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To view a video demonstrating the procedure for removing the part click here to access the Services Media Library (www.hp.com/go/sml). Select Printers and Multifunction under the Product category, select HP Color LaserJet Printers under the Product family, and then select the printer model under the product series category.
Cassette replacement
Tray 2 and optional tray 3 hold up to 250 pages of 75 g/m2 (20 lb) paper, or fewer pages of heavier media (25 mm (0.9 in) or less stack height). Load media with the top forward and the side to be printed on facing up.
Pull the tray out of the product.
Remove the new cassette from the package. Place the used cassette in the package for recycling. See the enclosed recycling guide for recycling instructions.
Remove all orange packing material from the tray.
Slide open the paper length and width guides.
To load Legal-size paper, extend the tray by pressing and holding the extension tab while pulling the front of the tray toward you.
note:When it is loaded with Legal-size paper, the tray extends from the front of the product approximately 64 mm (2.5 inches).
Place the paper in the tray and make sure that it is flat at all four corners. Slide the paper length and width guides so that they are against the stack of paper.
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Act 1, Scene 1
1. What is the setting where the play begins?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In a Pullman car.
(c) In an American slave auction.
(d) In the interior of a palace.
2. Where is the play set?
(a) Florida Keys.
(b) West Indies.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Hispaniola.
3. What is the throne in the palace made of?
(a) Ivory.
(b) Precious metals and stones.
(c) Pearls and jewels.
(d) Uncut wood.
4. What color is the throne?
(a) Dark green with a green cushion.
(b) Jet black with a woven mat cushion.
(c) Ivory with an animal fur cushion.
(d) Bright red with an orange cushion.
5. Who is the first character to appear on stage?
(a) Smithers.
(b) Emperor Jones.
(c) An old woman.
(d) Lem.
6. What is the basis for Smithers' authority in the palace?
(a) He is the emperor.
(b) He is a white man.
(c) He is a medicine man.
(d) He is the emperor's right hand man.
7. What does Smithers talk to the old woman about in the first scene?
(a) When the natives are going to kill Emperor Jones.
(b) Where she is going.
(c) Where Emperor Jones hid his food.
(d) Where the other whites have gone.
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I *really* hate Super Weapons.
Dudes, I challenge you all to Pong!
So there are no takers?I'd really like to play someone, even if its Fiindil trying to do a worker rush. What if I promise not to beat you with any fast cheese attacks? I play exclusively protoss so you don't have to worry about bunker rushes and I'm above trying any kind of fast forge photon cannon builds.
How can i become a mod
Eh, now I really may have to reinstall StarCraft. It sounds fun =\(Slightly off topic question, but reletive to the people in this post: Any of you RTSers plan on playing the new Warhammer: Mark of Chaos RTS? I thought some of you StarCraft players might migrate to that to some degree and I am highly debating getting it when it comes out. Looks fantastic. http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?fs=1&id=2210 if you haven't seen any trailers)
I'm Korean I win by default
I've beaten plenty of Koreans and you'd be no different. Just because so many of them play it doesn't make all of them good.
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Week's End - Rosemary
9 comments:
- Penney said...
I can smell it! Have a great weekend....
- September 10, 2010 at 8:40 PM
- lettuce said...
what a lovely pic.
I had rosemary beetles on my plant this year, but seem to have defeated them...
- September 11, 2010 at 5:46 AM
- simon said...
I have a hedge of it....
- September 11, 2010 at 7:43 AM
Thanks for your comment just leaving Malta for Sardinia.
- September 11, 2010 at 9:15 AM
It is my favourite herb. I am wondering though if my fellow commenters are not noticing that this is about the anniversary of September 11th.
I appreciate your free associating and adore McEwan's novels, including Saturday, which is an apt one to mention here.
So please allow me to extend my condolences to Americans and others who were in NYC, the Washington area, and Pennsylvania that terrible day. (Also, of course, to all of America.)
- September 11, 2010 at 9:36 AM
- Jen said...
Brilliant connection.
I'm at odds and ends today and thinking of all those who lost their lives both on this day nine years ago and in all the conflicts that followed.
Actually, I think I'm thinking even more of their loved ones.
- September 11, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Mary-Laure said...
Mental note: must read Saturday.
There's some rosemary growing on my street and I sometimes cut off a branch to dry it in my kitchen. When I rub my fingers against the plant, I take away with me the most pungent and sunny smell ever. I love it.
- September 11, 2010 at 11:40 PM
- Julie@beingRUBY said...
Hi Susan
We use rosemary here as a symbol for Remembrance Day... I think it a fine symbol for this tragic day also..
My heart goes out to all those affected and all the services people who put their lives on the line on that terrible day.
xxx Julie
- September 12, 2010 at 9:18 AM
- Giulia said...
To everyone (because I totally mess up on responding), thanks. I love rosemary, too. And I'm jealous of people who have hedges of it. Or have it growing on their street. I burn with envy. OK, not burn. Simmer, simmer...
Julie--Very cool about Australia using it as a symbol. I wonder if any other countries do...oh no. Another search?
cheers to all/Susan
- September 12, 2010 at 6:07 PM


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Psalm 125 Tree of Life Version (TLV)
Like the Mountains Around Jerusalem
Psalm 125
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Proportional electronic valves, PLC, innovative communication protocols,optical fibers, Touch Screens, have allowed us to refine hydraulic and electronic technologies that optimize the use of variable displacement pumps, hydraulic motors, double unthreading cylinders, step by step electric motors, both in Safe Area and in Hazardous Area: ATEX and NEC(Class/Division).
- proportional hydraulic systems, antishock, anti magnetic,f or use on Military Naval Units:
- hydraulic power units controlling: pitch propellers, stabilizing fins, watertight doors, capstans and winches, rudders, deck and machine equipment, valves;
- NBC dampers (waterproof up to 60,000Pa), Fire fighting dampers, air droplet separators;
- cold rooms for food
- lubricating plant;
- hydraulic and pneumatic brakes;
- compressed airtreatment systems(highand low pressure);
- thrusters for military landing craft, consisting of hydraulic motors directly coupled to the propeller;
- fuel accumulators for gas turbine
- water washing skids and trolleys for gas turbines and compressors;
- damping systems for self-propelled trailer for the transport ofyachts up to1,000Ton
- hydraulic systems for the handling of tracked vehicles, elevators, telescopic arms, machine for piling, hydraulic presses, tube cutter, benchpressing,etc.,
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Strawberry Shortcake Tiramisu
This strawberry shortcake tiramisu is made with an angel food cake, cream cheese, frozen whipped dessert topping along with some other simple 'in your pantry' ingredients. Did you know there are around 600 varieties of strawberries! These varieties all stem from five or six original wild berry species. Strawberries are a member of the rose family. If you get the opportunity be sure to taste different strawberry varieties. Their colors, shapes and sizes vary greatly. Larger berries typically contain more water and smaller berries more intensity of flavor. The absolute best strawberries are freshly picked right out of the garden. The six main berry varieties are Allstar, Alpine, Aroma, Camino Real, Diamante, Earliglow, Everbearer, Fragarina Virginiana and Garden Strawberry.
Typically in the U.S., The Garden strawberry is the most common. It is large, hardy and is known for its traditional strawberry flavor. Strawberries top the list of one of the favorite fruits in North America. The other thing on top of the list is shortcake! Did you know that in America 'shortcake' means: "A rich pastry enclosing fruits". The strawberry shortcake became very popular in the 1800's. It was the perfect dessert, combining a sweet pastry, a fruit and a creamy milk based substance. The traditional strawberry shortcake is made from a cake style strawberry shortcake that is traditionally baked in a round pan, then split in the middle and filled with fresh sliced strawberries. This is often served with fresh whipping cream. Tiramisu is an Italian dessert that is traditionally made with coffee, ladyfingers, and marscarpone cheese. There are also lemon tiramisu desserts and of course the strawberry tiramisu. This recipe is an offshoot of the traditional tiramisu and more of a North American twist on the ingredients that are used. Plan ahead when you make this dessert as it needs to sit in the refrigerator to chill for at least 4 hours before you serve it. The link to the recipe is found on the Better Homes and Gardens website listed below.
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Latrodectus Mactans
Body may be up to 3/4-inch in length with the abdomen reaching 3/8-inch in diameter.
Typically glossy black but may also be dark brown to light brown. Related widow spiders may be brown.
The characteristic red markings on the underside of the abdomen often connect to form an hourglass shape, but this does not always occur. Some specimens may have red-to-orange spots on the top of the abdomen.
The black widow spider is widely feared because its bite results in severe pain that may take several days to subside. Such bites are rarely fatal but small children and elderly persons are at risk.
Black widow spiders construct irregular, scaffold-type webs usually near the ground level. These webs are almost always constructed in a protected site such as among items piled together, beneath boards, in firewood, and between boxes. Newly hatched spiderlings climb to high points, release a strand of webbing and are propelled by "ballooning" to new locations. For this reason, buildings may have new spiderlings float to it on a regular basis. Most of these do not survive. Black widows eat any insect they can capture. It is not true that the female always consumes her mate after mating, but it does frequently occur. Black widows are classified as dangerous spiders because their bite can cause severe cramping and pain throughout the body. Very young children, the elderly, and very ill persons are most at risk for severe reactions to the bite of this spider.
Bites most frequently occur when people are picking up an item under which the spider is hiding or putting on a shoe the spider has crawled into. Many bites are reported in outhouses where the black widow likes to spin her web below the toilet seat. (Be sure to check carefully before sitting down!) Black widows prefer to construct their webs in secluded, protected sites where insects are more likely to show up. Such sites are common in items stored haphazardly in garages or outside. Such clutter creates innumerable spaces suitable for spider harborage. Keeping boxes and objects stored neatly and away from walls is one step to minimize these spiders in or around a Home.
Bites can be avoided by wearing heavy gloves when moving items stored for long periods outside, in garages, in basements or in warehouses.


