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When you find yourself in a hole, the first step to getting out is to stop digging.
The hole I am referring to is the $1 billion taxpayers spend each year on Michigan's experiment with charter schools.
"Believe there is good in the world."
That is the motto of Yale Education Association as teachers in this small district in St. Clair County seek to fulfill Gandhi's dream and "be the change you wish to see in the world." Their goal: raise $50,000 to build a home for a family in need in their community. Yale teachers have recruited students and community members in their mission and are partnering with the Blue Water Habitat for Humanity to achieve their goal.
The Heartlands Institute of Technology is a career tech center run by the Ionia Intermediate School District.
Students not only get hands-on experience in a number of fields, but are able to give back to the community as well; in the Dental Occupations program they use that experience to help provide free dental care to patients who lack insurance. Teachers set up the program, recruit dentists to provide free services and teach students the necessary skills to assist with the procedures.
These are just a few examples of school employees across the state going above and beyond to improve the learning experiences of their students, the communities they live and work in and, along the way, teach lessons that can't be taught with a textbook or a computer. These efforts won't show up on student standardized test scores or teacher evaluation forms, but they are essential lessons nonetheless.
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EAST LANSING, Mich., Feb. 26, 2013 — The following statement can be attributed to MEA Executive Director Gretchen Dziadosz in response to a Detroit News column this morning listing her as a potential candidate as Michigan's next State Superintendent of Public Instruction:
Four years ago, Rick Snyder was elected governor and the Republicans won complete control of the Legislature. One-party control has created clear-cut winners and losers. The winners, large corporations and CEOs, have been given huge tax cuts, while the consequences for the losers — senior citizens, middle-class families, public school students and low income workers — have been devastating.
Poll: 4 out of 5 educators have witnessed school funding cuts in past four years
EAST LANSING, Mich., Oct. 15, 2014 — Roughly four out of five Michigan educators have experienced funding cuts at their school in the past four years, according to a member poll released today by the Michigan Education Association.
"If you want to know the truth about what's really happening with education funding in our state, the people to ask are Michigan's educators," said MEA President Steven Cook. "Cuts to K-12 and higher education aren't just campaign rhetoric – they are reality experienced every day by MEA members across the state."
In response to the question, "Thinking about the last four years, have you witnessed funding cuts to your local school district and school?", 78 percent responded that they had witnessed cuts, with 11 percent saying they had not and another 11 percent saying they were unsure.
Pure Michigan in pure decline. That is how one prominent writer described the state of our state.
After reading the facts spelled out in a report released by the East Lansing-based nonprofit group Prima Civitas, it would be hard to argue with that assessment. The group, which promotes competitiveness and innovation in government and industry, analyzed several aspects of Michigan's economy. The report, "Michigan Dream at Risk," should serve as a wake-up call to policymakers and voters in the fall election.
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"Despite a relentless campaign by outside forces determined to discredit and destroy the MEA, more than 95 percent of our members stayed. This August, less than 5,000 members left the MEA out of about 110,000 active members. Our members' message to these groups is that they believe in the MEA and no amount of outside rhetoric is going to dissuade them.
EAST LANSING, Sept. 2, 2014 —The Michigan Education Association today launched a new Web video that highlights Gov. Rick Snyder's and the Republican Legislature's $1.8-billion tax break to corporate special interests – and what those cuts have done to Michigan students.
Some 20 years ago, Michigan enacted legislation creating charter schools, with the goal of creating unique, innovative educational opportunities for students across the state. In the 20 years since, that goal has been replaced with a different goal: corporate profit.
For years, education experts have been critical of Michigan's charter school laws, which have led to the creation of an industry generating hundreds of millions of dollars in corporate profits and less than stellar academic results.
Politicians have ignored critics who have pointed out massive failings in both the law charters operate under and the schools themselves — until now. The charter school industry in Michigan is fraught with wasteful spending, conflicts of interest and poor academic performance. . .
After years of crippling budget cuts to public education, the Legislature and Gov. Rick Snyder agreed to a small funding increase in the 2014-15 education budget. This increase, timed to coincide with the governor's re-election campaign, seems more politically motivated than an act of generosity.
But a long record of deep cuts to public schools will not be erased with a miniscule election-year funding increase.
The foundation allowance increase varies by district from a low of 29 cents a day per student to about a dollar a day at the top end. This is hardly a windfall and doesn't even keep pace with inflation.
Today, we have 50 school districts in deficit spending and facing financial collapse. A funding increase of a mere 29 cents a day will not change that. And it certainly won't alleviate the financial strain on all school districts across the state — districts still coping with the $1 billion cut in funding Gov. Rick Snyder handed them in his first year in office.
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Four currents of opinion were eddying around Montage Beverly Hills long before it opened in mid-November. The first ground-up construction of a hotel in the city since the Peninsula in 1991, Montage is going head-to-head with the area's so-called Big Six (without reading anything into the order, they are: the Beverly Wilshire, Raffles L'Ermitage, the Peninsula, the Beverly Hills, and, even though they are technically over the border in Los Angeles, the Four Seasons and the Bel-Air). It's a grand if not grandiose move, one that could take a young and therefore fragile brand like Montage to the next level—or backfire.
One theory is that the pie is big enough for everyone, and nobody has anything to worry about. Another is that Montage will grow the pie, and nobody has anything to worry about. A third says that although the company's first property, down the coast in Laguna Beach, was a huge hit right out of the gate in 2003, lightning is not going to strike twice, Montage is headed for a sophomore slump, and nobody has anything... The last school of thought about the way things are going to go, voiced with either panic or relish, is that Montage will be a major game-changer and clean up.
