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Welcome to Oxford ! A cozy stand alone suite with a lounge and dining area on one side of the galley kitchenette and a king bedroom and bathroom on the other side.
The lounge has a fireplace, settee, TV, blueray DVD player , free WIFI, and a dining area for two. The kitchenette has a microwave, coffee maker, sink and a refrigerator.
The large king size bedroom has a separate bathroom with two person Jacuzzi tub, open shower and single sink. Hairdryer provided.
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Sun et al. (Reports, 19 October 2012, p. 366) reconstructed Permian to Middle Triassic equatorial seawater temperatures. After correct temporal positioning of their data points, their presumed trends of temperature changes, and hence their assumption of a one-to-one relationship between putative "lethally hot" seawater temperatures and a disputable equatorial "eclipse" of some organisms, are no longer supported by their data.
Sun et al. (1) reconstructed Late Permian to Middle Triassic equatorial seawater temperatures from δ18Oapatite of conodonts from sections in South China (their figure 2). We have reassessed their data and detected not only numerous minor inconsistencies but some major methodological flaws. Their conclusion that putative "lethally hot" ocean temperatures led to restriction of fishes, marine reptiles, and terrestrial tetrapods to high latitudes is not supported by their data.
Time calibration of lithologically positioned data points requires piecewise fitting into respective biozones. This is particularly important if various sections are compared or if a composite curve is used, as in (1). Yet, in Sun et al.'s figure 2, several points fall outside the conodont biozone to which they belong (their table S4).
After correct positioning of the data points, the Griesbachian Thermal Maximum and the subsequent Dienerian cooling are no longer recognizable (Fig. 1). Moreover, the samples plotted at the critical Smithian/Spathian transition upon which their "late Smithian Thermal Maximum" is based, fall in fact within an early Spathian zone (C13). The Smithian and earliest Spathian, interpreted to be ~2° hotter than the Dienerian, are not hotter than the last 2 million years of the Spathian.
Consequently, the one-to-one relationship assumed by the authors between putative "lethally hot" seawater temperatures and the alleged diversity lows (coined "equatorial eclipse") of some organisms is unsustainable: The equally hot temperatures of the Smithian and Spathian should have been equally deleterious to fishes and other marine or terrestrial organisms; however, during the middle and late Spathian, fishes and tetrapods thrived and marine reptiles (ichthyosaurs) diversified.
Likewise, one of the greatest radiations of life in Earth's history occurred in the Middle Ordovician, a time period for which Trotter et al. (2) reported similarly hot temperatures [δ18Oapatite between 18.4 and 19.3 per mil (‰),Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water; NBS120c renormalized to 22.6‰ for comparison with (1)].
Besides the fact that deep-time δ18Oapatite values should be interpreted in terms of absolute temperatures only with great caution, we propose that the dynamics of the temperature changes is at least as critical for organisms as absolute temperatures. Yet, Sun et al.'s biozonation is not resolved enough to capture such dynamics.
The data points are exclusively taken from table S4 of (1), where the y coordinates are given in centimeters from the base of the corresponding section. These y coordinates are converted to ages using the following procedure: The conodont zonation is slightly modified from figure 2 to take into account all the 18 zones mentioned in table S4. The continuous interval zones are converted into discrete zones, whose positions are constrained by biochronologic and radio-isotopic data (3–5). For a given section, sets of data points belonging to a particular zone are displayed such that the lowest and the highest points are placed at the bottom and the top of the respective zone, while respecting relative lithological positions for intermediary points. Single data points lacking further information are placed in the middle of the corresponding zone.
Because Parachirognathus is unknown from the Spathian, sample BYC19-1 is here reassigned to the conodont zone C11. The Smithian offset between the Zuodeng sections (Fig. 1, blue and black triangles) on one side and the Bianyang Quarry, Jiarong, and Jinya-Laren sections on the other cannot be explained by a putative water-depth offset (1), because in both areas the data points are based on elements belonging to the same genera. Differences in the intensity of thermal alteration as reflected by the higher color alteration index of the conodonts from Zuodeng (up to 4.5) provide an alternative explanation for this offset.
The late Griesbachian Thermal Maximum is based on a single ZDC24 sample, which falls in the ill-defined Neogondolella carinata zone. Except for this sample, inferred Griesbachian temperatures are all lower than Dienerian ones. Moreover, the stratigraphically closely spaced points of the early Smithian Neospathodus waageni zone (C10, samples ZDC29, ZDC30, ZDC44, ZDC45, and ZDC_B) show an average δ18Oapatite below 19.0‰, even when we exclude the two points corresponding to Platyvillosus, presumably a shallower water genus. Hence, the alleged late Dienerian or early Smithian cooling event is not substantiated by the present data.
In our corrected curve, the late Smithian Thermal Maximum is suggested by a single data point (sample ZDC50, which in fact belongs to the early Spathian zone C13). Furthermore, a sample (JRC51) from the presumed 0.7‰ offset series of the Jiarong section falls within C13 and would indicate lower temperatures. Hence, no thermal maximum can be claimed for this interval.
Fossil-rich beds with common fishes are found both in Chaohu (6) (their earliest fish occurrence in the Spathian, figure 3) and Jurong (7). Based on (7) and (8), these beds fall either in C12 or C13—i.e., they are coeval with the late Smithian Thermal Maximum. Moreover, the distribution of Smithian vertebrate localities is surprisingly at variance between figures 1 and S1 in (1). For the 30°N to 30°S interval, figures 1 and S1C (Smithian) and figure S1A (Late Permian) do not differ substantially (four tetrapod localities each, respectively four and five for fishes, and one and zero for marine reptiles). For these reasons, both the timing and the existence of an equatorial vertebrate "eclipse" are doubtful.

