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We are pleased to introduce Connie Langhorst as our Featured Author for the month of August. Connie's essay, "The Age of Boxing and Bedwetting," appeared in Aspiring to Inspire, an anthology of women writers that was released by Durham Editing and E-books in April 2014. Her memoir, Finding Happy, was published by AuthorHouse in 2006. Langhorst's works have appeared in various publications and literary journals, including The Scarab and Eckerd Review. Her essay, "Lost and Found," is slated to appear in the August issue of Animal, A Beast of a Literary Magazine, and an essay she wrote on teaching in a nontraditional setting is scheduled to appear in a pedagogy textbook (pending release by an international publisher in 2015).
Connie is a military veteran and currently resides in Tierra Verde, Florida. In addition to teaching and writing, Connie works as a realtor and has served the Pinellas Realtor Organization as a blogger and feature writer. She completed her MFA in Creative Writing from the Red Earth Low-Residency Creative Writing Program at Oklahoma City University in January 2014 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Eckerd College in 2009. Connie has twice been invited to attend Writers in Paradise hosted by Dennis Lehane (author of Mystic River). She is a member of/affiliated with Anarchist Writers Group of St. Petersburg at Eckerd College, Writers in Paradise Alumni Group, WordSmitten, Binders Full of Women, and is a Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing Alumni.
We were able to catch up with Connie this past month and talk with her about her personal inspirations for writing, her memoir, and how a dog can make a good lumbar pillow.
When did you first start writing?
In junior high school, I began submitting greeting card ideas, written by hand on index cards, to Gibson Greeting Card Company (now American Greeting). To my surprise; checks, in payment for my ideas, began arriving. For this, I was smitten (or maybe bitten by the writing bug).
Where did you grow up, and how did it influence your writing?
I was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. This was my home from 1955 to 2002. I was raised by my mother and maternal grandparents on the "West Side" of town, which means something to Cincinnatians.
Where do you write? Describe this area for us.
I write in my office, usually when I have time alone. I put my cellphone on mute for an hour or two (that is, after all, what voicemail is for). The space is organized. There is a big window to let my thoughts escape. I am surrounded by style books and, for inspiration, some of my favorite books. I keep the lighting subdued. To be truly inspired, however, our dog has to be "in position," stretched out on a pillow behind my back on my desk chair. (He does not realize it, but he provides excellent lumbar support.)
When you are not writing, how do you spend your time?
My husband and I have the good fortune to live in a place that we refer to as "paradise found." Tierra Verde is an island at the southernmost tip of Pinellas County, Florida. The community has a Key West vibe and is home to approximately 5,000 year-round and seasonal residents. We enjoy Tampa Bay sunrises to the east and Gulf of Mexico sunsets to the West. Tierra Verde is home to historic and pristine Ft. De Soto Park. Surrounded by white sand beaches, the park represents Mother Nature in all of her divine glory. My husband and I enjoy biking, kayaking, walking, bird watching, sunning, and sailing. We share a passion for photography, reading, and traveling. Aside from writing, I serve the South Gulf Beaches as a Realtor with Wave Realty of Tampa Bay and am a substitute adjunct professor at St. Petersburg Collegiate High School. A military veteran, I am a member of Veterans of Southern Pinellas County and serve as a member of the board of directors for Media Heritage, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of big band era music and history.
What inspires you to get out of bed each morning?
My husband, Thomas, and our shelter-adopted miniature Dachshund, Moby, tend to rally me with patronizing whines (intended to lure me out of bed to fetch breakfast). It is, however, great to wake up and see their faces. They are, in equal measure, my inspiration. Thanks to them, most days start with a laugh. Who could ask for more?
What are your five favorite books, and why?
Wow. I am not sure that I can answer this. This question is akin to asking a mother to pick her favorite child! I became interested in words on the page and was inspired by children's literature at an early age, so I have to start with two of Maurice Sendak's books, Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen. I absolutely adore Ralph Ellison's novel, Invisible Man. Essays and stories by Jamaica Kincaid, Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, and Barbara Kingsolver, as well as Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, are all favorites. I have a new appreciation for young adult literature, having read two stellar examples—John Green's The Fault in Our Stars (please be sure to read this book before seeing the movie) and Aryn Kyle's The God of Animals. I could go on and on, across time and space and all genres, but will stop here. Tough question to ask a writer!
What is the best writing advice you can give another writer?
I am a short story writer and essayist. There is a quote, attributed to Brian Doyle, which resonates with me. "Bad personal essays are about the writer. Good personal essays are about all of us." This is the headspace I like to be in when I begin writing something new. This quote reminds me that the process is as much about my readers as it is about me. Yes, of course, we write for ourselves to satiate our passion for the craft. It helps to remind ourselves that we are writing for our readers, too. Let your reader utilize their mind's eye to see things. We do not necessarily have to tell them that the car is red or a BMW, if it is the action of the car that matters. Do not slow down your writing with unnecessary details. Be mindful of sensory details—and use all of your senses in your writing (just do not overdo it).
Beyond this, I wish to offer, as advice, the suggestion that any writer who is serious about writing needs to adopt a thick-skinned attitude about the critique process. I value it so much! My friends in writing catch things that I miss and offer ideas worth exploring. As writers, we are overall, gentle (if not fragile) souls. We do not take kindly to anyone who may wish to kill our darlings (which is a common literary term for assassinating our characters). In regards to the critique process, I like to say… take what you need and discard the rest. Generally, there is a positive takeaway from every critique, something useful. Hold onto it. Mull it over. Play with it. I instruct my students, when offering a critique, to begin by offering the writer something positive and specific that they liked about the piece. Bottom line, we all, each of us, own our writing. We should not be so egotistical as to believe it cannot be improved upon in some way. Remember, readers are our friends. They help share the "good word" about our writing. So, be kind to them!
My last bit of advice is to… read, read, and read!
Tell us a little about your memoir, Finding Happy.
After a devastating tragedy occurred in my life, I was paralyzed by anger and depression. My then-boyfriend (now husband) suggested I should write through it. His suggestion was the starting point for my memoir. Finding Happy, set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, is a coming-of-age story. The title is a play on words. Everyone, I portend, is on a journey to find happiness. More often than not, it is right in front of us, but we are unable to see the forest for the trees, so-to-speak. In addition, it is about finding a dog, which I named "Happy." The book is dedicated to my niece, Julie Ann Crawford, who lost her battle with cancer at the age of 21. It details the experiences of my childhood growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and features family photographs and local history. Finding Happy is a tribute, in part, to Midwestern culture and charm. The book is available online from Amazon and the publisher (www.AuthorHouse.com).
