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lapply(.packages(all.available = TRUE), function(xx) library(xx, character.only = TRUE))There may be a more elegant way to do the above, but it worked. Elegance is occasionally overrated.
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Loading all installed R packages
The other day I was trying to set up an R for Windows installation on a USB drive. As I don't have a Windows machine, I had to use the university computer to do this task. However, for some reason, they've blocked R from downloading and installing packages using the install.packages() command. This required that I download the zip files and manually install them. No problem with that, until packages require the installation of dependencies. To ensure that I got all the packages I needed, I wanted a function that would load all of the packages locally installed on my machine. To my surprise, I didn't find a straight-forward solution, so I came up with the following kludge:
Posted by Samuel Brown at 16:30
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- Eric Lecoutre said...
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- 12 December 2012 at 02:07
- Eric Lecoutre said...
Have a look at "installed.packages()"
- 12 December 2012 at 02:07
- cellocgw said...
What problem are you trying to solve? Typically, assuming you've installed the dependencies, the 'library' command will automatically grab dependencies.
- 12 December 2012 at 05:46
- Kirsty F. McGregor said...
Sam sounds like an I.T department security thing? You can ask them to let you do this on the uni computer if it's causing you problems... But seems like you got around it! K
- 10 January 2013 at 06:11
- J.A. González said...
Perfect if you previously assign the list to a variable (L) and then:
- 11 January 2014 at 06:18
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One more thing I tell you, my soul. We cannot escape sorrows if we are to follow the path of righteousness and truth. Nor can we escape bodily illnesses or old age. Those who have loved life of good works and the way of holy fathers cannot come closer to Christ by escaping sorrows. Who tries to cut off his sufferings, he cuts off his salvation. He who doesn't want to suffer doesn't receive benefit, and he who runs away from sorrow runs away from eternal life.
If you really want to be saved, my soul, you will not be able to do so without going through suffering. It is not the number of years that saves us but trusting the Lord and working hard. Even one day spent struggling is better then 100 years spent in ignorance and laziness. What good does longevity do to us if we live in laziness and do not die in struggle? Every good work is taught by patience and forcing one self. Not a single good thing is acquired without a struggle, suffering, and patience.

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Day 18: "Watching these kids who may have been in the hospital the week before, climb to the top of the [rock-climbing wall or hit a bull's-eye in archery is inspiring and life changing." – Stephen "Gabby" Gadlerwww.theseanyfoudation.org #childhoodcancerawareness #ccam#iamyourdollar #campmakesadifference
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- 1 Frixion Clicker erasable gel pen
- 1 B2P ballpoint pen
- 1 Frixion Lite erasable highlighter
- 6 B2P rolling ball gel pens- (B2P stands for bottle to pen- they are made from recycled water bottles!)
- 1 Acroball fine point pen
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- tara pittman said...
Good luck on your pens staying on the desk. My pens tend to go missing around here too..
- September 22, 2014 at 11:55 AM
- Daisy B said...
I'm not sure how my pens go missing so frequently, but I love having pretty pens. I love the fun colors that Pilot offers and the trendy styles.
- September 22, 2014 at 12:18 PM
- Barb Webb said...
You have such lovely penmanship! Awesome! These are great products, will have to add to my shopping list. It's hard to keep pens on my desk, too, they constantly disappear!
- September 22, 2014 at 1:51 PM
- Linda Kinsman said...
Hi Tara,
Thanks for the good luck- I think I'm going to need it!
- September 22, 2014 at 3:39 PM
- Linda Kinsman said...
Hi Daisy,
Aren't these colors and styles cool? I see my girls eyeing my pens just waiting for me to lay one down!
- September 22, 2014 at 3:40 PM
- Linda Kinsman said...
Hi Barb,
Thank you for the compliment. I hope once you buy your new pens that you'll have good luck holding on to them.
- September 22, 2014 at 3:42 PM
- Tough Cookie Mommy said...
I find that these pens help to increase my productivity too because they write very smoothly. I love using these pens in my classroom.
- September 22, 2014 at 5:52 PM
- Blushing Noir said...
I'm so glad to read this post! I have love for certain pens too and not all pens are created equal! I'll have to check these out!
- September 22, 2014 at 7:35 PM
- NYCSingleMom said...
Love these pens and I need some new ones to replace all the ones that seemed to disappear. Hope they are happy having a party with my socks.
- September 23, 2014 at 4:29 AM
- Frugal and Fun Mom said...
My hubby tends to snag my pens. However if I had those, the kids would definitely be putting them in their rooms.
- September 23, 2014 at 6:27 AM
- Alison Shaffer said...
I love pens! I have them everywhere, except in my purse where I need it! love these new pens from Pilot. now I'll need to go to go buy some!
- September 23, 2014 at 12:07 PM
- Linda Kinsman said...
Hi Maria,
They really do write smoothly. I bet its tough to keep them around in a classroom though.
- September 25, 2014 at 10:22 AM
- Linda Kinsman said...
Hi Brooke,
I'm so glad you found my post helpful. Thanks for stopping by.
- September 25, 2014 at 10:24 AM
- Linda Kinsman said...
Hi Linda,
Ha! Yes, pens and socks, what's with them dis-appearing all the time? :)
- September 25, 2014 at 10:25 AM
- Linda Kinsman said...
Hi Carlee,
My hubby is all about sharpened pencils since he deals with blueprints a lot. Now my kids? They keep eyeing these pens so I know it's only a matter of time before they start "borrowing" them.
- September 25, 2014 at 10:26 AM
- Linda Kinsman said...
Hi Alison,
You are not only on the no pen in purse scenario. I put a pen in, my purse simply eats it. Hope you get to try these pens.
- September 25, 2014 at 10:27 AM


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North Carolina senior Brittney Coppa will miss this season after tearing the ACL in her left knee during a scrimmage against the U.S. national team in Florida Jan. 26. The North Carroll graduate plans to have surgery in a couple weeks, Tar Heels coach Jenny Levy said, but hasn't decided whether she will redshirt.
A third-team All-American, Coppa was expected to be a key component in an otherwise young midfield that has to replace Tewaaraton Award finalist Kara Cannizzaro and Emily Garrity. Last season, Coppa was fourth in scoring for the national champions and assisted on the game winner in the 13-12 triple over time victory over Maryland in the title game.
Levy said, "all things point to redshirting," but especially because she's a senior, Coppa will need time to decide whether to stay around for a fifth year.
"I feel like when you're a senior, it's a huge emotional ding," Levy said. "When you do it when you're younger, it's like, 'Oh yeah, I'm going to redshirt,' but in my senior year I got hurt right before the season and I thought I was going to have to redshirt. Emotionally for me, I was like, 'I love college; I love playing,' but I wasn't ready for that information. I just don't want to rush her into anything."
Coppa, a preseason first-team All-America selection by Inside Lacrosse, was a third-year starter in the No. 1 Tar Heels midfield who scored 36 goals and had five assists last season. She had three goals in the national championship game as well as the assist and five draw controls.
Levy had expected big things from Coppa, who was a three-time All-Carroll County player at North Carroll.
"It just makes us really young in the middle of the field (withouth Coppa)," Levy said. "She was playing so well and was ready for a big senior year where she wasn't necessarily a role-playing kid anymore. She was ready to step up and kind of take the reins where Kara and Emily had left off."


