text:
One of the things I like about having my tree on Ancestry is the shaky leaf (Ancestry's way to tell you that it found something that may be of interest to you). I love when a hint pops up to let me know that Ancestry thinks it has found a record for one of my ancestors.
That said I also find the hints annoying. I hate receiving hints for English birth registrations when the person was born in Indiana. I hate getting all excited that there is a new hint only to find the hint about the wrong time and place.
Of course when I get a hint that a family moved west and it matches everything I know about the family and they disappeared from the town they were born, I love them. Without these hints I would never have tracked down a number of my ancestor's siblings who went to the frontier.
In the process of cleaning up my database, I also wanted to clean up my Ancestry hints. I had been putting these off for a long time. The main reason was that as of January 30th I had 522 hints. Way too many for me to process easily.
What I found was that most of these hints were for matches to other trees on Ancestry. Although I find these trees to be helpful in giving me a direction to take when I get stuck, I never add them to my tree. I needed these family tree hints out of my shaky leaves so that I could find the records hidden within those 522 hints.
Ancestry started Member Connect at the end of July in 2009. Member Connect gives another place on each person's individual page to make connections to others researching the same person. You can see what sources they have used and what information they have that you don't.
So why does Ancestry continue to add family trees to their hints? I wish that they would discontinue this duplication. Plus I hate that it makes it seem that you should just add unsourced information to your tree in order to get more people added.
I went through my Ancestry hints and got them down from 522 to 18 by manually ignoring each family tree hint. 18 actual records that I need to analyze and add to my tree if they are a match. 18 records that might break down a brick wall. 18 records that are useful to my research and my time.
How did I get the number so far down? I told Ancestry to ignore all of the family tree hints. That information is still readily available to me through the Member Connect section. I don't need it in two places.
I wish that I hadn't had to waste my time to find the good stuff when there seems to be an easy fix.
Disclosure: I was not paid by anyone for this review. These are my own thoughts and desires to see some changes.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Finding Meaningful Ancestry Hints
1 comment:
Thanks for sharing your method for refining searches. Ancestry has issues in this department. Maybe as a public company, they'll make improvements in that area as well. Until then, we'll have to spend hours weeding out irrelevance and improving our own search results, since Ancestry can't design a search platform to do it for us.ReplyDelete
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Bottom Line
Research Series
The business case for gender diversity asserts that organizations that develop and advance women will benefit for a number of reasons. Specifically, they will access a large part of the available talent pool, as well as employ individuals who reflect a substantial part of their consumer base. Catalyst's Bottom Line research series explores whether there is a link between gender diversity and corporate financial performance.

subset: commoncrawl


text: Q: My mother's vehicle got a parking ticket earlier this year in Allentown for having expired state inspection and registration. She received said ticket while parked on a public street in front of her house on the East Side. On March 2, her car was "booted" while parked near the YMCA, miles away on the South Side, as she was helping a friend move. Is the city allowed to "boot" a vehicle for lack of payment on a ticket that is for inspection and registration?


text:
MLB at Bat 2012 has finally reached the Windows Phone Marketplace to bring all the stats, scores, and action of the 2012 Major League Baseball season to your Windows Phone. Officially titled "At Bat 12" in the Marketplace the MLB app picks up where MLB at Bat 11 left off. You can tag up to three MLB teams as favorites so you can easily follow all the action from starting pitch to the final out. At Bat 12 lays everything out really nicely.
The overall appearance has also received a face lift with a lighter appearance to the app which makes it look better. Key features include:
- Add a favorite team panorama
- Pin your favorite team to the Homescreen
- Home and away live radio broadcasts
- Gameday pitch-by-pitch tracker
- In-progress video highlights
- Condensed Games and video highlight library
- Breaking news, schedules, standings, rosters and player statistics
At Bat 12 is running $14.99 and many will cry foul that there isn't a trial version available. However, At Bat 12 delivers a ton of information to your Windows Phone and is well worth the fifteen buck price tag.
But I agree, it would be nice to have a way to try before you invest in At Bat 12 or opt for a scaled down, lite version. You can find At Bat 12 here at the Windows Phone Marketplace and again, it's running $14.99.
Thanks, everyone, for the tips!


text:
Gallant step closer to realizing dream of playing in NHL
BRIDGEPORT -- Undrafted, wending from junior to the ECHL to the AHL, Brett Gallant worked toward a goal of getting to the NHL. He's just one step away now.
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers' left winger signed his first NHL contract with the New York Islanders, the team announced Tuesday. He remains in Bridgeport, where he's established a niche since arriving in early 2011.
"As a kid, it's everybody's dream to get to the NHL," Gallant, 24, said after Wednesday's practice. "This helps you get one step closer.
"You can't ask for a better organization, as far as the way they've handled me, always working with me," he added. "They've tried to make me a better player, and I'm thankful for that."
Gallant's penalty minutes stand out in black and white; he's third in the AHL in with 174 and second in fighting majors with 22; he trails Providence's Bobby Robins in both categories and his cousin, teammate Nathan McIver, who's second in penalty minutes.
But his contributions, especially this season, have gone beyond that.
"His work ethic, how important he is to the team on and off the ice, his approach to the game, how much he's improved his overall game," coach Scott Pellerin said.
Recovering from last year's shoulder injury, Gallant said he skated more over the summer than he had in the past, working with junior coach Allan Andrews at home in Prince Edward Island.
Pellerin has been impressed with the improvement in his skating and positioning. He likes Gallant's hockey sense.
"He's very respectful of the game, respectful of his role and his relationship with his teammates," Pellerin said. "He's a good role model."
Gallant skated Wednesday with Chad Costello, Max MacKay and Brandon DeFazio as Bridgeport's fourth line plus extra forward. Bridgeport learned Wednesday that the AHL gave DeFazio a one-game suspension for what it ruled a slew-foot on Norfolk's Gabe Guentzel last Saturday.
DeFazio will miss Saturday's home game against Portland. The Pirates were supposed to play the night before in Providence, but that game and Friday's Albany-Springfield game have already been postponed because of the expected winter storm.
email@example.com; http://twitter.com/fornabaioctp; http://blog.connpost.com/fornabaio


text:
The 153 asylum seekers fighting a return to Sri Lanka have won an assurance they will not be returned home against their will without 72 hours' notice.
But they will not be processed under the Migration Act because their boat never entered Australian territorial waters, the government says.
Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson QC told the High Court on Tuesday that an Australian vessel intercepted the boat 12 miles from Australian territorial waters.
He said their future will therefore be determined by the Maritime Powers Act.
Mr Gleeson said the asylum seekers are being held on an Australian vessel "on the high seas".
A late sitting of the High Court in Sydney on Monday temporarily barred the return of the 153 asylum seekers to Sri Lanka.
That court order has now been replaced by the government's undertaking to give three days' notice before moving the 153 asylum seekers.
Ron Merkel QC argued that the group, which includes children as young as two, should be processed under the Migration Act before any move to return them to Sri Lanka.
But he conceded the government's undertaking resolved the central issue of urgency in the matter and sought to communicate further with his clients.
Mr Merkel said that he will ask for assurances that he will be notified if the government seeks to move the asylum seekers to detention centres on Manus Island or Nauru.
The matter will return to court within 21 days for a directions hearing.
George Newhouse from Shine Lawyers, who is representing 48 Tamils on board the Customs vessel, thanked the prime minister and the immigration minister for "showing some compassion" but said the asylum seekers' plight was still uncertain.
"What the government's decision today means is that a group of vulnerable men, women and children will not be sent back to their persecutors in Sri Lanka," Mr Newman told reporters outside the High Court in Sydney.
Refugee rights activist Ian Rintoul said the decision will come as an "enormous relief" to the asylum seekers.
"It is only a temporary fix, but it's blown a bit of a hole in the government's treatment of asylum seekers," he said.
"If this is the beginning of a reconsideration, then that's going to be a very good thing."
He believes the asylum seekers are likely to be sent to Christmas Island but their ultimate destination is far from clear.


text:
Popularly known by her former friends as Li Nsu especially at Watoto church, Kisaasi where she was a prominent member, the late Lillian who passed on, on 24th August, 2013, four days after her 44th birth day, left many in the conservation and tourism fraternity crest fallen.
Conservationists, environmentalists and tourism enthusiasts alike congregated at Watoto church, Kanyanya and Kiwumulo eulogize her describing her as a fallen Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) spokesperson Lillian Nakato Nsubuga for her work that helped lift Uganda's tourism industry.
UWA executive director Andrew Gunga Seguya said Nsubuga was so passionate about her job that helped to up lift UWA's image and the country's national parks. Her sister Florence Bwanika said she had all the reasons to speak on the side of the voiceless wild animals blaming man for all the crimes against them like over speeding in case of road kills and human encroachment on their habitats and corridors.
Mr Jimmy Serugo, one of Monitor Publications directors, described Nsubuga as an excellent publicist who responded to communication so easily and in a jolly way. "She was very active as a journalist in the then Monitor. She was courageous, didn't fear any task and would deliver assignments on time," he said. Ms Ester Nakkazi remembered her as a founder of the robust Environment Journalists Association of Uganda
Mr Christopher Nsubuga, said his daughter was dedicated to her work and did not deny God even at the last hour.
UWA staff of all cadres mourned the loss of a colleague, mentor, voice and an irreplaceable character. She went to Gayaza Junior School, Nabisunsa Girls SS and Wanyange SS before joining Makerere University in 1989 for a degree course in Mass communication. She later proceeded to the University of Bath where she did a Master's degree in Development Studies.
She practiced journalism at the defunct Weekly Topic, the Daily Monitor and the East African while at UWA, she was the brain behind the Wildlife Link publications.
May her soul rest in eternal peace


