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CamelBak's Bottle Pouch will specifically carry either a 0.75 L (25 oz) or 1.0 L (33 oz) CamelBak® Bottle while securely fastened to any MOLLE attachment system.
Manufactured with 500D Cordura® and tactical-grade nylon webbing.
Zipper closure for quick access and pull tab for better fit.
Insulated to keep your water cool.
Fits CamelBak® Delta-5™ Tactical Vest and most tactical vests and packs.
CamelBak® Got Your Bak™ Guarantee: If we built it, we'll Bak it™ with our lifetime guarantee.
We recommend wiping your bottle pouch with a damp cloth to remove dirt. If it is extremely dirty and needs a deeper cleaning, soak it in cool or warm water with a very mild soap. Rinse thoroughly with cool water. (If soap residue remains in the fabric, it may create suds if exposed to water or sweat.) DO NOT wash your insulated bottle sleeve in a washing machine. Washing in a machine will void the Got Your Bak warranty. Machine washing may damage the material or affect the integrity of the fabric and fasteners.
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great bottle holder
By cyclxst
from Central Penna
Comments about CamelBak Black CamelBak Bottle Pouch:
Easy to install on backpack with molle system. Use it for travel fill with water after security check and I am ready with water for the flight. Works great, works great.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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So far so good.
By Name Brand Fanboy
from Cleveland, Ohio
I purchased it for insulation and cool factor. It does hold the 1L eddy bottle as advertised. The drawstring isn't needed by me at least, so I can't truthfully review that. Straps have held up to use of full 1L eddy on my belt loop. Condensation from the bottle has not leaked onto table or anything it touches. From reading the reviews, I would suggest using the "clips" I can't name here because of TOS to secure if the straps aren't holding good. I usually unloosen the belt and slipped it off to save the life of the snaps.Bottle sprung a leak but I haven't had it siting on it's side in the pouch so I can't speak on how well it holds water into the material or dies after being wet. So far the zipper works well and the cargo/finger loop of the eddy bottle doesn't dig into my side as I predicted earlier when I 1st purchased this. My only gripe is the lack of color options. I would so re buy this if the USAF Tiger Stripe pattern one was released. ACU pattern doesn't match my ABU bags at all.As I do in my reviews, I tell you what I can't vouch for. I haven't deployed with this so I can't say:*It takes direct or vegetated small arm fire*withstands being drug on the ground behind a vehicle moving at 45 MPH*Won't fade in the sun or washing machine*won't be stolen by that guy you trusted the most with your life*Affords you adequate cover or concealment by it's self (even tho it's NIR compliant)
Perfect for its purpose
By Matt
from Maryland
I bought this in Okinawa while i was there for the Marine Corps. As a marine hydration is really important so when i choose to not wear my camelbak gear i still want to carry a decent source of water with me. But i dont want to waist space in my assault pack carrying a water bottle. So i got this and the 32oz camelback water bottle which fits it perfectly. Ive had it since 2010 its still good to go and I am more then satisfied with it. I see people complaining about how it has no pouches or such well there are plenty of other companies that make this sort of thing with pouches if thats what you want then buy from them. Condor or Maxpedition do it.
Very good quality and durable
By Army guy
from PA
It is been almost two years since i bought this pouch and I don't regret it. The material is very strong, I have taken this pouch to every trip and mission and dropped it and abuse it a lot and just got dirty. The molle works great with all my gear. I had no problems at all. I just miss having a little pocket to store some extra stuff, but that's just me. Insulation capabilities are low but it is a pouch and does what it is supposed to.
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Poor QC on item
By Juan Reyes
from Deploying to Afhganistan
The first time I snapped this item into my military molle system one snap came off of the strap. I attempted to make it work with one snap and a few hours later the second snap came off of the strap. The stiching/cloth near the zipper was not cleanly cut so it would very annoyingly keep getting caught on the zipper. It is made of very good material minus the snaps and I shouldn't have to cut an clean up cloth and stiching from an item I just bought which i had planned to take with me on deployement to Afhganistan.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Augason Farms Potato Gems - 2 Pk.
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About this itemHigh-quality items for your emergency food storage needs.
Large numbers of Americans all over the country are becoming more aware of their need of emergency food storage. Storing food for your family is one of the most prudent actions you will ever take to protect your loved ones. Many natural and man-made events can cause interruptions in the food supply chain: be prepared!
Augason Farms™ produces only good-tasting, high-quality items for your emergency storage needs. These Potato Gems are complete mashed potatoes that mix easily with water to make smooth, creamy, delicious potatoes.
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Augason Farms™ Food Storage Potato Gems contains 2 #10 (institutional size) cans. Each can has 45 servings.
Sealed #10 cans containing oxygen absorbers are the most effective long-term method of controlling the deteriorating effects of light, moisture and oxygen.
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Quartet Over the Door Drying Rack
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Leifheit Quartet Over the Door Drying Rack
Dry your clothes without using any energy with the Leifheit Quartet Over the Door Drying Rack (81410OB). Air drying is good for the environment and gentle on your clothes, but sometimes space does not permit this option. With the over the door design of the Quartet, you can have the advantages of an air drying system in small spaces and can integrate just about anywhere. The wide hooks let you attach the drying rack to windows, balconies, showers, banisters or over a door.
With over six (6) feet of drying space, you can hang plenty of laundry to dry at the same time and the sleek, efficient design is ideal for your delicate laundry items. The perfect solution for smaller living spaces like apartments or dorm rooms, there is no assembly required and its compact design is guaranteed to be unobtrusive. Be kind to the environment and your energy bill by air drying your laundry with the Leifheit Quartet Over the Door Drying Rack.
Capacity:Over six (6) feet of drying space, this drying rack is ideal for delicate items
Versatile:Wide hooks allow the unit to adjust and be hung over windows, on balconies, over doors, in showers, or even on banisters
Foldable:Easily fold this rack together when finished for convenient storage
- Model: 81410OBLeifheit Quartett Over the Door Drying Rack
- Brand: LeifheitEasy to stow away
- Attachment hooksIndoor or outdoor use
- Over 6 ft. of drying spaceWeight: 1.2 lbs
- Warranty: 90 days, parts and laborDimensions: 4" H x 14.5" W x 22.75" D
- Height: 4"
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Questions to Ask before Converting to a Roth IRA
For more than 35 years, traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) have provided tax advantages – including tax deferral and the potential for a tax deduction – to people saving money for retirement.* Roth IRAs were introduced in 1998, offering a different set of advantages, including the potential for tax-free withdrawals. But there were limitations on who could convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Now, that's changing.
Q: What's new?
A: Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, conversions from a traditional to a Roth IRA are no longer limited to taxpayers with a modified adjusted gross income of $100,000 or less, as they were prior to that date. In addition, married couples who file separately are no longer prevented from making a conversion. Starting Jan. 1, anyone can convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.
Q: What are the tax consequences of converting to a Roth?
A: You owe ordinary income taxes on all or a portion of the amount converted, depending on whether you made deductible or nondeductible contributions to the traditional IRA. Usually, the tax is due when you file a federal income tax return for that year. But if you make the conversion in 2010, you have two options: 1) include the conversion on your 2010 tax return or 2) split it equally between your 2011 and 2012 tax returns.
Q: What are some potential advantages of converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA?
A: Distributions from a Roth IRA are tax-free if you're age 59½ or older and have held the account at least five years.** You are not required to begin taking minimum distributions at age 70½, as you are with a traditional IRA. Distributions are not required during the original account holder's lifetime (but they are required for beneficiaries). And if you leave the account to heirs, your beneficiaries can receive the assets tax-free.
Q: What are some reasons I might not want to make the conversion?
A: Converting may not make sense if you:
With so many factors to consider, deciding whether to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA is a complex decision. Visit with a Personal Banker at any Community Bank location for more information. In addition, it's always a good idea to visit with your tax planner or accountant to help you weigh the pros and cons to arrive at an answer that's right for you.
* Taxes will be due upon withdrawal at ordinary income tax rates. Premature withdrawals – generally, those made before age 59½ – may be subject to a 10% tax penalty, as well.
** Premature withdrawals – generally those made before age 59½ or within five years of opening the account – may be subject to ordinary income taxes and a 10% tax penalty.


