text:
Connect with:
- Hindi/English Dictionary:
- Master 4 Hindi Words Everyday!
Top 10 Learners Lists - See who is mastering vocabulary and who is participating in the site. Get your name on the list.
Hindi-English Dictionary - Looking for a word? Start here. Quick links to Shabdkosh and other dictionaries.
Word Groups - see which lessons have vocabulary. Study groups of related words. See what lesson makes since to study next.
Support Us
using PayPal
- English Primer
- Introduction
- Learn Hindi Daily Show
- Lesson Type
- Level
- Other
- Podcast
- Resources on the Web
- Teacher/Speaker
- Uncategorized
Podcast Feeds
Random Posts
Archive for January 16th, 2012
{Suresh 257} : The sentences that you might likePosted on January 16, 2012 | No CommentsDownload article as PDF Master Your Vocabulary. Take a look at: Vocabulary List - Easy to study list with pictures and recordings for some words{Suresh 257}Â The sentences that you […]


text:
Lunchtime rolls around and your stomach is growling. So, what's on the menu? For many of us with little time to spare, fast food is our go-to.
But you may think twice after seeing these numbers! Here is a list from acaloriecounter.com with the Top 20 Fast Food items with over 1000+ calories.
White Castle Chocolate Shake Large: 1680 calories (Louisville region)
Nathan's Fish N Chips: 1537 calories
Carl's Jr. Double Six Dollar Burger: 1520 calories
Hardee's Monster Thickburger: 1420 calories
Dairy Queen Large Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard: 1320 calories
Hardee's Double Thickburger: 1250 calories
Dairy Queen Large Chocolate Malt: 1300 calories
Jack in the Box Oreo Ice Cream Shake 24 oz: 1290 calories
Dairy Queen Chicken Strip Basket: 1270 calories
Burger King Triple Whopper Sandwich with Cheese: 1230 calories
Jack in the Box Chocolate Ice Cream Shake 24oz: 1230 calories
White Castle brings home the bacon...or should we say, ice cream? Their ice cream shakes round out this list and are loaded with calories.
White Castle Chocolate Shake Large: 1230 calories (New Jersey region)
Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter, Breaded Pork Chop: 1220 calories
Jack in the Box Strawberry Ice Cream Shake 24 oz: 1220 calories
Jack in the Box Egg Nog Shake (24 oz.): 1210 calories
Nathan's French Fries Super Size: 1188 calories
Del Taco Macho Beef Burrito: 1170 calories
No email address was supplied by
To complete your registration on this site, please supply an address.
Please confirm or modify the email address to which you will have subscription offers sent.
For a more personalized experience, please supply the following optional information.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Little Miss Matched Coupon: 40% Off Everything @ Little Miss Matched - Extra 40% off after Coupon
Free Shipping!
Expires On: Oct 8, 2012 11:59pm
DISCOVER40 - 40% off everything plus free shipping
Head straight to the Sale tab and maximize your savings (that trio pictured is just $4.40 after coupon).
Socks and other accessories for girls and women, in unique and colorful styles.
(FatWallet Deal Hunter staff posts are certified ad-free. No money, bribes, or candy have been accepted.)


text:
Close Recently Added Item(s)
You have no items in your shopping cart.
$24.99 Sale: $19.99
$1.99 Sale: $1.49
$8.99 Sale: $7.99
$1.09 Sale: $0.99
$24.99 Sale: $19.99
$24.99 Sale: $19.99
$2.49 Sale: $1.99
$1.09 Sale: $0.99
$2.49 Sale: $1.99
$2.49 Sale: $1.99
$12.99 Sale: $9.99
$1.09 Sale: $0.99
$0.79 Sale: $0.69
This Baby Girl Teddy Bear personalized baby shower poster gift turns the unique baby shower theme you fell in love with into the perfect party keepsake! Featuring our original design and eye-catching color combinations, and printed on high-quality photo paper, this personalized baby shower gift comes customized for free with the first letter and name of your baby, making it the perfect decoration for your child's room! "D" is for "delighted," and your friends certainly will be, once they see this adorable Baby Girl Teddy Bear personalized baby shower poster decoration.
Baby Girl Teddy Bear - Personalized Baby Shower Poster Gifts
Toll Free: 1.800.274.4282
Text Us: 715.505.4004
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Service Hours: 8 am - 5 pm CST


text:
Thank you for showing interest in this item. You will be notified by email as soon as this item is available to purchase.
The item you selected has already been subscribed to notify to this email.
System error: Failed to submit email, please contact website administrator.
(based on 11 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
5 Stars
4 Stars
3 Stars
2 Stars
1 Stars
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Best Uses
Reviewed by 11 customers
Displaying reviews 1-10
Back to top
Previous | Next »
Fun salad set
By Belzie's mom
from Suffolk, VA
About Me Working Parent
Comments about Learning Resources New Sprouts� Garden Fresh Salad Set:
We encourage our son to make us salad and learn sharing. We also make him say/identify the veges.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Was this review helpful? Yes / No
- You may also flag this review
Comment on this review
Healthy Eating
By GG
from Greenville, PA
New Sprout kitchen play food items are fantastic. Great value for the price
Good purchase!!!
from Greenville PA
Purchased for 2 year old and very impressed with quality. Also delivery time was fantastic.
Salad for all!
By Mother of 2
from VA
I bought this for my son for a christmas gift. He loves it! We have played "salad time" all day and he is learning how to serve others as he makes bowls of salad for his stuffed animals as well as for mommy and daddy. He is only two so using the tongs is still a bit slow, but this was definitely a good purchase. I am going to look into getting more similar sprout items as he seems to really enjoy this!
Love this set!
By gigi
from nh
My grand daughter is almost 2 and plays with this set every day. We count the pieces, say the colors, sort the shapes, and pretend to eat. I am kind of a snob when it comes to the play food I buy and this set is so realistic looking and made of such good quality that I was not disappointed!
Salad set
By Dr. Linda
from Camarillo, CA
I use this in my play therapy setting
One of the Best Play Food Sets!
By Shelly H. - Two Classy Chics
from Harrisburg, PA
We got this set for our 4 1/2 year old grand daughter who has a play kitchen. She loves playing house and restaurant. This set is one of the best sets that Learning Resources has to offer. It is durable, perfectly sized for little handles, colorful and fun for her to play with. Our only complaint is that the sets should come with 4 little plastic forks. Yes, she has utensils but if you are giving it as a gift, you would want those included or you will want to purchase a set to give with it.
My granddaughter loves it!
By kasi622
from Auburn, NY
Perfect for imaginative play!
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Great way to encourage healthy eating
By Cassandra L.
from Beaumont, CA
I was really excited about this one because I have been having a very hard time getting my daughter to eat salad, veggies, well just about anything good for her. So I was hoping that if she had the ability to make salad in her kitchen and pretend eat it, we might be able to get her to try it for real. So when it arrived we quickly opened it up and made ourselves a salad.First we mixed everything up in the big bowl, then using the tongs we served it out into the little bowls, and had some nice yummy salads before she made dinner or anything else in her kitchen. All of which are included in this set.As we "eat" the salad in our bowls we identified what was in them and how much of each we had. We found out that we have 12 lettuce leaves, 4 tomato slices, 4 cucumber slices, 4 carrot crinkles, and 8 pepper rings. All of which make a beautiful salad both for play and in real life.t's very important to teach healthy habits early in life, and with these great Garden Fresh Salad Set you are helping in the process. My daughter since getting this collection will now try the veggies that my husband and I are eating, and has really been excited to eat carrots and cucumber slices.
Images shared by Cassandra L.
great to see healthy food toys
By Bekki
from springfield, il
I am always happy to see when we have an option to grab a toy that actually teaches our children about eating healthy and the Garden Fresh Salad Set for Kids from Learning Resources is perfect! My daughter had a ball playing with it and it was just the perfect size for our 4 person family. It comes with a giant bowl for mixing your salad and the cutest tongs that makes it great for working on her small motor skills.


text:
Buy for$5.86(8 items)
Written by Angelic Storm on 01.01.2012 at 13:54
I'm really unsure what to make of this one as of now... except that "Born Again" is a stunning ballad (with a solo that reminds me a bit of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb", although much shorter!), "Unbreakable Pt.2" is a great song with a huge chorus, and "Marching Again" is a full throttle assault that is a rarity for the band these days unfortunately, and this one is awesome!
Written by Mountain King on 25.01.2012 at 13:42
Good album, more consistent than 16:6 but the first 5 tracks on 16:6 are more worthy than all Unbreakable...
Hmm... I would definitely agree about "Unbreakable" being more consistent than "16:6", although not about the first 5 tracks on the latter being better than all of "Unbreakable". However, "16:6" does have more genuinely great tracks on it. "Unbreakable" has a lot of good songs on it, but only rarely does it produce truly amazing moments. (Though the 1-2-3 of "Unbreakable Pt:2", "Marching Again" and "Born Again" is a high point on the album) "16:6" had some filler, but also had a fair few amazing tracks on it. Songs like "Black Rain", "Riding The Eagle" and "The Exorcist" are better than anything on "Unbreakable".


