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Great cheap goodies for your lenses – Soft micro lens pouch is a GREAT buy.
Great cheap goodies for your lenses – Soft micro lens pouch is a GREAT buy.
I had to let you guys know about these as my buddy Todd makes and sells these and I have been using them for the past month or so and LOVE them. They are called the "Micro Lens Pouch" and are made for smaller camera systems and the lenses that we pay so dearly for. The is a great way to protect your glass and offers much more protection than just throwing them in a bag. I have the 3 pack here and the small fits a Leica summarit or summicron type of lens, the medium fits my Panasonic 25 1.4 or equivalent size and the large even fit a Leica Noctilux. The lenses are super soft with great cushion and protection. The great thing is you can buy all three for $29.95 and they are sold at Amazon, and shipped by Amazon.
You can buy each size separately or the get the three pack of various sizes for $29.95
The three pack can be found Here on Amazon
You can also just buy the Small, Medium, or Large for just over $10 each. Highly recommended!
Also available in a 2-Pack, small and medium!
BTW, I might as well add a plug for the 2012 Photo Cruise since the guy who makes these pouches is also going to be joining us ! I still have a few cabins remaining and if anyone is interested I need to know before July 1st! Check out the cruise page here, but imagine a full week on the seas and photography at every stop! Of course guests are welcome and can participate in all shooting! Will be a blast and free lens pouches for all :)
and…Don't miss the street strap!
The street strap is also a very cool strap that I have attached to my new black Fuji X100 and it is a black cloth strap that looks similar to the A&A Silk cord strap, but this is not silk and it is longer so you can wear it around you. This is also on Amazon and shipped by Amazon so no dealing with 3rd party vendors. I like this strap and I also like my Barton strap and A&A strap! Just like with bags and cameras, all personal preference. But if you have been wanting a nice black strap that is comfy and long enough to strap around your body when carrying your camera this one is great. You can check it out on Amazon HERE.
24 Responses to "Great cheap goodies for your lenses – Soft micro lens pouch is a GREAT buy."
I've had my eye on them since this article and a few weeks ago I got the small & medium 2-pack. Going off the measurements on the Amazon page, I chose the small & medium as I wanted a snug fit and best use of space. In the small I have either the 35/2 ASPH or 50/1.4 ASPH (one of which is always on the camera) and in the medium I fit the 90/2 ASPH. The measurements were spot on and everything fits snugly and securely.
These really are some great little pouches. For the last few years I've been using some leftover pouches from my old Contax SLR system and they work well enough but don't offer the same protection and the drawstrings are much longer which is a nuisance. The string length on these are just right and the plastic retainer holds them fast and stays out of the way. The padding in these are great. It does have that sort of dense, gel-like feel to it. I love the silky-smooth feel of the material. It's the same on the outside and the inside and it reassures you that your lenses are being pampered. These are a home run as far as I'm concerned. If and when I need another lens pouch, I'll definitely be ordering more of these!
The pouch can be order here http://www.microlenspouch.com
You can order the pouches directly from Todds website. Amazon don't ship to Australia either.
Do they ship in Europe ?
I'd like to buy 4 or 5 of them
Hey there Steve, great tip. I was hoping since you know Todd that you could convince him to try to get these on the other side of the pond, Amazon US doesn't allow me to buy them.
I'll be ordering a few of them!
Lens pouches arrived today. Great product and well made. Thanks for the tip Steve!
How much to the lens pouches weigh?
Amazon shows the shipping weight, but not the weight of the lens pouches themselves (minus packaging).
Sucks no shipping to Canada.
Set of 5 if you are looking for a cheaper alternative.
I think the USP with these are the size. The majority of the neoprene lens cases I've come across on eBay are for standard size lenses and not m43 sized lenses. Plus these seem to offer more protection, though that could be it just looks that way due to the smaller size. Just a pity we can't get these in the UK.
Steve thanks for the pouch recommendations. Just what I have been looking for!! Used your link!
3 for $30 quite expensive for pouches. I just the exact same thing for $2-3 each off ebay.
These are what I have been looking for. I just ordered 5 packs through your site.
Thanks Steve.
The ability to tackle different lenses is definitely a plus but there is no information about the focal length multiplier. I don't think that the depth of field is going to be good. Also, no viewfinder.
Now being serious, do they sell these outside Amazon(wouldn't ship to my country)?
I Bought 4 pouches better than this ones with extra bag clip for $5 on the famous auction site.
I mean $5 for the four.
Great timing! Just today I started looking for decently priced pouches and here you are Steve, reading my mind :) Ordered two via your links. Thanks!
I ordered the small size. Hope they are okay for my CV 35mm and CV 15mm (The amazon listing has an image with a chart listing various lenses which was a helpful guide)
The pouches are cool, i'll probably pick a set up. But almost $70 for a strap is a bit over the top. I have a Black Rapid strap, that's all the strap i need =o]
I am using very similar pouches for my Mamiya 6 lenses when on the road. Second best option to dedicated padded camera bag. Obvious disadvantage is taking the lens out of the pouch and putting it back when swapping lenses – especially if you have different lens sizes. But it definitely is a workable solution.
Problem is Amazon.com won't ship these to Canada, last time I tried a few weeks ago… Does he sell them outside of Amazon as well?
I ordered a street strap directly from him yesterday(assuming the same guy makes both of these) and he had no problem shipping to Canada.
I have similar lens pouches and use them to contain smaller cameras, like a Leica M with lens and other small rangefinders. Cheap and great protection for my gear.


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West Nile infection was also confirmed in hundreds of birds, mainly crows, as well as several horses. In response to this outbreak, city and county agencies conducted aerial and ground spraying for mosquito control.
West Nile virus is here to stay," said Dr. Humayun Chaudhry, Suffolk County's Health Commissioner. "This virus went from not existing to becoming endemic all over the country." Ever since the West Nile virus suddenly emerged in the summer of 1999, the virus has killed 1,131 people nationwide.
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- Ive have a mosquito bite. Should I be tested for West NileVirus?
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Here's what I did to get the string I wanted:
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33 weeks & vaginal bleeding?
I am almost 34weeks, I went to the bathroom and started bleeding(bright red blood). I went to the hospital and they said I have a UTI. Could that really cause so much bleeding? I had an ultra sound a few hours before the bleeding and they said everything looked fine...my placenta was still attached could it be Placenta Previa?