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If you are a Windows Insider you may see that some of your virtual machines are missing from Hyper-V Manager on Windows 10 - Build 10547. Bad news, there is a bug in this build. Good news, the VMs are not lost - and they are easy to get back. The problem is that this build has a registry key that tells it it can only see version 5.0 virtual machines:
This value actually needs to be 6.2 (not 5.0). You can either change this with RegEdit - or by running the following command from an administrative PowerShell prompt:
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Virtualization" -Name "CurrentVmVersion" -Value "6.2"
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'Education' is very important in India so make sure you clearly describe this section. Include examination grades giving dates of attendance, study emphases, diplomas and degrees. State additional courses or training and special skills such as computer programs in which you are proficient. Mention your native tongue and describe level of fluency for the other languages with reference to the spoken and written levels.
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Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die is a fine addition to the zombie canon
The Dead Don't Die
Four stars
Streaming services stepped into the ring against cinema a handful of years ago and appeared a serious contender for its mass-entertainment crown. But how many times - like me - have you sat on your couch and blipped your way through thousands of titles, unable to decide, unable to move, zombie-like re-programming your brain's ability to focus.
The Dead Don't Die is a zombie film, but as it comes from the hands of American independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, it is less interested in pursuing the tropes of the genre, and more in commenting on us as a society.
His zombies emerge from the grave possibly as boring and single-focused on inane pursuits as they were when they entered it.
One of the film's many exciting cameos features Iggy Popp emerging from the soil in pursuit of coffee.
In small-town Centerville USA, police chief Cliff (Bill Murray) and Deputy Ronnie (Adam Driver) are dealing with a grievance between the local hermit (Tom Waits) and farmer Frank (Steve Buscemi).
On Main Street, mechanic Hank (Danny Glover) is grabbing breakfast while the local ladies gossip about the strange new owner of the funeral parlour (Tilda Swinton).
Jarmusch lets us warm to his coterie of quirky characters slowly, but as they discuss evidence of strange animal behaviour and rumours of polar franking having unbalanced the planet, we come to realise, as Driver's character predicts, 'This is going to end badly.'
Jim Jarmusch provided the soundtrack to my youth. I mean this quite literally, as I worked at a small arthouse cinema and we played the soundtrack albums to his Elvis-inspired Mystery Train and Parisian accordion-accompanied dirge Night on Earth in our cinemas between films for a decade.
I close my eyes and I can still bring up any scene from those for a handful of his other films, seen only once decades ago, as it took the likes of Wes Anderson and few others to surpass the way he could construct a frame.
With Blue Velvet cinematographer Frederick Elmes behind the camera, they construct a faded and familiar small town world that nods at dozens of cinema classics, while Jarmusch's band SQRL contribute a musical soundscape that washes over you like the tide coming in and out. Country singer Sturgill Simpson contributes the film's title song, a romantic country ballad about the undead, which plays on radios throughout the film and gives the first indication that Jarmusch is playing with his audience.
'Why is that song so familiar?' asks Murray.
'It's the theme song,' replies Driver.
Not many multiplex audiences are comfortable in that space - breaking the fourth wall - but it feels part of the filmmaker's greater social commentary, with the media being a tool for manipulation. In the world of his film, the gullible populace are being manipulated by the government and big businesses whose polar fracking have altered the Earth's polar axis through fracking, causing the waves of undead.
Jarmusch made one of the finest vampire films since Nosferatu with his 2013 Only Lovers Left Alive, and despite publicly saying he loathes zombie films, he has made a fine contribution to a genre that doesn't seem to be losing any pace. His zombification of our daily inane pursuits ('WiFi!' Croaks one zombie) are dry comedy. Like Orson Welles' family of seasoned players, he has built around him across his career a loyal cast of friends - Tom Waites, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi - to which he adds a new generation - Selena Gomez, Driver, Chloe Sevigny - and I look forward to seeing them in his future, non-genre work.
Dozens of times over the past years I've been excited by big names making the jump to one of the big streaming services with their open cheque book production approach. An unfortunately high number of those experiences have felt like "content production" as opposed to filmmaking.
Jim Jarmusch is a genuinely original filmmaker and his experimentation with genre filmmaking adds fresh ideas to expected ones, and gives the film lover moments of pure joy.


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Winter Reading Call-in: Thursday, December 1, 7-9 pm
NCPR's annual holiday and winter reading list call-in. Hosted by Ellen Rocco, Chris Robinson and John Ernst, the show solicits listeners suggestions for great books–new and classic–for gift-giving or deep winter reading. If you'd like to share suggestions in advance, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thanks to some very mean-looking men I employ to show up at peoples' doors with copies of my book Highwater in their meaty hands "suggesting" it be given a read, I made this winter reading list! Tune into the show this Thursday night. You can listen to learn about other authors and books, too – I promise no one will hurt you.


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I'm probably the last person to listen to "Born to Die," but I finally did. I think Lana Del Rey's lips were putting me off. For many reasons, today was the right day to listen to the album on repeat all afternoon.
It's hard to pick just one video, but I'm obsessed with the visuals in "Blue Jeans." I read somewhere that Lana Del Rey settled on her stage name because it reminded her of seaside glamour. Deep sigh. That's the greatest thing I've ever heard. Cue pastel Art Deco buildings, white shorts, and a deep side part. When I retire and become "Doris the Florist" my life will be dedicated to seaside glamour.
Lana Del Rey's 1960s fling lends itself nicely to black and white. So does seaside glamour. Cue Chris Isaak and the coolest song he ever wrote.
This song is amazing for many reasons. Now that I hear and watch it alongside Lana Del Rey I'm convinced they're twin spirits. Also, Herb Ritts would've loved Lana.
So for something completely different, I give you Britney Spears. This is proof that, despite one's best efforts, there are just some visuals you can't shake.
This song is completely forgettable. But I love the aerial shots of the Californian coast during the first and last 15 or so seconds. Another aspirational visual of seaside glamour, though Brit Brit probably wasn't aiming for that.
To end on a high note, the ultimate seaside glamour moment in Gattaca (1997).
Though it's not black and white, color works wonders here. I love the dusty, mustard tinge to this film. It has a magic similar to black and white.
PS I couldn't leave without noting the obvious: Lana Del Rey's name translates into "the King's wool."


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I'm pretty much between a Fendi 2Bag, a Fendi 2Jours, and a Fendi Chameleon.
I don't know why my three favorites are all Fendi because to be honest I've never really liked Fendi bags in the past. Their Zucca print is not cute and the Spy bag looked like a really ugly animal hybrid if you asked me. The Peekaboo was okay but for the price, meh.
But these three - oh my God these three are gorgeous. I want them all.
Fendi Chameleon
I probably wouldn't go with either of these color schemes, but I like them both. I just love the shape of this bag, the different colors, the long strap...it's beautiful! I first was really swayed by it when I saw it on Easy Petite Looks and thought she wore it so beautifully. Now I've been hunting them down for myself for a few weeks now, and haven't gotten tired of the look of it yet.
Fendi 2Jours
The shape, the colors, the hot stamping on the key holder - I love everything about this. The green and yellow/camel bags are both gorgeous, as is an amethyst one I've been eyeing. This is such a classic shape and so different from everything else I own, so structured and chic. I am regretting all my purchases from the past month right now thinking about how, all added up, I could have gotten one of these instead.
Fendi 2Bag
Yep, this one is making me regret past purchases too. The colors are so gorgeous and the color schemes are adorable and the shape is so fun - I just really, really want one of these (especially the ones on the left and in the middle). It looks like a great shape for carrying things and could really add some interest to an otherwise boring outfit.
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"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. " (Matthew 5:43-45) I don't know about you but loving my enemies can be a tall order sometimes. People can be hurtful. Even downright mean. It's easy to want to defend ourselves or our loved ones, to right the wrong, or inflict the same kind of hurt we have Read More
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Math, Tears and the Whys of Life
And the tears came. Poor daughter of mine. Today's math work was dividing decimals. Something she's done a hundred times before. Certainly a task much easier than some of her more recent math assignments—solving long lines of x and y problems, multiplied by square roots and divided by more of the same. "What's wrong, sweetie?" "It just doesn't make sense to me." Sniffle. "What doesn't make sense to you? How to move the decimals?" "No." "Then why doesn't it make sense?" "It just doesn't." As Read More
"Dear Shane, I'm your biggest fan…"
"Mom, we have a problem." I blinked, trying to focus on my daughter and her probing look. Only moments ago, I was studying, my mind full of the sounds of ancient Israel: the shrill cry of blasted horns, stomping feet, the thundering crash of an enormous wall splitting and crumbling apart, the bellowed cries of victory… Jericho would have to wait for a moment. I swiveled in my chair to face my daughter, noting the anxious lines around her eyes. "What's wrong?" "Callie." "What happened Read More
Decision Making 101: Burning Bushes
What do you do when you have an important decision to make? Wring your hands? Make a list of pros and cons? Run all possible scenarios, both disaster and otherwise, through your head? Bite your nails? Play a rousing game of rock-paper-scissors? Call a friend for advice? Pray? Eat your weight in Fudge Ripple? Perhaps it's all of the above. Decision-making would be so much easier if it were, well, easy. Clear and concise. Speaking for myself, I don't usually have trouble with the clearly Read More


