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2010-06-22 | Corkscrew
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not good
Why not good? I like it. The concept isn't exactly brilliantly creative, but the execution is spot on.
However, when I looked at it in use, I do think it starts to take on other (snake-like?) connotations, in that they separate it from the type. Not that that's bad, though.
I like it but it reads as cork crew
Absolutely wrong typography… "S" is good idea around logo should be build. Just find the font that will blend with "S" better.
not different, not new, not effective. Font is standart and old
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I was born on 5th of May in the zodiacal constellation Taurus, in the Year of Pig. I have two brothers – an older brother Andrus and a twin brother Toomas, who is five minutes younger than me :). I was born in Tartu and I lived until the age of 15 in the city where I spent a happy childhood and elementary school days. After graduating from high school in Tartu, I switched to the capital to study at the Tallinn Maritime School, from which I graduated cum laude four years later. After the Marine School, my independent life begun. I went to different continents around the world, and therefore I was able to visit more than 50 different countries. Visiting different countries and cultures gave me a future life with broad horizons, tolerance towards people and the main thing – it helped me to find myself
When I was 9 years old, I got a dog, German shepherd named Boigo. Two years I went with him to dog trainings. At the same time, I went for different sports: skiing, running, athletics and started photography.
After sailors life, I started to work in journalism as a telemarketing manager in Ajakirjade Grupp (later in 2000 named Ajakirjade Kirjastus AS). Currently I continue working there, being very content with my work and motivated. In 2001 I started studying at the Department of Journalism and Public Relations of the University of Tartu from which I graduated in 2007. At the same time I worked in Kalev Spa and My Fitness coaching BodyPump, Spinning and Abs classes, and as a personal trainer.
I am very grateful to my parents, who were able to grow me independent at a difficult Soviet time, and gave me a good education and home values. My mother Kaja Karask has also written her biography in the PEOPLE'S BIOGRAPHIES OF ESTONIA Book II, for which she won a special prize. I would also be very happy if I could continue the tradition:).
I am wildlife photographer.
I am currently working in various sports clubs at Kalev spa, MyFitness and Viimsi spa. I coach group trainings (Bodypump, Spinning and ABS classes) and personal trainings.

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Kathmandu, 3rd June: Recent studies have found the persistent excess weight around the middle is not only responsible for an unsightly 'muffin top', but can also be very dangerous to your health. Health experts claim implementing simple habits before sleeping can actually help to banish your potbelly while you slumber. Chillies are helpful in shedding the fat from your body. Likewise, drinking green tea before sleep will elp you shed te extra fat.


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"Even I cannot convince Him of how bad I am. No one can. I can't convince Him of how good I am. No one can. He does not change His opinion of me by my words or the words that men speak about me. Even the best of men can be swayed, but He can't.
This gives me both confidence and comfort knowing that He knows the extreme of my depravity, which I cannot exaggerate, yet He still sees the heights of sincerity and virtue in me. Only with God do the two extremes coexist in the process of maturing. Only God truly knows us."- Misty Edwards
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Eversheds Sutherland has advised regeneration company Urban Splash on its multi-million-pound joint venture with Japan's biggest housebuilder, Sekisui House, and Homes England to deliver thousands of new homes across England.
Sekisui House, one of the world's leading housebuilders, is a pioneer of modern methods of construction, where homes are built in factories and shipped out to sites. The deal will see the housebuilder move into the UK housing market with immediate effect.
Corporate Partner Alistair Cree led a 35-strong cross-practice Eversheds Sutherland team to deliver the deal, which included: Partner Daniel Walsh (real estate), Legal Director Jamie Partridge, Principal Associate Elizabeth Tindall, Senior Associates Annika Unsworth and Russell Naglis (all corporate), and Associates Thomas Donohoe (banking) and Misha Sealy (commercial).
The £90m deal, which has been facilitated by lead advisor JLL, comprises a total new investment of £55m into Urban Splash's 'House' development business. This provides a significant boost to the UK's modular housing industry and will help to speed up production of much needed new homes.
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Uber Axing Controversial Post-Ride Tracking Feature
The app-based car service will no longer track passengers' locations after they have been dropped off, unless the person specifically allows the company to do so.
In a bid to improve privacy and restore user confidence, Uber is axing a controversial tracking feature that allowed the company to keep tabs on riders after their trip ended.
Reuters on Tuesday reported that the app-based car service will no longer track passengers' locations after they have been dropped off, unless the person specifically allows the company to do so.
The change comes after Uber in November quietly started collecting user data "from the time of trip request through five minutes after the trip ends." On its Help forum, Uber said it does this to "improve pickups, drop-offs, customers service, and to enhance safety."
Now, as the company tries to rebuild its image in the wake of a very public sexual harassment scandal and executive shakeup, it's ending that practice. An upcoming update "restores users' ability to share location data only while using the app," Reuters reported.
The update is expected to start rolling out for iPhone users this week. Uber also plans to pull the post-ride location tracking feature from its Android app at some point in the future, but there's no word as to when that will happen.
In an interview with Reuters, Uber's Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan said, "Uber made a mistake by asking for more information from users without making clear what value Uber would offer in return." He went on to say, "If Uber decides that tracking a rider's location for five minutes is valuable in the future, it will seek to explain what the value is and allow customers to opt in to the setting."


