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Genus: Agapanthus
Cultivar: Storm Cloud
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Agapanthus Storm Cloud has 6" wide, dark purple flowers that bloom June, July and August; part to full sun; whz 7-10. NOTE: THIS MAY BE SHIPPED IN A ~4 POT AS A PLANT!"
We've seen these perform like crazy in California gardens. They are relatively new to us and are not sure exactly what makes them happy and bloom prolifically. We will keep planting and trialing and will hopefully discover the secrets. If they perform lusciously for you we'd love to hear about your gardening situation. They seem to take AT LEAST a season to get used to their new home - and maybe they need cool summer nights which are rare here! A rosette of strap-like leaves surround 1-2" long trumpet-shaped blooms clustered on top of 18"-48" stems; perfect for a full sun well-drained site. Blooms July - early fall. whz 7-10 unless otherwise noted; top-sized; bare root unless otherwise noted."
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Here's the story of a girl named Amanda
Who was testing out 20 very lovely lipsticks.
All of them had rich moisturizing serum
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Much Digital Creator AmandaRachLee is a girl of many talents, and in our latest video she's a girl of many ~shades~ as she tests out the entire new line of moisture touch lipsticks from The Face Shop!
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Doyle Hall at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, once housed the gym that in 1972 was moved to the new Maurice Stokes Center. The late university president Father Sean Sullivan, TOR, could see the unused building from his office window and recognized that it could serve well as something else.
For instance, a fine arts museum.
He brought in New York architect Roger Ferry to take on the challenge of redesigning the space. The conversion and transformation went so well that Ferry received numerous architectural awards and coverage in several professional publications.
The museum opened in 1976 with 80 works of art in the permanent collection.
Fast forward to 2017, and the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (SAMA) has more than 4,500 pieces in its permanent collection, three satellite museum sites in Pennsylvania — Johnstown, Ligonier and Altoona — and one scheduled to open in Bedford in the spring. The museums are accredited through the Alliance of American Museums and welcome 70,000 visitors every year. There is no charge for admission.
Through those four sites, SAMA has developed a number of art-related programs that reach out to the elderly, children with physical and mental disabilities, veterans and others in the community. SAMA annually connects with 10,000 to 15,000 K-12 students in educational programs. There are art camps for children, lunches and lectures with exhibiting artists, and opening receptions, too.
All those things are part of the common vision shared by Saint Francis and SAMA. Their joint mission is to evoke an interest and understanding in fine arts and to make the arts more available to the underserved rural communities in the six-county region.
"We are not just a museum that hangs paintings on the walls," SAMA executive director Gary Moyer said. "When you blend in all those programs with an art museum and take it out into the field, we have created a legacy here that we can be very proud of."
In one of his writings, Father Gabriel J. Zeis, TOR, president of Saint Francis from 2004-14, called art a communal endeavor "to be shared and is to be done within the celebration that is community." The university's vision, he added, was in the Franciscan tradition that can lead students to understand that "the arts can express the presence of God."
St. Francis of Assisi was considered a man of the arts as well as a man of God. He was a troubadour, a potter, a writer and a poet, with his heart and creations focused on God. He also was a playwright and director when he organized in the village of Greccio, Italy, what is believed to be the first live Nativity and Christmas Eve drama.
In all that St. Francis did, he was in awe of how the beauty of the arts mirrored God's love and that man's creativity expressed the presence of God. That influenced the founding of SAMA.
"Father Sullivan was an artist in his own right," Moyer said. "He was the driving force behind the creation of SAMA, and a trustee emeritus. And he recognized the importance of the museum being separated from the university as its own nonprofit organization."
The university's founding community, Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular of the Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, maintains seats on the board of trustees, and the museum has a role in the education and cultural enrichment of the students.
The frequently changing exhibits and ongoing programs draw their interest, and students can turn to the museum to fulfill three required credits in the fine arts by participating in the community enrichment series.
"We don't have an art major here, but many times over the years, those of us who taught some of the general art courses would try to schedule visits to the museum," said Martha O'Brien, associate dean of General Education and instructor of music.
"There's always something interesting to see; there are a lot of events on the calendar, and sometimes there are featured local artists."
The museum collection includes works by Rembrandt and other Old Masters dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries. There's a notable painting by 18th-century portrait artist Gilbert Stuart, most famous for his portrait of George Washington, and also a bust of Abraham Lincoln. The latter is by sculptor Thomas Dow Jones and was commissioned by the Republican leaders of Cincinnati before Lincoln's inauguration in 1861. That piece and some others were gifted to the Franciscans by the nearby estate of steel magnate Charles Schwab, the founder of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
"We are not just a museum that hangs paintings on the walls. When you blend in all those programs with an art museum and take it out into the field, we have created a legacy here that we can be very proud of."
Exhibits from the permanent collection rotate through the sites, and so do some of the contemporary shows. Lecture series feature lunches with the artists, and a residency program places rostered artists in schools in six counties.
SAMA participates in a veterans' program at Tomorrow's Hope in Coalsport, and also works with a state program that takes the museum into nursing homes.
Years ago, staff from one of the facilities called Moyer to report that a resident who had not walked or talked for years attempted to get out of a wheelchair and tried to speak to the visiting artist.
"That's a very powerful message to me," Moyer said. "Art has a very restorative and healing effect."
A sculpture of Father Sullivan, who died in 2014, is installed at the gallery that bears his name.
Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller writes from Pennsylvania.
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Land ahoy!Posted: May 15, 2012 Filed under: Health | Tags: boat, Depression, encouragement, pirates, stress, support 6 Comments
I wasn't really planning to write a blog post tonight. Nor was I going to write about depression for a while, in case it came to define me. Blimey, could it be that I'm being spontaneous? Weird…
Anyway, I was actually online entering Dippyman in the Mind Media Awards in a wild act of optimism. Optimistic and spontaneous in one night? Is this really me? And in doing so, I looked back at some of the amazing, supportive, encouraging, moving and inspiring – not to mention humbling – comments so many brilliant people have left on this blog. Award entry or not, the support everyone has given me since I first wrote about my experiences of depression last September has made me feel like a winner. THANK YOU.
It's OK, I'm not going to start singing 'The Wind Beneath My Wings', but I am going to liken your support to wind in a different way. Not the sort of wind that would make my children snigger, but a strong wind that blows into the sails of a little boat and guides it home from a rough voyage at sea.
My little boat has found itself drifting into troubled waters a couple of times, including a particularly stormy episode last autumn when, in the midst of a good battering from hurricane-force stress and giant tidal waves of self-doubt, the wicked Pirate Brookes leapt aboard to taunt me. It felt like he had maliciously guided me into some kind of Bermuda Triangle and taken over the steering. Now, if you haven't read my blog before, let me just fill you in on who Brookes is. He is my evil alter-ego – the name I give to my depression. His mischief is well documented elsewhere on Dippyman.
Singing his miserable, tuneless sea shanties straight into my ear hole, Pirate Brookes rocked my boat and my brain until I was well and truly sick, and plunged the good ship Brook into a thick sea fog – like the one in the horror film The Fog, from which ghoulish figures emerge.
But, thanks to the support and kindness of my wonderful wife and family, my friends and colleagues, and the many of you who I've never met, the tide has begun to turn. The mist is lifting, the water is calmer, turning from grey to blue, and there is land ahead. The voyage isn't over, but Pirate Brookes is losing his grip on my rudder, so to speak, and I am inviting him to walk the plank, never to return.
I haven't reached my Promised Land yet, but I am hopeful that I will, and that it will be flowing with milk and honey. And maybe a cool beer. If your boat is still lurching about on the high seas, and the pirates have hijacked it, hold firm and set your course for the coast. We will be the winners in this swashbuckling adventure, and the riches shall be ours, me hearties.
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Nice post as ever Paul and glad your horizon is filled with sun. With a gentle breeze to guide you and hopefully calmer waters ahead, you will soon reach that stretch of golden sand and tranquility will reign yet again. Don't forget we have beanstalks to climb and much mess to make in kitchens.. and I would love to buy you a beer sometime. Be strong my friend!!
Ah, come one, just one verse of 'Wind Beneath my wings?' (hee hee!)
Oo ahhh me hearties! Brilliant blog, as ever Paul. I personally don't think (however many blogs you write about it) you are defined by depression, but you may be defined as being someone who has used his creative energy and imaginative writing to overcome and continue to overcome it. You might also be defined by your generousity in sharing this with others who also have this 'blurse'. You provide a strong, positive current to get us all home. Let that be the prodding stick which sends Pirate Brookes to his watery grave.
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Solving the world's most intractable problems isn't just about great ideas and great intentions — it requires a bolder way of thinking and doing. The most effective change-makers have learned to use their influence and resources in innovative ways to inspire others to join the crusade. ETAF Ambassador Kathy Ireland joined Seth Rogan, Maria Shriver, Sheryl WuDunn, and other visionaries at the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 4th, 2016 to discuss strategic advocacy, and how to inspire others to take action. In this video produced by our friends at mOcean, the business mogul and former Super Model talks about using collective power to carry out the mission of her mentor and our founder, Elizabeth Taylor, and the impact ETAF is making around the world. Together, as a global community, we can see an end to #HIV and #AIDS.


