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Every business impacts five constituencies: its clients, stakeholders, vendors, employees and community. To excel, advisors must consider how their decisions and actions affect their relationships with these groups. Each constituency can be a powerful advocate for their firm—or a powerful detractor. Each interaction
helps define the firm's brand and priorities. The resulting perceptions shape the image of the specific firm as well as the reputation of the industry in general.
Consider the events of recent years. I recall a conversation with the wife of a managing director at Lehman Brothers. She pointed out that among the unfortunate casualties of the firm's collapse were the millions of dollars in charitable contributions that were lost with it. Included in those millions was a special initiative to help young inner city women who were without resources go to college. Now Lehman's legacy is not about the great measures they took to help others, but the devastation they wrought on thousands of employees and beneficiaries left floundering in the wake of their failure.
There is a common and pervasive misperception that this profession solely comprises rigid Ayn Rand acolytes. Rand's free market philosophy, as captured in her novel "Atlas Shrugged," promoted the idea of individuals living only for their self-interest and rejecting altruism.
In reality, financial services firms large and small make a positive impact in their communities that often goes unrecognized. Part of this desire to remain "low-key" stems from the current climate; these days, it seems any connection to this business incurs the wrath of the misinformed. That's not to say the industry hasn't brought reputational problems upon itself, but it is unfair to declare that a relatively small group of miscreants represent the greater financial services population or that the pursuit of profits is the single-minded objective of all financial professionals.
Not only have clients developed wariness and suspicion of financial services firms, potential new talent has also been shying away from the industry in part due to the reputational taint. Young career seekers are motivated by not only the financial rewards and intellectual challenge of a job, but the desire to use their talents, time and money to benefit others. If they knew more about the exemplary ethical and moral standards and practices of many financial professionals, they might have a different view of this industry as a career option.
Now as much as ever advisors can achieve personal fulfillment in the financial advisory business by profoundly improving the lives of clients and contributing to the community in a meaningful way. How compelling of a proposition is that to people you want to work with or employ?
These are important times for Wall Street and the thousands of Main Street financial services organizations that have been ridiculed and excoriated for making money while many are losing homes and jobs. What is often overlooked in the editorials, handcrafted posters and graffiti is the positive impact that this business has on the less fortunate, done in a way that is the choice of the giver and not the mandate of the governor. I'm not talking about the "redistribution of wealth," but the actual and long-standing tradition of giving back by a profession that engenders and manages wealth, but still has a noble nature.
A great example of this community spirit in financial services is the Foundation for Financial Planning (www.foundation-finplan.org). In October, the Foundation crossed a milestone in making their 100th grant to help organizations provide financial planning to people who can't afford it and teach financial life skills to those who never learned them. Beneficiaries include military families, the recently unemployed, homeless people who are deep in debt and young disadvantaged adults who are just trying to find their way.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I served on the Foundation board for a period. At each board meeting, I found the testimonials of representatives to be truly moving. I remember being inspired by three young women who participated in a Foundation-sponsored program at Goodwill in Charlotte, N.C. They talked about how the information they acquired enabled them to eliminate their debt and focus on savings instead of spending. They were empowered to change their lives.
Recently, I heard another moving story from two disabled veterans, one who served in the war in Iraq and the other in Vietnam. The younger veteran was an enlisted private, the elder was an officer. The young veteran said, "As veterans, we don't have a lot of resources. We tend to rack up a lot of bills and a lot of debt, and we outstrip our ability to repay them. Especially on VA (Veteran's Administration) pay." Through the Foundation's sponsorship of a local Financial Planning Association chapter's pro bono efforts, he worked directly with a financial planner to learn how to get control of his financial life. Now he is pursuing a master's in psychology and working for the State Council for Independent Living.
The disabled officer has been toiling on behalf of other veterans through Networking Warriors of America almost since he left the Army. Through this work he learned of the Foundation's support of military families. He said, "One thing that is never included in officer training is personal financial planning. Further," he went on, "nothing in the DOD (Department of Defense) transition out of the military is related to financial planning. When you get out, you don't know how your assets, benefits and income will support you because it all just changed. It's a big shock." This is a rather disturbing revelation in a country teeming with bumper stickers urging us to "Support Our Troops."
In a perfect world, all young adults would leave the nest armed with the basic skills they need to live a successful life. But as behavioral scientists tell us, proper behavior must be taught to children so they know how to apply it as adults. Many people are born to parents who lack financial life skills or who don't take the time to teach them, and schools have been eviscerated to the point where critical personal developmental lessons are diluted or absent from the curriculum.
How many clients or children of clients have we met who make a lot of money, yet have little understanding of compounding, risk/return relationships, credit management, household budgeting and other fundamentals of personal financial management? Imagine if they didn't have the earnings power or the luck of inheritance that allowed them to accumulate assets. How would they manage?
The Foundation for Financial Planning is funded by individual financial planners and the corporations that support them including mutual funds, broker-dealers and custodians, none of whom seek glory or recognition for this initiative. In the true spirit of giving, the contributions are made because it's the right thing to do. The Foundation is independent of any financial planning organization or membership group. It was initially started by a predecessor of the FPA and continues to have a strong connection to them, but the mission and reach of the Foundation has extended to include financial planning professionals affiliated with multiple organizations. In addition to serving as a conduit for efficient investment in worthy non-profit organizations, it provides a vehicle for advisors to donate their time and expertise to people in need.
Think about your five constituencies and what you hope to accomplish in your career. In business it is tempting to view success through the prism of financial assets and growing personal income. But satisfaction comes from knowing our business can not only serve clients, stakeholders, vendors and employees, but also people at large. You may find that when you develop your strategies with an eye to also serving the community, your firm will realize a benefit that transcends any new and clever marketing initiative.


