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Hoping you all had a wonderful Easter. We went to Mom's for a nice meal and a great visit.
On Friday having gone nowhere besides physical therapy of late we packed up the car for a nice long leisurely ride up into the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I knew with all the flooding he should find some easy Gold and me a photo or two 🙂 you know me better than that and JT would have a stick, found on the journey to play with.
We took Route 16 North and our first pit stop was beside a lake I captured often in amazing fall colors but Friday this is how it looked on the 18th of April
Yes ice covers many of our lakes still.
We then travelled up through Glen where my intent had been to capture many of our Covered Bridges but with snow covered ground I decided I would wait on those.
The post of NH Covered Bridges I hope to do in Fall.
We stopped in Bretton Woods a well-known spot for skiing and fun.
We found a spot to pull over where he could metal detect and JT and I could take a slow stroll and take in the beauty of the mountains and waterway teeming with water fowl where I saw my first group of gorgeous loons they are far away in photos as I did not have a lens to capture them I should have shot a video of just their beautiful song.
We travelled further north to take in more sights before we turned south to head for home as the sun would set in our mirrors.
Mount Washington sits in the distant landscape.
Romantic views of the forest from the rails where this iron trestle over a gold laden stream runs below. He found 50 gold flakes in 20 minutes. Water was frigid and roaring from spring thaw taking place slow but surly. The sign state CAUTION You Have Entered BEAR COUNTRY lol really BEAR ARE EVERYWHERE! I was hoping to see some Moose and Dear and other wildlife but the only thing I saw was an Eagle in the distance doing it's thing.
JT taking a rare break from play with her mommy.
We laid down many miles on these beautiful mountain roads
We got home and rested up for the next days trip which would take up towards VT.
We stopped at a man-made lake to exercise JT before stopping at a friend of ours who is a painter.
Is this not just the perfect kind of day.
A stiff breeze but sunny and 60 perfect to keep the bugs away.
Thanks for coming along! I will have some photos for My Portfolio blog I am sure.
Have a wonderful week.


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Written by Dr. Eric Perry
"You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind." ~Joyce Meyer
1. Recognize and accept their toxicity
First and foremost, it is important to identify and accept that someone we know is a negative person. This can be difficult, especially when the person is someone we care about. Either way, we must be careful not to allow their negativity to transfer onto us. We need to accept that negativity is toxic and will only breed more negativity. It is especially important to avoid complainers. People who complain have given up hope that their actions can make any difference. We must be careful not to enable complainers by always listening to their woes.
2. Stop playing savior and/or problem solver
As human beings, we are wired to connect. For most of us, it is in our nature to lend a compassionate ear to someone who is in need. We must be careful not to let ourselves fall into the trap of negativity because we feel obligated to be helpful or nice. Keep in mind that negative people feed off spreading negativity to others.
3. Negative people are manipulative
Negative people learn how to discretely present themselves in a way that is disarming to others. Make sure to set your boundaries early with a person you have identified as negative. When a negative person meets someone who is positive, they will often ridicule, degrade or dismiss the person with the positive outlook. This is why negative people tend to surround themselves with other negative people. Keep in mind that a negative person will let you think they have "seen the light" just to throw it in your face the moment something does not go according to plan.
4. Don't fight every battle
In the words of Mark Twain, "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." This applies especially to negative people. Attempting to convince a negative person of something positive is a waste of time. As a result of trying to convince them you might even become the target for all of their negativity. I am not saying to avoid the battles that need to be fought, I am saying to choose your battles wisely.
5. Keep emotional distance
The most important thing to remember when interacting with a negative person is to not get too close emotionally. We cannot always avoid negative people in our lives. But, we can keep ourselves from emotionally investing in such a way that causes us to spiral from our own reactivity. Remember, you cannot always avoid being reactive, but you can avoid dwelling on the reaction and spiraling into a negative place.
The thoughts expressed in this blog post are my own and are not meant to create a professional relationship with the reader. This blog does not replace or substitute the help of a medical professional. Please note, I am unable to answer your specific questions as I am not fully aware of all of the circumstances.
Dr. Perry
"I help ambitious and high achieving individuals manifest a life of success and fulfillment in order to achieve the life they truly desire."
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Q: If I have a 100-watt bulb controlled by a dimmer switch, will I use less electricity if the switch is at a lower setting? If so, that would imply that the switch would pay for itself, eventually. Is that true?
A: Yes, modern electronic dimmers save energy. Furthermore, a dimmer that's used to control a frequently used light will almost certainly pay its own way.
Dimmer switches save energy by switching the light on and off 120 times per second, which reduces the energy moving through the circuit. The longer the switch is off, the lower the light output and the greater the energy savings. To accomplish this, the switch uses a semiconductor device called a triac (triode alternating-current switch).
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Buy the best quality dimmer switch that you can find (usually in the $25 to $40 range). These switches are more durable and energy efficient than inexpensive dimmers, and their electronic circuitry eliminates radiofrequency interference that can occur when a dimmer is used on the same circuit with electronics such as an AM radio.
Although switches are comparatively simple devices, there's more to dimmer switches than meets the eye, says Al Lombardi, director of engineering for Leviton Integrated Networks and Controls, who provided a few pointers for us.