What are you working on now?
I'm working on a manuscript of stories and essays, entitled Amborella. Compiling it has been a journey, prompted by two polarizing life events. Getting married (for the first and, hopefully, only time) at age 50 to my husband (and best friend), Thomas, and being told, pretty much simultaneously, by my gynecologist that I was pre-menopausal. The ebb and flow of life, like the ocean tide, is unstoppable. I decided to write through the highs and lows I was experiencing. Thankfully, throughout, my husband saw me as nothing less than beautiful. I did not always see myself this way… and this writing helped empower me to do so.
The collection features personal anecdotes and commentary on aging gracefully (and with good humor), in essay form, along with short stories. Each story features a female protagonist that "blooms and grows" around her life circumstances. Individually, these characters are varied and struggle in some way. They are each beautiful in their own way, and together, as a bouquet, they are radiant. This is the way, I believe, women are in real life, too.
The title was inspired by Charles Darwin's "Abominable Mystery Theory," which attempts to identify the world's first flowering plant. It was presumably found in New Guinea and named "Amborella." I believe that women, at all ages of life, are beautiful. It has been fun to play with metaphor and simile with this collection. Beyond this, I am waiting to hear if my personal essay on teaching in a nontraditional environment has been accepted by an international publisher for a forthcoming pedagogical textbook, and I continue to write, blog, and post about issues and causes that are near and dear to my heart.
Upcoming Releases
"Lost & Found." Essay. Animal Literary Magazine. animalliterarymagazine.com. August 2014.
"First-Timer's Approach to Teaching in a Non-Traditional Setting." Essay. Creative Composition: Inspiration and Techniques for Writing Instruction. Co-Editors, Lori A. May and Dr. Danita Berg. Editor approved for publication in pedagogy text. Pending Publication. 2015.
You can find out more about Connie and her works at the following links:
Website: www.FindingHappy.com
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Connie-Langhorst/e/B00J5W9LP4
REMFA Program (Accomplishments): www.okcu.edu/english/redearthmfa/student-accomplishments
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=langhorst%2C+connie
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ConnieLanghorst


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Molecular-Functional Comparison of the Dysferlin Membrane Repair Complex with the Otoferlin Synaptic Complex
Genetically-defective dysferlin causes LGMD2B muscular dystrophy and mutated otoferlin causes DFNB9 deafness. Both proteins normally function by forming complexes with other proteins that either repair muscle (dysferlin) or promote hearing through sound-signal transmission (otoferlin). We are investigating the molecular role of dysferlin in muscle, guided by known ferlin interactions in inner ear hair cells, in an examination of the generalized molecular properties of dysferlin across tissues. By using biochemical and molecular-biological binding methods, we are detecting the strongest protein-protein interactions and thus identifying key protein players likely to be part of the dysferlin (and otoferlin) protein complexes that are responsible for membrane repair and fusion, as well as for apoptotic and anti-apoptotic processes. We are further assessing binding properties of particular regions of dysferlin, in order to provide information on the structure and functions of the protein. Understanding these protein complexes through a comparative approach guides therapeutic intervention.

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We issued unqualified audit opinions on the transport entities' 30 June 2012 financial statements. Some of the findings of the report include: government funding to the public transport operators totalled $4.4 billion in 2011-12 ($3.7 billion in 2010-11) passenger services revenue only covered 20 per cent of RailCorp's operating costs Transport for NSW has formalised a protocol to mitigate the risk of potential conflicts of interests A
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Involvement of kainate glutamate receptors in the modulation of neuronal transmission in brain areas involved in migraine pathophysiology.
Doctoral thesis , UCL (University College London).
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Migraine pathophysiology is thought to involve activation of the trigeminal fibres which innervate dural structures. The nociceptive inflow from the meninges is relayed to the trigeminocervical complex (TCC), before ascending to higher brain areas, including the thalamus. Glutamate is implicated in the transmission of the nociceptive information and thus an increased understanding of the nature and effects of glutamate receptors activation has major implications in migraine pathophysiology and treatment. Here the role of kainate receptors, a member of the ionotropic glutamate receptors subfamily, was investigated in relaying sensory information upon activation of the trigeminovascular system. In order to study the role of kainate receptors on the periphery, we used the neurogenic dural vasodilation (NDV) model, in which electrical stimulation of the dura mater causes reproducible vasodilation, due to calcitonic gene-related peptide (CGRP) release. In this set of experiments kainate receptor activation but not blockade was effective in inhibiting NDV. Vasodilation induced by systemic administration of CGRP was not changed by administration of a kainate receptor agonist. In the TCC, local application by microiontophoresis of a selective kainate receptor antagonist on second order neurons which were excited by meningeal electrical stimulation, caused dual effects; 50% of the neurons tested were inhibited, whereas in a second subpopulation, activation in response to meningeal stimulation was facilitated. However, in all neurons tested, post-synaptic activation in response to kainate receptor agonists application was selectively inhibited. Microiontophoretic ejection of a kainate receptor antagonist in the ventroposteromedial thalamus (VPM) was able to inhibit cell firing in response to dural stimulation, as well as post-synaptic firing in response to kainate receptor activation. Both effects were reversed when the kainate receptor antagonist was co-ejected with a 5-HT1B receptor antagonist. We also carried electrophysiology studies in both the TCC and the VPM nucleus in order to compare the effects of the clinically active kainate receptor antagonist LY466195. Systemic and local application of LY466195 was able to inhibit cell firing in response to dura mater stimulation in both the TCC and VPM nucleus. Moreover, further to the kainate binding, a significant action of the compound on N-methyl-Daspartate receptors was observed.
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Facilities Asset Management, as defined by the US National Academy of Science, is "a systematic process for maintaining, upgrading, and operating physical assets cost effectively." There are slightly different definitions used by public and private sector organizations employing these practices across the global community. Facility managers, who acquire the ability to minimize the total life-cycle costs of the built environmental assets, while maximize their availability, use, and value to the organization, can enhance their capability to support the organization's mission, by leverage these assets to providing a desired level of service in a more effective, and efficient manner.
