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Stitched Custom Quilts
Stitched is an awesome company. They make the most beautiful custom quilts that can be kept as heirlooms. Since I don't know a stitch about sewing (get it? I'm hilarious, I know;)), I think this is amazing! I've always wanted to have a beautiful quilt for each of my kids. Mission accomplished! Scarlett and I had the best time designing her quilt together. I let her take the reigns and pick the exact pattern and colors, with just a little help from me! She loved it. When it came, she acted like it was Christmas morning.
Right now their baby quilts (which is the one Scar has so she can carry it around) are on big time sale (30% off). Plus if you enter the code NOTHINGDOWN you get an additional 30% off your purchase. That 60% off for a baby quilt. Killer deal. Click >>HERE<< to get straight to their site. The sale runs through Sunday, and the additional code (NOTHINGDOWN) runs through Monday.
I picked some of my favorites from their site and posted below, along with some I got of my kidlins.

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All About Meetup
Welcome to Meetup -- for Newcomers Members
We have established a Charlottesville Newcomers Meetup Group. It's totally optional, and does not replace the activities we plan monthly. But if you want to see what it would be like to join in different kinds of activities with other Newcomers, this is for you.
First of all, our Meetup group is only open to members of Charlottesville Newcomers Club, so you don't have to worry that you'll be running into strangers. These are the same folks you see at luncheons and socials and bridge games and book groups. Your name isn't displayed to anyone outside of Newcomers.
Second, it's easy. Our group is at meetup.com/cvillenewcomers. Head on over and sign up. If you want step-by-step instructions, we've put those together for you: click here to get them.
And third, our Meetup group is for you. Don't see any activities on our page that interest you? Let us know what you want to do. Just click on the list of organizers on the left side of the page and send a message. We can help you set up an event.
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I've never really been into incense. The only people I knew who used incense with stoners or hippies, or stoner-hippies — basically that one dude with dreads in the dorms who everyone wished would stop using "earthly oils" and finally just take a damn shower.
Andy Samberg. Spot on brother.
However, my views on incense changed after my cousin gave me this pack of Tibetan Sandalwood incense as a Christmas present. $14 on Amazon for 30 sticks.
This stuff works.
More than just a scent, it soothes the mind and body by helping melt away anxiety.
How I use incense to bounce back from an anxious state.
Whenever I feel any tension or anxiety, I like to retreat to my meditation cushion for 10-15 minutes. I light one of these babies, plug in headphones and listen to either soothing classical or meditation music. I give myself permission to just sit, breathe, and observe my current undesired situation without any judgement.
Within minutes, my initial short shallow breaths transition into deeper, relaxed breaths. With each deep inhalation, I absorb the calming effect of the incense and music, and find my way back to the stillness that comes with full acceptance of my reality as it is.


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I was told you can sew the backing, batting and pattern together as you go. What I don't know is if my finished block is 12in., how big of a square should I cut the backing before I start sewing the top onto it? Has anyone ever done this before?
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I was told you can sew the backing, batting and pattern together as you go. What I don't know is if my finished block is 12in., how big of a square should I cut the backing before I start sewing the top onto it? Has anyone ever done this before?
I have done a couple logcabin this way. If I remember right, I had the back piece for each block about 1inch larger all around, then turned it under to stitch. It was several years ago that I did it. If I can find my pattern in the morning, I'll see what it says. It was quite easy to do. Have been thinking I should do one again.
I would cut the first one 2 inches bigger and see how much it shrinks as you quilt as you go. I would even cut the batting a bit bigger than the top piece too. :D:D:D
Do you quilt each block as you go when you do it this way? This sounds interesting. I'll be watching for answers too!
Ok, I found my instruction sheet for this method. It was from Woman's Day Magazine, Aug. 1977. I knew it had been "several" years ago!! This is done in the flip and sew method......rather like the string quilting. The back is cut at 15.5 inches. The batting is cut at 15.5 inches. The logs and center sq. are cut 2.5 inches. You center the 2 center squares, right sides together on center of layered back and batting. Be sure they are centered exactly. Stitch 1/4 inch on one side. Flip, and add the next strip, etc. until block is finished with the last strip being 14.5 X 2.5 inches. Keeping the backing folded away from seam, right sides of block facing, sew together with 1/4 inch seam. Trim batting and fold backing over seam and hand stitch. The instruction sheet suggests making one block before cutting all the fabric. Is this clear as mud?
I would imagine you could use different size logs and adjust the back to the size of your prefered block size. I have thought about making one using maybe 2 inch (unfinished) logs. Might have to make a block and see how it works.
Hope this all helps. Good luck
Thank You Phyllis! That sounds like something to add to my "try it" list.
There must be a video tute on this somewhere. I am a visual learner. Have to look for one...
This sounds so interesting! I 2nd TexasGranny's idea about a tute!
I surffed around this morning, and did not find anything, but I'm not a very good surffer! I did find a picture of one that was from the magazine, but that dosen't help much. I think this pattern may have been a for-runner of QAYG! It is really very easy. Hope someone finds a tute. I would be more than happy to try to answers questions, but wouldn't know the 1st thing about doing a tute for it. Good luck with a search.
That is exactly what I did. Just about ready to start sewing the blocks together. Thanks for answering.
I finally finished th log cabin. It was fun putting the blocks together. Thanks for your input. Much appreciated. What I wasn't crazy about was all the hand stitching involved. Never was much good at that!!


