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Bankers' Banks: Correspondent Service without Competition
Frisbee, Pamela, American Banker
As competition in the financial industry has intensified, the correspondent relationship enjoyed by independent banks in the past has started to deteriorate. Independent banks, facing a changing atmosphere, are being encouraged to look to other institutions for the services they normally obtain from correspondent banks. Liberalization of state laws concerning bank holding companies and statewide branch banking has permitted consolidations, increasing the number of relatively large institutions. The number of states permitting either statewide or limited branching rose from 33 in 1960 to 43 in 1983, while the number of unit banking states declined from 18 to 8 during the same period.
This trend has sounded an alarm among the smaller independent banks. Large institutions historically have provided correspondent services to independent banks. With the changes in banking laws, however, these large banks have, in many cases, acquired a competing institution across the street from their respondent banks. Some of the small independents are questioning whether or not their correspondent has their best interest at heart, especially in cases where the correspondent has acquired a direct competitor. Can the correspondent bank be expected to continue to provide top-notch information and services at a reasonable cost to a competitor? The respondent banks are skeptical and find themselves looking for a new correspondent bank.
Usually, many alternative correspondent relationships could be established, but establishing such a new relationship is time-consuming and expensive. Therefore, many independent banks have begun to look to an alternative source to provide the services they formerly obtained from a correspondent bank.
These services, which typically require huge capital outlays or considerable management expertise, generally are not economically feasible for the smaller independent banks to provide themselves. A new type of financial institution known as a bankers' bank may provide one answer. Typically, bankers' banks are owned and established by a syndicate of relatively small banks, none of which owns more than 5% of the institution. Bankers' banks are designed to provide the services the independent banks need or want, but, unlike a correspondent bank, they pose no competitive threat to the independent because they provide financial services only to banks, not to the public at large, hence the name bankers' bank. Background
The first dedicated bankers' bank was formed in 1975 by a group of independent banks in Minnesota. The Minnesota concept was based on a similar bank in Omaha, Neb. Packers National Bank in Omaha, the prototype for the Independent State Bank of Minnesota, has as its shareholders a group of independent bankers rather than independent banks. It provides both retail and correspondent services.
The executive council of the Minnesota bankers' bank decided that a purely correspondent bank with a new charter would suit their needs better -- providing them both flexibility and control -- than if they purchased an existing bank offering retail and correspondent services. The executive council successfully sponsored a bill in the Minnesota legislature that allowed banks to invest in the new institution. Although national and Federal Reserve member banks were declared ineligible, the Independent State Bank of Minnesota opened in December 1975.
The institution has been successful in attracting independent banks as shareholders. Currently its shareholders include over 240 independent banks. It has established an interstate network to perform data processing, profit analysis, compliance instruction, advertising, and other services for its more than 473 customers, all relatively small independent banks. Banks do not have to be shareholders to obtain services from a bankers' bank.
To date, 26 states (see table 1), including three Sixth District States, have authorized the establishment of state-chartered bankers' banks either by specific state law or "wild card" statute. …


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After driving more than 20,000 miles to test the nation's largest mobile networks, PC Magazine on Monday ranked AT&T LTE as the fastest in the country.
The tech publication also pegged AT&T LTE as the fastest network in Denver. It notes that overall speeds in Denver lagged behind others, and Verizon's LTE service is generally more reliable in the city and across the country.
"The air's a little thin in the Mile High City, and we didn't get the spectacular speeds we got in some other cities," the article said. "Still, though, the LTE networks chugged along at respectable broadband speeds, and AT&T wins the award for Denver by being slightly faster than Verizon — although as we saw in other cities, Verizon's LTE network was somewhat more reliable at completing Web page downloads."
The Denver test included stops at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Denver Performing Arts Center, among other locations.
PC Mag also analyzed Sprint and T-Mobile, which haven't launched LTE service in Denver. T-Mobile is expected to bring the high-speed network to Denver in a few months. Sprint has yet to disclose its plans.

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Julia Gillard soldiers on under attack from Opposition - and the polls
- From: news.com.au
- June 24, 2011
- Prime Minister works through anniversary
- Opposition plays up Labor party tensions
- "Ghost of a real prime minister is hovering"
- Gillard: I didn't mean to mislead
JULIA Gillard has said she will mark the anniversary of her rise to power with a busy working day, brushing off Opposition jibes about her dispatching of Kevin Rudd.
The Prime Minister has meetings and a flight to Perth for a Labor Party conference on her schedule. "I'll be working, thanks very much," she said when asked how she would celebrate her 12 months as Prime Minister.
Mr Rudd will be hosting a business forum on China in Brisbane today.
But Liberal leader Tony Abbott is determined not to let the anniversary pass unobserved. Speaking on Channel 9 this morning, he has said Australian voters are paying the price for Labor's internal divisions. "We have Kevin Rudd machinating away at the moment. We have got Julia Gillard watching her back," he said.
And a special poll of marginal seats has also brought bad news for Labor - with strong support for Mr Rudd over Mr Abbott, but with Ms Gillard trailing her predecessor and her counterpart.
The face-to-face poll of 600 people across four states has found 52 per cent support for the dumped PM, compared with 39 per cent support for Mr Abbott. But when the match-up on offer changed to a Gillard-Abbott face-off, the Opposition Leader enjoyed 45 per cent backing compared with 30 per cent for Ms Gillard.
However former Labor kingmaker Graham Richardson has claimed Labor MPs would never return to Mr Rudd as leader, even if it meant electoral oblivion.
In a column for Sydney's Daily Telegraph, Mr Richardson has said Labor would rather "go over the cliff" with Ms Gillard than be part of a Rudd comeback, even though "without a quick turnaround in the polls, Labor is facing electoral slaughter".
Cardboard Kevin
Liberals had an "assassination fascination" yesterday at Labor's expense. They made a cardboard cutout of Mr Rudd and took photos of it outside Canberra landmarks, including The Lodge.
Mr Abbott tried to play up Labor, launching an attack inside Parliament. "Has the political assassination of a prime minister been worth it?" he asked. "The ghost of a real prime minister is hovering over this Parliament.
"Dysfunction at the top of the Government, poisonous personal relationships at the top of the Government ... destroy the effectiveness of the Government and damage the national interests of our country."
Ms Gillard accused Mr Abbott of playing "silly political games" and said she was working hard on creating jobs, strengthening the economy and dealing with issues such as Afghanistan.
Despite Labor's rock bottom level in opinion polls, Regional Australia Minister Simon Crean said Ms Gillard would win the next election. "I believe this Government can win, I do believe that, but it's going to have to implement its narrative," he told ABC News 24.
He said there were no regrets about removing Mr Rudd. "It's the correct decision. We get on with it. We don't look to the past. We learn from the past," he said.