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Sorry for the corny title - just couldn't resist.My name is Dennis and I just got back into photography after two-decade layoff. I started off in 35mm in 1973 and lugged a couple of bags of gear, cameras, lenses, etc around the world during a 22 year Navy career. I got out of that habit after kids came along and cribs, diaper bags and car seats elbowed out camera gear for room in the car. Also, while my wife was remarkably patient with my stopping and waiting for just the right lighting, dirty-diapered kids were less so.
I got back into photography after my wife "forced" me to buy a DSLR in December of 2008. We'd gone to a camera store to buy a point and shoot for her to use in her antiques and collectibles business and she caught me looking at a couple of DSLRs in the display case. She suggested I check them out 'just for fun", but, when I tried to give them back to the sales person she asked "Which one do you want?" and refused to leave the store until I chose one.
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For this item type you hear an audio recording and need to write a 50-70 word summary on what you heard.
You have 10 minutes to write your summary.
The audio begins to play automatically. You are only able to listen to the audio recording once.
The Word Count at the bottom of the screen counts the number of words you write. Make sure to write a minimum of 50 words, but no more than 70 words.
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Make sure you summarize the main point and include the supporting points
When you take notes using an erasable noteboard booklet, whilst you listen to the recording, make sure you note down the supporting points as well as the main idea. From your notes, you can then summarize the main point and refer briefly to the essential supporting points, which will gain you good marks for content.
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Content: Does your response summarize the main points in the lecture?
Content is scored by determining if all the key points of the lecture have been addressed without misrepresenting the purpose or topic. If your summary misinterprets the topic or the purpose of the lecture, you will not receive any score points for your summary on any of the five factors. Your summary will be scored zero. The best responses clearly summarize the main points and condense essential supporting points. They focus on the topic, including only key information and essential supporting points.
Form: Does your response meet the length requirement of between 50 and 70 words?
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|December 11, 2005, 08:51 PM
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Join Date: May 17, 2000
Location: Eugene, OR
Posts: 3,427
Now I gettin weirded out
I use to be a mod on a few boards.
When Staff starts to get "private" or doesn't add to the threads going on, it only means trouble, for some members.
You know, from having the "duty" and "fun" of being a mod, it takes all the fun from it, being a member of the board. I, not knowing, chose to be a active member of the board and yes I was banned for it but I had fun, new management didn't have a thing for the very reason I was made a mod to begain with... oh well.
But I do know that when staff ceases to add to the community, something serious is going down. I only hope that I'm not the reason behind all this.
Most of the staff here are "old blood". What you said before, what you believed in, what you don't or won't contribute to now, is frustrating.
As you make more and more of the "old blood" and even some of the "new blood" members of staff, you take away from what this board was once. Everyone of them, Staff, have taken what has been told to them as leaders and have decided that there role is that of policing the board and not being active members of the community.
As I congradulate each Staff member that is made, I feel for them deep down in my soul. No longer can they be members but are now the police of the members that are here. No longer can they be members to do as they wish and write as they wish, but now are subject to the rules that are much more stricter than the general membership.
Basically, what I am saying is that each member taken from us and used as Staff become a non-member in essence(sp).
Sorry, but everytime I see a member become Staff, that member ceases to be a member and it really is sadning what happens.
|December 11, 2005, 10:27 PM
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Join Date: June 15, 1999
Location: Ohio
Posts: 7,558
Sometimes I'm a little slow, Wayne, and I have a hard time understanding what you're trying to say. Your post above comes through as clear as mud to me.
I'm a little insulted that you seem to be saying that once someone is a staff member they don't contribute anymore. WTH is that all about? You don't think the staff contributes to the discussions?
Please do me a favor and think this over. Maybe you'll decide to clarify, and maybe you'll decide to just say "nevermind." Either one will be fine with me...
|December 11, 2005, 10:58 PM
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I am new to TFL it is addictive.
The questions which come to my mind after reading USP's post...
Does the title of "Staff" after your handle inhibit your posts? Do you always speak your mind or do you hold back due to your position? Can Staff members have an alternate identity and use the Staff identity for Board business primarily?
I have seen posts by you Blues but some of the other staff I seem to only see Board business.
|December 12, 2005, 12:57 AM
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Join Date: June 29, 2000
Location: Rupert, Idaho
Posts: 9,660
Wayne, I would like to point out something. First, look at my join date and then look at how many posts I've made.
Pretty low number of posts, compared to my join date, yes? Heck, it took almost a year from when I first joined to make my first 100 posts!
So, I don't post any more or any less, now, than I did a couple of months ago. I simply pick and choose what I post to. Usually, it's a clarification of a point made, and usually that point was made by some one else.
Earlier, I posted quite a bit about the political ramifications of certain SCOTUS decisions and certain SCOTUS nominations. But that's because it's an area that I watch.
So, I haven't limited myself to what I say or when I say it, simply because I was asked and agreed to be a mod.
I also don't see Rich taking a back seat on his posts. I see the other mods posting in other areas most of the time, so... I think what you are seeing is nothing more than shadows.
While I can't definitively say for anyone other than myself, I am not inhibited except by my own personal criteria and interests.
Pipoman, no. "Staff" have one identity. We abide by the same rules we ask all members to abide by.
|December 12, 2005, 02:38 PM
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Location: Eugene, OR
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Sorry. I was just saddened when I got to thinking (or maybe in this case, non-thinking) about the added burden that is placed upon Staff when they become Staff.
That it seems that more and more of their time is "policing" and very little time contributing to the board/threads/issues.
That because Staff is held to a most higher standard then general membership that I've seen many times when they wouldn't chime in when they would have done so as a general member.
They "change" from who they were to what they've become (Staff). And it changes the contributions that they had so readily given before.
Guarded, I guess that is the word for it. Staff is more guarded than they were as a general member. They can't be seen as playing favorites, they have the harsh job of banning even if it's someone that they respect and enjoy (labgrade comes to mind from THR), and become abet "hardened".
And this shows through their responses on the board.
I don't know (I was just basically putting out my thoughts on the board pertaining to this issue, just the musings of a member). I just find it great when a member is asked to take on such responsibility but at the same time I am saddened that they will never be like they once were.
As for the rest of the original post, it was just a cascade of thoughts jumbled together to basically say what I've said here for clarification .
And to ensure that it is On-Topic, it was just a suggestion for the Staff to still contribute as they had as a general member even if you have the job of Staff.
(I really don't want Capt Charlie to be taken from us with his contributions (I guess this is what started this thing). He is one of the members that I hold some of the highest respects for, as a person as well as a member. I don't want him to have to be guarded or to feel as if he has to contribute less because of the new position)).
