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I picked up one of them the other day, at a yard sale. Sitting beside a saw set. $0.25 each. Couldn't hurt to pick up both? Now the question is: WHAT is a saw jointer? I know in involves a file, and a saw blade. How does one set up one of these?
A photo of both of these tools. The saw set I will clean up. The jointer? Don't know what I'm doing, does it hold a file? If so, HOW? No brand name of either of these "jewels". A simple looking thing, just a couple moving parts.
-- A Planer? I'M the planer, this is what I use
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Jointing •Short Jointer •Long Jointer
The number and variety of jointers are considerable, but the principle is the same for all. They hold a file in such a way that the jointer can be run over the saw teeth to ensure the teeth all lie on the circle of the saw. There are short and long jointers. The short jointer, generally part of a combination saw tool, is by far the more common.
Jointer combination saw tools
Short Jointer
To use the short jointer, insert the file so it rests flat on the file supports (lugs) and adjust the screw so the file bends to conform to the circle of the saw. Make sure the surface of the file is square with the guide rails on the body of the jointer. The file may be warped or improperly seated on the supports. Insert the file so it runs in the normal filing direction. (If a file is used backward, its life will be severely shortened.) Because a new file often will cut faster than desired, a wornout 7- or 8-inch special crosscut file with the tang broken off works well.
Place the jointer on one end of the saw. Holding the jointer so the file rests on the cutter teeth, run the jointer the length of the saw using uniform downward pressure. This is important if the circle of the saw is to be maintained. It is also important to hold the guide rails on the body of the jointer in contact with the side of the saw at all times to ensure that the file is square to the saw.
After the jointer has been run the length of the saw, look at the teeth. If each tip has a shiny spot where the file has just touched it, jointing is complete. If some teeth are so short they weren't touched, repeat the process until all teeth show the mark of the file. If a tooth has been chipped or broken so it is much shorter than the rest, don't worry about it. No sense jointing the life out of a saw to make it perfect.
Jointing the cutter teeth
Long Jointer
If a long jointer is available, it achieves superior results and guarantees a round saw when used properly. A saw that has deviations from its arc (bumps or troughs) won't saw smoothly. The long jointer operates on the principle that three points in a plane uniquely define a circle (or arc), or that there is only one circle that will simultaneously pass through three given points in a plane.
The long jointer has two "shoes" about 12 inches apart with a file mounted between them. The file can be moved up and down relative to the two shoes. Whether the shoes or the file moves is immaterial. The two shoes and the file constitute the three points that define a circle. Only two long jointers were ever commercially manufactured. One, a Gibbs jointer, was marketed by Simonds Saw and Steel Co., and the other by E. C. Atkins and Co. The shoes on the Gibbs jointer move and the file on the Atkins moves.
As with the short jointer, it is a good idea to make sure the file is square with the guide rails on the body of the jointer. This can be checked with a small square.
Jointing a saw with a long jointer
With the saw in a stable position, preferably in a saw vise, place the jointer about in the center of the saw. Adjust the jointer so that both shoes and the file contact the saw and tighten the adjusting nuts. By moving the jointer along the saw and observing whether the jointer rocks on the file or has space between the file and the teeth, the high and low places can be observed easily. When the high and low spots are found, adjust the jointer so the file clears all but the higher spots. This is done by placing the jointer on a high spot and adjusting it so the file and shoes will contact the saw. These are important steps. If the initial jointer adjustment were made with the file over a relatively low spot and the saw jointed with that setting, it would be impossible to get the saw into round without taking excess material off the center teeth.
With the jointer adjusted on the saw, pass it lightly and evenly from one end of the saw to the other. The very end teeth should be jointed in this process. This means dropping one shoe or the other off the end of the saw to run the file over the end teeth. The file will cut the tips off the high teeth. If—as is often the case with really worn saws—the file will not make contact toward the end of the saw, the end teeth are too long. This can be corrected by jointing the ends more severely than the center of the saw. If the teeth are particularly long, a lot of time can be saved by cutting these teeth down with a handheld file, checking your progress periodically with the jointer.
As with the short jointer, the saw should only be jointed until all the teeth have been marked by the file (except extremely short or broken teeth). The less metal taken off the teeth, the less work the filer must do later in pointing up the teeth, and the longer the saw will last.
The end teeth of a solid-ended saw cannot be effectively jointed with a long jointer unless the solid section is filed to or below the circle of the saw.
It is possible to cut the solid end off a saw and repunch the holes for the handles.
Modifying a saw for jointing
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks got off to an encouraging start on Monday after strong results from the likes of Microsoft drove Wall Street to another record closing high, while the safe-haven yen slipped in thin early trade.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.3 percent, steadying after last week's 1.1 percent slide — the biggest in two months — on concerns that China may tighten policy to keep prices under control.
