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Band and artists at this event are such as NIZLOPI, PRONGHORN, BOOTLEG BLONDIE, Pluse tonnes of pretty cool festival acts, every single one I'll be happy to invite home for tea and biscuits. Such positive vibes and a relaxed atmostphere make this festival one of my favourites. Trust me I've done a few...
We'll also be using our NEXO gear on both the stages and our famous* line array system delivering beautiful audio clarity which one would struggle to find else where. Also our operators , we only use the best, will have our SOUNDCRAFT SI COMPACT desks to use.
Our lighting designer/operator for the festival is JORDON COOPER who we can't recomend highly enough.We have black out tents which will mean that lights can be use throughout the day.
Unfortunately, for those of you without tickets, the festival has sold out. But if you're reading this and you're going to be there come over to the main stage and say 'HI' to the sound crew. They might even give you a free coffee if you mention the blog ;)
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stretch marks
I don't want children. But my stretch marks are still beautiful.
Stretch marks. Those tiny and sometimes not so tiny pink lightning bolts that adorn most of our bodies. They signify life. They signify change. And often, they signify you've created. We have all seen those posts praising women for their post-baby bodies, proudly showcasing their stretch marks and soft bellies—and that's absolutely fantastic. I am utterly ecstatic for them—they've done something absolutely phenomenal, and have the courage to tell society to eff its standards of womanhood: that idea of a skinny, yet big-breasted, yet curvy woman with perfect skin, long hair and a sweet, meek smile. We see posts about women openly declaring love for their bodies, stretch marks and all, saying phrases like "my body created life" and loving it more because of that.
While this is so fantastic and awesome, I can't help but think it creates a dichotomy between two kinds of women—a divide—between those who have and want children, and those who don't or can't.
Is this just another way we women have been conditioned to pit ourselves against each other?
I haven't given birth—nor do I want to. And like most women, I have stretch marks too—around my thighs, around my hips, and around my breasts. It's inevitable. It's a part of life, growing and changing. And as I age, I come to love my body more and more—even if it isn't supermodel skinny, even if my belly is soft, even if my thighs touch, and a whole lot of other things that happen. But why can't my stretch marks and soft belly be celebrated as "beautiful", even if I haven't given birth to achieve them? They're a fact of life. And I think emphasis needs to be taken off celebrating bodies based on what they have or haven't done.
There's already a significant stigma against women who don't want children. That oh, you'll change your mind or your life isn't complete until you've had kids or you don't know happiness until you've heard your child's laugh or worse: you're still young. You'll realise how great having kids is.
Thanks. I didn't realise my life, my worth and my value revolved around popping out miniature versions of me and my partner (gosh, that would be trouble). I'm perfectly happy not going through that experience, thank you very much.
As a social community, we adore and stand behind women who've had children and choose to wear bikinis in public. We stand behind these mothers, and we call them brave (which they are). But should we really be teaching and continuing this idea that we can only love ourselves entirely if we've borne children? Is this really the message we want to send to young girls? "Your life isn't complete until you've had a baby".
We should all be proud of our bodies, and proud of our tiger stripes. And if we continue to praise women for their soft bellies, stretch marks and so on, only if they've had children, we continue to perpetuate this way we differentiate and place value upon different choices. We continue to perpetuate the idea that children complete your life—which is obviously a terrible notion for women who don't want children, and women (including trans women) who can't. Just because my body hasn't been through a miraculous experience like giving birth does not mean I am any less deserving of celebration. I shouldn't have to go through that to be comfortable with my lack of a thigh gap, with my stretch marks, with my comfy belly. I am a happy, healthy human being: isn't that enough?
We need to celebrate our bodies, not for what they have or haven't done, but for the simple fact that we are human—and all humans deserve to be able to celebrate their bodies: and be supported and cheered for doing so. There's so much negativity in the media about women: please, ladies: can we just love our bodies for how they are?
Zoe is a journalist with a passion for all things wacky and strange. You check out more of her work on Facebook and Twitter.

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The Monarc Jewellery X Serendipity Ave collab came about after we all
had been mutually admiring each other's Insty feeds and websites from afar.
We have intereviewed Ella to contribute to our Girl Boss interviews and it wasn't long before they were talking gems
'n' things and George Michael's imitable cross earring look. We have been long searching for the perfect cross earrings and when we mentioned this to Ella the collaboration was born.
Ella Drake is the designer behind Monarc Jewellery , a jewellery label based in London with an emphasis on intelligent design, premium materials and bespoke service. She studied at the Florence campus of the Gemological Institute of America before launching her brand in 2016. Her objective is to create modern, classic jewellery to be worn now and passed on to future generations.
She strives for Monarc to present intelligent design at reasonable and honest prices to the retail jewellery market, which makes her a hero in the world of over priced gems.
Together, Monarc Jewellery X Serendipity Ave present the Endless Cross Hoop collection
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Our designs are perfect for gifting, receiving and are practical for everyday wear. Mix and match them how you please you can also purchase them singularly.


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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week I am excited to feature a book that I think looks really cute :)
The Education of Will: A Mutual Memoir of a Woman and Her Dog
Author: Pat McConnell
Release Date: Feb. 21st, 2017
Information from Goodreads:
In this powerful, soul-searching memoir, beautifully written in the vein of A Pack of Two and Wild, animal behaviorist Dr. Patricia McConnell recounts for the first time the compelling story of her dark past, memories of which are triggered by a troubled dog named Will.
World-renowned as a source of science and soul, Patricia McConnell combines brilliant insights into canine behavior—gained from her work with aggressive and fearful dogs—with heartwarming stories of her own dogs and their life on the farm. Now, she reveals that it wasn't just the dogs who had serious problems. For decades Dr. McConnell secretly grappled with her own guilt and fear, which were rooted in the harrowing traumas of her youth.
Patricia is forced to face her past by her love for a young Border Collie named Will, whose frequent, unpredictable outbreaks of fear and fury shake Patricia to her core. In order to save Will from this dangerous behavior, she must find her own will to heal, and along the way learn that will power by itself is not enough.
Interweaving enlightening stories of her clients' dogs with tales of her deepening bond with Will, Patricia recounts her fight to reclaim her life. Hopeful and inspiring, the redemptive message of her journey is that, while trauma changes our brains and the past casts a long shadow, healing, for both people and dogs, is possible through hard work, compassion, and mutual devotion.
Have you heard about this one?
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New Fairfield man charged with DUI
Police said an officer heard tires squealing at about 12:30 a.m. near Spring Street, then saw a black pick-up truck driving with its lights off.
The vehicle was stopped and the officer smelled an alcohol odor on the man's breath.
The driver, Todd P. Cordano, then failed a field sobriety test, police said.
He was held on a $1,500 bond pending a court appearance.
-- From staff writer Eugene Driscoll


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I thought I would do a little throwback series for the next few weeks re-capping our holiday to Disney World in Florida. At the time of going I kept a daily blog which was only ever used for that holiday and i'm so pleased I did. Every night I would sit down and document what we had done each day even down to what kind of weather we had. I love reading it back every so often reliving the memories. We had a break from the parks today, we popped to the Florida malls and spent the afternoon round the hotel pool.
Todays weather – 82f (27c)
We decided the night before we were going to have a day off from the parks today – we had a pretty long lie in due to no alarm and although we had decided to spend the day by the pool it was a little cloudy to begin with so we decided to head off for a wander around the Florida Mall.
We found it ok and right next door there was a huge 'Toys r us' so we took L in for a wander.
The Mall was ok – wasn't anything special to be honest, we kept getting hassled by stall holders to test out hair straighteners which was highly annoying.
We did manage to find an Apple store though, so Mr S and I got to drool over the 4s (Can you believe the 4s was the newest phone back then?)
Don't think there was much else really. They had a Disney Store and M&M world:
I guess we must have been there for about an hour or so by which time the clouds had lifted and the sun was shining so we headed back to the hotel so that L could go in the pool.
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Often I find a google search leads me back here.
When I find these questions I tend to upvote them as they were helpful to me, they have a asked and got an answer to the problem I was facing.
Obviously I upvote the answer that had the solution to my problem and any others that were helpful but I also tend to upvote the question as well. If it was not op I would not have the answers that were so helpful but is this a good reason to upvote questions if its not that good a question ?


