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Essential Songs - The 1970s
E-Z Play Today Volume 53
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Essential Songs - The 1970s (E-Z Play Today Volume 53). By Various. For Organ, Piano/Keyboard, Electronic Keyboard. E-Z Play Today. Softcover. 344 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.100210).
ISBN 0634092421. 9x12 inches.
Nearly 100 of the best from the '70s, including: ABC • Afternoon Delight • American Pie • Baker Street • Billy, Don't Be a Hero • Bohemian Rhapsody • Come Sail Away • Dust in the Wind • Feelings (¿Dime?) • I Feel the Earth Move • I'll Be There • It's So Easy • Just the Way You Are • Knock Three Times • Let It Be • The Logical Song • Rikki Don't Lose That Number • Sing • Take a Chance on Me • What's Going On • You Light up My Life • You're So Vain • and more.
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For organs, pianos, and electronic keyboards. E-Z Play Today is the shortest distance between beginning music and playing fun. Now there are more than 300 reasons why you should play E-Z Play Today. * World's largest series of music folios * Full-size books - large 9" x 12" format features easy-to-read, easy-to-play music * Accurate arrangements... simple enough for the beginner, but accurate chords and melody lines are maintained * Eye-catching, full-color covers * Lyrics... most arrangements include words and music * Most up-to-date registrations - books in the series contain a general registration guide, as well as individual song rhythm suggestions * Guitar Chord Chart - all songs in the series can also be played on guitar.
- I'll Be There
- The Air That I Breathe
- You Light Up My Life
- If
- Best of My Love
- American Pie
- (Hey, Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
- At Seventeen
- Top of the World
- Baby, I Love Your Way
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- I Think I Love You
- Band On The Run
- I Wish
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- Billy, Don't Be A Hero
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
- Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Dust In The Wind
- Feelings (?Dime?)
- Hurting Each Other
- I Feel The Earth Move
- It's So Easy
- Just The Way You Are
- Knock Three Times
- Let It Be
- Looks Like We Made It
- Make It With You
- Mandy
- Me And You And A Dog Named Boo
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
- A Rainy Night In Georgia
- Stayin' Alive
- Summer Breeze
- Superstition
- Take Me Home, Country Roads
- Do You Know Where You're Going To?
- Three Times A Lady
- Touch Me In The Morning
- The Way We Were
- We Are The Champions
- What's Going On
- When I Need You
- Yesterday Once More
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
- You're So Vain
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- The Closer I Get To You
- Precious And Few
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- Hey There Lonely Girl (Hey There Lonely Boy)
- How Long
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- Baby Come Back
- The Logical Song
- Disco Lady
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- Bad Girls
- Baker Street
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- Boogie Nights
- Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe
- Car Wash
- Come And Get It
- Come Sail Away
- Cracklin' Rosie
- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
- Fame
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- Fly Like An Eagle
- Garden Party
- Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves
- Honky Cat
- How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
- I Can Help
- If You Leave Me Now
- Jazzman
- Lay Down Sally
- Nothing From Nothing
- Peg
- (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden
- Sara Smile
- Shambala
- Take a Chance on Me
- Everything Is Beautiful
- My Love
- Morning has Broken
- Your Song
- Rikki Don't Lose That Number
- Time In A Bottle
- Don't Give Up On Us
- It Never Rains In Southern California
- Claire
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As a beginning programmer, you've probably noticed how difficult it is to find introductory guides to game programming. If you're interested in learning DirectX and are looking for a book that helps you go beyond the 3D component of DirectX and gives you complete coverage of this amazing product, then look no further! "Beginning DirectX 9" gives you examples that build on previous chapters and culminates in the completion of a playable game.
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The layout is very clear and concise. The author tells you what you need to know without any ambiguity. Lots of code snippets and examples.
You'll fly through this book and at the end you will have framework which will allow you to further develop games in direct3d.
Most aspects of directx are covered..
Direct3D, DirectInput and DirectSound.
Be warned though as the name suggests if your a seasoned directx programmer, this one's not for you.
Thomson/Course Technology/Premier Press/Prima/Cougar/Mellencamp is certainly working to take over the beginner's market for programming books. Short of the folks that make those condescending "for Dummies" books, I don't know of anyone making as many books aimed at newbies as Thomson. And the results have been mixed. I've seen beginner titles that I'd unhesitatingly recommend to folks getting started, and I've seen a couple of titles from 'em that I wouldn't recommend to my enemies. Beginning DirectX 9 isn't an unqualified recommendation, but it's a good book if you've got a reasonable handle on C++ and are looking for that "next step" into game development.
The structure of the book is very well thought-out, starting out the user with the logical "first step" of setting up the compiler (Visual Studio.NET) to work with DirectX, then how to initialize DirectX in code, then simple surfaces surfaces, then 3D, then DirectInput, then DirectSound, then about 50 pages that wrap all of it up into a simple arcade game. DirectPlay, DirectShow, and DirectMusic are pretty-much ignored in Beginning DirectX 9, but that's not all that much of a loss, as the author apparently chose to go for reasonable depth of coverage (325 pages) rather than trying to cover the entire world in a single tutorial. Beginning DirectX 9 is mostly about 3D. If you're looking to make a 2D game, this book will definitely help you in some parts, but there's about 150 pages in the middle that won't be of much use to you.
Big kudos to the author, Wendy Jones, for chapter organization. The chapters themselves are extremely well done and are very easy to follow, with short summaries at the beginning and end of each chapter to remind you what you will learn and what you should have learned. This kind of structure is very important in a programming tutorial, as it's important to make sure that the reader is learning what needs to be learned as the tutorial goes along. If the user misses an important piece of technology, it's likely to cause problems further down the road. It's something that should be obvious in a tutorial-style book such as this one, but far too many times I've seen organization neglected in favor of wisecracking tangents that only serve to make a tutorial more difficult than it should be.
