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While pie is traditionally served in a deep dish with some ice cream on the side, this Sweetapolita dessert takes a different approach. The brains behind Sweeapolita, Rosie, cleverly transforms a tangy lemon meringue pie into milkshake-form. Also included in this recipe are instructions on how to make mini meringue toppers for an added touch to your milkshake. As a bonus, dessert-lovers won't be needing any forks to enjoy this contemporary take on a classic pie.
Comprised of milk, ice cream, lemon curd and lemon yogurt, this recipe packs in a whole array of tantalizing flavors. Be careful when you make this scrumptiously creamy shake as it will be requested by all who see it.
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"I made this for dinner a few nights ago and we enjoyed it very much. Changes I made were to use fettucine instead of spaghetti and considerably more tomatoes (perino's) and baby spinach. I also added the juice of half a lemon, some dried chilli flakes, a generous amount of chopped Kalamata olives, a little sea salt, freshly cracked black pe..."
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In a celebration of Father's Day, we bring you a series where we asked a few of our Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, as well as their dads, about their journey to becoming one of America's Sweethearts.
This is the month when we'll take the time to honor the old man, pops, papa, father, ATM machine or, of course, daddy. Wanting to show a little love to those dedicated few who sat through countless hours of dance rehearsals and cheer competitions, we posed questions to several of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the men who helped raise them. Today, meet Alex and Randal.
What do you remember about your relationship growing up as a dancer?
Alex: Growing up, I was always a daddy's girl who loved to be outdoors and play sports. I participated in every athletic event I could sign up for, including dance, track, basketball and softball. Not only were my parents always very supportive of me, but they also were actively involved in every activity I chose to pursue. Some of my favorite memories are from my softball years when my dad coached our summer tournament team.
Randal: Alex's past is a hodgepodge of activity involving everything from dance to track to softball. It seems as though she was always involved with some type of athletic activity – the more competitive, the better. We noticed early on that she didn't have the common fear of performing in front of crowds. It did, however, really stress out her mother and me. We were nervous for her.
What was the conversation like when you talked about trying out for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders?
Alex: When I first brought up DCC tryouts with my dad, I'm pretty sure he thought I was either bluffing or just going through another ambitious phase. He seemed to just shrug it off saying, "Yeah, sure Alex, go for it", not thinking I actually would. Of course, when he realized this was actually an achievable goal, he did everything in his power to support and help me.
Randal: My first thoughts were similar to "Are you CRAZY?!" Then I was very afraid for her because I really thought that the DCC was beyond her reach, and I didn't want to see her hurt if she failed. Not long into the tryouts, I was reminded how Alex has always had more courage and guts than anyone I know. Her "not being afraid to fail" personality has led her to many achievements in her young life that she otherwise would not have experienced.
Have you been surprised with what goes into being a DCC, from the tryouts to the games to the appearances?
Randal: Yes, although she had quite a lot of preparation for this with the Louisiana Tech University dance line. Still, the amount of time and effort for DCC is unbelievable! We had never attended an NFL game (neither had Alex), so that first game was very special to all of us. I know it's tremendously emotional for the cheerleaders, but it's every bit as emotional and proud an experience for us, as parents.
How does dad handle seeing you perform, not to mention posing in calendars, with millions watching you?
Alex: This entire experience has been new and exciting for all of us. He knows how much of my heart I have invested into DCC, and I think he is more proud of me than anything. He tells me all the time how proud he is of my courage and work ethic. The only times I see either of my parents get nervous for me is whenever I let my own nerves show through.
Randal: I've had a lot of guys (dads) ask me just that same question. They're like, "Man, how can you stand it knowing all those guys are staring at your daughter?" It's kind of hard for them to believe when I tell them that she's an entertainer and it doesn't bother me a bit. Also, I see how the fans really light up when the cheerleaders are around and can see how the fans consider them "their cheerleaders."
What has your dad's love and support meant to you?
Alex: I feel extremely blessed and fortunate to have a father that supports and believes in me the way that he does. I am able to follow and conquer my dreams because I have two amazing parents that will stand by my side every step of the way. Seeing the happiness on his face while I am performing is something I will always cherish and remember.


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Tyranids have on their stats a Armour rating like reinforced chitin (all 6) and natural armor: reinforced chitin. Does that mean their armor is 12?
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The trait "Natural Armour" indicates the creatures armour is "Natural Armour" which makes it vulnurable to certain attacks, such as hellfire rounds, which bypass natural armour.
The ONLY level of armour a character has is listed in its armour entry. FFG combines al of a characters stats together and lists them post-combined as well. If a Tyranid had armour 12 its armour entry would say, "Armour: Chitin (All 12)". Same goes for melee damage. A purestrain does 1d10+12 damage with rending claws NOT 1D10+12+8. The strength bonus is already added, just like all of the character's armour is already figured.


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4 Ways To Make Your Apology Count
Rachel is not in the habit of lying to her husband.
She told a flat-out lie to him about her lunch date the day before and she was caught by a mutual friend who happened to mention to Rachel's husband that she was a particular restaurant with another man.
Now, Rachel's husband is upset and wants to know why she would claim to have met a female friend of hers for lunch when, in fact, she was with another man.
Rachel's relationship with James-- the man with whom she had the lunch date-- is complicated. They met at a work-related convention and began communicating online a year or so ago. When James was recently transferred to a company in Rachel's city, she and James began to meet for lunch dates.
Nothing sexual has happened between them. But, Rachel cannot say that she doesn't have romantic feelings for James. This is why she lied about her lunch date with him to her husband.
And, this is why Rachel is confused about how to say "I'm sorry" for lying and get her marriage back on track.
When you lie to your mate, it could be for whole variety of different reasons...
You might lie to cover up something that you have done that is potentially inappropriate or that would break trust.
You might lie to protect your own ego.
You might lie because you think the truth will hurt your spouse's feelings.
You might lie because you just aren't ready for your mate to learn this thing about you.
Just as there are various motivations for lying, there are also varying degrees of lying.
No matter how you rationalize the lie you have told and regardless of how "minor" the lie seems to be to you, it will have a negative effect on trust in your relationship.
There is no way around the fact that lying takes you and your spouse further away from one another.
Whether you've been caught in the lie or if you are tired of keeping the lie and you are ready to admit the truth, you will want to apologize, make amends and repair trust in your relationship.
Here are 4 ways to say "I'm sorry" that can help you leave the lie behind and re-connect with your partner...
#1: Figure out why you lied in the first place.
Before you approach your partner with an apology, it's really important for you to understand what motivated you to lie. Take some time for yourself and go inside to get clear about this.
Rachel realizes that her friendship with James has developed into something more. She is certain that James feels the same way and he's even said he's open to taking their friendship to a new level of intimacy.
These new developments in her friendship with James are both upsetting and exciting.
A part of Rachel longs to see where this will lead. But, another part of Rachel still loves her husband and wants to feel this kind of excitement about him and not another man.
Rachel can see that she lied to try to hide these mixed feelings and the emotional affair that she's been having.