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Blue Framed Agate
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Expertly mounted inside a shadowbox, a polished slice of blue agate brings vivid color and texture to the home space. Natural rings and subtle shifts of hue make each one unique.
- Vibrant blue genuine agate slice mounted against a white mat.
- Surrounded by a floating linen mat.
- Framed behind glass in wood with a matte white finish.
- 13" sq., ¾" deep.
- D-rings on back.
- Made in Malaysia.
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The 24-hour news cycle is a blessing and a curse for general aviation. A curse, because now anybody who has ever had a gear-up, an emergency landing, or even a "hard landing" is likely to find themselves the subject of breathless-bordering-on-sensational coverage. A blessing, because the happy events of general aviation–like solos and certificates–are now finding their way into the mainstream media more often. From time to time we'll post the good stories so that we, too, can celebrate the successes. Congratulations to all!
- Ashley Peniston of Chillicothe, Missouri, soloed a Cessna 172 on July 17. According to the Chillicothe News, Ashley was the first female to solo at Chillicothe Municipal Airport since 2000. (!) She did get her shirt-tail cut (there's a great photo with her instructor, Mike Langwell). Note to the Constitution-Tribune: It's yoke, not "yolk." Ashley and her husband, Bob, are both pilots. Bob soloed on Feb. 25.
- CAP Cadets Matthew Angelo and Jack Nordell soloed in July. Both are from Canon City, N.M. According to the Pueblo Chieftain, Angelo flew at Fort Pickett, Va., and Nordell flew at Shawnee, Okla. A photo shows the cadets in CAP uniform, holding their cut shirt tails.
- Robert Pinksten of Nashua, N.H., soloed a helicopter on July 2. The Nashua Telegraph was quick to crown Robert "Youngest in New England to Pilot Helicopter Solo," but we're also happy to give Robert his props, since you don't see teens soloing helicopters every day. We also love it when media solemnly inform readers that the soloing youngster will be flying an aircraft before he is driving a car. —Jill W. Tallman


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Jabra BIZ 2400 Series
Jabra Biz 2400 Series connects you with your customers.Good customer service is all about listening. In a world of conference calls and long-distance meetings, this can be challenging. Your calls need to be crystal clear. You need to hear every word your customer says so that you can provide the best service possible.
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Hey everyone, I'm looking for suggestions for loose black teas for iced tea that won't put me in the poor house if I drink a couple of large pots a day (and where to get them).
I'd like a basic black and also a couple of mildly flavored black teas, such as a mild raspberry with the flavor coming in as a brief finish (as opposed to an overtly obvious flavor). Other flavor suggestions are welcome too.


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Teen Critics Meeting (February 2013)
Category: Book Groups & DiscussionsCategory: Teens
Location: Teen Area
Join us on Thursday, February 28th at 6pm in the Teen Area for pizza and a book discussion. This month we are reading Life as we knew it by Susan Pfeiffer. We'll also be choosing our book for March. Grades 7-9.


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Is that low moisture/part skim mozz Bert?My recommendation for a single topper would be a red sauce pie...does added slivered garlic addition count as a topping?
Pizza Bianca. I usually add garlic, thyme and rosemary to mine though which is more than one ingredient. http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2012/01/the-pizza-lab-hot-to-make-pizza-bianca-at-home.html
I have an olive oil/butter blend that I make that is uber infused with garlic. It makes a great appetizer pizza kind of like cheesy breadsticks. Same oil butter for garlic knotts. Grande cheese is works great on it.
Sure, I use about a 60/40 or so blend of olive oil to butter. I heat the butter/olive oil and the put tons of garlic into it using a garlic press. I maintain the mixture just below the simmer point. Let it cool and refrigerate. When it cools the garlic settles so make sure you take it from the container a little at a time from the top and bottom of the mixture. This goes good on Garlic knotts, I use it on pizza topped with soomoked brisket onions, and green peppers. gyro pizza. I had a pizza two days ago with the garlic oil base, mushrooms onions, Italian sausage. Cooked it half way pulled it out and cracked a few eggs on it and finished the bake. The yolk was runny and the pizza was incredible.
Capicola or pepperoni, I love both. Provolone is also a good one to blend with the mozz, gives a deeper cheese flavor for me anyway. Another favorite is apples with a smattering of gorgonzola and mozz, very good!


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The English Premier League 2013-14 season is nearly upon us, and Bleacher Report brings you the top 100 players coming into the new campaign.
The method used to grade and score the players will be revealed, while any new signings up until Sunday 11 August have been taken into account.
Eager to see who the top-rated player is, how your team's new signings measure up to the existing crop or to check on any upsets?
The rankings are designed to represent where the players are right now, meaning last season's play is a major factor in their scoring. Nemanja Vidic misses out on the top 100 despite getting some minutes under his belt in preseason because no one can be sure what state he's in at the moment.
There's some room to wiggle too, and Shinji Kagawa is a great example of this: A poor 2012-13 season wasn't exactly his fault, and he stands to improve tenfold should David Moyes use him correctly.


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A German web-site reports about a local store selling ATI RADEON graphics cards made by MSI and sold under MSI's own brand-name. This is the first evidence of partnership between Microstar International and ATI Technologies in the field of add-in graphics cards.
tecCHANNEL web-site claims that Alternate.de sells retail graphics cards from MSI based on RADEON 9200 SE, RADEON 9600 SE and RADEON 9800 PRO graphics processors. All products are equipped with 128MB of DDR SDRAM memory and are priced at 59, 89 and 256 Euros respectively. A Poland-based web-site PCLab.pl has pictures of MSI's RADEON graphics cards.
MSI have always been one of the main partners of NVIDIA Corporation – the arch-rival of ATI Technologies – whose market share is just 0.2% below than that of Markham, Ontario-based graphics company. Besides graphics cards, MSI has been one of the premier suppliers of NVIDIA nForce2-based mainboards to system integrators.
Microstar International shipped about 700 thousand of graphics cards monthly, a bit below its level of shipments in late 2002. The company reportedly wants to sharply increase shipments of graphics cards starting from the second quarter of the year. To catalyze the growth in demand for its products, MSI was expected to add Powered by ATI SKUs into the lineup of retail graphics cards it sells.
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Registration Under Way For YMCA Soccer, Volleyball, Floor Hockey
LAKEWOOD – Registration is under way at the Lakewood Family YMCA League for its youth indoor soccer, adult coed soccer, women's soccer, adult volleyball and floor hockey leagues.
The youth indoor soccer league for boys and girls 4-11 begins play on Oct. 5.
Four-year-olds play games on Saturday morning, ages 5-6 on Saturday morning and early afternoons, ages 7-8 on Saturday mornings and ages 9-11 on Sunday afternoons.
The registration deadline is Monday.
The coed soccer league is played on Thursday evenings with some games on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Two divisions are offered with one for experienced players and another for recreation and beginner players.
Play begins on Oct. 3 and deadline is also Monday.
On Tuesday evenings, the women's soccer league is set. Beginners through intermediate players ages 18-and-up are welcome. Players may sign up as a team, but if they sign up individually they will be placed on a squad.
Play starts Oct. 1. The registration deadline Monday.
The floor hockey league is scheduled to begin on Oct. 2 with the registration deadline Monday. Play is 6-on-6 with a minimum nine players on a team and players must register as a team.
The adult recreational volleyball league is on Monday at the Jamestown YMCA and beginners are welcome. The intermediate league is also on Monday at the Jamestown YMCA.
The advanced league is for upper-level players and is played on Monday evenings at the Lakewood Family YMCA.
All league play is 6-on-6 with at least two women on the court. Play begins Oct. 7 and the registration deadline is Sept. 27.
More details are available by contacting the Lakewood Family YMCA at 763-0303 or by stopping at 183 Fairmount Ave., in Lakewood.


