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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Technology and telecommunications shares commanded much of the market's favor Friday, with Epcos and Alcatel two star performers. Meanwhile, Reed International and its Dutch listing, Elsevier, continued to slide.
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-- In Frankfurt, electronic components maker Epcos AG EPC, -0.60% finished the day 7 euros, or 4.9 percent, higher at 150 pence, as 5.1 billion shares changed hands. -- Shares of German business software company SAP AG SAP, +1.90% rose 35.5 euros, or 4.1 percent, to 892 euros, as 224 million shares traded hands.
-- In Paris, shares of Alcatel SA ALA, -1.41% gained 8.2 euros, or 3.6 percent, to 233.3 euros, on volume of 2.2 million, continuing Thursday's strong gains. At the German information technology conference, Cebit, the president of Alcatel SA's mobile phone unit said his company is pushing into the Chinese mobile phone market and will introduce Bluetooth technology into its phones by year end. See full story.
-- In Spain, Telefonica SA TEF, +3.16% rose 0.66 euro, or 2.3 percent, to 29.79 euros, as 3.7 million shares traded hands.
-- In Amsterdam, shares of Baan Company NV baanf slipped after earlier in the week staging a recovery from recent weakness. Shares slipped 0.48 euro, or 7.4 percent, to 6 euros on volume of 4.2 million shares.
Mixed results reaction
European companies continued to roll out earnings, starting with National Westminster Bank PLC.
-- Shares of the banking giant NW, +0.00% which is being bought by the Royal Bank of Scotland, rose 13 pence, or 1.2 percent, to 1,069 pence, as 4.4 million shares traded hands. NatWest said Friday that pretax profit for the year rose 6 percent to 2.263 billion pounds ($3.64 billion). See full story
-- Among other banking shares, Barclays Bank PLC BCS, +7.38% fell 27 pence, or 1.9 percent, to 1,436 pence on volume of 7,249.
-- Shares of United News & Media Group PLC unewy fell 32.5 pence, or 3.7 percent, to 855.5 pence, as 9.4 million shares traded hands. United News & Media said Friday pretax profit fell 4 percent to 279 million pounds for 1999, held back by costs and investments. It also became the latest U.K. company to announce Internet ambitions. See full story
U.S. shares of Reed International
-- Shares of Reed International PLC ruk slumped 61.8 pence, or 11.3 percent, to 486.5 pence, as 28 million shares traded hands. The Anglo/Dutch company's Internet plans were met with skepticism by investors on Thursday and shares fell 10 percent, partly on market concern that the plans will depress earnings in 2000.See full story
-- In Amsterdam, shares of Elsevier NV ENL, +1.88% fell 2 euros, or 14.4 percent, to 1,139 euros, as 24.3 million shares traded hands.
Oil stocks edge up
European oil shares picked up Friday. On the New York Mercantile Exchange Thursday, April crude reached $30.15 a barrel, but closed at $29.97, up 58 cents. In London Friday, crude rose 40 cents to $30.37. See Futures Movers
-- Shares of Shell Transport & Trading Company PLC SC, +1.64% rose 15 pence, or 3.6 percent, to 426.8 pence, on volume of 21.3 million shares.
-- In Amsterdam, shares of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company NV rd rose 0.95 euro, or 1.8 percent, to 52.9 euros, on volume of 6 million shares.
-- Back in London, shares of BP Amoco PLC BP.A, +0.00% rose 17.5 pence, or 4 percent, to 462 pence, as 30,528 shares traded hands.
-- In Paris, Total SA TOT, +1.82% rose 5.2 euros, or 4 percent, to 138.4 euros, on volume of 2.6 million shares.
-- In Spain, shares of Repsol SA REP, +0.65% rose 0.46 euro, or 2.4 percent, to 1,954 euros as 3.2 million shares changed hands.
Hong Kong's telecom shares rally
U.S. shares of Cable & Wireless HKT
Hong Kong?s telecommunication shares rallied amid widespread expectation that Pacific Century Cyberworks is close to announce its merger bid plan for Cable & Wireless HKT.
-- Pacific Century Cyberworks pcclf requested the trading suspension in its shares soon after the market opened saying it would make a statement in relation to its merger proposal with Cable & Wireless HKT. Shares of PCCW was up 4.6 percent to 22.15 Hong Kong dollars before the suspension.
-- Shares of Cable & Wireless HKT HKT, -0.64% gained 3.6 percent, to 25.90 Hong Kong dollars. China Travel Service (Holdings) Ltd., a mainland China travel and theme park operator, announced it had agreed to sell a 10 percent stake in its China Travel Hi-Tech Computer Hong Kong Ltd. to C&W HKT, Reuters reported.
-- Shares of China Telecom (Hong Kong) Ltd. CHL, +1.77% climbed 3.25 Hong Kong dollars, or 4.9 percent, to 69.25 Hong Kong dollars, contributing some 180 points to the Hang Seng Index?s gain.
-- Shares of iCable Communications Ltd. icab rose 45 cents, or 5.8 percent, to 8.25 Hong Kong dollars.
-- In Seoul, shares of Korea Electric Power Corp KEP, -1.26% sank 850 yen, or 3.0 percent, to 27,600. KEPCO expects its 1999 sales at a provisional 15.5 trillion won ($13.6 billion) and a record net profit of 1.46 trillion won ($1.28 billion) helped by electricity sales, which were bolstered by higher industrial use, Reuters reported Thursday.
-- Shares of Pohang Iron and Steel Co. PKX, +1.56% climbed 5,000 won, or 4.5 percent, to 117,000 won. The world?s biggest steelmaker announced it will buy back 4.82 million of its own shares in the domestic market to maintain the share price.
-- Shares of Samsung Electronics ssngf dropped 6,000 won, or 4.8 percent, to 120,000 won.
-- Shares of SK Telecom SKM, -1.18% rose 111,000 won, or 2.6 percent, to 4.452 million won.
NTT DoCoMo, Sony gain, Kyocera slips back in Tokyo
-- In Tokyo, shares of NTT DoCoMo nmcny surged 300,000 yen, or 7.6 percent, to 4.23 million yen. Shares rose after Goldman Sachs on Thursday reiterated its "buy" rating for shares of Japan?s dominant mobile phone operator, and kept its price target at 4.34 million yen ($39,500), in light of the company?s strong sales performance for its "i-mode" mobile phone Internet service.
-- Shares of Sony Corp. SNE, +3.48% climbed 880 yen, or 2.9 percent, to 30,850. Sony announced Thursday that it has agreed with Texas Instruments Inc. TXN, +1.98% to jointly develop and produce semiconductors to be used in its Memory Stick -- the memory card can be used in digital devices such as portable music players to record, play back and transfer digital content.
-- Shares of NEC Corp. nipny edged up 15 yen, or 0.6 percent, to 2,390. The company on Thursday down revised its earnings forecasts for the current fiscal year ending March to 70 billion yen ($636 million) in parent pretax profit and 20 billion ($182 million) yen in net profit. That?s compared with previously forecasted 80 billion yen in unconsolidated pretax profit and 30 billion yen in net profit.
-- Shares of Kyocera Corp. kyo gave up 70 yen, or 0.4 percent, to 18,930. The world's biggest maker of integrated circuit ceramic packages announced Thursday that it has gained a 29.4 billion yen special profit through the sale of 5.25 million shares in AVX Corp. AVX, +2.37%
-- Shares of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. FUJHY, +2.67% fell 8 yen, or 1.1 percent, to 748. The company has decided to postpone a plan to boost capital through a third-party allocation of new shares to General Motors Corp. GM, +3.44% as U.S. anti-monopoly authorities have not approved the plan, Nihon Keizai daily reported.
-- Shares of Toyota Motors Corp. TM, +1.65% slipped 70 yen, or 0.4 percent, to 18,930. Japan?s biggest carmaker is considering joining an e-commerce alliance set up with five Japanese convenience store chain operators -- FamiliMart Co., Ministop Co., Circle K Japan Co., Sunkus&Associates Inc. and Three F Co., Reuters reported.
-- In Sydney, shares of media giant News Corp. NWS, +3.08% dropped 66 cents, or 2.9 percent, to 22.26 Australian dollars.
-- Shares of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. ANZ, +0.00% climbed 36 cents, or 3.7 percent, to 10.13 Australian dollars.