First, match the dimmer's wattage rating to the load. For example, control no more than 600 watts of lighting with a 600-watt dimmer. The exception is when you "derate" the switch (restricting its use to less than its full wattage). Derating is necessary when you need to break off a dimmer's cooling fin in order to fit the switch in a box with other dimmers. Without the extra cooling surface area, and in proximity to the other dimmers, the switch operates at a high temperature and cannot be used at its full wattage rating. Consult the manufacturer for derating instructions.
Next, match the dimmer to the type of load, such as incandescent or low-voltage lighting.
Also, don't use a dimmer switch to control a ceiling fan. Use a fan motor control or choose a dimmer/motor control combination device. And never use a dimmer to control power to an outlet or on a circuit with a shared neutral (the grounded conductor).
We live in a time when companies are swept easily into the economic trash can, either by market forces or yet another accounting scandal. If not that, they pack off their manufacturing for distant shores. Credit is due, then, to that hardy band of manufacturers that have decided to stay in the United States--especially those that thrive in this difficult environment. Channellock, the family-owned pliers and hand tool manufacturer, celebrates its 120th anniversary this year, and don't think for a minute that the company is resting on its tool-steel laurels (www.channellock.com). Its recently introduced Code Blue line consists of eight pliers sold on the Web and through professional tool dealers ($18 to $30). Each tool is still made in Meadville, Pa. I tested the line's high-leverage linemen's model against my old faithful Channellock Model 348. The Code Blue pliers are more comfortable, and just as effective as my old pair. They are also--dare I say it--pretty cool-looking. --Roy Berendsohn
Hit the Shower
Q: I own a '50s-era house that has a bathtub but no shower. The tub has a window above it. I would like to install a shower in the tub and keep the window for light and ventilation. What am I up against?
A: Assuming the tub stays right where it is, you've probably got a straightforward remodeling job ahead of you that involves a moderate amount of plumbing to install piping and a diverter valve. The valve will supply and control the water flow to the shower head. You'll also have some tile work, especially if the tub has no more than a row or two of tiles above it--not an unlikely scenario in homes built in the 1950s. Also, I'd advise you to protect the window from the shower spray by surrounding it with a curtain.
A more pressing concern is ventilation. Showering releases a tremendous amount of moisture vapor into the air very rapidly, so you should consider installing a bath fan to remove this moisture to the outside of the house.
Solar Heat Gain
Q: I have a large space below my elevated 16 x 16-ft. sunroom that I want to enclose in glass to capture, store and distribute solar heat into my home. I am looking for technical advice, as well as information on grants or loans for this.
A: A Web site that will be very helpful to you is findsolar.com. It has a solar estimator, information on finding a solar contracting professional and links related to solar energy. Frequently asked questions are in another section, which links to renewable-energy programs and governmental incentives.
The Web site of the American Solar Energy Society, ases.org, is also a good source of information.
Before you begin, be aware that when you use a large glass-enclosed area for solar heating, you must also provide a low-energy means to expel the heat from the enclosed area in the summer (or shade it). Otherwise, the cost to cool the house in the summer may offset any gains you receive in winter heating.
David Aker
Chalfont, PA
After reading a recent letter and PM's response on cleaning soap scum from a shower enclosure, David Aker wrote to tell us about his experience using Gel-Gloss, a product that cleans and leaves a protective film. "Our enclosure was looking pretty dim, but a recommendation to use Gel-Gloss [trindustries.com] was what the doctor ordered. It restored the enclosure to a glistening finish."
Vanessa Godson
Los Angeles, CA
In a recent Now You Know, we advised readers to cover a paint tray using a plastic bag that can be disposed of easily. Vanessa Godson added this last step: "After you pull the bag off the paint tray, you can then knot it at the top. Poke a hole in the bag's bottom, then just as you would decorate a cake, you can cleanly squeeze the extra paint back in the can without any mess at all."
Sealing Grout
Q: After I have set grout on the tile floor for the bathroom in my basement, do I really need a sealer?
A: Whether you need sealer depends on the grout you are using. Epoxy-based grout doesn't need a sealer because it absorbs very little water. However, you should seal cement-based grout because it is more absorbent.
Check with the grout manufacturer to find out which sealer it recommends and at what intervals the sealer should be reapplied. Given the choice between a less expensive sealer that needs frequent application and a more expensive product that lasts longer, I would choose the longer-lasting one.
Prior to applying a sealer, it's good practice to test it on an inconspicuous area. I've seen sealers dramatically change the grout color.
Handle Droops
Q: I replaced the cartridge in my Moen kitchen faucet last week, but now when I turn on the water, the handle slowly falls back down and shuts off the water. Any suggestions?
A: I spoke with Moen's tech service team about your problem, and they said that the silicone lubrication used on the parts during manufacturing is probably the culprit. The lubrication and the handle's weight can cause the self-closing problem you describe. You can correct this by wiping the excess silicone lubricant from the center stem of the cartridge or by adding a washer around the stem of the cartridge for extra friction.
