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Clean Energy States Alliance, in conjunction with Douglas-Westwood and the US Offshore Wind Collaborative, analyzed supply chain development opportunities in 24 coastal states. The materials on this page, broken down by state, provide detailed information on policies, tax credits, and other incentives for offshore wind businesses. These materials were developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy through a contract with Douglas-Westwood.*
The information in the profiles was reviewed by representatives of the states during the summer of 2012. The first section in each profile on the advantage of that state represents the perspective of the state. In addition, five states – Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Virginia – prepared case studies for offshore wind businesses' consideration.
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
* These materials were developed based upon work supported by the Department of Energy under Award Number(s) DE-EE0000414.
This information was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.


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Recent Announcements
School Start Postponed until Tuesday, August 18
Parent Survey Link
Our Superintendent, Dr. Korby Olson created a survey in accordance with the Local Control Accountability Plan or LCAP. The survey is on Survey Monkey which may be accessed online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZMJHG72
Father Daughter Dance February 7
Only 100 tickets are available for this event. $25.00 per couple, $35.00 at the door, $5 for each additional daughter, includes dancing, a photo by Bob Rider, and refreshments. It will be held at Coyote Valley School. Pre-order corsages for $15 by February 2. Order vouchers are going home today, 1/20.
Howler Correction - Dates to Remember
The Minimum Days for Staff Development at the end of this month, January are Wednesday, 1/28 and Thursday, 1/29. NOT Thursday and Friday. SO sorry for the mix-up.
NEW Box Tops Contest Has Begun!
Announcing our last Box Tops contest for 2014-2015 has begun, now through Friday, February 13th. The participating class that turns in the most Box Tops wins a classroom movie party complete with popcorn and drinks. The student turning in the most will receive a movie pass to Lakeport Cinema. Be sure to turn in your unexpired Box Tops on official Box Tops sheets or in zip-top bags with your full name and teacher's name. The top Box Tops student and class will be announced during flag salute, 2/20. Every Friday you'll get an update with your progress. Good luck and have fun!
Very Important Details - We cannot give credit when we do not have a full name and teachers name written on the form or zip-top bag. We need both in order to make it a valid entry.
The Middletown Unified School District will be observing Dr. Martin Luthur King, Jr.'s birthday on Monday, January 19, 2015. There is NO SCHOOL on Monday. Please enjoy this three-day weekend with family!
Softball and Baseball Sign-ups Saturday, 1/17
On Saturday, January 17 from 9am to 3pm, Middletown/Cobb Little League is holding sign-ups for both Softball and Baseball at the Middletown Multi-use room. Participation is open to ages 4-15 years. The cost is $125 per player.
Message from Lake County Hero Project-Unplug Challenge
Technology can be a useful tool but it's important to balance the use of technology with family bonding time. Limiting your child's use of technology can improve their sleep patterns, creativity, and benefit their overall brain growth and development. Learn to balance appropriate technology use and help your child reach his/her full potential.
Everyone who completes the monthly challenge will receive a FREE family game and will be entered in a drawing for $150 game package!
There may be some confusion with the Minimum Days Schedule for this week. Coyote Valley School has only one minimum day this week and that falls on Friday, December 19. Middle School and High School have minimum days Thursday, December 18 AND Friday, December 19.
Annual Candy Cane Run Postponed
A representative from South Lake County Firefighters Association called today to inform us that the Annual Candy Cane Run scheduled for tonight has been postponed until next Friday, December 19.
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Three pieces of music that we love, the chance to record them all – and then it dawns on us that all three works are in some way related to the theme of "night"!
Label: GENUIN classics | Format: Audio CD | Release date: 2014
We fell for "The King of the Sun" by Stephen Hartke from the moment we heard it. Studying the piece and finding out more about it was great fun. The titles of the movements are taken from paintings by Joan Miró and the musical material derives from a late medieval canon "Le ray au soleyl". Looking at Miró´s pictures and listening to the canon really helped us to capture the many characters and atmospheres. As Hartke puts it: 'Just as Miró's painting is both whimsical and serious, I have sought to accomplish the same thing in my music". We enjoy the surrealistic variety of colours and styles in this music from plainchant to jazz. The title of our CD comes from the last title of this piece, "Personages and birds rejoicing at the arrival of night". The entire work fits the theme perfectly, because in the words of Stephen Hartke ' (…) most curiously for a piece entitled "The King of the Sun", most of the movements take place indoors or at night".
Astor Piazzolla's devil's pieces date from the end of the ´50s. Piazzolla started playing bandoneon and was introduced to the tango at a very young age. When he was only 28, he decided to drop tango music and the bandoneon all together, determined to focus on classical music, jazz and composing. He got the opportunity to study in France with Nadia Boulanger in 1954, where he played down his musical past. When he finally performed one of his tangos, Boulanger told him: "Astor, your classical pieces are well written, but the true Piazzolla is here, never leave it behind". After this experience he developed a unique musical style combining classical music with the tango; these three devilish pieces are a great example. Even though our imagination would want us to believe this music was played in dark tango clubs, it was actually performed in concert halls (like Philharmonic Hall in New York in 1965).
These three devilish pieces (another subtle reference to our theme) are a valuable addition to our repertoire. We had a great time with Elsbeth Moser looking for the right groove and awakening the devils in ourselves.
Stephen Hartke (1952)
The King of the Sun (1988)
Tableaux for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
Astor Piazzolla (1921 – 1992)
Tango Diablo
Vayamos al Diablo
Romance del Diablo
Arrangement: Konstantinos Raptis
Bajan: Elsbeth Moser
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C-minor, Op. 60
photo by: Daniel Kunzfeld
There are many dramatic stories about the life of Brahms and his emotional state when he composed the piano quartet in C minor. What we know is that he started the quartet when he was only 23 years old. Over a period of twenty years, he transposed it from C-sharp minor to C minor, added a movement (scherzo), composed an entire new finale and kept revising the other movements. He described it as "half old, half new – the whole thing isn´t worth much!" Emotionally it was a hard period in his life. He was trapped between his friendship with Robert Schumann and his hopeless love for Clara Schumann. He made a direct reference to Werther, Goethe's Romantic hero whose love was unrequited and who eventually committed suicide. He wrote to his publisher: "On the cover you can print a picture, a head with a pistol pointed towards it. Now you can get an idea of the music". Our theme "night" refers to this dark period in Brahms' life. Every time we play this piece we are amazed by the depth, the beautiful melodies and the incredible structure. It is hard not to be emotionally affected by this work and we often play this piece last in our program. So far we haven´t found any encore that is appropriate to play afterwards.
This CD is a selection of what the Flex Ensemble is looking for in music. Besides the great works for piano quartet, we want to find those pieces that make us and the audience curious. Collaborating with other musicians is also one of our aims. We hope to continue on this road to discover and present many more treasures.
We would like to thank the International Schumann Chamber Music Award Frankfurt and the Commerzbank for making this CD possible. We couldn´t have done it without Elsbeth Moser, Konstantinos Raptis and our mentors Markus Becker and Oliver Wille.


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Then came a wakeup call and the world realized that thin wasn't all that right. A revolution of sorts occurred a few years ago when the organizers of the Madrid Fashion Week turned away underweight models. The widespread concern about girls and young women trying to ape the anorexic look and developing eating disorders to attain the look of the excessively thin models themselves finally reached a climax. With this line of thinking, there should actually be a collective sigh of relief among models and youngsters. The fashion industry is responsible for projecting an image of beauty and health, rather than the "crack chick" look. Young women need role models who look like real women and not like moving cloth hangers on the ramp.
Hate your Body?
It is tragic that in today's world, the promotion of thin as the ideal has created a situation where the majority of girls and women don't like the look of their healthy bodies. Body dissatisfaction has led girls to practice unhealthy behaviors to try to control weight gain. Semi-starvation and excessive physical activity will result in deficiencies of vital vitamins and minerals.
Infections, skin conditions, poor wound healing, low blood pressure, muscle wastage, heart problems, kidney damage and thinning of the hair on the scalp are just a few of the ill-effects. Excessive hair growth on the body, exhaustion, emotional fragility, depression, lack of energy and lethargy due to the low-energy content of their diet are some of the definite consequences.
The Negative Side of Diets
A low calorie diet usually leads to weight gain, rather than weight loss. Initially there could be a rapid weight loss, but the body then starts to slow down in order to conserve calories. Up to fifty percent of the weight that is lost is not fat, but lean muscle tissue because the body starts burning up its own muscles, as the fat tissue requires fewer calories to maintain than muscle tissue. The body thus ends up retaining more fat and burning more muscle as this is a natural defense mechanism designed to overcome the effects of a food shortage.
A very low calorie diet of less than 1000 calories can lead to serious nutritional deficiencies, involving extreme tiredness, bone weakness, skin and hair problems, as well as hormonal problems. One of the reasons that adults experience weight problems and ill health is because they follow drastic or unhealthy weight loss diets during their younger years. Dieting to reduce weight is not recommended until body growth, including all the internal physical development, has ceased, which usually happens around the age of 18.
Lose Weight the Healthy Way
If you're fixed on losing weight, a wiser option would be to maintain a balanced, low-fat diet that provides sufficient energy through carbohydrates and all the protective vitamins, minerals, trace elements, essential fatty acids and bioflavonoids. A healthy daily diet should consist of a wide variety of foods providing your body with different nutritional contributions. Choose a variety of foods from the main food groups, fruits, vegetables, grains, lean meats and dairy products. The thumb rule being, foods high in complex carbohydrates, fibers, vitamins and minerals but low in fat and free of cholesterol. These should make up the bulk of the calories consumed. A healthy diet doesn't mean depriving yourself of higher-calorific foods like ice cream, toffee, popcorn and cheeseburgers. You can enjoy these but in moderation or as occasional treats.
A sensible slimming program would be to eat six small meals. Eat in moderation once every two hours and do not skip meals. Exercise regularly and adopt weight training. And also, keep in mind that all of us have our limitations. Get realistic. Be healthy and fit instead of waif thin and sick. Our body shape is predetermined. Each one of us is one of a kind. You are your best model.
Staying in shape is a good thing, but suffering and killing yourself slowly just to look fashionably-in for a few years of your lifetime is just not worth the chance.