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Monday, October 22, 2012 - Badminton World Federation
Badminton Europe and Yonex have inked a new sponsorship deal to extend their current contract by another four years.
The continental confederation and the world's biggest badminton brand have already been in partnership eight years and this latest agreement is clearly a positive sign and a vote of confidence in Badminton Europe.
Badminton Europe President, Poul-Erik Høyer, said the sports organisation is very happy to solidify their association with Yonex; a market leader and known for high-quality badminton equipment and clothing.
His comments came at a Press conference in Odense on the penultimate day of action in the Denmark Open 2012. Managing Director at Yonex, Shuichi Yoneyama, responded in like fashion, stating Yonex is pleased to continue the relationship with Badminton Europe as the company wants to be an active partner in developing badminton in Europe.
The two gentlemen formalised the agreement by signing the new contract in front of other officials and media.
Meanwhile, Høyer, who has been President of Badminton Europe since 2010, confirmed he will seek re-election to that post at Badminton Europe's Annual Delegates' Meeting in 2013. Additionally, he disclosed that Badminton Europe will move to more spacious offices in January.
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i just saw behance and thought it would be good to share. then i thought, well, there's a whole host of sites that others might be interested in, either for perusing art of the other or for promo of their own work.
http://ffffound.com - minimal social image bookmarking site. i have two invites for this left
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- Subjects:Professional Development
Ten Things to Think About as You Pack Up Your Classroom
- Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
Every year we pack up the entire classroom, leaving nothing in the room but our furniture. Everything is removed from the walls including every last staple. Usually this is because we move classrooms. We don't mind doing this because it forces us to stay organized and keep things simple. Here are ten tricks we have learned about packing up that will make your life a little easier now and in the fall.
1. Summer Homework
About two weeks before the last day of school, we each set out a basket that we will use to take items home. We have agreed that we will ONLY take home whatever will fit in this basket. Some of the things that we make sure to take home are professional development books that we might want to read for pleasure while sitting on the beach, pacing plans for next school year, the lesson plan book, and the teacher organizer.
2. Start Early
We started packing up about a month before the last day of school. We began by cleaning and packing away items that we knew we wouldn't need to use again this school year. You certainly don't want to be the teacher who is packing up your room on your first day of summer vacation. Plus, your custodian will love you even more if you gradually get rid of trash instead of waiting until the end.
3. Take Pictures
Before you begin packing up your classroom, take pictures. We refer back to these pictures as we set up our new classrooms. They help us remember how we arranged the classroom furniture or how we laid out our math wall. Over the years, we have taken enough pictures to create a photo album of classroom ideas.
4. Where Did You Put the Essentials?
Pack a box of the items that you know you will need right away. Scissors, glue, tape, and stapler are all very important tools that you will need to begin setting up your classroom. Once you have packed the Essentials Box, label it like crazy so that it stands out, and pack it in a place you won't forget. You may even want to take it home with you.
5. Classroom Inventory
We always try to be prepared for the start of the school year. One thing we dislike most is when we are in the middle of setting up our classroom, and we don't have the right color butcher paper or enough border to frame our bulletin boards. It's frustrating when you have to put the task on hold until you can make it to the nearest teacher supply store to purchase more supplies.
As we pack up, we take a classroom inventory and make a list of the things that we will need for next year. This list comes in very handy when Target brings out the back-to-school section and Staples has their one-cent sale. On our list this year: A new set of Sharpie markers, no-fade paper in red and black, colored pocket folders, table caddies, and Mr. Sketch chart markers. I'm sure we will end up purchasing much more, but our list will keep us focused on the things we know we want to start the year with.
6. Clean as You Go
Mr. Clean and his Magic Eraser are our very good friends. At this time of year, he is our BEST FRIEND. As you pack away items that you will use again next year, take a moment to wipe them down. Give your scissors, caddies, chairs, manipulatives, etc. a bit of a face-lift before you put them to work again next school year.
7. Level Your Books
Before packing up the classroom library, we go through and reorganize our books according to levels or themes. We put them in baskets, and they are ready to pull out and use the first day of school. Again, it takes a little more time, but you will be thanking yourself when the new school year rolls around and you have very little prep to do!
8. Use Giant Ziploc Bags
These bags are great for keeping your themed units or seasonal items all together. Use them to hold your books, lesson plans, charts, posters . . . you name it! Not only does it keep all of the resources for that unit together, but it makes them very easy to store. Using the giant bags also helped when the roof leaked in one of our classrooms. The cabinet was soaked and so was everything in it! Luckily, those bags kept our units from being damaged.
9. Organize the Cabinets
At the end of the year, we feel like just getting out of there as quickly as possible. However, if you take the time to organize and label your cabinets and storage shelves for next year, you will have a much easier time when it comes to setting up your classroom. When we leave, our cabinets are all ready to use the first day of school. We will only have to do some planning and put up a few bulletin boards. If you do this, there'll be no more spending days getting your classroom set up!
10. Purge
As you reorganize your cabinets, get rid of things that you haven't used. Those meeting notes from 2008 can go in the trash! Resources you were given by a veteran teacher your first year that you have never touched . . . pass it on. Over the years, teachers tend to collect way more than they should. Take the time to go through and pull out the stuff you do not need. We have a table set up in our staff room where teachers pile up their "free stuff." Anything not taken is usually donated to a local organization. Please don't let your classroom be the reason the TLC channel begins airing episodes of "Hoarders in the Classroom." The end of the school year is the perfect time to get rid of the junk you CAN live without. The more you get rid of, the less you have to pack!
We're almost done!
For more end-of-the-year tips, see Brent Vasicek's post "Your Closing-the-Classroom Checklist." And if unlike us, you don't move every year, you'll want to read Alycia Zimmerman's "Tackling My Junk Drawers (And Closets, Shelves . . . )."
Are you moving classrooms? What are your best packing tips? Do tell . .
I use fabric on my bulletin boards--won't fade or tear, use year after year, and you can find cute fabrics!
I teach in a year round school. We move classrooms every nine weeks. Organization is key! We are given one cabinet and one filing cabinet. Many of us have it down to a science. Me, I have two boxes for each nine weeks. I take those two boxes to school when I track in and the others stay in my garage. Year round school forces you to purge and stay organized!
I decorate my bulletin boards in June for September and then cove them with plastic. In Sept. You would take the plastic off and you have one less thing you have to do
Great tips! I have been procrastinating with packing my stuff, knowing that I will want to begin vacation immediately once the kids leave. I will spend some time purging the next few days!
hello, thanks for the tips!
Awesome tips! By the way, you can purchase those giant ziploc bags at the grocery store on the shelves with all the other ziploc bags. I'm guessing KMart, Target, and Walmart also carry them. I like to use the crates for packing up. I know they're not waterproof, but they hold up better than boxes. If you get the right ones, you can also hang both letter and legal size folders. I also color coodinate everything in my classroom by subject. For example, math is red. I give the students red folders, all my binders for math are red, the crates, buckets, and baskets of manipulatives are red. Besides labeling, it's a great way to see what's what at a glance.
As to the advice to start packing one month early, would've been nice to see this article before the last week of school ... :) Hello from Texas!
...wondering where to get the large Zip-locs and what's your tip for storing them?
I find those space saver/under the bed kind of storage bags meant for comforters and towels work best. you can vacumn the extra air out and sort of shrink wrap them. a bit of on investment but they are durable and reusable year after year.
You can buy the giant ziploc bags at the grocery store on the shelf with all the other ziploc bags.
Hoarders in the classroom...that's hilarious!
My kiddos helped take down all the math stuff just before our state tests....very handy!
What about coupons for the Mr. Clean Magic erasers? Teachers are broke!
It's always my goal to have my first week copies made (letter to parents, course requirements, expectations and rules, basic vocab lists: I teach foreign language) and then I put them in a copy box and stick them in my car. They ride around with me all summer and are right where I need them when I go back. The copier is always broken the first week of school and my colleagues are driving themselves nuts trying to justify a PO to staples for copies. :)
It is a good time of year to go through your classroom library and return anything that is a school library book. Every year My teachers find books in among the classroom library, that are school library books... and usually the kid swore they had returned the book to the school library!
As a librarian I second this!! At our school every library book, text book and piece of tech equipment has to be turned in. Please start this early and give it up piece by piece. There is nothing worse than everything being turned in on the last day and trying to move and shelve it all.
And all that you get rid of will be what you find you'll want the next year...
Great idea about taking pictures! I will do that this week!
Thanks for all the great tips :o) Wish my cabinets looked like that! Cool-looking classroom, btw. Must be a great place to work.
I like the idea about leveling the books before you go. Did you use Book Wizard to level the books?
Wow--I hope that veteran teacher's stuff that is going away isn't mine! Of course it can go--great ideas Jennifers!