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Gov. Pat Quinn's refusal to fire two University of Illinois trustees is reviving a so-called fumigation bill aimed at hundreds of state workers.
Gov. Pat Quinn's refusal to fire two University of Illinois trustees is reviving a so-called fumigation bill aimed at hundreds of state workers.
At a news conference in Chicago today, Quinn announced two replacements to the university board but said he would not fire two other trustees who have refused to heed Quinn's calls to step down. The governor said he didn't want to wage a lengthy and costly court battle and instead wanted to focus on reforming the board.
A spokeswoman for Senate President John Cullerton said after Quinn's announcement that the president plans to call Senate Bill 1333 for a vote in the legislature's October veto session.
That measure, pushed through the House by Speaker Michael Madigan, would fire about 750 workers appointed to their jobs by former Govs. Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan. That includes the two remaining U of I trustees, Cullerton spokeswoman Rikeesha Phelon said, while noting the bill was not aimed at them.
But that could be a difficult task. The measure passed the House without opposition but stalled in the Senate in the final hours of the spring legislative session. It now needs a supermajority of 36 votes to pass.
Phelon said Senate Democrats have "diverse opinions about" whether the measure is appropriate. Some lawmakers have said it's unfair to punish workers for wrongdoing they weren't involved in.
"Based on various caucus differences in the spring, I would say that there are no guarantees that the legislation will pass," Phelon said. "Nevertheless, it will be called for a vote."
GateHouse News Service State Capitol Bureau

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What I thought being transsexual would be like, and what I actually got.
Here's what I thought it would be:
Here's what I got.
And you wonder why I'm a psychopath.
Now let's talk about something else.
Manniquin's transexxualism is different from mine.
Manniquin is an unbecoming.
I am a becoming.
Mine is the transformation into power and glamour, becoming.
Manniquins is the transformation to vacuum and wispiness, an unbecoming.
Though neither 100%. I have some of Manniquins tendency and Manniquin has some of mine.
Though we are opposites we both have similar beginnings.
There is a certain inertia. One must drop the chains of masculinity.
But when you have the inertia of masculinity, one often feels compelled to keep holding onto the chains, like a soldier sucked into a gravity.
I talk with cis gender men. They always offer tautology, they are men because they are men. Like a soldier programmed to program itself.
And with Manniquins mind, there is a very real fear of becoming nothing. Manniquins transsexualism is in many ways an inversion of mine.
This is because, manniquins transsexualism is focused on pleasing men, while my transsexualism is lesbian oriented.


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Less than two weeks after Microsoft launched "Streetside" imagery to compete with Google's StreetView, MapQuest has done the same. They call it "360 View", and it's remarkably similar to Microsoft and Google's offerings.
Like many of the "new" features on MapQuest lately, it's far behind what Google has already done, and it's not nearly as good. Not only is their coverage area a fraction of what Google has done, but the quality of the imagery doesn't seem to be as sharp. It's not horrible, but it's a bit disappointing.
They cover approximately 45 cities in the United States, though the depth of coverage is rather shallow. I'd expect that to improve over time.
Check it out by visiting MapQuest.com, then clicking the blue "360 View" icon in the upper-right corner of the map. You'll want to zoom out pretty far to find the available cities.


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BRUSSELS, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The composite index for service and manufacturing business in the eurozone slid to a two-month low in October, Markit Economics reported Thursday.
Markit said the flash estimate of the composite index that incorporates indexes for manufacturing and service, came in at 51.5, down from 52.2 in September, which was a 27-month high.
The flash index could be revised later. It incorporates 85 percent of the data that goes in the final Purchasing Managers Index estimate.
The estimate for September came below expectations. Economists had forecast the composite PMI to come in at 52.5.
Markit said the flash estimate of the manufacturing PMI for the eurozone came to 51.3, ahead of the 51.1 mark from September, but also shy of expectations. Economists had forecast 51.4 for the manufacturing index.
The flash estimate PMI for the service sector in the eurozone came in at 50.9, down from 52.2 in September.
"The dip in the PMI in October is clearly disappointing, but it would be unwise to read too much into one month's data," said Markit Chief Economist Chris Williamson.
"It's too early to say that the recovery is losing momentum. More important is that the survey data have been running in positive territory for four consecutive months now and indicate that the eurozone economy expanded at a quarterly rate of 0.2 percent at the start of the fourth quarter, suggesting an ongoing, albeit sluggish, recovery," he said.


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MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about each other.
This week's question: If you could choose anyone, living or dead, to collaborate with on a project, who would it be, and what would you make?
I would build an off-grid house with the late physicist Richard Feynman. Not only is this project a life-long dream of mine, but I would be fascinated by observing Feynman's approach to a project in which he doesn't have aptitude. He was known for bravely picking up new skills throughout his life (painting, bongo playing), and I feel this would be no exception.
Post your responses in the comments section.


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Eternal September notwithstanding, i have great daily fun reading a bunch of usenet groups, and their articles are sometimes a source of ideas for blogging. Of course, my usenet client is Gnus; but in a blog post one needs the Google Groups URL when mentioning and article. So, i just spent five minutes writing a snippet to go from Gnus to GG in a keystroke:
(defun jao-gnus-goto-google () (interactive) (when (memq major-mode '(gnus-summary-mode gnus-article-mode)) (when (eq major-mode 'gnus-article-mode) (gnus-article-show-summary)) (let* ((article (gnus-summary-article-number)) (header (gnus-summary-article-header article)) (id (substring (mail-header-id header) 1 -1))) (browse-url (format "http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=%s" id)))))
As you see, i just check that i'm viewing a post, obtain the message identifier (trimming surrounding markup) and construct a query that looks up the corresponding GG article.
Talk about extensibility.


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B.A. artists created and sold our shell-themed artwork at the East Brunswick Craft Fair and continued to make sales at school throughout December. See pics and read about this amazing day here in my previous blog posts:http://baart.weebly.com/1/category/eb%20craft%20fair48d7cfaef4/1.html
We are hoping that our donation of $1673.00 to the St. Rose High School Art Department will help them in their recovery and rebuilding process.
Learn more about how my students and I created the Shells for NJ Shores art project, see photos and read stories of the many students across the U.S. who have been joining us to raise money for hurricane relief!
Collaboratively, we have raised and donated $22,390.19 by selling our students shell-themed art and this dollar amount continues to increase each week!
Through creativity and kindness, we are making a difference!
Please share our website with anyone you think may want to participate.
Photos: St. Rose High School Art Rooms


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Lillian Pit comes from an American Indian tribe that is native to the Columbia River Gorge and has been praised as one of the great innovators within her own tribal tradition. At age 35, she began working with clay as a medium, using Asian techniques like raku and anagama to create a series of masks. Since then she has also worked with bronze, precious metals, wood, copper, glass, shell, leather, feathers, and a wide variety of other materials.
First Broadcast: 2001
Producer: KC Cowan


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Please join me this Saturday, September 21, 2013 for an informative walk around the Denver Union Station project area and a discussion about this major transformative project. Construction activity is everywhere and the project will be finished next summer, so come on down and check out all that's going on before it's finished!
Here's how it works: Go to the LoDo side of the historic station at about 9:50 AM—meet at the corner of 17th and Wynkoop. Whoever shows up, that will be our tour group. We'll start promptly at 10:00 AM and conclude around 11:15 AM at the light rail/mall shuttle station by the Millennium Bridge.
The tour is free and open to the public; however, at the end of the tour we will collect donations for the non-profit Student Chapter of the American Planning Association at the University of Colorado Denver. You are more than welcome, however, to take the tour whether you make a donation or not. See you Saturday!