The Opposition tried to get him to criticise Ms Gillard by asking him how asylum seeker policy had "improved" since he was removed as PM. Mr Rudd said the Government had signed the Bali framework to fight people smuggling, which the Liberals had never done, and "we are proud of it".
For more on Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd go to the Herald Sun.
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Rhonda of SA Posted at 11:00 AM June 24, 2011
labor will not win an election with gillard, people just do not trust her, she is weak, not a leader.
Brissy Posted at 10:59 AM June 24, 2011
Look she is only the front Prime Minister. Everyone knows that Bob Brown is the real Prime Minister. She couldn't organise a chook raffle. Bring on the next election and lets get rid of her once and for all, and her faceless scheming scumbag Labor Mates.
miki Posted at 10:57 AM June 24, 2011
if not the Abbot "No no no" we would be now doing all they "Labor" wants and those who criticize him should really learn the lesson!!! The greens voters already know that ?


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Old Victorian room for your stockin' needs.
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There's something about the perspective on the floor board that doesn't suit this image. The timber looks as if it had the walls put straight on top.
Used here and favorited
Can you send me the rules via an email? I just used this in a fine art photo illustration and I want to make sure you get credit. Thanks. I just don't have time at the moment to search for them.
hi I used this pic for one of my deviation without asking you first, sorry! found it on google but I give the credits
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Nice, just the floor should of been streched/skewed for perspective too!
downloading, gonna use it soon. and credit, of course.
The walls look amazing but the floorboards are playing mind games with me. Was this done on purpose? It looks like the walls are in perspective but the floor could be tweaked with Photoshop using the distort tool (Edit>Transform>Distort). Nice touch with the subtle corner shadows by the way!


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On Tap Today: Return of the alt-country angel (and friends)
Tuesday's generally not much of a day for music, at least not during this stubborn Milwaukee winter (c'mon, spring - get here already). But today's not an ordinary Tuesday.
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell - two of American music's singular voices who, by the way, are longtime friends - are at the Pabst Theater tonight at 8, sharing music from their new album, "Old Yellow Moon." Their opening act ain't no slouch either: singer-songwriter-guitarist-legend Richard Thompson, performing with his Electric Trio. »Read Full Blog Post
Rhinehart's high-energy drumming was always in the groove
When Vodie Rhinehart first hooked up with the Leroy Airmaster blues band, some of its members wondered whether he really understood the blues.
That was until band leader Steve Cohen schooled the then-twentysomething jazz fusion drummer with a tape by legendary Chicago harmonica man Sonny Boy Williamson II. »Read Full Article
CD Reviews: Lana Del Rey; Jennifer Lopez; Willie Nelson; Sam Smith; Danny Gokey; the Felice Brothers
Lana Del Rey »Read Full Article
Peet's Coffee & Tea expected to open in two former Caribou Coffee shops
The closings of the last two Caribou Coffee shops in the Milwaukee area apparently are providing Peet's Coffee & Tea entry into Wisconsin.
The closed Caribou shops are at 418 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa, and 1890 Meadow Lane, Waukesha. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Wilco's Tweedy mesmerizes Pabst audience with new material
Concertgoers aren't always keen to hear new material and, once they fail to recognize whatever's being played, tend to reserve their enthusiasm for the opportunity to visit bathroom and bar.
Monday night at the Pabst Theater, however, Jeff Tweedy's fans weren't keen to budge from their spots while he and his band led with a great deal of new material. »Read Full Article(3)
On Tap Today: Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers at Shank Hall
Considering Summerfest is NEXT WEEK, there's a surprising number of really good music options in town every day this week. Yesterday there was Jeff Tweedy at the Pabst Theater (check back at jsonline.com/music later for a review). Tomorrow there's emerging country artist Nikki Lane at Cactus Club. Thursday is Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion at Turner Hall Ballroom, featuring the former Cream drummer. And on Friday it's Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' first headlining show in Milwaukee ever, at the Milwaukee Theatre.


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UNION — Mr. James Aubrey Garner, 90, 300 Springs St., Union, widower of Agnes Ophelia Mize Garner, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014 at Heartland of Union.
Mr. Garner was born in the Kelton Comunity of Union County, S.C. April 2, 1923, a son of the late James Gaston Garner and Lillie Sanders Garner. He was a graduate of Kelly Pinckney High School and retired from Milliken & Co — Excelsior Plant. Mr. Garner was a member of Mt. Joy Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon, Sunday School Teacher and was a member of the Counting Committee. He was also a member of the Union County Senior Citizens and was an avid gardner. Mr. Garner was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Surviving are a daughter, Beverly Diane Garner Youngblood and husband Terry of Jonesville; a son, Ronald Aubrey Garner of Buffalo; a sister, Fay Nelson of Jonesville; a special friend, Faye Rogers of Union; four grandchildren, Michael Garner and wife Suzy, Stacy Garner and fiancé Tom McAbee, Kevin Youngblood and fiancé Cindy Nations and Ashley Youngblood West and husband Cory; and two great-grandchildren, Hayden Garner and Houston Garner.
Mr. Garner was predeceased by two sisters, Ruby Sanders and Hilda Proctor; and a brother, Roy Garner.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2014 at Mt. Joy Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Alan West. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Steve Trammel, Ned Bell, Roy Little, Kedrick Garner, Wayne Garner, Wayne Hutcherson and Phil Garner.
Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday evening at the SR Holcombe Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Joy Baptist Church, 657 Pea Ridge Hwy., Jonesville, S.C. 29353.
The family is at the home of his daughter, Diane and Terry Youngblood, 768 New Hope Church Rd., Jonesville.
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Advice to Rocket Scientists: A Career Survival Guide for Scientists and Engineers
J.M. Longuski
- Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.(AIAA), Restin, Virginia
- Date: 2004
- Table of Contents
As a long-time NASA engineer and astronautics professor, Jim Longuski watched first hand as gifted rocket scientists and students learned their way around the lab only to lose their way in the board room.
Longuski decided to write what he calls a survival guide for rocket scientists. In this small book, Longuski uses humor and personal anecdotes to give engineers and scientists an edge in an industry in which one gets ahead as much on interpersonal-skills as on technical merits.
If you are a rocket scientist, or want to become a rocket scientist, or know and care about a rocket scientist—then this book is for you, Longuski explains in his introduction.
The book is especially valuable for those who are attempting career transitions, whether from student to aerospace worker or from aerospace worker to university researcher or teacher. Longuski explains how the work place is different from the academic environment. He gives readers real-world advice about how to find jobs, negotiate offers, and keep bosses happy. He implores students to have confidence and speak directly with potential employers rather than simply mailing in resumes and hoping for the best.
He tells readers how to produce technical reports and give presentations that will keep colleagues interested. In a chapter called What if the Rocket Doesn't Work? he helps engineers cope with failure.
Longuski presents a reality that too many scientists and engineers ignore: Getting ahead and staying happy involves mastering inter-office politics.


