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8 RV Parks near Lake City, Iowa
Rockwell City, Iowa 10 miles NE
Lake View, Iowa 16.06 miles NW
1867-1899 North 37th Road Lake City, Iowa 51449 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 6 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 0 Reviews
2970 280th St (CR D42) Sac City, Iowa 50583 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 15 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 2 Reviews
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Aug 2017 - $17.00
Decently sized sites; camp host available most of the time. Lovely shaded sites. Playground. - hartk
Aug 2011 - $15.00
This is a jewel of a county campground. Nice folks tending it, wonderful park. We only saw the campsites but I think there's a fishing hole within walking distance. Great stay. Showers are a little creepy, but did the job. - User2084
1109 3rd St Lake View, Iowa 51450 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 168 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 4 Reviews
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Oct 2016 - $11.00
Beautiful, clean park with good distance between units. On lakeshore with lots of space to walk our dog. We stayed after Oct. 1, when they go to half-price rates for the off-season. Normal rates are $22. There were only 3 units at our end of the park, so it was very quiet. While our spot was dirt/grass, there were ample hard surface pads. Even so, we backed in to a level spot. This park would've rated a 9 or 10 except for 3 items:
1. As a city-owned park, you'd think city ordinances that might affect campers would be highlighted. Lake View has a city ordinance prohibiting pit bulls and rottweilers inside the city limits. The only thing the web site said was "Pets welcome"; no mention of breed restrictions. We didn't discover this until after we arrived, despite calling ahead to see if they'd have space and if dogs were OK. It's almost a month after our stay and there is still no mention of breed restrictions on the web site.
2. There were no registration forms for late arrivals in the box by the office. This meant no guidance on the breed restriction issue or anything else. We opted to take our chances and, if our Rottweiler caused an issue, I told the staff we'd be sure to mention these failings in court.
3. Because we arrived after the office closed, we had no ability to access the WiFi the first night because they require payment before giving you the password. This wasn't mentioned when I called ahead; I'd have given them a credit card number in advance. - Dobiedaddy
Sep 2013 - $20.00
A very clean park but sites are very close together. Sites are gravel and easy to get into. Cell phone and internet card worked well. Would stay here again if in area. - ds4006
Jun 2012 - $18.00
We stay here frequently. Playground for kids, sand beach, mini-golf. Sometimes they don't have enough fire rings, but that usually only happens when the place is full. - iowasparrow
228 S Blossom St Lake View, Iowa 51450 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 176 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 4 Reviews
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Jun 2017 - $16.00
BHSP's grounds, campsites, utilities, modern restroom/shower building(hot water, good pressure) were rustic but well-maintained and patrolled by DNR staff on a daily basis while we were there. Most non-lakefront sites were shady; there were about 10 pull-thrus. A dump station, potable water faucets, small playground, picnic shelter, beach, boat ramp, cabin were available. Our back-in electric site was level, graveled shady. We booked ahead thru Reserve America. 1st-come, walk-up self-registration sites are also available. (See their website for additional site, amenities, reservation info) The lake is shallow and being mostly surrounded by shore-front homes; has problems with strong algae growth from lawn fertilizer. They are using a paddle-wheel type boat that cuts off and scoops up the algae all day long to combat this. Also, a large resident Canada geese population regularly fertilizes the outer edges of the campground, so watch your step. Note - it looks like the parks Blossom Street address is for the rental cabin? It turns into S. State Rd which leads to Black Hawk State Park campground; approximately 2 miles past the cabin between Quincy Ave and Rolf Ave (M54) on the SE corner of the lake. - OTR-again
Jun 2017 - $16.00
We booked online making the trip out west to South Dakota. We arrived in the evening traveling from KY. There was no one at the desk when we arrived and we never saw anyone in there for the two nights we stayed. We stayed there cause of the Sauk Rail Trail to ride the bikes on with the kids. Restrooms were clean but didn't seems like showers got cleaned as much. The water sits in the lake and there are bugs everywhere at night. The views are good and overall the park is ok. - StephR
Aug 2007 - $16.00
Party central . Quiet hours not enforced . Showers were so filthy we decided against using them , they were not cleaned the 3 days we stayed . Restrooms also uncleaned for the whole weekend . Mud everywhere . We left a day early and will not be back . - katt
302 Park Ave. Sac City, IA 50583 Sac City, Iowa 50583 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 21 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 1 Reviews
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Jul 2015 - $14.00
We found this little gem after discovering that another park was full. This park has many mature trees over a lot of the sites, and godsend during the hot, oppressive weather we endured during our stay. We did not stay over a weekend, so don't know how busy it might be then. The sites included 30- and 50-amp power and water, both of which were strong. The pull-through sites were plenty long for a motor home and car or trailer, and they were gravel as were the interior roads. Our site was level enough to not require our jacks. This place probably would be a perfect "10" with sewer hookups at the sites and walking trails, but there were several trails at other nearby parks, and the dump station was fine for our 3-night stay. There was equipment for kids to play on, and plenty of open areas for dogs to run. We really liked this park and added an extra night. - LowesTravels
22676 Swan Lake Dr Carroll, Iowa 51401 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 120 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 5 Reviews
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Jul 2017 - $19.00
So, this is a hard park to comment on. Let me say first that the camp hosts were great. The lake and the surrounding green space areas are very nice. You can rent canoes, paddle boats and kayaks just a short walk from the RV sites. And, in the part of the RV park that we were in (upper level), there were great old trees giving us fantastic shade. We wanted a full hookup and got the last site available (the park is first come - no reservations). The sites are all gravel with a picnic table. So, this is where it gets hard to explain. We had to pull in truck first (pulling a 32' fifth wheel) to have the utilities on the correct side. But, the site was not a pull through! And, we needed to unhook to go into town. If the row of sites in front of me had had campers in them, I would not have been able to get my truck out after unhooking. But I was able to pull out because a couple of the sites were still open in front of our site. When I returned a couple of hours later, only one site remained open. So, I entered through that site and got my truck into position so that I could hook up and then back out, the next day, the way that I originally came in. There was a small space running between my row of sites and the ones in front. That is why I was able to get my truck back into position so that I could hook back up. When we left the next day, all the sites in front of us were filled. The only way to leave was to back out, which was really tough because the people in the sites behind me were now parking their vehicles partially in the road, which was pretty narrow to begin with. Most of the sites in the park are not full hookups. And, if you don't need full hookups, there are some better sites than what we had. The park sites are small and just not designed for the larger RVs being used nowadays. The town of Carroll (about 10,000 pop) is about 3 miles away and has plenty of amenities. Swan Lake in total is nice and I would still recommend it, even with the RV site challenges. - littleapple
May 2016 - $18.00
I believe this county park caters to the residents of Carroll County. Check-in time is 5:30 AM and check-out time is 6:30 PM. We have seen a number of people drop off their rig early in the morning then go to work. Then come back to this park after work with their family, have dinner then leave. At least a quarter of the sites had rigs on them but not used. I would image that during the summer almost all of the sites would be taken by local residents.
As you drive into Swan Lake the lower level campground will be on your left. This loop is mostly treeless and near the water's edge. This section has water and electrical (30/20 amp) utilities but no sewer. The upper loop is at the top of the short hill. The upper loop is treed (well pruned) and has FHU with 30/20 amp electrical service. A dump station was just built but not very well thought out.
The lay of the land is unusual. There is gravel road in the middle of the loop but you would not know it unless you look very closely. All of the interior roads and sites are on gravel and none are level. The sewer in the upper loop is flush with the ground and difficult to find. The water spigot and electrical box is shared between two sites. The electrical voltage was good - hovering around 121 but there were not many people using it. All sites had a picnic table and a fire ring. There was good Verizon reception for both WiFi and phone service. Swan Lake has WiFi but it was very weak.
There are two bath houses, both located in the upper section of the park. This was the standard brick building with one shower in each bath house. The showers were on a timer via a push button and the water temperature could not be regulated. We chose not to us the bathrooms.
It rained heavily for a few days during our stay but there were very few puddles. There was some train noise but not bad. It was quiet and dark at night. We would only come back to this campground off season. We have a 32 foot 5th wheel. - adsaxs
Jul 2012 - $12.00
Stayed here for a month in July, 2012. Site host was great. Long-term spaces are pull through, but most are very tight for a 36' 5er (getting out was a You-Tube moment), internet was just fair, TV reception was OK, but not great, really nice neighbors mostly, pet friendly. The best camping site are mostly tent sites or not full service sites, but lake is great with beautiful evening walks. - Pigdoc
100 Park Street Fonda, Iowa 50540 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 14 | 0 Reviews
Beek St Gowrie, Iowa 50543 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 10 | Recent Rate: $$$$ | 1 Reviews
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Oct 2011 - $15.00
This is a city park with full hookups. The sites are back-in, but fairly level. View out the rear window is buildings. No showers or restrooms we were aware of. A nice city park is right out the front door. There is a large grass area for dog walking. Well worth the price. - RedSoloCup


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Resources: Sh-0 Pop: 0
Known Powers:
Shape-Shifting: Twelve's body has been genetically altered to take nearly any shape with In ability. It has demonstrated the following power stunts:
-Elongation: Rm ability, Twelve can use his elongation in a variety of ways:
--Grapple foes up to 20 yards away with Rm ability and damage
--Escape from holds/bonds with Rm ability
-Plasticity: Twelve can shape its body with Ex ability as well as displaying the following variations:
--Ex protection vs. Physical (including wrestling)
--Weapon Creation: Shape its limbs into melee weapons that can inflict Rm Blunt or Edge
--Extra Limbs: Twelve can create multiple tentacles in place of his arms allowing him to make up to four attacks per round at Ty damage. Twelve can also create multiple legs and take the stance of a quadruped allowing Twelve to run at Ty ground speed.