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Lately I've been listening to Jefferson Airplanes album Surrealistic Pillow nonstop. I have it on vinyl (thanks dad) but have also been playing it via youtube when I'm so pathetically lazy to the point that I can't bring myself to get up off my butt and flip the record and click play. These, in truth, are the days I most pity myself. I am lame. I am human.
Listening to this album makes me long for the ability to dance in impressive ways and move beatlessly to the music. Jefferson Airplane, for those unfamiliar, was a band in the 1960s, originally from San Francisco, that pioneered the psychedelic rock movement. Its original members included Marty Balin, Spencer Dryden, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, and Grace Slick. Founding band member Marty Balin was inspired by bands like the Byrds and Simon & Garfunkel and wanted to continue merging folk music with classic rock to create new, groundbreaking sound. In addition to inspiring young and rebellious youth everywhere, they also headlined Woodstock in 1969. Two songs on Jefferson Airplane's album Surrealistic Pillow were included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." My favorite song on the album is "She has Funny Cars."
The drum in the beginning of "She Has Funny Cars" reminds me of this old Disney cartoon called Blame it on the Samba from 1948. Supposedly, the "Best Animated Short" category at the Oscars was created in response to this animated cartoon.
Here is a quick interview with Jefferson Airplane and talk show host Dick Clark.


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New York Stories: Exploring Mutant Organisms - The Fly Room
This is the third in a series of mini-documentaries about past or current work of notable scientists based at New York institutions. The vodcasts are produced by New York high school students with the help of the DNALC.
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|Look up New York in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
New York most commonly refers to:
- New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
- New York (state), a state in the Northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
United States
New York state
- New York metropolitan area, the region encompassing New York City and its suburbs
New York County, covering the same area as the New York City borough of Manhattan
- The U.S. Postal Service "New York" address, designating Manhattan.
- Province of New York, a British colony preceding the state of New York
- New York Harbor, the city's main waterfront
- Brooklyn Navy Yard, referred to as "New York" in naval histories
Other states
- New York, Florida, an unincorporated community in Santa Rosa County
- New York, Iowa, an unincorporated community in Wayne County
- New York, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Ballard County
- New York, Missouri, a ghost town in Scott County
- New York, Texas, a community in Henderson County
- New York, Lincolnshire
- New York, North Yorkshire
- New York, Tyne and Wear
- New York Stadium in South Yorkshire, home ground of Rotherham United F.C.
Media and entertainment
Film and television
- New York (film), a 2009 Bollywood film directed by Kabir Khan
- New York: A Documentary Film, by Ric Burns
- "New York" (Glee), the second-season finale episode of the Glee television series
- New York (Morand book), a 1930 travel book by Paul Morand
- New York (Anthony Burgess book), a 1976 work of travel and observation
- New York (magazine), a bi-weekly magazine founded in 1968
- New York (novel), a 2009 historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd
- "New York" (Eskimo Joe song), 2007
- "New York" (Ja Rule song), 2004
- "New York" (Paloma Faith song), 2009
- "New York" (St. Vincent song), 2017
- "New York" (Snow Patrol song), 2011
- "New York" (U2 song), 2000
- New York EP, by Angel Haze, 2012
- New York (album), an album by Lou Reed, 1989
- New York, an album by Antti Tuisku, 2006
- "New York", a song by the Sex Pistols from their album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, 1977
Sports teams
American football
- New York Giants, members of the East Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League (NFL) (1925)
- New York Jets, members of the East Division of the American Football Conference of the National Football League (NFL) (1960)
- New York (World Series of Football), a term given to a professional football team for the World Series of Football (1902–1903)
- New York Mets, members of the East Division of the National League of Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962)
- New York Yankees, members of the East Division of the American League of Major League Baseball (MLB) (1903)
- New York Islanders, members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) (1972)
- New York Rangers, members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) (1926)
- New York City FC, a professional soccer team based in New York City that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS) (2015)
- New York Red Bulls, a professional soccer team that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS) (1996)
- New York Cosmos (disambiguation), one of several soccer teams to have been based in New York City
Other sports
- New York GAA, one of the county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association outside Ireland, responsible for Gaelic games in the New York metropolitan area
- New York Knicks, a professional basketball team, part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
- SS New York, several ships
- USS New York, the name of several United States Navy ships and submarines
- SS City of New York, a ship
- SS New York City, the name of several ships
Other uses
- New York (pinball), a 1976 pinball machine by Gottlieb
- New York (typeface), a 1983 Macintosh font
- Tiffany Pollard (born 1982), nicknamed "New York", star of the reality TV show I Love New York
See also
- New York, New York (disambiguation)
- New York City (disambiguation)
- NY (disambiguation)
- Nova Iorque, Brazilian municipality in the state of Maranhão
- Nowy Jork, former name of Łagiewniki, Włocławek County, Poland
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Getting to the Root of the Problem
You've probably heard the term "rooting" being thrown around before. Maybe you don't know what it means or maybe you're just undecided about whether or not to do it. In this post, I will attempt to highlight some of the most encouraging reasons to root your phone, some of which will be of particular importance to those of us interested in mobile development.
First, what is rooting? Rooting is the process of obtaining "superuser" rights and permissions to your Android phone. This leads me to what rooting is all about: control. I don't know about you, but not having control over something that I paid for really gets to me. Many smartphone users are unaware of how little control they have over a device that in many ways controls them. With phones being as powerful and ubiquitous as they are, it's important that we maintain control of them instead of the other way around.
Personalization and a more intimate control of your hardware.
Rooting your phone and installing a new ROM will unlock some amazing opportunities to customize and personalize your phone. Some of these features are ROM specific and others are not. Cyanogenmod has, for example, a number of features that only they offer. These include phone goggles and lockscreen gestures that will start any activity or application upon recognition(learn more about Cyanogenmod's special features here).
Other features, like the ability to overclock your phone's CPU seem to be more universal among custom ROMs. One of these that I find to be particularly useful is the ability to wake my phone with the volume buttons. My HTC Inspire 4g has a poorly designed power button that is relatively difficult to press compared to the other hard buttons on the phone. Pressing the power button used to be the only way to wake my phone until I flashed Cyanogenmod 7 (CM7). Perhaps the most sought after use case that still isn't stock on android phones is the ability to take screen shots. By rooting your phone and installing a custom ROM like CM7, you'll be able to do so without downloading an application.
Removal of Bloatware
If you've ever owned a smart-phone you've probably experienced the pains of bloatware. Bloatware is software that you never use, takes up valuable resources, and to make matters worse, you can't remove from you're phone. Some of the most well-known bloatware apps include: Google books, any of the AT&T apps, any of the Sprint apps, and even some of the more manufacturer specific apps like Facebook for HTC Sense. Rooting your phone enables you to remove these apps almost effortlessly, often leaving no trace of them or their wasteful ways. By simply going to the "manage apps" menu, you can choose to uninstall any app currently on your phone. For those particularly pesky apps that leave extra data behind, rooting your phone offers another benefit that is useful in the search and removal of this extra data which we will go over next.
File managers, performance managers, and app managers
Once you root your phone, you'll be able to view the entire file system, using a file manager like Root Explorer. File managers will unveil previously hidden files and directories. Android is based on Linux, so you will find a very similar file structure to what you are accustomed to seeing at home or in the major's lab. These apps are great if you want to erase unwanted files left behind, or if you just want to browse the contents of a certain directory. Maybe you downloaded something to your SD card but would like to move it to a different directory on the phone (moving downloaded ringtones for example). File managers like Root Explorer help you to do just that. They will also allow you to look at all of the content providers on your phone.
Performance managers can be great for those trying to maximize their phone's performance. A good example would be a task killer or Set CPU. If you plan on overclocking your phone's CPU, you should know the tradeoffs in doing so.
App managers are some of the most important and probably least used apps (they're also one of the more loosely defined categories). These include apps like LBE Privacy guard, which I highly recommend. LBE will allow you to control the permissions that you are not comfortable granting to an app. In the wake of it coming out that Orbitz shows apple users more expensive hotels and Facebook being as sketchy and intrusive as ever (without showing any signs of ever slowing down) it's become glaringly obvious that even the most seemingly innocuous detail can be turned against us. This is where LBE comes in. LBE will give the app bogus data, to make it think it has permission, but really it's just pulling trash. This becomes especially important when you have certain apps that force close once they realize that a certain permission has been revoked. Maybe I'm being cynical, but I don't want any app knowing more than they need to.
Custom ROMs
Finally, we get to the main reason why you'd want to root your phone: custom ROMs. You might ask, "Why would I want to change my ROM? It works just fine." The answer to that question depends on a lot of variables. Maybe you're tired of your current ROM and are just looking for a change. Maybe you know of some features that you'd like but your current ROM does not support. Maybe you're tired of not being able to use fragments and certain functions because the API level of your phone is too low. Another reason might be that you're looking for a ROM that is better on battery life. Personally, all of these reasons came into play when I decided to flash my latest ROM. Something else you might want to consider is how vanilla a ROM is. Some ROMs are based purely on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and others are based on HTC Sense for example. Knowing the difference is important when choosing a new ROM.
Hopefully, I've convinced you to root your phones. You may be wondering how to do it now. Unfortunately, there is no hard and fast way to universally root a phone. There are some applications that root many phones but I've never used them and can't recommend any. If you want more information on rooting your phone you're going to have to do a little bit a research. I suggest going to the xda-developers forum where they have comprehensive instructions on how to root/flash a new ROM for most if not all android devices. It might not hurt to check the Cyanogenmod forums or wiki. Lifehacker is a decent resource too.
Warning: Rooting your phone may in many cases void your warranty. There is also the slight possibility that you inadvertently brick your phone. Yes, this can happen. But if you're careful and follow the instructions EXACTLY you should be fine. BE SURE TO READ EVERYTHING ON THE TUTORIAL. I cannot stress this enough. Things get updated, patches get deployed and you'd do well to know about them. I'll say it again, make sure your technique for rooting is both confirmed and up to date.
Great! Now that that's out of the way, go and root your phones!