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Courtesy of Washington Education Association This week's boisterous protests in Olympia were largely billed as an outgrowth of the Occupy movement. But the self-declared 99
Courtesy of Washington Education AssociationThis week's boisterous protests in Olympia were largely billed as an outgrowth of the Occupy movement. But the self-declared 99 percenters were not the only ones who showed up. So did 600 teachers, making for the largest local demonstration by their profession in years.
The Washington Education Association organized the Monday action. The teachers' union had a tent and held a rally on the lawn outside the Capitol building. The teachers wore red--"red for ed" was the motto--and many of those who couldn't come because they were working wore red to their classrooms.
Meanwhile, local chapters of the union staged various actions in their home towns. The Seattle Education Association held a "grade in" at Westlake Center on Monday evening. About 30 teachers grabbed dinner in the food court and graded papers, says SEA president Olga Addae. The idea, she says, was "to make the invisible work we do visible."
More broadly, the local and statewide union say they are trying to stop the significant education cuts that are in Governor Chris Gregoire's dire proposed budget. Those would shorten the school year by four days, eliminate state funding for class size reduction and suspend teacher salary increases.
Cuts in the past few years have already taken their toll, says Rich Wood, spokesperson for the WEA. "Class sizes have gone up. There have been cutbacks on librarians and music specialists. Parents are starting to realize that their kids are getting a less well-rounded education."
And some students, too, apparently agree. Witness yesterday's walk-out by a group at Garfield High.
Teachers union officials are careful to draw a distinction between their protests and the Occupy movement. They point out that teachers who joined the Occupy protests and disrupted a legislative hearing, including arrested Garfield staff member Jesse Hagopian (see video), did so independently.
Still, there's obvious crossover. Among other things, the teachers union-just like the organizers of Occupy the Capitol--is asking Gregoire to stem the fiscal crisis by closing tax loopholes favoring corporations.


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Monday, 31 March 2014 | MYT 12:32 AM
(Reuters) - Hamburg SV, the only ever-present club since the Bundesliga was founded in 1963, slipped back into the relegation zone after a 3-1 defeat at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday.
Hamburg dropped below VfB Stuttgart into 17th place on goal difference after slumping to their sixth consecutive away defeat despite taking the lead.
Both teams have 24 points, two below Nuremberg, and six games each to play.
Stuttgart are in the relegation playoff spot.
The match started promisingly for three-times Bundesliga winners and former European champions Hamburg when Cameroon forward Jacques Zoua headed in Hakan Calhanoglu's cross just before the half hour.
Hamburg were close to a second when Rafael van der Vaart headed just wide in what proved a costly miss.
Three minutes later, Gladbach were awarded a penalty for a handball by Michael Mancienne and, although Filip Daems saw his weak effort saved by Rene Adler, the Belgian defender followed up to score from the rebound.
Calhanoglu was twice close to putting Hamburg back in front in the second half, before two quick goals from sixth-placed Gladbach finished the visitors off.
Rafael put the finishing touch to a neat move in the 75th minute and Alvaro Dominguez took advantage of poor marking to add the third three minutes later.
"The first half was good from us, but you need a bit of luck in our position, and we played against a class team," Van der Vaart told Sky. "We dominated the game at times and we had our chances."
(Reporting By Brian Homewood; editing by Toby Davis)
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Hands-on workshop to learn about invasive species and how to manage them. CEUs applied for Right of Way, Natural Areas and Core pesticide applicator licenses with hands-on experience. After the workshop the City of Tavares will provide a free hot dog lunch.
8:30 Hands-on Native and Invasive Plant ID Juanita Popenoe, UF/IFAS
9:30 On-site Hands-on Exotic Invasive Plant Management Ben Gugliotti, Lake County Water Authority
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- BoliviaFoodFunding via Fundación Pro Mujer
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Señora Virginia joined Pro Mujer eighteen loan cycles ago at another regional office, changing on this occasion to Los Andes on account of a household move. Currently she has a business selling pork which she has had for fifteen years and which she learned from her mom.
This time she is taking out a loan to increase her quantity of merchandise (purchase of pork) which she sells every day on 5th Street in the "12 de octubre" area. This type of work allows her to generate resources to support her family, since she is married and has three children.
When asked what she likes about Pro Mujer, she responds that she likes health.
La señora Virginia, ingreso a Pro Mujer desde hace diez y ocho ciclos en otro centro focal, cambiando en esta ocación a Los Andes por razón de traslado de domicilio. En la actualidad ella tiene un negocio de venta de carne de cerdo que trabaja hace quince años atrás, negocio que aprendio de su mamá.
El crédito que ahora sacará es para aumentar su mercadería (compra de carne de cerdo) que venderá todos los días en la calle 5 de la 12 de octubre. Esta forma de trabajo le permite generar recursos para apoyar a su familia, pues ella es casada y tiene tres hijos.
Cuando se le consulta qué le gusta de Pro Mujer, ella responde que le gusta salud.
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In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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The Antec Mini P180 case is designed for the power computing enthusiast who enjoys tinkering under the hood, but who doesn't want to listen to the cooling fans strain. Designed to fit a microATX motherboard, a heat-reducing dual chamber design and sound deadening multi-layer side panels reduce noise and heat both. Silicone grommets reduce vibration noise. The side panels are made up of three layers aluminum and plastic to deaden sound.
A rear mounted 12cm and top mounted 20cm TriCool fans create a lot of airflow to keep your components cool. External speed controls let you adjust them to balance sound and airflow. You can install two additional 12cm fans in the front as well. All intake fans have easily-removable filters to catch dust and debris before it enters your system.
Mount three front-accessible 5.25" and one 3.5" drives along with five internal 3.5" drives without tools. The case will accommodate graphics cards with full length PCB's. The front mounted ports let you connect two USB 2.0 and one eSATA device along with a microphone and headset without having to move the case to get at the back. A double hinge door at the front protects your drives when closed or swings out of the way against the side of the case when you need access. The majority of the chassis is .8mm cold rolled steel for durability and the internal parts are designed to prevent scratches when working in tight spaces.
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Pros: I just upgraded my computer to 4th generation of Intel CPUs and I still keep this case. Fantastic design (inside and out!). Good quality materials.
Cons: Can I buy new one, one more time ;).
Other Thoughts: I wish I could have USB 3.0 on front panel ;).
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Pros: This is one fabulous case. It is so quiet due to the thoughtful design yet the air flow is plentiful. I've used Antec cases for all three of my builds to date and this case is more evolved than the others but also more expensive. I've no regrets spending the extra dough! The details like cable management, sound dampening shields and fasteners, and the huge fan on top all lend to one excellent build.
Cons: This case won't likely hold some desirable graphics cards that are longer than average along with multiple hard drives but that's not really a con if you think ahead about space limitations. It is a MicroATX tower after all.