Australia's stock market climbed 0.8 percent in early deals, with major banks including ANZ (ANZ.AX) and NAB (NAB.AX) among gainers ahead of their results this week.
"Trade today should see risk firmly switched on," said Evan Lucas, market strategist at IG in Melbourne. "The banks should continue to rally into their results and the mining space should shift higher on optimism over the official Chinese PMI data on Friday."
The U.S. S&P 500 index .SPX rose 0.4 percent to an all-time closing high on Friday. Upbeat earnings news from Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Amazon.com (AMZN.O) helped spark a rally in U.S. technology shares and should also help lift their Asian peers.
But traders do not expect fireworks in Asia, with some investors keeping a wary eye on China as Beijing attempts to cool property prices and inflation.
In the currency markets, the yen was under a bit of pressure. The dollar rose 0.1 percent to 97.51 yen, while the euro gained 0.2 percent to 134.72 yen.
Against the dollar, the euro was a tad firmer at $1.3810 and within striking distance of Friday's $1.3833, a high not seen since November 2011.
The dollar has been under broad pressure in the past few weeks on growing expectations the Federal Reserve will maintain its massive stimulus program into next year.
The Fed's policy-setting arm meets on Oct 29-30 and is expected to hold off any move to scale down its $85 billion monthly bond-buying program.
Analysts reckon policymakers want to see the impact of the U.S. budget battle that took the country to the brink of a debt default and caused a partial government shutdown.
"The FOMC should be a non-event... the Washington debates cloud the growth outlook, so forget about tapering," analysts at JPMorgan wrote in a client note, adding the April 2014 meeting looked like the soonest start for any tapering.
There is no major data out of Asia on Monday, leaving the focus on offshore events. Several markets in Asia are closed for public holidays on Monday, including New Zealand and the Philippines.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
So, Who's Going to SHOT Show?
Kevin, who I had the pleasure of meeting last year, is already looking to plan a meetup for later in the week. He'll be around Wednesday and Thursday night, so either night would work. I'm not partial to either night at the moment, and the venue is, well, Vegas - pretty much anywhere we go is going to be able to accomodate us... For now, I figured I'd toss this out there to see who was interested in a mid- to late- week dinner, as well as to see who else was making the annual pilgrimage to Sin City for guns in the sun...
So, who's up for a blog dinner in Vegas during SHOT Show?
That is all.
7 comments:
- Old NFO said...
- October 25, 2012 at 12:34 PM
- the gun wire (Todd) said...
I'm there all 4 days every year, and usually there a day early. I read a lot of the gun bloggers, so it would be nice to shake hands and chat a bit...
- October 25, 2012 at 1:34 PM
Spending money on a SBR project. Before it's too late.....
- October 25, 2012 at 1:56 PM
- nukehayes said...
Is it even possible for an amateur gun blogger like myself to attend? I've always dreamed of going.
- October 25, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- Glenn B said...
"Is it even possible for an amateur gun blogger like myself to attend? I've always dreamed of going."
All the best,
Glenn B
- October 25, 2012 at 11:11 PM
- ExurbanKevin said...
"Is it even possible for an amateur gun blogger like myself to attend? "
Well, yeah! Heck, I'm as humble an amateur as they come! Just ask me, I'll tell you how humble I am! ;)
Given the Charlie-Foxtrot that was range day last year, don't count on going there, and the Industry dinner sells out in a few weeks, but floor passes shouldn't be an issue.
- October 26, 2012 at 10:14 AM
- Damocles said...
I live in the Las Vegas area, so the when and where would not be an issue, and I also would like to put faces and personalities to the names and postings from the various gun bolgs. Count me in if lowely skulkers are invited.
- October 26, 2012 at 4:12 PM


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Shady Punter - Finals - Round 2 Preview
Old Montreal Dockers v Montreal Demons
Thursday 17th September 2015 at 6.30pm
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Fans and players of AFL Quebec will be keenly anticipating the clash between the second place Old Montreal Dockers and the third place Montreal Demons, in this Thursday night's AFL Quebec Men's Semi Final game.
The Dockers won two out of their three regular season confrontations, but don't let that fool you. These have all been hard-fought competitions, with only 1-2 goals separating the teams when the final whistle was blown.
The Dockers never fail to deliver footy gold to the viewer. Whether it's Steve McCammon's ability to find a sliver of light between the posts and somehow squeeze the ball through it, Ronan Shaughnessy's domineering play that instantly draws coverage yet manages to punch through and delivery the points, or the flawless ball handling of Guy Joel Rocher. The list of exciting players to watch is long.