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Legislative Document 361, Sponsored by State Representative Margaret Craven (D-74), "An Act To Create a Waiting Period for Firearms," has been scheduled for a work session on March 16 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 436 of the State House. This legislation would mandate a 10-day waiting period for certain individuals who purchase firearms in Maine.
Maine is consistently among the most crime free states in the country. Waiting periods do nothing to prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through illegal means and would only hinder law-abiding citizens!
Any changes to the current firearm background check system is not warranted. Please call your State Representative at (207) 287-1400 and urge him or her to oppose this misguided legislation.


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Love Mind is the newest release from Doc B. Wildman, a love themed EP featuring obscure soul samples creatively processed, and Doc's uniquely designed drum sounds.
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Doc B. Wildman is an American electronic music producer and live performer based in Richmond, VA. Doc has produced and composed multiple releases under various aliases since his first independent release in 2004. Covering a spectacular spectrum of styles with ease, through solo Doc B. Wildman productions and with collaborative projects 1UPYO, BumpREC, P Nimble, Dogfaced Boy, McLaw's Drive, Richmond Banks Music or other permutations, Wildman has begun to establish himself as electronic music's true Jack of All Trades.
The first release as Doc B. Wildman, ∞ Mind, was released independently in 2013 and featured Doc's ability to rework obscure disco samples into Nu Disco grooves. Doc Wildman has a strong background in both acoustic and electronic instrumentation, and he was able to quickly navigate both components in his role as the primary composer and producer of 1UPYO's 2013 EP The Moment is NOW. The 2014 1UPYO concept album Bye Time, demonstrates Doc Wildman's abilities to produce and compose a full-length LP for a full band, and a variety of guest artists.
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How To Reach Goalpara
The Goalpara district of Assam is situated towards the west of Guwahati and is about a distance of 134 kms from the city. The place has a very well connected and smooth transportation network by which people from all corners of the country can visit the location.
By Air
One can take a flight to the Borjhar Airport which is the nearest airport to the Goalpara district. The other way to reach the destination is to board a flight and reach Shillong Airport. About 124kms away from the airport is this beautiful town.
By Rail
There are several trains that connect the Goalpara town with other major places of the country. From the railway station many taxis and private cars are available on hire which carry tourists to their desired destination.
By Road
The local transportation of the town is also well developed so that the tourists can enjoy sightseeing in this district smoothly. If you are travelling to this place via Guwahati then you can either hire a taxi or rental cars which drive passengers to this place. The scenic beauty that is seen while travelling on road is an absolute delight for the visitors.


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Leg 1 - Burkett Park > Burkett Trail > (East) Potts Creek > Armadillo (E) > Playground > Bell's Point > Playground (N) > Flintstone > 5 Points Junction 3.5 miles
Leg 2 - 5 Points Junction > River Bend (N) > service road (E) > Cougar Lookout > Flintstone (S) > 5 Points Junction 2.6 miles
Leg 3 - 5 Points Junction > Turkey Creek > Armadillo (W) > West Potts Creek > Roller Coaster > WS to LL Connector > Burkett Park 4.3 miles
Temp started at 68, ended at 83. Sunny, with a light breeze which gradually became a steady breeze about half way through the hike.
Flowers were everywhere! Yellow, red, blue, purple, white - it didn't matter, they were all in abundance. The bee brush is blooming and a few cactus flowers are beginning to open. Unfortunately, I missed the Lace Cactus bloom and only saw the withered flowers.
The trails for the most part, have been groomed and are in very good repair but there are a few notable exceptions - specifically, Armadillo Trail heading East/North as well as part of the Playground Trail. Armadillo, in particular, has vegetation completely covering the trail so it was a matter of being very careful where I placed my feet - no desire to step on any of the park residents, whether poisonous or not! The same can be said for some of the portions of Playground Trail located between the junction of Armadillo and Playground and South of Bell's Point. It looks like park personnel will have to use hand held weed whackers to clear the brush.
I saw numerous birds, a few lizards and some of the park's longhorns. I'll say it again - the longhorns will leave you alone if you leave them alone ESPECIALLY if there are calves around (like there were today). Although I've seen no snakes so far this year, I found the remains of two snakes - both long dead and in the process of being consumed by insects; surprising to me, a large group of small butterflies were feasting on the remains of a 3-4 ft long coachwhip that was partly opened. These same small butterflies are seen on piles of dung - seems Nature lets nothing go to waste.
This hike bumps me up on the Texas Hiking website roster for miles hiked from #3 to #2 - give me a few years and I may surpass #1. I didn't realize until a few minutes ago, I was already #2 in miles hiked on the national Hiking Trailhead website.
Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett Park. This will be the last time I mention this - the water at Burkett looks "chalky" but its safe to drink - I've suffered no ill effects after consuming it on my last few hikes.
Water and shade available at Bell's Point.
Water, shade, and info kiosk available at 5 Points Junction.
Shade, info kiosk and a bicycle repair station available at Cougar Lookout.