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While I wasn't too impressed with the Super Bowl spot for M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender, Yahoo! Movies has now debuted a full trailer for the film and it serves as a good reminder that while Shyamalan has seemingly lost all his talent for writing, he's quite talented with his visuals. Rather than crumble under the weight of a his first blockbuster feature, it looks like Shyamalan has created a rather impressive world in both the visual effects, the costuming, and set design. Whether there's a good script underneath all of this remains to be seen, although he has at least some guidance with this being his first adaptation rather than a new story from his dried-up mind grapes.
Hit the jump to check out the trailer along with the official synopsis. The Last Airbender hits theaters on July 2nd.
For those just tuning in, here's the official synopsis for The Last Airbender:
Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Aang teams with Katara (Nicola Peltz), a Waterbender, and her brother, Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), to restore balance to their war-torn world.
Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated TV series, the live-action feature film "The Last Airbender" is the opening chapter in Aang's struggle to survive.


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Hotel Melia Banus is located at 10 minutes walk from Puerto Banus, and 5 minutes walk from the beach. It'a a great combination of modern installations, quality meeting rooms and flexibility for corporate events and incentive trips.
Official description :
Since 1 July, 2010 this emblematic Hotel in Marbella, the Meliá Marbella Dinamar, has become the Meliá Marbella Banús. Along with the change of name the hotel has undergone a major renovation to adapt to the superior quality standards of the Meliá brand and make it one of the most luxurious and exclusive hotels in the region.
The hotel is located in the exclusive resort of Puerto Banús in the famous "Golden Mile", next to the beach and a five minute walk from one of Europe's most select boutique and entertainment areas.
Enjoy very special moments in its incomparable surroundings, play golf on one of the many magnificent golf courses nearby, go out sailing or visit the old quarter of Marbella and its historic sights.
Well connected, Pablo Ruiz Picasso Malaga international airport is only 45 minutes from our hotel in Marbella and the María Zambrano high speed AVE train station is less than an hour away.


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wow, the fcc has really let the cat out of the bag this time. apparently, startling new hardware was not the only surprise intended for the new cli� th55. sony has been hard at work whipping up some software delights, too, but since the company included the user's manual with its fcc paperwork we can all get a glimpse right now of what is to come. reggie, from cli�source, has compiled a list of new features, both hardware and software, from the user's manual. there's a new integration of all the pim apps into a single, united pim suite; a new shortcut bar on the launcher screen; an oddly-placed jog-dial (it's on the back of the handheld, right above the camera), which now includes two buttons; and more. read all about it, and see some pictures from the manual, as cli�source submits its "cli� th55 initial thoughts."
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|spare me :) (12:54pm est mon jan 19 2004)
at least geek gives credit to the source (cliesource in this case).
sites like palminfocenter and infosyncworld just lift news (including pics) without giving credit. if you want to complain about "news theft", better to spend energy there than here.
– by a strangis
|why are you still here? (1:58pm est mon jan 19 2004)
i've never understood why people who moan, bitch, and gripe about geek.com still insist upon reading and posting. if better places exist, why don't you read the news there and vacate this site? better yet, start your own tech-oriented news site. to do otherwise is to waste your own time on something you see as meaningless. – by vor
|i agree (2:06pm est mon jan 19 2004)
stop bugging me and go elsewhere. – by thomas
|for goodness sake… (3:17pm est mon jan 19 2004)
…ever thought that maybe the very latest tech news can wait a day? it's not going to change your life if you know about it a day sooner when something is lord knows how long away from release. you may press refresh every second, but most of the world doesn't. and frankly, geek.com have largely different content to most and so fill in a niche quite nicely. stop whining. who cares how pa1mone is spelt. i sure don't. compare that to the gaffes that more traditional news sources make. – by give_it_up_already
|because (6:47pm est mon jan 19 2004)
you wrote:
" why are you still here? (1:58pm est mon jan 19 2004)
this site used to be the premier site and deserved the name geek.com. but thomas has let it dwindle. i would like the owner of the site to get rid of him and restore the site to what it was. how long have you used this site vor, not more than a couple years i would guess. so you lack the resentment we are all expressing.
– by educate yourself vor
|the point is… (3:33am est tue jan 20 2004)
geek.com is mostly not about being "proffesional" but about having fun and sharing thoughts. that's why i like this site and why i keep visiting. you want proffesional? go to cnet. – by lkluj
|durk (8:28am est tue jan 20 2004)
the word "geek" does not imply "fun and sharing thoughts."
– by durk
|gurugeek (11:16pm est tue jan 20 2004)
oh how lovely!! i work for sony and you can just add this model to the others that i get to support on a day by day basis. please, rtfm first though. sony doesn't provide user trainning over the phone. i'd still go with the ux50 !! happy sync'ing – by sonygeek
|thstrzhrhtr (10:01am est sun feb 29 2004) – by sdgzsergtrh