text:
…and I'm a MormonMarch 2, 2012 at 4:40 pm | Posted in Atheism, elections, political campaigns, Religion | 4 Comments
Tags: Book of Mormon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mitt Romney, Mormon, Mormon Church, Mormon underwear, underpants
About a year or so ago I started seeing those TV ads that begin by showing normal, busy people talking about their lives and ending by telling you, "My name is Joe Blow, and I'm a Mormon." At first I assumed that the Mormon church was running the ads. In the minds of many the scandals that hit the news, about those polygamist sects, were associated with the Mormon church. The ads, I thought, were damage control to show the world that Mormons are just like you and me. I don't know about you, but I'm not required to wear special underwear, take part in secret rituals, or go on a mission to spread the Book of Mormon.
Now, I'm not so sure it's the Mormon Church. I think Mitt Romney is behind the ads. I think he planned ahead, knowing his strange religion would be an issue come election time, and used the commercials as a preemptive measure. Remember when Bill Clinton was asked the boxers or briefs question.. I wonder how that will go with Romney?
Great satire, on Romney's underpants from Pardon the Pundit:
"Look, Mormons catch a lot of flack for their underwear, but truth be told, my underpants are just as normal as anyone else's here," explained Romney. "People joke that Mormons wear `magic' underwear, but that simply isn't the case. Our underpants represent our faith, and remind us that we need to stay pure. Every single time we see our underpants on us, it's like God is saying `dude, I know you're all alone, and you thought Jim's third wife was pretty risque showing off those ankles of hers, but look at your underwear!' It's like a chastity belt, but without all the chaffing."
Romney responded harshly to a question from the audience from a journalist asking how the underwear could stop someone from playing with themselves. "Look, it's all a part of the Mormon faith, okay? The underwear is just a last line of defense. Whenever I pee, I need to use my special Mormon salad tongs to handle the equipment. When I'm showering, I need to use a special sponge-ladle with needles sticking out of it, to make sure I get zero pleasure from washing downstairs. It's all a rather small price to pay for being so in-touch with God. Without any touching though, obviously." read more
Related articles
- Is Mormonism Still Racist? (slate.com)
- Why Can't the Mormon Church Stop Baptizing Anne Frank? [Mormons] (jezebel.com)
- Daniel Pearl Baptized Posthumously By Mormon Church (huffingtonpost.com)
- Magic Mormon underwear or " garmies" (http://1857massacre.com)


text:
Thishotfix contains issue fixes for the application update 4 for Microsoft Dynamics365 for Retail. This contains the combined binary and application (X++) changesfor the issue fixes.
This hotfix contains all binary and X++ changes for the application update 4 refresh release.
To see the list of features included in this monthly update, see the "What's new or changed" topic found here: Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Retail roadmap
Refer to the following table for details about the issue fixes included in this update.
Issue Description
Fix Description
In MPOS the gift card has been issued. Once you enter the amount for this gift card and try to sell it/make a payment, the payment transaction is stocked. It happens when the store goes offline in the middle of a sale of gift card.
Unblock the transaction and allow issuing of the gift card in offline mode.
We are adding Telemetry logs to better understand the shift workflows.
This hotfix updates the telemetry logs to help figure out more about shifts workflow around switching from offline to online.


text:
Dreadnaught releasing a new album
|Post Reply
Topic Search Topic Options
Special Collaborator
Eclectic Prog Team
Joined: November 29 2006
Location: Israel
Status: Offline
Points: 6154
Topic: Dreadnaught releasing a new album
Posted: July 16 2013 at 02:36
After much anticipation one of my favorite modern bands (if not the most..) Dreadnaught are releasing a new album!
This new project is called Hard Chargin' and it is currently in the mixing stages.
For all of you who are not familiar with this magnificent band (unfortunately they are managing to fly out of everyone's radar) they are one of the most challenging and exciting bands I have come across.
Their music is highly eclectic moving through several geners and can be descibed as avant-garde country funk prog rock...Oh Yeah!!
This is their page here in PA http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=837 do your selves a favour and at least check them out, you might be missing on a lot...
There are two songs released from their new album: Trophy Bride and The Bear, but you can also check stuff from previous albums. Highly Recommended!!
Here it is...http://dreadnaughtmusic.bandcamp.com/track/trophy-bride
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 11 2012
Location: Columbus&NYC
Status: Offline
Points: 3154
|Posted: July 16 2013 at 17:42
This is one of the best modern bands available to our eardrums.
They are in the same category as Procosmian Fannyfiddlers as inSANELY unheard of groups with more awesome than a semi-truck full of teleporters.
Edited by Smurph - July 16 2013 at 17:42
|Post Reply
| Tweet
|Forum Jump
|Forum Permissions
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


text:
Buyers Put Handbrake on Europe's Car Makers
This year continues to be a major disappointment for European car manufacturers. Registrations in June were down 5.6% compared with a year earlier and down some 25% on six years ago. Matthew Curtin looks at the impact of the euro zone's economic woes on the auto sector.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... the the ... thus the bats ... saw sales figures from in the European manufacturer is not the custom has been looking at the due date a ... multi registrations in June with twenty five percent below six years ago ... just about sums up the bad state of ... the industry ... so that your eye ... in fact I would say it's ... alarming ... the the the problem here is that the recovery in Hermès bought new cars ... you've been expecting a ... this year ... just hasn't been sterilized at the light source to putting a lot of pressure on car makers ... and shows the impact of a economic crisis in ... the palm consumer wine ... how does the across the region ... many of the more evidence of that savings is is this eBay does is seven from Savage's a VW said they ... could be in the snow the market had anticipated ... Wilson is simply not selling to the way everybody thought he was gonna come ... there are ... some exceptions in Europe about the path to highlight the problem ... of what the reason to watch the region ... in the UK for Goebel we have had double digit increase in car ... registration so far this year from the six months ... but any of the major euro zone markets of Germany props to ... some degree Spain so immediately I was one of the Netherlands ... tomorrow still slumping and the nachos ... White House there's things to our own call to the ... many factors are the same boat all day ... that's right so of course there were some winners even if the overall picture is pretty bleak Adam ... I may tell interesting stories themselves result along dusty which is the entry level unit and Virender ... another great so that settles in June and could be of ... the stuff via a Mercedes or the other end of the market ... new wind unthinkable premium cars is helping it ... grow its show recoups lost market share in Europe ... and general under the voice more a driving factor of five stars of the others ... that it continues to take market share in the Korean comic is the ... double digit growth in sales for ... Jackie was them under the law address this ... in front of the of ... the other uses ... revenue was in big names unless the news is that that closure ... as we know them the trouble ... of that column are really under ... pressure ... from the slump and modeled in many markets in the store to pick exposed to Europe and sells fewer cars than its rivals ... in ... the world ... as he Jen's Gemunu is also under pressure ... Fiat's ... Italian walk into one of the was to snuggle with you girls awful lot of fear ... it has been fed the ... sunset along the crisis unfolded ... that so that he picked up in June up and so they're showing some signs of some of our recovery ... utility them of policies geographical sense is there anyway that you could say that some soulful models cause ... groupings in cost of ... doing better than others in a specific house and ... prior to that that that is central to the two of the new trend crossover vehicles ... small SUV's is helping the manufactures all the cars ... um and ... we see the data showing a result allowed VW Golf ... this storm is by far Europe's most coconut CA throughout the ... recession and that was it to the strength to the tothe both Bharti group as a whole ... it's makes the cars which showed that idea ... and the governor to call home loan financing for buyers ... of Mexican patented and she has been to many of its


text:
Gabe Kaplan doesn't have any movies playing in theaters.
If you feel like heading out, check out other movies in theaters.
Paul Williams Still Alive
Nobody's Perfekt
The Grand
The Deep End of the Ocean
Movies.com, the ultimate source for everything movies, is your destination for new movie trailers, reviews, photos, times, tickets + more! Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at Movies.com.
Copyright © 2019 FANDANGO MOVIES.


text:
Author Notes: In an ideal world, this dish turns out perfectly, evenly browned, with precisely spaced potato slices fanning out into a pretty flower shape, with a ray of sun shining directly on it and butterflies flitting around it. My outcome, however, usually ends up looking a little more, um, rustic. My potatoes slide around, and I somehow always manage to break a few, and well, it just isn't beautiful. No matter, because it always tastes really good, even if it looks a little wonky. Sometimes, when the potatoes are done, I'll turn up the heat for a couple of minutes and press the edges down with a spatula to get a little more browning. And a fried egg plopped on top of a hot slice not only tastes good but also hides some of the rough spots. - vvvanessa —vvvanessa
Food52 Review: This potato cake is a delicious combination of buttery crisp edges and soft potato layers. The outside of the cake was browned and crunchy while the inside layer stayed silky and soft. As vvvannesa mentioned I had difficulty keeping the cake in one piece, but it was easily reconstructed after I flipped it and rearranged some of the potato slices in the skillet. Sour cream and dill offset the rich butter flavor that seeped into the potatoes, balancing the cake very nicely. I ate it for breakfast with a fried egg and thought it was wonderful. —NWB
Serves: 4 as a side dish
Skillet Potato Cake
medium russet potatoes
tablespoons clarified butter
teaspoon kosher salt
finely ground white pepper
Dill Sour Cream
cup sour cream
heaping tablespoon fresh, minced dill
teaspoon fresh lemon juice
teaspoon kosher salt
- Wash and peel the potatoes. Cut them into very thin slices, less than 1/8 of an inch thick. Lay them on an absorbent dish towel in a single layer. Cover with another towel, and blot out any moisture.
- In a 10-inch skillet, preferably cast iron, heat 2 tablespoons of the clarified butter over medium-high heat. Begin layering the potatoes in the pan: start with one slice in the center, and begin building concentric circles outward, overlapping the potatoes, then working the circles back in to the center, ending up with roughly 2 layers.
- Sprinkle the top of the potatoes with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and a light sprinkling of the pepper. Drizzle the remaining clarified butter over the top of the potatoes.
- Lower the heat to medium-low. Cover the pan with a lid left slightly askew to let steam escape. Cook for 20 minutes.
- Remove the lid. Place a plate with a longer diameter than the pan upside down over the pan. Carefully invert the pan to flip the potatoes to the plate. (Watch out especially for hot oil.) Slide the potatoes, raw side down, back into the pan. Sprinkle the remaining salt and another dusting of white pepper on top.
- Replace the lid askew again, and cook the potatoes for another 15 minutes.
- While the potatoes finish cooking, mix the ingredients for the dill sour cream together in a small bowl. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
- Slide the potatoes onto a plate. Slice into quarters. Serve immediately with a dollop of dill sour cream.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Potatoes
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Potato Pancakes
More Great Recipes:
Cake|Dill|Potato|Sour Cream|Cast Iron|Serves a Crowd|Make Ahead|Gluten-Free|Vegetarian|Appetizer|Side


