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Abbey Daw, also a Centered City Yoga teacher, takes D'ana Baptiste's class. On Saturday October 8, many classes were offered for free along with healthy snacks in celebration of Centered City Yoga's eighth anniversary. photo by John Carlisle :: SLUG
October 1, 2011 marked the eighth anniversary of Centered City Yoga, one of the most popular and respected studios in the city, and its expansion into a new facility, rEvolution Yoga. Created by D'ana Baptiste, Centered City has for years been home to some of the finest teachers in Salt Lake (my favorite is the spunky and unstoppable Abbey Daw), as well as a gathering place for perhaps the areas most dedicated students. After years of studying at other locations, I augmented my own yoga practice this last year by including classes at Centered City.
One of the first things I could not help but notice at Centered City is the fact that the studio is a genuine workplace, not merely a club or venue hosting the latest exercise craze. Both teachers and students showed a remarkable level of skill and commitment in their practice. In my very first class, taught by D'ana, I was quickly challenged to test my own physical and mental limitations and draw from within myself reserves of strength and patience I had not previously acknowledge or employed. However, even prior to noticing this, I could not help but notice the tremendous amount of traffic at Centered City. In fact, I had in the past attempted to take classes at the studio only to discover there was insufficient room for me. Precisely in order to accommodate a larger and more diversified clientele, D'ana has expanded into the first floor of the old Centered City, and opened rEvolution Yoga Studio.
Last Saturday, rEvolution Yoga hosted an open house, an event which included a full day of free yoga instruction. As always, Centered City was full to capacity with both veteran and novice yogis. Additionally, the large downstairs space, to my surprise, held a course for children's yoga. This session was also remarkably well attended, by a few dozen kids on tiny mats. Information and instruction for all ages was provided throughout the day by a variety of staffers and teachers, including D'ana, whose CORE class included hands-on guidance and adjustments in the traditional yoga asanas, as well as guidance in the safe and correct use of props such as straps and blocks. Instruction focused on the use of breathing, stretching and balancing techniques to develop not only flexibility and bodily strength, but even more importantly, mental calm, personal confidence and purposeful energy.
Another key component of Centered City's expansion is an intention to sponsor a variety of yoga-related events, including musical performance and dance. The days's scheduled events also included an evening performance by multi-instrumentalist Lindsay Heath, leader of the Lindsay Heath Orchestra and the force behind Dances With Wolves, a one-woman drums-and-machines project. It was Lindsay's metal-funk and beatbox groove which formed the core of so many of this last summer's dance parties. Though the celebration ended earlier than was anticipated, similar music events are planned for the near future. SLUG readers should stay on the alert for details. Check out photos of the event here.


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Mr. Merrill is the son of current LDS Apostle Marriner W. Merrill, by his third wife (plural wife). He is 38 years old and currently married. His first wife (married in 1887) died in 1889. They had one child together. While married to his first wife, he married a plural wife, Annie V. Stoddard, in 1888. This marriage ceremony was performed in a private residence of a Logan Temple worker, Mr. N.C. Edlefson; who also performed the ceremony. There is no official record of this ceremony ever having taken place. He has 4 children by Annie; the oldest being about 9 and the youngest being about 2-1/2 years old. He married for a third time to what he terms his "legal" wife, Chloe Hendricks, in March of 1891. This marriage ceremony was performed by his father. He has 5 children by Chloe. This makes 10 children in total.
Mr. Merrill does not hold any official position of authority or responsibility within the Mormon Church.
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Mr. Merrill was married by his father while already being married to another woman. However, it is not known whether the father knew his son was currently married (plurally) or not. This marriage took place after the issuance of the manifesto.
The senators try to understand what Mr. Merrill's father knew or didn't know at the time he performed the ceremony. They are also interested in why he calls Chloe his legal wife.
Senator Foraker. And although you were living with a wife at that time, whom you had taken in 1888, you call the wife of 1891 your legal wife?Commentary: Here is another "documented" marriage that took place after the issuance of the manifesto on September 20, 1890; and the kicker to this one is that an Apostle performed the marriage as admitted by the Apostle's son. The only drawback to this is that the father may not have known his son was already living with a plural wife; however, that seems a very weak argument right now.
Mr. Merrill. Yes, sir; I do not know that he knew that I was living with a wife.
Senator Pettus. Will you please explain why the last wife whom you married is your legal wife?
Mr. Merrill. Because she was married under the laws of the State of Utah. The laws of the State of Utah, as I understand them, did not make my wife a legal wife - my plural wife that I had in 1888 - and I married this one under the laws of the State of Utah. I went to court and got a license to marry her.
The Chairman. That is the marriage of 1891?
Mr. Merrill. Yes, sir.
Senator Dubois. Have you that marriage certificate with you?
Mr. Merrill. No, sir; I have not.
Senator Dubois. Can you get it?
Mr. Merrill. I think I could.
Senator Dubois. Will you get it?
Mr. Merrill. I will if you want it.
Senator Dubois. I should like to see it very much.
Mr. Van Cott. I will see that that is obtained, if there is one.
Senator Dubois. It was in March, 1891?
Mr. Merrill. Yes, sir.
Senator Dubois. When was the manifesto issued?
Mr. Merrill. It was in 1890, I think.
The senators on the committee spend a couple of minutes questioning Mr. Merrill about the plural marriage ceremony itself. They want to know what happens there (music? witnesses? praying? reading from a book? etc.). Mr. Merrill can recall none of the actual ceremony for them.
He is then allowed a chance to explain why his father wouldn't know of his relationship to his current plural wife when he married him to his "legal" wife:
Mr. Worthington. Where was your father living?Commentary: That's an interesting look into this family, even though the details are sketchy at best.
Mr. Merrill. On the underground most of the time.
Mr. Worthington. What do you mean by the underground?
Mr. Merrill. In hiding.
Mr. Worthington. Then you do not know whether he knew that you were cohabiting with the wife of 1888 -
Mr. Merrill. No, sir.
Mr. Worthington. At the time he married you to the wife of 1891?
Mr. Merrill. No, sir.
Mr. Worthington. He was in hiding; what for, if you know?
Mr. Merrill. Yes, sir; because they were prosecuting in Utah at that time for polygamy, very severely.
Senator Foraker. Had not those prosecutions stopped at that time?
Mr. Merrill. No, sir.
Senator Dubois. You do not understand Senator Foraker's question, I think. You were living with the wife of 1888 up to 1891 in the town of Richmond?
Mr. Merrill. Yes, sir.
Senator Dubois. And your father was not in hiding after the manifesto was issued?
Mr. Merrill. I think not.
Senator Dubois. And you were all living together in the town of Richmond?
Mr. Merrill. No, sir; you do not understand the situation, I think, Senator. My father has spent a great deal of his time at Logan, and ofttimes I would not see him more than once a month, even when I was living with my mother.
The senators then question him about his father's health. Apparently Mr. Merrill (the father) has been subpoenaed, but cannot come because of a condition with diabetes for seven or eight months; he "has been very feeble."
Mr. Tayler then digs into the family relations of father Merrill:
Mr. Tayler. You said he is at Richmond now?Commentary: Apostle Marriner W. Merrill certainly has a large family. I guess it's interesting to know how a plural couple spends time together. It doesn't help me with any understanding, really, except to know that they do spend time together even if it is on an irregular basis.
Mr. Merrill. Yes, sir; I think so.
Mr. Tayler. Do all of his wives live there?
Mr. Merrill. Yes, sir.
Mr. Tayler. How many has he?
Mr. Merrill. He has six.
Mr. Tayler. How many brothers and sisters have you?
Mr. Merrill. I have 20 brothers and 17 sisters, I think.
Senator Overman. How many?
Mr. Merrill. Twenty brothers and 17 sisters.
Mr. Tayler. Do you know how many nieces and nephews you have?
Mr. Merrill. I do not.
Mr. Tayler. Over a hundred?
Mr. Merrill. I think so.
Senator Foraker. Was your mother, if I may ask you without giving any offense, a plural wife of your father?
Mr. Merrill. Yes, sir.
Senator Foraker. Did he make his home regularly with your mother or with his first wife or some other wife?
Mr. Merrill. I may say with his first wife; that is where people all went to do business with him.
Senator Foraker. And he simply came occasionally, are we to understand, to visit your mother?
Mr. Merrill. Yes, sir.
Senator Foraker. He did not live there continuously?
Mr. Merrill. No, sir; not continuously.
Senator Overman. Did he have any regular time for coming to your house, and did he stay any length of time?
Mr. Merrill. When he was home he did.
Senator Overman. How often did he come?
Mr. Merrill. About every fourth or fifth night, when he was in Richmond.
Senator Overman. How long did he stay?
Mr. Merrill. Overnight.
Senator Overman. Did he stay any length of time?
Mr. Merrill. No, sir; he was a very busy man.
The cross-examination of this witness did not call into the question the marriage ceremony, or that the witness was married a total of three times; rather, only dates and knowledge of the current marital status of the witness were discussed. It seems apparent that the defense counsel is willing to concede the fact that so far two marriages, have been performed after the manifesto where the groom will have more than one wife at the same time.

