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Wed, 31 December 2014
In the early weeks of the New Year, the Supreme Court will be deciding whether to accept some blockbuster PLF appeals. These high-profile cases involve many of PLF's key areas of specialty: property rights, environmental law, free enterprise, and individual rights.
Direct download: 2015_outlook2.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 11:56am PDT
Wed, 24 December 2014
PLF President Rob Rivett joins Chief Financial Officer, Kim DeVincenzi, and Chief Development Officer, Bob Dean, and host, Bob Krauter, for a discussion about the importance of individual donors to Pacific Legal Foundation's pro-freedom mission in the nation's courts. As December 31 looms, the deadline for making a 2014 charitable donation, topics include gifts of cash, appreciated stock, recurring gifts, and gifts from the recently approved extension to the IRA Charitable Rollover.
Direct download: 122414_Last_minute_giving.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 17 December 2014
PLF Principal Attorney Paul J. Beard II joins host, Bob Krauter, to discuss new developments in two high-profile challenges to the California Coastal Commission's bullying of property owners. He highlights a victory for three sisters who sought a permit for repairs to a farmhouse and barn, and gives details of another lawsuit that will be heard at the California Supreme Court, involving two home owners in Encinitas who are battling the Commission for the right to use a seawall to protect their property.
Direct download: Lynch_update.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 7:35am PDT
Wed, 10 December 2014
Federal Clean Water Act regulators are pushing a massive expansion of their power over land use, by proposing to define "the waters of the United States" as practically any place that is ever wet. PLF has filed comments in opposition – and is warning of a legal challenge if the scheme goes ahead.
Direct download: 121014_clean_water_pod.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 3 December 2014
PLF Chief Development Officer Bob Dean joins host, Bob Krauter, for a discussion about the many ways Americans can support Pacific Legal Foundation's pro-freedom mission in the courts to safeguard our constitutional rights and liberties. The discussion includes making gifts of cash, online giving, appreciated stock, real estate, charitable gift annuities, gifts from donor advised funds, and gifts from an IRA.
Direct download: 12-3-14_giving.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 26 November 2014
PLF President Rob Rivett leads a discussion of the year's top legal victories for limited government, property rights and free enterprise. His guests are PLF principal attorneys Paul Beard and J. David Breemer, and PLF attorney Jonathan Wood.
Direct download: thanksgiving_podcast.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 19 November 2014
PLF won a major federal court ruling, invalidating San Francisco's exorbitant relocation payment mandate on landlords
Direct download: 11_19_14_Levin_with_politics.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 9:00am PDT
Wed, 12 November 2014
Responding to a PLF lawsuit, filed on behalf of a citizens group, Federal Judge Dee Benson rules the regulations for the Utah prairie dog are unconstitutional. PLF attorney Jonathan Wood, and Derek Morton, a representative of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Property Owners, discuss the ruling with host, Bob Krauter. The federal district court held that the government has no power under the Commerce Clause to regulate the Utah Prairie Dog, a rodent that exists, 40,000 strong, only in Utah.
Direct download: 111214_PETPO.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 2:32pm PDT
Wed, 5 November 2014
On behalf of The Crafted Keg in Stuart, Florida, PLF is suing over Florida's prohibition on half-gallon refillable beer jugs.
Direct download: 11_5_14_growler_podcast2.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Thu, 23 October 2014
In the case McLean v. City of Alexandria, PLF is challenging the constitutionality of a city ordinance in Alexandria, Virginia, that forbids "for sale" signs in cars parked on the street, by making it illegal to park on a public street for the purpose of advertising your car. The First Amendment protects everyone's right to express themselves, and that includes the freedom to advertise.
Direct download: 10_23_14_McLean_podcast.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 12:57pm PDT
Wed, 22 October 2014
PLF's challenge to California's "cap and trade" auction moves to the state court of appeal. The requirement for businesses to bid for carbon "credits" in order to keep their doors open amounts to a massive new tax program. It's unconstitutional because it was enacted without 2/3 majorities in the Legislature, as Proposition 13 requires for new taxes.
Direct download: 101714_Morningstar_pod.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Thu, 16 October 2014
Key members of Congress and a coalition of states file briefs in support of PLF's "Origination Clause" lawsuit.
Direct download: Sequence_alt.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:05am PDT
Wed, 8 October 2014
A federal court heard PLF's constitutional arguments against San Francisco's ransom demand on landlords who want to remove their units from the rental market.
Direct download: 10_8_14_levin2.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Fri, 3 October 2014
PLF is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm that property rights are among the fundamental rights protected by the the Constitution's guarantee of due process of law. The Eleventh Circuit held they are not – contradicting precedents from the High Court and other circuits. The case arises from a Sanibel, Florida ban on new docks – but the issues are important for property owners everywhere.
Direct download: Kentner_pod_2.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 1 October 2014
Principal attorney Damien Schiff discusses PLF's cert petition requesting the Supreme Court to overturn the Ninth Circuit's decision upholding the water cutbacks imposed on California's San Joaquin Valley on account of the Delta smelt.
Direct download: 10114_smelt_pod.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:30am PDT
Wed, 24 September 2014
Pacific Legal Foundation welcomes in three new CPIL fellows to the organization. The CPILs dicuss their road to PLF and also some of their personal interests.
Direct download: CPIL_pod.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 10 September 2014
PLF principal attorneys, Paul J. Beard and Timothy Sandefur, discuss the history of the Program for Judicial Awareness writing competition, its goals, and details of the 2014 competition that offers up to $6,000 in cash prizes to currently enrolled law school students.
Direct download: pja_podcast.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:40am PDT
Wed, 10 September 2014
PLF is asking the state's highest court to hear our challenge to the state's attempt to issue $8.6 billion in bullet-train bonds, because the project has lacked basic openness and accountability
Direct download: 9_10_14_HSR_update.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 3 September 2014
Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), a national property rights organization, today stepped in to lead a legal fight against Oakland's unfair — and illegal — treatment of rental property owners who try to challenge arbitrary fees and liens.
Direct download: 9614_Lippman_pod_seq.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Thu, 28 August 2014
Martin County is threatening the husband-and-wife owners of Flash Beach Grille with tens of thousands of dollars in fines, to enforce a decades-old "conservation easement" that the county never bothered to record.
Direct download: flash_beach_pod.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 7:00am PDT
Wed, 20 August 2014
PLF senior staff attorney Joshua Thompson, and Ashley Indrieri, PLF's public outreach coordinator and grant writer, join host Bob Krauter for a discussion of high-profile cases involving school choice as we celebrate Back to School Choice Week (Aug. 17-23). Thompson discusses recently filed amicus briefs in several school choice cases in Alabama, Colorado, and Washington State. Indrieri gives her views on school choice from her perspective as a parent and taxpayer.
Direct download: 82014_schoolchoice.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 13 August 2014
PLF Principal Attorney Meriem Hubbard is joined by Senior Staff Attorney Joshua Thompson to discuss PLF's Individual Rights Practice Group. The two attorneys discuss how PLF's IR Group got its start, some of the interesting cases they are currently litigating, and where they see the practice heading in the future.
Direct download: 81314_IR.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 6 August 2014
PLF Principal Attorney Timothy Sandefur and College of Public Interest Law Fellow Anastasia Boden discuss the recent motion in PLF's lawsuit to defend the fundamental rights of entrepreneur, Leslie Young. Young operates an online advertising business, Elist.me, to help homeowners who want to offer their house for "sale by owner," but Young is challenging a Nebraska agency that is forcing her to get a real estate broker's license in that state.
Direct download: _8_6_14_young.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 30 July 2014
After an adverse ruling from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit, PLF pledges to move forward with our "Origination Clause" challenge to Obamacare, all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary.
Direct download: 7_30_14_sissel_verdict.mp3
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Thu, 24 July 2014
PLF is challenging a new ordinance that can essentially force property owners to serve as landlords whether they want to or not
Direct download: 72414_levin.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 11:30am PDT
Wed, 16 July 2014
PLF principal attorney Paul J. Beard provides analysis of the July 14 oral argument in Lynch v. California Coastal Commission at the California Fourth District Court of Appeal. He joins host Bob Krauter for a discussion of the case of two Encinitas homeowners who are battling the Commission's onerous and illegal permit conditions to repair a seawall.
