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When I began to write my book Unprepared, I didn't yet know all that I would put my character through. All I knew was that she was going to be completely unprepared for any kind of disaster. When she ended up outside after an EMP, she had nothing in the way of emergency supplies. She had to start from scratch and make her surroundings work for her. This forced me as the author to get creative. What would someone find along the way and how many creative uses could she get from it? By the time I was done writing the book I had thought of some survival tips that I hadn't seen anywhere else. For example, in several other apocalyptic type novels, the main characters have already been preparing for some sort of disaster. So when the disaster finally hits, they just throw on their bug out bags and survive comfortably while everyone else struggles. That always made for a great story. But what about the rest of us? What are we going to do? I'll tell you what we're going to do. We're going to have to get creative.
In the spirit of getting creative, then, I thought I would do a series of articles on at least five alternative uses for various items. Of course, I'll always try to come up with more than five. But five would be the minimum. This article will focus on some creative uses for chairs in a survival situation. Of course, there are a lot of different types of chairs out there, so we'll review a few uses for each type of chair. And by uses I don't mean just sitting on them or using them for firewood. Those are the obvious ones. I hope to think outside the box a little and find uses that no one would have thought of until they became desperate.
To get started, let's talk about a basic kitchen chair made out of wood. The seat could be taken out of it and used as a type of sled to get down hills quickly, or to load something heavy on and slide along the ground. Or someone could pull apart the legs and jam them in the ground and then place something flat on top in order to make a table. With the right kind of chair, the chair back could be cut off and used as a frame for a homemade backpack. If the chair has round dowels they could be removed and used for rolling up a map, or for rolling up string. Or, it might require a few tools, but a person could also remove one of the legs and add the slats from the chair back to one end, making a paddle. The slats could also be used as splints to bind up a wound.
Metal chairs offer a different set of possibilities. If there is one long tube part bent around from the left back leg to the right back leg, it can be unbent and used as a long pole, possibly for walking or fishing. If the metal seat is a solid piece it can be turned over and used to hold water, or as a tray of some kind. The little plastic foot pieces can be pulled off and used to hold very small items, such as seeds. Any screws, nuts or washers can be removed from the chair to be used elsewhere. On a card table chair that folds up, you could also remove the front legs and put them together on one of the sliding hinges to create a small A frame that opens and closes. This could be used as a bi-pod for steadying a site.
Cloth chairs provide material that can be used for bandages or for cleaning a wound. The cushions can be used as sponges to soak up water where another tool might not work. Depending on how much wood is available in the chair, the various pieces can be taken apart and reassembled to make a rough shelter on which to spread a tarp. Whatever the need is, the entire chair should be looked at, and each piece analyzed as to whether it can help or not. Once we stop seeing it as a chair and start seeing all the various pieces, it becomes easier to find alternative uses.
I hope this has been helpful. Nearly everyone has chairs in their homes. So if things go badly, we can always find a chair and adapt it to our needs for the moment. I would love to hear other ideas on creative uses for a chair in an emergency situation.


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Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
The most serious acoustic threat to the ocean's cetacean populations may be the noise from commercial shipping, rather than the more controversial use of powerful naval sonar. That's the contention of Dr. Roger Gentry, a former researcher at the National Marine Fisheries Service. Gentry is now a private consultant, and one of eight scientists presenting their work at this year's Whalefest in Sitka.
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The importance of crystal therapy
Their easily accessible inner energy makes crystals reliable healing tools.india Updated: Jan 12, 2007 16:57 IST
What is crystal therapy: Crystals have been around as healing tools for thousands of years because of their easily accessible inner energy.
This is probably why these stones are used in precision technology such as quartz clocks, where exact time-keeping is the result of energy being released when the crystal is stressed.
How it works: Healers believe that a crystal is like a "tuning fork" to which the human energy field resonates. If our energy bodies are "out of tune" because of disease or psychological stress, the crystal helps restore harmony by bringing them back into sync with its own vibration.
Since different crystals have different healing qualities, therapists will normally ask a patient to select one to which he or she is intuitively drawn. This is because we are naturally attracted to those stones whose energy pattern we can most benefit from.
Crystals are specially effective in psychosomatic illnesses such as headaches, migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, indigestion and asthma.
The healing session: A crystal healer will begin by asking about medical problems, your emotional state, and what you hope to receive from therapy. Sessions start with an exercise to help you relax.
Next you may be asked to lie down on a massage table fully clothed, and hold the crystals or have them placed at specific points on or around your body. You may feel tingling, warmth, coolness, expansion or pressure, or release a pent-up emotion which can sometimes be painful.
The therapist may also recommend wearing a particular stone between sessions. Prognosis: Chronic conditions can take anywhere from twelve to twenty four sessions for significant improvement. If you don't feel better after the first dozen, its probably best to discontinue or find another.
Finding a therapist: Crystal healers worldwide are listed on the internet. Log onto www. internationalholistictherapies directories.com.
Chakras are energy vortices in the body that transmit the life force throughout the body.
This life force is called Prana by Ayurveda and Chi by the Chinese. Certain crystals and gems are associated with these chakras and can be used to cleanse them and bring balance. The body has seven basic body chakras, each with a corresponding stone.