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While iterating through the items returned from the table, print out the name of the item and a delete button beside it. The delete button is really an anchor tag styled to look like a button.
< a class='btn delete' id='".site_url()."modulename/controllername/function_name/{$item->id}'>Delete< /a>
Notice that I didn't use the href attribute. What I would've put in href, I instead put in id. If I hadn't, I wouldn't be able to call the jquery dialogue because the page would instead go to the href link.
Whenever this anchor tag is clicked, this piece of javascript would be run:
$('a.delete').click(function() { var dest = $(this).attr('id'); $('#confirm_delete').css("display", "block").dialog({ height: 150, width: 350, modal: true, buttons: { Yes: function(){ window.location = dest; }, No: function(){ $(this).dialog('close'); }}}).dialog('open');});
It's basic jquery, but the key is the assignment of the anchor tag's id attribute. The above code says: when an anchor tag with class 'delete' is clicked, grab that anchor tag's ID attribute and store it in variable "dest". Then look for an html element with the id "confirm_delete" and display it in a dialogue with the following height, width, and buttons: Yes and No.
Just so you know, the div with id = confirm_delete is somewhere on the page with this code:
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If the user clicks on the "Yes" button, then the user will be redirected to the controller that will actually delete the item. If he chooses "No", then the dialogue just closes.


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To preface this post, I just have to say: this blog is not, nor will ever be, a sports blog. However, there's this really cool thing in St. Paul this weekend called Red Bull Crashed Ice. As I described it to a man from Texas the other day: basically, downhill roller derby on ice.
So, I'm totally excited, and will be going later today!
Since the set-up is right next to my school, I snapped some pics on that 55 degree day earlier this week.