Replacing several street-level parking lots, a mothy movie theater, and a branch of the Israel Discount Bank in the "Golden Triangle" formed by Crescent Drive and Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards, Montage certainly doesn't look like any other Beverly Hills hotel, not with its vaulted arcades and terra-cotta–tiled roof. The eight-story, 201-room pile was built in the Spanish-colonial Revival style (since it's a revisitation of a revisitation, Spanish-colonial Revival Revival is probably more correct), a popular choice for residential estates in the neighborhood since the 1920's. The commission was won by HKS Hill Glazier Studio, the architects behind assorted Ritz-Carltons and One & Onlys as well as Montage Laguna Beach. As at Laguna, where HKS played around with Craftsman motifs, the goal in Beverly Hills was to suggest a mood, a feeling, not historical correctness. Interior designer Darrell Schmitt was similarly more concerned with atmosphere than accuracy, both here and at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, which launched within days of Montage and takes a steroidal look back at the oeuvre of Palladio. In Beverly Hills, Schmitt cherry-picked from two decorative idioms with deep southern California roots. Mediterranean elements skip from star lanterns and hand-painted tiles to lacy grillwork and brawny furniture with dark wood frames and nailhead trim. Planters and consoles in mottled mirror and pewtered iron channel the flamboyant Hollywood Regency style that William Haines, the actor turned influential decorator, substantially coined, and that by midcentury was in full cry. While the references are too tame and diffuse at Montage to add up to anything that might be called a look, the result is very sumptuous, you might even say voluptuous.
Plush and persuasive as they are, Montage's visuals are not considered to be its sharpest weapon. Neither is the 20,000-square-foot spa, with its sensual whiff of a Moroccan hammam; three restaurants; park by garden-design darling Nancy Goslee Power; or 44-foot rooftop pool, which is attended by eight cabanas and faced with approximately 1.32 million individually hand-set mother-of-pearl mosaic tiles. If the hotel succeeds, says managing director Ali Kasikci, who ran the Peninsula nearly from the beginning before moving down the street, it will come down almost entirely to service.


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Sun, May 22, 11 at 15:39
The piston on this mower is bad but the carb, bag, ignition, BBC, other parts are usable. Is anyone interested in anything from it? Anything worth shipping.
It was running a couple weeks ago but the bolt which holds on the air filter came loose and a washer got sucked into the intake - it cracked the piston wall. I had just spent hours cleaning the carb, replacing plug, fuel filter & cutoff switch, etc. now it's shot but some of the parts are still good. firstname.lastname@example.com |
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- Posted by ggoyeneche New Jersey (My Page) on Wed, May 25, 11 at 12:19
The value of the machine as parts depends upon the age. Was made from 1984 to 1989. Most valuable part is the ignition coil, but only if from a later model (1986 or later, three-leg, 81-2810). Retail is $175, I've sold on Ebay for $50 to $75. If it is earlier two-leg (81-1990 or 17-1529) actually retails more at $235, but since they rarely fail and there are relatively few machines still out there, not much secondary market. I've seen them listed for $25 and never sell. Other salable parts are the recoil assembly and the Mikuni carburetor. Bag, BBC, and other stuff is usually too expense to ship unless you have someone local interested. |
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Mower is gone now; thanks for all the info. |
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64-bit World of Warcraft game client now available for testing
Now, before you get too excited, realize that this isn't a panacea. If you're running a 32-bit OS, you won't be able to use this at all, and a 64-bit system with limited memory (say, 4GB of RAM or less) may actually see decreased performance due to the increased memory usage of 64-bit programs. Systems with more memory, however, will be able to cache more program data in RAM. This should help speed up things that require large reads from the hard drive, such as changing zones, and may increase stability for those who run lots of addons.
• The 64-bit client is being distributed separately from the PTR as it is not yet supported for use with World of Warcraft.
• This can only be used with the 4.3.2 PTR, it is not to be used with the live version of the game.
• A Mac version is not available yet, though we are working on one and plan for it to be available in the near future.
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You may have noticed that the iCHRCH blog has changed. I've been thinking about it for a few weeks. My aim is to constantly be improving it, hopefully to make it look, but more importantly run better. I really want it to be fast and effective, with meaningful helpful insights into how we can getter live in 'pursuit of the way'.
It was a tough thing changing it, because in the process I had to leave behind some of the hard work I'd put in over the last few months of last year. What I thought was good then, I realised wasn't that great. Some of the behind the scenes stuff was actually holding the site back.
So I changed it. It's now running on the Standard Theme,(which you should check out if you plan on starting a blog). In the process I realised that the site will never be complete. I'll always be updating, or changing something.
It's a work in progress.
People often criticize the Church, or Christians in general. They think that we claim to have our lives all together. They think our attitude is that we're better than everyone else. Their right in some ways, many people do act better than they actually are. And some people do think they're better because they go to Church each week. But, it's also true to say that the Church isn't meant for perfect people. The Church is actually full of broken people. Even people who pretend to be better than they are.
"It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
As soon as we start to think we've got it all together, or that we're better than someone else, it's in that moment that we prove that we're sinful, proud and arrogant. It's right then, that we prove we need a Savior.
I like think to think of life as a work in progress.
Let's not act better than we actually are. Let's be better. It's in becoming more holy, more set apart for Gods glory, that we begin to see life, and the world around us, the way He intends for it to be.
God wants to help us fulfill all He has for humanity. He wants us to live abundant lives, full of depth, and peace, and joy. You don't get that when you're acting, you get that kind of life as you actually allow Him to change you into all He wants you to be, even if it means leaving some things behind.