The Root Chakra, Muladhara Bloodstone Garnet Ruby Sacral chakra, Svadhisthana Ruby, Carnelian Citrine Navel Chakra, Manipura Citrine Topaz Heart Chakra, Anahata Rose Quartz Kunzite Rhodochrosite Throat Chakra, Vishuddhi Sapphire Blue Topaz Azurite Knowledge Chakra, Ajna Amethyst Moonstone Crown Chakra, Sahasrara Diamond Clear Quartz Opal


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Communications and Administration Apprentice
- Recruiter
- Kent Training and Apprenticeships
- Location
- Strood
- Salary
- £4.00 per hour
- Posted
- 08 Nov 2019
- Closes
- 08 Dec 2019
- Ref
- Specialism
- Administration
- Sector
- Charity
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship, Intermediate
- Start Date
- Immediate
- Duration
- Undisclosed
Carers FIRST is a charity delivering services for people who care for a friend or family member with an illness, disability, substance misuse or a mental health issue. We provide services in 7 areas across the South East, London and the East of England.
Communications & Admin: We require an apprentice to work within our Communications Team to promote the work of Carers FIRST through a variety of mediums. This role will also provide general admin to the local teams.
The job role is required to:
Promote Carers FIRST and its services across all localities
• Daily use of social media including the monitoring of and posting on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn
• Design and produce a variety of leaflets and posters to publicise Carers FIRST and events
• Support the Communications Assistant to produce monthly e-bulletins and quarterly What's On Guides ensuring all language and images used fit with Carers FIRST's communication guidelines
Provide administrative support as part of the Communications team
• As part of the communications team, action requests which are sent to the communications inbox, ensuring actions are completed in a timely manner
• Coordinate the promotional resources in the central office ensuring the most up to date versions are available
Develop a strong understanding of Bluebox database, ensuring accurate records are maintained
• Collate the information supplied by carers through the Mailchimp e-marketing system and update the database accordingly
• Support with the maintenance of the list of professionals and organisations contact details on the database
• Support with the setting up of information required on Bluebox for carer events, groups and surgeries as required
Contribute to the efficient operation of Carers FIRST by providing general administrative support
• Assist the Central Services Team to organise and provide a wide range of administration duties within the office.
• Meet and respond appropriately to visitors received at the office
• Answer the telephone and respond professionally and appropriately to the nature of the call
£4.00 per hour
37 Hours
MON-THU 9AM-5PM, FRI 9AM-4:30PM, but some flexibility is required.
Knowledge of health and social care or a genuine empathy with the work of the organisation
Highly competent in own use of IT (Microsoft Office Applications Word, Excel, Outlook) and mobile telephony
Good organisational skills and ability to work with a minimum of supervision
Ability to communicate effectively – both oral and written
Ability to practice confidentiality at the highest level
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work within professional boundaries
Ability to work as part of a team
Awareness and experience of the use of new technologies in extending the reach to clients and other stakeholders
Ability to compile records and reports and gather data as evidence to develop services
Able to stay calm in a crisis and be measured in your response
Commitment to excellence
Values people and the contribution of all stakeholders
High expectations of self and others
Commitment to values
Educated to A level or a minimum of 5 GCSEs (a – c)
Complete NVQ coursework within deadlines
Good personal qualities and willing to learn
Participate in own personal development and grow knowledge of role by attending relevant training
On the job training with the employer whilst working towards the Apprenticeship Framework – consisting of the NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration Technical Certificate and Functional Skills if appropriate.
Regular work-based assessments/observations carried out by Kent Training & Apprenticeships Tutor Assessor, to determine competency and meet with Awarding Body standards.
Additional Detail As of 1st April 2019, the NMW for Apprentices is £3.90 per hour. This applies to 16 - 18 year old Apprentices and those aged 19 and over in the first year of their Apprenticeship. For all other Apprentices the Apprentice National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies.
The wage for Apprentices applies to both time spent on the job plus time spent in training.
Important Information
The employer has asked that you do not contact them direct. Doing so could jeopardise your application. You will be responsible for your travel expenses to and from your place of work. Therefore, you must have the means to get to your place of work on a daily basis whilst waiting for your first wages to be paid.
KT&A: Kent Training & Apprenticeships are part of Kent County Council and are a leading training organisation with nearly 30 years successful experience. KT&A specialise in high quality work-based training, delivered by qualified staff with personal experience of working in the skill area they teach.


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Looking for yarn to make David's Towels from Handwoven? The pattern makes 4 towels and takes the following: #4031-2, 4048-1, 4077-2, 5005-2, 5025-1, 7100-2. The picture below shows a multi shaft version - the same colors would like nice for David's towel.
8/2 Organic Cotton from Venne of The Netherlands. Certified GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard). Although the price is high for cotton, what it represents, is a collective effort to improve our planet. Available on 100 gram cones in 25 colors. It is more a "homespun" look than Bockens Egyptian cotton, it is very absorbent for towels. We like it sett just a tad looser than the Egyptian 8/2.
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The Slanted Door
1 Ferry Building, No. 3, Market & Embarcadero, 861-8032, www.slanteddoor.com
Once the myriad fans of the Slanted Door's extraordinary high-style Vietnamese cuisine had gotten over the restaurant's two moves to increasingly upscale locations (from the Mission to Brannan Street to the Ferry Building) and braved the tedious reservation lines (complete with seven-digit confirmation numbers), they looked around and realized that the new airy, modern digs were pretty swell, the bay views were beautiful, and the food was as delicious as ever. Longtime favorites include the garlicky, spicy shaking beef made with Meyer Company Ranch meat; the cellophane noodles full of sweet Dungeness crab; the chicken clay pot in a caramel sauce with ginger and chilies; and fat squid stuffed with ground pork, tree ear mushrooms, and glass noodles. Daily specials have included a clear, fragrant broth stocked with fresh crab flakes and corn kernels and an exquisite stir-fry of fresh Florida gulf shrimp with English cucumber and oyster mushrooms. There are exciting cocktails and an intelligent wine list to complement your meal, and you can finish with such superb and unusual desserts as fluffy goat cheese cheesecake with sautéed Mission figs, Thai basil panna cotta in mango soup, and tiny soft sweet mung-bean dumplings in ginger broth.
