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We plotted to leave very early Tuesday morn for Parts Unknown and corners where there be dragons.
One final night of rest in my bed before embarking on a Quest for Mickey Mouse would have pleased me.
'Tis 9pm and the kids are snuggled up warm in their car seats. Visions of cartoons flicker across Erin's face from the soul-draining glow of the portable DVD player we purchased this week.
Their night, and mine, has been sent careening from the predictable mile upon which it was given to travel. Innocence has been stolen, and by who else than that Pan of Lost Boys, perpetual child and thief of glittery pirate hands:
Realizing all of the sudden that we had timed our crossing of the City of Angels to coincide with the Jaxon's family's attempt to send their most damaged boy to join the Choir by dazzling the dazed denizens, we recalculated:
"'Sooth, goodwife, we are doomed. We shall ne'er free ourselves from the Vortex the Jaxons have called forth from the bowels of the earth to ensnare unwary travelers such as we, offering up our children in the mad ceremony that calls the godhead down upon their Son."
"Nay, tremble not, mine husband. Must needs we brave the dark, the lonely moonlit paths, til we arrive at our awaiting Castle 'fore dawn. Yea, before e'en our enemies ha' bestirred their bones to be about their bloody business."
"You are a wise and beautiful woman, wife. For you alone would I risk certain crankiness and foul midnight diaper changes in the Caves of Denny or the House of Fruit."
"And you are a handsome, brave, and amusing man, husband. Cleave to me and every wish you have will come true. Except for that one. Meantimes, let us make out, and then after much embracing we shall depart."
"Agreed. Let us proceed with alacrity."
And that, my friends, is how we found ourselves winding through the mountains and across the plains. Our enemy, the Jaxon, shall be foiled, for true love and decent mileage (for an SUV) are on our side.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Southern California Road Trip: Prelude
We plotted to leave very early Tuesday morn for Parts Unknown and corners where there be dragons.
4 comments:
- Kyddryn said...
Good luck and godspeed, sir! Beware the ROUS - I hear once a child is bitten, they crave visits fortnightly...
Shade and Sweetwater,
- July 7, 2009 at 7:06 AM
- Swirl Girl said...
Hey- you guys should stop here on the way! I am right off the 101 and I would only charge $20 for a diaper change/potty break - and it wouldn't be televised!
- July 7, 2009 at 9:20 AM
- Karen said...
Yikes! Sounds like a great vacation so far!
- July 7, 2009 at 7:12 PM
hello... hapi blogging... have a nice day! just visiting here....
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I want a smartphone. Desperately.
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You probably have heard by now, but ABC Networks has confirmed that actor Isaiah Washington, who plays Dr Preston Burke on the hit TV show Grey's Anatomy, has been let go. He will probably not be reappearing, even for brief cameos.
This means that, to all ends and purposes, Dr Preston Burke is gone. For good.
This may sound shallow, but this loss comes as a great blow to me. To me, Preston Burke was more than just a fictional character on a TV show. To me, he was an inspiration. His exacting standards, devotion to his art, professionalism, and compassion for his patients embodied, to me, the perfect surgeon. When he revealed to Cristina that the secret to his genius was not being the smartest in med school, but being the hardest-working, he inspired hundreds of thousands of medical students and viewers across the globe. Indeed, I imagined surgeons like Sid Schwab of Surgeonsblog, Harvard surgeon and writer Atul Gawande, and HospitalPhoenix to be like him. Tough. Exacting. Precise. Obsessive. But also filled with compassion and genuine concern for both his patients and his students.
I know Isaiah Washington the actor may not be the wisest of men when it comes to keeping his mouth shut. And I detest discrimination of any sort. But Preston Burke the character was an integral part of the drama, storyline, and cultural diversity of Grey's Anatomy. And he was a hero of mine. He inspired me to keep going, to keep looking higher, and to make myself better. In an imperfect world, he showed me, and crowds of fans worldwide, that there was nothing wrong with striving for perfection.
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Tonight it's blacker than the inside of a cow. It's blacker than a dog's gut. It's blacker than the bottom of a coal mine. There is no moon, no stars, and no shore lights visible, (hopefully, no shore), and we are blasting through the Tuomotus (or Dangerous Isles) like a runaway freight train with 24 knots of wind and full sail set. I can't see anything past the bow except an occasional whitecap illuminated by the running light and nothing past the stern except the stainless steel and white plastic tower of the windvane standing like some modern sculpture, the white foam of our wake speeding past, and frequent wisps of spray which look like smoke as they blow through the circle of light from stern lamp. We are truly smoking through the darkness, like Ahab after Moby Dick.
Earlier we had resigned ourselves to two more nights out here on the way to Rangiroa but shortly after nightfall tonight the wind filled in and now we think that we may have gained enough miles to make it to the pass through the reef and into Rangiroa's lagoon by late afternoon tomorrow, avoiding the second night at sea. But to do so we have to make the time when we can, like right now, so we keep pushing on. Our speeds are mid to high eights but WINGS is standing up quite well to the wind and waves and seems quite happy with the conditions. However I think I can safely say that this situation has me on maximum alert. One of our friends has already gone on the reef here this year, and I don't know his circumstances at the time but it could easily happen to anyone speeding through in total blindness. Radar would help, but we don't have it. What we do have is GPS, good charts, excellent depth finding equipment and both of our's attention to the problem. Judy is off watch this hour, but when the wind came up she got up and got dressed to be quickly available if she is needed. Now we double check each other's navigation, position plots, and headings. We keep a good lookout too, which includes a good ear, because sometimes the first warning you have of danger is the sound of the surf.
Now the atols of Ahi, and Manihi are past, the way is clear to Tiputu Pass 60 miles ahead on the north side of Rangiroa Atol. The wind eases a little and frees. We relax a little, I make an adjustment to the windvane and Judy goes back to sleep.
Wings charges onward.
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Finally! A coral reef atol with white sand and palm trees. This is what the South Pacific was supposed to be. The water is clear with a aqua tint, the coconut palms sway in the trade winds which sweep over the island and it's lagoon and keep us cool, and we can smell the Frangipangi blossoms. Of course, when we went ashore we found real estate subdivisions, electrical meters and phone line boxes at the side of the road, and a hotel with gift shop, car rental, and a nice bar. We drank Meyer's rum there at reasonable prices and watched fish swim underneath the glass floor. We went snorkeling and were totally surrounded with colorful fish, often so many and so close to our masks that they blocked our view. We saw every color, even every day glow color and every metallic color and every luminescent color and all combinations. We also saw a shark and we got out of the water, but he was only a 5 footer, probably not interested in us.
So the Tuomotus are one of the neatest places we've seen so far, but after a couple of days we are back on the road again, riding the trade winds towards Tahiti. Maybe we can get there tomorrow before dark if we keep the pedal to the medal again like we did on the trip here.
Fred & Judy
PS. Wonder of wonders, we saw two Mexican Pangas here in use as work boats. I wonder if a couple of Mexicans drove them over?
PPS; we are sending this from Papeete. We crossed from the Tuomotus in a nice 29 hour sail, arriving here at 12:30 on Sunday May 31. So far we think Papeete is wonderful, but then we do like cities. We'll write more later.
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Repeal of the estate tax, or death tax, as it's often termed by its detractors, has long been championed by ag commodity and small-business groups. Such action is critically important to America's family farms and small businesses, they contend. But is that really the case?
In his 2003 book, "Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign To Rig Our Tax System To Benefit The Super Rich -- And Cheat Everybody Else," New York Times tax writer David Cay Johnston argues that such a repeal would affect few, if any, of America's farmers "because few farmers in America have the kind of wealth that would even make them subject to the estate tax." In fact, Johnston says IRS statistics on estate tax returns show that only 2% of the 2.4 million Americans who died in 2000 left an estate that owed any taxes.
Meanwhile, others contend the estate tax is at heart a voluntary program because proper estate planning, which admittedly can be costly, time-consuming and cumbersome, can eliminate or greatly minimize the estate tax bite for most property owners.
"The problem isn't with the law, it's with people's failure to plan for it," says Rorie M. Sherman, editor in chief of Trusts & Estates magazine. "You don't need to repeal the estate tax. It's just a matter of estate planning; it's a matter of insurance, of organizing your business in a reasonable way."
That's an opinion shared by Keith Evans, part owner of a family farm and former longtime communications director of the American Angus Association, who is among a minority of cattle industry folks who believe agriculture, as a whole, is on the wrong side of the estate-tax issue.
"Agriculture has fallen for the line advanced by the super rich that all inheritance taxes are wrong, but there are many good arguments for a fair inheritance tax," Evans says. "For one, wealth in this country is increasingly concentrating in fewer and fewer hands, and inheritance taxes can help mitigate that situation."
What makes inheritance taxes unfair, particularly to farmers and ranchers, he adds, is that ag property is often held for many years before the death of its owner.
"To tax the full capital gain is wrong, because much of the value is, in some cases virtually all of it, the result of inflation. Agriculture should be pushing for inflation indexing, not for elimination of the estate tax," Evans says.
Indexing involves setting a base year for the exemption value and allowing that figure to grow with inflation. Bruce Hoffman, a rancher and vice president, Investments and Financial Consultants, Wachovia Securities, LLC, in Corpus Christi, TX, says the federal estate tax exemption was $600,000 in 1972. Allowing for a 3% annual inflation rate, that exemption indexed for inflation would be $1.7 million today, and $2.4 million if indexed at a rate of 4%.
"But under current federal law, the estate-tax exemption is set to drop to $1 million in 2011, with a 55% tax rate on estate value beyond that amount," he says. At today's land values, it doesn't take a huge operation, or even the most aesthetically appealing piece of nature, to eclipse $1 million, he adds.
Hoffman points out most government programs, such as government wages and contracts, are indexed for inflation. Seemingly the estate tax exemption level is among the few that are static.
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I would like to respond to the letter sent in by Renate Espinosa of Graham in the Feb. 13 edition.
Your question of did you do the right thing by teaching your grandson truth and honesty and doing the right thing. My answer would be yes. The right thing will always be harder, more work and more trouble and at more cost. At least in your case, $20.
It seems like a hard lesson at 8 years old, but he saw both sides � the right and the wrong.
I feel in this case the cashier was wrong. If that $20 made it to the church, it should have been donated in his name but the grandson should have been allowed the choice.
I am a firm believer that if you look deep enough in any situation, be it good or bad, you will find something good.
The good, case in point, the $20. If it made it to the church, that night some poor homeless soul was fed, with a bath and a place safe to lay their head for rest. Probably more than one person. Heaven has a glass floor and we are all being watched.
The bad? Check Webster�s dictionary, no good in the definition. Look deep!
For me, though, I say bravo to you, young man. Listen to Grandmaw.


