity or marker of difference) was a preoccupation of Europeans, not Africans. There was also in this era no sense of being African. (Indeed, to this day, individuals are more likely to identify as being African rather than, say, Kenyan only after leaving Africa.) Some slaves were prisoners of, and many of these may have been seen as enemies or rivals to those who sold them. Others were people who had fallen into debt. They were different by virtue of their status (what we might think of today as their class). Slavers also kidnapped people, but again, there was no reason they would inherently see slaves as their own. Slavery as a Part of Life It might be tempting to think that African slave traders did not know how bad European plantation slavery was, but there was a lot of movement across the Atlantic. Not all traders would have known about the horrors of the Middle Passage or what life awaited slaves, but others at least had an idea. There are always people willing to ruthlessly exploit others in the quest for money and power, but the story of the African slave trade goes much further than a few bad people. Slavery and the sale of slaves, though, were parts of life. The concept of not selling slaves to willing buyers would have seemed strange to many people up until the 1800s. The goal was not to protect slaves, but to ensure that oneself and ones kin were not reduced to slaves. A Self-Replicating Cycle As the slave trade intensified in the 16 and 1700s, it also became harder not to participate in the trade in some regions of West Africa. The enormous demand for African slaves led to the formation of a few states whose economy and politics were centered around slave raiding and trading. States and political factions that participated in the trade gained access to firearms and luxury goods, which could be used to secure political support. States and communities who were not actively participating in the slave trade were increasingly at a disadvantage. The Mossi Kingdom is an example of a state that resisted the slave trade until the 1800s when it began trading in slaves as well. Opposition to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade The Mossi Kingdom was not the only African state or community to resist selling slaves to Europeans. For instance, the king of the Kongo, Afonso I, who had converted to Catholicism, tried to stop the slave of slaves to Portuguese traders. He lacked the power, however, to police the whole of his territory, and traders as well as nobles engaged in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade to gain wealth and power. Alfonso tried writing to the Portuguese king and asking him to stop Portuguese traders from engaging in the slave trade, but his plea was ignored. The Benin Empire offers a very different example. Benin sold slaves to Europeans when it was expanding and fighting many wars - which produced prisoners of war. Once the state stabilized, it stopped trading slaves, until it started to decline in the 1700s. During this period of increasing instability, the state resumed participation in the slave trade.
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"The Long Way Round: The Plane that Accidentally Circumnavigated the World"
Posted May 11, 2018 into Awesome by John Birmingham
This is a three part story by John Bull (seriously) at Medum that is defnitely worth half an hour's quiet time and maybe a glass or two in memory of some ordinary guys who pulled off an extra-ordinary feat. An accidental circumnavigation of the globe in a flying boat during the first days of the Second World War. I couldn't help but wonder why Stephen Spielberg hadn't bought the rights yet.
By morning they had been airborne for almost 19 hours, flying on Swede's careful balance of 90 octane and on Brown's 'guestimated' route. They knew they should be nearing land, but the layer of low-lying cloud beneath them was a problem.
"We'd better start heading down." Said Ford. "I don't much relish the idea of missing the island and having to backtrack while our fuel reserve gets used up."
Swede eased back on the mixture and they slowly felt their way down. Soon they were flying a mere 300 feet above the waves. They began to look for land.
A little later, as they neared the coast, Johnny Mack yawned. It had been a long flight and he was looking forward to both sleep and a breakfast. Ahead, out of the cockpit, the sea was calm and unbroken. Unbroken, he noticed, apart from…
"Hey Skipper." He remarked with a frown. "What do you suppose that is, there, dead ahead? A whale maybe?"
Ford squinted, following his First Officer's gaze to the object on which they were closing fast. Suddenly his eyes flew wide.
"Submarine!" He shouted.
By now the conning tower was visible, a Rising Sun painted on its side, men running towards the large gun on its foredeck.
"Swede!" Ford bellowed, "Full rich! Full power!"
"They're aiming that thing at us!" Mack warned.
"Max climb! Let's get the hell out of here!" Ford cried.
With the sluggish Boeing 314 resisting the change, Ford and Mack hauled back on the yoke desperately seeking the cloud cover above. They blazed directly over the submarine mid-climb, the deck gun below swinging round as it began to track them through the sky. After what seemed to the crew like an eternity, they finally broke through into the clouds. It was just in time. A bright flash from below illuminating the clouds around them. The men braced for impact.


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Have you ever received an email that leaves you speechless? You know, the ones you have to re-read over and over not quite sure if you're grasping what your brain is telling you.
Well, that was me last month. I was contacted by Brett Eastman's Ministry, Life Together, asking to use 100 of my images throughout 4 different curriculums he's written.
Brett Eastman is the founder of Life Together, a ministry based out of California.
As the website describes, "serving as a champion of small groups for some of Americas largest Churches including Saddleback Church with Rick Warren, Willow Creek Community Church with Bill Hybels in addition to coaching thousand of other local churches around the country…"
I was overwhelmed with honor as I saw 20 of my images spread throughout the first curriculum. This first project is specifically devoted for pastor and "coaches" (small group leaders) training how to lead successful small groups.
