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The Tolgsk Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God (Толгской иконы Божией Матери) appeared 1314 to the Rostov Sainted-hierarch Prokhor (schema-name Tryphon) and is celebrated August 8.
Going about his diocese, the saint visited the Belozersk environs and set off from there and set off thither nigh along the banks of the Rivers Sheksna and Volga, to Yaroslavl'. Having stopped with the approach of night 7 versts distant from Yaroslavl', at the right bank of the Volga River there flows opposite into it the River Tolga. At midnight, when everyone was asleep, the saint awoke and saw a bright light illuminating the surroundings. The light proceeded from a fiery column on the other bank of the river, to which there stretched a bridge. Taking up his staff, the saint went across to the other bank, and having approached the fiery column, he beheld on it the icon of the MostHoly Mother of God, suspended in the air. Astonished at the miracle, the saint prayed for a long time, and when he returned back, he forgot to take his staff. The next day, after making matins, when Saint Prokhor was preparing to continue his journey by boat, they began to search for his staff, but they were not able to find it anywhere. The saint then remembered, that he had forgotten his staff on the other bank of the river, whither he had gone across on the miraculous bridge. He then told about what had occurred, and sending servants across on a boat to the other shore, they came back and reported the news, that in the forest amidst the trees they had seen an icon of the Mother of God, next to his bishop's staff. The saint quickly crossed over with all his retinue to the opposite shore, and he recognised the icon that had appeared to him. Then after fervent prayer in front of the icon, they cleared the forest at that place, and put down the foundations of a church. When the people of Yaroslavl' learned of this, they came out to the indicated spot. By midday the church was already built, and in the evening the saint consecrated it in honour of the Entrance ("Vvedenie") into the Temple of the MostHoly Mother of God, and having installed the icon there he established a feastday on the day of its appearance. Saint Prokhor later built near this church the Tolgsk monastery.
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"If there's a campaign, and I think the campaign's aimed directly at me, it's stupid. Me having a No 1 record at Christmas is not going to change my life particularly," Cowell said. "I think it's quite a cynical campaign geared at me that is actually going to spoil the party for these three."
The campaign was started by Tracy and Jon Morter, who launched the Facebook group "Rage Against the Machine for Christmas No 1" earlier this month with the words: "Fed up of Simon Cowell's latest karaoke act being Christmas No 1? Me too ... So who's up for a mass-purchase of the track 'KILLING IN THE NAME' from December 13th (DON'T BUY IT YET!) as a protest to the X Factor monotony?"
Jon Morter told NME.com: "It's been taken on by thousands in the group as a defiance to Cowell's 'music machine'. Some certainly see it as a direct response to him personally." So far, more than 500,000 people have joined.
Only time will tell whether Rage Against the Machine have a chance of beating this year's as yet undecided X Factor winner. Last year's No 1, Alexandra Burke's cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, sold 576,000 copies in its opening week, which means that every single member of the Facebook group backing Rage Against the Machine would need to purchase the song to ensure their chance of victory.
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Injuries ravaged his body but Brett Lee says he never thought of cutting down pace and he wants to pass on this "never say die attitude" to the next generation before quitting cricket completely.india Updated: Oct 14, 2012 12:52 IST
Injuries ravaged his body but retired Australian fast bowler Brett Lee says he never thought of cutting down pace and he wants to pass on this "never say die attitude" to the next generation before quitting cricket completely.
"My love and passion for the game helped me overcome the tough phases. The day will come eventually when I'll retire from cricket and I don't know when that day is going to be, but I want to be a good leader to the guys coming through," Lee, who now plays for Kolkata Knight Riders besides turning up for his domestic team in Australia, said.
"I want to make sure that I pass a bit of a legacy and the never say die attitude," said the 35-year-old, who is playing for KKR in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20.
Lee, who underwent 14 surgeries on his body before calling it quits at the international level earlier this year, said he always wanted to be a tearaway bowler and could not compromise on that front despite breaking down time and again in his 13-year international career.
"I don't want to bowl slow; I want to bowl as quick as I can. Bowling fast is all I've ever wanted to do."
Lee, a part-time musician and model, is one of the most affable figures in cricket. the bowler said he takes pride in being considered a friendly person.
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A Message From Int Melges 24 Class Chairman Riccardo Simoneschi
10 December 2010
From International Melges 24 Class Chairman Riccardo Simoneschi
Dear Fellow Melges Sailors,
This is my first message as International Chairman of the Class.
I would like to thank all the many of you who have been so supportive to me with messages, mails and calls following my election. Thank you for your warm welcome.
I did a similar job in the past for many years in a very complicate environment and I promised myself not to do it again BUT it has been impossible to resist to the gentle and firm request of the Executive (thank you Gunter and Tomi!) on one side and to the love I have for the Melges 24 on the other.
I'm sailing in many different classes and many different ways but the atmosphere of the Melges 24 is really a good one and at the same level of some of the most renewed sailing classes and cultures.
This gives me and all the Executive the enthusiasm to work on the project to exploit the class at international level promoting the growth as much as possible in new areas or countries. We will try to achieve it with a "country by country" kind of approach, trying not to act randomly but taking advantage of the day by day opportunities.
We have already set a calendar of the major events for some years in advance to give the time to build fleets in the relevant areas and to give time to all to plan in advance.
2011 Melges 24 World Championship - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA - May 11-21
2011 Melges 24 European Championship - Aarhus, Denmark - July 22-28
2012 World Championship - Scarlino, Italy - TBC September 2012
2012 North American Championship - San Francisco, California, USA - August 19-25
2013 European Championship - Medemblik, Netherlands - Date TBC (during middle part of year)
2013 World Championship - San Francisco, California, USA - Date TBC (during second half of the year)
2013 Australasian Championship - Sydney, Australia - Date TBC (during first quarter of year)
2014 World Championship - Sydney, Australia - Date TBC (during first quarter of year)
The concept is to endorse a "turn over" concept to be present in every developing areas. We hope this will be suitable and that the already big existing fleets will demonstrate their support to the Class with the biggest possible participation in these events.
A healthy International Class is a guarantee of success and survival for everybody.
It is my experience that just one policy doesn't fit to a truly international class: the are at least 3 different geographical areas to be considered with different approaches. The old Europe has the most consolidated system that may need to be fine tuned trying to implement International cooperation. Distances are not as big as in the USA or Oceania and if we focus on participating and highlighting the big events we can expect a good development.
The USA has different problems mainly due to the really big distances in just one country. This is historical, but, the good news is that there is a new enthusiastic and experienced team of USMCA Officers that have already started to work in the right direction. The idea is to create more "regional events" to enable an easier participation at local level as a path to then participate in at least one big event. But to set the first goal in becoming the "Regional Champion" maybe a good way to give to the most a title to sail for and to have fun for.
I definitely want to have the USA back to "real Numbers" in the fleets!
Oceania are "the new kids on the blocks" and we hope that to have a World Championship in their continent in 2014 will encourage the existing fleet to expand and to be at the start with many of their excellent sailors. There are a lot of positive signs from that area that has excellent sailing conditions for the Melges 24.
We will also try to track all the produced boats and to have them listed with their last owner and club so that we can have a better idea where all the boats are at the moment and push them to participation.
A new Website is on the way to arrive soon
On this basic program we will also try to take advantage of the new ISAF advertising code that, in its last version, finally gives to the Classes a concrete possibility of promotion through fundraising and sponsorships.
On other issues we will prize stability for the moment.
With the existing weight rule we have a rule that works and there will be no change for the moment, never the less we should keep on investigating other possible formulas. I tell you, as I made a big battle in the past to be the first class president ever to introduce a weight rule system, I'm very sensitive on this matter. A perfect rule doesn't exist as each one of the possible ones have different pros and cons. Probably the best one is the tighter one but this may take out for the Corinthians all the fun by keeping them under the stress of checking their weight all the week long. Any how we will investigate further if there is something better.
On the Corinthian matter I honestly think that what we have is the best formula possible. It is nice to sail all together and to prize the real Corinthians. Sometimes we may not agree on the Status of someone but this is in the hands of ISAF and more than that in the fairness of the competitors.
Last but not least I believe in sharing the management of the Class together with all my fellow Executive Officers and the Two Vice Chairmen with specific tasks to each one of us. Thanks to them we form a great enthusiastic team that share the philosophy to diminish rumours and chattering to be focused on actions, but we need your support, particularly in this troubled times, to push the class forward to maintain the well renewed status of "best one design class in the world".
See you soon on the water
Riccardo Simoneschi
IMCA International Chairman
National Class Administrators and Webmasters are kindly asked to urgently forward this information to their members and post the notification to their websites, in their own languages where necessary.


