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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get X color?
I have over 225 colors, patterns, and camo options. I don't stock all of these, but I will order a color to meet your needs.
The end of my Nitz Strap seems to have a lump in it. Why?
During testing, it was found that the strap would tighten down onto removable hardware as the strap broke in. This led to some issues with removing and reapplying the hardware to the strap. The lump is where I secure the weave so that it doesn't tighten so much that it renders removable hardware useless. This same technique has since been applied to all weaves and hardware choices.
This seems stiff. Will it loosen up?
Yes! I make these as tightly as possible as they will stretch a bit as they break in. The stretch is normal for nylon, which the Nitz Strap is made from. The more you use this strap, the softer and more pliable it becomes.
Can you ship to XYZ country?
*Due to the current political environment, I am limiting sales to the United States only. Hopefully I can change this at a later date.*
I am happy to ship wherever you live. The caveat to that is that international shipping is downright expensive for me as I am one dude and not a distributor. Thus, international shipping starts at $15USD and goes up from there. Sadly, this even applies to Canada and Mexico, even though you're just across the border. Another issue is that some countries will have charges from customs. These two fees can add up quickly and dwarf the cost of the Nitz Strap. If you're willing to bite that bullet, I am more than happy to work with you to get you your own Nitz Strap.
When do you ship?
Order fulfillment is dependent upon what we come up with for your personalized camera strap. If I have all the materials on hand, I try to ship your order within five business days of payment. If I have to order a color from my distributor, then I will ship your order soon after I get all the items for your order.
As I am one dude cranking out Nitz Straps, when I go on vacation, there is nobody in the "office" to construct your order. Sometimes, I just need to sell toy photos to kids at gaming conventions! This will inevitably delay your order. If internet access is a plenty, I will do my best to communicate this to ya. Have no fear though, when I do return home, I'll dust off some cord and get to making your camera strap.
How do you ship orders?
Orders are mailed out via the USPS.
Why is the Double Cobra weave more expensive?
The Double Cobra is two Cobra straps weaved together. This means it takes twice the material and twice as long to make.
How many colors can I use with X weave?
Thin Line = 2
Cobra = 2
Blaze Bar = 2
Double Cobra = 2
*NOTE* More than two colors requires a special order. Please contact me for more info on how to proceed.
Why is your packaging just some string and a tag?
I ship as minimally as possible. The string used to tie the tag to your strap is cord left-over from the construction of your Nitz Strap. I don't use plastic bags, the tags are made from recycled paper, and receipts are emailed instead of printed. This all helps keep the environmental impact to a minimum. I'm just trying to keep this pale blue dot as picturesque as possible!
Can't I just look up paracord projects on YouTube and make my own?
1. Most paracord projects you find on YouTube have you fuse two cords together. This is especially true with multi-color bracelets and such. I do not fuse any cords together. My straps are two – four solid cords weaved into a strap. To me, having a point in the cord, even if it is weaved over, that is fused together creates a weak spot that can be a point of failure.
2. My straps are weaved tightly for a few reasons. First, nylon stretches. As the strap breaks in, the weave loosens up. I have accounted for this in the build. Second, the finished end where the strap ends is tightened down even more. I do this so that if an end does manage to come loose, it'll take some work before the strap starts to unravel. It has taken me several sowing needles to undo a finished end before.
3. You can use removable hardware if you like, without fear of the strap tightening down on the hardware and making no longer removable.
4. Some people just don't want to spend the time to learn the weaves and then invest in the items necessary to produce a strap. For example, a 50″ double cobra takes right around four hours to make. It has four individual cords running through it at just over 30′ each. The ends range in price. It's an investment of time and money to learn how to make a good strap.
My new Cobra weave wrist strap came as just a straight strap without the wrist loop. Why?
I do not form the wrist loop on new Cobra weave wrist straps due to the color pattern on this weave being reversible. Thus, I allow you to decide which of the two color patterns you like best. Once you know what pattern you prefer, you can then form the wrist loop on your new wrist strap. Here is a video to show you how to form the loop:


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The excitement surrounding Maria Grazia Chiuri's debut at Christian Dior was palpable—the first woman ever to take charge as creative director of this storied house, which for so long has stood for "femininity" in the psyche of French culture. But what does "femininity" mean in today's world? Chiuri is a grown-up professional, who comes from long experience at Valentino, and is ready to put forward her own synthesis of what modern femininity can look like. "The message, really, is that there is not one kind of woman," she said. What emerged wasn't a predictable chocolate-box repackaging of ladylike house codes, but a refreshingly widened viewpoint, inclusive of the sporty and the fragile. The balance between the two led to a whole series of relatable, simple, practical pieces aimed at drawing in a new audience.
The opening look, worn by shaven-headed Ruth Bell in a white fencing jacket and knickerbockers, was a jolt to anyone who expected Chiuri to start on a romantic note. But as the designer sees it, the art of fencing "involves mind and heart at the same time, which women always need if they are to realize themselves."
Quilted, optic white fencing kits with buckled-on halters moved through the show, worn with a new line of sneakers and knee-length boots decorated with embroidered bees. The bee symbol holds the key to another aspect of Chiuri's approach. Hedi Slimane used the bee as a motif while he was at Dior Homme. In the future, Chiuri plans to draw from the work of designers who've designed for Dior over the years. "Monsieur Dior only lives 10 years. It can't only be about him!" she said. "In some ways, I see myself as a curator of the house."


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Your focused concentration allows you to move while casting a spell.
Prerequisite: Concentration 8 ranks.
Benefit: You can make a special Concentration check (DC 20 + spell level) when casting a spell. If the check succeeds, you can cast the spell and move up to your speed as a single standard action. (You can't use this ability to cast a spell that takes longer than 1 standard action to cast.) If the check fails, you lose the spell and fail to cast it, just as if you had failed a Concentration check to cast the spell defensively.
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From Writer's Relief staff:
We at Writer's Relief recently had to change our rejection letters. Our old letter was polite, encouraging, and (okay—we must admit) functionally generic. But the newest letter has a note that we find ourselves using more and more. It says, in not so many words, "We recommend that you do a bit more reading in your genre."
Is it just us? Or does it sometimes seem like increasing numbers of people are writing without actually reading?
Occasionally, we receive submissions from college students who are writing flat, sing-song poetry because that's what their teachers told them poetry is. They haven't yet realized that there's a whole world of rich, adult, modern poetry out there for consumption.
We totally understand; it's why we added the "read more" line to some of our letters—to encourage new writers to do just that. Some writers quite innocently have not yet realized how important it is to read.
We always respect a writer's effort and the act of self-expression. That's what makes writing great. But when it comes to writers who are trying to make a name for themselves and have been at it for quite a while, it blows our mind when we get submissions that aren't even remotely close to what is appropriate for the genre (aka what's being published). Some examples:
- A retired doctor wants us to target "I'm sad that we broke up" poetry (in clunky iambic pentameter) to high-end literary journals. (Problem: Few well-known lit mags are publishing rhyme these days, and they're almost never publishing "love is a special thing/it makes me want to sing" types of ditties). Learn more: Poetry Turnoffs; Styles and Formatting That Make Editors Cringe.
We can't help but wonder: If the above fictional writers had been actually reading in their genres, wouldn't they have taken steps to rev up their craft, increase marketability, and ensure that their work will be taken seriously?
We ask you: Why—oh why—would a writer skip the fundamental step of reading before putting pen to paper?
Here's what Stephen King has to say about reading: "If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that."
Our feeling: If a person is hoping to be a professional writer (in any genre), it's important to also be a professional reader (as opposed to a person who reads only for fun when the mood strikes).
We're not talking about a book a month. We're talking about reading that is insatiable, voracious, consistent, even scheduled. In the same way that a healthy body needs a steady, healthy diet, writers need a steady, careful diet of good reading. There's a direct correlation between how strong a project is and how much a writer reads (or how weak a project is and how little a writer reads).
Reading brings a depth to poetry and prose that can't be taught in a classroom or writing group. The best editor in the world can't make a nonreader's manuscript feel like it was written by a reader.
What's the relationship between your writing and your reading?
a) I have a regular reading schedule of multiple books per month.
b) I read as much as I can—but between work, kids, and writing, it's not much more than a book or two per month.
c) I've read really good books in the past. But my focus is on writing right now.
d) I have a great idea for a project and a good idea of how to write it. I don't need to read other people's work because it won't help me.
f) I can't read while I'm writing (and I'm writing all the time because I'm trying to make it as a writer, so I don't read much at all).
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What's your reading diet? Share your reading habits in the comments section (and yes, reading Huffington Post counts).
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Bruce Momjian is a co-founder of the PostgreSQL Global Development Group, and has worked on PostgreSQL since 1996. He is the author of PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts, published by Addison-Wesley. Bruce is employed by EnterpriseDB. Previously, he was employed by SRA Japan and Great Bridge LLC, both PostgreSQL support companies. He has spoken at many international open-source conferences. Prior to his involvement with PostgreSQL, Bruce worked as a consultant, developing custom database applications for some of the world's largest law firms. As an academic, Bruce was a high school computer science teacher for five years, holds a Masters in Education, and is currently an adjunct professor at Drexel University.
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As they are settling into their new positions, Mac, former SEAL, and J.T., former NEST member, present a plausible terrorist attack scenario to their fair city. What they didn't know was their nemesis had similar ideas on a bigger scale. Will the city and Team Wrecking Crew be prepared to stop or counter this?
David McKoy (may he rest in peace) is a former U.S. Navy Petty Officer who had over 35 years of combined experience in military and private security. David's life and work experiences are brought to bear in this series. Lynn Hallbrooks is a former U.S. Air Force Sergeant who has over 30 years of combined experience in military and civilian Health Information. Lynn has put her medical and life experiences to good use in writing.