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What does a Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer do?
Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fire-proofing, or acoustical material.
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- Measure and mark surfaces to lay out work, according to blueprints or drawings, using tape measures, straightedges or squares, and marking devices.
- Read blueprints or other specifications to determine methods of installation, work procedures, or material or tool requirements.
- Fit and fasten wallboard or drywall into position on wood or metal frameworks, using glue, nails, or screws.
- Hang dry lines to wall moldings to guide positioning of main runners.
- Measure and cut openings in panels or tiles for electrical outlets, windows, vents, plumbing, or other fixtures, using keyhole saws or other cutting tools.
- Hang drywall panels on metal frameworks of walls and ceilings in offices, schools, or other large buildings, using lifts or hoists to adjust panel heights when necessary.
- Assemble or install metal framing or decorative trim for windows, doorways, or vents.
- Coordinate work with drywall finishers who cover the seams between drywall panels.
- Trim rough edges from wallboard to maintain even joints, using knives.
- Cut and screw together metal channels to make floor or ceiling frames, according to plans for the location of rooms or hallways.
- Inspect furrings, mechanical mountings, or masonry surfaces for plumbness and level, using spirit or water levels.
- Cut fixture or border tiles to size, using keyhole saws, and insert them into surrounding frameworks.
- Cut metal or wood framing and trim to size, using cutting tools.
- Install horizontal and vertical metal or wooden studs to frames so that wallboard can be attached to interior walls.
- Scribe and cut edges of tile to fit walls where wall molding is not specified.
- Fasten metal or rockboard lath to the structural framework of walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using nails, screws, staples, or wire-ties.
- Suspend angle iron grids or channel irons from ceilings, using wire.
- Seal joints between ceiling tiles and walls.
- Mount tile, using adhesives, or by nailing, screwing, stapling, or wire-tying lath directly to structural frameworks.
- Install blanket insulation between studs and tack plastic moisture barriers over insulation.
- Install metal lath where plaster applications will be exposed to weather or water, or for curved or irregular surfaces.
- Apply cement to backs of tiles and press tiles into place, aligning them with layout marks or joints of previously laid tile.
- Nail channels or wood furring strips to surfaces to provide mounting for tile.
- Wash concrete surfaces before mounting tile to increase adhesive qualities of surfaces, using washing soda and zinc sulfate solution.
- Apply or mount acoustical tile or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings or walls of buildings to reduce reflection of sound or to decorate rooms.
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Solitary introspection and time for "self care" is pretty popular these days, at least in theory. We seem to want it, but few people get enough of it or, in fact, know exactly how to really take an honest look inward or do what's necessary to really take care of themselves. It's really too easy to let the guilt of unfinished tasks, the gravity of the struggles at hand, the need to be moving always forward push us to write off such things as self-indulgent and unnecessary.
What they are, often, is uncomfortable. Stopping to retreat and sit with our own realities in quiet solitude is something most of us are conditioned to avoid and dislike. In fact, this avoidance of self-analysis plays a significant role in Betty Friedan's feminist manifesto The Feminine Mystique. The suburban housewives described and quoted purposefully filled their days with unnecessary busywork, cleaning and organizing and puttering, to avoid facing time alone with bleak reality. Knowing there was no socially acceptable answer to the problem they knew existed, it was far easier to fill the time with a mind-numbing parade of useless but socially acceptable housework tasks than it would have been to face the truth and the consequences of the truth.
And yet, despite counting ourselves as having moved past that "wave" of feminist thought, do women not still find themselves restricted to "appropriate" ways of behaving and thinking and living to the point where real introspection and analysis is too uncomfortable to endure?


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This photo has always been one of my favorite from all my travel photos, including the one of the Burmese old lady with the big cigar. I love the light and shadows in this shot.
Chris had a morning meeting that day and I was left to wander alone around Juan les Pins in Antibes (France). I was just strolling along, camera in hand, hoping to capture the beach and some street scenes when I saw this man standing there on the dock with this long stick. To this day, I'm not quite sure what he was doing, whether he was fishing (for fish) or merely trying to fish something out of the water. But there he was, shirtless, seemingly without a care in the world, with the sun on his back, just standing there with the big long stick in the water.
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[caption id="attachment_6459" align="alignleft" width="604"] Map of Fly Ranch[/caption] [In case you didn't see this in the Burning Man newsletter or on their site, here's some pretty frickin' big news from the Burning Man Org! - Plaid] Wait, what? Burning Man Project has purchased the Fly Ranch property, 3,800 acres of land located twenty-one miles north…Read more
Burning Man 2016 Guild Workshop
First it was CORE, then the Souk and Midway...and now there's a new game in town: Guild workshops for the "Italian High Renaissance" Piazza! For some background and to pique your creativity, have a look at Stuart Mangrum's blog about the Da Vinci's Workshop: The Piazza. http://journal.burningman.org/2016/01/burning-man-arts/brc-art/da-vincis-workshop-the-piazza/ Then... You can then find information here! http://burningman.org/event/brc/2016-guild-workshops-request-for-proposals/…Read more
"A Night Market is a transient bazaar where one can encounter a variety of mysterious lounges, theaters, galleries, cafes, installations and other activities, all situated within seemingly ordinary box trucks." We like to think of the Los Horizon Night Market as a temporary pop-up creative and participatory space for people to interact with one another.…Read more
Support a Burning Man Project
How Do I Support a Burning Man Art Project? So you'd like to help out with an art project, but you're not sure how. Well, you can gift your services, skills, time, resources, or funding. There are plenty of projects in need of assistance. Here's how to find them: —--Find out how to contribute your…Read more
"...Among Burners who know the organization well, the more urgent subject of discussion this year is about possible major changes afoot in the festival. Burning Man's leadership, nicknamed "the Borg," has been quietly pushing the entity toward a new phase. As the six founders who built the festival, and still guide it, start to…Read more
The Arctic Monkey's Post-Playa Decompression Guide (Don't Divorce Your Parakeet Yet)
An important public service announcement via the Colonel from Arctic Monkey on the NY Burners guide: In the interest of helping give a concise, helpful, guided re-entry into civilization after being at Burning Man, I wrote down a series of rules for Radical Re-Entry. After seeing four email threads flare up and two potential life-changing…Read more
You just spent a week at Burning Man on a playa in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. You even loved the dust, but now you're done with the dust. You loved the desert, but you're done with the heat. You loved not showering as much as you would at home, but you're tired of…Read more
Directions to Burning Man from LA
These are the directions someone wrote up for the Burning Man website yeeeeears ago - I believe by Capt'n Shady, with help from Crunchy and BadAss Brad (all of Gigsville fame, and since updated). When Burning Man redesigned their website, they moved the directions (I can't find them anywhere) so thought it best to repost them…Read more
Burning Man: An Experience of Body, Mind, and Soul
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by and reading my words. Please allow me to introduce myself. My default world name (the world we're all living in… well, in all likelihood) is Cody. My playa name is OBG Why Not. I did not chose this name, rather it was gifted to me by Grand Master Funk…Read more
I decided to do my first Burn last year solo and theme camp-less. Just me, my sedan, a tent and the necessities. It's not that I'm anti-social (PS. A city of 70,000 of some of the most huggy, open-minded people is not a place to be if you're anti-social). In reality, I wanted to be…Read more
Guide to Mindful Playa Prep (for Control Freaks)
Sometimes we forget that with almost 70,000 burners in Black Rock City, not all of us are the free-spirited, take-things-as-they-come, let-the-universe-show-me-the-way type of people we burners are projected to be. If you are like me - ultra-organized, a bit high-strung, and somewhat of a control freak - you may struggle with playa-prep. There is just…Read more
From a Newbie to a Newer-bie
I went to my first Burn last year and still, to this day, lament the fact that I haven't been going my whole adult life. You will read about how "magical," "life-changing," "ethereal" and "conscious-shifting" the whole experience can be. It is. At least, it was for me. Here's hoping you feel the same. Like…Read more
Burning Man Survival Guide 2015
Mandatory reading for everybody attending Burning Man, here's your Survival Guide for Burning Man 2015. Whether you're a well-heeled veteran or a shiny first-timer, you'll want to read this through ... learn it ... live it ... and survive to tell the tale of your mind-blowing Burning Man experience. Burning Man 2015 Survival Guide: http://survival.burningman.org/Read more
Packing Lists from Burn.Life
Thank you to Burn.Life for their wonderful Preparing and Attending guides.
Here's the link to their packing lists, nicely done!
There's no such thing as a 'definitive' packing list for Burning Man. What you're bringing depends on what kind of thing you're staying in (tent? yurt? box truck? RV?) and what your requirements are both for your individual survival and enjoyment, and for how you're going to contribute to your camp (if you're part of one) and Burning Man at large.
Having said that, here are a couple packing lists to help guide you.


