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Can solar activity get you lost?
Large explosions on the Sun's surface can disrupt the high-precision GPS systems that are used by airlines. Radars and long-range radio communications may also be temporarily lost.
Surface Features
The Sun's surface features are quite visible, but only with special equipment. For example, sunspots are only visible with special light-filtering lenses.
The most noticeable surface features of the Sun are cooler, darker areas known as sunspots (Figure below). Sunspots are located where loops of the Sun's magnetic field break through the surface and disrupt the smooth transfer of heat from lower layers of the Sun, making them cooler, darker, and marked by intense magnetic activity. Sunspots usually occur in pairs. When a loop of the Sun's magnetic field breaks through the surface, a sunspot is created where the loop comes out and where it goes back in again. Sunspots usually occur in 11-year cycles, increasing from a minimum number to a maximum number and then gradually decreasing to a minimum number again.
(a) Sunspots; (b) A close-up of a sunspot taken in ultraviolet light.
Solar Flares
There are other types of interruptions of the Sun's magnetic energy. If a loop of the sun's magnetic field snaps and breaks, it creates solar flares, which are violent explosions that release huge amounts of energy (Figure below).
Magnetic activity leads up to a small solar flare.
A movie of the flare is seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDacxUQWeRw.
A strong solar flare can turn into a coronal mass ejection. A solar flare or coronal mass ejection releases streams of highly energetic particles that make up the solar wind. The solar wind can be dangerous to spacecraft and astronauts because it sends out large amounts of radiation that can harm the human body; it also can affect radiation levels that reach Earth, causing fluxuations in weather conditions. Solar flares have knocked out entire power grids and disturbed radio, satellite, and cell phone communications.
Solar Prominences
A solar prominence.
Another highly visible feature on the Sun are solar prominences. If plasma flows along a loop of the Sun's magnetic field from sunspot to sunspot, it forms a glowing arch that reaches thousands of kilometers into the Sun's atmosphere. Prominences can last lengths of time ranging from a day to several months. Prominences are also visible during a total solar eclipse.
Solar prominences are displayed in this video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrmUUcr4HXg.
Most of the imagery comes from SDO's AIA instrument; different colors represent different temperatures, a common technique for observing solar features. SDO sees the entire disk of the Sun in extremely high spatial and temporal resolution, allowing scientists to zoom in on notable events such as flares, waves, and sunspots.
Solar Dynamics Observatory
The video above was taken from the SDO, the most advanced spacecraft ever designed to study the Sun. During its five-year mission, SDO will examine the Sun's magnetic field and also provide a better understanding of the role the Sun plays in Earth's atmospheric chemistry and climate. Since just after its launch on February 11, 2010, SDO is providing images with clarity 10 times better than high-definition television and will return more comprehensive science data faster than any other solar-observing spacecraft.
The Solar Dynamics Observatory is obtaining IMAX-like images of the sun every second of the day, generating more data than any NASA mission in history. The data will allow researchers to learn about solar storms and other phenomena that can cause blackouts and harm astronauts.
Find out more at http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/journey-into-the-sun.
- Solar cycle: The periodic change in the sun's activity (including changes in the levels of solar radiation and ejection of solar material) and appearance (visible in changes in the number of sunspots, flares, and other visible manifestations); they have an average duration of about 11 years.
- Sunspot: Areas on the Sun where loops of the magnetic field break through the surface and disrupt the smooth transfer of heat from lower layers, making them cooler, darker, and marked by intense magnetic activity.
- Solar flare: Violent explosions caused by a loop of the Sun's magnetic field breaking that release huge amounts of energy.
- Coronal mass ejection: A particularly intense, large solar flare.
- Solar prominence: A glowing arch that reaches thousands of kilometers into the Sun's atmosphere, caused if plasma flows along a loop of the Sun's magnetic field from sunspot to sunspot.
- Solar wind: The continuous flow of charged, irradiated particles from the sun that permeates the solar system.
- Sunspots occur in pairs because each is one side of a loop of the Sun's magnetic field that reaches the Sun's surface. These spots are cooler and darker than the rest of the Sun's surface and they are marked by intense magnetic activity.
- Solar prominences are the plasma loops that connect two sunspots.
- Solar flares and coronal mass ejections are eruptions of highly energetic particles that can erupt from the Sun's surface and cause problems with power grids and communications on Earth.
Making Connections
Use these resources to answer the questions that follow.
1. What are sunspots?
2. What about the Sun interests scientists?
3. How hot is a sunspot?
4. How does the temperature of a sunspot compare to the rest of the sun?
5. How can solar flares affect the Earth?
6. What is the solar cycle?
7. What is a solar flare?
8. What causes solar flares?
9. When was the largest solar flare recorded? What was its rating?
10. Who monitors the sun? Why is this important?
1. What are sunspots and what is a sunspot cycle?
2. How are solar prominences related to sunspots?
3. What is being learned from the Solar Dynamics Observatory?


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I just had to make one. Her idea was just to cute to pass up.
Thanks Kelly!! I snagged a tv tray off the stand and here it is!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I just had to make one. Her idea was just to cute to pass up.
Thanks Kelly!! I snagged a tv tray off the stand and here it is!
Everyone is born right handed, only the gifted overcome it.
I have already committed my felonies, so people don't have to worry. (Russell Means)
I swear to you, I am guilty of only being Indian. That's why I am here. (Leonard Peltier)
I hoping to find a tv tray like that at a thrift store. I like cool ironing board.
I have a tray like that I guess I gonna have to see if I can give it a try.
I made one about 5 years ago and it was the best bit of a quilting notion I have ever put my hands on, it folds away so easy but when I am quilting it is there by my side with my magic travelling iron, couldn't be better. Would recommend everyone to make one, never mind the thrift stores just go and buy a good WOOD TV table, so easy to make.
A tip, what I did with mine was to make 2 covers from Pillowcase, put elastic around the edge so it slips over the top, easy to take off to launder, well you know what horrible stains and colours ordinary ironing board covers go!
LOVE it! Thanks for sharing.
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OK - I guess I'm the lazy one in the bunch. I've used one of these for a few years now but I just wad up an old towel to do my ironing - even on my cutting table where I do the bulk of my quilt ironing. On the little table, I use a wadded up towel with a small cutting mat on it as well, right next to my machine, particularly for paper piecing. And my SIL found the table for me at a thrift shop for $5. No need to steal one of my 'good' tray tables!
I have one by my machine and I love it. My sister gave me the table. Have an inexpensive lightweight iron with it.
I did one like that only made the top removeable. My son kept taking it off and using it for his side table so I gave up.
A friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you anyway.
I picked up a set of trays a few years back for $1 at a garage sale. Made one for myself & a friend. DH used the extra wood/legs to make birdhouses. Win-win all around. Good for taking to class or a retreat if you want ironing space close by.
Just gonna have to make me one ! LOL Thanks for sharing
When Life brings big winds of change that almost blows you over.Hang on tight and Believe.
Words and hearts should be handled with care-for words when spoken and hearts when broken are the hardest things to repair. Author unknown to me
Do what you feel in your heart to be right; for you'll be criticized anyway-Eleanor Roosevelt

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Family: Anatidae, Ducks and Geese view all from this family
Dimensions Length: 25-28 in (63.5-71 cm)
Range Southeast, New England, Mid-Atlantic
Discussion Striking black, gray, and white goose. Adult has white face, black nape and neck, and whitish underparts; back is gray overall, but submarginal black feather margins create barred effect. Breeds in Greenland, usually winters in Europe, but occasionally turns up in northeast in winter; also widely kept in captivity and regularly escapes.


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JudgeHolden wrote:VicBond007 wrote:The Origonal Head Hunter wrote:So only Macs can beat Funi at their own game?
It's do-able on a PC and the necessary software has been around for years. Yes, even for the fancy new stuff. I ripped Beck and Murder Princess in front of a "live studio audience" at a (con that I don't want to get in trouble) last year, and didn't even pay it any mind. Didn't realize I was letting people in on some big secret or I would have hammed it up more
Ya, it's easire on a PC. I just rip them without thinking, even BRDs.
Wait on a mac you can rip a Bluray?


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Brian's Toys this week has the holy grail of Star Wars collecting... a double-telescoping Darth Vader on 12-A cardback graded an overall 70 from AFA! This item is currently put up for auction and the bidding is going wild. The reserve has been currently met and one collector will have a chance to own this extremely limited piece.
Follow through the link to bid on this Vader on eBay.com.


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Received a nice Thinkpad T23 to try to fix the cardbus adapter issue with these machines. It only took me around 4 hrs to track the problem down. The open command on the adapter takes anywhere from 5 - 40 seconds to complete and during this time there is no activity on the pci bus. So the bios power management system decides to put the adapter into a sleep state, and, of course, as the adapter is in the sleep state we never get the open completed interrupt.
I already have a really nasty hack to get around this, but it holds the kernel hostage during the open command. As this may be a 40 second period, that's completely unacceptable. Over the next few weeks I will be delving into the olympic tech docs and the pci power management specs to try to come up with the correct solution (i.e. somehow tell the bios not to power down the adapter).