Any Pastor or leader looking for some fresh, transforming curriculum, I encourage you to check out his website. He has a great vision that unites millions of believers to empower their community through innovative small group resources and services. Not only was the content of this curriculum awesome, but the pictures were pretty fabulous as well.
The most encouraging part…
Mr Eastman was so moved by my mom's cancer pictures that he dedicated this curriculum to her. I was in tears to see a complete stranger so blessed by my mom's testimony that he would want to share her story.
What a legacy she left…
I was even more overwhelmed by Mr. Eastman's generosity when he offered to put an ad in the curriculums about Tanya Kay Photography and Unseen Ministries.
What an incredible man with a great vision. Blessings to you and your family Mr. Eastman and I can't wait to meet you when I'm back in the states.
So honored by this…
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If you're like many jobseekers, you may decide to take it easy during the late spring and throughout the summer. After all, it's difficult to get in touch with your networking contacts—not to mention corporate decision-makers. A number of key people on your list are likely vacationing and those who stick around are apt to be taking shorter workweeks. Life in general slows down. So does that mean you can cut back on your job search in favor of spending more time relaxing in your hammock? Absolutely not!
Most people don't realize it, but summer represents one of the two besttimes of the year to ramp up your job search. Second only to the holidays (for many of the same reasons), summer is the perfect time to get out there and make your presence known as the competent, can-do, and attractive candidate everyone wants on their team.
There are four reasons why this surprising fact is true:
#1 Your competition levels drop.The vast majority of job-seekers figure that summer is a waste of time and make only marginal efforts to look for work. They choose to take a break and ramp back up in September when things start moving again. But their big mistake becomes your big advantage. With far fewer applicants in the candidate pool, you'll have a prime opportunity to get noticed. So, by keeping your efforts going full speed ahead and with your job search goals in mind, you'll be positioning yourself to make a major impact.
#2 Summer is a great time to socialize.Backyard parties, gatherings, and community events are prime opportunities to "meet and greet" and get the word out about all you have to offer. Most of these events will be friendly and casual so you won't want to deliver a rehearsed elevator speech. Rather, plan to use a lighter touch and create an engaging one-liner that piques your listener's interest.
When one successful candidate was asked about her line of work, she turned her career as a buyer into a great one-liner. Her reply? "I shop with other people's money." This type of attention-grabbing statement will serve as an instant rapport builder and get them wanting more information about what you do. Then you can deliver a lengthier description of your skills and experience.
#3 Seasonal and part-time opportunities abound.The seasonal job market has opened up and many employers welcome applicants with well-honed communication skills and a mature work ethic. Especially if you're someone with a yen for history, the arts and/or hospitality, you might consider seasonal work. The pay won't be great, but you can add the position to your resume and you'll likely meet a number of potentially helpful contacts.
Moreover, part-time and/or temporary, contract positions are more plentiful during the summer as organizations scramble to cover for their vacationing employees. If you land a part-time position in your line of work and at a company where you'd like to be employed, your chances of being brought on full time are good. You'll already be known for your abilities and commitment. Better yet, the company will be spared the outlay of cash and time involved in the hiring process, training a new employee and bringing them up to speed.
#4 Early fall is one of the strongest hiring periods of the year. Just like the school year begins anew, organizations start gearing up after the summer slowdown. New projects and initiatives are put into place and many times these projects require additional staff. Therefore, even though you may not be hired in July or August, by making your presence known now, you're likely to find yourself first in line to be called in for an interview in early September.
Here are some links to get you thinking about seasonal, part-time and contract opportunities aimed at mature applicants:
Retired Brains: Seasonal Jobs: http://www.retiredbrains.com/Home/Employment+Assistance/Seasonal+Jobs/
Jobs for the Older and Bolder: http://www.coolworks.com/older-bolder/
Part-time Jobs for Seniors at Indeed.com: https://www.indeed.com/q-Senior-Part-Time-jobs.html
So plan to take full advantage of all the social and professional opportunities the summer has to offer. Open up your thinking and be sure to get out there, make yourself known, and present yourself as the knowledgeable, enthusiastic candidate you are. You never know whom you might meet and where such opportunities might lead. And, come early fall, you just might find yourself back in the ranks of the happily employed!
And for even more key strategies to successfully navigate today's difficult job market, be sure to check out Land the Job You Love: 10 Surefire Strategies for Jobseekers Over 50.This step-by-step guide shows you how you can turn your age into an advantage and brand yourself for success.


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I really wanted to like The Last Orphans, based on both its plot synopsis and title, but, unfortunately, I didn't. The setup is intriguing-after all the adults around are seemingly killed in incredibly gruesome ways, Shane, a high school junior, ends up in charge of a group of ragtag kids which includes Kelly, his longtime crush. Together, they must find out what's going on and figure out how to survive.
Unfortunately, the execution lacked a lot. While the imagery and descriptions were pretty fantastic-seriously, the scene with the bees almost gave me hives-that was the only thing that worked for me.
