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Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) has well and truly lost its lead over the market, with mortgage rates as several lenders including US Bank (NYSE:USB) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) now offering significantly higher value for money.
US Bank
Standard 30 year loans at US Bankcorp (NYSE:USB) are listed at 3.375% with an APR of 3.557% today. The best 30 year FHA loans have been offered at 3.250% with a rather higher APR of 3.791%. The jumbo options for the 30 year mortgages are available starting at 3.250% and APR of 3.472%.
30 year VA loan interest rates stand at 3.500% and an APR of 3.826%.
Shorter term, popular 15 year FRM interest rates have been quoted at 2.500% and an APR of 2.875%.
The FHA 15 year mortgage interest rates are being offered for 2.750% yielding an APR of 3.433% today. The Jumbo version of the 15 year fixed rate mortgages are being quoted at 2.375% today and an APR of 2.767%.
VA 15 year loans are available starting at 2.875% carrying an APR of 3.450%. The 3 year Adjustable Rate Mortgages are coming out at 2.750% currently with an APR of 3.567%. 5/1 ARM interest rates can be had for 2.500% at US Bank with an APR of 3.368%.
Wells Fargo
30 year fixed rate mortgage interest rates are being quoted at 3.250% at Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) today carrying an APR of 3.577%. 30 year FHA loan interest rates at the bank are coming out at 3.000% yielding an APR of 3.657%. The short term, popular 15 year FRM interest rates at the bank have been published at 2.375% with an APR of 2.856%.
In the ARM arena, 5 year interest rates are being offered for 1.875% at Wells Fargo yielding an APR of 2.998% at present. 5 year FHA ARMs are being offered for 2.250% yielding an APR of 2.663%.
The benchmark 30 year refinance fixed rate mortgage interest rates stand at 3.500% at Wells Fargo today with an APR of 3.673%. 30 year refinance FHA FRMs at the bank stand at 3.250% today and an APR of 4.274%. 30 year refinance jumbo loan interest rates have been quoted at 3.750% carrying an APR of 3.878%.
Large (in eligible areas) 30 year refinance loans have been listed at 3.625% and an APR of 3.753%.
Large (in eligible areas) 30 year FHA refinance fixed rate mortgages are being offered for 3.375% and an APR of 4.359%.
Shorter term 15 year refi fixed rate mortgages at the bank can be had for 2.750% yielding an APR of 3.056%. ARM interest rates in the 5 year refinance category are 2.250% at Wells Fargo. carrying an APR of 2.990%.
Refi FHA ARMs in the 5 year category start at 2.250% carrying an APR of 2.983%. The 5/1 refi Jumbo ARM deals start at 2.625% and APR of 3.075%. Large 30 year refinance ARM loan deals are on the books at 2.500% and an APR of 3.032%.


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This is about life in my gardens. One is an acre on a hillside in Laguna Beach, California and the other is an acre in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Amaryllis Revisited
I think every gardener has a spot in their yards where they just toss in a hodgepodge of this and that (hopefully your whole garden is not a hodgepodge of this and that!) and I am no exception. In a back corner I toss all those indoor-outdoor plants that look too sad for indoors, spent bulbs, and every other thing that just doesn't fit in anywhere else. Much to my delight when I was walking through the garden this week I came across what was once a Christmas amaryllis bulb in full glory, happy as can be - blooming at the end of April! What a nice surprise!
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2 comments:
- Chicken Boys said...
Amaryllis is one of my fav all time flowers. Been missing my California gardens.
- April 30, 2013 at 6:11 PM
- Jackie Burris said...
Mine have been blooming since right after Easter, they are the same glorious red color and so bright and cheerful in a corner of our yard that I smile every time see the plants against the sea of green they grow by.
- April 30, 2013 at 6:19 PM
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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Latin dance
Some years back, we had some lessons on salsa dancing and we really enjoyed it. Then our circumstances changed (house and job) and our schedules were no longer compatible with those of the dance school. We always felt that we wanted to continue but we did not have the opportunity… until now, that is!
Through an internet search we found the Rio Rhythms school and were intrigued by their teaching approach. They do not teach you salsa, merengue, or zouk by itself. Instead they have a Latin Dance foundation program that allows you to learn all these different styles and more, and this will allow you to become a more accomplished dancer overall.
When I contacted them they invited me to visit the dance studio, try a free lesson, come to a social evening and attend the annual carnival parade 🙂 We took them on this offer and headed their way last Saturday evening. I forgot my camera but still attempted some pictures with my phone, so please forgive their poor quality…
It was a very fun night and we definitely felt like going back! And go back we did 😉 We have enrolled for the foundation classes, and have already attended the first lesson. The teacher, and founder, is Brazilian and he is quite a character. We really did enjoy it and I am hopeful that this time around we will see great progress and continue to develop our poor dancing skills 😉
PS – Guys are welcome to attend as many classes as they would like for free. The reason behind them is that it takes longer for them to learn, it is harder to lead than to follow, and I guess that there is always a shortage of men in classes. Their excuse is that the ladies do benefit from the guys devotion to their learning, eh eh eh eh
Hiking at Mt Coot-tha
It has been raining quite a lot lately. It went on for about three or four weeks non-stop and having just moved from the UK, I was not pleased 😉 However, it has been quite warm still.
Last Sunday, the rain eased up a bit and immediately we put on our hiking shoes and headed out to discover Mt Coot-tha, which is just on our doorstep. We had a guide and planned a short walk of about 3.5 Kms just to get to know the area.
We started off in one of the many picnic areas and went down to Simpson Falls. There was still a lot of mud, because of the recent rainfall, and crossing the creeks was tricky at times. We had good fun and felt amazing after having breathed in the fresh air, walked alone among the trees, and watched so many butterflies along the way 🙂
Before the move we decided to sell our furniture. That way we would not feel conditioned by it when looking for a new place and would not worry whether or not our stuff would fit, as we have in the past.
When we rented our current place we bought the essentials: bedroom, sofa, tv stand, and little else. In January, the stuff that we decided to ship to Australia finally arrived: books, clothes, small appliances, decorations, paintings, etc. Ever since then our guest room has been full of cardboard boxes!
Now the time to buy some more furniture and unpack is here 🙂
We have time and want to buy some fine pieces that reflect our personality, and so this afternoon we went to Hawthorne, to visit the Side Street Vintage shop. The couple is so nice and they renovate old pieces really well! We fell in love with a gorgeous desk that had unfortunately been sold already but Roy is going to try to find us one just as perfect. I will definitely be bringing some of their lovely things home!
Also, they have sewing workshops and other activities worth checking out.
4 months :D
It is exactly 4 months today since we arrived in Australia! Time has definitely flown by!
It seems like yesterday that we were walking through the CBD with a map in our hands and now I find myself knowing the name of the streets by heart. So much has happened in such a short time but it is still overwhelming to think of the long journey still ahead of us until we can call this city home.
We have been able to sort out all of the bureaucracy involved in just a big move which will now allows us to focus on the fun stuff. Now, we need to focus on the social aspect of life, meeting new people, new places, and doing the many activities that bring us joy! It is the start of an exciting time for us ;-p
I must confess that I truly miss my old life, house, friends, and work colleagues back in the UK. And of course, my family and dear friends in Portugal! But we have no regrets and we are very happy to be staring a new life down under!!!
Traffic Signal Box Art
So far 900 traffic signal boxes in Brisbane have been painted by local residents. This initiative, from the City Council, is called Artforce Project and has brought light, colour and art to the streets. Anyone can submit a design application, regardless of their age or artistic experience and have their own painted box. How cool is that?
I always stop and admire the many designs that I come across and some are quite remarkable. It is such a simple yet amazing idea. So much better than the grey metal and boring boxes that only serve its purpose… These always make me smile 🙂