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EdgeStar EAC211TS $114.99
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The EdgeStar Portable Air Cooler Also Purifies & Humidifies Air
The EdgeStar Portable Evaporative Air Cooler with Air Purification (EAC211TS) is an air cooler, air purifier, and humidifier all in one. This multi-functional, evaporative air cooler and air purifier blows cool, fresh air while it draws surrounding air over a filter to remove atmospheric pollutants. By selecting this EdgeStar unit's air cooling/humidification function, air is drawn over a honeycomb water curtain to extirpate particulate matter - providing superior cooling without sacrificing airflow or air quality. This tower air cooler and air purifier comes equipped with easy-to-use digital controls and remote control, a washable air filter, and a 1.25 gallon water filter.
Multi-Functional Design:This EdgeStar portable air cooler is an air cooler, humidifier, and air purifier all in one - providing the freshest, coolest air possible
State-of-the-Art Air PurificationBy selecting this portable unit's air cooling/humidification function, air is drawn over a honeycomb water curtain to remove particulate matter
Superior Air Cooling:The EAC211TS can lower the temperature of the air being blown through the front air vent by adding water and the included icepacks
8-Hour Programmable TimerThe 8-hour programmable timer allows you set it and forget it. Able to program shut-off times up to 8 hours.
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- Lightweight and compact portable air coolerEvaporative air cooling
- Air purifier functionsTwo (2) ice packs included for additional cooling
- Easy mobility and quiet airflowWashable air filter included
- Remote control includedSpace-saving design uses less than one (1) square foot of floor space
- Auto-tower oscillation provides airflow to the entire room1.25 gallon water reservoir
- Green cooling technology; no CFCs or freon usedEnergy-saving design uses less energy than most light bulbs and generates less heat
- Cools and cleans your airInput voltage: 120 V / 60 Hz
- Adds humidity to dry airPower: 45W / 0.375 A
- Volume: 75 CFMWeight: 12 lbs
- Digital controlsDimensions: 30.9" H x 11.8" W x 11.8" D
- Stylish silver finish
- Height: 30.9"
- Width: 11.8"
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Grilled chicken breasts "go green" with mint, chives and sweet peas. Served atop linguine, it's a complete meal in 30 minutes.
Fresh mozzarella is packed in liquid and is very mild and sweet tasting. Look for small, fresh, pearl-size mozzarella balls called Perline, but if unavailable, use any size fresh mozzarella and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Fresh mozzarella does not melt; instead it softens when heated. Regular mozzarella, cubed or shredded, can also be used in this recipe.
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The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Latest News
Swedish studio Gaming Corps partners with Robert Kirkman's Skybound Interactive
The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and his company Skybound Interactive have teamed up with Sweden-based developer Gaming Corps to work on "well-known brands," that it will announce in March.
The SXSW Gaming Expo scheduled March 13-15 is where and when they'll announce their first game in development, with it expected to launch this year. Fingers crossed it's something for PC.
Ghostbusters: The Video Game developer Terminal Reality reportedly shuts
It would seem that Texas-based Terminal Reality has closed down as a former artist for the game studio posted their sorrow over its fate. Recent studio staff added they were joining developer Wargaming.
Terminal Reality's last release was The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct which was a first-person shooter featuring Daryl and Merle Dixon in a prequel to the hit TV show.
BioShock Infinite, Xbox 360 lead March 2013 US sales according to NPD
BioShock Infinite and the Xbox 360 ruled the roost in March 2013 in the United States, according to the NPD.
Telltale's The Walking Dead on sale this week on EU PlayStation Store, free episode
Discounts are shuffling their way onto the PlayStation Store update this week for European PS3 gamers. Telltale has "generously offered" the first episode in season one entirely free.
It's their sneaky way to whet your appetite for more emotional heartache in The Walking Dead, which will get 25% off starting Wednesday. Plus subscribers get 50% off this week.
Activision to have "fewer" licensed games out in 2013
Publishing behemoth Activision will be putting out "fewer games" based on licensed properties this year, read a company statement. This revelation comes as 30 global job positions are made redundant.
As they are releasing less this year, they're "realigning" internal structures to "better reflect the market opportunities" and their upcoming slate. In other words; they're trimming the fat.


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Family: Laridae, Gulls and Terns view all from this family
Description ADULT SUMMER Has pale gray back and upper wings with white trailing edge and black primaries with long white "windows." Underwings are pale with black tips to primaries. Bill is dull greenish yellow with red spot on gonys. Eye is usually dark with red orbital ring. ADULT WINTER Similar, but head and neck have extensive brown mottling. JUVENILE Juvenile and first-winter are pale marbled brown with darker primaries and dark bill. Second- winter is much paler with gray back, but dark primaries and dark-tipped tail; bill is dark-tipped pale pink. Third-winter is similar to winter adult, but retains faint dark markings on tail and mantle.
Dimensions Length: 24" (61 cm)
Habitat Nests on high Arctic tundra and winters mainly on Pacific coast; sometimes inland at garbage dumps and large gull roosts.
Observation Tips Regular in winter, but seldom numerous.
Range Eastern Canada, Southeast, Southwest, Alaska, Western Canada, California, Great Lakes, Northwest, New England, Plains
Voice Utters a high-pitched kyaaa call.
Discussion Medium-sized pale gull; western counterpart of Iceland Gull. Compared to larger species, has relatively short legs (pink at all times), rounded head, and smaller bill. Takes 3 years to acquire adult plumage. Sexes are similar.


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After Knee or Hip Replacement, No Place Like Home
April 24, 2017,
Multi-infarct dementia (MID) is a form of dementia caused by a series of small strokes.
Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior.
MID; Dementia - vascular; Dementia - poststroke
Multi-infarct dementia (MID) is the second most common cause of dementia (after Alzheimer disease) in people over age 65. MID affects men more often than women. The disorder usually affects people between ages 55 and 75.
MID is caused by a series of small strokes.
Risk factors for MID include:
Symptoms of dementia may be caused by either Alzheimer disease or MID. The symptoms of both conditions are very similar. MID may be a risk factor for Alzheimer disease.
Symptoms may develop gradually or may progress after each small stroke.
The symptoms of the disorder may begin suddenly after each stroke. Some people with MID may appear to improve for short periods of time, then decline after having more silent strokes.
The early symptoms of dementia can include:
As the dementia becomes worse, symptoms are more obvious and interfere with the ability to take care of yourself. The symptoms may include:
Any of the neurologic problems that occur with a stroke may also be present.
Tests may be ordered to help determine whether other medical problems could be causing dementia or making it worse, such as:
Neuropsychological testing is often helpful to find out what parts of thinking have been affected, and to guide other tests.
Tests that can show evidence of previous strokes in the brain may include:
There is no treatment to turn back damage to the brain caused by small strokes.
An important goal is to control symptoms and correct risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, and high cholesterol to prevent future strokes.
The goals of helping someone with dementia in the home environment are to:
Medicines may be needed to control aggressive, agitated, or dangerous behaviors. The health care provider will usually prescribe these medicines in very low doses and adjust the dose as needed.
Medicines used to treat Alzheimer disease have not been shown to work for MID.
Hearing aids, glasses, or cataract surgery may be needed if the person has problems involving these senses.
Some improvement may occur for short periods of time, but the disorder will generally get worse over time.
Complications include the following:
Call the health care provider if symptoms of multi-infarct dementia occur. Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if there is a sudden change in mental status. This is an emergency symptom of stroke.
Control conditions that increase the risk of hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) by:
Apostolova LG, DeKosky ST, Cummings JL. Dementias. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 66.
Moorhouse PA, Rockwood K. Vascular cognitive impairment. In: Fillit HM, Rockwood K, Woodhouse K, eds. Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology . 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA; 2010:chap 55.