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I bled at 32 weeks, like you after going to the bathroom. I spent 5 weeks on bedrest and went in for a scheduled inducement at 38 weeks. When my water broke, I bled again, and the baby's heart rate was erratic, but it steadied out, so my doctor allowed me to labor for 4 hours, then the heartbeat fell again and we had a c-section. The baby was seriously damagage. We think it was a placental abruption. Please take every precaution. Every other aspect of my pregnancy seemed perfect. I don't mean to scare you. I think I'm the worst case scenario, butI took my health and my baby's health for granted and now she didn't make it.posted 09/06/2007 by jvwalker_72
I'd certainly consider getting a second opinion, but I did have a UTI that was unusually bloody a few weeks ago. There are usually other symptoms with a UTI, like excruciating pain when urinating and feeling the urge to urinate every 5 minutes.posted 09/06/2007 by jennabs33
Yes it could be i had alot of ultra sounds and they never seen anything wrong with my placenta until i started bleeding and although it is not completely detached it has slid over cervix opening causing possible schedualed c sectionposted 09/02/2007 by MyLilBabyBoyKarsen
Well i was 32wks stood up and blood went everywhere it was quite a bit i went in to hosp from sat to monday and they said i had placenta previa, i would have them check for that cause a UTI i don't think would cause that much bleeding. i hope i helped u isome if not u can email me if u like at firstname.lastname@example.com, if u need someone to talk to Sincerly,MyLilBabyBoyposted 09/02/2007 by MyLilBabyBoyKarsen
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I had my son at 31weeks and 5days i had vaginal bleeding and it was because i had a placenta previabut before that i had 4 episods of vaginal bleeding. i was on bed rest for 8weeks and on the sixth time i started bleeding they couldnot stop the blood so i had to be put to sleep and have a c-section i lost one gallon and one half gallon so good luck for who ever had complications in their pregnancy............posted 10/16/2007 by ashleysbabyboy
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anyone done any digi scrapping? i am watching some tutorials at the moment, mainly because i goes well with my photography with learning to use layers in photoshop etc.
no! sounds interesting though
i downloaded a free kit and i'm going to try and do a layout tonight.
cool! will you show us the results?
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cool! will you show us the results?
i'm crying at the moment it's not going too well at the moment
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i'm crying at the moment it's not going too well at the moment
oh dear
for some reason it wont let me resize the elements when i put them on the page- if i could do that it would be done!
apart from resizing i have managed to do a first layout- very basic but it's a start!
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Z.M.S. Khan and N. Suryanarayana
Central Tasar Research and Training Institute, Piska Nagri, Ranchi-835 303
India is producing at present two kinds of tasar silk i.e. (1) Oak tasar or Temperate tasar (Chinese variety ) and (2) Indian tradition tasar or tropical tasar. The first variety recently introduced one confined to sub-Himalayan region which is still under exploitation. Production of Oak tasar silk on commercial scale is yet to come. Second variety is the Indian traditional tasar which is produced by the silkworm A. mylitta, D.India is having the monopoly in producing the above variety of tasar which is confined to tropical Zone of India where tropical forests exist.
India is the second largest producer of tasar silk after China and eams about 14 to 15 crorers of foreign exchange annually amounting to 2 to 3% of total silk export earning. tasarculture is practiced by One lack forty thousand tribal families in Jharkand. Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madya Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh. U.P. and Maharashtra. It gives gainful employment and attractive additoinal income to the tribals. However, for silk yarn and fabric production non tribals are involved.
Overall in all the above state approximately one lakh tasar handlooms are working at present to produce tasar silk and allied mixed silk fabrics to feed to our internal market as well as for exports. Such tasar reelers and weavers pockets in the country are as follows.
1. Jarkhand/Bihar : Bhagalpur,Bhagiayya, Katoria, Puraini, Chaibasa
2. Orissa : Gopalapur, Fakirpur,Naupatna.
3. West Bengal : Tantipada,Raghunathpur,Bishnupur.
4. Chhatisgarh/M.P. : Champa, Seoni,Chhuri,Raigarh.
5. Maharastra : Bhandara,Andelgaon,
6. Andhra Pradesh : Kosigi, Hakimpet, Pothureddipalli
7. U.P. : Varanasi,Dudhi.
Most of the house holds of the above places of the different states are engaged mainly in tasar silk reeling, twisting, weaving, wet processing, finishing and marketing.
Tasar silk has the greater commercial importance specially in exports. Though, tasar silk out put India is next to China, Quality wise Indian product is exclusive. Indian tasar is widely acclaimed as popular dress material of elegance both in India and abroad.Another reason for its prominence is its wider export market potential exploited since 1950's thereby finding way for almost 90% of its productoin for exports which is in sharp contrast to other varieties of natural silks.
Traditional markets for tasar silk export are Singapore, Hong kong, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia where as non traditional markets are USA, United Germany, Canada, Japan, France, Switzerland , United kingdom , Netherlands, Italy, Spain, New Zealand ,Australia and Czechoslovakia.
Main varieties of tasar silk goods exported are dress materials, sarees, ready made garments, carpets followed by sarees and other above mentioned varieties.
It may be emphasized here that demand for tasar silk fabric goods and made-ups in export market is increasing day by day as consumers are becoming more conscious about the eco-friendly nature of tasarsilk fabrics and made-ups and efforts to develop eco-friendly dye and finished tasar silk fabrics are on along with qualitative improvement of both reeled and spun tasar silk yarn with an eye upon further boosting tasar silk exports.
Present Status:
Tasar silk fabrics are mostly used as gents wear in our country. The other outlets are in the form of thicker varieties of fabrics like dress material and furnishing fabrics made from tasar ghicha, tasar-ghicha-noil and tasar katia yarn mostly catering to the export markets.
In tasar weaving, reeled yarn is almost exclusively used in the wrap. Various types of yarn(reeled or spun) are used according to the type desired to be produced. A list of product range in tasar is given below.
In present market following combination of yarns are utilized to make shirting materials.
Warp Weft
1. Tasar Reeled. X tasar reeled
2. Tasar Reeled. X Mulberry reeled
3. Tasar Reeled. X Ghicha
4. Tasar Reeled. X Katia
5. Tasar Reeled. X Balkal(Peduncle silk)
6. Tasar Reeled. X Cotton(Bapta)
Malmal is a type of fine fabric which is utilized for summer wear in our country, mostly in the form of sarees in the following combination.
Tasar reeled x tasar Reeled.
Safa and turban cloth
In our country and also in Arabian countries safa is used for protection against sun rays by covering the head with safa which is a type of turban cloth which is made by the combination of following yarns.
Tasar reeled x tasar Reeled
Sanialas(Coffin cloth)
In Arabian countries light weight tasar reeled x Tasar reeled fabric with red border is used as coffin cloth.
In Indian sub-continent saree is a vary popular dress wear among ladies which is made in the following combinations.
Tasar reeled x tasarReeled (With plain boarded)
Tasar reeled x tasarReeled (With tie and dye disigne)
Tasar reeled x tasarReeled (With stripes and checks)
Tasar reeled x tasarReeled (With Prints)
Tasar reeled x tasarReeled (Jacquard design)
Chadar or Wrapper is a popular fabric for covering in all the seasons and are made in the following combination.