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Blogshares is an interesting and fun way of playing the stock market with blogs. You can sign up your blog (put your blog on the market) and watch as the traffic and stock trades influence the value of your blog. While this is just in fun, it has also turned into a successful money-making endeavor for the owners. And many people use Blogshares to evaluate the success of a blog, so if you are into e-commerce and marketing your blog, it may be worth it to get familiar with Blogshares and how it works.
BlogShares is a fantasy stock market where weblogs are the companies. Players invest fictional dollars on shares in blogs. Blogs are valued by their incoming links and add value to other blogs by linking to them. Prices can go up or down based on trading and the underlying value of the blog. No actual ownership of blogs is transfered. BlogShares is purely a fictional marketplace.
Begin by registering your blog and "claiming" it. It can take a few hours to a day or so for Blogshares to activate your claim. Once it has been claimed, you can then play around with the shares. But first, here is their explanation of how Blogshares works:
When just beginning to play, it is important to understand how to affect blog share prices. The basic strategy to start the game is fairly simple:
Buy 1250 shares in a very underpriced blog. You can easily find such blogs on the Stock Tips page. Generally, try to find blogs with a P/E under 20 and priced under $5.
Wait 20 minutes and buy 1250 more shares.
Repeat Buying Shares until you own all 4000 (1000 are reserved for the owner, even on unclaimed blogs).
Wait 6 hours
Sell off 250 shares at a time until the P/E approaches 250, then sell all remaining shares.
Using this strategy on one blog, over the span of about eight hours, will easily double your net worth and may increase your holdings a hundredfold with some blogs. Once you get the feel for this, expand your play to include multiple blogs. Eventually, within a short span of time, you will be ready to move on to Advanced Shares: P/E, Orders, Pricing, Artefacts.
Sounds fairly easy but it is challenging. Which blogs do you choose? How will they do? What if they go down in price? What if you can't sell them? There are a lot of changes and fluctuations, just like in the stock market, keeping the action exciting.
This is what they say are the reasons why you should play Blogshares:
Addictive Fun: The most obvious reason. Whether you like building your fortune, immersing yourself in multiple game play strategies, voting blog categories, or simply need a place to get away from the hustle and bustle of life, BlogShares offers you a game play experience that you will not soon forget.
Find New Blogs: Blogs are a great Internet phenomenon! They're changing the way some of us connect, reflect, and do business. If you are interested in a particular subject, feel free to browse our Industry page which has over 4900 different Industries (categories) to peruse. You can utilize the search feature (quick lookup) in the upper right hand corner to search by keyword, blog title, or blog address (URL). You may even find your own!
See Your Own Blog In Action: That's right, you can add your own blog to our system and gain special controls over your blog in the BlogShares world. You even get 1K shares in your own blog just for taking the time to claim it!
Amazing Community: Not only do we have an excellent group of people in the forums, we also have a great group of gals and guys in our IRC channels. Feel free to join in the conversation, add a haiku to the monthly contests, or join any one of a dozen other contests held constantly. Take part in this community. BlogShares includes many player-volunteers in developing game algorithms, handling support, and even writing this intro.
Here are more links for tips on how to use Blogshares:
- Blogshares Help Page
- How to Buy and Sell Blogs on Blogshares
- Blogshares Stock Tips
- Blogs Added Today on Blogshares
- Top 500 Recently Indexed Blogs on Blogshares
Blogshares also has a forum for discussions around the sale and trading of blogshares, as well as discussions about the particulars of a blog. Obviously, the most popular blogs get the most attention, but there can be a rousing discussion over up and coming blogs.
Blogshares is not only a fun "game", it is a great way to learn about what blogs are doing well and why. In the forum, many people discuss the pros and cons of why a blog is effective and how to improve blogs, critiquing them as they evaluate their Blogshares choices.
So get on the stock market of blogs and have some fun with it. And if you are interested in trading shares on this blog, click the link above or here to access the profile on Lorelle on WordPress Blogshares Profile and Status.
Site Search Tags: blogshares, blogs, stock, buy, sell, invest
Copyright Lorelle VanFossen


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If I seem a little tired on this Mother's Day, it's because I've just returned from a four-day fishing trip, during which I never left home.
I'll now tell you how such a trip is possible:
One sunny day in April of 1982, five working guys, fed up with deadlines and telephone calls, met in Austin and went on west to camp out for a few days, and fish, and cook.
We traveled in a smooth-mouthed VW mini-bus. That old vehicle was so under-powered and overloaded with flesh and bones and camping gear, it groaned in low gear up some of those Hill Country slopes west of Austin.
For four nights we camped on a solid rocky bank of the James River. When I got back home and wrote about the trip, I was challenged about that camp site. "The James River? There's no James River in Texas."
OK, so maybe it ought to be called a creek because it's only 37 miles long. It's a tributary of the Llano and empties into that river near the city of Mason.
The next year, we went back to the James. Camped again in the same place.
We went again the next year, and the next. We added a couple of new guys. Lost one or two.
By the time we'd been going to the James every spring for 15 years, we had maybe 15 men in camp. Some of us thought that was too many.
That crowd began to dwindle. Funerals took a few. A couple just quit. On our 20th anniversary camp, the gang had pretty well shrunk to its present core of 10. Of the original five who went out there in the old VW in '82, only two of us are left.
Look, there's nothing unique about all this. A multitude of similar groups go forth daily into the wilderness, but so what? The going out is important only to those of us who go.
Our gang, camping on the James, decided without a vote that we should do the same things every year. We pitched our tents in the same place, or near as we could. Fished the same pools. Ate the same food. Told the same stories around the campfire.
And grieved when we lost the James. To get a good camp site on that stream, you need the blessing of a landowner, and that's either hard to get or somewhat expensive, and maybe both.
I'm not certain. I think the last time we camped on the James was our 25th year. Then we moved to the Llano. It hasn't been as good as the James, but at least we've kept the camp going. To let it die, to suddenly quit going? No way.
For me personally, the trip to the river every spring has become so important, it's flat ridiculous, even though I play no key role in camp. All I ever do is cook a pot of beans and help with the singing. I take along a fly rod, but I quit fishing years ago when we left the James.
Yet when the time comes, I desperately need to be there.
Then it finally happened. This year, for our river camp's 30th anniversary, I wasn't able to go. I was in the hospital, or just out, and weak as a Baptist highball. When the guys gathered on the river, I was moping around the house, acting like the dog had died again.
Then here came the rescue from the camp cook, Rusty Mitchum. Rusty comes from High East Texas, up there around Tyler. He's been our head cook since 2002.
On this year's trip he was armed with an iPhone. And during every day of the camp, he sat on the river bank and sent me emails about what was going on.
So I was there, after all, thanks to Rusty's messages. I knew who showed up, and when they got there, and what news they brought. I knew who was fishing, and how many they caught, and how big they were. And who snored the loudest, and who told the worst story we'd already heard a dozen times.
I knew what the weather was doing out there, and whether the river was up, and how the beans turned out, cooked according to my old recipe (or so Rusty said).
So that's why I'm tired, from surviving a fishing trip without leaving home. And that's what I wanted to tell you. Happy Mother's Day, Mildred.


