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Did you know that you can create amazing photo effects with your own photos – without the need to use professional (and expensive!) graphics editing software? Of course, you will need professional tools for professional results, but what if all you want is to jazz up a little that photo of yours, so you can post it on Facebook?
There's a lot of free (or really inexpensive) photo editing tools online that you can use for not-so-demanding graphics work. You don't need to purchase expensive graphics editing software, you don't need to sacrifice gigabytes of precious space on your hard drive – it's all done online! One of the drawbacks when using the professional photo editing software in amateur photo projects is – as you'll soon discover after shelling out a huge amount of money for a license – not only a massive price tag, but you'll probably end up not needing at least a half of its advanced options.
Basic photo manipulation, like cropping, resizing, or removing the red-eye, can be done online, in an online photo editing tool – right from your browser. There is no need to download any software. Stay clear from those sites that ask you to download a toolbar to access their photo editing tools. These can be infected by spyware, and there is enough of genuinely free graphics editors online to play with for hours, satisfy almost all of your editing needs, and have a lot of fun in the process!
These tools are increasingly offering an assortment of photo effects on par with professional graphics editing software. They're not only offering filters and the like, but a range of interesting, done-for-you photo manipulations: for example, you can put your face on the cover of a fashion magazine, or insert your pictures on a billboard ad!
Unlike graphics software that demands a great deal of processing power and memory from your computer, the online photo editing tools render even the most complicated effects in seconds. With these tools, you will become an instant digital artist. All you have to do is to upload your photo, choose an effect (and with hundreds of great effects that are available on hundreds of sites, that's the hardest part!), click a button and – voila!
When all you need is a little something to spice up your photos, free online editors will do more than an adequate job. With a few clicks of your mouse, you can create stunning photo effects that were once in the realm of professional photographers only.


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YAX partners with Root Division to create annual youth-led arts exhibits in visual, performing, and technical arts. In 2016 we partnered with Root Division to host our Spring Session Final Event, New Growth: Celebrating our Community, which featured visual arts and architecture exhibitions, performances, live printing, and interactive workshops. This partnership allows young artists from both organizations to work together to host the event and showcase their work across disciplines. Additionally, Root Division is one of our long-standing participating organizations of the Youth Arts Summit, YAX's signature event that takes place every year in December, bringing together young artists from 20 youth arts organizations under one roof. In the upcoming year, YAX and Root Division will continue to work together to produce joint exhibitions and continue to build the reach of the Summit.
Check out some photos from 2016s New Growth: Celebrating Our Community!
Youth Art Exchange is proud to partner with arts organizations from across San Francisco and believes that our programming and ability to lift up the work of our youth is made stronger through collaborations. We'll be highlighting some of these partnerships each week – stay tuned!

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. New Zealand A New Zealander of European descent; a non-Maori New Zealander.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Among the Maoris, a white man; a foreigner.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Frank de Jong, 45, described as a Pakeha of solid build with brown hair and tattoos on his upper arms, was last seen on 6 July in the Lower Hutt central business district.
The brutal reality of the time, however, was that the Pakeha were the stronger of the two forces contending for control of New Zealand, and the world they were constructing all around the Maori tribes could not be dismantled.
Watkins is described as Pakeha, 1.65 metres tall and of average build.
Note for non-NZers: "Pakeha" is the general term for a white New Zealander.
About the words cited in the article: "Pakeha" is still a contentious word, and it must have been more so in the '70s - I was a kid then so that kind of thing passed me by.
New Zealand is a Maori/Polynesian and Pakeha (white) society.
Foxtel has never been happy with the amount of Maori language content there is in coverage of Breakers' gamesIf all sports coverage in New Zealand was in Te Reo only, I wonder what that would do for the number of Pakeha enrolling in Maori language courses?
This picture is called "All 'e Same t'e Pakeha" which means, I think, "All Europeans look the same," or maybe it means "Don't I look European?"
Kilbirnie, in Wellington, New Zealand, is a bustling multi-cultural community, made up of Pakeha native New Zealanders of Caucasian stock, Maori, Pacific Islanders from islands ranging from Tonga and Samoa to the Cooks, and Asians from Indonesia, China, and India.
Out of curiosity, I googled Prof Moon, and while he clearly is Pakeha father's family came from Sussex, and mother from Montenegro, that doesn't rule out the "Prof of Pakeha history" interpretation.


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As part of their Q4 2010 conference call, Apple today announced that 125 million iOS devices have been sold to date. That includes the 14.1 million iPhones, 4.19 million iPads, and perhaps the 250,000 Apple TVs this quarter. No iPod touch numbers were broken out, but 9.05 million iPods in general were also sold. That brings the iPhone up to 40 million sold in the last year on 156 carriers in 89 countries, and 7.5 million iPads in the last 6 months in 26 countries. They're activating and average of 275,000 iOS devices a day, peaking at 300,000.
Turning to the App Store, Apple made the official call on 300,000 apps, 65,000 of which are games or entertainment, and 35,000 of which are iPad specific.
Again, that's a huge target for developers and a very stable ecosystem for users who might want to take their app investments with them as they upgrade or move to more/other iOS devices.