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Sex toys, books and bondage kits are some of the merchandise in the new Spencer's novelty and gift shop at Southland Mall that Terrebonne Parish officials say violate a parish law on sexual merchandise.
HOUMA — Sex toys, books and bondage kits are some of the merchandise in the new Spencer's novelty and gift shop at Southland Mall that Terrebonne Parish officials say violate a parish law on sexual merchandise.
Local law says sexually oriented businesses, or SOBs, are not allowed within 1,000 feet of any residential district, school or church.
But an attorney for the New Jersey-based Spencer's says the company's merchandise, which includes shot glasses, T-shirts, costumes, bachelorette-party novelties, vibrators and massage oils, doesn't fall within the parish's definitions of a sexually oriented business. The attorney, Kevin Mahoney, said the legally defined "adult" items, such as vibrators, make up less than 5 percent of the store's stock.
Terrebonne Parish Councilman Billy Hebert, whose district includes Southland Mall, asked parish administrators to inspect the store because he received complaints from about two dozen people. Two parish Planning Department workers inspected the store Thursday afternoon, hand delivering a notice of violation to the store that day.
The law says the 1,000-foot measurement starts at the outside of the building, said Parish Planning Director Pat Gordon. So in Spencer's case, the parish is measuring from outside Sears. From there to a set of apartments is 250 feet.
The store is being asked to remove the sexually oriented items the parish claims violate the law, Gordon said. No one has asked it to close, he said, and the parish plans to meet with Spencer's attorney this coming Friday.
The mall's general manager, Dawn Becker, said the mall's management company is not getting involved in the dispute because it does not participate in the permitting or licensing of its businesses.
Mahoney said Spencer's has 600 shops across the U.S. and has operated for decades in Louisiana communities with laws similar to Terrebonne's.
"We've never been found to be an adult business under an ordinance like this," Mahoney said, adding that opposition isn't frequent in the store's decades-long history. "It tends to come up more with a new store because that specific community is not familiar with us."
Under the local law, an adult bookstore, novelty store or video store is a commercial business that has "a substantial portion of its stock" or "derives a significant or substantial portion of its revenues" or "devotes a significant or substantial part of its interior business or advertising" to the sale or rental of book, magazines, other printed matter, photographs or "other visual representations" that emphasize "specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas." The law also says these stores have substantial sales or stock of "instruments, devices or paraphernalia which are designed for use or marketed primarily for stimulation of human genital organs or for sadomasochistic use or abuse of themselves or others."
The only item considered adult in nature, Mahoney said, is the vibrators, which are make up less than 5 percent of the store's merchandise. The legal definition of substantial, he said, is 20 percent of a store's stock.
The blow-up dolls and genitalia-shaped candies, however, are novelties and gag gifts and not meant for actual sexual activity, he said.
Though Spencer's sells some adult items, the merchandise is kept in the back of the store, and clerks are instructed to shoo away anyone who looks like a "young teenager" or younger away from the section if they're not accompanied by an adult, Mahoney said. He said though some packaging depicts cartoon people "embracing" each other, none shows genitalia.
"We understand there is some sensitivity," Mahoney said, adding that nearly nude pictures are splashed across publications like Sports Illustrated and television ads. "That type of image is in regular display in the mainstream media. ... That's what's happening inside the malls of America in 2010."
But Hebert contends the bulk of the store's stock, including T-shirts with curse words and offensive language, should not be visible to the young patrons who frequent the mall.
" 'Substantial' is anything in it. … I don't care if it's one item in the store," Hebert said, referring to the operative word in the parish ordinance. "If they want to do that, let them go put up their own store outside the mall."
Not everyone agrees.
Secretary and mother of three Savannah Pelotto said the store is fun and different, keeping the adult items in the back. She suggested that concerned parents shouldn't drop their young children off at the mall unsupervised.
"If they are under 18, they don't need to be at the mall by themselves," Pelotto, 24, said. "And if you don't want your kid to see that, then don't go in it."
Brett Badgerow, a 23-year-old Nicholls State University student, said he understand how the store's contents may offend some people, but the adult items are appropriately kept from the front and display windows. Badgerow, who is also an assistant manager at the Spirit Halloween costume store, said the "sexy" costumes on sale at Spencer's are the same as those at his store. Plus, he said, Victoria's Secret's windows in Southland Mall display floor-to-ceiling pictures of scantily clad women.
"Nobody says anything about that," Badgerow said.
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The society pay attention to choose the car perfume fragrance
times 2016-04-06
Morning go to work, open the door closed overnight, will feel there is a bother the smell of stewed. As a result of the car is closed and the air is not smooth, when driving is easy to cause driving feel aching, head dizzy, listless, affect driving safety. A pure and fresh and natural, refreshing car perfume can solve the problem of peculiar smell inside the car for you. When choosing a car perfume, we can't just care about the smell of perfume, more should learn to pay attention to the choice of car perfume fragrance.
As car perfume was accepted and loved by the consuming public car perfume producers will produce a variety of types, car perfume taste to meet the needs of people. A lot of friends like to love a car perfume on the car, also some on household bedroom, in the odor removal, kill bacteria also can reach the effect of refreshing eye-catching and personality. However, in the market now is a great variety of car perfume, different flavor types, how to choose a good quality and suitable fragrance is very important.
1, grape aromas car perfume: appropriate improve muscle tone, give a person with comfortable, the feeling of euphoria, and can play a cool effect.
2, lemon scent: generally USES refreshing mint smell and lemon zest perfect collocation, have the function of the refreshing, relieve mental depression, resolving depression. Have unforgettable breath, being free, advocate natural standard, from the moment into the car is full of power.
3 car perfume, orange flavor, fragrance, the scent can improve work efficiency, can eliminate nervous depressive mood, this is the office workers love it.
4, jasmine aroma, this fragrance can enhance the body's ability to cope with the complex environment, eliminate mental and body defect syndrome.
5, lavender scent of car perfume: this fragrance is "good medicine", insomnia patients can improve the symptoms of depression, the role of liver fire.
6, cologne scent: this fragrance is sweet fresh aromas of citrus, orange flower, rosemary. Has relaxed, comfortable and pleasant elegant flavor, natural flavor, let a person full of confidence. Low-key composed of distinguished contained implicitly.
7, free Marine scent, it consists of tuberose, water lily, violets, berry mixture is pure and fresh and clean breath, as if walking in the arms of the sea. Pure and fresh sea breeze will always make you experience the freedom of happiness, can effectively alleviate the pressure of the work.
8, rose scent of car perfume: it is made of rose with a small amount of bergamot mixture jasmine and freesia and aroma. It give off elegant fragrance, charming fragrance which reflects mature lasting appeal, let the aesthetic feeling of deep aftertaste, add distinctive glamour. Was the most popular fragrance.


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Book Title: Gladys Aylward : The Adventure of a Lifetime
Author: Janet Benge
Format: Paperback | 205 pages
Publication Date: 01 Dec 1998
"Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Without formal education or a missionary organization to back her, a housemaid from England dared to answer God's call to China (1902-1970).