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May 2013 Classic Trucks Parts - Parts Department
01. Programmable RFID Keyless Ignition System
Flaming River has just expanded its line of keyless ignition systems to include a new "hands-free" programmable unit that uses RFID proximity technology to automatically authorize your vehicle to start. The system can stand alone in any vehicle or be integrated into any of their tilt columns in a paintable, black powdercoat, or polished finish. This new system is fully programmable to allow you to use your keyless entry/trunk release system, door poppers, or other popular remotely controlled accessories. A single "fob" can even be programmed to operate multiple vehicles. Other convenient features include the ability to learn and recognize additional key fobs or replacement fobs, an emergency bypass mode that allows the vehicle to be started using a unique PIN number, and a security lockout feature that prevents the system from being activated when the key fob is inside of the vehicle's proximity range. For more information, call 800-648-8022 or visit www.flamingriver.com.
02. Quick Fuel Technology Black Diamond Series
Engine compartments are hostile environments for carburetors. Carburetors can reach a peak underhood temperature of between 180-200 degrees Fahrenheit, and the chemical residues in the fuel, oil, and coolant can literally bake onto your carburetor and become corrosive over time. While an unsightly looking carb won't usually affect performance, underhood heat will. For years, racers and tuners have increased performance by lowering fuel temperature. Quick Fuel Technology (QFT) has introduced a highly durable Teflon coating that lowers fuel temperatures by 6 percent to ensure maximum power and response. It is impact and scratch resistant and also resists corrosion from underhood chemicals and harsh environments found in high humidity and coastal regions. The high-performance Teflon coating is designed specifically for the unique requirements of carburetors and is available in a satin black finish. NitroPlate, an industry leader in all types of high-temperature coatings, designed and applies this coating on select SS-Series, Q-Series, and QFX-Series carburetors for QFT. With the Black Diamond Series, your carburetor will shed dirt and resist corrosion, offering a showroom fresh appearance and unique performance advantage for years. For more information, please contact, Quick Fuel Technology at 270-793-0900 or visit www.quickfueltechnology.com.
03. Gearstar's New GM 4L60E, 4L65E, 4L70E Performance Transmissions
First introduced in 1982 as the 700-R4, GM's 4L60E automatic overdrive transmission hasn't always been known for its durability. Fortunately, Gearstar's 30 years of continual development for both improved OE durability and aftermarket performance has enabled it to develop a range of 4L60E-based automatics capable of harnessing up to 650 hp. Upgrades include a 28-element sprag, a carbon fiber 2-4 band, high-energy friction discs, a 10-vane pump, a high-capacity 3-4 clutch drum, heavy-duty steel plates, a Transgo shift kit, hardened rings, a revised pressure regulator, new solenoids, a hardened sun gear shell, Torrington bearings, and a Corvette servo. For ease of installation, Gearstar's comprehensive transmission packages are ready to drop right in. They come complete with a high-performance torque converter, a new pan, a fluid cooler, a fill tube, and a transmission mount. Rated at 450 hp, pricing for the Level 2 4L60E overdrive starts at $2,295. Level 3 and Level 4 models are available as well, rated at 500 and 650 hp, respectively. For LS-series motors, Gearstar also offers 4L65E and 4L70E automatics that match up perfectly with the revised bellhousing bolt patterns found on these newer blocks. For the ultimate in durability, Gearstar utilizes the same five-pinion planetaries GM integrated into the 4L65E and 4L70E into its own Level 3 and Level 4 packages. All Gearstar transmissions are backed by a 36-month warranty, and each unit is dyno tested prior to shipping to ensure the highest in quality control. For more information, please contact Gearstar at 330-434-5216 or visit www.gearstar.net.
04. Classic Tube Offers STOPFLEX Stainless Braided Hoses For Any Application
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05. The Eastwood Company's New TIG 200 DC Welder
The Eastwood TIG 200 DC Welder has high-frequency Mosfet inverter technology with a high-frequency start feature that guarantees an instant arc strike with no tungsten contamination. The voltage self-sensing circuitry automatically detects a power source range of 110 or 220 volts, 50-60Hz, and delivers from 10 up to 200 amps DC. The Eastwood TIG 200 DC Welder welds steel and stainless steel up to 3/16-inch thick and includes preset post and pre-flow gas, overload protection, adjustable amperage control for either panel (trigger switch) or foot pedal operation. Eastwood's research and development team engineered and tested these new welders in-house, on real-life projects, to ensure the production of units that are durable, reliable, and compact. Eastwood markets unique tools and supplies for repair, restoration, and modification of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Founded in 1978, Eastwood constantly strives to develop new products to serve the home automotive hobbyist, as well as individuals and organizations focused on the restoration and preservation of automobiles and motorcycles. Check out Eastwood's huge line of restoration tools and products at www.eastwood.com or call 'em at 800-343-9353.
06. LS Integrated Coil Brackets From Proform Parts
The GM LS engine line has proven to be the most popular engine addition to the Chevrolet Performance line since the small-block over five decades ago. But for the enthusiast who wants to personalize his or her engine compartment, the location of the stock coils is a problem. Proform Parts has already released its line of very cool slant-edge LS valve covers, and now the company offers this LS integrated ignition coil bracket to attractively and easily relocate those pesky coils. These brackets lift the coils up off your Proform valve covers so you can clearly see the Chevrolet and Bowtie emblems. A unique rail mounting system was designed to attach to the threaded holes in the valve cover, and the individual coils attach to the rail so they can be mounted in multiple positions. All the necessary hardware is included with the LS integrated ignition coil bracket system. Proform Parts also carries replacement coil relocation extension cords (part number 69525 for 18-inch or 69526 for the 46-inch) for the LS enthusiast up for a complete relocation project. Visit the LS Performance Parts section on www.proformparts.com for additional information or call 586-774-2500.
07. Classic Instruments
Classic Instruments now offers "The Finishing Touch" for 1956 Ford F-100 trucks. The package is an updated, complete replacement to the original gauges. The electronic cluster features speedometer, tachometer, fuel (75-10 ohms), water temp, oil pressure, and volt gauges. Design features include a multi-layer dial design, OE styled graphics, red pointers, original styled green arrow turn indicators, red Halo high beam, LED illumination, and easy connector for wiring. It is available in black, gray, tan, or white designs. As always with Classic Instruments, it is backed by unsurpassed customer service and a five-year warranty. For more information please contact the Classic Instruments sales team at 800-575-0461 or www.classicinstruments.com.
08. Classic GM Style Made Better
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I have just added to my little e-shop a range of 'peeper' acrylic templates made for some of my favourite English Paper Piecing designs:
To celebrate the new addition to my shop I will hosting a giveaway with my favourite English Paper Piecing gal, Joanne from PBPatch. Joanne supplies a comprehensive array of precision die cut papers and fabric shapes to suit any EPP project. I am so excited about her new "Cut to Order" section of her website where you can mix-and-match any Moda layer cake with any shape/size die-cut and it will be cut for you. Ingenious!
Look at some of the beautiful Rose Stars Joanne has made. Fussy cut heaven.
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According to UNHCR there are 996 000 registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon. This is equivalent to a quarter of Lebanon's population. There is great hardship and distress in the refugee camps located in the two Beirut districts of Shatila and Borj el Borajne. Supported by Swiss Solidarity and the Waldensian Church in Italy, HEKS/EPER provides emergency aid for Syrian refugees and host families. As part of inter-church cooperation, HEKS/EPER also supports Protestant Church projects in Beirut designed to promote church life in communities, strengthen the social responsibility of churches for the entire population, initiate dialogue between representatives of different churches, and assist children of refugee families and migrant workers through afternoon schools and leisure programmes.
In 2017 some 9800 people received support through financial aid and «cash for work».
Thanks to HEKS/EPER, some 1550 children and adolescents developed new prospects.


