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The Word Smith (Written October 26, 2012)
Word weaver, smith of smarts,
Master of the spoke arts,
Freedom flaunted, glory gained,
Master word smith spreads his fame.
Glory garnered, stories sold,
From his pen spill words of gold.
Men meander, women wait
From their posts atop the gate.
Break broken, thrill instilled,
From the gates the people spilled,
For page puller, mage maker,
Comes at the last the dream waker.
Fast farces, whipping wit,
Tells his stories bit by bit,
Their eyes enchanted, hearts held,
Stories more the word smith smelts.
Call contested, tall tales told,
People spread his words of gold.
The lord of all the spoken arts,
Word weaver, smith of smarts.
I wish I were a word weaver. *rolls eyes at self* If I had the skills to speak eloquently, perhaps I would have more friends, right? Or perhaps I would be able to convince my teachers I am not trying to back talk them, but actually just ask a question. Being unable to say what you mean, and having expectations working against your intentions, makes it difficult to convey your meaning sometimes. I want to be able to paint pictures with my words, and use them to take those who hear them to another world. I am not nearly good enough to do so yet, but one day I hope to be. C= We shall see. The authors who can do that, can remove you from the present reality, are really amazing.
So, I mentioned before that my school is doing a jog-a-thon right now. I figure I'll just go ahead a leave a link again, just in case anybody feels inspired to drop a dollar or two. My name is Megan Eddy, if you do feel like donating. Every bit helps! C=


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2017 Honda gets enhanced Apple CarPlay support — Honda has announced fresh updates to the award-winning Honda Pilot for the 2017 model year. It will now be available with Apple CarPlay and Android Autofunctionality, a new fingerprint resistant touchscreen and an expanded interior color palette.
Record Bird keeps you up to date on artist new releases by scanning your Apple Music library — Record Bird is a free iPhone app that allows users to be informed about new and upcoming music releases from their favorite artists. And this week it was updated to add support for Apple Music, making it easier than ever to be in the know about upcoming album releases. Record Bird version 1.3 is now available on the iOS App Store, adding Apple Music integration, alongside previous support for Spotify and Facebook. By granting access, Record Bird can scan artists in a user's library from all three services, automatically adding them to a list of followed artists.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Happy Birthday
For this card I used a sheet of double sided DP which made it very easy. I started with a Tuesday Morning sketch. For the six dots I used some of the new Metallic Inspirations which are available at CI Paint. Love these! They are 'hot fix' but since I haven't gotten my rhinestone setter yet I just use Glossy Accents.
I also love using these paints to make my own glimmer mist. Here I used 'gold' but I also like making my own unique color combinations with different color paints.
Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!
Challenges I would like to enter
Stamps R Us: anything goes
Paper Creations Ink: say it with flowers
Tuesday Morning Sketchs: sketch
Really Reasonable Ribbon: O.K....keep it clean
Sentimental Sundays: birthday
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What a Sweet Cheery Birthday Card! Love the touch of glimmer and the Sweet little flower! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Stamps R Us! 8-)ReplyDelete
Your card looks so beautiful I love the cherries and the summery happy feel it hasReplyDelete
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What a lovely cheery cherry card! So fresh and vibrant. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.ReplyDelete
Lovely card- especially the flowers and all the great details. Thanks for sharing it with us at Paper Creations Ink and come back soon!ReplyDelete
Great card! Thanks so much for participating in our Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2011 at 6:23 PM
beautiful card, and I think you do this "style" very well :)ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2011 at 6:45 PM
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Call it scrawny, call it modest. We New Englanders will just ignore you as we heap our adoration on Rhododendron canadense. As hardy as Yankees themselves, Rhodora has a range from Labrador to New Jersey and everywhere in between. It is one of those deciduous shrubs that puts on a show before it is even dressed, with its pink-purple flowers bursting into their full glory before the leaves emerge. That would be a sight in any setting, but for this member of the heath family, it is even more eye-catching given its preferred surroundings of bogs, wet slopes and rocky summits, all of which can be less than stunning in spring. That diversity of those locations is another admirable trait, with Rhodora's "plasticity" noted as it adapts to such varied sites. Rhodora's qualities even prompted the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson to write "The Rhodora" in the 1830s. We won't comment on its transcendentalism but just enjoy the simple pleasure of a well-versed ode.
The Rhodora
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
On being asked, whence is the flower?
In May, when sea-winds pierced our solitudes,
I found the fresh Rhodora in the woods,
spreading its leafless blooms in a damp nook,
to please the desert and the sluggish brook.
The purple petals, fallen in the pool,
Made the black water with their beauty gay;
Here might the red-bird come his plumes to cool,
And court the flower that cheapens his array.
Rhodora! If the sages ask thee why
this charm is wasted on the earth and sky,
tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing,
Then Beauty is its own excuse for being:
Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose!
I never thought to ask, I never knew:
But, in my simple ignorance, suppose
the self-same Power that brought me there brought you.
Wild Wednesday is a collaboration of Garden Maine and Glen Mittelhauser of the nonprofit Maine Natural History Observatory, www.mainenaturalhistory.org.


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Essential oil for medicinal and health purposes
Essential oil have been used for thousands of years in various cultures for medicinal and health purposes. Essential oil uses range from aromatherapy, household cleaning products, personal beauty care and natural medicine treatments.
The particles in essential oils come from distilling or extracting the different parts of plants, including the flowers, leaves, bark, roots, resin and peels. In ancient times, Jews and Egyptians made essential oils by soaking the plants in oil and then filtering the oil through a linen bag.