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Chuck Harmon, founder and CEO of HAGA said "We know people will benefit from this offer because all of the 50 varieties can be planted and enjoyed this season or for seasons to come, if the garden is large enough or if they are shared with friends. Some can be planted and harvested now with the rest saved for next year, or the entire collection can be stored to be safe for use in case they are needed for survival purposes."
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The Dark Circus – My second Ayahuasca retreat
"The purple worms lead the way,
beckoning and spiraling downwards.
The floor gives, the stomach sinks,
We fall tumbling into the dark circus.
Creeping, seeping, sinking, choking, drowning, smothering blackness of the dark circus.
Heavy red and yellow wooden blocks, the play things of hells children.
The domain of evil horror clowns.
Numbers embossed on spinning devils dice.
What is it of this twisted madness that is so scary to me?
Sickening, drenching, suffocating of the heavy sick black.
The utter dread and foreboding.
The curse of the dark circus.
Relentless unreality, eternal punishment for crimes unknown.
Help me , free me, save me from this inescapable hell.
Trapped on nausea hooks, heaving to be set free, but there is never any escape from this place.
No safety net, no friendly face, no guardian spirit or comfort nurse to guide you through the dark circus.
Just warping, shifting, changing, spinning, twisting, numbers of the hellish dark circus.
No more, no more.
No mind can take such torture.
No end of praying will make it stop, but the hells dice can be bleached out with white light.
and we can hang on until we are released.
Please, please make it stop.
Please make it stop.
Beaten into submission, tortured, broken, battered, tattered.
Crushed, ground down, chewed up, mashed up, bashed about.
Breaking my mind, my spirit and my body.
Finally the numbers begin to fade, giving rise to sadness, dejection and sorrow.
A treading on the down trodden thing.
A bashing of the bullied thing.
Beaten to a pulp and spat out of the numbers machine
a broken soul.
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New Zealand now less competitive for foreign university students
Aug 17: New Zealand's exchange rate has pushed the cost of studying at this country's
universities up to the same level as Australia and higher than Canada.
A study by Deloitte, prepared for an international education conference in
Christchurch last week, has found New Zealand secondary schools are still
cheaper than schools in the other four traditional English-speaking
Doctorates have also become far cheaper in this country since a policy change
in 2005 which allows overseas doctoral students to pay the same fees as domestic
students if they are supervised by leading researchers - a move designed to lift
New Zealand research.
The number of overseas doctoral students has jumped by 56 per cent as a
result, from 693 in 2005 to 1084 last year.
Average student living costs also remain lower in New Zealand, at just under
US$9000 ($13,000) a year, compared with just over US$11,000 a year in Australia
and Canada, US$12,400 in the United States and US$20,000 in Britain. This means
that the total cost of living and studying in New Zealand is still the lowest of
the five countries for bachelor's degrees in arts and business.
But tuition fees alone are now lower in Australia for engineering and
medicine, and lower in Canada in all five main faculties.
Even allowing for New Zealand's lower cost of living, the total cost of
living and studying is now lower in Australia for medical students and lower in
Canada for first degrees in medicine, science and engineering.
Sarah Li, 24, the manager of New Zealand's largest Chinese-language website,
Skykiwi.com, said New Zealand tuition fees were now too expensive for the eight
to 12 hours of tuition that fulltime students get each week.
"If the dollar is not much different, why not go to America?" she asked.
On a recent visit to Australia, she found living costs were lower in
Brisbane, although higher in Sydney and Melbourne, which were the cities used in
the Deloitte study.
"Although I felt Australians were not as friendly as New Zealanders, I found
my friends there have much more choice," she said.
"They have more universities than New Zealand and are treated nicer by
tutors, and the tuition fees are lower."
Deloitte confirms that New Zealand's international education sector has lost
ground against the other four countries in its study since the New Zealand
dollar started rising above US42c in early 2002. The study was done when the
dollar was at US72c.
The number of international students here peaked at 127,000 in 2002 and
dropped to 93,000 last year. Numbers from China plunged from 66,000 in 2003 to
32,000 last year.
In contrast, international student numbers in Australia have grown by 6 per
cent and 11 per cent in the past two years to 384,000 last year, including
continued growth from China, India and Korea.
Enrolments in Canada have been more erratic, with between 150,000 and 200,000
international students last year. Tertiary overseas students in Britain rose by
3.5 per cent last year to 330,000.
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Dances Under The Harvest Moon
Joanne Rock
Harlequin SuperRomance, Oct 1 2015, $6.75
In Heartache, Tennessee, twenty-eight year old "good girl" (for staying home to care for her bipolar mom) Heather Finley and her brother Mack (see Promises under the Peach Tree) attend the wedding of their sister Erin (see Nights under the Tennessee Stars). Their youngest sibling Ashley refuses to return to a place she fled as a teen. After the wedding Heather plans to go for her dream of becoming a country singer by competing in America's Voice in Charlotte.
Filled with remorse for failing his sister after their father went to prison, Mayor Zach Chance asks Heather questions about her late father that disturbs the soon to leave town woman. Concealing his other motive of being attracted to her, his query upsets Heather. She ponders to be a country star or not by doing what she always has done: protect her family. However Zach offers a third option while a stalker plots a fourth outcome.
The third Finleys of Heartache romance is a winning contemporary that looks closely at the impact of a chronic condition on the sufferer, her family (especially how different her four children reacted to their mom after their dad died) and the townsfolk. Although the suspense comes late and feels unnecessary, once again Joanne Rock authors a profound Volunteer State family drama.
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Think of someone you know well, and it probably won't be hard to identify a particular talent with which you associate them.
Back in the UK, David the psychologist explains complicated subjects brilliantly by turning his teaching into funny stories.
My friend Jane cooks up a mean Sunday roast, seemingly effortlessly.
My brother Geoff balances objects on his chin, even hefty items like bar-stools.
Some, like David, get paid for their abilities.
Others such as Jane or Geoff demonstrate their skills to bring people together (for a roast beef dinner) or to entertain (no need to go to the circus when my brother hits town).
Fortunately, both Jane and Geoff have other great skills for which they are paid.
Very often, of course, it's easier to see things in others than it is to recognise them in ourselves.
So stop to think for a minute.
What is it that you're good at?
What skills do you have that your friends may admire?
It's not always easy to identify them, so it might be interesting to ask others.
But once you've established what they are, the next question is how often you get a chance to put them into practice?
Maybe not as often as you could.
It generally feels great to do something you're good at.
It can help you de-stress.
It boosts your self-esteem.
It helps remind you that you're an individual, rather than someone who simply fills a role.
So what are you great at?
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Scripture: Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 (NRSV)
In the season of Lent, the Christian church liturgically reminds itself who it is and what is important. This annual ritual may include a combination of reflection, introspection, self-sacrifice, service, study and remembering the ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus – all edifying and appropriate.
However, today's passage takes us in a different direction. Here, Paul is speaking to the Roman church about Abraham, the spiritual father of Israel. While superficially these passages may look like some academic treatise on faith, grace and law, Paul's intent is more pastoral. He is creating an intellectual framework for the young church to be inclusive and invitational, welcoming believing Gentiles as fellow children of Abraham. Paul's efforts to tear down the barriers of law and culture that kept the gentile world outside of the church made possible the Christian faith you and I profess today.
In gratitude to Paul, let us ask ourselves today, who are we keeping out of the church?
God, your grace and love are open to everyone. From rough and unrefined beginnings, you transform us day by day as we follow you. In this Lenten season, help us to find ways to invite others to know you and grow into your likeness. Amen.
Scripture: Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 (NRSV)
What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? 2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. 4Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. 5But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. 13For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation. 16For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us,
17as it is written, I have made you the father of many nations) in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.