Other Thoughts: I see that at the time of this review that this case is deactivated on NewEgg so I'm thinking this is more a push to spend a little extra and get alot more out of your case for your next build/upgrade. Antec will likely have a similar model to replace this ones features. Skimp on something else if you must but get a better case. It's worth it!! Cheers
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Pros: Very well designed case. Hard drive and CD drive mounts designed for easy and quick removal. Cables from the power supply can be routed UNDER the motherboard so less cable mess. Comes with speed adjustable fans and the power supply is isolated from the rest of the components in the case so no heat transfer issues. I had a very easy time of installing my hardware.
Cons: I enjoyed putting it together so much I don't think there was one. The case is configurable and has slots in different locations for the CD drive and hard drives so if you have one of those extra long CD drives or video cards its easy to remove one of the two hard drive bays and make room for everything. So the only con would be for people who are where they want their components in the case.
Other Thoughts: This is the second Antec case I have purchased, the previous one an Antec 900, and I ma again impressed with the craftsman ship and well thought out design. I had though that they might not put as much into their less well known products but I was wrong, this P180 has as many features as the big cases. I will purchase from Antec again!
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Pros: The case has a great look to it with an excellent build quality. This is my third time buying this model. I use this as my main HTPC case and looks great next to my entertainment center.
Cons: A little larger than most microATX cases, but I'll take that tradeoff for the features.
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Pros: Great build quality, plenty of room for a decent CPU cooler and video card. I really like the bottom mounted PSU and the cable routing space behind the motherboard as well. Rubber mounts for the hard drives a nice addition. With the rebate (which I received) and hot deal that Newegg was having I got this for $40.00 shipped.
Cons: None
Other Thoughts: The top and rear mounted cooling fans and 3 speed fan controller are nice - I have them set at the lowest setting. I just wish that their was the ability to change the fan without having to cut the wires at the 3 speed switch. I wanted to replace the rear mounted factory 120mm fan with a thinner one and didn't find this out till then. I don't consider this a con.
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Pros: -It looks awesome
Cons: Had a little trouble removing the plastic and metal cover for the 5.25" bay that I used lol, but thats not really a con
Other Thoughts: This was my first build and it turned out great
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Pros: This case is quiet!!!!! Double wall side panels, 200mm top fan, silicone mounted hard drive bays and a front cover make for a whisper quiet case. On thing I didnt realise even after reading all the reveiws is that there is a gap between the right side panel and the motherboard plate, they designed that to allow you to run your cables back there. This makes my case look clean. The seperated power supply chamber takes the heat it creates and keeps it away from the motherboard, very cool!! Literaly!! The air filters on this case are the work of pure genius!!
Cons: The front door even though it is designed to make the case quiet it also hides the power button, after installing windows there was no reason to use the dvd drive so I would keep it closed all the time but for the fact the power button is located on the other side. As a side note to that there are holes in the front of the case you can stick a key or somthing through and hit the power button but thats lame.
Other Thoughts: I had a 900 before this and one of the issues with it is that it collects dust like I have never seen (the cost of moving that much air) I still loved it though and I debated on getting another one. This case won me over with the filters and quiet.
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Pros: - Super well machined parts, superb attention to detail
Cons: - Gets tight quickly
Other Thoughts: I only decided to write this mini-review up after having to install a few extra hard drives after eight months of ownership. Tinkering around with my comp reminded me of how much this case rules. It looks great, the hard drive cages slide smoothly, the cable management makes you look like a computer-building-genius, it's quiet and well damped, and it's just straight up awesome. I plan on buying from Antec for every computer I build going forward. I'm very impressed!
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Cons: cant fit a regular intake fan in front of the drive bays B^( i had to take out the extra top drive bay to add the fan. seams to be the only flaw i can find at the moment. well other than it seams like this case isnt being made any more all the retail stores are sold out and only have the ugly white case.
Other Thoughts: Great looking case, Super quiet, not to big and not to heavy.... cant go wrong with this case!
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Fourth International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science
In association with the journal polymer
20-22 May 2015, Riva del Garda (on Lake Garda), Italy
5th International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science
The 5th International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science will take place 17-19 May 2017 in Seville, Spain.
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The 4th International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science is now over. It attracted 602 participants from 59 countries.
We are pleased to announce and congratulate the winners of the 3 best posters awards (on for each of the 3 poster sessions)
Best Poster Award for Poster Session 1
The investigation of force-induced conformation transition of polyphenylacetylene and its derivatives in different solvents by using single-molecule force spectroscopy
W. Deachophon*, H. Manuspiya, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Best Poster Award for Poster Session 2
Polyamide 6/SiO2 composites by coupled twin polymerization of deficient twin monomers
K. Nagel*1, L. Kaßner1, R-E. Grützner2, R. Minkwitz2, A. Seifert1, S. Spange1, 1Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany, 2BASF SE, Germany
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Self-healing polymers in self-assembled nacre-mimetics allow outstanding structural definition, transparency and supramolecular control over mechanical properties
B. Zhu*, M. Noak, A. Walther, DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Germany
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Steven P. Armes, University of Sheffield, UK
Frank S. Bates, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Kookheon Char, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Benjamin Chu, Stony Brook University, NY, USA
Gérard Férey, Academy of Sciences, Paris, France
Steve Granick, IBS Center for Soft and Living Matter, Ulsan, Korea and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Andrew B. Holmes, University of Melbourne, Australia
Bernard Lotz, Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg, France
Wolfgang Meier, University of Basel, Switzerland
E.W. (Bert) Meijer, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Christopher K. Ober, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Geoffrey A. Ozin, University of Toronto, Canada
Virgil Percec, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Maurizio Prato, Università di Trieste, Italy
Molly M. Stevens, Imperial College London, UK
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Stephen Z.D. Cheng, University of Akron, USA
Rumen Duhlev, Elsevier, Oxford, United Kingdom
Axel H. E. Müller, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
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Local Rotary members work with ShelterBox to help disaster victimsBy: Megan Moore Journal Correspondent
Gold Country Rotary and some in the Auburn community are large supporters of ShelterBox, an international aid organization. ShelterBox was started in 2000 by an ex-military man; he had an idea, went to a hardware store and bought items he thought his family would need to survive and it took off from there, said Jeanette Bullock, Gold Country Rotary club member and ShelterBox ambassador. The ShelterBox website states, "Our mission is to deliver humanitarian aid in the form of equipment and materials that provide shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by natural or other disasters worldwide." Before moving to Auburn, Bullock was the executive director for the Red Cross in Pomona Valley. She has been a ShelterBox Ambassador since 2006. She started working with ShelterBox after someone came to talk to the club in 2006. That's when the club decided to fund its first box at a cost of $1,000, she said. "The more I researched the project, the more I realized it was a wonderful project," she said. "We don't just ship boxes and be done with it," she said. Bullock said they send a response team, assess the need and stay with the disaster to make sure the boxes are sent to the right people. Bullock said because ShelterBox has a unique partnership with Rotary International, when we first hear about a disaster we send Rotary to the site and if there is a Rotary club in the area, it makes a great network. To raise money they set up display tents at various events, Bullock said. The most successful is the Auburn Fall Home Show. Recently, the Auburn Gold Rotary voted to match donations up to $1,000 made at the Auburn Fall Home show , Bullock said. "The Auburn community has donated over 25 boxes, that's over $25,000" Bullock said. According to Bullock, ShelterBox sent 28,417 tents to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and 1,440 tents to victims of hurricane Katrina. In Haiti, tents were used for more than just shelter, she said. They were set up for use as medical tents to perform surgeries and to triage victims, she added. In an email Emily Sperling, president of ShelterBoxUSA, wrote, "It has been approximately 18 months since a large-scale, 'newsworthy' disaster has captivated American donors. Since then, we have served vulnerable families on 34 deployments!" An all-American, all-Rotarian response team was sent to the Gulf Coast after hurricane Isaac, she added. "The team will be traveling to the impacted areas with some of our kits in case they identify immediate need," she continued. Alan Young, another member of the Gold Country Rotary Club and ShelterBox Ambassador is working toward becoming a ShelterBox Response team member, Bullock said. He has to go through an extensive interview and training process and is soon traveling to Cornwall, England for training, she added. Included in the boxes is a tent, blankets, insulated ground sheets, water purification kits, a basic tool kit, a stove, kitchen supplies and a children's pack. The boxes are adapted to the specific disaster, the ShelterBox website states. According to the website, ShelterBox aims to help 50,000 families who lose everything in a disaster every year. They use tracking systems to monitor weather systems around the globe, to anticipate hurricanes and cyclones.