text:
And thanks for the brand suggestion.
And thanks for the brand suggestion.
Last edited by @llli*kimberlyh; October 24th, 2011 at 05:27 PM.
I'm the neat freak. But there was NO option. I have to pump. Then I have to feed it to the baby. Right there, that is 240 minutes out of my day. Just for those two things. Doesnt count just holding the baby. Then fixing meals, looking after my other kids. Trying to get some sleep. It is what it is. so the house is dirty.
Mama to my all-natural boys: Ian, 9-4-04, 11.5 lbs; Colton, 11-7-06, 9 lbs, in the water; Logan, 12-8-08, 9 lbs; Gavin, 1-18-11, 9 lbs; and an angel 1-15-06
18+ months and for Gavin, born with an incomplete cleft lip and incomplete posterior cleft palate
Sealed for time and eternity, 7-7-93
Always babywearing, cosleeping and cloth diapering. Living with oppositional defiant disorder and ADHD. Ask me about cloth diapering and sewing your own diapers!
Pumping is hard. I also found the Simple Wishes hands free bra to be the best one out there. And there is definately no need to sterilize each time. I used to leave the horns on the bottles and put the entire set-up in a ziplock bag in the fridge. Then just grab it when you're ready to pump again - pumping into the same bottles as a previous poster said. If your dishwasher has a sterilizing setting put the pump parts on the top shelf and just run them through once a day. If you are feeding baby the breastmilk through bottles be sure to use bottles that you can just attach to your pump and then put a nipple on (the medela bottles or even the cheap gerber bottles) so you're not washing double-bottles. Sorry you are going through this. It's hard and your baby is lucky that you are so determined. Best of luck to you.
Blessed with DS - born 9/2/09 - nursed/pumped for 12 months
Blessed with DD - born 3/27/12 my dreamfeeder
903 ounces donated.
I won't comment on your hubby putting pressure on you to clean...
But I will say, I have two long sessions of pumping in my car on the way to and from school. That really feels like a good use of my time, I only have to pump once while I am actually at school. I don't know if you work outside the home, so that might be completely useless to you. I also pump at night while my husband is putting baby to sleep. Our routine is for me to feed him on one side, then my husband gives him a bottle and puts him to sleep while I go pump. Works pretty well, but I usually only get 1-2 oz at this time.
I have also pumped while nursing a couple times, but that is pretty hard with a baby wanting to kick the horn all the time haha.
Agreed on the pumping and driving. Any drive over 10 or 15 minutes would be a good time to pump (I promise it can be done safely)!
Blessed with DS - born 9/2/09 - nursed/pumped for 12 months
Blessed with DD - born 3/27/12 my dreamfeeder
903 ounces donated.
Driving and pumping sounds like a good idea, but unfortunately I don't have a license. Yep, I never got around to getting one, and now at 22 I'm actually a little nervous about driving. Maybe someday, but not with my baby in the car!


text:
The Icky Mouse Club
Clearly more important than a mouse in the house (and grateful that I have food in my pantry), I shook it off (literally) and headed out with the pup. Upon arriving, departing Federation director Stacey Bresky said a few words along with event coordinators Danielle Gaebel and Kathy Kreiter, who thanked the many participating local artists for their beautiful bowls and explained that the organization has lost all of its state funding. Statistics dictate the tremendous need for donations and support within the private sector. More than 8,000 dollars was raised and neighbors (once again) gathered to assist those in need.
Slightly creeped out by the image of an endless parade of mice scampering about while the cat (I mean dog) was away, I headed toward Livingston Manor (under the aforementioned harvest moon) and the Catskill Art Society's (www.catskillartsociety.org) 40th anniversary celebration and fundraising dinner party. The CAS provides great opportunities for artistic expression, supported by active community involvement, and I took part in a tour of the proposed new upper-floor space before a few speakers and director Ann Manby shared some thoughts. This was followed by ceramic artist Cecily Fortescue's proclamation that "you've come a long way, baby!" while enthusing about the gallery, its supporters and the ongoing desire to include the community in the next stage of growth.
"CAS will become what you want it to be," she said, "and we want this region to be a place where people want to stay—not one that they want to leave," she concluded, before dinner was served and I headed home with my dinner date. It was a pleasure to check out the CAS website the next day and read that "It was a full house, more than 100 CAS members and supporters were here, and we hope that you enjoyed the presentations, dinner, wine and music!" and further, "We were glad to share some of the progress we've made since purchasing the Arts Center building in October, 2011"... but I digress.


text:
Despite all the stuff trying to kill them, video game characters are actually pretty lucky. Most of them are perfectly, and specifically designed for the life or death situations in which they find themselves. We asked you to show us how badly they're designed for other games using the magic of image manipulation. The winner is below, but first the runners up ...
30Entry by Fluffernuttr
by Fluffernuttr
29Entry by robsncoppers
by robsncoppers


text:
My All-Time, Top Ten Movies of 2012Monday, December 24th, 2012
…in chronological order, are as follows:
The Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Actually a 2011 movie, but it didn't get to the Filmhouse til January 2012. It was amazing to see so much film footage of the mystical Neal Cassady who stars in so much of my most beloved Beat Literature.
Margin Call
Incredible cast, incredible script, incredible everything. Watch this trailer and see if you don't instantly want to go and buy the DVD.
Apart Together
I saw this amazing movie as part of the Take One Action Festival at Filmhouse. Unfortunately I can't find a trailer with English subtitles, but hopefully you can get an idea of how beautiful and poignant the film is from this video. The story follows an exiled nationalist soldier who fled mainland China in 1949. He returns an old man to see if he can find his then-girlfriend, who was pregnant when he left. It was made with support from the Chinese government, which is really quite something given its strong political message. I loved it.
The Muppets
Again, a 2011 movie that didn't get to The Cameo til 2012. Do I need to go into why I loved this, really? Jim Parsons' cameo was my favourite moment, for sure.
The Artist
Another 2011 movie, but I put off seeing it for such a long time because I was so afraid it would disappoint me. It didn't. All the hype is totally deserved. I'm now just kicking myself for not allowing more time to see it over and over on the big screen!
The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
I'd have enjoyed this film much more had I not been sitting with my odd sister, who kept squealing throughout about how much the little dodo totally looked like me. THANKS.
Moonrise Kingdom
This is the first Wes Anderson movie I've seen, and this, I'm told, is a very important moment in a young girl's life. It has so much stuff in it I love. Bruce Willis! Frances McDormand! SWINTON! A cute dog! Whimsy! And so I loved it very much indeed.
Leave It On The Track
Easily the BEST MOVIE EXPERIENCE I have ever had. I was at the world premiere of this movie at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the audience was about 90% derby girls. The film was hilarious, poignant and super, super empowering, and being in such a passionate, loopy audience was just fantastic! This is a low budget movie about roller derby made by one guy for his Film Studies thesis. See this instead of Whip It… or if you loved Whip It.
Before I went to see this I made the mistake of reading a comment thread on a blog I normally like, where folks were talking about all the various ways this movie was "problematic." These were mostly "Scots-American" commenters (as in, my great-great-great-great aunty Mavis lived in Galashiels for a bit and I went there once for half an hour on a coach trip), who were taking umbrage about the film's portrayal of Scotland and Scottish people. They'd all seen it, so I was led to believe that Brave was an hour and a half of mocking stereotypes and Celtic twilight twee-ness. Turns out, that was bullshit. It was actually GREAT to see a huge Hollywood film that starred so many Scottish actors, actually speaking with their actual accents. As a proud Scot, I loved it, and so did all the Scots I know who saw it.
PS: Er yes, I go and see a lot of kid movies.
My favourite movie of the year. I love Rian Johnson's work, especially Brick, and I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis and Paul Dano, so I was extra-super-excited to see this. It was the only movie I saw twice and I'll fight anyone who thinks it's anything less than freaking excellent. Top class sci-fi actiontastic fiery explosive goodness.
What were your favourite movies of 2012?
You can also visit Read This Press for more poetry (and typewriter paraphernalia!). Alternatively, check out Edinburgh Vintage, our sister site. If you want to get in touch you can follow OneNightStanzas on Twitter, or email claire[at]onenightstanzas.com. I reply as swiftly as I can!


text:
Search warrants reveal insight into Newtown shooting
Next video starts in : 7 Play
Search warrants reveal insight into Newtown shooting
Frigid Temperatures Set in for Millions Around the US
1:34Now watching Up next
Search warrants reveal insight into Newtown shooting
Search warrants used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting investigation were released revealing some of the items found inside the gunman's home and car. Marlie Hall reports.
2:56Now watching Up next
Frigid Temperatures Set in for Millions Around the US
22 states face winter weather alerts of snow or ice as temperatures dip below freezing in different parts of the country.
3:26Now watching Up next
Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson Emerges As Likely Pick for Secretary of State
Critics raise questions about Tillerson's ties to Russia as, separately, new claims surface that Russia interfered with the U.S. presidential election.
0:58Now watching Up next
Powerful Twin Explosions Occur Outside Major Soccer Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey
15 dead and more than 60 people wounded from explosions, the Turkish Health Ministry said.
1:11Now watching Up next
US Sending 200 Additional Troops to Syria
The added U.S. military personnel will join the coalition battle against ISIS in the war-torn country.
1:23Now watching Up next
Cardell Hayes Takes the Stand in New Orleans in His Trial for the Murder of Former NFL Star Will Smith
Hayes claimed that Smith was the aggressor in a road-rage incident that resulted in Smith's shooting death.
1:43Now watching Up next
Supporters Come Out for Pizza Place Targeted After 'Fake News'
The Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D.C., is raising money for extra security and legal fees.
1:09Now watching Up next
Oar Falls Off Motorhome and Crashes Through Driver's Windshield, Narrowly Missing Her
ABC News' Cecilia Vega reports the stories people have been buzzing about.
1:38Now watching Up next
Man Auditions Local Community Members to Perform at his Ugly Sweater Shop
Ugly Sweater Shop owner Jeremy Turner hires extra staff to get in the holiday spirit and help sell the popular Christmas ugly sweaters.
0:57Now watching Up next
Raw: Twin Blasts Near Stadium Rock Istanbul
Two explosions struck Saturday night outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul after fans had gone home, in an attack that caused fatalities and wounded at least 20 police officers, according to Turkish authorities. (Dec. 10)


text:
April 19, 1995: Hubble telescope images of the asteroid Vesta are providing astronomers with a glimpse of the oldest terrain ever seen in the solar system and a peek into a broken-off section of the "mini-planet," which exposes its interior.
Hubble's pictures provide the best view yet of Vesta's complex surface, which has geologic features similar to those of terrestrial worlds such as Earth or Mars. The asteroid's ancient surface, battered by collisions eons ago, allows astronomers to peer below the asteroid's crust and into its past. These images trace the asteroid through a full rotation.See the rest:
Credit: B. Zellner (Georgia Southern University) and NASA


text:
Product Description
Fits: 1981-1991 GMC Suburban (4WD) (Front)
Rancho RS5000 series has been the shock of choice for your GMC Suburban since 1985.
- Available for stock and lifted applications
- Ideal for on and off-road use
- Affordable price
The RS5000 shock absorber is the light truck, high performance best value in the industry. This is Rancho's workhorse shock, engineered to fit both the stock and raised GMC Suburban.
Excludes Models With O.E. Quad Suspension
Additional Suspension Information
Related Air Suspension Videos
Click any video below to review the Strutmasters video related to this or other products.


