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|Y&R: November Sweep Spoilers From October 24th SID
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|Oct 19 2011, 04:05 PM Post #1
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Nikki's Back!:Nikki comes back (November 23 as MTS tweeted). She is going to be involved with Diane's murder investigation. It will be questioned where Nikki was at the time she disappeared from rehab the night of the murder. It says there is a "sinister force in town who has been pulling strings off camera" and a lot of that has to focus on Nikki. (I guess this mean Patti tries pinning the murder on Nikki next). Hamner says Nikki will be right in the center of the firestorm in the coming months.
Sharon: Sharon is FINALLY cleared of Skye's murder. Hamner says they are going to maximize the romantic bonds Sharon has formed with the men she simply can't give up on (Nick, Adam and Sam are mentioned).
Love Quadrangle: There will be a quad with Nick/Avery/Phyllis/Ronan. They say Avery is similar to Phyllis but more contained which Nick finds very attractive. Phyllis & Ronan get busy next week.
Billy & Cane: Billy & Cane form an unusual alliance. Cane is going to relate to Billy bc they both love their family and Billy wants Delia back in his life. Billy will gain insight into why Cane had to keep secrets from his family. There will be changes & growth in the way these two relate to each other.
|Oct 19 2011, 04:19 PM Post #2
Oh my poor Ronan. The next victim in Phyllis' endless quest to make Nick jealous. Poor, poor man. Too bad it seems like Nick is going to be too busy to notice. Like usual.
Seriously why lie about it? We all know Sam is leaving and Nick is obviously going to have his hands full with the psychotic Summer sisters so that only leaves the weasel Adam. Prison sounds like a better choice if you ask me :puke:
Oh poor Billy. I feel almost as sorry for him as I do Ronan :shame:
Thanks Android as usual :)
Edited by Crazygirl, Oct 19 2011, 04:19 PM.
|Oct 19 2011, 04:39 PM Post #3
My reaction to current Y&R ...
|Town whore Phyllis strikes again. Poor Ronan, jeez. That Sharon spoiler from Hamner is such BS. We all know Sharon will be paired with Adam, not the other two. Glad to see Nikki is coming back though.
|Oct 19 2011, 05:04 PM Post #4
|I actually would like a phyllis and ronan pairing, just like BM I think JB has chemistry with everyone. And although I don't like phyllis I have to give credit where its due her and ronan have hot chemistry!! I am on the fence with the billy thing because its not indicating if he's still hiding or not.
|Oct 19 2011, 05:15 PM Post #5
|Very much in the minority, but I love Adam/Sharon. :D
|Oct 19 2011, 06:23 PM Post #6
I think Ronan and Phyllis have chemistry too and I think they would be a good couple even though I would prefer Adam and Phyllis together. I think MS and MM have great chemistry and who deserves each other more then Phyllis and Adam but the problem is we all know that anyone paired with Phyllis is just going to be because she's jealous of whoever Nick is banging at that moment. That's all Phyllis seems capable of these days, screwing Nick or screwing someone just to screw with Nicks head :shame:
|Oct 19 2011, 07:29 PM Post #7
Yeah you do have a point there. Maybe we will get surprised and phyllis will move on from dickless. I also agree with the phyllis and adam pairing, I think they could be so hot together if they were giving the chance.;)
|Oct 19 2011, 07:30 PM Post #8
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Happy Nikki is coming back and she's got a story but it sounds ridiculous nonetheless.
AKA. We are throwing Sharon right back into a relationship with Adam. At this point nobody is shocked or surprised. Who cares?
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Another non-shocking spoiler. I do think Phyllis and Ronan have chemistry but this isn't going to lead anywhere. JB didn't sign a long term contract. These are adults. They aren't teenagers and these random hookups make them all look stupid. It's become very obvious the only reason why Avery was brought to town was to get into a triangle with Nick and Phyllis. Because it sure wasn't about Sharon's trial or her secret past with Phyllis.
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I guess this is nice seeing Billy and Cane bond but when is Billy gonna come out of hiding? Honestly I don't think Victoria is gonna find out about Billy until Chelsea comes. I think they are dragging things out because they want a triangle. Because Billy and Victoria should have been reunited by now.
|Oct 19 2011, 09:21 PM Post #9
Phyllis is not married, she can have sex with who ever she wants to, but she does not do "relatives" like Sharon does. The town whore title goes to Sharon.
|Oct 19 2011, 10:00 PM Post #10
|Bring on Nick & Avery, can't wait!! :P :cheer:
|Oct 19 2011, 10:18 PM Post #11
My reaction to current Y&R ...
Phyllis certainly can have sex with anyone she wants, and SHE DOES! She does EVERYONE in sight the nasty tramp. And yeah she's not married, neither was Sharon when she slept with Billy but she was still called every name in the book by phuck fans. Phyllis is the town whore. She has always held the title.
|Oct 19 2011, 10:19 PM Post #12
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FYI: You don't have to be married to be whore. Phyllis is a whore regardless.
The town's insecure-trash-dumpster-humping-slut still belongs to Phyllis who came to GC as a groupie. This aging cow should remember where she came from. Her real background as a crazy fangirl pining and chasing Danny Romalotti while he was still married. The one where she whore herself with other men so she can get pregnant with Daniel and trap Danny into marriage. Oh don't forget this used up horse continued to whored herself out to avoid legal troubles too, playing S&M dominatrix with legal eagel, Michael. No wonder the craggy heffer and her lapdog are still so tight.
|Oct 19 2011, 10:27 PM Post #13
Can't wait for Psycho-bitch Phyll to go apeshit!!
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|Oct 19 2011, 10:38 PM Post #14
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|Oct 19 2011, 10:42 PM Post #15
since 2005, Phyllis has had sex with Nick and Jack, we did not see or it was never confirmed that Phyllis HAD Sex with Deacon.
Sharon has had sex with Nick, Brad, Jack, Billy, Adam and Sam. And when Sharon had sex with Jack, Billy and Nick within hours of each other, she was still married to Jack.
|Oct 19 2011, 10:46 PM Post #16
wow let's go back to 1994!
Danny and the bugg had been living separate lives for months and Danny even admitted that while he was living the single life, there were other WOMEN.
Phyllis was a Danny groupie, unlike Harmony who was a rock and roll groupie, there is a difference.
Phyllis and MS are considered one of the hottest females on soaps, post a picture of yourself so we can compare!
|Oct 19 2011, 10:46 PM Post #17
|^So what? Phyllis was a groupie and who knows how many men she slept.
|Oct 19 2011, 10:49 PM Post #18
Why not go back to the origins of the dumpster humper? It made the horrible person she is today. Forever a hypocrited whore who used babies to trap men into marriages.
|Oct 19 2011, 10:52 PM Post #19
yes she used Daniel to "trap" Danny, but she did not "use" Summer to trap Nick.
where you even watching the show in 2006?
Edited by cgoff, Oct 19 2011, 10:52 PM.
|Oct 19 2011, 10:59 PM Post #20
My reaction to current Y&R ...
|Spin it however you like, Phyllis uses her children for men. Summer wasn't outright used to get Nick as Daniel was, but she milked it for all it was worth. Hell the only reason Nick went back to the hag in July of 2009 was because Summer was ill. That kid was the only thing holding phuck together for a long time there. And before you ask, yes I watched the show in 2006...
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The Interaction Design Research Triangle of Design Practice, Design Studies, and Design Exploration
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Interaction design takes a holistic view of the relationship between designed artifacts, those that are exposed to these artifacts, and the social, cultural, and business context in which the meeting takes place. While there is no commonly agreed definition of interaction design, its core can be found in an orientation towards shaping digital artifacts-products, services, and spaces-with particular attention paid to the qualities of the user experience.1 To be able to deal with user experience-including physical, sensual, cognitive, emotional, and aesthetical issues; the relationship between form, function, and content; as well as fuzzy concepts such as fun and playability-a number of recent efforts have been made in the direc- tion of establishing a better understanding of the role of the user experience in interactive systems design.
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Dani Jeffrey's memories of her parents have almost faded. She was five when her mother took her from their home in Paris in 1942 to live in a French farming village with strangers.
"I don't think I would remember my mother at all if it wasn't for the photos I have of her. But I remember my mother leaving me in the country with someone I didn't know. I was too small to even question why I was there. My mother paid them and used to visit once a week, which was very dangerous. Suddenly the visits stopped. When the money stopped, they started treating me very badly.
"I was very conscious that all the children at my school had parents and that I was different. I was a stranger. I had black hair, dark eyes and looked very semitic. I was bullied, insulted. I spent years wondering what terrible things Jewish people must have done for us to be hunted."
It was just a few years ago at Yad Vashem that the 74-year-old learned the number of the convoy that took her mother to Auschwitz in October 1942. "She must have died on the first day. I have no idea what happened to my father. He turned up after the war in 1946. It had been assumed he was dead. He was too ill to care for me and he decided to leave me with close friends of theirs in France. I was only 11.
"During the war when I was alone, I had visions of my father standing by the mantelpiece in the living room, leaning on his arm. I saw him as being very tall. When he came back after the war, very ill and very damaged, he was actually very small.
