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It's a new Impossible Missions Force (IMF) team, under the leadership of old team leader Jim Phelps. The new team has some new gadgets, and an upgraded theme. But it's still the same basic show as the original: a team of specialized American agents take on "impossible" espionage missions for the sake of their country, and if caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of them.
Team leader Phelps still gets his briefing on a self-destructing video player (upgraded from the old tape recorder). And the team still has a strong man (Max Harte), a scientific genius (Grant Collier, son of the original team's Barney Collier), a master of disguise (Nicholas Black), and a femme fatale (Casey Randall, who later died on an assignment and was replaced by Shannon Reed).
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Household Electricity Demand, Revisited
NBER Working Paper No. 8687
Recent efforts to restructure and partially deregulate electricity markets have renewed interest in understanding how consumers respond to price changes. Several interrelated problems complicate demand analyses of these markets, including nonlinear pricing, heterogeneity in households' price sensitivities, and data aggregation. This paper formulates a model of household electricity demand that addresses these difficulties. We estimate the model using data for a representative sample of California households, and summarize how electricity demand elasticities vary in that state. We then use the model to analyze the electricity consumption and expenditure effects of recent tariff structure changes in California.
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Published: Reiss, Peter C. and Matthew W. White. "Household Electricity Demand, Revisited." Review of Economic Studies 72, 3 (July 2005): 853-83.
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- Any one of us would have laid down our hides for you. 'Cause then, you was at least a bum with honor. -
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He shouldered his way to the back of the bar and dropped into a seat in front of his contact. "Hudson."
"Logan." The man raised his shot glass and downed it in a gulp. "You said it was urgent."
Logan took a moment to order a beer, then settled in. "Yeah. My girl got picked up in some sort of ops. Vanished."
Hudson narrowed his eyes. "You sure about that? Can't always help in ops."
"It's my girl," Logan growled and watched the other man wince. He knew how Wolverine felt about Rogue. "She and another guy. Ever heard of Le Diable Blanc?"
Hudson dropped an expletive. "Logan, you sure pick the worst kind of trouble. You absolutely positive she didn't just skip out on you somewhere?"
"Running a job south of the pike and got a chopper and ground troops coming at us." Logan took another swig of his beer. "They weren't after the diamonds."
"South, you say?"
James Hudson stared down at his empty glass and narrowed his eyes in thought. "Most of what I know about Le Diable Blanc is classified if you get my drift. He runs high-end jobs, secret strings and never fails. I've only worked with him once and never saw him."
Logan grunted.
"If they're calling him in now, it could be anything." He paused and met Logan's eyes. "But whatever it is, it won't be pretty."
"Just tell me who's running a chopper out past the pike."
Hudson shrugged. "I've got ten guesses. Let me drop some feelers. I've been hearing a lot of undercurrents going on. Trouble of some sort or other with mutants."
"And he is one?"
A brief nod confirmed it. "And a dangerous one. That isn't a friendly nickname. Sure, he wisecracks through eighty percent of the nastiest jobs, but he's done worse jobs than you."
Logan nodded and put enough money on the table to cover the bill. "See you Monday."
"Just be careful, Logan. They'd jump at a chance to get their hands on you."
Logan paused. "And you wouldn't know anything about that?"
Hudson held up his hands as if to show his innocence. "I picked you up, cleaned you up. I still don't know where you came from."
"Fine, then. Happy hunting."
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Kissing Chere was like pulling off a heist from a top-security military building after forty-eight hours of no sleep: exhausting, exhilarating, and dangerously addictive. Remy had to get away quickly in order to focus on the work at hand. He told her what to take and left her to pack.
Just stop thinking about it, he told himself. He booted his laptop and went to work erasing himself from existence.
He took a small percentage of his funds from multiple accounts and transferred them to "Emily Lapeer." His cousin Emil couldn't provide money for him, but he let him keep a small slush fund for emergencies in a name no one would trace. This was definitely an emergency.
He'd seen hits before, even taken them. Three million dollars meant either an auction or deep, deep pockets (usually government). It wasn't often that people took bids for the right to kill someone, which meant worse could be on the menu. He didn't want to tell Chere that worse had been on the menu the last time he saw her "friend."
Remy was brutally efficient in removing his tracks, freezing his accounts, clearing all records of himself. He'd hacked and stolen and researched enough to know what was necessary. He cleaned off everything possible, then shut down and set the laptop on the desk in the front room. He carefully reworked the wiring and strung out more wires, creating the necessary connections.
He felt the whisper of movement that denoted Chere's entrance. He tossed her a black bag.
"Help me string 'em."
She didn't argue, just set down the duffel bags and went to work. He figured she'd pull his memories for what she was doing and wasn't surprised when she turned out to be an expert at placing and setting the charges around the apartment. She only hesitated for a moment before latching the one over the door.
"Will anyone get hurt?" she asked without a trace of emotion in her voice.
Remy shrugged. "None of our business, Chere. They're here to get us."
She glanced at him and shook her head. "I meant the neighbors."
"Non. I've done this before."
She merely nodded, not asking.
They laid their lethal web. He fiddled with the computer another moment, then snapped it shut.
"Get everything?"
"Yes." She was as coldly professional as he. It scared him but he had no time to be afraid.
He grabbed one of the duffels, slipped on his sunglasses, and pulled her towards the door. "Let's go."
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Remy seemed to have no qualms about maneuvering Chere where he wanted her, and she found herself nestled between him and the wall outside his apartment as he locked the door and set the final triggers. His personality had kept her frighteningly well-informed during their work as to what exactly she was helping him do. Chere wished she could say she'd never done something so cold-blooded before, but she really didn't know. Something in her found it easy. Too easy.
He tucked a hand in the crook of her elbow and led her down breezeway to the stairs.
"We'll take the bike," he said and glanced back at her.
She didn't like the shades.
"But nothing else, d'accord?"
Chere raised her eyebrows. "What else do you think I'm going to grab?"
Remy shrugged and stopped at what had to be a custom rig. She could identify parts, but not the make or model of the motorcycle. He took the bags and put them in the helmet compartment, then handed her a helmet.
She furrowed her brows. "Harley?"
"Non. Too noisy." He clucked distastefully. "Little of this. Little of that. Made her myself." He settled onto the seat and indicated she was to join him.
A bolt of recognition flashed through her as she leaned into him and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I've ridden one before," she said softly.
"Bien." He slapped his helmet shut and started the engine.
She laughed in the wind blowing against them as they rode, not loudly, but enough to feel her enjoyment. Somehow, this felt right. It felt like home.
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Emma Frost stood on the balcony of the fine restaurant where Heather Hudson had taken her. She sipped slowly on the last of her champagne.
"Why should I help you?" the telepath asked softly.
Emma's blonde hair was done up elegantly and her white dress left little to the imagination. But nobody dared criticize the powerful socialite, especially the only one to successfully defeat Mastermind and earn her own freedom. He'd made a habit of picking up telepaths and empaths and making them his favorite pets. And tools.
Heather knew a great deal about tools and was in the business of getting others less powerful than Emma out of the clutches of those who would use them. She had met Emma through mutual interest in a young mutant named Kitty Pryde and a fragile friendship had developed between the two.
"I've told you about Logan?" Heather leaned on the railing to better enjoy the breeze.
Emma ignored the view of Manhattan's skyline. "You have."
"He has a friend. Young. Female." Heather shuddered. "We have reason to believe that she might have gotten caught in all of this."
Emma's blue eyes focused like lasers. "But why should I help you?"
Heather glanced back sharply. "You've already been bought?"
"I keep client confidentiality, Heather." Emma shrugged her exposed shoulders above the simple white dress. "But I will tell you this, as a friend. All I ever sold was information and opportunity. I certainly could provide...other...services."
The words hung in the evening air.
Heather sipped on her champagne. "Such as certain search capabilities?"
"I don't have a Cerebro."
"My husband works for Department H," Heather reminded her. "As do I. I don't think it'll be a problem."
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Bella Donna Boudreaux was an Assassin, not a romantic, not a thief, and certainly not an obsessed stalker! She banged her fist in frustration on the heavy oaken table that had survived centuries of Assassins' tempers.
Marius looked up from his casual breakfast. Hers was untouched, but a slew of papers and an open laptop decorated the table in front of her.
"No change?" he asked, an amused taint to his tone.
She glared at her pere. Then she shifted her attention back to the data in front of her. "I've even offered to take the contract, Pere, but I still can't find out who's paying."
"Please, Bella!" her Tante Claudette began. "Don't whine!"
Tante Claudette though had nothing on her former lover's Tante Mattie and Bella Donna was thoroughly unmoved.
"Remy is still my betrothed, until such time as the treaty is nullified or modified," she said icily. "I have every reason to want to know who wants his head!"
Marius sighed and shoved back his plate. "What is troubling you?"
"The contract calls for his delivery alive. They don't want an assassination."
He frowned deeply and she wondered if perhaps he was finally taking her seriously. "Essex?"
Bella Donna frowned in response. Remy hadn't told her much about the doctor, except that he'd wanted to know a lot more about Remy than he'd been willing to allow.
"Perhaps." She drummed her nails on the tabletop, then slammed her fist again. It had survived a couple centuries already and she wasn't inclined to spare it any when it was likely to survive a few more. Bella Donna sighed and went back to work.
Maybe she would take the contract, if only to find out more about the hunt.
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Logan never stopped with a single lead. French was French. He called up one of the men he had met during these last three years with Rogue, away from Xavier's Institute.
"Yeah, it's me." He leaned into the side of a building and listened carefully to the man on his cell phone. "French name. Code or something. Diable Blanc. Freelances for Canada."
He blew out steam in the cold. "Yeah. It's important."
A long moment passed. Logan grabbed a pen from his pocket and wrote a number on his hand. "You got it. I owe you."
He'd pay up too. But anything was worth it for Rogue.