The story actually takes place over only a couple of days, starting just before the adults start dying. Shane, the protagonist, is serviceable enough, but you don't really get too attached to him because, beyond a few little hints of depth, his character's pretty shallow. The other characters in the story are just as flat, to the point where I got bored during a couple of death scenes which were meant to be touching. Rather than being a caretaker of the kids, as the plot seemed to suggest, Shane is just a sort of temporary leader who doesn't really seem to connect with any of them besides his small circle of friends.
There's not actually a whole lot of plot in the novel: mostly, it consists of several action scenes tied together with scenes where the characters are driving around. The action, again, has some incredibly explicit video-game style violence, but none of it builds to a satisfying climax. Furthermore, the reason behind the apocalypse is, frankly, silly and implausible, as is the way the kids manage to fix things (and the ease with which they do it).
Special mention must be made of the stereotypical depiction of the inner-city thugs (yes, we all know what that's code for), which didn't fail to leave a bad taste in my mouth.
Overall, I was genuinely excited to read this book when I started it, but my excitement quickly turned to disappointment. It's dull, poorly-plotted, and populated with static characters, and I will not be picking up its sequel.


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"If you need more specific information, either e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com
or call the airport at 803-259-1090."
"For those driving, we are about 60 miles southwest of Columbia, S.C. If you are flying in on an airline, the best connections are usually into Columbia, but one can also fly into Augusta, Ga., about 40 miles northwest of Barnwell. Both airports have rental cars. If you are flying your own plane to the event, there are plenty of tiedowns. At the present time, all hangars are filled."
"Some builders start arriving early Thursday morning to get a head start on engine work. Others will drift in during the afternoon. Actual 'official' engine work starts on Friday morning."
"There are three motels nearby, but make your reservations early as they stay booked up. They are:
Days Inn – 31 rooms – newest motel in town – (803) 541-5000;
Carolina Lodge – 39 rooms – located next door to the Huddle House – (803) 259-2014;
Villa Motel – 25 rooms – located in Williston, S.C. – 10 miles north – (803) 266-7001."
"Camping is available at the airport at no charge. In the past, some folks came in motor homes, some had campers, some slept in tents and some elected to sleep on the floor in the terminal building. The weather is usually pleasant but bring warm clothing."
"There is a newly built restroom in the work hangar and others in the terminal building. There is one shower in the terminal. If you elect to use the shower, please bring your own towels, wash cloths, soap, etc."
"The airport supplies 12 4′ x 8′ work tables, three engine assembly stands and cardboard to keep oil off the hangar floor. Please bring your own tools, rags, oil dri, etc. This year, we have added more fluorescent lights over the work area as well as over the eating area. It will be much brighter."
"Tables and chairs will be set up on one side of the hangar, as last year, for eating, taking breaks, etc. We plan to handle meals as in past years. More information will be added to the Barnwell airport site [http://www.barnwellregionalairport.com/Corvair_College___19.html] as we approach the November dates."
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Yes, probably the most important and used device of our time is the mobile phone. It's a basic way and item for fast communication. It's what connects you with people. It's what gives you assurance when travelling (or imagine you're stuck in a bathroom or something :) ). So we wonder why not make the best thing for your mobile phone and why not treat it with care and respect just how it treats you and your needs? So we decided to get in deep with our new product- the custom phone case. It's an everyday useful item which will protect and keep safe your mobile phone. That means it will keep safe all your information, not only the hardware. That means you can trust it. Though the new custom phone case is nothing like our other products, it has that rebellious spirit which all our stuff has in it. By choosing one for yourself you are sure your mobile is safe and sound. But also you can customize the design of the case in many different ways. Just think about what it would be most suitable for you and your recent mood. Think of a color, think about a cool quote. And since we can help you with that, we present you some of the best designs for custom phone cases which we could have think of. Color combinations, contrasting the dull and boring are on their way to put some extra life in your accessory.
Some of our best designs you choose right here. They have got something to say. They resemble cool quotes with pop cultural outlook. They will make your day or at least make it a bit more vivid. Just like colorful graffiti make the dull and grey concrete walls alive and kicking.
There are plenty of reasons which are pretty enough for one to get some of these custom phone cases for him/her. They put smiles on faces. They show attitude.


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After working corporate jobs in LA for 4 years, we had saved enough money to take action on our dreams of exploring the world. We had originally planned to teach English in South Korea, but when Drew's family offered us their 21-foot Sprinter van to explore our own country in first, we decided it was an offer we couldn't refuse.
For a year we traveled and lived all around the US, Iceland(!!) and Canada, falling more and more in love with VanLife, and each other (see Why You Should Live in a Van Before Getting Married), along the way. We returned to our families in Florida in time for our wedding (I designed our invitations from the road in our van!), and after tying the knot, we took a giant leap – all the way to England – to make our VanLife Europe honeymoon dreams come true (watch how we survived week 1 in our heater-less van in England in February here!).
