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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sponsor Giveaway: Stella & Dot
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Fingers crossed. I think these would pretty much be my "go to" earrings for the holidays. Stella and dot has some great items right now--one of the pieces I am loving is the "3rd time is a charm" necklace.ReplyDelete
I've 'liked' on FB! Love the Chantilly Lace Earrings!ReplyDelete
I've 'pinned' on Pinterest! Love the Chantilly Lace Earrings!ReplyDelete
I was literally just looking at these yesterday! They are definitely one of my favorites right now :)ReplyDelete
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I've 'liked' on FB! Love the Chantilly Lace Earrings! in fact I love most of it!ReplyDelete
i'm obsessed with the amelia drop earrings! gorgeous! :)ReplyDelete
Just pinned my favorite! :)ReplyDelete
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It's so hard to pick my favorite! I love the studded bracelets though :)ReplyDelete
i LOVE those earrings, they'd be perfect for this wedding I'm going to in a couple weeks.ReplyDelete
I've had my eye on the bamboleo necklace! Love the style and colors!ReplyDelete
I, of course, pinned the bamboleo necklace onto my {jewels} board! pinterest.com/annapReplyDelete
I LOVE the Amelia drop earrings! So cute!ReplyDelete
I also liked the Stella & Dot giveaway on FacebookReplyDelete
What a wonderful giveaway, they have such pretty stuff! I love their essential ball studs and the harmony band rings...:-)ReplyDelete
... and I also just pinned the studs.:-)ReplyDelete
i love the annabelle necklace. as well as the CL earrings.ReplyDelete
goodness, I love Stella & Dot! the soiree trio ring is at the top of my want list at the moment. :]ReplyDelete
I liked their page on Facebook!ReplyDelete
I pinned!ReplyDelete
I love those earings, but I also love the Contessa Jade Necklace!! So pretty!ReplyDelete
the chantilly lace earrings are gorgeous! & so is that ring!ReplyDelete
i like them on fbReplyDelete
i pinned my favorite itemReplyDelete
i tweeted about the giveaway!ReplyDelete
OOo I love those earrings. I would love to wear them with my hair pulled up, jeans, white blouse. I love the Ever After Necklace to add to my my simple S&D necklace. pretty!ReplyDelete
what a fun give away!! I LOVE the signature clover necklace, and of course the beautiful chantilly lace earinggs!!ReplyDelete
I like all of the rings especially the soiree trio ring and the stackable deco rings! email@example.com
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I just purchased my first Stella & Dot piece a few weeks ago-- the Marchesa Studs! I am currently loving the cocktail ring you pictured and the Chantilly Lace earrings... I also love the Juliette Gem Drop earrings. So much to like-- what a great giveaway to host, thanks!ReplyDelete
I liked Stella & Dot on facebook! :)ReplyDelete
I have pinned the cocktail ring from your post onto my wardrobe board on pinterest! (http://pinterest.com/megbrearley/)ReplyDelete
I don't tweet yet, or I'd do that too...
I love the Pegasus Necklace. I have been looking for a fun necklace to jazz up a black dress.ReplyDelete
I liked on FB:)ReplyDelete
I pinned the pegasus necklace!http://pinterest.com/pin/157907530654297592/ReplyDelete
tweeted @btwnboxwoods - phew! that's all I've got:)ReplyDelete
I really like the Contessa Jade necklace! Perfect for dressing up a plain dress or tee!ReplyDelete
I love the juliette gem drop earrings!ReplyDelete
I "liked" on facebook. I absoloutly love the Chantilly Lace Earrings.ReplyDelete
I like the camilla ring!ReplyDelete
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i loved "Sofia Pearl Bib Necklace". to die for.ReplyDelete
liked on faceland.:)ReplyDelete
AND last but not least, tweeted.ReplyDelete
My fave is the Marrakesh necklace. I also pinned it.ReplyDelete
The earrings would be perf with a LBD I bought for Christmas eve. PS who can resist chantilly lace?
i am such a sucker for a classic round earring, though i feel the bardot hoops are just different enough to stand out in my jewelry box: definite fave. the chantilly lace would help break me out of my round theme for sure...thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
I love the vintage cluster ring!!!ReplyDelete
I love giant necklaces like the pegasus necklace! The astor five strand neckalce and isadora pearl bib are suuuper lovely too!ReplyDelete
I love the Chantilly Lace Earrings!ReplyDelete
I love the Marchesa Studs!ReplyDelete
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I seriously think these earrings are my favorite! They're classic and gorgeous!!ReplyDelete
I liked on Facebook!!ReplyDelete
What a great giveaway..ReplyDelete
Love the Pegasus Necklace! Awesome
the together forever necklace is so sweet and simple.ReplyDelete
thanks for the giveaway :)
i pinned it here: http://pinterest.com/pin/35114072064267052/ReplyDelete
and i liked on facebook, too!ReplyDelete
i love the Chantilly Lace Earrings!ReplyDelete
I love Stella and Dot and I think I need that first ring. :)ReplyDelete
i'm obsessed with everything at stella and dot. i was drooling over the pearl bib necklace the other day! these earrings are gorgeous!ReplyDelete
and i follow them on fb!ReplyDelete
This was such a hard choice! I loved the Maddie Pearl EarringsReplyDelete
Have also pinned the Maddie Pearl earrings (and the Chantilly one's!) on Pintrest :)ReplyDelete
I would love the Contessa Jade Necklace :)ReplyDelete
I love the Maddie Pearl Earrings!ReplyDelete
I liked Stella and Dot on FB!ReplyDelete
I tweeted about the giveaway! http://twitter.com/#!/HunnyBunny0808/status/139304803061874688ReplyDelete
please please please i'd LOVE these chantilly lace earrings!!!ReplyDelete
i liked on Facebook too!!ReplyDelete
I LOVE the Juliette Gem Drop earrings!!ReplyDelete
I liked Stella and Dot on Facebook!ReplyDelete
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i looove the on the mark necklace! it is so dainty and cute!ReplyDelete
I tweeted about it!!!ReplyDelete
those earrings are amazing! also love the pearl bib necklaces! thanks for the chance :)ReplyDelete
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I am obsessed with the LaFayette crossbody bag!! Its amazing and I am definitley purchasing some things for Christmas!ReplyDelete
I love the Chantilly Lace Earrings! They are so gorgeous and I just love the intricate design :) I love big statement earrings with all of my outfits! I just love how it looks when a cute or flashy pair of earrings peek out from behind my hair - it's like a new surprise every time! I just got an internship that I hope to turn into a job (fingers crossed!) and I want to look put together but still fashionable and chic. So, I would love to get some jewelry that add a little bit of pizzazz to my outfit while still looking professional and put together. I love what jewelry can do for my outfits when I put together simple things and then pair it with that perfect piece of jewelry! My email address is firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks for doing this giveaway!ReplyDelete
I liked on Facebook as Linda YanReplyDelete
I tweeted this giveaway!ReplyDelete
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Love the Camiella Ring!!!!ReplyDelete
If it's not too late to enter than I'm in! I love the chantilly lace earrings! I've actually been on the lookout for pretty gold earrings that I can wear with pretty much everything. :)ReplyDelete
I "liked" Stella and Dot on fb.ReplyDelete
I also pinned the Bardot Hoop Earrings because I would love to wear those too!ReplyDelete
i love the starry night necklaceReplyDelete
Contessa Jade Necklace. To Die For!ReplyDelete
I pinned this beautiful piece!ReplyDelete
AND I liked them on facebook :)ReplyDelete
I love the "Together Forever" necklace, it is so simple and elegant and I would probably never take it off. Thank you for the lovely giveaway!ReplyDelete
They're beautiful!ReplyDelete
Loving the Isadora Pearl Bib!!ReplyDelete
i love the SOIREE TRIO RING!ReplyDelete
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Presidency | Leading up to a bicentennial celebration, Abe Lincoln is remembered as a president who learned that God is the prime actor in history
Abraham Lincoln popped out of his mother's womb on Feb. 12, 1809, which means that soon begins a year of activities leading up to his bicentennial in 2009. With only $200, the devoted can buy the "premier package" for "The Official Bicentennial Kick-Off" next week in Kentucky, where Lincoln was born. That expenditure buys admission to a "Champagne Reception" and other activities.
