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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be on par with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for long-term outcomes as long as it achieves complete revascularization in patients with severe left main or multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), a study showed.
But pooled analysis of the SYNTAX, PRECOMBAT, and BEST trials found that stenting yielding incomplete revascularization turned out to be a worse choice than complete surgical revascularization over a median 4.9 years of follow-up in a propensity score-matched cohort. This was the case for all-cause death rates (12.8% versus 8.9%, adjusted HR 1.43, 95% CI 1.03-2.00) and a combined endpoint of mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke (19.9% versus 13.3%, adjusted HR 1.48, 95% CI 1.14-1.92).
Complete revascularization achieved via stenting or surgery produced outcomes that were no different between groups with regards to death (9.3% versus 8.9%, adjusted HR 1.16, 95% CI 0.83-1.63) and the composite endpoint (14.5% versus 13.3%, adjusted HR 1.14, 95% CI 0.87-1.48), according to Cheol Whan Lee, MD, of Asan Medical Center in Seoul, and colleagues, writing online in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
Ultimately, complete revascularization was reported for 57.2% of PCI recipients and 66.8% of those who underwent surgery.
"Therefore, the ability to achieve complete revascularization should enter into the decision algorithm for choice of revascularization strategy," Lee's group emphasized. "PCI might be considered the preferred strategy if it is achievable with an appropriate number and length of stents. Otherwise, CABG would be favored."
Subgroup analysis showed that these findings were consistent in patients with high SYNTAX scores and diabetics.
"Thus, in the setting of multivessel CAD, if the desired end result is relief of angina and reduction in long-term major adverse cardiovascular events, then the means of achieving complete revascularization are less important than actually achieving it," said Sunil V. Rao, MD, of Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, N.C., writing in an accompanying editorial comment.
Over the long run, the surgery cohort had similar outcomes regardless of whether complete or incomplete revascularization was achieved. With PCI, however, complete revascularization was tied to a lower crude rate of combined deaths, MIs, and strokes (18.8% versus 13.9%, HR 1.39, 95% CI 1.04-1.86) -- but no advantage for survival by itself -- when compared with the incomplete alternative.
MI and repeat revascularizations were more common after PCI than with CABG even with complete revascularization.
"Treatment decisions in multivessel CAD are some of the most challenging in clinical practice," Rao noted. "Several variables must be taken into account to ensure the best outcome. Complexity of CAD, patient comorbidities, left ventricular function, the feasibility of complete revascularization, and patient preference all must play a role in the decision tree."
Lee's pooled analysis included 3,212 patients randomized to PCI (n=1,692) or CABG (n=1,520). SYNTAX, PRECOMBAT, and BEST participants in the stenting arm getting paclitaxel-, sirolimus-, and everolimus-eluting stents, respectively. The three trials also differed slightly in their definition of complete revascularization, which required operators to treat all lesions with diameter stenoses over 50% in vessels of at least 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 mm, respectively.
"These data as well as other studies indicate that if PCI is the chosen mode of revascularization, then all significant stenoses should undergo stenting with contemporary drug-eluting stents. If the operator does not have the expertise to perform complex PCI (e.g., complex chronic total occlusion PCI), then the patient should be referred to a high-volume PCI center that does," said Rao.
Compared with patients in the complete PCI revascularization group, peers who got the same therapy but with incomplete revascularization were older, more often had insulin-treated diabetes and high cholesterol, less often had left main CAD, and had lower SYNTAX scores.
Baseline differences aside, the pooled analysis included trials that did not randomize according to the strategy of complete versus incomplete revascularization, nor did operators use physiological guidance in that decision. Furthermore, the authors noted, these were selected populations that limit the generalizability of the data to wider clinical practice. Another caveat to the study is the non-standard definition of MI used.
The study was funded by Korea's CardioVascular Research Foundation.
Lee and co-authors reported no disclosures.
- Reviewed by F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE Assistant Professor, Section of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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JACC: Cardiovascular InterventionsSource Reference: Ahn J, et al "Comparison of stenting versus bypass surgery according to the completeness of revascularization in severe coronary artery disease: patient-level pooled analysis of the SYNTAX, PRECOMBAT, and BEST trials" JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2017; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.04.037.
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JACC: Cardiovascular InterventionsSource Reference: Rao SV "Complete coronary revascularization: the end justifies the means, as long as something justifies the end" JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2017; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.06.003.


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Specialised transport service provider upgrades security system
London, UK - London's leading specialist transport services provider, Healthcare and Transport Services (HATS) Group, has announced plans to install a prestige tracking system in their current fleet of vehicles.
HATS announced its plan to install all vehicles with an on board tracker provided by a web-based tracking system company, Crystal Ball, to maintain the security of its service users and staff.
Vehicle tracking works by transmitting GPS location and engine activity data stored in a GPS unit installed in the vehicle. The data is sent via a SIM card housed securely in the unit, using a mobile phone network to the tracking provider's data servers. The data is then either provided as live tracking information on a map interface, or downloaded in report format.
Crystal Ball's FleetTracker solution transfers this data to a secure web-based portal in real time, allowing its customers to view the information as it comes in. The FleetTracker updates the time and distance the vehicle travelled, and any change in heading. The program also comes with extra security precautions, such as emails being automatically generated if a vehicle moves when it should not be in use.
This partnership with Crystal Ball is set to bring a series of benefits to HATS. Michael Burke, Director of Transport and Fleet Quality Standards said: "Our control staff are now able to customise their monitors to show preferred real time data analysis. The report FleetTracker produces will also allow the management to compare data over various periods of time."
Henry Bilinski, CEO of HATS, who was part of the final award panel, has his reasons for HATS investing in this new technology: "For me, there were three key reasons as to why we wanted this level of technology in our vehicles. First and foremost, it is for the safeguarding of passengers we transport. The Crystal Ball FleetTracker has a driver behaviour & safety function, it analyses driving behaviours. This function enables us to identify any training required for our drivers."
"Secondly, it's the data we can garner from the system, which will be used to drive efficiencies, for instance routes can now be constantly reviewed and evaluated.
"And thirdly, I believe it will be self-funding. We all know that the price of fuel is unpredictable. Having this level of data, and knowing where all our vehicles are at all times, ensures we will be able to keep fuel costs to a minimum 24/7."
This partnership is welcomed by HATS' insurance company, where both parties are in the discussions of reducing HATS' premium following the extra, newly enhanced security measures.
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To me, food and fitness go hand-in-hand. I'd like to think I live quite a healthy lifestyle; I like to keep fit, so I exercise regularly; and, I'm a vegetarian, which means that I'm always on the hunt for delicious recipes to add to my repertoire.
So where do I go for my food and fitness inspiration? To food and fitness blogs, obvi. There are so many out there it's all a bit overwhelming. A quick bit of personal history and context: just over two years ago now I made the decision to become a pescatarian, and although back then I changed my diet simply to inspire/force me to cook more vegetables and save some cash during my final university year (groceries in Canada are cray expensive. Not okay), I had no idea how much it would change my health for the better. Anyway, I'm a big advocate of the internet in that you can pretty much Google anything and inform yourself. So that's exactly what I did; I Googled 'pescatarian diet' and researched, read, and educated myself on how cutting out meat from my diet would change my body. :)
I've listed a few of my favourite food & fitness focused blogs below. What do they all have in common? Easy to follow recipes; great photography; unique hints and tips; authority (they know what they're talking about); and the blogs are written in a genuine, digestible voice that doesn't come across as patronizing or contrived.
1) Sorted Food - Who said men can't cook? This blog/website/YouTube channel is run by a group of guys who whip up delicious food and recipes and make them simple, cheap, healthy, and easy to do. Monkfish Rendang curry and Homemade herb-flavoured gnocchi? Yes please!
2) Skinny Taste - Gina from Skinny Taste has seriously hit the nail on the head when it comes to food and fitness. Her blogs MO? Take well known, popular (overly processed) dishes, and recreate them using only healthy ingredients. Hot Spinach and Artichoke dip? Skinnytaste'd. Eggplant Parm? Skinnytaste'd. This website was practically my bible when I first became a pescatarian; there's so much choice and the recipes are really easy to follow.
3) Undressed Skeleton - Taralynn from Undressed Skeleton has a similar blog to Skinny Taste, in that she oftentimes will recreate typically unhealthy meals and make them lighter. However, Undressed Skeleton is also a blog to read religiously if you've got a sweet tooth. Taralynn is an incredible baker and she blogs frequently about her homemade baked goods - everything from homemade pop-tarts to homemade truffles. She also posts workout logs, keeping fit hints & tips and has an incredible weight loss story. Truly inspirational.
4) Greatist - Greatist is a website that I stumbled upon by chance. It's got a similar kind of set up/feel to Thought Catalogue, but it's dedicated to fitness, health, and happiness. I've only been reading it for the past couple of days, but they have an excellent feature called GWOD - Greatist's Workout of the Day. A section of the website written by two trainers who put together simple but effective workout plans. This is definitely something I'll be using as I regularly grow bored of my workout routines and seek ways to change it up!
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Are children a chesed project to their parents? Although parents do vast amounts of chesed for their children, they are still not viewed or referred to as a "project." What is a project? I looked it up and found this definition: a planned piece of work that has a specific purpose (such as to find information or to make something new) and that usually requires a lot of time. More simply, it's a planned undertaking.
Raising children is certainly a project, by that definition. It's a job, the details are planned, there is a purpose, i.e. to raise a G-d fearing mentch, and it sure does take a lot of time. It is usually a collaborative effort on the part of parents and the school. And still, we don't refer to child rearing as a project. Why is that?
I think it's because in business and science, a project is defined as a collaborative enterprise. A school project might be a book report or historical research. Projects are often or usually associated with work, school or volunteering.
I suppose that is why I am surprised when people use the term "project" for taking care of an elderly family member, even those who do so lovingly. Any thoughts about this?