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Utilization of preservatives and Natural Antioxidants in Industrial Ingredients
In terms of chemistry, the main component of food consisting of protein, carbohydrates, and fats. Damage to food is generally caused by microorganisms through a process enzimates and oxidation, especially those containing protein and fat while the carbohydrate to decompose. In order to inhibit the breakdown of food, by some employers use preservatives and synthetic antioxidants such as formaldehyde, benzoic acid, BHA (Butilated Hydroxyanisol), BHT (Butylated Hidroxytoluene) and TBHQ (Tertiary Butylated hydroxyanisole), especially for foodstuffs wet spring such as tofu, noodles , meatballs, fish, meat and oil / fat. In terms of chemistry, the main component of food consisting of protein, carbohydrates, and fats.
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If you're a smoker looking to make the switch to electronic cigarettes, you're probably curious about what you'll be putting into your lungs instead of that dreadful tobacco smoke. Unfortunately, vaping terminology can be a bit confusing at first, so in this article I'm going to try and explain the differences between the two most widely used e-liquid bases: propylene glycol (PG) and vegetable glycerin (VG).
E-liquids contain four ingredients: a PG or VG base, nicotine, water and flavorings. The base, or carrier, holds the nicotine and flavor in suspension so your e-cigarette can produce those nice clouds of smoke-like vapor. Both propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin are non-toxic organic compounds and generally considered safe for consumption. In fact, they are widely used as food additives in a variety of commercially available products.
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Last Chance
Anne ran down the hospital hallway to the bed that was being wheeled out of a small corridor room towards the Surgery Room.
A nurse looked to the other doctors around the bed. She paused, holding the syringe which would anesthetise the patient. Anne's pace screeched to a stop as she reached them, knowing she looked quite distressed and out of breath.
"Please stop," Anne's dark eyes were flashing as they turned to her. She looked down at the still body beneath the sheets and her eyes moved to the blindfold on his eyes.
She pleaded to the doctors, "Let me speak to him before he goes in."
They hesitated, for it was strictly against protocol to speak to the patient so soon before surgery.
"W-wait…I know that voice…" the quiet patient whispered.
"He spoke!" the nurse exclaimed. "I thought he couldn't due to the damage!"
The main surgeon quickly removed the blindfold and the two hazel eyes flecked with green slowly opened. The up-till-now silent patient turned towards Anne.
"Please…let us speak…" he said slowly and earnestly.
The surgeon was moved he nodded to his peers and they left the small room by the corridor.
Anne felt her breathing was heavy.
She pushed her long brown hair from her face. "I…I had to see you before you went in." she said.
Michael turned to her, the veins on his neck fluttering.
He was in agony.
"W-What happened to you?" Anne asked cautiously.
Michael sighed through his nose, his sharp features tensed in remembrance.
"I was driving…somewhere…and a car… it hit me. I think he was…drunk. Out of control."
His brow furrowed. "But why are you here?"
"I…" Anne struggled for the words. "I know about it all, Michael. My Uncle George whom I never met, who has paid for my college tuition, who has funded my insurances…who has
done everything for me…he doesn't exist."
Michael turned away, his lips tightened.
A tear rolled down her cheek. "Why didn't you tell me it was you?"
The words stuttered from his lips, "I-I didn't want to tell you. I didn't…didn't want you to know."
She knew her voice was barely audible due to her panging emotions. "Why not?" She reached over and gently turned his face to her. His eyes stared, full of pain...but then eased in
her hands.
His features softened…he was a different person.
"I never thought you'd feel for me. You were…so special…I could never approach you…and tell you how I felt…"
"So it took a car crash to bring us together?" her voice was constricted as she tried to stop the lump in her throat.
"Together?" he noted her words very well. "I never thought you cared about me."
"For so long I did, Michael, but you were so stoic and distant…I didn't know how to say it…but I sensed that I felt for you."
"You and your 'gift' for vibes, hmm?" he asked.
She smiled and nodded, wiping her eyes. "Oh, you should have told me."
The nurse entered, and turned towards Anne.
"Miss, you're going to have to leave soon. He has been injected with some medications that will dilute over time. We cannot permit that."
Anne turned to her, her tanned face flushed to a more rosy hue and her hair falling over some of her brow. The nurse ignored how distraught she looked, and was about to repeat what
she said, when a hand moved up to silence her.
It was Michael's.
"Leave her alone. Give…us…a moment."
The nurse's eyes showed her surprise that he moved. "H-how did you move your arm?"
"Leave…us…alone." His face turned to her; and the two pairs of silently pleading eyes made her back down.
"Very well, sir, but for your own good I suggest you hurry up."
Turning around on her heel, she left.
Anne turned back to Michael, her gaze softened.
"Why? Please let me know."
He sighed and looked around the room.
"Because of how you helped me…you saved me…"
"I saved you?" she asked.
"Yes," he said distantly. "You kept asking me how I was doing, encouraging me when you saw me depressed, keeping an incessant smile which I would gaze at through out all of lunch
"This must have been in our last two years in high school…" she recounted the years. "And you never told me?"
"No…I grew a strong addiction to cigarettes, pills, caffeine...it was torture...my office job was too trying on me. I became...almost…suicidal…But then there was your smile. It kept me
going. I kept a picture of you in my wallet."