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What Millennials Need to Know About Saving
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- With all the news about crushing student debt and the tough job market for new college graduates, this may come as a surprise: Millennials, aka Generation Y, are pretty aggressive savers.
Okay, the data are from Canada. But why would U.S. millennials be much different? The point is, whether they live in Canada or the United States, folks who start saving in their early 20s need to go about it differently than savers and investors in their 30s, 40s or 50s.
A study by Toronto-Dominion Bank
In an especially surprising finding, Gen Y respondents said they invested nearly 20% of their income, and they aimed to raise that to 30% within 10 years. That's a lot. It looks like young people have been paying attention to all the horror stories about job insecurity, soaring college costs and the danger of outliving your money.
Obviously, the earlier one starts the bigger the nest egg later, whether it's for a down payment on a home, a child's college or retirement. In the latter decades of the 20th century it was reasonable to assume every dollar invested would double in real, after-tax buying power every seven to 10 years. So starting a decade earlier can make a big difference. Use this Savings, Taxes, and Inflation Calculator to play with the numbers.
Also, the younger the investor the more time he or she has to wait out the markets' downturns. That means that for long-term goals such as retirement, young investors can afford the risks of stocks, which are volatile but tend to have bigger long-term payoffs than bonds or cash.
But a young investor should consider investing differently for each goal.
For a down payment on a home to be bought within a few years , for instance, it might be best to emphasize safer holdings such as bank savings or money market funds, even though the returns would be small. With too much in stocks, the account could be down when you want to buy a home. Stocks would be less risky, however, if the home purchase were six or seven years off, especially if it could be delayed further if the market were down.
Retirement, of course, is the goal with the longest wait. That makes it wise to emphasize stocks and stock mutual funds. For inexperienced investors, the easiest way to do this is with a target-date fund , which shifts money automatically out of stocks and into bonds as the investor gets older. Simply match the target date to your expected retirement.


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So what is menudo, anyways?
Fri, 05/02/2014 - 5:00pm Sanmarcos1
Every culture has great restorative stew of humble origin and ingredients.
The Hungarians and other Central Europeans have their cabbage soup. The French have their potage St. Germain. The Greeks have their white bean soup and the Mexicans have their menudo.
Menudo is a wonderfully aromatic soup made of tripe, hominy and chili, and is stewed for hours with garlic and other spices. the broth is rich, red, peppery, and glistens with fat. It stimulates the senses, warms the insides and clears the head.
Menudo is served in big open bowls brought to the table steaming and fiery. It is usually eaten in the wee hours after a night out on the town and widely proclaimed to be an antidote for hangovers.
Mexicans brag about menudo's goodness, about how the hot broth with its medicinal condiments, particularly the chili, replenish vitamins A and C, soothes the stomach and stimulate the gastric juices to overcome any loss of appetite.
Unfortunately, unlike the enchilada, taco, and tamale, menudo has not become a part of the popular Tex-Mex cuisine.
Wherever there's a Mexican community, there's menudo and San Marcos is no exception. It is always made on New Year's morning.