"I didn't recognise him at all. I kept saying: 'That's not my father.'
"It was a horrible, horrible experience. Of course, you feel guilty afterwards but at the time I couldn't understand."
She excelled at school in Paris, later coming to the UK to work as a nanny and an actress. When she married, she moved to Trinidad and had a son and a daughter. She moved back to London 10 years ago and lives in Selig Court, part of the Jewish Care campus in Golders Green.
More than understanding her story, Ms Jeffrey wants people to know the damage the Holocaust caused to so many millions, even those who did not endure the horror of the camps. "I have never been able to be happy. My marriage broke down. I have not been as good a mother as I should have been to my children because I was never happy. I think it's important for people to realise that if you are separated from your family, if you lose that sense of identity, it's very harmful."


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"During my first conversation with Jim, I was impressed by his quiet confidence and solid enthusiasm. Since then I have come to learn of the determination, dexterity, skills and knowledge of Jim and the crew behind the project and am delighted to be associated with them. Ice Warrior has all the potential of a truly great British First. Slightly mad and eccentric in conception, thorough and precise in planning and likely to prove ingenious and resolved in execution. "
" I wish Jim and his team the very best of luck in their endeavours."
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"Jim and his team are not only undertaking an extraordinary Great British endeavour in the true, traditional sense of the phrase, but they are doing it with genuine purpose. The data they'll gather will deliver new evidence as to what is really happening and further our understanding of the sea-ice and its effect on climate change. I'm delighted to support them and wish them well. Best wishes and best of luck!"
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Cider-Braised Pork ShoulderMarch 2009
Go ahead and buy the cheapest cuts of meat! Shoulder, shank and ribs melt into a tender, rich meal under the long, low spell of a slow cooker's heat.
Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 30 mins
Slow Cook: 5 hrs
- 1 5 pound boneless pork shoulder roast, trimmed
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 3 ribs celery, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 cup apple cider
- 6 ounces dried apples
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1 tablespoon ground sage
- Season the pork with salt and pepper. In a large, heavy skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the pork roast and cook, turning, until browned, about 15 minutes.
- Grease the inside of a large slow cooker. Add the onion and celery. Arrange the pork on top and pour in the cider. Scatter the apples and raisins over the pork and sprinkle the sage on top. Cover and cook on low heat until tender, about 5 hours.
- Transfer the pork to a cutting board and thickly slice. Skim the fat from the gravy. Serve the pork with the gravy, fruit and vegetables.
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Wedding Present to Play 1989's Bizarro In Its Entirety In the U.S. In April
As part of what David Gedge's band is billing as a "21st anniversary tour." This follows a 2007 tour in which the band also played their debut, 1987's George Best, in full--so maybe we can count on a Seamonsters tour in a couple years? Bizarro is a weird one in this band's catalogue--post C86 lo-fi pop, and a bit pre- the Steve Albini recorded Seamonsters, which showcased on record something that had always basically been true: the Wedding Present as raucous guitar band. Bizarro, the bridge, is actually as dense and full of rave-ups and break-ups as its successor, but less obviously so; one imagines it'll be fun to play live.
First song "Brassneck" is one of the band's all-time greats; expect "Box Elder," the Wedding Present's Pavement cover (included on the U.S. version of Bizarro), to show up in there somewhere as well. Guess this means Gedge's recent references to Internet pornography and Seinfeld are getting a rest. Which is OK with us. Specific tour dates, including what we can only hope will be a New York engagement, coming soon. [Scopitones]
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We've had lots of visitors in February. Sydney has seemed to be a hub for stuff this month. Our visitors have all been here for different reasons but they have all had time to catch up with us. Aren't we lucky? We're not going anywhere anytime soon so we are very lucky. Going out to dinner with our visitors also means that I get a chance to try out some of the trendy restaurants that I read about on food blogs.
First up, Michelle transferred through Sydney on her way home from South Africa (via Port Macquarie). We took Michelle up to the Summit for a pre-dinner drink (our favourite tourist spot in Sydney) and then we had dinner at the very trendy Eathouse Diner in Redfern.
Next up, we caught up with Dr J and Chris and their friends Krystal and Ward. We originally met Josh and Chris on our Egypt trip. They live in different cities in America so they endeavour to catch up on holiday once a year. This year they picked Australia as their destination. We took them out sailing on Sydney Harbour during the day and then out for Thai in Erskineville in the evening. But more about that when Josh posts his photos from the trip.
Last but not least, our lovely kiwi friend Heather was in Sydney in for work. We played ultimate with Heather in London. We have since moved home to Sydney and she has moved home to Wellington. It's not the same as living in the same city but at least we're still neighbours. We took Heather to The Battery in Surry Hills. I liked all the fushie decorations.
28th Feb 2011, 15:48 tags: social
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Most people who know me well, know that I'm not exactly the most spontaneous of people. Andrew can usually identify a restaurant by the dish that I always eat when we go there (butter chicken, udon noodle soup, wrapped pad thai etc.) but last Saturday night was a deviation from normal Jess behaviour.
On Saturday, I got my hair cut, coloured and blow-dried in the morning. At about 5pm, after an afternoon of uni work, I thought "I'm not going to waste my hairdo on a night of uni work!" and decided that we must go out. There is a new restaurant in town that I wanted to try so I informed Andrew of our plans for the evening. A conversation with Sue revealed that she and J were heading into town for a movie and were also thinking of eating at the same new restaurant (coincidence?!). And there you have it! Plans for a dinner out with friends without even really trying.
Chef's Gallery is the new restaurant we all wanted to try. I had read about it on GrabYourFork the other day and there was only one reason that I wanted to go there. They have these amazing little Piggy buns that you can have for dessert. You get two piggies in a serving. One is a boy and one is a girl - she is wearing a bow. So cute!
They also have pumpkin pastries. We originally tried these in Shanghai and have never seen them again. The detail on these desserts is amazing.
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A new trivia venue this week. We tried out The Hat and Tun in Farringdon and I believe we have a winner. The host is social and questions are not too challenging. We'll definitely be back. We didn't win but were only 3 points from the lead. Next time, victory shall be ours!
Questions we couldn't manage this week:
- Which male actor has had the most Oscar nominations?
- Rounding off to the nearest metre, how long is the Long Jump record?
- This artist, who died in 1970, still sells 3 million albums a year.
- What is the fastest animal that is raced?
- Who has appeared in all three of the following movies: The Usual Suspects, The Fan and Snatch?
- Which alien visited Boulder City?
We sat there trying to puzzle out its meaning. Pin wheel Key wheel? Pin Hole Key Hole? Pin O Key O? As a team, we must have said Pin O Key O at least 5 times. And then we wrote down the answer pinky rings. (If you can't figure it out yourself, say Pin O Key O aloud and then realise how thick we are.)
Our team name this week was inspired by the pub decor and the weather. Next week's team name is going to be Pin-O-Key-O.
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Our fortnightly trivia outing continues as does our search to find a regular trivia venue. Our initial Monday night plans were cancelled (snow day!) so we rescheduled for Tuesday evening at the Earl of Lonsdale in Notting Hill. It's not exactly a central pub so we weren't able to tempt any trivia regulars to come. Instead we were joined by John (a pub quiz virgin) and Steve (who is only visiting London) and his friend Lucy.
Unfortunately, the Earl of Lonsdale is another pub that imposes a limit on team sizes. Only 4 members are allowed on a quiz team which meant that our team was forced to split into two. Our two teams were Cockfosters and Shepherds Bush. Can you guess along what lines the teams were split? (And before you accuse me of being rude, they are both genuine places in London. The English started it!) We figured we'd hedge our bets with the two teams. If we weren't 100% on an answer we'd put down different guesses on the two forms. It didn't seem to help us that much.
We enjoyed our night out but once again we struggled. We found this quiz to be quite English-centric. We had no clue on the football questions or on the identities of C-grade celebrities. If you take that into account, and take the combined score for the two teams, we didn't do too badly. We didn't win though.
There were 6 rounds and they were based along different themes. Here are the questions from the Connections round. The answers to these question have a connection.
- Jack Ford and Jessie Seaton are characters in what Television show?
- Robbie Keane is the leading goal scorer for what country?
- In the 1990s, Frank Sinatra and Bono collobarated on what Col Porter song?
- In Poker, what is the result when two or more players tie for a hand?
- What is the connection?
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John is in town. Yay! He's in London for business but that doesn't mean we can't hang out. We've tried to squeeze as much Johnny goodness out of him as possible. Friday night, we caught up for drinks and dinner. Saturday, we invited John over for dinner. Sunday night, we had dinner and the boys went to a Superbowl party.
Our Saturday dinner followed the usual Dubs schedule. The boys played some Pentago, we ate dinner and then we played a game of Diminishing Whist.
While John is gallivanting around the world for business, poor Leah is stuck at home. So on Saturday evening while we played cards, we video conferenced Leah in so that she could be part of the fun. Every round John would show Leah his hand. On the webcam, Leah could watch each trick being played out. Leah could also listen to the usual trash tralking and join in the conversation. It was like hanging out with Leah, except for the fact that she was physically on the other side of the world.
