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Remarks and Errata to the Third Edition of "A Concrete Introduction to Higher Algebra", by Lindsay N. Childs, published by Springer-Verlag New York, 2008 (first edition, 1979, second edition, 1995).
My thanks to Ted Turner and Marco Varisco of Albany, Herb Enderton of UCLA, Keith Conrad and John Watterlond of the Univ. of Connecticut, John McKay of Concordia, Dmitry Gokhman of the Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, Dr. Andrew Mauer-Oats of Evanston Township High School, Julian Wilson of the Hanze Institute of Technology (Groningen), UAlbany students Heather Cavelius, Anh Ngoc Le, Matt Patrick and Yueyi Zheng, and reviewers Ken Brown (MR) and Rade Dimitric (ZB), for providing errata for this edition. Errors that if unnoticed could lead to significant confusion are starred.
p. x, line -2: "A course in Number Theory could follow chapters..." (Rade Dimitric)
*p. 27, in Theorem 1, replace "q > 0" by "q \ge 0" (that is, "q greater than or equal to 0"). (Ted Turner)
p. 56, Exercise 5. Replace "< sqrt(n)" by "less than or equal to sqrt(n)". (The square of a prime is a counterexample to <.) (Dmitry Gokhman)
*pp. 78-79. In example 6, replace the number 3589 by 3489 everywhere, and on page 79, line 11, adjust the congruence accordingly by replacing 5 by 4. (Ken Brown ("the Glasgow one"))
*p. 113, Exercise 54, the domain of the function f_b should be Z/mZ. The function may be one-to-one on U_m even if b is not a unit, as Dmitry Gokhman pointed out--for example, m = 6, b= 2. It is a nice problem to try to find all moduli m for which there exists a non-unit b so that f_b is one-to-one on U_m.
p, 121, line 20: "1194673 is a multiple of 53, 1194689 is a multiple of 23, ..."
p. 121, line -9: In Chapter 10 we will give a method..."
*p. 138, line 4. "Theorem 6" should be "Theorem 12". (Herb Enderton)
*p. 142, line -11. f(0) = 0_R is required by property (iv). (Herb Enderton)
*p. 146, line 2, Z//6Z should be Z/6Z. (Herb Enderton)
*p. 165-6, Example 4 is totally defective, since the matrix A has determinant 0 modulo 26. (John McKay)
p. 172, line -8. Rade Dimitric complained about the statement, "the notion of order is similar to that of least common multiple". Perhaps I should have explained better what I meant. The order of an element of a finite group and the least common multiple of two numbers are both least elements of non-empty sets of natural numbers. The existence of each is known from the well ordering principle. In practice, to find the least common multiple of b and c, it doesn't suffice to find a common multiple m of b and c -- we must also check that m is the least number that is a common multiple of b and c. Similarly, to find the order of an element a, it doesn't suffice to find an exponent e > 0 so that a^e = 1 -- we must also check that e is the least positive integer so that a^e = 1. Students sometimes forget to check the leastness when looking for the order of an element.
p. 174, Exercise 8, line 2: "and the order of a modulo s...": the "a" should be in italics. (Herb Enderton)
p. 178, Exercise 33: U(1) should be U(p). (Marco Varisco)
*p. 194, lines 2, 12, 13: replace 179 by 177: we expand the exponent 177 = 128 + 32 + 16 + 1, not the modulus 179. (Herb Enderton)
p. 201, line 7: L Adleman (1977) should be L. Adleman (1978) (Marco Varisco)
*p. 202, lines 11, 15: the equalities should be congruences mod m. (Herb Enderton)
p. 207, line -9: either delete "n divides" or make it read "verify that n divides 2^{n-1} -1, then..." (Marco Varisco)
*p. 235. Exercise 21 should read: "Show that every element [a] in the coset [b]U_m(m-1) satisfies [a]^{m-1} = [c]." (Anh Ngoc Le)
*p. 238, Exercise 27, (ii). Since 14 is not coprime to 35, the solutions to x^2 congruent to 14 modulo 35 are not units, so do not lie in a coset of H = U_{35}(2). But this is an instructive error. Since 14 is congruent to 49 modulo 35, two solutions to the congruence are x = 7 and -7 modulo 35. (One can show, using the Chinese Remainder Theorem, that those are the only solutions of the congruence.) Now if one looks at the "coset" [7]H, one finds that [7]H = {[7], [7], [-7], [-7]}, hence contains only two elements of Z/35Z, not four elements. Critical to the proof of Lagrange's Theorem is the result that every coset bH of a subgroup H of G contains the same number of elements as H. This example shows that if one is too casual about what is meant by a "coset", then that result is false.
*p. 247, line 5. "the left coset a*H and the right coset H*a are equal." (Ken Brown)
*p. 254. In the EEA matrix for solving 74r - 63s = 2, the row containing 66 should contain 6 and -6. (Yueyi Zheng)
p. 273, line -11: "as noted in the following exercises." (Marco Varisco)
p. 277, line 13. "The proof of Theorem 7 relates to the Chinese Remainder Theorem" (Herb Enderton)
p. 290, line -4. "...in formula (13.2) above. To illustrate..." (Rade Dimitric)
p. 292, first line of Example 1. "Let Func(R, R) be the ring of functions..." (Herb Enderton)
*p. 296, line -11. (x^2 -1)(x^2+1) = x^4-1. (Heather Cavelius)
p. 298, last line of Exercise 3, add a period before the ). (Herb Enderton has sharp eyes for proofreading!)
*p. 300, second line of Theorem 8: "... written as d = rf + sg for..." (Herb Enderton)
*p. 305, Exercise 45. "then f(x) has an irreducible factor of degree \le n/2" (\le means "less than or equal to"). (Herb Enderton)
p. 309, Theorem 1. The letter r is used for the remainder on line 7, so should preferably not be used as the number of prime factors of g in the theorem. So replace r by k in the statement and proof of Theorem 1 (except in Lemma 2). (Ted Turner)
*p. 329, line -11: the displayed polynomial should be p(x) = x^2 -2ax + (a^2 + b^2). (Marco Varisco)
p. 336, line 6. Section 12E should be section 9E.
p. 347, line 2 of Example 10: Phi(x) = x^{p-1} + x^{p-2} + ... . (Marco Varisco)
p. 347, line 4 of Example 10: the phi should be Phi (Ted Turner)
p. 355, line 9 should read "if m divides f - g". (John Watterlond)
*p. 357, line -10 (Example 1). f(x) = m(x)(x^3 + 2x^2 + 2x) + (x+1) (an example where detaching the coefficients when dividing polynomials led to error!). (Matt Patrick)
p. 416, line 14. "An idea like this could only..." (Keith Conrad)
*p. 450, Exercise 21: show that (((p-1)/2)!)^2 is congruent to (-1)^{(p-1)/2} (mod p). (students of Andrew Mauer-Oats)
p. 451, line 4: three dots ... are missing in the displayed formula. (Marco Varisco)
p. 463, line 6. Keith Conrad's web page address should start www.math.uconn.edu/~conrad/ ... .
p. 473, line l6. "Suppose we wish to factor a number N of 100 digits": the "N" should be in italics. (Keith Conrad)
*p. 489, Example 13 is defective: the first remainder in Euclid's Algorithm is x^3 + x^2 + x.
*p. 536, line 14 (last line of the proof): replace r by c: "is < 0 for 0 < x < c, and is > 0 for x > c".
p. 569ff. Often the hints refer to parts a), b), ... of an exercise when the reference shold be to parts i), ii), ..., for example, for exercise 9 of Chapter 4 (p. 572). (Marco Varisco)
p. 569, hint for Chapter 1, Exercise 2 d): reflexivity also fails (Julian Wilson)
*p. 570. The last three hints for Chapter 2 should be for Exercises 36, 37 and 38. (Herb Enderton)
p. 577, Chapter 9, Exercise 14: the answers to part (ii) is 1 and to part (iii) is 5. (Herb Enderton)
*p. 578. Chapter 9. The hints on page 578 should be to Exercises 70 (which is correct in the text), 75 (not 71), 76 (not 73), 79 (not 76), 82 (not 80), 85 (not 82), 88 (not 85) and 89 (not 86). (Herb Enderton)
p. 582, Chapter 14, #4 (iii): Let y = x^4. (Marco Varisco)
p. 584, Chapter 15, #42: the proof of Theorem 10 ... applies. (Marco Varisco)
p. 597, "Lenstra, A. K. and Lenstra, H. W. Jr., The development of the number field sieve ..." (Keith Conrad)
p. 601, the term "Logarithm table" is on p. 107 and p. 403. (Ted Turner)
p. 603, the term "Roots of unity" is on page 318 and on p. 347. (Herb Enderton)
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Sunday, February 7, 2010
Finally found Natto (fermented soybeans)!
So, I wrote in my previous blog that I managed to find Tofu at the Vietnamees' market, but I was still missing stuff like "Umeboshi" or "Natto." I knew there was a Japanese store (probably the only Japanese store in Brno) behind the sushi restaurant called Koishi. My hubby goes there a lot to get some liquid that he loves (yeah, yeah, people who know him would know what kind of liquid that I am talking here), but he told me that he could not find Tofu, Umeboshi, or Natto.
We had a chance to go back to the sushi place again (yay!), so I peaked into the store. Guess what? I found Tofu(!), Umeboshi, and Natto! I also found some instant noodles, which are not my favorite but they would serve the purpose of me getting rid of my crazy cravings. So, here you go. I got all of them! Prices are rather high compared to LA, but these should improve my life :)
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Mabrey, an 86 year old man…a former elder at our church…a man married for over 60 years is laying in his bed with only a few days left on this earth.
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Cotswold Way: New Diversion from the Selsley Circular Walk (formerly the King's Stanley Round)13th September 2016
Walkers following the Circular Walk from King's Stanley across Selsley Common and the walk downhill to the pedestrian controlled crossing over the A419. This was formerly a railway line known for the "Dudbridge Donkey". Then walkers turn westwards along the tarmac cycle track through the community orchard towards Ryeford.
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I am so glad the weather is getting warmer. I can swim with my kids, play on the trampoline and get out for bike rides. It also allows for more opportunities to take in some vitamin D from the sun, which helps my mood. BUT, be mindful that although vitamin D does not get absorbed through sunscreen, UV rays expose you to increase chances to get melanoma, a form of skin cancer. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/melanoma.html .
You can be exposed to skin cancer risks from HPV (human papillama virus), a sexually transmitted disease. According to a study in the 2010 issue of the British Medical Journal, 50% of people who contract HPV have been linked to cases of squamous cell carcinoma.
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Essay: Civil-Rights Movement
The time period in which many African Americans endured crucial discipline and segregation was known as the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement took place during the 1950s and 1960s. African Americans were brave during this time period; they decided that enough was enough and that change needed to be implemented. The Civil Rights Movement challenged aspects of the tri-partite system of dominations in many ways. One example was when African Americans were not allowed to register to vote in Mississippi. In the film, Freedom On My Mind, blacks were denied the right to register because they could not answer a particular question. It appeared to be that the question asked was a rather hard one, making it impossible to answer. Furthermore, white folks weren't asked to answer this question. They were simply asked to give their name and age and that would be it. This crossed the line of equal rights to all and made white people look superior to blacks. Another example was when Emmett Till was murdered. This story is described in the film, Eyes on the Prize. Emmett was a 14 years old African American who was killed by two white men in Mississippi. He was murdered because he had talked to a white woman at a liquor store, saying "bye baby". Emmett was from Chicago, a northern state, and didn't understand the harsh ways of the south. It wasn't too long after that Emmett was murdered. This case was amplified and the two men where taken into court for a trial. After five long days of the trial, the jury ruled the verdict as not guilty. They simply said that there was not enough evidence, although there was one person, an African American man, who witnessed the men taking Emmett away. It seemed to be that this man's voice didn't matter. This clearly shows that white people in the south were dominating black people and crossing the line of equal rights to all. Lastly another example was when...
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My family is together for the holidays enjoying 80 degree weather back home, while I'm left to brave the Las Vegas climate, which despite being in the desert, grows curiously colder each year. Christmas time on the island is not very different from traditional stateside Christmases, though it's recently become apparent some customs haven't quite translated:
The other night my aunt-slash-neighbor called my parents in a panic. She had just seen a pick-up truck driving around our backyard, its trunk bed full of people carrying flashlights. This caused quite a bit of alarm as my dad's lawn mower was stolen just the week before. My brothers and other relatives wasted no time in surveilling the family grounds. The group was still mid-patrol when they ran into my cousin Rick, who managed to enlighten his formidable audience in no time. Thus was solved the case of The Flashlight-Wielding Pick-up Truck People, otherwise know in the States as carolers.


