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Blake Shelton - "Texoma Shore"
Whilst I have followed Blake Shelton's music over the past few years I have never really been a huge fan of his so after feeling a little underwhelmed by his last album I was considering not purchasing Blake's latest release, November 3rd's Texoma Shore. It was actually lead single I'll Name The Dogs that initially tempted me back in and, after listening to a few clips of other tracks, I decided to purchase the album and I am certainly glad I did.
Texoma Shore is pleasantly surprising and is quite possibly Blake's best album yet. Whilst Blake has said in multiple interviews that this album isn't as personal as 2016's If I'm Honest it actually feels more so to me, he seems to really connect with each track and really draws the listener in.
There are a myriad of strong songs here but as I mentioned, it was I'll Name The Dogs that first drew me to this release. Full of clever song-writing and a strong catchy melody, the track at it's core is distinctly listenable, with Blake's smooth vocal bringing everything together. I'll Name The Dogs is certainly a great choice as the lead single and is one that is already very popular amongst fans old and new.
Arguably the most stripped back track on Texoma Shore, album closer I Lived It sees a reminiscent Blake deliver a track that he had no hand in writing as if it was completely autobiographical. A very relatable song at heart, I Lived It has already connected with a lot of listeners and manages to sound well thought through and controlled as well as very natural, I imagine it would be a really lovely moment to hear this within a live concert.
Got The T-Shirt has a very different feel but is equally as appealing. There's a sadness behind the song that offers an interesting dynamic without becoming overwhelming and, oddly, this sadness has actually contributed to making Got The T-Shirt one of my favourite tracks on the album. It is undoubtedly a very well crafted song and sees another strong performance from Blake alongside a compelling overall production.
In my opinion the real gem within Texoma Shore is The Wave. Whilst a lot of the songs on the album deliver a great lyric it is particularly true in this instance - Josh Osborne and Ross Copperman have created a really lovely story here. Further to the brilliant lyrical base of the track however, Blake's heartfelt, emotive vocal delivery helps to develop The Wave into what it has become here. Smoothly taking listeners through the ebb and flow of a song that is sure to really appeal to a lot of listeners, Blake sounds completely comfortable in a song that offers little opportunity to hide away. A lovely moment in the album and a track that deserves to be completely embraced and listened to time and time again - love it!
Whilst generally I would say this is a very impressive album, Money falls short. Blake has released songs with verses that are basically spoken in the past and each time I've heard one I've been fairly underwhelmed and the same is true here which is particularly frustrating in this case considering the strength of the rest of the album. Unfortunately, if you listen closely to the lyrics they're also a little uncomfortable - it's a shame but one to skip past.
Whilst generally I would say this is a very impressive album, Money falls short. Blake has released songs with verses that are basically spoken in the past and each time I've heard one I've been fairly underwhelmed and the same is true here which is particularly frustrating in this case considering the strength of the rest of the album. Unfortunately, if you listen closely to the lyrics they're also a little uncomfortable - it's a shame but one to skip past.
Track listing....
1) I'll Name The Dogs - Matt Dragstrem, Ben Hayslip, Josh Thompson
2) At the House - Jamie Moore, Craig Wiseman
3) Beside You Babe - Abe Stoklasa, Mark Trussell
4) Why Me - Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson, Ross Copperman
5) Money - Craig Wiseman, James Bailey, Ryan Ogren
6) Turnin' Me On - Blake Shelton, Jessi Alexander, Josh Osborne
7) The Wave - Josh Osborne, Ross Copperman
8) Got The T-Shirt - Matt Jenkins, Jessi Alexander, Chase McGill
9) Hangover Due - Craig Wiseman, Matt Dragstem
10) When The Wine Wears Off - Ashley Gorley, Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman
11) I Lived It - Ashley Gorley, Ben Hayslip, Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman
Ultimately I've actually surprised myself with how much I really like Texoma Shore. Whilst not an absolutely perfect album, Texoma Shore delivers a distinctly more appealing overall sound than Blake's last release and is an album I'm sure I will continue to return to. Very impressive, welcome back Blake!


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Following her decision last summer granting Butamax's motion for summary judgment of non-infringement and invalidity of certain patent claims in its ongoing litigation with Gevo, Judge Robinson recently considered Butamax's request for a Section 285 exceptional case determination and award of attorneys fees. Applying the guidance set out in Octane Fitness, Judge Robinson found that this was not an exceptional case. Gevo, Inc. v. Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, et al., C.A. No. 13-576-SLR, Memo. at 2-4 (D. Del. Aug. 26, 2014).
Butamax characterized the claims resolved by summary judgment as a "scenario where a plaintiff is offered the opportunity to investigate and verify facts before filing an infringement action, and instead refuses that offer and immediately files a baseless suit, and loses on summary judgment." Id. at 3. Judge Robinson explained, however, that the "parties at bar are involved in a race to develop a commercial isobutanol recovery process, a complex and unpredictable technology" and that "Gevo's scepticism of Butamax's representations regarding non-infringement and its research and commercialization plans" was therefore justifiable. Id. Accordingly, "Gevo's conduct in the case at bar was not unreasonable, nor is there evidence of 'subjective bad faith.'" Id. at 4.

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Maldives has established diplomatic relations with Central African Republic, a landlocked country located in Central Africa.
The joint communique was signed in New York, US, last Friday by Permanent Representative of Maldives to the United Nations, Dr. Ali Naseer Mohamed and Permanent Representative to CAR to the UN, Ambroisine Kpongo.
The formalization of the diplomatic ties between Maldives and CAR brings the total number of countries Maldives has diplomatic ties with to 169.
CAR, which has a population of approximately 4.6 million people, borders Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Cameroon.
CAR, despite being rich in natural minerals and resources including uranium, crude oil, gold and diamonds, is listed as one of the poorest countries in the world.
Maldives has worked together with CAR at the UN, before the eventual formalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries last Friday.


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Cinnapple Syrup
This sweet apple syrup is delicious served warm or cold over vanilla ice cream, pancakes or drizzled atop a slice of apple pie.
- ¼ cup (60 ml) water
- 3 cups (375 g) apple, seeded, cored, quartered
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
- Select Variable 1.
- Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
- Blend for 5-6 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from the vented lid. Use warm or cold over vanilla ice cream, pancakes or as a garnish for apple pie.
Nutrition Information
|Serving Size
|2 Tablespoons (34 )
|Amount Per Servings
|Total Fat
|0 g
|Saturated Fat
|0 g
|0 mg
|0 mg
|Total Carbohydrate
|10 g
|Dietary Fiber
|1 g
|9 g
|0 g
Cinnapple Syrup is rated out of 5 by 3.
Rated 5 out of 5 by ladydi1 from So easy to use. I bought the Vitamix a couple of years ago and I love it especially the soups..
Date published: 2015-10-24
Rated 5 out of 5 by Joner from Best Investment Ever!!! Bought this about 8 years ago. Used it for smoothies for years for breakfast. Made the kids the ice cream stuff a lot. Keeps the fibre in whatever you make so your never constipated. You get better absorption of the nutrients and feel great afterwards. Made some of the soup recipes and they make up quickly when your hungry. Of course you can also dazzle your friends with some great mixed drinks as well.
Date published: 2018-02-25
Rated 4 out of 5 by Dwaj1988 from Very Good This was so easy and has great flavors. I will be making this again
Date published: 2020-02-17