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Capture - Carlo Massoud
Capture - Carlo Massoud
Over the past 20 years, we have been bearing witness to the evolution of many Middle Eastern cities. Abu Dhabi is one of them - developing economically, expanding socially and growing culturally. In its ongoing construction state, erecting new landmarks amidst old buildings, modernity is paving its path and showing that dreams are becoming reality. Capture illustrates this specific moment in time. It highlights the power of these man-made icons along with the right use of technology which allow us to shape cities, modernize their infrastructure and create architectural masterpieces. Around them, new attractions are born and brighter futures see are forged. Capture is a series of different types of construction machines, made of lacquered brushed brass as well as a lighting fixture made of green onyx and brushed brass lacquered.
Made out of Brass sheet Handmade - Edition of 40
Cement Truck
Made out of Brass - Handmade Edition of 40
Made out of Brass - Handmade Edition of 40 Dim
Cement Truck - 30 x 10 x 15 cm
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I am a:
design nerd
creative juggernaut
organizational ninja
18+ years of experience as a professional photographer has allowed me to build a wide range of technical skill and know-how. I've also had the pleasure of working in hospitality, project management and administrative roles in various sectors. Okay, it wasn't always a pleasure but hot-damn did I learn a lot! Looking at everything I have done and continue to do there is one common thread.
What drives me is people.
-telling their stories
-celebrating their successes
-supporting them in their goals
All those years in hospitality and management roles taught me the importance of client experience.
Whether we're shooting for your business or designing a custom art piece for your home– I want every interaction and step of the process to be warm, enjoyable and inspiring for every single person I work with.
Commercial Work
What keeps me excited and inspired is supporting people who are following their passions and doing great things.
I offer a wide range of photography services for artisans, food + beverage, retail and lifestyle brands.
Find out more on my Brand Photography page and Contact me so we can discuss how I can support your branding and marketing goals.
Fine Art Work
My fine art work studies colour, texture, movement and the beauty in our environment. My recent work experiments with alternative printing and mounting techniques so that each finished piece is unique.
I work with home-owners and interior designers to design and create custom photo-based art pieces for their home, chalet, cabin or office. Find out more on my Custom Fine Art page.
Based in Collingwood, Ontario - I work throughout Georgian Bay and beyond. Anywhere there is a great story to tell or adventure to be had - I am there!


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Part documentary, part narrative, and part animation, As Real as Your Life chronicles one video game addict's experiences and explores the personal and social repercussions of spending more time playing in the virtual world than in the real one. The film brings to light the enormous potential for video games to transform individuals, and aims to start conversations about the role video games play in our lives.
The film was created by Michael Highland in the midst of his video game addiction as a college freshman. A review in the school paper caught the eye of Scot Rubin, a co-founder of G4 Television Network. Scot and Michael collaborated to produce a the longer more detailed version of the film you see here.
Shortly after the film was finished in 2006, game industry veteran David Perry asked to screen the film as part of a talk he was to give at the prestigious TED Conference. Michael re-cut a shortened version of the film, and it premiered at TED later that year. Since then Michael has screened the film numerous times in festivals, game industry events, and at schools and libraries.
Today, Michael continues to explore the cultural and philosophical implications of virtual experience, as well as technology in general. He also has taken up designing games of his own through his research and development company PORT 127.
For questions about the the film or inquires for screenings, please contact: firstname.lastname@example.com


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A new Genesis creation is in the works:
The Spy Guy wasn't fooled one bit by the seductively shaped Genesis New York concept model on display at that city's international auto show last spring. It was rumored to be the basis for an entry-luxury model (part of Hyundai's new premium Genesis-brand lineup). However word has it that the finished car, called the G70, will be more conservatively styled. The compact sedan will come in rear- and all-wheel-drive variants and will employ a turbocharged four-cylinder as the base engine. A twin-turbocharged V-6 with an expected 365 horsepower will be the feature performer in a Genesis G70 Sport model. The Sleuth's sources are also telling him that the G70 could eventually get a gasoline-electric hybrid option. Pricing in the low- to mid-$30,000 range is expected when the 2018 G70 arrives in about a year's time.
Diesel engine possible for the new Equinox:
The Sleuth wasn't expecting to catch Chevrolet's next-generation compact tall wagon in the flesh so soon. And he was really caught off guard when discovering that the 2018 Equinox will have as an option a 1.6-liter four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine that's rated at 136 horsepower and 236 pound-feet. That engine, as well as the turbocharged 1.5- and 2.0-liter I-4 gasoline engines, will be connected to six- or nine-speed automatic transmissions, depending on the powerplant. Al-wheel-drive will also be optional. Other than plenty of available torque, the turbo-diesel will be a fuel miser, with an expected highway rating of 40 mpg.
BMW 8 series to replace the 6:
The Spymaster fondly recalls the V-12-powered BMW 8 series flagship coupe (code named E31) that was a definite show-stopper when it was around from 1989-'99. That model, which was available with a V-12 engine coupled to a six-speed manual gearbox, was just about the coolest thing on four wheels. The Sleuth's sources are telling him that BMW will revive the 8-Series name -- available with a 600-horsepower V-12 as well as a 670-horsepower hybrid powertrain -- and will launch it before the end of the decade. The car's design is expected to be similar to the Gran Lusso Coupe concept. Apparently the 8-Series' arrival will mean the end of the road for the BMW 6-Series coupe.
The diesel-engine heavy-duty-pickup wars won't be ending soon:
Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) are locked in mortal combat over which heavy-duty truck is the strongest. The latest salvo was fired by GM, which showcased the latest 6.6-liter Duramax turbo-diesel V-8 at the Texas State Fair in Dallas. In specs supplied to the Spy Guy, this beefy new power source produces 445 horsepower and 910 pound-feet of torque. That's a few more horses but less torque than the turbo-diesel in Ford's Super Duty pickup, and FCA's Ram heavy-duty pickups make 385 horsepower and 865 pound-feet of torque. The first diesel engine to break the 1,000 pound-feet torque plateau can't be that far off, thinks The Sleuth.
Jeep is heading down the aluminum highway:
The Sleuth's latest intel suggests that the next-generation 2018 Jeep Wrangler will stick with body-on-frame construction, but that the outer panels will be made of aluminum. Just how much aluminum remains to be confirmed, but the doors and hood will likely be made of the lightweight material. Still, rumors persist that the entire shell will also be aluminum to improve fuel economy. As for powertrains, a V-6 is probable, but the smaller 3.2-liter version that's optional in the Jeep Cherokee is possible, again to cut fuel consumption. That engine's 271 horsepower and 239 pound-feet of torque is 14 horses and 21 pound-feet of torque less than the current 3.6-liter V-6's output, but in a more svelte Wrangler the lower power rating might not be felt. Other scuttlebutt has the Wrangler running with a turbocharged four-cylinder and/or a turbo-diesel powerplant.
Market indicators
Trending up:
NextEV's electric supercar:
The China-based startup that currently competes in the Formula E electric race car series is planning to build an electric supercar with a motor producing "in excess of 1,000 horsepower". The company's plan is to build the vehicle in its home country, but sell it in other markets, including Europe and North America.


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It is often said "taking time out each day to relax and renew is essential to living well" and even scientists have found it relaxing our mind and body is key to improve productivity. One of the best way to relax is going to spa but due to commercialization and increasing professionalism this process is becoming more and more melancholy and common nowadays. However, there is a certain way that you can have an amazing experience and create a luxury spa that blows away the rest, so without further delay let us see what they are
Most of the luxury spas have whirlpool tub or Jacuzzi. However, to spice things up and improving the ambience and experience waterworks style tub can be set up. It has to be set up near the window so as the sunshine can stream in but be careful to have them privacy enabled. This is an interesting concept and is going to take things to next level.
One of the best things to make the spa room very attractive and waterproofing it with the tiles. Another advantageous feature of using tiles is they are very easy to clean and easy to install, one of the things that need to be kept in mind is to use calming tones such as deep blue as it helps feel happy, tranquil and secure
The opulence of the spa is instantly identified with a white colour. Floating and free-standing vanities have taken the world by storm since 2014 and there is something about the minimal design that is simple yet elegant. The basic purpose of luxury spas is defeated if design is overdone or excessively conspicuous so going for the minimal design seems to provide the necessary serenity that must be associated with the spa
Most of the luxury spas have the necessary elements for relaxation and tranquillity but seem to be ambiguous because they lack the point of focus. A point of focus should not attract too much attention but should be present there so as to compensate for the empty feeling associated with the spas. One of the ideas for the focal points is the fireplace, a fireplace by the bath instantly gives the entire space a more elegant and sophisticated appeal.
Even the spas available with the best facilities seem dull if proper lighting is not provided so choosing proper lighting seems to be icing on the cake which involves warm colors to create a cozy atmosphere and a crystal chandelier to add elegance to the spa. While saunas, hot tubs, and steam rooms continue to be the heart of spas.
Nowadays reclining lounge chairs and custom steam therapies seem to add the x-factor to the luxury spas not to forget a lot of the elements of spas can be customized for example saunas are available from cutting edge, contemporary design to traditional Finnish inspired designs. However one should feel free to experiment because nobody can exactly tell you how to relax. However exotic views and massage to invigorate your muscles and mind seem to be the essence of spas.