--Gliding: By forming wings, Twelve can glide at Pr airspeed. While gliding, Twelve can make a diving attack resolved as an In charge.
-X.C.O.P.Y.: If Twelve has been engaged against an opponent for 10 rounds of combat or more, it can take the shape of his adversary mimicing their fighting style and abilities with In ability. Internal repair mechanisms will allow Twelve to mimic his foe's powerset with energy or force based facsimilies. Twelve retains its macabre milky-white coloring.
Invisibility: Twelve possesses an internal mechanism that bends light around his form with Ex ability for 1-10 rounds.
Regeneration/Recovery: In, Twelve can regain 4 points of health per round
Talents: Aerial Combat, Martial Arts C, D
Contacts: Urien, Illuminati

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For my friends at St. Patrick's and other travelers here is what I meant to say in my homily this past weekend which was the 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Since I stopped using notes while delivering the homily each one is a bit different and it even surprises me what actually comes out at times.
It has bee a great journey on the side of the Mount of the Beatitudes– and we are not quite finished yet- and I will see you again for "Homily Week" starting March 21st leading up to the weekend of March 26/27th.
Click Here for a Printer Friendly Copy of the Homily
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to take a road trip with my 30 year old son to beautiful South Carolina. It is about a 20 hour car ride which we spread over a couple of days. With our trustworthy and soft spoken GPS in hand, we set out with minimal planning to see what the next seven days would bring our way.
One of the good things about traveling with your grown up son, besides the fact that he is carefree and takes things in stride- i.e. my lack of pre-planning, is that he is someone you can share the driving with which meant I had hours of free time to catch up on my podcasts.
One of my favorites is a show called This American Life, which is broadcast out of Chicago. They pick a topic each week and then have between 1-4 segments exploring the subject matter in unique and creative ways.
(Warning- This podcast handles a wide range of subjects and is not a "religious" show so be prepared if you tune in. In other words, you will find some stuff you agree with and lots you will disagree with. It is PBS not EWTN!)
I scanned the list of available shows and landed on their Christmas special, which was titled: Comedians of Christmas Comedy Special. It sounded like it might be funny so put in my ear buds clicked play and settled back for an hour of good cheer about Christmas.
One segment that impacted me was called "Little Altar Boy". It is the story of comedian Mike Birbiglia and his journey with his mother. The tale starts with Mike as a young Catholic altar boy and ends with him as a grown man sitting at the bedside of his sick mother.
He tells us of his mother's operation and the chronic pain she had to endure. Mike's Mom starts taking medication for the pain and anxiety. It did not take long for a troubling daily routine to develop. Each day Mike's Mom would pull him aside and tell him emphatically:
"Michael I am dying and I'm going to hell."
I was struck by this story. It reminded me of my own experience with my mother. Mom was raised Catholic, went to church every week, prayed constantly. She was a good person. Just like Mike the comedian I had my Mom pegged as a sure first round pick for heaven.
But somewhere something must have gone wrong in her understanding of the faith, her view of God and Jesus.
For most of her life, my mother was convinced she was a sinful person who was going to go to hell. She lived a life of guilt and shame- she worried constantly about it and was unhappy and depressed much of the time.
It got me to thinking- WTH- What the Hell?
From my reading of the scriptures, it is hard for me to see how a faithful disciple of Jesus could be at all worried about going to Hell.
This is not to say that sin does not exist, for it surly does, it is not to argue that hell is simply a metaphor, something made up, for it is a reality in the teachings of Jesus and the Church.
The point I want to explore today is- Why are so many faith-filled Christians, perhaps Catholics, in particular, pre-occupied with going to hell?
Look at today's gospel passage. As Jesus continues his Sermon on the Mount he says:
"Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life…"
Several weeks ago when we started to look at this teaching on the Mount of the Beatitudes, we heard Jesus's plan for us to:
"Be Happy…."
If we put these two together we might conclude that Jesus is telling us that his motto for life is:
"Don't Worry- Be Happy"
I know what some of you must be thinking- That is just too simple for any serious Christian to consider is the point of this great teaching.
I accept that but one of main themes of the Sermon of the Mount, in my opinion, is to show us how we can live lives that are full of happiness and free of worry.
I believe that the primary message of Jesus is one hope and not one based on fear. Our God did not create us and place us within inches of hell. One slip up and damnation waits for all eternity.
Therefore the question one important question must be-How then do we attain happiness and live worry free? The answers can almost certainly be found in defining chapters of Matthew's gospel we have been exploring these past few weeks of Ordinary Time.
- Today Jesus tells us we cannot serve two masters– if acquiring wealth for the sake of wealth is our central passion, we may be comfortable in the material sense but happiness and freedom from guilt will likely escape us;
- In his first teaching on happiness, the Beatitudes, Jesus uncovers for us the need to be poor in spirit– to be humble but at the same time strong;
- We are to be the Salt + Light – we are to be his disciples living lives of service and prayer;
- Jesus affirms that He did not come to change the law. He does, however, reorient our focus away from being concerned about what we "shalt not" do and points us towards a new understanding of the commandments when He says we are to Love our neighbor and our enemies.
I encourage you to take some time with this complete text of the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew. There is nothing in here to fear.
In this core wisdom teaching we will see that a central theme of Jesus' ministry and mission, it seems to me, was to enlighten us so that we will know and believe that we are much loved by our God.
I am convinced that one of Jesus' greatest hopes for each of us is that when the time comes for us to leave this world that we have the confidence and trust to look at whoever is with us at that moment and have the confidence to say:
"My dear friend, I am dying, and I am going to heaven."


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Protestant Christianity relies not only on the belief in divine inspiration, but also the exclusivity of the biblical canon as infallible revelation from God. Not many pastors could hope to keep their job if they were to state that the Bible is not infallible or that divine inspiration might not be limited to the Bible. The irony of this view is that it closely mirrors the Catholic church's view of church infallibility. The difference between the Catholic view of infallibility and the Protestant view is that Protestants unconsciously affirm the infallibility of the early church only in regard to the composition, formation, and preservation of the canon, while the Catholic church believes it's infallibility applied in all areas and continues to this day.
Protestants believe that the writings of the early church as preserved and assembled by the early church are infallible. If the early church was fallible in this regard, the Bible we have today could also be fallible. Therefore, logic leads us to conclude that by necessity, the church must have been infallible to some degree if the Bible is also infallible.
New Testament scholar Lee M. McDonald wrote:
"Those who would argue for the infallibility or the inerrancy of scripture logically should also claim the same infallibility for the churches in the fourth and fifth centuries, whose decisions and historical circumstances left us with our present canon. This is apparently what would be required if we were to only acknowledge the twenty-seven NT books that were set forth by the church in that context. Was the church in the Nicene and post-Nicene eras infallible in its decisions or not?" [1]
The New Testament was not a singular work, but a collection of writings by the early church. I must stress that although many of these various books were previously listed together at times (often with other non-canonical writings), our first recorded exclusive listing of the entirety of what now comprises the NT canon comes from a letter written by the Alexandrian bishop Athanasius in 367 CE. This means that the earliest recorded discussion of a canon that included all of the NT books did not even begin until roughly 300 years after the books were written. To put this in perspective, the United States has only existed for 238 years.
It is generally asserted that the deliberations over the NT canon centered around methodological principles. However, this is an assumption based around various statements from early church fathers unrelated to any one council or deliberation. There is no clear evidence that a strict methodology was adhered to in determining the final canon we use today.
Athanasius said this before listing the Old Testament books:
"There are, then, of the Old Testament, twenty-two books in number; for, as I have heard, it is handed down that this is the number of the letters among the Hebrews;" [2]
We can see that Athanasius was simply passing on hearsay in this regard. "for as I have heard, it is handed down". In other words: 'church tradition says'. By the end of the 4th century there were two regional councils that affirmed the 27 books as NT canon. However, no original text survived the first council (the council of Hippo). We only know of it from the council of Carthage (397 CE). It should also be noted that Carthage's list differs from our Bible since they included non-canonical Old Testament books such as Tobit, Judith, and 1-2 Maccabees. While this does not effect the NT canon, it does cast doubt on a council that would affirm what the church considers 'uninspired' books as canonical.
Many church rules were established at the council of Carthage (138 to be exact, including the canon list), rules that the Protestant church arbitrarily does not accept; despite accepting their list of holy books as ordained by God. The church that assembled the canon far more resembled the Catholic church than Protestantism. Athanasius also listed the noncanonical book of Baruch in his version of the OT canon. This shows that neither him nor the other two 4th century councils were able to correctly distinguish between 'inspired' and 'non-inspired' books in the entirety of their lists. They also list the book of Hebrews as being written by Paul, a claim that even conservative scholars doubt. It's authorship was debated in the early church as well. Several reasons lead to doubt: 1) it lacks Paul's usual opening salutation, 2) it differs from Paul's writing style, and 3) in Hebrews 2:3-4, the writer fails to include himself as one of the original witnesses to the Lord, indicating that he was a second generation Christian.