*edited: I need to learn how to spell or slow down in my typing so that I don't misspell as much
|December 12, 2005, 07:29 PM
Join Date: March 24, 2005
Location: Steubenville, OH
Posts: 4,446
Thank you for that, but don't expect my posts to diminish anytime soon . When I was approached about becoming staff, nobody even hinted that I should cut back or change my opinions or approach. To the contrary, I've been typing my fingers off up in T&T . Occasionally there is a need for "policing", but I'm trying to keep that to a minimum and with a soft handed approach. I think everyone, including staff, goes through cycles of inactivity in their posting. (I've noticed the scarcity of a few when deer season came in ). Maybe you're noticing those cycles. So unless someone offers me a vacation on a warm sunny beach somewhere, surrounded by babes and booze, I ain't going anywhere anytime soon .
TFL Members are ambassadors to the world for firearm owners. What kind of ambassador does your post make you?
I train in earnest, to do the things that I pray in earnest, I'll never have to do.
--Capt. Charlie
|December 12, 2005, 07:48 PM
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Location: Eugene, OR
Posts: 3,427
Good to hear. I will admit that over the years I've seen Staff go into silent modes before and then some cease to become members and only watchers.
Sad event in most cases.
Okay, now I sit here, at a very extreme loss of words. I don't know what to say next to add or continue this thread so therefore, I think that now I will take my leave and read two months worth of SWAT as well as look over the goodies that SOG has to offer.
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Systems Deployment Question
What is the difference between a scripted installation and a imaged installation?
I know this is a simple question, however I am just looking for some simple feedback.
Community Chosen Answer
Scripts allow you to add specific elements you like to an installation, such as alternative setups for departments. It also allows you to install more updated files onto new computers.
An image is basically a photograph of another computer that you copy identically on other computers. What you imaged will remain the same forever, so when you run an imaged box, you might end up spending time installing updates and programming/setting up the machine.
They both have positives and negatives.
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A scipted install will give you a clean desktop that you still have to install any extra software to. An image can be as simple as the OS or complex with many pieces of software installed and configured. A scripted install is not syspreped an image needs to be syspreped to reset the SID. I prefer images since I have many programs on my images. With an Image you can create a custom environment with one user and copy that to default so all users will get the customizations. With an image you can also stage drivers for many different models so when the machine finishes up sysprep all the drivers are installed
I wrote this yesterday. http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/basic-understanding-of-imaging-syspreping-using-kace-2000-tips-and-tricks
A scripted install will mimic the steps you would take when installing Windows including adding software titles. An image takes an system that has already been setup and copies it to another system. Scripted installs tend to be faster than imaging. Scripted installs are limited to Windows and imaging can be performed on both Windows and Macs. Both scripted installs and imaging can make use of pre/post install tasks.


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Boo - Ti - Ful was written by Myself on 21st October 2013. It is my own idea and creation. Any similarity to any other tag or tutorial is co incidental.
Supplies Needed
Tube. I have used the brilliant artwork of Elias Chatzoudis
Fabulous ftu scrap kit is by Bibi. It is part of the blog train 'Bootiful Night' and is available to download from her blog Bibi's Collection
Remember to please leave a thank you when downloading :)
Font used is Thufap
Open a new image 700 x 700.
C/paste element 2 - Frame. Re size to 70%. Take magic wand tool and click in centre to float. Selections - Modify - Expand by 3.
C/paste paper 8 as a new layer. Selections - Invert - Delete.
Select none, move paper layer below Frame.
D/shadow Frame and merge down.
Apply Tramages - Mo Jellyfish. ( settings I used below )
C/paste your tube and position to the right side of the canvas. D/shadow.
To the left of your canvas, behind Frame c/paste element 58 Tree. Re size to 85% and rotate left by 6. Position so that it is visible above the top of the Frame. Duplicate to strengthen and merge down. Duplicate again and mirror your copy to the right.
C/paste the element again. This time re size to 50%. Position again behind the frame at the top of canvas where there is a gap between left and right copy of Tree.
Duplicate this copy and move above frame in the centre of canvas behind tube layer.
At the bottom left of canvas C/paste element 42 Cauldron. Re size to 95%. Position behind tube layer and d/shadow.
Bottom of canvas again. C/paste element 54 - Green Sparkle and re size to 30%. Position centrally then duplicate twice. Move 1 copy to left the other to the right to create a line. Merge the 3 layers and position behind your tube, above Cauldron.
Continue by adding elements of choice from kit and d/shadow to your liking.
I used ....
66 Signpost - 90% - Rotate left by 4 degrees. Position to the left side of Frame behind Cauldron. Duplicate, change blend mode of top copy to multiply and merge down.
16 Devil / Balloons - 35% - rotate to right by 5 degrees. Place top left behind Signpost. Using eraser tool, remove the Devil so that the cute little balloon faces appear as though there peering just over the Sign. Duplicate, change blend mode of top copy to multiply and merge down. Reduce opacity to 80.
44 Pumpkin Tree - 80%. Position centre of canvas, behind tube layer above Signpost. Duplicate, re size copy to 70% and move to bottom left above Cauldron and Green Sparkle.
61 Book - 60%. Bottom left above Pumpkin Tree, behind tube layer. Duplicate, change blend mode of top copy to multiply and merge down.
47 Cobweb - 30%. Above Cauldron, to left of and behind tube.
10 Pumpkins - 45% - Mirror Image. Bottom right behind Green Sparkle layer. Duplicate, change blend mode to screen on top copy. merge down.
12 Scarecrow - 25% - Mirror Image. Bottom right. Above Pumpkins, behind tube.
35 Crosses - 20%. Bottom Right above Green Sparkle, behind tube.
36 Stones - 35% Bottom right above Crosses, behind tube.
39 Bubbles - 35%. Top of canvas, above Frame behind Pumpkin Tree. Duplicate and move copy to left of tag above the Cauldron.
Merge all layers. Crop/re size to your liking. I usually sharpen at this point rather than each separate element as I go along. Adjust - Sharpness - Unsharp Mask 5.0 - 30 -5.
Add name and relevant artist copyright and tube licence info.
Save as Png.
Thank you for stopping by and trying this tutorial. I hope you are pleased with your tag.