Each chapter is finished with discussion questions (answered in the appendix, thank you very much) to further ensure that you got everything out of the chapter that you should.
Beginning DirectX 9 is not perfect. I haven't typed in the examples myself, but reading the reviews on Amazon and GameDev, it's apparent that there are some serious typographical errors in the example code. The code on the included CD is apparently much-improved (e.g. it actually compiles), so you should tread lightly when digging through the printed code examples. I'm not as harsh as the book's critics for printed typos, but it is something you should be aware of when working through the tutorial.
If you're just getting started and need a starting-point to launch your first huge game development magnum-opus, Beginning DirectX 9 will get you started. It's rather a shame that the book's got problems with the listings, because it's otherwise one of the best-organized game programming tutorials I've seen in a while.
Anyways never had any problems with her's code
So, when it come down to it, I give the book 4 stars, but I take off 1/2 a star for the problems I encountered on the CD.
Maybe I'm odd, but I like typing out the code from the book so I can actually take part in what I'm learning. When I ran the code it gave me some really weird issues which I couldn't get around.
I'm sure I'll go back to finish the book, but only when I can understand the parts I got stuck at.


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This beauty has a versatile open floor plan that rotates around an updated kitchen.
Formal living and dining or casual eating bar off the kitchen and family room makes this home comfortable for casual or formal entertaining.
Large master suite with 5-piece bath.
Huge Mother-in-law/Nanny suite with separate entrance.
3-car garage with additional RV parking.
Private back yard with all year round hot tub cabana.
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WHAT: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Open House
WHEN: Sunday, March 29, from 1 – 4 p.m.
WHERE: 19660 Marine View Dr SW Normandy Park, WA 98166
Site Features:
Marketing remarks:
Fabulous Normandy Park 4 or 5 bedroom, 5 bath home on near 1/2 acre property!
Versatile open floor plan that rotates around an update kitchen.
Formal living and dining or casual eating bar off the kitchen and family room makes this home comfortable for casual or formal entertaining.
Large master suite with 5 piece bath.
Huge Mother in law/Nanny suite with separate entrance. 3 car garage with additional RV parking.
Private back yard with all year round hot tub cabana.
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All work will be performed within the approved daytime hours of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Two-way traffic will be maintained at all times, with travel lanes being shifted as work progresses. Signs will be posted to get motorists and pedestrians safely around the construction work zone, and access to local businesses will be maintained.
Set to open in 2016 will be all-day Link service between Angle Lake Station and Sea-Tac Airport, downtown Seattle and the University of Washington.
For more information or to receive the most current information about the South 200th Link Extension, please contact Jennifer Lemus at 206-398-5314 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Project website: soundtransit.org/S200thstreet
For more info, download a Construction Alert (PDF) here.]]>
At the March 24 Regular SeaTac City Council Meeting, the Kent Fire Department RFA presented the Outstanding Citizen Community Service Award to recognize individuals who make an extraordinary contribution to our community.
This year's award was presented to Nurse Cheri Dreiling for her use of CPR to revive a three year old who was pulled unresponsive from the pool of the SeaTac Marriott Hotel on March 7, 2015.
Nurse Dreiling works for a Tacoma area hospital ICU and said that while she has done CPR many times in the hospital setting, this is the first time she's ever used her skills outside of work.
This is also her first use of CPR on a child.
Congrats Nurse Cheri!]]>
King County Sheriff's detectives are actively looking for 68-year old Robert Leroy Studer as the suspect in the shooting death of his 42 year old nephew in Seatac on Thursday.
Studer is considered armed and dangerous; he is 5'11, 240 lbs, grey hair and green eyes. He is possibly driving a white 2015 Chevy 12 passenger van with Arizona license plates "NFLHAWK".
If anyone knows the whereabouts of Robert Studer or recognizes the associated van, they are urged to immediately call 911.
At about 5:15 p.m. on Thursday (March 26), SeaTac Police were called to a business park in the 18900 block of 16th Ave S. for an unknown type disturbance. When they arrived they found the victim inside a business with apparent gunshot wounds to the head. The victim was transported by medics to Harborview Medical Center and pronounced dead.
Seatac Police, Burien Police, Sheriff's Deputies, K9 units, and King County's Guardian One all searched the large business park but did not locate a suspect.
Detectives quickly identified Robert Leroy Studer as the suspect and are seeking the public's help in trying to locate him.
Investigation in to what lead up to the shooting is on-going.
Here are some relevant Tweets:
BE ON LOOK OUT 4 SeaTac murder suspect: Robert Leroy Studer. Considered armed and dangerous. Call 911! pic.twitter.com/9oADN9EuPv
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The idea that the Port of Seattle wants to virtually double the number of landings and takeoffs at Sea-Tac International Airport – but without increasing the land size of the facility – came with some citizen complaints at the SeaTac City Council, which then decided on a special meeting for Councilmembers to get their concerns aired and answered.
The Council at their Tuesday (March 24) meeting heard about the Sea-Tac Sustainable Airport Master Plan. Councilmembers eventually said they needed another meeting to ask more questions and get more information. A special meeting will be set later for that purpose.
SeaTac citizens were generally critical of the huge increase in proposed plane traffic, with one asking, "What's in it for SeaTac?"
Port officials said the long-term blueprint for airport development is to meet the needs of the traveling public, while reducing environmental and social impacts and include airfield development within the current three-runway configuration. It will include terminal development, addition of many new arrival/departure gates, roadway improvements, and facility modernization and expansion possibilities.
Completion of the plan is said to make Sea-Tac the first large hub U.S. airport to fully incorporate sustainability as a key-planning component.
Doubling passenger numbers
The plan is needed to accommodate continued strong passenger growth at the airport. The owner of the airport, the Port of Seattle, says that in 2014, Sea-Tac served more than 37 million passengers.