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I love this! I'm very sensitive to smells and the smell of this does not bother me at all so I'm surprised by the previous reviews. I realized I had to review this stuff this morning, I was in a hurry and washed my face and forgot to put on moisturizer before I left for work. My face is soft and not tight or dry. Thumbs up!
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The only thing I do not care for with this product is the scent. It isn't too bad, smells like cleanser, or maybe a detergent cleanser, it's a little different. It cleanses really well and it does make my skin feel clean and soft.
I was surprised when I received it-it is a powder cleanser. To use: wet face and pour very small amount of powder into hand ad add a drop or so of water, rub hands together and it forms suds/foam. Wash face, rinse well.
My opinion is this is a very good facial cleanser and a little goes a long way. Well worth $8.
I have a love hate relationship with ELF products. This one is on the love list! I was excited to try this and it didn't disappoint. I recently received a sample of Dermatologica,s version of this. I loved it but at $50 a pop I couldn't afford to indulge myself. ELF's dupe at $8 is pricy for them but still a steal. I really think the ELF version is an excellent product. It does not dry out my skin and works very well. I will repurchase.
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I have been wanting to try this product for quite a long time now since I first saw it on the ELF website, so when I last placed an order I included this, not knowing a lot about it. It is a facial cleanser, but it is different from most cleansers in the fact that it is a powder! You simply shake a small amount into your hand and mix with water to form a light paste, which you apply all over your face. I have very dry skin and was worried that this might be a bit too stripping for my skin, but I was pleasantly surprised to see it wasn't. The reason I gave this such a low score is because I cannot abide the smell - it smells very soapy, much more so than any other cleanser I've used and as such I've only been able to force myself to use it a couple of times. One associates mineral products with much more gentle ingredients so I was really surprised that this smelt so chemically. It's an innovative product, I still haven't come across any other powder cleansers on the market but for me the smell was the deal breaker.


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Authoring .NET shareware programs - tackling the framework redist problem
It looks like the Thinstall installer will solve several problems that I am facing as a .NET shareware author. (Disclaimer: by mentioning Thinstaller in my blog I eligible for a discount on the purchase)
The biggest issue for me regarding .NET shareware, is distribution of the proper version of the .NET framework to users that don't have it. The other issues I am facing are obfuscation, licensing (trail timeouts, etc.) and installer packaging.
For a shareware product, you don't want to raise any barriers that will hinder the customer or give a bad first impression. If you require that users download the .NET framework as a separate download, you are going to loose them. Thinstall bundles the necessary framework assemblies into a single .exe along with your program assemblies. So the user downloads one .exe and runs it. This single .exe should run on all Windows platforms (95, 98, ME, XP, 2K, 2003). The .NET framework bits are not installed on the users machine, just unpacked and made available to your program upon execution, and then deallocated when the the app closes.
From what I understand, Thinstall links it's own loader/Virtual Operating System into the packaged executable. This loader unpacks the assemblies from the .exe at runtime, builds a virtual file system for the assemblies to live in and then calls your application. The VOS occupies about 90k of disk space and around 1MB of memory while running depending on which components are loaded. Once the VOS has been loaded it will load an EXE from the package archive into the same process. The user never has access to any of the unpacked virtual files and they are not visible from explorer and can't be disassembled. However, you have the option to make any of your files non-virtual and visible so you can allow the user to manage settings files, etc.
I was worried that because everything is embedded into one .exe you could not use reflection to implement 'smart client'/application updater/plug-in techniques. I did some quick experiments and was able to demonstrate that you could dynamically update parts of you application by pushing down new assemblies. The Thinstall VOS overlays it's virtual file system on top of the local file system so that the unpacked invisible virtual files share the physical directory that contains any local files, which are visible in explorer. What happens if there are two files (one local, one virtual) with the same path and name? You have the option to set up the VOS (via an installer switch) to use the local file (if it exists) instead of the virtual file. This allows your app to download updated assemblies, config files, plug-ins, etc.
Thinstaller also handles obfuscation, licensing and installer packaging. There are a few drawbacks, the main one being the finished package size and the runtime memory requirements. Remember, if your are including an instance of the .NET framework assemblies in your finished .exe it will increases the size of the final product. For small utility apps, this might be a serious drawback. But for major applications, your customers are going to expect a medium to large download and .exe memory footprint. For these larger apps, the overhead of the Thinstaller VOS becomes an acceptable percentage of the overall size.
All-in-all a nice tool that solves several problems, especially the .NET framework redistribution faced by .NET shareware authors.
I would be interested in hearing from any other users of Thinstall, especially their experiences with .NET shareware distribution.
Code generation with NANT and IIS/ASPX
Recently I have been experimenting with a simple technique for code generation that has a lot of power and flexibility. I use NANT to intelligently drive the rendering of code. This is accomplished via HTTP GET of asp.net web pages or via XSLT transforms from an NANT task. The ASP.NET web pages are written to transform metadata (database schema, UML model, O/R mapping, UI descriptions, etc.) into source code plain-text in the same way that you would render HTML from data in an ordinary web application.
The advantages of this approach are:
Known technology lowers the barriers to acceptance by management and other programmers. IIS/ASP is a known factor that does not need to be explained and researched.
Using a build tool such as NANT is a good practice and should also be well accepted as a familiar technology and process.
The technique for building the code generation templates (ASPX pages) is familiar to a programmer. You will be using the same toolset as you do today, so the process is mature and low risk. You get to use a million dollar IDE (Visual Studio) to build and debug your templates, as opposed to a simple template editor or proprietary wizard environment that ships with many code generators.
NANT has many useful commands that assist in managing code generation. This is key, because generation of output files is only half the battle. Management of templates, dependencies, configurations, metadata files, and source control integration are major issues in making code generation a success on any non-trivial project. NANT has facilities for source control integration, unit testing integration, CRC/Hash generation and comparison (useful for ensuring generated code does not get modified), XML manipulation via Xpath and XSLT, logging and more. The key command that allows us to use NANT for generation with IIS/ASPX is the HTTP GET command. For a list of all the NANT commands look here and here.
Using this open ended toolset is in contrast to many code generators on the market today that are proprietary, closed and require some education, acceptance and a certain amount of faith in the vendors framework and worldview. The value of this shouldn't be underestimated. Some of the most serious problems hindering code generation acceptance are the barriers imposed by closed, proprietary systems that have little flexibility, minimal documentation and tribal knowledge. ASPX and IIS together are extremely flexible and robust, incredibly well documented and there is a glut of tribal knowledge and source code out there.
In part II I will describe some of the details of how I implement this method, with some tips and discussion of trade-offs in various approaches.
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Flash, Sparkle: Rumors of Flash killer to ship with Longhorn/Avalon
According to this article at internetnews.com Microsoft is working on a tool set that will allow developers to build Flash-like applications built on top of the Avalon subsystem.
Code-named "Sparkle," the tools under development would be integrated with Microsoft's .NET runtime environment. That would ultimately mean developers could have Flash- and Director-like animation and graphics tools ready-built for them soon after Longhorn hits the marketplace.
