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In a former life, before I moved to New Zealand, I was a teacher. I was pretty good, too. I still love learning, and showing others who are keen to learn something how to do it- and I believe that if you have the passion to give something a try, you can get pretty good at it, with practice. It's not always easy, lets face it we all have different areas that we're good at, and others that are a struggle. You may have seen that picture being shared around social media of a blue pill and a red pill- one makes you fluent in every language in the world, the other makes you able to play any musical instrument. I'm good at learning languages (I started young), but learning instruments, while I love music, is hard for me- so I'd pick the one that made me automatically able to play all the musical instruments (and then I'd go get my Bill Bailey/Tim Minchin on at the nearest piano) But even without magical learning pills (or that bit in the Matrix where they upload knowledge to their brains) there are ways to make the process less of a slog. I want, over at least a couple of posts, to share some of what I've learned about learning, starting with…
Learning styles
Knowing how you learn best is damn useful if you want to pick up a new skill. There are a few different theories out there about it, but the one I've found rings the most true for me is the VARK theory. It breaks learning down into four styles- Visual, Aural, Reading/writing and Kinaesthetic.
A visual learner learns best through images/watching (unsurprisingly). An aural learner likes to listen to an explanation- so they would, for example, be far more likely to pay attention throughout a lecture with no slides where the lecturer talks for an hour. Reading/writing learners learn best from words on a page. Kinaesthetic learners (who tend to find concentrating a challenge) learn best by doing something while they learn- whether that's taking notes, practicing what they're learning about, or doing something with their hands while they listen to the teacher.
You can take a quiz to find out which ones you're strongest in- and it's such a good thing to know about yourself, because it means you can do your best to cater to it when you're trying something- as well as asking teachers and others to help you by providing input in the way that fits you. For me, as a mainly visual and kinaesthetic learner (most people are a blend), doing mind maps in lots of different colours in class (and when taking minutes in meetings) helped me retain much more information than taking linear notes. I also knit in meetings when I can to help me pay attention to what's being said- if I don't have something to do with my hands I lose concentration VERY quickly.
When it comes to crafts, there are lots of tutorials out there- and if you want to master a particular new skill, and know your learning style, then pick ones that suit your style.
If you're a visual learner, then looking at diagrams or a video on Youtube/Vimeo will help as you can see what you need to do. A tutorial with photo illustrations may also help you.
An aural learner would definitely benefit from videos with commentary (I've seen a few video tutorials which are silent, just demonstrating the technique without talking about it).
Read/write? Then blogs are a great place to start. There are plenty of written step-by-steps out there that explain neatly how to do something, and if you learn best from words on a page they'll be the best way for you to get your head around things.
For kinaesthetic learners, the best tip I have is to combine using one of the tutorials above with physically doing the steps as you see, listen to, or read about them. As most people have a blend of styles, pick the style you're second-strongest in, and combine that with the kinaesthetic element.
And let me know how you get on! Finding out the styles that work for you really does take some of the work out of learning, whether it's craft or anything else- but of course I'm especially keen to hear if you're learning a new craft technique at the moment, and how you're going about it. What works best for you?


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Judge Judy Sheindlin apparently thinks Joe Brown should take the phrase "sober as a judge" to heart.
Sheindlin, who presides over the popular daytime court show "Judge Judy," offered a bit of advice for Brown - the former televised bench-sitter on the daytime court show "Judge Joe Brown" - regarding his recent legal woes, when approached by TMZ on Wednesday night.
It seems that Sheindlin might believe that Brown has been pounding drinks instead of gavels recently.
"Stay sober," Sheindlin offered, when asked if she had any words for Brown.
Brown, whose show went off the air last year, found himself on the wrong side of the law in March, when he was sentenced to five days in jail for contempt of court.
Brown, 66, was arrested after allegedly yelling at a juvenile-court magistrate in Tennessee, complaining about delays.
Brown - who's currently running for Shelby County, Tenn., district attorney - showed up at the courthouse and worked the crowd for votes before dropping into a courtroom where a child support hearing was taking place, sitting in the courtroom for approximately 20 minutes before allegedly haranguing the magistrate.
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Mariners versus Blue Jays! The newly revamped and revitalized Mariners head back home after their triumphant world tour.
Monday, 7:05p, LHP Moyer v RHP Hentgen. I always think of Pete Harnisch instead of Hentgen — "He's still around?".
Tuesday, 7:05p, RHP Meche v RHPP Halladay. Halladay's been the best pitcher on the Blue Jays staff so far, and only Freddy Garcia's been better for us. Meche… well, you've seen what's happening.
Wednesday, 7:05p, RHP Pineiro v LHP Lilly. Lilly the huge-then-ex-prospect has revived his career by way of being okay.
Didn't the cops catch up to "Bum Fights" and shut them down?
Offenses: Toronto 25th, Seattle 27th
Rotations: Seattle 14th, Toronto 19th
Bullpens: Toronto 18th, Seattle 21st
Defenses: Seattle okay, Toronto slightly worse
Seriously.. ugh. Two bottom-tier teams punching each other repeatedly for meaningless wins. Orlando Hudson's out, Kevin Cash is out, Frank Catalanotto is out, and that new mean-looking Jay… that's dumb. I liked the old logo better, it was classy.
It's interesting to note that the Blue Jays, who hired JP Riccardi, who got the job because he went into the interviews and laid out exactly the kind of super-sabermetric-friendly team plan I would have, if I was really good at presentations, and could get an interview for these kind of jobs.
Since he took over, he's gutted as much payroll as he could, they're drafting college players almost exclusively (well, that's too strong — they've moved towards a lot more of them). The Blue Jays compete in a brutally difficult division, like the Mariners do, plus they suffer from some terrific currency exchange issues that hamper thair ability to spend on payroll.
For all of their work trying to turn the team around, they're playing .440 ball. They don't have any huge future superstar position players on the major league team (I know, Wells, but I mean a guy like early Beltran that's out playing and makes you nod and think "You can build a team around this guy", and Wells doesn't make me think that), and I don't see Delgado sticking around after his contract's up, though I don't know where he'd head (we could do much worse).
The Blue Jays, though, cost $50m, and they're better than the Mariners by a long shot.
Hey, interesting side note — ESPN's straight-no-bunk payroll has the Mariners at $73m.
There are a couple of points here, I guess —
The Blue Jays as an organization are spending their money way, way better than the Mariners, even if their team isn't winning the way the A's are.
A smart organization can spend some money and keep themselves respectable as they transform into something capable of long-term success.
The Mariners don't have some money, they have a ton of money. If they wanted, they could run $100m+ payrolls and make mid-season salary pickups, and still be profitable. If they're willing to listen to my pal Dave here, they can start drafting much better, make some astute trades, and spend their way to short-term respectability while they try and rebuild a shattered farm system.
See everyone at the game tonight!


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I never really knew how 'carrier pigeons' worked. I had always hoped it worked like the owls in the Harry Potter books… You know, you could tie a little note to a pigeon's foot, tell it where to go, and your message would get delivered, avian style.
However, carrier pigeons (also known as homing pigeons) can only go in one direction: home. They can be trained, but whatever location at which they are trained, is where they will always return. "You have to train them well and start when they are young. You start by taking them short distances, and then go further and further, and they will return to where they were trained," as Lidia Andronic, owner of Belmont Feed & Seed explained to me. She owns several homing pigeons and belongs to a club where she helps to train her own. They use the sun and a complex internal compass to find their way home. You can read more about the science behind homing pigeons at LiveScience.com. "They really are quite smart. People don't think so, because they have little heads and they are birds, but they can make great pets," said Lidia, who owns several pigeons, but no chickens. While chickens are legal to own in the city of Chicago, they are still illegal in many suburbs. "I live in Franklin Park and the village doesn't allow it. I have a big lot, but I cannot have a chicken," said Lidia, who is in the process of working with the village to lift the ban on backyard chickens, "we have some allies in the village, but it is still a long process." It's a bit surprising that people cannot have chickens in the suburban sprawl of the Greater Chicago Area, but are permitted to own them in the much more confined urban setting. I went on the annual "Windy City Coop Tour," where backyard chicken owners showcase their projects to those who might be interested in starting up their own chicken coops and runs. Below are a few pictures of one of the places I visited:
Despite the relatively small size of the average Chicago backyard, the chickens don't seem to mind. This owner told me that his 4 chickens give his family about 3 eggs every morning. With the cost of maintenance (chicken feed, fresh hay, etc) in relation to the eggs, he said they cost about as much as free-range organic eggs from the store. As the interest in raising backyard chickens increases, and people and their neighbors become more educated about the benefits of raising chickens in an urban setting, there is hope that it may one day be more widely accepted. Lidia said that business at her store has been on the rise in the past few years. Belmont Feed & Seed, which has been running for 23 years, caters to hundreds of city residents every month and is the only chicken supply store in the city. It is also the only bee keeping supply store within 100 miles of Chicago. "Bees actually do quite well in the city too," said Lidia. For those who might be interested in starting up their own backyard chicken coop, Lidia said that the biggest cost is the initial construction of the coop. "The biggest cost is involved in the coop, the feeding system, the run, and so on. To start could be about $500." After the initial investment, they are relatively cheap to maintain. With a coop of several chickens you will get a few fresh eggs every morning. "They really are pets with benefits," Lidia said. If you would like to find out more about raising backyard chickens, here are a few resources: BackyardChickens.com and Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts.