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Sat, Oct 13, 12 at 19:09
We went into Redlands a town or two over. Had lunch at Eureka Bugers~~Gourmet burgers and craft beer, I splurged since he was driving and had a beer. Then we zipped over to a local brewery (see a theme here) Hangar 24 and had our Growlers( 2 liter bottles you buy at a brewery and can have refilled;) filled with fresh brewed beer to take home. Then we went to the bakery he got the wedding cake at for his wedding last Oct, he had an anniversary cake made just like the top of their cake~~their anny is Monday. I love my DS and spending a day with his is so rare and such a joy~~~nice of him to want me to tag along~~~he says it was for the free lunch LOL!! |
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Yes Ruthie~~it all turned out great. They have just bought a house a month ago, in a semi rual area since his wife has 2 horses~~it was very stressful, they had to get it ASAP becaue my son was going to be laid off from Edison~~which he was just this last Thursday.His wife is a RN they got a house that she can manage the payment~~~they really got such a wonderful deal on a 2,000sqft house on an acre all fenced with 2 yards to be able to have a separate yard from the horses in a very nice neighborhood~~we were so amazed what a good deal they got!! |
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Sounds like he is doing great with the new wife and still has time for Mom! I miss my sons. I'm happy for you that you had this precious time with him! |
Sounds like a great time. |
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common
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Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of A.A. It disciplines the Fellowship to govern itself by principles rather than personalities. We are a society of peers. We strive to make known our program of recovery, not individuals who participate in the program. Anonymity in the public media is assurance to all A.A.s, especially to newcomers, that their A.A. membership will not be disclosed
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We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely.
Then we heard from other A.A. members that we were sick. (We thought so for years!) We found out that many people suffered from the
same feelings of guilt and loneliness and hopelessness that we did. We found out that we had these feelings because we had the disease
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If we answered YES to four or more questions, we were in deep trouble with our drinking. See how you do. Remember, there is no disgrace
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Answer YES or NO to the following questions.
1 - Have you ever decided to stop drinking for a week or so, but only lasted for a couple of days?
Most of us in A.A. made all kinds of promises to ourselves and to our families. We could not keep them. Then we came to A.A. A.A. said:
"Just try not to drink today." (If you do not drink today, you cannot get drunk today.)
2 - Do you wish people would mind their own business about your drinking-- stop telling you what to do?
In A.A. we do not tell anyone to do anything. We just talk about our own drinking, the trouble we got into, and how we stopped. We will be
glad to help you, if you want us to.
3 - Have you ever switched from one kind of drink to another in the hope that this would keep you from getting drunk?
We tried all kinds of ways. We made our drinks weak. Or just drank beer. Or we did not drink cocktails. Or only drank on weekends. You
name it, we tried it. But if we drank anything with alcohol in it, we usually got drunk eventually.
4 - Have you had to have an eye-opener upon awakening during the past year?
Do you need a drink to get started, or to stop shaking? This is a pretty sure sign that you are not drinking "socially."
5 - Do you envy people who can drink without getting into trouble?
At one time or another, most of us have wondered why we were not like most people, who really can take it or leave it.
6 - Have you had problems connected with drinking during the past year?
Be honest! Doctors say that if you have a problem with alcohol and keep on drinking, it will get worse -- never better. Eventually, you will die, or end up in an institution for the rest of your life. The only hope is to stop drinking.
7 - Has your drinking caused trouble at home?
Before we came into A.A., most of us said that it was the people or problems at home that made us drink. We could not see that our
drinking just made everything worse. It never solved problems anywhere or anytime.
8 - Do you ever try to get "extra" drinks at a party because you do not get enough?
Most of us used to have a "few" before we started out if we thought it was going to be that kind of party. And if drinks were not served fast enough, we would go some place else to get more.
9 - Do you tell yourself you can stop drinking any time you want to, even though you keep getting drunk when you don't mean to?
Many of us kidded ourselves into thinking that we drank because we wanted to. After we came into A.A., we found out that once we started
to drink, we couldn't stop.
10 - Have you missed days of work or school because of drinking?
Many of us admit now that we "called in sick" lots of times when the truth was that we were hung-over or on a drunk.
11 - Do you have "blackouts"?
A "blackout" is when we have been drinking for hours or days which we cannot remember. When we came to A.A., we found out that this is a pretty sure sign of alcoholic drinking.
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Abstract. Many buying organizations today focus on transactional tasks: order placement, expediting, tracking, etc. As e-commerce takes over these tasks, what will happen to the purchasing organization? Some companies will reduce costs, while others will identify ways for the purchasing department to add value and develop sustainable competitive advantages. What will your company do?
Although many companies recognize that the e-commerce, in any of its forms, is a valuable tool, many fail to prepare to use it to its full potential. The answer to the question at the top of the page is "YES". E-commerce will eliminate purchasing, transactional purchasing, that is. It will not, however, eliminate value added purchasing tasks, or sourcing. For many companies, e-commerce will allow the purchasing department to focus on value added tasks, eliminating many manual and repetitive non-value added tasks.
For example, one telecommunications company designed its supply chain at a time when its market was primarily domestic, and the purchasing procedures were primarily manual. Over time, the market globalized and new tools evolved that competitors used to automate the supply chain. Some of the symptoms this company faced include:
These characteristics of their supply chain are symptoms of the real problem: manual purchasing processes were hindering procurement from under-capable suppliers. To address the problem, this group went through a strategic sourcing process combined with process improvements. As part of the negotiations, the suppliers were asked how they could support a conversion to e-commerce solutions to extend visibility and therefore attack many of the symptoms listed above. Any attempt to use a technical tool alone, or strategic sourcing alone would have failed. It was the symbiotic combination that provided the collective solutions.
To fully address this issue, we will address the benefits and costs associated e-commerce, and the next steps involved in implementation.
E-commerce benefits. One could ask, however, whether the capability of e-commerce to eliminate many of the non-value added tasks means that it will. Building a better mousetrap will only attract attention if catching mice is important to the audience. In the same way, e-commerce will only be used to eliminate manual tasks to the extent that it provides value to the company. The question then becomes, does e-commerce provide sufficient value to companies to sustain the change management and financial investment it will require?
