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28 Holiday Wreaths You Can Make Yourself
This Christmas, show off your crafting skills and impress your holiday guests with these simple and stylish Christmas wreath ideas.
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Natural Appeal
Take inspiration from the beautiful outdoors this winter by crafting a holiday wreath from birch bark. Design by Joanne Palmisano
Going All-Green
An organic wreath made from magnolia leaves is a simple, elegant way to add a natural element to your holiday decor.
Picture of Nostalgia
Who would have thought an old frame and a repurposed ice skate would make such a perfect pair? This fun wreath is sure to put you in the Christmas spirit. Design by Joanne Palmisano
Seasonal Style
If classic wreaths aren't really your style, opt for this edgy midcentury modern design instead. The best part about it? You can make it yourself! Design by Curbly. Get the step-by-step instructions >>
Frosty 2.0
As seen at HGTV Holiday House, three wreaths in various sizes are attached to a wooden stake and placed in the front yard for an awesome snowman that won't melt away. Design by Brian Patrick Flynn
Bye-Bye Winter Blues
Celebrate the holiday season with an adorable snowman wreath. A wooden board, painted in bright blue, is made to look like a cute Christmas present with a winter theme. Design by Joanne Palmisano
Upcycled Christmas Sweater
Have an old wool sweater you can't part with? Then hang it on your front door. To make this wreath pouch, felt the sweater then cut the sleeves and neck off. Use embroidery thread to sew the bottom, sides and neckline together and prevent fraying. Then stuff the bottom with paper bags and add florals, evergreens, berries and pinecones. Find more ideas for making upcycled Christmas decorations >>
Alternative Display
Want to give your wreath a fresh look? Simply turn it into a dazzling mobile to add a festive touch to your dining table, front porch or anywhere else that may need a splash of greenery. Design by Brian Patrick Flynn
One-of-a-Kind DIY Design
Do you think you can guess what this unique wreath is made out of? If you guessed upcycled electrical wire, you'd be correct (and a really great guesser!). Design by Joanne Palmisano. Get the step-by-step instructions >>
Minty-Fresh Design
To make a holiday wreath that looks good enough to eat, start with a bag of peppermints. Unwrap each mint, hot glue them to a foam wreath form, and add any extra decorations you desire. It's that easy! Design by Brian Patrick Flynn
Tree Trimmings
Red Christmas tree ornaments in various shades and sizes give this shiny holiday wreath a classic Christmas look. A gold ribbon adds beautiful contrast and a hint of glam.
Out-of-the-Box Idea
This fantastic holiday wreath takes the classic Christmas wreath and gives it a more modern spin. To get the look, simply cover a square wreath form in moss and artificial cranberries. Tie it up with a pretty red ribbon to finish off the look. Design by Brian Patrick Flynn
Wintry Warmth
Upcycle old sweaters in neutral hues for a stylish wreath that will look great all winter.
Dream Catcher Snowman
This bohemian-style wreath was inspired by traditional snowman wreaths and natural dream catchers. Design by Jen Perkins. Get the step-by-step instructions >>
Sweet and Simple
Wrap a foam wreath form in simple twine for a textural base you can decorate however you please. Designer Brian Patrick Flynn chose felt holly leaves and berries for a sweet holiday display.
Shag is Back
Are you looking to spice up your holiday decor? Have yourself a shagadelic Christmas with this funky, furry wreath. Design by Joanne Palmisano. Get the step-by-step instructions >>
Roses are Red...