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Once upon a time, grandparents provided affordable child care. But, life is more remote today. Grandparents are not nearby, and parents want more structured care and child development. Now, affordable child care has become a plank in the platforms of both major political parties. And, as with most things nowadays, customers want a tech connection. As a consequence, politics, parents, and startup programs are gearing up for the push for affordable child care.
The cost of child care
Child care has traditionally been a private matter. But, as reported in The New York Times, "The cost of taking care of one's children outside the home is now so high that many women cannot be assured of both working and making a decent income after taxes and child care costs," according to U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
- Half of all working moms in the middle-class with children aged 5 years or under are forced to rely on paid care or day care centers.
- Families with young children spend on average about $18,000 each year on child care (almost 30% of the average family's median income).
- More than 6.7 million children in the United States are in child care away from home every day.
- More than 12 million children in the United States under age 5 attend child care each week, according to a report on childcare in the US.
- Families already under the poverty line spend 50% of their income on child care.
PEW Research finds, "Mothers who do work are paying more than ever for child care." And, there are the unmeasured long-term costs that follow from unregulated care and inconsistent curriculum standards. Alternatively, mothers who leave the workforce to care for their children lose more than just a few year's wages.
According to the Center for American Progress, those mothers lose much more than just their annual salary. After taking into account wage growth and lost retirement benefits, a parent who leaves the workforce loses up to four times their annual salary per year. "Due to the anxiety surrounding this decision, many mothers who leave the workplace for even the longer-term maternity option feel that they'll find themselves out of touch with company progress upon return," explains Becka Klauber Richter, president of child care app, Helpr .
Fortunately, corporate childcare is driving growth, as it quickly becomes a nearly essential employee perk. "An increasing number of companies are either offering (or considering) in-house child care centers as a perk for attracting and retaining top employees," said parenting author, Robin McClure
The politics of child care
The Republican National Convention heard Ivanka Trump speak of her father's intent to "change the labor laws that were put in place at a time when women weren't a significant portion of the workplace, and he will focus on making quality child care affordable and accessible for all." Hillary Clinton has promised, "no family should have to pay more than 10 percent of its income for child care." And, Senator Bernie Sanders proposed a Foundations of Success Act which would make quality early child care available to all working parents.
At this time, they are a little short on proposing details that define and implement a universally accessible plan. Massachusetts, for example, is considering legislation that would give tax credits to residents to subsidize the cost of child care. In California, Parent Voices, a San Francisco non-profit, and the Child Care Law Center are co-sponsoring a bill which would ensure children receive at least 12 months of continuous child care and not be forced to yo-yo in and out of the system due to parents' fluctuating hours and earnings.
The technology of child care
The political interest is just a response to a felt need among working parents. It clearly reflects a fundamental shift in attitudes. Women in the workforce want to stay in the workplace, and not incur the aforementioned income and retirement losses. They want to compete on a level playing field, and they find the prohibitive cost of child care exhausts their income and drives them out of the job.
The need creates a market for technology to support and solve the problem:
- Colleges and universities have created and fostered Early Childhood Labs. They are positioned to partner on applications, methodology, and tools that engage students.
- GetApp, an app and SaaS marketplace, now lists nearly a dozen specialized child care facility solutions. All the way from individual and group care from home schools, to large schools, companies are building software solutions that manage child care, connect parent and providers, and handle child care finances.
- Helpr is an on-demand employer-focused childcare solution that brings trusted, qualified babysitters to users with as little as three hours notice. The company offers backup child care, wellness plans and cater to flex work programs as a bridge between parental leave and return to work. The app was co-founded by two female founders with experience in childcare and developed to support work-life integration.
- Babysitting coops are popping up everywhere. Coops organize parents in a given neighborhood who will trade for child care. The parent members show a like mind and value system, and their cooperation will save the average parent over $500 a year just on dinner dates alone. Sites like SittingAround.com help you locate coops in your area.
- Remini is a new platform that allows teachers to share photos and thoughts with parents. The app instantly captures and shares your child's developmental milestones, candid moments, and important events.
Mothers have long had a way and the wherewithal to protect their children. Parents make sacrifices and pay dearly for early child care in order to work and/or to balance their lives. But, the demand for affordable child care has created a market that tech startups are rushing to satisfy.

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7 Reasons Why You Should Be Worried About Heavy Fuel Oil
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There is a serious threat lurking in the Arctic that has largely escaped attention from the public and the media. Once possible only in the dreams of intrepid sea captains, ships just started traveling through the icy Arctic even in the depths of winter.
New shipping routes and increasing ship traffic due to ice melt bring greater environmental hazards. One of the most critical risks facing the Arctic, aside from climate change, is the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO).
Here are seven reasons why heavy fuel oil should be one of today's most talked about environmental concerns.
1. It's basically heated tar.
Heavy fuel oil, also known as residual fuel or bunker oil, is the tar-like sludge that is left over from the crude oil refining process. It's essentially the bottom of the barrel. It's so viscous it has to be heated to allow it to flow before it can be used by ships. The only denser oils are those used in asphalt and roof sealing.
2. It's the fuel of choice for ships in the Arctic.
The International Maritime Organization, an agency of the United Nations, has already banned HFO in Antarctic waters, yet it is still the most commonly used fuel in the Arctic. More than 1,300 ships sail through the Arctic every year, and 75% of the total mass of fuel on board is HFO.
3. It covers the land in soot.
Ships using HFO emit sulfur, nitrogen oxides and black carbon. Also known as soot, black carbon is deposited by passing ships onto ice and snow, causing the affected area to absorb more radiation from the sun instead of reflecting it away. This leads to more warming and more melting, creating a vicious cycle. Black carbon emissions are expected to increase, possibly as much as 46%, as Arctic shipping traffic continues to increase every year.
Passing ships deposit dust and black carbon on the ice around this climate station.
4. It can cause asthma, lung cancer and birth defects.
Black carbon is also a major threat to human health. Its fine particles are small enough to be inhaled into our lungs and cause respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and birth defects. This puts four million people from eight Arctic nations at risk of severe medical conditions.
5. It's virtually impossible to clean up after a spill.
Heavy fuel oil is cheaper than other crude oil, but is several times more expensive to clean up after a spill. The chilly Arctic waters prevent this oil from dispersing or degrading naturally, and it tends to sink rather than float on the surface. During warmer months, sunken HFO can rise back to the surface and pollute shores that were already considered to be clean.
A heavy fuel oil spill would devastate Arctic wildlife like whales, seals, walrus and seabirds.
6. It could destroy Arctic ecosystems.
Heavy fuel oil is toxic to fish; seabirds and marine mammals that are covered by the oil are at risk of hypothermia or death. This isn't speculation: In 2003, a tanker ship collided with another vessel in Russia's White Sea, spilling 54 tons of HFO into prime beluga whale calving habitat.
Only 16 percent of the oil was ever recovered, and the area is still 22 times the permissible contamination level set by the Russian government. Multiple beluga carcasses were found in the area, and the whales have been forced to seek other areas in which to give birth.
A dead sea otter covered in oil from a grounded ship near Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
7. It could devastate Arctic communities.
A spill would be disastrous for hundreds of indigenous communities that depend on ocean life for subsistence, as well as commercial fisheries that in many areas serve as economic foundations. In 2004, a cargo vessel lost power and ran aground outside of Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, spilling 338,000 gallons of fuel. This forced a portion of the tanner crab season to be canceled. Fishermen operating out of the harbor lost an estimated $500,000 in revenue.
We are putting pressure on the U.N.'s International Maritime Organization and country delegations to get HFO out of the Arctic. After moving HFO to the top of the Arctic policy agenda in 2017, we are working to make sure that we start transitioning ships in the Arctic from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy.


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Michael J. Sidor of East Quogue, formerly of Riverhead, died at his home on Dec. 12, 2017. He was 80 years old.
He was born on Feb. 14, 1937 in Riverhead to Michael and Nellie Sidor.
He graduated from Riverhead High School. He worked as a heavy equipment operator with the Town of Southampton after first working as a driver for Rheingold Beer in Riverhead. He was a past member of the East Quogue Fire Department, a current member of the East Quogue Fire Department Benevolent Association and a life member of the Flanders Men's Club.
Predeceased by his wife Patricia in 2000 and his sister Irene Underwood, he is survived by his children Lori Sidor of Sag Harbor, Mark of East Quogue and Patrick of East Quogue, by his sister Dorothy Costantini of Riverhead, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive visitors on Thursday, Dec. 14 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin-Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at St. John's Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the East Quogue Fire Department Benevolent Association.


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DENVILLE — "Dogs Gone Wild" swimming party will be held on Sunday, September 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Cook's Pond Denville Recreation, 19 Entrance Way, Denville.
Off leash swimming and playing for your dogs enjoyment, picnic area and playground for your enjoyment the entire facility is fenced in and safe for your dogs. Fee for the event is $20.00 (includes family and two dogs).
Dogs Gone Wild Spring Break entry fee is $20.00 for family and two dogs. Feel free to stay and play all day or just enjoy an hour of play free from the big boys.
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I am so sorry I haven't posted anything in a long while. I have been absolutely busy and if I'm honest it has had an impact on the amount of time I have given towards caring for my hair. This is one of the responsibilities of natural hair, you have to make way and give time to take care of it. I have been consumed by many things, including university, work and trying to organise those things and my life. Sometimes I would find that I just don't have time to do hot oil treatments. It has been raining heavily for the past weeks and my hair has been a victim of acid rain
I haven't updated you on my hair post-braids. I took out my braids and my hair came out a lot thicker which I was very pleased about. Also, I have revised my regime and I should be reducing the relaxing time span from every 4 months to every 3 months. I have alot of undergrowth, even right now, as I am typing this up. I have exactly one month to go then, until I relax. And ofcourse, I shall be relaxing only the undergrowth (I used to relax my whole head before, I know, horrible :(...) and I might even consider getting it relaxed professionally at the hair dressers. I bond/tie my hair up a couple of days a week to avoid the ends friction with the clothes on the shoulder. I seal every day with jojoba/lavender oil.
So yeah. Right now, I just finished washing and conditioning my hair and I packed it up. It will be dry by the time I wake up tomorrow. I decided to do it this morning 1am rather than later today when I would be busy. I will make it. I will find my balance. My hair is always on my mind. I have noticed growth too! Can't wait to post up progress pictures after relaxing it!


