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Vintage inspired T-shirts and Totes by JessFindsVitnage. Pyrex addicts will enjoy this Vintage Addict tshirt featuring the glorious rainbow stocked mixing bowl logo.A Feistaware pitcher, Vintage Typewriter and a set of Vintage Ball jars adorn the reusable eco friendly totes. Perfect for trips to the grocery store or Thriftshop! On Sale now! Find HERE!
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Vintage Inspired T-shirts and Totes by JessFindsVintage
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It's been awhile!
WOW! It has been awhile since I have posted. I have spent the last few months settling in to a brand new city. I moved across the country to a smaller city in Pennsylvania. It has been a great adventure. I will be seeing a brand new coastline of vintage shopping. With the move my inventory is brand new! I have found a few amazing Mid Century vases, including a Redwing and McCoy! I also found a cool set of 1960's Martini shaker glasses. They are embossed with classic Cocktail recipes. Very cool set in black and red. Finally I have some lovely women's scarves that I saved from my previous inventory. With a brand new territory to explore I will be revamping my whole shop with brand new to you finds! Live a Vintage life by visiting JessFindsVintage.
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Antique Patchwork Quilt~60+ years old.
Antique Patchwork Quilt in a Flower pattern with squares. The flowers sort of look like daisies. VERY old. I think it may be from the 40s or 50s. In wonderful condition for its age. It does have some stains, a few on the front and some on the back by the hem. I have not washed it because I have not taken care of an older quilt like this. I will leave that for the buyer to decide. There are some broken stitches on the flowers. Can be fixed with some hand stitches. One flower with such damage is shown in pics. Super pretty piece. Would make a wonderful bedspread or could be used as a wall handing because the pattern is so pretty.
Dimensions: 63″ wide, 77″ long.
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I take requests for items. You haven't found a particular item? Give me a request and I'll do my best to find it! I search for an eclectic mix of items. Email me your need, a pic or description of a particular style you want and I will add it to my list of To Dos. I frequent many different vintage suppliers and I will let you know if I believe I can help!
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TWO Antique Glass Bottles decanters made by Owens Illinois Glass Company 1940s genie bottle shape with metal lids swirl vases bottle decanter
TWO Glass Decanter bottles made by Owens Illinois Glass Company from the 1940s with metal screw on lids. They have a wonderful swirl pattern and would look amazing as decanters, storage bottles or vases. They are marked with the Owens Illinois marks, a diamond with a circle and I in the center. This dated them to be in the 40's or earlier, Owens dropped the diamond in the 50's. They also have the number 25(which is code for the 25th factory which was in Indiana and 4, which stands for 1944). Below the diamond one has a 5 imprint, the other 10. From doing research no one knows what these numbers mean. info from here: http://www.sha.org/research/owens-Illinois_article.cfm
I believe it was a container for some kind of kitchen supply, vinegar or oil, maybe even wine or alcohol. Very cool piece and in perfect condition, no chips or cracks. The lids are a little rusty though, may want to replace, clean or not use them if storing liquid in them. Gorgeous for a shabby chic French spa look in your bathroom. Use them to store bubble bath or bath salts. Use as a vase with a single bloom. Very Pretty!
Dimensions:9″ tall with lid. 5″ wide at base
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Vintage Glass Apothecary Storage Jars, Bottles; Kitchen or Bathroom glass storage bottles.
*SOLD* THREE large antique glass apothecary storage jars, bottles. These are from the 1940's. One is slightly taller than the other two, All are British made. Two are marked British Made S x237 and the taller one is marked U758 British S Made 2. These are in wonderful condition. No cracks or chips in the jars, two lids have chips on the inner lip( they don't show when placed in jar and are not sharp to the touch.) Perfect for you vintage, shabby chic restoration hardware look. Use for the kitchen, bathroom or decor. They would look awesome with toiletries, bath salts, soap or decorative shells.
Dimensions: The taller one is 8-1/2″ tall no lid, 10.5″ with lid, 4″ diameter base.
The shorter two are 8″ tall no lid, 10″ with lid, 4″ diameter.
SOLD**TWO antique Apothecary jars, bottles from the early 1900's. Used in pharmacy's for storage of medicines or cotton swabs. They would amazing full of toiletries for a shabby chic bathroom decor or filled with lavender bath salts for a French spa.They are both marked WTCo USA on the bottom. No chips or cracks in bottle or glass stoppers. Very cool and pretty as a vase or used for storage. Amazing condition for their age.
Dimensions: 10″ tall and the opening is 2″ wide.
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A rich embossed metal dial with black Arabic numerals and black metal serpentine hands are behind the opening from door. Includes glass, hardware and movement package. This kit is offered with a mechanical Westminster Chime movement.
13 24"H x 11 14"W x 6 18" D.
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A comprehensive review of practical alternative energy choices for the twenty–first century
Developing an environmentally benign and strategically sound energy economy for the twenty–first century is one of the biggest and most complex challenges of our time. Energizing Our Future surveys and analyzes in considerable depth the present and future economic and technical viability of all known potential energy sources in the context of real–world production, distribution, and environmental constraints. It addresses three critical energy–related topics that are causing great confusion in public debate global warming, the hydrogen economy, and nuclear power and gives readers an opportunity to form a grounded, factually correct foundation for understanding the energy challenge and develop their own informed and actionable opinion. Coverage includes:
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Gyorko gets day off; Amarista starts
CHICAGO -- The Padres gave struggling second baseman Jedd Gyorko the day off on Saturday, as Alexi Amarista got the start.
Gyorko is hitting .169 and went 0-for-4 in Friday's 4-1 victory over the White Sox. Entering Saturday, he had started all but three games this season and ranks second on the team in at-bats (195).
"It's a combination of a number of things," said Padres manager Bud Black. "You have got to use your roster and this was a good day to give him. He's been going at it hard and we've been playing him a lot. Last night, there were couple at-bats that didn't go his way."
Gyorko is hitting .231 since May 20, but he's had trouble bunching together good at-bats with a good outcome.
"It's definitely not ideal but I feel it's starting to come around a little for me," Gyorko said. "I think that my at-bats have gotten better.
"There's still lot of the season left and we're only about one-third of the way through it. I'm going to keep working at it and keep driving in runs. You know you're not going to get it all back in one game."
Black said Gyorko is putting in all the necessary work to spin out of this season-long funk and that his effort and conviction is right.
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Okay, okay, it might not be so cool today but, hey, I wore this outfit a while back when it was one of our cooler days. However, you will never hear me complain about how hot it is! I've grown to love the heat. Maybe it has something to do with not running as long of distances in the summer? I don't know.
Shirt – clothing swap (similar) | Necklace – clothing swap (similar) | Jeans – American Eagle (same) | Shoes – DSW (similar) | Watch – c/o JORD (same)
Or maybe it's just that I'm not cool enough for my neighborhood anymore! Seriously, you guys. When I moved to Chicago's West Loop the street about half a mile north of me was known as "Restaurant Row" but now it seems that the entire neighborhood is getting trendier by the minute! A new restaurant opens up every week it seems. We have two new boutique hotels going up. So many new condos and apartments that are already out of my price range. It's crazy.
Oh, and McDonald's is moving their headquarters to a few blocks from me. Not to mention Google has their building across the street from where we board Chewie.
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Updated information: Tuesday, October 10, 11:30 A.M. CDT
JACKSON, MISS. –Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) crews continue remaining recovery efforts following Hurricane Nate along the Gulf Coast.
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Empower Network Scam or Legit?
Who Is The Empower Network?
Actually I never bought or contemplated on buying the product of this network simply because there is no product to buy, This is more like the illegal old and endless postal chain letter we all familiar with, but this one is done electronically online instead, "and in plain English" this is an all out pyramid scam that has the ability to make you loose your underwear. So be careful.
It did not take me too long to realize this is a pyramid type marketing with too many red flags. And with one difference only- "it has no actual product"! Red flag score!
Here is more negative points this network has scored on my chart.
- The possibility to connect with owners is 000! Red flag score!
- The Company is based in Costa Rica, probably to avoid inevitable prosecution Red flag score!
- Its membership has tremendous gaps and contrasts, and vary from $25 to $500 to even $5000. I found this to be a little off balance as if they're trying to lure customers in with $25 then unleash a blood sucking frenzy with an upsell insanity! One more red flag
- They offer no tangible training which is vital for any member success, also some feed backs from existing members reported verbal abuses when reluctant to upgrade their memberships. Red flag!
- Did you ever hear a company you work for asking you for $19 a month to send you your own commissions? I found this to be very strange, you should be getting bonuses instead!
- This is very important!
Now empower network is prohibited from face book, twitter and other social media places, this signals the beginning of the hard fall. Big red flag!
Some of those who are working their buts off are still making money but I don't think its for too long.
As I mentioned above, the Empower network resembles the chain letters we all familiar with in our regular mail, a lovely cease and desist letter from the postmaster usually lands in your mail box only a few weeks of mailing a chain letter.
There is no products to a chain letter, therefore its considered an illegal pyramid scam and violators will pay heavy consequences if they persist in mailing. I would call the empower network the chain letter of the internet, there is no difference between their practice and the postal chain letter.
I personally believe empower network without a product is nothing but a pyramid scam and it's only a matter of time for the thunderous fall..
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I say 'matters philatelic' though, in truth, this post is not about stamps but rather about the objects into which we place our stamped articles in order to have them collected and whisked away to their destinations, i.e. the various types of post and pillar boxes I spotted in Cornwall – and one phone box, for good measure, for no good reason other than the fact that I liked it. So, jumping right in ...
This first box dates from the reign of George V, so would have been installed some time between 1910 and 1936. Though George V's post and pillar boxes only used the initials GR, they can be distinguished from the later George VI's by the mere fact that they don't show a regnal number. This box is slotted into the front wall of the Post Office at St Mawes but it appears to be front opening so mail collection would presumably be by a P.O. van driver rather than by local Post Office staff.
Sadly, this wall box in Porthscatho is now out of service, and the interior of the building to which it is attached is empty. A little googling resulted in the information that the quay-side Post Office at Porthscatho was closed and the services re-assigned to a local shop in early 2015, despite a significant protest by the local community. This box also dates from George V's era but is a different design to the one in St Mawes: the king's initials are placed lower on the box and are more prominent.
Next up is this typical example of a George V pillar box that I found just uphill from the old harbour at Newquay. As I have written previously, pillar box design was initially quite random but was standardised from 1859, though there have been many modifications to the basic design over the years. And, of course, as the kings and queens have changed, so have the royal initials on the front of the boxes.
These boxes are made of cast-iron so, as long as they're given a regular coat of paint, they will last a long time, as this box bears witness.
This lamp box (those designed to be fitted to lamp posts or on their own free-standing pedestal) takes the prize as the newest box I've ever seen. It looked like it had never been used.
To be honest, the box looked very incongruous as it was located in Mevagissey, one of
gorgeous historic fishing villages, where I would have expected to see much
older boxes being preserved and used. Cornwall
However, I may have found a clue to why this new box is there: I found photos online (from the St Austell Voice, issue 545, dated 28 September 2016) showing contractors illegally removing a post box from the Grade-II listed former Post Office building (illegal as they did not having planning consent to do this) and a story about the catastrophe on another website.
Perhaps this modern lamp box is the replacement. A sad tale indeed!
My last two boxes were found in the historic
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date from the time of King Arthur, but not only is there a very nice George VI wall
box (at right; note the king's regnal number subtly placed between his scripted initials,
which is how you know this is George the sixth not the fifth), there is also a
wall box dating from the reign of Queen Victoria (above), not something you see very
often these days. village
of Tintagel
This looks to be one of the earliest wall box designs as it doesn't have a pediment to prevent rain entering the mail slot (an early design flaw), though it does have that rather odd-looking rectangular attachment along the top (perhaps a modern-day modification). As you may be able to read, the box can only be used during the summer months.
But wait, there's more. Not only is this a wonderful VR wall box, this box is set into the wall of Tintagel's Old Post Office, a building that is now owned and administered by the National Trust.
As you can probably tell from that wavy roof line, this building is old: it is believed to date from the 14th century, beginning life as a humble farmhouse and gradually being added to over the centuries to become a manor house. One room of the house was used as the village post office from around the 1870s and summertime visitors can still see that room, with its old post office equipment. Obviously, that's yet another reason for me to return to Tintagel.
And last but not least, a fun addition to this post – a charming old phone box I saw in St Ives. I couldn't see if it was still functioning but I liked the addition off the hanging plant, clock and flag.
Quite recently I read in a newspaper article (The Telegraph, 3 January 2016) that 'even in a country (England) famous for its eccentric past-times, photographing and cataloguing post boxes is the most niche and inexplicable of all hobbies'. Obviously, I cannot possibly agree but what do you think?


