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WASHINGTON — Surely, Stanley Dunham was gazing skyward 65 years ago, on D-Day.
Dunham, the man whom Barack Obama would one day call Gramps, was a 26-year-old supply sergeant stationed near the English Channel with the U.S. Army Air Forces when the invasion of Normandy at last began. Six weeks later, he crossed the Channel, too, and followed the Allied front across France. A year later, he was on track to fight in Japan when the atom bomb sent him home instead.
Dunham, who died 17 years ago, was the Kansas-born grandfather with the outsized personality who helped to fill the hole in the future president's life created by the absence of Obama's Kenyan father. Sgt. Dunham's war years have been something of a mystery, the details of dates and places lost with the passage of time. The units that he served in were unknown even to the White House.
But a life-size portrait emerges from interviews and records unearthed by The Associated Press. On D-Day, documents place him at Stoney Cross, England, in the 1830th Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Co., Aviation.
"This was the day we had all been waiting for," Dunham's commanding officer wrote the night of June 6 from their base near the English Channel. "Planes by the hundreds took off and landed at our field from dusk until dawn."
His company supported the 9th Air Force as it prepared for the assault on Normandy and took part in the drive that carried the Allies across France. Dunham and the men of the 1830th came across six weeks after the initial Normandy invasion and followed the front through France, servicing airfields known by numbers — A-2, A-44, A-71, and more — in places such as Brucheville, Cricqueville, St.-Jean-de-Daye, Peray, Clastres, Juvincourt and Saint-Dizier.
Obama to visit Normandy
On this coming Saturday, the 65th anniversary of D-Day, Obama will visit the gravesites and beaches of Normandy, and look out across the channel that his grandfather crossed from a staging area at Southampton, England.
"I knew him when he was older," Obama said of his grandfather in 2007. "But I think about him now and then as he enlisted — a man of 23, fresh-faced with a wise-guy grin."
To the 75 men of Dunham's company, he was a good guy to have around.
For one thing, he taught the men how to use their new gas masks.
He also came up with a radio, games and books for a day room that Dunham's commanding officer described as "a swell place to spend an evening."
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And when the 1830th had a party in the gym three days after D-Day, they had Dunham to thank for it.
On May 31, 1944, payday, Dunham had taken up a collection of 35 British pounds — about $150 in today's dollars — to finance the event. He lined up a convoy of girls from Southampton who, the men hoped, would be "simply smashing," as his commanding officer, Frederick Maloof, wrote in his diary.
"The party was a huge success, except that the beer ran out about 10:30 p.m.," 1st Lt. Maloof later reported. "All agreed that the orchestra was good. A few of the die-hards were still crooning over the empty beer barrels at an early morning hour."
Strains of war
For all the good times, the strains of war were ever present for Dunham and his fellow soldiers.
On the evening after D-Day, Dunham's unit dug 27 foxholes.
"This was done in case of a retaliation by the Germans," Maloof wrote.
On June 11, the first hospital ships returned from France, bringing tales of the "hardships encountered on invasion day."
That same day, Maloof wrote that "our mail has not been reaching home, and the wives and sweethearts are beginning to wonder if we have gone across the channel on the first wave."
The wives included Madelyn Dunham, back home in Wichita, Kan., with Stanley Ann, a toddler who would grow up to be Obama's mother.
Madelyn, the beloved grandmother known as "Toot" who helped raise the future president, did her part for the war effort, working the night shift as a supervisor on the B-29 bomber assembly line at the Boeing plant.
Her brother is part of the war story, too. Charles Payne, Obama's great-uncle, in 1945 helped liberate a sub-camp of the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald, which Obama will visit this Friday.
Stanley Dunham's older brother Ralph, another great-uncle to Obama, also is a branch in the wartime family tree.
Ralph was called up after Stanley enlisted. He landed at Normandy's Omaha Easy Red beach on D-Day plus four, then worked his way through France, Italy and Germany as an assignment and personnel officer.
In the months before the invasion, the brothers met up twice in England while on leave. Once, they came across each other by happenstance in London, where Ralph was staying at the Russell Hotel.
"I walked down the steps and there was my brother sitting on a settee," 92-year-old Ralph Dunham said in interview with the AP.
It turned out that Stanley's hotel had run out of rations and he was sent to the Russell in search of food. The two Kansas boys — each 6-foot-2, by Ralph's recollection — spent the rest of their leave together, touring the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and other sites with a helpful taxi driver. At night, they sampled the London theater offerings. Ralph remembers they saw "Hamlet."
The brothers had a double portrait snapped to send home — after Stanley borrowed a jacket from a fellow member of the 9th Air Force so they'd both be in uniform. The February 1944 portrait is one that Ralph still treasures.
Omaha Beach landing
Late in July, six weeks after D-Day, Stanley Dunham's unit crossed the English Channel and landed at Omaha Beach.
"After looking over the Atlantic wall, with its pill boxes, we all agreed it was a miracle that the Allies were able to land," Maloof wrote.
In his autobiography, Obama reports that during the war his grandfather was "sloshing around in the mud of France, part of Patton's Army."
That's right, at least for a few months.
In February 1945, at Saint-Dizier, Dunham's unit was assigned to Patton's 3rd Army, and Dunham remained in that company until early April. Prior to February, Dunham's unit had supported 1st Army operations.
Wild streak
Obama sketches Dunham as a man with a wild streak early on who settled down to sell furniture and life insurance.
By the time he joined the Army, he already had lived large.
He'd been thrown out of his high school in El Dorado, Kan., for punching the principal in the nose. For three years he'd lived off odd jobs, "hopping rail cars to Chicago, then California, then back again, dabbling in moonshine, cards and women," Obama wrote in his autobiography, "Dreams from My Father."
Dunham had also fallen in love with a woman from the other side of the tracks — the good side — and married her. He eloped with Madelyn Payne just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, and he was quick to enlist after the Japanese attack.
"He was really gung-ho," remembers Ralph. "He didn't have to go because he was married. He could have held off."
He was inducted at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on Jan. 15, 1942.
Stanley Ann
That November, while Dunham still was stationed stateside, he got leave to come home to Kansas when his daughter, Stanley Ann, was born at Fort Leavenworth.
Her unusual name, Obama wrote, was "one of Gramps' less judicious ideas — he had wanted a son." The family called her Stannie. Later, she would be known as Ann.
In December 1942, weeks-old Stanley Ann makes her appearance as a dependent on Dunham's pay records. (He's earning $22 a month, with $6.70 deducted for life insurance.)
Dunham spent the first year and a half of his war service stateside, part of it in the 1802nd Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company, Aviation, at Baer Field in Indiana, now Fort Wayne International Airport. He transferred to the 1830th in March 1943, and the unit shipped out to England on the HMS Mauretania that October.
"All officers and enlisted men alike tumbled out of bunks and hammocks to get the last view of the good old U.S.A. as it disappeared beyond the horizon," Maloof wrote.
The rhythms of life for Dunham and the men of the 1830th emerge in the weekly unit histories recorded by Maloof. Men transfer in and out. There is field training. There is a lecture on mines and booby-traps, another on "sex morality." Typhus shots are administered. The company drills on the use of the carbine. The men take a 3-mile hike and bivouacked overnight. Time and again, they move on from one airfield to the next, supporting the front lines.
