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Picture Controls on Your iPhone
You can take advantage of the photos on the iPhone in several ways. In each case, you tap the picture and make sure the picture controls are displayed. Then tap the action (or share) icon, at the bottom-left (and shown in the margin) to display the nine choices shown.
Here's what each choice does:
Mail: Some photos are so precious that you just have to share them with family members and friends. When you tap the Mail icon, the picture is automatically embedded in the body of an outgoing e-mail message. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the e-mail addresses, Subject line, and any comments you want to add — you know, something profound, like "Isn't this a great-looking photo?"
After tapping Send but before the picture and accompanying message are whisked away, you have the option to reduce the image size (small, medium, or large) or keep the actual size.
Consider the trade-offs: A smaller-sized image may get through any limits imposed by your or the recipient's Internet provider or company. But if you can get the largest image through, you will give the recipient the full picture (forgive the pun) in all its glory.
You can also press and hold on the screen until a Copy button appears. Tap that button, and now you can paste the image into an e-mail, a text, or an iMessage message. But there's another easier way to send a picture via Message.
Message: Apple and your provider support picture messaging through what's called MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). Tap the Message icon, and the picture is embedded in your outgoing message; you merely need to enter the phone number or name of the person to whom you're sending the picture.
If that person is also using an iOS 5 or iOS 6 device, or a Mac running OS X Mountain Lion, the photo will be sent as an iMessage, which doesn't count against your texting allotment.
Photo Stream: Photo Stream is a neat way for anyone exploiting iCloud to have pictures automatically show up in a special Photo Stream album. Tap Photo Stream to add the image to a particular photo stream.
Twitter: Lots of people send pictures via Twitter these days. The iPhone makes it breeze. Tap the Twitter icon and your picture is embedded in an outgoing Tweet. Just add your words, sticking to Twitter's character limit of 140. You can also add your location to the Tweet by tapping the Add Location option that appears. Oh, and remember to enter your Twitter handle in Settings.
Facebook: Tap the Facebook icon to add your picture to the world's most popular social network. At your discretion, you can add your location. And remember to add your Facebook credentials in Settings.
Assign to Contact: If you assign a picture to someone in your Contacts list, the picture you assign pops up whenever you receive a call from that person. Tap Assign to Contact.
Your list of contacts appears on the screen. Scroll through the list to find the person who matches the picture of the moment. As with the Use as Wallpaper option, you can drag and resize the picture to get it just right. Then tap Set Photo.
You can also assign a photo to a contact by starting out in Contacts. Start by tapping Phone→Contacts. From Contacts, choose the person and tap Edit→Add Photo. At that point, you can take a new picture with the iPhone's digital camera or select an existing portrait from one of your onboard picture albums.
To change the picture you assigned to a person, tap his or her name in the Contacts list, tap Edit, and then tap the person's thumbnail picture, which also carries the label Edit. From there, you can take another photo with the iPhone's digital camera, select another photo from one of your albums, edit the photo you're already using (by resizing and dragging it to a new position), or delete the photo you no longer want.
Print: If you have a wireless AirPrint-capable printer, tap Print to print the photo. You can choose how many copies of the print you want to duplicate.
Copy: Tap this option to make a copy of an image that you can embed in an outgoing text message.
Use as Wallpaper: The default background image on the iPhone when you unlock the device is a gray background with raindrops. Dramatic though it may be, you probably have an even better photograph to use as the iPhone's wallpaper. A picture of your spouse, your kids, or your pet, perhaps?
When you tap the Use as Wallpaper icon, you see what the present image looks like as the iPhone's background picture. And, you're given the opportunity to move the picture around and resize it, through the now familiar action of dragging or pinching against the screen with your fingers.
When you're satisfied with how the wallpaper looks, tap the Set button. Options appear that let you use the photo as wallpaper for the Lock screen, the Home screen, or both. Per usual, you also have the option to tap Cancel.
You can also share, copy, add to a new album, or delete in bulk. Here are the general steps:
From a thumbnails view of your pictures (refer to Figure 9-4), tap the Edit button at the upper-right.
The Share, Add To, and Delete buttons appear at the bottom of the page.
Tap each image in the thumbnails view that you want to share, copy, add to an album, or delete so that a check mark appears.
Tap Share, Copy (an option under Share), Add To, or Delete, depending on what you want to do.
If you tap Share from here, you have the option to Tweet the photo, add it to Facebook, or print it. If you tap Share→Copy, you can paste images into an outgoing e-mail, text or iMessage message. If you tap Add To, choose the album you want to add the picture to. If you tap Delete, you get the chance to change your mind.


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COLCHESTER, Vt. - A school-record three competitors qualified for the NCAA Championship last winter, and each returns to a deep Saint Michael's College Alpine skiing team this season. Nine first-years join a 24-person roster that counts only three seniors, as the Purple Knights seek representation at an NCAA Championship for the eighth time in nine years while building upon the first All-America finish ever by a Saint Michael's skier.
Head Coach: Gus MacLeod '02 (7th Year)
Assistant Coaches: Jamie Bender '17 (1st Year), Nick Stagers (5th Year)
2016 NCAA Championship: 15th/21 | 11th/21 (men's Alpine) | 14th/21 (women's Alpine)
2016 EISA Championship: 9th/16 (combined with Nordic) | 6th/15 (men's Alpine) | 10th/15 (women's Alpine)
Returners: 15
First-Years: 9
Skiers who led team in 23 of 24 events during 2016 regular season return, as do those who occupied 39 of team's 49 scoring positions ... each of team's school-record three NCAA Championship qualifiers returns; a fourth returner narrowly missed qualifying ... those three single-handedly combined for a 15th-place team finish out of 21 schools at NCAAs, the second-best placement in College history, behind a program-record 50 points ... team's 24 skiers represent 10 U.S. states and three countries ... six international students is believed to be a school record ... team has two sets of siblings ... Alpine squad has sent at least one skier to NCAA Championship seven of last eight years.
Saint Michael's opens the season at the Saint Lawrence University and University of New Hampshire carnivals on Jan. 20-21 and 27-28, respectively ... two of the first three February carnivals are within 75 minutes of campus, for events hosted by the University of Vermont (in Stowe) and Middlebury College, while the middle meet is the Dartmouth College Carnival ... the regular season ends with the Purple Knights' longest trek of the year, at the Bates College Carnival on Feb. 24-25. That competition will also be the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) Championship and the NCAA East Regional Championship ... with the NCAA Championship in the East Region this season, qualifiers head back to New Hampshire for a meet hosted by UNH on March 8-11.
- Nicole Cordingley (Litchfield, N.H./Campbell), women's team | 5th-year member of program | competed at 6 carnivals | scored in 2 events
- Cam Furrer (Wolcott, Vt./Mount Mansfield Winter Academy), men's team | 5th-year member of program | competed at 2 carnivals
- Abigail Hotaling (Fabius, N.Y./Fabius-Pompey), women's team | competed at 6 carnivals
- Molly Carolan (Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest), women's team | competed at 3 carnivals
- Ryan Collopy (Holliston, Mass./Mount Mansfield Winter Academy), men's team | did not compete
- Ella Dorval Hall (Newburyport, Mass./Gould Academy), women's team | captain | competed in 3 carnivals | scored in 2 events with team's top finish both times | missed final 3 carnivals due to injury
- Meggane Grand (La Plagne, France/Lycée des métiers Ambroise Croizat), women's team | captain | NCAA Championship qualifier | competed in 7 meets | scored in 10 events, all as team's top finisher | 27th in giant slalom at NCAAs
- Mathias Grimsrud (Stabekk, Norway/Donski Alpine), men's team | competed in 3 carnivals | 12th in Bates Carnival slalom during first career carnival
- Molly Van Deursen (North Conway, N.H./Kennett), women's team | competed in 1 carnival
- Danny Duffy (Warren, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), men's team | competed in 6 carnivals | top 22 in 7 events | team's top finisher once
- Guillaume Grand (La Plagne, France/Lycée Général Ferrié), men's team | captain | NCAA Championship qualifier | NCAA All-America (first in school history) | EISA All-East | competed in 7 meets | top 12 at all 14 events, leading team 13 times | 9th in slalom and 12th in giant slalom at NCAAs; top finishes ever at NCAAs for Saint Michael's
- Torjus Grimsrud (Stabekk, Norway/Donski Alpine), men's team | captain | NCAA Championship qualifier | competed in 6 meets | top 30 in 7 events | 26th in slalom at NCAAs
- Pat McDermott (North Andover, Mass./Saint John's Prep), men's team | did not compete
- Tristan McInnis (Holladay, Utah/Rowland Hall), men's team | competed at 1 carnival
- Katie Miller (Mercersburg, Pa./Mercersburg Academy), women's team | competed at 1 carnival
- Megan Ahearn (Ringwood, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy), women's team
- Zach Bouchard (Merrimac, Mass./Gould Academy), men's team
- Megan Dingman (Park City, Utah/Rowland Hall), women's team
- Lauren Dunn (Truckee, Calif./Sugar Bowl Academy), women's team
- Kara Gailiunas (Warren, Vt./Green Mountain Valley School), women's team
- Colby Jordan (Charlotte, Vt./Mount Mansfield Winter Academy), men's team
- Emilia Laffin (Chamonix, France/Lycée du Mont-Blanc René Dayve), women's team
- Erin Spence (Aspen, Colo./Aspen), women's team
- Anna Willassen (Jar, Norway/Persbråten VGS), women's team