Take a Learning Vacation
By Joe Provey
Call them Club Ed. These are schools where you can go on vacation to learn anything from chain saw lumber milling to building a solar energy system to crafting a wooden boat. Sessions run from a few days to three weeks, with typical weekly tuition ranging from $400 to $800.
Shelter Institute
Woolwich, ME
Founded in 1974, the Shelter Institute is the granddad of homebuilding schools. From January through October, it offers courses on post-and-beam construction, home design, small house building, and construction management for homeowners who want to avoid the pitfalls that beset owner-builders.
Solar Living Institute
Hopland, CA
The Institute offers year-round workshops on topics ranging from installing a PV system to processing biodiesel fuel from recycled cooking oil.
Yestermorrow Design/Build School
Warren, VT
Here you can acquire general woodworking skills or the specifics necessary to build kitchen cabinets. Other courses cover working in steel or stone.
The Heartwood School for the Homebuilding Crafts
Washington, MA
Set in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains, Heartwood offers courses from April through October. Areas of interest include homebuilding, Western and Japanese timber framing, as well as methods to convert trees into lumber with mills and hand tools.
Touchstone Center for Crafts
Farmington, PA
Originally founded to help preserve traditional mountain craft know-how, Touchstone offers training in a wide range of subjects, from fine arts to blacksmithing, stained glass to making a Damascus steel knife.
WoodenBoat School
Brooklin, ME
Learn the fundamentals of wooden boatbuilding in two weeks, or take a course on building a Grand Laker guide boat, a skiff, a kayak or a canoe. You bring the requisite hand tools. Sail home with what you make. The school charges you its cost for materials.
The Northwest Woodworking Studio
Portland, OR
The Studio's recent offerings included instruction on building projects such as a foyer table with dovetail drawers, a ladder-back or Windsor chair, a tool cabinet, a Shaker wall clock and a guitar. Courses are also offered on specific skills such as finishing and joinery.
Southwest Solaradobe School
Bosque, NM
This school offers three-day workshops in earth-wall homebuilding processes, using adobe, pressed earth block and rammed earth.
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HAUTE PERFORMANCE: Riccardo Tisci has become a go-to guy for haute stage costumes. Rihanna kicked off her Diamonds World Tour Friday night in Buffalo in a custom Givenchy couture. A floor-sweeping ruffled silk crepe cape in black with a embroidered collar and a pair of black-and-white leather thigh-high boots with lacing details was the first thing the singer's fans saw when she walked on stage.
The dark, yet romantic mood underlying Rihanna's music and Tisci's fashions continued throughout the lower layers of the singer's costume. Taking cues from his fall men's collection, Tisci designed a printed parka featuring gold bullet motifs, embroidery and Swarovski Elements. Underneath was a black-and-white leather bra with golden buckles and starry embroideries, juxtaposing a pair of black silk and satin mini shorts. Accenting the ensemble was a pair of couture goggles featuring gold hardware, a gold metal shark tooth necklace reading "RIRI" in the back, and white crystal stud earrings.
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According to Givenchy, the costume is a symbol of "female empowerment and urban haute couture elegance."
"Rihanna represents what young and amazing means today," explained Tisci. "She is punk and talented. She offers intelligence, energy and pure beauty. She is the face of her generation."
Following her sold-out performance in Buffalo, Rihanna had to cancel Sunday night's concert in Boston due to laryngitis.


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Shailene Woodley Dives Into The Mind Of Divergent's Tris
As the lead character in the adaptation of one of the most popular young adult novels running right now, the part of Tris in the upcoming movie Divergent was one that was coveted by many young actresses in Hollywood, but ultimately only one of them could get it and that victor was Shailene Woodley. Something about her approach spoke to the filmmakers developing the film that made her the only choice for the part. So what was it about the character that Woodley was able to really connect with? At a recent press event for Divergent held in Los Angeles, CA I got to ask her just that, as well as many other questions about the new movie.
Directed by Neil Burger, Divergent follows Tris as she lives life in a futuristic world where society has been split into five factions based on personality types: Abnegation (the charitable); Amity (the farmers); Candor (the lawyers); Dauntless (the security); and Erudite (the thinkers). When Tris comes of age she goes into a testing process to find out which faction she will be spend the rest of her life with, but is shocked to discover that she is what is called Divergent – meaning that she possesses qualities from all five factions. Instructed by the test facilitator (Maggie Q) to keep her test results a secret, Tris joins the Dauntless, but the stakes are raised when hidden Divergent members of society start getting exterminated.
During our conversation, we had the chance to discuss not just getting into the mind of the young adult fiction heroine, but how the role related to her part in The Spectacular Now - another coming of age story – and what she discussed with the director to help her better understand the character.
Woodley has proven herself to be one of the most talented young actresses in Hollywood, and after starting her career on television she has developed an impressive film resume that includes movies with directors like Alexander Payne and James Ponsoldt. Take a quick look back at her career to this point with the trailers below
Divergent arrives in theaters this Friday.
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It all started, this tree climbing, with my grandmother's handwritten family history and my father's stories of growing up on the family farm in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. I scrambled up the lowest branches, then higher and higher into the tree; deeper and deeper into my past, discovering dreams and disappointments among the families' leaves. Blogging as I connected the dots of dates and events and folks' names, I attracted the attention of a fellow enthusiast and descendant. And the letters she posted via snail mail continued to support my generational study of the Sayles/Dodson family. Kind of.