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Football Manager Handheld 2011 (PSP)
Released 2010
For any fan of the beautiful game, Football Manager Handheld 2011 on PSP brings enough in its graphical kitbag to please. Everything is designed for ease of use in your quest for management magnificence, thanks to streamlined menus. Sports Interactive has created an easily navigable system which maps everything on-screen to the PSP buttons, meaning you can quickly skip from your formation to a rival team sheet with all the smoothness of a Brazilian attacking midfield.
Given the sheer amount of options and information, this intuitive set up makes progressing through the game a kick in the park. Colour coding for player positions is also very useful for making quick decisions when scanning down your team sheet to make a change, while nicely designed icons represent pages such as Transfers, Training and your Team Report.
When it comes to match day, Football Manager Handheld 2011 hits the back of the net with a satisfying 2D representation of the sport. Displaying the players as nimble dots that dash their way around the pitch, the game is a thrill to watch as great passes are made, spectacular shots are teed up and magnificent saves are pulled off.
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I've recently started a big drive to get myself and my various businesses out in the social networking arena. The internet is a wonderful tool for this and it makes me sad that it wasn't available when I started my acting career in '96.
It's got me thinking though, about whether it's really been a good thing. Is the internet a wonderful open market where anyone, from any background can realise their dreams? Or is it a place where dreams are constructed with the promise of new opportunities that never materialise?
If we look at this from the point of view of an actor, for example; has the internet opened up the world of acting to a huge new group of people from every background, reflected in the work we see on mainstream television and in our theatres up and down the country?
I'm not convinced. Opportunities certainly exist in abundance. Low budget films, fringe theatre, even television can offer unpaid work to anyone, regardless of background or training. For some, it's the only way to gain experience and build a CV.
The problem is that these opportunities aren't in fact open to everyone. They are solely open to those that can afford to work unpaid. For those saddled with huge debts after drama school, or those that have financial commitments it becomes a struggle to equate one's art with one's bank balance.
The Arts in particular are prone to that particular problem. The image of the impoverished actor; chained to a profession that does not sustain them financially but purely creatively is held in high esteem.
There are those who can still claim to be nourished purely by the Art but it reflects a very narrow cross section of our society. Are we heading towards an age before John Osborne where a theatrical career was only for those that could afford it? Are drama schools to become finishing schools for the elite?
There is a huge gap between those who can earn even a modest living in the Arts and those who earn nothing. Some of this unpaid work is genuine collaborative enterprise; creative minds getting together and working towards something new and exciting. This is balanced by companies that can trim their wage bill by employing those that purely need the experience, driving down the cost of an actor to zero. We see it in other walks of life where competition for jobs is high and unpaid internships abound. You cannot stop the personal freedom of one job candidate undercutting the going rate of the next. Or can we?
Is this a necessary evil of a supply and demand labour market? Can perceptions be changed? Are some jobs destined to become expensive hobbies instead of careers? Should we care? Are the National Minimum Wage laws in the country robust enough? Or too harsh on those that purely want to enjoy the artistic rewards and not the financial ones?
My way through this minefield is to find the money to pay every contributor that works on an Ermine Street Project CIC production. I don't have any personal funds to bankroll it myself, so it's pretty tough. But my ethos is that nothing worth doing is meant to be easy. I have nothing against collaborations but there comes a time (maybe when you're galloping towards forty) when you have to make a decision on how you want to live your life and make a difference.
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Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Easter Workshops
Fingers tightly crossed for a good outcome in the latest round of funding applications to finally get "My World" off the ground after Easter. In the meantime, we're hoping to run a week long filmmaking workshop in the region for children with physical disabilities in the Easter break.
Exact date and venue to be confirmed, but it will open up the world of filmmaking to even more young people. More workshops that run in tandem with our work in Special Schools are planned in the summer too.
With other projects such as "Witchcat" on target for an autumn shoot and various film festivals in the pipeline we're going to be very busy.
Exact date and venue to be confirmed, but it will open up the world of filmmaking to even more young people. More workshops that run in tandem with our work in Special Schools are planned in the summer too.
With other projects such as "Witchcat" on target for an autumn shoot and various film festivals in the pipeline we're going to be very busy.
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When I was young, I thought that God was large, bigger than the universe. That He was strong, omnipotent, that He could do anything He wanted. That He is all knowing, omniscient, and that He was everywhere, omnipresent, there was nowhere where He couldn't go. On top of these power attributes there were attributes of being holy, merciful and just, and being the very definition of love.
However as I look at many Christians around me I see that my understanding of God must be wrong. I see people frustrated because they feel that God's purposes for their lives have been thwarted. Something, or someone, or some circumstance has gotten in the way of them obtaining that which God had promised them. Whether it was the financial pressure, bad weather, the natural or spiritual enemy, sickness or some other situation, these events had proven to be more powerful than God. These difficulties and trials were able to block the strength and wisdom of the great God who I once thought was so mighty. In reality it seems like these events, circumstances and situations were the true gods as they had the capacity to stop and foil the purposes and plans of the almighty God whom I had loved and cherished and admired when I was younger.
Yet, when I read the closing song/phrase that Jude declares in Jude 1:25 I read about Jesus, "God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen." This is a similar theme that is shared by the 24 elders in heaven when they state that the Lord "is worthy, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created."(Rev. 4:11). This thought of the great power of God is even included in the prayer that Jesus taught His disciples where He said we are to pray "Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen." (Matt 6:13)
It is true that my title and opening paragraph were a little tongue in in cheek. Yet many look at their situations without realizing that because God is all powerful and all knowing nothing can keep us from the purposes and plans that God has for us. "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11. There is no outside force that is great enough to thwart the will of God, except for ourselves. We can choose to harden our heart, to walk selfishly and to reject what God would want for us. That is the free will which He has given to each of us.
Take a moment to ponder what things, people or situations you believe are in the way of God's plans for your life. Have you made these bigger than God, or in your mind are you limiting the power of the true God of the universe?