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Linebacker Vontaze Burfict (knee), defensive end Margus Hunt (ankle), defensive tackle Domata Peko (elbow) and wide receiver James Wright (knee) did not practice Thursday, while cornerback Adam Jones (concussion), defensive end Robert Geathers (hip), H-back Ryan Hewitt (illness), tackle Marshall Newhouse (hip) and guard/center Mike Pollak (knee) were back on the field after sitting out Wednesday.
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I got the update last night. The battery life has improved. Thanks Sony!
I'm from Indonesia
got the 4.4.4 update last nyt, battery tym is ok but didnt find anything new in UI.. expected more from this update
No use of updating my zr. Battery still draining. Fed up with sony, they have rendered my phone useless.dont be happy the main issue of battery is still ther.
matkeding, 11 Sep 2014I can't update my xperia z. Everytime i downloaded it, it failed to install. Anyone know why?Did you try updating with PC companion?
Still no update for C6602 (Xperia Z) users in India. Waiting anxiously. Pls share with the group if anyone receives update in India.
xperiazlover, 12 Sep 2014thanks for the info mate. is it ok if I use my phone and tether it with my laptop? so that I c... moreSorry i don't have facebook! hehe.. Only Google+ & IG. If you want just add me on my Google+ and we can talk via messenger. so I can help you how to install PC companion and how to update your phone using pc companion. add me firstname.lastname@example.com or search my name kaye bee. are you a girl or a boy. maybe a boy hoho..
AnonD-306186, 12 Sep 2014I'm from laguna. If you want to have PC companion, just go to the settings of your phone, then... morethanks for the info mate. is it ok if I use my phone and tether it with my laptop? so that I can update my phone via PC companion? you said that i should install the app, is it in my phone or in the PC? do you have fb? so that we can chat?
xperiazlover, 12 Sep 2014Hi, i just received it when I turned-on the data, and as checked in update centre, it appears ... moreI'm from laguna. If you want to have PC companion, just go to the settings of your phone, then xperia connectivity, then click usb connectivity then check the box to install the software then connect it to your pc then look for your phone choose Install.. Please post if you tried to update with this latest firmware. hehe.. If you have comments about it.. Maybe later i'll update my phone with the version 4.4.2 to get a latest firmware.
Xperia ZL User Ph, 12 Sep 2014Hi.. Did you update your phone 4.4.2? Mine no.. because of the issues. And I also received an ... moreYes, I updated my Xperia Z to 4.4.2, with build number .233 and now, I received the update 4.4.4 with build number .283, I will update it sooner or later coz I dont have PC companion, I will ask my friend who has it and he will update my phone, where are you from, im from manila
xperiazlover, 12 Sep 2014I already received the update (Kitkat 4.4.4 build number 10.5.A.0.283) here in the Philippines... moreHi.. Did you update your phone 4.4.2? Mine no.. because of the issues. And I also received an update but the firmware build number is 10.5.A.0.230 this number is 4.4.2 not 4.4.4 im i right? Because the Build number for 4.4.4 kitkat is 10.5.1.A.0.230... SO im confused now.
Xperia ZL User Ph, 12 Sep 2014HI!!! how can you get an update? im from philippines too.. I'm a Xperia ZL user... Everytime i... moreHi, i just received it when I turned-on the data, and as checked in update centre, it appears and it says that I need to update it via PC companion, I dont have PC companion but my friend has. I will update it sooner or later. Im from Manila, where are you from?
AnonD-302861, 10 Sep 2014Hey guys. I have problem when updating my system from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4 . In pc companion after s... moreAfter installed pc companion is better you unconect your smrtphone and reconect again...if you still can't instal the new software,make sure your usb cable is find,or maybe your phone got lot of file..so it may take a several time for pc companion to read it..so you have to wait until it ready read your phone...
I updated yesterday in Egypt, i was having an issue im recording video it has a sound of underwater and same underwater sound when opening loudspeaker while in a call.
Nothing changed after the update
I am disappointed 😞
No change in the interface
Can't install it. Two times and it still won't install. What's the problem with this device???!!!
Hai. I'm Amin from Malaysia. I'm using Xperia Z model C6603, currently my android version is 4.4.2. I was notify yesterday to update android version 4.4.4 but after downloading finished. I try to install but not successful. It's couldn't to install. I've using wifi to downloading. Please anyone help me to fix this problem as soon as possible. And why it's happening. Please I'm begging.
AnonD-306029, 11 Sep 2014how did u get it..... when ive downloaded it finishes downloading but while installing it gets... moredownload and update from computer
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donsima, 11 Sep 2014after downloading the new update on my zr, it fail to install. i have try two time still d sam... moredont worry ive faced the same problem for my xperia zr. i have upgraded my phone using pc companion it worked.im sooo happy now :)
AnonD-306129, 12 Sep 2014Hi, Im from Malaysia and im facing a same problem for it, when it downloaded it will show me ... moreSame here! From singapore and show cannot install too. Connected to pc but still problem. Why?


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One of the best detective series on television. Peter Falk plays legendary Police Lieutenant Columbo.
Guest stars Dick Van Dyke, Don Gordon, Larry Storch, Antoinette Bower and Dean Stockwell.
Episodes from 1974 & 1975 –
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Some of our favorite things to do in Memphis run the gamut from dining at an eclectic mix of 5-star to down home restaurants, upscale Memphis hotels, designer malls and quirky downtown Memphis shops – you could spend a busy single weekend, a few days, or even weeks, exploring everything Memphis has to offer. It's the legendary history, blues, rock n' roll and pure soul that make the city of Memphis, funky, fun and fresh.
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LANDMARK: The sixteen-foot statue which honours the world's first black professional footballer
THIS WEEK marks the third anniversary of the unveiling of the 16-foot statue that honours the life of Arthur Wharton, the world's first black professional footballer.
The permanent memorial resides at the Football Association's St. George's Park facilty in Burton-on-Trent.
The statue, by acclaimed sculptor Vivien Mallock, stands in the centre of the St. George's Cross in the memorial garden at the entrance to the National Football Centre.
PICTURED: Arthur Wharton
Wharton was born in Ghana in 1865, moved to the UK in 1882 and was signed by Darlington at the age of 19. He had moved to Darlington with the intention of training as a Methodist missionary but opted instead to become a full-time athlete.
During a career that spanned 17 years, he went on to play as a goalkeeper for Preston North End, Rotherham Town, Sheffield United and Stockport County.
Not just skilled with a ball, Wharton was a true all-round athlete.
In 1886 he became the Amateur Athletics Association's national 100-yard running champion – and became the first man to run 100 yards in ten seconds flat.
HOMAGE: The Voice's sports editor, Rodney Hinds, with the accompanying plaque
St George's Park also celebrated in the week, it first opened its doors five years ago.
Paul Elliott, chair of The FA's inclusion advisory board, outlined how the organisation is continually working towards helping the game be more inclusive and diverse from the top.
"The FA has a duty of care. We're here to serve the game and everybody who loves it.
"Of course, the FA has had its challenges and will continue to be challenged. But the great thing is there's a strong will and desire to keep improving. I wouldn't be here if I didn't have that confidence.
"We try to set the example that the FA is inclusive, it is diverse and in keeping with our message of football For All.
"We know where we have to improve. We still know where we need to go. We're constantly evolving all the time."
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Rebates reward members for purchasing energy-efficient equipment. Look below to rebate forms on cooling systems, security lights and more!
Appliance Rebates:
Federated offers $50 Energy Star rebates on refrigerators or freezers when the old one is recycled (a recycling receipt is required). Federated also offers a $25 Energy Star dehumidifier rebate. The Energy Star logo is given by the Department of Energy to manufacturers' products that are energy efficient. The rebates are issued as a credit on the member's electric bill. Limited rebate funds are available each year. Call or e-mail us to verify fund level status and to request a rebate form if you are unable to download this pdf file.
Heat Pump Rebates:
Federated provides a $350/ton ground source heat pump rebate. Ground source heat pumps are 400 percent efficient. Check with your tax preparer on the tax incentive for installing a ground source heat pump through 2018. Federated also offers a $500 rebate on ductless air source heat pumps. For air source heat pumps14-16 SEER: $1,000 (previously $600); 17+ SEER: $1,500 (previously $600). Federated no longer offers rebates on central air conditioners.
Ground Source Heat Pump Rebate
Ductless Air Source Heat Pump Rebate NEW!
Air Source Heat Pump Rebate NEW!
C&I Rebates:
Federated offers farms and businesses rebates for installing energy-efficient lighting, retrofit NEMA premium efficiency electric motors and adjustable speed drives. Funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Before doing your project, contact Federated; ask for Jon to see if funding is still available for your project. Download the appropriate rebate form for details:
2018 Agriculture Forms (ag ventilation, dairy plate, dairy free heater, dairy plate and robotic milking)
2018 Lighting Rebate
2018 Rebate (ground source, air source and ductless heat pumps; rooftop, economizers, chillers and cooling towers)
2018 Retrofit Premium Efficiency Motors Rebate (VFDs, retrofit, fractional HP)
2018 Custom Master Rebate
2018 LED Security Light Rebate
Smart Thermostat Rebate:
Federated offers a $25 rebate on select Honeywell and Nest thermostats. Click this link for a smart thermostat rebate application form.
Quality Installers:
Federated lists "Quality Installation" contractors. This means the installer has passed a certification test. If you prefer to work with a contractor not on the list, call or e-mail and we will explain to the contractor how to become certified.
Adrian's Plumbing & Heating, Windom, 831-3934
Boeckman Plumbing & Heating, Elmore, 943-3749
Blomstrom Comfort Systems, Fairmont, 235-9001
Brewster Heating and Cooling, Brewster, 507-842-5353
BTU, Inc., Worthington, 376-6966
Comfortec Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, Estherville, 1-888-362-2106
Corwin's Refrigeration & Heating, Windom, 831-1369
Countryside Plumbing & Heating, Inc., Jackson, 847-4288
Cress Refrigeration, Fairmont, 236-2284
Dale Ziegler Heating & Air Conditioning, Odin, 507-840-1178
Day Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Fairmont, 235-9009
Ehrich Plumbing & Heating, Inc., Elmore, 507-943-3267
Electric Service Co., Inc., Blue Earth, 526-2255
Elite Mechanical Systems, Windom, 507-831-0236
Feder Mechanical, Madelia, 642-3522
Hall's Handy Heating and Cooling, Mountain Lake, 507-427-0500
Hanson Enterprises, LLC., Lakefield, 507-840-0841
Kaduce Plumbing & Heating, Inc., Mankato, 507-893-4456
Leave It To Little J, Fairmont, 507-238-4224
Lowe's Sheetmetal Inc., Worthington, 376-5927
Martin County Mechanical (A-OK Service), Fairmont, 238-2468
Schwalbach Plumbing & Heating, Windom, Worthington & Jackson at ACE Hardware Stores, 372-2792
Sibley Sheet Metal, Inc., Sibley, IA 712-754-4118
St. James Electric, St. James, 375-5235
Thurmer's Plumbing & Heating, Jackson, 847-4210
Total Comfort, Fairmont, 235-5278
Royer's Inc., Winnebago, 893-4612
Winter's Plumbing, Heating & Excavation, Lakefield, 662-6385