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Often, a first-time author finds it hard to promote his or her new publication. Typically, authors view themselves as artists. It can be hard to equate artistic talents with the skills of a business person. Yet an author's ability to achieve that hard-to-reach goal determines his or her chances for success.
A desirable characteristic in any website
A website provides an author with the chance to display the capacity for combining craft and entrepreneurial abilities. Indeed, Jay Acunzo, a man that encourages monumental shifts in marketing views the marketer as a person that is performing a craft. He studies different websites, looking for examples of a cool marketing trick.
He recently found one, but has not yet posted all the details on his own blog. Smart authors should welcome this chance to get a head start on their competition. Some noteworthy facts about Acunzo's discovery have been tucked into this blog post.
A writer that had read some of the content on Acunzo's website wanted to provide him with an insightful piece of information. That reader shared the name of a website that has taken a fresh approach to the task of crafting a website. Authors that aspire to establishment of a link between their online presence and one site's unique features should click onto this URL: http://iggychips.com .
A cool trick to use within an author's website
The owner of the company that makes Iggy Chips shares with authors the challenge of having to venture out on his own. He rose to that challenge, when he posted online the information about his "team." Each member of that team has been pictured on a designated web page. Those pictures reveal a significant fact about each member of that entrepreneur's team.
All of the pictures show an iguana in his or her habitat. Unlike most iguanas, the ones associated with this particular chip wear hats and sunglasses. In addition, each of them has a name, along with a short biography. Those posted biographies help to enliven the content on iggychips.com.
The message to book authors
While writing a book, an author's ability to be creative gets tested. After publication of the author's latest works, that same creativity remains useful, because it aids formation of a site that stands out from other websites. Yet, at that same time the author's creativity must work hand-in-hand with a certain amount of business sense.
A book author wants to have an audience, i.e. lots of readers. A site's content can aid the building of such an audience. Authors that appreciate that fact can succeed at combining a creative spirit with an entrepreneurial outlook.
The characters in an author's book can serve as his or her "team." The presentation of that team can underscore the unique nature of the website associated with a given publication. That uniqueness will not escape the perceptive senses of Google's spyder. Hence, it works to place an author's website higher on the list of all the ranked websites. It might even encourage formation of links to the URL associated with the latest book by that same author.
Authors should copy the habit of marketers like Jay Acunzo. Each of them ought to make a point of studying various websites. Not all the studied sites need to be ones that were put together by other authors. Some can be sites for products that seem to have no relation to the publishing industry or to the focus of the book that needs to be promoted.
BIO: Sue Chehrenegar became interested in book promotion after a story she had written was included in an anthology. A good back cover helps to enhance a promotional effort. Sue has written this guest blog post as a way to help other authors.


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Christmas Shopping Season Pulls Off a Last-Minute Recovery – Perhaps at the Expense of 1Q14
This would be good news for those who thought that what little economic momentum there is would sustain itself through the holidays, but I think it's also an example of "Be careful what you wish for."
According to the Associated Press:
Holiday shoppers were more than willing to spend during the holiday season, if they saw big discounts or were shopping online.
Sales rose 3.8 percent from last year for November and December combined, according to the National Retail Federation's analysis of federal figures. That was a healthy gain in a season that kept merchants worried right up until Christmas as people held off on spending.
That caution and increased online shopping made the holiday less festive at the mall. Shoppers stayed away from many traditional destinations like department stores and electronics stores.
The sales increase came in just shy of the trade group's forecast of a 3.9 percent gain. It was better than the 3.5 percent increase in 2012 and the 3.3 percent average for the past 10 years.
This probably means that fourth quarter GDP will, contrary to what I feared, come in half-decent at 3 percent or so.
But the AP writeup notes the clouds on the horizon, and they are significant. First, the sales increase wasn't particularly profitable, and second, the first quarter has gotten out of the gate pretty slowly:
… For retailers, those discounts came straight out of their profits. Many have cut their forecasts for the fourth quarter, and profits are expected to be the weakest since second quarter of 2009, when the economy was coming out of the Great Recession.
(President of Retail Metrics LLC Ken) Perkins estimates that fourth-quarter profits will fall 0.7 percent from last year, the first decline since a 6.7 percent drop seen during the second quarter of 2009, according to his tally of 120 retailers.
January is already off to a slow start. Some stores like Express Inc. and Lululemon Athleta have said weak January sales are compounding their holiday-season woes. Express said it plans to continue heavy sales promotions, which it expects to last through the month.
Finally, for those who think 2013 was some kind of turnaround year — Nope:
For all of 2013, total retail sales rose 4.2 percent, the weakest gain in four years.
AP's coverage of retail sales failed to note that October and November were both revised downward. The figures for the final three months are 0.5%, 0.4%, and 0.2%, respectively.
Then of course there's the great unknown, which the administration managed to push mostly into 2014: Obamacare. How much damage will the additional costs and rampant confusion inflict? I would say, "A lot more than zero."
UPDATE: Zero Hedge notes that "the data involving Electronics and Appliance Stores … posted the biggest 2 month drop in 2 years!"


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I have two passions; one is building my Miniature House and the other one is painting and drawing. Today I thought; "let's combine both worlds; I'll paint something for my minihouse". The pictures beneath show my working process.
As you can see I can almost completely change the picture while working on it....I let myself be surprised :D
Finally, I chose the picture in the middle above to make a frame around it and put it in the attic of my Miniature House.


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16 "Gluten-Free Options" restaurants in Los Angeles.
Son Of A Gun is a seafood restaurant in Beverly Grove that's one of the most consistent places to eat in Los Angeles.
In a city increasingly dominated by mega-restaurants from other cities, All Time is a Los Feliz cafe that feels like an LA original.
If you're looking for the highest-quality Korean BBQ in LA, Parks is where you go.
One of LA's finest Italian restaurants, Osteria Mozza in Hollywood is still very much at the top of its game.
This third location of Sichuan Impression in West LA has the same great Chinese food as the original, with a bigger space.
Thuyen Vien is a Vietnamese restaurant in Anaheim with tremendous vegetarian options.
Porridge and Puffs in Historic Filipinotown has Asian-inspired rice porridge, and a quiet, welcoming feel.
Botanica is an all-day healthy neighborhood spot in Silver Lake with an excellent back patio.
The New York health conscious-spot arrives in Venice. The food won't blow you away, but it's better than most other options in this part of town.
Sage is a vegetarian chain restaurant serving some of the better vegetarian food in LA. Which is obviously saying something.
Elf Cafe is a good place for a vegetarian Mediterranean dinner in Echo Park - as long as you order the right things.
Crossroads is one of those rare sit-down vegan restaurants that's generally worth your time and money.
Dollar Hits is a Filipino street party in Historic Filipinotown serving $1 skewers.
Soh Grill House is a very solid Korean BBQ spot in Pasadena.


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Force Reduction in Excavation Devicesby Carl R. Peterson, Pres.; Rapidex Inc., Boxford, MA,
Serial Information: Journal of the Construction Division, 1973, Vol. 99, Issue 1, Pg. 21-33
Document Type: Journal Paper
Three new concepts are described for earth excavation, slurry-wall excavation, and rock boring. In each case the need for application of force from an external device is substantially reduced or eliminated. The slurry-wall excavator is a continuous excavation device suitable for foundation work or for placing thin, impermeable membranes in earthen dams. Wall stabilization can be via conventional slurry or by simultaneously cast-in-place concrete. The rock borer is a self-powered roller cutter device that requires neither thrust nor torque, and does not utilize wall jacks, drill steel, or a surface rotary drill rig. It can penetrate any material conventionally bored by tri-cone roller bits and, if suitably powered, can do so at substantially increased penetration rate. The earth excavator is under experimental development while the rock borer has been proven and is in initial stages of commercial production.
Subject Headings: Rocks | Excavation | Dam foundations | Walls | Offshore platforms | Membranes | Slurries | Cast in place
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Here is a very informative blog post by Fr. Ted Bobosh, parish priest of St. Paul the Apostle Orthodox Church in Dayton, Ohio. It describes a meeting he attended at the conclusion of the All American Council between the new Metropolitan, the Metropolitan Council and the Synod of Bishops. As an outsider I have a hard time understanding why such a meeting seems so unusual, but then, I never was a witness to the weird workings of the Theodosius or Herman administrations. In the B.J. days ('before Jonah'), divisiveness and secrecy meant that no one talked with each other, there were no conciliar decisions. Anyone who has ever been on parish council, run a business or even made family decisions knows you just can't do it in secrecy or without working together. That is just a no-brainer. Thank God we're in the A.J. days now and a lack of self-interest and openness are the standards we will expect our hierarchy to uphold.
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An Early Glimpse Inside the Metropolitan CouncilNovember 15, 2008
Did I Dream Yesterday's Primatial Election?November 13, 2008
When I woke up this morning I still had a smile on my face! Can y'all believe what actually happened yesterday? I bet His Eminence woke up this morning with the same thought, but he wasn't smiling. One day you're an abbot, running your monastery, leading a brotherhood in sunny California. Next thing you know, you're kicked back into the world to be the No. 2 guy in a diocese. And before you even get your stuff unpacked in Fort Worth, you're elected the Big Kahuna and you've got to move to the cold Yankee North and lead a million souls (though after living at Valaam, New York state ought to be positively balmy). Would you be smiling? I'd be, well….there's a phrase I'm thinking of but it's not something you put on a respectable blog.
When I imagined Barack Obama on election night I pictured a guy jumping up and down for joy, at least in a dignified manner. I bet Metropolitan Jonah is having a very different reaction. He was chosen as a man of obvious prayer, vision and spiritual depth – things that he will draw upon even more so now. And just like Barack Obama, there are a million people expecting change and miracles the day after he's "sworn-in". Good thing his Eminence is in the business of miracles.
I would imagine that just like all of us are being called upon to make sacrifices and do our part to help the national economic and political recovery, equal sacrifice is going to be expected of every praying member of the Orthodox Church in America. So don't just sit back and expect to see some results (or failures) to plight your troth. Our clergy and hierarchs aren't here just to serve us laity. We serve each other and together we grow and change spiritually, each building up the Kingdom of God within ourselves and in God's visible Kingdom on Earth. So, when you pray, pray more. If you tithe to your parish, tithe more. And if you're still bitching and moaning about problems and scandal, make your prostrations in a glass house, then pray and tithe more.


