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As I drove home this evening, I sifted through possibilities for tonight’s blog post. This was one of those days where I felt drawn in several different directions, with no clear indication yet which path to take. Music had snagged my heart, and I listened to the La La Land soundtrack as I drove…and yet silence met my inquiry when I asked about sharing something musical.
I also felt drawn toward creating on a new page in my art journal. I am very much enjoying that artistic journey. Yet again, when I picked up the journal at home, and scanned through a new page, nothing really connected with me.
I considered that tonight, for the first time since I began blogging, three plus years ago, I might not have anything to write about.
And yet…something…something…was trying to rise to the surface.
Reaching for my Walking in This World book, by Julia Cameron, I finished the last chapter. It was on the final two pages that the stirrings within finally surfaced and understanding dawned.
In the final task, at the end of the book, Julia writes that each of us carries the inner capacity for awe. Different things inspire different people, and some things simply make us happy, and some things we love for no apparent reason. We experience the touch of the Great Creator, when we touch upon something we love.
Julia says, “Because the part of us that creates is youthful and innocent, an ideal place to collect artist toys is a good children’s bookstore.” I know the truth of Julia’s statement. I often pick up a book from the children’s library, when I am learning something new. These books for kids cut out the unnecessary clutter and get to the important stuff quickly.
The assignment was to find a children’s book that makes me happy. “Make it a point that your bedside table contains at least one book on a topic that simply delights you.” She goes on to write that delight opens the door for the Divine to touch us.
There it was, the connection I was looking for, the door swinging open. I had a strong visual image of looking through an open door earlier in the day, and wasn’t sure how to interpret that. And now the Divine was inviting me to enter, by way of my delight.
Because, I already have a children’s book on my bedside table, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and I’ve been wondering how to share about it. However, I’m not exactly clear about why I have been drawn to read this book, and the series that follows. I recently rewatched all the Harry Potter movies. And that wasn’t enough. Now I know I am supposed to read the books.
This magical tale, by JK Rowling, centers on Harry Potter, an orphaned boy who does not know who he is. He only knows he is miserable, living in a tiny cupboard under the stairs, in a house with horrible people. His aunt, uncle, and insufferable cousin fear who he might be and seek to prevent Harry from living his destiny.
But when a mysterious owl delivers a strange letter to young Potter, his life shifts dramatically. The letter is an invitation to a place, a world, that Harry never dreamed existed. At Hogwarts, Harry Potter finds new friends and incredible knowledge, strength he didn’t know he possessed and almost overwhelming challenges. Ultimately, he finds himself.
I may not know yet what all the truths are for me, within these children’s books, but in this first volume, I’ve discovered…it does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live…it takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to an enemy and just as much to stand up to friends…fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself…truth can be beautiful and terrible…and music is a magic, beyond all we do here.
I don’t have to know why I am being guided to Harry Potter. I don’t have to figure it all out. My inner artist knows what she’s doing. I can simply marvel. I can delight. And in finding delight, I am opening the door to the touch of the Divine, and connecting to a sense of the marvelous.
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For many people, Super Bowl Sunday is the most anticipated winter tv program. I do watch that sporting event. However, it is not the most keenly anticipated show for me. All my life, the end of December has not only signaled the end of the year, it signals the countdown to my favorite televised event…the Academy Awards, nicknamed the Oscars.
I am posting in the blog during commercial breaks, as this award show typically concludes late in the evening. And I am loving the program already. Justin Timberlake performed one of the nominated songs as the opener, a lively number that had attendees on their feet, dancing in the aisles. I applauded as heartily as anyone.
I confess to a slight trepidation, leading up to the award show. With the highly charged political climate that we currently live in, I felt my anticipation diminished by the concern that tonight’s focus would shift from the movies and spectacular performances to divisive speeches and statements.
This is what I had to do…let my concerns go. I accepted that everyone is allowed to share their thoughts and opinions. Everyone. And if I reacted to something said, whether by host Jimmy Kimmel or a presenter or an actor accepting an Oscar, that’s on me, that’s something to go within and inquire about.
I needn’t have been concerned. Host Jimmy Kimmel set the tone for the evening with a light hearted opening monologue. “We are going to have fun tonight!” Jimmy promised. I applauded again.
The first winner of the evening was Mahershala Ali, for Moonlight. If Jimmy set the tone for the award show, Mahershala raised the bar for acceptance speeches. He was humble, gracious, sincere. “It’s not about you,” he was told as a new actor, “You are serving the characters, the stories.” My heart was pierced by his words, his tears. Mahershala is an actor to watch, as he tells stories.
Viola Davis picked up the Oscar for her performance in Fences. Through tears she shared passionately that she became an actress because this is a profession that knows what it means to celebrate life…not just well known publically recognized lives, but the lives of common everyday people who hoped and dreamed and lived and died. She was asked, as an actress, “What kind of stories do you want to tell?” Viola is answering that question through the characters she chooses to portray.
Emma Stone captured this award, her first, for her role in La La Land. She thanked the other nominees for allowing her to stand alongside them. Through tears she said she still has a lot of learning and growing to do, and her Oscar is a symbol, a sign, to continue on her journey.
Casey Affleck, humble and searching for the right words, picked up his first Oscar for Manchester by the Sea. His acting career has been inspired by Denzel Washington, whom he met for the first time tonight.
Damien Chazelle, La La Land, picked up his first Oscar and is the youngest director in history to win in the Best Director category. He is 32 years old.
In all the years that I’ve watched the Oscars, I’ve never seen the wrong winner announced. It happened tonight, for the top award, Best Picture. The presenters were given the wrong envelope, which contained the winner for Best Actress Emma Stone, La La Land. Confused, they hesitated and at last announced La La Land as the winner. During the acceptance speech, one of the supposed winners broke the news that they had actually lost…and Moonlight was the correct winner. I was as confused as everyone else was! I was hoping La La Land would win. But I was impressed with the graciousness of the La La Land cast and the Moonlight group. I wish both could have walked off the stage with Oscars.
I so enjoyed the evening. There were many surprises, such as a bus full of unsuspecting tourists who got a peek inside the theater, and a funny Mean Tweets segment where actors read trolls’ comments about them on Twitter. And a huge number of firsts occurred: all the major categories were won by people receiving their first Oscars, Amazon had its first big movie nominated, Manchester by the Sea, and it won in two categories, the youngest director in history won, and for the first time a major goof at the end caused the wrong film to be announced as Best Picture. Wow.
For me, the biggest surprise (other than the unintentional twist at the end) was finding out what this year’s theme was for the Academy Awards…Inspiration. I didn’t know until the theme was revealed, half way through the show. My mouth fell open. I loved my personal connection with the word, my word for 2017, and that men and women shared throughout the evening about the films, characters and actors who inspired them.
And there were tears, shed by winners as they spoke from their hearts, and shed by me during those acceptance speeches, during moving performances of the nominated songs, and when Michael J Fox, who is battling Parkinson’s disease, presented for Film Editing.
The Memorial segment is especially poignant, as actors who have died in the past year are honored for their contributions to the world, and for their lives. We lost so many bright shining souls, passionate gifted people who devoted their lives to following their hearts. We have been blessed by their dedication.
I was inspired tonight. I have nine Best Picture nominated films to watch and I made a list of other movies, shorts and documentaries to view as well. In fact, for the first time, I would like to watch all of the winners, in all of the categories, a lofty goal for sure, a challenge I am presenting to myself.
I appreciated the diversity of the 89th Academy Awards. Although La La Land collected the most Oscars with six wins, no movie overshadowed the others. The winners were from countries around the world including Italy, Syria, Iran, Canada, France and England. All races, colors, genders and ages were represented, celebrated, and honored.