text:
Flights from Gold Coast to Auckland, New Zealand
Compare one way flights from Gold Coast to Auckland, New Zealand
Making your way from Gold Coast in New Zealand to Auckland, Australia? Find and compare a great selection of cheap trans-Tasman flights with the help of Webjet's deal finder. Whether you're looking to book early or make the most of a last minute deal, Webjet helps you find and compare great flights to Australia all year round.
Auckland, New Zealand - Auckland International Airport (AKL)
Auckland Airport (AKL) is New Zealand's busiest airport and is located 40 minutes drive from Auckland or 20 minutes drive from Manukau. Webjet's travel guide is a great source of information on Auckland's international and domestic terminals, car hire operators, public transport and hotel accommodation close to Auckland International Airport.
Gold Coast, Australia - Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL)
Gold Coast Airport is your gateway to Australia's most popular holiday destinations. Familiarise yourself with Gold Coast Airport's terminals with a handy map and a guide to Gold Coast Airport transfers, airport accommodation and rental car options.
Flight prices are indicative, based on passenger numbers and may vary dependent on your individual flight dates. Prices below were found by customers on the date in the right hand column labelled "Last Search Update" and may vary. Complete a new search to view live pricing.
A Webjet Servicing Fee of $24.95 and Booking Price Guarantee of $14.95 applies per booking which can include multiple passengers and products.
Membership Rewards Terms & Conditions:
American Express Corporate and Business Card members enrolled in Membership Rewards Spirit are not eligible to redeem points with Webjet. Click here to view full Terms and Conditions. A minimum of 7,500 points must be redeemed at any one time. If redeeming with Points + Pay, the 'pay' component of your reward will be automatically billed to your Card Account and will appear on the first billing statement following redemption


text:
When do you guys start yeast breads?
My dad gave my 7 m/o a roll to chew on the other day, and I felt it was the lesser of several other evils he had tried to give her: chicken bone from a hot wing, french fry, potato salad. She just kind of nommed on it, beating it into a slobbery, mushy submission.


text:
Almost Christmas!
7 comments:
I'm so excited, too! Happy Holidays!ReplyDelete
I'm counting too, big party at my home Sunday night, still have no idea what I'm serving! Sending my best wishes for the happiest holiday season ever !!ReplyDelete
I share your excitement. Can't wait for school to be out either. Wishing you the best Christmas ever,ReplyDelete
Leslie (aka Gwen Moss)
Have a lovely one Sim xxReplyDelete
Have a beautiful Christmas, lovely lady! I'm very excited to spend time with my family! xxooReplyDelete
Happy happy Christmas my lovely friend! Wishing you and you're family a wonderful Holiday Season and please, please please can we get to meet in 2013?!? xxxReplyDelete
Dear Simone,ReplyDelete
Wishing you and your family and friends a wonderful Christmas and thank you for another year of blogging friendship. Enjoy every minute of the Christmas holidays...... your children must be SO excited by now !! Much love. XXXX
The Bottom of the Ironing Basket All rights reserved © Blog Milk Powered by Blogger


text:
Buy for$121.80(4 items)
Written by Visioneerie on 08.03.2010 at 05:03
It isn't quite as good as Scepter however (ob)servant has a different sound so it's best not to compare the two and enjoy them for their separate qualities. I love the amazing guitar leads in A Calculated Effort and Horde In Devolution. You better know which ones I'm referring to.


text:
Already have an account? You can login if you do.
name (required)
email (
will not be shown )
XHTML: You can use these tags:   <acronym title="">

 <q cite="">
marie Dogbreeding and had a traggic day witnessed how the global toys look Face like massive long thic neck face size...
Wrestling with reality at kink.com
Hesam pictuers and gallery
Hesam only pictuers and gallery sending my.
talal hi
Angry white man arrested for threatening Pelosi looks the part
panfu.com im scard there might be a rappis out there ill kill him then like i hurt stuff oh srry


text:
You are Here:
/ Conservation Security Program
Loading Tree...
There are no new sign ups for this program.
The Conservation Security Program (CSP) is a voluntary program that provides stewardship and maintenance payments to farmers who agree to continue using good conservation practices on their production land. CSP also provides cost-sharing to install new practices and enhancement payments for farmers who go beyond the minimum requirements for protecting resources such as soil, water, air, energy, plant and animal life, and other conservation purposes on private working lands.
CSP's Contribution to Organic Transitioning- The Organic Crosswalk
Barry Frantz
Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
(717) 237-2216
NRCS Home | USDA.gov | Site Map | Civil Rights | FOIA | Plain Writing | Accessibility Statement
Privacy Policy| Non-Discrimination Statement | Information Quality | USA.gov | Whitehouse.gov


text:
Dynasty Warriors 7 ReviewBy Jared Newman - Posted Apr 07, 2011
Dynasty Warriors 7 is back-to-basics fan service with a formula that's a blast for newcomers as well, but a lack of risk-taking holds the game back from greatness.
The Pros
- Astronomical body counts provide endless stress relief
- Fascinating story if you don't know it already
- More than your money's worth in play time
The Cons
- Level design lacks creativity and variety
- Conquest mode fails to reach potential
- No hand-holding for newbies
The opening cutscene of Dynasty Warriors 7 shows one of the game's greatest fighters running down a waterfall, swinging through the sky, grabbing weapons out of the air and kicking a horse in the face. Perhaps it's an allusion to God of War's over-the-top acrobatics, but despite the cutscene's high-flying stunts, Dynasty Warriors 7 is different kind of button-masher.
The game won't give you frightening bosses, arbitrary puzzles or buckets of gore. And forget about quick-time events and elaborate set pieces. In Dynasty Warriors 7, all that matters are the high-ranking officers spread across the battlefield and the hundreds of generic, disposable foot soldiers that stand in your way. With the series celebrating its 10th anniversary, Dynasty Warriors's cult following knows all of this already, but even if you've never played a Dynasty Warriors game before, its easy to understand why these rabid fans exist.
It's a Massacre
The allure lies in killing a thousand enemies or more in a single battle, felling five or six at a time with each swing of your sword, axe, staff or nunchucks. You're not required to kill all of these grunts, but thinning the herd charges a special attack that can kill dozens of enemies at a time and bite huge chunks of energy out of the officers that dot each level. The formula -- slaying hordes of enemies and then focusing your most devastating attack on a single, more powerful adversary -- is intoxicating.
The backdrop for all this violence is second- and third-century China, when warlords fought to control the land as the Han Dynasty crumbled. Like its predecessors, Dynasty Warriors 7 draws upon Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a 14th-century novel that mythologized this chapter of history. But instead of telling a story from one character's perspective, Dynasty Warriors 7 instructs you to pick a kingdom, and then forces you to play as a revolving cast of characters.
The steady supply of fresh faces seems jarring at first, because you're barely used to one hero before the game shuffles you on to the next, but it actually helps Dynasty Warriors 7 break some of the monotony that plagued previous games. Players can bring any two weapons into battle, but each character has only a few proficiencies, along with one preferred weapon that enables a unique attack. It's a subtle change, but one that alters the flow of each level.
This steady rotation through the game's massive arsenal, along with each character's charged special attacks -- called Musou moves -- also help mask the simplicity of the combat. A string of weak attacks followed by one strong attack is all a player needs to create combos, and on normal difficulty, you won't even have to block. I actually like the simplicity; it's as if the developers decided to cut away all gimmicks to focus on the catharsis of cutting into enemy hordes.
While new characters and weapons breathe fresh air into the game, Dynasty Warriors 7 falters on its level design, which doesn't provide enough surprises on its own. Even when the objective changes to something special, such as defending a base or escorting a VIP, you're almost always running or riding on horseback across the battlefield to hunt down another officer.
Here and there, the game provides glimpses of creativity. In one instance, you must navigate a thorny entrapment packed with officers, and in another, you must pick a fork in a path based on an untrustworthy ally's advice. But too often, Dynasty Warriors falls back on those big battles, where you can conquer any challenge with brute force and no strategy. Before long, you're grinding.
Like History, But Fun
Fortunately, Dynasty Warriors 7's story is good enough to string players along. Stories play out kind of like a history lesson, with a deep-voiced narrator describing the big picture in between cutscenes that zoom in on personal conflicts.
Someone didn't get the memo that this is a video game; the dialog is undeniably cheesy, but the characters are three dimensional, and I was shocked to see clever examples of foreshadowing and symbolism throughout the story. Part of me wishes the game made an effort to describe the personal lives and back stories of these warriors -- they're often introduced in rapid succession, without explanation -- but I'm also content to see them as war heroes whose only purpose is to fight. If you stick with it, you might even learn something. (The only glaring anachronism is a heavy metal soundtrack, a staple of the series that sets the tempo for slaughter.)
Endless Pain and Suffering
For a game that can easily become a monotonous exercise, Dynasty Warriors 7 doesn't skimp on playable hours, but it's laid out in a way that feels complete even if you don't have much time to commit. Credits roll in the Story mode after about seven hours, but that's only a quarter of the entire campaign. You're free to go back and play as the other kingdoms to see how events unfold from their perspectives. As you might expect, overlapping levels play out differently depending on the kingdom you've adopted.
Beyond the Story mode, there's Conquest, which lays out a hexagonal grid of levels that you can roam at will with any character. This mode's for the collectible junkies, who can spend countless hours finding weapons, unlocking characters and maxing their stats.
I just wish this mode amounted to more than a paradise for collectors. You can build alliances with all the game's heroes by fighting alongside them and meeting with them in cities, but that's essentially just one more thing to unlock. Two players can cooperate in Conquest, online or locally, but the end goal of amassing more booty remains the same. Conquest mode would benefit from real alliances -- ones that put you at odds with opposing kingdoms -- and the risk of losing captured territories. As it stands, it's just a glorified list of levels through which to grind.
More of a Good Thing
When a video game comes appended with the number seven, it also comes with a dilemma for critics: Do you pan the game for treading familiar ground, or treat it like its own entity? It's a valid question with no easy answer, but after 10 years, Dynasty Warriors 7 still offers something different from the genre-defining fare of Devil May Cry and God of War. It happily strips away all the flare and delivers nothing but easily-digestible slaughter and a boatload of unlockables. It's mindless to a fault, but the formula is divine. Maybe the cult is onto something.