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If you would like to see all the posts that go along with this bag, including the knitting instructions you can find them all here, http://rhondabuss.blogspot.com/search/label/Tree%20Of%20Life%20Bag.
Today I will show you how I finished the bag. Knitting the pieces is one thing, getting it all together is another.
Make a sleeve for the chip board and slide it in.
Use a double thread as you see below. As I loop the thread around the ring and through the knitted bag, I also make sure that I grab the fleece that is attached to the lining.


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Inaugural Weekend Includes a Launch Party at L.A.'s Grand Park on September 14, and Free Admission to More than 50 Museums on September 17
More than $16 Million in Grants from the Getty Foundation Support the Largest Initiative Ever to Focus on Latin American and Latino Art, Bringing New Art to Diverse Audiences and Creating a Legacy of Groundbreaking Scholarship
After five years of planning supported by more than $16 million in grants from the Getty Foundation, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA will begin on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at more than 70 cultural institutions throughout Southern California. The unprecedented collaboration will offer hundreds of exhibitions, programs and events about Latin American and Latino art over four months, at institutions ranging from small community-based cultural organizations to the region's largest museums. Participating organizations, many working with partners in Latin America, are spread from San Diego to Santa Barbara and from Los Angeles to Palm Springs.
Jim Cuno, President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, said, "Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA reflects both the rich past and the vital present of Latin American and Latino art. Its exhibitions, programs and events speak to our lives today just as much as they speak for our cultural memories—which is why this inaugural weekend is a great civic festival, in addition to being an artistic feast. After years of working together to realize this initiative, the Getty and its partner institutions are thrilled at last to welcome the world to Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA."
Events that will mark the opening of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA include:
According to Deborah Marrow, director of the Getty Foundation, "The Getty Foundation is proud to have funded the majority of the exhibitions, publications, and related public programs, as well as the performance art festival and K-12 education programs that are all part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. We have great admiration for the work of our grantees and partners all across Southern California and the international teams they have worked with. Thanks to their work over the past several years, we will all be able to learn so much more about Latino and Latin American art."
Visual Art Exhibitions
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA emphasizes modern and contemporary visual art, with select exhibitions about the ancient and pre-modern worlds providing context. Tightly focused single-artist exhibitions, such as the Vincent Price Art Museum's presentation of Los Angeles-based photographer Laura Aguilar and the University Art Galleries at UC Irvine's Aztlán to Magulandia: The Journey of Chicano Artist Gilbert "Magu" Luján, mingle with broad thematic and historical surveys. Examples of the latter include the Laguna Art Museum's exhibition about the amalgam of Mexican and U.S. culture in California during the 19th and early 20th centuries; a show at the Palm Springs Art Museum on South American kinetic art of the 1960s; and the Hammer Museum's wide-ranging Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985.
Other surveys include Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas at the J. Paul Getty Museum; Memories of Underdevelopment, a collaboration between the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Museo Jumex in Mexico City and the Museo de Arte de Lima; Axé Bahia: The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis at the Fowler Museum at UCLA; and Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915-1985 at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). A complete list of visual art exhibitions, with descriptions and images, is available at www.pacificstandardtime.org.
Getty grants for Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA exhibitions have helped to fund substantial new research, in some cases involving multiple trips by scholars to as many as a dozen countries. As a result, visitors will see a multitude of artworks that are on public view for the first time, or that have benefited from significant conservation work or revelatory scientific analysis. The research is also yielding more than sixty exhibition catalogues, with newly unearthed documentation and comprehensive illustrations.
More than a dozen Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA exhibitions will travel throughout the United States and Latin America, further extending the initiative's reach. In New York, the Getty Museum's Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Hammer's Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1965-1980 will travel to the Brooklyn Museum, in 2018. Other exhibitions will be shown in Mexico City; Lima, Peru; Puebla, Mexico; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Miami, FL; Houston, TX; Albuquerque, NM; Chicago, IL; and Phoenix, AZ.
Performing Arts and Public Programs
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA will also go outside the walls of museums. Partner institutions including the LA Phil, The Music Center and the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism are presenting concerts, performances and events at a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces throughout Los Angeles and the region, including Grand Park, the Hollywood Bowl, The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Grants from the Getty Foundation have also made these performances possible.
In October, the LA Phil will produce a ten-day festival titled CDMX: Music from Mexico City that will open a window onto Mexico City's vibrant music scene. Concerts will include three orchestral programs led by Gustavo Dudamel and world premiere commissions by established and up-and-coming composers such as Felipe Waller and Diana Syrse. The Music Center will present Cuba: Antes, Ahora / Cuba: Then, Now, a four-day exploration of traditional and contemporary Cuban music and dance, including performances in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion by Cuban-based Malpaso Dance Company and more. USC Annenberg will present Musical Interventions, a series of public events that will create a multi-part "musical exhibition" in collaboration with various Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA partner institutions, illuminating the musical networks among Los Angeles and various Latin American communities and cultures. Events include a performance of new music by Chicano Batman in LACMA'S exhibition Playing with Fire: Paintings by Carlos Almaraz; a genre-bending roster of Los Angeles Latinx vocalists and musicians reimagining the songs of Peruvian singer Yma Sumac inspired by the Hammer Museum exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art 1960-1985; and a tribute to the classic Spanish-language variety shows held at downtown movie palaces, at the Palace Theater.
Performance Art
REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater) is organizing a performance art festival, Pacific Standard Time Festival: Live Art LA/LA, to be presented January 11 through 21, 2018, with the support of a grant from the Getty Foundation. The wide-ranging international festival features performance art, actions, happenings, and events with more than 30 different programs –including many works that confront urgent political and social issues at a crucial time in history. Artists from more than 15 countries will use everything from forklifts and marching bands to motorcycles and construction vehicles to create projects presented in partnership with a dozen different organizations, including museums, cultural centers, artist collectives, and others. Details will be announced at a later date.
Education Programs
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is complemented by a robust group of education programs. Getty grants to the LA Promise Fund and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) are enabling the creation of education programs for schools throughout Los Angeles city and county over a nine-month period, from spring 2017 through winter 2018, including professional development for teachers and field trips to Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA exhibitions. Overseen by LA Promise Fund in collaboration with LAUSD's Arts Education Branch, these programs will include participation in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA by the district's most underserved schools.
All education programs are shaped by a committee that includes representatives from the leading museums participating in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, LAUSD, the Los Angeles Public Library, and the LA Promise Fund.
Support for Pacific Standard Time:
Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of the Getty. The presenting sponsor is Bank of America.
"We're proud to be part of this exciting project, which is going to help people better understand the extraordinary contributions of Latin American and Latino artists to the culture and consciousness of the Southland," said Janet Lamkin, California State President for Bank of America. "In addition, as we learned from our engagement with the first Pacific Standard Time in 2011, which brought more than $280 million to the region and created nearly 2,500 jobs, a cultural undertaking of this size and scope is going to provide a tremendous boost to the Southern California economy."
Lead Sponsors
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Leadership Council, California Community Foundation, Design Miami, The James Irvine Foundation, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, Montage Beverly Hills, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., South Coast Plaza, Terra Foundation for American Art
Additional Support Provided By
Accenture, GRoW @ Annenberg, The Herb Alpert Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. James Ukropina, The Rose Hills Foundation, Weingart Foundation
Media Partners
Jezebel/Fusion, Los Angeles magazine
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Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was a German-American political philosopher whose writings focused on the relationship of philosophy to civil society. He theorized that Western civilization was founded upon two chief philosophical pillars: the Greco-Roman ("Athens") and the Judeo-Christian ("Jerusalem"), and that this premodern philosophy was preferable to Enlightenment ideals and concepts such as liberal progress, historical relativism, or social science.
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Have you ever experienced that moment when you're checking out at the cashier's stand with your bags ready to go and the message comes back - Denied - Insufficient Funds?
Red face. Humiliation.
Do you know that we are all Insufficient Funds?
-without His grace, love, and mercy? Not just zero, but negative - in the red.
Do you ever feel unworthy? Less than? Empty? Cast aside?
Have you ever been told or treated like you are simply not good enough?
I had a dream. Another one.
In it, I was searching for someone to talk to about my son's youth group (they had spent all their time outside chasing chickens...so clearly I needed to discuss this with someone in charge (-:) and I walked into a room that had a few older people sitting in chairs, holding clipboards and discussing who would serve where and what the needs were. I thought I would speak with one of them, but instead I quickly scanned the room and noticed there were a lot of young children (about 5-6 years old) who were joyfully learning and working and playing. I sat next to one of them and asked her a question about what she was working on. She enthusiastically responded and as we continued our conversation I thought, "Oh, this is why I'm here. This is where the need is."
Then the Lord opened my eyes and as I looked around again, I realized each one of the kids had special needs. My heart swelled and tears filled my eyes as He flooded me with His love for these precious children...who had been ostracized and taunted and cast aside by others...but not by Him.
And I woke up and I knew...we are all special needs.
We are all special needs and insufficient funds. And I laugh and cry at the same time as I grasp this. Because no matter what anyone has ever said about you, He is wild about you! He loves you to the core of your being. He loves you with your special needs and your weakness and your lack.
In our weakness, His strength is perfected. When we understand we are insufficient, we invite His sufficiency and abundance into our lives. And we humbly give Him what He alone deserves, all the glory and honor and praise!
1 Corinthians 1
26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,[c] not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29 so that no human being[d] might boast in the presence of God. 30 And because of him[e] you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 31 so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."


