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I also stumbled upon this one...that I find attractive. Any problems with this shrub I need to know about before I contact my local nursery? |
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- Posted by mad_gallica Z5 Eastern NY (My Page) on Tue, Apr 29, 14 at 7:14
Clethra seems to be one of the acid loving plants that I absolutely cannot grow. I have tried it in multiple combinations of sun/shade and dry/wet and it just dies. If you don't consider azaleas and blueberries easy care weeds, this one is in the same category. |
It depends some on where you want to put it. Clethra has lots of good qualities, such as the late summer flowers (though IME with 'Ruby Spice' they won't be as dense viewing head on as that side view photo makes them look - do a web search for other images) and the bright clear yellow autumn color. It may sucker some IME, though not all of mine have, and it seems happiest on my property in full sun and damp to wet soil (my soil is acid enough that it grows wild blueberries). It tends to leaf out later than many shrubs. On the whole I think it works best either in a deep shrub border or in a wilder area; it doesn't strike me as a good foundation shrub. I haven't ever tried growing it in soil that isn't acid. |
- Posted by cadillactaste zone 5 Ohio (My Page) on Thu, Jul 3, 14 at 6:43
Appreciate your input...I actually have a blueberry bush...so...this should be able to be grown here. Placement...I am trying to figure out what location to put it. Behind our memorial bench,garden area we are establishing for where the families pets are buried. (Son asked for one) It is somewhat shaded...and I want to plant something to block behind the bench itself. I hate you can see behind it to the neighbors. Sounds like this could fill in and be allowed to grow at it's full potential. I had also considered it in front of a small picket fence area on my bird feeding patio. That said...it would have to be kept pruned to 3-4 foot tall. Claims 3-6 foot tall when mature. So...if pruning in the spring...would this grow beyond the height I wish it to be in one season? Or would I also be safe to keep it there with pruning if it exceeded my desired height requirements? |
It's suppossed to be easy to grow from cuttings. The plant tends (for me at least) to be open, so when you prune you may wish to attempt to root at least some of the cuttings to bulk up the plant for privacy. Mine has now been planted about 4 years and is at what I would say is max height (about 6 foot), and is getting a bit floppy, I haven't pruned it, but now wish I had and will commence this coming spring. Fragrance wise, I LOVE this plant! |
I really love your amazing stone work. Did you do that yourself? |
- Posted by cadillactaste zone 5 Ohio (My Page) on Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 16:20
I ended up not placing one where I had originally planned. But, behind the memorial bench area where our dog is buried. It's to get 5 foot high or so...so it will block the neighbor's view from our area...and allow that area to become more secluded and private. (Or I hope so) Though...the needing the wet soil concerns me. Not sure how wet it is, curious how often this will need watered to stay happy. Splitrock,thank you... my husband and I for the most part. Though...his friend had a backhoe to move the larger rocks for the waterfall. The landscaping guy we got our stone for our hardscape from offered my husband a job after seeing our place done. |
- Posted by upandcoming 6b (My Page) on Wed, Sep 3, 14 at 16:41
Hi. I have this shrub and LOVE it. Just want to let you know the bees LOVE it too! If you did put it behind a bench you will not be able to sit there while it is blooming! It will be swarming with bees if that's a problem for you. It is a good background for other shorter plants, as it is not very interesting when not in bloom. Fall color is early and nice! fragrance is lovely too. Mine is at least 6' tall and has suckered to 6' wide! I have a sprinkler (shrubber style) that got buried in there as it spread, so it has its own personal sprinkler head which obviously it loves. Maybe keep it on the drier side once established so it does not spread as much! I understand it can be shaped in early spring as it blooms on new wood- you could keep it shorter. I also have not tried this yet and will this spring so I can know from my own experience!! |
I have no bees...so no problem. Sad that I don't... |
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I got this from the Fix It and Forget It Lightly cookbook. It calls for any diet soda. I actually used Diet Dr. Pepper. I used Kraft Original Barbecue Sauce. Finally, I'm not an onion person, so I skipped them--and used minced onion instead. It was ABSOLUTELY delicious! The only hard part is eating JUST ONE SERVING! Submitted by PEACHJAM6288 Carbs: 12.7g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 0.4g | Protein: 32.8g | Calories: 248.7
Submitted by TABALICIOUS Carbs: 11g | Fat: 3.3g | Fiber: 1.5g | Protein: 38g | Calories: 241.8
This recipe is delicious and easy! Submitted by JENNIW70 Carbs: 49.7g | Fat: 7.9g | Fiber: 3.1g | Protein: 24.9g | Calories: 368.6
This is a great recipe that can be experimented with. I thought it was good as is. You can Try adding thyme, marjoram, a bayleafor two, ect. Or, for the best and easiest, substitue a good, proven barbecue rub for beef, like Heiffer Dust, which won "Best Rub" at the American Royal a year or two back and is available commercially. Submitted by MDKIMIST Carbs: 23.9g | Fat: 4.9g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 29g | Calories: 265.7
Delicious and easy to make chili. Submitted by FEISTYMAMA Carbs: 27.8g | Fat: 28g | Fiber: 8.2g | Protein: 22.5g | Calories: 450.1
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REALLY YUMMY! To make thicker, omit beef stock. Submitted by WARLOCKSMISTRES Carbs: 26.2g | Fat: 2.1g | Fiber: 7.3g | Protein: 12.7g | Calories: 163.5
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Yummy in your tummy! Submitted by ROGERSDM Carbs: 3.7g | Fat: 4.3g | Fiber: 0.4g | Protein: 24.4g | Calories: 150.6
Incredible! 5.0/5
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This delicious chile can be poured over burritos, eggs or enjoyed with just a tortilla and a spoon! Another great thing about this recipe is that you can put a twist on it and make it your own. Muy Bueno! Submitted by SKISINCO Carbs: 15.8g | Fat: 10.6g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 34.3g | Calories: 304.8
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I found this while on a low carb diet and my husband and I just love it. We serve it with either beans or brown rice. Submitted by LILI0409 Carbs: 4.3g | Fat: 9.5g | Fiber: 0.7g | Protein: 42.8g | Calories: 284.1
