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Tummy pain
The pain caused by a stomach ulcer can travel out from the middle of your tummy up to your neck, down to your belly button, or through to your back.
It can last from a few minutes to a few hours, and often starts within a few hours of eating. You may also wake up in pain during the night.
Taking indigestion medication (antacids) may relieve the pain temporarily, but it'll keep coming back if the ulcer isn't treated.
Other symptoms
Less common symptoms of a stomach ulcer can include:
- indigestion
- heartburn
- loss of appetite
- feeling and being sick
- weight loss
Some people also find they burp or become bloated after eating fatty foods.
When to seek medical advice
Visit your GP if you experience persistent symptoms of a stomach ulcer.
Contact your GP or NHS 111 immediately, or go to your nearest accident and emergency (A&E) department, if you develop signs of a serious complication.
These include:
- vomiting blood – the blood can appear bright red or have a dark brown, grainy appearance, similar to coffee grounds
- passing dark, sticky, tar-like stools
- a sudden, sharp pain in your tummy that gets steadily worse
If you're not sure that you have a stomach ulcer, see other causes of stomach pain.


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Hello friends,
It's almost 2 week that I did not post any article friends sorry for that busy in some other high priority task. Today we will work on how to download a file with asp.net which exists in database.
So friends here we go.
Let us suppose we have a table of document in which we keep document in binary format. Suppose the table structure is as follows.
Now what we have to do is by passing just lngId we will download the file or open in browser.
The code for doing this so simple.
Which I mention below
Dim sqlcon as New Sqlconnection(strConnectionString)
Dim ds as new dataset
Dim sqlcmd as new sqlcommand
Sqlcmd.connection =sqlcon
Sqlcmd.commandType = commandtype.storeprocedure
Sqlcmd.commandtext = "proc_getDocumentById"
Sqlcmd.parameters.add("@lngId",intDocumentId) 'int documented is lngID of document
Dim sda as new sqldataAdapter
Sda.selectCommand = sqlcmd
If ds Is Nothing = False AndAlso ds.tables(0).rows.count >0 Then
Dim dr As dataRow = ds.tables(0).Rows(0)
Context.Response.ContentType = dr ("DOCTYPE").ToString()
Dim intLength As Integer = DirectCast(dr ("DOCDATA"), Byte()).Length()
Context.Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline;filename=" & dr ("DOCNAME"))
' Context.Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=" & dr ("DOCNAME"))
Context.Response.AddHeader("content-length", intLength)
Context.Response.AddHeader("Pragma", "public")
Context.Response.AddHeader("Cache-Control", "public")
Context.Response.CacheControl = "public"
Context.Response.BinaryWrite(DirectCast(dr("DOCDATA"), Byte()))
dR = nothing
end If
Ds = nothing
Sqlcmd = nothing
Sqlcon = nothing
Sda = nothing
Now the main important point here is content – disposition, and content type
Content type is basically type of content which we are going to download like, JPEG, word, text, etc
And content disposition describe that whether you want download the file or open in browser.
If you want to open in browser then use "inline" and if you want to download then use "attachment" in disposition setting.
So in this way we easily download and kind of file.
If you feel any kind of suggestion, discussions feel free to contact.
Thanks & Esteemed Regards
Rajat Jaiswal

subset: commoncrawl


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... where I ramble on about my love of quilting with my work in progress, share some of my day's doings, and offer some sewing tips along the way... You can find my completed projects on my web page at www.kwiltnkats.com. Comments make me smile =^.^=...
Design Wall Monday, August 15, 2011
7 comments:
- Kathie said...
Can't believe all the different pinks you have in your stash!! If I had to grab pinks I might come up with not more than 10 and none of them very large.
- August 15, 2011 at 3:45 AM
- Betty said...
Can't believe that you are using PINK, far from your color choice. However, you do have a lot to choose from. lol
- August 15, 2011 at 3:53 AM
- Janet O. said...
That is quite a stash of pink! And a lot of cutting yet to go. I like to get everything cut first, but sometimes I have to break it up on big jobs and start some sewing before the cutting is finished.
Curious about the ribbons on the wall in the background. You may have talked about them in your blog, but I am relatively new to the blog world. What are they from?
Komfort Kove looks beautiful. Would love to see the whole thing! : )
- August 15, 2011 at 6:09 AM
- Nina Marie said...
ohhh love Komfort Kove - of course those are my fav colors!! And yes I've been sewing hours each day in the sewing hole!
- August 16, 2011 at 4:57 AM
- Gari in AL said...
What a huge pile of pink. I may have two pieces of pink fabric so this just is overwhelming. I am not a pink/red fan but recently I have been wanting to do a pink and brown quilt. Your fabric pile is encouraging me to put my thinking/creative cap on.
- August 16, 2011 at 8:02 AM
- Vicki H. said...
love the pinks and I can't wait to see it sewn up
- August 16, 2011 at 9:51 AM
- Quilter Kathy said...
That's a lot of cutting ahead of you but those fabrics will make a great quilt!
- August 18, 2011 at 6:04 AM


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How has the role and impact of military rulers and civilian politicians differed in Pakistan's political experience? To what extent have they succeeded in addressing elite and sectional interests, and social and regional tensions?
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How has the role and impact of military rulers and civilian politicians differed in Pakistan's political experience? To what extent have they succeeded in addressing elite and sectional interests, and social and regional tensions? Discuss and give reasons for your arguments. INTRODUCTION: This year Pakistan will celebrate its 56th anniversary on 14th August, 2003. Among these 56 years, Pakistan has been ruled more by the military leaders than the civil leaders. India which also got its independence with us has not seen even a single military coup in its entire history. Due to this reason India is recognized in the entire world as the largest democratic country after United States of America. If we compare Indian with Pakistan, we would realize that India has a very strong parliament, free press and media, a very strong and independent judiciary, strong government departments. The democratic institutions have their roots in the grass root level of their population. These are the things which block the way of military intervention. On the other hand, in Pakistan, unfortunately, never in its entire history a serious attempt has been made to make the parliament stronger. The press and the media have always been under influence of the government. The politics revolve around in the hands of few strong landlord and industrial families along with the generals. It is due to these reasons that military got the opportunity to intervene in civil affairs and rule the country. The military has always considered itself as the better ruler than the civil politicians. In Pakistan, military is a sacred cow which is answerable to none Through this paper I would try to explain the role of military and civil rulers in addressing the elite and sectional interests as well as the social and regional tensions. This paper is basically an attempt to show that how the role played by rulers of Pakistan (both military and civil) ...read more.
Although the Chief of the Army Staff do not talk about the country's foreign policy publicly but General Baig discussed the government's policy over Gulf War publicly and openly criticized America and supported Saddam and gave his famous doctrine of 'Strategic Defence'27. It was also known that both the army and the PM differed in their approach to Kashmir, US and even Sindh. But the main factor which annoyed the army and led to Nawaz Sharif's dismissal was "Sharif's solo flight in initiating peace process with India."28. The National Assembly was dissolved by the President but for the first time in the history of Pakistan it was restored by the Supreme Court. This decision of the court resulted in a political deadlock between the Prime Minister and the President. The military came in and brokered a deal where both the President and the PM resigned and new elections were held in October 1993. 29 8. The second Benazir's Government: Benazir started her second term as the Prime Minister after winning the 1993 elections and getting the largest number of seats in the National Assembly. A PPP nominated Senator Farooq Ahmad Leghari became the President of Pakistan. This time Benazir's relations with the military were much improved. She tried her best to avoid any kind of interference in the internal hierarchy of military and kept the major security and foreign policy matters as the main preference of her government. According to Hassan Askari, "What got the Bhutto government into trouble in 1996 was its abysmal performance in the civilian sector and its failure again to provide an effective and transparent administration"29. The ethnic violence in Karachi and Hyderabad intensified during 1995-96 when the MQM and the law enforcing agencies (police and rangers) confronted each other. The result was increased violence and killings of innocent people. There were incidents of unidentified gunmen killing innocent people and looting of government as well as private property. ...read more.
For further details see "Pakistan-Taliban-Al Qaida: New Trends in Terrorism and Violence" in Strategic Analysis: A Monthly Journal of the IDSA December 2001 (Vol. XXV No. 9). 20. On December 22, 2000, the Lashkar attacked New Delhi's historic Red Fort. Two Indian soldiers and a civilian guard were killed. The Lashkar has pledged next to bomb the Indian prime minister's office. 21. See Ahmed Rashid, "Borrowed Time", Far Eastern Economic Review, December 14,2000, p.25. 22. See Ahmed Rashid, "Borrowed Time", Far Eastern Economic Review, December 14,2000, p.28. 23. See Shalini Chawla's "Recent Developments in Pakistan" in Strategic Analysis (A Monthly Journal of the IDSA) May 2001 (Vol. XXV No. 2) 24. For more details on the post zia period. See "Paksiatn: A Political History" by Ziring at p. 503. 25. See "The Nation" on 7th November 1990. 26. See Khaled Ahmed, "The folly of ruling through spies", The Friday Times, Nov 21-27, 1996, p.9 27. See Najam Sethi, "Unveiling Gen Beg's grand plan", The Friday Times, April 28-May 4, 1994, p.6 28. See Zafar Abas, "The call to Arms", The Herald, December 1997, p.41. 29. For details on dissolution and restoration of the Assembly and the role of the services chiefs as mediators, see national newspapers dated between April 19, 1993 and June 1993. For example, "National Assembly dissolved, Army takes over PTV, radio stations", cover story in Dawn, 19 April, 1993. 30. For more details on the Military Civil relations, See Hassan Askari, "Civil Military Relations in Contemporary Pakistan", "Survival"; London; Summer 1998. p. 96-113. 31. See "Asian Recorder", 2000, p.267-268 32. For more details on the agreement of Sharif's exile, see Shalini Chawla, "Recent Developments in Pakistan" in Strategic Analysis, May 2001 (Vol. XXV No. 2). 33. Dr. Jon P. Dorschner is a Professor at Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy. Information about the post 9/11 relations between Pakistan and United States can be seen in his article "A New Response to the Kashmir Dispute" 34. Zia talked about his idea of Islam in an interview on BBC on 15th April, 1978. ...read more.
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Gravel consists of pea-sized stones that are laid across the top of a planting bed to help improve growing conditions. While gravel doesn't add nutrients to the soil, it does help to control moisture levels and impede evaporation. Thicker layers of gravel will reduce the amount of water that reaches plants, while even thin layers of gravel can reduce soil erosion and slow evaporation.
One of the most beneficial properties of gravel is its ability to expand the heat zone of a garden. Because these rocks collect sunlight during the day and release it at night, they can allow gardeners to start planting earlier in the season without worrying about low temperatures and frost. Using gravel may even allow for a wider range of plants to be grown, including those that would normally not survive in a given climate. Gravel also serves a decorative function in the garden; it's available in many different shades and textures to complement the visual appeal of each plant.


