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It is an honor to receive great remarks from these inspiring people around the country.
- Jim Brandenburg, International Award-Winning Nature Photographer
- George Archibald, Co-Founder (International Crane Foundation)
- Christopher Cokinos, Author of Hope is the Thing with Feathers
- John Nuhn, Photo Director (National Wildlife Magazine)
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It started as a hobby, something I snuck away to do every now and then, a little something special just for me. This weekend, my hobby saw me hunkered down into what I’ve dubbed “my writing nook”, the little corner in my apartment in which I spend hours tapping into a computer keyboard, reading the day’s news, and getting a feel for what the world is talking about. [box_light]Writing, you see, is my side hustle. What I do for pleasure, I also now do for pay. What started as the occasional blog post and short story for friends only is now a second prong in my career, complete with working primarily on nights and weekends, promoting my pieces on social media networks, and the keeping up with the go-go-go of being about my own business. That go-go-go is no different than the grind of a weekday nine-to-five and, lucky for me, both go hand-in-hand with building the skill set I hope will serve me through the trajectory of my career.[/box_light]
I once worked with a girl named Kelly who went as hard in her side hustle as she did in our office. Graphic design was her passion, she said, and the idea that she could turn it into profit (she provided freelance services for many well-known corporations) and add the experience as a bullet point on her resume provided a second wind of motivation. Kelly’s side hustle was a boon for her skill set, and it eventually landed her a full-time gig that more closely resembled her dream than the corporate world did.
It seems that more and more twenty-somethings comprise a Generation-Y workforce that keeps two sets of business cards, one printed for us by our employers and ones we have designed ourselves for the work we do on our own time.
As writer Larissa Faw noted in Forbes Magazine:
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Farfetch partners with JD.com
Luxury fashion retailer Farfetch is partnering with Chinese online giant JD.com as it looks to boost sales in China.
As part of the move, JD.com will become one of the largest shareholders of Farfetch by investing $397 million. In addition, JD founder and chief executive Richard Liu will join the Farfetch board.
JD and Farfetch will partner on marketing, logistics and technology solutions to build the brand in the country, while Farfetch continues to be the customer-facing brand.
Farfetch already has well-established operations in China, having teamed up with 200 luxury brands and more than 500 multi-brand retailers. The company said the partnership will help it to drive brand awareness, traffic and sales in the market.
José Neves, founder, co-chairman and chief executive of Farfetch (pictured), said: "China is the world's second largest luxury market, and we are delighted to have such a respected partner, known for its strict protection of IP, with whom to address Chinese luxury consumers. This partnership addresses the market's challenges by combining the Farfetch brand and curation with the scale and influence of the foremost Chinese ecommerce giant.”
The announcement comes as JD is placing a greater focus on high-end luxury and fashion to meet demand from its upwardly mobile customers.
Over the last two years, JD has hosted fashion shows in New York, Milan, London, Beijing and Shanghai and JD Fashion has made a major push in the luxury and fashion areas by launching several key international brands on the site, including Armani, Swarovski and Zenith.
Liu said: "As part of our major luxury push, we could not have found a stronger online partner than Farfetch. We have always believed that the long-term trend of Chinese ecommerce is towards quality over price and this partnership with Farfetch further extends our lead in the battle for the future of China's upwardly mobile consumers. We look forward to deepening our relationships with Farfetch and luxury brands in the months and years ahead."
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Israel’s central bank is selling $30 billion in foreign reserves after the shekel depreciated to a seven-year low. In addition, the bank will carry out swap operations of 15 billion dollars to maintain the liquidity of the financial system.
Israel’s central bank announced on Monday that it would sell up to $30 billion in reserves to support the national currency, which has fallen sharply since the Hamas invasion over the weekend.
The Israeli Shekel was last down 1.63%. The value of one dollar exceeded 3.90 shekels, which is the lowest rate in the last seven years.