Anne's hand went to her mouth. "Oh, Michael. If only I had known…"
Michael nodded, in a reluctant mixture of emotions. "Until one day," he said. "I decided to tell you. I drove to where you worked, and heard you were out at lunch. I drove to that
restaurant, and saw you there with another man…one of your associates…"
Anne was silent for a moment. "Michael, Kenneth was only a friend…"
"I hurt me to see you with him, but then I realised I had never told you how I felt. But, I saw you happy. I wanted you to stay that way. So I contacted him."
"You contacted Ken?" she asked.
"Yes." Michael responded. "And we became friends due to similar interests. He finally came around to telling me in confidence that you were underpaid in work and was having
financial problems of many sorts. So I cut my expenses in half, invented an uncle for you, and began to give you half of my income."
"But that was so much!" Anne said in shock. "How could you give me so much?"
"I remember being told that love just gives without wanting reimbursement. And it doesn't stop."
"And you were content to remain behind the alias of an Uncle George and never reveal yourself or your feelings for me?" she said.
Michael's silence was a sad, heartfelt 'yes'. Anne began to cry, and covered her face with her hands.
"Please stop," he said softly, his face mellowing. He reached up and removed her hands. "I was content with things being like that. Otherwise, you'd feel in debt to me. I wanted you to
be happy…and free…at the same time…"
He reached up and moved her hair from her face.
"You know," she said softly, "It's a miracle you're able to move your arm."
"I never thought miracles could happen in normal people's lives…until I knew you." His eyes seemed to glow.
His fingertips caressed her cheek, and then his hand fell to his side.
His eyes relaxed. "But I would have preferred it to remain that way. I didn't want you to know."
"But Michael, why? You did so much for me. I feel horrible…"
"All these years of helping you, and now I'm causing you pain…" Michael shook his head. "This was never part of my plan."
"You should have revised your plan." she said. "I wanted to be part of it."
"You were all of it."
"I wanted to be a part of your life." she whispered.
The nurse inconveniently returned.
"Miss, you're going to have to leave. Now."
Michael turned to the nurse, his jaw set, then he turned to Anne.
His eyes really seemed to glow.
He put his two hands on the metal railing of his bed and pushed himself up. His muscles bulged, his veins throbbed, his bones made snapping sounds. As soon as he was in a sitting
position, they fell into a hug, Anne finding herself speechless.
"You'll make it out all right." She fumbled for the right words. "You'll be fine. Then we can be together."
She felt him putting his head against her. "If I was to be fine, you wouldn't have rushed to see me. Anne, I've already accepted the doctors' saying that there's a slim chance of
survival from the operation."
"No, no, no…" she whispered, trembling in his grasp.
Suddenly she felt a droplet of water on her shoulder. He was weeping.
"I…I never thought you cried." she half-smiled.
"Neither did I." he said.
"How do you feel?" Anne was worried. "You must be in a lot of pain…"
"All the pain…it's gone…" he was breathing slowly. "You're better than morphine."
"That's the first time you've complimented me," she smiled. "A rather unusual one at that."
His grip tightened on her. He didn't want to let go. She understood.
She put her lips to his ear. "Michael, I love you."
His grip easened in silent bewilderment, and turned to her. "I love you too. I never thought I would say it…but tonight I have."
He quietly inhaled her perfume, rubbing his cheek against her long, mahogany hair that cascaded about her shoulders.
Would it be the last things he'd sense before…the end?
He lay back slowly, though he barely felt like letting go. It was his feelings for her, not the pain, which made him want to hold on.
"Here," she said. She pulled out a ribbon from her hair. She turned to the doctors who were now there. "May he?"
The nurse was about to protest, but the surgeon pleasantly nodded. "Yes, he may hold it. For a while."
They walked up and pushed him on, Anne holding his hand for as long as she could before he was driven through the metal doors that led to the surgeon halls.
She saw him holding her ribbon to his nose, breathing quietly.
He was….
…He was smiling.
He never smiled.
"I'm going to miss you," she whispered as he disappeared down the corridor.
What happens?!
This was really good. I do hope you're going to continue this. Wow, I'm still kind of in a stunned silence :)
"To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it." -- Herman Melville
Forgive me!
This was in actuality written for a competition.
No, I didn't win, but neither had I thought a lot into where it would go. I certainly would work if a novel was spun around it, even perhaps a short story.
A stunned silence? You are too kind! Thank you, Ariel!
p.s. I love your name.
Wow, that was exciting. My
Wow, that was exciting. My only critique is that the dialogue seemed a tad stiff at times. It just needed to sound a bit more realistic.
Other than that, it was excellent and I demand more! :-D
"You were not meant to fit into a shallow box built by someone else." -J. Raymond


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Wanted in Paradise is a steamy romantic suspense novel filled with the drama of forbidden love, the tension of alpha male rivalry, the glamorous lifestyle of wealthy men, as well as the type of action and adventure that holds your interest.
Story overview…
Shocked by family tragedy, Jasmine Hartwell returns home with a need to do something meaningful with her life. Romeo Moretti, the only man Jasmine has ever loved, but could never have, is now an international singing sensation, adored by millions. However, he is disillusioned with his fame and decides to use his high profile for a good purpose by hosting a benefit concert in the Maldives, which will be broadcast across the world.
It has been five years since Jasmine and Romeo have seen each other, but a heartbreaking twist of fate leads to a reunion between them. Romeo whisks Jasmine away to the Maldives, to help with the concert's publicity, but their path to success is fraught with challenges and danger, as they battle to resist their burning desire for one another.