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Submitted by FLUFFYDADDY67 Carbs: 34.3g | Fat: 14.2g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 15.4g | Calories: 322.3
This is an adaptation of my favorite chicken tortilla soup recipe. If you have the calories to spare, make some tortilla chips in the oven to eat with the soup and top with a bit of sour cream, cheese, avocado and anything else you like! It is very flavorful on it's own, though. Be sure to use high-quality enchilada sauce, as some brands can be greasy. I like to add other veggies in sometimes, such as carrots and squash. Submitted by OUKATIE Carbs: 11.7g | Fat: 1.6g | Fiber: 2.1g | Protein: 8.4g | Calories: 89.2
Good in sandwiches, on pizza, and stuffed into a baked potato, this spicy chicken is far lighter than Buffalo wings. Submitted by TISHARAY Carbs: 0.8g | Fat: 4.8g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 16.1g | Calories: 115.2
This chili is packed with flavor and fiber. Make a big batch for a crowd or freeze it in single-serving containers for up to four months. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 20.2g | Fat: 6.3g | Fiber: 4.6g | Protein: 25g | Calories: 234.5
I love enchiladas! These are full of vegetables in addition to the cheese and creamy sauce. Each one has a full serving of veggies, plus almost 20% of your daily fiber. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 31.5g | Fat: 11.4g | Fiber: 6.2g | Protein: 29.2g | Calories: 335.7
We tend to think of herbs as garnishes, but parsley takes a starring role in this fresh pesto. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 5g | Fat: 5.3g | Fiber: 0.7g | Protein: 23.8g | Calories: 157
This healthy apple crisp recipe is sweet and simple to prepare but uses very little added sugar. Submitted by JLCROMP Carbs: 25.2g | Fat: 3.5g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 1.5g | Calories: 127.4
Great as a side dish or dessert! Submitted by ELAINEHN Carbs: 20.1g | Fat: 0.4g | Fiber: 3.1g | Protein: 0.2g | Calories: 90.7
Delicious first course for winter holiday meals. Submitted by PRIMA_DONNA Carbs: 25.8g | Fat: 3.1g | Fiber: 1.5g | Protein: 3.9g | Calories: 135.2

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A selfie is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone. Selfies are often shared on social networking services such as Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. They are usually flattering and made to appear casual. Most selfies are taken with a camera held at arm's length or pointed at a mirror, rather than by using a self-timer.
Robert Cornelius, an American pioneer in photography, produced a daguerreotype of himself in 1839 which is also one of the first photographs of a person. Because the process was slow, Cornelius was able to run into the shot for a minute or more, and then replace the lens cap.[1] He recorded on the back "The first light Picture ever taken. 1839."[1][2]
The debut of the portable Kodak Brownie box camera in 1900 led to photographic self-portraiture becoming a more widespread technique. The method was usually with the use of a mirror and stabilizing the camera either on a nearby object or on a tripod while framing via a viewfinder at the top of the box.[3] Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna at the age of 13 was one of the first teenagers to take her own picture using a mirror to send to a friend in 1914. In the letter that accompanied the photograph, she wrote, "I took this picture of myself looking at the mirror. It was very hard as my hands were trembling."[4]
The earliest usage of the word selfie has been traced to 2002 when it first appeared in an Australian internet forum (ABC Online) on 13 September in a comment written by Nathan Hope: "Um, drunk at a mates 21st, I tripped ofer and landed lip first (with front teeth coming a very close second) on a set of steps. I had a hole about 1cm long right through my bottom lip. And sorry about the focus, it was a selfie."[5][6] As with other new technologies, the protocols and etiquette for taking and disseminating selfies remains under development, with appropriate use a matter for consideration.[7]
The term "selfie" was discussed by photographer Jim Krause in 2005,[8] although photos anticipating some of the formal aspects of the selfie can be seen in the self-taken photographs that were particularly common on MySpace. Writer Kate Losse proposes that between 2006 and 2009 (when Facebook became more popular than MySpace), the "MySpace pic" (typically "an amateurish, flash-blinded self-portrait, often taken in front of a bathroom mirror") became an indication of bad taste for users of the newer Facebook social network. Early Facebook portraits, Losse claims in contrast, were usually well-focused and more formal, taken by others from distance. According to Losse, improvements in design—especially the front-facing camera copied by the iPhone 4 (2010) from Korean and Japanese mobile phones, mobile photo apps such as Instagram, and selfie sites such as ItisMee—led to the resurgence of selfies in the early 2010s.[9]
Initially popular with young people, selfies gained wider popularity over time.[10][11] By the end of 2012, Time magazine considered selfie one of the "top 10 buzzwords" of that year; although selfies had existed long before, it was in 2012 that the term "really hit the big time".[12] According to a 2013 survey, two-thirds of Australian women age 18–35 take selfies—the most common purpose for which is posting on Facebook.[11] A poll commissioned by smartphone and camera maker Samsung found that selfies make up 30% of the photos taken by people aged 18–24.[13] By 2013, the word "selfie" had become commonplace enough to be monitored for inclusion in the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary.[14] In November 2013, the word "selfie" was announced as being the "word of the year" by the Oxford English Dictionary, which gave the word itself an Australian origin.[15]
Selfies have also taken beyond Earth. Selfies taken in space include those by astronauts,[16] an image by NASA's Curiosity rover of itself on Mars,[17] and images created by an indirect method, where a self-portrait photograph taken on Earth is displayed on a screen on a satellite, and captured by a camera.[18]
In 2011, a crested black macaque stole a wildlife photographer's camera, and when the camera was later recovered it was found to contain hundreds of "selfies", including one of a grinning female macaque. This incident set off an unusual debate about copyright.[19]
In October 2013, Imagist Labs released an iOS app called Selfie, which allows users to upload photos only from their front-facing smartphone camera.[20] The app shows a feed of public photos of everyone's selfies and from the people they follow. The app does not allow users to comment and users can only respond with selfies. The app soon gained popularity among teenagers.