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as i drove home this evening, i sifted through possibilities for tonight’s blog post. this was one of those days where i felt drawn in several different directions, with no clear indication yet which path to take. music had snagged my heart, and i listened to the la la land soundtrack as i drove…and yet silence met my inquiry when i asked about sharing something musical.
i also felt drawn toward creating on a new page in my art journal. i am very much enjoying that artistic journey. yet again, when i picked up the journal at home, and scanned through a new page, nothing really connected with me.
i considered that tonight, for the first time since i began blogging, three plus years ago, i might not have anything to write about.
and yet…something…something…was trying to rise to the surface.
reaching for my walking in this world book, by julia cameron, i finished the last chapter. it was on the final two pages that the stirrings within finally surfaced and understanding dawned.
in the final task, at the end of the book, julia writes that each of us carries the inner capacity for awe. different things inspire different people, and some things simply make us happy, and some things we love for no apparent reason. we experience the touch of the great creator, when we touch upon something we love.
julia says, “because the part of us that creates is youthful and innocent, an ideal place to collect artist toys is a good children’s bookstore.” i know the truth of julia’s statement. i often pick up a book from the children’s library, when i am learning something new. these books for kids cut out the unnecessary clutter and get to the important stuff quickly.
the assignment was to find a children’s book that makes me happy. “make it a point that your bedside table contains at least one book on a topic that simply delights you.” she goes on to write that delight opens the door for the divine to touch us.
there it was, the connection i was looking for, the door swinging open. i had a strong visual image of looking through an open door earlier in the day, and wasn’t sure how to interpret that. and now the divine was inviting me to enter, by way of my delight.
because, i already have a children’s book on my bedside table, harry potter and the sorcerer’s stone, and i’ve been wondering how to share about it. however, i’m not exactly clear about why i have been drawn to read this book, and the series that follows. i recently rewatched all the harry potter movies. and that wasn’t enough. now i know i am supposed to read the books.
this magical tale, by jk rowling, centers on harry potter, an orphaned boy who does not know who he is. he only knows he is miserable, living in a tiny cupboard under the stairs, in a house with horrible people. his aunt, uncle, and insufferable cousin fear who he might be and seek to prevent harry from living his destiny.
but when a mysterious owl delivers a strange letter to young potter, his life shifts dramatically. the letter is an invitation to a place, a world, that harry never dreamed existed. at hogwarts, harry potter finds new friends and incredible knowledge, strength he didn’t know he possessed and almost overwhelming challenges. ultimately, he finds himself.
i may not know yet what all the truths are for me, within these children’s books, but in this first volume, i’ve discovered…it does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live…it takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to an enemy and just as much to stand up to friends…fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself…truth can be beautiful and terrible…and music is a magic, beyond all we do here.
i don’t have to know why i am being guided to harry potter. i don’t have to figure it all out. my inner artist knows what she’s doing. i can simply marvel. i can delight. and in finding delight, i am opening the door to the touch of the divine, and connecting to a sense of the marvelous.
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for many people, super bowl sunday is the most anticipated winter tv program. i do watch that sporting event. however, it is not the most keenly anticipated show for me. all my life, the end of december has not only signaled the end of the year, it signals the countdown to my favorite televised event…the academy awards, nicknamed the oscars.
i am posting in the blog during commercial breaks, as this award show typically concludes late in the evening. and i am loving the program already. justin timberlake performed one of the nominated songs as the opener, a lively number that had attendees on their feet, dancing in the aisles. i applauded as heartily as anyone.
i confess to a slight trepidation, leading up to the award show. with the highly charged political climate that we currently live in, i felt my anticipation diminished by the concern that tonight’s focus would shift from the movies and spectacular performances to divisive speeches and statements.
this is what i had to do…let my concerns go. i accepted that everyone is allowed to share their thoughts and opinions. everyone. and if i reacted to something said, whether by host jimmy kimmel or a presenter or an actor accepting an oscar, that’s on me, that’s something to go within and inquire about.
i needn’t have been concerned. host jimmy kimmel set the tone for the evening with a light hearted opening monologue. “we are going to have fun tonight!” jimmy promised. i applauded again.
the first winner of the evening was mahershala ali, for moonlight. if jimmy set the tone for the award show, mahershala raised the bar for acceptance speeches. he was humble, gracious, sincere. “it’s not about you,” he was told as a new actor, “you are serving the characters, the stories.” my heart was pierced by his words, his tears. mahershala is an actor to watch, as he tells stories.
viola davis picked up the oscar for her performance in fences. through tears she shared passionately that she became an actress because this is a profession that knows what it means to celebrate life…not just well known publically recognized lives, but the lives of common everyday people who hoped and dreamed and lived and died. she was asked, as an actress, “what kind of stories do you want to tell?” viola is answering that question through the characters she chooses to portray.
emma stone captured this award, her first, for her role in la la land. she thanked the other nominees for allowing her to stand alongside them. through tears she said she still has a lot of learning and growing to do, and her oscar is a symbol, a sign, to continue on her journey.
casey affleck, humble and searching for the right words, picked up his first oscar for manchester by the sea. his acting career has been inspired by denzel washington, whom he met for the first time tonight.
damien chazelle, la la land, picked up his first oscar and is the youngest director in history to win in the best director category. he is 32 years old.
in all the years that i’ve watched the oscars, i’ve never seen the wrong winner announced. it happened tonight, for the top award, best picture. the presenters were given the wrong envelope, which contained the winner for best actress emma stone, la la land. confused, they hesitated and at last announced la la land as the winner. during the acceptance speech, one of the supposed winners broke the news that they had actually lost…and moonlight was the correct winner. i was as confused as everyone else was! i was hoping la la land would win. but i was impressed with the graciousness of the la la land cast and the moonlight group. i wish both could have walked off the stage with oscars.
i so enjoyed the evening. there were many surprises, such as a bus full of unsuspecting tourists who got a peek inside the theater, and a funny mean tweets segment where actors read trolls’ comments about them on twitter. and a huge number of firsts occurred: all the major categories were won by people receiving their first oscars, amazon had its first big movie nominated, manchester by the sea, and it won in two categories, the youngest director in history won, and for the first time a major goof at the end caused the wrong film to be announced as best picture. wow.
for me, the biggest surprise (other than the unintentional twist at the end) was finding out what this year’s theme was for the academy awards…inspiration. i didn’t know until the theme was revealed, half way through the show. my mouth fell open. i loved my personal connection with the word, my word for 2017, and that men and women shared throughout the evening about the films, characters and actors who inspired them.
and there were tears, shed by winners as they spoke from their hearts, and shed by me during those acceptance speeches, during moving performances of the nominated songs, and when michael j fox, who is battling parkinson’s disease, presented for film editing.
the memorial segment is especially poignant, as actors who have died in the past year are honored for their contributions to the world, and for their lives. we lost so many bright shining souls, passionate gifted people who devoted their lives to following their hearts. we have been blessed by their dedication.
i was inspired tonight. i have nine best picture nominated films to watch and i made a list of other movies, shorts and documentaries to view as well. in fact, for the first time, i would like to watch all of the winners, in all of the categories, a lofty goal for sure, a challenge i am presenting to myself.
i appreciated the diversity of the 89th academy awards. although la la land collected the most oscars with six wins, no movie overshadowed the others. the winners were from countries around the world including italy, syria, iran, canada, france and england. all races, colors, genders and ages were represented, celebrated, and honored.


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JS, Journal, 16 Dec. 1835; see also Historical Introduction to Letter from William Smith, 18 Dec. 1835.
and Mary Cahoon Elliott at which JS and William engaged in a heated verbal altercation. He also appears to have participated in the 16 December debate that provoked the brothers’ fistfight, and his ongoing comments about JS’s actions that evening prompted the 28 December council meeting featured here.
Minutes, 29 Oct. 1835; JS, Journal, 16 Dec. 1835; Historical Introduction to Letter from William Smith, 18 Dec. 1835.
JS, Journal, 28 Dec. 1835.
overpower by arguement, they would by knocking down, but said in a jesting way.
said we would not have had any difficulty, if J. Smith had not have got mad.
gave him an idea that he had a difficulty with J. Smith.
respecting being swerved when debating questions, must be weak minded.
said was calculated to hurt J. Smith.
said that Smith was against the school.
respecting reading Tho. Paine without having his faith shaken.
, he thought he had nothing against J. Smith Junr.
and Bishop had the spirit of the debating school.

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js, journal, 16 dec. 1835; see also historical introduction to letter from william smith, 18 dec. 1835.
and mary cahoon elliott at which js and william engaged in a heated verbal altercation. he also appears to have participated in the 16 december debate that provoked the brothers’ fistfight, and his ongoing comments about js’s actions that evening prompted the 28 december council meeting featured here.
minutes, 29 oct. 1835; js, journal, 16 dec. 1835; historical introduction to letter from william smith, 18 dec. 1835.
js, journal, 28 dec. 1835.
overpower by arguement, they would by knocking down, but said in a jesting way.
said we would not have had any difficulty, if j. smith had not have got mad.
gave him an idea that he had a difficulty with j. smith.
respecting being swerved when debating questions, must be weak minded.
said was calculated to hurt j. smith.
said that smith was against the school.
respecting reading tho. paine without having his faith shaken.
, he thought he had nothing against j. smith junr.
and bishop had the spirit of the debating school.