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Actors, artists and celebrities reacted late Saturday to the death of "The Fast and the Furious" actor Paul Walker, who along with another man was killed in a single-car crash in the Santa Clarita Valley. Sheriff's officials said speed was a factor in the accident.
Photos: Paul Walker, 1973-2013
Tweets from friends and co-stars included:
Ludacris "Your humble spirit was felt from the start, wherever you blessed your presence you always left a mark, we were like brothers & our birthdays are only 1 day apart, now You will forever hold a place in all of our hearts @paulwalker legacy will live on forever. R.I.P."
Tyrese: "My heart is hurting so bad no one can make me believe this is real Father God I pray that you send clarity over this cause I just don't understand My heart hurts it's broken no one can convince me that this is real.... Prayer warriors please pray real hard for his only child, his daughter and family...My God... My God... I can't believe I'm writing this"
Carson Daly "Sick about the tragic loss of #PaulWalker. I enjoyed our time together very much. Such a really nice guy. Prayers to his family and friends."
Walker also had a starring role in the upcoming film "Brick Mansions," set for release in 2014 and produced by the studio Relativity Media.
"We are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of Paul Walker," Relativity president Tucker Tooley said in a statement. "Paul was an incredibly talented artist, devoted philanthropist and friend. Our hearts go out to his family and our thoughts and prayers are with them."
According to a statement on Walker's official Twitter account, the 40-year-old actor was attending a charity event to aid Filipino victims of Typhoon Haiyan for his organization Reach Out Worldwide, formed in 2010 as a quick response first-aid organization.
"It is with a truly heavy heart that we must confirm that Paul Walker passed away today in a tragic car accident while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide," the statement read. "He was a passenger in a friend's car, in which both lost their lives. We appreciate your patience as we too are stunned and saddened beyond belief by this news."
Officials with the Los Angeles County coroner's office said they were still at the scene and could not confirm the names of either victim. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported that the car was a 2005 red Porsche Carrera GT that had struck a light pole and that speed was a factor.
Representatives with Universal Pictures also confirmed Walker's identity and released a statement:
"All of us at Universal are heartbroken. Paul was truly one of the most beloved and respected members of our studio family for 14 years, and this loss is devastating to us, to everyone involved with the "Fast and Furious" films, and to countless fans. We send our deepest and most sincere condolences to Paul's family."
FOR THE RECORD: In an earlier version of this post, quoted online remarks from "The Fast & The Furious" co-star Vin Diesel were not verified and have been removed.
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This week all eight meerkats were given access to one of the two rooms in their exhibit. In preparation, keepers coated the guest viewing window with wax. This is typically done so that animals see that there is a barrier there and don't run into it. After we let these little guys out they explored the entire exhibit from top to bottom. When they finally found the window they actually seemed annoyed that they couldn't see out!
So we cleaned off a small section about 8 inches in diameter. All eight tried to peek through the small opening so we had to make it bigger. While we cleaned off the wax with a towel, one of the meerkats stood on the other side of the glass and seemed mesmerized by the circular motions of the towel. It was really cute to watch!
At this point we decided to remove most of the wax to allow them to watch some of the last minute preparations taking place outside their exhibit. Later this week we will introduce the group to zoo staff to observe how they are going to react to crowds, like the ones we hope to get this summer. If the window cleaning encounter was any indication, they are going to be just fine.
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Wallbridge Lower Lock
Realignment works to the canal bed in compliance with Environment Agency requirements are now complete. Surfacing of the tow path, in stone, from Brewery Bridge to the position of the landing steps at the downstream end of the lock is 95% complete.
Buttresses hold up walls and work
Generally progress on the bypass has been as anticipated in the original programme. However, excavations have been somewhat slowed by the need to breach a number of large brick buttresses created by the 1780's bricklayers to support the lock walls.
No plans or drawings exist from those long ago days. This means that today's engineers discover and dismantle each buttress anew as they progress with the excavations.
The original walls will be tied in to the new concrete structure. Floodlighting has been installed in order to maintain the hours.
Impressive structure
The lock by-wash and fish pass is an impressive 75 metres long concrete culvert. The walls forming that culvert are complete from the upstream inlet to the first resting pool. The term resting pool means exactly that. This is an area where migrating fish and eels will rest to gain strength to negotiate the Larinier Fish Pass referred to in update No. 4.
Non slip walk-way
The culvert will, in part, be covered by a Fibregrate grating to form a non-slip walkway beside the channel. (See first picture)
The remainder of the culvert is in the form of a concrete tunnel. Mike Gallagher ventured down inside the four foot high space to get photograph number two. The inlets can be seen to the top right of the picture.
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A timeline of English Period Antiques from 1485 to 1918
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When King Henry VII came to the throne 1485, the event signified the end of the Middle (Medieval) ages. It marked a brighter new era for England and the historic beginning of the English Renaissance.
Tudor Furniture Characteristics
• Made of Oak.
• Heavy, strong, detailed and uncomfortable furniture.
• Similar to medieval and gothic furniture periods preceding it.
• Often decorated with tapestries, embroidery, carpets, and fabrics.
• Very rare as only a few rich people in the 1500's could afford such luxuries.
Before Elizabeth the furniture in previous ages was always made to be functional and plain, repetitive patterns and square based design. The Elizabethan age saw a greater degree of experimentation with furniture as influences from abroad made their mark. Furniture was also starting to be constructed out of Walnut, however due to the lack of strength many walnut pieces have not survived the years
Elizabethan Furniture Characteristics
• Solid inlays now being used.
• Mother of pearl, Gold Guiding, Marble.
• A greater devotion to the arts.
• Home decor objects becoming more available.
After having difficulties working with Walnut, the Jacobean period saw a move back to Oak. Not as square as previous Oak pieces they remained inward looking, without not fully embracing exotic influences, and its ornamentation became less prominent, more ordered and uniform, this was the last era of wax based finishes.