Direct download: 7_16_14_lynch.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 9 July 2014
The United States Supreme Court ended its term with a bang, issuing three major decisions and turning down one important appeal. PLF Director of Litigation Jim Burling discusses Hobby Lobby, Harris v. Quinn, Noel Canning and Drake's Bay Oyster Company with PLF attorneys.
Direct download: 7_9_14_supreme_court_recap.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 2 July 2014
PLF attorneys discuss how the Declaration of Independence and the ideals of the Founding Fathers inspires their work at PLF today.
Direct download: 7214_fourth_of_July.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 25 June 2014
Host Bob Krauter interviews Doug Kruse, new regional development officer for the Atlantic Center, and PLF Chief Development Officer Bob Dean to discuss PLF's funding opportunities along the Atlantic seaboard.
Direct download: 62514_Kruse.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 18 June 2014
Despite objections from PLF, the California Air Resources Board moves forward with a scoping plan to implement the state's cap-and-trade law. Jim Burling, PLF's director of Litigation, and PLF attorney Tony Francois discuss the myriad impacts coming to virtually every sector of the state's economy and to consumers.
Direct download: 6_18_14_ab_32.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 11 June 2014
Representing property owners and other concerned organizations, PLF petitions feds to drop the unjustified ESA listing of the California gnatcatcher
Direct download: 6_11_14_gnat_DAM.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 4 June 2014
June marks the official launch of Pacific Legal Foundation's DC Center near Capitol Hill. PLF President Rob Rivett and Todd Gaziano, executive director of the new center, discuss the mission and activities of PLF's outpost by the Potomac.
Direct download: 6414_DC.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 28 May 2014
Jim Burling, director of litigation for Pacific Legal Foundation, speaks to PLF staff lawyers about cases the organization has tackled in the past and current cases.
Direct download: 52814_recap.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 21 May 2014
PLF is representing the First Free Will Church of Bakersfield in challenging the billions of dollars in "High Speed Rail" bonds that California officials propose to sell. State officials don't want to demonstrate that the plan they propose to fund with these bonds is the same project that voters approved.
Direct download: 5-21-14_HSR_pod.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 14 May 2014
Managing attorney Mark Miller, and attorney and College of Public Interest Law fellow Christina Martin, of PLF's Atlantic Center, discuss a new lawsuit that challenges the listing of the manatee as "endangered" under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, even though federal officials' own scientific findings say that the species, found in the warm waters of Florida and elsewhere on the Atlantic Coast, should be "downlisted" to "threatened." Miller and Martin say improving numbers of manatees should be celebrated, and the Fish and Wildlife Service should abide by its 2007 data and the rule of law by downlisting the manatee.
Direct download: 5_14_14_manatee.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Thu, 8 May 2014
Facing a three-judge panel at the DC Circuit Court of Appeals on May 8, 2014, Pacific Legal Foundation principal attorney Timothy Sandefur argued PLF's challenge to the Affordable Care Act, Sissel v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Direct download: 13-5202.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:49pm PDT
Wed, 7 May 2014
Pacific Legal Foundation's new DC Center is under the direction of Todd Gaziano, who joined PLF after a distinguished 17-year career at The Heritage Foundation. Todd joins podcast host, Bob Krauter, for a discussion about the new DC Center and Todd's in-depth experience in legal and policy issues in the nation's capital.
Direct download: 5_7_14_todd_pod.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 30 April 2014
PLF is challenging the Affordable Care Act for violating the Constitution's Origination Clause because it raises taxes but started in the Senate, not the House. Our case – Sissel v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services -- will be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, on May 8.
Direct download: 4-30-pod_sissel.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 7:30am PDT
Wed, 23 April 2014
PLF President Rob Rivett previews the festivities at the April 2014 gala, Standing for Freedom, at the Sofitel San Francisco Bay in Redwood City.
Direct download: last_gala_2.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 9:00am PDT
Wed, 16 April 2014
PLF is challenging the feds' unjustified shut-down of a Northern California wheat farm owned by family-operated Duarte Nursery.
Direct download: 4_16_14_durate_pod.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 9:00am PDT
Wed, 2 April 2014
San Ramon's "community facilities" district won't create any new "facilities." It's merely a new tax on landowners to help with the city's pension payments. It also happens to violate the Mello Roos Act and Proposition 218.
Direct download: 4214_san_ramon.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 7:30am PDT
Wed, 26 March 2014
In the midst of California's severe drought, the Ninth Circuit recently approved harsh ESA regulations that withhold water from millions of people for the speculative benefit of a tiny, declining fish species (the delta smelt). This case could eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court – where there needs to be a re-think of precedents that mandate protection of ESA-listed animals and plants at "whatever the cost" to the human species.
Direct download: 32624_drought.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Mon, 17 March 2014
PLF fights to defend taxpayers from being run over by the California High Speed Rail project
Direct download: 3_19_14_HSE.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 12 March 2014
Mark is the new managing attorney of Pacific Legal Foundation's Atlantic Center, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He sits down with PLF's Bob Krauter to discuss his legal background and his plans for litigation in the Sunshine State.
Direct download: 3_12_14_mark_miller.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:30am PDT
Mon, 10 March 2014
PLF chief financial officer, Kim DeVincenzi, and chief development officer, Bob Dean, discuss some of the one-of-a-kind items going up for bid at PLF's silent auction on Saturday, April 26, at the Sofitel San Francisco Bay.
Direct download: _3-10-14_gala_auction.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:26am PDT
Wed, 5 March 2014
PLF attorney Anastasia Boden joins client, Troy Castillo, a private investigator based in Palm Springs, for a discussion about a new lawsuit that targets Nevada's 2013 law that prohibits PIs who do not have a "brick and mortar" office in the Silver State.
Direct download: 3414_castillo.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 7:30am PDT
Wed, 19 February 2014
ESA policies put fish before people, sending precious water away from farms and cities, straight out to sea.
Direct download: 2_19_14_drought.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 12 February 2014
PLF defeats Kentucky's cartel scheme for the moving business. Principal attornet Timothy Sandefur and client Wally Bruner talks about the victory.
Direct download: 2_12_14_bruner_win.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:30am PDT
Wed, 5 February 2014
In the Hobby Lobby case, PLF's amicus brief argues that corporations, as collections of individuals, have First Amendment freedoms, and the right to defend them in court
Direct download: 2514_hobby_lobby.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 29 January 2014
PLF principal attorney Brian Hodges joins client and property owner, Maureen Richter, in discussing her case which has been appealed to the Supreme Court. She argues the City of Des Moines' land use permit review process is unfair and biased.
Direct download: 1_29_14_richter.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 10:00am PDT
Wed, 22 January 2014
PLF's Damien Schiff and former Interior Department official Julie MacDonald talk about their Wall Street Journal op-ed arguing for commonsense changes in ESA policies and enforcement
Direct download: 1-22-14_wsj_oped.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 8:00am PDT
Wed, 15 January 2014
A beloved, family-owned Bay Area business will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court as a despotic federal bureaucracy tries to shut it down
Direct download: 1-15-14_drakes.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 10:38am PDT
Wed, 8 January 2014
What is on the horizon for property rights litigation in 2014? What will happen to our Supreme Court victories this year? And what is the California Coastal Commission up to now? James Burling, PLF's Director of Litigation, leads a discussion on these questions with Paul Beard, PLF's attorney who argued the Koontz case, and Brian Hodges, PLF's Managing Attorney of our Bellevue office.
Direct download: 11_8_14_property_rights_outlook.mp3
Category:Non-Profit -- posted at: 7:30am PDT
Wed, 1 January 2014
Why courts should recognize The Declaration of Independence and its pro-freedom perspective as their foremost interpretive guide
Direct download: 1-4-14_tims_book.mp3
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Cameron Diaz
In recent years Cameron Diaz does not focus on an acting career, and the knowledge itself. The star shares with the world: she published a book The Body Book about love to your own body, and then The Longevity Book: Live Stronger, Live Better; The Art of Ageing Well, is devoted to age-related changes.