text:
The commercial vehicles industry is cyclical
The Volvo Group's markets undergoes significant changes in demand as the general economic environment fluctuates. Investments in infrastructure, major industrial projects, mining and housing construction all impact the Group's operations as its products are central to these sectors. Adverse changes in the economic conditions for the Volvo Group's customers may also impact existing order books through cancellations of previously placed orders. The cyclical demand for the Group's products makes the financial result of the operations dependable on the Group's ability to react to changes in demand, in particular to the ability to adapt production levels and production and operating expenses.
Intense competition
Continued consolidation in the industry is expected to create fewer but stronger competitors. Our major competitors are Daimler, Paccar, Navistar, MAN, Scania, Caterpillar, Komatsu, Cummins and Brunswick. In recent years, new competitors have emerged in Asia, particularly in China. These new competitors are mainly active in their domestic markets, but are expected to increase their presence in other parts of the world.
Prices may change
The prices of commercial vehicles have, at times, changed considerably in certain markets over a short period. This instability is caused by several factors, such as short-term variations in demand, shortages of certain component products, uncertainty regarding underlying economic conditions, changes in import regulations, excess inventory and increased competition. Overcapacity within the industry can occur if there is a lack of demand, potentially leading to increased price pressure.
Extensive government regulation
Regulations regarding exhaust emission levels, noise, safety and levels of pollutants from production plants are extensive within the industry.
Most of the regulatory challenges regarding products relate to reduced engine emissions. The Volvo Group is a significant player in the commercial vehicle industry and one of the world's largest producers of heavy-duty diesel engines. The product development capacity within the Volvo Group is well consolidated to be able to focus resources for research and development to meet tougher emission regulations. Future product regulations are well known, and the product development strategy is well tuned to the introduction of new regulations.


text:
Price - $
Pull this top on for a sleek, stylish look and feel great at the same time. This top's premium fabric flatters the figure, while stylish details like the mesh trim around the neckline, zigzag stitching and mesh fabric on back give this a modern look. Tank also features a raised adidas logo on left chest and adjustable hem.


text:
Corporate Information
American Water Corporate Information:
American Water, through its subsidiaries, provides high-quality water and wastewater services to approximately 15 million people in 47 states, as well as Ontario, Canada. Headquartered in Voorhees, NJ, we are the largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company in the United States, and are the parent company to our state subsidiaries. We employ 6,700 people who give back to the community each day by doing their part to provide the highest quality service possible. Our professionals are committed to customer service, operational excellence and the delivery of high-quality, reliable drinking water, safe and effective wastewater treatment and release and other water-related management services. Our teams live and work in the communities they serve.
Though our business is complex, in simple terms, we have two types of operations — those in which we own the assets - our regulated operations - and those in which we manage assets and provide water and wastewater services for a municipality or other entity - our non-regulated operations. We principally serve residential homes and businesses, we also perform non-regulated contract operations for municipalities that own their utility systems. Additionally, American Water develops and implements solutions to help meet our country's many water supply challenges.
The primary mission of American Water's state subsidiaries is to be your local, trusted water resource company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions, environmental stewardship, and community infrastructure investment. We are well positioned to meet the challenges of increasing water system reach and capacity, using precious water supplies wisely, and delivering high-quality water to the individuals and businesses that rely on us. Our company's track record of success is attributable to our industry experience, research capabilities, state-of-the-art innovations in water quality and testing, commitment to infrastructure investment and planning, responsive customer service, and dedication to the communities we serve.
With operations across North America, American Water is a study in the richest of contrasts. We are large enough to pool tremendous expertise and financial strength, but we are local to the core.
We are experts at delivering high-quality water and wastewater services to our customers. And we are more. We are scientists, environmentalists, innovators and protectors. We are caretakers of water, life's most essential resource, and we take our role very seriously.


text:
Wordsmith Talk
|About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us
You are not logged in. [Log In] Wordsmith.org » Forums » General Topics » Q&A about words » Port or Stout? Register User Forum List Calendar Active Topics Search FAQ
Topic Options
#133178 - 09/20/04 12:25 PM Re: Port or Stout?
Registered: 01/06/04
Posts: 1475
Loc: California
but the only one I can think of that includes the element of being somewhat overweight in its definition is rubenesque.
Rubenesque has as much of a right to wordhood as zaftig. Problem, for me, with matronly is that the word emphasizes the motherly or widows weeds: the state of pomp, not plump. Similar in fact to portly which seems to have been tied between stoutness and stateliness ... And how does one describe those chubby little putti that one sees in so much baroque art? Another word that comes to mind, in its etymological rather than its English meaning, is avoirdupois 'having some pounds'. While a zaftig woman can have an ample bosom, we wouldn't say that she herself, synecdochically, was amble, and in our saying it be kind in intent.
Good question, dxb. Perhaps somebody else has plumbed the plump and weighed the weighty.
#133179 - 09/20/04 03:32 PM Re: Port or Stout?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 6296
Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...
Rubenesque suggests to me, also, many pounds overweight. Matronly sounds as though it could cover fat, as belm' suggests, and even medium-sized women. I can imagine a skinny, matronly woman, too. Correct me if you think that matronly women categorically cannot be skinny.
But portly implies some degree of dignity--and I can't limit that adjective to men. My imagination easily configures a roomful of portly women, none of them necessarily matronly, but many of them Rubenesque behind the curtains, so to speak.
#133180 - 09/20/04 09:40 PM Re: Portly, rubanesque, matronly
Registered: 11/22/00
Posts: 1289
I don't have quite the same idea of these 3 words as some of you.
To me, rubensesque (as I write it) denotes well-endowed and welll-upholstered women (if you look at a Rubens painting you get the idea) but no so much so as "portly" or "stout". In my vocabulary, "stout" is a euphemism for plain old fat, or obese (but not excessivly so), and was so used by my grandmother who was herself stout. I would not apply "portly" to a woman. To me, "portly" is applied to a man who is stout but also big in general with an impressive carriage, like J.P. Morgan or King Eddie 7, but not to the point of looking like W.H. Taft.
In my view, and as I use it, "matronly" does not necessarily have anything to do with size, although most matronly women are bigger than average. It has to do with age, also. A young woman who looks matronly is indeed a sorry sight. A perfect example is Queen Lizzie Twoth. She's not fat, nor ancient, but her clothes, carriage, & general stiffness of affect is what makes her matronly in my view. The greatest example I have ever seen was the mother of a friend of mine, who was in her 50s, somewhat heavy but not excessively, always very conservatively dressed in long dresses and carefully corseted, old-fashioned piled-up hairdo and a very dignified carriage. When she walked into a room it was like the Queen Mary coming into the dock.
#133181 - 09/22/04 07:56 PM Re: Port or Stout?
Registered: 07/02/04
Posts: 96
Loc: Illinois
Wouldn't that woman be 'stately'?
#133182 - 09/22/04 08:01 PM Re: portly stately matronly
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 6296
Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...
She could be stately, but a woman could be tall, thin and stately. However, a portly woman would be hefty as a prerequisite to her possible stateliness. If she hugs people and hands them freshly made pumpkin muffins from her attache case as she grandly parades by at her finest galleon-styled pace, then maybe she's matronly, too.
[*The above was just a little kidding. I am NOT being serious here.]
#133183 - 09/23/04 08:07 AM Re: portly stately matronly
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/28/00
Posts: 2891
If she hugs people and hands them freshly made pumpkin muffins from her attache case as she grandly parades by at her finest galleon-styled pace, then maybe she's matronly, too.
#133184 - 09/25/04 01:55 PM Re: Port or Stout?
Registered: 11/09/03
Posts: 619
Loc: Carpal Tunnel Country
voila!, you've got a portly woman!
A woman can't be "portly", Wordwind, because she buttons her shirt on the starboard side.
On the other hand, some women 'dock' more than simply 'arrive'.
Moderator: Jackie
Forum Stats 8968 Members
16 Forums
13870 Topics
222531 Posts
Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM
Newest Members Tatanka17, Marci, dorrick, thedesertsimmom, LostAuthor
8968 Registered Users
Who's Online 0 registered (), 45 Guests and 3 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters (30 Days)
wofahulicodoc 57 LukeJavan8 41 may2point0 37 delirium 4 DavidLaurence 1 Curtis 1 A C Bowden 1
Top Posters
wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8541 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6942 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400
Board Rules · Mark all read Contact Us · Wordsmith.org · Top
Disclaimer: Wordsmith.org is not responsible for views expressed on this site. Use of this forum is at your own risk and liability - you agree to hold Wordsmith.org and its associates harmless as a condition of using it.
Home | Today's Word | Yesterday's Word | Subscribe | FAQ | Archives | Search | Feedback
Wordsmith Talk | Wordsmith Chat
© 1994-2016 Wordsmith


text:
Oral history interview with Lee Winslow Court, 1982 January 27-April 13
Court, Lee Winslow
b. 1903
d. 1992
Active in Mass.; Me.
Size: 4 sound cassettes.
Format: Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 9 min.
Collection Summary: An interview of Lee Winslow Court conducted 1982 January 27-April 13, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Court speaks of his education at the Massachusetts School of Art; painting in Rockport, Massachusetts; working as a designer for department stores; his involvement with art associations in Boston; his other work.
Biographical/Historical Note: Lee Winslow Court (1903-1992) was a painter from West Townsend, Vermont.
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
How to Use this Interview
- Use requires an appointment.
- For more information on using the Archives' resources, see the FAQ or Ask Us.


