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I need to set up a small, simple website for my wife's one-person company. It would be mostly static except for a way to switch languages (the site will be bi- or trilingual), with a cookie to store the user's language preference, and perhaps a search mechanism. I know I could use any of the free content management engines, but they're far too complex on the one hand, and on the other hand they don't solve my major issue: the graphical design of the site. I am completely unable to imagine and design anything graphical, so this is what I need to buy.
So I went looking for templates and found a few suitable ones on 4templates.com (just as a reference, I particularly like this one, this one and this one). I like their general look, but before purchase you can only see small-size screenshots, so I don't know what they really look like in the browser, or if they are fluid vs. fixed-width designs, how they react to font scaling, or if the main section headings can be added / removed easily, etc. I would also need them customized in some small ways. The designers have a contact form and say they do customization, but they haven't responded to my questions sent twice over two weeks, so either they're not interested or their comment form is overrun with spam.
Anyway, I don't know where else to look, or even how much I should expect to pay for customizing templates like these. I don't even know if they are particularly good templates The ones at 4templates.com are priced between $20 and $30, which is certainly low - but do other designers offer any significantly better (design-wise and usability-wise) termplates for more? Has anyone used such services and would like to share their experience?
I wanted this as a birthday present for my wife, which is April 9th, so it's already a little late for that - but other than that this isn't particularly urgent, so I'd rather spend more time and choose well. Professional website designers, please feel free to respond, but please reveal your interest in keeping with DC policies, and please also understand this will not be a particularly high-yield account


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LOS ANGELES — You'll find him here every Sunday among the tattered blankets and cardboard lean-tos.
Here, in downtown L.A., Father Maurice Chase — known to the locals as Father Dollar Bill — comes each week, rain or shine, to give out not pennies from heaven, but dollars from the stars.
For 19 years Father Chase has brought a stack of dollar bills to hand out in front of the Fred Jordan Mission to the denizens of the streets.
To raise the more than $100,000 a year he gives away, Father Chase has turned to the likes of Irene Dunne, Loretta Young, Gregory Peck and Frank Sinatra.
Bob Newhart calls the priest "truly a man of God."
"It goes back to the phrase, 'Whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me,'" the actor and comedian told the Register. "He's really taken that to heart." Newhart, a Catholic, has a sister who is a nun.
Two days before Christmas, more than 1,000 people lined Towne Street waiting for a dollar and a chance to talk to Father Chase. That day Father Chase brought an extra treat — ten $100 bills.
"He's the only guy who comes down here," said Troy Johnson, a homeless man who came to L.A. from Hope, Ark., one of the lucky few who found themselves $100 wealthier. "There ain't nobody like him."
Johnson said he has been coming down to that corner to meet Father Chase for 10 years. As he spoke, another $100 recipient shouted out: "It's going to buy us dinner and let me take my family to a movie!"
Human Touch
Why has Father Chase made this face-to-face cash disbursement his mission?
"Mother Teresa said to touch the poor," he said. "It is one thing to give them checks or cash, but another thing to touch them. They come for the smile as much as for the dollar."
The biggest problem the homeless face, he added, is that "they feel unloved."
"Money is the least of it," he said. "You can always give money, but you can't always give a hug or listen to people's problems." He does all three things each Sunday.
After Father Chase gave out the last of the Christmas $100 bills, the crowd thinned out and local television crews left. Father went back to doing what he does every Sunday.
Many of the $1 recipients wore rosaries around their necks; one man had a Bible in a shopping cart. Many asked for a blessing. Some brought Father Chase a gift — a musical Christmas card, a pair of headphones, whatever they had, to wish him a "Merry Christmas."
One man, Bruce, brought Father Chase a watermelon.
"Pray for me," said Bruce. "And you pray for me," said Father Chase.
"I do!" insisted Bruce. "Every Saturday I pray that you will be here Sunday."
'Go to Skid Row'
Father Chase got his start helping the homeless while working in the administration offices at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Another priest suggested Father Chase "go down to Skid Row" to meet the poor. Father Chase took the advice to heart.
The 82-year-old priest said that what he does is "what priests should do; we should be in places where people need us." Through the contacts he made while at Loyola and Good Shepherd Parish in Beverly Hills, Father Chase was able to fund his new work.
Some question the efficacy of what he does. Father Chase tells the story of one wealthy couple he had dinner with. "Just as she finished her second scotch," the wife complained to him that the people he gave the money to were likely to buy drinks with it.
"What I do is much more than hand out money," he said. As for the potential that the money might go to drinks: "How can I begrudge a poor old soul a little comfort?"
Jim Armstrong agrees that Father Chase gives out more than money. He wrote Father Chase a letter in 1998 to tell the priest that he had been a crack addict and had seen "stabbings or shootings on an almost daily basis over nothing more than drugs or money."
Of each of his Sunday meetings with Father Chase, Armstrong wrote: "At first it meant nothing more to me than a pack of cigarettes. But after a while, I got to where I was anxiously waiting for this man who, but for a moment, brought sanity into an otherwise inhuman existence."
Eventually Armstrong got off drugs, went back to school and got a job. "I most humbly thank God and Father Chase for coming into my life when I needed them most," wrote Armstrong.
Father Chase cites the Catechism of the Catholic Church to explain his ministry: "God blesses those who come to the aid of the poor and rebukes those who turn away from them: 'Give to him who begs from you, do not refuse him who would borrow from you'; 'you received without pay, give without pay.' It is by what they have done for the poor that Jesus Christ will recognize his chosen ones. When 'the poor have the good news preached to them,' it is the sign of Christ's presence." (No. 2243).
To those who doubt that Father Chase is truly helping the people on the street, Bob Newhart explains that, "very simply, it lets the homeless know that there is still someone who cares."


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fennel bulbs, trimmed and quartered
1 (32 fluid ounce) container
vegetable broth
salt and pepper to taste
Tasty and easy to make. I made as directed and took the suggestion from another review to add cubed potatoes. I added two dollops of sour cream when cool and a dash of onion powder. Then I blended in food processor for a fancier soup. However, it was fine just as made from the stove. I thought the fronds would make a nice garnish but found them too tough and lacking the fennel flavor. This is a great alternative from the same old, same old.
I made this minus the butter and then mashed up the fennel to make the soup. It was tasty but warning that fennel is somewhat of a laxative. Good for diet lovers!
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So easy and delicious. I get organic fruits/vegs delivered to my door, and my box contained fennel this week. I have never cooked with it before and decided to try this recipe. I only used 1 fennel bulb, and added cubed potato to bulk it up. I pureed some of it so that it had a creamy texture but still contained chunks of fennel and potato. I just ate 3 bowls.....I will make this again!
I never knew how much I loved fennel until I tried this soup! It has a delicious, mild flavor; the flavor of the ingredients are really allowed to come through.
Wow! So wonderful and unexpected! I absolutely love this soup. I made it as a starter for a fancy dinner party, and everyone loved it. The first question was 'what is in this?' It seems most people have never even tried fennel.
I made 2 changes. I cubed the fennel since my bulbs were large, and I used half veg broth and half chicken broth.
This is one of my absolute favorite soup recipes now!
Classy, not to mention quick and easy to make! I don't really like anise, but really enjoyed this soup, it also reheats and freezes well; an added bonus ;)
Delicous!! And so easy! The fennel itself makes this seem like a complex blend of subtle flavors. I used chicken broth, pureed the soup, and it made a perfect, creamy comfort food. This will be a regular in my kitchen. Yummy!
This is a good recipe to use with fennel that isn't super fresh and tender. The flavor was excellent, and I enjoyed it, but I think it would be wonderful with some heavy cream, and maybe even some potato. I'll try that this weekend. Thanks!
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CHA Show is such an amazing event- the new products are a given. But really the BOOTHS are one of my favorite things! This year, the Lion Brand Yarn Booth wins for my personal favorite. They re-created monuments and geographic icons in YARN. The theme was Yarn of the World.