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Sarah L. Egbert 92 of Carmi, passed away Monday at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born December 25, 1926 in McLeansboro, the daughter of Azarah and Salena (Gwaltney) McDaniel. She married Wallace “Tom” Egbert on July 4, 1942 in East St. Louis and he preceded her in death on June 11, 2000.
Early in their marriage, Sarah and Tom operated an Ice and Coal business. Later, they owned and operated various bars in the Carmi area. She was a member of the V.F.W and American Legion Auxiliaries and The Ladies of the Moose. She was an active Girl Scout Leader when her children were young.
She is survived by her sons, Wallace “Wally” (Mary Ann), William “Bill” (Anna), Leslie “Les” (Judy), Larry (Linda) and Mike “Spud” (Kim) Egbert; daughters, Carol (Van) Naylor, Glena (Delbert) Kelly and Betty Beets; 30 grandchildren, 64 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband, her sons, Eddie and Bob and 12 brothers and sisters.

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sarah l. egbert 92 of carmi, passed away monday at deaconess gateway hospital in newburgh. she was born december 25, 1926 in mcleansboro, the daughter of azarah and salena (gwaltney) mcdaniel. she married wallace “tom” egbert on july 4, 1942 in east st. louis and he preceded her in death on june 11, 2000.
early in their marriage, sarah and tom operated an ice and coal business. later, they owned and operated various bars in the carmi area. she was a member of the v.f.w and american legion auxiliaries and the ladies of the moose. she was an active girl scout leader when her children were young.
she is survived by her sons, wallace “wally” (mary ann), william “bill” (anna), leslie “les” (judy), larry (linda) and mike “spud” (kim) egbert; daughters, carol (van) naylor, glena (delbert) kelly and betty beets; 30 grandchildren, 64 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren. numerous nieces and nephews also survive. she was preceded in death by her husband, her sons, eddie and bob and 12 brothers and sisters.


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andrew mccoy photography consider the companies below as close associates and recommend their services and products.
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We are a small and dedicated team poised to become Australia’s New Nickel.
Due to the low nickel price, all our sites are currently on care and maintenance however, once the market improves we will seek to expand on our talented team whilst retaining all the positive attributes of a small company culture – close knit, collaborative, one for all and all for one and striving to create a shared and fruitful future.
We have three (predominantly underground) projects which we will move into production on a phased basis. Our head office is based in Subiaco and our mine sites are in the Goldfields region of WA. You will see from the map on the left the geography of our operations.
Our business means we will seek people from all walks of life with diverse technical, trade and professional backgrounds. Having said that, we will first and foremost be interested in you as a person, your gifts and qualities. We will look to see how you may contribute to our team and our success and in turn, what we can offer you in terms of an opportunity to grow and learn within a developing company.
This is the character of the company we are and the one we are committed to embrace across the long term.

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we are a small and dedicated team poised to become australia’s new nickel.
due to the low nickel price, all our sites are currently on care and maintenance however, once the market improves we will seek to expand on our talented team whilst retaining all the positive attributes of a small company culture – close knit, collaborative, one for all and all for one and striving to create a shared and fruitful future.
we have three (predominantly underground) projects which we will move into production on a phased basis. our head office is based in subiaco and our mine sites are in the goldfields region of wa. you will see from the map on the left the geography of our operations.
our business means we will seek people from all walks of life with diverse technical, trade and professional backgrounds. having said that, we will first and foremost be interested in you as a person, your gifts and qualities. we will look to see how you may contribute to our team and our success and in turn, what we can offer you in terms of an opportunity to grow and learn within a developing company.
this is the character of the company we are and the one we are committed to embrace across the long term.