To answer this question, we will perform a simple cost-benefit analysis.
a) E-commerce saves money. General Electric expects purchasing over the Internet to save $500 million over the next 3 years. E-commerce saves a company money because:
i) Incremental w/o Incremental Costs
ii) Orders Placed Can Be Verified for Accuracy (algorithms)
iii) Confirm Order Placement/Shipment via E-Mail
iv) Reduced In-House Customer Service Requirements
(1) All Can Be Answered at No Cost via the Internet
v) Reduce #, Frequency, Size of Physical Catalogs
b) E-commerce reduces inventory. In addition to reducing the administrative costs related to purchasing. E-commerce allows for instantaneous transmission of purchase orders that are created by ERP planning modules, or by planners directly. This allows for earlier visibility of orders to the supplier. In other words, e-commerce allows the companies involved to trade information for inventory.
c) E-commerce provides good service. The internet is global, and is always on, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A well-prepared electronic sourcing application provides:
i) Allows customers to perform the following transactions with no supplier involvement, and at a lower cost to the customer:
(1) Select goods
(2) Order goods
(3) Select and direct delivery
(4) Request update or tracking information
(5) Pay
ii) Up-To-Minute Information
(1) 70% of Calls Placed to Companies Are:
(2) What is the price of the product?
(3) Is the product in stock?
(4) What's the status of my order?
iii) Customers Receive Information When It's Convenient for Them
iv) Internet Catalogs Can Be:
(1) Searched
(2) Views Analyzed
(3) Secured
(4) Personalized by Individual/Dept/Company/Group
d) E-commerce provides information that may not be available otherwise:
i) Web Sites Tracking
(1) Where Views Come From
(2) Path Traverse Through the Site
(3) Where They Leave From
(4) How Long They Stay
e) E-commerce enables other systems to become more valuable:
i) Integrate with Existing Systems
ii) Inventory Control
iii) Order Processing
iv) Fulfillment
v) Customer Service
E-commerce costs - risks:
a) Lack of Trust in the Internet (being addressed aggressively)
b) Cost to implement (primarily borne by suppliers)
c) Valid Profitable Business Models (although the market capitalization is high for e-commerce based companies, only business to business sites have proven profitable)
d) Perception of a lack of Privacy
e) Cost to re-engineer in order to take advantage of e-commerce
The reality is, e-commerce provides competitive advantages to its users - both the supplier and the customer. Current estimations of the cost to process manual purchase and sales orders range up to $160 today. The marginal cost of processing an e-commerce order, can be as low as zero, depending on the level of interaction between sales => production planning => po creation => e-commerce => sales input processes for a company and its supplier.
Next Steps. Assuming that e-commerce will continue to grow (according to Secretary Daley's report on the internet, Business-to-business transactions on the Internet will likely surpass $300 billion by 2002), a company needs to assess how it will incorporate e-commerce.
Like anything else in life, we can only expect to be successful in something if we prepare to be successful. E-commerce will not eliminate non-value added purchasing tasks if it is used as a stand-alone tool, or is not viewed as a strategic directive requiring full attention. Specifically, however, in order to prepare to take advantage of e-commerce a company must:
Clearly, e-commerce will take on many of the traditional transactional tasks, as well as some basic tactical sourcing duties. This will provide great benefit to companies. The greater benefit, however, will come from redirecting the resources to strategic sourcing efforts, including:
Conclusion. Michael Dell, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Dell Computer Corporation commented that "In the future, it will be possible for component suppliers to have a direct window into factory workflow via the Internet. This will enable them to use information to deliver parts in real time, essentially eliminating inventory and further accelerating the pace of commerce."
The Harvard Business School published a supply chain game called "The Beer Game". In this exercise a group of people simulates the supply chain that supports a liquor store. Each group is assessed points for inventory and back orders at the end of each week of the simulation. In the first half of the simulation, the groups place orders in a traditional series format. In the second half, the demand information is immediately shared with the entire chain. No physical movements in the supply chain are changed; the only difference between the two halves is the exchange of information. When we have facilitated clients through this simulation, we have documented a 35-40% reduction in the amount of inventory and back orders. 35% - 40%!
What these two snippets illustrate is the importance of information in managing the supply chain to minimize costs and improve service. E-commerce provides the technology that enables companies to effectively share the information they will need to drain the chain of inventory, operating expenses, and delays. Never before has the purchasing department been so able to provide competitive advantages to their company. Utilizing e-commerce to refocus efforts from transaction tasks to strategic sourcing tasks is an opportunity now.
VanMieghem, Timothy, Implementing Supplier Partnerships. New York. Prentice Hall, 1995.
Anthony J. Bingham, director of operations, Apartments.com. Interview conducted in September, 1998.
CNEC; "CNEC - Insights into Electronic Commerce." www.cnec.org/ecinsight/insight.html. June 17, 1997.
Bronwin Fryer "Straight from the screen. Newfangled software may revolutionize procurement, but not without some old-fashioned reengineering." CFO Magazine (November, 1998)
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I'm from PA and love to do mosaics, although I still have lots to learn, I'm self taught. I love to work outside in my yard and recently my husband gave me his work shed and set it up as a mosaic workshop. I've been dragging all my things to this one place and now that it's all in there I can get back to the actual act of creating! I've made a few things that I have posted pictures of (along with a few pics of my workshop, in progress) on Photobucket. http://s1256.photobucket.com/albums/ii499/Jeri_Bellini/Mosaics/ I love looking at everyone's work! Thanks for posting so many beautiful pictures! |
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When Android founder Andy Rubin announced that he was leaving the Android team back in May of this year, it was a shock to say the least. At the time Mr. Rubin confirmed that he was staying with Google itself, but declined to say what his new role would be. Six months later, a report from the New York Times seems to have the first information on what he's been doing.
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In the (annoyingly) highly-publicized case between Apple and Samsung, it took the jury just a few short days to come to the conclusion that Samsung had infringed on many of Apple's patents. The trial is certainly far from over (and there are doubts about how much attention the jury paid to detail, given that they answered 700 questions in 3 days).