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The Logic of the Military Rule in Egypt
Was published in Arabic in December 14, 2015
Translated by Ahmed Fathy
1- We have lived in the Mubarak era while we have been opposing the Mubarak military regime and opposing simultaneously the evil Wahabism and all its political overt and covert organizations, like the terrorist MB group members and the terrorist Salafists. Despite the enmity between Mubarak and the terrorist MB group members, both foes used to unite against me, along with our usual enemies of Al-Azhar institution, the Ministry of Religious Endowments (Al-Awqaf), the Mubarak media, and ordinary people of the ignorant masses. All of them used to wage a fierce relentless war with no limits against our person, with the lowest levels of evil baseness and vileness. We used to pay a dear price for any article we wrote that causes them to be extremely worried. For our part, we used to advise ourselves to write in moderate terms using all possible hedges in writing my views. Yet, once we begin writing, we forgets all about fears, and write freely as per my conscience as a Muslim reformer regardless of the dangers of living under the threat of the military regime and the Wahabi terrorists of all types.
2- In Cairo, we used to live in a (low-class) district called Al-Matariya, one of the centers of Wahabism, fanaticism, and extremism in Cairo until the present moment. The building we used to live in has been surrounded by four mosques filled with extremist discourse and extremists among the dangerous Wahabis. The imams of these mosques never ceased to incite the mob against us, accusing us of denying the so-called Sunna and hadiths, and therefore a renegade who rejects Islam (!). We used to live in the first floor, and the balcony overlooked two crossing streets. We used to sit on a sofa overlooking both streets and write while visible to the passers-by. Some extremists used to pass by ourselves in a sort of demonstration or a sit-in to intimidate us. They used to shout at us: "Fear God, O doctor!". In most cases, we have been pursued and watched closely by security forces and policemen so as to be arrested at short notice anytime. Once, we have been visited at home by the Britch TV crew for a televised interview, and my house has been at once filled with security men. The same thing reoccurred when a German newspaper correspondent visited us at home. The Mubarak regime took great care to make us fear incarceration anytime; they managed to make us live in fear. Likewise, the terrorist Wahabis took great care to threaten us by fatwas that urge any delusional youth to kill us to obtain houris in Paradise (!).
Within such dangers looming around us, we have written this article published in the Cairene newspaper "Al-Ahrar", within a series of articles titled "The Narrator Has Said" on 26-7-1993. This article is titled "The Logic of the Military Rule in Egypt"
Firstly: the entire article:
(*This story has taken place during the Mameluke Era in Egypt on Wednesday 26th of Zu-Al-Hijja, 876 A.H. Qaitbay, the Mameluke ruler of Egypt at the time, received news of victory over a European pirate ship. All pirates were killed, save ten captives, and the ship itself was captured. The next day afternoon, the captives reached Cairo along with the governor of the city of Alexandria, named Qigmas, to stand before the sultan. A problem occurred; the residents of Edco city won the victory themselves, but Qigmas ascribed the victory to himself. A delegation from Edco came to explain the reality of the affair. Qigmas had to accuse the Edco delegation of violating his privilege as a governor when they attacked the pirate ship that attacked them before getting his permission; he ought to have led the attack against the pirates himself. Qaitbay was known for his piety and acts of worship like night-long prayers and readings of the Quran. Yet, he forgot all religious mottoes he used and issued a decree that reflected the military nature of his rule; he imprisoned the Edco delegation members with the ten captive pirates in one terrible prison, called Al-Maqsharah. Some of the captives feigned conversion to Islam, and subsequently set free by the sultan. The brave men of Edco defended their city yet remained imprisoned! Their only guilt according to the Mameluke military logic was defending their country themselves instead of the Mamelukes who specialize in arms and fighting.
* The philosophy of the Mameluke military rule dictated that the Mamelukes are the only armed force or power ruling Egypt and had the right to bear arms. Egyptians were forbidden to bear and use arms, even in self-defense! The Mamelukes wanted the Egyptians to remain as cattle or sheep led and controlled by the shepherd: the ruler. Hence, when Edco people defended their city and themselves, the sultan imprisoned them so as to prevent the sheep from turning into wolves that might confiscate the Mamelukes' existence and raison d'être.
* This is the logic of the military political rule everywhere and in every era. It is based on the monopoly of power and authority that turns any country into an internal front and an external front. It turns cities into camps and citizens into employees in a hierarchy based on blind obedience to commands and orders. When political life is based on blind following and execution of orders and declarations of support to rulers, no citizen can produce, and no economy can flourish. The reason: the corrupt hypocrites confiscate everything. Even when reformers express their opinions and offer pieces of advice, no one would listen or heed their words. They get no reward from the military sultan except contempt or being incarcerated, as happened to the brave Edco delegation.
* The Military rule has aborted the parliamentary life in the era of liberal Egypt before 1952. Since that year, Egyptians never witnessed anything except individual tyranny and economical failure or collapse. Economic reform and solutions offered to save the economic status in Egypt assert the return to norms of pre-1952 Egypt. The military rule failed on the financial and economic levels. The military failure and the political failure are linked to the monopoly of authority and power and contempt of citizens of the nation.
* Egypt now faces a veritable danger that threatens its present, future, and its nation; the religious extremism that has turned into bloody terrorism. The civic wing of this terrorist extremism has spawned and spread within the vaults of the ruling power and its institutions. The military wing of Wahabi terrorists grown bigger than ever, increasing its power by the faults and corruption of the ruling power and authority. As usual, the logic of the military rule is based on dealing with the problem of extremism single-handedly, with no success. This has helped in spreading extremism all over Egypt. The reason: the military rule has used its extremist sheikhs to face extremism! How ironic! The military rule of Mubarak knows no bounds in using torture and violence and in allowing ample room for corruption and tyranny. That is why the military rule loses every battle here and there, whereas Wahabi extremists are gaining more ground as a result of the failure of military rule. The result: the possible destruction of Egypt and the annihilation of its citizens. If a theological rule is to come, Egypt will be wiped out of the map of the world.
* It is rumored that the military rule is happy and satisfied with the veritable danger of extremism; this give it raison d'être to go on, because no voice is allowed to be louder than the sound of the battle, as the military rule motto says. The military rule is bad, but the theological rule is worst. The military rule is the lesser of two evils.)
1- This article has been written 22 year ago. Egypt is under military rule since 1952; i.e., for 63 years. Egypt is atop a volcano crater. A revolt of the hungry might break out to destroy all. This is due to the old military rule which never succeeded in anything except controlling Egyptians. We will never be surprised that when the military rule would perceive the dire economic conditions and a possible upcoming revolt, it will sell Egypt after its possible destruction. Hundreds of military men might immigrate with their wealth stolen from Egypt (billions of US$). These military men know nothing but corruption, tyranny and torture. They might leave Egypt ruined and even empty of its good people who would flee as well. The worst alternative is the Wahabis of two types: the terrorist MB group members and the Salafists who would inherit the ruins of Egypt! Heaven forbid it!