While apostolic authority was probably a factor, the distance from the composition dates would suggest that the decisions of canonicity were made based on the church's main source of information: tradition. If the church believed a book to be written by an apostle or someone close to one, that would've most likely been enough to nominate it for inclusion in the canon. And in the case of Hebrews, they may have been wrong. But since tradition attributed it to Paul, he was listed as the author. If these councils were in error with regard to some of the books included in their OT canon, and probably mistaken in attributing authorship of Hebrews to Paul, how can we believe they were 100% accurate in their choice of books for the NT canon? It is clear that within a couple of centuries authorship could be mistakenly attributed, given the fact that the biblical writer of Jude quoted the pseudepigraphal Book of Enoch as if it was authored by Enoch himself. We now know it was written sometime around 200 BCE; far removed from the antediluvian patriarch.
The debate was still ongoing considering some of the books during and after the decisions of the councils. I'll quote McDonald again:
"When Churches began recognizing the sacred status of Christian writings, they did not always recognize the same books. By the fourth and fifth centuries, there was widespread agreement on the canonical gospels, Acts, and most of the letters attributed to Paul, but there was no unanimity on the Catholic epistles, Revelation, or several so-called noncanonical writings such as the Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of Barnabas, or in regard to several of the OT apocryphal or pseudepigraphal books. Earlier, Enoch, Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, and other texts also circulated among the Christians as sacred texts in various locations." [3]
The problem for Christianity is that either way you slice it, humans must have been infallible in all aspects related to the Bible in order to produce it, if it is also to be held as infallible. It can be argued that the copyists as well must have been infallible, despite the fact that their manuscripts often differ or contain errors to some degree. And why not add the linguists who have developed our understanding of the Greek and Hebrew lexicon? If they were not infallible, we could be reading inaccurate English meanings that did not exist in the original language.
Perhaps the biggest problem is that God never actually gave such infallibility to humans according to the Bible. And if He did, when did it stop, and how far did it apply? Infallible in all matters, or only that which is related to the holy book? Does the church still have this infallibility as Catholicism claims? This all goes to show that the assumptions required to uphold biblical inerrancy are too tendentious to be accepted.
1. The Formation of the Christian Biblical Canon, Lee M.McDonald
2. NPNF2-04. Athanasius: Select Works and Letters, Philip Schaff via ccel.org
3. The Pseudepigrapha and Christian Origins: Essays from the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (Jewish and Christian Text), James H. Charlesworth, p. 208
Thank you for considering my perspective. Your opinion matters to me, and I'd love to hear from you in the comments.
My name is Zach Van Houten and I am a secular Humanist with progressive values who enjoys good discussions about complex issues. I was a passionate conservative Christian from childhood until I found intellectual freedom in November of 2014. I take an interest in Humanism, general philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, eastern religious philosophy, atheism, politics, Biblical studies, and most importantly, the life cycle of sea turtles. Email me at email@example.com if you'd like to offer tips on how I can make myself less boring or start up a convo about the weather.
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Andrea Sanchez is a well-known pattern designer who sells her knitting patterns through Ravelry and Craftsy. She participates in the knitting podcast Wool Junkies and writes on her blog, Life on Laffer. She is also the founder of Knittin' Little, a website devoted to helping readers bring a love of fiber to their children. She lives near Akron, Ohio.


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To order your replacement maintenance kit for this printer, use the following part: J2185 (HP C9152A, C9252-69004)
The Printer Maintenance Kit contains two Type 1 rollers, seven Type 2 rollers, one transfer roller assembly, and one fuser assembly. Note: The printer shown in this guide may not represent your particular model.
1) A) Press the power button to turn the power off (button out). B) Disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.
2) To replace the transfer roller assembly: Open the front door of the printer.
3) Rotate the large green lever downward.
4) Pinch the blue tab on the transfer roller assembly, and pull the assembly out of the printer.
5) Remove the new transfer roller assembly from its packaging. CAUTION: Do not touch the black foam roller. Skin oils can damage the roller.
6) Insert the new transfer roller assembly into the printer until it locks into place.
7) Press the white button on the large green lever, and rotate the lever upward until it locks into place. NOTE: Do not force the lever into position. If the lever does not rotate easily, repeat Steps 5 and 6 to reseat the transfer roller assembly.
8) Close the front door of the printer.
9) To replace the Type 1 and Type 2 rollers: Open Tray 2 and pull it out until it stops.
10) Remove the tray by lifting the outer end while pulling the tray free of the printer. Repeat steps 9 and 10 for Tray 3.
11) You will gain access to the rollers through the empty paper tray slots (three rollers per tray).
12) To remove the rollers from the shafts: pinch the tab on the end of each roller, and then slide it off of the shaft. The rollers are as shown: A) pickup roller (Type 1); B) feed roller (Type 2); and C) separation roller (Type 2). CAUTION: Do not remove the black spacer from behind the separation roller. If the black spacer comes off, carefully insert it metal edge first onto the shaft.
13) Remove the rollers from the plastic bag. You will use one Type 1 roller and two Type 2 rollers per tray.
14) Slide the new rollers onto each shaft until they lock into place.
15) Reinstall Trays 2 and 3. If you do not have an optional Tray 4 (2000-sheet Input Tray), proceed to step 23.
16) To replace the Type 2 rollers in Tray 4 (2000-sheet Input Tray): Open the tray, then remove any paper currently loaded in the tray. WARNING!: To avoid injury, the paper must be removed before Tray 4 is pulled from the printer.
17) CAUTION: Tray 4 could be damaged if it is dropped. Use both hands when removing the tray from the printer. Pull Tray 4 out until it stops. Locate the blue release buttons that are on both sides of the tray, and then slide the buttons toward the front of the tray. Pull the tray away from the printer.
18) To gain access to the separation roller, slide the blue roller shield toward the back of Tray 4.
19) Pinch the tab on the end of each roller, and then slide the roller off of the shaft.
20) Locate three Type 2 rollers contained in your kit.
21) Slide the new rollers onto each shaft until they lock into place. Note: You do not need to slide the blue shield back over the roller. It will return to position when Tray 4 is closed.
22) Using both hands to grasp the sides of the tray, reinstall Tray 4. Replace the paper, if desired.
23) To replace the fuser assembly: a) If a paper-handling output accessory is installed, reposition it so that the left door of the printer is fully accessible. b) Open the left door. Note: If a face-up bin is installed, it is not necessary to remove it to complete this procedure.
24) If a duplex printing accessory is installed, remove it by pushing downward on the green tab and sliding the accessory out. Otherwise, proceed to step 25.
25) Locate the small blue levers on each side of the fuser assembly and rotate them toward the center as shown.
26) Lift up on the finger handle slightly and pull the assembly away from the printer until it stops.
27) Grasp the blue handle on the top of the fuser assembly with one hand. Place the other hand on the finger handle. Tilt the fuser assembly downward, then pull up slightly to remove it from the printer.
28) Remove the new fuser assembly from its package. Remove any orange packing material from the new fuser assembly by pulling straight out.
29) Align the fuser assembly with the bars on each side of the opening. Lift up slightly, and slide the fuser assembly firmly into the printer.
30) Once you are sure the fuser assembly is in place, rotate the blue levers away from the center as shown to lock the fuser assembly in place. Repeat the previous step if the blue levers do not rotate.
31) Avoid moving the blue, T-shaped envelope levers inside the printer. Note: If the envelope levers are moved to the top position, toner may not adhere correctly to the paper when you resume printing.
32) Reinstall the duplex printing accessory if it was removed.
33) a) Close the left door. b) Reconnect the power cord.
34) To reset the maintenance kit page count from the control panel, use the instructions for the following HP LaserJet products:
A) To reset the maintenance kit page count for the HP LaserJet 9000 printer: Press and hold the v button, then press the power button to turn the printer on (button in). When the three LEDs are on, press the ? key, then press v.
B) To reset the maintenance kit page count for the HP LaserJet 9000mfp/9000Lmfp: Press and hold the 6 button, then press the power
C)To reset the maintenance kit page count for the HP LaserJet 9040/9050 printer: Press the power button to turn the printer on (button in). When the memory count starts, press and hold the check mark button. When the three LEDs are on, press the up arrow key until NEW MAINTENANCE KIT appears on the screen, then press the check mark button.
D) To reset the maintenance kit page count for the HP LaserJet 9040mfp/9050mfp: Press the power button to turn the MFP on. When the memory count starts, press and hold the 6 button. When the three LEDs are on, release the 6 button. SELECT LANGUAGE appears on the screen. Press and release the 3 button until NEW MAINTENANCE KIT appears on the screen. Press and release the 6 button again.


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Have you already seen the latest H&M kids room collection ?
I'm not a big fun of giants, but I think they do pretty good many things, so it's always interesting to have a close look. H&M have chosen few themes for children rooms this season . One of theme is the wild world , with a loot of print animals and nature patterns. The second theme is circus with a strong graphics touch added to this collection. I like some industrial elements in the children's rooms: big metal letter on the wall in boy room and metal red chair and old coper bed in a girl room.
My favorite is the little boy with a bear costume plying in his wonderful room! ! do you see all the indians accessories, maps , tent, case - it's just difficult to not like it! They look so playful and cosy.