One source familiar with the project, who saw examples of the "Sparkle" toolset integrated with Microsoft's C#, said early prototypes have given rise to talk of its potential as a "Flashkiller" or even a "Director-killer," referring to Macromedia's popular Flash animation software and Director tool, which is best known for building small animations for CDs.
I didn't make it to PDC, but did anyone hear about this? I don't see any posts on weblogs.asp.net or longhornblogs.com.
Google search box does calculations
This is just too cool. Just type an expression in the Google search box and see what happens. Here are just a few examples of expressions that it can handle:
- square root of 44 * log(5)
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Italian newsreel item.
Title reads: "Una casa de tempi di Romolo sul Palatino".
New archaeological discoveries in Rome - remains of huts dating back to foundation of city. Italy.
L/S the Palantine in the archaeological zone of Rome. M/S Roman era cobble stones. L/S two people walking over the stones. M/S same two people walking with modern Rome visible in background. Various shots remains of the Imperial Palace. M/S US soldier looking at Tito's arch. L/S remains of Imperial Palace, modern Rome in background, pan up to Tito's arch. More shots remains of the Imperial Palace. M/S garden and entrance to the three huts. C/U hole bored in the stone to hold the central and perimeter stones. C/U model of one of the huts. M/S garden of one of the huts. Panning shot of the remains of the Palace, Rome visible in background.
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A very handsome 14K yellow dress set comprising cufflinks and four shirt studs. The faces are formed as slightly arched rectangular faces with canted corners and ropetwist borders. Each face is centered by an oval blue star sapphire, and the cufflinks also feature a pair of gypsy-set diamonds on each side of the star sapphire. The faces have a matte Russian finish that contrasts handsomely with the highly polished rope borders. The star sapphires have fine color, with a slight violet tinge to the blue. The stars are sharp and have straight, fully extended rays. The single-cut diamonds are estimated at J color and I1 clarity. The cufflinks are entirely handcrafted and appear to have been custom-made. The findings are marked 14K and the faces test 14K. Origin: America, ca. 1990. Condition: excellent. Size: cufflinks, 13/16 x 1; studs, 9/16 x 1/2". Weight: 38.0 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .28 ct; star sapphire, 10.3 carats.
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Distribute the Taking It Home handout. Suggest participants use the activities to continue exploring the themes of today's session.
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Wired: How easy was it for The Next Generation to win over fans of the original series?
Moore: That took a while. It wasn't until the end of the third season — when the summer buzz over Michael Piller's "Best of Both Worlds" two-parter had people wondering what happened with Picard and the Borg — that the show's popularity started to exponentially grow. After that, suddenly we were Star Trek. We were true bearers of the torch. So it's really gratifying to see that, this many years later, there is real affection for what we did.
Wired: You're still carrying the Star Trek torch, as far as television is concerned. The Next Generation is the longest-running Star Trek TV series, which gives fans who didn't grow up on the original series far more points of entry.
Moore: Yeah, we got the biggest run. I mean, with the original series, it's three and out, and the third season is pretty shaky! [Laughs] When it comes down to it, there are really only two-and-a-half seasons of the original series, as the true fans will tell you. And the reverse sort of happened with The Next Generation: Its first two years were its rockiest. The show really found its footing and took off after that.
Wired: I remember that it felt like a literal passing of the torch, as Gene Roddenberry passed a couple years after The Next Generation finally found its rhythm and place.
Moore: I was there when he was still on the show, and even worked with him on a couple of episodes. He didn't pass away until, I think, the fifth season. When I came in during the middle of the third season, he was still coming into the office every day, throwing out scripts, insisting on changes and being the boss. Gene was the great bird, and we all respected that, but his health declined in subsequent years.
I only had one real story meeting with him, on the Season 4 episode "Family," which he didn't like at all. In fact, he wanted to can it. We were in a meeting in Gene's office with Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and he basically felt that in the 24th century, the quarreling Picard brothers would not have this kind of conflict. He thought it meant they had bad parents, and that humanity in the 24th century was just better than that. He thought it said something wrong about Earth and its people, and that Picard's family wouldn't stand for petty bickering. He just didn't buy the concept.
We all argued about it, and he was pretty adamant. I was pretty shell-shocked when we all walked out of the room, thinking, "OK, now what?" But Rick and Michael just kind of looked at each other in the hallway, as something passed between them, and then told me to just go write my script and they'd take care of it. Which is what happened. I have no idea what they did! [Laughs]


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Chapter 1, Unit 3.
Understanding Social Entrepreneurship
In this chapter:
Examples of Social Entrepreneurship | Social Entrepreneurship Today | Intro to Doing Social Entrepreneurship
Listings of social entrepreneurs funded by Ashoka, Echoing Green, Skoll Foundation, Schwab Foundation, and Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.
David Bornstein - How to Change the World (book)
Traces the history of Ashoka and explores case studies of social entrepreneurs who have achieved sustainable change in their communities
John Elkington - The Power of Unreasonable People (book)
Centers on case studies of both for-profit and nonprofit social organizations (many of them in Asian and Indian countries), which are mined for ideas and theories regarding their impact on global markets and local communities.
PBS - The New Heroes (videos)
Tells the dramatic stories of 14 daring people from all corners of the globe who, against all odds, are successfully alleviating poverty and illness, combating unemployment and violence, and bringing education, light, opportunity and freedom to poor and marginalized people around the world.
Alex Nicholls - Social Entrepreneurship: New Models of Sustainable Social Change (book)
Themed around the emerging agendas for developing new, sustainable models of social sector excellence and systemic impact, Social Entrepreneurship offers, for the first time, a wide-ranging, internationally-focused selection of cutting-edge work from leading academics, policy makers, and practitioners.
Dalberg - "Learning from Leaders in a Fast-Growing Field" (report)
Global survey on the challenges and strengths of social enterprises, the different models of change, and the factors that contribute to and limited success in the social innovation field
SSIR - Flux to Flex (article)
It's clear that there is a "new" brand of social entrepreneurship emerging—one that is more market-driven, measurement-oriented, and corporate-friendly than before. The question is: Will these trends lead to greater social impact?
Ashoka U - Changemaking 101 (guide)
A practical handbook for college students looking to start social ventures
David Bornstein - Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know (book)
What Everyone Needs to Know: Bornstein and Davis explain what social entrepreneurs are, how their organizations function, and what challenges they face... and most importantly, the book shows readers exactly how they can get involved.
J. Gregory Dees - Enterprising Nonprofits (book)
A hands-on resource that shows nonprofits how to adopt entrepreneurial behaviors and techniques
Rupert Scofield - The Social Entrepreneur's Handbook (book)
Gives you a practical plan for doing what you might have thought wasn't possible: becoming a driving force for good by using business practices typically reserved for amassing personal wealth.
Leslie Crutchfield - Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits (book)
Authors studied 12 nonprofits that have achieved extraordinary levels of impact and distilled six counterintuitive practices that these organizations use to change the world.
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Remstar Cpap
Remstar Cpap, a brand of Respironics Cpap machines by Philips, have been giving a consistent good night's rest to sufferers of sleep apnea for decades.
If you suffer from sleep apnea or any other sleep-related conditions the Remstar Cpap brand of products will assist you in over-coming your sleep disorder. They are also effective, comfortable and affordable.