This figure could reach 52 million people over the next decade and could be as high as 66 million in 2034, port officials say.
Elizabeth Leavitt, the port's aviation planning and environmental services director, told the Council that there would be more rapid growth at Sea-Tac Airport than previously anticipated, and "it's very clear that we have a fairly constrained footprint, which I am sure you can all appreciate, that is going to require us to be very smart about some of the land use decisions that we are going to make."
She said the Port is "gaining clarity" on some of the physical facilities that will be needed to meet the growth in "both passengers and operations" and will need to use port properties that "are beyond part of the airfield and terminal complex" and will require moving some facilities "as we build additional gates."
Passenger numbers have been rapidly growing in the past couple of years, Leavitt said, at 4.7 percent in 2013 and 7.7 percent in 2014, and this last February showed a growth of 12.4 percent over the previous February.
"It's pretty daunting and a little bit scary for those of us who are responsible for planning facilities for those numbers of people," Leavitt told the SeaTac Council, adding that airport operations are not up at that level "because airlines are up-gauging aircraft, putting more people on larger planes so our operations are up 2.5 percent in 2013 and 6.9 percent in 2014."
The forecast now is that the airport will get to 66 million passengers by 2034, about six million more than previous forecasts, she said, "and that's up from about 37.5 million passengers which is where we closed last year out."
The Port Commission remains committed to the three-runway system it now has, but the implications of the increase in passengers means there will be 36 percent more aircraft on the field during peak hours and that means "efficiency exponentially decreases as the airfield reaches and exceeds capacity," according to a slide presentation she presented.
The Port also says it means 58 percent more departures and 70 percent more passengers in the terminal during peak hours and "severe congestion and a low level of customer service at check-in security screening and baggage claim."
The predicted increase also means "42 percent more vehicles on Upper Drive during morning peak and 61 percent more vehicles on Lower Drive during evening peak."
That all means "passenger safety and access to the terminal will be severely compromised in 2034" unless there are terminal improvements are made over the years before.
The Port has determined that a fourth runway will not be considered, as the airport is constrained on "all four sides," Leavitt said.
No new runways
"On the west, we have the western operational edge of the runway which is going to end up being our boundary – west of there we gave wetlands and mitigation sites that we worked hard on for the third runway that are thriving and succeeding and we don't have any intention of disrupting them," Leavitt said.
"We we will need all three runways in 2034 and we won't be pushing any terminals on the western edge.
"On the north, we have (highway) 518, on the east we have International Boulevard and on the south there is the future (highway) 509 … so we have a lot of work to do to understand the constraints and how we are going to meet the demands of the public."
She said there could be improvements on the airfield – "not including additional runways."
There will be a need for 35 additional departure and arrival gates that have direct access to the terminal in a least disruptive way by 2034.
"Once we have decided where we want to build those 35 additional gates, can the existing terminal handle those people as they check in and go through security and claim their bags or do we really need a second terminal to efficiently handle them," Leavitt said.
Clogged up, lower drives
Another challenge will be how to expand the upper and lower drives at the terminal, likely to be difficult and expensive because of the closeness of the parking garage and the terminal.
Another way would be to divert traffic away from the arrival and departure areas, Leavitt said, along with the bottleneck where the roadways merge.
All of the potential expansions will require Port officials to work on costs and figure out problems, including where the money will come from and any project effect on SeaTac and surrounding cities as well as on terminal users, she said.
Linda Stewart, the aviation community partnerships director, said many ways are planned to discuss the future of the airport with residents and people in the area.
The first of a series of open houses was held in early March at Mt. Rainier High School. The second and third series of open houses will be in he summer and fall and will be seeking comment on the concepts and plans for expansion.
The Port will make a similar presentation to the Burien City Council on April 6, Stewart said, along with various other groups over the next several months.
Daunting Doubling
Roger McCracken of Master Park and the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce said the airport project is a "daunting task to double the size of this airport," and that he does not want SeaTac businesses to be lost in the process, that they are included in the discussion.
"I want to be sure that SeaTac businesses are well represented and do not get lost in this," he said. "There are five to six thousand hotel rooms in the city of SeaTac, there is 15,000 additional parking stalls in the city of SeaTac, hundreds of thousands of square feet of freight forwarders, freight storage – all of the support systems that the City of SeaTac offers to Seattle.
"We need to work together so that all of this planning comes to fruition of a successful 66 million passenger enplanements," he said.
Earl Gipson, a SeaTac resident who also writes a column for the SeaTac Blog, said he did some research and found that the airport is 82nd in physical size at 2,500 acres.
"We have the fourth highest density for enplanement for that size. We are talking about going to 32 million enplanements, when we have 16 (million) now," he said. "I can tell you right now the airport is going to need another square mile of space, which is another thousand acres."
He said the next most densely used airport is Atlanta's Hartsfield, with 4,700 acres and 45 million enplanements, then LAX in Los Angeles with 3,500 acres and 32 million enplanements.
"Basically, what I am saying is it won't fit," Gipson said. Other alternatives need to be sought, he said, because more land is needed.
"That's just plain math," he said.
Georgia Filopovich said she has tried to get someone to reevaluate the soundproofing done to her house 24 years ago and "I have been completely ignored." The airport is the Port of Seattle and "when is someone going to have the backbone to stop them from destroying people's lives and torturing them?"
Living Hell
A woman who said she was Georgia's daughter, and that she was born and raised and lives in the area added, "Our lives have been a living hell," Jenny said, because of high decibel sound from the airport.
"If you want to talk, you have to have the windows closed." She said the Port presentation "did not mention once" what they were going to do for the residents.
Resident Ray Overholt said, "Just as I cannot support the extension of 509, I cannot support the sustainable airport master plan." He wondered why the Port and elected officials think that the airport can sustain the "growing economy on such a small footprint?"