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Dating back to the days of the Domesday Book, Bloomsbury is undoubtedly one of London's most iconic neighbourhoods; synonymous with culture, education, medicine and the arts.
Once home to the City's favourable intelligentsia (Charles Dickens, Darwin and Virginia Woolf amongst many others), today Bloomsbury is flooded with an abundance of cultural institutions; The British Museum, UCL, RADA and the University of London to name just a few…
Despite its central location, Bloomsbury is home to some of the most beautiful parks and green spaces in all of London; making it the perfect location for those of you seeking a home from home, away from the madding crowd, who believe weekends are for soaking up every bit of culture this wonderful City has to offer.
Ahead of our upcoming launch, we've thoroughly investigated the area, and can confidently present you with our top ten picks of things to do whilst you're in town.
Learn about life, health and art at The Wellcome Collection
Roughly a five minute walk from Euston station, The Wellcome Collection is a free museum for the 'incurably curious', with an incredible variety of exhibits surrounding the subjects of science, health, art and life.
Established in 1936, The Wellcome Trust was established as a global charitable foundation, supporting scientists, researchers, and the improvement of health. The museum features a well curated programme of temporary exhibitions, as well as more permanent displays exploring the history of medicine and sexology. Fascinating for adults and young'uns alike, The Wellcome Collection is well worth a potter on a lazy Sunday if you're in the area and feeling curious.
Stock up on Art Supplies at L.Cornelisson & Son
An iconic staple in the heart of Bloomsbury, L.Cornelisson & Son has been trading since 1855, and sells a specialist array of paints, papers, printmaking supplies and more. Even if you're not an artist, the shop alone is a sight to behold. Creaky old wooden floorboards, oak shelves and glass bottles gleaming with powder paint transport you back into time and add to the archaic charm. For any creative working in the area, the knowledgeable staff are friendly and easy to talk to, and will gladly advise you on which products work best for your craft.
Get lost for hours in the British Museum
In plain view of our brand new Bloomsbury apartments, lies the most iconic and recognisable museum in all of Britain. Dating back to the 1700s, the museum was originally set up by intellect Sir Hans Sloane to house his modest collection of 71,000 objects… Today the museum opens it's doors to some 6 million visitors each year and is home to ten expansive curatorial and research departments including Africa, Oceania and the Americas, Middle East and Greece and Rome and even holds one of the most important archaeological finds of all time; The Rosetta Stone in it's collection.
Have a picnic in Russell Square
Russell Square is a beautiful garden park in the heart of Bloomsbury, surrounded by a number of iconic British institutions. Taking a stroll amongst the sun dappled trees, you can understand why the park has become so favourable over it's 200 year history. The park is so magnificent it even inspired writers such as Virgina Woolf, Thackeray, Hollinghurst and John Wyndham, who all feature the space in their renowned works of literature.
On the eastern side of the park you can spot the grandiose Hotel Russel; a historic five star hotel, dating back to 1898 and designed by one of the architects responsible for the creation of the Titanic. If curiosity takes hold and you've got a spare bit of cash to splash, we'd recommend heading inside for a spot to eat, and stand in awe of the magnificent interiors.
Connect with your inner child at Pollock's Toy Museum
Pollock's Toy Museum is a quaint and quirky establishment, nestled away on Scala Street. It is home to a beautiful collection of Victorian toys, spread over 6 small rooms, donated by the public over the years. As well as a charming display of trains, hand painted shop fronts, rocking horses, money boxes, marbles and more, the museum also owns the world's oldest surviving teddy bear and a 4,000 year old mouse created from clay from the Nile.
Delve into a maze of second-hand books at Skoob Books
A thriving hot spot for those in the know, Skoob Books is home to some 55,000 titles, with subjects covering just about anything and everything. Lumped together by category, past foragers have reported finding rare and expensive gems amongst the jam packed bookshelves, so if curiosity hunting gets you hot under the collar, you've come to the right place.
Spot the beasts at St George's Church
Dating back to 1730, St George's Church was the starting point of inspiration for the interior designer behind our Bloomsbury apartments, Kelly Jackson. Designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, the staggering tower was inspired by Pliny the Elder's description of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and features iconic statues of the 'Bloomsbury Beasts' - a Lion for England and Unicorn for Scotland, each standing over 10ft high. The tower is featured in William Hogarth's infamous print 'Gin Lane', which takes pride of place in the Wellcome Collection.
Learn of London's poignant past at the Foundling Museum
Head to Brunswick Square and you'll find the Foundling Museum – home to the story of London's sad history of abandoned children. The museum explores the history of The Foundling Hospital, where children at risk of abandonment, largely through poverty, were left – often without names or identities to be taken care of. Of the two major collections, the most poignant display features hundreds of 'tokens' – poems, jewellery, coins and buttons left by mothers with their child in the hope that one day they might be reunited.
Enjoy a boujie brunch at Café Babka
Just around the corner from our Bloomsbury homes, you can find Café Babka – a quaint and oh-so-stylish spot where you can grab coffee and a light bite to eat. This highly instagrammable spot features marble table tops, wooden floors and decadent gold features which add to the overall splendour of the site – reminiscent of the cafes famed Parisian artists once dined at in the 1930s. Head down after a visit to The British Museum and gorge on one of their life changing salted caramel brownies!
Get your fix of Brutalism at The Brunswick Centre
The Brunswick Centre is a Grade II listed residential and shopping centre in the heart of Russell Square. It's divisive brutalist composition was once considered ugly by locals, in stark comparison to the surrounding architecture, but has since gained notoriety as one of the most profound examples of it's kind in the UK. Pop down for a spot of shopping or take a stroll on a sunny day and admire the façade – in our opinion, it's stunning.
Fancy booking a stay in Bloomsbury? You can check out some of our beautiful, design-led apartments here.


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The 56th Annual South Dakota State High School Wrestling Championship Tournaments will take place this Friday & Saturday, featuring the Class 'A' Tournament in Sioux Falls and the Class 'B' event in Rapid City. A total of 16 returning individual state champions will be participating, as well as Defending Team Champions Parkston and Aberdeen Central. Both tournaments can be viewed with live statistics and results at www.sdpb.org/wrestling/
The Class 'B' field features eight returning Individual Champions, including one young man who will be gunning for his fourth straight individual title: 138-pound Luke Loudenberg of Howard (34-1, titles at 13-2 pounds in 2014, 120-pounds in 2013, 106-pounds in 2012). In addition, four young men have an opportunity to cap an undefeated season: Sam Ireland of Bennett County (38-0, 160 pounds), Kurt Braun of Burke/Gregory (7-0, 138 pounds), and a pair of Bon Homme/Scotland competitors in Duncan Stoebner (36-0, 120 pounds) and Dan Stibral (28-0, 285 pounds).
On the Class 'A' side, ten individual state champions return, highlighted by 160-pound Regan Bye of Vermillion. Bye is a perfect 47-0 on the 2014-15 campaign, and is seeking his third individual state title after reaching the top of the podium in 2013 & 2014 at the 145-pound weight class. Four other individuals will look to cap an undefeated season on the Class A side as well, including Brett Bye of Vermillion (39-0, 170 pounds), John Frisco of Aberdeen Central (38-0, 182 pounds), and a pair of Rapid City Central Cobblers: Hayden Hansen (41-0, 145 pounds) and Martin Mueller (36-0, 195 pounds).
John Krogstrand with the South Dakota High School Activities Association says he is excited about the new venue in Sioux Falls.
"It's our first SDHSAA event in the new Denny Sanford PREMIER Center," said Krogstrand. "We've very excited to see how the new facility works."
Along with class A wrestling, the class AA boys basketball state tournament will take place at the new Sioux Falls events center too. That event is scheduled for mid-March.
The chase for the team title in Class 'B' is one to knock-off two-time defending champion Parkston. Beresford, Bon Homme/Scotland and Parkston are the lone three schools to qualify ten or more wrestlers for the meet and figure to lead the way to the title chase with Canton's eight wrestlers also in strong contention.
Aberdeen Central is the lone team in either class to qualify all fourteen wrestlers to the State Finals and figures to lead the Class 'A' title chase, followed by Pierre, Huron and SF Roosevelt who each qualified 13 participants.


