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With Maryland's announcement today that it's planning on moving to the Big Ten, college sports are getting closer and closer to something that many traditionalists have long dreaded: the creation of several "Super Conferences."
For many years, the Big Ten and the Pac-10 (the official names of these conferences varied greatly) were the only two conferences that mattered. Over time, the SEC, ACC, and Big Eight (which would become the Big 12) joined the college sporting landscape. In 1979, the Big East was created, paving the way for what we have today.
[For a fantastic summary of the various realignments throughout history, click here.]
When the BCS was created, the idea was that all conferences were not created equal. The Big Ten, Pac-10, SEC, ACC, Big East, and Big 12 were all given special treatment in the new system. Theoretically, these were the six best conferences and they were all pretty comparable to each other.
However, with the passing of time, a few of these conferences have begun to distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack.
As you know, the SEC has long ruled in football, and its dominance looks to continue into the near future.
Basketball has remained somewhat balanced if you look at overall champions, but most would agree that year in and year out, the ACC and Big Ten have offered the best basketball from top to bottom. (Fans of the Little Bitty East can feel free to argue for the conference. I will continue to maintain that when you have 132 teams in your conference, you are bound to have a lot of tourney teams. And oh by the way…most of them lose early every year.)
Because of this, teams have begun to "hop ship" so to speak.
First, the ACC "raided" the Big East and convinced Miami, Virginia Tech, and Boston College to join the Atlantic Coastal Conference. Then, Texas angered everyone else in the Big 12, leading to Nebraska and Colorado jolting the conference in favor of greener pastures.
Various other schools have followed suit, looking for the right situation for their student athletes.
To me, there is one outcome that seems inevitable: the creation of four "Super Conferences."
What might these new leagues look like? Here are my predictions for each team and conference.
Keep in mind, if we really are going to shake up college sports, we need to try to preserve a few key elements:
- Without rivalries, college sports lose much of their luster. When at all possible, we must preserve the classic rivalries. If we must lose a rivalry game, we should do our best to replace it with a new game that could possibly take its place due to geographical closeness or other similarities.
- Tradition isn't always the best criteria, but without it, college sports once again loses something. So we will first and foremost try to preserve the conferences with the most tradition.
The New Pac-16
The new Pac-16 will be divided into two divisions, the East and West:
Pac-16 West
- Stanford
- California
- Oregon
- Oregon State
- Washington
- Washington State
Pac-16 East
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Arizona
- Arizona State
- Utah
- Colorado
- Texas Tech
- Baylor
I love the new Pac-16.
Basically, the prototypical Pac-16 teams stay in the Pac-16 West, able to play each other every year in football.
The Pac-16 East becomes a neat little hybrid of the Arizona teams and the old Big 12. The states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Colorado are all very similar geographically, and the newly created rivalries between schools like Utah and Arizona would be quite fun.
Most importantly, we have preserved every significant rivalry for each school with the exception of Texas. Where are the Longhorns? Keep reading to find out.
The New Big Ten
I still can't get past the ridiculousness of naming our divisions "Legends" and "Leaders"…and I didn't care to figure out who was in each. Let's just split these into East and West as well.
Big Ten West
- Iowa
- Iowa State
- Kansas
- Kansas State
- Minnesota
- Louisville
- Wisconsin
- Marquette (Basketball)
- Illinois
- Northwestern
Big Ten East
- Nebraska
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Indiana
- Purdue
- Rutgers
- Maryland
- Penn State
You will notice we did a few things here.
First of all, we put Ohio State and Michigan in THE SAME DIVISION…the way it should have been done all along. Nobody wants to see Ohio State and Michigan play each other back-to-back in football if they make the championship game. The SEC has it right. Either Florida OR Georgia goes to the SEC Championship…you don't want them both going.
Awesome rivalries are in each division:
- Marquette basketball joins the fold and plays against Wisconsin twice a year.
- Kansas and Kansas State join the Big Ten, making the West side very good at basketball.
- Iowa State joins the same conference as Iowa – its largest rival.
- IU, Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan State, and Maryland are all on the other side – making it one of the premier places to watch college basketball in the country.
The East has one less team than the West, but that's alright because Michigan, Michigan State, and Purdue would all supplement their schedules with the Notre Dame game every year. This also might be just enough of a carrot to convince Notre Dame to leave their independent ways in the past and join the conference that they should have been in all along.
The New SEC
You thought the SEC was good at football before? Just look at it now. Yikes.
SEC East
- Clemson
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Florida
- Florida State
- Miami
- Vanderbilt
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
SEC West
- Texas A&M
- Texas
- Missouri
- Mississippi State
- Ole Miss
- Alabama
- Auburn
- Arkansas
I somehow think that eventually, in football, winning the SEC Championship would be a bigger deal than winning the National Championship.
Basically, you introduce the states of Texas and Florida to the old SEC. The rivalries that would be created week in and week out would be unbelievable:
- On one side, you could theoretically have Miami vs. Florida St., Florida vs. Georgia, Clemson vs. South Carolina, and Kentucky vs. Tennessee ON THE SAME WEEKEND.
- Clemson would join its biggest rival, South Carolina in the SEC. It would also regain its old time rivalry with Georgia, a school it is geographically close to and has fought over players with ever since Herschel Walker.
The other side would be no slouch either, with Alabama, Auburn, LSU, and Texas fighting for superiority from year to year.
As I said before, the winner of the SEC would be respected the world over…and if someone actually got through the year undefeated? It would be the labeled the greatest team of all time.
The Big ACC
The Big East and ACC basically merge to create our fourth and final super conference.
While it would definitely struggle a little on the football front, there would be no greater collection of basketball in the country – which for most of these schools, is alright for them.
Big ACC North
- Connecticut
- Pittsburgh
- West Virginia
- Boston College
- Notre Dame (Basketball)
- Villanova (Basketball)
- Syracuse
- Cincinnati
- Temple
Big ACC South
- Georgia Tech
- North Carolina
- Georgetown (Basketball)
- Duke
- NC State
- Wake Forest
- Virginia Tech
- Virginia
- South Florida
For starters, West Virginia moves back East where it belongs…it never felt right watching them play in the Big 12. This also renews one of the best rivalries in college sports, the Backyard Brawl, that it shares with Pittsburgh.
Of course, this conference is weaker when it comes to football, but when it comes to basketball, no other league comes close.
UConn, Pitt, Syracuse, and Louisville join powerhouses North Carolina, Duke, and Wake Forest to create one of the most frightening top sixes that could be imagined. Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, NC State, and West Virginia would be fighting for SEVENTH PLACE in the league many years.
Possible Holdup
You might be reading this thinking, "If every team has to play 8 divisional games, how would it have enough time to play teams from the other side and still play an intriguing out-of-conference schedule?"
Take a team like Georgia.
The oldest rivalry in America is Georgia vs. Auburn. Losing that game would be a catastrophe. Let's say it also wants to keep Georgia Tech on its schedule. Now, UGA only has two more slots on its schedule…would it just never play teams from the other side of its conference?
The answer is simple: Stop playing FCS schools.
Georgia could play against its entire division, ALWAYS play Auburn and Georgia Tech, and STILL have two remaining games on its schedule every year – so long as it stopped scheduling cream puffs. Of course Georgia would lose a little revenue from the loss of a home game, but it would gain that revenue back from the SEC with the additional conference games each season.
The brilliance of this entire system is that it sets up perfectly for a playoff system. Each league could automatically send its champion to the playoffs, and then we could elect four "at-large" teams to go as well.
The "Big ACC" schools no longer care about getting crushed in football, because their dominance in basketball would more appropriately fit those schools anyway.
Geographically, the Super Conferences make sense.
Financially, each school would surely benefit from the new setup.
As fans, we would win as well because the matchups would be unbelievable every single week.
Bring on the Super Conferences…it's just a matter of time anyway.


