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For sure you will agree that more and more individuals around the world have desires and dreams to become owners of luxury mountain homes. Well, this is already possible nowadays, especially now that the recession slowly ends and the real estate industry started to recover. The truth is, there are myriad affordable and feasibly-priced luxury mountain homes offered for sale in the market. These real estate properties are very attractive to myriad property owners and homeowners, especially those who are searching for feasible ways to escape from the frantic and chaotic lifestyles they have in the city. Since there are lots of luxury mountain real estate properties offered for sale in the marketplace, how can you identify which of them are right for you? Continue reading this write-up to get a glimpse of how you can property select the luxury mountain homes that meets your requirements and specifics.
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I am partaking in a burpee challenge. Each day for 100 days, I do the number of burpees as the number of days in the challenge. So 1 burpee on the 1st day, 2 burpees on the second day, and so on. I started on June 1 and I finish on September 8. And I'm actually holding myself accountable because I tend to start a lot of things and then don't bother to follow through.
Why have I voluntarily signed myself up to do a burpee challenge alone? I want to see if this small additional amount of work adds up to anything significant.
It hasn't been bad so far. I forgot to do them Saturday but we did 10 burpees as part of the warm-up. I don't believe in cheating so I did an additional 7 yesterday. From what I understand, the Central LI challenge allowed participants to make up missed days.
Check back in with me once we get over 20 a day and perhaps I'll be telling a different tale.
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The idea behind cleaning your Lego's in the dishwasher is to make the cleaning easier and faster. You might wonder if it is safe to do this though. There are conflicting views on this but this is what you need to know.
Can Legos Go Into A Dishwasher? The answer is yes, although the Lego's company advises you not to use the dishwasher. But in cases where you have a lot of secondhand Legos to clean, a dishwasher can be used with a lot of precautions.
The use of a dishwasher to clean Legos is not the best method. This is because of the effect the dishwasher can have on the Lego brick. Though when faced with plenty of Legos or tiny pieces of Legos, you can begin to contemplate the use of a dishwasher.
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- Place your Lego in a Mesh Bag: The essence of putting the Lego in a mesh bag is to avoid scratches and damages to the Lego. Mesh bags are usually used when washing delicate items.
- Set your Dishwasher: It is very important that you set your dishwasher in a very mild setting. This is to avoid serious damages to the Legos.
- Use the Top Rack: This step is very important. This is to prevent the Lego from harsh washing.
- Avoid the Use of Hot Water: As much as possible avoid using hot water to wash the Legos. Water at 40°C or 140° Fahrenheit can be used. This is to prevent damage or disfiguration to the plastic.
It is important you note that you should not wash the electrical piece of the Lego bricks, the tires, and parts with batteries. Do not use the dishwasher drier setting for the Legos. This action can cause the Legos to become disfigured.
Though the use of the dishwasher is not advised, it can be used when faced with plenty of Lego bricks. There is another effective means of getting your Lego bricks clean without the use of a dishwasher.
Is There Another Effective Means Of Cleaning My Legos?
If you are having trouble with cleaning a huge amount of Lego's bricks and do not want to make use of the dishwasher. Here is another effective means of getting your Lego bricks glimmering again.
- Soak: You can soak the pieces of the Lego especially when it is extremely dirty. First, soak the Lego in a soapy solution overnight or even longer.
- Wash: You can make use of an old toothbrush to clean and wash the nooks and crannies of the bricks. You can make use of mild soaps or detergent with water at 40°Celsius and 104°Fahrenheit.
- Disinfect: You can make use of bleach or alcohol. Although, the bricks must not be placed for a long time in such conditions. This prevents the fading of the plastic.
- Rinse: After making sure that there are no longer particles on the Legos, rinse the bricks in clean water.
- Dry: When drying the washed Lego's parts, place them on a clean towel side by side with the pieces. Avoid the use of an electric fan to hasten the drying piece. It is important that you know that your washed Legos can take 1-2 days to properly get dried.
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Why Is The Use Of Dishwasher For Legos Not Advised?
The reason why the use of a dishwasher is not advised is that the dishwasher can cause the paints and stickers to come off. Although paints differ from each model depending on the year it was made.
For instance, the bricks from the '80s would still look very new with its initial prints. When making use of the dishwasher, you have to take a lot of precautions.
How Do I Clean My Displayed Legos?
When you have a displayed Legos on a shelf, it is normal for the Legos to collect dust. Even if you do a regular dusting, the Legos won't stay dust free.
It is quite difficult to keep your Legos dust free, so from time to time you would want to keep the dust at bay by properly cleaning them. Here are some few tips to keep your displayed Lego's clean.
- Use of Dusters:
You can make use of synthetic or feather dusters to keep clouds of dust away from your displayed Lego's. When using this method it is advised that you do it monthly.
- Use of Brushes:
You can make use of natural, soft paint brushes to get rid of the dust on your Lego's. This method is very handy and you can easily get into the corners of displayed Lego's.
You can make use of the artist brush or even a make-up brush can be used. If you are using this method it is advisable to do the cleaning once every month.
- The Use of Compressed-Air Dusters:
Compressed-Air duster is normally used to clean computer keyboards and other electronics. They come in a can and have tremendous air pressure to take out the dirt.
You can get the compressed-air dusters available at most office supply stores. This equipment is very safe for delicate materials. You should do this method a few times in a year.
- Vacuum Cleaner:
Most handheld vacuum cleaners have options for switching over to blowing air. This option is the best for cleaning the Legos display. Because the amount of air coming out of the vacuum cleaner cannot be fully controlled, some Lego's bricks can be blown off while using this method.
This method is therefore advisable for large display and not small or delicate Lego's display.