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As an example of a traumatic shock, think what our indigenous peoples received in 1788. As an example of a helpful shock, think of the growth of East Asian economies in recent decades. All would agree that the Chinese demand for our raw materials is transforming our economy; most would agree the changes are for the better. Or if we can't agree on the merits of that transformation, think about developments in telecommunications and the internet, in which the outcomes of R&D and commercialisation done overseas have been rapidly adopted in Australia.
My contention is that another big shock is coming. It's renewable energy, and solar power in particular.
With respect to renewable energy, many influential Australians wear blinkers, just like a horse that must not be frightened. Australia has about 9% of the world's coal reserves and perhaps 1.5% of its natural gas. An extractive national mentality is reinforced by immense deposits of iron ore and major resources of other minerals – gold, bauxite and copper to name just a few. That really shapes the nature of our economy, our politics, our media, even our ethos.
Internationally, there are several drivers for development of renewable energy – these include access to energy, energy security, a desire to avoid costly imports, development of local industry and concerns about anthropogenic climate change.
In Australia, we have ready access to energy, energy security is not a problem, we have a trade surplus in energy, and our weak manufacturing sector doesn't concentrate on elaborately transformed manufactures such as wind turbines and PV panels. As for climate change, if your stomach is strong enough you can visit Australian websites like www.nocarbontax.com.au to see widely-held denialist views.
Most of those international drivers for renewable energy don't apply here, so you wouldn't expect us to be leading the race to produce and install renewable energy devices. And we aren't!
But those drivers do apply elsewhere.
I'll discuss two examples, the first being Germany. There, winters are cold and expectations high; the population demands access to energy. Although Germany has substantial deposits of brown coal, the bulk of their fossil fuel energy comes from regimes that are less than fully reliable. Naturally German economists would prefer that foreign exchange was not spent on expensive fossil fuel imports. Germany has a wonderful manufacturing sector able to produce any sort of renewable energy device. And lastly, the Green movement is strong, resulting in a national consensus to eliminate nuclear energy and reduce CO2 emissions. Little wonder that cool-headed, far-thinking Germany is a world leader in renewable energy. By the way, please bear in mind that the ruling coalition is on the conservative side of politics.
My second example is China. Again the population wants access to energy for industrial development and human comfort. In 2008, China had 14% of the world's coal reserves, but these are being used rapidly. The Chinese must cope with the challenge of securing energy in competitive world markets. They want to use their foreign exchange in a more strategic way than spending on energy imports. They are definitely building up manufacturing capabilities in high-technology goods and elaborate manufactures. And, lastly, the population is surely heartily sick of growing environmental degradation, such as the recent instance of smog from coal-fired power plants swamping Beijing.
Note that China has a command economy in which the leadership takes strategic decisions and implements them in five-year plans. In a decade or so, China will have the biggest economy in the world. They will produce goods that will shape activities in the rest of the world. Would you like to guess what they are investing in today? Amongst others, that would include factories to produce wind turbines and PV panels. That will be followed by investments in batteries and perhaps solar thermal power.
Let's discuss a few facts about PV.
As manufacturers become more skilled and operate on a larger scale, the price of goods falls. With PV modules, the price per Watt in constant dollars is falling by 22% for each doubling of cumulative production. That trend has held for more than 30 years and is still intact.
Together with supportive government policies, this has led to an explosion in annual PV installations, which grew worldwide at an average rate of 44% per year over 10 years from the start of this century. Worldwide, 28 GW of grid-connected PV was installed in 2011. You don't need to be a mathematician to work out what will happen if these growth rates hold for a few more years, as would seem to be both technically achievable and likely in view of strategic decisions taken in boardrooms in countries like Germany and China.
What are the implications for Australia?
Clearly, the price of PV panels will continue to fall. This will happen at the same time that the cost of electricity from the grid goes up. Already we have "socket parity", in which PV electricity is comparable in price with grid electricity provided it can be used at the time of generation. If there are beneficial developments with batteries, then the situation for PV will become even more favourable. Consumers will simply abandon the grid.
Such developments will take place even quicker in China. You can expect the Chinese to make herculean efforts to reduce fossil fuel consumption and clean up their environment. The fervour will spread to other big Asian economies. A big export market for Australia is at risk. Assets that feature strongly on our stock market and superannuation plans run the risk of being stranded. In this scenario, a large sector of our economy would be destroyed, jobs lost and wealth evaporated.
Note also that an explosion of installations for wind-power started about 5-10 years earlier than for PV, and might well be followed about 5-10 years later than for PV by solar thermal power.
Let us also heed the warnings of climate scence. Anthropogenic climate change is happening, in some ways faster than predictions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. A substantial fraction of the planet's carbon reserves must be left unburnt if we are to keep temperature increases to a tolerable level. When the effects of climate change are visible enough, governments around the world will take decisive action to eliminate CO2 emissions. Moreover, insurance companies will simply refuse to write policies for protection against climate change. Those developments will strengthen conclusions drawn above about stranded assets.
If you are interested in reading further about these trends, I commend A Global Forecast for the Next 40 Years by Jorgen Randers. It's an extremely thought-provoking book.
To conclude with an automotive analogy, the Australian economy is accelerating along a dead-end road, pedal to the metal. Opinion-shapers in Australia can't see the big problem ahead, or perhaps they are unwilling to look. To persuade the electorate to stop and turn around will not be easy, but it is surely preferable to take action through enlightened self-interest than to have change forced on us by the outside world.
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PORTLAND — Charles B. "Chick" Weir, 79, of Pownal, died Jan. 26.
He was born on April 23, 1929, in Flushing, N.Y., a son of Nevada Ruth Shott and Gordon Everett Weir.
The family moved to Ohio where he graduated from Lakewood High School and attended Baldwin Wallace College.
In 1950, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served as a pilot and safety officer. On his birthday in 1960, he married Jean Dee. They had three children together.
After his retirement from the Air Force in 1970, the family moved to Pownal.
He volunteered his time teaching Sunday school at the North Pownal United Methodist Church and as Boy Scout leader.
His hobbies included vegetable gardening and woodworking. A nativity scene he carved especially for his church is still in use today.
He is survived by his wife of nearly 49 years, Jean Weir of Pownal; son Jeffrey S. Weir of Middlegrove, N.Y., son Frederick C. Weir of Pownal, daughter Jeanet M. Tilton and her husband Christopher of Durham; granddaughter Gabriel "Gabby" Tilton of Durham and grandson Christopher "CJ" Tilton Jr., of Durham.
A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m., April 23, at the chapel of the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 163 Mount Vernon Road, Augusta.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, NE Division, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086-1240.
Arrangements are by Lindquist Funeral Home, 1 Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth.
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January 31
Buffy starts airing in HD on Syfy Spain and 6ter (France) on February 1st. According to Syfy, the HD version is the same that aired on Pivot. More...
January 30
Nathan and Alan discuss Con-Man with Kevin Smith. Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk are the first guests on Kevin Smith and Mark Bernardin's new show, Fat Man on Batman. More...
January 29
Mark Ruffalo talks about The Hulk in Thor 3 and Joss. Among other things, he spoke about how Joss' departure from Marvel has affected him personally (which was kinda sweet).
MTV's Finding Carter cancelled. The show starring Alexis Denisof won't come back for season 3.
January 28
Seven hidden gems from Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1. Love for 'The Puppet Show' is always a good thing.
The 10 best superhero performances in movies. Three Avengers make the list.
The resurgence of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Back when the show ended in 2003, some of its detractors said that no one would be discussing Buffy after a little while. This Mary Sue article reminds us why that didn't happen.
January 27
Gina Torres talks to TVLine about her roles on Firefly, Angel, and more. "Coming out of the fog and a sand storm with a shotgun with Mal saying, 'What does that make us, Zoe?' 'Big damn heroes.' It doesn't get better than that!"
The most searched '90s shows. Is Buffy on the list? Yes it is.
January 26
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Honest Trailer. Everyone please remember this is a comedic take.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Seasons ranked. One of the fandom's more non-contentious topics.
The first 15 minutes from Marvel's Lego Avengers game. The video includes the Lego reenactment of the Age of Ultron opening sequence and first few minutes of gameplay. Details for the game's DLC has also been unveiled, including Agents of SHIELD expansion, among others. And for curiosity sake, here's the very cute opening video for Marvel Tsum Tsum game app.
January 25
The thirteen best episodes of Angel. This is according to Tell-Tale TV, you on the other hand may disagree.
Capt. Tight Pants takes a ride. "Nathan Fillion, who plays the title role in ABC television's detective drama Castle, will reign as monarch in the Krewe of Orpheus' Lundi Gras parade in New Orleans, the krewe announced Monday (Jan. 25)."
January 24
TV Episodes About School Shootings - sadly still relevant. Huffington Post looks at how different shows have handled school shootings, including Buffy's "Earshot."
January 23
We know which "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" villain you are. This BuzzFeed quiz makes a bold claim.
SyFy's 'The Expanse' is the best space show since Firefly. While most of us here probably did watch Firefly as it aired, here's another show worthy of your time during this era of Peak TV.
January 22
(SPOILER) Preview pages for Angel & Faith #23. The issue is out on Feb 3rd.
Loot Crate is doing a Firefly Cargo Crate subscription box. Every two months you'll get a crate with 5 to 7 exclusive collectibles (done by QmX by the looks of it).
January 21
Friends as family: how Buffy keeps the Scooby spirit alive. "Since 1997 Buffy has epitomized the notion that we create our own family with our closest friends."
January 20
(SPOILER) Discuss Buffy Season 10 #23. It's the third part of the "In Pieces on the Ground" arc.
January 19
Ranking the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' birthday episodes. All because Buffy turned 35 today. comiXolgy are doing a sale on the Buffy comic books to mark the occasion.
January 18
(SPOILER) What Agent Carter has in store for Season 2. TV Guide interview with the showrunners Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas (Dollhouse) ahead of tomorrow's premiere.
Drew Goddard to direct Mike Schur NBC comedy series 'Good Place'. Goddard will make his TV directing debut with "Good Place" which was created by Mike Shur (Parks & Rec) and stars Kristen Bell & Ted Danson.
Charisma Carpenter books recurring role on Chicago PD. She's playing a lawyer-turned-marijuana dispensary owner who's appearing first on the Episode 15, titled "A Night Owl", which will be broadcast mid-February.
January 15
The cold, hard stats of vampire comedies. A deconstruction of over 60 years of vampire comedy films (including the original Buffy film).
Neil Patrick Harris in negotiations to star in "A Series of Unfortunate Events". The show will air on Netflix and is based on the Lemony Snicket books.
"Supergirl" episode promo guest starring Emma Caulfield. She will portray DC Comics character Cameron Chase, in the live action debut of the character. More...
Bones' eleventh season may be its last. David Boreanaz's long running series may be coming to a end. If this is its last season then it had a great 11 year run.
January 14
(SPOILER) Buffyverse covers and solicitations for April. Angel & Faith #25, Buffy #26 and Buffy The High School Years - Freaks And Geeks. More...
Drew Goddard and Mark Ruffalo get nominated for Oscars. Drew got nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category for his 'The Martian' script and Mark in the Supporting Actor category for his role in 'Spotlight'.
The 20 best Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes. "This is how many best-of Buffy lists for us now?" "Oh, uh, well six, at least. Feels like a hundred."
January 13
B.J. Britt cast in major role for 'UnREAL' Season 2. A few of SHIELD's departed cast will be sharing another show.
What's going on with Firefly Online? News about the MMO has been light of late so io9 spoke the developers to see what's happening.
Darkforce will play a major role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe moving forward. As this article notes, we actually got a glimpse of this stuff back in Season 1 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
January 12
(SPOILER) Preview for the second part of Agents of SHIELD Season 3. Some interesting tidbits including how much time has passed.
Joss reveals the Grateful Dead song that transformed him. He and Shawnee Kilgore tell KUTX.org what inspired them to write songs, first individually and now jointly. Direct link to the interview here. More...
Avengers: Age of Ultron gets nominated for three Visual Effects Society awards. The award ceremony will be held on February 2nd.
January 11
'Age of Ultron' at the Academy's annual visual effects bake-off. Variety recaps the event where nominees for the Best Visual Effects Oscar are chosen. It's an enjoyable insight in the presentations that are shown.
January 10
Firefly's ten most memorable moments. This may be the first time we've ever had a list like this on the front page.
January 09
'Marvel's Most Wanted' going to pilot at ABC. Here we go again.
Joss Whedon's six biggest Marvel legacies. Comic Book Resources lists his contributions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Table read of Joss Whedon's Wonder Woman. From a series called "Development Hell".
January 08
Clark Gregg suspects Marvel's Inhumans movie won't connect much to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. "But hopefully there'll be some way that our Inhumans connect to that. It'd be too bad if that was wasted."
January 07
Summer Glau to guest on Castle! She'll play a private eye on the show.
Why Game of Thrones and Jessica Jones owe Buffy Season 5 a debt. Inverse says Buffy laid the groundwork for today's genre TV.
Jewel Staite will guest star in Legends of Tomorrow. She's cast as tech genius and roboticist Rachel Turner. She will appear in episode ten of this season.
January 06
Chris Hemsworth and Nathan Fillion win People's Choice Awards. Chris got Favourite Action Movie Actor and Nathan Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor.
Christina Hendricks joins "Bad Santa 2". Hendricks will play a new character who runs a charitable organization. Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox and Brett Kelly will reprise their roles. Kathy Bates has also been cast. More...
Den of Geek rounds up underrated film performances of 2015. Nicholas Brendon is praised for his performance in Coherence. "It's by far the best thing Brendon has done post-Scoobies and in a complex ensemble sci-fi story, he delivers the most nuanced performance."
Agent Carter Season 2 Cast Photos. Includes Enver Gjokaj as Daniel Sousa.
(SPOILER) Discuss Angel & Faith Season 10 #22. It's the second part of the "A Tale of Two Families" arc. Scott Fischer's cover art is sumptuous.
'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Double Agent' gets nominated for a Producers Guild Award. Nominees for "The Award for Outstanding Digital Series" include Epic Rap Battles of History, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
January 04
The Q&A Podcast interviews Drew Goddard about his work on 'The Martian'. A great in-depth 80-minute podcast interview, including great behind-the-scenes stories from Buffy and Firefly.
January 03
Pop culture media picks up on Joss Whedon's Marvel comments from two months ago. MCU highlights from Joss' Q&A at the Oxford Union on November 9th are getting reported on various sites today.
January 01
Eleven great TV fight scenes from 2015. Chloe Bennet's great fight sequence from the Season 2 episode "The Dirty Half Dozen" features in this IGN Best Of list.