In January 2014, during the Sochi Winter Olympics, a "Selfie Olympics" meme was popular on Twitter, where users took self-portraits in unusual situations.[21] The spread of the meme took place with the usage of the hashtags #selfiegame and #selfieolympics.[22]
In April 2014, the advertising agency iStrategyLabs produced a two-way mirror capable of automatically posting selfies to Twitter, using facial recognition software.[23]
The popularity of selfies in social media has been astounding.[24] Instagram has over 53 million photos tagged with the hashtag #selfie. The word "selfie" was mentioned in Facebook status updates over 368,000 times during a one week period in October 2013. During the same period on Twitter, the hashtag #selfie was used in more than 150,000 tweets.
San Francisco Giants fan taking a selfie in front of a bonfire during celebrations after the 2014 World Series
Christina Novelli taking a selfie during a concert in Honolulu, Hawaii
The appeal of selfies comes from how easy they are to create and share, and the control they give self-photographers over how they present themselves. Many selfies are intended to present a flattering image of the person, especially to friends whom the photographer expects to be supportive.[10][11] However, a 2013 study of Facebook users found that posting photos of oneself correlates with lower levels of social support from and intimacy with Facebook friends (except for those marked as Close Friends).[25] The lead author of the study suggests that "those who frequently post photographs on Facebook risk damaging real-life relationships."[26] The photo messaging application Snapchat is also largely used to send selfies. Some users of Snapchat choose to send intentionally-unattractive selfies to their friends for comedic purposes.
Posting intentionally unattractive selfies has also become common in the early 2010s—in part for their humor value, but in some cases also to explore issues of body image or as a reaction against the perceived narcissism or over-sexualization of typical selfies.[27]
Celebrity selfies[edit]
Many celebrities – especially sex symbols – post selfies for their followers on social media, and provocative or otherwise interesting celebrity selfies are the subject of regular press coverage. Some commentators, such as Emma Barnett of The Telegraph, have argued that sexy celebrity selfies (and sexy non-celebrity selfies) can be empowering to the selfie-takers but harmful to women in general as they promote viewing women as sex objects.[28] Actor and avid selfie poster James Franco wrote an op-ed for The New York Times defending this frequent use of selfies on his Instagram page.[29] Franco defends the self-portrait stating they should not be seen as an egocentric act, but instead a journalistic moment as it cultivates a "visual culture, the selfie quickly and easily shows, not tells, how you're feeling, where you are, what you're doing", much like a photojournalist image.[29]
Franco continued to write how peoples' social lives are
more electronic, we become more adept at interpreting social media. And, as our social lives become more electronic, we become more adept at interpreting social media. A texting conversation might fall short of communicating how you are feeling, but a selfie might make everything clear in an instant. Selfies are tools of communication more than marks of vanity (but yes, they can be a little vain).[29]
A selfie orchestrated by 86th Academy Awards host Ellen DeGeneres during the 2 March 2014 broadcast is the most retweeted image ever.[30][31] DeGeneres said she wanted to homage Meryl Streep's record 18 Oscar nominations by setting a new record with her, and invited twelve other Oscar celebrities to join them, which included Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Channing Tatum, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Spacey, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong'o, Jared Leto and Jennifer Lawrence. The resulting photo of the celebrities broke the previous retweet record within forty minutes, and was retweeted over 1.8 million times in the first hour.[32][33][34] By the end of the ceremony it had been retweeted over 2 million times, less than 24 hours later, it had been retweeted over 2.8 million times.[31][32] As of 24 June 2014[update], it has been retweeted 3,415,871 times.[35] It beat the previous record, 778,801, which was held by Barack Obama, following his victory in the 2012 presidential election.[34][36][37]
Politician selfies[edit]
President Barack Obama made news headlines during Nelson Mandela's memorial celebration at the Johannesburg's FNB Stadium with various world leaders, as he was snapped taking a selfie and sharing smiles with Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and later with British Prime Minister David Cameron, as they gathered to pay tribute to Mandela.[38] The decision to take the selfies was considered to be in poor taste, as British political columnist Iain Martin critiqued the behaviour as "clowning around like muppets".[38] The photos also depict the First Lady Michelle Obama sitting next to them looking "furious and mortified".[38] Despite the criticism, Roberto Schmidt, the photographer who captured the photos taken at the celebration, reported to the Today show it was taken at "a jovial, celebratory portion of the service".[39]
In India, BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi posted a selfie on Twitter after voting in Gandhinagar, India. The post became a major trending item on the micro-blogging platform.[40] In July 2014, the Swiss government is the first to take and post a picture of an entire national government (the picture was taken by one of the seven members of the government, Alain Berset).[41]
Group selfies[edit]
In January 2014, Business Insider published a story referring to such images as "usies".[42] A photograph of Pope Francis with visitors to the Vatican has been called an usie by The Daily Dot,[43][44] and TMZ has used the term to describe a selfie taken of celebrity couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.[42][45]
