text: Found this very interesting blog article this morning written by someone who is clearly the so-called typical GOP demographic. A real eye opener. http://www.ericgarland.co/2012/11/09/letter-to-a-future-republican-strategist-regarding-white-people/ He goes on to state all the reasons he would be the perfect Republican voter, small business, hard-working, hetero with two kids, Mayflower descent and all. Then he goes to smash it, both he and his wife have a strong science educational background, they know the problems with the healthcare system (the US is 60% more expensive than Switzerland!!!) , trash Republican hypocrisy on the "sanctity" of marriage etc. Wow the GOP is in more trouble than I thought, assuming many folks think like this guy.


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Tickets for Apple's 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference went on sale at 10AM pacific time, and within two minutes were completely sold out. That's the fastest the event has sold out, beating last year's two hour selling frenzy.
WWDC 2013 sold out in just two minutes
WWDC tickets have been selling out faster and faster for the past few years. In 2010, it took eight days to sell out, in 2011 that dropped to 12 hours, and in 2012 that window was down to two hours. This marks the sixth consecutive year where WWDC has sold out.
Apple will be hosting its annual Worldwide Developers Conference June 10 through June 14, at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco. The conference will include over 1,000 Apple engineers hosting over 100 hands-on labs, inside information on iOS and OS X, sessions to help developers and accessory makers with their product designs, and Apple's annual Design Awards for Mac, iPhone and iPad apps that stand out for their design and innovation.
While the fast sellout comes as a big disappointment to developers that tried but could get a ticket, at least they can take some consolation in Apple's decision to post session videos online while the conference is still happening. In previous years Apple waited until after the conference ended before posting the videos.

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The fourth and final installment of bloggings from The Harmony crew in Greece. Check back on Saturday for a Harmony scented 'Last Orders'.
Snaps and video by Adam Mondon and Ollie Whitehead, captions by Mondon.
Sidewalk Mag, don't leave home without it (ha ha)
Private joke ,i think...
Don't give up your day job, Ollie - Jak flipkick
Sean Lomax aka 'Nanovision' , gets to work on Danny
Tony and the homeless fisherman (desperate for captions now)
My Chemical Romance
Me and Tone with the DC prototype (get orders in early)
Even David Guest came on the trip
Filmer's have to warm up too,you know
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I am a professional drug dealer craving for an outlet to express my creative interests. This blog predominantly focuses on style and fashion and being your typical Sydneysider with tonnes of monthly bills to pay, I am quite happy to take up the challenge of rummaging through my overused wardrobe to put together fresh and unexpected outfits as part of my getting ready ritual. In other words, I would sometimes change my outfit 5 times before I get it right.
I am inspired by love, meaningful relationships and the abundance of creativity in every nook and corner of the earth. Hence, this blog will also feature things and ideas that make me crazy happy, and hopefully infect you in a similar way too.