As I've described before, there is a round in Diminishing Whist, where you are dealt one card which you are not allowed to see. Instead, you have to stick it on your forehead and let everyone else look at your card. On Saturday evening, we figured that we could include Leah in the round of one. We dealt everyone a card. We used the webcam to show Leah the cards on our foreheads. When we bid, Leah called out her bid. There was lots of giggling.
The photos below describe the second round of one. (Andrew was leading. Diamonds were trumps. Andrew, Jess and Leah bid 1 and John bid 0. Andrew won and bid correctly - 11 points, John bid correctly - 10 points, Jess and Leah did not bid correctly 0 points.)
We spent the rest of the game trying to figure out how we could play a full game of transcontinental Diminishing Whist. We'll keep brainstorming.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A lecherous dissipated man.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A debauched or lecherous person.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. One devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a rake.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A man devoted to a life of pleasure and sensuality, especially in his relation to women; a debauchee; a rake.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a dissolute man in fashionable society
French, from past participle of rouer, to break on a wheel (from the feeling that such a person deserves that punishment), from Old French, from Latin rotāre, to rotate; see rotate.(American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Borrowing from French roué. (Wiktionary)
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Dordt College News
Convocation marks new semester
January 8, 2010
Dordt College will begin the new semester with a convocation ceremony on Friday, Jan. 15, at 11 a.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium.
The featured speaker will be Keith Pavlischek, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC. His topic will be "Love, Justice, and Getting Mugged by Reality."
Dr. Keith Pavlischek has a Ph.D. in Ethics from the University of Pittsburgh; a Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia), a M.Phil. degree from the Institute for Christian Studies; and graduated magna cum laude from Waynesburg College with a B.A. in political science and history.
Dr. Pavlischek previously taught in Truman State University's Department of Philosophy and Religion, and has published and lectured extensively on ethics, political philosophy, and just war theory. He is the author of one book, John Courtney Murray and the Dilemma of Religious Toleration.
As a Marine Corps Reserve officer, Pavlischek served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff and on the faculty of the Joint Military Intelligence College for the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C., teaching graduate courses in the Post Graduate Intelligence Program. He served as an intelligence officer in Operations Desert Shield and Storm; in Operation Enduring Freedom; and deployed to Iraq as an intelligence liaison officer to the Multi-National Corps. His military awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and a Joint Meritorious Commendation Medal.
The public is welcome to attend this 9th annual spring semester convocation ceremony at Dordt College, which offers a formal way of bringing together the academic community to re-examine the college's vision and connection to a variety of disciplines and callings.
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text: Top 10 Twilight series moments Terri Schwartz August 3, 2008 Twilight 82 Comments These are some of the greatest moments of Stephenie Meyer's series. If you have not yet read "Breaking Dawn", the fourth novel in the series, and do not want to read any spoilers, please do not continue reading this. If not, enjoy! 10 – The end of "Breaking Dawn" "'We have plenty of time to work on it,' I reminded him. 'Forever and forever and forever,' he murmured. 'That sounds exactly right to me.' And then we continued blissfully into this small but perfect piece of our forever." 9 – Bella and Edward's first ever kiss from "Twilight" "I couldn't breathe. He hesitated – not in the normal way, the human way. Not the way a man might hesitate before he kissed a woman, to gauge her reaction, to see how he would be received. Perhaps he would hesitate to prolong the moment, that ideal moment of anticipation, sometimes better than the kiss itself. Edward hesitated to test himself, to see if this was safe, to make sure he was still in control of his need. And then his cold, marble lips pressed very softly against mine." 8 – Jacob imprints from "Breaking Dawn" "My jerking came to a stop; heat flooded through me, stronger than before, but it was a new kind of heat – not a burning. It was a glowing. Everything inside me came undone as I stared at the tiny porcelain face of the half-vampire, half-human baby. […] The gravity of the earth no longer tied me to the place where I stood. It was the baby girl in the blond vampire's arms that held me here now." 7 – The cliff jump in "New Moon" "I smiled and raised my arms straight out, as if I were going to dive, lifting my face into the rain. But it was too ingrained from years of swimming at the public pool – feet first, first time. I leaned forward, crouching to get more spring… And I flung myself from the cliff." 6 – Bella first sees Edward in "Twilight" "It was there, sitting in the lunchroom, trying to make conversation with seven curious strangers, that I first saw them. They were sitting in the corner of the cafeteria, as far away from where I sat as possible in the long room. There were five of them. […] The last was lanky, less bulky, with untidy, bronze-colored hair. He was more boyish than the others, who looked like they could be in college, or even teachers here rather than students. […]'That's Edward. He's gorgeous, of course, but don't waste your time. He doesn't date. Apparently none of the girls here are good-looking enough for him.' She sniffed, a clear case of sour grapes. I wondered when he'd turned her down." 5 – The wedding from "Breaking Dawn" "I didn't realize I was crying until it was time to say the binding words. 'I do,' I managed to choke out in a nearly unintelligible whisper, blinking my eyes clear so I could see his face. When it was his turn to speak, the words rang clear and victorious. 'I do,' he vowed." 4 – Bella's first kiss with Edward as a vampire in "Breaking Dawn" "It was like he'd never kissed me – like this was our first kiss. And in truth, he'd never kissed me this way before. It almost made me feel guilty. Surely I was in breach of the contract. I couldn't be allowed to have this, too." 3 – Bella punches Jacob in "Eclipse" "Finally, he let go of my face and leaned away. 'Are you done now?' I asked in an expressionless voice. 'Yes,' he sighed. He started to smile, closing his eyes. I pulled my arm back and then let it snap forward, punching him in the mouth with as much power as I could force out of my body. There was a crunching sound. 'Ow! OW!' I screamed, frantically hopping up and down in agony while I clutched my hand to my chest. It was broken, I could feel it. Jacob stared at me in shock. 'Are you alright?' 'No, dammit! You broke my hand!'" 2 – The meadow scene from "Twilight" "'Isabella.' He pronounced my full name carefully, then playfully ruffled my hair with his free hand. A shock ran through my body at his casual touch. 'Bella, I couldn't live with myself if I ever hurt you. You don't know how it's tortured me.' […] He lifted his glorious, agonized eyes to mine. 'You are the most important thing to me now. The most important thing to me ever.'" 1 – The tent scene from "Eclipse" "'Please!' Edward hissed. 'Do you mind!' 'What?' Jacob whispered back, his tone surprised. 'Do you think you could attempt to control your thoughts?' Edward's low whisper was furious. 'No one said you had to listen,' Jacob muttered, defiant, yet still embarrassed. 'Get out of my head.' 'I wish I could. You have no idea how loud your little fantasies are. It's like you're shouting them at me.' 'I'll try to keep it down,' Jacob whispered sarcastically." Logging In... Profile cancel Sign in with Twitter Sign in with Facebook or CommentName EmailNot published Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. 82 Replies 71 Comments 0 Tweets 0 Facebook 0 Pingbacks Last reply was July 12, 2009 Alicia View August 15, 2008 wow, thats amazing. I must say that if Edward were real, i would marry him 🙂 those book are absolutly amazing, and i cannot wait for the movie. Reply andrea View August 16, 2008 i love the series (the four books), and those were really good moments… what i don't understand is why people say that they hated breaking dawn, but then there are like 3 or 4 breaking dawn moments in the top ten twilight moments… i really loved breaking dawn though…. Reply TwilightFan View August 17, 2008 I love it thanks ! AND I TOO LOVED BREAKING DAWN IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL ENDING TO A BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY !!!!! WE LOVE YOU STEPHENIE !!!! Reply Orlaah View August 17, 2008 Well done blast, on the new site great to see more and more Twilight mania being spread around the world!! long may it continue! hehe this was a good article.. But you could have included a few more key points in the series.. but nevertheless.. Great stuff Look forward to reading more!! =) Reply anna cullen View August 17, 2008 i wish they included this scene in new moon where edward and bella came back from italy… "Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stras-points of light and reason…. And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; ther was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the hirizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. i couldn't see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason for anything. […] My heart hsn't beat in almost ninety years, but this was different. it was like my heart was gone-like i was hollow. Like i'd left everything that was inside me here with you." Edward…………………… *sigh* Reply Natasha View August 17, 2008 This one has to be included in my list. Without a DOUBT in Chapter 20, when Edward proposes. "I promise to love you forever-every single day of forever. Will you marry me?" Reply blearyeyedmesgirl View August 17, 2008 I must agree with these, though of course I could come up with 10, 20, 30 more… The #1, tent scene, is one of my all time favorites as well. It's one of the reasons Eclipse is my favorite story out of the 3, now 4. And Breaking Dawn…well…I loved it. Great story telling. Nothing