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Understanding Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan earning activity/
I like to think there's a difference between loyalty programs that are confusing and those that are merely complicated. It's confusing how many Delta SkyMiles an award ticket will cost because Delta continually obfuscates and changes the number of SkyMiles required, while it's merely complicated to figure out whether a British Airways Avios redemption is cheaper when broken up with an intermediate stopover.
Since I'm relatively new to crediting paid fares to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, I wasn't familiar with their system of elite-qualifying-mile bookkeeping. I know that many of my readers are in the same position I am, aiming to keep or reach elite status with Alaska, so I thought it would be useful to share what I've found so far.
Crediting American Airlines flights to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
From the Alaska Airlines website, here are the rules for crediting American Airlines-operated flights to Mileage Plan:
"Elite Qualifying Flight Miles: Earned flight miles and premium cabin bonuses on American count towards Elite Status.
Economy Class Cabin: Earn actual flight miles* flown in B, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R, S, V, W, X or Y classes of service.
Business Class Cabin: Earn actual flight miles* flown in C, D, I, or J classes of service, plus 25% Bonus Miles.
First Class Cabin: Earn actual flight miles* flown in A, F, or P classes of service, plus 50% Bonus Miles.
*Earn 500 minimum miles on flights less than 500 miles. Actual miles flown = 1 mile per flight mile flown. O class of service accrues for flights taken on or after February 1, 2015. Miles may not be earned for tickets flown in E, T, U or Z classes of service. Some deeply discounted, and industry fares are ineligible to earn miles."
Since my American Airlines flights last week have finally posted to my Mileage Plan account, I can report that while these rules are followed, their application is unnecessarily opaque.
"Earn 500 minimum miles on flights less than 500 miles"
Here's the flight I was rebooked on from Reno to Los Angeles:
Since the actual miles flown was under 500 miles, I should have earned 500 miles, plus 625 bonus miles as an MVP Gold 75K elite. Instead, I was credited with the 390 miles actually flown and the "Bonus" column was "topped up" with the missing 110 miles, leaving me with the correct total number of miles.
"Earn actual flight miles* flown in A, F, or P classes of service, plus 50% Bonus Miles"
As I mentioned in a previous post, for my flight from Los Angeles to Dallas I was booked into the first class "F" fare bucket, which earns 50% bonus miles when credited to Alaska. Here's how that flight posted to my Mileage Plan account:
Here the third column reflects the number of miles actually flown, and the fourth column includes both the 50% class of service bonus and the 125% MVP Gold 75K elite status bonus. Importantly, the class of service bonus does not increase the base mileage to which the elite status bonus is applied: both bonuses are applied only to the base number of miles actually flown.
"Earned flight miles and premium cabin bonuses on American count towards Elite Status"
Here's where things get tricky: your total number of elite-qualifying miles is the number of actual miles flown (the entire third column), and the portion of the "bonus" column that represents 500-mile minimums and class of service bonuses.
The best way to illustrate this is another example. Here are all five paid flights I've credited to Mileage Plan this year:
And here's what my tier status counter looks like:
The elite-qualifying miles shown represent the sum of my actual miles flown (4226), the part of the "Bonus" column representing my 500-mile-minimum "top up" (501), and the 50% class-of-service bonus I earned on my flight from LAX to DFW (618).
Conclusion: Alaska Airlines elite-qualifying-mile earning is unnecessarily complicated, but fair
While I was credited with all the redeemable and elite-qualifying miles I was due for the 5 American Airlines flights I credited to Mileage Plan, Alaska doesn't make it trivial to verify those numbers. With just 5 flights I could check their math manually, but when that number gets up to 20 or 30 I'll be left taking their word that my miles are being allocated correctly (or keep my own running tally).