Read this excerpt:
"I could get and make a splendid home there (Virginia), at a very low price. But it is all of no use. The means of making such a home are his/hers. Where s/he says invest, there investment will be made, or nowhere."
Which ancestor wrote this:
a) the stay at home mom with three boys, 18, 13 and 7?
b) the former Captain in the 130th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry?
c) the Principal of Rushford's secondary school?
d) the French teacher in the town's academy?
If you said (a), you would not be alone, for that was exactly what I would have said, were I listening to this letter, author unknown.
My great-great-grandmother, Serena White Sayles, was a stay at home mom in the summer of 1869, and a former French teacher at both Rushford Academy and Alfred University in Allegany County, New York. She and husband, Ira Sayles, moved to a farm outside Christiansville (Chase City), Virginia by the 1870 census, with their boys, upon the advice of Ira who might have become aware of this fertile region while serving at Camp Suffolk, Virginia – just east of Christiansville – in 1862-1863.
That's the story I saw, prior to this letter, because I stared through the lens of old English common law, in which women's wages, property and their very identity were merged with that of their husband. This framework dominated the legal and social landscape in the post-war era. Except in New York, where the legislature had first passed laws governing the rights of married women as early as 1848. In 1860 it had updated the law to read in part:
Section 1: The property, both real and personal, which any married woman now owns, as her sole and separate property; that which comes to her by descent, devise, bequest, gift or grant; that which she acquires by her trade, business, labor or services, carried on or performed on her sole or separate account; that which a woman married in this state owns at the time of her marriage, and the rents, issues and proceeds of all such property, shall, notwithstanding her marriage, be and remain her sole and separate property, and may be used, collected and invested by her in her own name, and shall not be subject to the interference or control of her husband, or liable of his debts, except such debts as may have been contracted for the support of herself or her children, by her as his agent, ¹
So the author of this letter was not a powerless wife, but a former Captain in the Union army, and a community and educational leader. It was Serena who owned the family's real estate, properties gifted to her by her father, Samuel S. White of Whitesville, New York and Serena who held control over those assets. And it was Serena who instigated the move to Virginia, not Ira, as revealed in another section of this same letter:
She wanted me to invest her means in Virginia lands. Then she thought she didn't dare trust me alone, so she went with me.
Taking my common law lenses off, I have read and reread this letter. Each pass through yields a different clue to the nature of Ira and Serena's relationship, its distribution of power and its lack of harmony. How different the family story is shaping up to be, now that I am climbing without my glasses on.
¹ New York Married Woman's Property Act of 1860, approved March 20, 1860. 1860 N.Y. Laws 90, Session 83, pp. 157-159.


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Animal Control Division
Contact: Jermaine Epps, Animal Control Officer
732-329-4000 x 7265
This Division of the Public Works Department is responsible for animal welfare.
The basic functions of Animal Control are as follows:
- Pick up stray animals and return to owners if found
- Pick up expired roadway animals
- Advice to residents on animal problems (i.e. bees)
- Coordinate with Health Department in Trenton concerning rabid animals
- Run rabies clinics twice per year
- Assists with West Nile Virus Program
The Animal Control Officer will not handle wildlife, pest or nuisance problems. These types of problems can be solved by a local exterminator or wildlife removal operator. Animal Control will only respond to sick or injured wildlife that is posing a public health or rabies threat. If the wildlife is seen on your property you can monitor their progress. If the wildlife is just passing through or is located under your shed or porch without showing signs of injury, illness or aggression then there is no need to call Animal Control.


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In the wake of the launch of The Nest and SL Designers Remix, another new area catering for the home and garden market is opening today (Saturday 1st October at 12 noon SLT) with a lovely themed build of a village. But whereas you might find well-known designers at the first two, the Home and Garden Market has a slightly different and exciting mission. The Home and Garden Market is seeking to support new home and garden content creators, providing an affordable location for them to sell from, with a real community spirit and advertising. As time goes by, they plan to incorporate one off sales events and hunts.
In addition to the stores in the form of houses that are arranged off wandering lanes around the village, there are maket stalls arranged along the winding lanes. Unlike other regular malls, they are planning to keep their products fresh, by giving designers a monthly theme and changing the vendors every 2 weeks. Each vendor is asked to provide at least one market exclusive item (not available elsewhere) which is marked down to half price for the two weeks that they have their stalls – thus meaning there will always be fresh and new bargains for the regular visitors.
The Market is the brainchild of Heavenly Villa and Katy Glendevon, owners of L'aize Days and Marmalade Jam furnishing stores. They founded it in June 2011, and since then they have moved location twice, learning as they go, and expanding to the point where they have 12 stalls in total (4 of which accommodate permanent vendors) and 9 permanent stores in the Village. Their newest redevelopment also includes a builders' resource centre, housing full perm textures, sculptmaps etc, and a bargain dedicated sales area, where all items are set to L$15.