should ever just be about the end result, but about the journey it takes to get to the end. And I loved the journey that Stephenie Meyer took us on. And I too am looking forward to the movie version of the first book. Robert Pattinson is a gifted actor, and I can't wait to see him bring the character of Edward to life; not to mention seeing how amazing he will be in his two Independent films coming up, How To Be and Little Ashes…definitely an actor to keep your eye on! Reply gina View August 17, 2008 i agree with these..but the meadow from Twilight would have to be my number one! when edward says " You are the most important thing to me know…" i still feel the goosebumbs…sigh 🙂 Reply jess View August 17, 2008 I detest the tent scene. The character of Jacob is a pain. Reply Carolyn View August 17, 2008 Ditch the jacob/tent moment and the list is ok . Reply Alex View August 17, 2008 these were definately some of my favorite moments from the whole series<3 & i still dont get why people are hating on Breaking Dawn so much? Just because it didnt happen like you wanted it sdoesnt mean that everything about it is bad… i didnt see anything that happened in the book coming but i still loved it. Be open-minded people! Reply ale-twilightgirl View August 17, 2008 The meadow scene from Twilight should be the #1!! and i dont like the tent scene xP Reply Marissa View August 17, 2008 I think all of those are exactly right! I absolutely loved the tent scene 🙂 haha . i couldn't stop cracking up . the meadow scene was also very sweet . it should have been #1 . i also don't get why a lot of people don't like Breaking Dawn . Just because something happened tht you didn't want to happen doesn't mean it's a bad book . . . obviously Stephenie can't put everything in tht everyone wants . Like 'Alex' said , I loved the book even tho it as nothing like I expected =] good top 10 tho . ! Reply sophie View August 17, 2008 the best scene most definitly was the meadow scene from twilight. it gave me the chills to read just that little quote. when i read it, i was grinning from ear to ear and hyperventalating! twlight was the best book ever, and i will never forget it as long as i live. Reply Liz View August 18, 2008 love the list. however, there are so many other parts worth listing….i don't hink it's possible to definatively narrow it down to only 10! Reply Erika View August 18, 2008 !!!!!!!! I'm sorry, but honestly, how does that part of the tent scene top the MEADOW scene? Because isn't it, in the end, about Bella and Edwards love? (This of course is my crazed fangirl rampage.) Nothing tops the meadow. Not to me. *sighs* And what about when she has the realization at the end of New Moon. "You love me!" Moment. It was amazing. And what about when they're parting in Twilight and they have that intense moment as he holds her? And even better, what about the 'angry grizzlies' moment when Edward comes come after having Alice keep Bella 'safe' and its major intense-romantic-lovey between them? Lastly, why isn't the Emmett Bella Arm Wrestle in there at 10.5 or something. That was epic. Or when Edward hears Bellas mind at the end of breaking dawn? *faints from lack of breathing and typing too fast* Reply Vivienne View August 18, 2008 I agree! Could this article be edited and put the Meadow Scene at number one? It was the dream. The scene to start the saga. The most amazingly perfect. I'm going to go read it again now. Reply noliness View August 18, 2008 yeah…these are the scenes that makes me flip…love them… Reply Raven View August 18, 2008 OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG! All those scenes gave me the thrills!!! I love every moment when Edward's with Bella. And I actually like Jacob too. It's just too bad that Bella's heart only belongs to one person. The tent scene was really intimate, but in an indirect way. It was like this little tete-a-tete bw Edward and Jacob w regards to Bella. You can really see how much BOTH of them love her. Sighhhhhhssss………. I love the ending of Breaking Dawn. I don't care what those haters say; it's still a great, worthwhile read. And I LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE that part from New Moon (my fave out of the 4): 'Before you, my life was like a moonless night…' and on and on. See Ashley's post. Sighhhhhhssss. EDWARD!!! WHY DO YOU NOT EXIST?!?!?! Reply cullengirl1 View August 18, 2008 Great article. Your number four is my number one because that is what I wanted more than anything, Bella as a vampire, forever connected to Edward. I really couldn't narrow it to ten, however, I have to add one of my favorites. It's in New Moon, when Bella is rushing to save Edward and sees him in the distance. "…and the last seven months meant nothing, and his words in the forrest meant nothing, and it did not matter if he did not want me, I would never want anything but him no matter how long I lived." Reply Jenny P View August 18, 2008 gross this list makes me physically ill not only does it prove that the twilight series is without any merit, but it certainly puts a dent in your reputation. I wish things didn't have to be reported on just because they were popular. Reply Amber View August 18, 2008 I totally agree that those moments should be up there. All though I think Edward and Bella's first honeymoon night should be up there. lol. Or maybe when Bella finds out she's pregnent. But omg!! And OMG!!! I totally agree with all of you, and LOVE the support for Breaking Dawn!!! I'm so sick of hearing all the negative input when the book was AMAZING!!!!! I absolutely loved it and wouldn't change a thing about it!!! 😀 Reply Jessi View August 18, 2008 Those are actual quotes from the book? It's not fanfiction? Reply Kate View August 18, 2008 There should definitely be some more scenes from New Moon. When Bella races through the plaza to stop Edward, and the night after they come home from Italy are some of my favorites. And also, my favorite moment in Breaking Dawn was when Edward took Bella hunting for the first time..or even when she beat Emmett at arm wrestling. I also loved when Rosalie gave Jacob some food in a doggy dish with "Fido" written on it in Breaking Dawn. And all the blonde jokes Jake was throwing at her. hahaha. Okay, I'm just rambling now. But man, I love that book. Reply Jenni View August 18, 2008 omg, love these all but I seriously couldn't narrow it down to ten. I think the meadow scene and the time when Edward takes Bella out to dinner after saving her the second time in Port Angelos, would make #1, for me atleast. I think Breaking Dawn isn't as bad as people keep saying, in fact the honeymoon moments were quite sweet. And the wedding, oh my Edward Anthony Masen Cullen! LOL. Anyway, love, love, love the books. Kiss, kiss! Reply Jenni View August 18, 2008 And also, my favorite moment in Breaking Dawn was when Edward took Bella hunting for the first time..or even when she beat Emmett at arm wrestling. I also loved when Rosalie gave Jacob some food in a doggy dish with "Fido†written on it in Breaking Dawn. And all the blonde jokes Jake was throwing at her. hahaha. Okay, I'm just rambling now. But man, I love that book. ——- AHAHA. I so totally agree with you on that. The blonde jokes were hilarious. Rosalie was a total brat in Twilight and parts of New Moon, but even though she improved, she totally deserved that! LMAO XD Reply Tania View August 18, 2008 I love all the moments the twilight series. The four books are amazing (I love breaking dawn, of course) I don't understand the intolerance with the book and Stephenie Meyer. The people have open their head. Thanks for remember this moments, i love them. (sorry, my bad english) *Hugs* from Spain Reply Saphfire View August 18, 2008 Oh those are so sweet! But what about: "Option three: Edward loved me. The bond forged between us was not one that could be broken by absence, distance, or time. And no matter how much more special or beautiful or brilliant or perfect than me he might be, he was as irreversibly altered as I was. As I would always belong to him, so he would always be mine." New Moon, pg 527 Sigh. So beautiful. And for some reason this always makes me cry. "We had forever. And Nessie was going to be fine and healthy and strong. Like the half-human Nahuel, in a hundred and fifty years she would still be young. And we would all be together. Happiness expanded like and explosion inside me–so extreme, so violent that I wasn't sure I'd survive it. "Forever," Edward echoed in my ear. I couldn't speak anymore. I lifted my head and kissed him with a passion that might possibly set the forest on fire. I wouldn't have noticed." Breaking Dawn pg. 741 Oooo I'm tearing up. So beautiful. Reply Les View August 18, 2008 Loved the list. And it's true, there are too many great moments to truly narrow down a top ten, but those listed are by far are some of the best writing out there! I enjoyed Breaking Dawn. No one died ( but that twit, Irina), which I loved. A battle, like the one at the end of Eclipse, between them and the Volturi would have been fabulous, however, I'm okay with the ending. It was all just a little too tidy for my taste. Can't wait for the film, which is a first! Reply Amy View August 19, 2008 Great list! Reply JoanaAndEmmett4Ever View August 20, 2008 I loove that list, except number one .. -.-* Reply Gaby View August 20, 2008 THE WHOLE CHAPTER 20 OF ECLIPSE SHOULD BE #1!! 🙂 "I promise to love you forever-every single day of forever. Will you marry me?" *sigh* Reply Gaby View August 20, 2008 PS: I LOVE THE LIST BUT STILL I THINK THAT CHAPTER WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE LIST 🙂 Reply teen View September 8, 2008 Stephanie PLEASE keep writing Midnight Sun!!!!!! It sounds like the best book yet!!!!!!!!!! i love Edward!