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The Fosters is a compelling, one-hour drama about a multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms. Stef Foster (Teri Polo), a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Foster (Sherri Saum), a school Vice Principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon (David Lambert), and their adopted twins, Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) and Jesus (Jake T. Austin). Their lives are disrupted in unexpected ways when Lena meets Callie (Maia Mitchell), a hardened teen with an abusive past who has spent her life in and out of foster homes. Lena and Stef warily welcome Callie into their home thinking it's just for a few weeks, until a more permanent placement can be found.
Callie is quick to observe that the Fosters are an atypical family, and her blunt commentary hits a nerve with Jesus and Mariana who are struggling with their own identities. The twins have the opportunity to meet their birth mother, but they aren't sure if they are emotionally ready, or if they want to share the experience with their adoptive moms. Callie also discovers that Mariana is harboring a secret that could land her in serious trouble.
Brandon, a talented musician with a kind soul, lends Callie a hand in navigating the classrooms and social scene at the Fosters' high school, Anchor Beach Community Charter School. He's faced with a tough decision when Callie decides to ditch school to reconnect with someone from her past. What happens next will determine if Stef and Lena made the right choice in taking a chance on Callie, and whether they have room in their home - and their hearts - for one more.
The new season picks up immediately from the dramatic cliffhanger finale with Mariana's emotionally devastated boyfriend Nick bringing a gun to school. Now that Callie's moms know she slept with Brandon, Callie worries they may not want her to remain part of the family.


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So David and I have officially moved back to Cincinnati and WOW what a weather shock! We went from our gorgeous and mild Texas winter to BELOW ZERO temperatures. So of course I am dreaming of snuggling up next to a fireplace and having nothing to do with the outside! Our apartment is cozy and warm, but I would not mind having one of these gorgeous wood burning stoves right about now. I love the way these stoves act as fireplaces, and add such amazing charm to any room! Here are some of my favorite home-spiration images for wood burning stoves.
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We're nearing the end of our miniseries on the University of Salford's interdisciplinary Prince conference, but there are still a few treats in store–starting with today's conversation with Carmen Hoover. Carmen is a current professor at Olympic College in Washington, and a former First Avenue employee who watched Prince conquer the world from Minneapolis in the early 1980s. We talked about the conference, the time she saw Prince at a gas station, and most importantly, her paper on the evolution of a particular moment (you know the one) between Prince and Wendy in Purple Rain. If your interests are anywhere near as prurient as mine, it's a can't-miss.
Remember that you can subscribe to d / m / s / r on any of the major podcast services (iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play). If you like what you hear and want to share it with others, leave a review–it will help us reach more listeners! We'll be back in a week with another pair of presenters from the conference.
00:00:00 "Computer Blue" (from Purple Rain, 1984)
00:07:15 The Revolution Play "Let's Go Crazy" at First Avenue, September 2016
00:13:33 "The Second Coming" (Live at the Met Center, 1982)
00:15:52 Prince at the Minnesota Black Music Awards, May 24, 1982
00:16:43 "All the Critics Love U in New York" (Live at First Avenue, 1982)
00:19:13 Some Background on Sue Ann Carwell and Prince
00:20:30 Intro/"Let's Go Crazy" (Live at the Orange Bowl, Miami, 1985)
00:26:12 "Modernaire" by Dez Dickerson (from Purple Rain)
00:26:40 The (Fictionalized) First Avenue Crowd in Purple Rain, 1984
00:27:31 The August 3, 1983 First Avenue Footage (Watch It While You Can)
00:32:23 Hear More About Jane Jones' Presentation Here
00:35:19 William Robinson's and Kimberly Moffit's Prince Protest Mixtape
00:42:43 "Controversy" (from Controversy, 1981)
00:43:23 My Podcast with Zack Stiegler
00:45:55 The Upcoming Prince from Minneapolis Conference
00:47:51 CNN's Van Jones on Prince
00:49:57 (We Recorded This Podcast Shortly After the White Supremacist Violence in Charlottesville)
00:51:28 "Computer Blue" (Live at First Avenue, 1983)
00:53:40 "That Moment," Figure 1: 8/3/1983
00:55:08 "That Moment," Figure 2: Albert Magnoli's Screenplay for Purple Rain (See Scene 82)
00:57:08 "That Moment," Figure 3: Wendy Takes the Phallus, September 2016
01:00:10 David Bowie and Mick Ronson: The Original Guitar Fellaters
01:01:27 More on Prince's "Sexualized Play" with Gayle Chapman
01:04:10 The Extended "Hallway Speech" Version of "Computer Blue" (from Purple Rain – Deluxe Edition)
01:06:30 Prince's Liner Notes for The Hits
01:10:43 Podcast with Leah McDaniel on the "Was Prince a Feminist?" Issue
01:15:46 "Father's Song" (1983 Recording, from Purple Rain – Deluxe Edition)
01:22:37 "Electric Intercourse" (Live at First Avenue, 1983)


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Neighbors plan improved security after man charged with entering homes naked
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COLUMBIA - People who live in the neighborhood where a naked man was entering homes are talking about making the area safer after the suspect's arrest.
Conner Ruhl said his neighbors have agreed to help each other.
"We were talking about potentially linking up some security systems where we have cameras that are pointing out into the street. Even if we are away, others can take a look if something is going on," he said.
It was Ruhl's security footage that helped Columbia Police identify the suspect as Victor Mendoza. He was arrested on Monday.
Police said he had been entering houses in the 5800 block of Canaveral Drive and the 5800 block of Neptune Drive and lying either on or under someone's bed.
He's been charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of sexual misconduct, assault, possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.
A woman who said she found Mendoza beside her bed early Saturday morning told KOMU 8 News she is not ready to talk about his arrest. She said she had to leave work early Monday because she was upset to see Mendoza's photo again.
Ruhl said the CPD did an impressive job.
"I had a very enjoyable interaction with the police starting with the officer I talked to in the morning. I was kept pretty up-to-date," he said. "I was extremely happy how fast they got him."
Police haven't said what may have been Mendoza's motive.