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I just had to share this story. I love my little Drama Queen. She learned it from the best: Her mother.
I was at Beth and Jeff's house one day when Beth decided Kam had to get her nails cut. Kam was not happy about it. It seems that she thinks nail cutting is some sort of torture that her mother insists on doing to her on a regular basis. Her expressive little face was way too funny to not take pictures of. She will thank me for this documentation some day.


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Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 @ 10:00 AM
LOCATION: On the farm at 1632 20 Mile Road, Kent City, MI 49330
DIRECTIONS: From Grand Rapids take US-131 North 17 miles to the Cedar Springs exit #104, (17 Mile Road / M-46 West) west 7 miles to Barber Creek Ave., North 3 miles to 20 Mile Road, East 1/8 mile.
OR from Muskegon take Apple Ave. / M-46 East 25 miles (just East of Kent City) to Barber Creek Ave., North 3 miles to 20 Mile Road, East 1/8 mile. (Kent Co.)
Having decided to reduce our farming operations, we, along with Dan Groenke have commissioned Art Smith Auctioneers to conduct a Live Public Auction to sell no longer needed tractors, equipment, household and miscellaneous items. We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to our Auction and thank you in advance for your consideration.
Regards, Ed & Judy Mortensen
NOTE: Tractors are in very nice condition. Smaller "hobby farm" equipment along with a large list of good useable miscellaneous items will make this an interesting Country Auction to attend. Be sure to make plans to be just North-East of Kent City on April 22 @ 10 AM for the start of this Auction.
For you convenience we will have port-a-jons, wash-up station and lunch wagon.
TERMS: Cash or good check day of Auction. VISA or Master Card with 5% service fee. All item sold in "as-is" condition. Buyer responsible for items once sold.
INSPECTION: Friday, April 21st 4:00PM-6:00PM
Guns & Tractors at 11:30AM
1970 John Deere Mod. 4020 diesel, Hiniker cab, syncro-range, WF, power steering, 3pt., single hyd., 18.4X34" tires, 540/1000 PTO, 95HP, 6,965 hrs on meter, Ser. # 226279R
1948 Farmall Mod. M, NF, 13.6X38" tires, single hyd., new starter & radiator, 36HP, Ser. # 169476 (one owner)
Minneapolis Moline Mod. U, gas, wide front, fenders, adjustable front end, wheel weights, new radiator, newer 15.5X38" tires
1974 IHC Mod. 574 Utility, gas, wide front, power steering, 3pt., hyd. outlet, live 540 PTO, like new 16.9X26" tires, 52HP
Toro "Groundmaster" #223-D, 3cyl. diesel, 62" front mount lawn mower
John Deere #3325, 4 cyl. diesel, approx. 11' reel mower
Reelmaster #223-D, 3cyl. diesel, 9' reel mower
3pt. Ford 2bt. 14" plow
3pt. Kuhn # WMU 230, 8' flail mower, off-set left or right swing hyd. control
3pt. Bushhog 7' off-set brushhog
3pt. sub-soiler
3pt. Yanmar 42" rototiller
3pt. bale spear
3pt. 2-row corn planter
3pt. fertilizer spreader
3pt. John Deere Mod. 246-24 two row corn planter
Gravity box on Hurst 8-ton running gears w/newer flotation tires
Gravity box on Gehl 8-ton running gears w/newer flotation tires
200 Gal. fiberglass sprayer, booms, pump (no undercarriage)
Large wood chipper w/out motor
Farmhand "Feed Master" portable sheller/grinder/mixer
Gehl Mod. FB84 silo filler, flat belt
2-place horse trailer
20' goose neck trailer w/2' sides (cut-down livestock trailer)
Outside cattle/hog water unit
New Holland # 479, 9' haybine, double rubber rollers w/cylinder
John Deere # 603, 6' brush hog
John Deere 3bt. 16" hyd. trailer plow
John Deere #H1000 13' wheel disc w/cylinder
IHC #45, 15' Vibra Shank w/land leveler & cylinder
IHC 6-ton running gears w/hardwood hay rack
12' Graham-Hoeme plow
Brillion 9' cultipacker
9', 10-shank chisel plow w/new cylinder
Wil-Rich 18' Vibra Shank w/land leveler & cylinder
Shop built 20' tandem axle trailer w/floatation tires
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16' bail mover w/elec. motor
(2) 250 gal. poly tanks
Cement mixer
Fruehave 32' semi-trailer for storage
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Husqvarna #2448 hydro, 24HP lawn mower
Allis Chalmers #130 hydro, 24HP lawn mower w/42" deck
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Ridgid pipe cutter
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(2) 6' work benches w/vises
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Metal shop desk
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Fimco 12-volt yard sprayer
20' aluminum extension ladder
Air pup tanks
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Shop vac
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Whirlpool front load washer
Whirlpool elect. dryer
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Neck yokes
3-horse evener
Youth snow sled
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Barbed wire
(4) huge rolls of 4' high chain link fence
(1) huge roll of 6' high chain link fence
Approx. 600' of elect. wire w/cable
Several large rolls of gravel conveyor belting
18'X10" I beam
Elect. barn heater
Wood post
New cedar lumber
Aluminum pontoon style paddle boat
Fiberglass 2-person paddle boat
I beam
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Double person ladder hunting stand
(2) Dog kennels
Pop-up deer blinds
Plastic hose
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Camping gear
Solar elect. fencer
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Baseball bats
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It took a federal judge to get New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority to allow ads to run on buses calling for support of Israel against terrorist attacks. Though a year ago the MTA accepted an ad sponsored by an anti-Israel group calling for an end to military aid to Israel, it initially refused to permit display of an ad sponsored by a pro-Israel group that read, "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man./ Support Israel/Defeat Jihad."
The MTA rejected the ad, finding that it violated one of the MTA's written advertising standards that prohibits ads with "information that demean[s] an individual or group of individuals on account of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, age disability or sexual orientation."
The MTA's refusal to permit the ad led to a lawsuit brought by the sponsoring group, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, claiming a violation of its right to free speech.
An MTA official, Jeffrey Rosen, told the judge that the MTA's decision was based on its position that the ad used the words "savage" and "Jihad" to identify those who fail to support Israel and this "demeans a group (or groups) of individuals on account of their religion, national origin, or ancestry, including Palestinians or other Arabs or Muslims who do not share AFDI's views on Israel."
Though the judge held that the references were reasonably understood to mean Muslims and Arabs, he nonetheless held that the MTA's "demeaning" standard was too loose and provided no objective guidance as to what was permissible and what was not and allowed the MTA to pick and choose the kind of speech it would allow.
He went on to give examples of ads that were allowed in the past which were clearly uncomplimentary to individuals and groups. This state of affairs was incompatible with the constitutional notion that government may not censor speech, he said.
Those who chafe at the high-handed way New York City officials often take positions in the exercise of their official duties that go out of their way to accommodate and identify with Muslim and Arab sensitivities, should certainly welcome this decision.
Actually, in the light of the recent anti-American rioting in Benghazi, Cairo, Tunis and other Muslim/Arab venues, all Americans should welcome anything that militates against the notion of granting the slightest legitimacy to those outrages and the people who perpetrate them.