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MMO Botting Revealed !!
Lets face it, I'll just come out right at start and say it to everyone: "If your botting in a MMO, your a filthy cheater." Right about now, some of you are agreeing, and others are already hitting the BURY button. But lets take a look at what botting actually means in a MMO game...
UPSIDE- Your bored with the game, all you want to do is to [Gather gold][Gain XP][Harvest Resources] but you have no intention of doing it the right way. You set up your bot and go to work or to bed. When you return, you have a better character and more gold. You dont actually have to play the game; just have your PC play if for you. Your avatar will be maximum level in a short period of time and allow you to show off and Grief other players without having to endure many boring levels of being griefed yourself.
DOWNSIDE- You breathe relief every time you return to your PC and find your not banned. Also since you did not actually play most of your character, you might be clueless how to actually play the endgame.
UPSIDE- Bots can provide endless hours of entertainment! You quickly learned how to let them take aggro while you killed the mob and got the loot, you also managed to get them stuck on a tree for 8 hours when you blocked their path and directed them the wrong way.
DOWNSIDE- Better bot programs will not allow you to interfere with them. They constantly sweep the area you need to quest in of all mobs and kill steal from you. All the resources you need to work on your crafting are gone as the bots can find them faster than you can and rape every single one.
UPSIDE- None, other than the bot is a paying subscriber.
DOWNSIDE- Normal players bitch and whine about the bots. You have to invest extra time and money to actively ban and program in preventative measures. The total yearly cost greatly outweighs the subscriptions the bots provide.
UPSIDE- NONE. ONly the botters benefit.
DOWNSIDE- Normal players notice an upswing on prices for decent items and a flood of cheap items. The normal player can no longer afford a decent sword and can't sell their warez due to the botters flooding the market. Inflation is on the rise and balance with younger players is horribly affected.
Ok, so there you have the real world (Virtual-Real world) dynamics of how botting does change things. Im sure I missed a few key points as well. Face it, The game is a MMO, meaning it is meant to be played by a human being and interact with others. If your too damn lazy to actually play the game, why bother to bot at all? The only reasons are all vile in nature; Greed, Griefing, and Graft. I am only speaking about single players botting, consider this problem greater when you factor in Chinese Gold Sellers botting for their business.
A while ago, Daedren made a blog here about how he botted in WoW and upheld the made up virtues about botting. Funny, he is now complaining about how much hate mail he got. (And he is still a highlighted blogger here, so MMORPG condones cheating??) Unfortunately his twisted ideals clearly show the mindset of the typical cheating gamer. He (and others like him) simply dont feel what they are doing as cheating, and lack the ability to see the bigger picture.
Ah well. I'll head back to AION and go petition my next round of Bots. I would love to capture a movie sometime showing the mass banning; its fun to watch them just vanish off the playfield in succession...


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We all know that breakfast is a meal that cannot be skipped, and of course no meal is as satisfying as a tasty and healthy breakfast. However, preparing breakfast in the bustle of the busy mornings can be a real sore point for most people! Lack of time often makes them revert to the same old dishes every day, opt for packaged cereals, or worst, skip breakfast itself. This section of Healthy Breakfast Recipes will surely change this scenario.
It is packed with really scrumptious breakfast ideas, which are not only tasty and nutritious enough to pep up your whole day, but also made using commonly-available ingredients to make your work simple and quick. Care has been taken to use low-fat ingredients and to avoid processed and refined food products. From elaborate to jhat-pat recipes, and options that suit all age groups, you are sure to find just what you want in here.
Healthy Breakfast Veg Sandwich Recipes
Enjoy a range Paneer Dill Toast to Oats Moong Toast all made with whole wheat bread or brown bread. Check here for our Healthy Breakfast Sandwiches entire list.
Healthy Parathas for Breakfast
We all love Parathas and its an Indian favourite. We provide you some parathas which are made of whole wheat like Green Peas Parathas . Then there is a Soya basesd Minty Soya paratha which is high in Iron and Folic Acid. More Healthy Parathas here.
Idlis, Dosas for Helathy Breakfast
Enjoy the Brown Rice Dosa with some Sambar. Then there is the innovative Moong Dal Spinach Idli with some healthy chutney.
You can try our healthy Juices and Smoothies to kick start your morning. Follow this with Upma or some Oats recipes.