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Skydiving always starts out as a nice idea, and usually doesn't develop past that. It always seems like fun in your daydream, but then reality sets in and before you can breathe, you've already changed your mind. If you dare to experience this free-falling thrill, you may not even realize what you're doing until you actually step out of that plane and feel yourself fall with the wind. Standing in the doorway, you feel secure as your feet seem firmly planted on the ground. The equipment on your back weighs you down and it seems like free falling into sky isn't something that could realistically happen. Then you lower your goggles, the instructor gives you the signal to jump, you take a deep breath, then you jump into a world of heart-racing free-falling adventure and rely on nothing but your parachute to land you safely on the ground.
Canada is a beautiful country to explore all its own, regardless if you are planning to skydive. Canada is full of countryside lakes, glorious mountains, and rolling hills that seems to stretch on forever. Imagine viewing these amazing natural sights from thousands of feet in the air. A chance like that is definitely once in a lifetime, so if you're given the opportunity to skydive in Canada, you should jump on it immediately. One skydiving facility in Canada is Skydive Burnaby located in Ontario.
This facility provides one-on-one instruction in tandem skydiving, which is the jump of choice for first time skydivers. You will receive classroom instruction where you will learn how to operate the equipment, communicate using hand signals with your instructor, and discuss landing techniques. If you choose to do so, you can pull the ripcord yourself or have your instructor do the honors. You can also catch this amazing experience on film by having your jump taped by a professional aerial videographer. For the experienced skydiver, Skydive Burnaby offers accelerated freefall (AFF) jumps along with the opportunity to jump in formations with other skydivers. Another wonderful facility in Canada is Skydive SWOOP located in downtown Toronto. This facility offers instruction in the three main types of skydive jumps: AFF, Static Line, and Tandem. The static line jumps allows you to jump solo on the first time while your parachute is opened by your jumpmaster aboard the aircraft. Skydive SWOOP offers many amenities in addition to skydiving, including on-site restaurants, gift shops, and a prestigious camping ground facility complete with hot showers. There is no greater thrill than experiencing the feel of wind rushing through your body at 120 mph - and there's no greater place to experience it than Canada! A simple search of the internet will provide you a comprehensive listing of all skydiving facilities located in this country along with their rates and travel information.
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1. We woke up at the crack of dawn and we waited for cronuts.
2. We called in sick to work and we waited in line for the Rain Room.
3. We made the trek to Smorgasburg and waited in a long line of hipsters for ramen burgers.
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4. We waited proudly and nervously for the verdict on Prop 8 and DOMA.
5. We waited, trying not to laugh, for the next time Anthony Weiner would put his foot in his mouth.
6. And then we waited nervously for the results of the mayoral elections.
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7. We waited with our camera phones ready to see Banksy's controversial truck drive by.
8. And then we waited sneakily to catch another cheap Banksy surprise street sale.
9. We waited on hold with a billion Time Warner employees to get our WiFi working.
10. We waited, half in tears, for someone to say that the 5 Pointz demolition was an elaborate hoax.
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(Still waiting, btw.)
11. Speaking of art, we dressed fly all year, waiting for the day we'd be photographed by HONY.
12. We waited for our friends to get Citi Bike subscriptions and tell us if it's a worthy investment.
13. The Insta-addicts amongst us waited SIX HOURS outside this Chelsea gallery to take "the trendiest selfie in town."
More here.
14. We waited ecstatically as, one by one, every business that was hit by Sandy reopened its doors.
15. We waited to see what having WiFi on the subway would actually be like.
(And we still haven't decided.)
16. We waited proudly for One World Trade Center* to be done being built! SO CLOSE!
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*And we waited to get used to not referring to it as "Freedom Tower." Still waiting on both of these.
17. We waited with our hearts full of hope (and our wallets full of despair) for the iPhone 5S.
18. Speaking of iPhones, we waited through rain and shine and snow and storms, for our Ubers to arrive.
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19. We waited a couple of seconds for the lights to change before we decided to give up and just jaywalk again.
20. As we do every year, we waited for the summer to end because it was too hot. Then we waited for the winter to end because it's too damn cold.
21. And, through it all, we waited patiently for those brief moments of solidarity that make us realize: Yup. We definitely live in the greatest city in the world.
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Emotion Dysregulation in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Problem of Too Much Drive and Too Little Control?
Answers from a new study in Biological Psychiatry
Answers from a new study in Biological Psychiatry
Philadelphia, PA January 13, 2016
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a diagnostic label applied to people who have problems regulating emotional mood swings. This emotional instability leaves such individuals vulnerable to emotional upheaval that puts them at risk for problem behaviors, including self-destructive acts and impulsive aggression.
A new study in Biological Psychiatry provides a quantitative summary of the brain abnormalities that may be underlying the emotional upheaval patients with BPD experience daily.
Dr. Lars Schulze at Freie Universität Berlin and his colleagues at Heidelberg Universityfocused on emotional processing in this meta-analysis to investigate the related functional and structural abnormalities in patients with borderline personality disorder.
They pooled functional data from 19 published studies, providing a total of 281 patients with BPD and 293 healthy control subjects. Structural data was available for 10 studies, with a total of 263 patients with BPD and 278 healthy subjects.
Their analyses revealed that during the processing of negative emotions, BPD patients show enhanced activations of the left amygdala along with blunted responses of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex compared to healthy controls. These brain regions were also found to overlap with abnormalities in gray matter volume.
"Our results highlight brain abnormalities in the amygdala and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex," said Schulze. "The amygdala is known to process emotional arousal and is hyperactive in BPD. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which has a key role in the regulation of emotions, is less active during the processing of negative emotional stimuli in BPD."
"In order to understand these findings, it might be useful to imagine that the brain was a like a car," explains Dr. John Krystal, Editor of Biological Psychiatry. "The gas pedal for emotion might be the amygdala and the emotional brake might be the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The current findings seem to suggest that, in borderline personality disorder, the brain steps on the gas yet does not as effectively brake emotion."
Together, these findings support the concept of borderline personality disorder as a disorder of emotion dysregulation. Treatment options that can help fine-tune the brain's 'motor' may help alleviate some of the distressing clinical symptoms that individuals with BPD experience and grapple with on a daily basis.
Schulze added, "It is my hope that these findings will give an impetus to future neuroimaging studies evaluating different treatment options in BPD, such as psycho- or pharmacotherapy."
The article is "Neural Correlates of Disturbed Emotion Processing in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Multimodal Meta-Analysis" by Lars Schulze, Christian Schmahl, and Inga Niedtfeld (doi: Lars Schulze, Christian Schmahl, Inga Niedtfeld). The article appears in Biological Psychiatry, Volume 79, Issue 2 (January 15, 2016), published by Elsevier.
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Mother's Day is in a few weeks and I want to send all the moms I know a little something on that special day. I just got back from a 3 week vacation so money for gifts is going to be a bit tight, but I know that at EdenFantasys I will be able to find plenty of perfect gifts that will be appreciated by all. I am setting a $25 for all the mommas in my life and these are a few of the items I already have in my cart. Check it out!
I found cosmetics, robes, pajama sets, panty and bra sets and even perfume. All things I know that they will love because I am finding prints, styles and colors that I know they each love. Like my sister who loves leopard, she will love the pajama set I got her and my niece who lives zebra print will love the bra and panty set she is getting along with a Cake Beauty lip gloss. For my cousin I am getting the red chemise and robe below, that is such an amazing color I know she will love it.
I will be able to get all the moms in my life a very special gift and still stay under my budget at EdenFantasys. I bet you are surprised at how many different things they sell right? And don't forget they also have an amazing inventory of adult items, sex toys, and much more.


