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Honey, We Meet Again
At this time, a batch of Honey demo bikes was being prepared for the Ride Studio Cafe, and one of them was set up for me. The idea was a long-term test ride and review: I would ride the bike until it became familiar, allowing me to articulate what I found so striking about its handling. In particular, we discussed how appropriate a bike like it might be for long unpaved rides, and how it compared to the 650B low trail model I was comfortable with.
The bike arrived just as a series of snow storms hit the Northeast, which made for some appropriate pictures of the "winter lilac" colour.
I should note here that the bicycle reviewed here is completely stock in everything from size and geometry to component group and finish. Honey bikes are not custom, but made-to-order stock bikes, available in a variety of sizes and option packages. This production method allows them to keep prices in the $2,400-4,000 range for complete bikes, and to offer quick turn-around. The bicycles are steel, with carbon fiber forks (though steel forks are also available). Models include road, utility, mixed terrain, mountain, cyclocross and more. All frames are handmade in the USA, the current series produced by Seven Cycles in Watertown, MA.


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I'm looking for technical details on how the Notification Center is architected on Mountain Lion so I can make the most use of it as a user of OS X. Specifically, does it receive messages directly from Apple's push notification service? The high level overview documentation on Apple's developer site for Notification Center mentions UDP delivery of a notification so it seems a network trigger is provided but I can't find a reference to or example of this being implemented on Mountain Lion.
If not, can it receive messages from the local network or just from other programs that run locally on OS X?

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The default view in the Interface Builder is the layouts view, as shown in Displaying the layouts in the Interface Builder. You use this view to specify the entire GUI, with the exception of the menus. Click the Layouts tab to swap to this view from any other in the Interface Builder.
Figure 19.4 Displaying the layouts in the Interface Builder
The Interface Builder has three sections in the layouts view.
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In this issue of The Georgetowner, we celebrate Father's Day, remember our fathers and honor the qualities and virtues of fatherhood.
It's an especially poignant time for us at the Georgetowner because my sister, Susan, and I lost our much loved father, Owen G. Bernhardt. Dad died on March 24 after a long, arduous and pain-filled, but also life-filled, struggle with leukemia. It has not been long enough to acquire a distance from his passing and to continue to acquire inspiration from his life and his role as my father.
When you think about the loss of a loved one and try to talk about it, it seems almost surprising to see just how rich, unique and original a tapestry he had created with his life. He was always our father, and we tended to look at him, respond to him and see him in that way.
He was also a husband to our mother, Pilar, with whom he shared a remarkably deep and enduring 43-year marriage. She passed away at 62, much too young to lose, in 2002. Together, they formed an enduring marriage and partnership and made each other complete.
He was an absolutely doting grandfather to Elisa, now 13, and Stefan, now 11, my niece and nephew, my sister's children.
He was more than that: of Swiss, German and Russian stock, he grew up on a farm in the small-town world of heartland Kansas with a childhood spent during the American Depression. He had some of that quiet, almost stoic, demeanor that might be typical of both his background and generation, but he was also warm, energetic, optimistic and strong and steady. His was the voice I knew that would listen to my plans, my hopes and fears, and he would hear me out, offer advice, and be totally supportive, no matter how crazy the idea or project. That included my foray into newspaper publishing by acquiring the Georgetowner newspaper. I know in my heart that the success we've had would not have happened without his support, without that steady voice on the phone, in person and now in spirit.
His own career was varied and — combined with his first enduring marriage to my mom —original and even colorful. He came from a large family of 11 children. At first, he dutifully took on the role of managing the family farm but ruefully discovered that perhaps he was not meant to be a farmer. Instead, he enlisted in the Air Force, a decision that landed him in Spain attached to the Air Ministry in Madrid in 1956 where he met my mother. He was an enlisted man but operated among the highest ranks. He served in Vietnam and acquired a Bronze Star. At the Pentagon, he had a successful career that made him travel to most places in the world.
My father had a keen curiosity about people, about everything he came in contact with. He was one of those hidden experts who knew a lot about some very specific things, and at least a little about most other things, a good quality for the father of two daughters to have. He played tennis with passion and loved sports, and his favorite football team remained the Kansas City Chiefs.
Mostly, I miss his expertise about life. Even when he was struggling with his illness, which at one point left him without a viable immune system, he remained a visible presence in his own life—and ours. Until the end, he had that unique skip in his gait that told everyone that everything was going to be fantastic.
On Father's Day, I miss my dad, Owen Bernhardt, a lot. I know that everyone else who knew him more than casually does, too.
On Father's Day, I remember my father and here at the Georgetowner, we remember and celebrate the life of all the dads, ever, and ask you to do the same.
— Sonya Bernhardt, publisher


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Pistachio Pesto Chicken with Whole Wheat Spaghetti.
Hi my name is Jessica and I am freaking out over pistachios.
So pretty! So green! So salty!
I'm easily amused. Also, aggressive exclamation points.
It all started with pistachio gelato. Cannot get enough. At all. Which is insane because who the heck wants nuts in their ice cream? Not I. It then warped into some weird infatuation with wanting pistachios inside of other things, like even baked goods. And you know that I hate nuts in my treats. I stand firm that nuts belong in a cute bowl on your coffee table. Not in your cookies.
Oh but you know what? In the midst of my pistachio freakout a few months ago, I made these killer pistachio chocolate chip cookies over Easter weekend – like I ground the pistachios into a pretty green powder so they flavored the cookies but didn't give you the unfavorable nut crunch. (I am five years old and am now giggling.) No one wants that in their cookies. Right? So I did that. Ummm yeeeeah. Incredibly delicious and made even the nuts-in-cookies haters happy.
Then I forgot the recipe. Didn't write it down. Well, maybe I did write it down but in my sea of paper scraps – it is lost for good. My own kitchen needs a lost and found. It's seriously pathetic. I have lists on my phone and scattered in notebooks all over the house. I much prefer to write my lists with pen and paper (because, well, I just love to physically WRITE) but sometimes the phone is all I've got. The Notes section of my iPhone is a jumbled mess of meaningless nothings. My car is trashed with little scraps of paper that I like to call grocery lists and forget on my front seat when I go to the store. It's like I am physically incapable of removing those little paper pieces from my car. Those and water bottles.
My backseat is where half-full and very empty water bottles go to die. This may be grounds for divorce.
So pesto. You know, I am weird about this stuff. My favorite version is made with arugula but I thought that may overpower these cute little green nuts. A few months ago I made a triple herb kale pesto that just made me feel excellent since it contained about four days worth of my vegetable consumption. But then again… I feel that way about anything that is green.
I seared some chicken to the point where it was almost caramely. Super golden and even a little crispy on the outside. I cover the chicken in the pesto, but also tossed just the tiniest bit into the pasta with some red pepper flakes. I don't suggest adding a ton to the spaghetti – you don't want to get pesto-ed out. This way you have just a hint of it in your noodles and a lot of extra room for inappropriate amounts of cheese.
As it should be.
Pistachio Pesto Chicken with Whole Wheat Spaghetti
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound whole wheat spaghetti
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup finely grated pecorino romano cheese
- 1 cup shelled pistachios
- 10 large basil leaves, torn
- 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, torn
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/3 cup finely grated pecorino romano cheese
- 1/3-1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bring water for pasta to a boil.
- Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a large oven-safe skillet on medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Once hot, add chicken and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes each.
- While the chicken is cooking, add pistachios, basil, parsley, garlic and cheese to a food processor. Pulse and blend until the nuts are coarsely chopped, then with the processor on, stream in 1/3 cup of olive oil. Add a little more if necessary, depending on how "spreadable" you want your pesto to be. Finish by adding in salt and blending once more. Spread a thin layer of pesto on top of each chicken breast in the skillet, then place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- While chicken is baking, boil pasta and prepare according to directions. Once finished, drain pasta and toss with remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil, about 1/4 cup of pesto, the red pepper flakes and grated pecorino. You just want a very light coating of pesto on the noodles. Once chicken is done, remove and spread a little additional pesto on top. Serve together!
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The New Orleans Saints began minicamp Tuesday without cornerback Keenan Lewis.
His absence came with a good excuse.
The Times-Picayune reported Tuesday that Lewis is recovering after spending a night in a local hospital due to stomach pains. A source told the paper that the ailment is not considered to be serious, but doctors wanted to hold Lewis for observation purposes.
Lewis has been released from the hospital and could rejoin his teammates in practice Wednesday.
Lewis was the team's biggest free-agent splash this offseason, signing a five-year, $26.3 million contract with the team in February. No word if Lewis' sick stomach came from watching tape of the Saints' porous secondary last season.