Jacobean Furniture Characteristics
• Relief carvings of geometric or floral motifs
• Solid and sturdy, made of Oak.
• Influenced many early American pilgrims.
• Accentuated mouldings used to divide areas into geometric shapes
• The wax used to preserve the pieces has built up an aged dark oak lustre.
After England breaks out into civil war, leadership is overturned marking a new era, 'The Commonwealth' producing Cromwellian or puritan furniture. This era stands alone in the history of English furniture, moving away from the the Gothic styles we begin to see more ancient and classical forms of decoration, although the period continues to differ from foreign influences.
Puritan Furniture Characteristics
• Wood carving and upholstery was rarely used.
• Sharp, angular, a simple practical styling.
The Carolean or Restoration period brought the traditional aspects of English furniture back in line with European styles. It was also during this era that the ancient art of 'French polishing,' was beginning to be experimented with. It would be another 100 years before the process was mastered.
Restoration Furniture Characteristics
• Restoration furniture was decorative and colourful.
• Veneer and marquetry made advancements to produce detailed designs.
•In addition to walnut and oak there was also used olive, white cedar, kingwood, and coromandel among others.
Previous eras saw dark, Gothic, primitive and uncomfortable furniture, The William and Mary period gave us bright insight into what was ahead for English furniture. Great numbers of French and Dutch refugee's came to England, many of them working in the furniture industry. They brought with them many new techniques that continued to increase the standards of English furniture.
William and Mary Furniture Characteristics
ª Oak, declined as Walnut was used widely, Mahogany made its first appearance.
• There was also use of kingwood and amboyna for inlay work and ebony
• A lot of Dutch and French influences.
• Standards improve as we see a greater number of these antiques today.
By now, English craftsmen have mastered foreign techniques and adapted them to their own. English furniture is now developing a distinct style and can be compared at par with Italian and French furniture styles.
Queen Anne Furniture Characteristics
• Working class people are now more able to own furniture.
• Walnut now the wood of choice.
• A small amount of Queen Anne furniture was painted white and gilded.
• Furniture design is more thought out as the pieces become lighter.
A big change began in this era, the introduction of Mahogany. It would later replace Walnut as the wood of choice. 'Geargian' furniture consisted of a wide variety of styles including Adam, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton.
Georgian Furniture Characteristics
• The beginning of Mahogany and Architectural influence
• Consisted of a wide variety of styles
Finally, the long awaited mastering of the technique to apply Shellac to wood, 'French polishing.' Now furniture is coated with smooth surfaces and intricate veneers are laid. A striking vibrant display of colours are introduced as knowledge of a variety of wood increases.
Regency Furniture Characteristics
• Plain, slender, elegant lines
• Mahogany is continued to be used along with Rosewood and Zebrawood
• Elaborate inlaid marquetry
The straight and smooth lines of the Regency period were opposed with a more oval and circular style. Mass produced furniture had taken a new level and the Victorian style was rapidly welcomed into the homes of many. Later in the period the demands of mass market would have a negative effect on the quality of the furniture being produced.
Victorian Furniture Characteristics
• Oak makes a nationalist comeback for its Englishness.
• Mahogany and Rosewood mostly used.
• Japanese design shows influence in ebony finishes.
Edwardian furniture designers came to the realization that reproductions would outsell anything new or innovative. During this era the Antique trade was launched and quickly grew as people started buying second hand furniture.
Edwardian Furniture Characteristics
• Art Nouveau is given a English interpretation.
• Reproduction furniture is produced.
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Care is provided in a friendly, welcoming and supportive environment. From the time of admission to discharge, the team focuses on an individualized plan of care that is based upon a comprehensive assessment of the individual's strengths, needs, signs and symptoms.
Behavioral Health Services at the Largo Medical Center Indian Rocks Road campus includes:
- The Retreat, a 14-bed unit for adults on a voluntary status
- The Center for Behavioral Medicine, a 33-bed inpatient unit for adults in need of both Involuntary and Voluntary Stabilization
- The Geriatric Unit, a 12-bed inpatient unit for older adults on both a voluntary and involuntary status
- Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU), a 12-bed unit for adults needing a smaller milieu for optimal treatment on both a voluntary and involuntary status
- Psychiatric Emergency Room, four private rooms within the ER setting for those in a behavioral health crisis
- Medical Behavioral Unit (MBU), a 6-bed medical inpatient environment with behavioral health overlay
- Assessment and Referral Center (ARC), 24-hour hotline to assist with access to HCA Behavioral Services within the Tampa Bay Area
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), both on an inpatient and outpatient basis
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), outpatient group setting to assist adults in need of intensive support to maintain stability with behavioral health symptoms. Groups occur 3 times per week.
- Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), outpatient group setting for adults in need of more structure to avoid the need for inpatient treatment for their behavioral health symptoms. Groups occur up to 5 times per week.
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text: I have no electrical know-how, so I apologize if this is a n00b question. In February we bought an older house (built in the 70s), and I need to install a NEMA 14-50 outlet in anticipation of my Model 3 and possibly a CPO Model S in the interim. I am not sure the amperage capacity of my panel. I thought the panel in my previous home just said so right on the panel, but that home was built in 2007. In the first pic below, the piece of paper that is older than me says the "Main Rating" is 125 amps, but the current breaker switches installed add up to more than 125 amps already. The panel passed inspection when we bought the house, so either (1) the panel has been upgraded at some point or (2) I am doing it wrong. If there is physical space for additional breaker switches does this mean there is additional amperage capacity necessary to support the 14-50? Or is the only way to know for sure to open it up and look? Obviously I'll have an electrician come out to do the work, but I would like to know if I'll need a new panel to support home charging so I can budget for that now. IMG_20160409_140755 by Boourns posted Apr 13, 2016 at 9:00 AM IMG_20160409_140739 by Boourns posted Apr 13, 2016 at 9:00 AM