Check this out!
Stonehenge. Check the the texture!
The Mayan ruins were depicted in the colorful hues of Mexico, while the details on the Taj Mahal were stunning.
And the Great Wall of China in granny squares and hexies? Yes, please.
I love how the Easter Island statues got sweaters! See the hieroglyphs on the side of the Sphinx? Cool!
The lacework on the Tower of Pisa really lent to the feeling of open windows.
Now, if you know me, you'll know that my shill level is REALLY far below this…. but I did see something at the booth that was in my reach.
How about a nice little skein of yarn that also has an included pom-pom so you can make a cute little self-striping hat?
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Apr 15 2014
A Plot for a Horror Movie
As you know, the first phase of the Building project has been finishing the office space upstairs (shown above, in February). For many years, the ranch office for Marlboro Man, his brother Tim, and their dad has been housed in an old cowboy bunk house next door to ours. It has served its purpose for a long time, but has been slowly deteriorating, so the new office at the Building can't come soon enough.
In addition, while I won't be there as often because I don't like to leave my house, the upstairs space will be my office headquarters for all the things that would otherwise take over our living room at home.
Over the past six months in particular, the old cowboy house—our current office—has decided to go out with a bang. The central heat has failed, the floor has started to sink in, and while we're still using it, a few other hilarious mishaps have occurred that have made us so grateful we've got a Plan B in the works. We're pretty close to being able to move in to the office at the Building, but because we're waiting for cabinets and a couple of other things, it will realistically be 6 to 8 weeks before we're in.
Sunday night, things got even more interesting. We had a sudden thunderstorm move in, which brought some much-needed rain…along with crazy wind that lasted for the first five minutes or so of the storm front.
When Marlboro Man went outside to feed cattle yesterday morning, this was what he saw.
Never a dull moment out here on the ol' range!
This would make the perfect plot for a horror movie: An old house that's falling apart gets hip to the fact that the owners are moving on, so it decides not to go down without a fight. It shorts out its central heating unit, starts to cave in its floor, and, during a thunderstorm one dark Sunday night, hurls a big sycamore tree on top of the roof. "Heh heh," the house cackles. "I'll show them!"
I wonder what will happen next in the horror movie? Packing up the office will be interesting. What if it slams all its doors shut and won't let us out? What if the electrical wires turn into cobras and start slithering toward us?
Whatever happens…I'll be sure to keep you posted.
I've watched too many Stephen King movies,
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192 Comments and 8 Replies
Cheryl Barker On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:17 am
Sure glad you all stayed safe during that horror movie. Craziness!
Beth M. On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:21 am
You had to mention the electrical wires turning into cobras didn't you. ;0) I will be thinking about that happening in my little house as I drift off to sleep. Looking forward to seeing the completed office space.
Evelin On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:21 am
Definitely… It is a good plot. Poor house! I guess Marlboro Man & Tim will have to get out anything in there that will be needed in the new office and do it fast before the whole thing caves in… Now it is only a part of the roof that is looking a bit, shall we say, sunken in?
ChristinaS(2) On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:22 am
Yup – that is exactly what happens at our house. Something gets wind of the fact that it is getting replaced and everything begins to fall off, or apart on it. Nevermind that I keep and use things well past their normal usage date (I'm a bit frugal that way) but if a tree fell on it I think I would take that as a sign that it was definitely time to find something new!
CheyAnne Sexton On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:23 am
Timing is everything and so glad that tree feel at night. On to plan B, yipee
CarelN. On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:25 am
What a gift! A do-it-yourself kit, for next winter's fires:). But, then, you probably always do it, yourselves;).
Oh…and, take the front door off of the hinges, when you're moving out. Thwart Mr. King.
Deb R On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:28 am
You are so right with the Stephen King thing! "Night at the Ranch" How do things know when they're about to be . . . . ?
Pattie On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:30 am
Good morning. I guess everything has a reason for what you are going thru. At least no one was hurt when the tree meet the house. Everything will work out for your family.
Susanne On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:31 am
SO happy for you getting a huge, brand new office of your own! You definitely deserve it because you are literally the hardest working blogger I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Nobody in blog land is as diverse as PW!
CBarnes On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:31 am
Awww…Stephen King…. I do love his works
Side note…my oldest daughter and her husband are flying out to Co this weekend for first wedding anniversary they're staying at THE STANLEY……creepy…hopefully they don't see the twins walking the halls….lol
Melissa H. On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:35 am
Oh my goodness!!! I'm glad no one was injured but I would watch your back as the house may have other plans!
Becky V in Texas On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:48 am
I had a VW bug that did the same kind of thing back in the late 70's when it found out we were going to trade her in on a 'party' van!! She had a flat tire, the windshield wipers stopped working on the highway in a huge thunderstorm and then to top it off– we had to give her a push start to leave a car dealership!! I still loved her and miss her today!
slammie On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:53 am
Glad that you guys have new digs to move to and that no one was injured!!
carol On Tuesday, April 15 at 8:59 am
I would take this as a sign from God that you all are on the right track with your projects. JMHO!
Iowa Farmers Daughter On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:03 am
No doubt some of the work plans for the week have suddenly been changed. Ya'all will have to get everything packed up quickly to avoid further water damage now that the tree has exposed the interior to the weather. What a blessing that plans were in the works to move anyway. Looks like the office has plenty of empty space to set boxes of paperwork or whatever you may need to move out of the bunk house now. Since spring has finally sprung & hopefully you'll have more rainy days ahead we all know what the "crew" will be busy at this week don't we. Blessing to the Drummond gang.
Monie On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:08 am
Epic. It's a sign. The time is now, to move out and then in to the new space. Maybe this tree should be sawed into lumber and made into a bench or desk or something for the new space? It seems like it is saying that it wants to go, too…just sayin'!
Monie On Tuesday, April 15 at 7:49 pm
I've been thinking about your tree all day. It's hard to tell how tall the trunk is, but it looks like it's tall enough to work with. A couple of other possibilities, besides the furniture options, might be to use part or parts of the trunk to create a column or columns to display a bronze(s), or other object/art piece(s). It will disintegrate eventually, but I've had a tree trunk column on my patio for about 18 years now, and it's still functioning as a plant stand. It's lost bits of bark here and there, but it doesn't bother me, in fact, I love the 'character' it has now. It might also be a very cool 'planter', if you could find someone to hollow it out for you. There's a place in Gonzales, TX, that can make a beam out of it for you…if you had a place to put a beam…or a mantle…?
Amy at love made my home On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:12 am
Yep, you may just have watched too many movies, but heck that is pretty scary!! I'm glad that you weren't in the house when it happened as that would have been horrible. I hope that you can retrieve all of your things without any incident!
Cheryl A. On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:13 am
I love that you still see the humor in things even when things go bad. Please stay safe!! Love, Cheryl
PS: I love Stephen King too!
Barbara On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:13 am
And this is why I only PRAISE my car when I'm IN it….save the negative for whispers in corners….
Stephanie On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:14 am
Oh My! So glad you have a plan B that is almost finished. and great imagination. Reminds of the kids movie monster house. except in this case it wants you to stay instead of leave. lol
Tawni On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:14 am
wow, that is bizaar, out of all those trees that is the one that topples over. Weird.
Amy M. On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:15 am
Holy moley!!
Christine Long On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:16 am
I would just let the guys go in and stand back ..way back…just in case you need to call them some help…lol!
Jenny Allen On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:19 am
Wonderful spring weather! Your blessing of rain and unlucky wind blew our way in rural NW Ohio and brought us snow. Glad no one was hurt.
CLW On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:40 am
Hey Jenny you are still having snow? Has anyone ever seen wackier weather? Can't wait to see what is in store for us here in Florida. Then again, I say that every year. Ree, you all stay safe!
