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As I explained in earlier articles, the austerity storm is coming, it is real and it is going to hit state governments hard. For half a century, we have used budget deficits to build a bigger federal government than we can afford, and by funneling some of the borrowed money to states (in the form of federal funds) we have also expanded state governments beyond what taxpayers can pay for.
The austerity storm comes when the federal government can no longer borrow at negligible cost, and when states' bond ratings plummet as a result of unpaid liabilities and structural deficits. While the federal government will be able to continue to borrow some money - from the Federal Reserve as a last resort - states will quickly be hurled into fiscal panic. Bond rating agencies will demand rapid-fire spending cuts or tax increases, executed exclusively to reduce the budget deficit and with little or no regard for long-term consequences. If higher taxes slow down growth, then so be it; if people dependent on Medicaid, subsidized school lunches or welfare have to suffer, then so be it. Under fiscal panic, nothing matters more than short-term, upfront improvements in the state budget.
As I explained last week, our states are growing weaker, fiscally. Back in the 1990s they could generally pay for 64 percent of their spending out of their own revenue; in the past five years that rate has been about 56 percent. In a coming article I am going to explain what that difference means for the U.S. economy, and how it is going to play a key role in the austerity storm, when it breaks out. For now, though, let us take a look specifically at Wyoming.
Using state revenue and spending data from the Census Bureau, here is a quick review of our state's finances from 1992 through 2014.*
As a general observation, Wyoming has been fairly good at maintaining a stable rate of self sufficiency in paying for its state government. The rate of total state expenditures paid for out of the state's own sources has remained steady at approximately 60 percent.
The federal-funds share has been equally steady at about 40 percent. This, however, includes severance taxes which the federal government defines as a gift from Uncle Sam to the grateful people of Wyoming. Therefore, due to a decline in severance tax revenue in recent years, the federal-funds share of our state's total expenditures has declined somewhat.
Figure 1a reports own-source and federally-sourced revenue:
Figure 1a
Source: Census Bureau
Again, since severance-tax revenue is defined as federal aid to Wyoming, the steady rise in the grey portion of the columns in 2000-2006 is a reflection of the boom in the production and prices of minerals products.
Let us now compare these revenue numbers to spending. Figure 1b adds a blue function for total state expenditures:
Figure 1b
Source: Census Bureau
If you look carefully, you can see the beginning of our state's current budget problems already in 2010. In 2011 there is again a spike in revenue, but from 2012 on the budget gap widens.
Figure 1b establishes with clarity that our state has a deficit problem because of the sharp spike in state spending in 2007-2010. State expenditures rose by, on average, 8.34 percent per year; with compounded interest that is a 27-percent increase in three short years.
The growth in spending did not stop there, but it slowed down to 1.4 percent per year from 2012. This, however, did not help: the very size of government had already outgrown the state's tax base. Evidence of this is in the fact that from the revenue side, the deficit opens up because of a 7-percent drop in federal funds (think severance taxes).
Revenue from own sources dropped by a minuscule two percent, though this decline should not be ignored. There is a clear policy message in it: Wyoming taxpayers - outside of those who pay severance taxes - cannot keep up with state government spending.
The simple truths is that if state spending had grown at the same rate from 2007 and on as it did in 1993-98, total expenditures would have been $1-$1.2 billion lower per year than it actually was. Please note that this does not mean that government would have stopped growing, only that the growth in its spending would have averaged 2.9 percent per year rather than almost six percent, as was now the case.
This difference in growth in government spending is a powerful image of the root cause of our current budget crisis here in Wyoming. The root cause is not a sharp increase in revenue, especially since that increase was not the result of any drastic tax hikes. If government suddenly finds itself with more money on hand than it intends to spend, then sound policy suggests returning that money to taxpayers. After all, it is theirs to begin with...
We now have a good picture of what caused our state's budget crisis. This picture allows us to analyze various scenarios under fiscal panic and an austerity storm. More on that coming; sorry for the slow roll-out of the articles, but this kind of analysis requires quite a bit of tedious data analysis. Hang in there!
*) The Census Bureau has begun releasing state budget data for 2015, though they have not yet come to the point where we can add that year to our review. As soon as those data are out, though, I will analyze them in a separate article.


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For 40 years, India did not have relations with Israel. Yet, India and Israel share so much in common and both can learn a lot from each other ! Hindus and Jews, far from being the persecutors of minorities, that the Marxist, Arab and INC lobby like to portray, have been persecuted for nearly two thousand years and have been the victims of the two worst genocides in the sad history of humanity : Hitler, in his monstrous quest for a "pure" Aryan race, murdered six millions Jews in his gas chambers during the Second World War; and Belgium historian Koenraad Elst estimates that between the year 1000 and 1525, eighty million Hindus died at the hands of Muslim invaders, probably the biggest holocaust in the whole history of our planet.
Indians and Israelis of today also share in common an awesome problem with Muslim fundamentalists : look how now Palestinians have started a wave of terror against innocent Jews – and are ironically getting the international Media sympathy when they are the aggressors – the same way those who have launched in the last six months a lying, vicious slander campaign against the Government of Mr @NarendraModi are getting support from the Indian and International Media.
India should learn a lesson of two from the way Israel handles this problem, however much it is criticized by the western medias. Unlike India, which since Independence has chosen to deal with this problem in the Gandhian spirit, that is by compromising most of the time with Islamic intransigence – if not giving in – Israel showed that toughness first, accompanied later by negotiations pays much more. Basically, the "land for money" concept is something that India should borrow from : in 1967, Israel was threatened to be engulfed by its fanatic neighbors, so it stole the initiative by crushing them in a lightning six days war and kept some land which it used later as bargaining chips with Egypt and Syria. India is also surrounded by hostile Muslim countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal soon, as it is going to be ruled by Maoists, and more and more Bangladesh. So far, India has followed the Nehruvian policy of Good Neighborhood : you give first, expecting that your neighborhood will reciprocate the gesture later. It's only for the first time that the Narendra Modi Government has shown some muscle by indirectly blockading Nepal, which is turning to be a puppet in the hands of the Chinese. That is good, because history has shown that India mostly gets stabbed in the back for its generosity by small insignificant nations such as Bangladesh, which owes its freedom to the sacrifices of India's soldiers and is more and more lending its territory to the ISI. If during the 1965 Indo-Pak war, India would have kept a chunk of the Pakistani territory it has conquered, or if during the Kargil war, it had carried on with its victorious momentum by seizing some of the Pakistan-held Kashmir, which could be used as a buffer zone, there would be probably today less cross-border terrorism.