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EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding and German Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner see European data protection reform as 'historic opportunity'
The EU Justice Commissioner and Vice President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, and the German Federal Minister for Consumer Protection, Ilse Aigner, described the planned EU General Data Protection Regulation as a 'historic opportunity' to modernise existing data protection rules and bring them into the digital age. The Commission's proposal to modernise EU data protection rules (IP/12/46 and IP/13/57) provides the basis for ensuring a high level of data protection across the EU, which all service providers operating in Europe would be required to comply with, said Aigner and Reding following a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. At their meeting, Reding and Aigner highlighted their common goal of strengthening consumers' cross-border privacy rights.
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'In Europe we need reliable and consistent rules to safeguard privacy. A robust framework for data protection must measure up to the challenges of today's digital world – strengthening consumers, the economy and the European internal market. We firmly believe that now is the time for us to ensure that data protection standards are set which benefit consumers and business alike. To ensure that these standards are effective worldwide, political decisions must be taken on the rules which all providers must comply with if they wish to operate in Europe. There must be no loopholes for social networking sites, app-providers or online traders. We have to ensure that EU law also applies to service providers based outside the EU or to data which is stored in cloud anywhere in the world. This will strengthen competition on our European internal market.
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And [He created] horses, mules and donkeys both to ride and for adornment. And He creates other things you do not know. (Surat an-Nahl, 8)
The beaks of gull species vary according to their feeding habits. The hook-tipped beak of seagulls, for example, and especially of carnivorous seagulls, is well suited to seizing and tearing. The beaks of some species, such as the white terns and sea parrots living by the shores of the Atlantic, however, have a structure permitting them to dive and catch fish while carrying others. The variety among birds of the same type is a means whereby we can come to know the matchless artistry of Almighty Allah (swt).www.harunyahya.net
Human nose undertakes the responsibility to warm and moisturize the air we inhale. The mucus layer covering the interior surface of the nose releases water vapor to moisture the air that enters. The large numbers of capillaries immediately beneath the mucus layer also warm the passing air, adapting it to the sensitive structure of the lungs. This mechanism resembles the air conditioning system that regulates the levels of temperature and humidity in buildings. The processes summarized in outline here are in fact exceedingly complex. www.creationofman.net
The eye is linked to the brain by some 600,000 nerves, which receive and arrange 1.5 million messages at one single moment and send them to the brain at a speed of 500 kilometers an hour. When you look at a single point you actually see hundreds of details. Miraculously, the eye distinguishes these from all the messages reaching it, analyzes and forwards each of them to the brain..www.darwinismrefuted.com
The behavior of worker honeybees is consistent and purposeful. While one bee readies cells for eggs, another moves across the combs to attend the queen and a third forages. Each worker bee knows what to do and how to do it by the inspiration of Almighty Allah (swt).www.AllahExists.com
Enzymes have been charged with accelerating reactions. They can accelerate a reaction by up to billion times. Were it not for that speed, the reading of this sentence would last 1,500 years. Indeed, in the time it takes you to read this sentence, many reactions that keep you alive would be waiting, and cells, unaware of one another and inactive, would one by one start to die. However, thanks to a flawless creation, this does not happen, and enzymes fully discharge their duties..www.creationofuniverse.com
Orchids employ various methods to reproduce. Some, for example, do not produce nectar, only the smell of it. They thus deceive bees taken in by that perfume, where there is actually no nectar at all, and make them carry their pollen away. There is absolutely no doubt that the way a plant is able to reproduce the scent of nectar without in reality manufacturing any in order to have its pollen carried off is not a phenomenon that takes place due to the consciousness of these plants themselves. Like all other life forms, plants, devoid of any mind or consciousness, act under the inspiration of Allah (swt).
Sea swallows that live by the North Pole beat their wings constantly on an annual flight of 30,000-40,000 kilometers they make every year. These birds live at the North Pole, and every year they migrate from their breeding grounds in North America, Greenland and Siberia and head straight for the North Pole for the winter.www.evidencesofcreation.com
Have you ever wondered how it is that fish living in the icy polar waters do not freeze? These fish have a gene to produce a protein that raises the temperature of the ice crystals in their skin up to -20 degrees Celsius. This protein bonds to the oxygen molecules in the ice crystals, preventing them from expanding, and thus stopping the fish freezing.www.miraclesofthequran.com