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Nick Kline and Amy Goldrich | Redux: Stripes for St. Joseph (2016)| 63614
New York, NY
Mixed Media 2016
Artist Statement
Redux is a single artwork in two different ArtPrize venues — Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park and Site:Lab's Rumsey Street Project – connecting two very different Grand Rapids neighborhoods. This project expands Stripes for St. Joseph, Kline's 2015 Installation and Juror's Shortlist nominee that elicited the immediate Roosevelt Park community's concern and uncertainty about the structure's and neighborhood's future due to impending development. In 2016, Kline and partner Amy Goldrich expand focus to explore the state of limbo in which the neighborhood still finds itself. Redux realizes a year-long co-creation process with Roosevelt Park neighborhood residents. The installation includes old church pews and lights (used here in the condition in which the artists found them), wall drawings, and photographic portraits of local "leaders without titles."
Reflexión del Artista
Redux es una sola obra de arte ubicada en dos lugares de ArtPrize (Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park y Site: Lab's Rumsey Street Project) que conecta dos vecindarios muy diferentes de Grand Rapids. Este proyecto amplía Stripes for St. Joseph, la instalación de Kline de 2015 y nominada por el jurado para la lista de finalistas, que provocó la preocupación inmediata de la comunidad de Roosvelt Park y la incertidumbre acerca del futuro de la estructura y del vecindario debido al inminente desarrollo. En 2016 Kline y su compañera Amy Goldrich amplían el enfoque para explorar el estado de limbo en el que aún se encuentra el vecindario. Redux realiza un proceso de un año de creación conjunta con los residentes del vecindario de Roosvelt Park. La instalación incluye bancos y luces antiguas de la inglesa (usados en las condiciones en que los hallaron los artistas), pinturas en las paredes y retratos fotográficos de "líderes sin títulos" locales.
Nick Kline (Born 1968, Spring Lake, NJ) received his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and his BFA from the University of the Arts. Kline has won several awards including the 2015 Frey Foundation Seed Grant; 2012 finalist in NATT & DAG Magazine's, Norway, National Book of the Year Award; and the 2011 Emergency Grant, Foundation for Contemporary Art. His recent Stripes for St. Joseph, created with Site:Lab in Grand Rapids, MI, was shortlisted by Installation jurors for ArtPrize 2015. Selected solo exhibitions include: R. Jampol Projects, New York, NY (2014); Occurrence Gallery, Montreal, Canada (2014); Prosjektrom Normanns, Stavanger, Norway (2012); Berlinskej Model, Prague, Czech Republic (2014); Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2012); Uno Art Space, Stuttgart, Germany (2008); and Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY (1999). Selected group exhibitions include: Front Room Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2013); Center for Book Arts and Media, Chicago, IL (2013); Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN (2008); and Smack Mellon Studios, Brooklyn, NY (2002). Special Projects include Printed Matter Inc., Window Installation, New York, NY (2014); UNTITLED. Editions, UNTITLED. Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL (2013). Kline's artist publications are in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums, Getty Research Institute, Artexte, and Banff Center. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, The New Yorker, ArtPapers, Hyperallergic, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Time-Out NY, The PhotoReview, Frankfurter Rundschau Magazine, among others. In 2014, Kline was Artist-in-Residence at Artexte, Montreal, Canada, as well as the Center for Contemporary Arts, Prague, Czech Republic. Kline currently resides in New York City.
Amy Goldrich is an art lawyer, curator, writer, and frequent collaborator with Nick Kline. She has curated several projects, notably Dynasty (2006), with co-curators Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Christopher Ho, and Sara Reisman. In 2013, Goldrich made her debut as an exhibiting artist with Nick Kline in "A Clean, Well-Lighted Space," part of the Texas Biennial, curated by Virginia Rutledge. Goldrich and Kline performed a live-streamed video reading of the entire Warhol Foundation amicus brief filed in support of Richard Prince in noted copyright case Cariou v. Prince. In 2015, Goldrich collaborated on No Service • 15:11 • 77% • Prague • Cloudy • 41º • Sunday • Today • 43 34, an artist's book with Nick Kline, Margrethe Aanestad, and Endless Editions. No Service debuted at Printed Matter's exhibition, Learn to Read Art: A Surviving History of Printed Matter at NYU's 80WSE Gallery. Most recently Goldrich collaborated with Kline to create (Redux) Stripes for St. Joseph, a large-scale installation in Grand Rapids, MI that will debut simultaneously at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, and Site:Lab's Rumsey Street Project. In addition to maintaining an active art law practice since 2003, serving clients in the contemporary art world and other creative businesses, Goldrich teaches courses related to art law and financial issues for both the Art Business Program at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies as well as Christie's Education. She lives and works in New York City.


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My book club was having a book swap this weekend, so I decided to bring some of my favorite dip to share. Interesting fact: I don't like raw tomatoes. Tomato sauce? Love. Ketchup? Yes. Tomato soup? Sign me up. Pico de gallo? No, thank you! Caprese salad? I'll take the mozzarella. Anyways, you get the point. This is where my Cowboy Caviar (AKA tomato-free pico de gallo) came from; I love the freshness of pico de gallo, but without the tomatoes.
This probably doesn't qualify for a 'recipe', more of an assembly. But the results are delicious. My book club can vouch for that!
Also, this should probably be an ad for my favorite knife, the Shun Classic 7″ Santoku. I swear, a good knife will change your life!
To de-seed a cucumber, just use a spoon to scrape the seeds out:
And then, dice:
To dice an avocado, cut slices with the fruit still in the skin, then cut slices going the other direction. Follow this by using a spoon to scrape the pieces away from the skin:
This is technically a dip, so serve it with tortilla chips. Although, there's no shame in spooning it straight out of the bowl (guilty)!
Cowboy Caviar
Prep time: 10-15 min
Cook time: n/a
Makes: enough to share
- 1 cup corn kernels (frozen or canned)
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 red bell peppers, diced
- 1 large cucumber, deseeded and diced
- 1 avocado, diced
- juice from 2 limes
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Combine all ingredients
- Place in fridge; the longer is sits (up to overnight), the more the flavors blend together
Question: Are you a picky eater? What is/are the food(s) you don't like?


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Classroom Activities for Cousin Ruth's Tooth
1. Tooth Sleuth. A fun game dreamed up by the staff at Princeton University's Cotsen Children's Library. Make a magnetic wand to aid tooth sleuths (try saying that three times fast!) in your search for lost teeth.
Click here for instructions.
2. Music: Try singing Cousin Ruth's Tooth to the tune of "Clementine." Now try it with Rachel Fister's Blister. What does this tell you about the rhyme scheme of the two books?
3. Poetry: "Study the rhyming pattern in both Ruth and Rachel Fister. Which lines rhyme? Is the pattern the same throughout the books? Find the places where it changes. Write some lines on the board and illustrate where the emphasis falls (on which syllable) in each line. Try to create two additional pages to the book. Add different zany places where the Fister family might search for the lost tooth. When creating your page, try to follow Amy MacDonald's rhyme pattern. Create crazy illustrations to go along with your words." [from A Celebration of Maine Children's Books, by Lynn Plourde and Paul Knowles, University of Maine Press, 1999]
3. History: "Even though the characters in this book might appear at first glance to be from an earlier time in history, they actually do some very contemporary things. Go back over the text and illustrations and make a list of all the words and drawings that have modern references (e.g. VCR, fax)." [from A Celebration of Maine Children's Books, by Lynn Plourde and Paul Knowles, University of Maine Press, 1999]
4. Writing: For older students: make up your own poem or story, using the same rhyme scheme. To see if you succeeded, try singing your words to "Clementine."
5. Discussion: See how many similarities you can find in the two books – for example:
a. rhyme scheme
b. scatty family members
c. making a mountain out of a molehill
d. the Queen saves the day
e. family members can't figure out her advice
f. Extra credit: Did anyone notice the "Quicker/Faster" sequence in Rachel Fister that's echoed by the "Faster/Harder" one in Cousin Ruth?
6. Reading: Read about losing teeth. Answer the following questions:
a. How long does it take for a new tooth to come in?
b. What happens when you lose a grown-up tooth? Can you replace it? With a clay one? A wooden one? Do you think you can really rent or buy teeth (see double-page spread, where they're shopping for teeth)? Why are the names of the stores on this page funny?
c. Where do you think Ruth's lost tooth really is?
d. What does "Time heals all wounds" mean? How does it relate to the ending?
7. Health: What are some ways to keep from losing your teeth? (brushing, flossing, wearing mouth guards, avoiding candy, etc.)
8. History: How did people deal with losing teeth in the old days? (Mention George Washington's wooden dentures!) How did they pull teeth? What would it have been like to live in days when there was no "painless dentistry"?
9. Art: Make a tooth out of clay. Compare it to the illustration of Aunt May's in the book. Is hers too big? Is yours?
10. Math: Make a graph of how many children in the room have lost how many teeth. Include grown-up teeth!
11. Vocabulary: Some of the words here are challenging. Can you figure out from the context what the following words mean:
a. clan
b. denture
c. dental
d. incident
12. Drama: Put on a play, adapted from Cousin Ruth's Tooth.
13. Drama: Do a Reader's Theater read-aloud adaptation of Cousin Ruth's Tooth. For instructions and a sample script, click here.