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Play Index & Help
Let' play the two main love scenes between Romeo and Juliet in Highlit Text format (needs 3 players).
– Act 2 Scene 2: The Balcony Scene (Romeo and Juliet meet), and then
– Act 3 Scene 5: The Lovers' Parting Scene (Romeo leaves Juliet for exile)
First Scene: A2S2 (Romeo and Juliet meet at her balcony):
Romeo, with his friends, has gate-crashed a dance given by Capulet (the father of Juliet). There he sees Juliet and falls in love with her. He leaves the dance, and to escape his teasing friends, jumps over a wall. He finds himself in a courtyard, and on one wall, he sees a balcony. The three characters in this scene are:
- Romeo (Highlit Text)
- Juliet (Highlit Text)
- Nurse (Highlit text) – Note if there's only two of you, Romeo can play the Nurse's role as well. Using different voices is helpful.
The poor old Nurse doesn't have much to say (but she makes up for it in other scenes) but her words are important – she makes Juliet leave the balcony, separating the two lovers, before they are re-united when she returns.
Play to the end of the scene, and then switch to Act 3 Scene 5, by clicking on the button (at the bottom or top of the script window) marked A3S5
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Second Scene A3S5 (The Lovers' parting):
Romeo and Juliet have been secretly married, and Romeo has just killed Tybalt, a cousin of Juliet, in revenge for Tybalt's killing of Mercutio. The Prince banishes Romeo, but before he leaves Verona, Romeo spends one night with his new wife. In the morning, in A3S5, Romeo prepares to leave Juliet for Mantua. The speakers in the scene are the same as in A2S2:
- Juliet (Highlight Text )
- Romeo (Highlight Texts)
- Nurse (Highlight Text) – Again note that if there's only two of you, Romeo can play the Nurse's role as well. Using different voices is helpful.
Again, the Nurse's few lines are key to motivating Romeo to leave his wife.
Read the scene until the entry of Juliet's mother (CAPULET WIFE)
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Now you've read those two scenes in Highlight Text mode, you can read the version in Parts and Cues format (also 3 players) at Romeo and Juliet in love (Parts and Cues) In this format, Romeo and Juliet only get their lines and the prompts which cue those lines. The Nurse is in Highlit Text format, so that if the scene falls, apart, she can act as prompt to get the scene going again. It's interesting to compare Highlit Text and Parts and Cues format. Some people prefer one, some prefer the other.
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ICT and Computer Science
We have an open door policy in the department and pupils are given access to the network at break times, before and after school.
ICT vs Computer Science – What is the difference?
ICT is more focused on using Microsoft Office and other existing applications, whereas Computer Science is much more focused on 'getting under the bonnet' and learning how to code and create such software. Here at Truro School we cover both subject areas.
1st – 2nd Year
In the 1st Year, pupils have taught ICT lessons where they are introduced to the software available on the school network, Virtual Learning Environments, including Moodle and Cloud computing. They are also taught how to work safely online. This is developed throughout the year, referencing other academic subjects whenever possible. In the second half of the summer term, pupils are introduced to programming, with a choice of languages and other opportunities, for example stop motion animation.
3rd Year
In the 3rd Year, all students follow the AQA Functional Skills course, which equips them with the knowledge required to be digitally competent and fluent in IT skills to assist their further academic study. This Level 2 course is equivalent to a GCSE and is examined during a week long period in the spring. Beyond that, pupils will be programming in a choice of languages and working with a range of other devices, for example the Raspberry Pi. This will give them a useful insight into the Computer Science course which is offered at GCSE level.
GCSE Computer Science
GCSE Computer Science is offered as an co-curricular academic subject following the WJEC syllabus. Pupils are taught the principles of information and computation, how digital systems work, and how to put this knowledge to use through programming. Building on this knowledge and understanding, pupils are equipped to use information technology to create programs, systems and a range of content, programming languages, data structures, algorithms, etc.
Extra-Curricular Opportunities
Programming is also a very popular choice for pupils as a Wednesday afternoon activity. Students are given structured time to learn new skills, but also the scope to creatively develop their interest. This could be working with the Raspberry Pi, programming in Scratch, Greenfoot (a visual Java teaching environment), Python, or other programming languages.
In Autumn Term 2016, Computer Science unveiled a new workroom, complete with Raspberry Pi 3 computers, perfect for those who wish to explore programming in more depth.
Being competent with more demanding digital software are skills which are increasingly in demand from employers across a whole host of industries, from medical to education, entertainment to architecture.
Studying Computer Science at school gives students a head start for the future, using a computer has become as fundamental as reading and writing, and with technology now being so widespread across many industries, it makes sense to prepare students to recognise its potential.
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Defense News
Singapore, Australia Conduct Naval Exercise
By Wendell Minnick
Taipei - The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are conducting Exercise Singaroo, a joint maritime exercise, from Sept. 18-25. The eight-day exercise is being held in the South China Sea, where both navies will conduct maritime surveillance, air defense and anti-submarine warfare exercises.
Three Singapore vessels will participate, including a new 3,200-ton Formidable-class frigate, the RSS Intrepid; a 550-ton Victory-class guided-missile patrol boat, the RSS Valour; and an aging Challenger-class diesel submarine, the Conqueror.
These will join two RAN vessels, a 3,300-ton Anzac-class frigate, the FFH 151 Arunta; and a new 300-ton Armidale-class patrol boat, the ACPB 85 Bathurst.
Aircraft from the Singapore Air Force will provide anti-surface warfare support.
"Singapore and Australia share close and friendly defence ties," said a Singapore Ministry of Defence press release. "The RSN and the RAN engage in a wide range of activities, which include bilateral and multilateral exercises as well as professional exchanges. These extensive interactions have strengthened mutual understanding and professional ties between the personnel of both navies."


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Do Not Feed The Monkeys is a unique digital voyeur simulator.
Now that you've been accepted by "The Primate Observation Club" you can invade the privacy of dozens of strangers and witness their most intimate moments while you make your living. Progress in the Club and don't forget its number one rule: do not interact with the spied specimens. Do Not Feed The Monkeys.
Browse social networks, wikis, websites, newspapers, online stores… and use chat and email tools. Once you've got information about the spied people… will you intercede in the name of justice, will you sabotage their dreams, or will you sit idly by while the world burns?
Whatever you do (or don't do) will have consequences!
- MONITOR hacked surveillance cameras
- PRY INTO the lives of dozens of subjects
- INTERACT (or not!) with fun, sad, horrific, surprising, dramatic, or sci-fi themed narratives
- DECIDE THE FATE of the subjects: will you help them? Will you expose their most intimate secrets?
- BROWSE social networks profiles, wikis, websites, newspapers, online stores… Use chat logs, email tools and more!
- MANAGE your resources: will you spend all your savings on buying more "cages", or will pay rent? Are you healthy enough to work? How many sleepless nights can you stand before collapsing from exhaustion?
- REPLAY to experience different climactic endings
"The Primate Observation Club" is not a wildlife conservation society as the name would suggest. It is a front for a shadowy group used to watch others through surveillance cameras and compromised webcams. Tired of your ramshackle apartment, dull existence and boring jobs, you're accepted into the exclusive organization, so you can pry into the privacy of the "caged monkeys" as they go about their lives…
The Club urges you to not interfere with those observed, though you need to progress in it to access the mythical "Big Primate Cage". But… will you resist? Will you help those you're spying on, extort them, expose them, or will you follow instructions and just watch?
Whatever you decide to do, or not do, there will be consequences!
Development Backstory
With "Do Not Feed the Monkeys", Fictiorama Studios approaches a relevant, controversial, newsworthy issue: our natural tendency to snooping vs. the moral limits and the right to privacy. In order to approach this matter, Fictiorama decided to go with a gameplay that allows the player to watch dozens of hacked cameras, some of them placed inside homes themselves… and pry into the lives of the spied people. In fact, one of Fictiorama's source of inspiration are websites like www.insecam.org and apps like LiveCams Pro, that share the streams of hundreds of unprotected surveillance cameras worldwide, placed in malls, nature backgrounds, warehouses, libraries… and even homes!
To make the gameplay more intense and immersive, Fictiorama added some moral elements and resources management mechanics, so that players can approach gameplay through several ways:
- According to the player's motivation: as a mere "voyeur" or interacting with the observed subjects.
- According to the player's moral choices: helping or harming the people who are being observed.
- According to their strategy: focusing on resource management or narrative interaction.
Thus, "Do Not Feed the Monkeys" mixes different mechanics, "Rear Window" meets "The Life of Others" meets "Papers Please"