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Photo & Video Roundup! Experience Fiddler on the Roof's Thanksgiving Day with Star Ben Rappaport
November 27th, 2015
by Ben Rappaport
Bart Sher's highly-anticipated new revival of Fiddler on the Roof made its television debut on Thanksgiving morning when the cast performed the big number "To Life" on the Macy's Parade.
Lucky for us, BroadwayBox was there thanks to TV's Ben Rappaport (Mr. Robot, The Good Wife, Outsourced) who returns to Broadway as Perchik, the revolutionary student who wins Hodel's heart. Rappaport took over the Bbox Instagram to show followers a behind the scenes look at the momentous morning. Scroll on to see all the fantastic pics and videos.
See Ben Rappaport in the beautiful and moving new Fiddler on the Roof revival at the Broadway Theatre.


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Friday, March 07, 2008
I was reading here after some months and I was thinking that .... these are not answers, there are questions; whatever that means ...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
There are certain songs that when I'm listening to them, I just can't help it but to imagine a crowd dancing to it, a huge crowd.
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"He walks amongst us, but he is not one of us"
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To those who know what they want
To those who know who they are
To those who know who they are
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Confess that you are a weak creature, that you don't know where you have come from and where you lead. Confess that you don't know what happens when you die, that you don't even know if it is a bad thing. Heaven and hell my ass, that's just an imagination. One that suits your greedy soul, a soul that wants answers, right now; the one who needs prophets.
When you love someone and you lose him/her, you feel sad; you are feeling sad for yourself.
When you love someone and you lose him/her, you feel sad; you are feeling sad for yourself.
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This house belongs to me after certain hours.
I thought you knew it.
I thought you knew it.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Some produce the symbols, as images of the reality in another world. The others, incapable of seeing it like the way it meant to be, get it too serious and there are unexpected consequences, in the opposite direction. Ignorance is not only a bliss, it can become a philosophy.
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Only when you don't intend to change people, is when you can get to know them.
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She saw that I could become, and then she made me.
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I'll do it all over again, if that's what it takes.
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Monday, October 08, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
To all the things I have not finished.
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Alone, but not lonely
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Monday, August 27, 2007
Try like you gonna live forever, depend like you gonna die tomorrow.
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Wanting what I like badly, just like a child. I wish my mother could do something, like she used to do.
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Sunday, July 29, 2007
Even I don't feel it, I just see the consequences.
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When the sky turns to black, little demons leave their hidings. They lead you to dangerous games your mind has created through time. You just have never dared to play them. The little demons smell like revenge.
Make your chioce, pay the price, alone.
Make your chioce, pay the price, alone.
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My Sparkle Witch!
Their dining room table with dry ice and snacks.
Miss Sassy Lady Bug, Cutest Witch of the Mid-west, and vampire Jayden (of course, hiding behind the skull!!)
Barb-Plain and Joe with the nuts!
Boogey Man!!! (Josh) So creepy!
Frankenstein Cake....Chelsea's mom made this! Isn't it cool! He's looking at you.....
Colin was a little tired.
Officer Heather...ooohhh la la!
Prettiest Witch of the Mid-west! The Birthday girl!
love it!
Mr. and Mrs. Krueger and Spidey!!
Michael Myers gettin' down!
Peyton and Myself!!
Chasing each other...they were having so much fun. Jayden ended up spending the night out with us at mom and dad's house. Mom said that when the 2 of them went to lay down, they were hugging each other and Jayden was saying, "I love you Taylor". I wish I would have been downstairs to see that!! Too precious!


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30 Rock Spoilers: Jack Getting Engaged?Steve Marsi at . Comments
30 Rock is always the best, but it has been having a particularly great run of episodes lately. So what's coming up next on NBC's hit comedy starring Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin?
On April 23, Jack drags Liz Lemon to a jewelry store to shop for engagement rings, and Salma Hayek returns as Elisa, his pretty domestic servant lover from earlier this season.
Coincidence? We think not. But what will actually transpire with Jalisa? If 30 Rock has taught us anything, it's to always expect the unexpected. And the completely absurd.
Steve Marsi is the Managing Editor of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Google+ or email him here.


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The Thankfully Reading Weekend is over. I ended up reading only a handful of books, mainly children's books. I thought yesterday was going to be a better day but the kids start playing around and I ended up with a dental emergency on my hands. It's been a long 24 hours and I'm exhausted.
What I read this weekend:
Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses by Ron Koertge
The Beetle Book by Steven Jenkins
The House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis – a re-read with my son
My favorite book of the weekend was Bud, Not Buddy. The picture books were also fantastic reads. I can see why each one of them made a best of 2012 list. I still have a stack of books that I want to read and I hope to get to each one real soon.
Now I'm off. Sleep is calling my name. What did you read this weekend?


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Then yesterday I unexpectedly ended up being out all day. My Dad arrived back from a journey in the evening, and we all ended up watching TV together. The result- only 30minutes of reading done.
So, 3.5 hours so far. I wonder what surprises (and reading opportunities) today will hold.