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Every year, UWMC's Shared Reading Committee picks a book to be read in a wide variety of courses, with the following goals:
The shared read also gives UWMC the chance to reach out to the local community by offering public programming.
For more information, contact Jason Siegel, UWMC English Lecturer and Shared Reading Committee Chair.
The Shared Reading Committee and Learning to Fly Series present the 2013 UWMC Art and Essay Contest!
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Weiner's journey explores the relationship between where we are, who we are, and how we feel. To delve deeper into these topics and reflect on your own values, answer the question,
"Where would you fly, and why?"
Respond to this question by composing a short essay, poem, story, or visual artwork in which you explain why visiting a particular place would make you happy.
Submit your entries or any questions to firstname.lastname@example.com by October 24. Winners will be notified in early November.
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2009, was the growing season in the flu. So while BakerMuse is on holiday, I will be adding 4% new material into a fan favorite an Afficiando's Self-help guide to the Flu. My advice: Don't frolic with mince pie after midnight.
If my sources are correct, influenza (flu) is from the Greek roughly translated as "Put Dr. Kevorkian on Speed Dial." Being a dedicated flu aficionado , We are for the flu what a sommelier is always to wine. Many a Saturday night We've staggerd across my living room looking more haggardly ill than both Mcqueen and Hoffman in Papillon. I will sense the subtle flavorings of each flu strain. Some use a hint of nausea with a whisper of migrane. For example, I can tell the among the horrible effects Spanish Flu or surprisingly vicious but shortlived Uber Schenectady Flu.
The Baker Clan is a favorite host and subsequent victim with the flues considering that the great plague.
In my nonflu oriented friends, We've compiled a list of my favorite influenza strains along with their symptoms.
1. Hugging the Porcelain God (HPG)
This flu features a mysterious ninjatype quality. 60 seconds or so you're craving bizarre foods something like poached loin of Yak with a seaweed demiglaze, then suddenly you will be making wish to the closest commode. This flu turns your stomach into a massive Yak tsunami. For anyone who is inside the clutches with this flu drag the closest futon in your bathroom and place it near the toilet. The HPG flu is exactly what we experts at BakerMuse call the Spew and Snooze.
This flu is really vile, you will be sickness food you possessed since a child like Gerber's famous strained peas and liver. The worst point about this flu is that as soon as the spewing is finished the dry heave phase begins. The stomach clearly knows there's nothing left to toss, but feels compelled to repeat the act repeatedly. I remember when i found my entire stomach lining inside the sink drain.
If you wake up and you are feeling like a 7foot, hairy type of Claude Akins is dancing on your chest, you've got the Saquatch. Ignore breathing my pal because you have just exchanged lungs using a 54yearold waitress from Yuma who's singlehandedly kept the unfiltered Camel Brand alive. First, your voice will automatically lower five registers so that you just sound exactly like Susanne Pleshette. Then, since the Sasquatch works its way through your bronchial tubes you will begin to pay up a lung, and in some cases the body will turn completely inside out. North Pole Elves their very own form of this called Tinsel Lung.
Because the name implies, you might at the same time Velcro you to ultimately the bathroom, because this will probably be a prolonged stay. This nasty virus goes directly to your intestines and starts to propagate like rabbits on a triple dose of Viagra. The socalled "friendly" bacteria are wiped out turning your colon into a large area of PVC pipe. Depending on which version of "FITH" you receive, the variations are labeled as followed. The Howizer. This needs to be selfexplanatory. Actually, this can be a flu best investigated with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Caution: Retain stained seat or else you be rocketed in the nearest attic. The Calcutta. This awful flu combines the worst top features of both Howitzer as well as the Hugging the Porcelain God. Should you play host to the double whammy, I would suggest a pair of asbestos diapers. Mrs. O'leary's Cow. Here is the worst. It's actually a five alarm fire and you're sitting on it. You really feel as though a million Habaneropeppers are partying inside your lower intestine. Some conspiracy buffs believe this is the major reason behind Our planets atmosphere.
This may be very mysterious of all the so-called flu bugs. It's gender specific. This flu attacks the level of men who are bubbling cauldrons of testosterone. Men that stand up a five AM, get yourself some natural hemp underwear and step out fishing broke and alone higher than a bent nail and dental floss.
Unfortunately, this flu short circuits the brain and suddenly this man's very existence may be the LifeTime Channel. This man will place on a comfy robe, sip chamomile tea and view movies with names like "The Stranger I Married," or "My Husband, my 2nd Cousin" and weep all through it. This phase may last as much as 3 days. If your man starts referring to a wish to knit a tea cosy, call 911.
5. The WackaMole or Deja Flu
This strain from the flu starts with a case of the sniffles. A box of Puffs with aloe can be a small investment in your cure. Then again your throat sets out to seem like coarse sandpaper as well as a dry cough actually starts to emerge. So, in go the lozenges and you've got only spent a $1.99 and added to the Smith Brothers coffers. Then, the cough turns into a nerve wracking hacking and lastly into something resembling the mucous sort of the show Krakatoa, East of Java. Instantly, the sniffles have died only to be replaced gymnastic stomach. This is where you commence binge drinking Pepto Bismol. Take my word for this, it's not enough time to take the face. Now, the aforementioned Fire in the Hole starts. The wackamole feature is these symptoms can seem in a combination at any time. Even weeks later when you experience what I call deja flu.
We have about 49 greater number of these viral personalities catalogued. I write them down all now, however the Lifetime Channel is on but Tory Spelling is starring.
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fly on the wall
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fly on the wall
One who is able to observe something closely but invisibly and without interfering in the situation. I would love to be a fly on the wall in John's house when he finds out his wife bought a new car without telling him.
fly on the wall
An unseen observer or listener, as in I wish I could be a fly on the wall when she tells him she's pregnant. [Mid-1900s]
a fly on the wall
COMMON If you would like to be a fly on the wall when a particular thing happens, you would like to secretly hear what is said or see what happens. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at their team meetings. What I'd give to be a fly on the wall when Draper finds out what's happened to his precious cargo! Note: You can use fly-on-the-wall to describe something such as a documentary film (= film about real people and events), where the makers of the film record everything that happens. For six months, a BBC film crew worked on a fly-on-the-wall documentary about their forthcoming marriage.
a fly on the wallan unnoticed observer of a particular situation.
This expression is often used as an adjective, as in a fly-on-the-wall documentary , where it refers to a film-making technique in which events are merely observed and presented realistically with minimum interference, rather than acted out under direction.


