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Does anyone else think their periods have gotten a million times worse sense having LO? I am dying this time! Ugh!
Thank God it's Friday. We did Walmart layaway for the girls Christm,as this year., Today is the last day to pick it up. When we started it the guys said, "Don't wait till the 14th cause the line will be out to the highway" I've been telling DF this all week. Here we are on the 14th. It's on him. I hope the line's not too long
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Misty, did you ever take birth control pills? Or just use the Mirena? I am curious of your comparison of them. I am so over the pills, but the thought of an IUD kind of freaks me out.
My period went away with the Mirena too. It was less than 2 days while on the patch. Now that I've given birth 3 times and had my tubes tied they are horrible, the cramps are the worst. Working out helps a ton but they are still far worse than I've ever had in my life
And I give that Hug thread less than an hour before someone shows up and reprimands everyone for the internet popularity contest. I give it less than an hour after that before a GO tells us all to "play nice" and that they are watching us
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If going to church makes you a Christian, then standing in a garage makes me a car.
Melissa I was on the BC pill all through HS and on and off through my early twenties (I switched it up with BCs then) and then back on them regularly right before I got off them to get pregnant. I have to say I LOVE my Mirena. I don't have any of the side effects that I've heard people bitch about; no weight gain, no bad skin issues, no bitchiness (or at least not anymore then I had before lol) no pains in my abdomen..nothing. I love the fact that the small amount of hormone that is in the Mirena goes straight to the source unlike a pill that has to go through your entire blood stream to do what it's supposed to and I don't have to remember to take it at the same exact time every single day, even though I didn't have a problem remembering while I was on the pill it's just one less thing to think about now that I my mind is not always with me (damn pregnancy brain I don't think I'll ever get it back).
Soon as the mirena came out my hair stopped falling out... Coincidence?? I think not...
If going to church makes you a Christian, then standing in a garage makes me a car.
Oh my goodness Mandi!! I don't have that side effect either...thank goodness.


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While other South Florida bands to break out big have drawn endless rains of haterade (ahem, Surfer Blood), the Jacuzzi Boys can pretty much count all of Miami as their personal cheering squad. If Miami scenesters like anything, it's an underdog, and the Boys didn't exactly burst out of the gates as the potential next big thing. In the early days, their sloppy, psychedelic brand of garage rock didn't fit into any hype cycles. And the guys seemed to shrug at the notion of success. Plus they constantly professed their bizarre love of Miami. But they weren't as sloppy or careless as they might have looked on the surface. From the beginning, the Jacuzzi Boys have expressed love for the city but have also been careful to play outside of it frequently. The trio has been a touring band from the get-go, something that gained velocity over the past couple of years as they perfected their songwriting. The latest Jacuzzi Boys album, Glazin', ditches most of the old garage slop for shinier glam rock and Beach Boys stylings, though the lyrics are as fizzy and sun-bleached as ever. With yet another tour under their belt and a recent celebrated run at CMJ, the threesome has definitely become the latest act to bring some shine to the city's homegrown scene. They'll never stop celebrating that either, and promise a raucous homecoming show this Saturday at Churchill's Pub (5501 NE Second Ave., Miami). The group's last turn there featured stage-diving, equipment problems thanks to overeager fans pulling out wires, and speakers shaking frighteningly in the air, so wear comfortable clothing and prepare to run if necessary. Openers include Holly Hunt, Honey Train, and the Cost.
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Spacious*OCEANFRONT*POOLS*RenovatedUnited StatesSouth CarolinaMyrtle Beach
About this listing
Gorgeous 9th floor condo has had extensive updates in April (new stainless kitchen, new bedding, towels, linens, dishes, etc.). The view can't get any better. Condo has a washer/dryer & dishwasher. Resort has several pools, hot tub, lazy river, MORE!
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Central heating or a heater in the listing
The Space
We know you'll love staying at this awesome 1 bedroom condo on South Ocean Blvd. in beautiful Myrtle Beach. We've been vacationing at Myrtle Beach for years and dreamed of the day when we could have a place of our own there. Since we've become owners, we have also taken on the management for a few premium properties. Our rates are lower than renting directly from the resorts; and our properties are better kept because WE CARE. This means that you get the benefit of personalized attention, lower pricing, and terrific properties that we work hard to keep updated and inviting.
This property features incredible direct oceanfront views from the large balcony. In the off season, you can even watch the horses gallop on the sand or take a ride yourself!
There are so many attractions in the Myrtle area - live shows, shopping, golf, mini golf, the wonderful beach, a fabulous aquarium & tons of other things to do & see. For those of you who haven't been to the beach in a while, there is also a great boardwalk that is pretty new and a massive Skywheel. There are tons of restaurants in Myrtle Beach - a 'foodies' dream come true.
We travel a lot and have been renting from private owners/managers for years. So, we know how we want to be treated as renters & we will treat you with the same honesty and integrity that we expect when renting from somebody else. We're dedicated to your comfort. We will make ourselves available to you and, we have also hired a local cleaning/maintenance company that is experienced and professional to handle any issue you may have during your stay.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS for this property:
Q: 'What are the furnishings?'