The aging actress is not afraid and speaks openly about it. In another interview, timed to the release of a new book, Cameron candidly said, why not going through because of his age, and at the same time criticized the Hollywood film industry, in which reigns cult of youth:
We impose the myth that old age is ugly and that the older you get, the less opportunities you have. Age-related changes appear only in a negative way, but if you don't grow up at all, there is only one alternative, and quite sad,
– said the star.
Cameron does not agree to accept your age, focusing on stereotypes, and considers maturity a wonderful time:
Yeah, my youth is gone, but there is nothing to worry. Of course, in the movies 20 years ago I look completely different than it is now, but that's life, it's natural, and I'm not focused on the external changes.
Cameron Diaz in "the Mask" (1994)
Diaz already admitted that now feels and understands himself better, in my 20. The actress tries to live in harmony with themselves and the body: eat right, exercise and spiritual practices and surround yourself with positive energy. To this attitude it came largely thanks to her husband, 37-year-old Benji Madden, whom she married in January last year.
I am extremely lucky that I met a man with whom I will be till the end of his days,
– recognized celebrity.
Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz
Once convinced childfree, now the actress does not exclude the possibility of one day being a mom:
Now I can give a child than when I was 25 years old.
However, according to rumors, getting pregnant while Cameron is not: in the new book the actress advises women not to delay conceiving, then bitterly to regret it.
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Just when I thought I had understood all the joys that my blog could gift me, I discovered another one. 🙂 Now, I'm seriously wondering if this will ever come to an end. Not that I want it to.
Like I've mentioned before, I go through the Freshly Pressed posts everyday. Today, I read a post that struck me in ways more than one. It's basically a film review but something so different from what I had expected – Film Review: 'This Is Not a Film' highlights Iranian filmmaker's talents while under house arrest. There are a couple of lines in this post that I loved: "The need to direct is in this man's blood. It's an energy that simply cannot be repressed, no matter the threat of jail." True talent can never be suppressed, whatever you do to a person. Jafar Panahi (the director mentioned in the post) is a living example for that. He is an Iranian film director who has made some critically acclaimed movies (that have won many awards). In 2010, he was given a 6-year jail sentence and 20 year ban on making or directing any movies/screenplay/giving interviews.
I love the way his talent and his need (not a want or desire or longing, but a necessary need!) to direct has been portrayed by the writer of this post. He is described as someone who is kept alive by his zeal and talent to make films. People like that are rare to find; people with such brilliance in talent, such dedication and love for what they do. I don't understand why a man like Panahi should be under arrest/ban. It just doesn't make sense to me. Especially with so many people protesting against it and demanding he should be released! I hope he gets released soon and continues to make good movies. By the way, the Amnesty International are collecting signatures as part of a request to reverse the sentence imposed on Panahi. This was mentioned in the other post as well, but just in case you overlooked it, you can join the action here.
Apart from these thoughts, reading this post made me realize something. I used to read the newspaper daily (almost) and knew atleast a considerable bit about what was going on in the world around me. But, after joining college, I lost touch with everything related to the world outside. I lost the interest to keep myself informed, I lost the motivation to find time for it…and well, I just lost contact with the whole world. I still haven't regained it, though I've begun trying. And this post has super-motivated me, now! More than that, it has pointed out to me how much I've missed, how much I don't know about what's going on out there. Blogging has begun to keep me informed about current affairs/happenings around the world (which is a function basically associated with newspapers, news channels, media…you get the idea!)!!! That's something exciting for me. Because I had never thought of this aspect, never considered blogging could be so much more than expressions put into words. And now, not only has it begun to inform me but has also given me that necessary push to start regaining what I had lost.
I don't know when I'll stop saying this: I LOVE BLOGGING! 🙂
Related articles
- Review: 'This is Not a Film' (cnn.com)
- Movie Review: He's Jafar Panahi, but 'This Is Not a Film' (movies.nytimes.com)
- This Is Not A Film' Is Jafar Panahi's Highly Moving Depiction Of His Own House Arrest (imdbfilmnews.wordpress.com)


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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Pew Home Visiting Campaign Webinar: Outcomes in Focus – Addressing Maternal Stress and Depression
Join Pew for a webinar on May 14th Space is limited. Reserve your webinar seat now. Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT Can home visiting lead to better birth and early learning outcomes by targeting … Continue reading
Baby Brain Waves – This Saturday in Sahuarita
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The Value of Expanding Home Visiting to More Families
The question of which families to target with home visiting services is crucial. In an ideal world, home visiting would be available to any family that wanted extra support, regardless of risk status or income. However, the realities of limited … Continue reading
First Things First Early Childhood Summit Keynote Speaker Announced
The FTF Early Childhood Summit is a unique opportunity for supporters of early childhood education and health to learn, share and grow. Early registration opens on May 15. Keynote Speaker David Lawrence Jr. will address the Summit at the celebration luncheon on Tuesday, … Continue reading
Tucson Community Forum
When: Thursday, May 9, 2013 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Where: El Pueblo Neighborhood Center Activity Center Multi-Purpose Center 101 W Irvington Road Bldg. 9 Tucson, AZ 85706 UnitedHealthcare Community Plan is bringing community partners together for a presentation and stakeholder … Continue reading
Burn Buster Blast
Vendor tables are available for this event. If you provide services in North Pima County, please consider hosting a table. There is no fee, all that is required is that you provide information on your program and some type … Continue reading
Salsa y Salsa on May 4th
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Come celebrate summer with us at Pepito's in Riverside.
Hello everyone. Our friends Austin & Spike are both graduating this year. They've decided to have a big celebration and have graciously asked us to attend and to perform. Rest assured there will be lots of great Mexican food and drinks. This is a free show and it's all ages so invite whomever you'd like. We will be opening for Shot In The Dark and the other bands performing will be Hoity-Toity and The Paralyzers. Feel free to RSVP and join the conversation on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/events/1596870333934297/
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| 5°C Belfast
It was the golfing battle we were all awaiting as the former great locked horns with the brash upstart and all played out on the majestic backdrop of Augusta.
Yes, it was the BBC against Sky at the Masters, well for the last two days of it, as the channels went head-to-head and it was very considerate of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to make sure they didn't get in the way and create a sideshow by keeping a low profile.
"The BBC team has been champing at the bit to bring you live and uninterrupted coverage," of the event said Hazel Irvine as the Beeb bounded onto the fairways on Saturday evening.
The key word there is 'uninterrupted' and in theory she was correct. Indeed there were no ads but as they use the same pictures as Sky every time there was a break it meant dusting off Ken Brown and chucking him onto the course to tell us that a green was a bit slopey.
With Sky — the home of live Masters golf (like they'll let you forget) — you know what you're going to get. Presenter David Livingstone (I presume) is your guide, joined by the menacing teeth of Colin Montgomerie and Butch Harmon, stroking a white cat on his knee and laughing manically.
Bruce Critchley and Ewan Murray provide the words and do it well, and occasionally Mark Roe popped up with a giant Skypad as is now the law for all Sky events. But what they don't have and sadly what all of us have less and less with the two rounds at Augusta accounting for a large percentage of the Beeb's yearly golfing output now, is Peter Alliss, at his best when joined by Brown and Wayne Grady.
Like latent racism and inherent sexism he is part of the fabric at the Masters, although in a rather more positive way, but the times they are a changin' down Georgia way.
Even President Obama (22 years after he would have been ushered in) wants ladies to be allowed to become members and with players even hugging on the greens now, it was perhaps fitting that a good ol' boy dressed all in white from the south won the day.
Bubba Watson (pictured), a man described by Alliss as 'looking like a painter and decorator' won the day by beating Louis Oosthuizen in the play-off.
Other sartorial comments included a critique of Paul Lawrie's pants — 'one of the few professionals who wear trousers that fit — a beautiful cut' and the classic 'it's moments like this you wish you didn't have white pants on.'
We had a Westwood dressed to impress, Lee not Vivienne, although she would probably be better on the greens, while Phil Mickelson found that camouflage was in season when his hopes were dealt a blow that pandas across the globe fear — getting their round objects caught in bamboozling bamboo.