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply the new mrs.cullen View October 4, 2008 I hate how Jake imprints on renesme (iknowthatsnothowyouspellit) I just don;t think thats a 10!! I'm just speaking my mind!! and i know tons of people that don;t likke it either!!! I do say that it's one of the top OMG moments!! I was yelling at the boook for that one!!! But i still love the boooks, and love the wholeee thingggggggg Reply melrey136 View October 7, 2008 Breaking Dawn was my favorite..so much happens in that last one…the ending was my fav part when Bella was able to show Edward what was going on in her mind. And the tent part in Eclipse was another favorite..you could just feel the tension when reading that part. Reply piink_kiirl View November 9, 2008 hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiii am uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr biiiiiiggggeeeeeesssssttttttt ffffaaaannnnn iiiiiinnnnnn ttttthhhhhhheeeee wwwwoooorrrrllllddddd omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgmogomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomogomgomgomg like totaly jacob is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hooooooooot… and alice isssssssssss soooooooooooooooooo pretty. i think bella is toooooooooooooo prettty to be with edward so yea no offense though… hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 but i still think edward is still real hot(in the movie) jacob is hot in both(except wit da long hair, tottaly does nt sute him he shuld get rid of it and never wear it in da movie) but is too late say it now dat da movie is out already isn't it Reply Gwen View December 10, 2008 Uh…is this list satire? Cause, seriously…these passages are so purple they put Barney to shame. (What? It's not satirical? Oh, darn.) Reply Asiana View December 21, 2008 At least a part from their honeymoon shouldve been in the top 10. Reply bluesuzanne View December 30, 2008 I cannot believe you have Jacob imprinting on Renesmee on that list. I literally spat tea all over my keyboard. Is its inclusion a joke? Please say it's a joke? Reply Diana View December 30, 2008 I agree with all of those except number 1… :S How is that the top moment of the series? Reply Nadee(: View December 30, 2008 Wow 😉 Although I would have put the moment where he says instead of Jacob's imprinting haha , cuz that definetely wasnt a BEST moment to me 😎 ! I absolutely adore this series and have great admiration for Stephenie Meyer 😀 ! Reply rebekah View December 30, 2008 wow edward is so perfect but he is meant for bella always, she is amazing and they are extraordinary together and sort or ordinary apart lol, but please let me have robert he is an amazing actor, a fellow brit, hot and funny , and knows his flaws, we all love edward because of the passionate love and commitment he shows towards bella and because of the fact that he is a perfect gentleman u missed out "you are my life now"-twilight "fall down again bella?" "no emmett i punched a werewolf in the face" "i love you," "more than my own life" breaking dawn Reply Angelica View December 31, 2008 I love the scene where Bella punches Jacob!!! The stand off between Jacob and Edward afterwards and Charlie's attempt to play mediator- great. I think the scenes with the Volturi in New Moon (Aro and company), should also be on the list. Other than that, those listed are pretty good. Gracias! 🙂 Reply Melissa View December 31, 2008 i think you did a great job. In fact, I can't think of any other that are truly better. And I was quite tickled with the tent scene inclusion. I laughed myself silly over it and couldn't wait until my son got to that point in Eclipse. I was driving him mad. I think it is great comedy! Excellent list. Happy New Year! Reply Katrina View December 31, 2008 hate jacob. Reply Tathis View January 1, 2009 POdriais haber intentado traducirlo mejor, es un poquito penoso. Pero a parte de eso, me gustan mucho las partes elegidas, hubiera quizas puesto otras que son mas llamativas, pero bueno. un buen trabajo. Reply dhyana View January 1, 2009 Que es esto? Porque esta traducido asi? Reply dhyana View January 1, 2009 Deberian haber conseguido a alguien que hablara ingles, o mejor ni lo hubieran traducido… Reply dhyana View January 1, 2009 Hate Jacob too!! Reply ahgg View January 2, 2009 ahgg por favor que mala traducción, es como leer chino Reply Paula View January 3, 2009 Me ha encantado.. aunque han havido cosas que no he entendido mucho =$ pero me ha gustado el punto de vista de las escenas favoritas! Reply juan albornoz View January 3, 2009 en serio me gusto me compr todos los libros de esta pelicula es la mejor me gusto todo yo pienso q debe ser la mejor pelicula del año eta pelicula seguira produciendose en todo el mundo fue la mejor peli de vampiros q haiga visto en todas mi vida Reply Daniela View January 5, 2009 I love these scenes there my fav. since im the biggest fan ever : i fell in love with the Book : The first time i read this, i agreed OMG Great article -Dani<3 Reply Giselle View January 5, 2009 Podrias haberte molestado y utilizar un diccionario como la gente. Las traducciones de los trozos de cada escena son un horror, en una dice 'masturbandose', onda…dale flaco!!! los libros ya estan traducidos pòr toda internet…. pero bueno…solo sos un editor de pagina web…y no de diarios o revistas importantes…q mas podemos pedir ¿no? Reply Drei View January 5, 2009 ¿Quién tradujo los momentos? Se leen terribles. Pero yo estoy de acuerdo en los mejores momentos de crepúsculo aunque hayan sido tan mal traducidos, lo siento pero me quedo con el artÃculo en inglés que salió hace como cuatro o cinco meses. Reply cub View January 5, 2009 me gusto el top 10, pero lo pusieron mal traducido!! please! traduscan bien o busquenlo en español!!! Reply nathalia dos santos monroe View January 8, 2009 eu estou adorando NEW MOON é um livro que tem muitos misterios , muitas aventuras e muitas revelações. Eu amei o filme TWILIGHT. Sou muito fã de TWILIGHT. beijos da twilighters Nathalia Reply nikki View January 8, 2009 ohhh i love the part when jacob kissed bella before going to the fight oh gosh i wish i was her Reply OCD (Obsessive Cullen Disorder) View January 13, 2009 These were all good but, I think the paper cut should have went somewhere. Reply Ame View January 23, 2009 La pelicula fantastica el amor entre Edward y Bella un amor puro y espero que la nueva pelicula ellos hagan el amor porque si con un solo beso logro que miles de nosotras nos emocionaramos y para ser mas exacta exitaramos no quisiera saber que pasara cuando ellos dos esten juntos ojala que ellos se amacen en la vida real Reply Madeleine View January 25, 2009 GOD DAMN IT. THAT TENT SCENE WAS EPIC. People please like, shutup:) kkk thanks; I know it wasn't the best but the Meadow scene was so boring. Like oh, " love you" Yeah well i think we already know that BUD. We saw it coming, I dont really think there was a need for a whole chapter to be about that crap. I literally thought that scene was horrible and boring. WE ALREADY KNOW YOU LOVE EACHOTHER. Just URGH get it over with. Anyways; The Tent scene. That was some amazing stuff, right darr! It brings like everything together,like how Jacob and Edward start talking and start becoming friends a bit right before the fight. Like atleast something was getting done. Unlike that stupid, ILOVEYOU, Meadow Scene. Moving on. I loved Eclipse:) PURE FRICKING WONDERFUL. It was GREAT SHIT(; I recommend it for everyone and anyone ;D Reply zoey View January 28, 2009 iloveedward Reply Shannon Cullen View February 3, 2009 I have to say, one of the most..dramatic scenes would be the one where bella finds out she's pregnant also I liked the one where she is transforming as a vampire- thinking of renesmee… Reply Shannon Cullen View February 3, 2009 okay going back like 6 mo to jess— Jacob is a perv. I don't like him but I do for like helping her when she practicly dies but serious he's a PERVERT! and a pain, like annoying Reply eleptrochop View March 22, 2009 yo no e visto la crerie de crepusculo y quiero saver donde la puedo ver porfa el que sepa donde ce puede ver memandas la informasion al correo email@example.com Reply stephenie View April 26, 2009 hey, well to me I have so many parts that I really like, I like when bella finally finds out what edward IS the "How old are you?" scene and hey this is very random but for those twilight fans go on to MTV.COM AND VOTE FOR TWILIGHT FOR THE BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR. YOU CAN CHOOSE MANY DIFFERENT CATAGORIES AND NOMINEES, you can vote for ROBERT PATTINSON,KRISTEN STEWART, TAYLOR LAUTNER AND EVEN CAM GIGANDET AND ROBERT FOR THE BEST FIGHT OF THE YEAR SCENE!! SO GO ON MAY 4-18 TO MTV.COM AND VOTE FOR THE 2009 MOVIE AWARDS. VOTING IS CLOSED RIGHT NOW BUT IT WILL REOPEN ON MAY 4 SO PLEASE DONT FORGET TO GO ONLINE TO MTV.COM AND VOTE FOR TWILIGHT!!! AND WATCH MTV ON MAY 30 TO SEE THE WINNERS OF THE 2009 MTV MOVIE AWARDS!!!!! Reply Thomara Hamilton View May 19, 2009 I thought twilight waz the best that ever happen to me!!! Ya I can't wait to see more this one of the things i will never get ove…. Edward and Bella or the real star of these movies… But i want to tell you thank you for making this the best….!!!!!! Reply peter View June 10, 2009 such a nice show. I agree with moment 2 and 5 Reply Sheebee View June 19, 2009 I started reading Twilight before they showed previews for the movie, so I hurried and finished before it actually came out. I have a rather vivid imagination and the movie made me laugh cuz it was nothing like the book and it seemed so very simple and there really wasn't much to it. Like, why were they so in love? If I hadn't read the book I probably would have been confused. And New Moon, good book too but I thought it was kinda boring, it was all about Bella being obsessed with Edward and all that stuff, it moved kinda slow. A lot about holding her chest and stuff, blah. Now Eclipse, that was SCANDALES!! All kinds of twists and turns! Seriously had me on the edge of my seat most of the time. I couldn't put it down. My boyfriend thought I was crazy with the gasping and the,"NO WAY!" stuff.And then Breaking Dawn, idk what was going through my mind with that one. They got married, and I was a little sad cuz I thought it would be cool if she picked Jacob, but he imprinted so its all good now. I guess it never would of worked out right anyways. The whole first and second book in Breaking Dawn was all weird to me, I was bewildered. It all turned out ok, I cried a little during the part where they thought the fight was going to start and they all said there goodbyes. I was a little scared, but knew Alice had something up her sleeve. I'm kinda dreading watching the rest of the movies, they will be nothing like the books and thats disappointing. Even the trailer for New Moon shows that. Sad. Anywho, sorry for the longness. Everyone is entitled to there own opinions about things and I think its stupid when people say others are wrong about what they feel and like. Well those people are wrong for saying that, you may feel that way but whatever, we see from your point of view but look at things differently. That's all. Reply joe shmoe View July 12, 2009 twilight? what in the world is with this darn twilight craze? the books were sucky, yes they were, don't deny it!! god, u peeps are CRAZY, thinking twilight is LIKE, THE ABSOLUTE BEST BOOK EVER OMG[giggles]! Reply


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Issue 68: January 2010
What's in Store for 2010
2010 will be a record year for ice loss in the Arctic, Antarctic and Greenland. It could well be the warmest year on record because of the combined influence of El Niño and global warming.