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Art Gallery Opening & Exhibition
The Kristin Michelle Mason Art Gallery at Beacon College was officially opened with an art exhibit featuring the work of Beacon College art professors Russ Bellamy and Van Galyon.
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The entire collection of photos can be found on our Flickr account.
Academic Discussion
A thought provoking and interactive academic panel discussion on the topic "Replacing Superstitions with Science" was held on the day before the inauguration.
Read the story here.
Watch the video here.
Founders' Room Dedication
The College's new Founders' Room, located in the Beacon College Library, was formally dedicated on the morning of the inauguration. The purpose of the room is to highlight the successes of the College, showcasing the milestones in our historical progression. Key depictions of the past are now on display, including photos of previous presidents, buildings, and students, along with primary source materials related to academic accomplishments and College developments over the past 25 years.
Read the story here.
Watch the video here.
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Inauguration Ceremony
The formal ceremony to inaugurate the College's third president, Dr. George J. Hagerty, was held on the grounds of Beacon Hall on Friday afternoon.
Event information and photos may be found here.
Watch the video here.
Gala Donors' Dinner
Beacon College is indebted to many generous people who have made contributions in support of the College and our students. The Gala Donors' Dinner held at Mission Inn on Friday evening, following the inauguration, provided an opportunity to recognize and show our appreciation to these individuals who have made such a positive impact on the College.
Photos from the event may be found here.
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Release Date. 05/07/10
Catalogue Number. BD161
Where do you start with 'Jahmanji'!? The album that Jahmek Power aka Jammer has waited the best part of a decade to make, its thirteen tracks in forty five minutes cover just about everything that's best in contemporary Black British music, while throwing in a few shapes and ideas that you won't come across anywhere else. This producer and MC has recruited some of the brightest and most recognisable names from the scene he helped to create and then molded their contributions so that the album is clearly the work of one man's vision.
So there are vocal contributions here from Skepta, JME and Frisco (the Boy Better Know legends turning up on '10 Man Roll'), Newham Generals ('Bad Mind People') and Jammin and Hainsy ('One 4 Me'), plus two standout chorus performances from his cousin Camalot (himself a member of BBK), a superb reggae vocal from Lickle J and more soulful contributions from Kivanch and the now very sadly deceased Shiv Lizzy. Meanwhile, production assistance has come from Toddla T (who as well as producing 'Party Animal' co-produced the club banger 'Back To The '90s'), Rapid ('Better Than…'), Mumdance ('10 Man Roll') and Redlight ('Get It In'). Meanwhile, Jammer showcases a new polyrhymthmic depth to grime on his own productions like 'Murkle Mode' and 'Walking Duppy'.
Jahmek Power aka Jammer is one of the true pioneers of the grime scene. A builder of bridges and peacemaker rather than a loose cannon, Jammer is one of the few people in London who can count both Dizzee Rascal and Wiley amongst his friends and who has worked with Kano, Tinchy, Chipmunk and just about everyone else, underground and overground. And if none of them have a bad word to say about him, that's because, at heart, Jammer believes more in music than he does in ego. Now, at last, he has the chance to prove it with a uniquely varied, hard-edged, uncompromising set.


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As stated in SirSteves news section, I was able to pick up a B-Wing for 19.90 at the San Leandro, CA Target. I returned my old one to get the difference (had one day left on the receipt), and then picked up a 2'nd for an opener.
They are still marked 27.90 (or 0.80, can't remember), but scan for 19.90.


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They Win, We Lose
April 5, 2012 by Ben Crystal
Since I submitted my column "The Worst Week Ever," I've found myself musing on the politically pathological behavior displayed of late by President Barack Obama and his accomplices. Not that I don't recognize Obama's tenure so far has involved some fairly — ahem — befuddling benchmarks; but, as I suggested Tuesday, the Democrats must be in full panic mode. And their reactions under electoral pressure of their own creation remind me of a drug dealer with two strikes on his record getting popped for selling crack to an 8-year-old.
Of course, to hear liberals tell it, they're as comfortable as the furniture in one of Warren Buffett's private planes. If we presume the liberal elite are correct and Obama's re-election is a foregone conclusion, then we can also fairly presume that his erratic behavior is not born of fear of rapidly declining fortunes. Instead, it is a nationwide dance of liberal celebration.
And what a dance it is! The shockingly violent Occupy rallies, the union thug attacks on the people of Wisconsin (among other places), the incursions against the Bill of Rights and the foreign policy miscues are all steps in an elaborate number that has reached a crescendo in Florida. Down in the Sunshine State, Democratic Party leaders and mouthpieces have descended like a biblical plague of locusts. Spurred on by Obama's ill-advised remarks about Trayvon Martin, leading lights of liberalism — including the "Reverends" (that means you, Jesse Jackson, and the rest of the usual suspects) — appear to be doing their best to incite a race war.
Meanwhile, Obama has reacted to what he feels were excessively insightful Supreme Court questions regarding Obamacare by edging toward a turf war with the judicial branch. Following Obama's inappropriately disparaging remarks about the "unelected group of people" on the High Court, the three-judge panel at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals demanded clarification from the Administration, with the Judges issuing a none-too-subtle reminder of just how far the long arm of the law can reach.
In major cities across the Nation — from the crack dens of Washington, D.C., to the festering swamp of New Orleans and from the smoldering ruin of Detroit to the freak shows in California — the Democrats have established hegemony, crime, poverty and misery as the rule. And the same Democrats who would have us believe Obama is guaranteed four more years in the Oval Office are spreading the same seeds of discord across the fruited plain.
I'll grant that taking as legitimate the Democrats' proclaimed confidence requires a greater suspension of disbelief than a North Korean propaganda film. But I'm willing to admit it's possible Obama and his cronies have deluded themselves into believing that they're unbeatable. If they really are convinced that victory is assured, then it follows that their bizarre behavior is the planned result of their schemes, and the cities I mentioned before are testament to the long-term effects of repeated Democratic victories.
Ill-conceived economic policies resulting in crushing debt, shocking corruption, virtually apocalyptic urban tableaus, a comprehensive disregard for the Constitution and submissive dealings with our adversaries are the modus operandi of Democrats when they think they'rewinning.
Food for thought: Why is it that in order for Obama and the Democrats to win, everyone else has to lose?
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Rand, I am a bit worried about. He is gradually moving away from Liberty and becoming more demagogic. Don't forget that when the Tea party started out, that they were for Liberty and fiscal sanity. Then, the movement was hijacked by the religious right, which stands for anything but Liberty or Fiscal sanity. Not sure where Rand stands with the Teas today. I am hoping he will return to his roots which is Libertarian! But, he did use the GOP to get his Senate seat.
Here are 5 states Romney lost. Had he embrassed RP supporters instead of ignoring them, they could have made the difference!
State Obama Votes Romney Votes Romney Loss Margin Paul Primary Votes Electoral Votes Connecticut 128,251 120,637 7,614 8,032 7 Florida 4,141,618 4,094,952 46,666 117,461 29 New Hampshire 366,089 325,668 40,421 56,872 4 Ohio 2,691,861 2,584,620 107,241 113,256 18 Virginia 1,868,191 1,767,692 100,499 107,451 13


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6.7: Sums of Fractions with Different Denominators
Have you ever thought of how many layers make up a wall?
Travis is having a great time working with his Uncle Larry. On his second day of working, Travis and Uncle Larry worked on the layers of a wall. "When you first look at it you don't realize that there are many different layers to a wall that add to its thickness," Uncle Larry tells Travis.
"Like what?" Travis asks.
"Wow, that is pretty thick." says Travis.
But how thick is it? Travis isn't sure. Notice that all of these fractions have different denominators. To figure out the thickness of the wall, you will need to know how to add fractions with different denominators.
This Concept has all of the information that you will need!
In an earlier Concept, you learned how to add fractions that had the same denominator. When you add fractions with the same denominator, you don't have to do anything with the denominator, you can just add the numerators. Because the wholes are divided in the same way, they are alike. Therefore, adding these fractions is very simple.
Not all fractions have common denominators. When we have fractions with unlike denominators, we can still add them, but we will need to rename the fractions before we can add them.
How do we add fractions with different denominators?
To add fractions that have different denominators, we have to rename the fractions so that they are alike. We rename them by changing the different denominators of the fractions to common denominators.
Here we are trying to add fourths and halves. They are different quantities. You can see that although the bar is the same size, the parts are different sizes. We have to rewrite these fractions so that they have common denominators.
How do we rewrite fractions to have a common denominator?
The first step in doing this is to the find the least common multiple of both of the denominators. This LCM will become the lowest common denominator.
Let's look at 2 and 4.
First, name the multiples of 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 . . . .
Next, name the multiples of 4: 4, 8, 12, 16 . . . .
The least common multiple of 2 and 4 is 4.
Our next step is to rewrite each fraction as an equivalent fraction that has four as a denominator.
Next, we can add the renamed fractions.
As long as you rename fractions with the lowest common denominator, you can add any number of fractions with unlike denominators.
Try a few of these on your own. Please write your answer in simplest form.
Example A
Example B
Example C
Now let's go back to our original problem.
Travis needs to add up all of the fractions to figure out how thick the wall really is. To do this, he needs to write a numerical expression like the ones that we worked on in the last section. The expression looks like this.
This expression shows all of the different layers of the wall. To find a measurement for the thickness of the wall, Travis must add all of these fractions together. To do this, he will need to rename them using the lowest common denominator.
What is the lowest common denominator for 4, 2 and 8? Yes. It is 8.
Rename each fraction in terms of eighths.
Next, let's rewrite the expression.
Now we can add the numerators.
Travis can see that the wall is almost three inches thick.
Here are the vocabulary words in this Concept.
- Renaming fractions
- renaming fractions means rewriting them with a different denominator, but not changing the value of the fraction.
- Least Common Multiple
- the lowest multiple that two or more numbers have in common.
- Lowest Common Denominator
- the least common multiple becomes the lowest common denominator when adding or subtracting fractions with different denominators.
- Equivalent Fractions
- equal fractions. Created by multiplying the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same number.
Guided Practice
Here is one for you to try on your own.
First we need to find a common denominator. The common denominator for 7 and 9 is 63.
Next, we rename the fractions.
This is our answer.
Video Review
Here are videos for review.
James Sousa Example of Adding Fractions with Different Denominators
James Sousa Another Example of Adding Fractions with Different Denominators
Directions: Add the following fractions by renaming. Be sure your answer is in simplest form.
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Be a part of the first "Jupiter Summer Science Experience" this summer. The Jupiter Life Science Experience is an opportunity for students to enhance their education in the life sciences and research in the areas of neuroscience, cell and molecular biology and biotechnology while building partnerships with local research institutions and biotechnology companies.
The program will be of advantage to any student majoring in biology or a related area and will be of particular interest to pre-professional students who are interested in pursuing a health-related career and/or graduate school.
Courses will be taught by faculty in both the Honors College and the College of Science and will be cross-listed for students in both Colleges.
Graduate students will also have the opportunity to fulfill their academic requirements. Check course listings.
As part of the Summer Science Experience, scientists from the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (and potentially other local institutes) will give guest lectures in selected classes.
The course listings have been updated with CRN numbers to help in the registration process.
Attention ALL students interested in Practical Cell Neuroscience (PSB 4843C) will need to contact Dr. Ken Dawson-Scully (email@example.com) to register for this course.
Students may need to contact the instructor and request permission to take some Honors courses (that are currently not cross-listed) due to the minimum requirement of a 3.5 GPA.
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Students will have the opportunity to participate in arranged tours of research institutes, biotechnology companies and related local attractions of interest.
Select faculty will be recruited to offer informal seminars to interested students on current topics in science. Plans are a weekly seminar for five weeks of each six week summer term.
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Students will have the opportunity to live in the Jupiter residence halls during the time they are enrolled in courses. For example, if students are enrolled for the first summer session, they will be able to live in the dorms for that period. Rates will be affordable for students. Living in the campus housing will provide students with the advantages of living in close proximity to their classes, the faculty and research laboratories.
For more information or to register, contact Dr. Monica Maldonado at 561-799-8647 or email@example.com, or visit www.fau.edu/registrar.