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Come away O human child!
One of my favourite poems by Yeats has inspired this embroidered ribbon.
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is 'free-machine' embroidered onto silver organza with silver antique sequins and owl feathers. It is then wrapped around an old wooden cotton reel
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PASADENA, Calif.--A team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have pinpointed two groups of neurons in fruit fly brains that have the ability to sense and manipulate the fly's fat stores in much the same way as do neurons in the mammalian brain. The existence of this sort of control over fat deposition and metabolic rates makes the flies a potentially useful model for the study of human obesity, the researchers note.
Their findings were published in the August 13 issue of the journal Neuron.
By manipulating neural activity in fruit fly brains using transgenic techniques, the researchers found that, "just as in mammals, fly fat-store levels are measured and controlled by specific neurons in the brain," says Caltech postdoctoral scholar Bader Al-Anzi, the Neuron paper's first author. "Silencing these neurons created obese flies, while overactivating them produced lean flies."
Mammalian brains are given information about the body's fat stores by hormones such as leptin and insulin, and respond to that information by inducing changes in food intake and metabolism to maintain a constant body weight. The researchers found that similar behavioral and metabolic changes occurred in the fruit flies, though which changes occurred depended on which of the two sets of newly identified neurons was silenced.
For instance, silencing one group of neurons led to an increase in food intake, a decrease in metabolism, and an increase in the synthesis of fatty acids (the building blocks of fat). Silencing the other group led to a similar decrease in metabolism and increase in fatty-acid synthesis, as well as to a defect in the flies' ability to utilize their fat stores.
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"There is a surprising amount of overlap between the simple fruit fly and more complex mammals in many basic biological processes," Al-Anzi adds. "This is why it's an excellent model system for exploring such medically relevant issues as Alzheimer's disease, alcoholism, and addiction. Our results thus far suggest that body-weight regulation will be no different."
Having now established that fruit flies are indeed similar to mammals in the way they control fat deposition via the brain, researchers can begin to test antiobesity dietary or drug treatments on flies whose fat-regulating neurons have been silenced. "Treatments that cause these flies to return to normal body weight could then be retested for their effectiveness in a mammalian obesity model," Al-Anzi notes.
Knowing the neurons involved in the regulation of fat storage could also lead to identifying the genes that allow for the critical communications between the brain and the fat stores. "This can be done by identifying the genes that are selectively expressed only in those neurons," he explains.
In addition, this research should help researchers determine if the mechanisms behind appetite and body-weight regulation in fruit flies have been conserved over evolutionary time and throughout the animal kingdom. "This has been shown to be the case for genes that regulate behavioral phenomena like learning and circadian rhythms," notes Al-Anzi, "and we hope that body-weight and appetite regulation will be no different."
In addition to Al-Anzi, Zinn, and Benzer, other authors on the Neuron paper, "Obesity-blocking neurons in Drosophila," include Caltech research technician Viveca Sapin; Christopher Waters, formerly of Caltech; and biologist Robert Wyman from Yale University.
Their research was supported by a Life Sciences Research Foundation grant provided by Bristol-Myers Squibb to Al-Anzi, and by a National Institutes of Health RO1 grant to Benzer.


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Eastern Market Alley, oil on canvas panel, 7"x5"
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This daily oil painting is of an alley in Detroit's Eastern Market. I was interested in the dark shadows and sky reflections and the contrasting colors in this scene.
Posted by Stephen Magsig at Friday, November 28, 2008
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- Sylvia Jenstad said...
Wow!... this is an amazing painting... I love those shadows... really cool
- 29.11.08
- Bill Brauker said...
Wonderful shadows, and that puddle is perfect.
I lived in Michigan for 45 years, 7 in the Detroit area, and I think your work documenting the city is so important. And of course, so good!
- 30.11.08
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Christmas is almost here and there are still lots of last minute things to do! Like updating my blog! It's been a few days since I've been at the computer - using the sewing machine more than the computer lately - nice change!
I think we're just about ready . . . have to be, the kids came home from Winnipeg yesterday so anything that still needs done, I now have help to do!
I have actually been on holidays for the past week . . . finishing off a few Christmas gifts (MIL quilt for one) and starting a few new projects that used the VERY creative side of my brain. I love those projects - the day just slips by at lightning speed and I have such a feeling of satisfaction (usually!).
I did find a chance to take a couple of photos though. The one above is a Jack Frost original. I find these so fascinating! They must be created by wind movement and light or something . . . I don't remember studing anything about this in school. Absolutely wonderful stuff - I don't think the picture does the masterpiece justice though. See if you can find some of his work around your place and study the intricate ripples and lines - makes you wonder how it's done, doesn't it?
This weird donut shaped thing in my back yard is really our fire pit - it looks so funny the way the snow has settled inside and around the outside edges. Usually it's buried completely or the wind blows the snow off the top edges, but this time it just looks like a frozen donut!
This little star was a gift that I received at the quilt club Christmas party that is a very welcome addition to my Christmas decorating - I love all the little stitches on all the tiny features. Thank you, Gail.
And, on a final note, this little guy is going to help me wish you a . . .
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Positions child objects and determines a size for a UIElement. Parent objects that implement custom layout for their child elements should call this method from their layout override implementations to form a recursive layout update.
Namespace: System.Windows
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Public Sub Arrange ( _
finalRect As Rect _
public void Arrange(
Rect finalRect
- finalRect
Type: System.Windows.Rect
The final size that the parent computes for the child in layout, provided as a Rect value.
finalRect contained a Double.NaN or infinite value. See Remarks.
There is no reason to call Measure or Arrange outside of the context of overriding methods that perform custom layout actions. Silverlight layout works autonomously, based on detecting changes to the object tree and layout-relevant properties at run time. For more information, see Silverlight Layout System.
The finalRect you pass to Measure cannot have a Double.NaN value for any Rect value. Also, finalRect cannot have any infinite values for any Rect value.
Typically, calls to Arrange will incorporate a finalRect that uses the height and width values from DesiredSize for each element . Exceptions to this typical behavior might be necessary if an element holds a DesiredSize that the layout parent cannot accommodate, or if the sum total of all child element DesiredSize values cannot be accommodated or arranged. In such cases the child element content might be clipped, resized, or placed in a scroll region, which all depends on the specific functionality that is enabled in the layout parent container.
The following example shows how you would use Arrange within an ArrangeOverride implementation.
'Second arrange all children and return final size of panel
Protected Overloads Overrides Function ArrangeOverride(ByVal finalSize As Size) As Size
'Get the collection of children
Dim mychildren As UIElementCollection = Children
'Get total number of children
Dim count As Integer = mychildren.Count
'Arrange children
'We're only allowing 9 children in this panel. More children will get a 0x0 layout slot.
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To 8
'Get (left, top) origin point for the element in the 3x3 block
Dim cellOrigin As Point = GetOrigin(i, 3, New Size(100, 100))
'Arrange child
'Get desired height and width. This will not be larger than 100x100 as set in MeasureOverride.
Dim dw As Double = mychildren(i).DesiredSize.Width
Dim dh As Double = mychildren(i).DesiredSize.Height
mychildren(i).Arrange(New Rect(cellOrigin.X, cellOrigin.Y, dw, dh))
For i = 9 To count - 1
'Give the remaining children a 0x0 layout slot
mychildren(i).Arrange(New Rect(0, 0, 0, 0))
'Return final size of the panel
Return New Size(300, 300)
End Function
'Calculate point origin of the Block you are in
Protected Function GetOrigin(ByVal blockNum As Integer, ByVal blocksPerRow As Integer, ByVal itemSize As Size) As Point
'Get row number (zero-based)
Dim row As Integer = CInt(Math.Floor(blockNum / blocksPerRow))
'Get column number (zero-based)
Dim column As Integer = blockNum - blocksPerRow * row
'Calculate origin
Dim origin As New Point(itemSize.Width * column, itemSize.Height * row)
Return origin
End Function
// Second arrange all children and return final size of panel
protected override Size ArrangeOverride(Size finalSize)
// Get the collection of children
UIElementCollection mychildren = Children;
// Get total number of children
int count = mychildren.Count;
// Arrange children
// We're only allowing 9 children in this panel. More children will get a 0x0 layout slot.
int i;
for (i = 0; i < 9; i++)
// Get (left, top) origin point for the element in the 3x3 block
Point cellOrigin = GetOrigin(i, 3, new Size(100, 100));
// Arrange child
// Get desired height and width. This will not be larger than 100x100 as set in MeasureOverride.
double dw = mychildren[i].DesiredSize.Width;
double dh = mychildren[i].DesiredSize.Height;
mychildren[i].Arrange(new Rect(cellOrigin.X, cellOrigin.Y, dw, dh));
// Give the remaining children a 0x0 layout slot
for (i = 9; i < count; i++)
mychildren[i].Arrange(new Rect(0, 0, 0, 0));
// Return final size of the panel
return new Size(300, 300);
// Calculate point origin of the Block you are in
protected Point GetOrigin(int blockNum, int blocksPerRow, Size itemSize)
// Get row number (zero-based)
int row = (int)Math.Floor(blockNum / blocksPerRow);
// Get column number (zero-based)
int column = blockNum - blocksPerRow * row;
// Calculate origin
Point origin = new Point(itemSize.Width * column, itemSize.Height * row);
return origin;
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Visit Monmouthshire. Safely.
We are delighted to welcome visitors back to Monmouthshire. Look out for the new 'We're Good to Go' industry kite mark for tourism and hospitality businesses which demonstrates that they have followed government and industry COVID-19 guidelines, ensuring processes are in place to maintain cleanliness and aid social/physical distancing. #visitsafely
Please contact ahead of time to confirm the business is open and to book if required before visiting.
White Castle Vineyard is open and Good to Go, with our priority being making your visit as safe and memorable as possible.
White Castle Vineyard is owned by Robb & Nicola Merchant, it is situated in the beautiful rolling countryside of Monmouthshire in the village of Llanvetherine close to the towns of Abergavenny and Monmouth.
The 5 acre vineyard is planted on a gentle south facing slope that is ideal for growing vines and ripening grapes for Welsh wine.
White Castle Vineyard is dedicated to producing a variety of quality welsh wines using first class viticultural practices.
Visitors are warmly invited to visit White castle Vineyard to experience the beauty and tranquillity of our rural setting.
We have our first vintage 2011 award winning quality welsh wines available for purchase from the Cellar Door.
Cellar Door open Saturday & Sunday 10am -4pm for Wine purchases and Gifts.
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text: Welcome to Hilltop Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We are an Independent Baptist Church where you will find a warm, caring church family. We use the King James Version of the Bible as the basis for our preaching and teaching. We hold services at 10 am Sunday morning, 6 pm Sunday night, and 6 pm Wednesday night. We also offer Sunday School at 9 am on Sundays, Teen's Sunday Night Bible Study at 5:00 pm and Kids4Truth at 6:00 pm Sunday nights. Come join us as we praise and worship the Lord!


