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Send flowers for free : Resin flower necklace
Send Flowers For Free
- Send Flowers is the debut album release from Black Lungs, the side project of Alexisonfire guitarist and backing vocalist Wade MacNeil. MacNeil's sound has been described as "the soundtrack for punk rockers, hip hoppers, pill poppers, young ladies and show stoppers."
- gratis: without payment; "I'll give you this gratis"
The Pick Me Flower Apron CloseUp
I love my garden. I love flowers! I love this apron!
You don't have to have a green thumb to wear this flowering fully-lined apron. With its extra wide waist and blooming bottom, you'll feel like a walking wildflower where ever you may roam. Take a spin around the kitchen, serve up something in the dining room, or just look like a domestic goddess with flair.
Measuring 21 inches in length, this 100% cotton apron is machine washable with like colors and can be tumbled dried on low. Featuring long ties and a generous waist, this apron is perfect for almost every size! Dry cleaned, pressed and stored in a smoke-free, pet-free environment -- isn't it about time you sent yourself some flowers?
Thanks for taking a peek!
Forest Of Flowers
If you choose to publish this photo I'd like to be attributed as Joshua Davis, and if you include a link please send people to jdavis.info. This is not required, but is highly appreciated since I give my work away for free.
Flowers waving in the wind
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Full coverage: China's Leaders
Full coverage: 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Red Army's Long March
BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has hailed the Long March as a "stately monument" in the history of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks at a gathering on Friday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Long March.
The Long March was a remarkable turning point -- from setbacks to victory -- for the CPC and China's revolutionary cause, after which the CPC launched the struggle for national independence and the liberation of the people, Xi said.
Xi hailed the Long March as a "great expedition" to seek ideal and faith, test truth, and break new ground. Its victory signifies the victory of the Chinese Communists' ideal and faith, as well as orientation and path.
Having gone through the Long March, the CPC realized that only by combining the fundamental principles of Marxism-Leninism with the real conditions of China's revolution, can it solve major problems in the revolution independently, and lead the revolutionary cause to victory, Xi said.
He summarized "the Long March spirit" as seeking truth from the facts, strictly observing discipline, bearing in mind the overall interests, solidarity, and relying firmly on the masses and going through thick and thin together with them.

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Submitted to ICANN by Marty Burack, email@example.com, April 26, 1999.
Posted April 29, 1999 (Note: Revised version posted May 5, 1999)
The Internet Society has established a web site for organizations that
wish to participate in the constituency of non-commercial domain name holders.
As of April 26, 1999, the following organizations have asked to be included
in the web site maintained at: http://www.isoc.org/internet/issues/dns/990409.shtml
List of organizations:
|Asociacion de Usuarios de Internet (AUI)
|Assumption University of Thailand
|domini-ct.org/TLD for Catalonia
|European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
|Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca
|International Council for Computer Communication (ICCC)
|Internet Association of Japan
|IEEE Computer Society (IEEE)
|IEEE Communications Society (CommSoc)
|Institute for Information Industry (III)
|Internet Society (ISOC)
|NYSERNet, Inc.
|Policy Oversight Committee (POC)
|Sociedad Internet de Mexico
|Trans European Research and Education Networking Association (TERENA)
|University of Washington
Based on the belief that it is
impractical to have both individual members and organizations as voting
members within a constituency, the NCDNHC proposes that stakeholder organizations,
holding domain names, which are organized not-for-profit under the laws
of any jurisdiction, and organizations which, although not formally incorporated,
are recognized as having substantially
similar purposes, e.g., educational, religious, charitable, or professional, shall be eligible for membership.
The range of stakeholder organizations eligible for membership in the NCDNHC should be construed broadly so that organizations interested in such matters as dispute resolution or Internet governance, other than furthering commercial interests, will be included.
The NCDNHC believes that the interests of individual members are best represented by the types of organizations that have already indicated an interest in participating. Proposals have also been made for a separate constituency composed of individual domain name holders. Because other constituencies will be available for non-profit organizations established primarily to promote the commercial interests of members, such as 501(c)(6) organizations under US law, this type of non-profit organization shall not be eligible to participate in the NCDNHC.
An open issue is the question of voting rights for organizations that are formally or legally separate but are included within an umbrella organization that is also a member. For example, the chapters of the Internet Society and the subsidiary organizations of IEEE pose this question. Pending a decision by the constituency, it is proposed that such subsidiary organizations may be members of NCDNHC but are not entitled to vote.
The NCDNHC proposes that
the membership shall be entitled to vote on the qualifications of applicants
for membership, and that applicants may be required to provide evidence
as to qualifications, including such factors as number of members, purposes
and date of organization.
Because of limited financial
resources of many or most non-profit organizations, the NCDNHC proposes
that this constituency have no formal organization at this time. Voting
shall be by a simple majority of members, and the nomination and election
of Names Council members shall be conducted by email. Consultation by Names
Council members with the constituency shall
also be conducted by email or other electronic means that may be made available.
In order to assure the required
geographic distribution of Names Council members, no two members shall
be from the same one of the geographic areas defined in the ICANN
bylaws, and no two members shall be from the same organization.
The following procedures shall apply for elections of Names Council members:
1. The election process will be initiated by a nomination period of one week. Each member of the NCDNHC may nominate one person for the Names Council.
2. There shall be an election period of one week, during which members will vote by email.
3. Names Council members will be elected by the largest number of votes processed as follows:
a. All nominees from the same region as the person with the largest number of votes will be eliminated. From the resulting list, all nominees from the same region as the person with the second number of votes will be eliminated. The three people at the top of the remaining list will be elected.
b. In case of a tie, a tie-breaker election between the two candidates with an equal number of votes will be held.


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Pet Medication
I once spent a few weeks working as a receptionist at a veterinary clinic. One of the 'tools' available in the pet boutique portion of the lobby was something known as a 'pill gun.' You may have seen one. Its resemblance to an actual gun is minimal at best—unless you're a three-year-old child. But the function is much the same: to fire a projectile through the air at high velocity—only in the case of this gun, we're talking about pills rather than bullets.
Inevitably, just about every day, a pet owner—usually a cat owner carting a wailing, deranged feline in a carrier—would ask us how the contraption worked. We would then demonstrate the pill gun's use on the clinic's accommodating rescue cat, Spanx. The pet owner would then leave—sans gadget, of course.
The pill gun really didn't work that well. However, here are a few tips that will help you medicate an ailing pet safely.
1. Only use approved medications. The Food and Drug Administration approves pet medications using a similar process to that of human drugs—this means testing them for overall safety and possible adverse reactions.
2. Don't give your pet human medications. Some are toxic to pets. For example, Tylenol (and its generic sister acetaminophen) is lethal to cats. Advil (or ibuprofen) is lethal to dogs.
3. Only use accredited Internet pharmacies. The prices may be unbeatable, but sacrificing quality may cost you more in the long run. Some online pet pharmacies distribute counterfeit products, so only buy from those accredited by the Veterinary Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites.
4. Don't ask your vet to prescribe a drug without seeing your pet. Fido's rash may look like the same thing he treated last year, but the doctor needs to examine your dog to be certain. This is vital to prescribing the best medication with the least risk of adverse reactions.
Do you have any tips for pet meds? Share with us in the comments!


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Troop 375
Historian's Page
December 12th
-Webelos from Pack 50 are here to visit! We are doing a Utensil-less Cooking /Orienteering Activity!
December 19th
-Advancement Night; BRING YOUR FAMILY LIFE PACKETS!!
December 22nd (Thursday)
-Holiday Party!! At Northland Bowl. 7 pm to 9 pm. Bring $6.50 to pay for two games and shoes. The Troop will buy some pizza and soda.
December 29th (Thursday) (We need to know if anyone is interested!)
-Possible Snow Tubing at Tussey Mountain!
-Noon to 5:00 pm. Bring 15$ to buy your own ticket.
January 2nd
January 9th
-Klondike Preparation
-Count and assemble teams; come up with menus and item distribution.
January 16th
-Klondike Preparation
-Sled Portage and Pull! Wear warm outdoor clothes.
January 23rd
-Mall Show Preparation!
-We need people to help with setup and for hour-long shifts.
January 21st (Saturday)
-Klondike at Seven Mountains.
-The theme this year is The Battle of Fort Granville.
January 28th (Saturday)
-Mall Show at the Central Pedestal Area!
January 30th
-Advancement Night!