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If the rugged, four-wheel drive SUV research you've put together hasn't included the 2019 Toyota 4Runner up to this point, then the team at Avondale Toyota offers a key look at features and capability that may make you re-consider. This new full-size Toyota SUV comes with a design that thrives in nature settings while traveling over rugged landscapes, also featuring intuitive technology and a plethora of reassuring safety aids to ensure your adventure comes with engaging entertainment and ample reason for peace of mind.
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The 2018 Toyota 4Runner serves multiple roles well as a versatile vehicle that excels both around town, up in the mountains or on the back trails. The available 4Runner TRD comes with an off-road theme for those that expect to spend time out in nature more often. Each new Toyota 4Runner model comes with a body-on-frame construction that emphasizes extra ruggedness and durability. A standard 4.0-liter V6 engine produces 270 horsepower, with the ability to tow up to 5,000 pounds when properly equipped.
Available LED taillights and alloy wheels give this SUV a pronounced, illuminated styling, with a power rear glass to seamlessly load hiking equipment in before taking off. Control wise, the new 2019 4Runner impresses in varied settings. The four-wheel drive system includes active traction control for scaling rocks, mounds and more burdensome landscapes. Multi-terrain select allows you to adapt based on your surroundings as well for a tailored drive that aligns with your experience.
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Ruggedness on the outside doesn't mean the same for within, as the interior of the 2019 Toyota 4Runner emphasizes plush comfort and an assortment of useful technology. This includes a standard 6.1-inch touchscreen display, available Entune app suite and infotainment, and an available integrated navigation for crystal clear directions to your next outdoor gathering. Available heated and ventilated front seats allow you to adapt as the seasons shift, with eight standard airbags and a tire pressure monitoring system to account for this vehicle's safety design and potential emergency situations. Additionally, ToyotaCare and the Star Safety System serve as invaluable safety resources built in, with multiple active safety aids to choose from based on trim.


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Two months ago, Black Forest Games released Halloween-themed DLC for PC-exclusive stand alone add-on Giana Sister: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord. This content didn't make its way to Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams for the Wii U eShop, with Managing Director of Black Forest Games Adrian Goersch promising that "several things" are in store for console versions in 2014.
In a recent interview with NinCity, Goersch told the site that the aforementioned DLC may come to the online store next year:
We have just Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Rise Of The Owlverlord, an independent add-on to PC release, and hope perhaps to bring it next year on the Wii U.
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Steve Jobs Biographer Walter Isaacson Remembers the Apple Visionary
Writer Walter Isaacson remembers the day when Steve Jobs asked him to write a biography of his life in 2004.
It took Isaacson by surprise and he told Jobs, "Not now. … Maybe in a decade or two, when you retire."
But the request came right before Jobs' first surgery for pancreatic cancer, a health battle that ended this week.
Today, as the world continues to remember Jobs, who died Wednesday, Isaacson remembered his last conversation with Jobs.
"A few weeks ago, I visited Jobs for the last time in his Palo Alto, Calif., home. He had moved to a downstairs bedroom because he was too weak to go up and down stairs. He was curled up in some pain, but his mind was still sharp and his humor vibrant," Isaacson wrote in an essay in Time magazine.
Isaacson's biography on Jobs, "Steve Jobs," which was slated to be out in stores on Nov. 21, has been moved up to Oct. 24, according to book publisher Simon & Schuster, in the wake of his death.
Isaacson, who also wrote biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein, said Jobs was "thought of himself as an artist," who believed "he was doing people a service."
In Isaacson's last conversation with Jobs he asked the one question that has puzzled him for so long – why did the very private Jobs want to reveal so much in a book?
"I wanted my kids to know me," Jobs told Isaacson. "I wasn't always there for them, and I wanted them to know why and to understand what I did."


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There are now centres and specialist courses for the study of country houses. The specific geographical spread of these courses probably exists as a result of the suitability of accessible houses in the locality, and in all cases there is always a house used extensively for study purposes.
Selected universities/institutions that include modular based study of the country house as part of their History of Art, Museums Studies or History.
It is also worth checking the following for other forms of study which usually link their modular courses with summer schools and continuing education.
The Rich Man in his Castle: the Victorian Country House – citylit: Centre for Adult Learning, London (April 2014)
Culture of The English Country House – University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education
Stately Homes and Country Gardens – Oxford Royale Academy
Country House Study Week – University of Buckingham
Summer Study – Durham University Study Week
Architecture: the English country house – University of Warwick
Certificate in Country House Studies – University of Hull
Masters Degree
Centre for the Study of the Country House – University of Leicester (part of the Department of the History of Art and Film). There are two MA courses – The Country House in Art, History and Literature (based on campus) and The Country House (by distance learning).
Masters level modules
British Country House – (the Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies) University of York. At Close Quarters: The English Country House and its Collections – Sainsbury Institute for Art at the University of East Anglia (in association with The Attingham Trust)
The courses themselves generally focus upon the English country house (with the exception of Maynooth) and its formation to houses in the media and houses as museums or heritage sites. Distinct modules will include the building of the country house, estate and household management, heritage management, houses as depositories of art collections, and some greater historical context such as politics, wealth and land management. At a higher level of study and specifically in research terms, gender, class and material culture/consumption have steadily established themselves as worthy subjects connected with the study of the country house with individual case studies proving that the country house was more than a decorative administrative base for a landed estate.
For anyone wanting to study the (mainly) English country house, these books are crucial reads. Many of these formed part of a key reading list when I was an undergraduate student of art history over ten years ago. When I started my research degree on women and the country house in 2003, those same key books were still being recommended to the student of the country house. I've updated the list for 2011 and included books which also cover something more of the social and economic history of the country house since these topics are integral to the subject in current teaching trends. This is by no means comprehensive, and places of study will recommend many more as part of their 'core/preliminary' reading lists.
For a full list of different types of courses and their locations in the UK see Matthew Beckett at http://thecountryseat.org.uk/the-study/
J. S. Ackerman. The Villa: Form and Ideology of Country Houses. Princeton University Press (1990).
Dana Arnold. The Georgian Country House: Architecture Landscape and Society. Stroud (1998).
J. Beckett. The Aristocracy in England, 1660-1914. (1988).
C. Christie. The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century. Manchester (2000).
Olive Cook. The English Country House: an Art and a Way of Life. (1974).
J. Gaze. Figures in a Landscape. A History of the National Trust. London (1988).
Mark Girouard. Life in the English Country House: a Social and Architectural History. New Haven and London (1978).
Mark Girouard. Life in the French Country House. (2001).
C. Hardyment. Behind the Scenes: Domestic Arrangements in Historic Houses. (1997).
J. J. Hecht. The Domestic Servant Class in Eighteenth-Century England. London (1956).
Gervase Jackson-Stops. The English Country House in Perspective. New York (1990)
M. Sayer. The Disintergration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections. Norwich (1993)
Lawrence Stone and Jeanne C. Fawtier Stone. An Open Elite?: England 1540-1880. (1995).
R. Strong. The Destruction of the Country House. London (1974).
John Summerson. Architecture in Britain, 1530-1830. Yale University Press (1993).
Amanda Vickery. Behind Closed Doors: at Home in Georgian England. (2010).
Richard Wilson and Alan Mackley. Creating Paradise: the Building of the Country House, 1660-1880. (2006).
Update November 2011: Warwick University have begun a project on the East India Company at Home which is a wide-ranging body of research into elite families, country houses and specific material culture connected with the East India Company in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The main aim of the project is to establish how goods from the east were traded or bought, displayed and cared for in the elite home with special focus on the country houses that were being built or rebuilt and modernised between 1757 and 1857. This is indeed a large time frame, however the website for the project contains some valuable material for the prospective student of the British country house including a comprehensive bibliography and detailed resources.


