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You can check out my channel for some videos on my Rustler VXL, i will be sure to put MORE up soon.
Traxxas Brother's YouTube Channel
I broke it again . . . ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Here are some of my new body I bought on eBay for $2 (+15 shipping from Hong Kong)
had to trim a LOT off of it to make it fit. No decals YET.
The Tool Box, What do you have all your junk in?
The Fleet for now. The Stampede belongs to a friend.
My daughter's and mine ready to run....LOL
The body on mine makes it look HUGE. It is a Rustler XL1 that has been "tastfully" modified.
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Rustler vxl with a JC Bandit body and a few upgrades:
More here:
Rustler VXL
Stampede XL-5
Slash 2x4
Those who throw dirt are bound to lose ground.
Well here it is...needing new rear tires, but having fun just as well.
Can't get over 50MPH without flipping over...
revamped my rusty with some satin paint and painted to match slash wheels...
liking the performance with new gears 23/86
My bandit VXL that i have had only a couple of weeks with new wheels as stock tyres are now becoming slicks!
Bandit with the MERV
here's an updated look of my rusty. added a proline front bumper from a slash that i trimmed up to fit closer to the body and chassis. also shortened the antenna tube (looks better and no lose of range that i notice)
i am america's favorite cookie
Here's mine:
-VXL motor and ESC
-E-Flite 3s 3200mah 30c Lipo
-RC4WD Mudslinger tires
-RPM Revolver wheels
-RPM front and rear bearing carriers
-RPM rear a-arms
-Traxxas rear Big Bore shocks
Soon to come:
-RPM front and rear shock towers
-Integy rollcage
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If you're spinnin' you ain't winin'
Red bull package
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Always pilage before you burn!
Here is Rusty with the Sidewinder and Tacon motor from HobbyPartz. Tires are from Slash 2wd.
Here are the larger image files: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45625008@N06/
Here is an updated picture of mine:
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If you're spinnin' you ain't winin'
Where didi you buy the Chassie from?
Originally Posted by Shalpass
Here's my two. VXL is dead and has been for two (expletives) months thanks to Traxxas. ESC cooked it's-self, after getting wet, (waterproof my backside) and it's been a on-going hassle for them to sort it out. Anyway, "apparently" there's a brand new ESC on it's way, not going to hold my breath though.
The other one is just the old XL5/Titan combo, with new motor, Titan failed. As you can tell, the girlfriend has taken claim to this one, and got me to buy a body with pink on it.
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Brushless, vs Nitro??? Nitro has no chance.
A few pics of my rusty
New Shocks
RPM Bumper
Talon Tires
Dyed Black parts
Wheel Bearings
Rpm A-Arms
Desert Rat body
XXX Main paint mask
LED lights
My rustler with custom trailer and rear tow-hitch
Originally Posted by Armypaul
where did you find the red bull decals, i would love to do a body in Monster Energy
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Rusty 4600kv
2wd Slash
3s Lipo Power
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Here's what mine started out life as many years ago.....
and what it became... This isn't a current picture, its a bit different now but still looks the same on the outside..
upgraded radio to Nomadio React, Traxxas 2075 Digital servo and MM esc and 5700kv motor on 3S lipos, all traxxas aluminum upgrades in Red Anodized aluminum, Aluminum Trans housing and wheelie bar..
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Maxx3.3/ rusty5700/ slash3800/ slash5700 /4tec3.3
Jeep body, new tires and rims soon.
You can only have 2
just got it today, vxl with 2.4.
very impressed with the vxl power!!! on 7 cell nimh.
rustler vxl 2.4
Ahh... I remember when I got mine strait out of the box. You'll need new rear tires soon w/ the vxl. Enjoy its a fun hobby.
Brushless RiPs Nitro Drips.
It's not the best quality picture, I used my phone.
Put some lights in. Cut out the front window and screwed them into the roof. The light shows the pearlescence of the White.
New paint job. Well sort of after about 5 3s runs.
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Summit 1518
Merv & Mini Summit
i might aswell post some pics
Your nitro is fat...It ate my Brushless Dust!!!!
Wheelie Bar my Dad and I made for my Rusty a week ago:
Works really good with 2s Li-po Can't wait for my ******* 3s 5000mah Li-po to arrive to test it out with that!
Rustler with Hobbywing 60A ESC and Tacon 3650 4420KV brushless motor.
^^^^^I see a brushed can on there. ^^^^^^
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Fresh Paint! What do you guys think of the new Body?
Pearl White, Candy Green and Met. Black with a tiny hint of green base to it in the bright sun.
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African Bank
11 March 2016
On 1 March 2016 the Curator of African Bank confirmed that the scheduled launch of "Good Bank" (the "new" African Bank) on 4 April 2016 remains on track. At this point the existing bonds will be switched for new JSE-listed bonds issued by "Good Bank" and cash. The new bonds will be tradeable, but we expect very limited liquidity with an initial overhang of sellers. As we have indicated previously, we have valued both the senior and Tier II (subordinated) bonds conservatively. There has been no new information which has caused us to change our valuations, but it is difficult to anticipate where the bonds will actually trade on the day.
Two detailed memoranda issued late last year detailed what will happen once "Good Bank" is launched in respect of the existing bonds and have provided reassurance on the future viability of Good Bank.
- Senior bondholders and depositors to receive a new senior bond to the value of 80c in the Rand of the original, issued by the new Good Bank, as well as 10c in the Rand in cash . All accrued interest will also be paid out as cash. A new instrument for the remaining 10c will be issued out of the old African Bank which will represent a residual claim, which may have some value in time.
- Tier 2 (subordinated bondholders) will receive compensation to the value of 37.5c in the Rand. 90% of this compensation will be in the form of a Tier II instrument in the new Good Bank. This new instrument has been accruing interest from 1 December 2015 at JIBAR plus 7.25%. The remaining 10% of the compensation will be in the form of cash. A residual claim for the other 62.5c in the Rand will remain in the old African Bank, but this will be subordinated to most other claims, including the senior debt claim, and is thus very unlikely to have any value.
Good Bank
- The Curator's projections expect Good Bank to be profitable even if the caps on both interest rates and credit life charges proposed by the Minister of Trade & Industry during 2015 are implemented.
- Credit indicators in the bank are improving. Helped greatly by the rapid shrinkage in disbursements, early-stage delinquencies are at multi-year lows.
Funding is stable
- Shareholding of Good Bank confirmed as the SA Reserve Bank (50%), Government Employees Pension Fund (25%) and a consortium of six large South African banks (25%, proportional to size of their SA businesses)
- The opening balance sheet of Good Bank should be conservatively positioned, with surplus liquidity and a well-provisioned book. Good Bank will not need to access debt markets until October 2018.
- Capital adequacy will also be strong.
Management is capable
- The executive team is well respected. The Chairman-designate, Louis von Zeuner, comes with three decades of banking experience from Absa. The CEO –designate, Brian Riley, ran FirstRand's asset financing arm, Wesbank for a long period. The CFO-designate, Gustav Raubenheimer, is currently at African Bank, but has prior experience at Absa and Nedbank.
16 September 2015
The long-awaited African Bank information memorandum has been released by the Curator of African Bank. This confirmed that the formation of Good Bank remains on track and provided reassurance on its future viability. The information provided also confirms that our revaluation of African Bank debt held within our unit trusts (following the Curator's announcement of 28 May 2015) reasonably reflects the underlying value of these instruments.
However, the proposed October launch will not be achieved and is instead scheduled for 1 February 2016.
The steps now outstanding include:
- the granting of a Credit Provider Licence by the National Credit Regulator – this is expected shortly,
- the vote by creditors, scheduled for 18-20 November 2015 and
- consent from the Minister of Finance, expected on 8 December 2015.
Despite the delay in timing, senior creditors continue to accrue interest at the existing interest rates and Tier II creditors will begin accruing interest from 1 December 2015 at JIBAR plus 7.25%.
28 May 2015
Today, the Curator of African Bank Limited ("ABL") announced that they have reached an in principle agreement with the creditor committees of ABL. While the treatment of senior debt is largely unchanged from the initial restructure plan, the agreement will treat Tier II debt holders significantly differently.
When Reserve Bank Governor Marcus announced the curatorship on 10 August 2014, she detailed how the restructure of ABL was to be implemented, and how investors in ABL could expect to be treated.
Key to the restructure proposed by Governor Marcus was:
- Holders of senior debt were to experience a 10% haircut (meaning they would receive 90 cents in the rand, plus interest)
- A new bank ("Good Bank") would be incorporated to hold the viable assets and business of ABL, and the non-viable assets and business would remain in the existing ABL entity ("Bad Bank")
- Holders of Tier II debt would receive no exposure in Good Bank and would remain creditors of Bad Bank.
Pursuant to the above, we took a conservative approach and revalued the Tier II instruments in our portfolios to zero.