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#RWA17 at Walt Disney World Planning Guide – RWA Disney Park Event
Extra Disney Fun at #RWA17!
The Romance Writers of America® just announced they are hosting special, small group tours of Magic Kingdom Park and Epcot during the Annual Conference! The tours will take place concurrently starting at 4:30 PM on Wednesday, July 26th. Attendees will depart together from the conference resort. This special opportunity is open to all conference attendees and their guests.
If you've never been to the Annual Conference, this will be a wonderful opportunity to meet other people and enjoy the Parks. These tours are also great for those traveling solo who might feel hesitant to visit the Parks on their own. Each tour will be led by a major Disney aficionado who knows how to navigate the Parks and crowds.
Visiting a Disney Park during your conference stay will only add to your magical visit. Who knows, you might even meet this guy. He's one heck of a guy. Would you expect any less from a man who eats five dozen eggs each day?
For those wishing to sign up for this tour, you'll need to buy Park admission (special discounted Twilight Park Tickets) prior to the conference. The deadline to join these tours is July 19th, but if you want to partake in FastPass (skipping lines on some attractions during the tour), then be sure to buy your tickets by May 23rd at 5 PM CT. Information on how to register for this special opportunity can be found on the RWA Park Event page.
Coming Next
My next guide will be a high-level overview of the four Disney Parks. I will also post soon about securing FastPass+ reservations to Disney attractions at the Parks.
For those of you new to my #RWA17 at Walt Disney World guide, come visit here to see other topics I've covered. There, you'll find a calendar to help you keep track of key dates. Be sure to also heck out my Pinterest Board which complements this planning guide.
This unofficial guide is not associated with Romance Writers of America®. I am not receiving any compensation or gifts for these blog posts.
Please share this blog series on social media. I want to encourage many people to attend and make the most out of #RWA17. By planning ahead, you can experience all that the conference and Disney have to offer. To ensure you don't miss the next topic in this planning guide, follow me on Twitter and Facebook. Links are up on top.


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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is pleased to announce a new service between South America's east coast and the Mediterranean, improving port coverage and transit times.
The new MED/SAEC service will operate the following rotation:
Barcelona – Genoa - Fos sur Mer – Gioia Tauro – Valencia – Suape – Salvador – Rio de Janeiro – Santos – Paranagua – Itapoa – Montevideo – Navegantes – Santos – Rio de Janeiro – Las Palmas – Valencia –Barcelona
MSC offers excellent connections to/from Buenos Aires, Rio Grande, Zarate, Vitoria, Paraguay and Rosario via our hubs in South America as well as to/from more than 150 ports in North Africa, East Med, Greece and Turkey, West Africa, Black Sea, Adriatic, Canary Islands, Red Sea and Middle East via our Med hubs.
This service will be jointly operated by MSC and Hapag-Lloyd with a fleet of eight modern vessels with improved reefer capacity. The first ship southbound MSC Amalfi will depart Barcelona on 19 October 2017; the same vessel northbound will sail on 9 November 2017 from Paranaguá.
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New hubs for the SOT programme
The crucial role of container shipping
MSC's "Suspension of Transit" programme is a flexible cargo service that will help to fulfil the resumption of demand from Asia and ensure service continuity.
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Welcome to North Valley Property Owners Association. Since 1981 we have been dedicated to the education of our members, the advocacy of the rental housing industry, and to improving the quality of rental housing in the North State. We specialize in offering support services for professional property management companies and rental owners who self-manage their residential income properties. With the expansion of our new territory by joining the National Apartment Association, we can now offer support services in the following counties; Butte, Glenn, Tehama, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa, Shasta, Siskiyou, Lassen, Plumas, Trinity, and Modoc.
Our Mission
The North Valley Property Owners Association, representing over 22,000 rental units, is an association founded to promote, protect, and advance the rental housing industry, and to enhance the relationship between property owners and residents for their mutual benefit.
Our Goals
Advocate a code of ethics and maintain high professional standards for the best interests of the residential rental industry.
Promote positive relationships between the owners of rental properties, managers and their residents, the government, and suppliers of goods and services to our industry.
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Work with legislators at the local, state and national level to promote legislation that advances our industry.
Provide education for property managers and maintenance staff to improve the quality of on-site management and maintenance in our industry.
L&C Landscape Inc. has been a proud member of NVPOA for many years. For us, the decision to join was not based on expanding our business, but was based on our desire to be a part of an extremely well run organization that brings together all the professional Property Management Companies in our area and gives us an opportunity to interact with them in a social as well as professional setting.
NVPOA hosts monthly luncheons with informative themes as well as their highly successful yearly Expo. These events give us exposure to our client base that is more personal than any amount of advertising can do.
We would endorse any vendor to join NVPOA and see the results themselves.
Bruce Burton
L & C Landscape Inc.
I bought my 1st 4-plex 5 years ago not knowing anything about managing apartments. I didn't know anything about how to find good tenants, or moving somebody in, or doing credit checks, to name a few.
When I got started with NVPOA, I plugged myself into all their classes I could get to, including their once a month educational luncheons. It has been so beneficial to me in all I have learned. When I have a question they are only an e-mail or phone call away. Jennifer has been a wonderful leader in this great organization. She has taken the Chico NVPOA to the next level. In the last 4 years my tenant retention rate has been phenomenal! I couldn't have done it without their support! Thank you NVPOA for being there for me.
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30 plus light scenes
I would like to have scenes/sets that are designed to work with large amount of lights.
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ProChauffeur commented
I have tried the Philips Hue app, HUE LIGHTS APP. It is capable of handling up to 60 PH Bulbs, no integration for Lifx though unless you utilize IFTTT. If using IFTTT, one must create their own app using the IFTTT platform, meaning you create your own integration as a beta programmer, from instant to up to 10 minutes full brightness.
I have 7 rooms with over 65 lights,.
PH 2nd Gen and 3rd Gen white and color both A19
Lifx 2nd Gen mini and A19's
Alexa, Google asst and HomeKit all work.
AdminOnSwitch (Admin, OnSwitch) commented
Yes, making large amounts of lights work is quite difficult at the moment: if you want an effect to go fast, it can only be one bulb at a time. BUT there is some technology coming from Philips Hue and potentially also available on LIFX that should make it possible to do high speed effects across many bulbs.
If this works the way we think it will, we can do effects that light up many bulbs at once and change quickly.
Thank you for the suggestion!