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SHS Hunting Chat
Finally after many weeks of preparing it is here. A brand new online hunting community forum. SHS Huntining Chat is not your usual chit-chat and gossip forum we are trying to set it apart from the rest and have made a online seminar of sorts where hunters of all skill levels exchange their expertise and pass on their knowledge or you simply can ask questions and get answers from those who know.
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text: A pivotal 24 hours in the life of a yuppie physicist whose neighbor persuades him that their condos are in danger of being seized by a faceless corporation in a bizarre legal action. Already over the hill at 27, Berkeley physicist Mark Perdue waves goodbye to his bride Audrey, a Palo Alto patent attorney busy in licensing negotiations of properties on the theme of the Pope's impending US visit, and steps quietly over one of those cartoon cliffs that continue to hold you up as long as you don't notice anything amiss. Roger Hoberman, Mark's ludicrously unsuccessful pizza- franchiser neighbor in the Cobblestone Hearth Village Estates, has received a letter from the Acquisitions Systems Company of America claiming adverse possession of a plot of land that runs through both men's condos. A quick runaround with Victor Person, Esq., suggests that some unspecified ritual (the ``livery of CÇzanne''?) performed that Halloween night may be the only way to keep Acquisitions Systems and its mysterious nuncio, Big Adcox, at bay. Rousing himself from his guilty flirtation with Iranian graduate assistant Shubi Behedji, Mark joins Roger in his vigil on the property line, discovering gradually that the threat of an appearance by Big Adcox pales beside sweet- tempered Roger's problems with the condo corporation--which wants to evict him for nonpayment of his mortgage--and with his aspiring anesthesiologist ex-wife Dot, who's sworn out a complaint against him. Linking fashionable deconstructive attacks on the existence of the physical universe to Big Adcox's remark that ``all claims of property originate in a hallucination,'' Jones takes Mark through a bumpy, understated series of domestic adventures that confirm his faith in the logical errors that keep his assumptions about property, love, and physical existence afloat. Whimsical, grave, and a lot more stylized in its plot and its cast of weirdos than Jones's equally charming first novel, Ordinary Money (1990). An elementary background in theoretical physics, while not required, would be helpful.