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Microsoft Virtual Academy is a free access training portal site from Microsoft, that is focused on helping those in IT to easily learn about Microsoft technologies. It consist of several courses you can study at your own pace. The courses are worth a determined amount of points depending on their depth level. The MVA site in turn works on a points based system and scoreboard as way of encouragement and as way to rank you in the site.
Bronze: 0 to 370 points.
Silver: 371 to 699 points.
Gold: 700 to 999 points.
Platinum: 1000 points or more.
Beyond the points and scoreboard within the MVA community. Finishing courses and getting points get anyone enrolled in the MVA discounts for Microsoft Certifications and access to special Microsoft promotions related to Microsoft technologies with courses on the MVA.
The Microsoft Virtual Academy is free for anyone wanting to enroll in, the only thing needed is a Live ID and being interested in a specific course.
The Microsoft Virtual Academy site in itself is very well laid out and as something worth of pointing out, it happens to sport a Metro UI-UX styled design. Something that looks to be spreading over all Microsoft web properties now. And I must say it works very well to make things fluid and pleasant.
For further questions about the MVA, the site got a fairly clear F.A.Q page you can take a look at.
Microsoft Virtual Academy results in a very interesting hybrid of e-learning portal and promotional vehicle from Microsoft as its main function beyond promoting Microsoft Tech is to help as a easier to follow and use learning aid for those interested in Microsoft Certifications. But that thanks to it being well balanced, works pretty well.
Separated by less than a month from the release of Flash 10.2, A new Adobe AIR update is now out and while it is not a major release by itself, it is what should have also been released with Adobe AIR 2.5. In fact Adobe AIR 2.6 got released broken in several releases; From the release of AIR 2.6 for Android that was released in advance of both the Desktop SDK and Runtime of Adobe AIR 2.6, and of course the actual update for currently installed Adobe AIR runtimes that just went live last week.
The reason for the advanced release of AIR 2.6 for Android had all to do with Adobe’s strategic partnership with Google, as Adobe needed and more than likely was demanded for this release AIR to spice up Google’s own release of Android 3.0 A.K.A Honeycomb and Android 3.0 based slates like the Motorola XOOM. This way AIR for Android could then fully support the Content Viewer for Android and Adobe’s new Digital Publishing Suite.
Adobe AIR 2.6 is all about pushing forward the dream of Adobe to go Multiscreen and do so with good performance. Reason why I guess all that it is in AIR 2.6 could not had been released with AIR 2.6 as Flash 10.2 advancements were integral to realizing this.
With AIR 2.6, Adobe goes back to truly supporting iOS in the SDK, and they are going back on iOS with a vengeance, as they are now offering a end to end solution akin to what Novell’s MonoTouch does for iOS. Giving Flash, Flex and WebStack devs the comfort of developing in the way they know they are faster with. Leaving it to the AIR for iOS solution to integrate the developed code as a native iOS App via the “new” AIR Developer Tool instead of the OS X Packager for iPhone; Native iOS apps with the RIAness of Adobe but without sacrificing performance anymore.
So AIR 2.6 starts truly delivering Adobe AIR as a MultiScreen solution. In the same way you can say Microsoft is working on making Silverlight run everywhere. AIR 2.6 actually puts Adobe once again completely in the lead, by making it possible to deliver RIA apps that run in the Desktop (Win, OS X, Linux), the Web (Via the Flash plugin) and in two mobile platforms (Android and iOS) with two different form factors. And with the additional promise of AIR being able to deliver Apps to two extra Mobile platforms sooner than later. Starting with The Playbook from RIM and potentially following with HP WebOS later on. You could also wonder why am not also counting Adobe AIR for TV’s. And the simple reason for that, is because it is not truly there yet. But just like in the case of The Playbook, that should soon change.
Take advantage of new features in iOS 4 like multitasking, retina display for higher screen resolutions up to 960x640, and front and back camera support. Capture audio with the microphone and build applications with an integrated development process when packaging to the IPA format.
Conveniently debug your applications on an Android device through a USB connection with no Wi-Fi setup required. Android USB drivers for Microsoft® Windows® are now included with the Adobe AIR software development kit (SDK).
Maximize graphics rendering performance for Android and iOS by taking advantage of the device's graphics hardware acceleration.
Display web links inside an application (for example, your Facebook application) to quickly access web content without having to leave your application. No need to switch to your web browser.
Simplify the development of multiscreen applications when soft keyboards automatically appear when required. Desktop applications originally designed for physical keyboards are more easily optimized for mobile devices when you don't have to modify the content or application to display the soft keyboard.
Is in a sense what Adobe AIR 2.6 brings now, An Adobe that shows they are playing to win by bringing their best RIA game into fruition, in as many screens and platforms they can manage. Making the plight for the RIA a dead serious statement on why Runtimes and Plugins are here to stay and got a solid place in the future.
But if words are not enough, here is a video showing what AIR 2.6 brings and the potential of what Adobe AIR 3.0 could then mean in the future.
Before there were proper browser add-ons, there were Bookmarklets. These allow you to perform a function you would usually use a browser extension or userscript for. And they are named bookmarklets, because they can be saved in the same way as a simple bookmark, while at the same time they are not bookmarks at all. In order to use them you need to click them in the same way you would click any other bookmark. Usually best to access them from the favorites bar or Bookmarks toolbar in your preferred browser for a improved convenience.
Marklets is a simple bookmarklet search engine and index, from where you can search for all kinds of these smart bookmarks, as the marklets site aptly calls them.
Right now there are 99 bookmarklets, but the number should be able able to grow well beyond that as anyone can add a bookmarklet to the site or rank the existing ones. Site is well structured, while sparsely designed in order to make the ads in the site a bit more effective from what I can gather. Not really a bother just a make the site a bit uneven.
So what kind of functions can you get by using bookmarklets? Anything from a one click link capture twitter share to a one click website element remover for a easier website screenshot capture, etc, etc.
Bookmarklets are a good way to not having to install unnecessary browser-addons and easy to use and share because they will work in pretty much any browser. Marklets makes for a easier way to get them.
Technorati Tags: marklets,marklets.com,bookmarklets,smart bookmarks,bookmarklets search engine.
Burst Linking is a concept that always attracted my attention from the times it was only possible via a desktop tool running in Windows 95 (circa 1997 . Now the concept is being used along with Shorturl sharing as a web app, which makes this old concept fresh once again.
Brief.ly is a great free burst linking online tool, that allows you to share multiple links in a single shorturl link. Going also beyond what other similar online tools did by giving you a better landing page for your pack of links with free analytics and even multiple shorturl providers for you to choose from.
Previously, I had posted about BridgeURL, which was to my knowledge (at the time I posted on it) the best online burst linker tool around. With only a really big flaw: the shorturl it gave you linked to a website viewer first instead of linking to a landing page with the pack of links you had shared. Which struck me as odd as it goes against the purpose of burst linking.
Brief.ly don’t does that and gets it right by giving you several shorturl providers to choose from and linking you first to a landing page with the pack of links you shared as it should be! Secondary to that come the iframe based website viewers, they also give you and even the need of you having to be registered to the service. You don’t have to be registered to use brief.ly. But if you do register, they give you some simple analytics for the links you are sharing as an extra. You can join brief.ly by registering a account or by logging in with Facebook. The choice is put at your discretion. I personally recommend registering an account. It is a really great online tool for sharing multiple links in one go, the best one yet.
Taken from the Ireland Windows 7 Theme, here I bring you 17 Desktop Backgrounds (wallpapers) of Ireland plus 22 custom system sounds made for that theme you can also use if you want.
Then you just select the sounds you want to change one by one, match accordingly to the file names of the .Wav files included in the zip file linker in this very post. That should give you the same “Celtic” sounds scheme that is added automatically in Windows 7, but in your Windows XP installation.
In the case you want to revert to the default sound scheme, just go back to the Sound Tab in the Sounds and Audio Device Properties Window and select the default sound scheme under the sound scheme selector, then click apply. Easy.
Then you just select the sounds you want to change one by one, match accordingly to the file names of the .Wav files included in the zip file linked in this very post. That should give you the same “Celtic” sounds scheme that is added automatically in Windows 7, but in your Windows Vista installation.
In the case you want to revert to the default sound scheme, just go back to the Sound Tab in the Sound Window and select the default sound scheme under the sound scheme selector, then click apply. Easy.
While it was mainly a coincidence, what better day to post a Windows 7 Theme focused on Ireland than in Saint Patrick’s Day right? Right.
This way you can easily extend your thoughts of the contemplatively beautiful Ireland from a day to a week. And as the official theme write up says, why would you not if it is all so pretty and nice?
This Windows 7 Theme comes with a green tint (of course), 17 desktop backgrounds, but more importantly 22 custom sounds for the OS with an awesome Irish folklore music touch to them apply called Celtic. Simply a very well conceived Windows 7 Theme. Above the average for sure. I wonder if it was put up by someone actually Irish, certainly hope so and if not, lets pretend it was to make it feel even more authentic.
Some websites and blogs offer intentionally only cut-up feeds in order to make to you click to their sites and make you leave the confines of your favorite feed reader. A practice I personally dislike and disagree as you can easily check from Appatic’s own feed. For that reason I want to offer all of you that happen to agree with me a way to convert cut-up/truncated/limited feeds into full feeds.
Full Text RSS Feed Builder is a free online service that does exactly what its self-explanatory name implies. It allows you to input any cut-up/limited/truncated feed that only offers a little part of a blog post instead of the full content, and convert into a Full Text RSS Feed.
Once you have converted your truncated/limited/cut-up feed, you get a instant preview of how your converted feed will read along with the link for it. Fast & Easy.
This is not the first time I tell you about a service like this, before I had posted about WizardRSS and FullFeeds. But Full Text RSS Feed Builder just seems a better option right now. WizardRSS was recently updated but not upgraded. And FullFeeds looks to be now down all the time, maybe even for good. For those reasons I thought that Full Text RSS Feed Builder was worth a post of its own since it resulted better and multiples choices are always good even if for the same kind of services. Check it as it well worth a bookmark if you are a feed reader user.
Previously, FilesBoox was a File Search Engine based on FilesPump. But looks like it faced either some pressure or a change of heart and now the service has reinvented itself by jumping in the mirror, while at the same time conserving its name and domain.
FilesBoox is a quick file sharing and hosting online service. With it you can share any kind of file of any size for quick online delivery. There is no leaderboard of recently shared files or anything like that, so you can either share the file publicly or privately. It is at your own discretion.
Just load the site and you will see a Browse Files button. Click it and a Windows Explorer dialog will pop up, select the file you want to share and then click Open.
After you click Open, you will instantly see a upload progress bar that will show you the name of the file you are sharing, its data weight and the % uploaded. If you need to cancel, just click the red x button to abort the upload.
Once your file has finished uploading, a window frame will appear showing the Direct Download Link for the file you have just share along with a HTML and Forum code with that link for quick copy-pasting use. Finally, it will also show you a remove link in case you need or want to have the file erased. Now you got what you need to share your file.
FilesBoox makes for a good uncomplicated online file sharer and temporary file host.
Given the ease of use and size of the usable site. FilesBoox also makes for a good candidate to be used as a SSB app, if you want to consider that option, I recommend you to use Bubbles for that end.
It was back in 2009 with the release of IE8 that Microsoft first started to publicly declare the need for the world of letting go of IE6. From then to now things have only got more and more direct and since last week, the breaking point has finally been reached. Now Microsoft is not just saying it and supporting others declarations for the phase out of IE6. They have decided to put up a site for that goal, and that goal only.
TheIE6CountDown.com is a educational and promotional site that calls for the phase out of IE6 educating with the numbers of the current IE6 usage around the world and the basic info on why not use IE6. It is also a promotional vehicle for the close to be released IE9 in the case of Vista and 7 users or as a Microsoft sanctioned upgrade path to IE8 for those still using XP as their main Windows OS installation.
As of Feb 2011, approximately 12% of the connected world is still using IE6 as the main browser. The goal of Microsoft is to make that 12% a 1% as soon as possible. Something not as hard to do when it comes to common users, meaning those not accessing the internet from workstation. From the detailed stats screenshot below combined with the profiled one above, It is clear that the average percentage of IE6 usage around the world if not counting China, South Korea and India (the top 3 countries using IE6) is already at 5-6%. So the goal of only a 1% of usage is reachable from that perspective, even if I see 3% on average as the most realistic figure for 2011. But counting everyone in, then I would put the reachable target for 2011 at 9% and maybe maybe 7% if things go extremely well.
With all this said, it will be a good thing if you want to collaborate and check out on the site to know how you can accelerate the IE6 phase out.
Ok, this one is pretty much only for those that either got a little kid (7yrs old or less) or happen to like and hunt for WPF based (.NET fans) apps. In my case I got a little nephew constantly around and I do like to hunt for .NET based apps, so since I had both reasons, I decided to post about this little App.
FlashCards.Show is a ClickOnce enabled, WPF based educational kids game app focused in flashcard styled games designed by IdentityMine. Made for Microsoft to be used as a fleshed out illustrative example of a App that went from being a WPF desktop app to a Silverlight based one for WP7 and how the same app can be faithfully transitioned to different mediums. But since it was so fleshed out, I decided that it should not just be used by those doing tech demos at Microsoft, but by anyone that would want it.
FlashCards.Show comes with 3 different Card Deck classes: Alphabet, Animals and Flowers. In turn each Card Deck class got 3 different kinds of game: Leaning, Matching and Memory.
The learning games will show a card a time and if clicked, the card will turn showing the name of what the card is showing. Plus to that it will also show a play button with the audio of the correct pronunciation of the name of what was shown by that card.
The matching games will show a wall of shown cards separated by demonstrative cards and name cards. Matching a demonstrative card to the name card will make both disappear and that will be marked as a correct match.
The memory games will show a wall of unshown cards. Clicking or touching one card will show either a demonstrative or name card for 5 seconds and will turn around if left untouched or if a match is not made with another card. A memory match should then consist of a demonstrative card and a name card. If the match is made, both cards will disappear and that will be considered a correct match.
A simple, well designed and free educational game app for kids easy to enjoy. Only drawback about it is that you truly wish it had a lot more card decks and more games. But given the price and the easy 3 clicks install, there is really no much to complain about. App works in XP, Vista and 7.