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Kingdom Ministries –Helping the Helpless
YOUR aprox. $2, £1, €1, R25, 0.002Btc participation will help thousands of people!
We live in a small town of Hermanus in South Africa. Its only claim to fame is that it is known as the Whale Watching Capital of the World.
The one guy gave up his top position in an MLM and renamed it to Kingdom Ministries with the other 5 working to build Kingdom Ministries.
However, the masses are computer illiterate and so this would also be limited in scope. Our people have a unique system here, which is known as a STOKVEL. Briefly 10 or 20 guys form a STOKVEL and each member gives say $1 dollar a week to it, so every 20 weeks or so each member then gets the whole pool, $80. This is like a bonus pay to them, and they can go and buy extra things they cannot do on their weekly pay of about $50. The 5 guys saw a drastic need to uplift the community - but how??
A food hamper of $30 feeds a family for a month, $300 builds a new shack, $600 gives a child an education in a good school for a year, a $100 dollars feeds up to 20 infants in a home, $2 buys a warm blanket. To developed countries this may sound like hogwash, but this is the reality of our poverty stricken fellow South Africans.
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Eratosthenes was born in Cyrene. There he read about a vertical well near Syene. At noon once a year, the well was totally lit up by the sun's rays. He measured the angle of it's shadow by placing a post on the shadow at that time and date. He finally made an assumption that the Earth is round and that the sun's rays are parallel. Eratosthenes remembered from geometry that the size of the Earth's center between Alexandria and Syrene equaled the size of the angle he had measured. The result he got was 250,000 stadia (about 46,250 km).
Eratosthenes also determined the obliquity of the Ecliptic, measured the tilt of the earth's axis with great accuracy, prepared a star map containing 675 stars, suggested that a leap day be added every 4th year and tried to construct an accurately dated history.
He created the "Sieve of Eratosthenes" method of finding prime numbers smaller than any given number, which is still an important tool in number research today.
Describing the fundamentals of astronomy in verse, he came up with a poem called "Hermes".
Eratosthenes finally died when he was 80 years old. Scientists say "he voluntary starved himself to death".