Race for Cleantech Domination
Most important for 2010 is the sea change that's occurring in the world's perception of the strategic importance of shifting to efficiency and renewable energy. While China has seized on what it views as a revolutionary business opportunity, the US is discovering the shame of following for the first time in our country's history because of our complete failure to lead on green technologies.
Of the top 30 companies in solar, wind and advanced batteries, just six are U.S. firms. Will the US stand by as China firms its leadership position? While the realities of climate change have yet to stir the US into action, it looks like the race for technological leadership could.
Tom Friedman says it well: "An Earth Race - built on markets, economic competition, national self-interest and strategic advantage - is a much more self-sustaining way to reduce carbon emissions than a festival of voluntary, nonbinding commitments at a U.N. conference."
Even facing this leadership challenge, which largely hinges on setting a price on carbon, it's doubtful the US will pass comprehensive climate change and energy legislation in 2010, given the resistance to cap-and-trade. Instead, Congress could opt for a more limited bill that creates a national renewable energy standard and caps carbon within specific industries.
Although a national cap and price on carbon would help tremendously, the genie has finally escaped the bottle, ushering in a cleantech renaissance. In 2010, spending on cleantech technologies will rise 50% to $200 billion, topping the 2008 high of $155 billion, says New Energy Finance. Corporations, utilities and governments are too far along to go back now - momentum and investment for strategic and economic value will drive the field forward.
For example, American Electric, one of the dirtiest utilities that now depends mostly on coal (and one of the biggest spenders lobbying against climate legislation), plans to buy 2000 MW of wind power by the end of 2011, double its original goal, to meet state renewable-energy requirements and company targets. VP Bruce Braine told Bloomberg, "You're paying a premium relative to alternatives like coal or gas, but once you get them in place, particularly for wind or solar, the nice thing is that the energy is almost free.
Country by country and state by state, regulations and incentives will continue to spur demand. Worldwide, 250 climate change regulations have been enacted since mid-2008. And more and more, cities and states are vying for cleantech leadership. In December, Philadelphia became the first city to give B Corporations tax breaks.
Cleantech will be the beneficiary of record funding in 2010 as much of the world's stimulus money hits the street. The levels of public capital flowing into cleantech over the next few quarters will feel like manna from heaven, and would have been unimaginable a couple of years ago.
A shake-out in the solar and wind industries didn't happen last year as predicted, so what about in 2010? Some, like the Cleantech Group, expect "a bloodbath of consolidation and liquidation" for solar and wind firms in Germany and China, where there's the most overcapacity. We don't see a bloodbath, because 2010 should be a year of tremendous growth. 2011 could be another story.
The first plug-in electric vehicles hit the showrooms in 2010, will people buy them? We don't see huge demand unless fossil fuel prices rise (another reason to put a price on carbon now).
Private Equity Expands
Venture capital firms surveyed by the National Venture Capital Association say cleantech is the sector most likely to show growth in 2010. VC funds are likely to increase in size, following the trends of the past two years. New Enterprise Associates just announced the completion of a $2.5 billion VC fund, the largest since 2007.
But early stage businesses trying to commercialize new technologies could still have a hard time finding investors as the economy recovers. Investors will probably focus on current portfolio companies and less risky ventures that already generate significant revenue.
Funds flowing from the Recovery Act emphasize increasing the efficiency of everything from the grid to manufacturing to resource use, and that will be reflected in private equity investments. The market for lithium-ion transportation batteries is forecast to grow from $878 million in 2010 to $8 billion by 2015. Companies developing efficient energy storage solutions for renewable energy, vehicle batteries, and software to facilitate grid and data center efficiency will be priorities for VC investment. Water is also moving into the fore.
Over the past year, there's been more attention to the solutions sustainable agriculture can provide to absorb carbon and to feed the world's population, while reducing pollution. For the first time, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) committed substantial funds for research on agriculture and climate change ($130 million over four years, up from just $10 million in FY 2009).
At the Copenhagen climate talks, 20 countries formed the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases to focus on ways to grow more food using climate-resilient food systems, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon storage in soils (sounds like organic agriculture to me).
There is also increasing attention to the world's collapsing fisheries and sustainable aquaculture. Expect a greater investment focus in these important cleantech sectors.
Public Markets
For the stock market, we're expecting a strong first quarter - typically the strongest quarter for stocks - as investors finally jump back in from the sidelines. We're still somewhere in the early to mid stages of the reversal of the fear, which are hallmarks of a bull market.
Our columnist green portfolio manager, Sam Jones, firmly believes "we've embarked on a global bull market," and expects the S&P 500 to hit at least 1250 in the first quarter - but watch out for a stiff correction after that, he says. The best buying opportunity for stocks should be later in 2010 - the market could reach all time highs in 2012 if economy recovery continues.
The combination of disbursement of the massive worldwide stimulus and the need to rebuild inventories will lead to GDP growth for the next 6-12 months.
Solar manufacturers have worked off much of their excess inventories and liquidity is returning to capital markets. Many solar manufacturers expect over 25% growth in 2010 as demand recovers and prices stabilize. Historically low prices should propel the industry to another leg of growth.
Solyndra, Inc., a solar PV firm that raised $198 million in venture capital, announced its IPO.
Improved polysilicon pricing should help cement crystalline silicon's advantage in most installation markets through next year and thin-film PV will gain market share in commercial and utility markets.
But increased competition, commoditized products and ballooning inventories from capacity ramp-ups will change the landscape for many cleantech companies. Gone are the days when every solar or wind firm was a "rising star."
Resource Constraints Intensify
Economically, the situation looks very similar to the mid-70s, when the economy experienced a double digit inflation cycle until 1982. Stocks rose along with interest rates after the Feds bought bad S&L loan debt and nationalized it. Unemployment rose into the teens. Real estate was crushed.
We enter 2010 in a much more resource constrained world than that of the 1970s. Ironically, cleantech technologies like wind turbines and electric engines rely on rare earth minerals, which will be increasingly in demand, but short on supply. We could trade our addiction to oil for an addiction to rare earths, adding to China's dominance. 95% of rare earths are in China - the US imports 100%.
As the world's economies recover and demand picks up, prices for oil and metals will rise. Too much water in some areas and shortages in others will become larger dilemmas, and although we don't expect a crisis in 2010, concerns will continue to mount.
This will be a year for huge solar thermal projects, which are mostly sited in deserts and require large volumes of water. Tensions will rise between environmental NGOs and developers over water and land use decisions in deserts.
Read some other 2010 predictions:
Ten Clean Technology Predictions for 2010
Cleantech 2010 Top 10 Predictions
2010: Five predictions
Lightspeed's 2010 Cleantech Predictions
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The OPTION EXPLICIT statement causes VB to 'disable' its ability
to create variables on the fly. Thus, all variables must be declared using
a DIM or REDIM statement. All variables not declared will cause an error
when the OPTION EXPLICIT statement is used. This will eliminate
bugs caused by a misspelled variable. The option works module-wide, so
you can have some modules with and some without this option in your project.
Declaring variables "on the fly" makes all but the most trivial code difficult
to debug and maintain.
VB creates Variant type variables by default.
If you save the source and the project as text, it becomes ASCII (or
really, ANSI) code that you can edit with any text editor or (if you are
careful when you save) word processor. If you save in binary, only the
VB development environment, current or later versions, will understand
the code. The Setup Wizard can not scan binary projects. Also, source documenters
and other programming tools usually require text mode. If you use text,
you can use a simple text editor (e.g. notepad) to cut and paste code from
other source/form modules into your current project. Some 'tricks' (like
making an array of 1 control into a single non-array control again) is
easily done with an editor but not that easy in the environment. If you
want to print your project to paper the file|print option in the VB environment
is often not good enough; you may want to import the text files into your
word processor. And, finally, if something goes wrong (only one byte is
changed!) you may be out of luck in binary mode. In text mode you will
more easily be able to fix it.
VB 4.0 and 5.0 does not offer the option of saving in binary, saving
us from a lot of problems.