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Now is a good time to go foraging for dandelions, nettles and other edible weeds. Here are a few easy ways to use your wildcrafted herbs at home.
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Foraging is a great way to learn more about the herbs and edible weeds that grow in your area.
Foraging: The Benefits of Eating Edible Weeds and Wildcrafted Herbs
Edible weeds are essentially free, nutritious food that might even grow right on your doorstep.
5 Ways to Use Nettles
Stinging nettles grow everywhere in the spring and early summer, so now is the best time to use this amazing edible weed. Nettles are full of health benefits; they contain vitamins including C and E, minerals such as iron and magnesium, and they detoxify the body and purify the blood. Boil nettles quickly in a […]
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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) has been considered a sacred herb in many cultures. It grows wild in many parts of the world, but you can also plant this valuable medicinal herb in your own herb garden. Both leaves and flowers are edible, although flowers are more often used for herbal remedies. The easiest way to use […]


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Biological Notes on Mosquitoes
There are over 2500 different species of mosquitoes throughout the world of which 150 species occur in the United States. 52 species occur in California, and 19 species occur in Alameda County. In the course of the District's operation about 10 species are commonly found in the County. Eight of the species account for over 99% of complaints from the public.
Each of the species has a scientific name that is latin, such as Culex tarsalis. These names are used in a descriptive manner so that the name tells something about this particular mosquito. Some species have what is called "common names" as well as scientific names, such as Anopheles freeborni, the "Western malaria mosquito".
All mosquitoes must have water in which to complete their life cycle. This water can range in quality from melted snow water to sewage effluent and it can be in any container imaginable. The type of water in which the mosquito larvae is found can be an aid to the identification of which species it may be. Also, the adult mosquitoes show a very distinct preference for the types of sources in which to lay their eggs. They lay their eggs in such places such as tree holes that periodically hold water, tide water pools in salt marshes, sewage effluent ponds, irrigated pastures, rain water ponds, etc. Each species therefore has unique environmental requirements for the maintenance of its life cycle.
The feeding habits of mosquitoes are quite unique in that it is only the adult females that bite man and other animals. The male mosquitoes feed only on plant juices. Some female mosquitoes prefer to feed on only one type of animal or they can feed on a variety of animals. Female mosquitoes feed on man, domesticated animals, such as cattle, horses, goats, etc; all types of birds including chickens; all types of wild animals including deer, rabbits; and they also feed on snakes, lizards, frogs, and toads.
Most female mosquitoes have to feed on an animal and get a sufficient blood meal before she can develop eggs. If they do not get this blood meal, then they will die without laying viable eggs. However, some species of mosquitoes have developed the means to lay viable eggs without getting a blood meal.
The flight habits of mosquitoes depend again on the species with which we are dealing. Most domestic species remain fairly close to their point of origin while some species known for their migration habits are often an annoyance far from their breeding place. The flight range for females is usually longer than that of males. Many times wind is a factor in the dispersal or migration of mosquitoes. Most mosquitoes stay within a mile or two of their source. However, some have been recorded as far as 75 miles from their breeding source.
The length of life of the adult mosquito usually depends on several factors: temperature, humidity, sex of the mosquito and time of year. Most males live a very short time, about a week; and females live about a month depending on the above factors.
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San Diego is a Navy town, but strangely enough, my father was never stationed here in his 27 years of service. One of the attractions downtown is the USS Midway Museum. I got the chance a couple of weeks ago to be a last minute fill-in for a neighbor that wasn't feeling well, and attended a Steel Beach Party with the neighbor's husband and my parents. I've never been on the Midway before (in fact I've never been on any carrier before), and unfortunately the museum portion was closed during the event, but it was still a lot of fun. Dad never had a tour on the Midway, but he had been on it before during missions in Vietnam.
One of the neatest things about the Midway is my dad's plane is on deck. No, not just the same type of plane, but his actual plane he flew.
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There was a live band to greet us, and we also received leis as we walked into the cookout area
As you can see by the crowd, it was quite a popular event, and the weather was absolutely gorgeous for us.
As the sun went down, the lights on the ship came on and the city was absolutely gorgeous.
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The Midway staff promises this will become an annual event for the museum members, and I've already put in my request with dad for a ticket to next year's Steel Beach party.


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Nehra to retire after New Zealand T20 in Delhi
Veteran India paceman Ashish Nehra will retire after India's Twenty20 international against New Zealand on his home ground in Delhi on November 1.
The 38-year-old quick was recalled for his country's current T20 series against Australia, six months after his last international appearance against England.
Nehra, who did not feature in the first two of three matches against Australia, has announced that he will bring his long career to an end after taking on the Black Caps at Feroz Shah Kotla.
The fast bowler revealed that he will also no longer feature for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League, as the time has come to bow out.
Nehra said: "You can't get bigger than retiring in front of your home crowd, where I played my first Ranji Trophy match 20 years ago.
"It is always good to retire when people are saying why, rather than why not."
It's always good to retire when people are asking Why rather than Why Not? - Ashish Nehra on his retirement pic.twitter.com/Uacvs17Z8S-- BCCI (@BCCI) October 12, 2017
Nehra took 157 wickets in 120 one-day internationals and has made 17 Test appearances, the last of which came against Pakistan back in 2004.
He has played in 26 Twenty20s for his country, striking 34 times.


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The City of Lexington's Re-creation of Recreation project focuses on "re-creating" parks and recreation facilities. This project has been on the minds of many of the city officials for some time. Not only does the project line up with the Lexington 2020 Renaissance Plan, but was on the city councils list of goals. All of the phases of the project are expected to be completed by the 2018, and will focus on three parks and one indoor recreation facility.
Hillside Pool
The first of the parks that will be renovated will be the Hillside Pool. This piece of property was acquired by the City of Lexington by Hillside Properties and the city has plans to make this Olympic sized swimming pool and pool house accessible by ADA requirements. Residents will be able to take advantage of this in the summer of 2015, but until then the facility will remain closed.
Washington Park
Not only was this facility outlined to be redone, but there was a full assessment of what the future of the park should be. Through community outreach and designs and input from city officials Washington Park would be reborn. The plans for the park are to create an area that would be fun and safe place for families around the area to meet and socialize. The facility will have public picnic areas, and a splash pad for children. Washington Park will unfortunately be closed for the summer 2014, but is scheduled to reopen in 2015-2016.
Radcliffe Park
Through Lexington's community outreach efforts, the public made it quite evident that the community would benefit greatly with having a skate park in the town. Currently Radcliffe Park houses one of Lexington's public pools. Since there is a significant amount of construction taking place on some of Lexington's existing pools Radcliffe Park's pool will remain open for the summer of 2014. Construction of the skate park will begin in Phase 2 of the project and is set to be completed by 2016-2017.
City Recreation Indoor Facility
For decades the residents of Lexington have been asking for an indoor recreation facility that would center on education for younger generations in Lexington. After four independent studies Lexington is moving forward on the plan. While Lexington does not officially have a set site they are currently in negotiations with the owners of the old Tri-Distributors building. While plans for the site are somewhat up in the air right now the City of Lexington is planning on making connections with organizations and schools around the area to get the most out of the facility as possible. If everything goes to plan they will be looking for consultants to gage community input and design the facility. The designers will also be charged with the task of completing the construction by 2017-2018.