The term "groufie" has been trademarked by Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei Technologies in China, France, Germany, Russia, and the U.S.[46][47] The word was introduced during the launch of its Ascend P7 smartphone in 2014.[48] Huawei defines the groufie as a panoramic selfie involving multiple subjects, as well as background scenery, captured using the front facing, 8-megapixel camera and panorama capabilities of its phones.[49][50][51]
Another term for a group selfie is "wefie", originally trademarked by Samsung in the U.S. to promote the wide-angle lens of its NX series of cameras.[47][52][53][54]
World record[edit]
The world's largest group selfie included 2000 people and was taken on 23 November 2014 in Brooklyn, New York at the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries.[55]
In popular culture[edit]
- In August 2013, The Guardian produced a film series titled Thinkfluencer[56] exploring selfie exposure in the UK.
- American dance music duo The Chainsmokers released a single #SELFIE in 2014.
- In August 2014, selfie was officially accepted for use in the word game Scrabble[57][58]
- From September to November 2014, the American television sitcom Selfie aired on ABC, telling the story of a woman trying to achieve fame through social media.
Psychology and neuroscience[edit]
According to a study performed by Nicola Bruno and Marco Bertamini at the University of Parma, selfies by non-professional photographers show a slight bias for showing the left cheek of the selfie-taker.[59] This is similar to what has been observed for portraits by professional painters from many different historical periods and styles,[60] indicating that the left cheek bias may be rooted in asymmetries of brain lateralization that are well documented within cognitive neuroscience. In a second study,[61] the same group tested if selfie takers without training in photography spontaneously adhere to widely prescribed rules of photographic composition, such as the rule of thirds. It seems that they do not, suggesting that these rules may be conventional rather than hardwired in the brain's perceptual preferences.
In April 2014, a man diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder recounted spending ten hours a day attempting to take the "right" selfie, attempting suicide after failing to produce what he perceived to be the perfect selfie.[62] The same month brought several scholarly publications linking excessive selfie posting with body dysmorphic disorder.[citation needed]
Injuries while taking photos[edit]
In July 2014, a fourteen-year-old girl in the Philippines fell to her death after losing her balance while taking a selfie of herself and a friend near the staircase landing of their school in suburban Pasig City.[63] In August 2014, a fifteen-year-old boy was critically wounded after accidentally shooting himself while taking a selfie in which his other hand was holding a gun to his chin.[64] In November 2014 a Polish woman vacationing in Spain fell to her death while attempting a picturesque selfie from the Puente de Triana bridge in the city of Seville.[65]
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Sigma Phi wishes to increase its recognition and rewards for scholarly excellence, while continuing to promote the educational benefits of participating in Sigma Phi as part of the college experience. Program Description2013-2014 Application Application is due on April 30th Key Elements Benefits of this program are available to members of each Sigma Phi chapter, who are enrolled full time, who maintain a minimum GPA, and who live in the house for the entire academic year. Requirements Each academic year, the Sigma Phi Viele Trust will award a $500 scholarship to each initiated undergraduate Sigma Phi member who: (1) Earns at least a 3.25 Grade Point Average[1]in both of the prior two semesters during which they were either a pledge or initiated member, and (2) Lives in the chapter house[2]for the entire current school year. The measurement period in terms of the GPA qualification is defined as the previous academic year's spring term and the current academic year's fall term. The residence requirement period is the entire current academic year, i.e. previous fall semester and current spring semester. Awards will be determined each academic year in February for payment shortly thereafter. All award payments will be sent to the active chapter or alumni corporation treasurer, as appropriate, for application to the awardee's Sigma Phi financial obligations (if any) and, when completely fulfilled, to the awardee to use as he sees fit. [1]For chapters at a college that uses a 100 point grading scale, an appropriate academic performance level will be defined by the Viele Scholarship Trust consistent with the 3.25 level required at other schools. [2]For Union this provision will be fulfilled by brothers living in the Sigma Phi section of Davidson, or the 10U facility. For Hamilton and UNC, this provision will be fulfilled by Sigs being actively involved in a leadership (officer) position of a recognized campus student organization (as verified by a letter from the organization's faculty advisor). On-campus employment by itself (e.g. as a research assistant or kitchen help in the student union) does not qualify. |
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My husband and I and our children have been very fortunate to live in the Leavenworth Valley. There is so many fun activities to get involved with no matter what season of the year it is. We highly suggest you and your family come and join us here and have a great time hiking, skiing, mountain biking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, and enjoying the Festivals Leavenworth has to offer. You and your family will create memories that will last a lifetime.