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100% Native Traditional British Wild Flower Seed Mix MAS-WWILD1
A Native Traditional British Wildflower Seed Mix.
Will cope on most soil types. Attractive to bees and butterflies. 11 Wild Flower species two annuals Field Poppy & Cornflowers and 9 perennials.
Once established it will come back year after year and give a colourful show in the summer. Best suited if sowed onto bare soil. Can work where there is some grass but make sure that is at least 50 % bare soil before sowing.
Free establishment and Maintenance notes with every order.
WILD1 Wildflower meadow sowing rate 1.5 grams per square metre.
You should see Poppies and Cornflower in the first year. Then the other species including ox eye daisy should come to the fore for year 2.
Additional Information
|Flower Colours
|Plant Height
|up to 1.5 metres
|Mixture Details
|Corn Poppy (Papaver Rhoeas) 10.0%, Cornflower ( Centaurea Cyanus) 16.0%, Meadow Buttercup ( Ranunculus acris) 7.0%, Musk Mallow ( Malva Moschata) 1.0%, Ox Eye Daisy ( Leucanthemum Vulgare) 12.0%, Red Campion (Silene Dioica) 12.0%,Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) 12.0%, Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba Minor) 12.0%, Self heal ( Prunella vulgaris) 10.0%, White Campion ( Silene Alba) 3.0%, Yarrow, (Achillea Millefolium) 5.0%
|Flowering Season
|May to September
|Poor soils
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Images are for illustration purposes only. Packaging may change from time to time and images on our website may or may not be updated.
Estimated dispatch within 1 working day.
Please note: Due to packaging regulations regarding samples, we can only supply Equisal Kits within the UK. If you are from outside the UK please contact the manufacturer directly.
The EquiSal Tapeworm Saliva Testing Kit enables horse owners to simply and easily collect a saliva specimen from their horse which is posted free of charge to Austin Davis Biologics Ltd to diagnose the presence of tapeworm.
You should WAIT at least 4 months since you last wormed for tapeworm before carrying out the tapeworm saliva test.
Ensure your horse has not eaten ANYTHING or exercised for 30 minutes prior to taking the saliva sample - otherwise your test result could be invalid.
Tapeworms are a common cause of serious colic so require control. Unfortunately, routine worming strategies can cause worms to build up resistance to survive the worming. To help ensure wormers stay effective in the future, using the EquiSal Tapeworm Test lets you know whether a wormer is needed.
A suitable worm control programme should include regular worm egg counts, together with twice-a-year testing for tapeworm – using the EquiSal Tapeworm Test. It is also important to bear in mind that, as there is currently no test for encysted redworm, routine worming for this worm should be carried out during the winter months.
Frequently Asked Questions
Austin Davis Biologics (ADB) have gathered local epidemiology information (the distribution of tapeworm burdens local to the ADB laboratory) to give an insight into this question. During the research to develop the EquiSal Tapeworm Test, ADB tested horses local to our laboratory with the help of Swanspool Equine Vets. Of all the horses tested, only 12% of them carried a tapeworm burden that demanded treatment! This finding suggests that the majority of these horses (88%) were receiving routine tapeworm treatment when they did not need it. Most of the horses we tested were on yards with good field management and using faecal egg counts for well-planned targeted worming protocols. ADB will be continuously updating these figures as they start to run the testing service.
Because of the way the horse's immune system works, the salivary tapeworm-specific antibody levels will reduce over time after a tapeworm burden is treated. ADB recommend that a horse has not been wormed for 4 months before testing with the EquiSal Tapeworm Test. This is similar to faecal egg counts, where, for example, you should not carry out a faecal egg count within 13 weeks of worming with Equest. With faecal egg counts, if there is a worm burden, you can carry out a faecal egg count reduction test to check whether the worming has been effective. ADB's early research indicates that salivary tapeworm-specific antibody levels are very low 2-3 months after worming, therefore re-testing at this time would confirm whether the worming strategy was successful. Profiles from various horses show reduction of salivary tapeworm-specific antibody levels quite soon after worming, so it may be possible in the future to determine relatively quickly if the wormer is working or if there is resistance or under-dosing.
We recommend that you test your horse twice a year for tapeworm. The best time to test for tapeworm is late winter/early spring and autumn/early winter. These are considered to be the ideal time of year to worm for tapeworm.
The swab has a rounded, short design for easy passage through the intestine. In addition, a break point is present in the handle which will ensure the swab breaks into two safe pieces. Equine vets have been consulted and they have advised that the risk of swallowed swabs causing choke or obstruction is low. The two pieces can be expected to pass through without incident. If you feel concerned, you should contact your veterinary practice for advice.
This is not ideal, but if you send the saliva swab back in the saliva swab storage tube ADB can attempt to carry out the test. Do not add anything else to the saliva swab storage tube as this will result in unreliable diagnosis.
Providing the swab is not dirty, you can continue your saliva collection, but please inform ADB of the incident on the delivery note.
No, it is critical that the horse must have eaten nothing at all. The test will not work if the horse is producing too much saliva. An excessive saliva flow will result in the need for a retest.
It is perfectly OK for the swab to have food debris on it. You may want to pick off any large bits, but the presence of food/grass/hay does not affect the test results.
If you have been trying to collect saliva for longer than 5 minutes, place the swab back in the foil packet and then try feeding your horse a few mouthfuls of hay, then wait for half an hour before trying to collect saliva again.
We recommend that you place the saliva swab (in its storage tube) in a cool place until you are able to post it to ADB. DO NOT FREEZE.
Saliva stability has been rigorously tested to ensure that samples can be posted to the lab. Saliva is preserved with a specially designed solution which was developed in conjunction with a world leading diagnostic company specialising in saliva drug testing in humans. They manufacture the EquiSal kits for us. Horse saliva antibodies have been proven stable for at least 3 weeks in the preservative solution. So you can post your samples with confidence!
The barcode label is specific to each saliva sample and is used to track your horse's saliva sample through the testing process. It is important to make sure the label is placed on the tube with no wrinkles and that it is not dirty. Remember to write the name of your horse on the saliva swab storage tube label.
It doesn't matter which label you use because the barcode will be linked to the horse name that you write on the saliva swab storage tube. You should write the name of the horse on each saliva swab storage tube so that we know which of your horses we are testing.
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Some products, such as non-ambient items and frozen food, need to be delivered in insulated packaging to prevent them from getting too warm (or too cold) during transit from us to you. Purchasing any of these items in your order will result in a £1.99 charge being added to the total to cover the high cost of the insulated packaging materials. You only pay the £1.99 once per order, regardless of how many temperature controlled items you purchase in that order.
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Below are some recent questions we've received regarding EquiSal Tapeworm Saliva Testing Kit for Horses, including answers from our team.
Pat Bates
Its July now. Is this too late to do a swab test?
Hi Pat,
Ideally you should do it every 6 months and we recommend doing it in spring and autumn, but you can do it now no problem, just make sure you do it again in 6 months' time.
Hope this helps.
Jacqui Bentley
At what age should I do the saliva test, I have a yearling
6 months to a year old would be suitable for testing for tapeworm. Youngstock will start generating antibodies against tapeworm antigens as soon as they are challenged with tapeworm larvae so the test will work fine.


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Wow this pictures look unreal, such an amazing getaway! It looks like such a relaxing oasis!
Hayman Island is a true Australian icon – and the One & Only Resort is its most luxurious incarnation yet. Since the high-end hotel group (that also has rock star resorts in The Maldives and Bahamas to name a few) took over the destination two years ago, it has received a most stunning facelift. In keeping with other spas in the One & Only portfolio, Hayman's Spa places an emphasis on 'rest, rebalance and renew' while showcasing the natural beauty of the island through a variety of exceptionally unique treatments.
I arrive for my massage and pedicure feeling sleepy and sun drunk from a morning spent snorkeling the reef at nearby Langford Island. After lunch with the family by the stunning Aquazure infinity pool, I can't think of a better way to end a pinch-me perfect day. I'm greeted by Jasmine and led through to fill out my consultation form. Minutes later she reappears with a plate of fresh fruit and nuts and a glass of chilled honey, lemon and ginger tea. I change into a soft cotton robe and cushy hotel slippers and am introduced to Jenny, a beautiful girl with kind almond eyes and a macchiato-coloured skin. We exit the spa and jump into a golf buggy, zooming past a blur of lush rainforest on one side and the crisp white architecture of the rooms on the other, to the cabana where I'll be enjoying my massage.
The destination massages performed in outdoor locations around the resort are a unique treatment offering and a firm favourite of guests. The flagship treatment is the Ocean Dreaming Massage, which, is performed on a treatment bed in the shallows of the sea. They are so popular that they are already booked out, despite having to be performed at sunrise when the tide is at its highest (and safest to set up the treatment bed in the sand). My cabana massage is the next best thing. Set only a few meters back from the shore, as I lie face down and close my eyes, I am instantly lulled into a meditative state, my breath falling into time with the swish of the sea smooching the shore.
Ninety minutes zooms by with nothing but the sea, the caw of birds overhead, a salty breeze whipping through the cabana and Jenny's slow, firm strokes dissolving the tension in my back and shoulders. I robe up and stumble back onto the buggy, ready for phase 2 back at the spa – my Bastien pedicure – a medical pedi that involves a scalpel, a drill and no polish whatsoever. Let's just say I never knew my nude toes could look so good. My feet are completely renewed – with all the calluses buffed away, walking the beach is a seriously sensorial experience.
We only had two days in Paradise but it was exceptional – every detail, from the rooms, to the food, to the activities was executed with world class care and attention, and the fact that Hayman is only a few hours away by plane – yet feels like something fresh out the Maldives – makes this spa escape one seriously worth considering.
Review By Sigourney Cantelo.
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Can't get over the swim up rooms and the big white isolated daybeds. Definitely adding this to the bucketlist 🙂


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Brendan Byrnes: Hey Fools, I'm Brendan Byrnes, joined today by Andrew Tonner, our tech and telecom Analyst.
Andrew, let's talk about maybe another way to play the iPad boom from Apple. What could that be?
Andrew: It could be Nam Tai Electronics, potentially. This is a company that is extremely popular with tech investors today. It was one of the better-performing tech stocks, kind of under the radar. It's a $630 million market cap company, so not very well known, but it had a huge 2012.
The stock itself was up over 150%, basically on the storyline that they had one major new customer acquisition, and that "mum's the word" on it. Of course, when you hear about a big tech name that they're contracting manufacturing services from, that's demanding secrecy, you obviously have to start to think Apple.
But at the same time, regardless of that, it's a relatively cheap stock, and the financial tailwinds from that recognition from that first key customer could really still benefit the company in 2013.
Last year we saw around 60% revenue growth, around 116% profit growth for the company, but now they're laying the foundation for continued success as well. Last year they also used some of the proceeds from this new customer acquisition to acquire around 470,000 feet that they're going to turn into continued manufacturing space as well.
You see this boom, and the expertise that some of these Chinese manufacturers have. Tim Cook recently said, as well, when asked why they couldn't bring some of these jobs back to America, he says, "Well, some of these companies overseas really have the expertise now."
This is really a trend that's not going to be reversed, very likely. This company does have a long runway, up 150%, again. The stock isn't nearly as cheap as it once was, but at the same time it seems like the kind of company that's positioning itself for continued success. I'm not going to say it's going to double again, but at the same time I do like its prospects, going forward.
I think it's an under-the-radar way to potentially play an Apple, especially the tablet boom, regardless of Apple or not.
Brendan: Absolutely. Definitely an under-the-radar pick. Thank you for bringing that to our attention, Andrew. More analysis on Fool.com, so check that out.