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YP Cadets On: why they do what they do - from seeking self-expression to connecting with God, and League of Legends
YP cadets share why they love what they loved to do, and what lessons they have learned from it
YP cadets share why they love what they loved to do, and what lessons they have learned from it
Writing, to me, is like second nature. I first started during my transition from primary to secondary school. The stress-filled environment led me to pursue something to distract myself, and it came down to writing. It was therapeutic, but I also wanted to achieve something. So I sat down with pen and paper and went to town. With every letter I scribbled down, I was laying a brick for my dream house. I wanted to be in complete control of the situation. And in the end my perseverance paid off. I finished my novel!
If writing ever starts to feel like an obligation to me, I would put my pen down. I want writing to have a positive effect on me; it should flow naturally and help me to relax, making me who I am.
Moving to boarding school wasn't easy for me, as is the case with many other international students. We were basically stranded in the middle of nowhere in western Massachusetts, in the United States, with strangers. Thankfully, with the help of different international student associations and classmates, I found my footing at school.
Over time, more students from Hong Kong arrived, and as one of the older, more experienced students, I felt the need to offer guidance to the newcomers. So I started the Hong Kong Student Association to help make it happen. We stick to simple things that make us feel at home, like cooking and hanging out together. It's a support network that I can always fall back on during difficult times.
I've been involved in art ever since I first picked up a pencil and discovered the joy that could only be felt from creating something. Drawing scenes and characters using my own imagination and filling up pages with them was amazing and fun. Of course, I still have room for improvement as there are countless skills that I want to learn, and I don't think I'll ever be satisfied with my own art.
I am striving to improve – the constant dissatisfaction that I feel spurs me to keep drawing, sketching, and learning. I hope that one day I will be able to finish a piece and feel a sense of pride in my own work and great anticipation for my next creation. I like to think that art isn't just a part of my life – it's a part of what makes me who I am. And if being true to yourself is the first step to understanding who you are, then I will gladly welcome the continued presence of art in my life.
Hong Kong is such a busy city that many people cannot stop even for a moment and reflect on their actions. Perhaps the reason I started blogging two years ago is to explore my passion and, hopefully, help inspire people to make a difference. Blogging gives me a voice I wouldn't have beyond the realm of cyberspace. It provides a channel for me to connect with my peers, including people from all walks of life whom I have never met. For me, a blog initiates a brand new conversation, encouraging people to reflect upon what they have just read. If someone responds to your blog, their collection of thoughts and opinions then adds to the pool of knowledge on the web. All we need is simply a syllable, a word, a sentence, and a paragraph to impose change, bare our souls, and introduce our worlds to one another.
Instead of sleeping in on Sundays, I'd wake up early for worship practice. Being a musician who's also passionate about my faith, I really want to give back to the church community by doing what I love. There's a huge difference between performing on stage and leading a worship. When you're performing, you want all eyes to be on you; you're the shining star and you want people to know that. But when you're worshipping, you're helping others come together for God, so you're essentially a bridge.
Sometimes, I lose sight of what's important and focus on the wrong things. I would want people to praise me and my musicianship, instead of giving all the glory to God. Thankfully, my fellow leaders are there to remind me about my focus. Little by little, I'm growing as a person who is able to serve selflessly. It's not an easy job, but I'll continue to serve others by doing what I love.
No matter how intense life is, playing video games is a way for me to relax. Though others may see it as unproductive and a waste of time, I see it as a fun, enjoyable way to wind down the day and spend time with my friends. I was introduced to gaming by my brother at a fairly young age. We were always very competitive, whether it was Fifa, Pokémon, or Doodle Jump. We'd spend all our spare time on any console, computer or phone game that we could get our hands on.
Now, as soon as I go home after work, I look to release my stress by joining my friends in slaying enemies on the fields of justice. I'm 20 years old by the way. Not sure how this is going to sound to others, but it's really not that lame! I honestly do recommend gaming to anyone looking for a new way to kick back, relax and chill with friends.


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I know many of you are so upset that Barack Obama is going to be our President for the next four years. Me too. However, Mom had something to say about that, which I thought I'd pass on:
America, don't lose heart. This election is not an "Obama mandate," nor is it a rejection of conservatism. Unanswered ads like this one running in blue collar swing states defined Romney early on, and the Obama media also piled on with the narrative that Romney would harm the middle class. (As I personally have witnessed, once a bell is rung by a biased media, it's impossible to un-ring it.) Ironically, it's Obama's socialist policies that will destroy America's working class as he outsources opportunities.
Hang in there, America.
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Stafford Hospital families consider legal action
The families of patients who suffered 'horrific experiences' at Stafford Hospital are considering legal action against NHS managers, reports suggest.
A scathing inquiry led by Robert Francis QC and published last week said the hospital had left patients 'sobbing and humiliated' after unprecedented failures in care were exposed by the Healthcare Commission.
At least 400 more patients died than would have been expected between 2005 and 2008 due to substandard conditions and care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
A campaign group created by the families of relatives who suffered in the unacceptable conditions is now reportedly considering launching legal action against managers of the trust after it emerged no-one was disciplined in the wake of the scandal.
Julie Bailey, head of the Cure the NHS group, is quoted by the Daily Telegraph as saying: 'These people need to be brought to account.
'What they did in our eyes is tantamount to corporate manslaughter and Cure the NHS is looking at bringing a private civil case against the managers for just that.
'This is especially important if the judicial review to get a proper public inquiry fails because none of them has taken the stand in public to give evidence.
'These managers presided over care while our loved ones suffered and died. It doesn't seem credible that they can walk away from Mid Staffordshire unblemished.'
Mr Francis' inquiry revealed last month that unqualified receptionists at the hospital were routinely assessing people at A&E, while patients were left in soiled sheets that their families were forced to wash themselves.
'I heard so many stories of shocking care,' Mr Francis said.
'These patients were not simply numbers, they were husbands, wives, sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, grandparents.
'They were people who entered Stafford Hospital and rightly expected to be well cared for and treated. Instead many suffered horrific experiences that will haunt them and their loved ones for the rest of their lives.'


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Given the competitive healthcare environment and the numerous companies available to network with….why choose Centra? – more... The reasons are many, but all stem from Centra's adherence to a set of core values that ensures a competitive edge in a crowded field.
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It took a total non-crisis to show just how much of a crisis Facebook is in.
This week, the world's most popular social network faced a small revolt from some users who complained Facebook had suddenly made some of their old private messages public. According to myriad complaints on Twitter and other sites, Facebook users believed the new Timeline feature – which lists a user's public interactions on one page dating back to whenever they joined the network – now included direct messages that were initially sent in private. Facebook has slowly been replacing the traditional Facebook wall with the Timeline feature over the past few months.
However, all signs indicate that Facebook didn't make anybody's private messages public.
Consider the implications of what seems to have happened here: A significantly large number of users saw their messages from a few years ago in the new Timeline format – messages that were posted, relatively publicly, on their friends' and their own Facebook walls – and couldn't believe that there was a time when they would have posted such things publicly. Instead, these users thought, the messages must have always been private correspondence, and it must be Facebook that screwed up and made them public.
Even after Facebook issued a categorical denial, plenty of users were still swearing up and down that their previously private messages had erroneously been made public. This means one of two things: either Facebook did indeed mess up and is denying it anyway (which is possible), or a lot of users have become so much more cautious with their privacy settings over these past few years that they can't even fathom they ever made these kind of messages public in the first place.
If that latter scenario is true, it should scare every Facebook executive and investor.
Tech companies make mistakes all the time, and if they're smart, they apologize, fix the error and move on. But if Facebook's users are becoming more privacy-conservative, the social network has a much bigger problem on its hands.
Despite what the site's front page may say, Facebook is not a free service. Its users don't pay with money, they pay with personal information. And the reason Facebook was the most hyped Initial Public Offering in U.S. history – the reason Mark Zuckerberg is one of the richest people on Earth – is because Facebook turns around and leverages personal information to lure advertisers. Those advertisers want to know your marital status so they can sell you wedding dresses and dating site subscriptions; they want to know how old you are so they can sell you used cars and dating site subscriptions; they want to know where you live so they can sell you condos and dating site subscriptions.
This is how Facebook makes money. Everything about the company's business model incentivizes it to try to convince you to make more of your information public.
But what if you are becoming less – not more – likely to do that? What if you've spent the past few months going through your photo album and deleting all those embarrassing college keg-stand pics so your new employer won't see them? What if you've slowly but surely hiked up your privacy settings from "Anything Goes" to "Fort Knox"? What if you're so much more concerned about privacy now that you look at messages you posted publicly just a few years ago and you think, "There's no way those weren't private"?
What if Facebook and its users have fundamentally opposing ideas of what the social network should be?
When Facebook's founders first made the service available outside Harvard, where it began, it was a bit of a revolution – the iPhone of social networking. Additionally, you couldn't even log in if you weren't enrolled in a school of some sort, meaning what you posted on the site, even at the lowest security settings, was visible to a much smaller subset of the population.
But today, there are countless other tools for quickly and easily sharing everything on the Web. For many users, Twitter is now the outward-facing social network, where they deliberately want to be public with their thoughts (although they can easily make their Twitter accounts private if they wish). And unlike Facebook, Twitter only tries to make your user name, brief bio and (optionally) Web site and location public – and if you like, all that information can be fake.
Facebook, with its constant prodding for more and more information and its insistence that the information be accurate, has been re-categorized in many users' minds as a kind of super-powered online address book, the service you turn to when you want to find out what that one kid from fifth grade is up to these days. And all those investors who bought in to Facebook a few months ago at a borderline-ludicrous valuation? They didn't think they were buying an address book.
For decades, the tech industry has conceived all kinds of exotic business models – ad-supported this, "freemium" that, shareware, crowdsourced funding, you name it. Some have worked, some have imploded.
But as it becomes clearer and clearer that Facebook isn't going to suddenly transform advertizing into a science with its massive stockpile of data (and make everyday investors filthy rich in the process), maybe the company should at least consider a more traditional business model: asking people to pay for stuff.
Would it really be all that difficult to create a premium version of Facebook that strips away ads, keeps personal information away from third-parties and costs five bucks a month? Bundle some content-providing apps in with the deal and call it Facebook Platinum, or something. Sure, a lot of people wouldn't pay money for Facebook, and they can keep using the current version, but certainly some of its almost 1 billion users would like the option to pay with cash rather than privacy. After all, people pay eight bucks a month for Netflix.
If Facebook continues to – by necessity of its business model – urge its users to be more public with their information, and those users continue to head in the exact opposite direction, then the company's long-term viability is at stake.