It has now been nearly 3 years since we've been living in the Howlin' Yoweller, an 18-foot Converted Ford Transit (with right-hand drive), and because of it we have been able to call some of the world's most incredible countries home. From England to Ireland, Scotland, Holland, Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Denmark, Norway, Sweden… and now we are preparing for our next big VanLife Europe journey through Morocco, Spain and Portugal (little recap of our travels here). VanLife Europe has blessed, challenged and changed us in more ways than we ever could have imagined. So, how is VanLife in Europe different from VanLife in the US?
Disclaimer: Blanket covering the differences between so many unique European countries is tricky. Some countries vary by a little and some by a lot. England, in particular, is much more developed, which does make it easier to access and find certain things, though this cuts back drastically on the ease and availability of wild camping… of which we found places like Norway, Morocco, Spain and Portugal to have an endless supply:
So (excusing the U.K. from this one), #1 on our list is LANGUAGE. Perhaps the most obvious one of all:
The fact that every time we enter a new country we are faced with not only a foreign land, but also a foreign language, makes everything a bit (a lot) more complicated. In the US we took for granted the ease and uniformity brought on by the fact that all the states are English speaking. Road signs are the same, grocery shopping is the same, the names of most stores are the same and even something as simple as the names of other countries (and states) being the same (they differ in different languages… confusing right?) just makes everyday life that much easier (and much less interesting at the same time).
In Europe, each and every country has its own unique set of challenges and things to get used to, all in their own unique language. While it's all fascinating and exciting, making us feel more alive and conscious of our surroundings, after 3 years we've also come to admit that it makes daily life a bit more exhausting as well, especially when we just want to know where to go for a hot shower, or simply if we're supposed to turn left or right… while also making sure we're driving on the "right" side of the road in our right-hand-drive vehicle!
Even Google Translate couldn't figure this one out!
2.Wild camping / "Boondocking" laws.Like everywhere, if you can read the signs and search for unrestricted parking areas, sometimes overnight camping is ok and sometimes it's not, except in Europe where some countries completely outlaw wild camping (also BLM land does not exist over here). In Croatia for instance, wild camping is 100% illegal and they will fine you hundreds of dollars if you're caught! Luckily, we were able to get away with it for nearly the entire 3 months we were there (video on wild camping in Croatia here), we just had to be very stealthy. Then there are countries like Portugal + Norway and Sweden, where the "Right to Roam" makes wild camping completely legal, in fact they promote it (see why VanLife in Norway is MAGIC here)! You just have to do a bit more research when crossing borders in Europe vs. crossing borders in the States where the laws stay relatively the same.
3.Internet cafes / Digital Nomadism.
As VanLifers trying to make it as digital nomads, those in the US have it made. With Starbucks and local cafes in literally every city and town, it's not hard to find a chill place buzzing with cool vibes, wifi as powerful as the coffee and power plugs. Or better yet, just get a wifi booster for your van and work from the comforts of your rolling home!
In Europe, working in cafes in not quite the same, they tend to be reserved for eating (which we understand) and so bringing your laptop to work all day is just not the norm / frowned upon even, depending on where you are, with England being the exception. Also, you have to go to the cities for cafes, where "car parks" are usually very small, very packed, have height restrictions, 2 hour time limits, safety concerns and cost quite a bit. Overall we tend to completely avoid cities, opting to spend our days enjoying the space and fresh air of nature, meaning our wifi is limited to what we get on our phones. Our international data plans (T-Mobile) can be limiting, so we end up experimenting with SIM cards and wifi hot spot devices… connectivity, let alone speed, is never certain.
4.Cost of living.
For US VanLife we were able to get by on $1,000 per month per person, but in Europe it ends up being about $1,500 per month per person (including literally every expense). Partially due to the increase cost of gas, food and not being able to save various bits by doing laundry at friend's (watch us discover roadside laundry in Holland here!), etc. but also due to the fact that there are A LOT more unknowns that we are forced to navigate on the daily. Sometimes we get things right, and sometimes (many times), we have to learn the harder (more costly) way. For instance, we had to return to the US for VISA reasons and so left our van parked at the Gatwick Long-Stay Car Park, where it was just £55 ($70) a month – great deal! BUT, after returning to the US we went to pause our car insurance, since it wasn't being driven, but because it was in a "Public Space" we were not able to do so, as we were told they would literally "tow and crush" any vehicle without insurance found in their lot…! So, we ended up paying the $70 parking fee + $100 for insurance, each month. Bummer. In our experience, the US tends to be easier when it comes to navigating these sort of situations.
5.We are foreigners.
As American's living in a British van throughout Europe, Scandinavia and Africa, we tend to stick out like a sore thumb many places we go. We don't know many people, and often times we don't speak a lick of their language, on top of that, we live in a van + are wild camping everywhere we go + maybe eat out once a week (depending on how affordable or not a country is), so there are many days (weeks even) where we don't really get to interact with anyone other than each other (this was especially true in Croatia), which can get lonely in many ways. While living as foreigners in a foreign land, can be difficult in many ways, it is still worth it in nearly every way possible.
6.Ease and convenience.