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Album: One More
For From The Road
Year: 1976
One More
For From The Road was the first Lynyrd Skynyrd album I ever bought. Pretty sure I got it during either the spring or summer of 1977, not when it came out, but definitely before their plane went down, and as such, it's always held some sentimental value to me.
That's subjectively, of course, because in an era suffused with double-live albums, the highlights of Lynyrd Skynyrd's post-Bicentennial 1976 stand at the Fox Theater in Atlanta stand with any of them.
With Ronnie Van Zant playing his natural role of Master of Ceremonies — all of those whistles to get your attention and shouts of "over here" to point out which guitarist is taking the solo — One More
For From The Road felt more intimate than most of the other live albums of that era, and it also helped that they opened it with their meta-commentary on their career: "Working For MCA."
Want you to sign your contract
Want you to sign today
Gonna give you lots of money
Workin' For MCA
It's lost to history, of course, because they've long been swallowed up by Universal Music Group, but it was my long-held belief that MCA was the Worst Major Label ever, spurred by their shoddy re-packaging of Who albums, but no doubt Van Zant's cynical retelling of his experiences as one of their artists was part of it too.
Still, it's the perfect opening: all three guitarists — Allen Collins, Steve Gaines and Gary Rossington — play in and around each other, riffing and soloing together and apart, while drummer Artemis Pyle and bassist Leon Wilkenson keep a funky backbeat going. Hell, they even make room for Billy Powell to take an electric piano solo.
It's the perfect appetite whetter for what's to come next.
"Working For MCA (Atlanta, 1976)"
"Working For MCA" performed live at Knebworth, 1976
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Most switches incorporate simply one cable, linking the transfer to the light it controls. One-way switches product of plastic have just terminals at the again of the faceplate, to simply accept the live and switches live cable cores. The earth core goes to the terminal in the base of the mounting field. -Way switches have three terminals on the returned; if they're wired for one-way switching , the top terminal and both of the lowest terminals are used to connect the transfer cable. All three terminals are used for connecting the switches in -way switching preparations.
If you find a bare earth core within the container, disconnect it and cowl it with a few green and yellow % sleeving. Fold the cable back smartly and secure the face-plate to the container. To fit a dimmer transfer, comply with the wiring commands blanketed with it.
In stairwells you can provide partial two-manner switching as shown at this diagram. The one-manner touchdown mild switch is changed with the aid of a one-gang two-way switch, and the present one-gang one-way hall mild transfer is changed via a two-gang two-manner transfer. The 2 are linked with three-core cable. The corridor mild is still controlled simply from the corridor, however the landing mild can be switched on or off from either switch role. Turn off the power on the mains. Unscrew the face-plate of the transfer you need to replace, and disconnect the transfer cable cores from the terminals on the face-plate. Go away the earth connection connected to the mounting box. If more than one cable goes to any terminal, stick a tape tag on each core earlier than you disconnect it and label it to reveal which terminal it become linked to. As an alternative, make a cartoon.


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Corpse Creek
The History of Corpse Creek
Credit goes to Lenz for the original lore and also to Erik Gray for the amazing posts and images.
A Lawless Land
For most of known Avadonian time, the far northwestern reaches of the mainland remained free of the laws of mankind. Even the Avadonian Empire at its height did not have influence reach these remote regions. It was not uncommon for bandits and criminals to make their way into these lawless lands in order to escape from the law.
The Actual Corpse in the Creek
In 561 AC, the head of the Dark Banner Company, Captain Landau, brought his entire mercenary company to this region. Having just killed Lord Falthar of Cambria during the siege of Prevalia, Captain Landau hung the corpse in chains over a creek that would become the central part of a new town, now known to us as Corpse Creek. The reasons behind Captain Landau's murder of Lord Falthar remain a mystery to this day, but the fact that Lord Falthar's bones remain on display at Corpse Creek speaks to a certain level of vendetta owned by Captain Landau.
The Expansion of Bandit Town
Once the Dark Banner Company set its roots down in Corpse Creek, the area became even more of a haven for criminals and mercenaries than it was before and Captain Landau took on a self-proclaimed Lordship. Corpse Creek became known across the three Kingdoms by another moniker: "Bandit Town." The only sovereign among the three Kingdoms that recognized Corpse Creek as a legitimate town was Queen Klara of Andaria, and it is often said that she only did this as a means to help broker a relationship between herself and the infamous Lord Landau.
From between 561 AC to 570 AC, Lord Landau hired out his Dark Banner Company to whichever of the three Kingdoms could afford to hire them. Lord Landau and his Company became incredibly wealthy and gained a fair amount of influence in the Realm. Intrigued by Queen Klara of Cambria's offer to meet him, he agreed to do so. The two formed a long-lasting and mutually beneficial relationship.
The Absence of Lord Landau
Between the periods of 570 AC and 585 AC, Lord Landau remained abroad and apart from Corpse Creek. As he and his new wife Queen Klara of Andara led armies for the glory of Andaria, Corpse Creek was very much left to its own devices. With no leadership or ruler, the town was a lawless one. A black market soon became established a short way south of Corpse Creek proper, and thus Corpse Creek entered into the trade market with the other Kingdoms (quietly, of course). Although Corpse Creek was without law and order, and was inhabited by all manner of criminal, there remained a sort of soft code among its denizens to not commit too much murder while there.
In 585 AC, Lord Landau returned to Corpse Creek, bereft with grief at the loss of his wife. He left behind his son Luka in the care of the governing Andarian Regent, Marius. What Lord Landau did in Corpse Creek between the time of 585 AC and 604 AC is not known, as no records of any sort were ever kept in this town. What is certain is that sometime during that time period, Lord Landau disappeared. Although no official records, many stories and rumors did rise up out of the thickets of Corpse Creek as to the fate of Lord Landau. Some stories tell of his tragic grief leading to suicide, turning the creeks red. This is a folly, as the creeks have run red for centuries due to the red clay found in the mountains which the streams feeding the creeks hail from. Other stories suggest that Landau took a new name and started a new life elsewhere. More fanciful rumors were that Landau made a pact with a Shadowlord and vanished, though nobody knows anybody who actually witnessed any such event.
The Prodigal Son Returns
In 604 AC, Lord Landau's son Luka left Andaria and came to Corpse Creek. He took his father's mantle at the head of the Dark Banner Company. Over the next several years, Corpse Creek was the base of Luka's operations. He raided prolifically into Cambria and Prevalia, and eventually even into his home country of Andaria, much to the shock of his own people. He greatly enriched himself and the Dark Banner Company with the spoils of these raids.
Rumors circulated in 607 AC about a black moongate appearing in Corpse Creek. Many tales say that this gate linked the town with the Orc town of Buurz'Uzg. It was also said that mysterious figures were seen in the company of Luka at this time, one such figure matching the description of the old Emperor Linus' advisor. Whether there is truth to these tales or not, there was no mistaking the fact that during the following battle at Break Pass, Luka's ranks had swelled with the likes of Ogres and Trolls.
After the Kings' summit at the Ancient Glade in 609 AC, a great deal of suspicion was cast upon Luka as the possible mastermind behind the disappearance of the rulers of the three Kingdoms. To this day, it has never been confirmed nor denied, and Luka remains at the head of the Dark Banner Company.