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Yesterday I had the opportunity to experience the Aurora Colony Spinning Wheel Showcase, in Aurora, Oregon. It was total immersion into the world of antique spinning wheels. There were over 30 wheels with women (in most cases the owners') demonstrating their wheels. The wheels themselves were from all over the world.
Sheila January spinning on her "accelerated" wheel
I bought several raffle tickets for a wheel similar to the one that Sheila in spinning on in the photo above. Here's hoping! Although, I'm not doing any spinning right now, I really got revved back up to it again yesterday.
The most educational thing for me yesterday was finally seeing someone spin flax (linen). In the photo below, Loyce is not only spinning flax, but doing so on a wheel that has the ability to spin two bobbins at the same time, Of course, the challenge for a spinner is to manage drafting both at the same time. Loyce explained that this wheel was invented to bring up production levels, but seriously. It's so easy to mess up with this that you have to stop constantly and then indeed it is not faster! (The blue ribbon is holding the flax to the distaff.
And then there be the wee bunnies....I don't think that bunnies would have been found at that time in history for fiber, but I could be wrong. Anyway, I've got bunnies on my mind. Last week I helped Paula sheer Zsa Zsa. When I was there, I fell in love with the little bunny Foo Foo. That's really his name: Little Bunny FooFoo. He's a dwarf and very very sweet.
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The lesson I keep learning is about yarn. Soft, soft yarn. It's the only kind I want near my neck. I made that autumn colored shawl above in a sock yarn and now I don't want to wear it. The light blue piece is very soft and the tweed stole above is the recycled cashmere. Some lessons are hard to learn. Pretty yarn may not be the yarn you want to wear... Oh well. Back to it, now.


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The 2013 edition of the Sundance Film Festival opens Thursday night, but if you think a consensus has formed about the nature of this year's event, you would be wrong.
While the Hollywood Reporter said the main story is a lineup "heavy on big names from the film and television worlds," Daily Variety provocatively insisted "Sex Drives 'Dance: Park City slate stocked with frisky fare."
This paper has noted that in the competition, fully half of the narrative features were made by women, while the New York Times claimed that the Utah festival, "known for championing dark and inscrutable films, has unveiled an unusually accessible — and sellable — competition lineup."
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For Sundance veterans, this lack of consensus is the consensus, and is in fact business as usual for a festival that has made itself into the one-stop shopping destination for all shapes and sizes of independent-minded features and documentaries. Cynics insist that Sundance has been contaminated by success and commercialism (and an independent study said last year's 10-day event brought $80 million to Utah). But no one can doubt the bar for filmmakers remains exceedingly high: This year's 119 feature-length films were selected from more than 4,000 submissions.