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Chiropractor – Dr. Greenfield
Adam Greenfield is a Health and Wellness Strategist who partners with individuals and corporations to help them thrive rather than just survive. After spending 15 years dedicated to improving human performance and having managed more than 4000 individuals, Adam has turned his focus towards the management of stress from a health and wellness perspective.
Adam has been featured twice in "mother & baby" magazine and has published clinical cases in "Clinical Chiropractic". He has been invited into numerous companies as an educator, particularly assessing how a company manages stress in the workplace and how to create an exceptional work environment.
Adam holds a BSc (Hons) in Human Science, MSc in Chiropractic, MSc in Chiropractic Paediatrics as well as Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the British Chiropractic Association. He is a Licentiate Member of the Royal College of Chiropractors.
Adam's team are all registered with their appropriate governing bodies and individually qualified in their specialist fields. Together, they believe that although stress has now become the health epidemic of the 21st century, with the right tools and adaptation, everyone can excel with energy and purpose.
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The twelve gods we're talking about here are Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Athena, Ares, Aphrodite and Hermes.
In ancient Athens, in the middle of the agora, was an altar dedicated to the whole crew. The Altar of the Twelve Gods was considered the centre of the city. Here's Nico describing the agora. I wrote this in my first book:
The open space in the middle was covered in a jumble of stalls, each little more than a rough plank resting upon a barrel at each end, with perhaps an awning to keep the vendors and their goods in the shade. I walked past the many stalls selling produce from the farms. These stalls were covered with jars and baskets of olives, olive oil, figs and grapes, corn, goat's cheese and, rarely, smoked goat meat. Behind every stall stood a farmer, his skin leathery and dark from years working in the sun, his hands calloused, wearing rough clothes and a floppy sheepskin hat, shouting his products or dealing with a customer. These weren't men to care much of politics; it was all they could do to scratch a living from the stony soil.
Barely visible, fenced off from the chaos, was the Altar of the Twelve Gods. The altar was the very center of Athens, the point from which all distances are measured. It was the only place in Athens dedicated to all twelve Gods, and so especially sacred: a place of sanctuary for anyone who could make it inside the fence before their pursuers reached them. The altar stone was made of marble, flat on top, and somewhat weathered though it had been set in place only sixty years before.When I wrote that, no one knew what the for real altar looked like, so I made something up. If the archaeologists win the battle to dig the location, this promises to be the first time a later discovery shows something I wrote to be wrong, or, if I'm incredibly lucky, right.


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CLAREMONT, CA – Williams College men's tennis senior captain Brian Grodecki seeded sixth in NCAA Singles Tournament has advanced to the Third Round with two straight set wins today.
Grodecki opened the day with a 6-3, 6-2 conquest of unseeded Johnny Wu from Washington University in St. Louis.
In his second match of the day Grodecki took down Emory University's Hayden Cassone 6-3, 6-1.
"Brian's playing great," noted Eph head coach Dan Greenberg. "His offense and defense have gotten better and better all year and it is awesome to see him playing his best tennis to cap off his career. We're looking forward to tomorrow's match."
Grodecki will play tomorrow at 9:00 AM PST and he will line up opposite of Nikolai Parodi, the #1 seed, from host Claremont Mudd Scripps (CMS) on Parodi's home courts.
Almost two months ago exactly, back on March 27, Grodecki lost to Parodi on the same courts during the Ephs' spring break trip to California. The #11 ranked Ephs upset #3 ranked CMS 5-4 and Grodecki downed Parodi 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.