Tasar Reeled x Tasar Reeled (With plain, twill & diamond weaves)
Katia x Katia (Plain & Twill)
Tasar reeled x katia
Jhuri x jhuri (Heavy weight)
Export varieties/Furnishings :
In India following combinations are woven for manufacturing heavy fabrics for furnishings to be exported.
Warp x Weft
1. Reeled tasar x Noil or spun silk yarn
2. Reeled Tasar x Ghicha.
3. Reeled tasar x Ghicha + Noil
4. Cotton x Ghicha & Noil
5. Spun Silk x Ghicha & Noil.
6. Jhuri x Jhuri
7. Cotton x Jhuri (Double cloth)
In India tasar is woven almost entirely on handlooms either on throw shuttle or fly shuttle looms. Very little effort is known to have been made to weave tasar on power looms. The preparatory, processes are also conducted by the most primitive methods. Development have been made towards preparatory processes as well as weaving and demonstrated in the field.
Future prospects:
Production of finer quality tasar silk.
As "Kimono" in Japan , 90% of demand of silk fabrics comes from sarees only and if lasting demands have to be made for tasar silk fabrics, it should find place in our ladies dresses particularly sarees. No doubt some quantity of tasar sarees are being produced but due to coarseness, rough texture and poor finishing they are not very popular. They are generally woven from 50 to 70 denier yarns, which are too heavy for all time use. Considering the above factor attempts have been made at CTR &TI Rranchi to reel finer variety of tasar rawsilk ranging from 23 denier to 50 denier followed by weaving warp x weft having 30D x 23 D, 30D x 30 D, 30Dx 40D and 30Dx 50D combinations. The experiment proved that 30D raw silk can easily with stand the weaving strain and can be used as warp.
Tasar Silk finishing and product diversification:
Tasar silk fabrics with natural fawn colour and excellent craftsmanship form exclusive items of world wide reputation. The economic importance of tasar silk today lies in the fact that it has a large export potential which plays an important role in ameliorating the lit of India's most backward classes in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhatisgarh, Madya Pradesh etc.
Finer variety of tasar fabrics:
The fine variety of tasar fabrics can be produced with 30x40 tasar reeled silk yarn. This will reduce almost 50% of the weight of fabrics. The texture, feel and look of the woven fabrics can easily be improved by proper finishing. This material can be popularized for making ladies garments and sarees.
Improvement of finishing
The finishing of tasar fabrics are generally conducted by traditional methods. There is vast scope for improvement by suitably adopting the modern methodology of de-gumming, bleaching, dyeing, printing, finishing etc.
Improvement in anti-crease property:
Though there is very little anti-crease or crease resistance property in natural silk, Still there is possibility to introduce this property through chemical finishing and blending .Chemical finishing may change the aesthetic appeal of the silk but by developing suitable blends with man-made fibers the same can be achieved. However R&D efforts are required in this direction.
Tasar as winter wear;
As tasar silk is having certain warmth, this property can be utilized for the production of garments with the development of suitable blends with wool. The blending of tasar silk will be very much effective if a suitable blending composition is made with woolenised jute. Research work conducted at Jute Technological Research Laboratory (ICAR) reveals that if jute fabric is treated with 18% Na OH solution for 45 minutes it will give the warmth property almost like wool. Therefore, a suitable tasar blend can also be developed with wollenised jute. The fabric produced out of it will be cheaper than the pure wool. Moreover, it will give the look and feel of silk.
Preparation of Knitted yarn & Fabrics from tasar silk waste;
A suitable technique can be developed for the preparation of knitted yarn and fabric from tasar waste by blending with pure wool. Synthetic fabric or woolenised jute systematic research work has to be conducted in this direction.
Development of core spinning of tasar silk:
Core spun tasar silk yarn can be developed with polyester and polyamide as core of the yarn covering with tasar silk. This core spun yarn can be used for producing higher quality finishing fabrics.
Union fabric:
Various kinds of tasar union fabrics can be produced by the combination of
Reeled tassar
Reeled tassar
Reeled Tassar
Reeled tassar
The combination of cotton, rayon and Ramie with tasar silk will reduce the cost of tasar fabric as well as weight to the fabric.The combimation of polyester with tasar will improve the wash and wear along with anti-crease properties. However, systematic trials have to be made to achieve the above characters. These will definitely improve the consumption of tasar silk goods as dress material in internal market.
Recent achievements against futures needs CTR&TI, Ranchi contribution:
1. Reeling of pierced/emerged cocoons:
Earlier trails had been taken to reel out pierced/emerged cocoons and recently cocoon cooking and reeling of pierced cocoons have been standardized and demonstrated in the filed. One reeler can earn Rs.109.00 per day by reeling pierced cocoons on pedal-cum-motorised reeling-cum-twisting machine with the economics.
2. Tasar Core-spun yarn and fabric
tasarcore spun yarns have been produced with mercerized cotton, polyester and jute in the core wrapped with tasar waste and woven on handlooms. The quality of the core-spun fabrics has been found to be satisfactory and economic.
3. Lac dyeling of tasarsilk yarn and fabric.
tasarsilk yarn and fabrics have been successfully dyed with lac-dyed in combination with mordents and quality tested of colour fastness against wash perspiration rubbing and light and results found are satisfactory. Efforts are on to commercialize the same.
4. Silk Vs art Silk:
Present scenario reveals that there is keen competition among the fabrics of different varieties produced from different fibers. It has been understood that there is not a single fiber which can be exactly like silk or which can even be very much like silk. Tasar silk possesses unique aesthetic appeal due to unique luster, feel suppleness, crispness combined with soft hand, resilience and various other properties.
Tasar silk industry is exactly interesting, yet little is known about it. The cultivated silk varies in many respects as compared to tasar silk. Beautiful fabric can be produced out of it. Tasar silk must not simply be considered as a lesser quality of silk. It is a fiber which can stand proudly on it own spreading its unique luster worldwide.


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As alcohol is broken down in the liver. a number of potentially dangerous by-products are generated.
The brain – the most important organ in the human body, is an intricate maze of connections that keeps our physical and psychological processes running smoothly. Alcohol can disrupt these connections quite quickly and lead to short-term effects such as impaired thinking and slowed reaction time. As little as one drink can disrupt how the brain works. Like liver damage, alcohol-related brain damage is hard to detect at early stages, and therefore, early treatment and intervention are very limited.
The effects of alcohol on the brain are often first characterized by increased vocal volume followed by a slight sway in your walk. Over time, more serious and damaging effects on brain function arise.
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When this happens, your blood alcohol level stays higher longer and as the acetaldehyde builds up dizziness and nausea set in,


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The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it might ask the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) to take the final call if Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal should be chargesheeted for his alleged role in a case relating to the 2G spectrum allocation.