text: Hand crafted from start to finish, this gorgeous letter D is so elegant yet rugged. This solid fine and sterling silver mix is a large healthy piece weighing in at 6gms. This initial is so unique and one of a kind, perfect for the Dad or any other initial D. Size is about that of a quarter with a gleaming antique finish. You may request in the notes at purchase to have 16 inch ball chain or ball keychain attached. You may also request a different letter as I have one each of the whole alphabet currently.I use old world traditional metal casting techniques mixed with my own handiwork and throwing process. Antique yet shiny finishing and buffing with a beautiful depth, each piece is signed by me, dated and numbered. My jewelry is new here to etsy but I have been creating and selling fine pieces of jeweled art for many years now, I hope you enjoy it here. For more information on Silver, fine silver and sterling silver please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SilverI only use the good stuff- Silver, sterling and fine 999 silver which is a grade above sterling silver, and I use lead and cadium free silver wire, findings, and clasps. My products are all individually hand crafted- one at a time. Each medium is personally selected by me! Each is collected,, tumbled, crafted, carved, forged, fired, sintered, hammered, poured or thrown. Many of my methods in jewelry creation and silversmithing are a bit unorthodox and old world- however, the end result is a beautiful piece you can treasure for years to come. Every piece I create is unique and one of a kind as it has been crafted with my two hands, not machines- and as precise as I may be, my hands will leave their mark. In other words, my jewelry does appear handcrafted not machined. I also do take some requests for re-firing previously enjoyed silver depending on the amount of tin, bismuth or other alloys in your silver- feel free to ask. I create each piece with the hope that it may bring you a smile or carry a special meaning. I donate approximately 10% of sales to my favorite causes, in hope of cures and to help animals. In my little professional playground I create every day and usually late most nights- gloved, goggled and masked. I find ideas and inspirations in everything and see textures and art in things most might not notice. Your interest is greatly appreciated and I hope you love your piece as much as I enjoyed crafting it.


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Kevin Clark
Kevin Ray Clark started his career as a staff musician for Walt Disney World in Central Florida. After a decade, he moved to New Orleans to become the trumpeter and music director for the Dukes of Dixieland. This put him in the company of New Orleans' finest musicians. He toured the world with the Dukes, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Pete Fountain, and the New Orleans Nightcrawlers Brass Band.
After a decade of touring & blowing Jazz on the Riverboats and Bourbon Street night clubs, Clark set out to Toronto, Canada and became the music director for Toronto's Historic Distillery District. Performing nightly with his quartet and booking live entertainment for three venues was a perfect fit. The South beckoned. After a brief residence in Charlotte, North Carolina, traveling in and out of town, New Orleans called once again. Kevin and family relocated to the Big Easy and Kevin is now the bandleader for Dukes of Dixieland band, performing nightly on the Steamboat Natchez and traveling the world.


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According to Wikipedia's last count, over 156 million – YES 156 MILLION – blogs are scattered across the enormous web. So I guess there's room for one more.
I'm going to start with Ollie dog – his name's Ollie, but for some reason everyone refers to him as Ollie dog. We got him from the pound, the only dog that wasn't barking, Ollie sat patiently at his cage door, surveying the passing humans. We knew that this observant little pooch was the one for us.
That was two years ago, and I've realised since, that forming a bond with any animal is an extremely courageous thing to do. The odds tell me that our family will outlive the Olster. To lose a pet which has become as important as one of your own children is not a nice thing, yet we still do it. We give them a home, food, warmth, comfort, play times, and we take them walkies even when the temperature is down to 3 degrees and the persistent rain isn't stopping for anyone or anything.
So we go to the lake every day, the Olster and me. Sometimes twice a day if the field's too muddy for fetch. Ollie loves the lake. It's out of the way, parking's not easy, and many of the pathways are overgrown. Often it's just Ollie and me and the wildlife.
This morning, as we came to bend one where the tall beech straddles the bank and the water, we heard a commotion of squawks, twitters and screeches. We moved around the tree to get a better view and saw the most amazing thing. Two crows were attacking smaller birds among the branches, coming in like black airplanes, dive-bombing the little ones – which turned out to be blue tits.
Crows are scavengers, eating almost anything. They clean up roadkill, as well as rubbish from our gardens. Finding a fresh `hit` the crow will put the animal out of its misery by penetrating its brain with its beak through the eye socket before enjoying the warm innards. Friendly, helpful creatures, are crows.
Watching these crows attack the tits, amid this freezing blanket of rain, made me wonder if I could do anything to help. Of course I could. I could make some tit traps, capture as many tits as I could, then present the crows with an easy lunch. Suggesting this to the Olster brought a derisory snort. Then he ran off after a squirrel and barked it up a tree.
I'm kidding of course.
But there was something I could do.
Back home, I gathered up all the fruit from the fruit bowl (bananas and apples), half a punnet of strawberries from the fridge, along with two bread loaves and some cabbage leaves. I returned to the lake and planted my offerings among the beech's sparse branches.
Five hours later the whole lot was gone. Two crows sat high in the tree next to the beech, and a few tits remained, flitting like fleas among the web-like branches. Interesting. Those crows looked suitably appeased, the tits no longer under attack.
I bought an extra loaf on the way home, and some pears, reduced because they weren't at their best. Tomorrow my crow friends shall have another feast, and the tits and squirrels will probably share too.
It's particularly hard for all wild animals at this time of year. Many die because food is so thin on the ground. So next time you take your dog friend to the woods, gather up your scraps of fruit, veg, and bread and go make friends with the crows, too.


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I approached CSF some years ago when my husband's cancer returned. It was a great comfort to me to know that English speaking help was at the end of a telephone. I was assigned an active listener who was always there to support, helping with translations, information and accompanying me to hospital appointments when necessary. We became good friends and although my husband passed away at the beginning of 2016 our friendship has continued. I cannot thank CSF enough and think the work they are doing is to be commended, helping people during what is a very difficult and distressing time.


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As foreigners people are naturally curious and want to ask a lot of questions about our life… but the tone of the question can take on a very different feel depending what people want out of the relationship. Some people are openly interested in getting to know us better and wanting to be a friend they ask questions like: "How long have you been here?" "How old are you?" "Are you married?" "Where did you learn to speak our language?" "How long do you plan on living in this country?" I gladly answer each one of these questions and in turn reciprocate and find out more about the person sitting next to me. I go away feeling like I am really part of life here and connecting with my neighbors and friends.
Other people look at me and only see a white face and what they suppose is a big western bank account. These people also have an array of questions: "What is your job here?" "How much money do you make each month?" "Can you teach my child English for free?" "How can you help me get a passport to your country?" I try to remain polite as I explain that in our culture asking someone their salary or financial information is a very rude thing since we consider this a private matter. I tell them that it is so private I don't even know what my parents or my brother make each month, but somehow that does nothing to stop the on slaughter of the rest of their questions. I go away from these interactions feeling dirty and used and less than human.


