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Hi Everyone! Welcome to the quick page exchange for "True Colors! For this exchange, we will be working with the birthday collab kit "True Colors":
TO GET THE KIT, JUST SPEND $10 IN THE STORE and a coupon will be sent to you for the kit!
You can find out more about the kit here.
Here are the details for this exchange:
What the quick page exchange is all about:
Each participant will submit at least 1, 12x12 page but not more than 3 using the current collab kit only. All participants will receive download links after the end of the exchange to download all of the quick pages that have been submitted by all participants. You could easily put in 1-3 pages and get back 20+ pages!
How to create your pages:
* Pages should be created and saved at 12"x12" and 300ppi in PNG format. Your photo areas should be transparent when you are done. PNG format will retain the transparency. If you need help with this, you can use my Quick Page Photo cutting styles available HERE.
These styles are non destructive and instantly make a photo into a transparent area.
* If you are having trouble getting the transparent areas of the photo to work or look right, please ask for help. We have many community members here who are more than willing to help you!
*A word about shadows...please use them! You can google "digitalscrapbooking shadow tutorial".
How to make previews for the gallery and where to put them:
*Please make a 600x600 preview for each of your quick pages and put the word "Preview" over the top of them so no one can steal them out of the gallery!
* Post your previews of your quick pages in the Quick Page Exchange gallery for everyone to see! This is not the same place as the general quick page exchange gallery.
*Take a look in the gallery if you have questions about this format.
How to name and upload your files:
*Please name your quick pages in the format "username_truecolors_gdsqpex_qp01", "username_truecolors_gdsqpex_qp02", and "username_truecolors_gdsqpex_qp03". For example, my third quick page for the March 2013 exchange would be called "goldscraps_truecolors_gdsqpex_qp03.png". This will help me to keep all of the files organized and know who has participated so I can send you links to download.
* Upload your PNG pages to my drop box here: http://www.dropitto.me/andreagold The password is "ilovescrapbooking" with no quotation marks. This will send your page right to my computer! Please upload ONLY the PNG file with transparent photo places. Upload your quick pages one at a time, making sure to use the file naming procedure above. Please do not zip the files or upload zip files!
*Please only upload the actual PNG quick pages you created. Do not upload your previews. Put the previews in the gallery only.
*Submit your page or pages by the deadline! Anyone who doesn't submit by this date will not get download links for the entire album. We will not be waiting for those who have not uploaded yet. I think that will help us to get the final page links out fast for everyone to download. :)
Deadline information:
* Once the exchange is over, I will zip up the submitted pages and send download links to all participants through a private message here at GDS. Please have your images posted and uploaded by then so I can get them out to everyone.
*I will plan on distributing the download links within a few days of the challenge ending.
*Remember, the deadline for submission this month is September 20, 2013 at MIDNIGHT EASTERN.
Other information:
* Please post here that you uploaded so I can make sure it came through OK and that I got it.
*I'll keep a list below of who is participating and have uploaded their pages.
Here is a list of participants showing who has uploaded their pages:


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Classico Sterling Silver Photo Frame with Wood Easel
Affordable and beautiful, the Classico sterling frame has a smooth border edge and a rounded smooth surface to engrave to a memorable date, name or event. Inspired by the fine traditions of Silverstar International, the picture frame features the stylish smooth surface combined with the handcrafted brilliance of skilled Italian craftsmen. Composed of 50% sterling silver and marked "AG" with number of grams of silver, this frame is meticulously crafted by permanently bonding sterling silver to an aluminum backing (bi-laminate) that provides extra strength and definition. On the wooden back is a dual easel for horizontal or vertical display. Available in sizes 2.5x3.5, 3.5x5, 4x6, 5x7 and 8x10, every style has a tarnish resistance surface that requires no polishing and glare resistant glass.

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Kenmore — trusted in the homes of more than 100 million Americans.
Enjoy powerful cleaning performance while saving energy and water with the Kenmore Elite 31412 top-load washer. The washer uses advanced motion technology and powerful water jets to penetrate deep stains so clothes come out exceptionally clean and fresh. This Kenmore top-load washer uses over 45% less water and 45% less energy than a pre-2004 non-ENERGY STAR qualified clothes washer, for annual household savings of about $117.
The ultra-large capacity, 5.0 cu. ft. white Kenmore Elite 3141 washer can accommodate up to 26 extra-large towels in a single load. With this much room, you can do more laundry in fewer loads, saving you valuable time. And, the upfront controls and LED display make it easy to operate and monitor your Kenmore Elite washer.
- Kenmore Elite's 5.0 cu. ft. washer allows you to wash more clothes in a single load, saving you time
- Innovative wash plate uses 6 different wash motions to thoroughly clean clothes while protecting the fabric
- 12 cycles and 15 options let you customize the settings for each load
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The tub is so deep I can barely get the clothes out from the bottom of the tub and I'm 5'4". They need to keep in mind that most washing is done by women and we're not always as tall as a man. I think I'll need to get a step stool to be able to reach in to the bottom to get a sock! I'm disappointed also in the cleaning factor of the machine. The clothes don't get as clean but I'm comparing to my older washers. I guess in the scheme of the new HE washers, this is adequate.
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This washer is a dream to use. It is quiet and has all of the options that you could possibly want. The clothes come out so clean and fresh. I love doing the laundry!!!!
Streamwood, IL
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We purchased the Elite 5.0 front controls on Monday and it was delivered and installed Wednesday. The new design is by far the quietest and most complete washer we've experienced. Plus, this washer has upgraded tub-spin control which keeps the entire wash and spin stable. I encourage shoppers to go to a Sears store and feel how much movement the tubs have inside the washer compared to this model. No question, a really well-built washer. And Sears has a 30 day return/refund policy, while its competitors only offer 48 to 72 hour returns.
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This washer absolutely does not get the clothes clean. It chooses the water level for you and the clothes wind up sticking out of the water. If they aren't under the water how are they getting clean? The towel the dog sleeps on comes out as dirty as when it went in. If you try adding extra soap it just leaves theI undissolved soap on the still dirty clothes. Yes I used HE compatible soap. I'm beyond disappointed. Please don't waste your money like I did.