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end of day one
1. give my daughter a new bed. Check. She's been sleeping on a fold out couch for about 6 months. Now she's in a purple paradise.
2. spend more time with the kids & less time at the shop. Spent all day at home today, first day in 3 weeks. Check. (At least until this weekend when we get hit with the Cygnet Folk Festival)
3. don't twitter while drinking. Check. Easy, I'll just blog instead & watch Rana take a few more wickets. You beauty. He's done it again
4. find out if Rana's married
5. if Rana is married, find out if Brett Geeves is. He's pretty funny.
6. remember I'm already married
7. and that my husband's a pretty nice guy
8. and the kids are just lovely too


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A lot of ink is being spilled over the ongoing negotiations between Amazon and Hachette. Neither company has said anything publicly to indicate what exactly is being negotiated, though Hachette has said they are fulfilling orders in a timely manner, and Amazon has issued a statement that indicates there is no end in sight… and offered to fund 50% of an author pool to mitigate the impact of this dispute on author royalties, if Hachette funds the other 50%. Without more knowledge of the terms being offered by both sides, it's impossible to say if one is being more unreasonable than the other. What we can say is that authors are being severely affected.
At AuthorEarnings.com, we find ourselves in the rather unique position of having taken two data sets of e-book sales from the time period of these negotiations, so we thought it might be interesting to look at what effect the standoff has had on Hachette e-book sales. It's worth noting that this dispute between Amazon and Hachette goes back at least to November, so we may only be capturing a portion of the overall drop in sales.
Several authors have already reported a drop in sales of their Hachette-published titles — both print and e-book. Our data set on the 85,000 best-selling Kindle e-books includes 1,363 titles from Hachette. A comparison of our February and April data bears out what these authors are reporting: Hachette-published e-books are on average slipping in Amazon sales rank and falling off the charts much faster than works published by the other Big-5 publishers.
Hachette's total estimated unit sales dropped from 47,000 in the February dataset (5.9% of the total pie) to 38,000 in the April dataset (4.4% of the total pie), despite the latter dataset capturing more books overall (85,000 vs 54,000).
Between February and April, Hachette's Kindle e-book unit sales have fallen 20% – 25%, depending on whether we are looking at relative market share or at absolute numbers.
Hachette's share of gross earnings dropped from 8.2% of the overall pie to 7.7% of the pie.
Correlation is not causation, and there are many factors potentially at play here, but unquestionably the average price of a Hachette e-book is playing a role. Between February 8th and April 24th, the average price of a Hachette e-book on Amazon went up 5.5% (versus an average of 2.8% for the rest of the Big-5). That's twice the increase, which must be partly due to Amazon no longer discounting Hachette's e-books as steeply as before.
The difference in price increase becomes even more apparent when we look at only those books earning $10/day or more across the Big 5 publishers:
|Average Kindle e-Book Sale Price
|Change (Feb-Apr)
|Penguin Random House
|Simon & Shuster
Hachette has the highest average e-book retail price and by far the biggest Feb-Apr increase in price among the Big-5. (The price of the average Penguin Random-House and Simon & Shuster e-books actually trended down.)
Which naturally led us to wonder if there was a correlation between higher e-book prices and title churn (a measure how individual titles move on the bestseller lists over time.)
Below, you can see a "stoplight" chart that compares title churn among different Big-5 publishers (and different publishing types). For each publisher, the green portion of the bar captures the percentage of their bestselling titles where title revenue climbed 25%+ between February and late April. The yellow portion captures the percentage of that publisher's bestselling titles where title revenue stayed relatively stable–within 25%. And the red portion of each bar captures the percentage of that publisher's bestselling titles where, between February and April, title revenue fell more than 25%. (Naturally, for each publisher the green, yellow, and red portions of their bar add up to 100%.)
To provide a direct visual comparison of their title churn, we aligned each publisher's yellow band (representing their stable-earning titles) along the centerline of the graph.
At first glance, we can immediately see that Hachette's entire bar sits 10% lower on the chart than any of the other Big-5 publishers. The green portion of Hachette's bar, showing what percentage of Hachette's bestselling titles climbed significantly in revenue, is far smaller than that of any other publisher (or publishing category). The red portion of Hachette's bar, showing what percentage of Hachette's bestselling titles fell significantly in revenue, is far larger — in fact, more than 60% of Hachette's bestselling Kindle titles fell 25% or more in revenue.
The graph shows us at a glance what the comparison of churn rates means: Hachette appears to be sliding off the charts.
Our focus on Amazon Kindle sales prevents us from seeing any possible corresponding increase of Hachette sales at other digital retailers to offset these declines, but we can say that the increase in the average price of Hachette's e-books is having an effect on sales. It could also be that various Amazon algorithms and recommendation tweaks are contributing to the decreased sales. The big lesson is this: Across the Big-5 publishers, lowering average e-book prices correlated with higher per-title revenue. Increasing e-book prices correlated with lower per-title revenue.
This bears repeating, and it's a lesson publishers could take from self-published authors: Lower prices means earning more money. We understand that this is counter-intuitive, but our data bears this out. And it's a truth that many authors have seen for themselves as they experiment with prices. Which raises the question of whether or not publishers would even benefit from control over e-book prices. It could be that the worst thing for Hachette's bottom line would be to get what they're asking for in these negotiations.
The Impact of Price Changes on"New" Authors vs "Old" Authors
In our previous report, we also compared how "New" authors (those whose debut on Kindle was after 2009) were faring under each type of publishing. It's only natural that we would ask the same question regarding the impact of Big-5 pricing changes. We were curious to see if those who could least afford the hit to their incomes were the ones most affected.
So we ran the same report as above but this time for only "New" authors. Roll over (or tap) the chart below to see how things change when we only consider these "New" authors from each publisher.
Unsurprisingly, given our findings from the last report, "New" Big-5 authors, with Kindle debuts after 2009, are bearing the brunt of the churn. When we roll over the chart, all of the Big-5 bars drop lower. This neatly shows the greater impact of title churn on "New" authors, as when only they are considered, green and yellow percentages shrink and red percentages grow.
Hachette's bar drops farther than the others, indicating titles by Hachette's more recent authors have been hit harder than those with longer tenure. Again, correlation isn't causation, but this makes intuitive sense: Higher e-book prices will have a greater negative impact on a newer author, who has had less time to establish a large readership and loyal fanbase than his or her longer-established peers.
Side Note: Why are newer Macmillan authors faring so poorly, relative to their Big-5 peers?
As we looked at these churn charts for "New" authors versus "Old" authors, we were primarily focused on Hachette. But one other peculiarity jumped out at us from the chart and begged for a deeper examination.
When we compare the churn of bestselling titles from all Macmillan authors to those from other Big-5 publishers, on average the Macmillan's titles perform in the middle of the Big-5 pack — better than Hachette & HC, but slightly worse than PRH and S&S. However, looking at only "New" authors, with Kindle debuts after 2009, reveals a very different story. (To see, roll over the comparative churn graph again, paying special attention to the bar for Macmillan.) For titles from "New" Macmillan authors, the bar drops precipitously — almost as far as Hachette's.
On average, titles by Macmillan's more recent authors are churning down and off the Kindle bestseller charts significantly faster than those of their Big-5 peers.
We don't know what this means, but do wonder if e-book pricing is a factor yet again. Among the Big-5, Macmillan showed the greatest discrepancy between average price increases for "New" and "Old" authors — almost 3% more for "New" authors. Macmillan seems to be charging a premium for the very authors who can least afford to lose the resulting sales.
