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Don't know about everyone else but I sometimes struggle with making cards for men, not sure why but its far easier to craft when its for women ! Anyway I sat at my craft desk and decided to use up some spare kits that I have had for ages. Hope you like them and thanks for popping by x
About Me
- Elaine
- Im 39 years old and work in retail as a Deputy Manager. I love to craft whether it be cardmaking or altering something. I have been crafting for almost 10 years and it helps me to relax after those busy days at work. My big aim was to blog regular and get onto a design team, now Im on 2. Very proud to have recently made Jones design team. I am godmother to 2 lovely children Matty & and Rebecca...Hope you all like what you see and thanks so much for reading my blog and leaving comments.
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Monday, 28 January 2013
Little claire challenge
I decided to have a go at this months little claire challenge. Hope you like it. Their blog can be found here little clare
Thanks for looking
Thanks for looking
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Look inside
Fake book
Im currently working on altering a paper mâché box that is a pretend book. I have so far covered it with tim holtz paper and inked the spine and edges using walnut stain distress ink. I will share the insude when I have finished it.
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Sunday, 20 January 2013
Quick post today to show you a picture if a notebook made a while ago. Love mo manning toppers. Day off tomorrow think I'm going to be staying in crafting in the warmth. Take care
Friday, 18 January 2013
Snappy !
A very quick card today didn't have much time to craft last night was so busy. Anyway I have used a docrafts topper and some papers from my stash. I cut a fancy flourish and added some flowers. Hope you like it and thanks for looking. Take care keep warm.
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Kanban stamps.
A couple of cards made. The valentines card is from bit of inspiration from Pinterest again. Then I made a slightly different design for a birthday in lilac. Hope you like them.
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Sale box !
Today I'm posting a picture of a box made for a friend. This is the first one I have ever done, a paper mâché one purchased in the xmas sale from hobbycraft. I used first edition papers which i glued down using matte medium. I then distressed the edges using tea dye distress ink. Added a ribbon and put together a little cluster from spellbinders fall foliage. Hope you like it.
Saturday, 12 January 2013
A new page
A quick scrapbook page that I have made using DCVW taj mahal paper. Ive added a fanciful flourish die cut, flower and a doily.
I picked out the colour red from the photo and started from there !
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I picked out the colour red from the photo and started from there !
Thanks for looking
Tags ahoy
Loving making tags at the moment partly due to the inspiration from the lovely christine emberson. Heres a couple ive made this week. Using different dies and ink. Hope you like them.
Thanks for looking.
Thanks for looking.
Friday, 11 January 2013
Loving pinterest
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Spellbinders !
I saw a similar card on pinterest. I decided not to go with flowers but fall foliage from spellbinders. Bit of inking and voila autumnal card is done.
Thanks for looking
Elaine x
Thanks for looking
Elaine x
Monday, 7 January 2013
Time !
Love this stamp ! Its a docrafts urban time pieces. Ive matted and layered using gold card and paper from kanbans industriana pad. Added a stamped sentiment and a tim holtz embellishment. Hope you like it.
Thanks for popping by
Elaine x
Thanks for popping by
Elaine x
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Ladies diary
Todays card is made using graphic 45 papers "a ladies diary". I have inked the edges of the papers and card using vintage photo distress ink. Ive then layered the papers and added other bits amd bobs. Hope you all like it. I just love the vintages ladies in this collection. Thanks for looking
Elaine x
Elaine x
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
Happy new year !
Happy new to everyone.
This card seems to have taken me all day to create. I have used the sizzix butterflies stamps and dies set. Inked using black soot distress ink and finished with some gems and lace. Hope you like it. Thanks for looking
Elaine x
This card seems to have taken me all day to create. I have used the sizzix butterflies stamps and dies set. Inked using black soot distress ink and finished with some gems and lace. Hope you like it. Thanks for looking
Elaine x
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Sep 25, 2013 - Paul Bell Jr., St. Stephen'sEditor:
Over the past several years and more recently felt by the families close to those we have lost this year, so far, I pray for those we must lose still.
And, for the families of those who suffer the loss of their loved ones, recently and a while ago. And, for those who will lose a family member yet. How we live and die shouldn't be as important as who we are to you, our families.
So often many have forgotten that, and when loved ones were and are taken from us our chance to make things right is gone forever from us in this life, and so is our loved one.
Selfishness doesn't involve just money. There is also time, maybe a bit of effort, some conversation, or even just an occasional greeting. Most of all, a visit --your company. I pray for the living in our deceased family. However, I have the distinct impression that their prayers are for us because we haven't learned anything in this life yet, and tomorrow is not guaranteed to any of us, the living. We are just sadly remembered.
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1 SAM WORTHINGTON (actor, 3796 points)
Avatar is just the gift that keeps giving. Sam doesn't set the photo agencies alight and his Clash of the Titans was undermined by a ballyhooed sequel Wrath of the Titans and a Raspberry Award nomination for worst ripoff. But solid dramas The Debt and Man on a Ledge helped. And no one seethes as cinematically as our Sam …
Year ahead: steady
2 CHRIS HEMSWORTH (actor, 2540 points)
The 29-year-old went stratospheric because of his roles in 2012's top-grossing film (so far), The Avengers, and also Thor and Snow White and the Huntsman.
Year ahead: up (thanks to sequels to the above).
3 GEOFFREY RUSH (actor, 1540 points)
Rush's combination of box-office gold (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides; The King's Speech) is boosted by a willingness to return home for local gems (Bran Nue Dae; Eye of the Storm).
Year ahead: steady
4 MIA WASIKOWSKA (actor, 1145 points)
The 23-year-old has barely been seen home recently, moving steadily from blockbusters such as Alice in Wonderland to smaller dramas such as Jane Eyre, Albert Nobbs and The Kids are All Right. She's back for the lead in Tracks.
Year ahead: up
5 STUART BEATTIE (writer, director, 1086 points)
The internationally renowned scriptwriter (the man behind the characters in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) made his directorial debut with the AFI Award-winning Tomorrow, When the War Began. Pity about that Razzie for Beattie's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra script.
Year ahead: up
6 LIAM HEMSWORTH (actor, 823 points)
Chris's little brother scored his own lucrative franchise (The Hunger Games), was anointed into the action-man club (The Expendables 2) and rated ''hotter'' than his brother (photo-agency-wise) thanks to his high-profile romance with Miley Cyrus.
Year ahead: up
7 GUY PEARCE (actor, 621 points)
Film critics like him more than the photographers but Pearce's consummate acting skills shone in Hollywood sci-fi (Prometheus) and Oscar winners (The Hurt Locker,The King's Speech). But he was happy to come home for juicy supporting roles (Animal Kingdom). His latest, Lawless, has already racked up $48 million overseas.
Year ahead: steady
8 ROSE BYRNE (actor, 517 points)
Byrne has barely been home since her Two Hands break-out success and she doesn't rate with most local photo agencies. But she had a monster hit with Hollywood's Bridesmaids and her trashy pop star stole Get Him to the Greek.
Year ahead: steady
9 EMILE SHERMAN (producer, 468 points)
Wins at the Oscars and the BAFTAs (and that worldwide box-office) made the The King's Speech producer our biggest behind-scenes player. He also produced Oranges and Sunshine and his coming projects include the adaptation of Robyn Davidson's desert memoir, Tracks.
Year ahead: up
10 CATE BLANCHETT (actor, 412 points)
No local movies for Cate (but sterling theatre contributions). Her Robin Hood box-office and ''warm'' photo rating keeps her a point above co-star Russell Crowe.