A: You can see a complete amenities list below, but to sum it up, this is a 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo that is larger than the typical converted hotel suite you find in most resorts in Myrtle Beach. It has a big balcony, a full kitchen, a dining room/living room area. The beds are: 2 queen beds, 1 full murphy bed (real mattress), 1 full sleeper sofa. It will sleep up to 8. It also has a washer/dryer in the unit.
Q: 'Are there any hidden fees?'
A: NO - All of the fees are clearly listed in our ad so that you can figure out your exact cost with just a little math. There are no 'surprise' costs or resort fees and what you pay when you book is all you will pay.
Q: 'Do we have to bring towels and linens or rent them at an extra cost?'
A: NO - We don't like having to take towels and linens with us on vacation; and we really don't like deceptive pricing that requires us to rent them for an added cost. So, we don't expect our guests to like those things either. TOWELS AND LINENS ARE INCLUDED in your cleaning fee.
Q: 'Is parking included?'
A: YES, and there are no streets to cross.
Q: 'Do I have to clean/make the beds/do the laundry?'
A: NO - You are on vacation! We ask that you treat our property with care so it stays nice for others. Please bag your trash and load/run the dishwasher before you leave. But we don't expect you to clean or do laundry before you check out. That's what you pay a departure cleaning fee for!
Q: 'Do you allow pets?'
A: NO, sorry - Pets are not allowed at this resort per our HOA bylaws. However, we do currently rent 2 properties where we can accept small dogs. Contact us for more details.
Condo Amenities:
9th Floor Direct Oceanfront View RIGHT ON THE SAND
Private Balcony
2 comfy QUEEN SIZE BEDS with all new linens and bedding
Full size murphy bed
Full size sofa sleeper
New towels
Fully Equipped Full-Size Kitchen
New Dishes and Utensils
Free Wireless Internet
Coffee Maker
Full-size Refrigerator
Built in Microwave/Hood
Full-sized Stove w/Oven
Cable TV
2 LCD smart TV's with Netflix access (sign in using your account)
2 DVD Players
Hair Dryer
Ironing Board
Washer/Dryer in the unit
Resort Amenities:
Directly on the Ocean
24 Hour Check-In
Indoor Lazy River
2 Outdoor Oceanfront Pools
2 Indoor Kid's Play Pools / Splash Decks
2 Indoor Swimming Pools
2 Large Indoor Hot Tubs
Free Shared Wifi Internet
Oceanfront Lawn for Sunbathing
High Speed Elevators
Fitness Center
Business Center
Reading Room
Ocean View Cafe 100 Seat Restaurant - Oceanfront Dining Room
Meeting/Conference Room that accommodates up to 85 people
ATM On-Site
Ample Free Parking
No smoking. Sorry, no pets per our HOA bylaws.
Beds are: 2 Queen Size Beds, 1 Full Murphy Bed, 1 Full Sleeper Sofa
Check in information is sent via email. Parking pass and keycard are provided at the front desk.
Parking & tax are included in the rate. Cleaning fee will be calculated by the system as part of your total rate. Cleaning fee includes linens and towels and a starter amount of toiletries. Guest is responsible for their own toiletries after the starter supply is used.
1. CHECK-IN TIME IS AFTER 3 P.M. EST AND CHECK-OUT IS 10 A.M. EST. No Early Check-in or late check-out unless specified in writing. If the renter does check out late and housekeeping has already arrived to clean the unit, the renter may be responsible to pay the housekeeper's return visit fee if we are charged that fee.
2. SMOKING - This is a NON SMOKING unit and NON SMOKING RESORT. No exceptions. If you smoke in our rental unit, you may be asked to leave and will forfeit all monies paid for the rental including your security deposit.
3. PETS - Pets are not permitted at this resort under any conditions. If you bring a pet, you will be asked to leave and will forfeit all monies paid as well as your security deposit.
a. No damage will be done to unit or its contents, beyond normal wear and tear and all provisions in this contract are followed.
b. No charges will be incurred due to contraband, pets or collection of rents or services rendered during the stay.
c. All debris, rubbish and discards should be placed in trash can or bagged, and any soiled dishes are cleaned prior to departure.
d. Any charges accrued during the stay will be paid prior to departure or charged against your security deposit.
e. No linens, towels, or any other items from the unit should be lost or damaged. Damage includes excessive staining that cannot be removed by normal cleaning methods. Inventory will be taken following check out.
f. No Early check-in or late check-out.
g. Parking passes should be left inside the unit upon departure.
h. Food should not be left on floors or beds and should be discarded appropriately in trash can or bagged. No gum or other food items should be left stuck on/in furniture, counters, carpet, towels, linens or floors.
i. If the renter should evicted by the owner (or representative of the owner), the local law enforcement, or the security workers employed by the resort, the renter is responsible for all damages that result.
5. MAID SERVICE – While a starter supply of linens and bath towels are included in the cleaning of the unit, daily maid service and towel replenishment is not included in the rental rate. We suggest you bring beach towels. We do not permit towels or linens to be taken from the unit for use at the pool or beach. A departure cleaning fee is included. Departure cleaning fee includes reasonable cleaning. A charge for excessive cleaning may be charged if the house rules are not followed.