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In this section
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- Delivering services
- Developing support
- Thanks
- On first page:
- Foreword
- Our mission
- Inspiring audiences
- Growing the collections
Responding to change
Progress in the digital information arena, and in the way that libraries claim material, has kept us busy this year, both in partnership with others and on our own projects.
Digital preservation
The Library's digital strategy was advanced significantly this year when government funding was announced for the Library's ambitious project to establish a Trusted Digital Repository (TDR) for Scotland. The Scottish Executive (now Scottish Government) pledged funding of up to £1.8 million for the two-year project, which will ensure that Scotland's digital heritage can be preserved for the long term.
The aim of the project is to apply the same level of professional care to collecting, preserving and providing access to digital items as NLS does to printed matter. The government funding enabled us to recruit a dedicated team and begin to buy the technology needed to deliver the project's aims.
The archiving of websites and the building and hosting of repository systems are two key elements of the project. The TDR team has already been contributing to IRIScotland, a Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) project to provide comprehensive access to Scotland's research output. The project provides access to all research papers held by Scottish universities. The repository uses an 'open access' publishing model, making Scottish research easily available to all, rather than restricted to those with subscriptions to academic journals. NLS is testing the feasibility of providing a hosting service for research institutions without their own databases.
Web archiving
NLS is one of six members of the UK Web Archiving Consortium (UKWAC). The web is increasingly becoming a first port of call for researchers and anyone seeking information. This project aims to explore how culturally significant websites can be identified for long-term preservation.
The average life expectancy of a website is 44 days; the project aims to extend this to 100 years or more. The first phase of the two-year pilot project drew to a close this year, having archived over 2,500 sites, with partners taking steps to build on the experiences they have gained from the project. To view the fledgling UK web archive visit www.webarchive.org.uk and browse selected websites covering everything from Scottish art and literature to whisky, athletics and politics.
Legal deposit arrangements
Legal deposit, the legislation that allows NLS and five other libraries in the UK and Ireland to claim a copy of everything published in the British Isles, has provided the cornerstone of the Library's collections for centuries.
Much of the work involved is organised by an agency which claims on behalf of four of these libraries and distributes publications accordingly. To maximise various efficiencies, the libraries have been reviewing the location and arrangements of the agency in future.
Housing the agency in the National Library's Edinburgh premises is considered to be the preferred solution at present. During 2007 NLS has taken a key role in this process, in partnership with the other four libraries, appointing a dedicated Project Officer to comprehensively review the options and ensure the project runs smoothly. The results of this review will be announced early in 2008.
Stimulating research
The Library's collections, and the expertise of our curatorial staff, continually fuels a wide variety of research projects.
Archive scholarship
The John Murray Archive had hardly been unpacked before researchers and writers had begun to find new and imaginative uses for it. Even before the archive was officially made available to researchers (in October 2006) two particular projects were well under way.
Visiting Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Fellow Dr Barbara Schaff used the archive and Edinburgh University's Centre for the History of the Book to investigate the John Murray Travellers' Handbooks (the precursor to modern-day travel guidebooks) for Italy and Germany.
The Library also supported the establishment of a new MSc course, 'Material Cultures & the History of the Book', run by the Centre. The course will draw heavily on the archive and the other important publishing archives held at NLS.
Spanish Civil War symposium
The 70th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War was commemorated in November 2006 with a symposium at NLS that attracted many of the war's leading academics and commentators. The event was attended by guests from the Spanish Consulate and one of two surviving Scottish volunteers from the International Brigade, Mr Steve Fullarton. A selection of relevant collection items went on display to complement the series of talks and discussions, including propaganda posters, photographs and letters and papers from the archive of the Scottish International Brigaders. Of particular interest was a copy of a 1937 Spanish Embassy publication signed by key Labour politicians of the day including Clement Attlee and William Wedgwood Benn, father of former Cabinet Minister Tony Benn.
Military map research
A project to explore the military landscape of Scotland in the 18th century, using maps from NLS collections, got underway in 2006. The three-year PhD studentship, under the supervision of Professor Charles Withers the Institute of Geography at Edinburgh University and Chris Fleet of NLS, was made possible by funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
The research will investigate maps and plans, such as those published by the Board of Ordnance, depicting the militarisation of Scotland in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The research will broaden the understanding of this material and its context, and produce a 'finding list' for 18th-century Scottish military mapping which is held in several institutions in England and Scotland.
Medical History of British India website
The growing interest in our India Papers collection of official publications, maps and manuscripts of British India has led to the creation of a new web resource on disease prevention and public health in the region.
The web feature Medical History of British India reproduces 50 public health records, made available online for the first time. These documents give researchers valuable insights into the state's efforts to study, understand and control diseases like cholera, plague, malaria and leprosy. The digitisation of our medical history volumes was funded by awards from the Wellcome Trust.
Caring for collections
Applying the highest possible standards of professional care to our historic collections is a constant priority. This year we have increased our support for the care of items on display in the Library and loaned elsewhere, while continuing to work on a range of national and international partnership projects.
Identical Books Project
NLS took a major role this year in a national project to compare storage environments and the patterns of book use in copyright libraries across the UK.
The project, led by the British Library, studies the physical condition of identical books held in NLS and each of the five other legal deposit libraries. Any differences in the condition of these books will reflect differences in the patterns of use in the various libraries and differences in their storage environments.
The results of these tests will greatly inform all partners' preservation and handling practices. NLS Conservator Giordana Santoro has played a key part in the project. She has been visiting each of the libraries to ensure that scientific 'test conditions' are applied to the measuring of acidity and colourisation in the books.
For over 10 years the Library has offered a regular programme of internships to conservation and preservation students studying at institutions in Scotland and further afield. The internships give the students valuable experience of working with major book and manuscript collections, and of developing practical skills taught by our highly-skilled and experienced staff.
Five students were given this opportunity in 2006-2007: two from the prestigious European Course for Book Conservation and Restoration in Spoleto, Italy, two from Lyon's Restauration et Conservation D'Oeuvres D'Arts and one from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland. These studentships provide a two-way learning process for all involved, while spreading word of the Library's strong international reputation for collection care.
Helping others
Giving assistance and advice to libraries and other collections across Scotland on conservation and preservation matters is a key part of our conservation remit. Support of this nature was given in 2006 to the Keepers of Innerpeffray Library, Perthshire, when members of the Conservation and Preservation Division carried out an inspection of their collection storage and display areas. The Keepers gained valuable advice and information that will help them to preserve their important collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Looking after the John Murray Archive
Conservation work on the John Murray Archive (JMA) began in 2006 with the addition of a dedicated conservator. JMA Conservator Kate Kidd works exclusively on the archive, carrying out a range of remedial treatments. An important part of her role is to provide access to the JMA by preparing items from the collection for exhibition, either within the Library or elsewhere. Additionally, a programme to re-house the collection in archival boxes is well under way, as is the preparation of items for the digitising and microfilming programmes.
Collaborative groups
The National Library maintains an active presence on a variety of national and international professional groups that share best practice, research and ideas.
These include the National Preservation Office Microfilming Group, the Heads of Conservation, the Preservation Advisory Panel and the Phase Box UK Group.
NLS was the first of the five UK legal deposit libraries to introduce the production of phase boxes using computer-aided design equipment, setting the standards for others to follow. These boxes, which are made to measure in house at our Preservation Services Unit, provide a microclimate for the items stored inside and offer invaluable protection from accidental water damage, dust, light and handling, significantly slowing the degradation of collection items for years to come.
Spreading the word
Sharing the stories found in our collections with a widening audience is a great challenge, and one to which we are rising well.
Raising and evaluating awareness
We want as many people as possible to benefit from our collections. To make this happen, we need to continually ensure our message reaches the world, through a wide variety of media. The statistics show that we are making great progress with this. The first Omnibus Survey we participated in, in December 2004, showed that only 20% of the Scottish population had heard of the National Library. By February 2006 that figure had grown to 31%. In June 2007 we achieved 50% awareness. Omnibus Surveys are independent, statistically significant and represent the geographic and demographic make-up of the population.
The bare numbers themselves only tell part of the story of course. The results of our market research discussion groups reinforce these quantitative results. Our outreach and promotional efforts were instrumental in achieving this goal and in improving perceptions — as a result, more people now see NLS as friendly and welcoming.
Media coverage
The daily media coverage we receive (printed and broadcast) is scanned and independently analysed every quarter. This gives a breakdown of beneficial, factual or adverse coverage achieved, including a financial value. The estimated annual value of media coverage received this year has increased by 22% to a total of £1,227,117. Thanks to this coverage, NLS is now firmly on the radar of the media and other influencers, such as politicians and businesses.
Our website aims to be among the most accessible and user-friendly public sector sites. The site complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines set by the internationally acknowledged standards body, the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C). This was acknowledged in 2006 when the site was awarded Best Government Website by the Web Marketing Association, ahead of prestigious international competition from the Library of Congress and the US Postal Service, among others. Average monthly user sessions on the site have increased from around 100,000 in 2004 to nearly 300,000 in 2006.
Further recognition of the strides we are making in raising public awareness came with the news that we had won in three short-listed categories at the 2006 Communicators in Business (CiB) Scotland Awards, with prizes received for Best One-Off Publication, for the NLS Annual Review 2005-2006, Best Use of the Web, and Best Communications Team.
New magazine
A new quarterly magazine, 'Discover NLS', was launched in April 2006. The magazine's bright, contemporary design and rich editorial content were acknowledged at the 2006 Scottish Magazine Awards, organised annually by the Periodical Publishers Association Scotland, where it was highly commended in three categories.
Facsimile publications
Our collections provide a wealth of material for publications, capitalised on this year by a rewarding partnership with publishers Birlinn Ltd. Birlinn worked with the Library to reproduce two stunning, illustrated facsimiles of important books. A new edition of Joan Blaeu's groundbreaking 'Atlas of Scotland' was published with beautiful reproductions of all 48 original hand-coloured maps of Scotland. Blaeu's original atlas, published in 1654 and based on the pioneering surveys of Timothy Pont, was effectively the first atlas of Scotland. The 2006 edition includes additional material, and a translation, from a number of leading scholars, along with the original publishers letters, which illustrate how the atlas was first created.
This was followed by a new edition of William Daniell's 'Voyage Round the Coasts of Great Britain', which was also published by Birlinn in association with NLS. Daniell's Voyage celebrated the majestic splendour of the Scottish islands and coast when it was published in 1825. The new edition reproduces the Scottish illustration plates, with accompanying travelogue, from the Library's set, along with some unpublished notes written by Sir Walter Scott. It also features an essay by Dr Iain Gordon Brown, Principal Curator of Manuscripts, exploring Scott's relationship with Daniell, and their influence on one another.
Aberdeen roadshow
NLS celebrated its partnership with Aberdeen Library and Information Services in November 2006 with the Library's first ever roadshow. Staff accompanied collection treasures, greeted the public and handed out information to over 500 visitors in a two-day visit to Aberdeen Central Library. The event was organised to coincide with the first NLS Annual General Meeting to be held outside of Edinburgh. Staff answered customers' questions and encouraged them to register and take advantage of our growing suite of remote services. The successful event was the first in a series to take the Library to people across Scotland, with a residency in Perth subsequently held later in 2007.