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New Delhi: United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday refused to make immediate comments on Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK's) decision to pull out of the ruling Congress-led UPA government at the centre over its stand on the Sri Lanka human rights issue at the UNHRC session at Geneva.
I have nothing to say now," Gandhi told media.
"We are fully committed to the cause of Lankan Tamils and impartial inquiry should happen into the allegations of atrocities against them," the Congress supremo said.
DMK, which was the biggest ally of the UPA after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) walked out of the UPA government on Tuesday, said it would not lend outside support too. Five DMK ministers will quit the government.
The UPA has been reduced to a minority after the exit of 18 DMK MPs. The UPA with outside support of SP (22 MPs) and BSP (21 MPs) has 277 members now after the pullout.
The DMK wanted India to go for a strongly worded resolution against Sri Lanka for its atrocities and killings of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka that followed after the civil war in that country ended with the defeat of the LTTE.
"I am pulling out of the UPA government," said DMK chief M Karunanidhi in Chennai. He said he felt let down by the government and it has always worked for the Tamils.
"Sri Lanka has committed serious crimes and the DMK has always condemned these crimes, " said Karunanidhi.
However, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the government is stable even as the Congress called a core committee meeting.
He said the government has taken note of the statement of Karunanidhi and indicated a resolution on the Sri Lanka issue in Parliament in keeping with what DMK wanted.
He hoped that DMK might review its decision.