Caroldee On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:20 am
Glad no one was in there when that thing came down..big storm came through here too and much damage but I guess we were very lucky. Hope you can get into the new place a little quicker now with things being astray in the old offices. Take care love reading the blog and watching your show.
Innkeeper Seely On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:20 am
ON the other hand the building managed to withstand the tree without toppling over. That is some pretty impressive framing for an old building.
Donna On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:21 am
WOW! Yes, please keep us posted – love your humor!!!
Adrienne Yancey On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:21 am
Wow! I'm glad everyone is okay. I can't wait to see the finished building!
Becky Nichols On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:21 am
lol! you write about as well as stephen king! i might add that he was my english teacher in high school. he taught at hampden academy in hampden maine. he was out there for sure!! perhaps you should send him your "happenings"…you just never know what his far out brilliant mind might do with them!
Stacy On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:39 am
I am so jealous if THE Stephen King was actually your English teacher!
Elizabeth Roy On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:21 am
Wow! Happy none of you were in the "mean house" when the tree crashed! Can't wait for the sequel!!
Pam J Dunster On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:22 am
Wow this is amazing! Scary and nerve wracking I am sure. Glad there were no injuries and that you can now move things inside the house to a place that is dry and safe from anymore water damage. The journey has been awesome to watch. Blessings to the Drummond family and hope to see the project finished soon.
Angela from Maryland On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:22 am
It was good no one was hurt. The old building looks sturdy considering how the tree hit it. The new office looks great and I am sure the guys will love the smells from the deli.
Beth Young On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:23 am
LOL. Isn't it interesting living on an old farm? You can never tell what will happen next. I'm glad you got some rain. We, in Michigan, ended up with ice and snow!
Billie On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:23 am
Wow! Spooky! I can't watch King movies…but I've read most of the books. Stay safe out there, you just never know…
Susan Young On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:24 am
Ree, why are you planning a deli and offices in town for the guys if you plan on being at home? That is going to be something to behold! Just sayin'
julie Schneider On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:25 am
That was my guess:-) too many scary movies:-). Hope things go better before you have a chance to move. good luck
Jessie Bumgarner On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:26 am
I can totally relate to a tree falling on the office. Ten months ago we had two trees fall on our house and demolish it! I'm keeping up with our rebuild progress on Twitter. Check it out: https://twitter.com/pilkhouse
Cj On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:26 am
We lived in Joplin through several Tornados. There always seems to be that one limb that has it's sights set on your roof!!
K. Stewart On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:26 am
Wow and holy cow! Pun intended!!
Donna Majors On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:27 am
The bunk house knows what you are doing and it doesn't want to be "put out to pasture".
Leah On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:27 am
They say things happen in three's! Sure enough!
Donna J. On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:27 am
One BIG tree!!
k8 On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:30 am
you made me laugh And shiver–and that's why i steer clear of stephen king–
what a house!
but the part about the house locking you in etc–that's what i think about gps systems in our cars–one of these days that chick in there is gonna get po'd about "recalculating, recalculating" and it ain't gonna be pretty — lol
Janice On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:30 am
When moving day arrives, I would supervise from outside. No sense in taking any chances. No wonder you feel like you are in a plot for a Stephen King movie. BUT I love it that you can find the humor in your situations. You are a blessing.
Amanda On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:31 am
Hahaha….What a great movie that would make. I do hope you are all able to move out without the doors locking, and cobra cords.
Christi On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:32 am
Glad nobody was inside. Now just finish the other building. The idea of using the tree for furniture was a great idea.
Debbie W On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:33 am
Oh my! What a large tree you have at the office. Glad no one was around to get injured. Maybe a bon fire site for a future show?
pauletta On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:35 am
God be praised no one was hurt!!
chain saw time,, be careful with that one, bottom could kick out !
whatever is under tension, could kick out !
Bob Cleveland On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:36 am
Just think how easy it'll be to tear down if it's already a heap of rubble.
jane fruehwirth On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:36 am
I have so enjoy your postings (and your foodnet work series…I am not to be disturbed on Saturday mornings)! Being a farm girl from Missouri before we moved to south Dakota, I know bout the spring skies and storms, the animals and pastures so I relish your stories; reminds me of none. So sorry about the bunk house, but literally one door closes as one door opens! Happy Spring!
Sally G. On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:37 am
Have you ever read House of Leaves? Talk about horror, it was so deeply creepy I couldn't even finish the book!
I'm glad the sycamore took its feelings out on the office and not anyone else!
Sally Price On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:37 am
Is that your branch office?
Tiffany P On Tuesday, April 15 at 6:14 pm
That's a good one!
Marcia Widders On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:38 am
Oh-geez. Well at least it didn't go the other way and fall on your house. Blessings to you all.
Leah W On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:41 am
Oklahoma wind… *shakes head*. Never a dull moment… literally haha.
dc On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:41 am
Kinda reminds me of a '76 dodge colt I once had! And Stephen King…yay!
jenny fertuna On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:41 am
you make life so interesting for all of us. wish i was in the country again. things like that would be so nice in some ways instead of the wonders of gang activity. of course someof the houses we look at to rent are about that way and wanting lots of money to rent. there ya go rent it out for some other soul to live in. lol horror movies are not my thing but enjoy it when you write about it. thanks for the updates love ya
C.B. Grace On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:42 am
I live down in central Texas. When I saw the picture, all I thought was, they lost a really established tree. I"m always trying to "establish" a tree on our property. Good firewood…here it would be like…"oh, good firewood for those 5 days out of the year it is cold enough for a fire."
eva d On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:45 am
Time for a bon fire????
Wendy Wilson On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:45 am
Ree, we have learned NOT to ask "what could be next?" around our place……because we usually found out! We've also found things tend to happen in 3's. Sooo, unless there is something going on besides the heat giving up, the floor caving in, and, well, that treeee…….you may be in luck. Just hope your office gets finished before that ol' bunkhouse gets anymore crazy ideas. BTW, milk crates make pretty good temporary cabinets, just in case. ; )
Shea Zigo On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:47 am
WOW! Just so long as the roof doesn't collapse or the walls fall in while you are trying to get stuff out you'll be good to go.
Anne P. On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:49 am
Oh goodness….seems rather creepy, doesn't it? When we moved from our urban house that we had lived in for 29 yrs., the roof began leaking within the week. Up to then there had been no sign of a problem. I had the very same thoughts…that the house was getting revenge. We were moving to a brand new house that we built on our farm, 25 miles away.
Guess I had read too many Stephen King novels, over the years, myself. I always thought a subject for one his stories would be for a poor unsuspecting soul getting sucked into a heat register, and forever more trapped in the central heating system, plaintively calling out…..never knew how that story ended…my mind just wouldn't go there! Haha!
Emily MG On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:50 am
Looks like a cute little house, sorry it had to end this way. I'm so glad it didn't fall on your house and that you weren't in it when the tree hit it!
Janet Balsbaugh On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:52 am
So glad no one was in there when this happened. Glad you are all safe. No matter how bad things get, I love your sense of humor. We can all relate to your sayings. Here in Ohio it was 80 on Sunday and sunny, today on Tuesday it is 30 and snowing and blowing…Gotta love it. Love the Story's you share. God Bless….
Janie R On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:57 am
I think I would stay away form there.
Susanne V On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:58 am
Good thing no one was inside!!
Charity Banks On Tuesday, April 15 at 9:59 am
We are in the southern part of Oklahoma, about five miles north of the good ole Red River, and we got that 5 mins of CRAZY AWFUL HORRIBLE TERRIBLE STRONG wind too…I don't know if there are better words to describe the strength of those gusts so I will leave it at that.
Angie Mehrtens On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:01 am
Oh my! It was some crazy weather Sunday night for sure!!! I'm relieved to hear no one was hurt during the making of the horror film, but my it's still pretty scary!!
Carolyn On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:06 am
Oh, I'm with Monie! The tree is definitely trying to make a statement! It needs to be a part of that new office in some way for sure! Love the story!