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Spiritual Renewal Week spring 2009
Golden Gate Seminary's Spiritual Renewal Week
"Practice the Presence of God"
Spiritual Renewal Week was held at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary's Northern California campus on April 20-24, 2009. Spearheaded by the Seminary's Campus Life Association (CLA), the purpose was to encourage the campus community to practice the presence of God.
"The goal was to encourage people to commune with the Lord," explained Tana Inskeep, CLA Student Ministry Director and organizer of this year's Spiritual Renewal Week. "If we're not praying and communing with the Lord, we're missing a huge part of who we are with the Lord and we are living a dead orthodoxy," she said. "We alone have no power – apart from Him we can do nothing."
Daily activities included student-led chapel services. Each service demonstrated different
methods/models of prayer within the community. "In addition to the traditional posture of sitting with eyes closed and head bowed," said Inskeep, "We wanted people to try out other methods such as a prayer response of calling out through songs, or singing out the prayer." Students were also led through a meditative and prayerful journey with a scripture story. Seminary student and artist Dave Robinson demonstrated how the visual arts can be part of prayer time, as he created a large oil painting within 10-15 minutes.
The Northern California staff, faculty and commuter students received a daily email reminder to practice the presence of God. The residential students received the same daily reminders as notes posted on their doors. In addition, 2 x 3 feet scripture verses about prayer were placed in the halls throughout the academic building. Several students mentioned how much they enjoyed them as helpful reminders. The feedback included requests for these verses to remain posted.
"We wanted to know what it would be like if the entire campus prayed non-stop for 24 hours," said Sara Heck, CLA president. She explained that students, staff and faculty were encouraged to sign up for 30-minute timeslots for the 24-hour prayer vigil, and could choose to pray individually, with friends and/or with family. The recently renovated prayer room was stocked with items offering a variety of different styles of prayer – encouraging those who chose to pray in this spot to find a comfortable and personal way to talk to God.
"Last year I was burdened to revamp the prayer room. I wanted a space that was comfortable – a warm, safe place," recalled Inskeep. The prayer room renovation was completed only a month before Spiritual Renewal Week, and has already become a popular spot. The 15 x 22 feet room has a large window overlooking the San Francisco skyline. The room is segmented into spaces for intercessory prayer, group prayer, prayer for the lost, a private prayer space and an area encouraging prayer through art.
This interactive art area includes crayons, markers, oil-based chalk and a canvas. The original sketch book for drawings and written prayer was completely filled during the first month. There are prayer journals where others can pray for those who have written in the journals, as well as a journal for anonymous prayer requests.
Note cards are provided for those inspired to write an apology, an encouraging note, or a thank you. Music is softly playing and various lighting is offered in different parts of the room. New furnishings including chairs, pillows, afghans and a couch were provided by a student donor.
"I struggle with traditional prayer, the way it has been modeled," said Inskeep as she explained her inspiration for renovating the prayer room. "If I struggle, I'm sure that others do too. I thought that if I could be vulnerable and share my difficulties, that would encourage others, and it could make a difference in others' prayer lives." She noted that Spiritual Renewal Week was an opportunity to model communing with God in ways that are biblical but that free people up to connect in a meaningful way.
"The prayer room is a symbol and a reminder of the importance of prayer in our lives," said President Jeff Iorg as he encouraged students, faculty and staff to utilize the "warm, welcoming place to pray."
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GGBTS Prayer Room with Tana Inskeep, Golden Gate Seminary student who spearheaded the prayer room renovation, and led the Seminary's Spiritual Renewal week.
GGBTS Dave Robinson Golden Gate Seminary student and artist who demonstrated how the visual arts can be part of prayer time by painted the oil painting in 10 - 15 minutes
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- Jacket of black, green, red, pink, and yellow flannel in a large, painterly plaid pattern. The jacket is just below hip-length, and has a round neckline and no collar. Center front closure has a zipper with a gold metal rose charm pull, matching the pulls of the zippers on the two diagonal slit pockets at hips. Long-sleeved, with three non-functional buttons at wrists, formed as coiled snakes/spirals of gold metal. The jacket has inner shoulder pads and is fully lined in black satin. Designer's label: "Ungaro / Parallele / Paris" digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc286901/
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Recipe of the Week: Vanilla Ice Cubes!
I don't think anyone in the U.S. will disagree that so far, this summer has been freakin' HOT! Am I right?
As you might have realized from Annie's awesome ice cream recipe last week, we're zeroing in on cold treats this month to help you brave the heat! Next up? Vanilla ice cubes—YUM! You can drop these in coffee or tea or just eat them on their own! Check out the recipe:
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June 18-25, 2011 – thingNY: IN HOUSEPosted by s21concerts in Concert Announcement, tags: alejandro acierto, erin rogers, gelsey bell, in house, installation, isabel castellvi, paul pinto, thingny
Part house concert. Part sound installation.
June 18-25, 2011 – thingNY's IN HOUSE
Sat. June 18, 2011
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Located in the Historic Kingsland Homestead
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143-135 37th Ave.
Flushing, NY 11354
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Thu. June 23, 2011
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130 E 7th St.
New York, NY 10009
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Sat. June 25, 2011
Vaudeville Park
26 Bushwick Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
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Part house concert, part sound installation, IN HOUSE is a collection of new musical meditations on the idea of "the home" written and performed by members of experimental music ensemble thingNY. The performances will take place during June 2011 at various homes in the New York City area.
The works explore aspects of performance art, sound installations, and contemporary chamber music. How do you guide a listener's ears and eyes while still leaving freedom to explore a space? How does a piece of music capture the essence of a room of a home across cultural lines? How do the sounds of audience and environment affect composition and the performance of new music?
The pieces are written with flexibility in mind. With each composer creating a work for one room of the home, each performance is adapted for and inspired by the individuality of each home's distinct rooms. This allows IN HOUSE to be programmed differently for each home and experienced uniquely by its audience, who can listen to one piece in its entirety, or explore the house freely, hearing how the compositions fit together.
The project is a continuation of the ideas explored in Gelsey Bell's extensive Bathroom Songs for solo vocalist. Written in 2010, it is a collection of songs that oscillates between extended vocal techniques, popular song structures, and everyday bathroom events like brushing ones teeth.
Isabel Castellvi's Music for a Quartet of Speaking Pot Players utilizes the kitchen space and items in a rhythmic work of text and percussion. Paul Pinto's Music for Your Living Room for solo clarinet and Erin Rogers's Bedroom Music for violin, tape and visiting chamber musicians both span the entire event, occurring simultaneously and responding to behaviors of the audience.
And in the hallways and stairways, Memorial for _____, a series of constructed noise-making kinetic sculptures created by Alejandro Acierto, will sound throughout the performance.
Full performance schedule is available at http://www.thingNY.com/inhouse
Queens performances supported by the Queens Council on the Arts.
thingNY is a 501c3 not-for-profit collective of composer-performers who create and perform theatrically charged experimental music, champion the work of avant-garde and contemporary classical composers, and collaborate across disciplines, media, and genres.


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For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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Great post! When I was choosing white paints to paint the trim and millwork in our house, my husband was like - isn't white white? Ha! I love Behr Creamy White. My favorite though is Benjamin Moore Cloud White.ReplyDelete
Hi Kristin -
I am Alabaster loving girl, too. I love it as it goes with creamier whites and bright white at the same time. I always buy it in the SW Cashmere line - provides the perfect paint finish - Ooooh..la.la.. love when I open the can and stir it around. :)
Loved your blog about white walls with so many fantastic interiors. While we did add color to the kids' room and office, all of the downstairs rooms and hallways are Benjamin Moore's Linen White - we did keep the trims, doors, and moldings a glossy white which freshens the look. Thanks for sharing your ideas!ReplyDelete
Great list of whites. I just used white dove for a clients trim. Swiss coffee for kitchen cabinets. And SW steamed milk for the walls. It's lovely!ReplyDelete
Love your white choices! Our entire house (including trim) is painted in Dunn Edwards' Birch White. It's a warm white but it doesn't read beige or tan at all which is what I was afraid of!ReplyDelete
I was just considering going white in most of our house (except the gray in our main room) and trying to find my ideal white for the trim and casing. So far (and I hope I truly love these because they are already on our doors) I'm digging Benjamin Moore's decorators white and paper white. White Dove is up there on my list too.ReplyDelete
I just painted WHite Dove in BM and it looks nothing like the SW. interestingReplyDelete
Oh my yes, finding the right white is so challenging! I've painted the built-ins in our living room Diving White by SW and I'm realling liking the color. It's warm without being yellow. BTW, I posted my new brass table today and gave your new trunk a little shout out!ReplyDelete
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This is so helpful- thank you for sharing! We are painting our {new} place this weekend and my mind is a complete mush of paint color inspiration! Do you have any suggestions for a cozy deep gray that will go with the 'industrial chic' look and gold/burlap/beige accents? Thanks to you- I just may go with Alabaster White for all of the other rooms! :)
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Thanks Amanda! My go to Gray is Benjamin Moore's Revere Pewter. It is a true gray! If you want a little darker I would just go a few shades higher on that chip sheet.
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Thanks Kristin! Hitting the paint store tonight {eek!}
Love your blog!
p.s. you live in Atlanta? same!
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I recently painted our media room white. Sherwin Williams Mason Blanche. And I love it! It's on the warm side but not too much. My trim was a white with a lot of grey in it. So I needed a white with some umph to it. I just wish I could paint my living room this color but that would require painting nearly the whole house because of the open floor plan and 2 story foyer. Boo hoo!ReplyDelete
Valspar Churchill Hotel Lace. It is an antique white that perfectly fits our "new" 100+ year old building that we are turning into a restaurant. ~Dawn SReplyDelete
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Good budget news
THUMBS UP: The latest Minnesota state economic forecast, issued on Friday, showed the state expects to have a $1.2 billion budget surplus this biennium. That is good news in a state that had become used to hearing about billion-dollar deficits.
There are many ideas about what to do with the surplus, ranging from giving it all back to the taxpayers to paying cash instead of bonding for State Capitol repairs.
We've said before that fiscal responsibility should govern the state's decisions. Yes, eliminate the onerous, anti-business sales tax increases passed last year. Yes, give raises to personal care aides who have been stuck with pay freezes and cuts the last few years. Yes, be sure the state's cash reserves are at proper levels.
Then, return the surplus to taxpayers through rebates of some kind. But before taking an axe to tax rates, let's be sure we wouldn't be embarking on another ride on the pendulum back into budget deficits.
Fire dangers
THUMBS DOWN: We're not sure what caused the rash of fires in New Ulm and the area Thursday night, but New Ulm firefighters had one of their most difficult times in quite a while.
At 9:30 p.m. they were called to a fire in an apartment house. Sadly, one woman they pulled from the burning building died of her injuries. Such tragedies always weigh heavily on those who are called to respond.
No sooner had firefighters returned to the fire hall than a garage fire a few blocks from the first fire called them out again.
Then, at 6:30 a.m. Friday morning firefighters were called to assist with a barn fire in rural Lafayette.
Our appreciation for the local fire department grew a lot last night.
Life on camera
THUMBS UP: A Ramsey County jury took 90 minutes Thursday to find a Little Canada man not guilty of disorderly conduct and interfering with an ambulance crew that he had been videotaping during an incident outside his apartment building.
Andrew Henderson's camera was confiscated by a deputy after he disobeyed a deputy's order to stop videotaping an ambulance crew as they worked to take away a drunken man. He had not been interfering with the crew, he says. His video could not corroborate his assertion – it was deleted by the time he finally got his camera back.
In America, people are expected to live more of their lives on camera. Security cameras watch us in stores, in parking lots, as we walk down streets. Cell phones with camera capabilities are everywhere. Law enforcement and other emergency crews should not expect to be immune from ubiquitous cameras, either, when they are doing their work in public.