Clarksville, IN
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This is my 4rth HE washer, all from Sears since they're replacements thru my "protection plan" which, in reality simply locks me into another Sears washer. I'd be better off to go elsewhere and save myself another headache (literally). I wash lots of dirty cleaning rags, mop heads, etc. that require hot water and agitation. The only cycle that will supply hot water is the "whites" cycle, and it fill sit huge tub to the top (energy efficiency for sure) with hot water and agitates VERY LITTLE. I find no cycle with the exception of heavy duty that will agitate much at all, but won't use hot water. I've turned off the cold altogether to try to 'trick" it, but it just sits and spins giving the "IE" error code~~too little water. The rags got more dingy week after week, until I finally figured out that no matter that I've asked for hot seater, the water is luke warm at best with the exception of the on cycle, and I have no control of how much water it pours in. So far, I've gone thru an LG that was out of balance more than not, a Whirlpool that rusted out completely before it's first year was up (seems it doesn't like bleach and the "protection plan" doesn't cover rust. Go figure. More than once in just over a month I've had to turn off the power to reboot the computer on this one, and I've spent so many hours watching it/feeling the temp that I'm developing chronic neck pain! It has given new meaning to "a pain in the neck"!! I had to buy a second washer as a "stand by" because of repeated service calls that each take over a week to manifest, and it is an old Whirlpool with an agitator/ temp/water level selection and it much more reliable than this new bells and whistle thing. To say I'm disappointed just doesn't cover it. I hate it so much, but have no options but to keep it till it qualifies to be replaced, and the qualifications seem to be becoming more stringent alas time passes. No wonder. If you're considering this washer, take my words to heart unless you really don't care if it gets things clean. Recommend to a friend~~not even to Vlad Putin.
Greenfield, IN
Purchased this washer two days ago and had it delivered for "free" today 3/18/14. I was excited about my purchase and was eager to use so I placed my first load of laundry into my brand new washing machine and it made soothing beeps that filled me full of joy. I chose all desired setting as well as adding detergent. Then hit the start button. I watched in joy for the first few minuets of operation. I then left the washer to let it carry out its duties of washing my cloths. About 15 min into the process I heard once again some beeping. I went to the unit to investigate, it was displaying the letters "LE" on the display, after reading the owners manual I found this is some sort of motor fault. I followed the suggestions for this fault with no success in resolving the issue so I did as the owners manual states and called customer service. I spoke with customer service and they are agreeing to replace the unit however in what I feel is not a so timely manner(2 days) maybe due to my frustration but I feel as if that's too long for the given circumstances. So all in all I am getting a replacement item however I do not have a good feeling about the quality of the unit given the purchase amount and it failing before finishing one load? This is why I am only giving one star but I am willing to try one more unit, my decision to do so could be due to the helpful and understanding customer service. I hope the replacement gives a better representation of the advertised quality of the unit.
Greensboro, NC
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Didn't think I was going to be able to find a high efficiency top loader that would use enough water to rinse my clothes adequately. This one does it and is quiet. It has a clear lid, which is hard to tell in the picture, but I can see that the clothes are being moved around well in the water to get them clean. Very satisfied so far.
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What a godsend - and so comfy!
A few months ago, my beloved old cat, aged almost 19 (which is something like 102 in human years) forgot to use his litterbox and peed on the sofa. Ewww! After extensive disinfection, fumigation and cushion-replacement, I bought this soft, plush and pretty sofa cover. Since then, Aged Kitty has had a few more accidents, but it's now easy to clean up after him! I am sure anyone who loves an elderly pet would love this cover. You just wash it on the Delicate cycle with a little Febreze, and it comes out perfect - while your couch cushions stay clean and dry. I love this cover, and so does Aged Kitty. Thanks to SureFit, he and his CatButler can still cuddle on our couch.
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This scoop it profile by @Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) includes many useful blogs and articles that aim to teach in the 21st century. This includes learning with the use of technology. What he refers to as the 'iGeneration' includes many useful updates that can be used for both the students and teachers in the classroom. A few i came across that sparked my interest were a description on how to set up a blog with wordpress for teachers, this can be very useful to me as a student now and also in the future. I enjoy D'Amico's profile as he scoops quite interesting topics.
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When curriculum resources are limitless due to the access we have to on-line materials, then the question we ask about those materials become more important. Values Education helps us all to ask the right questions! See some innovative whole school projects at:
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"I know just how bad it is to be raped and how bad it is to be hungry and abused, and to feel abandoned and left alone. I know how terrible it is to feel that way."Elizabeth Smart is 25 years old, an activist and now an author sharing her story of tragedy, triumph and inspiration."I want to share a part of my story because what I experienced is not so different from what so many other women and children experience," Smart says Wednesday during her keynote speech at the Women of Vision benefit. The benefit was in Southfield and was hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women. "No child, no person, no human being ever deserves to feel that way. So if there's something I can do to prevent that from happening to other children, other women, other people - then that's what I want to do."Smart was kidnapped at knife point in 2002 from her Salt Lake City bedroom at the age of 14. Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee are now in prison after holding her captive for nine months. Smart was raped, assaulted and abused. Smart describes her rescue: "Three different people made a phone call on March 12 - I think it was within five minutes of each other that led to my rescue. I mean, it was just good people seeing something wrong and making that phone call."Smart says she tells her story hoping it inspires and empowers others. She cited statistics saying one in four girls, and one in six boys, are sexually assaulted before the age of 18. She says that over 80 percent of children who fight back can get away. "We all need to hear a story with a happy ending. We hear so many bad things everyday. I mean, my story does have a happy ending and there are so many more happy endings out there."Smart hopes for many more happy endings and is educating children on how to escape a dangerous situation through the Elizabeth Smart Foundation.LINK: Learn more about the Elizabeth Smart Foundation
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Date: Friday, November 18, 2011 - 9:00 pm
On October 4, Feist returns with her highly anticipated new album, Metals (Cherrytree/Interscope). It's the follow-up to her 2007 breakout The Reminder, which earned her four Grammy nominations, six Juno wins and the opportunity to teach Muppets to count on Sesame Street. Recorded in Big Sur, California and co-produced by Feist and longtime collaborators Chilly Gonzales and Mocky, as well as newcomer Valgeir Sigurðsson (Bjork, Bonnie "Prince" Billy).