Paula P. On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:06 am
Glad no one was out and about when that tree decided to say hello to the bunkhouse.
Jennifer buckley On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:12 am
I absolutely love your blog! Your way with words keeps me laughing
June DeLighte Wilbur On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:13 am
I, always, say, I, have such glorious plans, but God, has HIS plans..Sometimes, I don' t like what HE, sends us..but God, is still on the THRONE… Easter Blessings, to you & yours.. I love your story's.. that is why, you write books..EH? So, many, love you & your family..
Christina Macias On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:17 am
Wow, I think the bunkhouse wants some attention! LOL Love the horror movie..I can totally picture it on the big screen.
PenPen On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:21 am
I'm glad I'm not the only one that anthropomorphizes. Repeat after me, it's just a building, it's just a building. You can get through this Ree. I'm glad no one was hurt.
Marianne in Mo. On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:22 am
That was luck that it was night time, glad no one was hurt (except Mr. House!)
JYM On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:23 am
Downright spooky, I'd say. Considering you live in the wide open spaces, that a huge tree would find the old office building is amazing. Glad no one was hurt, but be careful when you go to clean things out. Is there a fire in the future? Happy Tuesday and hugs to all out there this morning.
Fran Hoeft On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:26 am
My mind works in mysterious ways……..It's not the old bunk house going out with a bang, it's the spirit of the new building! The new building is so happy that you are fixing it up (bringing it back to life) that it can't wait for your arrival! Now that's a plot!!!
Susan J. On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:30 am
I see firewood…in a few years.
SandraG On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:30 am
Maybe this is Fred and Addie trying to tell you something. "Don't leave the ranch." Just go talk to them and say you are not leaving, but expanding. When you tear this place down, mark it somehow to please the spirits. Who knows. Ha!!
Stacy On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:34 am
Apparently I have watched too many horror movies also. I also never say anything bad about my car while I am in said car. I never insult it, never say I am selling it, never talk about wanting a new car. I am convinced the car will hear me and break down.
Beverly D On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:38 am
Ree glad family is safe. The weather sure has been crazy. Maybe Ladd better be on good behavior you have sick mind lol!!
Sheila H. from MO On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:39 am
Darn, the boys could have enjoyed that "playhouse" too. How far is the new office building from your home? Working from home is so convenient and the thought of getting dressed up to go to the office to work makes me cringe.
Rebecca McN. On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:40 am
Yesterday it was Charlie looking a little scary in his "close up" with your daughter. Now this. I'm thinking you're already IN a Stephen King movie and don't know it. I swear I hear classic horror movie music playing…watch out for what's lurking in your walls and behind your doors!! ahahahaha
Kathleen Curtis-Ames On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:41 am
Ree, we were about to trade our sports car for a 4-Runner, and I took our car down to get it smogged. I noticed some areas my hub missed in his detailing job, so I wiped off the "boot" surrounding the shifter. Later, on our way to make the car trade, he notices the boot is coming out of the rim. Ack, how'd that happen? I feign ignorance. He had to use my nail file to stuff it back into the crevice, all pretty. Whew!
Long story short, deal was done. Both parties got what they wanted and we can go camping now!
Kathleen Curtis-Ames On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:43 am
BTW, your strawberry cake recipe was awesome. Here is what I did with it: http://slovegboxforleenme.blogspot.com/2014/04/strawberry-go-go.html
Betty B. On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:43 am
Wow! Glad no one was hurt. Hope you didn't end up with a soggy mess. Living in Ok. Is always an adventure! The old saying goes if you don't like the weather just wait a few minutes and it will change. Maybe the Easter Bunny will come hopping down the trail and help you all take everything to town. Love Ya!!! Have a Happy Easter!!
Crystal Ramey On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:45 am
Good things will come!
Sharon H On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:47 am
Having the office in town will require you to think before you leave…don't forget anything…LOL Could make for a long trip back to town to get it Glad everyone is safe…poor bunkhouse. He senses he is losing his children…becoming an empty nest.
Kathy J Koen On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:53 am
Yep it is going to show you because you were leaving it.
Amiee K On Tuesday, April 15 at 10:56 am
If I haven't mentioned it before….I will say it now….your humor is soooooooooo my humor and you remind me so much of how my BFF Lisa and I are together. So despite the fact that we've never met, I kinda sorta might just love ya a little bit and think your one cool chicky!!! Lol!!! Oh and I bet after the heat goes out, the floor caves in, the doors slam shut and the lights start to flicker and go black….those darn sycamore roots would start growing through the walls and floor and wrap around everyone's ankles and wrists…..yup I love Steven King too! Lol!
Keep posting, it keeps us all happy and laughing and entertained!
Jeanette Lamb On Tuesday, April 15 at 11:00 am
Now would be a really bad time to watch "monster house" If you haven't seen it yet, don't ha.
I say hedge your bets and take a chainsaw every time you go inside.
Cee Pluse On Tuesday, April 15 at 11:14 am
Oh my, the possible endings to this horror story are endless! I too have seen way too many "creepy house" movies. What if the whole thing sinks into the bowels of the earth while you are packing up, or disappears into thin air and/or another dimension, leaving soulless Drummond family clones behind in your place? I even saw a movie where the house literally ate its inhabitants. I really need to stop watching those sorts of movies, and so do you!
I have a similar problem with appliances, possibly because I am always willing to replace older models with newer and better ones. One year my riding mower literally fell apart, dropping several essential pieces within a week. Then our (admittedly very old) TV died, leaving only a tiny bright white dot in the middle of the screen (did it go into the light?). The scariest was the death of our microwave, which decided to go out with a bang — and a sizzle, lots of popping sounds, and a thin trail of flame that snaked from one end of the thing to the other before giving up the ghost. I will never love appliances, but don't tell them that!
Your husband and his brother can't move into their new office too soon, although wasn't there an X-Files episode about an office building that took on an evil life of its own? Don't even think about that!
denise On Tuesday, April 15 at 11:18 am
out with the old, in with the new–but do it quickly before it falls down
You could have a yard sale like Oprah! lolol
Marianne E On Tuesday, April 15 at 11:18 am
I'm just glad no one was hurt. Also glad no trees fell on your home. That would have been worse! Life is always interesting, isn't it? Poor old office. It's knows the building downtown is cuter and has a bright future. He's got to be feeling sad.
Patricia Noel On Tuesday, April 15 at 11:19 am
Okay okay–you are the forever optimist!!! Instead of Steven King, how about a classic–Mr. Blandings builds his Dream House. Quite appropriate for your current situation!!!! You will have a great laugh–at yourself!!!!!!! Enjoy!
Linia On Tuesday, April 15 at 11:25 am
Life certainly does not want us to become complacent!
Keep us posted as to the removal of the tree, etc.
Cindy On Tuesday, April 15 at 11:27 am
Glad it was an old house that sounds like it was ready for demolition anyway. I hope you files are not damaged and It sure does make a great picture to share .
Liz H On Tuesday, April 15 at 11:32 am
Jannie Bryant On Tuesday, April 15 at 11:38 am
Goodness, good thing it happened when no one was in it. Glad the new office will be ready soon. There's enough to do on a big ranch without any extra getting thrown in the mix. Glad everybody is OK.
Jill G On Tuesday, April 15 at 11:50 am
But aren't you a good ways from town? I'm thinking… move the Building to your ranch!
JennieRC On Tuesday, April 15 at 11:57 am
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For the second year in a row, little students from Laureate Primary School visited Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), in Cambridge on Friday, January 17 where they were given a taste of academic life.
Students ambassadors from ARU were on hand to show pupils around and talk to them about their hopes for the future as part of the ARU Reach for the Stars programme.
The Year Six pupils, who are in Pine Class, took a tour of campus, learned about different degrees and even visited a lecture theatre to get a taste for student life.