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Where Is Smokey Bear Given that We need Him So? – Never Get Me Commenced!
"Only You can protect against a forest fire" which is what I listened to Smokey Bear (I often assumed it absolutely was Smokey THE Bear but with all the World-wide-web, found there was no "the") which is what I listened to Smokey say in Garmin Edge 500 travelgpshq commercials that would interrupt my Wacky Racers and Roadrunner cartoons. I by no means minded him interrupting as he was a cartoon also. So not surprisingly with all the tragedy with the fires in California this 7 days, I could not support but be reminded of Smokey and ponder, "Where is Smokey Bear since we need him so?" – Never Get Me Commenced!
My brother and his relatives dwell in San Diego and a few with the persons which i function with who dwell close to LA were being evacuated so I have to mention this strike house a little much more than another disasters of late. I'm relieved to mention that everyone I do know is safe and seem and lucky plenty of to not have any hurt. And while you can't believe that almost everything you read through (apart from what I create, not surprisingly) I used to be intrigued by a fresh York Times piece that shed some mild around the reality that following the 2003 Garmin Edge 500 fires in California lots of requested for more methods for firefighters and as appears to be to happen with government, the bids for additional machines and methods was declined reportedly resulting from the fact it would have meant greater taxes. And just the amount is it heading to price the taxpayers now?
For anybody who reads my blogs, you happen to be all ready asking you why I'm writing about this complete circumstance. The answer is after i started off writing this blog site it absolutely was to strike out about things that bought on my nerves and frankly pissed me off and i am genuinely pissed about this complete circumstance. And in contrast to Faye Dunaway in Mommy Dearest who mentioned, "I'm not mad at you, I'm mad on the dust." I have to mention which i AM mad at regional and point out officials about this complete issue if it turns out that the reason for that spread with the fires was resulting from an absence of methods.
We all saw the amount more structured items were being in California as opposed to Katrina catastrophe so they will have to have some methods and strategies set up. But I also have to ponder if we won't see speedier clean up and developing since we're working with Malibu and San Diego below and never the poverty amount and sure, I will say it…mostly black population of latest Orleans, lots of of who're nonetheless living in FEMA trailers becoming poisoned with the glue and fiber board they are crafted from several years following the catastrophe? I had a battle using a genuinely fantastic pal of mine today who was indicating that the government shouldn't even have FEMA or pay out for any rebuilding when these things occur. Her position was that folks shift into parts that they know are vulnerable to natural or other disasters and her sensation was substantially such as the aged Groucho Marx comment, "You pay out your cash, you take your chances" persons who selected to dwell in these parts Garmin Edge 500 know very well what they are receiving themselves into roughly. I used to be frankly stunned by this as I'm a giant man or woman for sensation that every one of us need to be dependable and support each other. And after i requested what she wanted the state to carry out, depart selected parts unpopulated since they have substantial storm or other dangers she accused me of distorting her position and simply reiterated that she was with the belief that for those who dwell in a single of those parts you need to pay out to rebuild not the federal government, interval.
And what of Jamie Lee Curtis' opinions which were being noted as, "This is just not an act of God!" The offended actress fumes, "We dwell in southern California, we develop residences exactly where we shouldn't develop them, we're living in the worst drought this country's ever had and we pretend that we're not and we drinking water our lawns; talk about ultimate denial. "We've performed this, we have created all this… This isn't an act of God, that is an act of man." I assume into a selected extent she's suitable.
I guess we just need to be grateful there wasn't a major lack of lives and that the media is at the very least covering this tale Almost just as much as they are covering Britney heading to parenting classes.
And nonetheless I wonder, with kids today becoming fewer serious about cartoons plus more serious about who will be another American Idol if we're not doing them a disservice. With all our political correctness, preserving them from Halloween as well as Pledge of Allegiance while in the general public faculty process since it mentions God (I do know, you just read through that from me, suitable?) if someplace we've not lost a thing genuinely vital. Guaranteed, my head is stuffed with pictures of anvils dropping around the Coyote that were supposedly also violent for me to watch but I believe we were being smarter then since while there was an occasional kid who'd consider he was Superman and jump away from his two tale bed room window together with his blanket to be a cape, no-one ever tried to drop an anvil off a cliff on someone's head (which i know of). And along with all those pictures I have the impression of Smokey Bear telling me I could protect against a forest fireplace, with the Indian with one particular tear rolling down his cheek given that the stream was polluted at his ft and Dick Van Dyke telling me if I ever caught on fireplace to "stop, drop and roll." I carry all all those pictures with me today as I'm sure lots of of you need to do. What exactly specifically will our youngsters and their kids have? Cartoons that speak in double entendres and much self great importance that reports now express that little ones have far too much self-esteem and feeling of entitlement? Give me Bugs Bunny in drag and Conjunction Junction any day. And isn't it time we brought a number of the messaging again from an era gone by about air pollution and duty? Is just not it time we check with, "Where is Smokey Bear since we need him so?" – Never Get Me Commenced!
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text: MILL ON BENTHAM AND COLERIDGE By the same Author THE COMMON PURSUIT REVALUATION NEW BEARINGS IN ENGLISH POETRY EDUCATION ANB THE UNIVERSITY THE GREAT TRADITION With Denys Thompson CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Edited by the same Author DETERMINATION MILL ON BENTHAM AND COLERIDGE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY F. R. Leavis CONTENTS Introduction page Mill on Bentliam Mill on Coleridge INTRODUCTION This present volume represents an ambition to make Mills Bentham and Coleridge current classics for the literary student. But there was more to the actual operative purpose that moved me than this suggests, and for the literary student doesnt, without some explaining, really convey my intention. And in the explaining I have to avow that, essentially, I have been concerned to take a propagandist opportunity. I have been concerned to do something more by way of promoting that particular approach to the problem of liberal education which I outlined in Education and the University. I contend there that while, on the one hand, if the study of literature is to play its central part it must be informed and governed by a more athletic conception of criticism as a discipline of intelligence than it commonly is, on the other a serious study of literature inevitably leads outwards into other studies and disciplines, into fields not primarily literary, and that the problem of liberal education at the university level, particular discipline being duly provided for, is to exploit this outwardleading to the best advantage. A liberal education cannot confine itself to the critical study of literature, and the profit of a real literary training will show itself very largely in otherthan literary fields. It is with the meaAs of cultivating and relating these fields that a serious attempt to grapple with the problem must be very largely preoccupied. This insistence on extraliterary studies may seem superfluous, the need being recognized in time honoured and universal academic practice. My point is that my preoccupation with vindicating the study of literature aswhat it so rarely isa real discipline and one without which there can be no real liberal education carries with it, in the nature of things, a more exacting preoccupation with extraliterary studies than academic practice anywhere bears wit ness to. In the English Tripos, for instance, with which my own work has been associated, the period papers which the candidate has to take are headed Literature, Life and Thought. But no one should suppose from this that candidates for the English Tripos will have been guided through courses of work planned in the interests of an extended and unified understanding of any period or any part of itor anything at all. It means merely that, if an odd candidate, in picking, after a study of back papers, the minimum safe number of topics on which to acquire so much knowledge as will show to advantage in a halfhours to an hours un loading, decides in favour of one coming under Life and Thought, he can count, if he is judicious and moderately lucky, on finding his opportunity. It will be a very unusual and fortunate student who has the grasp, the energy and the character to make it any thing else. Most will not even glimpse what else it might and should be. And if we ask how anything better is to be arrived at, the answer is that nothing substantially better can, under a system that for guidance leaves the student, for the most part, to lectures, and reckons to test his quality by an endofcourse standanddeliver against the clock. Study under such a system inevitably tens to be an acquiring and arranging of clichematerial. The academic authorities believing in such a system will tend to take as their firstclass man a type that may be described as the complete walking clieh6the man its often a woman who unloads with such con fident and accomplished ease in the examinationroom because he has never really grappled with anything,


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up above are some of my favorite girls in the world. kelly, jen and jamie from on our recent trip to palm springs! *green dress from – go there but promise not to take all the goodies?
more friends! , and lookin like pooltime divas. (jen's vintage yellow hat was a big hit that day. those beers with lemon sumthin was also a big hit)
a few words:
- i wasn't sure i liked palm springs. now, i am sure that i do in fact like it.
- i am so lucky to have such fun friends who keep me laughing. (and that are freelancers too, so we can go to palm springs in the middle of the week.)
- thank you + for putting together such a fabulous getaway!
- that pool day at the parker was epic and i want to put that day on repeat.
- took these pictures, and she is really really good at her job.
more fun from the trip over on sarah's


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Preface by Gregory R. Johnson Part I: First Considerations 1. The Concept of Time in Western Thought 2. Talk of Time Part II: A Kantian Rethinking of Some Kant 3. The Question of Noumenal Time 4. Time and Ethics: How Is Morality Possible? 5. Experiential Time and the Religious Concern Part III: Metaphysics as if Time Matters 6. Are We IN Time? 7. Perspectivity and the Principle of Continuity 8. Res Cogitens: The Time of Mind 9. Toward Experiential Metaphysics: Radical Temporalism Part VI: Time, Freedom; and the Common Good 10. The Temporality of the Common Good: Futurity and Freedom 11. The Process of Polity
Charles M. Sherover is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Hunter
College. He is the author/editor of The Human Experience of Time
(Northwestern, 2001), and the author of Heidegger, Kant, and Time
(Indiana, 1971) and Time, Freedom, and the Common Good (SUNY,
1989). He has also translated Rousseau's Social Contract (Harper &
Row, 1984). Sherover was recently given the 2002 Josiah Royce Award
by the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy.
Gregory R. Johnson received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He currently teaches in the Swedenborgian House of Studies at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California.