6. RENTER AGE/RELATIONSHIP – Unrelated renters under the age of 25 are not allowed and no renters under the age of 18 are allowed without parental supervision UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. The owner/manager will not necessarily require, but reserves the right to ask for copies of photo identification for adult renters. The primary contact person paying for the rental will be staying at the unit for the entire rental period.
7. PARTIES/NOISE – Renter agrees to have no loud parties and will not exceed the maximum number of occupants as outlined below. If noise complaints are received, the renter may be asked to leave by property management, security, the police, or the owner (or any other agent of the owner) and the renter will forfeit any monies paid to the owner including the security deposit.
8. MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY/USE OF PROPERTY - The maximum number of guests is limited to 8 people as it is. Speeds and connection strength of the resort wifi may vary depending upon renter's equipment and number of guests using the system. The renter will have access to the condo, common areas and amenities, as well as beach access.
9. FALSIFIED RESERVATIONS – Any reservation obtained under false pretense will be subject to forfeiture of advance payment, deposit and/or rental money, and the party will not be permitted to check-in.
10. PARKING PASSES – Parking passes must be obtained from the front desk. Renters may be asked to provide a copy of the rental agreement or reservation as proof of rental to the front desk and will be asked to provide their license plate number. Renters must display parking pass on the rear view mirror at all times when parked in parking lot. Failure to display may result in towing of vehicle at renter's expense. Please leave the parking passes inside the unit upon departure.
11. PROBLEMS – Renter agrees to contact the owner/manager directly in case of any problems or maintenance issues with the unit. The resort staff will not handle any issues related to privately rented properties (not rented from the front desk). The owner/manager will also provide an alternate contact number for maintenance upon full payment of rental fees. If the owner does not hear from the renter by 9pm on the evening of arrival, it will be assumed that the unit is acceptable to the renter and in good condition.
13. HOLD HARMLESS - The renter assumes all risk involved with use of this condo and all other areas of the resort property and agrees to indemnify and hold the owner, the owner's insurer, manager, resort, and homeowner's association harmless for any/all injuries (including death) incurred anywhere on the resort property and anytime during the renter's vacation. The renter is also responsible for any missing/stolen/broken items. The renter assumes full responsibility for all person's entering the premises during the renter's contracted time of stay.
14. CANCELLATIONS – Should the renter find it necessary to cancel, the owner will make every effort to re-rent the unit for the contracted dates. Refunds are based on airbnb refund policy.
15. SECURITY DEPOSIT: The renter agrees to pay for all damages, missing items, and/or charges for fines/fees incurred by the owner as a result of the misuse of this rental per the above information. Should these charges be in excess of the damage deposit, the renter will receive a bill and agrees to pay additional charges to cover that bill. The renter agrees to pay for any/all legal and collection fees incurred by the owner for the purpose of collecting these charges. The renter also agrees to pay the statutory maximum interest rate for any unpaid portions of these charges. The renter agrees that they will not "charge back" any amount charged to cover damage/misuse/theft/rental fees.
16. WRITTEN EXCEPTIONS – SOMETIMES WE CAN MAKE EXCEPTIONS DEPENDING UPON INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. However, any exceptions to the above policies must be approved in writing.


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Leaked Droid Maxx commercial treatment touts "48 hours of worry-free battery life"
A newly leaked storyboard/commercial treatment tells us that the upcoming Droid Maxx will have 48 hours of "worry-free" battery life. Yeah, that sounds crazy right? According to AndroidCentral this will be one of Verizon's next commercials after the device is actually announced.
Google's Larry Page (and others) have been long talking about how today's smartphones could do much better in terms of battery life. Heck, as nice as the Droid Razr Maxx HD is, it's only offers 32 hours off of a single charge. In all seriousness, we don't even know what we'd do with two days of battery.
Regardless of what the internal hardware is, the Droid Maxx angle will be all about the battery life — and rightfully so.
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Bericap starts production for a sports closure suitable for aseptic filling with both, wet and dry decontamination and high flow rate at the same time.
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I can only mute 1person @ a time before i enter a game and it takes time to go through them all in bo2 it was 1click. I just like things to be easier not harder and don't really like kids screaming in my ears
Once you get into the game you can do it and you only have to do it once and it remebers for the rest of the time you are on.
How about for the people that arre still trying to get all there 10 squad members unlocked you lessen the amount of squad points its takes to purchase them. its crazy to have to pay 200,300,400,500 for a stupid guy and then more to unlock perks and guns. thats a lil way out in left field .i've also noticed in multiplayer when you have a bunch of people running score streaks like esp dogs for me the game slows down and lags . spawns being fixed still would be nice .
please patch the no aliens glitch when fighting the kraken. seems like everybody and their momma are using this to get easy platinum escapes. its not fair to those whose actually try the legit way. thank you
is it just me or is a set of stairs on collision glitched. Whenever I go up or down this set of stairs its almost like I lag, it just like skips you up/down the stairs, this doesn't happen anywhere else.
i have something similar to me happen..except on soveriegn when the assembly line starts i get bad lag spikes. only map this happens to me
It would be nice if you seemed to make as much effort in fixing spawn issues as you have in nerfing the sniper rifles.
Dying then respawning only to be killed 3 seconds later when an enemy players spawns in the exact same spot behind you when you're running to rejoin the action, having a seemingly random respawn somewhere on the map, usually where the enemy players are spawning, when your team is still spawning elsewhere and other such issues need fixing. Having recently playing MW2 again recently for a laugh, I noticed that such spawn issues were rarely a problem.