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Las Vegas, NV - Jack Katz, owner and operator of U Connections embroidery, has been in business since 1985 and has been run out of Runnin' Rebel Plaza since 2008. Their first shop came into existence in 2002 and has been successfully operating for sixteen years. As the sewing machine runs in the background, Jack agrees to sit down and talk about the RTC Light Rail and just what kind of changes he's seen on Maryland Parkway:
"It's definitely gotten more crowded, gotten dirtier; more trash. I think the people who live here, that hang out in this area now…they just don't care about the neighborhood."
When asked if this group of people would be tied into an increase of homeless people in the area, Katz responded saying that he has actually seen fewer homeless people around. Even though his shop had been broken into and robbed a few times in the past, but Katz mainly felt as though there is no sense of pride in the community as there once was.
What bothered Katz most is that, "People don't throw their trash in the dumpster, they throw it on the ground; they just don't care."
The last visit into the shop, the RTC Light Rail was brought up and was new knowledge to Mr. Katz. When asked now about whether or not he would like to see the Light Rail be built or to see that money be put towards improving crime or other issues in the community, Katz responded that he would rather have the light rail put in on Maryland Parkway.
"I think it would get more people to come here. If you get more people to come here, I think it would be natural that you'd have more cops, you'd have more supervision…Especially the businesses would care about what people are coming too," said Katz.
Katz also felt that the Light Rail would be an improvement that could help bring in a better customer base for his business: customers with a larger disposable income versus that of students.
"You don't have the money to come in here and buy five or six shirts at a time, but there are older people my age that do so, you have to get them to come here," stated Katz.
Katz' store offers UNLV merch as well as custom print options. August, 2018, Las Vegas, NV. Photo by Alexia Zilliken
As far as construction impeding his route to work or his business, Katz is not worried about it stating that most of his business comes from college students who will still be able to walk across the street without a problem if they need to get a shirt. On the matter of potential gentrification, Katz stated that that is a tough question to answer:
"It's just the way it is. I mean you would hope that people have a place to go but, people get pushed out you know? And you hope that there's some place, another neighborhood for them to go to. But this neighborhood had taken it on the chin for a long time."
Katz elaborated on this by stating that the reason for this is due to the people living here and how they, in essence, created the environment they live in.
U Connection sells fraternity and sorority shirts featuring the organization's embroidery. Photo by Alexia Zilliken
"I drive down Maryland Parkway on my way home and it can just be a shit-show…Like I said, with the trash, broken bottles…There's no pride in the community…You can still clean up your front yard, you can still pick up the trash. You can make you house or your business or your property look presentable."
Other popular items include: flasks, license plate covers, and other fraternity/sorority products. August, 2018, Las Vegas, NV. Photos by Alexia Zilliken
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Cemex Colombia secures environmental approval for Macao plant06 September 2019
Colombia: The Regional Autonomous Corporation of Antioquia has reissued Cemex's environmental clearance for its 1Mt/yr integrated cement plant in Macao. The certification marks the conclusion of a dispute over mining right in the course of which Cemex fired multiple executives for payment of US$25m to a private third party. La Republica reports that Cemex is now in a position to advance several licensing processes and to begin construction of connecting roads for the plant.
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Can't help fallin' in love
Our family vacation is winding down. Martyn, Sam and Toby will return to the U.K. on Monday 17th September
My home will doubtless feel very empty.
But Wendy (Martyn's wife/Sam's mother) and Laura (Wendy and Martyn's daughter/Sam's sister) will be more than glad to welcome them home.
Even as I write Martyn Sam and Toby are attending an American Football game (Sarasota High School v North Port High School) with my friends Andi and Jonathan Taylor. Andi and Jonathan's older son is a Sarasota High School player.
Whilst my family members enjoy the all American experience of a High School Football game, I am relaxing at home with my lovely dog and the two cats.
Earlier today "the boys" wandered over to the home of my friend Ben. Once there they relaxed in his swimming pool. I am so grateful that Ben has offered such gracious hospitality.
We had hoved off to "Barnacle Bill's" restaurant for dinner on the second night of this family visit, (5th September 2012).
Toby and Sam had an instant crush on our waitress Brie (Brianna).
The only fair thing to do was to re-visit "Barnacle Bill's", which we did last evening.
Our waitress was Susan, not Brie.
But Brie was in the house.
She eagerly accepted our request for a photo'.
Here she is with Toby and Sam.


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The RI Emergency Management Agency recently awarded $150,000 in federal grant money under the FY2019 Department of Homeland Security Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) to five nonprofits in the state. According to NSGP, this funding supports physical security enhancements and other security-related activities to nonprofits at high risk for terrorist attack. This year's total represents a 17% increase over last year's award.
Recipients were chosen from a field of 17 applicants. They are: Chabad of West Bay in Warwick, Congregation Jeshuat Israel in Newport, the Islamic School of Rhode Island in West Warwick, Temple Emmanu-El in Providence, and Temple Shalom in Middletown.
"These grants represent a whole community approach to safety and preparedness," says RIEMA Director Marc Pappas in a news release. "We are pleased to assist with physical security enhancements and protection measures. It's important to build and sustain safety measures and these grants help the recipients do that."


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Back in 1990, when neurosurgeons aren't as readily available as nowadays in central Taiwan, many patients with neurological diseases had to travel to either northern or southern Taiwan to seek medical supports, which leads to the lost of golden hours for receiving treatment. The superintendent of Tungs' Hospital realized the urgent needs for a good neurosurgery department in order to care for the patients in central Taiwan; thus, he dedicated his medical career to neurosurgery and learnt from the best medical centers in Taipei. Dr. Tung has been treating patients in deed needs ever since, and Tungs' hospital has also established its ground as one of the best hospitals for nuerosurgery in central Taiwan.
Because of the dedication of Dr. Tung and Tungs' hospital, we are able to expand the department and recruit excellent neurosurgerons to offer a more complete range of services, and Tungs' hospital has later become the designated hospital for acute and critical neurological diseases.
The department of neurosurgery specialized in various neurological-related critical cares, such as hemorrhage, brain tumor, cerebral vascular diseases, any spinal diseases, peripheral neurological diseases.
Furthermore, there are 20 beds in the neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit to offer enough space for critical care, hence, patients from central area doesn't need to travel far to seek medical assistance due to insufficient facilities.