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Paramount Theatre Gets $2.5 Million For 3 Ambitious Downtown Development Projects
Aurora's Paramount Theatre has been awarded its largest grant ever — a $2.5 million donation from the Dunham Fund that will help create a new school for the performing arts, replace every seat in the Paramount Theatre and modernize the Copley Theatre, Paramount's 173-seat sister stage.
The so-named "Act 2" upgrade is a $4.5 million capital campaign and in total represents one of the biggest downtown development investments in Aurora history.
Former Aurora Mayor Thomas J. Weisner, chair of the Paramount's Act 2 Capital Campaign, said during a Thursday (Jan. 25, 2018) press conference at Aurora's North Island Center that the economic investment piggybacks on the Paramount's recent successes, including award-winning Broadway shows that have brought thousands of people to downtown Aurora and filled the city's restaurants and businesses.
"Dunham's incredible support has been a key to the revitalization of the Paramount Theatre, helping spur its growth in just six years to capture the third largest subscriber base in the entire nation," Weisner said.
Officials said the $4.5 million goal of the Act 2 Capital Campaign will support three major areas of expansion and improvement:
(1) Creation of the new Paramount School of Performing Arts in downtown Aurora in the new John C. Dunham Aurora Arts Center, currently under construction at the intersection of Galena Boulevard and Stolp Avenue, directly adjacent to the Paramount.
Slated to open in January 2019, the Paramount School of Performing Arts will encourage and train young actors, dancers and musicians for a culture-filled life, nurture the arts in Chicago's western suburbs and add to the excitement, cultural and economic activity in Aurora's downtown business district.
(2) The replacement of every Paramount Theatre seat through a dollar-for-dollar matching grant.
All 1,888 original seats have served more than 8 million visitors since the Paramount Theatre opened in 1931. Already through this campaign, Paramount patrons have donated funds for the replacement of more than 400 seats. Installation of the seats will begin this summer, and audiences can look forward to all new, larger and more comfortable seats thanks to the Dunham Fund's matching grant.
(3) Modernization of the Paramount's 173-seat sister stage, the Copley Theatre, located in North Island Center directly across the street from the Paramount.
Act 2 Capital Campaign funds will support much-needed upgrades and improvements in the Copley, built in 1981, including replacement of carpeting and seats, updating technical equipment, expanded restrooms, new heating and air conditioning systems and remodeled backstage and dressing areas. These improvements will boost cultural and economic activity even further in downtown Aurora, making the space suitable for smaller shows, as well as a debut venue for a new works program at the Paramount.
Weisner said support from the Dunham Fund will take both the Paramount and Aurora's downtown to the next level.
"Adding a school of performing arts to our community will have an incredibly positive impact on Aurora area children and families for generations to come," he said.
Wendy Hirsch, chairperson of the Dunham Fund, said every project the organization supports is worthy and deserving.
"However, there is no other organization that has impacted more people in Aurora than the Paramount Theatre," she said. "The Dunham Fund is extremely proud to support the Paramount's capital campaign with this 'lead gift.'"
Aurora Mayor Richard C. Irvin said that, since the launch of Paramount's self-produced Broadway Series in 2011, the number of patrons has grown from 52,000 to more than 320,000 annually.
"Clearly, under the strong leadership of President and CEO Tim Rater, the Paramount is attracting more people to Aurora, and the theater continues to be both a critical cultural asset and a catalyst for growth and revitalization," he said. "The Paramount School of Performing Arts will provide new opportunities for Aurora's youth. It will encourage and train actors, dancers and musicians for a culture-filled life, further nurture the arts in our community and add excitement and vibrancy to our re-emerging downtown."
View of the Future
Construction of the new Paramount School of Performing Arts is already well underway inside the historic former Waubonsee Community College building, directly adjacent to the Paramount Theatre.
The new performing arts school will be the anchor tenant in the John C. Dunham Aurora Arts Center, revealed Thursday as the official name of the new $35 million, 80,000-square foot mixed-use development that will also bring a higher end restaurant to downtown Aurora, along with 38 affordable, loft-style apartments for working artists.
When complete, Aurora's downtown will be able to boast of a live performing arts and education complex that fills a full city block, serves as an exciting new destination for arts and culture and powers the continued economic revitalization of Aurora's downtown business district.
The apartments and restaurant will debut in the fall, meaning Paramount patrons can look forward to a convenient, upscale new location for pre- or post-show fine dining by the launch of the 2018-19 theater season. Bids are now being considered from top Chicago restaurant groups interested in managing the new restaurant space. Expect further details about the restaurant by summer.
The new Paramount School of Performing Arts will open registration in the fall and begin running a full roster of classes, private lessons and camps in acting, music and dance starting in early 2019. Courses for children as young as six months will be offered with opportunities for adults and seniors, as well. The school is committed to being accessible and affordable to all students, including persons with special needs and from low-income families.
Currently, construction crews are reconverting the basement and first floor to house more than 23,000-square-feet of private and group classroom space, parent lounges, a keyboard lab, a music recording studio and a 1,400-square-foot sprung floor dance studio.
About the Dunham Fund
In recent years, the Paramount Theatre has proven to be a catalyst for economic growth in Aurora's downtown. The ripple effect has been profound: thousands of people have enjoyed award-winning Broadway shows in a landmark setting, and those patrons have filled the city's restaurants and businesses. The Dunham Fund is proud to provide a $2.5 million grant for the support of the John C. Dunham Aurora Arts Center. The center will be the next step in the Paramount's efforts to catapult Aurora to be the absolute best it can be.
John C. Dunham established the Dunham Fund in 1996. Dunham's dream was to "make the world a more comfortable, safer place for mankind to live and prosper." Since his passing in 2017, the Dunham Fund's board continues to honor his life and tremendous philanthropic spirit through grants to Aurora-area organizations. His legacy lives on through the Dunham Fund, which today is the largest private foundation in the Aurora area. For more information, visit dunhamfund.org.
About the Paramount Theatre
The Paramount Theatre (ParamountAurora.com), 23 E. Galena Blvd. in the heart of downtown Aurora, is the center for performing arts, entertainment and arts education in the second largest city in Illinois. The 1,888-seat Paramount Theatre is nationally renowned for the quality and caliber of its presentations, historic beauty and superb acoustics.
Designed by renowned theater architects C.W. and George L. Rapp, the Paramount Theatre is graced with a beautiful Venetian decor and a strong 1930s Art Deco influence.
In just six blockbuster seasons since, Paramount has leapt to the top of Chicago's musical theater scene, winning unanimous audience and critical acclaim, and an unprecedented number of Joseph Jefferson nominations and awards, including Best Musical-Large for the past three consecutive seasons. Today, more than 36,000 subscribers from throughout the city and suburbs enjoy Paramount's Broadway-quality productions at highly affordable prices, making the Paramount the third largest subscription house in the nation.