"If Washington is to be such a regional powerhouse, it is time for a second regional airport," he said. "Everett would be a good area to start."
Noise pollution, freeway traffic congestion and air quality are going to continue to grow to affect SeaTac area quality of life, he said.
Resident Janice Taylor said that her late husband believed secondary traffic should be moved to Grant County International Airport near Ephrata or to Paine Field near Everett. The Port is all about "Sea-Tac here … and not thinking outside the box."
Robbie Howell of Burien said her exercise room at her Lake Burien home was sometimes filled with "toxic air pollution: jet fuel fumes from the airport." She said the "whole town" often smells of jet fuel and it is getting worse.
Peter Kwon, of SeaTac, said once the area economically benefited the city but "where has all that money gone? The city is no longer benefitting from the airport. We have to deal with all of this, but we are not seeing any benefit.
"My question is what's in it for SeaTac?
Special meeting
Mayor Mia Gregerson, after over an hour on the airport plan, said she felt the meeting had provided a good showing of the resident's feelings but because of time considerations, she wanted a second meeting with the Port just on his supposed airport expansions proposal.
"What I am presenting to the Council is that we have a special council meeting just for this item, whether it is later this week or … ." Gregerson said.
Councilmembers unanimously agreed but no date was specified.]]>
The City of SeaTac, Parks & Recreation Department, along with the Kent Fire Dept. Regional Fire Authority and Kent RFA Local 1747 will be sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4 at Angle Lake Park.
This is a FREE event for kids up to 10-years old, and it will start at 9 a.m. sharp.
Kids will have fun "scrambling" for eggs and treats at this annual event.
Egg hunts start at 9:00 a.m. SHARP!
Please arrive on time so you don't miss the fun.
Angle Lake Park is located at 19408 International Blvd. in SeaTac.]]>
The presentation by Sea-Tac Airport staff will take place on Tuesday, March 24, at the SeaTac City Council meeting that begins at 6:30 p.m. in the SeaTac City Council Chambers, first floor of SeaTac City Hall, located at 4800 South 188th Street.
by Ralph Nichols
The population around Puget Sound is growing by leaps and bounds – something commuters, whether driving alone or taking mass transit, know all too well as they spend more time slowed in congested traffic lanes.
And there's no end in sight. The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) projects that by 2040 the area's population will increase by 1,712,000 residents above the 2000 census – including 50,000 new residents in the primary cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett and Bremerton.
Another 369,000 people are expected to locate in smaller "core cities" around the Sound, which include Burien, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton, Kent and Federal Way.
This population growth will, in turn, spur economic development and tourism throughout the region – increasing the need to accommodate passenger growth at Sea-Tac International Airport.
Last year Sea-Tac was the fastest growing large hub airport in the U.S., serving nearly 37.5 million passengers. Over the next 20 years this number is likely to reach 66 million with over a 50 percent increase in aircraft takeoffs and landings.
As a first step toward efficiently managing this growth, the Port of Seattle has unveiled the Sea-Tac Sustainable Airport Master Plan – "a long-term blueprint for airport development to meet the needs of the traveling public, while reducing environmental and social impacts," and maintaining its role as a major driver in Washington's economy.
This plan, say port officials, will include new taxiways and other airfield development within the current three-runway configuration – there will be no new runway – and modernization and possible expansion of passenger terminals and air cargo facilities.
Projected needs to accommodate increasing commercial jet traffic include 35 additional aircraft gates – the airport currently has 88 gates – plus another 16 wide-body aircraft gates for international flights in addition to its existing 11.
UPDATE: The Tuesday presentation to the SeaTac City Council is not an open house for the public – it is an update presentation by the port to the city council.
The port has already had two open houses, one in Des Moines (Mt. Rainier High School on March 4) and one in Seattle (Main Public Library on March 19) and will have a third at the Bellevue library on April 2nd.
You can find those dates on the Port's Sustainable Airport Master Plan website here:
For more information, download a PDF here:
Sea-Tac is the nation's 14th busiest passenger airport and its air cargo operations rank 21st in the U.S. Washington is the most trade dependent state, according to the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, which, note airport staff, increases the importance of expanding air cargo facilities during this expansion process.]]>
With a brand new stainless fridge, stove and microwave, this house was renovated in 2013, and includes new vinyl Milgard windows, roof, deck, granite counters and cabinets.
All of the walls were insulated and the exterior was re-done with all hardy board siding.
Newer carpet and flooring.
Roomy backyard with room to roam.
Close to ferry, Lincoln Park, shopping including West Wood Village and Safeway.
Quick commute to downtown or airport.
Here are some pics (click images to see larger versions/slideshow):
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WHAT: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Open House
WHEN: Saturday, March 21, from 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: 9804 33rd Ave SW, West Seattle, WA 98126
Site Features:
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Brand new stainless fridge, stove and microwave.
House was renovated in 2013 including new vinyl Milgard windows, roof, deck, granite counters and cabinets.
All of the walls were insulated and the exterior was re-done with all hardy board siding.
Newer carpet and flooring.
Roomy backyard with room to roam.
Close to ferry, Lincoln Park, shopping including West Wood Village and Safeway.
Quick commute to downtown or airport.
Click here to see the full, detailed listing.
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Forecasts for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport predict passengers using the airport will grow from 37.5 million in 2014 to 66 million by 2034. That will mean a rise from 350,000 take-offs and landings in 2014 to 540,000 by 2034.
The forecasts are contained in the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP).
The SAMP presentation by Sea-Tac Airport staff will take place on Tuesday, March 24, at the SeaTac City Council meeting that begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, first floor of SeaTac City Hall, located at 4800 South 188th Street.
A public comment period will follow the presentation.
The airport also will host future community forums as they develop and refine alternatives to accommodate the growth.