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Hi There!
I'm so glad that you decided to stop by angel bee! My name is Christy, and it's a pleasure to "bee" a part of your day! I created angel bee out of an intense desire and divine calling to share truth, love, light, and encouragement with a world that, I think we can all agree, could use a little more of those things! No matter where you are on your journey, I hope you'll feel right at home here, and find something that encourages you to seek, accept, and embody the divine creation you are…and make a few new feathered friends along the way!
I think we can all feel the world we live in shifting. As if nothing makes sense, yet everything is starting to come to light all at the same time.
Don't worry! This is supposed to be happening!
The world is "waking up", so to speak, after being in a sleepy fog for quite some time. Due to many, many things (which I will try to help you understand as we go) humanity has been misled into believing that we have to be in a race in life, always competing to see who can accumulate the most, have the biggest house, the best dressed wife and kids, use only designer products, etc.. But where does that get us?
In my experience, further away from God, further away from the truth, disconnected from those we love the most, and a dreadful feeling that we are just checking a proverbial box until one day we don't wake up, and hope for the best as we stand at the pearly gates.
But there's always that nagging feeling….that there's got to be something more.
That God wouldn't have so perfectly created us just to be a slave to our jobs, routines, and keeping up with the Jones's. The truth is, he didn't. He created this entire beautiful world, and everything in it, in the blink of an eye. And he did it with bold expression, vivid color and personality, and perfect attention to detail. You are not an accident, nor are you a number on a production line that goes by with no notice or no regard.
He made us in his image…think about what that means. He made us to be like him. Perfect and not lacking in any way.
The divinity of our creator lies within each of us, should we bravely and boldly accept and embody it!!
Now, that is good news!
But it poses a real problem to those here on Earth wouldn't benefit very much from the human race being content and happy, focusing inward on the condition of our hearts, and aligning with our purpose to love God and love others. So, just like a plan was put in place to bring us back to God, a distinct plan was put into place by dark forces to keep us from God, and to even keep us from realizing just how far away from God we are or how we got there. Now, that is good news! But it poses a real problem to those here on Earth wouldn't benefit very much from the human race being content and happy, focusing inward on the condition of our hearts, and aligning with our purpose to love God and love others. So, just like a plan was put in place to bring us back to God, a distinct plan was put into place by dark forces to keep us from God, and to even keep us from realizing just how far away from God we were, or how we got there.
Please believe me, I don't share this with you to scare you or judge you. Quite the opposite really.
I share this with you because you are a divine being, with the same piece of God within you that is within me, worthy of the truth.
Until recently I was in the same day to day race, on the same hamster wheel, just hoping for the best when it was all said and done. But thankfully, some pretty amazing stuff has been happening in my little corner of the world, and I just can't have this knowledge and not share it. It's part of the whole "love people" thing that God requires. We should be sharing with one another instead of desperately trying to push our fellow brothers and sisters out of the way on our way up.
I believe that if we join together, share information and resources, and help one another, that God will bless us beyond measure and we will achieve a state of bliss and peace like we could never even imagine.
So, I invite you to join me on this journey for truth. I must warn you, it will take everything you thought to be true and turn it on its head. It will shake you to the very core, challenge every belief you hold sacred, and it will completely dismantle your ego. What it will leave you with is a relentless pursuit of truth and enlightenment, an ability to approach any situation with unconditional love and compassion, and a peace that really does surpass all understanding.
How incredibly humbling it is to be brought to your knees in gratitude with the knowledge that the same power that created the entire universe resides within each of us should we choose to accept it.
Take my hand and let's explore together the depth and breadth of God's love and creation, and his presence in all things. It's a wild ride, but I promise you that it's worth it!
Blessings, Love, and Light,


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AM Alert: California Dems meet to talk general election
With primary season behind them, the California Democratic Party is meeting this weekend to make a game plan for November. Around 300 state party delegates will attend the Executive Board meeting in Long Beach this weekend.
The top items of business will be to elect 475 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention at the end of July and discuss endorsing ballot initatives. While the party has supported a handful of ballot initatives already, they have thus far been silent on controversial measures on medication price regulations and the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Saturday's keynote speaker will be Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount. Caucuses and standing committees will convene throughout the weekend.
"We are working on getting people focused on the work ahead: defeating Donald Trump," party spokesman Michael Soller said.
GIRL POWER: The Capitol Network, a nonprofit organization that provides networking and support to women working in and around the Capitol, is hosting its third annual Chiefs of Staff Luncheon today at 11:30 a.m. The lunch is for members only, and is sold out. The purpose is to celebrate and give members the opportunity to learn from female chiefs of staff in the Legislature. Honorary Capitol Network board member Assemblywoman Autumn Burke, D-Marina Del Rey, Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, and fourteen other legislators are listed as attending.
FATHER'S DAY REUNIONS: Children of inmates will get to visit their fathers this morning at San Quentin State Prison for an early Father's Day celebration. The joint effort between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Los Angeles-based Center for Restorative Justice Works will bus the kids and their caretakers to visit their incarcerated parents for a full day of face painting, games and family time. Afterwards, the children receive teddy bears and letters written by their fathers to read on the bus ride home.
THE PRESIDENT IS COMING, THE PRESIDENT IS COMING: Speaking of Father's Day, President Barack Obama and his family will be spending the holiday weekend in Yosemite. Obama will arrive Friday evening. His visit coincides with the National Park Service's 100th anniversary, as well as a federal investigation into the department. For those non-presidential fathers who might like to venture into the great outdoors, park officials warn that traffic jams, a lack of parking, full camping reservations, and climbing route closures may spoil weekend plans.
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On a quiet, golden October day, William took his own life in the living room of his home in Perth, Ont.
He had carefully planned the time, place and the means.
It was, for him, a moral choice.
The alternative — to live through the deterioration of an intractable disease — was the worse of the available evils.
And so, he chose to end his life surrounded by the books, paintings, mementoes and family photographs acquired over 75 years, each a marker in a timeline he would now cut short.
At his side, Valerie, his high school sweetheart turned wife of 50 years, held his hand and watched him fade into motionlessness.
"I felt a sense of the slipping away of his life and of my letting go," says Valerie (their last name has been withheld at her request to protect their grandchildren).
Also in the room that day were the couple's two adult children, along with two members of right-to-die organization Dying With Dignity, who attend death "hastenings" at the request of families who would like support for what is about to happen.
Despite the weight that came with witnessing the death of a beloved, the final scene was different than you might imagine.
There were no tears, she says.
No anxiety or hysteria.
There was only calm.
"I was at peace," Valerie recalls. "I had helped him achieve his wish to die at home, peacefully, with his family at his side."
It was as he'd meticulously planned it.
With amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, gradually ravaging his body, William announced to Valerie on the morning of Oct. 1, 2008, that the time had come to set a date.
He chose Oct. 20.
It wasn't a lot of time, but waiting much longer would mean he'd risk losing the basic motor skills he needed to complete the task.
"He said to me, 'I'm not going to go to the end of this,' " Valerie recalls. " 'I know what's involved and I'm not going to let you go through it, I'm not going to put the system through it, I'm not going to put myself through it.' "
Valerie and William both grew up in Toronto.
They met in high school and married in 1958.
His work with the federal government took them to Ottawa for much of their lives — that's where they brought up their children.
William was raised in the United Church but was never a churchgoer.
"At one point I asked him what he believed," Valerie recalls. "He said he believed in the mystery of creation, the unity of all living things and the importance of love, understanding and compassion."
A statement William wrote prior to his death carefully details his rationale.
Valerie, 74 years old at the time and suffering from arthritis, would not be able to care for him as his disease gradually stole his mobility and dignity, he wrote.
Constant professional care would "deplete our life's savings that are intended to make her life comfortable," he reasoned.
And he wished to avoid being a burden on Canada's health-care system.
"Having in mind that the excellent health-care system in Canada is financially stressed and that much younger and more active people are having to wait long periods for treatment for some disabilities, I cannot justify using up large amounts of this limited resource," he wrote.
Part of his final statement reads as a kind of social treatise on the role of government in the final choices of Canadians.
"Any liberal, democratic system respectful of human rights should provide for a legal and humane way to exit this life at a time chosen by a rational person and with appropriate safeguards and assistance," it says. "Unfortunately, the Government of Canada and Canada's Supreme Court do no do so."
While Canada's law criminalizing assisted death may have been conceived to protect life, it can have the effect of doing just the opposite, he wrote.
"I am now looking for ways to die that I must implement myself, that is while I am still sufficiently strong to take all the necessary steps myself. Having in mind the nature of ALS, this will force me to terminate my life earlier than would otherwise be the case."
Valerie says she never questioned his decision, never challenged him to fight on and remain with her as long as possible.
She felt his resolve and joined him in the process.
Through it, despite the anguish of what was to come, they found even greater closeness, she says.
"There was joy in the midst of the illness."
Where William found peace in the certainty of his death, Valerie found it in the insights of the poets whose work she browsed on meditative nights.
"Let there be spaces in your togetherness," she read in Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet.
"Let the winds of the heavens dance between you."
The weeks and months leading to the day were filled with what Valerie called the "radiance of the ordinary."
On Oct. 19 — the day before his death — she planted daffodil bulbs knowing that they would sleep through the winter and bloom long after her husband was gone.
The morning of William's death began like any other, notable only in its unremarkableness.
He sat where he usually did in the sunroom, reading with his cat Sadie purring on his lap.
It was quiet.
He and Valerie didn't speak of what was about to happen.
"Nothing needed to be spoken," she says. "We had lived a long, full life together and no words between us were needed at this time."
Shortly after noon, their son and daughter arrived, followed later by the two members from Dying With Dignity.
After introductions, they all sat down to watch a DVD that had been prepared to celebrate the couple's 50 years together — a final anniversary celebration.
Images of a life together unfolded, set to a soundtrack of Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1.
On the screen before them, photos of the couple together appeared and faded.
There they were as high school and university students, then together with their growing children and grandchildren.
There were wilderness canoe and sailing trips, sojourns at the family cottage and travels through the Canadian Rockies, Quebec, the British Isles, France, Australia, Japan, India, China, Turkey, Egypt and Spain.
When the images finally concluded and the music faded, it was time.
William led them calmly and quietly to the living room.
"I know that, as the disease progresses, I shall lose the ability to do anything for myself and eventually to speak, swallow and finally to breathe," he'd written in his final letter of farewell. "I am progressing towards a quality of life that I will not tolerate and a death without dignity."
He died peacefully minutes later.
The immediate aftermath of witnessing a death brings a new set of challenges.
Because he died at home, Valerie notified their family doctor, who came and certified William was dead.
The coroner and police were also notified.
A police investigation followed.
Valerie and her two children were separated from each other by police and spent nearly four hours giving statements. She contacted her lawyer by phone on two occasions during the questioning.
In the end, no charges were laid.
Now, four years later, Sadie the cat spends quiet afternoons purring on Valerie's lap.
The tears that didn't fall the day William died did eventually come — a sense of grief and loss were finally "given their due," she says.
But as she tells the story carefully and completely, she never once uses the word "regret."
"I faced the grief and loss, which will always be part of me. But the sadness is balanced by the happiness that we enjoyed together. Gratitude remains with me always."