"We hope our improved layout appeals to our already loyal customer base," Kathy Glendoven says."The Village remains pretty, rural and a great place to wander – unearthing some great deals from stores people may not otherwise have heard of. We continue to look for new ways to advertise and support the vendors who have made our community a success."
It certainly offers a great chance for customers to encounter new and upcoming designers – and for those designers to find a friendly and supportive community too! If you'd like to find out more, they also have a blog: http://homeandgardenmarket.wordpress.com/


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Saravani, Sarah-Jane and Clayton, John (2009) Ensuring quality and measuring effectiveness, impact and capability of e-learning in the workplace. In: The Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning 2009: Supporting learning in the digital age: rethinking inclusion, pedagogy and quality. Open and Distance Learning, Cambridge, UK, pp. 135-143. ISBN 978-0-7492--29269
Clayton, John (2011) Reflective-frameworks and international education: Rethinking, teaching, learning and the curriculum: A case study. In: Cambridge International Conference on Open, Distance and e-Learning: Internationalisation and Social Justice: the role of Open, Distance and e-Learning: Collected Conference Papers and Abstracts: September 2011. The Von Hügel Institute, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, in association with The Open University and The Commonwealth of Learning, Cambridge, England, pp. 74-85. ISBN 9781780073231


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A larger iPhone, a smaller iPad, a thinner Mac and a taller iPod are what count for innovation at Apple these days.
The slate of rumors about upcoming Apple (AAPL) products is similarly uninspiring. An even bigger or cheaper iPhone? Meh. A watch? Yawn.
Some Apple followers have begun worrying that the company has lost the secret formula that made it so successful during the Steve Jobs era.
But instead of the end of Apple's innovation streak, what we may be witnessing is Apple's response to a mobile device market that's all grown up. The smartphone, in its current form, has been around for six years now. Tablets are replacing PCs. When consumers already own an average of five mobile devices, according to Yankee Group, new category killers that give us even more stuff to carry around aren't what we really need.
"I'm not buying the 'Apple isn't innovating because it hasn't done a category-buster in three years' story," said Carl Howe, analyst at Yankee Group. "It's a bit like saying Toyota (TM) is doomed because Toyota's latest category-buster, the Prius, is 11 years old."
In a mature market, innovation is bound to focus on extending the usefulness of what's already out there, the same way that webcams, microphones, touchpads and touchscreens came along after the PC and enhanced the way we interact with our machines. Watches, glasses, shoes and wearable computing gizmos that all connect to one another seem like a logical evolution -- if not revolution -- of the mobile device space.
Some believe that to continue succeeding in mobile, Apple needs to create an ecosystem of devices that connect to the iPhone.
Others think Apple has a bigger trick up its sleeve. The company could invent wearable devices that make the iPhone irrelevant, similar to how the iPad has begun to replace the Mac.
"If Apple pitches a watch as a potential smartphone replacement, it could have disruptive potential," said Sameer Singh, head analyst at BitChemy Ventures, a technology incubator.
Apple has become a victim of its own success. It's under tremendous pressure by investors and Wall Street analysts to outperform its rivals and top itself quarter after quarter.
Yet Apple's multi-year run as the world's most valuable company -- while maintaining startup-like growth -- was bound to end eventually. Now, analysts say, is the time for Apple to retool and evolve.
"It's not a bad strategy for Apple to take its time and deliver the best products rather than be first to market," said Laura DiDio, principal of consultancy ITIC. "To think that Apple will grow its revenue at 50% year over year and introduce revolutionary products and pioneer new markets annually is an unrealistic expectation."
That doesn't mean Apple can kick back and simply enjoy the multi-billion dollar successes the company has created. Sales of Macs have begun to slip, iPhone sales are showing signs of plateauing in developed markets, iPad profits are being brought down by the cheaper iPad mini, and iPods have been in a multi-year decline. Apple's stock has fallen by a third over the past five months.
"The high-technology industry is not known for its patience," DiDio said. "Apple has some time, but it doesn't have the luxury of four or five years to sit on the sidelines and be a follower."


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Who hasn't felt apprehensive at the thought of starting high school? Playing on imagination and humour, this short film offers viewers a thought-provoking piece dealing with the transition that young people between the ages of 10 and 13 experience. Inspired by the work of Escher and Magritte, Catherine Arcand has created a graphically rich film through optical illusions and trompe-l'oeil effects. Her style aptly illustrates the theme of perceptions and is perfectly suited to conveying the dream world into which the film takes us. A film without words.
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Nightmare at School, Catherine Arcand, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
Room 8 of Isaac newton says- confusing, just confusing. great animation, I like d the texture of the backgrounds and the insight into seeing the futures revealed through their assignments.None, 26 Mar 2021
nice…. Reminds me of me….BigHim, 1 Sep 2012
nice animation i really liked the film. It was really great.flowers, 23 Mar 2011
nice animation i really liked the film. It was really great.flowers, 23 Mar 2011
A great animation! I lpved the Escher-like quality and references. Took some great imagination to come up with that. Good job!aarcand, 13 Apr 2010


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By Larry Shaughnessy
The U.S. Navy has had eight ships named the Enterprise. The first was commandeered from the British in the early stages of the Revolutionary War by Benedict Arnold, before the America even had a navy and before he became America's most notorious traitor.