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He is associated in different capacities with Management Educational Institutes affiliated to various Universities in the country since 1986. He was also the Former Director, Naralkar Institute of Career Development & Research, Pune.
He has submitted several Research Papers related to topics in Management and especially Agri Business Management, and these were presented in twelve countries including Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Srilanka, Singapore & USA. He has authored Three books, 1 : Agri Business Management in India 2:Physical Distribution and Logistics Management - A handbook 3:Advertising Management (Jahirat Ani Jahirat Vyavasthapan in Marathi).
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NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Channel One, LLC, the educational video content provider and producer of Channel One News, today announced it will participate in Flipped Learning Network's Flipped Day on September 6, 2013.
Based on a 2012 Flipped Learning Network survey conducted by the Speak Up National Research Project, only an estimated 3% of teachers in the U.S. know about – or participate in – flipped learning. However, 27% of principals indicated that their teachers want to integrate flipped learning into their daily lesson plans. On Flipped Day, hosted by the Flipped Learning Network, educators around the world will take a pledge to flip one lesson, with the hope that this will lead to further flipped units and courses.
Channel One News will offer its daily video content and premium Common Core State Standards (CCSS)-aligned activities to educators free of charge from August 21st – September 10th. In addition to the daily video, Channel One News will give participants access to a new set of highly engaging, relevant non-fiction instructional materials tied to each day's show.
Channel One News Chief Executive Officer, CJ Kettler, said, "We are really excited to participate in Flipped Learning Network's inaugural Flipped Day. Our daily video broadcast is the perfect tool to enable authentic learning, tied to the news and real world events, in a flipped classroom environment. This year, we've made a significant investment in curriculum development and are thrilled to offer participants a robust, relevant video and CCSS-aligned activity package to support their flipped learning experience."
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Despite the distinct lack of concrete evidence (or its suppression ... depending on ones point of view), its becoming more and more difficult to deny the possibility of extraterrestrial life somewhere out there in the far reaches of outer space (cue up some John Williams or the Star Trek theme).
Then again, maybe theyre already here.
Sorry, but for those of you hoping (dreading) another political rant from yours truly ... well, I decided to have some fun this week instead.
Im reminded when it comes to alien cultures and the possibility of their actual existence, of course of the cult classic that is Men in Black, when Will Smith, portraying Agent J, states that when he was in third grade, Everyone said I was crazy ... but I knew our teacher was from Venus or something like that.
To which Tommy Lee Jones (Agent K) replies, Ms. Edelson. Jupiter, actually. Well, one of its moons.
Sorry if I got a bit sidetracked there, but who hasnt had a teacher like that at some point growing up? I know I did.
My favorite quote from the movie, however, comes from the one and only Rip Torn (as Zed) ...
Were not hosting an intergalactic kegger down here.
Intergalactic kegger ... thats a good one.
Regardless, you have to admit there are some pretty influential not to mention extremely intelligent people out there who truly believe that we are not alone.
Am I one of those who believe, you ask? Well, lets just say Im certainly leaning that way, considering a universe (let alone galaxy or solar system) of our size would seem to be an awful waste of space, right?
Ever see the Jodie Foster in Contact?
Cosmologist, author and theoretical physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking, for one, seems to think we should lay off the whole concept of initiating contact with an alien species, just in case they happen to be of the not-so-nice variety, and would rather take over the planet versus having a good old-fashioned sit-down over coffee and cookies. And since Im fairly certain hes the smartest guy on the planet, Id be the first to say, Whatever you think best, sir.
Which means that at least on a hypothetical level Dr. Hawking believes they really might be out there.
And by they I mean them, it, those ... you know ... aliens.
Add to the vast size of the universe the latest in astronomical news, with hundreds if not thousands of Earth-sized planets (some located in the so-called habitable zone) being discovered seemingly every day, and the probability of alien life increases exponentially. Thats not to say these alien species will look anything like E.T., the alien to beat all aliens from Ridley Scotts ... err ... Alien, or Jeff Bridges (you know ... Starman). In fact, I wouldnt be surprised in the least if our first encounter with an extraterrestrial life form turns out to be a single-celled organism of some kind. Or maybe lava-men ... or rabid, undead dinosaurs.
Regardless, its probably only a matter of time until we know one way or the other. And yes, of course Im hoping they turn out to be rabid, undead dinosaurs (I just had to type that twice ... sorry).
The discovery of alien life simply seems like the next logical step in regards to scientific discovery, if you ask me. And when you think about it, it really wasnt all that long ago that people thought the Earth was flat. Actually, there are still people who think the Earth is flat, just visit theflatearthsociety.org if you dont believe me. Before that? Those who thought the Earth was the center of the universe, and that the sun revolved around us.
In the end, its important to note that for all of our scientific knowledge, for all the discoveries and truths weve unearthed over the centuries, theres still plenty out there of which we know nothing. In Men in Black, Tommy Lee Jones also states that, Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what youll know tomorrow.
Science fiction? Maybe. But then again, who ever thought wed all be walking around with Star Trek communicators in our time?
You know, like cell phones.
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Software development is an art. The most noteworthy computer science monograph of the 20th century was, after all, Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming, 1 and one of the starting points for this column is his Turing award, a discussion of art in computer science. 2
Art is a word with many meanings. It originally referred to the skill of joining or fitting. (Much — too much, for us traditionalists — of software creation these days is the art of connecting existing pieces.) The meaning of "art" expanded to the system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end. Art stands in contrast to science, engineering, manufacturing, and fashion. Science distills knowledge into principles and laws; art recognizes that there are human choices in activities. Combine art with an attention to economy and we get engineering, like the computer science holy grail of "software engineering." Doing something following a well-defined, low-skill plan yields manufacturing. Choosing among equivalent possibilities is fashion. Designing a computer is an art. Designing one that people can afford is engineering. Building one from that design is manufacturing. Picking the color for the computer case is fashion. (Art is also a synonym for necromancy, a topic of clear relevance to computer science.)
Art also refers to the use of skill to create that which is aesthetically or intellectually pleasing. Fine arts show an intellectual progression through the ages, shaped by new technology (for example, casting, cameras, and computers), shifting economic forces (including the decline of the church, the rise of the merchant class, and ultimately, the emergence of mass media with the entire population as customers for art), new understandings (such as perspective and the physics of light and sound) and evolving response to the previous generation's ideas (baroque, realism, impressionism, and modernism, for example). In fine arts, prior themes are revisited with new twists. Science and engineering show an unconditional progression: nothing will make us return to Newtonian mechanics, view non-Euclidean geometry as heresy, or replace integrated circuits with discrete transistors. Disciplines like education and organizational management follow fashions — old "truths" reemerge. The Management Style of Attila the Hun and The Management Style of Saint Francis of Assisi are equally likely to be business best sellers at some arbitrary point in the future.
The aesthetic metric in science is accuracy and simplicity. Art encompasses aesthetic metrics such as beauty, intellectual progression, and quality of workmanship. Engineering includes reliability and economy of construction. We expect our software systems to satisfy a large range of "-ilities," including an aesthetic of understandability; ease of construction, maintenance, and evolvability; an economy of execution; reliability; security from attack; interoperability; and so forth. Software has a special place in the range of artifacts, as it intimately connects the mathematical, physical, and psychological realms. Psychology's dual role in software systems plays out in both software creation and use.
The history of software development includes elements of art, science, engineering, and fashion (though very little manufacturing). Such intellectual fields have eras: in the fine arts, the baroque gave way to rococo, romanticism, modernism, postmodernism, and so forth. In software, the early emphasis on functional development yielded to structured programming, and, over the past 20 years, the rise of computer science's modernism: object-oriented technology. Along the way, we've seen offshoots such as functional, logic, and rule-based systems. Artistic development has been characterized first by the improved ability to render concrete realism and, later, by attempts to express more in a work of art than the literal interpretation of its content — conveying richer relationships and tying the work into the context of its developer and environment.
Software development shows a similar progression. The earliest programming languages were concerned with efficient realism: it was hard to render even highly structured problems into code. Efficient use of machine resources was a dominant design criterion. Programming was linear: things said in the program tended to correspond, one to one, to things that happened when the program executed. Programming was planar: you could easily trace the potential execution paths in the program and identify which conditions would give rise to which code being called.
As software systems became more plastic, new, more complex technologies came to dominate. Today we have objects. Programmers are instructed to think of the elements of their domain and their implementation as "things" with "state" and "behavior," and to code that state and behavior. Linearity and planarity have decreased. Inheritance allows statements asserted in distant ancestors to intrude in program execution; dynamic object binding draws bridges over the program surface.
In all domains, old ideas give way or evolve to new ones. What is the postmodern programming equivalent? That is, what comes after object-orientation? Broadly, object orientation suffers from several limitations.
There are few ways to say anything about a system that aren't about how the system executes. Comments, Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams, and similar documents are, of course, exceptions. I'm not suggesting skipping comments in code, but such elements are notoriously unreliable and nonautomatable. On the other hand, type systems represent a first step toward annotation. By declaring something to be a type, the programmer conveys more than just implementation. This information can be used in ways beyond code generation. In the future, we will likely see richer uses of annotation in programming, tied not only to program execution but also to program analysis, understanding, and tuning. Such annotations might range from simple propositional elements to descriptions of invariants that the system ought to maintain, including constraints about how program elements can be composed and extended.
The great wisdom of objects was to bring together everything about something — an object's code includes its data, behavior, and interfaces. Unfortunately, the real world isn't that simple. Many things we care about with respect to code are not neatly localized into a single place in an object-oriented decomposition. Current technologies force developers to scatter these concerns throughout a system. Programmers must develop code that tangles such crosscutting concerns. Future programming environments might provide mechanisms for discretely expressing crosscutting concerns while nevertheless assembling working systems. This can be understood as an instance of the more general idea of being able to make and enforce statements about a program's behavior without having to tie such statements to singular or particular decompositions.
Object orientation encourages us to think of systems as discrete, weakly related atoms. On the other hand, the real world (and real data structures) exhibit complex collections of elements. For example, the wheels are part of a car — objects in themselves, but also maintaining a special relationship with the car and each other. Similarly, both the world as a whole and software systems exhibit a variety of semantic collections and masses. Additionally, real-world and software elements often need to have lifetimes beyond the execution of a single program (persistence). Postmodern programming will have ways to express and maintain such complex relationships and durations.
My browser crashes periodically. Even the Mars Rovers, with their inherent difficulty of on-site repairs, have software bugs. (I won't begin to get into my experiences with a certain popular desktop operating system.) Postmodern software systems might come to recognize that such failures are the norm, rather than the exception, and that developers need tools for building systems that can cope with unexpected failures rather than be surprised by them.
Classical programming is like call-and-response music. Programming languages let us ask a question (make a subprogram call) and get a response. Postmodern software might explore other options, including event-based systems, conversational communication, and context-sensitive evaluations.
Early programming-language analysts put a lot of stock in language syntax, such as keyword choice for particular operations. Modern programming-language analysis rushes to dispense with syntactic sugar to get to operational-semantic meat. A postmodern world might find a different balance between universal, common ways of expressing programs and notations that are specific to certain domains or to particular programmers' eccentricities. Matching such domain-specific syntax will be domain-specific semantics — software languages with inherent facilities for problem domains.
New movements in the art of software are often heralded by new programming languages (for example, object-oriented languages). When the linguistic idea takes hold, the support structure for that language emerges (for example, object-oriented software analysis and design). In a future column, I will examine some of the language and environment trends that are trying to overcome object limitations.
And speaking of promises, last January, I said I'd report on how the Mars Exploration Rover/Collaborative Information Portal system worked out. I've postponed that reporting because, well, the darned things are still working — even though they're out of warranty. This issue of IC includes an article (not by me) with a more complete description of that system and its use ("The Collaborative Information Portal and NASA's Mars Rover Mission," pp. 20–26), which I figure is enough to earn dispensation from my prior promise.
The title of the Toward Integration column in the November/December 2004 issue (pp. 94–96) should have been "WS-NonexistentStandards."


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Orchard Farm R-V residents may file as candidates for the Board of Education on December 12, 2017 through January 16, 2018. Two positions on the Orchard Farm Board with three year terms will be decided on the April 3, 2018 ballot. Interested persons may file at the Administration Office located at 3489 Boschertown Road in St. Charles, MO.
Candidates may begin filing at 8:00 a.m. on December 12, 2017 and will continue during the district's regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Filing will end on January 16, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
Filing will not occur on days the school district's offices are closed due to inclement weather. Filing will also not occur on the following holidays when the school district's Administration offices are closed: December 22, 2017 through January 1, 2018 and January 15, 2018.
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When I went to Warrior Mom Con, I did not know why I was going. I only knew that I had to go. My soul demanded it.
Now that Warrior Mom Con is over, I finally understand why I had to go.
It's because I'm a brick.
A brick is made by crushing and grinding raw materials. Then, the bricks are fired in ovens and cooled. That is exactly what postpartum depression did to my soul: it crushed and ground me into unrecognizable bits and then set me on fire.
I thought I was broken beyond repair.
I wasn't.
I emerged from the fires of postpartum depression stronger than ever.
A brick is created in the flame, but then, it lasts for centuries, withstanding corrosion and resisting fire. Just like warrior moms. We are bricks that can withstand just about anything because we have already walked through hell.
Except a lone brick is not much on its own.
But bricks together? Oh my goodness, they can create bridges, paths through the forest, rest stops on the mountain, and universities for gathering together and sharing knowledge. Together, bricks can build entire cities — but only if they are joined together with mortar.
That is why I went to Warrior Mom Con: not just to find my fellow bricks, but to be bonded together so that we can do more with our combined awesomeness.
I am home now, miles and miles away from the moms I met, but distance is irrelevant. We are bonded together by the tears we shed and the bread we broke together in Atlanta.
Brick by brick, mom by mom, we will bond ourselves together. Together, we will build cathedrals.