But all that aside, Bubba was the winner, as Alliss concluded 'a good winner and slightly eccentric'.
It takes one to know one, Peter.
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The Dutch special machinery builder GDO BV takes over the German tool maker company Schneid in Gilching, near Munich.
This take-over is in line with the strong growth of GDO. In addition, this new subsidiary GDO Munich GmbH will become GDO's manufacturing and service site in Bavaria, a strategically important market.
GDO already has a service point in the German state Baden-Württemberg. Through this acquisition GDO will further strengthen its position in the south of Germany. Not only GDO's existing German customers, but also companies in neighbouring countries such as Switzerland and Austria will benefit from this central location.
Schneid GmbH, develops and manufacturers since 1985 high-tech moulds, dies and high precision parts for the local tool- and machinery market. Schneid Gmbh services customers in the automotive-, electronics and aerospace industries.


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John Maclean's feature debut, Slow West, is a meditative and morbidly funny pastiche of the Western-genre. It follows two archetypical characters on an archetypical journey with an archetypical band of misfits and eccentrics en route to their destination. It's pure and unadulterated fun throughout.
Slow West follows Jay (Kodi Smith-McPhee) and Silas (Michael Fassbender) on a quest to find Jay's long lost love, Rose Ross (Caren Pistorius), who was forced to emigrate from Scotland to America with her father (Game of Thrones' Rory McCann) on suspicion of murder. They live in a serene and picturesque cottage in Colorado, and as this represents a peaceful and idyllic destination for our travelling duo, their time on the road juxtaposes this with death, dread and a handful of encounters with, let's just say, interesting people.
For one, they are followed by a band of bounty hunters lead by the eccentric Payne, masterfully played by Ben Mendelsohn. Embellished with the most pimped-out fur coat, Mendelsohn steals the entire show as he did in the Netflix-series, Bloodline. They also run into a Swedish family, a small gathering of local musicians and last but not least a mysterious, almost ethereal, researcher whose philosophical musings are not only thought-provoking by themselves, but also able to administer the movie with some depth and wisdom.
This depth and wisdom is also reflected in the cinematography, which captures the inherent beauty of the geographical locations thoroughly. Robbie Ryan has a delicate lens, at times bordering on the apathetic, but in the next moment filled with affection and love. Towards the end he composes one of the most effective and hilarious shoot-outs in recent memory, with immediate associations to Quentin Tarantino and his ability to use the camera in a playful way that compliments the entire production.
John Maclean's first feature length film does not feel like a debut, perhaps because he works close to home. Fassbender returns from the brilliant short, Pitch Black Heist, and in terms of tone and structure, Slow West is surprisingly akin to a short film; quick, efficient and focused. It's a fun and quick ride with a bunch of memorable characters and situations, well-worth its run-time.


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well, i guess we finally found out, didn't we?
time for some whine and cheese from the usual suspects:
march 21 10:45 pm eastern time: RIP USA.
the shift from personal liberty to federal tyranny is a done deal.
c-span would not take callers!! we have been silenced!!!
i feel sick. the fact that c-span was not taking callers was telling.
WOLVERINES!but if obama and his liberal cronies get their way america will be changed foreverwhat planet r u living on.
they just got their way! no if's about it.
&*@$, @#&%, %$#@*&^ **** **** ****!!!@!!
nazi piglosi and her comrades heading off to celebrate.from now on i work as little as possible, and skirt all taxes possible, lets bring this f*cker down.yes, i now will do only what is "according to my ability" and absolutely no more. welcome to the USSA
we the people are reaping what we have sown in our uninvolvement in this republic. these fascist federal oligarchs (read democrap party) could not rise to such power if we the people had been paying the requisite attention to our sovereign responsibilities.there were 34 democrats who stood with the republicans in standing up for freedom in america. we should know who they are. because all republicans and democrats who voted for our freedom, should be recognized as patriots.none of those democrats voted against the bill, they were allowed to vote no to cover their arses. they are ALL scum! eff them all!i want to say this before my daily prayers. we are totally fu%%ked. it is time for patriots to take charge. pay no insurance premiums (ITS FREE!!!). pay no taxes (40% don't —why do you??? idiot!!) (file an honest return because you can't go to jail if you just file a return. check it out!!) .
we need civil disobedience like gandhi and certainly michael king (alias martin luther— what a joke)never dreamed. go to bed . pray and then let's raise HELL!i fully advocate the use of civil violence at this point.that won't happen, but I do have a baseball bat, various metallic projectile launchers, a feather pillow and a jar of honey.damn them all to hell!and damn to hell every freaking idiot who put these tyrants in power!!!i would assume that that would include every conservative that sat on the couch election day to 'teach' the republicans a lesson! i guess you did that all right....and took the country down with your attitude. thanks, thanks so much. my question to all of you...HAVE YOU LEARNED YOUR LESSON??????? election have consequences!
the dems must be frog hopped out of their offices and put on trial for TREASON. no excuses, anyone who voted for this must be tossed out and denied any pensions and put in prison.
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Discussion in 'Shave Soaps' started by Redrock, Jul 27, 2018.
Cella is a superb soap at a budget price - hard to beat.
i dont use cella or the rr p160 very often as they don t pair with any scents i use.i am on that kick lately...nice scent though and they lather well...
Another soap which lathers, shaves and smells like Cella but which is vegetable: La Saponeria Artigiana Mandorla: sapona da barba vegetale alla mandorla. Excellent soap. I had a sample of 250 grams (about 8.8 oz or 0.55 lb) and put it in a glass jar. I used it over time until about half way. And then the glass jar fell...
It is also available in portions of 1 kg (35 oz / 2.2 lb).
I've been using Cella a couple of weeks now. Outstanding soap! As I pair down my rotation of soaps, Cella will remain, no doubt. Haven't tried the AS, will have to get some.
What is this pairing down you speak of.
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Yes, I know, sounds like a foreign language doesn't it? I've been trying many soaps, some I won't be keeping. Cella I will always keep. No, I'm not scaling back to two or three soaps though. So don't worry, I'm not that sick! LOL!
I love the almond sent. And great price. I only tried 2 Italian brands proraso and Cella love them both.
Cella works great- top 5 performer even. But the scent is pretty blah. I also think my tub is starting to break down after a year and a half-ish? It seems "not so fresh" anymore. Anyone else have this issue?
I don't have that problem with the scent, my tub is only 6 months old. I also have a chunk a member cut from his kilo, I'm getting ready to try that out in a tub. I hear that is a better performer than the Cella in the tub.
Though I had read through this thread before, I just had an idea the other day that brought me back here. I, too, just love the extra "something" there is about Cella. I have a ton of aftershaves and also could never find just the right pairing. Aha...found a sample I'd forgotten of Stirling's Black Cherry AS. Match made in Heaven and problem solved.
There's something in Cella that makes my face itch. Vitos Red, also an almond scented soap, didn't have that issue for me. But I got tired of the almond scent rather quickly.
awesome stuff..like the cella scent and its great performance..
I agree it's a very good soap but I can't deal with the scent on a regular basis.
Roger that. It is a really good soap but the scent just gets to me, in a bad way, after a few uses.
Is there another Italian soap that offers the same performance but a different scent?? Inquiring minds want to know.
i like the tfs soaps at italian barber..
Yes, I am a fan of the TFS soaps as well! Barbiere di Figaro also have their own line of soft soaps, which are made by TFS as well, and which are very good.
I always thought it smelled kind of mello, but then again, I'm a former smoker and my sniffer has never fully recovered.
i really like the neroli and the crazy sandalwood..i also like the saponificio bignoli creams ,really nice..
I guess I do like it. I'm only working on my third kilo
did a one pass touch up shave tonight with the cella ,didn't bother to post but,great slick lather..it is nice stuff,
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BOSTON (AP) — Political tensions in Egypt and increased demand during the summer driving season have driven up the cost of gas in Massachusetts by 14 cents per gallon.
AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular has jumped to $3.62 per gallon in the past week and prices are likely to go even higher.
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If you follow me on Facebook, you may have heard that I was blessed with a new sewing machine for Christmas.
Last weekend, I finally carved out some time to break it out of the box & try it out!
This was my first project.