text: N.Y. Governor Cuomo Hosts First New York State Yogurt Summit August 15, 2012 10:21 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By MILK Editors Email The state will take new actions to increase CAFO caps to help dairy farmers increase herd size and increase production to ensure the yogurt economic boom continues in the state. Source: New York Governor's Office news release Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today hosted the first New York State Yogurt summit to hear ideas from industry leaders, farmers and other stakeholders to help ensure that the yogurt industry continues to grow and create jobs in New York. Since 2000, the number of yogurt processing plants in New York has increased from 14 to 29 today. From 2005 to 2011, New York's yogurt plants doubled in production. Over the same time period, the amount of milk used to make yogurt in New York increased dramatically from 158 million pounds to about 1.2 billion pounds. Most of the increase in yogurt production is due to the introduction and production of Greek-style yogurt, which requires three times more milk than traditional yogurt. In 2011, New York's dairy manufacturers employed 8,070 people with total wages of $414 million, a 14% increase from 2005. The gradual increase of yogurt production in New York has had a positive effect on businesses throughout state, not only for the yogurt industry, but for dairy farms, produce manufacturers and local communities across New York. Dairy farming and processing combined presents a total impact of $8.9 billion to New York's economy. Moreover, one on-farm job is created for every 40-50 cows added. For every new job created on a dairy farm, an additional 1.24 jobs are created in the local community. And for every job created in the dairy processing industry, 5.72 jobs are created upstream. "The yogurt industry is a true success story in New York and today's yogurt summit is a prime example of how state government is going above and beyond to actively work with the industry to help it grow in New York and create jobs in New York," said Governor Cuomo. "As an entrepreneurial government, we brought all the stakeholders to the table to help the dairy industry and yogurt producers enhance their relationship so it is both beneficial to the companies and to the state. New York will do everything it can to facilitate a strong, prosperous partnership. We want the yogurt business to do well, and continue to thrive in New York." Many ideas were presented and discussed at the summit. As a first step of the ongoing conversations with the industry, Governor Cuomo announced at the Summit that the state will take new actions to help dairy farmers increase the size of their herds and therefore increase production to ensure the yogurt economic boom continues in New York. This will be done by changing the state regulations to allow for smaller farms to have more cows while being exempt from some permitting processes. At the Governor's direction, the state is proposing to increase the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) cap from 200 to 300 milking cows. That means that small dairy farms will be able to add to their herd and at the same time be exempt from burdensome requirements that small farms face when they have more than 200 head of cattle. The costs of complying with the CAFO requirement can costs hundreds of thousands of dollars which makes expansion economically unfeasible. This new regulation will help farmers save money therefore allowing them to expand and create jobs. There are more than 800 dairy farms with 100-199 cows that could benefit from this reform and expand milk production for yogurt manufacturers. The Farm Bureau estimates that if just 10% of those farms add 100 cows to their herd, milk production would grow by more than 160 million pounds of milk per year. The CAFO threshold increase can be made while still ensuring environmental protections. In addition, the State will work with the dairy and yogurt industries to lower energy costs by increasing and incentivizing the construction and use of anaerobic digesters, which turn waste produced on the farm into energy that can be used by the farmers. This not only allows farmers to more easily manage the large amount of waste produced by cows, but save money on energy cost by turning that waste into a renewable source of energy. The digesters also produce electricity onsite, offsetting a farm's electricity purchases from their utility and reducing energy costs. The New York Power Authority will work with the farmers and manufacturers to determine the feasibility of constructing anaerobic digesters in locations throughout the state for manufactures and farms who cannot afford to purchase one. In addition NYPA will explore new incentives to help larger farms build digesters of their own. Senior administration officials, led by Secretary to the Governor Larry Schwartz, will meet with the Public Service Commission to find a way to reduce interconnection costs between digesters and the state's electricity grid. Senior administration staff will also work with industry to discuss those federal issues that impede the growth of dairy, develop an action plan, and meet with congressional leaders to effect change. Today's meeting was the beginning of an ongoing dialogue. There will be a follow up meeting based the issues raised during today's discussions. Read more here. Back to news


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Violet Affleck Has a Notable Nanny
Violet Affleck gets picked up from her nursery school in Santa Monica by her nanny on Monday (March 16).
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The three-year-old cutie's dad covers the April Issue of Esquire and commented about his boring ways, saying, "What's the most radical twist – or the most surprising thing about myself – is that none of the stuff you read, none of it has anything to do with me, with my life, my work. I'm a very straightforward, pretty boring guy!"
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Most churches have sought out a new pastor many times, yet search committees often feel as though they are inventing the process from scratch. In The Pastoral Search Journey, John Vonhof provides detailed guidance for search committees to ensure a good match between pastor and congregation. This is Vonhof's third book about the pastoral search—but the first to discuss interim pastors, transitions between pastors, and the use of the Internet and digital media.
Vonhof advises congregational leaders on establishing the search committee; ensuring the congregation is cared for during the pastoral vacancy; conducting the congregational self-study and creating an information packet; finding, communicating with, and interviewing candidates; determining selection criteria as well as evaluating and recommending candidates; managing call negotiations; and finally welcoming the congregation's new pastor. Sample letters, forms, and other tools are provided.


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Our roots lie in the historical medieval town of Conwy where in 1984 our company founder, farmer's son Ieuan Edwards, opened a butchers shop at the age of 20.
Having established an international award winning Butchers shop and a team of dedicated and skilled butchers, Ieuan decided in 2003 that the time was right to open a manufacturing unit in Conwy. To cope with the rising demand for his award winning sausages, Ieuan established the Traditional Welsh Sausage Co Ltd.
Today, The Traditional Welsh Sausage Co. (Trading under the name Edwards of Conwy) supplies major customers such as Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Aldi and Spar, as well as many other leading UK companies. We supply local and national
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The Traditional Welsh Sausage Co. produces a wide range of High quality meat products and operates under strict HACCP systems and procedures. We are BRC accredited and having achieved Red Tractor status for our Pork products in 2013, we are now also part of the Welsh PGI scheme for our Beef products. All of this achievement is thanks to our dedicated management team & highly trained staff.
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MCERF underwrites two awards offered annually by MCAA's Career Development Committee, on a competitive basis. The links to the two awards given each year are here: Educator of the Year Award and the MCAA Student Chapter of the Year Award.
The Educator of the Year Award recognizes MCAA student chapter faculty advisors for exceptional accomplishment as advisors, educators, and mentors of students who plan to develop a professional career with the mechanical construction industry.
The Student Chapter of the Year Award recognizes an MCAA student chapter for outstanding achievement as an organization of students who are planning careers in the mechanical construction industry. The award recognizes exceptional achievement in governance and leadership, membership recruiting, fundraising, community involvement, and career development.
Contact Harlee Gallo with questions about the nominations procedures.
Scholarships serve multiple purposes for the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF). First and foremost, they assist student scholars with the ever-rising costs of a first-rate college education. And, a scholarship program that involves not only students but also their student chapters and faculty advisors, helps form a brand recognition for and loyalty to MCERF that other, lesser programs cannot match. MCERF Scholarships speak loudly that the organized mechanical contracting, service, and vendor communities are serious about developing great students AND great educational programs.
There are four named, memorial scholarships that MCERF underwrites and/or promotes each year. They are listed here and each is linked to a combination information/application sheet.