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Excerpt from Wanted in Paradise
Romeo grabbed Jasmine's arm and looked her in the eyes. "If you're doing this to make me jealous, it's not working. I told you what sort of man Kamal is, so why are you wasting your time with him?"
"Because his words have made me feel good about myself. It's been a long time since any man has made me feel that way."
"So, you've been spending your time with Kamal, have you, while I've been away? So much for you saying you are just here to work," Romeo said.
"You also told me that I am here to have fun too," she said.
"Oh, and Kamal is fun is he! Spare me the details." He turned to leave, shaking his head in disgust.
"This evening is the first time I'm meeting him, so you've made the wrong assumption."
Jasmine didn't need to explain herself to Romeo, but she refused to let him think that she had been enjoying a lavish time with Kamal.
What she wanted to tell him was how unhappy and heartbroken she had been since he left.
"It's not safe for you to go on your own," he said.
"I'll be okay," she said.
He watched her walk away, her pretty lace dress stroking the decking and her dark glossy hair delicately bouncing in the wind.
"Jasmine!" he said.
"Yes?" she turned to him and raised her eyebrows questioningly.
"Please stay here."
"Why?" she looked at Romeo appealingly, hoping the words she so craved would come from his lips.
"Because you're taking a huge risk. That yacht could be going anywhere." There was a silence between them as she considered his point, which was a valid one.
"How about you have a relaxing evening here instead. Come to mine; we'll have a drink and just …"
Before he could finish what he was saying, she interrupted and said, "I see, so I come to yours, have a drink, a bit of a roll around, and then you make me feel like rubbish again. Forget it!"
"I wasn't suggesting that at all," he said. "It's just that I can see things aren't right between us, so it would be good to talk it over, don't you think?"
"No thanks!" Jasmine said bluntly, "Just to make yourself feel better."
She started walking towards the yacht again, more resolute and determined than before.
"Jasmine, stop!" He stood in front of her, trying to block her path.
"Get out of my way!" she said, noticing that their argument amused the captain on the yacht.
In an instant, Romeo lifted her from her feet and threw her over his shoulder, his strong arms locking her legs into his chest. She thumped his back angrily and tried to flip up in the way a toddler does in a tantrum.
"Let me down," she said. "You're insane!"
"I'm trying to save you," he said, appearing angry by her defiance.
She managed to arch back far enough to make him lose balance and trip…
Author Interview:
1: Tell us a little about yourself and what got you into writing?
I'm a copywriter, with a background in public relations, but I've always wanted to write a book. Even as a child I was writing stories for my mum, or poems (that I remember my primary school teacher reading in class!) I love the way crafting plots, dialogue and exposition stimulates my imagination and offers readers' escapism. I have this need to be creative and express myself, so I've also done some painting, but my love of writing never ceases.
2: Do you have a favourite time and place where you write?
Anytime I have a spare moment. I'm a busy mum, also doing freelance work, so writing my book had to fit around spending time with my loved ones and the general responsibilities of life and work. I tend to sit at the dining room table, tapping away on my laptop – not the most comfortable of places, but I like sitting there, looking out of the window while I ponder the next section of the book.
Where do your ideas come from?
It's a real mixture of life experience, combined with fantasy, and the types of drama I've seen in soaps or films. I also think there is a degree of empathy and understanding of how a character will feel in certain situations. The whole notion of 'putting yourself in someone else's shoes' which I guess is the way actors can successfully portray the parts they play. To me, when I write my story, the characters become real. I see them as multi-dimensional and particularly in the case of the protagonist, also relatable.
4: Do you have a plan in your head of where the story is going before you start writing or do you let it carry you along as you go?
I have to structure the plot – chapter by chapter, section by section, so I know where I'm heading. This bit takes a lot of time – piecing together the ideas and analysing whether the combination works, but in my opinion, it is well worth the effort. I can't just go with the flow, although I admire authors that can do that successfully.
5: What genre are your books and what drew you to that genre?
Romantic suspense. I love a rollercoaster love story packed with drama, tension, action and adventure!
6: What dream cast would you like to see playing the characters in your latest book?
Love that question! I didn't have a muse for this book, but I'm sure there are a plethora of handsome, exotic actors that would fit the bill for Romeo. I can imagine a brilliant actor like Ethan Hawke would do an amazing job of portraying the complexities of Rupert's character (one of the antagonists).
7: Do you read much and if so who are your favourite authors?
I wish I could read more! I love Daphne Du Maurier and many of P.D. James books.
9: What is your favourite book and why?
Jamaica Inn – a great example of romantic suspense, and unforgettable characters, for example, Joss Merlyn, the landlord of Jamaica Inn, was terrifying and for that reason fascinating.
10: What advice would you give for someone thinking about becoming a writer?
Before you get carried away with your idea, you need to take an objective view, asking whether it ticks all the boxes for a good read. If there is any doubt, then go back to your story idea and adjust it. Keep tweaking it, until you feel confident you've created a page-turner.
11: What are the best Social Media Sites for people to find out about you and your work?
My Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ashendenauthor
About the Author:
Kate Ashenden is a copywriter, public relations professional, and author of the new book 'Wanted in Paradise'.
With nearly fifteen years of creative writing experience, Kate is keen to become a full-time romance author.
Kate's desire is to continue to write unique storylines with traditional love interests that grip the reader.
Based in the United Kingdom, Kate spends her working time eyes glued to a computer screen (usually with coffee and biscuits on either side of the laptop!)


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Earth & Space Science
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After completing this tutorial, you will be able to complete the following:
Define a low-pressure system.