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Head first to the Olympics
While volunteering during the 2010 Olympics in BC at the grandstand finish line of the sliding Centre where the races of the sliding sports like Skeleton were being held, Taylor Purdy knew nothing about any of the sliding sports. But after seeing someone rip by him, head first down the smooth track of ice, he knew he needed to get involved. Soon after that, he found himself clutching a tiny sled to the front of his body on a track in Lake Placid, New York, for the first time. He was instantly hooked.
"It was one of those turning points in my life, I was done university and I wasn't sure what I was going to do with my life and it was just an opportunity for me to use my athletic prowess," Taylor says as he proudly stands beside the track at the Calgary Olympic Park where he practices.
From the start he knew that he wanted to go back to the Olympic skeleton track, but this time he wanted to be the one wearing the skintight suit, jumping onto a sled as the whole world watched.
Now, after four years of sliding Purdy has been in both the provincial and national-development level of skeleton racing, but not without some minor crashes, bumps, bruises and ice burn. He is determined to reach his next goal to be on the Canadian national team in order to represent Canada in the world cup, world championships, and finally the Olympics.
"Going head first at a 120 kilometers an hour, along with the expenses – I would not be doing it if it wasn't an Olympic caliber sport," he says smiling.
Purdy and the team of skeleton racers he practices with in Calgary all have to finance their own athletic careers. From equipment and travel to all the training, everything is coming out of their own pocket.
Due to lack of results at the last Olympic games in Sochi all of the government funding towards the sport of skeleton racing was cut, pressing the athletes to search for community support in terms of individual or team sponsorships.
Without the sponsors it's tough at times for athletes like Purdy to see a clear and smooth ride to the Olympics. But this hasn't stopped Purdy, who is determined to get the exposure and find enough sponsors in order to raise the funds to make it to the 2018 Olympic skeleton podium in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
"It's just a dream. Every day you get up, and you works towards that dream becoming a reality," Taylor Purdy said.
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In one of Taylor Purdy's biggest crashes, his helmet cracked as he watched his sled zip passed him. He wasn't seriously hurt, even though all he wears is a skintight suit.
Photo by Masha Scheele
(Left photo) "What keeps me going is the aspiration of going to the Olympics and representing Canada at the highest level possible," Taylor Purdy said.
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(Right photo) After seeing the first skeleton athlete rip past him, Taylor Purdy knew he wanted to be a part of it.
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Hundredths of a second in this sport can be the difference between a top six finish, or a gold medal.
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After four years of sliding, Taylor Purdy's next step is to join the Canadian national team.
Photo by Masha Scheele
"Mistakes are the best way to learn in this sport. Like any human characteristic, we learn from our mistakes," Taylor Purdy said.
Photo by Masha Scheele
Taylor Purdy describes the feeling of going down the straightaway track at high way speeds as someone would driving down the highway with their head out of the window and explains that through the corners there's actual pressures on his body pushing him through the turns.
"It's essentially sky-diving on ice, that's kind of a good way to describe it," he says, adding "it's controlled chaos."
Photo by Masha Scheele
Before 2018 Purdy hopes to have raised the funds for better equipment like his sled, in order to shave off the infinitesimal amount of time in order to come home with a medal.
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text: I am feeling very uncertain about switching schools. A reason for that is I just switched to Heathcote this year and I am also switching sleep away camps. However, on the other hand, I also am very excited because I got in Butler and I am with a lot of my friends. For example, I am with Grant, Rick, Matthew, and Braden. In addition, my older brother was in Butler so he can tell me about the teachers and the house. Overall I do have mixed feelings about middle school but I can't wait.


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There are some tasks in a programmer's life that come up again and again. Creating classes in an often-repeated pattern. Adding entries to some boring but important list defined in code. Those tasks that make you think "This is so tedious! I do this over and over! There has to be a better way!" Fortunately, there is.
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A couple of new open source gems
The success of Ruby has always been dependent on high quality open source libraries. The best known example is of course Rails. The codebase at Redbubble is mainly a monolithic Rails application with very few independent modules. While looking at possible architectures to move forward (which is outside the scope of this article) we also decided to start open-sourcing some of the code, small and large, that make our site run. We're happy to present our first couple of open-sourced gems, KeyVault and ConditionalCapistrano.
Redbubble's rocky road to Rails 3.0 and Ruby 1.9
The task Here at Redbubble we've been running Ruby on Rails since day one. We're a small development team, so keeping up with even the latest stable release has been a struggle. Earlier this year we had a gap in product development and took the opportunity to move our stack forward. We'd been on Ruby 1.8.7 and Rails 2.3 for a year or two. After some investigation we decided we'd first move to Rails 3.0 which would make Ruby 1.9 an easier option. After significant library updates and code compatibility changes, we were ready to release Rails 3.0 on Ruby 1.8.7.
Discovering Ruby 1.9.3 YAML parser performance
This is a tale of one of those times where it is actually useful to do code profiling and benchmarking. A bit of background: We've been in the process of upgrading our Ruby on Rails stack here at RedBubble, going from Rails 2.3 to 3.0, with an eye to moving forward to 3.2. Through this, to minimise the amount of change happening at once, we've stuck with Ruby 1.8.7, instead of jumping right to 1.9.3. When we rolled out Rails 3, we noticed a significant slowdown in the general performance of the site, even though the benchmarks we had run at the time indicated that it should be okay. It has been widely reported that Ruby 1.9.3 has in general,