Back to Hachette
It is unfortunate that Hachette authors are caught in the crossfire and losing sales in Hachette's negotiation with Amazon. While Hachette's margins will no doubt rebound rapidly once the negotiation ends, the impact on their individual author's careers might be longer lasting, especially as Hachette won't hesitate to drop many authors for failing to meet sales expectations. Perhaps this look at correlation between price and sales will also prove useful those those publishers negotiating with Amazon. If part of those negotiations are for higher e-book prices, that might be a disservice not only to their authors, but to the publishers themselves. Hopefully, the two corporations will come to an agreement. In the meantime, we hope the proposed author pool designed to assist affected writers comes to fruition.
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Is there any way to tell from this data what happened with the lost Hachette sales – did people buy a different book or did they just buy less books overall?
Let's pray that negotiation between Amazon and Hachette will end soon. Authors as well are caught in the middle and will affect their income.
Thanks forr finally talking about > The Effects of the Amazon-Hachette
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Posted by : Jameson Durall Wednesday, November 10, 2010
I've just finished reading the Good Book 2011 edition and now I'm ready to start tailoring my daily touring plans for our upcoming trip. I started out by printing out the One Day Adult touring plans and had them handy as I was reading. Whenever I came across something I want to plan on doing that's not part of the touring plan, I write down a note on the plan so I can add it in later.
My next step is to cross out any attractions that are closed during our visit (like Star Tours and Splash Mountain) or that we don't care to see (like American Idol Experience). I then use these vacancies to slot in the extra attractions mentioned earlier in places that fit based on where we are in the park at the time. If a slot remains empty, no worries...we'll either move on to the next thing, plan a snack break, or take a break to shop. I'd also love to hear any suggestions for must see things that are off the beaten path.
as I mentioned in an earlier post, my mistake last trip was planning to ride everything again on the second day. This time, our plan is to take a much more relaxed approach on the second day by removing rides we now know we don't need to see again. In addition, I'm leaving in time for doing character greetings and "sight seeing" in each of the areas like World Showcase and Innoventions. We have a third day planned for Epcot and plan to do things like the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure.
The Crowd Calendar also predicts very low crowds for our trip which should allow for even more relaxed touring than I'm used to. That would be a welcome addition :)
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10 most common reasons for fainting
There are many reasons why a person can faint. We have listed the most common ones.
Fainting or the medical term syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness for a short period of time, after which the person recovers fully. When a person faints, they usually fall down and this may cause an injury. It is also a safety hazard if the person is driving at the time the fainting episode happened. Lack of oxygen or sugar (both provided by the blood vessels) to a part of the brain called the reticular activating system (RAS) located in the brainstem at the back of the skull is the main cause of syncope or fainting.
10 most common reasons for fainting
Here are the top ten reasons for why a person may faint.
- Changes in the heart rhythm: Normally, the heart beats at a steady rate; if the heart beats too fast or too slow the blood vessels may not get fully oxygenated blood. Consequently, the amount of oxygen reaching the brain is inadequate and may cause fainting.
- Structural changes in the heart: Structural changes in the heart walls or the valves between the chambers of the heart, if abnormal, lead to improper flow of blood through the heart. The heart then cannot do its work competently; oxygenation of blood suffers and cases syncope (brief lack of consciousness).
- Dehydration: In case of dehydration, the blood circulation suffers as there isn't enough of the fluid component of blood. If the brain receives less than its share of oxygen, temporary loss of consciousness may occur.
- Anaemia: The iron in the blood acts as the oxygen carrier and supplies oxygen to all parts of the body. In anaemia, especially iron deficiency anaemia seen in developing countries, women lose iron after multiple pregnancies and deliveries and this is a reason why fainting is commoner is women.
- Drugs: Medicines like anti-hypertensive drugs which expand the blood vessels to lower the blood pressure, anti-depressants and drugs that alter the mental status like alcohol, morphine and cocaine may have syncope as a side-effect.
- Postural hypotension: When we change our posture from the lying down position suddenly to an upright or standing one, the blood vessels contract a little to counteract the effect of gravity and to enable optimal blood circulation. However, as a person ages, these vessels do not function as they used to and this becomes a cause of fainting in the elderly.
- Pregnancy: The enlarged uterus puts pressure on the inferior vena cava, one of the largest veins in the body which brings back impure blood from the lower body to the heart, this is the most likely explanation causing syncope.
- Vertebrobasilar insufficiency or VBI: The vertebral arteries supply the back of the brain. If these arteries undergo narrowing due to smoking, cholesterol deposition or other ailments, the oxygen reaching the brainstem which contains the RAS (reticular activating system) and other vital structures is less, this can trigger a fainting episode.
- Sudden cardiac death: In young athletes, parts of the heart muscle may be abnormally thickened; this condition is called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This defect leads to an obstruction in the blood circulation which can cause a syncope.
- Vasovagal syncope: This is a common cause of fainting because of stimulation of the vagus nerve, which causes the blood vessels to dilate and the heart rate to slow down. When the blood vessels dilate, less oxygen and nutrients reach the brain leading to an episode of fainting.
Written by Dr Nisreen Nakhoda, General Physician
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60 Volunteers from RiverWoods & St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) team-up to build an epic float for Exeter parade
Group hopes to raise awareness for SVdP and the people they serve
Volunteers from RiverWoods and St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) have been planning the winter-themed float since late summer. It's part of a two-year charitable partnership which was recently (and enthusiastically!) extended for another two years. In recent months, RiverWoods and SVdP have teamed up for various need drives including food and supply drives, public education sessions and a poverty simulation hosted at RiverWoods. The most successful collaboration to date was the 2014 RiverWoods Gala Auction to Benefit SVdP which raised a record $100,000 for SVdP. RiverWoods will host another gala fundraising event for SVdP on October 15, 2016.
This most recent parade float project not only strengthens the bond between RiverWoods and SVdP, but also gives back to the greater Exeter community, and community involvement has always been important for both organizations.
Why Saint Vincent de Paul? Quite simply- they help people. With hundreds of volunteers, the SVdP Community Center & Food Pantry in Exeter helps families and individuals in poverty 5 days a week in a variety of ways including; a food pantry, providing emergency financial aid, homeless assistance, budget counseling, dental and medical services as well as a job resource center. SVdP collaborates with other area agencies to provide on-site; tax preparation, NH Employment Security, Medicaid enrollment, fuel assistance and homeless outreach.
A few facts about the parade float:
- The parade float motorcade features 40 volunteers (many in penguin costumes) from RiverWoods and Saint Vincent de Paul.
- The main float will be hauled by a truck and trailer generously on loan from Bell and Flynn.
- The 73 foot flatbed features a Christmas tree, simulated campfire for simulated marshmallow roasting, simulated ice fishing pond for simulated fishing, and homemade, multi-color lighted igloo made by volunteers from RiverWoods and SVdP using some 600 one gallon jugs donated to the group in recent months.
- The float will be flanked by the new SVdP van which was donated to SVdP at the 2014 RiverWoods Gala, along with two RiverWoods shuttles with residents and volunteers on board.