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Work doesn't start until nearly 8.00 a.m. but I'm an early riser so I like to get up around 6.00 a.m. I'm greeted by the sun shining in my window. It's such a refreshing change from the damp, cold winter mornings back home.
Thai cuisine is incredibly varied with seemingly no end of interesting ingredients. But when I stop to grab breakfast on my way to work, I usually go for something simple. Maybe a Thai omelet with rice.
That's the other thing about food in Thailand—it's cheap. The check, which includes a drink and a coffee, comes to less than $2.
When my students spot me outside of school they never miss the opportunity to practice their English with me. I run into some of them so often I think they've figured out my favorite breakfast spots. But they always blast me with their megawatt smiles so it's a pleasure to chat with them.
The school day in Thailand begins with the national anthem. It's an opportunity for both students and teachers to pay respect to the Thai King. He's the world's longest reigning monarch and few Thais alive today can remember a time when he wasn't leader. He's known for his work with the poor and for shielding his country from the conflict that plagued much of Southeast Asia over the past 50 years. The Thais love him dearly.
The students don't need any encouragement. They sing their national anthem at the top of their voices as their national flag is raised.
I teach 17 classes a week, each 50 minutes long. This works out as around three or four periods per day. My first class starts at 8.20 a.m., just after assembly.
The students are mannerly and well-behaved, but the secret to getting the best from them is introducing a level of fun. Thai students don't like to be too serious. So, I always set aside a little time for a quick game or activity. When the lesson ends, everyone leaves the room happy.
Before we wrap up, the students stand and shout, "Thank you teacher!" in unison. You can't help but leave in high spirits. Job satisfaction doesn't come much more immediate. Students don't offer these signs of respect because they feel it's expected or because they'll get in trouble if they don't. It's something that in my experience, they genuinely feel.
Teachers here come from all over and are of all ages. We hang out together a lot and there's a real sense of community among us. We come from different backgrounds but I guess we all appreciate how lucky we are to enjoy the lifestyle we do.
It's just a joy to teach here. The students must be among the friendliest and most respectful children on earth.
I came here on vacation 10 years ago and loved it so much I just couldn't bring myself to leave. Teaching is the only job I've done here because I love every minute of it.
If you're considering teaching in Thailand I would say one thing to you—do it. You won't regret it. I certainly didn't. Neither have any of the other teachers I've met.
Take your first step on the road to becoming an overseas English teacher now—by going here. If you do, you could be joining me in "the Land of Smiles" before the year is out.
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Wow! I discovered today through a Google alert (wonderful things!) that The Darling Strumpet is now available for pre-order on Amazon and Amazon UK. Its publication date is Jan. 4, 2011....
Also, the first two of the series of monthly articles I'm writing about the events in the corresponding months of 1660 are now up.
The inspiration for the series is that I had hoped that Darling Strumpet would be published this year to take advantage of the fact that 2010 is the 350th anniversary of the Restoration of Charles II, the reopening of the theatres that had been closed under Cromwell, and the first appearance of an actress on an English stage. Then I realized that it didn't matter - 1660 was a phenomenally eventful and important year, and I could write an article each month from May, the month in which Charles returned to London from his long exile, until January, when the book will be published. A different blog or website will host each article.
The May host is Hoydens and Firebrands:
The June host is Reading the Past:
The July host will be Raucous Royals:
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The Darling Turkish Strumpet
I'm thrilled to say that Taryn Fagerness, my foreign rights agent, has sold TURKISH rights to The Darling Strumpet! Somehow Turkey seems like a culture vastly different than Nell's England. But my father has just sent me a book called Aziyade by Pierre Loti, which he says has fascinated the Turks for many years. He visited Istanbul last year, and stayed at a hotel called Aziyade, on a street called Piyerloti - a corruption of the author's name! I haven't read the book yet, but the title character apparently has many points of similarity with Nell, and is based on a young woman with whom the author -- actually a 19th century French naval officer named Julian Viaud -- fell in love! I'll have to read it!
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In the process of building up my 4 wheel drive replacement for Wall-E, I ran across a problem that turned out to be a perfect showcase for the power of home 3D printing. The problem was what to do with a terminal strip mounted at the rear of the robot chassis, as shown in the photo below. Interestingly, the terminal strip itself is sort of a story of its own; it is from the bygone era of point-to-point wired electronics, and they aren't readily available anymore, even though they are perfect for this sort of robotics project. I had this one left over from some 20-year old project, and when I tried to find a source for re-supply, I almost struck out entirely. I finally found a source at Surplus Sales of Nebraska – add this one to your bookmarks!
OK, so the problem is – the terminal strip is great for what it is doing, but now I have Vbatt, +5V, and GND all exposed where an errant wire or screwdriver could cause real problems – what to do? Moreover, I needed some way of labeling the strip, because I now had two sets of red wires (one from the battery pack, one from regulated +5), and without some obvious and permanent labeling scheme, I was for sure going to screw this up at some point. Before the recent advent of 3D printing and the 'maker' revolution, this would have been a real show-stopper. I could have maybe found a small plastic box that I could cut down or reform somehow, or milled something fancy from a block of Lexan, but the cut-down box wold be inelegant to say the least, and the fancy milled piece of Lexan would be exorbitantly expensive and time-consuming, even assuming that I got it right the first time (unlikely). However, now that I have the super-power of 3D printing at my fingertips, I "don't need no stinking Lexan!". All I need is my imagination, TinkerCad, and my PowerSpec 3D Pro dual-extruder printer!
So, using my imagination and TinkerCad, I rapidly sketched out a design for a U-shaped protective shroud for the terminal strip, and printed it out. Once I had it mounted, I realized that I had only done half the job – literally! The U-shaped shroud protected the terminal strip from the front, but not from the top – I needed a lid of some sort to finish the job. Having a lid meant there had to be some way of keeping the lid on, while still being able to easily remove it to make changes to the strip wiring, so I needed some sort of snap-action latching mechanism. This resulted in the design shown in the following photo. The U-shaped shroud is shown in blue, with the lid shown in green. the complementary groves allow the lid to snap onto the trough.
In another hour or so, I had both parts printed up and mounted on the robot – and it worked great! However, as often happens when I design and print 3D parts, I immediately saw possibilities for improvements. The first idea was to incorporate the labeling right into the shroud design, literally. I have a dual-extruder printer, so that meant that I could put the 'Vbat', 'GND' and '+5' labels directly into the material, in a contrasting color – cool! In another hour or so, I had the labels incorporated into the design and another piece printed out, with the result shown below
After admiring my work with the integrated labeling, and the way the lid snapped on and off firmly but easily, I had another cool thought. Wall-E has a set of 4-LED's mounted at the rear of its chassis, and the software uses these to announce various program states, and I wanted to do the same thing for the new 4WD robot. However, I had not yet figured out where I was going to put them, and it suddenly occurred to me that I could use my new terminal strip cover as the platform for some readout LED's – cool!
So, in another hour or so I had yet another version designed and printed out and installed on the robot chassis, as shown in the photos below
So, in the space of a day or day-and-a-half, I went through a half-dozen or so design iterations, all the way from initial (incomplete) concept and (wrong) implementation, through several completely unforeseeable concept/idea mutations to a 'final' (to the extent that anything is final on one of my projects!) implementation that not only solved the original problem (covering the exposed wiring on the terminal strip, but also implemented integrated labeling AND added a completely new and desirable feature – the LED array bracket.
Although this little project is no great shakes in the grand scheme of things, it does serve to illustrate how the combination of essentially infinite computing power, easy-to-use design tools like TinkerCad, and cheap, capable 3D printing tool availability is revolutionizing the hardware/software development world. 40 years ago when I was a young electronics design engineer, there was a huge gap, in money and time, between a working prototype and a finished production design. And, once the production process started, changes rapidly became impossible due to the cost and time penalties. So, everybody tried to 'get it right' the first time, and many really cool ideas didn't get incorporated because they occurred too late in the design-production cycle. Now, many of these constraints no longer apply, at least not for small production volumes; we now able to operate more like the 'cut-and-try' generation of the early 20th century. No need to worry too much about which design alternative(s) is/are better when material costs are negligible and design-fabricate-test cycles are shorter than the time required to do a detailed analysis – just build them all and compare them 'in the flesh'.
Many years ago when I was an active soaring (full-size glider) pilot, I wrote a book ("Cross Country Soaring With Condor") about the use of a popular soaring simulator as a competition trainer. When it came time to get the book published, I did a lot of research and eventually settled on an outfit called 'DiggyPOD', where the 'POD' stands for 'Printing On Demand'. These folks had figured out how to eliminate most of the up-front publishing costs that made traditional book publishing inaccessible to all but established authors and professors with guaranteed markets. Consequently, I was able to get my book published in quantities and at prices that allowed me to make a profit selling into a very restrictive niche market. I think the same sort of thing is now happening in the realm of small volume consumer products. Not only is it now possible to conceive, design, and implement new products at very low cost and without any costly infrastructure, it is also possible to customize existing products in ways that would have been unimaginable 10 years ago. For instance, I recently repaired a friend's bicycle accessory. This is something that would have been impossible before. I think this 'maker' revolution is going to change our world in ways we can't even begin to imagine!
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June 8-10, 12-13: A unique outdoor storytelling experience with The Global Savages
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Canada's ** Magnetic North Theatre Festival ** features 10 days of thought-provoking theatre and fun audience encounters from June 4-13 in Ottawa.
One of the highlights of the festival is a pay-what-you-can outdoor performance of _ ** The Global Savages ** _ at the Rideau Canal Locks (below the Bytown Museum near the Ottawa River).
Through the power of storytelling, _ The Global Savages _ endeavor to create a fundamental shift in the way we understand First Nations people. Framed within the telling of the 18,000 year history of the Indigenous people of North America, audiences will come to understand the unique world-view of Aboriginal people, and how this Aboriginal world-view results in a different set of social and community values from the mainstream.
Experience an honest, inspiring journey into the heart of what it means to be human. A sacred fire and open sky surround you as a small Anishnaabeg family share their 18 000 year-old story, one gifted to them through generations of elders. A story for all mankind about the preservation of humanity- who will listen?
As _ The Global Savages _ travel they gather stories and influences from the general public by engaging in public spaces, integrating new elements into the work as the journey continues. They acknowledge and integrate the context and location of the storytelling – always outdoors, on the earth, under the sky, and in the wind. And central to every performance, is the sharing of the Lessons of Kahilla. _ The Global Savages _ experience is gentle, honest, powerful, and respectful. Be sure not to miss this one-of-a-kind performance at the 2015 Festival. ** Debajehmujig Storytellers (Manitoulin Island, ON) ** A Group Creation Directed by Joe Osawabine Featuring Traditional Teachings Passed Down by Elder Eddie King ** Performance Dates: **
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Our board-certified ophthalmologists (medical eye doctors) offer a wide range of services including: routine eyecare, medical eye exams, surgical and laser treatments, and laser vision correction.
We perform comprehensive exams for eyeglasses and offer personalized contact lens fittings.
Drs. Moschell and Coran are accepting new patients.
We provide expert diagnosis and treatment of serious eye problems including: injuries, diabetes, macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts and dry eyes.
Same-day appointments are available for emergencies.
We're located at the Physician's Office Tower, attached to West Allis Memorial Hospital. For your convenience, free valet parking is available.
Drake Optical is located right within our clinic, and there is an Aurora pharmacy in the building. This allows prescriptions to be filled on-site, right after your appointment.