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Become a Fish Keeper for the day and explore the SEA LIFE marine world with a dedicated member of staff and learn about what goes on behind the scenes at SEA LIFE Brighton.
Recommended for those aged 8-16 this is a fantastic, hands-on experience for budding aquarists to experience.
Due to limited availability guests must pre-book the experience here.


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New Year's Resolutions update (Rating is out of 5 of these [])
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I finished Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh last night. I highly recommend it although it did not turn out to be the must read non-fiction book i initially thought it would be.
The first half of the book is tremendous as it provides the reader with a link between nature and mathematics, the history of the theorem with some accessible mathematical problems along the way which kept me hooked. In the third quarter of the book i found that particular part of the history of the attempts made to prove it not quite so interesting and would have preferred that it was shorter. In the final quarter i was at times very disengaged as the mathematical parts were completely alien to me and the Andrew Wiles story in the end was a bit anti-climactic. Which is surprising since that's where the proof of the theorem is discovered and should have been fascinating.
I don't want to take anything away from this book as i still highly rate it and deserves to be read by anyone regardless of mathematical background although people with more knowledge of mathematics will definitely appreciate it more. An excellent popular science book.
Book Backlog update
16 books read
1 book can be purchased
4 more books till the next purchase is allowed
"We must not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time."
T.S. Elliot
For a long time now i've been trying to see, or rather, visualize myself in the future but i have been unable to do so. Not in my work nor in my personal life. It's impossible of course to know how things will turn out in 1 year's time let alone in 20 or 30 years. However, not knowing where and how i want to be at that time affects my actions today. I often get caught up in the routine and details of daily life, which however enjoyable or not they might be, they can be unimportant none the less to what i ultimately value. This is something that i've been mulling over often lately.
I am reading Stephen R.Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It's a self help book which is not a genre of books i am usually interested in. In fact, this is the first ever such book i am reading. I am doing so at the same time as a friend of mine and we are exchanging views and ideas on it.
I just finished Habit 2 which is called, Begin With The End In Mind, and it has struck a chord with me because i've never managed to do it. Not in the long run and not for more than specific events in life, such as my professional qualification period.
Covey offers a method to do so, which although sounds extremely cheesy and a very "American" way of thinking, it makes sense to me.
He says,
"The most effective way i know to begin with the end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement or philosophy or creed. It focuses on what you want to be (character) and to do (contributions and achievements) and on the values and principles upon which being and doing are based."
Covey also presents an example of how one can get lost in the wrong approach in life.
"Suppose, for example, that i am highly overreactive to my children. Suppose that whenever they begin to do something i feel is inappropriate, i sense an immediate tensing in the pit of my stomach. I feel defensive walls go up; I prepare for battle. My focus is not on the longer term growth and understanding but on the short-term behaviour. I am trying to win the battle, not the war."
This is how i approach many aspects of my life. I am trying to win individual battles but not the wars. Whether these wars relate to my work, leisure, love life, relationships with family and friends, character development or contributions to the world i live in.
I know all these sound cheesy, in a throw up kind of way, but i think that writing down a personal mission statement can help you see the end. Which is why i have already started drafting mine.
"The fountain of content must spring up in the mind, and he who hath so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition, will waste his life in fruitless efforts and multiply the grief he proposes to remove."
Samuel Johnson
"If Jonjo gets sent off then Jonny Evans has to be sent off as well,"
Brendan Rodgers
It finally happened.
I played a board game with my family.
Last Friday night we played Survive: Escape from Atlantis which now is definitely the best family game i own. It has never failed me so far.
The players: My dad, my sister, my brother in law and myself.
Stock keeper: My god daughter was in charge of all the components which were not being used i.e. boats, whales and sharks!
They loved it!
Watching my father move a shark to eat my sister's swimmer and laughing while doing it was priceless.
Here is an excellent video review of the game. Survive is a remake of a game originally published in 1986. It's very simple to learn to play and it has gorgeous components as you can see from the video. If you are looking for a family game to buy which you can play with anyone i highly recommend this game and also it's 5-6 expansion pack. I've also read that the squid expansion is great.
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It was with those concerns in mind that I decided to explore the practical side of photovoltaic energy: In 2007 I built a PV system to power my living room. Though reasonably well informed on the semiconductor physics of PV junctions, I felt unsuitably prepared to evaluate the practical realities of owning and operating a personal solar PV system. Because I believe physicists can play a role in our energy future that extends beyond the confines of advanced research, I want to share my experiences in the hope that others might develop home PV projects. What better way to motivate innovation in the alternative-energy sector than to get a talented pool of physicists engaged on a personal level?
A recommended reading if you don't get a subscription to Physics Today.