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Sunday, November 13, 2011
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We were in Dallas last week for a visit and to also see some friends get hitched. We stayed
and it was amazing. We also ate
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and I can't wait to go back. As we were about to leave, Matty went to check us out of the hotel and came back grinning from ear to ear. He said he had a surprise for me and took my hand and led me around the block to
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One Million Moms Off Welfare prepares for Washington, DC summit
Staff Report
The organization One Million Moms Off Welfare (1MMOW), is getting ready to hold their summit in Washington, DC on Friday in an effort to spread attention for the organization and their plans to help women become more independent and less reliant on welfare and other forms of government aid while trying to rebuild their lives.
The One Million Moms Launch On Washington is the catalyst to the 1MMOW by 2025 initiative of Can I Live; a private, non-profit organization dedicated to challenge the U.S. welfare system by revealing the problems in policy implementation that, for America's moms, too often promote dependence rather than independence.
The Million Moms Launch is a singular act of unity and celebration among the Launchers and also the beginning of a dedicated initiative to move Moms off welfare dependence in the next ten years. The 1MMOW takes the position that all Americans are created equal and possessed of inalienable rights to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness—and to justice under the law. Yet the entitlements provided to millions of moms living at or below poverty are structured to keep them poor while entitlements offered to wealthier Americans and corporations assist in wealth creation and enhanced prosperity.
Their partner in this never-before-attempted endeavor is Men of Vision Exposed Incorporated also known as MOVE, Inc. Together they provide solutions that address parent partner leadership, healthy relationships and economic sustainability for families challenged by poverty and its many effects. MOVE is leading the charge to increase child support payments to welfare moms and push public policy that make self reliance a reality.
1MMOW in addition to their summit in DC is also working on having regional summits in the future to allow more people to attend, learn and participate without having to travel long distances.
1MMOW promises to:
- Increase earning for Moms
- Foster self-reliance and self-sufficiency
- Reduce dependency on public social welfare and private charity
- Increase the tax budgets for local, state and federal governments
For more information about the group and their summit to DC visit 1mmowlaunch.org.


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[Harvest Moons 15, 3125.]
Ranger Regional Command,
Upon arriving here in Stag from Echer'Naught I received the rank of Ranger First-Class and was put in charge of creating an alpha team. I began preparations for this and will be ready in a few weeks.
[Harvest Moons 30, 3125.]
I began a recruitment for an Alpha team in hopes of establishing a strong base here in this border town. I had hundred or so candidates and chose 10 of the to be my Alpha and Beta teams. There are two members as it stands in the alpha team. Beatrix, myself and one other who didn't seem to fit in with the team. Beatrix had to interrogate a prisoner to get info out of him. she had spoken with the town guard to get access to said prisoner, she also had to speak with out intelligence operations in specific for a test of attention to detail, she wasn't the best at it but she was the best i could get at the time, she was rather handy with her written and verbal skills but needs improvement in other fields.
[Harvest Moons 32, 3125]
in the morning I was doing paperwork as is my position for now. my team however were getting acquainted with their new surroundings that said they went around exploring and eventually got to my office where we all had some drinks from my personal supply. later that night almost at the thirteenth hour they had ran into trouble.
[Harvest Moons 33, 3125]
I was awoken by ranger trainee Beatrix and her fellow ranger on the 1st hour of the 33rd to find that they were out patrolling the streets at night and had ran into redstore factions in the city. The numbers were small she had reported about six of them that had been there. At this time Beatrix made me aware that she is in fact hunted by redstore. I may have more reports of redstore in the future to be sending. I spoke with Captain Wonsler of the town guard, and he has agreed to assist us in this incident as much as possible. He also has agreed to help keep this quiet to the people of the town as we do not need to stir up a panic at this time. I will have to look into the issue further upon collecting evidence to support the fact that there is indeed Redstore working within my city.
Drainar Reor, Ranger First-Class


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The effects of death, insolvency and incapacity on registration: insolvency and bankruptcy of partnerships
Partnership law
Under the Partnership Act 1890, section 33(1), if one of the partners becomes bankrupt, the partnership is automatically dissolved (unless the partnership agreement provides that the partnership should continue in existence after such an event).
VAT registration
However, if one partner in a partnership of three or more partners goes bankrupt, you should allow the partnership to continue to account for VAT using its existing registration number (in accordance with the VAT Act 1994, section 45(1)).
If the partnership is registered in the names of the partners, you may have to amend the name to take account of the removal of the bankrupt partner. If, on the other hand, it is registered in the name of the firm, no changes to the registration details will need to be made. However, in both cases you will need to ensure that any amendments to the VAT 2 are made to keep it up to date.
If, after the bankrupt partner has left the partnership, there is only one remaining partner, you should consider the case in accordance with VATREG43150.
You will need to deal with the bankrupt partner in accordance with guidance and instructions on insolvency and bankruptcy.


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Data from: Contemporary evolution of plant growth rate following experimental removal of herbivores
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Pepi, Luci, Bom y Otras Chicas del Montón (1980)
Directed by Pedro AlmodóvarGenres - Comedy Drama | Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Satire, Sex Comedy | Run Time - 80 min. | Countries - Spain |
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An outrageous comedy that throws viewers into a culture shock. A suggestive satire about women who ignore society's rules.
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"I am preparing to ask two restricted groups of different personalities" to come up with reform proposals, Mr Napolitano said, without giving further details after party talks on a new government failed to end the impasse.
The announcement came after failed attempts to form a government this week, fuelling new fears of instability in the euro zone's third-largest economy just as the Cyprus banking crisis renewed concerns about the single currency.
Earlier today, a source close to the situation told Reuters that Mr Napolitano was examining the decision to step down in order to get around constitutional provisions which prevent the president from dissolving parliament in the final months of his mandate.
Mr Napolitano met leaders of the main parties on Friday to try to find a way out of the stalemate left by an inconclusive election in February, which raised fears of prolonged uncertainty.
However with all of the three main groups in parliament clinging to entrenched positions that have prevented a government-forming majority being formed, hopes of a solution that would avoid early elections have faded.
All Italy's main daily newspapers were reporting rumours that the 87-year-old head of state was considerin resigning on Saturday morning, in an apparently coordinated leak that may have been a move by the president to increase pressure on the intransigent parties to secure a deal.
Pier Luigi Bersani, the centre-left leader whose party controls the lower house but does not have a majority in the Senate, failed to win enough support to form a government from any of the other parties during a round of talks this week.
He rejected demands by centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi for a cross-party coalition deal that would give the scandal-plagued former prime minister a share in power and the right to decide Napolitano's successor.
Both Mr Berlusconi's group and the populist Five-Star Movement led by ex-comic Beppe Grillo have also ruled out supporting a new technocrat government like the one led by outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti, blocking what appears to be the only other option.
With investors mindful of the 2011 debt crisis that brought down Mr Berlusconi's last government, the gridlock has fed worries about Italy's ability to confront a prolonged economic crisis that has fuelled growing disillusion with the political class.
The country has been in deep recession for more than a year, with record unemployment, especially among the young and a 2-trillion-euro public debt that is dangerously exposed to swings on international bond markets.
Rumours have been circulating for days that ratings agency Moody's is preparing to cut its rating on Italy's sovereign debt, which is already only two notches above "junk" grade, partly due to the uncertain political outlook.
With bond markets closed for the Easter break, investors have been left on the sidelines but a poorly received auction of mid and long term debt last week underlined the danger if the crisis drags on.
Opinion polls issued in the past few days have suggested that Mr Berlusconi could continue the strong surge that enabled him to close a substantial gap with the centre-left in the final days of the election campaign in February.
A poll by the SWG company on Friday showed his centre-right alliance with the Northern League in first place with 32.5 percent of the vote, ahead of the centre-left on 29.6 percent and Mr Grillo's Five-Star Movement on 24.8 percent.
The polls could encourage Mr Berlusconi to gamble on a quick new election, although unless a deeply flawed electoral law is repealed before the vote, it could produce another damaging stalemate.
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Well, I haven't quit knitting socks… . though I haven't posted in a while. I took a 2-week break from socks during August to knit Marnie MacLean's Lily sweater, which I purchased from Twist Collective, and it turned out great!
During September, I've finished four pairs of socks –
Pair #18 (below, right knit from Tausendschon sock yarn in Sommerlavendel and my own design on 2.25 mm needles)
and Pair #19 (below, left knit from Wollmeise sock yarn in Pfauenauge/dark intensity in the same design as pair #18 on 2.25 mm needles)
Pair #20 (knit from Dream in Color Smooshy in Lipstick Lava and my own design on 2.25 mm needles for ladies 10" foot)
Pair #21 (knit from Elann.com Superwash Worsted in Canton Teal, remnants from my Lily sweater, on 4.50 mm needles sized to fit an infant)
And I have Pair #22 (also my own design, in Shibui Sock in Kiwi and knit on 2.0 mm needles) cast on and knit this far:


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Catholic Encyclopedia – Blessed Justin de Jacobis
Vicar Apostolic of Abyssinia and titular Bishop of Nilopolis, born at San Fele, Province of Potenza, Italy, 9 October 1800 died 31 July 1860, in the plain of Eydele between the mountains Chedene and Hamamo in Abyssinia, while on his way to Halay where he hoped to regain his health. On 17 October, 1818, he entered the Congregation of the Lazarists at Naples, took vows there on 18 October, 1820, and was ordained priest at Brindisi, 12 June, 1824. After spending some time in the care of souls at Oria and Monopoli, he became superior, first at Lecce, then at Naples. In 1839 he was appointed first Prefect Apostolic of Abyssinia and entrusted with the foundation of Catholic missions in that country. After laboring with great success in Abyssinia for eight years, he was made titular Bishop of Nilopolis in 1847, and shortly afterwards Vicar Apostolic of Abyssinia, but he refused the episcopal dignity until it was finally forced upon him in 1849. Despite imprisonment, exile, and every other kind of persecution from heathens and heretics, he founded numerous Catholic missions, built various schools for the training of a native clergy, and in many other ways labored for the conversion of Abyssinia. The process of his beatification was introduced on 13 July 1904.
- Michael Ott. "Blessed Justin de Jacobis". . CatholicSaints.Info. 22 November 2014. Web. 20 January 2019. <>


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Ahemdabad: With less than a week to go before the Assembly Elections in Gujarat, the main opposition Congress on Monday made a blistering attack on the BJP government led by Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Addressing a press briefing here, Union Information & Broadcasting Minister
Manish Tiwari said, "The Modi government has distracted people by presented false figures on the state's development. If it is so then why Gujarat ranks eighth among Indian states in the Human Development Index."
The Congress leader also asked why the state of education is deplorable in the rural Gujarat and why the health care sector is collapsing here.
The I&B Minister said, "I want to ask the Modi government to explain why there is a debt of Rs 22000 crore on the head of every Gujarati. Why Gujarat's contribution in the national GDP growth has declined to fifth position, if it is the most progressive state in India."
Tiwari made a blistering attack on the BJP government, saying, "The Modi government has only favoured a bunch of crony capitalists. In the past eleven years, Modi government has only created a cuklt of crony capitalists in the name of development."
Tiwari further said that Modi and his loyalists are running a false propaganda to fool everyone and attract investors.
He also slammed the Modi government for not instituting the office of state's Lokayukta in light of reports alleging scams worth over Rs 1lakh crore in 17 scams in the state.
Meanwhile, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is also likely to address an election rally at Patan district in north Gujarat today. She is expected to address two rallies in Sidhpur, north Gujarat and near Dakor in Kheda district. During her whirlwind tour of the state last week, Gandhi had sharpened her attack on Chief Minister Narendra Modi who is seeking a third consecutive term in office.
Rahul Gandhi is expected to campaign at Sanand, Jamnagar and Amreli in Gujarat this week.
Modi will be addressing rallies at 53 places simultaneously using 3-D holographic projection technology. Apart from that, he will also address six election rallies today.
On Sunday, the Prime Minister campaigned in Gujarat. Addressing a rally in Vansada, Dr Singh appealed to the voters of Gujarat to get rid of politicians indulging in divisive politics.
The Prime Minister said the public health sector was not in a good state in Gujarat and new employment opportunities for the youth were also not being generated.
Modi, however, rebutted Prime Minister's charge and accused him of playing votebank politics.


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Hello everyone.
Well, my weekend has been quite good, as usual that is. My friend Bob slept over tyhis weekend, as usual XD. We saw two Pay-Per-View-films via Com Hem, "North Country", about a woman who needs to work in a mine since she needs the money, and "Just like heaven" about a woman, working at a hospital, who drives herself to death, when she is hit by a 18-wheeler. We also saw "Terminator", the first film that is, and "Oceans's Eleven" on DVD's that we I and my grandmother had borrowed from a "dog-buddy" of grandmother's.
I have also tried to contact as many people as possibly that I know and try to invite them to my Halloween-party on 4-5 November, but everyone seems to be busy and so forth...
Well, I have to do some homework, even when I have autumn holidays this whole week, *sigh*.