I know you have tweaked the logic for respawning in some of the updates but I haven't noticed an improvement yet.
If you can change the way sniper rifles work in the game on the back of complaints from a percentage of the total number of players in the game who don't like it, then surely you can make the effort to change the spawning system significantly because I'm willing to bet that there's even more people annoyed about it, as it happens to everyone regardless of weapon and perk choices.
It would be nice to have Mute all but party/friends option available in the lobby though.
the music looks awsome but.. could you please just separate the music from the sound effects becausa when im playing standard and i need to hear enemy footsteps i cant hear it because of the music at the same time :/ i dont want to sound lame but its not just me.. sorry and i hope i get feedback on this hope you consider it. (Portugal) 3102 for the win
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We need texture install option for PS3. Loading times are too long, blu-ray drive is noisy and slow!!!
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Quiet game
The quiet game is a children's game where children must stay quiet and still. The last child or team to make noise wins the game. It is usually acceptable for players to make sounds they cannot control, such as sneezing where as talking would cause a player to get out. The game is often played indoors, typically in classrooms. It can also be played outdoors, for instance, at summer camps. One application of the game is for parents to keep their loud children quiet for a long journey.[1] It is often used as a social discipline.
The objective of the game is to get opponents to giggle or talk by any means necessary. This can include but is not limited to making funny faces and gentle tickling. A person cannot make another make noise by inflicting bodily harm.
There are many versions of this game, but nonetheless follow the same general rules: one who talks is immediately eliminated (laughing not included), eventually isolating the winner at the end.
- ^ Things to keep children amused on long journeys. BBC. Retrieved 2000-08-18.
External sources[edit]
- Creating Readers: Over 1000 Games, Activities, Tongue Twisters, Fingerplays, Songs, and Stories to Get Children Excited about Reading by Pam Schiller, Gryphon House, Beltsville, Maryland (2001). 447 pages. ISBN 0-87659-258-2.
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Neil Lennon won't let his eyes drift towards the title prize just yet
Ronnie Cully, Senior Sports Writer / / Sport
NEIL LENNON today insisted he has not even given a moment's thought to when Celtic can clinch their third consecutive league championship...
Even though, suddenly, what is always considered a marathon has come down to a sprint.
After a weekend which saw nearest challengers Aberdeen and Motherwell both lose 3-1, Celtic's 2-0 victory against Hearts leaves the reigning champions 24 points clear.
They now need a maximum 15 more points from their remaining 12 games.
But that target could reduce significantly tomorrow night if Celtic can take something from their game at Aberdeen and Motherwell drop more points against St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.
However, Lennon refuses to look too far ahead, or even attempt to predict when his side can cross the finishing line.
He prefers to keep his focus purely on the game at Pittodrie and extending their winning run in the Premiership to sweet 16.
Lennon wants his players to follow his lead and said: "I am not looking at how many more points we need, or when we can win the title.
"I am just focusing on the unbeaten run we are on in the league, and the run of victories we have put together.
"I want to maintain that for as long as possible.
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"We are proud of how far into the league campaign we have remained unbeaten.
"But we know we will face a stiff examination when we play Aberdeen tomorrow night.
"It's a great game to go into, but we must not look any further than that."
Lennon was delighted his players followed his instructions to concentrate only on ticking off every game between now and the end of the season as they defeated Hearts.
But, following the bruising encounter at Tynecastle, the Hoops boss will have to check on his walking wounded before heading north today.
Stefan Johansen was forced off late in the match against Hearts with damage to his left ankle.
Lennon said: "He took a slight knock, so we will have to see how he is for tomorrow."
Skipper Scott Brown, although lasting the 90 minutes, was another who limped away from Tynecastle.
With James Forrest and Emilio Izaguirre doubtful for tomorrow, plus Beram Kayal, Steven Mouyokolo and Mikael Lustig all long-time absentees, the Hoops - who have played significantly more games than any other Scottsh side in a season which, for them, kicked off back in mid- July - are having their resources stretched.
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3D Render of a White Lantern ring modeled and rendered with Lightwave with an Adobe Photoshop background image.
Can you buy these anywhere?
These are only drawings, but I am selling a very similar set of rings here:
This is the ring for me, because honestly, I'm a little bit of every color.
Thanks. I like this one too, because, as someone said below: "ooh shiny."
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After winning the Patriot League Soccer Championship the Lafayette men are in the NCAA tournament. The Leopards didn't get any favors from the seeding committee though, they have to go on the road to Virginia in round one. The Leopards have put together a nice season and now they're hoping to add some NCAA tournament wins to their resume. Lafayette's field hockey team just played in the NCAA tourney as well and now it's the men's soccer team's turn. a huge honor for them because they represent their school and their league.
Lafayette honored to be Patriot League's team in the NCAA's
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Milken Community High School's robotics team is headed to Israel to compete in the regional FIRST competition this year, which is set for March 15-17 in Tel Aviv. The theme of the competition this year is soccer. In preparation, Milken's team participated in a practice scrimmage with other teams in which they could see what last-minute repairs needed to be made before shipping the robot.