There is another area where India has a lot to learn from Israel, it is the VIP security. I know that things have improved since Mr Narendra Modi came to power and he seems to take some precautions not to inconvenience to much his fellow citizens, though he must be one of the most targeted leaders in the world by Islamic terrorists. But the same is not true of his ministers and MLA's. We all know how it has become here a status symbol, a constant hassle for the ordinary Indian, who has to wait endlessly in his car for the VIP motorcade to pass by, or in his plane for the Prime Minister of India to land. Sonia Gandhi must have been the most protected leader in the world – and she was not even the Prime Minister of India. And it is a very heavy-handed, unfriendly and ultimately inefficient protection. But look at the Israelis: their Prime Minister moves around with only a few boyish looking men, in sneakers and civil dress and they don't rough up onlookers or hassle innocent citizens. Their airline, EL Al, is the safest in the world, in spite of being the most threatened. But for them, no rude cops who hardly talk any English frisking you at airports, but civil and educated EL Al employees, who ask polite but pointed questions and unobtrusive security in the airports and aboard their aircrafts. Israelis have also shown that you should NEVER give in to terrorist demands and also that its commandos are the best. 30 years ago, when an Air France airplane, carrying mostly Israelis, was hijacked by Arab terrorists and forced to land in far away Uganda, which like the Taliban, were actually protecting the terrorists while pretending to help in the release of the passengers, Israel in one of the most daring rescue operation ever, sent its commandos flying in the dead of the night over half of the world, killed the terrorists, freed the passengers and brought them back to Israel with very little casualties. Unfortunately, India adopted a total opposite attitude during the hijack of IC 814, with the catastrophic result that we know : the terrorists released are today openly preaching in Pakistan a jihad unto death towards India.
One more aspect from which India can learn a great deal from Israel and it is its language. In 1948, Israel regained part of it Holy land and Israelis, who had been scattered all over the world, came back to live in Israel. There was one problem though: they all spoke different languages and no tongue unified them except Yiddish, a bastard language spoken by the Jews of Eastern Europe. So the state of Israel set its scholars to revive Hebrew, Israel's ancient language, which had fallen in decrepitude, so that today everybody speaks Hebrew and it has unified Israel like nothing else. India should invite some of these linguists and they should sit down with @Sanskrit scholars and devise a way of simplifying and modernizing Sanskrit, which is the mother of all European tongues, a language so subtle and rich that it will energize and revitalize the whole Indian culture.
And finally, Like Indians, Israel is one of those 'elected people of God', of whom Sri Aurobindo speaks in his book the "Hour of God", who have managed to keep their spirituality alive in spite of oppressions, invasions and genocides. And both, in their own ways, are becoming again powerful nations, vibrant with spirituality and vigor.


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Why? Well, in a police state such as Syria, the involvement of high level security people in the assassination of an important political figure as well as a number of well-known public figures from a neighboring country for reasons related to corruption, graft, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, drug smuggling, arms smuggling and money laundering, among many other crimes and offenses, is not something that can be taken lightly by the international community. Nor is the situation simply a question of one country's internal affairs, seeing that Lebanon and Iraq are clearly involved as well.
The nature of the situation, therefore, calls for direct UN involvement, even after the conclusion of the UN inquiry. For putting the guilty parties on trial is not the endgame here. Far from it. This is only the beginning.
For, in order to deal more effectively with the problem at hand, which is the continued criminal dabbling of high level Syrian officials in the affairs of neighboring states, one needs to tackle the whole affair as a structural problem, one that cannot be resolved by arresting a few hapless individuals. Rather, a certain amount of structural adjustments need to be implemented within the decision-making hierarchy in the Syrian regime.
It goes without saying, of course, that the Syrian authorities cannot be trusted to handle this matter on their own, as many of them seem to be implicated, both directly and indirectly, in the cycle of corruption. Indeed, the Syrian President has amply demonstrated that he lacks the political will to carry out the necessary reforms. Moreover, and even should he be exonerated from involvement in Hariri's assassination, the whole affair does, nonetheless, cast much doubts about his abilities as a leader.
For these reasons, there is a serious need for the establishment of a special UN commission to supervise the restructuring process of the Syrian security apparatuses. Due to the complexity of this task, which, in effect, goes to the very heart of the decision-making process in the country, the Commission needs to be granted broad powers allowing it to tackle issues of political reforms, economic reforms, constitutional reforms, the role of the military in the country, as well as the civil rights situation therein, not to mention some some measure of involvement in Lebanese affairs as well.
This might sound a bit far fetched, but, frankly, anything less than this will only come as a reward to the Assad regime and will serve to make them more impervious to international pressures in the future. It will also set a very negative precedent for other problematic figures in the region and elsewhere. As such, and if we are going to look for a way out of the current stalemate, one that does not involve regime change, let us at least give some necessary teeth to the process of behavior change, transforming it from a vague almost meaningless demand, lacking any implementation mechanisms or guidelines, into an actual institution with a specific agenda and timetable, set for a certain period of time, renewable by a UN Security Council decision.
This might smack of the old mandate system to many, and perhaps it does include elements of that. But I'd rather refer to it as a necessary probation period that this problematic regime has to go through in order to prove to us that it has been fully rehabilitated. We are dealing with criminals after all, so we might as well borrow some relevant terms and practices.
Saddling the Assad regime with a UN Commission that will have the power of oversight against every little thing they would want to do, and that will envision and guide the process of reform in the country in their place and in their face, but with them on board nonetheless, might indeed be the best way to go seeing that the necessary international political will for outright regime change seems to be lacking at this stage.
No, this arrangement may not, at first, satisfy the basic demands of the Assads' growing internal and external opposition. But, if the regime change is not on the table at this stage, I, for one, will then endorse such an arrangement, because it does not give the Assads the free hand they used to have and do now have, neither internally nor regionally, and might indeed posit some hope for the future. True, the arrangement does not win any battles for us, but it does take the war to the Assads regime inside the country with international support and approval. As such, it does give us a fighting chance, especially if some of us end up being on board of that Commission. Now that would be something, wouldn't it?


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International Standard Bible EncyclopediaHARUPHITE
ha-roo'-fit (charuphi, or chariphi); In 1 Chronicles 12:5 Shephatiah, one of the companions of David, is called a Haruphite (K) or Hariphite (Q). If the latter be the correct reading, it is connected with HARIPH or perhaps HAREPH (which see).
Strong's Hebrew2741. Charuphi -- descendant of Hariph
... descendant of Hariph. Transliteration: Charuphi Phonetic Spelling: (khar-oo-fee')
Short Definition: Haruphite. ... of Hariph NASB Word Usage Haruphite (1). Haruphite ...
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Easton's Bible DictionaryA native of Hariph; an epithet given to Shephatiah, one of those who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:5).
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... 12:5). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HARUPHITE. ha-roo ... which see).
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1 Chronicles 12:5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
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McCain was scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech Thursday but now may do so from the devastation zone if the storm hits the U.S. coast with the ferocity feared by forecasters. - PoliticoIf he wants to do a photo-op tomorrow in Mississippi, fine. Maybe he can go visit Trent Lott's house. But to give his acceptance speech from an area hit by the storm? Surely his advisers are smarter than this. (But then they let him pick Palin). Not to mention how inappropriate it would be. It's just wrong.