In a campaign year when reporters often ask candidates for yes-or-no answers concerning their religious beliefs, there is something to learn from Abraham Lincoln's long and winding road to God. Apart from the spin-proclamations that Lincoln was a Christian from youth, or an atheist even during his last year-the fact pattern is more complex.
Here's what's known: When Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lincoln and daughter Sarah joined the Pigeon Baptist Church in 1823, their teenage son Abraham did not. He often listened to sermons and made fun of them afterwards, continuing that practice into his 20s. He once gave a memorable imitation of a preacher so plagued by a small blue lizard running up his leg that the preacher took off his pants and shirt in an attempt to shoo the reptile.
One opponent in an 1837 legislative race, James Adams, attacked Lincoln for disbelief in Christ's divinity and biblical accuracy. Religious accusations plagued Lincoln again in 1843 when an opponent in the race for a congressional seat called Lincoln a deist who "belonged to no church." Lincoln's law partnership with William Herndon, a frontier evangelist for transcendentalism-the first attempt to bring Hindu and Buddhist ideas to America-did not help his reputation among Christians.
When Lincoln gained the Whig nomination for Congress in 1846, he ran against famous evangelist Peter Cartwright, who called Lincoln an infidel. Lincoln's response included carefully chosen words: He acknowledged his lack of church membership but stated that he had not "denied the truth of the Scriptures." He did not say that he affirmed scriptural truth, only that he had never denied it, and off he went to Washington-but only for one term. Lincoln returned to Illinois, became a successful and affluent corporate lawyer, and seemed to ignore religious questions.
During the 1850s, though, the nation was not ignoring religion. Spiritism-what today we would call New Age religion-swept through fast-growing cities, much to the consternation of the Presbyterian-edited New York Times, which complained of a "social Antichrist overrunning the world." One New York businessman, George Templeton Strong, recorded in his diary the amazing developments: "ex-judges of the Supreme Court, Senators, clergymen, professors of physical sciences [favoring] a new Revelation, hostile to that of the Church and the Bible." The Christian revival of 1857 (see "Guarding revival," Oct. 6, 2007) was one response to that.
The following year Lincoln used religious talk to win favor among anti-slavery Republicans suspicious of a Midwest corporate lawyer. In a New York speech he quoted chapter 12 of Matthew in explaining that "every city or house divided against itself shall not stand." Those who understood that the United States could not be half-free and half-slave rejoiced: In 1860 Illinois Congressman John Wentworth proclaimed that John Brown had been like John the Baptist, clearing the way for Lincoln who "will break every yoke and let the oppressed go free."
The tragedy of civil war apparently got Lincoln thinking more deeply about God, but his first recognition of desperate need came after a personal tragedy, the death in February 1862 of his beloved 11-year-old son, Willie. Mary Todd Lincoln tried to deal with her grief by searching out New Age mediums, and Lincoln went to a seance with his wife, but was unimpressed: Afterwards, he joked that it was like a cabinet meeting, with several spirits presenting contradictory messages.
Lincoln's search for meaning took a different direction. Several long talks with Phineas Gurley, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, helped him go through "a process of crystallization," which Gurley described as a conversion to Christ. Lincoln later told a confidant that he was "driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I have nowhere else to go." Lincoln began attending Pastor Gurley's church on Sundays and sometimes went to Wednesday prayer meetings as well.
From the death of his son to the deaths of thousands of soldiers: Lincoln began to muse on God's nature. After Union forces in August 1862 lost the second battle of Bull Run, Lincoln wrote a "Meditation on the Divine Will" that concluded: "I am almost ready to say this is probably true-that God wills the contest, and wills that it shall not end yet. By His mere quiet power, on the minds of the now contestants, He could have either saved or destroyed the Union without a human contest. Yet the contest began. And having begun He could give the final victory to either side any day. Yet the contest proceeds."
Lincoln's new belief in God contributed to a policy decision: In September 1862 after Union forces stopped the Confederates at Antietam, he read the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet, stating (according to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles), "God has declared this question in favor of the slaves."
Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase recorded Lincoln's further explanation: "I made the promise to myself, and (hesitating a little) to my Maker," that the proclamation would follow a Union victory. Newspapers such as The Pittsburgh Christian Advocate rejoiced as Lincoln broke down the separation of church and army: God "will now fight for the nation as He has not yet fought for it."
If so, it seemed just in time. As Lincoln announced the Proclamation, Washington was a city of hospitals, over 50 temporary ones. Almost 20 more stood in and near Alexandria, across the river. When Lincoln visited the injured, gaping wounds assaulted his eyes and groaning resounded in his ears. Whenever Congress was not in session the Capitol itself became a hospital, with 2,000 cots set up in the rotunda, legislative chambers, and hallways. Most deaths occurred on the battlefield, but those who died in the hospitals, typically 50 per day, cost the army $4.99 per soldier (pine coffin, transport to the cemetery, and burial all included).
The fatalities and injuries led Lincoln to God; he had nowhere else to go. In October 1862, he told visitors, "We cannot but believe, that He who made the world still governs it." Calling the war "a fiery trial" and himself "a humble instrument in the hands of our Heavenly Father," Lincoln said, "I have desired that all my works and acts may be according to His will, and that it might be so, I have sought His aid."
Some insisted that the Republican Party was doing God's will; Sen. Henry Wilson said the party was "created by no man" but "brought into being by Almighty God himself." An Illinois Christian leader said that a Democratic triumph in the 1862 congressional elections would force God's "chastising hand."
Lincoln, though, did not claim that God is a Republican. In 1863 his "Proclamation Appointing a National Fast Day" asserted, "We know that, by Divine law, nations like individuals are subjected to punishments and chastisement in this world." He called the war "a punishment inflicted upon us for our presumptuous sins to the needful end of our national reformation as a whole people."
Furthermore, Lincoln's proclamation emphasized how Americans had taken for granted God's kindness: "We have forgotten the gracious Hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own." That proclamation applied the Old Testament pattern-God's faithfulness, man's forgetfulness, God's discipline-to a new people who had become "too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us."
Lincoln, who had questioned prayer previously and not even affirmed it under earlier political pressure, was becoming a praying man. He told one general that as reports came in from Gettysburg during the first two days of fighting, "when everyone seemed panic-stricken," he "got down on my knees before Almighty God and prayed. . . . Soon a sweet comfort crept into my soul that God Almighty had taken the whole business into His own hands."
Increasingly he relied on the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Once Pastor Gurley announced at Sunday morning service that "religious services would be suspended until further notice as the church was needed as a hospital." Officials had already made plans and stacked supplies outside the building, but Lincoln stood up-he did that often, believing that all prayers should be made standing up-and announced, "Dr. Gurley, this action was taken without my consent, and I hereby countermand the order. The churches are needed as never before for divine services."
Lincoln also needed the Bible. By 1864 he was even recommending Scripture reading to Joshua Speed, his fellow skeptic from Springfield days. When Speed said he was surprised to see Lincoln reading a Bible, Lincoln earnestly told him, "Take all that you can of this book upon reason, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man." When the Committee of Colored People in 1864 gave Lincoln a Bible, he responded, "But for this book we could not know right from wrong."
That year became the war's bloodiest, with Union troops attacking repeatedly at Cold Harbor and elsewhere, losing thousands of men, but winning a war of attrition against Southern forces that could not readily replace their losses. Lincoln hated the casualty lists and told pastor Byron Sutherland of Washington's First Presbyterian Church that God "has destroyed nations from the map of history for their sins." Still, he said his "hopes prevail generally above my fears for our Republic. The times are dark, the spirits of ruin are abroad in all their power, and the mercy of God alone can save us."
Lincoln's second inaugural address, a month before his assassination in 1865, most clearly exhibits his theological change. That speech, with its call to "bind up the nation's wounds," is often cited as evidence of Lincoln's emphasis on reconciliation, but it shows even more his new sense of Providence. "Fondly do we hope-fervently do we pray-that this mighty scourge of war might speedily pass away," he said. "Yet if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth piled by the bond-man's two hundred years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash, shall be paid with another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago so still it must be said, 'the judgments of the Lord, are true and righteous altogether.'"