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Custom platform, flat (package of 12)
- Detects occlusal interference of restorations while they are still on the articulator
- Easy to use: when the pin locks into the slot, the restoration is the correct height
All incisal pins and tables are interchangeable between articluators. Insical pins can be raised and lowered on an arc, simulating the natural arc of closure. The combinations shown must be used together on the articulator.
P2T2 – Pin: Long Centric / Adjustable Foot
Table: Platform, step
P2T3 – Pin: Long Centric / Adjustable Foot
Table: Adjustable
P4T4 – Pin: Short Round with support or Short Round Black with support
Table: Custom Platform, flat
P6T6 – Pin: Tapered
Table: Adjustable
Dawson Fossa Guide Pin – Pin: Dawson Fossa Guide
Table: Custom Platform, flat (T4)
Used to simplify carving of occlusal fossae of lower posterior teeth. Ensures fossae wall angles are shallower than the incisal guidance.
Anterior Determiner – Pin: Anterior Determiner
Table: Custom Platform, flat (T4)
Shaped like an anterior tooth to allow for more precise fabrication of custom incisal guide tables.
Whip Mix - Custom platform, flat (package of 12)
- Products Model: 110240-12
- Manufacturer: Whip Mix
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Hydrogen peroxide is kind of a super-chemical. It's dangerous enough to kill all the cells in an area but safe enough to put on your skin or inside a few cavities. Using hydrogen peroxide only takes a minute or so of preparation, as adding water to it is usually the only step needed. It's also something that can be taken anywhere and easily adapted to fit your specific situation. If you have some hydrogen peroxide laying around, be sure to try some of these 18 great uses for hydrogen peroxide.
18. Use Hydrogen Peroxide to Keep Your Bathroom Clean
Hydrogen peroxide works great to keep the surfaces in your bathroom clean, even after months of neglect. Soap scum building up in the bathtub is notoriously difficult to remove, but by simply spraying the tub with hydrogen peroxide and letting it sit for 30 minutes, the scum can be very easily removed without all of the tedious scrubbing. Hydrogen peroxide can also be used to effortlessly clean your toilet bowl by letting the bowl soak in the chemical before eventually flushing and wiping the bowl completely clean.
17. Can Give You Great Skin
Much like an astringent, hydrogen peroxide can give you great skin. Using hydrogen peroxide as a face wash can thoroughly clean your pores, which will end up ridding you of all current acne and help prevent you from getting any more. For a face wash, the type of hydrogen peroxide you use should be no more than 3%. It may help to wash your face normally first, dry your skin, and then rinse again with hydrogen peroxide, as dry skin will absorb the chemical better.


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Receive and Pay Bills Online
Rather than opening bills, writing checks, stuffing envelopes, recording transactions longhand and making sure there are enough stamps to finish the job, consumers can use their computers to schedule bill payments in less than 10 minutes
Experience the Convenience
Join the millions of people who make their lives easier every month by receiving, viewing and paying their bills online. It's fast, easy and puts you in complete control – you decide who to pay, when to pay them and how often to pay them.
Make Popmoney (person-to-person) Payments
Pay any person, anywhere, no matter where they bank. All you need to know is their mobile phone number or email address and they can receive their payment in as little as one business day.
Where to Sign Up
Pay all your bills from one site – adamscountybank.net. New online banking customers, just click on enroll. A password letter will be mailed to you to get signed up. Customers already using our Internet Banking have a Bill Pay icon ready to use. If you have any questions, please feel free to stop in or call us at (402) 752-3235 or (402) 751-2120.


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I've got approximately 96 posts in WordPress and each of them has a footer with details about me, the author.
Makes sense right? If someone prints it out, I want them to know where it came from and hopefully give me some credit for it, but there's a problem.
Firstly, they aren't all consistent. Some mention my Twitter handle. Some mention the wrong one. A few are formatted differently and all of them don't use my brand new https website address. Hmm.
What's more, I am forever having to go to an old post, scroll to the bottom, copy the footer and then paste it into the end of my current post. All very time consuming and there just haaaaaasssssss to be a better way…
Cue this plugin to do the heavy lifting for you: Simple Content Adder by Blaz K.
Basically, if you want to add something to the bottom of every post (once you install it) follow these steps (taken from their help):
- Click Add New under the Added Content in the left sidebar.
- Enter the title (only you will see the title).
- Select the position for custom content – available options are above content, below content and footer.
- Under Include In select where do you want your content to show – available options are posts, pages and everywhere. Please note that everywhere option is only compatible with the footer position.
- Added Content Class allows you to give the custom content div a class for later CSS styling.
- Add your cool content and hit the publish button.
So far so good. And below this text is the magical footer which I didn't add with my soft fingers!
Written by Stephen Moon
email: stephen at logicalmoon.com
www: https://www.logicalmoon.com


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The Belmont Abbey men's golf team wrapped up the 2015 fall season with a 20th place finish at the McDonough Cup, a 54 hole event hosted by Rollins College at the Rio Pinar Country Club in Orlando, Florida.
The field featured 22 of the top Division II schools in the country with 11 ranked in the top-25.
Belmont Abbey posted rounds of 294, 294 and 312 as the Crusaders had to finish its second round this morning after yesterday's afternoon round was halted due to darkness.
Sophomore Michael Mead led the Crusaders with scores of 71, 73 and 77 to finish tied for 64th. Cameron Buist, in just his second tournament of the fall and his first as a non individual player, carded rounds of 73, 74 and 79 as he ended up in a tie for 90th.
Nick Stafford ended up in a tie for 97th with scores of 76, 71 and 80, while freshman John Molyneaux carded scores of 74, 79, 77 to finish tied for 108th. Senior Tyler Satorius rounded out the lineup with scores of 76, 76 and 79 to end up tied for 110th.
The Crusaders are now off until February when the championship segment begins the first week of the month.


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Mark Brokaw directs at the Signature's Peter Norton Space, Nov. 16-Jan. 9. Opening is Dec. 5.
Johnston, known for TV's "Third Rock From the Sun," was recently in Off-Broadway's Aunt Dan and Lemon and Much Ado About Nothing in Central Park. Webb appeared in the Off-Broadway cult hit, Tabletop. Grant appeared in the original Broadway run of Angels in America and penned Off-Broadway's Snakebit.
Set design is by Neil Patel, costume design by Michael Krass, lighting design by Mark McCullough, sound design by David Van Tieghem and projection design by Jan Hartley.
According to the announcement, "When elementary school teacher Anna acquires a mysterious illness, her brother Carl whisks her away to Europe in search of a secret cure. While Carl conducts cloak and dagger routines to procure black market medication, Anna indulges in all sensual pleasures as if each day is her last."
The Baltimore Waltz is Vogel's 1992 Obie award-winning play, "a funny and touching tribute to her brother, who died of AIDS in 1988." Signature is currently presenting Paula Vogel's The Oldest Profession, which runs through Oct. 10.


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Here's the update for April for Checkbook Number One:
Income: 1372.55
Groceries 500.00
The Rest 372.55
Total 1372.55
Groceries 565.62
The Rest 326.86
Total 1167.09
Looks good, doesn't it? We appeared to spend 205.46 less than we made. However, we seemed to run about 100.00 short this month. How can this be?
I've determined it's because of The Dead Zone.
DH gets paid once monthly, but usually his paycheck comes in and is deposited 3 to 5 days prior to the end of the month. That paycheck is then used for next month's expenses. Those 3 to 5 days were The Dead Zone - before the end of the month, so anything spent during The Dead Zone didn't count for the current month because it was next month's paycheck, and didn't count for next month because it wasn't next month.
Clear as mud, eh? Basically some of April's money was spent during the last few days of March. It didn't "count" for March - partly because I wasn't really counting then, and partly because it was a new check. And it couldn't *really* count in April because it wasn't there.
The Dead Zone should disappear this month - all expenses now count for the month in which they are incurred. The tricks we can play on ourselves are mind boggling.
April Update and The Dead Zone
Here's the update for April for Checkbook Number One:
3 Responses to "April Update and The Dead Zone"
May 3rd, 2008 at 05:41 amis that the total monthly income your family makes? Because if so, that doesn't sound like a lot.
But you seemn to be doing ok with what you have. I do have to wonder though if you can't get your grocery budget down if there are just 3 of you at home. Not putting you down, just trying to help you cut your expenses so you have money for your 'dead zone.'
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:58 amNo, this isn't the total income. The total is divided between two checkbooks, and most of the bills (mortgage, utilities, etc) are paid from the other account. This account is the one that pays groceries, gas, clothing, etc - more discretionary type expenses. (The details are in an earlier post.) It always runs at a deficit and right now I'm trying to get income and expenses to be even in it.
Believe it or not, this is the lowest our food spending has been in a long time! That's definitely a budget category that's easy to overspend!
May 13th, 2008 at 04:48 amlol! the dead zone...