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Volunteering for Solebury
The Home & School Association offers a variety of opportunities for you to get involved and volunteer your time to support the Solebury School community.
By helping out on any of the following committees, you are sure to meet other parents, make new friends, get better acquainted with our wonderful faculty and staff and help make Solebury the best school it can be.
There is sure to be a committee that you will find appealing. To fit each parent's busy schedule, you can be involved as little or as much as you'd like. Any amount of involvement is appreciated, and there is no membership fee.
Please take the time to review the descriptions of volunteer opportunities and email the contact person listed if interested.
Hope you will join us!
- Annual Auction
- Athletic Booster Association
- Friends of Solebury Visual Arts
- Beautification Team
- Helping Hands Team
- Friends of the Theater
- Hospitality Team
Annual Auction
Annual Auction
The Annual Auction is the Home & School Association's largest fundraiser, bringing in more than $100,000 for educational programming, student activities and facility improvements at the School. Proceeds from the Special Appeal at previous auctions have provided funds to create the IDEA Lab, refurbish our Black Box Theater, upgrade and equip our Visual Arts spaces, and improve the dining hall, among other projects. This event brings so much of the Solebury community together to support the School and, most importantly, our children.
Auction planning begins in the fall and continues throughout the year. There are many ways to get involved, from decorating and designing to data entry and acquisitions. No amount of time is too small – join us for a few hours or head up a committee! We would love to you join us. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact our Auction Chair, Tia Cavallaro P'21.
Athletic Booster Association
Solebury Athletic Booster Association
Solebury School has a rich tradition of academic and athletic excellence. The Solebury School Athletic Booster Club members believe that academics and athletics go hand in hand for the success of our children. The Booster Club is dedicated to the continued support of our student athletes, coaching staff, trainers, and athletic programs.
Our Mission
The mission of the Solebury School Booster Club is to:
- Support athletic and academic excellence in all student athletes
- Promote active and involved parent and community leadership
- Promote sportsmanship and provide supplementary financial support to all Solebury School athletic teams
- Maintain our Spartan history and tradition of excellence, which exemplifies our student athletes, coaches, trainers and teams.
In addition, the Booster Club will work with administration, teachers, staff, parents, coaches and student athletes to identify areas of need within the athletic department. In this way we hope to assist in the continued development and support of our Athletic Program.
Who Can Belong to the Booster Club?
The booster club is open to all interested parents, teachers, coaches and staff. Please help us by becoming a representative from your team. It is our hope to have representatives from all sports at Solebury School.
For more information, please contact Athletic Director Rob Eichem or our Parent Relations Manager, Christine Thiel.
Friends of Solebury Visual Arts
Friends of Solebury Visual Arts
In the Solebury Art Department, our talented students spend hours creating unique, beautiful works of art. The mission of the Friends of Solebury Visual Arts is to make these wonderful student pieces more visible throughout the campus. We assist the Arts Department with framing, canvas stretching, preparing art boards and exhibiting student artwork around campus. Please consider joining and helping out with art shows and other special events throughout the school year.
For more information and to get involved, please contact Lori Lipsky P'21 and Mike Lipsky P'21.
Beautification Team
Beautification Team
Solebury School is especially known for its beautiful campus in charming Bucks County, Pennsylvania. To maintain the campus, the Home & School Association has offered to assist the school's maintenance department by helping with gardening and light improvements like painting.
We annually plant fall mums and spring bulbs, assist in fall and spring cleanup, decorate for Open Houses and beautify the campus for Graduation. Some of the special projects we have completed include: the lovely stone half wall in front of the Dining Hall, the stone pathway and planting bed behind Administration Building, refurbished Theater dressing rooms, the landscaping outside of the Girl's Dorm, and more.
If you enjoy outside work and want to get involved in maintaining our beautiful campus, please contact Marie Kohles P'23, Lisa Cook P'22 or Barb Picard P'21.
Helping Hands Team
The Helping Hands Team offers assistance to Solebury families when special needs arise, such as illness or family emergencies. Once the coordinators become aware of a situation, they rally a group of parent volunteers that will offer their help in any way they can, such as providing meals, or rides for the student.
Since families in emergency situations don't always have the time to seek help, anyone in the Solebury community is welcome to contact our Parent Relations Manager, Christine Thiel, if they know of a family who could use a Helping Hand. Solebury School is a great community of students, faculty, administrators and parents, and knowing that a Helping Hand is available in a time of need can be reassuring and comforting. We also understand that families may want their privacy in these situations, so our work will be discreet and confidential.
If you become aware of a family in need of help or having an emergency please contact our Parent Relations Manager, Christine Thiel.
Friends of the Theater
Our incredibly talented students and staff put on three fantastic plays each school year, including a lavish musical in the winter trimester. The Home & School Association supports the theater program by running the box office, the concession stand before the shows and during intermission, Kiss the Cast, and some meals during the last weeks of rehearsals.
For more information and to get involved, please contact Saba Siddiqui P'20, Andy Wander P'20, or Steve and Sarah Kelleher P'23
Hospitality Team
The Hospitality Team supports school events, including Parents Days in the fall and the spring, Cookies and Carols in December, and a teacher appreciation luncheon at the end of the year. These events are a great opportunity to get to know the teachers and enhance our sense of community.
If you are interested in joining the hospitality team, please contact parent coordinators Meredith Borine P'21 or Trish Onzik P'22.
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Race Point Light Station on Cape Cod is looking for a large steam whistle to place on exhibit inside the station's fully refurbished brick whistle house for educational purposes. The Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, which cares for Race Point Light Station (and Long Point & Wood End lights on the Cape as well), has a Radio Beacon Clock to trade for an available steam whistle. If a large steam whistle is available and your organization or contact is unwilling to trade, maybe some sort of long-term loan situation can be worked out with the exchange of the two artifacts.
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My father and I recently returned from a trip through Central America, visiting the farmers, roasters, and other people behind some of the best coffee (and chocolate) that we often take for granted.
While we were there, we toured the coffee lands of Cooperativa La Voz, where guide Lucas Bizarro explained to us where coffee comes from, starting with a plant in the ground and ending with coffee in our cup. I wondered what would be the best way to present just how much we learned on this tour. I've written about origin trips and farm tours from trips to Hawaii. And while the poverty in a country like Guatemala makes it starkly different from Hawaii, the coffee grows similarly. Not to mention that my Spanish, while workable, misses a lot of the finer points of the tour. Long story short, I hope you enjoy these five interesting facts that came from the tour.
Fact #1: Coffee as we know it starts as a cherry
I still remember the first time I walked into a Starbucks and saw their display showing the coffee cherry. I'd never heard of it, and didn't believe it really existed.
The two pictures you see to the left both show coffee as it grows, in cherry form. The cherry ripens from a yellow to green to red, and finally a dark red, at which point the cherry is best to be picked. If it is not picked at this stage, it will overripen to a brown or black color.
Coffee workers are responsible for picking the cherry at the optimal dark red color to ensure the highest quality of coffee.
Fact #2: Inside each coffee cherry are two coffee beans
They're not quite coffee beans yet. However, the coffee bean as we know it today is one of two halves of the "seed" of coffee cherry. As you can see in the picture to the left, if you break open the berry, you can see that it holds two coffee beans as we know them.
In the process of producing coffee beans, the red berry pulp that you see to the left is discarded, and recycled. The "beans" are then cleaned, and dried in the sun. More on that to come later.
Fact #3: Coffee workers are hard-working…and poor
I'll take it a step further. Coffee workers at the source are arguably the hardest-working and the poorest people in the coffee chain. Regardless of what we pay for coffee, the worker receives a pittance.
We found these three children to the left sitting in the dirt while their mother and grandmother worked in the fields. If they were tall enough to pick the ripe cherry from the trees, I'm sure they'd be working.
Their grandmother was standing beside me and I asked if she minded if I took a picture of her. She politely declined. When I turned around to see where their mother was, I found her "hiding" behind a thin tree that barely disguised her. As you can see from the picture, while their parents were shy or possibly superstitious, the children were much less inhibited.
Rule #4: It is not always safe work
Hazards exist in any job. In a work environment like this one however, there are few if any precautions taken with regards to those hazards. To the left is a memorial for Victor Martin Canajay Cholotio, who fell to his death from the top of the tree cover.
Production of a quality coffee relies on many variables. First, volcanic soil of which there is plenty in Guatemala, contains many nutrients that help produce a better coffee. Second, altitude and sunshine provide optimal growing conditions. A third factor is an optimal amount of shade provided to the coffee cherry while it ripens. Lucas said the goal is 60% cover from sunlight. Too much more and not enough sun will get in. Too little shade, and there will be too much sun on the cherry.
Victor's job was to climb the trees and prune the natural cover to achieve the optimal 60%. He fell to his death, and this memorial remains on the grounds for him.
Fact #5: Considerable care goes into each step to ensure a good coffee
It is not only hard work, it is precise work. Think about it…
– Growth of the coffee tree requires almost perfect growing conditions, which is why it is limited in where it can be grown successfully.
– For the best coffee flavor, the cherry needs to be picked when it is the specific dark red color. If picked too soon or too late, the coffee won't be as good and the farm's reputation is based on the quality of its coffee.
– The 60% natural cover for perfect sunlight of the tree and cherry.
Finally, the processing of the coffee beans after they've been picked. My father and I watched two girls on their hands and knees over rows and rows of sundried coffee beans, looking at each one meticulously to pull out those with visual defects. One bad coffee bean can ruin a lot, and the farm cannot afford to ship a bad lot.
Don't take coffee for granted! It isn't until you see the process at its source and watch the workers themselves that you truly develop an appreciation for everything that has taken place before it gets into the hands of your roaster.
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Lantern inspired by WWMM: http://www.woodworkingformeremortals.com/2011/06/japanese-influenced-lamp.html
and popularwoodworking.com
This was my first run at this project. My next version will be 100% cedar with a 7 watt bulb. I'd like to try my hand with a shellac finish too. I know nothing about shellac.
This was my first project with a mitered edge framing around the scrap birch plywood top. I am pleased with how that came out.
My favorite parts are the tapered posts. I planed them by hand.
I dislike the aspen panel's stain. I feel the cheap pine posts looks better with a prestain followed by a mahogany gel and poly. I just can't get apsen to look pleasing.
-- Eric
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#1 posted 07-18-2011 05:50 AM
I really like this idea. Nice work.
-- Nick, AZ. Wood is a canvas for God's art work, it is our job as woodworkers to figur out the best way to display it.
#2 posted 07-18-2011 03:26 PM
Welcome to Lumberjocks, nice looking latern, I like the look of those tapered corner posts. Shellac is an
-- As ever, Gus-the 80 yr young apprentice carpenter
#3 posted 07-18-2011 04:12 PM
Normal western red. I'm actually going to use a piece of carsiding. I found I beautiful 8' piece with a single knot! The endgrain is almost a quartersawn pattern so the face grain is outstanding.
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#4 posted 07-30-2011 12:21 AM
Well done, I just built a deck in my back yard and I know what i am going to do this week end. Build some lanterns for the corners. They look great. Thanks
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#5 posted 07-31-2011 04:49 AM
Hi James,
I'm working on my second one for my parents to take to FL with them this winter. I am using shellac. Bluepine38 is right, shellac is pretty easy but it you're a firstime shellac-er follow the directions and DO NOT try to touch up your work before it dries. I have some heavy spots that are being difficult to tame down now. Nevertheless, shellac looks great on this project. Be sure to post your lantern when complete.
I failed to mention above, there is sanded acryllic inside the window slots that diffuses the light beautifully. That idea is from Pop. Woodworking link above.
-- Eric
#6 posted 10-26-2011 05:20 PM
I hope you were safer building it than the guy in the inspired video…I cringed to see his router table handling.
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If you're in Mayo this coming Thursday, August 23rd, you may hear a sound similar to an air raid siren. Don't be alarmed. We have installed an early warning system outside of our Mayo office and will be testing it for a couple of hours starting at 11 a.m. on Thursday morning.
This equipment will serve two purposes – to provide an early warning in the event of a dam breach, and to notify you of a fire in the community. A continuous tone will warn of a flood as a result of a dam breach; an intermittent tone will indicate a fire.
Both the Village of Mayo and the First Nation of Na-cho Nyak Dun requested an early warning system such as this. We'd like to thank them for working with us on this initiative.
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Sometimes you just need a quick and simple way to say thank you! Here I used some of SEI's Black Orchid designer paper and a simple sentiment stamp from Stampin' Up to create my card. I was able to combine two challenges: the clean and simple challenge for this week over at the Saturday Spotlight challenge blog and the black and white challenge over at the Little Red Wagon challenge blog.
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This month the design team over at Cookin' Up Creations have the opportunity to work with the Garden Party monthly kit from Pinecone Press Design....and what a kit it is!!! It comes with everything you need to create fun and whimsical layouts, cards and mini albums........plus a flap book with easy to follow techniques! Here are a few cards that I've created with the kit so far.
Garden Party monthly kit mixed with Jillibean Soup embellishments.
Garden Party and a Dustin Pike digital image.
Garden Party using one of the techniques found in the flap booklet.
and lastly, Garden Party mixed with die cuts created with the From My Kitchen Cricut cartridge. This card also meets all the requirements for this weeks Just Buggin' challenge - dry embossed die cuts.
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In the late afternoon studios of Sisterly Grace, one girl takes center stage. As the gospel singer on the recording bears witness to faith and resiliency during hard times, the young dancer moves expressively as her eight classmates watch. The adult mentor nearby announces gently, "Let the Lord use you." Her words are meant to guide the girl, but they could represent the school's motto.
Letricia Loftin Anderson, 42, started dance ministry and school, Sisterly Grace, in 2002, naming it to honor the bond she shares with her two sisters. Three weeks ago the school celebrated an achievement when they moved into a larger space in Richmond's Lakeside area. Letricia, who's an account executive with Radio One, says, "What we feel the mission that God gave us is we're really building strong, confident, well-rounded leaders of tomorrow. We're just using the dance thing to get them in. We're instilling all of those traits and they don't even know it."
Most days, Letricia is assisted by Amber Abramson, 30, an after-school mentor and the primary make-up artist for fashion shows and recitals. "If you just say, 'Let the Lord use you,'" Amber says, "it's an easier way to say, relax, feel this music, and let it come out the way the Lord would have it. It evokes the spirit of God, because when God is coming through you, nothing is more powerful than that." Amber's 7 year old daughter SyAsia, is active in classes at Sisterly Grace. Like their mother and aunts, Letricia's daughters, Briana, Brooklyne, and Braxton have discovered a love for dance and performance.
Every evening except Wednesday, which the school flyer says is "Saved for Bible Study at your church," students learn the fundamentals of tap, basic ballet, hip hop, modern, and praise dance, with a focus on etiquette. Each class begins with a "praise report," where young dancers recount a memorable part of their day. From the earliest days of Sisterly Grace, Letricia aimed to address the kind of spiritual bankruptcy that can manifest as a social crisis. As a former public relations director for the city of Petersburg, Letricia often met with two friends, one of whom was a middle school teacher for at-risk children. "We would talk about how some of the girls wanted to get pregnant. I asked, 'Why in middle school would you want to get pregnant?' His answer was, they wanted something to love. I thought if we could teach young women to love themselves, then they wouldn't seek love in the opposite sex, bad friends, drugs, alcohol. The key is to teach girls to love themselves, and how immensely God loves them."
Young men dance at Sisterly Grace as well, like Rave Williams, age 14. The East End resident says, "It doesn't matter where you come from, it's just a great environment to learn dance, to meet new people. You have fun, but learn about the world at the same time. My specialty in dance is hip hop, but tap in particular. It's just something about keeping rhythm with my feet. I guess it gives me more of a challenge." Rave takes classes with the Concert Ballet of Virginia and later this season, he'll perform with the Richmond Ballet in the Nutcracker.
Letricia emphasizes the importance of offering modeling classes, which she believes can help build self-esteem. "Many people think it's superficial, but it's key to me, because nothing builds confidence, the ability to express yourself with words and body language [like modeling classes.] Also, I started noticing that table etiquette and politeness and respect had fallen by the wayside." Letricia believes modeling classes can cultivate good manners. The courtesy of the girls who fill the halls here suggest the school's success.
Sisterly Grace hosts two recitals; one during Christmas, and one in May, as well as a pageant in January. For eight weeks before the pageant, students take workshops, and learn to frame their abilities positively. "You may not be a dancer, but you get straight A's and you're a leader," Letricia says. "Even though we're preparing them for the pageant, we're really preparing them for life. It's so much bigger than who walks away with the crown and the sash. Win, lose, or draw, you learn how to win graciously. And you learn how to lose and realize it's not your season, it's time for someone else, and to celebrate that as well."
Amber says, "What I hope that they take away from it is just building friendships, long-lasting relationships from an early age. As early as kindergarten, they're learning to interact. You have peer resolution. Some of them don't have siblings. My daughter, she's an only child. It's important for her to be here. These are like her best friends. This is a bond that they have here."
Letricia is candid about how dance ministry has helped her family. "I feel like it's our testimony. Last year, our family suffered through a horrible divorce," she admits. "The girls were distraught, as any children would be. Sisterly Grace was their saving grace. It gave us the strength to go on, because we knew there were others we had to help. We're walking in gratefulness, and we're really excited."
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Our seafood department takes freshness seriously! We bring in the best quality seafood sourced locally and through responsible suppliers, ensuring that the salmon, lobster, shrimp, mussels and clams that you put on your table are the best and the freshest they can be.
We are committed to purchasing from only farms and fisheries that use sustainable fishing practices. We want to know what our fish has fed upon, and exactly where it came from, passing our guarantee of quality, responsibility and sustainability on to you. 'Stop by the seafood department today, and speak to one of our knowledgeable staff about everything from how our products were farmed and caught, to how best to prepare it.
Custom Cuts & Pre-Marinated Options.
It's very important to us that our customers receive the perfect cut they are looking for: this is why we carry a variety of whole fish; so that our fishmongers can cut any seafood selection you want to your liking. Opt to have your fresh picked selection marinated or select from a variety of pre-marinated options.
Made fresh just for you!
Have selections in fresh seafood or meat cooked for you to your preference. Select your choice in meat or seafood and let our chefs create a fast, easy and delicious lunch or dinner for you! Enjoy your meal in store or have it to go. It's just one of the ways Harvest Natural Market makes meal planning easy and convenient for our customers.
Our fresh fish and seafood is brought in daily, and represents the highest quality we are able to find. Our promise to you is that your fish will always hold up to our high standards of freshness and flavor – guaranteed!
We are committed to providing our customers with responsible choices. We strive to provide a selection of Fish and Seafood from local and international sources, all sharing the same commitment to sustainability and responsible fishing practices.
Whether you're looking for something exotic to wow that special someone, or preparing a meal for the entire family, our knowledgeable staff have plenty of easy and delicious recipe ideas, and will point you in the right direction for the perfect wine and sides.
Our Seafood department is designed to give you the experience of shopping in a Mediterranean fish market, with aisles of selections that include locally wild-caught gulf shrimp and salmon as well as exotic selections from all over the world.