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- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Rejoins Team)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (Rejoins Team)
- Wolverine (Logan)
Supporting Characters:
- London Tunnel Dwellers (First appearance)
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- Carla (First appearance)
- Cyclops (Only appearance; dies)[1]
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Lose vs Loose
Added by Tomasz H. 15 September 2014 in category: English, Learning tips, Lexicon
The words loose and lose are mixed up in writing. Look what they mean and then read a tip how to remember them.
to suffer the loss of, to miss
He's always losing his car keys.
She lost a lot of blood in the accident.
I win! You lose!
the opposite of tight or contained
Wear comfortable, loose clothing to your exercise class.
My shoes are loose.
There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.
How to remember?
It's easy! Lose means the loss of, to miss. So when you don't know how to write, take the loose with two o, think that you miss an o and you have... lose!
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yesterday, killer eye asked me if i was bringing nature boy as my date to new year's eve at the joe's. i told her i was flying solo. thinking this might be a bad thing she asked me why. i said, "this is the year of the [i.d.], and that is how it should begin, with me in mind."
"great answer," she said.
and i must admit, going out last night with no date and no expectations was the best. i met some amazing people, some i knew already and some just new. it made for a wonderful evening. i laughed, i looked "banging hot", and i rang in the new year in the most exceptional way with the most exceptional person, me.
we make our own happiness. it isn't the friends by our sides, it isn't the money in our accounts, and it isn't the lovers in our beds. it is how we accept all that is around us and in us. i have never been so sure that i am where i am supposed to be. i have learned and grown so much in 2009. i have loved and lost, and it is true that was better than never having love in my life at all. i am better and stronger and smarter. i am more self reliant. i don't know what twenty ten will bring for me. i have no idea the ups and downs i will face-there will be both. i do know that i will do it all "with the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child."
for auld lang syne,


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Yahoo!!! Today is the eve of Hari Raya and I finally had a break from work. It has been a tiring, tiring week for me and my body is seriously aching with all the tension of meeting deadlines and putting long hours at work. So, here I am, breathing a sigh of relief at the number of hours I can spend on, enjoying a number of activities I had in mind.
In this post, I'll continue with my blogging on my trip to the Great Ocean Road.
Photo credit to http://www.lonelyplanet.com
I went on this trip with Go West Tours because it was the most convenient option. This was the route that I took from Melbourne. Geelong is the largest city after Melbourne in Victoria and Torquay is a surf town, where Quicksilver and Rip Curl originate. There's even a surfing museum in Torquay, which unfortunately had to be given a miss since I was following a tour.
This arch marks the start of the Great Ocean Road. I didn't really understand why we had to spend a few minutes at this site when the tour bus made a stop here, but afterwards it made sense. The information boards erected at the side of the road were very helpful and it immediately dawned on me that this was an important historical site.
The arch commemorates the Victorian soldiers who had served in the First World War. Not only that, the Great Ocean Road itself, which stretched to about 243km, was built by the returning soldiers from that war and they dedicated the road to their fallen comrades. It's kind of sad and moving; this road was the longest war memorial in the world.
A small sandy path that brings visitors down to the beach. The waves was pretty high, which was perfect for surfing. Even during winter, there were still people surfing!! I do envy surfers because to me, they are really hardy and robust athletes.
Waves rolled from afar and came crashing on the rocks. I appreciate a lot of the scenic sights along the road. However, there were quite a lot of bends and windings along the road so you can get nauseous. I just closed my eyes whenever I needed to and the nausea was gone, so it was not that bad, especially when it comes from someone who has motion sickness.
I'm not sure where this was but it must be at Lorne. A peaceful place where you can enjoy the view and have a picnic on the wooden tables and benches. We had some Lamington cakes and a hot cup of cocoa at this stop. But what I like the most is the weather - the air is so cool so you can sit here all day without breaking a sweat.
Another stop along the Otway Range and look what I've found. Two amazing Kookaburras!! These birds are native to Australia.
There were parrots, ducks and koalas too in this area. The parrots were the noisiest animal I could find here. There were so many of them and one landed on my head.
We have reached the Otway National Park, home to the tallest and biggest trees in the world. The trees here can grow up to 100 m high. Bush fire was also quite common here during summer when the air is very dry and hot. You could see the effects of the fire on this tree, where only the trunk is left standing.
I'm not kidding when I said that these trees were gigantic. You can walk through the trunk without bending your head.
This rainforest was home to many creatures and plants. Even though we had walked on the trail through the forest for about thirty minutes, I was truly enchanted by what I had seen. This was a great change from the concrete jungle which I am so used to.
We're here at the 12 Apostles, which consists of a collection of beautiful limestone stacks or rocks. These apostles were wonders of nature because they were able to survive despite the erosive force of the waves and other natural elements such as the rain and wind. Currently, there's only 8 Apostles left, the ninth had collapsed in 2005.
The warning sign showed how precarious the site can be. Safety comes first at all times and there were also other signs such as to be on alert for snakes.
Here were some of the beautiful apostles I had managed to capture. It was not the best time to snap photo because I was taking photos with the sun directly in the background, so many of my photos are dark.
There are many other seascapes at Port Campbell other than the Apostles.
There were a lot of walking and climbing in this tour, so putting on a pair of track shoes is the most recommended way to go.
I think this is my best photo of the lot.
I'm not sure whether this is a flower, but it is still a beautiful vegetation that grows in abundance along the Great Ocean Road.
That's all for now. Stay updated on my trip to Phillip Island. I've got to go now. Ciao.


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"BINGO MANIA -The Card HD" is an upgraded app of "BINGO MANIA-The Card". This is only for iPad.
You can use up to 4 bingo cards at one time.
"BINGO MANIA-The Card HD" is the same as regular bingo cards and randomly selects 24 numbers from 1 through 75.
You can change your card as many as you want until you get your favorite card.
Time Stamp shows the time you get your card. Our series,"BINGO MANIA-The Machine", also has Time Stamp function, so that it shows the time you start the game.
In other words, you can check if someone changes his/her card after game is started. No cheating!
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Wanda Faye Shadoan, age 75, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at the Fort Sanders Specialty Select Medical Center in Knoxville.
Wanda Faye Shadoan, age 75, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at the Fort Sanders Specialty Select Medical Center in Knoxville.
Mrs. Shadoan was born May 17, 1937, in Scott County, Tenn. She lived in California and Ohio before moving back to Tennessee in 1982.
Wanda Faye was a loving mother and grandmother and she worshiped at the Old Time Missionary Baptist Church in Goshen, Ohio. She was employed as a greeter at Walmart for 10 years before her retirement. Her hobbies included outdoor activities around the lake.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Shadoan; sons, Vance Lee Shadoan and Perry G. Byrd; her parents, Jasper Lawson and Maudie Coker Lawson; a sister, Janamae Byrd; and by four brothers, Junior Lawson, Archie Lawson, Porter Lawson and Verldon "Burl" Lawson.
Mrs. Shadoan is survived by sons, Warren C. Shadoan and wife, Mary T. Varble, of Oliver Springs, and Shaun Shadoan and wife, Christy, of Oliver Springs; and by grandchildren, Stephanie Dean, Cheri Shadoan, Lil Warren Shadoan, George Jackson Shadoan, Austin Shadoan, Emilee Shadoan, Jamon Adkins, and Lexie and Brooklyn York, and special grandson, Chad Lee Shadoan.
She is also survived by two sisters, Linda Lou Hill and husband, T.H., of Goshen, Ohio, and Geraldine Hall and husband, Norman, of Mt. Healthy, Ohio; and by a host of nieces and nephews including special nieces, Terry Massengale, Susie Hatmaker, Lavonne Strunk, Pam King and Cathy Long.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at Sharp Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Carley Duncan and Dudley Harness officiating. Burial and graveside services will follow at the Western Cemetery in Coalfield.
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As a pastor, death is part of my job. I've done more than 500 funerals in my time. Once, I did three in the same day.
Each death is different because each grief is different. I've done funerals where no one cried, because everyone was glad the person died. If you don't understand that, you've never watched your Momma suffer with Alzheimer's for 14 years. I've done funerals where everyone was in tears, because the person's work wasn't done yet, and everyone knew it. That's the reason people cried at my Daddy's funeral. Forty-two was too young for "King Kong" Smith to die.
There is a way of thinking that says, "When it's your time, it's your time." I understand where this thinking comes from. It comes from 100 years ago when the No. 1 killer in the United States was strep throat. We've forgotten in 1850, the infant mortality rate for whites was 22 percent; for blacks, 34 percent. A man could be cutting wood and get a splinter; he might be dead from blood poisoning in a week. Death was a lot closer back then.
We live in a different time, a time that is still new. Strep throat now means a trip to the doctor, not a death watch. Frying everything you eat really isn't healthy (even if it is delicious). Exercise really helps.
If a man smokes three packs a day, gets lung cancer and dies, do we say, "It was his time?" If a man overeats, becomes morbidly obese and dies from a stroke, do we say, "It was his time?" If a man drinks too much and drives, then hits a car and kills a family, do we say, "It was their time?"
I wonder if God grieves because some people show up in heaven too early. They might arrive early because someone took an assault rifle and fired on a crowd at a concert. They might arrive early because they were poor stewards of their own body, of their own soul.
No one, of course, knows the answers. Our inability to know means sometimes people say, "Don't ask why. Have faith." I think that's the wrong equation. The Bible is full of people who ask God "why," including Jesus ("Why, O Lord, have you forsaken me?"). It is OK to ask God "why."
The Bible also shows us that God does not always give a direct answer to "why." Sometimes he does, usually when people have sinned and want to know why God is punishing them (see the Prophets). God answers pretty clearly. When there is tragedy, however, God does not answer the questions. But he does show up. The point of the book of Job is not that God gives Job answers; it is that Job asked God to come and speak, and God did.
I think after you ask why and you encounter God, real faith begins. This is faith that is based not on human logic ("It was his time") but on a living God who walks with you, talks with you and loves you through every moment of life.
God wants us to know more than anything that life is a precious gift. Life is to be cared for, stewarded, treasured. Take care of your life; exercise, eat right, go to the doctor.
But above all, seek God. He gave you your life as a gift. Real encounters with him make life worth living.
Clay Smith is the lead pastor of Alice Drive Baptist Church in Sumter.
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Like so many parents, my mom and dad are hard to shop for. Fortunately, my mom can usually be pleased with one of my knits. So when I realized that Mother's Day was approaching back in April I offered to give my mom any of the projects that I was working on at the time or to make something else for her. When I mentioned I had a pair of socks on the needles she made her decision very quickly.
These are the socks she choose, Nutkins made with Dream in Color Smooshy in Beach Fog. As many have said Smooshy is a lovely yarn. The colors are vibrant and the yarn is smooth and springy. It even holds up well after wearing and washing. It's just perfect for socks in my opinion. The pattern was great too, though I decided to do my regular heel rather than the short row heel called for. I'm a little sad to give them away, but of course my mom deserves them.