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PENNYWISE Custom-Dunny from Jump Jumper Ant x CUCARACHA BORRACHA
Mexico based customisers Jump Jumper Ant x CUCARACHA BORRACHA has come up with an amazing looking, and extremely topical custom inspired by "PENNYWISE The Clown" - to be seen in his own Hollywood film soon!
Made from a 3-inch tall Dunny, the diminutive evil clown was a ruffled fabric suit, similar to the recently revealed full-image of the celluloid character!
And while I am unsure if this is a OOAK-piece ("One-of-a-Kind") or a multiple, folks interested to snag this figure are to email direct "firstname.lastname@example.com" for further info! Meanwhile, I'll leave you with the latest trailer for the movie, "IT", which premieres September 8th, 2017 in the USA.
"A group of bullied kids with troubled family lives, band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children."


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Finland's Formula for School Success
"Teachers in Finland are well-trained and highly respected, and recruited from the top 10% of graduates."
"Because of the flexible national core curriculum that functions as a framework, Finnish teachers are able to design their own curriculum and choose their own textbooks."
"Finnish schools are typically small in size, and the administrators share teaching responsibilities."
"Finnish schools provide a broad array of services, including a hot meal for every student daily, health and dental care, and psychological guidance."


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The launch of new premium beard care brand - LUMBERSOUL at UniqueMen.co.uk arrives just in time for 25% off sale which starts on Monday 14th August 2017.
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The term Lumbersoul seems to evoke something physical, powerful, masculine and intriguing. One of my favorite newly discovered words. I'll write it down and try to remember it. Might even try to work it into a sentence and see what reaction it evokes from anyone who happens to hear it spoken. Lumbersoul.
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Aloha kakou Parents,
The script for The Runaway Rice Cake has been placed in your keiki's folder. They have started practicing this skit, under the direction of Mrs. Cari Lee in Drama class . Please provide additional support and practice at home. You will be cordially invited to their performance in mid-May.
Here are a few important dates to remember:
- Wednesday, February 26th - Library Books due.
- Wednesday, February 26th - myON Reader and Book Shares due.
- Friday, February 28th - 'Lucky to Be a Family' decorated shamrock due.
- Friday, February 28th - Safeway Learning Trip. Attire - Special 'K' t-shirt, shorts or pants, and sport shoes. Leaving school at 8:30 and returning by 10:30. They may wear their 'K' t-shirt to P.E.
- Tuesday, March 4th - Picture Taking Day!
- Friday, March 7th - Training for a Superhero Smile Chart due.
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2017 is going to be a big year for Tesla. Maybe not only is the extremely anticipated Model 3 allowed to be released that year, the classic Model S also gets a new update. This completely electric vehicle has been on the market since 2010 and recently experienced a surge in popularity. Of course, in terms of mileage the Tesla Model S really set the standard for all-electric vehicles. While it began with 265 miles of electric range, through the years the battery was improved.Therefore much therefore that the current Model S may make 295 miles using one complete battery. The 2017 Tesla Model S sees still another battery upgrade and gets a much needed design update. Following six complete years of rocking the same outer, the Model S can today be correctly nipped and tucked. That way it may sparkle on for the next couple of years.
2017 Tesla Model S Exterior design
Let us be distinct from the start, Tesla didn't come up with a whole new look for the Model S. They'd be angry to, given the fact that the Model S has such a distinct look that everyone can recognize. What they did do, nevertheless, is clean up all the edges and ensure it is look sportier. That demonstrably was something the original model lacked a bit, and also anything that's gotten more in development lately.
To begin with the front of the 2017 Tesla Model S, the most important changes are in the nose and headlights. The latter are the same shape as they have always been, but the lamps have already been changed by two LED reel units. One functions as Daytime Operating Lights and the other reel actually illuminates the road.
Then, the most important change is found in the grille, or rather lack thereof. The black gille with opera outline has been ditched for a much more minimalist top embellishment. On the new Model S the Tesla emblem is still centered in the middle and it has a thin, opera point working underneath. The area next to the emblem is dark and marks the opening of the hood, but that is it for the grille. The lower air dams are pretty much the same, except for the leaving out of the chrome lines and the enlargement of the middle vent. The lack of visible grille strokes with the design language on the supersleek and affordable 2017 Tesla Model 3, which also doesn't have a specific grille to speak of.
The side and rear of the 2017 Tesla Model S see no changes to speak of. The wheel alternatives remain the same too, with a choice of 19 or 21 inch sets.
2017 Tesla Model S Interior design
On the inside there are far less changes than on the outside of the 2017 Tesla Model S. Significantly has remained the same, like the 17 inch infotainment screen. This screen is the sole handling purpose for nearly every feature in the Model S. Below the centre stack a storage compartment has been included for functionality.
Still another improvement to the Model S'interior is the insert in the dashboard at the passenger's side. This deletes the small storage area that used to be there.
Finally, there are some upgrades available at a premium. A Premium Upgrades package brings Nappa leather to armrests and dashboards and provides normal illumination to the interior. Still another premium package is the Subzero Weather Package, which provides heated chairs for top and backseats, automated wiper blade defrosting, heated rinse nozzles and a heated steering wheel. It is not invisible that the great and aerodynamic 2017 Chevrolet Secure EV needed some interior inspiration from the Model S.
The last additional interior package is the Extremely large Fidelity Sound package, which adds a more sophisticated audio system, with 12 speakers, a larger amplifier and a subwoofer.
2017 Tesla Model S Electric motor specs
Of course, what makes the Tesla Model S remarkable, is the fact that it's a fully electrical vehicle, with a very major electric range. The Tesla Model S used to be around in three battery versions: the Model S 70 with a 70 kWh battery, the Model S 90D with a 90 kWh battery and standard all wheel get and finally, the Model S P100D has a 100 kWh performance battery and all wheel drive.
These Model S versions all reunite for 2017 and Tesla recently disclosed that still another model will soon be readily available for option. The 2017 Tesla Model S 60 and 60D, equally with a battery capable of 60 kWh and the latter with all wheel drive. This choice makes the Tesla Model S a more attractive car for persons for whom the Model S, up to today, wasn't financially attractive.
The 60 and 60D could have a power range of over 200 miles (321 km) and may move from 0 to 60 in 5.5 seconds. Top rate may lie at 130 mph (210 km), which is obviously far less than the higher ranging models, but is still fairly fast.
The funny thing about the 60 and 60D models is that they are really equipped with a 75 kWh battery, but confined to 60 kWh. A software update are available at a premium which enables the other 15 kWh to be used as well. In this manner Tesla really included two battery alternatives to the Model S line-up.
To be quite sincere, as is, the 2017 Tesla Model S has small to no actual opposition in the EV branch. Maybe the Model S will ultimately discover its futuristic all-electric enemy in the 2018 Faraday Future FF 91, when that arrives.
2017 Tesla Model S Tech specs
To begin with the most essential technological feature, the Tesla Model S comes with an recommended Autopilot Convenience Feature, available on every trim. Autopilot is present on every Model S, but is only made readily available for use at a premium. Autopilot uses nine encompass cameras on the car which offer a 360 degrees see up to 250 meters around the car. There are also twelve ultrasonic devices on the car to identify delicate and hard objects around the car. To get when camera visibility is low, because of haze, water or a car ahead there is also a forward-facing radar. Each one of these features compile the necessary package to use Autopilot.
Autopilot may travel fully on highways, under certain conditions. The car will automatically match rate to traffic problems, stay in the right lane, automatically change shelves if essential and get an exit to some other highway. The car can also fully park alone when it is near a free parking spot and park in and leave your storage when you call for it. Model S driving is at least semi-autonomous and will often also be capable of fully autonomous driving.
The Tesla Model S also comes with a set of standard safety features, these are: Computerized Crisis Braking, Part and Front Collision Warning and Computerized High Beams.
2017 Tesla Model S Price and sale date
Prices for the 2017 Tesla Model S have been decreased a bit since last year.
The 2017 Tesla Model S 60 starts at $70,500 (or €69,020), the 60D (AWD) starts at $75,500 (or €74,520). The Model S 75 has a starting price of $77,000 (or €83,620) and the 75D starts at $82,000 (or €89,120). Eventually, the highest trim of 90D starts at $92,000 (or €99,720) and the P100D with performance battery starts at $134,500 (or €149,620).
The US prices for the Model S are before duty incentives. The maximum federal duty incentive on fully electric vehicles is $7,500. This volume is going to be subtracted from your own annual revenue duty, if that amount is less than $7,500, the incentive may be as high as your particular amount of income tax.
The prices in euros are the prices as they are in Indonesia, also before duty incentives. Depending on in which Western state the car will be bought the Model S differs in price. Germany is generally speaking the one Western state wherever new cars are cheapest, that is why we use those prices.
The new Model S is going to be available come February 2017, across the USA and Europe alike.