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Remember the AirDroid v3.1.3 update released last week? That version has a quick follow-up, adding support to Telegram and Kik when it comes to message reply. Sand Studio, the developer behind the app, has been working on message reply support for several instant messaging apps as requested by the avid users. The developers did their best but encountered some issues while working on Hangouts, Viber, and Line.
For now, Telegram and Kik plus Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are fully supported by AirDroid. Telegram was actually prioritized by the team. They haven't found any solution to the problem of replies going to the wrong person via Android using Hangouts, Line, or Viber but we can expect some improvements on the next update.
The AirDroid team was kind enough to give instructions on how to reply to Kik and Telegram messages. First, you need to enable Notification Mirror service found in your AirDroid Settings > Notification Mirror. While on a Kik or Telegram message pop-up, simply click Reply, type, and then choose Send.
Note that this feature, replying to Kik and Telegram messages right from notifications will only work on devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop and above. Aside from the reply support, two new languages have been added: Português (Portugal) and Русский. Some changes on alert pop-ups have been made as well. When there's interruption in connection, the AirDroid will now reconnect silently when network is back. This will lessen the annoying alert pop-ups that some users complained about.
With the new AirDroid version, you can now also hide SMS content found in the notification pop-up in the Settings. And if you want no notifications when using a program on full-screen, they are now muted by default. You can still choose to receive them though if you want by making the changes in Settings.
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Appearing in "Idol Threats"Edit
Featured Characters:
- Captain James T. Kirk
- Commander Spock
- Commander Hikaru Sulu
- Lt. Pavel Checkov
- Lt. Nyota Uhura
- Ensign Arex
Supporting Characters:
- Captain Edward Fields (Death)
- Ronald R. Penn (acting Captain of the USS Cluster)
- Ensign Ventura
Other Characters:
- Keller (Only appearance; dies)[1]
- Marciari (Behind the scenes) (Death)
- McVey (Behind the scenes) (Death)
- Spithogiannis (Behind the scenes) (Death)
- Spitz (Behind the scenes) (Death)
- Sector 9
- Christofi IX
- USS Enterprise
- Romulan Bird of Prey
- USS Cluster
Synopsis for "Idol Threats"Edit
Stardate 9219.7
A landing crew from the USS Cluster are ambushed by Romulans and Captain Edward Fields is killed. When his second-in-command, Ronald P. Penn hears the news, he swears to avenge Fields' death by striking back at the Romulans. The inexperienced acting Captain breaks Federation protocol and pursues the Romulan vessel into disputed territory. Inspired by the actions of the legendary Captain James T. Kirk, Penn attempts to duplicate Kirk's intuition and creative battle strategies. Penn's tactical ineptitude plunges him into a conflict with the Romulan Bird of Prey results in the loss of several of his own crew members. Communications officer Lt. Ventura secretly sends off an S.O.S. to the USS Enterprise.
When Captain Kirk learns that this inexperienced Captain is conducting unethical attacks in his name, he alters the Enterprise's course and goes to the scene of the battle.
On the USS Cluster, Penn falls for a trap, and the Romulan commander beams a boarding party to the bridge of his ship. Penn tries to outwit the Romulan, but this too proves tactically unsound. Commander Lazar prepares to execute the entire bridge crew when suddenly Kirk's party beams onto the ship. Commander Lazar respects Kirk's military record and agrees to retreat. Kirk admonishes Captain Penn for his actions.
Stardate 9222.3
Captain Kirk orders the Cluster to the nearest starbase on Christofi IX for routine reports.
- Commander Penn makes reference to the time that Captain Kirk disobeyed Federation orders in order to rescue Captain Spock who himself had been killed on a previous mission. This event was chronicled in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
- In the beginning of the story, Chekov is sitting at nav control, but later on, it is Arex who is seen at the controls.
- No trivia.
See Also
- Write your own review of this comic!
- Discuss Star Trek (DC) Vol 1 47 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Star Trek series
Recommended ReadingEdit
- Star Trek (Volume 1)
- Star Trek (Volume 2)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (Volume 1)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (Volume 2)
- Who's Who in Star Trek
Links and ReferencesEdit
- ↑ First and only known appearance to date besides flashbacks


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You're closer to list building than you think, Free Jack Jacker WordPress plugin is your answer.
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The former Digital Chaos and Thunderbirds roster, the runners-up at The International 6 last year, have another new home.
The newly-established team Planet Odd announced Wednesday on Twitter the signing of the former members of Thunderbirds. Planet Odd launched its esports organization May 19 with teams in Hearthstone and Counter-Strike.
The Dota 2 roster features Rasmus "MiSeRy-" Filipsen, Omar "w33" Aliwi, Roman "Resolut1on" Fomynok, David "MoonMeander" Tan and Martin "Saksa" Sazdov. The team won a total of $3.4 million for its second place finish in TI 6, and most recently placed third in the recent Boston Major as members of Digital Chaos before their move to the Thunderbirds in April. The players weren't able to replicate their success as the Thunderbirds, however, placing 15th at the Kiev Major in April, and placing third at The Summit 7 Americas Qualifier, failing to qualify.