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Blue Monday
by Annie Lee
Open Edition Print
Size 18″ x 24″ Approx
Annie Lee was a Chief Clerk in the Engineering Department of a railroad. Today, Annie Lee is an internationally acclaimed artist and gallery owner known to art collectors the world over as "Annie Lee."As an adult, one Monday morning at five o'clock as Annie Lee tried to get it together, she came up with "Blue Monday." She wondered if anybody else felt as bad as she did having to go out on that cold winter morning to catch the bus to work. Annie Lee is a humorist and a realist and her style has been referred to as "Black Americana."Annie Lee will tell you her secret to success is her faith in God and a willingness to help others. God did this through me. You have to have faith. I never thought I would leave the railroad, but it was the best thing I ever did. It was hard to leave the security, but you have to take a leap of faith."
Her works have been featured in "ER", Bill Cosby's spin-off show "A Different World" and Eddie Murphy's movies "Coming to America" and "Boomerang".
All characters in Annie's paintings have one common trait; faces which has no features. Why does Annie paint in this manner? Here are Annie's reasons:
- Annie Lee prefers to bring her paintings to life through the movement and body language of the characters. Annie does not want faces to interfere with the story she is painting through the body language of her characters.
- By painting without faces, Annie allows her customers to project themselves or people that they know into the painting. Although Blue Monday is Annie's only self portrait, Annie didn't paint her face on the painting because she knows everybody can relate to having a Blue Monday, and wants her customers to be able to picture themselves in the painting.
- When Annie started painting commercially she wanted to be unique and different from other artists. Painting without faces has certainly become one of Annie's distinct trademark.
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In "The Future of the Swiss Independent Asset Management Sector," Stephen Wall explores the coming regulatory changes, discusses how these changes will raise deeper questions about the current size and organizational structure of the market, and concludes with some of the potential developments that will be increasingly evident as the sector evolves to its new setting.
Stephen Wall is a senior analyst with Aite Group, specializing in the global private banking and wealth management sector and its various sub-segments, including global and regional banks, independent wealth managers, and family offices. His main areas of focus are the sector's business and competitive landscape across onshore and offshore jurisdictions and its evolving demands and influences, among them new markets, competition, client demands, regulation, and technology.


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Ripples and Waves
I went to the YMCA again today, and walked for 20 minutes in the indoor swimming pool.
No, I don't walk on water or anything, but as the pool is 4 feet deep at the shallow end, and 5 feet deep at the deep end, I can walk around in it just fine.
I was there earlier today, just walking some laps in the pool, which is 82.2 feet long. And part of the time, I would just run in place or do other exercises of my joints to combat the arthritis.
By the way, it works. It really does!
Sometimes in the pool, I just float on my back. I'm blessed that way, as I can float for hours with my face out of the water.
This afternoon, there was one other man in the pool, swimming leisurely laps on the other side of the pool. And I noticed something about that, which rang another bell.
In that confined space, the ripples he produced swimming back and forth would bounce off the pool walls, and collide with other ripples headed their way. The result was that, every now and then, a wave would slap the wall, sounding like a big wave slapping at a seawall.
That also made floating on my back, just relaxing in the water, a whole lot more, shall we say, interesting.
As I was floating there, a huge thought swept over me .. the thought that a similar thing happens in our lives when take part in our local church. The things we do there cause ripples in the lives of others, which produce Spiritual ripples in their lives, and those surrounding them as well. And, like in the Pelham YMCA pool, they rebound off the walls and produce yet more waves.
I Corinthians 12 is pretty clear that God ... in fact, the entirety of the Holy Trinity is named ... is active in gifting each of His children with a manifestation of grace for the common good! That tells me that we're not gifted so we can have a Spiritual gift, but rather so that we can use such gift(s) for the building up of the body, for the work of service!
Get that picture in your mind!
You do something in the church body that has a positive effect on someone else. They do things, as a result, that affect others, and the beat goes on and on. Eventually, the waves come back around to benefit you, yourself!
Now we hasten to point out that it's God Himself that brings any Spiritual profit to the equation. Check 1 Corinthians 3:6 for details about that. But isn't a thrill to be along for the ride? And to maybe do something that Jesus uses to build the church?
He said He'd do that. So, Study. Learn.
And do.


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Thanksgiving conjures up Rockwell images for some, but dollar signs for restaurateurs
"It's one of the biggest holidays," said Bernard Guillas, chef at the Marine Room, La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club and The Shores Restaurant in La Jolla. "
The National Restaurant Association estimates 15 million Americans will visit a restaurant for a Thanksgiving meal this year, and an additional 18 million will use takeout services for either their full meal or a supplement to it. An additional 46 million Americans are expected to dine out while shopping on Thanksgiving Day or
Reasons for dining out on Thanksgiving
31%: Because people don't want to deal with the hassle of cooking and cleaning
22%: Because they're traveling and don't have the ability to cook
15%: Simply prefer to dine out on holiday occasions
12%: Because they don't have the space to host Thanksgiving
Source: National Restaurant Association 2011 survey
And while restaurants that are connected to hotels used to have a corner on the Thanksgiving dinner market, that is no longer the case.
Of consumers who choose to dine in a restaurant on Thanksgiving Day, less than one-quarter say they do so because they are traveling and unable to cook, said Annika Stenson, senior manager of research communications for the National Restaurant Association. By comparison, 46 percent say it's either because they don't want to deal with the hassle of cooking and cleaning up or because they simply prefer eating out.
"When it comes to meals at their own or someone else's house, 63 percent of consumers say they order restaurant takeout for all or part of their Thanksgiving meals because it's convenient and gives them more time to spend with family and friends," Stenson said.
Thanksgiving Creep, or the trend among retailers to open earlier and earlier on Thursday before Black Friday, will likely boost traffic and sales for restaurants that are open on Thanksgiving, she added, especially those near shopping centers. Seven out of 10 Black Friday shoppers already visit a restaurant while bargain hunting, and the earlier openings mean many will be out a day sooner this year.
More than 75 San Diego-area restaurants listed on OpenTable.com as of this week plan to dish out their own versions of the holiday meal, including at least 30 that are not inside hotels. Most offer a prix fixe menu that includes wine for adults, and a less expensive prix fixe menu for children. Some, like Bali Hai in Shelter Island, serve a buffet.
Larry Baumann, co-owner of Bali Hai and its sister establishment, Tom Ham's Lighthouse, said running the restaurants is his family's Thanksgiving tradition, and a bright spot in a month that is typically a tough one for restaurants on the waterfront.
The tradition stretches back more than 30 years, he said, and the holiday meal back then "certainly wasn't as big as it is now" for his business. He expects the two restaurants to serve more than 2,000 meals between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Nov. 28 this year.
For some diners, coming to Bali Hai is as much a part of their holiday as carving the turkey is for other people, Baumann said. Some families have come every year. The beauty of serving the holiday meal for others, he said, is it relieves them of the cooking and cleaning responsibilities, and a restaurant can more easily accommodate large groups of family and friends.
"We see a lot of small groups, too, of twos and threes, because to cook a whole turkey doesn't make any sense if there are only two people," Baumann said.
Demand appears to overshadow supply for dining out on Turkey Day, he added.
"Simply said, it's good for business," he said. "There's plenty of demand. But at the same time, people are looking for value."
Even on Thanksgiving, he said, he is competing against supermarkets and any other business that prepares food.
The key to serving dinner on Thanksgiving, The Marine Room's Guillas said, is making it a memorable experience for customers. This means having the right mix of dishes that both make sense and provide guests with a pleasant surprise. That's why he makes sure to include cranberry relish on his Thanksgiving menu, but gives a fresh spin on it with kumquats and ginger.
Customer service, Guillas added, is tops—which can be a challenge when asking employees to work on a national holiday.
Guillas makes sure to feed his employees and set a celebratory and positive tone for the day. Baumann said he does the same.
"When you're in this business, you know that we work when everybody else plays," he said. "That's the nature of it. You get a little pushback from some employees, but the thing that makes it easy is, it's busy and they're going to make money."
The main thing restaurateurs need to remember if they decide to fire up their ovens on Thanksgiving Day, Guillas said, is to do it right, because they are setting the tone for the winter holidays. That means strategizing, ordering ahead and ensuring the staff are prepared for a busy shift. Between his three restaurants, he expects to do about 2,400 covers on the holiday.
"Thanksgiving really is the springboard of the holiday season in the United States," he said. "That's where it starts."
San Diego restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner
- Bernard'O Restaurant
- Bertrand at Mister A's
- Black Angus Steakhouse—El Cajon, Chula Vista, Grantville, Temecula
- Bice Ristorante
- 1887 on the Bay
- Buca di Beppo, Carlsbad
- Buca di Beppo, Mira Mesa
- Buca di Beppo, downtown
- Butcher Shop Steakhouse, Kearny Mesa
- Chart House, Cardiff
- Chianti, downtown
- French Market Grille, Bernardo Heights
- George's California Modern, La Jolla
- George's Ocean Terrace, La Jolla
- Hexagone, Banker's Hill
- Il Fornaio, Coronado
- Il Fornaio, Del Mar
- La Bastide Bistro, Scripps Ranch
- La Fiesta, downtown
- The Marine Room, La Jolla
- Morton's The Steakhouse, downtown
- Pacifica Del Mar
- Palm Restaurant, downtown
- Peohe's, Coronado
- Ruth's Chris, Del Mar
- Sbicca, Del Mar
- Seasons 52, Westfield UTC
- Tapenade, La Jolla
- Terra American Bistro, La Mesa
- Urban Bar & Grill, downtown
- Vigilucci's Cucina italiana, Carlsbad
- Vigiliucci's Seafood and Steakhouse, Carlsbad
- Vigilucci's Ristorante, Coronado
*This list excludes restaurants located in hotels


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A sustainable future for everyone
As an international company that is active in the field of renewable energy, we see sustainability and taking responsibility as core aspects of our identity. We help our customers and partners to rethink energy and achieve their own sustainability goals, thus making an important contribution to the global energy transition.
Sustainability is at the very essence of our culture – a fact that is reflected in the projects and initiatives we support.
Charity project for the All Tribes School in California
The All Tribes American Indian Charter School in San Diego, California, is dedicated to the socio-economic and cultural needs of the Native American community. We designed, developed and erected a 25 kW photovoltaic system for the school, and also supplied teaching materials focusing on renewable energy for students and teachers.
Smart Biogas Network – Off-grid with biogas in Tanzania
Biogas is a valuable source of energy, and one that is important to Tanzania's off-grid energy system. It is needed for both domestic and small-scale agricultural use. As a partner in the Smart Biogas Network project, BayWa r.e. helps run Tanzania's biogas plants, thus providing a reliable energy source to help local communities. We are proud to say this has made a real difference to the daily lives of the people who live there. Find out more.
Award for sustainable wind energy in Thuringia
In May 2017, BayWa r.e. became the Seal of Approval Partner for ThEGA (the Thuringian Energy and Greentech Agency) which works to promote renewable energy and green technology in the German region of Thuringia. The seal is evidence of a voluntary commitment to the guidelines for the ethical development of wind energy in Thuringia, and aims to encourage those interested in the project to adopt a pre-emptive approach to their work, promote the transparent handling of information and include local energy suppliers and credit institutes in their processes. Find out more.
The BayWa Foundation
Responsibility towards the disadvantaged
The BayWa Foundation was established in 1998 with the aim of initiating and supporting sustainable national and international educational projects in the fields of nutrition and renewable energy. What makes the Foundation unique is that 100 percent of all its donations flow directly into projects, as BayWa AG covers all of the administration costs. Furthermore, BayWa AG matches every donation given to the Foundation, which makes each contribution worth twice as much.
Education plays a prominent role in all the projects we are involved in. This is because we believe that education is essential to sustainable development. By taking a long-term approach to the way we work with people, we give them the chance to help themselves, ensuring that less advantaged groups will be able to develop for the future. Find out more!