Isn't it amazing all the things you can do with paint chips? And this lovely wreath takes paint chip crafting to a whole new level. Cut your paint chips at a 45-degree angle and wrap them into cone shapes. Next, use hot glue to attach your paint chip flowers to a foam wreath form. Opt for red and green paint chips for a beautiful Christmas design. Design by Brian Patrick Flynn
Upcycled for the Holidays
If you're looking for an inexpensive project that looks like a million bucks, this wreath is for you. Salvaged fence pieces and a bit of garland put a creative spin on the classic holiday wreath. Design by Joanne Palmisano. Get the step-by-step instructions >>
For the Birds
Who said wreaths were strictly for the front door? At the HGTV Holiday House, crafting bells and a twig wreath became a lovely holiday lawn decoration and a beautiful wind chime. Design by Brian Patrick Flynn
Wrap It in Ribbon
This colorful holiday wreath could not be easier to make. Simply wrap a foam wreath form in solid green ribbon, and then add a smaller, complementary ribbon on top. Voila – you have the perfect Christmas wreath! Design by Brian Patrick Flynn
A White Christmas
White boas around a pre-lit wired wreath comprise this mod wreath, which is bound to get plenty of attention this holiday season. Design by Sarah Richardson
Pining for the Holidays
Mix different sized pine cones for a homemade wreath with plenty of style. Finish off your pinecone wreath with a hint of plaid for a classic, masculine touch. Design by Joanne Palmisano
Woodland Wonderland
Vintage owl ornaments give this charming woodland wreath a fun, whimsical appeal. Glittery leaves and a snow-scene center make this gorgeous wreath truly unique. Design by HGTV fan Barbara Ann
One Fly Wreath
This holiday look, made from chicken wire and feathers, will add stunning texture and a natural appeal to any front door. Design by Joanne Palmisano. Get the step-by-step instructions >>
Illuminated Entry
A reinvented frame wrapped in battery-operated lights is a surefire way to brighten the holiday season. Design by Brian Patrick Flynn
Autumn Leaves
Instead of bypassing the rest of autumn and Thanksgiving by heading straight for Christmas, decorate your door with a few fall favorites – acorns, pinecones, and leaves – dressed up with a little paint, and enjoy the season. Get the step-by-step instructions >>
Homemade Charm
With plenty of seasonal fabrics to choose from, this simple rag wreath will have you making wreaths for every holiday of the year. Design by Jessica Kesterson
Paper Products
Take a note from HGTV fan lindsay5402, who created this gorgeous, one-of-a-kind wreath from old sheet music and worn dictionary pages.


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Washington, Nov 04 (ANI): A new study has revealed that stock markets react to crisis in a similar way to plants and the human body.
An extensive analysis of biological and financial data has suggested that systems under stress exhibit similar symptoms, whether they are polluted forests, cancer patients or the FTSE 100.
The new findings have suggested that there is an uncanny parallel between the way that humans, animals and plants adapt to harsh living conditions and the behaviour under stress of stock market prices and the banking sector.
Warning signs may be detected-even before obvious symptoms occur-by charting the interdependence and volatility of key factors, the report claimed.
The team has named this 'order in chaos' theory the 'Anna Karenina Principle', after Leo Tolstoy's turbulent novel which opens with the words: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
Alexander Gorban, of the University of Leicester and the lead author of the study, explained that people, plants or stock markets function in a similar way until things go wrong at which point they start to react in different ways.
Studying how systems facing stress react in terms of becoming more interdependent and volatile reveals patterns that help to predict when a crisis may occur and the likelihood of death or recovery, he said.
A key finding is that as the crisis approaches, systems become more dependent on each other but at the same time more likely to react differently.
A study of Scots pine trees near a power station showed that though the average compositions of the needles was similar to those outside the polluted area, the variance and interdependence of individual components were far greater.
The team also looked at human physiology including the way healthy people adapted to a change in climate conditions and the clinical signs accompanying fatal outcomes in cancer and cardiology clinics.
The report said stocks and shares showed a similar pattern during the financial crisis of mid 2008.
Stocks became more interdependent and volatile as the FTSE100 decreased but by the end of the year the system became less connected and even more volatile, suggesting a crash as the financial systems failed to adapt to the changed circumstances of the market. (ANI)


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|Application number
|Publication date
|Aug 25, 2009
|Filing date
|Mar 11, 2004
|Priority date
|Mar 11, 2004
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Pavel S. Veselov, Dianna L. Decristo
|Original Assignee
|Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (17), Classifications (13), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/600,281, filed Jun. 20, 2003, and entitled "Protocol Method for Provisioning Services," and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/600,119, filed Jun. 20, 2003, and entitled "Application Programming Interface for Provisional Services," each of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety for all purposes.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to computer networking, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for delivering services/application to a device.
2. Description of the Related Art
Current mobile computing environments allow computer users great variety in digital services, which can vary from device to device depending on the type of client device used and the needs of the user. Typically, mobile client devices obtain digital services via a provisioning server.