For more information and for copies of the materials presented at the March 4 open house, visit the SAMP web page. To keep up-to-date throughout the SAMP process, sign up to receive email updates by clicking on the SAMP box.]]>
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This column by Earl Gipson is a view of SeaTac city government. It does not necessarily reflect the views of The SeaTac Blog nor its staff. We are seeking additional regular columnists to reflect different opinions and views of SeaTac residents. Those interested can e-mail us at email@example.com.]
by Earl Gipson
Code Enforcement, City Can't Take a Hint
In the Study Session Tuesday, despite years of asking (by myself and others), the City hires another Code Coordinator WITHOUT bilingual or multilingual abilities. We had TWO Code Enforcement "Officers". One was let go and one went to Burien (no language skills there either). Now we have "Coordinators" which translated means higher paychecks and more PowerPoint presentations. Prove me wrong. That takes data and that data is no longer available on the City website as it used to be. Some members of the Council keep talking about diversity. Well where the heck is it in our staff?
This was a "no brainer" and just reinforced my opinion of our City's leadership's brains. This is no reflection on the qualifications of the people they did hire but with translators following them around we have additional costs and less effectiveness. Go ahead and try to tell us you could find no qualified bilingual or multilingual candidates. I say you are full of it. Ferguson couldn't find any diverse Police Officers either and they allegedly gave it their best try. Right.
How Depressing!
In the Council meeting, we had a presentation of the Chinook Middle School's poetry winners. Maybe I'm a curmudgeon (or becoming one) but City Council meetings are for CITY business. The schools have assemblies, etc for this stuff. I have read poetry and even brought various musical instruments (no talent there) to the Council Meetings but it was ALWAYS related to City business. There was sparse humor and a very dark picture of what our children are facing in our Highline schools. Using the down trodden, poor, and perhaps underserved as political props for the Council and Highline School District is how I saw it but then again our Council leadership has no shame, and apparently nor does the School District after the last bond failure.
Sound Transit Light Rail Extension Alignments
Per Sound Transit, they could be anywhere! The City has no say and Sound Transit presented their many options at Thursday's Council meeting as Citizens and businesses hold their breath as to where the new crime hubs will be (transit stations).
Run for SeaTac City Council, Please!
It is time for our Citizens to think about running for office. Those that know me also know why I do not but I, and others, can sure help those who do with the technicalities. We have loads of people far more qualified/ethical than most of our incumbents and help is out there for first timers. Filing dates are April 27th through May 15. You should review the below document for starters.
Also, start writing your voter's pamphlet statement now (see above for word count/content/deadlines). Have friends and neighbors review it so you are ready when the time comes to submit it. One less thing to worry about as your campaign gets under way.
We will talk about the PDC (Public Disclosure Commission) and its requirements in another column.
There is a joint Planning Commission/City Council Meeting on Tuesday at City Hall. See you there. City Calendar: http://www.cityofseatac.com/index.aspx?page=63


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Company's 5600 series offers multifunction defense at an affordable price
Prices of multifunction security appliances have come down substantially in the past six months, and if you have not bought one yet you may want to take another look.
With that in mind, we decided to take a fresh look at one of the best known of these, an appliance in the Symantec Gateway Security 5600 Series. Symantec sent us an 5640. Their top of the line has twice the capacity of this model, but we had no problems using it in a lab setting and in a medium-size, real-world network.
In our lab tests, we simulated a corporate intranet. We placed a Microsoft Windows XP workstation and a Windows 2003 server inside one of the 5640's internal protected subnetworks. Outside this network we set up a Linux server loaded with the Nessus (www.nessus.org) vulnerability scanner with settings to attack the other machines.
Installing the Symantec appliance was exceptionally easy. We did initial configuration of IP addresses via a slick digital panel on the front of the appliance.
The series includes firewall, antivirus, antispam, virtual private network (VPN), intrusion detection and prevention, and content-filtering applications. In practice, the firewall component provided excellent protection against intrusion without affecting our network traffic. The unit can be configured to protect your network during a virus outbreak even before virus definitions are available. Our experiences with viruses have led us to prefer this approach, which uses pattern matching and behavior analysis to catch malicious software.
We configured the antivirus component to scan file transfer, Internet and e-mail traffic. When we used our Web browser to open the Symantec Gateway Security home page, we found several configuration wizards that eased administration of the device. The 5640 did a remarkable job of eliminating the need to look at the setup manual every time we wanted to implement a setting. The manual is helpful, but an experienced administrator will have no problem operating the device without it.
Jumping right in, we programmed a few rules to regulate Web, e-mail and FTP traffic, and set alerts to let us know when violations occurred. Before the test, we had placed a malicious executable program on Web and FTP servers outside the Symantec appliance. From the Windows server we attempted to retrieve the malicious executable software from the external servers, but to no avail. The Symantec unit blocked the malicious traffic and generated alerts.
To observe the appliance's ability to regulate mail traffic, we attempted to check an e-mail account from a protected workstation. We verified that the legitimate messages could be downloaded, but messages with malicious attachments set off alarms. An added bonus of using the appliance's integrated technology is that mail is scanned whether a mail protocol or Web mail is used.
Symantec's intrusion-detection component uses signature-based detection, as it should. But it also applies a combination of traffic rate monitoring, protocol state tracking and IP packet reassembly techniques to detect intrusion attempts for which there are currently no signatures.
Before we ran our intrusion tests, we used the Web interface to configure a few rules for detecting suspicious traffic. We configured Nessus to apply all vulnerability tests and to probe all TCP ports. When the Nessus scans started, the Symantec unit dutifully blocked all of the suspicious behavior and notified us of the attacks.
Experience has taught us that the easier and more reliable it is to create a network traffic rule, the more likely people are to use it. This is the real value that the 5600 Series delivers: simplicity and reliability.
One of the features that sets the appliances apart is Symantec's DeepSight Threat Management System. It monitors more than 20,000 intrusion-detection systems around the globe and uses expert analysis to detect trends and new threats.