Circus theme for boy & girl ......hearts and stars ;)


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This book is a companion volume to Mary Carruthers' (MC) earlier book, The Book of Memory. Here she focuses less on the systems of remembering and more on how they were used as a means not just for organizing thought, but for the process of thinking itself. "Images" in the title refers not just to actual pictorial images, but also to mental ones. In particular, she (223) "insist[s] that all medieval arts were conceived and perceived essentially as rhetoric, whether they took the form of poems or paintings or buildings or music."
Please note that I have reviewed this book from two points of view: that of a classicist and that of someone who is well-versed in studies by cognitive scientists on how memory works. (For those interested in pursuing the cognitive aspect more, I recommend a general book on memory by a cognitive psychologist, Alan Baddeley, now in its third edition, or the extensive references in my own book.) With respect to these two areas, and especially the cognitive, I find much of her discussion muddy and, at times, simply wrong. I limit myself to a few examples.
"Memory" is a word that covers a lot of ground and has many meanings. I am never quite sure which one MC means. For example (55), she speaks of religious processions in which she confuses "memory for" with "memory how" -- that is, those who study memory today, at the very minimum, distinguish between episodic memory for things and facts -- res in the classical sense -- and procedural memory, such as how you drive a car or play a piano. Similarly, MC plays around with "commonplace" and "common place" to the confusion of both (36-38, 44-46). I question her casual sprinkling of terms like "cognitive" and "cognition" where other words like "mental" and "understanding" or "thought" would often be clearer and more accurate.
The art of memory consisted of a number of different techniques that were selected to fit what needed to be remembered and, importantly, the ability and temperament of the memorizer. One of the major methods -- the one most people think of, when referring to mnemotechnics -- is the system of the loci in its Roman incarnation, as explained by the Auctor ad Herennium (3.16.29-3.19.32). Three characteristics of the system are crucial and always part of the system. First, you use the same "setting" -- whether a building, a city, a plan, a drawing, whether real or imaginary -- that has a number of locations or places [loci] to which you may attach different sets of things you want to remember. Second, you use that set of places in the same order each time. You do not randomly go back and forth between the places. Taking such a course destroys the system, but such a course does reflect another method of recall, associative memory. The two would never have been mixed by anyone schooled in the art of memory. (Compare Small, Chapters 7-9, 81-137.) Three, the same set of places is used over and over again for all the sets of things you want to recall. Unfortunately, MC ignores these three points for most of her discussion and considers all the methods she discusses as examples of the system of loci, when a number of different techniques were used. I give two instances.
In her second chapter (especially 46-57) MC maintains that the system of the loci explains how pagan monuments became Christian ones, but her theory is valid only if it has nothing to do with the system of loci. Remember that the whole point of the system of the loci is to use the same set of places again and again and again to recall different sets of things. Hence you can easily store five grocery lists and two sets of religious symbols, one pagan and one Christian, in the same set of places. One does not block the other. One does not crowd out the other. They all peacefully coexist, each in their own mental space in much the same way that exemplary waiters can remember separate orders for separate tables at the same time.
MC goes further astray in this section by considering Christian "interpretations" of Roman monuments as a function of forgetting. To introduce how the phenomenon works she cites the wonderful book by A.R. Luria, The Mind of a Mnemonist, about S who used the system of the loci, which he independently "discovered." With his infallible memory S faced the rather unusual problem of trying to forget, especially trying to forget previous sets of numbers from an earlier performance of his mnemonic skills in the same evening (68). Consider what Luria says (70-71):
[S] went further and started to discard and then burn the slips of paper on which he had jotted down things he wished to forget.... The "magical art of burning" he tried proved of no use to him. And after he had burned a piece of paper with some numbers he wanted to forget and discovered he could still see traces of the numbers on the charred embers, he was desperate. Not even fire could wipe out the traces he wanted to obliterate!
MC uses this anecdote to "prove" (52) that
"The key to 'forgetting' Apollo in this incident [Babylas and Apollo at Daphne by Antioch on the Orontes at the time of Julian, as described by Chrysostom] is not to destroy his temple but to re-position [sic] it and remember it, in a different, though closely related, 'story.'... [54] 'communal forgetting' was also mastered by the Christians -- not through some variety of amnesia, but by applying carefully the mnemotechnical principles of blocking one pattern of memories by another, through 'crowding' or overlay, and by intentional mnemonic replacement."
In another case, MC rightly considers enargeia, vivid imagery, as a means of recall and memory. It is, however, not the system of the loci. When she discusses Prudentius' Dittocheon, a retelling of biblical stories with vivid pictorial images, she says (138) "This location [the burial field Aceldama] is treated by Prudentius like a memory place, whether or not his verses initially described some actual painting." In this case, if you don't use this particular description of Prudentius as your own imaginary picture by which you remember diverse sets of things, then you are not dealing with a "memory place," as MC calls it. Instead Prudentius offers a series of tales in a vivid form to make them memorable in and of themselves. If you then use those tales, as a point of departure for meditation or invention or creation of something new, you still are not using them as a memory place, but rather as memory primes for associative memory. That associative memory is meant is clear from Carruthers' own discussion (146-147) when she refers to "This kind of ' chain-making' or catena ... Intricate chains of stories, woven together in the activities of memory, are a characteristic medieval habit of mind ..."
For a different kind of example of MC's misunderstanding of memory and how it works, consider what she writes about the Batman logo and how she interpreted it differently (45-46):
"Where ... one was supposed to see this shape a bat, some people ... saw a set of Rolling-Stones-style teeth surrounding an open mouth, and only with conscious effort were we able to see what we were supposed to.... [58] Eventually ... [sic for her dots] well, when I now see the yellow circle with the jagged black center, I instantly see a black bat, and must willfully struggle to see golden teeth again (and I have begun to wonder how I ever thought the circle enclosed a picture of teeth at all)."
She misuses the word "synaesthetic" (139): "Each scene has at least one image given the stylistic quality known as enargeia, vivid visual and indeed synaesthetic description that paints it before the mind's senses." Further on, she says (148): "And those [images] one has must be extreme, "eye-catching" of course, but also fully synaesthetic, a fully realized sensory experience that includes recreated sound (the screams and cries and battle trumpets) and taste (chiefly of blood and crushed bone) and odor (vomit and blood but also crushed violets) and touch (chiefly pain)." "Synaesthesia," however, is not the evocation of one or more of the five senses, but rather the mixing or substitution of one sense for another. If you believe your chicken tastes pointy, or, like "S," you can't remember a telephone number until you've tasted it (Luria 134), then you have synaesthesia. (Cytowic)
MC doesn't just muddy the modern terminology used for memory, she also knowingly misconstrues modern critical terms. Some will wince at the phrase "an ekphrasis in paint" (151) which she uses to refer to real pictures of the Heavenly Jerusalem. Yes, her point is valid that "there is no reason why a word picture and a painting cannot both 'paint pictures in the mind,' and more to the point, function in similar ways as meditative 'gathering' sites." Nonetheless, an ekphrasis always consists of words, because the whole point of the word "ekphrasis" is that it conveys the idea of a picture within a verbal, generally textual, description.
MC's knowledge of classics and classical antiquity could be stronger. She retains the misleading translation of Harry Caplan of the Auctor ad Herennium, published in the Loeb Classical Library in 1954, where "locus" is rendered as "background" rather than "place," which leads to major misconceptions as to how the system works. She has, fortunately, ceased referring to the Auctor ad Herennium as "Tully," as she did in her earlier book on memory. Occasionally, she has minor bloopers like referring to Germanicus as an emperor (285 n. 49). She says (291n. 102) that the "theater of memory" is ancient, when it is not. Just because Giulio Camillo's memory theater is based on the theater described by Vitruvius (5.6) does not mean that the Romans similarly used Vitruvius' theater (Yates, 129-159, especially 137). Be aware that "classical" often means "pagan" to MC rather than something that occurred or was written during the "conventional" classical era that ends with Constantine's conversion to Christianity. Hence Martianus Capellus in the fifth century A.D. is classical (294 n. 6). She (201-202) seems unaware of the fact that the Iliac Tablet in the Capitoline Museum also has scenes that are not from the Iliad and, indeed, according to its inscription the main scene is supposed to be the "Iliupersis according to Stesichorus." (Compare Horsfall) She doesn't always give the necessary page references (285 notes 50 and 54).
In short, MC is well-grounded in medieval studies, less so in classics, and only very superficially in modern research on how memory works. Hence as a study of how memory was viewed in medieval times, the book is worth reading. As a study that bridges the two worlds of modern and medieval memory, it leaves much to be desired. Read it for its copious citations of medieval texts, for its take on the medieval mind. Look elsewhere for how the technical underpinnings of human memory are reflected in culture.
Baddeley, Alan D. Human Memory. Theory and Practice, Revised Edition, Boston, etc.: Allyn and Bacon, 1998.
Cytowicz, Richard E., The Man Who Tasted Shapes, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1993.
Gregory, Richard L., Eye and Brain: The Psychology of Seeing, 5th Edition, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997. Chapter 10 "Illusions," 194-243 with 205 = Necker Cube and 207 = Duck-Rabbit.
Hoffman, Donald D., Visual Intelligence. How We Create What We See, New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1998. Chapter 4 "Spontaneous Morphing," 79-105 with 90-91 = batman-like symbols, 92, 99 = face-goblet, 95 = duck-rabbit; and 19-25 for the Necker cube.
Horsfall, Nicholas, "Stesichorus at Bovillae?," JHS 99 (1979) 26-48.
Luria, A. R., The Mind of a Mnemonist: A Little Book about a Vast Memory, translated by Lynn Solotaroff, Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 1968.