Year ahead: steady
11 RUSSELL CROWE (actor, 411 points)
Just two outings in the past three years (The Next Three Days, Robin Hood) mean Crowe missed the top 10. A lead role (singing?!) in the coming Les Miserables could change that.
Year ahead: up
12 HUGH JACKMAN (actor, 314 points)
Maybe Australia (the movie, not the country) soured photographers' favourite Hugh on coming home. He's spent recent years hosting the Oscars (and rappelling in to help Oprah) and on US fodder such as Real Steel. Next up: Les Miserables and that Wolverine sequel.
Year ahead: steady
13 NICOLE KIDMAN (actor, 284 points)
What the god of movies giveth, he taketh away: Kidman earned big box-office for the woeful Adam Sandler comedy Just Go With It but copped a Razzie nomination. Rabbit Hole's Oscar nomination soothed the pain of another Razzie nom (worst screen couple, alongside Nicolas Cage in Trespass) and iffy box-office for Nine.
Year ahead: steady
14 ABBIE CORNISH (actor, 283 points)
Bright Star earned her raves, that relationship with Ryan Phillippe got her into the mags. Reviled Sucker Punch and Madonna's tepidly received W.E. couldn't dim the lustre of Limitless's worldwide take.
Year ahead: steady
15 JAMES WAN (director-producer) 258 points)
Wan and long-time collaborator Leigh Whannell's Saw movies were (dis)credited with starting the recent glut of torture-porn flicks. Wan clawed back some creative respect with Insidious. The world waits to judge Wan's next, The Conjuring.
Year ahead: down
16 LEIGH WHANNELL (actor-writer 256 points)
Yes, it's true. Thanks to the combination of co-executive producing the Saw franchise, and scripting and acting in housebound horror hit Insidious (starring Rose Byrne), the 35-year-old vaults past better-known peers.
Year ahead: down
17 TERESA PALMER (actor, 239 points)
Solid global box-office for I am Number Four was backed up by a great turn in local flick Wish You Were Here. Now to prove she's not just another pretty blonde …
Year ahead: steady
18 GEORGE MILLER (writer-director, 186 points)
The Happy Feet Two maestro also produced via his renowned company Kennedy Miller Mitchell and both it (and he) stays firmly based in Sydney. If that Mad Max sequel, with The Dark Knight Rises star Tom Hardy, finally unreels …
Year ahead: up
19 NAOMI WATTS (actor, 161 points)
The only name to earn an unequivocal ''hot'' from the photo agencies (especially for pics with husband Liev Schreiber and kids), Watts enjoyed steady returns (and great leading men) with J. Edgar and Fair Game.
Year ahead: up
20 JOEL EDGERTON (actor, 139 points)
The hard-working drama star has had a dream run, with local hits Animal Kingdom and Wish You Were Here, and Hollywood outings Warrior and The Thing. His The Odd Life of Timothy Green just opened to $50 million in the US. Next up: Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby adaptation.
Year ahead: up
Baz Luhrmann has been quiet, preparing to unleash The Great Gatsby - so expect him to figure in this list again soon. Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver and Hanna star Eric Bana got pipped at the post, as did up-and-comer Bojana Novakovic (Devil and Burning Man) and Rango voice-star Isla Fisher. And after a few bad years (box-office and press-wise), Mel Gibson scored less than also-rans such as Sanctum's Richard Roxburgh.
We collated our master list of films made and/or released January 2010 to October 2012 from the Screen Australia, Box Office Mojo, Urban Cinefile and IMDb databases, cross-referencing releases with Empire and FilmInk magazines.
For the films' producer(s), director, writer, and five top-billed actors (and we began with a list of 422 names), we awarded two points each per $1 million earned at the Australian box office; one point for each $1 million earned elsewhere in the world (global box office was the telling factor); plus points were also given for major award wins (including Oscars, BAFTAs, AACTAs), major festival appearance and/or prizes (including the Sydney, Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Venice and Toronto festivals), and magazine covers (sampled 2011-2012 from Who, New Weekly, Empire, FilmInk and so on). Voice animation work also counted.
We asked Sydney photo agencies, including Jamie Fawcett's PhotoNews, to rate our top 40 (hello, Naomi Watts). We awarded bonus points to internationally known ''names'' who returned home (good on you, Guy Pearce) and deducted points for Golden Raspberry Award mentions (sorry, Nicole).


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With the proliferation of devices running their own email programs, settings for POP3, SMTP, and now more frequently IMAP are a popular request for the various email services.
For a long time, Microsoft didn't provide the ability to connect to a desktop email program, but they added it to Hotmail a few years ago. With the transition to Outlook.com as Hotmail's replacement, that functionality remains.
Email programs
Various desktop and mobile email programs will ask for this information in a variety of ways and in different places.
Typically, when you set up an email program, you will configure one or more email accounts. An account includes:
- Your email address
- Your account user name (sometimes, this is the same as or derived from your email address)
- Your account password
As you enter this information, your email program may also ask about the protocols that it will use to communicate to the servers of your email service provider.
That's what we'll go over in Hotmail/Outlook.com with this article1.
SMTP is an acronym for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, which is the protocol used to transport email messages from computer to computer until they reach their destination. SMTP is used
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SMTP is used to send mail.
The SMTP configuration parameters for Outlook.com are:
- Server: smtp-mail.outlook.com
- Port: 25 (or 587 if 25 is blocked)
- Authentication: Yes
- Encrypted Connection: TLS
- User name: Your email address
- Password: Your password
Configured as described above, you should be able to send email from your desktop email program via Outlook.com.
POP3 is an acronym for Post Office Protocol version 3. POP3 is the primary communications protocol or language for receiving email from an email server or provider. POP3 is used by
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Your email program uses the POP3 protocol to download email from your email service provider's server.
The POP3 configuration parameters for Outlook.com are:
- Server: pop-mail.outlook.com
- Port: 995
- Encrypted Connection: SSL
- User name: Your email address
- Password: Your password
Note that you need to enable POP3 access in Outlook.com.
Click the gear icon in the upper right and then click More mail settings. Under Managing your account, click Connect devices and apps with POP:
Under POP, select Enable, and then click Save.
You'll note that you also have the option to force delete requests to be ignored. This is more-or-less the equivalent of the "Leave messages on server" option that many desktop email programs have. If you choose the "Don't let devices or apps delete messages…" option, then they'll remain accessible via the Outlook.com web interface until you delete them there.
IMAP is an acronym for Internet Message Access Procotol. As its name implies, IMAP is a protocol for accessing email messages. This differs from POP3, which is primarily a protocol for transferring or moving messages. When IMAP is used
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Your email program uses the IMAP protocol to copy or mirror email stored on an email server to your desktop or device.
The IMAP configuration parameters for Outlook.com are:
- Server: imap-mail.outlook.com
- Port: 993
- Encrypted Connection: SSL
- User name: Your email address
- Password: Your password
IMAP is perhaps the most convenient way to access email across multiple computers and devices as it keeps them all in sync. The downside is that a more-or-less continuous internet connection is typically required for the best experience.
Microsoft also includes additional access mechanisms with Outlook.com, including Exchange Active Sync (which is apparently similar in functionality to IMAP). You can see a full list here on Microsoft's site: Set up an email app with Outlook.com.


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Victoria Justice – 2012 MTV Movie Awards
Check out Victoria Justice. The TV-star and singer looked quite lovely on the red carpet at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards. I really love the white top and black shoes, with the splash of yellow skirt in the middle. Quite adorable.