A number of men go AWOL. Others are charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Dunham's name turns up with surprising frequency, but his conduct generates nothing but praise.
"Sgt. Dunham has been doing a good job as Special Service noncom," Maloof takes time to report in September 1944.
At Clastres in France, stoves are issued to each tent "as the weather at this base has been very cold." French classes are offered. At Juvincourt, it is worthy of note when a small shower is installed, heated by a boiler found in the ruins of an old building. "It is the best bathing facilities we have had since coming to France," the unit history states.
In October 1944, as the front presses forward, the men attend a compulsory lecture in the 367th Fighter Group area on "What to Expect When Stationed in Germany."
It turns out Dunham could have skipped that one. On April 7, 1945, one week before the 1830th moves on to Germany and three weeks before Hitler commits suicide, Dunham is transferred "to the infantry," the unit history shows. Further digging reveals he was assigned to the 12th Reinforcement Depot, based in Tidworth, England, where replacements were being trained for depleted combat units.
The war was winding down in Europe by then, with air superiority achieved and the Luftwaffe not a major threat. Ralph Dunham says his brother was sent back to the states to prepare for possible transfer to Japan in the infantry. Were it not for V-J Day in August 1945, "he would've been fighting in Japan," says Ralph.
Military personnel file destroyed
Stanley Dunham's military personnel file was destroyed, along with millions of others, in a 1973 fire at the Military Personnel Records center in St. Louis.
The AP pieced together Dunham's war years from other records at the Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama and the St. Louis center, and with help from historian David Spires at the University of Colorado. The richest details, however, come from Ralph Dunham and the private papers of Maloof, who died in 2005. Maloof's granddaughter, Tamara Maloof Ryman in Houston, searched through page after page to pry out details about Dunham for the AP.
Four months after he transferred out of the 1830th, Stanley Dunham was discharged from the Army on Aug. 30, 1945, at Fort Leavenworth.
Obama tells the rest of the story in his autobiography.
"Gramps returned from the war never having seen real combat, and the family headed to California, where he enrolled at Berkeley under the GI Bill," Obama wrote. "But the classroom couldn't contain his ambitions, his restlessness, and so the family moved again, first back to Kansas, then through a series of small Texas towns, then finally to Seattle, where they stayed long enough for my mother to finish high school."
Wanderlust leads to Hawaii
Wanderlust sent the family on to Hawaii, where Dunham and his wife would be central figures in the life of their grandson after Obama's father left the family. Madelyn died last year at age 86, two days before Obama was elected president.
Stanley, who called his grandson "Bar," died in 1992 at age 73. His ashes are inurned at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, commonly known as Punchbowl.
"It was a small ceremony with a few of his bridge and golf partners in attendance, a three-gun salute, and a bugle playing taps," Obama wrote.
That ceremony was 17 years ago.
But Ralph Dunham is reminded of his brother every time Obama's face appears on TV or in the paper.
"You know," Ralph says, "he looks exactly like Stanley. He looks exactly like my brother, only he's dark."
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Our master bathroom shower is a joke. It's so tiny, and so dingy, that we just shower in the guest bathroom.
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– The shower is too small, badly lighted, and the inside gives the vibe of a dirty public pool shower. Not exactly the feel you want in your master.
– The sink is too large for the bathroom, and inefficiently so; the space under the sink is pretty unusable and gross.
– The mirrors and lighting are outdated.
– There is a weird pipe in the side of the wall, and we don't know what it does. It looks like a shower handle.
– The storage cupboards to the left of the shower are insanely huge. They are useless, because they are far too deep, and difficult to clean and access. And how much stuff do you actually store in the bathroom anyway?
– The flooring just says, "Hello, I was installed in the 70's."
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– Leave a little room for some cute vertical storage to the left of the shower.
– Install open shelving above the toilet.
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My friend Mary has been creating some awesome sketches over at her blog, and she was looking for people to play along. Here's my take on last Sunday's So Sketchy Sunday #13.
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|Clethra alnifolia
Sweet Pepperbush – This spreading shrub, growing to about 8 feet tall, is usually found in fairly moist habitats, where its' fragrant, creamy white spikes of flowers attract an abundance of pollinators in summer. The fall fruits are consumed by a variety of birds and mammals. This salt-tolerant native is easy to grow with sufficient moisture and sun.
|Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush – This course shrub has ball-shaped clusters of fragrant, creamy white flowers in early summer. Grows best in moist to wet conditions in sun. Flowers attract lots of pollinators, especially butterflies. Grows to 8 feet tall. Old stems can be pruned back to rejuvenate the plant.
|Cyrilla racemiflora
Titi – This semi-evergreen shrub is common in swamps and other wetlands where it grows to about 15 feet in height. In late spring through July, they are covered with 5" spikes of white flowers, which attract lots of pollinating insects. Titi is adaptable to ordinary garden conditions.
|Euonymus americanus
Hearts-a-bustin' – Insignificant creamy white flowers in spring. In fall, beautiful scarlet seed capsules open to reveal bright orange-red berries. Also known as Stawberry Bush, this normally deciduous shrub grows to 6 feet in partial shade and average soil. Warning – deer love it!
|Fothergilla gardenia
Fothergilla – Deciduous understory shrub has showy, fragrant, white flower clusters in spring. Good fall color. Best grown in full sun or partial shade in acidic, organically rich, well-drained soil.
|Ilex glabra
Inkberry – This evergreen, rhizomatous holly is commonly found in acidic, moist habitats in full sun or part shade. It is adaptable to the backyard garden. The black drupes produced by the female plants are attractive to birds. The flowers are attractive to bees.
|Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon Holly – This versatile evergreen holly can be grown as a shrub, a small tree or even sheared into a hedge. The tiny white spring flowers are enjoyed by bees and other pollinators. The female plants produce red berries (sometimes orange or yellow) in fall that are eaten by birds. Yaupon Holly is tolerant of salt, wind and sand.
|Itea virginica
Virginia Sweetspire – Virginia Sweetspire is a deciduous shrub that reaches about 6 feet in height. In spring it produces beautiful drooping spires of white flowers that attract pollinators. The foliage turns a bright red in fall. Preferring moist conditions and partial shade, it is a worthwhile addition to the backyard.
|Morella cerifera
Wax Myrtle – This versatile shrub is at home in wet or dry soils and is salt tolerant, too. Mostly evergreen, wax myrtles make a good, fast-growing screen. The waxy, blue fruits are enjoyed by several species of birds during the winter months. This plant is the southern version of the Northern bayberry from which bayberry candles are made.
|Osmanthus americanus
Devilwood – This small evergreen tree is found naturally in moist areas and in woods. The tiny white spring flowers are fragrant. Drupes are produced in fall and are consumed by birds.
|Persea palustris
Swamp Bay – Swamp Bay are small, evergreen trees common in moist soils. They can be easily identified by the fragrance of a crushed leaf and by the presence of gall damage on the leaves. Bay trees produce dark blue fruits eaten by wildlife.