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GCSE in Business Studies
Why study this subject?
If you enjoy communicating and explaining your ideas, thinking creatively and making decisions, working with numbers to solve business problems, learning about the world of business through research and investigation, as well as through practical tasks, then the GCSE Business course is the right subject for you. GCSE Business Studies requires an enquiring mind, an interest in learning about the world around us and in discovering how businesses are set up or what makes someone a great entrepreneur.
What will I learn?
You will be introduced to the world of small businesses and will look at what makes someone a successful business person. You will find out how to develop an idea and spot an opportunity, and turn that into a successful business. You will understand how to make a business effective and manage money. You will also see how the world around us affects small businesses and all the people involved. You will become skilled in making decisions, being creative, solving problems, understanding finance, dealing with data, communicating and working as part of team.
How will I be taught?
You will have interactive classroom based lessons which encourage independent work as well as collaborative and investigative work in order to enhance your learning. You will be expected to work towards clear objectives and deadlines to ensure that your learning is the best it can be.
How will I be assessed?
Assessment will be on-going throughout the whole course to make sure you are maximising your potential and you are well prepared for your final exams. Regular tests will allow you to practise exam-style questions and improve your understanding of the course.
What qualifications will I get at the end of the course?
You will achieve a GCSE in Business Studies.
What can this qualification lead to afterwards?
This course provides the opportunity to take up a new subject relevant to many careers from being self-employed to working in a small or large organisation. The course is of value to anyone with an interest in business or possibly an ambition to start a business one day and supports applications to a business-related profession such as accountancy, law, marketing or the leisure and tourism industry.
Post-16 Progression
Those achieving a good grade in GCSE Business can progress post-16 to either A-Level Business or BTEC Level 3 Business. Both of these courses support applications to University level study in Business, Management and Finance.
How much homework will I have to do?
There will be one piece of homework set per week, but you are also expected to work independently to develop your knowledge and understanding of Business Studies.
Where can I find out more about this qualification?
Speak to any member of the Business Studies Department.
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experience and accurate information available.
This month our guest experienced ranchers are;
Ann Harris, So. Minnesota, with 53 years of experience.
JoAnne Craner, Idaho, with 53 years of experience.
Tamara Tucker, Texas, 23 years of experience.
We thought mating was an important topic and asked our experts the following questions;
At what age do you place young males and females into breeding?
Ann: 6 months
Tamara: I start my females at 8 months. The males will range from 8 – 12 months. I have had males breed quicker,
by waiting a few extra months.
JoAnne: We like to wait until our young males are at least a year old. They are often older if they have been to show,
so some of this depends on when they were born and how their age correlates with show season. We usually feel that
it is more important to get an animal into breeding than it is to win a ribbon. We start checking our young females for
breeding at around six months. Rather than age being the determining factor we will check on her size and develop-
ment. If she is small and cycling we may hold her out for a bit and let her grow some more as we don't want her bred
if she is too small.
How long do you wait before you take a male or female out of a run if they have not bred the first time?
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Your Dogs Body Language
By Jenna Stregowski, RVT
Knowing how to read your dogs body language is the key to understanding your dog, assessing his/her attitude, and predicting the next move. Because dogs are non-verbal, a dogs body does the talking for them. Vocalization actually takes second place in their language. Once you learn the basics, spend some time observing how dogs interact with people and other animals in various situations. Understanding their language can help protect you and your dog from dangerous situations as well as aid in training or identification of common behavior problems.
Understanding a dogs body language:
If you understand what a shaking dog is communicating in a dogs body language, you will know what to do.To understand what a dog tail wagging signal in a dogs body language means is beneficial to both your dog and yourself. You will know when he/she is playful or if he/she is aggressive and you will be able to act appropriately.Understanding dog signals and training body language in a dogs body language is especially important if you have more than one dog.
A dogs body language is not really difficult to read. With practice and time, you will become experienced at reading a dogs body language and will be able to avoid or handle any issues before they become a problem.


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Safety Campaigns
Organisational anchorage is fundamental in order to motivate the right people. The launching of a campaign has the purpose to create awareness and change behaviour. So, to get the message through putting up posters is not enough. Therefore it is important to find the right people with the right attitude and impact and to equip them with tools, materials and knowledge in order to ensure consistent communication with the target groups. The campaign materials may comprise effective mass communication, but also local involvement is vital to create ownership and promote action competences to launch and institute the safety activity.
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Mark Anderson is converting a former FEMA trailer park in Convent, La., into the Sugar Hill RV Resort.
A recreational vehicle resort that was originally aimed at luring RV enthusiasts along the Mississippi River midway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge is instead providing much-needed housing to industrial workers in the river parishes, according to The Times-Picayune, New Orleans.
"I saw an opportunity to create a resort for the snowbirds, the travelers from up north, who want to get away from the cold and who want to travel with all the amenities of home," Anderson said.
But since opening, most of the park's business has involved housing people working in the river parishes. In addition to the employees who keep local refineries and plants running on a daily basis, the Marathon refinery in Garyville is amid a major expansion that has brought an influx of construction workers.
"In St. James we have a housing shortage: no apartments or houses to rent," St. James Parish President Dale Hymel Jr. said. "The big drive is the Marathon (refinery) construction, and the workers are looking for someplace to stay."
And if Nucor Corp. proceeds with construction of a proposed steel plant in Convent, the number of construction workers in the area will climb even higher.
"There is certainly a need for more trailer sites. If the new steel plant is built, we'll need five times more spaces for construction workers than what Sugar Hill offers," former St. James Parish President Paul Keller said.
"This area desperately needed a place to park motorhomes," said Kathy Hotard, who interacts with many of the workers coming to the area through her role as an information officer at the St. James Welcome Center in Gramercy.
Jennifer and Jake Sweet are among those using the Sugar Hill RV Resort as a home away from home while Jake is working in St. Charles Parish. The Sweets; Jake's mother, Virginia Slater; and friends Hannah Smith and Aaron Spence rent three spaces at the park.
"We'll be here until they come home and say, 'Let's go,'" Smith said.
Sugar Hill is not Anderson's first RV park. He is part owner of the Plantation RV Park in Natchez, Miss., and the Lake Concordia Fishing Camp in north Louisiana. In 2004, he acquired the Judge Felix Poche Plantation in Convent at auction and reopened the historic home as a bed-and-breakfast. After Hurricane Katrina, Anderson, who himself owns a large motorhome, created an RV park on the plantation site to accommodate the big rigs and opened Poche Plantation RV Park to evacuees.
So when he was asked to build a site for FEMA trailers to house Hurricane Katrina evacuees in late 2005, Anderson was already thinking ahead. Working with several other businessmen under the corporate name Sugar Hill LLC, Anderson acquired 85 acres and built 161 lots that met local single-family residential-subdivision standards.
The FEMA trailers were removed from the site in June 2008. Since then, Anderson has converted and rented 40 of the lots to RV tenants. Anderson says there is a waiting list for the 121 unfinished sites.
Anderson, meanwhile, is looking ahead.
"I'm a builder, I'm a developer, and this job is running on all cylinders," he said. "Poche and Sugar Hill are nearly complete. An historic house – one important to this area – has been saved. My mind is on the next project."


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Vantage Agora Hosts 3rd Annual Operational Excellence Workshop
Vantage Agora hosts their 3rd annual Operational Excellence (OX) and Technology Conference on October 17-18th at Cleveland's Metropolitan at the 9.
This year's speakers range from NBA Hall of Famer Dan Issel, 5th ranked all-time points scorer for the ABA/NBA, to President and CEO of Signature Health, Joseph Steier. The event is split into 2 tracks - one discussing how to best manage your team for optimal success and the other, a technology track discussing the most innovative and emerging ideas in the technological field.
In addition to the wealth of knowledge to be gained, attendees can look forward to enjoying a 1920's-themed cocktail reception on Wednesday night before the event. Thursday evening after presentations are wrapped up, guests are invited to attend an evening at Pickwick & Frolic for a Murder Mystery dinner.
Jenna Meyer, Systems Manager at Cannasure Insurance Services and a returning OX Workshop attendee states, "I love working with the people at Vantage Agora. Their customizable OX Zion platform is great for any company. Speakers were informative and it was a great way to see what is coming next with Vantage Agora!"
"At Vantage Agora, our mission is to achieve Operational Excellence in everything that we do. By collaborating with industry leaders and technical experts specializing in various fields, we hope to share in this mission with our attendees, partners and clients as well," says Vantage Agora CEO & Co-Founder, Sudhir Achar.
About Vantage Agora: Vantage Agora, founded in 2004, is headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio. They are a Gartner-recognized, global provider of customized technology solutions on OX Zion, an industry-leading Business Operating System (BOS) that creates powerful Data Analytics for business leaders. Because of key insights that OX Zion offers, Vantage Agora was recently named a CIO Applications Top 10 Broker Management Solution Provider and Top 25 Insurance Technology Company.
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Mussel Shoals is a tiny little town, and when you stop and drive its three or so streets, people stare at you, as if to say, "What are YOU doing here?" The little fake oil company "island" is reached via a pier that starts here! Kids love to see this island from car rides on the freeway, so why not stop and give them a closer view?
There is a fairly nice beach at the base of the pier where you can stroll along and gather driftwood.
You can eat with gorgeous oceanfront views at the Shoals Restaurant in the Cliff House Inn. The prices are decent at breakfast and lunchtime. At dinner it's more expensive but way worth it! It feels like you're in Hawaii as you sit at the outdoor tables, your toes on the grass and you look out at the surfers catching the pier swells. Palm trees sway, sea breezes caress your skin...aaah, this is the life! Because of the way the land is at an angle to the waves, you can see the surfers catch their rides from the side, just like at the Turtle Bay Hilton on Oahu. Linger around the pool after dinner and watch the sun set and the moon rise over the water. We were thrilled to see dolphins literally surfing the waves here, their whole bodies visible and close-up! What a rare treat!
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Exit Highway 101 at Mussel Shoals, south of Carpinteria. There is no off-ramp or on-ramp, and you basically take your life in your hands every time to pull this maneuver!
Click "satellite" to see the little island with pier.
This is an interactive map, you can zoom and move it.
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07/07/2010 12:40
|home sweet home!
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|Saw dolphins bodysurfing huge waves- so beautiful
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What you've missed....
* Bryce turned two and Paige turns four on Monday...baby #3 could "come any day" which means nothing to me - the actual due date is Jan 8.
* We had a great summer and fall - we enjoyed the weather and despite the coming winter, we will miss the seasons when we move.
* Casey was chosen to be Chief Resident, which is a huge honor (and from a wife's perspective, a huge obligation) It's kept him very busy, but has been a good experience.
*We took a trip home over the summer for a wedding, and one in October for job interviews.
* Life is a little crazy but fun. I've gotten a little caught up in digital scrapbooking in the last month or so and made a calendar for Casey for Christmas. I realized this may be the easiest way to catch up on my blog (since otherwise it'll probably never happen).
We loved playing in the snow last year and this year should be even
more fun if we ever get some decent snow.
Last spring, we went to the Tulip Time Festival. Can't wait to do it again this spring.
In May/June, we were able to go to Andy's wedding. Here is a pic of me and the kids. The other
one is of the Crandell grandkids- there are two other girls missing. Lucky for Bryce, I am
having another boy- it's his only hope with all these girls around.
After Andy's wedding, Casey was able to meet us and we took a little trip to
Disneyland with Casey's sister and family and his mom. The kids had a blast.
We love the parks here in the summer.
We were also able to go to Lake Michigan several times this summer. It's a fun day at the
beach and only about 30 minutes away.
Fall Leaves - something we don't see a lot of in AZ.
Gotta love GIANT pumpkins. That one in the upper corner weighs more than 1000 lbs.