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I have a site to develop into PHP and mysql where I take, with a cron, every two minutes 10 xml from a server parse each and insert data into my database.
Well this data are simple string (maximum 10) and about 20 field (string(10)). Every two minutes I insert 10 records with 20 fields (the number of xml can be incremented).
Into this database I have other tables but the biggest table is where I insert every two minutes some records.
I want to know if is bettere to separate database by year like: database_2013, database_2014... create database automatically when the year change beacuse I dn't want that this table of data can generate every year Gb of database and ten years from now I have a very big database where to make query is very slow.
One database (isn't a problem a lot of Gb for a database) or more database divided by years?
This is my table that I implement:
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `station` (
`id` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`station_id` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL,
`dewpoint` varchar(5) NOT NULL,
`heat_index` varchar(10) NOT NULL,
`pressure` varchar(10) NOT NULL,
`relative_humidity` varchar(5) NOT NULL,
`temperature` varchar(5) NOT NULL,
`wind_degrees` varchar(10) NOT NULL,
`wind_direction` varchar(10) NOT NULL,
`wind_speed` varchar(5) NOT NULL,
`windchill` varchar(10) NOT NULL,
`rain_rate_in_per_hour` varchar(10) NOT NULL,
`rain_rate_hour_high_in_per_hour` varchar(10) NOT NULL,
`rain_storm_in` varchar(10) NOT NULL,
`leaf_wetness` varchar(2) NOT NULL,
`created` datetime NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 AUTO_INCREMENT=1 ;


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I've been working in and around the financial services industry since the early 1970s. In my experience, the advisory practices that have been most successful are the ones that have a clearly defined strategy, that pay attention to management, and that effectively leverage other people and organizations.
Perhaps the most important strategic relationship that the majority of advisory firms have is with their custodian or broker/dealer. Ironically, far too many advisors take a very narrow view of this relationship. If you look closely at the firms that support independent advisors, you will find they each have a singular value proposition, a unique culture, and a specific attitude about how they support their advisors. That's not to say that one is necessarily better than any other; they are just different. But in order to maximize the efficiency and the potential of your firm, the selection of a custodian or broker/dealer should always be made in the context of your strategy: you need to find the organization that best supports what are you trying to accomplish.
Affiliation Models: An Overview
One thing that I've noticed is that advisors often allow their backgrounds to dictate their affiliations, rather than making a conscious choice about what would be best for them and for their practice.
Many advisors came into the business through the traditional securities brokerage or general agency system as salespeople. We refer to that platform as "Complete Control." Brokerage firms such as Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley best represent this model, as do general agency systems such as Northwestern Mutual, and bank financial services networks as exemplified by those run by Wells Fargo or Wachovia.
There are a number of good examples of advisors who have built dynamic practices within this environment, leveraging the brand that these parent firms provide. The primary advantage of this approach is the cocoon it offers that enables advisors to focus on their clients, and defer most business issues to their parent firms. There usually is a high level of support and quality control, and the firms typically have a significant identity and presence in a local market. The downside that comes with this approach is usually a significant limitation on how these advisors run their business affairs, the available products, and sometimes even how advisors can interact with clients. Moreover, the portion of the revenues that the advisors get to keep is also often quite a bit less than they'd get under other affiliation models. Most importantly, under the complete control model, client relationships are "owned" by the parent firm and advisors have limited availability to build and realize value in their practices.
Of course, there's a good number of advisors who have migrated to one of the next three levels of affiliation: regulated local autonomy (typical for insurance B/Ds); supervised independence (independent B/Ds); and total independence (the RIA model). There are pluses and minuses to each of these models. The payout is usually higher the farther you break away from a completely controlled environment; but advisors in these other platforms are also more responsible for their costs, their infrastructure, and their technical support. In other words, independence carries a cost.
A good example of this migration is the Minneapolis-based American Express Financial Advisors system. AmEx offers three affiliation platforms that mirror typical industry models: Platform I is "Complete Control," under which the advisors become employees of the firm; Platform II is for the statutory employee who is now responsible for her or his own business expenses; and Platform III is for the independent contractors who no longer operate under the American Express name but who are still supervised by that firm.
Raymond James, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, is another example of a once-traditional broker/dealer that now crosses three of the possible platforms. In Raymond James's case, the mix is slightly different, offering relationships with its captive brokerage firm, its independent broker/dealer, and its totally independent institutional services platform.
In the early 1990s, discount broker Charles Schwab in San Francisco changed the broker/dealer model with its then-revolutionary institutional services division. Many advisors discarded their broker/dealer affiliation, in some cases even relinquishing their NASD licenses, and set up custodial relationships with Schwab. Companies like Fidelity Registered Investment Advisor Group in Boston, T.D. Waterhouse Institutional in New York, and DATAlynx in Denver have also become significant players in this market. They offer their advisors total independence in product selection, business affairs, and client relationships, and (in most cases) 100% of the revenues those relationships generate.
In addition, there are also turnkey providers of asset management services such as SEI, Buckingham Asset Management, and the Frank Russell Company that, in some respects, have also replaced their affiliated advisors' need for a broker/dealer. It is also not uncommon to see an advisor use both a broker/dealer and a custodial or turnkey platform simultaneously, assuming their broker/dealer permits this.
A more recent evolution has been in the creation and growth of independent trust companies, which a number of fee-based advisors look to as a place in which to custody client assets and clear securities, at lower costs to their clients, and without the perceived threat of competition from their affiliation partner, whether that partner is a custodian or a broker/dealer. This trust company model also holds the potential to fall under the jurisdiction of banking regulators rather than securities regulators, which some believe can provide a higher degree of client comfort.
The Implications for Advisors
Any one of these four approaches can be an appropriate choice, depending on an advisor's individual business strategy. In some cases, being a local representative of a national brand is an effective way to attract and serve clients without the requirement of a large investment in a business infrastructure. This has proven to be the traditional way most advisors enter the business. There is a cost, of course. The payout is not as high as in the alternative channels, and there may be more pressure to advocate for the company's own products, or outside products in which the parent company has an interest in distributing.
The Regulated Local Autonomy model also is an appealing platform for those who are looking for some of the best characteristics of a wirehouse or General Agency cocoon, but with some degree of independence regarding product, service, and brand name. Payouts are typically higher in this environment than under the "Complete Control" model, but not at the same level of "Supervised Independence." The simple reason for this is that most independent broker/dealers cannot afford to provide as much infrastructure and still sustain their high payout to advisors. The simple rule of thumb is that the more support you need, the less payout you're going to get to keep.The Supervised Independence model holds a lot of appeal for independent advisors, providing they have the ability and interest to manage their practices and resources effectively. It also requires a practice to reach a critical mass of revenues that will support its own office. The average payout for an independent broker/dealer is 82%, ranging between 70% and 90% (with minor exceptions at either end). This platform tends to offer fewer controls on its advisors, but really only works if an advisor is emotionally and managerially ready to grow his own business without a safety net. This is also an appealing option for advisors who have grown their fee-based business, but still have a substantial amount of trailing commissions from mutual funds sales that they would be reluctant–or economically unable–to discard under a total independence model.
The Total Independence model provides a great amount of flexibility for advisors who operate in the fee-only environment. In addition to legally collecting fees in a wholly-owned business entity (NASD rules prohibit commissions to an entity that is not registered as a broker/dealer), advisors collect 100% of what they charge. If they are effective in managing their practice, are comfortable asking for appropriate fees, and are willing to take full responsibility for their own compliance supervision, this model can be very compelling.
Relevance to Practice Management
The firm that an advisor picks as a business affiliate will impact his strategy, compensation, personnel choices, and financial results. Each platform has appeal depending on what the practitioner feels he or she can do well, what they need a partner to do, and what the advisors' personal goals are.
As you develop your strategy, it is important to determine which model will best suit your business. If you don't have the time, money, and management capability to undertake an initiative on your own, consider how each of these firms would help you to fulfill your goals. They are sources of products, technology, advanced planning education, contacts, acquisition and succession assistance, client referrals, and more.
For some practices, payout may become the overriding reason to affiliate with one firm over another. But this is often a short-sighted approach: Keep in mind that the higher the payout, the fewer dollars the partner will have available to invest in infrastructure to support you. There are many opportunities to leverage the resources of larger organizations to build your business today, and reap greater rewards in the future. It all depends on what you need and where you want to go. The key is to make sure the tradeoffs you make are the right ones for you.