text:
Published: July 10, 2010
Hot Type: Poems for Summer
Hot Type: Poems for Summer
When Ellen told Mary about the secret lake she swore her to silence
but Mary invited Jerome who couldn't even swim and Luanne
came with him and it was funny that summer the way that scarce resources
collided with the whole system of who was cool, or not
the old rule being that who was cool would get to stay that way
by jumping into the lake and who was not would have to stay
hot and dirty by simple omission of information.
But that dry summer the rumors spread: someone was giving out maps, someone
was giving tutorials in every twist and bobby-pin turn
you had to take in the red dirt road that got you there.
When you got near you could hear through the trees
splashes and cries of people who might not even be friends.
And the clear water, like the social milieu that summer was quite frankly stirred up, confused
thanks to the leaky lips, Ellen said, of certain persons
who would let anyone in.
— TONY HOAGLAND, author of "Unincorporated Persons in the Late Honda Dynasty"
Heat exists as energy in transit, something spontaneous, volatile, elementary, "something which may be transferred from one body to another" (James Clerk Maxwell, "Theory of Heat").
Notice how it moves from an object with a high temperature to an object with a lower one, a process of thermal contact, the sun burning through the coldest morning sky.
Heat increases and flows across boundaries. It is ancient, fluctuating, vibrational, like these summer days that are so combustible and these nights when stars enlighten the skies.
I remember the time you touched me near the stove and the flames sparked in my body, love.
— EDWARD HIRSCH, author of "The Living Fire: New and Selected Poems"
It was then we found ourselves too many fields away from where we'd meant to be, with regard to desire, to get there ever, even if — though this was not the case — we'd been told the way. Sure, we'd developed a patience, perhaps even a taste for being lost, but we were plain exhausted: not in our bodies, which had forgotten nothing of what they'd
known of heat, or of what to do with it — wasn't it this that had rescued us, mostly, from many worse persuasions, as we passed the time? — but if not in our bodies, then where, where else exhausted? Come weather, come whatever-we've-sworn, we leave our tracks in the dirt where of course we have to, say the ghosts in the walls, slurring their usual handful of notes
remembered of the song that, together, each touch, each bruise equals. Then they fade like smoke, or a bit like regret. Who cares, anymore, about ghosts? Our ambitions were very high; on occasion, we fell from them — swiftly, without surprise, and very far. Never, though, never would we have called that failure, no — not then, and not now either. For here we are.
— CARL PHILLIPS, author of "Speak Low" and the forthcoming "Double Shadow"
Twice we watched him leave us: Once when the car loaded with us died and rolled to the side of a highway into Nashville in boiling August; later with cancer. Empty jug in one hand, he walked away step by step on a strip of pavement about as wide as his shoulders, hot wind of traffic panting on his left. He would find help. He would attract it. Slowly the rippling heat from the asphalt dissolved him, his shrinking back looked like anyone's — he was gone before it disappeared. We stood staring anyway by the highway barrier wall with mimosa tree-tips reaching over as the other cars rushed by us toward their accidents at a hundred miles an hour.
— SARAH LINDSAY, author of "Twigs and Knucklebones"
When I was little, young men like my uncles would croon. Walking on the street or doing chores, a baritone groan:
Blue Skies. The blue of the night meets the gold of the day. Body and Soul, Ramona, Ballerina, Too-ra-loo-ra-lay.
I asked my mother, why did the uncles sing like that? Her three-syllable answer puzzled me: They're in heat.
I remember it today as the young guy driving his van With sound system blasting stops at a light, windows down.
We want to sound hot and magnetic. Or warm and charming — Even the folk singer singing a song about global warming.
Folk music? All music is folk music, said a great musician: I never heard a horse sing. (But they do play percussion.)
The souls deepest in hell don't burn, they're frozen in ice. You're full of hot air is an insult. But hot breath can be nice.
Your mother, color, class, region all co-author your drama: Culture. A jerk politician can make hay in Oklahoma
By saying he doesn't believe in Darwin, or climate change. Let's take a kayak to Nyack. Or be more at home on the range.
Vote for you, sigh for you, die for you. Is this the counterfoil To sweetest music? Entropy, energy. Dead life come back as oil
To enable movement, music, power and light, heat, racket. Cigarette lipstick traces, you know how we do, an airplane ticket.
Cool or hot music, cold calculation or comfort. Ancestral voice Of pride or need: keening meaning — will we die of all this?
— ROBERT PINSKY, author, most recently, of "Gulf Music" and editor of the anthology "Essential Pleasures"
The desolation without season, summer somehow heightens it, Route 1's course from Maine to Florida Interstate-strangled, this narrow stretch in Virginia wasted as a riverbed drought-hushed. Remains of gas stations, diners, and motels litter it, and here, July, long month that had meant their greatest thriving, offers itself again to the decades' abandonment.
The motel signs, once neon sculptures of lyric light and promise, still advertise darkly what was: Corona, Radiant, Starlight, Aurora, places named for skybound destinations someone dreamed up to lure those on their way to or from the ocean, to or from the mundane everyday, the heat, at least, for a time — a night — escapable.
A place or two still rent by the season to migrant workers following a harvest, tobacco, peanuts, soybeans — or the paving of other roads. But most have fallen beyond use, windows paneless, still-numbered doors ajar, anything worth salvage hauled out piecemeal, the only inhabitants small birds, black snakes, wasps, and vines, cavity-seekers, their shadows.
From here, when the Interstate stalls, the horizon glows past sunset — the convergence of brakelights and lowbeams rising with the smell of sour crude oil and tar: jaundiced-rose fuming exhaust cast off as though from lava flow, slow- certain rage. And when it is in motion, the sound of shifting gears and engine braking becomes that of a storm, never quite formed, its forming ceaseless, thunder dry, impotent.
The Astra lingers on as a flea market and fruit stand, as though in a demented dream of itself, some rooms filled with the detritus of what didn't sell at auction, some with fresher produce: watermelons, tomatoes, cantaloupes, peaches warm to the touch.
The sign at the open gate of the swimming pool warns no lifeguard, the risk yours. The owner might have drained it, or let it drain itself, evaporate from precious clarity to airless pond before this measured void, the diving board a dull, more deadly blade.
On the concrete floor of the pool, the years' collection of leaf rot, dust, rainfall and frost, the crickets and toads that fell into and then could not escape it — have recomposed to form the barest layer of soil. Strict plot, unruly, vagrant narrative. The poorest, most ordinary volunteer, take shallow root, fireflies seeding sunken air. The road took with it the unreachable
looming, mirage, vivid shimmering above fresh blacktop never water at all, unattainable refraction, the vision disappearing quick as the light, sweet crude we used to chase it — irresistible, that fleet mirror of what was sky.
— CLAUDIA EMERSON, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of "Figure Studies"