The Over the air (OTA) Mobile information device profile (MIDP) is currently configured to only provision MIDlets to Connected limited device configuration (CLDC)/MIDP devices. Thus, currently, use of the OTA/MIDP can not be used to send non-MIDlet applications, e.g., Xlets and applets, to Connected device configuration (CDC) devices associated with personal profile (PP) configuration. As the CDC devices become more popular, it would be useful to use the existing OTA/MIDP infrastructure to provision content to these devices.
In view of the foregoing, there is a need for a method and system capable of taking advantage of the OTA/MIDP for provisioning of non-MIDlet applications to CDC enabled devices.
Broadly speaking, the present invention fills these needs by providing a method and system that enables delivery of Xlets and applets through MDP OTA to a CDC enabled device. It should be appreciated that the present invention can be implemented in numerous ways, including as an apparatus, a system, a device, or a method. Several inventive embodiments of the present invention are described below.
In one embodiment, a method for delivering a non-MIDlet application to a device associated with a connected device configuration (CDC) through an over the air (OTA) mobile information device profile (MIDP) protocol is provided. The method initiates with prefixing an identifier for the non-MIDlet application, wherein the identifier is configured to imply a MIDlet application. The method includes requesting the non-MIDlet application and determining a type of the non-MIDlet application. Then, the non-MIDlet application is managed accordingly to an interface the application follows.
In another embodiment, a computer readable medium having program instructions for delivering non-MIDlet application to a device associated with a connected device configuration (CDC) through an over the air (OTA) mobile information device profile (MIDP) protocol is provided. The computer readable medium includes program instructions for prefixing an identifier for the non-MIDlet application, wherein the identifier is configured to imply a MIDlet application. Program instructions for requesting the non-MIDlet application and program instructions for determining a type of the non-MIDlet application are included. Program instructions for managing the non-MIDlet application accordingly to an interface the application follows are provided.
In yet another embodiment, a system configured to deliver non-MIDlet applications through an over the air (OTA) mobile information device profile (MIDP) protocol is provided. The system includes a server enabling access to a non-MIDlet type application and a client in communication with the server through a mobile information device profile (MIDP). The client is configured to download the non-MIDlet type application through the server. The client is further configured to store a descriptor associated with the non-MIDlet type application. The descriptor is configured to identify an address associated with the non-MIDlet application and describe executables associated with the non-MIDlet type application. The client includes an application manager configured to manage the non-MIDlet type application. The application manager is further configured to classify the non-MIDlet type application as one of an Xlet and an applet.
In still yet another embodiment, a device configured to download a non-MIDlet application through a mobile information device profile (MIDP) is provided. The device includes a repository of application files and an application manager linked to the repository of application files. The application manager is configured to decipher whether the non-MIDlet application is one of an Xlet and an applet through examination of a class data stored in the applications file. The descriptor is stored in the repository of application files.
Other aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrating by way of example the principles of the invention.
The invention, together with further advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
An invention is disclosed for a method for provisioning services. Generally, embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for providing Xlet and applet applications to CDC enabled devices. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well known process steps have not been described in detail in order not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention.
The embodiments described herein use the Over The Air (OTA) User Initiated Provisioning Recommenced Practice designed for the Mobile Information Devices Profile (MIDP) for the purposes of provisioning Xlet and applet applications to devices running Personal Profile (PP). Of course, the MIDP devices for which OTA is generally used for is based on a Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) as opposed to the PP device proposed here which would be based on the Connected Device Configuration (CDC) platform. OTA/MIDP is normally used to provision applications whose life cycle can be managed. These applications are referred to as MIDlets and must implement the MIDlet Interface. A CDC/PP enabled device cannot support MIDlets directly, therefore, the embodiments described below provision Xlets to CDC/PP devices, since these applications implement a similar life cycle interface. The OTA protocol and content specification should be applicable, regardless of the client device platform and the content delivered as long as the provisioning application on the client implements OTA.
The advantage of using OTA in this manner is that any existing OTA/MIDP enabled provisioning server could be used to provision Xlet applications to CDC/PP devices, thus enabling application provisioning to a new class of device. It should be appreciated that the module on the server (also known as a Provisioning Adaptor), responsible for receiving, processing and sending information to the device, would not need to be modified in order to provision to a new class of devices as long as the client implements the OTA specification. For simplification, the management and/or provisioning application are referred to herein as the same entity.