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Deep Ocean Materials Lavinio Gualdesi Saclant Undersea Research Centre La Spezia Italy
Objectives Develop a measuring range at 3500 meters depth Maximize corrosion free endurance time (time between overhauls) Minimize maintenance time Minimize failure risk Respect budget constraints
Two Main Options Use market available products and design to improve system reliability Invest in material performance research aimed to design and develop a system as a complete prototype A cost effective compromise of above is to integrate market products into a customized system
Targets Withstand depth pressure with an acceptable flexural deformation Preserve the relative motion between moving parts without an excess of friction Preserve for long time the surface integrity avoiding corrosion Privilege non magnetic or even non conductive materials to avoid galvanic effects and influence compass related instrumentation
Titanium Alloys Excellent response to corrosion and fouling Non magnetic High mechanical strength Medium availability Its higher cost is largely compensated by the use of less material weight to obtain the same strength and by savings in maintenance cost
Titanium Alloys Its low density and high strength candidates it for the best material to make effective pressure vessels, but coupling connectors and joints of different material may cause galvanic problems to them. Welding Titanium alloys needs an expensive skilled procedure
Design Policy It is important to establish a design policy: - if the reference is Titanium alloy, any compulsory deviation from it must be considered as a case study - only Composite Technology may be associated to it with careful design of the joints due to the different elastic properties.
Composites Advantages Corrosion free Non magnetic Damage propagation very low Creative design due to the fact that the designer make its own production: - it is virtually possible to change material density and composition at any section
Composites Limits A good quality assurance system is needed to avoid to transform a creative design in arbitrary solutions during production phase Normally an expensive set of models and moulds are needed for each component. Therefore this solution becomes cost effective after a large number of components per mould (with some exceptions)
Composites Optimization Standard lamination process with woven roving creates a part with maximum flexural strength in 0-90 degree directions, with minimum strength along -45 +45 directions. A special material woven along -45 +45 degree has been produced by reinforcement specialists to better hysotropy
Laminate Porosity Quality Assurance Problem Rigorous test of construction materials High quality polyester isoftalic resin Avoid any contamination of the resin with undue fillings
Lamination Data Sheets Design the appropriate sequence Avoid to make joints with surfaces subject to cure on the mould because the joint will be weak. Use insert on the mould to accommodate particular shape do not insert metallic part in the sheets to avoid interlaminar shear effect
Deep Water Resins Syntactic foam to encompass electronic boards with the associated wiring and underwater connector
Buckling Large plates may suffer from creep or even a buckling effect which is particularly negative to moving joints: a hybrid glass carbon reinforcement and unidirectional tapes along the strength lines a straight fiber sewed 0-90 degrees glass reinforcement
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Things to Look for in a Convection Microwave Oven
Many households have grown accustomed to the convenience of having a microwave oven, but only a few have taken advantage of the benefits offered. The difference between a regular microwave oven and a convection microwave oven is its ability to brown and crisp food. In this way it is similar to a conventional oven. If you're in the market for a convection microwave oven, below are some things to look for.
Food that Can be Cooked Quickly
Although a convection microwave is known for its ability to brown and make food crisp, it should still cook food quickly like other microwave ovens.
Even Hot Air Circulation
A high velocity of forced hot air that evenly circulates throughout the oven.
High Visibility
The interior should have a bright light, which is easy to view through a sizeable window. This way you can check on your food regularly while its cooking.
Large Capacity
The interior of the oven should also be large enough to accommodate larger dishes and containers. The clearance should also be large enough on the outside of the dish for proper ventilation. It is recommended that there is at least 2 inches on the sides, 4 at the rear, and 6 to 12 inches above a large dish.
Automatic Features
Automatic features that prompt users to add the type of food being cooked, along with the weight, and can automatically calculate how long the dish needs to cook.
Multiple Levels of Cooking
Multi-stage cooking allows users to program a sequence of different functions at one time during the process.
A convection microwave oven should enhance your cooking experience, so be sure that it comes with these basic features that you should look for when seeking a one.


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Decisions to open or close sportsfields on a weekend will be made no later than 3.30pm on a Friday afternoon. Sportsfields are closed only for safety reasons.
Fairfield City Council is lighting up sports fields across our City in a trial to allow residents to exercise during the early evening.
Council understands the need for residents to continue to be active while still observing important social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following fields will be lit between 4.45pm and 7.30pm every evening:
The fields were chosen to offer even spread across the City for good local resident access; as well as good amenity, including toilets at some locations. These fields remain closed to group exercise or ball games as per Federal Government regulations.
Council will monitor activity at these parks to ensure residents continue to observe social distancing requirements. Council will be forced to end the trial if social distancing requirements are not met.
Council has closed and made changes to a number of its services in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. For a full list of changes, visit www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/coronavirus. We will continue to provide updates to the community as and when changes occur.
Due to COVID-19 and social distancing rules, Council is not currently taking bookings for event hire.
Council encourages residents to participate in outdoor activities.
Our sporting facilities can be hired seasonally (winter/summer) or for events. Larger events may require a Local Activity Application, which must be submitted at least six weeks before the event to allow for processing (application fee applies).
This website advice is a primary source of information about the status of Council's Sportsfields. At other times call Council's Customer Service Centre on 9725 0222.
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NASW Ohio Chapter offers members free, one-hour, online CEU presentations on the second Wednesday of each month from 10-11 a.m. All you need is access to internet. If you cannot log in during this time, the presentation will be recorded and available to members to view at their convenience.
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Secondary Trauma: Look, Listen & Learn
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Although not exceptionally creative and/or artistic, original promotional materials for the beloved classic The Wizard of Oz (1939) are quite rare and valuable. In July 2013 Heritage Auctions sold a heavily-restored half-sheet for $71,000! Here are large images of the known surviving promotional materials (not shown to scale).