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A group of independent voters numbering in the tens-of-thousands announced Thursday that it has offered the role of president to actor John Goodman. The group, COME ON, started out as a modest internet bulletin board but quickly blossomed into a national movement.
"We're fed up with both parties. Neither of them offer any kind of clear-cut solution to all the problems America is facing; high-taxes, poor healthcare, that sort of thing," said Randall Moore, Administrator of the COME ON website. "We need someone the whole country likes."
After a few hours of research, COME ON decided the most universally-pleasing course of action was simply to hire an actor to play the part of president, nominated by a nameless, generic party. John Goodman quickly emerged as the favorite for the role. A supporting cast was also selected--including British actor Alan Rickman as the losing contender of the race.
Morgan Freeman was chosen for Vice President, though an election-eve death scene is planned to add emotional weight to Goodman's victory. In a surprising--yet satisfying-- turn-of-events, Speaker of the House and romantic interest Meryl Streep will go on to fill the office.
A few roles have yet to be filled. "We need like a Mexican Rob Morrow to be the assistant guy for John," said Moore. "Maybe Indian, but we almost need a chick if it's Indian."
Some critics say an administration staffed by actors would literally accomplish nothing, but the unorthodox plan underscores the anger most centrists feel toward the entrenched Democratic and Republican parties.


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Bankruptcy sector to undergo reforms
The Government of the Republic of Armenia has assumed the obligation to make ongoing reforms in the bankruptcy system. A part of this ongoing process is the Bankruptcy System Reform Project'' implemented with the support of the Good Governance Fund of the United Kingdom and in partnership with the Ministries of Justice and Economy. A study aimed at identifying the key issues of the bankruptcy process in Armenia has been conducted within the scope of the Project and, based on the results, a roadmap and action plan for reforms in the bankruptcy sector have been developed to support the development of the agenda for comprehensive reforms in the bankruptcy sector. The technical description of the electronic platform for bankruptcy administration has also been developed. In the technical description it is envisaged that the electronic platform for bankruptcy administration will ensure digitisation of the processes linked to bankruptcy proceedings, starting from initiation of bankruptcy proceedings and ending with completion of a bankruptcy case. The circulation of and notifications on documents and the exchange of information about documents, as well as the collection of statistical data related to bankruptcy proceedings will be carried out through the platform. The participants of proceedings will have the opportunity to track the course of the proceedings, and the court will have the opportunity to administer the proceedings electronically. The process of selection and appointment of bankruptcy administrators will also be carried out through the platform. The latter will provide the opportunity to create a special environment for conducting on-line meetings with creditors and holding the voting. The electronic platform for administration of bankruptcy cases will help participants of proceedings exercise their rights quickly and efficiently, reduce expenditures and the duration of proceedings, raise the level of accountability of bankruptcy administrators, as well as reduce potential corruption risks and the workload of courts.
The e-bankruptcy system will be a part of the electronic justice (e-justice) system.


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Join NIC nursing students for a Burger and Beverage Night fundraiser.
Your $20 ticket includes a burger and fries, with a choice of lager beer, a house red or white wine or a non-alcoholic drink.
The evening runs from 5 pm until closing time. Proceeds from the event will help NIC nursing students attend the Canadian Nurses Students' Association National Conference 2019 in Calgary — a chance to enhance their professional development and exercise student leadership.
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Fourcast! 78: All-Star SupermanFebruary 28th, 2011 by david brothers | Tags: all-star superman, dwayne mcduffie, podcasts
-We're talking around All-Star Superman this time around!
-Written by Dwayne McDuffie!
-Directed by Sam Liu!
-We talk about Batman some, too.
-You know how it is.
-This review from the Let's Be Friends Again guys is great, too.
-6th Sense's 4a.m. Instrumental for the theme music.
-See you, space cowboy!
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Art by Daniel Bayliss / BOOM! Studios
When I was six Mighty Morphin Power Rangers came out on TV and changed every ounce of who I was. I had a tough time in school because I wasn't your typical six year old. I had older siblings and always felt a bit more mature than my peers. Which obviously made me bossy and not too popular… I didn't understand kids my age and felt it was my duty to guide them towards the path of efficiency and right! For example, I never understood why the girls in my class would always pick flowers or collect leaves during recess. I thought it was silly. WHY DO YOU NEED SO MANY FLOWERS AND LEAVES?! ARE YOU GONNA MAKE A CORNUCOPIA WITH THEM? I THINK NOT KINDERGARTEN GIRLS! I caved one day and collected the most leaves my lil arms could carry and brought my offering over to a group of the most popular girls in school—who were in the process of doing the same thing but not as effectively as I just had. Heathens! Instead of being crowned their new leaf queen and greeted with a warm welcome for my glorious pile, they all accused me of STEALING their leaves and proceeded to chase me like an angry mob out of Beauty and the Beast. Luckily for me, I was the fastest in my class so I dusted those fools and ran to the blacktop crying in embarrassment and shame for not being enough for those psychotic leaves kids. I was only trying to help. I attempted to move on to the jungle gym part of the playground since I was in gymnastics and could use my skills to show off, BUT that part of the playground was like a scene out of Mad Max. A few kids—who loved biting—dominated the monkey bars, and I found out the hard way that they're not impressed with my showing off. No place was safe for someone like me. I resorted to sitting against a chain link fence that separated the playground from the classrooms and would take my notepad and pencil to recess with me every day and just doodle. I probably would've written in a journal if I knew how to write something more than my name and "I <3 you." I did this for months. I had really given up on the whole friendship aspect of the playground. I figured my doodles would soon be discovered by Disney and I'd be the youngest animator in history to work on their next big movie. So it was really only a matter of time until my playground woes would be a thing of the past.
Five year old Meghan logic was extremely imaginative and ambitious. My logic still remains the same as an adult. One day a girl came up to me and asked me what I was drawing. I was terrified! WAS SHE GONNA TRY AND STEAL MY NOTEBOOK?! Maybe she was gonna try and shove me in the trash can when the teachers weren't looking OR WORSE ask if I could draw her something. I calmly and coolly replied, "A Zord." I didn't expect her to know what that meant and was hoping she'd be confused and go away, but instead, she responded excitedly, "FROM POWER RANGERS?" Our friendship was instant. Finally, someone who understood a higher form of entertainment! She joined me in drawing by the fence. We'd talk about the Power Ranger episode we saw the day before and debate why Trini was obviously the best Power Ranger! Kimberley's gymnastic skills were cool, but Trini knew martial arts and the saber tooth tiger was LEGENDARY! Our drawing sessions soon turned into combat training on the grass where we reenacted our favorite fighting scenes from the show! My friend always made me be the Pink Ranger because I was white and somehow she thought—since she was full Mexican—she'd be a better Yellow Ranger than me. It was refreshing to find someone bossier than me, and some days we'd switch off if she was feeling generous! We'd switch between being Putty People and Rangers and practice our cartwheel kicks and punches. That year we single-handedly made it illegal to play Power Rangers at school because it was too violent and the teachers couldn't figure out if we were actually fighting each other. Sometimes we were it depends if I was the pink ranger that day lol.
One of the times we had got in trouble—for the billionth time—our parents had to come in and have a chat with the principal. It was my mom's first time meeting my friends mom and despite the fact that we kept getting each other in trouble, they both were really happy we found each other as friends. I found out later that my power ranger buddy had just lost her brother in a car accident and she was having a really hard time with it. Us finding each other on the wild playground helped her heal. What she didn't know about me was my mom had just gotten really sick and was about to take me out of school and I wouldn't end up seeing her until I came back to school in 5th grade. Her friendship changed me and held me together when times were dark at home. It's crazy how people come into your life at the perfect time to give you just what you need to keep pushing forward.
My love for Power Rangers helped me forge a friendship I didn't even know had the potential to exist. I found my first friend, and all of a sudden I was a little less lonely—I felt like I had a place on the playground. WE WERE THE TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL MIGHTY MORPHIN COOL KIDS! Being the only girl out of four boys growing up I was always told to be more like one of the girls, but that didn't resonate with me. I also thought that was an unfair pressure the world put on me and voiced my opinion about the matter often. I was a handful even at five. BUT LISTEN! I didn't want to pick up leaves and make flower crowns! I wanted to be a hero and kick some BUTT! I wanted my life to be filled with action, righteousness and teenage angst! I wanted to be good and stand up against bullies! I wanted nothing more in my life than to be a Power Ranger. Every year until I was ten, I'd dress up as the Yellow Ranger. I only stopped being it because they didn't make the costumes in my size anymore—this was a heartbreaking discovery. I was sort of ok with it because the new Power Rangers series had come out, and Trini had already left the show so I didn't feel like I could be true to the suit anymore. I collected any Trini toys I could! I had a Trini pog I kept in my wallet up until 8th grade and collected all the Power Rangers toys from McDonalds. Anyone who knew me KNEW I LOVED POWER RANGERS. I remember the day Thuy Trang passed away. I cried. She was, and still is, my hero. I would've given anything to have met her. I thought maybe someday I would, and I'd get the chance to tell her thank you. Thank you for showing me girls could be different. That they could be the heroes and didn't always need saving. But most of all, I wanted to tell her thanks for making me feel like there was someone like me in the world. RIP Thuy Trang.
I gave up on my dream of ever becoming a Power Ranger. Sure, I could've auditioned for the TV show, but I don't know… That dream died and seemed completely out of the realm of possibility. Deep down, it'd still always be a dream of mine but just not one that'd happen for me, or at least that's what I thought. THANK YOU UNIVERSE FOR PROVING ME WRONG! On Wednesday October 18th, 2017, I officially became the Pink HyperForce Power Ranger—completely canon and in the Power Ranger universe. I know it's not the Yellow Ranger, BUT MAN I'M A FREAKING POWER RANGER! Yes, at the ripe age of thirty, I've achieved my lifelong goal of being able to say, "IT'S MORPHIN TIME," and really morphing into my phoenix suit. I have my own Zord, and the show has it's own theme song! THAT'S GONNA BE MY RING TONE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE! Also Bulk from Mighty Morphin is one of the Rangers. I act real cool when we're in rehearsals, but internally I'm screaming cause he's so freaking cool, and his comedic acting was Emmy worthy! What an inspiration. So yeah. Shout out to the evil leaf kids and flesh eating monkey bar hooligans. LOOK AT ME NOW! Jk jk… Shout out to my elementary school friend who brought out the Power Ranger in me <3
These people do a better job at explaining the show than I could, so peep their blog for more info!: http://sb17.co/hyperforce
Love you guys
-The Pink HyperForce Power Ranger also known as Meghan
(omg it's so cool saying that)