You may bring your snowmobiles, ATV's, boat, or horse trailer. We have plenty of room to park. We have stalls and a pasture for your horse, also. Just let us know during reservations.
Creekside is a home on 2 acres, 1 1/2 miles from Leavenworth, that puts you close to town without all the hustle and bustle. Our Creekside home is fully furnished with beautiful, new, and incredibly comfortable beds, couches, sofas, and recliners. We have 4 bedrooms, 1 king and 3 queens, 4 1/2 baths; one with a walk-in 2 person shower, a jacuzzi tub/shower, and a large bathtub with shower. Two beautiful, new, and fully stocked kitchens, 2 living areas with HD tv's and dvd players, 2 utility rooms with new heavy duty stackable washers and dryers, a large game room for your family and friends to play ping pong, billiards, darts, and foos ball, and a private hot tub to relax in after a long day of play in Leavenworth. We have 2 outdoor patios with seating and a barbecue, for those of you who love to grill your steaks. Creekside is a home perfectly set up for a large group of friends or a family get together, and can accomodate all ages.
We are close to many of the activities our valley has to offer. If you would like information and directions we would be happy to help you.
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My husband and I were married in Leavenworth, I was born and raised here. We are happily raising our family in this great town. The people in this town are the greatest. They have always helped those in need and we do enjoy sharing our town with our new friends.
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Imagine waking up to the sound of a crystal clear creek formed centuries ago by a volcano. Next to it a large & beautiful maintained yard with an arbor laced with grape vines. It sets the stage for a quiet seat to reflect; perhaps a wedding to your love, or renew your vows to your love. A family reunion is perfect with plenty of room outdoors. That is just outside. This invitingly comfortable two story home has two fully equipped kitchens that only awaits yur family, friends, and food. The kitchens are supplied with newest appliances and plenty of room for you to prepare meals. Each floor has two bedrooms, beds so comfortable you will dream your best dreams ever. There are three bathrooms upstairs and two downstairs; to include a beautiful double headed fully tiled walk in shower and a jacuzzi whirlpool tub. The hot tub is so inviting after a day of play and is available year round. A gas barbecue is ready for your steaks, chicken, or veggies. The game room is full of many fun challenges to include shuffle board, a pool table, foos ball, ping pong, many board games, and books for all ages. There are two dining rooms, two living rooms with flat screen tv's with dvd players; so cozy you may have forgotten you came to a resort town to visit many wineries, shops, and restaurants just minutes away. Creekside lodge is two miles from the heart of the Bavarian Village to partake in the Festivals, and yet far enough away for your own party or peace and quiet. You will easily consider Creekside your year round home, with only a reservation to be made. No annual commitments, no monthly house payment, no maintenance, no worries. Your home, Creekside, is always clean and waiting for your arrival. It is our hearts desire that you have the most amazing stay and know for your time here, you are investing in renewing your soul with peace and freedom we all need and strive for. You will add to Creeksides character. After you leave, we and Creekside will await your return.
At our Creekside Home, we are close enough to town to enjoy all that it offers. We are right across the highway from mountain biking trails and horse back riding trails. We have privacy, yet we can go to town in 2 minutes. It's great!
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Actually this is REALLY good, I like it even though I ussualy don't like poems witch have a thought of suicide... it's just great!!! The rythming is sooo cool, the theme holds sadness, anger and a lill bit of bad-boy attitude and the last lines are sooo cool!!!!
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We need new thinking about the operating environment we currently frame as a 'marketplace'. We need a courageous, informed articulation of what is happening now, and the start of the thinking that can move us towards a method of effective working, both for quality of care and the health of our finances.
About a decade ago, many companies in the UK pushed their customer service centres offshore to new call centres located far away - often in India or the Philippines. The aim was to save money because the captains of industry bought into the idea that distance was dead - work in call centres can be performed anywhere by anyone.
How did a British university get to the stage of inspiring such anger and contempt from someone like Geoffrey Robertson, the man who organised war-crimes trials in Sierra Leone, that he would be prepared to spend days of his time working unpaid, dealing with petty academic administrators, instead of making the big bucks in Strasbourg?
Imagine what would happen to Britain if the Home Secretary had the power to expel anyone from the country "without assigning any reason." Then imagine what it would be like now if the power had always existed: no dissenting voices left, no debate; anyone in a minority either too intimidated to speak out or already deported.
It stands to reason that the most effective IT outsourcing relationships are built on a foundation of commonality. It's one reason why the importance of having compatible values should not be underestimated. For this reason, a willingness on both sides to view the relationship as a 'partnership' and not simply a 'contract' is key.