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Tag Archives: Orphan Spirit
Gifted – Movie Discussion
Gifted is a rich gem of a movie with so many interesting angles I hardly know where to start. Mary is a math prodigy who lives with her uncle, Frank. She never knew her father and her mother died when … Continue reading
Fight for a Jacket
I watched last week as two girls fought over a jacket. Or at least one girl was fighting over a jacket, the other was beat up over that jacket. Ugh. It seems that the jacket was in the downstairs coat … Continue reading
Maleficent – Movie Discussion
*In case you missed it at Shepherd Project* Maleficent is the fantastic retelling of the Snow White tale from the point of view of the "evil" fairy, Maleficent. There are so many good take-aways and meaningful moments in this movie, … Continue reading


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All-Star Cast Film "The Thieves" Reveals Teaser Poster
The upcoming film, "The Thieves" has released it's international teaser poster.
This poster has been revealed for the first time at the Berlin Film Festival in February. Afterwards, the poster has been spreading like wildfire on the Internet through blogs and movie forums.
"The Thieves," is about a group of Korean thieves who scheme to steal a rare diamond called "Tears of the Sun." Director Choi Dong Hoon, who worked with "The Big Swindle," and "Tazza" has created an all-star cast of Lee Yoon Seok, Kim Hye Soo, Lee Jung Jae, Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Hae Sook, Oh Dal Soo, Kim Soo Hyun and more.
When the A-list cast was revealed earlier, it became a quite a hot topic. Thus, this current teaser poster is garnering much attention since it has the faces of all ten actors and actresses. Viewers can get a taste of each of the characters through their various facial expressions and poses.
Filming for "The Thieves" is currently in the second half of production.


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I read this quote the other day "Follow your passion and success will follow". Not the first I have seen or heard this shared or uttered by various people to motivate their audiences. And whilst in theory its all well and good, I know from personal experience that following your passion can be ridiculously hard, and success elusive. And it is the messy, meandering, hard bit that is missing in between that statement.Read More
Why It Is Important To Invest In Yourself And Your Business
As a start-up creative entrepreneur on a budget investing in myself and my business was something that seemed out of reach. I just didn't have the money to do it. Or rather that is what I told myself, as I wasted my precious pounds on things that were never going to bring me a return. What changed for me was a shift in mindset. I always saw investing as meaning working with a coach or taking some fancy course, forgetting that by reading a business book or attending an event I was in fact investing myself and my business. And […]Read More
Are You Confident About Charging What You're Worth?
Knowing what to charge for your product or service has to be one of the most difficult responsibilities of working for yourself. And in an industry where working for free is often expected, seen as something you should be grateful for, charging what you are worth is the bane of the creative entrepreneur. It is no secret that so many of us undercharge in the mistaken belief that we are not worthy of charging high prices. We fear that being expensive means we will not get clients.Read More
Deferring The Short-Term Dreams To Reap The Long-Term Rewards
One of the hardest things about following the path to entrepreneurship is having to defer certain dreams giving rise to the feeling that you are being left behind, when you see your friends and family who are working the nine-to-five building up careers with [steady] paychecks and purchasing the material things that indicate a successful life i.e. houses, cars, holidays.Read More
The Ten Year Rule, Fact Or Fiction
If you read my review of the book Never Too Late To Be Great, you would have seen mentioned the Ten Year Rule. As someone who switched careers from graphic design to writing and publishing via a stint as a jewellery designer, I find the Ten Year Rule fascinating. The theory being that it takes ten years, equating to 10,000 hours for someone to master their craft and then become an expert in it. The theory was the result of research by John Hayes a Carnegie Mellon University Professor and later by others including Professor K. Anders Ericsson. There are various arguments […]Read More
BOOK REVIEW: Never Too Late to be Great
We live in a world that celebrates youth and the underlying message that if you haven't made it by a certain age you never will. Living in an online world driven by a youthful audience of digitally savvy Millenials and Gen Z's means they inevitably make up a large portion of the success stories we now see and read. Not knocking Millenials and upcoming Gen Z's -I think it is great to see a generation unafraid to embrace entrepreneurship- but you could be forgiven for thinking entrepreneurship is a young person's game. Because for those outside these demographics it can […]Read More
Appreciate What You Have Achieved Rather Than Dwelling On What You Have Not
I have always been a glass half empty rather than a glass half full kind of girl, a mindset that I have worked, and to be honest am still working, hard on to change. I was reminded of this recently while working client side in their offices, and when asked what I would be doing next once my contract ended and I left the team I began to list the projects I was working on. The responses I got momentarily stunned me because I started to see what I do, my achievements and the progress I have made through their eyes. […]Read More
How To Get The Most Out Of Business And Personal Development Books
I have always been an avid reader, but business and personal development books were never really at the top of my reading list until a few years ago when I realised that if I wanted to grow and develop as an entrepreneur I needed to invest in content and courses that would help me to do so. And I think this is something all entrepreneurs should be doing. Learning benefits our development as entrepreneurs, opening us up to new ideas, teaching us new skills to help us become better at managing our businesses and so much more. But with thousands of […]Read More


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Color Spark
Color Spark – "A simple and effective tool that generates random colors and gradients to help designers put together unique and striking color palettes."
Color Spark – "A simple and effective tool that generates random colors and gradients to help designers put together unique and striking color palettes."
Grabient – "Beautiful and simple UI for generating web gradients." Not much of a description or help, but you can manipulate any gradient and customize it.
ColorIon – Gradient Buttons with Hover Effects – "Beautiful Gradient Buttons with Hover Effect."
ColorZilla – "Advanced Eyedropper, Color Picker, Gradient Generator and more." It has ColorZilla for Chrome and Firefox and also an Ultimate CSS Gradient Generator.
coolHue – "Coolest handpicked Gradient Hues and Swatches for your next super amazing stuff". Has a few colors but not much else.
CSS Gradient Animator – "A CSS generator to create beautiful animated gradients for use on your website."
Eggradients – "Ready to use gradient background colors. Cool Gradients are prepared according to the latest design trends. And it is served in the form of eggs with hex and CSS codes. Are gradients the new colors? It's a bold statement to agree with, but the gradient colors are everywhere. The design evolves every year. […]
WebGradients – "Free collection of 180 background gradients that you can use as content backdrops in any part of your website. Easy copy CSS3 cross-browser code and use it in a moment! We've also prepared a .PNG version of each gradient. As a bonus, there are packs for Sketch & Photoshop. Free Gradients Collection: Sketch/Photoshop/CSS."
Colordot – "Simple color picker everyone". This one is kind of cool. You generate different colors by moving your mouse around the screen. Back & Forth for Hue, Up & Down for Lightness, and Scroll for Saturation. When you find a color you like left-click and it will be saved as a vertical panel to the […]
ColorDrop – "Thousands of curated colors, palettes for use in your products". The palettes are made out of 4 colors. You can also upload an image to get a 5 color palette. They also have a good gradient generator that is completely customizable and can do linear or radial gradients. When you are ready with the […]