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S: Lia Fienhold 2010
BC: Cheer up. The worst is yet to come.
FC: Dance While You Can!
1: this is where the fun begins. . . .
2: Everyone wants to tell you what to do and what's good for you. They don't want you to find your own answers, they want you to believe theirs. I want you to stop gathering information from the outside and start gathering it from the inside." | Between two evils I always pick the one I never tried before!
3: I saw the horizon. It is out there. And though I may not be able to touch it, it's worth reaching for. | Remember silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.
4: Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out? | I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy every minute of it
5: Laugh at yourself once in a while; give yourself a break. | Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path, and leave a trail. .
6: Never lose your childish innocence. It's the most important thing.
7: Don't take life seriously because you'll never got out alive.
8: You win some, lose some, and wreck some. | Diamond Gal
9: The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing the main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.
10: And above all. . . Think Chocolate! | Whoever said "nothing's impossible," never tried to nail jell-o to a tree. | Be yourself; everybody else is already taken
11: Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors. | Eureka! I've got it!
12: I'm just a girl who happens to crank up the volume, yell out the window singing like a superstar and dancing around like I'm FAMOUS
14: Don't take life so seriously because you'll never get out alive.
15: What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
16: There is nothing like the smell of home.
17: Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top. | Don't frown because you never know who's falling in love with your smile.
19: All the Good looking Guys Love Me!
20: I love you not for what you, but for what I am when I am with you.
23: A friend is who knows you and loves you just the same.


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Banks fill niche for nonprofits by offering coin counting machines
Nonprofit organizations that receive charitable donations can partner with local bank branches to access coin counting machines and turn collected change into more readily accessible capital.
Despite the growth of electronic transaction technology, traditional fundraising efforts such as coin drives and donation jars are still a popular way for communities to come together and raise money for certain causes and groups. While individual contributions are often relatively small, collections can add up over time and present charitable organizations with a substantial amount of income to work with. However, finding a way to easily convert change into cash or savings is harder than it sounds. Relying on employees to manually sort and count coins isn't the most efficient use of resources. In fact, this process could take hours. The best option is to work with a financial institution to access coin counting machines that speed up the process.
The Hibbing Daily Tribune, a newspaper based in Hibbing, Minn., recently reported on the local community's efforts to raise money for the Hibbing Food Shelf. The article said the organization has run out of stock from a previous collection drive, but nearby elementary schools and other institutions have since started gathering donations in the form of loose change or actual canned goods. Coins are also the focus of a new fundraising effort at Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom. According to the Ilkley Gazette newspaper, airport staff will be collecting loose change from travelers and then donating it to local hospices and charitable organizations.
In the U.S., banks that install coin counting machines in their lobbies can provide a much-needed service to nonprofit groups that depend on regular donations. A recent Cummins Allison case study found that using automated machines to coin change allowed tellers at one local establishment to cut the time it took to sort and count this money by nearly 100 hours over a 31-day period.
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|Do you know what this bug is??
|IS that an enormous stinger at its mouth?
I have no idea what it is but I'm pretty sure I don't want it coming near meReplyDelete
I think it would be more scared of you Ann.Delete
Dear Tanya, So nice to visit with you. I have been behind in my visits and have missed you.
I hope that I am back in the swing of things once again.
I am not quite sure but perhaps that is some type of bee.
I hope all is well with you. I browsed through your posts and it looks like you have been quite busy with a new shed and bench and planting. Trojan looks very good and happy.
Tammy and I only planted seeds yesterday in egg cartons. I hope it is not too late, though it still has been quite chilly here. The trees or shrubs have not even begun to blossom yet, so perhaps it will be o.k..
I could keep chatting since I have so much to catch up.
Take good care, hugs and
Catherine xo
Your guess is very close Catherine.Delete
It looks like a bee fly - great photo! I wonder if it thinks the screw is a flower?ReplyDelete
Is there anything you don't know Sue. I was quite pleased with the photo...especially as I took a couple and then the camera battery died.Delete
It's a bee fly. I've never seen one before, or even knew they existed, but this is the third I've seen on blogs just lately. I wonder if that's because they're numbers have increased and they're becoming more common.ReplyDelete
You're right Jo. I hadn't seen one before this photo and had to look up what it was....found some interesting facts which I will post soon.Delete
I'm not sure about the bug. But it looks like fruit fly that use the stinger to take its egg into the inner side of fruit.
btw really love to see your garden progress. So exciting and inspiring.
Thanks for visiting and commenting Endah...it's not a fruit fly but I will tell you all what it is soon.
Glad you are enjoying the blog.
I don't know what it is but you got a good shot of it!ReplyDelete
Thanks Linda...it was an incredibly rushed few shots as the batteries in the camera were dying so I was surprised any of them were decent!!Delete


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A simple weather app with React
Fetching weather data and displaying images from Unsplash from user inputted cities
For the first bit of 2018, we focus on learning React. So we took a course on Lynda and Codecademy and felt comfortable to try to make something afterwards. We chose a pretty straightforward beginner project, a weather app. We wanted to use real data, received from an API, and display the weather. We also let the user search for a location and displayed images from Unplash. This basic project showed us the foundation of getting data, displaying it, and interacting with it, so that we have a foundation for next time.