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NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Congress and lawmakers across the country have been considering stricter gun control laws, including a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines following December's deadly elementary school shooting.The National Rifle Association strongly opposes many of the proposals, saying the government should better enforce existing gun laws and not impede Second Amendment rights.Just three months after the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, some residents say the NRA is acting in poor taste. The organization has launched a series of robocalls, asking voters to pressure local leaders into rejecting any new gun control measures.Audio heard in the robocall:"Your state senator, Art Linares, will play a key role in determining whether the CT general assembly will pass legislation restricting your gun rights.""Respectfully urge him to oppose any legislation that tramples your Second Amendment right, and inhibits your inherent right to self defense."One resident says the NRA didn't stop with just a call."Next day, they followed up with a postcard," said David Freedman.Another resident who didn't want his face shown on camera suggests the calls are insensitive."What if that call had come to one of the victims' families, and a sibling had picked up that phone? How would they feel?" asked Christian Wenis.The NRA is a non-profit organization and under federal law, is allowed to make these robocalls. But despite that, state lawmakers want it to stop."They continue to surprise me with the lengths that they will go to try and gain attention for their cause and to stop this bill, they should end these calls into Newtown, pick another community across this country to make these calls into," said Sen. Chris Murphy.The NRA has not commented on the robocalls and while the organization is against stricter gun control measures, it is in support of beefed up penalties for illegal third party purchases and gun trafficking.
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Some GREAT tips at the following website and I will share my own with you, as well.
I always keep my pets locked up in a room so there's no chance of them getting out. If your pets get anxious with the doorbell, please, talk to your vet about a sedative. OR, sit outside with your candy so there is no need to ring the bell.
Also, keep an eye on the candles-cats love to get close to them and their whiskers can get singed.
CHOCOLATE is toxic for pets. Xylitol (in sugarless gum) is also toxic. If you think your pet has gotten into your Halloween stash, CONTACT YOUR VET--IMMEDIATELY and/or ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435
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Shauntelle's Q & A
Who's your favorite sports team, and why?
The New York Yankees. Do you really need to ask why?
What's your favorite movie quote?
"Nothing makes a woman feel more like a girl than a man who sings like a boy." -Pitch Perfect
What's your favorite video game, and could you kick our butts at it?
Super Mario World for Super Nintendo. Absolutely.
Piercings/Tattoos (How many? Where?)
No piercings. No tattoos.
What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
The Bed Intruder song -Antoine Dodson
What's your best party trick?
The booty bop. Just play Beyonce's Crazy in Love and you'll see.
What's the most memorable pick-up line you've ever heard?
If you were a booger, I'd pick you.
What's the worst job you've ever had?
Dishwasher at a deli.
What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
Ski! I almost died.
It's 4AM after a crazy night out – what are we eating?
Bacon and eggs please.
What's the strangest thing in your fridge right now?
The strangest thing in my fridge is the lack of food that is in it.
What's the naughtiest thing you've ever done in public?
I don't want to say.
What do you feel sexiest wearing?
My husband.
Tell us a joke.
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Solar Impulse, piloted by Andre Borschberg, takes flight during the second leg of the 2013 Across America mission, at dawn, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The plane's creators said the trip is the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel across the United States.
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Student Experience and Engagement
The Division of Student Experience and Engagement assists students, their families and visitors by providing a variety of services. Popular links to some of these services are provided below to help connect you to our most frequently requested information and services. In addition, more information about student resources is available on the Life@UCM page.
The Student Experience and Engagement division's mission is to facilitate student success by providing student centered programs, facilities and services that promote educational, professional, and personal development.
We seek to help students
- locate and receive the assistance they need to be academically and personally successful
- have a safe and supportive collegiate experience
- experience personal growth and develop a sense of personal responsibility
- acquire essential skills to thrive as emerging citizens and leaders
- understand their role and responsibility within a larger community
- identify personal values, appreciate differences, and adapt to a diverse society
As a community we have adopted a community creed with core values. Student Experience and Engagement seeks to promote and model these values through its programs, activities, services, and endeavors.
Dr. Shari Bax, Vice Provost for Student Experience and Engagement
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WIPEOUT - "Cat-Face-Shirt" -- On this cat inspired episode of ABC's "Wipeout," THURSDAY, JULY 25 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), 24 contestants have the purrrfect opportunity to claim the $50,000 grand prize, but first they must scratch and claw their way through a series of obstacles. The Qualifier starts with everything a cat would hate -- a ride over water on "Wipeout's Jet Skis," followed by a tipsy turn into the drink on "Fail Boat." After seeing how the cat goes meow in the "Wipeout Farmhouse," the contestants are then sent on to the "Miami Pound Machine," after which only six will get the chance to tackle "Wipeout City's Window Washers." Three of these contenders will sharpen their claws on the Wipeout Zone, but only one fur ball will be going home with the grand prize, while the rest will be thrown out with the litter empty pawed. (ABC/MIKE WEAVER) CONTESTANT
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Prior to the economic crisis, renewable energy – or "green gold" as it was being referred to then – was on the upswing. Large wind farms were being installed across Europe, the US, China and many other developed and emerging nations, while solar power was on its own upward trajectory with supply chain bottlenecks being one of the common constraining factors across the different technologies. Now, the tide has turned. Many renewable energy projects have stalled or come to a complete stop due to issues ranging from the situation with the global economy, the state of government finances, difficulties in funding, and regulatory uncertainty.
In particular, many renewable energy players are finding funding is harder to come by and where it is available, more expensive or with more onerous terms than they have been used to. In terms of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), renewable energy is currently more of a buyer's market but some unrealistic price expectations remain.


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Reinstate the 42: SF protest in solidarity with Brazilian transit workers
Hey there, lovers and haters of the World Cup, if you missed out on the protest of Google and FIFA at Pride, there's still time on the clock to score that goal: there will be another protest tomorrow [Thu/3] to support Brazilian transit workers and their quest for higher wages.
In solidarity with Brazilian protestors, a group of queer anarchists blocked the joint Google/FIFA float in the SF Pride Parade on Sunday. The group saw the float protest as an opportunity to draw together two issues linking San Francisco and Brazil: gentrification in the Bay Area and the displacement of Brazilians in order to make this year's World Cup possible.
As the protestors said, "We couldn't pass up the opportunity to connect issues of gentrification and evictions in the Bay Area with the violent displacement of Brazilians who live in the Favelas. The Google/FIFA float was a perfect target for direct action to raise awareness about these issues!"
According to Al Jazeera and Solidar Suisse, more than 150,000 people were evicted from their homes to create the World Cup arenas, including parking lots. Following the Brazilian government's pacification initiative, Brazilian police occupied multiple favelas, or slums, housing around 1.5 million people total, near the airport and roads leading to the World Cup stadiums in order to make the communities more presentable. Besides minimizing gang activity temporarily, there are no programs implemented to help favela residents in the long run.