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Published on Monday, April 22, 2013
Prof. Daryl Smith awarded AERA Division J's Exemplary Research Award*. This award will be given at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association being held in San Francisco. Congratulations!
*This award is a special honor our division bestows on one of our most esteemed colleagues. The primary purpose of this award is to recognize and reward an individual who demonstrates an outstanding record of scholarly research in our field. The focus is on experienced faculty, both associate and full professors, who demonstrate an unusually high level of accomplishment. They are recognized scholars whose published research has made an outstanding contribution to knowledge and understanding in the field of higher education. Nominations should provide a detailed description and explanation of the nature and quality of the contribution as well as two noteworthy publications that typify the impact the nominated scholar has made both in terms of contribution to the literature and its impact on the field and practice (http://www.aera.net/DivisionJ/Awards/tabid/11229/Default.aspx).
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This Sunday is a mega scavenging day for the extended free shop that will be in the gallery in December.
Bring anything good from your cupboard, your local skip or see what you can get your neighbors to donate.
Bring it ALL to the Forest on the 25th around 3pm(free pm)
If you'd like scavenging company, come at 2 and join up with somebody.
(free)Prizes for the best stuff will be announced at 4.


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Stan Robinson found a career 65 years ago this month, and he shows no signs of abandoning it anytime soon.
"I've been very fortunate," said Robinson, who, at age 82, will celebrate 65 years in broadcasting on Wednesday.
Some Columbus viewers might remember Robinson as the weatherman on WCMH-TV (Channel 4) back in the days of anchorman Hugh DeMoss and sportscaster Jimmy Crum.
He spent 10 years there in the 1960s and, as it turns out, was just warming up.
Last week, I watched Robinson tape a couple of segments of Midday With Stan — the 15-minute talk show he hosts on WFCO-FM, a Christian station in Lancaster that calls itself "Refreshing 90.9."
Robinson has interviewed some big names in his long career — Neil Armstrong, Ronald Reagan and Cy Young, to name a few — but there's no pretentiousness in his manner. He asks simple questions, punctuates his guest's comments with "my goodness" and is never overbearing.
"Stan makes it easy," said Becky Edwards, who spent 15 minutes conversing with him about Family, Adult & Children First Council, the social-service agency she directs.
Robinson, a New York native, went into broadcasting after a high-school teacher told him he had a good voice. He started at a radio station in New York in 1949 before moving to WTNS in Coshocton, Ohio.
While there, he interviewed Reagan; the future president was then an actor on tour to promote General Electric.
"Casual, easy to talk to," Robinson said of Reagan. "You wouldn't know he was a famous actor."
In 1960, Robinson became Channel 4's weatherman, when the job included drawing clouds on the Plexiglas weather map with a black marker.
When the station ownership changed in 1969, he left to become general manager of radio station WLOH in Lancaster, where he spent 30 years. After that, he hosted a weekday cable-TV show in Lancaster for 12 years. When it ended in 2011, he thought his career had, too.
But, later that year, Zelma Mae, his wife of 46 years, died during heart surgery, and he found himself in need of something to occupy his time. Shortly thereafter, WFCO asked him to host Midday With Stan.
"The timing couldn't have been better," he said.
Life without broadcasting doesn't suit him: "Oh, my goodness, I don't know what I'd do. I'd be pulling my hair out."
His other guest on the day I observed was Mike Nixon, the Lancaster water superintendent, who talked about frozen pipes and sewer improvements.
He likes Robinson's style.
"I'm not a great public speaker," Nixon said, "but I knew coming in and talking to Stan would be like talking to my neighbor."
Joe Blundo is a Dispatch columnist.