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Youth & Family Ministry
We believe that families are stronger with God and His word guiding our paths. Each one of us has an unique story as to how we became family. Each one of our families has had hopes deferred and longings fulfilled. We've had our share of laughs, dreams and tears throughout the years. If you are a family of newlyweds just starting out on your family journey but wanting to learn about what lies ahead, or if your family has adopted, or if you are a single parent, or a family finding a way to overcome or in an inspirational situation we welcome you to share your story with us. We believe that in our families ministry there is a story or two that might ring familiar. We hope that as our family stories continue to be written that our paths may cross and be better for it.
Joshua 24:15 But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.
The Youth and Families ministry is for families who are single parents, marrieds (with no children), blended families, families that have adopted, families in different stages of parenting, pregnant or no kids at all.
We believe that marriages can grow closer, stronger and be more fulfilling through the years with God and by being deep and humble learners. We also believe that parenting is a special role that we need to be as equipped as possible to do well.
There is a monthly bible study and dinner. Children are welcome! Please check the calendar for dates, times. and location. Teen events are also organized.
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Dear Dr. Gridlock:
We are wasting too much time in traffic; we deserve better choices. Most of us would prefer to live in more walkable communities, making our lives more pleasant and healthy.
These two are tightly linked. Thus, looking at improving transportation without looking at improving our land use will yield sub-optimal proposals. The alliances are correct that we don't have the resources to do it all, so priorities must be set.
To maximize economic and quality-of-life benefits for the region, transportation investments over the next couple of decades, except for road maintenance, should be devoted only to building efficient and effective transit and pedestrian/bicycle networks.
To obtain the best value from these investments, growth of residential, office, commercial and public facilities should be located only in walkable neighborhoods at major transit stations.
Easier said than done. But we do need a clear vision of the region we'd like to see 25 years from now. We can start moving in that direction immediately.
— David W. Sears, Bethesda
I received many responses like this to my request [Commuter page, June 26] for proposals on our transportation future, which I made while reviewing a new report by the transportation alliances of Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland for the 2030 Group, an association of business people who believe we need to focus on a cluster of projects that will have the biggest regional impact on congestion.
While the report's priorities list includes new bridges, regional highway bypasses and Capital Beltway upgrades, many letter writers focused on transit and land use.
This writer gets bonus points for considering how we'd pay for what we want.
Dear Dr. Gridlock:
The themes presented in "Business groups target traffic congestion" came from a vested interest, were based on an unscientific survey and were mostly auto-centric. There should be some consideration of measures to reduce the need for roads.
There are studies at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments that weigh different approaches to these problems, and they generally show that adding more road capacity does not reduce congestion. The regional bypasses, complete with bridges, would succeed in opening up vast areas in rural Prince William, Loudoun and Montgomery counties for development. It would be good business, as developers could buy cheap greenfields and build sprawling office parks. People who lived or worked there would have no choice but to drive, thus adding to the problem.
Rather, create conditions for attracting more people and jobs near existing infrastructure, like Metro stations in Prince George's, Fairfax and Montgomery counties. People could reverse commute, so they wouldn't even need more Metro capacity (as long as it is well-maintained) and they could walk and bike. The cost would be minimal.
Given the above, a network of transit connections among activity centers around the region would work better. It could be bus rapid transit, but much of it should probably be light rail. By providing more linkages, people can reach a wider variety of destinations without a car.
Connect the spokes of Metro, through such projects as Maryland's Purple Line, but extend it to Virginia. Another critical route the 2030 Group left off its list is transit service to Fort Belvoir and other Base Closure and Realignment sites.
And wherever there is a transit station, there should be auxiliary shuttle buses and bike facilities.
Surveys say the public opposes a gas tax increase, but it should be one revenue source. Another could be to capture the increased land value in station areas as density is increased. Add tolls sparingly.
— Roger Diedrich, Fairfax
I think the business groups would respond that, yes, they have a vested interest: In the D.C. region's long-term future, in maintaining a livable environment for employees, in ensuring that those employees and their families aren't driven mad by their commutes.
"The problem is that governments at all levels seem incapable of doing big things today," said Bob Chase, president of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance.
I challenge some of the project priorities, but not the idea that we need to decide what we're trying to do and do it.
Dr. Gridlock also appears Thursday in Local Living. Comments and questions are welcome and may be used in a column, along with the writer's name and home community. Write Dr. Gridlock at The Washington Post, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071 or


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Playing away from Coors Field as underdogs in the second half of the season, fading the Colorado Rockies has been a sizable source of income for sports bettors over the last few seasons.
It is no secret among baseball fans and analysts that Coors Field generates abnormal baseball. As Fox Sports' Jeff Sullivan pointed out prior to the start of the 2015 season, the Colorado Rockies have the greatest home and road splits in many statistical categories in MLB over the last ten years because of extreme park factors. The most informative to sports bettors is the fact that during this decade-long period, Colorado ranks first in the majors in total runs scored at home, and last away from Denver. This correlates to a winning percentage rank of 14th at home versus 28th on the road during this span. No one is quite sure as to why a "Coors Field hangover" has stricken the Rockies this long, as attempts to show aftereffects of thin-air to "normal" pitching and hitting conditions really doesn't play a factor on the team's batting on the road. Some suggest maybe the higher elevations require greater physical and fitness adjustments from players, and the boosted home splits come because of tiring visitor pitching. Whatever the case, sports bettors can profit from these inflated park factor figures, especially when fading the Rockies away from Coors Field.
Since 2004, investors would have returned nearly 5% on their investment if they faded Colorado as away dogs in every game. Most astonishing is the lack of runs Colorado has scored in this situation since 2010 (3.3 runs per game)—the season where an expanded strike zone, tighter patrolling of steroids, and a greater emphasis on pitching and defense lowered scoring by nearly a run a game league wide. As we have shown previously, this run-scoring dip has had a minimal effect on runs at Coors Field, perhaps increasing the contrast in MLB odds and public expectations when the Rockies take to the road. Anchored by a young rotation and lacking any real team depth over the last few seasons, this angle profits very well in the second half of the season as the grueling MLB schedule takes its toll on the Rockies. Since 2010, Colorado averages 2.8 runs away from home when an underdog in the second half of the season (July-October). In fact, over the last two seasons to date, batters are crossing the plate a measly 2.5 runs a game overall. That is really low. As you can imagine, bettors have scored a sizable profit in just about every category fading the Rockies and their inability to score runs over this period. Since 2010, the Rockies have won only 29% of away games as an underdog with average closing odds near -165, returning nearly 15% profit to backers of opposing favorites. The under is hitting nearly 66% of the time in this scenario, returning nearly 24% to bettors. For those playing team totals, the most lucrative of all anti-Rockies-run wagers, Colorado has scored three or fewer in 71% of contests.
Looking at some key batting splits for the 2015 season, one can wager that the Rockies' run-scoring woes will continue post-All Star break. To date, Colorado ranks 22nd in OPS, 23rd in wOBA, and 24th in batting average away from home. To top it off, the Rockies face four of the top five pitching teams in home ERA splits this season in their next four road series, including the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets and Washington Nationals. Keep your eyes on the Rockies when they're underdogs away from Coors Field and use this information to support your own methods for deciding MLB picks.
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How Do You Tell Your Best Friend That Her Man Is Cheating
If you have a best friend, be it male or female it's a special bond. You have a person to share all of your inner most feelings and secrets with. A best friend is someone to do fun things and hang out with. Best friends are suppose to be there for you and have your back no matter what. Best friends also has an invisible line that you should never, ever cross. If your best friend is now your ex best friend, chances are you've crossed that invisible line. That invisible line that you should not cross is voicing your negative opinions on family, other friends and lovers.
You cannot give your friend advice on her family, because that's her family. They will be there when you are not. They will always come before you. If she has to make a decision between you and her family, she will always choose her family.
When it comes to other friends, you may not like them, but she picked them. It's up to her to make the decision to keep them around or not.
When it comes to your best friend's significant other, you better not say nothing. I don't care what they are going through, it's nothing you can say to sway her judgement about that person either way. All you can do is be that listening ear.
It's hard not to offer your best friend advice on a situation that they might be going through. Is it worth losing your best friend over the advice you've given? It sounds crazy but it's so true.
I have had a friend get beat up by their boyfriend, I'm talking about physical blows. I invited her into my home and I gave her what I felt was great advice. I told her that she deserved better and that if she didn't leave him it was only going to get worst. The next day she was back with him and she told him everything I said. He made it his mission to keep her from talking to me and we definitely couldn't hang out anymore.
I have had a friend whose boyfriend was cheating on them and of course she cries on my shoulder because she never thought that he would do that to her. I'm her friend and her biggest cheerleader, so I'm telling her how much of a dog he is to do her like that. I'm just as mad at him as she is because she's my friend and I care about her feelings. How about she tells him that I called him a dog and how mad I was about him cheating on her. He tells her I'm just jealous and I must want to get with him. She believes him and she turned on me. She really wanted to fight me over her cheating boyfriend. I couldn't believe it. That was the end of that friendship.
All I'm saying is that you have to be careful when it comes to sharing your thoughts and personal feelings about your friend's relationship. Just be that listening ear and try to keep your feelings to yourself.
If you know your best friend is getting cheated on, would you tell her?
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Ice Merchandisers Buyers' Guide
Ice merchandisers are freezer units specially designed to display bagged ice. Selling ice by the bag is a great way to make a profit with relatively little in the way of recurring costs. Indoor versions of these freezers can hold 54 to 117 8-pound bags of ice, while larger outdoor units have room for as many as 130 bags.
1. Automatic Defrost Saves Time and Labor
There are two types of refrigeration commonly used in ice merchandisers. The first, cold wall refrigeration, uses copper wires running through the wall of the unit. Particularly in warm, humid outdoor applications, this design can lead to condensation, which then freezes on the walls of the unit. Because of this, these models must be defrosted and cleaned regularly. To avoid that, many units are built with a fan system to spread the cold air throughout the cabinet, a setup that causes less condensation. In these units, what condensation does form is usually removed by an automatic condensation evaporation system, or an automatic defrost system, meaning much less work for you and your employees.
2. Doors Make a Difference
The doors an ice merchandiser uses can have a big impact on how the machine operates. The merchandiser will have either one or two doors, depending on its size. Most are self-closing, to ensure the ice will not melt from a customer leaving the door open. For those that are not self-closing, some models offer a feature where the freezer will begin to beep if the door is open longer than 30 seconds, alerting operators to close it up. A tight seal is important, and an easily removable gasket comes in handy when it comes time to clean or replace it to ensure that seal. Some ice merchandiser doors are heated, to prevent ice and condensation from forming on the doors and obscuring the customers' view of your product.
3. Energy Efficiency Cuts Costs
There are several features ice merchandisers can include to help improve efficiency and save you money in energy costs. A well-insulated freezer with a tight door seal will minimize cool air loss and keep the compressor from having to work too hard. Some models feature a fan motor delay, which halts the evaporator fan when the door is open to prevent warm, moist air from being drawn into the freezer. LED lights available on some ice merchandiser models are another great way to improve efficiency; they are brighter, last longer, and use considerably less energy than their fluorescent counterparts.
4. Durability Makes a Good Investment
Purchasing a durable ice merchandiser can save you service and maintenance costs, and ensure you have reliable equipment to serve you for years to come. Some ice merchandisers that are meant to be used inside offer a peel and chip resistant laminated vinyl exterior. Merchandisers that will be outside require a slightly tougher exterior, such as an acrylic polyurethane enamel. The compressor's location can have a big influence on how often you need service. Most interior ice merchandisers have bottom-mounted compressors, which may require service more often because dirt and debris can get pulled into the machinery. The upside is that the compressor is within easy reach, so it is much simpler to complete the service. Outdoor ice merchandisers usually have top-mounted compressors, to prevent all the outdoor dirt and debris from causing problems.
5. Special Features are Worth Considering
One of the special features that some ice merchandisers offer is a digital temperature display. This makes it easy to keep track of the internal temperature of the freezer, so you can know when maintenance is needed before all your ice starts to melt. Some freezers include a tank at the bottom of the interior cabinet, so that if there is ever a power outage or mechanical failure that causes the ice to melt, the water is caught in the tank, making cleanup simple. Ice merchandisers without a tank may require substantial clean-up in the event of an extended power outage.