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- Which subject(s) do you teach?
I teach ICT, Business Studies, Maths, French, Japanese and Portuguese.
- Tell me about your qualifications.
I hold a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Warwick, and a BA (Hons) degree in Japanese Studies from the University of Cambridge. I have S level and A level French, and A levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, German and General Studies. I don't have a formal qualification in Portuguese, but I lived and worked for two years in Brazil am quite fluent with a good vocabulary and sound grammatical knowledge.
- How much do you charge?
I generally charge £25 per hour for lessons in easy reach from my home (North Harrow/Pinner border). I'm prepared to travel further afield, and charge additional expenses as appropriate.
- Where do you teach?
I can teach at students' homes (depending on location) or at my home, which is basically in between North Harrow, Rayners Lane and Pinner tube stations.
- When are you available?
At the moment I am fairly flexible
- Which ages and levels do you teach?
I'm happy to teach any ages. I mainly aim to teach at GCSE level, but quite happy to teach A level or earlier stages.
- Describe your arrangements for online tutoring.
I have a PC and internet connection...so can correspond through email or chat, can review and critique work submitted to me by students on email etc.
- Do you have a personal message for students?
Learning is a lot of fun if you see it in the right light, and it can give you a huge sense of achievement as you find yourself progressing and developing confidence in your chosen subjects. I was lucky and enjoyed a privileged education at excellent places of learning, but when I look back it was really certain individual teachers who provided the right motivation and helped me to shine academically. I aspire to apply what I learned from those excellent people and to help others improve their academic performance.
- What kind of experience do you have?
I have taught English as a foreign language from time to time, and have given a lot of coaching to staff whilst working in business and ICT management over the last 17 years for an international container shipping company.
- Do you have an up-to-date DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service, formerly CRB) Certificate?
I don't currently hold a CRB disclosure certificate, but am quite happy to get one if people would feel more comfortable about this.
- Where and with whom did you train?
I've had some language teaching training with EF language schools, and training in coaching from my employers in the container shipping industry.
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Ohio woman says truck is burned after she gets racist letter: 'We don't want you here black b----'
"We don't want you here black b----," the racist letter reads. "Don't get burnt up in there."
"Burning my truck up and threatening my family; that ain't cool."
Note the missing pronoun regarding "burning" and the minimization of "that ain't cool."
It is a crime, it is a dangerous crime and it is an expensive crime. It is anything but "ain't cool."
One might question why she uses such soft language.


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Allwa – To cheat
Aatha – Mother
Abase – Loot adiththal
Alppam – A silly/cheap dude
Anna – The elder brother
Anni – Anna's figure
Appeettu – Unsuccessful
Asaththal – Kalakkal
Bajari – A not-so-friendly figure
Bandha – Pillim
Bekku – Fool
Body – Muscular Machi
Chithee – Aunty Figure
Dapsa/Doop – Lie
Desi Gujili – An Indian figure in US
Dhil – Courage
Dhool – Super
Dham – To smoke
Daavu – Site seeing
Dickielona – A friendly game played in Delhi (courtesy Movie : Gentleman)
Damaram – Deaf
Dori – Squint-eyed Figure item – Young/Attractive Lady/Women/Girl
Freeyaavidu – Forget it
Gaali – Appeettu
Gujili – Figure
Guru – Head of the gang
Gujaals – Having fun with Gujilis
Gaanapaattu – Rap song sung by Machis
Galeej – Dirty
Gilli, Goli – Traditional games played in Madras
Goltti – A dude from Andhra
Jakku – An exclamation on seeing a not-so-Takkar figure (see Jil below)
Jollu – Bird watching
Jilpaans – Gujaals
Jute – Escape when caught up by girlfriend's father.
Jujubi – Easy
Jil – An exclamation on seeing a Takkar figure
Jalsa – Same as Gujaals
Kaattaan – Uncivilized/ Rude Machi
Kenai – Idiot
Kikku / Mabbu – Intoxicated/under influence
Kalakkalls – To cause a flutter
Kanai pakri – Friend of ushar pakri
Kindal – To make Fun
Kaka adikarathu – applying 'soap' on someone
K M L – Kedacha Mattum Labam
Kutti – Figure
Kudumba figure – Homeloving Gujli
Kudumba paatu – A song with which machis identify themselves
Kulls – A short machi
Laddu – Allva
Loot adiththal – to steal
Maams – One cool dude
Maanga – Fool
Machi – Maams
Mandai – A sharp guy
Mary – feminine of Peter
Mavu – refer O B.
Nachunu – Bull's eye
Nambitten – I don't believe you
Naattu Kattai – A well-built village figure
Naattan – Villager
Naamam – To cheat
Naina – Father (courtesy Telugu)
Kadalai – Machi talking to a Gujili or vice versa
OB- To waste time
Ottal – To make fun of some one
Ondrai anna – Worthless
Pattaani – Machi talking to Machi or Gujli talking to Gujli
Peter Party – Machi trying to show off by talking in hi-fi english
Pathni – A figure who goes around the block
Pakkri – A shrewd dude
Petta – Area
Pisaaththu – Cheap
Pillim – Show-off
Peela – To lie
Rambo – A manly figure
Sister – Often used by Machis while approching 'figures' for the first time
Songi – Lazy
Saanthu pottu – Possibility of getting beaten by a stick (courtesy
Movie :Thevar Magan)
Takkar figure – Semma figure
Thanni – Liquor
Thalaivar – Leader
Tin katrathu – Getting into trouble (courtesy Movie: Anjali)
Ushar pakri – Smart pakri
Vennai – Fruit
Weightaana figure – A very attractive/rich figure
Wrong kaatrathu – Acting indifferently
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What is a Power Charging Station?
A power changing station is an object that can come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, made for the purpose of charging one or more electronic devices. These are made mainly for the purpose of being able to organize the many cords that are required for charging any of the devices at any given time. There are many different types of charging stations that are made to accommodate the many types of electronic devices that exist today for our convenience.
On a very simple level, a power charging station may simply refer to an area that is reserved for charging electronics so that they all remain together and easily accessible. A corner of a countertop, for instance, may be near an outlet, from which power is used to charge a cell phone, game systems, mp3 players, PDA, and more. This is mostly done out of convenience to keep chargers and their cords out of the way, but someone who is interested in going a step further towards organizing may be interested in a more advanced type of power charging station.
After realizing that all of these cords can get rather messy, especially in households with many cell phones, someone came up with the brilliant idea to build a valet charging station. The valet station usually consists of a box with several compartments or shelves for storing devices while they are powered. All the messy cords are placed in this box, and the only visible part of them is the end that plugs into the device to charge it. A valet power charging station might even be made with a built in power strip to plug the chargers into, and can also have several other features like drawers, room for surge protectors and fancy wood finishes.
A charging station may also refer to a power supply that is designed to provide the power to several devices with similar charging ports. A common example is a USB (Universal Serial Bus) charging station, or hub, which is a device that plugs into a wall and has several USB ports for charging any device that contains the correct type of connection. Other similar charging hubs can contain features such as additional power outlets and LED displays that show how much power the devices have.
Some charging stations, referred to as wireless charging pads, are designed to charge battery operated devices with no use of wires at all. As their name implies, they consist of a small pad on which electronic devices are placed upon and charged, all without having to plug in any cords at all. These devices use magnetic induction to provide power to the batteries, which need to have sensors attached to them so they "know" when they are on the wireless power charging station.


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Barney Frank: Don't Blame Me for Fannie, Freddie Problems
Rep. Barney Frank is blamed in certain quarters for spurring the financial crisis of 2008 by encouraging the government to make more loans to the poor. In announcing his plans to retire from Congress at the end of 2012, the Massachusetts Democrat offered a characteristically detailed and spirited defense of his actions, and cast blame at Republicans for a failure to act.
Mr. Frank acknowledged that he did not see the financial crisis coming and believed that government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were "doing well" until 2003. However, Mr. Frank said that in 2004, he became concerned about the growth in the market for subprime loans, those made to borrowers with weak credit.
Those loans are often faulted for sparking a financial panic starting in 2007. Mr. Frank noted, as he has repeatedly over the past two years, that Democrats had little ability to do much about questionable mortgage lending practices or the structure of Fannie and Freddie. That's because Republicans controlled the House of Representatives from 1995 until 2006. Democrats took over the House in 2007 .
"I was late in recognizing the problem," Mr. Frank said at a news conference Monday. "But it was when I was in the minority."