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Top 25 music sites – March 2008
I haven't updated the music 2.0 rankings for quite a while. There's some very cool (albeit legally questionable) new players on the horizon (Muxtape and Mixwit), and several existing sites have demonstrated serious growth (like Qloud, just acquired by Buzznet, and Jango, which seems to have come out of nowhere).
This time round, I've dropped the two-point-oh designation and picked up old-schoolers Rhapsody and Napster, increasingly useful now that many services are offering legal on-demand access (e.g. Last.fm now does on-demand in addition to radio, imeem now is licensed to offer on-demand access). I wanted to include the music offerings from Yahoo, AOL and MSN but can't seem to get subdomain data.
I'm probably still missing some sites that ought to be on here. I know that MySpace and Buzznet (and, to a lesser extent, the other big social networks, most of which have some sort of music component) could arguably be included too. I've kept imeem because music is such a big component to their service; MySpace is the tacit #1 service.
Lastly, I'm not sure what's up with the retroactive change to imeem's numbers but it's now showing a huge increase in prior months over what had previously been reported.
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Although the visitation to rural properties is an old and common practice in Brazil, only in the last twenty years it was considered an economical activity and characterized as Rural Tourism. This activity started to be treated professionally in the 1980's, when some properties in Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, due to economical difficulties, decided to diversify their activities and started to receive tourists.
Rural tourism may be explained, mainly, by two reasons: the need that the rural producer has to increase their income and aggregate value to their products; and the wish of people from big cities to get in contact with nature, with the life style, traditions, customs and the production forms of the countryside's populations.


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Most anime have clear-cut heroes and villains. A lot of stories make it clear who we should be rooting for based on character design, how the story progresses, or just by telling us at the start.
But, there are some works that eschew this writing mechanic. These anime are morally ambiguous and are more interested in having the viewer chose their own side.
1Shinsekai Yori (From the New World)
© Yusuke Kishi / Kodansha Ltd. / A-1 Pictures Inc. / From the New World Production Committee
From the New World will screw with your moral compass harder than any other anime. The series follows Saki Watanabe and her life living in Kamisu 66. Humans have developed psych powers and live in a peaceful agrarian society, but Saki soon learns that her peaceful life maybe a lie.
2Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
© Sunrise / CLAMP / Project Geass
Code Geass follows a revolutionary war that Lelouch Lamperouge leads against the Holy Britannian Empire. Instead of taking the idealistic route, Lelouch commits atrocities on par with the Empire, all in the name of "peace."
3Death Note
© Tsugumi Ohba / Takeshi Obata / Shueisha Inc. / Madhouse Inc.
When Light Yagami discovers a Death Note, he vows to rule as a god after cleansing the world of criminals. However, Light quickly becomes corrupted by his own sense of justice and triggers an Interpol investigation into his actions.
4Mobile Suit Gundam
© Yoshiyuki Tomino / Sunrise Inc. / Bandai Visual Co., Ltd.
The Gundam franchise loves to play with morality, especially within the Universal Century timeline. The two main players, The Earth Federation and The Principality of Zeon, have their own valid reasons for being at war. To make things even shakier is that both sides have equally good and evil members participating in the war.
5Black Lagoon
© Rei Hiroe / Shogakukan Inc. / Madhouse Inc. / Black Lagoon Production Team
Black Lagoon wastes no time establishing that its world is filled with vicious pirates, mercenaries, and terrorists. The Lagoon Company is a group of mercenaries that specialize in smuggling goods, but they will happily take on contracts that involve killing dangerous targets.
© Production I.G., Inc. / Nitroplus Co., Ltd. / Psycho-Pass Production Committee
Wouldn't society be grand if an all-knowing and a neutral supercomputer ran things? No, it wouldn't. Psycho-Pass takes a look just how screwy things can get if you try to strip society of human judgment.
7Legend of the Galactic Heroes
© Yoshiki Tanaka / Naoyuki Kato / Yukihisa Kamoshita / Tokuma Japan Corporation
Legend of the Galactic Heroes is basically Game of Thrones in space. It's filled with political maneuvering, betrayals, and epic battles. You won't know who to cheer for, but you'll still feel sad witnessing some of the deaths.
© Nisio Isin / Take / Kodansha Inc. / White Fox Co., Ltd.
On the surface, Katanagatari looks like a generic adventure series about a warrior trying to collect 12 legendary swords. But as the story progresses, we find that Togame has a selfish reason for using Shichika for collecting the swords.
© Gen Urobuchi / Takashi Takeuchi / Type-Moon / Ufotable, Inc. / FZPC
Fate/Zero takes place during the Fourth Holy Grail War. The Einzbern family will not accept another failure, so they elect to bring Kiritsugu Emiya into their ranks. Emiya is a hated magus hunter and will do anything to accomplish his goals, even if that means destroying his own family.
What are your favorite morally ambiguous anime?


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Discuss the continuities in the history of youth travel from the Grand Tour to the gap year.
The conventional view of tourism's past is dominated by the history of western cultural experience. It can be traced back to the eighteenth century Grand Tour of extended travel of young men from the aristocratic classes of the United Kingdom and other parts of northern Europe to continental Europe for educational and cultural purposes Towner, 1996, which, suggested that tourism starts with the wealthy, with images of prestigious visits, Grand Tours and time and wealth consuming activities (Towner, 1995, p. 339). During the famous grand tour, greater proportion of aristocratic young men enjoyed the grand tour, and the average length of the return journey was one to two years, with servants and a tutor (French et al, 1997, p. 37).
Withey (1998, p. 3) describes the grand tours as a ÃÂrite of passage intended to supplement a young manÃÂs formal education and provide him with some experience of the worldÃÂ.
Young men would visit museums, learn languages and acquire an appreciation of painting, architecture, history and music (Dickman, 1989, p. 4). Grand tour was the symbolic for wealthy and aristocratic European families, who have had enough discretionary income and time to travel. Nevertheless, grand tour provided younger travelers with the opportunities to become fully educated members of elite society. Therefore, grand tour regularly referred as the educational nature of travel. OÃÂReilly (2006, p. 1004) supported this claim that Grand Tour considered certain experiences to be educational and character forming, making for a more cultured individual.
Grand tour has contributed significantly to the tradition of youthful travel. In contrast with grand tour, tramping has also served as a ritual aid in accomplishing the separation from home and family required by Western styles of adulthood (Adlder, 1985, p. 337). Unlike the grand tour to provide educational opportunities, tramping was linked more explicitly to an early stage of occupational life, journeymen being required to travel for several years before being certified as masters in their craft (Adlder, 1985, p. 339). When people regard tramping as a rite of passage into adulthood, yet, the tramping was primarily responsed to the problem of unemployment, and though young men were more likely than older ones to tramp when local demand for labor diminished, tramping was not limited to youth alone (Adlder, 1985, p. 339). Nonetheless, tramping always had touristic components, young men were motivated not only by the search for work but also by a desire for sightseeing and adventure.
In the 1960s and 1970s, affluent youth, also known as drifters travelled the world (Cohen, 1973). In contrast with grand tour and tramping, Cohen (1972) argued that the drifter has least contact with the tourism industry, has no fixed itinerary or timetable, travels on a more limited budget, and is more of a risk-taker. Drifters are young people who run away from materialistic societies to where they believe can search for the truth of philosophies. They believed that their travels were a rite of passage into the next stage of their lives (Chappel, 2008, p. 40). Cohen in his study (1973) described drifter as vulnerary tramps from middle or upper classes families- unpatriotic and escapist, they commonly beg, scavenge, and share food and lodgings.
After 70s, drifter appeared to have declined with the phenomenon of growth of long-term international budget tourism in the 80s (OÃÂReilly, 2006, p. 1005). Meanwhile, young people are widely accepted rite of passage associating with ideals of freedom, personal development, fulfillment, and part of their education (2006, p. 998). Younger people are more willing to accept backpacker label, and take a long-term, lower budgeted serendipity travelling after study, known as ÃÂgap yearÃÂ (OÃÂReilly, 2006). To some extent, the similarities indicate that backpackers are the inheritors of the drifters. However, todayÃÂs backpackers differ from the original drifters. They are socially constructed, well educated, openness to strangers, willingness to take risks, and would return home for their work.
Youthful backpack could link with Grand Tour, because its focus on gaining education through exposure to different culture. Backpacking has helped younger traveler to developed stronger sense of self-identity. In contrast with tramping, backpacking has shifted from work-related travel to more pure tourism, though, travel can be good for the curriculum vitae in work experience gained on the road and demonstrating qualities that many employers find attractive (OÃÂReilly, 2006, p.1010). Through the backpacking, young people would make contact with others hence establish a network, which would benefit for their future careers and life circles.
In conclusion, grand tour, tramping and drifter tourism has contributed significantly throughout the history of youthful tourism. Grand tour was for the wealthy aristocratic young men who travel for the formal education. Tramping was linked more explicitly to an early stage of occupational life, it would regard as a rite of passage. In contrast with grand tour and tramping, drifter was young escapist run away from materialistic society with no fixed itinerary or timetable, travels on a more limited budget. Nevertheless, they believed that their travels has not different between grand tour and tramping, were a rite of passage into the next stage of their lives. Modem backpacker tourism is the inheritor of drifter, young people undertake long-term and budgeted backpacking tourism in their gap year. However, backpacker is differing from drifter. They are more socially constructed, well educated, believed that backpacking tourism can enhance their social network, benefit for future careers and establish self-identity. Therefore, throughout the history of tourism, the content of tourism evolves dramatically, the context of education and experience will never change.
References:Adler, J 1985, ÃÂYouth on the road: Reflections on the history of trampingÃÂ, Annals of tourism research, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 335-354.
Chapple, S 2008, Tour 5001: The principles and practices of tourism and hospitality Handout, University of South Australia, AustraliaCohen, E 1972, ÃÂTowards a Sociology of International TourismÃÂ, Social Research, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 164ÃÂ189.
Cohen, E 1973, ÃÂNomads from affluence: Notes on the phenomenon of drifter-tourismÃÂ, International journal of comparative sociology, vol. XIV, nos. 1-2, pp. 87-103.
Dickman, S 1989, Tourism: An introductory text 3rd ed., Hodder Education, NSW, Australia.
French, CN, Craig-Smith, SJ, Collier, A 1997, Principles of Tourism, LongMan, Mel, AustraliaOÃÂReilly, CC 2006, ÃÂFrom drifter to gap year tourist: Mainstreaming backpacker travelÃÂ, Annals of tourism research, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 998-1017.
Towner, J 1995, ÃÂWhat is tourism's history?ÃÂ, Tourism Management, Vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 339-343.
Towner, J 1996, An Historical Geography of Recreation and Tourism in the Western World 1540-1940, John Wiley, Chichester, UK.
Withey, L 1998, Grand Tours and CookÃÂs Tours: a history of leisure travel, 1750 to 1915, Aurum Press, London.