The seventh Enterprise was an aircraft carrier and a mainstay of the Navy's war in the Pacific during World War II. Three times the Japanese Navy said it had sunk "The Grey Ghost," but the Enterprise survived and is regarded as the most decorated warship in U.S. history.
But when the eighth USS Enterprise put to sea in 1962, it already had a place in American military history.
The ship's design replaced conventional boilers that had powered warships for decades with eight reactors, making it the world's first nuclear-powered carrier. It was longer, taller and faster than any warship the United States had ever launched.
A young fighter pilot named John McCain knew something about Naval history. Both his father and grandfather had been four-star admirals. He had previously served aboard the World War II-era carrier USS Interpid before ordered to the Navy's state of the art warship.
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"It really was a quantum leap, as much as we love the Intrepid. Between the Intrepid, World War Two and the USS Enterprise, it was exciting and it was an incredible experience to be on the first air wing on the USS Enterprise," McCain told CNN.
In October of 1962, the ship had just finished its maiden deployment when the White House and the Kremlin sparred over Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.
"We'd only been back a couple of weeks and they said, 'get out to the ship.' Nobody knew what we were doing, so we flew our airplanes out to the carrier as we were headed south," McCain said.
The Enterprise was one of the first U.S. ships to establish a blockade around Cuba, according to Navy documents on the Enterprise's history.
"I was launched a couple of times just to fly around, but not towards Cuba," said McCain, now the senior senator from Arizona. "They made sure we headed away from Cuba so as not to spark anything."
After 13 days, the crisis eased and the Enterprise returned to its home port of Norfolk, Va.
By 1965, it had been moved to the Pacific's Seventh Fleet and began six combat deployments to Vietnam. On Dec. 2 in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam, the Enterprise became the first nuclear-powered warship in history to engage in combat. It launched 118 sorties against Viet Cong targets in South Vietnam.
While steaming off Hawaii en route to Vietnam, the Enterprise suffered its worst disaster on Jan. 14, 1969.
The flight deck was loaded with fully armed and fully fueled aircraft undergoing pre-deployment inspection drills. Sailor Michael Carlin called it "the single-most terrible and most glorious day in our history."
"An aircraft carrier, especially with fully fueled and armed aircraft on deck, if something goes wrong it's a floating fireworks factory," he said.
All it took was one mistake - an aircraft starter unit was parked too close to a rocket on a nearby fighter jet. The unit's exhaust heated up the rocket and it exploded, triggering disaster.
Carlin and his sailors ran to grab a fire hose.
"For the first time we're seeing all these guys that are down, of burns indescribable burns and wounds," he said.
But they couldn't help the wounded because the fire was spreading from jet to jet and the stern was full of F4 Phantoms. They each carried six 500-pound bombs and eight rockets and were loaded with 9,000 pounds of fuel.
All those munitions started to blow up. In minutes the entire stern was engulfed in flames and thick black smoke. Exploding bombs blew huge holes on the flight deck and fuel poured to the areas below.
"I didn't get injured, I got blown down four times," said Carlin whose team was on the fire hose closest to the burning aircraft.
The fire was put out but 27 sailors had been killed and another 314 wounded.
Fifteen planes were destroyed and the ship was badly damaged. But after emergency repairs at Pearl Harbor, the ship was back off the coast of North Vietnam by the end of March conducting combat operations.
The quick, determined response is why Carlin said the disaster was a moment of glory.
"The ship and crew fought back and never quit fighting until the thing was finally beaten down," he said.
After dozens of deployments around the world over the next three decades, the Enterprise was leaving the Persian Gulf for home when the hijack attacks struck New York and Washington on September 11, 2001.
Without orders, the Enterprise turned around and steamed at maximum speed toward Pakistan. By October 7, warplanes on the Enterprise were among the first to launch retaliatory strikes against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
It was the first of the Enterprise's 10 deployments to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On Dec 1, the Enterprise will be deactivated and will make history again over the next three years. It will become the first nuclear-powered carrier ever decommissioned. After its nuclear fuel and eight reactors are safely removed, CVN-65, The USS Enterprise, will be cut up and sold for scrap.
But there's already a move underway to name CVN-80, a yet to be built carrier, as the ninth USS Enterprise.
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The GOP's Obama obsession
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Democrats hope Obama meeting means more humility in 2014
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Obama's visit to North Carolina may be awkward for Democratic senator
Obama's visit to North Carolina may be awkward for Democratic senator
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Obama Announces Institute to Create Manufacturing Jobs
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Christie faces speculation about aides' real motives in New Jersey bridge scandal
Christie faces speculation about aides' real motives in New Jersey bridge scandal
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Special counsel named in New Jersey bridge probe
Special counsel named in New Jersey bridge probe
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The Christie Way — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey tried …
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Beth Reinhard / NationalJournal.com: Can Chris Christie Still Be the GOP's Rainmaker?
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The Hill:
Armed Services Chairman McKeon retiring — House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) will announced his retirement on Wednesday, according to two sources close to McKeon. — "Mr. McKeon will be making his announcement tomorrow morning that he'll be retiring," a source close to McKeon tells The Hill.