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JUPITER YE congregated powers of heaven, who share The glory and the strength of him ye serve, Rejoice! henceforth I am omnipotent. All else had been subdued to me; alone The soul of man, like unextinguished fire, Yet burns towards heaven with fierce reproach, and doubt, And lamentation, and reluctant prayer, Hurling up insurrection, which might make Our antique empire insecure, though built On eldest faith, and hell's coeval, fear; 10 And though my curses through the pendulous air, Like snow on herbless peaks, fall flake by flake, And cling to it; though under my wrath's night It climb the crags of life, step after step, Which wound it, as ice wounds unsandalled feet, It yet remains supreme o'er misery, Aspiring, unrepressed, yet soon to fall; Even now have I begotten a strange wonder, That fatal child, the terror of the earth, Who waits but till the destined hour arrive, 20 Bearing from Demogorgon's vacant throne The dreadful might of ever-living limbs Which clothed that awful spirit unbeheld, To redescend, and trample out the spark. Pour forth heaven's wine, Idæan Ganymede, And let it fill the dædal cups like fire, And from the flower-inwoven soil divine, Ye all-triumphant harmonies, arise, As dew from earth under the twilight stars. Drink! be the nectar circling through your veins 30 The soul of joy, ye ever-living Gods, Till exultation burst in one wide voice Like music from Elysian winds. And thou Ascend beside me, veil'd in the light Of the desire which makes thee one with me, Thetis, bright image of eternity! When thou didst cry, 'Insufferable might! God! spare me! I sustain not the quick flames, The penetrating presence; all my being, Like him whom the Numidian seps did thaw 40 Into a dew with poison, is dissolved, Sinking through its foundations,'--even then Two mighty spirits, mingling, made a third Mightier than either, which, unbodied now, Between us floats, felt, although unbeheld, Waiting the incarnation, which ascends, (Hear ye the thunder of the fiery wheels Griding the winds?) from Demogorgon's throne. Victory! victory! Feel'st thou not, O world, The earthquake of his chariot thundering up 50 Olympus? [The Car of the HOUR arrives. DEMOGORGON descends and moves towards the Throne of JUPITER. Awful shape, what art thou? Speak! DEMOGORGON Eternity. Demand no direr name. Descend, and follow me down the abyss. I am thy child, as thou wert Saturn's child; Mightier than thee; and we must dwell together Henceforth in darkness. Lift thy lightnings not. The tyranny of heaven none may retain, Or reassume, or hold, succeeding thee; Yet if thou wilt, as 't is the destiny Of trodden worms to writhe till they are dead, 60 Put forth thy might. JUPITER Detested prodigy! Even thus beneath the deep Titanian prisons I trample thee! Thou lingerest? Mercy! mercy! No pity, no release, no respite! Oh, That thou wouldst make mine enemy my judge, Even where he hangs, seared by my long revenge, On Caucasus! he would not doom me thus. Gentle, and just, and dreadless, is he not The monarch of the world? What then art thou? No refuge! no appeal! Sink with me then, 70 We two will sink on the wide waves of ruin, Even as a vulture and a snake outspent Drop, twisted in inextricable fight, Into a shoreless sea! Let hell unlock Its mounded oceans of tempestuous fire, And whelm on them into the bottomless void This desolated world, and thee, and me, The conqueror and the conquered, and the wreck Of that for which they combated! Ai, Ai! The elements obey me not. I sink 80 Dizzily down, ever, forever, down. And, like a cloud, mine enemy above Darkens my fall with victory! Ai, Ai!SCENE II.-- The Mouth of a great River in the Island Atlantis. OCEAN is discovered reclining near the shore; APOLLO stands beside him.
OCEAN He fell, thou sayest, beneath his conqueror's frown? APOLLO Ay, when the strife was ended which made dim The orb I rule, and shook the solid stars, The terrors of his eye illumined heaven With sanguine light, through the thick ragged skirts Of the victorious darkness, as he fell; Like the last glare of day's red agony, Which, from a rent among the fiery clouds, Burns far along the tempest-wrinkled deep. OCEAN He sunk to the abyss? to the dark void? 10 APOLLO An eagle so caught in some bursting cloud On Caucasus, his thunder-baffled wings Entangled in the whirlwind, and his eyes, Which gazed on the undazzling sun, now blinded By the white lightning, while the ponderous hail Beats on his struggling form, which sinks at length Prone, and the aerial ice clings over it. OCEAN Henceforth the fields of Heaven-reflecting sea Which are my realm, will heave, unstained with blood, Beneath the uplifting winds, like plains of corn 20 Swayed by the summer air; my streams will flow Round many-peopled continents, and round Fortunate isles; and from their glassy thrones Blue Proteus and his humid nymphs shall mark The shadow of fair ships, as mortals see The floating bark of the light-laden moon With that white star, its sightless pilot's crest, Borne down the rapid sunset's ebbing sea; Tracking their path no more by blood and groans, And desolation, and the mingled voice 30 Of slavery and command; but by the light Of wave-reflected flowers, and floating odors, And music soft, and mild, free, gentle voices, That sweetest music, such as spirits love. APOLLO And I shall gaze not on the deeds which make My mind obscure with sorrow, as eclipse Darkens the sphere I guide. But list, I hear The small, clear, silver lute of the young Spirit That sits i' the morning star. OCEAN Thou must away; Thy steeds will pause at even, till when farewell. 40 The loud deep calls me home even now to feed it With azure calm out of the emerald urns Which stand forever full beside my throne. Behold the Nereids under the green sea, Their wavering limbs borne on the windlike stream, Their white arms lifted o'er their streaming hair, With garlands pied and starry sea-flower crowns, Hastening to grace their mighty sister's joy. [A sound of waves is heard. It is the unpastured sea hungering for calm. Peace, monster; I come now. Farewell. APOLLO Farewell. 50SCENE III.-- Caucasus. PROMETHEUS, HERCULES, IONE, the EARTH, SPIRITS, ASIA, and PANTHEA, borne in the Car with the SPIRIT OF THE HOUR. HERCULES unbinds PROMETHEUS, who descends.
HERCULES Most glorious among spirits! thus doth strength To wisdom, courage, and long-suffering love, And thee, who art the form they animate, Minister like a slave. PROMETHEUS Thy gentle words Are sweeter even than freedom long desired And long delayed. Asia, thou light of life, Shadow of beauty unbeheld; and ye, Fair sister nymphs, who made long years of pain Sweet to remember, through your love and care; Henceforth we will not part. There is a cave, 10 All overgrown with trailing odorous plants, Which curtain out the day with leaves and flowers, And paved with vein'd emerald; and a fountain Leaps in the midst with an awakening sound. From its curved roof the mountain's frozen tears, Like snow, or silver, or long diamond spires, Hang downward, raining forth a doubtful light; And there is heard the ever-moving air Whispering without from tree to tree, and birds, And bees; and all around are mossy seats, 20 And the rough walls are clothed with long soft grass; A simple dwelling, which shall be our own; Where we will sit and talk of time and change, As the world ebbs and flows, ourselves unchanged. What can hide man from mutability? And if ye sigh, then I will smile; and thou, Ione, shalt chant fragments of sea-music, Until I weep, when ye shall smile away The tears she brought, which yet were sweet to shed. We will entangle buds and flowers and beams 30 Which twinkle on the fountain's brim, and make Strange combinations out of common things, Like human babes in their brief innocence; And we will search, with looks and words of love, For hidden thoughts, each lovelier than the last, Our unexhausted spirits; and, like lutes Touched by the skill of the enamoured wind, Weave harmonies divine, yet ever new, From difference sweet where discord cannot be; And hither come, sped on the charm'd winds, 40 Which meet from all the points of heaven--as bees From every flower aerial Enna feeds At their known island-homes in Himera-- The echoes of the human world, which tell Of the low voice of love, almost unheard, And dove-eyed pity's murmured pain, and music, Itself the echo of the heart, and all That tempers or improves man's life, now free; And lovely apparitions,--dim at first, Then radiant, as the mind arising bright 50 From the embrace of beauty (whence the forms Of which these are the phantoms) casts on them The gathered rays which are reality-- Shall visit us the progeny immortal Of Painting, Sculpture, and rapt Poesy, And arts, though unimagined, yet to be; The wandering voices and the shadows these Of all that man becomes, the mediators Of that best worship, love, by him and us Given and returned; swift shapes and sounds, which grow 60 More fair and soft as man grows wise and kind, And, veil by veil, evil and error fall. Such virtue has the cave and place around. [Turning to the SPIRIT OF THE HOUR. For thee, fair Spirit, one toil remains. Ione, Give her that curved shell, which Proteus old Made Asia's nuptial boon, breathing within it A voice to be accomplished, and which thou Didst hide in grass under the hollow rock. IONE Thou most desired Hour, more loved and lovely Than all thy sisters, this is the mystic shell. 70 See the pale azure fading into silver Lining it with a soft yet glowing light. Looks it not like lulled music sleeping there? SPIRIT It seems in truth the fairest shell of Ocean: Its sound must be at once both sweet and strange. PROMETHEUS Go, borne over the cities of mankind On whirlwind-footed coursers; once again Outspeed the sun around the orbed world; And as thy chariot cleaves the kindling air, Thou breathe into the many-folded shell, 80 Loosening its mighty music; it shall be As thunder mingled with clear echoes; then Return; and thou shalt dwell beside our cave. And thou, O Mother Earth!