For the best assisted ventilation and respiratory machines, look to the Remstar brand. These machines are used to treat an assortment of sleep conditions. One of the main one being sleep apnea. Remstar Cpaps offer a large number of top quality home healthcare products. Remstar is a product line from Respironics which is owned by Philips.
To diagnose sleep apnea a sleep test is carried out under controlled clinical conditions, usually overnight. The patient is placed under continuous observation for the entire night. The test is carried out using Nocturnal Polysomnography equipment which is attached to the patient. It monitors the activity of the lungs, heart and brain, along with blood oxygen levels, breathing patterns and bodily movements as the patient sleeps.
After the sleep test, if you are diagnosed with sleep apnea then the physician will probably prescribe a Remstar Cpap as treatment.
Why Remstar Cpap?
For a discreet, portable, lightweight machine, your first and only choice should be the Remstar Cpap. The units are so versatile and small you can include them in your hand luggage. This gives you a great advantage because you can take the machine with you whether your traveling by train, automobile or plane. The units can be powered both by the DC output or battery. The unit comes with it's own power cord and battery pack.
What Are The Causes of Sleep Apnea?
There are various reasons why individuals suffer from sleep apnea. A few of them include obesity, illness, poor sleeping posture and internal conditions of the nasal passage or throat. Sometimes sleep apnea is a symptom of more serious illnesses; for example, neuromuscular disorders or heart problems.
If you consume alcohol at night, decreasing your alcohol consumption after 6pm may fix your sleep apnea problem. Also, anti-snoring devices and nose clips have worked for some people. If those treatments don't fix your problem then you may have to consider using an assisted ventilation and respiratory therapy device, such as the Remstar Cpap.
The most important thing that a person can ask for is to lead a normal life; however, living with sleep apnea can be very debilitating. Using a Remstar Cpap for therapy will offer comfort to those who suffer from sleep apnea or sleep deprivation. This type of technology improves people's lives, no question.
Remstar Cpap machines are simple to use once initial training has been completed by an approved clinician.
The Remstar Cpap Technology And Features
Behind this simple design on the exterior lies a state of the art, high-tech, personal-assisted ventilation and respiratory machine. Features include automatic start/stop functionality, washable pollen filters and nasal mask leak alerts. These are just a few of the features that have made the Remstar brand the preferred choice for medical personnel, clinicians and most importantly, patients.
Another thing worth mentioning is that the workable parts of the Remstar Cpap units rarely need to be changed because of the quality of construction and materials. The only thing you might need to replace once in a while is the filter, but you can buy those online for as little as 30 dollars.
Here are a couple other quick features you might like about the Remstar Cpap. The machine can operate both on a 110V and 240V power supply and they come with automatic altitude adjustments.
It does not matter which sleep disorder you have been diagnosed with, Remstar Cpaps will greatly improve your quality of life. The most advanced models of the Remstar Series are the Remstar Pro M and Remstar Auto Cpap. They both come with a humidifier and they can be purchased on the internet from websites such as Amazon.


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Steve is a trusted business lawyer, advisor and strategist who provides counsel and advice to individuals and companies on business and operational issues. He also serves as outside general counsel to a variety of businesses and organizations with an emphasis in credit union, financial services and small business representations. Steve routinely represents credit unions, agri-finance/farm credit institutions, banks, finance companies, businesses, and receivers in commercial disputes, breach of contract actions, note defaults, UCC disputes, claim and delivery/replevin actions, loan documentation and workouts, regulatory issues, and contract negotiation. A board certified creditors' rights attorney, Steve also serves as national creditors' rights counsel to companies doing business throughout the United States and abroad.
Steve's litigation practice is focused primarily on creditors' rights and business litigation including federal and state receiverships, fraud litigation, loan workouts, collections and foreclosures, commercial litigation, consumer protection litigation. Steve also has extensive experience in asset tracing and recovery, judgment enforcement, and judicial liquidations.
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- Selected as one of Michigan Lawyers Weekly's "Up & Coming" Leaders in Law. The Leaders in Law designation salutes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the Michigan bench and bar early in their careers.
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"Hublot Loves Football" World Tour stops in Italy!
CloseAnother European stop for the "Hublot Loves Football" World Tour, in football-mad Italy in the heart of the historic city of Milan - supported by the Milan city authorities - with a unique football tournament organized at night in the Piazza degli Affari.
This is a first for this historical square, which is also home to the Italian stock-exchange, as it is turned into a fully-fledged football pitch for the occasion; a private area hosting 250 VIPs and clients within a huge custom-designed metal cage will be the arena for the contest, with a SKY Sports commentator providing play-by-play commentary and anecdotes, with a large screen projecting the highlights and the most important goals in the history of the FIFA World Cup™ for which Hublot is the exclusive Official Timekeeper and Official Watch .
No one will escape the merciless whistle of Andrea Tardini, a member of the Italian Referees Association. 8 teams will take part in the tournament, with each match lasting 10-minutes. VIPs and editors from the major
Italian newspaper will take to the pitch. Hublot will customize the jerseys with the national colours of the most important teams taking part in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, emblazoning them with the names of the players, as befitting any team worthy of its name. Guests invited to take part in this fun and unique event, will receive an invitation inspired by a stadium ticket.
This day marks the Italian debut of Hublot's "Official Watch" of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ – the BIG BANG Unico Bi-Retrograde Chronograph. It is the first Hublot timepiece ever produced with a bi-retrograde function along with a central chronograph. This mechanical movement, completely customised for football fans, allows the watch to be used to time each half of a match and can even track overtime! This is another example of the brand's love for and support of the sport, and demonstrates how this even drives innovation.


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Samuele Cortese, MD, PhD, is a Adjunct Associate Professor in the Center for Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the Child Study Center. Dr. Cortese's main research interests include the neurobiology of ADHD and the implementation of evidence-based medicine in child psychiatry. He is currently supported by a grant from the European Commission (Marie Curie Actions for Career Development) and his current research projects focus on the structural and functional connectivity in ADHD.
Dr. Cortese received his MD summa cum laude and his PhD in biomedicine from the University of Verona, Italy. He completed his residency program in child neuropsychiatry at the University of Verona.
Prior to joining the CSC, Dr. Cortese worked as chief resident-assistant in the Child Psychiatry Unit of the University Hospital Robert Debré, Paris, France and as Consultant in the Child Psychiatry Unit of the University Hospitals Clocheville and Bretonneau, Tours, France.
Dr. Cortese is a member of the scientific committee of the European ADHD guidelines group (EUNETHYDIS). He is the author/co-author of publications in a number of respected journals including the American Journal of Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry and Pediatrics. In 2011, he received the Travel Award Fellowship from the Society of Biological Psychiatry. Since 2013, he is Contributing Editor for the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.


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It does not matter where you live in the world; the role of the registered nurse is always important in the running of any medical facility, and registered nurses are almost always in demand at most institutions. The work required of registered nurses is demanding and rewarding, and requires years of training and practical experience. Pay may vary from location to location, but there are ways of receiving optimal pay scales, if you are flexible with the hours that you are willing to work, and with your availability.