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W177N11586 Blackstone Cir, Germantown WI 53022-5651 Sold for $410,000 on 07/09/2018
Features of W177N11586 Blackstone Cir, Germantown, WI 53022-5651
- Single Family Home
- Status: Sold
- 7 Total Rooms
- 3 Bedrooms
- 2 Full Bathrooms
- Est. Square Footage: 1,769
- Est. Above Grade Sq Ft: 1,769
- Garage Size: 2.5
- Garage Type: Attached
- Est. Year Built: 2013
- Subdivision: The Glen At Blackstone Cr
- School District: Germantown
- High School: Germantown
- County: Washington
- Postal Municipality: Germantown
- Listing Company: Shorewest - Brookfield-Waukesha
- Price/SqFt: $223
Property Description for W177N11586 Blackstone Cir, Germantown, WI 53022-5651
W177N11586 Blackstone Cir, Germantown, WI 53022-5651 - Set on the most beautiful lot on The Glen at Blackstone Creek with serene panoramic views of the golf course and lagoons! Enjoy the community pool and clubhouse for your special get-togethers! There is even an exercise room to keep you in shape! Spectacular inside and out with gorgeous landscaping that enhances the crisp curb appeal. Original owners went over the top with quality appointments throughout. Step inside and embrace a completely open concept interior! Gracious hardwood floor foyer opens to a super-sized great room that is highlighted by a recessed octagon ceiling. A corner floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace will cast an inviting ambiance over all who enter. A large three-bank of windows presents a tranquil vista. Open to this haven of relaxation is a hardwood floor dining area that is surrounded by windows. Imagine hosting all your special occasions in this lovely setting! An atrium door opens to a large stamped concrete patio for outdoor enjoyment. The level yard is family friendly and the planting provide gorgeous colors for all seasons! Efficient design kitchen with hardwood floor includes all the stainless steel appliances. Glistening granite counters, endless cabinets with soft-close and rollouts, stone backsplash, a breakfast bar and pantry complete this gourmet kitchen! The active family will make use of the large mudroom that includes a granite-topped drop zone with added cabinets. The main floor step-saving laundry includes the washer and dryer. The bedroom wing has three large bedrooms that feature excellent closet space. Bedroom 2 includes a walk-in closet and a three bank of windows with a circle-top accent. Bedroom 3 has a double door closet. Bathroom 2 has a large solid surface vanity and interior linen closet. Luxurious master suite with a get-lost-in organized walk-in closet that we dare you to fill! An extended bay window presents a relaxing view of the quiet surroundings. Spa-feel master bath with tile floor, oversized tile shower, double vanities and an interior linen closet. Low maintenance exterior of fiber cement siding with aluminum soffits. 9' ceilings add to the airy ambiance. An invisible fence is included. Foam insulated sill in the large basement that is plumbed for your future bath. Hunter Douglas shades are a great plus! Radon system. This home is all that you have been looking for. See it, buy it!
Room Dimensions for W177N11586 Blackstone Cir, Germantown, WI 53022-5651
- Master BR: 15.0 x 12.0
- BR 2: 13.0 x 10.0
- BR 3: 12.0 x 10.0
- Kitchen: 13.0 x 11.0
- Living Rm: 18.0 x 15.0
- Dining Area: 13.0 x 12.0
- Utility Rm: 8.0 x 5.0
- Full Baths: 2
- Full, Poured Concrete, Radon Mitigation, Stubbed for Bathroom, Sump Pump
Interior Features
- Heating/Cooling: Natural Gas Central Air, Forced Air
- Water Waste: Municipal Sewer, Municipal Water
- Appliances Included: Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Microwave, Oven/Range, Refrigerator, Washer, Water Softener-owned
Building and Construction
- 1 Story
- Association, Subdivision
- Exterior: Electronic Pet Containment, Patio Ranch
Land Features
- Waterfront/Access: N
- Lot Size: 64x186
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Kids Activity: Lemon Wedge Flowers
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What a lovely idea, I saw someone do something similar with celery once, I love the lemon effect too!ReplyDeleteReplies
Any vegetable will do! Thanks JuliaDelete
What a pretty and thrifty project! I found you via Monday's Musings. Thank you for sharing this with us! :)ReplyDelete
This looks like a fun craft to do with my grandchildren. Good idea!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes it is! Thanks GailDelete
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What a gorgeous idea.So pretty and striking to look at.Thanks for joining in the Parenting Pin-It Party.ReplyDelete
These are so beautiful! This is an activity that my little Pixie would really enjoy!ReplyDelete
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I've heard of painting with potatoes, but never thought of using a lemon wedge. Super cute and clever! Thanks for sharing with SYC.ReplyDelete
This was the first time for us too ! hugs :)Delete
These are neat! I am thinking the lemon wedge would even be great to make fireworks with for the fourth of July! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty. We hope to see you next week.ReplyDeleteReplies
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I love how these flowers turned out! Great project. I'll be featuring this post tomorrow at the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop. Thanks for linking it up!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Monday, 29 July 2013
Get Yer Chunk On!
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This is stunning!!! woozers. I love the classic black and red and I love your project. Beautiful art my friend!ReplyDelete
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Sooo elegant with that deep red and black, Fi. love the image and your signature tassel. Fabulous! xxDReplyDelete
absolutely striking and fabulous!ReplyDelete
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What a a great chunky ATC. love the colors you've used.Super theme. Thanks for joining us at the Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge this month. Hugs, Barbara { personal blog - Art and Soul Creations}ReplyDelete
This is so much fun. What a great idea, actually never heard of a chunky ATC. Love your color theme too. Thanks for sharing with the Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge.ReplyDelete
Great box. I love your black lace.ReplyDelete
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This is Fantabulous!!! Love the black and red, and the image is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing with us at OSAAT this week and good luck. Hugs, Nikki DTReplyDelete
Love this! Great gothic colouring and the background stamp is great... and I love the main image. :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining in our Anything Goes challenge at OSAAT this week.
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Some one has to invent a new superlative. Every week a new book is touted as THE best book of the century; heart-stopping, stunning, overwhelming. If you read only one book this year, let it be this one. I hate to be brow-beaten. But maybe these days a little brow-beating is necessary. There are so many books being published, how can one choose? I do wonder how publicists can manage to come up with the superlatives and the brow-beating week after week. Do they believe it? Do they mean it? Does it have any effect?
My real question is, who is influenced by the superlatives? Is anyone so open to suggestion? Is anyone just looking for the book of the century, this week? I'm sure that the people who read the book reviews where the ads appear must have an agenda of their own. I can see browsing in a book store, but not on the review pages. One goes to them to learn, not to be cajoled into submission.
I think I will try to track the progress of one or two books what have received the star treatment and see what happens to them. I'll get back to you, or vice versa?