-- THE EARTH I hear, I feel; Thy lips are on me, and thy touch runs down Even to the adamantine central gloom Along these marble nerves; 't is life, 't is joy, And, through my withered, old, and icy frame The warmth of an immortal youth shoots down Circling. Henceforth the many children fair 90 Folded in my sustaining arms; all plants, And creeping forms, and insects rainbow-winged, And birds, and beasts, and fish, and human shapes, Which drew disease and pain from my wan bosom, Draining the poison of despair, shall take And interchange sweet nutriment; to me Shall they become like sister-antelopes By one fair dam, snow-white, and swift as wind, Nursed among lilies near a brimming stream. The dew-mists of my sunless sleep shall float 100 Under the stars like balm; night-folded flowers Shall suck unwithering hues in their repose; And men and beasts in happy dreams shall gather Strength for the coming day, and all its joy; And death shall be the last embrace of her Who takes the life she gave, even as a mother, Folding her child, says, 'Leave me not again.' ASIA Oh, mother! wherefore speak the name of death? Cease they to love, and move, and breathe, and speak, Who die? THE EARTH It would avail not to reply; 110 Thou art immortal and this tongue is known But to the uncommunicating dead. Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted; and meanwhile In mild variety the seasons mild With rainbow-skirted showers, and odorous winds, And long blue meteors cleansing the dull night, And the life-kindling shafts of the keen sun's All-piercing bow, and the dew-mingled rain Of the calm moonbeams, a soft influence mild, 120 Shall clothe the forests and the fields, ay, even The crag-built deserts of the barren deep, With ever-living leaves, and fruits, and flowers. And thou! there is a cavern where my spirit Was panted forth in anguish whilst thy pain Made my heart mad, and those who did inhale it Became mad too, and built a temple there, And spoke, and were oracular, and lured The erring nations round to mutual war, And faithless faith, such as Jove kept with thee; 130 Which breath now rises as amongst tall weeds A violet's exhalation, and it fills With a serener light and crimson air Intense, yet soft, the rocks and woods around; It feeds the quick growth of the serpent vine, And the dark linked ivy tangling wild, And budding, blown, or odor-faded blooms Which star the winds with points of colored light As they rain through them, and bright golden globes Of fruit suspended in their own green heaven, 140 And through their veined leaves and amber stems The flowers whose purple and translucid bowls Stand ever mantling with aerial dew, The drink of spirits; and it circles round, Like the soft waving wings of noonday dreams, Inspiring calm and happy thoughts, like mine, Now thou art thus restored. This cave is thine. Arise! Appear! [A SPIRIT rises in the likeness of a winged child. This is my torch-bearer; Who let his lamp out in old time with gazing On eyes from which he kindled it anew 150 With love, which is as fire, sweet daughter mine, For such is that within thine own. Run, wayward, And guide this company beyond the peak Of Bacchic Nysa, Mænad-haunted mountain, And beyond Indus and its tribute rivers, Trampling the torrent streams and glassy lakes With feet unwet, unwearied, undelaying, And up the green ravine, across the vale, Beside the windless and crystalline pool, Where ever lies, on unerasing waves, 160 The image of a temple, built above, Distinct with column, arch, and architrave, And palm-like capital, and overwrought, And populous most with living imagery, Praxitelean shapes, whose marble smiles Fill the hushed air with everlasting love. It is deserted now, but once it bore Thy name, Prometheus; there the emulous youths Bore to thy honor through the divine gloom The lamp which was thine emblem; even as those 170 Who bear the untransmitted torch of hope Into the grave, across the night of life, As thou hast borne it most triumphantly To this far goal of Time. Depart, farewell! Beside that temple is the destined cave.SCENE IV.-- A Forest. In the background a Cave. PROMETHEUS, ASIA, PANTHEA, IONE, and the SPIRIT OF THE EARTH.
IONE Sister, it is not earthly; how it glides Under the leaves! how on its head there burns A light, like a green star, whose emerald beams Are twined with its fair hair! how, as it moves, The splendor drops in flakes upon the grass! Knowest thou it? PANTHEA It is the delicate spirit That guides the earth through heaven. From afar The populous constellations call that light The loveliest of the planets; and sometimes It floats along the spray of the salt sea, 10 Or makes its chariot of a foggy cloud, Or walks through fields or cities while men sleep, Or o'er the mountain tops, or down the rivers, Or through the green waste wilderness, as now, Wondering at all it sees. Before Jove reigned It loved our sister Asia, and it came Each leisure hour to drink the liquid light Out of her eyes, for which it said it thirsted As one bit by a dipsas, and with her It made its childish confidence, and told her 20 All it had known or seen, for it saw much, Yet idly reasoned what it saw; and called her, For whence it sprung it knew not, nor do I, Mother, dear mother. THE SPIRIT OF THE EARTH, running to ASIA Mother, dearest mother! May I then talk with thee as I was wont? May I then hide my eyes in thy soft arms, After thy looks have made them tired of joy? May I then play beside thee the long noons, When work is none in the bright silent air? ASIA I love thee, gentlest being, and henceforth 30 Can cherish thee unenvied. Speak, I pray; Thy simple talk once solaced, now delights. SPIRIT OF THE EARTH Mother, I am grown wiser, though a child Cannot be wise like thee, within this day; And happier too; happier and wiser both. Thou knowest that toads, and snakes, and loathly worms, And venomous and malicious beasts, and boughs That bore ill berries in the woods, were ever An hindrance to my walks o'er the green world; And that, among the haunts of humankind, 40 Hard-featured men, or with proud, angry looks, Or cold, staid gait, or false and hollow smiles, Or the dull sneer of self-loved ignorance, Or other such foul masks, with which ill thoughts Hide that fair being whom we spirits call man; And women too, ugliest of all things evil, (Though fair, even in a world where thou art fair, When good and kind, free and sincere like thee) When false or frowning made me sick at heart To pass them, though they slept, and I unseen. 50 Well, my path lately lay through a great city Into the woody hills surrounding it; A sentinel was sleeping at the gate; When there was heard a sound, so loud, it shook The towers amid the moonlight, yet more sweet Than any voice but thine, sweetest of all; A long, long sound, as it would never end; And all the inhabitants leapt suddenly Out of their rest, and gathered in the streets, Looking in wonder up to Heaven, while yet 60 The music pealed along. I hid myself Within a fountain in the public square, Where I lay like the reflex of the moon Seen in a wave under green leaves; and soon Those ugly human shapes and visages Of which I spoke as having wrought me pain, Passed floating through the air and fading still Into the winds that scattered them; and those From whom they passed seemed mild and lovely forms After some foul disguise had fallen, and all 70 Were somewhat changed, and after brief surprise And greetings of delighted wonder, all Went to their sleep again; and when the dawn Came, wouldst thou think that toads, and snakes, and efts, Could e'er be beautiful? yet so they were, And that with little change of shape or hue; All things had put their evil nature off; I cannot tell my joy, when o'er a lake, Upon a drooping bough with nightshade twined, I saw two azure halcyons clinging downward 80 And thinning one bright bunch of amber berries, With quick long beaks, and in the deep there lay Those lovely forms imaged as in a sky; So with my thoughts full of these happy changes, We meet again, the happiest change of all. ASIA And never will we part, till thy chaste sister, Who guides the frozen and inconstant moon, Will look on thy more warm and equal light Till her heart thaw like flakes of April snow, And love thee. SPIRIT OF THE EARTH What! as Asia loves Prometheus? 90 ASIA Peace, wanton! thou art yet not old enough. Think ye by gazing on each other's eyes To multiply your lovely selves, and fill With spher'd fires the interlunar air? SPIRIT OF THE EARTH Nay, mother, while my sister trims her lamp 'T is hard I should go darkling. ASIA Listen; look! The SPIRIT OF THE HOUR enters PROMETHEUS We feel what thou hast heard and seen; yet speak. SPIRIT OF THE HOUR Soon as the sound had ceased whose thunder filled The abysses of the sky and the wide earth, There was a change; the impalpable thin air 100 And the all-circling sunlight were transformed, As if the sense of love, dissolved in them, Had folded itself round the spher'd world. My vision then grew clear, and I could see Into the mysteries of the universe. Dizzy as with delight I floated down; Winnowing the lightsome air with languid plumes, My coursers sought their birthplace in the sun, Where they henceforth will live exempt from toil, Pasturing flowers of vegetable fire, 110 And where my moonlike car will stand within A temple, gazed upon by Phidian forms Of thee, and Asia, and the Earth, and me, And you, fair nymphs, looking the love we feel,-- In memory of the tidings it has borne,-- Beneath a dome fretted with graven flowers, Poised on twelve columns of resplendent stone, And open to the bright and liquid sky. Yoked to it by an amphisbænic snake The likeness of those winged steeds will mock 120 The flight from which they find repose. Alas, Whither has wandered now my partial tongue When all remains untold which ye would hear? As I have said, I floated to the earth; It was, as it is still, the pain of bliss To move, to breathe, to be. I wandering went Among the haunts and dwellings of mankind, And first was disappointed not to see Such mighty change as I had felt within Expressed in outward things; but soon I looked, 130 And behold, thrones were kingless, and men walked One with the other even as spirits do-- None fawned, none trampled; hate, disdain, or fear, Self-love or self-contempt, on human brows No more inscribed, as o'er the gate of hell, 'All hope abandon, ye who enter here.' None frowned, none trembled, none with eager fear Gazed on another's eye of cold command, Until the subject of a tyrant's will Became, worse fate, the abject of his own, 140 Which spurred him, like an outspent horse, to death. None wrought his lips in truth-entangling lines Which smiled the lie his tongue disdained to speak. None, with firm sneer, trod out in his own heart The sparks of love and hope till there remained Those bitter ashes, a soul self-consumed, And