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Bow Leather Bracelet Blue
From the Bow collection, channel set with 0.96 carat of baguette and brilliant cut diamonds, handcrafted in 18k blackened gold, with blue leather strap.
Delivery & Returns
Please allow a maximum of 3 working days for UK deliveries. Alternatively, contact us on +44 (0) 207 491 9999 or [email protected] if you require an express service. International deliveries are sent via Fedex and delivery times are subject to local destination formalities.
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Monday, September 24, 2012
My Creative Time's Scrapping the Little Things!
11 comments :
- jessica said...
Gorgeous LO Liz!! Love the colors, the great papers ,your stitching and of course the awesome MCT stamps and dies!! FAB Lo!!!
TFS and have a GREAT one!!
- September 24, 2012 at 3:20 AM
- snappy scrappy said...
Gorgeous LO and pic!! Lee-Ann :)
- September 24, 2012 at 5:27 AM
- Crafting Katie said...
Okay, this is my FAVORITE layout of yours ever! That picture is just perfect! You used my favorite papers, and I love how you stitched it all together like a gorgeous quilt! The Copics and Mr. Huey on the wood veneers is stunning! Seriously beautiful, Liz!
- September 24, 2012 at 5:51 AM
- Cathryn said...
Beautiful family AND layout Liz! This is so gorgeous. Love all the papers melded togther, fabulous! Love and Hugs, Cathryn :)
- September 24, 2012 at 6:10 AM
- Kim H said...
Liz ~ OMG! I LOVE this layout and I am with Katie! My FAVORITE of yours ever! Maybe because it is the picture of your BEAUTIFUL family, or the papers or the sewing or the details whatever it maybe it is GORGOEUS!!! Absolutely GORGEOUS! WOW! LOVE where you placed all the MCT dies & stamps but those butterflies ~ again BEAUTIFUL!!! LOVED your post too!
- September 24, 2012 at 7:42 AM
- LindaV said...
What a beautiful LO. It all came together so perfectly.
- September 24, 2012 at 8:31 AM
- Glora said...
This is BEAUTIFUL! I love the paper, the butterflies, the sewing and that picture!!! IT is PRICELESS! You have a beautiful FAMILY! Hugs- Glora
- September 24, 2012 at 8:40 AM
- Shar said...
Liz this page is so awesome!! Great photo too. Putting together these papers is so fun - I have such a hard time using 'busy' patterns but yours is perfect!!!
- September 24, 2012 at 4:13 PM
- Nancy said...
WOW this is beautiful Liz!!Love the stitching!!! And the photos is perfect! Great colors! Love everything about this!!! Great job!
- September 24, 2012 at 8:18 PM
- quilt4fun2 said...
That Cathedral Window quilty paper is my favorite and the stitching is perfect with it. Great job on your layout. Everything balances nicely and draws your eye to the picture!
quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com
- September 24, 2012 at 8:32 PM
- Cindy said...
WOW Liz,GORGEOUS job with your layout!I LOVE the great stitching and all the details,BEAUTIFUL!!!:)
- September 25, 2012 at 5:03 PM