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In the days of the comet
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Legendary Pearls, legendary tales
For centuries, stories of legendary pearls have captured the imagination of people the world over, adding to their allure and stirring inextinguishable flames within the hearts and soul of adventurers and poets. These legendary treasures each carry a story almost as fabulous as the pearls themselves; tales of love, tales of hope, tales of power, tales of political intrigue, tales of search and discovery.
Antony and Cleopatra - A costly love potion
The story of Antony and Cleopatra is known to be one of the greatest love stories of all time. Surpassed, perhaps, only by the story of her rare pearls.According to legend, Antony was so taken by Cleopatra that he did everything within his power to bring her pleasure, sparing no expense. Especially elaborate were the sumptuous feasts he provided her, but at which Cleopatra simply scoffed. One day she boasted that she could easily put on a much more extravagant affair, and spend 10 million sesterci (an amount equal to a kings ransom) on just one meal for him. He wagered that she could not. Cleopatra provided Antony with a lovely meal, at which she appeared adorned with a pair of magnificent pearl earrings described by Pliny to be two most precious pearls, the singular and only (such) jewel in the world, and even Natures wonder. Antony didnt find the meal particularly exceptional and mockingly asked to see the bill. Cleopatra exclaimed that shed spent well over the 10,000,000 but to avoid any doubt, she removed a pearl from her ear, dissolved it in a cup of vinegar, and, toasting Antony, drank it down! A kings ransom in one swallow. She proceeded to remove the other, but the judge of the bet could not bear it, and, grabbing it from her hand, declared Antony the loser. The remaining pearl, Pliny tells us, was cut in half and made into earrings for the statue of Venus; the goddess of love of course, in the Pantheon temple in Rome, commemorating the bet.
La Peregrina - The Unconquerable
We are not sure about the origins of this magnificent pearl, or exactly when it was discovered, but we notice it first in paintings of Mary Tudor on her wedding day (in 1554). Mary Tudor received LaPeregina as gift from her husband, Philip II, King of Spain, to whom it was a gift from America, presented to him by Don Diego de Temes. We know it came from the waters of South America, but we arent sure of the exact circumstances. One story suggests it was found by a slave, off the cost of Panama, and because of it he was granted his freedom. Whatever the case, it became part of the Spanish treasury from the mid 1500s, where it remained until 1813. It can be seen in famous 17th century Velazquez paintings of the wives of Philip IV, and in the 1700s it gained attention at the French court of Louis XIV in Versailles, adorning the Spanish kings hat at the wedding of his daughter Maria Theresa to Louis. It left Spain in 1813 and went to France with Joseph Bonaparte after his abdication. A descendant, Prince Louis Napoleon, sold it to the Marquis of Abercorn in order to get out of serious financial trouble, so it found its way to England. The marquis gave it to his wife, who had a difficult time holding onto it (it was, after all, an undrilled pearl, so it couldnt be fastened into a setting). It seems that on one occasion, at a ball at Buckingham Palace, she discovered it was missing from her necklace, only to spot it in the velvety folds of the train of another lady going into dinner. On another occasion, at Windsor Castle, she lost it again, but luckily found it in the upholstery of a sofa. when her son acquired it, he had it drilled.The pearl was cleaned, polished, and weighted in 1913, at which time it was reported at 203.84 grains (there are four grains to a carat).The pearl received tremendous publicity in 1969 when it was sold at auction by Sothebys to actress Elizabeth Taylor for $37,000. It seems only fitting that it should have found a home with Ms. Taylor. After all, it was she who played Cleopatra, and from all descriptions, this pearl, like Cleopatras gem, has no rival today, and is truly worth a kings ransom! Cartier Jewelers was commissioned to create a magnificent necklace to highlight this gem.
La Pelegrina - The Incomparable
La Pelegrina is another magnificent pearl from the Spanish Treasury. Weighting 111.5 grains, it is a perfect egg shape, of very high quality, with such a silvery luster that it seems almost transparent. To find a pearl of such quality, in a size so large, is truly a rarity. We know little about the origins of this pearl, but believe it also came from South America. It was a wedding gift from King Philip IV to his daughter Maia Thresa upon her marriage to Louis XIV in 1660, and thus went to France. It virtually disappears from that time until the mid 1800s, when it turns up in the Russian Imperial Treasury. It was sold in Moscow to Princess Youssoupoff and was handed down through the family. The Youssoupoff family was an important and very influential part of the Russian royal family; it was at the Yousoupoff palace in St. Petersburg that Rasputin was murdered prior to the revolution.) In 1987, La Pelegrina was sold at auction by Christies in Geneva for $463,800.
The Hope Pearl shows that all things are possible
The Hope pearl was owned by Henry Hope, the famous 19th century banker (perhaps best known for the Hope Diamond, the magnificent blue diamond now owned by the Smithsonian Institution). It is the largest historical pearl known, and, by virtue of its very size, certainly one hope that all things are possible. A freshwater river pearl pearl, it is truly a giant. This massive pearl weighs 1,800 grains; about 450 carats, or 3 ounces, and measures 2 inches long by 4-1/2 inches in diameter at the widest point and 3-3/4 inches at the narrowest point! It is shaped very much like the foxglove just before it blossoms, and is pure white at the narrow end, becoming a greenish bronze color at the large end.Hopes collection was on exhibition at the Geological Museum in South Kensington, England, for several years and was then sold in 1886. We dont know what happened to many of these pearls. In 1908, the Hope was offered by Garrard & Co., Jewelers to the British Crown, for 9,000 British pounds. In 1974 it was offered again privately, for $200,000.
Elizabeth I - The Queen of PearlsA pale Roman nose, ahead of hair loaded with crowns and powdered with diamonds, a vast ruff,a vaster fardingale, and a bushel of pearls, are features by which everyone knows at once the picturesof Queen Elizabeth.(Sir Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797), Novelist)
When one pictures Queen Elizabeth I of England, the immediate image that comes to mind is one of a great monarch completely bedecked in pearls. It is interesting to note that she was not at all interested in wearing jewelry for personal adornment when she was young, and even later in life she cared little for any gem except the pearl. She develop a passionate love for pearls, one that knew no bounds. She covered her gowns and robes as well as herself in pearls, her love was so great that she even purchased thousands of imitation pearls to incorporate into her needs. Even on her deathbed she was not without her pearls.No one has ever loved pearls to the extent of Queen Elizabeth. She had over 3,000 gowns decorated with pearls, 80 pearl-bedecked wigs, and chests of pearl strands, pearl rings, pearl earrings, and pearl pendants. Dozens of grooms and pages were required to air her gowns daily and dust and polish the jewelry.
Elizabeth and the Hanoverian Pearls
Elizabeth sought the finest pearls available and obtained them from the Crown Jewels of Scotland, Burgundy, Portugal, and Navarre. She beat Catherine de Medici to the famous Hanoverian Pearls, which by rights should have been Catherines. Catherine had received them as a gift on her wedding day from her uncle, Pope Clement VII. She gave them to her so, the Dauphin of France, who gave them to his wife, Mary, Queen of Scots. Her collection of jewels was sold to replenish the bankrupt treasury, and Elizabeth succeeded in obtaining the exquisite pearls fro 12,000 crowns. Catherine de Medici, in an effort to retrieve the pearls, wrote to request the help of the Spanish ambassador to London. He wrote back that she was too late; that Elizabeth had already gotten her hands on them!Dating from the 14th century, these pearls (known today as the Hanoverian Pearls) consisted of six extremely long ropes of very well matched, very large, exceptionally fine pearls, and 25 loose pearls the size of small walnuts. They are considered the finest pearls in Europe. They were passed by Elizabeth to James I, and from him to his daughter, Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, and ultimately passed through the House of Hanover into the Crown Jewels of England.
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We know very little about this interesting egg shaped pearl prior to French Revolution except that it was part of the French Crown Jewels. It is a very large pearl, weighing about 337 grains (over 84 carats) with a truly exquisite shape. It was sold at auction in Geneva in 1988 for over $850,000
Tiffanys Queen Pearl
As already mentioned, North America was a land rich with freshwater; or river, pearls the time of the discovery of the new world. Many lakes, rivers, and streams yielded lovely pearls, especially the waters of the Mississippi Valley, and although this supply was rapidly depleted to meet the demand of European royalty, the occasional natural pearl is still found today.The largest American freshwater pearl, however, came from a place not associated with pearls: northern New Jersey. It was discovered in 1857 by a shoemaker named David Howell while fishing for mussels in a small local stream near his home in Paterson, New Jersey. While eating, he found a huge pearl weighing almost 400 grains (100 carats) on his plate; a pearl that, not knowing it was there, he had spoiled by frying!Word of the find spread quickly, and a few days later a carpenter who lived nearby discovered an exquisite pink pearl. It weighed 93 grains (over 13 carats) and had a lovely shape. Charles Tiffany purchased the pearl and, unable to find an American buyer for this precious pearl, sold it to the Empress Eugenie, after whom it was named the Queen Pearl. Unfortunately, in the next few years people fished the stream dry, totally eliminating the mussel population for which it had become famous, along with the lovely pearls they created.
Pearls of India - Mogul Legends
We know of the historic splendor of India (including what we call Pakistan today), and of some of its most magnificent historical pearls primarily from the writings and drawings in Travels in India, a book by the great 17th century traveler and writer, J. B. Tavernier. There can be no question that the rulers of India loved pearls and placed a very high value on them. Tavernier describes how pearls were used lavishly in jewelry, clothing, and even furniture. But the most vivid images are conjured up by his description of the Peacock Throne.The great Peacock Throne, Tavernier tells us, contained many fine pearls; and the canopy under which it sat was embroidered with diamonds and pearls. Over the canopy sat the gold and gem studded peacock from which the throne got its name. Around the Peacocks neck hung a magnificent pearl, which came to rest at the center of its breast. The pearl, described as weighing 200 grains (50 carats), was suspended from a magnificent, fiery red balas ruby (which we know today is not ruby, but another beautiful gem called spinel).Tavernier visited India and saw many of the jewels of the great Mogul emperors during his visits there. In addition to the pearl in the Peacock throne, he describes five other pearls in particular; and even provides his reader with a sketch of each, one of which, he claims, had been the largest and most perfect ever discovered, with no defects whatever. He tells how it was bought in 1633 by the King of Persia, the Shaista Khan, from an Arab trader. It was shaped exactly like a pear, even having slightly concave sides, and based on the sketch by Tavernier, weighed perhaps as much as 500 grains (125 carats). It is now believed that this pearl is the same as the Sara, sold by Christies in 1992.In addition to the pearl in the Peacock Throne, and the perfect pearl mentioned above, he describes another interesting olive shaped pearl. This pearl, he tells us, weighed about 125 grains ( over 32 carats) and was suspended from the middle of a strand of rubies and emeralds that when worn around the neck of the Mogul Emperor, hung all the way down to his waist.Travernier also describes what was believed to be the largest pearl ever taken from the West to East; a per shaped pearl found off the coast of Venezuela near the Island of Margarita. And last, but not least, he describes a perfectly round pearl weighing about 110 grains (over 97 carats) which, he explains, the Great Mogul had never worn for lack of a match. Were he to have found a match, they would no doubt have been worn in earrings.India is indeed a land where the pearl was revered. We read of it in the ancient sacred Hindu texts; we read of it in Islamic texts; we read of it in Tavernier; and we can see today in the treasuries of India and Pakistan the finest of pearls, of every description. Loose pearls and mounted, magnificent art objects, and pearl strands by the thousands.
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We're just a day away now from the unleashing – nay, the unsheathing! – of Spartacus: Vengeance on Starz. As you all know, the titular role of Spartacus had to be recast after star Andy Whitfield dropped out of the series due to his battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. A disease that ultimately, and tragically, claimed his life last September. Having gotten Andy's personal blessing to continue the series without him, EP and creator Steven S. DeKnight led a global casting call to find the new Spartacus. Liam McIntyre, Andy's fellow Australian, won the part after a rather extensive auditioning process; described by DeKnight as the search for an actor who exudes a "sense of pain and compassion."
Spartacus: Vengeance Premiere Review
IGN had a chance to speak with Liam McIntyre about his new role, giant billboards with his face on them, awkward nude scenes, painful boot camps and why he'll always, no matter what happens with the series, be a gamer.
IGN TV: I follow you on Twitter (@Liam_J_McIntyre) and a while back you posted a pic of a giant billboard of the show, with you in it, and you seemed to be a bit shocked. How are you dealing with things?
Liam McIntyre: I'm really good at dealing with things on the outside so inside me I have no idea what's truly happening. So when people ask me "Are you ready for this?" I'm just like "Sure." When stuff comes up I can usually deal with it or when things go out of control you just switch to a mode where you can step back and go "All right. I'm fine with this, no matter what's happening." So there's part of that in me. But also, who has their giant face in Times Square? That's ridiculous. [laughs] It's mental. I was in a movie theater when I saw it, looking to see what movies were playing. It's not real life. It's a crazy world. But, yeah. I'm fine with it. I'm dealing with it. But I really don't get it. It's a double-edge sword. It's so crazy that it's almost okay.
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IGN: It's common knowledge that you didn't quite look the part when you were auditioning, having lost a ton of weight for another role. What was it like getting into Spartacus shape? I assume you had to eat a lot.
McIntyre: Yeah, the eating part sounds good on the surface. It's really just a ton of chicken. But I'm a life-long video gamer so being a gym rat is something that's quite new to me. Weirdly enough though, the best thing to happen to me, in hindsight, was losing all that weight for that other role. I mean when I started auditioning for Spartacus, I looked horrible. But the discipline of getting down to that low weight, to look that horrible, helped me then go to a gym and do what I had to do for Spartacus. And say, "I just have to do what needs to be done." And I'm a stubborn person by nature so I just said "This is happening. We're doing this." I know it all comes naturally to a lot of people on Spartacus and they're like, "It's really hard but I'm so excited when Boot Camp comes around," and I'm still stuck in the "It's really, really painful" stage.
But it is really cool because it's one of the rare things in life where you can work extremely hard and see a tangible result. So that's nice as an actor, where you spend most of your life thinking "Am I doing a good job?" Because you never really know for sure. It's nice to have something in life where you can say, "Okay, I've lifted that a hundred times and I look this much better." It's good to have some certainty.
IGN: It must feel good that you landed this role on something other than your physicality, since you didn't really look the part.
McIntyre: I was lucky in that respect, yeah. Early on, in my mind, I looked so not right for the role that I just put out of my mind the possibility of ever getting the role. Not at all. I just thought it would be a fun thing to go out for. It's an experience. I get to tell my friends that I auditioned for Spartacus. But it kept going. But the whole time I never had that added pressure of thinking that I'd ever actually get the role. I just thought, "You know, I worked hard with my acting coach and now I get to try it all out." I went out for lots of things before, but this one was huge. Especially when I went in for the second audition and got to do it all again.
IGN: Had you seen the show already when you auditioned for it?
McIntyre: Yeah. My best friend told me that I had to watch the show and I resisted a little bit at first, but he finally sat me down and made me watch it. And from that first scene where you see Andy in the arena in those chains, trying to make sense of the world he's now in, I was hooked. I thought, "I don't care what story you tell me now, I'm in." It was one of those rare shows where you wanted to watch all the episodes in one sitting. "Let's see them all right now! I don't care, just give them to me!" It's a great show and it's also unimaginably sad that I have this role. Because I loved Andy and his performance on the show.
More from Liam McIntyre, including what video games he's currently playing, on page 2...