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By Linda Bridges
In the wake of a state legislative session that produced unprecedented cuts of more than $5 billion from public education, the back-to-school verdict is already in: 75 percent of Texans say our state lawmakers should not have cut funding for public schools at all (Texas Poll, July 2011). In fact, 90 percent agree that our schools need more money from the state, not cuts.
The folks in charge in the state Capitol have unquestionably defaulted on their commitment to the schoolchildren of Texas. For at least the next two years, our students will be caught in the undertow of a grossly inequitable and inadequate system of school funding, just when high-need, economically disadvantaged children are becoming the supermajority in our schools. Our schoolchildren will have fewer teachers and educational aides to help meet rising state graduation requirements. Full-day pre-kindergarten classes simply will not be there for many thousands of eligible students. Nor will the extra services from reading spets and academic coaches that have been making a difference for so many academically at-risk pupils. And that's just a partial damage inventory.
Together, the governor, lieutenant governor, and House speaker have led a shameful retreat from the state's constitutional duty to give all our students a fair chance to succeed in school. They refuse to acknowledge that revenue needed for education is down because the Texas economy is not growing nearly as fast as they confidently assumed back in 2006, when they "reformed" school funding.
Their refusal to admit their mistake and make up for lost education revenue is a perfect example of penny-wise, pound-foolish policy that will continue to hold back economic growth. Instead of fixing this self-inflicted structural deficit, this year they chose to dismantle already-modest contract and compensation safeguards for teachers, inviting school districts to economize at the expense of their employees to make up for state cuts. Is laying off teachers, cutting their pay, and cramming more kids into their classrooms in the face of rising academic challenges a good way to prepare our students for college and careers?
Note the sad irony: The state's leaders and their lieutenants in the legislature have put this drag on our state's economic competitiveness at the very same time they tout the Texas approach as a model for the nation.
So what can be done when the state defaults on something as fundamental to our future as public education? Well, for one thing, school districts any day now are surely going to sue the state for violating the state constitution's mandate to provide for an effective system of public education, and they are going to have a good case. But it will take a long time to reach a final court decision.
Some 69 percent of Texans in the poll mentioned above say they would support a local tax increase to support their public schools. For those districts that have not already hit the state-imposed cap on their local tax rate, that is an option.
Meanwhile, though, the kids can't wait. You're only five years old once. Parents, teachers, and friends of public education in the wider community are joining together to fill the gap, doing our best with what we have to give these students the education they deserve. As we head back to school, we urge all concerned citizens to enlist in this cause. Please get involved in advocacy and service through Their Future: Our Fight, Save Texas Schools, Parents Across America, Friends of Texas Public Schools, Raise Your Hand Texas, the Texas Organizing Project, Texas Parent PAC, your local PTA or PTO, or other groups that have sprung up to support public education. (Fellow teachers, that goes especially for you!)
But we all need to do something more, reaching beyond the comfort zone of the schoolhouse and into the polling place to change the status quo. The kids are worth it. Their future is our fight. As the folks from Save Texas Schools like to say: We're watching, we remember, and we vote!