text:
The Phillies crush the Rockies, scoring 35 runs in their last two games.
The Phillies' offense takes advantage of Jorge DeLaRosa's wildness and the Rockies' middle relievers while veteran pitcher Jamie Moyer takes advantage of their 'youthful' lineup as the Phils' crushed the Rockies, 20-5. The Rockies would score the game's first runs in the top of the first, when, with one out, Ryan Spilborghs would hit his second home run of the year on a 1-1 pitch, knocking in Willy Taveras, who has singled earlier, and Todd Helton, who has walked, giving Colorado a 3-0 lead. The Phillies would tie the game in their half of the first, when Chase Utley hits his sixteenth home run of the year, knocking in Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino, who have both walked. The Rockies would retake the lead in the top of the third, when Hilton, who has singled and moved to third on Ryan Spilborghs' double, would score from third on Jeff Baker's sacrifice fly. From that moment on, it would be all Phils. The Phillies would start it off by re-tying the game in their half of the third on a Ryan Howard sacrifice fly, knocking in Shane Victorino, who has earlier walked, for the second time in the ballgame, off of Rockies' starter DeLaRosa. The Phillies would then bust the game wide open in the fourth. Pedro Feliz would start the inning off with a double. He would then score on a ground rule double by Chris Coste, thanks to fan's interference, making the score 5-4 Phillies. So Taguchi would then follow with a double of his own, scoring Coste, and giving the Phils a 6-4 lead. After Moyer bunts Taguchi over to third, DeLaRosa would be taken out of the game for Jason Grilli. Grilli would be greeted by a single from Rollins, scoring Taguchi, and increasing the Phils' lead to 7-4. Victorino then singles, moving Rollins to third base. Utley then grounds out to the first baseman, scoring Rollins, and moving Victorino to second, as the Phillies now lead it 8-4. After Howard and Pat Burrell both walk to load the bases, Feliz would come up for the second time in the inning, and singles, scoring both Victorino and Howard, and moving Burrell to second, making the score 10-4 Phils. Coste would then end the inning by flying out to right. The Phillies would then increase their lead in the sixth inning. The new Rockies pitcher, Josh Newman, who is pitching in relief of Grilli, would start the inning off by walking Howard. After striking out Burrell, Feliz would single, moving Howard to second base. Coste would then follow by hitting his fourth home run of the season, scoring both Howard and Feliz, while increasing the Phillies' lead to 13-4. Taguchi then gets on base with a single. After Moyer walks, moving Taguchi to second, Rollins lines out to left for the second out of the inning. Victorino, with the count 0-2, is hit by the pitch, loading the bases. Utley then singles, scoring Taguchi, and moving up both Moyer and Victorino, keeping the bases loaded, as the Phillies increased their lead to 14-4. Newman is then replaced by Alberto Arias. He is soon greeted by a single by Howard, scoring both Moyer and Victorino, and sending Utley to third, while giving the Phils a 16-4 lead. After a wild pitch moves Ryan to second base, Burrell grounds out to end the inning. While the Phillies' batters were unloading on Rockies' pitching, Moyer was moving along, taking advantage of the youthful impatient of the Rockies' batters, a result of the many injuries that are now plaguing the Rockies, giving up only two singles since Baker's sacrifice fly. He would be replaced by Clay Condrey who would pitch a 1-2-3 eighth. In the bottom of the eighth, the Phillies' bat would continue to create havoc. With Matt Herges now replacing Arias, Greg Dobbs would reach base with a double. He would go to third on Eric Bruntlett's single. After Victorino pops up for out number one, Utley would get a single, knocking in Dobbs for his sixth RBI of the night, a career best, and moving Bruntlett to second, with the score now 17-4 Phillies. Howard then walks, once again loading the bases. T.J. Bohn then hits a infield single under the pitcher's glove, scoring Bruntlett and keeping the bases loaded, as the Phils now lead its 18-4. Feliz then hits a single, scoring Utley and Howard, and sending Bohn to second, while making the score now 20-4 Phils. Coste would get a single, reloading the bases, but that would be it, as Manuel Corpas, now in relief of Herges, would get Condrey and Dobbs to both strike out to end the inning. In the top of the ninth, with two out, Condrey would give up a RBI single to Cory Sullivan, scoring Omar Quintanilla, who has earlier doubled, making it a 20-5 Phillies' lead. But that would be it as Condrey would get the next batter to hit into a force out, short to second to end the game.
The 20 runs that the Phils' offense have scored were the most run that they have scored in one game so far this season, and are the most runs that they have scored in a game since July 3, 1999. They are also the most runs that they have scored so far in the present century. Their 19 hits are the most hits they have gotten this season. Everyone in the starting line up, except for Pat Burrell, have had at least one hit in the game. Pedro Feliz leads the way with his four hits in six at bats, which includes a double, as he knocks in four RBIs while scoring two runs. His batting average is now at .271. Chase Utley went three for six, which includes his three runs blast, as he knocks in a career high six RBIs while scoring two. Chris Coste also went three for six, hitting a double and a home run, knocking in four runs while scoring two. The offense also got eight walks, while batting around three times, sending up eleven batters to the plate twice. In two days, the Phils' offense has knocked in thirty-five runs on thirty-five hits. The other starting pitchers will certaining be hoping that the bats will remain hot for a while, especially during their upcoming series with the Marlins.
Jamie Moyer was the winning pitcher, as he goes seven innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits, while striking out seven and only walking one, as he dominated the Rockies' batters in the middle innings. His record is now 5-3 with a ERA of 4.45. Clay Condrey would pitch two innings, giving up an earned run on two hits. Jorge DeLaRosa would take the lost for the Rockies, as he is only able to go three and one third innings, giving up seven runs, six of which were earned, on four hits, while walking three. His record has dropped to 1-3 while his ERA rises to 9.00. Jason Grilli would pitch one and two-thirds innings in relief, giving up three earned runs on four hits. Josh Newman would last only two-thirds of an inning, getting nailed for six earned runs on four hits. Alberto Arias would go one and a third innings, giving up no runs on one hit. Matt Herges would pitch only a third of an inning, giving up four runs on six hits. Manuel Corpas would go two-thirds of an innings, giving up no runs on no hits.
The Phillies (29-24) will continue their three games series with the Rockies (20-31, 3rd National League West), with a night game at Citizens Bank Park. The game will start at 7:05 pm Eastern. The Phils will send to the mound Kyle Kendrick (3-2, 5.19), who is coming off a no-decision against the Astros on May 22, where he would only go five innings, giving up five runs on eight hits, in the Phils' 7-5 win. He has been involved in four no-decisions in his last five starts, with the other one being a win. He hopes to improve his record, while hoping that the Phillies will be able to supply him with some runs support. The Rockies will be sending to the mound Ubaldo Jimenez (1-4, 4.61), who is coming off a no-decision in which he would go seven innings, giving up no runs on three hits, in the Rockies' 3-2 lost to the Giants on May 21. In his previous start, he would take the lost, as he would pitch seven innings, giving up three earned runs on eight hits, in the Rockies' 4-2 lost to the Minnesota Twins on May 16.
The Phils are still trailing the Marlins by two and a half games, as the Marlins would come from behind to win their doubleheader with the Giants and then would defeat the Mets in New York on Monday. The Phillies are still .002 percentage points behind the Braves, who defeated the Diamonbacks in an Monday afternoon game. The Mets, with their lost to the Marlins, are now trailing both the Phillies and the Braves by four games. As the Phillies continue their series with the Rockies, the Marlins continue their three games series with the Mets, before coming to Philadelphia for a weekend series. The Braves will now start a three games series with the Brewers in Milwaukee. The Phils hope to stay pace with the Marlins, while hoping that the Braves will continue to be a bad team on the road.


text:
Style: Tri-Hull Outboard
Max Length: 17'5"
Beam: 87"
Designed for boats with windshields (including walk-thru). Each cover features a sewn-in motor cover.
Excellent overall protection for your investment, Covermate Imperial 300 Boat Covers are made of a 100% polyester 300-denier fabric that's breathable, water-repellent, and mildew and UV-resistant. This unique silver reflective fabric reflects the sun's rays to help keep the inside of your boat under the fabric cool. An exclusive venting system is also added to allow air to circulate while keeping out the elements. Tough enough for trailering, all Covermate Semi-Custom Boat Covers are tight fitting with a unique over/under tie-down system that delivers "no flap" trailering. Double-stitched, double-ply seams combined with sewn-in reinforcement panels at high-wear points provide added strength and durability. Covermate Semi-Custom Boat Covers come with quick-release buckles, straps, and a unique mesh storage bag for convenience. 3-year limited warranty. For a FREE Covermate Fabric Sample Card, order item #747486.
Designed for boats with windshields (including walk-thru). Each cover features a sewn-in motor cover.


text:
The Porsche Panamera debuted in 2010, but its name has a much deeper history that honors Porsche's racing legacy. The Panamera is named after the Carrera Panamericana road race. This race only ran from 1950 to 1954 (with a brief re-emergence in 2006 and 2007), probably because it has a reputation as one of the most dangerous races in the world. Set in Mexico, where the roadways resemble those of the Italian countryside (such as races in Targa Florio and Mille Miglia), this race presents special challenges to engineers and drivers. Porsche vehicles dominate many of the races, so the company honors this by naming one of its newest creations after the grueling test of endurance.
Purists might take offense at the Panamera's name. The Panamera, after all, does not look anything like the old Porsches used at the Carrera Panamericana. One glimpse at the Panamera and a lot of people think it has four doors, so it's not a real Porsche!
The Panamera, therefore, is known by some people as a Porsche that doesn't really look like a Porsche. Those people have almost certainly not driven a Panamera. Yes, it has a little more room in it than the standard Porsche and it has four doors, but it offers the power and handling that makes Porsche famous.
Like most Porsches, the Panamera carries a high price tag. It is a luxury vehicle with a luxury price.
The 2012 Porsche Panamera comes in seven trim levels: Base, 4, S, S Hybrid, 4S, Turbo, and Turbo S.
The Porsche Panamera base and 4 versions come with an impressive 3.6-liter V-6 engine that produces 300 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque—pretty impressive for entry-level versions.
The Panamera comes standard with several impressive features, including dual-zone automatic climate control, heated front seats, leather upholstery, eight-way power front seats, and even a cooled glove box to keep drinks chilled. The base and 4 versions don't skimp on the entertainment, either. They both come with an 11-speaker sound system that includes a USB interface for your mobile devices and an auxiliary audio jack. They even come standard with a hard-drive navigation system.
The only difference between the base and four versions is that the base uses rear drive and the 4 offers all-wheel drive.
The 2012 Porsche Panamera S and 4S come with a beefier 4.8-liter V-8 engine that gives you 400 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque. As far as features go, you get everything standard in the previous trim levels and a few extra, such as driver-seat memory, shift paddles, and adaptive headlights. The V-8 remains the big attraction, though.
The Panamera S uses rear drive. The 4S offers all-wheel drive for more control.
The 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo and Turbo S add even more features (adaptive air suspension, 19-inch wheels, a 14-speaker Bose surround sound system, and heated rear seats stand out), but again additional power provides the main attraction. The Turbo contains a supercharged 4.8-liter V-8 engine that offers 500 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque. If you want more, you can choose to add a Sport Chrono Turbo package that gives the engine an additional boost to 568 lb-ft of torque.
Need more power? The 2012 Panamera Turbo S's engine produces 550 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. Critics testing these trim levels find that they can go from zero to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds.
Powerful Porsche engines can burn gasoline quickly, making them look inefficient compared to ""sensible"" (i.e. less expensive) vehicles. The Turbo and Turbo S, for instance, only get 15/23 mpg city/highway. The Panamera S Hybrid seeks to curb that consumption without impairing performance. The S Hybrid has a supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 and a 35kW electric motor that produce 380 hp and 428 lb-ft of torque. That small sacrifice earns you 22/30 mpg city/highway. You also get the features that come with the standard gas-powered S version.
Porsche offers numerous additions and options that you can tack on to any of these trim levels. These packages come at a high price, but they let you customize the car to meet your specific preferences.
The Porsche Panamera has remained unchanged since its debut in 2010. Porsche has, however, added some trim levels. The Hybrid and Turbo S joined the lineup in 2012.
2018 Porsche Panamera
Hybrid, Luxury, Sedan
2017 Porsche Panamera
2016 Porsche Panamera
Sedan, Sports
2015 Porsche Panamera
2014 Porsche Panamera
2013 Porsche Panamera
Hatchback, Hybrid, Sports
The Porsche Panamera offers sports car engineering in a premium luxury sedan.
2012 Porsche Panamera
There are two changes to the Porsche Panamera for 2012 and they are big ones. The first is the addition of the 2012 Porsche Panamera Hybrid.
2011 Porsche Panamera
Hatchback, Sports
The first year for the 2011 Porsche Panamera is over any doubts regarding its future.
2010 Porsche Panamera
Everything's new -- this is Porsche's first foray into the four-door-sedan realm. All versions except the Turbo sport the 400-horse naturally aspirated V-8. Base and S models are rear-drive, while the 4S and the Turbo are all-wheel drive. The rear hatchback offers impressive loading versatility. Be prepared to pay, though: Top models wear a sticker in the solid six figures.