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The highest waterfall of South Europe
The region Umbria, also known as "green heart of Italy", offers visitors wonderful, breath-taking landscapes that will certainly stay long in your memory: fascinating hills, rich in vineyards and olive groves (fine wines and excellent olive oil, known even abroad, are two absolute symbols of this region in central Italy, which is due to its varied soils and good climatic factors). Besides the famous Lake Trasimeno with pure water, nice beaches and its three islands Polvese, Minore and Maggiore – on latter you can also stay in one of our holiday accommodations!), Umbria offers a variety of nature reserves with mountain lakes, rivers, streams, rich flora and fauna, that will surely delight you. The water-rich region of Umbria offers 8 nature parks, including the river park "Parco del Nera ", from which also the beautiful, breath-taking waterfall "Marmore" is part. This impressive waterfall has become a tourist attraction in Europe. It is formed by the river Velino, an affluent of the Nera, and flows from the near Lake Piediluco, Umbria's second largest lake. Let yourself be captivated by the spectacular waterfall of 165 meters between rocky cliffs and forests and by its landscape with leaps, streams and cascades! Several trails in the immediate vicinity allow you to admire Italy's highest manmade waterfall from different panoramic sites. The origins of the Cascate delle Marmore go back to the Romans, who directed the course of the river Velino to the drop-off: the testimony of a perfect, wonderful relationship between man and environment. You can easily reach the Cascate from your holiday accommodation in the nearby towns of Terni and Narni. Please inquire about the opening times of the waterfall-establishment! The whole area is also a popular destination for sports lovers: a variety of water sports like kayaking, canoeing, rafting and hydro speed are possible. A holiday home in Umbria: the ideal solution to discover the natural and artistic treasures of this beautiful and enchanting region!