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1/2 large eggplant, baked to softness and peeled (I had this left over from a couple of days ago--obviously it would make sense to bake a whole one and double the rest of the ingredients for the recipe.)
1 can chick peas / garbanzo beans, drained
2 cloves garlic, mashed
2 tablespoons tahini (260 calories!!!)
1/3 lemon (yes, I put the flesh in, too, but not the peel)
tablespoon dried parsley
water if needed to blend
dash of salt
Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree.
Verdict--Very Good. I made it a bit too thin (adding water), but it's a very satisfying snack with carrots to dip into it. The eggplant gives it a nice extra bite. The whole recipe is about 4 cups, and I estimate about 700 calories, so a generous half cup is under 90 calories.
Breakfast--Leftover blueberry, etc. smoothie from yesterday
Lunch--Salad of romaine, shredded carrot, onion, and red bell pepper topped with refried beans, black beans, and salsa; green grapes
Snack--EGGPLANT HUMMUS and carrots
Supper--Cabbage cooked in the browned bits left after sauteeing bratwurst for the family, but no remaining fat more than a glisten in the pan; 1/2 baked potato underneath, with a couple of tablespoons of plain yogurt on top; 1/4 cup sauerkraut; acorn squash with raisins and pecans (my dessert, really)
Snack--Pear and raw almonds (1/2 ounce or so)
A collection of recipes I'm creating as I live out a "Nutritarian" lifestyle. Some may be great, some not-so-great, but I want to experiment! Nutritarian principles are explained in Joel Fuhrman M.D.'s books *Eat to Live,* *Eat for Health,* etc. More information is available at drfuhrman.com .
Friday, November 6, 2009
Posted by Cindy Marsch at 6:07 AM
Labels: beans, cabbage, Middle Eastern, salad ideas, winter squash
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THANK YOU for telling me the link for this recipe!!! I am so going to copy this out and try it asap!ReplyDelete
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Using a whole eggplant with the rest of this recipe was fine, there was no need to double up on anything. It was fantastic.ReplyDelete
So glad you enjoyed it, Mick!ReplyDelete
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Just why was this console named the Xbox 360? Because it has 360 games? Well, all that does not really matter. What is important is the fact that today; you can get free Microsoft points for Xbox 360 and access all the items, games, music, themes, skins and videos that you can use in the Xbox live arcade. You will have a very good time as you do that and you will enjoy yourself tremendously. By getting the free points, you will not only be saving yourself some money but you will also be opening up your gaming world. Know that all the transactions that take place on the Xbox live market place have to be paid for with the Microsoft points and these points will cost you money.
Many sites today offer you the free Microsoft points but they will require you to complete surveys for the points. Now, if you know that you will only have to spend some time to get the free points, then you will not hesitate to go for the free points. Some sites will offer you real money for the surveys that you complete while others will pay you in terms of the free Microsoft points. Either way you will benefit because even if you are paid with money, you can buy the points. Do not sign up for an account on any website for the free points until you verify that it is indeed genuine.
At one time or another, you may also find some Microsoft Xbox live rewards programs running. Such reward you with points and the good thing is that they do not require you to spend any money to earn the points. Mostly, what you will be required to do will be related to your gaming console. It is your mandate to ensure that the offer for the free Microsoft points for Xbox 360 is genuine.


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The page count was odd in itself. Most 1950s stories ran 4, 5 or 6 pages, with occasional 3 pagers, but this story was only two pages. The job number was also strange. The upper left side of page 1, panel one has the number 407-Z. I'm not an expert on job numbers, which were used in the production process of comics, but I do know they began with a letter first, then a three digit number, as in the reprinted Outlaw Kid story in this issue, "The Newcomers!" F-678.
My next step was to turn to my good friend Michael J. Vassallo, an expert on Timely-Atlas lore. I explained what I had found and he replied there was no such job number used in that period. He agreed it must be a new story. I sent him a scan and he confirmed that it was not a reprint.
Did I discover an unknown Everett story? The art very much resembled Everett's contemporary work. I checked on the GCD and they had Herb Trimpe credited as artist. Although I could clearly see Trimpe's figurework on the cover (which Everett also inked) I didn't detect anything that pointed to his pencils in the interior story. Everett was a very distinctive inker, but usually something noticable about the penciller remained. In this case I couldn't pick anything out. Jim Salicrup believed that Trimpe drew the story, but I remained unconvinced. Jim contacted Trimpe directly and he responded that he DID pencil the story, but there are occasions where an artist does not always recognize his own work. Trimpe was a busy artist in that period, drawing many covers and stories, so its possible he has made an error. My instinct still yells "Solo Everett", but there is no real way of knowing.
Further research proved that production numbers were used in this period, beginning with April 1970 cover dated issues and apprently ending with Nov 1973 cover dated comics. They were not always seen on the splash pages, likely for the same reasons they did not always appear in the past - they were covered up by art or lettering. Examples concurrent with the Outlaw Kid story include Captain America # 130 (340-Z); Silver Surfer # 18 (342-Z); "Did I Make the Wrong Choice?" from My Love # 7 (362-Z); Amazing Spider-Man # 89 (375-Z) and "Gargoyle Every Night" from Chamber of Darkness # 7 (377-Z). Need I add that these are all from original stories - reprints usually included the old job numbers on the printed comic.
So, why a new two page story in the Outlaw Kid? In this period Bill Everett was doing his share of inking at Marvel, especially over Marie Severin pencils*. The month Outlaw Kid # 2 was on the stands Everett inked the covers to Iron-Man # 30; Marvel Super-Heroes # 28 and Marvel Tales # 28. Everett was also probably coloring and writing the occasional script (on Sgt. Fury). so its entirely possibly that he produced a two-page filler for the Outlaw Kid. But Marvel could just as easily have filled those pages with in-house ads, so its still a mystery why new material was included. The only other place this could have been intended for was Western Gunfighters, a 25 cent title that featured a mix of new stories and reprints.
While the reason why this short story appeared in The Outlaw Kid # 2 may be lost to time, it remains another pleasant surprise hidden in the recesses of Marvel's reprint line. I hope I'll uncover more treats in the future.
With Thanks to Jim Salicrup.
*see my earlier blog of Marie Severin and Bill Everett for more info. Studious Nick