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[Rich B's DSP Group]
Jason Laska hails from Chappaqua, NY and is currently at Rice University working in Richard Baraniuk's research group. He received the B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2005 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rice University in 2009 and 2011, respectively. His main technical interests are in the field of digital signal processing (DSP), compressive sensing, dimensionality reduction / "big data," machine learning, and lots of related things.
[Laska's Masters Defense by Robin Sheldon]
Completed/submitted Ph.D. Thesis, found here or on research page.
Posted 1-bit CS resources webpage, go check it out! 1-bit CS resources.
Defended Ph.D. dissertation, slides here or on research page.
Submitted a new journal paper, Regime Change: Bit-Depth versus Measurement-Rate in Compressive Sensing.
Submitted a new journal paper, The Pros and Cons of Compressive Sensing for Wideband Signal Acquisition: Noise Folding vs. Dynamic Range.
Submitted a new journal paper, Robust 1-Bit Compressive Sensing via Binary Stable Embeddings of Sparse Vectors. We are really happy with this work.
New journal paper, Trust, but Verify, submitted -- and new revamp of Democracy in Action submitted.
Jason completed the Masters degree. Slides from his defense talk, Democracy in Action: Quantization, Saturation, and Compressive Sensing, can be found here. Accompanying software can be found here.
In 2007, Jason co-founded Rejecta Publications, a non-profit association which provides open access publication to previously rejected papers. The inaugural issue of the Journal Rejecta Mathematica was published in July 2009 and has received critical acclaim in several publications such as The Economist, Ars Technica, Science, and Handelsblatt.
Jason introduced a mac widget, Chai, that provides quick search access to the Cellar Tracker wine database. He hopes he will have time to make more of these in the future (but he knows he wont).
Jason received the Herschel M. Rich Invention Award for his work on the Single-Pixel-Camera. This project has been featured in the BBC, USA Today, and Business Week. The single-pixel-camera was also named one of the top 10 emerging technologies of 2007 by the MIT Technology Review.