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Every person who owns a car cherishes its sparkling appearance. For this reason, no one would like their car to lose that great look that it's made of. This has motivated many different ideas among auto owners with the sole to keep the car in good condition. Preserving car paint does not need the intervention of a technician. You can do this at your home. Here are simple tips that will help you to keep the paint of your car protected.
Apply polymer wax
Just the way you wear gloves during the winter season, your car needs to be protected from harsh weather conditions. Using polymer wax works perfectly. The wax coating protects the surface of the car from coming in contact with road salt, snow and grime.
Pressure wash
To remove road salt and grime, use high pressure wash. This is the easiest way to expel any particles that can contribute to making the pain to peel off or to get stained. Concentrate on the wheel areas as this is the region that carries most of the particles mentioned earlier.
Be mindful while brushing
While clearing away snow, use soft snow brush. Scrubbing the surface of the car with a hard bristled brush could scratch some paint off. Also make sure the choice of detergents you make does not affect the paint. Consult with professionals in car paint protection sydney for information regarding the right materials to use while cleaning your car.
Protecting your car from damage is an easy process if simple guidelines as outlined above are adhered to. Not every procedure requires the help of a mechanic.


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The UC Davis Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Chapter placed 2nd in the Transportation Project competition at American Society of Civil Engineer's Mid-Pacific Conference 2016. The members of this team include Dastagir Baig, Zhixiang Chen, Sara Dowling, Din Hong, Charuni Kurumbalapitiya and Freshta Pirzada.
The Transportation Project required student teams to design a cost effective and efficient signalized intersection for a newly built mega mall in the Reno area. The UC Davis student team applied methods of interesction design, geometric design, pavement design, drafting techniques and traffic engineering to create a successful intersection. Their design also took into account bicycle and pedestrian traffic, signage, and signal timing. The student team displayed all of their hard work on a poster which they presented at the conference.
Congratulations, Dastagir, Zhixiang, Sara, Din, Charuni, and Freshta!


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Fab managed to pull 56 percent of its Christmas Day US revenue from mobile apps, a new single-day record for the e-commerce platform with a focus on designer items. The company also announced that its mobile apps accounted for 40 percent of European revenue on Christmas Day, another Fab record.
Fab was hoping to break the 50 percent Christmas day sales point when it redesigned its iOS apps and released them in October. The newly redesigned Fab apps offer a more friendly user interface and social feeds where users can see what their friends are looking at during any given time.
Fab founder Jason Goldberg had predicted that his company would surpass 50 percent of overall revenue via mobile by the end of 2012.
The company has managed to pull off an amazing 2012, attracting 7.5 million users in 26 countries. On Cyber Monday, Fab managed to pull in $1.3 million in sales, a year-over-year increase of 3.5 times. Cyber Monday also marked the first time in Fab history that the company surpassed $1 million revenue in a single day.
Mobile payments are becoming more common place both via web platforms and in stores thanks to NFC and other payment types. As Fab continues to grow, we can expect to see many new mobile additions to its platform.
Are you surprised by Fab's mobile apps success, or is the inevitable increase in mobile sales upon us thanks to users who are more readily accepting mobile payment options?


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The Amarna Letters consist of diplomatic correspondence of Canaanite and other rulers with the Egyptian Pharaoh. Dating to the 14th century B.C., these letters are primary source material for the political and military situation of Canaan and the ancient Near East roughly in the age of Moses and the Exodus. This translation, by Assyriologist and Amarna expert William Moran, is the standard English edition, with introduction, extensive notes, and commentary. This work is an essential resource for the study of the Egyptian New Kingdom as well as of Syria-Palestine in the late Bronze Age. It will be of interest both to scholars of the ancient Near East and to students of the Bible.
William Lambert Moran (1921–2000) was an American Assyriologist born in Chicago. He joined the Jesuit order in 1939 and then attended Loyola University, where he received his BA in 1944. He taught Latin and Greek at the high school level until resuming his education at Johns Hopkins University, where he received his PhD in 1950. In 1955, he left for the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, where he taught until 1966. That year, he took a professorship at Harvard to teach Assyriology, and was eventually appointed as Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities Emeritus. In 1996, he was made a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.