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Er/Yb Doped Fiber Amplifier +40 dBm (EYDFA-40-R)
Product Overview
Optilab's EYDFA-40 is a Er/Yb Doped Fiber Amplifier that utilizes multimode laser pumping, all-fiber combiner and Erbium/Ytterbium double-clad, largecore fiber technologies to achieve high output power in conjunction with low cost. The output level of the EYDFA-40 amplifier exceeds 10 W in CW operation, and adding an optional input stage EDFA allows a low input signal level of -25 dBm. It's highly reliable production proven pump laser sources ensure long-term reliability. Each EYDFA-40 comes with LabView-based control software via RS-232, and an armored fiber pigtailed output for protecting the fiber during high output. EYDFA units can be customized to meet requirements for optical pulse amplification, LIDAR, CATV, FTTH and PON networks, and free space communications.
- Optical pulse amplification
- PON networks
- Free space communications
- High output power up to +40 dBm
- Customizable for various application
- High optical gain of 50 dB
- Control with RS-232 interface
|Feature Name
|Optical Specifications
|Operating Range
|C-band, 1540 nm to 1570 nm
|Output Power Levels
|+34 dBm to +40 dBm
|Signal Gain @ 0 dBm
|33 dBm to 50 dBm, depending on the model
|Input Signal Range
|-6 to +6 dBm; -25 dBm to 0 dBm (with pre-amp EDFA)
|Noise Figure (NF)
|5.0 dB typ.
|Input/Output Opt. Isolation
|34 dB min.
|Polar. Dependent Gain
|0.15 dB max.
|Input/Output Fiber Type
|Corning SMF-28
|Mechanical Specifications
|Operating Temperature
|0o C to +50o C
|Storage Temperature
|-30o C to +70o C
|Power Supply Requirements
|80 - 240 V, 43 - 63 Hz AC
|Power Consumption
|100 W max.
|Automatic Current Control
|Output Power, Pump Laser Current, Case Temperature
|Computer Interface
|RS-232 Connector
|Output Power, Pump Laser Temperature, Current
|Pump Laser Overheat Warning, Key lock switch
|Optical Input Connectors
|Optical Output Connectors
|Bare fiber, connector optional
|Housing Dimensions
|3RU: 19" x 14.5" x 4.5"
|Steel Frame
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text: Game player 3 times into the pit of Warcraft failed: set too messy task did not challenge World of Warcraft attract, because it is the magnificent atmosphere of the game scene, improve the macro world setting, the blood of the game CG, blizzard of fantasy like a gilded signboard. So I have a total of three attempts to go into the pit, the first to say as a novice is what kind of feeling. First of all, I would like to emphasize that the shortcomings of the game scene is super magnificent, very real, but the characters appear.. A little bit of a cartoon? Anyway, a little cool ah, in the CG handsome tile king, in the game very silly.. However, my own player characters look stupid… But change the system even praise ah, ring shoes also can be displayed. The map will have Adventure Island (micro-blog), white light portal to the next map, just like the real world, then as a junior high school student is really love, but because of heavy workload, to ten level AFK cards are not used. Later work, because the 7 version, with king CG watt super handsome, and send the hearthstone Paladin skin, and start to play is to feel too simple, but a way to do the task to brush past, there is no sense of challenge a sense of crisis, as if to see the scenery, sometimes feel tired, even well-known, far and near the new killer Hoge also gave me a single hand to kill… Too boring, then found the game player can be singled out, try… A biography of Jiabao taught me to be a man… No strength to fight back. It's like the killing of the RMB players feel like the same as the World of Warcraft set too.. Mess up.. At least for a novice, completely foggy. I'm interested in wow, but most of the time I don't know what I'm doing. Why not set a sign beside the black dragon head storm outside, tell us why she was hanging head wall. Placed in the Dalaran square next to Khadka Khadka in the end in the propaganda of passers-by can explain what to the game player. The group of people who were refused to log in the storm City Pier in the end who is, how the follow-up. The game has too many eggs and the plot, but cramming the plug to the novice, never accept ah, but a lot of eggs will miss, from A to Z do not know there is a task line too much to do when going to Jisi, I have been doing the expedition to Northrend, the task in helping the black front knights, won what do the tower, 80. Then go to the big disaster.. What the hell, I haven't challenged the Lich king.. Fuck, I just know later Peter is still silver front waiting for me… But I'm 80.. Can not go back to do 70 tasks the slot is automatically match the copy, fuck, I don't know what is a copy of the story, introduce too short, then go after the team did not give me time to look at the task, directly rushed forward… I will kill all the way in the past, so brush brush brush to the 90 level.. Then Tucao World of Warcraft war… On both sides of the soldiers, like a fool, wandering aimlessly in the battlefield, and the spider in the forest Alvin what is the difference, there is no sense of war相关的主题文章:


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Tag: Kashmiris
Indian Media Should Focus On Pakistan And Pandits Not On The Separistists Elements Of J&K
Jammu and Kashmir off and on is in a state of boil, is this a conspiracy to keep the state on boil? Indian soldiers are accused to killing innocent Kashmiris.
Source: Swarajyamag
- 4 Aug 2016
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I was talking with a student the other day and she said, "I have always wanted to get into one of those cute two-piece yoga outfits for class". So, I responded with "what is holding you back"? She just looked at me and said "oh, it's just not possible".
It reminded me of a simple shift in perspective that can literally change our lives …
We can either stay "stuck in the weeds"
or see them as "flowers with possibilities"!
Around Bikram Lake Norman, we believe in possibilities! Last November, I decided to personally take on a Plank Challenge. I wanted to see what was possible with my 50+ body.
So, I embarked upon 30 days of Planks and Thanks or as social media calls it "Planksgiving". I declared my intention on Facebook and invited my Facebook friends to join me. I was shocked when so many friends decided to accept the Challenge. Soon everyone was posting their plank pictures. It was so much fun!
"Giving up is not an option. It's just not in my DNA
– Amy Clement"
I got a really bad sinus infections towards the end of November and had a choice to make. I could either finish strong or just stop. Despite being sick, I realized that giving up wasn't an option. "Persist" is a core value in our Bikram Manifesto, so it's just not in my DNA to stop.
I declared my intention publicly and had a lots of Facebook friends wanting to see the final results. I also had decided before I even started that I was going to hold a plank for 5 minutes!
I believe it was this "flower of possibility"
that kept me going strong.
I finished the Challenge and hit my 5-minute goal. It felt so amazing to accomplish something that at the beginning seemed daunting. It was a great lesson for me. It reinforced my belief in the power of what we believe!
It's your turn!
As we enter the New Year, what is something that you would like to accomplish this year but keep telling yourself "it's just not possible"? What if you declared your intention and started believing you had already accomplished your goal? Wouldn't it be amazing!
Start today.
I love this quote! "A year from now you will have wished you started today!"
So, start now! Declare your intention and begin believing it's possible. Just post below "It's possible" so we can support you along this journey. Needing more accountability and support this year? Reach out to me for some fitness coaching. I would love to walk the journey with you.
Just think how amazing you are going feel on New Year's Eve 2017!


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Pygar, RIP
John Phillip Law, the actor who played the well-tanned angel Pygar in one of the most absurd movies ever made, has died. Read the L.A. Times obituary.
Oh, and if you haven't seen Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy, you should. Have you ever wanted to see a sci-fi movie about the sexual adventures of a hot chick who travels the galaxy in a spaceship with brown shag carpet that actually covers the walls? I thought so.


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And Joe! We made it! 10 good years.
The Disney trip has been great. Fun and relaxing! I think we've spent more time relaxing at our hotel in the pool than we have in the parks. Tommy is officially swimming with no help. He's like a little fish and will jump in, dive for rings and is just doing a great job! Austin is doing great too. He will go under water like it's nothing. Today we went to the French Quarter pool and they had life jackets, with muscle swimmers as well he was able to motor around all by himself. He loved it! Both boys also went down the water slide. They are so awesome!
Tommy lost his first baby tooth the other day too. He was very excited.
It has gone by too quickly, Sunday will be here before we know it. :( Oh well, I know we will be back. We always come back. As Mickey says, See You Real Soon!