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First, I just wanted to say that my 10-week old son loves his Tumzee. He hated tummy time before and would be so tired from trying to hold his head up that he would fuss and give up-and his face would "shmush" on his play mat. He now uses his Tumzee and enjoys tummy time so much more!
Super Excited-Derek's TUMZEE got here today, I ripped it open & he's already used it, I think he really liked it… I love it!! I think it's a must-have, wish I would've known about them months ago!
My son loves having tummy time on his Tumzee. And can hold his head up really well, and he's almost sitting too at 3 1/2 months cause of the strong muscles he's developed because of how much he uses his Tumzee. It's a great product! And I've recommended it to all of my friends with a new baby!
I've used the Tumzee with some of my patients and found it very helpful.
It's an amazing product! I use it daily in my practice and babies love it.
When used appropriately, the Tumzee has significant potential for facilitating early postural development for infants. According to my 3-year-old daughter, 'Babies like it!' and I concur.
I received the Tumzee I won from the PTPA giveaway earlier this week and I must say, I am very impressed! My daughter is just crawling, so I decided to use the Tumzee as a prop. I am a photographer and this is an AWESOME positioning helper for portraits!! Thanks again for your great product!
One of the biggest tummy time issues was that Kieran would always stare at the floor. He wouldn't lift his head to look around. The Tumzee seems to be the perfect solution for that. The position it puts the baby in is perfect for strengthening their neck and back muscles and giving them a good view of everything around them. It's also not too high off the ground that they can't reach for something put in front of them…talk about multi-purpose! Strength training and developing motor skills all in one. Bonus!
My 13 week old having tummy time with the help of his Tumzee that we won with the last giveaway – without crying a single tear! Thanks, Tumzee!
he Tumzee has been a wonderful addition to my 7month old's physical therapy. Not only does it provide less stress on their tummy thus making it a little more enjoyable, but also helps strengthen her core and arm muscles. I recommend this product to any parent who has a child that is a little weak at their core and is a little slow with learning to sit up on their own. This has helped give so much improvement with our daughter and with a less traumatic experience. I truly thank them.
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While studying to become a rabbi during the 1980s in New York City, Denise Eger started a group for gay and lesbian students, holding meetings far from campus. At the time, there were few prospects for out lesbian rabbis, a lesson Eger would learn personally — no one would hire her. But she found her calling at a synagogue created as a religious refuge for gays, Beth Chayim Chadashim in Los Angeles, the world's first gay and lesbian synagogue to be recognized by Reform Judaism.
It was a road that led her to found Kol Ami, a welcoming and jubilant Jewish community that is open to all.
Since then, the Reform Jewish movement — Eger's lifelong spiritual home — has undergone a radical transformation on LGBT issues and now fully embraces the community. So much so, in fact, that Eger, in 2015, became the first openly gay president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinical arm of Reform Judaism — the largest and oldest rabbinical organization in North America.
Eger has been honored for her HIV/AIDS work and is a highly regarded expert on Judaism and LGBT civil rights. She is a noted author contributing to anthologies such as "Torah Queeries," "Lesbian Rabbis," "Twice Blessed," and "Conflicting Visions: Contemporary Debates in Reform Judaism." She wrote the piece "Creating Opportunities for the 'Other': The Ordination of Women as a Turning Point for LGBT Jews", which appears in the book "The Sacred Calling: Four Decades of Women in the Rabbinate," published in 2016.
How long have you been out and who was the hardest person to tell?
I have been out to myself since age 12 … came out in the press in 1990 although I was out and living as lesbian since college. The hardest person ended up not being hard at all — I just thought it was and that was my father, who was loving and kind and accepting.
Who's your LGBT hero?
I have many LGBT hero and sheroes! And I have been fortunate to meet many of them. But Rev. Troy Perry who transformed the religious community with his simple message that God loves gay people is truly one of my greatest heroes.
What's Los Angeles' best nightspot, past or present?
I remember Revolver of the 1980s. So many people would be packed in on a Saturday night. And so many who are now gone.
Describe your dream wedding.
I had my dream wedding! 200 plus family and friends on a Sunday afternoon this past July! With a great DJ and 19 rabbis all friends who came in to bless our marriage!
What non-LGBT issue are you most passionate about?
I have worked on a variety of issues, women's rights, fighting racism and working for civil rights for all people, working closely for farm workers and their rights to fair treatment and pay!
What historical outcome would you change?
If I could change anything it would be to destroy the rise of Nazism that led to the Holocaust and the murder of 6 million Jews. I think about the vibrant Jewish communities of pre-World War 2 Europe and what would be happening today if that had not all been destroyed.
What's been the most memorable pop culture moment of your lifetime?
Meeting Lady Gaga at the last March on Washington
On what do you insist?
High standards and expectations of myself.
What was your last Facebook post or Tweet?
Commenting on the erasure of LGBTQ people from the 2020 census: More shameful mess from the Trump admin #LGBTQ #spiritualresistance. (Your readers can follow me @deniseeger)
If your life were a book, what would the title be?
"Speak Truth to Power"
If science discovered a way to change sexual orientation, what would you do?
No, I love my life!
What do you believe in beyond the physical world?
I believe that what we call God is the energy and life source of the whole universe that connects everything. Our souls are part of this universal energy. When we die it is only our body that dies but our souls are eternal and reunites with the ultimate Source of the Universe.
What's your advice for LGBT movement leaders?
Talk to one another and work together — silos and competition do not advance our cause.
What would you walk across hot coals for?
My son Benjamin who is soon to graduate college.
What LGBT stereotype annoys you most?
That gay men and lesbians do not get along.
What's your favorite LGBT movie?
My favorite LGBT movie is "The Kids Are Alright," in part because I have always had a crush on Annette Bening, but also because of the highlight of parenting.
What's the most overrated social custom?
Saying you'll call soon and then not calling.
What trophy or prize do you most covet?
I am blessed to have had a lot of honors and recognition of my work, so not trophy or prize but I guess I would say winning the lottery. It would be nice not to have to worry about finances.
What do you wish you'd known at 18?
I wish I had known about weightlifting. I have discovered that I love doing that as part of my workout.
Why Los Angeles?
Because it is the most diverse, vibrant, creative city, where you can be anything you dream of if you put your mind to it.


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IF nothing else, the recession is serving as a stress test for the American safety net. How prepared have we been for sudden and violent economic dislocations of the kind that leave millions homeless and jobless? So far, despite some temporary expansions of food stamps and unemployment benefits by the Obama administration, the recession has done for the government safety net pretty much what Hurricane Katrina did for the Federal Emergency Management Agency: it's demonstrated that you can be clinging to your roof with the water rising, and no one may come to helicopter you out.
Take the case of Kristen and Joe Parente, Delaware residents who had always imagined that people turned to government for help only if "they didn't want to work." Their troubles began well before the recession, when Joe, a fourth-generation pipe fitter, sustained a back injury that left him unfit for even light lifting. He fell into depression for several months, then rallied to ace a state-sponsored retraining course in computer repairs only to find those skills no longer in demand. The obvious fallback was disability benefits, but Catch-22 when Joe applied he was told he could not qualify without presenting a recent M.R.I. scan. This would cost $800 to $900, which the Parentes do not have, nor has Joe, unlike the rest of the family, been able to qualify for Medicaid.
When Joe and Kristen married as teenagers, the plan had been for Kristen to stay home with the children. But with Joe out of action and three children to support by the middle of this decade, Kristen went to work as a waitress, ending up, in 2008, in a "pretty fancy place on the water." Then the recession struck and in January she was laid off.
Kristen is bright, pretty and, to judge from her command of her own small kitchen, capable of holding down a dozen tables with precision and grace. In the past she'd always been able to land a new job within days; now there was nothing. Like most laid-off people, she failed to meet the fiendishly complex and sometimes arbitrary eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits. Their car started falling apart.
So in early February, the Parentes turned to the desperate citizen's last resort Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Still often called "welfare," the program does not offer cash support to stay-at-home parents as did its predecessor, Aid to Families With Dependent Children. Rather, it provides supplemental income for working parents, based on the sunny assumption that there would always be plenty of jobs for those enterprising enough to get them.
After Kristen applied, nothing happened for six weeks no money, no phone calls returned. At school, the Parentes' 7-year-old's class was asked to write out what wish they would ask of a genie, should one appear. Brianna's wish was for her mother to find a job because there was nothing to eat in the house, an aspiration that her teacher deemed too disturbing to be posted on the wall with the other children's.
Not until March did the Parentes begin to receive food stamps and some cash assistance. Meanwhile they were finding out why some recipients have taken to calling the assistance program "Torture and Abuse of Needy Families." From the start, the experience has been "humiliating," Kristen said. The caseworkers "treat you like a bum they act like every dollar you get is coming out of their own paychecks."
Nationally, according to Kaaryn Gustafson, an associate professor at the University of Connecticut Law School, "applying for welfare is a lot like being booked by the police." There may be a mug shot, fingerprinting and long interrogations as to one's children's paternity. The ostensible goal is to prevent welfare fraud, but the psychological impact is to turn poverty itself into a kind of crime.
Delaware does not require fingerprints, but the Parentes discovered that they were each expected to apply for 40 jobs a week, even though no money was offered for gas, tolls or babysitting. In addition, Kristen had to drive 35 miles a day to attend "job readiness" classes, which she said were "a joke."
With no jobs to be found, Kristen was required to work as a volunteer at a community agency. (God forbid anyone should use government money to stay home with her children!) In exchange for $475 a month plus food stamps, the family submits to various forms of "monitoring" to keep them on the straight and narrow. One result is that Kristen lives in constant terror of doing something that would cause the program to report her to Child Protective Services. She worries that the state will remove her children "automatically" if program workers discover that her 5-year-old son shares a bedroom with his sisters. No one, of course, is offering to subsidize a larger apartment in the name of child "protection."
It's no secret that the temporary assistance program was designed to repel potential applicants, and at this it has been stunningly successful. The theory is that government assistance encourages a debilitating "culture of poverty," marked by laziness, promiscuity and addiction, and curable only by a swift cessation of benefits. In the years immediately after welfare "reform," about one and a half million people disappeared from the welfare rolls often because they'd been "sanctioned" for, say, failing to show up for an appointment with a caseworker. Stories of an erratic and punitive bureaucracy get around, so the recession of 2001 produced no uptick in enrollment, nor, until very recently, did the current recession. As Mark Greenberg, a welfare expert at the Georgetown School of Law, put it, the program has been "strikingly unresponsive" to rising need.
People far more readily turn to food stamps, which have seen a 19 percent surge in enrollment since the recession began. But even these can carry a presumption of guilt or criminal intent. Four states Arizona, California, New York and Texas require that applicants undergo fingerprinting. Furthermore, under a national program called Operation Talon, food stamp offices share applicants' personal data with law enforcement agencies, making it hazardous for anyone who might have an outstanding warrant for failing to show up for a court hearing on an unpaid debt, for example to apply.
As in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the most reliable first responders are not government agencies, but family and friends. Kristen and Joe first moved in with her mother and four siblings, and in the weeks before the government came through with a check, she borrowed money from the elderly man whose house she cleans every week, who himself depends on Social Security.
I've never encountered the kind of "culture of poverty" imagined by the framers of welfare reform, but there is a tradition among the American working class of mutual aid, no questions asked. My father, a former miner, advised me as a child that if I ever needed money to "go to a poor man." He liked to tell the story of my great-grandfather, John Howes, who worked in the mines long enough to accumulate a small sum with which to purchase a plot of farmland. But as he was driving out of Butte, Mont., in a horse-drawn wagon, he picked up an Indian woman and her child, and their hard-luck story moved him to give her all his money, turn his horse around and go back to the darkness and danger of the mines.
In her classic study of an African-American community in the late '60s, the anthropologist Carol Stack found rich networks of reciprocal giving and support, and when I worked at low-wage jobs in the 1990s, I was amazed by the generosity of my co-workers, who offered me food, help with my work and even once a place to stay. Such informal networks and random acts of kindness put the official welfare state, with its relentless suspicions and grudging outlays, to shame.
BUT there are limits to the generosity of relatives and friends. Tensions can arise, as they did between Kristen and her mother, which is what led the Parentes to move to their current apartment in Wilmington. Sandra Smith, a sociologist at the University of California at Berkeley, finds that poverty itself can deplete entire social networks, leaving no one to turn to. While the affluent suffer from "compassion fatigue," the poor simply run out of resources.
At least one influential theory of poverty contends that the poor are too mutually dependent, and that this is one of their problems. This perspective is outlined in the book "Bridges Out of Poverty," co-written by Ruby K. Payne, a motivational speaker who regularly addresses school teachers, social service workers and members of low-income communities. She argues that the poor need to abandon their dysfunctional culture and emulate the more goal-oriented middle class. Getting out of poverty, according to Ms. Payne, is much like overcoming drug addiction, and often requires cutting off contact with those who choose to remain behind: "In order to move from poverty to middle class ... an individual must give up relationships for achievement (at least for some period of time)." The message from the affluent to the down-and-out: Neither we nor the government is going to do much to help you and you better not help one another either. It's every man (or woman or child) for himself.
In the meantime, Kristen has discovered a radically different approach to dealing with poverty. The community agency she volunteered at is Acorn (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), the grass-roots organization of low-income people that achieved national notoriety during the 2008 presidential campaign when Republicans attacked it for voter registration fraud (committed by temporary Acorn canvassers and quickly corrected by staff members). Kristen made such a good impression that she was offered a paid job in May, and now, with only a small supplement from the government, she works full time for Acorn, organizing protests against Walgreens for deciding to stop filling Medicaid prescriptions in Delaware, and, in late June, helping turn out thousands of people for a march on Washington to demand universal health insurance.
So the recession tossed Kristen from routine poverty into destitution, and from there, willy-nilly, into a new life as a community organizer and a grass-roots leader. I wish I could end the story there, but the Parentes' landlord has just informed them that they'll have to go, because he's decided to sell the building, and they don't have money for a security deposit on a new apartment. "I thought we were good for six months here," Kristen told me, "but every time I let down my guard I just get slammed again."