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Announcing The Launch Of Box and Cox Vintage Hire
We are beyond delighted to announce the launch of Box and Cox Vintage Hire, and even more excited to be receiving some of their amazing items for my Dotty Wedding on Saturday!
We are beyond delighted to announce the launch of Box and Cox Vintage Hire, and even more excited to be receiving some of their amazing items for my Dotty Wedding on Saturday!
Blue Fizz Events are super excited to announce its next fabulous wedding fair being held at the gorgeous Deer Park Country House Hotel in Honiton this Thursday 18th September 6.00pm-8.30pm.
Hannah Campbell joins us for another fabulous blog post with some helpful tips for hen do fun and games.
Last week, the gorgeous Deer Park Hotel hosted the Colour Pop Wedding Festival, in association with Blue Fizz Events.
Hobbits Vintage Creations ' Elegant Adornments' are an exquisite range of bespoke accessories both for bridal wear and other special occasions.
Opting to hire a marquee for your wedding might seem like a straightforward and thrifty option, but there can be a lot to consider in terms of logistics.
With a few carefully-picked ingredients put together by Rewfus Brode from The 43 Club, these delicious drinks can be created to suit any theme, any time of year.
The beautiful Deer Park Hotel in Devon launches a new outside catering service for weddings and events.
Wedding favours can be a very special way to thank each and every guest who has travelled and dressed up to come and support, witness, and celebrate your marriage.
When we stumbled across The Handmade Film Company, not only we were delighted to feature them on the blog and within the upcoming issue of Dotty Magazine too!
The Spring Vintage Wedding Fair is taking place this Thursday, 13th March, between 6pm and 8.30pm at the Deer Park Country House Hotel in Honiton!
Today, I had the pleasure of spending the day at Devonport Guildhall in Plymouth, for the Vintage Wedding Fayre!
Devonport Guildhall is gearing up for the next Vintage Wedding Fayre, due to take place this Sunday 9th March!
Wedding Booty is a brand new venture, undertaken by Rebecca who married her lovely other half in February 2013. Her next event is due to take place this Sunday, 23rd February 2014.
Read more about the upcoming Vintage Wedding Fayre at Devonport Guildhall
Super Duper Vintage Events is proud to present their first wedding fayre of 2014, titled "Vintage For The Modern Bride"
Yesterday, I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Decidedly Different Vintage Wedding Fair at Exeter Castle!
The Decidedly Different Vintage Wedding Fair is due to take place tomorrow, at Exeter Castle! Dotty Vintage Weddings will be there too, and we can't wait!!
I'm pleased to showcase The Handmade Hen on Dotty Vintage Weddings!
If you're a newly engaged bride living in the South West, then make sure to visit Exeter Castle, next Sunday 18th January 2014, for the Decidedly Different Vintage Wedding Fair!
Charlotte joins us once more on Dotty Vintage Weddings. This time, she discusses how you can host the perfect bridal shower…
Guest Who offer a professional and personal photo booth experience, and I'm delighted to welcome them to Dotty!
Britain Does Vintage run some truly fabulous fairs and events, throughout the UK, and have a whole host of dates lined up for 2014!
I'm always on the look out for unique and innovative wedding suppliers, and I was delighted to stumble across Foto Noir.
The next Chosen Wedding Fair is taking place at the Chelsea Old Town Hall, next Sunday 27th October 2013.
I'm delighted to let my Dotty Readers know about the next Nostalgic Wedding Fair, due to take place on Sunday 3rd November 2013!
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of organising and attending the Hen Do of my very dear friend, Kim.
Enjoy this heartwarming, beautiful wedding film of Jenna and Chris – by the wonderful Cinematic Wedding Films.
Dotty Vintage Weddings was delighted to attend the National Vintage Awards in Birmingham on Thursday evening.
Tonight looks set to be one of the highlights in the Vintage calendar – the Finals of the National Vintage Awards 2013.
The Nostalgic Wedding Fair was held on Sunday 16th June 2013 at Winchester Guildhall.


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No Free Ride for Freescale
Unfortunately for Freescale Semiconductor, it turns out a bag of chips isn't all that. Investors would rather gobble up shares of sexy Internet firms.
After a disastrous $17.6 billion deal to take Freescale Semiconductor private in 2006, Blackstone and its private-equity partners had hoped to reduce debt by selling Freescale shares at a premium valuation in an initial public offering.


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In the year and a half since this magazine began singin' the praises of stack wood houses ("We Built a $75,000 Home for Only $10,000", MOTHER NO. 45, pages 96-99), we've been asked a lot of questions about this type of low-cost construction. Most of the folks who've writ ten to us have been curious -- and some of 'em downright skeptical -- about the durability of these easy-to-construct, wood-and-lime-mortar dwellings. So, we've prepared this little"history lesson", to show you the kind of life span these structures can have, and to maybe give you some "brand-new old" ideas on how to build your own house or barn out of cordwood.
Stackwood (also called stovewood, stackwall , cordwood, etc.) architecture, you see, isn't a new development at all. In fact, structures of this kind have been around for so long that the origins of the technique have been forgotten.
Some very old stovewood buildings (some of which are shown in the photos that accompany this article) are still standing, however, and many interested! groups and individuals have begun to look into the history of this form of construction.
For example: The University of Manitoba's Northern Housing Committee -- which advocates stackwall construction -- believes that the idea came to North America from the Scandinavian countries, where lime and/or clay were supposedly used to mortar short lengths of wood into extremely low-cost but durable walls. Most other "authorities", however, including Milwaukee architect Richard W .E. Perrin -- a part-time stackwood historian -- feel that "woodmasonry" is a Canadian invention.
Wherever the construction method came from, however, we know that it was practiced in the United States in the mid-1800's, thanks to the discovery -- by the Reverend Paul B. Jenkins -- of a stackwood home built in Walworth County, Wisconsin in 1848. Mr. Jenkins described his find, saying "the remarkable feature about this house is that it is constructed entirely of 'stovewood'. That is to say, instead of brick or stone, David Williams [the builder of the house, and a descendant of Rhode Island's founder, Roger Williams -- BW] prepared with infinite labor an immense amount of wood, cut, sawed, and split into sticks fourteen inches in length, exactly such sticks as are used for all kitchen cookstoves where wood is burned today."
Unfortunately, though there were several attempts to preserve the Williams home, it was torn down in 1950...a century and two years after it was built.
It's no surprise, by the way, that this "granddaddy" of recorded North American cordwood structures was discovered in Wisconsin, because historians do agree that stackwall architecture was introduced into the Badger State (as well as Michigan's Upper Peninsula) by either Canadian or Scandinavian immigrants during the first half of the nineteenth century. The stacked-stovewood homes built by these newcomers really "caught on" in that cold and heavily timbered country, and a "golden age" of stackwood construction took place there in the early 1900's.
No one knows just where stackwood construction originated, or even how long it's been around... but there's plenty of proof that buildings made of "cordwood" can pass the test of time!
Most of the older cordwood homes that are around today, in fact, date back to that period. And, since 80 years isn't all that long (remember, these buildings can -- because the lime in the mortar tends to preserve the wood -- last well over a century), there are probably a good number of those stick-and-mortar homes, barns, etc. yet to be discovered.
And how can buildings made of such distinctive materials avoid being identified for what they are? Easily, because -- in many cases -- the structures have been camouflaged! You see, most turn-of-the-century Americans wanted their log homes to look "modern", so they often covered the stackwood walls of their houses -- when they built such dwellings -- with plaster, shingles, clapboard, and so forth...in order to present a "civilized" face to the world. And, until time or remodeling tears those disguises away, the stovewood walls underneath remain hidden. (Keep this in mind if you're in the market for an abandoned farmhouse...you just might locate an historical treasure!)
Of course, the discovery
of old cord wood buildings does more than satisfy the curiosity of antiquarians.
It also provides the rest of us with "solid" proof that inexpensive,
hand-constructed dwellings can be durable as well as practical. In fact, those
stackwood homes -- built in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
-- will probably outlast most of the overpriced energy guzzlers that are being
thrown together today!
Want to know more about stackwood architecture? If so, take a look at the following:
1. "We Built a $75,000 Home for Only $10,000", MOTHER NO. 45, pages 96-99 (Issue No. 45 is currently out of print but may be available -- if still in stock -- from bookstores that carry MOTHER...or from your local library.)
2. Building the Cordwood Home by Jack Henstridge ( Centennial Print, 1978) . Large paperback. $6.00.
3. Stackwall: How to Build It by the University of Manitoba's Northern Housing Committee (University of Manitoba, 1977). Large Paperback. $12.00.
4. How to Build Log-End Houses by Robert L. Roy (Drake, 1977). Large paperback, $6.95.
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Traveling in your RV usually means spending the night at campgrounds – and staying at campgrounds usually means you will have neighbors. While staying near a group of other RV enthusiasts is a great way to make new friends and meet people that share a common interest, you also have some responsibilities in terms of being a good neighbor. Just as you are trying to enjoy a relaxing vacation, so too are the other RV owners around you. If everyone could follow the few simple rules below for being a good RV neighbor, the overall experience would be improved for everyone.
Quiet Time
Perhaps the first rule of staying in a campground is knowing when to shut it down for the night. Most campgrounds even have a specific time posted that marks the start of 'quiet time', and you should be sure to observe that rule. If you are sitting around a campfire or a picnic table outside when the clock strikes 10 p.m. (or whatever time is posted by the campground), make sure you keep the noise down as you get ready to head inside for the night. Staying out late in into the night laughing around the fire might sound like fun, but it wouldn't be fair to those around you who just want to get some sleep.
Control Your Pets – and Your Kids
The fun that you are having in your campsite shouldn't spill over into the campsites of those staying around you. Specifically, make sure your kids and your pets are remaining within the limits or your site, or within the common areas of the campground. Allowing your kids and pets to run free throughout the campground is not only rude, it is also dangerous. There are large vehicles which move around RV campgrounds frequently, so it is very important that you keep both your kids and your pets under control and within sight at all times.
Put Away Your Trash
You have a responsibility to keep your campsite clean and free of garbage. If you leave trash out for an extended period of time, you will be creating an unsightly condition – and you might also be attracting unwanted wildlife into the campground. Make sure all of your garbage is either thrown away in the campground trash, or at least packed up into your vehicle or RV for later disposal.
Park Properly
One of the major annoyances that nearly every RV owner can relate to is having trouble getting their vehicle around the campground because someone has parked incorrectly. Take time to make sure your rig is positioned properly within the site so that everyone else can come and go without any trouble. Many campgrounds have roads which are barely wide enough to handle large, modern RV's, so even a minor parking mistake can lead to big trouble for everyone else. Be courteous and take care to park your RV perfectly in your campsite.