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When Boredom Gnaws Your Soul
When boredom gnaws your soul, you back-street whore,
You have the world lined up at your door,
The better to obey the jungle's law:
One heart per day, to exercise your jaw!
Your eyes shine bright to advertise your wares,
Like colored lights strung up at country fairs.
What arrogance, to have at your command
A power whose use you cannot understand.
You are the cruel mistress of misrule,
A leech, a blind machine, a useful tool.
How can you show no shame, or see no sign,
When every mirror mimics your decline?
The meaning of this evil you must do -
Hasn't it ever once occurred to you
That nature uses it for her own ends?
Through you - an animal, a queen of sins -
Creates her geniuses from human slime?
Disgusting majesty! dunghill sublime!
- Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867)
Such a figure must confound and torment
the shrewdest tailor. Better simply to go swaddled
in next to nothing, a loin cloth, a bath garment.
And forget shoes--that pendulous waddle
would defeat them. Even the flagstones seem depressed
by their near failure, and benches sulk
beneath those buttocks, exuberantly fleshed.
What fool would hurl his will against such bulk?
To try is to be rebuked, repulsed, mocked
as something trifling, a mere pinch, a penny's worth,
deluded to believe oneself a man of stock
and substance without such gravitas, such girth.
Will those limbs find rest in any spot?
Do they even build bedframes so vast, so strong?
How does one person grow so huge? Ah, but she's not
one person, now is she. Not quite. Not for long.
- Gabriel Spera
Tao Te Ching #3
If you over-esteem great men,
people become powerless.
If you overvalue possessions,
people begin to steal.
The Master leads
by emptying people's minds
and filling their cores,
by weakening their ambition
and toughening their resolve.
He helps people lose everything
they know, everything they desire,
and creates confusion
in those who think that they know.
Practice not-doing,
and everything will fall into place.
- Lao-tzu (550? B.C.E.)
Big Poor Blues
The grass is never greener than when you're deepest in debt--
How is that? Tin cup on the countertop; breadcrumbs
On the floor. This house sits on this corner lot like..., what?
Some bricks and a few windows?
O, let's fire it up, Honey; let's our howl
Down--let's our broken shimmer shine!
It's summer and it's night.
There's a breeze in the tin palm, a breeze in the live oak.
The Spanish moss is swaying like a worry-woman, her cloudy light
shining like an empty street.
This chip-brick, broke-backed rat house--
This weed garden seething all its greens--
I'm so poor, my stars shine on Jesus. My blood erupts.
Are you kidding me--? Who's going to follow a trail of crabber's
To my door?
- Jay Hopler
Five Ways to Kill a Man
There are many cumbersome ways to kill a man.
You can make him carry a plank of wood
to the top of a hill and nail him to it. To do this
properly you require a crowd of people
wearing sandals, a cock that crows, a cloak
to dissect, a sponge, some vinegar and one
man to hammer the nails home.
Or you can take a length of steel,
shaped and chased in a traditional way,
and attempt to pierce the metal cage he wears.
But for this you need white horses,
English trees, men bows and arrows,
at least two flags, a prince, and a
castle to hold your banquet in.
Dispensing with nobility, you may, if the wind
allows, blow gas at him. But then you need
a mile of mud sliced through with ditches,
not to mention black boots, bomb craters,
more mud, a plague of rats, a dozen songs
and some round hats made of steel.
In an age of aeroplanes, you may fly
miles above your victim and dispose of him by
pressing one small switch. All you then
require is an ocean to separate you, two
systems of government, a nation's scientist,
several factories, a psychopath and
land that no-one needs for several years.
These are, as I began, cumbersome ways
to kill a man. Simpler, direct, and much more neat
is to see that he is living somewhere in the middle
of the twentieth century, and leave him there.
- Edwin Brock (1927-1997)
Beloved, my Beloved
Beloved, my Beloved, when I think
That thou wast in the world a year ago,
What time I sat alone here in the snow
And saw no footprint, heard the silence sink
No moment at thy voice, but, link by link,
Went counting all my chains as if that so
They never could fall off at any blow
Struck by thy possible han, --why, thus I drink
Of life's great cup of wonder! Wonderful,
Never to feel thee thrill the day or night
With personal act of speech,--nor ever cull
Some prescience of thee with the blossoms white
Thou sawest growing! Atheists are as dull,
Who cannot guess God's presence out of sight.
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
I Love You as I Love the Night Itself
I love you as I love the night itself,
And all the more, the more you grow aloof
And beautiful, and sad, and taciturn,
The more you seem, ironically, to spurn
My melancholy arms, and magnify
The space that separates me from the sky.
I rise to the attack, mount an assault
Like worms that climb a corpse within a vault,
And prize your cold disdain -- you cruel beast!
That makes me yet more avid at the feast.
- Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867)
The Conjuror
Arriving early at the cemetery
For 'the one o'clock', we looked around
At the last sparks of other people's grief,
The flowers fading back into the ground.
A card inscribed "With reverent sympathy
From the Magicians Club' was propped against
A top hat made of blossoms and a wand
Tied with a black velvet bow. We sensed
The rabbits and the ladies sawn in half
One blink away from being visible
Although the quick deceiving hand was changing
To flyaway dust under a ton of soil.
The funeral that we came for turned the corner.
They had been right to think the world of you,
Who conjured up for us, a hearse approaching,
An interest in life. Bravo. Bravo.
- Patricia Beer (1924-1999)
A whole field of grasses
blazing in tribe and genus,
and here's my heart: last year's dried-up fruit.
I waited for you: my iconic prince
my ghost-robed invalid, my great regret.
Give others the lavender and aster
the lupine, the blazingstar.
I like the bitter stuff. Lay me in the water
with beggar-ticks and coltsfoot.
Anyone can choose pretty. It takes
a half-grown woman to choose wild.
- Lisa Ortiz
Woodland Burial
Don't lay me in some gloomy churchyard shaded by a wall,
Where the dust of ancient bones has spread a dryness over all,
Lay me in some leafy loam where, sheltered from the cold,
Little seeds investigate, and tender leaves unfold,
There, kindly and affectionately plant a native tree,
To grow resplendent before God and hold some part of me.
The roots will not disturb me as they wend their peaceful way
To build the fine and bountiful from closure and decay,
To seek their small requirements so that when their work is done
I'll be tall and standing strongly in the beauty of the sun.
- Pam Ayres (1947-)
Desire Boat
On an island of sugar sand
we are bone thin.
I wait up for you. In the morning
my eye sockets are two dredged harbors.
The Buddha said: spread your heart like a rug
for company. Sweep it.
You are the only visitor I want. The rocking does not stop
even after months on the mountain.
Were I farmer, I would grow seas
of flowers and grains: you could row home.
I close my eyes and the boat tilts. You
hold me as we go under.
- Lisa Ortiz
Absent One (for Muriel Ruskeyser)
People keep seeing you and telling me
how white you are, how thin you are.
I have not seen you for a year, but slowly you are
forming above my head, white as
petals, white as milk, the dark
narrow stems of your ankles and wrists,
until you are always with me, a flowering
branch suspended over my life.
- Sharon Olds (1942-)
the Queen
I have named you queen.
There are taller ones than you, taller.
There are purer ones than you, purer.
There are lovelier ones than you, lovelier.
But you are the queen.
When you go through the streets
no one recognizes you.
No one sees your crystal crown, no one looks
at the carpet of red gold
that you tread as you pass,
the nonexistent carpet.
And when you appear
all the rivers sound
in my body, bells
shake the sky,
and a hymn fills the world.
Only you and I,
only you and I, my love,
listen to it.
- Pablo Neruda (1904-1973)
Exotic Scent
I close my eyes and the smell of your brown
Breast in the warm fall night takes me away...
I see the sands of an enchanted bay
Emblazoned by a sun that won't go down,
A languid isle of lean and virile men,
Where one needs nothing Nature won't supply,
Whose women look you frankly in the eye,
Astonishingly ignorant of sin.
Impelled by every breath that I inhale
I find a harbor filled with mast and sail,
Exhausted now from fighting waves and winds.
And in my soul a synthesis begins
Of sailor songs and pungent tamarinds,
Whose tantalizing fragrance never ends.
- Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867)
Tao Te Ching #2
When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.
Being and non-being create each other.
Difficult and easy support each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low depend on each other.
Before and after follow each other.
Therefore the Master
acts without doing anything
and teaches without saying anything.
Things arise and she lets them come;
things disappear and she lets them go.
She has but doesn't possess,
acts but doesn't expect.
When her work is done, she forgets it.
That is why it lasts forever.
- Lao-tzu (550? B.C.E.)
Wings of Desire
People are distracted by objects of desire,
and afterward repent of the lust they've
because they have indulged with a phantom
and are left even farther from Reality than
Your desire for the illusory could be a wing,
by means of which a seeker might ascent to
When you have indulged a lust, your wing drops
you become lame, abandoned by a fantasy.
Preserve the wing and don't indulge such lust,
so that the wing of desire may bear you to
People fancy they are enjoying themselves,
but they are really tearing out their wings
for the sake of an illusion.
- Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273)
On the Death of Anne Bronte
THERE's little joy in life for me,
And little terror in the grave;
I've lived the parting hour to see
Of one I would have died to save.
Calmly to watch the failing breath,
Wishing each sigh might be the last;
Longing to see the shade of death
O'er those beloved features cast.
The cloud, the stillness that must part
The darling of my life from me;
And then to thank God from my heart,
To thank Him well and fervently;
Although I knew that we had lost
The hope and glory of our life;
and now, benighted, tempest-tossed,
Must bear alone the weary strife.
- Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855)
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David's Vacation Club Rentals
Years ago we learned about a great way to save on deluxe accommodations at Walt Disney World (and other Disney destinations): renting Disney Vacation Club (DVC) points. DVC members own timeshare "points" that they can use for stays at Disney Vacation Club resorts. Sometimes owners are unable to use the points before they expire, so they will "rent" them to others. Using DVC rentals could save you hundreds of dollars compared to booking the same deluxe accommodations through Disney directly!
The DVC resorts where you can stay on rented points include:
- Ten (soon to be eleven) resorts at Walt Disney World in Florida: Animal Kingdom Villas, Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Beach Club Villas, Disney's BoardWalk Villas, Disney's Villas at Grand Floridian, Disney's Old Key West Resort, Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort, Boulder Ridge Villas and Copper Creek Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge and Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows. The newest resort, the Riviera, will open in late 2019.
- One DVC resort at Disneyland in California: Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Resort & Spa
- Two DVC Atlantic Coast beach resorts: Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort and Disney's Vero Beach Resort
- One DVC resort on Oahu, Hawaii: Aulani Resort & Spa
Disney allows the general public to book DVC units at very high rates through its regular resort reservations system, when available, calling them "Disney Deluxe Villas." However, renting points from an owner will typically cost you about half what you'll pay if you reserve direct through Disney. Not only is renting a great deal, there are some fabulous larger units available that are perfect for big families, groups of family and friends, and people who just plain want a little more room: 1-Bedroom Villas, 2-Bedroom Villas and 3-Bedroom Grand Villas. (Learn more about the different units.) 1-Bedroom and larger Villas are insanely expensive if you book them through Disney, but renting points from an owner brings such units within reach.
Prior to 2005, we rented points directly from DVC owners on four occasions and in each case had no problems at all. In fact, for years we had never heard of anyone being ripped off in a DVC rental situation, but starting in 2006 we began hearing of some instances in which renters were the victims of fraud, and stopped renting directly from owners. If you want to arrange a private transaction with a DVC owner, we recommend being very cautious and doing a lot of research and fact-checking to avoid being ripped off.
However, there is a very easy, completely safe way to rent DVC points: through David's Vacation Club Rentals.
- The main advantage is no worry. David's Vacation Club Rentals, which has been in business since 2005 and is Better Business Bureau accredited, guarantees your transaction 100%. You don't have to worry about losing your money when you rent DVC points through David's service.
- Another area where you'll have no worries: contacting someone if you have a question, or in the unlikely event that something goes wrong. When you deal with an individual DVC owner, you may or may not be able to reach that person easily. When you rent through David's Vacation Club Rentals, you are dealing with a professional management team that is readily available through a toll-free number.
- If you need to add a dining plan to your reservation, and/or set up Disney's Magical Express transfers to and from the airport, David's Vacation Club Rentals will do all of that for you. You won't be chasing the owner and negotiating every little detail — instead, everything is handled for you, efficiently and professionally.
- Last but far from least, renting your points through David's Vacation Club Rentals saves you time. With David's service, the rental process is quick and straightforward, without the hassle of negotiating prices, trying to work out a reasonable contract with the owner, etc. Plus, David and his staff do all the "due diligence" for you, so you don't have to spend time doing a background check on the owner. It's much, much less work and strain for you.
We'll be honest with you: it generally costs a little more to use David's Vacation Club Rentals than it does to make a deal directly with an owner. David charges $17 per point*, while direct arrangements tend to run more like $13 to $15 per point. But when you consider how much easier and more secure it is to set up a rental through David's service, it is completely worth it. And you are still saving a bundle compared with booking directly through Disney.
Here are some examples of the kinds of savings available:
- Animal Kingdom Kidani Resort, Deluxe Studio Standard View, 5 nights from March 12-17, 2020:
- Disney standard rates: $3,414.39 (including tax).
- David's Vacation Rentals: 84 DVC points at $17 a point* is $1,428 (no tax)
- That's 58% off!
- Boulder Ridge Villas at the Boulder Ridge at Wilderness Lodge, Deluxe Studio, 7 nights from May 13-20, 2020:
- Disney standard rates: $4,893.78 (including tax)
- David's Vacation Rentals: 120 DVC points at $17 a point* is $2,040 (no tax)
- That's 58% off!
- Old Key West, Deluxe Studio, 7 nights from February 17-24, 2020:
- Disney standard rates: $3,904.88 (including tax)
- David's Vacation Rentals: 108 DVC points at $17 a point* is $1,836 (no tax)
- That's 53% off!
As you can see, renting points through David's Vacation Club Rentals can be an absolute bargain! Note that the savings are largest for Studio units, and somewhat smaller for the 1-bedroom and larger units. Also, it's possible you could get a discount rate from Disney if you wait for a sale to come along. It's very rare to see discounts for Villa (DVC) resorts higher than 25-30% off, so David's is still a great deal even if you compare against Disney's discounted rates.
*Because of the popularity of some of the DVC resorts at certain times of year, David's has started adding a $1/point supplement for several of the resorts when they are booked between 11 and 7 months in advance, thus using the owner's "home resort advantage." This is something you'd only need to do if you wanted a specific booking that is very hard to get, like a Standard View room during a busy season, or Boardwalk or Beach Club rooms during one of the Epcot festivals. Even with the supplement, renting points almost always costs less than Disney's cash rates.
- Ready to plan your stay? Visit David's Vacation Club Rentals to learn more and submit a reservation form.
Disney Vacation Club Members With Extra Points
If you are a DVC member and you've considered renting out your points but don't have the extra time it takes to complete a rental, or if you just don't want to handle the responsibility of the rental process, consider David's Vacation Club Rentals. David can provide the guidance and the guests to make the rental process very easy and painless for you. We have rented out our spare points with David's on several occasions. The process was straightforward and payment was incredibly prompt.
Full details of David's rental program are available in his "DVC Owners" section.