the wretch crept a vampire among men, Infecting all with his own hideous ill. None talked that common, false, cold, hollow talk Which makes the heart deny the yes it breathes, 150 Yet question that unmeant hypocrisy With such a self-mistrust as has no name. And women, too, frank, beautiful, and kind, As the free heaven which rains fresh light and dew On the wide earth, passed; gentle, radiant forms, From custom's evil taint exempt and pure; Speaking the wisdom once they could not think, Looking emotions once they feared to feel, And changed to all which once they dared not be, Yet being now, made earth like heaven; nor pride, 160 Nor jealousy, nor envy, nor ill shame, The bitterest of those drops of treasured gall, Spoiled the sweet taste of the nepenthe, love. Thrones, altars, judgment-seats, and prisons, wherein, And beside which, by wretched men were borne Sceptres, tiaras, swords, and chains, and tomes Of reasoned wrong, glozed on by ignorance, Were like those monstrous and barbaric shapes, The ghosts of a no-more-remembered fame Which from their unworn obelisks, look forth 170 In triumph o'er the palaces and tombs Of those who were their conquerors; mouldering round, Those imaged to the pride of kings and priests A dark yet mighty faith, a power as wide As is the world it wasted, and are now But an astonishment; even so the tools And emblems of its last captivity, Amid the dwellings of the peopled earth, Stand, not o'erthrown, but unregarded now. And those foul shapes,--abhorred by god and man, 180 Which, under many a name and many a form Strange, savage, ghastly, dark, and execrable, Were Jupiter, the tyrant of the world, And which the nations, panic-stricken, served With blood, and hearts broken by long hope, and love Dragged to his altars soiled and garlandless, And slain among men's unreclaiming tears, Flattering the thing they feared, which fear was hate,-- Frown, mouldering fast, o'er their abandoned shrines. The painted veil, by those who were, called life, 190 Which mimicked, as with colors idly spread, All men believed and hoped, is torn aside; The loathsome mask has fallen, the man remains Sceptreless, free, uncircumscribed, but man Equal, unclassed, tribeless, and nationless, Exempt from awe, worship, degree, the king Over himself; just, gentle, wise; but man Passionless--no, yet free from guilt or pain, Which were, for his will made or suffered them; Nor yet exempt, though ruling them like slaves, 200 From chance, and death, and mutability, The clogs of that which else might oversoar The loftiest star of unascended heaven, Pinnacled dim in the intense inane.


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Two Great Lakes hit record low levels: Climate crisis or natural cycle?
Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are at their lowest levels since record keeping began a century ago, but experts say it's too soon to tell exactly what combination of issues is causing the drop.
By MARK GUARINO | The Christian Science Monitor
February 7, 2013 at 5:11 pm EST
Water levels in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are the lowest they've ever been since record keeping began in 1918, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers. That finding, which corresponds to a decade of diminished precipitation and higher temperatures, worries barging and commercial fishing interests, with both industries saying it will have harsh economic consequences.
"We're in an extreme situation," Keith Kompoltowicz, watershed hydrology chief for the Corps's Great Lakes Hydraulics and Hydrology Office in Detroit, told The Associated Press Tuesday.
The Corps reported this week that both lakes were 29 inches below their long-term average and that levels had declined 17 inches since January 2012 alone. The agency said the water levels have been below average for the past 14 years, which is the longest period of sustained below-average levels since 1918. Continued record lows are expected for the first few months of this year.
A hot and dry summer in the Midwest increased evaporation throughout the fall, followed by several lower-than-average snowfalls in the winter. That led to a seasonal rise in both lakes last year of only four inches, which is eight inches below normal, the Corps said.
The decline presents a long-term threat to carriers that rely on the Great Lakes system for transport. The American Waterways Operators, an advocacy group for the tugboat, towboat, and barge industry in Arlington, Va., said that every inch of water loss in the Great Lakes decreases the carrying capacity of a single barge by 17 tons of cargo. That means that the loss of a foot would cause a capacity loss of 204 tons per barge.
In a statement, the organization called the water loss "a severe, ongoing situation."
Similarly, the Lake Carriers' Association, an advocacy group representing 17 companies that use the Great Lakes for cargo transport, estimated that some 10,000 tons of cargo could not be transported in 2012. Charter boat and commercial fishing operators around the Great Lakes region also said they fear tourism dollars will decline during their busy summer and fall season.
Researchers blame excessive dredging, both by the Chicago River system, which diverts water to the South, and the St. Clair River, which diverts water to deepen navigational channels to Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and eventually the Atlantic Ocean. The International Joint Commission, a Canadian-US organization that looks for solutions to waterway issues, said it will release a report next month that examines the effect of dredging, among other factors, on water levels in the Great Lakes.
David Allan, a professor in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, says that, while the water drop is indeed historic, data shows that it follows a somewhat cyclical pattern. The current level, for instance, is just short of previous low points in the 1930s and '60s.
Whether or not water levels will continue to drop is uncertain, he says, as is whether or not climate change is entirely responsible. He says that factors such as warming temperatures and decreased precipitation are present, but suggests that others could be at play as well, such as dredging and natural fluctuations in water levels.
"The science is maybe a little early to fully understand fluctuations in order to fully identify climate change as a driver of this drop, but there is evidence of climate change over the last 30 or 40 years that would lead you to expect these water level drops to occur," Dr. Allan says.
Because not enough is known to predict where water levels will go from here, the Corps has not yet taken action to stop them from dropping. Mr. Kompoltowicz of the Corps told AP that funding was limited and that nothing would be considered until 2015. Allan says it is unlikely the Corps will launch an expensive and long-term project without the certainty of a forecast.
"You could put in water-control structures at the St. Clair and hold back more water for Michigan and Huron, but there are downstream consequences if the water level drop is a natural one and water gets back up four or five feet higher than it is now," Allan said. "So if you can't conclude water levels are going to be low forever, you're not going to put in an expensive engineering project that would take a very long time."


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About His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977), the founder-acharya* of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was the foremost proponent and teacher of Krishna consciousness—devotional service to the Supreme Person, Krishna—of the late twentieth century.
Srila Prabhupada, as he's known to his followers, translated and commented on over eighty volumes of the most important sacred bhakti texts. His books include Bhagavad-gita As It Is—the definitive commentary on Krishna's advice on how to be happy in this life and the next, and the multi-volume Srimad-Bhagavatam—a history of Krishna's activities, His avatars, and His many devotees throughout the universe. Srila Prabhupada also constantly traveled the world, initiating thousands of disciples and managing a global spiritual movement which continues to grow today.
When Srila Prabhupada met his own spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur in 1922, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta urged the young devotee later known as Srila Prabhupada to preach Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's message of Krishna consciousness in English.
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From 1966 until his passing in 1977, Srila Prabhupada traveled the world, guided thousands of young disciples, and managed a global spiritual movement, yet he considered book publishing his life's mission. He rose many hours before dawn each day to devote full attention to translating and composing commentaries on sacred texts. Some of his major works include:
- Srimad-Bhagavatam
— The essence of the Vedas' teachings, an 18,000-verse history of Krishna's incarnations, pastimes and devotees. - Bhagavad-gita As It Is
— Krishna's instructions on the purpose of life and how to achieve ultimate success in this world and the next. - Chaitanya Charitamrita
— The life and teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Krishna Himself appearing in the guise of His own devotee. - The Nectar of Devotion
— A summary study of Rupa Goswami's Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu, the essential guidebook on the science of bhakti-yoga, practical devotional service to Krishna. - Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
— Srila Prabhupada's commentary on the tenth canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, which describes the pastimes Krishna Himself performed when He visited the earth. - Vedabase.com
—Read Srila Prabhupada's published books online.
His books, now published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust in 81 languages (as of June 2013), now comprise over 80 volumes, with over a billion copies sold.
Srila Prabhupada is the founder-acharya (spiritual preceptor) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. In addition to writing many books to establish the philosophy and practices of the Krishna consciousness movement, he worked tirelessly to build a unified organization meant for spreading the teachings of Krishna consciousness.