Small, Jocelyn Penny, Wax Tablets of the Mind: Cognitive Studies of Memory and Literacy in Classical Antiquity, London and New York: Routledge, 1997.
Yates, Frances A., The Art of Memory, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1966.


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I've always wondered what it would be like to be 'normal' without some kind of external influence; to be able to honestly say "I'm fine" without needing artificial chemicals allowing me to say sos. Maybe one day I'll be in such a tolerable condition, but for now it is simply a distant dream. This is a foolish thing to say, considering my psychological disorders are much less dire than those suffered by the more unfortunate—schizophrenics, for instance. But it is somethings that has been plaguing my mind these past few days.
I had been diagnosed with a few mental illnesses throughout my life. When I was a child, my primary disease was social anxiety. I would avoid the gaze of other peoples, sit quietly in the corner of a room, bawl my eyes out each time someone yells or speak loudly. Yet due to my young age, I was not given medication, nor did my psychologist urge me to visit a psychiatrist. Instead, I was treated with therapy sessions. They taught me methods of how to deal with people, how humans are not as dangerous as I believed them to be. I can't say that this approach was particularly successful, as even now at twenty-one years old I still shy away from crowds and strangers. Minus the crying part, obviously.
Later on, as some of the readers of this blog may already know, I chanced upon a new mental disorder: depression. I was nearing twenty when I received the diagnosis, and was not exactly surprised. I had suspected its existence for months, as I had been having suicidal thoughts, unwillingness to do anything, and an uncaring view of the things that go on around me—how I came to such a state can be seen in my previous post Depression: How it Led Me to Suicide. This time, the assessment came from a psychiatrist, and he prescribed me several types of medications: serotonin-boosters (happiness hormones), two different types of sleeping pills, one to induce a state similar to relaxation mixed with exhaustion, and another to hinder my ability to think.
The psychiatric treatment was much more effective than the psychological one. I stopped hearing the voices telling me to kill myself after a year or so on the pills. Unfortunately for myself, another problem reared its obnoxious head; I might just be Bipolar—type II Bipolar Disorder, to be precise.
What this latest sickness means is that my mood is basically on a constant fritz. One moment I would frantically write down essays, blog posts, articles, whatever else I can spend my energy one. Then, I'd feel as if nothing I do matters, that all I've accomplished are utter pieces of garbage. The suicidal thoughts return with these low mood swings, and at times I find myself looking down from some high-up ledge, debating whether or not I should take the leap. But that is not the worst part of my presumed condition.
The absolute worst of my episodes is when my anger erupts. I do not flare like a normal person would; I erupt, explode, blindly assaulting anyone—including my sister, in one particular incident—and anything near me. In these moments, everything is a blur, and all I could feel is rage, a sense of complete wrongness with the world. Nothing is right, all around me are mistakes, ones that I must fix by force. I do not realize my erroneous nature as these periods pass, and that blindness is what makes me a danger that needs to be put down.
Nevertheless, whichever abnormalities we'd like to focus on, each of them has an unexpected side effect. One that is unrelated to their specific natures, but must not be ignored if we at all care for the well-being of mental patients. With each diagnosis, a patient is handed the appropriate medication for his specific predicament(s). For myself, they come in the form of pills. Yet these are not cough drops. They are solidified chemicals designed to alter how one thinks, feels, and acts.
Who are we? The man or woman others say we are? Or the face we see on the mirror each day, thinking and imagining things that only we know of? I would argue that we are the latter. For however we conceive ourselves—ghosts in the machine, an organism run by a brain "designed" by evolution—who we are is always the person whose innermost thoughts run through a screen that only we can see, understand, and act upon.
Now, imagine that all of those thoughts must be altered continuously. Changing the "who" of us repeatedly by the use of substances either lacking, or not belonging in our bodies. How would we feel if our souls, our brains, whichever way we term our minds are explicitly known by us to be controlled by elements originating from somewhere outside? Yes we swallow the pills willingly, but how far they can affect us is entirely up to them as we can only feel their effects course through our psyches. How much of myself, after I take the pills, is truly me? This is a question that I ponder each day, and perhaps one that wanders through the thoughts of those standing in similar shoes.
Every time I swallow the pills I feel very different: relaxed, focused, undistracted by the little things that would usually bug me. My behavior is transformed drastically, perhaps for the better. All the while, however, I know that there exist two versions of myself simultaneously: the unstable man who desperately needs help, and the controlled yet troubled alter-ego. I cannot say for sure which of the two I really am. All I know is that I swap faces on a daily basis.
I cannot say for certain that my fellow patients are plagued by the same disturbing thought of being molded into someone else. But for those of us who are, remember that this is the price we have to pay for being different. One that needs to be remunerated if we ever hope to be a functioning, and—perhaps most important of all—accepted member of society. I know how demeaning it is to force ourselves into something we are not because of the demands of others, it is part of the course I've chosen. One that needn't necessarily be yours.
We live in an imperfect world, as members of an equally flawed species; a place whose inhabitants would treat its neighbors with cruelty should the latter be of an odd character. Here lies a crossroad for the mentally ill.
Would we choose to be who we really are—not matter how defective—or be someone who is judged to be acceptable? I've obviously chosen the latter option. For although I have few qualms against my actual persona, it is one that has caused harm to the people I love. It needs to be controlled, its urges subdued by whatever means necessary, lest more and more suffer from my deficiencies. No mother or father should hear that their one and only son thirsts for death. No man, woman, or child should be beaten without reason. I do not intend to repeat these same mistakes, nor allow any more to come forth.
Whatever choice you make regarding how you treat your condition, is one that I cannot control nor would attempt to influence. Your scale may differ from mine. And it is difficult to choose between keeping ourselves who, or protect those dear to us. I would not blame anyone for choosing either path, so long as they know of the consequences of their choices.
As for me personally, I will continue taking the pills. I'll keep on visiting my psychiatrist. All the while aware that I'm being turned into a mutation of my actual self. For the price of not following through my therapies is simply too high. I do not wish to cause grief to innocent peoples—like anyone sane enough. If who I really am is capable of harming those who have done no wrong, what use do I have for such a character?


text: The state fire marshal's office has opened a new Southern region headquarters at 1501 W. Cameron Ave. The Southern region, which oversees branch offices in Bishop, San Luis Obispo and San Diego, was formerly located in downtown Los Angeles. Activities at the facility will include checking plans for buildings used by the public, assisting local fire departments in consulting and training, and operating an arson and bomb investigation unit. Ed Seits, chief of the special services division, said the headquarters was moved because access is easier for local fire departments.


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|Table Of Index:
|Occultation of Venus and Jupiter by Moon
|Occultation of +8.5 Mag. Star by -4.6 Mag. Venus (CCD observation)
|Occultation of Aldebran by Moon
|Occultation of Saturn by Moon
Venus and Jupiter with Moon
IST: 05:30 Hrs/UT: 00:00 Hrs
Venus: Just before occultation
IST: 14:17 Hrs/UT: 08:47 Hrs
Venus: Just on the edge
IST: 14:18 Hrs/UT: 08:18 Hrs
This particular occultation we could not find in any lists.
From our Location "Pune,INDIA"
(Lon:73o58�E / Lat:18o34'N),
While searching for occultations of stars by planet through
various softwares we suspected that the star SAO 162764
Dec:-15o49�40" with Mag. of +8.5) will
be occulted by Venus (Mag.-4.6) on 21th March at 00:58 UT.
We tried to calculate the possibility of occultation by manual calculations. With star position for Epoch 1950, no occultation was appeared to be happening. With star position Epoch 2000 also, the occultation was missing narrowly. Thus, we interpolated the star position for 20th March 1998. The calculation results were encouraging. Thus, we decided to observe it through Telescopes and CCD which was provided by IUCAA, Pune.
Other problem was the huge difference of brightness. Venus was shining at -4.6 and the star at mere +8.5. We felt this difference too big to try any sort of photography. The brightness difference of 2.51^(4.6+8.5) = 2.51^13 = 1,57,000 proved too much for the CCD also.
If we adjust the exposure time suitable for Venus, the star was undetectable. and if we adjust it for the star, the CCD was saturating and overflowing. Still we managed to expose the CCD for overflowing Venus and star approaching the Venus.
We could see the star approaching the Venus about 15 minute prior to predicted start of occultation, then onwards, we couldn�t see star visually nor through CCD. Obviously, we couldn�t record the timing of star of the occultation. But from the from the observations we could say that the occultation will take place. We are trying to process the CCD image to predict the occultation timing The final CCD images will also be shortly added on this page.
The predicted end of occultation was after dawn.
This event was witnessed our members Suhas Gurjar, Aniruddha Deshpande, Deepak Joshee and Mr.Arvind Paranjpe from IUCAA.
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date : fri, 6 feb 1998 02:29:54 +0500 (gmt+0500)
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Occultation of Saturn by Moon (Oct 15,1997)
Photograph by Sameer Godbole/Deepak Joshi
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Friday 15 December 1939
|Women wave farewell to members of the 6th Division AIF aboard troop transport ship Strathallan, December 15, 1939.
Winter War Army Operations: The Finns on 15 December 1939 have been launching attacks on Suomussalmi that the Soviets in the town have been deflecting. Today, after days of waiting, the Finns on the Ratte road are attacked from the east. Units of the Soviet 44th Rifle Division reach Battle Group Kontula, which is barricading the road. Stretched out over the road, the Soviets attempt a company-sized assault which the Finns easily brush off.