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Commemorative Bricks
Commemorative Bricks at Camp Ramah in New England
There is much to commemorate about time spent at Camp Ramah: deep experiences shared, friendships forged, young lives transformed and bound closer to Judaism.
The central Horshah (grove) has become our primary outdoor location to welcome Shabbat with camper performances and tefilot. The recent addition of a brick plaza has made this special location even more welcoming.
Your name or the name of a person who is important to you can be commemorated in this important central location. This is a wonderful opportunity to leave your permanent mark on the place that so many have called their home — or to leave a permanent mark to honor a favorite Ramahnik.
- Commemorate your own special connection to camp
- Honor your loved ones who have been touched by their camp experiences
- Thank and recognize a beloved staff member
Families can purchase small or large bricks to be a part of this new plaza. These personalized bricks are a vibrant centerpiece of our camp home for years to come!


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2001 Porsche 911
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- Miles
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- Transmission Type
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2001 Porsche 911 AWD Turbo 2dr Coupe
CURRENTLY FOR SALE ON BRING A TRAILER (BaT) ONLINE AUCTION. GO THEIR WEBSITE TO BID!Garage Kept Motors, LLC is proud to present this tastefully modified 2001 Porsche 911/996 Turbo AWD coupe for consideration. The car is finished in Arctic Silver Metallic over a Metropol Blue leather interior. It is powered by Porsche's water-cooled 3.6L H6 Twin Turbo rear-mounted engine mated to a 5-Speed Tiptronic gearbox with steering wheel shifters. Swtizer Performance of Ohio upgraded this car with some incredible performance parts. It has the Porsche Switzer Performance 850p Package, TiAL Alpha28 turbos, Switzer intercoolers, Switzer custom exhaust manifold and exhaust, Switzer header intake w TiAL blow off valves, Bilstein suspension coil over kit. The motor is stock and currently running stock boost levels. This 996 is the definition of a sleeper. From the exterior, it appears to be a stock 911 but you will soon find with a press of the right pedal that you are driving something much more powerful. It spits and snarls like a race car and desires to be driven at higher RPM's. The acoustics from the exhaust are beautifully breathtaking. The car is currently pushing 600hp but can be dialed in to achieve over 800. It has been built to go fast and the aftermarket performance packages deliver that rush and then some. You will NOT be disappointed behind the wheel, nor as a passenger. This car has thousands more invested than the asking price. Simply put, you cannot buy this car for the price it took to build it. The car comes with manual, project photo book, and two sets of keys. It also has an extra set of TechArt wheels that can be purchased extra with the car. It is only for sale because the last owner, the man who worked tirelessly on it, passed away. Proceeds from the sale of this car will be donated to the Ryan Jones Memorial Fund, established in December of 2013. Ryan, who was co-owner of TiAL Products in Owosso, Michigan passed away at the young age of 43 on October 1, 2010. He graduated from Corunna High School in 1985 and enjoyed working side by side with his brother, Gregg. He also enjoyed cars and snowmobiles. The purpose of this fund is to benefit patients who suffer from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ("ALS") by providing services to improve their quality of life.Call or e-mail if interested. We are open to offers. Thank you for looking.