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Buck Mckeon / CNN: House Armed Services Committee chairman to retire
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Buck McKeon won't seek reelection
Buck McKeon won't seek reelection
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo: House Armed Services Chairman McKeon Retiring
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
WH delays another ObamaCare deadline — The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it was again extending the ObamaCare enrollment deadline for people with pre-existing conditions. — The administration said it would extend the Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan (PCIP), slated to end Jan. 31, until March 15.
ThinkProgress: Obama Administration Further Extends Temporary Program For Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions
Elizabeth Harrington / Washington Free Beacon: Top CEOs Lay Out Economic Agenda
Patrick Brennan / National Review: The Obama Administration Keeps Extending a Conservative Health-Care Reform
Scared Monkeys: Obama Administration Changing the Obamacare Rules Again ... Extending the ObamaCare Enrollment Deadline …
William Teach / Right Wing News: White House Delays Yet Another Deadline Of "It's The Law"
Jammie Wearing Fools: Sebelius December 31: No More ObamaCare Delays; Tonight: WH Delays Another ObamaCare Deadline
Meredith Jessup / TheBlaze.com: Another day, another Obamacare delay
Betsy McCaughey / New York Post:
Another 25 million ObamaCare victims — It now looks like ObamaCare will hurt twice as many people as it helps — because the law isn't nearly done with canceling people's insurance. — The 5 million-plus Americans who've seen their health plans canceled thanks to ObamaCare will be joined …
They Lied — Obamacare's 12 false premises and broken promises
They Lied — Obamacare's 12 false premises and broken promises
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Sam Baker / NationalJournal.com:
White House Moves Obamacare Goalposts Again
White House Moves Obamacare Goalposts Again
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Danny Vinik / Business Insider: New Obamacare Numbers Show That One Quarter Of Enrollees Are Young Adults
Benjy Sarlin / msnbc.com:
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog: Democrat Brian Schweitzer thinks he can win in 2016 — by running against Obama
Josh Feldman / Mediaite: Ex-Dem Governor with Eyes on 2016 Can't Name a Single Positive Thing Obama's Done
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Tal Kopan / Politico: Brian Schweitzer: No Obamacare apology
Alexis Levinson / The Daily Caller: Democratic presidential hopeful has nothing nice to say about Obama's presidency
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
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Brown rules out presidential bid
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Ron Chusid / Liberal Values: Hillary Clinton Might Win Nomination Without Opposition-Unless Brian Schweitzer Counts
David Siders / Sacramento Bee: Fiscal analyst gives Jerry Brown's budget high marks
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA: Elizabeth Warren Isn't Running so Hillary Clinton Will Face No Dem Opposition in '16
Alexis Levinson / The Daily Caller: Jerry Brown breaks some hearts: won't run for president in 2016
Erick Erickson / RedState:
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Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill: Wendy Davis outraises GOP's Abbott in governor's race
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Wayne Slater / Trail Blazers Blog: Wendy Davis raises more than $12 million; Greg Abbott adds $11.5 million to warchest
Catalina Camia / Associated Press:
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Wendy Davis outraises Greg Abbott in Texas gov race
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Katherine Connell / National Review: Wendy Davis Outraised Greg Abbott over Past Six Months — or Did She?
The Atlantic Online:
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times: Senate Report Finds Benghazi Attack Was Preventable
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo: Senate Report: 15 Libyan Sources For Benghazi Investigation Since Killed
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Bipartisan Senate report blames Obama administration for not preventing Benghazi attack
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Meredith Jessup / TheBlaze.com: Senate report: American assets are still dying in Benghazi
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Molly Redden / Mother Jones:
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Bob Cull / Americans Against the Tea Party: Spousal Rape is Impossible if, 'She's in a Nightie' Says Virginia Tea Party Candidate
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Magic Circles Wall Quilt
Inspired by Little Boy Blue from designer Sandy Klop of American Jane Patterns
Quilt tester: Laura Boehnke
- 9--12" squares of assorted bright prints in lime green, orange, pink, and purple (blocks)
- 1/2 yard black-and-white stripe (blocks)
- 3/8 yard multicolor stripe (inner border)
- 1 yard multicolor floral (outer border, binding)
- 2-5/8 yards backing fabric
- 46" square batting
Finished quilt: 37-1/2" square
Finished block: 8" square
Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics. Measurements include 1/4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.
Cut Fabrics
Cut pieces in the following order.
From each assorted bright print, cut:
- 8--2-1/2" squares
- 8--1-1/2" squares
From black-and-white stripe, cut:
- 72--2-1/2" squares
From multicolor stripe, cut:
- 2--2-1/2x28-1/2" inner border strips
- 2--2-1/2x24-1/2" inner border strips
From multicolor floral, cut:
- 2--5x37-1/2" outer border strips
- 2--5x28-1/2" outer border strips
- 4--2-1/2x42" binding strips
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3. Align a marked square with one corner of a black-and-white stripe 2-1/2" square (Diagram 1; note direction of drawn line). Stitch on drawn line, then trim, leaving a 1/4" seam allowance. Press open attached triangle, pressing seam toward black-and-white stripe, to make a square unit. Repeat to make eight square units total.