Another feature that sets the Symantec series apart is the clientless VPN. Using this feature, we were able to access our corporate intranet server from a client PC without the headache of installing software on the client. Options include rules for allowing certain types of traffic, even as granular as permitting Microsoft Outlook traffic. With clientless VPN, authenticated users can have remote access to mail, shared network files, applications, intranets and Web-based applications from any location.
Symantec appliances also have a feature to prevent access to objectionable Web sites. It works by using a large blacklist and a scoring system — the Dynamic Document Review feature — to block Web sites based on numeric scores derived from keywords. For example, the word "breast" might raise the score for a site, but adding the word "cancer" might lower the score.
As part of a layered security defense, the 5600 Series would be of value to practically any organization. It would be particularly beneficial in environments that currently use multiple systems for e-mail, Web and VPN functionality. Consolidating those functions will save administration resources while improving security. A Symantec appliance could also help an organization by pairing network-based restrictions with a tool such as Microsoft's Active Directory to limit Internet access and protect against malicious code.
We give the Symantec appliance high marks, but it is just one of several excellent products on the market. A few months ago, the Astaro Security Gateway series from Astaro AG, whose products are based on open-source software, was not only competitive in features with the Symantec series but also had substantially lower prices. After recent reductions, the most price-conscious buyer will feel comfortable considering the Symantec appliances.
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A flying body such as an aircraft or a re-entry vehicle is enabled to land substantially horizontally with the aid of one or several glider parachutes also referred to as paragliders, which are stored in an upper body zone and ejected during the landing. The lift capacity of the paraglider is so dimensioned that it replaces the lift loss of the wings due to the low landing speed, whereby the weight of the flying body is kept in equilibrium to the sum of the wing lift and of the paraglider lift. The paraglider resistance or drag is compensated by the engine thrust and an ascending or descending flight is accomplished by modulating the engine thrust.
1. An apparatus for horizontally landing a flying body having a center of gravity and steering means, comprising paraglider canopy parachute means having a given diameter and being normally stored in a top side portion of the flying body, said parachute means including load suspending means comprising a plurality of load suspending flexible cords divided into at least two groups of load suspending cords, said apparatus further comprising at least two pivot point means (23, 24) including a forward pivot point secured to said flying body forward of said center of gravity and rearward pivot point means secured to said flying body to the rear of said center of gravity, one group of load suspending cords (26) being connected to said forward pivot point (23) and the other group of load suspending cords being connected to said rearward pivot point means, each group of cords having a given constant length such that said one group of load suspending cords connected to the forward pivot point is longer than the other group of load suspending cords connected to the rearward pivot point means, whereby the load exerted by the flying body on the load suspending cords is suspended at least at two axially separated pivot points and so that said given diameter of said paraglider canopy parachute is at least about 70% smaller than the diameter of a conventional parachute for a substantially vertical landing of a comparable load.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said rearward pivot point means comprise two pivot points, one located to the right and the other located to the left of a longitudinal central axis of the flying body, said two rearward pivot points being located in a common plane extending perpendicularly to said longitudinal central axis.
This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 097,201 filed Nov. 26, 1979, now abandoned.
The present invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for enabling a horizontal landing of a flying body by using a so-called paraglider which is stored in a space of the flying body for ejection during the landing operation. Advantageously the paraglider is stored in the upper portion of the fuselage.
The use of parachutes of landing or rather for providing a braking action for the aircraft during the landing is well known in the art and several modifications are known. Primarily vertical landing methods are involved, whereby the parachute functions as a so-called "aircraft carrier" which, in a sense, deposits the craft or vehicle on the ground. These methods have a number of disadvantages which to some extent are rather substantial. On the one hand, these prior art landing methods require parachutes of very large diameter. To avoid such large diameter parachutes it is also known to use instead a plurality of smaller parachutes to satisfy the requirement. Another advantage of the vertical landing approach is the large landing shock upon impact. In most instances such landing shock cannot be taken up by the shock absorber system of the landing gear since the impact shock cannot be predetermined to any reliable extent, especially since the air and lift conditions prevailing at or above the landing spot are subject to continuous change. In order to avoid or at least minimize the danger of a crash landing in any event, it is necessary in connection with prior art methods to install over-dimensioned shock absorber systems which are correspondingly expensive. Such over-dimensioned shock absorber systems cause a substantial structural modification, especially in small aircraft.
Yet another disadvantage of prior art methods is seen in that the landing location cannot be exactly determined due to the uncertainties involved in the floating or hovering toward the ground. Thus, in most instances it is necessary in connection with prior art landing methods of this type to perform an expensive operation for recovering the flying body. Besides, the relatively expensive parachutes are exposed to a substantial danger of destruction due to the just mentioned uncertainties and lack of precision in the landing operation.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,315,920 discloses an emergency landing apparatus for commercial aircraft comprising a plurality of parachutes which are stored in chambers arranged in the topside of the fuselage for ejection. Additional parachutes are arranged in the vertical tail surfaces and in the horizontal elevator structure. These additional parachutes also serve for the purpose of providing a braking action. Even if one disregards the substantial expense for the large number of parachutes and for their storing and ejection facilities, the above mentioned disadvantages applicable to the vertical landing parachute, apply equally to the just mentioned emergency landing apparatus.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,721,408 discloses an ejectable arrangement of parachute and drag parachute means comprising a plurality of parachutes operatively connected to a retro-rocket. Both systems are connected by means of ropes to the flying body in such a manner that the main forces extend through the center of gravity of the flying body. The parachutes serve as landing brakes during the initial stage of the landing operation. Upon reaching of the intended limiting area, a sensor causes the explosive separation of one of the parachute holding ropes so that the drag parachutes and the retro-rocket may take up automatically a vertical position with the flying body to thereby enable a pure vertical landing.