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A busy day then....great to get the positives from outsiders!(can't believe "Tradewinds" is still going?)
A busy day then....great to get the positives from outsiders!(can't believe "Tradewinds" is still going?)
Cheers all. Yes, there were quite a few in there. We mentioned to some of the lads as to why they hadn't got some rooms in the travel lodge for far cheaper and they said that they went through seeLiverpool.com or something like that as they were having trouble booking anywhere due to the demand which is a brilliant thing.
And to get us up to date, our Mel and the girlies painting Runcorn town red last night - or blue. Believe it or not, 7 couldn't make it including my other 2 daughters.
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Thursday, 23 December 2010
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
KORG MR-2 recorder
The MR-2 ultra-compact, portable DSD recorder
Main features
• Multi-format recording and playback, including SACD ultra-high quality 1-bit firstname.lastname@example.com MHz; multi-bit PCM formats up to 24-bit@192 kHz.
(DSDIFF/WSD/DSF/WAV[BWF]/MP3/MP2 recording and playback.)
• High-performance X-Y configuration stereo electret condenser mic; capable of rotating 210 degrees.
• Screw mounts provided on two surfaces allow mounting to a commercially available camera tripod for flexible placement.
• High-performance analog limiter, low-cut filter, and bass EQ are provided.
• 40 Recording Setups call up specific mic sensitivity, limiter, low-cut filter, and bass EQ settings to suit a variety of situations. Ten custom user settings can be memorized.
• Records directly to (and plays back from) SD or SDHD cards.
• USB 2.0 (Mini-B type USB connector) allows high-speed data transfer to and from a computer.
• Convenient, high-performance KORG chromatic tuner is built in.
• 128 x 128 pixel LCD with noiseless backlight provides excellent visibility.
• Two-way power; operates either on two AA nickel-metal hydride batteries, or on USB bus power.
From ultra-high quality DSD to MP3/MP2, the MR-2 supports a wealth of audio formats
Today, audio quality is an important consideration, even for mobile recorders. The KORG MR-2 is simply the highest resolution portable recorder available, covering every need from critical recording of music performances to field recording. Despite its compact and convenient size, the Korg MR-2 supports a wide range of audio formats.
Supported formats include:
• 1-bit DSD @ 2.8224 MHz (DSDIFF/WSD/DSF supported) to allow SACD quality recordings.
• 24-bit @ 192 kHz (the highest resolution available in a hand-held recorder)
• 24-bit @ 176.4/96/88.2 kHz
• 16-bit/24-bit @ 44.1/48 kHz (WAV [BWF] format)
• Audio formats such as MP3/MP2 can also be recorded and played.
DSD – astounding audio quality
DSD is the highest quality audio format available today, using Direct Stream Digital technology to faithfully reproduce the original sound. Today, DSD is used by recording and mastering studios around the world as the preferred audio format for recording and mastering. We encourage you to try out the MR-2 so that you can experience DSD audio for yourself. When recording DSD audio, the signal is recorded without further conversion, and can then be played back in its original format, ensuring that every sparkling nuance of the sound is reproduced. This means that a DSD recording is able to preserve the sound in a form that is closest to the original sound, making it suitable as an archive that can support changes in formats through the years. Top engineers and mastering experts proclaim that DSD offers the closest representation of analog warmth and the presence of the original recording than any other format.
Pro-quality built-in stereo mic – with 210º rotation
The pro-quality stereo electret condenser mic built into the MR-2 can rotate toward the front, top, or rear of the unit in eight 30 degree steps, for a total range of 210 degrees. This gives you the freedom to point the mic toward the target recording source. The MR-2 also provides two screw mounts for attaching to general-purpose camera tripod, allowing flexible mic'ing and positioning. There's also an external input jack for you to connect your favorite mic.
Analog limiter, low-cut filter, and bass EQ are built in
Squeezed into the MR-2's handy size are an analog limiter, a low-cut filter, and a bass EQ. To ensure that the benefits of the MR-2's high-quality DSD recording are unimpaired, this high-performance analog circuitry is under accurate digital control, just as in the sophisticated consoles used in professional recording studios. This thoughtful design elevates recordings on the MR-2 to an even higher level of quality.
40 Recording Setups match the MR-2 to a variety of recording situations
The MR-2 includes 40 easily-selectable Recording Setups. Each contains its own settings for mic sensitivity, input level, analog limiter, low-cut-filter and bass EQ. These setups offer optimized settings for a range of recording environments such as ensemble performances, solo vocal, or piano performance, as well as settings suitable for field recording or documenting meetings. It's just like having your own personal recording engineer at your side. This allows anyone to easily make pro-quality recordings using the Korg MR-2.
Easy operation with highly visible display and controls
The MR-2 features a highly visible 128 x 128 pixel liquid crystal display. The noiseless backlight allows operation even in dim locations. Dedicated buttons and switches allow quick adjustments of input level, Hold on/off, etc.
Efficiently store and manage data on SD/SDHD cards
Data recorded on the MR-2 is stored directly to an SD/SDHC* card. There is no motor – as would be required for a hard drive – so there's no danger of unwanted drive noise being captured and recorded. SD/SDHD media is widely used; the recorded data can be conveniently stored on individual cards.
The recorded data consists of two files, the audio file and the project file (containing project and mark information), and these two files are collectively referred to as a "project." On the MR-2, a project is handled as if it were a single audio file, and project operations such as renaming, deleting, and song editing can be performed on the MR-2 itself. Up to 400 projects can be created on the MR-2 in each recording date folder.
*Sold separately.
AudioGate V2.0 file conversion software included
The MR-2 is bundled with Korg's AudioGate audio format conversion software. In addition to converting files from 1-bit DSD to multi-bit PCM (or vice versa) this software is an ideal way to edit the recorded material or to manage your archival masters. By using AudioGate, you can take advantage of "MR style" recording in which you record the material in DSD format, and then convert the file as appropriate for the desired output media. This method assures you will be preserving the highest audio quality at all times.
AudioGateV2.0 supports reading and writing of numerous audio formats including DSD, WAV, AIFF, FLAC and MP3. Audio CDs – and even DSD discs – can be read and written. AudioGateV2.0 can use the computational power of your computer to apply painstaking optimization to your data. For example during conversion, you can use the "Normalize" function to automatically export the data at the optimized level, and even choose from two different types of dither processing: "TPDF Dither" which improves the quality of the exported product, or KORG's newly developed "Noise Shaped Dither (KORG AQUA)" which matches the perceptual response of human hearing. This means you'll be able to easily create high-quality audio CDs that are a step above what could be created by a hardware CD writer.
Chromatic Tuner
A high-performance and highly-reliable KORG chromatic tuner is built in. Calibration is adjustable in 1 Hz steps over a range of 435 Hz to 445 Hz.
USB 2.0 computer port
The MR-2 is equipped with a USB 2.0 connector (Mini-B connector) that allows the recorded data to be transferred to your computer at a high rate of speed. This connection also allows the MR-2 to be used as a USB card reader.
Two-way power supply
Two AA nickel-metal hydride batteries (1900 mAh) allow approximately four hours of continuous recording or playback. USB bus power is also supported. (Note: Nickel-metal hydride batteries cannot be recharged using bus power.)
Monday, 20 December 2010
Jérémie Mathes "árset"
French sound handler Jérémie Mathes is nourished by the tonal vibrations of the region he lives in, in south of France.
He has been studying electro acoustic composition, as well as acousmatic and concrete methods with Bruno Dozon, & Patrick Roudier.
Using field recordings, improvisation with found objects, he shows a clear propensity to elaborate organic textures combined with electronic treatments. His compositions are carefully carved in detailed layers with a strong power of evocation...
"árset" is his proper significative debut, and is based on the following materials : sea shells, reef, shore, sand, rumbled, insects, cymbals, candle holder, bass, ebow, horn, various percussions and electronic devices.
into a shapeless lush magma...
Tangled & crackling softly...
Open waters ooze life
enlarging the circle,
swallowing up everything...
Ever shifting, pushing things further
closer to the faraway horizon,
as elusive as a morning breeze
hovering myriads of alluvium...
Low scrapings & shards abound,
amplified waves & ricochetting dreams...
A song from the inner depths,
yet with so many refractions...
"árset" unfurls a primal tone
linking past & present...
A taking root for our searching souls...
cd-r ltd to 100 numbered copies
artwork + design by Daniel Crokaert /2010- solely based on photos by Jérémie Mathes
Monday, 6 December 2010
it's that time of year again - time for the annual 'favourite sounds heard in....' lists.
please send me a list of the 5 favourite sounds that you have heard during 2010 for inclusion on the blog.
it's simple....choose five favourite sounds heard in 2010 - they can be ones you've gathered yourself, heard in situ only (natural, man made, at concerts etc) or on recordings you have made or aquired....submitted lists will be added to the post upon reciept by email to this address:email@example.com
last years choices can be viewed here
have fun & I look forward to reading your choices ! & of course have a nice xmas & new year !
daniel teige's "xenakis: interpretations" concert at diapason in brooklyn
submitted by John Kannenberg:
1) A tree trimmer at work in the Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum's outdoor park, Cairo, Egypt:
2) The muezzin calls to prayer overlapping while walking down Talaat Harb, Cairo, Egypt:3) The incredible mixture of sounds during a taxi ride from downtown Cairo to Zamalek:4) A projector showing a silent film to an exceptionally attentive crowd at the Paradiso during the Sonic Acts conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands5) Echoes in the Reverb Chamber at Columbia College, Chicago----------submitted by Mark Trigwell:bit of a bird theme but...
1. Dartford Warblers alarm calls - Shatterford Bottom, New Forest
2. Luc Ferrari's 'Madame de Shanghai'
3. Burning of Bamboo - trapped air bursting from stems
4. Boris Nikolayevich Veprintsev's Voices of Birds in the Nature, 5xLP, Melodiya (1966)
5. The lovely 'key ratting' emanating from a small flock of Corn Buntings - Martin Down, Hants/Wiltshire border
Mark Trigwell (Ecologist)----------submitted by Gordon Sharp (Cindytalk):1) the winter gas van song on rokko mountain, okamoto
2) the collective squawk of battersea's wild parakeets
3) the nostalgic hum of a propellor plane from torino to london.
4) the sound of stilettos echoing on the ethelburga landing.
5) "if it ain't broke, break it" - the sound of broken note----------submitted by Amy Newton:1. Sea water lapping a natural jetty, Caernarfon/Sunset.
2. Lonnie, horse whisperering directly into my ear.
3. A vibrating 1970s mirror in a Scarborough hotel.
4. Switching the car engine off to free wheel/'trough' the valleys.
5. JRF's multitude of snores....(ok not a fav)
5. My first listen to a 'tree' via contact mic.----------submitted by Ian Cleary:1) The crackle of a coal fire
2) The sing-song engine note of a VW camper van
3) Gulls over the harbour at Whitby
4) Lily getting a sound from her clarinet for the first time, and the look of surprise and delight on her face
5) The thump of a rabbit, when you open the hutch to feed it----------submitted by Sofie Cooper:1. The sound of a robot opening a spaceship door (used it in my cardboard Hawaii installation/robot vs a giant lizard massacre)
2. Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill via RockBand on Ben Nash's xbox.
3. Dorothy Carter - Troubadour
4. John Cage's 4.33 Ringtone.
5. Hearing Neil Young when I walk through my front door reminds me I'm not alone.----------submitted by Růžena Nejezchlebová:1st Ping computer - antivirus information that the virus database is automatically updated.
2nd Audio cable sliding down the Petrin Hill in Prague.
3rd Children's plastic mobile phone ringing.
4th Magpie cries on the hillside near the house.
5th Jingle TV StarDance.----------submitted by Catherine Lamb:whistling squash while being cooked!----------submitted by Meta Morphos:the wind in the trees
my lovers joyful voice
my dog dreaming
wild geeze leaving
water of a wild river----------submitted by Iain Paxon (hamilton yarns):(1)bonfire bangers( lewes, sussex)
(2)church bells(from my house, st bartholomews, brighton)
(3)cold glass cracking from the heat of my tea - clunk!(first time! the kitchen, london road, brighton)
(4)neil young record playing in the next field as i slept in a caravan in mid wales (pen-y-bont)
(5)church organ gently pressed quarter tone squeek (allsaints, lewes)----------submitted by Joe Stevens:hard hard choice to limit to 5 top sounds of 2010. kept flucturing between my sounds, including one rec captured with your hydrophone at end of pier, and sounds i've been listening to from other artists. But here u go:
Joe Stevens Top 5 tracks of 2010
1. Bernard Parmegiani – En Phase/Hors Phase – this still has to be on my all time top track of all time. I love it
2. Toshiya Tsunoda – Small Sand-Stream On Beach inspiring
3. spring time; frogs mating in my backgarden
4. Benedict Drew – 2 Charcoal filter two (hard to single out one track from Benedict Drew's catlog)
5. Wind Turbine at Portland Harbour----------submitted by Paulo Raposo:Underwater recording i made in the Gilão river, Tavira, south of portugal (listen in Aporee Maps)
Experiencing (not only) the sound and the sudden energy of a tornado passing by in Oberhausen, Germany
Recording inside the 120 mt high gasometer in Oberhausen
Carlos Santos recording of Furnas, Azores islands
and the sound installation i did with Carlos for 15 radios, using micro-fm transmitters, scattered in the Garden of the Goethe Institut in Lisbon during Radialx 2010.----------submitted by Christian Munthe:1. The sound of the blasting cleanup of the Gothenburg Art Museum facade, as heard from the square below. Alas, no recording available making the massive natural phase shift effects justice
2. Patrick Farmer: Severn Farms Pond: http://www.facebook.com/l/0fe85daOYkznmFGhIKD0rSQ62zw;ideasattachedtoobjects.blogspot.com/2010/06/these-five-recordings.html
3. Sven Åke Johansson, Werner Daffeldecker & Axel Dörner @ the Gothenburg Art Sounds festival: http://www.facebook.com/l/0fe85d2OU997CuTOsmk7oHPMqwA;www.gas-festival.com/sv/artists/axel-d%C3%B6rner-sven-%C3%A5ke-johansson-werner-dafeldecker
4. My daughter figuring out songs she likes on the guitar and/or keyboard
5. The sound at night called "silence"----------submitted by Eric Leonardson:Here's my list. I don't have recordings of many of these sounds. It seems my favorites are the ones that catch me by surprise, when I have nothing to record with. Most of these are are not unique to 2010. They catch my attention every year.
1. Frog: heard only once, during the American Society for Acoustic Ecology soundwalk at Miller Woods (in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore), near a marsh that sounded more like a ghostly cooing than the typical croaking;
2. Canada geese, either individuals or migrating flocks as they fly over my house;
3. Church bells outside of Heinz Weber's and Margerete Zander's apartment in Berlin;
4. Polyphonic squeals of brakes and the reverberant, chain-reaction boom of the cars on long freight trains outside my house, similar to certain passages in the music of Penderecki;
5. Insects in July and August: cicadas buzz and the katydids clicking.----------submitted by Pete Minns:in no particular order....
1: The conversations of others on the bus.
2: "Test Match Special", all day in summer, all night in winter.
3: The 4.30am silence once the burglar alarms across the road have stopped.
4: My television dropping into the skip at the recycling centre.
5: Everything Else.----------submitted by Keith Britton:1 Rolling Booming surf in Taghazoute, with the call to prayer mixed in
2 The muffled early morning sounds after a heavy snowfall
3 My sister calling to tell me she was off to hospital for a lung transplant
4 patrick wolf damaris
5 being told (by wife and kids) I love you----------submitted by Salome Voegelin:the first cry of my daughter
a choir somewhere
my son laughing in the swimming pool
the voice announcing the station stop where I get off to be home----------submitted by Daniel Holdsworth:"to-ry scum" chanted over election footage..----------submitted by Urduja Manaoag:
- first sounds of a baby
- stretchy opening of a spiky durian
- a kettle in a china guest house
- philippine night crickets and frogs
- winter's springy heater vent----------submitted by Jan Phethean:the robins winter song at dawnmy grand daughters voice on skypethe sea breezes in the monteray pines next to our housethe curlews callsummer rain on the roof----------submitted by Daniel Jones:Following on from my list of last year... every sound my son Jack has produced since he was born on 16 June has been my highlight. Every gurgle, squeak, yelp, burble, babble, coo and accidental 'adult-sounding' word has been far and away the most exciting set of noises for me this past year (and possibly ever!). Long may it continue!----------submitted by Maile Colbert:-my soon-to-be-born nephew Issac's little fast brave heart in his beautiful mama's belly
-my own heart skipping a beat in the hospital
-inland sun-baked Alentejo, Portugal cooling at night
-Rui Costa's underwater recordings in Aveiro, Portugal
-snow shoes on an icy wooden path in Endicott, NY----------submitted by Mark Valentine:
Seals singing in the seas off Lindisfarne
The satisfying spit and crackle of our first fire of the year
Richard Skelton's Landings and Brian Lavelle's Lambent
The genteel tones of aged ladies greeting each other, bookshop, Snettisham
["I do not think we have met since I returned from Oberammergau…"]
The scuttering flutter of peacocks in a tea garden
although the water at Linton Falls, the echo in the windbreak at Beacon Hill House, the wind in the trees at Norton Conyers, and many bright spurts of birdsong were also all notable.
submitted by Steven Chase:Here are my suggestions, in no particular order (and I'm sure there would be others if I thought about this tomorrow):The echo of Victoria Quays, Sheffield in response to Michael Parsons' Echo Piece;The snow tonight (30-xi-10) in Sheffield (Hunters Bar to London Rd and back) selectively muffling and amplifying the chatter and traffic;The sound of a Nigerian boom horn winding its way through the multi-storey car park on Bank St, Sheffield with the accompaniment of water bombs landing in the street and the interjections of the car park security guard;Ross Parfitt playing Peter Ablinger's Weiss/Weisslich 20 at the Site Gallery;John Lely's Four Reed Organs also at Site.----------submitted by Mark Peter Wright:
1. The song 'Ever Since' by the Dirty Three being played at my marriage ceremony.
2. The sounds of the Thames River from under a pier.
3. The sound of Church bells echoing between streets in Ljubljana.
4. The sound of a completely empty train traveling at night.
5. The sound of bed sheets in Scotland.----------submitted by John Grzinich:(in chronological order):
echoes in the Tuefelsberg dome in Berlin
echoes in the great flagpole on Heybeli Island in Istanbul
drones of the Princes Island bridge in Calgary
echoes in the historic Sea Plane Hangar in Tallinn
echoes of the mine detonations in Northeast Estonia----------submitted by Sarah Hughes:1. baby Jack gurggling2. Rhodri Davis and John Butcher at the LRB3. Porth Oer at sunrise4. The Irish sea at Aberystwyth5. Snow at night time----------submitted by Patrick Farmer:The unnerving excitement of piglets at a farm in ChurchstokeThe weight of sound produced by the aeolian disintegration of a thin layer of ice at Llyn MawrRichard Pinnell singing Bette Midler songsWhen on and off collide by Daniel JonesCorgroc by ap'strophe----------submitted by Daniel Crokaert - Mystery Sea/Unfathomless (artist/label owner)
1. The sound produced by my youngest son's hands on a mural heater.
2. The gurgling of a water pump on a nearby construction site.
3. Snow falling through the branches of a pine forest in Valmeinier (Haute-Savoie, France).
4. The roaring of a moth's wings on the window of a wooden garden shed.
5. Rain on the terra cotta tiles of our roof.----------submitted by Richard Pinnell:. The now very familiar and regular sound of red kites screeching overhead in South Oxfordshire.2. The incredible intimacy and atmosphere of Radu Malfatti and Klaus Filip live in Dublin in March.3. Michael Pisaro's forty note piano chord sent to my girlfriend Julie as a fortieth birthday present.4. Perfectly timed raindrops at the end of a nice little concert down in Brighton in March.5. Antoine Beuger's Keine fernen mehrP.S. Bette Midler songs my arse...----------submitted by Holly Cryan:1.the sound of scissors cutting 'proper' fabric2. the sound of a bauble as it hits the floor and bounces but doesnt break3. the sound of fresh snow crunching underfoot4. the 'pips' at 7pm5. the non-sound as i turn my hearing aid off and go back into my world----------submitted by Scott Sherk:1. Steve Roden, Steve Peters, and Seth Cluett's pieces interacting with Annea Lockwood's river in the distance at the Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College.2. Patrick McGinley, aka murmur, playing the space at Muhlenberg College.3. The sound of my installation up and running, again, after an untimely computer crash at the Katonah Museum of Art. Whew.4. The Middle Barn -- Two Days of Yesterday5. Helena Gough - Mikroklimata----------
Favourite sounds of 2010, by maksims shentelevs
1. It was Sunday dec. 25. I was lying in snow on the baltic seaside. Temperature was around 0. Mist was transforming into light drops softly falling on my face. From the right side was a sound of the sea quitly playng on the seashore ice. From the left – icecovered branches tinkling in the wind.
2. this year we've made with friends a lecture-performance. It was in huge abandoned Power plant building in Riga. We had a 40 people choir singing in the main turbine hall. In the very beginning I wanted the choir members to be spread all over the trashed multi levelled hall making sounds with found objects and resonating metal constructions of the turbine installation. Audience was brought into space in small groups of 5 people and each group would be lead throught the whole space untill they are seated in the opposite side from the entrance. That would set up the mood during the play. When on the opening night we did it I was astonished how powerful and true this expression was. I made the whole trip with the audience, and I have to admit that this intro was my favourite part of the whole performance. Sound was filling the whole space with countless unpredictable variations of the slowly shifting structure, that reshaped with each move throught the space. The dimm light of headlamps and mistery shadows from few projectors summed this all into an unforgettable experience where sound an space were truly expressed as a whole.
3. Amaizing sound of the first performance of my sisters' friends group called something like "sorrow messenger" They play industrial / ambient using concert version of traditional Latvian folk instrument - "kokle- sort of large zither. It was in an underground bunker. Space was comperatively small with low cealing, but very complex planning structure. Sound was reflecting from the multiple massive concrete columns and spreading so unpredictably in all directions that even standing just in front of them I would hear sounds coming from all around in the most unpredictable combinations. It was so powerful that I even didnt move around hipnotized by the richness of variations in the one single spatial spot.
4. this summer solstice celebration was another memorable sonic-space experience. I spent 2 days in foresters estate with some 10 friends of mine. The whole solstice night is tradicionally celebrated by the large outdoor fire accompanied by singing and dancing. We spent it burning wood that we collected cleaning the garden, singing folk songs, playng instruments and dancing traditional dances. For me it was a truly unic experience of social situation that naturally recreates an age old tradition. We made no agreement on what we will do, no organization, no special preparations. Just some brought instruments thinking they might be used, some brought song books just in case of singing and as a result we spent the whole night in 6 hour of continuous singing-playing-dancing flow. We went to sleep in the morning, but the first thing we did when we got up – just started playing and dancing again. Well its partly due to the fact that half of my friends are ethno- musicologists and folclorists and another part are choir singers, well some are not, but still the whole situation was unic for all of us as it went out spontaniosly and naturally. I have 4 hour field recordings of that night.
5. During the sound-workshop in Cesis (Latvia) we made the usual excersize of sound associations. When sitting in a circle one sayes a word or a phrase and
all simultaniously play associations using simple non musical objects. There are no rules on shape or duration of expression it ends up naturally. But anyway usually excersize goes one or two rounds, that makes some 10 - 15 min. This time it just went on and on. When I pushed the stop button on the recorder the track was 40 min. And we were just 4 people in the room... That evening we had to perform a concert in same room, it was a very special performance, there were many spirits amongst audience.