Since I'm such a beginner at sewing I didn't attempt to do up a tutorial, but just wanted to share it with you.
I used a thrifted sweater to sew the pillow cover & then used my cricut to cut out a template for the "P". I traced the "P" onto some grey felt, cut it out & sewed it on.
It was pretty easy & didn't take me all that long.
My son, Parker was really excited to have a new little cushion on his reading chair. His reaction was priceless. Who knew a 9 year old would get so excited over a pillow? He must be a chip of the old block, as they say. :)
Here's to many more successful sewing projects!
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We source fabrics of the highest quality. We try and source as much as possible from the UK, but also buy from Italy which is renowned for quality. Our range of fabrics are chosen to both look and feel fabulous. Our colour range is extensive - we have a great range of neutrals - black, navy, grey, burgundy and also have a range of more vibrant colours which are influenced by rich jewel colours - blues, reds, maroons. We believe we have colours to suit all complexions and personal style. We are constantly adding and updating our range of fabrics, so if you have something in particular in mind then we are more than happy to try and source it for you.
There are still very masculine connotations around these types of fabric, but they work beautifully in tailored clothes for women when the cut and style is right. Our suiting is from Italy and has a slight stretch which makes it incredibly comfortable and versatile. It makes beautiful trousers, jackets and skirts. Trousers made in suiting are washable at 30c delicate wash.
Lots of women think they can't wear wool - I was one of them. I still can't wear low quality wool. Our wool fabric was woven specifically to our requirement in terms of weight and colour is superfine, in fact lots of our customers think it is silk. The fineness of the wool means it has a silky feel next to the skin and drapes beautifully. It is a great choice for trousers, jackets, skirts and dresses.
We buy our boucle, or tweed, from a mill in Cumbria. The company has been producing the highest quality fabric for fashion companies across the world for over 100 years. In fact the founder was introduced to Coco Chanel in 1924 and their website includes a photo of Coco Chanel wearing their tweed. The mill produces produces short runs and so the range changes ever 3-6 months and the choice is amazing.
Boucle makes the world famous Chanel inspired jackets and also looks great as a skirt or dress.
Our leather supplier started their business in 1998 following redundancy as a result of the closure of one of the world largest lambskin tanneries. We love the fact that they only use skins that are a by product of the food industry. Our lamb nappa leather is super soft and has a natural drape, it comes in 70 different colours.
At the moment we use leather to make skirts or as lapel detail on our jackets. We will be looking to move into jackets and trousers in the future.
We buy our silk velvet from a Yorkshire based company which has supplied luxury velvet to the fashion industry for over 50 years. It comes in over 20 colours and has the most luxurious feel. It makes beautiful jackets, as well as dresses and a wide leg or flare style trouser.
Our flannel comes from British Mills and is a great choice for the cooler months and has a soft brushed feel. It makes a great alternative to denim especially in a kick flare trouser. We have a range of jewel colours as well as our best selling grey. Flannel also makes great blazers.


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Evoking the spirit of the 1950s with futuristic undertones, the September edition of Elle UK goes back to the future with Karen Collins' Brand New Retro. Starring Josefin Hedstrom as a sultry vamp, the story takes on pieces from the likes of Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel and Fendi and adds a retro twist.
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You have no idea how big a smile you've all put on my face each time you've let me know one way or another that you can relate to my little doodles and daily odes of gratitude. Thank you :)
Some days are harder than others to come up with something to be grateful for, or something that made me smile... but I guess that's life for you with a roller coaster of ups and downs, eh?
I've gotten to the point where some of my doodles resonate with me more than others, and I've decided to turn some of these into thank you cards. After all, isn't it nice to feel appreciated and get cards telling you so.. just because? :)
This is a sneak peek at one of the designs I'm working on for the cards. I love that you can decide what you'd like the card to mean. Like this one.. it could mean "Thank you for... being my rock." Or for... grounding me. Or for ...never letting go. And more! Which ones would you like to see join this series next?


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Unfortunately we have not gotten much response for the summer camp – only one week requested from an external party…
So we have to cancel for this year, but next year we will start in February and then we will see! Make sure you mark your calendar 🙂 and remind us in January.
Atado is looking forward to some interesting times and big plans!
For a start, we are running a Traditional Shaolin KungFu Summer Camp in our club this summer. Come out and join us for three weeks full of KungFu, Meditation, Yoga, Arts & Crafts, Games, Movie Days, Picnics and lots of Fun!
We start on June 26th on the first day of summer break. We will go until July 17th, assuming we get enough participation. So bring all your friends, too!
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|This article is about the starship in Mass Effect: Andromeda. For the weapon in Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, see M-9 Tempest.
The Tempest was originally one of several purpose-built ships for each Ark's Pathfinder team. Kallo Jath was part of the team that designed and tested the Tempest and its prototype. When the Nexus struck the Scourge after arriving in the Heleus Cluster, the other Pathfinder ships were destroyed, making the Tempest one of a kind. Before the arrival of Ark Hyperion, Nexus leadership had planned to dismantle the Tempest for its parts, but Vetra Nyx protected the ship.
Internal Layout Edit
Research Room EditND1 Nomad are done in the research room, supported by discoveries from the ship's tech and bio labs. It is situated at the ship's approximate center, between engineering at the aft and the tech and bio labs at the fore. Additionally, Strike Teams missions can be launched from a terminal in this room. This is the location of the Research Center on the Tempest.
Tech Lab Edit
Bio Lab Edit
Meeting Room EditNexus.
Engineering Edit
Armory Edit
Med Bay EditRespec Station can be found. The Respec Station allows skills (skill points) to be reset for Ryder and squadmates.
Cargo Bay Edit
Crew Quarters Edit
The Crew Info Board is found here.
Galley Edit
Pathfinder's Cabin Editmodel ships and a window to (or a projection of) space taking up an entire side, and far larger living quarters compared to the crew's.
Bridge Edit
Other rooms Edit
- Escape pod room. Normally used for the purpose its name suggests, after Peebee joins the crew she adopts it as her own makeshift quarters.
- Workshops and storage rooms. Several of these dot the ship, with two located near engineering adopted as quarters by Vetra and Liam.
Technology EditSSV Normandy, it can remain hidden from most forms of detection, while its superior speed and maneuverability make it easily able to evade any pursuing vessels should its presence be discovered. It is capable of covering 13 lightyears per day in FTL. The Tempest's size allows it to land on planets with little trouble, much like the SSV Normandy and unlike the larger Normandy SR-2. Four main thrusters provide its propulsion and it has four additional downward thrusters to stabilize its descent: two below the canard and two below the main wings. It is equipped with an array of scanners for determining groundside conditions before landing, along with a dedicated probe bay to help it pinpoint anomalies both in space and on the ground.
The Tempest is the main starship used to land on planets to deploy Pathfinder Ryder and the squad. Landing locations are marked with .
Crew Edit
- Pathfinder Ryder - Current Pathfinder/Squad Leader
- Cora Harper - Squad Member/Second in command
- Kallo Jath - Pilot
- Dr. Lexi T'Perro - Medical Officer
- Dr. Suvi Anwar - Science Officer
- Gil Brodie - Chief Engineer
- Nakmor Drack - Squad Member
- Vetra Nyx - Squad Member/Logistics
- Pelessaria B'Sayle (Peebee) - Squad Member
- Liam Kosta - Squad Member
- Jaal Ama Darav - Squad Member
Missions Edit
The following Priority Ops missions take place or are acquired on the Tempest:
- A Better Beginning
- A Trail of Hope
- Elaaden: A New World
- Epilogue: Home and Away
- First Strike
- H-047c: A New World
- Helping Havarl's Scientists (Priority Ops - Ryder partially completes Meet the Resistance mission arc)
- Hunting the Archon
- Meet the Resistance (Priority Ops - Ryder completes this mission before Helping Havarl's Scientists)
- The Journey to Meridian
- The World is Waiting
The following Allies and Relationships missions take place or are acquired on the Tempest:
- Cora Harper: A Foundation
- Cora Harper: Asari Ark
- Dissension in the Ranks
- Gil Brodie: A Game of Poker
- Jaal Ama Darav: Flesh and Blood
- Jaal Ama Darav: Friend or Foe?