Since then we have worked hard to maximise the recovery for our clients. We coordinated a committee of Tier II creditors in a series of detailed engagements with the curator of ABL, National Treasury, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance and the consortium of banks that have undertaken to underwrite the equity issue of Good Bank.
Our engagement has culminated in the proposal announced today. The proposal was concluded due to considerable efforts of the Tier II committee, led by Investec Asset Management and Liberty Holdings. It can be summarised as follows:
- Tier II creditors of ABL have been offered R1.65bn in Basel III compliant new Tier II debt in the new Good Bank ("the new instruments"). This equates nominally to a settlement of 37.5 cents in the rand, but we anticipate the instruments will trade at a discount.
- Tier II creditors will retain a residual claim against the existing ABL entity, which will be subordinated to the claims of the SARB and senior creditors. It is extremely unlikely that this residual claim will lead to further recovery, as the existing ABL entity will hold the non-performing assets of the ABL business.
- The new Tier II instruments will be afforded the opportunity to participate in the equity of Good Bank as an alternative.
Despite the provision of limited information by the Curator, the SA Reserve Bank and the National Treasury have repeatedly warned in public forums that there is a strong risk of liquidation of ABL if they are unable to reach agreement with creditors and implement the Good Bank in a timely manner.
If ABL is liquidated, the SARB and the curator have predicted that the Tier II creditors will certainly receive zero recovery. These were key considerations in our in principle agreement with the Good Bank Restructure Proposal tabled by the curator.
We note that the offer to senior creditors of ABL remains materially the same as what Governor Marcus announced on 10 August 2014. This consists of:
- 90% of existing senior claims will be exchanged for senior debt in Good Bank on the existing economic claims.
- The maturity shall be extended by the period from the date of Curatorship to the formation of Good Bank plus 24 months.
- The remaining 10% of the senior claim will receive a new stub debt instrument in African Bank, which will rank behind the SARB's loan funding to be provided to African Bank.
Following this announcement, we plan to reflect the relevant impact on ABL debt values in our portfolios as from 28 May 2015.
Impact of revaluation on fund performance
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|Effect of Tier II
|1-year performance to 27/05/2015
(before the deal)
|1-year performance to 28/05/2015
(after the deal)
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Source: Morningstar, returns are net of A-class fees Returns in column four include the effect of market movement between 27.05.15 and 28.05.15. Returns are calculated on a bid-to-bid basis, net of A class fees, with gross income reinvested.
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This communication is provided for general information only. It is not an invitation to make an investment nor does it constitute an offer for sale. All the information contained in this communication is believed to be reliable but may be inaccurate or incomplete. Any opinions stated are honestly held but are not guaranteed and should not be relied upon. Collective investment schemes in securities (CISs) are generally medium to long term investments and the manager gives no guarantee with respect to the capital or the return of the Funds. A schedule of charges, fees and advisor fees is available on request from the Manager, Investec Fund Managers SA (RF) (Pty) Ltd. Performance shown is that of the funds and individual investor performance may differ as a result of initial fees, actual investment date, date of any subsequent reinvestment and any dividend withholding tax and past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future.
Investec Asset Management (Pty) Limited is an authorised financial services providerThis is the copyright of Investec and its contents may not be re-used without Investec's prior permission.
3 March 2015
Update following SENS announcement of 3 March 2015
Following the curatorship of African Bank in mid-August 2014, we have remained closely engaged with the process to protect the interests of our investors. As we expected, African Bank has continued to operate as a going concern, an outcome that offers the best prospects for all affected parties. It appears that the collection of the "Bad Book" is progressing well. The Curator remains committed to the proposed restructure of African Bank into a new "Good Bank" at which point senior debt should be free to trade. The Curator has begun to put a new management team in place for the Good Bank and Louis van Zeuner, the retired deputy-CEO of ABSA Bank, has been appointed as Chairman designate. However, the listing of this "Good Bank" appears to no longer be a priority which means the underwriters, being the banking consortium and the PIC, would remain as shareholders. The restructure has been further delayed due to the various regulatory approvals and processes.
- In the latest update issued on 3 March 2015, the Curator noted that African Bank collections are running as expected; inflows from customers servicing debt have varied between R2.0bn and R2.5bn between August 2014 and January 2015. Disbursements have varied between R550m and R750m over the same period, following the tightening in credit criteria in August 2014. The Bank is targeting disbursements of ZAR1bn/month;
- Due to lower disbursement levels, the management team has embarked on a consultation process for the re-deployment or retrenchment of some 50 non-union management staff;
- The Curator expects to provide an Information Memorandum to the affected parties detailing the intended restructuring approach to African Bank, towards the beginning of May 2015;
- Once the Information Memorandum has been published, the Curator will invite comment from all affected parties. To allow affected parties to evaluate the merits of the offer, the Curator will make available prospective financial information for Good Bank and African Bank at that time;
- Currently, it is proposed that senior debt will be transferred to Good Bank at the current 10% haircut with a term extension of 24 months, with the new debt instruments listed on the JSE. Senior lenders who consent to this will receive any interest accrued but unpaid during the period of Curatorship;
- The business rescue process underway at Ellerines is not expected to impact on the recovery of senior and subordinated debt holders in African Bank.
We are actively engaging with all relevant parties to protect the interests of our clients and to maximise recovery on the debt instruments. Since the claims of the Tier II debt holders are not sub-ordinated to senior debt holders until liquidation, their claims remain on an equal footing with senior debt holders at this stage. Therefore the claims of the Tier II debt-holders need to be resolved before the final plan can be implemented.
As the African Bank holdings in our funds have not been side-pocketed, any clients who leave funds which held African Bank debt will not benefit from any potential recovery. We may, at our discretion, elect to side-pocket African Bank holdings in funds in order to protect investors.
This webpage will be refreshed with any new information as soon as this is available and we encourage you to check back regularly, while we continue to work to realise value for our investors.
5 February 2015
Why is Investec Asset Management opposing the Banks Amendment Bill?
Investec Asset Management manages portfolios in excess of R1 trillion for our clients, which include Southern African pension funds and individual savers. At all times we are bound by our fiduciary obligations to pursue the interests of our clients, regardless of our corporate interests. At Investec Asset Management we take these obligations seriously, as our only business is to manage other people's money.
A number of the portfolios we manage hold debt issued by all the major South African banks, including African Bank. We have a fiduciary duty (both contractual and statutory) to act to protect the rights of our clients that hold this debt. In our view, our clients will be severely prejudiced by the planned retrospective amendments to the Banks Act. These amendments will deprive holders of African Bank debt, and potentially debt issued by the banking sector in general, of existing property rights.
Our aim in opposing certain parts of the Banks Amendment Bill is to ensure that the law is upheld and the property rights of our clients – who are mainly pension fund members and individual savers – are protected.
We firmly believe this can be achieved without endangering the stability of the South African financial markets. Similarly, we do not believe that retrospective changes to property rights are needed to relist African Bank. We believe there are other viable, more efficient, and value-enhancing alternatives that can be considered to restructure African Bank.
We support the National Treasury's aim of ensuring a sound financial system with minimal potential costs to the average tax-payer. Nonetheless, this cannot be done in a manner that sacrifices the property rights of an asset that was sold under a different legal and economic framework three to six years ago. The Banks Amendment Bill is attempting to nullify certain rights of African Bank debt-holders. We believe that if enacted, these significant retrospective changes will badly damage South Africa's standing amongst local and foreign investors.


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There's a time and a season for everything and for the last year and a half, I left this blog in order to attend to family concerns. I would check the blog occasionally, finding that it had taken on a life of its own without any maintenance. I discovered the posts and comments were cathartic to many, many individuals; a site for connection and reassurance.
It had become something I had wished had existed for me when I first realized the damage done to me by spiritual leaders…yet I could not find a site for former YWAMers like me.
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The Languages program offers students the opportunity to develop the skills required to communicate effectively in another language, a skill we believe is vital to citizenship in a global society. The College offers two languages - one European language (French) and one Asian language (Japanese).
Year 7
Students in Year 7 are required to select either French or Japanese to study. They have language classes twice a week for the entire year. The courses foster communication and cultural skills through the four language modes of reading, writing, viewing, speaking and listening.
Year 9 to 12
From Year 9, students can choose to continue with the language they studied in Year 8, or switch to another optional subject. The College offers a unique program for those students that continue with their language study through to Year 10, whereby they can obtain the nationally recognised TAFE Certificate II in Applied Languages. Students who continue with Japanese or French in Year 11 and 12 are able to complete the TAFE Certificate III in Applied Languages as well as use Japanese or French to contribute to their ATAR.
Overseas ExperiencesStudents may have the opportunity to spend time overseas in France or Japan on school exchange trips. These trips are generally held biennially for students in Year 10 to 12, are approximately two weeks long and are well balanced programs with a good range of language learning [A1] and tourist activities. They are an excellent opportunity for students to apply what they have been studying in the classroom practically, as well as experience first hand the reality of being a stranger in a foreign land, and how they can use that special status to both bless and be blessed.