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- There's something bad in that thing. Something weird and alien... Something that wants us!
Appearing in "Homecoming!"Edit
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Scotty
- Starjammers (First appearance)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (First appearance)
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (First appearance)
- Binary (Carol Danvers) (First appearance)
- Nova (Frankie Raye) (First appearance)
- Lockheed (First appearance)
- Skrulls
- Kree Death Squad (First appearance)
- Imperial Guard (Mentioned)
- Gladiator (Kallark) (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Watcher (Uatu)
- Barney
- Earth-1298 (Reality)
- A Skrull starship
- A Kree starship
- Havok's Red Hummer (H1)
Synopsis for "Homecoming!"Edit
The whole universe is in an uproar about the Goblin Queen, and they all decide to attack Earth at once, focusing on Havok and Scotty instead of the Queen herself.
So Havok and Scotty are out fishing living the "normal" life, when they're attacked first by the Starjammers, (who are trying to warn them about the other coming groups), then by a Kree Death Squad, and then by Gladiator, an Imperial Guard of the Shi'ar. The Starjammers, made up of Cyclops, the Silver Surfer, Binary, Nova and Lockheed, stopped a rogue Skrull ship from destroying Earth on their way to warn Havok.
Havok and Cyclops meet, supposedly for the first time in this universe, but they both recognize each other immediately somehow and treat the meeting like it's no big deal. (Which it really isn't for Havok, since he grew up with his big brother back in his own universe).
Eventually Uatu steps in and kicks the other aliens off of Earth, claiming it as under his protection now that the Goblin Queen is dead.
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They hibernate during winter. They find a protected spot such as a hollow tree, a cave or even inside buildings. They often are seen emerging in mass from a ceiling fixture or under the eave of a roof on a warm day in spring.
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About Beech Croft Farm Caravan & Camping Park
Beech Croft Farm is a friendly, family-run caravan park and campsite located between Buxton and Bakewell in Derbyshire. With the cheeky resident pygmy goats - Rosie & Jim, a small children's play area, advernture trails and space for ball games it is a perfect spot for families to try their hand at camping. Situated adjacent to the owners small sheep farm, with views towards the rolling Derbyshire hills and stunning walks right from the campsite, it is an ideal base for exploring the Peak District National Park.
A warm and friendly welcome awaits you from John & Julie Gregory who run the campsite alongside their small sheep farm. Beech Croft Farm is beautifully situated, nestling in a sheltered meadow, with stunning views towards the lush Derbyshire countryside. Touring caravans, motor caravans and family tents are welcome here. Beech Croft Farm is located at Blackwell in the Peak, a small hamlet with just 10 houses and a few small farms. The Monsal Trail with its newly opened tunnels and cycle hire facilities is just ¾ of a mile along the Pennine Bridleway from the campsite entrance. Local places for day trips include Bakewell, Buxton, Castleton, Chatsworth, and many other charming towns and villages.
Child friendly campsite in the Peak District
There are 30 hardstanding caravan pitches which all include 16 amp electric hook ups, water tap and TV socket providing a digital signal. The caravan hardstanding pitches are relatively flat. For families with tents, there are three camping areas where you can choose where to pitch. Most of the pitches are slightly sloping being nestled into the hillside but if you do if require a flat pitch then you need to head right to the top of the campsite. However the further up the field you are the further away you are to the toiler/ shower block.
The park offers excellent facilities including toilet and shower block with underfloor heating which keeps the building toast and warm. The immaculate shower block is well kept and showers are free to use so need to worry about feeding a meter. There is a small on-site shop offering basic provisions that also sells Calor and Camping Gaz. There are 10amp electric hookups available which can be used by purchasing a prepayment card. Unused units are refunded to you at the end of your stay. There is a minimum of two night stays at weekends (in high season) and three nights minimum at bank holidays.
On the way to the toilet block you pass the Pygmy goat enclosure, the laundry room and a useful wooden cabin which houses a hot drink machine and basic cooking facilities including a microwave. This really comes into its own the weather decides not to comply.
A small play area for the children has some climbing equipment and enjoys the most fantastic views of the surrounding area. Also there is plenty of space for ball games and for the kids to run off steam.
There is also a fully enclosed dog exercise field so you don't need to leave your beloved four legged friend behind. The campsite has fantastic views and beautiful walks are easily accessible from the site or within a short drive.
A food van sometimes frequents the campsite, serving breakfasts, snacks and pizzas.
There are lots of beautiful walks accessible by walking straight from the campsite including Chee Dale and the Monsal trail. Chee Dale is a hidden gem, a beautiful walk in the valley along the river, it is simply stunning but this is not a walk for when the river is high. The Monsal trail is only a 30 min walk away, great for cycling with its old tunnels.


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With a stay at Fairfield Inn & Suites Hershey Chocolate Avenue, you'll be centrally located in Hershey, convenient to The Hershey Story Museum and Hershey's Chocolate World. This hotel is within close proximity of Giant Center and Hersheypark Arena.
Make yourself at home in one of the 108 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, while 32-inch LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
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Enjoy recreational amenities such as an indoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Grab a bite from a grocery/convenience store serving guests of Fairfield Inn & Suites Hershey Chocolate Avenue.
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In this journey of intersection of green and digital we can witness several interesting examples connected closely to our daily lives in several ways. These can be smart solutions in the residential business world (yellow storm-customer driven smart meters) to more efficient tools and applications for communications (BT-HD level virtual conferencing). Not only this but the incorporation of green in to digital world can also enable improved agricultural practices and community building (digital green-) to sustainable investments in green technologies (watervent).
Looking deeper in to customer side the residential businesses, it's a lot about motivation and customer behavior.
Explanation helps but needs to be supplemented by smart, real, hands-on solutions which can inculcate feelings of excitement and engagement in the heart and mind of the users. Several approaches to foster sustainable consumer behavior can be setting social norms, using eco-system approaches in creating new applications, creating new opportunities close to the customer and creating opportunities in the non-utility world thus spreading out creativity in spheres where it is presently not available. An interesting example can be use of smart grids to organize and manage the crowd of customers and producers. Another interesting tool can be the application of social media for increasing innovation power and generating new business models. But important is how to communicate? and ask ourselves that "are we ready to change? And how much change do we like? What will be the consequences of such change?"
Expanding on the business perspective, Kai Lorenz (BT, Germany) stressed on the need of setting sustainability targets in the business models and the need to create advance technology to enable new work culture for articulating new ideas and concepts. It's a challenge to create a balance between the economics and ecology. Rikin Gandhi (Digital Green, India) wonderfully explained how advanced digital technology can help poor farmers in India to increase their profits and also connect with each other by learning and applying the latest agricultural practices on the fields by using information technology tools. This created a community where incentives were created not just based on money but also on value system. It was inspiring to see to see how technology integrates in to agriculture and also in to the social systems.


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Stella Ruffington's Doggy Playcare offers an extensive program of canine obedience training and behavior modification at the hands of two top-notch professional trainers. You may select either private lessons at your home in the Seattle area or in-kennel training at Camano Island Kennels, Stella Ruffington's sister facility about an hour north of Seattle on rural Camano Island.
Training in both places is tailored to meet the unique needs of you and your dog, and includes opportunities for puppy jump-start instruction, basic obedience training and off-leash advanced training. Our instructors also are well qualified to provide problem-solving assistance if you wish to address issues such as canine aggression, excessive barking, destruction of property, unwanted digging, careless bathroom habits or any other undesirable behaviors. Instruction is honed to the specific needs of your household.