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River of Dreams
Maximizing the gorgeous water and mountain views were a priority in this handcrafted home
By Dennis McCloskey
Photography by Mike Goodman
Residents of Campbell River, 270 kilometres north of Victoria on British Columbia's Vancouver Island, are intrinsically linked to their coastal city's natural amenities of ocean, mountains, wilderness, and mild winters where snow is measured in millimetres. So it's no surprise that a man-made attraction such as a luxury, ocean-view development with custom-built homes on the south end of Discovery Passage in this east coast island city of 31,200, would garner attention from retired or semi-retired folk from B.C. cities to the south and on the mainland.
One such home is in a small, six-lot development called the River's Edge Campbell River by Sagewood Homes. Handcrafted homes are and will be built with views of mountains, Quadra Island, and Discovery Passage which lies along the coastal Inside Passage shipping route and where giant cruise ships can be seen from the backyard as they make their way to and from Alaska.
Sagewood Homes is a two-year-old, full-service home building company owned by husband-and-wife team Kris and Debra Bauchman who were in the home building business before embarking out on their own by creating "customized, dream homes with handcrafted quality and imagination brought to life with excellence." The couple have lived in Campbell River since 1988 and have four children ranging in age from 23 to 28.
Kris says he and his wife employ a freelance team of contractors, designers and architects to build homes on an owner's chosen lot anywhere within the Campbell River/Comox Valley area, or they'll design a home to fit the lifestyle and needs of a client. "We call our work hand-crafted because we offer hands-on quality craftsmanship at every stage of the build," he says.
Kris is keen to describe the luxury home in River's Edge that his company built for a couple from Duncan, B.C. who purchased the lot six years ago. It sits on one of the lots on the 2.5-acre development with average-size lots of 82 by 168 feet. The semi-retired couple from Duncan, half-way between Victoria and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, had the Bauchman's build a 4,240-square-foot home on three levels on an estuary of land where the river meets the sea.
The exterior lap siding is Hardie Plank, known for its strength, beauty and durability in all kinds of climates. Roof tiles are laminated architectural shingles called IKO Armourshake which has the natural look of real wood shakes and retain their good-as-new appearance after years of deflecting harsh sunlight and resisting algae.
A concrete driveway fronts a three-car garage with metal doors that are embossed with a green texture. Grey-coloured stone facing, at ground level at the front of the house and garage, is imported from a limestone quarry in China.
The focal point inside the open-concept home, that was created to emphasize and maximize the water view, is a gourmet kitchen, dining room and great room.
This main floor area is conspicuous by the installation of exotic hardwood flooring called Kayu Kuku which is a straight-grain, dark-colour wood from Southeast Asia. Large casement windows allow for a spectacular view of water and mountains that is the essence of tranquil South Island living in Campbell River.
Kitchen countertops, including the kitchen island, are titanium granite. Imported Italian 16×16-inch tiles were laid between the island and appliances. A gas fireplace in the Great Room is made of the same imported stone from China that is seen on the front of the house. Walls on the main floor are painted in a product called Gobi Desert. Wall crown mouldings are darker in tone, with paints called South Kingston, Toffee Crunch and Raffia Cream, with Gobi Desert along the floor level. Outside, on the main level, the roofline was taken out to allow for a covered 16-foot deck.
Upstairs in this five-bedroom home, with 3.5 floor-heated bathrooms on various levels, is the master bedroom with its toffee-coloured Brazilian hardwood flooring under a drop, or 'tray' ceiling with eye-catching cove LED lighting and a floating crown. Tray ceilings break up an ordinary flat ceiling line and add a variation in height to create architectural interest and spaciousness. The en suite bathroom features a walk-in closet, a Prelude bathtub by Aria Tubs, ceramic sinks (or 'vessels') made by Art Bath, and a glassed-in shower with rainshower head. LED lights under the toffee-stained walnut cabinets come on automatically as one enters the room.
The home's lower level with walkout is a combination TV room with gas fireplace, bar, and a 12×14-foot gym. The basement's media room is outfitted with a 7.1 Surround Sound system and there's a 5.1 Surround system in the upstairs Great Room. As well, a NuVo Home Audio System is linked throughout the house and connected to the computer and iPod docking system with keypads in the main rooms.


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Fury at Justin Bieber's pet gift
POP star Justin Bieber has been rapped by animal lovers for giving his pet hamster to a fan after a show.
Justin Bieber comes under fire from animal lovers
Hamster experts in California said it was "animal cruelty" to submit the rodent to the frenzied crush of fans at a gig.
But the lucky girl who got little Pac from Bieber, 18, said it was alive and well after several weeks in its new home.


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Organised Chaos QuiltArticle from: Archive - Workshop
We all love a bit of organised chaos in our lives! 🙂 This one day workshop with Christine will show you how to create this fun and dynamic quilt. It's so easy to piece and has a GREAT effect. We used Kaffe Fassett fabrics in ours but anything goes! You could go scrappy, traditional or . . . Read More »
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Get creative with this simply perfect holiday embroidery workshop! Experience, learn and try various embroidery techniques on this cute little satchel. It's super easy to stitch on the Ticking fabric that sam has chosen for this project. Very beginner friendly! Date: Saturday 11th March 2017 Time: 9am-1pm Cost: $44


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About The Tribunal
The Australian Competition Tribunal was established under the Trade Practices Act 1965 (Cth) and continues under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ("the Act"). Prior to 6 November 1995, the Tribunal was known as the Trade Practices Tribunal.
The Tribunal consists of a President, a number of Deputy Presidents and other members as appointed by the Governor‑General. A presidential member must be a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. Other members must have knowledge of or experience in industry, commerce, economics, law or public administration. For the purpose of hearing and determining proceedings, the Tribunal is constituted by a presidential member and two non‑presidential members.
The Tribunal has no physical resources of its own. The funds appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of the Tribunal are managed by the Federal Court of Australia. Registry services and administrative support for the Tribunal are provided by staff of the Tribunal and the Federal Court. Tribunal applications can be lodged in any registry of the Federal Court.
The Tribunal is a review body. A review by the Tribunal is a re‑hearing or a re‑consideration of a matter (albeit on limited material for some reviews). The Tribunal may perform all the functions and exercise all the powers of the original decision‑maker for the purposes of review. It can affirm, set aside or vary the original decision.
The Tribunal hears applications for review of determinations of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("the Commission") granting or revoking authorisations. Authorisations are granted by the Commission permitting conduct and arrangements to be carried on that would otherwise be prohibited under the Act because of their anti‑competitive effect.
In relation to company mergers and acquisitions the Tribunal has a two‑fold role. It hears applications for review of determinations of the Commission granting or refusing clearances for company mergers and acquisitions. It also hears applications for authorisation of company mergers and acquisitions which would otherwise be prohibited under the Act.
The Tribunal hears applications for review of certain decisions of the Minister or the Commission in access matters. The Act establishes a legislative regime to facilitate third party access to the services of certain essential facilities of national significance, such as electricity grids, natural gas pipelines or telecommunications services.
The Tribunal also hears applications for review of certain determinations of the Commission in relation to notices given by the Commission under s 93 of the Act regarding exclusive dealing.
The Tribunal also has power to inquire into and report to the Minister on whether a non‑conference ocean carrier has a substantial degree of market power on a trade route.