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What is Cranio-Sacral Therapy (CST)?
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) was pioneered and developed by osteopathic physician John E. Upledger following extensive scientific studies from 1975 to 1983 at Michigan State University, where he served as a clinical researcher and Professor of Biomechanics.
CST is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of a physiological body system called the craniosacral system – comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord.
Using a soft touch generally no greater than 5 grams, or about the weight of a nickel, practitioners release restrictions in the craniosacral system to improve the functioning of the central nervous system.
Testimonials, including a video link from MCNBC with Aetna CEO, are available here.
By complementing the body's natural healing processes, CST is increasingly used as a preventive health measure for its ability to bolster resistance to disease, and is effective for a wide range of medical problems associated with pain and dysfunction, including:
How does CranioSacral Therapy Work?
Few structures have as much influence over the body's ability to function properly as the brain and spinal cord that make up the central nervous system. And, the central nervous system is heavily influenced by the craniosacral system – the membranes and fluid that surround, protect and nourish the brain and spinal cord.
Every day your body endures stresses and strains that it must work to compensate for. Unfortunately, these changes often cause body tissues to tighten and distort the craniosacral system. These distortions can then cause tension to form around the brain and spinal cord resulting in restrictions. This can create a barrier to the healthy performance of the central nervous system, and potentially every other system it interacts with.
Fortunately, such restrictions can be detected and corrected using simple methods of touch. With a light touch, the CST practitioner uses his or her hands to evaluate the craniosacral system by gently feeling various locations of the body to test for the ease of motion and rhythm of the cerebrospinal fluid pulsing around the brain and spinal cord. Soft-touch techniques are then used to release restrictions in any tissues influencing the craniosacral system.
By normalizing the environment around the brain and spinal cord and enhancing the body's ability to self-correct, CranioSacral Therapy is able to alleviate a wide variety of dysfunctions, from chronic pain and sports injuries to stroke and neurological impairment.
Is there any condition for which CST shouldn"t be used?
There are certain situations where application of CST would not be recommended. These include conditions where a variation and/or slight increase in intracranial pressure would cause instability. Acute aneurysm, cerebral hemorrhage or other preexisting severe bleeding disorders are examples of conditions that could be affected by small intracranial pressure changes.
Will my insurance cover CST?
Insurance benefit estimates are based on information provided by you and your insurance company. The amount of insurance coverage is an estimate only and may not reflect what your insurance carrier will actually pay. Each insurance carrier and each plan within that carrier will vary; the only consistency among them is that "quoted benefits are not a guarantee of payment." We always do our best to inform patients of the limits of insurance benefits, which generally do not cover CranioSacral Therapy.
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May 18, 2010
Applied Specialties' U.S. Patent # 7,718,085
The United States Patent Office has granted Applied Specialties, Inc USP # 7,718, 085 for its high solids lime slurry process. The Patent will official post on May 18, 2010. This patent covers a process by which high solids lime slurry is produced that is both stable and extremely fluid. Using this process lime slurries of 40% solids concentration may be produced that also have viscosities of less than 800 cps.
Unlike other lime slurry processes that require hydrate lime to be used or contain caustic soda, the ASI process uses pebble lime (quicklime). This creates several processing and cost advantages for the user. The lime slurry produced by the ASI process contains an extremely high concentration of very small lime particles. This produces a very large surface area and high reaction rates compared to other slurries or conventionally produced slaked lime. This benefit creates a decrease in product use with decreased sludge volumes. Because the ASI process uses pebble lime and since every ton of pebble lime creates 1.321 tons of hydrated lime, the process has a lower net cost to the user. This process may also be used in simple on-site slurry manufacture to reduce transportation and handling costs.
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I watched the latest royal wedding avidly. I don't know about being a royalist or non-royal supporter but when it comes to a wedding video, I'm in. I didn't realise how much I wanted to see it until the day it was on actually, I was transfixed.
It was a beautiful affair. The bride very demure and understated glamour, the groom waiting with his big brother who had gone before him. All very lovely. What I found most interesting was the focus on Meghan's mum Doria after the wedding.
There was a lot of posts about how brave she was to sit alone and others about how she is fearless. It was as if the world suddenly got really snooty about how families work. I haven't looked at the stats but I'm pretty sure there are a fair few of us who did not find it unusual at all.
I realised my mum came to my wedding alone. There were no posts after about how amazing that was, I don't think anyone really noticed. I didn't even think about it. There were other members of my family at my wedding unlike at Meghan's wedding. Perhaps that was why it was so brought up.
What I did notice was that her mum went in the car with her but then Meghan had to walk into the church alone to meet Prince Charles who was to walk her down the aisle. I wonder why her mum was moved out of shot at that point? I don't know the answer.
It was as if Meghan's family set up was being measured against a yard stick set by the royal family's circumstances. But when you think about it, their family history of relationships is not exactly something to live up to. The Crown series I have been watching has painted Prince Phillip as a right cad and we know infidelity abounded during Charles and Diana's marriage also.
However, I am not here to cast judgement. And I can appreciate those 'warrior mom' posts about Doria Ragland came from a place of respect and admiration. But really, it's not such a huge thing. It is what it is. Some families have one parent, some people don't have a lot of extended family. I bet if you asked Meghan and her mum Doria they probably didn't think anything of it either. They were probably both distracted with celebrating happiness.
I really didn't see Doria as a downtrodden poor old maid who had no strapping man to take care of her for the day, or alternatively as a militant feminist woman who never accepts help from anyone. I just saw a mum sitting in awe of that cathedral, looking on in love at her daughter getting wed.
Families come in all shapes and sizes, let's not be so easily led to believe that one shape or size is the right one. As long as there is love, that's all that matters.
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The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel published an article this week discussing how Duke researchers are analyzing genetic blueprints of unborn and newborn babies to investigate rare conditions.
Nicholas Katsanis, PhD, a professor of cell biology and pediatrics who leads a task force on neonatal genomics at Duke University Hospital, provided commentary on Duke's innovative research.
Read the full article: Nic Volker Case May Be the Leading Edge of a Wave Moving Across Genetic Medicine (jsonline.com)


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A whole life insurance policy encourages savings and there are flexible money options. The accrual nature of a whole life insurance plan offers several flexible future options should you decide to discontinue paying premiums. Keep in mind that there may be a waiting period before you can borrow against a cash value.
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Saturday, May 21, 2016
Saturday Spotlight: Hold Still by Nina LaCour
In the wake of her best friend Ingrid's suicide, Caitlin is left alone, struggling to find hope and answers. When she finds the journal Ingrid left behind for her, she begins a journey of understanding and broadening her horizons that leads her to new friendships and first love. Nina LaCour brings the changing seasons of Caitlin's first year without Ingrid to life with emotion, honesty, and captivating writing.
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Archive for numismatics
MacNeil's "Standing Liberty Quarter" and "I've Got a Secret" April 4, 1966Posted by: | Comments
100 years after the birth of Hermon MacNeil and fifty years after the Standing Liberty Quarter was minted, Doris Docsher Baum appeared on the TV quiz show "I've Got a Secret" on April 4, 1966.
The original Penn Station (1910-1964) was built from beautiful pink marble similar in appearance to what can be found at Hermon MacNeil's World War I memorial bearing the names of Flushing's dead in that conflict. MacNeil, a College Point resident, also designed the "Standing Liberty" quarter (the predecessor to today's Washington Quarter), the Marquette Memorial in Chicago, and 4 busts in the Hall of Fame of for Great Americans, among many other works.
The traditional Roman fasces consisted of a bundle of birch rods tied together with a red ribbon as a cylinder around an axe. Though adopted by Italian fascism in the early 20th Century, the symbol seems to have avoided the stigma that the swastika acquired after its adoption by the Nazis.
[ SOURCE: http://forgotten-ny.com/2006/10/northern-boulevard-in-flushing/. ]
Doris Doscher was also model for Karl Bitter's Abundance in the Pulitzer Fountain at the Plaza Hotel in New York.
Pan American Exposition Medal ~~~ 110 Years of Prized BeautyPosted by: | Comments
Images of Hermon A. MacNeil's sculpted medallion for the 1901 World's Fair are as coveted today as they were 110 years ago. Here are three examples:
EXAMPLE #1 from 2010.
Below, a recent You Tube posting shares a trio of MacNeil's beautiful Medals in Bronze, Silver and Gilt finishes. Thanks to Will of the American Association of Young Numismatists (AAYN) [See note #1 below], for making this video of these rare MacNeil medallions. Thanks as well, to website contributor and friend, Gibson Shell of Kansas City for his alert eye in finding this first beautiful example.
EXAMPLE #2 from 1901.
Manufacturers were so proud of winning the Gold Medal at the Pan American Exhibition that they displayed it prominently on their advertisements. Here in the ad below, the Mellin Food Company of Boston, a maker of 'baby formula', touts their wares with the MacNeil image at center stage of their ad. "Baby formula' was a radically new idea in 1901. Their product had to compete with mother's breast milk, an already accepted product with a much longer history. The Gold Medal from the Pan American Exposition gave their new product a greater recognition for quality and acceptance.