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You might think that a university whose students were victims of the most notorious fraudulent rape claim in recent history, and whose professors — 88 of them — signed an ad implicitly presuming guilt, and whose president came close to doing the same would have learned some lessons.
The facts are otherwise. They also suggest that Duke University's ugly abuse in 2006 and 2007 of its now-exonerated lacrosse players — white males accused by a black stripper and hounded by a mob hewing to political correctness — reflects a disregard of due process and a bias against white males that infect much of academia.
In September, far from taking pains to protect its students from false rape charges, Duke adopted a revised "sexual misconduct" policy that makes a mockery of due process and may well foster more false rape charges by rigging the disciplinary rules against the accused.
Meanwhile, none of the 88 guilt-presuming professors has publicly apologized. (Duke's president, Richard Brodhead, did — but too little and too late.) Many of the faculty signers — a majority of whom are white — have expressed pride in their rush to judgment. None was dismissed, demoted, or publicly rebuked. Two were glorified this month in Duke's in-house organ as pioneers of "diversity," with no reference to their roles in signing the ad. Three others have won prestigious positions at Cornell, Vanderbilt, and the University of Chicago.
(Disclosure: I co-authored a 2007 book on the case, Until Proven Innocent, with historian KC Johnson of Brooklyn College and the City University of New York's Graduate Center. His scrupulously accurate blog details the events summarized here.)
The two stated reasons for the revised sexual-misconduct rules, as reported in the student newspaper, The Chronicle, almost advertise that they were driven by politically correct ideology more than by any surge in sexual assaults.
"The first was… fear of litigation, as expressed by Duke General Counsel Pamela Bernard," as Johnson wrote in his blog, Durham-in-Wonderland. "Yet the policy Duke has developed seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen. The second factor was a development that those in the reality-based community might consider to be a good thing: Over a three-year period, reported cases of sexual misconduct on college campuses as a whole and at Duke specifically (slightly) declined."
But for many in academia, Johnson explains, "these figures must mean something else — that a plethora of rapes are going unreported." Indeed, Sheila Broderick, a Duke Women's Center staff member, told The Chronicle without evidence that Duke had a "rape culture." And Ada Gregory, director of the Duke Women's Center, said that "higher IQ" males, such as those at Duke, could be "highly manipulative and coercive."
The revised policy requires involving the Women's Center in the disciplinary process for all known allegations of sexual misconduct and empowers the Office of Student Conduct to investigate even if the accuser does not want to proceed.
Duke adopted a revised "sexual misconduct" policy that makes a mockery of due process and may foster more false rape charges.
Duke's rules define sexual misconduct so broadly and vaguely as to include any sexual activity without explicit "verbal or nonverbal" consent, which must be so "clear" as to dispel "real or perceived power differentials between individuals [that] may create an unintentional atmosphere of coercion" (emphasis added).
The disciplinary rules deny the accused any right to have an attorney at the hearing panel or to confront his accuser. The rules also give her — but not him — the right to be treated with "sensitivity"; to make opening and closing statements; and to receive copies of investigative documents.
The revised policy, among other things, shows that Duke is still in the grip of the same biases, indifference to evidence, and de facto presumption of guilt that led so many professors and administrators to smear innocent lacrosse players as rapists (and as racists) for many months in 2006 and 2007. The centerpiece was the full-page ad taken out by the "Group of 88" professors, as critics call them, in The Chronicle on April 6, 2006, about three weeks after the woman claimed rape.
This ad stopped just short of explicitly branding the lacrosse players as rapists. But it treated almost as a given the truth of the stripper's claims of a brutal gang rape by three team members amid a hail of racist slurs. It praised protesters who had put lacrosse players' photos on "wanted" posters. It associated "what happened to this young woman" with "racism and sexism." It suggested that the lacrosse players were getting privileged treatment because they are white — which was the opposite of the truth.
And in January 2007, after the fraudulence of the stripper's rape claim and of rogue Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong's indictments of three players had become increasingly evident, most of the 88 also signed a letter rejecting calls for apologies while denying that their April 2006 ad had meant what it seemed to say.
Among the most prominent signers of both the ad and the letter were Karla Holloway, an English professor, and Paula McClain, a political science professor. They also slimed the lacrosse players in opaquely worded, academic-jargon-filled individual statements full of innuendo.
This disgraceful behavior apparently did not trouble Duke's Academic Council, which in February 2007 made McClain its next chairwoman — the highest elected position for a faculty member.
And just this month, the university's in-house organ, Duke Today, heaped special attention and praise on Holloway and McClain and featured their photos in a gushing five-part series titled "Diversity & Excellence," focusing on Duke's efforts to hire more black faculty members.
Academia's demand for more "diversity" may interact with the small supply of aspiring black professors who are well credentialed in traditional disciplines.
None of the five articles mentioned the roles of Holloway, McClain, and most of the African and African-American studies faculty (the vast majority of whom signed both the ad and the subsequent letter) in smearing innocent Duke students — not only the lacrosse players but also the many others whom the letter fatuously accused of fostering an "atmosphere that allows sexism, racism, and sexual violence to be so prevalent on campus."
The three Group of 88 signers hired away by other leading universities are Houston Baker, Grant Farred, and Charles Payne.
Vanderbilt was so proud to have signed up Baker, a professor of English and African and African-American studies at Duke, in April 2006 that it prominently featured a photo of him on its website for months. This was shortly after Baker had issued a March 29, 2006, public letter pressuring the Duke administration to dismiss the lacrosse players — whom he deprecated 10 times as "white" — and all but pronouncing the entire team guilty of "abhorrent sexual assault, verbal racial violence, and drunken white, male privilege" against a "black woman who their violence and raucous witness injured for life."
For such conduct, the official Vanderbilt Register admiringly characterized Baker as Duke's "leading dissident voice" about the administration's handling of the rape allegations.
In June 2006, Baker falsely suggested that Duke lacrosse players had raped other women. In a pervasively ugly response to a polite e-mail from the mother of a Duke lacrosse player, he called the team "a scummy bunch of white males" and the woman the "mother of a 'farm animal.' "
In 2007, Cornell proudly lured another of the 88, Grant Farred, with a joint appointment in African studies and English.
This, after the following events: In September 2006 and before, Farred produced such faux scholarship as a nonsensical monograph portraying Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets' Chinese center, as representing "the most profound threat to American empire." In October 2006, Farred accused hundreds of Duke students of "secret racism" for registering to vote against Nifong, who was subsequently disbarred for railroading the indicted lacrosse players. In April 2007, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper declared the players innocent. Then Farred smeared them again, as racists and perjurers.
Cornell elevated Farred this year to director of graduate studies in the African-American studies department.
Also in 2007, Chicago gave an endowed chair to Charles Payne, who as Duke's chairman of African and African-American studies had inappropriately authorized use of university funds to pay for the Group of 88 ad.
The fact that these five people of questionable judgment have subsequently won glorification by Duke or advancement to other prestigious positions may reflect the interaction of academia's demand for more "diversity" with the small supply of aspiring black professors who are well credentialed in traditional disciplines. These factors, amplified by politically correct ideology, have advanced many academics who — unlike most African-Americans — are obsessed with grievances rooted more in our history of slavery and racial oppression than in contemporary reality.
Try imagining a white male professor who had smeared innocent black students enjoying a similar path of advancement in academia today.
This article appeared in the Saturday, December 19, 2009 edition of National Journal.


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Coach Sturdivant previously coached Boys Soccer & Sr. High Football at Hot Springs (2011 - 2017), where his boys soccer teams won back to back Class 5A Soccer State Championships in 2016 and 2017. Before coaching at Hot Springs, Coach Sturdivant was an Assistant Soccer Coach and Assistant Jr. High Football Coach at Dardanelle (2008-2011). This will be his 14th year in education overall. Coach Sturdivant teaches business classes and PE at Alma Middle School.
He has been married to his wife, Chelsie, for five years. They have two miniature dachshunds, Opal and Otis. He enjoys sports, travleling, and spending time with friends and family.
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I'm not sure if it was because of me, but after featuring Sima's inexpensive quick-release system in a recent episode, they were soon sold out. Amazon is carrying them again, albeit at a slightly higher price than before. These were a smokin' deal at $8.65 and now can be had for slightly less frugal $10.20.
The Quickonnect is a hard plastic plate that you can attach to any device with 1/4" 20 threads, the standard tripod mount. The plate then locks into a puck-looking device (which has metal threads) with a great spring lock system. Once inside, the plate stays put. I really like these and have equipped all of my camera rigs with them. I'm glad they are available once more. I'd love to see them drop to $5 for the ultimate deal.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Sima Quickonnect Back in Stock at Amazon
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- KAPUNA said...
Enjoy all of your projects and became a fan of PVC after building several using your instructions.
Thought you might like to know that the SIMA Mounting Plates are available at (http://www.govgroup.com/sima-svr-mounting-plate-2435377-prd1.htm?pSearchQueryId=402776) for about $6.04 each and even less with multiple purchase as a discount kicks in and the handling charge stays the same.
Keep up the good work!
- August 5, 2011 at 12:46:00 PM PDT
- John said...
Amazon only let's you buy three of these. I'll be posting my version of your rig soon!
- August 7, 2011 at 9:47:00 AM PDT
Aug 12 update: Amazon has now raised the price to $13.78. Boo!
- August 12, 2011 at 11:50:00 AM PDT
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Movement in the Music Room : Body Percussion
Body Percussion is a wonderful and fun way to practice and improve upon so many musical concepts in 3rd Grade. Everyday when the 3rd Graders come to music specials we always warm up our musical brain with about 5 minutes of moving. There is a routine (see below) that students must follow, but at the beginning and end of the routine, students are allowed to "freestyle." This means they may move freely to the music from their knees up to the top of their head but feet must stay "glued" to the floor to help us practice the concept of personal space. Also, at the very beginning when the music starts, students must remain perfectly still in "popsicle stick position" to work on self-control which is so important in a performance situation. They are allowed to wiggle their fingers and/or their toes, as asking a 7-8 year old to remain perfectly still while a great techno beat is playing, is all but impossible. During our body percussion, we work on attention/listening skills by listening for certain commands and cues such as "red, yellow, and orange," which means any student standing on those color spots may dance while other student "freeze." We also work on gross motor skills by doing various dance movements at a variety of speeds. While we are actually clapping, snapping, patting, and stomping, students are exposed to thinking about patterns and steady beat. It's great physical exercise also. Click on the music player below and have your 2nd grader show you how we do body percussion in the music room.
Some of the dance moves we do in the middle are:
Here's the music we use for our routines.
You can go back to the 1st/2nd grade pages to see progressions of patterns we have completed.
Most Third Grade classes are on Level 7 and are getting ready to start some completely new Body Percussion routines they've never seen before.
Most Third Grade classes are on Level 7 and are getting ready to start some completely new Body Percussion routines they've never seen before.