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Since Boots N All launched a bit of a furor over sponsored trips/posts/links a few weeks ago, a number of people have weighed in on FB and in blog posts. It's been interesting to watch. People have given long and impassioned responses and intellectual reasoning for both sides of the argument. Here's my take on why it's all bad. It's really simple:
Look at the top, top bloggers in every niche – whether travel, fitness, finance, entrepreneurship, self-help, four-hour work living, marketing, etc. These are the bloggers with the biggest mailing lists, the largest traffic, and the ones who always seem to get links and mentions in the media.
What do they have in common? They don't do sponsored content or links or take many freebies.
They have built businesses and have products.
Now look at all the bloggers in all fields who complain about how "hard" blogging is and how there is no money in it.
Are these the ones who follow the best practices of the top bloggers or tend to take the most sponsored shit?
Think about it.
So the real question you need to ask yourself is: do you want to be a top blogger or do want to take free shit and complain about why you aren't making much money?
If you want to make some actual money and have lots of readers, follow the best practices and examples of top bloggers. Don't do the opposite of what they are doing. I constantly mimic what the best in other niches do and adapt it to my own blog. It's worked.
Let it work for you.
A couple of other points:
You may be the most honest person in the world and I have no doubt that you are going into that press trip with good intentions but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Perception is reality and if people perceive you are taking all your trips for free, they will simply stop reading you because eventually your "all opinions are my own" will begin to ring hollow and readers won't be able to relate to your experience since what you get and what they get will be a totally different experience.
There's nothing wrong with partnering with brands you love and creating long-term partnerships (I have one with G Adventures). What rings hollow for the public at large is stuff like "Guys, I've never used this brand before but you should totally use them. They are the official X of my site now that they have paid me a ton of money!" People see through this stuff.
Is it fair that magazines get away with this and bloggers are held to a different standard? No. It's not. But it's reality.
You'll always find a core group of people to read your stuff but you'll never gain mass appeal if all your posts are "brought to you by….".
If you can only afford to do this job because you are getting free trips, you might want to re-examine your business model.


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The church I serve, Lane Memorial United Methodist Church, recent launched our new website, which is, incidentally, based in WordPress. Thus, it allows for a blog section there. Since I primarily post my sermons, that website is a great place to host my blog. I tried for a couple of weeks of posting to both this blog and the church website blog, and it was just too time consuming.
Therefore, I would like to direct you to the new location of Unapologetic Doxology: http://www.lanememorialumc.org/blog/
I do not plan on removing this site, since there are some sites who have linked to some of my posts on this blog, and I would like to keep those blogs intact.
Further, given the appointment system, there will come a time where I will not be the pastor at Lane, and I will potentially return to this site for content.
For the few of you who subscribe to this blog, if you'd like to continue receiving email notifications about my blog posts, head over to my Blog on Lane UMC's website. There is a box, similar to the one on this site, that will allow you to subscribe.
Thanks to all who have read here, and I hope you will continue to read! Having the blog as part of the church website may in fact increase the volume of my posts, so this could be a good or a bad thing, depending on how you look at it.
I hope you'll check out my most recent post on the new site about Unstable Christians.


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About Decompression Chamber Music
The Mission
Decompression Chamber Music arose from the conviction that classical chamber music is as profound and uplifting today as ever. At a time when the audience for the classical is shrinking, it is our hope and purpose to reinvigorate the love and passion of chamber music by presenting a series of informal concert/discussions that will demystify the genre and attract people who might otherwise shy away from it.
The History
It all began with a house concert in Brookline, Massachusetts on June 11, 2007. The feedback we received from that concert helped us to improve and focus our mission and concept.
Using the feedback we received from the first concert we tested our new concept at the Boston Athenaeum on November 7, 2007 and March 6, 2008. On May 1st and 5th, 2008 we gave two performances at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. The feedback from these performances sharpened our format and also confirmed that our product is compelling, illuminating, and fun. Many students approached us to say how much they enjoyed the concert and asked for more.
In the fall of 2008, we began a partnership with the performance venue One Longfellow Square in Portland, Maine. We introduced ourselves to Portland with two concerts, and followed with three new ones that season.
We are in our seventh highly successful season at One Longfellow Square. Each season presents five concerts. Through our residence in Portland we have established a loyal audience base and are
steadily attracting new listeners.
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You can help us expand our reach and share these wonderful concerts with more listeners by bringing Decompression Chamber Music to your organization.
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The Thing with Ken Vandermark and Two Bands & A Legend: Collaborative Furies
Two new collaborationsone with Ken Vandermark, another as the supergroup Two Bands & A Legendpresent The Thing at its best.
The Thing With Ken Vandermark
Immediate Sound
Smalltown Superjazz
The Thing's releases for Oslo-based label Smalltown Superjazz come with poetic descriptions of their raw strain of free jazz. After the aptly-named Garage (Smalltown Superjazz, (2004) and Action Jazz (Smalltown Superjazz, 2006) this new album borrows its title from Ken Vandermark's celebrated series at the Chicago Hideout club. It was recorded live on the first anniversary of Vandermark's series last April, and it was the first time that The Thing and Vandermark had performed together in the US.
The four musicians have played together regularly for more than a decade, in so many bands and incarnations (among them AALY trio, School Days, Peter Brötzmann's Chicago Tentet and Vandermark's Territory Bands, Free Fall and his duos with Nilssen-Love), that their level of communication is impressive. As the title suggests, this live recording offers burning and vibrant immediacy, flowing with power and energy, telepathic interplay and exemplary muscular, though not necessarily masculine, dynamics.
You can feel the shared commitment to explore and push forward the musical envelope, and the joy when they lock into a new theme, as Gustafsson and Nilssen-Love do on their tight duel on the end of the first part, or the methodical building of a new theme by Flaten on the second part.It continues with lyrical playing from Vandermark on the third part and then transforms into a percolating saxophone duel between Gustafsson and Vandermark, where Vandermark injects some funky riffs. Then it all reaches its inevitable climax on the fourth and last part, where Vandermark and Gustafsson, together on baritone saxophones, begin with a busy and nervous dialogue, that becomes bluesy when Flaten and Nilssen-Love join in, but ultimately explodes into an electrifying and spirited maelstrom.
Two Bands & A Legend Featuring Cato Salsa Experience And The Thing With Joe McPhee
I See You Baby
Smalltown Superjazz
This collaboration between Norwegian psychedelic rock quartet Cato Salsa Experience and The Thing with Joe McPhee produced a short EP in 2006 and a self-titled album early in 2007.