A Bench of Justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan said that it would examine the issue and pass proper orders after the CBI submitted that there was a difference of opinion between their investigation and prosecution wings over filing a chargesheet and naming Mittal as an accused in the FIR.
The FIR, which had also named other companies besides Bharti Airtel, was filed in connection with alleged irregularities in grant of spectrum during the tenure of the late Pramod Mahajan during the NDA regime. After the Director of Prosecution, which was sent the CBIs draft chargesheet for its opinion, noted that no criminal case was made out, the CBI had referred the matter to Attorney General G E Vahanvati.


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Chiney Ogwumike of the Stanford women's basketball team captured her second straight Muscle Milk Athlete of the Week honor, being recognized for her performance over the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
The honor is the second of the year for Ogwumike and the women's basketball team, and the eighth of her career.
The Cypress, Texas native helped lead the Cardinal to a home sweep of Oregon and Oregon State last weekend, in the process reaching another career milestone. With 14 rebounds Friday against the Ducks, Ogwumike became the Pac-12's all-time leading rebounder, passing former teammate Kayla Pedersen's benchmark of 1,266.
Ogwumike averaged 32.0 points and 13.5 rebounds while shooting 59.6 percent over the two wins. On the year she averages 26.6 points and 11.6 rebounds a game while shooting 62.6 percent from the field.
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I think about the perfect summery mix. Possilby something to rollerskate to near a beach or something equally picturesque? Or maybe to loaf in a field of ladybug filled flowers? Or skipping through a cemetary, for all of you dour types perhaps?
I'm thinkin' such a mix might look a little like this:
Beach Fossils - Plastic Flowers
A wake cover. Those jangly guitars & girl & boy vocals -- oh man, it just kills me every time. And here's another track I'm enjoying, which is a bit newer:
This is Lockett Pundt (you know, the dreamy guitarist) from Deerhunter's solo project. "Strangers" is the first single off of the forthcoming "Spooky Action from a Distance" album. It's beautiful & man, is he easy on the eyes -- everyone wins! So here he is performing the song -- LIVE:
After watching I say this to the heavens above: please send me this guitar angel man.
This song is NEW & so lovely. I'm excited to hear the full-length which is out on May 15th. Here's the video for the song:
Only three songs you say? Oh I have more that will go on this summer mix. Like an episode of CHiPs, this is a To Be Continued....


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Sunday, 3 August 2014
Is it a must for divorcées to get married again? One divorced mum of two teens wants to know.
Dear Thelma,
I've been divorced for almost 10 years and am now in my late 40s. I have two children in their teens. I've had several relationships, but for some reason, they have not worked out. I am thinking of getting married again, but it seems like the men my age are only interested in women half their age! I don't really want to date someone younger; I've tried it and he was very immature and needy. I don't need another son – I already have one.
My friends try to set me up, but it's always with strange men they wouldn't date if they were single, so I don't know why they think I should settle for less. I'm financially stable and independent, and don't want more children. Do you think I should even bother marrying again? I'm not really sure if I should, but everyone keeps asking why I haven't remarried.
Independent Woman
Dear Independent Woman,
Thus is the plight of divorced women. While men their age have "plenty of fish in the sea", women find the opposite is true. The pickings become slim – there are the "weirdos" – and, sometimes, the younger men. Although it is becoming less of a stigma for older women to date younger men, many women find it difficult to deal with the immaturity.
Depending on how one looks at it, these relationships – even if it looks like it's against the odds – can work out. But, then again, there are the factors which you have mentioned. While dating younger men has its share of fun, you are a mother of a young man and you do not need another son.
Add to the complications of the "helpful" people in your life who "want you to be happy", and pester you to get married, telling you it is time you move on. And, some go even further by introducing you to eligible men. There is a lot of pressure for single women – no matter the age and experience – to get married. And, there is a lot of incentive to conform.
The thing is though, what is this ideal of the "married woman" that so many people think is beyond reproach? And, can anyone really say what is wrong with a woman of a certain age, or any age for that matter, being unmarried? There are so many other rules that everyone, women especially, work so hard to conform to. Who made up those rules anyway?
Even if you do get married, there are also rules as to who you should be married to. There is the age question. While it is totally acceptable for men to marry women half their age, women who do that are considered desperate. Then, there is the issue of social status. Of course, the man has to earn more money than you and be more educated then you. And so on and so forth – the rules just keep on coming.
You call yourself an independent woman. Are you fulfilled with that moniker? Are you happy? And, does being independent make you happy? Do you live a full life being a mother to your children while dating men?
You have been married before. You don't allude to the reason for your divorce, but few people describe it as pleasant. So, here is the question you need to ask yourself: would you want to put yourself through that again? When you ask yourself why you are not married yet, that should be the only consideration that matters.
If you do want to get married again, it should be because you want to be with this person for the foreseeable future. It shouldn't matter how old he is, or how rich. All that should matter is that you and this person see a future together.
Never mind that your past relationships didn't work. The focus should be you finding happiness and fulfil-ment in the life you have now. Focus on that instead of finding a husband. If you are happy with your life, the right person will find his way into your life.
You will know the right person when you are happy, and that person will only add to your happiness. Perhaps, the key to your happiness is breaking away from the stereotyped expectations of a woman. Liberate yourself from that, and you would be liberated in other areas of your life. And, that is where happiness, satisfaction and fulfilment can be found.
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Sunset Evaluation Update: Pharmacists and Pharmacy
Sunset Evaluation Update: Pharmacists and Pharmacy
Report No. 93-6
We evaluated the regulation of pharmacists and pharmacy under Chapter 461, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and conclude that the public interest is best served by reenactment of the statute. We found that continued regulation of pharmacists and pharmacy is needed. If practiced incompetently, the occupation has a significant potential for harm to consumers.
Pharmacists measure, count, mix, and dispense drugs prescribed by physicians, podiatrists, dentists, and veterinarians. They also advise medical practitioners about drug selection, help customers choose over-the-counter medications, and maintain patient medication profiles.
A seven-member Board of Pharmacy regulates the occupation. The board is administratively attached to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. The department's Professional and Vocational Licensing Division provides administrative services to the board, and the Regulated Industries Complaints Office handles consumer complaints and pursues legal action when appropriate.
Since our first sunset evaluation in 1985, improvements have been made in the regulatory program. Additional improvements are needed in several areas. The statute contains licensing requirements that are restrictive (2,000 hours of practical experience instead of the more common 1,500) and unnecessary (a state jurisprudence examination). In addition, the Board of Pharmacy is attempting to expand the scope of regulation unnecessarily by regulating nonresident pharmacies, imposing additional requirements on pharmacist assistants (interns), and taking over certain regulatory responsibilities of the Department of Health. Finally, the board's manual and licensing forms contain inaccuracies, and the requirement that applicants submit a personal photograph has the potential for discrimination.