Depending on where you are in Europe, it can be extremely difficult to find what you need. When we traveled the US in a van we were able to order nearly everything off Amazon (that we couldn't find at Walmart) and have it shipped to a post office nearby for pickup. In Europe that option doesn't quite exist, which we actually like, but when you need to find a mini-screwdriver to fix your Polaroid camera somewhere along the wild Algarve Coast, things can get a bit trickier:
It's also important to mention the task of refilling our propane tank. Each country uses a different bottle, with a different adaptor, and the refilling stations have different names with unpredictable hours and various capabilities. We learned to have a back up camping stove for moments like this – VanLife in Europe has definitely taught us a thing or two about being prepared, and at other times, the art of improvising. Like that one time we couldn't find a replacement for our sink hose when it sprung a leak in Norway, so we fixed it with a piece of gum!
In the US it was super simple. We had 24/7 gym memberships, so we could work out and shower at over 3,000 gyms Nation wide! In Europe there is no such gym that spans across the whole of Europe (let alone 1 country!) like that. Most days we swim in the ocean… yes, even in the Arctic Sea in Norway + search for community centers + municipal pools + campgrounds (though these cut into our budget) + beach showers (which in Europe, they REMOVE during winter), and then there's the always reliable"gallon shower" + bucket trick.
There are many things we could mention in this category, but we'll stick with the one cultural difference that we encounter nearly everyday, no matter what country we were in. In the US it's customary to wave to strangers, whereas in Europe, it is not, often resulting in long, hard, confused looking stares – but we still do it anyway 🙂
Also worth mentioning: shaking hands, appropriate clothing (Morocco especially), table manners, road etiquette, holy-days, etc. each country has its own way of doing things, and we are literally taking a crash course everyday as we roll on through.
9.History, traditions, architecture, pace of life…
Europe is different from America in so many ways. Long lunch breaks, war-battered buildings, medieval churches, unique cuisine, lush nature, traditional clothing, family dynamics and so, so much more. While America has its own traits and gems, there has been something so endlessly fascinating about the immense variety of cultures we have been able to roll through during our time in Europe… memories we know will only grow sweeter with time.
In the US it was pretty simple. We did a loop from the east to the west, popped into Canada, took a quick trip to Iceland + Alaska and after a year we made it back to where we started (just in time for our wedding):
In Europe, there is SO MUCH TO SEE and it's spread out all over the place! So many nooks and crannies to fall in love with, so many villages, monuments, mountains, trails, museums, surf spots, famous photo ops, new foreign friends to meet (thanks to Instagram), crazy/amazing foods to try, oceans to swim in, views to park in front of and the list goes on, and on. In order to keep things digestible, we have had to break our European VanLife travels into 3 parts (check it out on YouTube). PLUS, as Americans, we are limited to 90 days in the Schengen countries out of 180 days and the same goes for Morocco + 180 day limit in the UK out of 360 days (and NO, "Visa runs" do not work), so needless to say, this adds a bit of a puzzle/time crunch to our schedule.
Perhaps the greatest of all the blessings of our time in Europe, is the immense sense of gratitude we have for… everything. For the time we get to spend experiencing such rich cultures, for the hospitality we experience from total strangers, for the love of our families and friends back home, for the joy we get when finding a peaceful place to park for the night, for the opportunity we have to be in such incredible places, for hot showers, paved roads, warm cups of tea on cold mornings, camping spots next to the sea on beautiful, sunny days and for the sound of rain on the van, for the breath in our lungs and the incredible earth beneath our feet… for all that we have seen and for the realization that we will never be able to see it all, and that's ok.
Being completely disconnected from so many of "life's comforts" has allowed us to create a bond with each other (and our van), with our earth and within, that enables us to feel an incredible sense of home in our hearts no matter where we are.
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It's incredible how quickly we can become comfortable in life, opting for a state of sameness over the powerful shifts brought on by newness and the unknowns. They say that fear and excitement come from the same place, but what makes all the difference is how we CHOOSE to look at things. Practice choosing excitement over fear, and maybe, just maybe, your life will shift in all the right ways. #alwayschangingalwaysgrowing ••• #TBT to yoga + Drew reading me The Alchemist in our van the day after we summited the highest mountain in Norway, because some days you just need to be comfy cozy 😌 #gorumpl
For more insight, be sure to check out our post on how we prepare for VanLife in another country here + our video guide on how to travel across America in a camper van + our VanLife Europe episodes on YouTube! We love sharing and navigating the endless knowns with you.
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Omg you MUST make a video of your all time top favourite places to Van life (world, then maybe regionally). Those routes…! You probably have more knowledge thank you know!
Emma Leigh
This article was so helpful to my boyfriend and I, who are planning on taking up Vanlife in the near future. Right now we take longer trips living out of a car and a tent. we have only been doing these trips in America so far but are both moving to Europe within the next month. Even on our trips in the US we have run low on water several times (I'm sure the simple answer to this problem is just to store more water but we only have so much room in the car) do you have any secrets or other suggestions about filling up for water? Have you ever run into the problem?