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The influenza viruses being created and studied in Yoshihiro Kawaoka's lab are dangerous.
I could put a string of adjectives in front of dangerous, words like insanely, irresponsibly, foolishly, greedily, blindly, hugely, ridiculously, you get my drift. I'll just say dangerous, or maybe dangerous and cruel.
Here's what I understand to be the gist of Kawaoka's justification for his most controversial work. Because pandemic flu has the potential to kill very large numbers of people, it is prudent to try to be prepared before another pandemic breaks out. We should be prepared for a virus like the one that caused the 1918 Spanish flu. One part of being prepared is to understand the virus as well as we can. By studying the virus's genetics, it is possible to identify genes involved in a virus's various characteristics, like it's transmissibility and its ability to slip past an animal's immune system. Such knowledge could lead to a universal flu vaccine that could make influenza as rare as smallpox. That goal justifies the experimental genetic manipulation of the virus and justifies the very slight chance of the public being exposed to a much more dangerous strain of the already very dangerous virus.
The 1918 Spanish flu was the most deadly disease in human history.
A 1918 Spanish flu infection is frequently fatal in mice, macaques, guinea pigs, ferrets, and humans. It is highly transmissible and is thought to move easily between birds and mammals. If the reconstructed virus or one of Kawaok's mutated more virulent versions were to somehow escape from the lab, the seriousness of the potential resulting pandemic are hard to overstate. A large portion of the human population could be killed as well as many animals of other species.
The effectiveness of flu vaccines is notoriously iffy. Some years, among healthy people, a flu vaccine can be can as high as 70% effective, in other years flu vaccines provide little benefit. This variability is due to the variability of the possible virus strains that can emerge. Experts note that there are millions of possibilities. Flu vaccine manufacturers predict the strain that will be prevalent year to year; sometime they come fairly close and the vaccine is somewhat effective, other years they get it wrong and the vaccines aren't beneficial. Flu vaccine manufacturing is an odd business. There is a large financial payoff whether or not your product works. The holy grail is a universal vaccine; but the large number of possible strains makes the likelihood of a universal vaccine remote according to experts.
The flu was responsible for 36,000 deaths and over 200,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. annually during the 1990s. [Molinari, Noelle-Angelique M., et al. "The annual impact of seasonal influenza in the US: measuring disease burden and costs." Vaccine 25.27 (2007): 5086-5096.] For comparison, heart disease and cancer are each responsible for almost 600,000 deaths annually in the U.S.
The potential costs and potential benefits should be weighed against each other in order to come to a rational fact-based decision. We can make a list of the pros and cons.
The Pros:
1. A universal flu vaccine; influenza defeated.
2. Comfortable sometimes lavish incomes for experimental flu researchers.
3. Large financial benefits for the institutions hosting experimental flu researchers.
4. Immense profits if a universal vaccine is invented.
The Cons:
1. No universal flu vaccine in spite of endless millions of tax dollars being spent.
2. The proliferation of labs around the world working on mutated potentially even more dangerous versions of the 1918 Spanish flu.
3. A bio-warfare influenza virus race.
4. A lab accident or mistake that allows the virus to escape.
5. Millions of people and other animals dead in a matter of weeks.
6. Human and other mammalian extinctions.
Both the pros and the cons include elements of both certainty and only slight possibility.
On the side of those who defend the experiments, I suspect that the certainty of items 2 and 3 on the Pro list are the main motivators behind the silly, dangerous, and self-serving statements from the University of Wisconsin about Kawaoka's research. It appears to me that the University of Wisconsin has determined that the certainty of large amounts of money outweighs the slight possibility of an unprecedented catastrophe.
Above, I noted that the research is dangerous and cruel. The animals used by Kawaoka suffer terribly. The animals he uses are said to drown "from within as their lungs filled with blood and fluid."
There are other factors that contribute to what I take to be the widespread ethical blindness afflicting the University. I've written about some of them here.


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Skip to 0 minutes and 18 secondsFew people would disagree that every child deserves a good start to life, but what does that actually mean? A good education? A stable family income? A safe home? A place to play, and time with friends and family? There are no easy answers to the question of what constitutes a good childhood - in this course, we'll explore children's lives around the world and we ask what lessons might be learned from the countries where children seem to fare best.
Skip to 0 minutes and 43 secondsSome would argue that a fair society is impossible if some children don't receive a fair start to life and as the newspaper headlines you have just seen show, some countries do much better than others in ensuring that key policy interventions improve children's lives. Over the four weeks of this course, we'll debate the meaning of a good childhood and we'll explore the many competing ways in which it can be measured. We'll also look at what children have to say about their own lives. We'll pay particular attention to how inequalities impact on children's lives, focusing on income, health and children's own subjective understandings of their well-being.
Skip to 1 minute and 20 secondsFor analyis of differences in child well-being across rich countries, we will explore the implications of inequalities for child well-being, and will ask what governments might do to improve children's lives. The course draws on the University of York's world-leading expertise in social policy and our particular strengths in researching child poverty and child well-being. Join us, in exploring some of the debates around child well-being, and considering what lessons we can learn from around the world.