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What does a panic attack feel like?
Panic attacks often feel like the whole world is coming to an end. For many people, their first panic attack actually felt like they were dying. Others feel this way every time they experience a panic attack. But panic attacks are not at all dangerous or fatal.
Physical symptoms of panic attacks differ for everyone. Yet most people report at least three of the following physical stress responses to panic attack thoughts:
- Sweating
- Pounding heartbeat
- Tightening in the chest
- Shallow breathing
- Trembling
- Hot or cold flashes
- Feeling faint or dizzy
- Nausea
Panic attacks cause the fastest and most complex reactions known within the human body. Simply put, though, they are the body's physical response to stressful thoughts.
Panic attacks overwhelm us because we temporarily believe that we have completely lost control of ourselves, other people or the world around us. Often this perceived loss of control triggers an episode of panic because it reflects our most deeply held fear about our own mortality. The fear of death is the ultimate loss of control and this is the part of our minds that panic attacks always touch.
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Learn more about St. John's Wort
Talk to your doctor if your panic attacks occur frequently, if they worsen over time, or if they are severe enough to impair your day-to-day life in any way. Panic attack symptoms that last longer than 2 to 6 weeks, or those that go away for a time and then come back could mean that you have a diagnosable medical condition for which treatment with U.S. FDA-approved medications is recommended. Talk therapy, exposure therapy and cognitive behavior therapy are non-drug options that are effective treatments for diagnosed emotional health conditions.
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I hope many of you will agree that sometimes it's really good idea to have some small amount of RAM mounted as a filesystem. It may be necessary when running some bash or perl script that handles, say, thousands of small files so it's much more effective not to waste computer resources on reading/writing data on hard disk but keep those files directly in memory. This idea is known as […]Read more →


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If you want to control your finances, you should learn to manage your family budget. In fact, it does not matter how much money you actually have the bottom line is you should know how to make use of the money in your hands. It is important to have a family budget. In this manner, you would not end up wondering where your money has gone. How would you start to manage your family budget? Simple, here are some steps that you can do:
- Make a list of all your monthly expenses; you can refer to your bank or credit card statement to categorize your expenses. Your categories may include food, utilities, expenses for children, mortgages and the likes.
- Sort the fix expenses and your variable expenses. In this manner, you would be able to set your budget more accurately.
- It is also important to list down your income. It should be your net income which means less all the taxes.
- You may set a specific amount on each variable expenses like electric bill and gas bill. The hard part is when you have exceeded your set budget, you must adjust it on the next month to cover for the amount exceeded.
When you plan your family budget, you should begin itemizing your expenses once you have removed your savings and not save the money on what is left after all the expenses. You are assured of a monthly savings if you do it in this manner.


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It looks like summer is here, finally.
Today I have decided to share a layout with you that is cute and summery.
I have a few rulers that have different scalloped edges on them. I believe they are from Fiskars. I traced around the outside edges with one of them onto the background main paper. I cut out along the pencil lines to give the scalloped edge. I then drew small dots around the entire edge using my black journaling pen. This gave the paper extra accent.
I then took a second patterned paper and cut it down to an 11" square. I drew a broken line around the outer edges using a ruler and a black pen, again for extra accent. This I adhered to the background paper, centering it.
I have a very old stencil ( Hot Off The Press) which I traced out onto a third paper to get a scalloped frame which you see in the centre. I drew small dots around the outside edges of this as well.
From scraps of paper I traced out free hand the clouds and cut them out. I placed a broken line around the cloud outer edges. The two top clouds were adhered down with pop dots. I then die cut the sun from a circle and a die that has a spiked edge which became the rays of the sun. I tucked this just under the clouds. Then I made a kite from some more scrap papers and a banner. The tail of the kite is cording which I attached to the kite, then added the banner pieces to the same cording. Added a couple of bows and wood butterflies which I also found in a "my little junk bin". It pays not to throw anything out. You never know when you might use it. Here is a close-up of the kite .
And there you have it. The dots and dashes lines added a lot of accent. Try it.
Until next time,
this is Donna wishing you a great week.
"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing,
the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken."


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So, you've decided to sell your home, and you're doing it without an agent. You've talked to your friends, scoured the internet for tips, checked out your competition, and come up with an accurate appraisal of your home. In short, you were feeling confident. But, for some reason, your house just isn't selling.
The calls aren't coming in, and you can't figure out why. You live in a good area. Plenty of houses are selling around you, and they're even priced higher than yours. So what's the deal?
Well, it could be the photographs.
Amy, a friend of mine, had looked at hundreds of houses, but she kept going back to the one that had been on the market for 240 days. The pictures of the house were awful--everything looked dark and smudgy and drab.
But Amy has great taste, and even better instinct. So, after brushing off the idea for months, she finally decided to see the house in person. It was great. Just the place they were looking for.
The asking price was $950,000 -- but there had been no offers. No one else had even asked to see it. Amy offered $750,000 and she got the house for $775,000.
Now here's the punchline: Three years later, Amy and her husband decided they wanted to be closer to their kids' school, so they put their house on the market -- with great photographs. It sold for $1.3 million.
Long story short: great photos are absolutely crucial to selling your home.
Unsure of what makes a great photo? Worried you're forgetting something? Here's a few of tips to get your pictures in tip-top shape.
- Clean up all clutter. This is the most important thing you can do.
- Have good light. Turn on lamps, open your drapes, and make sure all bulbs are working.
- Turn off ceiling fans. They can bake distracting blurs in your photographs.
- Put away all personal items when you photograph your bathroom.
- Take everything off your counters, take the magnets off your fridge, and hide the pet bowls when you photograph your kitchen. Hide your pets too!
- If you have workout equipment in the living room, remove it!
- If you have young children, their stuff is probably everywhere. Unfortunately, you have to remove all of this stuff (high chairs, baby gates) before you take photos.
- Before you photograph the exterior, trim your trees, mow your lawn, and blow away the fallen leaves. Put away your hoses, trashcans, and recycling, and hide the sign for your security company. Move your car if it's parked in front of the house.
- Clean up your pool if you have one. Make sure no toys are lying around.
- If you have anything overtly political or seasonal in plain view, put it away before anyone shoots the photos.