Registered nurse night jobs are, arguably, the highest paying jobs that a registered nurse can obtain. These night jobs may be permanent or temporary in nature. They may also be a nurse's primary source of employment, or may be used to supplement a pre-existing source of income or employment.
Why do registered nurse night jobs typically pay more than day jobs? The pay scale is higher because the hours are outside of regular doctor's office hours or business hours. As an incentive to have people work night jobs, which require flexibility and great responsibility, most employers will offer premium hourly pay. This phenomenon is common for individuals in the medical profession, as well as multiple other areas. In the case of registered nurses, pay for night shifts, holidays, and weekends is typically anywhere from two to five dollars more than regular hourly wages.
Unless the night shift is your regular, full-time job, you are likely holding down a day job as well, and are using the extra hours as a way of supplementing your regular salary. If this is the case, then it is hard to support working day and night shifts back to back, a phenomenon frequently referred to as moonlighting, for any extended period of time. Most workplaces recognize this situation, and as a result, will make temporary jobs for the overnight shift available to individuals, allowing them to work on a rotating schedule, and alternating between workers.
The responsibilities of a registered nurse are great, and should not be taken lightly. Registered nurses are present to provide experienced medical advice in the absence of a doctor, and to assist and provide a second opinion when the doctor is present. Registered nurses are responsible for a number of basic procedures that are administered in hospitals and clinics, and must be fully aware of their actions and responsibilities at all times.


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Take a town, plop 30,000 college students in it, and something hip is bound to happen. That's certainly the case in Norman, 20 miles south of Oklahoma City. Experience the town's vibe in coffeehouses along the revitalized downtown on Main Street and Gray Avenue.
See: The Weitzenhoffer collection at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is one of the largest selections of French Impressionist art bequeathed to an American university (555 Elm Ave.; 405-325-3272).
Eat: Head to the patio at The Mont (1300 Classen Blvd.; 405-329-3330) for a frozen margarita and sangria combination known as the Sooner Swirl.


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Download the University Honors brochure to learn more.
Fall semester 2012 honors seminar with study tour to Rio de Janiero and Curitiba, Brazil.
Class will meet TR, 12:30-2:00pm in fall semester, with travel from December 12-23, 2012.
As our environment becomes more urbanized we seek ways to comprehend our urban centers, as both a means of reaffirming intentions and envisioning alternative futures. This seminar will be focused on exploring methods for observing the city as a framework for projecting innovations toward sustainability in urban life and form.
This is an exciting international travel and interdisciplinary seminar intended to expose students to diverse and interesting urban environments with work in Cincinnati followed by a ten day travel opportunity in Brazil. Students from diverse disciplines and from both design and non-design backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Today more than half of our world population lives in cities and within another generation that proportion will rise to a full three-quarters. As our society becomes even more urbanized and cities continue to grow, we search for new ways to comprehend what exists and what is happening in our urban centers, as both a means of reaffirming our intentions and envisioning alternative futures. We survey cities today to understand how to make them both liveable and sustainable. An important aspect of the seminar will be understanding and representing how people perceive and use the city and, in particular, how the use of energy and the effects of movement are manifest. Ultimately, this seminar course will be focused on exploring methods for observing the city as a framework for suggesting innovations toward sustainability in urban life and form.
This Seminar is connected to an international research project among universities in the US, France, and Brazil. Accordingly, the work of the seminar will be focused on the survey and comparison of three cities. Cincinnati, Bordeaux, France, and Curitiba, Brazil. Research in precedents and theory of urban observation will form the basis for seminar work. This includes the work of writers, artists, film makers, scientists, philosophers, designers, and others that support an interdisciplinary approach to looking at cities. Students will then conduct observational and research work in physical, functional, and social infrastructure to better understand how these concepts apply at different scales to the region, city, and district. Analysis will consider relevant large scale systems in function and form, including energy, movement, the environment, the economy, society and culture, and other issues. Documenting and representing these findings among these diverse cities and showing interrelationships among important factors and systems will be a key outcome of the seminar.
Students will have an opportunity to discuss and present their work with researchers from the foreign universities who will visit Cincinnati for a workshop during the Fall Semester and students will visit Curitiba and other cities in Brazil in the ten days immediately following the semester.
Itinerary (Tentative and Subject to Change)
Travel dates are expected to be December 12-23, 2012.
Day 1: arrive in Rio de Janiero, lodging in the Copacabana Beach area
Day 2: Explore Rio (Boat tour of Biai de Guanabara, Arco do Teles pedestrian district and the Cinelandia civic center)
Day 3: Explore Rio (Pao de Acucar area and the Red Beach)
Day 4: Explore Rio (Morro Dona Marta Favela and the Parque Lage)
Day 5: Travel to Curitiba, lodging in the downtown area
Day 6: Explore Curitiba( Parque Tantua, Parque Tingui, and Unilivre)
Day 7: Explore Curitiba( Downtown Rua XV de Novembro and Praca Santos Andrade)
Day 8: Explore Curitiba( Bus Rapid Transit tour)
Day 9: Trip to the coast (Morretes Antonina)
Day 10: Return to Cincinnati
*This is a sample itinerary, to provide prospective participants with an idea of what you will see and do. It is subject to change, depending on the length of the trip and needs of the group.
*Note that the group will depart during finals week. It is each student's individual responsibility to contact their instructors as early as possible to find out if it will be possible to make alternate arrangements for any final exams or projects that will be missed due to travel.
We will be traveling with a UC graduate student guide who is a native of Curitiba.
Total per student cost is $3600. This will be offset by a $1000 honors grant, making the actual cost $2600.
Costs include airfare, accommodations, admission fees and ground transportation in Brazil.
Costs do not include baggage fees, passport, visa (visa cost is high - $140-165 for visa and consular fees, $50-75 for mailing, and $60 or higher fee if you choose to use a visa agency), most meals, vaccinations, personal supplies, souvenirs, insurance (travel or medical) or ISIC card (international student identity card, $25).
Students are required to purchase an ISIC (International Student Identity Card) from UC International for $22. This is not included in the total expected cost.
Participants can apply for grants from UC International.
Vaccinations and Health Precautions
Contact your physician to discuss what vaccinations and heath precautions are recommended for travel to Brazil. All participants should carefully read the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's webpage for Brazil.
The application for this seminar is now closed.
UC undergraduates who are not in the University Honors Program are welcome and encouraged to apply, provided the student has a cumulative university GPA of 3.4 or above. Graduate students are not eligible to enroll.