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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Enmore Theatre
March 23, 2018 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm UTC+11
After visiting Australia for a series of sold out shows in 2013, LA three-piece Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have announced that they'll once again return for a run of shows to showcase their much anticipated new album, expected in early 2018.
Presented by MJR Presents, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will be performing a selection of new material as well as crowd favourites from the bands illustrious 19-year, seven album back catalogue, showing why they are one of the world's most celebrated live bands.
'Every time we've toured Australia something in some way has tried to kill me at one point or another, and always in new and somewhat inspired ways. So I have a great deal of respect for whatever cosmic forces are going on down there. It definitely keeps me on my toes though, which is all you really need to make rock'n'roll I guess. Two good toes and a reason to keep tappin them.' -Robert Levon Been / BRMC
Since its their debut release in 2001, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have made a name for themselves on a global scale. By fusing together elements of the psych, space rock, noise-pop and classic rock and roll that weave themselves across five acclaimed studio albums, BRMC live shows have often been hailed as events rather than mere gigs; a dynamic showcase of dark, brooding rock mixed with an energetic show you can't take your eyes off.


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As far as we know, just two studies have been made on Northern Bald Ibis genetics. They approache two different levels:
- the differences between eastern and western populations
- the differences between an extinct and an extant populations in Morocco.
The first of them (Pegoraro et al., 2001) examined two segments of the mitochondrial genome of Moroccan and Turkish Bald Ibises. One point mutation was consistently discovered in a 307 bp (base pairs) portion of the cytochrome b gene (widely used in phylogenetics and population genetics) . This mutation was population specific, that is, it shows differences of an isolation of both populations. This finding has big consequences for the conservation of the highly endangered species and reinforces the idea that in captive breeding and releasing programmes, only birds of known origin should be used. Some physical differences had been previously detected.
The other work analysed 882bp of mitochondrial DNA control region sequence from 30 individuals, 19 wild birds from recent mortalities (1996 onwards) in the Souss-Massa area and eleven founders from Rabat Zoo. Those last birds were caught from the Middle Atlas Mountains in 1976-77.
The sequencing revealed 15 closely related haplotypes (groups of DNA that is transmitted together), nine from Souss-Massa and eight from
with only two haplotypes shared at low frequency between these two
populations. Preliminary analyses indicate that these two populations
are significantly different on haplotype frequencies. That is, the Souss
colony and the now extinct Middle Atlas colonies were demographically isolated
exchanging few individuals. Rabat
Those preliminary results were very interesting.
The Middle Atlas colonies have either gone extinct in situ or emigrated to the Souss-Massa colony. The genetic data is inconsistent with a mass influx of birds into this last population because, if this were the case, the two colonies should share more haplotypes.
Most of the captive population of northern bald ibis around the world originates from collections made from the Middle Atlas colonies. That means that the genetic resources of this extinct population are well represented in captivity, but Souss-Massa population probably is not.
It is very important to develop deeper and wider studies including captive populations of known origin and also skins and other biological material in scientific collections. This will allow to improve our knowledge of the relationship among the extinct and the extant populations.
Broderick, D. & Korrida, A. 2001. Latest genetic evidence for historical population structuring among colonies of Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) in
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C. I.A.G.N.B.I. Newsletter 1. Morocco
Pegoraro, K. ; Föger, M. & Parson, W. 2001. First evidence of mtDNA sequence differences between Northern Bald Ibises (Geronticus eremita) of Moroccan and Turkish origin. Journal of Ornithology, 142 (4): 425–28.