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I may have not made enough time for blogging these past few months, but 2015 has been a good year so far. Instead of brushing the past four months aside or doing separate posts for different moments (ain't nobody got time for that), I decided to throw them all together here. Ready for picture overload?
We celebrated the new year with some sweet friends in Fredericksburg. We love this awesome group and had such a good time talking over a delicious dinner, playing Pass the Pigs and Heads Up, watching the NYE special, and eating 12 grapes at midnight.
After talking about it for a while, I saw a dear friend move to LA. Y'all, this sassy girl is awesome and I love hearing about her new life in California. I have so much admiration for her for making this move!
We spent Valentine's Day in Fredericksburg and visited some of our favorite vineyards before having a great dinner at Arcade back in San Antonio. Each table was given a single red rose; naturally, I felt like I was on The Bachelor.
One of the best parts of this year has been finding a home for our foster dog, Molly. This will most likely get its own post at some point so I can share some pictures and more of her story. I still can't believe we had her for five months and that we were able to see her change from an extremely timid dog that was completely numb to any human interaction, to a goofy and sweet, shy lab. Molly hit the doggy lottery when my dear friend Haley's parents adopted her.
We took a trip to Nashville and ended the month with Ranchopalooza with our youth group.
Warmer weather in March had us outside working on the yard. We planted some new grass in areas that the dogs had worn down to dirt and put some new plants in our garden. We finally did some landscaping along the fence of our backyard… twice. We planted some azaleas before we realized they are poisonous to dogs… oops. Thankfully we bought these plants at Millberger's and they have a great return policy. Those azaleas came out and Indian hawthorn went in.
April was spent preparing for Fiesta Arts Fair and coordinating volunteers to work throughout the two day event. I'm so thankful to be part of a team that made my first Fiesta Arts Fair so great and to Chip who worked the entire weekend with me. Other highlights to the Fiesta season were the River Parade and party at La Fogata.
May has already been off to a great start with the birth of the royal baby and having my little brother get engaged! So excited for Alex and Teresa!
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5 Common Household Items You Should Never Flush or Put Down The Drain
If you own your home, chances are, you've had at least one instance where your drains clogged up due to common household items. Although it seems like they should be able to handle even the smallest items, many times that leads to huge problems which can get very expensive. Even liquid chemicals, over time, cause chaos. Even if it doesn't affect you, it can cause problems for your local water systems and even harm wildlife. Here are 5 common household items that should never make their way down the drain or toilet.
If you have a clogged drain or backed up toilet, contact A-1 Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration today for help!
Everyone has old vitamins or medications that have long since expired but manage to lurk in the back of your medicine cabinet. Spring cleaning happens and your first thought is to flush the medication and recycle the bottle. Unfortunately, as the medication dissolves, it spreads through-out the water system, soaking into the ground, making it's way past water treatment. This will eventually end up right back into our drinking water, and over time can cause major problems.
"Flushable" Baby Wipes
Don't let the name fool you, these are responsible for millions of dollars worth of damage in city sewer systems. Most of the time they contain congealed grease hidden under moisturizers and added scent. Over time, it blocks up the pipes and starts collecting everything else coming down the drain. The grease also prevents the cotton from dissolving as they often advertise. In NYC, baby wipes caused over $18 million worth of damage, and that is NOT a city where you want to be when the pipes back up!
Cat litter
Although this seems contrary, flushing cat little down the toilet can cause many problems that might not ever seem to affect your family. Cat feces contain a parasite that slips right past the water treatment and right back into our water. This parasite mainly affects the wildlife in your area. Otters, for example, are killed by this parasite because it dissolves their brain tissue and causes convulsions and eventually death.
Pasta, Rice and Potatoes
Most homes have a dish disposal, but you still have to be careful when getting rid of dinner scraps. Pasta and rice are terrible for you drain because as they collect more moisture, they become super-sticky, collecting everything that passes by and eventually can completely block the drain. We have all accidentally over-cooked pasta or rice, and realized upon cleaning it out of the pot that it smears all over everything. That's what it does to your plumbing. Potatoes will get stuck on the sides of the pipes and remain there, protected by the starch it contains. This causes major problems.
Coffee Grounds and Eggshells
Not only is it a crime to deprive your garden of these two foods, you will pay for it in the long run if you wash them down the drain. Coffee will make it's way into tiny corners of your drain and stay there indefinitely. They are not completely water soluble and last forever. Eggshells, no matter how good you crush them up, will also find their way into cracks and collect small particles until they cause a huge problem. They are extremely hardy and are impossible to flush once they are there.
Having a smooth flowing plumbing system in your house is one of the most important things a homeowner needs to maintain. Even occasional slip-ups will cause some of the biggest damage to your home. Keep these things in mind the next time you're in the kitchen or bathroom and you might be surprised at how many of these things you carelessly flush.


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I Photograph Stunning Icebergs In Antarctica
I first went to the Antarctic in 1999, it was then I was first captivated by the beauty of the southern ice. The shapes, the light. Most bergs begin life as very large tabular bergs. But over time, the elements sculpt these into amazing shapes. Even in a heavy state of decay they can still appear very photogenic, like some alien frozen landscape. Silent and still.
The Antarctic is an amazing place, one nature's most fantastic art galleries, which allows visitors a brief view of its collection of fine art ice in the southern summer months. Over the years, I have never been tired of seeing those remarkable cathedral-like structures and photographing them. Each season I spend in the Antarctic I'm treated to new and wondrous sights.
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Title momentum builds for 'Bricks'
08 March, 2019 — By Steve Barnett
Guillem Balagué
CAMDEN coach Anthony Clark says points have become "as precious as gold" after guiding Hadley FC to the top of the Spartan South Midlands League.
The club, nicknamed "the Bricks" due to their stadium in Brickfield Lane, Barnet, being built on the site of a business where bricks were made and sold, have become the surprise package in the Premier Division. The main goal at the start of the season was simply to avoid relegation, but with just eight games to go they are level on points with leaders Tring Athletic – and are only being kept off of top spot by goal difference.
In their last outing, goals from Jordan Edwards and Ibrahim Camara saw the Bricks build on their season of shocks by beating Biggleswade United, a well-established side who are chaired by Spanish football journalist, author and TV pundit Guillem Balagué.
This Saturday, Hadley will be looking to upset the odds yet again when they travel to Hertfordshire to take on the Oxhey Jets. Even with their top scorer, Manny Hammond, who lives in Islington, looking to add to the 11 goals that he has scored since returning from injury, Clark knows it promises to be another tough afternoon. "We netted a massive result last time out when he won away at Biggleswade United, a team who, on paper, would have expected to beat us," said Clark, who lives in Highgate. "We need to put in another similar performance on Saturday in what promises to be another mammoth challenge.
"I've said it before, that at this level every single point is precious – at this stage of the season they are like gold. All we can do is try and keep on winning and see what happens."


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I'm excited! Only 5 days until Resolved 2008. (I'm counting the rest of today and all of Friday.)
C.J. Mahaney is another speaker that is going to be at Resolved. Last year one of His sermons was about the Suffering Servant. It was based on Isaiah 53. He has so much passion. I enjoyed listening to him. He is also one of Rick Hollands favorite preachers. I'm looking forward to his passion this year about Heaven and Hell. Anyway C.J. Mahaney is the president of Sovereign Grace Ministries. You can find many free MP3 downloads of sermons by C.J. on there as well as other pastors sermons as well. You can find his informational page here on the Sovereign Grace Ministries website.
Reading Update
I haven't been able to read at all. I got to read another chapter of Heaven today. It was hot here today so I got tired fast.
Here is another update about my preparation for Resolved. My computer has been a CD burning factory. In the last couple of days I've turned out over 70 discs of last years audio to hand out this year at Resolved to the people who weren't here last year. Heaven and Hell are important but they hang as ribs on the spine of the Gospel. Without the Gospel, there is no point to even learn about Heaven. No one you any human knows would go there. But God in His loving-kindness became a man to die to bare the wrath of His Father that we accumulated by sinning so that we could have His Righteousness because on that cross He bore our sin. The God-man was Jesus Christ of Nazareth who lived and did this about 2000 years ago. Not only that but He rose again Conquering our sin and now is seated at the right hand of the Father where He intercedes for those He died for and is going to come back to get those He died for that the Father gave to Him before time was. But anyway. Thats the gospel. The most important thing. You must repent from sin and turn back to God and trust in Jesus that He died for your sin and that He is going to get you past God's judgement at the end of this age.