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First up, is this darling spring scene from Prairie Schooler's Book No. 69: "A Prairie Village I." When I saw this, I knew it was the perfect thing for me because of the pond and the swimming swans. As most of my long time readers know, our backyard pond is a constant attraction for birds--especially herons and ducks (no, we've never had a swan!!). I just loved everything about this one--even that crazy looking creature racing up the tree. Is it a mutant squirrel or a crazy fox? My middle son thought it resembled a tiny horse!
I've always loved small yellow houses, so the only change I made to this chart's suggested DMC colors was to make the house a bit more yellow by substituting DMC 676. It is stitched "over one" on cream Monaco fabric (can't say enough how easy it is to stitch over one on Monaco--I love that stuff!). I had originally thought of a gingham fabric to pair with the toffee colored ric rak, but when I held the yellow and brown polka dot material up to my stitching, I knew I had found the perfect accent. Thanks to my dear friend, Lois, who sent this fun fabric to me last year--I'm so happy I finally found a lovely use for it.
May 14, 2012...a very special event happened 85 years ago today. My dear mother came into this world and quickly became the apple of her father's eye! In honor of mom and her birthday month, I stitched this little Lily of the Valley pillow. You see, when I was growing up and learning to bake, one of my favorite things to make was cakes. Mom's birthday cake, since it fell in mid-May, always included Lily of the Valley and tiny purple violets sprinkled over the top. Lily of the Valley will forever remind me of my sweet mom. I'll be thinking of you today, mom, and hoping you have a most ♫♪♫ HAPPY BIRTHDAY ♫♪♫ !!
This is a freebie from Les Chroniques de Frimousse which you can find by clicking here. As you can see (if you look at the original chart), I substituted the lady bugs that were charted for some pale pink Algerian Eye stitches with pink beads sewn in the middle. I just wanted a more feminine, spring look...I've always loved gray and pink as a color combination, so I stitched this on 32 ct. gray touchstone linen with the DMC colors white, 225, and 367. I tufted it in the center with a square shell button, turned it on the diagonal, added some handmade cording and a soft pink ribbon and...voilà! A beautiful ornament in honor of my beautiful mom...
I hope all of you moms out there had a lovely Mother's Day yesterday.. Only my middle son was able to visit (the oldest was enroute to Canada where he spends half of each month working on a wind energy project for the province of New Brunswick and the youngest was hard at work in Washington, DC.), but one is better than none, right? I received some very sweet gifts (oldest son's gift is a new eggplant colored iPad case which hasn't arrived yet and my middle son gifted me with a 123 Stitch gift certificate-yippee!!) and lovely flowers (the yellow blooms are from my oldest son and the fuchsia and white arrangement came from my youngest). I'm so proud to be your mom, guys--thanks for all the smiles you've brought me through the years.
I thought all of you would really enjoy seeing a close-up of the cute card that my middle son picked out for Mother's Day. Perfect for us stitchers wouldn't you say? I just love it and think it is so thoughtful of him to choose a card that reflected my love of stitching!
I also want to thank a new blogging friend, Barb, who sent me a gift representative of her beautiful state of Washington. Isn't this the prettiest coffee mug ever? I just love the pretty umbrella covered figures, Barb, and plan on taking it to work with me to use in my office. If you haven't visited Barb's "Wicked Stitcher" blog yet, head on over--she has some lovely stitching as well as the prettiest nature pictures of her beautiful state. Thank you again, my friend--your gift is almost too pretty to use (almost!).
I want to thank each of you for stopping by to visit me today; I wish you a week filled with smiles and time for stitching! Bye for now...