Recommendations and Response
We recommend that the Legislature reenact Chapter 461, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to continue the regulation of pharmacists and pharmacy. In reenacting the statute, the Legislature should consider amending it to reduce the practical experience requirement from 2,000 to 1,500 hours and delete the requirement of a state jurisprudence examination.
The Board of Pharmacy should abandon its efforts to regulate further nonresident pharmacies, impose unnecessary requirements on pharmacist assistants, and take over certain regulatory responsibilities of the Department of Health. The department should work with the board to correct the inaccuracies in the board's operational manual and delete the requirement of a personal photograph.
The Board of Pharmacy concurs that Chapter 461 should be reenacted, the practical experience requirement reduced to 1,500 hours, and the jurisprudence examination deleted. It points out that Act 259 of 1993 requires regulation of nonresident pharmacies. To clarify, we are simply saying that the board should not pursue additional regulation of these pharmacies.
The board says that its experience requirements for pharmacy interns will apply to all license applicants and it will exercise its authority carefully. It does not agree that the board should abandon efforts to take over certain responsibilities currently exercised by the health department. We believe that abandoning these efforts is necessary.
The board says that corrections in its operational manual and application forms have already been made. It agrees that the photograph requirement should be deleted, not because of discrimination, but because it is neither necessary nor efficient.


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Festival Pass
The festival pass is available for 80 Euros and allows you to experience three performances at Schiller Theater and one at Werkstatt Studio stage or at the orchestra rehearsal hall of Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
The festival pass is avalble › online, by phone at +49(0)30-20 35 45 55, at the box-office of Schiller Theaters or at the Ticket-Box on Bebelplatz.
Using the festival pass you will obtain the best seats available. Please book your tickets for performances of your choice well in advance (online booking is not possible). There is only a limited quota of tickets - if the quota is exhausted, admittance cannot be guaranteed.
You will receive the original festival pass and an INFEKTION! cotton bag during the festival from 14 June to 01 July 2014 upon showing your preliminary ticket at the box-office of Schiller Theater.


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You Made Mebyejls©
You made me love you.
It wasn't your looks,
It wasn't what you own,
It was what you said.
You made me love you.
Telling me about yourself,
Sharing your hopes and dreams,
Talking about someday.
You made me love you.
You gave me encouragement,
You made me work harder,
You made me want more.
You made me love you.
I wanted the best for you,
No matter what that was,
I would have supported you.
You made me love you.
Something changed; you got scared,
You threw it all away,
You broke my heart.
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A house united
Campaign 2008 | On Capitol Hill big gains for Democrats betray GOP shortcomings
For all the talk of change, the 2008 election turned out not to be a referendum on the status quo. Despite two years of dismal governance and approval ratings below 20 percent, the two Democrat-controlled chambers of Congress received strong endorsement from voters in the form of greater majorities. Indeed, the blue wave that swept across the American map on election night appeared more the result of a Republican Party in shambles than a mandate for a new direction.
Voters didn't want change as much as they wanted Democrats. That partisan yearning may have yielded change in the presidential race. But in Congress, it brought more of the same.
Case in point: Not a single incumbent Democrat in the Senate suffered defeat. In the House of Representatives, only four incumbent Democrats fell, allowing the party to make significant gains for the second consecutive election. In 2006, Democrats knocked off 22 incumbent Republicans and won eight open seats.
Such back-to-back sweeping success is rare in Congress, where dissatisfaction with the party in power typically produces alternating pendulum swings from one election to the next. This time, the pendulum found enough residual momentum to hold its leftward arc due largely to a confused GOP unsure of its own message.
Exemplary of that befuddlement, Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole, once thought invincible, a former transportation and labor secretary who served five presidents and ran for the White House in 1999, failed to connect with conservative constituents. Just six years ago, the North Carolina senator swept into office in place of Jesse Helms and quickly ascended to become the first ever female chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). But that rapid rise to congressional prominence began its descent in 2006 when the GOP surrendered six seats and control of the Senate to Democrats. Dole lost her spot atop the NRSC and dropped a few notches in standing among many North Carolina conservatives.
She sought to recapture the support of her base with hard-line conservative positions on several recent pieces of landmark legislation. First, she dismissed the George W. Bush plan for comprehensive immigration reform with the politically charged tack of labeling it an "amnesty bill." More recently, she opposed the bipartisan bailout package.
Those stands, though unpopular in the beltway, might have restored conservative confidence in the former head of the Red Cross had she not so discolored that record with propaganda and right-wing paranoia on the campaign trail. In the closing weeks of the race, Dole fired an attack ad against opponent Kay Hagan in which a woman's voice similar to Hagan's declares, "There is no God." The clear depiction of Hagan as an atheist backfired when the Presbyterian Democrat and Sunday school teacher sued the Dole campaign for defamation and libel. The Hagan camp also released a counter ad, arguing that the race should be about real issues, "not bearing false witness against fellow Christians." North Carolinians agreed.
Such Republican dysfunction ran rampant throughout the party. Many incumbents tripped over their records in desperation to distance themselves from Bush. Gordon Smith of Oregon, the last GOP senator in the liberal Pacific Northwest, ran an ad invoking praise he'd received from Barack Obama. In another, he celebrated being first in his party to reverse course and stand against Bush on the Iraq War. Sen. John Sununu of New Hampshire ran on his record of opposing a GOP energy bill, being the first Republican to call for the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and pressing his party to soften the bite of the Patriot Act. One Sununu ad detailed such actions and concluded: "Popular positions? Not with Republicans in Washington."
For many Republicans, such campaigning against their own party ended in defeat. Voters proved unimpressed with conflicted messages. "We don't have a brand that people are confident in at the national level," said Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, a conservative Republican not up for reelection this year. "If the moderate members of the party want to continue having the tendencies of a Democrat compared to those of us who believe in conservative principles like limited government and personal responsibility, then the party's going to divide."
Coburn has long called on the GOP to recapture conservatism. In the wake of crushing defeat, his words carry an "I told you so" tone. He points out the loss of Connecticut Rep. Christopher Shays, the last New England Republican in the House of Representatives, as indicative of what happens when Republicans act like Democrats: "Had he been a fiscal conservative, he'd have had a better opportunity."
In his concession speech to supporters, Shays defended his campaign and blamed the loss to Democrat Jim Himes on a political wave of Democrat support: "We lost this race because we did our very best, but we had this tsunami that was on its way."
That tsunami, largely fueled by the cool consistent presence of Obama atop the party, trumped desires for change on Capitol Hill. Now, America is left with the same Harry Reid-run Senate and Nancy Pelosi-run House of Representatives it had before.