|Rhododendron atlanticum
Coastal Azalea – These beautiful rhododendrons are short, stoloniferous and so fragrant that they are sometimes mistaken for a honeysuckle. Usually seen growing along the edge of a forest in the coastal plain, they prefer full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. The April and May blooms attract a variety of bees and butterflies, as well as our native Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
|Sabal minor
Dwarf Palmetto – Our only native palmetto palm, these handsome plants are common in the southern end of Dare County. They prefer an understory and moist soil, although they are very tough plants. Growing to about four feet tall, they bloom on tall 7 – 8 foot stalks in summer and produce bountiful dark drupes.
|Sambucus canadensis
Elderberry – This deciduous shrub prefers moist to wet habitats and full to partial sun. It grows to 10 feet in height and produces clusters of fragrant white flowers in June and July, followed by clusters of dark purple drupes in late summer and fall. Pollinators enjoy the flowers and birds eat the fruits. Elderberry plants spread by root suckers.
|Sumac copallina
Winged Sumac – A very common shrub or small tree, sumac will grow in just about any habitat, from dry sandy flats to the edge of brackish marshes. Although not a very attractive plant, they produce an abundance of berries for the birds.
|Vaccinium stamineum
Gooseberry – One of several "blueberry-type" shrubs found in our area, all of them great plants for wildlife, Gooseberry has pretty, white, dangling flowers in spring.
|Viburnum nudum
Possumhaw – A deciduous shrub or small tree, Possumhaw is one of several valuable native Viburnums, all of which produce fruit for wildlife. Possumhaw also has attractive flower clusters in April and May. They prefer moist soils and sun or part shade.
|Yucca filamentosa
Yucca or Adam's Needle – Yuccas are very tough plants of hot, sunny, dry, usually sandy habitats. They are wind and salt resistant and require very little care. They produce tall spikes of creamy white flowers in summer.


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In a mortgage forbearance agreement, the lender agrees not to foreclose on a mortgage, and the borrower agrees to a plan that will result in a temporary adjustment to provide relief, and to pay the balance to be current with the original payment plan.
VA Appraisal Update: COVID-19
The Veterans Affairs office has made adjustments to the way VA Loans can now be done in these uncertain times.
How to be a Real Estate Pro In Times of Uncertainty: Understanding Market Issues
Your knowledge, leadership, and ability to adapt quickly are all being tested. Master these tips to surge to the top of your client's minds when they go to recommend an expert. Here is Part 1 of our Client First video series: Understanding Market Issues.
New appraisal and origination requirement changes announced due to COVID-19
Special measures have been taken to help account for challenges facing the real estate market due to COVID-19. Here are the temporary flexibilities in place to facility the continuation of transactions for buyers.
Benchmark's Express Hybrid E-Closing
As social distancing sweeps the nation, Benchmark offers our clients Hybrid E-Closes where you can sign up to 70% of your documents remotely! Watch the video to learn more.
How to be a Real Estate Pro In Times of Uncertainty: Intro
How to be the professional that clients need during times of uncertainty. This is the introductory video to a series aimed at helping empower you to be a force for good in your market. When uncertainty abounds, be the voice of calm confidence.
Market Update for March 17th
COVID-19, the Federal Reserve cuts rates, and Rate locks now good for 60 days. A lot is going on in the housing market and the country as a whole. Let's dive in, and see how this could affect you and your mortgage.
Regarding COVID-19: A Note From Benchmark
Dear Benchmark Clients, Partners, Vendors and Staff: As our nation and the world continues to deal with the issue of the coronavirus, it is important that we provide you information regarding steps Benchmark is and will take to protect our collective health and mortgage operations. The measures described below are in place or being enacted; …
Top 5 Myths About Home Buying in 2020
Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions and commitments many will make. Unfortunately, there are several outdated and false ideas surrounding the home buying process and what exactly is needed to qualify for, and purchase a home in 2020. In this list, we are breaking down five of the most common home …
New VA Loan Changes start on January 1st, 2020
Effective on January 1st 2020, there will be several changes to the VA loan program. The VA loan is a mortgage loan program that provides many great benefits for veterans and their families. With the passing of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, several changes are coming that every veteran considering applying …


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Conflict comes in all shapes and sizes. Regardless of whether we enjoy it, dealing with conflict is a part of life. And how we handle conflict determines whether it is a positive or negative experience for us.
To be successful at work, you must be able to effectively confront conflict head-on. If you don't learn to master the art of managing conflict, you could risk hurting your career success, your personal happiness and even worse, the happiness of others who depend on you.
What You'll Learn:
- Handle confrontation calmly and professionally, without fear, dread, or anxiety.
- Never again lose your cool when you're involved in conflict.
- Significantly strengthen workplace relationships by knowing how to work through disagreements.
- Recognize symptoms of brewing conflict – and head it off before it happens.
- Shut down backstabbers and those who spread gossip about you and others.
- Know exactly what to say when someone puts you down or criticizes you unjustly in front of others.
- Work through differences with your boss for win-win results.
- Know "what to say when" in specific uncomfortable workplace situations involving conflict.
- Confront the annoying behavior of others without angering or offending them.
- Keep anger, tears, and unwanted emotions in check at all times.
- Boost your productivity by no longer wasting time and energy in pointless arguments with coworkers and supervisors.
- Know how to defuse an angry person so the situation doesn't escalate.
- Use disagreement as a tool to strengthen your team and improve cooperation.
- Enjoy a calmer, more harmonious work environment where people get along.
- Easily avoid being dragged into arguments you want no part of.
- Use easy de-stressing tips to stay calm and collected.
- Identify toxic stressors that bring conflict into your life and eliminate them wherever possible.
- Communicate clearly to end mixed messages that can lead to disagreements.
- Earn respect throughout your organization, thanks to your new-found conflict-management skills.
This webinar provides 1.5 General Credit hours.
Dr. Rick Goodman speaks from real-life experiences and achieves great results! Dr. Rick is the author of Living a Championship Life: A Game Plan for Success, which has been widely acclaimed since its release. Dr. Rick has worked with companies of all sizesfrom small businesses and entrepreneurial startups to Fortune 500 companies. His high-energy content rich keynotes, seminars and workshops are designed for associations and firms of all sizes that want to maximize their potential.


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SQ is committed to human rights law and is perhaps the only large commercial law group with a dedicated human rights group.
SQ has significant experience advising pro bono clients with human rights issues and successfully acting for them in human rights related disputes.
Human rights law has become increasingly relevant and our recent experience in Europe and elsewhere suggests that businesses can no longer afford to ignore the human rights implications of their activities. Besides the obvious reputational risks, there are increasing compliance and reporting obligations that need to be satisfied.
Of course, focusing on items that do not directly manifest in this year's financial results is not always an easy task. Yet human rights issues present opportunities — as well as challenges — for all businesses.
Our pragmatic team has the depth of expertise and the strategic approach needed to help you steer a clear and credible path between compliance obligations, human rights aspirations and your internal and external pressures.
Our experienced lawyers have a winning track record in human rights disputes and provide strategic legal advice combined with commercially focused solutions.


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With fans still reeling from Diddy's dismantling of Danity Kane four years ago, it's taken two of the group's members that exact amount of time to repair their "damaged" friendship.
Indeed, the age old adage of timing healing all wounds has rung true for Aubrey O'Day and Dawn Richard.
For after not speaking since the Pop outfit's dramatic demise, the pair have this week reunited.
Details after the jump…
Longtime That Grape Juice readers will recall our last interview with O'Day, who is currently starring on Celebrity Apprentice.