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Pens and Heads
Blair Worden
- The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making by Adrian Johns
Chicago, 707 pp, £14.50, May 2000, ISBN 0 226 40122 7
- Reading Revolutions: The Politics of Reading in Early Modern England by Kevin Sharpe
Yale, 358 pp, £25.00, April 2000, ISBN 0 300 08152 9
'We Should Note,' Francis Bacon enjoined in his Novum Organum, 'the force, effect, and consequence' of three inventions which were unknown to the ancients, 'namely, printing, gunpowder and the compass. For these three have changed the appearance and state of the whole world.' Since Bacon's time almost everyone has agreed that the social and cultural impact of printing must have been huge. Only in the past half century, however, has it begun to be studied and measured. The movement of enquiry began in France in the 1950s, when the Annales school counted print runs and estimated the breadth and social composition of readerships. More recently, the 'history of the book', as it has come to be called, has assumed less statistical, more subtle and more intensive forms.
This enterprise, which belongs among the striking advances made by social history over the past three decades, has had one advantage over its neighbours. It started with a ready-made scholarly base. The technicalities of bibliography and book-production have long been studied, often with the aim of separating authentic from corrupt texts of the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. On that foundation there has been built what the late Don McKenzie, a leading inspiration in the history of the book, called 'the sociology of texts'. Scholars have inspected habits of reading and writing; standards of literacy; the emergence of modern conceptions of authorship; the relationship between élite and popular literature; the distinctions and overlaps between a 'manuscript culture' and a 'print culture'.
These two long books are contributions to this movement. Adrian Johns's is very long, for he has a great deal to cover. The Nature of the Book displays a breadth of insight and of learning astonishing in a work produced in early career. There is no mistaking its stature or importance. Yet the work is exceptionally difficult to describe. Johns alludes repeatedly and confidently to its scope and purpose and direction, only to leave a reader less wise than himself. Reading him can be an unnerving experience, rather like travelling with a taxi-driver who gives every indication of knowing what he's doing but who for some reason seems to be taking one round the houses. It may be that The Nature of the Book is most rewardingly approached not in the hope of finding a coherent thesis in it but as a miscellany of essays, or perhaps as an attempt to write too many interesting books at once.
Johns's starting-point is indignation. He is provoked by the only thorough survey of the impact of printing to have been written, Elizabeth Eisenstein's The Printing Press as an Agent of Change (published in 1979 and abridged as The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe in 1983). Eisenstein argued – though less insistently than Johns's criticisms might suggest – that one consequence of the printing revolution was the standardisation, systematisation and certainty of knowledge. So long as there were only manuscripts, intellectual propositions could circulate only in various, frequently corrupted forms. Books provided not only larger readerships but a common frame of intellectual reference.
As Johns sees it, Renaissance and 17th-century books had none of the authority or 'fixity' that Eisenstein claimed for them. At least until the 19th century, he thinks, books presented as many problems to readers as manuscripts had. Piracy and plagiarism were rife. Readers had no way of knowing whether the author whose name was attached to a book would have accepted responsibility for its contents. For Johns, the intellectual history of the early modern period – especially the history of scientific ideas, which is the largest of his many interests – is a series of contests for the aura of reliability: of battles fought not merely between competing claims of the mind but for control of the press. Ideas prevailed not, or not only, because of their innate superiority but because they had literary patrons or printing-houses or censors on their side.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
CTS and PTI challenges!
I'm often inspired by the sketches at CAS(E) this Sketch, but I don't often have time to play or post my card. This time I did! Yea me! I'm also entering this in Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday challenge to use a neutral where we might otherwise use a color.
So many ideas with this one - just had to pick one! I stuck with the floral/botanical theme.
I used PTI's Turning a New Leaf in gray ink (inspired by the PTI Make It Monday challenge) on the upper left and bottom right corners. I added a few bits of color - I really wanted to keep it subtle but not drab. I also knew this was going to be a sympathy card, so it really needed to be more subdued, IMO.
I used a MFT frame and popped up the center panel on foam tape for some dimension.
The sentiment label was edged with gray ink to just ever so subtly bring it out from the background.
Thanks for looking!
Posted by Jennifer K at 9:07 PM
Labels: Cards
11 comments:
- Lynn said...
Beautiful! Love the soft pops of color against the neutral.
- June 10, 2015 at 4:54 AM
- Marcia HIll said...
CAS and absolutely beautiful...love it! :0)
- June 10, 2015 at 7:21 AM
- Birgit said...
Gorgeous! Love this CAS card!
- June 10, 2015 at 7:40 AM
- Barbara said...
Perfect, and a very delicate card.
- June 10, 2015 at 9:24 AM
- Tara said...
Beautiful! Love the layering effect!
- June 10, 2015 at 1:44 PM
- artful-notions said...
Lovely card. Sweet soft grey leaves, and especially love your layout!
- June 10, 2015 at 8:32 PM
Very sweet card with the soft leaves and small bursts of pretty flowers. Lovely!
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- Leigh Penner said...
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- June 12, 2015 at 9:41 AM
- Diana K said...
Serenely beautiful. Sympathy cards are the hardest thing ever, but you really got it right.
- June 12, 2015 at 5:55 PM
- Kathy Mc said...
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- July 1, 2015 at 1:40 PM
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Monday Mornings
I don't know why, but Mondays are rough. I'm usually still tired from Sunday even though I get a good nights sleep.
Sunday is one of my busiest days of the week. Between serving on the Worship Team at church, teaching a class, and chasing grandkids in the afternoon. It makes for along day. Especially if you tack on a couple of meeting s during the day on
However, it how I choose to spend my day. I love music especially God's music. It's a joy to serve in my church even if it means having meeting to attend. And I love spending time with my grandsons!
When Monday rolls around, it usually takes me until middle of the morning to get going. I just feel like I'm walking in quicksand. After I get through that, however, I make it pretty good through the day.
I just have to get through Mondays!
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Thursday the 20th of October saw me flying off to Germany to witness the tonsuring of seminarians attending the FSSP Seminary in Witgrazbad. The ceremony was scheduled for Saturday morning but earlier that week each of the chosen seminarians was incorporated into the Society. The incorporation involved, among other things, completing a submission as to why they should be accepted into the Fraternity. This exercise, I am led to believe, requires to be completed on an annual basis until they reach the diaconate.
Saturday dawned with blue skies and a temperature of minus 3C as we set off for Das Munster Unserer Lieben Frau (The Minster of Our Lady) in Lindau on the Bodensee.
His Excellency Vitus Huonder, Bishop of Chur
awaits entrance of the aspirants
Sprinkled with holy water
Tonsurants process into the church again,
this time clothed in their soutannes
The soutanne denotes the modern day cloth of a cleric, the cincture symbolically recalls the "girding of the loins" whilst the roman collar that of the "yoke" around the neck - all reminding the wearer of his giving himself completely to God and accepting the weight of responsibility this brings.
The moment of Tonsure
Locks of hair are cut from the front, back and sides of the head taking on the shape of a cross to remind the seminarian of the Christ Crucified.
A Bishop's Blessing
As usual I have uploaded additional photogaphs which may be accessed HERE
Please pray for all those tonsured -
Laurent Dejean
Manu Ihou
Edouard Laurant
Henri Lefer
Mark Miles
Alois Nespor
Jaromir Palka
Vasily Prusakov
Gregoire Remusat
Mateusz Rutkowski
Stepan Srubar
Nicolas Telisson
Hilaire Vernier
Roland Weiss