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Information & Inspection Powers: Types of inspection: Start and end of an inspection
A visit starts at a particular date and time. This will be the date and time
- you have agreed with the person receiving the inspection, whether or not in writing, or
- specified in your announcement of the inspection giving at least 7 days notice, or
- specified in the notice agreeing the inspection given by an authorised officer, or
- specified in the notice approving the inspection given by the tribunal.
Unless the person receiving the inspection agrees to the time you have proposed for the visit, all visits, including unannounced visits, must be made at a reasonable time, see CH25460. This will vary between businesses but will normally be when the premises to be inspected are occupied and during the business hours of the person receiving the inspection.
This does not prevent a visit
- continuing past the time when the business normally shuts provided the person receiving the inspection agrees, or
- being made at night, if that is the normal opening time.
When you leave the premises you should always tell the person receiving the inspection what will happen next. For example, that
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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2009, Article ID 626154, 34 pages
Productivity Formulas for a Partially Penetrating Vertical Well in a Circular Cylinder Drainage Volume
1The Petroleum Institute, P.O. Box 2533, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering, University of Oklahoma T-301 Sarkeys Energy Center, 100 E. Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019-1003, USA
3Department of Petroleum Engineering, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
Received 26 December 2008; Accepted 6 July 2009
Academic Editor: Francesco Pellicano
Copyright © 2009 Jing Lu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Taking a partially penetrating vertical well as a uniform line sink in three-dimensional space, by developing necessary mathematical analysis, this paper presents steady state productivity formulas for an off-center partially penetrating vertical well in a circular cylinder drainage volume with constant pressure at outer boundary. This paper also gives formulas for calculating the pseudo-skin factor due to partial penetration. If top and bottom reservoir boundaries are impermeable, the radius of the cylindrical system and off-center distance appears in the productivity formulas. If the reservoir has a gas cap or bottom water, the effects of the radius and off-center distance on productivity can be ignored. It is concluded that, for a partially penetrating vertical well, different productivity equations should be used under different reservoir boundary conditions.


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|Sunset behind our house
Good news! Miss A had her surgery and come through with flying colours :) Well the surgical side that is... she also came through with high blood sugars and spent an extra couple of days in hospital up in Adelaide. She was discharged the morning we had to leave.. was a HUGE stress and added pressure BUT WE SURVIVED!!!!
|All prepped and ready for surgery... Feb 3, 2014
Even baby gowns have that well known gape ;)
The surgeon was very pleased with her hernia repairs. And we are incredibly blessed that we went with my gut instinct and did the bi-lateral repairs as she not only had the huge hernia (the size of a fist) in her left groin, but also a smaller hernia on the right side that we were missing due to the sheer size of her leftie! So it was optional surgery which ended up being very necessary :)
|Day 2 in hospital, Feb 4, 2014.
Hoping to go home, but was discharged from surgery
then immediately readmitted to endocrine...
Still cannulated, in case her system
decided to do something out of the ordinary.
Now, her fluctuating blood sugars are raising a bit of a concern now. She went up to 15.5 the morning after her surgery. She was then discharged from the surgical team and immediately re-admitted to hospital under endocrine. We have no real answers as yet. She is not presenting like a typical type 1 diabetic. It really has the doctors stumped. There is talk of other rare forms of diabetes (Did you know that there are more than 2 types of diabetes even?!?!?!)
|Day 3 in hospital... Feb 7, 2014
She looked so tiny in their full sized single beds
We are heading back to Adelaide April 7th to see the endocrinologist again and discuss her results. I'm assuming she will have another blood test called a HBa1C which gives you an average of her blood sugar levels over the previous 3 months. It's a great test in theory, but when you have one with fluctuating levels like Miss A, the highs and lows can cross each other out and the results appear normal, when the fact is she has out of control levels...
|Out of hospital and on our way home!
All smiles at the Keith playground. Feb 8, 2014
So for now, lots of patience, taking each day as it comes and following through on all the appointments and hoping that someone has a magic wand somewhere and can conjour up an explanation or even a diagnosis for our little miss!!!