"This is basically what I've been doing for the last six weeks," said freshman Matthew Simon. Simon sat fixated at the computer making a model using software called CAD.
The team planned to stay late that evening, and although their robot has now been shipped to Israel, in the next couple of weeks they may make the finishing touches on whatever parts they can bring with them in their luggage. Six of the robotics students, accompanied by Milken teacher Roger Kassebaum and a parent chaperone, will be flying to Israel to represent Milken in the competition.
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Best Jamaican Restaurant (2002)
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This cheerily painted, tin-roofed eatery is doing for Jamaican food what Pollo Tropical has done for Cuban food -- offering traditional favorites in a fast-food setting, complete with drive-through -- but the menu at this favorite Lauderdale Lakes lunch spot is far more varied and traditional than its Greater Antillean-inspired counterpart. Case in point: Chicken is offered in jerk, mango barbecue, and simply grilled. All are well-prepared, tasty, and go for a paltry $2.99 including rice. But what really wins us over is the pumpkin rice, in all its orange, slightly sweet glory.
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Here's a robot video that I found interesting:
The hexapod robot Grinder runnng a modified ripple gait, giving an effective speed of 0.6 m/s. This is faster, more stable and more fluid than the equivalent alternating tripod gait and will be used in the Walker Challenge at the upcoming RoboGames.
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In the first installment in this series, Julie Anne Preng, managing partner, Korn/Ferry International used a recent story – that of General Motors' mishandling of a fatal ignition switch issue – as an example of how leadership failures can be sins of omission. While Preng pointed out that we certainly don't know what executives at GM were aware of, or if there was any specific wrongdoing at the top, the incident can be seen as a hypothetical cautionary tale. Because, while every executive knows that there will inevitably be problems that must be addressed, not everyone in the C-Suite knows how best to address them.
"A big part of corporate governance is ethical culture," Preng says, "but you have to substantiate it with behaviors." There is a regulatory component, of course, be it Sarbanes-Oxley or Dodd-Frank, but what it often boils down to is enterprise risk management (ERM) and the risk tolerance level in an organization's leadership. This dictates whether bad behavior or situations -- such as corporate officers who fail to act in accordance with their duties-- result in investigations.


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Born and raised in the bustling suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I graduated from my adopted home of Melbourne, Australia, with a Bachelor's Degree in Computing. Starting with basic jewellery craft ...
Born and raised in the bustling suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I graduated from my adopted home of Melbourne, Australia, with a Bachelor's Degree in Computing. Starting with basic jewellery craft in 2007, I quickly moved on to wire jewellery two weeks later and was instantly hooked. Thinking of a way to innovate, I realized that the art of Chinese Knot/Knotting would introduce a certain je ne sais quoi to my creations, and thus began my fascination and passion for creation in this style and medium.
Amongst the encouragement that accompanied my first tutorial though, there were some who felt that i should be writing tutorials in my mother tongue, on the narrow minded pretext of there being a glut of tutorials for the English speaking audience.
I believe art should live naturally and be expressed as freely as breathing, which is why I continue to write and design as much as I can, in as many languages as I can. Today I am presenting Handmade Wire Jewelry here in and from Malaysia, majoring in Wired Chinese Knot/Knotted Jewelry series. Wires taught me to be humble, and I give a short prayer of thanks each time they survive my designs.
Original Price: USD$10
Level: Beginner
This tutorial is for an intermediate to advance skill level, however the photos and directions in the tutorial are clear enough for a beginner to try on it.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The content in this tutorial including All pictures and text were taken, wrote, and copyrighted by Corra Liew.
Highly inspired by "Fish" (YU) by Cheers Chen(http://www.cheerego.com/)
With help of technology, I finally am able to write this step-by-step guide without struggling too much on capturing the work flow and worrying that there's not much details left to show. This tutorial is composed using 58(including coverpage) high-resolution pictures, all steps and procedures are zoomed and focus to deliver the precise instruction via a set of terrifically clear pictures.
In this document, it also listed out the tools and materials used to achieve this composition. The tutorial will walk you through the entire process of creating this FISH design.
The usual way of attaching beads to the core focal includes:
1. Attach beads by coiling on the core wires or,
2. Attach a chain on the core wires so that you will have space to attach beads.
So what so special about this technique?
The essential part about this design is - the knotting itself will create a whole stretch of tiny holes that's technically, would allow a 30ga wires to go through it TWICE. Knowing that 30ga wires are widely used for bead attachment, this technique will be very useful for your jewelry creation. You are able to preserve the originality of your design, and add texture to them for richer finish. DELIVERY:
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Audio Archive: Natural Gas - Friend or Foe to Energy Sustainability?
On November 30th, The Energy Collective presented a live webinar on natural gas with our moderator, Marc Gunther, David Hone from Shell, and Geoff Styles from GSW Strategy Group, LLC. The panel talked about how natural gas is discovered, gathered, and used. You can listen to the archive (or download it for later) and check out the slide deck below.