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Affordable Health Care Act
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What To Know Before Filing: Your Complete 2016 Tax Day ChecklistFrom gathering all possible income to understanding home and job-related deductions and the Affordable Health Care Act, here is a look at what a person needs to do when filing their taxes in 2016.
Texas Health Care Enrollment Exceeds ForecastMore than 733,000 Texans have registered for health insurance through the federal marketplace, far exceeding earlier projections for the state.
President Obama Turns To Comedy To Promote Health Care PlanPresident Barack Obama is hamming it up online to promote his health care plan, appearing in the comedy sketch 'Between Two Ferns' with Zach Galifianakis.
Feds Give $5.6M To 10 New Texas Health CentersThe federal Department of Health and Human Services has given $5.6 million in grants to 10 new health centers in Texas.
North Texans Learn More About Affordable Care ActIn less than a week, the first major part of the Affordable Care Act will take effect. There are lots of question, but only some answers. That's why dozens of people turned out in Dallas Wednesday.
Sen. Cruz Ends Talkathon, Senate Heads Toward VoteTea party conservative Sen. Ted Cruz ended his all-night talkathon to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care law after 21 hours and 19 minutes.


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Comprehensive Dentistry for West Seneca Seniors
Many dental practices promise dentistry services that meet the needs of patients at any age. It's important to keep in mind that during any stage of dental development, patients experience a unique range of oral health, behavioral, and whole body health factors that affect the success of any dental treatment. This is especially true for our senior patients. Not only does our team have advanced training in those services that are geared toward seniors, we also have a better understanding of how age affects oral and overall health. We use our years of training and experience to guide senior patients to selecting the ideal treatments that preserve the maximum amount of dental tissue, take into consideration their specific health care needs, and safely and effectively deliver the results patients desire.
Dental Health Considerations for Seniors
As we age, a number of oral health concerns may arise. As is true at any stage in dental development, it's important to know the warning signs and risk factors of these age-specific oral health issues including:
- Dental discoloration – as the enamel wears from teeth, the darker underlying dentin layer is revealed giving teeth the appearance of being darker.
- Dry mouth – aging increases the risk for dry mouth especially for those patients who are taking a number of over the counter and prescription medications. Dry mouth increases the risk for tooth decay and gum disease as there is not an adequate amount of saliva to neutralize acidic plaque.
- Tooth loss – increased risk for gum disease and tooth decay means senior patients are also more likely to lose teeth.
- Thrush and stomatitis – these are infections caused by fungal buildup. They are especially common among denture wearers.
Whatever your age or oral health, the team at Applegate Dental can help you develop a treatment plan that meets your unique oral health goals and needs. Contact us to schedule an appointment today.


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Monthly member meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month and begin at 7pm. Emails are sent to all members prior to a monthly meeting announcing the meeting's location- we would love to see you there! Fill out a membership form by clicking the link below and mailing it in.
Spot The Station
On the 12th anniversary of crews continuously living and working aboard the International Space Station, NASA announced a new service to help people see the orbiting laboratory when it passes overhead. "Spot the Station" will send an email or text message to those who sign up for the service a few hours before they will be able to see the space station.
The service is designed to only notify users of passes that are high enough in the sky to be easily visible over trees, buildings and other objects on the horizon. NASA's Johnson Space Center calculates the sighting information several times a week for more than 4,600 locations worldwide. In order to sign up, visit the link below.


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The stand-outs # 630 June
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I haven't used my Naked 2 palette in ages. Definitely need to dig it out again soon though as it does have some beautiful shades in it.ReplyDelete
Doesn't it just? I adore it, perfect for my tastes! xoDelete
Naked 2 has to be my favourite palette! Great post!ReplyDelete
Glad to see another Naked 2 fan :) Thanks so much Sam! xoDelete
Great post :) I would love to see an Illamasqua nail polish collection post! I haven't heard many people rave about the Naked 2 palette now you mention it - people seem to love the first Naked palette and talk a lot about the third but I've never seen much about the 2nd, so its interesting that that is your favourite - I deffos trust your make-up taste haha!ReplyDelete
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I'll get working on an Illamasqua polish post for sure! :) I need to do full reviews all of my Naked palettes, but Naked 2 is by far my favourite! xoDelete
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I recently picked up the Naked 2 Palette and I love it, all the colours in there and perfect for my skin tone.ReplyDelete
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Really want to get my hands on the UD naked palette 2, I've been loving Medik8 b5 serum, and Clarins eye cream this past month. KBxxReplyDelete
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Hi everyone, I'm Basia from United Teaching. I have been homeschooling my children for the past 10 years. For me, one of the most challenging subjects to teach is writing; especially when children are first starting out.
We all know young children are full of ideas and thoughts. The challenging part is teaching them to express these thoughts and ideas through writing.
Writing for young children is a complex activity that requires a combination of skills that include the formation of an idea, fine motor skills for holding writing instruments, letter formation, spelling, and grammar.
There are many methods for introducing the art of writing to children such as sentence starters, drawing pictures to tell a story, and labeling pictures. Today, I am going to describe a method I use with my children that combines picture drawing and list writing.
One of the first steps in writing lists is to decide on a topic. Children need to be able to stay on topic to write a list. If the topic is fruit, children will need to list different fruits. To help them understand this aspect, I begin by having my children do category sorting activities.
Once they have completed a couple of the category sorting activities, they create their own topic and draw pictures related to that category.
The next step is all about modeling how a list is constructed. We do this by drawing the pictures for a category in a list format. This is the part where the format of a list is introduced to children.
Finally, children are shown how to write words beside each picture to construct the list. Some children might be ready to write lists without having to draw pictures for each item.
This approach can be suited to children with varying writing abilities. The activity begins with children drawing and progresses to having them write lists about self selected topics. Initially, the focus is on the content and not on the form.
To try out this activity, stop by my TpT store to download the graphic organizers for the writing lesson for free!


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Rush to Release Remixed 'Vapor Trails' + Box Set of Atlantic Albums
Rush will release a remixed version of their 2002 album 'Vapor Trails' as well as a box set collecting all of their studio LPs for Atlantic Records in October. The new 'Trails' will also be included on the seven-disc box, which is titled 'The Studio Albums: 1989-2007.'
The remixed 'Vapor Trails' stems from a pair of tracks that received a face lift in 2009 for the "Retrospective III" set. Fans have long complained about the kinda-shoddy mix of the album. Geddy Lee acknowledges the original record's shortcomings in a press release announcing the new sets. "'Vapor Trails' was an album made under difficult and emotional circumstances — sort of like Rush learning how to be Rush again," he said. "As a result, mistakes were made that we have longed to correct. David Bottrill's remixes have finally brought some justice and clarity to this deserving body of our work.
"Every song has been given a new life, from the fire of 'One Little Victory,' 'Secret Touch' and 'Ceiling Unlimited' to the melodic musicality of 'Sweet Miracle' and 'How It Is,'" Lee continued. "These songs have been redeemed."
Additionally, the group will release 'The Studio Albums: 1989-2007′ on the same day, Oct. 1, which features every album Rush released for Atlantic Records over the 18-year span. The set includes 'Presto' (from 1989), 'Roll the Bones' (1991), 'Counterparts' (1993), 'Test for Echo' (1996), the remixed 'Vapor Trails,' 'Feedback' (2004) and 'Snakes & Arrows' (2007).