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7 Deadly Sins of Small Business Web Marketing
Coming Ice Age for Small Business Dinosaurs
Ok, we've heard about how Walmart rolls into town and crushes the mom and pop Main Street USA small business.
You've survived that round. Now what? Get ready. Here comes small business extinction 2.0 -
Now you are not only competing with the neighborhood bully. Now you're fighting every Shanghai factory, every work at home mom (WAHM) operating off her kitchen table, every mobile road warrior laid off from corporate America, who can deliver your product or service faster, better or with less hassle.
These lean and mean velociraptors are hungry. They are crawling the web like so many Google spiders because, yes, Virginia, they are using Internet technology to their advantage - and to your detriment.
What Does Your Web Marketing Have in Common with the Dinosaur?
So, While You Were Sleeping..
..thinking tomorrow will be just another day of opening shop, guess what? It starts with that Friday night regular who suddenly doesn't come by to check out the latest new releases. Ever heard of Netflix? They have, and so have their friends on Facebook, sharing their latest favorite movies.
Sure, some things are hard to duplicate. Usually, these are the "full experience" businesses - the Starbucks type hangouts or the local beauty salon.
But make no mistake about it, why does Jim and Pam need to drive to your restaurant for a quick bite when that taco truck just pulled up to their office building, alerting them via Twitter that they have a 2 for 1 deal on Korean BBQ burritos today?
Now that I have your attention, here are 7 costly mistakes that your competition can't wait for you to make:
Sloth - Don't Use Being Overwhelmed as Excuse to Do Nothing
Too many times we use various versions of this small business lament as a convenient excuse to do nothing. As a minimum, there is really no reason why small businesses do not at least review their profile on Google Places, (formerly Google Business Center). It's free and infinitely more effective than, say, the Yellow Pages. Think about it - these are new potential ready-to-buy clients LOOKING for you.
Envy - Don't Throw Out Your Marketing Game Plan Just to Copy the Latest Web Fad
Focus on integrating organic search into your print, TV / radio spots or other traditional ads. I can't tell you how many times I've seen ads without a URL - we're talking wasted space. Sure, sometimes the graphic artist is going for a certain look & feel, but often there is no good excuse to simply include your web address. Work on these easy but effective fixes before investing in paid search.
Lust - Don't Fall for Flash (Literally)
In traditional marketing, we're told to "sell the sizzle, not the steak." While this has a ring of truth with both restaurants and websites, you've still got to provide Prime Grade A content, so visitors have a reason to stick around. Otherwise, you're likely to not show up anywhere near the top 5 pages. Be honest. Ask yourself when was the last time you went beyond page 2 of search results.
With that said don't ignore the power of images for products. Good tagging will help the spiders to crawl your site and understand what you're offering. Likewise, video helps to make your services more tangible. A simple 2-3 minute clip made with your digital camera goes a long way. YouTube is now considered the 2nd largest search engine!
Greed - Don't Turn to the Dark Side
Beware the modern SEO version of travelling snake oil salesman who promises you the quick fix under his / her coat. At best "black hat" SEO tactics produce zero results in the long run; sure, there may be the momentary spike. At worst these practices can backfire - not only getting your site banned or blacklisted by Google, but possibly fines if the techniques involve spam email.
Gluttony - Don't Keep Things to Yourself
Do share links - while social media, aka Web 2.0, remains a mystery to most, it's really not that foreign. Think of it this way, how did you hear about the latest hot book or movie?
Well, the first answer might be Oprah - she's definitely still the six hundred pound media gorilla, and I'm not saying this to insult her weight. In fact, I think she just ran another marathon!
No, it was more than likely your best friend (or BFF these days) who made the recommendation.
This is worth at least another series of articles. But suffice it to say for now that ignore the power wielded by the hordes of Yelp reviewers and Twitter followers at your own peril.
Anger - Don't Get Mad, Get Going!
A simple well-designed site with indexed pages and clean pages, paying attention to how viewers look at content as seen in eye tracking heat maps, will go much further than expensive Flash-laden bells and whistles.
For more information on how you can find a website solution for your business, click here.


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Welcome to A Class Kitchens of Bedford, your leading bespoke kitchen specialist in Bedford and the surrounding areas. A Class Kitchens of Bedford is a family run company that will provide you with bespoke kitchens in Bedford and the local area, alongside exceptional customer service and a project managed installation.
As an A Class Kitchens customer we aim to make your kitchen purchase as stress free as possible. You will receive a design visit and view kitchen samples in the comfort of your own home and at a time to suit you and your family. You will have the opportunity to visit our previous customers and view a real bespoke kitchen that has been fitted by our team and speak to the customer about their experience. You will also be allocated a project manager, who will manage the installation process and update you on our progress, plus we will arrange for your new bespoke kitchen to be professionally cleaned at the end of the installation.
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Medical questions & health advice by board certified doctors
"What causes stomach pain?"
It sounds like you are suffering from constipation! This is a really common medical problem, but it can be very uncomfortable and can require treatment by a doctor. I would recommend seeing your primary care doctor, who should be able to help figure out if you are constipated and what to do about it. There are many different causes of constipation, and it is obviously important to narrow things down, since the treatment depends a lot on the specific cause. For example, physical inactivity, a low fiber diet, and minimal liquid intake can all contribute to constipation. In other cases, a medication may be the cause. Many commonly used medications, such as certain medications used to treat high blood pressure or pain, can cause constipation. Additionally, there are other medical problems that may manifest with constipation. For example, trouble with the thyroid gland may lead to constipation, as may various gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome. Your doctor will be able to perform a complete examination and help identify any underlying causes that needed to be treated directly. They will also be able to prescribe you some more quickly acting medications to solve the immediate problem and help you feel more comfortable. Again, please make an appointment today!
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In our efforts to be an environmentally conscience company, PLS Logistics Services joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry, designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution.
The EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership is a government and industry collaboration between the EPA, freight shippers, carriers, logistics companies and other stakeholders, to voluntarily achieve improved fuel efficiency and reduce environmental impacts from freight transport. Participating companies benchmark their current freight operations, identify technologies and strategies to reduce their carbon emissions, track emissions reductions and project future improvement. SmartWay partners demonstrate to customers, clients, and investors that they are taking responsibility for the emissions associated with goods movement, are committed to corporate social responsibility and sustainable business practices, and are reducing their carbon footprint.
PLS does our part in contributing to SmartWay's goal of reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and air-polluting particle matter. This goal is accomplished by working directly with our freight carriers to consistently improve their environmental performance.
PLS is committed to helping the SmartWay Transport Partnership achieve this goal. We believe it is our social responsibility to help reduce transportation pollution by initiating conscientious practices with our freight carriers. It is our goal every day to help our customers achieve the most cost and fuel effective methods for moving their products.
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POR 630-01 - Seminar: Literatura e cultura do Brasil: o tecido social das narrativas de mulheres.
GR I, Rm 114
Prof. Dário Borim
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POR 581-01 - Seminar: The Lyric Tradition
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Prof. Anna Klobucka
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POR 521: Teaching Portuguese as a Foreign Language
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Prof. Glaúcia Silva
This course is designed for both pre-service and in-service teachers in Portuguese language education. It offers a comprehensive theoretical and practical survey of methods and techniques used to teach foreign languages. Theoretical and methodological readings will include a historical overview of Foreign Language pedagogy, but the main emphasis will be on contextualized and integrative language instruction, in which language is presented, taught and assessed in meaningful contexts and real communication takes place among language learners. The National Standards will be examined as organizing tools for curriculum development and effective use of instructional strategies. It will be taught in Portuguese and in English, as appropriate. This is a blended course: besides class meetings, the course utilizes myCourses. You need your UMD e-mail account in order to access myCourses (instructions are sent to UMD e-mail).
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'Park', one-off Silkscreen print, 210X297mm
It's a constant creative battle to resist screening another layer of ink before it's too late and the magic becomes lost. Keeping going just to see isn't as easily remedied as punching the 'apple+z' keys in Photoshop. My unregimented and somewhat cackhanded approach to silkscreen leaves me with little memory of how a piece began or why and where it ended. I guess in the words of fellow printmaker James Brown, "this is where the Magic happens".


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Andre Allen is a former stand-up comedian and Hollywood movie star whose latest project - a serious film about the 1791 Haitian Revolution - has just been panned by the New York Times. His agent is eager to get Allen back on track, being the funny-man his fans know and love, while his fiancée is eager for him to help raise the profile of her reality TV show. With some trepidation, Allen agrees to spend the day with a whip-smart, beautiful journalist from the Times with whom he reflects on the life he left behind while ambling through various New York City boroughs.
Official Site: www.topfivemovie.com
Director: Chris Rock
Writer: Chris Rock
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart and Hayley Marie Norman
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Crème brûlée, that silken buttercup-yellow custard topped with crunchy dark brown teeth-sticking caramel, has a mystique to it: that miraculous topping, and how it is achieved. Because chefs use small propane torches for this, many home cooks assume that these devices are needed to make that wonderful caramel. Using a stone-cold broiler, though, blackens the topping without exposing the custard to any more heat than necessary.
When baking the custard, a water bath is worthwhile. It makes the cooking more gentle and even. And, though it is hard to convince a novice cook of this, the custards are done in the oven when still quite jiggly in the center. Once you move the custard to the broiler, keep the door ajar so the compartment stays relatively cool, and keep a close watch.
- 2 cups heavy or light cream, or half-and-half
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar, more for topping
- 1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. In a saucepan, combine cream and vanilla bean and cook over low heat just until hot. Let sit for a few minutes, then discard vanilla bean. (If using vanilla extract, add it now.)
- 2. In a bowl, beat yolks and sugar together until light. Stir about a quarter of the cream into this mixture, then pour sugar-egg mixture into cream and stir. Pour into four 6-ounce ramekins and place ramekins in a baking dish; fill dish with boiling water halfway up the sides of the dishes. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until centers are barely set. Cool. Ramekins can be wrapped tightly and refrigerated for a couple of days.
- 3. When ready to serve, top each custard with about a teaspoon of sugar in a thin layer. Place ramekins in a broiler 2 to 3 inches from heat source. Turn on broiler. Cook until sugar melts and browns or even blackens a bit, about 5 minutes. Serve within two hours.
Source: The New York Times