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Zavadnikov's 'Team Synergy' Takes The Lead In Gaeta At 2013 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series
12 April 2013
Gaeta, Italy - On the first regatta day of the 2013 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series, Valentin Zavadnikov's Team Synergy with tactician Tommaso Chieffi has taken the overall lead with a smashing 1-3 result for the day.
Two races have been completed in Gaeta, where light wind gave way to very difficult conditions, putting some of the worlds greatest tacticians to the test.
Team Synergy's Chieffi simply outpaced American Deneen Demourkas on Groovederci with Mark Mendleblatt on tactics who is seated second overall, followed by Edoardo Lupi on Torpyone in third with Branko Brcin calling the shots.
Further back in the ranking, the race for points is tight and any outcome is possible. Fourth place finisher Edoardo Pavesio on FRA MARTINA is tied with Lupi in third point wise. Andrea Pozzi's Bombarda, Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino and Japan's Naofumi Kamei on Mamma Aiuto! sit fifth, sixth and seventh respectively with 13 points each.
The 2013 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series, organized by B-Plan Sport&Events in full coordination with the International Melges 32 Class Association, Melges Europe and Yacht Club Gaeta EVS, will be back in action tomorrow commencing at noon.
The weather forecast for Saturday is encouraging where mild temperatures are expected and the Race Committee will aim to complete three races in keeping with the original schedule. Per the 2013 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series Notice of Race, a maximum of 8 races can take place.
The Sailing Series continues its test drive tradition in 2013. At every event, the Audi Quattro Instructors will be available to guide all those interested in experiencing some of the most recent Audi models. The Audi A3 SB, RS5, SQ5 and S6 Avant will be available in Gaeta. For more information and test drive bookings, please call 345.3472530 or send an email to the Audi Quattro Experience.
In addition to title sponsor Audi, the 2013 Sailing Series is supported by official sponsor AstiHour, a very refreshing fruit cocktail that will be served during happy hours at the Audi Hospitality Village. Other sponsors include Kuehne+Nagel, Yeykey, Helly Hansen, and SimBroker e Nacora.
B-Plan Sport&Events is committed to greater visibility and appeal of the 2013 Audi Sailing Series. The event has 3 newly renovated websites: www.audisailingseries.com, www.audisailingteam.it, www.bpse.it - and a new Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/AudiSailingSeries. Updates are also being posted as the racing happens at the Official Facebook Page of the International Melges 32 Class Association too!
Press releases are distributed in three languages - Italian, English and German - written and released at the end of each day. All photos will be posted online at melges32.com thanks to a renewed collaboration with Studio Borlenghi. Zerogradinord will produce interviews and video highlights available on the Official Audi Sailing Series YouTube Circuit Channel.
TOP TEN RESULTS (Preliminary | After two races)
1.) Valetin Zavadinkov/Tommaso Chieffi, Team Synergy; 3-1 = 4
2.) Deneen Demourkas/Mark Mendelblatt, Groovederci; 6-2 = 8
3.) Edoardo Lupi/Branko Brcin, Torpyone; 1-10 = 11
4.) Edoardo Pavesio/Chris Rust, Fra Martina; 4 (ZULU)-4 = 11
5.) Andrea Pozzi/Lorenzo Bressani, Bombarda; 10-3 = 13
6.) Vincenzo Onorato/Gabriele Benussi, Mascalzone Latino; 8-5 = 13
7.) Naofumi Kamei/Manuel Weiller, Mamma Aiuto!; 7-6 = 13
8.) Carlo Alberini/Flavio Favini, Calvi Network; 2-14 = 16
9.) Andrea Ferrari/Carlo Fracassoli, Spirit of Nerina; 9(ZULU)-7 = 19
10.) Malcolm Gefter/Sam Rogers, Celeritas; 5(ZULU)-13 = 21
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As I always wanted to learn the art of corset making, working with spiral boning and making a perfect fitting construction I decided to go for it and give it a try.
The jumpsuit as you can see it is based on the pattern 107 of this year's March magazine.
I tried to stick to the original lines of the bust part but made several changes concerning fitting, added one additional seam at the front and changed the skirt into a culotte. It is more flattering for wider hips than the original version.
The whole process from the first cut in the paper up to the finished Jumpsuit took me more than 100 working hours, but as it was a project I have learned very much of, it was good invested time.
The outer shell is made of a very shag silk fabric, that creates a pure look and makes the seams looking more sharp because of its stiffness.
The corselette is made of a strong cotton tulle that is lightweight and quite solid to give the strapless construction additional support.
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We were supposed to bring our new baby home today, earlier this morning we received a call from the Humane Society, they said that what they first believed to be "Carpal Laxity" is in fact a severe broken leg (i'm still scratching my head on how the vet misdiagnosed this) apparently the first diagnosis was done by the Vet Asst. and when the regular Vet on duty did x-rayz they found that the bone had fused together and advised us to NOT bring him home. We are devastated, to say the least, now while I know that we are able to afford this baby, I'm not certain that we can afford costly vet bills.
After work today, the wife and I will be headed to the pound to find out if this can be corrected, if the pup is in pain, etc. I REALLY want to bring him home, and I can't see leaving him behind just because of this, but I want to get the specifics of what type of medical needs he will require and then ask for resources on lost cost vets in our area.
We haven't told the boys anything yet, as far as they are concerned their new baby "brother" will be home today. Please pray for us as we go to find out what will happen to our baby. And if anyone has any resource on where we can get affordable vet services in the Inland Empire (CA) it would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
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If it's only one leh affected, then amputation is likely the only option. If the leg is healed incorrectly, he will be more comfortable and get around better without the bad leg.
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Try to get a better understanding on what the damage is, if you can get some valid explanations. Pit Bull Rescue Central would help you with some of the vet bills. They can't cover everything but it is a start. You might be able to find a vet that gives you a special discount for a rescue puppy in those condition that was in shelter. Few do, but making phone calls does not hurt. Some vets do payment plants as well or you can apply for care credit. The pup won't make it out there with what the staff seems to think so make sure you really ask to speak to their vet. Sorry to hear.
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Friday, 22 February 2013 09:37 AM
PRETORIA, South Africa — A South African court granted bail on Friday to Oscar Pistorius, charged with the murder of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day, after his lawyers argued the "Blade Runner" was too famous to flee justice.
The decision by Magistrate Desmond Nair drew cheers from the Paralympics star's family and supporters. Pistorius himself was unmoved, in marked contrast to the rest of the week-long hearing when he repeatedly broke down in tears.
Nair set bail at 1 million rand ($113,000) and postponed the case until June 4. Pistorius would be released only when the court receives 100,000 rand in cash, he added.
Less than an hour later, a silver Land Rover believed to be carrying Pistorius, left the court compound and sped off through the capital, pursued by members of the media on motorcycles.
Pistorius, 26, was also ordered to hand over firearms and his two South African passports, avoid his home and all witnesses in the case, report to a police station twice a week, and to abstain from drinking alcohol.
The decision followed a week of dramatic testimony about how the athlete shot dead model and law graduate Reeva Steenkamp at his luxury home near Pretoria in the early hours of Feb. 14.
Prosecutors said Pistorius committed premeditated murder when he fired four shots into a locked toilet door, hitting his girlfriend cowering on the other side. Steenkamp, 29, suffered gunshot wounds to her head, hip, and arm.
Pistorius said the killing was a tragic mistake, saying he had mistaken Steenkamp for an intruder — a possibility in crime-ridden South Africa — and opened fire in a blind panic.
However, in delivering his nearly two-hour bail ruling, Nair said there were a number of "improbabilities" in Pistorius' version of events, read out to the court in an affidavit by his lawyer, Barry Roux.
"I have difficulty in appreciating why the accused would not seek to ascertain who exactly was in the toilet," Nair said. "I also have difficulty in appreciating why the deceased would not have screamed back from the toilet."
By local standards, the bail conditions are onerous but it remains to be seen if they appease opposition to the decision from groups campaigning against the violence against women that is endemic in South Africa.
"We are saddened because women are being killed in this country," said Jacqui Mofokeng, a spokeswoman for the ruling African National Congress' Women's League, whose members stood outside the court this week with banners saying "Rot in jail."
However, Nair said he was ultimately making his decision in the "interests of justice" and that the prosecution, who suffered a setback when the lead investigator withered under cross-examination by Roux, had failed to show Pistorius was either a flight risk or a threat to the public.
Roux stressed that the Olympic and Paralympic runner's global fame made it impossible for him to evade justice by skipping bail and leaving the country.
"He can never go anywhere unnoticed," Roux told the court.
Pistorius, whose lower legs were amputated in infancy forcing him to race on carbon-fiber "blades," faces life in prison if convicted of premeditated murder.
Prosecutors had portrayed him as a cold-blooded killer and said they were confident that their case, which will have to rely heavily on forensics, would stand up to scrutiny at a full trial.
"We are going to make sure that we get enough evidence to get through this case during trial time," a spokesman for the National Prosecuting Authority told reporters.
In court, lead prosecutor Gerrie Nel was scornful of Pistorius' inability to contain his emotions. "I shoot and I think my career is over and I cry. I come to court and I cry because I feel sorry for myself," Nel said.
In his affidavit, Pistorius said he was "deeply in love" with Steenkamp, and Roux said his client had no motive for the killing.
Pistorius contends he reached for a 9-mm pistol under his bed because he felt particularly vulnerable without his prosthetic limbs.
According to police, witnesses heard gunshots and screams from the athlete's home. The community is surrounded by 3-yard-high stone walls and topped with an electric fence.
In a magazine interview a week before her death, published on Friday, Steenkamp spoke about her three-month-old relationship with Pistorius.
"I absolutely adore Oscar. I respect and admire him so much," she told celebrity gossip magazine Heat. "I don't want anything to come in the way of his career."
Police pulled their lead detective off the case on Thursday after it was revealed he himself faces attempted murder charges for shooting at a minibus. He has been replaced by South Africa's top detective.
The arrest of Pistorius last week shocked those who had watched in awe last year as he reached the semi-final of the 400 meters race in the London Olympics.
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Chris Brown representative denies protests prompted concert cancellation
The Kiss Kiss hitmaker was billed to headline a post-Christmas show in the South American country on 26 December (12), but promoters at Hits & Jams Entertainment have claimed that Brown had pulled out of the gig after facing criticism from activists and opposition lawmakers over his 2009 assault of his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
The vicious beating on the eve of the Grammy Awards left the Umbrella beauty black and blue and led to charges against Brown and a community service sentence.
Although the former lovers have since renewed their friendship, promoters suggested locals had made it clear that he would face opposition if he went through with the scheduled show.
However, the singer's spokesperson is adamant his 2009 conviction had nothing to do with the cancellation, telling Eonline.com, "This concert was never confirmed. The promoter is being untruthful."
Brown has sparked rumours of a reconciliation with Rihanna in recent weeks after spending an increasing amount of time together following his split from his model girlfriend Karrueche Tran last month (Oct12). Rihanna even jetted to Germany to spend America's Thanksgiving holiday (22Nov12) with the singer, although she has so far denied that they are a couple again.