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1 Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers; protect me from those who are violent, | 1 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; protect me from men of violence, |
2 who plan evil things in their minds and stir up wars continually. | 2 who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day. |
3 They make their tongue sharp as a snake's, and under their lips is the venom of vipers. (Selah) | 3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips. "Selah" |
4 Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent who have planned my downfall. | 4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plan to trip my feet. |
5 The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, along the road they have set snares for me. (Selah) | 5 Proud men have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path. "Selah" |
6 I say to the Lord, "You are my God; give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications." | 6 O LORD, I say to you, "You are my God." Hear, O LORD, my cry for mercy. |
7 O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer, you have covered my head in the day of battle. | 7 O Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, who shields my head in the day of battle-- |
8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot. (Selah) | 8 do not grant the wicked their desires, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. "Selah" |
9 Those who surround me lift up their heads; let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them! | 9 Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused. |
10 Let burning coals fall on them! Let them be flung into pits, no more to rise! | 10 Let burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise. |
11 Do not let the slanderer be established in the land; let evil speedily hunt down the violent! | 11 Let slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down men of violence. |
12 I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy, and executes justice for the poor. | 12 I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. |
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall live in your presence. | 13 Surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live before you. |
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Revised Standard Bible Version Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Be Specific: Martina McBride and Trace Adkins are tour buddies
When country queen Martina McBride and honky tonk tough guy Trace Adkins announced that they'd be embarking on an epic U.S. tour together, it seemed a bit of a strange match -- something the pair played up in funny series of promotional videos that are still streaming on McBride's Web site.
"It may seem like an odd fit on the outside," says McBride of the touring partnership. "But the fact of the matter is he's a great artist with a lot of great songs." Adkins says the feelings are mutual. "I just enjoy listening to the girl sing," he says. "She's one of the premiere vocalists that we have in this business and it's been a pleasure to get to listen to her."
With the duo's tour rolling through the Patriot Center on Sunday, Click Track wanted to find out what these superstars really thought about each other. In two separate interviews, we asked a gaggle of "Newlywed Game"-inspired questions to see how close these tour-buddies have become.
(Favorite songs and comfort foods, after the jump.)
What is Trace's favorite song to play on this tour?
McBride: "You're Gonna Miss This?"
Adkins: My favorite is the fan's favorite. Right now it still seems to be "[Honkytonk] Badonkadonk."
What is Martina's favorite song to play on this tour?
McBride: If I don't like singing a song on stage I don't do it anymore. I love singing "Broken WIng" and "Independence Day" and "This One's for the Girls" and "Concrete Angel."
Adkins: "Concrete Angel"
Who takes longer in sound check?
McBride: We take about the same amount of time.
Adkins: I haven't seen her sound check, but I know I don't take very long.
What's Trace's favorite way to kill time on tour?
McBride: Watching football?
Adkins: Usually it's playing golf, but this time of year it's not an option. Watching the news eats up a lot of my day. I'm on the phone a lot, too, taking care of other business.
What's Martina's favorite way to kill time on tour?
McBride: I read and watch movies.
Adkins: Probably chasing her kids around.
What's Trace's favorite comfort food on the road?
McBride: [No hesitation] Fried chicken.
Adkins: Fried chicken is usually pretty consistent.
What's Martina's favorite comfort food?
McBride: I like to eat really healthy out there so I make a big, huge salad. Pretty boring.
Adkins: I don't know if she eats! She's maybe 75, 80 pounds. I don't know.
Chris Richards
January 29, 2010; 3:45 PM ET
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Nutritional Information
(per serving)
Calories | 288 |
Total Fat | 9g |
Saturated Fat | 2g |
Cholesterol | 39mg |
Sodium | 856mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 31g |
Dietary Fiber | 6g |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 23g |
Calcium | -- |
Ken Burris
Serves: 4
Yields: 4 servings
Total Time: 30 min
Prep Time: 30 min
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- 1 tablespoon(s) extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup(s) diced red bell pepper
- 1/3 cup(s) diced onion
- 1/3 cup(s) finely diced Spanish chorizo (see Tips) or pepperoni
- 2 clove(s) (large) garlic, minced
- 8 ounce(s) chicken tenders, diced
- 4 cup(s) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup(s) frozen peas, thawed
- 1 pinch(s) (large) saffron (optional; see Tips)
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup(s) water
- 2/3 cup(s) whole-wheat couscous
- 1/4 cup(s) chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add bell pepper, onion, chorizo (or pepperoni), and garlic and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Add chicken, broth, peas, saffron (if using), salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in couscous, cover, and remove from the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- To serve, mound about 1/2 cup couscous in each of 4 wide, shallow bowls. Ladle the soup around the couscous and sprinkle with cilantro, if using.
Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 2 lean meat, 1 fat Carbohydrate Servings: 1 1/2 Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (47% daily value), Vitamin A (19% dv).
Tips & Techniques
Tips: Chorizo, a spicy pork sausage seasoned with paprika and chile, is originally from Spain and is often used in Mexican cooking. Chorizo can be made with raw or smoked, ground or chopped pork. Chorizo is available at well-stocked supermarkets, specialty food stores or online at tienda.com.
The dried stigma from the Crocus sativus flower, saffron is the world's most expensive spice. Each crocus produces only 3 stigma, requiring over 75,000 flowers for each pound of saffron. It's used sparingly to add golden yellow color and flavor to a wide variety of Middle Eastern, African and European dishes. Find it in the specialty-herb section of large supermarkets and gourmet-food shops and online at tienda.com. Wrapped in foil and placed in an airtight container, it will keep in a cool, dry place for several years.