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Wyoming Business Tips for July 10-16
A weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC), part of WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.
By Leonard Holler, WSBDC regional director
"How do you plan for a sudden loss of leadership?" Alfred, Cody
With a family-owned business, along with grief of a loved one, the subject arises suddenly and unexpectedly: What do you do about vacant leadership in the business? At some point following a tragedy, thoughts must focus back on the business. What needs to be done, who will do it and how and when will it get done.
We don't want to think about the possibility of a sudden death, but unexpected things happen such as when my father suffered a debilitating stroke. Our employees, customers and our father's legacy depended on maintaining the operations of his manufacturing business. Even before his death, bills needed to be paid, work needed to be completed, payroll had to be met and plans had to be made regarding where the business was going in the future.
Through careful planning, you can help your associates and family members cope with an unforeseen event of this nature. You can protect and strengthen the business in the process. Annual strategic planning sessions which cover future business planning is an excellent opportunity to address leadership succession.
Three areas of leadership to consider in succession planning -- leadership roles, successor selection and what it will take to survive:
Leadership roles -- What business functions does leadership perform? If you or one of your key employees died, would anyone know where to pick up where they left off and are there written job descriptions for others to follow? As an owner, consider your specific roles and responsibilities as the business manager. Those might include banking, budgeting, risk management, hiring, training, product development and also setting the direction and goals for the business.
Leadership succession -- Who will perform these duties? After determining what the leaders do in your business, decide who will assume those duties if it becomes necessary. Tasks and key responsibilities should be assigned to specific positions rather than to individuals. Transition planning rarely goes smoothly when a company tries to replace leaders with individuals. There usually is no such person who can fill their shoes.
If you are the one in charge, chances are no one could replace you. Family members might inherit ownership, but may not want to or be capable of handling the day-to-day operations of the business. These tasks should be delegated to those who have the skills and abilities to perform them. Others may take leadership in setting the overall direction for the company's future.
What leadership needs for success -- What is needed for the business to succeed? Identify what each leader might need to perform the tasks. Heirs could potentially assume responsibility and control the business without knowing everything you do, but consider training them now. Survivors will certainly have financial concerns as well -- do some financial planning for the future. Teach future owners how to make better financial decisions, resolve their differences and how to collaborate. Head off issues with trusts, wills, shareholder agreements or buy-sell agreements.
Balance what the operation needs with what the owners want from the business. Balance the interests of both the owners and managers to head off potential problems and power struggles. With regard to management, now is the time to identify and train individuals to take responsibility on short notice. How would their roles change, what skills would they need that the business could help them develop now and would it help to succeed.
Planning for leadership succession will be time consuming and will not be completed overnight, but it will be time well spent.
A blog version of this article and an opportunity to post comments is available at http://www.wyomingentrepreneur.typepad.com/blog/.
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Bang Bang Thank You Ma'am
By ice rivers
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Tuesday afternoons have been special times for Lynn and me since we moved down South. We visit the mall town of Birkdale and go to a matinee then we stop over at Bonefish grill where I always get an order of bang bang shrimp while we discuss the movie and our plans for the week. The pandemic has altered all of that and I chalked it up to societal sacrifice until Lynn came up with this idea.....let's rent a recent movie and have Bonefish deliver our lunch. Such a simple and clear idea/remedy.
In the meantime, Lynn went outside and worked on her garden while I went up to the cave and began yet another round of digital solitaire.
Lynn finished her gardening and took a shower. I woke up from my nap. We called Bonefish. They were on a limited menu so no lobster bisque. I ordered my bang bang and Lynn ordered lily chicken with a side of mac and bacon.
While we waited for the food, we tried to decide what would be an appropriate movie for our first Tuesday stayvake. The hottest movies like Quiet Place 2 are being held back by the studios although I think they're missing an opportunity. Studios should release all of those movies for tee vee rental now when people are searching for ways to pass the time in social separation yet still are willing contribute to the economy. The latest movie available was The Invisible Man which we had already seen and in lieu of the invisible enemy that we all are fighting, didn't seem like an appropriate choice plus we already saw it although it wasn't in focus which Lynn and I had fought about when we saw it at the Birkdale Regal. Just to start a little trouble, I told her that "yeah, it's inappropriate and we didn't like it the first time but maybe if we saw it IN FOCUS, we might like it better"
Lynn said "you were an asshole that day. Don't start being one again now."
It came down to Bombshell or Birds of Prey both of which star Margot Robbie. We like Margot. she's been on quite a hot streak incuding Tonya and Tarantino.
Bonefish arrived moments after we made our movie selection.
The food was good but not as good as we had grown to expect and the reason is simple. We ate the food out of the plastic containers in which it was delivered and the fact that the meal was showing up on OUR kitchen table put the meal in competition with the meals that Lynn prepares. To me, Lynn is the best of all possible cooks; so sorry Bonefish.
Yeah, the ambience was missing so if you decide to try this idea, I'd advise that you use your best dishes and silverware and maybe even light a candle because yeah, ambience counts for something.
Of course, not having to wash dishes counts for something as well.
After eating, we fired up Bombshell which proved to be a teevee movie that was released as a big screen movie the essence of which had already been covered by a tee vee movie that never made the screen with Russel Crowe starring as Roger Ailes. We preferred the Crowe version but enjoyed this one for what it was...a pandemic distraction.
Later we watched the final episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Lynn played some Words With Friends. I returned to my current solitaire addiction. We kissed goodnight. We turned out the lights and went to sleep.
Aside from the delivery person, we hadn't come within 600 feet of anybody and we had contributed to the economy.
Also, we got a coupon for a complimentary bang bang shrimp.
Who knows when or where we'll use it?
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Well, Trump wants to see all
Well, Trump wants to see all the churches packed by Easter....
I have a job which means I still go to work but me and partner did have a rare weekend together. I watched The Goob ( for those in the UK it's on the iPlayer and is fab) and together we watched Animals which I liked but its inauthenticity grated. (On Prime.)
Try and enjoy your seclusion time and keep on writing to keep me entertained.
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is wistful, funny and a glimpse into lives on the other side of the pond. Very well done.
Gibbous House: Ewan's First Novel
No Good Deed : Ewan's Second Novel "the same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit worse"
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Gibbous House: Ewan's First Novel
No Good Deed : Ewan's Second Novel "the same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit worse"
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This is a lovely read, Ice.
This is a lovely read, Ice. Very human, capturing so many little details of what life is like for a lot of people now. I live on my own, so video-calling, which I'd always regarded as completely unnecessary, has become a lifeline. My son, his girlfriend and I had a remote dinner time conversation last night. It was fun.
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well, sounds like a
well, sounds like a productive way to spend an evening.
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It turns out that the small
It turns out that the small things of life are the important ones, thanks for documenting and I look forward to more.
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This is our story of the week
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Heady stuff! Full details for all events follow; hope very much to see you there!
A Virtual Tour of the Anatomical Collections of the University of Groningen
An illustrated lecture with Dr. Rolf ter Sluis, Curator and Director of the Groningen University Museum
Date: This Tuesday, May 24th
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $5
Tonight, join Dr. Rolf ter Sluis--curator and director of the Netherlands based Groningen University Museum--for a virtual tour of the museum's historic and amazing anatomy and pathology collections. The majority of the collection consists of preparations in spirit, but also includes dry preparations where the veins have been injected with coloured wax, wax and Papier-mâché models, skeletons and skulls, preserved tattooed skin, and much more.
The core of the museum collection is drawn from the private collections of two important 18th century medical scientists, Petrus Camper and Pieter de Riemer. The collection of Camper, professor of medicine from 1763 - 1774, and his son Adriaan Gilles Camper consisted of anatomical, comparing anatomical and biological preparations, fossils, minerals and instruments. The collection was donated to the museum after Camper's death in 1820 and there are still around 200 of his preparations in the museum collection. Another important part is the collection of the medical scientist Pieter de Riemer (1769 - 1831). He was especially interested in anatomy, surgery and obstetrics. The De Riemer collection, containing more than 900 preparations, came into the hands of the university in 1831.
Dr. Rolf ter Sluis is the Curator and Director of the Groningen University Museum. He also studied history and worked for 25 years as a registered nurse in Anaesthetics before taking on his role as curator and director of the collection.
Kingdom Under Glass: A Tale of Obsession, Adventure, and One Man's Quest to Preserve the World's Great Animals
An illustrated lecture and book signing with author Jay Kirk
Date: This Thursday, May 26th
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $5
***Books will be available for sale and signing
During the golden age of safaris in the early twentieth century, one man set out to preserve Africa's great beasts. In his new book Kingdom Under Glass: A Tale of Obsession, Adventure, and One Man's Quest to Preserve the World's Great Animals, Jay Kirk details the life and adventures of naturalist and taxidermist Carl Akeley, the brooding genius who revolutionized taxidermy and created the famed African Hall we visit today at New York's Museum of Natural History. The Gilded Age was drawing to a close, and with it came the realization that men may have hunted certain species into oblivion. Renowned taxidermist Carl Akeley joined the hunters rushing to Africa, where he risked death time and again as he stalked animals for his dioramas and hobnobbed with outsized personalities of the era such as Theodore Roosevelt and P. T. Barnum. In a tale of art, science, courage, and romance, Jay Kirk resurrects a legend and illuminates a fateful turning point when Americans had to decide whether to save nature, to destroy it, or to just stare at it under glass.
Tonight, join author Jay Kirk for an illustrated lecture based on his new book Kingdom Under Glass. Books will be available for sale and signing after the event.
Jay Kirk's nonfiction has been published in Harper's, GQ, The New York Times Magazine, and The Nation. His work has been anthologized in Best American Crime Writing 2003 and 2004, and Best American Travel Writing 2009 (edited by Simon Winchester). He is a recipient of a 2005 Pew Fellowship in the Arts and is a MacDowell Fellow. He teaches in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
Pub(l)ic Identities: Reading Medical Representations of Sex
An illustrated lecture with medical artist Shelley Wall
Date: This Saturday, May 28th
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $5
"It's a girl!" "It's a boy!"... The genitals, those body parts conventionally expected to remain most hidden, are also the first and most powerful shapers of our public identity. In this illustrated talk, medical artist Shelley Wall considers how sexual anatomy, gendered bodies, and dimorphic sex have been represented in the visual discourse of medicine. From early anatomical atlases through to present-day clinical illustrations and the Visible Human datasets, medical imagery has influenced ideas about sexual identity and what it means to be "normal".
Shelley Wall is a medical artist and professor in the Biomedical Communications graduate program, University of Toronto. Her research interests include biomedical representations of sex and gender, conventions in visualizing the embryology of sexual differentiation and intersex conditions, contemporary and historical visual practices in relation to women's health, and medical humanities.
You can find out more about these events on the Observatory website by clicking here; you can access these events on Facebook here. You can get directions to Observatory--which is next door to the Morbid Anatomy Library (more on that here)--by clicking here. You can find out more about Observatory here, join our mailing list by clicking here, and join us on Facebook by clicking here.