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Vojnovic, Ivo
Vojnović, Ivo
Born Oct. 9, 1857, in Dubrovnik; died Aug. 30, 1929, in Belgrade. Croatian writer.
Vojnović was born into an aristocratic family. He graduated from law school in Zagreb in 1880 and began to publish during the 1880's. In the years 1907-11 he was the literary director of a theater in Zagreb. Vojnovic's best dramas are Storm of the Equinox (1895), drawn from the life of Dalmatian fishermen, and The Dubrovnik Trilogy (1902), which showed the decay of the Dubrovnik aristocracy. Vojnovic's creative work is permeated with ideas for unifying the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. The realism of Vojnovic contains some elements of symbolism and expressionism. In the plays written from 1910 through the 1920's religious motifs predominate.
WORKSSabrana dela, vols. 1-3. Belgrade, 1939-41.
In Russian translation:
Buria ravnodenstviia (Ekvinotstsio). Moscow, 1955.
REFERENCESColdbek, J. Ivo Vojnović, dramaturg jugostowiański. Lwów-Warsaw, 1932.
Cronia, A. Teatro serbo-croato con un'autoversione di Ivo Vojnovic e versioni di Carmen Cronia. Milan, 1955.


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I asked for and received some holo awesomeness from The Devil Wears Polish for Christmas, and I've been impatiently waiting for the sun to show its face around here ever since so I could enjoy one in all its bendy rainbow splendor. Although it was extremely cold here today, the sun was finally out!!! Almost all day!!! I had to take advantage. I chose Gorgeous Garnet.
Gorgeous Garnet has a chrome base that looks like a rosy pinkish-red in some lights and a deeper purple-leaning red in others. It also has a duochrome orange flash that peaks out and says "Hello!" at certain angles. As if that's not enough, added to this uniquely pretty base is linear holographic sparkle. Gorgeous Garnet gives such a beautifully rich look on the nail, which is perfect for the season.
The application of this polish was great. The brand recently switched to a thinner base, which I tend to prefer, so I had no issues at all with application. The polish dried quickly and applied evenly. Because of the chrome base, I was expecting to see some brush strokes in the final look, but I didn't notice any, which is an added plus. I applied 3 coats of Gorgeous Garnet over an aqua base for the photos. I did not use top coat.
Do you just love it?! Me, too. 🙂 You can probably tell from the photo overload. I just couldn't stop taking pictures; it's so pretty! Pretty enough that I'm posting these photos even though my hands look positively ancient in them. 😛
I received this mini polish as a limited edition gift with purchase during the Black Friday sale at The Devil Wears Polish online shop. I'm not sure whether this one will become available again, but there's loads of other pretties available there, so go check it out! I imagine that in about five minutes this brand will become next to impossible to get, so really, grab one (or two or three) while you still can!


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When my sister's birthday was coming up, her awesome boyfriend Jack asked me if I could help him create a doctor-themed birthday cake for Cindy. How can I say no to such a romantic gesture?
Jack and I planned very carefully to meet when Cindy was in class or at work and each time we had to work very quickly.
The first time we met, I explained how the cake would look like, how fondant works, and how to pipe letters onto a cake. He was able to create a stethoscope and name tag out of fondant. With the name tag, he added edible pearls because Cindy loves pearls. He also practiced piping letters with buttercream frosting for at least a good 20 minutes before attempting it on the name tag. "Dr. Le" looks pretty good, doesn't it? While he was working, I made additional details such as some pills and a pen. Day one was done.
The next time we met, I already baked a yellow sheet cake and all we had to do was add a crumb coat, covered the cake with white fondant, and added some more details. Jack cut out some fondant to make the purple blouse, white shirt collars, a pocket, and some detailed purple heart buttons. When everything was put together, the cake looked FANTASTIC!
First off, I wanted everyone to understand that I made sure that Jack can say that he decorate the cake himself. With this in mind, I only explained to him how to work with different cake decorating tools and supplies. I am proud to say that Jack did about 75% of the cake decorating job and it turned out fantastic! What do you think?
Great job Jack! I know that Cindy was VERY impressed! If I ever need an apprentice, I will know who to ask!
Cake: yellow cake with buttercream coating; cake is covered in fondant and details were made of tinted fondant, edible pearls, and buttercream writing