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microsoft virtual academy is a free access training portal site from microsoft, that is focused on helping those in it to easily learn about microsoft technologies. it consist of several courses you can study at your own pace. the courses are worth a determined amount of points depending on their depth level. the mva site in turn works on a points based system and scoreboard as way of encouragement and as way to rank you in the site.
bronze: 0 to 370 points.
silver: 371 to 699 points.
gold: 700 to 999 points.
platinum: 1000 points or more.
beyond the points and scoreboard within the mva community. finishing courses and getting points get anyone enrolled in the mva discounts for microsoft certifications and access to special microsoft promotions related to microsoft technologies with courses on the mva.
the microsoft virtual academy is free for anyone wanting to enroll in, the only thing needed is a live id and being interested in a specific course.
the microsoft virtual academy site in itself is very well laid out and as something worth of pointing out, it happens to sport a metro ui-ux styled design. something that looks to be spreading over all microsoft web properties now. and i must say it works very well to make things fluid and pleasant.
for further questions about the mva, the site got a fairly clear f.a.q page you can take a look at.
microsoft virtual academy results in a very interesting hybrid of e-learning portal and promotional vehicle from microsoft as its main function beyond promoting microsoft tech is to help as a easier to follow and use learning aid for those interested in microsoft certifications. but that thanks to it being well balanced, works pretty well.
separated by less than a month from the release of flash 10.2, a new adobe air update is now out and while it is not a major release by itself, it is what should have also been released with adobe air 2.5. in fact adobe air 2.6 got released broken in several releases; from the release of air 2.6 for android that was released in advance of both the desktop sdk and runtime of adobe air 2.6, and of course the actual update for currently installed adobe air runtimes that just went live last week.
the reason for the advanced release of air 2.6 for android had all to do with adobe’s strategic partnership with google, as adobe needed and more than likely was demanded for this release air to spice up google’s own release of android 3.0 a.k.a honeycomb and android 3.0 based slates like the motorola xoom. this way air for android could then fully support the content viewer for android and adobe’s new digital publishing suite.
adobe air 2.6 is all about pushing forward the dream of adobe to go multiscreen and do so with good performance. reason why i guess all that it is in air 2.6 could not had been released with air 2.6 as flash 10.2 advancements were integral to realizing this.
with air 2.6, adobe goes back to truly supporting ios in the sdk, and they are going back on ios with a vengeance, as they are now offering a end to end solution akin to what novell’s monotouch does for ios. giving flash, flex and webstack devs the comfort of developing in the way they know they are faster with. leaving it to the air for ios solution to integrate the developed code as a native ios app via the “new” air developer tool instead of the os x packager for iphone; native ios apps with the rianess of adobe but without sacrificing performance anymore.
so air 2.6 starts truly delivering adobe air as a multiscreen solution. in the same way you can say microsoft is working on making silverlight run everywhere. air 2.6 actually puts adobe once again completely in the lead, by making it possible to deliver ria apps that run in the desktop (win, os x, linux), the web (via the flash plugin) and in two mobile platforms (android and ios) with two different form factors. and with the additional promise of air being able to deliver apps to two extra mobile platforms sooner than later. starting with the playbook from rim and potentially following with hp webos later on. you could also wonder why am not also counting adobe air for tv’s. and the simple reason for that, is because it is not truly there yet. but just like in the case of the playbook, that should soon change.
take advantage of new features in ios 4 like multitasking, retina display for higher screen resolutions up to 960x640, and front and back camera support. capture audio with the microphone and build applications with an integrated development process when packaging to the ipa format.
conveniently debug your applications on an android device through a usb connection with no wi-fi setup required. android usb drivers for microsoft® windows® are now included with the adobe air software development kit (sdk).
maximize graphics rendering performance for android and ios by taking advantage of the device's graphics hardware acceleration.
display web links inside an application (for example, your facebook application) to quickly access web content without having to leave your application. no need to switch to your web browser.
simplify the development of multiscreen applications when soft keyboards automatically appear when required. desktop applications originally designed for physical keyboards are more easily optimized for mobile devices when you don't have to modify the content or application to display the soft keyboard.
is in a sense what adobe air 2.6 brings now, an adobe that shows they are playing to win by bringing their best ria game into fruition, in as many screens and platforms they can manage. making the plight for the ria a dead serious statement on why runtimes and plugins are here to stay and got a solid place in the future.
but if words are not enough, here is a video showing what air 2.6 brings and the potential of what adobe air 3.0 could then mean in the future.
before there were proper browser add-ons, there were bookmarklets. these allow you to perform a function you would usually use a browser extension or userscript for. and they are named bookmarklets, because they can be saved in the same way as a simple bookmark, while at the same time they are not bookmarks at all. in order to use them you need to click them in the same way you would click any other bookmark. usually best to access them from the favorites bar or bookmarks toolbar in your preferred browser for a improved convenience.
marklets is a simple bookmarklet search engine and index, from where you can search for all kinds of these smart bookmarks, as the marklets site aptly calls them.
right now there are 99 bookmarklets, but the number should be able able to grow well beyond that as anyone can add a bookmarklet to the site or rank the existing ones. site is well structured, while sparsely designed in order to make the ads in the site a bit more effective from what i can gather. not really a bother just a make the site a bit uneven.
so what kind of functions can you get by using bookmarklets? anything from a one click link capture twitter share to a one click website element remover for a easier website screenshot capture, etc, etc.
bookmarklets are a good way to not having to install unnecessary browser-addons and easy to use and share because they will work in pretty much any browser. marklets makes for a easier way to get them.
technorati tags: marklets,marklets.com,bookmarklets,smart bookmarks,bookmarklets search engine.
burst linking is a concept that always attracted my attention from the times it was only possible via a desktop tool running in windows 95 (circa 1997 . now the concept is being used along with shorturl sharing as a web app, which makes this old concept fresh once again.
brief.ly is a great free burst linking online tool, that allows you to share multiple links in a single shorturl link. going also beyond what other similar online tools did by giving you a better landing page for your pack of links with free analytics and even multiple shorturl providers for you to choose from.
previously, i had posted about bridgeurl, which was to my knowledge (at the time i posted on it) the best online burst linker tool around. with only a really big flaw: the shorturl it gave you linked to a website viewer first instead of linking to a landing page with the pack of links you had shared. which struck me as odd as it goes against the purpose of burst linking.
brief.ly don’t does that and gets it right by giving you several shorturl providers to choose from and linking you first to a landing page with the pack of links you shared as it should be! secondary to that come the iframe based website viewers, they also give you and even the need of you having to be registered to the service. you don’t have to be registered to use brief.ly. but if you do register, they give you some simple analytics for the links you are sharing as an extra. you can join brief.ly by registering a account or by logging in with facebook. the choice is put at your discretion. i personally recommend registering an account. it is a really great online tool for sharing multiple links in one go, the best one yet.
taken from the ireland windows 7 theme, here i bring you 17 desktop backgrounds (wallpapers) of ireland plus 22 custom system sounds made for that theme you can also use if you want.
then you just select the sounds you want to change one by one, match accordingly to the file names of the .wav files included in the zip file linker in this very post. that should give you the same “celtic” sounds scheme that is added automatically in windows 7, but in your windows xp installation.
in the case you want to revert to the default sound scheme, just go back to the sound tab in the sounds and audio device properties window and select the default sound scheme under the sound scheme selector, then click apply. easy.
then you just select the sounds you want to change one by one, match accordingly to the file names of the .wav files included in the zip file linked in this very post. that should give you the same “celtic” sounds scheme that is added automatically in windows 7, but in your windows vista installation.
in the case you want to revert to the default sound scheme, just go back to the sound tab in the sound window and select the default sound scheme under the sound scheme selector, then click apply. easy.
while it was mainly a coincidence, what better day to post a windows 7 theme focused on ireland than in saint patrick’s day right? right.
this way you can easily extend your thoughts of the contemplatively beautiful ireland from a day to a week. and as the official theme write up says, why would you not if it is all so pretty and nice?
this windows 7 theme comes with a green tint (of course), 17 desktop backgrounds, but more importantly 22 custom sounds for the os with an awesome irish folklore music touch to them apply called celtic. simply a very well conceived windows 7 theme. above the average for sure. i wonder if it was put up by someone actually irish, certainly hope so and if not, lets pretend it was to make it feel even more authentic.
some websites and blogs offer intentionally only cut-up feeds in order to make to you click to their sites and make you leave the confines of your favorite feed reader. a practice i personally dislike and disagree as you can easily check from appatic’s own feed. for that reason i want to offer all of you that happen to agree with me a way to convert cut-up/truncated/limited feeds into full feeds.
full text rss feed builder is a free online service that does exactly what its self-explanatory name implies. it allows you to input any cut-up/limited/truncated feed that only offers a little part of a blog post instead of the full content, and convert into a full text rss feed.
once you have converted your truncated/limited/cut-up feed, you get a instant preview of how your converted feed will read along with the link for it. fast & easy.
this is not the first time i tell you about a service like this, before i had posted about wizardrss and fullfeeds. but full text rss feed builder just seems a better option right now. wizardrss was recently updated but not upgraded. and fullfeeds looks to be now down all the time, maybe even for good. for those reasons i thought that full text rss feed builder was worth a post of its own since it resulted better and multiples choices are always good even if for the same kind of services. check it as it well worth a bookmark if you are a feed reader user.
previously, filesboox was a file search engine based on filespump. but looks like it faced either some pressure or a change of heart and now the service has reinvented itself by jumping in the mirror, while at the same time conserving its name and domain.
filesboox is a quick file sharing and hosting online service. with it you can share any kind of file of any size for quick online delivery. there is no leaderboard of recently shared files or anything like that, so you can either share the file publicly or privately. it is at your own discretion.
just load the site and you will see a browse files button. click it and a windows explorer dialog will pop up, select the file you want to share and then click open.
after you click open, you will instantly see a upload progress bar that will show you the name of the file you are sharing, its data weight and the % uploaded. if you need to cancel, just click the red x button to abort the upload.
once your file has finished uploading, a window frame will appear showing the direct download link for the file you have just share along with a html and forum code with that link for quick copy-pasting use. finally, it will also show you a remove link in case you need or want to have the file erased. now you got what you need to share your file.
filesboox makes for a good uncomplicated online file sharer and temporary file host.
given the ease of use and size of the usable site. filesboox also makes for a good candidate to be used as a ssb app, if you want to consider that option, i recommend you to use bubbles for that end.
it was back in 2009 with the release of ie8 that microsoft first started to publicly declare the need for the world of letting go of ie6. from then to now things have only got more and more direct and since last week, the breaking point has finally been reached. now microsoft is not just saying it and supporting others declarations for the phase out of ie6. they have decided to put up a site for that goal, and that goal only.
theie6countdown.com is a educational and promotional site that calls for the phase out of ie6 educating with the numbers of the current ie6 usage around the world and the basic info on why not use ie6. it is also a promotional vehicle for the close to be released ie9 in the case of vista and 7 users or as a microsoft sanctioned upgrade path to ie8 for those still using xp as their main windows os installation.
as of feb 2011, approximately 12% of the connected world is still using ie6 as the main browser. the goal of microsoft is to make that 12% a 1% as soon as possible. something not as hard to do when it comes to common users, meaning those not accessing the internet from workstation. from the detailed stats screenshot below combined with the profiled one above, it is clear that the average percentage of ie6 usage around the world if not counting china, south korea and india (the top 3 countries using ie6) is already at 5-6%. so the goal of only a 1% of usage is reachable from that perspective, even if i see 3% on average as the most realistic figure for 2011. but counting everyone in, then i would put the reachable target for 2011 at 9% and maybe maybe 7% if things go extremely well.
with all this said, it will be a good thing if you want to collaborate and check out on the site to know how you can accelerate the ie6 phase out.
ok, this one is pretty much only for those that either got a little kid (7yrs old or less) or happen to like and hunt for wpf based (.net fans) apps. in my case i got a little nephew constantly around and i do like to hunt for .net based apps, so since i had both reasons, i decided to post about this little app.
flashcards.show is a clickonce enabled, wpf based educational kids game app focused in flashcard styled games designed by identitymine. made for microsoft to be used as a fleshed out illustrative example of a app that went from being a wpf desktop app to a silverlight based one for wp7 and how the same app can be faithfully transitioned to different mediums. but since it was so fleshed out, i decided that it should not just be used by those doing tech demos at microsoft, but by anyone that would want it.
flashcards.show comes with 3 different card deck classes: alphabet, animals and flowers. in turn each card deck class got 3 different kinds of game: leaning, matching and memory.
the learning games will show a card a time and if clicked, the card will turn showing the name of what the card is showing. plus to that it will also show a play button with the audio of the correct pronunciation of the name of what was shown by that card.
the matching games will show a wall of shown cards separated by demonstrative cards and name cards. matching a demonstrative card to the name card will make both disappear and that will be marked as a correct match.
the memory games will show a wall of unshown cards. clicking or touching one card will show either a demonstrative or name card for 5 seconds and will turn around if left untouched or if a match is not made with another card. a memory match should then consist of a demonstrative card and a name card. if the match is made, both cards will disappear and that will be considered a correct match.
a simple, well designed and free educational game app for kids easy to enjoy. only drawback about it is that you truly wish it had a lot more card decks and more games. but given the price and the easy 3 clicks install, there is really no much to complain about. app works in xp, vista and 7.