The EP offers three long tracks from the sessions for the self-titled album, but by no means these are dispensable extras. True to their mix of eclectic sources and influences, that cover almost anything from pop hits, through punk anthems and on to free jazz classics, the EP begins with McPhee chanting in a surprising leery voice the lyrics of Groove Armada's dance hit, "I See You Baby Shakin' Your Ass". But the drummers and bassists are the ones that turn this 13-minutes festivity into an infectious and irresistible, super-tight, funky stew that forces you to suspend any high-brow mental activity and surrender, quite happily, to the rhythm.
In a more serious tone, the ensemble offer an updated, powerful version of McPhee's seminal Black Panther anthem, "Nation Time." When McPhee recorded it at a December 1970 concert at Vassar College's Urban Center for Black Studies, he answered radical poet Amiri Baraka's question "What time is it?," and he and Gustaffson lead the ensemble with a similar frenzied energy to the original recording, saying again that it is always the right time to act and respond. The last piece is a beautiful cover of recently departed trumpeter Donald Ayler's "Our Prayer," that begins with gentle gospel-ish organ and inspired trumpet playing by McPhee, and gains further momentum and power until its ecstatic coda and a salvo of guitar feedback.
Visit Mats Gustafsson, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love, Ken Vandermark, Joe McPhee and Cato Salsa Experience on the web.
Tracks and Personnel
Immediate Sound
Tracks: Immediate Sound-I; Immediate Sound-II; Immediate Sound-III; Immediate Sound-IV.
Personnel: Mats Gustafsson: tenor & baritone saxophones; Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: doublebass; Paal Nilssen-Love: drums; Ken Vandermark: tenor & baritone saxophones.
I See You Baby
Tracks: I See You Baby Shakin' That Ass; Nation Time; Our Prayer.
Personnel: Cato Thomassen: guitar, vocals; Bård Enerstad: guitar, organ, theremin, vocals; Christian Engfelt: bass, vocals; Jon Magne Riise: drums; Mats Gustafsson: tenor and baritone saxophones; Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: double bass, electronics; Paal Nilssen-Love: drums; Joe McPhee: tenor saxophone, pocket trumpet, vocals.


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Chapter 11: Working with Charts
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Entering Data in the Datasheet
Selecting a Chart Type
PowerPoint offers plenty of chart types and sub-types for almost every kind of graphic representation you could want to create. Sub-types are variations on a basic chart type, such as 3D options. PowerPoint includes these basic chart types:
- Column Creates vertical columns to compare the values of categories of data. Column, bar, and line charts work well if you want to compare values over time periods such as months or quarters. Figure 11.7 illustrates a sample column chart.
Figure 11.7: A column chart makes it easy to compare series of data.
Bar Creates horizontal bars to compare the values of categories of data.
Line Creates a line with markers for each data value.
- Pie Creates a pie that analyzes percentages of a total number. Use a pie chart to see how items contribute to a total. For example, you might want to compare the year's expenses for each department in your company. Figure 11.8 shows a pie chart.
Figure 11.8: Use pie charts to show percentages of a total amount.
XY (Scatter) Creates a chart that compares sets of values.
Area Creates a chart that shows the trend of values in a single solid area.
Doughnut Creates a pie chart that can contain more than one series.
Radar Assigns a value axis (radiating from the center) for each category, and draws lines to connect all values in the same series. The chart compares the collected values of several data series.
Surface Creates a single 3D surface that helps you finding the best combinations between two sets of data. Colors and patterns indicate areas that are in the same range of values.
Bubble Compares three sets of values displayed as bubbles.
Stock Shows a stock's high, low, and close figures.
Cylinder Creates columns shaped like cylinders.
Cone Creates columns shaped like cones.
Pyramid Creates columns shaped like pyramids.
If you already know that you want to create a 3D clustered column chart, which is the PowerPoint default, you don't need to do anything to select a chart type. However, if you want to use a different chart type, you should select it before you enter any data or make any other modifications. There are two ways to change the chart type in PowerPoint. You can click the down arrow next to the Chart Type button on the Standard toolbar and select the chart type you want to apply from the palette that appears. Place the mouse over a specific chart type to view a chart tip that tells you the chart type's name. PowerPoint applies the chart type to your chart, which reformats itself in the new type. Not all chart types are available through the Chart Type button, however. If you can't find what you need on the palette that appears, try the Chart Type dialog box (Chart, Chart Type).
In either case, if you don't like the new chart type you applied, click the Undo button on the Standard toolbar to return to your original selection.
To apply a new chart type using the Chart Type dialog box, follow these steps:
In Microsoft Graph, choose Chart, Chart Type from the menu. The Chart Type dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 11.9.
Figure 11.9: PowerPoint offers many different chart types.
On the Standard Types tab, select the type of chart you want from the Chart Type list. A variety of sub-types appears in the Chart sub-type area.
Click the sub-type you want. The text box below provides detailed information about this sub-type.
To preview what an actual chart of this type looks like, click the Press and Hold to View Sample button. A sample chart temporarily replaces the Chart Sub-Type box, as shown in Figure 11.10.
Figure 11.10: You can preview changes before making them.
If you want to change this to your default, select the Set as Default Chart button.
If none of the chart types in the Standard Types tab suits your needs, click the Custom Types tab to view more options. Figure 11.11 illustrates this tab.
Figure 11.11: Custom charts provide variety and options.
Note - Custom charts include detailed formatting, and some are customized specifically for a certain kind of output, such as onscreen presentations. The text box beneath the example indicates these details.
- Click the Built-In option button to display
PowerPoint's ready-made custom charts.
Note - You can also add an active chart in your current presentation to the list of chart types. Simply select the User-Defined option button on the Custom Types tab, click the Add button, and enter details about this active chart to the Add Custom Chart Type dialog box that appears. Microsoft Graph adds this chart to its list of custom chart types.
Select the chart type you want to use from the Chart Type list. An example displays in the Sample box.
- Click OK to apply the chart type and return to your presentation.
Entering Data in the Datasheet
The default datasheet that opens when you first create a chart includes four columns and three rows. This is a common chart formatcomparing specific categories over periods of timebut only one of the hundreds of possible formats. Figure 11.12 illustrates this datasheet.
Figure 11.12: Enter chart data in a datasheet, similar to an Excel worksheet.
The first row and column of a datasheet serve as headers for the information in the datasheet. Therefore, the second row begins with the number 1 and the second column with the letter A. In this example, the columns display as the category axis, the rows display as the data series listed in the legend, and the cell data (A1:D3) represents the value axis.
To input your own data, just type over the existing information in each cell.
If the data you need is already in an Excel spreadsheet , you can import directly from Excel without reentering this information in the datasheet. Click the Import File button on the Standard toolbar to open the Import File dialog box. Choose the Excel file you want to import and click Open. The Import Data Options dialog box guides you through this process. Note that you can import from Lotus 1-2-3 and text file formats as well.