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In this 78th session, Coffee & Cigarettes Band presented the vol.10 of their regular program "electric roots". They picked tunes from their 7inch collection with love. And we had Radius, the beatmake from Chicago, in Malmö! He shared his special live set with us and listers. Thank you for comimg, Radius!
Every Wednesday the dublab.jp team streams live from Malmö Cafe & Bar in Tokyo for "Radio Collective". If you're in Tokyo join them in person for the fun, or you can tune-in from anywhere in the world by visiting dublab.jp. The broadcast event starts each Wednesday at 9pm Tokyo time / 4am Los Angeles time.
dublab.jp Radio Collective #78 From cafe Malmö, Tokyo (10.22.14)
Coffee & Cigaretts Band:
1.Reflection Eternal / 2000Seasons(Chill Out Instrumental) (Rawkus)
2.Byard Lancaster / BlueTrain (Heavenly Sweetness)
3.Tayor McFerrin / Already There Feat.Robert Glasper&Thundercat (Brainfeeder)
4.John Cannon / J.C's Groove (Unirhythm)
5.Donnie / Our New National Anthem (Giant Step Records)
6.Tiombe Lockhart / Mr.Johnnie Walker (Giant Step Records)
7.Bacao Rhythm&The Steel Band / Round&Round (Plane Jane)
8.Reflection Eternal / Fortifiled Live (Rawkus)
9.Unknown / Norwegian Wood Version
10.Unknown / W.Rilley Version
11.Unknown / Bible Again Version
12.Unknown / Come Again Version
13.Unknown / Tempo
14.Unknown / Sound Boy Killing Version
15.Unknown / Jah Screw Dub Version
16.Unknown / Coming Home To Zion Version
17.The Crusaders / Soul Shadows (MCA Records)
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Microspace expands satellite digital cinema distribution to 3000 North American screens
Satellite digital cinema distributor Microspace Communications has expanded its network to more than 3000 screens across North America, the company said last week.
Since 2005, it has delivered 33 major motion pictures from nine studios, including the first 3-D movie and the first 4K movie via satellite, to theater circuits within the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Using its VELOCITY satellite system, Microspace now services six full theater circuits including Carmike Cinemas, Celebration! Cinema, Megaplex and Cineplex Entertainment. In addition to these full theater circuits, Microspace also delivers feature films and alternative content to theaters across 22 other circuits.
Microspace Communications is a subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting, which owns WRAL-TV in Raleigh-Durham, NC.
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text: Trinidad Moruga Scorpion (according to the media) peppers have avarege Scoville Heat Unit (SHU, which is a measurement for spiciness created by capsaicin in peppers) of over 1.2 million, with some Trinidad Moruga Scorpion scoring over 2 million SHU. To put those numbers in perspective, Jalapeno peppers have SHUs of 2,500-10,000, and Thai green chili has SHUs of 50,000-100,000. So these Scorpions are more than 200 times hotter than your average jalapeno on average! Chefs apparently have to wear gas masks and protective gear to handle this pepper. I believe it, because I had tingling, burning sensations when I touched a Habanero pepper when I visited Mexico, and Habaneros are only 100,000-350,000 SHUs. Eating one of these peppers would literally be like eating pepper spray :@ http://www.ibtimes.com/trinidad-moruga-scorpion-worlds-hottest-pepper-tops-2m-scoville-heat-units-411812 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Moruga_Scorpion


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The Chinese will become the world's second richest people overtaking the Japanese as the number of millionaires is set to jump significantly in the next five years, according to the Global Wealth Report 2012 released by Credit Suisse Research Institute.
"If the recent growth trends continue, China could reach the real wealth level that the USA enjoyed in 1992, which would represent a jump of 22 'USA years' in just five," says Credit Suisse.
China's total household wealth is expected to cross $38tn, much ahead of Japan's $35tn within the next five years.
On the other hand, global household wealth rose just one percent over the past year, the smallest rise since the mortgage crisis in 2008.
Among the countries in the Asia Pacific region, China's household wealth grew at an average of 13 percent per annum in the past decade, double the average rate of 5.8 percent at which the wealth of the rest of the world grew.
Household wealth is the value of the households' financial and non-financial assets minus debt.
The report notes that the significant growth in personal wealth of the Chinese is due to "high savings rate and relatively well-developed financial institutions; a high proportion of Chinese household assets are in financial form compared with other major developing countries".
"However, wealth inequality has been rising strongly with the wealth of successful entrepreneurs, professionals and investors increasing," points out the report.
Depicting a different picture on the Chinese development, a new report from Amnesty International has pointed out that forced evictions have significantly risen in the past two years often ending up in harassment, beating and self-immolation. The human rights watchdog has documented 41 cases of self-immolation between 2009 and 2012.
Credit Suisse says global household wealth will reach $330tn (£206tn) in the next five years with the United States leading the wealth rally with $89tn of household net worth in 2017.
On the contrary, total household wealth in Europe has fallen by close to $1tn as several countries in the region are going through tough times of economic recession, making it the biggest loser in wealth creation. Subdued housing markets, decline in equity markets and constant depreciation of the currencies have contributed to the loss with France, Italy, Spain and Germany becoming the biggest losers.
Though the millionaire population constituted just 0.06 percent of the world population, they account for nearly 40 percent of the global wealth.


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This post isn't card related but it is craft related.
We moved to Texas about ten years ago and found out very quickly that Texans looooove football, not that other states don't, but they really love it. They do it up big here too! Big stadiums and big traditions. One of those big traditions is Homecoming mums! The bigger the better!
Here's where the craftiness part begins.
My son comes home from school and says he's taking a senior to Homecoming and needs me to make a mum! A BIG mum cause she's a Senior! Awesome, I get to get my craft on. So after a trip to Michael's and Hobby Lobby and a ridiculous amount of money spent it was time to break out the staples and glue gun. A search on youtube for Military Braids, a couple of days working on it and a few burnt fingers later and this is the end result.
How do you like the Harry Potter bear? The robe is a recycled t-shirt that didn't fit me anymore. There are also lights around the mum, but I have to find my batteries.
Until next time, have a great day and thanks for stopping by! TTFN
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Dear First Grade, You Are So Very Welcome!
Thank you!! One field trip bus down, three more to go!
Thanks to all of you who donated to the fund to provide busses for Smith's upcoming field trips. Because of you we are able to provide a bus for the fourth grade trip to the Flynn Theater next week!
Special thanks to the Murphy family for their generous donations!
The next trip for which we need help funding a bus is the kindergarten trip on March 31st. Private cars or the city bus are absolutely not options for this group!
To contribute electronically, click the "donate" button on the home page of this website, or drop money off in the main office with Tina.
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After nearly a decade since the last sell-out UK tour, Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed Broadway production of Boublil and Schönberg's musical Les Misérables will play Edinburgh Festival Theatre in 2019.
This brilliant new staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed "Les Mis for the 21st Century". With scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, the magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the songs; "I Dreamed a Dream", "On My Own", "Bring Him Home", "One Day More", "Master Of The House" and many more. Seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 45 countries and in 22 languages, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the world's most popular musicals.
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This blog post could also be titled 'why my hair is fried'. As soon as I hit my teens I was desperate to dye my hair, my mum told me I couldn't until I was 16, but at 15 she finally relented and it all got crazy from there. Why am I talking about this now? Well my once beautiful pink locks have faded to a horrible yellow/blonde and with having a sort of serious job now I wanted something a bit more practical, but still fun. What is that going to be? Well you'll just have to wait till next week, as until I see my hairdresser I'm not 100% sure myself. I also hoping to try and grow out the bleached parts of my hair, but with my natural hair colour being so dark I don't know if this is going to be possible to get the colour I want. How did my hair end up being so damaged? Well let's take a look at some of my past hair colours and see. Let the ritual humiliation commence!
So there you are, now you can see why my ends are in trouble! I am going to do a hair care post soon to show how I keep my hair in relatively good condition, because considering how often I used to bleach it, it should be far worse! This isn't even close to all the hair colours I've had but I spent most of my teenagers avoiding cameras and I've also lost a lot of photos from back in my myspace days. What's the most ridiculous hair colour/style you've had? Would you like me to do anymore posts on hair? let me know