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CCU students attend International Student Festival in Norway
Students attending are Madison Nowlin, an intelligence and national security major from Davidson, N.C.; Casey Mallon, a political science and intelligence/national security major from Myrtle Beach; Jolito Rivera, a political science major from Lynchburg, Va.; Connor Kilgore, intelligence and national security major from Leesport, Pa.; Jonathan Pacheco-Arriaga, a political science major from Summerville; Jessica Vasiliades, a political science major from Massillon, Ohio; Braxton Palmer, a political science major from Conway; and Taylor Repp, a political science major from Myrtle Beach.
"ISFiT 2017 is a unique opportunity to learn about solutions to the global problem of discrimination, and facilitate meaningful conversations about the topic with other students and my community," said Nowlin.
The CCU students are joining approximately 450 students from 106 countries in Trondheim, Norway, at the largest student festival in the world. ISFiT's mission is to create a better future for young people. It is held every other year, and each festival has a theme related to social and political topics with international relevance. This year's theme is discrimination.
In addition to the daily workshops and cultural events, participants sit in plenary sessions with various human righst activists, academics, refugees and known speakers like the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi and the 2015 Student Peace Prize Laureate Aayat Alqormozi from Bahrain.
The Norway excursion is one of the many global experiential learning initiatives sponsored by the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at CCU.
"The International Student Festival offers our students a taste of global diplomacy at the highest level in a very complex, yet interconnected world," said Richard Aidoo, associate professor of politics and assistant dean. He and Mariam Dekanozishvili, assistant professor of politics at CCU, are accompanying the students.
For more information about global experiential activities, including international film series, performing arts, study abroad and other on-campus global programming in the Edwards College, visit coastal.edu/humanities.
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Welcome one and all to inspiration board Tuesday! I love letting my creative side loose and today's inspiration board or moss wedding ideas are inspired by my wedding florist.
I am ashamed to say that our wedding album is in a beautiful box that is constantly getting moved around the house, normally in one of my redecorating jaunts. I was looking through it, especially at my wedding flowers and commenting how ahead of his time our wedding florist was. Now this was 6 years ago we met him, when wedding flowers were still pretty much roses. However on our first appointment he showed us a moss wall display he was working on for a wedding and I was hooked!
This set my mind a buzzing and so today I am looking at moss wedding ideas that can be used throughout the day. The different greens and browns used within a moss accentuated colour scheme have a real connection with nature, bringing a natural element to the wedding style. Now you know that I like to include shoe styling into my boards, but alas no moss inspired shoes were located, but the Dogwood Branch and Moss floral sculpture shoe is a fabulous substitute.
Wedding Favours: Photography Laura Ashbrook Photography on Style Me Pretty, Stationery: Planner April Foster Events on Elizabeth Anne Designs, Moss Table Centre: Florist Artisan Flowers photography by Phindy Studios on Style Me Pretty, Wedding Cake: Photography Tux and Tales via Love My Dress, Wedding Couple; Oncewed, Moss Balls: Little Lillies, Moss Monogram Letters: Teresa's Plants, Ring Pillow: April Hiler Designs, Dogwood Branch and Moss Shoe: Denise Nielsen and George Worthington,
If you like to moss concept and wanted to include this into a romantic table centre, this inspiration from Elizabeth Anne Designs is easily achievable.
Romantic table setting: Styling Opulent Couturier with photography Donald Yeager on Elizabeth Anne Designs,
Or rf you are a DIY or crafty bride then be sure to check out the DIY moss centrepiece tutorial over on OnceWed.
Be sure to view again next Tuesday for my next wedding ideas installment!


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Whole life insurance quotes are higher than Term life, which seems to be the direction that most consumers are going these days. The reason for this is because Whole life insurance also has a savings plan within the policy that accumulates what's called "cash value" over the life of the policy. You can borrow against this cash value later on in life if needed and use it for practically any purpose.
Another reason that many people are leaning towards term life, rather than Whole life, now is because Term life is known as "pure" insurance coverage and there is no savings plan involved. Because of this it's much less expensive. You can buy a 10, 20 or 30 year Term life policy that will get you beyond most of lifes major expenses and save yourself a lot. This is how.
The question that I have for most people is "why would you want to invest in an insurance policy when you can invest elsewhere and get a higher interest rate?" If you're going to buy life insurance, buy life insurance, but if you want an interest bearing savings plan, you should see your banker or other financial advisor. It is definitely a good idea to diversify your funds by having several different savings accounts, however, Whole life insurance is over priced and there are simply better ways to invest your hard earned money.
Summary – If you are totally set on getting Whole life insurance quotes, then that's your decision. I'm not saying that Whole life insurance is a bad thing, only that buying Term life is a better idea. The decision is up to you.


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As the world continues to learn more about coronavirus and its spread, it's vital to stay up-to-date on the latest developments. However, it's also important to make sure that the information being distributed is from credible sources. To that end, Between The Lines has compiled, [...]
I may be a grown up, but I read a lot of young adult fiction aimed at LGBT teens.
Wait. I shouldn't use the term "aimed at" less I fuel the fire behind Eric Metaxas's idea that YA books are "disproportionately gay" and are trying to turn young people gay or at least make kids cool with the so-called sinful gay lifestyle.
In a recent commentary on BreakPoint which, according to their website, "provides a Christian perspective on today's news and trends," Metaxas proclaims "an alarming trend in youth lit."
"The way to win over a culture is to capture the minds and hearts of its young people," he says. "The gay-rights movement has certainly learned that lesson, which helps explain a current trend in youth literature. Anyone who reads books for teens these days will tell you that portrayals of gay relationships and characters are rapidly increasing."
He's right, in a way. Though what he sees as a bad thing, I see as a good thing. It's true that there are more LGBT themes and characters being explored in YA lit. But it's not because all of a sudden "the gay-rights movement" ramped up production.
When I was discovering I was attracted to girls and not boys in the mid-90s, there were books about lesbians out there, but I didn't know that and didn't know where to find them. I couldn't just Google "lesbian books" and I certainly couldn't ask a librarian to help me find them. One of the first books about lesbians that I read was "The Well of Loneliness" by Radclyffe Hall (even if you haven't read it, the title alone gives you a pretty good idea of the suffering therein). In college I read "Stone Butch Blues" by Leslie Feinberg (more suffering).
There were YA books that I could have read in high school. "Annie On My Mind" by Nancy Garden, for example, was first published in the early 1980s. But like I said, I had no way of knowing that.
But today, there are plenty of books to choose from and I've read many of them. I want to know what today's young people are reading. And I'm very happy that LGBT young people no longer lurk in the shadows without books that reflect their lives.
Metaxas sees something far more nefarious at play. "Authors who work to normalize homosexuality are trying to promote what they see as compassion, understanding and acceptance," he says. "I believe they're also trying to break down sexual boundaries of all kinds, to push what they see as 'freedom' as far as they possibly can."
What's wrong with "compassion, understanding and acceptance"? Unless, of course, you believe that LGBT people are unworthy of it and should simply be scorned. As far as breaking down "sexual boundaries of all kinds," that's a common claim of the anti-gay right who think of LGBT people only in terms of sex. As if having sex — really freaky sex in the imagination of the anti-gay right — is the only thing LGBT people do or think about. It's a fun way to dehumanize us.
Metaxas continues, "Even when there are no explicit descriptions, sexual themes are often introduced before kids are ready to deal with them in a mature way. Moreover, the way they're introduced can be confusing to vulnerable and impressionable readers."
Earth to Metaxas: all kids are exposed to sexual themes before they're ready to deal with them in mature way. I would much rather have kids, gay and straight, read a book written just for them that promotes "compassion, understanding and acceptance" than learning about sex by Googling "boobies" and "wieners" on the Internet.