Inserting and Deleting Datasheet Rows and Columns
To delete a row or column, place the cursor within the appropriate row or column and choose Edit, Delete from the menu. To remove the contents of a cell rather than the cell itself, choose Edit, Clear, Contents. Clearing the contents is best when you want to remove existing data and replace it with new data. If you no longer need the row or column, you should delete it. You can delete a row or column by selecting its heading and pressing the Delete key.
To insert a new row, select the row below where you want to place the new row and choose Insert, Cells. Microsoft Graph inserts a new row directly above the selected row.
To insert a new column, select the column heading to the right of where you want to place the new column and choose Insert, Cells. Microsoft Graph inserts a new column directly to the left of the selected column.
If you want to insert a new cell, rather than a complete row or column, select the cell where you want to insert a cell; choose Insert, Cells; and choose either Shift Cells Right or Shift Cells Down in the Insert dialog box (see Figure 11.13).
Figure 11.13: Determine the direction to move the existing cells in the Insert dialog box.
PowerPoint inserts a new cell and shifts the row to the right or shifts the column down, depending on your selection. You can undo insertions and deletions by clicking the Undo button or pressing Ctrl+Z.
Formatting Datasheet Column Width
To format the datasheet's column width, follow these steps:
Select the heading of the column whose width you want to adjust.
Choose Format, Column Width. The Column Width dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 11.14.
Figure 11.14: You can customize the width of a datasheet column.
Type a width for the column the Column Width field. To adjust to the standard width, select the Use Standard Width check box. Or, click the Best Fit button to have the columns adjust automatically based on the existing data.
Click OK to return to the datasheet.
Formatting Datasheet Numbers
You can format the text and numbers in your datasheet if you want. To format numerical data, select the cell or cells you want to format and choose Format, Number. The Format Number dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 11.15.
Figure 11.15: Customize the way numbers appear in this dialog box.
Select the type of number format you want from the Category list, such as date, time, or currency format. Based on your category selection, the right side of the dialog box offers additional formatting options related to the category.
For example, if you choose Currency, the right side of the dialog box lets you choose the currency symbol such as the dollar, pound, or yen. Several of the numeric categories also let you choose the number of decimal places you want to include.
Click OK to accept the formatting changes and to update your chart.
Including and Excluding Rows and Columns
You can include rows and columns in your datasheet, but temporarily hide them in your presentation. To do that, select the column or row that you want to hide, and choose Data, Exclude Row/Col. The row or column appears shaded in your datasheet and temporarily disappears from your presentation. Figure 11.16 shows an example of a hidden column in a datasheet.
Figure 11.16: This hidden column will temporarily be removed from the chart.
To include this information again, choose Data, Include Row/Col.
Returning to the Presentation from the Datasheet
When you finish formatting and modifying the datasheet, you can close it by clicking the View Datasheet button on the Standard toolbar. Or you can return to working on the presentation while the datasheet remains open by clicking on any section of the presentation.
To reopen the datasheet, click the View Datasheet button again.
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Poetry Out Loud 2008 National Finals
In just its first year of participation, the U.S. Virgin Islands saw its Poetry Out Loud champion, Charlotte Amalie High School sophomore Shawntay A. Henry, crowned the program's third national champion. Henry competed against 51 of her peers at the two-day national finals event held in our nation's capital.
Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest is a partnership of the NEA, the Chicago-based Poetry Foundation, and the state arts agencies. The SAAs administer the state-level programs, managing everything from recruiting local schools to pairing teaching artists with classrooms to conducting statewide competitions. This year the recitation contests were held in all 50 states, Washington, DC, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Since last year, the SAAs have increased the number of schools participating by 30 percent, bringing the total number of 2008 campuses to 1,570. All told, the NEA estimates that nearly 200,000 students participated in the 2007–2008 competition.
Also in 2008, more states involved local literary figures in the project. In Oklahoma, state poet laureate and 2007 National Medal of Arts recipient N. Scott Momaday was a featured speaker at the state finals, while in the Lone Star state, a trio of working poets traversed the state coaching students in how to recite poetry. In Washington, the state's first poet laureate, Samuel Green, helped judge the competition.
To kick off each local program, teachers received free curriculum materials, including an audio guide with poetry recitations, a Poetry Out Loud anthology, and a teacher's guide with lesson plans and contest guidelines, which is updated annually to reUect the needs of participating educators. Students and teachers also have access to an online anthology at www.poetryoutloud.org that boasts more than 600 poems and bios of the selected poets.
Winners advanced to school, district, and regional competitions, with state winners going on to the national finals.While in the capital, many students had a chance to meet with their senator or state representative. On April 28, students competed in the semifinal round. Twelve students advanced to compete in the finals the following evening. Guest judges included radio personality Garrison Keillor; Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey; Poetry Daily editor Don Selby; California novelist Leslie Schwartz; 2007 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Amanda Fernandez; and memoirist, activist, and poet Luis Rodriguez. Scott Simon, host of National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday, reprised his role as master of ceremonies. Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation coordinated the final event.
In a post-win interview with the St. Tomas Source, Henry commented on the transformative power of poetry that drives the program. "I thought poetry was boring, but when you really listen to the words and recite it on stage, it comes alive and you can feel that, and you have to make sure the audience feels that too. I hope this is an opportunity for me to open doors for younger children...to let them know that poetry is not what it seems."


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The trail of my book promotion has been long and winding these past 6 months. It has brought some long lost family back into my life, from second cousins I never knew I had to first cousins I haven't seen in years. But maybe even more interesting are the chance encounters I've had with a number of total strangers that have followed me or my book. Here's a few examples.
There is a guy who saw me at the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books and sparked up a conversation. He had been to the BWCA as a teenager, but not since. He is also a Vietnam veteran and a writer who has his first book being looked at by a publisher in January. The book is titled The Last Man Out of Vietnam. It sounds like a great read and I can't wait to get a look at it. He said he read Dirty Shirt and really enjoyed it. He even came to my Pewaukee Library event to hear more of the back story and maybe to learn a little about book event promotion. I told him I'm no expert, but that it sure was a lot of fun
And there was the Canadian guide that I met in Ely who had actually written a number of guide-type books. He was an interesting character and probably had enough material for 10 Dirty Shirts if he put his mind to it. He was currently in dispute with his publisher, trying to get royalties that were long overdue for a book they were still selling.
At the Pewaukee event I had a lady come up to me and say she couldn't wait for my next book because she had raised 5 sons as a single parent. I had given everyone a sneak peek at what my next book-length memoir was going to be about. She bought a copy of Dirty Shirt and popped into my life and could relate to me on a personal level, even if for a brief moment.
Of course, there was the gentleman from Dousman, Wisconsin that I've mentioned before who had a brother die of cancer and who went to the BWCA every year with his family. Strange parallels all the way across the board there, but crazy how a book can connect two people for a short time over something like that.