And Republicans are left wondering just how the party so lost its way a mere 14 years removed from the GOP sweep to congressional power in 1994. Coburn does not wonder: "People just don't like hypocrites, and they see the Republicans as hypocrites. That's the one thing that is not tolerated in this country. Until you get rid of that and the ethical lapses and have real leadership willing to give up position to stand on principles, you're not going to have people come flocking back to the Republican Party."
Indeed, GOP victories in this election lend support to such ideas. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota ran well to the right of their respective opponents to come out ahead in tight races. And solidly conservative congressmen like Rep. John Shadegg of Arizona and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin won resoundingly in contests many Democrats expected to be competitive.
"Campaigns like this force you to work harder, and they remind you what a privilege it is to serve," McConnell told his supporters after his victory. Many conservatives hope the election results also will remind Republicans what a privilege it is to win.
History of congressional races
It's been three decades since either party has made significant gains in both congressional chambers for two straight elections.
House: GOP +15
Senate: GOP +3
House: GOP +34
Senate: GOP +12
House: Dem +27
Senate: Dem +1
House: GOP +16
Senate: Dem +2
House: Dem +5
Senate: Dem +8
House: Dem +2
Senate: Dem +1
House: Dem +7
Senate: Dem +1
House: GOP +9
Senate: no change
House: GOP +54
Senate: GOP +8
House: Dem +8
Senate: GOP +2
House: Dem +5
Senate: no change
House: Dem +1
Senate: Dem +4
House: GOP +8
Senate: GOP +2
House: GOP +3
Senate: GOP +4
House: Dem +31
Senate: Dem +5
House: Dem +19?
Senate: Dem +5?


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Meebo is a multi-client instant messaging app for the Android platform. This app is from the same company that brought you the website Meebo, which is a pretty great solution for instant messaging wherever you are. Unfortunately, this app doesn't offer anywhere near as much as the Meebo website does and falls short in some big places.
When you first sign in, you'll be able to pick from AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, Meebo, MSN, and Yahoo. This simply adds ICQ, Jabber, and Meebo to the list of clients that you could already connect to through the original Android IM app. To sign in to multiple accounts, you'll need to sign in to one first, press the menu button, then sign into another. When you sign in, your buddy list will be available to you, but unfortunately, it won't be set up how you like it.
The first issue you'll run into is that there are no settings. You can't change anything at all in this app, you get what you see. Meebo also doesn't list aliases or give you the ability to hide users that are offline. This can be really frustrating for those of you on multiple accounts with tons of buddies. The app isn't all bad, however. It does manage to keep you signed in a lot more consistently then the Android IM app does. It also provides you with alerts even when you're not in the app, including the full message scrolling in the taskbar.
We wanted to like this app, we really did. The issue is that it falls short in such key places. No settings? Can't store logins? They're on the right track with the background notifications and interface, but Meebo will really need to step it up if they want to convince users to ditch the Android IM app.


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Warmer weather has prodded our chickens into laying eggs again. I am not complaining. I am also not complaining about seed catalogs, sunsets after 5pm or turning down the thermostat. It's those simple things that make January livable.
It's the simple things
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How exciting! How many chickens do you have?ReplyDelete
We have 6 hens and a rooster. Which is usually enough for us but when it was really cold they decided to quit laying and I don't blame them. We are planning on letting them raise up some babies this summer. Do you raise them yourself? They really are the best eggs ever and composters too.ReplyDelete
No, I currently live in a subdivision (IE home owners' agreement and lots of neighbors). We're moving to the country to 16 acres this year, hopefully this spring. Chickens are on my to do list but settling into the new house and getting my gardens built will come first. I'll probably wait a couple of years. I'm facinated by people who have them tho.ReplyDelete
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MUMBAI: The benchmark indices are moving in a narrow range with a negative bias in absence of supportive cues from Asian peers. According to analysts, the market is likely to remain choppy ahead of the Budget.
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Ceasefire in Syria called for by Secretary John Kerry and Russia's Lavrov
Newscast Media PARIS—US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov have called for a ceasefire in Syria ahead of the Geneva II
conference aimed at resolving the Syria crisis.
"We talked today about the possibility of trying to encourage a ceasefire, maybe a
localized ceasefire beginning with Aleppo (north of Syria)," Kerry said on Monday after
talks with Lavrov and UN-Arab League Special Envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi in
"What can be done before the beginning of the conference should be
done," Lavrov said, adding, "We are going to try to send signals to all the
Syrian sides on the need for the establishment of a localized ceasefire."
The top Russian diplomat also urged Iran's participation in the talks. However, Kerry
said Tehran should first agree to the principles set out at the first Syria talks in
"Iran has yet to state whether or not it supports implementing the
Geneva 1 communiqué," Kerry said, referring to the negotiations held in
June 2012, which demanded the creation of a transitional government
recognizing the Syrian opposition groups fighting the government forces
inside Syria.
Geneva I accord calls for the Syrian government and opposition to form a transitional
government while Washington says there will be "no role for the Syrian President
Bashar Al-Assad."
Tehran has already stated that it will not accept any preconditions for its
participation in the upcoming Syrian talks scheduled to be held in Switzerland on
January 22.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday, "If we receive an
invitation without any preconditions, we will participate in the 'Geneva 2′ peace
conference, but we won't act in order to receive an invitation."
Source: Press TV


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Colorado Disc Sports Association
Supporting, Enhancing and Promoting Disc Sports Throughout Colorado.
Time: April 21, 2012 all day
Location: Centenial and Loomiller
City/Town: Longmont, CO
Website or Map: http://www.phenixdiscsports.c…
Phone: 303-420-DISC (3472)
Event Type: tournament, non-sanctioned
Organized By: Phenix Disc Sports
Latest Activity: Mar 19, 2012
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Registration fees:
Open (One Division) Men-$35
Advanced-Open Women-$30
Except for juniors, a $5 fee will be taken based on the following schedule:
$2 for PODS Fee-This money will go towards the Finals and additional payouts.
$2 Course fees-At each and every course that is used for the PODS there are fees that must be paid to the local parks. This money will go to HELP OFFSET some of those costs.
$1 Ace pool-This will be automatically included in the entry. All players will be eligible for the ace pool. In some cases different division(s) may play from a different tee pad(s). Either way it will pay the same. Unclaimed Ace Pools will not be solved with a throw off, they will roll over to the next PODS event.
Am Payout will be done with prizes and gift certificates.
Pro and Open Divisions will be paid out with Cold Hard CASHHHHHH.