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Kaikoura's Inland Rd is expected to open to Mt Lyford today as the cordon moves north.
North Canterbury locals have been frustrated by the earthquake cordon, which limits access to properties on the battered road to Kaikoura. The cordon is expected to move from Sherwood Rd just north of Waiau to Mt Lyford by 2pm today.
The quake-damaged Inland Rd linking Waiau in North Canterbury to Kaikoura suffered extensive damage in Monday's magnitude 7.8 tremor.
Huge landslides washed across the road at several places while the violent shaking ripped apart the road surface and damaged bridges.
Several farms, as well as about 30 people at Mt Lyford, have been cut off after the New Zealand Transport Authority and Civil Defence closed Kaikoura Emergency Access Rd (State Highway 70) to all traffic, including residents.
Today, amid mounting pressure, Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group arranged for access for residents and essential vehicles including New Zealand Defence Force supply convoys and roading contractors.
It meant that residents could drive in an escorted convoy from the Waiau side inside the cordon at 10am and again at 2pm.
They then must either stay overnight or leave the area by 6pm.
Locals have been frustrated by the limited access.
Many have been circumventing the cordon by using 4WD vehicles and their local knowledge of back roads and farm tracks.
Inland Rd resident Cathy Johns was one of about a dozen drivers waiting to get through at 2pm today.
"It's a pain in the a***," she said.
"It's really frustrating. We've been up and down the road since the quake happened, we know the risk. We don't need this cordon and convoy."
Ivan Chernishoff, 71, today tried to travel from his Amberley home to check on his 500ha beef farm on the Inland Rd, which his son said had suffered extensive damage.
But he was stopped at the cordon and made to wait more than an hour before he was let through.
"I feel sorry for everybody but this seems a little too much," he said.
Civil Defence's Steve Fabish today said the cordon was a public safety measure.
Some of the slips on the road were "quite unstable", he said, and more work needed to be done to stabilise them.
Fabish said he understood the locals' frustration but they were working "as quickly as we can" to open it up further and give better access.
"We're not in business as usual. This is quite an event for the whole of New Zealand, and I think the response so far ... we're getting there," he said.
"There are some frustrations, which we actually accept, and that's why we're working as quickly as we can to get some more access to the road."
He urged residents to check the Hurunui District Council website and the Civil Defence Facebook page regularly.
Asked when the cordon might drop further, he said it was being assessed "hour by hour".
Meanwhile, another Defence Force convoy that set off this morning is due about now in Kaikoura. The military convoy is taking emergency supplies, including fuel.
It's made up of 14 specialist vehicles, including fuel tankers, and the rest are carrying other supplies such as food.


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David Louzado
David Louzado has 30 years of experience in the aviation industry and specializes in aircraft advisory, asset management, and technical services.
Prior to joining ICF, Mr. Louzado held technical management positions with a number of airlines and lessors, including Thomson Airways (formerly Britannia Airways), easyJet, BAE Systems Asset Management, and Nordic Aviation Capital.
Mr. Louzado has an aircraft maintenance engineers license issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).


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Treatment Update 11
General Notes March – July 2013
(Gravelly Voice): "Previously on Toby Hadoke's Psoriasis Blog": Skin. Ow. Red patches. Flakes. Poor mental health. Bad puns. Many attempts to make severe dermatological conditions vaguely amusing. One or two attempts to make serious dermatological conditions vaguely amusing that have actually worked. I have been seeing Dr McBride (dermatology consultant) every four weeks and Dr Mizara (dermo-psychologist) ever fortnight or so: both are based at The Royal Free Hospital Hamsptead. I have been injecting adalimumab, a biologic treatment, since just before Christmas.
"And now, the continuation".
Bloods, cholesterol and liver were generally better last month but as with Norman Tebbit's current application to join the human race here in the 21st Century, there's still plenty of work to be done before anything can be signed off. Plus, I've not been as good or disciplined this month. The patterns of exercise, healthy eating and intelligent application of alcohol are pretty much what you'd expect (i.e everything I like doing is bad for me and everything I hate doing is good for me). My scalp is still the most stubborn area, and Dr McBride says that alcohol can really affect the scalp as it has various yeast-based side effects and that helps to maintain a healthy harvest of scurf across one's cranial landscape. Essentially Nizoral Shampoo clears the yeast from the face and scalp and then the coal tar shampoo one uses more regularly keeps the psoriasis at bay: but the more yeasty you are, the harder that makes the coal tar's job. Still, if anyone wants some bread that tastes of the road then gather up the powdery residue all over my head and shoulders; add water; prove; knead and bake ; et voila!
(I can't believe I just typed that but it's staying in).
"We haven't quite cracked you yet have we?" said Dr McBride with as much ruefulness as someone whose glass is permanently half full could possibly muster. She's very cheerful for some who has to look at bodies whose outer membranes look like they've been through a spaper shredder all day: there's no doom and gloom at all in her assessment but rather an acknowledgement that there is still work to do. All things considered I am doing OK but not brilliantly: there are patches of bad skin on my arms and hands and a little on my sides. All things considered, she says, I am doing well, even if that "doing well" is relative (and in this case, it's relative is a remorseless bastard).
In my other sessions Dr Mizara notes that my skin reacts very acutely to emotional stresses. I wasn't aware that mine was especially sensitive but she suggests that it is. Part of me finds this really annoying (Pathetic skin, pull yourself together you big wuss!) whilst another sort of secretly quite chuffed (Oh, I am special am I? Like a poet or something?).
I filled in my last questionnaire for Nurse Annie about the effect that adalimumab has on my behaviour in certain carnal areas. Some things must remain a secret from even you dear reader, but all in all I am as sturdy/impotent, rampant/frigid and effective/disappointing as usual (delete as appropriate, depending on how you've found me to be). Quite what some anonymous boffin is going to do with my regular sex reports is anyone's guess but I hope my candour is of use to medical science. Or at least provides them with a good laugh.
I put on weight in April/May. Dr McBride said I had to see how I'd respond if I did exercise and didn't drink for a month – but no pressure, she said. It's not a test and if I can't manage it I mustn't beat myself up. I reassured her that she'd not be disappointed with me and that I'd do my best.
Turns out, my best was shit.
Current Treatments: I am still splashing Dovonex (calciptrotriol) scalp application on my bonce, Silkis (a vitamin D cream, basically) to my arms and affected skin patches, and washing my hair with a mixture of Nizoral and coal tar shampoo (see above). There's pro-topic for my face too but apart from some dryness underneath if I let my beard grow too long I'm remarkably unblemished on the old fizzog. I also take a massive Vitamin D booster every fortnight.
I'm overweight even though I have been eating as well as possible since June (bearing in mind I live out of a bag and am often reliant on fast food) so I need to do something about that fairly sharpish. I've not experienced the great breakthrough that I had hoped the biologics would be – it seems that there are no easy answers, and I certainly can't expect to be given any until I'm in slightly better shape than I currently am. Psoriasis is a condition that requires some assistance from its host to give it its marching orders; I can't really complain that I'm not healthy if I drink as much as I want, have a weakness for chilli peanuts and think that taking the stairs occasionally is a workout.
As I write this Dr McBride has asked to see me in a fortnight. I've gone from once a month to every two weeks now which should be an indication that things aren't as good as they might be. And I'll be honest, that's a tough thing to bear … it's an equal opportunities condition ; for every Stride Forward there has to be an all Two Steps Back shortlist. That said, she is seeing me because she is being very supportive at a difficult time: I went into my last appointment in the doldrums and emerged ameliorated and hopeful. Likewise, my latest session with Dr Mizara left me feeling emboldened and determined when I'd gone in full of self-doubt, self-recrimination and negativity.
Both doctors have provided reassurance and sympathy as well as medical insight. They're convinced that the mental issues I had over Christmas were induced by acitretin and when I fretted that most people probably don't need to be seen as often as I am by Dr Mizara, Dr McBride showed me figures that indicated many had had far more sessions, and that when everyone emerges from the derma-psychology tunnel the light is bright and warming (and probably ultra-violet too because it makes your skin better). Indeed, she even went to the extent of calling Dr Mizara (who was doubtless busy elsewhere) down to back up her figures and provide an extra ear; once again the call of duty was answered long ago and continues to soar so far above and beyond that I'm surprised I can still see it.
It may just be that I need a skin and brain transplant and I might finally get rid of this thing. I hadn't done a blood test this week as I've been all over the place so I did one after seeing Dr McBride. I dread the results: she's ordered a streptococcal test in case that's been a contributor (I have had the odd throaty scare) but she'd be better off looking for traces of Sancerre. Since then though, it's been healthy living, no booze, and plenty of exercise (bear in mind that "plenty" for me probably means a light bout for most, far more robust examples of humanity).
Dr McBride is right, we haven't cracked it yet, but then I haven't cracked either (apart from physically on various patches of my skin, but I'm used to that).