text:
Pictured in White.
Click here to return to lifestyle photo.
A newer version of the Flash Player is required to enable the zoom feature.
Click here to get the current version.
CLOSEOUT New Era® - Structured Stretch Cotton Cap. NE100
Finding a comfortable fit is easy with the New Era stretch fit in breathable cotton.
Adult sizes: S/M (6 7/8-7 1/4), M/L (7 1/8-7 1/2), L/XL (7 3/8-7 3/4)
For detailed PRICING, please select "Add to
" to view the ordering/pricing grid.


text:
Pinterest for Planning a Wedding and Honeymoon
March 25, 2013
Pinterest has become the "go-to" website for wedding and honeymoon planning, allowing users to organize and store photos from all across the web. The social platform started in 2010, and now Pinterest has over 11 million users "pinning" their favorite images from all types of categories such as hobbies, events, interests, weddings, and more. Users can "re-pin" these ideas to their own "boards," so they are able to go back and look at the photos, and associated websites, at their leisure.
Using Pinterest for wedding planning is absolutely ideal. Whether a bride is looking for that perfect gown, or how to put together easy centerpieces, Pinterest is great for keeping all the ideas organized and at their fingertips. The site has a mobile app, allowing for easy use on-the-go when shopping, so a bride is never at a loss for that "idea" she saw, and doesn't need to tote around endless magazines and papers.
Planning a honeymoon is a breeze with Pinterest when one "Pins" all the potential destinations on their wish list. Pinning hotels, local events, restaurants, and attractions to a board also allows easier planning that perfect honeymoon – or any vacation for that matter. Pinterest also allows for other users to comment on "pins" which can open up dialogue from locals or other people who have traveled to the destination you may be considering.
Visit the Destination Wedding Collection website and the Tempe Mission Palms Pinterest page to plan your dream wedding and honeymoon. While you are there, enter the Destination Hotels & Resorts Pinterest contest for the chance to win a 3-night "minimoon" at any full-service Destination hotel or resort, including Tempe Mission Palms. Happy Pinning!


text:
Only Hayward has made it off the bench in the third. 9 point lead is gone.
Only Hayward has made it off the bench in the third. 9 point lead is gone.
After haywards 3, i saw burks actually standing up and clapping. Good job burks! (lol)
looks like they're not gonna let jefferson have his way any more, really need to get the ball movement going in the fourth
Bad timing on Corbin's subbing or lack thereof. Also, why in the hell does he stick with Foye so long? Also, Al is -7.
Favors needs to help the helper there.
I think that Corbin is overestimating about the endurance of Big-Al. Every little kid is seeing that Big-Al is getting tired early and additionally he is coming out of an injury. You have to to use big Al economical, but Corbins time management is crap.
Defensive rebounding!
Kanter should take Bonner, not Favors!
Demarre=Ginobili cryptonite
Chop it!!!
Gee, why did Pop call a time out? His team is still up by one. The fool don't know how to coach.
God damn the Jazz right now, Favors is not Al on offense. Stop just giving him the ball and sitting on your thumbs!
Jazz should be playing through Kanter on offense.
bored shiftless...
Why the **** is Watson suddenly getting back up minutes?? He's ****ing terrible. Tinsley is so much better, ugh, I'm so frustrated
Abysmal defensive rebounding for Kanter in that stretch.
About UsWe are a community of Utah JazzFanz that are passionate about our team. We celebrate the highs that come with last second heroics and (some of us) cry in defeat. Welcome to our community. Be respectful of others and join in to the conversation...


text:
My 8 month old isn't nursing as much anymore, and I'm concerned.
He will nurse first thing in the morning, before his 9 a.m. nap, then again before his 1 p.m. nap, then he will not nurse again before bedtime at 7 p.m. I offer every day around 4 p.m., but he refuses. So he goes for a 6 hour stretch without nursing every day.
He still wakes up usually twice in the night and I will nurse him back to sleep. He is eating three meals of solids a day, and I offer sips of water. He's a big boy, about 22 lb, and he is very healthy.
Any suggestions? Do you think he's getting enough? Should I try and get him to drink some breastmilk or formula in a sippy cup (he won't take a bottle) at 4 p.m.? Should I be pumping then to increase my decreasing supply? I feel very frustrated and concerned, but since he's healthy, maybe there is no need for my concern!


text:
Vinona was born Feb. 1, 1919 in Karnes County to Paul and Hilda Sahn Jauer. She was a retired school secretary and member of the St. Johns Lutheran Church.
She is survived by her sister, Vernise, and husband Charlie Schultz; sister-in-law, Mary Ann Jauer; nephews, Wayne Jauer and Steve Griffith; a grand nephew and Daisy Williams, a grand niece.
Visitation was held on Sunday, Sept. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Grace Funeral Home Chapel in Goliad and graveside services were Monday at noon at Seaside Cemetery in Corpus Christi with Pastor Randy Bruno officiating. Grace Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.


text:
Designed to trigger strikes, even in heavily pressured habitats, the Evolve Original Species Frog is a hyper realistic, finesse, topwater, spitting frog. Designed and crafted based on extensive study of both predator and prey, its solid body construction with an internal rattle chamber will stand up bass after bass, and its hand painted color schemes, Peepers in-depth eyes and natural toned silicone skirting create a presentation that is hard to pass up. Premium micro-honed sticky sharp twin weedless Japanese hooks also help keep the bait weedless and offer excellent hooking capabilities. Available in several deadly colors - pause it, rip it, slow twitch it, the Evolve Original Species Frog gets bit.
Evolve recommends using a medium to medium heavy rod with 10-15lb line when fishing the Evolve Original Species Frog.
Species Frog
|2" body
3-1/2" overall
0 Colors
Customer Reviews
Comments: its not a walk the dog bait thats why it didnt walk
From: Cody
Comments: Once I got used to the action... and modded the hook... i started killing them on this bait. It jumps like a frog... not supposed to walk... just like the vids out there. 8/10.
From: Mitch: TX
Comments: Bought one and it sat with nose sitting straight up in the air. Then when I went to work it, it rolls right over on its back. I tried a few times and it just wasn't right. Called Tackle Warehouse and told them I thought it was defective, and they sent out another one, no questions asked. Top notch customer service. Unfortunately the second one did the same thing and I'm very disappointed with this product. I can't believe it got so many good reviews, which is what I based the purchase on. Out 16 bucks. Stick to walking soft body frogs!
From: Will: Waltham, MA
Comments: I saw these guys at the classic this year. I use the Species Frog in very select situations. Because these things move very naturally- unlike any other frog lure and most any other topwater in general, you can fish pieces of cover and banks that have been hammered and still have a chance. That's why I have one. True- it is surprisingly weedless, but if I am tossing cover I'll use a hollow body- not these. I throw this bait almost exclusively in a tournament situation or busy-lake situation where everything on the market have been thrown at the big girls.
From: Jimmy: TX
Comments: Picked up 2 of these late season from an online store... sweet little baits. Something about em seems to make fish pay attention. They move a bit different then anything else out there. Pricey, but detail is unreal- clearly hand painted with sweet 3D bumps and all.
From: K: Long Island, NY
Comments: Not sure about the complaint about the hook size... any bigger and I think the baits' profile would look ridiculous. I think the guys at evolve nailed it... and...it's not supposed to walk. I threw this in leopard green all summer and crushed bass when they wouldn't hit a walking hollow body. Prolly cause these baits move more like a frog, which don't glide side to side lol. I fish this thing with constant jerks and twitches and it jumps up like a scared lil' frog. I want try a few pulses this spring.
From: Brian: Philadelphia, PA
Comments: We still have open water here in Central Illinois. That gave me a chance to try the Original Species green leopard frog from Evolve just received. I am impressed with its realism; the sculptured appearance looks great as it sits down in the water, eyes peering from cover. But, beyond that I cannot see what makes it worth $16. The double barb hook has a sharp point, but flares out too much for easy penetration and will leave too big a hole when removed from that trophy bass. A few small strands of skirt cover the hook which is no bigger than a 1 or 1/0. I was led to believe the hook could be replaced as needed, but that will not be as easy as adding a split ring and new hook. A split ring could be attached to the vertical eye at the back of the lure, but the new hook must also have a vertical eye or the hook will wind up lying on its side. The only hook I know with that orientation is a Stanley Ribbit Double Take Hook which comes in size 4/0 and above -- way too big for this frog. The bait's action is average with not very loud popping or spitting -- nothing close to a Pop-R. I also noticed that upon reaching the last few feet of the retrieve, the frog flips over on its back -- must be some kind of new "dead-frog" maneuver if fish haven't made their move by then. All in all, I would give it a '5' for realism and a '3' for overall effectiveness. The new Rebel hard frog also has good realism, standard treble hooks which can be easily swapped for premium ones, is easy to walk, and sells for 1/4 the Evolve. True, it is not weedless, but if that is important, you can get a Koppers soft frog with exceptional realism for $6 less, just to name one. In my mind the Original Species frog will have to "evolve" a lot further before I spend another $16 for one. I would say look before you "leap" to buy this frog. I wish I had not jumped so quickly.
From: Ed: Campaign, IL
Comments: July 9th, 2011, 90 degrees, bluebird skies, low tide, 2:30 in the afternoon, Upper Chesapeake Bay. What I thought was gonna be a tough day, turned around with a few casts of this frog. I was pitching it up against a breakwater island bulkhead, in very scattered grass, and a 3lb Largemouth absolutely inhaled it. I have thrown this frog into, and over the thickest grass mats I can find. No hangups, came through the grass smooth, so realistic its scary, and casts a mile. Im sold, I bought 3 to start, I am ordering more, along with the Menace Mander also. Evolve Baits have done a great job, cant wait to try all their baits. a full report is available at www.chucktawney.com, go check it out.
From: Chuck: Baltimore, MD
Comments: Perfect weedless lure. I use them to catch pike with it. Has a great action in it. In one word PERFECT!!!
From: Remeo: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Comments: I saw these on Tacklewarehouse.com and they looked so good I had to buy a couple. Just tried them out on Lake Minnetonka. Our bass are in a post spawn pattern and I fished the Species and Pulse frogs over the heavy weeds around sunfish beds in 1-5 feet of water. This bait worked great! I caught every fish that committed to the bait. The frogs are easy to cast, weedless, and truly are "hyper-realistic". My biggest fish of the day (over five pounds- that's a big,big bass in Minnesota) came at the bait in five feet of water and about three feet from the boat. It missed twice and I just let the frog sit in the water- it looked so realistic the fish would not be denied an easy meal the third time. Hook ups were solid- I fished them on 30lb braid and a 7'6" flipping stick. Awesome!
From: Dennis: Minnetonka, MN
Comments: The detail in this frog rivels that of the koppers live target frog. Haven't caught anything on this one yet, but the action and size of this bait, I'm sure it's just a matter of time, cool little bait!!
From: Mrbond007: East Lansing, MI
Comments: The perfect topwater bait! The chugging action is perfect the color and shape is super realistic first cast with thirst baits I hauled in a nice fat 4.5 pounder. Completely weedless and I have yet to miss a hookset which is a huge problem with other frogs like dori. I have missed at least 14 out of 15 strikes. But not these frogs it is the ultimate design the rear end is weighted and it sits low when it stops moving putting the hooks in optimal position for a great upper lip hook. Absolutely worth every penny I just bought 4 more I hope they keep making these top of the line frog baits im a lifelong customer from now on
From: Kolby: Flanders, NJ
Comments: this and the pulse frog have become a go to topwater for me and a #1 frog lure.the detail alone is badass,i just like to pitch them out around weedlines,grass patches and flats.cast let it land n sit,give it a short twitch/walk the dog,then let it sit again and just shake my rod tip to make the frog quiver.wait...wait for it...SKADOOOOSH!!!!!! now crank that fatass bass up to you.enjoy!!!.DO URSELF A FAVOR,BUY BOTH OF THESE FROGSi like the antique in pulse and lep. green in this one.so lifelike it could be a decoration in your fishtank.
From: Sam: Chicago