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Can you give me some tips for shooting holiday lights outdoors?
We are entering the season when homeowners and communities put up displays of holiday lights. Many communities even run bus tours of elaborate holiday decorations. Many people want to make holiday greeting cards from pictures of their home and yard decorations.
Although Holiday lights appear best at night, the best time to shoot is at twilight. This is because at twilight there is enough light in the sky to be able to define tree branches, the roof line of a home or other details. It is best to start shooting about 15 minutes after sunset and then take a shot every five minutes thereafter to get an ideal balance of skylight and the holiday lights. Since many lights today use LEDs, you may find that colored LEDs may photograph as white because they may overexpose.
Your digital camera might have Night Scene Modes that adjust camera settings specifically to take photos of night scenes. These Night Scene Modes use a set of menu settings intended to obtain quality image exposures at night. One of the major aspects on Night Scene Modes is that the camera must make a long exposure - about two seconds. Therefore it is necessary to steady the camera on a solid surface or use a tripod, otherwise the image will be blurry from camera shake.
Night exposures can be made by shooting in the M (Manual) shooting mode. An f-stop can be selected and a shutter speed of several seconds can be set to shoot a night image. If you do shoot night scenes using the Manual shooting mode and make long exposures, use the Noise Reduction function in the camera's menu to reduce noise and hot pixels that result from long exposure times. If your camera uses a USB cable release, BULB exposures can be done.
If your camera has a NIGHT+PORTRAIT Scene Mode, do not use it while it is snowing. This mode fires the flash, and snowflakes near the camera will appear as white out of-focus blobs in the picture. In fact, the flash should be turned off during any photography in falling snow for the same reason. If you are shooting in a cold climate, wrap the camera in a towel or scarf before getting into a warm car or going back into the house to avoid condensation on or in the camera. Allow the camera to warm up for fifteen minutes before unwrapping it.
In some cities, department stores may set up elaborate holiday displays in their windows. If you are going to shoot these displays, you can use the flash as long as you shoot at an angle to the window so that you do not get a reflection of the flash in the shot.
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If you've never tried to make a "poke cake" before, you've really got to try this. I had an elderly neighbor that used to make us a delicious Hawaiian type cake with pineapple that was heavenly ... and never knew how she made it. Now that I've made my version of a poke cake, I now know how that moist, yummy goodness came about.
Even if you aren't a banana fan, this cake has only a hint of banana and you can add banana to individual pieces as you cut them. This cake is really moist and absolutely delicious. I'm almost ashamed to say that my husband and I ate half of the cake yesterday ... it's that food! And I hadn't been eating any goodies lately.
Back to the cake recipe. This is a cake that you will store in the fridge, as it has pudding and whipped topping. It's a very easy recipe and perfect for summer get-togethers. This recipe can be made in different flavors and variations. Next I think I'll try a chocolate cake with butterscotch pudding ... yum.
Banana Creme Cake
- Yellow cake mix (+ required ingredients)
- Instant Banana pudding mix
- 2 1/2 c. Milk
- Cool Whip
- Shredded coconut
- Banana
- Make cake according to directions.
- As soon as you remove the cake from the oven, using the handle end of a wooden spoon, poke holes into the cake at 1 to 2 inch intervals, making nice size holes all the way to the bottom. You will be pouring the pudding mix into the hole so make sure they are a wee bit wide.
- Now, mix the milk and pudding mix and immediatley pour into the holes of the cake. You need to act fast once you have mixed the pudding as it will start to set pretty fast. Spread excess pudding that got onto the cake over the top.
- Put cake into the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Spread cool whip onto cake like frosting.
- Sprinkle with coconut. This is optional or can be added to individual pieces, as served.
- Add a few banana slices to servings as the cake is cut, otherwise the banana tends to get brown.
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To my mind, at least, Joe Schmitt would've made one hell of a cowboy.
A lean, rangy owner-operator from Wisconsin, Schmitt is about to notch his 20th year on the road, running long haul refrigerated routes across the U.S. His weathered hands bespeak his devotion not only to his profession behind the wheel, but also to his pride and joy, a 2003 Kenworth he's turned into a working show truck on his own, with the help of friends and family.
Like Union cavalry general John Buford, Schmitt follows a simple maxim when it comes to his craft: taking care of "horse, saddle, then the man," in that order. Dubbed "Wreckers & Checkers," Schmitt's rig features hand-laid wooden floors and a matching tractor and trailer paint scheme, with his reefer unit's engine painted to match.
The unusual name for Schmitt's operation stems from the commitment he made upon becoming an independent two decades ago: like a stock car racer, he was either going to wreck or take the checkered flag, both in terms of succeeding at the business of trucking and winning a few show truck trophies in the bargain.
Though Schmitt indeed built a successful career as trucker and won a passel of trophies (though just falling short of winning the top prize at the National Association of Show Trucks [NAST] contest at Mid America for the second year in a row) he's now ready to hang up his keys.
Though the trials of the road are hard and getting harder (this winter proved particularly bad), and though fuel prices are out of sight ($800 one way between Utah and Wisconsin now; a price that would've covered him round trip with some left over not long ago), the reasons he's leaving the long-haul business and selling his truck boil down to one thing: family.
"I've got two little ones still at home yet, so I want to be with them more," he told me. Once he sells his truck (which is almost paid for - he's got a year of payments left), he plans to take a local trucking job so he can be home every night. "It is just time to do this," he said.
I am more than sure this is a common sentiment today among long-haul independent drivers - a sentiment that's getting a lot of help, no doubt, from $4 per gallon diesel, out of sight insurance rates, higher sticker prices due to new pollution control technology, and ever-stricter idling rules. No doubt Schmitt, like a lot of drivers, found that the hassles now far outweigh any of the benefits life as a truck driver used to offer.
Ah, but what memories of the road Schmitt has - ones he shares with an easy laugh. Back in 1996, for example, he found himself stuck in a horrible blizzard, pushing a bank of snow into the back end of a completely jammed truck stop parking lot. "I jumped out of the cab and immediately sank up to my hips in snow," Schmitt told me. "I called my customer back in Wisconsin and told him, 'I have some good news and bad news. The good news is your lettuce is safe and sound. The bad news is we're all sitting in snow so you won't see if for a few more days.'" As a result, a two-day run turned into five days, with the National Guard helping dig everyone out of the truck stop.
This past winter of 2007-2008 proved just as tough, he said. Every trip seemed to be fraught with blizzards, Schmitt told me. One proved so bad most of the paint off the front end of his vehicle wore off, forcing him to spend two days of nearly non-stop sandblasting and re-painting to get his truck for the shows.
Though he relishes those memories - especially all the hard work that went into building his one-of-a-kind "Wreckers & Checkers" creation - the call of home is now stronger than ever and has won out over the long-haul life.
Good luck to you, Joe, and many happy trails. We'll see you on the flip side.


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Pam and I are off on vacation and riding miles in Mazama, Wa. We haven't planned anything specific, but will ride some combination of these roads, and a stage or two from the Methow Valley Tour, which was earlier this year. I'll post on the "awe-inspiring scenery and challenging courses" while recovering from the rides at the Freestone Inn.
In the Fall, the Methow Valley Sports Trails Association puts on the 20th Annual Fall Bike Festival with road rides, mountain, cyclocross, and much more.