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A well-known Boston daguerreotypist and photographer, Masury was commissioned by Charles Greely Loring, a prominent lawyer and the first director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to photograph his estate at Beverly, Massachusetts. Although genre paintings of the period often included farm workers or stable hands resting by a barn door, Masury's view from inside the barn is unusual. He has used the doorway as a framing device, and the view of a rocky hillside presents a variation on the compositional elements found in most mid-nineteenth-century genre and landscape paintings.
Merry A. Foresta American Photographs: The First Century (Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art with the Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996)


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Perm sec harps on accurate school census
The permanent secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Sir Christian Ohaa, has stressed the need for accurate data collection for proper planning and development of the education sector.
Ohaa stated this at the flag-off of the 2018/2019 FCT level Annual School Census, ASC, which took place at the Government Secondary School, Zone 3 Abuja.
He called on all principals of schools in the FCT to ensure that accurate, valid and reliable data of all schools were made available on time.
According to him, "every school Head or Principal, including the Military, Paramilitary, Federal Unity colleges and private schools are expected to provide all information on learners, teachers, infrastructure, facilities, programs and activities of their various schools", stressing that every child must be counted..
Ohaa warned that it was illegal to falsify data submitted for the purpose of the school census, adding that such offence carries a heavy penalty.
He debunked the misconception that data gathered during the exercise would be used to levy schools and reiterated that all information gathered will be utilized for policy formulation, decision making, and planning.
In his words, "I cannot emphasize enough that collection of data is for policy formulation, decision making and planning purposes only. It is certainly not for school levy or other misconceived purposes. In the coming weeks, the exercise will begin all over the territory and I call on all stakeholders to cooperate fully with the officials carrying out this exercise in our educational establishments all over the FCT".
Earlier in his address, the Director, Administration and Finance of the Education Secretariat, Alhaji Umar Marafa, represented by the Deputy Director in charge of administration, Mr. Abdulrazak Leramoh, said the exercise would be carried out in all basic and post basic schools across the six Area Councils of the FCT.
He urged all school heads and principals to work with officers of the Department of Policy Planning, Research and Statistics, DDPR&S, of the secretariat.
Also speaking, the Ag. Director, Department of Policy Planning, Research and Statistics, DPPRS, Dr. Sunday Idakwoji, stressed the need for collaboration and cooperation among the various education stakeholders and called for the success of the exercise which, he said, was aimed at improving educational data collection and management in the FCT for better planning.


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The author of the Dilbert comic and Trump interpreter Scott Adams took to his Twitter page this morning to decry FAKE NEWS to his thousands of followers. He insisted that Democrat Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam, who defended a bill that would allow late term abortions and discussed killing babies if they survived the process, was fake.
Except that is exactly what Northam was discussing. Scott Adams asks that you believe his propaganda over your own eyes and ears:
The money quote from the video: "If a mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen. The infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother."
Northam while proposing the murdering of a baby, attempted to make it seem like it was as normal and routine as brushing one's teeth.
Adams had more than a few responses to his "this is fake news!" statement, one response thread in particular got to the root of the issue:
Agreed. He is discussing parents and physicians deciding whether or not they want to withdraw care for a newborn.
— Napoleon Inky (@napoleoninky) January 30, 2019
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) January 30, 2019
What does withdraw care for a newborn mean?
— Wielding the Sword (@TheWielding) January 30, 2019
What happens when a newborn survives a late term abortion and doesn't receive care, Scott?
What happens, Scott?
Update: Scott Adams Doubles Down
Scott Adams doubled down with his support of Northam's comments on infanticide, insisting that the governor's written non-clarification clarification somehow negates his earlier statements.
Adams asks how many people "fell for the fake news"
How many of you fell for the fake news that the governor of Virginia was in favor of killing babies after they are born? https://t.co/TOleCFEAaF
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) January 31, 2019


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We often hear about how law enforcement officials have less strict views on marijuana than the law dictates. But one police chief in Mississippi is taking that a step farther.
A video recently leaked showing Lumberton, Mississippi Police Chief Shane Flynt allegedly smoking marijuana. Of course, we say allegedly because we don't know exactly what he was smoking, but Flynt's statements in the video don't help his case. At one point in the video, he says, "I'm the only Chief of Police in Lumberton that likes to smoke weed."
Flynt was voted in by the Lumberton aldermen council back in September. Ironically enough, Flynt was actually suspended in the middle of February and submitted his resignation for an unknown reason, although it's possibly related to this leak. The aldermen decided not to accept his resignation. He had only recently come back to work when the new video leaked, and he has been suspended again.
The Lumberton mayor says action needs to take place. Flynt's job status will be determined at the next meeting of aldermen on March 6th.
We're sure Flynt was a super progressive police chief who ignored marijuana crimes and only focused on serious offenses while in office.
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The Compound is where Osama died. I love the reality vs the myth. The guy had his own private Central Park. Vs living in a cave. They were playing kinect games and eating pheasant. Anything that was luxury, he no doubt had. But he didn't quite get a decades worth.
Doodle is something I was screwing around with about the same time I saw the internet news on Bin Laden. I updated it with some liquification push around. The nose was bugging me too much to leave it.