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|Montgomery County Law Enforcement Chiefs Support New Tougher Traffic Laws; Important Changes and Enforcement Going into Effect on October 1
Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger today was joined by other local law enforcement leaders in presenting a strong and unified message of support for new tougher traffic laws regulating the use of handheld cell phones while driving and the increased use of vehicle seat belts.
Those law enforcement leaders included: Sheriff Darren Popkin, Rockville City Police Chief Terry Treschuk, Gaithersburg Police Chief Mark Sroka, Takoma Park Police Chief Alan Goldberg, Chevy Chase Village Police Chief John Fitzgerald, Maryland National Capital Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul and Maryland State Police Acting Rockville Barrack Commander Daniel Pickett.
Although County Executive Ike Leggett could not attend the press event, he endorsed an extensive County public education effort to inform residents about the new laws. "One of my top priorities is safe streets and secure communities," said Leggett. "People need to understand and accept that it is critically important to give their full attention to driving and to make sure that every driver and passenger buckles up every time they are in a moving vehicle."
"Today is the last day that anyone in the State of Maryland should expect that they can get away with talking on their handheld cell phone while driving, or riding in a vehicle without being buckled up," said Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger. "For cell phone use while driving, our united law enforcement message is clear -Hang Up or Hands Free, It's Maryland Law."
The chiefs were joined by the Chairperson of the Montgomery County Council's Public Safety Committee, Phil Andrews; State Senator (District 17) Jennie Forehand and Manager of Public Affairs of AAA Mid-Atlantic's Washington Office, John Townsend.
"Distracted driving can be deadly," said Council member Andrews. "Don't become a statistic."
A law banning the use of handheld cell phones while driving went into effect in 2010. However, that law made the violation a secondary offense. Officers couldn't stop a driver until another traffic violation was committed. With the new law, the violation becomes a primary offense. Officers can make a traffic stop for the sole offense of using a handheld cell phone while driving.
The law does not apply to law enforcement and emergency personnel when they are acting within the scope of their safety and emergency duties.
Emergency cell phone calls to 9-1-1 and to other locations such as hospitals and fire stations in emergency situations may still be made with a handheld cell phone while driving.
The new law allows cell phone use with a hands-free device, such as a Bluetooth.
State Senator Jennie Forehand was the originator of the legislation that resulted in making the use of seat belts mandatory for passengers 16 and older who are riding in the rear seat of a vehicle.
With this new seat belt law, every passenger in a motor vehicle must use either a seat belt or child restraint system. Previously, back-seat passengers ages 16 and older did not have to use a seat belt, and there was no restriction as to the number of passengers carried in a vehicle. Now, there can only be the same number of passengers as there are seat belts in a vehicle. No more than one person can be buckled up in a single seat belt.
There will not be a warning period for the enforcement of these new laws. Officers in Montgomery County and throughout the State of Maryland will begin active enforcement on Tuesday, October 1.
The original fines publicized for the offense of handheld cell phone use while driving were recently changed by the authority of the Chief Judge of the District Court of Maryland. The citations fines are: $83 for the first offense, $140 for the second offense and $160 for the third and subsequent offenses. Points will be assessed only if the violation contributes to a collision.
The fine for non-compliance with the seat belt law was also changed to $83.
The law prohibiting texting while driving went into effect in 2009.
The Maryland Highway Safety Office has issued the following recommendations: "Park Your Phone, Before You Drive", manage your time so that you don't need to talk on your cell phone while driving, drive defensively and ride responsibly. If you are a passenger in a vehicle and a driver is using a handheld cell phone, ask the driver to pull over or wait until you arrive at the destination.
More information about both of these laws can be found at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/newtrafficlaws. An informational flyer can also be downloaded from that link. A new TV public service announcement featuring the Montgomery County Police Chiefs and Sheriff can be found at http://youtu.be/H_NDMm7Jc1g.
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The Challenges Of A Future Democracy
Plato once said, "Republics degenerate into democracies, and democracies degenerate into tyrannies." This pattern, observed during the birth of democracy as a political system, has proven true in examples ranging from Athens, Rome, Napolionic France, and Weimar Germany, not to mention the many corrupt democracies around the world today. However, there is a new vice pressuring the system, the progression of technology.
Today we live in a world where one media mogul can easily influence the minds of tens of millions of voters, where word are the bullets and images the artillery used to wage a war for a person's opinion, where think-tanks spend thousands of hours and millions of dollars trying to find new techniques to manipulate the human mind, a world where democracy is becoming increasingly illogical. The problems in the future begin with one we already face in the present.
One major problem in our nation today is the growing disparity in the quality of our nation's public schools. Friedrich Nietzsche said "In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the food is usually bad." Some states, albeit usually smaller ones such a Finland and South Korea, have less of a difference in quality, but these are the exceptions, not the rule. This difference in quality nationally is striking, but it grows exponentially when one starts to look internationally to places such as Central Africa or Bangladesh, where education is abysmal.
These differences in education make a stable government in these places impossible with the current democratic mindset. Due to this problem many larger nations currently resort to policies resembling economic imperialism to gain some of the advantages of having a stable trading partner, without the pitfalls of directly assimilating a third world country.
This problem can and will only grow worse as population and educational disparity increase codependently, and in the long term mindset of the human colonization of space, the difference between earth and distant colonies will make Bangladesh look like Midtown Manhattan. This problem strengthens tyranny, wounds republics, and kills democracies, because how could a representative elected from a benighted colony rule with the same education and accountability as one elected from a state with educated and accurately informed voters, themselves being a sparse resource because of the second problem of a future democracy.
The second problem of a post information age democracy is an often overlooked truth of human condition, as individuals, we are not equal. That phrase goes against much of the currently taught philosophy, but it is true none the less. No one person is better than another, but some are more intelligent, pragmatic, decisive, and fit to govern, and when you apply a democracy, even a so called democratic republic, you put your faith in the mean of society, an average of all human ability, which, as we continue to take on more dangerous responsibilities, frequently does not measure up.
Some may say, "where is the fairness and liberty in a non-democratic system?" These two concepts are independent of democracy, but have been made synonymous by paradigms. First, on the question of fairness, the nature that sets the parameters for our existence is an apathetic one, and the first characteristic needed for a successful organism or institution is the ability to adapt to changing conditions around it.
Therefore, a successful government cannot be perfectly fair, but the best way to look at the fairest government possible in my opinion is to imagine a series of circles emanating from one point, a man. He has a right to control his actions as they relate to himself, next the circle of the state, which has a right to control its actions at they relate to itself, same for nations, same for planets. In my mind this is fairness in a political sense.
Next to the question of liberty, for a reason unknown to me, most people equate group rule with liberty, however, most people are more than happy to give up their liberty for a vague promise of security. For example, after the September 11th terrorist attacks, a frightening trend developed in the United States. A hasty and broad loss of civil freedoms in the name of protection from nameless faceless terrorists who posed no more of a threat to the loss of human life in this country than our national highway system.
This loss of freedoms, culminating in the patriot act, has caused near irreversible damage to many of our rights of privacy and freedom, but this is just the tip of the iceberg if absolute democracy continues unimpeded. To quote Benjamin Franklin "People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both." However, security is not the only thing people are willing to trade in freedoms for, one other is another seemingly positive concept, equality.
If affairs continue on their current course, I fear the world of the Kurt Vonnegut short story "Harrison Burgeon" could be realized. In the story, set in an America several centuries in the future, constitutional amendments have been passed that require the smart to wear radio's in their ears, the strong to wear weights, and the beautiful to wear masks. This is the product of group rule run rampant, and if the other extreme is oppression of a political sense rather than this forced equality, averaging of society, and reverse evolution of humanity out of jealous animosity towards fellow human beings, I would have to err towards the former.
So the question becomes, what can replace our current system to cary the torch of western civilization to the stars? That is a question we have to start trying to answer. So as we watch this century come into its adolescence, we stand at a crossroads. One road leads down our present form of democracy with its easily influenced, educationally restricted, and easily panicked nature; the other leads towards a new form of government, one with a chance of taking western civilization, along with justice and liberty, to the stars.