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Before I could hike Mt. Doom, I had to conquer Lake Taupo and its hostel, The Tiki Lodge. The Tiki Lodge became our group's Hotel California as we waited for the Tongariro Alpine Crossing—host to Mt. Doom—to open. After three days of purgatory the hostel released us to the mountain with good grace and the parting gift of Naomi.
Naomi is a Welsh English literature major on holiday in New Zealand from her study abroad program in Sydney which she's doing in conjunction with her university in Ireland. At nineteen, she's hitch-hiking NZ alone, staying in hostels and in strangers' houses who invite her in and catching rides with people like us, who happen to be going in the same direction, in this case: the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
Though hundreds do the Crossing every day, very few people attempt Mt. Doom. Its formidable slope and lack of standard path, utterly lacking solid footholds, are enough to intimidate most. At the top of the climb, steam rolls over the rocky edge and a precarious walk around the slim ridge reveals volcanic-heated rocks, a large patch of snow, and the red crater of Mt. Doom. Surfing down was the highlight of my journey thus far. I've never felt so formidable, so euphoric—rocks tumbling past me, inertia unstoppable, my balance shifting second by tilting second as I charged down the insane slope. Exhilarations galore!
But I'm missing the real story. My dad calls my current state sensory over-load. I'm so bamboozled by beautiful vista after vista that I'm in danger of missing the details that make them beautiful. One amazing moment crowds the previous out of the way like old Korean ladies jockeying for a seat on the subway. One day I see the low rolling hills of Hobbiton and the next, I'm hiking volcanoes. The next is a ferry and the next, a silver-gold coastal road before green-laden mountains followed by glaciers and waterfalls and fjords. On and on and somehow I feel more tired than ever.
Naomi, the welsh girl with us, read an essay once about travel. Title and author were long-forgotten, but the main point stuck with her: the best places you travel aren't the most amazing or even the most memorable. The best places are the ones that touch your heart and feed your creativity. They are the places with enough magic to swell your soul and leave you breathless for even a moment.
Enough wordy wandering. What I mean is this:
Mt. Doom was amazing, but Naomi took my breath away. I think it was her bravery, the way she embraced the prodigal son of life with an attentive smile.
She has a dorky, lilting laugh and white-blond hair. She likes rainy days because they make her feel creative and thinks miserable Irish mornings are perfect because they mean a cozy cup of tea with friends afterward. She wants to raise a family in Ireland eventually, but she feels silly that she's already found her favorite place in the world so soon and intends to continue traveling. She likes Harry Potter, worries about having a job after undergrad, and she misses her young step-brothers.
She disappeared before I thought to say goodbye—hitching a ride with a couple of Asian girls on our shuttle from the mountains. I'll never see her again, like I'll never hike Mt. Doom again. But unlike Mt. Doom, I feel like I owe her something.
"Thank-you" sounds trite, and an ode seems sycophantic or untenably romantic. Perhaps I can simply wish her well here on this silly little blog, and pray that she continues to inspire others the way she has, unaccountably, inspired me.


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Paving: It is a well-known fact that any type of garden can take the advantage of paved area. Generally, paved area is the starting point of every garden because it is the area where people spend most of their time. This area can be used as an 'outdoor dine area' with a barbeque, some table as well as chairs, or some new modern furniture.
The next step is to start the design process. Many prefab manufacturers offer design services or you can work with an independent architect or designer. Once you have your land, starting the design process is one step closer to building your new home.
If the log home or timber frame manufacturer are not contractors and do not actually turnkey build, how can they tell you all the cost and everything involved? They know what they do but what about the 20 other subs and the permit rules and regulations of the area you build. Custom Woodcraft Builders without a doubt recommends getting your builder involved early - at the beginning. Whoever your builder is, they cannot be involved too soon.
For a classic New England cottage look, you can't beat a paneled ceiling. Paneling can be bought in thicknesses like 1/4" and 1/8" that can be bent, making them appropriate for vaulted or curved ceilings.
Rammed earth walls are erected by courses. The height of each course is about one foot and The thicknesses is ten inches. The soil is stabilized before putting it in the form work. This is by mixing ten parts of soil with one part of lime or cement. Water is then added to make a good working consistency. On the window or door opening a frame is done to carry the weight of earth over the opening. A timber frame home of ten by two inches is done over all the openings in the earth wall.
Costing about $1.25 per square foot, a carton covers 40 sq. ft. No visible seams or grid lines mar the surface of the ceiling. If the Country Classic Planks don't suit your space, you might want to look at Heritage Planks. These are scored down the middle to give the appearance of narrow, 3" boards.
The panels come in two patterns. Use the thinner, 1.6" on center bead to visually enlarge smaller spaces, and the wider, 3.5" spacing to visually shrink an area that's too large. To finish off the edges of a beadboard ceiling, try pairing it with traditional crown or cove molding. Ply-Bead costs $16 to $20 per sheet.
Also consider your site before you choose a house design. Choosing a house plan to maximize views or natural lighting for energy efficiency according to your land is key. Remember many Davis Frame timber frame floor plans are flexible.
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text: Thurs picked up a new Inc 2 from vzw. Setup, loaded a few apps. Didn't get a chance to install all my email accts till *late* that nite. Mail came in perfectly - fine, off to bed. Fri, turned on phone and whaaat!? Phone *extremely* slow, jerky during scrolling, *and* my 3G signal went down to next to nothing, etc. Finally opened vzw's mail app to get mail - rec'ed mail white screen for ~25 secs - before mail actually showed up. Not new mail, but mail from last eve. Then rec'ed a Forced Stop - app not responding msg! Phone still extremely slow, and generally unresponsive. Started mail app again - immed. Force stop msg again! NOTE: I happen to use 1and1.com for an email provider, as my domain is reg'ed with them. On the phone w/vzw support at length (3 hrs), and after several hard resets, at my request, asked them to get HTC support on phone which they did. HTC support tried to explain away the no 3G as vzw had a system wide 3G & 4G outage for the last day or so (huh!?!?), and she'd just rec'ed an email that sec, indicating all is back on-line now. Uh-huh. Anyway, vzw support finally suggested that I take phone back, and either swap out or get a diff. phone. Which I did Fri afternoon. Brought new Inc 2 home (same hdw & sw versions on both, btw) checked phone perf. overall - all really fast/extremely responsive. Now, suspecting the mail app as the culprit for my perf. problems yesterday with 1st Inc 2, I immed. loaded up all my email accts - *immed* mail app force stopped, entire phone *very* unresponsive again. Called HTC support direct (btw, generally the folks at HTC in New Brunswick, CA are *really* a pleasure to work with, and very knowledge!:clap. Described problem to HTC, he immed. had me go to the Market and download/install K9 mail app, and set up with my email accts. Mail came streaming in, entire phones perf. was rock solid! HTC had never heard of a particular email provider hosing their mail app, but was documenting/reporting this as a major issue. So, bottom line: If you're using an email domain other than gmail on at least the Inc 2, load it up first, and try it. If you have problems, simply download/install a 3rd party email app like K9 mail (really great prog, btw), or Droid mail is another. I suspect judging from my conversation with HTC support, a sw update will be along shortly. Otherwise, the Inc 2 is absolutely perfect for me. Came from a BB Pearl, and 1st foray into the Linux world/Droid, and wow! what a really great piece of technology! Was eyeing droids for some time now, but the 4.3 's were just too big for me (from a Pearl), and the 3.7's not worth the switch - but the Inc 2 @ 4.0 was/is perfect. Cheers, Tim


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Giray Sepin's SS15 collection is about water , hence Neptune himself. Inspired by the lord of the sea, Giray Sepin prefers bright and marin fabric as well as white, dark blue and black tones. And, the runway music during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Istanbul is inspired by Bruce Lee's quote "be like water." Our music mix for the video is inspired by the runway music, too.
Photos and Video shot by ExcuseMeMan. All rights reserved.


text: Okay, so I've started watching K and so far it's been AMAZING. The character designs are so neat and unique. In particular, Yatogami Kuroh (alias The Black Dog) strikes me as a character to watch. Aside from his cool personality (that is actually very attractive) his ninja moves and fighting is a turn on... He also knows how to cook. 👌🏽 watch this anime. You will not regret it.


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I had a package coming standard overnight. I tracked it constantly.
Then I check it again and guess what delivery exception!! I call Fedex and find out that supposedly the driver could not get down my street due to road workers. This is ridiculous because 3 days ago I had a 20 yard dumpster delivered and that delivery happened just fine with the workers right outside my house! I feel that the driver didnt want to take 5 minutes of his precious time to do his job!!!!!
That manager should have told him that it is his JOB to deliver as promised. Now I am inconvenienced by having to go to the store. Never again!!!
Make sure that your road is completely clear because FEDEX wont deliver. Absolutely not happy!!!!!!
Use UPS whenever possible
I had a problem very close to this just today, i work all day and cant be home before 530 ever because i get off work then have a 45 min drive home.... i get home and the package i have been waiting for was not able to be delivered due to no one there...
so i said o well ill call and see if i can pick it up because there is a fedex store 10 min away....
DO YOU THINK THEY TOOK IT THERE... no they took it and hour and a half away and when i called to talk to them the little MOFO on the other end told me it was not his problem, need less to say i have to wait another day and leave work ealry just so i can claim a package because they are to *** to relize that there is a stor on the way out of town they could leave it at.


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5 Liter Trash Can (Grey)
This high quality 5 LITER SLIM TRASH CAN is especially designed to fit narrow areas and is a great space saver. It offers an easy to use swinging cover that opens smoothly from both sides. Two convenient handles for easy carrying and a classical design and shape.