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Top Choice for Black Friday Electronics Deals: Best Buy
Among U.S. consumers planning to hit the stores on Black Friday, half said that they plan to make a stop at Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY). The store was ranked fourth behind Amazon (68%), Wal-Mart (64%), and Target (57%).
The interesting thing about Best Buy's ranking is that compared to the three stores ahead of it, it offers a fairly limited inventory. Consumer electronics gear — TVs, game consoles, laptops, smartphones — and appliances remain Best Buy's bread and butter. That means they have to make a lot more effort to get their share.
According to a recent report at BestBlackFriday.com, Best Buy is offering 5 of the 10 top deals for this Black Friday's shopping extravaganza. Wal-Mart and Target placed 2 deals each in the top 10 and Dell claimed the other spot on the list.
The top-ranked deal was Best Buy's sale on a Toshiba 49-inch LED 2160p HDTV with built in Chromecast (model #49L621U) for $199.99, a savings of $250 from the regular price of $449.99. The catch is that the offer is good only in stores and that quantities may be limited. But if you're looking for a big screen TV at a rock-bottom price, this is the deal.
Dell is selling an Xbox One S 500GB bundle including a game controller and two games, Battlefield 1 and Gears of War 4, for $249.99 (part #KT-XB1BFGW-DELL), a savings of $170 from the regular price $419.99. This is a doorbuster item that is sold exclusively online beginning at 9 p.m. ET on Thanksgiving evening.
Target's offer on a Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge smartphone includes a $250 Target gift card, a Samsung Gear VR headset, and a $50 Oculus content pack regularly valued at $149.99. The price of the phones varies and the offer is valid when you activate the account. A 32GB S7 Edge sells for $792, or 24 months at $33 a month.
Best Buy is offering a similar deal on an iPhone 7. Customers get a $250 gift card when they sign an installment billing agreement with either Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint.
The fifth-best deal is Best Buy's offer of a Microsoft 12.3-inch Surface Pro with cover (model #DQS-00001) for $599.99, a savings of $400 from the regular price of $999.99. This computer is available online and standard shipping is free.
Visit the website for the full BestBlackFriday.com list of the 25 top Black Friday deals.


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No Mothballs In the Garden
- On August 03, 2015
- By Meleah
- In Uncategorized, Veggies, What In Tarnation?
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You know me: I often write about the prevalence of bad gardening advice so, hey, here I go again. This time, let's talk about how often we gardeners hear stuff that's either dangerous, or stupid or both. Got a tree stump you need to remove? "Pour gasoline on it," I've heard more than one gardener advise. PLEASE don't do that. Need to get rid of moles? "Stuff Juicy Fruit chewing gum in their holes," advise ill-informed people who believe the story that the gum, lord knows how many sticks, will cause intestinal blockage. It won't, but even if it did, don't do this either.
And here's another thing you ought not do—use mothballs outdoors. (Honestly, though, who wants to wear sweaters and use blankets that smell like mothballs either?) Anyway, I have no idea who first started running about telling gardeners that mothballs are great for curtailing outdoor pest problems, but the strategy has been around a long time and is still going strong, according to my latest Google search. The trouble is, though it does work, it's a federal offense to use mothballs for an off-label reason such as animal control. And there are a lot of good reasons for that.
Regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, mothballs are pesticides capable of harming all living things, including children and pets who may mistakenly eat them thinking they're some kind of treat. Mothballs are also harmful to the environment because, as they deteriorate, they contaminate groundwater, soil and plants (the pesticides in mothballs bind to soil and are taken up by plants).
Labeled for use to kill moths and other pests that destroy fabric, mothballs are supposed to be used only in airtight containers. That's because the vapor from their active ingredient, usually naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene , is toxic. As the fumes build up inside a closed container, the pesticide reaches a level that kills the moths.
When we smell the terrible stink of mothballs, however, we are the ones breathing in the pesticide fumes. And those fumes can affect our health in truly sucky ways, depending on which active ingredient the mothballs contain. Adults exposed to naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene vapors for short periods, for example, may experience nausea, dizziness, headaches and/or vomiting. Longer exposure has been linked to the development of hemolytic anemia, as well as kidney and liver damage. Naphthalene, according to the World Health Organization, may also cause cancer.
Young children exposed to mothballs containing either pesticide can develop fever, diarrhea and abdominal pain, especially if they have eaten them. Dogs who ingest naphthalene mothballs may become lethargic or experience diarrhea or tremors. Paradichlorobenzene mothballs have been linked to kidney and liver damage in pets.
If you want to learn more about the health effects of mothballs, go to the National Pesticide Information Center's website.
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Mothballs? ! Seriously, it is amazing that we humans have not already extinguished ourselves…Thanks for trying to help us not kill ourselves and everything around usAugust 05, 2015
You know it.. I put it in everything. Its so frargant. I wasnt a huge fan like I am now of it.? I love basil and grow that too but the Rosmary is really amazing. Its got some super health benefits too.-PeteSeptember 21, 2015
This is very helpful info! Can you please send me the resources you cited saying that it is a federal offense to put down mothballs? There is a guy in my neighborhood who goes around "treating" people's yards for them with "moth crystals" Because he tells them it will keep rattlesnakes away!! He is the worst!! Now a bunch of people are having issues with their oak trees losing leaves and I bet it is related!
Thank you so much!August 29, 2016
I am recovering from SnakeAway that one next door neighbor used five months ago and from mothballs the other next door neighbor used six weeks ago in their yards to "deter snakes!" THESE PRODUCTS ARE HORRIFIC! The odor is still present on my azaleas, and every time I am in my back yard, I can STILL get headaches and dizziness from the odor. My husband has tried to find all the mothballs and dispose of them after my neighbor failed to retrieve all of them. The pest control man who spread the SnakeAway in 100 degree in July heat acknowledged that some people are affected, but would not attempt to vacuum up the pellets (and neither would the neighbor who has since moved). My family and I were the ones exposed to this stuff for weeks. My organic garden is ruined because of the runoff from their yard. And, the yard crews in my neighborhood are still spreading this junk. I am livid that these products are still on the market and used so carelessly. Why do people live near the woods or ponds if they are petrified of snakes?November 16, 2016