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American Football isn't a popular game in the Netherlands. The Americans, on the other hand, did not enjoy it. Nevertheless, there are enough Football enthusiasts in the Netherlands to release the Madden NFL here annually. Whether this game deserves a chance, we discuss from the Madden NFL 18 review.
It's September and that means beginning a new year in the NFL, the largest and most important American Football league on the planet. Madden NFL Football is already in the 29th part of the show and in recent years the game has not really made much progress against previous components.
EA possesses a monopoly on NFL's rights and therefore often removes the creation of almost the identical game. This year, EA Sports has thrown over another movement by shifting into the Frostbite Engine like FIFA 17. This engine should provide a much more realistic experience, which has also been attained in a sense.
Madden Interpreted It From The Journey
Another thing Madden has "chosen" from FIFA is a drama style with a narrative a la The Journey. In Madden this manner is called Long Shot. He is requested to join a TV show called the Longshot, who can help him with this.
You play the storyline in a way that you might know of the Telltale games. During discussions between the characters, make decisions which impact the additional course of this story. You notice that a decision you make or the way you play a minigame really affects the length of the narrative, but you can quickly determine what impacts a particular choice is going to have. That will get the tension somewhat from this story.
Also, there could have been more soccer. Over the entire story, you can play at a solid five hours, you play with a few pots of football and took it very long before you first entered Devin Wade. Despite this criticism, Longshot is overall a fun addition to the game and the narrative is dizzy enough to perform numerous times to find out what other outcomes can be. Longshot is hence a good addition to this game and certainly good for the shift.
A New Engine With New Problems
The previously discussed Frostbite engine makes the experience much smoother, but definitely not a lot better. For the moment, the sport remains missing from unnecessarily missed tackles, unnecessarily many fumbles and other defects in the soccer game that cause intense frustration. There are still many bugs and imperfections in the game, which hopefully will be removed during the first few weeks of this game.
Like virtually every year, EA attempts to update the game by adding new mechanics. This year, precision fitting is a significant addition. This permits you to correctly throw the ball to the location where just your teammates can catch him. Nice, but not so exciting, honestly.
Play Madden 17 Or Madden 18?
EA Tiburon, since its inception, the programmer of the Madden NFL series, will probably be published this year with a game that seems absurd to the predecessor concerning design. At least a new background from the start menu, but the design is almost the same. Also the presentation is almost the same with just a few new texts added. Maybe EA should consider a new design, which reduces loading times and navigates the menu menu, since it's still slow and faulty.
Whoever watches a good deal of gameplay from Madden NFL on YouTube knows that Ultimate Team with Distance is the most important mode in the game. Again this year, EA has again concealed the concept to keep the player captivated. Instead of purchasing only the best participant in the market house or in packs that you can buy with real money, this year it's possible to upgrade players from a 73 overall to maybe 91 overall.
Ultimate Team fans have clearly said that they are fighting to construct a good team without spending real money. EA meets those players via challenges that allow you to play players who can't sell or trade. In this way, you can create a strong team without the entire market of Ultimate Team getting drunk. This makes Ultimate Team a lot more play-to-win instead of pay-to-win.
MUT Squads
As an addition to Madden Ultimate Team, EA has added a brand new, cooperative mode to MUT, namely MUT Squads. One of the most important new features we've seen on the E3. After playing the game many times, it might be said that it does not work unless you socialize with friends with whom you speak well and obviously. There's a possibility of being paired with two other random players to record three against three other players, as you observe that communicating is missing and that it is going to be a bunch of errors.
A participant is responsible for the attack and plays with the quarterback, the group game divider, another chooses the tactics of the defense and the third player really seems to only attend bacon and beans that may play nicely. Hopefully, this style will be further elaborated at the future or future Madden NFL games, because this really is definitely potential.
It does not matter that you can enjoy your Madden NFL 18 perfectly, and even up to the release of the Madden NFL 19 with Ultimate Team. And if you're not yet familiar with American Football, Madden NFL 18 is the perfect introduction to the most tactical and spectacular sport in the world. If you want to buy excellent players in MUT mode after the release of Madden 18, you can choose buy cheap Madden 18 coins on mmorog.net. You won't want to miss them.