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A problem is often accompanied by an error message that prevents the application from proceeding.
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Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5256
NGC 5256, also known as Markarian 266, is a striking example of two disk galaxies that are about to merge. Spectacular streamers of gas surround the two nuclei and eye-catching blue spiral trails indicate recent star formation. The shape of the object is highly disturbed and observations in various wavelength regimes - infrared, millimeter-wave and radio - provide additional evidence for a starburst in this system. NGC 5256 is located in the constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, some 350 million light-years from Earth. Each galaxy also contains an active galactic nucleus, evidence that the chaos is allowing gas to fall into the regions around central black holes as well as feeding starbursts. Recent observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory show that both nuclei, as well as a region of hot gas in between them, have been heated by the shock waves driven as gas clouds at high velocities collide.
This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.
NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)


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The Draft Declaration was submitted to the General Assembly as part of the report on the Commission�s 1949 session. This report, along with commentaries, appears in the 1949 ILC Yearbook.
As the number of States which had given their comments and suggestions was considered too small to form the basis of any definite decision regarding the draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States, the General Assembly decided to postpone consideration of the matter "until a sufficient number of States have transmitted their comments and suggestions, and in any case to undertake consideration as soon as a majority of the Member States have transmitted such replies." (G.A. Res. 596 (VI) of 7 December 1951).
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At first glance, Justin Hardy doesn�t necessarily look like an elite receiver.
The scrappy East Carolina sophomore has just figured out a way to play like one.
GREENVILLE � At first glance, Justin Hardy doesn�t necessarily look like an elite receiver.
The scrappy East Carolina sophomore has just figured out a way to play like one.
Hardy, a 6-foot, 185-pound former walk-on out of West Craven High School, has demonstrated an innate knack for pulling in passes regardless of the size or skill of his defenders or what opposing coordinators do to try to stop him.
He�ll try to continue what has been a strong season by any measure when the Pirates (3-3, 2-1 Conference USA) play host to league foe Memphis today at 4:30 p.m.
In six starts, Hardy has caught 39 passes for 480 yards and five touchdowns, all of which lead the team by a wide margin. And he�s done it using a combination of average height and extraordinary craftsmanship carefully honed on the practice field during the off-season.
Hardy�s winter, spring and summer work on cuts, breaks, route-running and catching has led to a simple mantra he applies in the fall.
�I know that if the ball is in the air, it�s mine,� he said. �I�ve got to go get it.�
Hardy has caught touchdown passes in five of six games this season and in nine of his past 11, including a career-long 76-yarder in last week�s 40-20 loss at Central Florida.
Primarily a slot receiver last season, he has emerged recently as a weapon on the outside, showing a constant desire to get better.
�That�s the best thing about him, is he�s confident, but he�s also humble enough to work and to keep improving,� offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley said. �When you�ve got the ability he does, that�s a pretty good combination.�
Hardy is one of several receivers sophomore quarterback Shane Carden believes will continue to make names for themselves as the season plays out.
Seven players, from Hardy to 6-foot-8 Justin Jones to 5-foot-7 Derrick Harris, have caught at least 10 passes for ECU this season.
�We�ve got some great receivers, and I think right now he�s just got the hot hands,� Carden said, referring to Hardy. �I think we�re going to really start seeing some other receivers explode here in the second half of the season.�
This would be a good week to start. Memphis (1-4, 1-0) sits ahead of the Pirates in C-USA�s East Division, tied with UCF for first place in the early going. The game is arguably a must-win for a second-place team looking to keep its league title hopes alive.
But third-year ECU head coach Ruffin McNeill said today�s contest, which serves as homecoming, is no bigger than the rest.
�We only get one game a week. That�s all we get,� he said. �And we want to try to win that one game a week. That�s all we ask.�
Pirates defensive coordinator Brian Mitchell said he is wary of the Tigers� multiple-look offense. Mitchell got to know first-year Memphis coach Justin Fuente when Fuente was an assistant at TCU and Mitchell was on the staff at BYU.
At the midway point of the season, the lack of progress made by his youthful secondary remains Mitchell�s top concern. The Pirates are surrendering 278.5 passing yards per game, good for 10th in the 12-team league.
�Overall position mastery back there is probably where we need to show the biggest growth the rest of this year,� Mitchell said.
�We�ve improved in every category except passing yards, and that shows inconsistency in what we�re doing back there.�
Hardy, meanwhile, hopes to continue to frustrate opposing defensive backs. Riley said Hardy �plays big,� attacks the ball and shows a natural ability to catch it.
Last season as a slot receiver, Hardy was often pressed or covered by a bigger body in an attempt to neutralize him. His off-season work has helped turn that strategy into a mistake.
�This year, he�s making people pay when they do that,� Riley said. �He�s really just making himself a dynamic guy, and he still can get so much better. That�s what�s exciting about him.�
Asked about his season at the halfway point, Hardy was only mildly complimentary of himself. But he did agree with Riley.
�I�m pleased,� Hardy said, �but I know I can do better.�
NOTES: The Pirates lead the series 14-6, including a current six-game winning streak. ... ECU running back Reggie Bullock, who sustained a concussion two weeks ago against Texas-El Paso, will not play today.
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Memphis at East Carolina
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Today, 4:30 p.m.
On TV: WITN TV-7
On the radio: 107.9 WNCT
Online: ecupirates.com (All-Access)
How they match up
Memphis ECU
Points per game 20.6 20.5
Opp. PPG 29.8 26.7
Rushing yards per game 130.0 110.8
Passing YPG 159.6 237.7
Keys to the game: ECU, a 17 1/2-point favorite, must adapt to the Tigers� ever-changing offense, make tackles and play a sound game in the secondary. The Pirates need to seize momentum early and, unlike last week, hang on to it.
Memphis (1-4, 1-0 C-USA)
9/8 at Arkansas State L, 33-28
9/22 at Duke L, 38-14
10/13 *at East Carolina, 4:30 p.m.
10/20 *UCF, 8 p.m.
10/27 *at SMU, 3 p.m.
11/3 *at Marshall, 2 p.m.
11/10 *TULANE, 7 p.m.
11/17 *at UAB, 2 p.m.
11/24 *SOUTHERN MISS, 4:30 p.m.
*C-USA game; all times Eastern
East Carolina (3-3, 2-1 C-USA)
9/8 at No. 9 South Carolina L, 48-10
9/15 *at Southern Miss W, 24-14
9/22 at North Carolina L, 27-6
10/4 *at UCF L, 40-20
10/13 *MEMPHIS, 4:30 p.m.
10/20 *at UAB, 7 p.m.
11/17 *at Tulane, 3:30 p.m.
11/23 *MARSHALL, 2 p.m.
*C-USA game; all times Eastern