text:
Faith-Focused Security Training for volunteers to be offered 25 times across Alabama in 2014comment (0)
December 19, 2013
Alabama Baptists who do volunteer missions work overseas will have 25 opportunities in 2014 to be trained in safety and security.
Faith-Focused Security Training (FFST) will be taught in locations all over the state by Fort Sherman Academy, one of the world's largest providers of travel-security and crime-survival courses.
"There's risk and danger wherever we go," said Reggie Quimby, director of the office of global missions for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM). "We need to be equipped to the best of our ability."
This is important in order to take the gospel around the world effectively and to protect the work of missionaries and national Christians in the countries where Alabama Baptists travel, Quimby said.
The training helps volunteers learn how to handle "worst-case scenarios" — criminal activity, political disaster, natural disaster and health issues.
Of the 25 training sessions, 22 will be Fort Sherman Academy's level A course, the most basic training offered for volunteers who travel occasionally to low-risk areas.
Topics will include travel security, code of conduct, crime and hostage survival, dealing with government detention and questioning, countersurveillance, rescue behaviors, minimizing exploitation and basic crisis policies.
The other three — including one set for Jan. 30–Feb. 1 in Citronelle — will be B+ level training.
This level is designed for church staff and missions team leaders who travel to elevated risk locations.
Sessions will cover security, code of conduct, crime survival, dealing with unfriendly governments, detention and questioning. Role-play will be used.
All instruction will be done from a faith-based perspective.
Level A training is required for anyone participating in the Alabama Acts 1:8 Connections strategy, which connects missionaries with Alabama churches and associations.
For more information or to register for training, call 1-800-264-1225, ext. 238 or visit http://www.alsbom.org/upcoming-events/faith-focused-security-training.
For more information about Fort Sherman Academy's training curriculum, visit www.fortsherman.org.


text:
"One day, we will see a formerly sponsored child lead our nation." This is the dream that fills the hearts of the Compassion El Salvador staff.
What started in 1977 in El Salvador with the implementation of the child sponsorship program, is now taking a step closer toward that dream.
A few months ago, after a long wait, the Leadership Development Program (LDP) started to take shape in El Salvador.
At Compassion El Salvador, we always have known there is potential in our future men and women to lead this nation. With the Leadership Development Program in our country, we can work hard to further develop those future leaders.
What does it take to start and run a program with such amazing potential? "Vision," says Monica Funes, El Salvador's LDP Specialist.
"A vision is needed to see those teenagers become doctors, lawyers, nurses and entrepreneurs; to see that these teenagers will become the ones who will set this nation free."
It can be difficult to have this vision in a country where, according to the office of the Attorney General, there are between 12 and 13 murders every day; a country where, according to the CIA's World Factbook, almost one-third of the population lives under the poverty line; a country where the literacy rate is approximately 80 percent and the majority of urbanites stop schooling after sixth grade and after the third grade in rural areas.
How can a boy who has grown up surrounded by gangs and violence become an accountant? A girl who is surrounded by poverty and despair become a doctor?
The message that poverty sends is: "You can't because you are worthless." But the message that God sends to these children is: "You can, because you are mine."
And in El Salvador God has chosen to put a light that will lead the way for these men and women that He has chosen to become the men and women He wants them to be.
In order to ignite that light, something else is needed. Hard work.
From promotion to administration to strategic planning, providing Compassion El Salvador children with the opportunity to develop at the university level requires a lot of hard work and dedication.
Before even recruiting the candidates for the program, an advisory committee must be put together. The committee must show not only expertise in the different fields of study, but also be strong Christian leaders.
They will interview each of the applicants and at the end, along with the Leadership Development Program Specialist, will choose the final 20 who will become the recipients of the program, which is the starting quota according to the strategic planning.
According to Pedro Coto, Program Manager, there are plans to keep growing with 20 new students for the next three years.
The country office also needs to assess the universities that will train and develop these young people.
The LDP Specialist and the Program Implementation Manager studied and evaluated which universities in the country would be the best for our LDP students. They conducted interviews with university staff, visited the facilities, and assessed the areas of study during the first stage of the LDP opening process.
The Leadership Development Program is more than a scholarship; it is a development program that aims at producing strong Christian leaders. Along with the formal education, a leadership development curriculum is implemented, working hand-in-hand with the university education.
Selection, university assessments, curriculum development, promotion … all this would be impossible without something else … teamwork.
"It takes a village to raise a child" is a saying among African tribes, says Brenda Kerls, one of the trainers for the Leadership Development Program startup. The process of starting the Leadership Development Program takes the whole office. But to cast these future leaders, more than just the work of a country office is needed.
There are other factors that are crucial to the development of the students. One is the figure of a mentor.
For LDP students, their child development center director and tutors are no longer available to guide them. Instead, the students have the field office through the LDP specialist advocating for every need they have.
But they also have a mentor, a Christian adult who commits to support the development of the protégé.
A mentor must be a proven Christian who will be able to discover, support, and further develop the LDP student academically and spiritually. The mentor must also hold a grade of expertise in the student's field of study.
With the help of a leadership development curriculum, the mentor guides the student through the sometimes rough waters of college and life.
The other key piece of the team is the sponsor.
In the Leadership Development Program, the sponsor can play an even deeper role for the student, and build a profound relationship through letter writing, encouraging the student to become not only a good professional, but also an active Christian and leader in his or her family, community, and church.
The prayers, words of encouragement and love that sponsors share through their letters are key in the student's experience.
With every application filled out, with every test and assessment answered, with every young man and woman interviewed, the church in El Salvador, with the help of sponsors, donors and churches around the world, are raising up leaders who will climb on mountains, cross seas, and walk farther than anyone before, but above all, serve and lift the name of Jesus on high.
And then they will release others from poverty, in the name of Jesus.


text:
Activities at the Mountain
|All Activities
Activities on April 19th, 2012
Activities at the Mountain
No activity for the moment, come back soon or subscribe to SUTTON e-bulletin to stay connected.
See Activities in the Area
More Activities
Do not miss out on anything about SUTTON's activities, promotions, and more! Follow us via Facebook and Twitter and sign up to
our e-Newsletter


text:
Marketing Via Rings
Marketing Via Articles
Marketing Via Yellow Pages
Contact Us
Privacy & Disclaimer
Vast Center Wing Conspiracy
+ ADD YOUR SITE (17 members)
Vast Center Wing Conspiracy
Click Member link to see site in tv
Vast Center Wing Conspiracy
+ ADD YOUR SITE (17 members)
Be hated by everyone, join the VCWC!
The Moderate Liberal
In my idealized America we'd have a liberal House trying to solve all the problems, a conservative Senate tossing away all the bad ideas while perfecting the good ones and as president we'd have, well, ...
I Was Thinking
This blog belongs to an immoderate moderate wingnuts beware.
The Centrist Coalition
A gathecommunity place for moderates, centrists, and other shady, conspiratorial types. Serious, aggressive conspiratorial activities aimed at electing more centrists to office and lobbying for centrist ...
Mr. Pete's Pages
A blog where I, Mr. Pete, put whatever crosses my mind. I blog about politics, world events, science and technology, sports, and life in general.
the coyote's bark
a currently left leaning weblog (was right leaning ducommunity clinton) lots of photos, a site o'the day and calling the bs for what it is.
I am augustus and i am right
Convoluted Insanity
Anger and frustration with no apparent target. Ingest that verbal poison. The thoughts and rants of a disillusioned, straight, white male (we're an endangered species now!) Stop by and share the pain. ...
Indie Castle
All Indie, all the time!
The Modo Blog
A Moderate Republican physician in Vermont comments on psychiatry, healthcare, culture and politics
Armed Victim
political satire
Answers to questions that no one has asked me.
this is a little site I made for my band. its not much, but its what we have...for now
Jersey Curmudgeon
A blog for people from the Vital Center of American politics - those more interested in practical solutions than in dogmatic ideologies.
Center-wing Extremist
I used to be a Religious Right-wing GOP Christian. It's better to be religious than atheist, but sometimes atheists get blessed and the church gets cursed. It's better to be right-wing than left-wing, ...
AnnabelleDickson. You wouldn't know me. My take on the world and everything in it. Social, political and cultural commentary.
Smooth Stone
Restocommunity truth to the Middle East narrative
Links To Life
Website regularly posting links to new, information and commentary that is timely and relevant to people's lives. Points of view from left, center, right and fcommunityes aired and examined.
Privacy and Disclarmer
Related Articles
©2003-2009 www.RingSurf.com
All rights reserved