“The bank will work in the market soon to ease the volatility of the shekel exchange rate and provide the necessary liquidity for the smooth functioning of the markets,” the central bank wrote in a statement published on Monday.
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SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s Tangshan Zhonghao Chemical plans to start up its new 150,000 tonne/year adipic acid (ADA) unit in Hebei province in the first half of next year, a source close to the company said on Wednesday.
Construction work on the new unit in Tangshan city was completed on 16 November 2013, the source said.
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OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY)- Questions are being raised in Oshkosh over what was found in dumpsters outside Smith Elementary School.
Chained dumpster outside Smith Elementary School in Oshkosh (WBAY photo)
The school closed in June, but since mid-July people say much of what was inside is being tossed out.
This includes sensitive records.
Just blocks from Smith Elementary, Kim Blake-Jungwirth has a front yard full of classroom supplies she pulled from a dumpster this past Friday.
"Staplers, paper cutters, paper shredders, printers, maps of the wall, globes, rulers, pens. Everything that came out of Smith School went into the dumpster," she said.
Some of the stuff was even brand new.
Blake-Jungwirth added, "All of these envelopes. Why couldn't someone use these envelopes?"
However, it was her second trip back on Saturday that was especially disturbing, which led her to notify police.
"There was medical records in there. There were police records in there of the kids there that had behavioral problems, met with police. I mean some of them were sexually relevant," she said.
Deputy Superintendent Dave Gundlach says the incident is under investigation.
"The protocol would be to either destroy the records or keep them physically locked up. There was an error somewhere in the process, and someone put them in the dumpster by accident," he told Action 2 News.
At the school on Monday afternoon, many of the dumpsters now had locks and chains added to prevent access.
Action 2 News did ask the district administration if they felt all the sensitive material had been recovered.
They told us, they believe so.
Gundlach added, "One of the consequences is going to be that we're going to have to double down on some of our procedures and training to make sure that people realize that these protocols have to be followed."
Still some residents say it's not enough.
"It made me ill, and I can't hardly believe that in the last 10 times they dumped, there weren't other records and things in there," Blake-Jungwirth said.

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For its 14th edition Terra Madre Salone del Gusto will be held in the open air, allowing everyone free access to the event.
There is no general admission ticket. However, there are some specific activities within the Terra Madre program which do require a ticket: these will be available for purchase once the full event progam is published.
A Torino portiamo oltre 600 produttori italiani e internazionali protagonisti del mercato, il programma di eventi di degustazione e di riflessione, spazi espositivi che mettono in luce come il cibo possa essere una preziosa occasione di rigenerazione, e oltre 3000 contadini e allevatori, popoli indigeni e cuochi, migranti e giovani attivisti da 150 paesi, pronti a raccontare la propria esperienza.
Thursday, September 22: from 10 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. Friday, September 23: from 10 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. Saturday, September 24: from 10 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. Sunday, September 25: from 10 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. Monday, September 26: from 10 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.
These opening times include:
- The Market – open from 10 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. every day of the event
- Street kitchens, food trucks, the enoteca and craft beer stands – open from 12 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. from Thursday to Sunday, and from 12 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. on Monday.
There are three main entrances to the event: in Via Borgaro, Via Verolengo, and Corso Mortara. Check out the event map!
Other locations around Turin
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2022 will also be present in other locations around Turin, from Eataly to the Lavazza Museum.
We’ll make the five keynote conferences online the day after they are held. We’ll also be bringing a Shared Studios portal to Turin to make digital meetings between our visitors in Parco Dora and communities around the world possible in real time.
The event will also feature activities in other spaces around Turin. Specific activities and their times will be published in the full program.


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Embellish Your House With These Useful Tips
You should start by reading and learning more about interior planning if you are planning on making
a few changes to your home. Even if instinct and creativity are very important in this process, you
should not ignore what experienced professionals recommend when it comes to the decoration of
Make sure that you have a budget when you are planning to change the interior planning of your
home. It is easy to get carried away by the gorgeous draperies and decorative items that you see in
home magazines. You would not want to go into big debt just to make your house look better.