How many drops of blood were there? Lincoln's understanding of God had changed his public policy emphases. At first, he had ignored God except when it was politically useful to take His name in vain. Then, Lincoln had speculated repeatedly about God's will, as the war dragged on with no resolution in sight. Finally, Lincoln came to believe that God was the prime actor in history-and a president's task was to lean on and trust Him.

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Exactly a week before Christmas, Mr Twig gets a letter from Blue Shield announcing a rate hike due to his upcoming birthday. The premium is going up by 50% (!!!!), so his premium will be pretty close to $1,000 a month. I know there are people who pay more, but this is for bare bones, catastrophic insurance with the highest deductible available, covering a person in excellent health who doesn't even use the insurance because he rarely goes to the doctor because who can afford to anymore?
Moral of the story: No more birthdays for him. Also too, the Affordable Care Act sucks big time.
1. Insurance companies have inserted themselves as a broker in the doctor-patient relationship and transformed health care into a profit-making commodity. The result? The cost of health care in the US is about double that of other industrialized countries, in which government assumes full responsibility for funding medial care. Obama took single payer off the table at the very beginning of the health care debate.
2. Then he killed the "public option," in which patients would have the choice of buying private insurance or a low cost government plan similar to Medicare (low cost due to no profit, no exorbitant CEO salaries, no advertising costs, etc).. Keeping the public option would have prevented the insurance companies from jacking up their premiums, exactly as they're doing right now. Obama also refused to place a lid on premium increases, which insurance companies justify based on the ACA requirement that they treat pre-existing conditions. Previously insurance companies mostly signed up health people like twig. Now that they have to cover sick people, too, they're all increasing their premiums.
3. The ACA increases prescription costs by prohibiting government programs from negotiating with drug companies for bulk/volume discounts (as all other industrialized countries do).
4. The ACA allows insurance companies to continue to force private practice doctors into bankruptcy by pressuring them to agree to deep fee discounts. (I'm one of the doctors they forced into bankruptcy).
5. Owing to the failure of the ACA to eliminate insurance companies from health care delivery - or to limit premium increases - 20 million Americans will remain uninsured, even after the ACA is fully implemented.
Better story....
As I understand it, there's nothing in the ACA to cap or control premium increases. So the insurance companies can -- and do -- charge whatever they want.
So the reference wasn't really personal, sorry if that was misleading. Everyone's going to deal with these premium increases at some point, I imagine.
If I've understood correctly (and I try not to hear any more about this garbage than I have to, so I may not have), the rates at which insurance companies can increase premiums will be regulated after 2014, based on what the rates are when it takes effect.
When the law was passed in 2010, the Conventional Wisdom was that of course nobody would raise their premiums much in the interim because the insurance cos. were so glad to have new customers and a brave new world.
In actual fact, we're seeing Mr. Twig's experience times millions across the country. twig is exactly right to thank ACA for the increase. And to think that we've barely begun to feel all the goodies the ACA will bring us.
great way to run a health care system.
California has an insurance commissioner who supposedly oversees things like this. But I have a feeling that what Blue Shield is doing is fine with them.
The only hope is that state legislators will pass yet another bill to establish single payer within the state. They've done it twice already, but Schwarzenegger vetoed both. Now we've got Ds controlling the legislature and a D governor, so maybe one of these days ....
to regulate premiums here (CA), although apparently in some states it's different. (Btw, the title of the press release in the link is "Commonwealth Fund Study Shows CA Health Insurers Increased Profits In Individual Market Despite New Medical Loss Ratio Requirements." Nice to know the system is working so well for them!)
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Running for Boston — and America
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For nearly 12 years since the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Americans have had an image of what they believe a terrorist looks like stuck in their heads: A man, likely in his 20s or 30s, of Middle Eastern descent, vowing to fight the U.S. to the death. But the Tsarnaev brothers turned that image on its head. Suddenly the terrorists were white –– not "dark-skinned," as CNN's John King wrongly pointed out in a remark with racial undertones. As children, the Tsarnaevs were, perhaps, caught up in breakaway Chechnya's bloody fight for independence from Russia, but we are uncertain precisely what happened during their childhood.
What we do know is that they were raised here. They attended American schools, where they apparently adjusted to life in the U.S. and blended in. They did not fit the image of Muslim extremists. They were, by most accounts, two normal-looking young men who played sports and partied. Both attended college.
But there was clearly a darker side to these two men, hidden from view. Reportedly, they may have sold marijuana to support themselves. According to the Boston Globe, authorities are now eyeing Tamerlan as a possible suspect in a gruesome triple homicide on Sept. 11, 2011, in which all three victims' throats were slashed and their bodies sprinkled with marijuana.
In short, it is unclear whether the brothers were motivated by religious fanaticism or by deep-seated pathological tendencies, or both.
No matter. They made it clear to us, once again, that we live in a world fraught with danger –– a world in which your life can change in an instant. One minute you may be standing near the Boston Marathon finish line, cheering, feeling good, making plans for evening festivities to celebrate a loved one's participation in one of the world's great road races. The next minute, kaboom! A bomb detonates behind you, sending shrapnel flying in all directions, and your life is forever thrown off course –– perhaps ended.
New Yorkers understand Boston's pain all too well. There is no naiveté here. We know that evil exists in the world. We understand that life is fragile. It can be taken without even a moment's notice.
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Scott - do you really count running in a 5K in Merrick as an act of bravery and defiance against terrorism? Come back to earth. Think about all of the people who for 20 years or more have been commuting every day on the LIRR through Penn Station and then on the subway to work in offices in the Empire State Building, the Federal Building and Wall Street. That isn't heroic either, but it does take fortitude.
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The setup was a slightly angled wall, 32 feet high by 32 feet long, which could be hit from either side via quarter pipes, or straight up the middle. "The wall was 100 percent. It was just really fun," said Chad Otterstrom.
"As far as we know, it's the biggest wall ride that's ever been built," said Aspen Promotions Manager, Troy Michels. For the added enjoyment of the crowd, California rockers Fingertight played a full concert on the stage atop the wall. The format was your basic jam session, with both skiers and shredders, with each rider getting in as many runs as they could in an hour.
After getting warmed up on the middle section, most riders chose to take it to the tombstones on either side. Otterstrom threw up big backside airs to tail taps, before launching himself into 540s to wall ride. Colin Langlois went the lip trick route with airs off the tombstone to lipslides and lipslide reverts. Zach Leach buttered most of the way across the 32-foot wall with steezy laybacks. Ryan Lougee took to a more skate influenced line, by hitting the wall up the middle going for rocks to fakie. Also going up the middle was Vail ripper Josh Malay. After getting bored with throwing McTwists to the wall, Josh started getting damn close to pulling a wall ride to frontflip to fakie! As the contest progressed, it was obvious that the trick to beat was the McTwist to wall ride. Otterstrom threw some, as well as Malay, but local destroyer Avery Karas stepped it up with a McTwist to backside lipslide on top of the wall!
At the end, it was left up to the riders to pick the winner. As the votes were tallied, the winner was Avery Karas. (Sponsors take note, Avery's a free agent and this isn't the first time he?s stepped up.) After all was said and done, the contest was deemed a success. "I had a great time," said Otterstrom. "It didn't really feel like a contest. It felt more like you were just riding with your friends."
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Damping elements involving layers of viscoelastic materials are often used for reduction of seismic and wind induced vibrations in buildings and other tall structures. The common feature is that the frequency of the forced vibrations is low.
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Margarita Chicken Pasta Salad
4 cups (10 oz) uncooked rainbow rotini (spiral pasta)
1 lb chicken breast strips for stir frying
1 (1.25 oz) pkg. Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix
1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
1 (11 oz) can Green Giant Mexicorn Whole Kernel Corn, Red and Green Peppers, drained
1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained, rinsed
Cook pasta to desired doneness as directed on package
Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well
In resealable food storage plastic bag, combine chicken and taco seasoning mix; shake to coat
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot.
Add chicken; cook 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown and no longer pink in center, stirring frequently
Remove from heat; set aside.