text:
Samsung, Sharp settle screen scuffle
Sharp and Samsung have finally settled their LCD patent dispute. According to a press release issued today, the two companies signed a settlement to their three-year dispute on Monday. The dispute revolved around LCD panel patents that both companies claimed. In the settlement, both companies agreed that the other had the right to use the disputed patents in their LCD panels, and that they would effectively be shared between them.
— Will Greenwald
[Source: CrunchGear]


text:
2012: English film director and producer Tony Scott, best known for directing action movies such as "Top Gun," "Beverly Hills Cop II," "Days of Thunder," "True Romance" and "Crimson Tide," dies after jumping from a Los Angeles County bridge. The brother of fellow film director Ridley Scott, the 68-year-old director wrote two notes before his death, including a message left in his Los Angeles office for family members. A second note detailing contact information was found in his Toyota Prius parked nearby, but the notes did not provide a motive for why he took the suicidal plunge, authorities said.
2010: The last American combat brigade, the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, withdraws from Iraq, bringing an end to Operation Iraqi Freedom. About 50,000 American troops would remain in the country in an advisory capacity under a new mission dubbed as "Operation New Dawn" before full troop withdrawal was completed in December 2011.
2010: A federal grand jury indicts retired baseball player Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about steroid use. Clemens' first trial ended in a mistrial during its second day, but he was eventually found not guilty in a second trial on June 18, 2012.
2009: Don Hewitt, the television news producer and executive best known for creating "60 Minutes," dies of pancreatic cancer at age 86 in Bridgehampton, New York.
2005: The comedy "40-Year-Old Virgin," starring Steve Carell (far left), premieres in theaters. The movie was directed, written and produced by Judd Apatow and also featured (from left to right) Paul Rudd, Romany Malco and Seth Rogen. The film became a summer hit, opening at No. 1 at the box office with $21.4 million and grossed a total of $177 million worldwide. The film was the first big film hit of Carell's career and helped launch him as a movie star.
2004: Google Inc. stock begins selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The initial price was set at $85 and ended the day at $100.34 with more than 22 million shares traded.
1995: After spending three years in prison for rape, Mike Tyson returns to the ring, easily beating little-known boxer Peter McNeeley by disqualification after 89 seconds.
1995: After five days, Shannon Faulkner quits as the first female cadet to enroll at The Citadel, citing emotional and psychological abuse and physical exhaustion. Faulkner, who enrolled following a successful lawsuit against the South Carolina military academy, underwent four hours of training and then spent the remainder of the first week in the infirmary.
1991: Hurricane Bob makes landfall in Rhode Island as a Category 2 hurricane. The storm, the second costliest U.S. hurricane at the time, left extensive damage throughout New England in its wake, totaling approximately $1.5 billion and killing 15 people.
1991: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine, while hard-line members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union attempt to take over the government in a coup. The attempt collapsed after two days and Gorbachev returned to power, but the events destabilized the country and led to the demise of the party and the collapse of the Soviet Union later in the year. Seen here are tanks in Red Square during the coup attempt.
1989: Rapper, actor and basketball player Romeo is born Percy Romeo Miller Jr. in New Orleans. The son of rapper and entrepreneur Master P and former rapper Sonya C, he was previously known as Lil' Romeo and is best known for the hit single "My Baby," which topped Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Tracks charts. He's also appeared in the movies "Honey," "Jumping the Broom" (pictured) and "Madea's Witness Protection," and in the Nickelodeon sitcom "Romeo!"
1987: In Hungerford, England, Michael Ryan shoots and kills 16 people, including his mother, with an assault rifle and then commits suicide. He also wounded 15 other people in the attack. In the wake of the massacre, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 was passed in the United Kingdom, which banned the ownership of semi-automatic centerfire rifles and restricted the use of shotguns with a capacity of more than three cartridges.
1980: Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, makes an emergency landing at Riyadh International Airport after a fire broke out in the plane's cargo compartment. The aircraft continued to burn on the ground, killing all 301 people. At the time, the incident was the second deadliest single aircraft disaster in history, after the March 1974 crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 981, which claimed 346 lives.
1980: Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank, dies of lung cancer at age 91 on Birsfelden, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. He was the sole member of his family to survive the Holocaust after the Franks, including his wife Edith and his daughters, Anne and Margot, were captured in August 1944 after hiding for two years in secret annex in Amsterdam. After receiving Anne's diary and papers, he arranged for their publication in 1947.
1977: Actor and comedian Groucho Marx dies at age 86 in Los Angeles, California. He was best known for the 13 films he made with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and for hosting the radio and television game show "You Bet Your Life." He was also known for his distinctive appearance, which included an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigar and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows.
1976: President Gerald R. Ford wins the Republican presidential nomination at the party's national convention in Kansas City, Missouri. Ford, who had ascended to the presidency when President Richard Nixon resigned in August 1974, would ultimately be denied a full term, losing to the Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter.
1969: Rapper Nate Dogg, best known for his collaborations with rappers like Dr. Dre, Eminem, Warren G, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, is born Nathaniel Dwayne Hale in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Some of the hit songs he was most associated with include Warren G's "Regulate," Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode" and 50 Cent's "21 Questions." He also released three solo albums, "G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2" in 1998, "Music & Me" in 2001 and "Nate Dogg" in 2003, before dying of complications from multiple strokes at the age of 41 on March 15, 2011.
1969: Actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing on the sitcom "Friends," is born in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He's also starred in the short-lived TV series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," "Mr. Sunshine" and "Go On," and in movies like "Fools Rush In," "The Whole Nine Yards" and "17 Again."
1966: Country music singer-songwriter Lee Ann Womack, whose hit songs include "I Hope You Dance," "The Fool" and "A Little Past Little Rock," is born in Jacksonville, Texas.
1965: Actor Kevin Dillon, best known for his roles on the HBO series "Entourage" and in the movie "Platoon," is born in New Rochelle, New York.
1965: Actress Kyra Sedgwick, best known for the TNT crime drama "The Closer," is born in New York City. She's also known for roles in movies like "Singles," "Heart and Souls," "Something to Talk About" and "Phenomenon."
1964: The first American tour by The Beatles begins at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. The tour would last a month through August and September.
1963: Actor John Stamos, best known for his TV roles in "Full House" and "ER," is born in Cypress, California.
1960: The Soviet Union launches the Korabl-Sputnik 2 satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants. After a day in orbit, the spaceship returned to Earth, making the animals the first living organisms to return from space.
1958: Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle Anthony Muñoz, who played 13 seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, is born in San Francisco, California. The 11-time Pro Bowl selection played in Super Bowls XVI and XXIII, both narrow losses to the San Francisco 49ers, and is considered by many to be the greatest offensive lineman in NFL history.
1955: Severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane claims 200 lives in the northeastern United States.
1955: Actor Peter Gallagher, best known for movies like "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," "While You Were Sleeping" and "American Beauty," and the TV series "The O.C.," is born in New York City.
1952: Actor and director Jonathan Frakes, best known for playing Commander William T. Riker in the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and subsequent films, is born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
1951: St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck sends 3-foot-7-inch Eddie Gaedel to pinch-hit in the second game of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. Gaedel, who became the shortest player in the history of the major leagues, was walked with four consecutive balls before being replaced by a pinch-runner at first base. His jersey, bearing the uniform number "1/8," is displayed in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1948: Mary "Tipper" Gore, best known as a former second lady of the United States as the wife of Vice President Al Gore, is born Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson in Washington, D.C. An author and photographer, she is also known for co-founding the Parents Music Resource Center, which led to the creation of the Parental Advisory label on music albums.
1948: Actor Gerald McRaney, best known for the TV series "Simon & Simon," "Major Dad" and "Promised Land," is born in Collins, Mississippi.
1946: Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001, is born William Jefferson Blythe III in Hope, Arkansas.
1945: The Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh (pictured) take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
1944: The Liberation of Paris begins during World War II with an uprising by the French Resistance against German occupation of the city. With the help of Allied troops, German forces eventually surrendered on Aug. 25.
1940: Actress Jill St. John, best known for her role as Tiffany Case, the Bond girl in 1971's "Diamonds Are Forever," is born Jill Arlyn Oppenheim in Los Angeles, California.
1939: Drummer and songwriter Peter "Ginger" Baker, best known as a member of the rock bands Cream and Blind Faith, is born in London, England.
1934: The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio. The national winner was Robert Turner of Muncie, Indiana, who made his car from the wood of a saloon bar.
1930: Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Frank McCourt, best known as the author of the memoir "Angela's Ashes," is born in Brooklyn, New York. He died from melanoma at age 78 on July 19, 2009.
1929: The comedy "Amos 'n' Andy" makes its network radio debut on NBC, after initially premiering on Chicago radio station WMAQ in 1928. The show, which featured its white creators, Freeman Gosden and Charles Carrell (seen here in a promotional postcard for the show), playing two black men from the Deep South who moved to Chicago to seek their fortunes, would become one of the most popular radio programs in American history and the first in the country to be distributed by syndication. Throughout the show's run, first on the radio and later on television, it was a frequent target of criticism for promoting racial stereotypes.
1921: Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers becomes the fourth major-leaguer to reach 3,000 career hits. He would go on to collect a total of 4,191 hits in his career before retiring in 1928, setting a career hits record that stood until Pete Rose passed him on Sept. 11, 1985.
1921: TV screenwriter and producer Gene Roddenberry, best known as the creator of "Star Trek," is born in El Paso, Texas. He's seen here (third from right) in 1976 with most of the cast of the original "Star Trek" TV series and movies at the rollout of the space shuttle Enterprise. He died from cardiopulmonary arrest at the age of 70 on Oct. 24, 1991.
1909: The first automobile races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway take place. Part of a three-day, 18-event slate of races, the day saw races won by Louis Schwitzer, Louis Chevrolet and Ray Harroun, but was marred by tragedy when driver Billy Borgue and his riding mechanic, Harry Halcomb, were fatally injured in the final event of the day.
1883: Fashion designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, who founded the Chanel Company, is born in Saumur, France. Her influence expanded beyond just clothing to jewelry, handbags and fragrance, with her signature scent, Chanel No. 5, becoming an iconic product.
1871: Aviator Orville Wright, who with his brother Wilbur is credited with inventing the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, is born in Dayton, Ohio.
1848: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California, although the rush had actually started in January. The California Gold Rush would bring 300,000 new arrivals to the state and help push California toward statehood.
1812: During the War of 1812, the American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, earning her nickname "Old Ironsides."
1782: The Battle of Blue Licks, the last major engagement of the American Revolutionary War, ends with the overwhelming defeat of Kentucky militiamen by a combined force of American and Canadian loyalists and American Indians in what is now Robertson County, Kentucky. The battle came almost 10 months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown, which had effectively ended the war in the east.
A.D. 14: Augustus, the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, dies at age 75 in Nola, Italia, Roman Empire. Born Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, he was adopted posthumously by his maternal great-uncle Gaius Julius Caesar following Caesar's assassination and ruled from Jan. 16, 27 B.C., until his death.
No email address was supplied by
To complete your registration on this site, please supply an address.
Please confirm or modify the email address to which you will have subscription offers sent.
For a more personalized experience, please supply the following optional information.