During the candid chat, the 'Automatic' singer revealed that despite her best efforts to reach out to Richard, the latter would not return her calls.
Fast forward a year and the landscape is altogether different.
Taking to Twitter, O'Day announced:
"Just got off phone w my DK sis @DawnRichard! been since the split that we spoke & neither of us have changed. happy she's back n my life!"
Kudos to the ladies for letting the past be past.
I'm sure I speak for many when wondering aloud if this could spell a Danity Kane reunion of some sort.
The business side of the equation would make that difficult, due to Diddy and Bad Boy owning the legal rights to the group's name, back-catalogue, and the like. And given the public nature of their disbanding (D.Woods and O'Day being "fired"), it's doubtful the ladies would be rushing back to the hand that made them, only to rip them apart.
That said, stranger things have happened. And, with each of their solo projects being either non-existant or moving at snail-pace, a DK reunion may serve as just the platform to thrust the talented clan back into mainstream consciousness.
They were after all one ball of undeniable fierce…
Do you want a Danity Kane reunion?


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At long last, a new game has been released on Ferry Halim's Orisinal.com! It's been just about a year since the last game, but as always, it was worth the wait. Every flash title on Orisinal oozes with beautiful artwork and gorgeous music. They're like playable pieces of art that are astonishing to the eyes and ears and just happen to be fun to play as well.
Winterbells is a very simple wintertime game with the same elegant presentation of all Ferry's work. In Winterbells you control a snow-white rabbit who hops onto falling bells as they drift down from the night sky. Use the mouse to move the bunny left and right and time your jumps to keep moving upwards. The longer you stay hopping the higher your score, and pouncing on a bird gives you a nice bonus. It's a wonderfully atmospheric coffee break game that's perfect for this time of year.
If you like Winterbells, be sure to try more of the excellent games on Orisinal, such as A Dog for all Seasons, A Daily Cup of Tea and Bugs.


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An avid xbox user, aznkid808 was last seen on a hacker website.
I do love his FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/xKrispyx
What a cute FB user name 'xKrispyx'
His interests are FISHING CARS MUSIC SPORTS and OUTDOORS
What a nice guy,
XboxLive: AznKid808
Chris. 21 years old.from Maui living oahu for now.
graduated from maui high .
class of 08 .honolulu community college and majoring in auto-tech.
Clearly a guy that wants to fit in, working hard in a garage and building a life, but willing to cheat people in game.
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PhD DocNet Fair hosted by Fox School Of Business - Temple University
Fox School of Business - Temple University
1801 Liacouras Walk
Alter Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Get Directions
LeBow College of Business PhD program will be attending several DocNet recruitment events throughout the east coast and invite you to join us to answer questions about the program and the admissions process.
The DocNet organization is an AACSB affiliate collation of over 100 universities granting doctoral degrees in business administration and economics. It serves to engage and educate potential students about careers in academia via fairs and events, demystifying the degree and discussing its career outcomes. We will have staff and faculty on hand to answer your questions at a number of these events, so if you can't attend one of our Open Houses, look for the locations listed and stop by to visit us!
Links to register will take you to the sponsoring university's registration page:
DocNet Recruitment Forum - Fox School Of Business, Temple University
For more information about the Drexel, LeBow PhD programs in Business and Economics, submit an information request today!
Who should attend?
- Students
- Prospective Students
- Doctorate
- PhD Business
- PhD Economics
- Accounting
- Decision Sciences and MIS
- Economics
- Finance
- Management
- Strategy and Technology Innovation Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Marketing


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The process of launching a website has many aspects that need to be considered: impeccable usability, top-notch SEO, intuitive interface, and many, many others!
WordPress is definitely a great choice for a content management system (CMS), but only at the extent of you being truly familiar with its features. This article was specifically crafted to ensure that you won't sacrifice any critical functionality for some fancy feature overloads. You will start with the website optimization basics that will help you improve its performance.
Sounds tough? Don't worry! With a little bit of willingness to learn, there will be nothing to blow hot and cold about. But before we proceed to the guide's steps, you should know that having a 100 % score is not the main purpose of site's optimization.
Your website may still have some elements, like fonts or high-resolution logos, that will slow down the loading speed. Yet, most of the times, these elements are key components of your site and you cannot remove them in exchange for obtaining a perfect score.
This is why you must keep in mind that the main scope of website optimizing is improving the user experience without damaging its main pieces. So let's find out how you can achieve this!
The first two most important actions that you must undertake to significantly improve your website's performance is to enable Gzip compression and leverage browser caching.
1. Enable Gzip compression
By replacing the original site with a compressed version the visitors will receive a product that is smaller in size and, therefore, works admirably faster. Through compression, the bandwidth of your pages will be reduced and this will reduce the HTTP response. It works the same one as compressing a file on your computer by significantly reducing its size and increasing your site speed as a result.
If the host offers this, you get to enable your Gzip compression directly from the cPanel, assuming that the server is also shared. Otherwise, you can achieve the same effect by inserting specific codes for resources' compression in your .htaccess and Nginx files:
for .htaccess file:
# Compress HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Text, XML and fonts
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.ms-fontobject
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-opentype
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-otf
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-truetype
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-ttf
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/opentype
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/otf
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/ttf
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/x-icon
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
# Remove browser bugs (only needed for really old browsers)
BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4 gzip-only-text/html
BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4\.0[678] no-gzip
BrowserMatch \bMSIE !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html
Header append Vary User-Agent
for nginx.conf file:
gzip on;
gzip_disable "msie6";
gzip_vary on;
gzip_proxied any;
gzip_comp_level 6;
gzip_buffers 16 8k;
gzip_http_version 1.1;
gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/x-javascript application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript image/svg+xml;
2. Leverage browser caching
Caching is used to store parts of your website on clients' computers. Thanks to it, the next time they visit your site again or switch pages, there is no need to send another HTTP request, so the page loads quickly.
Enabling caching for your website it's the second most important action that you should perform in order to significantly boost your site's speed. You can install one of the available caching plugins, like WP Super Cache Plugin and WP Fastest Cache Plugin, or insert the following codes in the corresponding files:
for .htaccess file:
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/pdf "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType text/x-javascript "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresDefault "access plus 2 days"
for nginx file (usually /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default):
location ~* \.(asf|asx|wax|wmv|wmx|avi|bmp|class|divx|doc|docx|eot|exe|gif|gz|gzip|ico|jpg|jpeg|jpe|css|js|mdb|mid|midi|mov|qt|mp3|m4a|mp4|m4v|mpeg|mpg|mpe|mpp|otf|odb|odc|odf|odg|odp|ods|odt|ogg|pdf|png|pot|pps|ppt|pptx|ra|ram|svg|svgz|swf|tar|tif|tiff|ttf|ttc|wav|wma|wri|xla|xls|xlsx|xlt|xlw|zip)$ {
expires 365d;
Keep in mind that you'll be able to use 'location' only in a server block, not HTTP block, either directly or through a separate file. Also, after inserting the code, you must restart Nginx through this command:
$ service nginx restart
3. Clean the Database
Don't take WordPress's default configuration for granted! There is plenty of useless information that needs to be removed, such as excessive revisions, trash records, or spam comments.