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Monsanto Shares Surge on Dupont Deal
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Monsanto
Monsanto shares were rising 4% to $103.40 after DuPont agreed to dismiss its claim that Monsanto engaged in anti-competitive practices and Monsanto waived a $1 billion jury award by withdrawing its charge that DuPont violated patents on Monsanto's Roundup Ready soybean technology. The lawsuits were pending in a U.S. federal court in St. Louis.
DuPont shares were slipping 0.6% to $48.84.
Instead of being enemies, they found a way to be friends.
The two companies negotiated an agreement in which DuPont will pay royalty fees of no less than $1.75 billion through 2023 to give its Pioneer seed unit rights to a broad range of Monsanto agricultural genetic technologies that include trait stacking.
Under the deal, Monsanto will receive access to certain DuPont Pioneer disease resistance and corn defoliation patents.
DuPont Pioneer will make four annual fixed royalty payments from 2014 to 2017 totaling $802 million for trait technology, associated data, and soybean lines to support their commercial introduction. And beginning in 2018, DuPont Pioneer will pay royalties on a per unit basis for Monsanto's Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield and Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybean technology subject to annual minimum payments through 2023 totaling $950 million.
Paul Schickler, president at DuPont Pioneer, in a statement said, "this technology exchange helps both companies to expand the range of innovative solutions we can offer farmers, and to do so faster than either of us could alone."
The companies, both dominant players in the $34 billion seed market with Monsanto emerging as the leader and DuPont's Pioneer steadily gaining market share, have butt heads before.
Last August, DuPont was ordered by a U.S. jury to pay Monsanto for seed patent infringements, while the U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general tossed out investigations last year into antitrust complaints raised by DuPont.
Written by Andrea Tse in New York
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An instrumental on the album "D‰fos" by Mickey Hart, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. The liner notes give the following description:
"The journey begins in the far-off deserts of D‰fos, where the Tar lives. The Tar is a simple hoop drumm with a single skin. Its dry, driving, relentless, yet delicate voice, ancient and forever like the desert itself, belongs to a past not wholly forgotten nor completely remembered. A group of Tars perform a sequence of patterns derived from a traditional Sudanese wedding song as the players walk through the sound space, moving from the rear to the front of the stage and back again. Woodwind solos by Steve Douglas are electronically self-harmonized in real time."
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DirectWrite Text Rendering in Firefox 6Thursday, August 11th, 2011
In Firefox 4, we switched from using the GDI on Windows to using the DirectWrite API on platforms that support it such as Windows 7. This was required for supporting hardware acceleration via Direct2D but DirectWrite also is a more modern API without many of the quirks and foibles that the GDI API still has. DirectWrite is also used by IE9 while Chrome continues to use GDI. Initially, there were DirectWrite bugs related to startup behavior (long delays on cold startup) but those have been fixed by Microsoft.
But some users have complained that text is too light or too "fuzzy" with DirectWrite compared to the way GDI renders the same text. There are a couple related issues that affect this. Depending upon the font, DirectWrite may position glyphs differently compared to GDI and it may rasterize glyphs slightly lighter than GDI.
In Firefox 6 we've added the ability to alter prefs that affect the underlying ClearType subpixel anti-aliasing that is used:
These are effectively local overrides of ClearType registry settings that are set by running the ClearType tuner tool (Control Panels > Fonts > ClearType Text Settings). You can alter the values here and only text rendering in Firefox will be affected. These parameters allow you to adjust the contrast and switch the rendering mode. By default Firefox uses DirectWrite natural rendering mode (4) for small text and DirectWrite natural symmetric mode (5) for larger text. Use GDI Classic rendering mode (2) to render text the same way Firefox 3.6 and Chrome render text. Other values are described here.
Subpixel anti-aliasing
But why is this necessary? After all, rendering text on a computer screen should be easy, shouldn't it? Most devices these days have scalable fonts that define glyphs for a wide range of characters from scripts used across the globe. With a scalable outline rendering text should be a simple matter of filling that outline, something graphics libraries have done for ages. So why is there such variability in text rendering across even two API's on the same platform?
The answer is that at small pixel sizes (e.g. 9-13px) there just aren't enough pixels to fully render the ideal outline constructed by a type designer. Effectively a small bitmap font needs to be constructed. Doing that involves some hard choices and this is where solutions diverge. Below is an example of how 10px Cambria is rendered using DirectWrite:
On left is a capital C rendered with simple grayscale anti-aliasing and the two images on the right show how subpixel anti-aliasing uses the geometry of the red, green and blue components of LCD pixels to effectively increase the spatial resolution. The colorful image on the right looks somewhat nonsensical when enlarged but because our eyes are very sensitive to differences in luminance, when these colors are used at the pixel level our eyes tend to perceive a glyph with higher definition than the simple grayscale anti-aliased image on the left.
You can see how subpixel anti-aliasing functions using the simple subpixel explorer tool I put together:
The text in the textbox is rendered with a given font at a given size to the right of the textbox and then that rendering is shown in enlarged form below. The tool allows you to edit the text displayed, change the font, font size, zoom, and shift the text around by fractions of a pixel so that you can see more clearly the effect these have on how text appears. You can switch to subpixel grayscale mode to see the individual RGB subcomponents as grayscale values and toggle the display of glyph outlines.
You can also snapshot individual renderings, then flip through the different snapshots for comparison. To compare GDI text rendering with DirectWrite rendering, use the following steps:
- Open the subpixel explorer page
- Click on the 'snapshot' button to save a snapshot of the default DirectWrite rendering
- Open a new tab and enter 'about:config' as the URL
- Click through the warning
- Enter 'gfx' in the filter box
- Change 'gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.rendering_mode' to '2' (for GDI Classic mode)
- Switch back to the subpixel explorer tab
- Click on the 'redraw' button
- Enter 'n' to toggle between the default DirectWrite rendering snapshot and the GDI rendering
Hinting and spacing differences
There are two noticeable differences in the way text renders in the DirectWrite rendering modes versus in GDI Classic mode. The first of these is that DirectWrite spaces text differently, in general it tries to keep the spacing consistent across a range of sizes. This varies depending on the hinting strategy used by the type designer and the target renderer when the font was designed. This is a complex subject, by far the most in-depth explaination is The Raster Tragedy at Low-Resolution Revisited, written by Beat Stamm, one of the original engineers who worked on ClearType at Microsoft.
One place where the difference is evident is on the reddit.com homepage. Below are snapshots, the first with GDI Classic rendering mode and the second with the default DirectWrite rendering mode:
Note how differently the menu strip at the top is laid out, it's almost as if different fonts were used! That's because 10px Verdana is spaced very differently in the two modes. Use subpixel explorer to play around with this, few other fonts show this dramatic a spacing difference.
The image below shows GDI mode hinting and spacing of Verdana varying across a variety of sizes, in this case 9-13px, 16px and 24px in ascending order, rendered with subpixel grayscale values and normalized to the same size. Note how glyphs in 9px Verdana are hinted and spaced very differently from those of 24px Verdana, the capital 'C' is radically so:
With DirectWrite rendering, spacings and glyph rendering stays relatively consistent across the same range of sizes:
Variations like this reflect design choices made when a given font was designed. For example, Calibri renders consistently with both GDI and DirectWrite. The first two lines below show 9px and 24px Calibri rendered with GDI and the two lines below that show the same sizes with DirectWrite:
Below is an example showing how the spacing differences between GDI and DirectWrite affects the readability of actual content. The example shows 11px and 12px Tahoma, rendered with GDI and the default DirectWrite rendering modes:
The difference at 11px is quite dramatic, similar to the reddit.com menu it's as if a different font was used. But note how with GDI each size seems to be it's own font with it's own idiosyncracies. At 12px, Tahoma in GDI tends to have clumps of letters with odd spacing, such as "increasingly", "Mozilla", "since", and "collaborative". Most users won't be aware of such subtleties but these are just the sort of thing that trips up the process of scanning through text. The DirectWrite spacing stays fairly even across the two sizes.
It's tempting to view these differences as just a user preference issue, some will prefer text one way, some the other way. That's certainly true but there's also the issue of consistency with an author's original design intent. Designers tend to choose fonts at small sizes very carefully and when renderings differ so much we need to remember that a designer was probably designing with the GDI rendering in mind.
Rasterization differences
The other key difference between GDI and DirectWrite rendering is that the glyph rasterization is slightly lighter in the DirectWrite modes. The image below shows 12px Segoe UI in GDI and DirectWrite modes:
Microsoft has to some extent recognized the lightness problems in the DirectWrite rendering of some fonts. They recently shipped an update that adjusted the hinting at small sizes on commonly used fonts such as Arial, Tahoma, and Verdana so that DirectWrite would rasterize them more clearly. To confirm that you have the updated fonts, check Windows Update for KB2545698. Or verify the version number on the font, the updated version of Arial Regular is Arial 5.10, the previous version was Arial 5.06.
The image below shows the difference in DirectWrite rendering for Arial, Tahoma and Verdana at 12px both at actual size and enlarged with subpixels rendered as grayscale values. The GDI rendering is unaffected by the update.
Note that this update only affects text rendered at 11px, 12px or 13px sizes, there's no change for text rendered at other sizes.
Changes for Firefox 7
Because of the large differences between GDI and DirectWrite renderings for some fonts at small text sizes, for Firefox 7 we've implemented a pref that specifies a list of fonts for which GDI rendering will be used at sizes below 16px. By default the list contains fonts such as Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Segoe UI and Consolas. Downloadable fonts will always use DirectWrite.
Users can still force a given rendering mode to be used by default, this will override the list of families that use GDI Classic rendering mode (and also affect downloadable font rendering). Over time we may adjust this list as fonts are updated or as users point out problems with specific fonts.