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DescriptionCare Bears: Belly Match is a match-three puzzle game based on the multi-colored bear characters. Grumpy, the blue bear, has hurled up a storm and now belly badges of different colours need to be matched to make Care-a-lot beautiful again. The game is played on boards with badges of different colours. Typical for the genre the player needs to switch a badge with an adjacent one − horizontally or vertically − to line up three badges or more of the same colour. They disappear, points are scored and the open spots are filled with new badges. Matches affect nearby badges, adding bonus points to them.
Up to three stars can be earned per level and cupcakes are earned as a basic currency. New locations are unlocked gradually with small gameplay variations. Usually an amount of one or more types of badges needs to be matched with a limited amount of moves. Other types of levels are time limited with a score to reach or a boss fight against another character as both sides take turns. For these boss fights cupcakes can be used to lower the difficulty. Combos and matches with four or five badges create rainbows that can clear entire rows or columns. When a goal is completed with moves remaining, Belly Bonanza is activated. It converts the remaining moves into seconds the player can use to move badges and lock matches with what remains on the board. These matches are then executed simultaneously.
Regularly care packages are provided with extra cupcakes and in-game boosters such as five additional moves, a rainbow beacon to remove a single badge, or Share Bear's scooter who clears an entire row of badges. These packages can also be sent to friends through a Facebook connection. The game is free-to-play with an energy/stamina system based on lives that regenerate slowly, cupcakes as a basic currency and diamond hearts as a premium currency. The currencies can be used to unlock new bears, but this can also be done through regular progress. The bears can be customized for the head, face, torso and waist with many different items. From a certain level additional challenges are unlocked, accessed from the main menu.
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Kelly, AMP Receive Second Award for 2010 DocumentaryPublished: August 20, 2012
Dave Kelly, director of Advanced Media Production (AMP) at CSULB, and his staff received a second accolade recognizing their work for the production of the documentary titled "Panama Canal Expansion: The Battle for Jobs and Cargo." Kelly accepted a 2012 Hometown Media Award on his staff's behalf from the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) on Aug. 1, at the Hometown Media Awards dinner. The dinner took place during the ACM 2012 Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, which ran from July 31 to Aug. 2.
ACM is a national organization of community, educational and governmental TV producers. Its Hometown Media Awards honor and promote community media and local cable programs distributed on public, educational and governmental access cable television channels. National awards are presented to creative programs that address community needs, develop diverse community involvement, challenge conventional commercial television formats and move viewers to experience television in a different way.
Eligibility requirements for the "Panama Canal Expansion" documentary were met by having it air on Beach TV, the CSULB 24/7 local cable channel.
Kelly and his crew were previously honored for their work on the documentary with an ACM-sponsored regional Western Access Video Excellence Award in October 2011.
A historically-based piece, the 19-minute "Panama Canal Expansion" film also focuses on the canal's current construction efforts and the potential impact the culmination of those efforts will have on global trade and shipping routes. The film presents a historical chronology of the quest to find a central waterway connecting the eastern and western hemispheres, resulting in the canal opening at the beginning of World War I. In recent years, the Panamanian people voted to fund the expansion of the canal, allowing a third set of locks to be constructed. The new locks will more than double the size of ships and the number of containers which can pass through the channel and construction is scheduled to be completed in 2014, exactly 100 years after the Panama Canal initially opened.
"As a documentary filmmaker, it's always gratifying to me to be able to use the tools of filmmaking to tell a story in a way that is concise, clear and also historically relevant, and that's what this was," said Kelly. "It's also a story that people are always fascinated by. If you mention the Panama Canal to anybody, their ears perk up and there's a romantic, idealistic aspect of that—the whole adventure of going down to Panama and digging that canal and connecting the world from east to west and having the waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific come together."
Kelly said his sincere interest in the Panama Canal made working on the documentary a labor of love, not just for him, but his crew as well.
"The Panama Canal is interesting," said Kelly. "I wanted to know more about it and I pursued it in terms of research and our team here at AMP did the best we could because we enjoy the work and the subject matter, and that was reflected in the award we won. The awards are a pat on the back that occurs after the fact. I work on projects like this because I find them fascinating and I have an intellectual curiosity about a lot of things and when I find out about something like this I always have a desire to learn more about it."
Kelly, who has been at CSULB for 28 years, has headed production for about a dozen mini-documentaries and three full-length pieces. Prior to the Panama Canal documentary, Kelly produced the one-hour documentary titled "Long Days Working Hard: Long Beach During World War II."
Along with Kelly, who was the documentary's writer, producer and narrator, AMP's Dave Ohl served as the video photographer, post-production editor and graphics effects animator, while Craig Walker conducted field recording and image digitization.
The documentary was initially prepared for and presented at CSULB's Center for International Trade and Transportation Point/Counterpoint event at the Carpenter Center in October 2010. The event included a discussion by experts in global trade and logistics about the impact of Panama Canal expansion. The film helped frame the issues for the discussion that followed. Ultimately, the documentary is not just about the Panama Canal; it's also about the various trade routes in development now across the world. Audiences have responded positively to how the program pulled together all the related concerns.
"What makes me most proud of this documentary is the fact that we were able to take a large historic event, which is the creation of the original Panama Canal, and expand the history of that into the current day, including the efforts to reinvigorate the canal and the impact that will have on everybody who is involved in world trade," said Kelly. "We were able to take 100 years of history of world trade and the fascinating history of the canal itself and distill it into a way that people could relate to it and understand it, and put the whole picture in context."
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While looking through my old photo files for pictures of the Christmas stockings I had previously made, I came across a picture of a quilt that I had forgotten about. The picture is one taken for the EBHQ historian at the Voices in Cloth 2008 quilt show. I did not keep this quilt long enough for it to be professionally photographed. It was donated to a women's clinic in Africa, when EBHQ still had a means of getting these items there.
I also remember that this quilt was problematic in many ways. It started in an EBHQ workshop on color in quilts taught by Christine E. Barnes. She uses "mock blocks" to teach color and other artistic concepts to quilters. (see her book Color: The Quilter's Guide for all the details) Below is the mock block I made in class, and I loved it.
Time to make a full quilt. I changed the center square to a red-purple (magenta), creating a triad color scheme.
Finding the turquoise, yellow-orange, and magenta fabrics for the quilt was difficult, especially when I needed them in different values. There was not much dark turquoise in the local fabric stores.
Then, finding an appropriate fabric for sashing between the blocks was even harder, since I had boxed myself into this specific color scheme. I love the puzzle aspect of this art form, but this one was not so much fun. The sashing fabric turned out to be in my own stash; it was a fabric manufactured by the children's clothing company Mousefeathers in Berkeley, and a wild print it was.
Anyway, after struggling with finding fabrics, putting them together, working out the math, and developing a quilting pattern, I was happy to see this one finished, ready for display at the quilt show, and I loved it. But NO ONE else did. Too bright, unusual colors, whatever. So off it went to keep someone continents away safely bundled.
Just for fun with the upcoming holiday—-some more postcards. I loved making these from some old Alexander Henry fabrics I found heavily discounted after Halloween one year. Some of these images were incomplete, but they still worked in this small format. I even had to give the torn Frankie a few extra sutures on his neck; seemed to do the trick.