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Pillorying Justine
Oct 19th, 2012 by houghtonmodern
This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Santo Domingo collection.
The Marquis de Sade, author and provocateur, spent the end of his life imprisoned for having produced, among other works, Justine, ou, Les malheurs de la vertu. This copy from the Santo Domingo Collection, formerly owned by Gérard Nordmann, is one of the earliest printings of that title in 1791. As suits Nordmann's collecting habits, this copy is unusual for two reasons: first, that it includes both the preliminaries "Explication de l'estampe" and "Avis de l'éditeur", missing from most copies; second, that it features a puncture wound that pierces both covers and the entire text block. According to a French bookseller's description pasted into the front cover, the volume acquired this distinctive feature when it was nailed to a pillory. In this image, the nail's mark is visible just above the U in the title:
Marquis de Sade. Justine, ou, Les malheurs de la vertu. En Hollande [i.e. Paris]: Chez les Libraires Associés [i.e. J.V. Girouard], 1791. FC7.Sa152.791ja
Thanks to rare book cataloger Ryan Wheeler for contributing this post.
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The biggest roadblock to successful weight loss isn't the food you eat and it's not the exercise you do.
It's negative thinking.
Witness this scenario from one of my clients' weight loss journals (used with permission):
I should lose weight.
I ought to lose weight.
I need to go on a diet.
I will start Monday. Mondays are easier. Actually, why should I wait until Monday? I'll start today! It will be awful. It will be terrible but, once I start losing a few pounds, I'll get excited and then I'll be motivated to continue. Isn't that how it works?
7:30 a.m. – black coffee, one hard-boiled egg.
10 a.m. – Starving. Oh! Someone brought it donuts!
But I shouldn't have one. Even though I'm starving. I actually feel a little faint. Hey, why does Julie get to eat donuts and I don't? How does she stay thin if she eats donuts? I can't have a donut. I am so fat. Look at her! She's having so much fun. I wonder why I eat a donut and look like a tub of lard and Julie eats whatever she wants and never gains a pound. Life just isn't fair!
11 a.m. – It's not lunch time but I am so hungry I could eat a horse. I'm going to the deli and get lunch early. Checked the salads but they look kind of wilted and not too fresh. Looked at the soup list. Nothing I like. There really wasn't anything else to eat so I ordered a cheeseburger and fries, then grabbed a brownie at the checkout.
11:40 a.m. – Oh boy do I feel guilty. I am so weak. I have no willpower whatsoever. I was doing so well all morning! I didn't even have a donut! I have really blown it now.
I wonder how many calories were in that cheeseburger I just inhaled? It couldn't have been much, it was small. In fact I'm still hungry. I'll never lose weight. I don't know what's wrong with me. I just can't do anything right.
I don't know how I even survive at this job. I'm completely inept. It's a good thing my boss is oblivious. He doesn't see what an imbecile I am.
I didn't set out in life to be an awful person. I'm not even sure it's my fault. Who can I blame? Oh, that's silly. It's my fault. I'm weak, I'm stupid, I'm inept, I can't do anything right. I'm a blithering idiot......
It's easy to see how this kind of downward spiral can take a person from eating a cheeseburger to being "an awful person" in record time. When we "awfulize" situations, people or ourselves, it has a profound effect on our attitude towards life!
Here are some components of negative thinking:
- Problems are seen as permanent,
- We identify ourselves as the problem or the cause of the problem, then
- We begin to feel like the problem is a symbol of personal defectiveness.
I like to contrast the journal entry above with a story of my own. Once, on a trip, I stopped at a cut-rate gas station and filled up my gas tank. A while later, my car started sputtering and acting as if the engine was going to die. It wasn't accelerating smoothly and I felt as though I was put-puttering along while cars all around me sped by. I immediately connected the lack of performance with the new gas. It would run fine for a while, then start the hesitation routine again. I continued drive the car until it was about a quarter of a tank below full and refilled at another gas station. The problems lessened and again, I drove it until it was a quarter of a tank less than full and refilled again. The problems ceased.
The point here is that I certainly didn't get emotional about the bad gas (probably mixed with water) that I bought. I certainly didn't blame myself for it. I made a mental note to be more careful in choosing a gas station and I did what I could to solve the problem. Then, I moved on.
What would life be like if we were this rational and calm about decisions with food? If we didn't "awfulize" ourselves for a poor decision, but simply made corrections and moved forward?
After all, the car analogy is very meaningful when it comes to eating. Food is our fuel.
When we overeat at lunch, we're going to skip and sputter through the afternoon or yearn for a nap. When we ignore real hunger, we're going to eat too much the next time we come within 10 feet of food. And, when we are tired, overwhelmed or stressed, those high-carb snacks or that candy bar is going to give us a quick lift, then drop us into an energy-depleted place where further cravings are guaranteed.
The science of eating can be complicated. Over-emotionalizing choices and decisions can be stressful, if not downright traumatic.
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Question: In the soil under the eaves of my house and toolshed are little funnels my neighbor says are made by "doodlebugs." What exactly are doodlebugs, and are they harmful?
Answer: A doodlebug is the larval stage of an insect also known as an antlion. They are not harmful to you, your home or outbuildings or your pets. They are fascinating creatures, however.
The mother antlion usually lays her eggs in sandy or silty soil, often in sheltered areas like under an eave. When one hatches, the larva digs a conical pit and lives almost completely covered at the bottom of it. The pit serves as a trap to capture prey. When an ant or another small insect tumbles into the pit, the doodlebug grabs it with its sickle-like jaws and sucks it dry. The doodlebug can even toss up sand to knock the insect back to the bottom of the pit if it is trying to escape.
If the doodlebug moves to a different spot, it leaves a meandering, doodle-like trail, hence the name. "Antlion" comes from how it preys on ants.
When the doodlebug matures, it spins a cocoon in which it pupates. It emerges as an adult that resembles a damselfly but with short, knobbed antennae.
Children will sometimes take a thin stem, pine needle, thread or straw from a broom and move it around a doodlebug's pit to see if it will grab it. They then let the doodlebug go and watch it dig itself back into the sand. There are numerous rhymes or charms that are recited by children while they do this. A common one derives from an older ladybug/ladybird beetle rhyme:
Doodlebug, doodlebug,
Won't you come home? (or Are you at home?)
Your house is on fire,
And your children are gone.
All except one,
And her name is Ann.
She hid under the frying pan.
During the Apollo 16 trip to the moon, astronaut Charles "Charlie" Duke described a feature on the moon as looking "like a sink hole; a big doodlebug hole." He later explained that he had played a similar rhyming game with doodlebugs as a child. It goes to show that you are never too old, too educated or too far away from home to draw on the lessons of childhood and nature's school.
If you have a story about doodlebugs to share, relay it to Arty Schronce at email@example.com.
Q. One of my office plants has a sour milk smell coming out of it. What is wrong? Its leaves are wilting. I water it once or twice a week.
A. An unpleasant sour odor is probably a sign that the plant is too wet. Some pots have attached saucers at the bottom that prevent anyone from seeing water standing there for long periods and that the lower part of the soil in the pot is probably perpetually wet. Under these stagnant conditions, smells like you describe can occur.
Remove the saucer, empty it of any water and let it the soil drain and dry out. Better still; repot the plant in fresh soil. You may find that many of the roots have rotted, and it will be better to start with a new plant.
Wilting is not just a sign of lack of water; it is also a sign that the roots are drowning from too much water. Overwatering is the main cause of death for indoor plants.
Q: I always see the "Do not put fuel in unapproved containers" warning at the gas pump, but have never really known what this meant. What is an approved container?
A: An approved container is one that meets all the safety conditions for holding and storing gasoline. Putting gasoline or other fuels into any available container can be extremely dangerous, causing explosions and fires and injury or death. Approved containers must meet various requirements for stability, leakage, strength and preventing fires and explosions. If you have doubts about a container you want to put gasoline in, don't use it.
The best containers for handling gasoline are safety cans approved by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or Factory Mutual (FM). Safety cans are available in several sizes and have various mechanisms for opening the valve to pour the liquids. Although the cost is more than some cans being sold, they are much safer and will probably outlast the others. Both UL and FM have requirements that must be met before a safety can is allowed to carry their approval.
Another safety precaution you will see posted at the pump is to always place the container on the ground when filling it. Remove it from the back of your pickup truck. A good way to remember this is that placing the container on the ground will "ground" it to prevent static electricity.
It's worth repeating: If you have doubts about a container, don't use it. If you encounter a problem at a gas station, please contact the Fuel & Measures Division of the Georgia Department of Agriculture at 1-800-282-5852 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Q: I saw an orchid at a garden center labeled as a "ground orchid." Does this mean I can plant it outdoors? All my orchids are houseplants and are not winter hardy.
A: A ground (or terrestrial) orchid is one that grows in soil, but that does not necessarily mean it can be planted outdoors. The nun's orchid (Phaius tankervilleae) and spathoglottis orchids are well-known ground orchids grown as houseplants.
Most cultivated orchids are epiphytes. These are the ones you see growing in coarse bark with large, spongy roots crawling over the pot or basket that they are in. You may see some of these orchids mounted on slabs of bark. In nature, epiphytic orchids grow on trees instead of in the ground. Epiphytes are not parasitic. They perch upon other plants but get their moisture and nutrients from air, rain and debris.
A beautiful ground orchid that is easy to grow, readily available and winter hardy in Georgia is the bletilla orchid (Bletilla striata), also known as the Chinese ground orchid. It is sold in nurseries and garden centers, especially those specializing in perennials, and is available from mail-order catalogs. Although fully hardy outdoors throughout Georgia, its flowers are as beautiful as many of the pampered greenhouse orchids from the tropics.
Q: What is the difference between an insect and a bug? Is there a difference?
A: The words "insect" and "bug" are often used interchangeably, with bug usually being the more informal and less scientific term. Bug has a broader usage in that we may also refer to germs, computer glitches and various other things as bugs. When dealing with insects, however, entomologists, taxonomists, biologists and other scientists specifically use "bug" to refer only to insects belonging to the order Hemiptera. Insects in this order are sometimes called "true bugs" and share two main traits: straw-like mouthparts for piercing or sucking and a specialized top pair of wings called hemielytra. Members include cicadas, aphids, stink bugs, mealy bugs, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, box elder bugs and bed bugs.
People refer to many insects as bugs that are not actually classified as members of Hemiptera. Two examples are ladybugs and June bugs. These are types of beetles, and in technical and scientific writing they will be referred to as such.
The main thing to remember is that in some instances insect and bug may be used interchangeably, but there are occasions when bug is more specific. Try not to let the difference bug you too much.
Q: What causes Irish potatoes to turn green? Can it be prevented? Are they safe to eat? Why does this never happen to sweet potatoes?
A: Although we think of Irish potatoes as "root crops," the Irish potato tubers themselves are actually specialized stems, and, when exposed to light, may begin to turn green. When potato tubers turn green there is usually an increase in the compound solanine in the green area. Tubers with a high concentration of solanine will taste bitter and can be harmful if eaten in large quantities. To be safe, it is best not to eat the green part of the potatoes. You do not need to discard green potatoes. Just peel away the green. To prevent greening, store Irish potatoes in the dark.
Sweet potatoes are not related to Irish potatoes. Sweet potatoes are tuberous roots and will not turn green when exposed to light.
Q: I have an old garden book that recommends chemicals my garden center has never heard of. Is there a place where I can order some of these?
A: Old reference books can provide lots of valuable information, but when dealing with pesticides and other chemicals, rely on the most recent recommendations from reliable sources such as the Cooperative Extension Service. It could be that the chemicals you have read about have been replaced by more effective, more precise or less toxic substances.
Q: Is it unusual for a sweet potato to bloom? I have grown them for years but have never seen a bloom until now. It looks like a morning-glory.
A: Home gardeners may be surprised when attractive purple blooms appear on sweet potato vines, but it is not unheard of, especially late in the growing season. The blooms look like morning-glories for good reason; the two are closely related.
Q: Will using cedar chips as bedding in the doghouse protect my dog from fleas?
A: Volatile oils in fresh cedar chips are toxic to fleas and may repel them, but the effect lasts a very short time. If you have had flea problems in the past, do not rely on cedar shavings as your only defense. Practice good sanitation and grooming. Consult your veterinarian or visit a pet store for over-the-counter options if your dog becomes infested with fleas.
Q: I had a delicious watermelon that had small black seeds. Can I save them and plant them next year?
A: If the watermelon is a hybrid, the seeds you save and plant will not produce melons the same as the one you ate. The offspring will have one or more traits from each parent but not necessarily the ones that made it delicious. Even if it is a non-hybrid, the melons that come from the seeds you plant could be a mongrel mix if the farmer planted different varieties close together. We would not advise investing the time, effort and resources if you do not know what the end product will be. If you really want to grow watermelons, we recommend getting a variety from a reliable source so that you know what to expect. If you enjoy experimenting, you can plant whatever you want.
If you decide to save the seeds, here is what you should do. Select fully mature seeds, rinse them and place them on paper towels to air-dry for a few days. After they are fully dry, store them in an airtight container in your refrigerator or freezer until you sow them next spring.
Q: I came back from vacation to find caterpillars with black, yellowish green and white stripes and dark yellow spots eating my parsley. What are they? When I touched one it sent out orange horns that left a disagreeable vinegar-like smell.
A: They are caterpillars of the black swallowtail butterfly. The coloration can vary with some caterpillars exhibiting more of one color than another. Younger black swallowtail caterpillars are mostly black with a white saddle.
Along with the description you provided, the fact that these caterpillars are eating parsley is a good clue to their identity. Black swallowtails lay their eggs on parsley, dill, fennel, carrots and other members of the carrot family. The caterpillars (sometimes called "parsleyworms") hatch and eat the leaves. If the caterpillars are decimating your crop, pick them off. If you want the butterflies, let them eat. Home gardeners will sometimes plant enough for both themselves and the butterflies.
Caterpillars of all swallowtails have a forked, horn-like organ behind the head known as an osmeterium. When threatened, a black swallowtail caterpillar will evert its osmeterium, the appearance and smell of which may repel some predators. It is harmless to humans and the smell washes off with soap and water if you get it on your hands.
Black swallowtails are beautiful, relatively common and easy to attract by planting members of the carrot family to serve as larval host plants. Adult black swallowtails feed at a wide variety of flowers including zinnia, tithonia, sunflower, native asters, native butterflyweed and other milkweeds, purple coneflower, thistle, red clover, Joe-pye weed and phlox.
-- Arty Schronce
If you have questions about services or products regulated by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, write Arty Schronce (firstname.lastname@example.com) or visit the department's website at www.agr.georgia.gov.