The return of the goal-meister Darren Murphy ensures that there's plenty of freakish talent to go around. While the final line-up for the Dockers has not been released at the time of writing, rest assured that they are an ever present risk, when they are all present.
The Demons are enormous on paper, but this hasn't always translated into dominance on the field. Matt Ingersole, Kyle Graham, Andrew Michelmore, Luke O'Farrell, Tony Purdie, Christopher Cuellar et al are more than capable in their positions. But like most mere mortals, rarely flawless.
The real strength of the Demons is that they are smart enough to come up with a game plan, and good enough to deliver on it. The rucking might of Morgan Whyte is such a consistent force, that the team can and does build itself around it. This is where the Demons will find their inspiration. It should be the foundation of their game plan.
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These two teams have demonstrated unbelievable character throughout the season. The Demons are coming off a win in which they demonstrated that they are capable of almost anything. Their assassination-by-stealth, with a slow but steady rally during the final moments of last Saturday's AFL Quebec Men's Elimination Quarter Final, was text-book solid team play. If they can score early and produce a combined team effort like that against the Dockers, they will win.
But, Shady has a soft-spot for that unpredictable magic of the Dockers. The return of Murphy has revitalized them, and they are looking dangerous.
If the Dockers are inspired by their leadership to fight as a team, with all that their hearts and minds can deliver, they have a strong chance of meeting the Wooders in the Grand-Final on Sunday.
Just beware lads; the Demons are devilishly cruel in the way they can crush you before you realize it's happening.
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Record cold in February caused by arctic air carried by jet stream
'We are basically in record territory,' meteorologist says of frigid temperatures
A persistent, quasi-stationary high pressure system off the West Coast has caused the jet stream to flow from the northwest down into the southeast, helping to bring frigid temperatures that have shattered cold weather records in Ontario and Quebec, according to a meteorologist at Environment Canada.
"So our air mass has been coming from the Northwest Territories and we've just been experiencing wave after wave of arctic air and that has been continuing for most of February," said Peter Kimbell, warning preparedness meteorologist.
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"Meteorologists always point our finger at the jet stream," he said.
And it's not just Ontario and Quebec that have been bearing the brunt of the blast. Temperatures have plunged across the Prairies, Atlantic Canada and into the U.S.
(Much of Western Canada, on the other hand, has been warmer than normal.)
Kimbell said February temperatures have been seven or eight degrees below average in Ontario and Quebec, sometimes even 10 degrees below. Parts of the Prairies have been four or five degrees below average, while much of Atlantic Canada has also been chillier than normal.
Unfortunately, there is little relief in sight.
Environment Canada lifted cold weather warnings across Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes throughout the day Tuesday but is still forecasting chilly temperatures for the next few weeks.
It will be probably be cold throughout February and into the first week of March, possibly into the second, Kimbell said. .
How cold is it?
If you live in Ontario or Quebec and you've thought that maybe it feels colder than usual, you're not wrong.
February has set a number of cold weather records, including daily temperature records in individual cities.
Montrealers, for instance, woke up to the coldest Feb. 24 on record this morning with a temperature of –24.6 C, beating the –21.7 C recorded in 1992.
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"This will set the stage for the first time an entire calendar month has been below freezing in the Kitchener and Toronto Pearson airport areas since February 1978," Environment Canada said.
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"We are basically in record territory," Kimbell said.
However, some records suggest that 1934 was perhaps the coldest February recorded in the province.
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In 2003 Acer Inc. signed a sponsorship agreement with Scuderia Ferrari. In 2006 the company formerly Official Supplier became Official Sponsor to Scuderia Ferrari. This sponsorship has led to the creation of Ferrari branded product series: notebooks, netbooks and a smartphone.
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Showcasing the largest range of Personal Mobility Devices in one venue, visitors can try out different brands of Electric Scooters, Unicycles, Kick Scooters and more. Fun activities such as treasure hunt, fun races, performances, outdoor activities, related workshops, trial clinics to learn how to ride or skate, discussion panels, food trucks and more awaits you and the family!
Attractive prizes worth over $1,000 awaits you! Take part in our first iWheel4Fun Challenge, a time-based obstacle circuit for 3 main categories - Electric Scooter, Electric Unicycle and Kick Scooter.
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Today I rode my bike for the first time. Not the exercise bike, the folding pedal bike that has been zipped up in its bag under the bench in the garage for the last two or three years.
I was a bit wobbly - perhaps not surprising as apart from everything else I hadn't ridden the bike for a long time. And I didn't go far - just down to the bottom of the cul de sac and back again. But I managed to ride it without falling off, which I hadn't been sure I could do. So that's a bit more progress towards getting back to normal.