Although the star isn't nominated, I'm sure she's really excited just to be there. Also, is it just me or is there something different about her? Less make-up? More make-up? Different hair? Whatever it is, it's fabulous and she should just keep on doing it.
What do you think of Victoria's outfit? Is it a yay or a nay from the fans? I'm gonna give her a yay. Mostly because I expected much less from her–sad but true. But she looks classy, comfortable and lovely. Brava.
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|Back to Constellation Index
Abbreviation: Ori
Genitive: Orionis
Right Ascension: 5.59 hours
Declination: 4.58 degrees
|Orion, the Hunter, is visible from October through March in both hemispheres.
Orion the Giant Hunter or Warrior, he was a giant so tall that he could wade through any sea, His first marriage ended when the boastfulness of his first wife got her banished to the underworld. He was blinded by a jealous father when he fell in love with a Greek princess, but regained his sight when an oracle told him to look into the sun at dawn. When he saw Aurora the goddess of dawn, they fell in love. All was well until Orion was stung by a Scorpion, he fell sick and died. In order to honor him and protect him from his enemy he rises in the east as his enemy, the Scorpion sets in the West. Orion is never seen at the same time as the Scorpion.
Orion was used to predict the seasons, a midnight rising of Orion meant that the grapes were ready to harvest, a morning rising meant that Summer was beginning, and an evening rising that winter is here.
|Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars
Best Known Stars(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
Deep Sky Objects(PAS Catalog)
|M-42 The Great Nebula. One of the finest sights in the sky, this nebula
is easily visible to the naked eye as the 'fuzzy' star in the middle of
Orion's sword. It appears distinctly nebulous in binoculars or finder scopes,
and shows an amazing amount of detail through the telescope. It is fully
a degree in extent, with a wealth of fine curling wisps of nebulosity curving
out from the brightest region surrounding the four relatively bright stars
known as the Trapezium. On good nights with low power, I have even been
able to see colors in this object. The region around the Trapezium appears
as a cold steel blue color, wile the wispy regions further away can appear
as a soft ruddy pink. Slightly separated from the main nebulosity, is M-43.
This nebula is seen as a comma shaped cloud surrounding an eighth magnitude
star just north of the Great Nebula. The more time you spend in this area,
the more fine detail can be seen.
|M-43 is diffuse nebula. The dark features along its eastern border are
well visible in telescopes starting at about 8 inch. The nebula itself is
a fine view even in a 4-inch.
|M-78 This is another fine area of nebulosity. It is about 6' in diameter,
and surrounds two magnitude 10 stars. It is somewhat fan shaped, and appears
comet-like at low powers. NGC's 2064, 2067, and 2071 lie in very close proximity
to M-78, and are all nebulous regions as well.
|NGC 1973-75-77 this is a relatively bright region of nebulosity just
north of the M- 42 complex. It is large, about 15'x10 and surrounds several
relatively bright stars. It would be observed more often if it weren't located
so close to M-42, and greatly deserves more attention.
|NGC 2022 This is a small, but relatively bright planetary nebula about
20 seconds in diameter. It is slightly brighter at the center, and fades
gradually to the edges.
|Photo by Mike Frasca
NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula. This is a relatively
bright nebula which is best seen at low powers. Just northeast of Zeta Ori,
this fascinating object is about 15'x10', and is divided by a lane of dark
nebulosity which branches through it. While some also call this the Christmas
Tree Nebula, I find that it more closely resembles a celestial oak leaf.
This object definitely deserves close scrutiny.
Other Deep Sky Objects(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
|Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
Variable Stars(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
|Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
Double Stars(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
|Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude


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By Joseph D. Olander,Martin H. Greenberg,Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Sterling
Language: English | Number of Pages: 432 | Format: Paperback
Isbn-10: 1402711018 | Isbn-13: 9781402711015 | Publish date: 28/05/2004
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Sept. 27, 2013
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Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Soccer Stadium)
Score: #13 Michigan 0, #18 Wisconsin 0 (2OT)
Records: U-M (7-1-1, 1-0-1 Big Ten), Wisconsin (6-1-2, 1-0-1 Big Ten)
Attendance: 1,273
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Sept. 29 -- vs. Minnesota (U-M Soccer Stadium), 1 p.m. (TV: Big Ten Network)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Freshman goalkeeper Taylor Bucklin (Greenwich, Conn./Brookfield) made a career-high seven saves as the No. 13-ranked University of Michigan women's soccer team battled No. 18 Wisconsin to a scoreless draw on Friday (Sept. 27) at U-M Soccer Stadium.
The Wolverines' best chance came in the 17th minute, when freshman Madisson Lewis (Canton, Mich./Plymouth) found some space in the midfield and fired a shot on net from just inside the 18-yard box that was saved by Badgers goalkeeper Genevieve Richard. The U-M defense was also stout, not allowing Wisconsin's first shot until the 40th minute. Meanwhile, the Wolverines went into the locker room with an edge in shots (5-1) and corner kicks (3-1).
In the 61st minute, senior Nkem Ezurike (Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia/Sackville) bent a shot inside the 18-yard box that Richard had to dive to her left to save. The rebound fell to sophomore Corinne Harris (Chicago, Ill./Walter Payton College Prep), but her shot was blocked and trickled into the midfield. Ezurike got another opportunity in the 73rd minute, going one-on-one with Richard, but her attempted chip shot was saved.
In the 88th minute, Wisconsin's Rose Lavelle nearly broke the tie with a left-footed rocket of a shot, but it was just wide of the net.
The Badgers shot Michigan, 7-0, in extra time. In the 100th minute off a corner kick, Wisconsin's Alexandra Heller chipped a shot over head that was cleared by a Michigan defender on the back line at the near post, erasing a potential game-winning goal. The Badgers had two more chances on net in the second overtime, but both were from distance and easily saved by Bucklin.
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Corner Kicks: U-M 4, UW 5
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The Case of the King's FriesWednesday, February 17th, 2010
To say it's been snowy around here lately would be, well, an understatement. Hit by two blizzards in five days, the Philadelphia area has been immobile.
Before cabin fever sets in, most of us deal with this imprisonment with food. After all, we have to get all that shoveling energy from somewhere, right? And eat we did – hearty meals like turkey chili, turkey meatloaf, sausage & peppers, and from-scratch pancakes.
But the morsels that we were most looking forward to were two little impulse items I grabbed while stocking up for the Snowpocalypse – Burger King's frozen fries in King Krinks™ and King Wedgez™, from ConAgra (launched Fall 2009).
Housed in this oversized wedge-shaped cardboard container is a single serving of microwaveable French fries. The instructions are easy – Shake, Vent, Zap, Tap, Rip. First, shake the container to equally distribute the fries, then vent by opening on each side of the package where indicated.
Microwave for three minutes, then rip off the top. Presto – they're ready to eat! Burger King branded fries fresh from the microwave, in a handy dandy FRYPOD®.
The verdict? Pretty tasty! Both versions were well seasoned, if not a bit overly so (but frankly, on French fries, that's not necessarily a bad thing!). The Wedgez were definitely the spicier of the two. Both tasted great on their own, and with ketchup. They had a nice texture – crunchy on the outside, but soft on the inside, similar to an oven fry.
But, there were a few drawbacks in the process. The recommended three minute cooking time appeared to be way too long. For the Wedgez, this meant fries stuck to the interior packaging. And for both, the desirable texture quickly turned chewy and hard.