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From 1948 to 1994, Apartheid was forced upon South Africans by the then governing party, the National Party (NP). In 1965, a representative from the South African embassy, Professor Manning, attended the University of Southampton to lead a talk on the 'The Justification of Apartheid'. As part of our 80th Anniversary series, we take a look back at this event.
Wessex News, March 1965
Professor Manning (representing the South African Embassy) drew a large audience to the Education Department on Tuesday evening, for his talk on " The Justification of Apartheid." This talk turned out to be as lively as most people had expected it to be.
After saying what a great task he had set himself in trying to justify apartheid, he said he would feel satisfied if people thought objectively about the points he would raise. Apartheid should be looked at in perspective, and not in the biased way so characteristic of the opponents of this policy.
He felt that the white races had a right to preserve their group identity. He could see no moral justification for the retention of power in the hands of the white electorate to prevent a possible future black government. He felt that this was perhaps an excusable attitude on the part of a white minority, was for him, sufficient justification to exclude the African from the central government.
Professor Manning then spent rather a long time describing the evil influences of the British in early South African politics. The 'apartheid' policy, he said, was a ghastly policy inherited from the British, who had started it in South Africa. Now, realising the evil aspects of some parts of the policy, acceptable to the electorate.
Whether or not Apartheid is morally justified, it is politically good – this is what matters. World opinion is unable to see this. President Kennedy is too dependent on the Negro vote for his own ends to support apartheid, and Mr MacMillan is too dependent on the US to speak for Apartheid.
He felt that Dr. Verwoerd meant well for the South African non-whites. For the first time a definite policy had been formulated to meet the needs of the non-white races. Perhaps in ten years we would realise how true his present analysis is.
Question time was fiery. Somehow, one could not but admire Professor Manning for even giving the talk. What puzzled the audience seemed to be his agreement with almost every question condemning apartheid. The situation was ugly, very ugly, injustice was being done, but there was a white minority which had to be preserved.
One could but feel sorry for the man. Like the white electorate, which he called short-sighted, he himself seemed to be this plagued by the same disease. Apartheid was not justified that night – can it ever be?
Of course, some of the language used in this article was of its time. We have made an executive decision to keep the original text used, in order to preserve the telling of History.


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It's been a while since I updated this blog. There has been much changes and exciting developments in my personal life and Gunpla just sorta took a backseat as I sorted out (and am still sorting) my priorities. I'm trying to relocate to Hong Kong, but finding a job there and settling work permit matters are easier said than done. Still, I welcome the challenge :) While I bide my time here, I'm picking up Cantonese slowly, in preparation for when I finally get the call. Slowly does it....
So enough about all that. Here's something that should excite you fellas. My latest WIP (done at snail's pace) is a Group Build with some luminaries in the gunpla world. We're taking the 1/100 RE Graze and remodelling it according to our fetishes. Sounds like a blast? It is. Check out our FB page HERE for WIPs of all members. I'm honoured to even be in the presence of these titans, and I by no means consider myself one. I'm just making up the numbers for Singapore LOL. Some of these guys are world GBWC champs, mind you.
So anyway, my take is a Sun Wukong conversion, since it's the year of the Monkey, and that's my Chinese zodiac animal, and there's a Monkey King movie from HK that came out earlier this year, and I've read the entire Journey to the West as a child, as well as watched the classic Chinese TV drama serial.....so yeah, big fan. You get the idea ;) Most of all though, Sun Wukong has always been something special to me because my old man used to read the children's novel to me at bedtime. Hell yeah, I had Monkey King as a bedtime story!
So here goes. Never done a Chinese medieval mecha before. So I'm expecting lots of screw-ups. I 'cheated' a little by using spare bits from other kits. With everything in my life to sort out and starved for time, I want minimum work with maximum impact (don't we all), so probably I'll add a dio to it after it's done, but the idea is to juice this baby up with kitbashing rather than time-consuming mods and detailing. Of course there'll still be some of the latter! But kitbashing warps the shape and structure a whole lot faster, provided it's done tastefully...which I hope I can :P
So anyway, here's how far I've gotten. Shape's more or less set. Oh and that Staff, or as they say in Mandarin - 金箍棒? Man o man what a find. Bought it off eBay for just a coupla bucks. Perfect scale! :D
Fooled around with talons for a while but I thought that he looked more like a winged demon or bird, so switched back to the Graze's original heeled feet.
You can see where I'm getting the ideas from....
Asymmetry....inspired by the artwork and well...to save some bloody time. lol
Guess where this head came from? ;)
Now he's starting to look like a jolly 'ol ape!
Till the next WIP update....Enjoy.


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As darkness falls in the southern mountains, the historic Hensley Settlement in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park becomes the stage for a shooting star extravaganza! Its remote location high upon Brush Mountain provides a wonderful opportunity to view the night sky and the famous Perseid meteor shower.
Visible each year beginning in mid July, the Perseid meteor shower has been observed for almost 2000 years! The shower, which consists of dust and debris associated with a comet called Swift-Tuttle, appears as streaks of light in the evening sky. "These streaks can be seen at rates of up to 90 per hour," explains Park Ranger Matthew Graham. "The dark skies found up on Brush Mountain provide the perfect environment to view this spectacular show. It is a sight to behold!"
The public is invited to drive their own vehicles and follow park rangers up to the Hensley Settlement on Tuesday, August 12 for a fun filled evening gazing at the night sky. A fire will be available and sticks will be provided for those who wish to bring marshmallows and hot dogs to roast. Visitors are encouraged to bring a pair of binoculars, blankets or chairs, and appropriate clothing.
Vehicles must be front or four wheel drive. Anyone interested in participating in this free program should meet at the park visitor center at 5:30 PM.
For more information please call the park visitor center at (606) 248-2817, ext. 1075.


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Just hours after Justin Bieber was involved in a bust-up with Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom , reportedly over his ex-wife Miranda Kerr, the pop brat brushed off the row by spending time with ANOTHER Victoria's Secret model.
The 20-year-old star , who was seen arguing with Orlando outside a restaurant in Ibiza on Tuesday, before the actor took a swipe at him, relaxed on a yacht with Australian beauty Shanina Shaik and seemed to not have a care in the world.
The lingerie star was photographed wearing a plunging black one-piece and shades and looked pleased to be in Justin's company, despite the drama he was involved in at celebrity-packed Cipriani's at 2am.
Justin had his top off and was wearing a black baseball cap as he sat chatting to Shanina and other friends on the boat and didn't seem bothered that the story had become worldwide news, taking a pop at Orlando by posting an old photograph of him crying on Instagram.
The Baby singer and stunning Shanina, 23, were also seen laughing and chatting as Justin charged his phone and the model took a selfie of her in her bathing suit, with windswept hair, which she posted on her Instagram page.
She captioned the gorgeous snap: "Clouds come floating in my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky \uD83C\uDF1E #ibiza"
The pair were also seen on the yacht with Zac Efron's new love Michelle Rodriguez and Justin and the Fast and Furious star were seen jetskiing together as the star showed off his washboard abs.
Meanwhile, Orlando has been doing plenty of relaxing on yachts himself with beautiful women, after he split from Miranda in October last year.
The Lord of the Rings actor was photographed with the ex of Miranda's rumoured new boyfriend James Packer and group of friends in Formentera, about 17 kilometers away from where the row erupted in Ibiza.
Orlando has kept quiet about the row , despite Justin poking fun at him and sharing a photograph of Miranda with a crown emoticon on Instagram before later deleting it.