April 21st Longmont-As of right now, we will be using Centennial in the morning and Loomiller in the afternoon and for Awards. IF we get 45 pre-reg before April 6th, will be using both courses all day, splitting the pools, and being able to take up to 90 players. Click Here To Register
May 26th Badlands-This will be the standard layout for the original 18 hole course. The Blair Witch will still be open to the public to play while tournament is using main course. Not the 303 Open layout. Click Here To Register
July 14th Expo-Standard course, standard layout. Click Here To Register
August 25th Johnny Roberts Memorial Park-The plan is to use it as a warm up for JRM, we will try to do a similar to same layout as what will be used for JRM. Click Here To Register
September 29th Bird's Nest-More holes for more people to try to get into the finals. Click Here To Register
October 20th Finals CHU-Tee times-Big Party-All Day-Bags-Kan Jam-Putting Finals
FINALS WILL NOT BE AN OPEN REGISTRATION. Qualifications for the finals will be based on the point system used to figure out the series winner. You will have to qualify based on previous PODS events. In efforts to allow as many people play the finals as possible, we are doing tee times allowing more people to be able to play in a set amount of time.
Point System
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Basic electrical power question
Posted 07 January 2013 - 06:52 PM
Posted 07 January 2013 - 07:02 PM
Posted 07 January 2013 - 07:09 PM
But if it has a 12 vdc jack, it may work.
Radio Shack and Amazon sell different power jacks with changeable tips. Get one with a cigerette ligher plug on one end and match your power tip. Be sure to observer the polarity.
Posted 07 January 2013 - 07:38 PM
Posted 07 January 2013 - 07:52 PM
Posted 07 January 2013 - 07:57 PM
If the monitor says 12VDC next to the connector, then it needs DC voltage, not AC.
The polarity is often shown in a small symbol either printed next to the jack, or embossed in the plastic next to it. The symbol looks like this:
The certral circular part is supposed to look like the connector. If the dot in the middle is connected to the + symbol, then it means that the pin in the middle of the connector must be positive.
Posted 07 January 2013 - 08:16 PM
Posted 07 January 2013 - 08:30 PM
If you do it anyway... or find a method to regulate (might be able to find something one ebay), get a voltmeter and test polarity of your 120v power pack at the tip while plugged into the wall. Note the polarity, then go to radio shack and get the plug that fits the monitor (if they have it). Add wiring, wire to your power tank with a 4-5 amp fuse. Then check the polarity at the tip again with your volt meter. Correct if needed.
Lower brightness settings should drop power draw considerably. I bet it doesn't draw 4 amps anyway.
a slightly less efficient method may be just to go buy a cigarette lighter 12V to 120v inverter at wally world.
Posted 08 January 2013 - 01:38 AM
The odds are the center tip is + positive. The vast majority or 12V components and power supplies are polarized this way.
It should work just fine off the power tank.
The main concern is the amount of power that the monitor requires, it will use up the power tank fairly quickly.
Posted 08 January 2013 - 07:13 AM
Like Pauls72 says, the majority of items use tip positive connections. So you could just take a chance with that. But, if you're wrong, and if the monitor is not reverse-voltage protected, then you could damage it.
Also, as Paul and Edgie both mentioned, a big consideration here is the power draw. At 4.5 amps, it will drain a standard power tank in just a few hours all by itself. If you add on powering your mount, dew heaters, and a computer (I assume the monitor is for a computer?), you'll be out of juice pretty quickly.
Maybe it would help if you described what you want to do with the monitor and what all of your power needs are.
Posted 08 January 2013 - 09:09 AM
XP17 Monitor
S-video to VGA converter
Mini-LCD screen for adjusting the scope and camera
Ioptron MT Pro mount
Nothing for dew control yet, but I need to buy something.
Posted 08 January 2013 - 01:23 PM
Keep in mind that to keep the battery in good shape you should not drain it completely. So a 17 amp hour battery can probably safely deliver on the order of 12-14 amp hours. I'm guessing your power needs will be around 6-7 amps so that's a couple of hours. If that's all you need for a session, and if you have the 17 amp hour Power Tank, then you're good to go. Otherwise, you should consider a larger battery.
Posted 09 January 2013 - 05:49 AM
"Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you choosing Shuttle.
Regarding your concern about XP17 issue, yes, the power cable connector is the + and -.
Thank you very much.
Best Regards,
Shuttle Inc.
Technical Support"
Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:17 AM
Posted 09 January 2013 - 05:49 PM
So, here is the very helpful answer I received from Shuttle tech support regarding the polarity of the power plug:
"Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you choosing Shuttle.
Regarding your concern about XP17 issue, yes, the power cable connector is the + and -.
Thank you very much.
Best Regards,
Shuttle Inc.
Technical Support"
Posted 20 January 2013 - 08:52 PM
Tonight I tried it out on my XP17 monitor, held my breath, plugged it in, turned it on, and...worked perfectly connected to my battery and laptop. I had it running for over two hours and there was still juice left in the battery. I am good to go.
Now I am just waiting for my video to VGA converter to arrive and I'll be cooking with grease! Unbelievably, the DC to DC power adapter even has a USB plug that I can use to power it!


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Have you ever wondered how the chair you're sitting on was made or what in fact it's actually made from? Or perhaps - who made it or how long it took them? X3 at Super Brands is part of the London Design Festival and this year it gave visitors a chance to watch not one, not two, but three chairs being designed and made right before your eyes.
Creative Research and Development is a branding and graphic design studio based in London. It provided a glass box studio, filled it with tools and materials and then commissioned three designers; Sam Weller, Alex Hellum and Jack Smith to each come and make a chair in front of the gathering crowds.
Sam Weller's chair is a simple wooden construction with bags of personality, which he just managed to completed within the six hour timeframe, putting the final coat of wax on in the last few moments. RCA graduate Sam has studied product design, industrial design and typography and has exhibited all over Europe.
Alex Hellum was the only one of the three to add colour to his chair, painting the seat a bold red. He describes his design ethos as being based on "observation, utility and honest use of materials" and said: "It was a really good feeling and a great experience pushing my 'bodging' skills to the limit."
And finally Jack Smith, is one half of design duo SmithMatthias. He created an elegant chair with a more complex design – the off kilter cross batons really adding a quirky aesthetic. Jack is also a graduate of the RCA and studied at Sheffield Hallam University, where he met design partner Gemma Matthias. Inspirational stuff.
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I'd really consider bidding if I didn't want to change out so many of the parts. I'd want flat or riser bars, Modern style breaks, and if at all possible a Rohloff hub. Still the frame looks good.
I'm 181cm tall with a standover in bare feet of 88cm. Would a 56cm frame be big enough for me? I'd want the handlebar height to be equal with or a little ABOVE the saddle height. I want a nice comfortable tourer, commuter and off-road bike.
As a side, note I've been seriously looking at the Thorn Tour (Rohloff equipped) and the Bob Jackson World Tour 631. Anyone got any views on these? 26 inch wheels is a must for me.