EXAMPLE #3 from 1901.
Here is another Gold Medal winner. F. R. Pierson a horticulturist operating a nursery and greenhouse at Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N.Y., won Eight Gold Medals at the 1901 Buffalo World's Fair. His advertisement states that this is, "the largest number awarded any firm on the Flori-culture Department." The ad enumerates the company's prize-winning selections of Rhododendrons, evergreens, roses, cannas, bay trees, fig-leaf palms and hydrangeas. AND of course it bears MacNeil's Pan American Exposition Medallion prominently at the top corners of the advertisement. [CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE]
These MacNeil sculpture medals were made by the Gorham Manufacturing Company of Boston, a quality producer of fine silver since 1832.
Pictured below are near-life-size images of Hermon A. MacNeil's sculpture design for the Award Medals at the Pan American Exposition, held at Buffalo, NY in 1901. All award medals were struck from the same design whether in Bronze, Silver or Gold. These below are silver medals.
The buffalo image on the Obverse face of this medallion bears a resemblance to a MacNeil work he made three years later. That larger-than-life sculpture at the 1904 World's Fair in Saint Louis, Missouri was known as "Physical Liberty" (see below). It stood at the top of the Cascade at that Exposition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. Ironically, MacNeil's allegorical figure used Native American images to symbolize the vitality of American expansion westward.
A near arrogant sense of Manifest Destiny often accompanied such 19th Century concepts of American pride. An inescapable irony today, in our own 21st Century, is that MacNeil and many of his contemporary sculptors placed such Native American images at the center stage of these World Fairs. MacNeil's embrace of Native American themes in his sculpting from 1895-1905 still offers us lessons in culture, anthropology and life values more than a century later.
1.) For further irony read my previous stories of the making of Hermon MacNeil's 1895 sculpture representing Chief Manuelito of the Navajo or read history of this Chief of the Navajo starting here.
2.) William Wroth's "Long Walk" to Bosque Redondo also provides poignant insight into this period of the United States management of Native American peoples and the life of Chief Manuelito who was part of that "Long Walk" and signed the treaty of 1868 that sought to restore Navajo lands after the disastrous interventions of the US government.
3.) "The Long Walk" A Ten (10) Part video story of the Navajo "Fearing Time" accounting atrocities against the Navajo people from 1863 to 1868. Researched and produced with support of the George S. and Delores Dore' Eccles Foundation and the Pacific Mountain Network. Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7; Part 8; Part 9; Part 10.
4.) "The Long Walk" For a Navajo perspective view this video by Nanebah, whose great-great grandmother survived "The Long Walk".
5.) "300 Miles – Or Long Walk Of The Navajo – Richard Stepp" For a musical tribute with an 'American Indian Movement' perspective.
6.) Leslie Linthicum, staff writer for the Albuquerque Journal, gives a delightful article, "Navajo Leader Stands Tall". It offers historical irony from our 21st Century on attitudes toward Native American culture through her story of the 'management' and 'preservation' of MacNeil's iconic statue of Chief Manuelito.
The American Association of Young Numismatists (AAYN) is an association dedicated to educating and impassioning young people about the hobby of coin collecting. We hope our videos help spark your interest in numismatics.
Trio of 1901 Pan American Exposition Medals: Bronze, Gilt and Silver This video discusses a trio of beautiful 1901 Pan American Exposition medals, manufactued by Gorham Co. You will find over 75 videos the AAYN Video Library on You Tube.
Related posts:
- 1901 Pan-American Exposition – Buffalo, New York ~~ "The Rainbow City" (10.3)
- MacNeil Sculpture "Meets Me in St. Louis" (20)
- Expositions and World's Fairs ~ Hermon A. MacNeil (15.6)
- MacNeil at the 1893 Columbian Exposition ~ ~ ~ THE CHICAGO YEARS ~ ~ (10.8)
- https://hermonatkinsmacneil.com/2011/03/26/1904-louisiana-purchase-exposition-saint-louis-worlds-fair/
1931 Society of Medalists ~ "Hopi – Prayer for Rain"Posted by: | Comments
Here are two examples of Hermon A. Mac Neil's 1931 Society of Medalists (SOM) Issue #3 entitled "Prayer for Rain" and "Hopi" on the reverse. These show two of the 4 varied patinas that MacNeil chose for the issue. (Thanks to Gilbert Shell for sharing these sources & interesting me in this MacNeil – SOM Issue #3)
The medals are slightly oval in shape. The Obverse, shown here in a striking orange patina, can be seen in the Chrysler Museum of Norfork, Virginia. In his design Hermon MacNeil, has recaptured his 1895 image of the Moqui Runner. The title, PRAYER FOR RAIN, portrays a group of young Hopis sprinting to the right; their hands filled with snakes. The Reverse side, shown in beautiful sea green patina, bears the title, "HOPI," a more modern transliteration of "Moqui". It shows a group of Hopi Indian dancers handling ritualistic snakes. It is owned by our webmaster.
In a 2005 article, David T Alexander, a widely published numismatic writer, described 4 different applied patinas that were offered for the 1,713 medals released in this issue. Here is an excerpt of Alexander's article: (NOTE: In his comments, the usual 'reverse' and 'obverse' for this medal has been switched by this author.)
1931 #3. HERMON MacNEILL. Hopi Indian Prayer for Rain.
Obv Five Hopi rain dancers, two with snakes in their mouths, one crouching to gather up snakes for return to the cottonwood enclosure set up for the ceremony. Two other dancers distract mouth-held snakes with eagle feathers. MacNeil's sky is adapted from Hopi sand painting showing stylized rain clouds and serpentine arrows of falling rain.
Incuse HOPI in exergue. Signature H A MACNEIL incuse lower r.
Rev Dancers race from mesa onto the desert, hands full of snakes to be returned to their dens. Lightning flashes above, incuse PRAYER (vertical) FOR RAIN in exergue.
MacNeil, best known to coin collectors for his Standing Liberty Quarter of 1916-1930, wrote, "The two incidents of the Hopi Prayer for Rain on the mesas of northeastern Arizona depicted on this medal are chosen by your sculptor because of the extraordinary vital enthusiasm and power that the Indians throw into this ceremony. Having witnessed it and been thrilled by the intensity of their emotion and on further study by the complicated and perfectly natural development of this drama, I cannot help feel that in it we find a basic note underlying all religions. All these Southwest Indians, living as they do in an arid region, have developed their religion along the lines of their greatest need – water."
MacNeil described the setting as the Kiva, An underground chamber. Members of the Snake and Antelope clans gathered snakes for six days from the compass points, above and below, "therefore from all the directions of the universe." Poisonous snakes are included in the dance, distracted from the dancers holding them in their mouths by another dancer wielding an eagle feather. The artist witnessed several snakebites, which had no apparent effect on the exalted, fasting dancers.
MacNeil theorized that the wriggling serpent forms suggested the shape of lightning "snaking" earthward from the clouds, as seen in the sand art above. At the end of the prayer dance, the Indian raced out onto the desert, hands filled with snakes to be released into their dens as a rain cloud forms overhead. This is SOM's first non-circular medal, showing a boldly ovoid shape. At least four distinctive patinas have been 16 observed on examples of the Hopi medal,
described below.
1. THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRD ISSUE. Rounded rims. Light tan, sea green highlights. A.
2. Ditto. Light tan with hints of gold. A.
3. Ditto. Intense glossy hematite red. A.
4. Ditto. Bold sea-green, sharply squared rims. A.
- David T. Alexander, "The Art Medal Defined" in The Medal Collectors of America Advisory, Volume 8, Number 5, May 2005, pp. 10-12. (Thanks to Gilbert Shell for sharing this source and his interest in this SOM Issue #3)
- For more on SOM see: Samuel Pennington, "The Society of Medalists"
Daughtrey's MacNeil Portrait ~ ArrivesPosted by: | Comments
Yesterday my order for the new MacNeil Commemorative came in the mail. Within 3 hours of the postman's arrival, I had the print framed and displayed.
The actual print of Charles Daughtrey's work is more imposing than any computer image can convey. The art piece is the seventh in Daughtrey's series of coin designers.
I am very pleased with the piece.
C. Daughtrey Issues Hermon A. MacNeil CommemorativePosted by: | Comments
Charles D. Daughtrey has released his beautiful commemorative of Hermon Atkins MacNeil. The art piece is the seventh in Daughtrey's series of coin designers. In striking pencil sketch, he has depicted both the face of the young artist and his original Standing Liberty Quarter design. H. A. MacNeil was the designer of the Standing Liberty Quarter dollar minted from 1916 to 1930.