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Jazz Ensemble to perform with University Orchestra, Feb. 28
Posted February 24, 2004; 03:28 p.m.
The Princeton University Concert Jazz Ensemble and University Orchestra, conducted by Anthony D.J. Branker, will collaborate to present the program "Jazz Meets the Symphony Orchestra" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The event will feature a rare performance of Duke Ellington's piano concerto "New World A Comin'" and also will spotlight the musical contributions of four graduates of Princeton's undergraduate program in music, including: "New World A Comin'" piano soloist Christine McLeavey, a 2001 graduate who is presently pursuing graduate studies in performance at the Juilliard School of Music; Princeton University voice instructor Martha Elliott, a member of the class of 1982, who will be featured in a special arrangement of the classic, "When Sunny Gets Blue," written for orchestra by Todd Beaney, a 1980 graduate and former pianist with the University Jazz Program; and conductor Branker, a member of the class of 1980.
The event is sponsored by the Princeton University Jazz Program . Tickets are $15 for general admission and $5 for students. They may be purchased at the Richardson Auditorium ticket office, (609) 258-5000.
Contact: Ruth Stevens (609) 258-3601


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Is it too late for another shot at Drew Brees?
I'm building a time machine so I can witness the good ol' days.
Ain't it just adorable how some nimrods who haven't been around here long enough for more than a quick cup of coffee feel the need to hurl around derogatory "aquas" about long-suffering members who've paid their dues on here many times over. Yeah, it's as adorable as watching Rex Ryan suck some stranger's tootsies. Thread starting should be an earned privilege not an immediate membership right!
Its almost like you want him to fail just so you can say "I told ya so" in 4 years or so. Well, actually, after 11 games youre telling us that.
I stopped reading when he said Jake Long is the worst left tackle in the NFL.
Ross is not a problem on this team. He is the least of our problems. He wants to win as much as you and me, leave the poor guy alone
The usual aqua suspects are the ones in here voting down this thread. Not surprised.