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Cobb County libraries' Summer Reading Program 2016 is lifting off with lots of programs about STEAM – science, tech, engineering, art and math. Learn more at cobbcat.org/srpsteam or call (770) 528-2320.
Featured STEAM programs include:
GEMS: Girls in Engineering, Math and Science is being offered at five Cobb County libraries in June. GEMS runs four weeks for two-hour afternoon sessions for girls ages 13-17. Explore tech and meet influential women in STEM careers. Registration is limited to 25 girls at each location, including the Switzer, East Cobb, South Cobb, Mountain View and West Cobb libraries. Sponsorship is provided by the Cobb Library Foundation. To register and for more information, visit www.cobbcat.org/gems.
STEM Mondays at Vinings Library is scheduled for 2 pm to 3 pm on June 6, June 20 and July 18. School age children are invited to join in fun and interactive activities that focus on science, technology, engineering and math. Each STEM Monday will focus on different activities and experiments – you're welcome to attend them all! (770) 801-5330.
Tween Programs at Powder Springs Library Mondays from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm is a series offering fun activities. The series runs June 6th through July 18th, except the July 4th holiday. The series will include STEAM activities, Duct Tape Craft, Lego Challenge and much more. Ages 9-12. (770) 439-3600.
Art and Science Everywhere! at Switzer Library on Tuesdays from 3pm to 4 pm on June 7, July 5 and July 26. Join us for high energy library fun. We will be painting with sports equipment, learning new games, marathoning books and more. This program is recommended for school age children. (770) 528-2331.
It is Rocket Science at the East Marietta Library on Tuesday, July 12 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Join Chris Thompson of NASA's Solar System Ambassadors Program as he takes you through the science of rockets and space travel with hands-on activities and fun experiments. Ages 6 and up. (770) 509-2711.
Brushbot Racing at East Marietta Library on Tuesday, July 19 from 3 pm to 4 pm. Test your ability to make and race brushbots while learning about closed circuits and the effects of friction on speed. Ages 6 and up. Registration is required. Please register by calling (770) 509-2711 or at the Youth Services Reference Desk.
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Raj Thackeray supports cartoonist; asks govt to withdraw case
MNS chief Raj Thackeray today supported the cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and demanded that he be set free and the sedition charge against him be dropped.mumbai Updated: Sep 11, 2012 22:35 IST
MNS chief Raj Thackeray today supported the cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and demanded that he be set free and the sedition charge against him be dropped.
"Why was Trivedi arrested and cases filed against him? Those who committed treason are free and one who just drew a cartoon was jailed," Raj told reporters in Mumbai on Tuesday evening.
"Afzal Guru and Kasab have not been hanged yet. Is this not a mockery?" Raj said.
Defending Trivedi, Raj, himself an able cartoonist, said, "What wrong has he done? He was merely commenting on corrupt politicians.
"What is wrong in expressing anger through cartoons? One should understand the motive behind the cartoons," he said.
"When I saw those cartoons, I thought what was wrong with them. I don't think there is anything wrong with his cartoons."
The MNS chief reiterated that Home Minister R R Patil was incapable of handling his ministry. "RR Patil doesn't understand the home department. How can he be expected to understand cartoons," he said.
Raj recalled that his uncle, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, had given him his first lessons in the art of cartoon-drawing.
Trivedi was arrested on Saturday for cartoons which depict the national emblem and the Parliament in allegedly objectionable manner.
Earlier this evening, Bombay High Court granted him bail, in response to a PIL.
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Case Studies
Five-time Rising Stars list selectee, Liane Fisher, is the founding partner at Fisher Taubenfeld LLP, previously Serrins Fisher LLP, in New York City. Through a recent change in partnership, and a new firm name, FindLaw and Super Lawyers have served as the backbone for attracting new clients in this transition. Liane's diversified online marketing approach has allowed the firm to thrive in the highly competitive Manhattan marketplace.
With more than 15 years of experience and a comprehensive integrated marketing plan, first-time Super Lawyers selectee Todd M. Friedman has established a strong reputation and the firm has seen steady growth over time. Most notable has been the firm's social media-driven content campaign combined with current FindLaw and Super Lawyers offerings which have created a steady flow of potential clients contacting the firm.
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Schoenberg Family Law Group recognizes that in order to reach their ideal client base and be seen as experts in their field, they need an integrated marketing campaign that encompasses online and print. Their multi-faceted marketing approach, combined with the vast knowledge and experience of their attorneys, has elevated them above the competition as a leading family law firm.
When promoting accomplishments, Stange Law Firm believes in an integrated marketing approach with the goal of getting in front of as large an audience as possible. Through magazine advertising, online attorney profiles and displaying plaques in their office, they have used the Super Lawyers seal of approval to provide instant credibility to potential clients.
Law Office of NiaLena Caravasos
A 10-time Super Lawyers list selectee, NiaLena Caravasos used the Super Lawyers online directory and print advertising to attract the right clients to her solo practice. She has developed an integrated marketing strategy which allows her boutique law firm to succeed in a competitive criminal defense market and provides her the federal defense cases she desires.
A Super Lawyers selectee since 2010, Rob Sullivan uses the Super Lawyers directory, Ask Super Lawyers and print advertising in tandem with FindLaw's online solutions to increase the numbers of leads contacting his firm. He knew he wanted less time between cases and more ability to focus on the large cases for which he's developed a sterling reputation.


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Kasam 9th February 2017 Written Update
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Tanuja thinks if she dies, Rishi would cry in her memories for a while then will stay happy with his family. She prostrates in the temple, sindoor getting over her head.
At home, Rano was in her bed when Ahana comes to question Rano how she can do this. She says Rano never understands this, and inquires if Rano was relieved watching Rishi and Tanuja in pain. UV comes to interrupt Ahana. Ahana says she knows well how she must speak to Rano, but if Rano is aware what her children are going through. UV says Ahana is crossing her limit. Ahana qualifies she doesn't know what happened here. Ahana complains Rano she is well aware what happens at home. She says Rano told Rishi to remarry Tanuja. Raaj comes there and says Rano never said anything about Tanuja. Raaj says it was Rishi who wanted Tanuja to marry someone else, but he needs a time for one month. UV says Rishi has seen his mother on wheel chair, he has seen his family injured; Ahana must have a soft corner for Tanuja but he can still remember his family's pain. Ahana needs to remove her blindfold, only then accuse others.
It was night, Tanuja walks towards a floating river and steps up the wall to jump in it. She says in their last life she saved Rishi, and this time she would save Rishi from her cursed birth chart. She prays if she gets another birth, she must get Rishi's companionship, else she doesn't need another life. She closes her eyes saying she loves Rishi dearly. Tanuja was about to jump when Rishi drags her behind and slaps her hard. He demands what she wants, if he should spend his life with the shame that his love, his wife committed a suicide. He watches Tanuja cry, and comes to hug her close to him. He says he looked for her all along, he loves her dearly; maybe he loved Tannu this much only. He wonders what he must do now, he is on a turn of life where he stands helpless. His mother wants him to remarry, Tanuja wants him to keep Rano happy but what about his own feelings and desires. He just want her to do another marriage. Tanuja turns her face away, but Rishi holds her saying he can't leave her alone in this world only to suicide. This cruel world, and their hearts won't let them live alone. Tanuja can't live at either Bani's place, not Bedi's house. He places his forehead over Tanuja's, and says she must marry again. Tanuja asks how she can belong to someone else. She is unaware how long Rishi loves her, but she loves him since past two lives. It seems she would always be born only for Rishi, even if she dies her soul and the love in it would stay here around him. Rishi insists that in life, there are few things important in life than love. Tanuja denies marrying someone else at any cost.
Rishi says alright, if death solves all the problems let's die together. He steps up the wall with Tanuja, the water in the river was stormy now. Rishi says he couldn't die with Tannu, but let's die with Tanuja; if they can't live together atleast they can die. Tanuja recalls Kartiani's warnings that if she stays connected to Rishi, there would be death in his life. Rishi says if they die together today, their love story will be remembered. Rishi steps his foot ahead. Tanuja drags him behind and cries as she can't let him die this way. Rishi bends to sit beside her then asks if she would abide by him and marry again. She nods, unwillingly and crying. They stand up, Rishi says he wish a proposal for her who takes care for her more than he ever does.
Kasam 10th February 2017 Written Update Precap : Rishi reads the points of their divorce that there is an understanding between them two about this contract, if she accepts. Tanuja rejects.
Kasam Details
Kasam — Tere Pyaar Ki (lit. Swear of your love) is an Indian Hindi romantic television series. Kratika Sengar and Sharad Malhotra play the roles of Tanu/Tanuja and Rishi respectively.it is story of two couples whose marriage arranged by god since their birth they promised to live whole life Poonum Janum of Tanu was seen in this story that tanu was dead and after 20 years tanu was reborn in the soul of Tanuja remembers all the memories of previous birth.
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I have to mention that it's summer right now in Australia. So my workout activities are either swimming or in air-conditioning or at times when it's cool in the evenings.
Today, I spent the entire morning out in the sun but if that wasn't enough, I thought wouldn't it be fun to go to inflatable world again?
So great that we walked to the bus stop but we had missed it so kept walking to every bus stop for the next one,waited one minute, no bus, so we kept walking until 45 minutes in the heat we made it to inflatable world, where there is no air-conditioning and you jump around for two hours!
It didn't help that we arrived sweating! So first things first, a cold drink! And then let the jumping begin.
The great part of exercising with kids is, it's fun and you do things you wouldn't normally do. Like carry a 10kg toddler up a tall inflatable ladder to get to the top and slide down the slippery slide! For a giggle and smile from your child that makes your heart melt. So you keep doing it. And if one wasn't enough, you have two to watch and run around with, both wanting to do different things.
After our fun of two hours of jumping and a visit to the bathroom to wash the dripping sweat off.
We walked to the bus stop. Don't you know it it's a long wait. So we walk back home. Another 45 minutes.
Talk about a workout but guess what? It was completely fun, so go on what are you waiting for, go to inflatable world before I tell you to do some squats!
(Please note this is not a sponsored post from Inflatable World, just a mother who needed to do something active and fun with her children. However, Inflatable World, if you ever want some promotion, please get in touch!).