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This App is one of fastest growing social media app with more than 100 thousand users in just 2 months. User can share photo, gif and video. They will get the points based on the post like, share and comments and these points decide the level of specific user.
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Which makes the business of writing a tricky one. By necessity, the act of writing puts on hold The Present; writing is always already late, always already in hindsight of event/thought, even when simply in anticipation of said event/thought and, more significantly, when the written material is altogether imaginary,
There are many kinds of writing, of course - journalistic, expositional, fictional - and certain kinds of writing can more readily amble along the Awareness state of mind than others. In transcribing an interview or writing a book review, it is much easier to remain in one's Present brain-state than when, say, producing a dialogue between fictional characters. The former requires technical skill in navigating the temporal, the latter demands a conscious, intentional suspension of the Present.
My writing this piece arises from a personal foray into the practice of mindfulness, as well as the philosophies and states of minds to do with spirituality. The more mindful and - let's use that pop-psych word 'Aware' - the more Aware I am, the less my inclination to write. Such a phenomenon could be attributed to general sloth, though I doubt it. Too often I face the dreaded blank screen, squeezing words out like they're begotten of blood, and then I realise, quite regretfully, that this Awareness - this wonderful thing the self-acclaimed pop psych doctors have proclaimed Holy Grail - is indeed it. In an absolute state of Awareness, there is no need for written material. For there is much more life in Life, in breathing and connecting with other people and conducting on-the-spot personal reflections and self-inventories, than suspending the Present to write it all down.
There is a tingle of the bittersweet in my fingers. Something's gonna give.


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Product & Service
A recent N&O column: "New eateries should focus on service."
An owner of two successful restaurants stated: "If you don't have that (attentive, nice congenial service), you might as well not open a restaurant."
The N&O restaurant critic has said the problem in the this area is the lack of professional wait staff and that most restaurants depend on part-time employees. While that may be the case….good restaurant operators should have a training process to ensure the level of customer service that is expected.
Service should be as important as the product….if our customer service was lacking than we certainly would not have repeat business. The same holds true for a restaurant.
Don't take the customer for granted.


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Mike Tyson Plays Herman Cain on Funny or Die
Hermain Cain, who has been under scrutiny for multiple sexual harassment allegations, is the latest target of FunnyorDie.com.
The comedy site partnered with boxer Mike Tyson to play the GOP Presidential hopeful in a video on their new political channel. The new parody section, "Live Funny or Die", a comedic twist on the "Live Free or Die" saying, comes at a perfect time for the 2012 political season.
This isn't the first time the heavyweight champion has teamed up with FoD. You can also catch him in the sketch, "When Harry Met Sally 2", "Oscar Talk with Mike Tyson and Leonard Maltin" and a remake of the Bobby Brown classic "Every Little Step" with Mike Tyson and Wayne Brady.
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The Tulip Armchair by Eero Saarinen is a perfect example of his style. He was an essentialist, breaking a chair or a piece of furniture down to its most basic form and function, and marrying that to an equally pure design aesthetic.
The Tulip Armchair is an essential art object, a lovely chair, and a piece of furniture design history. Designed in 1956, the Tulip Armchair was minimalist and holistic. As Saarinen said, "In any design problem, one should seek the solution in terms of the next largest thing. If the problem is a chair, then its solution must be found in the way it relates to the room."
The Tulip Armchair was the perfect expression of that idea. Winner of the 1969 Museum of Modern Art Award, the chair is available with or without arms, and with complementary stools and tables.
What's To Like:
- One-piece look - with a base that accomplishes Saarinen's goal of clearing up "the slum of legs" in the modern home.
- Plush, colorful upholstered seat.
- Comfortably molded chair back and arms give you a good reason to linger at the dinner table.
What's Not to Like:
- Price could be a sticking point; it's not cheap.
- If you like chairs with four legs, perhaps the Tulip Armchair isn't your best bet.
- We can't find anything else to pick on - this dining chair is a classic.
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When put together with the Saarinen tables, the Tulip Armchair makes a beautiful, iconic modern dining set. Alone, it's a great-looking side chair that fits in most any living space.
Customer's own material may be used on the Tulip Armchair after being approved. In addition, many of Knoll's other fabric lines are available upon request. Please call a Smart Furniture salesperson at 888-467-6278 to get started!
- Overall dimensions: 32" h x 26" w x 23.25" d
- Seat height: 18.5"
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- Shell is molded fiberglass with a reinforced plastic bonded finish
The Tulip Armchair is part of our scintillating list, Top 10: Furniture that Could Appear in A Clockwork Orange.
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About the Designer
Knoll was well known for utilizing European talent, and many items in their furniture collection were designed by Scandinavians. Eero Saarinen, originally from Finland, would become one of the most renowned designers of the mid-twentieth century. After studying architecture at Yale, Saarinen collaborated with contemporary Charles Eames and designed numerous furniture classics and buildings that would help define American style and aesthetics.
Saarinen's most famous works in the Knoll collection are the Womb Chair and Tulip Chair, but he also designed a series of dining and side tables as well as office-oriented chairs. His architectural achievements include the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the Dulles Airport in Washington DC.
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The Tulip Chair has a cast aluminum base with a rilsan coated finish for black and white chairs. Platinum chairs consist of a high-resilient polyurethane enamel wet coat with a clear satin finish. The shell is molded fiberglass with a reinforced plastic bonded finish.
Overall: 32" h x 26" w x 23.25" d
Seat height: 18"
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Throughout his career, Sinclair has worked on more inclusive approaches to technology. At Microsoft, he has championed the concept of people-centric design, which creates multiple ways for people, including those with disabilities, to interact with computing devices and content. He is working on a new generation of technologies that automatically adapt to a person's individual needs, preferences, and immediate surroundings. Currently, Sinclair serves as board president of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP).