However, even this system as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,721,408 is not quite capable of satisfactorily solving the above mentioned problems because in spite of the expensive sensor arrangement a precisely pinpointed landing is not possible anymore at the instant when the vertical parachute position is taken up. This is so because wind conditions and other factors still play an uncontrollable role. In any event, this prior art does not disclose anything regarding additional control means and so forth.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,980,259 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,040,583 disclose the use of control parachutes in connection with a flying body. However, the prior art devices are not capable of performing a horizontal parachute landing because the parachute arrangements are used as flying equipment so to speak and not as an additional lift producing means during the landing approach.
In view of the above it is the aim of the invention to achieve the following objects singly or in combination:
to provide a horizontal landing device or system of the type described above which is free of the disadvantages of the prior art and which makes it possible to control a landing precisely into the intended target;
to employ so-called paragliders as additional, controlled lift producing means during the landing operation;
to combine the compensating lift of the paraglider with a pitch and rolling control as well as with a yawing control;
to substantially reduce the diameter of the paraglider as compared to the parachute diameters necessary heretofore; and
to keep the shock of the landing impact substantially in the range of a normal horizontal aircraft landing.
According to the invention the flying body is equipped with one or several paragliders developing a lift capacity which during the landing operation replaces the lift loss resulting due to the low landing speed. Such lift loss may be substantial since high performance aircraft or flying bodies normally have small wings. The substitution of the lost lift by the lift of the paraglider is such that the sum of the lift produced by the paraglider and the remaining lift of the wings corresponds to the weight of the flying body. The drag resistance of the paraglider or parachute is conmpensated by the engine thrust. The engine thrust is modulated in order to achieve any desired ascending or descending flight.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood, it will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a simplified side view of the landing system according to the invention in which the pivoting of the paraglider to the flying body is shown schematically;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view along section line 2--2 in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a flying body negotiating a curve during the landing operation; and
FIG. 4 is a view similar to that of FIG. 1 but showing a modified pivoting or suspension of the flying body to the paraglider.
FIG. 1 shows the pivoting of paraglider means 11, which may comprise one or several paragliders, to the flying body 10 by conventional pivoting connecting means 12' in such a position that during normal flight the paraglider may be stored in a chamber 12 in the top side of the flying body fuselage. In the example of FIG. 1, paraglider means 11 is in the form of a parachute canopy. During the landing operation the resistance or drag of the paraglider 11 is compensated by increasing the thrust of the engine or engines shown schematically in FIG. 2. The thrust of these engines is effective approximately in the direction of the longitudinal fuselage axis. Since the flying apparatus generally flys with a high angle of attack (α) relative to the horizontal flight path a thrust component 16 results which is directed vertically upwardly and which additionally supports the lift of the paraglider and the lift of the wing or wings. Thus, a lifting force is produced which during the landing flight may reach the substantial value of 20% of the landing weight due to the use of the parachute with its high drag in combination with the engine thrust.
In order to control the flying body or rather the combination of the flying body and the parachute, the wings 13 are provided with control flaps or rudders 13' while the elevator means 14 are provided with respective control flaps or rudders 14'. These control flaps 13', 14' are used for a pitching control or steering and for a rolling control or steering.
As shown in FIG. 3 the flying through a curve or the compensation of side winds is accomplished by a steering control resulting in a yawing flight. This is accomplished by the yawing rudder 15' forming part of the vertical tail 15 shown in FIG. 1. This yawing flight control results in a horizontal thrust component 20 of the engine thrust 21. The horizontal thrust component 20 extends perpendicularly to the yawing flight path while the thrust component 22 effective in the direction of the original flight path is compensated by the paraglider drag as shown in FIG. 3.
Referring again to FIG. 1 the pivoting 12' of the paraglider harness to the flying body 10 is spaced according to the invention from the center of gravity "S". Thus, the pivoting point is located by a spacing "a" above the center of gravity "S" and by a spacing "b" behind the center of gravity "S". It has been found that it is most advantageous to make "a" to be equal "b". Where a twin harness is used as shown in FIG. 2 the two pivoting points B1 and B2 are located to the right and left of the vertical center plane of the flying body 10 as shown in FIG. 2. The just described locating of the pivoting points makes sure that the angle of attack (α) for the flying body 10 is maintained at its optimally effective value.
FIG. 4 shows a modification in which the pivoting points 23 and 24 between the cords of the parachute canopy paraglider 11 are located in the central plane 25 of the aircraft rather than laterally thereof, please see FIG. 2. Thus, according to the invention the forward load suspending cords 26 must be longer than the rear load suspending cords 27. However, as shown in FIG. 4, the length of the load suspending cords 26 on the one hand and of the cords 27 on the other hand is respectively constant. This different but constant cord length is also required in the instance where the front and rear set of cords is divided into respective two sets connected to the craft as shown in FIG. 2. In the mentioned example two pivoting points would be arranged on each side of the flying body whereby one pivoting point on each side would be located forward of the center of gravity while the other point on the same side would be located rearwardly of the center of gravity.
The suggested combination of features now makes it possible to achieve a horizontal landing of a flying body by means of a paraglider. This applies especially to remote controlled aircraft, to satellites and other space bodies. As compared to the vertical landing customary heretofore, the paragliders according to the invention require a diameter which is about 70% smaller than the diameter of parachutes used heretofore for vertical landing operations. Paragliders having a diameter corresponding to about 30% of the diameter of the vertical landing parachutes, have the advantage of a substantially reduced parachute weight and a respectively reduced volume of storage in the chamber 12. Additionally, such paragliders require substantially less material to make them.
It has been found that the landing impact is within the range of a normal horizontal aircraft landing, whereby the installation of over-dimensioned shock absorbers is avoided according to the invention. However, the most important advantage of the invention is seen in that a precise target landing is now possible by employing the teachings of the invention.