- Srila Prabhupada as "Founder-Acharya" of ISKCON
—A book explaining the unique historical position of Srila Prabhupada and his title's spiritual significance. (on iskcon.com) - Directory of Centers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
—Search for a temple, community, restaurant, farm, or local gathering near you. - History of the Hare Krishna Movement
—Milestones in Srila Prabhupada's and his disciples' efforts to create, spread, and maintain a worldwide society of Krishna devotees. - Srila Prabhupada's online biography, the Prabhupada Lilamrita—on Vedabase.com and in our Store
—How Srila Prabhupada brought Krishna consciousness out of India and established a global spiritual movement. - Seven Purposes of ISKCON
—A document Srila Prabhupada composed in 1966 which still serves as the mission statement of the movement he started. - List of Srila Prabhupada's Disciples—http://sp.krishna.com
—The Srila Prabhupada Disciple Database is now online and searchable. You can search for Srila Prabhupada's disciples using the Search option or alphabetically by name.
- Srila Prabhupada Photo Gallery
- A collection of over nineteen thousand photographs taken of Srila Prabhupada between 1966 and 1977. Please help us to categorize these photo albums. If you see a photo you can identify by place, persons, or circumstances, kindly Contact Us. - Srila Prabhupada Audio
- Srila Prabhupada Videos
- Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON
—A free download explaining the historic and spiritual significance of the title "Founder-Acharya" and why Srila Prabhupada preferred to be known as such. - Srila Prabhupada's online Biography, the Prabhupada Lilamrita—on vedabase.com
— The life of the great spiritual teacher who brought the teachings of Krishna to the world. Also available in our Store. - The Bhaktivedanta Archives—http://www.prabhupada.com
—The official repository for the documents, manuscripts, correspondence, audio recordings, photographs, films, and other memorabilia of Srila Prabhupada. - Prabhupada's Letters—http://www.prabhupada.blogspot.com
— Srila Prabhupada managed a worldwide society through these practical, individual instructions to his disciples. Each day, the homepage shows a list of letters Srila Prabhupada wrote on that date during his lifetime. - List of Srila Prabhupada Disciples—http://sp.krishna.com
—Search for Srila Prabhupada's disciples alphabetically by name or by using the Search option. - Vedabase.com, Srila Prabhupada's Online Book Collection
— Contains most of his published works. This site now includes biographies written about Srila Prabhupada.


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Costing climate change policy is an uncertain business. This uncertainty often manifests itself in the choice of technologies to mitigate and adapt to risks from climate change. Firms and nations can attempt to reduce risk by using more of the low-carbon technologies presently on the shelf or they can invent new ones. How quickly people will switch within the set of existing technologies with or without a change in relative energy prices is open to debate; how creative people are at inventing new technologies given relative prices is also a matter of discussion.
The key to addressing uncertainty is to capture a range of reasonable behaviours that underpins the choice to adopt existing or develop new low-carbon technology. Two key questions that should be addressed are:
Which answers to these questions are accepted determines whether some weighted average of the estimates or a lower or upper estimate is used to guide policy. For any given target and set of policy provisions, costs decline when consumers and firms have more plentiful low-cost substitutes for high-carbon technologies. Engineering studies suggest 20%-25% of existing carbon emissions could be eliminated (depending on how the electricity is generated) at low cost if people switched to new technologies, such as compact fluorescent light bulbs, improved thermal insulation, heating and cooling systems, and energy-efficient appliances. The critical issue is how this adoption of efficient technologies occurs in practice and which sort of regulation and economic instruments could eventually support this adoption. Chapter 5 of this report assesses the literature regarding technology adoption and regulation frameworks.
Many economists have emphasized that technological progress is driven by relative prices, and that people do not switch to new technologies unless prices induce them to switch. New efficient technologies, according to this argument, then are not taken up without a proper price signal. People are also perceived to behave as if their time horizons are short, perhaps reflecting their uncertainty about future energy prices and the reliability of the technology. Also, factors other than energy efficiency matter to consumers, such as a new technologys quality and features, and the time and effort required to learn about it and how it works. This issue has already been flagged in relation to technology adoption and implementation costs, but it also has an uncertainty element to it.
The different viewpoints on the origin of technological change appear in the assumed rate at which the energy-consuming capital can turnover without a change in relative energy prices. Modellers account for the penetration of technological change over time through a technical coefficient called the autonomous energy efficiency improvement (AEEI). The AEEI reflects the rate of change in energy intensity (the energy-to-GDP ratio) holding energy prices constant (see IPCC, 1996a, Chapter 8). The presumed autonomous technological improvement in the energy intensity of an economy can lead to significant differences in the estimated costs of mitigation. As such, many observers view the choice of AEEI as crucial in setting the baseline scenario against which to judge the costs of mitigation. The costs of mitigation are inversely related the AEEI the greater the AEEI the lower the costs to reach any given climate target. The costs decrease because people adopt low-carbon technology of their own accord, with no change in relative prices.
Modellers have traditionally based the AEEI on historical rates of change, but now some are using higher values based on data from bottoms-up models and arguments about announcement effects. For instance, some analysts have optimistically argued that the existence of the Kyoto Protocol will accelerate the implementation of energy efficient production methods to 2% per year or more. Policymakers and modellers continue to debate the validity of this assumption (see, e.g., Kram, 1998; Weyant, 1998). A range of AEEIs has been adopted in the modelling literature (see Chapter 8 for more details). The AEEI has ranged from 0.4% to 1.5% per year for all of the regions of the world, and has generated large differences in long-term project baselines (e.g., Manne and Richels, 1992). Edmonds and Barns (1990) sensitivity study confirms the importance of the AEEI in affecting cost estimates. However, as noted by Dean and Hoeller (1992): unfortunately there is relatively little backing in the economic literature for specific values of the AEEI ... the inability to tie it down to a much narrower range ... is a severe handicap, an uncertainty which needs to be recognized.
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OCEAN CITY – Over the past 15 years, Harborside Bar and Grill has become a mainstay in West Ocean City, providing a casual dining atmosphere, a view of the commercial harbor, and, of course, the "orange crush".
Co-owners Chris Wall and Lloyd Whitehead met in middle school while attending Worcester Preparatory School. Later, they became closer friends working together at Phillips, where they gained some of the restaurant and bar experience that they would carry with them into their own business venture. In 1993, fresh out of college, the pair decided to branch out on their own and open a restaurant and bar in West Ocean City. "It just seemed like the right thing to do. The opportunity just looked too good to pass up," Whitehead said.
Before being transformed into Harborside, the restaurant was an old Eastern Shore crab house with limited seating. Whitehead and Wall revamped the place, focusing on the great view of the harbor and expanding on seating.
"We wanted to create a laid-back atmosphere," Wall said, explaining that they aimed to mix family-oriented casual dining with a fun bar experience.
Harborside was a year-round establishment from the beginning, staying open 365 days a year. They have since eased up and scaled back, allowing themselves time off for Christmas and the occasional repair.
With the rapid growth of West Ocean City over the past 15 years came an increase in business for Harborside.
"West Ocean City just has everything to offer," Wall said.
Like most local businesses, July through September mark the busy months for Harborside.
"September has replaced June for the third busiest month," Whitehead said.
Employees have had a major impact on Harborside over the years. A year-round staff of about 40 keeps the restaurant running smoothly all year. The staff reaches 70 in the summer months, with college students filling in during to help with the boom in business.
"We couldn't do it without the good, core year-round staff," Wall said. Whitehead added, "We try to keep taking care of those that take care of us."
The menu at Harborside offers a little bit of everything, from appetizers to sandwiches to seafood entrees.
"We've got something for every taste," Whitehead said.
A variety of specials accompany the menu.
"Whatever really takes off may replace something on the menu next year," Wall said.
The "Design Your Dinner," concept was added to the menu to give people the option to create a steak or fish dinner the way they like it. The option allows customers to choose the sauces, sides and toppings, adding a "have it your way" aspect to dining out.
"If you like tuna, you can have it five or six different ways," Whitehead said.
Food isn't the only item Harborside provides. Live entertainment can be enjoyed Wednesday through Sunday. Since it opened, Harborside has become known for not only its good food and fun atmosphere, but for the fresh-squeezed orange crushes.
"Get crushed at Harborside," has become a mini-mantra for the bar, with locals and visitors coming in to enjoy the popular drink. The drink was created several years ago during a slow afternoon.
"It was a combination of friends and employees that put it together," Wall said.
Bartender Kelly Flynn was providing samples of her juice concoctions one day when they stumbled upon what would become the original orange crush.
"We were just tasting what she was making and we found that to be what we liked the best," Wall said.
"Everyone else seemed to like it too and it just grew from there," Whitehead said.
Today the orange crush can be found in several area bars, but Whitehead and Wall don't mind being emulated, after all, they are the home of the original, they say.
When asked about future growth, Whitehead and Wall deferred to the county. Wall and Whitehead have been hoping to expand their parking at Harborside but have hit a stalemate with the county.
"I like to say we live in Makin' County, they make stuff up as they go," Wall said, referring to a response from the county on a request for a variance on parking that they made some time ago. "A lot of it doesn't have any rhyme of reason."