Daughtrey has combined his multiple talents as artist, photographer, and numismatic author in this gentle tribute. He portrays a younger MacNeil than is typically seen in likenesses of the sculptor. The effect is refreshing, crisp, and striking. While we have a definite bias here at hermonatkinsmacneil.com , this seventh offering in Daughtrey's 'Coin Designer Series' seems to us to be the best of a fine succession of his tributes. We wish him well and 'good health' as he continues his work in the future.
Daughtrey has created 250 (11″ X 14″) prints available from his website. The works are signed and ready for shipping. In a recent email Daughtrey informed us, "I send them in a hard tube for the purchaser to have matted and framed to their liking."
Charles specializes in copper coins and began sketching his Coin Designer Series of pencil sketches in 2005 when he need a suitable likeness of Victor David Brenner, the designer of the Lincoln Cent. This and all seven commemorative works are available for purchase at Charles Daughtrey's art gallery (website #1 below).
Related links and posts available at the following sites:
1. Charles Daughtrey's art gallery: http://www.cdaughtrey.com/
2. Copper Coins: http://www.coppercoins.com/
3. Lincoln Cent site: http://www.lincolncent.com/links.php
4. Archived posts fro SLQ on this website: https://hermonatkinsmacneil.com/category/coins-and-medals/
5. Jay Cline's SLQ website: http://www.slqs.com/
6. SLQ archive on this site: https://hermonatkinsmacneil.com/category/coins-and-medals/
Hermon MacNeil's "Standing Liberty Quarter" Praised As FavoritePosted by: | Comments
Ninety-four years after its first minting, the MacNeil "Standing Liberty quarter" retains a strong following among coin collectors. Tom LaMarre of Coins Magazine calls it MacNeil's "real masterpiece."
That says a lot coming from a coin expert like LaMarre. In a fascinating article at NumisMaster.com, he offers the usual numismatic history of the SLQ mixed with new information and delightful humor. The author has studied enough about MacNeil to mention about a dozen of his other works in the article including, "Sun Vow", "Pony Express", and "Ezra Cornell." So, the "real masterpiece" compliment seems more than just another 'two-bit' comment. Some of LaMarre's words which laud MacNeil's Standing Liberty quarter include:
"Rich in symbolism and finely engraved detail, the new quarter reflected the spirit of peace and preparedness just before the United States entered World War I. It also revived a classical style in sharp contrast to the abstract and modern trends that were sweeping the art world at that time."
LaMarre gives a thorough history of the design development, the changes, the controversies and the over-involvement of the Director of the Mint. A previous post on this website describes Jay H. Cline's research book on the Standing Liberty Quarter includes nearly forty pages of letters between MacNeil and the Mint. LaMarre, finds this humorous quote on the over-involvement Mr Woolley in MacNeil's project:
Mint Director Robert W. Woolley was so involved overseeing the preparation of the quarter design at the Mint that the Gettysburg Times predicted it would be known as the "Woolley quarter" or simply the "Woolley."
The article offers some details of MacNeil history not seen before. He gives a discussion of the two women who served as models for the MacNeil's art, namely Doris Doscher and Irene MacDowell. I had not known that Doris Doscher went public with her role in the SLQ on the TV show "I've Got A Secret" (or click HERE for second link).
Coin Collectors, especially SLQ fans and MacNeil enthusiasts alike, will enjoy Tom LaMarre's article "MacNeil's Standing Liberty Remains a Favorite." It summarizes the importance of this art piece for collectors, it's fascinating history, and MacNeil's persistent creativity in developing the SLQ. LaMarre states:
The Standing Liberty quarter had a sculptural quality that set it apart from all previous quarter dollars. The Numismatist described it as "strikingly beautiful." The New York Times called it a "silvern beauty."
Coin collectors looking for more can graduate to Jay Cline's book on Liberty Quarters. Cline's book devotes Chapter 5 to telling the story of the two models that posed.
Either way the coin provides in interesting study in history, art and human nature. Treasury officials, namely Secretary William MacAdoo, had concerns about MacNeil's delicate engraving not wearing as well in circulation as less artistic coin images of the past. But numismatists fine the delicate piece simply a treasure. Again LaMarre offers a good twist:
According to the Treasury secretary, it was a "fast-wearing" design that never quite worked out. In the opinion of collectors, it is a masterpiece that will stand in beauty forever.


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BTS Short Course on Trafficking out now
1 February 2016
Open Democracy's Beyond Trafficking and Slavery project have developed a short open access 'e-syllabus' on forced labour, trafficking, and slavery drawing on their publications from the past 18 months. An eight volume set of materials has been developed and is free to download. A goal of this endeavour is 'reaching not only practitioners and students in the global north, but to also reach readers working in organisations and institutions unable to pay for expensive academic journal and subscription services'
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if you're itching to get your hands on new siemens mobile phones before they become public, siemens has a great opportunity for you: the company is taking applications for mobile testers through its website. if you are selected to become a tester then you will receive a test version of a siemens mobile phone; it will come without a sim card, however, and it is up to the tester to pay for all wireless use on any test phone. in the end siemens does provide a nice payment for testing: once the phone has gone public the company will send the tester the same phone as a gift. not a bad deal. if you're interested, you can apply through siemens' mobile tester webpages.
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|no comments (12:10pm est mon mar 28 2005)
i guess were all too busy hitting the link and signing up. – by hh
|just signed up (12:39pm est mon mar 28 2005)
i've just signed up. now waiting to see if i get picked. fingers crossed! – by adam
|umm… (7:33pm est mon mar 28 2005)
who the hell, or at least what self-respecting geek, would be 'itching' to get their hands on new siemens phones? they haven't made a single desirable, high-tech, or even well designed phone in yeeeears. sheesh. – by jd
|cool it geeks (9:40pm est wed mar 30 2005)
guys, no one actually gets to test these fones. its a con in order for the company to get your details, and then fill u with junk mail. the chances of bein selected are less than a million to one, and even then you probably will never recieve the fone. if ur into junk mail sign up, if not cool ur boots and leave ur details private. – by el
|siemens (7:58pm est sat dec 17 2005)
i hope siemens ag respects their name, which eminence has been established during this long years. they would not fill your mail with "trash" – by dadko


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Grizzlies waive Kobi Simmons
The Memphis Grizzlies waived guard Kobi Simmons, Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace announced today.
Simmons (6-4, 170) saw action in 32 games (12 starts) for the Grizzlies last season and averaged 6.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 20.1 minutes during his rookie campaign. The 21-year-old also started all 26 of his appearances for the NBA G League's Memphis Hustle and averaged 15.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.04 steals in 30.9 minutes.
The Alpharetta, Georgia native, who played his lone collegiate season at the University of Arizona, signed a two-way contract with the Grizzlies on July 1, 2017 after going unselected in the 2017 NBA Draft.
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Bucknell Club Tennis is a co-ed team consisting of both male and female students ranging from first-years to seniors. The team competes in the USTA Tennis on Campus Middle States circuit.
Tennis on Campus events are based on co-ed team-play where the results of men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed-doubles matches are combined for the total team score. Historically, the Bucknell Club Tennis team has fared very well in various tournaments, invitationals, and scrimmages throughout the Middle States region in both fall and spring play.
Although prior tennis experience is highly encouraged, the team is very inclusive and makes Club Tennis an enjoyable experience for all levels of play.
Weather permitting, practices are held on the outdoor Bucknell courts twice a week during the fall and spring usually Tuesdays and Thursdays. In the winter, indoor practices are held at West Branch Tennis Club in Williamsport.
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The Upcoming Land Rover Discovery Vision Highway's Best Friend
There are certain things that need special set of skills. Not everyone can come forward and try their hand and luck at them. It also holds true for vehicles. Every vehicle is created to serve a different purpose on the road, which is why we have so many segments and so many varieties. With advancing technology, we have now further gone ahead with very specific details as far as engineering is concerned. There are so many minute details that are now taken care of that no two cars in the same segment can claim to be engineered the same way. Every vehicle is specifically created to serve a certain purpose, and has a unique performance. When it comes to a long road trip or hitting the highway, we have a new star coming our way. The upcoming Land Rover Discovery Vision is just the car that will give you perfect company if you are one of those people who are found on the highway whenever they have time. It is a sturdy creation, one that can be trusted because of its promising additions. Even though it is just at a concept level that was revealed in 2014, there are a lot of hopes pinned on this one.
The upcoming Land Rover Discovery Vision can be your perfect partner if you have a thing for tricky stretches. Though we do not know a lot of details, considering it was just the concept that was unveiled, a lot can be understood about this future head-turner of the road. It is expected that this versatile is capable of taking the biggest of road challenges in its stride. There was an innovative transparent hood that this new concept flaunts, which is a perfect blend of a camera and a display screen that familiarizes the driver with what lies ahead. It is perfect for rocky stretches and jungles too. Needless to say there are so many road trip lovers who just cannot wait for it to come their way already.