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Center Theatre Group's Artistic Director, Michael Ritchie, gives theater lovers a very special cultural experience when he brings two fascinating and interconnected plays to the stage concurrently in Los Angeles. Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun at the Kirk Douglas is playing in tandem with Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park at the Mark Taper Forum.
Georja: The two plays center around the same location and the same themes. Act I of Clybourne even takes place at the exact same time period as Hansberry's piece. Both pieces are at the top of their form. Raisin is a classic from the '50s, an American treasure taught in schools and often performed in theaters. Norris' play written in 2009 has garnered a Pulitzer prize for him as well as an Oliver award in London.
Gerald: Norris has said in interviews that the two plays he first studied in school were Raisin and Thorton Wilder's Our Town. He's was a white kid from the suburbs in Texas, and he's also said that he's interested in exposing the hypocritical side of progressive middle-class values.
Georja: One play, Raisin, comes from the heart. It focuses on the lives and interrelationships of a struggling black family in Southside Chicago in the 1950s. Life is hard, but their emotional lives are rich and well played out. They stand in sharp contrast to the villain, Mr. Karl Linder, who comes into their lives as a representative of the prejudices, both hidden and overt, that they must deal with. Through their squabbles and conflicts, the characters remain loveable, and we are rooting for them and feel satisfied at their victories.
Gerald: Yes, I'd agree Raisin is the more emotional experience. As I pointed out in our review of its production at the Douglas, it is old-school Clifford Odets-style razor-sharp verbal mayhem. But, as Georja says, its characters are sympathetic, even when they are doing things we think are misguided or even cruel. Hansberry deeply loves her characters, with all their flaws. That's clear.
Georja: The other play, Clybourne, looks at where the prejudice is coming from and sharply and provokingly displays the principles and foibles of the white people and their black servants on the other end of the transaction. Here we see cranky, unkind and rude behavior with no balancing of sweetness. We see what the issues are for the white man, and it isn't pretty. In Act II Clybourne skips ahead 50 years with a similar discussion among the characters. A joke told by the black man in the scene seems to personify Mr. Norris' attitude: How many white men does it take to screw in a light bulb? All of them: one to screw in the bulb and the rest to screw the world.
Gerald: Clybourne Park is intensely dramatic, darkly humorous and thought-provoking. But in comparison to Hansberry's work, for all its emotion, it is intellectual. Norris seems deeply cynical about all his characters. They are superbly drawn, and acted with marvelous dexterity here, but ultimately we really don't care much about them personally. He almost seems to be saying they deserve everything they get.
Georja: Norris' wit is biting and pointed. In the program notes, it states that he enjoys being provocative, and making people laugh and squirm at the same time. He does, and his arguments make the audience think about racism and all forms of prejudice really. It is a historical story of the struggle of African-Americans, but much of the rhetoric could easily apply to other minorities, and to the LGBT community.
Gerald: Audience members seeing both productions, and particularly the students of drama, will note the differences in dramatic style. In Norris' work, there are more meaningful pauses, more unfinished sentences, more subtext. In fact, the opening of Act II is almost all hypocritical chit-chat. The reasons the characters have met in this place can be found nowhere in the dialogue. It isn't until later that the masks come off and they throw direct accusations at each other. That approach is very modernist. More like, say, Gods of Carnage.
Georja: Through his genius, Norris makes us think about hidden agendas and unspoken feelings we might have and never discuss. His work brings it all out in the open, showing that even today acts of discrimination do not arise from different inner feelings, although they are better covered up.
Gerald: It's really remarkable that the conclusion of Raisin is essentially hopeful. Hansberry's own family actually experienced much worse treatment over a similar incident in Chicago, involving serious violence and threats. But somehow Hansberry looks forward with hope. Norris doesn't, at all. He shows us what actually happened. Property values did go down over the decades, and the white majority left the neighborhood. Then, as the real estate marketplace changed again, "gentrification" set in and the whites started to retaike the homes they'd given up. He is not optimistic at all. It's just the way things go, he seems to say.
Georja: As with Raisin (please see our review) Clybourne is an excellent production in every way. The actors are top notch, and I especially remarked on the way the acting and directing, which clearly portrayed a '50s flavor in Act I and a modern one in Act II. Even the actors' speech cadences were different and spot on. Special note must go to the work of Christina Kirk who even modulated her voice tones. Kudos to director Pam MacKinnon for working with the actors on such fine detail. The ensemble did not miss a beat and worked magnificently together.
Gerald: The Norris piece is particularly challenging for actors because everyone is tasked with playing dual roles, as one set of characters in 1959 in Act I and another set in 2009 in Act II. Kirk plays a '50s housewife and mother, and then a sharp real-estate lawyer. Crystal A. Dickinson is a maid and then an upscale neighborhood activist. Damon Gupton plays her husband in both acts, appearing the second time as a young urban professional who routinely vacations in Europe. Jeremy Shamos plays the head of the neighborhood owners' association in Act I (the one character carried over from Raisin) and then the yuppie home buyer in Act II. Annie Parisse plays his wife in both acts, and both time pregnant, first as a deaf person and secondly as an oh-so-P.C. aristo. Frank Wood plays Kirk's despondent husband in Act I and a workman in Act II. And Brendan Griffin gets the hat-trick award for playing three characters - clergyman, activist attorney, and young returning war vet.
Georja: I would have to say that in many ways, A Raisin in the Sun was a more emotionally satisfying theater experience, I would have to say Clybourne Park was definitely the more mentally stimulating of the two. In any case, it is a fascinating comparison to see both and a perfect pair of performances that L.A. theater lovers should not miss.
Photos by Craig Schwartz
Georja Umano is an actress/comedienne and animal advocate. Gerald Everett Jones is the author of the Rollo Hempill series of comic novels.
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WonderWorks is an amusement park for the mind with over 100 interactive exhibits for visitors of all ages to explore! Enjoy all exhibits plus the 4D Theatre, Laser Tag, the Glow in the Dark Ropes Course and much much more!
- Visit WonderWorks in Orlando
- Enjoy the over 100 interactive exhibits
- Make a 3D Impression of your entire body on the WonderWall
- Experience the Inversion Tunnel and defy gravity
- Battle your friends in a game of laser tag
- Test your agility on the glow in the darks ropes course
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WonderWorks - an Amusement Park for Your Mind
Experience the trembling of a 5.3 earthquake, be blown away by 71 miles per hour hurricane force winds, maneuver the controls of a NASA spacecraft to land the shuttle, explore space in the Mission to Mars, feel the sensation of 3,500 nails elevate you on the Bed of Nails, fly a fighter jet, make a 3-D impression of your entire body on the WonderWall, design and ride your own roller coaster.
Go on a 3D journey and immense yourself into the movie with full motion seats and special effects.
Climb three stories of ropes as you encounter over 20 different obstacles along the course that will challenge your endurance.
Experience the Inversion Tunnel and defy gravity! As you approach WonderWorks, it is obvious that the building landed upside-down. Professor Wonder and his staff of brilliant scientists invented the Inversion tunnel, so you can invert your orientation and defy gravity and play with all the exhibits and experiments.
The Disaster Zone is one of history's worst earthquakes, that actually collapsed a freeway. Feel what an earthquake that measures 5.3 on the Richter scale actually feels like. Then enter the Hurricane Hole and be blown away by 71mph winds.
Play laser tag and take part in the fun as you compete against your opponents inside a huge black-lit maze.
You can also get tickets to WonderWorks including a magical dinner show.
How do I get my tickets?
Shortly after your booking is complete your e-ticket will be sent directly to your email, just print it out and bring it on your tour.
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Your ticket to WonderWorks is valid for one day.
Are there children's tickets?
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DrownedinSound is in Norway. DrownedinSound is at a festival. DrownedinSound is keeping a blog! Preview? Here.
Tuesday: (Adopts Big Brother voice) Dee-ah wun in dah Øya Festival… Oslo seems like a funny place. I was kind of half-expecting a palatial never-never land spirited away amongst the endless pines, but it looks kind of… ordinary. A bit scruffy-looking, with a predilection for buildings daubed in quirky shades of yellow and pink. It's also sodding expensive for fags and booze, causing us to rue immediately our decision to purchase only one bottle of gin and six cans of ominously-titled Fatol beer at the duty free shop.
Still, the nightlife seemed surprisingly varied as we frequented a few of the bars playing host to warm-up shows for the festival. First stop was Mono, a pleasingly indie-looking grotto where a double-bass wielding Norwegian trio by the name In The Country had drawn a fair old crowd, impressing with their eloquently spun alt.country/jazz fraught with post-rock dynamics. There seemed to be a bit of a buzz about The Shout Out Louds over at John Dee, but I'm not really sure why – they're a very pedestrian indie band; an bundle of anglophile rock and indie clichés with an elastic band round its cock and balls. After that we stopped off to see Cheese & Biscuit, who were spinning some leftfield eurodisco tunes and putting butts on the dancefloor. Having refrained from sampling the frighteningly expensive alcohol for most of the evening, our English sense of decorum and uptightness-to-the-point-of-neurosis points us in the direction of home and an early night.
Wednesday: Amazingly got up for breakfast, lured by the promise of the only free meal of the day. This is followed by a predictably inept performance at the meet-and-greet session laid on by our gracious hosts (and they really are gracious; in fact, to descend into platitudes for a moment, the locals on the whole are a rather smashing bunch), after which we move on to watch the festival proper kick off.
The site's great; a medieval park five minutes' walk from the city centre complete with ruins and an alleged ban on tent pegs, lest some careless reveller drives their steely rod through the undiscovered grave of a long-dead Scandinavian. I won't go into too much detail into our musical adventures on the first half of the first day, but let's just say it began with a beardy Norwegian bloke in a cycle helmet, continued through the thrilling drum-overkill of Japanese oddbods Boredoms and on to the druggy harmony pop of The Lionheart Brothers, before heading back for a healthy trawl through the first half of our prized bottle of gin. Luvverly.
Back onsite, and the rain's falling by like the Scandinavian bands. Bonde Do Role are disco miscreants, content with prancing to the march of their own beat. Dropping 'The Final Countdown' and 'Summer Lovin'' mid-set probably shows as much imagination as their regulation jittering grooves - cultural ignorance or ironic shtick? Sophisticated school-disco chancers, their time in the sun should rival a snowman's, but given today's raving-mad climate y'never know.
Whineeeeeeeeehouseeeeeeeeeeee dropped out due to 'nervous exhaustion'. A terrible, terrible replacement band was suspiciously forthcoming. Well, Norwegian duty free is really cheap. It's actually quite difficult to say this with genuine sentiment, but I mean it from the bottom of my tired-out heart… GET WELL SOON AMY.
Nine Inch Nails have a fascinatingly large fanbase. Watching from the press area, half suspended above a lake, the light show was blinding. Knowing your work has been adultered by a superior being must be soul-destroying; like Picasso painting over a Walt Disney. Although 'Hurt' does sounds brilliant, impotent and self-aggrandising to the final chord, it's in a different currency to Cash. What a terrible pun. On that note…
DiS in Norway is Alex Denney and Tom King. They'll be back soon. Only to find we've chucked them out the house and changed the locks. The jet-setting bastards.