text:
Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2004 News Releases > March 2004 > Poet Laureates to keynote international gathering
Poet Laureates to keynote international gathering
PLAINVIEW, Texas - Former state poets laureate will serve as keynote speakers for the 18 th World Congress of Poets, slated for June 21-26 on the campus of Wayland Baptist University.
Featured speakers for the event include Donald Hall, poet laureate of New Hampshire from 1984-89; Jack Myers, Poet Laureate of Texas in 2003; and Walt McDonald, Texas Poet Laureate in 2001.
Hall is a former professor at the University of Michigan and has published 15 books of poetry and 22 books of prose since his first work at age 16. A graduate of Harvard and Oxford, Hall has written several award-winning pieces, including The One Day, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and a Pulitzer Prize nomination; The Happy Man, which won the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize; and Exiles and Marriages, which was the Academy's Lamont Poetry Selection for 1956. He has also penned children's books, autobiographical works and has edited numerous anthologies.
A native of Boston, Jack Myers is director of creative writing at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and is on the board of The Writer's Garrett, a Dallas literary center. He has authored 17 books, including several about the craft of poetry, and has won two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and the National Poetry Series Open Competition. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts and the University of Iowa, he has served as poet-in-residence for two other universities.
A native of Texas, Walt McDonald retired in 2002 after teaching English at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. He has authored 20 books of poetry and one book of fiction, including Great Lonely Places of the Texas Plains, which featured poetry paired with color photos by Texas State Photographer Wyman Meinzer. His poetry has also been featured in numerous journals. McDonald has earned six awards from the Texas Institute of Letters, including the Lon Tinkle Memorial Award for Excellence Sustained Throughout a Career, in 2000. Four of his books won Western Heritage Awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Sponsored by the United Poets Laureate International, the Panhandle-Plains Writers' Workshop and Wayland, the event will also feature addresses by Dr. Benjamin Yuzon, president of UPLI, Dr. Ronald Shafer, UPLI Regional director, and Dr. David Smith, chancellor of Texas Tech University. Poets from around the world will be presenting papers and reading poetry throughout the event as well.
Bettye Hammer Givens of Plainview is serving as president of the 18 th World Congress of Poets. For information on registering for the event, contact Givens email@example.com or Dr. Otto Schacht at (806) 291-1022.


text:
A post by NACE Guest Blogger, Desalina Allen, Senior Assistant Director at NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development
Twitter: @DesalinaAllen
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/desalina
In addition to some of the methods I've already mentioned surveys can be a great way to collect both quantitative and qualitative information from students, employers and other key career services stakeholders. There are definitely questions you should ask yourself before deciding that a survey is the right collection method, but I'll save those for another post.
For now, let's assume you are dead set on surveying and you just don't want to end up like this guy:
Here are five questions to ask yourself before you start designing and distributing your survey:
What information do I absolutely need to collect? Consider whether you already have access to accurate information on students like major, department and graduation date before asking these questions in your survey. If you do, you can ask for a student ID and match up the two sets of information. Many of the online survey software platforms also allow you to upload a list of survey recipients and send each one a customized hyperlink so you don't need to collect name and contact information. When we survey, we rarely ask for school, major or grad date because we often have this information updated via our Career Services Management System and/or registrar records. Two or three fewer questions, now that's exciting.
What is your population? When you review your results or write your report, what is the group that you are trying to describe? Will it be students who attended a resume seminar (more specifically: a resume seminar on December 13 or any resume seminar throughout the year)? Is it all juniors, or only juniors who have completed summer internships? Having a clear understanding of your population, will help you answer the next question which is:
How many responses do I need? Depending on your survey method, budget and population size you may not get responses from everyone. This is OK – statistics allows you to describe your population without having data from everyone. This chart is really helpful – find the approximate size of your population on the far left column and then find the corresponding number of responses necessary to describe that population. For example if you are trying to describe a population of 25,000 undergraduate students, you may only need between 700 and 10,000 responses – depending on how certain you want assumptions to be. You should also be sure that there is not a difference in the group that did and did not respond to your survey. For example, if all of your responses came from people who attended a particular event, your results may be skewed as these people may differ from the total population. Finally, do some benchmarking and check past reports to get an idea about the response rate that is considered reasonable. In the example above, a 40 percent response rate (10,000/25,000) may be acceptable for a student satisfaction survey but not for your annual first destination survey.
How will I collect this information? Websites like SurveyMonkey offer free accounts and many institutions have licenses for software such as Qualtrics (my platform of choice). Of course there is always the old fashioned paper and pencil method, which is still a very effective way to collect information. Career Service professionals may also check to see if their existing Career Services Manager system offers surveying features (Symplicity's NACElink system offers this as an add-on).
Will multiple methods be required to achieve the desired number of responses? Using one method of surveying may not be enough to achieve your target response rate or get the information you need. Consider using a combination of paper forms, online surveying, phone surveying, in-person interviews, and even online research. My fellow NACE guest blogger, Kevin Grubb, mentioned that the new NACE position statement on first destination surveys will now use the term "knowledge rate" instead of response rate as we often collect information from faculty, employers, and even LinkedIn research to gather information about our students career outcomes.
What do you think? Add your thoughts in the comments section!


text:
Sow Seeds Now for Summer Flowers
We offer a list of seeds you can plant now for colorful garden flowers this year. Time to get sowing!
Your average packet of seeds is three bucks. Pick three varieties you love and you can end up with tremendous drifts of flamboyant flowers for bouquets and to feed hummingbirds and pollinators— and your own color-starved soul—for less than ten dollars.
Plant them now, as the danger of frost has passed. (In Portland, for all intents and purposes, we list our last frost date as April 15).
You can still plant in early June but you'll have to wait a bit longer for those glorious flowers.
Choose a sunny location with moist, well-drained soil. Provide consistent moisture during the first month after planting, while seeds are sprouting and baby plants are getting established.
These flowers grow quickly and usually show the first flowers by mid-summer. Deadhead spent flowers and they'll keep coming until the frost arrives some time in the middle of October.
Here's my list of easy-to-grow, colorful flowers for summer blooms:
- Cosmos
- Zinnia
- Nasturtium - edible flowers for salad, drought-tolerant
- Batchelors buttons
- Marigolds – edible flowers for salads,
- Pot marigold (Calendula)
- Sweet alyssum
- Amaranth
- Mexican sunflower (Tithonia)
- Sunflower
A great way to fit even more flowers into your garden is to add flowering vines. These vines are annuals, so they only last through the first autumn frost - perfect for covering a chain link fence or trellis this summer.
These fast-growing vines can run between 6 and 12 feet in a season and will bloom their hearts out all season long:
- Morning glory (Convolvulus)
- Firecracker vine (Mina lobata)
- Black-Eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia)
- Scarlet runner beans
- Lab-lab bean (Dolichos lablab)


text:
With the average life expectancy at an all-time high and expected to continue to climb, baby boomers and future generations face a serious challenge in planning for retirement.
Continue Reading Below
Living longer means having to save more for retirement and many boomers are finding they are working later into their golden years because a miscalculation could be disastrous to savings.
According to a report from the Society of Actuaries released last summer, more than half of retirees and pre-retirees underestimate the age to which a person can expect to live. The report shows a 65 year old man has a 41% chance of living to age 85 and a 20% chance of living to age 90. A 65 year old woman has a 53% chance of living to age 85 and a 32% chance of living to 90.
A recently-released report from HSBC Bank shows retirees are facing a major decline in their living standards in the last seven years of retirement due to inadequately funded retirement savings. The report, which surveyed more than 15,000 consumers in 15 global markets, also details that the average retirement length is 21 years, but the median time before retirement savings run out is 14 years.
Andy Ireland, executive vice president of retail banking and wealth management for the bank, answered the following questions as to how baby boomers and retirees can avoid this trend:
Boomer: The survey showed retirees are facing a significant decline in their living standards during the final years of retirement. How much money do boomers need to adequately fund retirement?
Ireland: The amount of money needed to adequately fund retirement needs to be determined on a case by case basis. The best way to overcome the shortfall that U.S. retirees are facing in the last seven years of retirement is to sit down with a financial advisor and create a plan specific to your needs. Some may need or desire 50% of current income to stay comfortable in retirement, while others may need 75% or even more than 100% of their current income.
Boomer: When do we start planning and saving for retirement?
Ireland: HSBC's report shows that saving and financial planning start at varying ages across the globe. Overall, respondents understand the importance of planning early and on average think that the age of 36 is the latest by which they can start planning financially and still expect to maintain their standard of living in retirement.
In the U.S., planning for retirement begins slightly earlier than the global average (age 28 vs. age 30), and retirement saving starts two years before retirement planning. Still, only 49% of US respondents are regular savers.
Boomer: With the economic downturn putting added pressure on household incomes, many pre retirees find they are not financially prepared for a comfortable retirement. What steps can they take to ensure they stay on track for retirement?
Ireland: Major life events can derail a person's efforts to save for retirement Thirty-four percent of those surveyed said that the recession/economic downturn has impacted their ability to save for retirement. Of those who have never saved for retirement, over half (56%) are being held back by the cost of day-to-day living. In order to stay on track, individuals should plan ahead by composing a detailed financial plan with a professional adviser and reviewing it regularly. While events like the recession or a life crisis such as losing a job might be unforeseen, other major life events like starting a family and expensing a child's education can be better managed if properly planned for.
Boomer: What are the five tips identified in the survey that individuals can take to improve their financial well-being in later life?
Get real about your retirement needs. Through education and guidance from financial advisers, you will be able to better understand how much income you will need in retirement and how to better prepare for all the financial risks associated with growing older.
Put your savings priorities in order. Work out a realistic budget that works for you and make sure that your long-term financial planning, including the need to save for retirement, isn't overlooked against what might seem like more pressing financial needs. Ring-fencing even a small amount of monthly income towards retirement planning can help to make a major difference in the future.
Be aware of how major life events affect saving for retirement. You never know when a life event may impact your savings, so where possible, you need to ensure that you have access to some emergency savings and investments as well as appropriate insurance to deal with periods of unemployment and long-term illness which may prevent you from working.
Make a plan for the future - Any type of financial planning for retirement, including informal ways such as using online planning tools or 'to-do' lists, is a good starting point. Eventually you should seek to draw up a detailed written plan for the future, which should be reviewed regularly.
Use professional advice to improve your savings position. HSBC's report found that 49% of respondents saved more for retirement as a result of having a financial plan in place. Reviewing your savings situation and retirement potential with a professional financial adviser now can help to ensure that all your future retirement needs are identified and that comprehensive plans are put in place.