The leader of the 163rd Rifle Division in Suomussalmi knows the danger and repeatedly requests permission to withdraw. He is told to await the 44th Rifle Division. Ninth Army (KomKor M.P. Duhanov) fails to coordinate assaults from the village and the relief force. With this failed attempt, the relief attack, in fact, ends for the time being. The 44th Division itself, confined to the road, now presents a tempting target for the Finns.
At Taipale, the Soviet attacks are failing. In the far north, the Finns withdraw from Salmijaervi near the coast and blow up the nickel mines. They can easily travel off-road, the Soviets not so much.
Western Front: British 5th Division of the BEF is formed from three infantry brigades and deployed south of Lille. The British are not shielded by the Maginot Line but are constructing some of their own fortifications. The German and British lines are far apart except at Metz.
Battle of the Atlantic: Captain Langsdorff of the Admiral Graf Spee spends part of the day going to funerals for 36 of his men and ponders what to do with his ship and men. The released British sailors attend the funeral of their own volition and lay wreaths.
Langsdorff is told that he must leave within 72 hours. His men are repairing what battle damage they can, but the ship requires much more time. The British spread rumors by various means, including phony radio transmissions, suggesting that the British forces awaiting the Admiral Graf Spee are larger than they actually are. The British also play games with departures of British merchant ships, sending them out at intervals - the Admiral Graf Spee must give departing ships 24 hours head start, and the British want more time to assemble a fleet outside the Platte River estuary.
Light cruiser HMS Ajax is refueled while the heavy cruiser HMS Cumberland minds the store.
U-48 (Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schultze) torpedoes and sinks the Greek freighter Germaine south of Ireland. Kpt. Schultze disembarks the ship before sinking it, so all of the crew survives.
US destroyers continue shadowing the German liner Columbus, which is near Key West, Florida. Two of the destroyers head off after the German freighter Arauca, which left Vera Cruz shortly before the Columbus.
The British release US freighter Exmoor from detention at Gibraltar.
|German liner Columbus (Ang, Federal Archive).
British Government: Prime Minister Chamberlain visits the BEF in France with General Ismay.
Peace Talks: The Foreign Minister broadcasts an appeal to the Soviet Union to reopen negotiations, saying, "the Finns will never submit to a foreign yoke." The appeal is ignored.
China: The Chinese Winter Offensive shifts into high gear:
- Chinese 1st War Area captures Lowang railway station;
- Chinese 6th War Area (southern Hupei and western Hunan), assisting 9th War Area, unsuccessfully attacks Yuehyang and railroad station at Kaochiao approximately this date, but plays no other role in the winter offensive
- Chinese 8th War Area (Kansu, Ninghsia, Tsinghai, and Suiyuan) commences operations with 35th Army and 81st Army capturing Anpei approximately this date
- 19th Army Group of Chinese 9th War Area attacking Hsintanpu, Tongyang, and Nanliqiao
- Chinese East Hupei guerrilla forces begin nuisance raids
The Japanese throw in some counterattacks where possible:
- Japanese counterattacks against Chinese 2nd War Area
- Japanese counterattack Southern Honan Army of Chinese 5th War Area and recapture Yangliuho
- Japanese counterattack Left Flank Army of Chinese 5th War Area around Chihchengshan, forcing the Chinese to withdraw to Chikutien and Sanchingkuan
- Elements of Japanese 33rd Infantry Division and 40th Infantry Division attack Chinese 9th War Area around Shihmen and Shihpihu
Overall, the Japanese are withstanding the Chinese Winter Offense and throwing in some solid counter-punches.
American Homefront: Nylon yarn begins to be manufactured. "Gone With the Wind" premieres in Atlanta. Eurith D. Rivers, the governor of Georgia, declares December 15 a state holiday.
|Atlanta premiere of "Gone With the Wind" on 15 December 1939.
December 1939December 1, 1939: Finland Fights for its Life
December 2, 1939: First RAF Bombs on Germany
December 3, 1939: Soviets Still Advancing in Finland
December 4, 1939: Molotov to Roosevelt - Mind Your Own Business
December 5, 1939: Prien Returns
December 6, 1939: Attacks on Mannerheim Line
December 7, 1939: Kollaa Holds!
December 8, 1939: Polish Pilots Return
December 9, 1939: First British BEF Fatality
December 10, 1939: The Soviets Capture Salla in Finland
December 11, 1939: Finns Make Their Move
December 12, 1939: Finnish Success in the Winter War
December 13, 1939: Battle of River Platte
December 15, 1939: Chinese Winter Offensive in High Gear
December 16, 1939: Battle of Summa
December 17, 1939: End of Admiral Graf Spee
December 18, 1939: Battle of Heligoland Bight
December 19, 1939: British Disarm Magnetic Mines
December 20, 1939: Finnish Counterattacks Continue
December 21, 1939: Finns Plan More Counterattacks
December 22, 1939: Enter Chuikov
December 23, 1939: Failed Finnish Counterattack
December 24, 1939: Soviets on the Run
December 25, 1939: Fresh Soviet Attacks
December 26, 1939: Vicious Battles at Kelja
December 27, 1939: Grinding Finnish Victories
December 28, 1939: Liberators
December 29, 1939: Finns Tighten the Noose
December 30, 1939: Finnish Booty
December 31, 1939: Planning More Soviet Destruction


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Today is our sweet littlest lady's 3rd birthday. It is always powerful to look back and think about the experience and emotion involved in her arrival. As a running ambassador for Every Mother Counts, I know that it is important for women to come together and share their birthing stories and to discuss their experiences.
So, today, I'll share mine and Mari's story.
Mari's birth story is quite different than the story that accompanies the arrival of our first daughter, Audrey. But Audrey's birth and that experience are what helped shape Mari's arrival. Audrey's labor was fast and furious, after 3 days of prodromal labor and contractions every 8 minutes during the daytime hours, my water broke at 9:45 p.m. We arrived at the hospital at 11:00 p.m. and Audrey literally flew out at 1:01 a.m. She was taken to the Level 2 nursery immediately with an Apgar score of 4. Brent watched the doctor flip her over and encourage her to "come back to us baby, come back to us…" Brent stayed by her side the entire time and watched her oxygen saturation plummet and rise, her heart rate try to stabilize and couldn't touch her or hold her while she had wires and tubing coming off her in every direction. Ultimately, all of these complications could be tied to her fast arrival.
Due to the speed of Audrey's arrival and the progress I was making – as of Monday, August 1 I was 4 cm and 75% effaced and baby's head was at a +1 station – my doctor (Dr. M) wanted to break my water to try to jump start labor. This would ensure several things for us; a) I was GBS+ and I knew I would get the antibiotics I didn't have time to receive when Audrey arrived hopefully keeping the little one inside of me completely prophylaxed, b) that I wouldn't have another precipitous labor and birth with the chance of it being unaccompanied at home without Brent there, and c) that both baby and I would be under watchful eye if things did get crazy fast again – knowing that he or she would have the help they needed.
On Friday, August 5, I went back to the doctor for an 8:15 a.m. appointment. Dr. M did an internal exam and said I was at 5 cm. The plan originally was to head to the hospital immediately after than and start antibiotics and have my water broken around lunch time. Turns out – even when you think you have some "control" you really don't – the hospital's birth center had a change in staffing and could not accommodate an induction until Saturday morning. We spent all week gearing up, mentally preparing and getting things done around the house to feel ready for baby's arrival – and then we had to shift down for the afternoon only to pump up for everything the next morning. Overall, we had a great day – coffee date for Brent and I at our favorite coffee shop and then a fabulous evening with *almost* big sister, Audrey.
And then….it was Saturday. Eviction day. Our "planned" birthing day. Which went a little something like this:
8:02 a.m. Arrived at the hospital
8:17 a.m. Settling into our room with an amazing view of Lake Superior – one large ship waiting to enter the harbor was in perfect view.
8:30 a.m. Dr. M stops in to say hi. Dr. W the resident stops in as well.
9:45 a.m. First round of antibiotics started through IV.
11:30 a.m. Order our first round of "room service" so that Brent can eat a large lunch – even though the nurse says clear liquids only – Dr. M told me to eat up and enjoy as well. Meat loaf, potatoes, steamed carrots and a delicious brownie. Mmmm.
12:33 p.m. Dr. M breaks my water as we're jamming to "Summer Hits of the 90s" on Pandora. Alanis Moirsette's "Ironic" is playing. I will always think of my bag of waters getting broken when I hear this song from now on. Dr. M says I'm now at 7cm and baby's head is at +2 station.
1:04 p.m. Brent and I walk the halls, laugh, hold hands and joke around. Gentle contractions start coming every 15 minutes. A large thunderstorm starts brewing over the lake – gorgeous! Our doula, Caralee, arrives and is ready for the long haul – bag lunch packed, crossword puzzles and books to read.
3:44 p.m. Dr. M stops by again – we all place bets on baby's gender and size. Unanimous vote for boy – weights ranging from 7#5 oz (Brent) to 8#5oz (Dr. M).
5:00 p.m. Brent and I watch "The Way Back". I try to use the hospital grade breast pump to get contractions closer together – I get them to every 6 minutes, but can't get them closer or more intense.
6:35 p.m. Dr. M recommends we start Pitocin and thinks a small dose will really kick start things. Brent eats a salmon dinner – I steal quite a few bites.