Another important aspect about the upcoming Land Rover Discovery Vision is its unique Remote Control Drive. It is the latest system that offers next level access to the driver who can be given access to a control that can be conveniently detached from the centre control system, which could be a phone or any other similar device. If stuck in a challenging situation, a driver can simply hop out of the vehicle and then use this control it to get it out to a safe spot. This is one of the most amazing features that the motor world is abuzz with.
It has got people excited, especially those who always set out on expeditions and seek a vehicle that can tackle the rough roads that it might have to tread. Imagine this with laser-powered headlights that are one of their kinds. Clearly, with the upcoming the Land Rover Discovery Vision is on its way and there is no stopping it.
Uber Urban, Uber Cool – the Upcoming SUV Land Rover Landy
The year 2013 was brilliant for Land Rover. Yes, in every aspect you can think about. The company was lauded globally, its creations appreciated and sold like hot cakes. It seemed, people just couldn't have enough of its creations! There was a wave of excitement among takers of Land Rover vehicles. While there were many who were fortunate enough to own some of the coveted creations by the company, there were others who could only afford to drool over them. Either way, the popularity of the brand skyrocketed in the past year and from what we can understand, it is about to shoot way, way up, thanks to Landy, the upcoming Land Rover SUV!
This is what we know so far! So, it was overall a hit show, across the world, mainly in Asian country of China. However, the company has decided to gear up and expand beyond the nextgen features that so many other contenders are offering. It is really very wise of the brand to foresee the expectations of the motor world and be prepared to strike at the right time, in the right manner. In the company's drive to explore next level technology, we are going to get the urban delight – the upcoming Land Rover Landy. It is also said that the company is now going to dedicate more efforts on developing a hybrid Range Rover as well as an electric variant Land Rover Defender. These are the company's obvious efforts to take on the many offerings in the market. Who could contest that nobel thought! After all, the motor world is abuzz with a lot of new stories every day. With the crack of every dawn there is a new technology staring us in the eye, it makes sense if the company is smart enough to strategize well in time, and be ready with inspiring innovations. Landy seems to be just one of the many beauties lined up from the company. We are sure there are many more swanky machines to come our way, in the coming years. For now, we stay hooked on to what the company is calling its 'Urban SUV'!
If rumours are to be believed, and well, we will actually pay heed to them, for they turn out to be true, then the upcoming Land Rover Landy is going to be set against Evoque. It is going to get its style and aura from DC100 concept which seems promising, already. As for the quirky yet simple name, the company has decided to get it trademarked. News has it that they have applied for it, already! Once everything falls in place, the name is likely to be used for not just the vehicle but its accessories and dealership franchisee, too! Seems like Landy is truly going to paint the world in its colors, and literally so! This one is sure to give tough competition to Jeepster and Audi Q1. Quite understandably, we are having a tough time waiting for it to be launched.


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Plaza 66 in Shanghai, China. Courtesy Philip Gostelow Photography (center).
Plaza 66 in China consists of two towers, retail space on a five-story podium and three levels of below grade parking. A special feature of the first tower is the great height that is accomplished on a small footprint. The concrete tower soars 288 meters (945 feet) above the city featuring a narrow irregular-shaped lantern on the rooftop.
One of the challenges with the concrete work in the entire building was the skylight roof design that covers the seven-story atrium in the retail podium. The oval-shaped atrium roof is approximately 200 feet by 125 feet. The cross sections of its members vary along the span, as do the cross sections of its supporting columns, resulting in a visually dynamic but technically challenging atrium.
The 48-story second tower is approximately 228 meter (749 feet) was also built on a small footprint. The concrete tower was complicated by lateral stability concerns, poor site soil, seismic considerations, high water table, limitations of locally available building materials, and construction between new and existing buildings.
The conventional concrete frame-shear core wall lateral support system and deep mat with long friction pile were used to produce a functional building economically, and using local labor and materials almost exclusively.
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The open politics spawned by the Arab Spring have stretched the term "Islamist" to its limits, covering everyone from hip moderate young Muslims to long-bearded hardliners bent on imposing a divine dictatorship.
The rainbow of varieties of political Islam has forced world media to start using unfamiliar terms such as Salafi — an ultraconservative champion of an Islamic state — to bring out some of the diversity in the emerging Muslim democracies.
Even local analysts and journalists in the Middle East find themselves fumbling for nouns and adjectives to describe exactly where a party stands in the spectrum of political options that find inspiration in the region's main religion.
Khaled Salah, editor-in-chief of the Cairo daily al-Youm al-Sabe, said the lines separating different Islamists were often so unclear that no agreed terms have emerged.
"It's very difficult even for Egyptians to understand the differences between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis and the other groups," he said.
Ibrahim Negm, senior adviser to Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, said the Islamist parties agreed on a role for religion, but little else.
"It's wrong to put them all into one basket," he said. "Their interpretations and tools are radically different."
Islamist, originally a French academic neologism for advocates of a political role for the religion, seemed to fit the bill while the region was ruled only by military dictators or monarchs who jailed faith-based challengers.
Iran's Islamic Republic seemed to be the model, even though it was a theocracy run by a Shiite hierarchy that has no equivalent among the Sunni Muslims who make up the majority in the Arab states of the Middle East.
Since pro-democracy demonstrations began a year ago, Islamist politicians have become prime minister in Tunisia and Morocco, while Egypt's main rival Islamists, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis, are leading in its staggered elections.
Egypt, the Arab world's largest nation, offers the widest selection of options for Muslims who want their faith to be reflected in some way in the new political landscape.
The Muslim Brotherhood, which deposed former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, used as a bogeyman to justify his perennial emergency rule, has emerged as the broad middle ground of Islamism there.
Founded in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna as an Islamic political and social welfare movement, its Freedom and Justice Party has garnered almost 40 percent of the vote so far in the three-stage parliamentary elections scheduled to finish next month.
Its leaders advocate a gradual move toward a more Islamic society, telling voters they want more morality in public life, but will not impose veils on women or scare away foreign tourists by banning bikinis and beer from Egyptian beaches.
Still, in a Western country, Muslim Brothers would be among the staunch social conservatives, something like the evangelical wing of the Republican Party in the US.
Political analyst Abdel Rahim Ali discerned three factions within the Brotherhood, depending on whether they stressed social and religious work, moderate political change or a more militant focus on achieving an Islamic state.
"It's hard for these factions to stand up publicly because the leadership has firm control," he said.
To the right of them are the Salafis, who have picked up more than a quarter of the votes so far — the big surprise of these voting rounds. These ultratraditionalists used to say democracy was un--Islamic, but jumped on the election bandwagon this year.


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Cox Rings Up Two More Phone Markets
Cox Communications Inc. will introduce Cox Digital
Telephone in two new markets -- San Diego and Phoenix -- the MSO said.
Cox rolled out its first telephone service a year ago in
Orange County, Calif., followed by Meriden, Conn., and Omaha, Neb., late this past spring.
Ultimately, the company plans to make local and
long-distance telephone, as well as video and data services, available in all of its top
10 clusters, according to Ellen East, director of public affairs for Cox.
San Diego joined the digital-telephone list Sept. 5, when
it announced that it was offering Cox Digital Telephone in certain East County
communities. In the Greater Phoenix area, Cox will launch the service to single-family
homes in the east valley suburb of Chandler Oct. 1.
East said markets for the service are determined by which
ones are ready from a technical standpoint.
Demographics played into the rollouts, as well, East added,
noting that Orange County has the highest penetration of personal computers in the
country, making discounted second phone lines attractive to new subscribers.
The San Diego introduction followed four months of
marketing probes and technical tests going back to early this year, said Art Reynolds,
vice president of new-product marketing at Cox Cable San Diego.
By the end of this year, 200,000 San Diego-area homes
should be passed for the new phone service, Reynolds said. By the year 2000, that figure
should reach 750,000 homes.
Until the footprint for the service is fairly large, Cox
will target its marketing efforts geographically, using a combination of direct mail,
telemarketing and direct sales, he added.
Bruce Smith, media-relations manager for Cox Communications
in Phoenix, said the operator has made the phone service available to some apartment
dwellers since last December through partnerships with multiple-dwelling-unit developers.
The October launch to single-family homes will target
40,000 homes passed in the southeast footprint of Chandler. Smith said the footprint will
grow significantly throughout the Greater Phoenix area so that by the end of 1999, Cox
will offer the service to several-hundred-thousand homes there.
Initial marketing efforts for the Chandler launch include
bill inserts to Cox customers, door hangers and some awareness-advertising campaigns,
Smith said.
Pricing on the first line for Cox Digital Telephone
services is "pretty consistently about 20 percent lower than the incumbent RBOC
[regional Bell operating company]," East said, with the second line about 50 percent
lower. Discounts apply for Cox cable customers.
In San Diego, that translates to $9.99 per month for the
first phone line, versus $11.25 from incumbent Pacific Bell. A second line costs $4.99 per
In Phoenix, Cox Digital Telephone costs current cable
customers $11.75 per month for the first line and $6.50 for the second line.
Eventually, the company plans to bundle all of its services
on a single bill.