Excessive post revisions, for instance, are the biggest enemies of your database's size. Since these happen all the time, the revisions are saved automatically.
Many people perceive them as necessary and store them for years while losing Internet connections. However, the truth is that each time you're saving an article, a new draft appears in the database, and this process will keep cluttering your storage until it affects the site's entire performance.
Luckily for you, there is a solution to this problem you can use the WP-Optimize plugin, which will keep your database clean and efficient.
4. Pay attention to the images files' formats
This is something you shouldn't neglect, and we are going to explain why:
- .JPEG (.JPG) – This is an image file extension that provides plenty of details and has no transparent areas;
- .PNG – This is a file extension for images with several semi-transparent areas and plenty of details. Still, remember that this is a heavyweight, lossless format, and you shouldn't use it very often;
- .GIF – This is a file extension for simple images with only a few colors, and no semi-transparent areas at all. Most of the time, the format is applied for logos.
Make sure you use each of your images in their corresponding formats to avoid slowing down your website.
5. Optimizing images
How many times did you try to go around the built-in editor's request to rescale/modify an image you're trying to update?
You should know that the image will, either way, be changed prior to posting or it will change in a way that is absolutely out of your control.
Even if WordPress is doing its own modification of the image it still saves the original, non-configured version in its database. This may turn into a serious problem.
Thus, we recommend you to compress your images without hurting their quality by using this tool TinyPNG – for png and jpeg images. Simply upload your images, run the tool and you will get the optimized images which you can use on your website and still keep its loading speed up.
6. Remove useless plugins
Yes, we all know how awesome WordPress plugins can be, and we hardly resist the temptation to implement them all in places where they don't even fit. As a beginner, you can't expect to handle them all equally good. This is why we recommend you to install only those that are irreplaceable.
Besides, plugins don't always perform the way you expect them to and not all of them are fast and well-optimized.
It's quite common for an irresponsive plugin to deduct total website responsiveness, or to have a serious impact on loading speed. You should track their performance after implementation, by using free software like GTmetrix, Pingdom or Google PageSpeed Insights, or similar alternatives.
This is the reason why certain WordPress sites are fast and optimized: they resist the temptation of adding extra plugins. WordPress is an impressively powerful within its basic version, and dozens of fancy additions won't make it a lot better.
7. Serve static content
As a website owner (or a future one), you are probably familiar with the operations that take place while your site's page is loading. It usually involves running PHP functions or queering MySQL databases, because those are the processes that sort out content to be displayed in front of the visitor.
You have to use queries that are less intense or to avoid queries in general. But, you can also think about static versions and a cache plugin that will open the website almost instantly. The effect on the speed and overload will be obvious, especially when it comes to the server's CPU, HD, and Memory. There are many cache plugins that meet these criteria, but the most popular one which you can use is W3 Super Cache.
8. Divide large posts into multiple pages
If your idea is to make a mega resource where you will list approximately 100 resources with an equal number of images, consider diving that post into several pages. This way the information will be clearly displayed and there will be no unnecessary loading time. The ultimate result of doing it is an increased number of views.
Sounds like a complicated thing to do, but the core is very simple. You can do it from the admin page, by entering a single code to the post:
You have to check whether you actually have a theme/template that supports post division.
9. Use a CDN
CDN stands for Content Delivery Network and is, in fact, a server network which clones the site on all location nodes. You need a CDN because it refers visitors to the closest server locations, rather than letting them request access through the main datacenter that your host is providing.
CDN is possible via few plugins or custom solutions, such as Coral CDN and Max CDN.
10. Update WordPress regularly
You can either choose to ignore pop-up notifications informing you that you're running an outdated version/plugin, or to respond accordingly and make use of the suggested performance update.
Improvement is a never-stopping process, which means that you don't have to download every plugin, but you should definitely consider those that can boost your site's performance. An additional benefit is that you get access to important security updates that you should never miss.
11. Optimize video usage
Today, decent websites are almost obliged to offer video content, since it's perceived to be a facilitating mean of delivering content to the audience.
But uploading videos doesn't have to be a double-edged knife: you can keep customers engaged in your quality video content without making your website slow or SEO irresponsive.
The trick here is to use image thumbnails for users to click, instead of embedding the video on the actual page where it's located. Together with great speed and SEO benefits, you will also get a stylish design since we are discussing videos with a considerably professional appearance. The feature you should definitely use is the Video Thumbnails.
Once you will perform the above steps, your website will surely load faster and will create a delightful experience for your visitors. In the era of informational overloading, it's extremely important to deliver your services fast and efficient. So try to avoid by any means annoying your customers with a lazy loading website. If you have some personal tips on optimizing your website, please feel free to share them with us through a comment.


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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean in German Out‐of‐Hospital Settings: Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Women With Their Second Child (2014)
Background To offer vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in a hospital setting is recommended in international guidelines, but offering VBAC in out‐of‐hospital settings is considered controversial. This study describes neonatal and maternal outcomes in mothers who started labor in German out‐of‐hospital settings. Method In a retrospective analysis of German out‐of‐hospital data from 2005 to 2011, included were 24,545 parae II with a singleton pregnancy in a cephalic presentation at term (1,927 with a prior cesarean and 22,618 with a prior vaginal birth). Result The overall VBAC rate was 77.8 percent. The intrapartum transfer rate to hospital was 38.3 percent (prior cesarean) versus 4.6 percent (prior vaginal) (p < 0.05), and the 10‐minute Apgar < 7 rate was 0.6 versus 0.2 percent (p < 0.05), and the nonemergency intrapartum transfer rate was 91.5 versus 85.0 percent (p < 0.05). Prolonged first stage of labor was the most common reason for intrapartum transfer in both groups. The leading reason for postpartum transfer was retained placenta. Discussion There was a high rate of successful VBAC in this study. The high nonemergency transfer rate for women with VBAC might mean that midwives are more cautious when attending women with a prior cesarean in out‐of‐hospital settings. Further studies are necessary to evaluate which women are suitable for VBAC in out‐of‐hospital settings.
This review gives an overview about the existing research concerning siblings' perspective within the familial experiences of childhood chronic illness. Besides attaining a conception of their world, it was intended to identify the unacknowledged issues concerning siblings' experience. Four databases were systematically searched. The analysis was concentrated on nine literature reviews. As a result, we identified a map of dimensions of experiences—well-elaborated as well as fragmentary. Many of the studies were conducted by a proxy and not from the sole siblings' perspective. Further research should concentrate on the sole siblings' perspective, in order to make siblings' voices audible.
Gender disparities in German home-care arrangements An ageing population correlates with rising needs for long-term care (LTC). Support programmes should con- sider the specific needs of the various subgroups of care dependents and family caregivers. The objective of this study was to analyse the gender-specific disparities in home-care arrangements in Germany, and for this pur- pose, survey and insurance claims data were used. A sur- vey of 2545 insured care recipients with high-level care needs was conducted in 2012 with the Barmer GEK, a major German statutory healthcare insurance. Insurance claims data were provided for a follow-up, focussing on the group aged 60 years and older. For statistical compar- ison, chi-squared test and t-tests were used, and a p- value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Most care recipients are female, and they are on average 2 years older than males. Men receive family care mostly from their wives, whereas widows frequently live alone and receive care from daughters, sons, other relatives, neighbours and friends, as well as from professional nursing services. Furthermore, women more often antici- pate the need for (further) professional assistance and move in with a relative or to an assisted living facility or a nursing home in good time. The desired rate for reloca- tion to a nursing home was higher than the anticipated, and during the 6-month follow-up, the actual rate of relocations was in between both. In summary, the caring situation of men and women is different. Care-receiving men are most often cared for by their wives. Widowed women need a social network and their children in order to remain in their own home. To provide better home- care arrangements for women in this situation, the fam- ily and social networks need a stronger focus in politics and research. To stabilise the home-care situation of men with high-level care needs, their wives need more support.