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The Cure For Young Fast Talkers: A Mobile Phone That Slows Them Down
from the speak...-more...-slowly...-please... dept
In the last year or so, there's been plenty of talk about creating mobile phones for the elderly where their needs may be different (bigger buttons and bigger displays are a frequent request... along with fewer features). However, who knew that one of the complaints of the elderly (at least according to Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo) is that the people they were talking to talk too fast? Apparently it's an issue, and for some reason, asking them to speak slower wasn't an effective solution. So, the wizards at Fujitsu have built a special phone for DoCoMo which will be targeted at the elderly that (no, seriously) will slow... down... the... speech... of... the... person... you're... talking... to. It's designed to slow down their speech to about 70% of the speed that they're actually talking, elongating each word. However, to avoid too much of the "lag" problem, it makes sure that you never get more than 1 full second behind. If it hits a second, it speeds back up to real time. The phone has all the other standard features of a phone for the elderly (large display, large buttons), and also a built in pedometer and an 80-decibel alarm in case they "they should fall over and need to attract attention." Unfortunately, when someone comes to help them in person, the elderly person (apparently) won't be able to understand their rescuer since they'll probably be speaking too fast and there's still no tool for them to slow down the speech of the person standing in front of you.


text: Robotic Milking System ups Profitability April 10, 2014 07:59 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Associated Press Email An Illinois dairy has found the change to robotic milking to be both positive and profitable. By: DEBORAH GERTZ-HUSAR, The Quincy Herald-Whig The cows are lined up for milking at the Shupe Dairy Farm north of Mendon, Ill. Rod Shupe keeps watch as the cows move through one by one, but he's no longer doing the milking. That's left up to a robotic system, in place on the farm since September, that handles the job around the clock. It's a high-tech system for a farmer who admits he's not a high-tech guy. "I'm pretty good at what I do, but this thing is better than me," Rod said. "I don't like to admit that, but with this technology, you can't get any better when it comes to milking technique." The promise of feed pellets and the desire to be milked draws the cows to the milking area. A gate shuts behind the cow, then the system scans her electronic identification tag, determining whether she's ready to be milked. "Say a cow got milked at 6 and comes back four hours later. Depending on production, the computer robot knows, 'I kick you out because you have to wait an hour or two more to have more milk' or 'I keep you because you're milking so well,' " Rod said. "That's what makes the decision, the robot. It's unbelievable what it can do." The cow eats a ration of feed pellets as the robotic arm attaches to her udder and does the milking while tracking her milk production and feed intake. The milk then travels through an insulated pipeline into the farm's storage tank, which is emptied every other day. "It really changes how the dairyman manages his cows," said Curt Heimer with Kaeb Equipment, which installed the Lely Astronaut robotic system. "It really gives him a different lifestyle. He doesn't have to be there at 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day. There's some flexibility in how he manages his cows." "What you're not doing is spending what would have been three hours a day, twice a day, because it's milking time," Rod said. "When you're trying to cut hay, you don't have to stop and come back and do three hours and go back. You can get done earlier doing everything else. It frees up labor time." He said the system also boosts milk production. "You've got to have a good feed program, a good nutritionist, to make it all like a domino. One leads to another," he said. "The profitability goes up. The savings of labor goes up." Health-driven decision A nearly fatal health scare prompted the Shupes to look at making changes in the dairy operation. Rod and his brother Roger split the farming work. Roger handles the crop side -- raising corn, soybeans, hay and silage -- while Rod oversees the dairy. Rod hadn't missed a milking in 25 years until a brain infection in July 2011 put him in the hospital for 50 days. "Most people said you were supposed to die. I survived," he said. Rod spent the next nine months recuperating from the infection, which initially left him unable to walk, as well as skin grafts, double hernia surgery and a knee replacement. Back at work on the farm, Rod developed an infection in his knee that led to four more months of recuperation and four knee surgeries in 13 months. "My brother had to literally on the fly figure out what to do, and that is, in a nutshell, why my brother decided to explore the option," Roger said. "I'm 59 soon. He's 60. If we want to keep going for another decade, we thought it probably might be a good idea to do it." Work on the new system began in April. Hesse Builders did the construction work, then Kaeb installed the system in a new building between the feed barn and the former milking barn. A three-week "training" period helped acclimate the cows to the new system. They walked through the new milking area for a week, then the brothers started closing the gate, pouring pellets into the feed box and simulated the milking process. "We were using a long-handled brush and brushing the udder while she was eating," Rod said. The first milking with the new system meant "training" the laser for each cow, with Rod positioning the milkers. "I was in there 14 straight hours the very first milking, but on the third milking, I counted 23 cows in a row waiting," he said. "They were pretty hip to what was going on." Cows generally act better with the robotic milking systems. "They get used to routine, and it's the same every time. It's not like there's different people milking all the time," Rod said. Data-driven dairy Rod has developed his own routine with the robotic system. First thing each morning, he checks the computer screen for the overnight data on everything, including the number of milkings -- the dairy aims for three in each 24-hour period -- the number of failures, and the "box time" for each cow. "If you have nine cows in 60 minutes, your box time has to be somewhere in the 6.5-minute range. Seven minutes is what we're at right now," Rod said. "The flow of cows is what really does make you all the extra dollars. If you have bad flow, they won't be milked as much. If they won't be milked as much, they don't make as much money." It's integrating old traditions and new technology on the farm, and it might become more common as farmers age and farmworkers become harder to find. Lely Astronaut, a Dutch-based agricultural company, has about 1,000 robotic milking units in North America, with the closest to Mendon two or three hours away, and other companies make similar equipment. One unit can milk 60 to 65 cows, the size of the Shupes' Holstein herd. "We can feed cows on an individual basis, know their heat cycles. ... We can put in all the data when she was bred, track through the gestation cycle, the calving cycle," Kaeb Equipment's Heimer said. But the system still needs human management. "He gets all the phone calls," Roger said. "If something's wrong -- sometimes it's not much -- there's a warning system on your cellphone. It's loud," Rod said. Even something as simple as a kink in a chain tied to the system can prompt a warning call. "Literally there's no way for it to fix itself until you unkink the chain," Rod said. "Those things happen. That's why you can't just walk away." Back to news


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I had a daily life blog but then, haha, life got in the way. I have a largely ingnored graphics blog here
I have a little scrapbooking blog. It is mostly just my layouts that I've made from either kits I've made myself, or designer kits that I'm CT'ing for. I also post my challenge layouts and try to have atleast 3 freebies up all the time. Check it out here!
okay, I guess all share my blog here as well. Until now, I've really only used it for Pixel Scrapper Blog Trains, lol...so I didn't see the need to share.
But I've just gone live on another blog train, Fibromyalgia Awareness.
My Art Blog
My Musing and other interest Blog
Not a ton of stuff on either of them, but for what it's worth, it's there I guess.
Here's mine! http://christinashaw.com It's a mix of everything I love and do (DIY, digital scrapbooking/freebies, parenting, cooking, weight loss...)
Thanks for sharing! I've added you to my reader.
I keep a personal blog called Meet Mollie. I don't post in it yet as much as I would like to. It's a mix of Christian stuff, my thoughts, my opinionated opinions, my art, and (someday) gluten-free recipes.
I also have started a digital scrapbooking blog called Mollie Saves the Day. It's where I get to feel like a freakin' rock star for making scrap stuff. So far, I have only "saved the day" with one alpha set lol, but a girl's gotta start somewhere, right?
(if anyone is familiar with the American Girl books and dolls, you might recognize the references in my blog names...)
@Mollie I make American Girl doll clothes for my grand nieces! Thought you blog names sounded familiar!
I am at Escape The Craziness. I started my blog so that I could show my layout that I do as a member of ginger's Scraps N Pixels CT. I have only had it for a little over a week but I enjoy doing it.
Love your blog, Marisa.
My blog is thedigitaldorkette.tumblr.com and I have a new paper doll blog site at digitaldorkettedolls.com.
I'm new to digital scrap booking and haven't posted any of those layouts yet. I'm a little shy since I'm new to it. Need to build up the old confidence.
I look forward to visiting these other posted blogs. I have some time to kill as of late.
Thanks for sharing! Added both of you to my reader.
I just created mine so I could participate in the "Sweet Things" collaboration, but I plan to share freebies and tutorials and anything else I find that I think might be of interest to my designing and scrapping friends. Stop by and say "hey" if you have a spare minute.
hi ladies im new to blogging just getting started but wanted to share my blog for freebies all i have on their right now is some older creations have not posted my tou yet hope someone finds something they like.joyce
i hope i posted it correctly.
I have some summer blog reading to do now. I write a poetry
blog but I have the same problem with staying motivated. I also
have a tendency to get distracted by other arts projects.
You can check out my site at: http://onecanvasonesoul.wordpress.com
I have a scrapbook blog, here it is: DharianaScraps I'm slowly taking a look at all blogs listed here. I love them!!! Great idea Marisa!
Oh, how is it I just found this thread??
Anyway, here it is My blog!
I plan on adding scrapping stuff to it soon.
I do have a blot and somewhere on that blog is some digital scrapbooking freebies I have made - you just have to look for it or type in the search "freebie" and I hope you find it if you are interested. Someday there will be more of those freebies there LOL.
The link is: http://agnarogn13.blogspot.com - if you go there I would really love your comment
Thanks for sharing!!
I wish I had more time (don't we all!) to blog. It's still a work in progress, but I use it mostly to share freebies and new kits: CraftBliss
I haven't posted on my blog in a while but I hope to get back to it. To start I was just giving away some freebies because I was learning how to create svg files and then I started creating digital. I believe some were png files. I don't know how to make a link short like you all do but the link to my blog is http://creativefunconnection.blogspot.com/
I love looking and following other blogs too so this was a great idea Marisa but you always have some great ideas.
Thanks for sharing ladies!
I write poetry too. I have a few blogs. LOL.
My poetry one: Naked Soul Poetry
My family blog: Smiles Hugs Love
I know I shared my blog already but I've just changed the name so now everyone can check out Simply Sharilynn instead of Modern Age Martha