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What is a pornstar martini?
It's a scrummy cocktail made with passion fruit, vodka, and prosecco to serve. There are lots of different versions of the recipe so you can some fun experimenting.
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Rihanna has teamed up with editors at i-D magazine to create a limited-edition issue.
Bosses at the publication announced on Monday that they had collaborated with the fashion and beauty mogul to create the one-off special issue, dubbed the "Rihannazine", which celebrates "her ceaseless reign on the worlds of fashion, beauty and music" and their 40th anniversary.
"For me, this very special issue of i-D represents change and culture," Rihanna said of the project in a statement. "It is dedicated to some of the people who are progressively reshaping the communities across fashion, music, art, and activism – creating a more inclusive and diverse future."
Rihanna appears on the front and back cover of the publication, with the images showing her posing in clothing from her Fenty fashion brand. All photographs in the 144-page visually-driven magazine were shot by Mario Sorrenti.
She also helped Alastair McKimm, editor-in-chief of i-D, handpick 43 "incredible people" who have had an "inspirational and progressive impact across culture, art, fashion, and activism" to appear in the magazine. They include models Bella and Gigi Hadid, Paloma Elsesser, and Adwoa Aboah, screenwriter Lena Waithe, Euphoria actress Alexa Demie, and writers Roxane Gay and Zadie Smith, and #MeToo founder Tarana Burke. To accompany the publication, videos of Rihanna interviewing some of the stars will be posted on i-D's Instagram page throughout the week.
"Working with Rihanna, we handpicked the people featured in this project for many different reasons; they may all represent different things but what unites them is everyone featured in these pages is incredibly inspirational," said McKimm. "They are artists, writers, activists, musicians, and women on the front lines of the fashion industry."
The special issue will have a limited print run of 5,000 copies, which can be purchased from 27 January.
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How much a dishwasher costs is a big factor when it comes to comparison shopping. So, what can you expect for your money? Higher-end models might have more features and technology to get your dishes sparkling clean.
The first thing you'll probably decide when buying a dishwasher is whether you want to go for a full size or slimline model. This does have an impact on the price, but not as much as you might expect.
Full size dishwashers range from under £200 to thousands, although you can get a really great model for around £500. Slimline dishwashers have a similar range, but you can get a high-quality model from a well-known brand for around £400.
Once you've decided on the type of dishwasher you want, you can find out what features to expect from a model within your price range.
The first thing you'll probably decide is whether you want to go for a full size or slimline model.
There are a lot of things that can affect the price of a dishwasher. Top-of the-range, full-size models will have all or some variations of the following features:
• A variety of programmes
• Special cycle options including half load
and express
• Steam cleaning capabilities
• A large capacity – up to 14 place settings
• Load sensor technology
• 'A' rated for cleaning and drying
• High energy efficiency rating
• Adjustable baskets
• Self-cleaning filter
• Salt and rinse aid indicators
• Dosage assistant dispenser
• Anti-leak system
More information on these features can be found elsewhere in our dishwashers buyers guide. The brand and design will affect how the dishwasher is priced as well.
Once you've decided on the type of dishwasher you want, you can find out what features to expect from a model within your price range.
Promotions are a great way of grabbing a top-quality appliance at a discounted price. Most retailers offer sales and promotions all year round, so you can easily pick up a dishwasher for less. Shop around so you can compare prices.
Black Friday, Christmas and New Year Sales usually have particularly high discounts. Selected retailers often have cashback and trade-in offers, which provides another opportunity for you to get the model you want, while making even bigger savings. A trade-in also has the benefit that you can get your old machine taken away for free.
Selected retailers often have cashback and tradein offers, which provides another opportunity for you to get the model you want.
You need to check if the model you have your eye on comes with a long warranty, so you don't have to worry about buying another one any time soon. Higher priced machines will often have a longer warranty, reflecting the superior build quality.
There are also running costs to consider, as a more energy efficient model can help save money on your utility bills.
You'll also need to take charges for delivery, installation and removing your old dishwasher into account. Delivery will often be free when ordering online, and paying for installation may not be necessary if you've had experience fitting a dishwasher previously.
Bear in mind that price isn't everything. Many people are willing to pay a little more for better service or faster delivery, for example.


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Jack's first week of life was a serious roller coaster. Soaring highs and horrible lows.
Labor and delivery went so smoothly. It wouldn't be fair to say that giving birth was easy, not at all... but I was lucky and my doctor and nurse were great, so it wasn't all that hard either. Jack received a gold star 9 on both APGAR scores at 1 and 5 minutes after delivery -- a very healthy, hearty newborn! He was lifting his head and peering around right away. We spent over an hour snuggling him and marveling over how perfect he was after delivery before they wheeled him to the nursery for the standard newborn tests.
Once we were settled in the tiniest recovery room possible, they brought Jack back. Our little slice of heaven passed all of his tests with flying colors! Our families came to see him. We continued to stare at him in amazement. He mostly slept (he'd been hard at work over the past 24 hours!) I felt great. I felt like I could have ten more babies! This was going to be easy.
That night, we had Thai food delivered to the hospital and posted way too many photos of Jack to Facebook. He was wheeled off to the nursery -- after being awake for the past 36 or so hours, I wanted to try to get some sleep. After attempting (unsuccessfully) to snooze in the recliner, Kyle went home to get a few hours of rest too.
Jack arrived the next morning, wailing, around 6 AM. "He's hungry!" the nurse said. And then she left.
I tried feeding him, but he kept crying. I realized that I hadn't once burped him after a feeding -- oops. I tried burping him, swaying him back and forth, feeding him again... nothing was working. I called the nurse, feeling completely ridiculous. "Can someone come to my room? My baby is crying." I had no idea how to stop it!
The nurse came, said he probably just had a burp he couldn't get rid of, said she felt gas bubbles, and took him back to the nursery to try jostling him around a bit there. I called Kyle in a slightly murderous rage -- why wasn't he back yet? He was "so tired." Not what a new mom wants to hear, am I right? I had a nice, long cry in my room. They brought Jack in again -- still hungry, and now, angry! I tried feeding him again, and he fell asleep. Ah, success!
More family visits. They moved us to a larger recovery room. I fed Jack every hour or so (this nursing business is no joke!) I still felt really good though. Walking around was alright. I cut back on the pain medicine.
Then the nurse came to the room and said he was slightly jaundiced. They were going to put him under the lights for awhile and see if his bilirubin level would drop. Nothing to worry about... I just had to make sure to feed him as often as he'd like (a common theme in his short lifetime so far).
The next morning, thanks to phototherapy, Jack's bilirubin level was back to normal. The pediatrician still wanted to see us the following day, but we were given the okay to leave. We drove home from the hospital with our little bundle, a family of three. Five, counting the dogs, who were bonkers when I walked in the door. I cried again, feeling a little overwhelmed as they raced around. But Kyle brought Jack inside, we made the introduction, cooked a dinner with him snoozing in the bouncer, and felt like things were going to be okay.
The next day, we took him to the pediatrician. She thought he still looked yellow and sent us to get a heel prick. We were annoyed that he had to get stuck yet again. She called us back later that night, when my family was visiting with a homemade meal. "You need to take him to the ER at Children's Hospital," she said. "Can we eat dinner first?" Kyle asked. "No, you need to go now."
I thought she was completely overreacting, so we did eat before driving to the ER (Mom Lesson #1 -- when in doubt, overreact). After all, Kyle and I both had jaundice when we were newborns. My mom parked me next to a window to soak up the October sunshine. Kyle, on the other hand, spent six days in the hospital nursery under the lights (I didn't know that at the time!) I'd never realized jaundice could be severe. I thought it was basically harmless.
When we got there, things went downhill very quickly. His bilirubin level was extremely high. Like, approaching permanent damage kind of high. He was closing in on hearing loss, brain changes, his-life-will-never-be-the-same stuff. About twenty different nurses were trying to get an IV into his tiny, three-day-old veins -- and not one of them could manage it. For over an hour, we watched and listened to him scream while they stuck him with needles in his arms, hands, and feet. They finally put it into his scalp. That was the worst hour of my life. I still get sick to my stomach thinking about it.
Then they put him into an isolette, under phototherapy lights and on top of a phototherapy pillow. He was moved to the NICU and given lots and lots of fluid. Kyle and I sat and looked at our baby and each other in shock. We couldn't touch him at all. We drove home around four in the morning. Just the two of us. We had to leave him behind.
The next two days were tough. His bilirubin level started dropping almost immediately, but it took awhile to get back into the normal range. Once we could take him out of the isolette and hold him for a few minutes, it was scary to snuggle him with the IV in his head. I'm sure you can imagine how much fun breastfeeding was. There was also the fact that I was just a few days removed from giving birth -- and no matter how "awesome" I felt after delivery, I was not supposed to be walking through parking garages, up and down stairs, and in endless hallways like this. I was stressing about the lactation consultant's advice right after he was born: "Don't pump! Don't supplement with formula!" These were things we had to do now, because this whole situation was no longer normal. And none of it mattered to me -- none of it. I just wanted him to be okay.
Kyle and I knew we were lucky, comparatively speaking, in the NICU -- there were babies and parents in those halls dealing with things I cannot even comprehend. And once Jack was discharged, I was incredibly grateful. He was healthy! The IV was out, and our baby was coming back home.
But in spite of that, over the next few days I felt (physically and emotionally) like I'd been hit by a freight train. It wasn't the way his first week of life was "supposed" to go. I felt like I'd done something wrong, like the jaundice was my fault. I worried that the experience had traumatized him.
I cried a lot (as much as Jack?) on Saturday night and Sunday morning, watching the clock and remembering every detail from the previous week (at this time we were getting admitted to the hospital... at this time Kyle went and bought the Monster energy drink and chips for his dinner... then the Pens won in a shootout...I decided to get the blessed epidural...the nurse said we were ready to go...he was born...the sun came up...)
The day Jack was born was the happiest day of my life, and the days that followed had moments that were funny, touching, and beautiful. But that week also contained some of the saddest, scariest, and most confusing times too. I guess that's how it is for everyone -- the beginning of a baby's life is bound to have both the miraculous and the overwhelming. They're all separate versions of the same song. Ours just started out on a more tremulous note than I expected.