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But after reading Charlotte Mason's own words in her book, "Home Education", I realized that she meant much more, or even much different, to that image. Charlotte was talking about the atmosphere of relationships within the home. She was talking about how we as a family relate to eachother. What is the spiritual or emotional atmosphere in the home? Are the fruits of the spirit living and active, or are we harsh and critical of one another? Are our children respected as persons, born in the image of God, or are they treated like annoyances, or interruptions to our own selfish lives? Is the atmosphere one of encouragement, or harsh criticism? Are we patient with our children's childish faults, or do we constantly nag & berate them? Do we give them attention when they ask us a question, or do we give the quickest possible answer and tell them to go away so that we can get on with our "work"? What are we filling their minds with? Are we reading to them from good, living books or are we leaving them to be educated by the t.v. or video games?
There are so many questions that we need to ask ourselves about the atmosphere of our home. We certainly need to work on many of these!
In her book, "For the Family's Sake", Susan Schaeffer Macauley has a chapter called "Taking Time and Care to Create the Home's Atmosphere."
Susan talks about the fruits of the spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 as being the standard for the atmosphere of our home. Of course, none of us can develop these in our own strength. We need to be reading God's Word and praying for wisdom, grace and strength to develop the fruits of the spirit in our own lives. We need to be filling our minds with "good things" -- "whatever is true, whatever is noble, watever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things." (Philippians 4:8)
Whatever we are surrounding our children with will affect who they are. I want to use those two passages as the standard for the atmosphere in our home -- only by God's grace :-)
All the while, remembering that none of us is perfect, so we also need to make sure that forgiveness plays a big part in our home atmosphere, readily admitting our wrongs and just as readily extending forgiveness to one another.


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I've always had a interest in nature since a young age and since early childhood took up angling which lead me to my now almost obsessive passion for freshwater fish. Though i dust of the rods every now and then most of my time now is spent filming and photographing them as I'm a full time wildlife photographer and film maker having worked with BBC Springwatch, The Wildlife Trust, RSPB, The Environment Agency and The Canal & River Trust.
There are 54 species present in the UK from the smallest, the 9 spined Stickleback and some primordial critters like the lamprey. Very few have been filmed some never before and i aim to change this.
Why should you help?
They face many dangers such as Invasive Species, Siltation, Habitat Destruction, Pollution, Barriers to name a few.
Showcasing these fish in a short film most of which the public would of never seen raises awareness for them and puts them in the conservation spotlight. Many nature reserves in the country have wetland habitats but few actually try to improve fish numbers or try to benefit the habitat solely for the fish. The money you donate helps me get the footage and then in turn help the fish by raising there profile
If you have locations that would be suitable for filming then please get in touch, needs to be clear water.
End Result
The aim is to film as many of the species with the space of a year, filming species and behaviour never before filmed.
A short film will be produced with clips of each species with insert films showing me going after certain species up and down the country. The film will be shown in Nottingham at a cinema for a private view and at a later date put online.
Email: email@example.com
Twitter Account https://twitter.com/RiverFishUk
Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/UkMiniFishStudy?cropsuccess
List of all 54 species
Risks and challenges
Risks & Challenges
Obtaining licences to film some species as some are so rare or protected you can't just go up to them like Shad, Lamprey, Vendace, Arctic Charr and Whitefish.
Jumping in rivers and lakes holds several risks as you might expect from weil's disease, Getting washed away, Slipping over and the odd disgruntled pike.
Being realistic filming all 54 species may not be possible but the idea is to film as many as possible with some priority species like the rarer species.
Filming Is expected to be done within a year but may take longer and the screening will be at least a month after that.
Costs are to be kept as low as possible and a costing's sheet will be produced at the end to show where your money has gone and what's its been spent on.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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April 12, 2006
Free Lunches and Conflicts of Interest
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The April issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry has two interesting editorials on "Free Lunchs" and "Conflicts of Interest". Its an issue we face here at schizophrenia.com because we accept pharmaceutical company advertising money. We are, however, run by family members of people with schizophrenia and our focus will always be on what is best for them. We thought that this is an issue that all families involved in the US mental health system need to be aware of.
Free Lunch? by Kevin P. Hill, M.D.
""Dr. Hill, are we changing my medicine because they gave you a pen?"
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Another story on the same topic was in last month's Atlantic Monthly magazine - titled The Drug Pushers.
This seems to be a issue that is growing in importance.
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- FOM German-Sino School of Business & Technology ›
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A bridge between Germany and China
Teaching and training professionals to face the challenges of a rapidly changing working environment has been the declared goal of FOM University of Applied Sciences ever since its foundation 20 years ago. This has also included promoting the international mobility of working students. With its international programmes, ranging from language courses and summer conferences to semesters abroad for undergraduates, FOM offers students numerous ways to gain international experience.
Chinese students come to Germany
For over ten years, FOM has also been offering Chinese students, in particular, the reverse opportunity: After starting their studies at one of the three universities in China with which FOM currently cooperates, students spend two semesters at FOM's study centre in Essen, where they also obtain their Bachelor of Arts degree. The internationally trained graduates then have two possible options: they can either embark on a career with an international enterprise in Germany or China, or they can go on to take a postgraduate Master degree course at FOM.
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The Hugo Chavez Revolution cheated the poor
And before "Chavistas" stop reading this let me point out that the title does not imply that Hugo Chavez, as a person, deceived the poor, all the time, since for sure he himself was also much deceived by some of his most dedicated followers.
So let me explain the Great Deception.
If there is one thing that the Chavez Revolution holds, is that it foremost works for the poor of Venezuela... and it congratulates itself with reports where the Gini coefficient evidences that inequality has declined in Venezuela. Well ... that is completely false unless you want to argue that this was achieved by impoverishing many of those who had something more.
But the Gini coefficient in itself contains falsehoods. As an example, its calculations, for "methodological" reasons, does not include the income of those who became rich via corruption and deviation of funds, like the "boli-bourgeois" (the new rich) and the "briefcase companies" (a name for those who have abused the foreign exchange controls)
And I can argue the Great Deception even stronger.
Imagine that the government had not directly given dollars to other countries or purchased services at inflated prices (Cuban doctors and nurses)
Imagine that the government had not given away the gasoline in Venezuela ($ 6 cents per gallon, € 1.5 cents per liter) and had sold it at its international price.
Imagine that it has not sold cheapo-dollars to those traveling abroad
Imagine that it has not sold cheapo-dollars for imports, those who benefit criminal importers, for instanbce those who over-invoice, or good faith importers, by providing very generous distribution margins ... and which all ultimately delivers only a tiny portion of benefits to the population which, precisely because it is poor, consumes less imports.
And imagine instead that all these resources just HAD BEEN distributed equally in cash among all Venezuelans.
In such a case, I assure you that the Gini coefficient would have shown a vastly larger, more real and more sustainable reduction of inequalities in Venezuela.
So you the poor of Venezuela and you the middle class in the process of being part of the poor in Venezuela, demand your share of the net oil revenues, in cash, in dollars.
And please, I beg you, stop being so naïve as to believe the story that some experts, no matter where they come from, no matter how beautiful they speak to you, know better than what you know what to do with an amount that can represent 150-250 dollars monthly for each one of you
PS . Reading about some new government efforts to further indebt our country, I beg our students: "You, who would be the surest payers of this debt, declare that debts, incurred only to postpone much needed corrections are "odious", and that therefore you have not the slightest intention of sacrificing yourself by paying these.
How can one ask other countries for respect when one disrespects one's own countrymen?
How can one ask for a multi-polar world while requiring a single-polar country?
How can a government which manages 98% of all the exports of the country, declare itself so innocent of its problems?
How can you say to sleep like a baby and wake up with such large bags under the eyes?
Do you think that Hugo Chavez would sleep happy as Maduro says he does, when so much unhappiness abounds?
Some countries have governments that washes brains, Venezuela has one which is brainwashed