8:00 p.m. We start a Pitocin IV. I start munching on shot blocks and sipping some apple juice. The clock was taken off the wall earlier in the day (I was checking it too often) – so the exact timing of the evening's events are probably quite off.
Everyone says Pitocin is this evil drug…that labor is unbearable…that it is far worse than "regular" labor. My labor with Audrey was so intense, that I had only that experience to compare it to. To be honest, this was "easier." The pitocin clearly did the trick for me. The nurse started the IV and increased the dose every 30 minutes. The first (low) dose didn't seem to do much – I wasn't really feeling anything at all. The second "level" brought some change and I felt like I had to be on my feet and rocking and hula hoop-hipping through each contraction (now 10 minutes or less apart). Brent and I walked the halls dragging along the IV pole and held hands. It felt SO good to be close to him and it relaxed me to feel his strength and support – even with something as simple as wandering through the birthing unit. As we walked, I could tell things were getting stronger and closer. I had to stop walking and breathe and rock through the contractions. I knew my body was starting to bring our baby closer with each tightening of my abdomen and deep breath. I knew that I wanted to be back in our room after a stronger contraction right in front of the nursery (and a large group of people oodling over a new baby in there).
As soon as we got to our room, I had to be on the birthing ball (luckily Caralee had already had our nurse bring one in). Brent turned on the "Adele" channel on Pandora (my current chill fave). This was the absolute perfect choice – relaxed, strong and filled with soul. At first Brent was on the bed and I sat on the ball in between his legs – I held on to his thighs as I rocked and circled my hips through each contraction. Caralee was behind me gently putting pressure on my low back. As Mari started to descend through my pelvis, I started to have very strong back labor. Caralee continued to put counter pressure on my back just above my sacrum – it helped so much as babe worked her way down. I laid my head down on pillows on the edge of the bed and held onto Brent's hands – I felt so relaxed in between contractions (Caralee commented that some people fall asleep right before they transition – which I felt like I could!). Brent knew exactly how to hold me and what to say. After a trip to the bathroom to pee, I started to feel incredibly shaky. Caralee looked me in the eyes and said, "You remember this part Kayla! It gets strong. It gets intense. It can be scary. And most of all, its going to move fast." Through my shakes, I nodded in agreement and wanted to be back on the ball. Brent sat behind me. With each contraction, he held me and I snuggled in. We got through each contraction, each painful pulse of my body together – holding each other tightly and knowing that I couldn't do it without him and his constant radiating strength. I would cuddle in and feel his love and immediately relax. Being so close felt so good. It is strange to say that it was absolutely romantic to experience labor with him like this. Not many people would call labor romantic!
I honestly don't know how long I was on the ball cuddling with Brent. It was relaxing and intense all at the same time. After some time, I felt the urge to use the bathroom again. Sitting on the toilet brought with it lots of pressure in my pelvis – Caralee later told me that we naturally relax our bottoms when we sit on the toilet so it helped move things along – I knew this pressure and this urge really meant we were coming closer to meeting our babe. While I was on the toilet, I could tell Caralee knew you were coming soon, too! She kept peering between my legs. She had the nurse page Dr. M because I told her I was starting to feel the urge to push. When I got out of the bathroom, Dr. M was there and she wanted me to climb into bed (if that was where I wanted to have you). With Brent by my side, I eased my way into the bed (it sounded comfy) and rolled onto my right side. Brent held me on the left side and sat next to me. Dr. M told me that the baby's head was "right there" and that with my next contraction I could slowly start helping Mari out. Audrey arrived so quickly I wanted to slow things down when it was time to push this time. I did everything in my power to avoid any tears and such a fast arrival. Dr. M paged Dr. W, the resident, and Shelia, our nurse, called in her "second."
This part of Mari's arrival is so vivid and clear to me. With each contraction I would breathe and slowly push. In between contractions I would lean back into Brent and rest – almost enough to feel like I was "sleepy" – I just would close my eyes and find the strength from Brent's hand and heart and my own power as a birthing woman. This deep peace would wash over me and would bring me the the courage to breathe and push when the next contraction came. Dr. M and Caralee gently and quietly encouraged me. The whole room felt silent – I shut everyone out and it seemed as if it were only Brent and I there. The pressure in my bottom and back were getting so very intense – I could feel myself just want to quit at one point. Dr. M and Caralee both told me to "go towards the pain and accept it." With Brent's help I felt like I was able to do just that. Relaxing and starting to bear down and work with my body to push and bring our new baby into this world. Each contraction started to bring a stronger urge to push. Dr. M literally sat back and let me do what my body knew to do. Although the room had 6 other people in it, it remained quiet and almost serene. After 25 minutes of pushing, Dr. M told me that the next pushes would bring our baby to us. I felt like I really had to dig deep and from within, but I instinctively reached down with my final push and brought Mari to my bare chest. Brent and I kissed each other, our new babe and tears of joy and accomplishment fell down my cheeks. We both stared at our baby in awe. Baby's eyes were wide open and she was covered in vernix, but our sweet baby was absolutely perfect. We were immediately overcome with the most intense love there is. Then someone in the room asked your gender and I lifted up the baby's legs and looked right at Brent and said, "We have another girl!" We just soaked her in while she laid on my chest. We kissed, we cried, we laughed…we were overjoyed! A healthy baby girl! After awhile Dr. M had Brent cut the cord. The nurses eventually weighed the babe in at 7 pounds, 3 ounces. She tried to nurse after some serious snuggle time with Brent. While she was nursing, I asked Brent who we had here – he said he knew the minute he held her that she was our Mari. And so there she was, our sweet Mari Cate. Born August 6th, 2011 at 10:57 p.m.
While the start of labor was not how I pictured it would happen – the delivery was perfect. It was a beautiful experience. And although we had to have pitocin and an artificial rupture of my membranes, we were able to have a natural delivery and work together as a couple to bring our second baby girl into the world.
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Bishop Hobby comes most recently from Thomasville, Ga., where he was Rector of Trinity Anglican Church. He grew up in a Southern Baptist family that had transplanted itself to Northern states as his father followed various General Electric job transfers.
He attended evangelical churches and enrolled in a Massachusetts seminary, anticipating a ministry in Baptist or similar churches. That changed upon a single visit to an Episcopal church, where he and his wife, Shari, "fell in love with the liturgy and the sense of history and connectedness."
The couple was confirmed into the Episcopal Church within a year, and Jim transferred in 1983 to Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, an evangelical seminary in Ambridge.
Soon after graduating, he became a pastor in 1986 serving St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Monongahela, PA and St. John's Episcopal Church in Donora, PA, two Mon Valley communities struggling with the loss of steel-industry jobs. Bishop Hobby, who did not grow up in a blue-collar setting, said it was there that he learned the hard way about the need to learn and respect the culture of parishioners.
After assisting at a large parish in Darien, Connecticut, he began sending inquiries to other churches about possible pulpit positions. He put the responses in two piles -- those that interested him and those that didn't -- before sensing an "almost audible" message from God: "I don't get to pick and choose the people I'm interested in loving."
He ended up at one of the churches from the "no" pile, a medium-sized congregation in Tallahassee, Fla. After eight years, he went to work for a missions agency, Global Teams, then returned to parish work in Thomasville.
When the Pittsburgh position became open, Bishop Hobby said he resisted, wanting to stay in Georgia near his children and grandchildren. But as with his move to Tallahassee, he concluded God wanted him to be open to the possibility.
John was raised in Lutheran and Episcopal Churches in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He graduated from Swarthmore High School and Wheaton College and married college classmate Blanche Williams in 1982. They have seven children, three in heaven and four on earth. John earned a Master of Divinity from Trinity School for Ministry, and served churches in Illinois and Virginia before being called as Rector of Prince of Peace Anglican Church in Hopewell Township, PA. John has a passion for discipleship, church health, and understanding cultural trends. His hobbies include hiking, reading, basketball and bowling.
Philip was born in England. He married Sylvia in 1968. He and Sylvia have three grown children, five grandchildren and two step grandchildren.
Philip went to Durham University (the third oldest university in Britain) for both college and seminary. After ordination in 1970, He served as an assistant priest in two parishes and as the Midlands Area Director of the Church's Ministry among the Jews (CMJ). In 1984 he was called to be the first National Director of CMJ/USA in northern Virginia. In 1990 CMJ/USA moved its office to Ambridge, PA.
In 1992 Philip became rector (pastor) of the Church of the Epiphany (Episcopal), Avalon, PA, and served there for 10 years. He led Christ Church, Clarksburg, West Virginia for three years and then he was called to plant the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (SP&SP) in Roanoke, Virginia. SP&SP was a merger of a newly formed Anglican Church and a Lutheran Church. Philip served this congregation until he retired in November 2011 when they moved back to Pittsburgh to be near their daughter and her family who are members of Prince of Peace. He joined the pastoral staff of Prince of Peace and has reestablished his connection with CMJ/USA.
His passions are: communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ; bringing all people to know the Savior, especially Jewish people; teaching the Jewish roots of the Christian Faith; and reconciling Christians to one another. His hobbies include collecting stamps, doing puzzles, and playing chess. Sylvia enjoys knitting, reading, and spending time with the grandkids.
"Pastor Bob" is a native of California who first came to Moon Township and Ambridge to attend Trinity School for Ministry in 1976-79. He was most pleasantly surprised with the friendliness of folk in greater Pittsburgh and the beauty of western Pennsylvania year round.