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Life Fitness Merges With UK Operations
Life Fitness is merging its United Kingdom and continental European operations to promote further international growth. The newly integrated business will be led by Frank van de Ven, former managing director for continental Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will now serve as vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Life Fitness also recently received the Medical Fitness Association's Board of Directors Award for significant advancement in the medical fitness industry. Award recipients were chosen by a conference award review committee for outstanding dedication to a healthy lifestyle.
Intelligent Sports to Use No Limits Center for Pilot
Intelligent Sports Inc. and No Limits Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness recently partnered to provide fitness options for children. The No Limits facility in Irvine, CA, will serve as the pilot location for Intelligent Sports' youth fitness centers. The new facility will offer youth members personalized programs, along with access to No Limits' mixed martial arts classes. Intelligent Sports also is developing several interconnected upright and recumbent bikes that will be compatible with popular video games and will allow children to race against each other on a projected screen.
CheckFree Joins Gold's Gym Vendor Program
The CheckFree Health & Fitness business unit, now part of Fiserv Inc., has joined the Gold's Gym national vendor program, the company recently announced. CheckFree is now a preferred provider of club-management software, electronic funds transfer, and credit-card processing and outsourced billing services to Gold's Gym franchisees and corporate-owned facilities.
Taraflex Installed At Community College
Taraflex Sports Flooring by Gerflor installed a new 30,000-square-foot maple design floor in Sullivan County Community College's (NY) Paul Gerry Fieldhouse. Three Taraflex flooring products were used in the fieldhouse, which serves as home to athletic competitions, intramural programs and physical education classes.
Futrex Adds Product Training to Its Web Site
Futrex Inc. recently posted interactive product training presentations on its Web site. The manufacturer of near infrared body composition analyzers has added interactive training presentations for the FUTREX-6100, FUTREX-5500 and FUTREX-62. The presentations are designed to aid new and existing Futrex owners to get maximum values from their analyzers.
Mondo Flooring Installed At Military Bases
Mondo's Super X track flooring will be installed at several U.S. military bases. Fort Bliss in El Paso, TX, and Keesler Air Force Base in Gulfport, MS, installed 10-mm Super X tracks in January. Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, NC, will install a 14-mm Super X track this month.


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The Bluffton High boys basketball team kept itself in the SCHSL Region 8-AAAA race Friday with a 61-47 home victory against Ashley Ridge.
The victory moved the Bobcats to 4-2 in the region and into sole possession of second place behind Summerville in the standings.
C.J. Frazier scored 15 points and Marquis Webber had 10 for Bluffton, which visited Colleton County in another region game late Tuesday.
The Bobcats (11-6) dropped a non-region game Saturday, falling to Whale Branch 62-57 on the road. B.J. Hill had 14 points against the Warriors, who are ranked No. 1 in the Class A coaches poll.
Bluffton hosts Summerville on Friday in a crucial 8-AAAA game. The Green Wave won the team's first meeting 47-38 on Jan. 15.
The Bluffton girls lost a pair of games over the weekend, falling to Ashley Ridge 42-35 and Whale Branch 53-48.
Dynasty Mervin led the Bobcats (4-13, 1-5 region) with 10 points against Ashley Ridge.
Bluffton hosts Summerville at 6 p.m. Friday.


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Take for example the case of an alert newshound around the office, who last week noticed an interesting tweet in the newspaper's Twitter timeline from the loquacious Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, who can very rarely keep himself to 140 words, let alone 140 characters.
In his tweet, Markowitz said that he was "officially" the Democratic candidate in the 22nd District for the state senate, and that he was thankful for all of the support that he was getting.
The tweet also mentioned that there were "110 days to go" to the general election. So we had an intern go grab a calendar and start fact checking, or rather counting, and sure enough from July 19 to November 6 is 110 days.
Well, you can imagine our shock when we overheard this penny-a-liner telling his colleagues about the tweet. But it's not nearly the amount of shock the tweet caused among some politicos at an event in Queens, where the reporter first saw the short message on his phone and began passing it around for all to see.
According to the young scribe, several elected officials expressed their amazement that Markowitz would be challenging sitting State Senator Marty Golden, a powerful and popular Republican in the legislature, but that Astoria State Senator Michael Gianaris, who heads the New York State Senate Democratic Campaign Committee, must be ecstatic.
Apparently, one even wondered aloud why Markowitz would bother running for office after such a long and storied political career – a career that included a stint in the state senate – when he could just "take a job with the Nets."
Well, we immediately did some research (okay, we just looked at Markowitz's Twitter feed), but couldn't find the 11:30 a.m. tweet. We contacted the Borough President's office, and they confirmed that the tweet had been sent in error, and that it was immediately deleted.
But it begs the question, was Markowitz seriously considering a run for state senate? So serious, in fact, that he assumed that he would be running as a Democrat for state senate and scheduled a tweet to go out far in advance, and just forgot to remove it?
Or was it just a mistake by someone in the office managing Markowtiz's Twitter feed?
We're not sure, but when at first we couldn't get in touch with Markowitz's office, we called a person with intimate knowledge of the Democratic Party's workings in the legislature, and he said that Markowitz was not running against Golden, but that it would be a dream candidate for the party.
Markowitz grew up in the neighborhoods that comprise the 22nd District, and we're not sure if there is anybody more popular or recognizable in Brooklyn politics than Marty Markowitz. He might be the only person who would have a chance of defeating Golden, one of the few New York City Republicans still left in Albany.
In fact, our source suggested that we perpetuate the rumor that Markowitz is running and maybe it will become reality. But sorry, while Pol Position is perfectly willing to lurk in the dark shadows of conjecture and half-truth, we can't just print flat-out lies (most of the time).
So there will be no Markowitz v. Golden race in Brooklyn…this year!