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2016 International Conference on Business and Information (BAI)
Organization: International Business Academics Consortium
Venue: Nagoya Congress Center
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[Call for Papers]
2016 International Conference on Business and Information (BAI 2016)
3rd to 5th July 2016
Nagoya, Japan
Dear Colleague,
The 2016 International Conference on Business and Information (BAI2016) is to be held at the Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, JAPAN, on July 03-05, 2016. The aim of this conference is to provide a platform which focuses on certain important topics of business and information.
Detailed information about the conference can be found on the official website. We sincerely invite your participation for this event. Submitted papers will be subject to a double-blind review process. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISSN reference, on CD-ROM support.
Sincerely yours,
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National Taipei University, Taiwan


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Hilary Duff: Visible Baby Bump!
Hilary Duff shows off a visible baby bump while out and about in Los Angeles on Friday (August 26).
The 23-year-old pregnant actress was joined for a day out by her older sister Haylie and her adorable pet pooch.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Hilary Duff
While the east coast is prepping for Hurricane Irene, the west coast seems to be experiencing extreme heat!
"Holy heat! This 105 degree weather is killin me! Anyone in Cali feeling this??" Hil tweeted.
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Soon the City of Sheridan will have a brand new electronic permitting process that will significantly speed things up for developers. City Building Official Kevin Bare.
The new electronic plan review software will be fully operational in September. Bare said that they'll have some training sessions for developers prior to implementing the new system.


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Our Values
Our values are underpinned by three simply business philosophies described as follows:
High Respect For Quality
Total quality is the responsibility of all our employees and, in particular, the quality of our product is the responsibility of everyone. The requirements of our customers are defined and communicated to all our employees. We only provide products that meet our customer's specific specifications. Identify and correct manufacturing limitations that prevent the achievement of quality leadership. We only support suppliers who share our philosophy on high quality standards.
High Respect For People
Employ people who are innovative and who associate themselves with our objectives. Recognise achievements and contribute through job security and career advancement. Ensure employees have the necessary skills and motivation to produce a quality product. Encourage open and frank communication. Utilise the requisite amount of equipment, material, labour and space, which is essential to produce a quality product.
Superior Technical Capabilities
Ensure that our equipment is technically capable of producing a quality product. The leadership has pledged a commitment to ensuring that the, Quality Policy Statement is understood, implemented and maintained at all levels of this organisation. The entire business is committed to supply a product that meets the customers required specifications and in accordance with the requirements of the Quality Management System.


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Knowledgebase: Information Technology
My AUX LMS course isn't completing as expected.
Posted by COMO Jan Robert Munroe on 27 May 2013 01:28 PM
My AUX LMS course isn't completing as expected.
The AUXLMS courses were designed, developed and tested in a Windows XP with a Internet Explorer 6 browser. While some courses do run in newer operating system environments with optional and newer browsers, one cannot assume all courses will execute properly.
Best Practice to follow:
You should now be in the best position to complete the required AUXLMS courses
[This article updated by the DIR-U on 6/20/14, and believed to be accurate as of that date.]


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Mousetrap Sparks Fla. Airport Evacuation
A section of the Tampa airport was evacuated Monday after baggage screeners spotted a "very, very suspicious" object on an X-ray monitor. It turned out to be a mousetrap inside a coffee can.
The ticketing area was evacuated for about 45 minutes and several flights were delayed briefly. A bomb squad used a robot to remove the object from the bag.
"When you looked at the monitor, it had all these wires and looked very, very suspicious," said Chris Rhatigan, spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration.
Airport spokeswoman Brenda Geoghagan said airport police and TSA officials were talking with the bag's owner. No immediate charges were filed.
The federal government began requiring the screening of all baggage on Jan. 1.


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Scholastic Gardens is a non-profit organization that establishes and operates certified farmers markets in Southern California. We at Scholastic Gardens believe that steps must be taken to reverse the growing epidemic of child obesity. Children are overexposed to poor eating habits and faulty propaganda that encourages them to consume food lacking in real nutrition. Our markets provide fresh, naturally-grown produce and preservative-free foods to our communities. Proceeds from the markets go toward helping local schools provide much-needed nutrition education to children. We believe that good eating habits, well taught at an early age can become good eating habits for life. Our mission is to create a better future for our youth by working to improve their health and longevity.
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Ouray, Colorado Passport Office Information
Residents of Ouray in Ouray County, Colorado have only a single location from which they can get a passport application sealed at. The passport agent in Ouray can provide you with passport forms or witness your signature and seal your passport documents (if you don't need your passport application sealed then you do not need to visit an acceptance agent). Besides the 1 location there are 144 other locations in the state of Colorado from which you can get a passport application sealed at. If you are not needing a passport in Ouray for a least (3) weeks, you can visit the sole passport acceptance agent listed below the map on this web page. If you need it faster than (3) weeks we have provided the closest regional passport offices to Ouray, Colorado and Expedited Passport service options for Ouray.
Regional Passport Offices Close to Ouray:These are passport issuing facilities. You will need to make an appointment and present proof of upcoming travel but in most cases, you will be able to get passport renewal, new passports, child passports, or a lost passport replacement Same Day or Next Day.
Colorado Passport Agency - 166.9 Miles, El Paso Passport Agency - 377 Miles, Western Passport Agency - 377.4 Miles, San Diego Passport Agency - 560.4 Miles, Los Angeles Passport Agency - 572.7 Miles
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How to Get a Passport in Ouray, ColoradoGetting a passport in Ouray CO depends on what type of passport application you are needing. The process in these guides assumes that you are applying at a local Ouray Passport Office in which case it will take you 4 to 6 weeks to get a passport in Ouray.
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USPO - Ouray
621 Main St
Ouray CO, 81427
The single passport acceptance agent (local passport office) located in Ouray is listed below:
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621 Main St
Ouray, CO 81427
Other Passport Offices Near Ouray, Colorado:Listed below are additional passport offices that are located within 50 miles of Ouray Colorado:
USPO - Telluride - Telluride - 6.6 Miles
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Passport Service for Cities Near OurayResidents of the following closeby cities looking to get a passport should consider using the passport office(s) located in Ouray for document sealing and 3-week passport expediting. Be sure to check other nearby passport offices listed above, as there may be a closer passport office to your city.
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Jenna Coleman 'emotional' about Doctor Who exit
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- 18 September 2015
Jenna Coleman is very "emotional" about leaving 'Doctor Who' but admits it has been "in the works for a long time"
Jenna Coleman is very "emotional" about leaving 'Doctor Who'.
The 29-year-old beauty - who has portrayed Clara Oswald, the Doctor's companion since 2012 - admits her departure from the BBC One show has "been in the works" for a while.
She said: "It was emotional! It's been in the works for a very long time. Steven [Moffat] and I sat down a year and a half ago and tried to work out the best place to do it, and the best place to tell a really good story - hopefully that's what we've done. I think it's really cool ... obviously we're not going to give away any details but it will happen at some point this season."
And whilst Jenna is looking forward to her new projects, she believes 'Doctor Who' is a "unique beast".
She added: "There's not a lot of jobs where you get to go to work and have a spaceship and an alien is your best mate and also run away from monsters ... you kind of think this job is only going to happen once. It's been so much fun, it's such a unique beast."
However, Jenna has ensured she will never forget the show after she admitted to stealing a prop from the set.
Speaking on BBC Radio 1's Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw, she shared: "I think I'm in denial - I don't feel like I've left; I still see Peter [Capaldi] all the time, so I kind of believe I still have a key to the Tardis - which I might do because I kind of stole it."