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WHAT was left of the second sheet and the Brunswick black came in very nicely to make a banner bearing the legend
Mother stopped first. She dried her eyes and then she said:—
"I'm sorry I was so angry, darlings, because I know you didn't understand."
"We didn't mean to be naughty, Mammy," sobbed Bobbie, and Peter and Phyllis sniffed.
"Now, listen," said Mother; "it's quite true that we're poor, but we have enough to live on. You mustn't go telling every one about our affairs—it's not right. And you must never, never, never ask strangers to give you things. Now always remember that—won't you?"
They all hugged her and rubbed their damp cheeks against hers and promised that they would.
"And I'll write a letter to your old gentleman, and I shall tell him that I didn't approve—oh, of course I shall thank him, too, for his kindness. It's you I don't approve of, my darlings, not the old gentleman. He was as kind as ever he could be. And you can give the letter to the Station Master to give him,—and we won't say any more about it."
Afterward when the children were alone, Bobbie said:—
"Isn't Mother splendid? You catch any other grown-up saying it was sorry it had been angry."page: 75
"Yes," said Peter, "she is splendid; but it's rather awful when she's angry."
"She's like Avenging and Bright in the song," said Phyllis. "I should like to look at her if it wasn't so awful. She looks so beautiful when she's really downright furious."
They took the letter down to the Station Master.
"I thought you said you hadn't got any friends except in London," said he.
"We've made him since," said Peter.
"But he doesn't live hereabouts?"
"No—we just know him on the railway."
Then the Station Master retired to that sacred inner temple behind the little window where the tickets are sold, and the children went down to the Porter's room and talked to the Porter. They learned several interesting things from him,—among others that his name was Perks, that he was married and had three children, that the lamps in front of engines are called head-lights and the ones at the back tail-lights.
"And that just shews," whispered Phyllis, "that trains really are dragons in disguise, with proper heads and tails."
It was on this day that the children first noticed that all engines are not alike.page: 76
"Alike?" said the Porter whose name was Perks, "lor love you, no, Miss. No more alike nor what you an' me are. That little un without a tender as went by just now all on her own, that was a tank, that was—she's off to do some shunting t' other side o' Maidbridge. That's as it might be you, Miss. Then there's goods engines, great, strong things with three wheels each side—joined with rods to strengthen 'em—as it might be me. Then there's mainline engines as it might be this 'ere young gentleman when he grows up and wins all the races at 'is school—so he will. The mainline engine she's built for speed as well as power. That's one to the 9.15 up."
"The Green Dragon," said Phyllis.
"We calls her the Snail, Miss, among ourselves," said the Porter. "She's oftener be'indand nor any train on the line."
"But the engine's green," said Phyllis.
"Yes, Miss," said Perks, "so's a snail some seasons of the year."
The children agreed as they went home to dinner that the Porter was most delightful company.
Next day was Roberta's birthday. In the afternoon she was politely but firmly requested to get out of the way and keep there till tea-time.page: 77
"You aren't to see what we're going to do till it's done; it's a glorious surprise," said Phyllis.
And Roberta went out into the garden all alone. She tried to be grateful, but she felt she would much rather have helped in whatever it was than have to spend her birthday afternoon by herself, no matter how glorious the surprise might be.
Now that she was alone, she had time to think, and one of the things she thought of most was what mother had said in one of those feverish nights when her hands were so hot and her eyes so bright.
The words were, "Oh, what a doctor's bill there'll be for this!"
She walked round and round the garden among the rose-bushes that hadn't any roses yet, only buds, and the lilac bushes and syringas and American currants, and the more she thought of the doctor's bill, the less she liked the thought of it.
And presently she made up her mind. She went out through the side door of the garden and climbed up the steep field to where the road runs along by the canal. She walked along until she came to the bridge that crosses the canal and leads to the village, and here she waited. It was very pleasant in the sunshine to lean one's elbows on page: 78 the warm stone of the bridge and look down at the blue water of the canal. Bobbie had never seen any other canal, except the Regent's canal, and the water of that is not at all a pretty colour. And she had never seen any river at all except the Thames, which also would be all the better if its face were washed.
Perhaps the children would have loved the canal as much as the railway, but for two things. One was that they had found the railway first—on that first, wonderful morning when the house and the country and the moors and rocks and great hills were all new to them. They had not found the canal till some days later. The other reason was that every one on the railway had been kind to them—the Station Master, the Porter, and the old gentleman who waved. And the people on the canal were anything but kind.
The people on the canal were, of course, the bargees who steered the slow barges up and down, or walked beside the old horses that trampled up the mud of the towing-path, and strained at the long tow-ropes.
Peter had once asked one of the bargees the time, and had been told to "get out of that," in a tone so fierce that he did not stop to say anything page: 79 about his having just as much right on the towing-path as the man himself. Indeed, he did not even think of saying it till some time later.
Then another day when the children thought they would like to fish in the canal, a boy in a barge threw lumps of coal at them, and one of these hit Phyllis on the back of the neck. She was just stooping down to tie up her bootlace, and though the coal hardly hurt at all it made her not care very much about going on fishing.
On the bridge, however, Roberta felt quite safe, because she could look down on the canal, and if any boy shewed signs of meaning to throw coals, she could duck behind the parapet.
Presently there was a sound of wheels, which was just what she expected.
The wheels were the wheels of the Doctor's dog-cart, and in the cart, of course, was the Doctor.
He pulled up, and called out:—
"Hullo, head Nurse! Want a lift?
"I wanted to see you," said Bobbie.
"Your mother's not worse, I hope?" said the Doctor.
"Well, skip in, then, and we'll go for a drive."
Roberta climbed in and the bony brown horse page: 80 was made to turn round—which it did not like at all, for it was looking forward to its tea—I mean its oats.
"This is jolly," said Bobbie, as the dog-cart flew along the road by the canal.
"We could throw a stone down any one of your three chimneys," said the Doctor, as they passed the house.
"Yes," said Bobbie, "but you'd have to be a jolly good shot."
"How do you know I'm not?" said the Doctor. "Now, then, what's the trouble?"
Bobbie fidgeted with the hook of the driving apron.
"Come, out with it," said the Doctor.
"It's rather hard, you see," said Bobbie, "to out with it; because of what Mother said."
"What did Mother say?"
"She said I wasn't to go telling every one that we're poor. But you aren't every one, are you?"
"Not at all," said the Doctor, cheerfully. "Well?"
"Well, I know doctors are very extravagant—I mean expensive, and Mrs. Viney told me that her doctoring only cost her twopence a week because she belonged to a Club."
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"You see she told me what a good doctor you were, and I asked her how she could afford you, because she's much poorer than we are. I've been in her house and I know. And then she told me about the Club, and I thought I'd ask you—and—oh, I don't want Mother to be worried! Can't we be Club, too, the same as Mrs. Viney?"
The Doctor was silent. He was rather poor himself, and he had been rather pleased at getting a new family to attend. So I think his feelings at that minute were rather mixed.
"You aren't cross with me, are you?" said Bobbie, in a very small voice.
The Doctor roused himself.
"Cross? How could I be? You're a very sensible little woman. Now look here, don't you worry. I'll make it all right with your Mother, even if I have to make a special brand-new Club all for her. Look here, this is where the Aqueduct begins."
"What's an Aque—what's its name?" asked Bobbie.
"A water bridge," said the Doctor. "Look."
The road rose to a bridge over the canal. To the left was a steep rocky cliff with trees and page: 82 shrubs growing in the cracks of the rock. And the canal here left off running along the top of the hill and started to run on a bridge of its own—a great bridge with tall arches that went right across the valley.
Bobbie drew a long breath.
"It is grand, isn't it?" she said. "It's like pictures in the History of Rome."
"Right!" said the Doctor, "that's just exactly what it is like. The Romans were dead nuts on aqueducts. It's a splendid piece of engineering."
"I thought engineering was making engines."
"Ah, there are different sorts of engineering—making roads and bridges and tunnels is one kind. And making fortifications is another. Well, we must be turning back. And, remember, you aren't to worry about doctor's bills or you'll be ill yourself, and then I'll send you in a bill as long as the aqueduct."
When Bobbie had parted from the Doctor at the top of the field that ran down from the road to Three Chimneys, she could not feel that she had done wrong. She knew that Mother would perhaps think differently. But Bobbie felt that for once she was the one who was right, and she scrambled down the rocky slope with a really happy feeling.page: 83
Phyllis and Peter met her at the back door. They were unnaturally clean and neat, and Phyllis had a red bow in her hair. There was only just time for Bobbie to make herself tidy and tie up her hair with a blue bow before a little bell rang.
"There!" said Phyllis, "that's to shew the surprise is ready. Now you wait till the bell rings again and then you may come into the dining room."
So Bobbie waited.
- Daddy dear, I'm only four
- And I'd rather not be more.
- Four's the nicest age to be,
- Two and two and one and three.
- What I love is two and two,
- Mother, Peter, Phil, and you.
- What you love is one and three,
- Mother, Peter, Phil, and me.
- Give your little girl a kiss
- Because she learned and told you this.
- Our darling Roberta
- No sorrow shall hurt her
- If we can prevent it
- Her whole life long.
- Her birthday's our fête day,
- We'll male it our great day,
- And give her our presents
- And sing her our song.
- May pleasures attend her
- And may the Fates send her
- The happiest journey
- Along her life's way.
- With skies bright above her
- And dear ones to love her!
- Dear Bob! Many happy
- Returns of the day!
When they had finished singing they cried, "Three cheers for our Bobbie!" and gave them very loudly. Bobbie felt exactly as though she were going to cry—you know that odd feeling in the bridge of your nose and the pricking in your eyelids? But before she had time to begin they were all kissing and hugging her.
"Now," said Mother, "look at your presents."
They were very nice presents. There was a green and red needle-book that Phyllis had made herself in secret moments. There was a darling little silver brooch of Mother's shaped like a buttercup, which Bobbie had known and loved for years, but which she had never never thought would come to be her very own. There was also a pair of blue glass vases from Mrs. Viney. Roberta had seen and admired them in the village shop. And there were three birthday cards with pretty pictures and wishes.
Mother fitted the forget-me-not crown on Bobbie's brown head.
"And now look at the table," she said.
There was a cake on the table covered with white sugar, with "Dear Bobbie" on it in pink sweets, and there were buns and jam; but the nicest thing was that the big table was almost page: 86 covered with flowers—wallflowers were laid all round the tea-tray—there was a ring of forget-me-nots round each plate. The cake had a wreath of white lilac round it, and in the middle was something that looked like a pattern all done with single blooms of lilac or wallflower or laburnum.
"What is it?" asked Roberta.
"It's a map—a map of the railway!" cried Peter. "Look—those lilac lines are the metals,—-and there's the station done in brown wallflowers. The laburnum is the train, and there are the signal-boxes, and the road up to here—and those fat red daisies are us three waving to the old gentleman—that's him, the pansy in the laburnum train."
"And there's 'Three Chimneys' done in the purple primroses," said Phyllis. "And that little tiny rose-bud is Mother looking out for us when we're late for tea. Peter invented it all, and we got all the flowers from the station. We thought you'd like it better."
"That's my present," said Peter, suddenly dumping down his adored steam-engine on the table in front of her. Its tender had been lined with fresh white paper, and was full of sweets.
"Oh, Peter," cried Bobbie, quite overcome by page: 87 this munificence, "not your own dear little engine that you're so fond of?"
"Oh, no," said Peter, very promptly, "not the engine. Only the sweets."
Bobbie couldn't help her face changing a little—not so much because she was disappointed at not getting the engine, as because she had thought it so very noble of Peter, and now she felt she had been silly to think it. Also she felt she must have seemed greedy to expect the engine as well as the sweets. So her face changed. Peter saw it. He hesitated a minute; then his face changed, too, and he said: "I mean not all the engine. I'll let you go halves if you like."
"You're a brick," cried Bobbie; "it's a splendid present." She said no more aloud, but to herself she said:—
"That was awfully jolly decent of Peter because I know he didn't mean to. Well, the broken half shall be my half of the engine, and I'll get it mended and give it back to Peter for his birthday."—"Yes, Mother dear, I should like to cut the cake," she added, and tea began.
It was a delightful birthday. After tea Mother played games with them—any game they liked—-and of course their first choice was blind- page: 88 man's-buff, in the course of which Bobbie's forget-me-not wreath twisted itself crookedly over one of her ears and stayed there. Then when it was near bed-time and time to calm down, Mother had a lovely new story to read to them.
"You won't sit up late working, will you, Mother?" Bobbie asked as they said good night.
And Mother said, No, she wouldn't—she would only just write to Father and then go to bed.
But when Bobbie crept down a little later to bring up her presents,—for she felt she really could not be separated from them all night,—Mother was not writing, but leaning her head on her arms and her arms on the table. I think it was rather good of Bobbie to slip quietly away, saying over and over, "She doesn't want me to know she's unhappy, and I won't know; I won't know." But it made a sad end to the birthday.
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The very next morning Bobbie began to watch her opportunity to get Peter's engine mended secretly. And the opportunity came the very next afternoon.
Mother went by train to the nearest town to do shopping. When she went there, she always page: 89 went to the Post-office. Perhaps to post her letters to Father, for she never gave them to the children or Mrs. Viney to post, and she never went to the village herself. Peter and Phyllis went with her. Bobbie wanted an excuse not to go, but try as she would she couldn't think of a good one. And just when she felt that all was lost, her frock caught on a big nail by the kitchen door and there was a great criss-cross tear all along the front of the skirt. I assure you this was really an accident. So the others pitied her and went without her, for there was no time for her to change, be cause they were rather late already and had to hurry to the station to catch the train.
When they had gone, Bobbie put on her everyday frock, and went down to the railway. She did not go into the station, but she went along the line to the end of the platform where the engine is when the down train is alongside the platform—the place where there is a water tank and a long, limp, leather hose, like an elephant's trunk. She hid behind a bush on the other side of the railway. She had the toy engine done up in brown paper, and she waited patiently with it under her arm.page: 90
Then when the next train came in and stopped, Bobbie went across the metals of the up-line and stood beside the engine. She had never been so close to an engine before. It looked much larger and harder than she had expected, and it made her feel very small indeed, and, somehow, very soft—as if she could very very easily be hurt rather badly.
"I know what silk-worms feel like now," said Bobbie to herself.
The engine-driver and fireman did not see her. They were leaning out on the other side, telling the Porter a tale about a dog and a leg of mutton.
"If you please," said Roberta,—but the engine was blowing off steam and no one heard her.
"If you please, Mr. Engineer," she spoke a little louder, but the Engine happened to speak at the same moment, and of course Roberta's soft little voice hadn't a chance.
It seemed to her that the only way would be to climb on to the engine and pull at their coats. The step was high, but she got her knee on it, and clambered into the cab; she stumbled and fell on hands and knees on the page: 91 base of the great heap of coals that led up to the square opening in the tender. The engine was not above the weaknesses of its fellows; it was making a great deal more noise than there was the slightest need for. And just as Roberta fell on the coals, the engine-driver, who had turned without seeing her, started the engine, and when Bobbie had picked herself up, the train was moving—not fast, but much too fast for her to get off.
All sorts of dreadful thoughts came to her all together in one horrible flash. There were such things as express trains that went on, she supposed, for hundreds of miles without stopping. Suppose this should be one of them? How would she go home again? She had no money to pay for the return journey.
"And I've no business here. I'm an engine-burglar—that's what I am," she thought. "I shouldn't wonder if they could lock me up for this." And the train was going faster and faster.
There was something in her throat that made it impossible for her to speak. She tried twice. The men had their backs to her. They were doing something to things that looked like taps.
Suddenly she put out her hand and caught hold page: 92 of the nearest sleeve. The man turned with a start, and he and Roberta stood for a minute looking at each other in silence. Then the silence was broken by them both.
The man said, "Here's a bloomin' go!" and Roberta burst into tears.
The other man said he was blooming well blest,—or something like it,—but though naturally surprised they were not exactly unkind.
"You're a naughty little gell, that's what you are," said the fireman, and the engine-driver said:—
"Daring little piece, I call her," but they made her sit down on an iron seat in the cab and told her to stop crying and tell them what she meant by it, directly minute.
She did stop, as soon as she could. One thing that helped her was the thought that Peter would give almost his ears to be in her place—on a real engine—really going. The children had often wondered whether any engine-driver could be found noble enough to take them for a ride on an engine,—and now there she was. She dried her eyes and sniffed earnestly.
"Now, then," said the fireman, "out with it. What do you mean by it, eh?"page: 93
"Oh, please," sniffed Bobbie, and stopped.
"Try again," said the engine-driver, encouragingly.
Bobbie tried again.
"Please, Mr. Engineer," she said, "I did call out to you from the line, but you didn't hear me—and I just climbed up to touch you on the arm—quite gently I meant to do it—and then I fell into the coals—and I am so sorry if I frightened you. Oh, don't be cross—oh, please don't!" She sniffed again.
"We ain't so much cross," said the fireman, "as interested like. It ain't every day a little gell tumbles into our coal bunker outer the sky, is it, Bill? What did you do it for—eh?"
"That's the pint," agreed the engine-driver; "what did you do it for?"
Bobbie found that she had not quite stopped crying. The engine-driver patted her on the back and said: "Here, cheer up, Mate. It ain't so bad as all that 'ere, I'll be bound."
"I wanted," said Bobbie, much cheered to find herself addressed as "Mate,"—"I only wanted to ask you if you'd be so kind as to mend this." She picked up the brown paper parcel from among the page: 94 coals and undid the string with hot, red fingers that trembled.
Her feet and legs felt the scorch of the engine fire, but her shoulders felt the wild chill rush of the air. The engine lurched and shook and rattled, and as they shot under a bridge the engine seemed to shout in her ears.
The fireman shovelled on coals.
Bobbie unrolled the brown paper and disclosed the toy engine.
"I thought," she said wistfully, "that perhaps you'd mend this for me—because you're an engineer, you know."
The engine-driver said he was blowed if he wasn't blest.
"I'm blest if I ain't blowed," remarked the fireman.
But the engine-driver took the little engine and looked at it—and the fireman ceased for an instant to shovel coal, and looked too.
"It's like your precious cheek," said the engine-driver,—"whatever made you think we'd be bothered tinkering penny toys?"
"I didn't mean it for precious cheek," said Bobbie; "only everybody that has anything to do with railways is so kind and good, I didn't think page: 95 you'd mind. You don't really—do you?" she added, for she had seen a not unkindly wink pass between the two.
"My trade's driving of a engine, not mending her—especially such a hout-size in engines as this here," said Bill. "An' 'ow are we a-goin' to get you back to your sorrowing friends and relations, and all be forgiven and forgotten?"
"If you'll put me down next time you stop," said Bobbie, firmly, though her heart beat fiercely against her arm as she clasped her hands, "and lend me the money for a third-class ticket, I'll pay you back—honour bright. I'm not a confidence trick like in the newspapers—really I'm not."
"You're a little lady, every inch," said Bill, relenting suddenly and completely. "We'll see you gets home safe. An' about this engine Jim—ain't you got ne'er a pal as can use a soldering iron? Seems to me that's about all the little bounder wants doing to it."
"That's what Father said," Bobbie explained eagerly. "What's that for?"
She pointed to a little brass wheel that he had turned as he spoke.
"That's the injector."
"In—what?"page: 96
"Injector to fill up the boiler."
"Oh," said Bobbie, mentally registering the fact to tell the others; "that is interesting."
"This 'ere's the automatic brake," Bill went on, flattered by her enthusiasm. "You just move this 'ere little handle—do it with one finger, you can—and the train jolly soon stops. That's what they call the Power of Science in the newspapers."
He shewed her two little dials, like clock faces, and told her how one shewed how much steam was going, and the other shewed if the brake was working properly.
By the time she had seen him shut off steam with a big shining steel handle, Bobbie knew more about the inside working of an engine than she had ever thought there was to know, and Jim had promised that his second cousin's wife's brother should solder the toy engine, or Jim would know the reason why. Besides all the knowledge she had gained Bobbie felt that she and Bill and Jim were now friends for life, and that they had wholly and forever forgiven her for stumbling uninvited among the sacred coals of their tender.
At Stacklepoole Junction she parted from them with warm expressions of mutual regard. They handed her over to the guard of a returning page: 97 train—a friend of theirs—and she had the joy of knowing what guards do in their secret fastnesses, and understood how, when you pull the handle in railway carriages, properly or improperly, a wheel goes round under the guard's nose and a loud bell rings in his ears. She asked the guard why his van smelt so fishy, and learned that he had to carry a lot of fish every day, and that the wetness in the hollows of the corrugated floor had all drained out of boxes full of plaice and cod and mackerel and soles and smelts.
Bobbie got home in time for tea, and she felt as though her mind would burst with all that had been put into it since she parted from the others. How she blessed the nail that had torn her frock!
"Where have you been?" asked the others.
"To the station, of course," said Roberta. But she would not tell a word of her adventures till the day appointed, when she mysteriously led them to the station at the hour of the 3.19's transit, and proudly introduced them to her friends, Bill and Jim. Jim's second cousin's wife's brother had not been unworthy of the sacred trust reposed in him. The toy engine was, literally, as good as new.
"Good-by—oh, good-by," said Bobbie, just before the engine screamed its good-by. "I page: 98 shall always always love you—and Jim's second cousin's wife's brother as well!"
And as the three children went home up the hill, Peter hugging the engine, now quite its own man again, Bobbie told, with joyous leaps of the heart, the story of how she had been an Engine-burglar.