- Liam Kosta: All In
- Liam Kosta: Armor Diplomacy
- Liam Kosta: Community
- Liam Kosta: Day out on Aya
- Liam Kosta: Something for the Neighbors
- Nakmor Drack: Krogan Betrayal
- Night on the Town
- Peebee: A Mysterious Remnant Signal
- Peebee: Reclaiming Poc
- Peebee: Remnant Scanner
- Peebee: Secret Project
- Peebee: Spirits
- The Little Things That Matter
- Truth and Trespass
- Turian Ark: Lost But Not Forgotten
- Vetra Nyx: Means and Ends
The following Heleus Assignments missions take place or are acquired on the Tempest:
- Doesn't Add Up
- Helping Havarl's Scientists (Heleus Assignment - Ryder first completes Meet the Resistance mission arc)
- Life on the Frontier
- Meet the Resistance (Heleus Assignment - Ryder completes this mission after Helping Havarl's Scientists)
- Monkeys in Space (Only exists in Deluxe or Super Deluxe Editions)
- Movie Night: Better Snacks
- Movie Night: Getting Started
- Movie Night: Raise a Glass
- Movie Night: Snacks
- Movie Night: The Final Piece
- Movie Night: The Right Setup
- Safe Journeys
- Settling Kadara
- The Visitor
The following Additional Tasks take place or are acquired on the Tempest:
Datapads Edit
Found in the med bay on Lexi's desk
Trivia Edit
- In the crew quarters, there are two plants vs. zombies plush toys on one of the beds. A nod from the EA developers to one of their other titles
- A small black and gold decal on either side of the aft hull identifies the ship as a "M90 SERIES CLASS A EXPLORATION VHCLE" with code 14K.BRCR 318 :O:
- Peebee's "pet" Remnant Observer, Poc, is usually kept in her makeshift quarters in the escape pod room.
- If playing the Deluxe or Super Deluxe editions, the Pyjak obtained during the edition-exclusive side-mission Monkeys in Space can be found in random locations around the ship.
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One of the weirder features of the p.o.'s kitchen renovation is the sink, which juts out at an angle. I've never understood the purpose of this. It creates a lot of dead space behind the sink and makes a narrow galley kitchen even narrower.
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The S-T111 Series is a positive voltage regulator with a low _______dropout voltage (LDO), high output voltage accuracy, and low current consumption developed based on CMOS technology.
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Broad Appeal: Writing a Nonfiction Picture Book That Will Sell
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Broad Appeal: Writing a Nonfiction Picture Book That Will Sell
Your reader is interested in all kinds of things from animals to how things work. They are eager to explore their world. Although they are interested in a wide variety of things they are still kids so your manuscript has to have a kid friendly slant. In their biography of Abraham Lincoln, authors Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer focused on his sense of humor. The aptly named book? Lincoln Tells a Joke. But kid appeal isn't enough to sell your manuscript. Adults like the topic. Kids like the slant.
Parents and other adults stand between you and your audience. Picture books, especially durable hard covers, aren't cheap and adults aren't going to plunk down $16.99 to $19.99 unless the book appeals to them as well. How you do this depends to some extent on who the reader is.
Because teachers use picture books in the classroom, it pays to know what young readers are studying. Check the Common Core Standards for the appropriate grade levels. No matter how you feel about this educational initiative, it can help you see who is reading what and at what level.
In addition to their home in the classroom, picture books are read aloud at story times, in the classroom, at bedtime and more. Many a parent knows that if a child really loves a book, this might mean reading it 15 times in just a few days. Don't torment the adult buyer. Make this experience as fun as possible with language that is playful, lyrical or rhythmic. Lisa Wheeler does this in Mammoths on the Move, a fun to read aloud rhyming story that appeals to both the adult reader and the child audience.
I hinted at this above but to have broad enough reader appeal, your book has to be something the reader will want to experience more than once. One way to do this is with a fun read aloud. Another way is to create a manuscript with dual texts.
A manuscript with dual texts not only introduces a younger reader to a new topic, but also gives an older reader more information. The main text is short and simple. It gives the younger reader what they need but also provides a framework for the older reader's text. This comes in the form of sidebars that provide additional, in-depth information. In Where in the Wild?, David Schwartz gives young readers a series of poem that invite them to find the camouflaged animals hidden in the illustrations. The sidebars give in-depth information on each animal.
Create a nonfiction picture book with broad appeal and your work will find readers who want to experience it again and again.
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In my current WIP, I had the need to discover something of the jewelry trade during the Regency Era. Rundle & Bridge were considered jewelers for the ton after 1805. Remember that if one had money, the Regency was an era of custom-made jewelry. So while some might browse a few pieces made up, it's more likely that person would view some drawings and the stones and have something made to order. Even heirloom sets were often reworked and remade to suit fashion.Share
Philip Rundell headed up a silver manufacturing company. Jewelry of every type (watches, rings, necklaces, custom-made items) filled his shop at number 32 on Ludgate Hill. Rundell was an apprentice to a jeweler in Bath before arriving in London in the mid 1700s. He worked for many years at Theed and Pickett, Jewelers and Goldsmiths. Eventually, he made partner with the group and later (1785) purchased the shop, which was to bear his name.
John Bridge became Rundell's partner soon afterwards. Through a connection of a cousin, Bridge soon earned the notice of King George III. Soon, Rundell and Bridge were known as "Jewelers and Goldsmiths to the King." The business received royal warrants from George IV and Frederick, Duke of York.
To learn more of the other partners and designers associated with Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell, please see this post on the Georgian Index. It contains fabulous images of some of the most important pieces created by the firm, including "The Shield of Achilles," designed for George IV's coronation. (Read more.)
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Sarah writes: "I was given a cigar by a handsome stranger. I spent the rest of the dream trying to smoke it, whilst hiding it from my parents! I kept continuously being interrupted by people whilst all the while looking over my shoulder in case I got caught. Why have I had this dream three times?"
Delphi says:
Cigars in dreams will depend on the context in which they appear but usually focus around either a celebration, status or being relaxed in your own company.
Sigmund Freud, the famous psychoanalyst who loved to interpret dreams, was well known for believing in phallic representation of symbols, his Freudian school of thought suggesting some form of repressed sexual desire. It's fair to say for some people this may well be the case.
However, even Freud is believed to have said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar".
In the movies, the head of the mob or a wealthy business man is usually seen sitting with his gangsters enjoying a cigar as a symbol of his power and wealth. It may be that at the time of your dream you have been thinking about status and, in particular have some ideas about how to live a more lavish life. You may be in a rare position of authority where you feel comfortable in your surroundings and your every wish is someone else's command. Or you simply desire it to be that way.
When a baby is born and his or her arrival is celebrated, men (and women) may be seen smoking a cigar. If you've had a cigar dream (depending on the context) you may feel it is a time for celebration or that some important reason to celebrate is on the horizon.
All of the above can apply whether you are male of female but traditionally a cigar is a male status symbol. (There are also many different types of cigars which women can and do smoke and of course with dream analysis the interpretation will be subjective). If a woman is dreaming of smoking a cigar, she may be asserting her masculine qualities (or those associated with masculinity) such as strength and power.
A common complaint from non-smokers is the pungent smell which emanates from cigar smoke. If cigar smoke appears in your dream it may be that a powerful (and possibly annoying) character around you in your waking life is hiding you from something which you feel you need to see (or know).
Although cigars are traditionally associated as a male status symbol, what actually interests me most about your dream is the people who appear in it. You were given your cigar by a handsome stranger. This suggests you are being given permission to embrace qualities usually associated with men, like strength and power. Here, the force may be that "male" side of you which is less dominant encouraging you to summon this raw energy whenever you feel like it or inclined to do so. (I will add it's always worth keeping an eye out for the stranger in your waking life – such is the nature of dreams – you never know!)
In your dream you were trying to smoke the cigar but kept being interrupted. This may acknowledge your desire to relax but mirroring your inability to do so – perhaps you are finding it difficult to have some privacy or quiet time.