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Set in a prestigiously peaceful and private setting, No 9 Standen Park House is a beautiful, spacious family home. This is a private and exclusive estate, the style of homes very similar to the Georgian properties that grace the more exclusive parts of central London.
Standen Park House was originally built by the architect Thomas Standen in 1816. It has had an interesting past as a former hospital. In 1999 it was converted to create a number of exclusive homes. This particular home has a privileged position looking out over the gravelled driveway and stunning mature grounds of the estate.
Lancaster City Centre is just a 5-minute drive. Both Lancaster University and the University of Cumbria can be reached in under 10 minutes. Education in the area is highly regarded with both Lancaster Royal Boys Grammar School and Lancaster Girls Grammar close by.
Pull up on the gravel driveway, hear the gentle crunch of the gravel under your foot as you walk towards your front door. Pause for a moment to admire the grandeur of your surrounding and pause to listen to just how peaceful this location really is.
Admire the cast iron railings as you follow the stone path that leads to your glossy black door. The facade of Standen Park House is Grade II listed, hence the traditional and rather grand matching doors, windows and railings. Step inside and each home is different.
You can't help but be impressed by the high ceilings, a characteristic trait from the era of this home. To your right is the study. If you are working from home, you'll be attracted by the view looking out over the green. The central tree is truly magnificent.
Continue your journey along the hallway. Next is the ground floor WC - it's ideal for when you have visiting guests.
Completing this floor is the impressive open plan living room. Designed to be a welcoming space where all the family can come together this room lends itself to multi-generational living. Whether your taste is for grander social gatherings or quiet family evenings – whatever you want to use this lounge for, it works. How many living rooms can boast the space for a piano? The southerly windows offer up views looking out over the central Piazza.
The lower ground floor is also dedicated to living. How many homes can boast their own personal library / TV room? Floor to ceiling shelves cover the walls. The owner will leave the custom made shelving if required. The library could, of course, be used as an additional bedroom. The utility room is just next door and could be adapted into a shower room / WC.
Next is the dine-in kitchen. Predominately white, the minimalist design is fresh. The matt white units are plentiful, accented by a bank of light horizontal oak units which houses the double oven and American sized fridge freezer. This is a kitchen where the family can gather. There is space to relax and dine, such is the spacious layout and design.
The first floor plays host to 3 double bedrooms and the luxurious family bathroom. As expected, all the ceiling are high. The master suite spans the rear of the home and has a stylish en-suite shower room all fitted and tiled in white. Look out of the window and you have views out over The Piazza.
There are two further double bedrooms. The decor is pleasingly simple in each. These bedrooms face the front of the home and the windows beautifully frame the greenery outside, giving this home a feeling of peace and tranquillity.
Next is the impressive family bathroom. Have you seen a bathroom as pristine? Whether you choose to relax in the deep freestanding bath or you prefer to take a shower in the large walk-in spa-like shower, this is a bathroom of pure indulgence.
Standen Park House is set within immaculately kept, private, mature grounds. These grounds are mainly laid to lawn with stunning foliage and large specimen trees. Each property enjoys part of a neatly kept lawn and private patio adjacent to the home. No 9 Standen Park House has a stone patio which faces due south, perfect for alfresco dining in the Summer.
Parking at Standen Park House is plentiful with ample space on the gravel driveway. This home also has a private garage set behind secure electric gates. The garage has power and light.


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Baby Nursery Wall Sconces - Candle wall sconces are features that complement your interior decor and personal taste and fashion. They could add mood lighting if utilized but are a feature in their own right. A sconce is described as decorative wall mounted item for holding candles or lights. Wall sconces came into being during the Medieval Times when it was found that utilizing tallow and a wick could make torches last more. These torches were mounted in metal brackets outside the castle walls. Sconces have been utilized since those times to transport lights into an inside room and exterior locations.
Candle sconces have generally employed a feature, but may be used to add light to dimly lit areas, in which it may be impractical to have an electric sconce fitted. Wall sconces for candles are in only about any style you can imagine. Some of the more common materials used include brass, wrought iron, and glass. Antique candle sconces are well desired.
Wrought iron candle wall sconces are among the most commonly found kinds of candle sconces. Many designs utilize leaves and add different materials such as enamel in to provide pleasing effects.
Wall Candle scones are often mounted in pairs because a feature, but it is possible to discover single sconces that are striking on their own. Many wall sconces for candles use tea lights because their candles and supply holders to match them, these styles of sconces are often bigger and designed for many tea lights at once. It is possible to discover sconces to choose any shape or size of candle that you enjoy, Perfumed candles may add to the mood of a space. Candle sconces can be readily installed - just enjoy hanging a picture in fact.
Try to find a sconce that appeals to you. Select a size to suit the area you have available and colors or theme to suit your room. There are many sconces available online, yet a different place to look is at market stalls or craft fairs, they frequently have more peculiar or special designs.
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Wiltshire Police have confirmed that three teenagers from Trowbridge have now been charged following a double stabbing in the town.
The incident happened near the Tesco Extra car park, County Way, at approximately 11.15pm on February 13.
Two men in their 20s were injured – one suffered minor injuries, while the other was taken to Southmead Hospital in a serious condition. He has since been released from hospital.
Today, officers investigating the incident have charged a 16-year-old boy and two 17-year-old boys, all from Trowbridge.
They have been charged with:
- Section 18 GBH
- Robbery
- Possession of a bladed article in a public place.
They have been remanded in custody to appear at Swindon Magistrates Court today.
A/Det Sgt Ted Roe said: "This incident understandably caused a lot of concern amongst the community in Trowbridge and I hope this latest development provides some reassurance that we will not tolerate violence of this nature."


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Last night was the perfect example of why I hate swatching. I have finished several WIP's recently (pictures to come later, as I am away from my home computer and camera today), so I wanted to celebrate by starting something new.
I have had something in particular perculating in my mind, so I spent a couple days gathering in preparation. I checked out the book at the library. I jotted down the notes from a blog with my desired midification. I pulled the yarn out of my stash, and decided the best color combo. I was ready.
Last night, I sat down to swatch, to determine the best needle size. Three episodes of "Sex and the City" later (from Season six, on DVD from the library), I had finished my swatch, and decided that I liked the size 7 needle the best, 5 and 6 being too tight.
By then, I was too tired to cast on, and just went to bed. Disappointed, and vowing to start this morning.
This is why I hate swatching. I will hate it even more if I cast on, and decide that 7 is too loose.
I refuse to take a picture of the swatch, so I will just have to wait a little longer to talk about the new project in detail.
Today, it is all about the frustration.
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Paper is all you need to make an origami flower - paper flowers.
This DIY or Room Décor flower is very easy to make, perfect for origami beginners.
I show DIY origami flower step by step, so it is very easy to follow.
I love room decorating ideas and these cute paper flowers brighten up and bring that spring feel to your room.
Origami is a traditional art of paper folding.
This origami flower room décor DIY is incredibly easy to fold, perfect for children or kids of any age.
Paper flowers can also be your savior.
Especially if you forgot to buy a little present or a gift to your loved ones on their special occasion, like birthday, mother's day or anniversary.
Two pieces of paper, few minutes to fold them and you end up with pretty origami flower.
I love tulip flowers, but I am thinking to show you how to make origami rose too.
In this DIY room décor tutorial I show how to fold two easy flower tulips out of paper.
A 2D flower and a 3D flower.
Both are very easy to make! You need two pieces of paper.
One for the tulip bloom and the other for the stem.
When you fold both, you can glue them together or attach them with a piece of a tape.
I've made 6 origami paper flowers, orange, red and yellow ones.
Which origami tulips are your favorite? First or Second of the two room decorating ideas? Also, let me know if you would like to see more easy origami or room decorating ideas for beginners, I'll show them step by step as this tutorial, so you'll be able to follow too! I really enjoyed this paper flower making, I hope you will too!
You can also DIY these adorable paper flowers and give them to your mom, grandmother, or someone else special on any day.
They don't have to be origami rose, origami tulip work just as well! You don't need a reason like a birthday, anniversary or mother's day...
The biggest reason is to say thank you, to say I love you.
Let's all make this little flower and give them to someone special.
Just to brighten their day! I gave one to my mom and she loved it!
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