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Eureka Tetragon Tent Package I
Prices, promotions, styles and availability may vary by store and online.
Double-coated StormShield polyester fly and floor
Shockcorded frame is reliable and easy to set up
ThermaShield insulated sleeping bag
Sleeping bag features trapezoidal foot box
Compass comes with lanyard
Eureka Tetragon Tent Package I
When you want a full outdoor experience, Eureka is sure to provide all the comfort and protection you need to make it a memorable adventure. The Tetragon Tent Package includes one Tetragon 5 Tent, one Cooper River Mummy Sleeping Bag, and one Silva Explorer Pro Compass.
A 1-room tent that will sleep up to 5 people, the Eureka! Tetragon 5 combines a double-coated StormShield
polyester fly and a polyester bathtub floor to provide excellent weather protection. Includes 1 door and 2 windows for great views and wonderful ventilation. Shockcorded fiberglass frame is reliable and easy to set up. Hooded fly over the front and rear door windows allows you to leave the window partially open for even more ventilation even in rain. Large mesh screens on either side provide even more ventilation and comfort. Imported.
The comfortable Cooper River mummy sleeping bag is efficiently designed for all-around use. ThermaShield insulation is a proprietary blend of solid and hollow core polyester staple fibers. The unique blend provides excellent thermal properties while maintaining loft and durability. The warm-to-touch, peached polyester lining combines the performance value of a synthetic fabric with the soft feel of cotton, while the slightly fuzzy texture adds warmth and comfort. Sleeping bag features an anatomically designed trapezoidal foot box that allows a comfortable night's sleep by letting your feet rest in their natural position. Bag also features an internal stash pocket for your MP3 player, alarm clock, or snack. Full length draft tube with anti-snag webbing.
The Silva Explorer Pro is the ultimate baseplate model for topographic map use. The improved design utilizes the Ranger bezel with the high-visibility/high-contrast coloration. Easier dial rotation and better grip are inherent in the increased knurling on this bezel. New luminous paint is 4X more intense than the old paint and doesn't degrade over time. Comfortable fit in your hand is insured by the ergonomic baseplate. Comes with lanyard.
Eureka Tetragon 5 Tent Features:
• Free standing design is easy to set up
• Main fly and floor seams are factory taped
• StormShield Polyester Fly
• Shockcorded fiberglass frame
• Poles attach to tent body via pin and ring
• Combination of clips and sleeves
• 2 mesh gear pockets for internal storage
• Gear loft included
• Hooded fly
• 1 door
• Twin track zippers
• External guy points
• All carry bags and stakes included
• Fire retardant
Silva Explorer Pro Compass Features:
• 2° Dial graduations
• High visibility color with high contrast cardinal markings
• Built-in magnifier for map details
• Gear driven adjustment for declination adjustment
• Clinometer for measuring angles of slope
• 1/10 mile scales for USGS 1:24,000 and 1:62,500 maps
• Luminous points for night use
• Inch ruler
• 2.125" x 4.1875"
Eureka Tetragon 5 Tent:
• Model: 2629160
• Seasons: 3
• Sleeps: 5
• Weight: 13 lbs. 4 oz.
• Floor Dimensions: 9' x 9'
• Area (sq. ft.): 81 sq. ft.
• Peak Height: 72"
• Packed Size: 28" x 6"
• No. of Poles: 2 + 2 fly rods
• Pole Material: fiberglass
• No. of Doors: 1
• No. of Windows: 2
• Floor Material: 75D polyester taffeta 800mm coating
• Fly Material: 75D polyester taffeta 800mm coating
• Wall Material: 75D polyester taffeta 800mm coating
• Roof Material: 50D polyester no-see-um mesh
• Netting: 50D polyester no-see-um mesh
Cooper River Mummy Sleeping Bag
• Shape: Mummy
• Temperature Rating: 30°F
• Fill Weight: 2 lbs. 5 oz.
• Carry Weight: 3 lbs. 7 oz.
• Max. User Height: 7'0"
• Zipper: Right Side
• Shoulder Girth: 32"
• Hip Girth: 20"
• Shell: 75D/68D Combination Polyester
• Insulation: ThermaShield Synthetic
• Lining: Peached Polyester Taffeta
• Stuff Sack Size: 17-1/2" x 10"
• Gender:Unisex