Similar to above, the provisioning server 104 is a network resource from which the client devices 102 a-102 c can obtain access to new digital services and update existing digital services. The provisioning server 104 includes a plurality of provisioning adapters modules 106 a-106 c, which facilitate communication between the client devices 102 a-102 c and a provisioning application. The provisioning application is a generic and device independent application that includes the business logic for the provisioning system 100. In use, the provisioning application receives and provides commands to the provisioning API, which facilitates communication with the provisioning adapters 106 a-106 c.
The provisioning server 104 is a highly available network resource that can be embodied on a single computer or on a plurality of computers. For example, to increase availability, scalability, and manageability, the provisioning server 104 can be embodied on a collection of tightly coupled computers. However, from the point of view of the client devices 102 a-102 c, the provisioning server 104 generally appears as a single logical entity.
Broadly speaking, the provisioning server 104 provides discovery functionality allowing a user of a client device 102 a-102 c to discover services and contents that are available to the particular client device. Subscription functionality is provided by allowing a user of a client device 102 a-102 c to manage the content of services directories, described in greater detail below. The provisioning server's 104 delivery functionality allows a client device 102 a-102 c to receive content that has become available to the device or content that should be removed from the device. In addition, delivery functionality allows a client device 102 a-102 c to download available content.
Each provisioning adapter 106 a-106 c is designed to communicate with a specific client device, and "translate" or "map" the client device communication into a form specified by the provisioning API. For example, provisioning adapter 106 a can be designed to communicate with the telematics client device 102 a. In this case, the provisioning adapter 106 a receives commands from the telematics client device 102 a and translates the received commands into commands acceptable by the provisioning API. Similarly, the provisioning adapter 106 b receives and translates commands from the mobile phone client device 102 b, and the provisioning adapter 106 c receives and translates commands from the desktop computer client device 102 c.
As can appreciated, each provisioning adapter 106 a-106 c also facilitates command and content delivery from the provisioning API to each client device 102 a-102 c. That is, the provisioning adapter 106 a receives commands from the provisioning API and translates the received commands into commands acceptable by the telematics client device 102 a. Similarly, the provisioning adapter 106 b receives and translates commands from provisioning API and delivers them to the mobile phone client device 102 b, and the provisioning adapter 106 c receives and translates commands for delivery to the desktop computer client device 102 c.
The provisioning API defines several specific roles a provisioning adapter 106 a-106 c may play with respect to the provisioning application. More specifically, the provisioning API defines a common set of abstractions for sharing information between the provisioning adapters 106 a-106 c and the provisioning application. In addition, the provisioning API of the embodiments of the present invention defines a precise set of adapter/application interactions, which allow the mapping of a wide range of client specific provisioning models to a generic provisioning application.
In this manner, the provisioning API supports provisioning models where the provisioning server 104 plays a central role in managing which services and content are accessible and delivered to each client device 102 a-102 c. This is important, for example, in fleet management. For example, a corporation may deploy a large population of client devices 102 a-102 c, but want to retain strict control over the software configuration of each client device 102 a-102 c. It should be noted that the method for provisioning services of the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented in a plurality of manners, of which the provisioning API is one.
As mentioned above, the provisioning server 104 provides services and content to client devices 102 a-102 c. As used herein, a service is defined as a collection of one or more downloadable content files that are installed on a client device 102 a-102 c in order to provide the user of the client device with a particular functionality. Services can also be utilized to customize the user experience of existing functionality present on the client device. A content file can be an executable file, media files, property files, archive files, or any other file that may be required to provide a particular functionality on a client device. For example, exemplary content files can be executable Java byte code files, sound files, a video files, and image files. Services provide a product-level view of content that is usable by client device users, while individual content files represent a resource-level view that may or may not be exposed to the client device user.
In addition to individual services, embodiments of the present invention also process service directories. A service directory is an identifiable collection of services. A service directory also can be associated with a collection of nested service directories. In use, service directories can be defined for a plurality of administrative purposes. For example, a service directory can be utilized for presentation and navigation of service categories, and tracking of subscriptions and service deployment. Generally, the provisioning application manages the content of a service directory. For example, the provisioning application can manipulate a service directory as a result of a dynamic calculation or using a database representation.