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Big Tower system cases are often used to showcase the manufacturer's technical muscle by utilizing a lot of original and proprietary features. It is not the sheer size as much as the characteristic aspects of usage that lead to this. Few people are going to use such a huge system case to assemble a home computer, let alone an office system or other type of an electronic typewriter, because the resulting PC will be huge but most of its slots and bays empty. Yes, a larger case is going to be somewhat better than the ordinary Midi Tower form-factor when it comes to cooling, assembly, and upgrade opportunities, but the size and mass may outweigh those advantages. So, a computer assembled in a Big Tower is going to have some specific purpose for which its large size will be a positive rather than negative factor.
It is in Big Towers that users usually build high-performance workstations or advanced gaming stations with top-of-the-line CPUs and graphics cards. Why? Because a large case allows to cool such top-end components more effectively. Another popular application for such computers is to be a server, particularly a file-server. Here, such factors count in as the opportunity to install a lot of hard disks and to access them easily (if a disk fails in a RAID array and needs replacement) and to ensure that all those disks are cooled properly. Using a Big Tower computer on a home network or in a small office may be more cost-effective than buying a specialized server designed for a 19-inch rack. Easy access to components, excellent cooling and a lot of free room. These are the traits of large system cases that extreme overclockers, system administrators and hardware tester are absolutely fond of.


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Nutritious eating is key to your healthy lifestyle. The key foundation to any healthy diet is moderation.
Many "dieters" believe that pizza is off limits when trying to lose weight. That's why diets don't work. Try not to think of food as being "off-limits". The second you decide certain foods are off limits, it becomes natural to crave them more.
Think smaller portions. Start small and think about serving sizes in realistic terms. Restaurants typically have 2-3 servings on one plate, which can lead to overeating and weight gain. Split an entrée with someone and order a salad with it. At home, try using smaller plates to encourage a healthy portion for weight loss.
Growing up, my family usually ordered pizza on Friday nights. Many people on a weight loss diet view foods like pizza as "cheating." No food should be viewed as cheating because after eating it, a feeling of guilt will occur. You can still enjoy pizza without feeling the guilt.
Tip #1: Enjoy your pizza with a side salad.
Tip #2: Cut your piece of pizza in half. Now you have two pieces to enjoy.
Tip #3: Skip the extra cheese and meat for toppings and swap for vegetables.
Tip #4: If the pizza place offers a whole-wheat crust, choose that.
Tip #5: Try thin crust pizza.


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We have a Modern American TV-Media Console in the showroom that's looking for a Super Bowl party to attend. I think he's an avid Patriots fan but that could change.
Most of our American furniture is made to order but– just in time for the Super Bowl–this one's all set and ready to roll. It's on sale too! 10% off or 15% off if you purchase an additional piece of furniture for your living room or office.
Plus if you tell Rebecca and Shannon you found it on my blog, they'll give you an additional $50 discount. Heck, Rebecca would probably even send some homemade chili along with it! It's worth asking anyway.
This blog is written by your friends at Vermont Woods Studios. Check out our Vermont made furniture and home decor online and visit our showroom and art gallery at Stonehurst, the newly restored 1800s farmhouse nestled in the foothills of the Green Mountains.


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The summer is already here and nobody has time to waste. Everybody has to make plans, work, travel, relax, have fun… and we are aware of all that at Il Salviatino, your luxury hotel in Florence. For this reason we have bet on organization and we have created for you the new Salviatino Agenda.
Do you have so many things to do in so little time? Do not worry. From now on, the Agenda is providing you a summer calendar with our programmed weekly events as well as some information about our Aperitivos, the menus from La Cucina, developed by our chef, Carmine Caló, and our different spa treatments with its timings and prices. You can also read about the possibility of preparing your own event at the hotel, whether it is a wedding, a dinner or a meeting.
If you are in Florence now (or just planning to come) do not doubt visiting our website (http://www.saltiatinoagenda.com) or our Facebook page: L'Agenda del Salviatino. You can find time this summer for doing whatever you want to, even having a good time with us. So, what do you say?


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Protect your keyboard from the perils of everyday use.
- 0.2mm ultra-thin, non-toxic Thermoplastic Urethane (over 50% thinner than regular silicon protectors)
- Precise injection-moulded fit to every key
- Washable and reusable (no adhesive used)
- Highly transparent appearance allows back-lit keys to shine through
Our waterproof Typeguard protects your keyboard from dust, liquid spills, and other contaminants. It is easy to apply, uses no adhesive, and is washable and reusable.
Typeguard is engineered from 0.2mm ultra-thin, non-toxic, high grade Thermoplastic Urethane ('TPU'), which allows it to be over 50% thinner than regular silicon protectors.
This allows for minimum interference while typing, and reduces keystroke noise.
It also ensures a highly transparent appearance for each back-lit key to shine through.
This product is compatible with all sizes (13 inch / 15 inch / 17 inch) of MacBook and MacBook Pro models released in 2010, 2011 and 2012 that have a UK/EU-spec keyword. It is not compatible with the new 2012 Retina Display MacBook Pro, or any MacBook Air model.
Also available in an Anti-Bacterial edition (our Anti-Bacterial edition has a transparent greyish appearance, due to its embedded silver nanoparticles).
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I cannot find a Typeguard keyboard protector for my device on your website. How do I know if you do/will sell keyboard protectors for it?
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Typeguard is available with two different designs; one that fits 2010, 2011, and 2012 MacBook and MacBook Pro (13"/15"17") models and one that fits 2012, 2014, and 2014 MacBook Pro Retina (13"/15"/17") and MacBook Air 13". Please ensure that you select the correct design for your device.
Why would I want to use Typeguard, or even a keyboard protector in general?
There are a number of reasons:
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It has been scientifically proven that there are more bacteria on the average keyboard than on the average toilet seat. Our Typeguard Anti-Bacterial edition prevents the growth of over 600 types of bacteria.
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Keyboard protectors prevent accidental spills from killing / severely damaging a laptop. They also reduce the occurrence of keyboard mechanical damage (e.g. certain keys ceasing to function properly), due to the subtle cushioning effect they create between the keys and your fingers.
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Will I definitely notice a difference between the thickness/texture of Typeguard compared to regular silicon keyboard protectors?
Yes absolutely. Typeguard is 0.2mm thin, and the Thermoplastic Urethane material we use is very low friction.
Most silicon keyboard protectors are 0.5mm thick, and have a rubbery texture that adds friction.
Is Typeguard clear, translucent or opaque in appearance?
Our Typeguard Clear edition is very clear (not completely invisible, but not far off). Our Typeguard Anti-Bacterial edition has a translucent greyish appearance to it, due to the silver nanoparticles embedded in it (which provide its anti-bacterial ability).
Is Typeguard waterproof?
Yes absolutely, but it is not watertight (Typeguard sits on top of the keyboard), so make sure not to get any liquids underneath it.
Why should I pick your Typeguard Clear edition over the Anti-Bacterial edition?
Pricing aside (the Clear edition is slightly cheaper), you should pick the clear edition if you would prefer a protector that is almost invisible on the keyboard.
Our Typeguard Clear edition is very clear (not completely invisible, but not far off). Our Typeguard Anti-Bacterial edition has a translucent greyish appearance to it, due to the silver nanoparticles embedded in it (which provide its anti-bacterial ability).
Please note however that (due to it not having anti-bacterial properties), the Clear edition will slowly begin to cloud up if it is not washed periodically. That
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It has been scientifically proven that there are more bacteria on the average keyboard than on the average toilet seat. Our Typeguard Anti-Bacterial edition prevents the growth of over 600 types of bacteria.
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It's already the second time i purchase from MediaDevil and i'm very satisfied (Posted on 19/03/2013)
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