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4 of a List
with some Photos
South America
Noting those during
Focus On Nature Tours
in Argentina,
Fourth Part of a List of South America Butterflies in 5
compiled by Armas Hill
Here, in Part #4: Nymphalidae, the Brushfoots
Among Butterfly groupings in this list, links to:
Subfamily CHARAXINAE, Tribe PREPONINI
with the genera: Agrias, Archaeoprepona, Noreppa, Prepona
Leaf Butterflies: Subfamily CHARAXINAE, Tribe ANAEINI
with the genera: Anaeomorpha,
Coenophlebia, Consul, Fountainea, Hypna, Memphis, Siderone, Zaretis
Emperors: Subfamily APATURINAE with
the genus: Doxocopa
Snout: Subfamily LIBYTHEINAE with the genus Libytheana
Subfamily BIBLIDINAE, Tribe BIBLIDINI with the genera: Biblis, Mestra, Vila
Subfamily NYMPHALINAE, Tribe COEINI with the genera: Baeotus, Historis
Subfamily NYMPHALINAE, Tribe NYMPHALINI
with the genera: Colobura, Hypanartia,
Pycina, Smyrna, Tigridia, Vanessa
& allies: Subfamily
BIBLIDINAE, Tribe AGERONIINI
with the genera: Batesia, Ectima, Hamadryas, Panacea
& allies: Subfamily BIBLIDINAE, Tribe EPICALLINI
with the genera:
Catonephele, Cybdelis, Eunica, Myscella, Nessaea
Daggerwings: Subfamily CYRESTINAE
the genus Marpesia
Subfamily BIBLIDINAE, Tribe EUBAGINI
with the genus Dynamine
Butterflies: Subfamily BIBLIDINAE, Tribe CALLICORINI
with the genera: Antigonis,
Callicore, Catacore, Diaethria, Haematera, Mesotaenia,
Orophila, Paulogramma, Perisama
& allies:
Subfamily BIBLIDINAE, Tribe EPIPHILINI
with the genera:
Asterope, Epiphile, Nica, Peria, Pyrrhogyra, Temenis
Subfamily LIMENITIDINAE, Tribe LIMENITIDINI
with the genus Adelpha
Peacocks, Page, Malachite: Subfamily NYMPHALINAE, Tribe VICTORININI
with the genera: Anartia, Metamorpha, Siproeta
Buckeyes, Mimic: Subfamily NYMPHALINAE, Tribe JUNONIINI
with the genera: Junonia, Hypolimnas
Patches, Checkerspots,
NYMPHALINAE, Tribe MELITAEINI
with the genera: Anthanassa,
Castilia, Chlosyne, Dagon, Eresia, Gnathotriche, Higginsius,
Janatella, Mazia, Ortilia, Phystis, Tegosa, Telenassa
Subfamily HELICONIINAE, Tribe HELICONIINI
with the genera: Agraulis, Dione, Dryadula, Dryas, Eueides, Heliconius
Fritillaries: Subfamily HELICONIINAE, Tribe ARGYNNINI with the genera: Euptoita, Yramea
Subfamily HELICONIINAE, Tribe ACRAEINI with the genera: Abananote, Actinote, Altinote
Milkweed Butterflies: Subfamily
DANAINAE, Tribe DANAINI
with the genera: Danaus, Ituna, Lycorea
Clearwings: Subfamily Ithomiinae
with the genera: Aeria,
Athesis, Athyrtis, Callithomia, Dircenna, Elzunia, Episcada, Epityches,
Eutresis, Godyris, Greta, Heterosais, Hyalyris, Hypoleria, Hypomenitis,
Hypothyris, Ithomia,
Mcclungia, Mechanitas, Melinaea, Methona, Napeogenes, Oleria, Olyras, Pagyris,
Pseudoscada, Pteronymia, Scada, Thyridia, Tithorea
Subfamily SATYRINAE, Tribe MORPHINI
the genera: Antirrhea, Caerois, Morpho
Owl Butterflies: Subfamily SATYRINAE, Tribe BRASSOLINI
with the genera: Bia,
Brassolis, Caligo, Catoblepia, Dasyophthalma, Dynastor, Eryphanis, Narope,
Opoptera, Opsiphanes, Selenophanes
Satyrs, Wood-nymphs, Ringlets: Subfamily SATYRINAE, Tribe SATYRINI
Links to other South America Butterfly
groupings in this list:
#1 - Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
#2 - Whites, Yellows, Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Part #3 - Hairstreaks, Blues (Lycaenidae) & Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
Part #5 - Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Some Photos of Butterflies and Moths during FONT Tours in Ecuador
In South America,
the countries of Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Ecuador each have a
great number of butterfly species.
Ecuador has the greatest concentration of species per kilometer. In that
country, there are said to be 2,726 species of butterflies.
An Orange Daggerwing
photographed during
the FONT tour in Ecuador in April 2013
(photo by Marie Gardner)
Codes relating to illustrations in
various books:
Numbers noted as (AZ:xx)
refer to pages in "Butterflies of Arizona - A Photographic
Guide", by Bob Stewart, Priscilla Brodkin, & Hank Brodkin
(with fine photographs).
Numbers noted as (BB:xx) refer to pages
in "Butterflies of Buenos Aires (Argentina)", by Gustavo Canals
Numbers noted as (C:xx) refer to pages in
"A World of Butterflies", with text by Brian Cassie, and
photographs (superb) by Kjell Sandved
Numbers noted as (D1:xx)
refer to plates in "The Butterflies of Costa Rica and their
Natural History (Volume 1): Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae", by
Philip J. DeVries
Numbers noted as (DV:xx) refer to pages
in "Butterflies Of South America", by Bernard D'Abrera
Numbers noted as (EBE:xx) refer to pages
in "Ecuador's Butterfly Ecology", by Xavier Silva.
Numbers noted as (F:xx) refer to pages
in "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies", by Dr. John
Numbers noted as (K:xx) refer to pages
in the "Kaufman Focus Guide to Butterflies of North America", by
Jim Brock & Kenn Kaufman
Numbers noted as (MCA:xx) refer to pages
in "A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico & Central
America" by Jeffrey Glassberg
Numbers noted as (MM:xx) refer to pages
in "Mariposas (Butterflies) of Missiones (Argentina)", by
Gustavo Canals
Numbers noted as (PE:xx)
refer to plates in the "Peterson Field Guides to Eastern
Butterflies", by Paul Opler & Vichai Malikul, 1998 edition.
Those noted as (PEp:xx)
refer to a page with a photograph.
Numbers noted as (PW:xx) refer to plates
in the "Peterson Field Guide to Western Butterflies", by Paul
Opler & illustrated by Amy Bartlett Wright, 1999 edition.
Those noted as (PWp:xx)
refer to a page with a photograph.
Numbers noted as (RG:xx) refer to pages
in "Butterflies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley" by Roland Wauer.
Numbers noted as (S:xx)
refer to pages in the "Smithsonian Handbook, Butterflies
& Moths", by David Carter.
Numbers noted as (WGC:xxx) refer to pages in "A Wildlife Guide to
Chile", by Sharon Chester.
Country Codes:
AR: in Argentina
ba: province of Buenos Aires
ne: northeast Argentina,
including Iguazu Falls
BR: in Brazil
se: southeast Brazil
CH: in Chile
EC: in Ecuador am:
Amazonian nw: northwest EC
VE: in Venezuela
Butterflies observed during FONT tours noted by an (*) after the 2-letter
country code.
(ph): species with a photo in the FONT website
Other Links:
Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours
in South America in:
Ecuador Uruguay Venezuela Argentina
Lists & Photo Galleries of BIRDS, including those during FONT Tours in South America
Lists & Photo Galleries of MAMMALS, relating to FONT Tours in South America
Alphabetical Directory of Butterflies by Genus of those with Photos in the FONT Website
Directory of Photos in this Website
List of South American
Butterflies, Part
Family NYMPHALIDAE: BRUSHFOOTS
Cosmopolitan, with subfamilies range from 8 to 25, depending upon taxonomic
This is the most diverse family of butterflies, with approximately 6,000
known species worldwide.
Brushfoot butterflies appear 4 rather than 6-legged
as their 2 front legs are much reduced.
Subfamily CHARAXINAE, Tribe
Butterflies in PREPONINI have irridescent blue colors on the
upperside of their wings.
Most species are in
primary or secondary forests, where they usually fly over the canopy.
Sometimes they are in
open areas.
They feed on decaying
fruits and other organic
Genus AGRIAS
Butterflies in AGRIAS spend most of
their time, as noted above, in the forest canopy.
They are attracted to
rotting fruits, fish, and mammal dung.
Agrius are strong
fliers and very shy.
Their main flying time
seems to be between October and March to April.
was written by Henry Walter Bates in 1863 in "The Naturalist on the River
and mentions the Morpho butterflies Morpho rhetenor (above) and Morpho
menelaus and
Morpho uraneis (both below).
"The neighborhood of Para
(in Brazil) is rich in butterflies. It will convey some idea of the diversity when
I mention that about 700 species of that tribe can be found within an hour's
walk of the town
(note: maybe an exaggeration.),
whilst the total number found in the
British Isles does not exceed 66, and the whole of Europe supports only 321.