Brazilian transit workers also felt cheated by World Cup preparations. Despite Brazil's underfunded transit system and low wages for workers, Brazil's government poured $11.5 billion into World Cup preparations. Protestors with the Subway Workers Union of Sao Paulo were beaten and attacked with tear gas by police during a five-day strike for higher wages.
Brazilian Justice Ministry declared the strike illegal and implemented a $250,000 per day fee, and allowed the Brazilian government to fire employees that continue to strike. The workers suspended the strike before the Cup, but the 42 transit workers fired during the strike have not been reinstated.
The SF protest joins the Subway Workers Union in asking for the 42 fired workers to be reinstated. You can root for that goal Thu/3 outside the Brazilian Consulate, 300 Montgomery, SF. 4-5pm.
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Currently there are 59 homes listed for sale in Brookfield, according to the MLS. That's a lot of competitors if you are trying to sell your home!
The numbers alone are intimidating, but what do you do if your house is less than brand new and is being shown while you are still living in it? What if you have a small home with awkward spaces and tight corners?
Shoppers have plenty to choose from so you should take action to make your home as appealing as possible while your realtor is showing it.
Realtor Scott Nichols advises, "Taking the time to draw attention to positive focal points and enhance them is well worth the effort when prepping your home for viewing by potential buyers."
Here are some helpful tips:
- Use mirrors to fool the eye and bring light into the room. This is especially effective if you have a tiny foyer. Remember the foyer is the first thing your viewers will see as they step inside and you want to make the best possible impression. A mirror that reflects the outdoors as you walk in makes the space seem bright and fresh.
- If you have one very small bedroom among the rooms in your house, don't try to cram bedroom furniture into it. Stage it as an office or an exercise room instead. The psychological appeal of that goes way farther than just the visual.
- Lighting is everything. A harsh overhead bulb might call attention the smallness of a space, whereas a strategically placed lamp with a low-wattage bulb changes the space from small to "cozy". And don't forget about natural light. Tilt the blinds open or push the curtains back neatly— even if the view isn't optimal.
- Replace closed cabinetry with open shelving. It's important to then organize items on the shelves nicely, adding baskets and photos. Removing the boxed-in feeling of cabinetry can work wonders, especially in a small kitchen or bath.
- Less is more in small bedrooms. Consider moving your chest of drawers into your closet to open up some bedroom space. If possible, set your mirrored dresser opposite of your bed and center the mirror with your bed. This creates a visual trick that will make the room seem larger.
- You can enhance that visual trick by painting the wall behind your bed with a vivid color. If the other walls are a more neutral color, your eye is drawn to the accent wall, making the room seem larger. Voilà!
- Symmetry and balance work wonders on a small space. Pairing two chairs with a single ottoman in between them might make a small area seem more spacious than stuffing the room with an bulky sofa.
- Strive to find the center of a space and build around it. In the aforementioned example, if that pair of chairs was facing a fireplace, which would most likely be in the center of the room, then you have built around the room's focal point. This creates a room that light and energy can move through both physically and visually.
- Make an effort to hide cables and cords. This sounds like a minor thing but in a small room with computers or televisions, the visual clutter of black cords is distracting and draws your attention away from the fact that a small room can make an efficient work space or a cozy family area.
- Here's the most important tip of all: reduce clutter. The less stuff you have in your space, the larger the space will feel. It's worth the effort to spend some time and money on this project by purging the space of stuff you don't need and organizing and neatly storing the stuff you do need. Renting a storage space to make this sorting process happen might be worth the expense if it helps your home sell more quickly.
"Small space staging packs a big punch!" says Stacey Simpson, a property investor and home seller. "Even in an empty home, a strategically placed potted plant, countertop accessories, or art can create focus and spark the imagination of the buyer of what the space could potentially be."
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Renewable energies: a reality, not just an idea
Recent discoveries of oil and gas fields in areas deemed as unconventional - such as the Mediterranean coast for example -have added impetus to the energy sector. However, traditional energy resources remain both, depleting and polluting and new sources of power generation that already exist, must be further developed. Alternative energy sources such as nuclear and renewable energies are the two probable solutions to our increasing energy needs.
Evolution of renewable energy
Despite considerable investment cost, renewable energy is safe – production wise – and environmentally friendly – excepting the issue of nuclear wastes and the unusual occurrence of disasters such as Chernobyl and Fukushima – and requires no fuel. Numerous techniques of production have been developed, that are more or less lucrative depending on location, weather and other factors.
Capacity is also growing. Despite its relatively small contribution to overall electricity production (see Table 1), renewable energy usage is increasing considerably year on year in terms of total capacity (see Table 2): "Although renewable energy (excluding hydropower) is a relatively small portion of total energy supply both globally and in the United States, the installed renewable energy capacity in both the world and in the United States has more than tripled between 2000 and 2009," according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
As other energy resources decrease, it seems renewable energy will be the ultimate long-term power generation resource. Governments are increasingly getting engaged in projects by investing capital and labor to help promote and advance clean power generation more efficiently.
Types of renewable energies
One of the most commercially used sources of energy is biomass, produced from organic material such as plants and animals. In the U.S. alone, the use of biodiesel has multiplied by a factor of 100 during the period 2000- 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The advantage of biomass energy relative to its peers is that it does not depend on variables (i.e. radiant light and heat of the sun, flow of water) consequently, it guarantees, to a certain extent, continuous power generation. Wood is considered to be the most widely used electric resource generation among all solid biomass since it has the highest calorific value (a thermal unit representing the amount of heat produced by complete combustion of a given mass). Additionally, wood is abundant so it can be used to a large extent.
Other energy sources have witnessed large growth such as wind, solar and geothermal energies, with wind turbines scoring the highest growth among all renewable energies (a factor of 9 between 2000-2009). Wind power creates energy by transforming kinetic energy into mechanical energy. Geothermal energy originates from the Earth, it is considered among the few resources that can continuously supply power. Nevertheless, the full potential of geothermal energy is yet to be reached.
Hydraulic energy has had a commercial presence since a long time with dams producing electricity for decades. It was first used for irrigation and the operation of several mechanical devices and has ultimately developed into a more effective and efficient source of power generation.
Green taxes
Governmental fiscal policies such as tax reductions on green products also contribute to the expansion of these alternate sources of energy. Adversely, green tax programs have been established to minimize the usage of harmful resources: tax levies, also referred to as "green taxes" or "environmental taxes" are high on products with considerable density of detrimental materials (such as Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC).