2- We re-publish this article after writing it for the first time 22 years ago. The conditions in Egypt are worse than ever now. Writing is of no use, but we have to go on writing for the faint light of hope. We have to register our stance in a bad era. We have to tell the coming generations about the ones who tell the truth in dire times and eras.
God says in the Quran: "Most surely We will support Our messengers and those who believe, in this life, and on the Day the witnesses arise. The Day when their excuses will not profit the wrongdoers, and the curse will be upon them, and they will have the Home of Misery" (40:51-52). God says nothing but the Truth.


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Espoo to offer municipal employment trials with the cities of Helsinki and Vantaa
The social initiative will start in spring 2020
- 18 de noviembre de 2019 19:30
- Monika Dimitrova
The Finnish City of Espoo is preparing for municipal employment trials with its networks - the cities of Helsinki and Vantaa, TE Services and ELY Centres, announced the municipality in a press release for TheMayor.EU
The Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will start municipal employment trials in spring next year. The aim is to strengthen the role of municipalities as providers of employment services. Human resources and employment appropriations will be allocated to the municipal employment trials.
The Head of Employment Services at the City of Espoo underlined: "We already have a strong culture of working together in a networked manner. We have successfully developed new kinds of services for our clients and reinvented existing ones to serve their needs better."
Peer mentoring represents an effective way of deepening highly educated job-seekers' understanding of their own expertise and ways to market it. Working in a group inspires people to try new ways to look for a job and encourages them to actively expand their networks.
The driving force behind the service is a joint project of the capital region cities called Korko – Value of Academics. The practices and services linked to the project will be integrated into the employment services in Espoo at the turn of the year.
The Employment Corner is a low-threshold guidance service for job-seekers over 30 years. Advice for job-seekers, training tips, opportunities to meet employers - all of this located in the Iso Omena shopping centre.
Further education and training for programmers
A lack of skilled programmers has slowed down the development of ICT companies in Espoo. At the same time, there are unemployed IT experts who have difficulties in finding employment, for example, due to outdated skills.
For the past two years, Espoo has been providing training in programming to update the participants' skills to meet the current needs of the ICT sector. The English-speaking training programme was completed by 29 highly educated people with an immigrant background, former IT sector employees going through a long period of unemployment and spouses of international experts.
TheMayor.EU se opone a la desinformación y a la difusión de noticias falsas. Si usted encuentra ejemplos de éste tipo de noticias, escríbanos a firstname.lastname@example.com


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Trump got the city wrong but he got the narrative correct. It was not Jersey City, New Jersey, but Paterson, New Jersey, where Muslims were celebrating the 9/11 jihad attack on the World Trade Center in numbers. There were indeed Muslims celebrating the 9/11 attacks all over the world, and not just here in America. Not all Muslims were celebrating, but then again not all Muslims were living in Muslim-majority areas. Also, it should be pointed out that not all people who were born into Muslim families are "good Muslims" and are not considered observant, mosque attending Muslims. Doctrinaire Muslims who live the Sunnah of Mohammed are the ones to worry about. In order to be a "good Muslim" you must live your life according to the traditions or ways of Mohammed–the Sunnah. Those who were dancing and celebrating in the streets were doing exactly that!
The Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights, an organization supporting those persecuted by militant Islam, argues that "radical Islamism is a world ideology, fielding a world terror-army, which oppresses millions with a racist ideology" that deems non-Muslims less than fully human.
Here in New York, it was easy to get angry listening to Egyptians, Palestinians and the Arabs of nearby Paterson, N.J., celebrate as they received word of the murderous attacks in New York and Washington. But Mayor Giuliani (who has been tireless and magnificent in this crisis) rightly warned New York- ers that it would be wrong to take their anger out on the city's Arab and Muslim residents. Attacks on Arab-Americans in Paterson or elsewhere are utterly indefensible.
Trending: BOMBSHELL! IG Report says Hillary Clinton Broke the Rules, Has Stonewalled Investigators!
Omar, a Muslim New Yorker and former student of mine at Cooper Union, e-mailed me to say he was "sickened to watch Middle Easterners celebrate our sorrow." He is an American who has imbibed our values while maintaining his Muslim faith. He wants no truck with those who kill in the name of Islam.
But it's fair to ask this of those non-Muslims at the BBC, the Nation, the New York Review of Books and other rationalizers of Palestinian and Islamic terror: Why is it that everywhere in the world where Muslims are in the majority, their minorities are persecuted?
Rudy Giuliani also confirmed Trump's recollections…
And here's 8 other examples proving that Donald Trump was right and the media was wrong.
I wonder when the media will apologize for calling Trump a liar?
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Great Wolf Lodge Resort Review
What is the most family fun + allergy friendly hotel we have ever been to?
Great Wolf Lodge in the Wisconsin Dells.
The Great Wolf Lodge located in the Wisconsin Dells has been around since the mid-1990's. As a kid, we visited the then named "Black Wolf Lodge" as a family over summer breaks. This amazing, family-friendly resort was developed by the Watermans, a well-known Wisconsin Dells family. The Watermans have roots that date back into the late 1800's of developing successful service industry related businesses.
This past Friday, Chloe had off of school, so she got to pick what to do for the day. She choose a water park. It was cloudy, cold and sleety, a perfect day to escape the Wisconsin elements in a warm water park.
It only took us 45 minutes to get to, which is a nice get-away, not to far, but far enough with kids asking, "Are we there yet?"
Upon arrival, the kids (yes, we pulled Carter from school early to come, too) were greeted with these adorable wolf ears (headbands) as we were checking into our room. Our wrist bands were also our rooms keys, so that was an added bonus of not having to constantly wonder where the keys were! The wrist bands also gave us access to the water park for our stay.
Our room wasn't quite ready, but we had access to the water park + amenities. An email would be sent to my phone once it was ready.
We went to the car to get our swim gear. As soon as we did, I got the email that our room was ready! We could get settled in our room a bit and change in our own space. The kids found the room first, which was located on the first floor, close to the arcade, locker rooms and stairs to go up to the lobby. This was a PERFECT location for little legs. Not too much walking around, like some other water park resorts we have been to.