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As board members of the Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance, we urge the Commissioners to uphold the current Winona County Zoning Ordinance. The current ordinance preserves the sanctity of Dakota burial sites. Some of the proposed changes would put these burial sites in jeopardy.
In 2012, a document called the Covenant of Friendship was written collaboratively by Dakota leadership and the Board members of the Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance (WDUA). This document was later approved and adopted by the Winona City Council. An official signing of the document was done during the Spiritual Service at this years Dakota Gathering. The Covenant of Friendship describes the relationship the city of Winona and the WDUA have had and will continue to pursue with the Dakota Tribes in the coming years. One of the promises made in the Covenant to the Dakota people is: The city of Winona, in cooperation with the Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance, agrees to make good faith efforts to preserve and protect the natural environment surrounding Winona, including known and discovered burial grounds, remains and archaeological sites.
With the zoning ordinance changes proposed by Commissioner Steve Jacob, that promise would be severely compromised. Dakota burial sites are located on the slopes and bluff tops, the same locations that Commissioner Jacob would propose changes permitting homeowners to build accessory structures or expand 300 feet into steep slopes and ridge lines. This proposed change would remove the policies of the current zoning ordinance, which were designed to preserve and protect not only the bluffs from erosion, but the burial sites of the Dakota ancestors.
We urge citizens of Winona County to contact their County Commissioners and tell them to uphold the current zoning ordinance that maintains the integrity of our bluffs and sacred native burial sites.
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It's a huge structure, but it weighs only a small fraction of most things its size. That's because the floating tube featured here is built out of 8,000 sheets of rice paper, 800 shafts of bamboo, and cotton. Chinese abstract artist Zhu Jinshi installed the 12-meter long hanging structure, called Boat, last month at Art13 London, a new international art fair where the highly experiential piece featured as the centerpiece for the show. [Read more…]
Japanese Rice Paddys Become Living Murals
If you've ever traveled through Asia, chances are you've seen beautiful, lush, vibrant green rice paddys, but most likely they were a solid color. Every year, the farmers in Japan take it up a notch with these gigantic living murals made by planting different species of rice in the shapes of iconic figures like the Mona Lisa and Napoleon Bonaparte, ladybugs, and anime characters. They use varieties of rice that grow white, light green, bright green, or black to create the massive images. To have the perfect shape once the rice has grown takes a lot of patience and planning, as you can see in the time lapse video below. [Read more…]


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Gorgeous Blooms By Ink & Peat
I've been talking about flowers all week so why not wrap things up today with a post highlighting a gorgeous florist located in Portland, OR called Ink & Peat. Are these flowers not a perfect way to kick off Spring which is only a week away (March 20th)?
For daily inspiration from Ink & Peat you can tune into their decorating blog, House Martin, that I check out whenever I'm in the mood for beautiful blooms to drool over.
Do you have a favorite local florist? If so, give them a shout out with a link to their website below in the comments section because everyone loves a little free press! My favorite local florist — well it's not that local because it's an hour away — is Cymbidium Floral in Exeter, New Hampshire. I could hang out in there all day long in Jessica Christoferson's gorgeous shop. I also love Winston's in Boston.
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This one reminds me of the oscilloscope sine waves at the beginning of the 1961 TV series, The Outer Limits.
From ATF tut 10 with added Fx of cylinder, bipolar and tancos, then sharpened with added supernova and lens flare in GIMP and rendered in Ultra Fractal 5.04 with Lake transform. Best if viewed larger.
The series title was somewhat inspired by the movie theme (see youtube below) which was in turn a spoof of the Big Band era song Pennsylvania 6-5000.
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You're right David, it reminds me of that too. UF water is pretty amazing also!
Hard to imagine that an oscilloscope seemed like such an advanced technology in those days…we've come such a long way since then, though I'm still waiting to fly to work in my car… :o)))
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Gyonyoru alkotas :)
Köszönjük, hogy az ön kedves megjegyzés, Mary!
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this is beautiful…love the rich colours….love the reflections…gorgeous design..beautiful David…. :)
Thanks, Pam!! This is more recognizable as a splits-cylinder than the last two :o)))
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Nice!! . . .
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Dazzling work.
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With the snap of the shutter, most cameras capture just a tiny fraction of time. Julian Germain (previously) creates images that go much further than that, showing us – in one glance – the long passage of time through connected lives. His continuing series "Generations", is a insightful look at the life cycle of a family. Here, he often features 5 generations in one photograph – from great, great grandparents down to the newest member of the family. [Read more…]
Photos of Classrooms with students around the World
All around the world, children are learning. They are learning all sorts of subjects and preparing for life and work in the world. Some children have access to excellent educational resources and possess all the tools they need for their early learning experiences. There are also students that do not have the access to a good education, and lack consistent teachers and infrastructure in their country's school system. Education varies all around the world, whether we realize it or not. [Read more…]


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On a stand near [the] cot, a number of items were arranged: some bloodied, recently removed bandages, a small damp sponge floating in a bowl of the glowing green liquid that was their preservative, and a set of the long thin blades they used as scalpels. I could feel the alien presence in my mind. They wanted to know if I had it in me to dissect one of my own.
-"The Contract," part six of a short story by Nate French
Erin Moirai has been a prisoner of strange alien beings for longer than she can remember, and their daily assaults on her mind are slowly taking their toll. Now, she sees a fleeting opportunity to claim her freedom, but the one man who can help her is the one man she can't trust...
Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce the upcoming release of The Cacophony, the sixth and final Asylum Pack in The Yuggoth Contract series for Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game!
The Cacophony concludes the story of Erin Moirai and Tyler Scindere, while introducing exciting new cards like the dangerous Fledgling Byakhee and the heroic Harry Houdini!
And in the sixth and final installment of Nate French's gripping serial short story, Erin Moirai and Tyler Scindere bring the Yuggoth Contract to its horrifying and unexpected conclusion. Erin Moirai's dark captors compel her to perform one last experiment, forcing her to make a choice about just how far she's willing to go.