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Okotoks' reputation for terrific pebbled ice will get a provincial spotlight this month.
Mike Libbus, co-chair of the 2020 Sentinel Storage Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, will put his passion on ice as the head icemaker for the provincial event later this month at the Murray Arena.
"We're pretty excited," said Libbus. "Yes we've done a lot of events in the past, we've been involved with the Pinty's (Grand Slam of Curling) when it was here in Okotoks and I've worked a couple Briers with (Jamie) Bourassa over the years and I've learned a lot from the person that I think is the best in the world.
"We expect to do it just like he does it, but we're excited to put our own touches on it and hopefully we put a good product out there for the players, that's the goal."
Libbus cut his teeth as an icemaker at another major event in the Foothills when High River played host to the provincial men's championship in 2011.
He and fellow icemaker Peter Keenan followed that up by competing at the following provincial championships as one of the southern qualifying teams.
"That was our first taste of working with Jamie Bourassa," Libbus said. "Both Peter and I were pretty excited back then because we're icemakers and to do the pebbling at a big event was big. Jamie had confidence in us back then to do the pebbling which kind of sparked our interest to take our icemaking to another level.
"There are probably not a lot of people that pebbled one year and then played the next. So we were lucky that way. Being involved in that started everything."
Libbus and Keenan have taken every opportunity to get involved in big events over the past decade, assisting in competitions from the 2016 Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling Masters event in Okotoks to the Brier to working overseas.
They've learned from the master and will be getting help from one of Bourassa's disciples in Alberta's Brett Harkie.
"(Jamie's) retired from Canadian curling events, he's spending most of his time in China now," Libbus said. "Bourassa kind of set us up in the fall to get together (with Brett) and he thought we would work well together and Peter Keenan will be doing it as well.
"The three of us will be doing it together, but I guess I will be in charge."
Libbus will have his double duties aided by fellow co-chair Atina Ford Johnston once the icemaking role takes centre stage.
"I'm lucky, Atina is taking on a lot of the responsibilities," Libbus said. "Once the event starts they know I will be strictly focused on the ice as of the 17th with the install. She's been spectacular as the co-chair so she's going to help (alleviate) a lot of the responsibilities for me and take after them for us."
Libbus along with a 17 to 18 person crew of dedicated helpers will get the Murray Arena as of Jan. 17 with four days to transform the hockey barn into a curling facility before team practices get underway on Jan. 21.
"They do a great job here in Okotoks so we expect the ice to be pretty (usable) already, but we will scrape off some of the stuff that's on it, the water's not quite the same quality that they use in hockey that they use in curling," he said. "Then we'll re-flood will de-ionized water. We bring in our own filters and once we get that flooded somewhat level then we'll paint over the current rings and hockey lines and logos, paint them white and then paint the whole facility white again."
From there, the boards and rings are installed, the glass and netting removed, and the finishing touches are put in to make for a spectator friendly experience, putting together boxes, a WFG lounge, carpets and equipment for light shows. All of that needs to be set up before the icemakers can finish installing the ice.
It's a grueling transformation that will require 12 to 15 hour workdays.
That prep work includes ordering paint and other supplies along with monitoring arena temperatures prior to the install.
"We're pretty lucky, we've got a lot of volunteers that always want to be involved with the ice," Libbus said. "It's a long time, we're basically 12 to 15 hours a day for a week straight, but we split them up into crews and have them come in at different times. But as for Brett, Peter and I, we will pretty much be there the whole time."
The 2020 Sentinel Storage Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts runs Jan. 22-26.
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So not too long ago, I stepped on the scale and discovered that I'd hit 200 lbs. Everyone has a different ideal weight, but for me at 5'7″, knowing what I used to weigh, that was the last straw.
I've struggled with my weight since I moved away to college and immediately slid into the soda-and-chips diet. I've done Weight Watchers a couple of times with great results (lost 25 lbs each time) but inevitably fell back into my old eating patterns. I like chips and fries and white rice and soda, and I drink sugary caffeinated drinks the way a lot of people drink alcohol. I work a desk job at home, in an area full of coffee shops and restaurants. I'm a decent cook but often lazy as hell and I get bored with things if I eat them too often. Pretty much a recipe for blobularity.
To make matters worse, 90% of my extra fat goes straight to my gut, pretty much the least healthy place to be carrying it. Add in a family history of diabetes and hypertension, and you get a lot of reasons to lose weight.
After seeing the scale hit two bills I decided to start on Operation Stop Being A Blob. I started it gradually by attempting to make better food choices and starting on the Couch to 5K running program. I lost an ittybit of weight but wasn't gaining much traction. Then I started personal training sessions at a nearby gym. The trainer recommended a strict high-protein, low-carb diet and I figured what the hell, why not give it a try.
So far I'm down to 165, a weight I haven't been in a long time. I have three sizes of jeans in my dresser due to weight fluctuations and right now the smallest size is starting to fall off my butt a little. I'm cheating a little by lapsing into sugary lattes instead of plain drip coffee, and I've lost momentum on the running program, but damn if I don't feel a hell of a lot better than I did.
Things that have helped the most:
- Going high-protein/low-carb. I'm not sure how much to believe the "carbs are evil" story but the simple fact is that protein keeps me full longer. I have a chicken breast with a little bacon on top for breakfast/lunch and I'm not hungry again till late evening.
- Having appointments with a trainer. This is expensive, but ensures that I will get in those intense 1-hour workouts twice a week.
- Having those appointments at a gym I can walk to. Seriously this thing is half a block from my house, I have no excuse for not making it there and it doesn't eat up much time in transit.
- Paying attention to my progress via how my clothes fit. Making it down to my small jean size, and seeing my shirts no longer sausage-tight, is a huge boost. It gives me a reward for getting this far and a reason to keep going.
- Finding stress foods that are not as disastrous for my waistline. Sugary lattes and bunless cheeseburgers may not be good for me, but they're a lot better for me than cheese fries and 96 oz. sodas.
The Operation will continue (with a few "cheat days" for the holidays) but overall I'm pretty happy with the progress I've made. I've got better muscle tone, better endurance, and my back hurts less. I'd love to see 140 again someday but you know what, if I don't make it there I'm okay with that. I don't want to be thin, I just want to be healthy.


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- The corners of the display are more accurately represented compared to GX hard OLED.
- Force Touch replaces 3D touch.
- Manages Heat Well.
- A Glass Digitizer means its more susceptible to damage.
- The Display might go dark and stop working. (issue fixed in version 2)
transferring the Proximity sensor and ear speaker are required to retain FaceID.
True Tone and ambient light sensor are disabled after Screen Replacement, reprogramming the screen could solve these issues.
Symptoms for Display Assembly:
- There is no touch on the Display.
- Apps are opening by themselves.
- There are cracks on the digitizer or LCD.
- Dark Spots on screen.
- LCD has a burn-in.
- Vertical lines on Display.
- Tinted Colors.
- The device may start boot looping if any of the flex cables are torn or pinched.
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- During screen disassembly, try using 99% Isopropyl Alcohol to separate the adhesive on the top side of the screen or attempt to use a pick. (Avoid pulling and twisting).
- When disconnecting the cables Please avoid doing it from inside the board where you can hit different components that can cause false battery reading, boot looping, among others.
- Make sure to transfer over all necessary small parts.
- When Transferring prox and speaker, do it precisely like its shown in the guide; damaging it could cause loss of FaceID.
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As we've discussed here on our blog, our lifts provide the most efficient and the safest way to service forklifts. But what happens if you don't have an in-house forklift mechanic, or room in your facility for one of our lifts? In that case, you're most likely going to hire a forklift service company. We designed our Port-a-Lift with those companies in mind.
In essence, the Port-a-Lift is an all-in-one, portable service lift. We've outfitted this 13,000lb lift with a trailer so that it can be pulled by a truck. Once you get the lift to the site there are cylinders that lift it up, allowing wheels to pop out on either side. Then you can lower the lift to the ground and get to work. As for powering the lift, it can run on a generator with a liquid propane gas tank—the same kind you would use with your outdoor grill, readily available anywhere—or it can run on 208 single face electric current.
We work hard to make sure that if you're servicing a forklift, there's a Tilt-Or-Lift for your needs. The Port-a-Lift allows forklift service companies to enjoy the same safety and ease of use that customers with stationary Tilt-Or-Lift models have come to rely on.