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The government is set to appeal for a review of the Massmart-Walmart merger today, arguing the deal will have a potentially devastating effect on local jobs.
An appeal by the government for a review of the Massmart Walmart merger is expected to be heard on Thursday.
Earlier this month, four departments — agriculture, forestry and fisheries; economic development; and trade and industry — filed their heads of argument in the Walmart Massmart merger case.
They argued that Walmart's acquisition of Massmart can have a "potentially devastating" effect on local jobs.
They want the transaction to be sent back to the Competition Tribunal for proper consideration and more effective conditions to be imposed.
The government has argued that the merging parties will increase imports, relying on Walmart's vast and extensive international procurement capability.
Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel raised concern that tens of thousands of jobs could be lost in the local factories that supply Massmart and other local retailers.
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said there was no evidence that Massmart would create 15 000 because of the merger, as it had advertised.
Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said the implications of a displacement of local suppliers by Massmart would result in lost income and most likely the loss of jobs.
The three departments had asked the court to send the matter back to the Competition Tribunal for a more considered evaluation based on adequate information from the merger parties with a view to much stronger conditions being imposed. — Sapa


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The daughter of the best-loved children's book author and illustrator Shirley Hughes, Clara Vulliamy was encouraged to draw and paint from an early age. Clara now illustrates children's books by other writers, as well as her own. Her picture books tend to be realistic portrayals of the big moments in a young child's life.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Book Review)
Shared by Kristi
Title: Life As We Knew It
Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Publisher: Harcourt Books
(I checked this out from the library.)
First sentence: Lisa is pregnant.
Miranda is a normal 15 year old. She journals about school, fights with her mom, her dad's new wife and her pregnancy - just normal everyday stuff. Even when a meteor is predicted to be on a collision course with the moon, it doesn't seem too exciting. It just gives the teachers a chance to give extra homework surrounding the upcoming collision.
When the meteor actually hits and the moon is knocked off it's axis, everything changes. Tsunami's, earthquakes, volcanoes become prevalent. The moon hangs lower in the sky and seems to be a warning of more changes to come. Food and gas become scarce and Miranda and her family begin to stockpile everything from food to firewood. Weather changes cause crops to die and snow to fall early. An influenza wipes out much of the population. Miranda and her family must come up with new and creative ways to meet everyday occasions.
The entire story is told as journal entries in Miranda's journal - so the perspective is that of a teenager's. It made me think of all the things that I take for granted every day - from indoor plumbing, to being able to flip on a light switch when it gets dark. I had never thought about those things that the moon affects - like tides - and how they would change if anything happened to the moon. There is hope in the book, even though everything seems pretty hopeless. Miranda and her family really band together in the face of adversity and their commitment to each other is very apparent towards the end of the book. It doesn't have the happily-ever-after ending and I am looking forward to reading the rest of this series!
I really enjoyed this story, though I don't seem to be able to put into words why (could have something to do with the pounding going on in the next room - my husband is busting out the tiled kitchen floor to put in a new one this week - there will be pictures later!) I have the second book, The Dead and the Gone, already checked out from the library and ready to read!
2 comments:
- Mary (Bookfan) said...
Such an interesting premise and I just love the cover!
- November 22, 2009 at 7:46 PM
- bermudaonion said...
That sounds like quite a story and a great reminder to be thankful for the "little" things in life.
- November 22, 2009 at 7:55 PM
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' Do the Republicans ever listen to themselves? Do they ever think about what they're saying? Or does somebody pull a string in their back and out come the talking points? -Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell … "Americans don't want a government-run system that puts bureaucrats between patients and doctors."- Senator McConnell, shut up. Just. Shut. Up. '
"Will Republican leaders denounce rash of racist comments directed at President Obama and his wife?"
Self-appointed watchpersons over the whole healthscare thingie and other stuff, these folks even engage with right-wing trolls in their comment section. Not sure why. It's like talking to a wall with nasty written stuff on it. Bring a bucket of liberal paint.
' I know the traditional media has its hands full providing exhaustive coverage of the David Letterman-Sarah Palin saga, but when they get a minute, maybe they can look into the racist and bizarre comments Republican activists are directing at President Obama and his wife. As I mentioned the other day, a Republican activist in South Carolina just compared Michelle Obama to a gorilla. Not to be outdone, today, another Republican activist in SC posted this gem on Twitter: "Just heard Obama is going to impose a 40% tax on aspirin because it's white and it works." Funny stuff–but wait, there's more. A Republican staffer for a Tennessee state senator emailed a block of paintings and photographs of U.S. presidents. The white presidents were shown in their actual likenesses–Obama was depicted as a disembodied cartoon set of eyes–get it?–he's a "spook". '
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' Nevada Senator John Ensign today disclosed that he'd had an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer. This will make for plenty of interesting water-cooler gossip, particularly since Ensign has a penchant for calling on people to resign for various and sundry moral and ethical lapses -- notably Larry Craig, Bill Clinton and Ted Stevens (but not David Vitter). It seems unlikely, however, that Ensign will resign himself. Although Nevada's governor is a Republican and could appoint another Republican to replace him, that would nevertheless trigger a special election in 2010, when Democratic incumbent Harry Reid is also on the ballot. Nevada Republicans have a very poor bench right now and are already having trouble recruiting a credible candidate to run against the unpopular Reid. They might have a lot of difficulty retaining Ensign's seat in the event of a special election, or alternatively, might compete for it at the price of giving Reid a free pass. '