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A superb effort by Jose Caballero and Reynaldo Rivera led the Chipola Indians (26-9, 5-1) to a 15-8 win over Tallahassee on Monday at Chipola College.
Caballero rocked Tallahassee with two home runs. Caballero went 3-6 in the game with five RBIs and three runs scored. Caballero homered in the third and fifth innings.
The two teams combined for 23 runs and 29 hits, including 13 extra base hits. There were 11 pitchers used in the game as the two managers searched for any way to finish it off.
The Chipola Indians beat Tallahassee thanks to 18 hits, including eight extra base hits. The Chipola Indians scored five runs in the fifth on the Chipola Indians scored in the fifth on an RBI single by Wood Myers, a three-run home run by Caballero, and an RBI double by Reynaldo Rivera. Rivera was 4-5 with 5 RBI's. He had two doubles and one home run.
Tallahassee scored three runs in the top of the fifth to cut its deficit to three. An RBI single by Mac Wilson and a two-run single by Zach Featherstone fueled Tallahassee's comeback. But, Cabral got Kyle Cavanaugh to fly out to end the inning.
Additional home runs for the Chipola Indians came when Rivera homered in the fourth inning and Caballero homered in the third and fifth innings.
The lead stayed with the Chipola Indians after the third, when they scored five runs on a two-run double by Rivera, a two-run home run by Caballero, and an RBI single by Keiner Colmenarez.
It didn't take long for the Chipola Indians to respond as they scored three runs of their own in the fourth. The Chipola Indians scored on an error and a two-run home run by Rivera.
Riley Cabral (3-4) allowed five runs over five innings. Cabral struck out 10, walked none and gave up six hits.
The Indians are on the road Wednesday, March 23 at Northwest Florida State College. First pitch is scheduled for 5pm CST.
Chipola will host NWF Friday, March 25 at 5pm CST.
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Promote Your Mediation Business with Face-to-Face Networking
To promote your mediation business, you will need to do some face-to-face networking. To be successful, you need to know what your contacts value most in a mediator, prepare yourself with business cards and brochures, and know the best places to go to get connected.
Although online marketing is an absolute necessity in this day and age, mediation marketing is still primarily a flesh-pressing business, and the people whose flesh you need to press consist of clients, potential clients, and referral sources.
When parties seek to resolve their dispute through litigation and mediation, they usually consider the problem they're facing right now one of the most difficult challenges they've ever had to deal with. And no matter how much the dispute seems to be "only about money," personal issues of worthiness, fairness, trust, and reliability are so close to the surface you can see their periscopes.
Both parties want someone they can count on to resolve the dispute in a fair and equitable manner. They want the King Solomon of mediators — a highly competent individual with character and integrity.
Of course, to qualify for the job, you have to be that person. This isn't something you can fake. Moreover, you must project those qualities in everything you do and through your marketing.
Produce business cards and brochures
Even in this age of paperless publishing, business cards and brochures are essential. When you meet someone, you need to be able to hand her something to remember you by that contains your contact information.
At the bare minimum, you should have a business card. You can create business cards yourself using a desktop publishing program and business card stock from your local business supply store, have them professionally designed and printed at your local copy shop, or order them online — check out the Moo website. Make sure the front of your business card contains the following details:
Your business name, if any, and your name
A professional photo of yourself so people can recognize you
Your title or what you offer, such as "Mediator," "ADR Services," "Mediation, Training, and Consulting," and so on
Your phone number, fax number, and e-mail address
Your website and/or blog address
Use the back of the business card to add details about your education and experience. A brief bulleted list of your education and training along with three or four major accomplishments as a mediator should do the trick.
Give the people you meet a few business cards so they can hand them out without giving away the only card they have.
Brochures are a great tool for giving people even more information about what you do. Include the same information on your brochure as you have on your business card but add information about your education, experience, specializations, and the services you offer.
Brochures should also include testimonials from satisfied clients. Don't be afraid to ask for these. Most people whom you help resolve a dispute are pretty darn grateful, and if you ask, they'll gladly provide you with a blushingly flattering snippet of praise.
Strike up conversations
If you're at an event or conference, pick out someone who's clearly uncomfortable wading into the crowd. She hangs out in the corners with a drink in her hand. Walk up to her, extend your hand, and say, "Hi, I'm so-and-so, and I'm feeling a little uncomfortable about plunging into the crowd right away myself. What do you do?" or "What brings you here?"
Don't start selling when you're networking at an "on the ground" event. A good rule of thumb is to make the beginning and middle of the conversations about them, their business, and their concerns. Start with the usual small talk — traffic, weather, whatever — and then transition to an open-ended question like, "How's business?"
If they're shy, draw them out by sharing your own concerns. "It's been a tough year; I've been awfully surprised at how deep and long this recession has been and how much it has affected the legal market. How about you?" People like people who like them. And to genuinely like another person, you have to get to know them. Be inquisitive and let your curiosity drive the conversation.
Make striking up conversations with people profitable to you. Whether you host networking events, provide in-house training, or speak at industry events, always have sign-up sheets available to capture the attendees' names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses.
In addition to including these people in your database and tracking any business that comes your way as a result of these events, communicate regularly with your new contacts by way of your online or printed marketing materials.
If you speak or train, provide attendees with evaluation forms to get their feedback on your presentations. Improving your presentations is one of the best ways to improve your marketing.
Attend trade shows
If you specialize in a certain area, such as franchisee-franchisor disputes or the travel, recreation, automobile, or garment industries, attend trade shows to get better acquainted with your market and allow your market to become better acquainted with you and what you offer. When you hear about a trade show in your area of expertise, head to its registration website, research it, and, if it sounds interesting, register.
Don't waste your money on a booth or table. You need to be as mobile as possible. Have plenty of business cards and brochures to hand out, but keep in mind that giving is better than receiving — you can't stay in touch with someone unless you have his contact information.