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By Ben Levisohn
Just ten days ago, Nordstrom (JWN) was trading within spitting distance of its 52-week high just Since, then its dropped 7.7%–and only time will tell if its shares catch an updraft or if this marks the moment that the market turned on what had been one of its favorite retail stocks.
Here's what we know: Nordstrom reported earnings today and investors are not pleased, as guidance was light and same-store sales weak, and shares have dropped. Reuters has the details:
The luxury retailer reported that comparable sales in the quarter ending Aug.3 rose 4.4 percent from the year-ago period, below the 6.8 percent increase analysts were expecting, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Overall sales rose 6.4 percent to $3.1 billion.
For the full fiscal year, which began Feb. 3, Nordstrom revised its outlook and now expects same-store sales to rise 2 to 3 percent, compared with an earlier projected rise in the range of 3 to 5 percent.
It now expects full-year earnings per share of $3.60 to $3.70 per share, down from $3.65 to $3.80
Now, analysts are lining up to offer their opinion on the stock. William Blair's Amy Noblin and Jared Lubel, for instance, blame weak guidance on industry trends, not Nordstrom. They write:
While sales were softer than expected, the slowdown was in line with the rest of retail, suggesting this is not a Nordstrom-specific merchandising issue. Nordstrom was able to flex with its superior financial model to deliver a solid result. We believe Nordstrom is an excellent company with solid long-term growth prospects, with over 50% of future growth to come from Rack, e-commerce, and Canadian expansion (Canada is on track and could be a $1 billion sales opportunity). On a price-to-earnings basis, the stock trades at 16 times our revised fiscal 2013 estimate and 14 times our revised fiscal 2014 estimate, versus department store peers at 13 times and 12 times (excluding Saks [SKS $16.02]), respectively, and versus a 10-year historical multiple of 15 times. We believe the premium multiple is sustainable…
Stifel's Richard Jaffe and team, meanwhile, downplay the short-term disappointment to highlight the Nordstrom's solid long-term prospects. He writes:
JWN was able to manage through a tough selling season by tightly managing expenses and inventory levels. Despite 2H challenges, we believe JWN will continue to gain market share over the long-term as it offers exceptional service and selection to the affluent and aspirational customer. In addition, we believe an improved women's apparel assortment and continued investment in the omnichannel shopping experience will likely provide benefits in the near term. We reiterate our Buy rating and 12 month target price of $65.
Likewise, RBC's Howard Tubin and Courtney Wilson downplay the disappointing earnings. They write:


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Not for everybody
Pros: clear and bright
Cons: Piercing, harsh, fatiguing, soundstage like IEMs
This review is an unbiased opinion.
This post is coming from a consumer foremost as I can't really call myself an audiophile yet. With that said, there are definitely some things wrong with these headphones. First of all, they are really harsh which makes them uncomfortable for listening. I use headphones to relax, not to be keyed up which also means I can't imagine wearing them to sleep. I have to resort to EQing which isn't recommended.
They also leak sound although not really a con for open ear cans. But for casual listeners who don't have many headphones, these are impractical, secondary headphones. You can't wear em' in your living room cause of the TV, not in the bus cause the driving sounds will make you insane. Even light conversations will spoil your listening experience. Which means more money spent on closed cans or IEMs.
>So most electronic music and modern genres aren't really enjoyable with these because I listen to ambient, minimal, IDM, experimental, etc where every note counts. And the treble in these genres will kill you. Period.
>They sound very good with older genres and acoustic, organic music genres like folk. And also certain songs that are rock. I also tried classical just because of the reviews and they do sound good.
I hate to spoil the Grado fan club but the reviews here were the thing that compelled me to buy them without trying. Turns out "forward, fun, and agressive" meant annoying and harsh to me. I wouldn't had gotten these at any price. Not saying these are bad headphones but they just happen to be bad for me. So If anybody wants to buy them off me just say so.
Guys take it easy, sorry I can't conform to all of your views but I can't change my opinion just because some of you guys don't like it. I'm quite taken aback by all the responses, I thought this place would be more open minded. I think its necessary for everybody's opinion to be contributed and considered for a product especially for headphones. I think most people like me use this website as a buying guide and they need to know what the Grado SR60i sounds like with electronic music.
I didn't have the chance to try them before buying and I fell for the hype because I didn't read enough realistic reviews, so I'm trying to put out what is lacking. BTW they did burn-in for awhile and the sound did become a tad less dramatic, not as much as I would had hope though.
Still the buying experience wasn't that bad, I'm sure I needed to know what Grado sound was sooner or later. I now wish I bought the Alessandro MS1i because "based on the reviews", they are a perfect purchase for people who like the Grado sound but can't stand the aggressiveness. I accept that they don't suit me personally but they are good for most circumstances so I'm rating it 3.5 to be objective while sticking to my point of view. I may grow to like them more, who knows?


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I feel a great disturbance in the Force.
Even though this is all still hypothetical, I have to say this is really, really exciting. The fact that it's even a possibility or a consideration at this point is one of the many reasons why people should be totally pumped for the Disney-Lucasfilm purchase. Whether it's the already-written series or not, having a live-action Star Wars TV show on the same night as S.H.I.E.L.D. would be unbearably cool.
No way it's going to be that show, if it's $5 mil per episode there's no way any network is going to wring that much advertising coin out of a genre tv show on a per-episode basis. I think EW is going too far out on a limb with this claim.


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Business cards focus of Business Owners Roundtable
"The Use and Misuse of Business Cards" will be the topic of the Binghamton University Small Business Development Center's Women Business Owners Roundtable from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 30, at the Binghamton Regency, located on Water Street in Binghamton.
Myrna Webb, a national board certified career counselor, will offer a 'business card wellness checkup' to explain how business cards can showcase an organization. Webb will discuss the anatomy of a business card – the 'who-what-why-where' – and offer tips on how to make them a more effective marketing tool.
Webb, an employment counselor for the Workforce New York and the National Employment Counseling Association, specializes in training and counseling to the unemployed.
The roundtable costs $10 a person payable at the door and includes an improved continental breakfast. Attendees are encouraged to bring business cards and brochures to share.
Advance registration is required. Call Binghamton University's Small Business Development Center at 607-777-4024 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com to register.


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I have had her back for about a year now. I had been going back to him on and off until he went out of town for the winter. I have not got back with him yet, but I will be.
I am not 100% sure on the sound and video, I think I said earlier I thought it was out of time. At times it seems it is and others its good. I do not notice the delay on "back" when running at all, that is why I thought it was.
As far as how she did with the pro, her sits in the video are as best as I can remember. Now I have been around more dogs and know what it should look like. And he did FTP.
Thanks for all the advice. What I have took is going back to forcing to the pile, and once improved then sitting to the pile and correct as needed. If I have left anything out or I am taking this wrong please let me know. Thanks


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Someone from Yakface (http://yakfaceforums.com/main/2012/03/15/canceled-walmart-2-pack-found-at-retail-in-us/) is reporting finding the two lost DVD sets - Legacy of Terror and Brain Invaders - at TJ Maxx and Marshall's, for $9.99 each. These were supposed to come out at Walmart last year, and some were released overseas, but stateside they got lost in the exclusives shuffle and only recently showed up on eBay. They're not the most thrilling releases ever, but it'll be nice to finally have the new clones from these sets.