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' This didn't take long. Not six months on the job yet and President Obama could be facing a major political scandal. Last Wednesday, a man named Gerald Walpin, a U.S. inspector general investigating the possible misuse of Americorps funds, received a surprise call from the Obama White House informing him was fired. The firing was seen by some as politically motivated and highly illegal. The bottom line: Gerald Walpin accused a prominent Obama supporter of misusing AmeriCorps grant money. After an investigation, the prominent Obama supporter had to repay back more than $400,000 of the grant money and Obama fired the inspector general who shined light on the matter in the first place . '
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I think we can all agree 2015 was the year of the variable-strength diopters or, as they're popularly known, single focus solutions. Yes, I am talking about the Focus Module (FM Lens), Rectilux and Rangefinder. The FM had a good headstart, released to the public in late 2014, while the Rectilux and the Rangefinder started shipping almost at the same time, mid 2015. As much as you'd like, this is not the time I'll throw them against each other. This comparison is coming soon and for now this is an in-depth explanation of how they work and why it took so long for them to show up. This is probably the nerdiest and most technical post I've written so far, so hold on to your optics knowledge and don't hesitate to ask questions!
It all starts with the Iscoramas, back in the late 1960s. The Iscoramas were the first anamorphic adapters that could go on any taking lens and not have you worrying about dual focusing: focusing both lenses (taking lens and anamorphic) at the same distance. You set your taking lens to infinity and use the Iscorama's focus ring, that was so basic they were sold attached to infinity-fixed-focus 50mm lenses. Isco Optics had developed their own way of achieving this result and patented its optical design – unknowingly set the prices through the roof forty years later. There are a few patents to be found on Google such as these three, two for the US, one for Europe (patent one, patent two, patent three), all filed by Isco or Schneider GmbH (the evolution of Isco Optics). The patent prevents other companies from making any lenses that work the same way, which ended up leading the Russians towards their synchronized focus rings for taking lens and anamorphics and depriving the world of any other single focus anamorphic adapters.
For the longest time everyone thought this was an insurmountable barrier since nobobdy was allowed to make a single focus adapter based on the same principles. Oh, yeah, and what are these principles? Let's consider a three-part optical chain consisting of A + B + C, A being the focus group, B is the anamorphic group and C is the taking lens group, and A-B-C is the path light follows from the outside world to the sensor. For starters, we know the third group, the taking lens (C) has to be set to infinity. Then, we have the anamorphic block in the middle, (B), which is also set to infinity, and a third optical part, the focus group (A), that consists of… yeah, you got it right, a variable-strength diopter. We all know what diopters are and what they do by now, so the concept of a variable-strength diopter is simple: it's a combination of optical elements that acts as a diopter by changing the maximum focus distance – infinity – to something else. While regular diopters have their power set in stone (or glass, haha), variable-strength ones range from +0, at infinity, to +1 (Rangefinder) or +2 (Rectilux), dragging infinity down to one meter or half a meter!
So why do the other components of the system have to be focused at infinity? For one, it's well known that anamorphic adapters perform best at infinity, with sharper focus and their nominal squeeze factor, second, if you'd set the variable diopter at the +0, or infinity position (the same thing as not having it on the optical chain), the other lenses are expected to see an image at infinity, and the variable-strength diopter will bring "infinity" closer as you change its strength. Plus, this allows you to have distance marks on your single focus solution like the Rangefinder does, that relate directly to the diopter strength that is being used, converted into its maximum focus distance. Before I proceed, I thank John Barlow for this explanation, more than a year ago. I haven't found an easier one to understand out there yet.
Now we know how the variable-strength diopter affects the entire system, but what took them so long to get here? My guess would be that everyone kept thinking about making a full single focus anamorphic adapter, and then hitting the patent wall. The moment they disconnected both parts – anamorphic block and variable diopter – the solution was found, since there were no patents preventing anyone to make variable-strength diopters. The requirements were hard though, since the glass had to be big enough to fit in front of most anamorphic adapters without (too much) vignetting and image quality couldn't afford any hits – which is a serious issue with any other "photographic" variable-strength diopter you can find on eBay, as Jim Chang shows in his post at Rapido Technology's blog – since anamorphics usually mess up your image quality enough. This technical demand is the cause for the high prices – plus R&D expenses!
Revealing the trick: an Iscorama is basically a high quality anamorphic block set to infinity fused with variable-strength diopter that ranges from +0 to +0.5 (which limits minimum focus at 2m!). Good thing for us we now have plenty of high quality anamorphic glass available – Isco Cinelux and Blue Stars, Kowa B&H, Hypergonars and so forth -, both modern and vintage, to suit every kind of look. Whereas the Iscorama is more like a mac computer (sleek design, light and powerful but you don't have much control over what goes on in the inside), the alternative to them would be PCs, cheaper, bigger, but they allow you to control every aspect of what goes under the hood. You can pick your taking lens, your anamorphic and even choose from a few options of variable-strength diopters. Later, if you wanna tweak it, each of these elements can be replaced and upgraded at your will.