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I am a terrified flyer. I don't think I've ever enjoyed it, but, sadly, it's something that life occasionally demands that you do. For some people, flying is a necessary evil; for me, it's a month of plane crash nightmares, panic attacks, and asking my parents if they think the pilot could turn the plane around and land in some backwater town in regional Kazakhstan.
This year, I was faced with 14 lots of 10+ hour flights, and I wasn't entirely sure how I would cope. To make sure I was able to spend Christmas with my family, I had to quickly come up with a few strategies to get myself on that plane (and keep calm while I was on it!). I'm no flight therapist, but I know that I was desperate to learn people's strategies this year, in case anything could help me. Therefore, I thought I'd share a few of mine, in the slight chance that it might help someone.
1. Know your flight paths
Before booking a flight, have a look whether the flight path is one that suits you (you can search this on Flight Radar 24). Whether you don't like flying over water, or mountains, or want to avoid certain areas, there will probably be a flight path out there to get you where you want to go, while avoiding the problem spots. I hate flying over water, so this helped me choose an over land flight path for more than half the way to Australia, and allowed me miss out the notoriously bumpy Bay of Bengal.
2. Research the noises
I used to freak out when I would hear the engines suddenly go full throttle for no apparent reason during turbulence. Or, similarly, when they used to just 'cut out'. One day, I decided to crack down and actually learn what the noises are: I now know that this happens so that the plane can fly over or under the bumpy bits and allow for smoother service.
When you take off and land, there are a few noises that might scare you: with research, you'll be able to identify them and understand why they occur. It is often the not knowing that scares people during flying, as it is all so foreign to anyone who doesn't work in aviation. The knowledge of what's going on can really help to ease any worries that simply stem from the unknown.
3. Research flying
My main fear during flying is turbulence: with some research, it really helped me settle my nerves. I learned what pilots do during turbulence, how the plane is built to withstand it, and what it actually is. I have also learned how to predict it: flying over mountains or islands, crossing the jet stream, flying from land to sea. This all helps to understand the normality of turbulence: it's just like driving down a bumpy road.
As well, knowing how a plane flies has really helped my fear. I now understand what it takes to take off and land, as what keeps the plane up. Research has also helped me to understand air better, and not think of it as us flying through 'nothing'.
4. Before you leave, check the turbulence
I discovered Turbulence Forecast last year, and it has been such a saviour to me. The website allows you to check the turbulence forecasts around the world, so you can anticipate any bumps that may occur. If you're an avid 'track the plane on the map' person like me, it can also help to explain any diversions or loss/gain of height.
5. Get to the airport on time
Don't get there late – the added stress of thinking you might miss the plane can just compound that which comes with flying and make for a very unpleasant experience. But don't get there too early either – the airport is full of triggers for anxiety and too long spent in the lounge can make you incredibly stressed.
6. Relinquish control
This is perhaps the hardest one for me. One of the main reasons that I hate flying is because I feel so out of control. But honestly, understanding that the pilots know what they're doing and want to get home safely too really helped me. Let them fly the plane, and you do your job and sit back and try to relax.
7. Focus on the positives
I love travelling, but I'm not keen on flying. Focusing on the positives of travelling is incredibly hard to do when you're frightened, but thinking about the destination, not the journey, is a good way to reduce pre-flight stress. Think about seeing your family, or the fun you're going to have on your holiday, or the important business you're going to do while abroad.
8. Little extras
These probably don't deserve their own subheading, but are some of my most useful tips:
- Lift your feet off the floor during turbulence: most of the feeling of turbulence comes through your feet, so lifting them up can really help reduce the severity of it and keep you calm.
- Breathing exercises: my favourite breathing exercise for when I'm feeling tense is the 4,5,6 method. I'm pretty sure I saw this on Tumblr in 2009, so it may not be accurate, but breathing in for 4, holding for 5, and releasing for 6, has really helped me. (Especially useful if you're prone to panic attacks!)
So that's all I have! You've bled me dry of all of my tips and tricks. If you have any more, definitely share them in the comments – you never know who you might help!