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
1/4 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
1 (4.5 oz) can Old El Paso Chopped Green Chilies
In blender container, food processor, (or mayo jar!) combine all dressing ingredients; blend 30 seconds or until well blended
In large serving bowl, combine cooked pasta, corn, beans and dressing; toss to coat
Fold in cooked chicken. Serve warm or cold.
If desired, garnish with lime wedge and cilantro leaves. 6 (1 1/2 cup) servings
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|Enders post office hours to be reduced
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By Carolyn Lee
The Imperial Republican
The U.S. Postal Service has decided to reduce the hours the Enders Post Office will be open beginning Jan. 26, 2013.
The final decision was to reduce the hours from six hours 20 minutes per day to two hours per day. The post office will now be open from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.
There will be no change in Saturday service. That will remain at 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
The Postal Service posted the decision one week after a public meeting Nov. 27, which about 15 people attended.
A similar meeting was to be held concerning the Champion Post Office Nov. 27. That meeting was postponed due to the alleged assault of a postal employee the week before.
The Champion Post Office is now open from 8-11 a.m. Monday through Friday until further notice due to the incident.
Brian Sperry, regional spokesman for the Postal Service, said Champion residents will be notified by letter as to the new meeting date.
The Postal Service is proposing to shorten the Champion Post Office hours from eight to four Monday through Friday.
Sperry said the reduced hours are "based on the office workload and the usage by the community."
The Postal Service is cutting hours at small post offices across the country in an effort to curtail massive financial losses. Sperry said the goal is to reduce the annual cost by $22.5 billion by 2016.
"It's a dire situation," he stated. "If we'd been a private company we would have already filed for bankruptcy."
Besides reducing hours at post offices, Sperry said the Postal Service had considered closing buildings and offering curb side delivery; establishing a village post office in an existing business, or closing the building and providing post office box service at a nearby post office.


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Another "which mount" thread...
Posted 23 December 2012 - 08:32 AM
After a CPC, Atlas, Vixen, (non goto), and NextStar, I have finally learned that the best equipment is the equipment that you use the most. I have also learned from the NexStar, that portability is a big plus for me, thus I am selling my year old CPC 1100 setup to fund a new versatile setup for viewing and photography.
Here is what I am looking for and could us some suggestions:
1. Portability, (mount should weigh no more than 21-22lbs)
2. Ease of operation of the GoTo and solid tracking
3. Steady up to a minimal 25-30 pound load
4. Ability to interface with computer programs for imaging and tracking
5. Less than $1500
What has made the NextStar so attractive to me is it's light weight, but its just not steady enough for what I want. What made the Atlas attractive to me was its ability to interface with just about everything, but the weight is too much.
Posted 23 December 2012 - 08:46 AM
An IEQ45 seems to meet all your requirements.
Posted 23 December 2012 - 11:09 AM
It looks cute as well - like a not-so-good copy of an AP900 at 1/2 scale. The three clutches, the ribbed polar fork... somebody at iOptron has been busy..
Posted 23 December 2012 - 11:48 AM
The 8SE is, as you say, lightweight and easy to use, but not solid.
The CPC mount is easy to use and solid, but not lightweight.
Pretty much any GEM mount is more complicated to use and setup, but will be more solid.
Unfortunately, you just can't have everything.
The iEQ45 is probably the closest, if you don't mind the extra complication and setup time of a GEM mount. It is certainly lightweight for it's capacity (not including the counterweights), although not nearly as light as an SE. You don't say what scope you want to put on it, but for visual it should be ok for either your 8" or 11" SCT. If you want to do astrophotography, it should work well with the 8" SCT, but the 11" is a bit much.
Posted 23 December 2012 - 12:05 PM
Posted 23 December 2012 - 01:34 PM
I like my IEQ45 very much and will have to say it is the fastest and easyest EQ mount for setup I have ever used.
The 25 lb head is easy to move,also tracking and gotos were
very good.So in the under $2k mount group,I belive it to be the one that fits your needs.Upto a 30 lb load should be fine for ap.Because of the electronic load balance setup you might even get more for short focal ap.
Posted 24 December 2012 - 11:56 AM
Posted 24 December 2012 - 12:08 PM
Any possible issues in getting an older version of the mount, (HW or SW), say 1+ years old. This one is a demo unit, so I am not sure how long it has been in the store.
Posted 24 December 2012 - 12:41 PM
use a 8406 hand controller...Not a problem at all,But the
newer clutch option is about a +$100 option.The newer mounts also come with a 8407 hand controller.Nothing wrong
with the older mounts at all..but should be priced a little less.You can go to the ioptron web site for current prices on both,,There might be ayear end sale now.
Posted 24 December 2012 - 12:58 PM
Posted 24 December 2012 - 03:38 PM
Only the DEC clutch has been revised and it looks like the regular clutch on CG-5, Vixen, etc. type mounts (lever clutch).
The RA clutches are still the same old 3 rosette knob bolts.
I don't see why the lever-type clutch would be considered "superior" to the 3 knobs - after all Astro-Physics uses the 3 knobs on all their current mounts.
Posted 24 December 2012 - 04:06 PM
It was done at the request of the users..No its not needed
but just easyer to use.But neather is the GPS,its just nice to have!
Posted 24 December 2012 - 04:31 PM
The old one did not have bearings in the axis, which made it difficult to balance the scope in the dec direction. The more you loaded it up, the less freely it would turn.
iOptron did address this issue in the old mounts with an automated electronic balancing routine. This was an update to the firmware. It drives the motors one way, then the other, and compares the torque needed in each direction. Then it displays a graphic on the handset that tells you which way to move the scope and how much (roughly).
I have the old mount and feel that the electronic balancing works "adequately", although it occasionally fails and when it does it's off by a fair amount. I would prefer the new bearings and clutch, but I don't find it to be all that big a deal. There's no upgrade path from the old mount to the new clutch model and it's certainly not worth the hassle of selling this one to buy the newer model.
Posted 24 December 2012 - 06:15 PM
a rough balance and then fine tune with the electronic.Seams to work well.Also the latest firmware uograde of a few days ago has a multi star alignment software.But not sure yet what it does,but more that 2or 3 stars can be used.This may or not be a big deal..8407 controller update.
Posted 24 December 2012 - 09:15 PM
There is a model with an updated clutch. Does the demo unit have standard clutches?
I will ask them the day after Christmas when they open. I found out the updated model has a C at the end of the model number.
Posted 25 December 2012 - 08:31 AM
Now, to sell my CPC1000 equipment, to get back some money.
Posted 25 December 2012 - 10:49 AM
Posted 26 December 2012 - 05:56 PM
I'm excited.
Posted 26 December 2012 - 09:40 PM
Posted 26 December 2012 - 11:55 PM
Posted 27 December 2012 - 08:16 AM
C11, or C8? If the iOptron is light enough, for grab and go, I will keep the C8 and sell my CPC 11 to fund other equipment.
Posted 27 December 2012 - 10:28 AM
Congrats on the purchase of the iEQ45! I think you'll love it. BUT ... I wouldn't classify it as a grab and go.
I leave my 8SE set up fully assembled on the tripod. I can easily pick the whole thing up and take it outside, plop it down and be ready to go. Aside, from the cool-down time, I would call that a "kinda" grab and go.
The iEQ45 is very lightweight for its carrying capacity. Much lighter than an Atlas or CGEM. The mount head itself is only 25 pounds so it's very easy to handle. But the tripod is much more substantial than the 8SE, so it weighs more as well. And of course there's the counterweights.
When the whole thing is set up with the scope on it, I can lift it but not easily. I wouldn't want to try and carry it anywhere and would definitely not call it a grab and go. Like any GEM in this load capacity range, you'll probably want to carry it outside in pieces and assemble it by setting up the tripod first, putting the mount head on it, attaching the counterweights, and attaching the scope.
As for the C8 vs. the C11, I'm surprised that you say there isn't much difference between the two for casual visual use. If that's really true, then by all means the C8 will be a lot easier to handle so I'd go with it. Plus, I don't think you can easily de-fork the 11" SCT from the CPC mount to put it on the iEQ45.
Posted 27 December 2012 - 11:48 AM
As far as grab and go, I have been doing the same thing with the CPC1100 and I know that the CPC mount with the 11" telescope weighs a bit more than the new setup.