As the sun's rays hit the Earth, they heat the air. The mass of the air doesn't change, but the volume does. As the volume increases due to the increased heat, the density of the air decreases. The lighter, low-density air rises and lowers the air pressure of the region.
Define a high-pressure system.
As the sun's rays hit the Earth, they heat up the air. However, the sun's rays reach the Earth at various angles. Places where the rays hit the Earth at greater angles receive less sunlight over a larger area of land. Because of this, the air isn't heated as much, and the air becomes denser. The heavier, denser air sinks and increases the air pressure of the region.
How is wind created, and what effect does it have on regions?
Wind is created due to the differences between air pressures in regions. Air moves from high-pressure regions to low-pressure regions, and wind is created. The origin of the wind dictates whether it has a heating or a cooling effect. Winds that come from regions near the equator generally have a heating effect, while winds that come from the poles generally have a cooling effect.
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Sometimes, I feel like the king of the whole lot of 'em...
I suppose there are worse things to be than Fool Nobility. Being such a lordly fool, I am quite versed in spotting the foolishness in others. One might think this would help me avoid being fooled, but all it really does is help me make more friends and we can all sit around and enjoy our foolishness.
I think few changes of season bring about more lovely, blessed foolishness as does Spring; that the first of April is celebrated as a Fool's Day comes, then, as no surprise.
April awakens, arouses, and then perfectly befuddles the senses, so that perfectly sane people become insane with love, virile and passionate, in a dainty, pastel-colored madness to celebrate new life and the warmth of Spring.
And I love every bit of it.
How can I not?
So, new life and new music for a new month, fool that I am.
First up on the ol' player to the upper right over there, is a traditional S&P April offering, the classic ballad from Simon & Garfunkel, April, Come She Will, from their 1966 masterpiece album The Sounds of Silence. It isn't necessarily a happy first tune, but it's a good one.
Then, because I will be traveling soon, and because it means much to me to feel devoted to my love, I thought Joni Mitchell's All I Want (from her iconic 1971 album Blue) would be a nice dulcimer and voice addition to the player.
I wanna shampoo you, I wanna renew you again and again. Yep.
Next, from last year's April jukebox I give you the Paul Weston Orchestra's gorgeous, jazzy When April Comes Again, from his lush 1950 album Music For The Fireside. So pretty. So glad April comes again, every year.
Then I thought a little tribute to the sun rising on a warmer, livelier season was in order. Norah Jones' 2004 ditty Sunrise is a fitting tale of loving the lazy day with your lover, feeling the sun melt you together.
Of course, April is a month of changes, and it's not all sunlight and butterflies. From his gorgeous 1994 outing Bluesette comes the harmonica master Toots Theilmanns on the standard Here's That Rainy Day. "It's funny how love becomes a cold, rainy day," the song says. April can hurt, too.
Finally, I found a fun, flippant little waltz called simply Spring Waltz. I haven't any kind of information on this recording, save that it was part of a package of stock music from the '70s. It sure sounds like the '70s, with its electric piano, flute lead and three quarter wistfulness. I have always suspected it may be a Joe Raposo composition (he of so much wonderful music from Sesame Street and The Electric Company in the 1970's and early '80s) but I have no way of really knowing at the moment. All I know is that it just feels like a beautiful Spring day.
Well, we are halfway 'round the year from Hallowe'en, dear S&P-brains. And whether we are fools or not, we all need to celebrate and honor the renewal of life and love that Spring seemingly brings to all of Nature.
Blessed foolishness, indeed.
Monsterpalooza comes very soon. I'll keep you up to date.
Until then -- wait... the radio's crackling again...


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it's the week of October 8
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2. Group students in 3. Have students name their group.
3. Watch Simile Movies
Wednesday Formative Assessment
1. Watch Simile Movies
2. Groups watch Brittney's Story and Eva's Story
3. Take home the Common Sense Says and the Media Agreement Handout and talk about both with your parents. Check what you are willing to do and have your parents check what they are willing to do. Bring the Media Agreement back for a daily grade.
Thursday Personalized Learning
1. Read and discuss both case studies in class
2. Take the Broadcast It assessment.
3. Set up PIXTON Accounts. Always use your school email and Google Login info.
Friday Digital Learning
1. Each group will create a comic strip about a consequence they had or witnessed involving online content, social media, netiquette, .
2. Each student in the group will create a character or avatar.
3. Students should create a Moral to the story. (It should teach a positive Lesson)
4. Comic Strips are due on Tuesday.
Turn in all assignments for daily grades. The Simile Movie will be a TEST GRADE. Allow yourself enough time on Friday to post your Simile Movie on your e-Portfolio (Posting it will be a daily grade). Create a reflection about what you learned by doing this assignment. You may work on your e-Portfolio from home, or ask to come in to my room for tutorials. Don't allow yourself to fall behind...this class moves fast!!
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Ethical Citizenship - Q. Some teens created Social Media accounts when they were too young to join and set their birthday to a later date. Do you think that was ethical? Why or Why Not?
Entrepreneurial Spirit - Q. Would you consider creating a video for the NO BULL Challenge? What software would you use?
Engaged Problem Solvers - Q. What kept you engaged in class this week?


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Liverpool, widely criticised for their handling of the Luis Suarez-Patrice Evra racism affair, were unaware of Reina's involvement in the commercial prior to being told of the controversy on Wednesday night.
The 26 second advertisement for the Spanish insurance firm, Groupama, shows Reina in a jungle scene, being greeted by a spear-carrying tribe and their leader.