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Heading down to do a week + bareboat out of Marsh Harbor, 40' cat.
would like to bring my smaller tt and a couple kites, but not
sure if it's worth all the airline nightmares/costs. United, unfortunately.
Anyone done that area? looking for spots and wind projections.
we will be staying relatively close to the mid eastern abaco cays.


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Today we are pleased to announce that tinyHippos has joined Research In Motion (RIM). We're excited that the tinyHippos team is joining the BlackBerry Developer team and bringing their expertise in cross-platform emulation environments to the BlackBerry platform.
tinyHippos are the makers of a mobile environment emulator called Ripple and have extensive experience in web and mobile widget/web development. If you are not already familiar with them you can find out more about tinyHippos at http://tinyhippos.com/.
We have been integrating support for web technologies like HTML5 and BlackBerry WebWorks into our developer platform, and working to continually deliver enhanced tools and frameworks to our developer community. We look forward to working with the team at tinyHippos to further provide a simplified and streamlined experience to our developers.
– Tyler Lessard, VP Global Alliances & Developer Relation at RIM


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Furniture Makeovers: Before & After Transformations
2011 was packed with wonderful before and after projects! Readers and editors both shared some amazing furniture re-do's. From the old made modern to the broken turned fixed, here are just a few of the incredible before and after furniture posts of the year.
• 1 Craigslist Coffee Table Turned Tufted Ottoman
• 2 Before And After: Reading Bench Makeover
• 3 How To Refresh Vintage Wood And Celebrate It's Years Of Character
• 4 Before And After: Pallet Daybed
• 5 Before And After: From Low Coffee To A Lovely Desk
• 6 How To Turn Old Framed Prints Into Modern Pieces Of Art
• 7 Before And After: A Trio Of Broken Bar Stools
• 8 Before And After: Reupholstered Mailbag Chair
• 9 Before And After: Old Hutch Goes Modern
• 10 Before And After: An Old Door Salvaged And Hung
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- Square Feet:
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- What I Love About My Small Home:
- I divide my time between Madison and Brooklyn. Each of my places is 999 square feet. With this living arrangement I feel in control of my possessions and finances dealing with 2 properties. My place in Madison is convenient from a location and amenities standpoint. Heated garage, coffee shop and gym in or near the building.
- Biggest Challenge of Living in a Small Space:
- I like the challenge of creating a small space that still feels spacious. Clutter control is key. Hide clutter behind doors and inside drawers. Living small has taught me to be disciplined about controlling the amount of furniture and the amount of clothes inside the apartment. I still manage to have 200 shirts in my closet. Still...if something comes in, something has to go.


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We find you the internship of your dreams. You tell us what you are looking for, the dates you would like your internship to start and we take it from there. It all starts with you letting us know what you are passionate about and what career sounds the most interesting to you. We can arrange for an informational interview prior to you searching for an internship. Contact us to find out more. That dream internship awaits, so don't delay!
Success starts with being passionate about something. If you are not passionate about what you do work-wise, you will never be as successful as you want to be; which is why an internship is such a powerful and eye-opening experience. Internships allow you to get exposed to the internal operations of a business or company. They give you the ability to test the waters and make sure a particular career is right for you!
This week we are pleased to announce the addition of Lead Commerce to our list of company internship sponsors. Lead Commerce is a technical software and solutions company focused specifically on the ecommerce software space. They offer both technical and nontechnical opportunities for both undergraduates as well as postgraduates. To learn more about their ecommerce software and their internship opportunities.
Talented internship seekers having a strong drive to succeed and the willingness to start at the bottom with just one foot in the door can often rise quickly to higher levels of trust and responsibility.
College Undergrads: we are pleased to announce several summer internship openings for students at a marine vessel tracking business. This is a perfect opportunity for computer science, business and marine biology majors. Interns will learn how AIS and satellite signals feed into a real time ship tracking system that helps customers to collect objective data, reduce demurrage costs and more. Ship Tracking services have allowed for a whole new level of knowledge and transparency of maritime activites. This internship could be the start of a great career.
Internships are available in a wide range of industries, some which may not immediately come to mind. Washington DC real estate companies, for example, are often looking for college students desirous of learning how to enter the business of selling Atlanta houses as a profession while still actively attending classes.
With the current number of Washington Homes for sale there has never been a more opportune time to enter the real estate market in that area. As an intern, one can learn the ropes while still studying to earn a degree. With the training garnered through an internship, when graduation comes many options will be available.
With more than 100,000 Washington DC homes for sale currently, there's plenty of work to be done and many opportunities to begin a profitable career in the Washington DC real estate market. What's been learned can immediately be put to profitable use in business.
What You Need To Know Before Hiring A Criminal Defense Lawyer
When you hire a Houston criminal defense attorney, there are a few things you should find out ahead of time. Sometimes where they interned is valuable information as experience is always a good sign of a good lawyer. If you don't hire the right attorney, you could end up dealing with large fines, prison time and a permanent record that you don't deserve. There are plenty of attorneys in Houston, so you need to know how to pick through them effectively.
Seeking out legal representation is the most important aspect of being charged with a crime. You need to focus on a lawyer that specializes in the type of crime you've been charged with. Some lawyers specialize in hate crimes, others in murder, rape, arson and much more. Before you hire just any lawyer, you need to find out what their specialty is. For example, Sharp and Driver Law focuses on incarceration in prison as well as probations and fines.
Different laws exist around each type of crime. If you hire a Houston criminal defense attorney that doesn't know the crime you've been charged with backwards and forwards, it could end up affecting you in a big way.
Find out the lawyer's background; where a lawyer was educated, where they interned, and what their record is for winning cases. This information will prove to be invaluable when you're trying to choose the right lawyer to try your case. Every lawyer also charges differently. Don't get too hung up on costs as you want experience before you focus on who the cheapest lawyer around is.
The right lawyer is out there, but you need to take the time to ask questions first.