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Source: en.wikipedia.org
Castle Huntly was built around 1452 by Baron Gray of Fowlis under licence from James II of Scotland. The castle changed hands in 1614 when it was acquired by the then Earl of Strathmore who changed its name to Castle Lyon. In the 1770s, the castle was sold by the widow of the 7th Earl of Strathmore to George Paterson of the East India Company who also changed the name back to Castle Huntly. The castle left the hands of the Paterson family in 1946 after the death of Colonel Adrian Gordon Paterson when his wife sold the castle to the government
Source: www.electricscotland.com
Castle Huntly, or Castle Lyon as it was known for a time must surely be one of the most imposing strongholds of all the Scottish Castles built in the lofty tower and jamb style of the fifteenth century of local sandstone it radiated endurance and continuity. Today when viewed from the east it portrays the simplistic Georgian elegance of a fine country house with elegant gardens and sweeping driveways through mature parklands, but from the west it retains its full Fifteenth century baronial austerity.
The exact date when the story begins is unknown but it is considered as having been built by the Baron Gray of Fowlis some time after 1452, when a special licence was granted by James II in acknowledgement of his many faithful services. The castle was founded on a precipitous rock which rose from the level but marshy plain around it, the only substantial access route being a rocky causeway from the north.
The Lyons of Glamis (1614 to 1776)
Lyons of Glamis already held lands in Longforgan and the Mains at the Castle partly through the dower of Elizabeth, daughter of the second Lord Gray who married John, 6th Lord Glamis in 1487, and partly through mortgages to Patrick 9th Lord Glamis and first Earl of Kinghorne, born 1575, the latter purchased Castle Huntly
and whole estates for 40,000 Merks in 1614.
Patrick, Earl of Kinghorne who became first Earl of Strathmore, only lived one year after that date, but had commenced to repair the castle which had fallen into a bad condition during the occupancy of the last few Grays. As his grandson stated in his
Book of Record:-
"It was a place of no consideration, fitt for nothing else but as a place of refuge in time of trouble, wherein a man might make himselfe a prisoner; and in the meantime might therein be protected from a flying partie, but was never of any
strength, or to have been accounted a stronghold to endure a siege, or a place capable to hold so many as with necessarie provisions could hold out long, or by salleys to doe much prejudice to an enemie, and such houses truly are worn quyt out of fashione, as feuds are, which is a great happiness, the cuntrie being generally more civilized than it was of ancient times, and my owne opinion, when troublesome times are, it is more safe for a man to keep the feilds than to inclose himselfe in the walls of a house, so that there is no man more against these old fashion of tours and castles than I am and I wish everie man who has such houses would reform them for who can delight to live in his house as in a prisone".
When in London, the first Earl Patrick was much taken up with the many noble buildings then being erected and furnished there. He was evidently determined to bring up to date his old Castle, the name of which he changed from Huntly to Lyon which latter name continued to be used until 1776 when a new owner restored the old name. He bought a good deal of fine furniture and furnishings for the improvement of his Castle and shipped his purchases from London to Dundee. As there were no bricks made in Scotland until long after his day he probably brought bricks for his ice-house in the same manner. The Earl also brought statuary for the embellishment of his gardens and introduced many new ideas such as sash windows.
Patrick died in 1615 and was succeeded by his son John, born 1596.
John the second Earl of Kinghorne did not distinguish himself, being considered as a weak sort of fellow who fell under the influence of his first wife, Lady Margaret Erskine, and that of his younger brother James Lyon of Aldbar who embroiled him in many adventures which greatly reduced his resources. Of John it is said that, "he came to his inheritance the wealthiest peer in Scotland and left the poorest". He was over obliging to his relations and friends, taking on heavy obligations in bonds and cautions which plunged his affairs deeply into debt. In addition, he developed a great friendship with James Graham, Marquis of Montrose. Montrose was at first a fierce Covenanter but later became more of a Royalist. There came a point when John's conscience forced him to part company with Montrose who changed sides and took up arms against the Covenanters. John, who felt deserted considered that he had a moral obligation to the Covenanters cause, and contributed towards financing the army against his old friend Montrose, in the process committing himself to crippling debt.
He did, however, continue the work of restoration of Castle Lyon. His son crediting him with "an inteer new roofe upon the castle, which beforehand had ane scurvie
battlement".His first wife Margaret Erskine was the daughter of the Earl of Mar and his second Elizabeth daughter of the Earl of Panmure. He died of the plague at St Andrews on 12th. May 1646 where he had gone to nurse his ward, the Earl of Errol and was succeeded by his only son Patrick, born 29th. May 1642 and by then only four years of age.
Patrick the third Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne grew up to be one of the most remarkable members of the Lyon family. He was a man of extremely fine character with strong determination to do the right by his family and estates and was gifted with an exceptional administrative ability.
The long period of dissentions and unrest that affected Scotland for thirty years preceding the Restoration told severely on the estates. Both his grandfather and his
father had been compelled to raise large sums of money for the exigencies of war by borrowing upon the security of their properties. Most lands were pledged in some form to creditors throughout the land. The Castle of Glamis was denuded of furniture and allowed to get into a state of disrepair and Castle Lyon was almost uninhabitable. Thus when Earl Patrick came into his inheritance, it was to shoulder a heavy burden with debts about £40,000, an enormous sum in those days.
The young Earl's guardian was unwilling to undertake the rescue of a property so deeply involved. He was advised that his estates were irrecoverable, but his uncle, the Earl of Panmure did much to preserve a remnant sufficient to start him in life, though quite inadequate to his rank in Society. It is testament to his tenacity that after 40 years of hard work he once again restored his estates to solvency.
Castle Lyon had been made the jointure house of the family and he stayed there with his mother. In 1650 when the boy was only eight years of age his mother was married for the second time to the Earl of Linlithgow who treated his stepson with harsh cruelty. After his wife's death this Earl compelled the repayment of all monies expended by her on the young heir out of her jointure income.
Having completed his studies at St Andrews the young Earl returned to his castle at Huntly in 1660, in his eighteenth year, and even at that age had formed his resolution to restore as far as possible the honour and estates of his family. Cultured, shrewd, industrious and with the flair for building he applied himself to enlarging and beautifying the castle and recovering the waste lands around it.
The lamentable condition in which he found the castle he graphically describes in the Book of Record: "I had a verie hard beginning, there was not even a bed in the castle and I had to borrow one from the minister at Longforgan, while I was awaiting the arrival of my humble student's furniture from St Andrews." His stepfather had stripped the house of all furniture. The barns byres and stables were empty and as he puts it — "Att that time I was not worth a four-footed beast safe the little dog that I keepit att and brought with me from St Andrews." He described the pend and entry as a quagmire as was the most part of the enclosed ground besouth it. Inside, conditions were not much better with only bare walls.
He also brought home a bride, the Lady Anna Murray daughter of the Earl of Tulliebardine. The magistrates of Dundee gave the young couple a Civic Reception.
Patrick did not curtail himself to renovation of the castle. In his diary, known as the Glamis Book of Record, he describes the roof of the Church in Longforgan as — altogether ruinous. By exercising his influence, he organised the replacement of the roof and had a private room and seat built for himself. He was to make many improvements to the grounds and surrounding policies which remain in evidence today.