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Questions and comments during the presentation:
- Are the CO2 emissions in this slide (Nat Gas and CC: US Electricity) calculated in Life Cycle or comes only from consumption?[Iman Nasseri]
- Are you familiar with the life-cycle accounting of greenhouse gas emmisions of shale gas, which show them to be similar to, or worse than, coal? (Research from Cornell University, Rob't Howarth.)[Mitchell Lavine]
- nat gas useage from doe can be found here: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/aeoref_tab.html[paul messerschmidt]
- A recent study shows on LC nat gas might be dirtier than coal?! Is that right?[Iman Nasseri]
- Not to quibble, but did he say the volt got 50 mpg while in gasoline mode? That is considerably more than the 37 mpg cited on the Chevy site. Most studies I've seen say that electrification is better CO2 wise regardless of generation source.[Kevin Leahy]
- How confident can we be with the EIA estimates given their typical over estimates of oil reserves.[Craig Stowell]
- Related to the discussion of leakage, coal mining also releases methane. Is there good research on this?[Don Duggan-Haas]
- Howarth's earlier version of his research was not impressive, but I posted info on what he's done in the last number of months on The Energy Collective. There are two questions, how serious are methane emssions that come from gas, and what is the lower limit they can be reduced to. If the seriousness people force nuclear to control its emissions was applied to gas, how viable would all this new supply be?[David Lewis]
- Why is there no discussion of the presence of radioactive radon gas in natural gas.[Charles Barton]
- tab 13 is the spreadsheet of interest: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/excel/aeotab_13.xls[paul messerschmidt]
- Question for David later in presentation -- I understand depletion rates from unconventional are fairly rapid. Could this lead to more volatile nat gas prices despite huge reserves?[Kevin Leahy]
- I haven't seen "Gasland". I hear it tries to say fracking is not responsible. What are the views of the panel[David Lewis]
- i have heard of companies set up to deliver water by truck to support fracing of shale gas so they do not tap into local aquafirs[paul messerschmidt]
- In May of 2010, NREL published a paper comparing various national RPS and cap and trade combinations. Under some combinations, the model actually showed an increase in coal generation. The reason for this result appeared to be two-fold: explicitly, there was so much renewable generation going on under some combinations that "more room" was made in the U.S. carbon footprint for coal generation. Implicitly, the coal infrastructure was ready and able to supply the baseload underneath the renewable generation. Given such potential combinations in the legislative choices, what is the gas industry lobbying for (or against) in terms of reasonable RPS or cap and trade measures?[Leslie Baer]
- Is there a risk that the fracking could compromise some of the geology that people may be counting on for geologic sequestration of CO2?[Kevin Leahy]
- Does fracturing impact the use of that land for carbon sequestration?[Bill Blessing]
- I've thought it ironic that the Marcellus Shale was once considered as potential uranium ore (a similar formation was exploited as a uranium mine in Sweden). Richer deposits were discovered. But my question is, how much higher is the radioactivity a consumer is exposed to as a result of using fracked gas as opposed to conventional. Conventional gas exposes someone to an order of magnitude greater radioactivity than living next to a reactor, also far more than what they are shutting down Vermont Yankee over.[David Lewis]
- Are you familiar with the GAO study regarding Colorado and Utah's ability to generate enough water to support growth in hydraulic fracturing? In the west, there seems to be a direct competition between drinking water sources and water for fracking.[Jennifer Krill]
- What impact is the gas industry anticipating from the current EPA review of fracking fluid regulations? Is it possible to replace some of the hazardous chemicals with beneign chemicals (one example being dehydrated guar rather than guar in a diesel solution) to anticipat changes in these regulations?[Leslie Baer]
- Why are chemicals needed in the frackwater? What % of the frackwater is made up of chemicals?[Robert Sayle]
- halliburton disclosure: http://www.halliburton.com/public/projects/pubsdata/Hydraulic_Fracturing... ... http://www.halliburton.com/hydraulicfracturing[paul messerschmidt]
- I've seen no one who has measured the radon in fracked gas. Perhaps people would be interested if it exposed them to 100 times more radiation than living right next door to a nuclear reactor, maybe they wouldn't care. [David Lewis]
- radium 226 in nat gas finds: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=marcellus-shale-natural... ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturally_occurring_radioactive_material[paul messerschmidt]
- How do you explain the horros presented in "Gas World" if fracking is as safe as you describe?[Bill McCall]
- How confident can we be with the EIA estimates given their typical over estimates of oil reserves. [Craig Stowell]
- Given the empty spaces deep down, once nat. gas is out, are there CO2 capture projects going on in parallel to take some of the emissions back ?[Andrea Hemsted]
- the biggest opportunity to reduce emissions is to put the capital that is going into expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure into expanding the low carbon infrastructure - look at the difference between the French and Danish effort undertaken after the first energy crisis of the 70s. France went nuclear and the Danes went to coal with wind as a frill. [David Lewis]
- renewables now need to compete against surplus of low-cost gas as marginal source of supply. with long-term gas at $8/mmbtu renewables are competing against $60-70/mwh [paul messerschmidt]
- what is shell's long term forecast for nat gas? usdoe is looking at at 2030 nominal price of $11/mmbtu[paul messerschmidt]
- One of the principle chemical additives in fracking is a gel product to enhance water's ability to transport sand. Otherwise sand would settle out of the frac fluid before reaching the formation.[Harold Stang]
- I am planning to put up a natural gas power plant with CCS in Oregon. How do I attract investors? Possibly not a question for this panel but maybe they or someone in the audience has some suggestions. Thanks![Kiran Jethwa]
- Gas is terminating the 'nuclear renaissance" in the US right now. [David Lewis]
- Do the panel members feel a sense of urgency about stabilizing the composition of the atmosphere, or do they view the concern about CO2 as something imposed on them by society who may or may not be right in their idea that this matters?[David Lewis]
- Can you comment on the moratorium on fracking in NY has just approved?[Alicia Montoya] [firstname.lastname@example.com] [10:59 AM]
New sourcing techniques for natural gas have a great potential impact on the makeup of global energy consumption for some time to come. The role that larger natural gas supplies will play in a push by many countries toward more renewable fuel sources may have a significant outcome for efforts to reduce C02 emissions worldwide and combat climate change, and yet natural gas remains little-understood and, in some instances, controversial.