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Remembered this blog post of a MORNING GLORY because of the developments with the Stargazer Lily. (: Thought I'd share this again, cos really, seeing the brevity of a flower's life yet how beautiful they are reminds us how amazing our God is! (:
Beautifully opening your eyes to the day
Kissing the morning dews with the beauty of your face
The sun rises in the East while you shine your best
You know that life's short and you don't bloom anything less
When the sun moves west and the day's about to end
Your colors start to fade, and with grace, slowly you bend
You've brought glory to our Creator, you've done your part well
Proved that a day is always enough time for one to be his best
Photo taken: Donsol, Sorsogon. April 2006.


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Candidates from Rangitikei and Palmerston North brought their boxing gloves to the Sensible Sentencing Trust debate over law and order in Feilding on Tuesday night.
The debate was held after the Sensible Sentencing Trust revealed statistics showing frontline police numbers in the Manawatū/Rangitīkei have been reduced since 2014.
National MP Ian McKelvie said the statistics were misleading, "they're completely inaccurate, they've used misleading statistics on the front of the information".
NZ First MP Darroch Ball came back fighting: "there's no denying that police number have dwindled, not just in the Manawatū but in the whole country".
The debate was soon brought down to earth when a mother, who did not want to be named, stood up top say, "my son's life has been destroyed, ours has been destroyed. Politicians - it seems to me the only thing that gets you moving is money. Do you know how much money it cost to keep my son alive? And we haven't finished yet".


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Mission-era secrets revealed under pick and broom
California Missions often were victims of their own success.
Towns grew up around most of the 21 missions founded in Alta California from 1769 to 1823. Though earthquakes and fires took a toll, development would be the biggest destroyer of past artifacts.
As late as the 1950s, commercial buildings covered much of what is now San Luis Obispo's Mission Plaza. Recently, a Mission-era aqueduct was uncovered during current construction of the Chinatown project in San Luis Obispo. The discovery galvanized the history community to lobby to protect the find. A Tribune story from September said the developer was seeking a way to both build for the future and preserve the past.
The Mission Gardens Estates project in San Miguel ran afoul of authorities in 2003 when contractors graded 22 feet into adjacent Mission property, destroying remnants of a dormitory that had been used by Salinan Indians. The residents were converts to Christianity during the Mission period, circa 1805.
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors sought a $1.8 million mitigation fee — but according to an Aug. 25, 2011, Tribune story, the bank that had foreclosed on the project was seeking to pay only $13,000.
One of the rare missions that has been spared wholesale redevelopment is Mission San Antonio de Padua near Jolon, the third California mission founded in 1771. San Luis Obispo de Tolosa would be founded a year later, fifth in the series.
Sainted in 2015, Junipero Serra, friar of the Franciscan Order, founded nine of the 21 missions, including San Luis Obispo and San Antonio.
S.E. Seager wrote this story for the Telegram-Tribune on July 29, 1983:
OK, kids, let's hit the pits!
A July morning comes to Mission San Antonio de Padua much as it did 210 years ago; a cool silence broken by the sound of swallows' wings.
The sun, hidden but bright behind hard, dry mountains, ends the nocturnal flittings of resident bats.
Sheltered inside the mission's 3-foot-thick white walls, Franciscan Brother Jochaim Grant awakes in his narrow cell, dons his heavy brown habit and shuts his window to trap the cool night air.
Outside, the sound of Michael Jackson's rock hit "Beat It" on a cassette player and the handful of archaeology students scratching at the rock-hard dirt bring the mission scene into the 20th century.
In an agreement with three Franciscans who run Mission San Antonio, Cal Poly professor Robert Hoover brings a new group of students each summer to live within the mission walls. Their mission has been the same for eight summers: to excavate Mission San Antonio's outlying ruins.
"It's been due to the Franciscans' generosity that this is feasible," said the 40-year-old Hoover. Students pay the Franciscans $6.50 a day for room and board at the isolated mission, set in a rugged valley on the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation, north of the San Luis Obispo County line.
Brother Joaquim, whose ruddy, boyish face and hummingbird-like movements belie his 48 years, likes the idea that the mission's past is being rediscovered.
"You spend so much time creating an event history. It's so charitable of these people to respect that past."
In the past eight summers, Hoover and his Cal Poly Summer Extension classes have dug up two ruin sites. It took three years to unearth the mission dormitories built to house 1,300 baptized Salinan Indians. This year completes a five-year dig of the barracks built for six soldiers and their Indian wives.
While 20th century civilization has gradually built up around most of Father Junipero Serra's 21 California Missions, the ruins surrounding Mission San Antonio remain isolated and relatively untouched, an archeologist's dream.
"The mission is one of the few still out in the country," Hoover said. "The archeology remains preserved. The ruins haven't been bulldozed for housing developments."
This summer, Hoover and his class are completing the excavation of the soldiers' barracks, which were reduced to dirt and stone after the missions were secularized in 1834. Each day's work is long, monotonous, hard and hot.
"It's a lot of manual stuff." says Carrie Leven, one of the two Cal Poly students in the class of 11. "But you make a lot of interesting discoveries. Like these shell beads. Those are neat to find. They're so small. It is amazing to me to find them in all this dirt. I like to think about turning a rock over that's never been turned over in 200 years."
The 20-year-old social science junior rises from a whitewashed, spartan monk's cell every day at 6 a.m., as do all her classmates. She's outside digging by 7, her face streaked with dirt and sweat as she squats to dig her ice pick in the dust.
There she is joined by 10 other students who have come from schools in Arizona, New York, Missouri and elsewhere. Hoover's youngest student this year is 19; the eldest participant is 65-year-old W.B. Sawyer, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and class field director.
Sawyer, better known as "The Colonel," is a bearded, gruff, Hemingway look-alike, a veteran of five wars and a former horse breeder from Arroyo Grande. He was one of Hoover's first students.
It is the colonel, clad in clean, pressed khakis, who sends the students into action every morning with his gruff command: "OK, Let's hit the pits."
Digging continues from 7 a.m. until noon when the mercury nears 100 degrees and students retreat inside the cool mission walls for lunch.
It's siesta time until 3 p.m., then back to the dig site or into the laboratory, where the day's finds are washed with a frayed toothbrush. There are animal bones, leftovers from countless meals; glass beads, used for trade or jewelry; broken pieces of red roof tile; glazed pottery from Spain, Mexico, England and China. There is also a rusty knife; a handful of nails; chips of colored glass from wine bottles and slivers of abalone shells.
Most are numbered, catalogued and stored at the mission's museum.
At night, after dinner, Hoover often gives talks or invites guest lecturers. The students learn more about the soldiers, who were probably mestizos, or of mixed European and Indian blood. The soldiers were called soldados de cuera for their knee-length leather armor. Many married Indian women. At the mission's zenith in 1830, the soldiers protected the mission's 8,000 head of cattle, 12,000 sheep and 350 horses.
Hoover warns against applying 20th century values to mission life. "There are two schools of thought. One is the romanticized view of the missions, that they were idyllic paradises on earth. … The other myth is that the missions were concentration camps. … Neither extreme is true. They (the missionaries) were well meaning, without the knowledge of modern medicine or culture, anthropology."
"The missions were unsuccessful in turning out large masses of Christian-Spanish Indians because they had no protection against disease and because they underestimated the time it took to assimilate a new culture."
After the nightly lectures, students often stay up until midnight completing their field notes. It makes for an 18-hour day.
"I think this the hardest these students will ever have to work for 4 units," Hoover said laughing.
David Middlecamp is a photographer for The Tribune. 805-781-7942, email@example.com, @DavidMiddlecamp