And how about the price? I found them on sale for $0.77 each, a bargain compared to the drive-thru (I believe non-sale price varies from $1.20 – $1.77, depending on the store). Maybe not comparable to the cost savings on a family-sized bag of oven fries, but worth it for the novelty, or for kids who are not allowed to use the oven.
So, would hubby and I buy them again? Certainly! (Of course, we'd reduce the cooking time a bit.) Maybe next time we'll try the unseasoned Kolossalz™ too!


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Marcus Baugh (6'4/230) played tight end and linebacker for his JW North squad. He is a good enough athlete that he splits out at receiver regularly. Baugh recently committed to Ohio State, and the Buckeyes landed one of the top tight end prospects in the country.
Baugh has an excellent frame and is still filling out. He has a good change of direction in the open field and is a long strider who pulls away from defenders, including defensive backs once he gets unwound. As he gets stronger, he will come off of the line more quickly.
Baugh has been a regular on the 7v7 circuit and shows good flexibility and body control in making adjustments to the ball, and he has very good hands.
What doesn't show up in a 7v7 environment is his toughness. He is an outstanding blocker, and when he's in the open field, he doesn't shy away from contact and relishes the opportunity to attack a defender that has an angle on him.
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Scott began with Scout as the Southeast Regional Manager in 2002. In addition to his recruiting responsibilities, Scott developed and ran the National Scout Combine series from 2005 thru 2008. Scott has been Director of Scouting since 2006 and oversees the Recruiting Rankings for Scout.
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11 Naughty Sounding Scientific Terms
Believe it or not.. the following 11 terms are not only real but scientific. Yes, as much as you and I will giggle at them.. each one of them is actually so complex we can't understand. Here are the terms.. but to find out what each actually means you'll need to click here.


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Ok, so I recently bought a Camera, the Kodak P850 which is a 5.1 megapixel camera with 12X optical zoom and image stabilizer. seen here http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/spec...kodak_p850.asp
I am a total camera n00b and have been playing around with it a bit. It does not have detachable lenses so that kinda sucks, but I couldn't afford one that did. This Camera ran me $430 with tax. It takes pretty good pictures, but honestly, not as good as I expected. When just taking standard pictures and not playing with the zoom it looks like any other digital camera. When I zoom in it has zooms in a pretty decent amount and takes cool pics, but the problem is that it is only in focus like 40% of the time and I am not really sure how to use it and make it look really good.
So that brings me to the next thing. The camera is kinda big, and a can be a paint to lug around. So I am thinking of returning it for something cheaper and smaller. I was thinking something like the Canon A610 seen here http://www.imaging-resource.com/PROD...A610A.HTM#test
I spoke with a friend who knows about camera's and he said the canon powershot is actually an all around better camera. Not to mention it costs only $240 as compared to my Kodak which ran me over $400.
The only thing is that the Canon powershot A610 does not have as good of zoom (only 4X as opposed to my 12X Kodak). Also the Canon is a much smaller design and would be easier for me to carry around when I go out and travel and such.
So basically, am I better off just getting the A610 powershot Canon and saving nearly $200 over my Kodak? Two people I asked that know about camera's said def. yes. Just asking your guys' opinion though.


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Normally the giant flags in the crowds at Glastonbury pledge allegiance to things such as sausages and Dizzee Rascal, but this year they were a barometer of World Cup support. In fact, about the only place free of football paraphernalia was an eerily empty spot around the corner from the Dance Village normally reserved for staff camping. On Saturday this area was one of the few places you could swing a jester's hat without taking a steward's eye out. But on Sunday afternoon more than 30,000 England fans took a break from gigging to squint at a big screen perched atop a lorry there. As the sage words of Alan Hansen boomed across the field, the party atmosphere turned to despair with England's painful defeat.
The day before, an implausibly huge crowd had assembled for the Lightning Seeds' midday slot on the Pyramid stage. After 45 minutes of mild applause, Ian Broudie softly started singing "It's coming home", and the sun-pelted fans sprang up to yell along to Three Lions. This afternoon, we wondered why he bothered.


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As you drive across the causeway on South Carolina 174, Edisto Island makes an unforgettable first impression, with lush, green marsh and blue water stretching into the distance. The road soon snakes past oak trees laden with moss so thick the sun strains to peek through the canopy. Retiree Weesie Fickling describes her initial reaction: "I remember crossing the bridge and thinking, 'I want to live on this island.' Within a year Edisto was my home."
In Edisto Beach, you'll find no chain restaurants, no stoplights, no motels or hotels, and only one grocery store. The town has more churches than restaurants and gift shops combined. Mayor Burley Lyons isn't eager to see that change. "The biggest challenge is preserving the essence of the beach," he says.
But the town prides itself on meeting that challenge. Building restrictions, a strict policy governing water runoff, and limitations on commercial parking prevent overdevelopment. "I don't believe any group of people could have done more to preserve our yesteryear personality than the residents of Edisto," Mayor Lyons says.
Marion Whaley Jr. owns a landscape business and has lived here his entire life, as did his father and grandfather. The reasons he's never left? "Heritage, salt water, and the laid-back way of life," he says.
The island does seem to recall a simpler time with fewer distractions. Some even call the island "Edist-slow." Residents consider that a compliment. Real estate agent Tom Kapp has witnessed gradual growth over the years. "There have only been modest changes," he says. "As recently as 1981, our phone numbers on the island were only four digits."
With time ticking by so slowly, what makes people want to stay on Edisto? Weesie Fickling recalls traveling in Europe with her husband, Bob. "We were in the Swiss Alps looking out at the mountains, and it was a magnificent view. Bob asked where I wanted to go next, and I said, 'I'm homesick. Nothing would please me more than to be looking at the view from our dock on Edisto Island.' We came straight home."
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DES MOINES — Friends of an Iowa City teen who died when she lost control of her moped will make another attempt at changing Iowa law to require young riders to wear helmets.
"Last year, we planted the seed," Olivia Lofgren, now a student at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, said about an attempt to convince state legislators to require moped operators and risers younger than 18 to wear helmets.
This year, she hopes lawmakers will be more receptive to the idea that is "just about protecting children," she said.
Lofgren's friend and high school classmate, Caroline Found, 17, died in August 2011 after the moped she was operating struck a curb near a curve on Mormon Trek Boulevard in Iowa City and then struck a tree in the median.
Lofgren and others will meet with a Senate Transportation Subcommittee to call for passage of Senate File 37. The bill, sponsored Democratic Sens. Joe Bolkcom, Bob Dvorsky, Rob Hogg, Jack Hatch, Matt McCoy and Herman Quirmbach, would require a person younger than 18 years of age to wear a safety helmet when operating a motorized bicycle. A violation would be a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of $100.
A year ago, members of a similar subcommittee were supportive, but declined to proceed with the bill, suggesting that there should be a limit in government's oversight of personal actions.
It also was opposed by ABATE of Iowa the Iowa Motorcycle Dealers' Association, whose members worried the law would make it easier for the state to require that motorcyclists wear helmets.
Lofgren doesn't see it as a political issue.
"It's not Democratic or Republican," she said. "It's not political like abortion or other issues."
And while moped operators can choose to wear helmets, "some kids don't have parents telling them to put them on," she said to explain why a law is necessary.
Since meeting with lawmakers last year, Lofgren and others supporting the bill have been raising awareness at schools.
"This year, more people are noticing," she said. "We have more people making a statement."


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As my 70th birthday began creeping up on me I knew it was time to retire from a real estate career where I had spent many happy years putting excited families into the home of their dreams. Retirement was a shocking loss of my identity. Real Estate was who I had been for such a very long time.