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Monday, April 19, 2010
Brinlee Kay Skousen
So finally posting about the baby. She was born March 24th, 8pounds 3ounces, 19.5 in. long. We love her so much. The recovery was rough this time, probably just because she was my fifth and all. I am on the up and up now, so glad! She is such a good baby, sleeps well at night. The kids love, love, love her. Jett is still feeling out his place in this family but is getting better.
All in all it was a good experience and alllllllllll worth it to get her here. Feels so good to have my family complete. Moving on from here.
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Oh I love the chubby rolls! Congratulations and good luck. Like I've always said, "Only crazy people have 5 kids!" :)
- April 19, 2010 at 10:44 AM
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What a darling little sweetie! TOTALLY JEALOUS!! Congrats!
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She's a doll! Glad you're feeling better!
- April 19, 2010 at 12:08 PM
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HOLY MOLY that is what we named our little girl!! Brynlee Dawn!!! I am so glad that she is here and that you are doing better. I love ya and hope to see more pics soon she is ADORABLE!!!!
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She's so adorable! Congrats to you and your family!!
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Ohh I love those rolls!! She is so sweet I could just eat her up!!!
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Matt & Candee, Congrats on your little cutie! She's adorable.
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She is so precious!!! Congrats!
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She is perfect Candee!! So happy for you!!
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She is absolutely beautiful! So glad you got her here safe and sound. Love all her rolls! Congrats!
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WOW! She's perfect! So adorable and making me a bit baby hungry! :) ENJOY
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Improved Method for Ex Ovo-Cultivation of Developing Chicken Embryos for Human Stem Cell Xenografts
Improved Method for Ex Ovo-Cultivation of Developing Chicken Embryos for Human Stem Cell Xenografts - Descarga este documento en PDF. Documentación en PDF para descargar gratis. Disponible también para leer online.
Stem Cells InternationalVolume 2013 2013, Article ID 960958, 9 pages
Research Article
Molecular Neurobiology, University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
Cell Biology, University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany
Received 20 November 2012; Accepted 4 February 2013
Academic Editor: Pranela Rameshwar
Copyright © 2013 Timo Schomann et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The characterization of human stem cells for the usability in regenerative medicine is particularly based on investigations regarding their differentiation potential in vivo. In this regard, the chicken embryo model represents an ideal model organism. However, the access to the chicken embryo is only achievable by windowing the eggshell resulting in limited visibility and accessibility in subsequent experiments. On the contrary, ex ovo-culture systems avoid such negative side effects. Here, we present an improved ex ovo-cultivation method enabling the embryos to survive 13 days in vitro. Optimized cultivation of chicken embryos resulted in a normal development regarding their size and weight. Our ex ovo-approach closely resembles the development of chicken embryos in ovo, as demonstrated by properly developed nervous system, bones, and cartilage at expected time points. Finally, we investigated the usability of our method for trans-species transplantation of adult stem cells by injecting human neural crest-derived stem cells into late Hamburger and Hamilton stages HH26–HH28-E5—E6 of ex ovo-incubated embryos. We demonstrated the integration of human cells allowing experimentally easy investigation of the differentiation potential in the proper developmental context. Taken together, this ex ovo-method supports the prolonged cultivation of properly developing chicken embryos enabling integration studies of xenografted mammalian stem cells at late developmental stages.
Autor: Timo Schomann, Firas Qunneis, Darius Widera, Christian Kaltschmidt, and Barbara Kaltschmidt
Fuente: https://www.hindawi.com/


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Here are a few taken with my Pentax K1000 (who has been neglected in the last few posts). She is my workhorse, old dependable... she never seems to fail. Even with random mystery film, I got some relatively clear, decent shots. I think the warm cozy glow of the Christmas lights help (for the record, there wasn't a lack of lights around my Mother's Christmas Wonderland... she goes ALL out!)
Still to come: shooting Christmas lights, at night, outside! (I know... Shut the front door right?!)