A bundle is defined as a physical downloadable component. Bundles are parts of services, and are generally used during delivery. When a service is being delivered to a client device, all the required bundles corresponding to that service are downloaded to the client device. In one embodiment, a bundle includes two parts, a descriptor file and an actual content file. Generally these parts may be downloaded separately, however, the descriptive information for each bundle in a service can also be aggregated in the service description (service object). A bundle can also include a URL property, which is utilized for downloading.
In one embodiment, client objects can be utilized to store specific client device data during calls to the provisioning application. In this embodiment, when an adapter 106 a-106 c calls the provisioning application, the adapter provides a client device object along with the request. The client device object can be utilized to store information specific to that particular call, and will be returned "as is" to the adapter 106 a-106 c in the reply to the call. In this manner, an adapter 106 a-106 c can retrieve the stored information upon receiving the reply, which may be needed when the adapter instance that sent the request is not the same adapter instance that receives the reply from the provisioning application.
New classes of devices, e.g., smart cellular telephones, pagers and PDA's are proliferating at a high rate, while traditional consumer electronics which include televisions, VCR's, CD players and game machines are also becoming smarter and gaining new capabilities. Irrespective of whether these devices are new or just more powerful versions of existing products, all are becoming increasingly interconnected across a network.
Currently, there are two J2ME configurations: the connected limited device configuration (CLDC) 212 and the connected device configuration (CDC) 206. CDC 206 is the J2ME configuration for devices with relatively larger memory, typically 2 megabytes or more. CDC 206 targets devices with limited and intermittent wireless connectivity. CDC 206, together with C virtual machine (CVM) and the foundation profile 214 defines the complete J2ME environment.
CLDC 208 is a J2ME configuration for devices with typically less than 512 kilobyte memory footprints available for JAVA environment and applications. CLDC is for the kilobyte virtual machine (KVM) 212. KVM 212 is a highly optimized JAVA virtual machine meant for lower end, network connected or connectionless, battery operated devices based on 16 bit or 32 bit microprocessors with around 160 to 5012 kilobytes memory available for JAVA.
Using MIDP, developers can write applications that are optimized for today's mobile information devices. MDP is supported by leading JAVA technology integrated development environments (IDEs). To download a MIDP application, the user browses a list of applications stored on a web server. Once the application is selected, the device checks to make sure it can run the application. If the device can run the application, the device downloads the application and then verifies and executes the JAVA byte code to run on the device. Once installed, MIDP applications can be easily updated and removed by the user. It should be appreciated that the graphical user interface for an MIDP application is optimized for the small display size, input methods and other native features of mobile devices. MIDP provides intuitive navigation and data entry by fully leveraging the phone keypads, extra buttons such as arrow keys, touch screens and small upper QWERTY keyboards. MIDP applications are called MIDlets. It should be further appreciated that the MDP specification addresses issues such as user interface, persistent storage, networking, and application model.
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It should be appreciated that some of the descriptor names used in the OTA/MIDP specification are inappropriate for Xlets, given that they specifically include the term MIDlet. However, there is basically a one to one correspondence from MIDlet to Xlet. Thus, the terminology may be confusing in the context of an Xlet, but functionally this terminology can be used. The OTA/MIDP specification implies a provisioned application type by prefixing names of property keys with 'MID'. One of the properties of a provisioned application is the executable class name that should conform to the MIDlet API. If the application provisioned, is actually one or more Xlets, the class, or classes, should conform to an Xlet API instead, for a target device that is CDC/PP enabled. One skilled in the art will appreciated that since the OTA/MIDP specification does not enforce any rules on the content provisioned, as long as a device knows how to handle the content, it's up to device to decided how to execute the content delivered.
One skilled in the art will appreciate that an Xlet is an application or service designed to be run and controlled by an application manager via a life cycle interface. An Xlet must implement the example, starting, pausing, destroying, the Xlet application. An application manager can manage multiple Xlets within a runtime environment, by selecting which Xlets are active at any given time. The application manager maintains the state of the Xlet and invokes Xlet's state transition methods when appropriate. The Xlet implements these state transition methods to update its internal activities and resource usage as directed by the application manager. The discovery, installation, sending status reports, application update, execution and removal Xlets, can also be implemented without violating the OTA/MIDP specification. These are required OTA/MIDP functions of a management application residing on the client device. The above also applies to an applet.