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Rue de Rosiers in the Le Marais district of Paris hosts what I like to call the Falafel Thunderdome: many falafels enter, one falafel leaves in my tummy. A dreamland for the vegetarian in Paris, street boasts at least four Israeli-style falafel joints within a block of one another. This would have been overwhelming if not for the recent news that Tom Douglas would be opening his own falafel place in Seattle after falling in love with the Mark Bittman-praised L'as du Falafel. I knew where I had to go first.
Despite the national attention since Bittman's review in 2006, the price for a falafel is similar to that of the neighboring places (€5.50, or about $7), and they still draw in customers the old-fashioned way: the cashier doubles as a hype man, encouraging those stumbling down the block to wait in the L'as du Falafel line as opposed to getting immediate service at one of the less popular places. From what I have seen, they usually oblige.
Rue de Rosiers is the perfect street for a falafel place to rise to prominence: a main drag of the Pletzl ("Little Place" in Yiddish), Rosiers is a hub of the Parisian Orthodox Jewish community, with two synagogues on the three-block street in addition to all the falafel. But Le Marais has recently risen to prominence as a party zone, filled with trendy clubs and gay bars: conditions are perfect for messy, greasy street food. Israeli falafel in Paris is a particularly messy venture. Previously accustomed to the efficient wraps served by local Middle Eastern eateries, I at first made the mistake of thinking I could hole up in my hotel room after getting one to go; this is, by far, not the case. Your mouth is racing with the street over who gets your harissa and tahini-soaked falafel, eggplant, cucumber and cabbage as soon as it's handed to you. Sometimes the street wins. It comes in a funnel-like wrap, but is served with a fork, which only sometimes helps.
So what made this place in particular the go-to, when certainly any of the surrounding places without the gigantic line could get you a perfectly adequate, alcohol-absorbing wrap much faster? What has made these American food titans such as Bittman and Douglas (and hundreds of Yelp reviewers) so universally in awe?
Here's how L'as du Falafel works: you get in the queue and are immediately asked for your order by the roaming cashier/hype man, who gives you your change and a receipt with your order marked, as shown:
Then when you get to the front of the line, one of the cooks spoons some raw dough from a heaping bowl next to the deep-fryer, then swiftly assembles your sandwich fresh out of the oil. They ask you how spicy you want it, then place it carefully in your hand so it will not collapse. Then they hand you a fork, which does not keep the falafel from getting all over your face, and a single napkin.
This is also the perfect balance in a falafel, layered with perfectly-textured eggplant and sauce to maximize the depth of each bite. The falafel itself is juicy, not falling victim to the all-too-common hasty, dry falafel that all too often comes when served too quickly. This is not a slight to the surrounding falafels, which are also delicious, and perhaps have a better bedside manner: L'as du Falafel is just in a whole other league.
A falafel place even vaguely resembling this will be such a worthy addition to Seattle's Downtown landscape. I have never had anything even close to this good stateside. I leave Paris today with the strongest hopes in my heart that I will have a favorite falafel at home soon, as well.


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My daughter's report is showing she had a broken lease in November 2013. However, she just moved out in July. How can she correct this?
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Cosigining for an apartment lease could hurt your credit
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My daughter is in the process of looking for a new apartment and obtained a copy of her credit report. She found her credit is "fair." She also found her roommate's name, Social Security number, rental history and other information listed on the report. This was quite shocking to my daughter. She is very upset. They each signed a year's lease which expired a few months, ago. They are now on a month-to-month basis. She knows her roommate is frequently delinquent on her bills. In particular, she knows this is true in regard to their monthly rent. My daughter pays her portion on time.
Why is my daughter's roommate listed on my daughter's credit report? What part of the roommate's financial life, if any, comes into play on my daughter's credit score? How long will the roommate's financial history and habits reflect on my daughter's report? How can my daughter become a single entity as far as her credit is concerned?
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Wolf Children Review
"Wolf Children Is A Deep, Beautifully Moving And Wonderful Animated Movie That Teaches Us The Importance Of Letting Our Children Choose What They Want To Do In Life And For The Parent To Raise And Show His/her Children The Wonders Of Life That It Offers"
December 7th, 2013
Hello everyone! I'm back to reviewing movies, animes and cartoons as I promised I would. It's been one hell of a semester in my college but I managed to get through all the work just fine and dandy, and today, I just feel as happy as ever with me buying plenty of goodies around November. No, I did not buy the goodies at Black Friday cause despise that day where people kill themselves for a bunch of goddamn plasma TV's that are old and not that new. Getting that out of the way, I will be writing this review as a dedication to my friend, Mark King II (AKA The Blue Hybrid), and my fellow friends at Planet Tyro because Spill.com has been shut down for good and it seems unlikely to come back. for those who don't know what Planet Tyro is, it's basically a group that consists on all things anime and manga on Spill.com. We talk about animes or mangas and write reviews about them, discuss news and discussions related to anime or manga. It was this group that not only got me interested in reviewing movies and cartoons but also review anime and trying my best to spread the goodness that anime can be. Seriously, I'f I haven't met Mark King II, Donwun (creator of Planet Tyro) and all those wonderful members of the group, I wouldn't be here reviewing stuff at Movieweb. Spill.com may be dead but for me, Planet Tyro lives on and I am damn proud to be part of such a kick-ass group of true anime lovers. May Spill.com rest in peace. R.I.P.