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i have a network which is isolated from the Internet and I need to remotely connect to it from time to time for maintentance purposes. Please note that i do not need to connect to a specific computer on this network, but i need to be able to connect to any computer on the network.
This is my idea:
I would provide a linux-box (probably RaspBerry PI) which should be connected to the isolated network which also has a GPRS connection to the Internet.
Once turned on the linux-box should automatically connect to the Internet via GPRS and should provide a way for me to connect to it (after proper authentication) and access the isolated network transparently.
I should be able to see and use their intrantet websites straight from my own (linux) computer as if my own computer was directly wired to the isolated network. I should be able to upload files to the remote computers on the isolated network, i should be abple to ping and connect through ssh to any of the computers on the isolated network, i should be able to access the messaging system provided by a local XMPP server on the same network and so on. In few words, my home computer should take the same local IP address of my remote linux-box on the isolated network exactly as if i was there with my own computer.
To create a linux-box which automatically connects to the Internet once turned on should not be a problem... but how do i create this "bridge" from the isolated network to my home computer after proper login? Any idea, solution or link that could be useful?
I use linux for home/work from several years now but i have never tried anything like this so my knowledge on VPNes and network-sharing issues are near to zero. Of course i am willing to study any link/book relative to this issue but i have no idea where to start from.
P.S.: Sorry for my horrible english, i hope the question is understandable.


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I'm pretty high on life right now…or maybe it's from the smell of pot coming through the vents of my next door neighbor. Either way, today feels good. It's been drizzling & down pouring all day and I've been sitting on the floor in my studio with the lights turned off and the windows open. I've been cutting matte boards and packing prints all day which is pretty soothing really. It's one of those things where doing something so repetitive can cause you to drift into this tranquil trance and everything just feels calm and good. Plus I've put Pandora on 90s all day and it's putting me in a happy place. Anyhoo, here's what I've been doing all day...
^^ Sorting through my desk mess. I'm trimming etchings and packing prints for some shops. I also have some marked down prints + originals in my shop for my summer sale (plus free shipping with code SOLSTICESALE ).
^^ It has literally been raining all day and I love it.
^^ Rina is "helping" me cut matte board. Actually she didn't stay here long…as soon as it started thundering she hid under the coffee table. This girl is afraid of so little, but thunder…that's another story.
Anyway, hope you all are having a good week! Hoping to go to Houston this weekend and also looking forward to the 4th of July on this island (and hoping the seaweed clears out because the beaches are such a mess right now).


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The Carré d'Or is a premium neighbourhood for buyers looking to invest in the Nice real estate market.
The Carré d'Or or 'Golden Square' bears this name for a reason. It is a vibrant and cosmopolitan area packed with chic cafés and bars, just perfect for people watching. There are also several designer shops for a spot of retail therapy.
A favourite area among our clients and other potential property buyers in Nice, the Carré d'Or area is defined by its borders; The elegant Boulevard Victor Hugo to the North, Place Masséna and Avenue Jean Médecin to the East, Boulevard Gambetta to the West and to the South, the Promenade des Anglais.
Property for sale in the Carré d'Or really does offer the perfect location for potential buyers. Every apartment for sale in the Carré d'Or is no more than ten minutes stroll from the beach and most apartments have the Pedestrian Zone of Rue Massena and Rue de France right on their doorstop. The Zone Piétonne, as it is known to the locals, is a bustling area that is extremely popular with tourists. Buying an apartment in this area, you'll be safe in the knowledge your pied à terre is among the most rentable property in Nice.
Though the Pedestrian Zone is the central feature of the Carré d'Or , surrounding streets including Rue de France, Rue de la Liberté, Rue Meyerbeer and Rue de la Buffa, are still just a stone's throw from nearby shops, restaurants and of course the Promenade des Anglais. These streets can also be a little quieter than the Pedestrian Zone itself, but remaining just as popular with tourists.


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Venice is the main city of the region called Veneto in the north-eastern part of Italy. Nowadays, it counts almost 270 thousand inhabitants and it is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world and listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO together with its lagoon.
The city is located in the well-known Venetian Lagoon stretching along the shoreline between the rivers Po and Piave, and it is built on an archipelago of 117 islands formed between 177 canals, connected by 409 bridges. It has been known as "la Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", and "City of Canals".
It seems that the city was founded at the time of the invasions of the Huns, when the invaded population of Aquileia, Concordia and Altino found shelter in the area surrounding the lagoon. Soon after the invasions, small towns began to grow, under the rule of the Eastern Empire, directly depending from Ravenna. At the end of the VII century the villages became autonomous and were ruled by the so-called "doge". The partnership with the Eastern Empire still perdured in the following century, when Venice, fighting the pirates and trading in the bordering regions, took the helm of the Adriatic Sea. With the IV Crusade, guided by Venice, which now is a powerful city, and with the sack of Byzantium and the consequent division of its Empire, Venice would rule several havens and coastal fortresses in the Aegean and Ionian Sea, starting its empire. It became together with, Pisa, Genoa and Amalfi, one of the "Repubbliche Marinare" Naval Republics and in the XIII century, Venice conquered Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Bergamo and Brescia. Being engaged in its expansion within the Italian peninsula, Venice lost its control of several maritime possessions to the Turks. Due to the requisition of Venetian ships by the Turks, Venice with the help of the Pope and the Habsburgs defeated the Turks in 1571 in the naval Battle of Lepanto (Greek: Ναύπακτος). After the Corfu war, the role of Venice as "ruler of the Adriatic" became only a memory and its fleet would not be able to protect the trading ships from the pirates anymore. In 1797 Napoleon's troops entered the city, which passed under the Austrian dominion and there it remained till the unification of Italy in 1866.
Tourism has been the major sector of the Venetian industry since the eighteenth century's Grand Tour, with its beautiful cityscape, uniqueness, and rich musical and artistic cultural heritage. In the nineteenth century, it became a fashionable centre for the rich and famous and continued to be a fashionable city in vogue right up to the early twentieth century. In the 1980s, the Carnival of Venice was revived and the city has become a major centre of international conferences and festivals, such as the prestigious Venice Biennale and the Venice Film Festival, which attract visitors from all over the world for their theatrical, cultural, cinematic, artistic, and musical productions.
The Lido di Venezia is a popular luxury destination, attracting thousands of actors, critics, celebrities. The city also relies heavily on the cruise business, where the most popular attraction is the typical Venetian boat called "gondola". Today, there are numerous attractions in Venice, such as the Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark's Square) with Saint Mark's Basilica, the Grand Canal with its oldest bridge, the Rialto Bridge, and the beautiful palace Ca' d'Oro (Golden House), La Fenice Theatre, the Venetian Arsenal and finally the churches Santa Maria dei Miracoli and the Madonna della Salute.
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New Project Stack/
After much deliberation my business partner and I have decided on the stack for our next project. It is going to be client-side-heavy and highly interactive which was a big motivator in a number of our decisions. So without further ado here is the stack:
- Backbone.js [Client-side framework] - Bootstrap [Design] - jQuery [DOM manipulation] - MongoDB [Data store] - Node.js [Server-side event-driven I/O]
We will also be using some other JavaScript tool kits but haven't quite nailed down which yet. Some backend stuff will be done with either Ruby or PHP, we are currently exploring the pros and cons to each. I will provide updates as we go and release more information as I am able to share it.