Thus, the embodiments described herein enable the OTA/MIDP protocol, which is only intended to provision MIDlets to CLDC/MDP devices, to be used for provisioning Xlets and applets to CDC/PP based devices. Additionally, information for a developer on how to build an application on the client side to enable provisioning of Xlets and applets is provided. Functional requirements of the OTA/MIDP specification can be applied to CDC/PP enabled devices, since the CDC Foundation Profile (through PP) APIs include all the functionality provided by the CLDC MIDP APIs. Thus, all required functionality to implement the management application is available to the management application developer.
Furthermore, the invention may be practiced with other computer system configurations including hand-held devices, microprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, minicomputers, mainframe computers and the like. The invention may also be practiced in distributing computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a network.
With the above embodiments in mind, it should be understood that the invention may employ various computer-implemented operations involving data stored in computer systems. These operations are those requiring physical manipulation of physical quantities. Usually, though not necessarily, these quantities take the form of electrical or magnetic signals capable of being stored, transferred, combined, compared, and otherwise manipulated. Further, the manipulations performed are often referred to in terms, such as producing, identifying, determining, or comparing.
Any of the operations described herein that form part of the invention are useful machine operations. The invention also relates to a device or an apparatus for performing these operations. The apparatus may be specially constructed for the required purposes, or it may be a general purpose computer selectively activated or configured by a computer program stored in the computer. In particular, various general purpose machines may be used with computer programs written in accordance with the teachings herein, or it may be more convenient to construct a more specialized apparatus to perform the required operations.
The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium is any data storage device that can store data which can thereafter be read by a computer system. Examples of the computer readable medium include hard drives, network attached storage (NAS), read-only memory, random-access memory, CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, magnetic tapes, and other optical and non-optical data storage devices. The computer readable medium can also be distributed over a network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.
Although the foregoing invention has been described in some detail for purposes of clarity of understanding, it will be apparent that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein, but may be modified within the scope and equivalents of the appended claims.
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Santa Claus finds that Christmas just isn't the same
"My God, Martha!" Saint Nicholas fell into his velvet red armchair, his glossy black boots swinging wide in the air. Mrs. Claus bustled in from the kitchen, the redolence of nutmeg and cinnamon following in her wake. Santa thrust the letter at her. As she read, her eyes widened and she drew her fingers to her mouth.
"They can't do that," Mrs. Claus cried and stamped a foot, sending a cloud of flour swirling.
Her husband turned his defeated features away. "They can, and they have. What's the use? The world doesn't believe in magic anymore. There's no place for us."
The letter, loosed from his fingers, fluttered to the floor. On it was stamped a big red FORECLOSURE. The Clauses were going to lose their house and workshop.
Bright and early the next morning a disheveled Santa Claus pressed himself into his voluminous armchair. It had been a long night, and the past few minutes quietly navigating his bulk though the house as not to wake the missus took it all out of him. He turned the television on and switched the channel to General Network News.
"Nicholas Claus!" Martha was a figure to behold, the sunrise flaming through a stained glass window at her rear to spread daggers of coloured light. She looked like an avenging angel. "Where have you been?!" Her facade of rage crumbled. "I was so worried! You weren't in your shop and I thought... I thought..." Her sentence trailed away as her awareness gradually registered the subject of the news.
"...unexplained robberies occurred last night as a man dressed like Santa Claus knocked over malls and department stores all over the nation. This is believed to be the collaborative efforts of several criminal organizations as a heist like this is an impossible undertaking for one man." The anchor waggled a finger at the fourth wall. "That is not the Christmas spirit. A lot of somebodies are gonna get coal in their stockings tonight...and that's our news for the hour. This is Ron Burgundy signing off.
"Oh, you didn't!"
"I-I couldn't do it to the kids, not this Christmas, not while I could still do something!"
She looked at him over her spectacles and crossed her arms. "When you do things like this, Nick, I start to think you've been playing that Mafia Wars on the internet thingy a bit too much!"
He seemed to deflate. "It's the last Christmas."
"Don't say that!"
"I had to let the elves go, even the midget."