To achieve a balance for the combination "flying body and parachute" in the horizontal flight, it must be possible to produce a power equivalent to the resistance of the paraglider, but this power is active in the direction of the thrust of the engines. Thus, the resistance of the paraglider is compensated by the thrust of the engines.
At the climbing flight and the landing flight this balance will be varied with modulation of the thrust of the engines. At the climbing flight this thrust of the engines is larger than the resistance of the paraglider and at the landing flight, this thrust of the engines is smaller.
Although the invention has been described with reference to specific example embodiments, it will be appreciated, that it is intended to cover all modifications and equivalents within the scope of the appended claims.
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Use the chart...make it happen
I meant for him to add it to the OP...thanks for bringing it over though!
Figure 1 - Temperature ranges for the gelatinization of various starches [Briggs, 2004]. Starches marked with (*) also benefit from boiling before being used in the mash.
Stink. That's pretty much all the GF grains. Which means all the enzymes will be denatured unless you first pull off some of the wort at 150-160, then add water, boil, cool, re-add the wort you originally pulled off and let sit at 158F for awhile.
So much for there being an 'easy' way.
Sorry, was sleeping on the job. Chart is in the main post.
Forgive me, why cant you just mash at 158? That seems to be a common point for most of them...
Nevermind, answered my own question.
It does say 'benefits' though. Perhaps you could convert without?


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ALARMclock wakes you up with harsh truths
By Dave Parrack
November 5, 2013
ALARMclock might look like a simple wooden alarm clock, but its meek exterior hides its true raison d'etre, which is to energize each morning by shocking users awake with facts and figures highlighting the harsh realities of life.
Using an accompanying app for desktop, phones, and tablets, users can select what information to wake up to each morning. Options include current bank balance, the performance of a selected stock, the number of friends on social networking sites, or even projected life expectancy based on age, lifestyle, and other factors.
All of this information is sourced from the internet and displayed on the Raspberry Pi-powered ALARMclock's 8x32 2-bit LED display, providing a sobering reminder of the constant worries we've just enjoyed a brief respite from.
The idea is to reconnect us with the "powerful motivating forces such as financial instability, social insecurity and fear of death." While Fig, the company behind ALARMclock, hopes this will motivate users to jump out of bed and get to work changing their circumstances, we suspect some people will react by pulling the bedsheets over their head and staying ensconced in the safety of their bedroom for the rest of the day.
ALARMclock is currently being funded via Kickstarter, with a pledge of US$85 or more ($105 for international orders) securing a single unit. The campaign has reached its goal and deliveries are scheduled to begin from January 2014.
The video below shows ALARMclock in action.
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Something optimistic would be much better idea a nice recipe for breakfast perhaps or the latest news from gizmag ha.Paul Adams
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I think the designer of this clock has been sleeping with my wife!EUbrainwashing
6th November, 2013 @ 03:29 am PST
This has been done before, and better, by devices that don't exist anymore because they didn't sell.
After the newness wears off, this won't either.Tom Phoghat Sobieski
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I wake up every morning feeling like I've had the crap kicked out of me as it is. The last thing I'm going to want is to hear how bad the rest of my life is, or is going to be.scc970
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The idea may sound macabre, but it motivates. So did the 1993 MacOS freeware program Life Chronometer: You told it when you were born and when you thought you'd die; a desktop timer then counted down your remaining hours.Paul Stregevsky
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Generally the alarm clock going off counts as the worst new of the day.Slowburn
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Bernard Lietaer and Margrit Kennedy of Germany;
Lietaer taught at the University of California so his English is fairly good.
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Blurb: "As we witness the turmoil in Europe around the single currency and the search for solutions, few people are better equipped than economist, systems thinker and currency designer Bernard Lietaer, to shed light on the crisis and to share his vision for New Money For A New World.
Co-designer and implementer of the convergence mechanism to the Euro, Bernard was our keynote speaker at an event hosted by the Women's Network for a Sustainable Future and the Earth Institute on Wednesday evening at 6:30pm, November 30, 2011 at the Altschul Auditorium in Columbia University's International Affairs Building.
A long time proponent of currency innovations and monetary diversity, Bernard took us on a journey through the history of money. He demonstrated how our obsession with the monopoly of our centuries old monetary system has fostered instability as well as societal and ecological breakdown.
In advocating diversity both in scale and type in our monetary ecology, Bernard showcased several innovative solutions, including examples of rethinking money already in play, that can "stop the juggernaut towards global self-destruction."
As a monetary expert, Bernard has studied and worked in this field for more than 30 years in an unusually broad range of capacities: as a Central Banker, a currency fund manager, a university professor, and a consultant to governments in numerous countries, multinational corporations, and community organizations. He served as president of the Electronic Payment System at the National Bank of Belgium (the Belgium Central Bank) and today consults with governments and central banks across the world.
He is the author of The Future of Money, co-author of New Money For A New World (forthcoming from Qiterra Press) with Stefan Belgin and co-author of Creating Human Wealth, published last month which talks about creating motivational currencies at local levels to grow local economies and to create jobs."
More information on Bernard Lietaer and his works can be found at [
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The you tube video linked at the top has poor audio for the first 2.5 minutes after which the problem is fixed. The whole video is 100 minutes long.
Lietaer is well connected and has spoken at many events and in multiple languages.
Here is a 18.75 minuted TEDx talk in Berlin: [
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Charles Eisenstein has picked up on some of Lietaer's ideas and presents them with his unique perspective:
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Professor Margrit Kennedy is a contemporary of Lietaer, has written a short and easily read book Interest and Inflation Free Money: [
link to userpage.fu-berlin.de
Here is a 20 page piece from Kennedy which is over 13 megabytes because of color chart presentations that I suspect were developed as portions of speech presentations.
link to doors8delhi.doorsofperception.com
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