As for the past 15 years, Wall and Whitehead couldn't be happier.
"We just finished up our 15th year and we owe thanks to our customers and our loyal, caring staff. We couldn't have made it 15 years without them," Wall said.


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Yoani Sanchez continues to recover from injuries she suffered Friday, Nov. 6, when she and two other bloggers were kidnapped and beaten by Cuban State Security officers. Already, though, Sanchez is fighting back with what she knows best — her words:
Here is her most recent response, as taken from her blog:
My relationship with the movies has always been from the seats in the shadow of a room where you can hear the sound of an old projector. It kept on like this until I started to live in my own movie, a type of thriller of the pursuers and the pursued, where it is up to me to escape and hide. The reason for this sudden change from spectator to protagonist has been this blog, located in this wide space—so little touched by celluloid—that is the Internet. I woke up two years ago with the desire to write the true script of my days, and not the rosy comedy they show in the official newspapers. I went, then, from watching movies to inhabiting one.
I have my doubts whether some day I'll see the curtain come down and be able to leave the movie theater alive. The long film that we have been living for decades in Cuba does not seem to be close to the point where the credits are shown and the screen goes blank. However, the spectators are no longer interested in the interminable filmstrip shown by the authorized projectionists. Rather, they seem captivated by the vision of those who create a blog, a blank page where they record the questions, the frustrations and the joys of citizens.
Believing myself Kubrick or Tarantino, I have begun to post a testimony of these creatures who watch and harass us. Beings from the shadows who, like vampires, feed on our human happiness and inoculate us with terror through punches, threats and blackmail. Individuals trained in coercion who could not foresee their conversion into hunters who are hunted, faces trapped on camera, mobile phones, or in the curious retina of a citizen. Accustomed to gathering evidence for this dossier about each of us kept in some drawer, in some office, now they are surprised that we make an inventory of their gestures, their eyes, a meticulous record of their abuses.
I usually don't publish entries from other blogs to this extent, but A) this is the best I thing I can do to extend Sanchez some protection against other attacks.
And B) the bastards facing off against Sanchez deserve to be exposed as the goons and thugs and cowards that they are.


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- Categories BX, BXOS, extraordinary, F GNC, Fiction, Graphic Novels and Comics, WBD
- Author(s) Paul Hornschemeier
- Publisher Fantagraphics Books
- Pages 67
- Format Hardcover
- Dimensions 22.0cm x 1.7cm x 18.3cm
- Weight 0.52 kg
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Let Us Be Perfectly Clear is a collection of Paul Hornschemeier's full-color short stories and shows off his playful experimental side and his protean stylistic verve. Perfectly Clear brings back into print stories that Hornschemeier published prior to his Three Paradoxes Fantagraphics debut from a variety of sources his own self-published Forlorn Funnies, as well as strips that originally appeared in independent magazines and papers none of which has been available to the book trade.The book is designed as a "flip book" in the tradition of the old Ace paperbacks, with one side featuring comedic work (or as comedic as Hornschemeier's mind allows), and the other decidedly more morose. With almost every page, we see a new style, a new direction; with the resultant effect being that of an anthology by creators of vastly contrasting sensibilities.On the "funny" menu, we are treated to Dr. Rodentia (an unfortunate-looking fellow with only apathy as his weapon), a detailed artist's catalogue exploring such modern masterpieces as "Accidental Late-Night Sex With a Radiator," musings on the cancerous nature of civilization as observed by a deceased cat and a cotton-based airbus, the scatological "Feelings Check," the ever pathetic Vanderbilt Millions and his fantasies of self-worth, and the multi-narrative story that started the Forlorn Funnies comics series: "The Men and Women of the Television."Clearly, there is a fine line in the Hornschemeier lexicon between funny and morose.On our "forlorn" plate we are served the cold examination of the dyslexic narcoleptic and his bungled plans of murder, a sea creature's balancing of morality and sustenance, the Western romance "Wanted," a metal man's self-destructive search for meaning, and the story the alternative website Ain't It Cool News describes as delivering "a complicated mixture of disgust and pity."Let Us Be Perfectly Clear demonstrates Paul Hornschemeier's versatility and breadth in an elegantly produced book that will appeal to connoisseurs of contemporary, cutting-edge cartoons and graphic novels.


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If Royal Oak decides to allow commercial marijuana enterprise, it will be up to the city commission ultimately to determine the number of businesses; which types of business and to amend the zoning ordinance as to where the businesses would be allowed. Restrictions regarding schools and churches that are written into the state law cannot be made more lenient only stricter. Therefore, those limits cannot be eliminated, only made larger.
There are six types of commercial marijuana enterprises permitted under the Michigan Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act:
1. Provisioning – sales or what you may commonly refer to as retail
2. Secure Transport – moving of product from one commercial enterprise to another
3. Safety Compliance – tests product for contaminants and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels
4. Processing - purchases marijuana from a grower and extracts resin from the marijuana or creates a marijuana-infused product for sale
5. Growers - licensed to cultivate, dry, trim, or cure and package marihuana for sale
6. Microbusiness - A licensee who can grow 150 plants, process on site and sell directly to adults 21 years or older (cannot sell to any other licensee, i.e. Provisioning | Retail
Under the MMRTM Act, a recreational / adult-use marijuana establishment many not allow the cultivation, processing, sale, or display of marijuana or marijuana accessories to be visible from a public place outside of the establishment with the use of binoculars, aircraft, or other optical aids.
Yes. The city commission has voted to opt out with a sunset date of February 1, 2020. The State of Michigan has until December 6, 2019 to establish the rules. If the city commission determines they would like to participate in commercial marijuana enterprises prior to the February 20, 2020 sunset date, they could vote to amend the date. Or, they could simply allow the sunset date to expire and participate in commercial marijuana enterprises as of February 21, 2020. Should the city commission determine the city should opt out of the commercial marijuana enterprises, then the date could be amended, or opt out without an end date.
Under the MMRTM Act, the city commission has the authority to decided whether or not to allow recreational / adult-use marijuana establishments in the city, and if so, to limit the number of establishments, the type of establishment, and the zoning district in which the establishments would be allowed.
At this time, the federal government has indicated that as long as a state has a "strong and effective" system in place to regulate the cultivation, distribution, sale and possession of marijuana; federal law enforcement interests are not undermined by the legalization of marijuana to some extent.


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Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions to one of the IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org ================= ============== ICSEA 2013 | Call for Papers =============== CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS ICSEA 2013, The Eighth International Conference on Software Engineering Advances October 27 - November 1, 2013 - Venice, Italy General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2013/ICSEA13.html Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2013/CfPICSEA13.html - regular papers - short papers (work in progress) - posters - ideas Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2013/SubmitICSEA13.html Submission deadline: June 20, 2013 Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org Print proceedings will be available via Curran Associates, Inc.: http://www.proceedings.com/9769.html ]Articles will be archived in the free access ThinkMind Digital Library: http://www.thinkmind.org Please note the Poster and Work in Progress options. The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas. All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress, Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels. Before submission, please check and comply with the Editorial rules: http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html ICSEA 2013 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site) Advances in fundamentals for software development Fundamentals in software development; Software architecture, patterns, frameworks; Software analysis and model checking; Software architectural scalability; Requirements engineering and design; Software design (methodologies, patterns, experiences, views, design by contract, design by responsibilities, etc.); Software modeling (OO, non-OO, MDA, SOA, patterns, UML, etc.); Software process and workflow; Software validation and verification; Software testing and testing tools; Software implementation; Software project management (risk analysis, dependencies, etc.) Advanced mechanisms for software development Software composition; Process composition and refactoring; Co-design and codeplay; Software dependencies; Plug&play software; Adaptive software; Context-sensitive software; Policy-driven software design; Software rejuvenation; Feature interaction detection and resolution; Embedded software; Parallel and distributed software Advanced design tools for developing software Formal specifications in software; Programming mechanisms (real-time, multi-threads, etc.); Programming techniques (feature-oriented, aspects-oriented, generative programming, agents-oriented, contextual-oriented, incremental, stratified, etc.); Requirement specification languages; Programming languages; Automation of software design and implementation; Software design with highly distributed resources (GRID); Web service based software; Scenario-based model synthesis; Merging partial behavioral models; Partial goal/requirement satisfaction Advanced facilities for accessing software Information modeling; GUI related software; Computer-aided software design; Hierarchical APIs; APIs roles in software development; Ontology support for Web Services; Rapid prototyping tools; Embedded software quality; Thread modeling; Flexible Objects; Use cases; Visual Modeling Software performance Software performance modeling; Software performance engineering (UML diagrams, Process algebra, Petri nets, etc.); Software performance requirements; Performance forecast for specific applications; Performance testing; Web-service based software performance; Performance of rule-based software; Methods for performance improvements; Software performance experience reports; Program failures experiences; Error ranking via correlation; Empirical evaluation of defects Software security, privacy, safeness Security requirements, design, and engineering; Software safety and security; Security, privacy and safeness in software; Software vulnerabilities; Assessing risks in software; Software for online banking and transactions; Software trace analysis; Software uncertainties; Dynamic detection of likely invariants; Human trust in interactive software; Memory safety; Safety software reuse; High confidence software; Trusted computing; Next generation secure computing Advances in software testing Formal approaches for test specifications; Advanced testing methodologies; Static and dynamic analysis; Strategies for testing nondeterministic systems; Testing software releases; Generating tests suites; Evolutionary testing of embedded systems; Algorithmic testing; Exhaustive testing; Black-box testing; Testing at the design level; Testing reactive software; Empirical evaluation Specialized software advanced applications Database related software; Software for disaster recovery applications; Software for mobile vehicles; Biomedical-related software; Biometrics related software; Mission critical software; Real-time software; E-health related software; Military software; Crisis-situation software; Software for Bluetooth and mobile phones; Multimedia software applications Web Accessibility Design approaches, techniques, and tools to support Web accessibility; Best practices for evaluation, testing reviews and repair techniques; 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Want Lower Blood Pressure? Drink Some Black Tea
Lowering your blood pressure could be as simple as drinking a few cups of black tea every day, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
In research involving 95 men and women of similar age and weight who were regular tea-drinkers, scientists looked at the effect of black tea on the volunteers' blood pressure levels.