With time in my hands I dug out the knitting needles and began knitting socks. Bed Socks, Yoga Socks and Boot Socks... friends and family just loved them and begged for "just one more pair".
Once I got friends and family well heeled and began to accumulate many pair of ladies size 7 to 9 cozy hand knit socks... with a huge leap of faith... I rolled out the SlicKnits sock shop at Etsy in 2012.
I knit all the socks and mittens myself without outside manufacturing assistance. This shop produces truly handmade items and there is no outsourcing or off shore manufacturing involved in the process. I operate a truly handmade cottage industry shop. The patterns for yoga socks and mittens are my own original designs.
Etsy has turned out to be a perfect fit and has provided me with a wonderful new beginning where friendships are abundant... where other sellers offer a helping hand to those who might be struggling... and a wonderful environment in which to conduct a line of successful businesses.
Do I love being at Etsy? Yes, I sure do and just cannot wipe this silly grin off my face when I jump out of bed each morning and get busy with my shop. Talk about happy endings... I'm living one. Oh, did I forget to mention I'm Canadian?
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Lance Armstrong may have his sympathizers, but those operating Manly Library in New South Wales, Australia, are not among them. Holly Byrnes, a News Limited national TV writer, shared a photo on Twitter Sunday of a sign posted in the library that pokes fun at the cyclist. The sign informs guests that "all non-fiction Lance Armstrong books … will soon be moved to the fiction section." While some may be willing to forgive Armstrong now that he confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he doped and used steroids throughout his cycling career, the library is doing its part to remind everyone of how much of a liar he is. Those books glorifying Armstrong are as much of a fairy tale as Lennay Kekua and should be treated as such. Photo credit: Twitter/Holly Byrnes H/T Can't Stop the Bleeding The post Australian library takes hilarious shot at Lance Armstrong appeared first on Larry Brown Sports. Related posts: Lance Armstrong will reportedly admit to doping during appearance on 'Oprah' Lance Armstrong reportedly tried paying off USADA in 2004 Novak Djokovic: Lance Armstrong is a 'disgrace' to his sport, should suffer for lies
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It was the evening of July 4th, 2014. Our cul-de-sac was awash in Independence Day celebrants, the littles were enjoying Pop-Its, the biggers were setting off huge noise makers, and we were indulging in foods from all the cultures represented in our small neighborhood.
I walked in the back door of our home and saw Aly's chin propped in her hand over the sink watching the spectacle that is our grandson Matthew's bath. Our other daughter, Emily, was talking to her son, making noises, and allowing him a spa experience that far surpasses any that I've ever had!
She sensed something had changed, looked to her right where Aly had become rather morose and quiet and said, "Are you crying, Aly? What's wrong?!"
Aly couldn't answer initially, then she choked out the words, "You're such a great mom!"
To which Emily rebutted and said, "Oh my goodness, Aly, if you knew how much I don't know, how much I feel like I fail, how much I want to be MORE for this little guy … " and her words trailed off …
And as a true baseball sister would say, Aly replied, "Well, you know … if you're hitting three hundred, you're doing really great! Like … you-could-get-drafted-kind-of-good!"
Dear, sweet moms of littles … Aly might be 19 and a voting American citizen, but to me, she'll always be my baby, so …"out of the mouth of babes"! Seriously!!
No one bats 1.000! No One! Not Babe Ruth. Not Ted Williams. Not Mickey Mantle. Not Papi … Not you, sweet mommy.
Batting .333 means that you're hitting 1/3 of all the balls pitched to you. Only ONE stinkin' THIRD. But let me tell you this … when balls are coming at you at 80-90+ MPH at all different places of the plate… up, down, out, in … you gotta have quite the eye to get a hit. A single? Wonderful! A double? You sent that ball! A HR? Whether it's a single HR or a bases-clearing one, you hit it out of the park, Mom! Every hit is a victory and every base is a step toward home. Do you moms identify with this scenario?
All us moms have those days … "ridin' pine" with a baby that won't let us put him down in the crib makes us feel defeated because we feel it's our fault that he doesn't sleep on his own. We're kicking ourselves because we struck out in conversation with our 13-year-old. "Stealing a base" means that we got a shower today or that our teenager hugged us. We are happy if we get ONE hit in this Mommyhood game. We feel like we hit a home run because we ate breakfast before noon, did our hair, shopped for groceries, and dinner is in the crockpot … 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and HOME!
It's time for all of us moms to see that if we're batting .333 ... we're full on in the game. It means that we are doing what we should be doing. We're putting the work in to reap future rewards. Hitting .400 is for super moms. And some days you actually reach that!
Mommyhood and baseball have a lot in common. It might seem like a slow game to those unaware, but baby, things happen fast and every play counts. Hang in there, mommies ... every plate appearance has its lessons and rewards.
{Thanks, Aly, for the inspiration for this post … you are a special part of my .333.}


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From what I read every single day, reporters are biased because they are incompetent, and incompetent because they are biased.
A rookie reporter, in ignorance, may write one story where he calls guns "machine guns. After he gets hundreds of nasty letters painstakingly explaining the facts to him, he has no excuse.
I've read accounts from a number of places that media people PRIDE themselves in their ignorance.


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I just wanted to thank all of my dogster friends and pals that supported me in the tail waggins bakery photo contest! I came in second place in my semi final round, but some really cute competition won out in the final. I had fun, though, and just wanted to thank all those that supported me! I think I might just enter some more competitions because it's a good platform to show people how sweet and nice my breed and other misunderstood breeds really are. I just want to ask everyone to do what you can to help stop unfair Breed Specific Legislation whenever you can. Our poor fellow canines are really suffering from it in many places, such as Canada and some states in the U.S as well. We all have to stick together!
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Mom and Dad say I am a bed hog! Last night while Dad was getting ready for bed, I arranged all his pillows just right and made myself a nice hole to lay in! Then he came to bed and said "I don't think so!" and he made me move. He said he would share one pillow, but not all of them. They never leave me enough room between them, so I have to just squeeeeze in between till I fit. I think it's them that are the bed hogs, not me! Anyway, i know they love it when I sleep right there cuz they always rub on me till they fall alseep.
I know I'm winning Spanky over, too, cuz he almost never growls at me anymore when I get in bed.
Anyway, i am really excited because this weekend we are going to the river in the boat! I love the river. Mom calls it Ole Man River. I think it's a song about it. I love to bite the waves and dig in the sand and pull everyone back to safety when they float to far out on the tube. They just don't know how dangerous that river is, so I keep them pulled back to the beach and if they float back out, I just go get them again. Guess someone has to look out for them. I will let everyone know how it goes. Bark at ya later!
I have always slept in the living room on the couch because my big brother Maltese, Spanky always growled at me when I tried to sleep in the bed with him and my mom and dad. They put up a pet gate between the living room and bedroom so we would not argue at night. I would get sad and whine every night before going to sleep, so the other night, I decided to give it another try. After everybody went to bed, I pushed the gate aside and slipped back into the bedroom. My entrance to the bed was not very graceful, though, and I wound up jumping right on top of my dad! It scared the you know what out of him! SPanky got mad of course and growled at me, but I ignored him as usual and curled up at the bottom of the bed and didn't move all night. Since I was so good and didn't wiggle, I get to sleep in there everynight now! I knew if I showed them what a good boy I am, they would let me stay! Even SPanky has calmed down about it now! Well, guess I'll get back to holding the couch down till everybody gets home from work. Bark at ya later!