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Sonakshi's pregnancy has created a new storm in Dev's life..
Sonakshi's pregnancy has created a new storm in Dev's life in Kuch Rang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi on Sony TV.
With Sonakshi feeling like vomiting on a particular day, a traditional-minded Ishwari figured that this is only due to Sonakshi being pregnant and her happiness knew no bounds. On the other hand, when Dev came to know about this, he consulted the doctors who claimed that the reports were negative.
For now, Dev is trying extremely hard to hide the fact that Sonakshi is not pregnant else Ishwari's equation with Sonakshi would change dramatically. Also, Sonakshi would be heartbroken as she already built hopes of being a mother. We have also seen Neha, Dev's sister, feeling jealous of the love Ishwari is showering on Sonakshi.
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1. You need an image that you want to make. For the tutorial, I put labels on a blog header that I had personalized. The original header is a free one from Lena.
2. Go to the Image Mapper tool (File > Export > Image Mapper).
3. Find the area on the map that you want to turn into a clickable space by using the Pan tool. The pan tool is the cross hairs next to the magnifying glasses and the hand on the right-side of the Tools list. Both of these tools perform the same function. They allow you to move around the image if it is too big to be seen entirely in the window. The cross hairs had the advantage of providing a rectangular box to show you the size of the window.
3. After you find your location, use the polygon, circle or rectangle tools to make boxes around the areas where you want people to click.
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I used the rectangle tool to make all my shapes. It works just like the selection tool. I click and drag to make my rectangle.
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I put the link (about-me.html) into URL and I added the _top target so that the person would be taken to the top of the page. Do this for each shape by first clicking on the shape while the arrow tool is active, then typing the link into the URL box.
6. Select the format you want to save the image. I chose JPEG.
7. Click Save.
8. PSP will ask you for a file name for saving the html code. I chose index.html. After you hit return, it will ask you for a file name for saving the image. My code looks like this:
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9. I copied the section between the <body> tags and pasted it into the html of the page where I want the imagemap to be located. The <img> information goes with the image depending on its location. The most important part is the usemap value. This tells the code where to go look for the map information. The map and area information can be place anywhere.
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Today's post is a little catch up to share a few changes that have happened for me recently that i want to share with you.
The first one which I'm so so happy about is the fact i passed my driving test . Yaaay it was one of my new years resolution's in 2013 that i would learn to drive and get a car and I'm really proud of myself even though it took me all these years it feels like i have a new lease of life.
Ive also started Kettle bell classes and am on a bit of get strong and healthy kick. I have not drank any alcohol, tea, coffee or fizzy drinks since new years eve. I have to admit the alcohol will be re introduced soon but the rest i am hoping to avoid most of the time as i feel so much better for it.
I am sure i will be blogging about the fitness and my goals etc at some point as its playing a big part of my everyday life right now.
My boys are growing up fast. My youngest Rocco is 6 tomorrow and Ive been busy making cake pops for his party. I am finding a bit more time for myself now he is not so dependant on me and i must admit I'm enjoying that bit of time to be me and not just a mum.
Marshmallow Blends is growing in popularity especially here in my home town of Barnsley where i have a front space in a shop where i sell the products as well as on line of course. I am still loving my job and am excited to see what this year will bring.
Hope you are all having a lovely weekend and thanks for the warm welcome back to the blogging community xx


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"Cake vs. Pie is like a blackwater mobile team member vs. an innocent Iraqi civilian - the result is beyond obvious."
Pie vs Cake is a long-running dispute that came into existence before time itself. Many say, "Well, I like both equally", they say. These simple-minded idiots have retreated behind a wall in their mind and refused to accept the reality of a battle of fundamental forces that manifests itself in our daily lives.
Factions Edit
There are two major factions involved in the dispute; on the side of Cake stands The People's International Educatory Standards of United Cake Keepers (PIESUCKS), a movement that began on 12 October 2006 and is based in the town of Cakingworth in the Swiss Alps (pop. 70,000). The movement began later than its Pie supporting counterpart, though its world influence is growing fast. Their most notable achievement so far is having the Greek letter Pi renamed Kaike. The Keepers are led by a mysterious man known only as Cakechrist. It is widely thought that he is a member of the rapidly growing number of minor versions of Jesus (Jesii). He has appeared at number three on the Pie-siding FBI's most wanted list, behind only Santa Claus and the Master Chief, both of whom have supported Cake from the start.