The Cacophony is a fixed 60 card Asylum Pack that contains 20 different never-before-seen cards based on the dark mythos of master horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the Call of Cthulhu metagame.
Keep watching as we preview cards from The Cacophony, and this fall, complete your contract!
Based on the fiction of H.P. Lovecraft and his literary circle, Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game takes two players deep into the Cthulhu Mythos where investigators clash with the Ancient Ones and Elder Gods for the fate of the world. The Living Card Game format allows players to customize their gaming experience with monthly Asylum Pack expansions to the core game.
This has been a great cycle so far, upto number 3 in UK, keep up the excellent work FFG!
Yarp. I was out to lunch. Cheers!
Here are the announcement links for The Wailer Below and Screams from Within.
Oh. Thanks, Admin! Have the other two packs already been announced? I must've missed 'em.
Wuz this? Are there not six asylum packs in the cycle? What happened to The Wailer Below and Screams From Within?
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Perfect go-to, casual, jacket
It's good for those days when it's not too cold or chilly out. Say, when the temperature's around 60 F and not too windy. Having said that, I think this jacket looks a lot better in person; and the site's description that this jacket's fit is, "loose" is a little misleading. It's definitely a comfortable, roomy fit; but it is in NO way shapeless. Last note: fits true to size. I almost always wear a woman's xs; and this jacket (ordered in an xs) fit just right :] --not too big or small. A great, super-casual comfy jacket :]!
Is the fabric on the thinner side then? 60 to me is warm weather, that's why i ask :)
The outside is cotton like most sweaters and the inner lining is soft fleece. I consider this on the thin side only because it's not as chunky as wool. If 60 is warm where you are you'll probably be using it as a mid-layer.
The fabric is about as thick as the average sweatshirt. That is, the material is similar to an athletic sweatshirt/hoodie) and is not thick or bulky by any means. I would not recommend this jacket for cold weather; and I do not recommend this jacket for windy weather because the inner lining is not isolating. The jacket is, however, good for when one would like a little more warmth :].
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STAY: The Raphael Hotel, an old-world luxury lodging in the Country Club Plaza district, where there's shopping, art galleries and many good restaurants. Call 800-821-5343 or visit raphaelkc.com.
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The Signature Group Makes First Acquisition
The Signature Group announced today that it has acquired Daniels Family Funeral Services ("Daniels") from Kevin R. Daniels. Daniels consists of eight funeral homes in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho and Socorro, as well as three cemeteries and two crematories in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. With an intense focus on family service in the greater Albuquerque community, Kevin Daniels has grown Daniels Family Funeral Services into an industry leading business serving over 2200 families annually. He will remain actively engaged with The Signature Group to insure that the level of service and growth expected from Daniels continues well into the future.
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Teams & Players
- A team needs to have 5 players in its team before it can sign up to the cup. The team captain is responsible for his players. The team captain has to be sure that all the teams players know the rules and follow these.
- Players can ONLY play for 1 team. Once the player from that team has been knocked out, the player CANNOT play for another team.
- A team is allowed to substitute during the match, though this is only allowed before, at half time, or during timeouts.
- Players without GUIDs entered will not get accepted into the tournament.
- Players must enter their SLAC ID on their profile
- Teams found having below 5 players will automatically be removed.
- Organisations / managers are allowed to spectate there own team if the server is big enough and if the opponents agree.
Data & Records
Teams can officially request demos in the match comments, this is beneficial for admins and the match participants. This must be done first before contacting an admin. In order for an admin to watch a demo, timestamps must be created. This is a log of the accused player displaying specific rounds and times. All demos will be judged by Vita Nova.
All matches played need to be recorded and should be kept until 48 hours after the match. If there is a conflict about the match then the demos should be kept until 48 hours after the conflict is solved. Failing to do so will lead to a direct forfeit loss for the team. Failure to upload fifteen minutes after the demo in question has been requested will result in a forfeit.
Together with Vita Nova, we have decided to force a new rule, something that will boost the scene in many ways. As of 22/03/11, teams that manage to get to the quarter finals will be asked to upload two (2) demos. Teams must upload two different demos per match, you cannot have the same players upload after each game. Please be aware that this is from the quarter finals onwards. Failure to do so will result in a forfeit loss.
Teams can upload the demo to rapidshare or another free upload website. The download link must be put in the match comments.
Vita Nova is against any sort of cheating. Therefore we do not allow:
- Any files or programs that change or edit the game from being original. Using any of those files or programs during a cup match will exclude your team from the cup. Also the player in question will be banned from Esports Heaven.
An example of a program that is allowed is a voice communication program.
- Bug abusing is not allowed. Doing so will result in a forfeit loss for the team in question and the team will be excluded for the first upcoming cup.
- Teams must check GUID's before the game has started, this is in "Ready up mode". If you have found a problem, please inform your opponent so they can correct it. Any claims after the game will be dismissed as it is classed as "laming".
- GUIDs can be entered by going to My Profile and entering the 8 last digits of your GUID in the GUID section.
- If a player or clan is caught cheating after a cup is finished but before prizes have been handed out, Esports Heaven reserves the right to withhold the prizes.
- "Self spec" will be considered cheating, it gives the player a huge advantage when using this bug. Players caught doing so will result in a round loss. If a team/player has been caught performing this act multiple times then the team will automatically lose any of the rounds they gained whilist "Self-specing".
- Punkbuster must be turned on.
- NO flashing during the knife round. Flashing the other team to gain a knife kill will automatically give your opponents the knife round win.
All matches played on Esports Heaven, TZAC MUST be used at all times. Please see the follow steps in order to play with TZAC.