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MAHWAH, N.J. -- He loved good food and music, fine cigars, Martha's Vineyard and, particularly, his wife, Dejah Olsen.
But most of all, Mahwah EMS charter member and former Deputy Chief Gregory M. Antonetti loved his extended family -- the countless heavy-hearted emergency responders who mourn his passing at 57 years old.
A private cremation will be held Saturday after an 11 a.m. service at Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey for Antonetti, who died peacefully early Wednesday at Villa Marie Claire in Saddle River after being taken there "with love and dignity" by fellow EMS members the day before.
They and Antonetti's former co-workers at The Valley Hospital have planned a formal procession after the service that will pass his home and the Mahwah EMS North building on its way to the Mahwah EMS South building on Fardale Avenue for a post-funeral reception.
Mahwah police will divert traffic along the route.
"Since Greg had touched so many lives and had left such a large impact in an extended network of friends, co-workers and EMS families, we are expecting a large turnout of agencies," squad members wrote.
That's because Antonetti dedicated himself to helping others whenever he could.
Barely a month ago, Antonetti asked a newsman about a project close to his heart: helping to donate oxygen masks for pets.
"I'd like to set it up so that we can do it at a squad meeting. Get a bunch of pictures to publicize it," he wrote. "I was even thinking of asking one of our members to bring a dog down to the meeting so we can get a hands-on demonstration."
Others are working to make his dream come true.
Born on June 23, 1959, Antonetti was also the former captain of the Mahwah Ambulance and Rescue Squad Co #1, a CPR instructor and an instructor-aid at the Bergen County Law & Safety Institute in Mahwah.
"Greg was an amazing, loving and detail-oriented person who was always eager to help out and mentor our newest EMT's, and even taught some old dogs new tricks," members of the squad wrote.
Mahwah Mayor Bill LaForet ordered flags in town flown at half-staff in honor of Antonetti and his extended family."
Dejah Olsen, his wife of 19 years, said she and Antonetti's family considered it a great honor that left them "without words."
Antonetti "believed in being a good man and he was," said former colleague Valerie Schoen. "He lived with love and served people as an EMT professionally and as a volunteer. He was in love with and loved his wife."
Antonetti cheered Olsen on through an illness but rarely ever spoke about his own.
"He was very proud and he did not want to talk about being sick, or bring anyone down about talking about himself," said his sister, Denise Antonetti-Murrell. "I truly think he was hoping to beat this.
"I wish he had, too."
"I'm just a guy who happens to be very proud of the ambulance squad in the town that I live in," Antonetti once wrote.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice, 109 Darlington Ave, Ramsey. A funeral Mass will be conducted there at 11 a.m. Saturday.
LINK: http://www.vanemburghsneider.com/_mgxroot/page_10780.php?id=1721462
NOTE: Please, no flowers. The family has allergies. Donations may be made in memory of Gregory to Mahwah Emergency Medical Service, P.O. Box 551, Mahwah, NJ 07430.
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Updated January 13, 2015
Protect your Mac's data in the event of theft with Apple's FileVault!
If your Mac were stolen, would you worry about the thief seeing your email, photos, financial data, and other sensitive information? OS X's built-in FileVault encryption technology ensures that your Mac's contents are safe from prying eyes, but if you're hesitant to entrust your data to an algorithm before you understand how FileVault works, this book will dispel any misconceptions, answer your questions, and get you running FileVault with confidence.
Security expert Joe Kissell begins by demystifying FileVault in a quick FAQ that explains, among other things, how it is that you can work with your startup drive normally even though all the data on it is encrypted. After the FAQ, Joe provides detailed steps for activating and using FileVault on both your startup volume and external drives. He also explains how FileVault interacts with your backups and how to use Find My Mac (because, remember, the point of FileVault is to protect your data in the event of theft) once you've turned on FileVault.
Additional topics include making and using encrypted disk images, third-party software that can encrypt just a single file or folder, and accessing special FileVault features from the command line.
FileVault facts and features that you'll master include:
This book covers FileVault 2, which was introduced in 10.7 Lion and is far better than, and completely different from, the original version of FileVault (now called Legacy FileVault). Everything in this book works with 10.10 Yosemite and 10.9 Mavericks. A few minor things have changed over the years, but anyone with 10.7 Lion or 10.8 Mountain Lion should also find the book useful.


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This class acts as an interface to the metar service of weather.noaa.gov. It searches for locations given in ICAO notation and retrieves the current weather data.
Of course the parsing of the METAR-data has its limitations, as it follows the Federal Meteorological Handbook No.1 with modifications to accommodate for non-US reports, so if the report deviates from these standards, you won't get it parsed correctly. Anything that is not parsed, is saved in the "noparse" array-entry, returned by getWeather(), so you can do your own parsing afterwards. This limitation is specifically given for remarks, as the class is not processing everything mentioned there, but you will get the most common fields like precipitation and temperature-changes. Again, everything not parsed, goes into "noparse".
If you think, some important field is missing or not correctly parsed, please file a feature-request/bugreport at http://pear.php.net/ and be sure to provide the METAR report with a _detailed_ explanation!
For a working example, please take a look at docs/Services_Weather/examples/metar-basic.php
Services_Weather_Metar Inherited Methods
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|Calculate dewpoint from temperature and humidity This is only an approximation, there is no exact formula, this one here is called Magnus-Formula
|Calculate humidity from temperature and dewpoint This is only an approximation, there is no exact formula, this one here is called Magnus-Formula
|Calculate windchill from temperature and windspeed (enhanced formula)
|Convert distance between km, ft and sm
|Convert pressure between in, hpa, mb, mm and atm
|Convert speed between mph, kmh, kt, mps and fps
|Convert temperature between f and c
|Returns the selected units format
|Convert polar coordinates to cartesian coordinates
|Enables caching the data, usage strongly recommended
|Changes the representation of time and dates (see http://www.php.net/date)
|Sets the timeout in seconds for HTTP requests
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Browse UPMC doctors and medical professionals to find the care that's right for you. Customize your search by specialty, zip code, last name, and more.
Visit the UPMC Find a Doctor website.
Growing up means going through many changes. Some changes happen inside your body where you can't see them. You can see others happening outside your body. Some changes can affect how you feel.
These changes may make you feel confused about whether you are still a girl, or whether you are a young woman. This information sheet can help you to understand the changes that happen to all girls during puberty (PYUber-tee). Puberty is the word used for the time when your body is changing from the body of a child to the body of an adult.
These changes can be scary, but also exciting. Either way, you should understand what is happening to your body so that you'll know what to expect.
During puberty, you will grow taller and gain weight. Your breasts will grow, and your hips will become rounder and wider. You may develop at a different rate from your friends. At the end of your growth spurt, you'll be your adult height.
You may notice a change in your hair and complexion because your body is producing more oil. Many girls begin to perspire more and need to use an underarm deodorant. You will also begin to see hair under your arms and between your legs, which is called the pubic (PYU-bik) area.
Menstruation is a flow of blood and tissue from an organ in your body called the uterus
Your period usually starts when you are between 9 and 16 years old. Most girls get their first period when they are 11, 12, or 13 years old. Your period should come once a month. During the first year or two, it is perfectly normal to skip a month or to "spot" between periods.
To understand what happens inside you during your period, you need to know about your body.
At the same time, your uterus has built a tissue lining — like a nest for the egg. Sometimes the tiny egg can become a baby. This happens when sperm from a man fertilizes the egg. (Sperm is released from a man's penis during sexual intercourse.) A fertilized egg may attach itself to this lining. The lining would feed the egg, protect it, and help it grow into a baby.
If you are not pregnant, the egg and the lining of tissue and blood aren't needed. Then they flow out of your body through your vagina. This is called the menstrual flow, or your period.
When you have your period, it may seem like a lot of blood is flowing from your body.
It really is only a small amount (4 to 6 tablespoons). The heaviest flow is usually the first day or two. Its color will change from red to brown to tan.
Between periods you may experience a sticky, wet feeling in your panties. This is called vaginal discharge. It is a normal part of the menstrual cycle. Wearing a panty liner may help you feel more comfortable.
Remember, every girl has a period. It is very natural and normal. In time, your period will
become just another part of your life as a young woman. You should have a period every month until you are between 45 and 55 years old (except if you are pregnant).
Right before or during your period, you may notice that:
Most girls have some cramps with their periods. This can be perfectly normal. Cramps are caused by the muscle of the uterus contracting. Taking a walk, doing light exercises, using a heating pad, or taking a warm shower can help you feel more comfortable.
You also can take over-the-counter pain relievers to relieve cramps. Pain relievers you can take include:
Check with your parents or your school nurse before taking a pain reliever.
You can do all of your normal activities during your period. This includes school, gym class, swimming, and work. If your cramps interfere with your activities, talk to your doctor.
Most pads have a sticky side that makes them stick to the inside of your underwear. Pads work outside your body to absorb the menstrual flow. Tampons fit inside your vagina.
Some girls think they can't use tampons until after they have had sex. This is not true. Using tampons does not change a girl's vagina — whether she had sex or not. However, you may not feel comfortable using tampons until you are older.
Remember, each girl is different. There are many products you can use that will make you feel comfortable. If you need help using a pad or a tampon, ask your mother, older sister, or another woman you trust to help you.
When using either pads or tampons, change them at least every 4 hours during the day. Do not sleep at night with a tampon in place; use a pad. You may increase your risk of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) if you keep a tampon in too long.
Good personal hygiene is important. You may need to be especially careful during your period. Wash your hands well each time you go to the bathroom and each time you apply or change a pad or tampon. Daily baths or showers will keep you feeling fresh and eliminate any unpleasant odors.
As you learn what happens as you grow up, you will see that having a period is a normal part of every girl's life. It is a normal part of growing up and becoming a woman.