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Dietary supplement maker slapped with permanent injunction for distributing dangerous pills
VivaCeuticals Inc., doing business as Regeneca Worldwide, and its owner Matthew A. Nicosia, a distributor of dietary supplements, have been ordered by a federal court to stop selling its products because they were found to contain dangerous ingredients including 1, 3-dimethylamylamine (DMAA).
U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton for the Central District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against the parties based on a complaint, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), that Regeneca Worldwide was unlawfully distributing unapproved new drugs, and adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements.
DMAA is an amphetamine derivative that has been widely used in sports supplements sold in the U.S. It is often promoted as a "natural" supplement for bodybuilding, athletic performance, and weight loss. DMAA was at one time an approved drug for nasal decongestion, but the drug is no longer recognized as having any medical benefit.
DMAA narrows blood vessels and arteries, which can cause blood pressure to elevate and may lead to cardiovascular problems including shortness of breath, arrhythmias, tightening in the chest, and heart attacks. It may also cause seizures and other neurological and psychological conditions.
In August 2012, the FDA sent Regeneca a warning letter over its marketing of dietary supplements containing DMAA. Despite the company's assurances that it was correcting the violations, it continued to distribute dietary supplements containing DMAA.
Under the consent decree, Regeneca is prohibited from marketing unapproved new drugs and adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements. Before the company can resume operations, it must hire good manufacturing practice and labeling experts, implement procedures to comply with good manufacturing practice and labeling requirements, and receive written permission from the FDA. The decree also requires Regeneca to destroy all remaining products.
"Consumers have a right to expect safe dietary supplements," said Melinda Plaisier, the FDA's associate commissioner for regulatory affairs. "When a company continues to defraud and deceive consumers, risking public health, we will take action to protect the American public."
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A powerful and restorative yoga that releases muscle tension starting at the base of the spine and moving upward. By the end of your first class you will feel the changes in your body; greater flexibility, relief from neck, shoulder and back pain, reduced stress, greater energy and mental clarity, deeper sleep. 75 or 90 minute class. This class is appropriate for all levels including beginners.
In this class, restorative and classical hatha yoga poses are sequenced with breath to build strength and release muscle tension and stiffness. Moving the body in every direction, students will be guided to find the ease and "sweetness" in every pose. This class is appropriate for all levels and GREAT FOR BEGINNERS.
This all-level vinyasa class creates a sacred, meditative space and flows through postures with mindful intention. A combination of salutations, standing flows, seated postures, meditation and deep relaxation, Slow Flow Vinyasa is a perfect way to wind down your day or your weekend. 75 minutes
Awaken the body and ignite the breath in this 75-minute vinyasa class. Synchronizing breath to movement, we will explore poses that strengthen, detoxify and calm. Balanced sequences with specific attention to alignment include sun salutations, standing and seated postures. Variations of postures will be offered to meet and support students where they are in their individual practice; this class is suitable for all-levels.
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These 75 minute classes are done in a room heated to 85 degrees. Including Vinyasa-style flowing postures, static postures, and a sequence that strengthens, balances and brings flexibility to the whole body, these classes will challenge you and yet are accessible for beginners. Adam's skill and approach to teaching include body/mind/spirit.


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What's new with Firefox 13?
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In less than a day, Firefox 13 will go live. Will it show thumbnails on the main screen like Chrome?
Is there any big difference between the old version and the new Firefox 13?
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A key theme of the president's State of the Union address last night was the continued need for greater domestic oil production. Indeed, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, domestic oil production in the U.S. has increased by 14%, to 5.8 million barrels per day, during the first three years of the Obama administration.
Over the past three years, Brent crude has risen from $50 per barrel to more than $100 per barrel today. A gallon of gasoline in the U.S. sits near all-times highs. To be sure, the U.S. benefits in a number of ways from producing its own oil. But at the end of the day, it's likely that other parts of the world will be able to produce a barrel of oil much cheaper than we can here.
If the current administration is re-elected, the energy sector and its segments will likely enjoy a favorable tailwind, at least in the short-term. Energy security, whether or not it makes sense from a capitalistic standpoint, equals national security. Also, over the past several years, small deposits of oil or natural gas on an individual's property has been a boon for both the landowners and energy companies.
Major U.S oil companies with deep pockets are starting to notice this domestic boom and are getting back in the game. For many investors, the attractive yields and valuations offered by U.S. big oil is an intelligent play. While domestic production may be a top policy goal, the profit motive of capitalism still makes international oil exploration and production very attractive effort after all, investors want rising share prices. Government policies may cause a jolt in stock prices, but in the long run, earnings and cash flows sustain an increasing stock price. With a 3% yield and a P/E of 8, Chevron (CVX) is a quality issue to consider, as is ConocoPhillips (COP) with its near 4% yield.
Energy MLPs, however, are a fertile place to tap for quality investment plays on this domestic theme. BreitBurn Energy Partners (BBEP) yields nearly 9%, while Linn Energy (LINE) yields 7.5%. Both companies have high-quality assets with a very strong hedge book that shields most of their production from the vulnerability of energy price shocks.
Natural gas seems to be America's sweet spot at the moment; the country has tons of it and it is cheap. While giant producers like Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) have recently announced plans to curtail production, cheap natural gas is an attractive energy source in this economy. If more and more natural gas starts moving, pipeline owners stand to be big beneficiaries. One of the biggest, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP), will likely be moving most of the natural gas in this country. KMP shares yield more than 5%.
One speech certainly does not dictate my investment approach, but I do consider investment themes. The biggest underlying theme from the current administration's focus on energy is that higher energy prices will likely be a global reality. Higher energy prices bode well for the industry, especially for the lower cost producers, many of whom happen to be the big names in town.


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Best 10 Ceramic Tiles
Garden Pathway by Steve Songer - Country Landscape Ceramic Tile Mural 24
The tile behind this landscape lends it a more tangible feel than if it were painted on canvas. It will be the focus of your living room or kitchen. Every tile is handcrafted to bring you a wonderful motif to your living space.
Handmade arts & crafts matte 3
My husband wanted a basic tile for some of our projects in remodeling our home. I found this subway tile that is a soothing copper green and I have to say it looks striking anywhere we put it.
Mixed Travertine Tumbled Herringbone Mosaic Tile - 6
Herringbone patterns make for a unified feeling in the style of a room. This mixed travertine version gives all the basic neutral earth colors you need to set up a background for the brilliant colors you add to your home.
Kitchen Backsplash Tile Mural - Archway to Venice
Sam Park's art has never looked so handsome until they were placed on these tiles. The canals of Venice through an archway - how romantic! These will draw attention by guests in your home and are great conversation starters.
Imperial Slate 12
This glazed ceramic tile lays down a solid foundation to any room, whether adorning the floor or the walls. It's straight forward rust slate looks heavy and will support light, delicate colors fantastically.
Vintage Hexagon with Black Dot 12 5/8 x 11 Inch Porcelain Floor & Wall Tile (10 Pcs/9.6 Sq. Ft. Per Case, $1 Standard Shipping)
The honeycomb pattern is a vintage one and the natural clay finish is timeless. Add in the black hex, sprinkled here and there, and you have a clean look to your floor or walls. It is slip resistant as well, so don't worry about spills.
Sunny Sun Mexican Talavera Ceramic - MC*
My wife fell in love with this playful and cheerful ceramic Sun. She put it in her garden, but asked me to get another for the kitchen. The many colors brighten her spirit and makes me feel happy that she is happy.
Handmade opaque gloss 3
My wife does not like many colors, so I purchased this simple subway tile that is an opaque, handcrafted gloss, just like a marshmallow, and she likes it. We are using it to remodel the bathroom - a little clinical, but clean.
Stellar tile - river stone - pebble & stone mosaic tile in multi
River stone is the naturalist's choice of tile and this one will suit any who want to live close to nature. The mosaic of colors provides interest and the sizes of stones is ideal to be unobtrusive.
Usg Interiors 12x12x1/2 Lace Tile
This may not have the greatest acoustic or fire resistance properties, but it is an inexpensive ceiling solution. It is easy to install, with the tongue in grove, concealing staples. It is clean and simple.


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Hello friends! I recently bought a few tins of Bijou tiles from Zentangle.com, and I'm sure some of you are curious about them.
Bijou tiles come in this cute little tin.
They come with this cute insightful tile. Each tin I received came with a different one. They are called Bijou-ism.
The tiles are blank on one side and the other side you can use to sign it, put the date on, or whatever you wish! They are approximately 2 inches by 2 inches. So adorably cute!
And here is a couple of tiles I have completed.
I have found these are easier for me to complete and be happy with the results than the regular tiles. It's probably because my attention span is so short!
And that's about it 🙂 For a complete description and information about Zentangle, please visit Zentangle.com.