4. Referring to Diagram 2, sew together two bright print 2-1/2" squares and two square units in pairs. Press seams open. Join pairs to make a Necktie unit. Press seam open. The unit should be 4-1/2" square including seam allowances.
5. Repeat Step 4 to make four Necktie units total.
6. Referring to Diagram 3, sew together Necktie units in pairs, rotating units as shown. Press seams in opposite directions. Join pairs to make a Magic Circle block. Press seams in one direction. The block should be 8-1/2" square including seam allowances.
7. Repeat steps 1-6 to make nine Magic Circle Blocks total.
Assemble Quilt Center
1. Referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram, lay out blocks in three horizontal rows.
2. Sew together blocks in each row. Press seams open.
3. Join rows to make quilt center. Press seams in one direction. The quilt center should be 24-1/2" square including seam allowances.
Add Borders
1. Sew multicolor stripe 2-1/2x24-1/2" inner border strips to opposite edges of quilt center. Add multicolor stripe 2-1/2x28-1/2" inner border strips to remaining edges. Press all seams toward inner border.
2. Sew multicolor floral 5x28-1/2" outer border strips to opposite edges of quilt center. Add multicolor floral 5x37-1/2" outer border strips to remaining edges to complete quilt top. Press all seams toward outer border.
Finish Quilt
1. Layer quilt top, batting, and backing; baste. Quilt as desired.
2. Bind with multicolor floral binding strips.


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There are a myriad of items available to collectors. A few are shown here:
Photo #1
This depicts two examples of the National Membership Badge. There are several types of these available. Early examples are numbered, but the numbers are not traceable to a particular veteran. I have seen period advertisements that state these were made from captured cannon metal. I do not know if ALL were made that way. Typically these will sell in the $75- $125 range. Parts and pieces are much less desirable. Some unscrupulous ebay sellers will describe the bottom "star" as a fob to attract buyers. While some may have indeed found a second life as a fob, it is only one part of the badge and I would caution collectors in acquiring these. Complete examples are readily available and much more desirable than an incomplete example.
Also in this photo is a GAR cuff button.
Photo #2
This is a printers block for a GAR medal. The medal depicted is an early Medal of Honor Style with the wings upward.
Photo #3
This is a veteran from Ohio wearing his GAR badge and lapel pin. He is wearing a civilian coat, but many veterans are photographed wearing the GAR uniform. These photographs are common and will usually bring less than $25. Of course if the veteran is identified the desirability and price will climb dramatically based on his unit or service.
Photo #4
This is a National Encampment ribbon worn by an Ohio Veteran to the National Encampment in 1901. There a huge array of souvenir and reunion ribbons and badges available to the collector. Some simple ribbons will start at less than $20 and they can run into the several hundreds. Very early ribbons and badges are desirable. Ribbons and badges from the last few reunions are also highly sought. In addition those from Gettysburg and other famous locations will bring a premium.
There are several great books available to collectors. In addition there are several educational as well as sales sites that are useful for researching. I would recommend that potential collectors educate themselves before making a big purchase.


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Own This Town: This Weekend's Arts Picks
We're in the thick of the season, and there are plenty of things to do around town this weekend, but here are your best bets:
Jennifer Holliday at CityPlace Friday This event hasn't gotten a lot of press but it definitely deserves more. Tony Award-winning singer Jennifer Holliday is performing a fundraising concert at the Harriet Himmel Theater at CityPlace. I'm sure she'll perform repertoire from Broadway but one can only hope that she will include some gospel favorites as well, for which she has been known for more than 20 years.
Miami City Ballet Friday-Sunday Miami City Ballet is back at the Kravis Center for the first time in 2012 with "Program II." The show will feature a world premiere by Liam Scarlett of The Royal Ballet of London, Jerome Robbins' "In The Night," and Balanchine's "Ballet Imperial." Tickets start at only $19 so this makes for the perfect night out.
target="_blank">FOTOfusion Friday, Saturday FOTOfusion is back at the Palm Beach Photographic Center. If you've not yet been to its new location on the first floor of the West Palm Beach Public Library building, you should definitely check out the Photographic Center's new space. FOTOfusion is a yearly festival of photography and digital imaging, and features workshops, seminars and public events in the gallery.
Palm Beach Symphony Monday OK, so Monday isn't the weekend anymore but I had to include this Palm Beach Symphony concert in my picks. Did you know that Palm Beach has its own professional symphony orchestra? Well, we do and they are performing two major works on this concert: Dvorak's "Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)" and Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 4."
Ceci Dadisman is the director of marketing at Palm Beach Opera and is the West Palm Beach-based hyperlocal blogger @AGalAtCityPlace.


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The Air Force wants to rebuild a "fence" around Earth to keep the riff-raff out.
Sounds like a Hollywood script to counter aliens or asteroids but it's a real program the military wants to update at an estimated cost of $3.5 billion.
Just don't expect any space cowboys digging post holes and wrangling barbed wire in orbit.
The Space Fence program is a series of radar signals managed by the Air Force since the early 1960's that has been tracking an ever-growing pile of rocket and satellite parts and other man-made fragments that zoom around Earth's vicinity at thousands of miles per hour.