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Audio communications company Plantronics has created a developer community to help foster interest in building applications with context-aware data-compliant with its smart headsets and devices. The Plantronics Developer Connection includes technical resources, forums, and APIs provided through a new SDK for Windows environments.
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The company's CTO Joe Burton has said that the "next wave of productivity" will be driven by contextually aware applications that speed business processes and workflows. As such, his firm's headsets have been developed with the capability to collect contextual information and present it to applications in an easy-to-integrate manner.
"We are opening APIs to this information so the software development community can create innovative and useful applications that leverage contextual intelligence from Plantronics," said Burton.
The concept here hinges around the opportunity for devices to be able to communicate an abundance of data about a person's location, activities, and availability while they are communicating.
"Developers will now be able to create context-aware applications that will be able to anticipate or take action, to provide better experiences through the information generated by intelligent Plantronics devices with Smart Sensor technology," said the company.
Developers are offered the tools needed to create these smarter, context-aware applications through the Plantronics Developer Connection. By accessing the information from Plantronics devices, developers can incorporate presence, availability, proximity, and caller information into their existing applications or create a new segment of smarter applications. Incorporating this information could result in more intelligent and intuitive human-to-device experiences.


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A recent study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (Vol. 229:9,1389-1400) compared calves selling after qualifying for a certified health program to calves with no history. The analysis showed an economic advantage to the cow-calf producer in the two most intensive programs each year in the 11-year study. The authors also noted that certified health program calves selling via video auctions increased from 16% in 1995 to 85% in 2005. The figures represent more than 3.2 million calves in 26,000 lots sold via video auction. So why aren't all calves preconditioned (PC) prior to sale?
The No.-1 reason is a perceived lack of financial reward. If you're truly in the cattle business, you want a return on investment for any program. If it costs you $60/calf for feed, labor, vaccine, dewormer, etc., you must realize a return greater than $60 to make it a profitable proposition.
The second-most common reason cited is that the owner preconditioned some calves in the past but quit after they failed to bring a sufficient premium over commodity calves that sold the same day.
In each of the above concerns, the first step is to have an actual PC cost. The study cited above showed a range of $28-$63/calf for all PC costs.
To learn your costs, simply place a clipboard in the feed room, then jot down how much hay and grain is fed each day, and total the amounts when the calves are sold. Value the calves the day they're weaned -- you'll need at least a group weight -- and see if the price you received was more than their initial value plus your added expenses.
And don't forget to add in a 10% shrink on the non-PC calves if you weigh on the farm. The PC calves you're selling will have shrink figured in after weigh-up at the auction or upon delivery.
In nearly every case of selling PC vs. commodity calves, you should realize a profit to your PC efforts. Remember that producers often make more money from PC calves' added weight gain than the $/cwt. premium.
- To get optimum weight gain after preconditioning, calves must be castrated and dehorned well ahead of weaning. The herd featured in my August 2006 BEEF article ("Pounds mean dollars" -- beef-mag.com/mag/beef_pounds_mean_dollars/index.html) had a 3.25-lb./day gain on steer calves during a 50-day PC period in 2006 without being overly fleshy, and their profit was $63.95/calf.
If your calves don't top the market on price/cwt., perhaps it's their genetics. Preconditioning won't make up for calves that are light-muscled, uneven or wild. Compare "apples to apples" when judging the influence of genetics on price.
- Other roadblocks include small numbers of PC calves at the auction and/or small numbers in your herd. If this describes you, talk to your local cattlemen's association about PC calf sales. Your herd health veterinarian, Extension educator or auction market owner can also help organize larger numbers of calves into a few special sales.
In addition, many seedstock suppliers will assist you in selling your calves, either through a special sale or private treaty. Top seedstock producers realize their client service doesn't end when the bull is unloaded at the farm.
- Another common roadblock to PC is the lack of facilities to process, wean and feed calves for 30-45 days. I've seen some very functional but inexpensive working facilities over the course of my career, and there's no excuse for not having a basic working facility. Search www.beefcowcalf.com for examples.
We've successfully utilized the two-step weaning method ("Stress-relieving weaning strategies," BEEF August 2003) in herds that couldn't successfully wean calves from their dams without the calves getting back with their dams. The anti-nursing device is placed in the calf's nose five days before weaning, after which it is removed and the calf weaned. A single-strand electric wire is used to separate calves from cows with less than 2% of calves rejoining their dams. The feeding area for 30-45 days can include high-quality pasture and grain fed in a bunk daily.
- In some areas, a lack of available labor is a roadblock to PC. Perhaps your veterinarian has a processing crew to assist in working your cattle. Or what about kids in your local FFA chapter?


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Associated Builders and Contractors, Washington, D.C., recently took an active role in responding to the national tragedies in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania by establishing a special disaster relief fund to support families of the victims in the recent terrorist attacks.
"Our hearts go out to the families of victims of this tragedy in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. We have heeded the call of President Bush and have established this fund to help families of victims of these terrorist attacks," said ABC President and CEO Kirk Pickerel. "Our national office is located near the Pentagon where many of those who died were young men and women in the Army and Navy whose lives ended while fulfilling their mission to defend our freedoms. We want to provide our members with a way to help the victims of this national tragedy."
ABC's national headquarters has donated $5,000 to the fund, and has solicited contributions from the association's 23,000 members through its electronic newsletter, Newsline, and on its Web site. Staff members at the national office have also made additional contributions.
"ABC members and the million craft professionals they employ share the horror, disbelief, and anger that every American feels at the cowardly attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by those who would spread their message of hatred by unspeakable acts of evil," said ABC Chairman Henry Kelly. "We as contractors build the future, and we take special umbrage at those who would destroy it, but we can be proud of the role our industry is playing in helping our nation recover from this tragedy,"
According to ABC, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently contacted the organization and may request disaster cleanup assistance. ABC has ensured the Army Corps that the association is ready to assist. A Federal Emergency Management Agency Project Impact partner, ABC has also offered assistance to FEMA Director Joe Allbaugh and pledged "unconditional assistance to the federal government to aid in any way possible."
On the recovery front, ABC member-firm Hensel-Phelps Construction Co., Chantilly, Va., has been awarded the contract to rebuild the portion of the Pentagon damaged by the terrorist attack. The work, which will include renovations of some four million square feet of building space over 11 years, could be valued at $758 million.
"Hensel-Phelps was one of the contractors on the scene when the plane hit the Pentagon last week and helped in the evacuation of the facility. It is now a time for rebuilding and healing. We're delighted that ABC member-firm Hensel-Phelps has been awarded the contract to rebuild this important symbol of American strength," said Pickerel.
For more information on ABC's response to this national tragedy, visit: www.abc.org.