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Looking for a reliable programmer to work on a "google like site search" script for a windows platform using ASP. The script must be able to perform a fast search on thousands of word documents files if not html files is also fine. Script should also able to record number of views for a particular file and highlight keywords.
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- Receive quick guidance on current issues that you are facing in your life
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This is a great way to get started with Shivanti or to just get a quick answer to things in your life that are challenging you at this time. Her response will be of a spiritual guidance nature and not of prophecy or predicting your future. Ultimately you are always responsible for your life path based on your perceptions, your choices and the actions you take. You can ask any question you like to help you move forward on your unfolding life path.
This is a one-time introductory reading – any follow up readings should be requested as a Spiritual Guidance session.
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TH&VS Class of '85 Reunion
"Fab at Fifty"
Weekend of Aug 4th – 7th, 2017 in Timmins
If you are a member of this graduating class and would
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Don't miss out on all the fun!
Spread the word and hope to see you there!
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Hey, look at that...it's the just announced Lumia 900 for AT&T. While these are still considered "prototypes" (which tells you how much Nokia is rushing here) and there are only three on the premises, we were able to get a brief tour of the device.
Our first impressions of it are quite enthusiastic. The screen is simply one of the nicest we have seen on a Windows Phone with deep blacks and high contrast colors. While the device borrows heavily from the 800, it certainly looks to be its own. The size is certainly much larger than the 800 but in a good way. Of note is Nokia has thankfully redesigned the microSIM card slot as it now requires a pin to open it as opposed to the "prone to breakage" flip door on the Lumia 800.
We're not going to lie, while the specs are fairly regular for "high end" Windows Phones, the Lumia 900 is about looks and feel. And it looks (dare we say) sexy and that is something Windows Phone needs to sell. Oh and yes, it has 16GB of storage memory as you can see at 2:30 in the video.
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My guess is you need to edit the individual song's meta data. Here is a link that talks about it.http://ipod.about.com/od/editingsonginfo/ht/editing_itunes.h... I strongly suggest you backup your Music and make a couple of tests edits before you go too far because:#1 Editing may not work - (I would have thought what you did in Song View would have changed the meta data)#2 Any time I mess with stuff like this, I feel these is a risk of serious un-intended consequences.I don't know, but my guess is somebody would have created tools for editing meta data, but I did not perform a Google search. GordonAtlanta
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Features | Written by Paul Mount 02/07/2014
Thomas McDonell | THE 100
In The 100, The CW Network's hit new science-fiction adventure series, Thomas McDonell plays Finn Collins, one of a group of delinquent teenagers sent down to the surface of planet Earth a century after the world has been devastated in a nuclear holocaust. Finn is a reckless, fun-loving pacifist whose burgeoning relationship with fellow explorer Clarke Griffin (Eliza Taylor) is threatened by Finn's own secret past. We chat to Thomas about life as one of The 100...
STARBURST: What appealed to you most about The 100, was it the script generally or the potential of your character Finn?
Thomas McDonell: It wasn't so much the script as it was the character and talking it over with the creator and the producer, Jason Rothenberg. So when we figured out what the character might be it started to seem like an attractive role to play. In the pilot he's a very unpredictable kind of wildcard character about whom you were meant to know hardly anything relative to the other characters, whose story and history you get to know and understand more about. Also I'd never worked on anything sci-fi before. I seek sci-fi out more now. I used to like movies which were sci-fi but not just because they were sci-fi but because they were good movies and stories in themselves.
We believe you weren't necessarily looking to work in TV when The 100 came along.
That's true. I was having a pretty good time doing what I'd been doing, trying to work on movies and doing different roles because I like the timeframe of making films. I worked a little bit on TV as a guest on friends' shows but it seemed to me specifically that TV would be less fun because of the time commitment but at the end of the day when The 100 was offered to me I thought 'why not try it out?'
As an actor do you find it easy to get inside the headspace of a character in a futuristic or outlandish situation?
That was one of the things I had the best time doing. It's not like playing a cyborg or a Klingon, it's about playing an ordinary person in some pretty extraordinary circumstances which is not unlike a lot of roles in film and TV even with more realistic genres where you're just a normal person in extraordinary circumstances. So it was really fun to imagine these particular circumstances with all the stuff about being on Earth for the first time, breathing proper air for the first time, all that stuff. That was all really fun to play with and a bit like real life where I try to seek out new experiences.
So what do you most enjoy about playing Finn?
What's cool about him is that you're not given altogether that much information so he remains pretty mysterious. You don't know about his family or where he came from, what it was like for him growing up. You only really know why it is he's in jail which is for an illegal spacewalk where he used up all this oxygen that was meant to be for everybody on The Ark, so that was a pretty big crime. But in a way that, I'm sure you can imagine, it was a crime that was kind of heroic to the other characters, especially the other juvenile delinquents so he's a kind of hero to them because he's brave and wild. It turns out later on that we find out that it's not all exactly the way it seems. There's the love triangle aspect of it too - he has a girlfriend, Raven, back up on the spaceship, but he vies for the affection of Clarke and that develops later on as the show progresses. They don't hit it off immediately but they're eventually drawn to one another and it turns out that Finn's actually involved with this other girl up in space, a girl he grew up with and that creates all kinds of problems for everybody – not just for the three of them but for everybody else too.
Is there much opportunity for you to feed things into the character yourself?
Sometimes explicitly but more often that happens in a kind of implicit way and sometimes I don't even realise that the choices you make as an actor can lead to the writers thinking about the character in a new way. They're writing the show as we go along so when we're filming episodes 2, 3, 4 they're writing 5,6,7,8 and so on so I think that in that less explicit way it definitely happens. But in reality it's hard to go up to the producers and say 'hey, can we do this with my character' and take him off in different directions.
Do you have a general idea where the show and Finn are heading?
We have a very specific idea and it's pretty exciting! I always have a really hard time not saying exactly what happens because I know and because it's fun to talk about. The second season sort of continues on in a trajectory which you could say is downhill; things just get a bit like entropy but that's the only constant and that can change as the characters change and Finn in particular has a big switch.
How have you taken to filming largely on location in Vancouver?
I think some of the time it's really fun and some of the best times are had when the terrible storm happens and we're there late at night and it's all fucked-up but also it's sort of unpleasant sometimes. The days are long and the weather's gnarly cold and people are trying to concentrate so it's not always like a total riot but I like it. Sometimes it can make you cranky but it does help to make you feel a bit like the character would feel in that survivalist situation. It's a little bit ridiculous to think 'wow, this is so uncomfortable it helps me to feel as uncomfortable as they might feel' but it's true that it does help if you're actually out of breath when your character is supposed to be out of breath. Some of my favourite stuff is getting to do all the stunts and action scenes. You could almost describe the show as people running around in the forest because that's what we were doing some of the time, just running around! All the fighting stuff was cool too. We did zero gravity stunt stuff in the pilot and that's all really wild.
Have you had a good response to the show from the fans?
Yeah, it's been mostly good. You do get an instant response from social media but how reliable is that stuff in terms of what it means? I think maybe it means that people are either paying attention or they're not, whether they're watching or not and that's often all that matters; if they're watching it's good, if they're not it's bad!
The 100 seems to be a show where, potentially, anything can happen and no-one's safe. Do you worry for the future of your character?
In the beginning you kind of just have to get with the tone of the show and what it's doing otherwise you'll spend a lot of time and energy worrying if your character is going to go away or not which isn't as much fun as just giving yourself over to the bigger picture of the project which is, like you say, that things can just happen. You have to just go with the flow and see what happens.
Speaking to both Eliza and Bobby Morley (who plays Blake Bellamy), we discussed how The 100 is a much grittier and darker show than audiences might have been expecting from The CW Network.
The producers were actually a bit shocked that they were able to get away with some of the show's content! But I think episode four was where the floodgate was opened and after that things just became more and more brutal the whole time because I think that the creators, producers and directors proved in a way that, as weird and fucked-up as it might seem, it's effective and it helps really establish the show and what it's trying to do.
You have a number of other interests including music and art. Do you find it easy to balance those interests with the show's gruelling schedule?
I try to make it so that it's all of a 'piece' which is tricky but you make it so that working on the TV provides material for making a piece of artwork or for making music so they all sort of feed into one another. Sometimes it's hard to make that happen but that's the goal, so that one doesn't stand in the way of the other.
And what do you say to those who compare the show to The Hunger Games?
I actually think the comparisons are totally fair. They share so much: they're broadly Young Adult – you can make a fair comparison from that alone – and then further down the line into more specific things like kids being dropped into the wilderness, extreme violence. All that stuff makes it pretty similar and I don't think it's unfair to say that the people who are behind this show used Hunger Games as a template for the commerciality of the show. I'm sure it was in the pitch for the show: "Look at Hunger Games, people love it!" So I think that while it might make actors like me or Bob uncomfortable because when you work on a thing you want it to be unique, I don't think it's unfair to compare things because we're all in the same business and there's no harm in feeding off other projects occasionally.
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Minneapolis & Suburban Host Home Program
In Minnesota there are over 6,000 youth ages 16-24 experiencing homelessness on any given night. Youth-specific shelter beds in Minnesota are limited, leaving the vast majority of youth without stable housing. Shelters are expensive to build and costly to operate. As a community, we need to think creatively about how we can provide resources to our youth. Not only that, but youth homelessness is not just an urban problem. Suburban and rural communities struggle to provide supports to young people experiencing housing instability. Many youth migrate to urban areas were services are more abundant, forcing them to navigate unfamiliar streets and leaving them open to exploitation.
The Minneapolis and Suburban Host Home Program is an "outside the system" community and volunteer-based response to youth homelessness. Volunteers open their homes to young people looking for living stability, basic needs support, and healthy connections. Many youth seeking stable housing come out of foster care. Typically, youth have two overriding complaints about the foster care system: they had no say over where they were placed, and the people they lived with were paid to care for them. In our host home model, which is intentionally small and non-institutional, these two features are flipped—the young person reads the applications of potential hosts and chooses whom to meet, and all hosts are volunteers. Host homes are thoroughly screened and trained, then provided ongoing support while they are hosting youth. But they are not "licensed," which provides flexibility to address changing needs as they arise. This model is sustainable because it is volunteer-based and rooted in community.
This program is about the community taking care of its young. Youth are matched with willing adults who voluntarily share their home and themselves. The matching process is youth-driven and the adults receive no compensation – two program features that really matter to the youth.
The host home experience gives youth the time, space and support to stabilize, address immediate needs and work on their personal goals. When they move out, nearly all move into a stable, independent living situation and fully participate in the community.
The program recruits, trains and supports adult volunteers to be host homes, then match homeless youth with those volunteer host homes, so that the youth may continue to live, attend school, and work within their respective Minneapolis communities.
To learn more about the Minneapolis Host Home Program, contact the Program Manager and attend an informational meeting. Thank you!
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St John's Cathedrale
The Dutch Gothic highlight is St John's Cathedral, the most complete and intact example of a Gothic church in the Netherlands.
It has an extensive and richly decorated interior, and serves as the cathedral for the bishopric of 's-Hertogenbosch. The cathedral has a total length of 115 and a width of 62 metres. Its tower reaches 73 metres high. In 1985, it received the honorary title of Basilica Minor from Pope John Paul II.
It is possible to take a tour of the cathedral and climb its tower. You can then visit the cathedral's Bouwloods Museum to learn about the history and restoration of the building. The unique floating arch figures or "hemelbestormers" (the heavenly assailers) are a feature of the cathedral.
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Ann White has more snap, crackle and pop than a fistful of firecrackers on the Fourth of July. As founder and executive director of Wo/Man`s Showcase Inc., a theatrical project for minorities and women in the arts, she`s got to, because they`re in rehearsal with three new plays.
Working behind the scenes as producer, it`s her responsibility to make sure that these plays, which won the Showcase`s playwrights` competition, make their worldwide debuts in Broward County as scheduled.
``Art is where people live and everyone is creative,`` said White, who lives in the Imperial Point section of Fort Lauderdale but who will be moving to Tamarac in July.
``Wo/Man`s Showcase focuses on contemporary issues that hopefully will enrich the cultural experiences of this community. We exist to augment the more commercial forms of entertainment that are available.``
White founded Wo/Man`s Showcase in 1980 to explore experimental, alternative theater and to help minority artists in South Florida develop their talents.
``When I first came here to live in 1977 most theater was a repetition of what was tried and true,`` she said. ``There were so many voids in comparison to the theatrical experiences I had in New York City. I immediately began devising ways to fill these holes.``
Just two weeks after her arrival, using materials she had written for a never-produced cable television series, White started performing wherever anyone would have her, mostly at the East Regionl Library in Fort Lauderdale.
``My material dealt mainly with how playwrights portrayed women,`` she recalled. ``I used examples that ranged from Neil Simon`s characterizations to the ring-around-the-collar commercial.``