The dream included being nervous about hiding your actions from your parents. Dreams can echo fears we have in waking life and it may be that you worry about keeping up appearances, pleasing (and trying to avoid disappointing) those closest to you. The dream may be offering a message that you can do the things you enjoy without reaping a whirlwind of consequence, whilst at the same time measuring the risk of the effects this may have on you and others.
You say you've had this dream three times. My tips in summary:
* Take some time to think about when this dream started happening and what may have prompted it
* Keep a dream diary to explore any patterns developing which may hold a clue as to why you're having it when you do
* Look at the relationships with the people who appear in the dreams – are you hiding things unnecessarily?
* The overall theme of the dream could be about harnessed power – do you need to find the time to relax and let go? If so, start working on an action plan.
Sweet Dreams!
More exciting dreamy stuff, including more questions, interesting insights about dreams and this online dream dictionary at Helping you Sparkle™.
The information provided on this page and through consultations is open to individual interpretation and may only be of entertainment value. It is not intended to replace the advice of your healthcare team; please speak to your doctor before deciding upon any form of action which may affect your health or if you have any concerns about your health and wellbeing. It is up to you, the client, to decide upon the suitability of this service to meet your needs. Any decision to use this service is received through your free will to do so. Legal disclaimer.
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Once I got serious at genealogical research, I realized that I wanted to hang out with people who were also interested in genealogy. I haven't listened to music on the radio regularly for a long time. I'd always end up listening to talk radio, sometimes struggling to find topics that I'm interested in. The solution? Genealogy podcasts! Given the large number of back episodes available, you can have your own personal genealogy radio station for months on end. You can subscribe to them through iTunes but what I did was just went to their web sites and downloaded the mp3 files to my laptop's hard drive, connected my phone and copied the files there. I then plugged my phone into the audio system of my car and listened to them like they were a radio station.
What can you expect from a genealogy podcast? They all have a little different take on the subject but overall, you can expect a section of news from the genealogical community, including web site updates, new software and information about conferences, subject matter talks to help you better understand various documentation types or ways to research, letters from listeners where they (and you) send emails to the host with questions you'd like answers to or tips to provide for others and interviews with professional genealogists, teachers and experts in various fields.
What podcasts are out there and which do I recommend? I have two that I listen to as soon as I can after they release them. The others I download when I'm caught up on my favorites and am looking for something new.
1. It's a close contest for my favorite podcast, but I'll have to rate the "Genealogy Guys" podcast as my favorite. You can find them at http://www.genealogyguys.com and you can email them at email@example.com. George Morgan and Drew Smith are genealogy experts and lecturers. Drew is a reference librarian in Tampa, Florida. These guys know their genealogy and you can tell they love working on it. Their enthusiasm is contagious and I look forward to their podcast. As I write this, they put out the regular podcast once per month, typically in the first week of the month, and Drew has an additional monthly podcast called "Genealogy Connection", which is a full episode dedicated to an interview with one subject matter expert.
2. A close second for my favorite podcast is "Genealogy Gems" by Lisa Louise Cooke, found at http://www.genealogygemspodcast.com/. She's a one-woman show, although she has segments hosted by others. While she does research tips, she also gives tips on presentation-type subjects, or how to get others interested in genealogy. One regular segment she has is the quarterly book club, where they introduce a book to you, suggesting that you read it, and providing a bit of a book review, and finally they interview the author. Another regular segment, and one that I particularly enjoy, is the DNA Guru, where they discuss different aspects of genealogical DNA testing.
3. Another podcast I enjoy is the Family Tree Magazine podcast, found at http://www.familytreemagazine.com/info/podcasts. This monthly podcast features stories that parallel articles in the monthly magazine. This is also hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke and has many of the same contributors as the Genealogy Gems podcast. Again, the show is divided up into segments that focus on different aspects of genealogy, from research tips, creative ideas to present your genealogy to others and news stories about the latest developments in the genealogical community.
4. Dick Eastman's genealogy podcast, found at https://blog.eogn.com/category/podcast/. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to his archive of old podcasts, which he discontinued a few years ago. While doing research for this post, it appears he may have started back up again! I don't know what any recent podcasts are like but I can say that his archived podcasts were very professionally created, with host Dick Eastman providing great discussions about various genealogical subjects. His podcasts seemed to be more focused on the latest technology so some of those archived may seem a bit dated, but he presentation is superb. I'll be checking out his latest podcasts and my ranking may change, given how much I enjoyed them in the past.
5. Dear Myrtle, found at http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/, is another podcast that I enjoyed in the past but just haven't kept up on. Dear Myrtle is a thoroughly enjoyable genealogy podcast.
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I haven't checked these out yet but I intend to!


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Finally! The wait for Windows 8.1 is over and as an end user, you can download Windows 8.1 RTM. This iteration of Windows 8.1 is supposed to rectify the mistakes made by Windows 8. You can review Windows 8.1 here.
Windows 8.1 : System Requirements
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
HDD: 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
Graphics Card: DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch
To run Metro style Apps, you need a screen resolution of 1024×768 or greater
To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366×768
To use secure boot feature the firmware should support UEFI v2.3.1 Errata B and should have the Microsoft Windows Certification Authority in the UEFI signature database
Windows 8.1 : Pricing
Windows 8.1 costs $119.99 and Windows 8.1 Pro costs $199.99. Both can be obtained from official Windows website mentioned later in this article. If you purchase a new computer in future and if it already comes with Windows 8.1 installed, you'll be able to upgrade it to Windows 8.1 Pro for $99.99. If your computer contains Windows 8.1 Pro, you'll be able to purchase Windows Media Center pack for $9.99.
Windows 8.1 : Upgrading Paths
From Windows 8 -> Windows 8.1, absolutely free.
From Windows 7 -> Windows 8.1, everything will be retained except third-party apps.
From Windows XP / Vista -> Windows 8.1, clean installation required.
Windows 8.1 : Purchase
You can purchase Windows 8.1 RTM using the following link:
Windows 8.1 RTM Enterprise : 90-days Free Trial Available
If you're looking for testing Windows 8.1 RTM without buying it, then Microsoft has provided you the option to do so. They have made Windows 8.1 RTM Enterprise available to end users, so that they can download and use it freely for almost 3 months. Everything in case of this Enterprise build goes same as Pro edition, except that it has some additional features :
"Windows To Go Creator" helps users in creating a fully functional copy of Windows 8.1 on a bootable USB drive similar to Windows 8.
"Start Screen Control" helps you in controlling layout of Start Screen. You can also prevent other users from customizing Start Screen look-n-feel using this tool.
"DirectAccess" allows users to access their network resources remotely without having to launch a separate VPN.
"Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)" provides users the ability to play 3D graphics, use USB peripherals and use touch-enabled devices across any type of network (LAN or WAN) for VDI scenarios which was made possible due to enhancements in Microsoft RemoteFX and Windows Server 2012.
"AppLocker" helps you in restricting files and apps from running on PC.
"Windows Enterprise Side-Loading" allows users to side-load apps on domain-joined PCs and tablets running Windows 8.1 Enterprise.
"Assigned Access" lets users set any particular app as default shell on a device so other users only use the specified application and cannot access other system files and applications.
You can download this evaluation copy of Windows 8.1 RTM Enterprise from following page:
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Alamosa County holds a tax lien auction each year (typically in November), conducted by the Alamosa County Treasurer. Any parcels that have delinquent taxes by the time of the tax lien auction could have lines sold on them.
Should you be interested in any of these liens assigned to you, please contact our office at (719) 589-3626 and we can assist you in the process.
If there is no outside buyer for a tax lien at a given tax lien auction, the lien will be stricken off to Alamosa County. These un-sold liens are held by the County until paid off by the property owner. At any point after the tax lien auction, these "County-Held" liens can be assigned to an outside buyer.
*PLEASE NOTE: We will not send any correspondence to owners, "warning letters", etc. before a deed application has been received and you have paid fees. It is our office policy that NO work will begin until we have received a signed application and fees. This is a legal document and must be filled out and signed correctly. We will provide assistance in filling it out, but we need a signed copy on file. You can request a blank form to photocopy yourself and use in the future applications, but please send an individual signed copy when you apply.