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One of the big highlights of CMJ last fall was Vice Late Nights @ Cakeshop. Somehow, 250 people managed to fit into a room that comfortably holds 60 maximum for a series of knock-down drag-out sessions that smacked up every fool that set foot into the place. Calling the experience "amazing" or "breathtaking" or "dope", that's just not enough. Anyways, the point is that one particular night stands out among the rest — Flosstradamus, Kid Sister, Chromeo and A-Trak blew the fucking house apart.
Tonight, A-Trak (known to much of the world as "the only DJ with mad skills enough to cut for Kanye West")will be appearing at Jillian's Billiards in Memphis, TN. Performing to an invite-only crowd, along with New York club DJ extraordinaire Stretch Armstrong, A-Trak will be mashing and serving in what should prove to be one of the illest adventures those turntables have ever seen. His newest (?) joint, Dirty South Dance is another piece of ingenuity that can't be touched: A-Trak takes the dirrrty dirrrrty thug jams that we all love 'round Memphis and mashes them out into a completely *other* universe. Witness the glory of Clipse featuring Slim Thug's "Wamp Wamp" reworked into a total and complete ass-shaker. This show is not to be missed, and neither is this CD.
Meanwhile, A-Trak's big brother Dave 1, along with his 'podna Pee Thugg (known to the world as Chromeo) have a new record about to drop on Vice that people around Loudersoftville can't stop fucking dancing to. Fancy Footwork is steeped in sweat-drippin, ass-wigglin' sunglasses-is-a-must-at-the-club '80s funktastacles. Chromey takes that Yarborough & Peeples/Zapp/Cameo/Skyy thing to a level that has been missing for far too long. Peep out "Tenderoni" and get'cha groove on, baby!
A-Trak – "Wampercycle"
Chromeo – "Tenderoni"
A-Trak will appear in Memphis tonight at Atlas @ Jillian's. You can purchase Dirty South Dance from Turntablelab when it comes back in stock. Visit him on MySpace by clicking here.
Chromeo's new album Fancy Footwork will be out from Vice Recordings shortly. You can purchase some Chromeo from iTunes by clicking here. Visit them on MySpace by clicking here.


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Prancer's Pumpkin Bread is the scent of sweet and spicy pumpkin bread. It is almost identical to the famous fall scent of Pumpkin Star Patch, but we change a touch of one small part to make it slightly different. There should be a warning for our Pumpkin candles….you will most likely become an addict.
We have applied a glittering dark brown spice blend on the outside for a cozy holiday glow.
Our 24 ounce jars burn for at least 110 hours and will "glow" through the spice coating.


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Inter will seek to end a run of three straight draws away from home when they head to Udinese on Sunday.
The San Siro outfit lost nine away matches in Serie A last season but are unbeaten on their travels in this campaign, scoring 15 goals in five matches.
Walter Mazzarri's men have been frustrated on their last three trips, however, dropping points against Cagliari, Torino and Atalanta after leading in each fixture.
The visitors face a tough challenge if they are to record a third away victory of the season against Francesco Guidolin's side, who boast an impressive home record.
Udinese were unbeaten in 22 matches at Stadio Friuli until leaders Roma dished out a 1-0 defeat last time out.
A 2-1 victory over Sassuolo on Wednesday helped the Zebrette recover from back-to-back losses and history is on their side in this fixture, too.
Guidolin led his men to a league double over Inter last term, Udinese scoring eight goals in the process.
The two teams have met 40 times in their history with Inter winning 15, while Udinese only have 11 triumphs to their name and 14 draws.
Inter come into the game with injury concerns mounting up as five players are unavailable, while Samir Handanovic is a doubt and Ishak Belfodil is suspended.
Hugo Campagnaro (muscle strain) joins Javier Zanetti (Achilles), Diego Milito (thigh), McDonald Mariga (knee) and Cristian Chivu (foot) on the sidelines for the visitors.
Guidolin has no such problems with a fully fit squad to choose from, and only Giampiero Pinzi is unavailable as he serves a one-match suspension.


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The Zangyack Battleship are the commonly seen ships of the Space Empire Zangyack. They are gold/silver colored ships crewed by Gormin and commanded by Sugormin. Aside from the standard battleship, the Special Destruction Unit possessed a green battleship, Card Game Zangyack ally Basco ta Jolokia possessed a crimson battleship, the Free Joker, which bore his insignia, A Privateer Appears and the ships of the Imperial Guard are purple. The Strongest Fighting Machine
A Zangyack fleet first attacked Earth in what came to be known as the Great Legend War when they were countered by the first 34 Super Sentai. Early on, there was a massive battle where over 100 robots/giants fought against the Zangyack fleet with many of the robots were either destroyed or killed during this battle. While the Sentai teams fought the ground forces, hundreds of Sugormin and Gormin, the Zangyack fleet fired upon them. Tsuyoshi Kaijo gave the order for all of the groups to combine their powers into one attack. The resulting blast wiped out the entire Zangyack invasion fleet. Consequently, all of the Super Sentai warriors lost their powers. Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
Eventually, a second invasion of Earth begun, overseen by the Emperor's son Warz Gill from his chariot-like flagship Gigant Horse, stationed between Earth and its moon, with an armada at his command. However, their efforts were hindered by the 35th Sentai team, the Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, until eventually, Warz Gill was killed. The emperor, Ackdos Gill, took charge of the invasion and had the Zangyack fleet above Earth destroyed and replaced with his imperial ships. After Damaras' death, decided to bring in reinforcements from across the universe to conquer Earth and defeat the Gokaigers once and for all. Shortly after the Gokaigers unlocked the Greatest Treasure in the Universe, a Zangyack armada far greater than the one in the Great Legend War appeared, the Imperial fleet led by the Gigant Horse being backed up by possibly millions of battleships. The Greatest Treasure in the Universe (episode)
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Let's Go Gokai GalleonEdit
Zangyack ships appear as the enemies of the iOS third person shooter game Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Let's Go Gokai Galleon. The player controls the Gokai Galleon or GokaiOh while fighting Zangyack ships.
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Armada Attack Ship - Power Rangers counterpart in Super Megaforce.


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Calimban Knoll, formerly called Calim's Bane, was a stone circle marking where a battle was fought in the Calim Desert at the end of the Fourth Age of Calimshan.[1]
Located near the northern border of the Calim Desert, 25 miles south of Memnon just off the Trade Way, Calimban Knoll was a circle of 21 menhirs 700 yards in diameter with a tiny, rocky mound in the center. The appearance of this site varied depending on conditions in the desert. At times, the hill was exposed; at other times, sand covered the knoll, such that only the tops of the standing stones were visible. By 1370 DR, a third of the stones had toppled over.[1]
The site memorialized where a small band of escaped slaves held off a full legion of Calishite soldiers in the Fourth Age of Calimshan.[1]
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Despite the passage of centuries, some magic seemed to preserve the menhirs, and Memnon's Crackle was unable to disturb the site.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Steven E. Schend and Dale Donovan (September 1998). Empires of the Shining Sea. (TSR, Inc), p. 78. ISBN 978-0786912377.