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Offering gratitude for an out-going administrator... and more thoughts on graduation
Pomp and Circumstance has stopped playing as the graduation season has ended. Occasionally, I still hear a few measures rattling around in my brain so that only leads to the notion that I also have a few musings about graduation to mutter.
Since the usual tradition of me writing about graduation was forgone this year due to a choice to focus solely on my own son's graduation (way to go Ian R. Armstrong, you are rocking awesome!), I guess instead of featuring the accomplishments of this year's crop of seniors, I get to make a few comments.
First out of the box: Someone ought to confer a well-earned degree in diplomacy to Ed Graff, the Anchorage School District's outgoing superintendent. After the collective Anchorage School Board decided not to renew his contract that ends in June of this year, Graff has been the public model of how to graciously finish a commitment. Oh, sure, the guy has a family and a mortgage to pay and so it would have been foolish to not complete his term. But even after the Board's public announcement stated they wanted a different direction in leadership, Graff, at least in the public eye, has remained ever vigilant about guiding the district through the ramifications of the state's fiscal crisis. Graff's professionalism ought to be documented as a "how-to" lesson plan for the district's career development courses.
He's never admitted this to me, but he darn well knows that enough folks around the district and the community have surmised the Board announcement was code for Graff not being the political lobbyist the Board wanted him to be. That bothers me.
I've told Graff that, so it won't be a surprise for him to see it in print.
I think this should be shared with you, dear readers, so you can further ponder whether or not the effectiveness of a school superintendent should be based on how influential he or she is in Juneau.
At a time when the school district fights to increase its graduation rates, to teach English as a second language to a growing number of ethnically diverse students and to curb bullying, the last thing the superintendent needs to be is a lobbyist.
The district hires specialists for a variety of other tasks including a security specialist; it just shouldn't be a stretch to hire a lobbyist.
Free the "Super" up to focus on education.
Oh, I can hear your keyboard clicking now with comments.
Let's open up a dialogue about this topic: Just how much of the ASD Superintendent's time ought to be spent "networking" with the politicos?
Can't wait to hear your responses. Please keep it nice. No name-calling – including referencing the blondish hair on my head. Lol.
In all seriousness, this is a reasonable question for folks to ponder. Just how much time should the new ASD superintendent spend being political versus being educational?
I want to publicly thank Ed Graff for caring about our students. I want to thank him for continuing to do his job to the best of his ability under less than nice circumstances. I want to remind him that what goes around comes around. Looks like that might mean heading up an even larger school district: Minneapolis. Looks like Graff may just come out better off than when he went in.
I also am very grateful that he was the "Super" that shook my son's hand at the Eagle River High School graduation on May 9.
So, speaking of that graduation service: It was terrific.
But there is one little issue that school administration needs to figure out: How to open more than one gate on each side of the arena to allow families and friends access to their graduates to put the numerous leis around their necks and gifts in their arms.
That part of the graduation – I guess technically after the graduation – was a disaster.
People were pushing to get to the floor. People attempted to negotiate over the gates and some fell in the process.
My mother, age 74, and my mother-in-law, age 80, were very uncomfortable with the after shuffle of people anxious to get to their graduate. They felt a bit unsafe.
They weren't alone.
I kid you not: For three days afterward, I couldn't go anywhere around town without someone asking me what I knew about why only one gate was opened on each side of the Sullivan.
People were frustrated.
The one-gate debacle isn't the fault of the school district. I recognize this. Or at least, I will allow myself the temporary delusion that school officials had no idea this would occur.
However, having only one gate open on either side of the arena was not an academically-award winning idea either – particularly considering the decision by ERHS administration to toe the line on the very little honored ASD policy that leis and gifts are not given to graduates until after the ceremony ends.
When my older kids graduated in 2003 (CHS) and 2007 (ERHS) , the graduates with diplomas in hand found their parents who came down to the bottom of the Sullivan and remained on the seating side of the gates to take a moment to put leis on their graduate, give them a hug and a kiss and breathe a sigh of relief.
ERHS didn't allow that this year. It has followed a little recognized ASD policy regarding the refraining from lei giving until after the tassels are collectively moved and the master of ceremonies closes the official part of the event.
I guess I can understand this. I was told the prohibition is to keep the ceremony moving along.
Okay. Well, whatever.
Be that the case, perhaps giving folks easier post ceremony access is a good idea. Like, um, open up a few more gates, folks. Or tell the powers-that-be at the Sullivan to do so.
If not, if there is some access rule I am not privy to, then at least make an announcement to the crowd that only one gate on each side is going to be open and thus, getting to your graduate could take more time than your heart wants.
Oh, and um, that ban on air horns that was on the robo call? Yeah, right. I told my mother she couldn't bring cow bells formerly owned by my grandmother and shook at numerous Seahawks and Mariners games over the years because noise makers were supposed to be off limits. There were plenty of air horns going off – so much for that ardent security that was supposed to prevent those items from entering. Frankly, again, I don't have a problem with air horns – as long as it isn't right in my ear.
I sound so cynical.
Sorry about that. I do have so much to be grateful for. The folks at ERHS know how much I appreciate everything they have done for my son's education. They are a class group of educators. I like the fact that they are also active participants in this great community.
But I ask, why not make some noise? So what if we have to stop for a moment for yelling and screaming and platform pounding? We are only graduating the class of 2016 one time. So what if it takes a bit longer? Good grief, the bulk of the parents watching Johnny and Susie cross that platform have been through a lot of restless nights pondering their child's future. Let them revel in this moment for many moments. The fact that he or she earned a high school diploma – something that ten years ago less than 60 percent of ASD students did – isn't something to mark silently