text:
At the New York Farm Viability Institute we create and share knowledge that helps farms become more profitable.
Freezer trade meat sales are the most efficient direct marketing channel for farmers and the most affordable way for consumers to buy meat. The Meat Suite, developed by Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County, is an online directory where consumers can find a farm near them that is selling locally raised meat in quart ... Read moreManaging an Emerging Threat in Apple OrchardsDeborah Breth of the CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program is working to assess the extent of black stem borer, an Ambrosia beetle from Asia recently found in NY orchards. Her New York Farm Viability Institute funded project will identify treatments and timings for controls in commercial and on-farm nurseries producing apple trees for high densi ... Read more


text:
Bringing quality education to the Lakota People
Distance Learning
Before Your Distance Learning Course Begins
A Check List for Students
First, go to Is Distance Learning Right for Me? and take the quiz to see if Distance Learning is right for you.
A To Do List - Before My Distance Class Begins
You have registered for a Distance Learning Course and want to know how it will work? First, please remember that your course will be using electronic technology and will not meet on a certain day and time at a certain location. Before the course begins you will need to:
- Contact your instructor using e-mail to let him/her know you have registered for xyz course
- Request an copy of the course syllabus from instructor
- The course syllabus will be sent to you through OLC's e-mail system
- Remember - your distance learning course will begin the first week of classes and will have weekly assignments
- Login into the course site if your course will be meeting on Moodle
- Read and become familiar with the information located in the course site
- Do the "Before the Course Begins" assignments
- Purchase a copy of the course textbook
- Read and review each of the links at the bottom of this page
A Check List for Instructors and Advisers
A Month Before Classes Begin
- Prepare an announcement to each of your students that includes your e-mail address, biography and an initial class announcement
Two Weeks Before the Class Begins
- A detailed course syllabus
- Includes contact information, course goals and objectives, required textbook and course materials, grading criteria, a brief listing of project assignments, a course schedule of assignments and due dates.
- An introduction to the course
- A list of acceptable file types with naming conventions
- The first week's content and activities
- The first weeks online meetings such as synchronous meetings, Instructor and students introductions, etc.
Ref: Expectations for Classroom Setup and Online Teaching, University of Maryland University College http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/ctla/expectations/index.shtml
A Check List for College Center Staff
As College Center Staff you have advised and registered a students. Take a few extra minutes and help each student to understand how Jenzabar, TuxedoMail and Moodle works? Before the semester begins you will need to:
- Have a list of instructors with each their contact information and give to each student
- Advise each to student to contact their instructor using e-mail to let him/her know they have registered for xyz course as soon as they have registered for the course.
- Remind the student to check their OLC e-mail each day. This will be crucial to their success in the course
- Remind the student to check their assignments daily and submit their assignments through out each week. Assignments may be due several days each week.
- Request an copy of the course syllabus from instructor
- Advise each student that preparation BEFORE the first week of classes is very important
- Have the student work through the list of things to do in the Student section above
- Provide for and advertise training sessions on TuxedoMail and Moodle before the first week of classes
Is Distance Learning Right for Me?
How Do I Enroll in a Virtual Course?
Before Your Class Begins
During the Course


text:
Pharmacy Group Lies To Registrars: If We Complain About A Site, It Must Be Taken Down No Questions Asked
from the that's-not-how-it-works dept
Incredibly, it says that if it complains about a domain, the registrar must take it down:
"Upon receipt of an abuse notification, some Registrars claim that a court order is required or that they are not violating the laws of the Registrar's country. Both assertions are wrong."Except, as EasyDNS points out, the arbitration ruling says that it's the NABP that's wrong, and that a court order is required. Similarly, the NABP claims that registrars must freeze the domains, even without a court order.
You should not allow domain names engaged in the illegal sale or distribution to transfer to another Registrar: the question of legality does not relate to where the Registrar is located, but rather to the activity of the Web site.But, again, the arbitration ruling, which merely read from ICANN's own rules, says the exact opposite -- noting that you clearly need a court order
The NABP also tries the same direct misreading of ICANN's rules that Public Domain Registry used, to pretend that "fraud" is a reason to deny transfer, but as the arbitration ruling found, that claim is simply incorrect. The "fraud" referenced in the rules is only fraud concerning transfers not fraud in terms of what the website was used for.
There's much more in the letter as well. There is some history here. The NABP is basically an organization designed to artificially inflate the price of drugs in the US, cynically using highly questionable claims to pretend that they're focused on "public safety." For years, the NABP has worked hard to keep legitimate but cheaper versions of drugs outside the US, so that US pharmacies (and the drug companies they work with) can charge increasingly insane prices for drugs. Because they can use the specter of "fake drugs killing people!" they're able to do all sorts of nasty attacks on foreign pharmacies that are selling perfectly legitimate drugs to willing buyers, by claiming that they put people's lives at risk.
And, now, it appears they're going even further in trying to basically create a "SOPA-like" setup, whereby registrars are required to pull down any domain based solely on NABP's say so without any judicial review at all. The fact that this is happening at the same time that City of London Police are doing the same exact thing (at the urging of the legacy music/movie industries) isn't an accident. While the supporters of SOPA insist that there's no new legislation coming, they're all trying to do an end run around all of it, creating something that's even more extreme than SOPA by getting registrars to simply kill sites they don't like based on nothing but a complaint.
EasyDNS's Mark Jeftovic says it all in his blog post about it, noting that this is why they fought back against COICA/SOPA/PIPA:
It really is getting creepy out there.This is why pushing back and standing up for internet freedom is so important. The attempts to control, to censor, to block and to silence are only increasing. The legacy players who can't stand competition or innovation are looking for any way to hold back the future, and that means attacking the public's ability to make use of the internet and to speak freely.
We now know that we live in a total surveillance society, governments are printing money, going broke, manufacturing consent and lying about nearly everything; while quasi-governmental agencies all over the world are now asserting they have the authority to overturn legal process and basically dictate everybody else's business.
This script is playing out almost verbatim what we wrote only three years ago in "First They Came For The File Sharing Domains".
Who will be the next batch of clowns who tell us they can use liberally interpreted language in a couple of agreements that they aren't even party to to compel us to takedown your website? Let's start a betting pool.