How to run SLAC:
1)Register on this TZAC site - http://tz-ac.com/
2) Activate the account
3) Copy your unique TZAC ID and paste it in the TZAC ID box on your Esports Heaven profile
4) Go to the downloads section on top of the site and download the Windows client
5) Find the "TZAC - COD4" shortcut in start -> programs -> TZAC ANTICHEAT
6) Enter your username and password
7) Press the login button
8) Press the Browse button and locate iw3mp.exe in your COD4 install dir
9) Enter the match ID from the Esports Heaven match URL into the match id field on TZAC
10) Press the Start the game button
If you require support or have any questions then check out the FAQ section on the TZAC website - http://tz-ac.com/topic.php?id=9
Map Pool
- mp_citystreets
- mp_crash
- mp_crossfire
- mp_backlot
- mp_strike
How does VETO Best Of 1 work?
Loser of knife eliminates one map
Winner of knife eliminates one map
Loser of knife eliminates one map
Winner of knife eliminates one map
Map remaining is the map to be played
How does VETO Best Of 3 work?
Loser of knife eliminates one map
Winner of knife eliminates one map
Loser of knife chooses one map
Winner of knife chooses one map
Map remaining will be the decider map (if needed)
Cup Layout
- This cup allows 256 teams to participate. The cup runs a group stage system.
- All matches will be played over 1 map (except for the final) which is prescheduled by the Cup admins.
- All matches will be played 5 versus 5.
- Teams must have 5 players, you cannot start with 4.
- A teams wins if it reaches 13 rounds first. 12-12 is acceptable as it's in groupstage.
- If 2 or more teams are found to be on the same points, it will be decided by round difference.
- Seeds, they will be for admin eyes only and are used to seperate the "better" teams from playing each other early on.
Reporting a no-show
Teams can report a no-show 15 minutes after the start time (example: Cup start time: 20:00 – No-show time: 20:15). Please do not spam the admins of the tournament, teams can enter the no-show themselves by entering 1:0 as the score. In some cases, evidence may be needed (screenshots, chat log). Admins have the right to question the team requesting a no-show win.
Entering results
How do I enter the result? Simple, go to Tournament Panel and then select "Manage" next to the tournament name. You will then be asked to enter the result for the match you have just played.
- The maps will be decided by VETO Best of 3 (bo3)
- Knife for side
- Admins have the right to spectate the final
Server settings & commands
The cup will be using Promod Live V2.11 EU which can be downloaded here
Normal match settings - /rcon promod_mode match_mr12
As it is groupstage, overtime is not needed. A draw can happen.
Please note that we do not give out or supply servers to teams for the tournament, if both teams do not have a server then we suggest you ask around. We have a schedule to stick to and therefore cannot afford to go over it. If both teams fail to play there match, they shall be removed from the tournament.
Media Stream
- Streaming will be forced
- Streaming may only happen if the server is big enough
- Streamers may offer a bigger server, if the pings are neutral
- In the event where players are experiencing packet loss, the players should be prioritized over a streamer's server at all measures in order to ensure fair play
- A stream cannot be rejected if the server is big enough
- Rejecting a stream will result in a forfeit loss
- A list of trusted streamers are here:
CODTV - www.codtv.net
NGTV - www.netgaming.tv
KaoS TV - http://www.kaostv.nl/
CyberTV - www.cybertv.pl
H2kTV - http://www.h2ktv.com/
f0xz - http://f0xz.org.ua
justCoDtv - http://justcod.wordpress.com/
MemiaTV - http://www.twitch.tv/mennacefps
MemiaTV2 - http://www.tinyurl.com/memia
- A stream must have a delay, this will be checked by the tournament admin
- If two teams agree to postpone a match, the streamer must accept this.
- In order to stream a match, the streamer must contact the two teams to be able to get the server details.
- If you're a streamer and would like to be added to the list, please contact tomzki
Contacting your opponent
The primary contact point would be the cup irc channel, this must be used to contact your opponents first. If you do not see them then you can try contacting them in there own irc channel if they have one. You can find there irc channel on there team page on Esportsheaven.net
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Your presentation does not have to fit into the conference strands to be considered – the strands exist for the convenience of those interested in finding particular themes. Proposal acceptances will be communicated on a first-come, first-served basis starting June 15. If your proposal is accepted, you will be provided with the ability to schedule a presentation time that is convenient to your time zone and work schedule. Early proposal submission and acceptance will give you the most flexibility for scheduling your presentation. The deadline to submit presentation proposals for guaranteed space is September 15th; proposals received after that date, up until a final deadline of September 30th, will be accepted on a space-available basis. For presentation requirements, please visit: http://www.library20.com/page/proposal-submission
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We are leaving for Canada next Tuesday. We have a 70's party to go to while we're there and we still don't have costumes. I'm going crazy trying to find something and I'm running out of time!
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Oh Women High heeled boots that reached up to the kneecap Halter tops Men Nehru jackets long sideburns |
- Posted by western_pa_luann (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 16:46
The pants were short and the jeans were very very low. Crop tops and halters (NO bra) abounded! |
http://www.fashion-era.com/1970s.htm |
Let me add that I'm feeling frumpy and fat right now so I dont want any halter type stuff, nothing too tight, nothing too short. So, what did pregnant people in the 70's wear?? LOL |
Pregnant people wore maternity smocks and mostly double knit flare legged pants. Our maternity clothes looked like maternity clothes with none of the let it all show look you see today. |
Bell bottoms, wide collared shirts, wedge heels, flower patterned pants, gypsy ruffled skirts and tops, head bands, hair parted in the center (maybe braided), colored sunglasses. You might have time to get a few things off eBay if you search for buy-it-now items? |
- Posted by flamingo_in_ar (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 17:02
How about a dashiki or caftan? Smock tops, wide leg pants, some bell bottoms... Guys- think Saturday Night Fever! lolol Man, we dressed funny! |
Here is a link that might be useful: I love dashikis...