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I have Curly, Lacinato, Rainbow Lacinato, and Red Russian Kale varieties growing in our garden. There are aproximately 8 plants each of the 4 varieties for a total of 32 producing plants. The two of us could probably get by with only 8 kale plants for our needs, but it is my best seller at the Lawn to Food Urban Farmstand. Our excess garden kale is gathered up into bunches and then I sell it for $2 each to the neighbourhood. The vegetable dollars are used to purchase family food items that we can't grow for ourselves such as coffee, flour or a side of pork.
Even though we have steamed kale at least once a week as a side vegetable, I also use 3 leaves a day in our other meals. By adding it into coleslaws, salads, shreds for soup topping, as kale chips, in smoothies or with breakfast eggs, we are consuming more healthy greens without really noticing. I've also been known to add kale to lasagna, meatballs, and savory muffins.
Even with our high consumption and high sales of kale, the garden overflows with it at the height of summer. Some of the mature plants are huge, but looking tired and ready to go to seed. To keep our supply coming, I've planted new seedlings for winter harvests and cut down some of the older plants before they go beyond their prime. The pile of Lacinato kale plants that I removed from the garden, ended up on our coffee table, for me to prepare while I watched a Netflix episode.
Dull and damaged leaves went straight into the compost bin along with the tough stalk part of the leaves. Kale greens are easy to separate from the woody rib, by holding the base and then striping the greens away from you. Within minutes, I had this large pile of kale sorted and ready for washing.
I carefully washed the kale, looking for gray aphids on the underside of the leaves. Once they were rinsed, I left the pile of kale on a towel-covered kitchen counter, to drain and dry overnight. The next morning, I stuffed all of the kale into my food dehydrator on 3 racks. It was hard to believe that it ALL fit in there, but when I say I stuffed it, I really did! I set the dehydrator to 115F and carried on with my day.
That evening, about 14 hours later, I checked on the progrees of the dehydrating kale and it was perfectly crisp. Every leaf was a brilliant dark green colour and ready to crumble in my fingers.
I carefully moved the dried kale to my blender to whiz it into a fine powder. I did this in 3 little batches and then stored the kale powder in an air tight jar. This kale powder is an intense concentration of nutrients. Half of a teaspoon will be plenty in winter smoothies when we don't feel like venturing outside for frozen greens. It is amazing that that huge arm full of kale was reduced into half a quart of powder! Dehydrating certainly is THE space saving way to store food!


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The Thursday edition of everyone's favourite tech news round-up features a world first from Dell and its 4K Ultra HD projector, Philips' new EverPlay speaker range and more...
Dell Unveils World's First 4K Ultra HD High-Brightness Laser Projector
Dell has been very busy of late unveiling new products and devices across its ranges, and its carrying on that trend with the announcement of an advanced 4K laser projector with Ultra HD ultra-short throw high-brightness technology. This world first product offers stunning image quality with lamp-free maintenance and wireless collaboration, all in one powerful package.
With true 4K Ultra HD resolution and HDR compatibility, you can enjoy 8.3M pixels of eye-popping colour. From only 4-inches away from the wall, the S718QL projects a 100-inch image so if you're using to make a presentation you can stand in front of the projector without blinding lights or distracting shadows.
It can project wirelessly from up to four different devices simultaneously or run Microsoft Office and 4K multimedia files directly from a USB, while Bluetooth connectivity enables audio from Bluetooth-compatible sound systems, no wires necessary.
The Dell Advanced 4K Laser Projector (S718QL) will be available to purchase from 24 July 2017. No confirmation on pricing yet, but Dell has said these will be revealed around its launch.
Take the beat with you with Philips' new EverPlay range
Never stray far from your favourite tunes with the new EverPlay range of Bluetooth speakers from Philips. These three sleek models offer compact size, a clean tone and a stable Bluetooth connected for uninterrupted audio on the go.
The range includes the super-compact Philips BT3900 EverPlay, which offers a stable connected up to 30m and durability against dust, shock and water. Don't let its flattened shape fool you - it's got a powerful bass radiator so those tunes won't come off flat.
Then there's the Philips BT6900 EverPlay and the Philips BT7900 EverPlay, which feature a front-firing neodymium speaker, bass radiators for extra bass boost and extension, and an anti-clipping function for loud, distortion-free music. The BT7900 also features a 100-hour Bluetooth power standby time and built-in microphone for hands-free phone calls.
The Philips BT3900 will be available from Argos in July with a price tag of £49.99. The Philips BT6900 will also be available from Argos in July, priced £79.99. Finally, there's the Philips BT7900 available... you guessed it... from Argos in July (it'll retail with an RRP of £89.99).
Keep your playlist protected with these noise-cancelling earphones from B&O PLAY
B&O Play already has some noise-cancelling earphones to its name, but it's now looking to up the ante with a new and improved model - the Beoplay E4 earphones.
The new product features an updated and refined ANC, with the Beoplay E4 suppressing up to 15dB more low frequency noise than the previous model in the range. It also features some rather nifty two-microphone hybrid active noise cancelling technology.
The Beoplay E4 has a far more enhanced design as well – the battery unit is sleeker and more user friendly with a polymer surface to give it greater tactility and durability. And you can expect a comfortable fit, too, with each earpiece being crafted from lightweight aluminium (which make them incredibly robust and scratch resistant).
The B&O Play Beoplay E4 noise cancelling earphones are available now with a price tag of £249.


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Justin is a world changer – having lived in Russia, South Korea and now Canada his heart bursts with the potential he sees across this great nation. Always ready to have a fierce conversation about basketball. Justin was once a youth pastor, so his passion shows when making the world a better place.
Justin lives in Toronto, ON with his wife.


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Best Picnic Ever! (Wait Until You See What the Kids Do With the Ants!)
Are you running out of things to do to entertain your kids during the hot weeks of summer? I know when the temperatures reach the high 90s and the heat index is far too hot for kids, my boys tend to go wild in the house. I know those are the days when I don't have time to sit and figure out what we will do. It's nice to just reach for the computer and find a few fun activities.
Here are some fun summer picnic activities with a mixture of indoor and outdoor fun.
Watermelon Tissue Paper Craft
What kid or adult doesn't love watermelon? This easy waterlemon paper craft is made with paper plates cut in half, tissue paper cut into squares, glue, and black beans (for the seeds). Just don't do what I did and give your child the entire bag of beans.
Let's just say I'm still finding black beans in the kitchen!
Toilet Paper Roll Binoculars
Help your child create binoculars with contact paper and toilet paper rolls. Once you've made your binoculars, go on a bear hunt and search for stuffed animals you hid beforehand. This activity can be played outside or inside. My boys love it when I time them to see how long it takes them to find all the hidden animals.
Teddy Bear Picnic Story Board
Create a felt story board by gluing large pieces of felt to a cork board or cardboard box. Then cut out pictures from the story The Teddy Bear Picnic. Have your child help you read the story by using the felt pieces to act it out. Then switch roles and encourage your child to come up with their own story about a picnic with teddy bears.
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Teddy Bear Animal Clinic
Put together a teddy bear animal clinic with a bed sheet decorated with a large cutout band-aid (from felt). If you don't have pretend doctor toys, get creative. Kids love to play with band-aids and toilet paper rolls (to be used as casts).
Plastic Ant Pick-up
What spoils a picnic faster than rain? ANTS! I purchased two bags of plastic ants from Amazon for a project a while ago. For the picnic activities before lunch, I scattered them all over the room we had our picnic in and had the kids get rid of them as fast as they could. They had a blast and did it two more times before they ate.
Picnic on a Blanket
End your picnic activities with a picnic lunch on the floor. Make it as simple or as fancy as you want. Eating on a blanket on the floor is exciting anywhere for kids!
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We see numbers all around us. Whether it's on TV, online, or in the newspaper, our society has been flooded with random numbers and math-facts trying to prove a narrative. On any given TV channel, the commentators throw facts that try and catch your attention. "In games where Tom Brady has thrown 4 or more Touchdowns, the patriots have a worse winning percentage than when he throws less than 4!". Or in the polls - "Donald Trump has been given a less than 20% chance of winning the election, it's over!".Read More
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