text:
I was watching the news a short while ago, and they were discussing the recent deadly tornadoes down in Joplin. They were reporting on supposed happy endings that have come out of the tragedy, and something in particular caught my attention.
They followed up with a man they first met last week. He is getting married today. Last week after the tornado, he and his fiance were out and about trying to find friends and family. They were lucky enough to not have any of their loved ones killed. Some of the survivors had put out signs saying "God Saved Us" and "God Bless Joplin." This really disturbed me. I can understand being glad that your own loved ones are alive and well, but what about all those who died? "God" did not bless Joplin, because in the next clip there was a woman talking about how she spent four hours in the morgue just helping to identify the dead. So what does that mean? God blessed only a select few Joplin citizens, or he chose a select few to kill? The guy's fiance said something to the effect of there's nothing like a near death experience to strengthen your love for someone. So they're getting married today and moving on with their happy ending, while many of their neighbors are holding funerals.
I'm not saying that people shouldn't be allowed to enjoy their happiness just because others are suffering. There will always be suffering in the world. But I can't stand it when people claim that God is the source of that happiness, instead of seeing the reality that random things happen in life. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. Sometimes it happens to you and sometimes it happens to others. It has nothing to do with being "blessed." But according to these folks, the reason they're happily walking down the aisle today is because God was merciful enough to spare their lives. Religious people love this kind of ridiculous rationalization of random events. If something good happens, then it's "Praise Jesus! Ain't God good!" If something bad happens, then it's "The work of the devil!" "Get behind me Satan!" What an oversimplified, convenient, and infantile view of the world. Completely devoid of any intellectual curiosity and independent thought.
I've had this kind of thing happen in my own life. A few years ago, I went through a very difficult personal situation. I'm not too proud to say that it was an emotional pain that brought me to my knees. I tried to discuss it with my mother, and instead of her really listening to me she just spouted her typical "give it to God" type of advice. "God loves you. This ain't nothing but the devil." Huh? Ma, you do realize that makes no sense, right? I remember being told as a child that I wasn't supposed to question God (even as a young child I knew there were some shenanigans going on, but I wasn't able to completely grasp it nor articulate what I felt at that age). As an adult, I told my mother that I never agreed with her about not questioning God. Back when I still kinda/sorta believed (or at least wanted to believe), I was questioning him all the time. I told her that I constantly questioned God. Her response -- "Well, you can question him, but that doesn't mean he's going to answer you." Sadly, she didn't even see that her own statement was an argument for NOT believing instead of believing.
As much as I love my mother, she is firmly in the "God saved us" camp. After all, many people survived the tornado. Many people are still walking around and breathing today. So it's ok that one family gets to celebrate at a wedding while another mourns at a funeral. It's not only ok, but we should rejoice about it and be grateful, because God made it so. It's not our place to question why.
Views: 201
Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply. I agree with pretty much all of your sentiments.
Minute to Minute -- yes, God does indeed get a free pass. It never made sense to me why an all-knowing, all-powerful God would just sit back and just let horrible things happen to his own (supposedly) creation, allowing all kinds of pain and suffering and doing nothing to intervene. Whenever I've tried to have this type of discussion with Christians, they immediately become defensive. They come back with something like you're supposed to count your blessings, things could always be worse, etc. When something really bad happens, they either claim that it's the devil or God is teaching you a lesson. How hateful is that? It makes about as much sense as a parent seeing their child playing in the street, but just standing by and letting him get hit by a car instead rushing over to save him because, well, he's gotta learn. If the kid survives, I'm sure he will think twice about stepping into the street again. But what a price he had to pay for that lesson.
The exact same thing happened to me yesterday.
I was telling my father about how I had a psychiatrist appointment tomorrow (or today, rather) because my psychologist recommended that I be put back on my medicine for psychotic depression. He asked me why that was necessary if my symptoms were improving (he doesn't really know because I don't tell him anything; everything I say to him is subject to a lecture that I've already heard at least 4 times) and I gave him a progression of my symptoms since January. These progressed from paranoid psychosis in January and February to severely depressed and suicidal in March, then I was fine in April but started to get worse in May. He says (fussing, in a damn public place where people can hear us!!!), "Ok. Do you believe in the Bible? Do you know you will go to Hell (already there, Dad)? Going to Hell forever, who that's gon help?" before continuing in his usual manner, giving me solutions and such to a suicide problem I don't have anymore (the man's IQ, I estimate, is no more than 85, logical thinking isn't his forte). I should have countered his question with "Do you believe in the Lord of the Rings books? The were written by men just like the Bible was!" but I didn't feel it was the best decision to make at the time. It won't happen again though.
But anyway, I feel your pain. That's the state of mind religion puts people in; thinking that the best way to MAKE your child appreciate life is to make him scared shitless to die. That and of course the old diatribe about people who are doing much worse. Why should I ignore my bullet wound just because the guy next to me got his arm cut off?
Hi Albert. I'm sorry to hear about what you've been going through. It is never easy discussing these types of issues, especially with people who simply refuse to acknowledge that what you feel is valid even if they don't understand it.
I worked with a young lady a few years ago whose teenage cousin committed suicide. My co-worker is Christian, and every once in a while she would start with one of her "the Bible says" stories, but for the most part we were cool. Anyway, after her cousin killed himself, she told me that there were some relatives at the funeral who actually came up to the kid's mother and told her that they were sorry he was going to hell for committing suicide. Some of them went on about how "black people don't do that." Well, obviously your stereotype is wrong considering you're at the funeral of a black person who did. These were supposedly good, God-fearing, Christian people, and relatives at that. That's how they chose to comfort a mother who was mourning the loss of her child. I will never understand how some people can be so brainwashed and completely removed from basic common sense.
© 2019 Atheist Nexus. All rights reserved. Admin: The Nexus Group. Powered by


text:
1 cup evaporated milk*
1 cup milk*
1 cup shredded cheddar
1 cup shredded asiago
1/4 cup panko
3 tablespoons grated parmesan
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 bunch rapini, chopped and steamed**
1 lb small or medium sized pasta, cooked
For the béchamel: In a medium pan, melt the butter. Add the flour along with a sprinkle of nutmeg, salt and pepper and stir until smooth. Add the milk and evaporated milk and whisk together until slightly thickened. Whisk in the asiago and cheddar until smooth. Pour over the drained pasta. Add the rapini and stir to evenly distribute. Pour into lightly oiled baking dish. Top with a sprinkle of parmesan and panko. Bake covered about 15 minutes, then uncover and cook until hot and bubbly, about 10-15 additional minutes.
Yield: about 4 (meal sized) servings
*Having the milk at room temperature or slightly warm helps keep the butter from hardening when you make the sauce.
**A little trick: I steamed the rapini (AKA broccoli rabe) in a mesh basket over the pasta while it was boiling.


text:
Paris St Germain manager Laurent Blanc has confirmed he "loves" Edinson Cavani as a player and would be interested in signing the Chelsea transfer target this summer, according to Goal.com.
The Napoli forward has been linked with Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid, but Paris St Germain are the latest club to register an interest.
And reports claimed they're willing to meet Cavani's £53m release clause - a figure both City and Chelsea were thought to be unwilling to match.
Blanc told reporters: "I love Cavani, yes we are interested."
Earlier this week PSG director general Jean-Claude Blanc revealed the Ligue 1 champions were in talks with "a great player", sparking speculation a move for the Uruguayan international was underway.
And Laurent Blanc's confirmation of interest seems to indicate the French club are ready to seriously challenge favourites Real Madrid and Chelsea for his signature.
The Stamford Bridge club reportedly had a £34m-plus-Fernando Torres bid rejected earlier last month, while City were also reportedly turned down.
Napoli are steadfastly refusing to accept anything less than the striker's full £53m release clause. And PSG's apparent willingness to match the figure puts them at the head of the queue to win the race.


text:
Simplicity 4670
Added Dec 28, 2012
by laurenp
London, United K...
My second coat, this time done right.
It's made using a vintage pattern from the 1960s, SImplicity 4670. "Collarless coat has 3/4 kimono sleeves with gussets at underarms, concealed pockets, double breasted effect and is lined". I used dark green mohair coating, silk/cotton underlining, hair canvas and polyester(?) brocade for the lining. The buttons are vintage, from my stash.
There was a lot of hand sewing involved, and I got to try a new bound buttonhole method (the 'windowpane' method). I am very pleased with this big box of a coat, it is exactly what I first envisioned.
Material Notes
Mohair coating, silk/cotton underlining, hair canvas, polyester brocade, faux tortoiseshell buttons.
- For
- Women
2 Comments Sign in to add a post
Dec 28, 2012, 05.18 PMby laurenp
Thanks very much! It's a button-on scarf on the pattern front. I didn't make it no, as it needed to be attached to the neckline. I wanted a bit of freedom to choose my own scarf. An interesting idea though, I've seen it on some other 50s/60s coat patterns. I've fixed my blog link now too.
Dec 28, 2012, 04.38 PMby flowergirl22
hi, cant seem to look on your blog, but nice jacket, did you make the shawl bit too?
Add to Favorites 2 people added it