Future opportunities and new solutions
Unlike what is commonly thought, renewable energy does not actually work well alone: the sun is not always shining, wind speed fluctuates, even lakes behind dams get larger or smaller depending on the time of year. These factors make renewable energy an unreliable source at times, but when functioning properly, they can reduce the dependence on carbon or uranium and supply part of our needs with clean energy.
Consequently, many studies have elaborated methods and techniques to reduce air-polluting emissions resulting from transportation. Among the most recent discoveries are the Electric and the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EV and PHEV). The latter consume both gasoline and electricity (greenhouse gas GHG), which ultimately reduces emission of pollutants (i.e. CO2).
Other scientists have discovered ways to significantly increase storage capacity by keeping hydrogen, which is then used in fuel cells or internal combustion engines, to produce electricity.
When encouraged and used effectively, clean sources of energy can contribute to a better preservation of our environment and even be cost effective at times (especially the running cost since no fuel is required).
In the Middle East region in particular, wind speeds are more consistent, particularly on the Saudi side of the Suez Canal and the in the Empty Quarter (Rub Al Khali). In addition, there is guaranteed high intensity sunlight for far longer, especially in the Sahara Desert, where covering a minimal percentage of the land with solar panels is thought to provide enough power to cover the planet (a plan that is not without its own set of inherent problems.) Nevertheless, from a regional perspective, this natural resource should be invested in rather than ignored.
Success stories
The most high-profile renewable energies projects have been undertaken in Egypt: from developing selective wind turbine by manufacturing turbine towers and blade facilities for the local market to supplying products to emerging North African and Middle Eastern markets.
Another project is the Global El Zeit Project Wind Park. Worth USD 880 million, it is to be developed on the Red Sea coast. When fully operational, the plant will generate an output of 350 GWh per year and will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 500,000 tons per year. The plant is expected to employ up to 40 workers for plant maintenance, in addition to more than 100 workers in the construction of the wind farm.
One more project is the Zaafarana Wind Park Project which is a German, Danish, Spanish and Egyptian joint venture. This wind park will be delivering a total output of 160 MW after its completion.
Relying totally on renewable energy is still a bit controversial for the time being, yet with better techniques to store energy, we may be able one day to see these sources as our main supply of energy.
by Wissam Merhej, Audit partner, Deloitte in the Middle East


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The Story of Old Ephraim as told by Newell Crookston in 1966
Your teacher, I'm going to try to tell you a true story about a famous grizzly bear by the name of Old Ephraim that lived and roamed in the hills of Cache National Forest east of Logan for about 15 years that they know of. The main character in this story, besides Old Ephraim, is Frank Clark who lived on Cherry Creek near Malad, Idaho. When he was a young man he helped tend sheep in Box Elder County and sometimes was out on the desert in the cold winter months. Later, he helped organize the Ward Clark Sheep Company and became a part owner in it. They had quite a range right on the Cache National Forest and began taking their sheep across Cache Valley to the forest area about July 1st of each year. They had 5 or 6 herds with about 1500 or more sheep in each one. Each group had its own herder, camp mover, the wagon, drawn by two horses, which followed them into the hills as far as they could go. Then they'd have to leave it. Each herd had a designated area to herd in. They tried to keep the sheep at least 2 or 3 miles apart so they wouldn't get mixed up together. Mr. Clark was a quiet sort of a fellow, not much given to talking. I suppose that's because he spent so much time alone. At a sheep camp, you seldom had a visitor or saw a newspaper during the entire summer. The camp mover would come up there about every 6 or 8 days and bring some grub, as they called it, move to a new spot. As they moved to higher areas, they left the camp wagon, used a tent for shelter. This was carried up there on pack horses. It would be set up near a spring or stream of clear water. Mr. Clark knew these hills very well there was not a trail or spring or creek in that area that he was not acquainted with. He was a very versatile man as were other sheep herders of that day. They had to do their cooking, take care of their clothing, be their own doctor, in case of accidents or sickness, shoe the horses, and do many other things that required training and skill, as one can well imagine. He was not entirely alone; however, there were three things that were always with him his horse, his dog, and his gun. There were always two or three horses and dogs around the camp. The horses were used for transportation every day as he rounded up the sheep, kept them from spreading out too far, and moving them on to good feed. One or two dogs always went along with him to help with the job. The others would remain in camp. They took turns with the work, as did the horses. The gun was carried on a scabbard in the saddle and was used mostly to kill marauding animals that ventured too near the sheep. Mr. Clark carried a .25-35 Winchester rifle just like the one I have here. To load this gun you put the bullets through this little place. It'll hold 7 shells and then you move this back, it puts a new shell into the chamber and it's ready to shoot again. Mr. Clark carried that gun with him all the time. Whenever he came in off'n the range, he'd take the gun off the scabbard and put it by his tent door. He always kept it loaded and ready for any emergency that came along. These horses were turned out on the range were hobbled so they wouldn't run away too far. You take a pair of hobbles like these and buckle these two straps on their front feet so they can't run too fast. They can walk around quite comfortably and feed alright, but with these hobbles they can't run fast enough to get away from the herder or stray too far away from camp. When Mr. Clark came to this area July the 13th, 1911 to herd sheep, it was considered the worst bear infested area in the state of Utah. Black and brown bear were numerous and each year a number of them were trapped and killed, but not Old Ephraim. He was a little too clever. Only one man actually ever seen him, this was Mr. Clark's pal Sam Kemp from Portage, Utah. Sam was tending sheep in this area the summer of 1913 one morning he came almost face to face with old Ephraim. As the huge bear came up on his hind legs, Sam became so unnerved and frightened that he didn't dare fire a shot; he just backed slowly away. Old Ephraim looked at him and turned and went the other way so Mr. Kemp and Ephraim parted in a friendly manner and went in opposite directions, never saw each other again. Mr. Clark heard about Old Ephraim when he first came up to this area in 1911, but by 1913 he knew quite well the habits of 'em, where he went, where he traveled, and how often he would come around to the sheep herd to get sheep. Sam Kemp told him about seeing Old Ephraim, described him to him, told him what a fierce, big monstrous looking thing he was. So Clark had a pretty good idea about the size of Old Ephraim. This great king of the Cache National Forest was widely known. His nightly killings had been going on for years. His activities were first observed in the north end of the forest near Soda Springs, Idaho. Over the years he had drifted south as far as Weber County. But for the past 10 or 12 years he'd made his home in the upper area of Right Hand Fork of Logan Canyon, Elk Valley and Temple Fork. He made a wallow about half way up the hollow