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Raise your hand if you love VLOOKUP? Me too! We Excel users have grown to love VLOOKUP over the years. But, XLOOKUP offers some advantages. XLOOKUP? That's not a typo. Depending on your version of Excel and when you are reading this, you may see this function immediately, or it may be a while before it arrives. But either way, it is a goodie 🙂 Thanks Bill J for the scoop on this, and Gary Z for the heads-up!
In summary, it is designed to return a related value, just like VLOOKUP … but it addresses some of the limitations of VLOOKUP and provides many additional options. Here is a screenshot of the Insert Function dialog which provides a description (and proof it exists):
Note: at the time I'm writing this, XLOOKUP is available in O365 w/Insiders Fast update channel. Depending on your version of Excel, you may not see it in your function list.
Let's dig into the arguments:
=XLOOKUP(lookup_value, lookup_array, return_array, [match_mode], [search_mode])
- lookup_value – value to find (same as VLOOKUP)
- lookup_array – lookup column (different than VLOOKUP)
- return_array – return column (different than VLOOKUP)
- [match_mode] – 0 for exact match by default + more (different than VLOOKUP)
- [search_mode] – 1 for first-to-last + more (different than VLOOKUP)
Let's talk about these arguments in a bit more detail.
Lookup_value is similar to VLOOKUP, and represents the value we are trying to find.
Lookup_array represents a big change from VLOOKUP. Instead of defining the entire two-dimensional range (or table_array), we can define a single column. We specifically identify the lookup column range. This means that column order doesn't matter anymore …. yay! The lookup column can be anywhere in the table.
Return_array is another big difference from VLOOKUP. Instead of defining the return column by index number (col_index_num), we can select the return column range. This is huge because it means if we insert a new worksheet column between the lookup and return columns, nothing breaks … yay! Plus, it can be located anywhere in the table, including to the left of the lookup column 🙂
[match_mode] is an optional argument, and defaults to 0 if omitted. That means that if you don't specify it, it will perform an exact match. This is different than VLOOKUP which defaults to doing a range lookup. With VLOOKUP, we can choose True or False, but XLOOKUP offers more options:
The wildcard character match is more of what we think about when we want to do a partial match. To use this option, we just add a wildcard character like asterisk (*) to the lookup value.
[search_mode] is an optional argument, and defaults to 1 when omitted. This replicates the behavior of VLOOKUP where it tries to find a match by starting at the top and working down.
We can also search from the bottom up, which is a nice option.
XLOOKUP starts with the solid foundation of VLOOKUP, and then enhances it. It is like the VLOOKUP we've always wanted and dreamed about 🙂
XLOOKUP will help improve our workbooks by eliminating errors and providing more flexibility. Thank you Microsoft!!
Tip to job-seekers:
Here's a tip for you if you are interviewing for a job and the interviewer asks you "Do you know Excel? Well, do you know VLOOKUP?" You answer like this: "Yes I know VLOOKUP … but I prefer XLOOKUP. You do know about XLOOKUP, right?" … and blow their mind!!
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"News organizations that think citizens will freely contribute to their citizen journalism pages need to think again. While citizen journalism may well be a new form of volunteerism – something baby boomers do when they finish coaching their kids' baseball teams – it's a fragile dynamic. There must be a high degree of equilibrium, a balance between the giving and the getting, in these initiatives. Money is not the only motivator."
–Jan Schaffer, executive director of J-Lab


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Let them fly...
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."
(Isaiah 40:31)
I want to exemplify a healthy philosophy of ministry.
Early on, I felt like the Lord wanted me for something more than just warming a pew on Sundays. Who knew what that would be all about? After all these years, some questions still remain unanswered for me:
"For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord." (1 Thessalonians 3:8)
I have discovered that there are few things that refresh my bones like having people around me who are more enthused, more talented and more spiritual than I am. There are few things, if any, that I do well. It is a wonderful gift of the grace of God: how he brings people to me who fill the gaps, complement me, and push forward the ministry in ways impossible to me alone.
Jealousy makes me no bigger than King Saul. By clinging to my pulpit, assuming the role of the authoritarian with the last word on nearly everything, protecting my turf, squelching the initiative of others, all I will accomplish is bringing the house down around me.
"I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority." (3 John 1:9)
Diotrephes was a loser. I wish he had been the last to have appeared on the scene and not one of the first.
Watching people who eagerly want to serve and use talents I only dream about having... well, where do you find the words to describe that! The body is being edified like it could never be with just my teaching and efforts.
I look back at my own immaturity, mistakes and pride, and marvel that the Lord still allows me to occupy some small place in the work of his kingdom. Why should I be reluctant to cut loose newer, less experienced disciples? They need their own space to learn, to blow it, to pick up the pieces and try again. If God did not walk away from me after some of the stupid, hurtful things that I have said and done in the ministry, why would I think that he will not tolerate imperfection in those coming after me?
What a shame: I think sometimes we have eagles that just want to learn to fly... but they cannot seem to break free of our tether.
At some point, even Paul lived vicariously through the lives of other believers... and it was an enriching experience. You have to wonder about those vacant pulpits... if someone missed out on some of the best stuff because they left too soon and forgot about their main purpose for being there to begin with.
God gave Moses a Joshua. He gave Paul a Timothy. I can think of no greater gift to my ministry: somebody standing fast in the Lord coming along behind me... now that's living!
"For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord." (1 Thessalonians 3:8)
(re-posted from 1.23.2010)
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Greg Smith
Greg grew up in Menomonee Falls, WI. His ministry began in 1976: 5 years in Central America, 36 in Mexico. Church planting and discipleship have been his passion.
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