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The Chaplin Band
Another record I picked up in Barcelona, this time edging more towards the funky side of Disco rather than Italo. I can't find a lot of info on these guys though I'm afraid. According to Discogs, they were formed in 1976 by brothers Jo & John Bartles. The singer Jimmy Soulier (who penned Welcome to the Party) left in 1977 and was replaced by Walter Nita, who himself left only a year later. Anton Schlaecker and Jack Bartels joined the band in 1981, both of which are credited on Angelina, my favourite of the two tracks. Like Kano, this was also released on the local Spanish Hispavox label, licenced from the Dutch label Pierrot in 1982. Both tracks are taken from the LP Dancing On Townsquare. I love the cover art on this one!
The Chaplin Band - Welcome to the Party.mp3
The Chaplin Band - Angelina.mp3


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Application Sheet
Static Problems With Wicketing Machine Bagging Lines
High static charges on the single bags cause a major problem at the bag collating area, especially on high speed machines.
The bags can either cling together or repel on the collated stack. If they cling, it is difficult to load the stack into boxes. If they repel, the correct number of bags cannot be collated on the wicket pins. Also product presentation is poor.
Many antistatic systems have been evaluated in this application. Although adequate for slow machines, they are not fully effective on the newer high speed machines.
One 915 bar should be installed prior to the "A" frame to neutralize charges from the inside face of the material prior to folding.
Two Model 915 bars should be installed on the flat film infeed, positioned just before the cut and seal draw roller.
Two Model 971 bars installed as per the drawing will ensure that the single bags and also the collated stack are fully neutralised.
NOTE: For some products, a low level of retained static charge may be required. The Meech Pulsed DC system allows the power output to be lowered to give the required result. The negative and positive outputs can also be adjusted to achieve more even results. This is not possible with AC systems.