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Winning Year: 1948
Original Publisher:
Cam Renton was on his third voyage, sailing to Barbados. He is just sixteen and a sea-going apprentice in the Merchant Navy with one years experience and three still to do. He has four years of study and practice in seamanship with a second mate's ticket at the end of it. He was on the first rung of the ladder that would eventually give him command of his own ship and he should have been full of enthusiasm for the adventurous years ahead.
Born in Northumberland in 1903, the son of a blacksmith, he left school at thirteen and went to work in a Tyneside steel works. He progressed over three years from errand boy, greaser, labourer to crane driver. After the First World war he went to sea in the Merchant Service and for seventeen years sailed in tramps, steamers, liners, colliers and tankers. The sea, ships and sailors therefore became the inspiration for his later writing.


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EP#05. Dan Daugherty/Erasing Never
Dan Daugherty is the Lead Singer in the Akron Ohio Heavy Metal Band "Erasing Never. They are fresh off of their performance on the annual Ohio music festival "Ink In The Clink". Their latest single "The Inbetween" featuring Waylon Reavis is available now on Amazon and iTunes, as well as their 2015 full length album "Life After". Check them out on the live music circuit in Ohio and beyond.


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I have just discovered two blogs which specialize in linking others to public domain materials which you can use to create anything you want for sharing or selling. There is a wealth of wonderful creative tools on these blogs. I hope you find them as enjoable as I have. I have this much fun only when shopping in second hand stores. You can find gems if you look.
First, I made a My Copywork Notebook with primary and regular lines.
Then, using velum, I traced 15 of the full page illustrations to make coloring pages. Once they were traced I scanned that image into my computer and laid it out in Publisher, added text etc. Please feel free to snag this coloring page and use it however you like. With the coloring pages is the complete poem laid out so you can print it and bind it as a book.
Merry Chirstmas!