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The Panthers will be without two of their best offensive players for their biggest game of the season.
Tight end Greg Olsen and center Ryan Kalil are among the team's inactives for the 4:25 p.m. game with the Saints.
Olsen aggravated his surgically repaired foot last week against the Jets, while Kalil continues to deal with a neck injury he called "pretty serious" this week.
Both players were listed as questionable.
Running back Christian McCaffrey and linebackers Thomas Davis and Shaq Thompson, all of whom were also listed as questionable, will play.
The Panthers' other inactives are OL Amini Silatolu, QB Garrett Gilbert, CB LaDarius Gunter, DE Zach Moore and LB Andrew Gachkar.
With Silatolu and Kalil out, the Panthers have only two healthy backups on the offensive line -- C Greg Van Roten and G/T Andrew Moton.
Olsen did not practice all week and the Panthers don't want to jeopardize his chances of returning for the stretch run. X-rays showed he had not re-fractured the bone, which was repaired with a screw that remains in place.
He caught one pass against the Jets before leaving the game in the third quarter with what the team called soreness in his foot.
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We're getting a head start on Christmas at The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan this week. I love Christmas cards with non-traditional colors and The Merriest from Elise's Pieces is the perfect kit for those colors. I added Gingerbread Tilda and some embellies left over from last year's Christmas cards.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Christmas
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- Alyce said...
Aww this is the cutest Jen! I love those little lolly pops and the colours are so sweet :)
- July 8, 2012 at 6:23 AM
- Julie Masse said...
Oh this is so sweet! What a great image and a beautiful card! Thanks for playing along at Oozak.com!! :)
- August 15, 2012 at 7:23 AM
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Stream Young Jeezy "103TV: The Road To 103 (Episode 3)" Video, the latest video from Jeezy, which dropped on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011.
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Updated: Man shoots, kills intruder with shotgun
[side note: did the intruder have the shotgun, or did the man shoot the intruder with one? This is why we endeavor to write precisely, folks. It's also why you should always believe the mainstream media, because they have layers and layers of oversight. And editors. Unlike us unshaven bloggers...]
A Midland man died late Tuesday night from a shotgun wound he suffered after attempting to enter a neighbor's home in the 2400 block of Brunson, according to a press release from the city's public information officer.Ah, the homeowner had the shotgun and shot the intruder with it. So glad to see so many people taking our Vice President's advice...The intruder was armed with a baseball bat and appeared to be the neighbor of the shooter. The story is pretty basic, but you know what? When someone kicks down your door with a baseball bat in their hands, it's pretty safe to assume they don't want you to throw some pitches...
Midland police responded to a shooting at about midnight Tuesday and found Samuel Pompa, 32, with a shotgun wound to the chest. He was transported to Midland Memorial Hospital, where he died from his wounds, according to the release.
A whole week of DGC additions - I could get used to this!
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Remember the days when opening a retail business meant renting a store and having a grand opening to draw in your first customers? Well, times have changed quite a bit since then.
These days more and more retail shops are moving from Main Street to the virtual marketplace. And, many of them are successful micro-businesses run by only one or two people. Third-party sites like eBay, Etsy, and Amazon provide a platform by which small retailers can draw in a huge number of potential customers. But it's a lot of work to get your shop noticed in the virtual world.
In fact, marketing and public relations are a big challenge for a lot of small online business owners. And that's where you, the savvy entrepreneur, can help.
If you have a background in marketing, advertising, or public relations then you might want to consider setting up shop as public relations strategist for online micro-retailers.
[5 Ways to Get (Almost) Free PR]
Etsy alone boasts more than 850,000 shops, many of which could use a lot of help in the marketing and PR departments. And while many of these retailers probably don't have a lot of money to spend on building their business, they would most likely be willing to invest a few hundred dollars to bring their shops out of obscurity.
Your new business can focus on helping shop owners in third party marketplaces market their products to the proper audiences via social media, a company website, and publicity from bloggers and media sources.
There are several shop owners on Etsy who already deliver such services to other sellers who use the site. One such business, Publicly Popular, sells services like website creation and social media marketing. Another, the Handmadepreneur, sells everything from custom-designed logo graphics to copywriting services.
The key to these entrepreneurial ventures seems to be keeping the cost of services low and allowing sellers to pick and choose which services they need. Once you help sellers increase business by writing a great press release, for example, they're likely to come back to you the next time they need help expanding their clientele.
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To get started in this endeavor, you'll need to do some research on what services small online retailers need the most. Learn all you can about how online marketplaces function and what marketing or PR strategies work best for different products.
You'll also need an impressive web presence to get your business off the ground. Shop owners will want to see that you can build a well-designed website and successfully use social media to build your own business before they entrust you with theirs.
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How Stress Is Literally Making You Sick
Have you ever been so stressed out that you felt sick to your stomach? Well, that's because stress causes the brain to respond differently to your body. A recent Atlantic article explains how "when you're stressed, the adrenal glands ramp up the release of the hormones cortisol, adrenaline, and norepinephrine. Adrenaline speeds up your heart rate and can raise blood pressure. Cortisol causes changes in the blood vessels that can, over time, increase the risk of heart attack or stroke. Meanwhile, the brain relays the stress signals to the gut, which changes up its routine to allow your body to focus on the stressor."
If this happens once in a while, you should be fine, but if you experience chronic stress, from a job or other aspect of your life, the stress will eventually cause lots of damage. Some of the horrible side effects of stress include acne, hair loss, muscle tension, fatigue, irritability, and even years off your life. A new study released by Harvard and Stanford found that a demanding job can shorten your life by six months to three years. The best way to combat work stress is to take a quick break. Go on a short walk to clear your mind and take some deep breaths.
Learn more about fighting stress by reading Making Your Life Easier.
Has stress ever made you sick?
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Since my last 'what I have been doing' blog, I haven't really been up to much! I worked the whole of last weekend, so I had two days off during the week. I spent it cleaning and tidying and today I had an interview. I'm job hunting again so that when my contract ends I have a job to go to!
In between the weather has picked up. It's no longer so freezing cold you need to wear 18 layers. Yes, it's still coat weather but it's humid and occasionally warm. It's rainy but I'll take that over the cold – after all it is April!
Cool news though; Gary and I have got tickets to An Evening with Al Pacino at the London Palladium in June!! It's an evening with the man himself talking about his career and answering questions. I'm not sure I'm ready to be in the same room as that much Cool, but I've got some time to prepare myself! I'm super excited.
Also, remember I mentioned one of my favourite blogs 'Movies of Myself', written by my friend Beckie? Well she got married recently and her wedding was featured on a blog called 'When Geeks Wed'. Go take a look at the amazing details she managed to put into her wedding! She even decided to fit into her theme a metal 'Love' sign I sent her a few years ago, which is featured in one of the photos (and I am so touched by).
I have some time off coming up and have a few things planned for it. Mostly trips with friends, but I want to get on top of organising the house and taking some photos too! And some serious me time 🙂 I'm also kinda hoping that the weather will have settled in by then so I can spend some time outside and get me some much-needed sun vitamins! We might go and see Finding Nemo in 3D at the weekend too!