They are opposed violently by The Grand Alliance in Favour of Pie (GAFP), who, while not being as good as their enemy in the field of creating amusing acronyms, have been around longer and have had a headstart in almost all ways. Their stronghold is located in an area of the Pacific Ocean, 2500 metres below the surface. 499 Piemasters live in the commune, presided over by Grand Ultimate Lord King Dave of Pie. Their movement was established "Between the creation of the Universe and the final movie of the original Star Trek". Each of the elite Piemasters traditionally wears a simple brown robe with the emblem of a large pie splashed across the front and more jewellery than Mr T.
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Pie vs Cake first began to seep into politics in the year negative 1298, when Tony Blair Sr. of the People's Free Republic of Heaven-on-Earth declared his government and country firmly on the side of Cake. Retaliation soon followed; the Confederated Regions of the Freedom Fighting 'Mericans joined the side of Pie and were quickly joined by the United Provinces of Swedemark and Belgistan. Tensions escalated to the point where, in Heaven-on-Earth, the crime of disliking any variety of Cake was punishable by instant suicide - the government had the country so totally under control that anybody who caught themselves thinking such thoughts would immediately jam a specially issued power drill down their throat. In Swedemark & Belgistan, armed guards randomly shot pedestrians daily to illustrate exactly how much the public should hate Cake. Exactly why this was so was never uncovered, but the guard seemed to have fun so that was all fine and dandy. However, the situation soon spiralled out of control and the three great countries went to war.
The First Great PvC War Edit
The first ever official war based around Pie vs Cake was declared by Heaven-on-Earth against the 'Mericans, Swedemark, & Belgistan. The first major battle in the war was that in the Valley of Slyphtx, two miles inside S&B borders. 600,000 men bearing the sign of Cake gathered at one end of the valley in strict lines while 500,000 marched below the flag of Pie at the other end. At 7 p.m., the battle began. After two minutes, the battle collapsed into an uncontrolled melee in which over 450 trillion were killed and fourteen wounded. No clear winner emerged.
Many other battle in the same vein would follow, until the 'Mericans invented the C-bomb. The C-bomb was a weapon of war that contained seventy tons of cake that nobody could possibly like. Three years into the war, the first wave of bombs were launched. It was a disaster for the side of Cake; all 86 million of its population instantly killed themselves with power drills. The government's own ludicrous policies had let them down.
Ceasefire Edit
Heaven-on-Earth had been destroyed, and the banners of Pie flew high and proud. But the war was not over yet - Tony Blair Sr.'s last act as he fought the impulse to drill his brains out was to send a signal to the Cake Mothership, which was in orbit around Jupiter with 10,000 loyal Cake supporters held in suspended animation, and the recently escaped Cakechrist. The signal woke the members and caused the mothership to return to Earth, since renamed 'Planet Pie'. The mothership landed in Central Park in the former New York City, then called 'Pastry Central'. By Smarch that year, they had taken three billion square miles of the planet, and had created a Clone Army. The borders clashed in the centre of Australia, and the Second Great War began, ending with pie supporters committing suicide en masse by stabbing themselves with pie slicers while cake supporters were perishing from a massive frosting overdose during a fruit famine.


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EFL/ESL Teaching Positions with EF Ningbo
Date 2017-08-10 19:08:16 Location : Asia:China
There are lots of schools out there. If you're looking to teach children in a fun, professional environment in an amazing city, take a minute to consider us here at EF Ningbo.
So, what makes us unique?
STABILITY: We're an established, respected organization---the largest private language school in Ningbo.
AWESOME COLLEAGUES: We have a team of fun, smart, amazing teachers: 74 of them across our five schools. They stay with us for an average two years, and many joined us as referrals from current staff.
OUR FAIR CITY: Ningbo is a clean, medium-sized Chinese city with plenty of modern conveniences and a lot of history. It's also great for travel to nearby cities and sights: Shanghai is two hours away; Hangzhou just over an hour. Bamboo forests surrounding Ningbo are home to world-class temples and historical sites.
GREAT KIDS & GREAT CLASSES: Our students are fun and full of energy. They are 3-17 years old. They're placed according to age and ability in classes of no more than 13 students. We offer everything you'd expect in terms of teaching materials, digital resources, and multi-media capable classrooms with interactive whiteboards.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: EF Ningbo is growing, and we want our staff to grow with us. We're the place to be to develop as a teacher, senior teacher, trainer, event coordinator, manager, and more. EF China's Senior Teacher Development Program is second to none, and here at EF Ningbo, our managers are fully committed to helping staff fulfill their personal and professional goals.
We hire teachers who are university graduates and currently hold (or are pursuing) a 120-hour TEFL certificate. Experience working with children in any professional context is preferred, but not a deal breaker for the right candidate.