where water from a spring trickled down the ravine. He'd make his visits to the sheep camp for meat and would return again to the wallow about every 6 or 8 days. Sometimes he'd stay around there for 3 or 4 days if the weather was hot. One day Mr. Clark came upon the wallow. It was about 10 or 12 feet in diameter and had about 1 or 2 feet of water in it. He could see very large tracks around in the dust on the banks of the pool. He noticed that one track showed only three toes, so Frank decided they were the tracks of Old Ephraim because the herders used to call him Old Three Toe. Later he was given the name of Ephraim after a great grizzly bear in California described in a story written by Mr. Barnum. Mr. Clark decided that would be a good place to put a trap. So as soon as he could he got the largest trap he could find, took it up there and set it in the wallow, then went about tending his sheep. I have a trap here just about like the size of the one that Mr. Clark had. This is a large fellow; weighs about 23 pounds. To set this trap you turn this clamp down on the spring 'til the spring touches the bottom. Then you remove it, then you put another little clamp on there, then you remove it, and put it on the other spring and turn it down so that the spring touches the bottom. Then you open the jaws, being careful to keep your hands underneath so if it slips off you won't get caught. With this jaw under this trigger here and lift up the center one and hold it. Then release one spring a little bit and tighten it up. The pressure on there will keep that jaw down and then you can remove both the clamps and it's ready to set. This chain, on the end here, has a ring 5 inches in diameter. It's a heavy chain. The trappers put another chain on the end of this and spread it out over the bank and have a weight on the other end to hold it down. This tree, this section of a tree I have here, is one that was found by my wife and I up in Trail Holler about three miles from Ephraim's grave on October the 15th, 1958. You can see Sam's initials very plainly. He cut those initials in that tree on August the 17th, 1914. That's 50 years ago. We found the stump laying across the trail as we were walking up there. We didn't have any way to get it, so we had to make another trip up there with a saw and take out this section of the tree. We value it verily highly. It's one that we really think is quite an exhibit. Bears feed on a variety of fruits, pinion nuts, rodents, and fish. They also like to eat grass, clover, and other green plants. In the fall they eat lots of berries and fruits. In fact they'll eat almost any kind of food, but once they get a taste of a cow or sheep, and learn how easy it is to catch 'em, they're not content to leave them alone. Old Ephraim could break the back of cow or an elk with a single blow of his huge paw, but he preferred to kill sheep rather than cows. Bears can't see very far, but they do have a very keen sense of smell and can hear fairly well. They can run fast too; they can easily out run a horse in the woods. They locate the herds as soon as they come onto the range and follow them all summer killing sheep whenever they like. They don't always wait 'til it gets dark; they like to kill at daybreak as soon as the sheep start to graze. After they've eaten what they want, coyotes come along and clean up the rest and leave a few scraps for the birds. Frank Clark was not afraid of bears especially when he had this gun with him. If he'd met a bear and he didn't have a gun, I don't know what he would do, but that didn't happen because he always carried a gun with him, it was always loaded, ready for action. He killed 34 bears in the 43 years he was up in Cache National Forest. Government trappers were up there in this area trying to get rid of some of the bears; they were getting too numerous, killing too many sheep. Mr. Clark counted 150 dead ones the first summer he came up here. The bears were bad killers and scared the herders and so they wouldn't stay on the job. The sheep owners were having a hard time to get men to go up there and stay there and tend the sheep. These bears would run around the camp in the moonlight nights, chase the sheep and scare the wits out of the herders. Just the day before Clark put this trap in the wallow, on the way up there he saw eight sheep that been killed in the (Rees herd). The bears were not content to kill just one or two sheep and eat them and let them go or let them go, but they'd run through the herd and knock over as many as they could hit. They drove the sheep over on their back, rip their body open and eat the tender parts of the inside, then go after another and leave the last sheep struggling for its life. Almost every day Frank would find some sheep or two still alive and would have to shoot them to get them out of their misery. One day he found 23 left that way. He also saw a bear eating a fawn deer one morning. Its mother was standing at a distance helplessly looking on. He saw a bear pulling down bird's nests and looking for eggs or birds or whatever might be in them. Seeing these things every day disturbed Frank to no end and he swore eternal vengeance against them. He decided to kill every bear that he could find. For 10 years Clark tried every way he could think of to get Old Ephraim into that trap, but every time he went to the wallow he'd take the trap out and put it up on the bank without setting it off and then take his mud bath and go before daylight. Clark never could figure out how he ever got that trap out of there without setting it off because it didn't take very much to release those springs and let them go. Even though Clark was discouraged he was going to keep on trying to catch Ephraim. He put the trap back into the wallow, covered his tracks also the log and chain and the log that was attached to the other end of the chain. Then he went back to his camp which was about a mile down the hollow near the headwaters of Right Hand Fork of Logan Canyon. He knew old Ephraim would be killing more sheep and would return again to his wallow and maybe step into the trap. Next morning Clark went up that way to see if anything had happened, there was the trap up on the bank again, this time however they'd been sprung, but it didn't catch the bear. It must have made him suspicious because he had dug a new wallow below the other one and drained some water into it. Just imagine how clever that old bear must have been. He had taken his bath in it and had gone on his way rejoicing. It seemed like in the hot days of August, he wanted to bath every night. It was strange to Clark that an animal as large as him could keep out of sight in the day time. In all these years, Clark had only seen him once; it was morning as he's going out to the sheep he saw him going up the side of a steep mountain carrying a sheep. Clark tried to shoot him; he shot several times but he couldn't hit him because it was too far away. He made him drop the sheep, however, and scamper into the brush for protection. His large strikes were easily seen where he'd gone in and out of the pool so there was no doubt in Clark's mind who removed the trap and made the new wallow. Clark wasn't about to give up so he decided to make another try at catching him. He set the huge trap again and put it into the wallow, into the new wallow and he stirred the mud all up good and let it settle over the trap then covered the log chain and log, which was on the outside of the pool attached to the fore end of the chain. The log was about a foot in diameter and nine feet long, heavy enough so the bear could drag it if he got caught in the trap. Trappers don't attach a chain or a trap to a solid object because in such a case if the bear got caught in the trap he could chew his foot off or break it off the jaws of the trap because he'd have a solid anchor to pull on. Clark got some willows and made a brush with which he removed his tracks from around the pool, cleaned it all up, and made it look like it's not been disturbed, then went about tending his sheep. The night of August the 21st was a beautiful starry night. After Clark sat long gazing at