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|November 13, 2017, 02:25
FALaholic #: 21533
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Input needed- Have what appears to be an IZZY,Indian,Early Argie sight in std GB??
Hey guys, I pulled out a Metric Mutt I have had for a number of years and have now rekindled this quandry--
The Mutt consists basically of the following.... and btw runs fine last time i shot it..bought it this way..
Coonan Receiver
STG Lower
SA/RA Barrel with std Gas Block
Metric BCG-turns out electro scratched with RA #s
Metric furniture w/BPC HG- Painted a brown color by me to be different.
Has an INCH gas plug(?!) BUT runs FINE!(?!)-was a surprise to me.
And here is the issue-- It has what appears to be an IZZY/Indian or Early Argie Front Sight post-- triangular with the square base on the round plate.. Now,since it is in the safe and its late and I do not want to dig now- it does NOT have the serrations on the SIDE of the round base plate like the IZZY. Looks to be smooth and I believe has serrations on the bottom like a std metric sight(will confirm tomorrow night). I seem to remember the indian kit I had did not have side serrations either and I have never had an early Argie...
SOOOO long story short.. can anyone confirm what I may have installed and if the std sight post assy and this one fit in the std gas block ,or am I looking at something having been modified? Gas block looks COMPLETELY original like all my other metrics.
I want to swap out the lower with a SA/RA lower I have, change out the Inch Gas Plug for more appropriate Metric one and change the front sight bits out to std metric sight assy. You know, get the mutt a bit less 'mutty' and closer to a SA/RA Mutt build since the BCG and barrel already are....and almost all RA/SA builds are mutts.
Thanks for bearing with me with this post....
|November 13, 2017, 18:23
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I have a front sight similar to the one you described: conical post, square base and round plate with NO serrations (neither around the edge nor on the bottom). It has no dots or holes in the base plate; it's only marked with a numeral "2". I got it from Palm Beach Parts back in the day. It was described as an "early 1st pattern Israeli" ( also identified as Model A).
The Model A sight and Model C (commonly seen metric) sight have the same diameter base plate (I measured 0.5050" dia.) and thread pitch. The Model A was made for the high line-of-sight, open ear gas block; but should mechanically fit in a standard closed ear GB. However the fixing plates would not be interchangeable and the sight height would be an issue.
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|November 14, 2017, 12:07
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Thanks for the info!
|November 14, 2017, 14:02
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Yes, they both fit the metric gasblocks.
As for you gas plug, I would bet it is a squared-off (late model) IMBEL and not a Inch plug.
The difference between the possible and the impossible is only in the degree of a man's will. Chinese Proverb
The worst thing about growing old is that other men stop seeing you as dangerous. Act Of Valor
"A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends." Socrates
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Type A had no serrations
Type B has serrations and is what we recognize as standard Izzy/Argy
Type C1 small holes, 20 serrations
Type C2 large holes, 20 serrations
Type C3 large holes, 16 serrations
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|November 16, 2017, 23:30
FALaholic #: 21533
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I thank all of you guys for the help. As for the gas plug it is definitely the inch rounded edges style with the big slot right on the flat front face.
Now I need to count the serrations to see what exactly it is and post it up for sale or trade towards a std metric sight..say a 2hole/#2 in height.
I swapped out the stg lower for a Rhodie one I got from gunplumber- thank you and I STILL NEED TO DO A BUNCH OF FEEDBACK FOR YOU..
Turns out the rifle also has a Ra carrier...so now it has a rhodie lower,barrel and carrier...not bad
I had to transfer all the internals over from the stg lower since I'm short at least 2 complete lower internals parts kits... I have a request out to LFN to see if he can scrounge a couple complete parts kits... If anyone has enough spares to cobble up a couple let me know please..dont care on appearance,need to be functional and if possible,the fcg be all of the same maker..had bad experience mixing imbel and belgian/g1/stg... Non of the euro parts liked working with imbel bits in the fcg area...
|November 18, 2017, 23:24
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Well I took off the front sight and it IS apparently an Izzy or type 2. It has a '3' stamped unto the top and compared it with an extra Izzy front sight I have that is stamped '2'. The '3' is definitely taller than the 2. Now, I saw the Izzy sight height thread and now have to measure them both to see if they are + or - sizes because they seem to have some mark in front of the numbers but they don't look like (-) symbols.
I will be listing them up in the mp tomorrow or Monday. I don't have a new pic hosting service yet but may try my google photo storage. I can email or text pics otherwise.
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Like most good innovations, Idle Smart's automated idling management solution for trucks began with someone thinking, there's got to be a better way.
In this case, that person was an experienced truck mechanic in Kansas who realized a lot of the problems he was fixing were caused by the amount of idling trucks were doing while on the job. Functions like keeping cabin temperatures comfortable for drivers overnight or engines from freezing in cold weather are necessary to keeping trucks on the road, but idling engines cause wear and tear — and costs money in fuel and maintenance.
The mechanic invented a new way to automate those systems. He started selling it in 2006 but realized running two businesses was taking him in too many directions. He transferred the patent to Jeff Lynch and Harry Campbell in 2012, and they've been busy taking Idle Smart to the next level.
Today, Idle Smart is like a Nest for Class 8 trucks. "The system connects into the vehicle's ignition and the truck's computer, and it continually monitor things like cabin temperature, battery voltage, engine warmth and outside temperature," says Lynch, who is CEO of the Kansas City, Kansas, company. "Rather than running the truck continuously to address things like cabin comfort, we start and stop the truck only when absolutely necessary."
The driver can control the system through a tablet, and the trucking company can also monitor an entire fleet remotely. If a battery is running low or coolant is getting too cold, the engine will start to charge the battery or keep things from freezing. When the cabin heats up on a summer night, the A/C will kick on just like a home thermostat.
Idle Smart can reduce vehicle idle time by 60 percent, according to the company, which means each truck using the system not only saves money, but it can reduce yearly CO2 emissions by 12 tons and PM2.5 emissions by nearly 300 grams. With a truck fleet's number-one expense being fuel, being able to precisely manage fuel use makes helping the environment an smart financial decision.
The upfront costs of installing Idle Smart can be up to 80 percent less than other idle-reduction solutions like auxiliary power units, which means it pays off much quicker in fuel savings. It also requires no maintenance, and the remote access means adjustments can be made without taking a truck off the road.
Idle Smart is also working to streamline installation by forging partnerships with post-production truck modification companies who can incorporate the system into a truck's build-out.
We've recently invested Idle Smart as part of the company's first effort at raising growth capital. We like the company's focus on finding a "better way" for fleets to reduce idling and fuel use.
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"Vision is the art of seeing things invisible."
― Jonathan Swift
Synaesthetic vision is holographic like vision, according to Skye. Images are multidimensional which can be seen clearly, but are not touchable.
While Skye was learning aboriginal history, he always saw a synaesthetic boomerang going around him. It did distract him a bit as he was too busy looking at the boomerang rather than his classroom teacher.
On the weekends, children like coming to our bed after they wake up. The smell of our bed triggers off a lime green colour for Thomas. It makes Skye see fire on the bed like what is shown in the attached picture. He also randomly sees ashes dropping off one corner of the bed. The image gives him a warm feeling. He jumps on the bed with his arms fully extended as if he was touching the fire. He loves this sensation.
Skye's smell to vision synaesthesia has weakened in recent months, but Thomas' is as strong as before. The smell of donut is white, the smell of lavender is purple, whereas the aroma of Indian spice is blue, Thomas' favorite colour.
I often take children to a fruit and vegetable shop at a close-by shopping centre. The shop has a large variety of fruits on display. Being fruit lovers, both kids like helping me pick fruits, and enjoy synaesthetic colours they see.
One of Thomas' favourite kind of fruits is persimmon. The smell of persimmon gives rise to a very dark orange colour which sits on top of the reddish orange skin. Similarly, green is the colour floating above an avocado whereas pink is the colour he sees on a plum.
Last weekend, my dad and I took Skye, Thomas and their 8 year old cousin to the farm. Their cousin is also a synaesthete, but I didn't know he had smell to colour synaesthesia prior to the trip.
"Oh Thomas, please keep the gas in! It gives me such an awful purplish yellow colour!" Their cousin complained.
"Oh fresh! I love the smell." That's a typical statement of Thomas'. "I see blueish yellow. Why don't you like purplish yellow? I think it's beautiful!"
At the end of their amusing conversation, I asked the boys where they usually see their synaesthetic colour triggered by a smell. Their answers were quite fascinating.
As projector synaesthetes whose synaesthetic vision gets projected into the space, both Skye and Thomas see colour on an object where the smell is originated.
"But Mum, if an object is invisible, the colour comes in front of me and straight into my eyes." Skye offered more explanation.
Thomas visualises colour moving around him if he cannot see where a smell comes from.
As an associator synaesthete, their cousin sees colour in his mind. He was pointing to his forehead when he answered my question.
On Monday, Thomas and his cousin were watching a kids game show called "Steam Punks" on TV. The contester was asked to match a smell with a labelled container.
At the sight of the "Peanut Butter" label, both boys called out, "must be peanut butter, I can smell peanut butter".
"Really?" I tried to smell peanut butter, but I could not.
"Do you guys really smell peanut butter?" I asked.
"Yes, I can smell it very well."
"Me too!"
I asked my nephew if he wanted to know the term that describes his neurological trait. He declined my kind offer. But he added that he always suspected other people could not see colour or hear sound when they smell something. Sometimes, he was not sure if other people could smell an item such as the "Peanut Butter" label.
When my husband and I first discovered our children's in-depth synaesthetic perceptions, we "blamed" each other for passing on the gene. It took us a while to accept and appreciate this incredible phenomenon. My children are now fully aware of their perception difference. My nephew is on a journey making his own discovery.
I often think synaesthesia is like the opposite to what described in a proverb:
Marriage is like a fortress besieged: those who are outside want to get in, and those who are inside want to get out.
The beauty of synaesthesia is those who are inside do not want to get out, but I am not sure if those who are outside want to get in either.