Salary: 8500 - 12000 RMB after tax per month
Housing Allowance: 2,000RMB per month
YearlyFlight Allowance: 9,000 RMB
Visa Cost Reimbursement: 1,000 RMB
Yearly Performance Bonus: Up to 3,000RMB
Housing: Not included. Our staff locate apartments for teachers in their desired price range.
Health Insurance: Medical and dental included
Airport Pickup and Paid Hotel Upon Arrival: Of course!
Chinese Classes: Live online Chinese classes through EF China's Chinesetown site.


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Sorry about that last post. When I found that giveaway, I just had to enter to win it, but it required making that post, and my avarice got the best of me. I can, however, promise that if I ever decide to give away something I've made, I will not require anyone to post anything on their own blog in order to win. Because God knows you'd be getting a half-assed piece of crap that I probably threw across the room several times and possibly even stomped on and, really, I should be begging you to take it off my hands.
And speaking of half-assed pieces of crap - I took myself up on my offer to improve the pattern for that last bag I made. I added a "hidden" pocket, cut all the pieces with a ruler and rotary cutter, and took pictures along the way so that I can offer it up humbly as my first tutorial (well, first real tutorial). I call it the Bitch Bag, and I hope to have it up by the end of the weekend.
I can tell you're just quivering with anticipation. Or is that snickering?
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Sorry about that
4 comments:
- MYRA said...
I look forward to this first tutorial of your's Megan!!! 8-)
- October 23, 2008 at 10:48 PM
- Joyce said...
I agree about not having to post give aways on your site. I'll be watching for the tutorial.
- October 24, 2008 at 8:45 AM
- KateKwiltz said...
Looking forward to it!
- October 24, 2008 at 1:24 PM
I love reading your blog. You say all the things in the way I wish I could say them. I check almost every day to see what else you have to say. You crack me up!!!
Karen in IN
- October 25, 2008 at 11:13 PM
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Station Name:MANORS (NORTH & EAST)
The abandoned Manors North platforms in 1984 - one of the subways can be seen on the right
Photo by Keith Ward
Manors Station in July 2005 - the new platform 7 & 8 can be seen on the right, a section of the old platform 7 can also be seen on the far right. The remaining section of Platform 1 can be seen to the right of the small brick building on the left.
Photo by Michael Brady
The layout of Manors Station in 1925
Drawn by Alan Young
The entrance
to Manors North in October 1972 - this building has now been demolished
and the area has been redeveloped.
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Good Question: Casual Dinner Party for Twenty?
Dear Kitchn,
I am having a casual get together on Friday. Just me, my family, and some other friends who are staying in town for the holidays…. and I ambitiously offered to cook dinner for everyone!
Our friends will bring cookies and dessert, but I need an easy dinner main dish for 15-20, including a few children. This isn't a big holiday party, so I'm not looking for something too fancy. We all will be coming from work so it needs to be low-maintenance, but still tasty, of course! I don't cook for this many very often so any ideas would be much appreciated!
Thank you…
– Anne
Anne, when it comes to cooking for a crowd we have a few staples. Here are the best dinners for a crowd that we know. We are always looking for more, though, since we do have dinner parties frequently. Hopefully our readers will come up with more!
• Pasta and meat sauce. The old reliable standby. Try our Lamb Ragu. You can also make a quick sauce of broccoli and zucchini with garlic for the vegetarians.
• Crockpot roast. Sear a big pork or beef roast on all sides and pop it in the slow cooker with some garlic, wine, herbs and broth. Heck – if you're short on time you don't even have to sear it. Cook on low for 10-12 hours then pull it apart. See another recipe here: Slow-Cooked Pork Roast, Two Ways.
• Curry and rice. If your guest list is made up of people who prefer spicy food, try a slow-cooked curry. You can also leave this in the slow cooker all day. Then just serve with rice for a hearty dinner. Try our Malaysian Beef Curry and Green Coconut and Pork Curry.
Now we'll throw this one open to the readers. What's your go-to dish when you have to serve a crowd?
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Today is the day!!
At 10am PST February 27, your Steam, GOG and Humble Store keys were officially activated. Backers and folks who bought the Collectors Edition of SRR can now download their free copy of Shadowrun: Dragonfall.
In addition, we have updated Shadowrun Returns to version 1.2, and added the ability to save your game at any time (and in any story, including Dead Man's Switch AND User-Generated Content).
It's hard to believe that one of our Kickstarter stretch goals has grown into such a major release for our little studio. Dragonfall is actually much bigger than our original campaign - some completionist-type folks are reporting as much as 18 hours long!
Beyond the new campaign, city, characters, equipment, portraits, enemies, save functionality, and editor features, you'll find lots of small improvements in the game. We really went all out for this expansion and we hope you like it as much as we do.