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The same thing is going on here in Ont. Both gov., and industry get away with too much. Where is the media? Before you buy your next newspaper, magazine or turn on the TV news, ask yourself a question, who is your media working for?
If you don't think you are getting honest, even, two-sided information from your media, then stop supporting that media, both with your dollars and your eyes.
Membership of Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee violates FACA
WASHINGTON D.C. (January 17, 2008) – In a letter submitted today (http://www.windaction.org/documents/13651), environmental and wildlife groups [1] called on Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne to revamp the membership of the Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The current membership violates the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which governs the establishment of federal advisory committees.
"Secretary Kempthorne has clearly skewed the composition of the committee in favor of the industry representatives while ignoring leading experts on critical wildlife impacts," said Eric R. Glitzenstein of Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal, the law firm representing the groups. "This is precisely the kind of committee composition that the Federal Advisory Committee Act was designed to prohibit," he added.
he Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee was formed to provide advice and recommendations to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in developing effective measures to avoid or minimize impacts to wildlife and their habitats related to land-based wind energy facilities (see Fed. Reg. 72:11373 (March 13, 2007)). Secretary Kempthorne announced the appointment of 22 people to the committee on October 24, 2007.
Under FACA the committee must have balanced points of view represented and the functions to be performed, and will not be inappropriately influenced by any special interest. In their letter, the groups assert that the committee's overall composition clearly violates FACA in several ways.
* No committee members possess research expertise or publication record regarding bats, nor direct knowledge or experience involving bat interactions with wind turbines.
This is a glaring omission in light of recent reports[2] and Congressional testimony [3] on the issue of massive bat mortality at wind energy facilities. For example, a recent study estimated that up to 111,000 bats may be killed [4] every year should only 3,868 MW of wind turbines be constructed within the Mid-Atlantic Highlands regions of VA, WV, MD, and PA. As of today, in those states, there are over 6,300 MW of wind turbines under study for interconnection to the regional electricity grid.
* The committee lacks the requisite expertise regarding bird impacts, especially with respect to effects on migratory birds using the Appalachian mountain ridges in the eastern U.S., despite the fact that dozens of planned wind projects are slated for this part of the country.
* No committee members have significant research, scientific, or regulatory experience with wind energy development and associated wildlife impacts resulting from onshore wind projects in the eastern U.S.
According to the letter, these scientific and technical omissions are especially troubling in light of the many individuals on the committee who either expressly represent or are clearly aligned with the interests of the wind industry.
The groups call on Secretary Kempthorne to appoint appropriate experts to the committee who are experienced in wind energy development in the eastern U.S., where thousands of industrial wind turbines are proposed, and many are already in operation. Several highly-qualified candidates who applied for committee membership but were not appointed are listed in the letter. Their expertise includes both bats and birds and extensive knowledge of nocturnal migration. In addition, the groups encourage the appointment of experts with research experience in forest fragmentation impacts, particularly in the eastern forest region.
Kieran Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity, (520) 275-5960
Eric Glitzenstein, Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal, (202) 588-5206
Lisa Linowes, Industrial Wind Action Group, (603) 838-6588 (email@example.com)
[1] Center for Biological Diversity; The Humane Society of the United States; Hawk Migration Association of North America; Industrial Wind Action Group; D. Daniel Boone; Maryland Conservation Council; Save Our Allegheny Ridges; Friends of Blackwater Canyon; Protect the Flint Hills; Chautauqua County Citizens for Responsible Wind Power; Green Berkshires, Inc.; Juniata Valley Audubon; Ripley Hawk Watch; Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound; and Wildlife Advocacy Project.
[2] http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=11935
[3] http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=32&extmode=view&extid=47


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Yesterday I spent almost two hours learning about and making sushi. Despite my years in Japan, I learned to make little besides soba, which I ate frequently. When JASI offered the course at Ocean World in Indianapolis, I signed up immediately.
There were 6 or 7 people in attendance, in addition to the JASI representative and a young Japanese woman who had recently graduated from Ball State University in Muncie. The chef, Mr. Odagaki, walked us through rice selection and cooking, vinegar and sugar mixing, and doping the rice with the sushi vinegar. Then we watched him go through various sushi forms, but my focus was hosomaki, seaweed on the outside.
Demonstration over, we all donned gloves and began making the different forms. I have a tendency not to run my rice to the opposite ends of the nori sheet, but I do keep enough clear along the long edges so I can seal each roll. I made a bunch then asked about umeshiso, which is a personal favorite. Mr. Odagaki laughed because it is on the menu but nobody ever orders it; he gave me some sliced cucumber to roll with it. Slicing the sushi was more difficult than rolling it, because I was overly careful with cutlery and thus didn't slice through properly. We all received sushi certificates, which was a nice touch.
A key thing about the whole process is keeping your hands moist so the rice doesn't cling to them and moistening the knife, which would otherwise tear the nori. It is also a good idea to wrap the makisu bamboo sheet in plastic film. If you don't, it will clog with rice that will dry to it and become a nuisance.
Since makisu are not very costly, I will buy one this coming week. That will require stocking up on sushi nori, which is fine by me!


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I purchased this painting from the AMAZING artist Tammy Gammon. This is what I call pregnant with purpose. When you are pregnant with purpose the enemy will attempt to kill, steal, or destroy what you are getting ready to birth. Purpose is God's original intent for your life as he planned it. When I was younger I was always on a stage. Whether it was modeling, dancing, or acting, I was a performer. My dream career was to be a choreographer but life happen and choices were made and that chapter of my life ended around 13. Fast forward to today, I was blessed to be close enough in relationship with God that his original purpose for my life was revealed to me. I'm purposed to motivate and empower others to live their purpose and to bear witness to the POWER God placed in us all. I'm not afraid to get up and speak and that is because of my background of performing . Dancing was something I loved but not what God called me to do. Motivating others and empowering others especially his intent all along. Knowing your purpose gives you POWER TO PUSH! When God shows you who you are in his eyes you are able to move mountains out of your own way!!!! Through prayer and the word of God you can become extremely in tune with what God wants from you. If you don't know what God's purpose for your life is become intentional in asking him to reveal it to you through Prayer. Finding your purpose is just one step of many but it makes trials and tribulations easier to face. When you are walking in obedience to what God has revealed to you it's not always easy. My favorite passage is Isaiah 54:17 But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This [peace, righteousness, security, triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord [those in whom the ideal Servant of the Lord is reproduced]; this is the righteousness or the vindication which they obtain from Me [this is that which I impart to them as their justification], says the Lord.
Walking in your purpose gives God all the Glory and standing firm through tests and trials is necessary. Remember the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy but our God is BIGGER than any tactic the enemy tries to send. The word says no weapon formed shall prosper not that there won't be weapons used! So just know they can have a military arsenal coming at you but IT WILL NOT PROSPER! As I Walk this journey of purpose I encourage you all to PUSH as I continue to encourage myself to PUSH!!! In order to birth your purpose you will need to push it out!!!!!
Hips N'💋Dena
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Today is a day I have long-awaited. I'm extremely happy to announce that my first hive arrived today around 1:00 in the afternoon. Today was not the perfect day for bee transport but that was overlooked and Mr. Floyd delivered the girls as planned.
The second hive will be delivered in about a week to prevent any confusion among the bees. Bees need to have time to scout around and realize they moved to a new neighborhood and be able to recognize their new home.
It was a fairly simple procedure. The bees were netted in their home and transported in the back of a pickup truck. The bee yard has been ready now for a few days and all that remained was to lift the netting and move the hive to its blocks. Mr. Floyd and I moved the netting and he carried the box for me and set it on its blocks. Next I shook out the bees still hanging onto the netting. Bees have a sense of smell so they can smell as well as see their hive so they all congregated around the hive, checking for cracks or any openings they might need to seal off.
I removed the roof and placed a super on top of the hive box. The super is where they build honey as well as lay brood. I placed the top back on and that was that. In about 4 to 5 days I will remove the top and one by one check the frames for evidence of the queen. I might locate her or at least see that she has started to lay eggs. The bees will need to do some housework on the super as it was a little dirty. They clean it up and make it ready for the queen to lay eggs. At this time the bottom hive box has honey for them to consume and stay healthy until they can begin foraging for pollen and nectar.
Ok, I hope you will stay tuned for more info as my week progresses. Patience will be my greatest virtue this week as I am eager to take a look inside to see how my bees are progressing. Stay tuned…..


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It's not easy to talk to your family about your death. As a result, you might never get around to explaining your estate planning goals to your heirs. This can lead to a lot of confusion and problems after you're gone.
If your survivors don't know what you want to happen to your estate, they'll have to rely on your will and other estate planning documentation. But this can lead to misinterpretations, and your family members might administer your estate in a different way than you'd hoped.
Here are some of the most important benefits of talking to your family about your estate plan before you die:
- Empower your family to carry out the details of your wishes after you're gone. The more you family knows what you want, the more capable they'll be of accepting your plans without argument or family infighting.
- A detailed conversation about your wishes is a good way to impart your family values, and let your family know what kind of a relationship you want them to have with one another after you're gone.
- Assist your family in adopting a common understanding of how you want your family legacy to continue for future generations.
- Prepare your heirs and family for the day when you may become incapacitated.
- Educate your family on how they can avoid tax consequences associated with receiving their inheritances.
If you're not sure what you should talk about or how to approach your family when discussing your estate plan, you may wish to discuss the topic with your estate planning lawyer. Your lawyer will be able to help you create a strategy for bridging this topic with your loved ones.
Source: Fidelity, "Tips for Estate Planning Conversations," accessed Oct. 05, 2017


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Designer prompts the user to select a compatible unit (CU) when the user places the template favorite with a design open. The program adds all features the user places on the map with the template favorite to the open design.
- Instructions from your administrator will appear in the white bar at the top of the dialog ("Select a compatible unit." in the example above).
- Unselect the Apply to Remainder checkbox to choose a CU for each feature in the series. Leaving this checkbox selected applies your selection to all features in the series. If this checkbox is disabled, the feature isn't part of a series or is the last feature in a series.
- Select a CU in the Compatible Unit(s) field. If a CU appears
under the GU node in the Feature(s) window, Designer will use this
CU as a default. Select a CU and click OK. There are three buttons
to help you easily find the appropriate CU: Find Next, Delete, and
The Find Next button performs a search. Type the first few letters of the CU in the field. Click this button to search for matching CUs. Hit the Enter key to select the found CU and add it to the window at the left.
The Delete button clears the contents of the field.
Like Find Next, the Browse button performs a search. Click this button for a window to search for a CU. You can also select a different work function on this screen if another is available.
- You can use the Add Non-GIS CUs button to add a non-GIS CU.
- Click Next > to continue placing the template favorite.
- You can click Finish to complete placement of the template favorite, accepting as many defaults as possible. You will still be prompted for any required actions.