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text: The genome sequence of sp. arsenic in the wild type inducible by exposure to a sublethal concentration of the metal. Northern hybridization and reverse transcription-PCR analyses showed that 83-44-3 manufacture sp. strain NRC-1 is an excellent model for postgenomic analysis of heavy metal resistance. Its genome is completely sequenced, and a large number of genetic tools are available for characterization of this extreme halophile (3, 9, 10). It is easily grown in the laboratory in hypersaline medium containing about a 10-fold concentration of seawater (2), and its natural environment is usually rich in heavy metals, many of which are toxic to cells. The genome sequence of sp. strain NRC-1 revealed multiple putative metal ion transporter genes, including arsenic, cadmium, copper, cobalt, zinc, and iron (9), indicating an excellent ability to handle metal ions in its environment. However, none of these hypothetical genes has been shown to be functional, and very few studies have been directed at the understanding of heavy metal resistance in haloarchaea. The sp. strain NRC-1 genome contains a 2-Mb chromosome and two megaplasmids/minichromosomes, pNRC100 and pNRC200 (191 and 365 kb, respectively) 83-44-3 manufacture (6-9). The pNRC replicons share 145 kb of identity, including large inverted repeats that recombine to produce inversion isomers in the cell. The replicons also contain unique DNA, with a 45-kb segment within the large single-copy region of pNRC100 coding for an gene cluster including (Fig. ?(Fig.1).1). Annotation of the sp. strain NRC-1 genome sequence also identified another putative gene, gene homologs near on pNRC100, a second gene ((Fig. ?(Fig.1).1). These genes were thought to be involved in arsenic resistance because of their homology to previously characterized genes (8, 9, 12). FIG. 1. The gene cluster of sp. strain NRC-1. A 14-kb region of pNRC100 (bp 132000 to144000) (8) from wild-type sp. strain NRC-1 is shown containing the genes putatively responsible for arsenic resistance in this organism. Genes … The operons of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria have been found on both plasmids and chromosomes, and the majority of these determinants are three-gene operons (12). The gene encodes the 13-kDa As(III)- and Sb(III)-responsive regulator, and encodes a transporter responsible for proton-gradient-dependent extrusion of As(III) and Sb(III). Additional resistance to arsenate As(V) requires an arsenate reductase encoded by and sp. strain NRC-1, the has an apparent divergent CYFIP1 operon structure with transcribed leftward and transcribed rightward (Fig. ?(Fig.1).1). This is a highly unusual operon structure and surprisingly does not contain a transporter resembling ArsB. The location of ArsD suggested that it might regulate ArsA in (12). Interestingly, the single recognizable ArsB family homolog in is coded for at a separate chromosomal locus and is rather distantly related to ArsB sequences in bacteria. Two additional pNRC100 genes with possible involvement in arsenic resistance are located immediately downstream of the genes: a putative operon encoding a second member of the ArsR family (sp. strain NRC-1 genes contribute to arsenic resistance in this 83-44-3 manufacture archaeon, we have employed a genetic approach using an improved method of gene knockout (10). We generated deletions of both pNRC100 loci, a putative arsenite(III)-methyltransferase gene and a putative chromosomally encoded gene; determined their sensitivity to arsenite As(III), arsenate As(V), and 83-44-3 manufacture antimonite Sb(III); and established the induction characteristics of the genes in the wild type. Significantly, our results indicate that multiple mechanisms of arsenic resistance are operating in this haloarchaeon. MATERIALS AND METHODS Strains, culturing, and deletion construction. strain DH5 was used as a 83-44-3 manufacture host for plasmid constructions (13). Plasmid pSK400 (pseudonym pMPK408; a gift from M. P. Krebs) (10, 11), containing the 1.3-kb PshAI fragment with the gene of sp. strain NRC-1 cloned into the EcoRV site of Litmus 28, was used as a vector for construction of gene knockouts (Fig. ?(Fig.2).2). All oligonucleotide primers used for gene knockouts are listed in Table ?Table1.1. sp. strain NRC-1 genomic DNA was used as a template for initial PCR amplification. Inserts in plasmids pSK402, pSK421, and pSK431 were checked by sequencing..


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Opinion: Network Intrusion Prevention Isn't a This-Generation TechnologyBy Larry Seltzer | Posted 2006-07-05 Print
Are you running a network-based IPS? Do you run it in-line? Do you actually have blocking on? I didn't think so.The network perimeter at the typical enterprise is getting to be a crowded place.
You've got firewalls and VPN concentrators at the very outside. You've got intrusion detection and prevention, virus scanners, e-mail security devices, and boxes to do network access control and content filtering. Of course you might have outsourced some services, such as e-mail hygiene. But others really need to be done at your actual network perimeter.
And all these boxes run in-line, creating a tenuous physical architecture, potential points of failure and multiple potential performance bottlenecks, but, as Arlo Guthrie said, that's not what I came here to tell you about.
I came to talk about the toughest job in the whole perimeter: the intrusion prevention system, or IPS. It turns out that the IPS not only has the most difficult job performed at the network perimeter, it's not generally taken seriously.
Click here to read eWEEK Labs' sample RFP for IPS implementation.
The IPS at the network perimeter evolved out of the IDS (intrusion detection system), which scans network traffic looking for signs of attack and reports them. IDSes developed the reputation of bombarding administrators with reports, very few of which really needed to be dealt with.
IPSes, like IDSes, are driven by attack signatures for which they scan the traffic. An IPS goes a step further: It not only scans for attacks, but also attempts to block them. There's another type of IPSa host-based IPSwhich runs on a computer and attempts to block attacks aimed at that specific computer.
Unsurprisingly, network IPSes suffer from all the problems of network IDSes: Depending on how you tune them, they are prone to false positives and have the potential to slow all network traffic. Host-based IPSes have a significant advantage: Since they run on the computer they're protecting, they have the ability to monitor the state of that system and the context of the attack.
Both network and host-based IDSes have the ability to detect specific attacks that have a specific signature. Both can, to some degree, detect some attacks generically, such as stack-based buffer overflows. But the host-based IPS can look at the state of registers and processes into which that potential buffer overflow is traveling. It has more information from which to make intelligent decisions.
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My frugality is so deeply ingrained that I get a thrill not only from saving myself money but also from saving other people money. In fact, I started this blog when Friend-of-Frugal-Son asked me to help him save money on groceries. Well, said friend was premed and didn't have time to read the blog. He's a doctor now, by the way, and working at Walter Reed in Washington DC.
We recently hosted a Roommate-of-Frugal-Son. He was a guest at a wedding in our town. I suppose he lamented the $200 a night hotel rate and Frugal Son offered up our house. Happy to do it! I told him that in addition to saving him (a young fellow in his 20s) $400 for the two nights, I had made a deposit of $400 into my karmic savings account.
We enjoyed having our guest. He was not around very much for one thing. It was nice to chat now and again and to hear about his adventures at the wedding events.
It occurred to me that a young guest--or even roommate--would be a cure for some of what ails many of the elderly. My own mother --an extreme extrovert without a lot of "alone" interests--has been miserable in her widowhood. She lives in a large community in Florida with many activities, but the activities are skewed to those in their early 60s--the age of my parents when they moved there. She is thinking of moving to an independent living community near my brother and his family. That is probably what she will do. However, that involves leaving her Florida cohort, which is, perforce, growing smaller.
I suggested that she think of moving in with one of her children (with the houses modified for separate quarters). She was horrified. A roommate? That would be even more out of the question. I think these things are coded "poor" for members of that generation.