However, God sent him back to California for most of his active ministry in the San Joaquin Valley. He served several parishes there as well as Trinity Parish, Beaver. For several years he did graduate study in New Testament in Berkeley. He has a great love of Scripture and teaching. When he retired God permiited him "to move back to seminary" in Ambridge.
At Prince of Peace he serves as a member of the pastoral team leading worship, teaching, and preaching. Also, he is the webmaster of this internet website.
Adam moved around a lot during his childhood, but graduated from Beaver Area High School in 2012, Adam was accepted at Waynesburg University where he majored in pre-law. It was not long, however, before Adam became dissatisfied with his major and switched to undecided. From there, he would switch to advertising and finally to public relations. Adam enjoyed college, but he was not passionate about his major in the same way that his peers were. Luckily, with the advice of a dear friend and a bit of a miracle from God, Adam began working with a local youth group and discovered that this was where his passion truly lay. He has since worked at the Church of the Ascension youth group and is now attending Trinity School for Ministry with the hope of being ordained. Adam is so excited to be working with the Prince of Peace youth group and community. He looks forward to getting to know all of you better.
Lynn Bailey, daughter of a United Methodist Minister, was born in Zanesville, Ohio. She grew up in North Carolina where she attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, obtaining a B.S. in Dance Education. Dance, music, drama, and creative writing have been expressions of her life as an artist. Singing God's praises is the expression of her love for Christ as a redeemed artist in his church.
Lynn first began singing in a contemporary Christian style at St. Philip's Church in Moon Township. During that time, she believed the Lord was calling her to become a music minister. This quest to follow the Lord's call eventually led her to become the Music Minister/Worship Leader at Prince of Peace. It is the delight of her heart to serve in this way.
Lynn has two "grown" children. Her son, Russell, and his wife Rebecca reside in Los Angeles. Russell is an actor, director, and filmmaker. Her daughter, Ashley lives in Beaver. Ashley also is a worship leader and a singer- songwriter serving the Lord through music here at Prince of Peace. The apple doesn't fall very far from the tree!
June was born and raised in Canton, Ohio, attended St. Joseph Catholic Grade School, and graduated from Aliquippa Sr. High School. She then studied business at Robert Morris Junior College.
After living in Hopewell Township for 29 years, she and her husband, Forrest (Brownie), live in Raccoon Township. After 44 years of marriage, they have two grown children and 6 grandchildren.
They were members of Prince of Peace for many years, but now attend Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church in Raccoon Township. Her other activities include: mentor in Aliquippa Impact Mentoring Program; Board Member of Life Beaver County; Center Twp., Chapter Co-Educator of GWRRA/Chapter D/Cranberry Twp. (Gold Wing Road Rider Assoc.); Past Director & Secretary of BCASO (the Beaver County AIDS Service Organization). Her hobbies include bicycling, bowling, reading, flower gardening, sewing, flea marketing, learning new things, and helping others achieve their highest goals.


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Could Imqarrun Be Giving Us Cancer?
As well as basically anything fil-forn
A new campaign launched by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK is warning families against the risks of overcooking starchy foods. This means potatoes, bread, pasta, rice (according to the British Nutrition Foundation) – so basically every food that all Maltese people absolutely adore.
The campaign, which is called 'Go for Gold', focuses on cooking starchy foods for a limited amount of time to exposure to a possible carcinogen called acrylamide. Acrylamide is a chemical that is created when these foods are cooked for long and at high temperatures. The FSA says that the scientific consensus is that acrylamide has the potential to cause cancer in humans.
So, what this means is...
That if this new research is right, the way we make imqarrun could be exposing us to higher risks of developing cancer.
Patata l-forn are out...
Ross fil-forn is a problem too.
Don't forget –
Froġa tat-Tarja?
We have to say it...
Ħobz Malti?!
This. Is. Too. Much
Well, here's the advice they give on how to avoid your starchy foods become more cancerous:
- Go for Gold – as a general rule of thumb, aim for a golden yellow colour or lighter when frying, baking, toasting or roasting starchy foods like potatoes, root vegetables and bread.
- Check the pack – follow the cooking instructions carefully when frying or oven-heating packaged food products such as chips, roast potatoes and parsnips. The on-pack instructions are designed to cook the product correctly. This ensures that you aren't cooking starchy foods for too long or at temperatures which are too high.
- Eat a varied and balanced diet – while we can't completely avoid risks like acrylamide in food, eating a healthy, balanced diet that includes basing meals on starchy carbohydrates and getting your 5 A Day will help reduce your risk of cancer.
- Don't keep raw potatoes in the fridge - if you intend to roast or fry them. Storing raw potatoes in the fridge can increase overall acrylamide levels. Raw potatoes should ideally be stored in a dark, cool place at temperatures above 6°C.
The rest is up to us. We've got to choose between our favourite shade of burnt, and well... putting our actual health at risk.
It's like Sophie's Choice all over again!


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So now that you have an investment property or two under your belt, you are probably considering the possibility of renting them out. However, determining the right property rent rates can be difficult at times.
After all, if you charge too much, you'll likely end up with higher vacancy, but on the flip side, if you undercharge, you will lose out on profit. So how do we go about choosing the appropriate market rent, you might ask? Well, hopefully this short guide will help clear up a thing or two.
Related: The Top 10 Rental Features That Attract Cream of the Crop Tenants
What is Market Rent?
The term "market rent" refers to the current rate for a certain area's rental property. Your rent is determined by what the rest of the real estate market will support. Therefore, the most valuable piece of information that you will have to have is how much other landlords are renting their properties out for. However, be sure to keep in mind some of the additional variables such as:
- The number of bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.
- Are there any special amenities featured?
- Are there any garages or extra storage space?
- Will you allow pets to reside in your property and perhaps charge a pet rental fee?
- Is the property already fully furnished and ready for the tenant to move in?
- Are there amenities the tenants would use, i.e. grocery stores or Starbucks, nearby?
The Best Methods for Gauging Property Rent Rates
Check Out the 'Hood
The most common way to do this is to simply drive around your neighborhood, and if you pass any properties that are for rent, call up their respective owners and ask how much they are charging. Or perhaps check out the local newspaper or Craigslist, or contact a local property management company and search for comparable rental properties in your area. This will help give you a rough indication of how much you should be charging.
Not only will you get a better idea of rent levels, but by going more in depth into the rental situation in your area by speaking with property managers and tenants, you will gain a better understanding about the viability of the rental rates. You'll learn whether or not tenants feel like what they are paying for is considered a "steal" or if they feel like they are being overcharged. This way, you will have a much greater indication about an appropriate rental rate for your investment property. So for you introverts, now is the time to step out of your shell.
Utilize Automated Property Rent Determination Tools
These awesome rent comparison tools are extremely handy in guiding you to discover the best property rental rates for your investment property. So be sure to check out these following FREE sites. And yes I said FREE!
Related: 4 Steps to Perform a Rent Survey for Your Investment Property
Zillow.com's rent Zestimate is usually pretty accurate, give or take. So out of those free tools, that one is highly recommended. I wouldn't recommend it for property values, though (that's another story).
So with these great tools under your belt, this will make your life as a future landlord a whole lot simpler. Be sure to take advantage of these awesome sites and your own person skills to maximize profit while not scaring every potential renter off the grid.
Investors: What tools do YOU use to make sure your rents are at the right level?
Leave a comment and let me know!


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The SkullS is a 3D cartoony, action-adventure game with fast paced gameplay. Each level is introducing a quest with dynamic battles against the various enemies, spell casting & lots of item to be used at the right time at the right place. You are playing the role of the ancient warrior hired by the monarch to defeat the skeleton hordes that have taken over the castle of the mysterious race of wizard-woman. To successfully complete your quest you will have to defeat all the enemies scattered across the various locations, use teleports in order to reach inaccessible rooms and collect artifacts that are locked inside the treasure chests. You will also need to collect manna fragments in order to cast spells and keys in order to unlock treasure chests.
We have posted a short video & some screens of our first-person action & adventure game: SkullS. The demo will also be published soon, in a few days.
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In the spring Give thanks for the water, grains and
the essence of Life. Pray for rain for grains.
Ask for the health of the water and the children. Ask for the balance of Life
and emotions. October and
November, again, give thanks for the rain.
parts: Blood, glands and genitals.
from: Lakes, rivers, streams and fog. Get water from
a fresh spring in the morning and add herbs
to help make medicine. Potential hypnotists.
is a sacred day. Great spiritual guides born here.
Also it is a good well finding day. They can recognize a shadow and find the
Special day for ceremony for water supply.
indecisive, homebodies, anger easily when emotionally
unbalanced, if not healing,
can fall into alcoholism.
The 2nd decan of Aries is Horse. It is a four footed female decan ruled by the Sun. (April 1-10)
Dressed in red clothes and thinking about jewelry and food, a woman with a belly
like a pot has the face of a horse. She is tortured by thirst and has only one foot.


text: this is my first attempt at a blog, so im keeping my fingers crossed. i didnt even know what a blog was till a few days ago. i mean, i had a general idea and all, but its just one of those things i never ventured into. but now that i know just how cool it is, i will probably lay in bed at night losing sleep thinking about what i will post next. i mainly want to use it as a place to exhibit the things i craft. im going to the store tomorrow for batteries for my camera. after that the fun will begin.