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But let's back up a little bit. The race preparations started on Saturday, which doing a whole lot of nothing... Well, we spent a bit of time in the garden, and I managed to get a sun burn. The excitement of the day was delivered by Fertile, quite literally, when she pointed us to a decapitated mouse in the basement. Thanks! The night before she'd caught another mouse, but we were able to take it away from her and released it outside. It seemed unharmed, but it might not have been super bright and returned back into the house.
The day of the marathon, the alarm went off at 4:30 am. When I came downstairs, Murphy was sitting underneath the dining room table, staring at something. Yes, he was having a staring contest with another mouse! I chased him away, got another container and the mouse simply ran into it. Not sure why it wasn't moving, or why the cats did not attack it (maybe being totally stiff of fear saved its life?), but I was able to release it again. And so far it hasn't returned. But a great way to start the day, for sure.
We had no problems getting downtown or finding parking. It was all very well set up, and the organization was great. There were a lot of people out cheering, which made it quite a bit easier. We tried to interact with the people cheering as much as possible; it gives a tonne of energy! Around the 14km mark, Debby and Julie were out cheering us on, which was really nice. Then we headed to Quebec, which was definitely a bit more quiet, hardly anyone out there! We looped back to the Ontario side, and did the loop through Rockcliffe park, before heading back to the canal, where Debbie and JoAnn where to cheer us on. I felt quite strong, although the second half was definitely much harder than the first half (duh!). But we both felt good until we were back on the canal, around the 39km mark. We just hit wall and wanted to be done. But we kept going and finished strong, well under our goal time of 5 hrs (4:53)! Several people were cheering for us at the home stretch, which helped us pushing a bit for the final 500 meters.
At 38km, there was a photographer, and he caught us while we should have been running:
This photo is from the Ottawa Citizen, and we are actually in it!
We both were a bit sore afterwards, but we are recovering nicely. We are both very happy it's done, but also proud and feel good about it. Now it's time to focus on shorter distances again, and hit the trails again.
Besides running, we are also proud of our 'new' garden. We expanded the garden in the back of the yard, and added some perennials and bushes. We also planted more vegetables compared to last year, and bought quite a few hanging baskets, simply to add some colour!
A little rose bush in the corner planter
My favourite hanging basket!
Showing some colour around our deck.
Our vegetable garden: tomatoes, basil, green and orange pepper, cucumber and strawberries. Now it just needs to grow!
Another row of hanging baskets along the fence. We just love colour!
One of my little pine trees. Almost doubled in size so far this year.
One of our new climates plants. We planted three around the deck to, again, add some colour!
Our extended garden, where we added a mixture of perennials and annuals. The silver plant in the middle is supposed to be an annual, but somehow survived a winter, a transplant and is still going strong. I guess we got our money's worth.
The second part of our expanded garden, where in the back we simply planted perennials, which will hopefully fill up that corner.
We still have the bird feeder up, and I have to admit that these finches are among my favourites.
Sorry, no picture of the decapitated mouse.
What else is new? Well, I spent another week in the field last week, and am now trying to adapt to an office lifestyle again. But besides that, life is good and we are surely enjoying it!


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Thanks to the great work of Arparso and Jstubbles, this patch will add dynamic lighting casted by weapon fire, impact, explotions and more on ships, asteroids and other game objects. This patch will only work if you have decompressed the nexus_00.dat. (The version of the game is not important, or at least I think so... I only tested it on the 1.01 ver of the game... so perhaps it would be a good idea to patch the game first)
The installation is very easy, just decompress this file in your Nexus main folder were the game's universe folder is located. Overwrite when prompted.
Note: if you applied this patch even though you haven't decompressed the game, don't panic. It can be easily fixed, just delete the universe folder that now appears on the Nexus main directory and apply this patch instead.
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So–yesterday, I drove back from WV. It was a beautiful drive; relatively light traffic, and the roads were clear of snow and wet.
Mom is doing really well. They keep moving her further and further away from the main nurse's station… I'm sure that has nothing to do with a bad attitude, and everything to do with her improving health and condition… 😉
In fact, she's back up to the two radiation treatments a day, and they have her traipsing around the hospital for cardiac therapy. The physical therapist has her bat balls around, do time on the cycle, and go up and down the small set of training stairs to build up her cardiac capacity. I'm very happy and thankful that she's improving so well. She has a number of treatments to go, which just amounts to a few weeks, and they intend to keep her there at the hospital during that for rehab and ease of getting her to her radiation treatments.
Dave and I spent a good bit of time with her, splitting our time between her, my dad's, and my brother Chris's. It was a traveling holiday, let me tell you. I put lots o' miles in going back and forth. I did have the oil changed on the truck, poor guy. But he's still holding up well.
We had time at the range, of course–what's a trip to WV without that? 😀 Got to see my old friend (and college climbing partner) B-Squared, and his son. And in fact, shots were fired at New Year's Eve (you knew it had to be 🙂 ). Blanks only–no worries.
One of the presents I got are those "Ultimate Push Ups." Those are those rotating handle things you put on the floor to do push ups with. I'm sure you've seen the infomercials by now (or maybe that was for the "Perfect Push Up"–whatever). I used them a bit while there, and of course brought them back with me. Pretty much the only workouts I did.
Got the chance to use them today. For years I've had another one of those gadgets you see in informercials–it's called the Iron Gym now, I think. I got it a while back (from Sports Authority, before you started seeing them on TV), and it's pretty handy as a doorway pull up bar and push up bar as well, keeping your hands in a neutral position off of the ground.
I started off upstairs, using the pull up/push up bar for a few reps of each. Then I came down to my "Courage Corner" and hit the kettlebells. A simple, slow routine of two minutes long cycle clean and jerk for each arm, two minutes rest and stretching with the 16 kg, then the same with the 24 kg. Two minute rest and stretching.
These were very slow, get back in the groove, hit every point right kind of sets. Good clean up to a good rack, then hold it. Wiggle around and find the best rack position. Feel it. Jerk. Feel the shoulder suck down into the socket at lock down. Hold it. Back down to rack. Make sure it's good. Hold it. Etcetera.
After that, I used those Ultimate Push Up handles to do two minutes of a variety of push ups. I have to say–they feel really good when using the handles. I often do push ups with my fists, martial arts (esp Systema) style. Those feel pretty good, and that helps train good hand position for a good punch. Only problem is that I can flay the skin pretty good on the carpet or whatever floor surface, so the handles help with that. They also help with variety, so that it's easy to change hand position at any point in the exercise. Nice.
After those, and then two minutes rest/stretch set, I did deliberate cleans with the 32 kg bells. A single two minute stretch where I trade off hands. Again, trying to pay attention to the form, or position of everything, trying to clean up the movement.
Then a really good stretching session, mostly for legs and lower back, which didn't get a lot of attention in between exertion sets. Followed by a trip to the recycle bin with some big bags full of plastic, glass, and waste paper/cardboard.
All-in-all, a good deliberate session that didn't really leave me gasping for air, but I can still feel a little in my shoulders and arms. And all that on a fast day. Other than water and coffee, I finally broke fast around 1630 or so, having some salad, steamed veggies, and salmon stuffed with crab florentine.
A good start to the new year, and I wish a wonderful new year to all!


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Little Dolls and Little FinishesSunday, November 10, 2013
The original plan was to hand turn some wooden bead and route out a centre that let each doll stand. The problem was I haven't touched woodwork since manual training and have no idea where to find a freindly wood turner. In the end, it was air dry clay to the rescue with hand molded bases holding each lady. They look just about ready to start singing
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They are gorgeous, and that's a great idea to use air dry clay. A peg doll nativity set is beginning to form in my mind....ReplyDeleteReplies


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Tax treatment of teachers, lecturers and tutors: Association of University and College Lecturers: notes on expenses deductions: use of accommodation at home
"7. Use of accommodation at home
While strict application of Section 198(1) Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 normally precludes any allowance being given for the use or partial use of a room at a teacher's home for carrying out the duties of his/her employment, a deduction can be given to those teachers involved in higher education (ie degree level work) who can show that a study is required by the nature of their duties and is not used merely as a matter of convenience.
In the view of the Inland Revenue the necessity to use a study at home is linked closely to the obligation to engage in research (as described in paragraph 4 [EIM70710] above) and it is unlikely that this concessional allowance could be granted to any teacher who is not obliged to engage in research.
Factors which a teacher might bring to the attention of his/her Inspector of Taxes when seeking an allowance include the varied nature of his/her duties, the absence of fixed hours of work, the need to consult extensive and expensive journals and reference books required for the preparation of lectures as well as for research (and which cannot reasonably be kept in a university or college room) and the overcrowding of staff accommodation at universities and colleges etc."


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