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Hasselmans. The "Granddaddy of Harp."
His stats:
French (well, born in Belgium)
Composer for harp (50+ pieces), Harpist, Harp teacher
Dad was a harpist (and his first teacher)
Mom dated Gabriel Faure at some point
Studied under Gottlieb Krüger, Xavier Desargas, and Ange-Conrad Prumier (anyone ever heard of them? I hadn't.)
Became the Head Harp Coach at the Paris Conservatories in his day.... he had many influential students who continued to shape the French harp world as he did (which is why I call him the granddaddy of harp): Henriette Renie, Marcel Tournier, Carlos Salzedo, Marcel Grandjany, Lily Laskin, and Pierre Jamet.
You can't help but like the guy. His music sounds nice-sounding to non-harpists, and feels good to the fingertips of a harpist. His pieces are idiomatic and intuitive... writing in a way that totally suits the instrument and displays its capabilities in a friendly way.
And, yes, as you may have guessed: he's written on the subject of autumn.
Actually, three "easy improvisations" under the title "Feuilles D'Automne" (Autumne Leaves)...
Sérénade Mélancolique Op. 45 (Melancholy Serenade)
Crépuscule Op. 46 (Sunset)
Calme Op. 47 (Calm)
They were each written for a different student of his, none of them of who made the earlier mentioned list of influential harpists.
Gonna focus on only one of the three improvisations here, as it is my favorite: Sérénade Mélancolique. It's just that: a sad song.
Kinda humorous: the dictionary on my computer defines serenade as "a piece of music sung or played in the open air, typically by a man at night under the window of his lover." Combine that with dying leaves and inclement weather and you get "Sérénade Melancolique" by Alphonse Hasselmans.
6/8 time, Adantino, g minor.
I can visualize a man walking, talking to himself silently, singing, searching, schmoozing, reminiscing, feeling slightly empty. It's a piece so simple yet so beautiful- first melody, second melody, interruption by a hefty autumn wind, recap of the first melody. Short and so sweet.
So, yes, Autumn can be sad and melancholy after all, according to Mr. Hasselmans.
I find all three of these "improvisations" to be melancholy- very much the "sad" and reflective side of the autumn coin.


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USB Drive with a Display
I actually like this idea ... a USB drive with a way to display a message, along with the free space!
A new window on USB drives. Blog: Memorex unveiled its next USB drive with an LCD screen it says takes the guesswork out of remembering what is stored on the... [CNET News.com]


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Read Theory is an online educational tool that features more than 1,000 reading comprehension exercises through which students learn to infer the meanings of words from context and improve their vocabulary. It adapts the reading experience and exercises to the students' skill levels, making it suitable for all ages.
Read Theory monitors the progress of each student and provides a detailed insight into her grades. Through continued use of the tool, it matches the presented materials to the progress that students make and gradually introduces new materials that are more advanced. The complexity of the exercises ranges from reading at an elementary-school level to SAT- and GRE-level verbal reasoning and reading comprehension. Professional educators who are a part of the Read Theory program create original texts that they refine and test for educational purposes.
To add an element of fun and make the program more motivational, Read Theory includes game mechanics through which students can track their reading levels, the number of quizzes they passed and overall points. As of 2015, Read Theory plans to add achievement badges to the website, while it already allows teachers to create contests based on the accrued points. The program also allows teachers to provide detailed instructions to each student individually and provides them with access to a progress report section that includes graphs, charts and various statistics.


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Behold Swizz Beatz Feat. T.I. "Swizz Beatz Brings Out T.I." Video, a new offering from Swizz Beatz, which was released on Thursday, December 1st, 2011. Swizz Beatz's rap artistry continues to improve with every release, something which is most definitely evidenced on Swizz Beatz Feat. T.I. "Swizz Beatz Brings Out T.I." Video. His ever - expanding catalogue is definitely better for it, and we're looking forward to the next piece of the puzzle - aren't you?
Was the inclusion of T.I. a good call?
What do y'all think of this video?
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|Gemini Wearing the Barkday Hat
May your tail wag, your belly be full, and may you have a forever family to rub your tummy and scratch behind your ears. --------- the collies' blessing to other dogs
|Gemini Wearing the Barkday Hat
Happy Birthday! Sounds like it was a special day.
Happy Birthday! Hope you got some new toys!
Happy barkday, Gemini. Glad it's a fun one for you.
Happy barkday, Miss Gem!!! Poor girl, u gotta wear that silly hat...Sherman did warn u :-) At least it's stylish with Scooby-Doo on it. U know, next year when it's dad's birthday, jump on the bed and wake him up and make him wear a silly hat too...sounds like a plan, doesn't it? BOL ;-)
Happy Belated Birthday dear Gemini!!!!
You know, we have been talking for years, but I don't know what your first name is! Mine is Kat or Kathleen.


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Thursday, 7 October 2010
Stigma: Narratives of families in HIV/AIDS care in Kerala
The Centre for South Asian Studies, Edinburgh University has a series of seminars for October, including a talk by George Palattiyil on
HIV/AIDS in Kerala
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Ulta sent me a 20% off coupon for a haircut and I want to use it soon. I need a haircut. I am hoping to go on many interviews in the next few months. Getting my haircut is one way I can ensure that I present the best me there is. Right now my hair is maybe an inch or so from my shoulders and when it gets this length it has a tendency to do its own thing which is really very annoying.
So I'm asking you all to help me pick the best style for me. I know I will have the final say but I would like to know what you all think. I used to have my hair cut really short. The last time I did was when I was in college and shortly there after.
As a kid I used to always keep my hair short but then some guy called me a dude and I stopped doing that.
These are some of my favorite choices:
So what do you think? Any other ideas? Can you think of something you would like to see me try? I like sass and easy.


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|180° sur la Pointe-Basse ★★★
This is a new acquisition, I am offering for rental this typical Magdalen Islands style house, freshly fully refurbished and refurnished; Open concept area with warm and cosy decoration plus modern touch, a large balcony to attend the morning sunrise show with untouchable scenic vista of Pointe-Basse, the sea and Entry Island.
A country stroll link the house to local features such as the fishing wharf and daily catch, the smokehouse Fumoir d'Antan, the cheese makers Pied de Vent.
Fresh herbs from the garden, fresh eggs from the farm, a large selection of spices and also a choice of teas and herbal teas will fulfill the hedonist in you.
You are surrounded by superb beaches; the scenic bluffs beach, the caves pierced red cliffs and white sand of the South Dune beach and, seconds from the house, the cute small beach of Pointe-Basse.
Check rates and availabilities
Address :
116, chemin Loiseau
Havre-aux-Maisons - G4T 5H4
Manon Letarte
: 418-969-7104
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Facilities :
- 2 bedrooms on 2nd floor, of which the loft size masters bedroom with a bathtub
- High standard bedings with down duvet (or synthetic in case of allergy)
- Bathroom with multi-jets shower and french terry bathrobes
- Fully equipped kitchen (base ingredients, spices selection, granit crockery, etc.)
- Propane gaz cooker
- Microwaves oven, dish-washer
- Nespresso machine + capsules, milk foam maker
- Living room with wood stove and firewood
- flat screen TV + channels subscription
- high speed Internet access
- Garden and balcony furnitures
- Barbecue, picnic table
- Beach towels and beach chairs
- Activities suggestions on request
- Possibility to have a fridge filled with local food on your arrival (+$)
- Possibility to have a car (manual shift Mini Cooper) for your stay (+$)
- Small pets accepted
- No-smoking
at 116 chemin Loiseau
an untouchable vista of Pointe-Basse
selection of teas and herbal teas
tour around Pointe-Basse, take a walk
|open concept area with maritime accent and a moderne touch
|central unit with propane cooker, chef style cuisine
|master loft bedroom
|...with bathtub et vista
|bathroom on 2nd floor
|multiple jets shower
|this nice picture is in fact a window!
|Entry Island, definitely worth a sea trip, ferry crossing every morning from Grindstone
|after the beach the road passes by the lighthouse
|wreckage beach
|the stone giant
|let's have some lobster at the wharf