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Min or Miin[a] (simplified Chinese: 闽语; traditional Chinese: 閩語; pinyin: Mǐn yǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân gú; BUC: Mìng ngṳ̄) is a broad group of Chinese varieties spoken by over 70 million people in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian as well as by migrants from this province in Guangdong (around Chaozhou-Swatou, or Chaoshan area, Leizhou peninsula and Part of Zhongshan), Hainan, three counties in southern Zhejiang, Zhoushan archipelago off Ningbo, some towns in Liyang, Jiangyin City in Jiangsu province, and Taiwan. The name is derived from the Min River in Fujian.
There are many Min speakers among overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia as well as in New York City in the United States. The most widely spoken variety of Min outside Fujian is Hokkien (which includes Taiwanese and Amoy). Within Fujian, the Fuzhou dialect is considered the standard[clarify].[citation needed]
Classification of varieties
Min is usually described as one of seven or ten groups of varieties of Chinese but has greater dialectal diversity than any of the other groups. The varieties used in neighbouring counties, and in the mountains of western Fujian even in adjacent villages, are often mutually unintelligible.[2]
Early classifications, such as those of Li Fang-Kuei in 1937 and Yuan Jiahua in 1960, divided Min into Northern and Southern subgroups.[3][4] However, in a 1963 report on a survey of Fujian, Pan Maoding and colleagues argued that the primary split was between inland and coastal groups. A key discriminator between the two groups is the evolution of the voiced and unvoiced lateral consonants reconstructed in the ancestral form of Min. In coastal varieties these merged as /l/, whereas in inland varieties the voiceless lateral became a voiceless fricative /s/ or /ʃ/.[4][5] Although coastal varieties can be derived from a proto-language with four series of stops or affricates at each point of articulation (e.g., /t/, /tʰ/, /d/, and /dʱ/), inland varieties contain traces of two further series, which Norman termed "softened stops" due to their reflexes in some varieties.[6][7] Coastal varieties also feature some uniquely Min vocabulary, including pronouns and negatives, where inland varieties use forms cognate with vocabulary in Hakka and Yue.[8]
Pan and colleagues divided the coastal varieties into three groups:[9]
- Southern Min (Min Nan) originates from the south of Fujian and the eastern corner of Guangdong. In common parlance, Southern Min usually refers to Hokkien, of which the two major poles are the Amoy dialect of Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien of Taiwan. Zhenan Min of Cangnan County in southern Zhejiang is also of this type. Related Hokkien varieties are spoken in Chinese communities spread across Southeast Asia.[10] The Teochew and Shantou dialects of the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong have difficult mutual intelligibility with the Amoy dialect. Chaoshan varieties are also spoken by most Thai Chinese.[4]
- Pu-Xian Min is a variety of Southern Min that underwent major phonological influence from Eastern Min.[citation needed]
- Eastern Min (Min Dong), centered around the city of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, with Fuzhou dialect as the prestige form.
Pan and colleagues divided the inland varieties into two groups:[9]
- Northern Min (Min Bei) is spoken in Nanping prefecture in Fujian, with Jian'ou dialect taken as typical.
- Central Min (Min Zhong), spoken in Sanming prefecture.
The Language Atlas of China (1987) includes three additional groups besides the five identified by Pan et al.:[11]
- Shaojiang Min, spoken in the northwestern Fujian counties of Shaowu and Jiangle, were classified as Hakka by Pan and his associates.[4] However, Jerry Norman suggested that they were inland varieties of Min that had been subject to heavy Gan or Hakka influence.[12]
- Leizhou Min, spoken on the Leizhou Peninsula in southern Guangdong, had previously been included in Southern Min.
- Hainanese, spoken on the island of Hainan, had also previously been included in Southern Min.
New researches have shown that both Hainanese-Leizhou and Putian Min should be grouped under Greater Min Nan because of their origins as Southern Min with a lot of cognates with the other Southern Min varieties.[citation needed]
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There are controversies among scholars about when Min Chinese initially emerged as a recognizable dialect group. But it is generally consensus that several huge immigrations from Zhongyuan greatly shaped and influenced Min Chinese. By the Middle Chinese period, Min Chinese had already split off,[13] just like Ba-Shu Chinese.
- In 308 AD (晋永嘉二年), a big immigration from north to south happened in China because of Wu Hu uprising and the Disaster of Yongjia. Sanshanzhi (三山志) stated that the population in Jinjiang county almost doubled. The tide of immigration brought the Chinese spoken in the Jin dynasty to Fujian.[14][15]
- In 669 AD, Chen Zheng and his son Chen Yuanguang from Gushi County in Henan set up a regional administration in Fujian and governed the area of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou for four generations.[16] They brought with them the Chinese spoken in the early Tang dynasty.
- During the Tang dynasty, following the development of Imperial examination (科舉), Qieyun's vowel system was introduced into Min Chinese.[17]
- At the end of the Tang dynasty, in 892 AD, Wang Chao was appointed jiedushi of Fujian and his brother Wang Shenzhi founded Min Kingdom in 909 AD following the fall of the Tang dynasty. Min Kingdom was one of the Ten Kingdoms in Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Wang Chao and Wang Shenzhi were also from Gushi County in Henan and the Chinese spoken in the late Tang dynasty entered Fujian.
Writing system
When using Chinese characters to write a non-Mandarin form, standard practice is to use characters that correspond etymologically to the words being represented, and to invent new characters for words with no evident ancient Chinese etymology or in some cases for alternative pronunciations of existing characters, especially when the meaning is significantly different. Written Cantonese has carried this process out to the farthest extent of any non-Mandarin variety, to the extent that pure Cantonese vernacular can be unambiguously written using Chinese characters. Contrary to popular belief, a vernacular written in this fashion is not in general comprehensible to a Mandarin speaker, due to significant changes in grammar and vocabulary and the necessary use of large number of non-Mandarin characters.
A similar process has never taken place for any of the Min varieties and there is no standard system for writing Min, although some specialized characters have been created. Given that Min combines the Chinese of several different periods and contains some non-Chinese vocabulary, one may have trouble finding the appropriate Chinese characters for some Min vocabulary. In the case of Taiwanese, there are also indigenous words borrowed from the Taiwanese aborigines, as well as a substantial number of loan words from Japanese. The Min spoken in Singapore and Malaysia has borrowed heavily from Malay and, to a lesser extent, from English and other languages. The result is that cases of Min written purely in Chinese characters does not represent actual Min speech, but contains a heavy mixture of Mandarin forms.
Attempts to faithfully represent Min speech necessarily rely on romanization, i.e. representation using Latin characters. Some Min speakers use the Church Romanization (Chinese: 教會羅馬字; pinyin: Jiaohui Luomazi). For Southern Min the romanization is called Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ) and for Min Dong called Bàng-uâ-cê (BUC). Both systems were created by foreign missionaries in the 19th century (see Min Nan and Min Dong Wikipedia). There are some uncommon publications in mixed writing, using mostly Chinese characters but using the Latin alphabet to represent words that cannot easily be represented by Chinese characters.
See also
- ^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Min". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ^ Norman (1988), p. 188.
- ^ Kurpaska (2010), p. 49.
- ^ a b c d Norman (1988), p. 233.
- ^ Branner (2000), pp. 98–100.
- ^ Norman (1988), pp. 228–230.
- ^ Branner (2000), pp. 100–104.
- ^ Norman (1988), pp. 233–234.
- ^ a b Kurpaska (2010), p. 52.
- ^ Norman (1988), pp. 232–3.
- ^ Kurpaska (2010), p. 71.
- ^ Norman (1988), pp. 235, 241.
- ^ Mei Tsu-lin (1970) "Tones and Prosody in Middle Chinese and The Origin of The Rising Tone," Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 30:86–110
- ^ 《晉書•地理志》"閩越遐阻,僻在一隅。永嘉之後,帝室東遷,衣冠避難,多所萃止。"
- ^ 《閩書》 "衣冠始入閩者八族,所謂林、黄、陳、鄭、詹、丘、胡是也。"
- ^ 《汉语方言学基础教程》, 李小凡, page 52, "唐初,陈政、陈元光父子四代驻守闽南漳、泉二州。"
- ^ 《汉语方言学基础教程》, 李小凡, page 52, "唐朝科举兴盛,崇尚文教,《切韵》音系作为文读系统也进入了闽语。"
- Branner, David Prager (2000), Problems in Comparative Chinese Dialectology — the Classification of Miin and Hakka, Trends in Linguistics series 123, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, ISBN 978-3-11-015831-1.
- Kurpaska, Maria (2010), Chinese Language(s): A Look Through the Prism of "The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects", Walter de Gruyter, ISBN 978-3-11-021914-2.
- Norman, Jerry (1988), Chinese, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-29653-3.
- —— (2003), "The Chinese dialects: phonology", in Thurgood, Graham; LaPolla, Randy J. (eds.), The Sino-Tibetan languages, Routledge, pp. 72–83, ISBN 978-0-7007-1129-1.
- Yan, Margaret Mian (2006), Introduction to Chinese Dialectology, LINCOM Europa, ISBN 978-3-89586-629-6.
- Yue, Anne O. (2003), "Chinese dialects: grammar", in Thurgood, Graham; LaPolla, Randy J. (eds.), The Sino-Tibetan languages, Routledge, pp. 84–125, ISBN 978-0-7007-1129-1.
Further reading
- DeBernardi, Jean (1991). "Linguistic nationalism: the case of Southern Min". Sino-Platonic Papers (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania) 25. OCLC 24810816.
- Douglas, Carstairs (1899). Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy. London: Presbyterian Church of England.
- Medhurst, Walter Henry (1832). A dictionary of the Hok-këèn dialect of the Chinese language, according to the reading and colloquial idioms. Macao: C.J. Steyn.
External links
|Min Nan edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|Min Dong edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Huìjí yǎ tōng shíwǔ yīn ("Compilation of the fifteen elegant and vulgar sounds"), the oldest known rhyme dictionary of a Zhangzhou dialect.