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Freeman began athletics at a very young age. Her first coach was her stepfather, Bruce Barber.
By her early teens she had a collection of regional and national titles, having competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and high jump.
In 1990, Freeman was chosen as a member of Australia's 4 × 100 m relay team for the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
The team won the gold medal, making Freeman the first ever Aboriginal Commonwealth Games gold medallist, as well as one of the youngest, at 16 years old.
She was then selected to represent Australia at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Plovdiv,Bulgaria where she reached the semi-finals of the 100 m and placed fifth in the final of the 400 m.
In 1992, she travelled to her first Olympic Games, reaching the second round of her new speciality event; the 400 metres.
1994 was Freeman's breakthrough season, when she entered into the world's elite for the first time. Competing at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada, Freeman won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m.
She also competed as a member of Australia's 4x100 m squad, winning the silver medal and as a member of the 4x400 m team, who finished first but were later disqualified.
During the 1994 season, Freeman took 1.3 seconds from her 400 m personal best, achieving 50.04 seconds. She also set all-time personal bests in the 100 m (11.24) and 200 m (22.25).
Freeman made more progress during the 1996 season, setting many personal bests and Australian records.
In 1997, Freeman won the 400 m at the World Championships in Athens, with a time of 49.77 seconds. Her only loss in the 400 m that season was in Oslo where she injured her foot.
Freeman took a break for the 1998 season, due to injury. Upon her return to the track in 1999, Freeman did not lose a single 400 m race, including at the World Championships.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Cathy lit the Olympic Flame.
Freeman was the home favorite for the 400 m title at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, where she was expected to face-off with rival Pérec. This showdown never happened, as Pérec left the Games unexpectedly and never competed.
Freeman won the Olympic title in a time of 49.13 seconds, becoming only the second Australian Aboriginal Olympic champion (the first was Freeman's 4x400 teammate Nova Peris-Kneebone who won for field hockey 4 years earlier in Atlanta).
After the race, Freeman took a victory lap, carrying both the Aboriginal and Australian flags. This was despite the fact that unofficial flags are banned at the Olympic Games and the Aboriginal flag, while recognized as official in Australia, is not a national flag, nor recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
In 1998, she was awarded Australian of the Year and in 2001 the World Sportswoman of the Year and the Medal of the Order of Australia.
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Google Personalized Search rolled out yesterday revealing a change as significant as Universal Search in 2007. Unlike the major change that brought images, video thumbnails, news and blog posts within search results for all, the Google plus Your World changes are only visibile when logged into Google.
There are many stories to be told here, from Google as a social network to the tit for tat statements Google and Twitter are making. From an online marketing perspective and more specifically, search marketing, the introduction of more Google features only available when logged in will arguably increase the number of searches done when user search terms are encrypted and not available for website owners in their web analytics. The "Unknown" category of keyword referrer for this blog has risen dramatically, which isn't helpful for future content refinement or optimization.