Reynolds said that in addition to promoting discounted
pricing, Cox is also playing up the fact that San Diego residents now have a choice in
phone services.
"That's important to a lot of consumers," he
Cox learned through extensive consumer research that its
customers trust the company to deliver phone service, East said.
"What we provide is 911-quality telephone
service," she said. "People need to know when they pick up the phone that
it's going to work."


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portuguese tomato rice recipe with step by step photos. this delicious recipe of portuguese tomato rice is dedicated to a few of my portuguese friends. simple and easy to make and still delicious. the rice goes well with mung bean sprouts salad or vegetable salad. portuguese tomato rice is also called as arroz de tomate.
this tomato rice is very similar to the spanish rice recipe, except for the method of cooking. its a little on the bland side as besides black pepper no other spices are added. to give a little spice and heat you can add red chili flakes or red chili powder or you can also check these other similar tomato rice recipes:
- tomato bath
- tomato pulao
- tomato biryani
- tomato rice – south indian style
while making portuguese tomato rice recipe, make sure to use olive oil only and not any other oil. what olive oil contributes, no other oil can contribute to this tomato rice.
i have made this tomato recipe both with sunflower oil and olive oil. but the flavor and taste is remarkably different with olive oil. sunflower oil makes it too bland both taste wise and flavor wise. so make sure to use a good quality olive oil.
if you do not have olive oil and plan to use sunflower oil, then add some red chili flakes or red chili powder to spice up the tomato rice. otherwise you can team this tomato rice along spicy sabzi or gravy dish like mushroom roast, mushroom chilli fry and paneer chilli fry.
if you are looking for more rice recipes then do check:
Portuguese Tomato Rice
- 1 cup rice
- 2 to 3 medium sized tomatoes chopped or 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1 medium sized onion, chopped
- 2 to 3 medium sized garlic cloves, chopped or crushed
- 1 or 2 bay leaf or tej patta
- ½ cup chopped coriander leaves (cilantro leaves) or parsley or equal amounts of coriander leaves and parsley leaves
- ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
- 2.5 to 3 cups vegetable stock or water or add as required
- 1 or 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt as required
- pick, clean and wash the rice.
- heat the olive oil in a deep pan.
- add the chopped onions and bay leaves and saute them till the onions become translucent.
- add the chopped or crushed garlic cloves and fry till the raw aroma disappears.
- now add the chopped tomatoes.
- cook the tomatoes for 2 to 3 minutes or till they become soft.
- add the water or vegetable stock and chopped coriander leaves and parsley and let it come to a boil.
- add the rice, salt as required and black pepper powder. cover the pan and let the rice cook till fluffy and done.
- garnish with a few chopped coriander and parsley leaves while serving.
- serve the portuguese tomato rice accompanied with a veggie salad or mung sprouts salad.
- if you don't have olive oil then use sunflower oil. but the best taste and flavor in this tomato rice recipe comes with olive oil.
- with sunflower oil, the taste is little bland and you will have to add some red chili flakes or red chilli power or any other spices of your choice to spice up the rice.
how to make portuguese tomato rice recipe
1. rinse 1 cup rice couple of times in water and then drain the water.
2. measure all the ingredients and keep ready for the portuguese tomato rice.
3. heat 1 or 2 tablespoons olive oil in a deep pan.
4. add 1 medium sized chopped onion. also add 1 to 2 bay leaf or tej patta.
5. fry till the onions become translucent.
6. then add 2 to 3 chopped or crushed garlic cloves (lahsun).
7. fry till the raw aroma of garlic goes away.
8. then add 2 to 3 medium sized chopped tomatoes.
9. cook the tomatoes till they become soft.
10. pour 2.5 to 3 cups water or vegetable stock or as required depending upon the quality of rice.
11. next add ½ cup chopped coriander leaves or parsley OR equal amounts of coriander leaves and parsley.
12. mix well.
13. let the water come to a boil.
14. then add the rice, salt as required and ½ teaspoon black pepper powder (kali mirch powder).
15. mix well.
16. cover the pan and let the tomato rice cook. keep checking after 15 minutes intervals, if the rice appears dry then add little water if required.
17. cook the tomato rice till fluffy and done.
18. garnish with a few chopped coriander and parsley leaves while serving the portuguese tomato rice.
19. serve the portuguese tomato rice accompanied with a spicy dish.


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Hello friends! I've graciously been awarded the Liebster Award by Marsha. Check out her original post here. It took me awhile to finish this post as life decided to keep on happening. Anyway, to my nominees seen below, you are not obligated to pass on the award but I do want to pass your name (and blog link) along to my followers because I think you're great! So congrats to Marsha, congrats to me 🙂 and congrats to my nominees!
The Rules:
- List 11 random facts about yourself
- Nominate 11 bloggers for the award
- Notify your nominees
- Ask eleven questions the bloggers must answer upon receiving the nomination
- Answer the eleven questions you were asked when you were nominated
- Link back to the person who nominated you
11 Random Facts About Me:
- I love to shop on Amazon.com.
- I like to work out to Keith Urban.
- Our "baby gate" is the portable crib zip tied to one side of the bottom of the stairs with a carabiner on the other side that we use to "open" it.
- We have some crazy thunder going on right now and I really hope it doesn't wake up little man.
- I'm drinking Throat Coat Tea by Traditional Medicinals right now.
- I just jumped when the thunder hit this last time. I must have been right overhead!
- Chances are this post will be published a
few daysweek after I started writing it.
- Most of my current wardrobe was purchased at a thrift shop. I have a stunning made in USA dress that I got for 50 cents!
- I love eating Cheerios with sliced banana on top.
- I've been working on planning our meals in advance to try and use up all the food we have before the move.
- I've read over 800 books to little man for the 1KB4K program that started in January of this year.
My 11 Nominees:
- Atlantamomofthree
- Motherhood Is An Art
- Momtimes4
- Mummyshymz
- Mommy Training Wheels
- Kitchen Cici
- Radical Parenting
- Mathair Fiona
- Every Day in a Dress
- Applecore
- Not Without Butter
My 11 Questions to my Nominees:
- What is your favorite part of blogging?
- Do you have a small family or a big family?
- What is your favorite season?
- What is your favorite food?
- How often do you cook in your house? Or does someone else cook for you (including take-out)?
- Where do you shop online? eBay, Amazon, JCPenny, Kohls, Walmart, Target, Office Depot…?
- Have you ever travelled to another country? If so, where?
- Do you take a vacation every year?
- Have you ever gone to a family reunion?
- What is something that you keep loosing? Keys, Money, Jewelry, Important Papers, The Wireless Mouse (thanks Little Man!)…?
- What would you like to see me blog about? A certain topic, a specific recipe, more pictures…?
My Answers to the 11 Questions I Was Asked:
- What's the funniest movie you've ever seen?
I've seen plenty of funny movies over the years. But for the life of me I can't pick one that seems to rise above the rest.
- What's your earliest memory?
My cousin told me that if I jumped hard enough off the back of the couch, I could fly. I guess I didn't jump hard enough because I fell. My forehead met the corner of an ottoman or coffee table or something with a corner. I bloodied my aunt's nice white towels and I still have a scar on my forehead from the stitches.
- What was your favorite subject in school?
I loved science classes (except Biology and Chemistry). So, I really loved Physics when I was younger. The college level wasn't as fun though. Other than that, I always had fun in Band.
- Have you EVER had a need for algebra away from the school environment?
My math requirements end at the kitchen and the calendar. However, my husband uses it all the time. He needed it when he was working on his car or building his own electric motorscooter. Did I mention that I have an incredibly smart husband? Well, I do!
- Do you understand modern art (or even know if it's hanging the right way up)?
I often wonder how someone gets paid a lot of money for what I would consider a sophisticated version of my son's scribbles or a construction project gone wrong.
- Most enjoyable book?
The Ancient One. I keep wishing it were true. I read it years and years ago but I kept reading it over and over. It's a young adult book and I swear they are referring to Crater Lake in Oregon, which I've always wanted to see.
- Have you ever spent money on something you've really wanted although you could hardly afford it at the time?
I've been fortunate enough to answer no to this question. We've always had enough for the things we've bought. Though I believe that's because we make smart budget and financial decisions.
- Apart from when you were a child, have you ever danced in the rain?
Yes! After growing up in the NW where it rains 9 months out of the year and then moving to a desert, I certainly danced in the rain when it rained! I twirled in the rain really.
- What country would you like to visit that you haven't?
France maybe, or Germany. I'd really just like to keep visiting Canada which I've done 3 times in my life.
- What makes you grumpy?
Lack of sleep!!!
- What's your GO TO switch to make you feel better on a gray day?
I put lots of focus into something to keep my mind off the downer. I'll read to little man, read a book, tidy up the house, or make an effort to look extra pretty. The extra pretty part is great because when I see my self in the mirror throughout the day, I smile, and that makes things better.