Marianne Beene
Hello, I was wondering why you went with right hand drive vehicle. After looking at all 3 of your trips, it sure looks like you spent a lot more time in left hand drive countries. Was it because you bought the van in Britain where you started your travels? When I lived in Scotland & Ireland in 2013-2014, I purchased a right hand drive vehicle, as my original plan was to live in Ireland permanently. When that changed, I decided to move to France & began researching how it would be to drive my right hand drive vehicle on the continent. I was surprised to find auto insurance was going to be more expensive, as there are more risks driving a right hand vehicle on roads with others who are all driving left hand vehicles. In the end, I had to put my move on hold & return to the US. Now, I am ready to restart my adventure, this time in a van. I am considering buying my van here, beginning my travel in the US & Canada, then shipping it to Europe for even more adventures. Anyway…I was just curious about your choice to buy your vehicle there and right vs left hand vehicles. Thanks in advance for your assistance. Marianne
very good
Priscila Garcia
Hello, this was very interesting material. I was wondering if you had more information about living in Denmark and doing van life. I would like to attend grad school there and I was wondering if doing vanlife alongside could be possible. Any little information is greatly appreciated! Thank you so much in advanced! I love reading all you posts!
Gunnar Wilken
Hello! I see that you said you were using US insurance for your van while you were in Europe. How did that work, and was there any set backs? I'm a US citizen already in Europe and am trying to wrap my head around the best way to go about insurance!
I really liked congratulations
Well said Scottie!
I was quite surprised at your comments about the language to be different, and how apart from england you felt at odds. Err, hello?! "Europe" is not a country. I do see your points as fair comparison but expected more openness and more intellectual curiosity from you….
Steph Nie
You two are amazing and so inspirational with your adventures! I adore how there are real 'tangible' non digital journal and polaroids to capture your travels (as well as the public blog!) Keep on keeping on! ??????steph from ??
Have to disagree with some of the things you've said. Europe is a continent and not one country like the United States so things will vary between countries, sometimes drastically and sometimes slightly. Blanket covering all 50+ countries with the same description isn't really just. I live in the UK, we use amazon all the time and live off of prime delivery! Ebay too! we have many a supermarket chain you could compare to Walmart, infact ASDA is even owned by walmart now!


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Young adults who had been maltreated as children differed from others who had not been maltreated in the connectivity of nine cortical regions. The differences could compromise the maltreated group's basic social perceptual skills, ability to maintain a healthy balance between introversion and extroversion, and ability to self-regulate their emotions and behavior.
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Adolescent monkeys that were exposed to THC fell progressively further behind THC-free monkeys in their ability to recall the location of an object after a brief delay.
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They's something kindo' harty-like about the atmusfere
When the heat of summer's over and the coolin' fall is here –
Of course we miss the flowers, and the blossums on the trees,
And the mumble of the hummin'-birds and buzzin' of the bees;
But the air's so appetizin'; and the landscape through the haze
Of a crisp and sunny morning of the airly autumn days
Is a pictur' that no painter has the colorin' to mock –
When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock.
-James Whitcomb Riley
I'm not what I'd call "creative" cook. Any more than I'm a creative writer. In both I'm more of an editor - I can do a decent job of correcting prose, and over the past 23 years of daily cooking, I've developed a working ability to read and change a recipe. Or combine a few different recipes. I don't have the knack for starting from scratch and whipping up a whole new dish. But this week was different!
Faced with a half can of pumpkin after making my TWD pumpkin muffins, I was inspired to make a batch of pumpkin frozen yogurt - with no recipe in sight - and this time it just turned out. My ice cream freezer is new*, and my previous attempts at frozen yogurt were spotty. But this yogurt was really tasty!
1 cup pumpkin
6 oz sweetened condensed milk
1 cup 2% Greek yogurt
1/4 cup apple juice
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
pinch cloves
pinch allspice
hand full of raisins
1/4 cup rum
Mix ingredients through the spices in a mixing bowl. Chill for an hour, then churn in an ice cream maker.
Heat the rum in the microwave and pour over the raisins in a small bowl. When the churning is nearly finished, add the raisins - and 2 tsp of the rum - into the ice cream maker.
the verdict:
This made for a very creamy pumpkin and spice frozen yogurt. We loved it! I'm wondering about using evaporated milk next time, and sweetening with maple or brown sugar. So many possibilities!
*The ice cream freezer saga may be posted at a future date. . .


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The live export industry will be reset following the completion of the Moss Review into the culture, capability and investigative capacity of the regulator of live exports – the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.
"Australians were appalled in April 2018 when they saw footage of sheep dying on voyages to the Middle East during a shipment in August 2017, and further angered at their assessment the report of the incident did not match the footage," Minister Littleproud said.
"Australians need to be confident the independent regulator of the live export industry will hold the industry to account. It was clear we needed an independent inquiry into the culture and capability of the regulator.
"I said in April 2018 I was determined to clean this industry up and make it sustainable, because so many farm families and rural towns rely on it. I followed through on the McCarthy Review into the northern summer trade and I follow through on the Moss Review into the regulation of the industry, accepting all recommendations. The live export industry needs a tough cop on the beat and the Department must become a capable, trusted and effective regulator.