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Please tell the Bronx Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society that elephants do NOT belong in captivity and it is time to send their elephants to a sanctuary.
The Bronx Zoo currently houses three elephants: Patty, Maxine and Happy. However, you only see two elephants on display. Where's the third?
Driven mad by their captivity, Patty and Maxine killed Grumpy, a male companion to Happy, one of the Bronx Zoo's best held secrets. Grumpy was the same age as Happy and captured the same year as she, meaning he was probably a brother, cousin or other close relative (Brad Hamilton, New York Post). They were constant companions throughout their zoo-hopping lives before landing at the Bronx Zoo in 1977. After Grumpy's untimely death as a result of attacks from Patty and Maxine, Happy was removed from the exhibit and put in solitary in 2002.
Happy is one of the world's most famous elephants for proving elephants have self-awareness. After being captured from the wilds of Thailand, she has spent the last 37 of her 43 years in the cramped Bronx Zoo, with inadequate room to roam and inadequate companionship.
The Detroit Zoo, praised by animal advocates, scientists and behaviorists alike, has retired elephants once housed at their zoo to a sanctuary and now have better attendance in their zoo than ever. The Bronx Zoo has announced it would close its elephant exhibit after the remaining three elephants have died, but it cannot come soon enough for these very social creatures.
Tell the Bronx Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society that it is time to honor their commitment to animal welfare and close their elephant exhibit, sending Patty, Maxine, and Happy to a sanctuary.

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please tell the bronx zoo and the wildlife conservation society that elephants do not belong in captivity and it is time to send their elephants to a sanctuary.
the bronx zoo currently houses three elephants: patty, maxine and happy. however, you only see two elephants on display. where's the third?
driven mad by their captivity, patty and maxine killed grumpy, a male companion to happy, one of the bronx zoo's best held secrets. grumpy was the same age as happy and captured the same year as she, meaning he was probably a brother, cousin or other close relative (brad hamilton, new york post). they were constant companions throughout their zoo-hopping lives before landing at the bronx zoo in 1977. after grumpy's untimely death as a result of attacks from patty and maxine, happy was removed from the exhibit and put in solitary in 2002.
happy is one of the world's most famous elephants for proving elephants have self-awareness. after being captured from the wilds of thailand, she has spent the last 37 of her 43 years in the cramped bronx zoo, with inadequate room to roam and inadequate companionship.
the detroit zoo, praised by animal advocates, scientists and behaviorists alike, has retired elephants once housed at their zoo to a sanctuary and now have better attendance in their zoo than ever. the bronx zoo has announced it would close its elephant exhibit after the remaining three elephants have died, but it cannot come soon enough for these very social creatures.
tell the bronx zoo and the wildlife conservation society that it is time to honor their commitment to animal welfare and close their elephant exhibit, sending patty, maxine, and happy to a sanctuary.