Figure out what you want the focal point of the room to be. This is going to be one thing that the
room is going to center around. It can be a window, a desk, a piece of artwork - whatever you'd like
it to be. Once you know what your focal point is, you can arrange the room so that it compliments
that focal point.
Do not neglect your basement when you are planning an interior-design project. If you have a
basement that is even only semi-finished, it can be transformed into a great space to entertain, play
or relax. If you are ready to start designing your home and have a basement you should think about
what you can do to make it a place that you can enjoy.
If you have small windows and would like to make them look bigger, hang drapery near the top of
the ceiling to elongate your windows. By hanging the rods near the ceiling and having the drapes
hang to the floor; it gives the window the effect that it is actually bigger than what it is.
A great interior decorating tip is to start small. A lot of people are afraid of interior design because
they feel they have to do it all at once. You can actually start very small, like picking out a lamp or
coffee table that you really like. You can them work from there.
Try to add a rug to as many rooms in your house as you can. Rugs can enliven the atmosphere in the
room and complete the overall look. Also, they can last for a long time and can cover parts of the
hardwood that you do not see fit for the room.
Don't spend a fortune on light fixtures. Sure, putting in new fixtures can make the whole room look
better, but many people make the mistake of getting them at ridiculous prices. They can be
purchased for much less on various websites, including Amazon. Also, discount stores usually have
When redecorating a small kitchen, keep your color pallet pale. A pale color pallet will brighten the
space and make it appear larger. It is also best to focus on one or two colors to keep the space from
appearing busy. Light blue, sea green, white and ivory are all wonderful choice for a small kitchen
Always keep functionality in mind when you're designing a room. You need to consider your day to
day usage of the room. Ask yourself if certain features will inhibit your day to day usage. Will it
become hard to maneuver around? Will it become distracting and hinder you? Your room should be
functional above all else.
A bathroom looks more elegant with a pedestal-type bath tub. These classic tubs are quite beautiful.
Your tub can have a shower attachment that is handheld, or you can also fix it to a certain pole that
you have extending from your tub. Your local home improvement store will have a variety of options.
Avoid very dark colored tile in the bathroom. Although great site it might look very nice and
coordinate well with stylish accents, cleaning is quite laborious. Film from soap and streaks from
steam will have your tiles looking filthy even if you've just cleaned them. Opt for lighter and brighter
colored tiles for a fresh and clean look in the bathroom.
When you are putting window treatments in your living room you should always buy them long
enough to brush or hang on the floor. Something that people often do is to hang curtains that are too
short and do not reach the ground. Your room will end up looking out of whack.
To save on some space, you can decorate your guest bedroom so that it can double as a home office.
Rather than having a bed in the room, put in a futon or pull-out sofa. Some dressers can double as
desks as well. Use colors in the room that are gender neutral.
If it is possible for you to do so, you can make your living room look better by putting in the
fireplace. In addition to giving the living room a comfortable feeling, it will also be great for resale
value, should you decide to sell your home in the future.
When decorating your home, use wall space that is simply going to waste. If you have a big wall or
two that is completely barren, it might behoove you to hang a painting or perhaps a picture you like.
This will make the room more interesting to look at and more livable.
Combine "non-matching" things. You may discover that animal print throw pillows make a paisley
chair look more whimsical. Your traditional pieces may look even better with a pop of bright color
layered over them. Trying different color combinations oftentimes creates some very interesting new
and bold looks!
Relocate your China cabinet into your living room. You can accessorize the shelves with things like
plants, vases, books or photo frames. You will be surprised at how many compliments you get when
your guests enter the room and notice what you have done. It only takes minutes to do and will have
a great presence in the room.