"Not Tony!"
"Rudolph's in a bad state and has gotten into all the rum balls. I promised him one last hurrah." He turned to look at his wife. "Do you know what it's like to console a inebriated, weeping reindeer? It's the last Christmas." His tone was final.
He settled back into his seat and rubbed his eyelid, murmuring, "Just something in my eye."
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When the birds began cheeping outside the cave, Jared raised his head, and opened his eyes. As he predicted, his bones still ached from where they were broken the previous night, but he knew instinctively that they were no longer broken. The sharp spasms of pain had been replaced with a dull ache, which disappeared when the icy water of the waterfall washed over him. A rabbit darted past in the undergrowth, but Jared had reached it before it had even taken its next breath. Sinking the sharp teeth into its throat was deeply satisfying, and now both nourished and hydrated Jared began to gather the items that he needed for him journey. A small pack tied up in cloth contained his 'human' clothes. A pair of tattered jeans salvaged from a jumble sale and a white t-shirt off a washing line as well as a pair of too small converse would be fine until he had an opportunity to get some new clothes. 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He decided to ask Aira's opinion and between them the decided that he should have dark brown hair, a well built figure, without looking like a jock. He decided to go for the mysterious look, yet he resolved to himself that he would not let his appearance match his personality. When he finally emerged from the cave wearing combats but no top, as he was already hot in the trousers, Aira was looking impatient. The journey would not take long, as the town was only a few miles away. The elders had catered for all the things that they needed if they were to successfully pose as humans. Aira had a wallet full of licences, birth certificates, school transition papers and also a handful of awards. They had been told that a car would be waiting for them just a mile outside the clearing. The car was nothing like what Jared had expected; he had been expecting a rusty old banger, and yet a gleaming Porsche stood begging to be driven. He looked pleadingly at Aira, and she tossed him the keys. The drive took a matter of minutes, but Aira insisted that she switched places with him and drove the last part of the journey. We don't want to arouse suspicion. Who lets their sixteen year old son drive their car? Particularly somewhere where he has never been before? Jared could see where she was coming from. The town was relatively sized, yet there seemed to be hardly anyone around. It was a pretty wet day, the rain way coming down in bucketfuls. The house wasn't too bad, the kitchen was slightly outdated, but neither Aira nor Jared were bothered as they wouldn't be using the kitchen for cooking. In fact the house was mainly a prop. When they weren't playing their games of charades with the humans then they were probably outdoors enjoying the fresh air. Jared's job began the following day, he had been enrolled at one of the most successful schools in the town. 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My head is burning
It's my brain
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Maybe I should stop remembering
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Telling jokes and kidding around.
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Sometimes you'd look back
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I still don't know what it was.
Your hair, running behind you
Your voice, the sweetest sound imaginable
Or your stare.
You didn't mean anything by it.
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I will lose all memories
An empty space of flesh and blood
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Since Classical Conversations adopted Henle Latin as their preferred Latin textbook, we have received requests from students asking for an online Henle Latin Class. Well… here it is!
This fall I will take students through the first year Henle course!
That's right. YOU do not have to teach your kids Latin!
I will do it.
Hi, my name is Dwane Thomas. I have been teaching Latin for a long time. In fact, I taught Constantine! OK. Maybe not that long.
Look, Henle Latin is a proven Latin course. No one doubts that. And, yet, at first glance, it's terrifying. I have heard from some mothers that it is also terrifying at the second, third, fourth, and fifth glances.
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This course will cover the entire book. That's right, in one year, we will finish the entire book. Actually, it makes sense if you think about it. After all, the name of the book is First Year Latin. We will read the book in the first year.
Other online programs charge much more for this course and then spread the course out over two years. This means you are paying over twice the amount to plow through Henle Latin.
I have watched schools spread Latin out over a six or seven-year span. And, yet, students complain that they hate Latin, can't speak Latin, and can barely read Latin! After six years?
Please. Latin is a language, guys. It just does not take that long to learn the basics of a language. After six or seven years of study, a student should be fluent in the language! They should not be slowly, and haltingly translating.
I will not drag students along for six years. Financially, it would be great for me if I could convince you to send checks every year for six years, but, I just can't do it.
This is going to be a tough class. I only want to work with motivated students who are going to perform, rise to the challenge, and do the work.