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"Our members in Wisconsin were at least able to access this program to get APUs," Rajkovacz told Land Line. "This will reduce their overall fuel costs and improve air quality."
Of the $2 million $785,228 went to four large carriers, including $290,801 for 74 units at Marten Transport in Mondovi; $251,355 for 88 units for Roehl Transport of Marshfield; $126,701 for 63 units at Schneider National of Green Bay; and $116,370 for 29 units at Ashley Distribution Services of Arcadia.
The Wisconsin Department of Commerce will begin accepting applications for the 2008 APU grant program on July 1.
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Some seeds like watermelon and cantaloupe I pick directly out of the fruit and simply rinse and then dry.
Many seeds such as okra, peas, beans and flower seeds I simply let ripen and dry on the plant.
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Because sometimes I
a) can't help it
b) can't resist.
Can't help it: Walking through grocery store last night, my right inner thigh tendon muscles were spasming/shooting pain. Me: "OW OW OW!" I hobbled toward the ice cream, having to pause a few times when the pain hit again. No one said anything to me. Later, in the cupcake store, when the spasm hit, a lady said, "Oh, when are you due?" She said her daughter came the day after she had pain in that area, so I continue to be hopeful this baby won't be too late.
Can't resist: Sometimes, if I'm tired, or wired, or just tightly wound, I cannot resist going a little over the edge. Example: At breastfeeding class Tuesday night, I was exhausted. I was also chatty, though, because I'm getting euphoric about this baby coming soon. I was bubbly with the lactation consultant, but when the other few ladies arrived, they were pretty quiet. I didn't want to dominate the class, so I tried to tamp down my energy.
At one point, the lactation consultant (who I could already tell was one of those pushy people who are so much like me that I try to resist them but later we become best friends) asked the 4 of us ladies if we knew what we were having.
Me: "Yeah, a boy!"
Twin lady: "We're going to wait."
Lady in back: "We're waiting, too."
Other lady nods: "Waiting."
Lactation consultant, smiling benevolently: "Oh, that's great. That's great. It really is one of the last big suprises in life."
Me, voice quickly rising: "Why does everyone say that? It's not one of the last surprises! I'm going to have all kinds of amazing surprises in my life! I mean, it's—"
Lactation consultant, trying to change subject because she clearly realizes I'm teetering on the edge: "Oh, yes, it's really an individual choice. It's nice to know what you're having, too. So, what have you guys heard about breastfeeding?"
FIRST OF ALL, that was tactless of her! Don't ask a question and only give a positive response to the people who say the answer YOU agree with. I have to tell you, I do NOT get good vibes OR hear good reports about the lactation consultants at the hospital. I have heard some VERY BAD first hand reports about how militant and rude they are. Therefore, I am prepared to TOTALLY FREAK OUT ON THEM in the hospital if they give me any crap.
SECOND OF ALL, people said to me from the very beginning of this pregnancy, "So, are you going to find out what you're having?"
Me: "Yup!"
Nosy party: "Oh, don't find out! It's so much fun to wait! It's one of life's last big surprises!"
My response would usually be, "I'll be surprised by a healthy baby. That's good enough for me. And this is NOT the last surprise left in my life. If it is, that's sad. I have all KINDS of amazing things that are going to happen to me."
The nosy party would try to explain further why the surprise was so special, and I'd say, "I understand the excitement of a delivery surprise because I've seen it: my sister was surprised all 3 times. When her third baby was a girl, we screamed at the top of our lungs. But for me, I don't feel the need to wait. I'm a logical person, and I don't like waiting for things, so I'm going to find out. I feel no need to wait."
Sometimes, they'd keep going, and I'd say, "I don't relate to that reasoning. I just don't think that way, and neither does my husband."
It also comes down to the fact that I do not like people telling me what to do. If you tell me not to find out, I'm going to find out just to spite you.
And ANYWAY, I did not ASK if you thought I should find out. If I wanted your opinion about that, I'd ask. I didn't ask; you just told me. Guess what? I really don't care if you think I should find out if I'm carrying a boy or a girl.
Oh yes. I am a woman on the edge.
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Friday, February 27, 2009
I Enjoy Making Little Public Spectacles
Because sometimes I
Symptoms; Diagnosis: Pregnancy
For most of this pregnancy when people ask how I'm feeling, I have been able to honestly say, "GREAT! AMAZING!" with a look of delirium on my face. (Delirium over excitement about baby and also over the idea of not working for a little while.)
This past week when people ask how I feel, I have to say, "I'm getting uncomfortable." I still feel great and amazing in many ways. I can bend over to put on my own shoes if I spread my legs out wide, and I can put on my own socks if I balance on one leg. I do not have much backache or swelling in my legs- some, not a ton. But what is really bugging me is the feeling in my pelvic area:
1. Muscle spasms in right inner thigh that hit randomly when I sit or walk. Yesterday, it spasmed when I was seated. This has been the past four days and getting worse. It's because the baby is very low, about 3 inches from the outside world if you know what I mean. The spasms are getting more frequent and more painful.
Note: don't let the teeny-looking belly above fool you. I am positively huge. That photo is from 2 weeks ago. In the photos I took last night with my petite friends, I look like an absolute MONSTER.
2. Shooting pains in cervix. These I actually like, because this to me says, "Something is happening in the part of your body that's supposed to open up and let the baby out." I've been feeling stuff in my cervix for about 2 weeks, but yesterday I got 4 sharp pains right after the other. "Ow!" I said, but secretly was hoping for more. My doctor says I'm not dilated, but that's OK. I like to think my cervix is getting READY to dilate.
I think these things only bug me because I have to be pretty active at work. It's annoying to have to stand up to get papers, or answer my phone, or go to a meeting, or do some stupid errand downstairs. My inner thigh and heavy belly just want to sit on a couch.
Other issues:
3. Peeing every 2 hours at night. I'm OK with that, but the problem is, at the 3rd wakeup at 4 am... I often cannot get back to bed. Like, at this very second it's 4:44 am. I woke up at 4:08, laid in bed until 4:25, then got up. This has been happening for over a week, and it's tiring me out. My days have been too busy to nap, and now I have a cold because I got worn down. I don't even think it's a cold; I think I'm just fatigued. This is not good, because I don't want to go into a possibly long labor when I am already exhausted.
4. I'm finally doing that slow pregnant walk. My pelvis just feels heavy, for obvious reasons. I've got 20 pounds of stuff chilling out below my belly button. Walking this slowly makes it harder to get stuff done at work. But believe me, I am wrapping things up. I almost have everything ready for whomever my sub will be. Kids' grades are basically done... if I had this baby tomorrow, I'd be ready.
I don't mean to sound complain-y. I'm still out of my mind deliriously happy and I feel great. I think I am so focused on the physical things because I so badly hope they mean I'll have the baby soon. I don't mean to be impatient, but I'd like to move on from "preparing for baby" to "taking care of baby." I'm ready for this new person to be around.
People are starting to annoy me with their (as if I didn't KNOW THIS) common comment, "First time moms are usually late."
a. No freakin' DUH.
b. That doesn't mean *I* will be late, thank you very much.
c. Do I have to tell you that I am having shooting pains in my cervix, or tell you that I can reach in and feel the baby's head (remember the top of his head is only 3 inches from us!) to give you a hint that I personally think this baby will NOT be a week late?
I know people are just trying to tell me, "It's OK if you're impatient for this baby, but it might take even more time, so I don't want you to start going stir-crazy when he's a week late." That's what they mean, but it feels like they are telling me what my body is doing, when I think it is doing something else.
This feeling of irritation from me is probably due to my fear that he WILL be late- I don't mind him being late, but doctors around here tend to really want to induce you if you are late, and I DO NOT want to be induced. Many of the birth horror stories I hear relate to pitocin, the drug they give to stimulate uterine contractions. Evidently, that either a) hurts like hell or b) doesn't work on you, so you have to have a c-section. I really want to see what my body will do on its own... if I reach 42 weeks, which is when the World Health Organization says it's fair game to induce, then I'm fine with being induced. But if 41 weeks is AVERAGE for a first time mom, why the hell does my doctor say they prefer to induce at 41? That just annoys me. I don't want that painful induction drug unless I really need it.
The doc says that's because 41 weeks is when the placenta starts to deteriorate and the amniotic fluid can get low. Well, the WHO says that happens at 42, so don't rush me at 41 if the baby's heartrate still looks good and if my fluid is fine! I repeat: I do not want to be induced! Listen, all I'm asking for is 41 and a HALF.
I think after I hit my due date Wednesday, I'm going to start my own little induction campaign. Click here to read full entry.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Big 3-4, 39 Weeks, Ode to Coworkers
Yay, I just got the urge the blog. I woke up at 4 am today, restless, feeling a little sick from being overtired... but it's my birthday! I'm not sure why birthdays are so fun; maybe it's because it's fun to have people make a big deal over you. I love that we as a species do that for each other. I'm also excited because last night my friend baked me a cake- it's on my kitchen counter, she's in the guest bedroom- and we're going to eat it at lunch at work today. I'm excited to celebrate with my awesome, awesome coworkers. Oh- and it's a FUNFETTI CAKE!!!!
I'm also excited about this upcoming baby of mine. I'm wondering when he's going to be born. I don't want to speak too soon, but I'm excited he did not choose MY birthday to be born. I mean, hey, if he decides today's the day, fine; it would, for sure, be a great birthday gift. But um, this is kinda MY birthday, and it has been for 34 years, so... let's just chill out for another day, baby!
It's kind of fun not being in labor, but anticipating it. Every time my stomach hurts a little, I get hopeful, and then, when nothing happens, I get a total rush of adrenaline at the idea that it will happen eventually. I'm still one week from my due date, but I'm eager to finish up this whole pregnancy and birth process- not because I'm tired of being pregnant, but because i know that birth is really exciting. People will tell you terrible things about birth, but I've seen a few, and they've been pretty darn amazing. I'm looking forward to experiencing it, even though I know it's hard work. And, I'd really just like to have this baby- like, have him where I can see him and finally see his face.
You know how people are always like, "Ooooh I hope my water doesn't break in public?" Well, I hope mine does, because that means you're gonna have your baby soon. I want this baby soon, and I want to go into labor on my own. I don't want to be induced. I'd be delighted if my water broke, like, in my new car, or in front of all my students, or... at the DMV. Whatever. Let's just get this baby out safe and sound and without too much to-do.
One of my coworkers said yesterday, "You know how to get that baby out of there- the same way you got it in." I had to think about that for several seconds before I could process it (I mean come on that's a long sentence for a distracted pregnant lady to handle), at which point she said, "Or you could drink a margarita and jump up and down." I liked that second idea best.
Do you see why I like my coworkers? They are almost all that open, friendly, and silly, but amazing at their jobs. Plus, they are good people. When I sent out an email asking for help with the school spelling bee, at least 10 of them responded. The bee went off without a hitch yesterday thanks to the 6 of them who ended up being available.