See code
This test shows (on our test system using VB 4.0) that integers are
~60% faster! However, for strings there where no real difference, or in
some instances, variants were faster than strings for routines with heavy
conversion usage. For the best result in your application, test your routines
By the way, you'll also find this in the Microsoft VB Knowledge Base
(see KB Q78305
and Q85562).
Note: If MultiLine=True you will not want to disable
the normal behaviour of the Enter key.
If you feel you need the Tab key to behave like "normal" (e.g.
jump to next control) outside this specific control, it is trivial to emulate
its functionality in code:
Sub Command1_KeyDown (KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
If KeyCode = 9 Then
If Shift = 0 Then
Command2.SetFocus 'Tab=Next control
ElseIf Shift = 1 Then
Command3.SetFocus 'Shift-Tab=Prev.ctrl.
End If
End If
End Sub
Note that procedures are less strict about variable types when you use
BYVAL. If you declare that your Sub takes a Variant, VB takes
that seriously and gives a nasty "mismatch error" if you try to pass e.g.
a string to it. Make it ByVal (at the cost of some speed) and your sub
will be more tolerant.
Also note the following nasty trap: Arguments are passed by reference
unless enclosed by parentheses or declared using the ByVal keyword. [VB
3.0 Language Ref., p. 55]
For a more rough approach, try the following code:
PhoneNumber$ = "(123)456-7890"
Open "COM2:" For Output As #1 'or COM1
Print #1, "ATDT" & PhoneNumber$ & Chr$(13)
Close #1
Unfortunately, Microsoft has earlier been more famous for memory barriers
than anything else. This is a late descendant of the infamous 640K barrier
that has been plaguing us for years. Although Windows allows the user to
access several megabytes of memory, it uses two limited (64K) memory areas
called User Heap and GDI Heap for some specific data structures. Go to
the Help|About box in Program Manager to see the percentage of free resources
in the most exhausted heap. If these areas are exhausted, you are
out of luck. VB programs are unfortunately rather greedy on these structures.
Windows 4 is supposed to free us from this limitation...
Note that every visible control (ie every button) is a window to Windows.
Every new control takes up some bytes in the precious User heap.
Also, there is another way to run out of memory in Windows, not related
to VB. Windows requires free Upper Memory Area (UMA, also called Upper
Memory Blocks, not to be confused with High RAM, which is the first 64K
of extended memory) to do certain tasks. If you use QEMM or DOS 6+ MemMaker
and you have many device drivers (network, etc) this area may have been
filled up before you launch Windows. You will then be unable to start applications,
even though you have plenty of free RAM. The problem can be solved with
careful memory setup, but this is far beyond the scope of this FAQ.
On a completely unrelated problem: When you run a program with an outline
control with some ATI graphics cards, it may crash with just that error
message. (see Knowledge Base Q100194
PRB: "Some ATI Video Drivers Hang When Using MSOUTLIN.VBX"). I assume this
problem is fixed both from ATI and Microsoft now.
Declare Function SetWindowPos
Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowPos" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter
As Long, _
ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As
Long, ByVal cx As Long, _
ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags
As Long) As Long
#ELSE 'Win16
Declare Sub SetWindowPos Lib
"User" (ByVal hWnd As Integer, _
ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Integer,
ByVal X As Integer, _
ByVal Y As Integer, ByVal cx
As Integer, ByVal cy As Integer, _
ByVal wFlags As Integer)
Global Const SWP_NOMOVE = 2
Global Const SWP_NOSIZE = 1
Global Const FLAGS = SWP_NOMOVE
Or SWP_NOSIZE
Global Const HWND_TOPMOST =
Global Const HWND_NOTOPMOST
= -2
To set Form1 as a top-most form, do the following:
Dim lResult as Long
lResult = SetWindowPos (me.hWnd,
#ELSE '16-bit API uses a Sub,
not a Function
SetWindowPos me.hWnd, HWND_TOPMOST,
To turn off topmost (make the form act normal again), do the following:
Dim lResult as Long
lResult = SetWindowPos (me.hWnd,
SetWindowPos me.hWnd, HWND_NOTOPMOST,
If you don�t want to force a window on top, which will prevent the user
from seeing below it, but simply want to move a Window to the top for the
user�s attention, do this:
You can, to make the application stay on top, put the ZOrder method in
a Timer event repeatedly called, say, every 1000 milliseconds. This makes
a "softer" on-top than other methods, and allows the user to make a short
peek below the form.
There are two different Zorder�s of windows (forms) in Windows, both
implemented internally as linked lists. One is for "normal" windows, the
other for "topmost" windows (like the Clock application which is distributed
with Windows). The ZOrder command above simply moves your window to the
top of the "normal" window stack. There is another, independent stack for
topmost windows � like those created by the example code above � which
resolves problems if several of those should conflict.
Note that when a form is minimized, it loses its topmost attribute and
you will have to set it again.
For earlier VB versions, the answer is you can't break long lines.
This feature first came with Excel 5 VBA.
There are a few tricks you can use to reduce line length, but unfortunately
there is very little to do with DECLARE statements which can get very long.
Still: Print your source in landscape :-/
If you want to paste your picture directly into the VB program by pressing
Ctrl-V when you are editing the picture property, you will have
to use a semilar procedure: select the control, select the property, press
Ctrl-V. If you try it again without deselecting the control first
(or selecting it from the combo box), it doesn't work.
For the first option, check out VideoSoft's $hareware VSVBX.VBX/OCX.
Go to http://www.videosoft.com for
updated info. It has a will of its own, as you will experience, but it's
generally better than trying what is described below.
For the brave (or stupid), try to write "screen resolution-smart code"
in the form's Load event. If the form is resizable (normally it should
be), you'll have to put some magic into the Resize event as well. There
are 4 rules of thumb:
On The Microsoft Developer Network Library CD, you�ll find a utility
called VBASM which provides full access to all sorts of low-level
routines: peek, poke, memory pointer, port i/o and interrupts. You should
be able to find vbasm.dll easily by searching for it on the net.
[Deane Gardner <email@example.com> quotes
There are several 3rd party packages which provide this functionality.
Also, this often comes up in regards to the communication ports and you
can many times do what you want with the MsComm control (which comes with
the professional/enterprise editions of VB).
There are constants that make this more readable: "my string" &
vbCrLf and "mystring" & vbCR & vbLF both equals the
This following piece of code, stolen
from MS KB article Q102480,
will activate the old instance and then terminate itself.
Note that you shouldn't prevent multiple instances of your application
unless you have a good reason to do so, since this is a very useful feature
in MS Windows. Windows will only load the code and dynamic link code
once, so it (normally) uses much less memory for the later instances
than the first.
&Label1 [text1 ]
How should I do to set the focus to text1, by typing <ALT>L
Make sure that the TabIndex property for the text box is 1 greater than
the label's TabIndex. Since a label can't have the focus, the
focus will go to the next item in the tab order, which would be the text
Here's any easy way to set the TabIndex for a busy form. Select the
object that should be last in the tab order and then select the TabIndex
property. Press 0 (zero), click on the next to last object, press 0, click
on the the next object back, press 0, etc. When you're done, all of the
TabIndexes will be in order, because VB increments all of the higher TabIndexes
when you put in a lower number.
To solve this problem, put
in the code for the "Reread" button (or whatever).
i% = 30000 + 30000 'fails
l& = 30000 + 30000 'fails. Huh?
i&=30000& + 30000& 'ok
[PET PEEVE] Why doesn't VB provide an unsigned integer, which can take
values from 0 to 65,535? This is a major omission.
[NOTE] Some perfectly sane programmers prefer to create their VB applications
using the
Variant data type almost exclusively. While that would
not solve the actual problem above, it certainly will remove most type-conversion
and mismatch problems with VB. The extra execution time and memory overhead
is rarely significant.


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September 22, 2012
Cambodians fighting malaria with SMS and Google Earth
Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people every year, but the National Ministry of Health in Cambodia is trying to do something about it. In an effort to wipe out malaria by 2025, they're using technology to help them out. [via Google Earth Blog]
They have 230 volunteers in four proviences that send text messages to regional malaria workers so they can help the patient get intervention and treatment quickly. In addition, the system maps cases in Google Earth so they can map trends and respond appropriately.
Watch their video on YouTube, which explains the entire process.
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Video: Fresh Spring Beauty at Tuleh
M.A.C. makeup artist Polly Osmond shows us how to get spring's pretty pink face.
New York's beauty editor Aja Mangum went backstage at Tuleh to talk to M.A.C. makeup artist Polly Osmond about the look for spring. In a word, it's pink: Pale pink eyes, rosy cheeks, a brighter pink lip — think of it as "Marilyn Monroe but as a teenager would do it," says Polly. Watch to see how it's done.


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You've got to be joking.
Suggest that interested parties read any/all of the liner notes to any/all of the CDs in the Ethiopiques series. Francis Falceto (the series producer) and all of the other writers who've contributed to the series are incredibly knowledgeable on the subject(s) at hand - which are awfully diverse, as the series goes far beyond Amharic pop music from the area around Addis.