Let's get this comeback review started with Wolf Children. This is the film that I've been dying to see this year rather than FROZEN cause that movie look too much of a Tangled wanna-be but instead about The Snow Queen and after reading the entire plot of this movie, I cringed and never looked back... The plot for FROZEN is that bad. For me, Wolf Children is the kind of movie I wish modern family films can take notes on how to make a family film done right without being unnecessarily hip or pandering like the animated films that we we got this year (looking at you, Planes and Free Birds). Don't get me wrong, there are exceptions of other modern family animated films that are pretty excellent like The Croods, How To Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda, Rango, Coraline, The Incredibles, Up, Rise Of The Guardians, The Illusionist and so forth but sadly, no matter how good or well-written these movies are, audiences of today will watch corporate animated kiddie flicks that will always shove hip stuff with pop-culture modern references and will always be pandering to young toddlers that executives will repeat this trend because they win more money the more they repeat it and sadly, it will not stop with their next hip abortion The Nut Job coming in January next year (AKA: The Garbage Movie Month cause every movie in January is disposable trash). Right now, I watched Wolf Children 4 times cause from the moment the film began, I instantly was engrossed into the simple yet deep story about a young girl letting her kids grow up and choose what they want to do with their life ahead of them. Wolf Chidlren is a deep, beautifully moving and wonderful animated film that teaches us the importance of letting our children choose what they want to do in life and for the parent to raise and show his/her children the wonders of life that it offers.
Wolf Children is the story of Hana, a young girl studying in an university in Tokyo with a bright future ahead of her. Until she met a man who's not part of the university and Hana decides to spent time with him because the man wants to live life with someone that would care for who he is rather than leaving alone and not only that but the man reveals to Hana that he is, in fact, a wolf-man but strangely enough, Hana doesn't care if he is a wolf-man and wants to live with him forever. Through a montage, Hana and the wolf-man spend their days living together and moving forward with their life. Later, Hana gives birth to Yuki and Ame in the apartment but Hana discovers that the wolf-man is dead and with no choice but to raise the kids on her own in the apartment. Fearing that the secret of the wolf in the kids being exposed to the city, Hana decides to move from the city into the country because it will allow her children to learn not only about their new home but about themselves too and what they want to be when they grow up as adults.
Everything about the story just screams "brilliant" to me, Sure, it's a really simple story but Mamoru Hosoda went to great lengths into telling a story about the challenges of being a single parent raising 2 kids and how rewarding it is because it gives us the chance to prepare them for their future This may sound very "meh" to some but really, it is a wonderful message about parenting and how to help our children face the challenges from the world on their own. I love the characters in Wolf Children including Hana and she is, without a doubt, the best strong female character I ever seen in a modern animated film that puts Elsa from FROZEN into shame. Hana is a strong, confident and bright young woman that faces every mundane and challenging task in raising two children that are half-human, half-wolves. When she is feeling down, she doesn't whine about it, she cries for a while and the moment she smiles, she's back at her feet and doing her best to give her kids a happy childhood. The best thing about Hana is that no matter how hard the situation is, she laughs and smiles about it as she moves forward to face more obstacles in her way. Honestly, It makes me wish that more "teen moms" can be like Hana as hard-working, kind loving and cheerful young parents that have a positive outlook on raising children. Sadly, I doubt it will happen cause the "Teen Moms" of today are just ignorant and bitchy as they rely on being whinny, obnoxious and have their douchebag boyfriends to take care of the kids. Oh, how much I despise these shitty reality series of young dumb pregant bimbos of today. I love the kids Ame and Yuki as they feel, act, speak and react like actual kids. They play, explore their home together, help their mother, discover things together and even fight each other over dumb things. Yuki is the girl that loves to be wild while Ame is the shy boy that hates his wolf heritage but as they grow up, they change and both the kids realize that they must choose their own paths on what will they want to do in their future and when that moment comes, the kids will be on their own, in which results in one of the most tear jerking moments of happiness you will ever witness in an animated movie period. As for the side characters like the old grumpy man and the neighbors, I really enjoyed them too as all these people felt like a big huge community of earnest and hard-working people living a great life.
The animation by Studio Chizu with help from MADHOUSE is, once again stunning with backgrounds being extremely colorful and life-like with great care put into the details and the moving motion of the characters is impressive. The character designs of the wolf children is really cool and I like the designs that the animators came up with the wolves as the wolves look very majestic and with a lot of spirituality in their looks alone. The music by Takagi Masakatsu is just wonderful and easily, the best OST I've listened alongside Hans Zimmer's score in Man Of Steel. It's calm, majestic, atmospheric and very peaceful in it's musical tone. The Japanese audio track is well acted and once again, Funimation delivers a strong acted dub that exceeds my expectations extremely high. Collen Clickenbeard (AKA: the voice actress who voices Riza Hawkeye in FMA) was a perfect choice a Hana and since Collen was well-known for playing strong female anime characters, she has no problem giving depth to her Hana character. David Matranga voices the wolfman with a lot of heart and soul put into the role while Lara Woodhull and Alison Viktorin were wonderfully casted as Ame and Yuki as they nail the energy and excitement of being kids. Micah Solusod and Jad Saxton were pretty good as the older version of Ame and Yuki with some fine execution on the emotional moments that the film offers in the end.
Well, we are nearing the last month of 2013 and this is the season for film companies and audiences to throw in the obvious contenders for The Oscars. I know that the "Best Animated Feature" segment will be bullshit like always with Wolf Children and The Wind Rises not getting nominations because "they don't get anime" and instead, the nominees will be all on the modern family films with either FROZEN or Planes winning (it will happen, believe me. The Oscars, Academy Awards and the Golden Globes are pointless popularity movie contests after all) and once again, I need to flip my table in pure rage as I am waiting for the day that The Oscars get cancelled and I unleash pure wrath on their asses for their excuse of their so-called "nominations". Wolf Children is a MUST-SEE animated film for all adults and kids to see because I want families to take their kids to see animated movies that are made with love, care, honesty, patience and love put into the animated project for all families to see and witness for themselves. We need animated movies that not only we can have fun with but allow us to experience the wonders of honest storytelling in animated films like the good old days when Disney or Don Bluth use to make fun and deep animated films for all audiences. Wolf Children is just pure goodness and once again, Mamoru Hosoda gives us another winner with this honest moving film that will stay with you forever. It's a film that I'll happily revisit for a long time.


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Missouri awards $90,000 in grants for abandoned wells
Thursday, November 25, 2010
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is giving 13 water suppliers more than $90,000 to deal with abandoned drinking wells.