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Naming the Fires
St. Martins Press/Macmillan
from the publisher:
"From talented newcomer Patricia Traxler comes a brilliantly written literary suspense novel about how desire can become jealousy, obsession, and finally murderous rage. Blood is equal parts auspicious literary debut and page-turner about four people whose lives become irrevocably intertwined during one year at Radcliffe College. Blood captures the reader with its opening line, 'Though it's true there's a killing in my story, its principal violence is, I think I'd have to say, the violence of love.'" Blood was also published in the UK, and in Spanish, Swedish, and German translations.
To see reviews, click Blood link above or in sidebar at right; Blood is now available on Kindle, Nook, Apple iBooks, Google eBooks, and Borders eBooks.
Forbidden Words
from the publisher:
"In her third poetry collection, Traxler examines the overt and hidden forces of language, including the power and weight of the unspoken and the relationship of women to language—how they may absorb power from it or use it as a refuge, how muteness can be a language in itself."
(To see reviews, click Forbidden Words link above or in sidebar at right; to order Forbidden Words, see Barnes & Noble link in lower right sidebar.)
The Glass Woman
About The Glass Woman:
Traxler's second volume of poetry explores the varied and sometimes risky terrain of love, desire, trust and broken trust, the power of secrets and silence, and the influence of family, in particular her Irish-American heritage. In contrast with her first book, Blood Calendar (William Morrow), which reflects her native California roots, The Glass Woman uses the imagery of an unfamiliar prairie landscape to address solitude, alienation, and acceptance. For more details about The Glass Woman, click link above or in sidebar at right.
Order this book direct from the publisher at http://www.hangingloosepress.com
Blood Calendar
from the publisher:
"This volume of poems introduces a major new voice in contemporary poetry. The sources and subjects range over music, motherhood, war, sexual experience, aging, marriage, and death. They are women's poems, men's poems...poems about living, dying, loving, and leaving. They present an original and strong new talent that is, for all its savagery, buoyant."
Blood Calendar is now out of print, but vintage copies can be ordered through Amazon.com
I'll Always Love You (unless you love me, too) selected short stories
"The Mushrooms of Maisie Zupnik" - In this award-winning story set in San Francisco, a quirky and self-absorbed young artist-photographer's friendship with an outspoken and unconventional old woman offers insight into her own flawed priorities and the uncompromising nature of time. "The Mushrooms of Maisie Zupnik" won the Writers Voice of New York City's Open Voice Award for Short Fiction and was originally published in Hanging Loose.
"A First-Name Basis" - This story about loneliness, love, and lies in Cambridge was the winner of the Hackney Literary Award for Short Fiction and also won the Georgia State University Award for Short Fiction. It was originally published in the Georgia State University Review.
"Earthly Luck" - The 36-year old poet-protagonist of this Pushcart Prize-nominated story returns home to Southern California for a visit and sees her ex-husband for the first time since she left their marriage to be with a womanizing playwright in a small Midwest town. This witty and poignant story is told with an irony that keeps it free of sentimentality, and its protagonist's quiet regret rings true. "Earthly Luck" was originally published in Glimmer Train Stories.
These stories are available singly on Amazon's Kindle for 99c each, or FREE to Amazon Prime Members:
"Navigating the Alternative Landscape: An Interview with Patricia Traxler"
A second interview, this one an in-depth conversation with poet William Sheldon can be found here: http://www.washburn.edu/reference/cks/mapping/traxler/index.html#primarydocuments


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Join local textile artist, Barbara Wheeler, for an introduction to botanical printing and dyeing.
Learn how to
identify natural fibres and select plants that will give colour to cloth
print textiles using a natural dyebath
use shibori folding to create stunning resist patterns
Participants will receive
one piece of Australian Wool fabric 30 x 20 cm
notes on botanical dyes
It's a messy workshop so wear old clothes or an apron, covered shoes. There will be notes provided, but a notebook and pen are always handy. Bring a container to take your wet fabric sample home.
Refund Policy: Tickets are non-refundable and cannot be transferred to other workshops.
This workshop is part of A Change of Clothes, a series of events that aim to inform, entertain and share skills that you might find handy to dress for good in 2018.


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Cheddar Potato Gratin
- prep time30 min
- total time 120 min
- serves 4-6
This hearty dish, featuring russet potatoes, onion, garlic and light cheese, is perfect as a tasty side to any main.Courtesy of Black Diamond.
This hearty dish, featuring russet potatoes, onion, garlic and light cheese, is perfect as a tasty side to any main.Courtesy of Black Diamond.
4 large russet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
2 clove garlic, chopped
1 onion, cut into rings
2 Tbsp and 6 teaspoons fresh thyme
¼ cup unsalted butter
¼ cup flour
¾ tsp salt
3 cup 2% milk
1 ½ cup Black Diamond Light Cheese Spread
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Butter an 8"x11" baking dish.
2. Spread out the sliced potatoes, creating a base layer at the bottom of the dish, and season with salt and pepper. Top the potatoes with the onion, ham, and 1 tbsp of fresh thyme. Cover this layer with the remaining potatoes and season again with salt and pepper.
3. In a medium sized saucepan, melt the butter on medium heat and gently cook the garlic for 1 minute. Once the butter is melted, add the flour and stir until everything's completely coated by the butter. Cook for a minute. Pour the milk in slowly, whisking all the while to avoid lumps. Add in Black Diamond Light Cheese Spread, salt, and the 2nd tbsp of thyme and stir until fully melted.
4. Pour the cheese mixture over the potatoes ensuring it cascades through every crevasse, cover the dish with tinfoil, and bake for an hour and 20 minutes. At this time, remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes.
5. Allow the potatoes to cool for 5 minutes and then garnish the dish with the remaining thyme.
See more: Potatoes, Cheese, Eggs/Dairy, Side


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Opinion For Opinion's Sake
A few months ago, football player Reggie Bush posted some photos on Instagram that equated the situation in Ferguson, Missouri with the narrative of the Palestinian people.
The decision to not indict policeman Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown exhibits, in my opinion, how racist America still is today. On the contrary, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is, in the words of the Anti-Defamation League's National Director, Abraham Foxman, "a political dispute based on claims to land." The official statement by the ADL went on, "by conflating the death of Michael Brown with the conflict in the Middle East, Reggie Bush demonstrates a severe lack of understanding of both issues. He should stick to football."
In response to the condemnation of his comments, Reggie Bush said, among other things, "I chose to take a stance on this issue because I'd rather have an opinion than sit back and be quiet and say nothing at all!"
Let's be clear. Reggie Bush wrote, "…I'd rather have an opinion than sit back and be quiet and say nothing at all!" Here, Bush exhibits an obsessive need to have an opinion purely for the sake of seeming worldly, knowledgeable, and empathetic. This attitude is one that pervades high school and college campuses nationwide.
Being opinionated is not the mark of maturity. The mark of maturity is standing back, researching, reaching out to all sides of an argument, thinking, and researching some more. Then, and only then, is an opinion worthwhile. Because having an opinion for opinion's sake, without having done the proper research, is damaging.
Writing "from Palestine to Ferguson" on social media takes minimal effort yet delivers to many the satisfaction that they are cultured, that they are empathetic to peoples around the world and that they, unlike their uneducated peers, have not been living under a rock.
It takes time, effort, passion, and chutzpah to form an opinion that is truly fact-based. It may be less satisfactory at first, but it proves far more rewarding in the long-run.
So, to all students who genuinely seek to learn, please be careful and do not form reckless opinions about conflicts that are already very misunderstood.


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Jack White's recent swipe at the Black Keys—an inveterate impersonator calling out his own supposed imitators—seems on the surface like an irrelevant bit of infighting, the old pro guarding his territory against aggressive young upstarts. Conveniently timed to the release of Lazaretto, however, it's less a trifling jab than a statement of intent, a reminder of White's self-appointed status as modern rock's designated old soul. This is especially pertinent considering the content of the album, which finds him moving away from roots-rock influences and more toward a personalized style that nominally incorporates those influences. A Detroit native now based in Nashville, White puts a lot of stock in his vested position as the gatekeeper for previous generations of Americana. Yet as his career progresses, this status gets reflected less in the actual music he's recording and more in corollary maneuvers: old-guard-artist collaboration projects, producing gigs, and general mystique.
Lazaretto is full of brash, forceful songs, further indulging the intense id formerly balanced by the White Stripes' sweet-and-salty duality, the wild carnival barker side given to high-flown pronouncements and demented rock swagger. This is another outgrowth of White's old-time affectations, the sort of cocky bluster that started with the blues, expanding accordingly when the genre went electric. White pushes it further than ever here, on jagged songs which, while fundamentally rooted in blues tropes, could never be confused as remotely traditional, favoring a ragged, piecemeal collection of sounds united by noisy attitude and gonzo lyricism.
This is alternatively electrifying and exasperating. The album kicks off with "Three Women," essentially a country song chucked by its collar into the modern world, with squealing electric guitar, overdriven organ, and processed harmonica, not to mention lyrical intimations of online dating. It's followed by "Lazaretto," an oddball stomper over which White is basically rapping; it's worth nothing how similar the approach here is to that of fellow Detroit revisionist Kid Rock, a comparison White sloughs off as the song devolves into twisted psychedelia, another archetypal influence pitched cavalierly into the mix. Peaking with the sweet, poppy bounce of "Alone in My Home," and concluding gently with "Want and Able," Lazaretto seems bound only by a routinely manic intensity and its flagrantly rough use of traditional sounds, otherwise affecting a grab-bag configuration, tossing both classic rock and its blues and country forebears into a blender. It's interesting listening, but there's also something irritating about how hard White jockeys for weird-genius status, the stream of consciousness-spouting lyrics and hard-driving belligerence underlining even ostensibly low-key songs.
Yet while many of these tracks seem a bit too confrontational, White again manages to avoid repetition, consistently finding new avenues for his loud, frantic appropriation and expansion. Blunderbuss was for all intents and purposes a pop album, a weirder shine on the stuff he'd been doing all along with the White Stripes. Lazaretto pushes even further in its presentation of strange, misshapen song structures, coming off as kaleidoscopically fragmentary and incendiary. Despite White's prevailing image, his work here is less about keeping old styles alive than mining them for continued self-inflation, which seems like a reasonable next step in the continuum of rock, a genre that's always been about finding new, more aggressive ways to pump up individual cults of personality. Just as bebop and modal supernovaed into free jazz as the genre slid into irrelevance, rock's disappearance from the modern mainstream has edged White into an ever-more fragmented, antagonistic approach, intensifying proprietary feelings over the influences instrumental to this concoction.