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It was G.K. Chesterton who noted that "The Catholic Church is the only thing which saves a man from the degrading slavery of being a child of his age." I would argue that the main reason why this is true is because Catholicism isn't a faith that can be compartmentalized.
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March 18, 2001
Pinch runner Cory Acklus scored the winning run from third base on a wild pitch by Saint Louis reliever Dave Guntorius as the Blazers defeated the Billikens 4-3 in Conference USA action Sunday afternoon at Young Memorial Field.
UAB (14-6, 2-1 C-USA) entered the top of the ninth with a 3-1 lead, but the Billikens (9-9, 1-2) tied the game as first baseman Ben Caffey led off with a single and scored on a ground ball by center fielder Steve Moss and left fielder Curt Evans drove in Moss with an RBI single, both off UAB reliever Joe Yarbrough.
Right-handed reliever Blake Allen then came on to pitch for the Blazers and retired Saint Louis second baseman Nick Steiner on a foul pop to first base, ending the inning.
In the bottom of the ninth, UAB designated hitter Brandon Isbell singled to left field with one out and was replaced by Acklus on first base. Third baseman Matt Gaulden then advanced Acklus to second base with a sacrifice bunt.
Shortstop Mark Garner and pinch-hitter Brandon Holmes then both drew walks from Saint Louis reliever Kris Weber, loading the bases for left fielder Mitch Jones.
Saint Louis coach Bob Hughes then brought on Guntorius, who threw a ball and a strike to Jones before bouncing his third pitch by catcher Andrew Slania, allowing Acklus to score the winning run.
UAB took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by catcher Al Hecklinski that scored Garner. The Blazers added a second run in the fifth as Gaulden scored from second base on a play that involved errors by Billiken pitcher Ben Hutton and Moss.
UAB's third run of the day came in the eighth as center fielder Christian Reimers led off with a double, moved to third on a fly out by Jones, and scored on a throwing error by Slania.
UAB's Allen (3-1) faced only one batter in the top of the ninth, but got the win by successfully retiring the side. Blazer starter Rob Caputo worked four and one-third innings, allowing one run on five hits, with four walks and one strikeout. Yarbrough also worked four and one-third innings, allowing two runs on three hits, with one walk and three strikeouts.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. - Three Central Oregon school districts are asking taxpayers to approve money measures in the May election.
Crook County will ask for a $33.5 million bond to build a new school and renovate others.
The last successful bond measure happened 17 years ago, and this one could be an uphill battle too, considering this: most of the people NewsChannel 21 talked to on the streets of Prineville Tuesday didn't know anything about it.
"For the last 16 years, I wish I had the money to get some of these things done," said Deen Hylton, the Crook County School District's facilities director.
Hylton sees first-hand the need for repairs.
"As you look around, you can see where the tiles failed," said Hylton. "It's patchy all over. The newer tile is cracking and all that. To tear this up, we would have to get into the asbestos, which is really expensive.
"There was, at one time, three instructors in here (a multi-purpose room), multiple students, trying to have separate lessons," he said. "And they took carpeting up on the wall to try help deaden the sound."
"The rooms are uncomfortable -- just a lot of reasons to invest into a new school, instead of fixing these two old buildings," Hylton said.
A 2012 study showed the district needs more than $40 million for repairs.
But the school district's facilities committee, which looked at different options, thought it would be best to invest in a new school than to renovate the two oldest schools, Crooked River and Ochoco elementary.
"When the facilities committee looked at it for a year, they are thinking, 'Why not build a new school for $18 million? We can get a brand new school,'" Hylton said. "We close these two schools and have a school that's going to last 50 years."
Some in the community don't see the need.
"If the roof leaks, fix it -- it's cheaper than building a brand new school," said Joe Waibel, a Prineville resident. "If the floor needs to be repaired, repair it. I don't think they need a complete brand new school."
But others believe the schools are long overdue for more funding.
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"I worked in the school districts in Sandy and Gresham, and I know what goes on in the school districts," said Mazie Kyle, another Prineville resident. "And the waste that goes in on them/ But I do think they do need a new school."
From leaking roofs to uneven flooring, unsecured buildings and classrooms in the most unusual places.
"This is currently a classroom for math that used to be a girls' locker room," Hylton said. "All the more reason to get instructional upgrades on the classroom and for building a new school."
The bond would cost about $103 per year for someone with a home assessed at $100,000.
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It has been really wild at my house!! I haven't been around much so I thought I might take a minute to update my diary and hopefullly as the days go by get around to answering all my mails.
The House of Paws came to visit!! yes they did!! Raven, Boo, Gus and Mr. Wheezer. I say Mr. Wheezer because he asked me to call him that. Mr. Wheezer is quite a dawg!! He is KOOL...his bottom teeth stick up over his top lip givin' him a debonair, caution to the wind sort of look. When Mr. Wheezer woofs dogs listen! We hadda keep an eye on him an' my mom Beatrix...oh boy!! Those two together are TROUBLE!! Watch out world!! BOL I sorta envy a KOOL dog like that..
Aunty Raven, is a lovely lady. I worried for her though, she was always just one mouthful from starvation. I only know this because she confided it to me again and again. What a plucky spirit she had. Every time mother went to the kitchen, there was Aunty Raven trying to get enough to eat to keep her alive. Aunty Raven is quite a classy lady; up on all the latest fashion and accessories.
Gus? Gus is the most handsomest gentlewoof ever. I do hope I can grow up to be just like him. We are after all the same color and all. Though Gus stands somewhat taller than I...okay alot. Gus quickly became dad's favorite with his quiet, intelligent and gentle ways. Gus thinks very deep thoughts and shares very few.
Then there is the Nanny Boo. Boo took quite good care of Baby watching out for him and checking in on him as he shyly watched the others from the safety of the sofa. Boo is quite beautiful, enough to make a Poodle shy. She likes her tummy rubbed and will purr like a kitty if you rub her tummy! BOL Boo is in the middle of everything and something like a white Beatrix! They were much alike, loving, funny and sweet.
Last week we had a party at my house for 23 dogs!! I haven't time to tell it now but it was quite a bash!!
Thank you to all my friends who missed me and wrote to me...I shall write you all very soon.
I want to thank my very special friend Sandy for doing this beautiful background for my page.
Sandy draws these all by paw... if you want one she actually has a little business selling them.
My friend Midnight, has been encouragin' me to write more often in this diary. I decided I should give it a try...
This past weekend my buddy, Joey invited me up to his place. Joey is a really cool character, he's a pomeranian/papillion mix. He's got the wildest fur an' knows all the coolest games.
Joey lives in the country with his sister Kiera the Golden Retriever. I'm not real crazy about Kiera because she has a thing for MY mother. I usually bring my mom along for the ride. Humans like car rides. When that Kiera see's MY mom she comes running, throws herself at my mother cryin', howlin' and singin!! It's really horrible because it's MY mom!! MINE, as it NOT sharing!! My mom gets down on her knees an' kisses Kiera, an howls and sings too!! It's just GROSS!! I worry that Kiera's humans might be as jealous as I am!! I mean they even say she doesn't greet anyone else like this!! I get mad an' run off with Joey!!
So like, we're hangin' out when all of a sudden this CAT comes around the corner!! It was HUGE!! Bigger than me!! Bigger than Joey!! I was freakin' out!! It had SIX toes with claws like daggers!! That cat probably would have torn me limb from limb had it not seen a bird distractin' it long enough for my fast get away~!! Joey seemed unfazed but I vowed NOT to mess with that Poodle eatin' tiger!! No way, no how!!