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My dream is of a place
and a time where
America will once again be seen
as the last great hope of earth.
Abraham Lincoln
Oh Abe. Such wisdom. May your dreams come true Abe. God bless America. Please!!
(I saw Abraham Lincoln last night. In our parade!;)
Happy Independence Day to you and yours, Karyn! Thank you for sharing Abe's quote here.
Oh the wisdom of President Lincoln. He gave so much during one of the most difficult times in our countries history.
Happy belated 4th of July to you!


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Nice look at this one. Mellencamp is an interesting guy in that he always seems right at the verge of some acclaim, but he never quite reaches through to superstardom. Everyone knows his songs, but he'll never reach Bruce Springsteen type celebrity. He certainly came across as a believable actor here. I liked your Elvis comparison. It must be a special kind of torture to be fairly well regarded. "Falling From Grace" was a cool little film though, and I'm glad to see it hasn't been forgotten.ReplyDelete
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Thanks! Great to see someone who digs and has even heard of this film! Good call on Mellencamp. You're right, he's achieved a lot of success, but not quite on the level of someone like Springsteen.
Hopefully, more people will rediscover this underrated film.


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I'm adding one more item to my list of things I've done differently with each of my kids – cloth diapering (& while we're at it, cloth wipes)! I've done almost the complete opposite with Irelyn so far compared to Kaden and I'm becoming a different kind of mom than I ever thought I'd be. Before having Kaden and formula feeding, using disposable diapers/wipes, working full time 5 weeks after he was born and living 3 hours away from my family…I never thought I'd be a breastfeeding, cloth diapering, stay at home mom who lives 5 minutes from my family now…but I love every bit of it! 🙂 I wouldn't change how I have raised Kaden because it was what worked for us at the time; but I love having a husband who has made it possible for me to even have the first 4 months of Irelyn's life at home with her and to do things the way I have.
After already going through so many boxes/packs of disposable diapers in the short 16 weeks of Irelyn's life, we've decided that we can save a ton of money using cloth diapers. We bought 19 diapers from a friend (to add to the 2 diapers Irelyn has) for a total of $78 (we've already spent twice that much on disposables) and since I'm at home all day anyway, a couple extra loads of laundry per week will help fill my "down" time. 🙂 Anyway, we have a variety of diapers (velcro, all in ones – which will help when we're out, Daddy has to change her or when family is watching her), but they'll all fit up to around 35lbs. And if we take care of them, they'll last through potential baby number three. We'll easily save thousands of dollars and cloth diapers are just too cute! (I'll definitely be posting pictures once they're all organized and ready to use)
I've become pretty addicted to my sewing machine lately and have been practicing making some pocket and fitted cloth diapers. Today I decided that I'm going to use cloth wipes as well. Since we'll be tossing her diapers into the diaper pail after changing, there's no point in having to carry a dirty wipe to the trashcan every time when we can just use cloth and throw it in with the diapers!
I found 7 baby washcloths lying around, but of course I had to sew some cute ones for her!
I found a super simple wipe solution online (1 tablespoon baby oil, 2 teaspoons baby wash, 2 1/2 cups water) and filled a squirt bottle with it. I'm planning on making another couple dozen wipes after I find which fabric I like best. The yellow wipes are made from an old baby towel and cotton (for looks) and the pink/zebra print are made from an old shirt of mine and cotton (for looks again!).
Sunday I'll be buying the supplies I need to make laundry detergent for the diapers and a small trashcan to use as a diaper pail. I'll be posting more about our cloth diaper experience next week! Also, within the next 14 days there will be a post all about Zach meeting Irelyn for the 1st time!!
Here's a picture of Irelyn in one of her cloth diapers (& Sophie – which I highly recommend for teething babies) & Kaden blowing bubbles at 7am today 🙂


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Triple Net Leases - Are you Paying attention
There are many benefits to owning a single, double or triple net ("NNN") leases. One of the most significant benefits is passing on the burden of operating the property to the tenant. In most NNN Leases the tenant makes the repairs, pays the rates, deals with the issues on-site etc… Because so many responsibilities have been shifted to the tenant, there is a temptation for the property owner to merely wait for the check each month and leave the headaches to the tenant. We believe that this approach is a mistake because there are many issues that need to be reviewed on a regular basis to protect your investment. Below, we have identified some issues for the owner of a property with a NNN lease to consider, but sometimes fail to do so with dire consequences:
• How are you confirming that the tenant is paying its NNN obligations, such as rates, water, electricity etc so that a large bill is not due the end of the lease? Regardless of the terms of the NNN lease, the Municipality will look to the owner to pay any and all taxes owed.
• How are you confirming that the tenant is making the necessary repairs to the property (such as not using duct tape to fix the pipes) and not causing damage to the space that can eventually require a structural repair long after the tenant is no longer on the property?
• How are you confirming that the tenant is maintaining proper and sufficient insurance on your property, has named you as an insured to that policy, that the policy has not been cancelled, and has indemnified you?
• Do you have the proper insurance to cover your obligations, such as structural repairs, to cover any liability in the event of an accident?
• How are you confirming that the tenant is not performing work on your property without your permission or proper permits?
• How are you confirming that the tenant or others are not engaging in illegal or questionable activities on your property?
• How are you confirming that the tenant is performing the necessary upkeep on the property?
As the above demonstrates, the owner of a property with a NNN lease cannot just sit back and hope for the best.
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Customs Service assures compliant rice importers
LAGOS, (CAJ News) – THE Nigeria Customs Service has allayed any fears among rice importing companies following the sealing off of warehouses of some defaulting importers. "For the avoidance of doubt, genuine importers are hereby advised not to exercise any fear as NCS action is only about enforcing payments that are legitimately due to the Federal Government of Nigeria," Joseph Attah, Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Customs, said. On Tuesday, the Customs Service said it had commenced the sealing up of warehouses of four importers. The affected importers are: Olam, Stallion/ Popular Foods/Masco Agro, Ebony Agro and Conti Agro (Milan). "The action is intended to give a bite to several letters of warming and ultimatum to the beneficiaries of rice import quota policy who imported in excess of their approved quotas," said Attah. The defaulting rice importers were said to have refused to pay their total debt profile of N23,6 billion. In addition to the sealing up of their warehouses, the importers and their sister or associated Companies have been blocked from the Customs NICIS system. They will not be able to make further declaration and or not be allowed to discharge. "To ensure that every amount owed Federal Government is recovered, a full scale legal action will be instituted against them," said Attah. – CAJ News