The money is to be used to find and plug the wells. Abandoned wells that are not plugged can be a danger to public health by allowing contaminants to enter drinking water aquifers. State officials estimate there could up to 500,000 abandoned and unplugged wells across the state.
Money for the grants comes through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
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Hi BodyRockers,
For all the love, support and encouragement out there that makes the BodyRock Community such a special place, there is another side where it seems like peoples intention & ambition is to be hurtful. The spirit of what we do here at BodyRock comes from a place of creativity, joy, passion & positivity – and the fact that it can trigger anger & resentment in a small (yet vocal) minority of people out there in cyberspace is something that we find baffling.
BodyRock would not exist if we bowed to these negative voices – our little light would have winked out long ago. It's common to see this mirrored offline – often when you choose to embrace fitness or living a healthier lifestyle – especially around what you choose to eat – it can challenge those around you on different levels and the reaction can sometimes cause friction.
If this is something that you are experiencing our advice is to stay inside your intention. Cup your hands around your inner frame. Keep that light shinning brite. Depending on your environment and your circumstances it can feel lonely. Maybe you are in an office full of people who have chosen a different path. Maybe you are facing preassure at the table when you opt for veggies and other clean options instead of the norm.
You don't have to feel isolated and alone in this journey – BodyRock is a global community of positive, like minded people. Our new free mobile app is a great way that you can tap into the support, encoragement and motivation our community offers. BodyRockers are posting & connecting every minute – sharing tips, supporting each other and finding motivation that comes rooted in the common intention of training for a life well lived.
You can download the app for the iphone here: http://bit.ly/BodyRockApp and the android version is here: http://bit.ly/AndroidBR
"BodyRock Lite" starts next week !! – Like the Facebook Page to keep up to date. Think of it as BodyRock for complete beginners – the perfect on ramp to making fitness and clean eating a daily part of your life.
The 30 Day Timetable:
(*you complete all the tasks on each day – everything will be included in the daily post you need to complete each workout – so just check in everyday*)
Tip: Depending on where you are in the world, It's handy to always work a day behind as somedays the videos include more content and do not go up until later :)
Click Here to download a copy – Cross off the days to keep you on track :))
Note: There are paper copies of all the workouts available on Lisa-Marie's Facebook Page Here that you can print off to take with you.
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BodyRock Burn Workout Video:
Set your interval timer 50 seconds work with a 10 second rest – Today we work in a couplet style – repeat each couplet (pair of exercises) 3 times through before moving on to the next pair.
Rounds are 10s rest, 50 s work! Oh yaaaa!
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OH I love the detail of her powers (especially the singularity [I believe that's what that is]). Very nice.
Yes it is And the other one is a voltaic sentinel.
I'd forgotten about those -- I have a Grav Controller and like the look of the set but have never leveled one up before. Just made this one, so we'll see how it goes. Looks like fun!
Prepare to be underwhelmed. Gravity is really, really bad, especially if you're a dominator. Gravity trades its ability to control for better single-target damage (for a Control set) which is completely worthless on a dom because your entire secondary covers ST damage. Also Dimension Shift is terrible (never take it) and Wormhole while cool is kind of gimmicky.
Boo. Not that it matters, since I'm currently a Premium player so I don't have access to any of my Controllers or (my baby!) my Mastermind.
with the new subscription system I found that it was worth subscribing just so I don't have to deal with NCsoft nickel-and-diming me for fukin everything. So... I dont know who comes out ahead on that
I'm definitely seeing that will have to be the way to go. I mean, I can either pay $15 for access to my Mastermind (via purchase of the archetype), or $15 for VIP access to everything PLUS 400 Paragon Points. Once finances are stable, VIP will be the way to go.
although you don't have to pay extra to level a dom
I don't post often (because I don't use this site at all), but this is imo the best thing you've ever done. Colors are great, proportions are great, renditions of semisolid energies (Singularity and Voltaic Sentinel) are great, expression is great, etc.
I'm a hard dude to please and man, am I ever pleased with this, and am already in the process of getting a custom wall scroll of it done so i can put it up in my apt
BTW - post the version with the fixed dark spots! >
I'm a hard dude to please and man, am I ever pleased with this, and am already in the process of getting a custom wall scroll of it done so i can put it up in my apt
BTW - post the version with the fixed dark spots! >
It looked cool in lines, but in color? You've outdone yourself.


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I had one of those "I could make that!" moments at the craft store this weekend. The culprit was a yarn cozy, big enough to hold one ball or small skein of yarn. My daughter and I were looking over the apparatus, which cost approximately $13. It had a clear plastic bottom with a drawstring top. The plastic bit reminded me strongly of a pile of recyclables I've been saving for just such a purpose! If you've ever bought a value-sized package of writable cds or dvds, you know just what I'm talking about. I've used the lid from one for ages to keep my balls of yarn from dancing around and enticing my cats. Take it a step further, and it's a cozy caddy and cute, too!
EDIT: I've added a photo of a similar container made with a 2 liter soda. If you use the soda bottle, just trim it down, and follow the same steps, using a hole punch instead of a drill. it's not quite a sturdy, but it's definitely easier!
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Drill holes along the 1/2" marks on the tape. Just a quick warning here: I broke a hole punch in my enthusiasm to make this project. Use a drill if you have one, putting a piece of scrap wood behind the plastic to catch the drill bit when it pops through. And please be careful, power tools are, after all, power tools!
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Row 10: Ch 1, sc around, sl st in first sc to join.
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Ch 75. Pull ends tight, trim to approximately 1" or weave in ends. For some fun varation, use a ribbon or other trim as a drawstring.
adorable! my grandmama has taught me to crochet. still i dont understand
what a fabulous idea!!!!!!
that is so cute!! I've seen some similiar ones in vintage magazines(except they were purses!!) and it is great that the idea is coming back in fashion LOL.
I love this! It's so perfect!
What a great idea!
You can also cut down a 2 liter plastic Soda bottle
Thanks! For me, it's really just keeping it away from my cats...and their fur. ;)
Fantastic idea, I'm always looking around for new ways to carry my wool.
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Whole Foods presented its grand opening Tuesday, February 4th.The grocery store is located in Highland Village off I-55 North in Jackson. It is a 34,000 square-foot all natural, organic grocery store. Hundreds of eager people waited outside the sliding doors at 9:00 a.m. For their grand opening, the store provided entertainment, raffle tickets, taste samples, and more.
Whole Foods has a generous amount of departments within the store. They have a department for bread, beer, cheese, coffee and tea, floral, seafood, produce, meat and poultry, and a whole body needs department, just to name a few. Their focus is to provide fresh, nutritious items for their customers.