Steph....look for a long, empire waisted print dress. That was common maternity wear for parties. Put Brent in tight jeans and a nehru jacket. |
- Posted by dirt_yfingernails (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 17:03
There is a great photo of my DH. He was wearing platform shoes, plaid polyester pants, and mutton chop sideburns. Stylin'! |
Steph, check out your local thrift stores -- they probably have lots of '70s clothes. Khaftans are listed on marygailv's suggested site, and one of those would be comfortable and cover you up. Men wore pants that fitted tightly, and belts with noticeable buckles. Vests were also popular. I'll put a link to the helpful site marygailv posted: |
Here is a link that might be useful: '70s style
- Posted by happytime_ca (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 17:07
Ask your mom Steph, did she save any of her lovley maternity clothes (NOT - LOL) Maternity clothes in the 70's had Big bows, ruffles & puffy sleeves, dresses were like house dresses, nothing compared to maternity clothes now. Good luck, |
- Posted by jodi_in_so_calif (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 17:25
In the early 70's, I had a floral tent dress. Very loose, zip up the back. It was blue and green floral print. I wore with flat ballet shoes. |
Leisure suits! I looked back at a reunion pic taken in 1976, and the men were a sea of leisure suits (several were sort of pale blue, ick), nylon shirts, and flowered ties. I don't remember what I wore in the 70s other than maternity clothes. Wait, I do remember doubleknit polyester pantsuits. Apparently, I wasn't totally successful at blocking that out of my memory! |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 18:10
Polyester knit fabric--indestructable. It snagged, but never wore out. Jump suits too, preferably with boots, short boots, or 2 inch thick soled shoes. Minis were in. Maternity smocks were huge. I did wear long maternity dresses with no waist. Is that when "Baby on Board" or "Baby=>" (with an arrow pointing down to the stomach) maternity shirts became popular??? |
- Posted by lorifromutah (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 18:15
Fake fur vests beads bell bottoms turtlenecks Blousy tops wide belts Lowslung pants Bright bright colors Lori |
- Posted by happytime_ca (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 19:27
ShielaJoyce what a good memory,that was when the "baby" shirts became popular, here is mine circa 1975 |
- Posted by peoniesandposies (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 19:55
If you want to go for the exercise look .... -legwarmers (especially scrunched down to bag around the ankle) I also wore a small filmy kerchief rolled and tied around my neck when I want to dress up a buttoned down shirt. GOOD LUCK! and have fun! |
Yes ,coral, lesiure suits. I had this incredibly ugly, plaid, polyester lesiure suit. Here's a blast from the past. We're all decked out for Christmas. I won't even tell you which one I am. Ron |
As a teenager in the late 70s we wore a lot of taper legged jeans and cords (courderoy pants) and t-shirts or those triangular shaped blouses with half-long sleeves and big poufy-sleeved shirts that were tight at the waist-think Stevie Nicks. I see that they've made a comback sort of in the stores now. Some girls wore jeans with suspenders, with their jeans folded up and long, brightly colored striped socks-think Mork from Ork (you probably don't know who that is). Then there is the dressy, silky disco dresses that Diane Von F...can't remember her name made famous. They were those wrap dresses, strappy high heels. Oh, and clogs were really big with either dresses or jeans. Think Saturday Night Fever. |
Ahhhhh, my era. For casual Summer everyday wear I wore bell bottom jeans or short shorts with halter tops, or skippy t-shirts (braless, of course). When I wore a dress it was like a long t-shirt but very short, barely covered the butte. Or very long to the ground with an empire waistline. With my hair up and a choker necklace and very big dangling earrings. Actually I still have some those earrings, almost anquites now. LOL Clare |
- Posted by whidbeykathy (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 22:46
I was pregnant twice in the 70's and I wore dresses called a "tent" dresses for dressing up, and maternity pants with the elastic insert and a huge maternity blouse. DH wore pastel leisure suits with white shoes and thought he was cool LOL! Kathy |
I remember lots of vests, bell bottom pants, and Farrah hairstyles. Waffle stomper shoes, and chokers. I has dangle earrings that touched my shoulders, and anything turqoise. Lots of suede purses, hair parted down the middle, and a sterling ring on every finger. I had feather earrings, white eye shadow, and lots of lip gloss. I still wore my P.O.W. bracelet, gauze shirts, and ear cuffs. Have fun! Trin |
Peonies, are you sure you're not talking about the 80s?? I was in jr. high and high school in the 70s. Empire waist big time! Bell bottoms! Later 70s was DISCO - polyester! You could have a lot of fun with this! Sheryl |
Peonies, are you sure you're not talking about the 80s?? Definitely 80's. DD was a preteen then and dressed like that. It was all about Punky Brewster to Jennifer Beals look in Flashdance to Juice Newton's style at the time. |
- Posted by talley_sue_nyc (My Page) on Tue, Jul 29, 08 at 11:12
I graduated from high school in 1978. My fave outfit was wide-legged pants (not quite bell-bottoms--more stove pipe) that fit REALLY tight around the butt, in bright orange. And a shirt w/ very long points on the collar, ver long cuffs, and very flowing sleeves. I remember denim skirts made from blue jeans. Sometime around 1976 the tiered peasant skirt was in, along w/ a matching camisole. But it was usually all the same fabric, if I recall correctly. |
LOL Ron! Perfect! Whichever one you are, you look every bit as awful as my husband did back when I thought he was a sharp dresser. LOL |
- Posted by liz_ga (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Jul 30, 08 at 0:44
I wish I still had my platform shoes I graduated high school in in 1973...the platform was over an inch high and the heel was about 3 inches high...I was styling! check out these shoes!! |
Liz, love that picture! Love those platform shoes. White with black tights, no less!! I should start scanning some of my pictures.... Sheryl |
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has there been Braille on Cookies's in any of the last like 3 woot-offs?
It's crizznap, foo without the bag!
I thought there was going to be a riot, I just knew they weren't going to do us like THAT. whew.
mmm i have yogurt
ZOMG Phon Teh Intarnets!
DO NOT WANT kthxbye
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