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Conn. postal workers protest Saturday cutbacks
NEW HAVEN (AP) -- Postal Service workers across Connecticut are urging their agency's boss to reconsider ending Saturday mail delivery, saying the plan would cause mail delays, hurt small businesses and increase costs.
Dozens of letter carriers were among more than 200 people who rallied Sunday on the New Haven Green to protest the proposed end of Saturday mail deliveries. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro also were on hand.
The Postal Service says ending Saturday delivery will save the financially troubled agency $2 billion a year. A spending bill approved by Congress last week appears to continue the requirement for six-day mail delivery, but some lawmakers and postal officials say plans to cut Saturday service should proceed.
Postal workers also are worried that 22,500 letter carriers nationwide would lose their jobs.


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This large home boasts lots of extra space and custom design details giving it a contemporary feel.
SOMERSET — The pretty house at 95 Carol St. is much more than your run of the mill raised ranch.
This large home boasts lots of extra space and custom design details giving it a contemporary feel. The airy open design features cathedral ceilings, cherry inlaid hardwood floors, crown mouldings, a solarium, river views, bonus family room or media room, and more.
The home, built in 1994, has a vinyl Cedar Impressions exterior in light gray with white trim.
The living room, just a few steps up from the front door, offers shiny hardwood floors and a picture window. The cathedral ceiling and recessed lighting continues into the open dining area and kitchen, making this a space that begs for gatherings.
French doors open into the solarium, a large addition made cozy in the winter with forest green walls and a pellet stove. The room is a nice plus summer, too, with windows all around and French doors that go out to a large maintenance-free composite deck. It's a great spot for cookouts and leads down to the nice big grassy backyard.
Outside, the grounds are nicely landscaped and include a sprinkler system, and a 14x16 shed for storage. The home has an attached oversized two car garage and off-street parking for about eight vehicles.
The kitchen is lovely with a large center island with seating, a light beige tiled floor, all wood cabinets, a pantry cabinet for storage, and a built-in wine rack. The appliances are included.
Down the hall are the three bedrooms, all with hardwood floors inlaid with Brazilian cherry wood.
The master bedroom is a large space with a walk-in closet.
The bathroom can be accessed from the hall and from the master bedroom. It features a Whirlpool soaking Jacuzzi tub surrounded in tile, large vanity, a separate walk-in shower, and a linen closet.
Both other bedrooms have double closets. One offers a built-in shelf for a television or other purpose.
The home boasts pretty white woodwork in every room with custom mouldings and a crisp clean feel. The home has a central vacuum system, and central heat and air conditioning. It offers town water and sewer.
Downstairs, a large room can be used for a bonus family room, game room or media room. It could be fashioned into two rooms if a fourth bedroom was needed.
There is a full bathroom downstairs with a walk-in shower and all tile.
The laundry room has ample space for folding and drying, and a second refrigerator or freezer. It can be accessed from the garage.
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Address: 95 Carol St., Somerset
Type: Contemporary raised ranch
Price: $389,900
Beds/ Baths: Three bedrooms, two full bathrooms
Living area: 2,400 sq. ft.
Lot size: 20,038 sq. ft.
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- Mark Nixon, ChimeccoLocated in a lush forest in Aarhus, Denmark, Mark Nixon's spectacular sculpture, "Chimecco", is a beautiful installation that blows with the wind, and sings beautifully in the breeze under a quaint footbridge. Part of the outdoor exhibition "Sculpture by the Sea", bringing locals closer to nature, Nixon's piece joins sixty-four other sculptures by various artists from around the world. Dixon's interactive sculpture was chosen as one of the winners from over 350 other submissions.1
- Mark Nixon, ChimeccoDixon's sculpture is a giant, playful wind chime. With the aid of assistants, the kinetic sculpture was constructed on-site over the course of an entire month.2
- Mark Nixon, ChimeccoA rustic red wooden bridge hangs between two high points over a deep ravine, surrounded by rich foliage.3
- Mark Nixon, ChimeccoBelow, Dixon has dangled oversized chimes of varying sizes. Made from gold anondized aluminum, the bevel cut pipes hang in formation, coming to a point in the center, which almost touches the ground below.4
- Mark Nixon, ChimeccoChimecco can at first go unnoticed to the passing visitor. Hidden below the bridge, it only wakes up when it clangs with the passing wind. Dixon wants the visitor to discover his piece, stumbling upon it as a surprise, either by awakening it with movement or with the force of nature - as the wind blows.5
- Mark Nixon, ChimeccoAfter discovered, visitors are encouraged to interact with the sculpture, using each pipe to create their own music, or walk across the bridge above where there are interactive nodes as well.6
- Mark Nixon, ChimeccoDixon plays with the fusion of music and interaction as a means for humans to interact with one another and to play.7
- Mark Nixon, ChimeccoThe sculpture has gained much attention, including being one of the subjects of a Danish documentary about "Sculpture By the Sea." All of the sculptures in the exhibition are for sale- Chimecco weighs in at a cool €26,000.8