The kids opened the door to the room and were BLOWN AWAY!
To hear their little voices squeal with excitement over their hotel stay was heart-warming. They were excited so we were excited.
We had a wolf den suite that included this adorable bunk bed area. It's semi-private so we could still watch TV while the kids slept. The kids also had their own TV in their wolf den 🙂
The rest of the room was standard, not fancy, but well-kept and nice. Usually at water park hotels that see high volumes of guests, things can get run down easily, especially the bathroom area. I'm a picky when it comes to a nice bathroom. It has to have a decent shower and vanity/sink.
We very quickly changed and headed to the water park.
After some fun, we decided it was dinner time. The restaurant near the lobby, Lodge Wood Fired Grill, was completely nut-free, and I almost lost my mind. An entire layer of stress gone. So grateful. Chloe could order anything she wanted on the menu, a rare occurrence for us dining out! The kids menu was large, and the adult menu was wonderful, we had a hard time choosing!
Carter was fading fast…..
The water park really tired out both kids! We saw a cute little shop called Bear Paw Sweets and Treats. We fell in love instantly with their Enjoy Life stand of "safe" snacks for Chloe. Carter is a supportive brother, and also chose to have Enjoy Life cookies for dessert so Chloe would not feel left out. But I think they just genuinely like the way Enjoy Life brand desserts taste! I mean, I do!
On the Great Wolf website, they make this statement:
Allergy Awareness
Great Wolf Lodge dining facilities do not serve peanut or tree nut products, but some of our products may be manufactured in facilities that also process nuts.
Carter was exhausted and went to bed, but Chloe wanted to stay up and hear story time and play trivia and have her face painted like a wolf!
The young woman who led the child-based activities did a WONDERFUL job relating to the kids and keeping them engaged.
Trivia night was a success! The kids enjoyed guessing the correct answers while raising their flags. The winning teams won small prizes. Trivia was right before story time and the lobby was PACKED. I highly recommend getting to story time about 15 minutes prior to it's start time near the clock tower. You definitely want a good seat to see the pages!
Chloe and I snuggled during story time, then she got to meet the character! Too cute. She loved it so much and told me several times how much fun she was having. All of the extra activities added so much to our trip. Other hotels do not offer this. These personal experiences make Great Wolf feel like a boutique hotel, and not just some generic water park hotel.
The next day, we had breakfast again upstairs at the Lodge which was great. We even had the same waitress who remembered the kids, she was sweet. In fact, everyone we met was wonderful and helpful.
We are so grateful for the Great Wolf Lodge, and their allergy awareness. It takes a level of stress off that us allergy families really appreciate. When we were waiting for story time to start, I met several families with food allergies, one with our exact allergies, which was nice, in a way? We shared our stories, our struggles, our epi pen advice, etc. It's a connection that happens instantly when you meet another allergy family, and you feel so much empathy for these people because you know exactly what they are going through and you relate to so much. We saw so many moms and dads with epi pens tucked in back pockets, purses, diaper bags. Epi pens were literally EVERYWHERE!
We will be back, Great Wolf! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Awesome memories made.
P.S. Buffalo Phil's across the parking lot is also allergy friendly. They had an entire peanut and tree nut free menu, where Chloe FINALLY got to order an actual dessert at a restaurant!!! She had the fried ice cream and it was incredible! It was also as big as her head, and the four of us demolished TWO of them! Well, that's what mini-vacations are for!
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Of course, the fact that I was crawling into bed before ten o'clock might also be an indication that I'm still a bit ill.
On the other hand, I'm feeling better today that I have all week. Also this morning my temperature was normalish for the first time in three days. I feel like there is still some nastiness in my belly that needs to go away, but I'm definitely going in an improvingly direction.
Today during my lunchbreak I even emerged from my house to visit the great outdoors! I believe I hadn't done that since monday. Tuesday is very blurry in my head; I think all I did was work and then sleep. Yesterday was much of the same, except there was some reading in there also. Today, however... today I shoveled my driveway! Amazingly exciting, that. Well first I found it, rendered invisible by the snow, then I removed the snow from it. It was quite a lot of work, too, especially since there were big plow mounds at the bottom of it, and especially after three days of the flu. It was nice to get outside, breathe fresh air, and do some work, even if I was sweaty and exhausted by the end of it.
That's about it for my excitement for today. I had had vague thoughts about getting together with somebody tonight for dinner or something (since I also haven't seen anybody since monday), but my minor efforts at planning this afternoon fell, and then all of a sudden it was late so I just gave up and heated soup instead. I'm feeling kind of down tonight, lonely and worn out. The reasons are obvious, but it's still not fun.
Tomorrow I will definitely leave the house, and I will definitely see other people! Such lofty goals I have. I'll do even more of that this weekend; hopefully by then I will be close if not fully recovered.


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Pacific Coast Highway >> Route One
The pacific Coast Highway -or Route One- is designated as an All-American Road. This piece of information, combined with my love for bridges, made this route a must do for me.
The only way into the Big Sur coast is along the winding and breathtaking California Highway 1 aka The Pacific Coast Highway.
First on my checklist:
Monterey. Being a European, not all that interesting to visit but nevertheless a nice surrounding to take 5 from all that driving. It's a lot of fun to have lunch while staring at the sea looking for sea lions and whales.
17 mile drive – Pebble beach
Just a few miles from Monterey you find Pebble Beach and the 17 mile drive. The 17 Mile Drive is a scenic drive in the gated community of Pebble Beach. Non-residents must pay a toll of $9.75 to get into the community – but you get a map with your admission, and once in, you can travel at your leisure visiting the many scenic vistas and pull-outs along the drive. The map gives you a bit of information about each of the stops.
For me, the drive was wel worth the time. We saw several animals (seals amongst others) and again a beautiful piece of nature. The funny fact that Clint Eastwood was the Mayor there for one term in the late 1980s and that you can't wear heels over over two inches high, is an added bonus.
Bixby Bridge and the Big Sur
Driving further to Cambria, we soon crossed Bixby Bridge. One of the most photographed bridges in California due to its aesthetic design, graceful architecture and magnificent setting. We visited the bridge on a very foggy day but it still was overwhelming and it got me some nice pictures. Check out more pictures of the bridge here.
Once I crossed the Bixby Bridge I headed straight to Los Angeles with one overnight stop in Cambria. It was already end of season when I visited and the weather was bad so we didn't do anything worth mentioning.