"I reset the live export industry to make it sustainable. I announce:
- An external, independent Inspector General of Live Animal Exports who will oversee the Department's regulation of live export and report to the public and the Minister
- A Principal Regulatory Officer within the Department to improve regulatory practice, compliance and its culture as regulator
- An animal welfare branch within the Department and the development of animal welfare indicators to be used as part of compliance systems
- That the Department will improve systems to allow concerns raised by staff members to be addressed transparently and promptly.
"I specifically asked Mr Moss to consider an Inspector General in his review, and I said at the time I don't care who thought of the idea. Mr Moss recommends it so I'm doing it. I don't give a stuff who claims the credit.
"The Principal Regulatory Officer will be key in driving cultural change within the Department as well as improving compliance and investigations.
"I accept Mr Moss's recommendation the regulator of the live export trade have an animal welfare branch and introduce animal welfare indicators along the supply chain as part of the regulatory framework. Compliance and regulation should not be a bureaucratic tick box – to change culture, the light needs to be shone onto animal welfare and the threat of being caught and punished needs to be real.
"Employees of the Department need to be confident their concerns about animal welfare will be taken seriously and the Department will improve systems that encourage this.
"I thank Mr Moss for his review and look forward to implementing his recommendations.
"I call on Labor to give a written guarantee they'll support my Bills to double penalties for live export animal cruelty without political amendments, through both houses of Parliament."
Minister Littleproud will bring forward legislative amendments to establish the Inspector General position.
These actions follow Minister Littleproud's move to put independent observers on each sheep vessel to the Middle East and changes implemented after the McCarthy Review, which included a 28 per cent reduction in stocking densities and speeding up the new Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock to the end of 2018.
The Government's official response to the Moss review can be found online.
Source: Australian Government


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This is the 3rd Generation of L3 EOTech magnifiers. It offers more eye relief with windage and elevation adjustments that can be manipulated by hand, without any tools. The slap to side mount is incredibly durable and operates with the slap of your hand, knocking the mount to the side. The G33 also offers a locking, quick detach lever for easy attachment and removal of both the optic and the mount. This magnifier aligns perfectly with standard height sights and comes with a 7mm riser to accommodate the 7mm raised sights.
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My four girlfriends and I have been going to the beach every other summer since 1992.
We just finished this summer's trip and had a great time, as usual!
Since I'm passionate about crafts for all ages but especially adults, they appeased me this year!
You see, I believe … as we age … we need to keep our minds and our hands busy on creating something! Whether you have a garden, make special dinners, have holiday celebrations at your house or knit … those are all crafting times. It's just as important to keep busy as you age – to keep creativity inside of you alive!
So, as I laid out the supplies for the Beach Night Light craft one evening, I watched and listened to the girls as they gathered around the table. I hadn't told them what the craft projects for the week would be. YES! I said craft projects – plural! All they knew was, we were doing three. So they were a little curious, I suspect!
This Beach Night Light project was an original idea of mine and I really didn't know if it was even going to work. It was the first time ever these were made!
I must say …
It was a SUCCESS! The Beach Night Light turned out cuter than I had expected! Each one was unique to the crafter that made it.
Beach Night Light
Supplies Needed:
- Solar Stake Lights
- glass or plastic jar (make sure the solar light will lay nicely on top)
- sand
- shells
- drift wood (I went to a mulch pile and picked pieces that looked sort of like drift wood)
- paint for solar lids (I used Krylon ColorMaster Catalina Mist)
- beads (they will be buried in the sand)
- fake grass for making sea grass or sea oats
- glue
- masking tape to cover the solar light part when painting the top
- skewers (optional, for placing and moving things in the jar)
- scissors (there's always something to cut!)
- a work surface (spread something in front of you to work on so you aren't damaging table tops, I used foil)
- Start with the sea grass and beads. Glue about 3 beads together leaving the center open for inserting the sea grass. Let dry for a few minutes, then insert the sea grass. Add a little more glue to hold in place.
- Pour about 1-2 inches of sand in the jar.
- Place your sea grass into the sand covering the beads. Pour more sand in if you see the top of the beads.
- The creativity begins! Add beach items.
- Remove the stake from the the top of the solar light. Unscrew the top from the plastic shade as if you were going to activate the battery. You won't be using either of these pieces at all. Tape the solar panel on the top area of the light with masking tape so you don't get the spray paint on it. Use the spray paint to cover the entire surface of the light. Be is a well ventilated area and use newspaper to avoid getting paint where you don't want it! It goes everywhere! Trust me on this!
- Once the paint has dried, remove the tab on the light to activate the battery. Put it in the sun and power it up. Wait till you see how beautiful it is at night!
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Is Corning
Its new "Gorilla glass" product has Corning expecting to reap $300 million in annual revenue from this single product line – already an integral part of certain Samsung cellphones and the new Dell
Elsewhere in the company, Corning CFO Jim Flaws boasted this morning of improved demand for LCD glass in the fourth quarter, and "and an improved outlook" for 2010. October LCD TV sales leapt 45% year over year, according to the CFO, with China in particular posting astounding, triple-digit growth for the month. That's helping to keep glass supplies "very tight" -- and Corning's profit margins fat.