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The Hope College women's basketball team and the student organization Athletes Coming Together will team up with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) in the fight against breast cancer when the Flying Dutch host Adrian on Saturday (Feb. 14). The game at DeVos Fieldhouse will tipoff at 3 p.m.
The WBCA began the Pink Zone? in 2007 as an initiative to raise breast
cancer awareness in women's basketball, on campuses and in communities
across the nation. In 2007, more than 120 schools unified for this effort and helped make the inaugural year a success. In 2008, over 1,200 teams (including Hope) and organizations participated, reaching over 830,000 fans and raising over nearly $1 million dollars for breast cancer awareness and research.
To do their part the Flying Dutch will be wearing pink jerseys in
Saturday's game that have been sold to raise money. ACT will be
selling pink t-shirts, bracelets, jerseys, and collecting donations
along the concourse. There will also a basketball autographed by the
team to be raffled. All proceeds will go to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer
Fund and the Avon Walk for the Cure.


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Thank you for visiting our Laurens Baptist Association website. The Laurens Baptist Association (LBA) is a network of 51 Southern Baptist Churches and 2 mission churches in Laurens County, SC who are committed to fulfilling the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our goal is to make this website practical so that believers can be further equipped to impact a world that does not have a relationship with the one true God through His Son Jesus Christ.
If you have questions about this site or if we can help you in your quest to fulfill the Great Commission, please do not hesitate to call us at (864) 984-0123. You can also contact the Associational Missionary via email at email@example.com
Have you rechecked your atlas and are absolutely positive that Laurens County, SC is not surrounded by water and are a bit confused what "Laurens Island" is all about? Well feel free to click About and find out for yourself. If you are already a believer in Jesus Christ, it could make a profound impact on your community…..


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One day left til the kick off of the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach. Part of the ASP World Championship Tour, this event brings together great surfers from all over like Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow, Sofia Mulanovich, and last year's winners Stephanie Gilmore and Joel Parkinson. A 12 day event, this year is dedicated to 3x winner Michael Peterson, who passed away earlier this year.
This year you can follow online live or watch clips of what you missed. Check out other attendees' images as well as professional shots. The forecasts are calling for great surf! Watch online at live.ripcurl.com and follow the event on twitter @RipCurlPro.
Round One Schedule for Men:
Heat 1: Jordy Smith (ZAF), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 2: Owen Wright (AUS), Bede Durbidge (AUS), Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Raoni Monteiro (BRA), Taylor Knox (USA)
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Adam Melling (AUS), Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 5: Taj Burrow (AUS), Kolohe Andino (USA), Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA), Brett Simpson (USA), Davey Cathels (AUS)
Heat 7: Julian Wilson (AUS), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Yadin Nicol (AUS)
Heat 8: Gabriel Medina (AUS), Mick Fanning (AUS), Jadson Andre (BRA)
Heat 9: Josh Kerr (AUS), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 10: Michel Bourez (PYF), Damien Hobgood (USA), C.J. Hobgood (USA)
Heat 11: Alejo Muniz (BRA), John John Florence (HAW), Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 12: Heitor Alves (BRA), Miguel Pupo (BRA), Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
Round One Schedule for Women:
Heat 1: Laura Enever (AUS), Paige Hareb (NZL), Rebecca Woods (AUS)
Heat 2: Tyler Wright (AUS), Malia Manuel (HAW), Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
Heat 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Lakey Peterson (USA), Nikki Van Dyke (AUS)
Heat 4: Carissa Moore (AUS), Pauline Ado (FRA), Justine Dupont (FRA)
Heat 5: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Coco Ho (HAW), Sage Erickson (USA)
Heat 6: Courtney Conlogue (USA), Sofia Mulanovich (PER), Sarah Mason (NZL)


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Harpur Forum to welcome education technology leader
Alan November will give a talk titled "Building Learning Communities" when the Harpur Forum meets on Wednesday, December 7, at the Binghamton Regency.
November, senior partner of November Learning Inc. and author of Empowering Students with Technology, is a leader in education technology. He has been a dormitory counselor for at-risk students, a teacher, a city planner and a new school designer. His ideas about global communication, collaboration, assessment and critical thinking have inspired schools, governments and corporations to rethink their approach to education and technology.
The breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. and the program will begin at 8 a.m. The talk will be followed by a workshop titled "Creating a New Culture of Teaching and Learning" from 9:30-11:30 a.m., also at the Regency.
The Harpur Forum serves business, professional and community leaders by bringing nationally known authorities to speak at Forum functions throughout the year.
For more information, call the Harpur Forum office at 777-4390.


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Anyone remember Asheron's Call 2? .. no, of course not. They tried this. It didn't work.
Buying and selling goods takes time, is monotonous, and requires having goods worth buying and selling. It's why player economies in games are all focused around the "better items" and not rat fur #6billionand4. Even if every item is useful in some way, some will inevitably be less useful than others and will become the grey 'garbage' items, kind of unavoidable. Sure, even in wow you could sell your grey total crap items, but who would care or want to buy them? Also it's been shown that having too many valuable items makes them seem worthless and having no items at all, while possibly a break from the grindhouse games of yesteryear, will inevitably have issues keeping players interested (and isn't really what you were going for anyway). In short, I would love to see it happen but I just don't really see it working that well.


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125th Street
The Cotton Club at 656 West 125th Street opened in 1978 and is named after a famous Harlem nightclub of the 1930s and 1940s. The Club Deluxe at 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue was opened by boxer Jack Johnson in 1920 but renamed the Cotton Club after being taken over by gangster Owney Madden in 1923. The establishment hired a who's who of black entertainers but catered exclusively to white audiences. The club was a vital part of the Harlem music scene, serving at various times as the musical home for seminal bandleaders Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Cab Calloway and Jimmie Lunceford. In 1936, the club moved to a midtown location at Broadway at 48th Street before closing in 1940.
St. Clair Place is a large apartment complex that appears to have been built in the 1970s at the corner of St. Clair Place and Riverside Drive. In keeping with the style of the times, the building presents a fortress wall against street level and has its back to 125th Street for folks who wanted to have nothing to do with the Harlem neighborhood to the north. St. Clair Place is also a street that is named for St. Claire Pollock a 5-year-old child who died in 1797 and is buried in Riverside Park just to the west.
The Sheffield Dairy Building at 632 West 125th Street was designed by Frank A. Rooke and built in 1911. Although the distinctive white glazed tile exterior (intended to project an image of purity) is intact, the copper windows and trim are long gone, presumably stripped for scrap as some less prosperous time in the city's history. This was one of at least three different dairy buildings in this area, with raw milk shipped in via the Hudson River rail line just to the west. The dairy could process and pasturize 15,000 bottles of milk per hour. Delivery wagons passed through the building in an half-oval (the large doors on the right and left of the building) to pick up loads. In the 1930s, dairies began serving the city from processing facilities outside of Manhattan and this plant was purchased by Columbia University in 1949 as an expansion of their engineering school. The building is not scheduled for demolition as part of the expansion project to the north.
Just to the east, outside the Columbia expansion area is another dairy building that was one of the first two in the area. The French-style McDermott-Bunger Dairy building at 527 West 125th Street was designed by the firm of Sass & Smallheiser and built in 1903.


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Aerodynamic AeroTip design
PowerBond plating reduces resistance
For use with medium-size game
High levels of accuracy and consistency
With its unique PowerBond plating technology, CVA's .50-Caliber PowerBelt AeroTip Platinum Bullets, 15-Pack will give you fast, consistent velocities to improve trajectory and accuracy. In addition to providing more aerodynamic flight, the aggressive bullet taper design also helps control the rate of expansion. 15-pack. Shipped ground only.
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or, Music That's Free as in Freedom
or, Pimpin' My Wares at the WWDC
If you're at the Apple World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco this week, track me down and I'll give you a
free CD of my album Geometric
Visions: The Rough Draft. Autographed!
It has the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license
While quantities are limited, I don't want to bring any back home with me for want of takers.
If you can't make it to the conference, send your snail mail address to email@example.com
and I'll be happy to mail you one. I'll send it anywhere in
the world that the US hasn't embargoed.
If you want to arrange to meet up at the conference, email me at mdcrawford at gmail dot com.
I expect I'll be wearing my Tilley Hat, but I have since
grown a goatee (no moustache though; it's my
experimentation with hipness.):


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By NEMS Daily Journal
OXFORD – The Ole Miss women's basketball team is back in action tonight at 7 against Lamar
The Rebels are 2-0 following a 67-51 win over Northwestern State on Friday.
Through two games, Ole Miss guard Diara Moore, a junior college transfer, is tied for first in scoring in the SEC with 19 points a game.
Lamar is 2-1, winning back-to-back games after losing its season opener to then-No. 1 Baylor.
Lamar beat the Rebels last year 67-58 in Beaumont, Texas.
Parrish Alford