It is so encouraging to see the community moving towards healthy alternatives. Jackson no has Rainbow Co-Op located in Fondren, Fresh Market located in the Renaissance, and now Whole Foods in Highland Village. Rainbow Co-Op was the first one to introduce the all natural, organic grocery trend in 1980. At that time, there was no such place to purchase fresh, local products at a low cost. Fresh Market later followed bringing the chain to the Ridgeland outlet mall in 2009. 1908 Provisions also believes in this concept and has chosen to use local and regional products as well.
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I think you mean "race" is a factor, not "racism." Freudian?
Stress always equals racism? Is that what you are saying?Hide replies
yep izz, just more excuses as usual. It can't have anything to do with anything else so it has to be racism.
So it's racism right from the jump.
No mention of the family situation of the mother, was she able to afford the child, did she want the child in the first place and did she have other babies at home, was the 'father' planning on marrying her you'd think those things could be causing some stress.
Also did they look at where these women lived and what their lives were like before being impregnated no mention of that in the story, perhaps they came from a broken home with no father and a string of men rolling through their lives.
Any info on if they looked at all the government programs set up to help underprivileged and if those women took advantage of those programs. Did they drink, smoke or use drugs during their pregnancy?
It was just racism that did it pure and simple yeah that seems plausible.Hide replies
yeah melcher, you summed it all up. it's everyone elses issue ans we all need to step up and find a fix. Oh and by the way, they hate facts....
in most cases, I think studies that try to correlate "race" to something else, are rarely valid....after reading this blog and the supporting links, I haven't changed my mind...
yes, racism absolutely does exist but at some point, as a people, we're going to have to stop abusing the word and making it the cause of all problems....as much as some would like to suggest it, the plight of poor minorities, is not rooted in racism....it's rooted in hopelessness and making generational bad choices, repeated because no one is teaching the young folks how to make good, life choices....Hide replies
It seems much more logical that stress resulting from poverty, not from racism, would be the problem. There are plenty of places in this Country where you can find pockets of very poor white people. I'd like to see a study done there and then compare the two. I'd also like to know what factor age plays. Are young mothers more stressed than older mothers of the same income level?
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@gizomgeronimo, err I mean ZanduZoo - which personality are we dealing with today....oh wait, they're basically all the same.....you're one sad fella...
That's what black people do, can't take responsibility for themselves. Have to blame the white man for all there problems.
@ respect - there was a study that I think did a good job of correlating stress factors to low birth rates in african american mothers (or something along those lines)...that I can believe but to suggest that "racism" is a factor in infant mortality is just plain suspect to me....
based on the basic definition of racism, I don't see how the findings can conclude racism is a factor....I think that Causey's reasoning on this is a bit off...
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ahhh...so you don't know which personality you're dealing with either...got it...
pr "no one is teaching the young folks how to make good, life choices" Where are the parents? Where are the role models? Many of these women are offered free pregnancy screenings, help, pre-natal vitamins etc, even after the kid is born, they get free cribs and WIC, sounds like medically we do all that we can for them already. Maybe they just shouldn't get pregnant, I don't know, that just sounds too simple!
@JS - we all know what the problems are and we know where there rooted...just as prejudice, bigotry and racism is rooted in "the parents" so are the generational poor choices, that obviously affect the poor much worse than it would someone who is middle class or wealthy, as they can recover much quicker from a poor decision...not always but in most cases... telling someone not to get pregnant, when that's all they've seen is out of wedlock births is akin to telling a child don't be racist, when all they see is examples of obvious differences in the way a parent treats someone, outside there own race...and obviously this goes both ways, lest you feel the need to tell me that, as if I didn't already know it...
oh no PR, you just flipped the script with that last one. The chat is about problems with women and babies yet now you turned it into obvious white parents teaching their kids how to be racist. That's where the *hypocrite* term comes in, I needed to point that out to you because I don't think that you understand the term. Now, I don't know what you know but I can tell you that my kids and even my family, none are racists. For myself I am tired of the * woe is me and the poor us* mentality. If you don't like something then only you can change, Yet we see things continuing to worsen, leading me and many of us to assume that some people just have no hope and it is lazy to NOT do something to make it better, thereby being lazy is just fine.
you're so predictable it's really not even very interesting talking to you...
and you deny the facts yet, amazing! HYPOCRITEHYPOCRITEHYPOCRITEHYPOCRITEHYPOCRITEHYPOCRITE
and I might add, very immature.....grow up.
you just hate being called on the carpet PR, for what you really are and that is a bigoted hypocrite!
The biggest threats to many of these children are two-fold - the mother's current "boyfriend" and a drunken mother who rolls over on the infant in the usual "co-sleeping" incident!Hide replies
@powmda - and your response is why people need to stop abusing racism: it allows folks like yourself, to make comments like that, under the guise of "just telling it like it is"...
now, please proceed in telling me why I'm nothing but a race baiter, who makes excuses for "those people"....
It's official, James is the new Eugene Kane! Is there no end to the excuses?Hide replies
He's a joke! It's the white man's fault now that black babies are dying.
I personally believe the problems of infant mortality are much deeper than racism. We have a medical community focused on treating all women as one. Ethnic group does matter in medical care.
The medical clinic I go to has a policy they inform patients on. They insist that diabetic tests are run annually for black patients. I am so very proud of my doctors for being bold to put that into writing in an effort to combat ER costs for undiagnosed diabetics. That is not all they have a meal planning and cooking program based on ethnic groups. They teach young people how to cook spicy, sweet and incorporate flavors based on what they like.
I'll admit I was stunned by the message my doctors put out there that we are individuals where our coloring, skin tones, shape of eyes and our uniqueness matters in our medical care.
This sounds like racism of the worst kind: RACISISISM!
I suggest people go to the link James provides about the infant mortality project at the JS and pay particular attention to his supporting evidence of his "finding" that "a single, white woman with just a high school diploma had a chance at a better birth outcome than a married, black woman with a college degree."Hide replies
So, your conclusion Doctor..is racism..?
Why racism, Dr..? Let's see, thousands of young blacks are murdered in the streets all around the fruited plain, a million violent assaults are perpetrated, massive child neglect, massive dysfunction in the schools, pandemic crime, I am not a doctor but this would stress me out a bit.
Or, is this imploded culture the disease we are now calling, 'racism?' Well, doctor I realize 'truth' is a dark alley way where no one dare go, so 'racism' it is. Ok, how do we stop the kids from shooting each other..? is there a pill for that..?
..."...Long-time public health specialists like Rowley know that racism—whether it exists, when and how it is perceived and how it shapes lives—is not only controversial; it's difficult to measure...."....
This is such a joke, its hard to measure.
So it's the white man's fault that black babies are dying. Why is this guy allowed on the JS Staff and writing this dribble because this is pure dribble. The white man is always the scapegoat, how sickening. It's time black people take responsibility for themselves. Sickening article. Glad I don't subscribe to this paper and read it for free on the internet.
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