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Plan Now for Summer Fun
by Deb McLeod
It all starts with the development of a summer box. But warning - after you begin this tradition, your children will look for their box every year.
First, find a box you want to use as the summer box. You can re-purpose a box you already have (say, box from a recent purchase like a computer printer), or you can purchase one for this purpose. Think about something sturdy that can be used for as long as summer break lasts. Your children will be in and out of the box often.
The best thing about planning the summer box is that it forces you to think about summer. If you want to register your child in that art day camp that always fills up, planning and orchestrating a summer box now helps remind you that now is also the time to sign up for the camp.
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Then, think about the specific interests of your children.
♣ Some fun and silly toys like the water balloons and beach balls
♣ Something to read (new books or magazines)
♣ Special items your kids might need for camp or vacation
♣ A photo album or special box for your child to save summer keepsakes
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A big favourite of mine, flower prints have moved into Autumn. Bold and colourful on darker backgrounds perfect to wear with chunky knitwear and denim layers. Check out how the designers are doing it and then get inspired to suit your own pocket.
Dolce & Gabbana flower painted bag, a great way to add petal power without wearing it.
Big and bold from LKBennett, silk blend full midi skirt – keep the the rest super simple and even tone down with a cropped denim or leather jacket.
Delicate beaded version from Anthropologie, vintage in style and totally gorgeous as a day cross body bag or evening purse.
An easy introduction, wear a flower print polo neck under a sleeveless dress or denim shirt.
Victoria Beckham adds a few forest animals alongside jewel toned flowers and pairs with a low key polo neck.
My favourite for Autumn is to wear florals as a tunic over cropped jeans and chelsea boots.
Vintage inspired sleeved dress with a key hole neck detail to wear with ankle boots and a leather jacket, layered over slim black polo neck for cooler days.
The easiest way to introduce flowers into your winter wardrobe is obviously a scarf, wear over simple dark knitwear or slip inside jacket reveres.
You can choose full bloom or delicate ditsy but keep it dark and moody as the weather turns.
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A&SSAR has fifty plus dedicated trained rescue and support members to call upon and extensive access to other specialised outdoor personnel.
A&SSAR has two dedicated mountain rescue posts;
- Avonquay, Cumberland Basin, Bristol
- Cheddar, Caves Complex, Somerset
A&SSAR has four dedicated vehicles;
- 4×4 Terrano and Landrover Defender
- Search Bus – Mobile search control vehicle based at Avonquay, Bristol
- Technical Rescue Bus – Mobile cliff rescue vehicle based at Avonquay, Bristol
These vehicles have been modified for the teams use and are registered as ambulances.
A&SSAR has an extensive portable radio network and A&SSAR members are trained in its use.
A&SSAR has portable IT systems used for search management including GIS mapping.


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Saturday, September 6, 2014, 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Fire & Rail Museum in Hillyard
3202 E. Queen Ave., Spokane
The Fire & Rail Museum was established in 1993. It provides historical exhibits and displays of fire and rail equipment, memorabilia and public safety education. The Spokane Fire Station Museum established the Fire & Rail Museum, in 1995.
Heritage through fire and rail service and historic displays and interpretations. Public Safety education through community awareness and outreach programs.
Ages: All
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MET Gala 2011: Black Actresses Shut Down The Red Carpet
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala was held on May 2nd in New York City. Some refer to this annual event as the party of the year. Some of the black actresses in attendance were Joy Bryant, Jennifer Hudson, Kerry Washington, and Thandie Newton.
Check out the pictures from the event below and let us know what you think.
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All our staffed properties, sites and offices, including the HES Archives and Library, are currently closed, but we're working on plans to gradually reopen. In the meantime, you can access our services online. Find out more.
Callanish Standing Stones
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Description Callanish Standing Stones
Date 21/9/1964
Collection Historic Scotland Photographic Library
Catalogue Number 551 490/1/2/7/7/3/5
Category All Other
Copies SC 2017385
External Reference AAS/CAL.1/1641/1-16
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April 2012
Robert P. Connolly, LCSW-C, Deirdre Downes, LCSW, and Jake Reuter, LSW
The following case example may help illustrate some of the complex and important issues identified regarding the use of the new minimum data set (MDS) 3.0 assessment tool, particularly around the psychosocial sections.Mr. S, age 80, was admitted as a Medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) resident after hip surgery because of a fall at his group home. Prior to his SNF admission, he lived in an adult home—he never managed to maintain an apartment as he went from job to job. His rehabilitation therapy progress was good, and yet his discharge was determined not to be feasible because his group home would not accept him due to his inability to manage the stairs independently. His nursing home social worker and community case manager were unable to find alternative housing. After a 15-day SNF stay, he was transferred from the SNF directly to the nursing facility. His OBRA annual assessment was completed on day 14. In the Mood Section of the MDS, Mr. S accurately indicates that he is not experiencing difficulty with eating, fatigue, sleep, concentration, or interest in extra-curricular activities. He scored a total severity of 5 on the PHQ 9 in contrast with the team's assessment identifying depression. He expresses that he feels bad about himself and perseverates on thoughts that his medical condition is "evidence that God is punishing him" and his feelings of hopelessness. He was raised in foster care and has two siblings—one is deceased, and the other has Alzheimer's disease and is in a facility. Extended family is caring toward him but overwhelmed by caring for the family member with dementia. He indicates in Section Q that he wants to return to the group home. He has a long history of psychiatric illness and has a case manager as his main contact. While he is able to walk around the facility independently, he becomes frustrated due to expressive aphasia, and his Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score was 14, which shows strong cognitive abilities. The nursing home team is addressing his depression through psychotropic medications, including visits by a psychologist, a social worker, and pastor.In the case example, Mr. S is being interviewed for his 14-day OBRA admissions assessment. He has a history within the facility of becoming frustrated when attempting to communicate his needs due to expressive aphasia. Facility staff are now attempting to complete the BIMS, PHQ 9, and preference interviews with Mr. S for at least the third time in the past 30 days. It is highly likely that he will experience feelings of anger and frustration when being interviewed and further compromise his overall well-being. The validity of the interview may also be decreased as the result of Mr. S responding negatively to the interviewer.
Mr. S' case exemplifies many important care planning and CAA issues. First, the interdisciplinary care planning needs generated by his problems require clinical skills since his behavior is not consistent with his PHQ 9 score. Further, it is clear that his needs require the full complement of interdisciplinary staff, yet staff may be stretched by new MDS 3.0 documentation requirements or by lack of adequately trained mental health staff to assist Mr. S.The social worker is a key team member to bring the care plan team together to address his needs and yet her/his priority is split between the SNF and the nursing facility (NF), with the NF often being the priority. It is estimated that it would take Mr. S' social worker approximately three hours to complete the three CAAs, document depression needs in the medical record, and to coordinate with Mr. S' case manager and the local contact agency regarding his desire to return to the community when it is unlikely that resources exist to support him.
This case study is relevant to Provider's April 2012 Caregiving column on the MDS 3.0 Pyschosoical changes: http://www.providermagazine.com/archives/archives-2012/Pages/0412/A-Look-At-MDS-3-0-Psychosocial-Changes.aspx.


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This past Saturday Briean played in the East West Shrine all-star game. He started, had a good game and it was definitely cool to watch him play in one more game before the hecticness of this life called pre-nfl draft process. However, while watching this game on TV it felt different than every other Gopher game. To start there were maybe a total of 5 guys I knew, and was able to cheer for/analyze (this including the opposing side). This was not fun for me, I like the feeling of "team" and having some sort of connection to the players and the game. To be honest when Briean was not in, I was not interested in watching the game. Another, is that of course I wanted the West to win but I didn't feel any joy or excitement once they left with the win. This game was strictly Briean centered. And though I am always at games for him after getting into my team mindset about mid season (check out post Go Team Go), I like to cheer on the other boys too even when Briean's not in the game. Gives a sense of togetherness.
While watching the game on the NFL network there was one commercial that stuck out to me; "This is the NFL network, where football is family". Throughout the multiple times I heard this commercial it really hit me why watching this game wasn't the same for me. This team wasn't my family. They weren't that home away from home that I was used to. I have grown so close to some of these boys, this game made me think about never being a Gopher again. What if I never see some of those Gopher boys again? What if I never see how their lives turn out? Now I am not a super emotional person (though I'm sure Briean would beg to differ), I love adventures and change but sometimes I get a little connected to people and surroundings. Though this change is taking some getting used to I know this is the life of football. If Briean's blessed enough to hit the NFL, no one team is ever guaranteed no city is permanent. Things are ever changing and these are things that come with the territory. I'm sure there is so much more to learn in this transition but one practice at a time. Besides I'm still getting a handle on these current changes we're going through!