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Jesus said to the crowds, This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come." He said, "To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade." With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. Without parables he did not speak to them, but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.Introductory Prayer: Lord, I believe that through Baptism you planted in me the seed of your word, and called me to partake in your life and to strive to extend your Kingdom throughout the world. I hope in you because you are the first one who wants that seed to bear fruit. I love you because you showed me the power of your love before asking me for mine.
Petition: Lord Jesus, help me to treasure your gift and make it grow and bear fruit.
1. The Kingdom of God: Jesus returns to speak of it time and again. It was his theme right from his first public sermon; it was the purpose of his teaching, healing, dying and resurrection; it is the core of the mission he gave his apostles.
A man plants…, and goes off to sleep! Of course we know that he did a lot more. He had to till the soil first, clean away the rocks, fertilize and prepare it, and then after planting he had to irrigate it and as it grew keep the animals away, etc… All of his work is necessary, but what Jesus is bringing home to us here is that the real power is in the seed itself. The other work is necessary, but it is the seed that actually grows and bears fruit because of the power it has within itself. So he is telling us that our cooperation with him is necessary, but the real power to make the Kingdom come is in the seed itself, in the seed of Christ's life that was planted in us in Baptism. It is there. The Kingdom is in our souls, our cooperation is necessary but the true power is there in the seed, in our sharing in the divine nature (2Peter 1:4) that happened in Baptism. The power to believe has been given to us, the power to place all our trust in him and throw ourselves into living life as true Christians, the power to love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves—in other words, all the transforming power of the Kingdom—has been placed in our lives, we need trust in that power, cooperate, but not think that we and only we are doing the work. The seed of the Kingdom is the ability to live in a Christ-like way, the growth of the Kingdom is when the presence of Christ becomes more and more apparent in everything we do.
2. The Mustard Seed grows from modest beginnings into the largest of plants and in turn serves other creatures' needs. The Kingdom of God is like this. The Kingdom, in his Church, is like the mustard tree, providing a safe haven for us living in its branches: we feed on its fruits, dwell in its shade, rest on its branches, and find protection there from all harm. It would be foolish of us not to accept all that God gives us through her.
The mustard seed is also an image of the growth of the Kingdom within our own soul. We should not get disheartened looking at the small beginnings, looking at how little God seems to have to work with. Neither ought we get anxious when it seems we are not progressing in the spiritual life as fast as we would like. God moves us along little by little. The life of our relationship with Christ does not depend solely on us, but on him. Again, we have to be like good farmers, doing our part to make sure the conditions are good for the seed to grow, but it is the Creator who makes the growth happen. Too often we look only at ourselves. At times it is our difficulties and patience that do more good to others than our successes; they certainly do more good to us. We rarely have the satisfaction of seeing how big those branches actually get, how much grace for souls we merit by our small sufferings and acts of supernatural love. We don't get so see the spiritual shade and solace we cast for souls, the long-term effect of our prayer or the nourishment that others receive from God through our cooperation. Often we do not perceive the work of God in our souls until much time has passed. However, he is constantly there, tending his plant with love, and we must forge ahead full of trust.
3. He spoke as they were able to understand: Even though he is God, he keeps adapting to us. At another time, Jesus contrasted the behavior of the powerful in this world with the way his followers were to act (Among the gentiles it is the kings who lord it over them…with you this must not happen…the leader must be as the one who serves…Luke 22:25-26) and the reason now becomes plain: that is how God acts with us. He serves us, Jesus is focused not on his own glory but on the growth of his apostles, he is not set on showing off how much better and greater than them he is, but rather on patiently leading them to the truth. A lesson well worth learning and following. All too often it is our pride and our desire to be in the spotlight that most hinders the expansion of Christ's kingdom. How can we expect people to even hear the message if the very messenger is overbearing. too full of himself, making too much noise about himself?
Conversation: Lord Jesus, thank you for planting your life in me. Help me to nourish this seed so that through it your truth and life, your Kingdom, can reach many others.
1. What am I doing to help the seeds of Faith, Hope and Love grow in my life?
2. Am I patient and persevering in trying to grow in Christ?
3. How self-centered am I as regards building the Kingdom, how much vanity is there in my desire for progress?
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Carol Gillott, the artist who paints the delicious Paris Breakfasts, claims that she uses paints made by herself. She doesn't give lots of details, except some pigment mentions. I am curious about this — I have made my own acrylics quite often, but I never thought about making my own watercolour paint. Seeing the beautiful granular look of these delightful works, my curiosity has been stirred.
So here are some preliminary results of a brief online research...
Everything about paint formulation and pigments at handprint. An article detailing how watercolor paints are made.
The people at Purciful Toys explain some details, also here.
One of the most tiring parts of paint-making is to mix the paint and the binder thoroughly (about 1.0 g of the dry pigment and 20 drops of gum arabic solution (gum arabic, honey, glycerine, and sodium benzoate). This involves using a mullet and a lot of work!
Recipe from the Earth Pigments company:
- Prepared Gum solution (Arabic or Tragacanth)
- Honey (Acacia is preferable) in a 10% proportion to the weight of Gum solution used
- Pigments
Mix all the ingredients and crush them on a glass plate using a spatula to obtain a paste with a thick, creamy consistency. It is recommended that you finish the mixture by crushing it with a glass muller (available at art supply stores). Transfer your paints to saucers for painting. When creating your initial gum, you may wish to add Glycerin as a plasticizer to prevent cracking and brittleness. The ratio would be 1 part Glycerin or less by volume to 5 parts of your prepared gum solution. Add the Glycerin after gum has been completely dissolved but while still warm.
(Preparing the gum arabic solution requires 1 part gum to 2 parts water. Boil water and pour over the powdered gum, stirring to make sure there are no lumps. For example, for 300 grams of powdered gum arabic, use 600 grams of water.
Add three drops of Clove Oil to retard spoilage. Allow the mixture to soak 24-48 hours for full absorption.)
I've done a few trials with earth colours (ochre, burnt sienna) and I'm not dissapointed with the results. Obviously, the hard repetitive work is the downside of creating your paints this way, but it's far cheaper than commercial paint and if you use big quantities, it's something you might consider.


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The Snow Peak Titanium Double Wall 450 cup holds 14 ounces of liquid and weighs only 4.2 oz.
The double wall design provides excellent insulation to keep your coffee hot, even on the coldest days. The handles stay cool, and fold away for easy packing.
- Titanium construction
- 14 oz. (0.4 quart) capacity; 3-1/2" diam x 3-3/4"h
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Best Use Backpacking, Camping Type Titanium Mug-Double Wall Packed Size 3.4" x 3.7" Item Weight 4.2 oz. Capacity 14 oz.
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Dislikes: Folding handles a little stiff.
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Likes: Prior to purchasing this I carried a single-wall stainless steel GSI Outdoor Glacier Cup. The cost of the Snow Peak titanium double wall caused me to pause, but I have been very pleased with it. I drink Starbucks Via (which in my mind is the best stuff since sliced bread...no more French press or filter!) from it on backpacking trips, and it holds in the heat very well and is well constructed. I think Snow Peak makes a lid for it, but I haven't found a good reason to buy one or try to make one since my coffee has stayed warm in the time it takes me to drink it. It doesn't nest in a Nalgene, but it fits well in my GS1 Pinnacle Soloist pot along with my MSR Pocket Rocket stove.
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Constitution Day Lecture
Date and Time
Friday September 15, 2017
8:30am - 9:30am
8:30am - 9:30am
Dr. William Pederson, a professor of political science & Director of International Lincoln Center at LSUS, host the Constitution Day Lecture by William J. Flanagan, J.D., Former United States Attorney, on "The Bill of Rights: Madison's Great Triumph. The event is free and is open to the public.
Location: Caddo-Bossier Room, University Center