The next day, after a short night, we headed further down to L.A. Visiting Santa Monica Pier just before hitting the city of Angels.
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We play a lot of video games for this blog, and we like playing a lot of video games. Otherwise, this blog wouldn't exist. However, there are definitely times when we feel that we rush through games more than take our time and just enjoy the games for what they are.
Writing game reviews is fun and I love being able to contribute to gamers and devs alike. I enjoy sharing and promoting games we liked and even games we didn't care for too much. However, playing video games take time and it can be tricky to get their reviews out in a timely manner.
It's a downside to doing reviews, I suppose. Obviously, we want the reviews to be timely and relevant, especially with how quickly games come onto the market. It's a stark difference from when we were kids and could only afford games a couple of times a year. We'd take our time with those games, exploring every world and level, then replay them and old favorites while waiting for new games for Christmas and our birthdays. Now we pre-order games that are coming out months later to take advantage of Amazon Prime savings.
We've noticed lately that we constantly have a backlog of games. There are so many old ones we own that we still have yet to play and then there are the new games that were just released or will be soon that are currently in the news that all gamers are playing right now. We've tried to get on a "gaming" schedule before but with real life and Kris's day job, it's tough to stick to one.
Even if a gaming schedule worked, it would also mean trying to shoehorn in gaming during times that we may not feel like it. We wouldn't really enjoy the games if we felt like we were being forced to play them on a set schedule. I mean, if gaming wasn't such an expensive hobby, the logical solution would be to quit my day job for more gaming time, haha!
It would totally be nice to have the ability to play video games all the time again. What got us thinking about this was Octopath Traveler. It's been such a long time since we've gotten excited about a lengthy game. Breath of the Wild was exciting for us and we released a "review" long after everyone else had because we were simply taking our time with it. It's great to dive into another long story with in-depth storytelling and plot.
While we're not planning on taking as long with Octopath as we did with Breath of the Wild, we are definitely trying to savor it. The Nintendo Switch has been fantastic for indie games, especially smaller puzzle ones, but a nice story-driven RPG is perfect for us at this time. We're curious as to what other people do when they find themselves with a backlog of games they want to play.
Gaming is not meant to be stressful and we're enjoying every minute of it. Which is why we're excited to play more of Octopath Traveler and to seek out even more games we haven't played yet.


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I thought I might start a thread about features not officially documented.
Here is one, did you know that grub4dos can prompt for a string with a timeout...
set name= set /p:3 name=Please enter your name within 3 seconds : if "%name%"=="" pause --wait=2 Sorry - not quick enough && halt echo Well done %name%!
I think this has been in the chenall build for quite a while (I have not checked older builds).


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Chamber hosts city manager, mayor at Feb. 12 luncheon
February 8, 2014
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NEW — 2:20 p.m. Feb. 8, 2014
City Manager Rob Wyman and newly elected Mayor Steve Buri will give an update on all the city's happenings at the Feb. 12 Newcastle Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
The lunch, sponsored by Newcastle Jewelers, begins at 11 a.m. The cost is $20 for chamber members and $25 for nonmembers.
Newcastle Jewelers will donate a watch, valued at more than $300, for the luncheon's door prize.
The February luncheon begins at 11 a.m. Feb. 12 at Tapatio Mexican Grill. The cost is $20 for chamber members and $25 for non-members.
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Maple hardwood flooring ranks high on the Janka hardness scale, making it a great choice for areas that receive a high amount of traffic. This is why homeowners in the greater Orange County, Middletown, Goshen, and Warwick areas love maple hardwood for high traffic areas of their home. Due to its durability, maple is a common choice for basketball courts, bowling alleys, and other sports arenas. While traditionally light tan in color, the shade of maple hardwood flooring can differ depending on its age, the area where it was grown, and the stain or finish used to treat the wood.
Varieties of Maple
Maple hardwood comes in three varieties of grain.
- Flame maple has wavy dark red lines and is often used to make acoustic guitars and other musical instruments.
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- Bird's eye, most common in hard maple, is a distinctive pattern with tiny dark flecks that resemble birds' eyes.
Like almost all hardwood flooring, maple is relatively easy to clean and maintain. Just sweep the surface regularly to remove debris, and wipe with a damp cloth to remove any spots or spills. Your floors may also require periodic hardwood refinishing depending on the care and amount of traffic they receive.
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My best memory of her? She was once over at our house, back when Lori was in high school and I was watching one of sockkpuppett and sisabet's classic, memorable vids of Spike and Angel and she was watching over my shoulder ... and she asked me if Spike and Angel really were gay. I remember asking her if it mattered and we laughed together. And we watched it again.
She was so very beautiful. Inside and out.
She came out to her family and friends not too long after that.
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With: Pamela Q. Fernandes
Amidst the sweeping panorama of rolling hills, and forest green of Ireland, Cinders of Castlerea, is a romantic suspense with a twist.
Dangerously attractive businessman, Charles Kilbrooke is hunting the arsonist that killed his fiancée in Castlerea. Blaming himself for her death, he returns to the small Irish town with a ruthless plan. He refuses to succumb to the exotic beauty whose creating mayhem in his life.
Anika Bassein has changed everything about her past. She wants nothing to do with fire ever since her parents B&B was set ablaze. When she sees an ad with free lodging in an obscure holiday town, she accepts. She's aware of the charged atmosphere crackling with her handsome neighbor. But where there's smoke, there's fire…
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I loved the setting of Ireland and it's mesmerizing landscape, so I decided to set my book there. It's one of the few stories I wrote chronologically because the characters took me on a journey and I simply followed.
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Pamela Q. Fernandes is a doctor, author, and medical writer. Her love of reading and writing led to her first romance novella, Seoul-Mates in 2013. Since then she's never looked back. She's continued to write romantic suspense and speculative fiction peppering them with medical and scientific details.
In addition to this, Pamela hosts the Christian Circle Podcast where she has conversations with everyday Christians about their own solutions to life's problems. She also writes Christian non -fiction for her Christian readers. You can find out more about her on https://www.pamelaqfernandes.com or follow her on Twitter @PamelaQFerns.


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House Democrats muscled through legislation Wednesday night that would freeze the budgets of most cabinet departments and fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for another year. The bill would cap the agencies' annual operating budgets at the $1.2 trillion approved for the recently finished budget year, a $46 billion cut of more than 3 percent from President Obama's request. It includes $159 billion to cover the wars.
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