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The QUADRATHERM® Heater converts more of the thermal capacity of the gas to infrared heat and transfers more of that heat to the floor.
The large, ribbed emitter surface area radiates more infrared heat than other heater styles.
The spacious combustion chamber and highly effective, pressurized burner result in even heat distribution through all burner ports and enhance overall heater efficiency.
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csa approved models now available!
the quadratherm® heater converts more of the thermal capacity of the gas to infrared heat and transfers more of that heat to the floor.
the large, ribbed emitter surface area radiates more infrared heat than other heater styles.
the spacious combustion chamber and highly effective, pressurized burner result in even heat distribution through all burner ports and enhance overall heater efficiency.
new dust-tight control boxes add protection against dust and dirt. optional wash-down-proof control boxes include a gasketed housing that protects the control during power washing.
9-12 meters by 12-18 meters.
quadratherm® heater centered in a 40 x 40 foot (12.2 x 12.2 m) area.
and the large comfort zone under the single unit.
to have your request for more information sent to a local chore-time representative, click here and complete our contact request form.


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A bespoke range of farm house furniture by Blue Tree Margaret River, all hand-made with natural timbers. Each products has its own personality and is perfectly imperfect using all natural materials. Also we stock other brands such as; PAPAYA, FRENCH COUNTRY and SWING.
Jeremy has been restoring antiques and building furniture for over 25 years. His love of working with timber and creating bespoke pieces for clients has left him with a wide array of styles and abilities. Now finally, we are show casing his work and products, bringing them to you well priced, all one off ‘s and unique.
From barn doors, dungeon doors, tapas and chopping boards, reclaimed timber furniture, stools and light fittings. Products can be purchased online and delivered for FREE locally or you can order anything direct with Jeremy to suit your own needs.
With Jeremy’s work once featuring in galleries and his work being renown throughout the Southwest, we are now bringing his amazing skill to you, along with other stunning brands, to offer an affordable Farmhouse style that hits the brief in the current trend.

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a bespoke range of farm house furniture by blue tree margaret river, all hand-made with natural timbers. each products has its own personality and is perfectly imperfect using all natural materials. also we stock other brands such as; papaya, french country and swing.
jeremy has been restoring antiques and building furniture for over 25 years. his love of working with timber and creating bespoke pieces for clients has left him with a wide array of styles and abilities. now finally, we are show casing his work and products, bringing them to you well priced, all one off ‘s and unique.
from barn doors, dungeon doors, tapas and chopping boards, reclaimed timber furniture, stools and light fittings. products can be purchased online and delivered for free locally or you can order anything direct with jeremy to suit your own needs.
with jeremy’s work once featuring in galleries and his work being renown throughout the southwest, we are now bringing his amazing skill to you, along with other stunning brands, to offer an affordable farmhouse style that hits the brief in the current trend.


text: We went to Hound Habits, which operates out of Kenmore's Petbarn. It's not far from the end of Gap Creek Road. Our puppy seemed to enjoy it and learnt a bit.

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text: January 1: You are ambitious, studious, and original, and have fine executive ability. You have self-respect and great personal charm. You are generous and affectionate and would make any sacrifice for your loved ones.

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If you haven’t heard, Microsoft recently added Office 365 Planner to their application suite. Rolled out worldwide, anyone under Enterprise E1-E5, Business Essentials, Premium and Education subscription plans should now have access to Planner. Designed as an easy-to-use tool for teams to collaborate and organize teamwork, the Trello-like application is useful for teams of all sizes in businesses and schools. Given that many of you are new to Planner, we thought we’d throw together a few of our favorite tips so you can begin using the tool pronto!
To launch the team planning tool, login to your Office 365 account, navigate to the tile button at the top left hand of the page and select “Planner”.
Assuming this is the first time you have launched planner, you will likely navigate to a “plan-less” page. If you have already been added to a few plans in your organization, your Planner Hub will look more like what you see below. Take a few moments to click-around and then read-on to learn about the 4 best practices for Office 365 Planner.
Once you have created your first Plan (top left pane: + New Plan), begin by creating sub-categories that will bucket the various tasks in your team project. For our Blogs and Webinars Plan, we found it made the most sense to create buckets around overarching content topics which you can note below. Speak with your team members to create a set of buckets that make most sense to your project and the workflow of your teammates.
As you can see above we’re a bit behind the eight ball as there are a few tasks that are missing owners. It is important to always assign a task owner so that activities don’t fly under the radar. In addition, when setting a start date, end date and status to the task, you can be assured that the task owner will be aware when a task is overdue.
For example, in the first task under the “Planner” bucket above, you will notice that “Office 365 Planner Best Practices” has the due date highlighted in red indicating that the task is overdue!
As your Plan become more and more populated, you will find it helpful to begin using labels to quickly identify certain tasks. Just like the logic you created for your buckets, you’ll also want to create rules for how your team uses labels. Common practice is to color code your labels for either different task owners, task priorities or task types. We use a combination of task priorities and task types which you can see below.
The final best practice we recommend is making use of the attachment feature within each task. You can attach both files uploaded from your desktop or OneDrive, and URL links. We recommend this for a few reasons. For one, it keeps your documents organized and ensures you’ll be able to access them from the cloud anytime, anywhere and from any device. It will also help your team members quickly locate content they need for the project.
For example, if you note the final item in the checklist below, it reads: send blog to Kristina for edits. Rather than uploading the document to an email and letting her know it is ready to be edited, I can simply re-assign the task to Kristina. This will automatically send her an email with a link to the task where she will find the document.
For a live walk-through of Planner and additional best practices, watch a live demo presented by Office 365 Planner Expert, Kristina Mamina.

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if you haven’t heard, microsoft recently added office 365 planner to their application suite. rolled out worldwide, anyone under enterprise e1-e5, business essentials, premium and education subscription plans should now have access to planner. designed as an easy-to-use tool for teams to collaborate and organize teamwork, the trello-like application is useful for teams of all sizes in businesses and schools. given that many of you are new to planner, we thought we’d throw together a few of our favorite tips so you can begin using the tool pronto!
to launch the team planning tool, login to your office 365 account, navigate to the tile button at the top left hand of the page and select “planner”.
assuming this is the first time you have launched planner, you will likely navigate to a “plan-less” page. if you have already been added to a few plans in your organization, your planner hub will look more like what you see below. take a few moments to click-around and then read-on to learn about the 4 best practices for office 365 planner.
once you have created your first plan (top left pane: + new plan), begin by creating sub-categories that will bucket the various tasks in your team project. for our blogs and webinars plan, we found it made the most sense to create buckets around overarching content topics which you can note below. speak with your team members to create a set of buckets that make most sense to your project and the workflow of your teammates.
as you can see above we’re a bit behind the eight ball as there are a few tasks that are missing owners. it is important to always assign a task owner so that activities don’t fly under the radar. in addition, when setting a start date, end date and status to the task, you can be assured that the task owner will be aware when a task is overdue.
for example, in the first task under the “planner” bucket above, you will notice that “office 365 planner best practices” has the due date highlighted in red indicating that the task is overdue!
as your plan become more and more populated, you will find it helpful to begin using labels to quickly identify certain tasks. just like the logic you created for your buckets, you’ll also want to create rules for how your team uses labels. common practice is to color code your labels for either different task owners, task priorities or task types. we use a combination of task priorities and task types which you can see below.
the final best practice we recommend is making use of the attachment feature within each task. you can attach both files uploaded from your desktop or onedrive, and url links. we recommend this for a few reasons. for one, it keeps your documents organized and ensures you’ll be able to access them from the cloud anytime, anywhere and from any device. it will also help your team members quickly locate content they need for the project.
for example, if you note the final item in the checklist below, it reads: send blog to kristina for edits. rather than uploading the document to an email and letting her know it is ready to be edited, i can simply re-assign the task to kristina. this will automatically send her an email with a link to the task where she will find the document.
for a live walk-through of planner and additional best practices, watch a live demo presented by office 365 planner expert, kristina mamina.


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text: This 12x12 double sided paper has Vintage/Retro Telephones on the frontside while the reverse side has a sold Aqua print. This is part of the Life in Color Collection by BoBunny Press. Look for coordinating Designer Papers, Noteworthy Die Cuts, 3D Layered Stickers, Journaling Cards and Stickers.