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Entered via a double glazed door to entrance hall.
12' 6" x 10' 6" (3.81m x 3.20m) Double glazed French doors to rear garden and archway to the kitchen. Laminate flooring, television point, wall mounted gas heater. Stairs to the first floor.
6' 7" x 6' 1" (2.00m x 1.85m) Wall and base mounted units with work tops over, sink and drainer with mixer tap over, space for cooker, washing machine and fridge freezer.
A three piece suite comprising; walk in shower cubical with shower over, low level w/c and sink unit, tiling to splash back areas.
13' 3" x 8' 10" (4.04m x 2.70m) Double glazed window to rear aspect, loft access, television point.
A low maintenance garden with gated access to the rear. Fully enclosed with fencing, external lighting
Allocated off road parking for one vehicle.
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text: Chris Pressey writes: > I can try to make it a bit less barren. I'll post it to the list in case > anyone wants to review it and perhaps catch my mistakes (I haven't used > Mnesia for a while now.) Ok. I've got a fair few responses (thanks Hal, Sean, Chandru and Micke), including from some experts who can help with a little fact checking. Since all the experts I've heard from are fairly busy, making it a collaborative effort seems a good idea, even though it's not mine. ;-) I'll edit questions and answers sent to me or the mailing list and update a semi-coherent version my homepage as I get mail. When it seems done, I'll put it in the FAQ for real. http://www.corelatus.com/~matthias/mnesia.html (yes, I know, the 'prev' and 'home' links are broken) Matthias


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The first was "Take Over the World With XNA Indie Games", with Chris Williams presenting. Pretty small crowd, but I think people were still registering and getting their bearings at 2 PM. He did a very general overview of XNA, nothing new if you've checked it out before. But I hadn't heard of the Windows 7 phone though, that apparently has multi-touch and will support XNA, which might be an interesting combination. Learning about the peer approval process for Community Games was also new to me. Still, I was expecting more of a look at up-and-coming games, sales figures, that sort of thing. Still, it would probably be a good intro for someone that had never heard of it.
Next was "Drawing Board: Innovation Lessons from Cartooning", with Tom Fishburne. This wasn't one of the ScreenBurn panels, but I'm glad I sat in on it. The basic lessons I drew from it:
- You can't expect creativity to just come to you, you have to exercise your creative muscles and constantly be on the lookout for new ideas, you can't really force creativity.
- If your work is polarizing, that's not necessarily a bad thing. If you don't get any sort of response, or only neutral comments, you're probably doing something people have seen before, nothing innovative.
- Even niche subjects can have a broad appeal if you're doing a good enough job. Blogs can help to give context to inside jokes.
The last panel was pretty interesting - "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility - The Future of Video Games". I wish this one could have been longer, it lost some time due to a false alarm evacuation of the room fifteen minutes in. Jesse Schell's "Design Outside the Box" presentation at DICE was brought up, and the general opinion of the panel members was that the use of achievement systems to foster good behavior was a good thing, if a little creepy if taken to extremes.
I wish this had been discussed more, it seems like such an interesting concept. They suggested that as long as individuals can control and mix and match the achievement systems they want to use, modifying them to fit their own ends, that achievement driven structures could be used for good, and I think I agree. I wonder if artificial achievements are all that appealing to people that aren't gamers or people with addictive personalities.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow's round of panels, hopefully I'll have a chance to get a better look at the ScreenBurn Arcade. In the meantime, I'm really looking forward to presenting my entry for the ScreenBurn Game Design Contest at 3:30PM on Sunday. A little nervous, but still excited.