After the bee, I gave one of my coworkers/friends a ride home, and she offered to run errands with me. So, my baby's poster is now getting re-framed at an art store in town... with plexiglass, since another coworker/friend broke the glass when she came over 2 weeks ago to help me hang the poster. Do you see a theme here with my rocking coworkers? They are just nice, generous people... and because of that cycle of kindness, they'll get funfetti cake today.
One more thing about my coworkers: last Friday, about ten of us went to happy hour. I've known many of my coworkers for almost 11 years. It's such a good feeling to be so comfortable with such great people. At this point, they're like a second family, especially for me, whose family is NOT local. After happy hour, 5 of us went to our coworker's nearby condo, ordered Chinese food, and facebooked for hours. We made two of our coworkers join, and then we had fun showing them how to use it... oh, and texting in absurd messages to a TV music station and watching to see if our messages appeared. It was ridiculous. It was like being in college. Oh- and not a single one of us was drinking. We were just enjoying time together.
Here's a non-incriminating photo of some of my coworkers over at my house last year. You would not BELIEVE how loud a roomful of teachers can get. It's a little scary.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
38 Weeks and Grumpy! Very Grumpy!
Pretty much because my body is hurting constantly, mostly my torso, mostly my lower back. It is kind of hard to concentrate on anything else. I watched like, 5 hours of TV yesterday (Real Housewives or Orange County, Desperate Housewives, 30 Rock, and Biggest Loser) because that's the best distractor to me. I have many other things I should be doing; I guess I'll try to focus on that today. But RRRRRR! I am grumpy! I woke up at 4:07 am to pee for the fourth time, and could not get back to sleep. I'm uncomfortable and I'm stressed.
I'm stressed about giving birth. I'm worried that I'm going to get to the hospital, and my labor is going to stall because I am stressed out and grossed out by the IV, and then they're going to want to give me Pitocin, and then it will hurt so bad that I need an epidural. Not the worst thing ever, but if I can avoid needles in my back and catheters in my urethra, that would be GRAND. I am also very grossed out by the idea of a catheter. My husband says all that matters is a healthy baby. Obviously that's the most important thing, but I'd also like to have a good birth. By good, I mean, smoothly progressing and not accompanied by all kinds of gross medical interventions. I know I need to relax to make that happen- so maybe I am preemptively freaking out now so I don't do it later.
Sigh. Whatever. What the freak ever. I'm going to go do a light workout with my pre-natal workout videos (Gabby Reece and yoga are both nice and easy) because I think that will make me feel better. Sometimes the gym gives me a real boost, but I'm too grumpy to concentrate on packing a gym bag and making sure I don't forget my bra and undies or something else important I need for work.
I hope I can be more positive later. Maybe I'll treat myself to a bagel with veggie cream cheese or something, and maybe I'll lie down on my rug during my meeting time at work. I think the pregnant lady- due in 2 weeks- can SKIP A MEETING. Lying down will probably allow me to be more patient with my students later (LIKE AT 2PM WHEN THE AFTERNOON SUN IS STREAMING IN THROUGH MY TWO BROKEN BLINDS THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN SINCE AUGUST AND I PUT IN A WORK ORDER AND STILL MY STUDENTS HAVE TO SIT IN THE SUN AND HAVE A HARD TIME FOCUSING. That makes me grumpy- when the sun is beating in through the floor to ceiling windows, and my students are hot and blinded by the sun, and I can't blame them for being unable to pay attention to my lessons. Oh, and when the lights in my classroom won't turn off. That makes me grumpy, too. Sun beating in, lights won't go off, how can I do lessons on the overhead? I can't. That's what happened yesterday.)
And maybe I'll schedule my prenatal massage for today rather than wait until Friday. Because clearly, I NEED TO RELAX.
OH, and I'm just saying, those blinds were not broken on my watch. Someone else was in my classroom last year. I would never allow a chaotic blind-breaking environment. Click here to read full entry.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Other Smaller Obsession: The Obamas
Me: I just found 2 great new Obama sites.
Husband: Whitehouse dot gov and c-span?
Me: No, This Week With Barack Obama dot blogspot dot com and Michelle Obama Watch dot com.
I'm sorry, I love the First Family. I love the video of Barack and Michelle reading to second graders, and I love the photos of the Obamas leaving on the helicopter for Chicago, with each daughter carrying a backpack. You know they did homework the entire way.
Michelle Obama Watch has short articles like "Video: First Lady Obama Visits Howard University - ("Be True to Yourself" Work/Life Balance)," "Cute Video From First Lady's Visit to Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care- Hugs For Everyone," and "Michelle and Barack Understand the Value of Informal Gatherings." That last article says, Michelle and Barack Obama maintain what Amie Parnes describes as a "dizzying social calendar" to make sure organic relationships trump political maneuvering. Reporting for politico.com, Parnes reveals that the Obama's host informal gatherings where guests eat hot dogs, pizza and ice cream - and don't sit around talking about politics.
Obama Watch is a little more politically-oriented, which is understandable, but it still has fun posts like "Obama License Plates" (only available in Illinois) and "Ebony Magazine Obama Cover the Best Selling Ever." It, like the Michelle site, has good video and photos.
I prefer my political news interspersed with healthy amounts of feel-good video and paparazzi-like photos. Click here to read full entry.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
New Obsession: Bob Jogging Stroller
I think I have shaken my obsession with the bugaboo Cameleon. I visited it at giggle in Greenwich yesterday, and realized that although it drives like a dream and is cute as sh!t, it truly is a pain to fold. The saleswoman told me that the Maclaren Quest Sport stroller (with orange accents!) is OK for babies 3 months or older- and at $225, 13 pounds, and a simple fold, that's a better deal than the 20 pound, $900 Cameleon! The Maclaren can also hold a kid up to 55 pounds, whereas the Cameleon can only hold a kid up to 40 pounds. So, until 3 months, I'll just use my Maclaren $80 frame with my Graco carseat, then I'll get me a Quest Sport or maybe just a Quest.
Dropping my bugaboo obsession leaves room for a new one: the Bob Revolution jogging stroller. It's 400 bucks, but also pushes incredibly smoothly, almost as smoothly as the Cameleon. It doesn't turn as sharply, but it got easily through the aisles at giggle. I am definitely going to get a jogger, so why not get the dreamy Bob? I hear great things about it from all my facebook friends, and one of them is a chemistry professor; who's going to argue with her?
I'm getting the Bob. It's only a question of when (I'm thinking a few weeks after baby is born?) and in what color (maybe light brown and light blue). The Bob does have a car seat adapter, but you can only walk with the baby until the pediatrician gives you the go-ahead to jog at 6-9 months. I think the doc has to make sure baby's neck and other important parts can handle the bumps.
I'm not supposed to work out until after I have this baby- doctor wants me to rest- so I am ITCHING to get moving as soon as I have recovered from delivery. I really like to move, and not working out has been very, very annoying for me. I'll get the Bob car seat adapter for my speed walks, because I need to do some damn cardio ASAP.
Bob, I already love you. I'm just waiting for the husband's approval to buy you. I'm also trying to decide if I should just get the dark blue or organge model, which is on sale at giggle for $311, or if I should pay $389 for the cuter light brown/blue model. So far, I'm leaning toward the sale item, mostly because it makes me feel justified in buying it like, tomorrow.
I have not completely forgotten the Cameleon. I know that no other stroller rides as smoothly, and thinking of my baby in his rickety Maclaren (well, rickety in comparison) hurts me just a teeny bit. I don't want to jiggle my baby, but Baby, $900 is a lot of money for a stroller, and Mommy wants the Bob, too. There's only room in the bank account for one over-priced stroller. Click here to read full entry.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Rain: I Like It
I know I'm such a sicko, but I love the rain.
I don't love it if I have to walk around NYC all day, although I did have a chuckle this summer when I walked a few blocks for takeout in a drizzle in NYC, and on the way home, the rain and wind kicked up. I had to walk with my umbrella horizontal while rain pelted me. I couldn't see where I was going, and my jeans got soaked up to the knees. I was staying alone at my friend's apartment, so I had no one to complain to. All I could do was find it funny.
I do like rain when I'm home. Right now, I'm in my house, it's raining, and I'm cozy. Still, I see how sun cheers some people up. Not me; I'm prone to carcinoma. I only like the sun if there's a good reason for it, like a ride on a friend's boat, tennis in the morning, or a Memorial Day BBQ. Maybe I do like sun.
But rain is beautiful. At this time of year, fall, it's beautiful. Winter rain? Not as nice because it freezes and driving gets sketch. That's short for sketchy. My younger sister inspired me a couple of years ago with "whatev," and now I abbreviate whatever I want. Yesterday I said, "… or is it my imag?" Why add the extra 3 syllables if everyone knows what you mean? I challenge you to find some cut-offable words in your life.
Oh- and I like dramatic rain. It poured last… Friday? Monday? And it was grand! The leak in our ceiling ratcheted up, but it's a rental, and the drip is always in that one place, so whatev. Just put a towel town.
And you know what, we should appreciate this rain. Soon it's going to be snow, and not even snow; it's going to be that gross slushy mix that makes driving hard, then it freezes overnight on your car!!! Rain, on the other hand, is both pretty and convenient: you'll never have to shovel it out of your driveway at 6 am before struggling to work. What's wrong with rain?
I think my love of rain may have started with a Langston Hughes poem, which I saw on one of those large easels when I volunteered at a second grade classroom in college. Anton and I worked or writing, and he did a great job. One day he wanted to show me his new puppy, so we walked over to his house across the street. He went in and got the puppy, and I got in a pet or two before his mom screamed at him from somewhere in the apartment. As he shut the door on me, he gave me a scared look that said, "sorry," and I could tell he was mortified. I have never forgotten that look. When I think of Anton, I think of this poem. I only remembered the last line, but a few years ago I came across the whole poem.
Let the rain kiss you
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk
The rain makes running pools in the gutter
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
And I love the rain
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Obsessions: Nursery, the Color Orange, Bugaboo
My to-do list is far too long to write a coherent blog post, so I'll make this a several-topic, list-form post.
1. I am totally obsessed with my baby's nursery. I hang out in here all the time. It's actually the only place in the house I really hang out. I look up stuff on my laptop and look through my baby binder (has to-do lists, receipts, doctor info, lists of stuff I still need, etc.) Then, I either make a phone call related to the to-do list, or get up and do something, like baby laundry or get a drink of water, or pee, which I seem to be doing a lot. The doctor said the baby is pretty much sitting on my bladder. Well, sitting with his head, because my little angel is already head down. Good job, baby!
3. The rumors I hear about Chris Brown, one of my celeb crushes, assaulting his girlfriend Rihanna, had better not even be the slightest bit true, or he is OFF my list of celebrity crushes.
4. I am obssessed with the bugaboo Cameleon stroller. This stroller is unfortunately $900. Since I can't have it, I am obsessed with it. I view the cost of all items in terms of a bugaboo. Example: "This dinner cost a hundred bucks!?! That's 1/9 of my bugaboo!" Or, "That IKEA chest is $240? That's almost a quarter of my bugaboo." The bugaboo comes in orange, which as you can imagine, only fans the flames of my bugaboo ardor.