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Old Tascosa Cycling Club ride: 6:30 p.m. Gander Mountain, 10300 W. Interstate 40. 806-223-8328 or www.oldtascosacycling.com.
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Potter County Commissioners Court: 9 a.m., Commissioners Courtroom, Room 106, Potter County Courthouse, 500 S. Fillmore St. Commissioners will consider overtime pay for elections administration workers and the transfer of two vehicles between departments.
Amarillo Planning and Zoning Commission: 3 p.m., Commission Chambers, third floor, City Hall, 509 S.E. Seventh Ave. Commissioners will consider plats and rezoning requests including making a 12 acre tract a planned development for expansion of an auto sales business on Soncy Road and a plat for South Georgia Place near Farmers Avenue and Explorer Trail.
They will hold a work session at 2:45 p.m. in room 206, City Hall.
Randall County Commissioners Court: 9 a.m., Commissioners Courtroom, Suite 305, third floor, Finance Building, 501 16th St., Canyon. Commissioners will consider cell phone allowances and an employee request for a variance of policy on continuing on the health care plan as a retiree.
Amarillo City Commission: 3 p.m., Commission Chambers, third floor, City Hall, 509 S.E. Seventh Ave. Commissioners will consider final approval of a reinvestment zone to include Bell Helicopter expansion and nearby land and allowing larger homes on undeveloped lots in the Quail Creek Addition.
They will also consider awarding a contract for design work on electric and lighting improvements at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport.
There will be a work session at 1:30 p.m. in Room 303, City Hall.
Amarillo College: 6 p.m., Palo Duro Room, Second Floor, College Union Building, 2201 S. Washington St. The board plans hear a report on the status of the Amarillo College/Prana east property project.
It also plans to consider approval of communications and technology infrastructure purchases for new construction and renovation projects for Byrd/Parcells Hall ground floor, Durrett Hall, East Campus Building V, the Hereford campus, the Lynn Library second floor, the Moore County Campus Career and Technical Center and the Music Building.
City of Amarillo Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees: 10 a.m., Room 306, third floor, City Hall, 509 S.E. Seventh Ave. Trustees will hear financial reports, consider changes of beneficiaries for several firemen, refunds of contributions and participation in a state retirement system.