Professional interior designers add a focal point to every room they design. It could be anything from
a piece of furniture or a place withing the room that everything revolves around. The fireplace, a
work of art, a large armoire, or a contrastingly painted wall can all be used as focal points.
After reading this article, you should have learned some great tips and techniques for interior
design. By putting these ideas into action, you can start transforming your home into an elegant and
attractive showplace for your particular sense of style. Before long, your home will be the talk of the

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Manchester United’s last game of the Premier League season and hopes of a Champions League berth were both abandoned today as Manchester City drew at Swansea City and United’s match with Bournemouth was postponed.
With Manuel Pellegrini guiding City to a draw, United’s neighbors currently sit three points ahead of Louis van Gaal’s club and although United have a game in hand, the best they could do is sit level on points as the goal differential will prove to be insurmountable.
The expected 5th place finish for United and van Gaal is certainly a costly one as United take a step back and miss out on Champions League football and once again, the future of the Dutchman may be in doubt.
Manchester United were unfortunate to not have the opportunity to play today and put the pressure on City. The BBC has reported that the reason why the match was was called off was because a suspect package was found prior to the match.
After only initially being delayed for short amount of time, authorities suggested that the match be called off to ensure the safety of the players and fans.
As the other nine matches on Championship Sunday were played, Old Trafford was swept and a “incredibly lifelike” device was found but Greater Manchester Police confirmed it “wasn’t viable”.
It’s still yet to be determined when the match will be replayed. Wednesday would make sense but typically League matches cannot be played on the same night as European competition and this weekend will be out of question as United travel to Wembley for the FA Cup Final to tangle with Crystal Palace.


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|Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus ©Trevor Hardaker http://www.hardaker.co.za|
South Africa Northern Cape
BushmanlandBrandvlei area: Open semi-desert plains. Sclater's and Red Larks, Black-eared Finchlark, Burchell's Courser.
Pofadder area: Open plains, mountains, dunes. Red Lark, Cinnamon-breasted Warbler.
Augrabies Falls National Park: Cliffs, plains and riverine. Pale-winged Starling, Cinnamon-breasted Warbler.
Die Bos Nature Reserve - PrieskaSatellite View
A ±62ha reserve on the banks of the mighty Orange River. African Black Duck is seen often with Cape Francolin, both Ashy and Grey Tit, Pririt Batis, African Fish-eagle, Lesser Honeyguide and Pearlspotted Owlet at its most southern limit
- Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
- Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Excellent for arid savanna species, raptors and large mammals such as Lion, Cheetah and Gemsbok. Burchell`s Sandgrouse at waterholes.
Granite outcrops with sparse vegetation. Grey-backed-, Cloud- and Zitting Cisticola occurs here with Karoo Long-billed Lark, Pale Chanting Goshawk and the nomadic Black-headed Canary seen on regular intervals.
Port Nolloth: Coastal dune and pan. Barlow's Lark, Cape Long-billed Lark, Damara Tern
Goegap Nature Reserve in Springbok: Karoo Eremomela, Cape Eagle Owl
Spitskop Nature ReserveInformation
En-route to Kgaligadi National Park outside Upington. Namaqua Warbler, Ashy Tit, Fawn-coloured Lark, Spike-heeled Lark, Pygmy Falcon and Shorttoed Rock-thrush occurs in this jewel.
Van Wyk's VleiSatellite View
Semi-desert area with flocks of Black-eared Sparrowlarks, the uncommon and nomadic Sclater's Lark and the highly habitat-specialised Red Lark.
Cape Bird ClubWebsite
The site has some general info about birds and birding in Cape Province as well as a gallery and other useful info.