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It's Time For the Hospice Spring Bouquet Sale
We are ready for spring!! Even though Mother Nature may not be. The Hospice Spring Bouquet Sale is a great tradition to get you in the spirit for spring! We spoke about it on the show on Monday (March 4).
The sale starts on Wednesday (March 6), and you can look for the Dean of Country out this Wednesday at Dunkin Donuts at the corner of Genesee and Transit. Stop on your way to work between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and get your Hospice Bouquet! They are only $8!


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Conference on Marketing and Product Development for Islamic Financial Services
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Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Dalai Lama
We are proud to celebrate 30 years as a leading publisher for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Serving as the spiritual leader for the Tibetan people, the Dalai Lama frequently describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. Recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, His Holiness often states that his life is guided by three major commitments: the promotion of basic human values or secular ethics in the interest of human happiness, the fostering of interreligious harmony, and securing the welfare of the Tibetan people. His books with Wisdom are excellent expressions of his scholarly curiosity and compassionate vision for the contemporary world.
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A Biography of Ling Rinpoché
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Grenoble, France
I have this weird hobby of getting up very soon and walking as far as I can from home (any shrink in the audience ?). Here is what you can see when you do that around Grenoble.
Vienna, Austria
I spent the two years before Grenoble in Vienna. Here are a few places that really grew on me.


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Global Logistics Solutions for Sennheiser
Find out more about the customer solution Sennheiser
We are very pleased to have found, in Arvato, a business partner who can deliver the solutions we need for our global logistics.Dr. Andreas Sennheiser, Sennheiser Group CEO
Business Need
Sennheiser was looking for a new partner to not only take over its global logistics and distribution but one that could also offer a globally standardized system landscape. All Arvato central lager warehouses work a on a standardized SAP client with standardized processes, enabling global inventory control and compliance with quality standards.
arvato's Solution
On 21 January 2014, Arvato began to gradually take over worldwide
logistics for products manufactured by the Sennheiser group. Against this
backdrop, Arvato CEO Achim Berg and the entrepreneur Dr. Andreas Sennheiser
inaugurated a logistics hall, built specifically for this purpose on Arvato's Gütersloh premises.
60 employees work in the 10,000 square meter warehouse and distribution
hall on Arvato's "An der Autobahn" premises. Construction began in May 2013,
and was completed last November.
A few months later, Arvato opened new logistics centers for Sennheiser in Hong Kong and the US.
Business impact
The establishment of three distribution centers in Europe, Asia and the USA with a global SAP platform, ensured streamlined processes and maximum control of global inventories, as well as optimized replenishment processes for Sennheiser. As international sales peaks are not unusual for Sennheiser, this calls for a high degree of flexibility and strict quality standards in order to manage fluctuating volumes. Furthermore, Arvato offers Sennheiser and its customers a tracking and tracing system, complaints processing, transport performance monitoring and cycles, as well as processing customs and shipping documents.


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Lindtner in Hamburg — On August 1st, 2014, the beyond Hamburg's and Europe's borders well known gastronomic institution celebrated its 75th anniversary. Not only does the magic number 75, but especially the begin and the ensuing growth of this family-owned business, are reasons to celebrate this exceptional story.
On the first of August 1939, the newlyweds Hermann and Alwine Lindtner opened a pastry shop in the centre of Hamburg. The shop was a hit among Hamburg's citizens – until 1943 when bombs hit the shop.
The couple was able to escape from the burning Hamburg, the pastry shop including the bakery and the inventory was lost. On the Eppendorfer Landstraße in Hamburgs's Eppendorf district the couple made a fresh start. It was to be a classic style café, in furnishing and quality, a top class pastry shop. It has been that to the present day. Constant technical modernisation and gentle adaptation to today's needs have maintained the charm of the dining area and the popularity among young and old.
With the construction of the Hotel/Restaurant Lindtner, in the Heimfeld district, the founders took a big risky step in 1949. From the laying of the foundation stone until opening took exactly 99 days.
Three daughters, Heidrun, Brunhild and Korri, which today run the business together, were born in the meantime. In the following years and decades, Harburg citizens flocked into the house at the Black Mountains, and amused themselves with food and drinks, music and dancing. In our ballroom, many young women and young men celebrated the end of their dance courses.
Since the early beginnings, the Hotel Lindtner has been in high demand for school graduation parties, wedding parties and anniversaries. Harburg´s Marksmen's Guild of 1528 has its headquarters here. Our house with its private atmosphere has become a second home for many of our guests.
The next big step began with a drastic decision – was it time for modernization, expansion or new construction? The most radical solution was chosen: new construction – and that is part of the uniqueness – while maintaining day-today operations. In 1992 the demolition and construction work began. Essentially the only thing that remained was the great ballroom that offers room for 700 guests. During the next two years the Hotel was "transformed" into a Bauhaus inspired, four storeyed building with more than 100 rooms and suites.
The number of light-flooded ballrooms, parlours and conference rooms multiplied. New restaurants were added, the outdoor facilities, gardens and parking spaces were redesigned, taking the old tree population into consideration.
For many years the guests have been impressed by paintings by the artist Vladimir Kamendy, that hang all over the house. The hotel and kitchen have already reached the highest level – the clientele is international. To be satisfied with the achieved is not Lindtner's thing.
The decision to enlarge the hotel once again has almost become routine. More space for conferences, exhibitions and receptions had to be added. The extension of the wing hall, equipped with up to date media technology – and a panoramic view into nature, began in 2007. Along with the expansion came the amplification of the already enormous entrance hall. A Fireplace Lounge was added, as well as additional suites were added and overall reigns a Spa, which brings relaxation to the body and calm to the soul.