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Determined not to be a "do as I say, not as I do" parent and wanting to honor my commitment to be connected and present with my children, I have recently had the surprisingly unpleasant opportunity to find out just how addicted to screens I really am. I must admit that, for many years now, I have hidden behind the fact that my family does not have "television," meaning we do not subscribe to cable and the only TV in our house is unplugged and in the basement. True confession: we do have a laptop with Netflix and DVD player, smart phones and tablets. And while the kids have had limited access to carefully selected movies, they have almost no access to other screens. So when, one day as we were leaving the house, my son yelled out, "Did you remember your phone? You don't want to leave home without it," something inside me cringed a little. I wasn't sure in the moment why it bothered me so much, but I knew I needed to do something about it.
There is ample information available to suggest that screen time negatively impacts children. For example:
- A University of Bristol research study found a correlation between increased screen time and psychological difficulties pertaining to behavioral issues, emotional difficulties, social interaction, inattentiveness and hyperactivity in pre-teens.
- Screen time in children under three is linked to irregular sleep patterns, delayed language acquisition, later childhood problems (such as lower math achievement, reduced physical activity, victimization by classmates) and leads to habit formation (more screen now means more screens later).
- Screen time is associated with increased aggression. (And this is not limited to viewing aggressive media!)
While it used to be that the focus was just on television, we are slowly becoming aware that any screen time results in the same kinds of results. TV, smart phones, tablets, movies, computer, video games. Even when we try to make ourselves feel a little better by choosing "educational" options, the negatives may outweigh the positives. And here is the kicker, research shows that these negatives not only apply to screen time that kids are actively engaged in, but "incidental screen time as well." Researcher Daniel Anderson of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that background TV (regardless of what was on) decreased the overall amount of time children spent in play, increased the number of times children moved from toy to toy and decreased the amount of time children spent in focused-attention activities. Why does this matter? Because play is where it is at. Play is how children learn. It's crucial. Play is their life-work. If we interrupt their play, we interrupt their life.
Amazingly, I saw this firsthand at the park recently. I watched five children playing quietly in a sand pit. The children ranged in age from two to six. A man (notably not connected to any of the children in the sand pit) sat on a bench playing a game on his phone. The volume was high and the game alternated between annoyingly high-pitched music and something that sounded like a missile being launched. Occasionally, his actual phone ringer (playing some type of classical music) would interrupt the game and he would answer, chat and then return to the game. I watched as the children, all intently trying to dig up a dinosaur bone buried in the sand, repeatedly turned their attention to the man and his smart phone. On separate intervals, about every two or three minutes, each kid would stop what they were doing, consider the man and then turn back to their digging. None of them interacted with each other. I could see that they were pulled to the sound and were deciding whether to approach the man to see the game or continue their own work. It was obvious for some of the children that it was a hard choice, while for others it appeared to simply be annoying. What amazed me was how noticeable it was that regardless of how they felt about the noise, they each had to put effort into returning to their play. They would stop, assess the man for a moment, look around, find a new shovel, remember what they were doing, start a new task, focus for a few minutes and then get pulled toward the sound again. After some time, I asked the man if he would mind either silencing his phone or moving to another area. He grumbled but complied and I immediately noticed a difference. I could almost see the children relaxing into their play and the digging continued uninterrupted. Then a magical thing happened. The children began to interact with one another and a cooperative story emerged, four of the five children developed a plan of action to work together. I doubt this would have happened if the background screen time continued.
So could it be that my own screen time was impacting my children's life-work in a similar way? Over the past few months I have been experimenting with my own screen-free time. I have tried eliminating my use of anything with a screen in different ways: for hour-blocks, after certain times in the evenings and for entire weekends. What I realized through this process is that I am (and, yes, I hate to admit this) intimately connected to my media. Not television or games per se, but email, chat, text message and Facebook. Social media. I realized that it is my primary source of connecting with the world. So while on one hand I tell my children, "No media for you," I am connecting through a screen on much too regular intervals. Turning the screens off made me realize that I check in with a screen (or at least think about it) every few minutes. Oh, my!
So how does this impact my children? What does it mean to have a phone ring or beep or ding or sing every few minutes as background noise? While the background screens in my children's lives may not be as loud or pervasive as a TV or video game, it is certainly creating a regular interruption that must be notable to them. After all, my son reminded me to get the phone when I forgot it.
But I also had another realization. And this one connected the dots for me. It made me realize why my own screen time really does matter to my children's development. When the kids in the sand pit were struggling to work (play) and attend to the media that was around them, the relationship potential between them got put on the back burner. The true interaction occurred when the media was eliminated. It was as if tending to the logistics of managing the media and their work was all they had space for. Once the media was gone, they could go deeper into the moment and recognize what was around them, and relationships and more meaningful interactions occurred.
It reminded me of trying to work while being disrupted by phone calls. I have a flow, get on a roll, then the phone rings. I stop what I am doing, tend to the phone and then return to my work. I have to think about where I was, maybe reread what I already did and adjust my mental state to return to the work flow. If this happens repeatedly, I get less done, feel less connected with my work product, make more mistakes and generally feel less positive about my task.
So what if my "work product" at the moment is parenting? How does my media (answering a text, posting something super cute to Facebook, checking email) or even thinking about my media (wondering if anyone has commented on my super cute post or replied to my email) take me away from my kids? Maybe my son's concern that I left my phone at home disturbed me so much because I realized he has accepted as truth that he has to share me with my media. And that realization cut me to the core. This is not something he should even consider, much less accept.
So I put away the phone and the tablet and the computer. I'm not going to lie. It hurts. It is an adjustment. I am still working out what specific boundaries work best for me since I can't give up all forms of media professionally. It is a process. But what I have already realized is that, like the kids in the sand box, when the media is gone, I am less scattered, more aware, feel more centered, have more fun and feel more connected to the people in front of me. I also realized that, when the media is gone, my children don't have to compete as much for my attention, which leads to less acting out. When the media is gone, we all connect with the moment in a truer sense of the world. When the media is gone, I can do my job in supporting my children in their job. Life-work. In short, we all live better.
So while media is certainly not the only thing that keeps me from being present and aware and centered as a parent, it is impossible to ignore the moment by moment disruption that it has on me, my kids and our relationship. I'm not yet sure what the balance is, and it may look different for every parent, but balance we must find. And not just so our kids can do their life-work, but so we can really be there when they do!
4 Responses to "Screen Free Parenting"
This is all so true! There is a soft indoor play centre I take my child to regularly that has a TV on and I hate watching the effect the background screen has on the children's play. I have complained to the management about it to no avail, but your post makes me think I should try again.
And so true about the impact of our own use of screen technology. It's awful seeing kids being picked up from school by a mum who's busy on her phone. I'm going to be super conscious of my own use from now on!
Thanks Jo! I have also noticed TV's (aimed to entertain parents) at indoor play spaces. I think it always makes the space feel chaotic and overwhelming. I wonder what would happen if we started conversations about it with the other parents who are there at the time? It might result in not only a different atmosphere for the children, but a way for parents to start connecting as well!
Being conscious of our own use is the goal. It is amazing what we learn about ourselves and our kids when we take a closer look at our own patterns!
Every summer we go to a camp for a week where there is no cell phone or internet access. I've noticed I can finally relax (and I sleep so well!) when I don't have to deal with texts, emails, calls, or my own addictions to the internet. My almost 9 year old daughter just loves going to that camp, but I never correlated that with my own increase in presence for her due to no screen time for me! Interesting! I do hate it when we return home and the first thing she wants to do is Netflix!
Oh, I have noticed how much better I sleep when I am screen free! Even if I resist the urge to check email or Facebook, or watch a movie before bed! It's so tempting though isn't it?


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Sunday, March 21, 2010
In My Mailbox (Week of March 21st)
For Review:
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Still Sucks to Be Me by Kimbely Pauley
Courage in Patience: A Story of Hope for Those Who Have Endured Abuse by Beth Fehlbaum
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Kimberly Derting's awesome bag:
Signed copy of The Body Finder
Red Vines
Poster that was signed to me
The Body Finder Tote Bag
The Body Finder posters, stickers, and bookmarks
Carrie Ryan bookmarks and stickers
Labels: Carrie Ryan, IMM, In My Mailbox, Kimberly Derting, Signings
7 comments:
Good week. I'm really curious about Hex Hall. I've heard good thing and want to know if they're true. Have a good week.ReplyDelete
You've got many great books there :D Enjoy!ReplyDelete
Awesome books! I bought The Dead-Tossed Waves this week too, and I loved Hex Hall and The Body Finder when I read them, so I hope you do too. Oh, and Ship Breaker looks really good. I'm looking forward to seeing your review for it. Happy reading! :)ReplyDelete
Hex Hall looks great! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
Hex Hall looks really good! Looking forward to see what you think about it. Nice swag!!ReplyDelete
Awesome books + swag! Hope you enjoy each of your books! :DReplyDelete
I got Ship Breaker this week too! It looks fabulous!ReplyDelete
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