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First published back in January of 1992, Dark Horse Comics' graphic novel 'Primal: From The Cradle To The Grave' was collectively written by Clive Barker, D. G. Chichester and Erik Saltzgaber. The graphic novel was followed on by two further 'Primal' comics - 'Primal: Part I' (1992) and 'Primal: Part II' (1992).
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Back when primitive man was first learning to fight and fend for himself, a race known as 'The Riven' existed. Back then, early man was more in tune to his psychological self. More willing to listen to his inner self. More receptive to the powers of fear. And, all those thousands of years ago, early man fought back against the creatures of the Riven. Brutally and ruthlessly banishing the race that embodied the very essence of fear. And with The Riven gone, mankind was left to flourish.
But now, all those thousands of years later, and Professor Anthony Ferrel is on the brink of finding out the hidden depths lurking behind early man. Convinced that the bones of these long dead ancestors of mankind still hold a residual memory of their lives, Ferrel goes against his superiors and smuggles out three of the universities specimens of primitive man's skulls. And alone in a small cabin in Maine, Ferrel starts his investigatory experiments. Searching for a lingering memory locked away within the very fibres of the skulls.
Experiments, whose glimpsed success will eventually lead to much grandeur experiments performed in the name of the military. Experiments that harbour man's fear. Hoping to unleash the secrets behind this elusive beast. Secrets that could prove to be a devastating weapon. But the Riven have been waiting for such a moment. Trapped in an existence just outside of mankind's reach, the soulless creatures have watched and waited for their chance to return. And now that chance is finally here, and the first of their kind in a millennia has arrived...
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From the very beginning, the storyline feels disembodied and weirdly fragmented, with jumps in time as well as with the point of view, all pretty much unannounced and seemingly erratic in nature. Surprisingly, this disorientating lack of identifiable structure seems to not only add another unnerving layer to the already eerily dark story, but begins to really screw with the reader's head in a particularly fitting manner.
However, it's not long before the reader gets the hang of how the storyline is dished out, and once this general acceptance of how the tale will unfold is established, the rest just spirals into a weird void of quietly chilling madness.
The pacing of the graphic novel is as disjointed and out-of-sync as the timeline of the tale is. One moment it's a slowly meandering glimpse over our odd scientists shoulder, and the next its adrenaline pumping violence from the days of primitive man. Perhaps this strange fragmented delivery is down to the storyline having three separate writers? Perhaps this was in fact the writers aim? It certainly works on one level, but dramatically hinders the delivery of the story on another.
The artwork is however absolutely superb. Perfectly fitting with the gritty and guttural storyline, John Van Fleet's marriage of photography and watercolours (or at least that's how I think he achieved the illustrative results) works absolute wonders in setting the right mood and atmosphere for this inherently psychological story.
All in all, the story is surprisingly slow-paced and plodding, whilst still weirdly erratic and disorientating. Its strangeness works well with its dark and bleak appeal, but remains a difficult graphic novel for the reader to properly get into.
The graphic novel runs for a total of 64 pages.
© DLS Reviews
Other 'Primal' instalments:
- 'Primal: From The Cradle To The Grave' (1992)
- 'Primal: Part I' (1992)
- 'Primal: Part II' (1992)


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Best Kept Secret about an activity that Enhances Your health
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Ice hockey, yes I did say ice hockey is a significant enhancer of your health and mind that few partake in. Recent research by Dr. John Medina concludes that aerobic-type exercise not only is excellent for your physical health but also your mental health. Aerobic type exercise increases the BDNF concentration in our brain which makes us more alert and actually reduces the risk of dementia substantially. Medina mentions that when one is involved in an activity where you must think quickly, are in a state of changing and quite rapid motion it is the optimum state for brain enhancement.
Thus, ice hockey seems to be ideal. It is highly aerobic, one is in a state of constant and rapidly changing motion. One must make quick decisions that evolve rapidly dependent on the game situation. Those ignorant of old timers ice hockey may indeed think it is a risky and violent type of activity; however, it is not. Old timers ice hockey does not permit fighting or hitting and has become more popular with both genders (women can and do play ice hockey). There may indeed be collisions of accident; however, with proper equipment there is little risk. One of the greatest advantages of ice hockey is the relatively less impact on our bones due to the lower viscosity of playing on ice relative to a substantially higher viscosity basketball court or baseball field. As I have reached 26 for the second time it is much more stressful on my knees to play basketball, singles tennis or ski on moguls.


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Ireland's majestic River Shannon will take centre stage for the May Bank Holiday weekend for RIVERFEST 2017.
Thousands of visitors are set to attend Riverfest, Ireland's first major festival of the summer with Limerick becoming a mecca for families, foodies, runners and watersport enthusiasts over the May Bank Holiday weekend (28th April to 1st May).
Some of the world's best jetboarders including Scott Knemeyer, Bo Krook and Irish champion wakeboarder David O Caoimh will perform as part of the Maldron Hotel Riverfest on the Shannon.
Members of the public brave enough will get the chance to fly over Ireland's longest river on a Zipline, daily at Arthur's Quay, where the Riverfestival Village will be a focal point for all the family with vintage amusements for children along with craft, food and retail stalls.
Ireland's larget BBQ cook-off also dons its chef's hat to the river and moves onto the boardwalk at Harvey's Quay, providing a beautiful backdrop for one of Riverfest's favourite events.
Exciting and skilful displays by Limerick Marine Search and Rescue, the Defence Forces, Foynes Yacht Club, Limerick's numerous rowing clubs and yachting and sailability groups will mean all eyes will be firmly focused on the water.
Clancy's Strand and Honan's Quay will be the best viewing points on Sunday evening as acrobatic jetboarders and jetskiers will perform with LED lights and flares to make the traditionally spectacular fireworks display the best ever.
Riverfest weekend will also see thousands of runners and walkers come to the city to participate in the Barrington's Hospital Great Limerick Run which takes in many of the historical and scenic sights across Limerick, on Sunday 30th April.
The run features entries from all across Ireland and overseas with participants entertained by various musical acts along the route of the marathon, half marathon and 6 mile events.


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As we continue to mourn the death of Nelson Mandela, there is so much to celebrate as well. I have watched countless TV segments, read numerous articles about his life, I am reminded of his incredible leadership qualities that I strive to live in my own life: His Endless Courage to speak up and speak out against the brutality despite the threats to his own life; His Incredible Commitment to Serve his country and the world no matter his age; but most of all, I am inspired by his Tremendous Capacity to Forgive. (Scroll down to view a beautiful tribute poem from Maya Angelou.)
Forgiveness is a powerful tool to end the suffering and create peace. While this may be simple, it is definitely not easy. Mandela suffered for decades at the hands of the prison guards and the Apartheid government. Tens of thousands of his brothers and sisters jailed, beaten or worse…left for dead in the streets.
The crimes against humanity were horrific. Mandela had more than enough reasons to seek revenge, but he knew it would only extend the suffering; more lives would be lost. Forgiveness would be the key to bring the country together, create a unified country rather than one of suffering and segregation.
Committed to a larger goal, a bigger vision, he worked through the pain and found a place of peace. First within himself, he then worked to create that for his country. It wasn't about forgetting what happened, but about healing the pain for the greater good of the country. When we hold onto the resentment, we hold ourselves back, we limit our impact, we limit our power. By letting go, we can attain something far greater than ourselves. By Mandela's capacity to forgive, he was able to attain something incredible for his country and the world.
While Mandela practiced Forgiveness and created Peace on the world's stage, we can follow his lead and create peace within our families, our businesses, and our communities by practicing forgiveness. Where are you holding onto resentment, seeking some revenge in your life? Where can you practice forgiveness for the commitment of a larger goal, a larger vision for a friendship, partnership or business?
In celebration of Nelson Mandela's life, I invite you this week to seek out the greater good and practice forgiveness where a relationship is strained. Take the first step in creating a sense of peace this holiday season.
Thank you Nelson Mandela for your countless contributions
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