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In today's technology for mobile navigation guide, nothing beats
Google Maps GPS app. Apart from the fact that it's a free application,
it has been made available by developers of big G to all platforms of
mobile phone technology namely iOS, Android, Windows and any smartphone
of today.
For every application, it is crucial to know first how to use it before you download or make a move to buy it if it's a paid app. In the case of Google Maps GPS app, there is no need to worry. Big G employs some of the best developers in the world to collaborate in frequent updates, bug fixes and polishing the usability features of this amazing free android app.
In this regard, allow me to offer you 2 useful videos from YouTube.Com and from the official AVP site of this technology to help you realize and know how to use this navigation app for your smartphone. Download for Apple iOS, Android phone, Windows mobile, Blackberry Appworld and other platforms are available below. Just click on the download link to get your free download.
Below is another video describing how the virtual picture of the destination works when you use this android application in your mobile phone at the end of the navigation route or destination. Today, a new feature has also been incorporated for ease of use by users through the voice-activated car navigation system which is great for driving navigators around the world in any country. The application is also made available in multiple languages and compass mode giving you ease of use with utilization of placemarks even when you drink, ride your bike or is simply walking.
Google Maps GPS app uses the latest technology in mobile computing today with the help of "dynamic re-routing and voice-guided GPS navigation with the Google Maps app for Android phones and tablets" (no mention of iOS gadgets but it is definitely a must if you have an Apple iPhone, iPad or iPod.
Take note that Google is now making available for update of this originally navigation app for android in beta with its new voice-enabled car navigation system. You can now take advantage of this new feature technology according to PC Mag's own review of the available GPS app for Apple iOS devices.
With this new usability feature made downloadable for free at iTunes Apple Store and marketplace, people don't have to get lost with their Apple Maps guided tour. It can now do the same thing as it does with the originally android-phone designed cellphone application.
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Drapers Gardens, BlackRock London Office, Building, English Design, Property
Drapers Gardens
BlackRock Office Development in London – design by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
15 Feb 2010
Drapers Gardens London
Design: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) has been appointed to create a new London office for BlackRock. The leading global investment management firm has taken the 292,418 ft2 Drapers Gardens in the City of London, following its recent acquisition of Barclays Global Investors.
KPF will work with BlackRock on a full fit out to create a modern, efficient working environment for approximately 2,000 employees. The office space is to be predominantly open plan supported by high quality meeting and ancillary employee facilities. A vital aspect of the brief is to unify the firm through a reflection of the combined culture which is anchored in a commitment to serving clients and investment excellence.
Commenting on the appointment, Dominic Dunn KPF's London Managing Principal said: "We are delighted to have secured this prestigious project for one of the world's leading investment management companies, which builds on the work KPF has undertaken with global occupiers all over the world."
Richard Kushel, Vice Chairman at BlackRock, commented: "Located in the heart of the City of London, the new building provides an environmentally-friendly state of the art facility for our business and an excellent working environment for our employees."
"Bringing our London offices into a single facility has been a high priority since BlackRock's acquisition of Barclays Global Investors in December. This will further the integration and fully enable us to leverage BlackRock's breadth of resources on behalf of our clients."
KPF is working with KKS on the gathering and development of the brief. Gardiner & Theobald are the Project and Cost Managers for the scheme and Hurley Palmer Flatt are the MEP Engineers.
Drapers Gardens London information received 150210
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What do you do when you have over ripe bananas - of course, you make banana bread.
We did this when we owned our bed and breakfast, and continue to do so on our inn sitting assignments. However, there are times when you just need one or two slices. You don't want to have left over banana bread sitting around, tempting you to eat the leftovers. However, there is an easy solution.
Prepare your favorite Banana Bread batter recipe (or any other quick bread recipe for that matter). Instead of baking an entire loaf, put the batter into muffin cups lined with foil liners. A one loaf recipe should give you 12 muffins. Place the entire pan in the freezer and freeze the uncooked batter overnight. The next day, take the frozen uncooked muffins out of the pan and place them into a freezer storage bag. You can leave them in the freezer until you need them.
This morning, Howard - who is our chef even when we are home - took out two frozen muffins and placed them back into a muffin pan. He cooked them in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes (You may need a little more time depending on your oven). When they were finished, we had fresh cooked banana muffins to eat with our breakfast.
Here is the moist banana bread recipe we use. Hope you enjoy it!
Sour Cream Banana Bread
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
2 ripe / medium bananas, mashed
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Grease and flour the bottom of a 9" x 5" loaf pan. You may also use Baker's Joy or other similar pan release sprays.
2. Beat sugar and oil in a large mixing bowl.
3. Add eggs, banans, sour cream, and vanilla extract. Beat well.
4. Sift flour with baking soda and salt.
5. Add dry ingredients to liquid mixture and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
6. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
7. Cool for 5 minutes in pan and then turn out onto a cooling rack.
Lynda & Howard Lerner
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With his treated, harmonized, Kundalini-breathing trumpet lines tracing paths and trajectories through textured ethno-rhythmic geographies, Jon Hassell has been creating and exploring his own musical paradise since his 1977 album Vernal Equinox. After achieving some level of acclaim for his work with Brian Eno in the 1980s, Hassell has continued to work at the margins of the jazz/art music scenes. Maarifa Street: Magic Realism 2 is Hassells strongest statement in years, pulling together threads from two decades worth of work to weave a cohesive whole, returning in particular to the ethos at the heart of his 1983 release Aka/Darbari/Java.:Magic Realism. Its an ethos based on the idea of music as totem, as ritual and adornment; a construct of flat, shiny sonic surfaces that, paradoxically, through accrual of those aforementioned flat planes, takes on a sense of depth and density, of spiritual grace and mystery.
Among the touchstones for Hassells work some of them readily admitted to in the composers own fascinating liner notes are the ecstatic Sufi poetry of Rumi, the futurist/ utopian /psychedelic paintings of the late Mati Klarwein, the sensual dream world and seashell-to-ear breathiness of trumpet tone found in the mellower works of 70s Miles Davis, the castles made of sound created by arranger Gil Evans. (Indeed, there are times when Hassells trumpet is electronically harmonized into a lush Evans-like brass section.) New here to Hassells music, and very timely in light of current world events, is a fascination with Arabic music. Maarifa meaning in Arabic "knowledge/wisdom" is an actual street in Iraq and, as if to make a strong statement about Arabic culture, the appearance here of voice and oud performances by Dhafer Youseff offer what are perhaps the most overtly personal and emotionally expressive sounds on the album.
Hassells other collaborators for this project do their work superbly, and some of those efforts are crucial to the way the music unfolds. Co-producing with Hassell, Peter Freeman provides an underlying architecture of synths, samples and percussion, and his rumbling, minimal-but-crucial bass lines are positively Shakespearean (Robbie, not Will). Rick Cox adds his textured and atmospheric extended electric guitar techniques: painterly scrumblings and washes, a few tightly-coiled funk inflections.
Like Jon Hassells other works, Maarifa Street leads the listener on a drifting nocturnal pilgrimage through cities and villages of sound, both strange and, in a dreamlike way, oddly familiar.
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I feel like I'm a bit behind the bandwagon on this one. We've just started using our credit card to pay for all monthly expenditures to get the credit card points. We now use it for all gas, groceries, eating out, anything that we can put on credit card.
I know that many other personal finance bloggers have been doing this for a long time but I hesitated because I wasn't sure that I would be able to pay it off monthly if I did so. I didn't want to overspend and not have the money for the basics that we were used to paying cash for.
I now have a system that has been working for us. Both Y and I use the same credit card. I now log in online every couple days and record the expenses in our checkbook register. That way the money is "spent" but is still there waiting for when the bill comes. It's not really all that different from logging into our bank and tracking expenses that way.
We now have 25,000 points that I could cash in for $250. We've been using this card for over a year but just using it exclusively instead of our debit cards for 2 months. I think that I will hold off on cashing it in for cash because we could purchase a $500 plane ticket with our points. I would really love to take a vacation.
Do you use a credit card for points? What is your system?
Monday, July 16, 2012
Getting Credit Card Rewards
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I just recently hopped on the bandwagon also (winter 2011). I can't believe how many years I went without using points!ReplyDelete
That is a great idea! I may have to try that !!!ReplyDelete
I don't use a rewards credit card. Most of them I've seen charge an annual fee that I'm not willing to pay, and I have the same worries you do. I get out of control enough just with the debit card. I also think I would justify purchases easier because I know I'm getting a "discount" through the cash back. This has proven to be the case with my Target card and I've really been having to reign it in. Perhaps if I had more self-control and better budgeting, but I doubt it. DH doesn't even like us having a credit card (have 1 credit card and 3 store cards).ReplyDelete
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Employment intensive investment projects
Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry Project (ERA Agro-Forestry)
1 June 2017 - 31 May 2021, Baucau, Covalima, Lautem, Manatuto, Manufahi and Viqueque Municipalities
The Project aims to contribute to a peaceful, inclusive and sustainable development in Timor-Leste, through improved rural access, the creation of employment, economic and domestic revenue opportunities through agro-forestry development, and a durable reduction in food insecurity and malnutrition in rural areas. This project is funded by the European Union.
Rural Road for Development (R4D) – Phase II
1 April 2017 - 31 March 2021, National
The Roads for Development Program (R4D) is the leading rural roads program in Timor-Leste, supporting the development of the rural roads sector in the country. R4D is aligned with the Government of Timor-Leste's Strategic Development Plan 2011- 2030 and the Programs of the Constitutional Government.
Implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programmes in the Limpopo Province, South Africa through the Limpopo Department of Public Works
15 February 2005 - 31 December 2019, South Africa
More and better jobs for inclusive growth and improved youth employment prospects
Strengthening the National Rural Transport Program (SNRTP)- Nepal
1 April 2014 - 31 December 2019, Nepal
250 Gambian youth engaged in employment-intensive works to support key sectors of national economy
11 April 2018 - 30 September 2019, the Gambia
Shan State: Peace, reconciliation and development through community empowerment
15 March 2014 - 14 March 2019, Myanmar
Supporting the implementation of the roadmap on tackling undeclared work in Greece
22 December 2015 - 22 January 2019,
Support to Kinofelis Public Works Programme in Greece
1 September 2016 - 31 December 2017, Greece
Supporting to Viet Nam's Public Employment Policy (from Policy to Implementation)
1 July 2015 - 31 December 2017,
This project aims for Viet Nam to develop an effective Public Employment Policy (PEP) by the end of 2017 that provides income earning opportunities for income-poor and disadvantaged groups.
Joint programme on local governance and decentralised service delivery, UN-JPLG (Phase II)
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CareerTo offer a challenge for the students and collaborating companies, Lucid offers a variaty of activities. Workshops, Inhouse days and much more; the career aspect of the Lucid member shouldn't be forgotten. Industrial design students are driven, motivated and eager to take a challenge when it comes to education or career possibilities. Expect a rush of creativity, focus and stategy when collaborating with Lucid!
What activities could you do with Lucid?
Design case
Do you have a (complex) problem or challenge you need to solve, but you don't know how? That's exactly where Industrial Design student come in! With the use of design thinking and other design strategies and techniques they will tackle the problem and give you a new perspective and solution.
You've got a tool, product, app, or anything else that would be really interesting for the Industrial Design students to use and for you to learn from their usage. That's one way to interpret a workshop, new ideas always spark interest among the student!
Lunch lecture
Graphic design, portfolio, wicked problems, you name it and industrial design students can't wait to hear more and ask you witty questions. This is the way to tell a lot of students something about a company, product or service.
Inhouse day
Industrial design student are always curious about the actual working floor. During an inhouse day a company gets the opportunity to show the students their workspace and workflow. We will visit a company and they will show all the ins and outs of the office.
A bootcamp is similar to a design case, but students will work for a few days in a row on a problem. During a bootcamp there is time to develop prototypes from a better quality. The prototypes will help to communicate the ideas better. A bootcamp will give more depth to the problem and will give you further developed concepts.
Brainstorm session
Are you stuck on a problem and do you want a whole lot of ideas? Collaborate in a brainstorm session. Here we will create a load of ideas in a short period of time. The best ideas will be presented in the end.
Networking Dinner
During this yearly event students and companies get in touch with each other while enjoying a lovely diner. Every company has its own table where they can talk with different students during the courses.