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Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Kao has purchased a new wife, but an enemy has paid her more money to kill him. Kao must recruit a pair of swordsmen to help defend himself and his family from his ruthless enemy. But Kao has his dark side as well. A complex early action film from master director Woo.
Bonnie Ngai, Cheng Lui, Chin Yuet-Sang, Damian Lau, Fung Hak-On, Hsu Hsia, Lau Kong, Lee Hoi-Sang, Wai Pak
Director: John Woo
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I took this picture northeast of Battleground. I was so quiet there, and I liked it a lot.
Cindy and I have been married 23 years today. It doesn't seem that long…most days. Today we started out at the hospital, where Flo has been taken. She has been in a lot of pain (her greatest pain ever), for the past couple of days. When we got to her room she told us that she wasn't in as much pain because she had a black button she could push for more medicine. That made her happy. After asking the nurses to roll her onto her side, and then onto her other side, she decided that she needed to press the black button again, but during her moves it was no longer within her grasp. One of the nurses told her that she would have to wait a while before pushing the button again.
I left to drive to Flo's nursing home to get her cell phone and charger. It was a nice drive, I was able to listen to music.
When I got to the nursing home, the only person at the nursing station was a young Chinese nurse who was readying the medications to give to the residents. When she finally turned to look at me I told her that I needed to get Flo's cell phone and charger. She smiled at me and said, "我不知道你在說什麼,圓圓的眼睛。我也不關心。走開,斑點疣子的兒子!" At least that's what it sounded like. I went into Flo's room, did some cursory searching, and found the items I wanted.
OK, part of that is a fib. The nurse actually spoke English, after a fashion, and said, "Don't know where phone is. You go look. I have nurse aide help if you need." The other version just sounded cooler.
When I got back to the hospital, Cindy was sitting in the recliner. Jill arrived with cookies and a drink for Cindy. I settled in the settee built-in under the window. When Cindy got tired of my under-my-breath commentary on her conversation with Flo, she and Jill went for a walk, leaving me with Flo. I didn't mind, Flo had so much pain medication in her system that she was pretty much out of it.
A few minutes later, a young nurse roused Flo enough to take her temperature and check her other vitals. Flo asked her to give her the black button, but the nurse told her that she had to wait a while longer. "It takes so long," Flo whined. But then Flo settled back into her torpor.
We're home now. Cindy and Jill are getting caught up on Revenge while I tend to my blog. If they are still at it when I finish this post, I'll start a draft for tomorrow.
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Before the Hurricane Katrina hit, Marla B. Spirit was a successful musician in New Orleans, performing a blend of hip-hop and soul with a band called Soul Remedy. The city accommodated her ambitions to earn a degree and focus on her son, who was 1 1/2.
When the storm came 12 years ago, Spirit was trapped in New Orleans as it endured the worst of Katrina. She regained her footing in Dallas, including her pursuit of music.
"It's gonna take some time to rebuild," she says to those going through similar experience in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. "But don't stop what you were doing."
After Hurricane Katrina impacted New Orleans, Spirit and her family stayed in hotels as much as they could to avoid the Superdome. Eventually, they had to go there to catch a bus out of the city. Spirit remembers seeing the dead bodies and trying desperately to keep the children from seeing them, too. The stench was so pervasive, she says, that she covered the children in Vicks cold remedy.
"All of the stuff you saw on TV, we were in that," Spirit says.
Spirit moved to Dallas with her 2-year-old son, her mother and her sister to be close to family in the area. Challenege emotionally and struggling financially, Spirit worked hard to make her way. Her initial efforts to find a band to re-create her sound failed, and she decided to finish her degree. She enrolled in Brookhaven College sans the credit she had earned in New Orleans because Katrina rendered academic records unretrievable.
Despite the setback, Spirit earned a literary scholarship for a song she sang as a final class project at Brookhaven. This helped pay for a year of school, and when she was done she transferred to the University of North Texas to finish college.
In her senior year at UNT, a bill was passed that made her ineligible for the financial aid she needed, so Spirit had to put her degree on hold once again — this time just two semesters shy of a degree.
During all of this, Spirit was recording her first solo project, Scorpio Blues; raising her son; and taking care of her mother, who had breast cancer.
Spirit says she wrote the album for her mother, hoping its success would allow her mother to stop working and rest. Spirit's mother had two or three jobs throughout her adult life to support her three children and pay for them to go to private school, and until cancer forced her to stop, she was still working multiple jobs.
"I just wanted to make a better life for my mom, the life she never really had," Spirit says.
Spirit's mother died, and Spirit never got to give her mom the better life she dreamed she could.
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"I'm not going to give up," Spirits says. "I know this is what I am supposed to do in this life."
She scrimped and saved to record Scorpio Blues in her home with producer Jason Bowditch between teaching fitness classes at the YMCA and picking her son up from school. Spirit is very open about the ways that Katrina has affected her. She still wears tennis shoes more often than not, in case she has to run. She keeps water bottles with her and her son at all times, in case they are stranded.
"I feel like I'm still rebuilding," she says.
Marla B. Spirit performs at 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Wine Therapist, 1909 Skillman St., free, thewinetherapist.com.


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Big spike in children on ADHD drugs as argument rages over whether they are over-prescribed
The number of young West Australian children on ADHD medication has rebounded to the same level as a decade ago when concerns were raised about high prescribing rates.
The latest Stimulant Regulatory Scheme report shows that more than 20,000 West Australians, including 8000 children, were prescribed stimulant medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder last year, a 10 per cent increase from 2014.
More than 158,000 prescriptions were dispensed, 60 per cent of them to adults.
The regulatory scheme requires the department be notified of all patients prescribed dexamphetamine or Ritalin-type pills for the treatment of ADHD or other disorders.
After the Health Department started monitoring the number of children taking the medication from 2004 there was a marked decrease but the trend has reversed in the past few years. Last year, 2506 children aged four to nine, or 12.6 per 1000, were prescribed stimulants for ADHD — twice the rate in 2009.
More than 3800 children aged 10 to 14 years old, or 25 per 1000, were given the medication, as well as 1612 teenagers aged 15 to 17.
The health districts with the most children taking stimulants were Joondalup-Wanneroo, Swan and Hills, Armadale, and Rockingham-Kwinana.
The use of the medication in children remains contentious, with some experts arguing children are being treated for convenience, while others say that based on estimated ADHD rates of 5 to 7 per cent, WA children are being under-treated.
Former WA Labor MP Martin Whitely, who has been a strong critic of high prescribing rates in children, said he was concerned that rates had rebounded.
"In the past year that rate has particularly accelerated and I'm concerned we're not doing enough to see what's happening in these kids' lives," he said.
"Perhaps they're being bullied at school or it's a boisterous boy who just needs a bit more time to grow up," he said.
He was also concerned that one doctor prescribed to 2074 patients, mostly adults, last year.
The report found that the average daily dose of ADHD medication in adults and children had fallen in the past decade.
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This majestic photograph by a modern master of the color landscape photograph of Larsen Sound presents one of Alaska's enduring natural wonders, in all its beauty, but reflecting also the short-sighted environmental damage inflicted on such places by industry and the federal government. This cibachrome color print is signed by Robert Glenn Ketchum and accompanied by a copy of Northwest Passage.
Robert Glenn Ketchum (born 1947) is a renowned color landscape photographer whose work often contains an environmental message. Since 1968, he has been in over 400 one-person and group shows, including at the Smithsonian Institution, the International Museum of Photography, and the George Eastman House in Rochester. He is the author of several photography books, including The Tongass (Aperture, 1987), credited with encouraging Congress's passage of the Timber Reform bill in 1990, and lives in California.