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James Howell: Church growth via luck
Way too often, "successful" clergy speak in easily decipherable code: "This church was a bit stale and had 100 members until 2003, and now we have 3,000 members and are doing cool stuff." Translation? "I arrived, rather messianically, in 2003." The commonly used disclaimer, "God has done amazing things since 2003," doesn't ameliorate how uncharitable to one's predecessor, and how patently arrogant, this kind of talk can be. So very American, so unlike Paul's weakness and trembling, light years from Jesus being deserted by whatever following he had mustered come the hour of crucifixion.
So now with some considerable embarrassment, I have been asked to tell you that when I came to Davidson United Methodist Church in 1991, there were 400 members, and when I left 12 years later there were 3,500. Was I messianic? Or brilliant?
Or just lucky?
I do not recall anyone talking about the role of "luck" in church growth, but it is quite real. If you want to grow a church rapidly, you're lucky if you land a job in a quaint location with housing developments sprouting up all around, and unlucky if you land in, say, Detroit, Michigan right now.
But there is more. My first week in Davidson, I was running some errands downtown and bumped into a husband and wife. They spoke to me out of the blue, not I to them in some evangelical outgoingness. Turned out they were the first family to move into what became a 1000 home development -- and they were fantastic looking, gregarious, the kind of people other people simply wish to be around for dinner, tennis, and even church. After learning I was the new minister, they said "What the heck, we'll try you on Sunday." They came, joined, and invited the next person who moved in, and the next -- and soon we had a monopoly on a neighborhood.
Total luck. What if that first couple had been cantankerous and high maintenance? That whole neighborhood would likely have gone to the dark side: Presbyterianism. And it really is luck. Don't give me that "God placed them in your path." God has placed so many difficult people in my path, and has sent so many prickly people who have blunted the good work of the Kingdom of God that it seems laughable to chalk up a good-looking couple to God. It was just luck.
There were other "luck" factors -- not the least of which is what I'd call the "cool" factor. When a Church starts growing, Americans, being the trendy consumers that we are, get wind of the latest, coolest, fad congregation, and that's where we want to be. Profound holiness, sacrificial ministry, and wise preaching can be happening down the street, but momentum builds around the cool place to be, and they keep coming.
During my days in Davidson, I strove valiantly to be holy, sacrificial, and wise. But what do I make of the growth? Certainly I celebrate. But was I really a superior evangelist, or strategist, or leader? Who could know such things? But I do know, for sure, that I was lucky, or we were lucky, and luck is a bit ephemeral, and of a piece with life in this world, where we strive to follow Christ with -- what else? -- utter humility or not at all.
James Howell is senior pastor of Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, and author, most recently, of "Introducing Christianity: Exploring the Bible, Faith, and Life" (Westminster).
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A breath of fresh honesty.
A breath of fresh honesty. Thanks.
Wonderful reflection
That's a really interesting reflection on the stuff we do as pastors and churches. We can do, do, do with no change in church membership what so ever. We can be at peace, be at peace, be at peace at have no change in numbers as well. And THEN, we can take either of those postures and grow in numbers like crazy. Who can figure? I think luck is a good thing.
Luck and Church Growth
There is no doubt in my mind that where we are plays a significant role in what may or may not happen in our congregation. To be in a town where a factory closes and 3,000 are thrown out of work is more than unlucky, it is devastating to the whole community much less to growing a church. That is not say that a church can't have a hugely important and significant ministry in such a community - it does and should, but numerical growth may not result.
I do want to add however, that there is a place, beyond the grace and providence of God, for good, smart, hard work that makes a difference in a local church, including whether or not a church grows numerically. After all, even Paul commented on his work ethic in comparison with the other apostles, although as soon as he said it, he tried to ameliorate it by saying it wasn't him but God working through him.
Jesus tells us in John 15 we are called to abide in him and produce lasting fruit; I believe that means we are called to be both faithful and fruiful in the fullest sense of that word.
Love the reflection -- bold & honest
I like the thought process he intiates in me. We really do have to watch the mentality that my "doing" causes the growth and at the same time watch out for being escapistis, where we take no responsibility to reach out at all. Really, what I wish is that we would just stop beating each other up and realize that growth and effectiveness don't ... See Morealways equate to higher worship attendance or more members. It can but doesn't always. Also, I apprciate the deference to previous work by others who came before him, that the Spirit moved in them to provide a place where the Spirit could move for growth for his place. I also like his frankness that too often we are fast to play into our own type of prosperity Gospel where God's blessing me because I'm growiung but not you . . . where fast to condemn it when we see it in the 700 Club and TBN crowd but what about the way we do it in the church through membership growth and attendance growth as out "propsperity"


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Does anyone have Candlelight Cabinets? We are remodeling our kitchen and a couple of kitchen designers near us sell Candlelight Cabinets. I can't seem to find any reviews online for these cabinets and am uncomfortable spending such a large amount of money without seeing some reviews about their quality, especially from those that have had them for awhile! Any reviews/opinions are highly appreciated! Thanks!! |
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With a victory to kick off the month of April, the Toronto Raptors banked their 43rd win of the season and Dwane Casey recorded his 100th win as the Raptors head coach, although shaking off the recognition in the post game presser.
Among seven prior Raptors head coaches, Casey is only the third in franchise history to hit the 100 mark on the victory ladder.
Casey trails long time NBA presence Lenny Wilkens who served as the Raptors head coach from 2000-2003. He claimed 113 wins over his three seasons with the organization, contributing to two postseason stints. He sits second in all-time coaching victories in NBA history with 1,332.