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Bavarian Nordic Reports First Half 2012 Financial Results
- Continued strong performance in the manufacturing of IMVAMUNE® smallpox vaccines
- Infectious disease division increases profitability
- Raises full year group financial expectations and year-end cash preparedness
KVISTGAARD, Denmark, August 28, 2012 - Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) today publishes its first half 2012 results. Revenue for the period was DKK 445 million (2011: DKK 58 million) and the result before tax was a loss of DKK 13 million (2011: DKK 275 million loss). For the second quarter ending 30 June 2012, revenue was DKK 278 million (2011: DKK 29 million) and the result before tax was DKK 22 million (2011: DKK 140 million loss). As of 30 June 2012 the cash preparedness was DKK 631 million, including un-utilised credit lines of DKK 120 million.
The infectious disease division continues to improve efficiency in the manufacturing of IMVAMUNE® . Thus Bavarian Nordic will deliver more doses to the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile in 2012 than previously targeted. Combined with income from new research and development contracts, this will generate higher revenue for the year. Consequently, the company raises its financial expectations for the year with revenues increasing from approximately DKK 850 million to approximately DKK 900 million and the result before tax improving by DKK 50 million from a loss of approximately DKK 200 million to a loss of approximately DKK 150 million. Also, the company raises its expectations for the year-end cash preparedness from approximately DKK 350 million to approximately DKK 400 million.
Significant achievements in the first half and up to the reporting date
- 5.2 million doses of IMVAMUNE® delivered to the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile in 2012 to-date
- Continued improvements in the IMVAMUNE® manufacturing efficiency over the first quarters of 2012
- RFP-3 contract modifications increases total contract value by USD 32 million to USD 545 million
- Broadened the scope of the MVA-BN® vaccine platform technology through new U.S. Government contract. The contract valued at up to USD 17.9 million supports the development of technologies to accelerate and/or enhance the immune response to a recombinant MVA-BN® based vaccine
- U.S. Government has significantly expanded the population eligible to receive IMVAMUNE® in an emergency to cover all individuals with HIV infection or atopic dermatitis, including pregnant, nursing mothers and children
- As a consequence of new Danish tax legislation, the company has partially written down its deferred tax asset by DKK 182 million
- Marketing application for IMVANEX® (IMVAMUNE® )submitted to the European Medicines Agency
- The PROSPECT Phase 3 study of PROSTVAC® has begun enrolment in the first countries outside USA
- Interim analysis of a Phase 2 combination study of PROSTVAC® and Quadramet® presented at the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting
- Phase 1 data from study combining PROSTVAC® and ipilimumab indicate potential synergy from combining treatments
Anders Hedegaard, President & CEO commented: "We are pleased to report a continued strong performance in our infectious disease division with the manufacturing and deliveries of IMVAMUNE® smallpox vaccines for the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile proceeding well. The division has improved its profitability, contributing to an improved financial result for the group. An expansion of our current contract with the U.S. Government to support a larger Phase 3 study coupled with the recent expansion of the population eligible to receive IMVAMUNE® in an emergency sustain and strengthen our partnership with the U.S. Government. We are also happy to announce that our PROSPECT Phase 3 trial of PROSTVAC® has now begun enrolment in Europe and we continue to add new clinical trial sites in the U.S. and additional countries to support recruitment for the trial."
Selected, anticipated milestones
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- Report Phase 2 data for CV-301 in breast cancer (Q4, 2012)
- Expand CRADA with NCI for new cancer targets
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Teams To Get DRS Reviews 'Topped Up'
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) has confirmed that a trial will be held in Test cricket from October where teams will have their referrals 'topped up' to two after 80 overs of an innings.
Teams are currently allowed two unsuccessful reviews under the Decision Review System (DRS) for each innings, but from 1st October, will start afresh at 80 overs.
The decision came after a report was prepared following the recent Ashes series, in which a number of reviews and marginal decisions were scrutinised.
Real-time snickometer technology will be independently assessed before it is considered ready for use by third umpires and a Working Group will be constituted to consider how best the ICC can use technology in he future.
Additionally, the CEC endorsed umpires' intention to clamp down harder on poor over-rates, time-wasting and to maximise playing time where possible.
Opinions within the committee remain divided on the use of two new balls in One-Day International cricket but the playing condition will remain.
However, from 1st October, matches which are reduced to less than 25 overs per side will only see one new ball being used.
There was also an amendment to the ICC Player Eligibility Regulation which confirms that a Full Member player wishing to return to his original Associate or Affiliate Member need only complete a standout period of two years, as opposed to the current four years.
"It has been an excellent engagement in which we discussed a series of issues, some of which will be taken forward to the ICC Board which will meet in London next month," ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said.
"The unanimous support for the authority of the umpires and commitment to the Spirit of Cricket was particularly pleasing."
The CEC comprises the Chief Executives of all 10 Full Members, three Associate Member representatives, the ICC Chief Executive, the ICC President and the chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee.
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Great Caesar's Movie Club: Shutdown at the OK CorralPosted: April 7th, 2011 | Author: Max Romero | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Hey, you like cowboys, right? And robots? And the bald dude who danced with Moses and argued with his kids' schoolteacher? Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera?!?
Then, buddy, have I got something for you.
In 1973 Yul Brynner beat The Terminator to the punch by more than a decade when he played an unstoppable cyborg killing machine in the folly-of-man movie Westworld, a film that still packs a creepy punch today. There are some other guys in it, including the one who played the Van Helsing heir in Love at First Bite (Anyone? No?), but it's really all about Brynner and the strange delight his Gunslinger takes in wasting a bunch of weekend wannabes. Since that sounds like good, clean fun to me, the latest selection for Great Caesar's Movie Club is:
OK, let me give you a little more background: In the "future," rich folks looking for new thrills are flocking to a new resort, where cyborgs that are indistinguishable from their human guests play out their various roles and fulfill the patron's fantasies. And when I say "fantasies" … well, it was the 70s. The resort is broken into three sections — Medieval World, Roman World and Westworld — each with its simulated pleasures and dangers, and all perfectly safe due to the cyborg's programming, which prevents any nasty accidents.
You can see where this is going, right?
Along for the ride with Brynner (in full Magnificent Seven dress, no less) are character actor Richard Benjamin and a young James Brolin, who form the core of this Michael Crichton written and directed murder-fest. It's just this side of pulp, and it's totally on this side of radical. Check out the original promo:
See what I mean? Westworld is available on DVD at Netflix, and you can also find the whole thing over at YouTube. As always, I'd like to hear what you think of the movie so if you'd like to participate, here are the guidelines:
Now showing: Westworld (1973)
Due date: Thursday, April 28
The deal: Write a review of this months' selection, link it back to me and I'll link back to you. Send me an e-mail or drop it in the comments so I know it's there.
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I'm so happy to be a part of a wonderful upcoming show…
I'll have this small gouache/crayon painting Engagement with a Patio in the exhibit.
…here's the details
The Provincial presents:
A major exhibition featuring over 50 works by 29 artists
June 17- July 15, 2017
Free and open to the public on Saturdays from 12-4 during exhibition or by appointment
Events in conjunction with the show:
Champagne Opening
Saturday, June 17 from 12-4pm
Artists as Organizers, Artists as Agitators
Sunday, July 9 from 2-4pm
A panel discussion with artists Michael Huey and Douglas Witmer and poet Jennifer Sperry Steinorth
Saturday, July 15 at 3pm
A preview performance created by Gretchen Eichberger and Jennifer Sperry Steinorth. This is a limited seating RSVP closing celebration, please contact Melanie at 231.633.8772 to make reservations.
CITIES, LIKE DREAMS, SWAMPS WHERE CEDARS GROW is a monument to friendship. These artists brought together by poetry and creating work which is inevitably tied to a rooted sense of home – however near or far – show us memory and connection with material, gesture and a sense of touch.
The title of the show conjoins the lines of Italo Calvino and E.B. White, two writers who centralized friendship and vivid attachment to place, emphasizing poetic and fertile fields of desire, inquiry, recollection, and parallel bonds made only through relationships.
All of the artists share a spark of belonging to Northern Michigan, yet many live and draw their work from as far as Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Vienna and Italy.
For example, Italy looms large in the show. Mary Judge, Alison Hall, Angela Saxon, Emil Robinson and Joan Gallagher Richmond make their own self-driven and extended residencies in Italy, sourcing the ancient country's intricate architectural elements and particular light into their own translations.
Many of the artists, such as Cece Chatfield and Dorothy Stites Alig actively foster a direct narrative with friendship, the relational or intimate as interconnected subjects in their work.
Douglas Witmer of Philadelphia, Catherine Haggarty of Brooklyn, and Trent Miller of Milwaukee are instrumental driving forces organizing artist-run spaces in their own cities. Their drawings and paintings, while abstracted or synopsized, investigate the possibilities of dialogical and expansive generosity.
The landscape and human body influence the images of Royce Deans, Tim Kennedy, Eve Mansdorf, Shawn Powell, Kestrel Blue Hendrickson and Geoffrey Peckham, giving suggestion to the immediate, the raw, fantastical and contemplative.
Local artists Carol Spaulding, Sallie Stanley, Sandy Lockwood, and Amanda Acker draw material and reverie from their daily lives and close proximity to family.
Michael Huey, a writer and conceptual artist who splits his time between Vienna and Leelanau County, inhabits a cinematic memory. Through archival processes and in-depth research Huey contributes new and vivid projects epic in scale and relevance to the exhibition.
For Jennifer Sperry Steinorth, Gretchen Eichberger, Mark Cole, Pier Wright, Margaret Tvedten, Jordan Buschur, and Jesse Hickman poetry and craft re-contextualize meaning in their process-based works.
Catherine Richards, an architect by training, fuses architectural and collaborative elements to encourage viewer interaction. Her interdisciplinary approach creates art works from sculpture to installations to city wide interventions. Richards credits her family's farm in Northern Michigan, a historic site where botanists developed hybrid species of apples and cherries, as the impetus for her plant-based references in this show.
The Provincial is an artist-run project space organized by Melanie Parke. The exhibition program is committed to highly curated, pioneering shows and performances throughout the year with small gatherings and community events to accompany each artistic production. The storefront gallery welcomes collaborations with invited artists and curators, and includes a homespun, independently driven residency in a pastoral setting.
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Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Russell F. West
Committee Members
Richard E. Osborn, Louise L. MacKay, Clifton Mitchell
The Oklahoma State Legislature and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have partnered to put forth an initiative to strengthen the state's intellectual power in hopes of preparing its citizens to compete in the global, knowledge-based economy of the 21st Century. As a starting point for the Oklahoma Learning Site Initiative, the Oklahoma State Regents set forth two goals: (a) to improve the quality of life of the citizens of Oklahoma and (b) to improve Oklahoma's rankings on national economic indicators to achieve a condition in which Oklahoma's growth rate on national economic indicators is consistently above the national average (National Center for Higher Education, 1998).
This descriptive study examined the barriers to implementation of the Oklahoma Learning Site Initiative and provided research data concerning the learning sites and the response to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Policy. Questions were addressed through focus group interviews with students, faculty, and administrative staff as well as indepth interviews with 14 chief academic officers of the state institutions in the state of Oklahoma. Policies and procedures were examined and participants were asked to respond as to how they functioned and took responsibility for ascertaining and aggressively meeting the educational needs in their respective communities. In serving those needs, these institutions were examined concerning use of the programmatic and course expertise of sister institutions.
Four barriers were identified from the collection and analysis of the data: communication, faculty buy-in, money, and technology. Evident in each barrier was a sense of collaborative effort on the part of students, faculty, administrative staff, and chief academic officers. The initiative represented a collaborative effort on the part of all institutions involved in the study. It appeared that implementation of the Oklahoma Learning Site Initiative was well underway.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Plumb, Robin L., "Barriers to the Implementation of the Oklahoma Learning Site Initiative." (2004). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 887. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/887
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"This really is a beautiful album. Christian Forshaw and The Sanctuary Ensemble combine saxophone, organ, voice and percussion to create a refreshingly different and ambient sound. It's not your average Christmas album. It's hard to describe, but if you can imagine Libera, but with a beautiful and haunting saxophone solo added, then it will give you an idea. 'Noël Nouvelet' is gorgeous with a great organ riff and the saxophone giving hints of Eastern Promise. I also love 'I Wonder as I Wander' - beautiful solo voice, with complimentary backing harmonies, and again that haunting saxophone. I love 'Little Drummer Boy' also. It has a great sax riff for bass line. The fifth track is one of the nicest renditions of 'In The Bleak Midwinter' I have heard in a long while. The solo voice is so crystal clear, just as it should be. 'Es Ist Ein' Ros' gives you a warm glow inside. The more I listen to this album, the more the tracks grow on me. Something tells me that I will be listening to this album all year round and not just at Christmas!" -Grace Poole
"This 39 minute 10-track CD blends the sonorities of a solo saxophone (soprano, alto or baritone) with voice/voices and a church organ within the wonderful acoustic of a Bedfordshire church. The material, principally carols, are beautifully played with exquisite tonality and intonation - so much so that it supports my personal view that many carols are far too good to be played only at Christmas. The core quality of this record however lies with a number of the arrangements the "star" of which is "es ist ein ros" prepared by the organ player Jeremy Holland-Smith - it is magnificent! I can recommend this disk to any sax player and any lover of modern, but entirely accessible, church music." - Kenneth J. Morris
"If you enjoy utterly heavenly music this is for you. in Winter and Christmas especially evocative. I came across this music when a local Minster was hosting a performance, so researched, and found this. Beautiful." - Briony Holyoake