The splendid blue Morphos, some of which measure seven inches in expanse, are
generally confined to the shady alleys of the forest. They sometimes come forth
into the broad sunlight. When we first went to look at our new residence
in Nazareth, a Morpho menelaus, one of the most beautiful kinds, was seen
flapping its huge wings like a bird on the verandah.
That species, however, although much admired, looks dull in colour by the side
of its congener, the Morpho rhetenor, whose wings on the upper face, are of
quite a dazzling lustre.
Rhetenor usually prefers the broad sunny roads in the
forest, and is an almost unattainable prize, on account of its lofty flight; for
it very rarely descends nearer the ground than about 20 feet. When it comes
sailing along, it occasionally flaps its wings, and then the blue surface
flashes in the sunlight, so that it is visible a quarter of a mile off.
There is another species of this genus, of a satiny-white hue, the Morpho
uraneis; this is equally difficult to obtain; the male only has the satiny
lustre, the female being of a pale-lavender colour."


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The Gate
To begin the gate, first cut 2 x 10 stock to exact length for the bottom rails. Rail length equals the space between the stiles plus two tenon lengths (4 in.). Then cut the upper rails from 2 x 12 stock. Rip the two outer stiles to 5 in. wide. Crosscut these and the 2 x 4 inner stiles about 2 in. oversize in length.
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Lay the pieces together and transfer the tenon locations to the stiles. Cut the mortises by hand or with a plunge router and edge guide. Cut them slightly deeper than the tenon length.
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I want to get a taller toilet put in. I was going to buy it and then have a plumber install it and take away the current one. But at a 100 pounds there is no way I can hall one home. Can toilets be purchased through a plumber? Also, is there anything wrong with a basic $100 toilet? I see that toilets are just under $100 or over $250 with nothing in between at Home Depot. |
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- Posted by Geoffrey_B (My Page) on Thu, May 2, 13 at 12:47
Sure, you can get a plumber to do the entire job. "Also, is there anything wrong with a basic $100 toilet?" Yes, and you get what you pay for. For that price many are cheaply engineered with inferior parts. Toilets now use 1.6 gallons of water or less. It's important that they are designed correctly, or you will have problems with clogs. Check out Toto toilets. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Terry Love Plumbing
My house came with a cheap toilet. It was leaking at the seal (where it meets the floor). My plumber said cheaper toilets have no quality control, and my toilet is not level on the bottom! So yeah, there is a reason to pay more for a better toilet. |
I'm sure I'm going to be the dissenting voice here. I usually agree with you get what you pay for. However, our house has had builder grade toilets for over 15 years with no problems. We have been replacing them as we remodel because my husband wants comfort height. I've given them away on freecycle because they are still perfectly functional. I can't speak specifically about $100 toilets, but I can say that we haven't found it necessary to spend $300+ on a toilet. If your plumber is going to mark up the toilet, which I would expect he would since he is going to have to take the time to pick it up and deliver it, you might also considering ordering online. We ordered ours from faucetdirect.com and it came with free freight shipping because we ordered it along with other items that had to be shipped freight. They also have free shipping for items that can be shipped ground, but I don't know if that includes toilets or not. |
- Posted by millworkman (email@example.com) on Fri, May 3, 13 at 9:25
There is a big difference between "builders grade toilets" and Box Store (Lowes, HD, etc) toilets. There is a reason they are sold so cheap and that is the guts are cheaper and the quality control is definitely virtually non-existent. |
- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Fri, May 3, 13 at 10:19
15 years ago, you weren't mandated to 1.2 gallons. I think you were still using 3 gallons then, which is still down from the 5-7 gallons of the old toilets. There IS a big difference in the cheap $100 toilets and the $250 box store toilets. But, if you get one of the better names from one of the box stores, like Kohler Cimmaron or American Standard Cadet, etc., then you are getting a pretty decent toilet. IF the model numbers are the same as the plumbing showrooms. A toilet is something that when it works well, no one gives it much thought. WHen it doesn't though, you WISH you had given more time and thought to it's selection. |
We had a plumber install one of our toilets, but only because we were having to remove toilets to find a leak under the slab and decided to upgrade while we were at it. They were limited to what they carried. Their normal cost to install was more than I would have paid, but I was having to pay to have the toilet removed and reseated anyway. I have Kohler toilets in our bathrooms and I think they replaced American Standard of 20 years (which were donated to Habitat in perfect working condition). I think I saw signs at Lowe's indicating they charge about $100 to install, and presumably they would bring the toilet with them. I would do that and put a little more into the toilet and less into the cost of having it installed and I think you'll be happy in the long run. |
- Posted by mabeldingeldine (My Page) on Sat, May 4, 13 at 17:24
I have an American Standard Clean Cadet from Lowes, installed about 6 months ago. It is a skirted comfort height model, so it is easy to clean. The toilet has a small footprint so visually gives my small bathroom some breathing room, and although it replaced a round bowl toilet, this new one with an elongated bowl is less than 1/2 further from the wall than the old toilet. It is in my primary bathroom, and has to date given us no problems. It is so easy to keep clean!! It was less then two hundred and twenty-five dollars. I am thrilled with it, and want to replace the Kohler Highline in our other bath with the American Standard Clean Cadet. Granted, it is only 6 months old but so far it is great, so in my opinion I would not be so quick to dismiss what you can find at the big box stores. |
Here is a link that might be useful: American Standard skirted toilet.
- Posted by millworkman (email@example.com) on Sat, May 4, 13 at 18:37
As long as the model number is the same, allot of their products look the same but the guts are not. |
mabeldingeldine, Thanks for the tip about the AS Clean Cadet. It looks very similar to the Toto Vespin I was planning on getting, and it's about $200 cheaper--$298 in Canada. I do have a concern about the seat though. I am planning on buying a washlet type seat, and many of the reviews for the AS CC comment on the unusual/unique seat. I can't find specs for it anywhere, it seems to only be available from Lowes. Do you have on online source for the specs? Specifically the shape and dimensions of the seat? |
- Posted by live_wire_oak (My Page) on Sun, May 5, 13 at 20:57
Putting in a toilet is a fairly easy DIY project if you've got a few muscles. If not, it still can be if you've got the access room to get to it from both sides where two people can lower it down. |
- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Mon, May 6, 13 at 10:59
I've purchased toilets and bathtubs and had the plumber stop and pick them up when they were on their way to do the install. We have American Standard Cadet3, I thinnk (I'm not at that house) and they work just fine, big box or not. millworkman "As long as the model number is the same, allot of their products look the same but the guts are not. How can the "guts" of a toilet, which consists of a spud ring and a flapper valve, be significantly different. There is a reason you see different SKUs on the big-box products, and it is not always because thye are "different" internally. It's a bookkeeping technique, with all the product going to HD getting one SKU, all the stuff for ACE gets another. It makes reporting product sales easy. We did that with chips for car electronics ... Ford's voltage regulator got one SKU and Toyota's got another, although they were the same chip, and often off the same wafer. |
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