And I have to say that much of this tallies up with what we've been hearing elsewhere in the tech sphere. Barnes & Noble
But I ask you: If everything's going great guns for users of Corning's sales -- especially for its signature product line, and presumably for Corning itself -- why is the CFO cashing out?
Flaws in the bull thesis
Just a few days before issuing his bullish prognosis on Corning's future, Mr. Flaws cashed out some 115,000 stock options, netting more than $800,000 in profit in the process. This follows a 100,000 share-dump in November. And while it's true that insiders sell shares for many reasons, one of those reasons might be that they think the shares are due for a downturn. In that case, it's worth considering that according to the insider-trading specialists at Form4Oracle, Mr. Flaws' sales have historically been predictive of downturns in the stock.
Now, I do not mean to imply that Corning's CFO is doing anything improper here -- nor that he is acting alone. As it turns out, selling shares seems to have become quite popular among Corning insiders of late -- as a group, they've reduced their ownership of the company by some 11% over the past six months alone. Is there something going on at Corning that might contradict the generally bullish tone Flaws took today?
As a matter of fact ...
In the course of discussing all the good news at Corning, Mr. Flaws did let slip a few less optimistic prognoses. For example, the telecom business is tracking toward a 10% to 15% sequential decline in Q4, and Corning expects further declines in 2010. And although Corning sees a bright future for its Environmental segment in years to come, this year, Q4 revenues should be sequentially flat against Q3. (Still, that flat sales expectation is still an upgrade to previous guidance.)
Mere quibbles, you say? Potholes on the highway to profits that Corning's built in the LCD glass industry? Actually, I agree. Within the Corning zoo, Display Technologies remains the 800 lb. gorilla, accounting for nearly half the revenue booked throughout Corning's five separate main business segments.
Valuation matters
But as I've argued so many times before, even great businesses like Corning eventually reach a valuation at which the stock becomes unattractive. There are admittedly arguments in favor of Corning being undervalued, and reasons for discounting the insider sales as insignificant? But with a P/E pushing past 18, free cash flow all but nonexistent, and long-term growth posited in the low teens, there are also good reasons to beware buying this stock.
Until we see insiders showing a bit more interest in owning it themselves, I'd suggest you pay less attention to their words, and focus instead on their actions.


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Ida Goldstein Fidler, 96, of New Haven, formerly of Hamden and Boca Raton, Fla., died Nov. 29. She was the widow of Bernard Nathan Fidler. Born in New Haven, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Hodes and Rubin Goldstein. After the death of Rubin Goldstein when she was three years old, she was raised by Abraham Kravitz. She was a member of the Beth Hamedrosh/Westville Synagogue in New Haven. She is survived by her sons, Richard A. Fidler and his wife, Diane, of West Haven, and Mark R. Fidler and his wife, Lynn, of Oracle, Ariz.; her grandchildren, Valerie L. Solli of Milford, Kate Fidler of New York City, Brian N. Fidler of West Haven, and Scott Fidler of Miami, Fla.; her great-granddaughter, Rhianna R. Solli; and several nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by her brother, Theodore Kravitz. ROBERT E. SHURE FUNERAL HOME
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We left Hermanus on 10 February and spent three days driving to Hazyview, where we stayed for a week. The Kruger Park Lodge is a very well appointed spot and we were comfortable in our thatched cottage, with plenty of bird life in the surrounding spacious grounds and golf course. It is only a short drive to the Park entrance and we spent six days in the southern part of the reserve. The area is in the grip of an extreme drought and, whilst there had been rain in the higher lying Pretoriuskop area, the whole park from there north was bone dry and very, very hot, with temperatures up to 45 degrees C!!
After our week at KP Lodge, we moved into the park and spent two nights each in Satara, Olifants and Mopane Camps. As we moved north it became ever drier, with even the large rivers almost completely devoid of any water. Luckily there were a few pools in places and the boreholes and associated water troughs are probably keeping many animals alive, although what they eat is anybody's guess! Bird life was also apparently compromised as we only recorded 240 species for the trip, against an anticipated 300 or more. Of course, the heat kept many species out of sight, as they sought shelter from the daytime highs. Imagine not even seeing a Groundscraper Thrush! Even at night the temperature did not drop below 30 degrees on one occasion. Some light morning drizzle wet the tar roads sufficiently for the Leopard Tortoises to get a chance to suck up a bit of moisture, for which they must have been very grateful.
My grandson, Keagan often asks me, "Grandpa, what is your favourite bird?" I have never had an answer, but after this trip, I think I can say that it is a Pallid Harrier. We saw one swooping near to Satara and it was a really beautiful sight. Unfortunately, I could not get a picture of it, but I will never forget the joy I had watching it fly.
For the first time ever, we were not sad to leave the heat behind us when we set out for a four day drive back to Hermanus. Leaving home is always a good thing as one feels so relieved to return to the orderliness of Hermanus, after the decay of so much of rural South Africa.
Below are a few of the images I took on this trip.