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Hey Fam! This tutorial is for those using Maschine 2.0 with Studio One 2 and you want to record your MIDI in real-time.
As you know, the MIDI setup within a DAW was changed drastically in 2.0 and it messed up the workflow for a lot of people due to not being able to route Maschine like we were used to.
You would get a bunch of MIDI feedback and it was just basically a pain in the neck.
Well in this video I show a workaround that may help give you a little bit of that workflow back until we can get an official update to address the situation.
I've been through lots of different ways of doing this and didn't want to share a video until I had one I liked and that I felt would be useful to many users.
This way you can quickly switch between recording the MIDI and editing your kits or sounds without having to switch modes or use multiple instances.
As usual, if you have questions just ask!
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Four drunk young women have a gruesome adventure during a winter bachelorette party.
A naive young wife learns a terrible lesson on the eve of her wedding anniversary.
A young man's happy honeymoon trip turns deadly when his new wife plans a murder.
After discovering that her husband is in love with another woman, a suspicious wife completes an act of brutal revenge that has grisly and horrific consequences for many.
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KC Shelton, one of the four founding members and original V.P. But the small crew knew then that wires and 'dros wouldn't rule this town forever. Pulling inspiration from what was happening on the East Coast, the four organized and started Dublife.
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The situation in terms of Customs obligations for Ferry Operators, Hauliers and Freight Forwarders is now becoming clearer.
Seatruck's responsibility in a potential new customs environment is to ensure that all UK – EU shipments have the relevant declarations in place. Seatruck cannot make declarations on behalf of its customers but remains totally committed to ensuring the smooth flow of traffic. Seatruck will endeavour to assist customers with the transition as required.
Whilst the Customs Code is largely the same, the actual process differs slightly by Customs jurisdiction.
- Export and Import Customs Declarations should be made with the relevant agencies, either directly or via a customs agent.
- Ensure Safety & Security Declarations are made with Irish Revenue for Irish imports and exports (Normally there is a combined Customs and Safety & Security declaration for Irish exports).
- There is no requirement for Safety & Security Declarations in the United Kingdom on day one, but this is likely to change.
- Bookings should be created using MySeatruck or ConnectAPI (EDI service) as normal.
- New MRN (Movement Reference Number) fields in MySeatruck and later in ConnectAPI will be introduced. It is not mandatory to populate these fields (except in the case of UK CTC), but we encourage you to do so before check-in as this will reduce any delays at ports.
UK – ROI Routes
- No traffic for export to Dublin can be allowed into Liverpool or Heysham without the relevant Irish Customs MRNs (generally Import and Safety & Security).
- For bookings which have relevant MRNs prepopulated, no visual inspection of MRNs is required. This will reduce the likelihood of any delay.
- If the numbers have not been prepopulated, they must be made available for visual inspection at check-in.
ROI – UK Routes
- On day one, there will be no requirement to check UK MRN(s), but Seatruck will amend its Terms & Conditions of Carriage to state that all units travelling to the United Kingdom must have the relevant Customs Declarations completed.
- Irish Export MRN(s) must either be prepopulated in the booking (via MySeatruck or ConnectAPI), or available for visual inspection at check-in at Dublin.
- Units travelling under Common Transit Convention (CTC) must have bookings created through MySeatruck with the appropriate Transit MRN(s) populated. No CTC unit (transiting the United Kingdom) can be processed unless this has been done.
- The relevant agency will issue the appropriate status directly to the haulier. At this point, the unit can either exit the port or proceed to the designated area for inspection.
What is Seatruck's EORI number?
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- Irish Revenue - Roles and responsibilities for customs declarations post-Brexit
- HMRC – Transporting goods between the UK and EU
- UK – Importing animal products
- UK – Brexit Page
- UK – Transporting goods between UK and EU: guidance for hauliers
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Here's a new way to look at JUST how hard it is to CREATE A HUMAN.
According to a new study out of Duke University, being pregnant is so tough on a woman's body it's like running a daily marathon. Your body is working so hard and needs so many calories it's like you're an endurance athlete.
They also found that pregnancy maxes out the body's energy . . . if it were any tougher, it wouldn't even be physically possible. In other words: Just give that pregnant lady your damn seat.


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Happy Easter.
Or for some it's Happy Holidays.
Easter is associated with the coming of spring, burst of freshness and feelings of nostalgia.
There are Easter bunny games set up, picnics, family gatherings and happy reunions all in this period. It's like everyone wants to shake off the chill of the cold months of the year.
It's much more than that.
In the routine of celebration, we forget that there is a deeper meaning to Easter.
For us as Christians, Easter gives the very foundation of our faith.
The church is founded upon the Resurrected Lord.
Jesus Christ died, was buried and rose after three days. That is what makes us Christians.
While we relive the pain and agony he faced during his crucifixion, we also rejoice on the third day as He resurrects from the dead.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the promise of our resurrection from the dead, and of Christ's total victory over sin and death. Culled from Albert Mohler.
What Effect Does the Resurrection of Christ Have in my life today?
This song captures the message of Resurrection aptly.
There are certain blessings that become available to us as a result of the fact that Jesus rose from the dead. Let us look at three of them.
Our Sanctification
Sin had separated us from God before now and we were under the condemnation of sin.
For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God…. (Rom 3:23)
But now, the death and resurrection of Jesus has given us a second chance.
We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. (Rom 6:4)
So we can hang our faith in the fact that as Jesus was risen from the grave by the power of God the Father, we too can live new lives.
It really doesn't matter what our lives have been, what we said or did. As far as we have come to accept the sacrifice of Jesus and receive Him into our lives, we can live new lives. It's a fresh page given to us.
The power of the resurrection destroyed the dominion of sin over our lives. And so you are no longer compelled to live in disobedience to God. But are now free to live a life of true freedom and newness.
We are justified before God because Christ has paid the price for our redemption.
Our Physical Transformation & Wholeness
But if the spirit of Him that raised Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwells in you. (Rom 8: 11)
The Resurrection power did not just give us sanctification for our souls. It brought transformation to our bodies.
There is healing for diseases by the blood of Jesus.
There is answer to prayers by praying in the name of Jesus.
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, …. and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil 2:10-11)
We have access into the Holy of Holies and do not need a physical mediator to approach God on our behalf.
There is healing for our bodies, comfort for our souls and strength in times of need. He is our very present Help in times of trouble.
Our Hope For the future and Eternal Life
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his great mercy, he hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. (1 Pet 1:3)
We have a living hope in Christ.
Because He rose, we have hope. Hope for today in times of uncertainty and Hope for tomorrow, the assurance of eternal life with Him.