"Show people how to have success and then you can push their expectations up." - Lenny Wilkens
Sam Mitchell continues to lead the victory list with 156 wins as the longest standing coach over his five seasons in Toronto. He is also the only Toronto coach to receive NBA Coach of the Year honours which were his during the '07/'08 season; the last time the Raptors saw the playoffs.
"I don't understand why everyone thinks being a coach in a professional sports league is an easy job. You guys think you can do my job? Come to the next practice and I'll give you my whistle" – Sam Mitchell
Casey, Wilkens and Mitchell are also the only coaches in franchise history to receive NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month honours.
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there." – John Wooden


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10 On that day the root of Yishai, which stands as a banner for the peoples - the Goyim will seek him out, and the place where he rests will be glorious. | 10 In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious. |
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LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - European shares nudged higher on Tuesday as signs of a faster-than-expected recovery in the UK and German economies helped the FTSE 100 and the DAX recoup early losses.
By 1053 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 was up 0.1 percent at 1,226.24, while the index of euro zone blue chip shares was up 0.55 points at 2,809.63.
Britain's FTSE 100 rebounded off a session low after data showed UK manufacturing grew much more strongly than expected in June, following on the heels of strong services sector data on Monday and suggesting the UK recovery is broadening.
Germany's DAX recovered from a shaky start too, up 0.2 percent at 8,418.84 after data showed industrial orders surged by 3.8 percent on the month in June, their biggest rise since October.
Ronald Doeswijk, chief strategist at Robecco, however, said the data would only provide a short-term boost for markets.
"It is comforting to see that producer confidence is suggesting that we have seen the bottom, but on the other hand we think that austerity as well as a financial system that is not willing to lend money to companies will still suppress growth for a longer time," he said.
Loose monetary policy by major central banks would continue to support equities, but for a longer-term recovery earnings need to improve before Robecco turns more positive on Europe, Doeswijk said.
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Hi. We are renovating a house built in 1976. Our contractor is also a master plumber. He is on the fence about these pipes in the picture. One of them is bent a little. Whoever put the cabinets in banged the pipe until it bent a little to fit under a 12" deep cabinet. My kitchen cabinet design will have a standard depth 36" wide cabinet pantry here, so the architect says the pipes will be protected and won't be a problem. Our contractor is uneasy leaving the pipes as they are. But he isn't insisting we update them or whatever it is he thinks would make them "better". If our budget were open ended, I'd improve the pipes. but we are trying to get everything done for 80k and this type if plumbing is not in the list of "must do/must have". Of course, we left a little cushion for surprises that will become must dos. However, we already ran into a few, so that cushion is used up. Say do you think we MUST update or reroute these pipes? (What you are looking at is pipes in the slab of the kitchen floor). One is be t over a little to the right. This bothers our contractor/plumber. Thanks for your input! |
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This is a closer pic of the pipes. Also, he built a little blockade around them so that they don't accidentally get stepped on etc |
- Posted by Geoffrey_B (My Page) on Wed, Jul 16, 14 at 12:31
What a mess. A true hack job. Fix it while you got it opened up! |
That's pretty much what the plumber said :( I'm guessing it's going to cost alot |
Any other opinions? |
What's under your kitchen? A basement? Where are all those pipes going and which pipes are the supply? |
- Posted by Geoffrey_B (My Page) on Fri, Jul 18, 14 at 14:48
bmh4796: "Any other opinions?" What other opinion do you want? If you want, I could change my previous opinion and say: "Those pipes look great, a real quality design and installation. They are just shy of 40 years old - but hey - they should last at least to 2100." |
BMH - If you trust your plumber I would go with his recommendation. I am facing a similar situation. I was all set to remodel our 1973 kitchen when we've had major plumbing and AC issues. So instead of a new kitchen, I'm getting AC and plumbing. Funny how these things reared their ugly heads just before I pulled the trigger on the kitchen. Scrimp elsewhere if you can but you should have solid infrastructure. Sorry, I know it's not what you want to hear. I keep telling myself the same thing and I don't want to hear it either. :( |
Three houses here on one street have been sitting empty for over 5 years up for sell cheap and no one will even look at them. Why?? They are built on a slab. |
I have been on a slab and on a crawl space. Crawl space is definitely preferred for ease of plumbing issues. But being on a slab wouldn't deter me from buying a house. It can be replumbed going through attic if you don't want to jackhammer out the slab. I do wonder though whose bright idea it was to start using slab foundations as opposed to crawl spaces!! |
- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Sat, Jul 19, 14 at 15:15
Run PEX home runs from the attic down through the walls and abandon the copper in the slab. You'll be heading off the inevitable pinhole leaks that are impossible to deal with piecemeal. |
sorry geoffrey. i guess i was still in denial. the pipes run up the wall into the attic. i am in South Louisiana, so no basement. i didn't know that the age of copper pipes was an issue. the plumber didn't say anything about the age. he was concerned about the bent one mostly. he basically said that whomever did that was an idiot and that he has never seen anything like it before. everyone told me not to buy an old house. i said it will be fine! but i'm starting to regret our decision. AC, wiring, plumbing, asbestos adhesive, and a yard that is so overgrown and unkempt you'd swear you were in the Amazon. Oh my! They make movies about this stuff because there really is a LOT of drama with renovating an older home. |