I begged my buddy, Joey to take me in the backyard thinkin' I could avoid that Kiera dogson an' not be killed by the cat. When I got outside I was shocked to see a HUGE strange lookin' crate. Musta' been a crate...but it was big enough for a couple humans to walk around in...I asked Joey if he locked his humans up sometimes. That's when I noticed these weird lookin' feathered dogs!! Not even kidding!! Dogs with black glossy feathers. Weirdest lookin' dogs I ever saw!! They were bigger than both of us guys...had the strangest lookin' faces too...lil' beady eyes, an' their noses were hard an' yellow...poor kids had lost all the feathers on their feets exposin' these scary yellow toes. Weirdest smellin' dogs too! I know cuz I smelled em an' smelled em. I should've barked a greeting but I was just too shocked. I didn't mention to Joey about those dogs. Musta' been vicious or somethin' cuz they were locked up!!
Back in the house there were a couple of cages with the same birds I'm hollerin' at out my front windows for takin' baths in MY fountain. I suppose Joey is more of a dog than, me cuz it looks like instead of hollerin' out his window Joey managed to capture those birds! I was yellin' at em when my mother stopped kissin' that Kiera dogson long enough to tell ME to hush!!
What a day!! Anywoof know what breed of dogs those feathered dogs are?
Because it's Christmas time there are changes to the rules. Each player needs to write a short note to Santa Paws and list 5 things on their Christmas list this year. Tagged dogs must post the rules in their diary and their letter with 5 requests. Then choose 5 pups to tag and list their names. Let them know by pawmail or rosette that they have been tagged and to read your diary for the instructions on how to play. AND... since it's Christmas time give them each 5bones or treats.
Dear Santa Paws,
Thank you for sendin' me some really nice friends. I try to be a good little boy as you know. I try never to be influenced by some of the dogs in my pack who shall remain nameless. I ask you to please look upon them kindly as they only do the things they do in good fun and after all they are the life of our pack. What fun would it be if we were all good like Cinnamon and I?
Love, Johnny Thunder
My wish list:
1. a live pony to ride...(Oh you brunged me Baby Charlie for that? Oh THANK YOU!!)
2. a warm snuggle...(Oh you brunged me Suzy for that? Thank you!!)
3. a friend who understands me, looks like me and knows all my secrets...(Oh you brunged me Cinnamon for that? Thank you!!)
4. a belly laugh and some excitment and a hint of mischief...(Oh that's Honey Bear? BOL Thank you!!)
5. a mother to love me, defend me and nurture me...(Yep, you're right it's my MamaBea. Thank you!!)
I have all that I need! Thank you!
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My question: I am installing a corner shower unit where a bathtub used to be. So, I've ripped it all down to the studs and I've also removed the old black iron plumbing with CPVC. I have a Moen one-handle shower valve that I'm attempting to install at this point. The instructions are very confusing in terms of depth placement of this valve. There is a cylindrical piece they call a "plaster ground" that the escutcheon will mount to.
In the end, do I want this flush with my finished wall, or protruding some amount?
The instructions say that the "front face of the plaster ground is a reference point for a nominal 5/8" thick finished wall with the supply piping centerline nominal 1 11/16" from the face of the stud." The problem with this is that the helpful picture shows the plaster ground to be the same thickness as the wall (one would assume 5/8"), but the piece is in fact 7/8". Oh, and I'm using 1/2" dry wall so an adjustment is in order anyways. And I'm not sure if I need to account for the shower unit at all.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
The face is flush to finish wall ideally, but it can be anywhere within the thickness of the guard and still be ok.
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Sean the Baptist has posted a blog entry on a subject that I've long thought about, but never written about (until now). In Matthew's Gospel (chapter 24), the image of some being 'taken' and others being 'left (behind)' is used, but in a way that in fact suggests that those who are left are the "saved", while those taken away are judged, like those taken away by Noah's flood.
Sean shares what a number of key commentators have to say on the subject. On the whole, it seems like the Left Behind series may have to be rewritten (although not necessarily renamed) in order to fit this Biblical passage. Maybe that's why I've always preferred Right Behind to Left Behind.


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1/2 cup white grape juice
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar, or to taste
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
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1 bay leaf
1 medium sweet apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 medium navel orange, peeled and finely chopped
1 bag (12 oz. fresh or frozen cranberries)
1/2 cup dried currants
In Dutch oven or large, heavy pan, combine grape juice, sugar, cinnamon cumin, cloves and bay leaf. Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Add apple, onion, orange, cranberries and currants. Return to boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes, until cranberries are soft. Remove bay leaf. Spoon chutney into sterilized glass jars. Cover immediately with 2-part canning tops, cool and refrigerate. Or store in plastic container in refrigerator and use within 1-2 weeks.
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This is a short story about how I first picked a puppy and the things I didn't learn. I see all these cute newborn baby Bichons and they are so sweet. I wonder why the breeder where I got her told me they looked like little rats when I asked her when could come and see them! I didn't like the comment that I received from her. I was put on her list to see the puppies first and come to find out she let a relative see the first. Ok no problem. When she finely let me see the puppies at 4 weeks of age, she handed me one and I feel in love with her (Diamond). This lady has been breeding for 15 years and didn't even know how to mark a pup when someone picked one. She was using nail polish and it didn't even work. I kept close tabs on who I picked visited once a week. 3 looked alike with eye coloring around the eyes and 1 had 1 pink and the other eye dark and a pink nose. When I paid the remaining payment and had the pup in my hands she asked me if I was going to breed her I said no unless you want to use her. She flat said no to me and also added the pup has an undershot jaw and wouldn't advise breeding her. ( Talking to others this lady should have reduced her price). She knew all along. When I took her to the vet for her first visit I asked about this thing in her tummy area and the vet told me it was a small umbilicus hernia and could be repaired during her spay. ( Still the breeder kept something from me.) I'm sure her vet seen it. So when you pick out that cute fall in love face ask questions and exam the pups. I didn't! But I studied about the Bichon, but didn't do my homework well. Trust the breeder also. I wouldn't trade Diamond for anything in the whole wide world. She is perfect and she is so sweet. I like to think our puppies chose us as well.... My mommy didn't get to play with me I was out in a barn with an enclosed room with heat and heating pad under the plastic box and a rag. I had 4 sisters 1 died at birth. My mommies visits consisted of her holding me in the warm room. It was March and cold outside. The Breeder didn't offer at all to go somewhere else to interact at all. There were also Papichon Puppies and Papillon Puppies. In this same small room. The best time in all was when the weather warmed up I got to play with all the other pups in a pen outside! Patricia "Diamond" I'm So Happy My Mommy Picked Me!
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Posted: 10:52 AM- As Park City gears up for the Sundance Film Festival, its police force is cracking down on prostitution.
In reaction to what police say is an overall up-tick in sex-for-hire at Utah's top-drawing ski destination, the Park City Council has amended its sexually oriented business ordinance. Since Dec. 14, all escort-services employees are required to obtain business licenses - just in time for Robert Redford's independent film gala that launches Jan. 18.
"Any time we have large numbers of people in town, [the escort] business is probably going to jump," said Lt. Rick Ryan.
And the film festival is, by far, Park City's biggest event of the year, drawing people from around the globe.
During the 2006 film fest, police triggered three sting operations after calling escort services. Those operations led to seven arrests for "sex for hire" - a class A misdemeanor.
Park City police have never launched an escort sting without making a bust.