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Yesterday I was crucified with Christ,
Today I am glorified with him;
Yesterday I died with him,
Today I am made alive with him;
Yesterday I was buried with him,
Today I rise with him.
Let us make an offering to the one who died and rose again for us....
Let us offer our own selves, the possession most precious to God and closest to him.
Let us give back to the Image that which is according to the image—recognizing our value, honoring the Archetype, knowing the power of the mystery and for whom Christ died.


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I chose this class for a couple of reasons. First, I wanted to experience a MOOC. Second, I have had an interest in learning calculus and wanted a course that would be challenging; I wanted to put myself in the same position as my students. I have not been disappointed. This class has taught me a great deal about learning and teaching.
I think it is all too easy for us as educators to forget our purpose. Our purpose is not to dispense information. Our purpose is to help students develop understanding. My experience in this MOOC has taught me the difference.


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I was contracted by a local business here in Burlington to produce a series of head-and-shoulders and three-quarter-length portraits of the staff members. The company has several applications in mind for these portraits, including a major update of the business's website.
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Since the comments are public, but not necessarily the names of their authors, we won't publish names or online pseudonyms to respect the privacy of those posting. The comments are below in italics, and responses from Deepest Valley editor Bryan Curt Kostors follow: The "viewshed" arguments are vapid and emotional. The Owens Valley has not been pristine for decades and yet people still see it that way. You'll find many parts of Inyo County are quite pristine, if you get out and visit them. The arguments from Deepest Valley editors like myself are not emotional, as they focus on the logic and reasoning behind issues; saying one viewshed is "better" than another is abstract and emotional, which is why it has no place is determining governmental policy. (I happen to believe all the views in Inyo are equally important, but I don't base my arguments on that.) Unfortunately for the soundness of the REGPA, it actually does make determinations about which viewsheds are subjectively better than others, such as the one that claims the view of the western side of Highway 395 is somehow more valuable than that of the eastern side (even though when you hike to the top of the mountains on the western side you have no choice but to look at the view of the eastern side). As I have stated in other writings, this points to the numerous flaws in the document. Most of the people raising a fuss haven't bothered to install solar themselves, yet they go on and on about rooftop solar being the answer. This argument presents a basic logical fallacy, as it claims that because someone hasn't done a given action, that action is therefore invalid. The obviousness of this argument's flaws can be seen when the same parameters are used with different criteria: "Most of the people raising a fuss about curing cancer haven't bothered to get cancer, yet they go on and on about the importance of curing it." This is by far the worst argument against point-of-use solar installations. Solar farms will not make or break Inyo County. It will still be a beautiful place. Again, policy can't be made based on pathos alone, and trying to decide what is beautiful and what is not will always be a changing and shifting topic. I, and Deepest Valley, happen to think that the beauty of Inyo County will be negatively impacted by industrial solar, and so we are acting towards avoiding that, but our arguments focus on creating a plan that is actually sound and implements renewable energy in a more appropriate way. All arguments aside, I believe the goal of retaining all the beauty we can is a valuable and worthy cause. Yeah who needs jobs in into[sic] county? If it messes up the ambiance of a concentration camp on the border of a dry, dusty shit lake than not me! Many people need jobs. With any cursory look into the process of industrial solar, it's easily seen that jobs offered by it are limited, and exist on a temporary timeline. Deepest Valley prefers permanent jobs for Inyo County, like ones that would come with a rooftop solar scenario where local companies provide continued maintenance and support, and local companies and their employees are used to install and service panels, just as any other system (gas, electrical, heating, fiber-optics, etc.) in your home requires. We also believe that the cultural and historical importance of the "concentration camp on the border of a dry, dusty shit lake" is a central element of the story of Inyo. We are also aware that Manzanar does not actually sit on the border of a dry lake, as any map will show. Heaven forbid we put solar generation facilities where it makes the most sense when it outrages 12 people and kill a couple of birds. Based on the available research that shows the generating potential of rooftop and pre-disturbed solar sites, and the accelerated pace at which their technological effectiveness is surpassing that of large-scale solar farms, the logical conclusion is that industrial generating facilities in Inyo County, which require transmission lines that lose power, do not make the most sense by quite a measurable stretch. As of this writing, the current petition to protect Inyo County has nearly 800 signatures, and our Facebook page has nearly 500 followers. This, obviously, is a fair amount more than 12 people. The amount of birds killed by industrial solar is hard to track for many reasons, but the numbers are most certainly higher than a couple. They are high enough, in fact, that the federal government has passed provisions allowing industrial solar and wind operations to legally kill a certain amount of birds (including hawks and bald eagles) per year as part of their general practices. Once again the demands of the few try to control the many….. time to climb out from that rock and get into this century As was mentioned, the numbers in support of conservation can't really be called "the few" any longer. We are also not attempting to control anything; we want to be part of creating a better plan that address the current challenges we face in Inyo County appropriately. This type of involvement, after all, is the core element of government in our country. And concerning which is the appropriate century, it's becoming more and more obvious that industrial-scale solar is an overwhelmingly 20th-century technology. Getting "into this century" is exactly what we are trying to help the Planning Department and Inyo County do by avoiding it. Share this:FacebookTwitterLike this:Like Loading... 8 Responses N. L. Fogelstrom March 14, 2014 Absolutely the right thing….also honorable….. You should make it possible to listen to the majority of those that live in the Owens Valley, with an open mind…. . Reply Nancy Bright Masters March 15, 2014 I would like to further counter the argument that Owens Valley is not pristine and therefore should have destructive solar and wind industrialization imposed upon it. Both Death Valley and Yosemite Valley had been subject to human activity before they were elevated into a National Monument and Park. Death Valley was a significant source of borax and Greenwater Ranch (Furnace Creek Ranch) grew dates. The Yosemite Valley was managed for centuries by Native Americans, and the valley floor was homesteaded for a time. Like Yosemite and Death Valley, the Owens is a working landscape. And like Yosemite and Death Valley, the Owens Valley could be a National Park, it is so beautiful. Obviously, something will need to be done to protect the Owens Valley on an ongoing basis or this will be a continuous battle. It's time to bring back the Conservation Easement that was proposed by LADWP ten years ago. It will protect ranchers and people who enjoy using DWP lands, but prevent the kind of wholesale destruction that enormous solar sites bring. Reply David Rosky March 16, 2014 Mostly good responses, but I disagree with the author on one point. I'll start by saying I'm against this project and completely in favor of rooftop solar, but the comment which reads "Most of the people raising a fuss haven't bothered to install solar themselves, yet they go on and on about rooftop solar being the answer" is perfectly valid and most certainly not a fallacy. The comparison to cancer is not valid. Cancer is something undesirable and something to avoid, whereas rooftop solar is something desirable and that makes them logically unrelated. A more accurate analogy would be me telling all my neighbors they should use low flush toilets while I go on using my old 5-gallon flusher. We don't have any place telling others they should purchase/install rooftop solar unless we are going to do so ourselves. It's a case of "put your money where your mouth is", or "what's good for the goose is good for the gander", and so on. Reply Bryan Curt Kostors March 16, 2014 I believe the statement would be a type of argument from ignorance. My point is not that rooftop solar and cancer are equal, nor do I actually make any judgement about the importance or preference of either; my point was to use the same argumentative parameters with different criteria to expose the poor argument. By avoiding the involvement of what we deem "good" or "bad" – a highly subjective matter – I try and focus strictly on the argument itself. Also, thank you David for reading and for supporting the cause of protecting Inyo County! I really do appreciate your input and concern. Reply David Rosky March 16, 2014 OK. Yes, I agree that the comment isn't a valid argument for or against the project itself; however, I think we just have to be careful not to appear that we're asking others to do something we are not actively doing ourselves. I'm actually a little concerned that focusing too much on residential rooftop solar is to some degree barking up the wrong tree. The problem with residential solar is not in its feasibility, but in the fact that it is dependent on the decisions of millions of individual roof owners who cannot be forced to do it on someone else's timescale. Even a short drive through an average neighborhood in LA will tell you that it may be after most of our lifetimes before even 50% of the residential rooftops are covered. I believe we should be focusing more on the use of public and large private open spaces and previously disturbed lands closer to LA, and perhaps large institutional rooftops. Pushing too hard on residential rooftop solar will leave us open to these kinds of arguments and claims of being hypocritical. Also, and I should have said in the beginning, thanks to all of you who have the time to be putting a major effort into this! Vickie March 20, 2014 The argument is not based on ignorance but logic. if a person points to another and says "you should produce your own power closer to where you live" while continuing to purchase power produced elsewhere (and likely produced by the burning of natural gas or coal) without making the same commitment to providing, at the very least, for his or her own consumption, what makes that argument valid or smart or sustainable? It is ignorance to ignore our place in the larger picture. We're not an island in the eastern Sierra, and at the very minimum should be planning enough renewable energy projects to cover our own power needs if not to contribute to a larger shift in California and the West from natural gas and coal to renewable energy sources. Bryan Curt Kostors March 20, 2014 As I mentioned, argumentum ad ignorantiam, as described by Aristotelean logic, sets the parameters but not the criteria of the argument. My point was to focus on the argument itself and it's flaws, which in a debate invalidates the argument. This has nothing to do with the terms of the argument – I agree that more people should take the initiative to install rooftop solar, if they can (and also believe the focus of local governments should be making it easier and incentivizing that process) – and only focuses on the argument itself. Maybe it was a mistake to focus on the logical specifics; I carry the belief, however, that this focus is the only way to appropriately handle political discourse, as it foregoes any involvement of what we think is "good or bad" or what "should or should not" be done. In other words: opinion. Paul Fretheim March 16, 2014 Those negative comments were so stupid they provided their own negation. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply