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How has your wardrobe stacked up this summer? Do you have any favorite trends for 2015 that you hope will return next year? If you took a moment to notice, you may recognize two fairly polar opposite trends occurring. Whether you welcomed them or just adopted a few subtle influences into your traditional summer outfits, we break down the full spectrum of this year's hottest trends and catalog our favorites:
Brazilian Bikinis
The barely-there-Brazilian-bikini styles are ever present. As these itsy-bitsy bikini cuts become more popular year after year, courageous women who are neither model-skinny nor 21 embrace the style. (For those with less courage, try adding a beach sarong to tie around your waist – or a see-through netted cover-up dress.) Prepping for this swimsuit generally requires a spa visit for a service of the same name—or delicate work on your own—to keep unwanted hair discreet.
Baring a little more skin than usual might prompt some sunless tanning in advance. To feel more comfortable in the bathing suit you select, choose a color or pattern that complements your skin tone. Feel like you want to jump right into the style before testing the waters? Go for tribal designs. These are hugely popular, and it just so happens my new fashion line, Asher Marie features these colorful prints in a variety of beach-worthy tunics and travel dresses.
On the opposite end of the sexy-relaxed spectrum is the fairly new hybrid trend 'athleisure.' For those who have business-casual or casual dress codes at the office, athleisure might be a good fit. Athleisure styles offer a professional appearance and at the same time they could potentially be worn to the gym. I know for many working moms I've spoken to, they are thrilled with the growing trend of athleisure pieces that allow them to be comfortable, versatile and still look "put together." Athletic apparel is appealing on a national level as more people gravitate toward healthier lifestyles and incorporate workouts into their day-to-day routine.
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If you are looking for more vibrant prints and patterns, Asher Marie is also launching it's own athleisure pieces for Spring/Summer 2016. With spandex blend shorts and capris, our pieces will easily transition from the beach, to the gym, to a girls' lunch date.
Of course, with the right accessories you can formalize almost anything! Overalls are tricky though, but those are not trending right now…and I am grateful for that!


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Monday, March 19, 2012
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The Windsor/Detroit area has been blessed with an amazingly mild winter and now comes the great part, Spring! In celebration of the official arrival of Spring tomorrow, I cobbled together Spring themed songs from my collection to send good vibes your way to last the whole week through. There is no such thing as a case of the Mondays when you have groovy Psychedelic and Folk to bliss out to first thing in the morning. Oracle airs at 9:00 sharp on CJAM 99.1 fm or worlwide at http://cjamlog3.cjam.ca/
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Song Title-Artist-Album (year, origin)
Set 1
Bluebirds-The Wilderness of Manitoba-Hymns of Love & Spirits (2011 Canada)
Winter's Going-Bonnie Dobson-S/T (1969 Canada)
Spring's Sweet Comfort-The Parlour Band-Is A Friend? (1972 UK)
Sunbeams & Rainbows-Mystic Astrologic Crystal Band-S/T (1968 USA)
Osmijeh-Grupa 220-Single (1966 Croatia)
Daylight-Brent Randall & His Magnificent Pinecones-We Were Strangers In Paddington Green (2009 Canada)
I Think I'll Just Go and Find Me a Flower-Moorpark Intersection-Single (1967 USA)
Set 2
The Fog-The Amazing-Gentle Stream (2011 Sweden)
Sing Little Bird Sing-The Left Banke-The Left Banke Too (1968 USA)
Sweet Fields of Green-McCully Workshop Inc.-Single (1971 S. Africa)
Sun Shower-The Grip Weeds-Strange Change Machine (2010 USA)
Festival-Dungen-Ta Det Lugnt (2005 Sweden)
Spring This Year-Chamaeleon Church-S/T (1968 USA)
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Walking In The Sun-The Zombies-Odessy & Oracle (1968 UK)
White Bird-It's a Beautiful Day-S/T (1967 USA)
Spring Rain-Park In Soo-Beautiful Rivers & Mountains Compilation (S. Korea)
Waiting On The Sun To Rise-Lightning Dust-Infinite Light (2009 Canada)
Shades of Green-Krzysztof Klenczon & Vyto Beleska Band-Single (1977 Poland)
I Live In The Spring Time-The Lemon Drops-Single (1967 USA)
Something Real-The Shake-Trippin' The Whole Colourful World (2007 USA)
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Litigation Release No. 17484 / April 23, 2002
Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release No. 1546
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION V. PATRICK QUINLAN, LEE WELLS, KEITH PIETILA, ALEXANDER AJEMIAN, JOHN O'LEARY, CHERYL SWAIN AND KEVIN LASKY, United States District Court for the Eastern District Of Michigan, Case No. 02-60082 (Judge Battani) (April 23, 2002)
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") announced that it filed a Complaint today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against seven former executives of MCA Financial Corporation ("MCA"). The defendants are Patrick Quinlan, MCA's former CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Lee Wells, MCA's former President and Chief Operating Officer and member of the Board of Directors, Keith Pietila, MCA's former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Alexander Ajemian, MCA's former Controller and Treasurer, John O'Leary, MCA's former Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance, Cheryl Swain, MCA's former Vice President of Marketing Syndication and Kevin Lasky, MCA's former Vice President of Portfolio Management.
MCA was a mortgage banking company headquartered in Southfield and Troy, Michigan. The Complaint alleges that MCA sold two different types of securities and engaged in a fraudulent scheme with regard to both. First, the Complaint alleges that MCA sold $71 million of securitized interests in pools of mortgage loans from 1994 through 1999 while knowingly misrepresenting the risk, rate of return and historical performance of the interests in the offering materials. The Complaint alleges that, as a result, investors lost at least $49 million. Second, the Complaint alleges that MCA engaged in the fraudulent sale of $19 million in debentures between 1994 and 1999 by including financial statements that materially inflated its assets, income and equity in registration statements and annual and quarterly reports filed with the Commission. The Complaint further alleges that MCA materially inflated its assets, income and equity by improperly: (1) recognizing gains on sale of real estate to related parties; (2) valuing certain mortgages held for resale; (3) failing to disclose related party mortgages held for resale; (4) failing to write down uncollectible related party receivables; and (5) failing to disclose MCA's potential liability in connection with the fraudulent sale of the securitized interests in pools of mortgage loans. The Complaint alleges that as a result, investors in the debentures lost all $19 million invested.
The Complaint alleges that all seven defendants violated, or aided and abetted violations of, the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws as a result of their conduct in connection with MCA's fraudulent sale of securities. In addition, the Complaint alleges that Quinlan, Wells, Pietila, Ajemian and O'Leary violated, or aided and abetted violations of, the periodic reporting and corporate record-keeping provisions of the federal securities laws.
The Complaint seeks, among other things, injunctive relief and civil penalties against all seven defendants. In addition, the Complaint seeks to bar Quinlan, Wells, Pietila and Ajemian from acting as an officer and director of a public company in the future.
Criminal proceedings already have been instituted with respect to several of the defendants in the Commission's Complaint. Ajemian and Pietila have pled guilty to counts of mail fraud and making false statements to the Commission. Swain has pled guilty to one count of mail fraud. In addition, the Michigan Attorney General's Office has filed state felony securities fraud charges against Quinlan, Wells, Pietila and Ajemian.
The Commission wishes to thank the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan for its assistance and cooperation in this matter.


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Sunday, April 27, 2014
"When I Break" by Kendall Ryan
Genre: New Adult
Format: Kindle
Publication: February 24, 2014
Cover Rating: 3/5 Stars
From Goodreads: Knox Bauer's life has unraveled to the point of no return. Fighting to fill the emptiness inside himself, he seeks solace in unfamiliar beds with unfamiliar women. As guardian to his three younger brothers, he can't seem to do a thing right. But this can't go on...they look up to him in every way and all he's done lately is prove how messed up he really is. Needing a change, he attends a local Sex Addicts Anonymous meeting, where he finds himself tempted by the alluring instructor, McKenna.
Twenty-one year old McKenna is trying to make amends. After losing her parents in a horrific accident, she knows if she can just be good enough, maybe she can forgive herself for what happened. With her newly acquired degree in counseling, she begins leading a sex addicts group where she meets the troubled Knox and her life takes on complications she never bargained for. She doesn't have time for a bad boy who only wants to take her to bed, even if her body disagrees. The fixer in her wants to help, but trusting Knox's true motivations might take more courage than she has.
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My Rating: 4/5 Stars
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