Some see natural gas as a big improvement over more carbon-producing energy sources like coal, while others are concerned about the environmental impact of sourcing methods like "fracking". Will natural gas serve as an aid in the transition to more responsible energy consumption, or will its newfound availability depress energy prices and slow the move to renewable sources like wind and solar energy?
The Energy Collective brings together experts on gas and energy production to provide their perspectives on the opportunities - or challenges - that natural gas may present for a sustainable energy economy:
- What will be the impact of natural gas supply on financing renewable energy sources?
- Which new production and transportation strategies for natural gas could make an impact?
- Are there new opportunities for Carbon Capture and Sequestration with natural gas?
- Should natural serve as an interim fuel source in a move toward renewables?
David Hone is Climate Change Advisor for Shell since 2001, as well as a board member and Vice Chairman of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA). He also works closely with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and has been a lead contributor to many of its recent energy and climate change publications. David has worked as a refinery engineer in Australia, an oil economics and supply specialist and the Netherlands, and finally manager of the global trading and chartering of Shell's crude oil tanker fleet, before taking his current position.
Geoffrey Styles is Managing Director of GSW Strategy Group, LLC, an energy and environmental strategy consulting firm. His industry experience includes 22 years at Texaco Inc., culminating in a senior position on Texaco's leadership team for strategy development, focused on the global refining, marketing, transportation and alternative energy businesses, and global issues such as climate change. Previously he held senior positions in alliance management, planning, supply & distribution, and risk management. His "Energy Outlook" blog has been quoted frequently by the Wall Street Journal and was named one of the "Top 50 Eco Blogs" by the Times of London.
Marc Gunther is a veteran journalist, speaker, writer and consultant whose focus is business and sustainability. Marc is a contributing editor at FORTUNE magazine, a senior writer at Greenbiz.com, a lead blogger at The Energy Collective. He's also a husband and father, a lover of the outdoors and a marathon runner. Marc is the author or co-author of four books, including Faith and Fortune: How Compassionate Capitalism is Transforming American Business. He's a graduate of Yale who lives in Bethesda, MD.
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In March 2013, the world's biggest ever traffic jam appeared off the coast of Brazil. Two hundred and twelve of the largest freight ships – some of them a third of a kilometre long – were waiting to load soya beans and soya meal, after the country's greatest harvest ever. On land, the queue of lorries coming in from the Amazonian Mato Grosso to deliver soya to the port of Santos stretched back 15 miles. When the ships finally loaded – and the delay caused hiccups in the world soya price – most of them were headed to the other side of the world. Their destination was China, where they would deliver their protein-rich cargo to feed pigs, fish and chickens.
The traffic jam off the Brazil coast marked the biggest single transfer of grains to livestock in the history of the planet. By June, 56m tonnes had shipped to China. China's soya imports in 2012 were 63m tonnes, more than half of all world soya trade. This was on top of a Chinese harvest that, in 2011, was the largest any country in the world has ever known. But soon it won't be enough. The US Department of Agriculture forecasted that by 2022 China will import more soya than what America or Brazil (the world's largest producers) currently grow, 102m tonnes. And the Chinese government is doing huge deals with other land-rich countries to ensure long-term supply of other grains – like an agreement for Ukraine to supply 3m tonnes of maize per annum.
Less than 20 years ago, China was self-sufficient in soya. But that was before the country began to get rich, and the familiar mechanism of rising affluence and higher meat consumption kicked in. The growing meat habit of the rich in part explains why somewhere between approximately a third and a half of the world's crops are now fed to farm animals and fish – and why that proportion can only grow as more people become rich. Unless, of course, global economic growth should happen to go into long-term reverse.
Soya is a child of the cheap meat era. It's now the world's sixth largest crop, a chart position it's reached from nowhere 40 years ago. Ninety seven per cent of the crop now goes to animal and fish feed. Without processing, soya is poisonous; although the plant was domesticated in China some 3,000 years ago, it was only used for human consumption, and only in east Asia. But immediately after the second world war, animal nutritionists realised that fortifying grass or grain feed with extra protein vastly improved productivity in animal farming. (This would lead to the nasty practice of feeding waste animal protein to other, vegetarian animals; a fatal mistake, because horrifying brain diseases started to leap species, as the BSE scandal revealed.)