We've had a blast developing Dragonfall and would love to continue making stories in the Shadowrun Universe!
To do that, we're gonna need your help getting the word out about Dragonfall. Remember, we're an indie studio and work directly for our audience - no publisher with deep marketing pockets here!
So please take a moment RIGHT NOW to post one of the links below to your favorite social media sites, fan forums, store forums - anywhere you think they'll get some positive attention.
- Kotaku's Mike Fahey says, "Dragonfall is the Shadowrun I Know and Love"
- DanW accidentally got a hold of an early copy of Dragonfall while helping us beta test version 1.2. We felt pretty bad about "giving and then taking away", so we gave him an early look at the campaign. His impressions can be read in "Road Movie to Berlin: One Fan's Semi-Official Preview of Dragonfall".
- Swedish Tavern posted this wonderful SPOILER FILLED "Let's Play" video recording of his first hour impressions of the campaign. Mikael's emotion and enthusiasm is absolutely infectious and we loved listening to his reactions to what's happening on screen.
- Now, if you'd prefer to remain RELATIVELY spoiler free, you can watch Harebrained Scheme's "Lightly Edited Let's Play" and see what sort of choices and options you'll have in the game.
- And, of course, any great reviews you find!
- The hi-res version of the Official Shadowrun: Dragonfall Trailer!
- The Harebrained Schemes Dragonfall Page containing screenshots, wallpaper, and more
- A Facebook Image Cover that you should feel free to copy and use on your Facebook page.


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Female basketball coach arrested for felony sexual crime with high school student
Ann Kuroki, 26, of Gooding, Ida. was arrested Friday for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 16- or 17-year-old male student. Police began investigating after receiving a tip that Kuroki and the student were involved.
Kuroki coached the boys junior varsity team at Gooding High and now faces felony sexual battery charges, according to local authorities.
Gooding Police Chief Dave Fisher told KMTV Thursday morning that Kuroki has been fired from her job at Gooding High; the school has said they are conducting their own internal investigation. Kuroki is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.
Kuroki is a 2015 graduate of Southern Virginia University where she played on the women's varsity basketball team. According to her Facebook page's employment history she was previously a nanny in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Kuroki case is just one of a rash of recent sexual misconduct stories that have risen to awareness in the public eye. In December 2017, 32-year-old english teacher Samantha Ciotta of Beaumont, Calif. was charged with one count of oral copulation with a minor and two counts of sexual intercourse.
The relationship came to light after the student revealed to investigators that they'd had an ongoing sexual relationship. Investigators discovered the teen had bragged about it on social media in a video posted to Snapchat.
In that same video, Ciotta can be seen in the background wearing nothing but a shirt and her underwear. When asked by another student if that was his teacher in the background of the video he reportedly replied: "'Yes … Bro, I'm gettin' in deep … been f***ing (Ciotta) and getting threesomes for the past couple weeks (at her house).'" It's unclear if that third partner was another student or an adult.
Ciotta was married with two children at the time. Her husband divorced her and sued for custody of the children once her affair became known.=
In another case an Ohio woman, Darci L. Lake, 23, allegedly had an affair with two boys, ages 14 and 16, over the course of a year. Lake was a substitute teacher at Maysville Local Schools in Zanesville, Ohio. She pled not guilty to nine counts of sexual battery.
Earlier in 2017, a Texas teacher who had an affair with two students was spared having to register as a sex offender after her misconduct came to light. The teacher, Haeli Wey, 28 at the time, pled guilty and was given ten years of probation.
Read more from Yahoo Lifestyle
Teacher told her outfit is inappropriate and people can't figure out why
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Photovoltaic Cells Tap Underwater Solar Energy
Underwater autonomous systems and sensor platforms are severely limited by the lack of long endurance power sources. To date, these systems must rely on on-shore power, batteries or solar power supplied by an above water platform. Attempts to use photovoltaics have had limited success, primarily due to the lack of penetrating sunlight and the use of solar cells optimized more towards the unimpeded terrestrial solar spectrum.
"The use of autonomous systems to provide situational awareness and long-term environment monitoring underwater is increasing," said Phillip Jenkins, head, NRL Imagers and Detectors Section. "Although water absorbs sunlight, the technical challenge is to develop a solar cell that can efficiently convert these underwater photons to electricity."
Even though the absolute intensity of solar radiation is lower underwater, the spectral content is narrow and thus lends itself to high conversion efficiency if the solar cell is well matched to the wavelength range. Previous attempts to operate solar cells underwater have focused on crystalline silicon solar cells and more recently, amorphous silicon cells.