Students will likely spend an hour a day learning Latin outside of class.
They will turn in weekly assignments. If you opt for it, I will personally grade their work, pointing out mistakes and offering tips for improvement. (By the way, if you sign up for the grading option, you will still pay less than you will pay with most other providers.)
I tend not to remove old classes I have taught. This means that students may watch the recordings of class in case they missed anything, or if a concept was too difficult.
That's right! Classes will be recorded. Miss class? No big deal. Students can watch it later. Confused in class? No big deal. Just watch the recording again.
By the way… why would I be willing to personally grade your work, students?
I am willing to because it makes me better at Latin. You may be confused when you look under the hood of a car, but a mechanic who has looked under twenty hoods today, is not confused. The more Latin assignments I grade, the faster I get at Latin.
I've been doing this a long time, and I am fast. But, I want to get faster. I have some personal goals I am trying to reach.
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That's right, students will be able to read from the New Testament… in Latin! How many high school students are able to do that?
Oh, I nearly forgot…
I offer a guarantee that you will not see anywhere else. If you sign up for this class, only to find that you bit off more than your children could chew, you have several options.
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Honestly, you are not going to find this policy or this guarantee in any other online course.
Here again, are the benefits for you.
- You do not have to teach Latin.
- Take the class again if you need to!
- Money back guarantee… no questions.
By the way, I spend some time "shopping" around for online Latin classes.
I found quite a few. The prices ranged from the $600 on the high side to $400 on the low side.
And remember, many of these courses take longer than two or three years to complete.
These courses are fine, I am sure. They are taught by skilled instructors, I have no doubt. They deliver on their promises.
But, I like to OVER DELIVER. Why? Because the happy emails I get from happy people make me happy!
Here's one of my favorites:
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It took me over a month to talk her into trying him. Within 2 weeks she did a complete turn around – with in a month all I heard was Latin Latin Latin (But without tears this time)."
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Here's the thing… I want you to enjoy Latin.
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Is hiring partners laterally a waste of time? Well, no. Every now and again a new partner snatched from the loving embrace of a rival works out beautifully.
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Motive's research strongly suggests that the latter argument in particular may have legs. It analysed the fates of 1,944 lateral partner moves over a five-year period, asking a simple question: "Was each individual partner lateral hire made during that period still at the firm they had joined?"
The results were astonishing. Within three years of joining, a third of all partners had moved on. And after five years that jumped to 44 per cent.
By some distance the poorest performers were US firms. Over five years US firms in London took on 540 partners. In certain core areas, such as finance, 45 per cent of these partners had left their firms by July 2010.
Take a shorter timeframe and the results are just as startling. Of all the partners hired into US firms in London from the start of 2006 to the end of 2008, a total of 330, 36 per cent had left by the end of 2010. At UK firms over the same period, 27 per cent (221 partners) had moved on by last year.
The immense cost of hiring alone should be a warning as to the importance of these figures. One senior HR director estimates that the average cost per hire at his firm is £150,000. On those numbers, that 36 per cent translates into £17.8m worth of wasted effort.
Any US firm that has borne the brunt of partner exits in recent years – think Mayer Brown, Paul Hastings or White & Case – will no doubt already be all too familiar with these statistics.
In London it has always been suspected that plumping for a US firm was a significantly more risky proposition than joining a UK rival. Now there is proof that this is true.
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The sheer numbers involved in Motive's research – 1,944 London partner moves made between 1 September 2005 and 31 July 2010 – highlight the extent to which the UK legal market has changed in recent years.
As the executive partner of White & Case's London office Oliver Brettle points out, until 10-15 years ago the law was the type of profession where people did not move around very much.
"I think there's an element of law catching up with the rest of society in terms of people being willing to move to further their careers," argues Brettle. "The thing is, once a partner's moved, and if the moving process was less stressful than they'd thought, then they may be more likely to move again."
That mobility has been helped by the fact that in recent years many firms have been more than happy to show they are willing to move people on through redundancies and restructurings.
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Brettle's firm was one of the biggest partner loss casualties last year, but he insists that White & Case is taking steps to reinforce its growth with a more cohesive culture.
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One per cent are totally smokefree, according to the annual poll by industry magazine The Publican, which attracted 720 responses.
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