Posted by lisadlu It can be replumbed going through attic if you don't want to jackhammer out the slab. How do you run sewer lines up through an attic and get it to roll up hill? Guy is in a world of hurt here that owns an apartment complex that is built on slabs. He has raw sewage seeping from under one slab where the drain exits. To repair it. He must find places for 6 families to live while he rips out the carpet, jack hammers the floor, rip holes through walls, remove kitchen sinks, commodes, showers and vanities until he finds the break, repair it, repair the walls, Repair the floor, reinstall the kitchen sinks, commodes, showers and vanities, reinstall the carpet and move everyone back in.. He must move the families out first due to he can not give a specific time frame as to when or how long the water must be shut off to the building to do the repairs. House on a slab.. Not in my lifetime to have to put up with the cost and aggravation of even the simplest repair. |
- Posted by Geoffrey_B (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 14 at 15:26
"i didn't know that the age of copper pipes was an issue. the plumber didn't say anything about the age. he was concerned about the bent one mostly. he basically said that whomever did that was an idiot and that he has never seen anything like it before. " You home is almost 40 years old. That's not 'old' - old' but things don't last forever. All homes need regular care and attention. I certainly wouldn't replace copper pipes if they were exposed (you could get at them to work on them). But being in the slab, and such a hack job, and now you have it opened up - get it made right. "everyone told me not to buy an old house. i said it will be fine! but i'm starting to regret our decision. AC, wiring, plumbing, asbestos adhesive, and a yard that is so overgrown and unkempt you'd swear you were in the Amazon." It sounds like you were aware of the condition of the house. Did you have the house inspected before purchase? Hopefully, you bought the house at a reduced price for the A/C, plumbing, wiring issues. |
- Posted by bus_driver (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 14 at 21:05
Consider that doing that plumbing was not easy nor fast. It obviously is a retrofit in an existing building and not installed while the building was being constructed. believe that the primary reason for that installation was to make the plumbing as inconspicuous as possible while requiring as little patching as possible after the plumbing. It may well be that the owner very much specified those objectives. Where is the evidence that functional problems resulted? |
This post was edited by bus_driver on Wed, Jul 23, 14 at 7:56
Oh yes. We hired the inspector in town known as the deal breaker. Agents are terrified of him. We did get a reduced price, but the sellers were very fond of their passed away Parent's home, so it wasn't as reduced as I thought it should have been. To make matters worse, the 3 siblings did NOT get along and all had VERY strong personalities. It was a very uncomfortable closing. Lol The inspector did not notice these pipes, however, because the kitchen cabinets were built over them. We discovered them during demolition. They hammered that one over because her cabinets went from standard depth 25" to 12" in that area so that there would be more space to walk through between the peninsula on the opposite wall and that cabinet. There is no evidence of functional failure, but we worry they may fail in the future. |
I don't think it will cost that much to do, so don't fret over the unknown. It shouldn't be much to take out the bent section (have a look at the inside of the pipes while you're at it) and replace with a proper, less convoluted, less maze-like system. |
thanks kirkhall. just curious; how/where are pipes supposed to be in houses on slabs? In the slab?? Or is this allllll wrong - not only is that pipe bent, but it shouldn't be in the slab?? i keep forgetting to ask these questions because we've been working on stuff outside - footings for the addition and pouring that slab. so every time i talk to the contractor, we are outside and i forget. he talks A LOT! |
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Neuroscience has substantially advanced the understanding of how changes in brain biochemistry contribute to mechanisms of tolerance and physical dependence via exposure to addictive drugs. Many scientists and mental health advocates scaffold this emerging knowledge by adding the imprimatur of disease, arguing that conceptualizing addiction as a "brain disease" will reduce stigma amongst the folk. Promoting a brain disease concept is grounded in beneficent and utilitarian thinking: the language makes room for individuals living with addiction to receive the same level of compassion and access to healthcare services as individuals living with other medical diseases, and promotes enlightened social and legal policies. However such claims may yield unintended consequences by fostering discrimination commonly associated with pathology. Specifically, the language of neuroscience used to describe addiction may reduce attitudes such as blame and responsibility while inadvertently identifying addicted persons as neurobiological others. In this paper, we examine the merits and limitations of adopting the language of neuroscience to describe addiction. We argue that the reframing of addiction in the language of neuroscience provides benefits such as the creation of empowered biosocial communities, but also creates a new set of risks, as descriptive neuroscience concepts are inseparable from historical attitudes and intuitions towards addiction and addicted persons. In particular, placing emphasis on the diseased brain may foster unintended harm by paradoxically increasing social distance towards the vulnerable group the term is intended to benefit.
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- Title
- The Paradox of Addiction Neuroscience
- Journal
Volume 4, Issue 2 , pp 65-77
- Cover Date
- 2011-07-01
- 10.1007/s12152-010-9079-z
- Print ISSN
- 1874-5490
- Online ISSN
- 1874-5504
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Addiction
- Neuroethics
- Brain disease
- Stigma
- Authors
- Daniel Z. Buchman (1)
- Judy Illes (2)
- Peter B. Reiner (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. National Core for Neuroethics, University of British Columbia, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5, Canada
- 2. National Core for Neuroethics, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 3. National Core for Neuroethics, Department of Psychiatry and Brain Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada


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