text:
|2012-05-19, 11:13
|Link #21
Senior Member
On Love Triangles - A well-executed Love Triangle (i.e. one where there's real doubt as to who will end up with who) is a beautiful thing (check out True Tears for an example of this). But a Love Triangle where the final pairing seems nothing less than predestined is a tiresome thing (check out Aquarion EVOL for examples of this ).
I'll take a simple straight-up romance over a weak Love Triangle. If, for example, Mayaka has absolutely no chance with Houtarou, I'd rather her not be shown to be interested in him. And for it to be just straight-up Houtarou/Eru romance.
Now, if they can make me think that Mayaka has a real chance with Houtarou, then go for it. Otherwise, don't bother.
|2012-05-19, 15:57
|Link #22
Irregular Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2010
Age: 32
The intention I had when I said "worry" was more about, if you want to see them together, there maybe an event that will pull them apart in the future rather than a third person to make it a triangle. Two examples of such stories on top of my head are
Spoiler for Haruhi v9 and 5cm/s:
I think this could happen, as while both Eru and Houtarou are comfortable with each other, I think neither will make a move toward being in a relationship.
|2012-05-21, 01:37
|Link #24
Anime Snark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 36
|2012-05-21, 04:44
|Link #25
User of the "Fast Draw"
With how Houtarou is developing it shouldn't be that tough to get him and Chitanda together eventually.
Just need her to call him out for the more normal kind of confession and see what happens.
|2012-05-21, 07:09
|Link #26
Moe Kyun~!
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philippines
I think it's the mysteries that will divulge Chitanda and Oreki's relationships. While mystery will make them closer, I think it's those same mysteries that will cause Oreki to focus more on them than on Chitanda.
Just saying.
Or you could bash me and break my hopes epicly.
|2012-05-21, 08:57
|Link #27
Not an expert on things
Join Date: Jun 2007
|2012-05-21, 16:21
|Link #28
Good OP Hunter
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Argentina
What if Mayaka is tired of always being shunned by Satoshi and is charmed by Oreki's tsundere personality?
Just a thought
|2012-05-21, 17:15
|Link #29
Your average fangirl
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: U.A.E. - Dubai
Age: 32
Judging from episode 5, I feel that Chitanda is not interested in Houtarou romantically at all. She's only intrigued by his amazing abilities.
Especially when compared to Mayaka's behaviour around Satoshi (I really love those little details like a jab to the middle or the blush after the bump).
|2012-05-21, 20:52
|Link #30
We're Back
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Discord
Age: 30
But for now it's fine.
|2012-05-21, 20:54
|Link #31
Orthodox Haruhiist
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Making metal ... for fish
Age: 38
|2012-05-22, 01:35
|Link #32
Irregular Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2010
Age: 32
I think neither of them has romantic interest. They're merely comfortable around each other at this point. The reason it seems one-way is focalization. I have to check the novel, but it seems to me that we're viewing this story through Houtarou. I think Eru is as fascinated by his intelligent as much as he is charmed by her behavior. However, their relationship is the type in which they would look like a perfect couple from a third person point of view, but they themselves has no interest in risking the current relationship, because the status quo is "good enough."
|2012-05-30, 00:05
|Link #33
Join Date: Aug 2009
Age: 28
Episode 5 kinda portrayed her character in a different light, which is sort of refreshing.
From the previous four episodes, I became accustomed to the idea of her as the most simplistic (read: one dimensional) character of the show with her avid curiosity as her sole defining characteristic. But here, we find that there might be something deeper about her.
So yeah. I'd say the latest episode wasn't as much a waste for me as it was most since it managed to salvage such a flat character in my eyes. That said, all the episode did was raise my expectations towards Chitanda Eru's character. If the show ends up betraying my hopes for her, it'll just end up as a huge waste.
As for romantic possibilities, I don't think she and Houtarou are quite there yet. I can maybe see it coming far, far off, but there's hardly anything to discuss at this point.
|2012-05-30, 00:50
|Link #34
User of the "Fast Draw"
The question of their potential relationship really does make me wonder. She does seem to be more fired up about the mysteries than anything else, but at the same time could see things developing. She can only keep on returning to the well for answers so often before she thinks about the person she's going to. Besides helping answer the question of her Uncle has to mean a lot. Could be the first step that starts a lot of things.
|2012-07-08, 09:28
|Link #36
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
I'm torn on Hyouka Oreki's self awerness is what keeps me interested, but Eru's behaivour is what deprives of satisfaction. As highly skeptical person for me her curiousity is on level of three years old. It would not surprise me if she asks something like "why sky is blue, why is so bright, why elephants don't fly?" By no means I want to call her stupid, but for her enthusiasm she shows little resourcefullness. It makes me very detached from her character. Even Mayaka seems more believable and close to me than Eru.
Another problem is seeing how Oreki is not "concrete" in his own believes about him being normal and just having luck I have little justification in Eru's intrusive behaivour. Anime tries to capitalise on it as much Eru's sparkle mode. Let the opportunity to drag himself out of trouble and pat on the haed he will glow as bulb.
I should lurk this forum maybe there a few posts that shed more light on her and points that I missed so hopefully I can change my opinion.
|2012-07-08, 11:39
|Link #37
Irregular Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2010
Age: 32
I think it's fair that you feel Eru is just there being a moeblob, to put it bluntly. I can certainly see why, but of course I disagree.
She commented on herself that she understand the parts, but not the system. She said she lacks the ability to put them together. So she probably won't ask questions along those lines.
Another things is most of her questions are about people. If we recalled, most of the time, the hard part which Houtarou has to work out is not what happened, but why someone do it. This is pretty prominent in episode 7. Remember that her question started from "Why did I get angry?" to "Why did the teacher get angry?" That's where her curiosity lies. I think it's in contrast to what usually a mystery show is about. (I'm no expert on mystery, please feel free to point it out if I'm wrong here.) For most of the time, the characters try to figure out what happen, who did it, etc. The motive is, a lot of times, almost an afterthought. Eru is here to flip the priority, I think.
On the other hand, she herself is probably one of the biggest mystery of the show. Indeed, why is she such a curiosity monster?
Last edited by Hyper; 2012-07-08 at 13:28. Reason: Fix some glaring mistake.
|2012-07-08, 12:34
|Link #38
Senior Member
I think that Eru has lived a pretty sheltered life. I think that would at least partly explain/justify her personality and actions.
Plus, one of the things anime is known for is very eccentric teenage girl characters.
I think that what hurts Eru (in the eyes of some viewers) is that she seems to lack the complexity of other named female characters in this show. But that does work both ways: The contrast makes her seem less interesting in some contexts, but more charming/amusing in others.
|2012-07-08, 18:50
|Link #39
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
The keyword in my complain is resourcefullness as soon as somethign catches her attention she immediately jumps in Oerki's face. Just think for a second yourself, gosh! The statement I wrote above was prior watching 11 episode. Her going a step further than rope missing out of equation was amazing. So that made a small click for me.
I might be harsh on the gal but I blame the show with its consistncy and good execution:P
|2012-07-08, 18:57
|Link #40
Senior Member
I admit that I've felt much the same about Eru a couple times. The one big time for me was when Eru asked Oreki "Why was I angry?" (back during the teacher screw-up episode that was several episodes back)
But personally, I honestly think she gets turned on by watching Oreki solve mysteries for her. She probably could figure out some of these mysteries herself, but watching Oreki do it is more thrilling for her.
|Thread Tools


text:
Brad Pitt: '12 Years A Slave' Premiere at Toronto Film Festival!
Brad Pitt suits up while attending the premiere of his latest flick 12 Years A Slave during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival held at Princess of Wales Theatre on Friday (September 6) in Toronto, Canada.
Earlier in the day, the 49-year-old actor's fiancee Angelina Jolie was spotted landing with their kids in Sydney, Australia.
In addition to TIFF, 12 Years A Slave is scheduled to screen at the New York Film Festival and New Orleans Film Festival next month!
15+ pictures inside of Brad Pitt arriving at the 12 Years A Slave premiere in Toronto…


text:
- More
Comics - Assorted Golden Age War Comics Group (Various Publishers, 1952-55) Condition: Average VG.... (Total: 12 Comic Books)Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
DescriptionComics - Assorted Golden Age War Comics Group (Various Publishers, 1952-55) Condition: Average VG. Includes Battle Report #3; Combat #9; Fighting War Stories #5; G. I. Joe #25; Heroic Comics #74, 80, and 93; Navy Patrol #3; Spy-Hunters #20 and 21; War Battles #7; and War Comics #25. Approximate Overstreet value for group = $200. From the Don Vernon Collection.
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Calculate Standard Domestic Shipping
Sales Tax information | Terms and Conditions
Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments
Glossary of Terms
Auction Info
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
19.5% of the successful bid (minimum $14) per lot.
Floor auctionsOpen for bidding: (View All)
Jewelry & Timepieces
Ends on 01/23/2019
Sports Collectibles
Ends on 01/24/2019
US Coins
Ends on 01/31/2019
Comics & Comic Art
Opens about 02/01/2019
Sports Collectibles
Opens about 02/01/2019
Jewelry & Timepieces
Opens about 02/04/2019
Rare Books
Opens about 02/15/2019
Decorative Art
Opens about 02/15/2019
US Coins
Opens about 02/22/2019
Fine & Rare Wine
Opens about 02/25/2019
Musical Instruments
Opens about 02/25/2019
Opens about 02/25/2019
Fine Art
Opens about 02/25/2019
Decorative Art
Opens about 02/26/2019
Heritage membership
- Past Auction Values (prices, photos, full descriptions, etc.)
- Bid online
- Free Collector newsletter
- Want List with instant e-mail notifications
- Reduced auction commissions when you resell your
- Cash Advances
- More Bidders
- Trusted Experts
- Over 200,000 Satisfied Consignors Since 1976
Learn about consigning with us
Every time I've had a question or an issue, whether it's about a charge, a consignment, getting books mailed, a check that needed to be sent, or whatever the issue has been, whether it's her department or not, Nancy always immediately gets back to me.View More Testimonials
HA.com receives more traffic than any other auction house website. (Source: Similarweb.com)


text:
Key tips for making spring cleaning a breeze
If you aren't already thinking about dusting your wood blinds, mirrors and wall art, you may want to begin coming up with a cleaning plan prior to spring. Once winter fades away, your house will likely benefit from a good top-to-bottom cleaning session that restores all of your furnishings to a like-new state. Even if you aren't fond of getting out your broom and vacuum, there are a few ways you can make the spring overhaul easier. Here are some tips on how to take care of everything from your custom window shades to your carpeting before flowers start to bloom.
Don't underestimate rubber squeegees
Martha Stewart claims that when it comes to your windows, rubber squeegees can be your best friends. In contrast to newspaper or towels, these products can be efficient at eliminating streaks and grime that may have piled up on your window panes over the winter. Using a�mild soap and water solution, you can gently rub away�debris with squeegees to yield beautiful results. In the process, dry clean or machine wash your discount window treatments to eliminate dust that might have caked on during winter.
Bring in the professionals
Whether it's an area rug that's showing signs of wear and tear or a portion of your carpeting, House Beautiful magazine claims that spring is the perfect time to bring in professional cleaners. Ideally, you should vacuum daily to keep dirt and dust from collecting within the fibers of the flooring or rug. However, a professional cleaning is also necessary every 18 months or so to keep your carpeting looking flawless for longer periods of time.
Get behind nooks and crannies
Spring is the time to hunker down and dedicate yourself to getting rid of�the dust bunnies that have been lingering under your couches for six months. Good Housekeeping magazine recommends being diligent about sweeping and vacuuming everywhere you can - no matter how tough it is - to give your home the thorough cleaning it deserves. If you're having trouble moving furniture out of the way to do so, ask a household member for help. It may take some time and energy to get everything spotless, but you'll be satisfied with the end results.
If you're having trouble motivating yourself to start spring cleaning, just think of how beautiful your humble abode will be once you're finished! This may be enough to get you off the couch and start sweeping sooner rather than later.


text:
Musical Futures training focuses on developing and extending the skills of classroom and instrumental teachers.
Tue 22nd Jan 2019
Everyone Can Play - the skills building approach to the ukulele from Musical Futures
Mon 28th Jan 2019
A unique approach to using voices and technology to fully engage all students and to deliver outstanding music lessons.
Wed 6th Feb 2019
Effectively deliver this KS4 course which is perfect for students who enjoy practical music making.
Explore a wide collection of free and premium resources to help deliver music in the classroom.
*** Click to read more about Just Play or scroll down to buy the Just Play Resource*** The Just Play resource comprises of 6 sections contained in PowerPoint format. This …
Everyone Can Play is a set of resources designed for the ukulele providing a simple step by step resource, suitable for beginners, that supports the development of instrumental skills on the ukulele …
Our Songwriting Resource is designed to support teachers and students with songwriting, exploring ideas, lyrics and music. ***Scroll down to buy the Musical Futures Songwriting Resource*** The Songwriting resource is …
Join our network of education professionals who are promoting, nurturing and developing best practice - together.
17th October 2018
12th October 2018
20th September 2018
Visit our Musical Futures International partner sites:
Musical Futures Australia
Musical Futuers Canada
Musical Futures works with international affiliates and partners to collaborate, share and exchange effective practice, and build online communities. Read more…