millions of bright stars, so familiar in his outdoor life, he could hear the tinkling of bells on the necks of the horses as they were feeding in the meadows and on the hillsides nearby, and now and then the sad call of the lonely coyote. All else was still. The sheep had bedded down for the night and the birds had gone to rest and his dogs were curled up on the saddle blankets near the tent. It was getting late so Clark went to bed as usual. He had been asleep only a short time, maybe two or three hours when he was awakened by a strange sound up the hollow. It was an awful roar and screams mingled with pain and misery. It'd ring around the hills and between screams it sounded like everything in the hills was listening for the next roar. He tried to go back to sleep but he couldn't. Clark didn't know that Ephraim had gone to his new wallow and in a moment of carelessness had stepped on the trigger of that trap. The mighty jaws of the steel trap snapped shut on his right leg with vise-like grip. Ephraim roared and jumped out of the wallow and started to run. He was terrified when the chain was fastened to the trap and the log stopped him. Old time bear hunters say there's nothing that will enrage a grizzly bear as much as to be caught and held in a trap. The next situation is when the grizzly bear is trying to defend her cubs if they're in danger. The enraged Ephraim fought and knotted the trap and chain and dragged the log down the hollow. Finally the log caught between some trees and held him fast. Then he was furious. He roared and plunged and fought with all his savage fury, but the jaws of the great trap held his leg in a solid grip. He couldn't get it off so started to rip on the chain. He followed it to the log and tried to break it loose, but it was fastened securely. There was a ring on the end of the chain and the chain had been put through it as it was placed around the log. Ephraim bit at the ring twisting, crushing, and turning, trying to get loose. Finally he broke the ring in two. In doing so he broke one of his teeth off—his great tusks. Now he was free from the log, he started down the hollow again. He was badly hurt. He had been tricked by man and he was going to get revenge. It's written that the grizzly bear in its primitive state was a very peaceful animal—one who wouldn't start a fight, but, when he got into it, would fight to the finish. Over the years man with his rifle had changed the nature of the grizzly and made him the most ferocious fighter of all animals. They all feared him and kept out of his way. Ephraim bit at the trap and chain, but couldn't get free from its powerful grip. The more he tore at the trap the more severe the pain became. He was raging mad. He knew where Clark's camp was. He'd seen it many times and seemed to know it was Clark who set the trap for him and he was going down there and fight it out with him. He screamed with pain and he roared with anger as he smashed through the trees and brush in the darkness of the night. After listening to the screaming and roaring for some time, Clark thought it might be a horse down. They make an awful noise when they get down. So he realized this noise was getting closer, he'd never heard one just like that before and decided he'd better get out of there. So, he jumped up and put on his shoes, got his rifle, and in his underwear went up the trail about 3 or 400 yards. He hadn't gone far when he realized that Ephraim had got in the trap. He heard the chain rattling and he knew it now for sure, that Old Ephraim was in there, because no other bear went in that wallow, that was Ephraim's wallow and the rest of them stayed out of there so it'd have to be Ephraim in the trap. Ephraim stopped going when Frank got closer and let him walk right by the trail. He stopped again when the roaring started. Ephraim was now between him and the camp down deep in the wash in the brush. Clark had walked within about ten feet of him as he was going up the trail. Clark was now shaking with fear and cold—mostly fear—for once he was really scared. He had killed many bears but this was different. This was a fierce raging grizzly, one that was wounded severely, and he was the largest one ever seen in this country, and it was dark. He was sure there were 7 cartridges in the .25-35—all steel balls. But what could he do now? Both sides of the hollow were covered with brush. He couldn't go back down the trail in darkness so he decided he'd have to keep quiet and listen to the animal the rest of the night. He went up on the side hill a little ways to get off of the trail so that if the bear came back up there he wouldn't be to close to him. He could hear the old bear thrashing and howling and roaring down in there all night long. Finally daylight came at last. Clark was plenty mad. He'd been mad all night because, not at the bear, but because he didn't have enough clothes on 'em to keep him warm. He went down cautiously down the trail where he'd last heard the old bear. When he got down there the bear hid, under some, in the willows in the bottom of the wash. Clark couldn't see him down there but he thought that he was right there close. He could see a shadow down at the bottom of the wash, it wasn't very light yet. So he got some rocks and stones and threw in there and tried to make him move, but he didn't, so Clark picked up a clovers line there and poked down through there and jibbed him. Old Ephraim let out a roar and a groan, got up, and started down the wash. He went down toward Frank's tent and hid in the bottom of the creek. Clark followed him down there slowly, by the movements in the willows and the brushes Ephraim was going down there. He could hear him roaring now and then, too. When he got down there, Ephraim hid in the bottom of the wash again. Clark couldn't see him so he stood around there a few minutes. Finally he thought he could see something down in the bottom of the wash. It was getting lighter now, so he thought he had a little more security. He took a shot at this object and it was old Ephraim alright—hit him right in the top of the back; Ephraim stood up, roared, looked around, he had that big bear trap on his right leg holding it up high above his head, the chain was wrapped neatly around his right arm and he was looking for Clark. He could have gone down the wash probably and got away, but that's not what he wanted. He was looking for Clark. When he saw him, he turned around, when he saw Clark and he started for him raging and luring right at him. Clark was so stunned he couldn't move. Well, Old Ephraim came within 6 or 8 feet of him before Clark got up enough composure to lift up the gun and fire a shot. The first shot hit 'em in the neck and knocked him back a little. Old Ephraim staggered up came right after him. Another shot; back he went again still on his feet. He was coming toward Clark. Three more shots but still he didn't knock him down. He didn't knock him down once. Every time he'd hit him Ephraim would come right back at him. When he got up right close to Clark he couldn't come any closer because Clark was standing up on a bank about 4 feet high. Ephraim just turned around and went back down into the creek started to walk up the creek. Clark could see the trap and the bear's head and shoulders above the willows as he went on up the creek. He thought Old Ephraim had had enough now, was going away, but not so. For him the battle was still on and he was looking for a way to get to Clark, he came up out of the brush and on to the trail that Clark was on. Clark was filled with amazement as he got his first view of the entire body of that great bear. He appeared to be at least 12 feet tall with that trap held above his head. His right leg and neck and breast were smeared with blood from the wounds of his mouth and foot and the 6 balls of steel that had gone into his body. Clark could see blood squirting from his nostrils at every breath, streaming, foam dripping from his snarling open mouth as he started for him. Clark had never backed away from a bear before in his life but this blood smeared charging monster was a little too much for him. There he was with just one bullet