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This stone gets its name from the large protuberance that projects from one side making it look harp-like. When asking a local lady for directions to the stone she told me that she hadn't heard of that name for it, though.
The stone stands over 3m tall on top of a ridge in a hay field. Trees obscure the views to the east and south, while barns block the view to the west. Only to the north can you appreciate what a great location this is.
The walk up the short, overgrown farmtrack alone makes a visit here worthwhile, but the massive stone itself is so good that I'm surprised it's not more widely known.
This is an explanation of (and a bit of a disclaimer for) the coordinates I provide.
Where a GPS figure is given this is the master for all other coordinates. According to my Garmin these are quite accurate.
Where there is no GPS figure the 6 figure grid reference is master for the others. This may not be very accurate as it could have come from the OS maps and could have been read by eye. Consequently, all other cordinates are going to have inaccuracies.
The calculation of Longitude and Latitude uses an algorithm that is not 100% accurate. The long/lat figures are used as a basis for calculating the UTM & ITM coordinates. Consequently, UTM & ITM coordinates are slightly out.
UTM is a global coordinate system - Universal Transverse Mercator - that is at the core of the GPS system.
ITM is the new coordinate system - Irish Transverse Mercator - that is more accurate and more GPS friendly than the Irish Grid Reference system. This will be used on the next generation of Irish OS maps.


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And we're off-
May 31, 2010
May 30, 2010
We plan it out Friday night. "Okay Dad, what time do you want to go to the market cuz I could go real early." "Yeah, lets get out there by 7:30 so we'll have to leave here no later than 7:20." I cherish these Saturday mornings with my Dad. We are similar and deeply enjoy the efficient execution of a plan. Rumbling east in the little white truck, Bello laid across my lap, we are initially quiet. The truck is cold, the morning new. But by the time we pull into the parking lot, I feel rushed to get in one last topic and always wish the drive were longer. Because once the doors open, the time for idle talk has ended. We strike out like special ops with only a nod and a purse of the lips to let me know- he is heading straight to Fred and Joanne's for cherries while I get coffee, we'll meet at Ronald's stand, picking up blueberries on the way and don't forget, Bonnie requested greens. Within 20 minutes we're out, back in the car with the loot and heading to Gramma's. Flowers and strawberries and a sit down chat. I love my Gramma! But the visit does not last long. Dad reads the front section of the paper and then, "Em, you ready to go? I gotta eat." I cast a what-can-you-do glance at Gram and we are back in the truck heading west where the chores, the events, the wonderful distractions of the weekend wait for our return.
This trip to Santa Cruz has been like one big Saturday. I love the people I ride with in this little old truck of a town. But Portland, the weekend, waits for my return.
Hey Ladies…
May 29, 2010
May 25, 2010
Josh, Ann, Emilyn, Tiffany, Jeff, Seiji, Quentin, Holly
When I arrived in Santa Cruz I came home to an empty house. My folks are in Missoula visiting my sister and are not due back until Wednesday. So, in classic kid tradition, I invited my friends over to "party" in the parent's house. Of course, partying doesn't mean what it used to. No strip poker, no random make-outs, no barfing. Partying now means food and lots of it. We truly feasted. But primarily we feasted on each other's company. I have known this group for many many years. And yes, you could say we are a modern family with our fair share of emotional entanglement. But it is this shared history that makes where we are now and where we are going that much more rich. When I am asked what to do and see when visiting Santa Cruz, I don't know what to say. What is lovely about this town is not the beach, the restaurants, the sun, it is them, they are lovely. They are why I keep coming back, keep looking back, keep Santa Cruz close to my heart. My dearest ones.
May 24, 2010
My first day in Santa Cruz. Before noon I set out for Josh's and found him finishing lunch and heading out back to work on a bike. I laid in the sun just outside his shop door on the old chaise lounge pad. All the animals crowded around, excited for a human to be so accessible. The afternoon passed with easy, lobbing conversation between two old friends. The consistency and strength of my love for him surprises me. It is there, waiting quietly, patiently, for the moment I see his features and feel the calming of his presence. His front teeth, they touch just slightly when he talks.
It is fascinating to stand at the head of a path you once traveled and to pause only long enough to remember its contours, its dips and rises, its challenges and peaks of joy, before walking on to find new ground to explore. Come along now, there is much to see.
May 22, 2010
Shortly before departure Luke and I picked up a teenage chicken to add to my brood. Raised by a young boy on the outskirts of the city, this girl was particularly friendly and well-adjusted. I named her Almond and took her with me on the road. She was a model passenger and no trouble at all. It wasn't until I got to the border check point entering California that the situation took on a stressful edge. You are not supposed to bring fruit across, what are they going to say about a chicken! Is this how eccentrics feel? What had seemed normal to me was suddenly and starkly weird.
We made it. I didn't have to leave Almond with the guard at the border. I was waved through like the thousands of hippies before me.
May 21, 2010
Well guys, I'm outa here. Hittin the road. Livin wild and free. Just me and this guy. Back to where the weather treats you nice. Caa-lee-forn-ia.
On the advice of my trusted friend Luke, I am driving from Portland to the Bay Area in one day. One long day. Leaving tomorrow morning very early, stopping in Shasta for lunch, a nap, and a little yoga, and then pounding out the remaining hours. I should be in Berkeley safe and sound by dinnertime. Hope to see some of you at the Capsule Street Fair in San Francisco Sunday from 11 – 6pm.
Around Every Corner
May 20, 2010
Have I mentioned that it is finally Springtime here in the Northwest? When it rains 9 months of the year, you tend to … act out when it is warm enough to go out. This weekend Sarah's friend Chelsea was visiting. These two are trouble. Together they make girlhood fantasies come true. Like this one- "Lets style a photo shoot. You do the make-up and hair and I will dress them up. I bet we can find two people willing to do it" And what began as a simple boy meets girl photo series grew into something more. Something more authentic and memorable. I, for one, can't get it out of my mind.
Come On
May 19, 2010
A Dream
May 17, 2010
May 15, 2010
Set Up
May 13, 2010
May 10, 2010
I think my landlady might be reclaiming the house. I don't want to move. I love my bosomy house on Mallory Avenue and I would very likely put off buying my own house indefinitely to live there longer. It is unsettling to be evicted, but also just the push I need.
Sarah and I went for coffee this morning at Albina Press and noticed a For Sale sign around the corner. Hmm. Medium size, West facing, side yard, quiet neighborhood… and affordable.
And what a calling card- 4600 N. Mississippi.
Mom Day
May 9, 2010
I am notoriously forgetful when it comes to important holidays. Family lore has it that I fail to come through more often than not. Terrible. And of course, all the more terrible because I come from the most loving family I can imagine. My mom, a striking beauty and the creative leader of our clan, set the bar for my sister and me. Charm! Ambition! Style! Humor! I have vivid memories of her across the dinner table, elbow propped, wrist folded, bangle bracelets tumbling to and fro as she provokes those still lingering after the meal. Teasingly wicked at times, her sharpness was buffered by a gullible innocence. She was, in effect and as far as I could tell, the perfect blend. She glowed while other mothers appeared worn and mortal. But come bedtime, she was the one tucking me in, pale yellow chenille robe wrapped around her petite frame. These were my favorite moments and reassured me that all that sparkle was mine. My mom.
Filly in San Fran
May 6, 2010
May 5, 2010
I am really enjoying myself right now. Taking pleasure in just doing the next thing. Gently flowing from one interest to another. Careful not to write anything down. No list of To-Dos, especially if it means jotting down "gardening" or "buy a house". Just easing down the road and trusting, challenging as that can be, that it will all get done. The list of responsibilities is never cleared. It is never exhausted. I will never say "Ahh, and the last thing finally gets crossed off!" crumple up the paper and throw it aside. No, the list just grows as I grow. So I am going to stop seeing a list and instead see a swirl of options, each one offering me a new experience. You know, organic productivity.
So when I come across images of hand-built houses, I don't run to the computer and search Homes For Sale. I let the idea of intimate rooms with loft and day beds gently seep into the folds of my mind. And I know that the space I create will be an expression and expansion of all the beautiful places of the world I have seen and admired.
Wow. I sound super trippy. Maybe I am a hippy. I've always wanted to be someone that has a pantry and a house smelling of stored grains and quilts. Hmm.
May 4, 2010
How appropriate to be reading a book titled Solar on a cold cold Spring day. The wind! I don't want to leave the house! Its icy bits lick at any exposed skin. A blue pointed tongue. Better to be nice and toasty under the covers with Michael Beard, the all too human hero of Ian McEwan's new book. Through the window I see a snowstorm of white petals riding the wind.
The King!
May 2, 2010
Our neighborhood Farmer's Market opened for the season and all the homies turned out. It felt like Santa Cruz in the sense that it was hard to get any actual shopping accomplished because every few feet another familiar face would appear.
Attending this market made me nostalgic for Adam's company. It was a weekly event we enjoyed. With his food stamp tokens he would treat me to a wheat-free muffin. I miss his barely concealed irritation with the musical acts and small portions.