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Unlike previous posts where I lure you here under false pretenses with my titles...this one is actually about feet. My feet. They are deformity itself. As I told my friends on a bus in middle school once...I come from a long line of deformed people with feet. Have I mentioned I have verbal dyslexia? It's a real illness.
Anyway, my mother was once told by a doctor that she had the ugliest feet the doctor had ever seen. Why she decided it was appropriate to pass on her genes to any offspring after finding this out is beyond me. But here I am...with her ugly-ass feet. Thank you, mom.
They're incredibly skinny...making slip-ons impossible, have an extremely high arch...which makes tennis shoes uncomfortable, have giant bunions...making most shoes restrictive at the top and for the crowning achievement...the third toe is the same length as the second toe (you know, the long one) making my size impossible to determine (6 1/2 too small...7 too big). And pointy shoes are just out of the question. Well, should be.
Now we all know how I feel about shoes. You witnessed my resolution downfall this last month. Let's not bring it up again. However, I have seen what kind of limited selection girls are forced to contend with when they bow to the demands of foot deformities. I refuse. Life is too short to wear ugly shoes, people. I will squish my feet into any shape if that shape is comely little shoe-shape and I will walk and wince with pride all the livelong day.
Except now I've discovered that living in this fashionable way has given me corns. I'd never known what corns were before. I mean, calluses, yes...I understand those. Those are great...those make the pain go away...but corns fucking HURT. It's a callus that HURTS! What kind of universal and biological mindfuck is THAT?! Cruel CRUEL world.
Does this mean I'm going to convert with the herd and start wearing Danskos and orthopedic nurse shoes every day? Hell NO, people! If it means walking on stubs to heaven's gates, I will continue to wear my cute shoes until the toes fall right OFF. Bunions...corns be DAMNED.
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By Jeffrey DiScala, PhD Candidate
College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
We are excited to share the latest news about our research concerning school library supervisors at the district level. In July 2011, a research team at the University of Maryland's iSchool began a three-year workforce study funded by IMLS. The Lilead Project (rhymes with Iliad) includes a national survey of school library supervisors and an online community for individuals in that position. The goals of the Lilead Project are to learn more about the supervisor's roles, responsibilities, challenges, needs, and qualifications. There has been little research on this position at the national level since the 1960s. Because the supervisor is in the best position within a school district to advocate for the improvement of library services, understanding more about supervisors is important for the success of school library programs.
Supervisors are difficult to study, in part, because they are hard to locate. Their titles and positions within the administrative structure vary by district. In a pilot study, 17 supervisors reported 15 different titles -- director, coordinator, and supervisor among them. Some individuals worked in the library services department, others in instructional technology, media services, or another unit.
Pilot survey respondents gave excellent feedback, helping us to zero in on the most important questions to ask. We will be inquiring about services; access to principals and districts administrators; trends in budgets, staffing, and standards; and basic information about length of time in the supervisor position, qualifications, and other experience. The national survey will be conducted in fall 2012.
This summer we're launching The Lilead Network, an online community where supervisors, who often are isolated from peers, can come together to share ideas, struggles, solutions, and best practices.
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(Heaney, Seamus)
Bog Poems.
London: Rainbow Press, 1975. First edition. One of 150 copies signed by the author. With full page two-color illustrations by Barrie Cooke. Handsomely printed early limited edition prints eight poems thematically related to Heaney's poetic pursuit of the archaeology of Ireland's violent past. These poems were published a month ahead of their appearance in North. In the issue binding of marbled boards backed in burgundy morocco, and with a morocco-trimmed fore-edge. Title in gilt on spine, and in larger ornate script on upper cover. In the original coarse linen-covered slipcase, and housed within a green cloth folding case. Item #27455
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How Does Your Communication Shape Your World?
Scripture: James 3:1-12
Have you ever hit 'reply all' when you intended to only hit 'reply' on your email? You didn't intend everyone to read those words. Tempers flare. Relationships are bruised.
Have you ever posted something on social media you saw from another friend only to find out it was false? What you read confirmed your preexisting view of the world and so you passed it along. Misinformation multiplies. Truth and trust are trampled.
Our words are powerful.
I am biracial. This is something that is not always perceived by others. I have heard more offensive racial humor regarding Latinos, presumably because the tellers did not realize I am half Mexican-American. I have been insulted, angered, saddened, and shocked by some of the things people have said about me unaware.
If you ever want to see the dregs of humanity, then check out the comment section on any contentious online article. Rage, name calling, uninformed opinions, and character assassination spew freely. Speech we would not feel comfortable using with one of our pets gets directed at a fellow human being.
James' Letter to Christ followers focuses on Jesus' Royal Law connecting the love of God to the love of neighbor (James 2:8). Love of God and a living relationship with God never remain solely personal. All of humanity, created in the image of God, is worthy of words and language which honors both created beings and Creator. James connects our speech as both an insight into our inner lives and directly responsible for the way we shape our outer world.
A religious temptation is to reduce this speech to matters of profanity or incorrect teaching. This temptation keeps James' admonitions about the power of the tongue comfortably on the grounds of moralistic language policing and scrupulous theological overseeing. Don't curse and don't blaspheme. This is a slogan our self-centered selves can live by easily enough. Yet that reduction of our words to this basic level lets most of our language off of the hook.
Words shape our perspectives and our understanding. Often we refer to whole groups of people from different places, cultures, lifestyles, beliefs or political affiliations as if they were somehow less than human. They are "those people." We come to talk about them, joke about them, and disdain them as idiots, monsters, and enemies. Perception of other groups of people, especially those we have little or no contact with, becomes formed by how we hear others speaking about them. Your words have power. Both what you say and what you left unsaid. Both what you say and how you say it. Both what you pass on and what stops with you.
What ways do your words shape your world?
What is the source of your negative, demeaning, or divisive communication?
How might your own self-talk become more freeing, truthful, and gracious?
How might your speech to others become more life-giving, humble, and honest?