High-quality gallium indium phosphide (GaInP) cells are well suited for underwater operation. GaInP cells have high quantum efficiency in wavelengths between 400 and 700 nanometers (visible light) and intrinsically low dark current, which is critical for high efficiency in lowlight conditions.
The filtered spectrum of the sun underwater is biased toward the blue/green portion of the spectrum and thus higher bandgap cells such as GaInP perform much better than conventional silicon cells, states Jenkins.
Preliminary results at a maximum depth of 9.1 meters reveal output to be 7 watts per square meter of solar cells, sufficient to demonstrate there is useful solar power to be harvested at depths commonly found in nearshore littoral zones.
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is the Navy's full-spectrum corporate laboratory, conducting a broadly based multidisciplinary program of scientific research and advanced technological development. The Laboratory, with a total complement of nearly 2,500 personnel, is located in southwest Washington, D.C., with other major sites at the Stennis Space Center, Miss., and Monterey, Calif. NRL has served the Navy and the nation for over 85 years and continues to meet the complex technological challenges of today's world. For more information, visit the NRL homepage or join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
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Hello Friends!!
This weeks challenge, #191, is to use a stencil on your project. So I went digging in my stash and found one to sue on my scrapbook layout.
The layout is of my sweet little grandee Ele and the kitchen play set I bought years ago when my oldest grand daughter was a baby.
Here is the stencil I used, it's the first time I used it and I bought it several months ago. I'm so glad this challenge pushed me to dig into my stash and use what I have.
I actually got out my crochet twine and sewed on this layout. I used some of the flowers that were in one of the collection packs I added into my stash, I layered up the little heart on the flower and used one of my home made bows on this corner.
Here is the other circle I sewed along with another home made bow. The hearts are ones I punched out with my scraps
I used wash tape along the lower border of the striped paper and layered more flowers and hearts here, finally I added some of the enamel words and shapes from my kit.
Here's a close up of the background stencil.
That's it for this weeks challenge. I hope you will head over to the UYS challenge blog and upload your project there because we would all love to be inspired by what you do with your stash!
Thanks for visiting my blog this week!!!


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Poppy wrote:Tourerfogey wrote:Isn't it sad that yet again the most active thread here is the one about this forum and them. . .
Hiya. In fact, it isn't.... The most popular thread is the one dedicated to the late Martyn P. That aside though, yes, it is a sad situation, but, yet again, all this was instigated by the thread started on the MGZT Rover 75 OC by Simon H. All over BBM putting his badge on eBay??
That initself is of no interest.....But, the thread was started knowing full well what it would, and did, turn into......To slate someone in such a manner without the chance to either defend or reply is disgraceful. Of course, these are my own opinions, but, unlike elsewhere, valid opinions are not met with distain, derogatory remarks or out and out bullying of members on this site. This thread was in fact ressurrected by the signing of a new member yesterday who although did not do anything wrong as to what I can see, was then banned for simply asking a question...Obviously, a question that those in power on the MGZT Rover 75 OC did not like and, as usual, resorted to the only tactic that they know besy when faced with something that they do not like, that being a ban for life....... Very democratic, what a friendly forum it really is? It seems that Christopher is a law unto himself.. At least Baconbuttyman will listen to not only reason, but also to what others have to say. Thank God that I am able to moderate on here without having to ask permission for every decision that I may make. I for one, as I am sure that most others do too, do not have to run scared of the Owner of this site, unlike the bullyboy moderation team on the MGZT Rover 75 OC does of Christopher. Again, these are of course my own thoughts and feelings. But, I say these things without fear of compromise as I too, along with many others, have suffered at the hands of the "Moderation Team" on the MGZT Rover 75 OC without course for reply or a fair hearing. We all have out own interpretations of "Them and Us". Some more valid than others obviously. But, when it comes to personal attacks on ex members, or indeed, present members at the time, I really do not think this is the way a club the size of the MGZT Rover 75 OC should be carrying on without ever learning from it's past mistakes. Poppy
I really really hate you Poppy
I wanted to say all that but you beat me to it.
Pops. You posted a welcome message on the MGZT Rover 75 OC about two years ago for people from other countries.
I have only just spotted it on searching the archives over there so I said in a post 'thanks for the welcome' as I'm now one of those furriners.
The thread was started by another person 6 years ago but to my mind a welcome is a welcome and not a time related thing.
Old Mr Windrush thought it very odd of me to visit the past, but as I mentioned in a reply to him it's what HE does frequently when he has reunions with his old buddies from years gone by.
He said he didn't understand my thinking. Of course he could be right cos most on here don't understand it either.
Est bien. C'est la vie. Live and let live I say.
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