Half of the participants drank three cups of black tea per day for six months, and the other half drank a placebo drink with a similar flavor and caffeine content.
At the start of the study, their average systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) was between 115 and 150. But by the end, those who drank black tea experienced an average reduction of between 2 and 3 points in their 24-hour average systolic blood pressure level and about 2 points in their diastolic (the lower number in a blood pressure reading) level.
"At a population level, the observed differences in BP [blood pressure] would be associated with a 10 percent reduction in the prevalence of hypertension and a 7 to 10 percent reduction in the risk of [heart disease and stroke]," wrote researcher Jonathan M. Hodgson, PhD, of the School of Medicine and Pharmacology at the University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia.
These results could be linked to recent studies showing that drinking black tea improves the function of our endothelial cells, which line the interior of blood vessels. Endothelial dysfunction is an early indicator of blood pressure changes.
Other research has suggested that the flavonoids found in tea can improve blood vessels' tone and reduce body weight and abdominal fat.
But regardless of the reasons for the outcome, scientists say their findings could have important public health implications since high blood pressure is a risk factor for heart disease and death.


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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa company has recalled more than 1,000 pounds of pork jerky because the product's label doesn't list wheat, which can cause an allergic reaction for some consumers.
Formosa Food Co., of Hull, is recalling 16-ounce individual packages of Formosa Brand Pork Szu, a cooked seasoned dried pork product.
The product was made on various dates through Nov. 29, 2012. There is no expiration date but the label carries the establishment number "EST. 2446."
The jerky was sold on the internet and through direct sales nationwide.
The USDA says in a statement released Wednesday that the problem was found by food safety inspectors during a label review. Wheat is an ingredient in the soy sauce used in the product.
There have been no reports of sickened consumers.


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Create a Tornado
Type of Lesson
: Hands-on Activity
Time Needed
: 20 minutes
Standards Addressed
MEGOSE EAW2 Describe weather conditions and climates.
MEGOSE EAW6 Describe patterns of changing weather and how they are measured.
MEGOSE EAW10 Explain and predict general weather patterns and storms.
Quick Summary of Lesson
Students will create a tornado in a bottle. This lesson would be a great intro to looking more deeply at tornadoes.
1) 2 empty 2-liter soda bottles, rinsed out and with labels removed
2) Black Marker
3) Rubber washer that is the same size as the bottle opening
4) Electrical tape
5) Water
1. Label each bottle with your black marker. Label one bottle "A" and the other "B".
2. Tape the washer to the mouth of bottle A. Do not cover the washer hole with tape.
3. Fill bottle A 3/4 full of water. Place bottle B upside down on top of bottle A. Tape the mouths of both bottles together.
4. Turn the bottles over such that bottle A is on top. Quickly swirl the bottles just like you would spin a hula hoop. Swirl them several times. Then place the bottles on a table. The water will start swirling down from bottle A to bottle B just like a tornado.
Notes to the Teacher
If at once this activity doesn't work, do have the students try step 4 again!
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It's never easy letting go. These are things I've learned by paying attention to the grief process.
Grieving the loss of a cat is excruciating. In fact, I'm going through it as I write this. I think the grief process is one of the hardest, most intense experiences we have to get through.
It's not easy to prepare for grief, as each end-of-life journey is different. That being said, I've been through this a few times and have discovered that I do certain things to help me cope. Hopefully, some of these suggestions can help you navigate the grief process.
1. I celebrate the cat's (whole) life
At the end of life, whether it's prolonged or sudden, it's easy to get caught up in the sadness and intensity of that current moment. Sometimes, when I've found myself in this place, I realize I'm not honoring the rest of the cat's life. What about the amazing years or months I had with the cat? What about the funny things my cat did? Or the loving bond we had? What about the wonderful memories and stories of the cat? I try to focus on the life I've shared with the cat, even though it's very easy to want to focus totally on the end of life.
2. I find people who understand
Whether your cat has passed on or is likely to pass on soon, obviously you'll want to be around people who understand. Now is not the time to take comments like "it's only a cat" to heart. If you do run across someone who says something like this, try to breathe and let it go. You need your energy to get through grieving, not to get mad about ill-placed comments.
Instead, find people who understand and are respectful of your grief process, whether they love cats or not. A compassionate person and friend will give you the space and respect your need to grieve.
3. I take time to be alone, if I need it
Some of us like to share; others are intensely vulnerable when going through grief. I'm a little of both. Know yourself. If you need to be alone, honor that. It's OK.
4. I understand that grief is a powerful process
Sometimes, grief reminds me of the waves of an ocean. You're feeling fine and then WHAM, some piece of grief hits you and you're down, or crying, or both. I'm not sure why it is, but just knowing that this happens has made me prepared for when it happens again. I try to flow with it. Everyone grieves differently. We all grieve in our own time, and in our own way. Let it happen the way it needs to happen for you.
This is a yoga tool, but it's also a relaxation technique, which anyone can do. When you're exhausted from stress or grieving, breathing deeply through your nose can really help relax you and restore your mind and body to a state of calmness. Even a minute or two of this has great benefits. I do this all the time during periods of stress, or if I'm grieiving the loss of a pet. From a physiological standpoint, this activates your parasympathetic nervous system (which induces relaxation) rather than your sympathetic nervous system (which is all about fight or flight). Try breathing deeply in any stressful situation or any time you find yourself holding your breath.
6. I'm good to myself and my body
I'm no good to my cats if I'm a mess. So even though it's hard (grief is exhausting), I try to remember to be good to my body. I try to remember to eat good stuff (not junk), get outside, exercise, breathe — all good things for me. Find the good things for you and remember to do them.
7. I honor the immensity of grief
It's a big deal, and we all get to go through it. The sadness in grief is huge, but strangely, so is the joy. Celebrate these wonderful creatures we love, whether we're going through life with them or whether we're letting them go.
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Federico Garcia Lorca, the Spanish surrealist, wasn't just any writer. The poet and playwright was also a revolutionary who penned some of the most intricate and arresting verse of the twentieth century. Out now from New Directions, Selected Poems is perhaps the best introduction to the poet's oeuvre — and one of the foremost works of poetry in translation released this year. This edition, featuring a host of translators from Langston Hughes to Ben Belitt and W. S. Merwin, should have a place in any growing library.
I first stumbled upon Garcia Lorca years ago while working for my high school literary magazine. In addition to editing duties, I was charged with finding the most fitting epigraph for the next issue. After sifting through poem after poem, making note of dozens of possible, and worthy, choices, I came across this, from Garcia Lorca's "New York": "Set in place the lovers who will afterwards be photographs." The line spoke of mortality, and, to a 17 year old with a penchant for the melancholy, it spoke truth. From his collections to his plays — which I visited soon after — Garcia Lorca demonstrated a clear love of language and a certain control over its powers. To understand him, in my mind, was to understand an artist with high regard for the importance of rhythm and pace. Take the delicate intensity of this stanza from "Dawn" — one of my favorites and a standout in the Selected Poems:
Though at times elusive, the work of Garcia Lorca was no doubt a call to arms to those who felt bogged down by the trappings of tradition and class. And after years of writing poems, plays, and organizing theatrical performances, his fame began to spread across oceans. Langston Hughes, for one, shared a deep admiration for the poet's sensibilities early on. Soon, Garcia Lorca found himself earning the praise of people like Pablo Neruda and Salvador Dali, with whom he later formed close bonds. In fact, the triangle of friendship eventually saw them paying homage to one another through verse — with Neruda's "Ode to Federico Garcia Lorca" and Garcia Lorca's "Ode to Salvador Dali."