It is he, who is credited with the excavation of the ornamental pond, which follows the contour along the north-east flank of the knoll on which the castle sits. While it is described as "The Moat" in contemporary writings and maps, it could never have served any defensive purpose due to its shallow depth and distance from the actual castle building. The Old Statistical Account describes several mineral springs in the grounds and it is one of those which is the water source for the moat.
As well as building the high stone wall surrounding the estate, he planted a substantial amount of timber, not only for decoration, but by way of an investment. A 1743 survey records 8557 growing trees on the estate, and remarks on the quality of sweet chestnut trees which were much sought after by ships' carpenters. A feature of his planting which can still be observed from a high vantage point, was the tree-lined avenue, known as the Grand Avenue, 30 feet wide and almost 1 mile long, running in a straight line north-west, from the castle to what was then the main road at a point opposite the farm of Snabs. At that time the road from Dundee to Perth was further north than it now is and bypassed the village, the present road not being constructed till 1790. In the time of Earl Patrick there was no road leading to the village as there is today.
The Grand Avenue originally had six gates, five of which no trace remains. The outer, or first gate was dismantled sometime around 1790 and re-erected at the present entrance. It is built of a similar sandstone to that of the castle and consists of a central gateway 16 feet wide with two side arches of 7 feet. Two piers are decorated with ornamented semi-circular Tuscan pilasters and all are surmounted with elongated pyramids aligned to the cardinal points of the compass. The gate was known as Port Patrick but became corrupted to Port Patience.
The next gate along the Grand Avenue was the Rustic Gate, said to be a noble arch with a little postern on each side. To the right of this gate was the deer park and to the left, the nursery ground.
The third gate was the Iron Gate and had two strong pillars with rich capitals, all the pillars being of well cut stone, set for hanging an iron gate. The enclosure to the north contained the farm steading and to the south, the family offices and the gardener's house. It was between the farm steading and the avenue where the fabled Glamis Tree stood.
The fourth gate was the Coach House Gate. This was formed of two large plain pillars with capitals and bases. The fifth gate was at the foot of the incline up to the castle and known as the Ionic Gate. This was decorated in the ionic style with four
columns and capitals.
The last gate in the series was the Castle Gate, with two plain hewn pillars and capitals, and a globe of stone on each pillar. To the left of this gate was a postern where the Grand Avenue terminated. Beyond the postern was Ye Beggars Seat, a
stone seat, said to be capable of holding 30 people.
On either side of the avenue was the Bow Butts, grassed walkways, 5 yards wide and 80 yards long. At each end was built a stone wall, faced with turf. These were for archery practice with the right side reserved for nobility and the left for the commoners.
The most striking piece of civil engineering was that of the terraced gardens, which were formed by the force of quarry mells and peiks. This garden today bears the name of the Italian Gardens, and is said to be made up of carried soil which was imported from Italy as ballast for ships discharging at Kingoodie.
Horticulture played an important part in the life of the estate. 300 feet was under glass with a steam heated melon pit, 20 feet by 12 feet. Much of the area under glass was heated by copper pipes some of which were contained within the walling. Grapes and peaches grew with notable success possibly due to the innovative steam dew, a by-product of the melon pit, which was said to, "preserve the trees from suffering by various insects ".
His sister Lady Elizabeth Lyon and he began their first attempt at housekeeping on a most parsimonious scale. Having scrambled together some old pots and pans and collected some old furniture, they began with their own hands to decorate their lonely dwelling and make it habitable for the time. In the Glamis Book of Record, Patrick writes of his sister some twenty-five years afterwards — "Her company was of great comfort to me so young as we both were. We consulted together and in two years got together as much coarse furniture as in a verie mean and sober way filled all the rooms of my house some way or other."
His sister remained with him until his marriage in 1662 to Helen daughter of John, Lord Middleton Royal Commissioner for Scotland. The marriage took place at Holyrude Abbey Archbishop
Sharpe officiating. In his writing 25 years later, it was considered by him to be — verie successful.
He brought his wife home to Castle Huntly in 1663 and set about altering and improving the buildings and policies and the status of the family. Thus in 1672 he obtained a Charter from Charles II erecting the lands of Castle Huntly into a free Barony to be called the "The Lordship of Lyon", and it was then that he changed the name to Castle Lyon. Similarly in 1677 another Charter provided that in future the Earls of Kinghorne should be styled "Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Viscounts Lyon and Barons Glamis, Tannadyce, Sidlaw and Strathdichtie".
He was a nobleman who shone as a patron of the arts and devoted his life to improving and beautifying his domains. He was a Privy Councillor and Lord of the Treasury and in 1686 an Extraordinary Senator of the College of Justice. The entries in his Book of Record show that he was a master of finance. At the time of his death in 1695 in his 53rd year he had cleared most of the debt on his estates and had made considerable alterations and additions to his castle at Glamis as well as at Castle Lyon.
His two daughters both married members of the local nobility and his eldest son John, born 1663, succeeded as fourth Earl of Strathmore.
The fourth Earl, though a man of considerable talent and a Privy Councillor in the reign of Queen Anne took relatively little part in public affairs. By his marriage with Lady Elizabeth Stanhope daughter of the Earl of Chesterfield he had six sons. Two
of whom became Lord Glamis, both predeceasing their father, and four other brothers who succeeded to the Earldom in turn, the eighth Earl and youngest son being the only one who had an heir.
John the third son and fifth Earl was to display the family's royalist sympathies when he joined the Jacobite cause, and on the breaking out of the Mar rebellion, although only eighteen years of age, raised a regiment in Angus and took an active
part in the campaign. He was slain at the battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715.
Charles, the fourth son and sixth Earl was not directly implicated in the rebellion and although both his family seats were visited by the Old Pretender, James VIII and III he was not disturbed in his rights. In 1725 he married Lady Susan Cochrane daughter of John Earl of Dundonald who was considered to be the most beautiful woman of her day in Scotland. Earl Charles was killed in an unfortunate brawl at Forfar by Carnegie of Finavon in May 1728 and left no heir.
James the next in
succession died without issue in 1735.
Thomas was the last of the four brothers. Notwithstanding the Jacobite antecedents of his family he refrained from that cause in 1745. For a time he was MP for Angus. He died in 1753. His son John succeeded.
In general these later Earls lie outside our immediate theme for Castle Huntly being the jointure house was mostly occupied by the widows of various Earls. Thus Lady Susan the widow of Charles sixth Earl resided at Castle Huntly for seventeen years
after her husband's death in 1728. Later she made an unfortunate second marriage and left for the Continent where she died in 1754.
The ninth and tenth Earls must be mentioned, partly because of a marriage which was destined to have an historic outcome and partly because with the tenth Earl the family link with Castle Huntly ceased. John the ninth Earl of Strathmore was only sixteen when he succeeded. Thirteen years later, in 1767 he married Miss Mary Eleanor Bowes of Streatham, a great Durham heiress, who inherited a large fortune and great estates from her father, and with this John assumed the name of Bowes Lyon. He died on a health cruise to Lisbon in 1776 leaving three sons and two daughters.
The heir another John was seven years old at his father's death. He can have known little or nothing of Castle Huntly for his mother Countess Bowes Lyon removed at once to London and the Castle and its estates were sold.
In 1776 the widow of John, seventh Earl of Strathmore and ninth Earl of Kinghorne, elected to live in London and sold the estate of Castle Lyon — as it was named then — to the Indian nabob, George Paterson, who paid £40,000 for it. Then with the prestige he had acquired he married the Hon. Anne Gray, daughter of the twelfth Lord Gray whose ancestor had built the castle in 1452. Thus the grand old fortalice was reunited with its original owners. Mr Paterson restored its first name of Castle Huntly.