Back in the 1950s, soya was the answer. Its high protein content means one kilo delivers 16 times as much energy as a leafy vegetable like cabbage. American farmers, encouraged by government subsidy, piled in. Now soya is the leading crop in the US – where in recent years much of the crop becomes bio-diesel – and parts of Latin America. China, where soya originated, is stuck, unable to increase production much because of constraints on land. If it were to end imports and produce all the soya it now uses, the country would have to lose a third of its grain production. Which it could not, of course, do – the political consequences would be catastrophic.
'Soya with feathers on it,' is how one Brazilian campaigner describes the modern, intensively farmed chicken. Without the cheap, easily transported protein and fats that soya provides, poultry, pork and beef could not be as cheap. The vast rise in animal farming we've seen in modern times could never have happened. Soya has allowed many developed countries, including Britain, to export their land needs – these are known as the 'ghost hectares' of food production.
There have been many disadvantages. Growing soya requires more pesticides than most crop plants. The use of GM soya is now so ubiquitous among major producers that, in spring 2013, most British supermarkets said they could no longer promise that the animals whose products they sell were fed on non-GM grains.
It's hard now to see how the world can wean itself off soya, without a major loss of livestock production and the subsequent rise in prices. That dependency is seen in stark terms by some environmentalists, like Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute: 'It is the worldwide growth in demand for meat, milk, and eggs that is driving [deforestation in Brazil]. Put simply, saving the Amazon rainforest now depends on curbing the growth in demand for soybeans by stabilizing population worldwide as soon as possible. And for the world's affluent population, it means moving down the food chain, eating less meat and thus lessening the growth in demand for soybeans.' Unless, of course, genetic modification comes up with an alternative crop, or an alternative digestive system in the farm animals eating soya.
Most of the cleared south and central American forest is in fact being used for livestock pasture. Brazil is as a result one of the top three exporters of beef. But the soya demand is driving new threats to the forest – not least the massive road-building schemes promised to get export soya to the ports quicker, and ease those traffic jams at Santos.
This is an edited extract from Planet Carnivore: Why cheap meat costs the Earth (and how to pay the bill) by Alex Renton (Guardian Shorts £1.99 / $2.99)
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"They are written," he concluded, "as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the Divinity itself, and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power."
When Jefferson stated that all men "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights" and that governments are created to protect those rights, he was echoing both Cicero and the common view of his countrymen.
"Neither aiming at originality of principle or sentiment, nor yet copied from any particular and previous writing, it was intended to be an expression of the American mind, and to give to that expression the proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion," Jefferson wrote, explaining the Declaration, in a letter he wrote in 1825. "All its authority rests then on the harmonizing sentiments of the day, whether expressed in conversation, in letters, printed essays, or in the elementary books of public right, as Aristotle, Cicero, Locke, Sidney, etc."
Today, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's ironically entitled "individual responsibility requirement" takes effect -- at least so far as the letter of the law is concerned. It says that almost all Americans must "maintain minimum essential coverage" for health insurance for themselves and their dependents or be penalized by the government.
This "minimum essential coverage" includes a "preventive services" regulation, which has been defined by the Obama administration to require co-pay-free coverage for sterilizations as well as drugs and intrauterine devices that cause abortions.
Quite literally, under this regulation, a mother can be forced through her insurance coverage to provide her daughter with the drug that kills her granddaughter.
To deliberately terminate the life of an innocent human being, or to be complicit in that act, is to violate the unchanging moral law that even pagans such as Cicero recognized and understood. A government that forces individuals into complicity with the taking of innocent life is fully breaking faith with the purpose of government: It violates the God-given rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Virtue -- living by our creator's unchanging law -- requires Americans, like all those before us, to respect life.
Under President Obama, that now violates a federal regulation.
Terence P. Jeffrey is the editor-in-chief of CNSNews
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I KNOW we all feel the need to venerate people who have fought in wars, but my personal heroes are people like my sister, who have spent their adult lives teaching in the inner cities, or nurses in hospitals who endure all kinds of traumatic and disturbing situations all for the sake of caring for patients without any of the glory or status that doctors receive. I don't think killing people is that virtuous of a thing to devote yourself to.
In any case, this life-sized Challenger II tank made out of 5,016 egg cartons by artist Stuart Murdoch to benefit injured British soldiers is pretty cool, especially if you think about the soldiers being the eggs that need to be broken in order to make a geopolitical omelette. Something something.
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Tablet to cost US$ 75, aimed toward US children.
The One Laptop Per Child Foundation announced plans for a US$ 78 tablet to be revealed at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. Marvell Technologies will partner with OLPC to create the necessary hardware.
The tablet, called the XO-3, will come equipped with an ARM processor and run Android during its prototype phase before becoming an open Linux platform. The XO-3 will also have a screen at least nine inches diagonal and while the initial model will be glass, a dual display for both indoor and outdoor viewing built by Pixel Qi is planned for the 2012 version.
OLPC is aiming the device at children in developed countries. Nicholas Negroponte, the chairman of One Laptop Per Child has high hopes for the device, hoping that it will merge the functionality of an iPad, Kindle and an iPad, all while staying keeping costs low. Negroponte was confident at hitting the price point, but OLPC has had a spotty pricing record in the past.
A reference design for the XO-3 featured Marvell's Armada 610 processor, though no ARM chip has been confirmed.
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