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Tuscaloosa, Ala. - The Alabama defense forced four turnovers, including two that led to ensuing touchdowns, as the top-ranked Crimson Tide (2-0) cruised to a 35-0 victory over Western Kentucky (1-1) Saturday afternoon at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama's offense overcame a Hilltoppers defense that was stacked to stifle the Crimson Tide rushing game as quarterback AJ McCarron threw four touchdown passes in an efficient performance.
Two of Alabama's scoring drives needed to cover just 33 and 12 yards after the Tide defense forced WKU turnovers. While Western Kentucky limited the Alabama offense to 103 rushing yards, the Crimson Tide defense produced another dominant performance by holding the explosive Hilltoppers to 224 total yards while garnering Alabama's fourth shutout over the last two seasons. McCarron passed for 219 yards to lead the Tide offense, completing 14 of 19 passes, including three for 92 yards to Kevin Norwood.
Norwood and Christion Jones became the first Alabama tandem since 1950 to post at least two touchdown catches in the same game. Linebacker C.J. Mosley led the Tide defense with 11 tackles, including one quarterback sack, while linebackers Nico Johnson and Adrian Hubbard forced fumbles.
"They played us like I thought they would," said Alabama head coach Nick Saban. "Run the ball, shrink the game, complete a lot of short passes, and pressure like crazy on defense to try to give you negative plays. And every time they gave us a negative play, we didn't overcome it very well. When we executed properly, I thought we did a pretty good job, put some good drives together and made some big plays, but that is something that we definitely need to get corrected."
The game began with a fast start by Alabama as the Crimson Tide took the opening kickoff and marched 72 yards in four plays to a touchdown on a 14-yard pass from McCarron to Jones with 13:07 left in the opening quarter. Jeremy Shelley's conversion kick gave Alabama a 7-0 lead.
Alabama extended the lead to 14-0 midway through the first quarter on a 33-yard pass from McCarron to Norwood, just one play after a hit by linebacker Adrian Hubbard forced a WKU fumble that Brandon Ivory recovered at the Hilltoppers' 33-yard line.
The Hilltoppers put together their most serious scoring threat of the game in the second quarter, reaching the Tide 19. On a third down play from there, WKU quarterback Kawaun Jakes was sacked for a loss of six yards by Xzavier Dickson and fumbled. Alabama's Vinnie Sunseri recovered at the 25-yard line and returned it seven yards to set up the Tide at the Alabama 32. From there, Alabama mounted a 68-yard touchdown drive in seven plays. McCarron completed all four of his passes for 62 yards in the drive that was capped by a 22-yard strike to Jones for a 21-0 Alabama lead with 6:53 remaining in the second quarter.
Alabama started the second half by capitalizing on another turnover to extend its lead. After taking the kickoff to start the second half, Tide defensive back Deion Belue intercepted a Jakes pass at the WKU 40 and returned it 15 yards to the Hilltoppers' 25-yard line. Belue was the victim of a facemask on the return and that infraction moved the ball to the WKU 12. After an incomplete pass, McCarron connected on a 12-yard scoring pass to Norwood for a 28-0 lead with 13:15 left in the third quarter.
Alabama salted away the game with a dominant drive in the closing minutes of the fourth period, moving 81 yards in 12 plays on a march that consumed six minutes, 23 seconds of game time. The drive was kept alive by an 18-yard run by punter Cody Mandell after he dropped the snap from center in punt formation on fourth down to reach the WKU 45. Three plays later, Kenyon Drake took a handoff and raced 32 yards around left end for the game's final touchdown and a 35-0 margin for Alabama.
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For this blog post, I will focus on how to get the Source and Citations from the Free Form Source / Citations what have been with Family Tree Maker, into the Template feature that was introduced in FTM2010. The end result, being the End Notes, and Bibliography Reports are so much improved using the Template, that it's worth the time, for me, to address this issue first. I have done some testing before, and with cleaning up about 5 Sources, I took 10 pages off of a report that I did.
This may sound complicated, and it may be for some, but once you have done it, it becomes easy.
I am going to do my Sources for the 1850 Census.
Below I have selected the Source Workspace, scrolled down to where the "collection" of 1850 Census Records are, that are in the Free Form format. I can tell, because it just says 1850 U.S. Census, Population Schedule. Other years will say YYYY United States Federal Census. That is the hint, to me, Free Form.
I want the Census to be by Location. (1850 U.S. Census, State, County)
The first entry is Jefferson County, Tennessee, and will select that entry.
In the upper right, is the "Add" Button, to add a New Source, and in the pop-up window, will select New.
This will bring up a new window, where a Keyword can be entered, to select a Template. Only type the first 3 characters of what you are looking for. In this case CEN (for Census)
Carefully select what Census you are working with. In this case, I am working with an 1850 Population Schedule. I have two choices, by Census Year, and by Census Year and Location. That is the one I want. What this does, will allow you to save your Sources by State and by County. Having tried the first choice (by Census Year), I found that it was easier to choose the 2nd option. (users choice). I looked at the Output in both formats, and liked the output better, and locating Source and Citations later was easier, for me, with this format.
The following screen is presented. Entered the Census Year, State, and County. Let the next two fields blank, because at this point, at the Source level, that is unknown, but can be added later. The web site is Ancestry.com. The Database Publisher is Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, and are located in Provo, UT, USA. Looking at all of the Source Material from Ancestry, this is the information provided by them. The Publish Year, will leave blank, but will edit that later, and the website is www.ancestry.com.
Clicking OK, will create a New, Template, for the 1850 Census, for Tennessee, Jefferson County. Will leave the Citation Detail and Citation Text blank, as that will be filled in later.
Returning to the unformatted Source, (1850 U.S. Population Schedule) and selecting that first Jefferson County, Tennessee Citation, in the Right Hand Panel, on the Right of that Source title, is a Pull Down Menu. Will now select the newly create, Template for the 1850 Census for Tennessee, Jefferson County.