At the Martha Merrells event I didn't manage to sell any books, but did get cornered for 45 minutes by a 93 year old guy who told me stories about his time living in Ely. It was a long winded monologue for the most part, but I'd be lying if I didn't say there were some interesting parts to his story.
There are the two people who helped coordinate my book signing events at the libraries. One was given the book by the other, but both loved the story of Dirty Shirt enough to think it was worthy enough to bring to the reading populace of the local libraries. Super nice ladies with nothing to gain by helping out a new writer. Good folks.
And there was the Michael Perry signing where, in the presence of greatness, I was privileged with having him taking one of my books and telling me congratulations on my own. A regular guy doing his thing to make a buck. Crossed paths.
There was a fellow writer who lived in Ely for quite a time that I have taken up a friendship with because of our common threads.
Or the woman who took my picture with Michael Perry who also bought Dirty Shirt and now reads my blog. She would like one day to retire in Ely. She too, has been to a couple of my events to hear more of the story.
The list goes on and on. All once were strangers for the most part, but also kindred spirits for one reason or another. I sometimes wonder why they were put on the same path as me, if even briefly. I do know that they've enriched my life in small ways one incident at a time. If nothing else, they've brought out my closet extrovert and we shared a moment. And it's all made the whole book promotion experience a whole lot of fun.
More good stories coming in the future, of that I'm sure.
Blogging off...
***I will be appearing at the Granite City Book Club in St. Cloud, Minnesota this Wednesday evening, December 17th from 6:30 - 8:00. The event is free for book club member and $7.00 for non-members.


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On 5 May 1978 life looked wonderful for Susan Leigh Beer. She was just 17, but the Australian swimming champion was on the verge of a glittering international career, with the next step the World Championships in Germany.
Beer was holidaying in India with her parents and brother, relaxing in Delhi's five-star Akbar Hotel. Just after 5pm, she decided to join her family in the hotel pool, and jumped into the shallow end – at which point her life changed forever.
As is stated in the decision of the Delhi High Court at paragraph 54 of 73: " … it has been established on the part of the plaintiff that the cause of injury was the fact that the plaintiff jumped into the pool at the shallow end and that her feet slid forward on account of the bottom of the pool being slippery. This resulted in her head hitting the side of the pool which ultimately resulted in her becoming a quadriplegic."
The smooth-glaze tiles, it was found, were covered in algae as a result of poor maintenance; and despite the best efforts of first Indian and then Australian medics, Beer was left permanently paralysed from the neck down.
A bit of good news (one might think, in the circumstances) is that Beer successfully sued and obtained decree for 50 million rupees (about £700,000), but only after a bitterly contested proof. That figure included an award for loss of future earnings, for pain and anguish, and for other familiar heads of damages. It was also inclusive of interest from the date of the accident. For those particularly interested, the decision can be found at http://www.indiankanoon.org and is apparently one of the highest awards for damages ever made in India – although it is perhaps less impressive by UK standards.
Now the bad news, which is that the first instance the High Court in Delhi delivered judgment, and granted decree, was on 3 March 2011 – just shy of 33 years after the accident happened and 29 years after the action was raised in 1982.
Mercifully, the defending party does not appear to have taken up its right of appeal to the Supreme Court of India – in which case one wonders if Beer would ever have seen a single rupee. Shocked? Don't be, because the truth is that Susan Beer's case is unexceptional in India's beleaguered justice system.
Judges are severely overworked, and litigants are reported to delay proceedings quite easily by failing to appear, forcing hearings to be postponed. The country has the unenviable claim to the greatest backlog of unresolved legal actions in the world, recently estimated by one High Court judge to be in excess of 30 million cases. Just last month, 11 people were killed and 61 injured when a bomb exploded outside Delhi High Court in a cowardly attack on the criminal justice system.
And yet this is the world's largest democracy, a favoured daughter of the common law and home to a booming economy which has reported annual growth of 5 per cent, even in these challenging times. What's more, over the next ten years India is looking to invest £1 trillion in infrastructure; and that is a prize which, for many Scots firms, will be well worth the taking part.
Two things, then, may be worth bearing in mind: firstly, a client moving to, investing or working in India might be well advised to think ahead. It is perhaps simply stating the obvious to say that India is no place to litigate at the moment. Secondly, the new and internationally acclaimed Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 offers a robust alternative method of resolving commercial disputes. It is already common knowledge that both Indian and foreign companies operating in India are happily resorting to binding arbitration agreements, in an effort to deliver fast and effective justice at lower cost. An agreement to arbitrate in Scotland could be to everyone's advantage, and might just help give India's troubled system some vital breathing space.


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Eating a solid breakfast meal is a great way to start your day right.
And yet so many people are meal skippers in the morning!
Studies have shown that if you're serious about losing weight the healthy way, you'll want to also get serious about eating better breakfast meals.
Here are some tips to guide you:
1. Plan ahead. The morning rush doesn't leave much time for cutting up fruit or slow cooking your oatmeal. That's why we recommend doing some simple breakfast preparations ahead of time, either the night before or even on the weekends. Examples include washing and slicing those strawberries, stewing some prunes, making a nice-sized container of oatmeal that can be heated in minutes in the microwave or even hard boiling some eggs. The minutes spent doing these advance preparation tips will save you time and ensure you'll have more time for your most important meal of the day.
2. Don't hit the snooze button. Sleeping late means you'll barely have time to fuel yourself with a healthy breakfast meal. So instead I recommend that you set the alarm 15 minutes earlier so you can take the time you need to eat and enjoy. This may also mean you'll need to get in bed a bit earlier the night before. When you're more rested, you'll be more likely to make those good diet choices from the start to the end of your day.
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I picked up this wonderful vintage dining set on Friday. It's sold pine, six matching chairs, and two leaves. It's a style that we're all familiar with. I think everyone's parents or grand parents have a set like this. I'm planning to give it a new life as a much more modern, rustic set. If you separate yourself from that dreary old pine stain on it now, you can see that the set has gorgeous lines, and could be quite special.
What I'm toying with doing is sanding the table top, and then maybe using a pickled/whitewash stain, and painting the chairs either a medium blue or a deep red to give the set a swedish rustic look.
It'll be available on craiglist when finished, or I can refinish custom. So if you really like the set, shoot me an email and I can refinish is any way. Otherwise, I'd love feedback on whether I should paint those chairs red or blue....or possibly dove gray.