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Öland is actually the best and sunniest location to study populations who preceded the Vikings, their religion, ways of life, architecture, agricultural and military skills and understand the fundamental reasons that pressed the Nordic people to sail, explore, trade and plunder in far lands. The tour covers 182 km, from the Northern tip to the Southern one, on mostly flat rolling land and forest trails. It also includes a boat excurison at Blakulla, the island from where witches gathers and fly all over Sweden every easter. The tour includes over 110 archeological sites, 9 natural reserves, 4 bird observation parks and 4 history and archeology museums. Accomodations, dinner and breakfast are scheduled at the most charming, comfortable and authentic hotels serving morning Swedish smorgasbords - No second class rest for the braves!! - Luggages are transported by van. Individual archeological maps, site research reviews and bottle of water are distributed every morning during breakfasts. Professional guiding is provided in English, Swedish, French, Spanish or Italian.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Starting from the small fish harbor of Byxelkrok in the North, we embark for the mysterious island of Blakulla, a strange granit island that emerges in the Baltic Sea. This is where witches gather and chant before they fly all over Sweden to terrorize or give candies to Swedish children. We then inspect a number of Viking coastal burial grounds before exploring the northern tip of the island and the natural reserve of Trollskogen (The Troll's forest). Picnic at the most popular beach on the island and exploration of the remains of an Iron Age village covered by the forest. We stop at an open-air museum about life before the Viking times. We are staying at the residence hotel nearby the inner lake, with tennis, swimming pool and boating. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 2: En route to the other coast, we visit a number of Viking burial grounds and the early medieval Kalla Church. After a fish picnic over the Baltic, we stop at the "iAlvar" Iron Age site and detect a number of less known but much impressive archeological sites before we stop for dinner at the relaxing "Harbor café" in Sandvik. After one hour ride on the sunset coast, we arrive at our charming hotel. Includes: (B).
Day 3: Riding along the Western Coast trail, we stop at a bird reserve to observe species of the moment, relax or swim at the Djupvik beach and continue our detection of Iron Age Stone settings and house foundations along the coast toward world famous Aleklinta, a fisherman's village hanging on the cliff. After stopping at a surprising camel farm, we ride small roads in the inner part of the island to the oldest Iron Age/Viking defensive "ring fort" on the island. The archeological wealth of the area obliges us to pay a visit to the nearby burial grounds. The road leads us to the Baltic Coast and to visit the remains of the seaside medieval monastery of Kappelluden and the "polish grave". We are staying at the comfortable home / museum of Skedemosse Gard. Includes: (B).
Day 4: After breakfast in the beautiful garden of Skedemosse, the day takes us to the most impressive archeological sites of the island, including Odin's raised stones, Noah's Arch (a boat setting), Ismanstorp Borg (lost fortified city), and the West Coast collection of Rune stones. A stop at the open-air museum of Himmelsberga gives us the opportunity for lunch and coffee before riding to our newly renovated Swedish 18 century style residence hotel with its magnificent dining hall. Includes: (B).
Day 5: After the optional morning loop, including the detection of a few sites, a stop at the beach, the visit of the island's largest field of Iron Age raised stones and the deciphering of a few rune stones, we are heading South to the seaside Viking fort of Sandbyborg. We then ride West across the "Alvaret", this very peculiar Nordic arid steppe named in 1992 on the World Heritage list, with a stop to detect a few Iron Age villages foundations still visible thanks to this peculiar environment.
We stop for coffee at Vickleby, named as the most charming village on the island and principally inhabited by sculptors and painters, before heading West to a natural reserve with bird observation posts and to the beach of Haga. The road then takes us to a number of prehistoric and Bronze Age sites as well as to another impressive Viking ring fort. We spend the night at Kastlosa, under the substantial comfort of the local clergy who happens to host one of the best accommodations on the island. Includes: (B).
Day 6: An optional morning loop takes us to the forest and trail of the West Coast and to detect the remains of Risinge, a Viking harbor that used to be a city of 3,000. The loop then takes us to a few sites and to Stora Dalby, the island's most prominent burial ground with nearby traces of an Iron Age village. The loop ends with the gloomy detection of an Iron Age burial ground for children, following epidemics. After lunch at Kastlosa or a picnic nearby, we are crossing the "Alvaret" again to the Baltic Coast, crossing vast plains of wild horses, to detect a number of sites on our way South to the splendidly renovated hotel of Grasgard. Includes: (B).
Day 7: After a garden breakfast, we head south to the rebuilt ring fort, re-enactment and museum of Eketorps. By this time, you are already expert on the early medieval history of the island…We ride West and stop at a few sites before entering the King's domain of the Southern tip, which hosts an impressive concentration of Iron Age raised stones, burial grounds, dears and other animals.At the Southernmost point of the island, we stop at Scandinavia's most famous bird observatory and visit the small but instructive museum there. On our way back to the Grasgard hotel, we ride on small trails across the King's natural reserve. After a night spent at Grasgard and breakfast, the shuttle picks us up, stop at the Gettlinge burial ground for a short visit and drives you back to your scheduled plane or train. Includes: (B).
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I have an office365 account and utilize the SharePoint team site, most importantly, the Documents. I have downloaded a local copy of this SharePoint site to my computer, and all of the documents also download to my computer as well. I can make a change to the local copy of the office file (i.e. Word), and it will sync up to the server. I can make a change to the server copy of the file (via the office browser app), and it will sync down to my local store. This works nicely. The local documents are stored in: [user]\Workspaces\Office365\Documents\.
The problem is accessing the files in the local store on my computer. This is a bit difficult, and it appears as if there are quite a few restrictions. I have several questions in regard to the local files:
1- Can I change the location where Windows 7 or SharePoint stores these local documents? Can I store these local documents in My Documents?
2- I am unable to attach of these local documents from the local store on my computer ( [user]\Workspaces\Office365\Documents\) to an email. The files do not show up when I go to attach them to the email. Is there a way around this?
Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback.
Dear Bob:
Thank you for the update.
I am aware that this can be done, but it does not solve my issue. As an example, what if I want to attach multiple files?
Am I totally unable to use the "attach file" icon in Outlook to attach a file to an email if the file is an a workspace store? This seems totally illogical.
In addition, if I use Windows Explorer to open the folder on my computer where the local files are stored ([user]\Workspaces\Office365\Documents\), I can not copy and paste, nor can I drag the file(s) into the email to be attached.
Do I have something configured wrong, or is this truly a restriction?
Thank you for the follow up.
It does answer my question, the files are restricted.
This brings up another question though. I understand that the user profile is not "actually" on the computer. However, the files/documents are actually on the computer, correct? I know that I can access them. I put a short cut in Documents to the files using ([user]\Workspaces\Office365\Documents\), and I can access the files just fine that way. I can only access these through Windows Explorer though, and not as an attachment in an email as I said earlier.
The question is, are the files actually on my computer, or is my shortcut in Documents just a map to SharePoint site?
Thank you for all of your assistance.