The resurrection is the triumphant and glorious victory for every believer.
Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose the third day according to the Scripture. And, He is coming again!
The dead in Christ will be raised up, and those who remain and are alive at His coming will be changed and receive new, glorified bodies (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).
Why is the resurrection of Jesus Christ important to salvation?
It demonstrated that God accepted Jesus' sacrifice on our behalf. It proves that God has the power to raise us from the dead.
It guarantees that those who believe in Christ will not remain dead, but will be resurrected unto eternal life. (excerpt taken from gotquestions.org)
That is our blessed hope!
Let me end with the words of our song, Because He Lives
God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus;
He came to love, heal and forgive;
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone,
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!
How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he brings;
But greater still the calm assurance:
This child can face uncertain days because He Lives!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!
And then one day, I'll cross the river,
I'll fight life's final war with pain;
And then, as death gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!


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More Efficient Technology for Propane
Propane Council Promotes More Efficient Technologies
Anyone who has spent any time on a farm probably has some experience with propane. The liquefied petroleum (lp) gas has an important place on most farms, such as powering engines, heating homes and shop buildings and, of course, drying grain.
When I built my home on the farm 14 years ago, I decided to avoid propane after seeing my parents having to deal with the price spikes in the market over the years. So I went with an electric furnace. My decision, however, looked less than wise as my family grew and we used more ever-increasingly expensive electricity while propane prices were fairly stable and low thanks to steady a supply of propane produced in Bakken oil fields.
This past spring, we had to replace our aging furnace, and after some research, we put in a propane-powered furnace. With our electricity bill half of what it used to be and propane prices fairly low, this seems to be a wise investment.
If propane prices climb to multi-year highs anytime soon, feel free to blame me.
Other than a heating source, the other main use for propane on the farm is to dry stored grain. The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) has partnered with three agricultural companies to develop new fuel-efficient grain drying technologies that could help farmers save money, according to a PERC press release I came across as my radar of propane-related news is now fully operational.
PERC invested in the research and development of GSI's heat reclamation system, Mathews Company's redesigned Legacy Series grain dryers and Sukup Manufacturing has a new burner design. PERC provided industry expertise and financial support for the research, development and testing process for the new technologies.
"PERC prioritizes the development of new technology that advances energy efficiency," said Cinch Munson, director of agriculture business development at PERC. "By working with leading agricultural manufacturers to advance efficient grain drying technologies, we can help ensure that farmers operate as cost-effectively as possible."
PERC and GSI teamed up in the development of new heat reclamation systems for tower dryers, and their main focus was energy savings. The system was engineered to capture air from the lower part of the drying portion, above the cooling section. This design separates hot, dry air from wet air and carries very little chaff or other debris back into the dryer.
The result of the teaming between PREC and GSI was an energy savings up to 30% of propane at 32 degrees Fahrenheit during the drying season. The system is available now and can be installed on any tower dryer or retrofitted to any Zimmerman-style dryer that has been built since 2001.
PERC also worked with Mathews Company to achieve energy savings. Mathews Company completely redesigned the fan, burner and control system found in its profile-style Legacy Series product line.
The newly redesigned profile-style dryer offers many of the same technological advantages and operational efficiencies associated with a tower dryer. By introducing tower dryer elements to a profile-style dryer, Mathews Company has created a more efficient dry with lower operating costs.
Sukup and PERC partnered to increase energy savings by redesigning a grain dryer burner. The highly efficient Octagon Burner uses less propane to achieve the temperature rise needed to dry grain. The result is increased fuel savings and lower CO2 emissions.
An added benefit to the redesigned burner is its aluminum manifold, which increases the durability and longevity of the burner. All Sukup 2017 axial-fan dryers will utilize the new Octagon Burner, and they are also available as replacement burners for older dryers.
"These new technologies result in a highly efficient, cost-effective grain drying process," Munson said. "Drying your own grain is more viable than ever. With propane prices remaining low, now is an excellent time to take more control of your harvest with a new grain dryer."
For more information about propane use on the farm and the 2017 Propane Farm Incentive Program, visit propane.com/farmincentive.
Russ Quinn can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Electrical, Wires, and Fixtures
5 Money-Saving Tips for Electrical, Wires and Fixtures
Buying electrical fixtures like outlets, switches, wiring, and lamps can suck the money from an investment business fast. Copper isn't cheap, which is one reason it tends to go missing from abandoned properties first.
To save money on electrical fixtures, use the tips below. Buying it yourself, buying quality, buying wholesale, buying locally, and paradoxically buying more expensive wiring are all great ways to save real money on electrical products. See below for a list of tried and tested vendors, too.
1. Buy it Yourself
The biggest and easiest way to save money on electrical fixtures like light switches, lamps, and light bulbs is to buy them yourself. That is: don't buy fixtures from an electrician. Electricians often mark up the cost of their materials by anywhere from 10% to 40%. That makes self-sourced electrical products the cheapest by far. Already convinced? See below for four ways to save when buying your own electrical fixtures.
2. Buy Quality
The "you get what you pay for" adage doesn't always hold true, but buying quality almost always saves money. Wiring like Romex is basically a commodity, but avoiding cheaply priced (and cheaply made) switches, outlets, and other fixtures can mean less hourly pay for an electrician down the road. Going with a higher-priced flame retardant wiring options can also save you from a costly and devastating fire.
For lamps and bulbs, LED lighting is the new gold standard for saving money through quality. While the up front cost is the highest out of all the options, the long term price of LED bulbs is about half the cost of fluorescents and 1/7th that of incandescents. That's because LEDs burn a lot less power and last a good deal longer.
3. Shop Around
Comparison shopping takes time, but it's a tried and tested way to save money on electrical fixtures. Don't make the typical mistake of assuming your local big box store automatically has the lowest price. For lamps, wiring, bulbs, switches and other fixtures, check Amazon, Google Shopping, Lowes, and Home Depot. Also check with local suppliers who (surprisingly) often have the better deals.
For lighting, it's hard to beat IKEA, though Schoolhouse Electric, CB2, and Urban Outfitters offer some good lighting at great prices.
For wiring, don't overlook eBay, since they've often got the best prices from people looking to unload a roll or two for ready cash. Lowes is a good option for any size under 10 gauge, but they tend to run pricey for larger sizes. Definitely compare local supply stores to the big box stores for price, since they often come in a lot cheaper.
For electrical fixtures like switches and outlets, save money by finding quality brands, then sourcing the best prices at eBay or in local stores. Never save money on these fixtures by buying the cheapest option from a big box store, since that's basically a ticket to redoing the job in a short time.
4. Buy Wholesale
For real estate investors with a lot of rental units, buying wholesale and then holding a little inventory makes a lot of sense. WestSideWholesale and even Home Depot sell outlets and switches in bulk. Buying good quality electrical fixtures cheap in bulk may create a storage issue, but for those who have the space, it can save a lot of money.
5. Spend More, Save Money?
Is it possible to save money on electrical fixtures by spending more on it? According to the copper industry it might. They've admittedly got a horse in this race, since the more copper wiring you buy, the happier their members are. Even so, they've done some math that's worth a look.
Buying a bigger gauge of wire than what's called for decreases resistance, increasing the efficiency of the system and ultimately saving money. According to their study, the extra cost pays for itself in short order. Property owners can use the method to save an estimated $100 per property per year.