Have a great week and stay safe out there!!
|The set is in immaculate condition, just needs a new look!
|Here is a dining set with bright red chairs and a rustic table. Very pretty!
|I love how the red chairs in this room pop against all the white rustic elements.
|Red chairs add character to a long oak library table here.
|Red chairs look chic with a classic pine farm table in this space
|I adore the color of these chairs. They look so fresh against the white modern table.
|Another beautiful set of chairs with a white dining table. I think the effect of the blue would be very similar against the crisp pickled pine of the dining table.
|And here's a wonderful antique set with a gorgeous dove gray paint color. So stunning!
|This is a set I did this past spring. The dining set was fairly similar. I did this one custom for a client.
|Gorgeous dining set in a white, almost gray shade. This is just a beautiful room!
|I would love to get depth and texture like this on my table, but sadly you can only earn it
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Philips DesignLine LED 3D TV
When it's turned off, it looks like a black-to-transparent gradient mirror in the living room. When it's on, Philips' DesignLine LED 3D TV is a cutting-edge, razor-sharp, supermodel-thin entertainment hub. As television continues to evolve, Philips has taken an artistic, minimalist approach to how we consume media, creating their newest TV in the form of a glass sheet. The DesignLine can stand, hang, or lean on any wall (thanks to a newly developed mounting system) and seamlessly connects to home networks to access online content. As early as the second quarter of 2013, Philips' DesignLine could be available to European and Russian markets in 46″ and 55″ options.
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Firefox 20 introduced a new Download Manager with their version 20 release. Like with any change, some people have complained about the change, and want to revert to the old behavior. I don't mind the new Download Manager, but the change does break my workflow.
Formerly, to check on my downloads, I would press
J, scan the list quickly, then hit
Esc to continue with my browsing. But, the new Download Manager opens in a full window, which does not close on
Esc. I have noticed that Firefox also has some sort of Download quick viewer, which opens when I select the Download toolbar item. This shows a quick dialog window, which will close when it loses focus or I press
Esc, and I actually prefer this for viewing my downloads.
So, do I have a keyboard shortcut to open this quick view? Or, can I re-map
J to open this view instead of the full Download Manager?


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After listening to 100 hours of lectures and reading 400 hours on the topic of educational leadership, one concept is ubiquitous: the knowledge-based economy.
Whether it's adapted adult learning that is culturally appropriate, skills retraining for displaced workers or town hall meetings to debate public policy and create an informed citizenry, education for all and at all levels of society has never been so important.
Adult education, life-long learning and the push to upgrade skills is a very hot topic.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development states: "Knowledge is now recognized as the driver of productivity and economic growth. As a result, there is a new focus on the role of information, technology and learning in economic performance. The term 'knowledge-based economy' stems from this fuller recognition of the place of knowledge and technology in modern OECD economies."
It's not the technology that is driving the bus. It's the skill set of the driver.
In a first Survey of Adult Skills — conducted with 166,000 people in 24 OECD member countries — literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills in a technologically rich environment were measured. The results were released at the beginning of October.
According to the survey's findings, even in so-called "rich nations," fewer than 10 per cent of adults demonstrate a high proficiency for problem solving. Between 4.9 per cent and 27.7 per cent of adults are proficient at only the lowest levels in literacy and between 8.1 per cent and 31.7 per cent are proficient at only the lowest levels in numeracy. Alarming.
The Nordic countries, which have historically favoured life-long learning and support adult education, fared the best.
Why should this matter? Because in the political realm, the desired end game of stimulating knowledge should be to develop a citizenry that can think critically. To think critically is to challenge our assumptions about our values and beliefs. This allows for a broader discussion and a more productive, inclusive political discourse.
On the economic side, the desired end game of a knowledge-based economy is job creation and growth. As low-skilled jobs become automated, we need to educate so that we innovate. Educate so that the bright ideas are born, fostered and flourish.
On the social side, the correlation of education, health and poverty is well documented. It begins with literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills.
Without that, the concept of a "knowledge based economy" is a moot point.


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Dental Cleanings Overview
Despite all of the brushing, flossing, and care you give your teeth and gums, a professional dental cleaning is ideal for maintaining optimal oral health. With routine cleanings, issues such as plaque and tartar buildup, cavities, and the early stages of gum disease can be taken care of properly. Aventura Dental Center recommends you undergo a thorough dental cleaning at our Aventura, FL office at least twice a year. Our seasoned dentist, Dr. David Bistritz, has the specialized training and tools you need to keep your teeth healthy and strong. Call our office today to set up a professional cleaning.
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After the teeth are cleaned, Dr. Bistritz may perform an oral exam to check for signs of oral cancer and gum disease. To keep your teeth smooth and healthy, you should establish a home routine that includes brushing and flossing the teeth at least once a day. Dr. Bistritz may offer suggestions or specific instructions, like a special mouthwash or toothpaste to treat your specific concerns. You should be sure to schedule your next dental cleaning before leaving our office for six months or when Dr. Bistritz recommends you return. Waiting too long between cleanings can lead to longer appointments and more invasive treatments.
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Since a professional dental cleaning twice a year is considered a necessary preventive care procedure, most dental insurance carriers will cover 100% of the cost. Our office will check with your insurance company to determine your coverage before billing you directly. Patients without dental insurance should ask about our financing options.
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If you put off cleaning anything whether it's your house, your car, or your teeth, the harder and longer the chore becomes. To get your healthiest smile, schedule a professional dental cleaning with our office at least twice a year. Regular dental cleanings remove plaque and tartar that have built up over time to help you avoid gum disease, cavities, and infections. A cleaning also makes your teeth whiter and brighter with enamel polishing and stain removal. Getting a professional cleaning today can help to save yourself time and trouble later.