in his gun and so he thought he'd better get out of there; he started to step back and caught his heels on some brush and fell flat on his back. He scrambled to his feet as quickly as he could and started down the trail with Old Ephraim close behind him roaring and trying to get to him. He'd only gone about 20 yards when he heard his little dog Jennie barking. It had appeared on the scene for the first time and was biting at the bear's heels. Bears don't like dogs, and Ephraim had stopped to fight him. Clark turned back and urged the dog on. Ephraim turned to hit the dog again and Clark stepped up just as close as he dare and fired the remaining shot into the back of the bear's head with a prayer in his heart that would finish him off. It did. The massive form of the great beast fell forward rolled a little bit and hit the ground with a thud right in front of Clark. A strange sick feeling came over him. His knees were shaking and buckled as he sat down beside the trail and watched the Great Spirit depart from a great body. Seemed like a long time. Finally Ephraim's head raised just a little, looked Clark right in the eyes, and fell to the ground and was all quiet. Clark for 10 years had been trying to get this bear. Now that he'd caught him, killed him, seemed like he had killed an old friend and he wasn't very happy, only thankful that it was all over with. Soon as Clark got his composure and could stand up and walk, he went to his tent, which was nearby, and put on his clothes, got a rope, reloaded his riffle and went to find some horses that had been frightened away during the terrifying roaring of the night. He went on and on, finally found one horse on its back in a wash with its hind foot caught in the hobbles that were on the front feet. He removed the hobbles, put the rope on the horse, got on him and rode him up sheep, up to sheep camp, to Joe, the camp of Joe Brown. Joe was having breakfast when Frank got there. Frank told him about his battle with Old Ephraim and asked him to go back down there with him. So they got on their horses and went back down to where Old Ephraim was. When they got there Joe wasn't about to get off'n the horse, but he finally did after Clark assured him the bear was dead. They looked him over and they figured that he would stand about ten feet tall, estimated he'd weigh well over 1000 pounds. They removed the trap and skinned the bear and left the head on the body. The hide was almost an inch thick. They dragged it over by Clark's tent, left it out in the sun where it could dry. Later on Clark gave the claws away as souvenirs. Someone was always after him for a souvenir of Old Ephraim. They tried to drag the body away from the creek but they couldn't. They used the horses, the ropes on the horns and saddle and the bear's neck, and they couldn't even move him so they covered him up with brush and set fire to him. For three days Clark burned him; every time he came around the camp set that, put that, pile on more brush and try to burn him, but it didn't burn him, just the top part of the body down to the ground. So he decided that he'd better bury him, he couldn't leave him there because the smell would be too severe. So he dug a hole right next to him close and rolled him in and covered him up. News of the killing of this great grizzly, the last one known in these parts, soon spread from sheep camp to sheep camp and all herders rejoiced in the fact they didn't have to worry about him anymore. It got down to Logan and George R. Hill heard about it and he wrote a letter to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and told them about this monstrous grizzly bear that had been killed in Logan Canyon. Officials there at the institution doubted that there was a grizzly bear(s) lived in this area. They wrote back and said there had been grizzly bears there many years ago, but they'd long since gone. But if he thought it was a grizzly bear he'd get the head and send it to them they'd send him $25.00. So he suggested to his scouts that they go up there and find it and get the head and bring it down. They were all eager to go, so they got a map and had it marked where the grave was, near where Clark's camp was or had been and started out to make preparations to go. They went up to the Boy Scout camp at the mouth of Cowley Canyon and stayed there over night. There's about 12 or 15 boys in the group. The next morning they left early and went up Box Canyon which appears on the map to be the shortest route, but proved to be the most difficult. By mid morning it started to rain and snow and get quite cold so some of the boys weren't very anxious to continue the trip. They finally arrived at the hollow about one mile below the mouth of Long Hollow. They soon located the mound and began digging. They had with them a pick and a shovel and a box to put the head in. The grave wasn't very deep so they soon found the body and removed the head. The hair on one side was burnt a little but otherwise it was in pretty good shape. The odor, however, was anything but pleasant. Some of the boys wanted the vertebrae to make a neckerchief slide. So they dug back a little farther into the grave and removed part of the spinal column and took it with them. After they filled the grave they took the head, which was large enough to fill a bushel basket, and put it into the box and carried it home. Mr. Hill cleaned it up and sent it to the Smithsonian Institution. Later on he received the $25.00 and a letter from them telling him that it was truly a grizzly bear and it would stand about 9 feet 11 inches and would weigh about 1100 pounds. So, the boys used the money for their scout activity and the Forest Service put a rock monument by this grave designating the time and place of his death. In fact there's a plaque on the grave that is now there says "Old Ephraim's grave, grizzly bear, killed by Frank Clark, Malad, Idaho, August the 22nd 1923, weighs approximately 1100 pounds, height, when standing, 9 feet 11 inches. Smithsonian Institution still has his skull." Lot of people go up there every year to visit this grave, put wild flowers on it. Become quite a landmark in the head of Logan Canyon. Well students that's the story of Old Ephraim as I know it. I hope you've enjoyed it, you've been very nice and thanks very much for listening.You just heard Newell Crookston relate the story of Old Ephraim, the grizzly bear in Logan Canyon to a bunch of Boy Scouts gathered at Guinavah Park.
(Old Ephraim story transcribed by Sue Skeen November 2008; revised by Becky Skeen November 24, 2008. This is the only part with a transcription. After the story of Old Ephraim, the audio file continues with George R. Hill singing a few folk songs including the Boy Scout Troop 5 song and a Mormon Battalion song then he proceeds to tell some family pioneer stories.)
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Simple idea, invite a bunch of 9-year-old girls over, give them each a pack of chalk from the dollar store and let them be as creative as can be. We awarded them each an award (best picture, best use of color, most original...) and all were happy! A few pizzas and a movie before bed time and ;you've got the makings of a one of a kind ChalkFest birthday party!


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- Personality inventories such as the Keirsey Sorter, and
Inventories such as the ones above will not give you a definite answer as to what major is best for you. They will, however, give you a general idea of what kinds or "clusters" of jobs may be a good "fit" for your personality and interests. Together with a career counseling appointment, these inventories are often helpful to students. The Keirsey Sorter may be completed on your own time at home and is available free on the Internet.
If you are an East Liverpool student and are interested in career counseling or any of the inventories listed above, contact Deborah Woods, the Career Counselor at 330-382-7528, or e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com to set up an appointment.
If you attend the Salem Campus, contact Danielle Baker-Rose at 330-337-4214 or e-mail to email@example.com