"We have a 100 percent arrest rate," Ryan said. "For the most part, this is a front for prostitution."
Business licenses cost $47. City officials hope the new law will help police keep tabs on female escorts and their male drivers who are based in Salt Lake Valley, but have Park City telephone listings and, in some cases, phony Main Street Park City addresses.
Before the sexually oriented business ordinance was updated, 21 escorts services had obtained business licences.
Since last month's amendment, no individual escorts or drivers have applied. But officials know they haven't simply cleared out of town.
Conducting business in Park City without a license is a class B misdemeanor.
Those answering telephone calls at the Park City listings for Blondes & Brunettes, as well as First Class Escorts, refused to be identified and had no comment.
Concerns surrounding escort services go beyond sex for hire, Ryan said. Prostitution brings many other crimes with it: drugs, guns, assault, theft and even the human sex-slave trade.
During an escort sting last summer, Ryan said police arrested a woman who was an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. She later told authorities she was working off a debt to those who smuggled her into the country.
Like most crime, prostitution is not something that tourists might identify as they stroll down Park City's Historic Main Street or while sunning themselves on the deck at Deer Valley's Silver Lake Lodge, said Mayor Dana Williams.
Nonetheless, the perceived increase in the trade does not mesh well with Park City's marketing push as a family-friendly vacation destination.
This is not the image Park City wants to portray," the mayor said. "The prostitution, drugs and guns. All those things made us very nervous."


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GREENVILLE, N.C. ---- Sam Skinner and Sam Serley each reached double-digit kills, as the UAB volleyball team won its eighth straight match, sweeping East Carolina, 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-13) on Sunday afternoon at Minges Coliseum.
UAB finished the week 3-0 and improved to 15-11 overall and 7-3 in Conference USA action. The win marked the eighth in a row for the Blazers, as they have not lost in the month of October.
The Blazers will look to continue their winning ways, when the SMU Mustangs come to Bartow Arena on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT.
UAB controlled the match throughout the afternoon, hitting at an impressive .306 clip. The Blazers' defense matched their offense, as East Carolina (1-20, 0-10 C-USA) hit only .008 as a club and UAB out-blocked the Pirates, 10 to three.
Four Blazers slammed down six-plus kills in the victory, led by Skinner's 12. Skinner also totaled six blocks and three digs in the three-set sweep of the Pirates.
Also reaching double figures in kills was Serley, who posted 10 and hit at a .667 (10k-0e-15ta) clip without committing an error. In addition, Serley swatted four blocks.
After taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the match, the Blazers kept attacking the Pirates, hitting .464 in the final set to cruise to their sixth straight win in C-USA play.
UAB received a double-double from setter Becca Howard, while libero Rachel Fairbanks averaged six digs a set, corralling 18 for the match.
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Canada's jobless rate will tick higher this year and next as the global economy enters a "dangerous new phase," the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday as it chopped its forecast for the country.
The IMF now sees Canada's economy growing 2.1 per cent this year and just 1.9 per cent next year – much weaker than its April forecast of 2.8 per cent and 2.6 per cent, growth respectively.
Canada's current jobless rate of 7.3 per cent is poised to creep higher amid a worsening prognosis for the United States. The fund sees the jobless rate averaging 7.6 per cent this year and 7.7 per cent in 2012 (its April outlook predicted next year's unemployment rate would be 7.3 per cent).
"Although jobs have rebounded at a faster pace than in the United States, a slower pace of recovery over the near term is expected to keep unemployment at 7½ to 7¾ per cent during 2011–12," its world economic outlook said Tuesday.
Still, downdrafts from Canada's southern neighbour will be offset by "relatively healthy economic fundamentals and still-supportive commodity prices," it said.
The lower economic growth forecast stems from fiscal withdrawal and the ripple effects of a U.S. slowdown.
The downside risks to the world's largest economy have "significantly increased," the IMF said as it shaved its growth estimates for the U.S. by a percentage point over this year and next. It sees unemployment there remaining high throughout next year.
Global activity has weakened and become more uneven, confidence has fallen sharply recently, and downside risks are growing, it said, while calling for a strong, collaborative policy response.
The two major threats to global growth are that the euro-zone crisis worsens and the U.S. economy deteriorates further.
Unless policies are strengthened, especially in advanced economies, "nothing beyond a weak and bumpy recovery is in the cards," it cautioned.
Growth won't be uniformly weak – the IMF sees solid expansion in countries such as Turkey, Lithuania, China, Peru and Indonesia this year and next.
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Samsung Electronics announced today the introduction of its new Combi Fridge Freezer range (RB29 and RB31) featuring several category firsts. The new refrigerator, offers a host of unique features to maximise space, as well as superior Digital Inverter Technology to improve energy efficiency. This affirms Samsung's dedication to providing appliance innovations that deliver unparalleled performance, greater flexibility, superior organisation and more convenience for today's busy families.
With the new Combi Fridge Freezer, Samsung brings powerful technology innovations into the home, empowering families to get more out of their appliances and enabling households to run more efficiently. Advanced technology in Samsung's new refrigerator delivers an overall unique design, complemented by special features that work together to maximise space efficiency.
Robert King, Vice President of Consumer Electronics, Samsung Electronics UK & Ireland said: "Our new Combi Fridge Freezer, gives customers real benefits with a range of features that save time and offer great convenience."
Maximum organisation with no dead space
An Easy Slide shelf effortlessly slides in and out to enable more efficient organisation and easy storing and removal of groceries, while reducing dead space deep inside the refrigerator. In a conventional refrigerator, it is inconvenient to store and remove large items in the freezer drawers due to their small opening. But a Full Open Box in the Freezer can be pulled out fully, so you can store items corner to corner and take out large and bulky food items easily. A wider and deeper Big Door Guard has been designed to accommodate big and tall bottles – perfect for larger entertaining occasions that require many and varied size beverages.
Superior Digital Inverter Technology improves energy efficiency
The new Combi Fridge Freezer, features Samsung's superior Digital Inverter Compressor, which improves energy efficiency and cooling performance by automatically adjusting its operation in response to the cooling demands. Whether due to frequent door openings, a hot plate of food, or outside temperature changes, the compressor reacts to rapidly provide cold air or slows down to reduce unnecessary energy consumption. And, unlike other models, Samsung's compressor operates quietly with a lower noise level.
And while this innovative inverter technology works to strengthen the durability and extend the life of the refrigerator, Samsung backs it up with a 10-year compressor warranty.
Delivering unmatched convenience and optimal freshness
Samsung's new Combi Fridge Freezer also offers several other special features which highlight convenience, including a 4.5-litre non plumbed water tank connected to the door dispenser that can be filled manually for chilled water on tap and LED lighting illuminates the refrigerator's interior more brightly than conventional bulb lighting and is more energy efficient.
No other refrigerator ensures optimal freshness in the same way as the new Samsung Combi Fridge Freezer. A CoolSelect zone in selected models allows consumers to control the temperature of that compartment with a simple-touch button display, maximising freshness and creating a multi-purpose space to keep both vegetables and meat fresher for longer and multi flow cooling vents provide even cooling throughout the refrigerator and will rapidly cool the temperature back down to its optimal temperature after the door has been opened.
Finally, No Frost Technology makes sure there is no ice buildup on the inside of the freezer wall and also prevents water drops from forming in the fridge.
UK availability
Samsung's new Combi Fridge Freezer range (RB29 and RB31) is available to buy now in the UK from high street, online and out-of-town retailers. Pricing is subject to individual retailers.
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