US One sheet Style D (27"x41")
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US half sheets (28"x22")
Lobby cards (14"x11") - Note that the last card lower right depicts a parade scene that was cut from the final film!
No surviving copies of these posters have been found. These are images from the pressbook.
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6 Sheet
3 Sheet - Style B
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Australian one sheet
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I've been enjoying the letters to the newspaper from Pearl Harris and that spurred me to send in a letter my mother wrote to her mother 64 years ago.
(This is a letter written by Edna Liggin to Laura Matthews Smith, postmarked July 11, 1946. This is one year after WWII ended. Laura lived with Edna during the war. She married A. L. Smith in 1946 and moved into her own home.)
Wednesday Night
July 10, 1946
Dear Mother,
We were all glad to hear from you today and glad to know you and Mr. Smith arrived safely with cow and chickens.
It really came a windstorm and rain just after you left–blew the corn over and just flattened some of your chicken corn in the garden. The water just poured under our front doors. It didn't rain much at Shiloh and Bernice, though.
Carlton didn't come after Bertie until night. They ate supper with us.
We peddled Monday AM and after dinner I canned 13 pints tomatoes and we made the men bring us up enough corn for 18 cans. Late that evening Frances took me over to Ruth's to find out Mr. Smith's initials. I wanted to write your wedding up for the paper and had forgotten his initials. All of them came out to ask me questions about you.
Monday at the supper table (we were having another rain) the lights went out so I got out of washing dishes and churning. They were still of Tuesday AM, so I couldn't wash. I churned and got over a pound Then Tuesday PM I washed. I canned 5 pints tomatoes, picked Bertie butterbeans and tomatoes. Also carried her the butter and milk this morning. She made out like she was starving and couldn't buy anything to eat in town.
Our corn is gone. I only had 2 dozen ears for Mrs. Hicks today-four pounds butter beans and 13 pounds peas. She sold nearly all that before we got out of the store.
All we'll have to sell now is peas, but will have more and more of them. I canned you 4 cans of peas today out of your garden.
Maradee is so good this week. She plays all the time I work. She has learned to say "all right" when I tell her to do something. Her cold is about gone. She stays put in the cowpen while I milk.
Malvin and John bought Victor Tabor's truck Tuesday for $450 and will get a new motor for it from Carlton soon. It has good tires, one new one. It ought to beat paying $1800 for a new truck. They're gone today over your way (Oak Grove) with over 200 watermelons out of their oldest patch.
Ethel and O. W. Cargile are coming up tomorrow for the day so I asked Bertie down. Guess I'll miss club meeting unless they go home early.
Frances is OK. (Frances was pregnant with Jerry)
I set a yellow hen tonight. I'm only getting 3 to 5 eggs a day.
I hope your cold is better. Miss Annie's letter came Monday. Write again and we'll be looking for you.
Love, Edna
I washed Mr. Smith's shirt he left Sunday. I forgot to give you your biscuit pans and butcher knife.
(Notice the use of terms like "set a hen", "peddle vegetables", "church butter", "canning tomatoes", "staying put…in the cowpen". Also the term "hanging out clothes" and many other expressions are no longer part of most people's vocabulary….Also notice the amount of work Edna did in one day!! She washed clothes in a winger washing machine. She had no hot water so she had to heat big containers on her cook stove to add to the washer. She had to hand the clothes on the clothes line to dry. She picked and shelled and canned or shucked corn, peas, beans, tomatoes, etc. She milked the cows and made butter. She "peddled" or sold extra butter, eggs and peas/beans to Hicks Grocery store. She had a 2 1/2 year old child to watch after. She went to "club meeting" which was the Home Demonstration club. Wow! And we think we put in a day's work.)
Molly Liggin Rankin
Editor's Note: Folks around this area remember Mrs. Edna Liggin as the "bottle lady". Her barn, located off Hwy 2 in the Shiloh Community was covered with vintage bottles and other glassware. Miss Edna was a precious, Christian lady who was loved by all.


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There were actually two books written about social stigma, and both had the main title "Stigma." One has the subtitle: "Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity," and the other had the subtitle: "How We Treat Outsiders." The one that became famous in Sociology circles, while the other was forgotten, was of course Erving Goffman's timeless classic: "Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity."
Goffman of course, defines stigma as that chasm between the identity that we put forward to others, and the identity that we really have. When others discover that real identity, then we have a stigma.
Gerhard Falk – one of my mentors at my alma mater, who is a fascinating man, wrote the other "Stigma" book. His book viewed Stigma slightly differently, though still within the realms of a Goffman-esque "spoiled identity." Falk believed that there were stigmas that were existential, and ones that were achieved stigmas. Existential stigmas were things like disabilities, mental illness, obesity, etc. Achieved stigmas for Falk were things like being an immigrant, being homeless, or otherwise being "deviant" from social norms.
Both books and ideas compliment each other in what I am calling the "Goffman Effect." I define the "Goffman Effect" more on a macro-societal level: the specific intent and desire of people to turn spoiled identity into a social norm in and of itself on an existential level (à-la-Falk) in the aggregate, leading to institutional normalization.
Where Goffman's stigma was more on an interactionist level between individuals in everyday life, and Falk's stigma was more structural, it seems that in today's "post-factual" world, there is an increasing desire to turn individual everyday life into the structural.