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A joyful fantasy full of impossibilities. To what extent is this a true description of Twelfth Night?
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A joyful fantasy full of impossibilities. To what extent is this a true description of Twelfth Night? I believe that Twelfth Night is a satirical fantasy comedy with an outrageously improbable plot that depends on the imagination of the audience. The implausible situations and unrealistic coincidences require a suspension of disbelief to revel in the entertainment value of the play. The comedy engages in real life themes, such as love, mistaken identities, ambition, homoeroticism, and deception, but although seemingly conceivable, these themes are exaggerated to a point of scepticism. I thoroughly agree that Twelfth Night is ?a joyful fantasy full of impossibilities?, as although there are undoubtedly plenty of points in the play when the situation seems too unlikely to believe, there are also parts of the plot which emphasize the believable realism in the play and prevent it from being purely an escapist play. Shakespeare achieved prominence during the Elizabethan period when society was in an epoch of socio-political security and respect for the arts. The ?twelfth night? in the play?s title is an unambiguous reference to January 6th, the final night of the twelve day long Christmas season. This ?twelfth night? was seen as a time of wild revelry and mayhem, and when social and sexual freedom could be freely contravened. Shakespeare?s Twelfth Night was inspired by this occasion, in which temporary sexual independence and social release is clearly shown (i.e.: Viola?s mistaken gender). Furthermore, the title of this play has no relevance to the actual storyline, and so suggests that this playwright is something to help you escape from the unhappiness of real life. The sub-title, ?What You Will? suggests that we can interpret the play individually so as to not take the plot too seriously. Attitudes to Puritanism were particularly negative in Shakespeare?s time, as a number of people sought to purify England of catholic religious ceremonies ? which threatened the Christmas tradition. ...read more.
However, Olivia contradicts herself when she ?falls in love? with Cesario, ?even so quickly may one catch the plague?? This conjures up the image of Olivia catching the disease of love. This is ironic because at the start of the play, Orsino said that she ?purges the air of pestilence?, referring to Olivia as cleansing the air of disease. However, when Olivia says this, she?s saying she ?caught? the disease of love. This would have shocked the audience greatly as Olivia told everyone she would see no man for seven years, and suddenly, a young man she likes the look of turns up and she is in ?love?. This is unrealistic, as it is very unlikely that Viola would be able to dress as a man, yet still talk like a woman, especially as Olivia still finds her attractive and so falls in love with her. Furthermore, it is implausible that Olivia could change her mind so quickly ? she fell in love right away which doesn?t happen in real life. I don?t think that this scene is supposed to sound joyful and funny because of Shakespeare?s use of verse, which makes it more serious especially as the theme of love is being portrayed again. A major theme is shown at this point in the play ? how Olivia and Orsino are both changed by their relationships with Viola. Before meeting Viola, Orsino spoke poetically but also expressed his artificial love for Olivia, however, after he meets Viola he gets straight to the point, sharing with Cesario the extent of his love for Olivia and his plans to woo her. In Olivia?s first encounter with Viola, her shows of mourning are suddenly forgotten, and Olivia must use her wit to deal with Viola. In Act 2, Scene 2, Viola notices what the audience have perceived the whole time ? the irony of the situation she?s in. ...read more.
to comprehend ? he was tricked, accused of being mad, then locked up, and still he doesn?t learn that how he treats people is wrong. Feste's statement about how his enemies "tell me plainly I am an ass, so that by my foes, sir, I profit in the knowledge of myself," could be because he is trying to get Malvolio to realize his mistakes. Yet again, this is more use of moral content because Feste, the jester, is trying to get Malvolio to accept what he did ? although jesters are meant to be fools.The relationship between Sir Toby and Sir Andrew is also unresolved at the end of the play; their last appearance has Sir Toby swearing at Sir Andrew, and apparently quitting Sir Andrew's company. All of this going on around them gives Sebastian and Viola time to work through their undoubtedly passionate feelings about each other and actually understand what happened to them. Sebastian renews his pledge to Olivia and they remain married, and Viola and Orsino end up marrying. This is total fantasy because before this Orsino thought Cesario was a man, and now he knows who Cesario really is he suddenly loves her ? which is far-fetched. However, although Orsino closes the play on a happy note with an optimistic statement about the ?golden time? the newlyweds are about to enjoy, Feste sings a song that ruins the possibility of a completely happy and perfect ending, reminding us that the play has ended and now you have to go back to reality. It talks of the sad life of actors, jesters, and humans in general, but he declares that he and his fellows will continue trying to make the audience laugh. In conclusion, I thoroughly agree that Twelfth Night is ?A joyful fantasy full of impossibilities?, because I believe that the play is mostly fantasy with many unfeasible events, however, themes such as unrequited love, cruelty, grief, and friendship are all portrayed, which restricts it from being total fantasy. ...read more.
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One month before her 107th birthday our latest Alice Sommer film, Everything Is a Present has won its third international accolade: The Czech Television Prize at Golden Prague.
The first signs that this film might have an extra-ordinary impact in the world came from the reactions of many delegates at Midem in Cannes, confirmed by the words which followed in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung—more words than the critic gave to any other film shown during the entire four days—and ending with: "This film is a plea for humanity and the power of music and, finally, a Must for every television station with any self-respect." ("Ein Plädoyer für die Menschlichkeit und die Kraft der Musik. Und eigentlich ein Muss für jeden Fernsehsender, der etwas auf sich hält.")
Next came the broadcast, in prime time (20:00), on BBC Television on Holocaust Memorial Day which resulted in the demand for over 800 DVDs.
Next, the film won the World Documentary Bronze Medal at the New York Film and Television Festival.
Then, a nomination in the highest category (The Social Award) at Rose d'Or in Luzern and now the Czech Television Prize in Prague.
Alice Sommer is one of the most exceptional and most inspiring people on the face of the earth—that is a view shared by hundreds of thousands of people in the world because of her best-selling book, published in seven languages, and her leading role in our film We Want the Light which won her an international following. Her story has a message for nearly everybody: a message of hope, courage, optimism, tenacity and human dignity at its most impressive.
From the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik: "Es ist ein wichtiger Film, den Christopher Nupen mit ihr gedreht hat. Auch ihn zu sehen ist ein Geschenk". ("Christopher Nupen has made an important film with her. Even to see it is a present").
This is a very unusual film with unusually powerful content.
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Here's a new meme (new to me, anyway) that's kinda fun: Wikipedia Names Your Band
Go to the Wikipedia main page and click Random article. That first random page's title is the name of your band.
Next, go to this random quotes page. The last few words of the last quote on the page is the title of your album.
Finally, go to Flickr's Interesting photos of the past 7 days page. The third photo on that page is your album cover.
Here's my results (I tweaked the photo using Piknik:
Band name: Burlington GO Station
Album name: When Thy Power Can But Whisper
(I think my band is an acoustic politico-folk trio. I don't like my band.)
Saturday, February 21
My New Band - Burlington GO Station
Here's a new meme (new to me, anyway) that's kinda fun: Wikipedia Names Your Band
1 comment:
- Peter Rukavina said...
I launched many happy trips into Toronto from the self-same Burlington GO Station when I was young, so I will, of course, be a supporter of the band.
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