Thanks for the good points.
Posted 29 December 2012 - 08:02 PM
I just setup the tripod and mount and it was very easy to do. I wanted to do this so that I could carry the mount with the battery power counterweight to the other side of the garage. Pretty light, yet more than robust enough for my C8.
The NextStar mount is in the background, and the battery is mounted on the counterweight shaft.


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Folk Fibers
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- Specialty: Handmade Quilts
- Price range: ($$$) High-End
- Website: folkfibers.com
Store History
- Founded: January 2012
- Founded by: Maura Ambrose
- Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Maura Grace Ambrose founded Folk Fibers in January 2012 with the goal of sharing the craft and folklore that prevails around natural dyes and quilting. Each Folk Fibers quilt is hand quilted in Austin, Texas.
She grows, harvests, and forages for natural, organic dyes around Austin, and uses them to dye some of the fabrics used in the making of her quilts. She then patchworks her dyed fabric with other fabrics, both vintage and new, to create one-of-a-kind heirloom treasures.
Name/Title: Maura Ambrose, Owner/Founder of Folk Fibers
Open/launch date: January 2012
Inspiration for opening: Making things I love and sharing them.
Merchandise source: My own two hands.
Best selling item: Most items are one-of-a-kind, but people seem to be enjoying my series of wholecloth quilts.
Your favorite item: I know it's cliche, but I'm so excited about the next item I'm working on. Right now that's the Hawaii quilt that will be online for sale soon.
Favorite store (other than your own): I'm obsessed with the office supplies at Muji.
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Raleigh, NC -- A University of North Carolina professor is complaining his conviction on drug smuggling charges in Argentina is an injustice.
The Oxford-educated professor was sentenced to four years and eight months of confinement this week. He expects to serve the time under house arrest at a friend's apartment in Buenos Aires.


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The Greatest American Hero Summary
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While on a field trip with his special education students in Palmdale, California, Whitney High School teacher Ralph Hinkley, and Bill Maxwell, an FBI agent stranded in the same area, are chosen by extraterrestrial forces to save the planet Earth from destroying itself. The mild-mannered Hinkley is presented with a special costume that endows him with super-human powers. Maxwell is selected to aid him with information about endangering situations.
Complications set in when Ralph loses the special alien instruction manual and has to play it by ear on being "The Greatest American Hero." The series depicts Ralph's bumbling attempts to crush the forces of evil like no man has ever done before.


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Panasonic TX-58DX750B reviewRecommended
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Finlux hopes to sway bargain hunters with its first 4K UHD curved TV, but corners have been cut in the process.
This 65-inch 4K screen is packed with futuristic features – though some more obvious than others...
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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- Former President George W. Bush and President Obama both think every American should have an electronic health record. Pam Crum agrees she was diagnosised with inflammatory breast cancer a very rare but virulent form of breast cancer.
Three weeks after learning that shocking news, Pam Crum started chemotherapy. She was also 22-weeks pregnant making matters even more complicated. Pam eventually delivered a healthy daughter, Grace at 36-weeks.
But the new mom had to quickly get back to the tough job of surviving cancer. The day after Grace was born she was back at Georgetown Lombardi to begin a different round of chemo.
"I had surgeries, I had radiation, I had subsequent surgeries after that," Pam tells us.
Her insurance company required all of her mammograms be done in Virginia not at Georgetown. So she had to spend a lot of time driving 35-miles back and forth from Virginia to DC taking her films and medications to all of her appointments.
Pam says it was very hectic and had become her new norm until about 2-years ago. Then Georgetown Lombardi made the transition to electronic record keeping. That meant all of Pam's medical paper trail was now in the computer, just a mouse click away.
Pam gets a break and her doctors like medical oncologist Dr. Mineta Liu believe it helps them provide even better medical care.
"If I need something or have a question about a study she had or a blood test, I have ready access to it, "Dr. Liu says.
But Pam Dixon, with the World Privacy Forum, says consumers run into privacy risks when their records are not operated by a healthcare provider and covered under HIPPA.
"Electronic medical record keeping is a terrific benefit for consumers provided they are covered by national privacy laws." Pam adds, "For example when a commercial company may have an electronic health care record that they offer to you it may be free, but it can also be ad supported."
It is more likely that personal private records could be disclosed to the general public or marketers.
That's not a concern for Pam Crum. Electronic record keeping at Georgetown has given her peace of mind.
"It helped me to relax and focus on wellness as opposed to treatment and medical records," she says.
Another piece of advice from privacy expert Pam Dixon gets a copy of your health care records, in whatever form, and keep them on file. If there's ever an identity theft problem, it's hard to get your records after the fact. Also, after you access your electronic health care records, make sure you clean out or empty your browser, then reset it.
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Our experienced audiologists and vestibular therapists at the Hearing & Balance Center perform the testing and procedures for patients being treated for hearing impairment and balance problems. Advanced therapies such as Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants, and tests such as hearing and balance testing, are performed at our Hartford, West Hartford and Farmington offices.
After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Hearing and Speech Sciences from the University of Maryland, College Park, Dr Rostron received a Masters of Arts in Audiology from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. She has a Doctoral degree from Salus University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
In addition, she is a member of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association and holds a certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology. Dr. Rostron is also a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology.
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Ned Yost media session: June 1
When manager Ned Yost met with the media this afternoon, Yuniesky Betancourt's return to the lineup was the first topic of discussion. Yost said it is good to see they are starting to at least get closer to having a lot of their injured players come and Yuni is the first one. Yost went on to say he [Betancourt] swung the bat very well during his rehab stint and his ankle is back to 100 percent. He said Yuni has regained all the mobility in the previously injured ankle and it is good to have him back. Yost did not say whether or not Betancourt was going to be the everyday second baseman for the Royals, but he is playing tonight and batting second. He said they will see how he does tonight and how he feels then go from there.
The media asked Yost about the decision of sending Irving Falu back down to Omaha rather than Johnny Giavotella with Betancourt's return. Yost said Johnny has a better bat for the Royals off the bench. He then went on to say Yuni and Falu are kind of like the same player from an off-the-bench standpoint because they are very good utility guys and can play anywhere on the infield. The Royals also like Johhny's bat from the right side late in games. Yost said he is a strong offensive player and really works hard so they like him late in games even though he is a younger player.
The last topic brought up during Yost's media meeting was the lack of wins up to this point in the season at home and how that effects the team going into this home stand. Yost said the answer is simple; they need to play better here at home. He said they have been playing better, the starting pitching is starting to settle in, the bullpen has been phenomenal and more importantly the offense is starting to pick up. He gave the example of when the Royals were able to score five two-out runs on Wednesday at Cleveland. He said that is a very good sign and he is excited to see how they do this homestand.


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The Office of Multicultural Affairs (housed in the Intercultural Center) is designed to provide enriched social, cultural and educational experiences for ethnically diverse students as well as opportunities for all members of the campus community to learn about the heritage and culture of these traditionally under-represented groups. This mission is accomplished via sponsored programs designed to raise awareness, foster cross-cultural interaction and exchange, increase understanding and ultimately encourage a "global perspective" on education.
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Cyclone Golfers Named To Big 12 Academic Teams
IRVING, Texas – A total of 10 Iowa State golfers were named to 2014 Academic All-Big 12 teams, the Big 12 announced this afternoon. Iowa State's 10 honorees were the most in the league.
On the men's side, Dustin Croudis, Zach Steffen, Blake Waller, Sam Daley and Collin Foster all earned a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. All five golfers were repeat honorees as academic all-league performers.
Garnering First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors for the Cyclone women were Katie Gustafson, Prima Thammaraks, Chonlada Chayanun and Cajsa Persson. Senior Sasikarn On-iam was named to the Academic All-Big 12 second team.
Thammaraks and On-iam each garnered all-league academic accolades for the third time. Chayaunun was honored for the second consecutive season, while Gustafson and Persson are first-time honorees.
Both teams return to action at the Big 12 Championship, April 25-27.


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Everything the waterfront, the city center, the historic center and pedestrian area have to offer is at your doorstep! Whether you are looking for a beach to walk on the beach, cultural visits, typical or modern restaurants, shopping or nightlife, everything is in walking distance!