With Reina's name translated as 'Queen' in Spanish, the tribe leader appears to suggest a sexual relationship with Reina by saying: "Me King, you Queen." Reina responds with raised eyebrows, before sarcastically saying: "I feel safe, la la la."
The tone of the clip prompted condemnation from Operation Black Vote, a non-political campaign group, and was subsequently removed from the screens of Spanish television.
Simon Woolley, a director of Operation Black Vote, said: "I'm shocked on so many levels. Firstly, how would the Spanish feel if the English stereotyped Spanish people as backward, stupid and animalistic homosexuals?
"Secondly, what does this say about Pepe Reina? The Liverpool goalkeeper has lived and worked in the UK for nearly a decade – does he think it's OK to characterise black people this way? Does he think his black team-mates will laugh at his joke?"
In response to the criticism of the commercial, Groupama issued a statement defending the nature of their advertisement.
Groupama said: "Groupama Seguros does not consider that this advert contains either offensive or any discriminatory content."
Despite having no involvement in the airing or filming of the commercial, the timing of the controversy is particularly unfortunate for Liverpool in the wake of the Suarez affair.
With Suarez, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish and managing director Ian Ayre issuing contrite apologies last month following Suarez's refusal to shake Evra's hand prior to a Premier League clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford, the Anfield club had hoped to have drawn a line under the damaging saga.
Sunday's Carling Cup final victory against Cardiff City, which ended the club's six-year wait for a trophy, looked to have brought an air of positivity to Anfield following the negative headlines generated by the Suarez incident, which led to the Uruguayan forward being banned for eight games by the Football Association for calling Evra "negro".
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Asking a simple question and getting a complicated answer
Calculating fuel consumption is simple math. However, we often say gas mileage, or fuel economy, when we really mean fuel consumption. As when we ask, How much fuel does this thing burn?
In the US we calculate consumption in units called miles per gallon.
What was my consumption on my last fill-up? My tankful was 15.8 gallons. We traveled 330 miles. I estimate 16 gallons, 320 miles - that's 20 mpg.
Answering a simple question in a different way
In many countries using the metric system, the calculation is liters per 100 km.
What was my consumption on my last fill-up on vacation in Europe? A tankful of 49 liters took us 990 km. Or say 50 liters for 1000 km = 5 liters per 100 km.
Comparing results
How do these compare? 990 km x .62 = 614 miles. 49 liters = 13 gallons. That's around 47 mpg.
Asking a completely different question but getting the same old answer
Now suppose you ask, How hard is the wind blowing? And I answer, Weatherman says gusts of 8 knots (nautical miles per hour). You reply, Does that mean my sailboat will go 8 knots?
NO. The speed of the wind varies all the time. You have to consider hull drag, your sails, your skill, the direction you want to travel, how large is your crew, tides and currents, etc. If you are Dennis Connor in an America's Cup sailboat, sure! Your sailboat can do 8 knots.
You ask, Then can I sail 80 miles from San Diego to Santa Catalina Island in 10 hours?
NO. Because the wind is in your face, you're sailing into the waves, the course is never straight, it's often quite foggy, and it could take days to sail there as you tack back and forth. Or sit becalmed. So virtually everyone motors up to Catalina, even in a sailboat.
Well, how much fuel would I need? How many miles per gallon does a sailboat get?
Whoops, no odometer on the sailboat. Fuel consumption is measured in gallons (or liters) per hour.
What you meant to ask was, What do our engines burn per hour at cruising speed, and how many hours will it take to get there?
My local experts say you'll burn 1-2 gallons per hour, and you face 13-14 hours of cruising at 5-6 knots per hour. That means you better have at least 35 gallons of fuel.
Comparing results
What is the fuel consumption of this sailboat in miles per gallon? Assume 2 gallons per hour and 5 knots per hour. That's 2 gallons every 12 miles, or 6 miles per gallon.
Asking the same old thing again, and learning even more
Now suppose you ask me, What if we fly up there - how much fuel will we need?
I answer, Do you think we measure in miles per gallon, liters per 100 km, gallons per hour, or what?
Having learned by now, you answer, What!
Right! Some aircraft do measure fuel consumption in gallons per hour, but many use weight of fuel rather than volume (because volume varies as altitude increases). So gauges are marked in pounds, and we think of burning pounds per hour.
Be prepared to learn more than you thought when you ask a simple question!
Math teaches you to state your questions clearly. What do you know already? What do you still need to learn?
Be prepared to learn more than you thought. And when lives are at risk, don't just do theoretical calculations, get some real-world advice. When someone asks, Can we make it without refueling?
I would ask, Are you walking (swimming, sky-diving) if we don't?


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The Watch Fair in Geneva has begun and continues until 20 January. The first days are reserved exclusively for professionals from the watch industry. On Friday, 20 January, the fair will be open to the general public for the first time. After the event, we shall inform you about the latest developments relating to our watch brands. You can find out more about the Watch Fair in Geneva on the SIHH website.
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They just wanna be elected.
They just wanna be elected.
I'm not sure how many of them are actually serious about getting elected. The motivation seems to be other things, which basically boil down to money. It's a marketing exercise to increase the value of their name to induce future projects or promote current projects. Who has a book, who wants to write a book, who wants more tv opportunities, who wants more speaking engagements and/or higher rates for speaking engagements, etc.