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Angela Chao
New York City
Angela graduated from Harvard College, majoring in economics, and continued on to get her MBA at Harvard Business School. She now serves as the Deputy Chairman at the Foremost group, as well as a board member for The Foremost Foundation and The Chao Family Foundations.
Angela is a frequent speaker all over the world, and is a great supporter of the arts and opera in her hometown, New York City.


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Retro Home Computers – Atari 1200XL
Atari 1200XL
However, the downside was that many programs by both third party companies and even Atari itself were incompatible with this new operating system in the machine. The loss of two of the four original controller jacks from the earlier Atari 400/800 systems did not seem like much of a big deal to the 1200XL engineers, however the end users did seem to mind.
Fuzzy Display
The system was supposed to have a better video display output signal, however to most end users, the system appeared to have a fuzzier display then the Atari 800. The true sticking point for consumers: No expansion whatsoever. While the idea of a closed box design seemed like a good idea to Atari's Marketing Department, the consumer felt exactly the opposite.
Atari's whole design philosophy for their home computer line was that these would be consumer oriented and not hobbyist oriented. Therefore, that meant buffering the user from the actual electronics and chips within the machines. This design was very well executed on the Atari 800 with its easy to remove top cover and its various operating system and memory modules fitted into easy to install packages. The SIO connector also gave users a universal, easy to handle and understand expansion system.
Too Many Short Comings
Atari felt it could take this philosophy to the extreme with the 1200XL and completely cut the users off from any internal access. Even the simplest of users still wanted to tinker and expand their systems and the 1200XL just did not give them the flexibility found in Apple ][e's, C64s or Atari's original 800 line of computers. The collective shortcomings of the 1200XL unfortunately overshadowed its many new enhancements. Atari's new prodigy became its "Edsil". The introduction of the new 1200XL actually increased sales of the Atari 800. Users began to buy 800's in fear that they would be stuck with a closed and incompatible system.


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Etymotic HF3
Etymotic's top of the line talk through headset the HF3 has industry leading noise isolation and fantastic sound. The HF3 achieves 85%+ response accuracy from 20 Hz – 15 kHz using High-performance, balanced-armature, ACCU•Drivers. Etymotic does extensive testing and tuning by measuring sound accuracy at the eardrum, a unique process to ensure the highest standards are met. Add to that an inline microphone and a 3 button apple remote and you have a headset well worth a look. Come check them out at PeachBudz.
- iPod touch (2nd, 3rd and 4th generation)
- iPod classic
- iPod nano (4th, 5th and 6th generation)
- iPod shuffle (3rd and 4th generation)
- iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4
- iPad
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 15 kHz
- Accuracy Score: 85%
- Transducers :High-performance balanced armature
- Noise Isolation: 35-42 dB
- Impedance (@1 kHz):16 Ohms
- Sensitivity (@1 kHz) SPL at 0.1V: 105 dB
- Maximum Output (SPL): 120 dB
- Cable: 4 ft with 3.5 mm plug
- User Replaceable ACCU•Filters™
- Warranty: 2 years


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Pre-Departure Information
The following links will take you to other websites that are where you can view more photography by Sergio Ballivian, adventure tour operators, and a series of resources so you can plan your trip with us that much easier.
Sergio Ballivian's websites
Sergio's Portfolio
Sergio's PhotoTours
Sergio's Explore Bolivia Tours
Sergio's Adventure Moto Bolivia Tours
Sergio's Stock Photos
Tandem Stock
Documents for Sergio Photo Tours
Tour Reservation Form (pdf)
Liability Waiver Form (pdf)
Travel Arrangements Form (pdf)
Basic Equipment List (pdf)
Vaccinations Info (pdf)
High Altitude Info (pdf)
Photo Equipment Core Kit (pdf)
Terms and Conditions (pdf)
Where to buy maps and guidebooks
Maplink – Santa Barbara, CA.
Boulder Map Gallery – Boulder, CO.
Changes in Latitude – Boulder, CO
Travel Insurance Services
Airline Tickets
Travel Health Clinics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Medical Evacuation Service
Passports and Visas
Customs and Border Protection
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions, comments or suggestions.


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This event is hosted in Trackmania and in the title(s) Trackmania² Stadium. You can participate on your own and registration is not required. You need to have the title pack Stadium Racing Evolution (SRE) installed.
Stadium race, 25~35 minutes.
50 laps on a new track every sunday.
Train opens at 16:00 cet/cest.
Race starts at 18:35.
Individual Leaderboard.
Server locked during race.
This event has no upcoming dates.


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Thank you, thank you for all your well wishes and tales of damaged ankles. It's slowly sinking in that I gave myself a bit more of an injury than I first realised.
I'm able, just, to hobble to the loo, and this action amuses Tom no end. The swelling is going down slowly, and am being ultra good and using ice packs and whichever natural remedies I can lay my hands on to help the healing process.
My right leg has started screaming at me, pointing out that although it didn't need an x-ray like the left ankle, it too suffered and needs attention. There is a bruise starting to develop that runs down the inside of my leg, from the calf muscle all the way down to the shin..... some 10 inches long, 4 inches wide. It hurts a lot. You know what they say about bruises.... the deeper they are, the longer they take to come out. Great. Both my legs will be black and blue. There's also a slight swelling and occasional cramp in the right foot/ankle, but I think that's from taking the weight when I use the crutches.
Let's not forget the drug cocktail. I've never been keen on orthodox medicine, so I've never had Co-codomal before. I'm a friggin space cadet. How the hell are you supposed to function on these things?
Still, in true style I am still going to Glastonbury. Just try and stop me! Ok, so I can't drive Barp down tomorrow as originally planned. And I definitely can't do any work or help with the rebuilding of the Pirate Ship stage. So I'll just have to put my feet up (literally) and knit. Sorted.
I've got ready and packed my working (Book) stash, a few reference books, needles, equipment, and various WIPs. This little lot should keep me out of trouble for a while.
Note to self - pack enough clothes. Clothes are useful. And don't forget the coffee. Or your meds.
Right, I shall see you all the other side of the festival when I can report back about how exciting the view was from my chair. If you're going, look out for a mop of dreads hobbling around on crutches and say "hi".


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Terra Topstitch Tunic Dress
$229.00 $160.30
or make 4 interest-free payments of $40.07 fortnightly with Learn More
Made from a lovely linen/cotton blend, the Terra Topstitch Tunic is a Summer must-have. This unfitted tunic style dress is complemented with a round neckline, button down closure through to the bust, contrast topstitch tuck detailing at the neckline and elbow length softly frilled sleeves. Dress up with a pair of heels or dress down with a great pair of slides.
Black with sand topstitch, Sand with white topstitch, White with black topstitch.
55% Linen / 45% Cotton.
Designed in Australia. Produced in China.


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