Nature is an exacting judge, and in its book, no system is to big to fail, so if our government continues to become more obsolete and inefficient, the people will adapt. Karl Marx said "Revolutions are the locomotives of history." The choice we as a society face today is we can either be on the train, or on the tracks.
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Oct 23rd 2012 • by Jess • No Comments • Event, Gallery Updates, The Impossible
Earlier today, Naomi took part in The Wrap's Awards Season Screening Series for The Impossible in Los Angeles. The event consisted of a screening of the movie, followed by a Q&A session with Naomi. She also posed for portraits during the event. Naomi looked casual and comfy in a black jacket, blouse and grey skinny jeans for her appearance.
We have exclusive HQ photos from the Q&A and portraits in our Gallery just for you! Big thanks to friend of the site Luciana for sending them our way I'm loving all the awards season buzz around The Impossible, aren't you? Let's hope it just increases from here…
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MADISONVILLE - Two people are dead after a rollover wreck near Madisonville Saturday afternoon.
The wreck happened on Interstate 45 just north of the intersection of Highway 21 around 4:00 o'clock.
The Madison County Sheriff's office says that an SUV carrying multiple people rolled several times after a right rear tire blew while the SUV was traveling northbound on Interstate 45.
Department of Public Safety troopers say there was a total of 8 people in the SUV.
Two people were ejected.
Gerardo del Alba and Iris S. Llanas were killed and were sitting in the third row of the vehicle.
Two children, 7 year-old Aaron Suarez and Jorge Suarez, Jr, were taken by St. Joseph Air Medical and PHI to Memorial Hermann hospital in Houston. Authorities say Aaron sustained skull and spine injuries in the crash. Jorge Jr. was last listed in stable condition.
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UK: New evidence points to poison gas used in Syria
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron says British scientists have found new evidence that poison gas was used last month in a suburb outside the Syrian capital of Damascus.
In an interview with the BBC on Thursday, Cameron said that samples from Syria had been examined by experts at England's Porton Down Laboratory.
Cameron spoke from St. Petersburg, where world leaders have gathered for a summit and the Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons is expected to be high on the agenda.
A spokesman for Cameron's office said the samples consisted of clothing from one of the reported victims and soil taken from the area. He declined to comment on how or when the evidence made its way to Britain, citing security concerns.
Meanwhile, President Barack Obama pressed skeptical lawmakers to give him the authority to use U.S. military force against Syria during his overseas trip while the administration struggled to rally international support for intervention in an intractable civil war.
Ben Rhodes, Obama's deputy national security adviser, told reporters on Thursday that Obama was making calls to members of Congress while he attends an economic summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. The president spoke to a bipartisan group of five lawmakers on Wednesday.
"He is going to be doing outreach on the Hill," Rhodes said of the president's lobbying during the two-day summit in Russia.
U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power has lashed into Russia at the United Nations, accusing Moscow of holding the Security Council "hostage" by blocking action against Syria.
Power blames the structure of the Security Council, which lets five major nations hold veto power -- Russia, the United States, China, France and Britain. Russia has consistently used its veto power to block action President Bashar Assad's regime.
Power says "The system has protected the prerogatives of Russia, the patron of a regime that would brazenly stage the world's largest chemical weapons attack in a quarter century, when chemical weapons inspectors sent by the United Nations were just across town."
Power says Russia "Russia continues to hold the Council hostage and shirks its international responsibilities."


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Now the name of Jesse Gress is getting more familiar to us forumites.(He's the author of 5 or 6 original lessons in the 40 Days SWAT Camp).
Not only that he is the regular companion to Todd Rundgren and Tony Levin, but he has been Guitar Player editor and author of excellent books like Guitar Cookbook and Licks Factory.
This short video finds him demonstrating a Babicz Guitar:


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SnapTap is a tweak in Cydia that enables your iPhone volume buttons or wired headset buttons to take photos and videos with your iPhone. This way when you're taking pictures, you can hold it like a normal camera and don't need to adjust your fingers. Simply press the volume controls. Recently SnapTap was updated to version 1.1.1, adding full support for iPhone 4 and iOS 4.
- Take photos easily by using the iPhone's volume controls and the wired headset button.
- Capture videos with the built-in camera app (3GS+) or with Cycorder on older phones.
- Mute the shutter sound while taking pictures.
- Finally take self-portrait pictures without figuring out where to press.
- Tested with the built-in camera application, works with some others as well.
- Use your headphones (wired headset) for taking pictures and videos as well.
- Normal iPhone usage when not taking pictures/videos
Note: SnapTap is compatible with with many camera-enabled applications.
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|Edition 8, No. 3
|Summer Quarter 2000
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D. C. Radford, C. Baktash, A. Galindo-Uribarri, C. J. Gross, C.-H. Yu, P. E. Mueller and D. W. StracenerWe have performed a test experiment using neutron-rich radioactive ion beams from the HRIBF facility, together with the CLARION Ge detector array. The RIBs are produced by proton-induced fission of uranium and were accelerated to energies of between 3.0 and 4.0 MeV per nucleon in the Tandem accelerator. The higher energies required the use of the second stripping foil in the high-energy beam tube.
Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
D. J. Hartley and L. L. Riedinger
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
During the main part of the experiment, a beam of 117Ag at 460 MeV was used to bombard a 0.6 mg/cm2 target of 12C. The 117Ag beam current on target was measured to be 3.8 x 105 ions per second. Later, this beam current was optimized by changing stripper foils and by increasing the proton beam current from the ORIC cyclotron from 5 to 9 microamps; this increased the beam to approximately 1.2 x 106 ions per second, which is an order of magnitude higher than was expected for this doubly stripped beam.
With this thin, light target, the count rate in the CLARION array due to scattered radioactive beam was very low. Gamma singles rates increased from about 180/s (background) to about 300/s (with beam on). Gamma-gamma coincidence rates approximately doubled, from about 1/s to about 2/s. Much of this increase in the gamma-gamma coincidence rate could be attributed to the fusion-evaporation events. This result is very promising for gamma-ray spectroscopic studies of fusion-evaporation products with these beams; such studies are the ultimate goal of this test experiment.
A foil-plus-microchannel-plate recoil detector (MCP), placed at the achromat of the RMS, allowed recording of gamma-gamma-recoil coincidence events. Even with the low beam intensity of 3.8 x 105 ions per second and the thin target, we were able to observe several hundred such coincident events per hour, mostly (80%) from the 4n evaporation channel leading to 125I. A sizable fraction of the direct beam also impinged upon the MCP, resulting in an MCP count rate of more than 105/s.
While the A = 117 beam was almost purely silver, beams of other masses from the same source are expected to be strongly mixed isobarically. In the same test run, we also measured the available beams for A = 134, using singly stripped ions. The beam was composed of approximately 4 x 104 134Sb/s, 1 x 106 134Te/s, and 5 x 105 134I/s. These rates were measured at 5 microamps proton current and could therefore be increased significantly.
We greatly appreciate the extraordinary efforts of the HRIBF operations staff in developing and providing these beams. We also thank T. A. Lewis, D. Shapira and J. W. Johnson, who developed the large-area MCP detector.
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Enable DIRECTV to work on Jailbroken iPad
If you are like me, you just heard the news about the newly updated DIRECTV iPad app that enabled live streaming.
As you launch the app, you encounter with the following message: "DIRECTV is not supported on jailbroken devices. Please connect to iTunes to update or restore your service."
All frustrated, I was looking for a solution, and here is how you enable the device to work on your legally (as far as I know) device.
Download iFile from Cydia.
Once you open iFile, Navigate to "/" and in the search bar look for "com.directv.mobile.ipad.navigator.production.plist" in "Hierarchy mode"
Click on the file and open it in "Text Viewer"
Once the document is open, click on the Magnifying Glass (Search) and type "Jailbreak".