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Hey gang! I just spent a bit of time in London and am now thinking about moving there. I’m kidding. Kind of. I mean it was fun, urban, safe—except for me never knowing which way to look for oncoming traffic—and we had an amazing time. Loved it. LOVED IT.
I checked a few sites to find out what was great and gluten-free and I also found some places on my own that worked. Because, as we know, sometimes you find yourself in a location that is nowhere near the best reviewed gluten-free fish and chips shoppe, and you’ve just got to make it work. It was not that hard, ya’ll.
My most favorite thing about gluten-free dining in London was how educated the staff were (in 99% of the places I dined) and clear on cross-contact. One rainy night we found ourselves at a local pub where it appeared the gf options were limited. They were, and became even more so when the waitress cancelled my order because the chef had accidentally put something in the dedicated fryer that had gluten on it. ACCIDENTALLY PUT SOMETHING IN THE DEDICATED GLUTEN-FREE FRYER. Have you ever had someone admit there was a mistake in the kitchen? And then say, “You can’t have this. It’s not safe.”? I have not, and even though I was sad about what I was left with, I was super relieved to never get sick the entire time I was in the UK. That makes for a pretty great vacation, you guys.
I feel like I don’t even need to write this. Just go to London and be all, “Where’s the g-free at?” Everyone will wander out to offer you fish and chips and muffins. Like this spinach one, from an adorable cafe called Ripe Kitchen close to where I was staying.
That was a good muffin, ya’ll. And a great flat white. They had a few other options as well, but a load of gluten’y pastries for those traveling with you.
We spent Christmas in London, which was delightful. Even more delightful was this Christmas lunch at the Thomas Cubitt. I contacted them when I made the reservation for the prix-fixe Christmas luncheon and asked about gluten-free options. They had a special gluten-free menu for me when I arrived, but many of the options were naturally gluten-free like that delicious turkey au jus, pumpkin soup with pesto and pomegranate sorbet with a il’ ol vodka shot. I KNOW. Amazing.
Again, when I made the reservation I asked about gluten-free options and they had a replacement FOR EVERYTHING. You guys. I love London.
This is one of those examples where we were out somewhere (Harrod’s) and half of us had eaten breakfast and the other half hadn’t, and I just was like, “What’s gluten-free?” It was this creme caramel and I loved everything about it except the raisins. Ewww, raisins. That terrace, tho.
With a bazillion cereal options at this all cereal restaurant, you’re going to find your gluten-free options as well. They also have a variety of non-dairy milks, so everyone can find something super delicious and sickeningly sweet. It’s a dessert place, which reinforced what I’ve been telling my kids for years: “Cereal is not a healthy breakfast.” Nope, not even that one. Still, FUN.
Many members of my family (okay, there are 4 of us and 2 said this) gave Thai Square the “best restaurant in London” award. It was amazing, and the menu was clearly marked with gluten-free options. Which was fantastic, as the server did not know a lot of English, and it was much easier to avoid making a mistake when ordering when you could read it in front of your face.
I don’t know why I thought I would find more gluten-free fish and chip options in London, but I thought they’d be throwing them at me when I landed at Heathrow. Still, hunting down the best meant I was super stoked once I sat down and ordered at Hobson’s. Their fries (chips) are always gluten-free, and they have their own batter to make your fish nice and crispy and safe. It was soooo gooooood.
My most favorite meal in London was so nice I had it twice. Or some version of it, twice. We had Indian takeaway one hungry night from Namaaste in Camden, and all of us declared it to be the best Indian food we’d ever eaten. So we booked our New Year’s Eve dinner at the restaurant and wow, still the best. So much is naturally gluten-free, and they understood pitfalls as well. I’m still thinking about the coriander and lime chicken tikka, dal, and the tikka masala both chicken and lasooni paneer. Oh. My. Gerd.
A lot of you fine people recommended the gluten-free ramen at Wagamama, and that’s why I’d totally go back even though my noddles were not quite cooked. The flavor was fab, and again, on a cold rainy day ramen is the shizzle. I also just read this chain has opened in NYC and Boston. Anyone checked out those locations? I do love some ramen, even better if it allows me to eat it without pooping my pants.
I missed a lot, I know. Which means I have to go back to the UK, ASAP, and eat everything else.
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Great post. I haven’t been to London in almost 20 years (besides the airport). I need to go back!
I think during our 10 days in London we ate at Wagamama 3 times! Loved that place.
Wonderful, and I’m so glad you all had a great time and you never got sick. We had a similar experience in Dublin. I never got sick there, either. Yay!
To put on your List of places to eat. The Mayfair Chippy for Fish and Chips!
The Grosvenor House for High Tea!! Always Safe!!
I cannot wait to come back. I really loved London and would love to explore more of the UK, and eat all of this. Thank you!

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hey gang! i just spent a bit of time in london and am now thinking about moving there. i’m kidding. kind of. i mean it was fun, urban, safe—except for me never knowing which way to look for oncoming traffic—and we had an amazing time. loved it. loved it.
i checked a few sites to find out what was great and gluten-free and i also found some places on my own that worked. because, as we know, sometimes you find yourself in a location that is nowhere near the best reviewed gluten-free fish and chips shoppe, and you’ve just got to make it work. it was not that hard, ya’ll.
my most favorite thing about gluten-free dining in london was how educated the staff were (in 99% of the places i dined) and clear on cross-contact. one rainy night we found ourselves at a local pub where it appeared the gf options were limited. they were, and became even more so when the waitress cancelled my order because the chef had accidentally put something in the dedicated fryer that had gluten on it. accidentally put something in the dedicated gluten-free fryer. have you ever had someone admit there was a mistake in the kitchen? and then say, “you can’t have this. it’s not safe.”? i have not, and even though i was sad about what i was left with, i was super relieved to never get sick the entire time i was in the uk. that makes for a pretty great vacation, you guys.
i feel like i don’t even need to write this. just go to london and be all, “where’s the g-free at?” everyone will wander out to offer you fish and chips and muffins. like this spinach one, from an adorable cafe called ripe kitchen close to where i was staying.
that was a good muffin, ya’ll. and a great flat white. they had a few other options as well, but a load of gluten’y pastries for those traveling with you.
we spent christmas in london, which was delightful. even more delightful was this christmas lunch at the thomas cubitt. i contacted them when i made the reservation for the prix-fixe christmas luncheon and asked about gluten-free options. they had a special gluten-free menu for me when i arrived, but many of the options were naturally gluten-free like that delicious turkey au jus, pumpkin soup with pesto and pomegranate sorbet with a il’ ol vodka shot. i know. amazing.
again, when i made the reservation i asked about gluten-free options and they had a replacement for everything. you guys. i love london.
this is one of those examples where we were out somewhere (harrod’s) and half of us had eaten breakfast and the other half hadn’t, and i just was like, “what’s gluten-free?” it was this creme caramel and i loved everything about it except the raisins. ewww, raisins. that terrace, tho.
with a bazillion cereal options at this all cereal restaurant, you’re going to find your gluten-free options as well. they also have a variety of non-dairy milks, so everyone can find something super delicious and sickeningly sweet. it’s a dessert place, which reinforced what i’ve been telling my kids for years: “cereal is not a healthy breakfast.” nope, not even that one. still, fun.
many members of my family (okay, there are 4 of us and 2 said this) gave thai square the “best restaurant in london” award. it was amazing, and the menu was clearly marked with gluten-free options. which was fantastic, as the server did not know a lot of english, and it was much easier to avoid making a mistake when ordering when you could read it in front of your face.
i don’t know why i thought i would find more gluten-free fish and chip options in london, but i thought they’d be throwing them at me when i landed at heathrow. still, hunting down the best meant i was super stoked once i sat down and ordered at hobson’s. their fries (chips) are always gluten-free, and they have their own batter to make your fish nice and crispy and safe. it was soooo gooooood.
my most favorite meal in london was so nice i had it twice. or some version of it, twice. we had indian takeaway one hungry night from namaaste in camden, and all of us declared it to be the best indian food we’d ever eaten. so we booked our new year’s eve dinner at the restaurant and wow, still the best. so much is naturally gluten-free, and they understood pitfalls as well. i’m still thinking about the coriander and lime chicken tikka, dal, and the tikka masala both chicken and lasooni paneer. oh. my. gerd.
a lot of you fine people recommended the gluten-free ramen at wagamama, and that’s why i’d totally go back even though my noddles were not quite cooked. the flavor was fab, and again, on a cold rainy day ramen is the shizzle. i also just read this chain has opened in nyc and boston. anyone checked out those locations? i do love some ramen, even better if it allows me to eat it without pooping my pants.
i missed a lot, i know. which means i have to go back to the uk, asap, and eat everything else.
tags: health, holidays, travel. bookmark the permalink.
great post. i haven’t been to london in almost 20 years (besides the airport). i need to go back!
i think during our 10 days in london we ate at wagamama 3 times! loved that place.
wonderful, and i’m so glad you all had a great time and you never got sick. we had a similar experience in dublin. i never got sick there, either. yay!
to put on your list of places to eat. the mayfair chippy for fish and chips!
the grosvenor house for high tea!! always safe!!
i cannot wait to come back. i really loved london and would love to explore more of the uk, and eat all of this. thank you!