The apartment was renovated in 2013 with materials and furniture. It is very well equipped (see list), bright, elegant, clean, has a nice bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen, high ceilings and can accommodate up to 2 people.
We rent several apartments in Nice and are very responsive to your requests. For longer stays, we also offer competitive rates. Do not hesitate to contact us.
Hoping that our apartment allows you to make the most of our beautiful city of Nice, soon!
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- We will meet you directly at the apartment.
- The time of arrival and departure must be agreed in advance.
- Arrivals are preferably after 5h pm.
- Departures are preferably before 10 pm.
- Depending on availability, you will be able to leave your luggage.
To reach the apartment ** **
The apartment is located above the 4 rue des Congres on the 1st floor with elevator overlooking quiet courtyard.
It is easily accessible by most forms of transport.
- By car, take the exit for St Philip 'from the fast lane.
- By train, we are 10 minutes walk from the Gare de Nice Ville
- By plane, take bus 23 or 98.
Then, either by car, tram, bus or on foot, it very easy for you to go around Nice as the area is well served. Visit Nice and all its magnificent surroundings (Monaco, Cannes, Antibes, Italy etc. ..) is a breeze!
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Buona accoglienza, posizione ottima, appartamento piccolo ma pulito, ottimale per chi vuole il mare a un passo da casa.
Have a good stay. Host pleasant, professional and accommodating. The apartment is true to pictures. It is clean, well located, well appointed and equipped. Salvatore thank you.
Bon séjour. Hôte agréable, professionnel et arrangeant. L'appartement est fidèle aux photos. Il est propre, bien situé, bien aménagé et équipé. Merci Salvatore.
Central studio, complete with all the comforts, small but very nice
Monolocale centrale, completo di tutti i confort, piccolo ma molto carino
Apartment well situated and very clean.
friendly host :)
Appartement bien situer et très propre.
hôte sympathique :)
This is a lovely apartment, conveniently located in Nice. Salvatore was very helpful throughout the booking process and even offers a collection service from the airport direct to the apartment which also served as the check-in process. Despite our flights arriving earlier than check-in time, we were able to access the apartment earlier which we really appreciated. The apartment was clean and well-furnished. The only issue we had was the building works in the building, which started very early each day, but this is no fault of Salvatore or the team. Would be very happy to recommend. Slept 6 of us very comfortably.
L'appartamento pur essendo piccolo ha tutto il necessario per rendere gradevole il soggiorno . L'ospite Salvatore è molto collaborativo, la posizione strategica ti fa godere dello splendido mare e della pittoresca vecchia Nizza. Nel contempo è vicinissimo al centro più moderno e vivace .Sicuramente ottima esperienza.
Min vurdering er at vi hadde en fin villa, bra beliggenhet. Problemet var at verken oppvaskmaskinen eller Wi-Fi virket. Når vi søkte etter villa var dette et kriterie som var viktig. Vi klaget til Salvador, men fikk ingen respons før siste dagen. Han beklaget at han ikke hadde ordnet dette og låvet å gi en komposisjon. Det setter vi pris på,men er skuffet over dårlig service.
We had a great holiday in Nice during Easter 2016.
The apartment is really nice, exactly as described, in a quiet position; I absolutely recommend it, especially for a short period (in my opinion, 4 people, especially if adults, in that apartment are not really comfortable at 100%).
It's 10 minutes far from Promenade des Anglais. Near the apartment are available supermarket, bakery, pharmacy ecc.
Salvatore and his cousin are affable and helpful.
Free to choose this apartment, you will not regret !!!
Très beau studio en plein centre du Vieux Nice, confortable et calme malgré son emplacement. Restaurants, commerces et parking à proximité. A ne pas manquer : le marché est à deux pas ! Idéalement situé pour découvrir cette belle ville. De plus, Salvatore est charmant et fourni toutes les informations nécessaires pour visiter. A noter qu'il est très facile d'y aller depuis l'aéroport via les transports en commun.
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Wow, that is an amazing map. How were you able to accomplish that in 12 hours? It truly looks like it was taken from a satellite!
Here's my most recent finished map. And a detail of it, with frontiers of Hyrule's Kingdom.
100% Photoshop, about 12 hours of work.
Original size: 7677*5906px (= 65*50 cm, 300 dpi)
If someone wants to know how I proceeded, a tutorial is available (in french only).
Zoom in
And the map of Hyrule.
EDIT Now the complete map is on a more interesting size.
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Wow, that is an amazing map. How were you able to accomplish that in 12 hours? It truly looks like it was taken from a satellite!
Wow, tanks^^ (Gallifrey? I like that.^^)
Actually, my technique to make it is very simple. The most important is texturing the lands with many images and melt the layers to obtain an optimal result.
A 1024*768px map could be finished in 2 or 3 hours, at the only condition the creator knows what he/she wants to do.
My username is taken from the TV show, Doctor Who. The main character, The Doctor is an alien (but he looks like a human -- or according to him, we look like his race ) His home planet is Gallifrey and his race is "Time Lord", AKA Gallifreyan. I am a big fan of the show.
I know about Doctor Who. One of my favourite fictions.
"If you are an alien how come you sound like you're from the North?
-Lots of planets have a north! "
@BreadCrab: thanks!
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I'm interested in the colors, I'm always striving to get all of those little color variations in. So you are using real satellite images with some blending?
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
Very nice, have some rep!
Those maps look really good. Is there any chance that you will translate the tutorial to english?
That's great! I've always wanted to make pretty volcanoes, but mine always seemed as if they were made by a fifth-grader (and not even a particularly talented fifth-grader).
For the first time in years I'm actually glad I had 5 years of French in school The only thing that might be difficult for me are the PS tags. For example: what are the English counterparts of blending options such as "incrustation" "teinte" "produit" etc. ?
Now that the warm fuzzy part is over we can get back to the ritual dismemberments. Oh wait, it's not Tuesday is it?


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Republic of El Salvador
Area: 21,476 sq. km. (8,260 sq. mi.); about the size of Massachusetts.
Cities: Capital--San Salvador (pop. 1.7 million). Other cities--Santa Ana San Miguel, Soyapango, and La Union.
Terrain: Mountains separate country into three distinct regions--southern coastal belt, central valleys and plateaus, and northern mountains.
Climate: Semitropical, distinct wet and dry seasons.
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Salvadoran(s).
Population (2003): 6.6 million.
Annual growth rate (2003): 2%.
Ethnic groups: Mestizo 90%, indigenous 1%, Caucasian 9%.
Religion: About 55% Roman Catholic, with significant and growing numbers of Protestant groups.
Language: Spanish.
Education: Free through ninth grade. Attendance (grades 1-9)--85%. Literacy--84.1% nationally; 75.3% in rural areas.
Health: Infant mortality rate (2002)--33/1,000. Life expectancy at birth (2002)—70.4 years.
Work force (about 2.7 million): Agriculture--22%; services--18.7%; commerce--27.2%; manufacturing--17.6%; construction--5.4%; transportation and communication--4.6%; other--4.5%.
Type: Republic.
Constitution: December 20, 1983.
Independence: September 15, 1821.
Branches: Executive--president and vice president. Legislative--84-member Legislative Assembly. Judicial--independent (Supreme Court).
Administrative subdivisions: 14 departments.
Political parties (represented in the legislature): Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), National Conciliation Party (PCN), Christian Democratic Party (PDC), and the United Democratic Center (CDU).
Suffrage: Universal at 18.
Economy (2003)
GDP: $15 billion.
Annual growth rate: 2%.
Per capita income: $2,258.
Agriculture (11% of GDP): Products--coffee, sugar, livestock, corn, poultry, and sorghum. Arable, cultivated, or pasture land--64%.
Industry (24% of GDP): Types—textiles, food and beverage processing, footwear and clothing, chemical products, petroleum products, electronics.
Trade: Exports--$3.1 billion: textiles, diverse manufactures, coffee, sugar, and shrimp. Major markets--U.S. 63%, Central American Common Market (CACM) 25.5%. Imports--$5.8 billion: consumer goods, foodstuffs, capital goods, raw industrial materials, and petroleum. Major suppliers--U.S. 48.6%, CACM 16.1%, Mexico 5.7%.