You will come across the line:
and below it:
on the top left corner of the screen, click on Edit and change the line from <true/> to <false/>
Hit Save and Done on the top right corners and go ahead restart your Directv App.
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Dutta, Probal and Bose, Sudipta (2007): Web-based Corporate Reporting in Bangladesh:An Exploratory Study. Published in: The Cost & Management , Vol. 35, No. 6 (January 2008): pp. 29-45.
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This research paper investigates the utilization of the Internet for communicating corporate information by the listed companies of Bangladesh.The sample for the study consists of 268 companies listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE). Corporate websites of the sample companies were browsed by using a standard web browser for collecting data relating to corporate reporting on the Internet. The study shows that web-based corporate reporting in Bangladesh is still in its infancy. Only 38.81 percent of 268 companies have a web. A scoring scheme has been developed to measure the level of on-line corporate reporting. A wide variation in the level of on-line corporate reporting across 15 sectors has been found. The highest-ranking sector was the Banking, Leasing & Finance sector. This paper adds to the existing body of literature on on-line corporate reporting studies by exploring on-line corporate reporting practices of Bangladesh.
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|Web-based Corporate Reporting in Bangladesh:An Exploratory Study
|Corporate Reporting, Corporate Websites, Content Analysis, Listed Companies, Internet, Bangladesh
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I'll have more on this in tomorrow's GO! Magazine, but I want to highlight Sunday's Mad Caddies show in Bend for two reasons: 1) Because I haven't seen a ton of promotion for it, and 2) Because I'm somewhat fascinated by this booking.
Why? Because the Mad Caddies have for years played considerably larger venues than the Mountain's Edge bar, where they'll perform this weekend. (Mountain's Edge is the new name of the old Timbers bar near Goodwill in south Bend.) A little over two years ago, in fact, the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based ska-pop band played Bend's Domino Room, which holds nearly twice as many people as Mountain's Edge.
This is, of course, why the Caddies' show here is so intriguing. It's always cool to see a bigger band in a smaller spot. To find out how the show came together, I got in touch with Ben Mann, who fronts local ska band Necktie Killer, which partnered with Mountain's Edge to get the Caddies. I asked Mann a few questions, he answered, and I've edited them a bit. Here they are:
Frequency: Last time Mad Caddies were in Bend, they played at the Domino Room. Mountain's Edge is a little more than half that size. So how'd you get them there?
Ben Mann: Mountain's Edge was instrumental in being able to put this event on. (Necktie Killer is), of course, a band more so than a production or company. Mountain's Edge provided some much-needed resources and a great venue for the Caddies to play. Without them agreeing to partner with us on this, there is no way the event would be possible. I interviewed (Caddies frontman) Chuck Robertson on the phone yesterday for 92.7 FM, and we touched briefly on the fact that Mad Caddies started out playing bars, much like a lot of the local bands in this area.
F: I haven't been following what they've been up to … is Mountain's Edge the size of venue they're playing these days? Or will this be a chance to see them in a relatively small place?
BM: Mad Caddies latest album, "Keep It Going," is possibly their most successful album to date. This is definitely not a band swinging through on the downward end of their career. They play large venues all over the world and sell out frequently. Being able to see them in a venue and atmosphere like this is a chance to be a part of something really special.
F: When I spoke to Chuck Robertson a couple years ago, he owned a home in Central Oregon and said he loves Bend. Was that a factor in this booking?
BM: Chuck mentioned to me that he is very fond of Bend and has friends in the area. I don't know if he still has the house. He did say he's had some good times over at the D&D downtown. They were actually planning on starting their tour off in Tacoma, Wash., on (Monday), so it made sense for them to stop through here on their way up from Santa Barbara.
F: How did this show end up with Necktie Killer doing the booking? Were you all looking to bring the band here? Or did someone get in touch with you because of the style you guys play?
BM: Steve Miller at the Mountain's Edge really got the ball rolling on this, and got the band involved at the ground level. Necktie Killer has long revered Mad Caddies as the pinnacle of musicianship in the ska genre. They've surely influenced us in the way they add other styles of music to their sound that haven't typically been paired with ska. We feel they are the best ambassadors to really show what our style of music is all about.
F: So why should people come see this show?
BM: This show has something to offer nearly everyone. Whether you like punk, ska, reggae, dance music, jazz or funk, there's an element for you. There's even some hip-hop thrown in the mix. There are three bands playing this show, all with fantastic horn sections. The bar will be in full service all night and the party atmosphere will be incredible. The Mad Caddies are professional, world-class musicians, the likes of which we don't get an opportunity to come out support up close and in person very often in Central Oregon. If you come to this show and don't have the time of your life, you are surely dead inside.
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Fire and rescue chiefs offer advice for drivers in icy conditions after series of accidents
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MOTORISTS are being warned to be vigilant after emergency services attended a series of road traffic accidents yesterday thought to due to icy conditions that hit Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent overnight.
Head of Risk Reduction at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Glynn Luznyj said: "The road conditions in some parts of the county were quite hazardous on Tuesday morning and crews were called out to a number of road traffic collisions believed to have been caused because of the ice.
"I would urge people to take extra care when the carriageways are wet or slippery – slow down and drive to the road conditions, not necessarily the speed limit.
"Taking some simple precautions, such as giving yourself plenty of journey time, ensuring your tyre tread meets the legal requirement and keeping a good distance behind the car in front, could end up saving your life or someone else's life."
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He said drivers could follow a number of safety tips to protect themselves and their passengers as well as other road users and pedestrians.
Driving in fog
- Beware of other road users, particularly cyclists and pedestrians
- Do not use front or rear fog lights unless visibility is seriously reduced – they dazzle other road users and can obscure your brake lights. Use them when visibility is less than 100 metres.
- Make sure that you can stop within the distance you can see clearly, especially on motorways and dual carriageways where vehicles travel faster
- Use your windscreen wipers and de-misters
When driving in ice and snow
- Drive with care, even on treated roads, and do not speed
- Keep a good distance behind the vehicle in front
- Watch out for snowploughs which may throw out snow on either side
- Be prepared for the road conditions to change over relatively short distances
Prepare your vehicle
- Make sure that your vehicle is serviced and that your tyres are correctly inflated
- Make sure your battery is not faulty – if in doubt, change it
- Keep your windows clean and washer bottle full
- Make sure that your heaters are blowing hot air
Plan your journey
- Keep up to date on the latest weather forecasts
- Driving in severe conditions can be tiring, plan plenty of breaks if on a long journey
- Pack an emergency snow kit including items such as a shovel, mobile phone, torch, food, water, ice scraper, jump leads, first aid kit, warm clothes, sturdy boots, cat litter or sand


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By jaredmoshe | Jared Moshé's Blog April 5, 2007 at 11:10AM
Being heavy in the middle of a bachelor party bonanza this spring, all of us at Sidetrack films got into a heated debate about strip clubs and the merging of mainstream culture with porn culture (Yes, filmmakers this sort of stuff goes on at film companies around the world). Generally, I think strip clubs still sit on the outside of our culture's in your face sexuality. Jenna Jameson might get billboards, Paris Hilton might (sadly) be the roll model for thousands of young girls, and Rolling Stone might have half naked women on it weekly, but strip clubs remain a strange bastion of the dirty, seedy, darkerside of sex.


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Cassie changes the results, Alan is still certain that he will win, Cyrus taunts Marina once too often, Josh decides which direction to take in his life.