I'll also go out on a limb and say I think the GOP realizes that they can't win in 2012, or that a win wouldn't be as beneficial as a win in 2016, so the "good" candidates aren't running and they're encouraging the second string/demagogue/whack-job faction to run. I think their scenario would be control House and Senate while harassing Obama and blame everything on him (and Dems) while grooming someone like Ryan for 2016.
"If you'll listen to the lies I spew…."
Well, sure, people will listen. After all, the lies are based on what focus groups have shown people are ALREADY thinking! This is what shot Trump up in the polls. He looked at the numbers. A very large segment of the American Right either think Obama is not an American, have doubts about him being an American, or know he IS an American but absolutely LOVE that there is a controversy over it. None of the big names (not even Palin) was overtly capitalizing on it. Trump did, and became an instant contender by speaking to the herd – of COURSE!


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Grace Kelly died in Monaco. Nicole Kidman died in Cannes. Last night, Nicole's latest, Grace of Monaco, opened the Cannes Film Festival awash with controversy, publicly disowned by both the local royals and its own producer, Harvey Weinstein. And then the critics saw it – and suddenly last year's Diana is looking like a masterpiece.
In light of Kidman and Kelly's mutual demise, something to spread a bit of cheer – Mika extolling the virtues of the one and only Grace Kelly. Come on Nicole, one day you will smile again.


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Wow, it's been a long time since I have sat down to color! It felt good to get the creative juices going again.
I am going with the Something New theme...New babies are in the house and this card is being sent to a dear friend that just became a brand new Grandpa! I remember the days my grandsons were born-it was so exciting!
For my card today I used an older wood mounted stamp that has since been reissued into an cling unmounted stamp as well. It is called Pieces of Quiet. I think at one time it was named Piece of Quiet.
I adore the card base file I used from My Scrap Chick. I used the Classic Tall Frame Card file and resized it to fit my image. When doing that, just make sure to group your pieces together so that you resize all the pieces at the same time.
To tie in the red from the image, I cut out a Spellbinders Heart Circles die and used the little throw away pieces to glue onto the frame. Somewhat of a pain to glue, but worth the effort!
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SALEM, Ore.) — SEIU 503, Oregon's largest labor union, has suffered one of the nation's most dramatic membership declines since the U.S. Supreme Court landmark ruling last summer in Janus v. AFSCME.
In the wake of Janus, which eliminated mandatory union dues or fees for government employees, the Freedom Foundation originally reported SEIU 503 had lost 21 percent of its members. In fact, a more recent information request finds the actual loss is 26 percent.
Freedom Foundation Oregon Director Aaron Withe said even he was surprised by the defection rate. In an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting, Withe said he anticipated union losses would reach 20 to 30 percent in the first year.
Instead, it's taken only six months.
The state's official numbers debunk the claims of the SEIU 503 Executive Director Melissa Unger, who actually boasted a 2.2 percent increase.
Both SEIU's LM-2 report and the numbers from the state expose her lies.
Much of the decline can be attributed to the Freedom Foundation's aggressive outreach efforts to public employees across Oregon represented by SEIU 503.
"It's one thing to have the law on your side," Withe said. "It's something else to have to the union respect it."
Following the Janus decision, SEIU 503 and other public-employee unions hatched a variety of schemes to avoid compliance. At first, they simply pretended it never happened and refused to notify the workers of their newly affirmed rights.
Later, as workers began to discover the truth, the unions either lied to them, resisted their opt-out requests or tricked them into signing membership renewals that claimed to be irrevocable.
In response, the Freedom Foundation launched a full-scale outreach campaign to public-sector employees in Oregon, Washington and California to inform them of their workplace rights.
The newly disclosed numbers show which side has the more compelling case.
"The unions did everything they could to prevent the Janus ruling from happening," Withe said. "When the court ignored them and issued the ruling anyway, they tried to invalidate it. Finally, when all else failed, they resorted to denial.
"None of it worked."
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Since early 2016, most browser vendors no longer support the Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) architecture. Most Java applet plugins for web browsers rely on NPAPI to render Java applets.
Impact to IBM TRIRIGA applications
The end of NPAPI support prevents the Java applet-based TRIRIGA areas — such as the Gantt, Availability, and Stacking sections — from rendering in IBM TRIRIGA applications on certain browsers.
Areas of TRIRIGA impacted by changes in browser support
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NATO agreed Thursday to become more involved in the international military mission against Libya in an arrangement that papers over the same fault lines that strained the alliance during the Afghan war.
Canadian defence officials expressed satisfaction that NATO, which is turning into the world's premier police force, will be in charge of both the no-fly zone and the international arms embargo against Moammar Gadhafi's regime by the weekend.
A deal in principle was reach after drawn-out negotiations, described as "fluid and hot" by Defence Minister Peter MacKay. What remains to be hammered out are the rules under which NATO warplanes can operate.
Early Thursday, the alliance agreed to be in charge of the naval blockade that aims to prevent arms, munitions and mercenaries from slipping in to Libya. But the sticking point remained how far NATO was prepared to go in enforcing the no-fly zone.
Turkey, a major partner and the only Muslim nation in the alliance, balked at warplanes going on the offensive. Germany has made it clear it will not participate in military action and has withdrawn its ships and aircraft from the Mediterranean altogether.
MacKay noted that the aim of negotiations in Brussels was to come up with a hybrid arrangement, much like the division of labour in the Afghan war.
"There are those who are all in, like Canada, and those that have caveats," MacKay said.
Ottawa was pushing for a deal that would allow some nations to patrol the no-fly zone without resorting to air-to-ground bombing, while other countries, such as the U.S., Britain and Canada, would carry on with more risky assignment of attacking Gadhafi's military.