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The Mackinac Bridge Authority turns off its cable lights; St. Ignace disappears into the mists like Brigadoon; Mackinaw City turns the lights down low; and visitors, residents, and business owners around the Little Traverse Bay communities of Petoskey and Harbor Springs get a chance to show off their stars by putting the lights out. Please note that participation is voluntary, so help us get the word out! During the challenge, we host an event at Headlands that includes the myth and science of the heroic Perseid Meteor Shower, and we work hard to dispel the sensation being stirred up by an unbridled internet mania that has recently given rise to stories like this being the brightest meteor shower in the history of forever. This is simply not true. In 2017, the Perseid Meteor Shower is diminished by near-full moonlight (Moon will be Full on August 7, 2017, which means that the nights of August 11, 12, and 13, the Moon is at waning gibbous phase. It will rise up just after 11 pm, and stay up all night, when the meteor shower is at its peak). Still, the nights can be beautiful, and the Moon has its own loveliness, even when it's swallowing up the starshine! No reservations are necessary for this event, but you are encouraged to arrive early to secure a parking space near the Waterfront Event Center (at least an hour before program time). Once the parking lot is full, guests park near the entrance to Headlands and walk one mile to the shoreline and event center viewing areas. You are welcome to bring snacks and beverages, and please bring something to sit on and dress for temperatures 10 degrees cooler than inland. Though meteor showers are best witnessed with the naked eye, we will open the Observatory for public viewing during a portion of this evening, on a first-come, first-served basis (entry numbers will be distributed, for those interested, to save you from having to stand inside in line, and we ask you to bear with us while we sort out a system that can accommodate the wonderful demand!). Program happens rain or shine, though inclement weather diminishes views of the falling stars! For more information, please call 231-348-1713 or email firstname.lastname@example.com 20170811T210000 20170811T230000 Waterfront Event Center 0 Perseid Meteor Shower and Lights Out Challenge free Dark Sky Park,Headlands,Perseid Meteor Shower firstname.lastname@example.com 20200528T180453Z Our Coast Guard friend Joe Komjathy's shot of the Moon through our Takahashi Telescope, just a few short weeks before it overtakes the Sun at eclipse on Monday, August 21st. If you aren't able to get into the path of totality for the biggest celestial event of the year, you can view partiality through the solar telescope at Headlands but PLEASE NOTE: Only 78% of the Sun will appear to be eclipsed from our location. We will have our Observatory open with the Lunt Solar Telescope streaming live eclipse action onto the large screens in our Event Center program space, and solar filter telescopes set up outside for safe viewing. In addition, we will have a limited number of eclipse glasses for sale. We expect to be busy, so plan your visit with the following in mind: The entire process from first contact of Moon with Sun until its end is about two hours and 40 minutes. The Moon will begin to eclipse the Sun at 12:59 pm, edt. Maximum eclipse, during which 78% of Sun appears blocked by Moon, will happen at 2:23 pm. The eclipse will end at 3:39 pm. The best plan is to consider the event like an open house, and to decide which thing you most want to see, first contact, maximum eclipse, or the "dying moments". Then, you can come for that experience, and stay for all or part of the rest. At Headlands we will also have live video stream from the path of totality, and eclipse-related crafts. Our Program Director, Mary Stewart Adams, will do occasional Facebook live video from Oregon where she will be at the leading edge of the path of totality. We expect to be busy, so arrive early for parking near the Waterfront Event Center, or be prepared to take a beautiful walk through the woods from the parking at the entrance. Remember, this eclipse will occur during broad daylight, so a woods walk is a pleasant way to journey! Bring snacks and beverages. 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The balance has been struck and at tonight's program we will follow Sun and Moon across the western horizon into the story and wonder of the growing dark. At Headlands we'll have our telescopes trained on the last hint of Jupiter, setting with the Virgo region of stars, then we'll swing over to Saturn where he boldly shows his rings among the stars of the Milky Way. Tonight's program will also include traditional tales of Equinox and the way it is observed in various cultures of the world, including a description of the ancient glyphs used to depict the different regions of the zodiac and their meanings. For event details, please call (231) 348-1713 or email email@example.com. 20170923T190000 20170923T210000 Waterfront Event Center 0 Autumn Equinox in Northern Michigan free thumbnail;https://www.midarkskypark.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/libra-194x300.jpg;194;300,medium;https://www.midarkskypark.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/libra-194x300.jpg;194;300,large;https://www.midarkskypark.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/libra-194x300.jpg;194;300,full;https://www.midarkskypark.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/libra-194x300.jpg;194;300 autumn equinox,Dark Sky Park,equinox,libra,seasonal festival firstname.lastname@example.com 20200528T180453Z It's time to dance by the light of the silvery Moon! 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Air Travel with Your Dog or Cat – from the Air Transport Association
Flying with your pet - From CheapFlights.com
Travel & Transport – Animal Welfare Information Center/US Department of Agriculture
Dog Parks by Bark Magazine
DogFriendly.com – Travel with your dog made easy.
Dogpark.com – Discussion list and web site
Dog Walk Events list
Firework/Noise Safety and Precautions
Healthy Pet Hospital Locator – Find an American Animal Hospital Association accredited hospital where you plan to travel
Importing pets to the U.S. and Traveling Outside the U.S. with Pets – from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pets on the Go – information and links for vacationing pets and their owners.
PetsWelcome.com – Informative site about traveling with your pet
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MAD MEN (Season Four)
At the end of season three, Matt Weiner's world of Madison Avenue Mad Men was unwinding.
The principal players of Sterling Cooper had
branched out on their own, beating the shop's British
parent company's sale to McCann-Erickson to the
punch. The exodus left the crew operating out of a
hotel room at the Pierre.
Meanwhile, creative director Don Draper's (Jon
Hamm) secrets and serial infidelities were discovered
by wife Betty (January Jones) and she was depicted flying
to Reno to get a divorce.
Flash forward to the premiere of season four and
Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce is set up in a one-floor
office. A walk of the corridors reveals that Joan Harris
(Christine Hendricks) and Peggy Olson (Elizabeth Moss)
are back, the latter with a new copywriting partner.
Other familiar faces
from the first three
seasons are absent,
though. The lack of
a conference room
is a regretful running
Business isn't
booming as the
firm tries to retain
its dwindling client
base and is involved en masse in pitches for long-shot
new business. Peggy and loathsome account exec Pete
Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser) stage a stunt aimed at
turning a small account into something much larger.
For his part, Draper — misguided and duplicitous in
so many ways in his personal life — finally takes one
on the chin professionally. The slick one doesn't come
off well in a trade article, of all things, and is properly
chided by partners Roger Sterling (John Slattery) and
Bert Cooper (Robert Morse).
Away from the office, Draper's making do in a Greenwich
Village apartment, where his maid demands that
he eat something and he's left shining his shoes after
his day of toil. Although Don informs Roger he hasn't
been a monk — a point underlined by a lovely who
sates the creative genius' penchant for playing rough
— Draper agrees to go out with a 25-year-old actress
friend of his partner's young wife. The encounter, at
least in the first episode, doesn't have a happy ending.
Still, most of the action occurs in the office, the place
where the show has always been its most interesting.
Let's hope most of the plots continue to unspool in the
agency's space in the Time-Life Building.
Indeed, Draper's ex-wife Betty doesn't appear with
new hubby and Nelson Rockefeller aide Henry Francis
(Christopher Stanley) until almost halfway through the
episode. The newlywed's life appears complicated,
with improper behavior from daughter Sally (Kiernan
Shipka) and a less-than-receptive mother-in-law. Then,
there's the bit about Betty not wanting to move out of
the Drapers' Ossining abode.
Add it all up and creator Matt Weiner has new layers
and worlds to explore with his cast of characters positioned
in new circumstances and situations, against the
backdrop of the exploding Sixties. But as Peggy — now
more independent and a player in her own write, so
to speak — notes to Draper, "We're all trying to please
That's why many fans have been interested all along.


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Dismantled Railway #4
By Ian Harris
The spreading fingers of the Victorian railway system once meandered across Somerset until many of them were lost in the 1950s and '60s, and although they had rested on the landscape for less than 100 years, they left behind many fingerprints, tell-tale traces on the land. Like real fingerprints, they are imperfect, sometimes smudged by landfill or with gaps, entire sections missing or built over. But the railways also left behind other traces that linger in our culture through various myths.