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Title: Rogue (Talon #2)Author: Julie Kagawa
Published: 1 May2015
Source:Harlequin Teen Australia via Netgalley in return for an honest review
Reviewed: Sapphired Dragon
Rating: ****
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Source:Harlequin Teen Australia via Netgalley in return for an honest review
Reviewed: Sapphired Dragon
Rating: ****
My Review:
This series just gets better and better. I really enjoyed Talon and I enjoyed Rogue even more.It has all the elements I enjoyed from Talon as well as new elements, characters and story that make it that much better.
The books starts with Garrett in St George custody and Ember, with the help of Riley and Wes, determined to get him out.
There is a lot of action in this book so I was literally on the edge of my seat for my most of it, and when there wasn't action as such, there brewing intrigue so the edge of that seat stayed warm the entire way through the novel.
I loved that whilst you always knew there more going that what was in front of you, you never quite knew exactly how this was going to play out so it created an air of anticipation and exhilaration for most of the book as you waited to see what happened. Ms Kagawa paces this out well and does not disappoint with the outcome which leaves us hanging for the next book and needing to see where this story will go next.
I love the chemistry between Ember and Garrett even though it is a slightly more awkward chemistry in this book as they were now well aware of their differences as dragon and for human former soldier and St George but I still feel this chemistry more than I do the chemistry between Ember and Riley, though I did feel that a little bit more towards the end.
I also like Ember's development in this novel as she realises what it truly means to be rogue and everything that comes with it danger and freedom both and the consequences of decision to go rogue are played out and she has to deal with them.
This is a truly worthy second novel in this series and I am extremely excited to see where the Talon saga is going to go from here. Bring on book 3!
An awesome second book. I loved it and give it 4 stars!
Sapphired Dragon xx
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Rogue (Talon #2) by Julie Kagawa
Ember Hill left the dragon organization Talon to take her chances with rebel dragon Cobalt and his crew of rogues. But Ember can't forget the sacrifice made for her by the human boy who could have killed her—Garret Xavier Sebastian, a soldier of the dragonslaying Order of St. George, the boy who saved her from a Talon assassin, knowing that by doing so, he'd signed his own death warrant.
Determined to save Garret from execution, Ember must convince Cobalt to help her break into the Order's headquarters. With assassins after them and Ember's own brother helping Talon with the hunt, the rogues find an unexpected ally in Garret and a new perspective on the underground battle between Talon and St. George.
A reckoning is brewing and the secrets hidden by both sides are shocking and deadly. Soon Ember must decide: Should she retreat to fight another day…or start an all-out war?


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I'm pretty happy with the design changes I made to this pattern. This one feels the most "authentic".
Ingredients: Japanese indigo striped canvas, vintage selvedge chambray, steel tack buttons, heavyweight cotton stitching.
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2) 2) If a user does not complete the entire form in one sitting, they can save the work they've done and come back to finish another day.
3) 3) All of the user submitted data must be kept very secure. We purchased a secure server -- can all user submitted data be sent directly to this server instead of to any JotForm servers?
1) 4) Users must be able to upload .doc, .pdf etc. files
2) 5) Data must be automatically stored in a database, but data must also be emailed to a designated email address. In the email message, data must be displayed in a user-friendly way, instead of displaying everything as IDs, values etc.
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All items > Knives > Custom Knives > Matt Diskin (Custom)
- Overall Length:8.25"
- Blade Length:3.625"
- Blade Thickness:0.16"
- Blade Width:1.375"
- Blade Material:Stainless Steel
- Blade Style:Tanto
- Blade Grind:Hollow
- Finish:Polish
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.625"
- Handle Thickness:0.50"
- Handle Width:1.375"
- Handle Material:Carbon Fiber
- Color:Black, Blue
- Frame/Liner:Stainless Steel
- Weight:4.94 oz.
- User:Right Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Up
- Knife Type:Dual-Action Automatic
- Opener:Hidden Release, Thumb Hole
- Lock Type:Liner Lock
- Brand:Diskin
- Model:Revolution
- Country of Origin:USA
- Best Use:Everyday Carry
- Product Type:Knife
This Revolution model has a polished tanto blade and a carbon fiber handle with a blue anodized titanium bolster.
This custom Diskin dual-action automatic knife from Matt offers his distinctive style with a covert hidden release mechanism. The handle is dressed up with carbon fiber scales, titanium bolsters, and a carbon fiber backspacer. This dual action automatic knife is set up with a front scale release, simply slide the carbon fiber scale to the side to activate the snappy automatic action. The Diskin Revolution comes complete with a stout carbon fiber pocket clip with a brass ball tip.


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Goodreads Summary
A young girl is perched on the cold chrome of yet another doctor's examining table, missing yet another day of school. Just twelve, she's tall, skinny, and weak. It's four o'clock, and she hasn't been allowed to eat anything all day. Her mother, on the other hand, seems curiously excited. She's about to suggest open-heart surgery on her child to "get to the bottom of this." She checks her teeth for lipstick and, as the doctor enters, shoots the girl a warning glance. This child will not ruin her plans.
From early childhood, Julie Gregory was continually X-rayed, medicated, and operated on—in the vain pursuit of an illness that was created in her mother's mind. Munchausen by proxy (MBP) is the world's most hidden and dangerous form of child abuse, in which the caretaker—almost always the mother—invents or induces symptoms in her child because she craves the attention of medical professionals. Many MBP children die, but Julie Gregory not only survived, she escaped the powerful orbit of her mother's madness and rebuilt her identity as a vibrant, healthy young woman.
Sickened is a remarkable memoir that speaks in an original and distinctive Midwestern voice, rising to indelible scenes in prose of scathing beauty and fierce humor. Punctuated with Julie's actual medical records, it re-creates the bizarre cocoon of her family's isolated double-wide trailer, their wild shopping sprees and gun-waving confrontations, the astonishing naïveté of medical professionals and social workers. It also exposes the twisted bonds of terror and love that roped Julie's family together—including the love that made a child willing to sacrifice herself to win her mother's happiness.
The realization that the sickness lay in her mother, not in herself, would not come to Julie until adulthood. But when it did, it would strike like lightning. Through her painful metamorphosis, she discovered the courage to save her own life—and, ultimately, the life of the girl her mother had found to replace her. Sickened takes us to new places in the human heart and spirit. It is an unforgettable story, unforgettably told.
My review
A moving and gripping account of a girl (and a family) entangled in the grip of Munchausen by Proxy. Intense and revealing, it was hard to put this book down- especially once I realised that it was a true story written by the very person who was abused. The way this abuse was carried and twisted through the generations was particularly haunting
Action Reader's Action: Make yourself aware of possible signs of abuse, and what to do if you think you've noticed them.
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Morgane's Delicate, Detailed Apartment
Name: Morgane
Location: Villeray; Montreal
Size: 650 square feet
Years lived in: 6 months; rented
Working in an art gallery and having a natural talent for decorating, Morgane's apartment is a true reflection of herself and her love for art. The space is airy, well balanced, delicate, monochromatic, with a touch of natural tones, unique pieces and personal touches. For her, everything resides in the small details. She puts great care on choosing each piece that she brings into her home. For Morgane "an apartment is a white canvas, a white wall to life."
Morgane's inspiration for decorating is visual art. She loves to talk about art and share her passion with others. She loves to share new artists to the people she meets. She owns a few pieces of her favorite artists such as Richard Cloutier, Tammy Salzl, André Jasmin and Claude Vermette.
She is definitely creative when it comes to decorating and designing her space. Only six months after moving in, her apartment looks so so good and genuinely personal! She even creates her own little aromatherapy mixtures using flowers, leaves and essential oil!
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Our Style: I like white, clean and airy spaces. For me an apartment is a white canvas, a white wall to life. My decoration is always changing and evolving. I like to move objects, frames, plants, books around...depending on my mood! I like it lively! I chose timeless furniture, neutral but I'm much more eclectic in the choice of objects that surround me. I also like to bring nature inside, dried flowers in winter, vegetables, fruit on the counter ... and summer flowers, flowers and more flowers ! :-)
Inspiration: Visual art! I work in a gallery and I studied Fine Art. My dream is to live surrounded by artworks (and have a huge library!). I slowly but surely started my collection. This is a good topic of conversation when I have people and friends over for the first time. I like to talk about each artists' work that I have decided to showcase on my wall. Everyone is interested and I love to share my passion for art.
Favorite Element: Shelf "stairs of New York" (from VdeV )
Biggest Challenge: To make believe that the space is bigger than it actually is (I live in a small apartment so everything must be in its place!)
What Friends Say: My friends often tell me that I should be a designer!
Biggest Embarrassment: My parents will be visiting this summer and I'm afraid my dad will not be able to move freely in my small and narrow bathroom ;-) haha
Proudest DIY: I love aromatherapy and I create my own little mixtures to diffuse around my apartment. My favorite mixture: lavender, eucalyptus and neroli :-)
Biggest Indulgence: Fresh flowers during summertime!
Best Advice: Try to find unique and original deco items at flea market Saint- Michel!
Dream Sources: Jean Longpré location maison
- Sofa : Structube
- Chair : Saint-Michel Flea market
- Lamp : Ikea
- TV Furniture: Ikea
- Wood furniture : Ikea
- Artwork: Richard Cloutier (oil on wood)
- old letterpress drawer: Vintage
- watercolor work ( portrait ) Tammy Salzl
- Artwork black and white watercolor André Jasmin
- shelf ( VdeV )
- Claude Vermette
- Radio : Tivoli
- Island : Ikea
- stool : Structube
- Kettle: De Longhi, model: Icona
- Compost Pot : Zone
- Spice drawer: Gift from France :-)
- Sheets : Ikea
- Basket : HomeSense
- Jewelry organizer : Urban Outfitters
- Magazine holder : Renaissance
- Mirror: Zone
- Shower curtain : Ikea
- Small drawer typography : Brooklyn flea market
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Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the advance estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 4.1%.
The increase primarily reflected positive contributions from personal consumption expenditures (PCE), exports, nonresidential fixed investment, private inventory investment, and state and local government spending that were partly offset by negative contributions from federal government spending and residential fixed investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.
The price index for gross domestic purchases, which measures prices paid by U.S. residents, increased 1.2% in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 1.8% in the third. Excluding food and energy prices, the price index for gross domestic purchases increased 1.7% in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 1.5% in the third.