See http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2859.htm - here's a relevant quote:
Also, some history (and some matters of debate):Ethiopia's population is highly diverse. Most of its people speak a Semitic or Cushitic language. The Oromo, Amhara, and Tigreans make up more than three-fourths of the population, but there are more than 77 different ethnic groups with their own distinct languages within Ethiopia. Some of these have as few as 10,000 members. In general, most of the Christians live in the highlands, while Muslims and adherents of traditional African religions tend to inhabit lowland regions. English is the most widely spoken foreign language and is taught in all secondary schools. Amharic is the official language and was the language of primary school instruction but has been replaced in many areas by local languages such as Oromifa and Tigrinya.
etc. ....Herodotus, the Greek historian of the fifth century B.C. describes ancient Ethiopia in his writings. The Old Testament of the Bible records the Queen of Sheba's visit to Jerusalem. According to legend, Menelik I, the son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, founded the Ethiopian Empire. Missionaries from Egypt and Syria introduced Christianity in the fourth century A.D. Following the rise of Islam in the seventh century, Ethiopia was gradually cut off from European Christendom. The Portuguese established contact with Ethiopia in 1493, primarily to strengthen their influence over the Indian Ocean and to convert Ethiopia to Roman Catholicism. There followed a century of conflict between pro- and anti-Catholic factions, resulting in the expulsion of all foreign missionaries in the 1630s. This period of bitter religious conflict contributed to hostility toward foreign Christians and Europeans, which persisted into the 20th century and was a factor in Ethiopia's isolation until the mid-19th century.
I'm especially skeptical due (among other things) to the fact that no European nation was able to colonize Ethiopia until the Italians invaded in 1935! Western music was known to some (but certainly not all) Ethiopians before then, but very, very few people were able to get any kind of formal training in Western music, let alone other forms of Ethiopian music. (Outside of the upper classes and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, that is.) And many regions of the country are geographically isolated - meaning that large parts of the population have only recently come into contact with Western (and West African) cultural influences.
This is a good place to start, re. history and other things - the disc has excellent notes, which go far toward clarifiying the short history of outside influences on Ethiopian music, among upper-class Amhara, anyway... And that's a tiny, tiny part of the different cultures/kinds of music found in Ethiopia, Eritrea and neighboring countries in the Horn of Africa.
So far, music from ethnic groups other than the Amhara has been very hard to come by, but here are a few titles from the Ethiopiques series (there are more):
(Music of Eritrea, also Tigray music.)
Both of the anthologies (Rounder Records) feature non-Amharic music, a lot of it very rare. (The titles are a bit misleading, but the cover shots aren't.)
Here's some info. on the cuts on Vol. 1:
Vol. 2 is also a mixture of Amharic and other music: Anuak thumb piano, more Nuer harp, etc. etc. Links and samples on the Rounder site:Ethiopia has many languages and styles of music. These recordings were made in the Empire of Ethiopia in 1971. The Ethiopian urban music was recorded in rooms in Addis Ababa. The instruments are: the masenko, a one-string fiddle; the craar, a gut strung lyre; the bagana, a large lyre; washint flutes; and kabaro drums. The vocal styles include a religious poem accompanied by the bagana and Amharic love poetry sung with craar playing by Mary Armeede. The Afar divination chant and flutes were recorded in the Danakil Desert. The Anuak thumb piano, Nuer harp song and dance drumming were recorded near the Sudan border, and the Konso dance was recorded near the Kenya border.
Vol. 1 (http://www.rounder.com/index.php?id=...atalog_id=4022) and Vol. 2 (http://www.rounder.com/index.php?id=...talog_id=4021).
Just found out about these - music from various parts of southern Ethiopia:
This, too, though not confined to the south (I think it's out of print, too):


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It's been a mighty successful month for Ms. Natalie Portman with her engagement, pregnancy and Golden Globe. There's nothing like destroying a streak of victory with a shitty rom-com! The Oscar-nominee teams up with the painfully one dimensional Ashton Kutcher in Ivan Reitman's, No Strings Attached. The film pollutes theaters nationwide Friday, January 21st.
Check out the review below…
The Players:
- Director: Ivan Reitman
- Writers: Elizabeth Meriwether, Michael Samonek
- Cast: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Olivia Thirlby
The Plot:
Adam (Kutcher) a television writer and bona-fide "dude" has the hots for Emma (Portman) a Doctor. Emma's total disinterest in a relationship makes her enormously appealing to Adam, and in his desperation he agrees to partake in strictly sexual interactions with her. No snuggling, breakfast, or labeling…a dream for most young men, but not for Adam. Buckle up as Kutcher puts his abs and recycled jokes to work to snag the girl!
The Good:
- Supporting Roles: When supporting characters outshine your leads (…leads as famous as Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher) it's time to call cut and toss the production. The few bursts of laughter from the audience came directly after deliveries by Mindy Kaling and Greta Gerwig, who play Emma's roommates.
- Chicks That Don't Want Commitment: At risk of leaving anything overly feministic in my tracks, I'll be brief. I'm pleased that a rom-com FINALLY acknowledges that, as shocking as it may seem, not all women are pining for outrageously serious relationships.
The Good/Bad:
- Ashton Kutcher: I place equal certainty in both my knowledge of the sun rising tomorrow and Ashton Kutcher movies being utterly stupid. For this, he earns a gold star for consistency with his unwavering ability to be precisely himself. There are zero surprises here.
- Cheesy: I like to maintain that rom-com's invite the cheese. If you're into that, you'll potentially find this picture amusing.
The Bad:
- Natalie Portman: Really? You're vying for an Oscar nod while promoting this horrifying display of cinema? I send condolences to her publicity team. Portman, who rarely fails to please, came up short this time around. She hasn't really scratched the surface of comedy since Garden State, and it's quite clear why. Not only was she completely un-hilarious but generally speaking, she simply couldn't commit to this poorly written character. There was nothing fluid about her performance.
Here's the sad fact: Plenty of teenage girls will DIG this movie for it's eye candy and "aww" moments. Those of you looking for something with a little more substance should kindly purchase a ticket to another film.
Rating: 4/10
No Strings Attached opens nationwide Friday, January 21st.
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MAPS renewal millage deserves community support
An important vote is coming up for the Marquette Area Public Schools on Aug. 6. A request for a renewal of an operational millage will be on the ballot that day.
The Mining Journal has been skeptical in the past when MAPS has tried to pass bond proposals and in most cases we have not supported those bond proposals because we felt the amount of money they were asking for was not justified. In this case the vote on Aug. 6 is for the renewal of an operational millage, which has been around since 1994. For this specific renewal request The Mining Journal is strongly urging a yes vote. We need to have a strong school district and the money from this operational millage is essential to keep our district alive and well.
The average homeowner will not see an increase in taxes if the operational millage is passed. The renewal amount is only relevant for non-homestead properties, which is for second homes and businesses. Non-homestead property owners and businesses won't see an increase in taxes because this is a renewal of an existing tax, not a request for additional taxes or a tax increase.
There is language in the ballot proposal that includes a .5 mill increase. This increase would only be relevant and used in the case where tax valuations in the district change enough to dictate that the millage amount increase to meet the state requirements of 18 mills. If property values don't change the additional .5 mills cannot be levied.
If this renewal request does not go through the school district would lose $8.4 million or close to one third of the MAPS budget. The district would not be able to continue to operate without this funding.
Parents of students need to get out and vote yes to pass this renewal request on Aug. 6 to insure that we maintain a strong school district. We are also asking all other voters including the strong senior citizen voting block to do their homework on this request and support it as well because the future of our school district is at stake. The Mining Journal has done its homework on this vote and that is why we strongly support the renewal of this operational millage.
We will continue to monitor future requests in the case of a bond proposal as part of our watchdog of the community role to make sure the need for the money is justified. If we don't feel the need is clear and the amount being requested is justified, we won't support that type of a request. In this case it is very clear that the renewal of this operational millage is absolutely essential to maintaining a strong school district.
We know that during these tough economic times, voting yes on any millage request is hard to do. But in this case, remember it's not asking for new money such as a bond request. This is simply a vote for the renewal of an existing operational millage, which, by current law, the district has to ask for at a minimum once every 20 years.
After you do your homework, we urge you to vote yes on this request for the renewal of this operational millage proposal.


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Try nusii, it's aimed squarely at designers and there's a free trial.http://nusii.com
I recommend you to go for swproposal.com . Being a beginner I used this tool and imagine what results were" extremely outstanding".I could get an overall professional software proposal what I was looking for. They offer a 30 days free trial too.
For a good online sales proposal software, I would recommend Clientsky (https://www.clientsky.com). They are great for small-medium sized businesses who want a very professional looking proposal that their clients can accept online. ClientSky has templating features that speed up the proposal development process (https://www.clientsky.com/howitworks) and it also has the ability to integrate video/images/examples/etc. For your business, it might be really nice to show some examples of your work in the proposal or even include a video. All ClientSky proposals are also mobile responsive so they look great on tablets and smartphones. Check ClientSky out and let me know if you have any questions. We use it and love it.
I think they have a 30 day full featured free trial too, which is cool to get started.
Check out https://www.pandadoc.com/ as well. Launched just recently but above all, it integrates with google drive and has legally binding esignature
Proposify also launched recently, they offer a lot of visual customization on the editing side: http://proposify.biz/


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