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Palestinian-Lebanese historian says "Protocols" describes Judaism perfectly
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On December 27, 2011, the Palestinian-Lebanese historian Bayan Nuwayhed Al-Hout published an article in the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, which dealt, among other things, with The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and their connection to Judaism, the Zionist movement and the state of Israel.
In her article, Al-Hout claims that the Protocols are an exact reflection of the Zionist idea and Jewish thought, and that their true essence is a Jewish aspiration to rule the world by various means. Therefore, "the question of the Protocols' authenticity is no longer relevant."
Al-Hout writes: "Those who judge the Protocols by the literal text might find that they [resemble] an imaginary and impractical tale more than a political program. However, those who judge the Protocols by their general spirit and essence will find that they are an exact reproduction of statements and writings by Zionist leaders past and present, and of the principles of the Zionist movement."
According to Al-Hout, "The Zionist idea and the Zionist plans up until the time of Herzl, let alone those that followed, such as [the plans of] Ben Gurion and Begin, are permeated with the spirit of the Protocols and their general essence. Harming democracy and praising dictatorship are cornerstones of the state [envisioned by] Herzl; use of money for political purposes is [this country's] only method. The media, or "the press" in the language of the Protocols, was utilized by Herzl and Zionism, just as [the Protocols instruct]... Western media, and particularly the American media, which is currently controlled by Zionism, is proof of this."
Regarding the link between Judaism and the Protocols, Al-Hout writes: "[The Protocols] completely correspond to [the words of] the great Rabbis throughout the ages, and to the Talmud itself. The Chosen People is a basic Talmudic concept, meaning the people who were chosen to rule and dictate."
The idea that Palestinian Lebanese are anti-semitic is nothing particularly new
What is notable is that this same newspaper's English edition hosts columns by Max Blumenthal, Antony Loewenstein and Ben White,
Think any of them will protest their newspaper publishing anti-semitism - or applaud it?
Anyway, this gives me the opportunity to display a great video on the topic that I haven't shown since 2006, when my readership was a bit smaller than now.
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I was taking my hobbit to buy some shoes when we saw a car with a bumper sticker: Tax the rich! –I said: "It's a Prius. SURPRISE!" (which is a fun sign, btw) and that the Prius was like the liberal version of a Mustang. To which my husband said "But I like Mustangs. I don't like a Prius, they are so wussy. I think Prius means "I have a little penis.""
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Apple's iPad has been the undisputed champion of the tablet world for the better part of a year now, which is not surprising because they basically created it (the previous tablet market isn't worth acknowledging). Now Apple has a competitor, the Motorola Xoom. The Xoom is based on the Android OS and is the first real iPad competitor. This article does a thorough comparison of the two devices using the iPad2 and the Xoom. The results are as expected, the Xoom makes a strong play, but the iPad2 comes out ahead. Ultimately, as with the mobile market, this will come down to individual preference and cost.
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E. Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote:this time surreptitiously ogled and assessed by several young ladies. And one other young man.
Spifflily stated, sir.
E. Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote:this time surreptitiously ogled and assessed by several young ladies. And one other young man.
Algot Runeman wrote:cervine
E Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote: (...)
I don't think I shall bother to remember this WotD. It's much too similar to a word that has a totally different meaning, but that I hold very dear.
Algot Runeman wrote:(...)
Does keeping up with those I've never met except through the Internet mean I suffer from hikikomori?
Of course, I make those contacts while indoors at home.
On the other hand, I'm not an adolescent, though I am male.
Bah. All this introspection is too tiring. I'll just stop and read a book now.
Algot Runeman wrote:hikikomori
E Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote:Algot Runeman wrote:hikikomori
I thought ikomori is a necessary sushi ingredient.
One day in an Asian food shop, I asked the lovely Japanese girl to help me find all the purchases I needed. Well, yes, I always tend to monopolize pretty saleswomen for as long as possible.
But when I asked for a packet of ikomori, I had a sudden attack of hiccups at the worst possible moment. I asked, "Do you have hikikomori?".
She barely managed to hide her giggle and smile behind graceful fingers. To this day I don't know whether she laughed because of my hiccups or my ikomori.
voralfred wrote:E Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote:
Shoudn't this undeniably lovely and graceful saleswoman be in school instead of working in an Asian food shop helping lecherous old geezers? This shop should be inspected by the International Labour Organization to check for underage employment.
BTW : what is ikomori supposed to be? I thought maybe you hiccuped twice, but I could not find a sushi ingredient called omori either.
Algot Runeman wrote:dissonance
Algot Runeman wrote:louche
E.P.S. wrote: addiction, to a generous louche of Potage Saint Germain, Tomato Soup with Meatballs and Soupe à l'Oignon Gratinée.
Algot Runeman wrote:... Soup has been a joyful, satisfying habit for so long, perhaps I should consider your three course dinner suggestion, after all.E.P.S. wrote: addiction, to a generous louche of Potage Saint Germain, Tomato Soup with Meatballs and Soupe à l'Oignon Gratinée.
Algot Runeman wrote:edification
E Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote:(..)
I've always had trouble keeping edifications, edifices and edibles apart.
So I thought of a mnemonic to make it easier to remember:The McDonald's is an edifice where edification of their edibles is shown in the menu.
voralfred wrote:... I still suppose you'd rather eat the edificated people (the students), preferably if they are pretty young girls...
Michael Kenny is the only male in a class of 48 women studying at the world famous Norland College.
E Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote:(...)
Oh yes. I envy this young man. An only and single male, his edification is boosted by the edible girls in the venerable Bath edifice. (Click on the image).
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Tribune Obituaries
June 9, 2004
Bill L. Bristol, 69, of Windsor died Saturday, June 5, at Windsor Health Care Center in Windsor after a battle with pneumonia.
Born George William Yeagy on Sept. 18, 1934, in Denver to Howard and Helen Yeagy. Mr. Bristol lived in Denver with his family until they moved to Greeley in the 1950s. His father's family were early pioneers of Eaton dating back to the 1880s. While in Denver, Bill's father was very active in the Spastic Children's Foundation and helped form one of the first Spastic Children's Telethons in Denver. Howard Yeagy continued to support the organization until his death in 1965.
Mr. Bristol had been a resident of various nursing homes in northern Colorado. He touched many lives while in these facilities and had many friends in the surrounding communities.
On July 22, 1995, he married Marjorie Blake. She is deceased.
Survivors are a cousin and her family, Charlene (Woods) Faber of Northridge, Calif.; special friends, Shirley and Al Anderson of Fort Collins, and a host of other friends in northern Colorado.
His parents are deceased.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday from Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley.
Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Windsor Health Care Center, 710 3rd St., Windsor.
Friends may visit from 3-7 p.m. today at Adamson Memorial West Chapel, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley.
Memorial gifts may be made to Cerebral Palsy of Colorado, 1200 Carousel Drive, Windsor, CO 80550.
Condolences may be sent to the family at http://www.adamson chapels.com.
Theresa Martinez Dominguez, 66, of Greeley died Sunday, June 4, at North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley.
She was born Oct. 11, 1937, in Cedillos, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Patrincino and Maria (Galindo) Martinez.
In September 1955, she married Basilio Paz. They later divorced.
Ms. Dominguez enjoyed cooking for many years at several restaurants as well as at Bonell Good Samaritan Center. She loved traveling to Central City and the mountains and also loved her family.
Survivors are four daughters, Janie Calzada of Idalu, Texas, Maria Paz of Hamburg, Ark., and Adelita Chavarria and Gloria Paz, both of Greeley; a son, John Paul Trevino of Greeley; two sisters, Manuela Sanchez of Eaton and Blasa Luna of Portland, Ore.; a brother, Bart Martinez of Windsor; 24 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Her parents and three brothers are deceased.
Recitation of the rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at Stoddard Funeral Home, 3205 28th St., Greeley. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Peter's Historical Catholic Church, 915 12th St., Greeley. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley.
Friends may visit from 3-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Greeley Senior Activity Center, 1010 6th St., Greeley, CO 80631.
An online memorial is at http://www.mem.com.
Ralph W. "Bill" Moore, 74, of Greeley died Monday, June 7, at the Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit, Greeley.
He was born May 23, 1930, in Quaker City, Ohio, to Ralph Spencer and Minnie Lee (Brawley) Moore.
On Jan. 20, 1957, he married Nancy M. Wells in Caldwell, Ohio. She is deceased.
Mr. Moore graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in animal science. He served in the Army from 1952-1954 and was based in Atlanta during the Korean War.
Mr. Moore enjoyed people and devoted his time to others. He was a supporter of Habitat for Humanity, Weld Food Bank, FH Youth and FFA. He was a member of AA for more than 15 years. His companion was his dog, Buddy.
Survivors are a daughter, Ann Kossack and husband Bill of Westminster; a son, Jeff Moore and wife Gwen of Greeley; and two grandchildren, Kevin Brunk and Katie Brunk, both of Westminster. His parents are deceased.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church, 917 10th Ave., Greeley. Cremation. Inurnment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley.
A reception will be at First United Methodist Church following inurnment.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado, Habitat for Humanity or the Weld Food Bank, in care of Stoddard Funeral Home, 3205 28th St., Greeley, CO 80634.
An online memorial is at http://www.mem.com.
Sgt. 1st Class Leland Mark Potter, 51, of Elgin, Okla., died Thursday, June 3, at Fort Sill, Okla.
Sgt. Potter was born May 13, 1953, in Pueblo to James and Leta Mae (Bradbury) Potter. He grew up in Ault and graduated from Ault High School in 1971. He attended Colby Community Collage in Kansas where he earned an associate's degree. He later drove a truck for K-Bar Livestock for 10 years.
On Nov. 19, 1982, he married Nancy Richardson in Yuma.
Sgt. Potter joined the Army in 1986. While on active duty, he was stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado; Nienburg, Germany; Baumholder, Germany; Fort Lewis in Washington; and Camp Hovey in Korea, and most recently fought in the war in Iraq, returning in March.
His military awards include a Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, five Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Service Star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with numeral 3, and Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral 3.
A companion was his devoted dog, Max.
Survivors are his wife, Nancy of Elgin; a daughter, Kimberly Anne Potter of Norman, Okla.; a son, Jacob James Potter of Steilacom, Wash.; his mother, Leta Mae Focke and husband Kenneth of Atwood, Kan.; a brother, Larry Potter and wife Janet of Loveland; and a nephew, Shane Potter of Denver.
His father, his paternal grandparents, Harry and Edna Bradbury, and an uncle, Leland Curtis, are deceased.
Services were Tuesday, June 8, at the Frontier Chapel, Fort Sill, with military honors. Burial will be at the Fort Sill National Cemetery under the direction of Robbins Funeral Home, Fletcher, Okla.
Memorial gifts may be made to Guide Dogs of America, 13445 Glen Oaks Blvd., Sylmar, CA 91342.
Sympathy cards may be sent to the family online at http://www.robbinsfuneral.com.