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The Rail Authority of East Mississippi has been eligible to receive money from the Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund since July 1. Lawmakers changed the law last session. Previously, only publicly owned short line railroads were eligible for money from the fund. The Authority's first application for a $250,000 planning and design grant from the fund was rejected. The new law ...Read More »
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Legislation enabling rail authorities advances
Two bills remain alive that would amend the definition of a railroad to include railroad authorities for the purpose of making them eligible to receive money from the state-controlled Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund. House Bill 919 cleared the House March 16 and was referred to the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee, where it sat last week. Senate Bill 2829 cleared ...Read More »


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Adam Nathaniel Furman: The Roman Singularity
16 September – 10 December 2017
My first exhibition project at Sir John Soane's Museum is an installation in the recently restored Kitchens of works by the architect and designer, Adam Nathaniel Furman. The project comprises an imaginary Roman city of colourful, 3D-printed ceramic models, drawings and a 'video-poem', all of which Furman created while living at the British School at Rome. Also exhibited are two new Soane-inspired works: Pasteeshio, which remixes historical forms in a single structure that combines new technological capabilities with traditional craft; and Capreeshio, which abstracts these forms into a mural world of patterns. Read more


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I have a daughter. She's three and she's perfect. Her ridiculous sense of humor makes it impossible to not have a smile plastered to your face when she's around, and her bouncy red curls can keep my gaze immured for hours on end. She was born at 37 weeks, with scores of 9 on both Apgar's. She was conceived… Read more →
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My Illness Defines Me (and why that makes me happier than you)
My illness defines me. But it wasn't always that way. What I didn't realize on April 16, 2002, the day I was diagnosed with a severe form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, was that I was not only forced into a quite unwelcome BFF relationship with my illness, but that I would literally need to relearn every instinct, every emotion and… Read more →
The Worst Day of Our Wonderful Life
Life: so cruel, so heartbreaking, yet so beautiful. We spend so much of it looking for meaning; searching for answers. But something happened to my family yesterday that had no meaning. It was tragic, ruthless, and stole a piece of my family's soul. And that piece of our meaning, that part of our life…we've lost it forever. We, as a… Read more →


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Social media marketing is no longer enough. You need a social media literate workforce, says Jeanne Meister, best-selling author of The 2020 Workplace.
Social media literacy is the understanding how to use social media both inside and outside the organization in a safe and secure way to improve their productivity and efficiency.
Jeanne Meister's newest book,The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today, co-written with Karie Willyerd, was published by Harper Collins in May 2010, and is now in its second printing! The book is available for purchase at all major book retailers.
Jeanne Meister is a co-founder of Future Workplace, an organization with a shared vision for re-imagining the current state of corporate learning & human resources development and helping to prepare companies for the 2020 workplace.
- Why some organizations a re steering away from issuing social meida policies.
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I have made these cookies more time than I can count, and they never get old. For the first time, Casey made this batch and I thought I should document this momentous occasion of his first baking adventure.
I shouldn't be surprised, though. When I mentioned that we could bring cookies to his grandma, he jumped on the chance to make them for her.
Oatmeal cookies are a great place to start for a novice baker. They are so easy to put together, and cook super fast.
We've had a hard time keeping out of these babies. They're hidden until we get ready to leave. After all, they are for one special lady.
Cranberry and White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup light brown sugar
1 stick butter, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon milk
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 cup uncooked rolled oats
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, cream together the brown sugar and butter.
Mix in the egg, vanilla and milk. Stir in the flour, baking powder and soda and salt until well combined.
Stir in the oats, dried cranberries, walnuts and white chocolate chips.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and drop cookies onto cookie sheet with using a tablespoon. Cookies should be about 1 1/2 inches wide.
Bake for 8 – 10 minutes or until golden brown.


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Undergraduate Business Leadership
About Business Leadership
Macquarie University's new Bachelor of Business Leadership is run as an integrated degree with a Bachelor of Commerce. This integrated degree delivers relevant, future-focused and leadership skills which prepare you for the future, and which are in high demand by employers. This 4 year degree integrates high-level soft skills required by employers with high-level technical expertise developed in the Bachelor of Commerce.
Opportunities to:
- develop higher level skills to lead people
- work collaboratively
- rapidly adapt to changing circumstances
- come up with innovative and creative solutions to business problems
- communicate clearly and effectively
- manage diversity
Key Features
- This course combines personal leadership development with a more traditional professional degree.
- The degree is designed for students who demonstrate the motivation to extend their business learning to include the theory and application of leadership.
- The program builds knowledge and skills in critical thinking, professional judgement and problem solving through skill-based learning.
- Leadership subjects taught from 2nd year.
What you study
5 core Commerce subjects
Choose 1 Major
People Unit
Complete 8 Core Leadership Subjects
Leading Self
|Bachelor of Business Leadership and Commerce Degree
Where can you go?
Business leadership graduates are in high demand and can find diverse roles within all industries. Roles on offer can include:
- Accountant
- Business analyst
- Human resources manager
- Management consultant
- Marketing consultant
- Public and community sector manager
- Recruitment and staff development consultant
- Sales manager
Entry requirements
- General Mathematics is assumed knowledge. Mathematics is required for economics, accounting and finance Majors. You can study a first-year mathematics unit to acquire the assumed knowledge.
How to Apply
Applications for 2015 are open, please see below for further details.
- Create your CV
- Apply through UAC
- Select "Apply"
- Select your UAC code: 300206
- Upload CV through UAC's 'Check and Change' screen immediately after you have completed and saved your application. CV applications were due through UAC by 30 September 2014.
- Shortlisted CV applicants will be notified via email for an interview between 10-14 November 2014.
- Interviews will be held on campus or via Skype from 17-28 November 2014.
- If the interview is successful a position will be offered.
Students wishing to return to study at Macquarie University should visit the Previous Macquarie Students webpage, for further information and application procedures.


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I would like to have a look at the Symphony No. 3 of Beethoven; the first one that really broke out of the bounds of the 18th century. It was completed in the summer of 1804. There are a number of stories associated with the symphony, in particular the one that relates how it now has the nickname "Eroica" rather than "Bonaparte". For these, have a look at the Wikipedia article. I'm just going to look at the music.
I talked about the introduction to Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 here with its deceptive opening of cadences in the wrong keys before finally settling into C major. The Symphony No. 3 wastes no time with that, instead opening with two forte blasts in E flat major, the tonic. Then we immediately have one of the main themes:
Here is another example of the fluid, dynamic way Beethoven handles the theme. This passage in winds takes the interval between the second and third notes of the original theme, the G falling to the E flat, and slightly ornaments it with an eighth note, then echoes it in the high winds:


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How is my major approved? Who is my new advisor?
Once a student is accepted into a major, he or she will be emailed a confirmation of approval or denial from his or her UAC academic advisor. If a student is denied admission into a major, an explanation will be provided. Once accepted in a major, the student will no longer use the UAC for academic advisement but will be required to contact the academic department, which will assign a faculty member as an advisor. (All students are advised to check their NJCU email frequently.)