El Salvador's population numbers about 6.6 million. Almost 90% is of mixed Indian and Spanish extraction. About 1% is indigenous; very few Indians have retained their customs and traditions. The country's people are largely Roman Catholic and Protestant. Spanish is the language spoken by virtually all inhabitants. The capital city of San Salvador has about 1.7 million people; an estimated 42% of El Salvador's population live in rural areas.
In 1821, El Salvador and the other Central American provinces declared their independence from Spain. When these provinces were joined with Mexico in early 1822, El Salvador resisted, insisting on autonomy for the Central American countries. In 1823, the United Provinces of Central America was formed of the five Central American states under Gen. Manuel Jose Arce. When this federation was dissolved in 1838, El Salvador became an independent republic. El Salvador's early history as an independent state--as with others in Central America--was marked by frequent revolutions; not until the period 1900-30 was relative stability achieved. Following a deterioration in the country's democratic institutions in the 1970s a period of civil war followed from 1980-1992. More than 75,000 people are estimated to have died in the conflict. In January 1992, after prolonged negotiations, the opposing sides signed peace accords which ended the war, brought the military under civilian control, and allowed the former guerillas to form a legitimate political party and participate in elections.
El Salvador is a democratic republic governed by a president and an 84-member unicameral Legislative Assembly. The president is elected by universal suffrage and serves for a 5-year term by absolute majority vote. A second round runoff is required in the event that no candidate receives more than 50% of the first round vote. Members of the assembly, also elected by universal suffrage, serve for 3-year terms. The country has an independent judiciary and Supreme Court.
Political Landscape
Roberto D'Aubuisson and other hard-line conservatives, including some members of the military, created the Nationalist Republican Alliance party (ARENA) in 1981. D'Aubuisson's electoral fortunes were diminished by credible reports that he was involved in organized political violence. ARENA almost won the election in 1984, with solid private sector and rural farmer support. By 1989, ARENA had attracted the support of business groups. Allegations of corruption by the ruling Christian Democratic party, poor relations with the private sector, and historically low prices for the nation's main agricultural exports also contributed to ARENA victories in the 1988 legislative and 1989 presidential elections.
The successes of Alfredo Cristiani's 1989-94 administration in achieving a peace agreement to end the civil war and in improving the nation's economy helped ARENA--led by former San Salvador mayor Armando Calderon Sol--keep both the presidency and a working majority in the Legislative Assembly in the 1994 elections. ARENA's legislative position was weakened in the 1997 elections, but it recovered its strength, helped by divisions in the opposition, in time for another victory in the 1999 presidential race that brought President Francisco Guillermo Flores Perez to office. A young and serious leader, Flores concentrated on modernizing the economy and strengthening bilateral relations with the U.S. by becoming a committed partner in anti-terror efforts, sending troops to aid in the reconstruction of Iraq, and by playing a key role in negotiations for the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
Taking advantage of both public apprehension of Flores' policies and ARENA infighting, the chief opposition party, the Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN), was able to score a significant victory against ARENA in the March 2003 legislative and municipal elections. The FMLN won control over 31 seats in the 84-seat Legislative Assembly as well as a number of key mayorships including those in most major population centers. ARENA, with only 29 seats in the 84-seat Legislative Assembly, was forced to court the right-wing National Conciliation Party (PCN), with 14 seats, in order to form a majority voting bloc. However, in 2003 the PCN entered into a loose partnership with the FMLN, further limiting ARENA's ability to maneuver in the legislature.
Despite these constraints, ARENA made a strong showing at the March 2004 presidential election, which was marked by an unprecedented 67% voter turnout. ARENA candidate Elias "Tony" Saca handily defeated the FMLN candidate and party head Schafik Handal, garnering 57.71% of the votes cast. Nevertheless, Saca faces a complex political environment.
The defeat of FMLN's presidential candidate Schafik Handal rekindled an FMLN internal struggle between party hardliners allied with Handal and more moderate party members who see the party's recent defeat as a call for reform. In addition, the PCN and the two parties that comprise the center/center-left coalition, the United Democratic Center (CDU) and the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), face dissolution for failing to each capture at least 3% of the votes. Members of all three parties, whose deputies will continue to hold seats in the legislature, have publicly discussed creating new parties or aligning with existing ones. It remains to be seen how the reorganization of political parties, or the internal disputes of the FMLN, will affect voting blocs in the assembly.
Human Rights and Post-War Reforms
During the 12-year civil war, human rights violations by both the government security forces and left-wing guerillas were rampant. The accords established a Truth Commission under UN auspices to investigate the most serious cases. The commission reported its findings in 1993. It recommended that those identified as human rights violators be removed from all government and military posts, as well as recommending judicial reforms. Thereafter, the Legislative Assembly granted amnesty for political crimes committed during the war. Among those freed as a result were the Salvadoran Armed Forces (ESAF) officers convicted in the November 1989 Jesuit murders and the FMLN ex-combatants held for the 1991 murders of two U.S. servicemen. The peace accords also established the Ad Hoc Commission to evaluate the human rights record of the ESAF officer corps.
In accordance with the peace agreements, the constitution was amended to prohibit the military from playing an internal security role except under extraordinary circumstances. Demobilization of Salvadoran military forces generally proceeded on schedule throughout the process. The Treasury Police, National Guard, and National Police were abolished, and military intelligence functions were transferred to civilian control. By 1993--9 months ahead of schedule--the military had cut personnel from a war-time high of 63,000 to the level of 32,000 required by the peace accords. By 1999, ESAF strength stood at less than 15,000, including uniformed and nonuniformed personnel, consisting of personnel in the army, navy, and air force. A purge of military officers accused of human rights abuses and corruption was completed in 1993 in compliance with the Ad Hoc Commission's recommendations. The military's new doctrine, professionalism, and complete withdrawal from political and economic affairs leave it the most respected institution in El Salvador.
More than 35,000 eligible beneficiaries from among the former guerrillas and soldiers who fought the war received land under the peace accord-mandated land transfer program, which ended in January 1997. The majority of them also have received agricultural credits. The international community, the Salvadoran Government, the former rebels, and the various financial institutions involved in the process continue to work closely together to deal with follow-on issues resulting from the program.
National Civilian Police
The civilian police force, created to replace the discredited public security forces, deployed its first officers in March 1993, and was present throughout the country by the end of 1994. The National Civilian Police (PNC) has about 16,500 officers. The United States, through the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), led international support for the PNC and the National Public Security Academy (ANSP), providing about $32 million in non-lethal equipment and training since 1992.
Both the Truth Commission and the Joint Group identified weaknesses in the judiciary and recommended solutions, the most dramatic being the replacement of all the magistrates on the Supreme Court. This recommendation was fulfilled in 1994 when an entirely new court was elected, but weaknesses remain. The process of replacing incompetent judges in the lower courts, and of strengthening the attorney generals' and public defender's offices, has moved more slowly. The government continues to work in all of these areas with the help of international donors, including the United States. Action on peace accord-driven constitutional reforms designed to improve the administration of justice was largely completed in 1996 with legislative approval of several amendments and the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code--with broad political consensus.
Principal Government Officials
President—Elias Antonio "Tony" SACA
Vice President--Ana Vilma de ESCOBAR
Minister of Foreign Relations--Francisco LAINEZ
Ambassador to the United States--Rene LEON
Representative to the OAS--Abigail de CASTRO
Representative to the UN--Victor Manuel LAGOS Pizzati
El Salvador maintains an embassy in the United States at 2308 California Street NW, Washington, DC, 20008 (tel: 202-265-9671). There are consulates in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco.
The Salvadoran economy continues to benefit from a commitment to free markets and careful fiscal management. The economy has been growing at a steady and moderate pace since the signing of peace accords in 1992, in an environment of improved investor confidence and increased private investment. Much of the improvement in El Salvador's economy is a result of free market policy initiatives carried out by the ARENA governments, including the privatization of the banking system, telecommunications, public pensions, electrical distribution and some electrical generation, reduction of import duties, elimination of price controls, and enhancing the investment climate through measures such as improved enforcement of intellectual property rights.