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The department of music at Hope College will hold two guest artist events and one student event for this fall's "Voice Olympiad."
The department of music at Hope College will hold two guest artist events and one student event for this fall's "Voice Olympiad."
The first event will feature mezzo-soprano Sarah Holman, associate professor of music at Wheaton College, in recital on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 3 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music and will feature works of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Hector Berlioz and Hugo Wolf.
The second event is two master classes taught by world renowned tenor George Shirley. Master classes will be held on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 11 a.m. in Wichers Auditorium and at 7 p.m. in the Padnos Gallery at the Holland Area Arts Council. Shirley will also be the featured guest at a 10:30 a.m. coffee in the MarthaMillerCenter for Global Communication on Thursday, Oct. 30.
The final event is a semi-annual Liederabend, presented by the students in the college's German Diction Class. The recital will feature the Lieder of Richard Strauss, on Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Semelink Hall at Western Theological Seminary.
The Holland Area Arts Council is located in downtown Holland at 150 E. Eighth St. The Martha Miller Center for Global Communication is located at 257 Columbia Ave., at the corner of Columbia Avenue and 10th Street. Nykerk Hall of Music is located in the central Hope campus at the former 127 E. 12th St. between College and Columbia avenues. Western Theological Seminary is located at 101 E. 13th St., on 13th Street east of College Avenue.


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ETSY: https://www.etsy.com/listing/118587121/vintage-buttons-necklace
Buttons from top to bottom: water lily, lily of the valley, first flowers, chamomile, bluebells, thistle, cornflower, russel muhroom, oak, blackberry, red under aspen mushroom.
- http://www.etsy.com/listing/107760651/soviet-mushroom-button-badge-vintage
Pair of cotton pot holders, sewn with 1940s Vintage florals by Lilleputt Studio on Etsy
Above: DIY wooden toy car
Above: DIY scarecrow
Above: DIY sleds
Above: DIY bird feeder
Above: DIY stool
Above: DIY bench
Floral Map of the United States. It would be nice to ride through it on this bike:
REVISITED is an independent design collective based in Brooklyn, New York City.
Revisited makes pillow cases from old shirts found mostly in thrift stores."While seeing those hundreds of shirts waiting to be tried on we knew we wanted to make something out of them, something new. Many of them were too big or simply had an outdated shape. We selected the best fabrics, interesting structures in natural blends and were ready to rework them" - R
Moss terrariums are fun and easy to create and maintain. Decorate your moss terrariums with precious stones and twigs you find. Above are do-it-yourself moss terrariums created with vintage listerine bottles found on Bottle Beach, Brooklyn and moss from Upstate New York. Bottle Beach is a great place to find old bottles. If you are not afraid to dig through Brooklyn's vintage garbage:
"Keep the moisture in. The moss will use the CO2 provided by the decomposing and dead plants in the soil. Sometimes, there's algae and seeds from other plants in the mini-ecosystem, which will overgrow the moss over time [...] Seal the jar off completely making sure, that there's enough moisture in it. Try to supply the jars with enough light without exposing them to direct sunlight"
- from experienced moss terrarium owner, Henry K Miller
You can always use old wine bottles and jars, or buy ready-made moss terrariums. Below: Moss terrariums at Cog and Pearl.
Wild blackberries and red salmon berries gathered in Upstate New York, Harriman State Park. I never had salmon berries before. They are so delicious! Almost as good as or better than raspberries.
Old workshop seat.
Coffee table from recycled cable drum.
Chair from old sewing factory.
Pillows from vintage produce sacks.
Images from ArtKraft Furniture and Design.
Chair redesign by Jetske Groot. Jetske finds old chairs, carefully disassembles them and recycles them into new chairs that reflect their past history. Jetske calls her series "Multiple Family"
Reused shipping crate wood for shelves, glasses and cups from grandma's garage, flea market or thrift store and a few handmade ceramic bowls.
Image found on beautiful blog by Anna Rikje, photographer and musician from Germany currently living in New York City - I Truly Like That.
Sets of mismatched dining chairs. Life becomes much easier with mismatch! Photos from Emma Blog, unpolished Life and Apartment Therapy.
International Women's Day vintage spring and flowers postcards. (С 8 Марта!)more →
Red Chair Antiques. Found on Wabi & Sabi blog.
I found this old vintage chair - $2, and two frames - $3 on garage sale. They were falling apart and covered in dust. I washed them and repainted them.
*Above: Patchwork Harmony - http://www.patchworkharmony.co.uk
1. Chandeliers by Madeleine Boulsteix are made from old tea cups, jewelry, beads, marbles and kitchen utencils.
2. Droog Design Chandelier made from milk bottles.
Wow. Handmade floor mat from old vintage leather belts. Design by Inghua Ting.
I am happy to show some of my watercolors at the Eponymy gallery and store. It is owned by Andrea Miller and located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York. The store is a mix of vintage and designer clothes, antique mirrors as well as tightly curated modern photography from emerging artists of Humble Arts Foundation.
MANILLA MADE is a blog about all things ethical organized by Helen Cuthbert, a textile designer in UK. All things ethical are all things handmade, recycled, bright and colorful! I love this blog.
My favorite pieces on this blog are: vintage glass salt and pepper shakers, handmade shadow lanterns made out of recycled metal food cans, and soy teacup candles!!!
I just found this amazing online store called Three Potato Four. Three Potato Four is started by Janet Morales & Stu Eli because of their love of collections. The store features old and vintage home decor objects, tableware and toys.
This pillow is made out of vintage cotton handkerchiefs. I found it on Etsy and it is by an artist and designer Flyingrhymes. Have you ever wondered why nobody uses colorful handkerchiefs anymore? When I was growing up in Russia there was no Kleenex. I don't know whether it was better or worse.