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I am presently doing Biotechnology Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering, India. Being inclined towards the fields of Computational Biology, Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, I want to make my career in these fields.
I initially planned to apply to graduate programs in Fall '08 at good US universities. However, presently, I have had enough warnings from present graduate students or fresh PhDs (from US universities) to give me second thoughts regarding my decision. The majority of them are having difficulty in finding a job and advise me that one must be *really* sure about jumping into a graduate program.
Is the situation in Industry/Academia really bleak for fresh PhDs in computational biology/systems biology? And, moreover, how can an undergraduate student be *really* sure about getting into a graduate school (until he gets into one)? Also, as far as career prospects are concerned, is there any relative advantages of a PhD degree over a Master's degree?
Kindly help.
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The Sympathy for the Unusual Summer 2010 collection is here, and it is just in time. This season, the Italian fashion phenomenon is taking a no-holds-barred stance when it comes to denim--acid-wash denim, to be precise.
Usually one would think that acid-wash is played out and well past its prime, but as evidenced by the Sympathy for the Unusual Summer 2010 collection, it is right on the mark. Surely to be one of the summer's hottest fashion choices, you would be smart to get on this style train fast.
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THERE is no figure in English or North American history that exists today in the consciousness of the people as Simón Bolívar exists in the consciousness of millions of South Americans. For them he is no mere vague, heroic character from the pages of books; he is a living entity, a divine, compassionate, omniscient being who dwells apart somewhere and guides their destinies. He is practically a deity, and his adulation almost a cult. Half-naked Indians and ragged peons who could not decipher his name in print repeat his words as though they were spoken yesterday--whisper them in reverence and with a strange air of confidence that his words alone have the power to cure their ills and to protect them from oppression. In the South American cities statesmen and scholars raise their hats at the mention of his name. They have named the building in Caracas, where his body lies, the "Pantheon"; and the president of Venezuela is said to go there and pray for guidance. South American writers speak constantly of Bolívar's "apotheosis." I remember seeing once a litany written to Bolívar and it had some of the mystic quality of the Litany of the Blessed Virgin, that strange, beautiful prayer with its haunting phrases-- Mirror of Justice, Seat of Wisdom, Vessel of Honor, Mystical Rose, Tower of David, Tower of Ivory, House of Gold, Gate of Heaven, Morning Star. The Litany to Bolívar was scarcely less comprehensible to the uninitiated mind.
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I was lucky enough to be invited at the reveal of the Christmas window display of Printemps by Prada, with the (very) prestigious guest Gwyneth Paltrow (who's absolutely stunning by the way). Here are some snaps I took from fellow blogger Alice, who I met that night and had what one could call a girl crush on :) Thank you Prada and Printemps for this lovely evening!
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I recently was asked on Instagram about the Kimono Wedensdays that the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston was holding earlier this summer. Museum attendees could try on a kimono similar to the one in Claude Monet's La Japonaise . On the Instagram post there was a question of "is this fun or racist". I immediately replied sounds like fun! Turns out a lot of people thought the event was "yellow face" and extremely offensive. As I explored the controversy I was kept up late night exploring my feelings about race, cultural appropriation and the Internet as a extremely unfriendly place for race discussions.
Here's a little background on the event. In Japan a similar event took place earlier where an actual kimono or uchikake similar to one in Monet's painting was recreated and visitors were allowed to try it on. The kimono used in the Museum Fine Arts event was created in Kyoto where kimono culture is probably at its richest. The initial exhibit traveled extensively through Japan and people were encouraged to try it on. Some places had makeup sessions as well. This event was held in Japan and anyone could try it one.
The Japanese broadcast company NHK sponsored the events and commissioned the travelling events. The exhibit was packaged to be used abroad in the United States with the idea and absolute certainty that non-Japanese people would be trying on wearing kimono. The Museum of Fine Arts holds one of the largest collections of Japanese and Asian art collections outside of Japan and is renowned for it's collections and exhibits.
Flash forward to earlier this month where a group of self described "Social Justice Warriors" took to blogs, Facebook and public protests about the event claiming it was racist, yellow face and culturally insensitive.
Protesters stood near by the painting and anyone trying on the kimono that was non-Japanese. They held up placards and signs with various words stating that this was cultural racism in action. Many used the #whitesupremacykills.
I read their placards and their Facebook posts and grew more and more uncomfortable with my "sounds like fun!" comment which led me to feel more discomfort at my 'privileged' identity.
During my sleepless night I examined this privileged status as it relates to my past education. Face it, all the history lessons (during my era) especially K-12 has been from a white male view. It wasn't until college that I broke free from this view of a white male dominated history. In college I honored in Women's Studies but frankly most of the women in Women's Studies were white! Which at the time I didn't really question too much. (Anyone notice the growing schism between White Feminists, Black Feminists and Lesbian Feminists? Plus, check out Rihanna's newest Bitch Better Have My Money vid speaking of feminism)
Back to the MFA. One can go to the MFA Facebook page and look at the commentators who viewed the event as racist vs. those that did not. (There is also a Facebook page called Stand Against Yellowface which was created out of the controversy. There is an event for July 15 for more protests. ) It appears that most of the protesters were not Japanese. Which could bring up the issue of, if the Japanese people were not offended why should Americans regardless of color be offended. Was this a knee jerk reaction, did it ultimately close those doors to a wonderful cultural exchange? Is this another case of the loud, squeaky wheel gets the oil?
I cannot even begin to put myself in another person of color's shoes. All I can be is respectful, honest and compassionate. That being said after reading and knowing more about the backstory of this particular event, working through my own thoughts I came to these conclusions:
- I believe the BMFA Kimono Wednesdays as it initially stood was not a racist event and did not condone 'yellow face'.
- I stand by my initial "sounds like fun!" And, if I were to ever have the chance to try on kimono especially one made by actual Japanese artisans I would do it in a heartbeat.
- I fear that the reaction from MFA's event other museums will no longer attempt this sort of exchange.
- I think people should do more research before starting protests.
I will leave you with this video from Katy Perry which seems to be far more about cultural approbation than appreciation than the original Kimono Wednesday.
Plus, more food for thought.
Japan Today Announces Kimono Wednesday Cancelled
Big Red Shiny – Demonstrators Protest Cultural Appropriation in MFA Galleries


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"Linda," a guest at the women's shelter, has been volunteering for two years at a childhood education program. Although it was a wonderful experience for her, she desired a stable income. Recently, a woman at her church connected her with a new job—a paid position at a daycare.
"I finally found something that's a paying job so I can start saving my money towards getting my own place," Linda said, bubbling with happiness. "I'm supposed to be getting another job at
She says she really likes her new job since it is exactly what she wants to do. She is benefiting greatly from this new role—it has provided renewed joy and purpose as well as financial stability.
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The House of Crystal
The House of Crystal lies in the north of Fortitude, near Ceiba Quay.
The building is a shrine for dust collection, a business, a factory and a home to the Hayashi family all at once. While not strictly made of crystal, it gives this illusion as glass is incorporated everywhere, in gleaming twists and turns. The crystal spire is built into the shrine, a glittering tower of purified glass that is used as a lighthouse for the sailors of Fortitude. The front of the shrine acts as a place for dust to be delivered, and for customers to browse and wonder at the glass creations.
The many windows of the shrine are often tinted, bathing the guests inside in a warm web of coloured light. There are rows and rows of glasswork for guests to buy, from lamps to charms or gorgeous pieces of art. In the centre of the room lies the base of the crystal spire, the foundations encased below the floor. Naturally, only the Hayashi family can go up and tend to the light at the top. Still, the amount of dust used to create this spire has left the glass structure a subject of many rumours. The light that reflect through it seems just a little brighter, a little more colourful. Some have even claimed that they see images in the glass, just for an instant. No-one really knows for sure, but everyone agrees that whatever magic the spire hold, if any, is completely harmless. The Hayashi made it after all – and they are the masters of cleansing dust.
The Hayashi family who own this place are enthusiastic about their work. They'll explain their work at length, if you give them the opportunity; they'll show you their techniques and their works-in-progress at the back. They'll brush away their sweat and give you these marvellous grins, surrounded by their web of colored light. The best bits, though, are kept secret. It takes the finest glass work and the finest dust to create the extravagant marvels so in demand. The secrets of this art, and the right to create it, lie with the main bloodline of the Hayashi family. Any dust-infused glass must be cleansed for years in the sunlight to wash the bad luck out. These glass pieces carry something of the Fortitude air in them, and sometimes, just a touch of magic.
The House of Crystal is expansive enough to provide rooms and a home for all family members, and a few permanent guests besides. These rooms are more mundane, but are infused with the warmth and smells of home. The family rooms and glass workshops are at the back, with entry denied to ordinary people.
Even further back lies the Hayashi Old Shrine. These old houses were once lived in by the family, but as the family grew and the construction on the House of Crystal finished, they were left. Rather than fully abandoned, the people of Fortitude who work closely with the family, but are not part of it, are often given residence here.
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General Motors said 2013 retail sales rose 11% while total sales grew by 7%.
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"2013 was the year that GM and the auto industry put the last traces of the recession in the rearview mirror, so now we can devote our full attention to the things that matter most to customers: compelling design, world-class quality and delivering the best ownership experience in the business," said Kurt McNeil, vice president, U.S. sales operations. For the month of December, however, GM's retail sales slid 6% while fleet sales fell 9%.