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Our popular Wall Mounted Cycle Shelter comes complete with 3 Sheffield Cycle Hoops.
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The mainstream media is bending over backward to describe this as a close election. Even when polling demonstrated a 5-10 point Obama lead, the media cautioned Americans that the election will tighten. It's unclear why this would be the case with projections anticipating further decline in gas prices and continued job growth, but the media is assured that this election will become closer and closer. Suddenly, Gallup released a poll with questionable methodology and conservatives seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
But don't believe the hype. Conservatives continue to grasp for any hope in this election, and you can see the desperation in the rhetoric employed by Romney supporters. Rather than tout an economic policy, Romney supporters are now attempting to link President Obama to Jimmy Carter.
This analogy is intriguing, as it comes at the same time that the Romney campaign is accusing Obama of misleading America by continuing to run against another former president, George W. Bush. It would seem odd to criticize running against the President 4 years ago while applauding a campaign against the President 32 years ago. It also doesn't make much sense as an attack. As recently as 2009, President Jimmy Carter enjoyed a 69% favorability rating, while as recently as last September, George W. Bush still sat at or below 50%.
Conservative talking heads live in a dream world where Americans still hold a negative impression of Jimmy Carter. To Americans younger than 50, Jimmy Carter is no longer a failed president, but a well-meaning statesman who builds houses for the poor and negotiates peace treaties.
Comparing Obama to Jimmy Carter is a losing strategy, but highlights the GOP's fear that the improving economy spells doom. Instead, attempting some rhetorical sleight of hand to compare the economy to the stagnant economy of the late 1970s. Or more accurately, to a revisionist view of the Carter economy, which experienced one quarter of negative 7.9% growth immediately prior to the election. Even though Jimmy Carter is unfairly tagged with the dip in this one quarter, Barack Obama doesn't even have this kind of trouble. By contrast, the Obama economy has averaged north of 2% growth in every quarter or his Presidency if you exclude his first six months in office.
So this is a flawed strategy, and if you hear anyone repeat it, be prepared to fight back. And be ready for the next salvo, when Barack Obama is compared to James Buchanan.


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I am a PhD student with an interest in galaxy formation and evolution, star formation and the metal enrichment of the circum-galactic medium. My research focuses on galaxies selected via their gas cross section towards background quasars. This technique avoids bias towards the most luminous "tip of the ice-berg" accessed by conventional methods, and is believed to probe a more representative portion of the gas-rich galaxy population. In particular, I want to understand which sight-lines through galaxies cause damped Lyman-alpha absorption (DLAs), and what such systems reveal about their hosts.
Selected publications
- Stellar masses, metallicity gradients and suppressed star formation revealed in a new sample of absorption selected galaxies,
N. H. P. Rhodin, L. Christensen, P. Møller, T. Zafar and J. P. U. Fynbo