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Anyone know of generic card to replace the original Airport card that Apple stopped selling? Thanks.
G4 needs an Original Airport Card
I think it's a Lucent type PC-Card.Lucent developed AirPort in 1999.Also,that Lucent card is in a Airport Base Station.
Yes it's a Lucent WaveLAN Silver PCMCIA card that was used in the original ABS. The apple cards for internal mac use are the same card, but two data pins are swapped, so you have to get the actual original airport card.
If you are running OSX, you can use any Broadcom based PCI card. Buffalo uses this chipset.
I'm running Panther. I have the Base station and used that for the desktop. Then centralized the base station in a hall closet. I can use my Thinkpad (company issued) to connect to the internet. I need connection for the desktop that is now 50' away from the router. Original Airport would do it. I might just run a cable.
If it's a G4 tower a regular Orinoco gold or silver will work. The only problem is the antenna is in the way and you won't be able to close it. Ebay probably has airport cards. Though wire will be faster.
Doreen, coius had one of the original Airport cards for a very reasonable price in this thread. Do you still have it for sale, coius? Toward the end of the thread you have an updated list, and everything is notated by the status/availability, but the Airport card has nothing beside it, so it is hard to tell.
Just thought I would try to bring you two crazy kids together.
Yes it's a Lucent WaveLAN Silver PCMCIA card that was used in the original ABS. The apple cards for internal mac use are the same card, but two data pins are swapped, so you have to get the actual original airport card.
Couldn't you just crack the card open, and swap those 2 pins? or am i being ignorant?
The hard part is finding which two were switched. You've got 32 data pins to work with, and the math for the problem is 32!, IIRC, which is 32*31*30*29*(...)*2*1, which is 2.63x10^35 combinaions to check. And Apple hasn't published which two they had swapped...
That and they're reeealy tiny.
In reply to the post by Jon:
I was under the impression (from earlier posts) that we knew which to pins it was. So, ok, i guess that is kinda out of the question to switch them.
the airport card hs been given away.
That and they're reeealy tiny.
and reeealy close together!
And really sensative, too.
The "problem" with AP cards is not that other cards don't work in an AP slot, they do. The "problem" is AP cards cannot work (as-is anyway) in a slot other than an AP slot.
I've got some wifi cards apart (still!), and I'd welcome any pointers or tips or ideas or whatever, on what to check and where to discover the differences between AP cards and their PC-slot bretheren.
dan k
I looked here for information on generic airport cards, then I searched ebay. There are modified cards on ebay that fit into the airport slot for G3 and G4 computers. They are much cheaper than the old airport cards, and they are guaranteed to work. The seller has some ecstatic positive feedback.
to a generic airport card on eBay . . . eh? Vendor name, keyword(s), etc.
dan k
The item on ebay is simply a 2wire 802.11b Wireless card that has been hacked up. http://www.pcliquidations.com/item.asp?id=1525&referid=160165165163159
Other items that work are the Sony VAIO PCWAC150S (same card) but also difficult to find. No pins are switched on the APPLE Airport Card, it just doesn't have an internal antenna.
Dr Bob worked for Apple for years, so we tend to take his knowledge of Mac hardware for truth. He could'a been joking, but there is a clear indication that Lucent didn't want Apple AP cards being bought instead of Lucent WiFI cards. Maybe the AP slot is smart enought ot be able to tell what is installed. Swappign two bits of data is pretty easy if you know which two to swap.
The lucent Wavelan Series cards Bronze/Silver and Gold do indeed work just like a regular airport card. You don´t need any pin hacking to do so, nothing at all.
I myself did get a Lucent Wavelan Silver card acquired from a broken airport graphite station, popped it into the airport slot of my ibook dual usb g3 and it worked right away.
To get it fit I needed to get rid of the complete metal housing and to trim down the internal antenna. There is a antenna connector, which fits the internal airport antenna of the ibook.
Now my keyboard just shows a slight dent, but you hardly notice it anyway.
All original Airport cards are just regular Lucent Wavelan cards anyway, just with different labels.
I can't BELIEVE how much those old airport cards are running on eBay. Screw that.
If its a desktop... what's the problem with using a
D-Link DWL-G122 - Compact Wireless USB Adapter, 802.11g, 54Mbps and for only $18 after rebate
or, I'm not sure if it would work.... but a
D-Link DWL-G710 Wireless 802.11g 54 Mbps Range Extender seems pretty cool, for $35
even the Sonnet Aria extreme PCI - WiFi (802.11g) Wireless PCI Card ends up being less expensive (but still pricy @ $80 on Froogle).
and these are all 802.11g options (which should still all work with the 802.11b Airport).
[oops, looks like this thread is 6 months out... WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING!]
The switching was on the Airport cards ROMs, so that they wouldn't run in PCMCIA slots and take away sales of the expensive (at the time) WaveLAN cards. There has been FUD around about using other cards in the Airport slots, but while some do work, they require modifications to fit. Ther is no simple plug-n-play card. I do remember one that had a fairly easily removable antenna that works, the Sony? I don't recall reading about anyone trying an AP card in a PC Card slot. Even if it plugged in and worked, you'd still need an antenna anyway.
AP card in CP card = no go.
Original Lucent-chipset card in AP card slot = works fine.
The only card of which I'm aware that is a direct drop-in for the AP card is Sony's pcwa-c150s, the one with the small external removable antenna. Those usually cost just as much or more than pukka AP cards.
dan k
I just saw these...
People seem happy with them. I think i'll bite and get one. they look shorter and more professional than the modified 2wires that were there a few weeks ago but seem to have vanished.
The purpose of the pin swap was part of our agreement with Lucent that the Apple cards could not be used in a regular PCMCIA slot since we were selling them for about 1/3 of what Lucent was selling their cards. There is nothing however in the agreement that says we couldn't use a real Lucent card in our internal slots, and indeed, both cards would work in the original ABS.
If you want to use a PCI wifi card instead of an airport card, look into finding a Belkin card. I've got a F5D7000 in my sawtooth and it picked it right up and I was up and running in no time.
Thrilled to hear definitively that there are other cards besides the Sony that can be used in the original internal Aiport slot as I want to upgrade from 802.11b on by iMac G4 800 15" to 802.11g without resoring to an ugly external option.
Are there any WaveLAN cards that are 802.11g. I did a google and ebay search and found that the cards tend to be 802.11b only? Finding an 802.11g card to pop into my iMac would end a months long search.. Hope someone here can help.
G cards are most likely CardBus, IE they won't work in an Original AP slot. There was a thread here about just that... Here! (thanks to Google for site:applefritter.com airport cardbus slow being nice)
Even if the card fit, CardBus runs at 3.3v. Old 16-bit PC Cards ran at 5v. If the iMac doesn't use the proper voltage, it won't work, anyway.


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So I've always been real good for singing some Christmas or holiday songs at parties, churches, TV, or the food pantry, but one thing that gets me in trouble every few months is the look of Christmas. I've never been one for holiday sweaters – though I'll wear the occasional hideous sweater for kicks:
But by and large, I don't do the 'festive' look… Enter Nikki!
Nikki can pretty much do anything, and is super brilliant at design. I watch her do work for people all the time – restaurants, art committees, fitness professionals. She obviously does all the Dale Tippett Jr visual stuff (if something looks bad, it's probably something I did) – but whatever she does, she makes sure the atmosphere of the project is right, and her eye for detail is the stuff of legend.
Nikki's photography – for me, at least – is a place in her skill set where she really shines. I look at some of the best pictures she's taken of me, for example, and they look super-slick and professional, but what she's able to do is capture a relaxed moment that has motion and gets you right in the feels. The thing that the regular viewer might not know though, is that I was sick as a dog, in a terrible mood, but needed a photo for this or that promo – she's able to get blood from a stone. It's freaky, but in a good way.
The design stuff she's doing for the Christmas season show and CD is crazy good – I love the promo she did (see feature image) and honestly, I think it all ties in to the aesthetic that she uses for this project rather seamlessly.
If you don't, go like her on Facebook, follow her on twitter, and check out her blog:
PS – 8 days til Xmas show – reserve your CD today!