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People enjoy artificial products
Most urban dwellers want authentic, natural goods. Unfortunately, growing plants or baking breads requires a significant amount of effort. Therefore, they often buy or enjoy artificial ones instead. Some artificial products are so carefully crafted that people misjudge them as the real one (See the real frozen beer (left) and its imitation (right) at the Kirin Ichiban popup store).…Details


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A day after beginning spring practice, Miami returned to Greentree on Sunday morning.
The Hurricanes, who'll take the field Tuesday and Thursday for shorter sessions ahead of spring break, took advantage of the weekend and had a near three-hour practice on Sunday that focused a lot on passing work and ended with some 11-on-11 work. One of the highlights during that stretch? Quarterback Ryan Williams bouncing back after being picked off by former Miramar teammate Tracy Howard to toss a 40-yard touchdown pass to Stacy Coley.
Williams, the early favorite to replace the graduated Stephen Morris, earned post-practice praise from Miami coach Al Golden who says he continues to be happy with how the former Memphis transfer is playing through the first two spring workouts.
"He's doing good," Golden said of Williams. "Some of it's unfair. The defense won the majority of those third-down periods because you can't stop many penetrators without pads and the defense is playing fast right now. We've got some guys on the o-line that have to learn quick, but that will be good. Ryan is seeing it really well. He's stepping up real well. I'm really excited about the way he's throwing the ball down the middle of the field. That's what I'm really excited about."
There's also more excitement for Williams ahead in the coming months. The 22-year-old and his wife Deanna are expecting a baby boy in early August.
More news and notes from Sunday:
*The Hurricanes are currently without 12 players that aren't participating in spring practice because of various injuries. None of those players saw their status change Sunday, though linebacker Thurston Armbrister—who wore a yellow limited contact jersey on Saturday—wore green and participated.
The players that remained out Sunday includes offensive lineman Shane McDermott, tight end Clive Walford, corner Ladarius Gunter (who had his right arm in a sling), safety Rayshawn Jenkins, defensive end Anthony Chickillo, corner Nate Dortch, corner Corn Elder, running back Duke Johnson, running back Joseph Yearby, receiver Herb Waters, receiver Malcolm Lewis, and receiver Braxton Berrios.
Eight of those players are expected to miss the entirety of spring, though Golden said Saturday Jenkins, Chickillo, Waters and Lewis are expected back.
*Dallas Crawford, who moved from running back to safety, had a nice practice on Sunday with a pass break-up and an interception during position drills.
Crawford was the Hurricanes' second-leading rusher last season with 558 yards and 12 touchdowns, but Golden reiterated Sunday that he expects moving Crawford to safety, a position he played in high school, will make the Hurricanes better and he's been pleased with Crawford's effort on defense early.
"He's disappointed because he doesn't know all the coverages yet, so on that last two-minute, he gave up a big one. And I just told him, in front of the team, 'Don't worry about that. You had a great day,'" Golden said. "He's so coachable and he's tough. We have a long way to go with him at that position, but he's so willing. I'm excited. He's another coachable guy, another guy that's physical and smart, so I'm really excited about it."
*Miami's first two practices have been in shorts with limited contact, but Golden said Sunday he expects the team will go in pads during their next practice, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Tuesday.