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153. To find the time between two different dates. Ex. 1. What is the difference of time between May 16,
Ans. 37y. 9mo. 18d.
Commencing with January, the first month in the year, and counting the months and days in the later date up to March 4th, we find that 2mo. and 4d. have elapsed. Wc therefore write th« numbers for subtraction as in the first operation.
1819, and March 4, 1857?
y. mo. d.
Min. 1 8 5 7 2 4
Second Operation. The same result, however,
Min. 1 8 5 7 3 4 could be obtained, as some pre-
of the given months instead of
Rem. 3 7 9 1 8 the number of months that have
elapsed since the beginning of the year, which would require the numbers to be written as in the second operation. Written either way, the earlier date, being placed under the later, is subtracted from it.
Note. —In finding the difference between two dates, and in computing interest for less than a month, 30 days are considered a month. In legal transactions, however, a month is reckoned from any day in one month to the corresponding day of the following month, if it has a corresponding day, otherwise to its end. The above process, which is that ordinarily used by business men, does not give always the exact time between two different dates. The result obtained by it may deviate sometimes a day, and, less often, two days, from the exact difference. But for practical purposes it is generally regarded as sufficiently accurate.
2. What is the time from June 3d, 1854, to April 19th, 1857?
3. A note was given October 26th, 1856, and paid June 12th, 1857; how long was it on interest?
4. The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth December 22d, 1620, N. S., and the Declaration of Independence was made July 4th, 1776; what is the difference of time between these events?
5. General Washington was born February 22d, 1732, and died December 14th, 1799; how long did he live?
Ans. 67y. 9mo. 22d. 154. To find the exact number of days between two different dates.
Ex. 1. How many days from January 28 to July 30, common year? Ans. 183 days.
January to July = 6mo. 6 X 31 = 1 8 6 days.
For Feb. 3d., April Id., June Id., 3 + 1 + 1 = 5"
1 8 1
For difference between 30 and 28, 30 — 28 = 2
Ans. 18 3 days.
The difference between January and July we find to be 6mo., which, multiplied by 31, the greatest number of days in any month in the year, gives days. But since in the interval of time included between the given dates several months end that do not contain 31 days, we make deductions for these, which, in all, amount to 5 days, and have left 181 days; and as the difference between the given dates is the difference between 30 and 28 more than exactly (iino., we add 2 to the 281 days, thus obtaining 183 days, the difference of time required. Hence, to find the number of days between two different dates, the other south, we should have added the two latitudes together for the difference required. Hence
Find the number of months ending between the given dates, and multiply that number by 31, and from the product make the necessary deduction for the months counted that do not contain 31 days, if any Should the later date end later in the month than the earlier, add the difference of days; but should it end earlier, subtract the same.
Note. — The exact difference in days between two different dates can also be obtained by use of the table in Note 2, Art. 142.
2. How many days has a note to run dated November 15, 1856, and made payable February 13,1857? Ans. 90 days.
3. How many days from June 18, 1855, to May 1, 1856?
4. How many days from March 4 to May 3 of the same year?
5. From November 4, 1856, to April 4, 1857, how many days? Ans. 151 days.
6. In a leap year, how many clays are there from the 7th of January to the 11th of December? Ans. 339 days.
155i To find the day of the week corresponding to any given day of the month, when the day of the week of some other date is given.
Ex. 1. If the 16th day of May be on Saturday, what day of the week will the next 25th of December be?
Ans. Friday.
From May 16 to December 25 = 223 days.
Having found the difference of time in days between the given dates, we bring the days to weeks by dividing by 7, and obtain 31 weeks and 6 days. The 25th of December, therefore, must come (i days after Saturday, or on Friday. Hence, we
Reduce the days between the given dates to iveeks. Should there be no remainder, the day given will be the same as that sought, but should there be a remainder, it will indicate the number of days that the day sought is after the day given.
2. If the 2d day of April be on Wednesday, what day 01 the week will the following 4th of July be? Ans. Friday.
3. If a leap year commence on Tuesday, on what day will the 17th of June, the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, happen?
4. If in a common year the 25th of December, or Christmas, be on Tuesday, on what day did the year commence?
Ans. Monday.
5. If the 4th day of November be on Tuesday, what day of the next February will be the second Monday of that month? Ans. The 9th.
6. A bill was dated on Thursday, December 20th, 1855, and made payable 90 days after date. In what year and month, and on what day of the month and week, did it become due? Ans. Wednesday, March 19, 1856.
156. Latitude is the distance of any place from the equator, north or south. It is reckoned in degrees, minutes, and seconds, from the equator to either pole of the earth; and cannot exceed 90 degrees, or one fourth of the earth's circumference. Places north of the equator are said to be in north latitude, and those south of the equator, in south latitude.
Note. — The shape of the earth not being that of a perfect sphere, but somewhat flattened toward the poles, the degrees of latitude differ a little from each other in length toward either pole. Thus the 1st degree is about 68,80 statute miles in length; the 40th degree, about 68155 miles; and the 89th degree about 69,^ miles.
157. To find the difference of latitude of any two places. Ex. 1. The latitude of London is 51° 31' north, and that
of Boston is 42° 23' north. What is their difference of lati
When the latitudes of two places are either both north or both south, subtract the less latitude from the greater for their difference; and when the latitude of the one place Li north and the other south, add the latitudes together for their difference.
Note. — In north latitude, when the sailing is southerly, or in south latitude, when the sailing is northerly, if the difference of latitude be subtracted from the latitude Left, the remainder will be the latitude In; or, in north latitude, when the sailing is northerly, or in south latitude, when the sailing is southerly, if the difference of latitude be added to the latitude Left, the sum will give the latitude In.
2. The latitude of Quebec is 46° 48' north, and that of New Orleans 29° 57' north. "What is their difference of latitude? Ans. 16° 51'.
3. The latitude of Washington City is 38" 53' north, and that of Cape Horn 55° 58' south. What is their difference of latitude? Ans. 94° 51'.
4. Valparaiso is in latitude 33° 2' south, and San Francisco 37° 48' north. What is their difference of latitude?
5. Captain James Francis, sailing southerly from New York City, whose latitude is 40° 42' north, found on reaching Havana that his latitude differed 17° 33' from that he left. What latitude was he then in? Ans. 23° 9' north.
6. Philadelphia is 9° 15' of latitude north of Mobile, whose latitude is 30° 41' north; what is the latitude of Philadelphia? Ans. 39° 56' north.
158. Longitude is the distance of any place from a given meridian, east or west. It is reckoned in degrees, minutes, and seconds, and cannot exceed 180 degrees, or one half of a circle.
Note 1. — A degree of longitude on the equator is about 69j statute miles, and, in general, a degree is of any circle of latitude. The meridians all converge from the equator to the poles to a point, so that the degrees of longitude under different parallels of latitude vary, diminishing with the circles of latitude, till at the poles the longitude becomes nothing. (Art. 133, Note 4.)


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Cartoons, Chris Pratt & Counting Down to WEG: Heels Down Happy Hour Podcast 31
If you had two minutes to explain horse sports to a stranger, would you use cartoons? The FEI did. An eventer got a well-deserved shout out from the actor, Chris Pratt and we can't believe it! Also WEG is almost here, so this week we're getting pumped up for all the things Tryon, N.C. Thanks for tuning in.
Click here to stream Episode 31.
More on what we talked about in this episode:
Are you brave enough to try Fernet Branca? Then give the "Hanky Panky" cocktail a try. | @Guardian
Canada was the last to announce their WEG teams. Congrats to WEG-bound eventer Hawley Bennett-Awad, who is our September cover story. | @HeelsDownMag
Have you seen the explainer videos the FEI is using for WEG? They're …. cartoons. | @FEI
Eventer Mackenzie Rollins got a video shout out from actor Chris Pratt! (Her horse's name is Excel Star Lord.) | @Facebook
Get your own exclusive HDHH T-Shirt now! We have three hilarious but soft & high-quality shirts to choose from. | @HeelsDownMag
We discuss our favorite hoof packing tips. They all boil down to one product: Magic Cushion. It IS magical. | @Greenhawk
WEG is almost here! Tune in for the ultimate discussion: what to expect if you're a spectator, horses in airplanes and more about the venue. | @Charlotte_Observer
How do you get the most out of your lesson with a trainer? We discuss. | @HeelsDownMag
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Sally Spickard is a 32-year-old marketer and journalist from Missouri who now resides in San Diego, California. She is an unashamed Harry Potter nerd and Kansas City Chiefs fan, and she can rarely be found without her long-haired Chihuahua, Cooper (and for this reason, you'll never find her on a United flight!). While she's currently horseless, Sally is an event rider who hopes to one day ride like Michael Jung. Alternatively, she'd just settle for learning how to sit the trot without looking like a sack of potatoes!
Jessica Payne is a 32-year-old international event rider who is rarely seen without her long-haired chihuahua under her arm. She was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Franklin, Tenn. and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Animal Science. She once lost the tip of her pinky finger clipping her 4* horse, and husband Doug says she can "talk to anyone including a wall….and they will like it!"
Justine Griffin is an award winning 30-year-old journalist who has written about everything from horses to high profile CEOs to her ovaries. (She donated her eggs once.) Two things she loves the most? Whippet puppies and cheese. Justine is a firm believer in unicorns and feminism. So take everything she says with a grain of salt.
Have a question for us? Send us an email at hello(at)heelsdownmedia.com. Or better yet, join our new Facebook group, the Heels Down Happy Hour Podcast Lounge, to engage with our hosts and delve deeper into the discussions we have on the show.
Episode 31 is presented by: HandsOn Gloves, Classic Equine by Ritchie, FLAIR Equine Nasal Strips, SmartPak.