Augrabies Falls National ParkInformation
The Khoi people call it Akoerabis, the place of the Great Noise, referring to the Orange River thundering its way downwards for 60 metres in a spectacular waterfall. The 88 000 hectares on both sides of the Orange River provide sanctaury to a diversity
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkInformation
Where the red dunes and scrub fade into infinity and herds of gemsbok, springbok, eland and blue wildebeest follow the seasons, where imposing camel thorn trees provide shade for huge black-maned lions and vantage points for leopard and many raptors... this is the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Richtersveld National ParkInformation
Conjure up a desolate and forbidding landscape, seemingly devoid of life, except for some people dotting along the horizon. Make a startling discovery upon closer inspection when the mirage dissolves into the human-like half-men (half person) and the harsh environment prove to be a treasure-chest containing the world’s richest desert flora...
Spitskop Nature ReserveInformation
The reserve is situated 13 km north of Upington and measures 5,641 hectares and derives its name from a prominent steep rocky hill close to the entrance.
Tankwa-Karoo National ParkInformation
Tankwa-Karoo National Park & Northern Cape Nature and Game Reserves: The 80,000 hectare Tankwa Karoo National Park, proclaimed in 1986 and still in a development stage, is at present in a veld recovery phase and it will be some time before the original vegetation re-establishes itself. Even so, after the occasional shower, the park erupts into a dazzling display of flowering succulents...
Tswalu Private Desert ReserveWebsite
Tswalu is situated in an enormous private game reserve in the Kalahari Desert in the Northern Cape. Tswalu features harsh thorn bush, rolling grass plains, stark mountains and immense African skies...
Vaalbos National ParkInformation
Waking up in Vaalbos in summer the air is filled with the displaying sounds of Eastern Clapper Lark. Species typical of the arid west such as White-browed Sparrow Weaver, Ashy Tit, Cape Penduline Tit and Rufous-vented Titbabbler should be looked out for. Northern Black Korhaan, Secretarybird and Martial Eagle are some of the larger species to look out for. White-fronted Bee-eaters are prominent near the Vaal River...
2001 [March] - Christoph Moning & Christian WagnerReport
This was our first trip to Africa. Therefore the trip-target was to see as many African species as possible. For this reason we did not plan our trip around certain key species (although everyone of us had several special 0birds in mind). We tried to visit the most characteristic and important habitats. As we had only three weeks time, we decided just to visit the Northern and Western Cape provinces...
2004 [February] - Nick Ransdale - Bushmanland and the Kalahari GemsbokReport
A long held desire to visit the Kalahari was the real catalyst for this trip. Access through South Africa is the easiest way to get there, so we decided to fly into Cape Town and bird the route north to the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, or the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, as it is now known...
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Birding Africa is run by three Capetonian birders and naturalists, Callan Cohen, Claire Spottiswoode and Peter Ryan, all based at the University of Cape Town`s Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology. Callan and Claire are postgraduate research students, and have recently published an new birding site guide to Cape Town and beyond: Essential Birding - Western South Africa. Peter is a lecturer and researcher, and the author of numerous publications, most recently a new field guide to the birds of Afrotropics.
Local birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...
Birdwatch CapeTour Operator
The Western & Northern Cape Provinces cover much of the dry west of South Africa. The area extends north and east of the beautiful Cape Peninsula into a vast, sparsely populated semi desert known as the Karoo. Further north still lies the unique & mysterious Kalahari Desert. Our vegetation, climate and positioning on the African continent makes us home to 290 easily seen bird species including 70% of all Southern African endemics...
Brian's Birding ToursTour Operator
Specialises in personalised Birdwatching tours in the Western and Northern Cape. We do Birding Day Trips and Overnight Tours from Cape Town, as far as the Kalahari National Park. We offer customised Birding, tailored to your birding wishes...
SafariWise (South Africa)Tour Operator
Birding Safaris are offered in the Western Cape to organised groups, family groups and specialist groups with an emphasis on the endemic birds of the region. Birding and general safaris are also offered for the rest of Southern Africa which include Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique.