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Whither Thou Goest My Love: An Angel Beats Fan Fiction Story
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... Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go ...
From Ruth 1:16
"If You're going to do this ... see it through ... Leave here too, don't stay behind. Otherwise it only looks like you talked us into it.
"If the ever fighting Battlefront disappears from this level of existence ... if this strange world fulfills its' pupose for everyone, even you Otonashi ... I'll be able to think that what all we've been through was for the best.
"For a short while, we got to enjoy the youth we never had. I think our time here will have been worth it all if we were just supposed to have fun.
"And isn't that what life's supposed to be about?"
"What're you talking about?" Otonashi grinned. "I don't get it."
Hisako gave a knowing smile. "I bet not. But I think you will."
- From a conversation several days previous, just before the departure of the greater part of the Battlefront.
Steps to athletic field and sports facilities. Just after "graduation":
"Say ... Kanade," Yuzuru turned toward the petite vision that was she. "Let me ask you ... Could ... would you ... like to stay here?"
She answered in response with a puzzled stare.
The young man turned back, surveying the athletic field distant.
"It just occured to me for some reason ... I mean, there'll be more ... like Yuri, Hinata, Yui ... coming here because of tragic or inadequate lives. Many others just like them. Some even worse."
"Yes ..."
"They might try ... might try staying here like Yuri and the others did. Might suffer ... hating God ... thinking they're fighting Him when it's their lives they can't accept. For all eternity, forever alone ... with no one to help them ... tell them ... forever."
"Right ..."
"But then ... if we stayed ... We could show them how great life really was, all over again ... That life really was worth living, hard breaks and all. We could help others 'graduate' and go on.
"It's possible ... you ... me ... might have come here to ... fulfill that purpose ... Help them.
"Would you ... stay here ... With me? As long as you're with me ... I'd NEVER get lonely. Even here. Even here in this world."
Brushing a lock of snowy mane aside, Kanade looked down and started walking past him, contemplating this unexpected proposal. His love for him she more than knew.
But this sudden offer to ... stay?
"I might've said this before ... but I want to be with you ... I want to to stay with you always ... forever."
With a quick but gentle move, he reached forth in her effort to pass and drew her close to him.
"It's because I ... I love you so much ... Kanade ... love you ... I do."
They stood for several moments with her In his sideways hold, apprehension building within Yuzuru as he felt her tense.
"Why ... Why won't you say something?"
"I don't want to ... can't ..."
Yuzuru pulled back, looking straight at her. "Why not?"
"Because ... If ... If I tell you how I honestly feel, I ... I think that I will vanish-"
"But why!?"
"-without you ... us."
"Us? ... Without?"
"I came here ... long ago ... to this place ... to tell you ... Thank you for all that you've done for me."
"Wh-what d'you mean Kanade!?"
"My life," she turned facing him, putting her left hand above her breast, "my life was extended because ... Because of the beautiful, kind, heart you gave me."
Gasping, Yuzuru could only stare in his incomprehension.
"Even now, your heart is beating, living here ... I feel its' rythym here in my chest."
She turned partly away, hand still to her bosom.
"My only regret is ... I was unable ... to thank the one who gave me my youth. I wanted ... but couldn't express my gratitude.
"That was my feeling," turning back, her eyes looked deeply, longingly into his. "The lingering feeling that made me ... wander ... here ... so long ago ... into this world."
"It ... can't be ... It's not-"
Turning away, she walked to the reflecting pool and gazed upon the rippling surface.
"-I mean ... How could you possibly know it was me?"
"That first night when you came here ... when I stabbed you ... I noticed ... that you ... You didn't have a heart."
The young man grabbed his own chest, "but ... But that alone doesn't mean-"
"You regained all of your memories when you ... fell asleep on top of my chest ... You were listening to the rythym of your own heart beating within me."
"No! It ... It couldn't ... It-"
A sad, yearning smile on her face, she turned to face him again.
"Yuzuru? ... Please ... tell me ... Tell me again what you just said ... about loving me."
Short breaths, looking away, Yuzuru could only choke out, "Uh ... No! ... NO! ... I can't ... won't ... Kanade!? ... You'll disappear."
"Yuzuru ... Please!"
"No! ... I can't." Try as he might, he couldn't look away.
"And come with me Yuzuru."
"Come with!?"
"Your ... OUR time here ... is past ... over."
"You're the reason I'm here ... and I you ... Yuri and the others ... were here for their own reasons. I was only in their way."
"In their way?" Incredulous, Otonashis' mind reeled in confusion. "How could your being here-"
"I was to wait for you ... to thank you ... It was my only real desire. My only purpose.
"In my waiting, I tried helping others pass on ... With a small few ... I did. It was with Yuri and the others, I realized I was only delaying their passing. Because of my efforts, she ... fixated on me ... thinking I was one of Gods' servants. In opposing me ... she and the others ... in thinking they were fighting God by fighting me ... were doing something they hadn't done when they were alive ... accomplishing something ... a goal of some ... any ... kind."
"But you only wanted to-"
"Good intentions ... coming from a good heart," she touched her chest again, "can at times ... make things worse for others.
"Don't make the same mistake as I, Yuzuru. Your task if any, was with them ... only them ... and it is done."
"But it could be that I-"
"You accomplished with them in only a few weeks what I ... couldn't in months ... years."
Yuzuru let out an involuntary gasp. Years!? She was ... Yuri and the Battlefront? ... THAT long?
"And don't break this wonderful, loving heart you gave me," she said, gazing up longingly, grasping his hands. "Come with me Yuzuru! I can't bear being alone any longer ... Where you and I will go ... We never will be again."
Stepping forward, her arms enfolded him about the waist, her head to his chest.
"Yuzuru, PLEASE!"
She was more than right. His only real reason for being in this fantastic place was to be thanked ... and loved ... by her. The Battlefronts' passing only incidental.
He remembered Hisako telling him but a few days before, to follow soon. Otherwise it would be as if they had only been persuaded into leaving and nothing more.
And his suggestion being so spur of the moment ...
Time to leave.
"Please let me believe in everything you believe in."
Yuzuru broke down. The emotion too much.
A small hopeful smile on her angelic face, Kanade looked up into his.
"Let me believe ... that life is more than worth living."
Through his tears, he looked down, stroking her snowy hair.
|"Yes! ... Let's go ... together ... now ..."
"Kanade," he answered her tight embracing with that of his own. "I do so love you ... Yes! ... Let's go ... together ... now ... "
"Yes ... Thank you ... Yuzuru."
"Let's stay together forever and always ... OK?"
"YES! ... Thank you!"
Their mutual hold became even tighter.
"I love you Kanade!"
"Yes ... Thank you so much ..."
"Kanade ..."
"Thank you for loving me."
"And I ... you."
"Truely ... deeply ... Thank you for giving me ... my ... our ... life to me ... "
As the soft wind meandered its' course, only the trees and flowing water gave mute testimony that a loving couple had, but for a moment before, embraced there.
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A beer arcade or "beercade" is an arcade that serves beer or a bar specializing in vintage video and pinball games. As opposed to Dave & Busters and Gameworks, these beercades are small and independently owned. It's not entirely a new phenomenon to serve alcohol at an arcade, but these three venues reclaim older machines in good repair like Atari's Caterpillar, Space Invaders, Pac Man, Mrs. Pac Man, Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt, Mortal Combat and a dozen pinball machines ranging from Jurassic Park to a new Metallica and Avatar game.
Where these neighborhood joints differ is the old school arcade games, craft beer, and bring-you-own-food policy. No matter which one you venture to, these beercades pack them in. So get in line next to your favorite game and fortify yourself with a cold draft beer.
Emporium (1366 North Milwaukee Ave.)
Emporium makes you nostalgic for traditional arcades you used to find at your local shopping mall. This beercade is truly an arcade first and a bar second, which is why you pay a quarter for each game. Bring plenty of cash, but a little goes a long way. The bar is located at the center of the venue, but the black box interior draws all the attention toward the games. All the beer here is on draft mostly from the Midwest, which will warm the heart of any beer aficionado.
The bartenders here are knowledgeable about the beer selection, including which ones are locally produced. The beer menu changes regularly according to the season and availability, which is a good incentive to return and experiment with something new. There is an extensive list of whisky and bourbon, and if you're hungry, the bar is BYOF (bring your own food).
Headquarters (950 W Wolfram St.)
This beercade attracts a preppy crowd because of its location in the Sheffield corridor, an artery extending south from Wrigleyville. However, the combination of beer and arcade games is a total equalizer. Half of the beer here is served in tallboy aluminum cans but is produced by craft brewers. The space is much deeper than Emporium and more cavern-like. There are three bars to Emporium's single long bar, but only the back bar at Headquarters serves beer on draft.
If wasting aluminum cans hurts your environmentalist heart, stick with pint glasses, but feel reassured that the bars are made with recycled Jameson whisky barrels. What sets Headquarters apart is the free play. No tokens are required on any machine, which means there's more money to drink with. Also, Headquarters has partnered with GrubHub to deliver food from outside directly to the bar door, which is a really nice touch.
Replay (3439 N. Halsted St.)
This is the only beercade in Boystown, but the clientele is not the only thing that sets it apart from Emporium and Headquarters. It's the former home of Buck's Saloon, one of original gay bars on Halsted street. The incredibly large back patio has a full bar serving the same 24 rotating craft beers on draft that are available at the front bar. A bartender nicknamed, Vegas, gladly talked us through the extensive shelf of bourbon, whiskey, rye, and scotch and helped us select a sipping bourbon to cap off the night.
The bar is decorated with Moose Heads and dark bourbon barrel color wood. The music is a mix of 80s era gay favorites and modern house music. Vintage games are free to play and the pinball machines are 75 cents. This Boystown bourbon and beer arcade should appeal to any taste. Just make sure you don't waste your order on a bud light.
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Everyone wants to make the world of dating so complicated. Numerous "experts" write articles filled with rules about how to dress, what to say or how much to spend. With so much pressure, it's almost impossible to enjoy the date itself.
Instead of getting caught in an awkward standoff when the check comes, take the expense out of dating entirely. Whether you've been married for years or you're looking to make a great first impression, these free date ideas provide plenty of fun and none of the cost. If we missed any of your favorite free dates, please share your ideas in the comments below!
Try taking a camera and going somewhere crowded and take lots of picturesLiz - February 5th, 2012
Great inspiration.Ashleigh Renee Carpenter - November 18th, 2012
The board game is "Settlers of Catan" not "Canaan" for those who are looking and confused.Laurel Schmolze Anderson - December 27th, 2012
Who said " The best things in life are free!'?Bonnie Warmund Teboul - February 7th, 2013
These are great ideas…thanks!Carol Nesbit Johnson - February 14th, 2013
I LOVE that these are all FREE dating ideas! I also bought a book on http://loverelationshipsadvice.com/ and it had aroun 300 date ideas and they were all SO UNIQUE and perfect!
Just be creative!Catherine Albert - June 19th, 2013
<3Patrick Happily Married DeClue - February 9th, 2015