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Chad Johnson greets well-wishers with big smiles and tends to be a favorite among many of the young fans attending Burlington Royals games.
That�s the amicable 19-year-old catcher, whose first full cycle through a minor-league season has him yearning for more and understanding better what it�s going to take to move through the Kansas City Royals system.
Pitchers for the Burlington club have come to realize something else: It�s best to stay on Johnson�s good side.
�He gets mad at us if he throws down a pitch and we shake him and then they get a hit,� right-hander Zach Lovvorn said.
Yet Johnson has cultivated a high level of respect since he became a fifth-round draft pick in 2012. That makes him Kansas City�s highest draftee on the Appalachian League team this season.
Johnson said he senses the responsibility that comes with that.
�I�ve kind of taken the role of being the leader,� he said. �I�ve taken pride in that, being a leader. That�s how it should be for a catcher. Guys come to me.�
That approachable aspect of Johnson�s make-up has endeared him to teammates.
Lovvorn and pitcher Matt Tenuta arrived in the organization in the same draft class as Johnson and they all spent last season in the Arizona Rookie League. Tenuta said his trust of Johnson is almost limitless.
Johnson said he knows sometimes that equates to showing some tough love.
�As a catcher, sometimes you have to get in a pitcher�s (business),� he said. �You can�t be afraid to be kind of the mean guy. Some guys need to be pushed harder.�
Johnson is still trying to find a groove in the batter�s box, pushing to make upgrades in that area. His defense has been one of the pluses all along.
�I don�t like him, I love him behind the plate,� Burlington manager Tommy Shields said. �And he�s tough back there.�
Johnson said his responsibilities are most pressing defensively.
�I think the Royals drafted me because of my defense,� said Johnson, who swings left-handed. �I hope my hitting will come along. I�ve improved a lot with my hitting. The numbers don�t show it.�
It has been an acclimation process for Johnson, who was drafted out of Galesburg (Ill.) High School. That meant putting aside a baseball scholarship from Illinois State.
�I thought about it a lot,� Johnson said. �I knew I wanted to play pro ball. It�s an opportunity and I took it. It was the right opportunity. It was hard to turn down.�
He has been paying close attention since then. Lovvorn said Johnson wasn�t well-known on the circuit of prospects coming out of high school, but he has blended in just fine. Lovvorn said the catcher�s concern for the team as a whole shines through.
�I think I fit in pretty well,� Johnson said. �I was one of the youngest guys my first year. It was good to see their routines and just learn and kind of get the hang of it.
�The (draft) rounds are the rounds. When you get out on the field, everything is even. It�s all about getting better and performing your best every night.�
He joined the Burlington team for the 2012 playoffs, basically an extra player on the roster given the opportunity to observe.
When he came back this year, he has been more in charge. Shields said Johnson is steady in working with the pitching staff.
�Chad pretty much calls his own game,� he said.
That�s usually fine with the pitchers.
�I feel like every time I throw to him, we�re all on the same page,� Lovvorn said, pointing out how Johnson�s studying of opposing batters and remembering about what works for pitchers are bonuses. �He�ll know what�s on and what�s not.�
Johnson said he�s confident his offense will develop. After a solid midseason stretch at the plate, his batting average dipped to .214 on what�s an offensive-challenged lineup.
�It�s a big adjustment for me right now,� he said. �Catching has always been my thing. Everybody loves to get hits.�
Shields said he�s encouraged by Johnson�s knack for quality at-bats against left-handed pitchers, perhaps an oddity at this stage. The manager said that might bode well for Johnson�s ability to catch on more regularly offensively.
Johnson said he�ll put an emphasis on making his 205-pound frame stronger during the offseason. The goal will be landing on a full-season Class A team�s roster next spring.
�The Royals take their time,� he said of the organization. �This year was the learning year and getting my body right for a full season.�


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Michael Phelps is a world-champion swimmer who holds the record for most gold medals won in a single Olympic games. Phelps broke swimmer Mark Spitz's 36-year-old record during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by winning eight golds, besting Spitz by one medal.
Phelps had two very close calls on his way to history. In the 400-meter freestyle relay, Phelps' teammate Jason Lezak came from behind in the anchor leg to catch France's Alain Bernard and win by eight-hundredths of a second. In the 100-meter butterfly, Phelps outtouched Serbia's Milorad Cavic by 0.01 second after trailing for most of the race to win his seventh gold of the games. Seven of Phelps' eight gold medals were won with world-record times.
Phelps has been cited more than once by police for driving under the influence of alcohol.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Phelps won six golds and two bronze medals. Between Athens and Beijing, Phelps lived in Ann Arbor, Mich., and trained with Club Wolverine and his long-time swimming coach Bob Bowman, who served as the University of Michigan men's swimming coach.
Phelps made his Olympics debut at the 2000 summer games in Sydney. He was just 15 at the time.
Phelps lives in Baltimore and trains at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club in Mount Washington, which he co-owns with Bowman as part of Aquatic Ventures LLC.
Phelps was raised in Rodgers Forge, near Baltimore, and is a graduate of Towson High School.
Eighth gold: 400 medley relay -- Aug. 17 A frenzy of golden energy, Michael Phelps exited the pool, shaking water off his lithe and lean body. Onto the pool deck splashed the droplets -- those Baltimore roots, the memories from Greece and the immaculate show he had just put on in China. It all...
The life Michael Phelps returns to in Baltimore won't be like the one he left


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Go Contacts EX
Better contacts management by a country dial?
Android App of the Week There are dozens of dialer apps in the Android Market. Actually, that's a lie: I've found nine. The best I've tried is the dialer component of Contacts EX from the Go Developer Team, one of the most consistently impressive and reliable bunch of coders for the Android platform.
Download Go Contacts EX and you end up with two app icons, the dialer bit and the contacts bit, but since the two seamlessly merge in use and are seen as one by the operating system, don't get hung up on this.
Manage your contacts
Why change dialer? Well, the HTC dialer is in my opinion as ugly as sin and, to be quite honest, the Sony Ericsson, Samsung and stock versions aren't much better.
Go's dialer on the other hand is a thing of beauty and can be easily adjusted to suite your sense of the aesthetic thanks to a wide selection of themes, many of which are free. The standard Go Theme is my preference, but the free Dark and iPhone themes are worth a try too.
Manage your Smart and Speed dials
The stand-out feature of the app is the way you can swipe between the dial pad, your contacts list, any groups you have set up and your favourites. The screens loop endlessly so you can go left or right as the fancy takes you.
To get from one screen to the next there are no less than ten transition effects to chose from, though the default spinning cube remains my favourite.
Group your contacts (left) and highlight your favourite folk (right)
Naturally, Go Contacts brings you all the expected dialer subtleties like singe-key speed dialing and smart searching for contacts directly from the keypad.
There is also a host of ancillary settings including a call confirm facility to prevent accidental dial-outs and an option to mute the keypad dial tone.
Change the theme (left) and how contacts are presented (right)
I've heard the odd rumbling that the way some handsets handle the OpenGL graphics used by Go Contacts EX can causes the app to seize up, but I've had it set as my default for six months and not encountered the problem.
Go Contacts EX is free and devoid of adds so there's really no reason not to give it a try. ®
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EmmaMason necesitaba un nuevo diseño de banner publicitario y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 32 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Unlimited Furniture Group, Inc
We are a furniture company!!
We import furniture from overseas and sell it to different furniture distributors, department stores, etc...
We are young, agressive, and growing!
This is for a catalog that will be distributed to existing clients as well as potential new clients.
We need you to design the following 4 things:
Front Cover
Inside Front Cover (about us)
Table of Contents
Back Outside Cover
Please refer to our company's website for existing design, logo, and company color schems.
Must use RED and WHITE colors to be consitent with logo and website design.
Front Cover:
We are clueless when it comes to design so use your imagination....maybe pure design or implement some of our images...we need clients to want to open it
Inside Front Cover - we will provide text for this part so just the artwork around the text needs to be done
Table of Contents: - should this be consistent with inside front cover? this will be page 3 which is next to the inside cover
Bedroom - pg??
Dining Room - pg??
Container Only - pg??