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While hanging up laundry to dry on her balcony, a 52-year-old woman surnamed Liu was attacked at home in broad daylight by a wild boar. The animal used its protruding tusks to fatally stab her in what would become a tragic death. Liu, who lived in the Guangxing Mountain area of New Taipei City's Xindian District, was hanging up laundry on her balcony recently when a large boar, weighing more than 100 jin (60kg), rushed onto her balcony from the hillside. Only 152cm tall, Liu was stricken by panic and picked up a broom to drive away the boar, which unexpectedly became quite perturbed and rammed into her side, using its long tusks (approximately 10cm long) to stab her, making lacerations so deep that bone was visible. After receiving treatment for three days at the hospital, they were still unable to save her life. Authorities from the fire station say that a garden on a hillside plot of land is located above where the incident occurred, and they believe the boar charged into Liu's home looking for food.
A woman surnamed Chen who lives above Liu said that at the time of the attack she heard bloodcurdling screams coming from Liu and poked her head out to look, which was when she saw a boar running away along the sewer. Chen could clearly see blood on the boar's tusks and says that it was quite big — approximately 1.5m long, weighing 100 jin and with tusks 10cm long. Formosan wild boars and macaques are often seen in the area around Guangxing Mountain, she says, adding that people are accustomed to seeing them, but this is the first time a wild boar has ever attacked a human.
According to the police investigation, Liu lives on the second floor of a five-story apartment building on Guangxing Rd. Since the apartment was in close proximity to a mountainous area, Liu's balcony can be accessed from a nearby hillside. At 9am on Oct. 27, Liu was hanging up her son's clothes to dry on the balcony when the boar charged at her. Suddenly panicking, Liu took a broom to drive away the boar, which then felt threatened and rammed into her after going berserk. Lying on the ground, the boar continued attacking Liu by stabbing her with its tusks. A neighbor looked in after hearing Liu screaming in agonizing pain, and saw her lying on the balcony with a broom next to her hand and blood flowing from her waist and legs. The neighbor immediately called the emergency hotline 119.
Last week was Liu's first seven days of the traditional mourning period (touqi). Her son said that in the more than 20 years they have lived in the house no one had ever been attacked by a wild boar in the area. The son asks whether there was some particular reason why the boar suddenly attacked his mother this time. The relevant authorities should conduct a thorough investigation to ensure the safety of residents living in the Guangxing Mountain area, he says, adding, "I hope my mom is the last one."
Aetas Animal Hospital president Chen Chih-wei says that using a broom to drive off a wild boar will definitely make it angry to the point that it would attack you. Taipei Zoo spokesman Chao Ming-chieh says that the breeding season for wild boars is between November and January, adding that during this time the animals can be a bit temperamental and could possibly attack humans. Wild boar's are quite strong when it comes to ramming things, easily making a 125cc scooter fly in the air by colliding with it, so you should stay as far from wild boars as possible, Chao says.
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Amphibian Species of the World Database
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Catalogues of the Pleurodont Iguanian families
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The Department of Herpetology houses one of the most important collections of reptiles and amphibians, with particular strengths in the fauna of Mexico, Panama, much of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Pakistan, China, New Guinea, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Moreover, the collection is the repository for the specimens of a number of historically important herpetologists, figures such as Prince Maximillian von Wied-Neuwied, E.D. Cope, E.R. Dunn, C.H. Pope, Al Schwartz, and Sherman Minton.
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Monday, June 11, 2012
We search for those who came before us. . .
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Wow, Nancy! How exciting :) I hope all goes well and wish the next generation of your family all the very best.ReplyDelete
Very excited for you, Nancy. First grandchild! I love being a grandmother and now the next generation - great-grandchildren is just as exciting.ReplyDelete
My very best to you and your family.
Safe journey and many congratulations!ReplyDelete
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Congratulation, I pray all goes well.ReplyDelete
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Hi Nancy, I'm new to your blog and enjoyed my visit here today very much. CONGRATULATIONS to you! I have two grand-daughters and another grand-daughter on the way. So I know how you're feeling right now. There's nothing quite like holding your first grand-child in your arms. Enjoy and cherish this moment!ReplyDelete
Great news about your grandson! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.ReplyDelete
Thank you all for your kind comments. I wasn't sure about being a grandmother but I think it's better than being a mother. All the fun and little of the responsibility!ReplyDelete
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Sherrington: Sean Payton will have plenty of choices more attractive than Cowboys
IRVING — Bob Short famously once said he'd fire his mother to hire Billy Martin, which might have made conversation a little taut over the turkey and dressing, but it was a point well-taken, nonetheless.
Martin had been a manager only four years when he took over the Rangers, but he had obvious appeal.
And he hadn't even won a championship at the time. Sean Payton has, and he'll soon be available.
Question: If you could hire a coach who'd turned one of the worst franchises in the league into a winner, a guy who'd made a record-breaker out of a quarterback deemed too short by the rest of the NFL geniuses and won a Super Bowl in the process, why wouldn't you?
Better question: What makes you think Payton would choose the Cowboys?
Of course, we're assuming you can get past the whole bounty scandal and subsequent yearlong suspension, plus the voiding of his contract that has left Payton's career temporarily in limbo.
If you still harbor reservations about the bounty charges, you should know at least half the teams in the NFL aren't as conscientious. Actually, it'd be pretty much unanimous. The only reason the rest wouldn't hire him is because they're at least happy enough with the coaches they already have, although if they're not named Belichick or Harbaugh or McCarthy or Smith, they shouldn't get too cocky.
Jason Garrett, for instance. He's practically Jerry Jones' third son. He has all the prerequisites Jerry requires of a head coach, not the least of which is an ability to get along with the GM and owner.
Garrett is also just in the middle of his second full season. In my house, we give leftovers a better chance.
But for the sake of argument, let's say that the Cowboys are secretly plotting. It's not so far-fetched. We know for a fact that Jerry's 70 and says his window is closing. He's also made it abundantly clear, as recently as a pregame interview with Bob Costas on Sunday, that the GM has stocked the team with enough talent to win a Super Bowl. Misguided as it was, or grounds for a sanity hearing, it hardly came across as a vote of confidence in his 16-16 head coach.
Anyway, let's just say Jerry's ready to pull the trigger on hiring Payton as soon as the Super Bowl is over.
Let me ask again: Why would Payton choose the Cowboys? Let us knock down the reasons.
Because Payton owns a house in Westlake? He can live anywhere he wants at his salary. What it really says is that he doesn't want to live in New Orleans, one reason the Saints shouldn't expect him back. Even that isn't the best clue. The reason Roger Goodell voided Payton's contract was that it contained a provision giving Payton the right to leave if his general manager, Mickey Loomis, wasn't around. You can swear by Payton's loyalty to Tom Benson all you want, and I'm sure the warm feelings are reciprocated, but Payton tied himself to Loomis, not Benson or New Orleans.
Because Payton and Tony Romo have Eastern Illinois roots? A team with a good quarterback certainly is a good bet for a coach on the offensive side of the ball, and I'm sure Payton could get the best out of Romo if anyone could. But consider a better alternative in the NFC East alone. If Washington continues to founder, Danny Snyder might be inclined to trade Mike Shanahan for Payton. Any coach would rather build his future around Robert Griffin III than a 33-year-old Romo.
Because Payton has worked under Jerry before? It might be reason enough to rule it out. If Payton wanted Loomis as security in New Orleans, why would he come back to work under a GM who provides no buffer with an eccentric owner?
None of this is to say that Payton wouldn't want to coach in Dallas. But why limit himself to the Cowboys when he could conceivably resurrect Philip Rivers' career in San Diego? Or finally realize the offensive potential in Detroit?
Or work for an Eagles owner who has demonstrated uncommon loyalty to his head coach?
With what may be on the line Sunday between a couple of middling teams in Philadelphia, we might be inclined to call it the Payton Bowl. May the worst team win.
Before you get carried away, though, I feel it's only fair to remind you that the manager Bob Short fired to hire Billy Martin was Whitey Herzog, who went on to win as many World Series as Martin did, and without the police ever getting involved.
You just never know how a young manager or coach is going to pan out. All things considered, it's probably not enough reason to insult your mother.
Follow Kevin Sherrington on Twitter at @KSherringtonDMN.


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By Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden, American Foces Press ServiceSeptember 4, 2008
WASHINGTON - With the official opening of the Pentagon Memorial a week away, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reflected on the events of nearly seven years ago that inspired the memorial's creation.
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said his life as an American and as a servicemember changed forever on Sept. 11, 2001. The surprise attack not only took the lives of more than 3,000 people that day, but also revealed the capabilities and threat of terrorism and set the stage for current military operations in the Middle East.
"It was a brand new world. ... [The 9/11 attacks] were unexpected. It was a surprise, and it was also recognition we had an extremely serious threat, a terrorist threat, an extremist threat," he said during an interview at the memorial with the Pentagon Channel.
That day at the Pentagon, 184 people lost their lives when the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. The memorial in their honor is just outside the crash site, and each victim is represented with his or her name inscribed on one of 184 sculptural elements illuminated by lighted reflection pools below.
"It's an incredibly important memorial to remember those who've sacrificed," Mullen said. "[The memorial] is a representation of so many special people, so many special thoughts, but most importantly, it's a representation of those who were lost and their families who sacrificed so much."
Remembering those who lost their lives on Sept. 11 and since then in Iraq and Afghanistan is one of the biggest concerns expressed by grieving family members. They fear that one day future generations will forget their loved ones' sacrifice, the admiral said.
"For those who are young, I would tell them how special [the memorial] is and how special those people are who we lost," he said, "and what it means to be an American and sacrifice, which is at the heart of who were as Americans since we've been a country."
The 9/11 attacks led to immediate action against al-Qaida in Afghanistan, and in March 2003 U.S. military offensives were launched in Iraq. Today, more than 4,500 U.S. military members have been killed fighting terrorism in the two countries and are very much connected to the 3,000 people killed on 9/11, he said.
"[The memorial] also serves as a very visible reminder of the renewal that took place that day," Mullen said, "the resilience that we have as a country and a people and the commitment we have to defeat this threat and to never let it happen again."
The memorial is scheduled to open to the public at 7 p.m. on the attack's seventh anniversary. More than 5,000 people are expected to attend, Pentagon officials said.