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The folks over at CMSWire.com have a great writeup on the 100 hours to build a website challenge that took place at SxSW. A team of developers from Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress got together to build a website based on a specific list of specifications and design. At the end, (more…)


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My pleasure to announce the lineup for this year's FMC (8/22 FilmDayton Fest 9pm @ Neon Movies & TBD at Cincinnati Film Fest)
Thanks to all the talented creators who submitted! I had more submissions than ever this year and look forward to it being even bigger next year. Someday, I hope to expand this venture into something a bit bigger, but I can tell you more about that later.


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I also loved the directions posted by the Vineyard Cafe on their website:
"Directions to Vineyard Cafe by Car, Bike or Foot: Head to Yong He Gong Qiao (the second ring road bridge next to the Lama Temple) and go south. After 30 metres, at the first hutong (street) you reach, turn right. The street entrance currently has barriers with pictures of parks on either side of it - see photo on right. Vineyard Cafe is approximately 150 metres down the street on your right hand side. Unfortunately, the street is one way going east between 7am and 10pm so you will need to jump out the taxi at the end and walk down."


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Hello. I just noticed I haven't posted in six weeks. All I can say it has been a busy summer and I haven't been making many cards. I do miss getting crafty so hopefully soon I will get back to making a card now and again.
I have a card I made last week for the current Power and Spark challenge on Power Poppy, Shabby & Chic.
Countryside Bouquet Deluxe and colored with copics. The edges of the layers are distressed.
Thank you for stopping by.
Copics: B000, B00, BV000, BV01, E21, E23, R20, R21, R22, Y32, Y35, YG61, YG63, YR21, YR24, YR27
Sunday, August 30, 2015
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I think I remember you.....tee hee! So happy to see you back here in blogland! Beautiful card, dear friend! Hugs...ReplyDelete
Oh, Brenda, this is beautiful! I love the color combination, and your bouquet is colored perfectly! Just love the distressed edges of this pretty DP and the finishing touch of twine! Truly a stunning card! Hugs!ReplyDelete
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I drove up to see the vascular surgeon that is supposed to try to fix the circulation in my leg. To start with, either the nurse at my internist's office misspoke or my Linda Lou misunderstood, the circulation problem is not in my right foot but my left leg. This is great news because in early 1967 that right leg was badly broken with bones going out the skin and Lord only knows how much entering. And if that lower leg and foot were not getting any circulation it would be likely to be from vein and arterial damage, poorly repaired from 'way back then.
Instead, the problem is some ninety percent blockage of some big artery in my poor fat belly. So the plan is to make an incision in my crotch (careful, there, Doc!) and run a catheter up my femoral artery, when it hits the block to blow up an itty-bitty balloon. They will then shore it up so it doesn't collapse again, kind of like the way the old gold miners used to nail timber shoring up.
I am pleased that the solution seems simple. I shall go up early on Jan 28th, see Linda Lou in whatever rehab hospital that Doc Buch has her in after her knee rebuild, then spend the night with Dean and Stephanie in Plano. They will roll me out of bed, not give me any coffee or breakfast (grrr!) and carry me to Med City, Dallas to arrive at six AM. Then they'll put me to sleep and I'll wake up, hopefully not gelded. I'll call the kids, one of 'em will come get me and then, depending how woozy I am, I'll go home or spend the night. Most likely I'll hang out a couple-three hours and then drive home.
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"And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus… rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me… to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' "
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Everyone knows you're supposed to go easy on the ol' liquid sauce when you're sick. You're supposed to stay home, drink jugs of water, and eat handfuls of vitamin C. That's how you get better… but, that's not any fun at all.
San Francisco's The Devil's Acre in North Beach however, has a different antidote for a cure. Their 22-page menu, or "Almanac of Restorative Libations" as they like to call it, is sure to have something to treat your every ailment. Think Jamba Juice, only instead of "boosts" you have eight different types of elixirs created by actual herbalists—actual herbalists, who also like to partake in the giggle juice. There are potions like the "Immunity Tonic" for colds and flu's, the "Stress Soother" for you worry warts, and even the "Youth Elixir" whose Fo-Ti ingredient is believed to prevent greying hair. Have your bartender mix one of these magic stimulants into your booze-ridden cocktail and you're feeling better already. You've got a recipe for mischief, and this is the perfect place to find some.
Open since December, The Devil's Acre—a saloon type bar with an old-timey vibe—is the newest venture from the genius minds behind the Future Bars team (they own and operate some of the best bars in SF, namely Bourbon & Branch, Rickhouse, and Local Edition). The tavern's apothecary-theme stems from the fact that the building used to be a pharmacy back in the late 1800's, and the attention to detail the designers made to making this legit, is apparent.
Everything from the century-old canisters lining the walls actually filled with odd (and old) ingredients to the malt shakers tacked onto the bar to the complete lack of barstools is authentic. Back then you didn't simply sit and quietly converse with a friend on your night out, you stood there, belly up to the bar, enjoying your Julep while you tied one on—bar fighting, gambling, and stamping your boots to the beats booming from the live band at the podium. The area was dubbed the Devil's Acre, and—sorry New Orleans!—plenty of people will argue that it was thee place where jazz was born in the US.
These days, the region is better known as the Barbary Coast and is rich with history. While not quite as boisterous as its past dalliances, it still sometimes gets the reputation as being a bit seedy… but with all the new hotspots popping up along Columbus, it has increasingly become more popular, and as Jay Pouillot, the talkative and manically friendly bar manager puts it, "It's just seedy enough that you're like, 'Oh boy, this is gonna be fun!'"
So whether you're out for a spicy night at the bar, or you've planned ahead and booked a reservation to sit at one of the candlelit carved tables spread across the floor, The Devil's Acre has something for everyone… just as long as you have a sliver of naughtiness in you. Try a Barbary Coast Original like the "Devil's Manhattan" which promises to "instantly purify corrupted blood cells" or indulge in the "Pisco Punch" which served as the most popular, and expensive, liquor in San Francisco during the Gold Rush days.
After a couple Originals head down the unmarked staircase towards the back of the space and you'll run into a separate basement bar aptly called Remedie. It's a cozy one-roomed, low-ceilinged, dungeon-type of place that immediately makes you feel as though you've teleported even further back in time. The mixologist there will sling you age-old Period Specific Classics exclusive to the area like the "Three Sworn Enemies" which is named after the three vice's of the time: drunkenness, opium and gambling, and rightly pays homage to those iniquities with bourbon for the drunkenness, grand poppy for the opium, and gold dust for the gambling. And yes, the drink does shimmer. You'll want to stay here for a while.
And finally, for those of you who—bless your poor, poor souls—really are feeling sick and have fully come to a bar to not get boozy, this heavenly (hellish?) little gem of a bar has a treat for you too. The "Soda Fountain" is their very own in-house soda program which features drinks that actually, probably, really will help you get better. In the 1830's pharmacies invented the soda fountain so doctors would have something yummy to give their patients to immediately wash out the awful taste of their medicine-latent creations. Here, quick! Have an Angostura Phosphate! …Or perhaps maybe just a Cream Soda.
The Devil's Acre opens at 5pm on Tuesdays, and 3pm Wednesday through Sunday's. Make a reservation unless you're planning on belly upping at the bar. Which, as history shows, is not a boring place to be.
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OK, just some random things today since I haven't really blogged a lot these past few days. I'll get back to my regular schedule in a while, OK? Haha.
So we watched Iron Man two days ago and I actually kinda like it! I love the tech part, when the guy makes the Iron Man suit in his house, Cinema Displays! Haha, yeah.
I have the last Midnighters book! Although since school is almost starting, I might have less time to read it. Still, I can't wait! Seriously, I wanna know how this series ends!
I wanna read Twilight, because my friend wants to. Haha, not exactly but she told me about it and I read the plot line, it's OK. And besides, I have another excuse to beg for a book from my mom!
I'm gonna go have my shoes made because for the past month we've been looking at the retail stores and the biggest size they carry is ten, I'm an eleven. Yeah.
IDOL! Syehsa is going. 'Hit Me Up' was horrible. The battle of the two davids! YAY! I'm gonna update the ups and downs after this.