For example, there was a time when being labelled a racist was a huge stigma; a basic Goffman-esque spoiled identity. Someone did not want to be perceived as a racist and tried to cover up his or her racist tendencies. In today's world, when someone's racism is brought into the light, it no longer has a stigmatizing factor. It's simply no big deal. Instead, what seems to be happening is that the person being labelled as racist, not only doesn't try to cover up the spoiled identity, but tries to redefine the term into a less stigmatizing form ("I'm not really a racist, I just believe in preserving our European heritage"), and then tries to stigmatize the person doing the stigmatizing ("you're a liberal snowflake!").
Another perspective is the discourse on immigrants. Today, immigrants are "existentially stigmatized"; but that stigmatization doesn't end there: the identity of "immigrant" itself is treated as a spoiled identity whether one tries to cover up their immigration status or not.
As well, Sociology, and social science in general is not immune from the Goffman Effect. For example, in most sociological discourse today, all power is hegemony; a domination of the oppressed by power structures. Yet, in various protest movements where the tables become turned, the oppressed become the oppressors, and hegemony reigns again, just in a different form; except Sociology will rarely ever admit that. Instead, social science will stigmatize the out-group as they institute their version of what they think is egalitarian power. Don't disagree with the masses, or else you will be sent to the Heresy Penalty Box.
Stigmatizing others by itself has become a social norm, as people seek to take their everyday life experiences and turn it into an aggregate. The "Goffman Effect" may be a part of the normalization process of racism, xenophobia, and post-democracy that we face in the world today. If the Goffman Effect indeed is the social norm – the desire for aggregates to spoil other people's identity within the shifting cultural norms that comes from a racialized anomie, then we will need to rethink the role of stigma, especially on a macro level.
Thus far, the only way that I can see to escape the Goffman Effect is for people to have open and honest discussions of what they want their cultural values to be (the ends), and the systems that they want in place in order to achieve them (the means). This is a process of peacemaking, and by definition, will not be easy, and will necessarily involve power struggles; some hegemonic, and some not.


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One of my special friends hosted a get together which included a short meditation. After slowing our breath and leading us into a field, down a path, she asked us to notice a building. Now, I am a meditator-in-progress, and I've always been a default rule follower (unless civil disobedience is called for), and there was some time pressure to imagine this building because I knew she'd keep talking, and then I remembered I was supposed to be calm and just go with the flow and so I saw a brick and wood building, like something you might find in Shrek-land. Good done.
Then she said, the building was a temple. A temple? But I didn't imagine a temple! You said building! Deep breaths, it'll be okay. I decided it was too late and "wrong" to go back and re-see the temple/building, so I made the best of what I had. It was not big enough to hold everything that was inside this temple, but yet it did. It ended up being pretty magical. Surprise! Not surprised.
Not long after, I was doing some workshop image prep and found the stone base and wood structure of my temple building. They combined perfectly. It felt rewarding for just going with the originally imagined building, and generally validating that I am on the right path. It made me smile, laugh inside, and give a special, silent, thank you to my friend, SoulCollage®, and the universe.
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The pace of acceleration into the next generation of Internet access – by billions of interconnecting micro sensors and actuators – is huge, and will transform our industries and society. The implications for industry and society by the sheer scale and scope of what is about to hit us are huge. Ubiquitous intelligent intercommunicating chips wil enable huge efficiencies in every sector – from transport, and building through to healthcare. It will also bring its dangers and a need for checks and balances was machine generated autonomous decision making proliferates.
The Brown Bag lunch on the 16th April presented views from three very different perspectives.
Rob van Kranenburg addressed what is happening in the EU and China right now in this area and the social implications that will impact all of us in the coming years. To see Rob's slides click here.
Chris Yapp discussed Internet of Things activities and the UK's capabilities, challenges and oportunities. To see Chris's slides click here.
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Being an adult can be exhausting. Making decisions, working every day, paying for un-fun things like taxes, car registration, electricity… UGH! Adulting is hard! But if I'm honest, I would not trade places with my younger self. I value my freedom too much to ever wish I was a kid again.
Remember having to sit still in school all day? Taking standardized tests? Practicing to take standardized tests? And having to ask every time you wanted to go to the bathroom?
Remember not being sure of yourself at all?
Remember having less money than you have now, even with all of the adulting bills you have to pay? I remember going into Banana Republic and positively SCOFFING at their clearance rack prices. I don't really shop there anymore but I could if I wanted to. (Within reason of course)
Remember when you couldn't drink alcohol? All of a sudden you turn 21 and family functions are fun!
Remember someone else having a say in your wardrobe. "You're not leaving the house like that young lady!" Ring familiar?
Remember having little to no say in what you ate. Parents brought home what they brought home. Cooked what was cooked. And that was that.
Remember watching the news and not understanding what any of it meant?
I felt inspired to write this post because I've heard the phrase "adulting is hard" a lot lately, from friends to (painfully true) memes. And I am not disagreeing. There are many challenging days we all face as adults. But I fear if we buy too much into the idea that "adulting is hard," we may fall into the trap of romanticizing our past and feel less joy in our present. A dangerous snare to fall into because we can't go back in time. It could also become a self fulfilling prophecy: you've primed yourself to believe it is hard and so it is. As much as I hate to admit my various guidance counselors and coaches were right, attitude is important.
I find practicing gratitude, even for inevitable life events like growing up, can be helpful in times of stress. And if I'm ever overwhelmed with the world and all of my responsibilities, I turn to this mantra:


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Project Update - Stabilizer Attachment to the Fuselage
I'd like to share progress made attaching the stabilizer assembly to the fuselage.
I built the stabilizer and elevators a while ago, so I'll begin with a quick review.
A photo of the scratch built assemblies.