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Obama's Socialism
Recently on "The O'Reilly Factor," Bill O'Reilly seemed very concerned about President Obama being described as a socialist by members of the right such as Rush Limbaugh. O'Reilly has often dodged calling the president a socialist, as if doing so would condemn Obama as a tyrannical dictator. It was discussed throughout the show with various guests, and O'Reilly frequently stated that yes, Obama is a far-left guy, but he didn't want to use the actual term "socialist." It would be too much.Here in Britain we look at the continuing battle as to whether Obama is a socialist or not as a rather odd American quibble. In Britain we have no problem defining people as socialists, nor do people on the left have a problem calling themselves socialists. It is not that those of us on the conservative right do not believe that socialism is a bad doctrine. We do, and we see evidence of its continual destruction of the country on a day-to-day basis, but we have always had...(Read Full Article)


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My week has been unique. I've had a substantial amount of lessons this week, and with my aching body, I decided to do a round-up for you. Before I start, I just want to do a shout out to my parents because the guidance and advice and the instructions I receive from them regularly are what has got me this far. I also want to take the time out to appreciate God, I don't know if you can really do that in text form, but when I look back on this week, alone, I know that it is God that has kept me.
Lesson #1
It doesn't matter how well you plan for something, you can plan something to the finest sand grain of detail and anything can disrupt it. Disrupt it all. And it can be beyond your control.
Lesson #2
Giving thanks in all things is really difficult. It's really difficult. But it isn't an excuse. If you learn to appreciate God in the not so good things, you will appreciate God in everything and that's the goal.
Lesson #3
Delayed gratification.
Lesson #4
Rainy days are called rainy days for a reason. Saving for them is paramount. Life is unpredictable. You don't know what tomorrow is going to bring.
Lesson #5
Take things with you that you're not sure you might need. Like a jacket, yes, there's extra weight, but when the weather dips you'll be grateful for that jacket.
Lesson #6
You shouldn't have to wait until the lesson before you learn. The whole wishing I had done this earlier or if only thinking isn't the nicest of experiences in the moment.
Lesson #7
It's good to have good people.
Lesson #8
The quicker you learn life lessons and the earlier you have the wide array of experiences that life can throw at you the better. When you've been through a hurricane a thunderstorm will be a breeze.
Lesson #9
When it comes to unfamiliar territory or matters it's always better to ask than to agree.


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"May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer." Psalm 19:14
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Our Owl Curtain
I tend to love elegant, old-fashioned décor. Bead board wainscoting, eyelet lace, and Craftsman style furniture are at the top of my list. While I enjoy the convenience of modern living, I'm always attempting to recreate the nostalgia of a bygone era in my decorating.
Last week I decided it was time to buy a new shower curtain. The one I had before was a white, eyelet lace curtain, but it had became stained from dirty little hands and feet over the years.
I went to the store, fully intending to replace it with a similar style curtain--until my eyes fell on the owl curtain above. It came with some fun little owl accessories and made me smile. But, more than that, it made me think of my oldest daughter. She loves owls.
As I put the shower curtain back on the shelf and continued to look for an elegant option, I couldn't stop thinking about how much my daughter would love to have an owl shower curtain. I went back to it three times, before I finally put it in my shopping cart.
It occurred to me that my children's opinions need to be validated. At the moment, I share this bathroom with my children (until our master bath is finished), so I'm only one of five people who uses it. Why should I be the only one who decides what we look at in there?
I'm not advocating that our children should take over the decision-making process, but I'm becoming very aware that my children are growing up and forming their own likes and dislikes. I want to find areas where I can let them express their individuality in a safe way--and more than that, I want to celebrate each of them for the way God made them unique.
The shower curtain is a small gesture that will make a lasting impact in my daughter's life. I put the curtain up to surprise her, and when she saw it, her eyes lit up and she squealed. I often tell her she's a valuable part of our family, and her opinion matters to me, but this was proof that I mean what I say.
Styles will come and go, but my daughter's heart will last a lifetime. I would have loved to buy another elegant shower curtain, but, for me, knowing my daughter smiles every time she sees her owls is far more important.
Your Turn: When you were younger, did you help decorate your home? What's your current style?
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17% slump in ODI Advertising over two years; Bharti Airtel, Vini Product, Maruti Suzuki top advertisers: TAM AdEx Report
Jan -Aug '16 observed 17% slump in ODI Advertising compared to Jan-Aug '14 due to absence of any big ticket ODI event during the period.
AdEx India, a division of TAM Media Research, has released its latest report that explains the trend of Ad spends during the ODI cricket matches. As per the data, programming hours of ODI contributed highest share (i.e. 42%) during 2015. This was due to ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 where Indian team reached till semi-finals. Post that there were no big ticket ODI events played till August 31, 2016, hence ODI programming hours witnessed least share compared to past two years.
Programming Hours for ODI (2014 - 2016)
Ad Volumes during ODIs (Y 2014 - Y 2016)
The report further establishes that Ad volumes during ODIs surged by more than four times during Jan-Aug '15 compared to Jan-Aug ' 14. Such large hike in Ad volumes was again due to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. However, Jan-Aug '16 observed 17% slump in ODI Advertising compared to Jan - Aug '14 due to the absence of any big ticket ODI event during the period.
Count of Categories, Advertisers and Brands (2014 - 2016)
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 had high influence on 2015 ODI Advertising showing highest count for Categories, Advertisers and Brands. The chart given below is on its lowest position at 2016 indicating smallest count of Categories, Advertisers and Brands.
Top 10 Advertised Brands during ODIs (Year 2016)
As per the data, Perfumes/Deodorant was the top category with 22% share of ODI Ad volumes followed by Cellular Phones-Smart Phones with 13% share during 2016. Vini Product was the top advertiser with its Brand Fogg as the top brand followed by Nissan Micra and Videocon D2H.
Top 5 common Advertisers and Brands during ODIs ( 2014 - 2016)
As per the data, the top 5 common categories of advertisers and brands during ODIs (2014-16) included names like Bharti Airtel, Vini Product, Maruti Suzuki India, Panasonic India and Maja Health Care.
Rank Shift - Categories and Advertisers ( 2016 vs. 2014)
As per the available data, Perfumes/Deodorant (Top Category) and Vini Product (Top Advertiser) retained their position during the year 2016 compared to year 2014. Cars/Jeeps, DTH Service Providers, Tyres and Chocolates Categories witnessed positive rank shift. Nissan Motor Co and Videocon Industries stepped up in advertising during ODIs by more than 100 positions during 2016 compared to 2014.
Top 3 ODI Events based on Ad Volumes (Y 2014 - Y 2016)
During the year 2014 and year 2015, big ticket events like 'Arise Asia Cup' and 'ICC World Cup 2015' topped the list with highest share of advertising. For the year 2016 'VB Series ODI' played between Australia and India in January'2016 ranked 1st followed by 'ICC U19 World Cup 2016'.
Celebrity Endorsed Ads During ODIs (2014 - 2016)
During commercial breaks of ODIs, Shahrukh Khan was the top celebrity with 15% share of advertising for the year 2014-16 followed by Virat Kohli with 10% share. Among Cricketers, Virat Kohli topped with 61% share of advertising followed by MS Dhoni with 18% share. Virat Kohli endorsed highest number of brands (i.e. 12) among all celebrities during commercial breaks of ODIs played in Y 2014-16.
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