text: Harvest Updates from the Combine September 28, 2017 03:15 PM Tweet Harvest is in full swing across the Midwest. © Sonja Begemann TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Sonja Begemann Farm Journal Seeds and Crop Production Editor Email Twitter As you look down from the combine seat you see the payout of all of your hard work. This year, Mother Nature, markets and other formidable foes tried to steal from your pocketbook. Now is the time when you learn who the greater victor was: hopefully, you. Currently the U.S. sits at 11% of corn harvested and 10% of soybeans harvested in the 18 biggest production states. In AgriTalk's weekly Farmer Forum producers from Indiana, Kansas and Missouri all shared some of the highs and lows they've seen so far in harvest. In the Bootheel of Missouri, farmer Charlie Kruse is nearly finished with corn and soybean harvest. "We're done with corn and have about half of our soybeans cut," Kruse says. "Cotton is getting opened up and we're harvesting rice." He says farmers in his area are seeing stellar test weights and higher than typical yields, all over 200 bu. per acre. Despite what he says was more dicamba damage than last season, soybeans are sowing good yields as well—something he attributes to timely rainfall. "But we're just getting started." In Indiana farmers aren't seeing quite the garden southeast Missouri farmers experienced. Variability is the word on everyone's lips and end yield average for the state is anyone's guess. "[Corn] has been in the 130s to 190s so far," says Don Lamb, corn and soybean farmer in Lebanon, Ind. In a typical year he'd see corn yield range from 180 to 200 bu. per acre. "We have about 100 acres of corn done and 600 to 700 acres of soybeans done." He says soybeans are incredibly dry, 8% to 9% moisture at harvest. Thanks to replant, weed pressure and other challenges he's unsure what that will mean for end yield results. Parts of Kansas struggled with Mother Nature, too, with little rain. However, Ken McCauley in White Cloud, Kan. says he lucked out with ¼" rains here and there that saved his crops. "We're averaging over 200 bu. per acre [on corn], but five miles west and on out west you've gotta feel for those guys who didn't have rains, they're seeing some zero [yields] out there," McCauley says. "We're about 50% done with corn and haven't started cutting beans." He says farmers to the west of him are seeing considerably more variability. They can watch yield monitors jump to 300 and fall to 40 or 50 bu. per acre in seconds in corn. Farmers in his area who have broken out the soybean head are seeing 60 to 70 bu. per acre, while neighbors to the best are in the 40 to 50 bu. per acre range. "I still don't think USDA is correct [on final yield average for the state]," McCauley says. "I think they need to lower yield and total production because you still have variable areas." In USDA's most recent report it estimates Missouri will reach 164, Kansas will reach 133 and Indiana will reach 171 bu. per acre average in corn. Its soybean forecast estimates Missouri at 49, Kansas at 43 and Indiana at 56 bu. per acre average for the states. Back to news


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Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum and I thought I'd first introduce myself. I'm a 69 year old retired grandmother. I was in business for many years and never had the opportunity to write seriously. Once I retired, around 7 years ago, that all changed. I'm now just as busy writing as I ever was in my business.
Ok, this is a weight loss forum so let me explain why I have chosen to join. When I was in my early 40's I had some very minor surgery during which I suffered a cardiac arrest. Till then, I had never had a weight problem I couldn't take care of in the gym. My heart issue caused a number of problems.
Within 3 months or the event, I realized I was gaining weight. I upped my visits to the gym but it was clear that although the weight was coming off, it was a lot harder to accomplish than I had experienced before. I went to the doctor to find out why and I was diagnosed with a thyroid condition. The doctor said that rather than depend on exercise I should visit a dietitian who would teach me a better, healthier way to eat. That's when I really began to gain weight and for 20 years, despite regular exercise, and sticking to a diet, I very slowly, very gradually gained weight.
A little over 6 years ago I retired. I was 80 kilos by then and suffered the early symptoms of type2 diabetes. I finally had time to write and to think. The growing obesity that seemed to affect everybody around me didn't make sense, particularly in light of events and facts I knew about, that went right back to my youth. I decided to ignore all the diets and the current diet philosophy and instead return to what was natural to me twenty years earlier.
Today, I don't have a weight problem. I haven't had a weight problem for more than six years. I also no longer suffer the symptoms of type2 diabetes. I think that's a result important enough to earn me the right to tell people about it. So I have written a book which I hope to publish online very soon.
In the meantime I have created a little blog to tell people about my not so secret – secrets. I have also gone into video production, which I'm enjoying immensely. My grandkids are impressed and pretend interest in my weight loss story which they prefer to track on YouTube, rather than my blog. Who would have thought! I'm fast becoming a hero with the 9 -15 age group. Lol
I've joined this forum to help others. I know things nobody else talks about, and that suggests nobody else knows about it.
Not till you know and recognize the truth about a problem, can you be expected to successfully deal with it!
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