text:
In the early 1970s, noted Texas historian Joe Frantz offered Bill Wittliff a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — to visit a ranch in northern Mexico where the vaqueros still worked cattle in traditional ways. Wittliff photographed the vaqueros as they went about daily chores that had changed little since the first Mexican cowherders learned to work cattle from a horse's back. Wittliff captured a way of life that now exists only in memory and in the photographs included in this exhibition.
"Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy" was created by the Wittliff Collections at the Alkek Library, Texas State University-San Marcos, and presented in partnership with Humanities Texas, the state affiliate for the National Endowment for the Humanities. This exhibition is made possible in part by a We the People grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The exhibition will be available to the public from July 1-31. For more information about viewing hours or to arrange group visits, contact Goliad State Park at (361) 645-3405.


text:
Purchase a subscription to the Journal of Markets & Morality to get access to the most recent issues.
Learn more at MarketsAndMorality.com | Subscribe
Phone: (616) 454-3080
Fax: (616) 454-9454
Contact Us Online
Request a Speaker
Subscibe to Print/Email
Refer a Friend
What is RSS?
Acton PowerBlog
Latest Site Updates
Acton Events
Radio Free Acton Podcast
Acton Commentary
© 2016 Acton Institute | Privacy Policy


text:
Paulette recruited her family and friends to help with the creation of You Can Dough It! The first press run sold out in just 60 days and motivated her to publish another book. She discovered a consumer demand for quality how-to craft books—Hot Off The Press responded to the demand and carved its niche in this unrecognized market.
In 1995, Paulette sensed scrapbooking would soon become a huge part of the creative market—publishing Snip Your Snapshots proved her right. In response to consumer demand for scrapbook product, Hot Off The Press developed Paper Pizazz® acid-free, lignin-free patterned papers. The company's history of publishing books led them to develop books of papers—providing the consumer with coordinating designs plus instructions.
Now, Hot Off The Press supplies scrappers with hundreds of papers, plus embellishments. The company has extended its offerings to include specialty papers for tea bag folding, as well as vellum and metallic papers. They also hold the ©Disney license for scrapbook papers In 2001, Hot Off The Press addressed an untapped market of cardmaking paper crafters. They introduced Paper Flair™, a line of cardmaking products that includes kits, paper packs, templates and other tools to make it easy for the crafter to create handmade cards. They coined the term "paper engineering" to describe the windows, flaps, buckles, tri-fold cards and other paper-crafting techniques created by Hot Off The Press designers. Since then, Hot Off The Press has added to the cardmaking focus with paper packs, embellishments and instruction books in the Paper Flair™ and Cardmaker's lines.


text:
The arrival of BLE Beacons and next generation indoor location technologies represents a true evolution in location, enhancing traditional technologies while opening up a host of new revenue opportunities and markets. Just as location is at the core of unicorns like Uber and AirBnB, so it will play a fundamental element in verticals such as IoT, connected home, health, omnichannel retail, automotive, industrial 4.0, ambient intelligence, AR/VR, and mobile advertising.
This research area provides clients with an unparalleled depth of coverage, across more than 20 next-generation indoor, outdoor, and hybrid location technologies, including BLE Beacons, GPS, Wi-Fi, LED/VLC, sensor fusion, camera, LPWAN, and LTE-direct, among others. These are analysed across 30+ vertical markets, with over 100 leading companies assessed in detail. All major revenue opportunities are covered with forecasts split by hardware, devices, services, analytics, advertising, and the shift to Location-as-a-Service (LaaS).
Once again, Apple is taking the bull by the horns and taking an already established idea and bringing it to the masses in an easy to use way


text:
I've been watching the equestrian events in the Olympics, and it occured to me that the horse is the real athlete in that sport. It's the horse that's running around the ring, jumping over fences, racing the clock. Plus it looks like it must really smart when they bang their forelegs on those rails.
I think the horses should get the medals, not the humans riding around on their backs . Another example of bias against the genus equine. Maybe the horses will file a protest.


text:
Snickers: "Pick Up Game" Betty White's popularity was on the rise when she helped pitch Snickers. (credit: CBS)
Boost Mobile: "Boost Mobile Shuffle" Chicago Bears veterans reunited to recast their 1985 Super Bowl Shuffle rap. (credit: CBS)
Bud Light: "Asteriod" We're doomed, have a beer. (credit: CBS)
CareerBuilder: "Casual Fridays" Need work? Yeah. But be careful what you wish for. (credit: CBS)
Cars.com: "Timothy Richman" With knowledge comes confidence, especially with your hand inside a tiger. (credit: CBS)
Coca-Cola: "Simpsons" Mr. Burns fortunes take a turn, but the people of Springfield are there to help. (credit: CBS)
Doritos: "Kids These Days" Keep your hands off my momma, keep your hands off my Doritos. (credit: CBS)
Doritos: "Snack Attack Samurai" Tim... loves... Doritos. HIDE THESE! (credit: CBS)
Doritos: "Underdog" Man's Best Friend is a lot less friendly with a shock collar. (credit: CBS)
E*Trade: "Talking Baby Group" The talking babies were back in force amid the financial crisis. (credit: CBS)
E*Trade: "Talking Baby First Class" Red-eye with Mike... "Dad?" NO THAT'S THE PILOT, MIKE... (credit: CBS)
Qualcomm FLO TV: "Injury Report" Jim Nantz Guys, we're all been there for the woman we love... But gagdetcraft can bring along the game. (credit: CBS)
GoDaddy.com: "Spa" Danica Patrick returned to pitch for the web registry service. (credit: CBS)
Google: "Parisian Love" A love story unfolded in search terms for Google. (credit: CBS)
HomeAway: "Griswolds" Chevy Chase reprised his "Vacation" role for a new Super Bowl vacation. (credit: CBS)
Hyundai: "10 Years/Brett Favre" Famed Falcon/Packer/Jet/Viking quarterback Brett Favre pitched cars. (credit: CBS)
KGB: "Sumo Wrestling" Answer-service KGB went Japanese for the big game. Bring it, fat man. (credit: CBS)
CBS "Late Show With David Letterman:" "Worst Super Bowl Party Ever" Amid the late night shake up, David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey welcomed an unwelcome guest to their party: Jay Leno. (credit: CBS)
McDonald's: "Showdown" Dwight Howard and LeBron James starred in remake of the famous Michael Jordan and Larry Bird spot. (credit: CBS)
Monster.com: "Fiddlin' Beaver" A beaver brings his musical act to NYC. (credit: CBS)
Categories: Super Bowl


text:
The Geography Blog focusing on all things geography: human, physical, technical, space, news, and geopolitics. Also known as Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze! Written by a former National Geographic employee who also proudly served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
A Geography of Human Life
Makiguchi realized his students were receiving subpar texts and instructions on geography. None of their work could be tied into the practical world. He feared geography would be abandoned by his students and his country which was experiencing growth in the era of first globalization (sound familiar?).
So Makiguchi wrote A Geography of Human Life. At first the book discusses how one views and thinks of the world. Makiguchi writes how one's homeland is the template for a person's worldview. So for the rest of the book Makiguchi writes about the various features of the world through a Japanese's perspective. The following chapters are broken down into physical geographical features. Makiguchi then gives known Japanese examples of each feature and how it has affected Japanese culture. For example, when discussing islands Makiguchi writes how islands are isolated, that isolation breeds an individualistic mindset, and uses it to explain Japanese uniqueness compared to other Asian cultures. When discussing rivers and how they form, Makiguchi ponders how China would be altered without its waterways. He points out the rice-based culture would be destroyed and control of such a large landmass would be neigh-on-impossible.
All this ties together to form a great book. The first chapters I especially enjoyed because it complemented ideas of how one views the world and touches on the Japanese equivalent of natural and revealed law (long story which I will save you from). A Geography of Human Life is especially hard to come by but if one can buy it or check it out from a library, they will be greatly reward by a rich text.
For more information and a little bit of background read the essay The Significance of Makiguchi Tsunesaburo's Jinsei chirigaku (Geography of Human Life) in the Intellectual History of Geography in Japan: Commemorating the Centenary of Its Publication (PDF).
3 comments:
- Deaner said...
"isolation breeds an individualistic mindset" Does this apply for Appalachia as well?
- Soka Educators International Network said...
I am wondering how you came into contact with Makiguchi's work. I have been researching the use of his ideas in elementary and middle school classrooms and would appreciate any leads you might have. I especially am drawn to his concepts of community-based education and "humanitarian competition."
- Catholicgauze said...
Hi SEIN,
I stumbled across Makiguchi in grad school. The department head said he had an extra copy and offered it to me.
Hmm, would you be willing to share your research with me either personally via e-mail (catholicgauze at gmail dot com) or even a blog post? That would be most fascinating.