Always curious and open to adventure, Garcia Lorca took to travel, making his home in places like Madrid, Cuba, and New York, which he later called a "maddening boisterous Babel." These experiences — the sights and the smells — naturally, made their way into his work. They played a vital role in his growth and his output as a poet and dramatist, which often raised questions about the limitations of art, sexuality, and societal norms. After the Civil War broke out in Spain, Garcia Lorca — at the age of 38 — was shot by fascist rebels. Though the motives for his assassination have been a topic of much debate, there is no question that what he was able accomplish throughout his short life deserves to be celebrated.
Garcia Lorca's aesthetic — a style immersed in the surreal — is deeply riddled with myth and a keen sense of history. And it's all here, in the Selected Poems. Though at one point under the constant threat of censorship, these writing's continue to gain converts today — several decades removed. From poems on city life, to love, to the realities of war, the Selected Poems is sure to satisfy the most selective of readers. Shaped by authors who were similarly affected by Garcia Lorca, this edition draws attention to one who wasn't afraid to bare it all. Let's hear it for an artist who, despite opposition, lived to serve the work, skillfully and honestly. Tell me, what more can one ask of a poet?
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Cornerstone OnDemand Revolutionizes Sales Enablement with the Launch of Cornerstone for Salesforce
Cornerstone OnDemand Revolutionizes Sales Enablement with the Launch of Cornerstone for Salesforce
Natively built on the Salesforce Platform, Cornerstone for Salesforce delivers social learning solutions to employees, customers and alliances in entirely new ways
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cornerstone OnDemand (NAS: CSOD) , a global leader in cloud-based talent management software solutions, today announced the availability of Cornerstone for Salesforce on the Salesforce Platform, the world's leading cloud platform for social and mobile business applications. Cornerstone for Salesforce embeds learning management directly into the Salesforce Platform, so that clients can tailor training programs for their sales and service organizations to provide seamless access to sales enablement and just-in-time training from within Salesforce.
Comment on the News
"Cornerstone continues to innovate to ensure our clients have the most advanced learning and talent management solutions in the market to manage the evolving needs of today's global workforce," said Adam Miller, founder and CEO of Cornerstone OnDemand. "Cornerstone for Salesforce provides our clients with a superior way to increase sales effectiveness, by providing training at the time of need. As a long-time salesforce.com client, we are pleased to collaborate with salesforce.com and leverage our learning and talent management expertise to deliver next-generation cloud solutions."
"The future of enterprise apps is social, mobile and connected," said Ron Huddleston, senior vice president, ISV & Channel, salesforce.com. "Companies such as Cornerstone OnDemand are leveraging the power of the Salesforce Platform to give customers the tools they need to accelerate customer success in the social era."
"Cornerstone OnDemand is embracing the future of work by addressing real-time learning and training within valued business applications such as Salesforce," said Yvette Cameron, Vice President and Principal Analyst for Constellation Research. "By combining the power of the Salesforce platform and Cornerstone's learning management expertise, Cornerstone for Salesforce provides the opportunity for organizations to maximize their CRM investment while creating a more dynamic, social learning culture."
Increase Productivity and Boost the Top Line with Social and Mobile Cloud Technologies
Leading companies including LinkedIn, Box and Medtronic rely on Cornerstone for Salesforce to deliver essential knowledge and training for their products and services to employees and external collaborators worldwide.
With more than 10 million subscribers using its award-winning learning and talent management SaaS solution, Cornerstone understands the value of leveraging social, mobile and cloud technologies to support modern workforces. Tapping into the power of the Salesforce Platform allows Cornerstone to embed training, development and knowledge-sharing into the way salespeople work on a daily basis. In turn, this helps organizations maximize their existing salesforce.com investment and drive new levels of sales efficiency and productivity.
Product Key Features
Accessible via Web browser and on any mobile device, Cornerstone for Salesforce capabilities include:
Traditional e-Learning, with the ability to create powerful and tailored instructor-led and virtual training, as well as host, manage, track and analyze training programs.
Just-in-time training, offering access to real-time information when and where it is needed and building triggers that prescriptively launch training based on change in status or activity.
Development plans that enable continuous improvement of sales organizations by identifying skills gaps and prescribing ongoing training.
Certifications and compliance that captures sales and partner knowledge and ensures compliance standards are met.
Social learning that allows users to collaborate and share experiences that can help to better enable and prepare the sales force.
In addition to the Salesforce Sales Cloud, Cornerstone for Salesforce is fully compatible with other popular Salesforce applications. Cornerstone for Salesforce integrates with Salesforce Chatter to complement formal training programs with social learning opportunities, allowing customers to collaborate, share knowledge and recognize achievements. Cornerstone for Salesforce also complements Salesforce Work.com by aligning sales coaching, goal setting, sales motivation and performance management with learning and development. Salesforce Service Cloud users can use Cornerstone for Salesforce to efficiently educate service and training teams and to help ensure superior customer service. And Salesforce Customer/Partner Portal users can leverage the application to accelerate customer and partner proficiency - and in turn reduce support costs.
For more information about Cornerstone OnDemand, visit www.csod.com. To follow Cornerstone on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/cornerstoneinc. To follow Cornerstone OnDemand on Facebook, go to www.facebook.com/csodcommunity.
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The Salesforce Platform is the world's most trusted and comprehensive cloud platform for building social and mobile cloud apps. It powers Salesforce CRM, more than 2.3 million custom apps built by customers and more than 1,700 apps developed by partners in its ecosystem. Social apps for business built on the Salesforce Platform can be easily distributed and marketed through salesforce.com's AppExchange.
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Cornerstone OnDemand (NAS: CSOD) is a leading global provider of comprehensive learning and talent management solutions. We enable organizations to meet the challenges they face in empowering their people and maximizing the productivity of their human capital. Our integrated software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution consists of the Cornerstone Recruiting Cloud, the Cornerstone Performance Cloud, the Cornerstone Learning Cloud and the Cornerstone Extended Enterprise Cloud. Our clients use our solution to source and recruit top talent, develop employees throughout their careers, engage employees effectively, improve business execution, cultivate future leaders, and integrate with their external networks of customers, vendors and distributors. We currently empower over 10.3 million users across 186 countries and in 38 languages.
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Widower speaks of pride as wife's organs help save three lives
Alan Friel, from Winstanley, is now encouraging others to sign the donor register after three people awaiting transplants received the organs they needed from wife Veronica following her sudden death in December.
Veronica, who was known to many people as Rony, suffered a massive brain haemorrhage at the couple's home in Winstanley but her kidneys and liver were used in life-saving operations following her death in hospital.
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Hide AdAll three recipients, one of whom was astonishingly given an organ the day after joining the waiting list, are doing well and are now either back at home with their families or awaiting discharge from hospital.
Mr Friel will also travel to London later this year to receive the UK Award for Organ Donation, an honour given posthumously to the families and loved ones of donors.
Mr Friel, 72, said: "I'm just so proud of her. She had been on the register for more than 30 years and she always had the little card in her purse.
"The men who received her kidneys had both been on dialysis for a couple of years and someone who was on the list for a transplant for just a day received her liver. It's just unbelievable and wonderful.
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide Ad"Knowing these lives have been saved takes some of the pain away. It's bad enough losing somebody but to think she gave these three lives does help. It's like her death hasn't been in vain and it's some good news to come out of this bad news."
Mr Friel is also an organ donor himself and says he has been encouraging as many friends as possible to sign up for the register.
His call is being backed by our sister paper the Wigan Evening Post which is aiming to turn the borough into a donor town through its Giving the Gift of Life campaign.
He will travel to St James' Palace this autumn to receive the award which was created by humanitarian charity the Order of St John recognising the gifts organ donors and their families make by improving and transforming other people's lives.
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Hide AdMr Friel says he would encourage anyone to sign the organ donor register and for both himself and his wife it was a fairly straightforward decision.
He said: "It's just giving someone else a life chance. We've always tried to be unselfish people and help others by doing things like charity work or running coffee mornings for Cancer Research,
"I would say to people: be a donor and save somebody else's life. You don't need your organs once you're dead, so think of someone else.
"I asked the organ donation people if it mattered that my wife was 72 and they said it didn't because your kidneys and liver don't deteriorate as long as they've got a good blood supply. As long as they've been looked after and not abused, they can use them.
"I just thought it would be lovely to encourage people."
To register as a donor or find out more, visit www.organdonation.nhs.uk


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To play along with us you can use the sketch or the inspiration photo on the right, or mix it up and combine the two. Every week there is a new Mix It Up Challenge on the SugarPea blog, you can play one or all the challenges as many times as you like during the course of the month. At the end of the month one winner is chosen.
The more you enter, the better your chances of winning up to a $50 SPD gift card!
Visit the SugarPea Designs blog for all the details and deadlines and to join the challenges.
Today I used both the photo inspiration and the sketch. I created my scene using elements from the inspiration photo--the colours, the pumpkins and the script on the pot. It came together really easily.
Hope we see you play along at SugarPea Designs HERE!
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You have until November 30th to play along with any of this months challenges!
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