One of the biggest challenges in El Salvador has been to manage the decline in the coffee sector, formerly the backbone of the economy, and to develop new growth sectors for a more diversified economy. The collapse of worldwide coffee prices has caused substantial reduction in coffee production and decreased rural employment. While as recently as 1988 coffee exports accounted for more than half of export earnings, in 2003 they were 3.4%. Moderate climate and a hard-working and enterprising labor pool comprise El Salvador's greatest assets. El Salvador has sought to leverage these assets in creating new export industries through fiscal incentives for free trade zones, and currently there are 15 free trade zones in El Salvador. The largest beneficiary has been the maquila industry, which directly provides 88,700 jobs, and primarily consists of cutting and assembling clothes for export to the United States. The apparel industry has greatly benefited from the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act, which allows these goods to enter the United States duty free under certain conditions. Moreover, the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), negotiated by the five countries of Central America with the United States in 2003, will make these benefits permanent.
Prompt ratification and implementation of CAFTA remains the core of the government's strategy to diversify the economy, make it more competitive, and create conditions for job creation. Now awaiting ratification by the legislatures of the signing countries, CAFTA will benefit several important sectors of the economy, including the textile/apparel industry, by expanding access to the U.S. market. CAFTA also provides mechanisms to develop less competitive areas of the economy, including agriculture, as the agreement is phased in.
Fiscal policy has been the biggest challenge for the Salvadoran Government. The 1992 peace accords committed the government to heavy expenditures for transition programs and social services. Although international aid was generous, the government has focused on improving the collection of its current revenues. A 10% value-added tax (VAT), implemented in September 1992, was raised to 13% in July 1995. The VAT is the biggest source of revenue, accounting for about 57% of total tax revenues in 2003.
Remittances from Salvadorans working in the United States sent to family members are a major source of foreign income and offset the substantial trade deficit. Remittances transferred through the banking system and, therefore, counted by the Central Bank have increased steadily in the last decade and reached an all-time high of $2.1 billion in 2003—approximately 14% of gross domestic product (GDP). As of April 2004 net international reserves equaled $1.9 billion. Beginning January 1, 2001, the Salvadoran Government approved the "Monetary Integration" law that made the U.S. dollar legal tender alongside the col�n. Dollars have gradually replaced col�nes, which are no longer printed. In practice the economy has become dollarized, with the col�n only used in isolated rural areas.
El Salvador obtains concessional loans for development projects from the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, the Bank for Central American Integration, and certain other international institutions. Starting in August 1999, El Salvador also has sold bonds in private international financial markets. These sales have been used to fund Salvadoran Government operations. El Salvador's external debt in March 2004 was about $4.8 billion.
Natural Disasters
El Salvador suffered from two earthquakes at the beginning of 2001 and from Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Hurricane Mitch hit El Salvador in late October 1998, generating extreme rainfall of which caused widespread flooding and landslides. Roughly 65,200 hectares were flooded, and 374 people were either killed or remain missing. The areas that suffered the most were the low-lying coastal zones, particularly in the floodplain of the Lempa and San Miguel Grande Rivers.
Reconstruction from Mitch was still underway when in January and February 2001 the country experienced two devastating earthquakes that left nearly 2,000 people dead or missing, 8,000 injured, and caused severe dislocations across all sectors of Salvadoran society. Nearly 25% of all private homes in the country were either destroyed or badly damaged, and 1.5 million persons were left without housing. Hundreds of public buildings were damaged or destroyed, and sanitation and water systems in many communities put out of service. The total cost of the damage was estimated at between $1.5 billion and $2 billion.
The Hurricane Mitch disaster prompted a tremendous response from the international community governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private citizens alike. The U.S. Government has provided $37.7 million in assistance through USAID and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Defense.
Following the 2001 earthquakes, the U.S. Government responded immediately to the emergency, with military helicopters active in initial rescue operations, delivering emergency supplies, rescue workers, and damage assessment teams to stricken communities all over the country. USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance had a team of experts working with Salvadoran relief authorities immediately after both quakes, and provided assistance totaling more than $14 million. In addition, the Department of Defense provided an initial response valued at more than $11 million. For long-term reconstruction, the international community offered a total aid package of $1.3 billion, more than $168 million of it from the United States.
El Salvador historically has been the most industrialized nation in Central America, though a decade of war eroded this position. The industrial sector has shifted since 1993 from a primarily domestic orientation to include free zone manufacturing for export. Maquila exports have led the growth in the export sector and have made an important contribution to the Salvadoran economy. Currently, manufacture industry accounts for nearly 24% of the GDP.
Exports in 2003 grew 4.7% while imports grew 11%. As in previous years, the large trade deficit was offset by family remittances. El Salvador is pursuing an aggressive strategy to increase exports, especially manufactured and nontraditional products, and to attract foreign investment. The negotiation of trade agreements such as CAFTA that reduce trade and investment barriers is a central part of this effort.
El Salvador has already signed free trade agreements with Mexico, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and Panama, and increased its exports to those countries. El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua also are negotiating a free trade agreement with Canada. The five Central American countries are working towards a construction of a Customs Union, and they have already harmonized their customs duties and most products.
U.S. support for El Salvador's privatization of the electrical and telecommunications markets markedly expanded opportunities for U.S. investment in the country. More than 300 U.S. companies have established either a permanent commercial presence in El Salvador or work through representative offices in the country. The Department of Commerce maintains a Country Commercial Guide for U.S. businesses seeking detailed information on business opportunities in El Salvador.
El Salvador is a member of the United Nations and several of its specialized agencies, the Organization of American States (OAS), the Central American Common Market (CACM), the Central American Parliament, and the Central American Integration System. It actively participates in the Central American Security Commission (CASC), which seeks to promote regional arms control. From 2002-03, El Salvador was chair of the OAS anti-terrorism coordinating body, CICTE. El Salvador also is a member of the World Trade Organization and is pursuing regional free trade agreements. An active participant in the Summit of the Americas process, El Salvador chairs a working group on market access under the Free Trade Area of the Americas initiative. El Salvador has joined its six Central American neighbors in signing the Alliance for Sustainable Development, known as the Conjunta Centroamerica-USA or CONCAUSA to promote sustainable economic development in the region.
El Salvador enjoys normal diplomatic and trade relations with all of its neighboring countries including Honduras, with which it has previously had territorial disputes. While the two nations continue to disagree over the status of their maritime borders in the Gulf of Fonseca, they have agreed to settle their land-border disputes with the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In September 1992, the Court awarded most of the territory in question to Honduras. In January 1998, Honduras and El Salvador signed a border demarcation treaty to implement the terms of the ICJ decree although delays continue due to technical difficulties.
U.S.-Salvadoran relations remain close and strong. U.S. policy toward El Salvador seeks to promote the strengthening of El Salvador's democratic institutions, rule of law, judicial reform, and civilian police and national reconciliation and reconstruction, economic opportunity, and growth. El Salvador has been a committed member of the coalition of nations fighting against terrorism, and has also provided a battalion to the efforts to bring stability to Iraq.
U.S. ties to El Salvador are dynamic and growing. More than 12,000 American citizens live and work full-time in El Salvador. Most are private businesspersons and their families, but a small number of American citizen retirees have been drawn to El Salvador by favorable tax conditions. The Embassy's consular section provides the full range of visa, passport, federal benefit, absentee voting, and related citizenship services to this community. The American Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador is located at World Trade Center, Torre 2, local No. 308, 89 Av. Nte. Col. Escal�n, phone: 264-9393, fax: 263-9393.
Principal U.S. Embassy Officials
Ambassador--H. Douglas Barclay
Deputy Chief of Mission--Philip French
USAID Mission Chief--Mark Silverman
Political Counselor--Annie Pforzheimer
Economic Counselor--Jessica Webster
Public Affairs Officer--Donna Roginski
The U.S. Embassy in El Salvador is located at Final Blvd. Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuscatl�n, La Libertad (phone: 011-503-278-4444; fax: 011-503-278-6011).
Other Contact Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
Office of Latin America and the Caribbean
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
Tel: 202-482-1658; 1-(800) USA-TRADE
Fax: 202-482-0464
Caribbean/Latin American Action
1818 N Street, NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-466-7464
Fax: 202-822-0075
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