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I've been getting ready for the holidays for a while now.
Oscar has S.A.D. I do too, to a lesser extent.
We found a new tool for helping us get through the winter months last year.
I start making small purchases of fun presents for Oscar, and have them wrapped and heaped somewhere in sight from about the beginning of October on.
I love shopping for him, and I love giving him surprises. He gets me some presents, too, don't mistake me, and they are great, but the heap of gifts we keep around are for for him, but help both of us. It always cheers me up when he opens one of them, and he feels special too.
So far he's opened a rubber monkey head that moans when you squeeze it, a wind up motorcycle rider, and a bronze celtic belt buckle. He's opened a few others, but those are the stand-outs.
My S.A.D. is exacerbated this year.
The med I was on for fibromyalgia was causing me to gain weight. The LAST thing I need. It wasn't helping the pain levels any more, either. It is also an antidepressant. I am about two and a half weeks into the withdrawal period, and my moods are still low sometimes (but much less drastic than the first week).
My Dad went back to the hospital a few weeks ago, and is in rehab again now. His memory has worsened, and they haven't quite nailed down the why of it yet, but they are still testing. It is hard.
Add the fact that I haven't been able to safely walk in my own backyard, and it's been a long summer, and even longer autumn spent looking out the kitchen window.
Still, I am working on losing weight and exercising, and designing and knitting and writing, and the days pass pretty well, all in all.
(Images are some random photos of things I've made that make me feel good.)


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I had no idea lingerie and swimwear was such a controversial topic when it comes to modeling and photography. I mean sure, I know some people are more… "conservative" isn't the right word; maybe timid or paranoid might be more appropriate. It is true that nothing you put online is private despite the number of filters and blocks you put up. It is impossible to perfectly block a picture that is online from a committed person. I don't understand why it's such a big deal. Some people model swimwear. Some people model lingerie. But sometimes I can encounter someone that doesn't do both and it is baffling and a bit befuddling to say the least.
First, let me give you a bit of a background with the kind of person writing this. I come from a very conservative and religious background. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being hardly ever seeing the inside of a place of worship except for on Easter or just saying you're a Christian during Christmas, and 10 being a totally dedicated to convert everyone or the world will go up in flames… I'd say I grew up in a household around a number 7; 8 in a pinch. So you might say, I know a bit about scripture, morality, ethics, burning in hell or not (depending on what your interpretations are), idolatry, family responsibilities, chastity and everything in between. I still hold many of those truths close to heart like not living with someone unless you are married to them. I'm not so demented as to think burning bushes will start talking to me in this day and age but once those things are with you those sense of moral don't go away.
Now that you know something about my level of "letting it all go" if you will, you can take comfort in the fact that I'm not to be taken casually when speaking on a topic as sensitive as lingerie and swimwear. First, I'll address the first part of the topic. The "I will model swimwear but not lingerie" group. This group is the most mind-numbingly baffling. Why? Because swimwear is lingerie on the beach. Not only is it that, it is public for all the world to see and it shouldn't bother you. The more we make something forbidden, the more people glorify it, taboo it and think it's dirty. The more any degree of freedom like swimwear or lingerie becomes labeled as dangerous or wicked, you give it its power.
You might say I've been desensitized over the years because of working with so many people. That might be somewhat true. But that further proves my point. That theoretical desensitization doesn't make it any less private, personal or intimate, but it does lessen the impact such draconian ideology has on society and human sexuality as a whole. I would never want a child of mine to think somehow the human body is not a work of art. It's imperfections and its perfection co-existing in unending upswept curves, tips and lines are to be marveled. I asked several people why they would do swimwear and not lingerie. The answers I got all started with, "My husband…," my boyfriend…," "my culture…" or "my religion…" Do you want to know what no person in the history of photographing people for nearly 15 years started out aying? No-one started out with telling me what "they" wanted or thought as an individual. They had convinced themselves that the opinion of someone who had no true control over their decision making to make them feel unclean and dirty to even consider such a thing. They were being treated like property. That shocked really shocks me to my core. What year is it anyway? We don't own people anymore nor should we ever.
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Having been around art much of my life, I'd long developed in appreciation for art in all forms; not despite my conservative upbringing but because of it. You see it was never a topic shunned in my family but rather respected, protected, discussed and revered but not by wrapping oneself in chastity belts and wraps but my instilling values to respect yourself first, then other people, their opinions and their values even when they do not coincide with your own. That laid the foundation for me to see the world in a broader context. Such as, knowing that in many parts of Europe nudity is no different from riding a bike down the street on a hot summer's day. Yet, in other countries it may be a public beheading offense. I respect that like I respect anyone's opinion about even modeling lingerie, swimwear or even nude because I believe anything that has an appropriate level of tastefulness and style applied that can make any and all things beautiful and visually palatable and that such things should at least be considered with an open mind.
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You might conclude that this notion of not modeling lingerie but openly modeling swimwear because lingerie is too closely related to sex is dumb in hindsight is it not? Is that what your small minded husbands, wives, boyfriends and girlfriends are thinking? That seems more like a trust issue. To say such a thing means that I can take a model dressed in nothing but lingerie out to a public beach and it would be just fine. That is the logic people that model swimwear but not lingerie is using isn't it? Swimwear is in fact lingerie outdoors exposure-wise and modeling one is no more controversial than another. I've seen far more revealing swimwear than I have lingerie in my time. But even so, skin visibility isn't the issue. It is that fear of getting it wrong. That fear that they might be shown in a most sexualized and unflattering way that sends the wrong message; a horrible message that objectifies instead of empowers. A message that says I'm easy trash. It is that along with a paranoid boyfriend, girlfriend, wife or husband right? Can it go down like that? You bet it can. But any kind of clothing or lack thereof can do that, swimwear included.
People often project how they feel and assume they know how other people will feel. That other husband thinks my wife or girlfriend will look like a slut they think. But that is only what he would think in such a position. But let's get to it while it's fresh on my mind. I know you're all wondering so I'll just lay it out there. Would I let my wife model lingerie? You're damn right I would with very few conditions. My only rule is to do it well. I may want to help her choose the photographer and have some idea of the set or theme of it. I would like to be sure it's extremely high quality, fashionable, tasteful and resembling of something from Victoria's Secret, SIRCUS magazine, Vogue or Harpers. Other than that I trust my wife completely to make reasonable decisions that would not endanger her, her career and put either of us in harm's way. I don't treat her like property. She is as smart and intelligent as I am, perhaps more. If she chooses to she can do whatever she likes and I'll be sure to support her fully should she want me to.
Now that elephant has left the room what about modeling lingerie and not swimwear? This was a rare one; far rarer than the first but I encountered it once several years ago and once again no more than three weeks ago. This is a far simpler explanation. A lingerie shoot is far slower. There is time to think, consider, plan and organize. It is more private, there is more interaction with the team and above all else it far less public. There aren't strangers walking by and despite the fact she may be wearing more or less, every pair of eyes may feel like eyes of judgement for less than confident model. I get that. It is far more believable and valid a reason than the "swimwear not lingerie" crowd. Outdoor photo shoots are a whirlwind at best. Things are happening fast because of changing light. There can also be great deal of moving, the weather changes constantly and people going to and fro gawking and commenting aloud. Unless of course you have a private space to shoot, I imagine that anxiety building and interfering with concentration is difficult. But for the most part this type of fear is far less common than the aforementioned one.
Like anything each and every person can make their own decisions about what is and what is not appropriate for them. I can't possibly understand everyone's motivations for doing or not doing anything. Something as private and deeply personal as lingerie and swimwear is a personal decision that I respect one way or another. I would never and have never asked anyone to model anything they don't want to. I heard the horror stories of other photographers that have but I will say even those instances are very rare. Once a model makes her limits known, they work it out or she walks away. It is that simple.
We have been fortunate to work with some viciously gorgeous people over the years and hope to continue to. Some model only fashion, some beauty, others lingerie and swimwear. We love them all. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses and different life circumstances that dictate their decision making. No marriage is worth losing over a pic and no job is worth risking because you look beautiful in La Perla. Okay maybe if it's La Perla it might be worth considering because I've never seen anyone look bad in La Perla. LOL! In all seriousness, the decision is your own and no one should be able to make you feel bad for doing so or not doing so.
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I have done my fair share of lingerie shoots, boudoir, glamour, fashion, art-nude, beauty, fitness, swimwear, avant garde, implied, cosplay and other ideas that defy genre classification. Boudoir is most popular largely among wives and girlfriends and guess what, they are not even models in the traditional sense. They give them as a gift to their husbands or most of them gift it to themselves as a gift of empowerment, bravery and strength. Many have commented that it is as if shackles have fallen off. They feel braver and more empowered than they ever had before. It is not a dirty thing. It can and often is a source of strength if you let it become so.
We love it when people that may not model lingerie or swimwear themselves can look at a Helios image of someone that has and appreciate its style, beauty and attention to detail. I've seen the comments and read them. "I don't model lingerie but this is very tasteful and beautifully done" is often said. Or we read "I do not model lingerie or swimwear but I would like to do so with Helios if you would consider giving me a quote and explaining your process." We appreciate that level of trust and understanding because before I am anything I am a professional. My concern is not only that you get the image or design that you want, but that we also exceed your expectations.
That same model I mentioned earlier that told me she has modeled lingerie but that she never considered modeling swimwear flipped thru SIRCUS magazine Issue 9, the special swimwear edition we submitted to and changed her mind on the spot. Before, she was worried about not looking classy and decent in public. Well, her worries were dispelled immediately and she decided on the spot that making a gorgeous timeless image is less about what people think about you. She realized that it comes down to style, taste, appropriateness and finding the right people you can trust to give you the high quality you need.
There is nothing trashy about swimwear not more than lingerie and vice versa. This is about perspective and managing expectations that will insure your success with either or both. Nothing is beyond your control when you have the right people supporting you and not making you feel lesser than you are.
There is nothing trashy about swimwear not more than lingerie and vice versa. This is about perspective and managing expectations that will insure your success with either or both. Nothing is beyond your control when you have the right people supporting you and not making you feel lesser than you are.