Balanced elevators.
We used some original parts to create the templates (fixtures) to make the stabilizers and elevators.
Joe Norris (on this list) loaned us some parts. You'll notice the stabilizer in the photo is not balanced,
so I simply made the stabilizer fixture to accommodate a balance elevator.
A photo of the stabilizer leading edge tube in the fixture.
Bending the heavy tube required making a bending fixture as shown.
I inserted a coil spring into the tube, and using the cupped fixture, the tube bent nicely without kinking.
Don't forget to remove the internal spring if you elect o do this.
A photo of Charlie welding up an elevator.
This is a length of hinge stock. We'll cut pieces off, and cut down the centerline to create
hinges that kind of cup onto the elevator or stabilizer tubes.
When pieces of hinge stock are cut to length, they can be tack welded in place as shown.
The cupped piece acts as an appropriate spacer for fabric and paint allowances.
After final welding, oiliite bushings will be pressed in to obtain the final bushing diameter for 1/4" diameter pins.
The entire stabilizer and elevator assembly then gets placed onto the fuselage.
I clamped tubing vertically to the stabilizer, from the floor up, to balance and "stabilize" the assembly
where it needs to be located. This took a lot of time.
These brackets (saddles) need to be positioned carefully in place and tack welded.
I made and used this gage block to properly locate the stabilizer
from the tail post prior to welding.
Using clamps and blocks to position the tail assembly just right.
Blocks and clamp on the front end. You'll notice that I am not using a jack screw. I'll use a trim tab on
an elevator as I've seen others use. Again, I'm building a light sport plane (I think).
By the way, I used a set of trammel points to square up the stabilizer assembly
to the fuselage. I located a center point on the fuselage about 4 or 5 feet ahead of the tail section,
and trammed the tail feathers equal distance on both the left and right stabilizers.
I used a transfer punch first to locate the hole location in the fuselage tube.
I then drilled a pilot hole, and ran a locating pin to ensure everything was aligned well,
than I drilled the final hole diameter and added a bushing to the lower tube.
Long bolts will eventually hold this assembly together.
This photo shows the stabilizer and elevators in place, with the vertical stabilizer and the rudder
clamped in place. It turned out well.
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Fern Seto and Saziah Bashir have experienced both growing up Kiwi and being "othered" in New Zealand in very different ways, but share an outsider's understanding of whiteness here. In this year's election, they've tried and failed to see themselves adequately represented in New Zealand's democracy. Here they reflect on how this affects their sense of identity – both as Kiwis and as voters.
This year's voter registration campaign declares that "my vote is worth as much as yours" – an empty statement for many people of colour in New Zealand, who, unlike Pakeha, cannot elect anyone representing their background, culture or issues. One undisputed common factor across all party lines is a lack of non-white representation, even in the most diverse electorates.
I grew up in one such electorate, Mt Roskill. Yet the only MP I've known is the very Pakeha Phil Goff. The majority of my friends and classmates were like me - New Zealand born children of immigrants, attracted to New Zealand for its various opportunities. My parents arrived here in the 1970s, my father being the only Asian in his sixth form year, sent here by their families for a better education. They never went "home".
I now reside in the Tamaki electorate, held by white, male, National MPs since the 1960s. Of all the billboards I regularly pass, I recall only two non-white faces - Parmjeet Parmar standing for National in Mt Roskill, and Kenneth Wang, Deputy Leader of the Act Party (I had to look up his name, dwarfed as it is by the "Tough on Crime" strapline dominating his billboards). That the selection of candidates across New Zealand's largest and most diverse city is so whitewashed speaks volumes about the culturally representative value of Parliament.
There is, of course, no difference between white and non-white votes, nor their rights to stand for election. Why then, in a city where the most common surname is now Wang, are so few non-white candidates standing?
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Firstly, consider the obvious issue across all immigrant communities: language barriers. Although voter registration papers are mailed out in a number of languages, re-enrolment forms are in English only. When the simple mechanics of participating in democratic process pass you by, your voice is immediately diminished. More fundamentally, from an East Asian perspective, adding your two yen to public debates clashes directly with cultural norms, which ingrain deference to authority, and compel us to avoid "losing face". Combine that with a tendency to encourage success via achievements and accolades, rather than the relationship building and networking skills so key to success in politics, and you have the perfect anti-candidate.
The reasoning behind East Asian parents encouraging objective and quantifiable measures of success may be a product both of cultural nature and nurture. Arthur Chu writes of his father encouraging him to take an "Asian" job; to avoid careers where success was "purely based on how well people could relate to me, like direct sales, like middle management, like the performing arts." Like politics. This is not merely a casual dismissal of political participation; it is a bitterly learned lesson on how white-run institutions would never value - let alone need - a contribution from non-white communities.
So how does a firm cultural education in not causing a fuss sit with first generation immigrants raised in a society encouraging them to speak out? Whether attending pro-Gaza rallies, or live-tweeting a leaders' debate, first generation immigrants growing up and voting in New Zealand are more articulate than ever. Asian communities in particular are widely regarded as New Zealand's "model minority", with high rates of business and, controversially, home ownership. We are perfectly placed to engage in civic and democratic life in New Zealand, and yet the faces of power remain overwhelmingly white.
I found myself feeling invisible once again as billboards for this year's elections began appearing at Auckland's busy intersections and main roads. Invisible, because the less you see yourself reflected in the imagery that society consumes every day - magazines, TV shows, film and advertising - the less tangibly you feel your own presence within that society. A South Asian face pops up only on occasion, and I'm reduced to feeling like a novelty or a ghost.