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A short battery life is one of the most annoying things about a smart phone. Sometimes it doesn't even last the entire day, and by the time evening comes, the phone has to be plugged in to charge.
Some manufacturers offer a quick-charge option that gives the battery enough juice in a few minutes to last a few hours. However, there's a widespread belief that this fast-charging can damage the battery.
Stephan Scheuer, a battery expert at a leading technical inspection association, says that higher currents produce higher temperatures.
These, in turn, lead to "accelerated chemical reactions that result in partially irreversible physical reactions in the electrolyte and in the materials," says Scheuer, of a regional branch of Germany's Tuev association.
But Torsten Neumann, from Chip computer magazine, says this problem has always existed when charging batteries. "When electricity flows, some of it is converted into heat. That's why the manufacturers know how to largely compensate for these negative effects," he says.
Which is all to say: There's no need to worry that fast-charging will wear out your smartphone's battery any faster than normal charging. — dpa


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Other UK Sports
Florida, Georgia, Missouri move on to SEC softball semis
Kirsti Merritt's three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning broke open a tie game and lifted No. 1 seed Florida to an 8-4 win over No. 8 Alabama in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament at Kentucky's John Cropp Stadium on Thursday.
The Gators advanced to Friday's semifinals, where they will face LSU or Georgia.
Florida opened the scoring with a run in the first, then added three more in the fourth for a 4-0 lead. Defending national champion Alabama fired back with four runs in the fifth.
Merritt's homer in the sixth highlighted a four-run inning for the Gators that put the game out of reach.
Florida starter Hannah Rogers pitched the first five innings. Lauren Haeger (14-2) came on to pick up the victory.
Georgia 7, LSU 0: The fifth-seeded Bulldogs powered their way past the No. 4 Tigers as Chelsea Wilkinson earned her fourth win over a top-25 opponent in the last four weeks, throwing a complete game shutout by scattering just five hits over seven innings.
Missouri 8, Arkansas 0: Freshman Emily Crane smacked a walk-off double as the third-seeded Tigers finished off No. 6 seed Arkansas in five innings.
The Tigers were led offensively by junior Mackenzie Sykes and sophomore Kelsea Roth. Sykes went 3-for-3 with a single, double and triple. Roth hit a two-run homer in the fifth.
Semifinal times changed
Friday's semifinals have been moved to 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. because of the potential for inclement weather, SEC officials said Thursday.
The games, which were originally set for 3 and 5:30 p.m., will both be televised on ESPNU.
SEC Softball Tournament
Thursday's quarterfinals
Florida 8, Alabama 4
Georgia 7, LSU 0
Missouri 8, Arkansas 0
Tennessee vs. South Carolina (n)
Friday's semifinals
1 p.m. — Florida (50-7) vs. Georgia (38-18), (ESPNU)
3:30 p.m. — Missouri (34-10) vs. Tennessee-South Carolina winner (ESPNU)
Saturday's finals
8 p.m. — Semifinal winners meet (ESPN)


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Month: December 2014
How simulating Cyber Threats using role play can help you avoid the Pitfalls of Phishing and Spear-Phishing
SC Magazine wrote a great article in November, "Acting out: Cyber simulation exercises", explaining how role play can play an important part for businesses combating cyber threats. The comparison to child's play is good – just like children learn and develop new skills through role play, so can businesses learn through acting out cyber attack scenarios…. Read More ›


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via AOL Breaking Defense.
Congress wants the Army to get its tanks in gear. Today, the House Armed Services Committee released its draft of the 2018 defense policy bill, which all but begged the Army to accelerate its air-deployable Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle. MPF would fill a void in light tanks that's existed since the M551 Sheridan was retired in 1996. A separate provision would order the Army to report on its plans for modernizing its heavy armored forces across the board, including "the development of a next generation infantry fighting vehicle and main battle tank" to replace the M2 Bradley and M1 Abrams respectively.Story here.
Wow. The USMC is looking at a world of hurt if the Army (and the rest of the world) speeds up its armor programs.
Consider this. If the Army fields a credible Light Tank then the USMC will be in a box. Do we follow the lead or stay with a heavy tank. But it doesn't stop there. If the Army continues to upgrade the Abrams AND accelerates its work on its replacement then hell will descend on us.
Because we will face a three pronged debate. Do we go light with the light tank, stay heavy with the M1 or do we wait and see what comes out of the Abrams replacement?
Either way its gonna cost bucks and I remain unconvinced that the air power that's coming online won't continue to drain the coffers even after they're purchased. We should be getting a least an idea of how much it costs to maintain the F-35 but I can't find it anywhere.
And no one is asking the question.
If the MV-22 doesn't dramatically improve and if the CH-53K is an expensive piece of gear to maintain then our budget will be in a hurt locker.
Which leads to the last option.
We might be forced to operate the M1A1 till 2050 and beyond based on budget alone. That would be like taking an upgraded M4 Sherman into Gulf War 1.


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Lincoln, the new St Paul's Church
Artist: Grimm, Samuel Hieronymus
Medium: Ink wash on paper
Date: 1786
A south-east view in ink of the new church of St Paul in Lincoln. The original church on this site was built by the Roman governor of Lincoln, Blecca, who had been baptised by St Paulinus. This first church fell down in 1302 and was rebuilt out of the coffers of its parishioners. This second church decayed and was itself rebuilt around 1786. The building in this image is thus the third church on the site, and stands to this day.


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Performance Art Piece on Friday 10/28!
Laura Anderson Barbata and Fem Appeal join forces drawing from the traditions of performance art, burlesque, vaudeville and lecture formats. One performance resulting in a multiple perspective mash-up: "lecture hall – brainy burlesque – performance art"
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Julia Pastrana, (1834-1860) an Indigenous woman born in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico was a gifted singer who performed in English, Spanish and French. Julia had a mezzo-soprano voice, played the guitar and was a graceful dancer. Julia Pastrana suffered from one of the most extreme cases of congenital generalized hypertrichosis lanuguinosa on record and from severe gingival hyperplasia. Due to her condition, her face and body were covered with thick hair and her jaw was disproportionately large. After her death, her body was embalmed and was exhibited extensively throughout Europe and the United States for over 100 years and later kept at the Schreiner Collection in the University of Oslo, Norway.
In response to Julia Pastrana, Anderson Barbata initiated research, correspondence with University Scholars and The National Committee for Ethical Evaluation of Research on Human Remains in Oslo, Norway to present the case of Julia Pastrana before the committee for re-evaluation, with the objective of having her body be returned to Mexico for burial. After nearly 10 years of efforts, in February 2013, at the University of Olso, Norway, custody of Julia Pastrana was transferred to Mexican officials; Anderson Barbata represented Mexico. Julia Pastrana's burial took place on the 12th of February in Sinaloa de Leyva, Mexico.


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It happened. After what seemed liked decades in the cold our great and glorious sun popped its head from out behind the clouds, stuck on its hat and said: "The sun has got his hat on, hip-hip-hooray! And he's going to make you hotter than you've ever been! Hooray!" As such, you're probably in need of some new summer trainers. Filled with questions like: 'how to wear trainers without socks?', 'what to wear with white trainers?' and crucially: 'what are the best trainers for summer?
Well, let us tell you. What you're looking for is something lightweight, possibly with a dash of dazzling colour spliced right in the mix with obscene, ray reflecting whites.
Here's the best, coolest lightweight summer trainers for your feet to wear and your eyeballs to love. AND if you want more great Style content sign up for Mr Hyde's weekly email.
Vans Ultrarange Rapidweld
Vans still have one big mitt on the casual footwear crown, but here they come with a second paw to grasp another piece of regalia – the "proper adventure loafs" tiara. The latest batch of UltraRanges (€100) are aaaall about feather-footed, hella comfy and stink-free exploration, with innovative bits such as the pillowy "UltraCush Lite" foam, "reverse waffle" soles, "Rapidweld" stitchless construction and a "LuxLiner" sock. Now that's what we call tasty shoe tech!
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Converse OneStar 74s
A certain Mr Cobain entered Converse One Stars (£69) into the uniform of the DGAF anti-establishment mutineer and, as such, is the reason why you suddenly feel like kicking bins over when you strap into a pair. Pow! Right in the kisser, authority! How d'ya like a size-nine dose of bloomin' gorgeous, coloured, on-trend suede, right in yer corporate gonads! Super cool, colourful and comfortable.
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Saucony Original DXN Vintage
To be a "Rod" is to be a guy who gets stuff done. Leaking cistern? Rod's on it! Ding in your bumper? Roddy boy, yer up! Need your boss's labrador kidnapp… sit down Rod, we're joking. Little surprise then, that there's an extraordinarily decent Rod at the epicentre of these Saucony Originals DXN Vintage (£75). Rod Dixon – legendary 1983 NYC marathon winner, keen designer and stickler for detail – is the reason these vibrant runners deserved their re-release: he obsessed over the functional details so much that he clocked up 100s of miles in test pairs until he found the perfect set.
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Nike Epic React Flyknit
Okay, so you have no intention of taking your heart rate above "borderline deceased" this summer. Is that a good enough excuse to not add these bus-chasers to your trainer gang? Er, yeah, sure, if missing out on Nike Epic React Flyknit's (£129.95) new mallow-soft foot-hugging sole, famous crazy-comfy woven construction, and foot-feel that's as light as rabbit's kiss is absolutely okay with you. Oh, pur-leeease. Get real!
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Adidas Originals Samba
Ah, the World Cup. Samba season. Two pints after Morocco v Iran and there you find yourself, rapt by football fever, spooning the ball over the roof of Ickenham SuperGoals and into traffic on a medium-capacity urban road. Nothing like it. Anyway, yes, samba. What we have here is a meticulous run of original adidas Samba (£79.95) reproductions that stay totally true to the 1950s blueprint. Extremely catch-the-game-in-the-pub shoes, this silly soccer season.
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