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This month of August marks the Sixth Anniversary of the Giving of Gush Katif to our Arab enemy in the vain hope of some mythical 'Peace'. Six years on that Aspiration lies trampled, the pain of those torn from Gush Katif remains real. I meant to feature this Anniversary earlier in the month ~ right after Tisha B'Av ~ but I got distracted in a way I didn't expect by the Beck business. I want to recall this Anniversary on this last day of August!
The Mishna (Taanit 4:6) lists Five calamities that struck Jews on Tisha B'Av. Some 500 years ago, also on this day, Jews were banished from Spain.
Then came, on this day, yet another banishment, in ways much more painful. In 2005 (it was scheduled on Tisha B'Av, but actually took place the next day), Jews were brutally evicted from their residences, businesses and properties of Gush Katif. Many were third generation citizens. You would think a Jewish government would know something about significant Jewish dates. Yet they chose Tisha B'Av to do their dirty work. Jews of Gush Katif were told Tisha B'Av was the final day, by which time they were required to abandon their birthrights.
The Five calamities the Mishna lists that befell on Tisha B'Av are .....
The decree to forbid entry to the Holy land for the generation of the desert;
The First and Second Temples were destroyed ~ Our Beit Ha'Mikdash
The city of Beitar was captured;
And, Jerusalem was smashed to rubble after the destruction.
For generations other unfortunate events occurred on Tisha B'Av, the harshest of them being the expulsion from Spain. On August 2, 1492, King Ferdinand of Spain proclaimed that no Jewish foot may remain on Spanish soil.
Then came the expulsion from Gush Katif. It's one thing when Goyim oppress Jews. Jewish law tells us "Esav hates Yaakov", so we can somewhat understand the cruelty committed. But how can we begin to fathom cruelty when a Jew commits such atrocity to another Jew? Can we compare an eviction of Jews perpetrated by Goyim in a Goy nation to one where a Jewish government in a Jewish country does the same to its own people?
Gush Katif (גוש קטיף, lit. Harvest Bloc) was a bloc of 17 "Israeli Settlements" in the southern Gaza strip. In August 2005, the Israeli army was ordered to expel 8,600+ residents of Gush Katif. They were evicted from the area and their homes demolished as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan. This is how Wikipedia describes the Disengagement. I'm going to describe it differently ......
Gush Katif is a strip of land bordering Gaza where 21 Jewish communities had turned the desert to bloom .... it boasted some of the highest developed Green House farming projects in Israel, and indeed, in the world. A 'Breadbasket' of Israel, today, it is part of the Gaza centre of a palestinian terrorist hell-hole. And it is 'Judenrein' !!!0 Israelis, dead or alive, remain in Gaza.
The Orchards & thriving farmland has been Razed. Nothing Remained!
Israel's government, leaned over backwards to appease the anti-Semite nations of the world who wanted, according to the Road Map Peace Plan, a palestinian State to share Eretz Yisrael , the ONLY Jewish State on the planet, with Jews by creating " two viable, secure states living in peace side by side " This has been shown to be falsity & a farce. The Arab plan of gaining Eretz Yisrael in "Pieces" remains intact!!
In retrospect, the recklessness of that move has become all too apparent, as Gaza has been transformed into a launching pad for rocket attacks against the Jewish state, leaving southern towns and cities across the Negev, such as Sderot, in the crosshairs of palestinian terrorists. The fiasco of Israel's retreat has led many of those who supported the move to publicly admit the error of their ways. In November 2007, former Defence Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer of the Labour Party told an Israeli radio station, "I admit and I confess that I was among those who strongly supported Ariel Sharon (and the withdrawal). Today I say, with my head held high, 'We erred, we made a very big mistake.'" Amein to that!!
Other senior Israeli military officers, pundits, journalists, and politicians have likewise acknowledged that the Gaza pull-out has proven to be ill-advised. And neither, I might add, can I understand it either. Indeed, it is still hard to accept that the forcible removal of Gaza's Jews took place, or to believe that we could have possibly reached such a low point in the history of our nation. After so many years of struggle and sacrifice, those once celebrated as pioneers by successive Israeli governments were demonized as obstacles to peace and treated with contempt by much of the Israeli media. The Israel Defence Forces were deployed against the citizens of their own state, with the express purpose not of defending the Jewish people but of exiling them from parts of their ancestral birthright. And withdrawal under fire, once derided as capitulation to terror, suddenly became official government policy.
So, on 18th, August 2005, Israel carried out its "disengagement initiative", handing over all of Gaza and part of the West Bank to the Arab enemy ~ poor palestinians ~ making the tiny Jewish State the first country in modern history to give up land acquired in a defensive war. The forced evacuation of Jewish citizens from Gush Katif by their own government rival the discriminating and brutal treatment of Jews by Jew-hating German authorities under Hitler ~ but this time in their own Land. Ha'Shems Land .... Not ours to Give away at all!
The Anti - Semitic world was gleeful, trumpeting the evacuation of Gaza as signaling the end of the dream of "Greater Israel." But I believe they could not have been more mistaken. For the dream of return rightly lives on. It might take years or even decades to achieve, but of one thing we can all be sure .... the Jewish people will eventually bounce back, just as we have throughout our history. And soon enough, the sand dunes of Gaza will once again most assuredly be Eretz Yisrael! B'Zereth Ha'Shem!!


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Barking and Dagenham Mencap Society Clearance
Carrying out a collection of waste for the Barking and Dagenham Mencap Society. The collection included a broken snooker table, wood and green waste which weighed some 1.4 tonnes. The Society's Lynne Ferdinando commented: "We had three of our service users who have a learning disability helping out - and both of the Waste King staff members were both patient and proficient in the task in hand.
"They took time to communicate with the men and listened attentively - which is a very rare quality. Once again, a big thank you to them for the support they gave to our service users - enabling them to help and be proud of the area they cleared."


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What Is A Universal Life Policy?
One of the first things you're going to want to know is how to borrow against a universal life insurance policy, once you've got yours all set up. Universal Life (UL) was the brainchild of E.F. Hutton in the 1980s. This policy type was to replace whole life as the best life insurance policy contract type on the market. A whole life policy at that time was suffering from the low interest rate environment of the 1970s. Critics of whole life argued that it was beyond its prime.
Brokerage firms sought to capitalize on this by creating the very first "buy term and invest the difference" policy. Before that time, you had two options. You could buy whole life insurance or you could buy a term policy and invest what you saved from the cost of the whole life into some kind of investment.
Universal life offered a way to do both. Policyholders funded the contract and the premiums went straight into the cash value account. The insurer then deducted the cost of the death benefit from the policy. They would add interest to the account and whatever was left was the cash value available for borrowing.
Universal life promised higher interest rate returns than whole life, and they fulfilled that promise for a while. Eventually, the high interest rates of the 80s ended and Universal Life policies designed for these rates could not sustain the high costs built into them at that time.
These policies have seen a resurgence in popularity with new policy features and interest crediting strategies, but you should understand how to borrow against a universal life insurance policy, just in case another 1980s debacle occurs.
- Get out your life insurance policy contract. It'll have your policy number printed on there somewhere. Otherwise, dig out your last premium bill. It's on there too.
- Call your insurance company. Their phone number's in the book, on the web and on your premium bills.
- Speak to a company representative about taking out a loan from your policy. Taking out a policy loan is pretty simple. The insurance company doesn't require a loan application. You just need to tell them you want some money from the policy.
- Tell them where to send the money. Your insurer will either deposit the check directly into your bank account or they'll send you a check. What they do depends on the information they have. If you want direct deposit, you'll have to fill out a direct deposit form with them and give them your bank details. Otherwise, cash the check they send and you're good to go.
Taking out a loan from a universal life policy is fairly safe. But there's a few caveats. Life insurers charge interest on policy loans. These loans are income tax-free because of the fact that it's a loan you're taking and not profits from the policy.
Unless your policy contract specifically states that policy loans are a net zero cost to you, assume you're being charged interest on the loan. You don't have to make loan repayments on your policy, but if there is an interest charge, then interest will accumulate against the policy's remaining cash value. When there's no more cash value available to borrow against, the game's over. Your policy terminates.
The IRS will expect you to pay income tax on all of the money you received from the policy which exceeded the premiums you paid into the policy. Most life insurers are pretty good about warning you before your policy is about to terminate. Some even have provisions to suspend borrowing activity and they convert the policy to a paid up contract that you cannot borrow from anymore but which will save you from getting whacked with a huge tax bill.
Just make sure you understand how to borrow against a universal life insurance policy and what your insurer will and will not do for you in regards to these loans before you take one out.