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I've been receiving a few membership renewal or welcome packs in the post recently, and nothing makes you feel 'welcome' into a loyalty program like a bit of membership paraphenalia… it's like you've finally arrived. And then generally about 2 minutes after you've opened it that feeling disappears, but it was nice while it lasted!
First up, here's a few grabs of the welcome gumph you get from joining InterContinental Ambassador, which paid for itself during our recent around the world trip. It took about 6 weeks to arrive in Australia after joining.
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Notes, Exercises, Videos, Tests and Things to Remember on Archimedes Principle
Please scroll down to get to the study materials.
We know that due to upthrust, objects tend to lose weight when immersed in liquid. Archimedes principle states that "If an object is partially or completely immersed in the liquid, the weight of liquid displaced by the object is its upthrust". This law is applicable for the gaseous medium too.The weight of the displaced liquid = ρgv where ρ is density of the liquid, g is acceleration due to gravity and v is the volume of the displaced liquid.
Law of flotation states that "The weight of the liquid displaced by a floating object is equal to its weight". When an object sinks it displaces liquid, as it is sinking the amount of water displaced increases (Archimedes principle) until it displaces liquid as much as its weight. If the object displaces liquid equals to its weight the object floats if it cannot then the object sinks.
If a wooden cork is subjected to the water, the water displaced by the cork is very less but is equal to its weight. So it easily floats in water. If a rubber cork is subjected to water then the water displaced by the rubber cork is larger as its weight is also greater than wooden cork. So it also floats. But if we use the cork made by stone it sinks because it cannot displace water equal to its weight.
It is the instrument used to measure specific gravity of the liquids. It is based on the principle of flotation. There are two types of hydrometer
This is also called Nicolson hydrometer because it was invented by him.
In this hydrometer, a metallic rod with a mark on it connected is a pan as shown in figure. At the lowest part, a heavy cone filled with lead is connected to help it remain vertically inside liquid. This instrument is used to measure relative density of liquids.
To measure relative density of a liquid, it is kept in the liquid and by adding weights in its pan the mark on the rod is managed to bring at the surface of the liquid. On the basis of the amount of weight required to maintain the level, relative density of the liquid is analyzed.
It consists of a hollow cylindrical glass build. Its lower portion is filled with lead shots and they are fixed in the position using sealing wax. The cylindrical bulb is heavy helps the hydrometer to float in a liquid vertically. A graduated stem is at the top. The stem is made narrow for greater sensitivity.
When a hydrometer is placed in a liquid, it sinks until it displaces the liquid which is equal to its own weight. The stem is graduated in kg/m3 to give the value of density and sinks more in the liquids having less density. Thus, the constant weight hydrometer measures the density of liquid directly without calculation. A specially designed constant weight hydrometer used to test the purity of milk is known as lactometer.
The balloon filled with hydrogen is rising because the weight of the balloon filled with hydrogen is less than the weight of air displaced by it i.e. upthrust of the atmosphere is acting on the balloon. As we go up in the atmosphere the density of air decreases that leads to decrease in the weight of displaced air i.e. decrease in the upthrust. As the weight of the hydrogen balloon is same to the weight of air displaced by it, it stops to rise.
Specific density of iron is higher than that of water and less then that of mercury. Being denser than water it sinks in water but is less denser than mercury so it floats in mercury.
The upthrust provided by a medium is directly proportional to the density of the medium i.e. more the density more is the upthrust. Water is denser than air so upthrust provided by water is higher than that of air. So , having more upthrust in water means the object looses some of its weight than in air. So, due to that loss in the weight, the object is lighter in water than in air.
The upthrust provided by a medium is directly proportional to the density of the medium i.e. more the density more is the upthrust. Water is denser than air so upthrust provided by water is higher than that of air. So, we are getting extra lift from below when the object is in water than it was in air. So, due to that extra push a person can lift a heavy stone immersed in water easily as compaired to air .
The density of salty water is higher than that of pure water and according to upthrust formula medium having higher density will provide higher upthrust (Upthrust is directly proportional to the density of the medium). So, salt water will push the swimmer body upward with more force than that of pure water. Due to that extra push by salty water it is easier to swim in salty water than in pure water.
Archimedes' principle states that, "When an object is fully or partially immersed in liquid substance, the weight of the displaced liquid is equal to the upthrust of the liquid on the object".
"An object that floats on a liquid medium displaces the liquid equal to its weight".
According to anamolous behavior of water, ice floats in water because its density is lower thatn that of water
If a piece of wood having a total number of 1.6m3 and density of 800kgm-3 floats on water of density 1000kgm-3, calculate what part of the wood is in water.
Density of wood(d1)= 800kg/m3
Density of water (d2)=100kg/m3
Volume of wood(V)=1.6m3
Mass of wood (m)= d1×v
Mass of displaced water=mass of wood=1280kg
\begin{align*} \text{Volume of wood, sinking on water}&= \text{volume of displaced water} \\&=\frac{\text{mass of displaced water} }{\text{density of water}}\\ &= \frac{1280kg}{1000kg/m^3}\\ &= 1.28 \: m^3\end{align*}
\begin{align*}\text{Sinking part of wood} &= \frac{\text{Volume of wood sinking on water}}{\text{Volume of wood}}\\ &=\frac{1.28m^3}{1.6m^3}\\&= 0.8 \end{align*}
The mass of a brick is 2kg Find the mass of water displaced by it when it is completely immersed in water. (Density of the brick is 2.5g/ cm3).
Here,mass of a brick(m1) = 2 kg
Density of the brick (d1) = 2.5 g/cm3 = \(\frac {2.5 × 10^{-3} kg}{10^{-6} m^3}\)
= 2500 kg/m3
∴ Volume of the brick (V1) = \(\frac{mass}{density}\)
= \(\frac{2}{2500}\)
∴ Mass of the displaced water is 0.8 kg.
= \(\frac{1}{1250}\)m3
Here,mass of brick (m1) = 2 kg
Density of brick(d1) = 2.5g /cm3
= 2500 kg/m3
Density of water (d2) = 1000 kg/m
Mass of water displaced = (m2) = ?
For sinking bodies
or, \(\frac{m_1}{d_1}\)=\(\frac{m_2}{d_2}\) [∴d=\(\frac{m}{v}\) ]
∴ \(\frac{d_1}{d_2}\)=\(\frac{m_1}{m_2}\)
∴ m2 =\(\frac{1000×2}{2500}\)
= \(\frac{20}{25}\)
= \(\frac{4}{5}\)
= 0.8 kg
∴ Mass of the displaced water is 0.8 kg.
The depth of water in a rectangular tank is 6m. Find the water pressure exerted at the bottom of it.(g = 9.8 m/sec 2)
Pascal's law states that liquid exerts pressure equally in all directions.
Depth of water (h) = 6m
Density of water (d) =1000 kg /m3
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8/sec2
Pressure of water (p) =?
We know,
p=h× d× g
=6 × 1000×9.8
Hence, the water pressure exerted at the bottom of the tank is 58800 Pascal.
The buoyant force on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by that object is ______.
Pascal's principle
Bernoulli's principle
Archimedes' principle
Hooke's principle
Which one is also called Nicolson hydrometer?
Archimedes principle law is applicable for the ______.
pressure too
Law of Flotation
gaseous medium too
gravity too
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Full sound effects list for 20th Century Cameras Library:
Discover the obscure sounds of 24 film cameras designed between the 1930s and 1970s. Carefully organised into 159 files, the 20th Century Cameras library offers over 3900+ sounds recorded at pristine 24bit/96kHz, thus allowing you to not only use the mechanical sounds of the cameras for their intended purpose, but also for sound design.
In order to help you navigate through the plethora of sounds available, rich SoundMiner metadata has been carefully crafted in order to describe the sounds as simply as possible, using multiple keywords and terms, where needed.
The library contains mostly mechanical sounds, such as the sound of shutter release at different shutter speeds, knobs, latches, wheels, and more, in addition to some Foley sounds as well. Due to the age of the cameras, most of the shutter release sounds have slight variations between them, even at the same shutter speed.
The library also comes with a free eBook which can be viewed and downloaded here.
In addition to the SoundMiner metadata sheet down below, the eBook provides information as to how older cameras work, and more details as to how each of the cameras recorded for the library work. The book goes into a fair bit of detail as to what sounds each camera offers, without getting too technical.
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Michelle Tuma '15
Hometown: Elgin, Illinois
Majors: Political Science & Legal Studies
Future Plans: Attend Law School
Michelle Tuma loves to apply what she's learning in the classroom. At the University of Illinois Springfield, she's been given that opportunity. The political science and legal studies major is an intern with the Illinois Innocence Project where she's working to help overturn the convictions of people she believes were wrongly convicted. She's also the head delegate of the UIS Model Illinois Government Organization, vice president of the College Democrats and an intramural sports supervisor at TRAC.
Leadership is lived at UIS. Every day.
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I'm trying to think happy thoughts this Memorial Day Weekend as I recall folks who did not return from Vietnam and am sharing this photo I took of Ron Davidson in the swimming pool at College Village Apartments, probably in 1967. Some of you had him as a coach at Horace Mann. He left teaching to join the Marine Corps. I drove him to Camp Pendleton when it was time for him to ship out. He was killed on August 5, 1968. I hope you can make your way to the "Colts Who Died in Vietnam" page and watch the video put together some years ago by the Crawford AV class. Enjoy your weekend.
Billy Woods '65 shares a couple of Horace Mann Intermural photos. I think that's 8th Grade Softball on the left and 9th Grade Football on the right. Click on the red links to see bigger photos with caption.
Have you ever wished you could buy your way out of exercising? Scott Shewmaker '74 says the old Crawford track will soon be razed and a new facility will be constructed across the street. He and Yale Strom (that's him in the front row third from the left) have organized a 24-hour marathon that will begin at 8 AM tomorrow morning May 24th. If my math is correct, it will end at 8 AM on the 25th. This will be a fundraiser for the Athletic Department. Scott says they held several of these in the mid-'70s during the time Crawford's Cross Country team was a regular CIF champion. He's encouraging classmates from the '70s and '80s to stop by, suit up and hit the cinders. I think older folks can just bring a folding chair and their wallet. You might bring a thermos of coffee after darkness falls. Click HERE to email Scott or HERE to email Yale
Hey Gary Juleen! Doug Kvandal '66 sees your Dennis Mitrovich '67 and raises you one. The photo above shows the band "Sequoya", with Dennis on the right playing guitar, next to Joe Dyke '65 on trumpet. Doug is on the far right behind the Hammond B-3. Says Doug, "We played mostly big venues as warm-up for the likes of Boz Scaggs, Neil Young, Gabor Szabo, and Sha-Na-Na."
John McMullen '63 shares his 6th Grade class photo from Hardy Elementary. I think he said Zeller Waymire was #2 in Row 2. I believe John's the last one in Row 3. Surely we can fill in the names on this one. Click HERE for the enlarged version.
Rod Dunbar '64 passed away from cancer in Norfolk, VA on November 4, 2011. Rod served three tours in Vietnam in search and rescue with the US Air Force.
Just a reminder for those Facebook users who don't want to get off the couch and turn on the computer, you can access the Colt Corral on your smart phone or tablet. You may have to search for Crawford Colt Corral.


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Exodus 31:4
To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
a. NLT: He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.
b. NIV: to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,
c. YLT: to devise devices to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
d. Amplified Bible Classic: To devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,
e. Septuagint: and to frame works, to labour in gold, and silver, and brass, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet,
f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: to weave designs, to work with gold, silver, and copper.
1. "To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,"
a. To devise [Strong: 2803 * chashab khaw-shab' a primitive root; properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute:--(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.]
b. cunning works [Strong: 4284 * machashabah makh-ash-aw-baw' or machashebeth {makh-ash-eh'-beth}; from 2803; a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice):--cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.]
c. to work [Strong: 6213 * `asah aw-saw' a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
d. in gold [Strong: 2091 * zahab zaw-hawb' from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky:-- gold(-en), fair weather.]
e. and in silver [Strong: 3701 * keceph keh'-sef from 3700; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money:--money, price, silver(-ling).]
f. and in brass [Strong: 5178 * nchosheth nekh-o'-sheth for 5154; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver):--brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.]
1). All these talents would be employed in constructing the Tabernacle.


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