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My Bengali parents were perpetual migrants, moving wherever my father's engineering work would lead. I have happily called New Zealand home since I was 11 years old. Yet my experiences have striking similarities to those of someone like Fern, born here to East Asian parents. New Zealand should feel like "home" for both of us but because of the way we look, we're often asked, directly or indirectly, to prove our claim. Thus we share an outsider understanding of whiteness in New Zealand – in particular of its exclusionary power. Overwhelmingly for us, whiteness has been the gatekeeper to institutions of power in New Zealand, more than any other factor such as age or gender. Perhaps never more often than in an election year, I'm reminded time and time again that my claim to the place I call home is somewhat tentative in others' eyes, simply because of my race.
Perhaps never more often than in an election year, I'm reminded time and time again that my claim to the place I call home is somewhat tentative in others' eyes, simply because of my race
I set myself the unenviable task of scanning party websites to find anyone who reflected my background. I trudged through plenty of questionable web design before I had any luck: Priyanca Radhakrishnan and Anjum Rahman, list candidates for Labour. National and Internet-Mana each presented one South Asian woman candidate, Parmjeet Parmar and Roshni Sami respectively. Four such women may sound ample, but in proportion to the on-the-ground reality of Sandringham Road or Stoddard Road, it's absurdly low.
Even in my "hood" of Massey in West Auckland (the Upper Harbour electorate) the number feels woefully inadequate. Indian takeaways and eyebrow threading are commonplace, but South Asian women in politics are not. Interesting, considering women are heavily engaged in politics in South Asia, with Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and even Pakistan boasting startling stats such as the first female heads of state in the world. Each of these nations elected female prime ministers long before New Zealand's Jenny Shipley.
Race remains a barrier to joining civil institutions – not insurmountable, but formidable enough to discourage many nonetheless. South Asian migrants and their children are encouraged to toe the "Good Immigrant" line: stay in school, go to university, get a good job or own a business, buy a house, keep your head down. We become academics, doctors, engineers, accountants. I remember clearly the bemused expression on the faces of all of my parents' friends when I told them I was studying law. Their faces silently said "you'll never make it into their old [white] boys' club," though audibly they only wished me luck.
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Along with cultural expectations of behaviour rooted in notions of propriety and shame, this "why bother?" attitude stems from an awareness that all South Asians are painted with the same brush: "Indian" harmlessly, "Curry" more scathingly, and most accurately "Other". We suffer from a crippling homogeneity applied to us by white and other New Zealanders, which we do not subscribe to ourselves. Meaningful social and political engagement is frustrating when explaining what and where Bangladesh is, and no it's not a part of India, becomes a prerequisite to engaging at all.
Never having our identities fully understood or acknowledged prevents us from feeling that our voices could be truly represented or valued. It should not be enough for me that Anjum Rahman is a woman of colour of South Asian descent who is (bonus!) Muslim. On top of that, I should be able to shop around for candidates who also support policies and feel passionately about the same issues as I do. But that is a luxury I am not yet afforded.
Voting is an inherently personal process, and we are privileged in New Zealand to be able to vote safely for whomever we please, for whatever reasons. However, as long as New Zealand's governing institutions remain mostly white, and as long as the parties running offer mostly white candidates to choose from, non-white New Zealanders are not going to feel truly represented. Members of ethnic communities have to step forward and participate, but this will only happen once institutions truly open their doors to candidates of colour through real cultural education and dialogue, and a refusal to be satisfied by tokenism. Meaningful representation is, after all, a cornerstone of democracy.
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Posted by Richelle at Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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- Jan said...
I am curious about Bloggerwave. I have read bad and good things about it but none of it seems to be first hand info. Have you gotten paid by them yet? If so how do they pay - check, PayPal or ? If you did get paid how long did you have to wait? Most of the negative things I have read are about the long wait for being paid.
- November 28, 2007 at 1:26 PM
- Richelle said...
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They change their website and promised for more improvements... I hope so.
- November 30, 2007 at 10:36 AM
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MANILA, Philippines—As the country braces for an energy shortage in the next months, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago has expressed concern about China's stake in the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), which manages electricity transmission in the country.
The power industry has been infected with a "national security virus" since a firm run by the Chinese government holds 40 percent of NGCP's capital stock, Santiago said in a press statement.
Santiago did not name the Chinese company but State Grid Corp. of China is one the companies that comprise the private consortium making up the NGCP. The others are One Taipan Holdings Corp. and Calaca High Power Corp., each with a 30-percent stake.
The Philippines and China are currently locked in a territorial dispute over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), which China claiming almost in its entirety.
"The Philippine Constitution is replete with requirements of nationalism but such a vital and strategic industry, such as the electric power industry, is infected by a national security virus," Santiago said.
She pointed out that the NGCP was in charge of the mechanism to distribute electricity from generators to millions of consumers.
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"It is the core or the heart of the electric power industry," she said.
The NGCP could not be reached for comment.
The Senate is deliberating on a joint resolution that would give President Aquino special powers to address the looming power shortage. The House of Representatives approved its version of the measure last year.
Among other things, the resolution seeks to encourage businesses to join the interruptible load program (ILP) in which they would use their own generators during peak hours, with the government reimbursing them. The Malampaya Fund royalties from the gas fields off Palawan province would be tapped for the program.
Santiago said the joint resolution was too broad, noting that it cannot fix problems in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act.
If the joint resolution is intended to address the short-run supply problem, it should be limited to this matter alone, she said. The measure should also be simple, easy to implement and time-bound.
"The shortage we are suffering is beyond electric power and goes to the crisis of governance," she said.
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