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Even for the experienced con-goer, D23 Expo can be something of an anomaly. The programming schedule in particular is a bit odd, with a few big anchor in the main hall occupying most of the day with a small selection of other events in the three smaller rooms. Read on for a look at the programming space D23 Expo uses, how they handle lines, camera restriction, and a primer on the beauty that is StagePass.
Programming Rooms
Relatively speaking, the panel schedule at D23 Expo is always pretty light. D23 really only offers four programming rooms: the Walt Disney Archives Stage, Stage 28, Stage 23, and Hall D23.
Stage 28 and Stage 23 should remain relatively unchanged from their 2013 arrangements: Stage 23 offers bigger panels to a crowd of a few thousand, with a big screen on a big stage; Stage 28 hosts smaller panels, with no in-room cameras broadcasting to a jumbotron – if you want an unimpeded view, arrive very early and sit up front. The Archives Stage is new but promises to host small, intimate "fireside chat" type events.
There are also additional "stages" on the show floor ("Center Stage") but these are more exposed and are not traditional convention panel rooms.
Hall D23
The Expo formerly made use of the Arena, a fantastic venue that seats about 4,500 when set up for convention stages and features stadium seating – a real benefit for the vertically challenged. However, for 2015 D23 Expo has instead chosen to switch to a more Hall H-like setup, putting 7,500 seats into Hall D of the convention center. The pros and cons are obvious: we've gained 3,000 additional seats but lost our stadium setup.
Queuing for Hall D23 is its own mess: like they did for Star Wars Celebration, Hall D will be dedicated to the line for Hall D23 (this is essentially a flipped version Celebration layout, with the panel queue occupying the opposite side of the exhibit hall). (It's worth noting that Disney was involved with Celebration as, obviously, they now own Lucasfilm – but Celebration continues to be put on by convention conglomerate ReedPOP.) Hall D23 is scheduled to open at 8:00am each morning, so you may want to arrive prior to that if having a seat for the big animation & live action preview panels is important to you. If you want to wait overnight, that is scheduled to begin at 10:00pm the evenin before. There is no overnight line for Sunday's panels and the line will open at 5:00am through the main entrance.
If you are attending one of the big events in Hall D23, you will likely be forced to check your cameras and/or any recording devices. (If security is as inept as they were in 2013, they will also make you check some things that obviously do not have cameras or microphones, like, say, a Kindle Fire, because they don't understand the difference.) This is a huge hassle that really slows down the line – it will take you forever to bag up your electronics and check them, and even longer to get them back after the panel. Do yourself a favor and just drop it off in the car before heading into Hall D23. Disney also has a tendency to force you to walk in single file and be ushered to your seat, just like you did in kindergarten! It's silly, and it only adds to the ridiculous length of time it takes to get everyone seated.
Particularly in Hall D23, don't expect your usual convention panel experience: these are tightly produced events that leave no room for audience Q&A. You'll watch this more like a show. Someone, often a Disney executive, will host a segment of the panel and will lob a few softball questions at their guests. Even the celebrities they trot out only appear for a few minutes, and it's not as loose as comic con panels. There can be amazing moments, though – see the end of the 2013 animation panel where Idina Menzel sang "Let It Go" live for the first time. You'll have to decide if the long wait and long lines are worth it for you.
If you decide to see the big live-action or animation preview panels, know that they'll probably eat up at least half of your day, if not more: between waiting in line, checking your electronics, being ushered to a seat, waiting for the room to be filled, and then the actual two hour event, it's a big chunk of time. (Hopefully Disney will improve upon their 2013 performance where these big panels started nearly 30 minutes late and ran extra long.) If there's only one or two films you're interested in at these big events, check to see if there is a separate panel just for that individual film – it would save you a lot of time, and be much more in-depth. (And don't wait around just for a new Star Wars trailer – there's no new footage coming this weekend.)
For those film preview panels, you'll need to arrive to the line very early. But as the picture on the left shows, sometimes even the big room at D23 goes unfilled – even for something as big as a Marvel TV series (although I wouldn't expect Marvel to go as unnoticed this year).
D23 Expo does have one big advantage over other con's panels, though: StagePass! StagePass is a wonderful system that acts like a FastPass for your panel. If you don't know what FastPass is, you probably shouldn't be at a Disney convention, but here it is anyway: stop by the StagePass booths in Hall A to have your badge scanned and request a StagePass for any available panel.
How do you tell what panels are available for StagePass?
- Only Stage 23 and Stage 28 offer StagePass. You must queue for Hall D23.
- Only panels beginning after 11:00am offer StagePass.
- StagePasses will be distributed beginning at 9:00am for panels starting at 11:00am – 2:30pm. Panels that begin at 3:00pm until the end of the day will have StagePasses available beginning at 12:30pm.
- There is a large screen hanging over Hall A that displays whether StagePasses have "sold out" for each panel.
Once you have a StagePass, simply arrive at the StagePass queue for your particular program room at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the panel. If you show up less than 15 minutes early, you might lose your spot to someone in the standby line.
Remember StagePass saves you a place in line, not a specific seat: if you want to be in the front row, you need to get a StagePass and still arrive early enough to be first in line.
If all the StagePasses are sold out for a panel you want to see, don't worry: only about half the room is reserved for StagePass holders. You can wait in the standby line, and you will probably get into the panel if you arrive early enough.
Like any convention, gauging public interest in a panel can often be more art than science; but in general it is relatively easy to get into a panel with only a minimal wait.
Note that rooms are cleared after each panel – otherwise, the StagePass system wouldn't work. You can have one morning StagePass and one afternoon StagePass per person each day.
You can download the PDF version of the schedule or use the online interactive schedule, which includes full panel descriptions. The interactive schedule is pretty terrible online – you can only create an account using Facebook and it doesn't even work very well. It's designed more for the app, where it's at least slightly more functional. You can also get the full descriptions in the PDF download of the souvenir guide.
Some of our top picks for the weekend:
Friday, August 14
- The Magic Behind the Muppets. 10:00 – 11:00am, Stage 23. Yes, we know many of you Muppet fans just caught these fuzzy, felted friends at SDCC last month. But you can't pass up another chance to see Kermit on stage!
- Mousequerade. 1:00 – 2:30pm, Stage 23. Disney hasn't quite figured out how to run a really good masquerade, or even a really good costume contest – but the quality of the costumes is top notch. Here's hoping 2015 is finally the year Disney gets this event right.
Imagineering 60 Years of Disneyland. 5:00 – 7:00pm, Stage 23. This panel not only serves as a great 60th anniversary retrospective for Disneyland, it also hosts some of the greatest names in Disney history: Marty Sklar, Richard Sherman, Tony Baxter, and a lot more Disney Legends will be on hand to look back.
Saturday, August 15
- Disney on Broadway: "The Originals." 11:00am – 12:10pm and reprised at 2:00 – 3:10pm, Stage 23. Some of the biggest names in the Disney on Broadway world right now have made it to the west coast for a musical revue. Ashley Brown, James Monroe Iglehart, and Josh Strickland will sing from the Disney on Broadway catalog with a five piece band behind them. Come early and enjoy.
- Welcome to Zootopia! 1:30 – 2:30pm, Stage 28. If you want to get a preview of Disney Animation's next feature, Zootopia, skip the dragged-out animation panel on Friday and hit this instead. The directors, producer, and artists will on be on stage going into detail on the upcoming release.
- Pixar Secrets Revealed! Hear the Stores They Didn't Want You to Know! 3:00 – 4:00pm, Stage 28. Definitely the winner of the most misleading title award, since they are obviously fine letting you hear these stories considering they will be telling them on stage in public for an hour. That said, Pixar behind the scenes tales are a hoot and a half, so this is probably still worth checking out.
Sunday, August 16
- The Shorts of Walt Disney Animation Studios: From Paperman to Prep & Landing, Feast to Frozen Fever. 11:30am – 12:30pm, Stage 28. Commercially released short films are something of a dying breed these days, so come celebrate one of the few companies still animating them at this panel.
- In Conversation: Wilma Baker and Ginny Mack. 4:30 – 5:30pm, Walt Disney Archives Stage. This is one of those rare events that could only pop up at something like D23 Expo. Baker and Mack were artists who worked on Disney animated features dating all the way back to "Snow White." A true glimpse into cinematic history that's sure to be fascinating, and certainly a worthwhile way to close out your weekend.
What panels will you be catching this weekend at D23? Let us know in the comments.


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