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This guide provides the historical background of traditional and modern libraries and librarianship in India. It focuses, chapter by chapter, on various types of libraries including national libraries, academic libraries, school libraries, and special libraries. It also covers the state of bibliographic control and services, professional organizations, library education, and automation.
From ancient through medieval and modern India to the end of the 20th century, this book offers detailed description of the development of libraries and related activities in the field of librarianship. This is an informative guide to libraries and the profession of librarianship in India that will be of great value to scholars and researchers of world librarianship. Providing a historical background of traditional and modern libraries and librarianship, this book will be useful to library science students and faculty worldwide.


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Well, I am happy to share that all started to change about five years ago when I started my position as the Lead Learner at Cantiague. I can't exactly pinpoint what brought about the change - maybe I was more mature (unlikely if you know me well), maybe I had a thicker skin (I am sensitive so this one doesn't make much sense either) or maybe it was just that I started to realize that FEEDBACK was an opportunity to grow... an opportunity to learn... an opportunity to get better... an enhancement opportunity. In reality, there was nothing negative about FEEDBACK because it all boiled down to how I received it, processed it and how I used it. I control what happens with the FEEDBACK. I control how I respond to FEEDBACK. I control if and how I respond to FEEDBACK. The F word is no longer one that I fear; instead, I embrace it, welcome it and look at it as an opportunity to get better and fuel breakthroughs!
This week we had the honor of hosting the awesome Chris Lehman (Yes, Mr. I Love Close Reading) at Cantiague and it was a day I will not forget because it featured lots and lots of awesome FEEDBACK! In three short hours, Chris visited almost every classroom at Cantiague and used his critical lens to help us figure out ways to enhance our craft... to do better by our kids... to grow as teachers and learners! Chris saw everything we were doing well and immediately offered suggestions on how we could do things REALLY well by giving us specific, honest and best of all, actionable FEEDBACK. All the ideas he offered us were opportunities for us to get better collectively - who doesn't want to get better? Why would anyone want to stay the same or get worse? I am pretty sure Peyton Manning analyzes film of his own play each week and scrutinizes it as a way to get better - he wants to be even better as the Broncos QB from one week to the next - he does not want to stay the same - he wants to be the best!
If Manning can see the positive in FEEDBACK, so can we as educators! Instead of viewing FEEDBACK as a dreaded word wrapped in negativity let's view it as the gate that opens up to a pathway of positivity. A pathway filled with opportunities, chances and learning. For example, Chris reminded us about the importance of having kids write frequently in their writer's notebooks as a way to take ownership over the own writing and to help them enhance their skill set (yea, kids need to be reading and writing every single day if we want them to enhance their literacy skills). Did it hurt a little when Chris pointed out something we weren't doing well? Yes, it did. But, only for a moment because I realized I controlled how I took in his FEEDBACK! Instead of seeing it as something we weren't doing well, I saw it as something we could do better; something we could challenge ourselves with; something that would enhance the learning experiences of our kids. The FEEDBACK Chris offered was awesome and I was immediately inspired by the opportunity to grow and enhance our craft. The FEEDBACK Chris shared with us reminded me that FEEDBACK ain't all bad!
So, moving forward I challenge all the educators out there to shed their fears of FEEDBACK and instead, embrace it head on and use it to get better. We must learn to offer FEEDBACK to students, teachers and leaders and we must practice receiving FEEDBACK in a positive way... in a way that allows us to grow and enhance our skill set. We must remember that FEEDBACK ain't all bad!


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Article Practice
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Grammarman - Article Ants
Watch the video. It will explain the importance of definite and indefinite articles in English. The reasons to use articles in English are the same as Spanish.
Articles, definite or indefinite, make the sentence complete. Without the articles, either in Spanish or in English, the sentences do not sound correct.
What was missing in the video?
It sounds just as silly in Spanish when you are missing the article (or if you use an incorrect article).
In Spanish, articles are used all the time. You need to know which type of article to use (either definite or indefinite) and you also need to know which of the forms to use. Check the pages for definite and indefinite to review the forms.
The practices below will help with choosing the correct type and form of article.
This is an in-class practice. The actual quiz will be the same format, but different sentences.
Mixed up sentences:
You need to put the parts of the sentence in the correct order AND add the appropriate article. Check your answers by translating the sentence to make sure it makes sense.


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Dublin Canvas is back, and it's transforming dreary traffic light control boxes into works of art across our city.
In case you missed our Dublin Canvas piece a few weeks ago, the project began as a pilot Beta Project commissioned by Dublin City Council in 2013. It is community street art project whose main goal is to make the city more beautiful.
The project initially painted 15 traffic light control boxes in the Dublin South East area and this time around they could potentially transform far more boxes into colourful and stunning displays.
Dave Murtagh, Project Co-Ordinator of Dublin Canvas had this to say of the project:
Dublin Canvas is an idea, a project intended to bring flashes of colour and creativity to everyday objects in the city. Less grey, more play. The project takes previously unused public space and transforms it into canvases to help brighten up the city. Making Dublin a more beautiful place to live, work and visit.
Dublin Canvas has 15 artists working on 15 boxes at present. Five in the Camden Street area, five in the Baggot Street area and five in Rathmines area. A further five will pop up in Ranelagh as part of the Ranelagh Arts Festival.
In addition a further five in each of the following areas to be completed by November: Terenure, Donnybrook, Sandymount and Ringsend. A further 40 boxes are hoped to spread out from city centre on the Northside of Dublin.
The Project Co-Ordinator is pleased to describe the response from the public and from local business owners to these public artworks as "fantastic."
The project is still very much in its infancy but I am not going to stop until Dublin Canvas is the biggest community art project in Dublin. Although, it may not be until next year that it happens.
Dave Murtagh
To see some of the artworks that Dublin Canvas has produced in the past few weeks, you can check them out below.
This run of Dublin Canvas will last until November. If you'd like to get involved with this project, any artist can register their details with Dublin Canvas here.


text: Old Man Stalin Had A Farm...E-I-E-I-O....What happens when you mix the Russian Revolution with a bunch of farm animals and (more than a dash) of dystopian bummers? George Orwell's Animal Farm! Come listen to us learn the joys of rewriting history, selling your friends for whisky money, and holding whips in your trotters.


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The delicious taste of raspberry added to all butter shortbread makes for a taste sensation.
The delicious taste of raspberry added to all butter shortbread makes for a taste sensation.
Ingredients: wheat flour(calcium carbonate, iron, nicotinamide, thiamine) salted butter (32%), sugar, raspberries (<2%)(100% natural raspberries) natural raspberry flavouring(<2%)
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Our aim is to deliver all orders within three working days. During busy times some products might be temporarily out of stock, in which case we would let the customer know if there was going to be a delay in production, and ascertain whether or not an alternative product would be acceptable.
Cakes are made to order, and usually have a direct bearing on delivery times. More often than not orders are despatched for next day delivery by APC Couriers.


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Facebook is seeking a Mechanical Subject Matter Expert join our Data Center Operations team. Our data centers serve as the foundation upon which our systems operate to meet the demands of our customers.
The Mechanical Subject Matter Expert will be a part of the facility operations team and will be responsible for being the mechanical system technical operations expert. The candidate will need to be experienced in diverse technologies such as chiller systems, evaporative cooling, HVAC, DX cooling, water distribution, water treatment, emergency diesel generators, fire suppression systems, and have a working knowledge of building automation systems and electrical distribution. This position is full-time and will be based at the data center in Los Lunas, NM.
Mechanical Subject Matter Expert Responsibilities
Hands-on troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of mechanical equipment
Assist in authoring processes, procedures, and reporting metrics
Analyze data to assist development of predictive maintenance plan
On-site Lead for root cause analysis activities in area of expertise
Oversight of water quality maintenance
Provide training to Critical Facility Engineers on mechanical equipment and procedures
Manage vendor relationships for mechanical equipment
Perform any additional services needed to meet the requirements of the facility in support of maintenance functions
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Ability to travel up to 20% of time
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Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
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Trade Certification or state license in Mechanical (HVAC)
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Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together.
Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.
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Risk is a necessary part of entrepreneurship. And sometimes that means saying no to a sure-thing in the pursuit of something better.
That's the story of Marion Smith, a designer who turned down a $150K salary in the paper crafts industry to create her own independent brand and earn 6-figures a month.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- How to plan out and manage a subscription box product.
- Why you should get a large order of samples when working with manufacturers rather than just a few samples.
- How she was able to build a 20,000+ loyal fan base using YouTube.
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Butterick 331; ca. 1984; Package includes clothes to fit approximately 16" (40.5cm) Cabbage Patch KidS™ Clothes include: Dress and Panties in two views, pinafore and bib. Nonremovable transfer for applique.
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