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How do you sell Colorado Springs?
According to Peter Olson, former marketing committee chair of the Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corp., you focus on some real, if little-celebrated, strengths.
"We are an incredibly active community," he says. "We are one of the healthiest cities in the country. It's not just Bible-thumping, retired people who live here. We are trying to push to being a metropolitan center."
Olson was one of the young creative professionals who showed up Monday afternoon at the offices of Experience Colorado Springs, the convention and visitors bureau, for a meeting with members of Mayor Steve Bach's city branding task force. The topic, of course, was the one-week-old branding strategy, which has been met with disappointment and derision since its unveiling last week.
On Facebook, two local designers started a "Rebrand the Springs" page that has drawn 600-plus followers. Meanwhile, the Independent opened up a community contest, offering modest financial prizes for the best locally created branding work.
On Monday, more than a dozen young design professionals — exactly the kind of people that Bach repeatedly has said the city wants to attract and engage — turned out. Sitting in the back of the room, they listened as the CVB's Amy Long outlined the research that went into the branding.
And one of their most vocal members — and co-leader of the Facebook effort — Tucker Wannamaker, assured Long that they're "behind the branding effort that has happened."
"It's a lot of work; it's a lot of digging," Wannamaker said. "In fact, a lot of what you came up with is awesome."
He pointed to the task force's three descriptors for Colorado Springs' "brand character": Vibrant. Rugged. Exceptional.
"I love this," he said. "It's really good."
But here, his colleague Marcus Haggard wondered: How do "vibrant, rugged and exceptional" translate to "Live it up!"?
That's a complicated question. As Long pointed out, the $111,000 process has involved lots of people, and has been "a long haul."
"Some people have been working on the brand for 10 or 15 years," she said. "Myself and some people in this room have been working on it for five years, and the task force has been working on it since March."
Dave Norton of Castle Rock-based Stone Mantel, the contractor for the rebrand effort, told the crowd that the slogan for Anchorage, Alaska — "Big Wild Life." — wasn't well-received at first, either.
"But in Anchorage, they stuck to it," he said. "They worked at it and they worked at it, and they got better with what they were trying to do."
Few attendees Monday seemed interested in sticking with it. Olson pointed out that a comment on a Denver-based blog suggested that the city's logo be two M-16 machine guns pointed at each other, with a cross in the middle.
Young professionals, he indicated, are always looking for help in "defending our city."
"We are constantly dealing with this stigma," Olson said. "When the brand came out, and it was very generic, and it had this generic tagline, we were like, 'This is hurting our cause.'"
"So what do we do?" asked Wannamaker. "Because we want new creative."
The next step, said Experience Colorado Springs president and CEO Doug Price, is the task force reconvening after the Thanksgiving holiday to discuss how to move forward. He assured the crowd: "This has not fallen on deaf ears."
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What if you had to scan your fingertips every time you dropped off or picked up your child from daycare? That's what parents will be doing in Mississippi when a new program begins next year. With Mississippi eChildcare, parents who get federal childcare vouchers will have to scan their fingers every time they bring their kids to daycare.
When I first heard about the program, I thought it was a security measure -- kind of extreme, but just a way to make sure the wrong adult doesn't leave with your kid. But nope! Its real purpose is to help the state keep track of attendance. In other words, they want to find out how much of that voucher money is being wasted on families who hardly use them. The state claims it could save up to $18 million by reducing false attendance claims by childcare providers. Yay! All they have to do is treat low-income parents like criminals.
I get why the state would want to save money. No point in wasting money on childcare that isn't actually getting used. But this just seems so punitive. It's just another example of how it's always assumed that those people on government assistance are dishonest and always trying to scam the system. So great, because Mississippi doesn't trust you, you'll have to get fingerprinted every time you drop off and pick up your kids -- like you're already doing something wrong!
Childcare centers say they'll get screwed with this new program, too. They're worried that they won't get reimbursed for time when kids are actually at the center. Fair enough? But the centers say it costs the same for them to run those centers whether or not all of the kids participate all the time.
The tricky thing about childcare is that for too many families, their need for it is unpredictable. If you're living on the edge of poverty, you may be employed one week, unemployed the next. Your hours could get cut with no warning. And if you're trying to claw your way to independence, having reliable childcare is essential. Those centers need to be there, ready for you.
Hell, this isn't even a scenario for lower-income families. I think many middle-income families aren't feeling 100 percent secure in their employment, either. The idea of your childcare disappearing on you at the last minute strikes terror in the hearts of any working parent. Anyway, the program is still in the pilot stages, so it's not a done deal. I hope they find a better way to manage their voucher system.
Do you think it makes sense to fingerprint parents who receive federal childcare vouchers?
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Go get a cup of tea, this could take a while.
I am not going to get into the whole fur debate here. Nor am I going to get into the fact that, as a child, I actually felt physically ill in the presence of fur (some of which feeling resurfaced this weekend when I took on a DIY project I've been considering for a few months now). I will put forth that I am not proponent of NEW fur, but that I am willing to touch (and even wear!) vintage fur because I think doing so is better than throwing it out or letting it get moth-eaten. But that is not what this post is about. Instead, I am going to tell you a
very not-so brief story about an item that was given to me when someone was doing a cleaning up/purge.
Here it is:
It is, in short, the World's Most Enormous Fur Coat.
Made of raccoon.
Vintage raccoon.
It weighed about 350 lbs. It was a size Gigantic. Seriously, a Volkswagen could have worn this coat.
It ought to have made the man who put it on (surely it was not designed for a woman?) look deliciously collegiate-football-fan-circa-1935. Alas, it made everyone, male or female, who donned it look like a pimp from the 1970s.
It was, in short, problematic. One of those items that ought to have been utterly fabulous but…. just….wasn't. This fact made me sad.
And I didn't really want to believe it, so I let the coat hang in our basement for many, many years.
And then I started to think, what if I could save this coat from itself?
Would I have the nerve? Could I bring myself to do it?
Well, Gentle Reader, it took me a couple of months to work up the chutzpah to tackle it, but this past weekend, I took the plunge. After carefully removing the lining and label, I…..
cut up the coat.
Cue vomiting– this part reaaaallly made me think about the raccoons, I have to admit, and I very nearly chickened out.
Even now, just typing that makes me kinda queasy…
BUT, the the World's Most Enormous Fur Coat, made of raccoon, vintage raccoon, has become two rather good, very cosy throw pillows on our couch. Even M likes them! (Will wonders never cease?!)
I like that this project gave new life to the old fur; makes me feel a bit less sad about the raccoons.
I was nervous, never having sewn with real fur before, so I looked up some tutorials online. They all required about 30 pieces of equipment, which terrified me. Also, I am the Lazy DIY-er, so there was No Way On Earth I was going to take on some complicated cushion tutorial. Thus, I did what any self-respecting Lazy DIY-er would do: I winged it. And it all worked out fine! Basically, I made two envelope-style cushion covers, the way I would do if I were using regular fabric. No big deal. I did take three sage pieces of advice from the lengthy tutorials, so if you are planning to do similar, I recommend that you also take these tips:
1. Use a razor blade or a utility knife to cut the fur, and cut it from the back side of the pelt, being careful not to shear the fur
2. When sewing, be careful to push the fur away from the cut edge of the fur/fabric, in order to avoid stitching the ends of the fur into your seam. Just go slowly and you will be able to tuck the ends of the fur towards the middle of the cushion as you go, leaving you with a nice, furry edge when you turn the pillow right side out.
3. Keep your eye on the nap of the fur by using the bottom hem of the coat as a guide– always keep it positioned towards you so that you can be sure that both pillows have the nap going the same direction.
What do you think? Would you save unusable fur from itself?