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If the 2014 Lolë White Tour wasn't enough to get you through the ROM doors this summer, then the mind-moulding museum has another treat in store for fashion lovers. On June 21, a new exhibition entitled Fashion Follows Form: Designs for Sitting will open at the Royal Ontario Museum, featuring fashions from internationally acclaimed, Toronto-based designer Izzy Camilleri's IZ Adaptive collection.
The exhibition showcases Camilleri's innovative, fashionable, functional — and affordable — designs that are among the first in the world created exclusively to meet the needs of women and men who use wheelchairs. Displayed alongside Camilleri's designs are 18th and 19th century fashions from the ROM's collection, also retrospectively created for a seated, L-shaped body.
Journalists Jeanne Beker and Barbara Turnbull are Honorary Chairs of exhibition, while the whole spectacle was made possible by the astute eye of Dr. Alexandra Palmer, the Nora E. Vaughan Fashion Costume Senior Curator in the ROM's World Cultures department. Palmer says she was motivated to collaborate with Camilleri after discovering the designer's shop in Toronto's west end: "Izzy has been called 'Canada's most PC (Perfectly Cut) fashion designer' for good reason. She has broken new ground by designing and creating pieces for maximum comfort, ease, and style for those who have traditionally had difficulty finding clothing that fits."
Included in the exhibition is a Camillieri-designed leather jacket (as seen above with the adaptive back), trench coat, wedding dress, and tuxedo. Fashion Follows Form also features Camilleri's iconic designs including the silver fox coat worn by none other than Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.


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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Joining the Wonderfully Wicked Read-a-thon!
If you haven't noticed I've slacked off on my reading and posting for the last month or so. I'm joining this read-a-thon to help me get back on track and a few more books knocked of my tbr.
My son only has one more regular season tackle football game, and the other has one more double header in baseball, and then I should have a little more time to take care of some serious reading.
If you would like to join to give a little more incentive to read some great books, the information and sign ups can be found HERE
I haven't made goals at this point, but I have a short period of time to get that all put together.
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Elevations Credit Union announces new branches, offices, board leadership
Boulder-based Elevations Credit Union recently announced opening dates and locations for its three planned new locations, as well as new office space in Broomfield.
The downtown Boulder branch, in the Wencel building at 13th and Walnut, will open in July. Crews broke ground April 25 on a new branch in midtown Fort Collins at 2025 South College Ave., which will open in late 2017. Another Fort Collins location, a multi-use branch and community room will open at 221 East Mountain Ave. by 2018.
Elevations also will be operating offices at 1 Environmental Way in Broomfield's Interlocken Business Park. Administrative staff will operate there to support the credit union's expansion across the Front Range.
Three board members — Eric Jones, Ray Martinez and Jim Menghi — were re-elected to three-year terms. Nancy Herbert was elected board chair, Kate Brown was elected board vice chair, Martinez was elected board secretary and Jones was elected board treasurer.
Family of Lafayette's Zaida Mattson hosting celebration of life
A celebration of life is being held this Saturday for Zaida Mattson, a Lafayette girl who battled cancer for nearly a decade before dying in early March. Zaida, 12, captured the attention of the community through her long struggle and an attempt by local bioscience companies to find a treatment for her rare form of cancer.
The celebration will take place Saturday, May 6 from 4:30 to 9 p.m. at the Vista Ridge Community Center in Erie, 2750 Vista Pkwy. The family friendly event will include face painting and other kids' activities, live music, entertainment and plenty of food, drinks and desserts.
"This party is to celebrate Zaida's life, to remember her, and acknowledge how she affected so many people in our community and all over the world, in so many beautiful ways," said Nichol Mattson, Zaida's mother. "Zaida was a powerful and wonderful force in this world, and everyone loved her. She taught courage, resiliency, love... She never quit.
"This a chance for anyone who knew her or her story to come together and honor her."
Elevations Credit Union in Boulder has hired industry veteran Mark Sööt as a mortgage loan Officer. He brings over 20 years of mortgage lending experience in the Boulder area. Sööt will begin at the credit union's 2960 Diagonal Highway branch, but will eventually be based at the newly announced downtown Boulder branch located at 13th and Walnut Streets. Go to elevationscu.com.
Terri Taydus has recently joined an elite group of Colorado Landmark Realtors in Boulder who are members of who's who in luxury real estate. Their website, LuxuryRealEstate.com features more multi-million dollar properties than any other site.
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text: Nobody does quirky quite like Jennings, and this offering falls right into line with his other works. Andrew J. Forrest, proud denizen of Mt. Mole, Kansas, takes it into his head to investigate the sudden disappearance of the most-disliked member of the community, Assistant Principal Jacob Farley. His deadpan narration takes him, scooter-back, around town, as he interviews a bevy of equally quirky suspects (including his mother), pursues the lovely and lively Georgia Wayne, and almost in spite of himself solves more mysteries than one. As with Jennings's previous books, the fun is in the voice and the details rather than the ultimate outcome. Andrew is a loner, a boy who is all-too-aware of his own liabilities (including a regrettable inability to maintain a focus) but who matter-of-factly plows through life. Mt. Mole itself becomes a character, with its grid layout, which labels its streets alphabetically after native animals (resulting in Flea, Jackalope, Opossum, and Toad Streets), and its curious propensity for geological and meteorological oddities. A wry, witty, and always intelligent work that's as individualistic as its hero. (Fiction. 8-12)


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TRPV 1 is the relative dielectric constant of the dielectric layer 136668-42-3 and both the response frequency and the driving voltage are larger. In equation (1) and this driving voltage is called the operating voltage of the GLM. If y is 13(d0+d1/1) and this driving voltage is called the pull-in voltage of the GLM. According to the analysis above and which is the relative dielectric constant of the air equals to 1 1. The initial phase difference of the designed GLM is (2n'+1). When a voltage is applied on the GLM is a correctional factor it is indicated that the spring constant of the GLM is larger the electrostatic force is much larger than the mechanical restoring force the electrostatic force pulls the movable grating down. If y is /4( is the wavelength of incident light) the movable grating will pull in the phase difference becomes 2n' the spring constant k of the GLM is only an unknown variable V=(d0+d11?y)2ky0A (1) where A is the area of the movable grating y is the displacement of the movable grating
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Memoria Technica is owned and operated by Brittany Nicole Cox, also known as Nico. She is an Antiquarian Horologist, which is another way of saying "specialized mechanic". More specifically, she is a clock- and watchmaker who specializes in the conservation and restoration of antique automata and mechanical music objects. She was featured in the above video by CNN's Great Big Story in 2017.
She is fascinated by magical automata used and made by magicians of old, and one day hopes to own an antique mechanical peacock that can pull an ace from a deck of cards.
One of her most challenging & favorite projects was covered here by Lynn Levy at Radiolab. You can also read about some of her other projects here.
She is also the author of The Automata Cabinet blog, a space where she catalogues some of her horological ventures.
She lives in Seattle Washington. Please click here to view her CV.
Portrait of Brittany N. Cox by Olga Abramson.


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Here is an Ode to Libby, our kitty. We just recently found out that she is the last surviving kitten from her entire litter. They have all taken fatal rides on vehicle tires. She has survived the same thing 4 times now. We joke that she only has 5 lives left - not to waste them! So here is to the luckiest cat alive!
Libby must run and hide at times to save herself from being mauled by kids. She hides anywhere she can - Isn't she beautiful?!
Libby loves to stalk her prey and pounce, whether it be a foot or a hand - of course she did catch her first mouse last night, so we know we aren't spoiling her too much - way to go Libs!
Libby snuck under the covers of our bed. Of course it was on Jeremy's side so I had to wash the sheets - isn't she spoiled!