"That is Canada's position. That is what we are advancing and will continue to advance," he said.
The U.S. has been eager to hand off control of the mission to NATO.
NATO's secretary general acknowledged the division at a news conference late Thursday.
"At this moment there will still be a coalition operation and a NATO operation," Fogh Rasmussen said in Brussels. "But we are considering whether NATO should take on the broader responsibility in accordance with the U.N. Security Council resolution, but that decision has not been reached yet."
It is shades of Afghanistan where Canada, the U.S. and Britain waged a long, bitter, unsuccessful campaign to convince recalcitrant allies to join them in the south of the country fighting the Taliban.
"It really is a multiple choice alliance," said retired major general Lew MacKenzie, "In other words, you take what you want to do and some aren't doing anything, others are doing a bit and the rest will take on the heavy lifting. It's not a great example for the alliance."
More importantly, MacKenzie warned the international community is on a "really slippery slope" in how it is carrying out the mission.
He said he's "blown away" by the different interpretations within NATO of what the UN no-fly motion, which authorizes military forces to protect civilians, means.
Attacking Libyan military targets that are not directly threatening the population is outside the bounds of the UN mandate, said MacKenzie, who commanded the peacekeeping mission in the Balkans.
He said an argument could be made that a rebel assault to "liberate" a Gadhafi-controlled town would endanger civilians.
"So what do you do? Bomb the rebels?"
Canadian CF-18s have been tasked with attacking ground targets. The jets have flown four air-to-ground attack missions in the last few days, including blowing up an ammunition depot Wednesday.
No bombs were dropped in the other three sorties, but Maj.-Gen Tom Lawson said the overall campaign is progressing from attacking air threats posed by Libyan jets and helicopters to targets on the ground, such as tanks.
The air raid on Misrata, Libya's third-largest city, came after a week of heavy fighting where forces loyal to Gadhafi were shooting people in the streets, according to eyewitness reports.
The coalition air strikes forced tanks belonging to the regime to withdraw on Wednesday, but they were back under the cover of darkness the next day and apparently tucked up against civilian targets, such as a hospital.
The Harper government initially dispatched six CF-18s to enforce the no-fly zone. It added a seventh aircraft as a spare early this week.
Two C-140 Aurora reconnaissance aircraft were added Thursday to patrol the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya.
The Auroras, out of Comox, B.C., and Greenwood, N.S., carry enough fuel to patrol offshore for 17 hours at a time and are equipped with long-range sensors. They will be based in Italy.
MacKay said the option to send the Auroras was there last week, but the air force wanted to make sure there was no gap in maritime patrols at home.


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NEDs must face reality of world trade
Non-executive directors (NEDs) are being over-stretched, offering little more than status value to the businesses they serve. Some NEDs hold as many as 30 such positions, making it impossible for them to fully understand what is happening at the heart of an organisation. In these circumstances, they may avoid challenging their counterparts on core issues affecting the business because they simply do not have the time.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- U.S. Judge Arthur Gonzalez approved UBS Warburg's proposed takeover of Enron's energy trading assets Friday evening, saying the deal would be in the collapsed company's "best interest."
Gonzalez also called it "the only mechanism to maintain value for the whole sales trading business."
Following the announcement, UBS Warburg, a Swiss investment bank, said it views the deal as a "unique opportunity" and that it looks forward to "re-establishing" the business.
Earlier, investors bid up shares of Enron 13 cents, or 36 percent, to close at 52 cents on volume of more than 40 million shares.
The hearing was originally scheduled for Thursday, but was bumped back a day after Enron and UBS
On Friday, Steven Zelin, senior managing director of the Blackstone Group, told the court that 19 parties, including financial firms, oil companies and utilities, expressed interest in the trading business and six completed due diligence. All that was offered was a structured transaction, much like the one proposed by UBS, he said.
If the trading business were liquidated, the value to Enron would be about $50 million. With UBS in the mix, "it's our belief that the value to Enron would be substantial."
Zelin estimated the transaction could be worth up to $2.9 billion in royalties and other payments to Enron if UBS decides to exercise its buyout option for Enron's royalty stream.
"If the deal's not done quickly, Enron may not realize any value," Zelin said. Blackstone has agreed to be paid $10 million or 1 percent of the value of the transaction, but the fee is subject to change.
The adviser predicted that the UBS-Enron partnership -- Netco -- would generate $1 billion to $2 billion in cash flow if operations began tomorrow.
"Enron's organization plus its systems would be unique in the market today," Zelin said in reference to Enron's traders and software. "The (credit) ratings of UBS would be what the counterparties would be counting on."
One main concern of the creditors continues to be the information contained in Enron's book of business. They argue that the UBS deal, as structured, would relieve Enron's traders from their confidentiality agreements regarding information about trading positions.
"Knowing the content of the book would be very detrimental to the value of the book," said David Derosa, an expert witness for the creditors.
He added: "Paired with UBS' credit rating it will create a perfect predatory trading machine."
Enron vs. Andersen
On Thursday, Enron fired its auditor, Andersen, citing the accounting firm's destruction of documents related to the energy company's finances.
Separately, Andersen confirmed some details of a meeting in February 2001 at which partners in the accounting firm debated continuing to serve as Enron's auditor despite concerns over limited partnerships formed by the energy company.
Enron's formation of limited partnerships helped the company move high levels of debt off its books, improving the company's balance sheet.