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Amazon has dropped the price this Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection. This normally sells for $69.97, but is only $29.49 right now! This set includes the following:
- Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
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- 3 Peanuts Window Clings
When it comes to deals on Amazon, I would not wait as these prices change in the blink of an eye!
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At 9-years old I know we are on the verge of Santa leaving our house forever. I am grateful and somewhat amazed when we manage one more year. After all, he has two big brothers who have been in on the secret for quite sometime now and when you are in the third grade there is bound to be some non-believers around.
I know eventually the question will come up but now I'll be ready with an answer.
This evening we were running around trying to get some things accomplished. First to the laundromat to dry three loads of laundry because the dryer has decided to stop working, to the grocery store because we are having our holiday staff breakfast tomorrow and I'm in charge of the fruit salad, and lastly to Target to buy a birthday gift and some wrapping paper.
By the time I got to Target all I really wanted to do was go home. It's cold, it's windy and my nice warm house, my couch and my laptop were calling my name.
As we stepped out of the car and headed into the store I heard someone say, "Excuse me." There before us was a woman, without a coat, holding a box of candy canes which she had made into reindeer. She asked very politely if we would like to buy one, "because I'm just trying to buy my kids something for Christmas."
I had no cash on me. I apologized but told her if she was still here when I came out, I would buy one.
I headed into the store thinking Patrick was right behind me. but then I heard,
"Mom, wait!"
I turned around to see Patrick reach into his pocket and take out the three dollars the tooth fairy left him last night. He handed it to the woman and happily took his candy cane reindeer from her.
I teared up. He ran over to me in his happy Patrick way and I hugged him. I told him how very proud I was of him and how he just made Christmas just a little bit better for someone.
He said, "now I'm broke, but it's okay."
So someday when he asks me if there is a Santa I will tell him yes, of course there is and I'll remind him of what he did tonight.
Because tonight Patrick, you were Santa Claus.


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There may be some in our audience that have worked with the Intel® IoT Developer Kit. These kit is based on off the shelf hardware like the Intel® Galileo Board, and a Grove Sensor Kit by Seeed Studios*. They work on Yocto* Project Linux and are great as an introduction to the world of IoT.
There is a concept called Path to Product. You can imagine that if you have a rocky path to building a product that you will face a variety of obstacles in trying to reach a functional prototype phase in your product development. We introduced the Intel® IoT Commercial Developer Kit to help provide a smoother road.
Where the Intel® IoT Commercial Developer kit differs is the software side. Yocto Project Linux is removed and Wind River Linux with Wind River Intelligent Device Platform (IDP) XT is put in place. Beyond the powerful software, a key goal is accomplished which is a smooth transition from a proof of concept experience in the Intel® IoT Commercial Developer Kit to the Intel® Gateway and commercial level sensors needed in later product development phases.
The Intel® IoT Commercial Developer Kit is perfect for entrepreneurs and developers with an eye on the future. The kit is integral in the proof of concept phase, so that it is easy to explore solution sets prior to choosing a path to product. Once you have perfected your problem solution, moving on to a Commercial IoT Gateway is simple with easy code compatibility and porting.
Ideally the Intel® IoT Commercial Developer Kit should be used in the beginning stages of proof of concept development. Doing so early on cuts costs, and helps to quantify potential solutions early on prior to ramping up to a prototype, which can easily cost many times more to develop. The overall cost of the Commercial Developer Kit allows a workgroup to purchase multiple kits to develop in unison, and explore problems and solutions in parallel which as a result can cut development time significantly.
Identifying constraints is an integral part of IoT development. From available networks, to battery power, to available sensors there is much work necessary to identify the environment that a product is to be placed, and then ensure that it is designed properly to function within those environmental constraints. The Intel® IoT Commercial Developer Kit is perfect for understanding how to solve a problem in the real world. Design your software, hook up your sensors and try it right in the field to evaluate.
The Intel® IoT Commercial Developer Kit is designed to significantly help in the path to product process we all face. This low cost proof of concept solution opens many doors that previously took more expensive devices to fulfill. Use the Intel® IoT Commercial Developer Kit to jumpstart your development process and have a smooth road to your new product.
You can Sign up to receive an email notification when the Intel® IoT Commercial Developer Kit will be available for purchase.
For more such intel IoT resources and tools from Intel, please visit the Intel® Developer Zone
Source: https://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2015/09/24/building-with-the-intel-iot-commercial-developer-kit
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|HI Your link to look at the room is broken!!!
|Clare Jansen
Oct 11 2011 9:08PM
|Hi there,
It is not possible to put hyperlinks into these adverts, please cut and paste the url into your browser to view the information.
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