What this will do, is to take this existing Citation, currently in the 1850 U.S. Population Schedule, and MOVE it to the 1850 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Jefferson County Template.
Going to that Source (Left Hand panel), you will now see TWO entries. The one we just put there, and the "no Source-Citation information" or Empty Citation. Right click on that Entry, after making sure there is nothing in the Right Hand Panel, and Delete that Entry. That entry was created with we just clicked OK a couple of steps ago.
This Citation is shown on the Right, and the Links (Facts) that came from that Citation are shown in the Linked Tab.
Not quit done, for me at least for this clean up.
I want to make sure that the Citation Detail information is complete. Some times, all of the citation details do not make it into the Citation Detail when doing a Web Merge. I want to make sure that I have the details.
In the lower right, there is a Link to View the online Record.
I pull up that screen and Copy (high-light and CTRL+C) the text as indicated below:
Back to FTM2012, selecting the Notes Tab, I will Paste (CTRL+V) that information into the notes. Then High-lite that first line and Paste it into the Citation Details in the Right Hand Panel.
The Citation Detail is now complete, but I want to make sure that I have the Image of that Census Record. The Media Tab is selected and I have that image. Other Blog posts have shown how to Add Media files to a record.
This process is repeated, moving or changing the Source from the Free Form format into the Template Format, adding New Census Sources as required.
It took me about 15 minutes to clean up my 1850 Census Records, from the Free Form format to the Template format. 10 new templates, 36 citations.
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Posted by Lotg on December 03, 2003
In Reply to: The 'e' got lost in the harbo(u)r posted by Ward Fredericks on December 03, 2003
: : : : : : In a discussion with a great Aussie blond (who will be nameless here) the topic of gifts vs presents came up. With some little reflection I told her that in my part of the western US there is some little difference, and that I personally use gift when I am talking about something given to an acquaintance or a business associate -- i.e a gift is given without necessarily a lot of affection. We give housewarming gifts to celebrate a new home of a friend or acquaintance.
: : : : : : We give presents to our family and to those people where there is an affectionate relationship.
: : : : : : Is there any rhyme or reason for the distinction elsewhere in the English speaking world?
: : : : : None in my part of the world -- Ky. and W.Va.
: : : : I think "present" is a little more informal or less elegant. The Three Wise Men brought gifts, not presents. Commercial promotions that include some sort of bonus always call it a gift: "Stop In Today for Your Free* Gift!"
: : : : *That's the well-known redundant commercial "free."
: : : I would agree that in the US a "present" MAY be more informal but I would suggest that it also MAY be more elegant. Christmas presents are often quite formal. Kobe's diamond present was quite elegant.
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: : Speaking on behalf of the Aussie blonde (ps: thanks for the compliment Ward), I never heard the word 'gift' in relation to 'presents' until after I left Wangaratta. Now come on - no casting aspersions on Wangaratta - it's quite a nice town. But the only time I heard it used was in reference to something like, the gift of music, the gift of the gab, etc., never with reference to something I'd receive wrapped up for Christmas or my birthday. I only ever heard it used with reference to presents after I moved to the city. And I assumed it was an affectation, as so many city terms seem to be, brought about by marketing, fashion and keeping up with the Jones' methinks.
: : And another PS, Ward I've seen you spell blonde that way before - ie. 'blond' - what happened to the 'e'? Is this an Americanism or am I just being blonde - he he?
: :::::The e got lost in the harbo(u)r. In the States we left off the 'e' like we leave off lots of u's .
Hard to beat that answer. I knew there were such things as centre vs center, colour vs color, but I didn't know the 'e's got nuked too.
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We've got some awesome dino-lovin' activities planned for this summer. We'll be practically in the front row for the Walking With Dinosaurs Live show when it comes to Indianapolis in July (we're having to forgo our traditional huge summer birthday bash to afford the tickets, which are OUTRAGEOUS, but it's going to be worth the budget re-allocation, I know), and do not worry, I've already mapped out the locations of the dinosaur museums that we can visit on our June trip to Wisconsin--the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Dinosaur Discovery Museum in Kenosha, and the Field Museum in Chicago, likely. Wisconsin is light on dinosaur museums because it doesn't have a fossil history because dinosaurs never lived there because it was covered in water during prehistoric times; this is what you get to learn when your daughters are obsessed with dinosaurs.
We'll also have the time and the nice weather to do some other dino activities that require more time than Will's three-hour daily preschool would allow (three hours doesn't seem that long while I'm living it, but I have to plan my whole damn day around it!). Whenever we can wrangle Matt (I'm begging him to ask for flex-time at work this summer. I really want him to work four ten-hour days instead of five eight-hour days, and since he's a designer, he actually could use the extra time at work in the evenings, no phone calls, no visitors to his cubby, to focus on his designs), we're going to make measurements on the basketball court over at Bryan Park and then draw life-size dinosaurs in chalk, and I also want to score a load of helium balloons on some calm day and use them to measure out dinosaur heights in the park--ooh, I'll also need a lot of string.
We go creek-stomping around here a lot, and the girls enjoy searching for geodes and crinoid fossils (Willow claims that she is "the best fossil hunter out of all my friends," and I have to say that it's probably true), so depending on how interested they are, it would be fun to add on more of that into our dino activities. Where we live in Indiana is actually a superb place to explore for fossils--a shallow prehistoric sea left lots of little ocean critter fossils, and a glacier later on the same site kept the bedrock from being too covered with subsequent layers of earth, so now you can easily fossil hunt (where it's legal) in most creeks, road cuts, and limestone quarries (but not caves! All the Indiana caves and sinkholes are closed to the public this year in hopes of stopping White Nose Syndrome from spreading. Sucks).
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