At CO2, Marina takes out her phone to check her voice mail. She's sad that she hasn't gotten any but tries to tell herself that it's really a good thing. Suddenly, Cyrus grabs her and pulls her aside. She smacks him in the face and walks away. After she buys a movie ticket, he asks her why she won't even let him say 'hi'. She reminds him that he is a fugitive and she should be tackling him right now. He won't let her catch him unless he wants her to, he says. When he wanders away, she wanders after. He explains that he got a job as Alexandra's chauffeur. Marina's gobsmacked for a moment before she accuses him of setting Alex up as his next mark. He insists that it's not the case. 'Maybe you just like me more than the law,' he suggests after pointing out that she's already given up two chances to arrest him today. Alex arrives and Marina asks her how well she really know her new hire. Cyrus has a nervous moment. 'He's punctual, he's a fantastic driver and, dare I say, he's rather easy on the yes,' Alexandra says, and that's all she cares about. She tells him to meet her in a few minutes and sashays off. Marina reminds him again that she is a cop, but these are 'only words' Cyrus states as he walks off. Moments later, Marina and a cop arrive to arrest him. They cuff him and take him away, leaving Alex breathless and confused.
At juvenile hall. Josh runs into Reva in the corridor. She's come to see Daisy; he doesn't know why he's there. Reva assumes that he's there to see Ashlee, but he explains that he's really there to see Rafe, the boy that mugged and cut him. 'Classic Joshua,' she says. Things are different this time, however. He tries to explain that he hasn't been able to stop thinking about what Reverend Rutledge said to him about shedding light on the world. He doesn't know what to do. Showing Reva the guest sheet, she sees that he wrote down member of the clergy. 'You've always acted like you thought you were a saint,' she jokes. She drags him to Company so that they can meet with a prospective donor to the cancer foundation. Reverend Rutledge walks out and greets them. Josh explains what happened to him today and the Reverend chuckles before asking Josh if he's really considering becoming a member of the church. Josh tries to backpedal and fumble for an explanation, but the Reverend states that he thinks Josh would be a fine minister. Reva gets a concerned look on her face and wonders if this means that he'll have to live in a monastery and swear off women. Josh asks for a few minutes alone with the Reverend. Bewildered, Reva walks away. Josh sits down with Rutledge and confesses his infidelity: He knows that he can't not tell Cassie the truth and be the person he wants to be. Rutledge tells him that he can't run to the church to ease his guilt, but if the truth will ease his conscience and clear the way for him, then he should do it.
At Cedars, after sneaking into the DNA lab, Cassie looks into the paternity results. She can see that Alan is really the father of Beth's baby. After hesitating to change the results, Tammy comes to her and tells her that Alan deserves to lose this baby. Her mother needs to get justice for her. That's enough to decide things for Cassie. She changes the father's name to read: Rick Bauer. Once the deed is done, she starts to have second thoughts, but immediately begins convincing herself that this is the right thing to do. Hearing someone coming, she hides away. A lab tech then arrives and gets the results. Meanwhile, Beth and Alan pace around while waiting for the paternity test results. Tired of waiting, Alan stomps out and finds Rick, pressuring him to hurry things up. They return to Beth's side with tea. Alexandra arrives next with congratulations for the tense couple. The lab technician comes in with the results and announces that Rick is the father. Beth's jaw drops, Alan tries to conceal his disgust and Cassie smirks as she watches through the glass. Alan crumples the paper and declares that this is nothing. 'So much for the Spaulding dynasty,' Alexandra declares before telling Alan to leave with her. Alan's lawyer calls and he states that he's going to get started on this. After they leave, Rick tells Beth that, from the expression on her face, he knows that this is exactly what she wants.
In the corridor, Billy finds Cassie roaming around. She tells him that they just found out that Rick is the father. He points out that she shouldn't be there right now. She's happy that she got some.... 'Revenge?' Billy suggests. 'Justice,' Cassie insists. Later, she makes her way to Alan's side. Seeing him dejected and slumped in his chair, she asks him how 'it' feels. He rises to walk away but she begins taunting him about the much younger Rick being the father. She asks him if he feels like he'll never get a breath of fresh air again; like he's lost everything the way that she lost Tammy. He thanks her for reminding him that he is nothing like her: 'I won't lose a child. I'm a Spaulding!' he declares. Re-entering the examining room, he takes Beth by the arm and promises Rick that he will prevail. Alan takes Beth to a room at The Beacon. She's concerned to see him acting like this child is his. As far as he's concerned, the child is his. He doesn't care about biology; Phillip wasn't his biological son either. She is sure that Rick will fight them all the way. He asks her who she wants to be the father. 'You Alan, of course you!' she states. He tells her that they'll be staying at the hotel, where there are more witness and it will be harder for Rick to harass them. She is still worried about Rick, but Alan insists that he can take care of Rick. After putting on some opera, a smile fills his face.
Reva and Billy meet up at Company, she asks him what he thinks about his brother becoming a minister. Billy laughs, but she's serious. Josh seems to have had some kind of revelation and wants to be a different person, she explains. If he goes down this road, he's going to have to tell Cassie the truth. Billy knows that this is exactly what Reva is planning on. 'If it's God's will,' she laughs. They go up to his room and he tells her that this is not a good time for Josh to tell Cassie the truth. She's been a bit 'off' lately. Reva likes to imagine that it's all going down right now. She loves her sister, but she loves Josh more.
Cassie rushes home and hugs Tammy. Josh soon arrives and she gets him some tea, happily telling him that Rick is the father of Beth's child. She asks him if he thinks that she's a bad person for wanting Alan to suffer. He thinks that she's a good person. She didn't do this to Alan: This is the universe telling Alan that you have to take responsibility for your actions. Sitting her down, he explains that, since his time in prison, he's been trying to figure things out. He thinks he knows where he wants his life to go now: 'I think I want to be a minister,' he says, that's what feels right to him. Cassie has no idea what to say...she admires how strong and good he has been; not wanting revenge or being bitter, but seeking to help people. She needs someone like him in her life more than ever. He begins to tell her about his time in prison when she hears a noise and goes outside. Tammy appears and her mother wonders why she's back now that she's at peace. Tammy doesn't think that she's done enough to Alan yet.
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Save soldier Oyster: will there still be oysters for Christmas in Europe?
The first Oyster World Congress was held in Arcachon (France) from 28 November to 2 December. It brought together representatives from 25 oyster producing countries around the world. Producers, scientists, policy makers, associations, managers etc., have debated and exchanged views and experiences concerning the outlook of the oyster sector. The debates have been structured along four main themes: the state and future of oysters at global scale, oyster health and diseases, the production ecosystem and the consumer.
The congress that has received large media coverage in France has been organised in a context of serious crisis faced by the European production sector. Since 2008, large scale mortalities in spat are been observed in most if not all production areas, when the water temperature rises above 16°C. These massive mortality events are threatening the European production (Europe is the 5th oyster producer worldwide beyond China, S. Korea, Japan and USA), particularly in France (main oyster-producing country in Europe), where it has decreased from 130 to 97.000 tonnes over the last years. Similar mortalities are also observed in other parts of the world.
The role of science will be essential in finding solutions for the European oyster sector and avoid that the pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) follows the same fate as two other species that have been wiped out of the European coasts by diseases during the 20th century. Although the origin of the oyster mortalities is still unclear and most probably multifactorial, a particular form of the oyster herpes virus (OsHV1-microvar) has been detected in most if not all the mortality events. Therefore particular effort will be required in identifying the origin of the problem and the most appropriate solutions, like for instance new production methods, selective breeding etc.
The 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) has supported research initiatives aiming at promoting the development of the European mollusc production sector. Subsequently, several FP7 projects are currently implemented addressing different challenges faced by the sector, including the main farmed mollusc diseases (Bivalife project), the controlled production of spat to balance the unpredictability of natural spatfall (Reproseed project) etc. Very recently, a new FP7 project has been launched (Euroshell project) aiming at facilitating the transfer of knowledge into the production cycle and improving the cooperation between scientists and producers and while fostering the participation of the mollusc production sector in the definition of research priorities in this field. These EU initiatives have been highlighted during the congress.
The first Oyster World Congress has not solved the problem of the European oyster producers but has allowed addressing the issue under an enlarged angle and scale: if the threat is global, the answer will have to be global as well. Appointment is taken for the 2nd edition of the event in 2014 in…Australia.
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