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Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:
00:17:57 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
◊ 2006-03-07 21:59
|This car belongs to a friend, hence I can identify it as a Bentley 3,5 Ltr
◊ 2008-02-25 22:37
|what year?
◊ 2008-03-17 12:46
|Hello juregnsmuda,
Does your friend still own this car? Is it the Bond car? And is this definitely a Bentley 3.5 Ltr?
I work on a Bond cars magazine and am interested in finding the car.
◊ 2008-03-25 16:40
|Bonds only film Bentley. Wrong colour, he always had a battleship grey one in the books.
◊ 2008-08-30 11:31
|Right; and in the books James Bond drove a 4½ Litre Supercharged ("Blower Bentley").
◊ 2008-09-02 19:42
In Ian Fleming's Bond novels Bond often drives a Bentley, and here we see the cinematic Bond's Bentley. Although this is the only Bond film where we see him with a Bentley (with the exception of the unofficial Bond films Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again).
In this scene Bond is by a river, enjoying the company of Sylvia Trench (Eunice Gayson), but then his beeper goes off and he runs to his Bentley to recieve a call from Moneypenny on his car phone. In 1963 having a phone in a car was quite something!
"Now, about that lunch..."
-- Last edit: 2008-09-03 11:50:51
◊ 2008-09-02 20:34
|Various sources refer to this car as a "Bentley Mark IV", but this wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_vehicles#Bentley says that no Bentley was ever called this.
◊ 2008-09-02 20:41
According to this wikipedia article (and I'm not sure if you can always trust wikipedia 100%) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley the Bentley 3 1/2 litre was made from 1933 to 1937. But it would be nice if an expert here could identify the year of this car.
-- Last edit: 2008-09-02 20:42:06
◊ 2008-09-20 21:32
|Bentley 3 1/2 litre Drop Head Coupe by Park Ward circa 1935
◊ 2010-09-06 12:11
|It bit simalier what he drove in "Never Say Never Again." The Bentley he drove was 4 1/2 before he was issued his gadget Motorbike Yamaha. Never forgot the world his favorite 007 mobile Aston Martin DB5 which replaced the Bentley in the one of the loved & always unforgotton Bond movie Goldfinger.
-- Last edit: 2010-09-06 12:12:06
◊ 2010-11-12 20:18
◊ 2013-02-16 10:12
|In the novels the Bentley was Bond personal possessions.
The dialogue from Goldfinger strongly implies that the Bentley was issued to Bond by Q-Branch
Bond: Where's my Bentley?
Q: It's had its day, I'm afraid.
Bond: But it's never let me down.
Q: M's orders, 007. You'll be using this Aston Martin DB5, with modifications.
More info:
-- Last edit: 2014-05-24 10:40:46
◊ 2013-10-19 11:19
|With cut down door, is it really the same car?
◊ 2013-10-21 18:14
I found some more pictures of this exhibition a while back.
There exhibited a black BMW 750iL and a red Z8.
So I doubt whether this is an original, personally I do not think so.
But the registration is still in line with the model of James Bond Car collection
◊ 2015-03-26 01:15
|No shit it was a big deal when the freaking Adam West Batmobile had a car phone


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I recently worked in LA, helping my buddy RHODE with his project, brain-storming together in an intense schedule that did not leave time for much other than work. But on my last weekend in LA, Julia came to town, and we managed to squeeze in a day of sketching on the beach. While everyone else was wearing swimsuits, we were [READ MORE…]
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San Diego, July 2011: This year, TWO comics related events went toe-to-toe in San Diego; COMIC CON, THE undisputed heavyweight comic book show** and, across the street-car tracks, TR!CKSTER, a scrappy little newcomer that punched way above its weight class. I was involved in BOTH! Which qualifies me (somewhat) to REFEREE the showdown: In the left corner: THE REIGNING CHAMP, [READ MORE…]
COMIC CON, 2010: This year, Rhode & I had thought we wouldn't be able to follow-through with our recent tradition of a COMIC CON BOOTH THEME; whereby we decorate our booth to look like… well, something other than a boring old Comic Con booth. A bit of silliness that we have been indulging ourselves in for the past 4 years [READ MORE…]
I have been busy lately, but creative output on my personal projects has been slow… Which sounds like a good excuse to post about interesting things my friends have been doing. Sanjay Patel has completed a new book, called RAMAYANA: DIVINE LOOPHOLE, this time published by CHRONICLE BOOKS. It is another of his explorations of, and introductions to, the stories [READ MORE…]
This year Rhode and I tipped our hats to the home-made and hokey quality of con-culture when we adorned our Comic-Con booth with a giant home-made tin-foil robot and dressed ourselves in cheesy outfits with tin-foil trim and retro/future shades. It was very much the "plan 9 from outer space" aesthetic at our booth this time around. "The Future is [READ MORE…]
Last weekend, I was back in the Bay Area for a preview screening of UP, the 10th feature film from Pixar. The studio always puts on a good show at their WRAP PARTIES and it is a delight to see co-workers aglow in the joy of watching what they have worked so hard to make, while partying in fancy finery; [READ MORE…]
This year, I didn't have a new book, despite my best efforts. That is two shows in a row I've exhibited at with no new product, so that trend has to STOP. A for my booth-partner Rhode, he'd planned to have some new sculpts for sale and got the sculpt and castings done, but technical difficulties (with the paint) made [READ MORE…]
Rather than post my own Christmas card, here's a link to a Christmas post by Rhode Montijo. Both he and his writer pal Jason Jaworski recently set up on Broadway in New York city to make hand-drawn crayon portraits and type-written short stories for the passer-by Christmas shoppers. In return, the recipients were encouraged to donate to a Salvation Army [READ MORE…]
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Apparently it was St Patrick's Day on Tuesday. I don't really understand why people make a big deal of it, but apparently it's kind of a thing. It certainly must be in USA because every American celebrity I follow on Instagram wished me a happy St Patrick's Day. And I follow a bunch of weird celebrities including Drew Barrymore and Cindy Crawford. Who the fuck knows why?
I know that modern day Australia was basically founded on the blood and sweat of Irishmen and my own dad is well into his Irish roots, yet St Patrick's Day seems about as relevant to me as Halloween. That is, not at all.
To see if there was anything interesting I could talk about in relation to St Patrick's Day I did what I always do in these situations: look at Wikipedia. Reading the Wikipedia page it became obvious to me that I've considered writing about this personally meaningless day before, but clearly the meaningless has always won out. But the story of Patrick bringing Christianity to Ireland and using the shamrock to teach the people of the holy trinity all seemed familiar. This time reading through though I noticed this, "Christians also attend church services and the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol are lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday's tradition of alcohol consumption." Of course it was interesting to learn that this is why so much beer is drunk on March 17th rather than because all Irish are alcoholics. Allegedly.
But I probably wouldn't be wasting your time and mine babbling about this day here if I hadn't scrolled down to the very bottom of the Wikipedia page and seen photos of celebrations around the world and in Ireland. And it was there in a photo of an Irish St Patrick's day parade that I saw photographic proof of leprechauns! I know I can barely believe it myself, but you can see for yourself below! Real leprechauns leading the parade.
So thanks world for celebrating St Patrick's Day, without you I never would have found this photo and learned that leprechauns are real and magic happens.