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For Budget Day. The first one I've missed covering for 22 years. Ah well. Next year. Time and fiscal policy wait for no man. Or panda.
Category: Budget
Song for Budget Day – from Van Morrison
Thoughts for Budget Day and Towel Day
It's Budget Day. I am excite.
It's also Towel Day, which, for the uninitiated, is the day fans of Douglas Adams' works, especially but not solely the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series of radio programmes, books, records and tv shows.
It's a happy coincidence, I suspect.
Will check out the budget tables for recurrence of 42. It might mean something.
Oh, and I'm sure there is something in the fact that Budget Day and Towel Day not only fall on the same day, this year, but that day is a Thursday.
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I received this e-mail this morning:
"Mr. Beaumont,I am writing to you on behalf of the approximately 1600 students who have experienced cubeecraft over the last two years. Using the free templates you post online, the students have created paper sculptures incorporating the likes of pop culture and artists such as Picasso, Giacometti, Red Grooms, etc. Students in grades 1-5 study your work and the work of contributors to your site in an effort to create original pieces. Your work has allowed them to study sculpture, paper toys, and to tacitly experience it (on a budget) and to exhibit their work at our local Cherokee County Arts Expo. It is the only student centered way I have found to exhibit every child's work (approximately 800 students). For that I am grateful. I am attaching a few photos of the students work and a Vimeo link to a short created by last years 3rd and 5th grade students.Again, on behalf of the students at Draytonville and Corinth Elementary Schools, thank you for your efforts and for allowing us to use the product of those efforts so graciously.
Sincerly,Eric Smalley
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Draytonville/Corinth Elementary"
me for me from Eric Smalley on Vimeo.
This is amazing Mr.Smalley, thanks for sharing!
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Oh my gosh, that's absolutely awesome!! A lot of these kids hand-draw wayyyyy better than me too so good on them! Also, that little stop motion video was great!
Awesome! Next step is to make them ALL available templates. Whaaaaaa~!
yeah, what bkd said! damn that is amazing!!!
call the guinness book, that has to be world record of some sort..
damn, that is such a cool sight, amazing!!
dude. have your feet even touched the ground since getting this email? what an awesome experience for all. thanks for putting this up.
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I'm going to keep today's backlighting Snap Happy Friday short and sweet. I'm currently designing and coding two of my business sites, so I have tunnel vision. Forgive me?
These photos were all taken on the same day in the same area right before and right after my morning and evening client sessions. I'm really comfortable with backlighting when it comes to portraits. It gives just enough haze, hair light and that feeling I love for my client sessions to have.
I'd absolutely classify my editing style as "clean", especially when there are faces in the picture. I figured I'd stretch myself a little bit and give more "artistic" editing a try. I'm not going to lie, it makes me really, really, REALLY uncomfortable. I edited them all differently. The jury is still out on how I feel about the way I edited these photos for this post. ** This is why I tell my husband that I will never stray from my editing style for clients. You never want that "I don't know if I like it" feeling."
All photos are Canon 6d / 50mm 1.4 / ISO 100 * f/3.5 * 1/400 sec
Taken at 7:45am
You can see how I would usually edit the above image in a very similar shot in this post.
Taken at 5:45 pm
Last week's featured image is by Bethany from More Than Just a Page with her dragon [FLY] entry. ** Flickr was down and I couldn't link the image. So sorry!**
Also, this will be the last Snap Happy Friday on this blog. I just started a new blog specifically for my photography, so I'm going to migrate this link party over there as soon as I finish designing it. I'll share the URL as soon as possible. Almost done!
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There are countless ways for businesses and event promoters to use Snapchat geofilters in creative ways to promote their products.
It has been reported that the social media app now has over 100 million daily users and is continuing to grow.
The latest innovative marketing tactic using geofilters that we have spotted comes from the TV Network E!
The networks flagship show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians is set to return next week so they been working with social media agency Vayner Media to incorporate Snapchat in their creative marketing tactic.
This week, 10 different Snapchat geo filters will be available in LA, New York, Las Vegas and Miami. Super fans will be able to find further geofilters in secret locations.
Jen Neal, executive vice president of marketing at E! said that, "The custom Snapchat geo-filters are such a unique social media offering."
Jean continued to talk about the benefits of using geofilter as part of a businesses marketing strategy. "They're interactive, completely native to the platform, and add genuine value to users who want to share their adventures with friends. We opted to place the geo-filters in locations that are most strongly associated with the show, which adds authenticity to our fans' experience. Keeping Up with the Kardashians fans can snap at a place frequented by the Kardashians in the show, celebrate that closeness with the family, and share it with their friends."
It helps that the Kardashian sisters use Snapchat to share their daily lives and share a similar target market with the platform.
Snapchat is extremely popular with millennials and their user base is made up of 70% females. This makes Snapchat geofilters ideal for businesses targeting this demographic that have been hard to target in the past.
We expect to see more large and small businesses using geofilters in creative ways as the platform continues to grow and poses a threat to social media giants Facebook.


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Packers WRs Geronimo Allison (concussion, chest) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (knee, ankle) are active for today's game against the Raiders. It's a plus matchup, but both guys figure to be operating at less than 100%. Their availability is obviously good news for QB Aaron Rodgers, though.
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Valdes-Scantling "hopeful" to play Week 7
Packers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (knee, ankle) is "hopeful" to play against the Raiders today, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. MVS was able to play through these injuries last week but only got in a limited practice on Friday. He won't be at 100% if he suits up, leaving him as a risky WR3.
MVS hurts left leg
Packers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling left in the 2nd quarter of Monday night's game against the Lions after apparently hurting his left knee. MVS was blocking and had a defensive player roll into the back of his leg. We'll keep an eye on his status.
Update: MVS returned to the field for the start of the 2nd half.
MVS looks like Packers' #2 WR
ESPN's Rob Demovsky says minicamp revealed that 2nd-year Packers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling "is a starter" and "probably is the No. 2 receiver behind [Davante Adams]." MVS has reportedly been in constantly for 2- and 3-WR sets, with Geronimo Allison looking likely to play the slot in 3-wide sets. Adams said, "I think this offense is really catered for a guy like [MVS]." Valdes-Scantling already delivered 6 weeks of top-36 PPR production as a rookie. He could carry upside into WR2 range in 2019.
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Packers QB Aaron Rodgers likes what he's seen from WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling this offseason. "I think Marquez has had a fantastic spring and really stepped up as a guy who can be an every-down player," Rodgers said. It's particularly noteworthy after a story from Bleacher Report earlier this offseason mentioned that Rodgers didn't trust MVS last year. Even so, Valdes-Scantling flashed with 15.3 yards per catch as a rookie. He's reportedly been running with the 1st-team offense this offseason and is in the mix to finish 2nd on the 2019 Packers in targets.
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13. September 2018
The next step for 3D printing
Fused deposition modeling (FDM), often simply referred to as 3D Printing, has been hailed as the future of manufacturing. However, the bad mechanical performance of parts produced by FDM compared to conventionally manufactured objects has limited its use to prototyping. Therefore, despite its promise of mass customization, FDM 3D Printing has not been adopted by industry for production. Researchers at ETH Zürich have developed a bioinspired approach to 3D print recyclable materials using cheap desktop printers that outperform state-of-the-art printed polymers and rival the highest performance lightweight materials. This will finally enable the manufacturing of complex parts that mimic natural structural designs on the mass market.
For more information contact the team reporting its work in Nature.
Figure 1: 3D printed samples of specimens with print lines following the stress lines and the biological inspiration represented by a wood knot. (ETHZ)
Figure 2: FDM Extruder (ETHZ)
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These tacos are perfect for outdoor grilling! Try grilling the tortillas for extra grilled flavor.
How to Make It
Heat gas or charcoal grill. In gallon-size resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix oil, lime juice and 1 tablespoon taco seasoning mix until smooth. Add chicken; seal bag. Shake until chicken is evenly coated.
Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 12 to 15 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Let stand 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat beans, salsa and cilantro over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot. Remove from heat; cover and keep warm.
Cut chicken crosswise into strips. Divide chicken on half of each tortilla; top with bean mixture. Fold other half of tortilla over filling.
Broiling Directions: Set oven control to broil. Spray broiler rack with cooking spray. Place coated chicken on rack in broiler pan. Broil with tops about 4 inches from heat 6 to 9 minutes, turning after 5 minutes, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Let stand 5 minutes. Continue as directed in step


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