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Nine spacious, fully air-conditioned thatch and stone suites surround the main lodge - Over 40 different species of animals and over 250 species of birds may be seen when exploring the vast landscape by open sided game vehicles, on horseback or on a game walking trail.
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Popular Tablets Available in the Market
Tablet computer or just a tablet is a movable computer that can be carried away from one place to another. It is a convenient device for globetrotters, businessman and students as through it one can able to access to the internet easily and place one’s documents safely in this electronic device. Now-a-days, a number of people purchasing the tablet for their personal as well as professional use. All the tablets are equipped with sensors, cameras, microphone, touchscreen, etc.. Different kinds of tablets are available in the market and each of them have unique properties. Let us see the popular tablets available in the market or preferred most by the people.
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Lustrous, powerful, iconic, thin, comfortable are some of the words that can be used to describe this impressive tablet. The brand has name all across the globe. It is the combination of Sony Xperia Z and Tablet Z. One of the qualities of this tablet is that it is very light in weight. Being a waterproof, it can be used during the shower time. Its impressive design and weight are enough for anyone to accept it wholeheartedly.
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The version 2 of Microsoft surface is come out with a large number of features. It is well rounded tablet come computer. It's big and heavy in nature but a powerful business tablet. Many things have been improved with this version such as Intel processor, more battery life, two position stand, handy QWERTY keyboard, large screen, android, etc.. Though it is expensive but used by many.
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Samsung, a brand name launch a wonderful tablet note 8.0 that can be compared to the iPad mini easily. It is an Android tablet with S Pen. It is light in weight, portable and have a large display. S Pen makes it a major selling tablet. With better design, this can be the choice of any user as it contains S Pen.
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A friend of mine asked me to choose a project for both of us to work on simultaneously. She lives about two and one half hours away; the traveling distance meant we would work on our projects independently. The deadline for the completion of the item was February, 2019. I was assigned the task of choosing the general guidelines. I selected red, teal and black for the must use colors. I also encouraged my partner to utilize the techniques outlined in Cindy Grisdela’s book Artful Improv.
Before the month was over I had this lovely specimen completed. Measuring 24” x 22” Exploring Shapes, Art Piece 94 easily met all of the requirements.
If you have really great eye sight you might be able to read the placard displayed above my art quilt. On the card is the details of my project. This art piece was part of my September, 2019 solo exhibit at Blue Bar Quilts in Middleton, Wisconsin. Exploring Shapes is currently on display in my home.
I enjoy sharing my art work. May, 2019 is the last time I made an effort to update you on my accomplishments. At last count, I have almost 100 items to share. Don’t worry though…I will not introduce you to all of them today.
Red and Teal, A Study is the name given to a project I worked on early in 2019. One of my long-distance friends needs a little nudging to keep her artistic mojo going. To assist her in that endeavor she enlisted my participation. The plan was to select a project for us both to work on independently, which, in the end, just might give her the incentive to participate.
Being easily inspired to create art with fibers I found the challenge invigorating. Following the guidelines outlined at the beginning of each month I set out to add another finished item to my portfolio. She, on the other hand, floundered.
Measuring 47 3/4” x 31 1/2” Red and Teal, A Study, Art Piece # 93 was the fruit of my labors. Using only 100% cotton fabrics I utilized the required red, and teal colors along with a few additional specimens. This is my finished product.
I’m very proud to add this project to my list of accomplishments.
The last time I made an entry in my blog was right before my solo exhibit; I’ll share more about that in the future. 2019 was a year filled with boundless activity. I had the awesome privilege of experiencing several enriching classes. The first was in May taught by Susan Lenz. Then came Lisa Binkley and Kevin Womack at the Columbus, Ohio College of Arts. In August I attended a two day class at Blue Bar Quilts in Middleton; the instructor was Sherri Lynn Wood. September gave me the opportunity to not only learn from Sue Benner but also Victoria Findlay Wolfe. Both of those adventures were at the Woodland Ridge Retreat. My year of learning then drew to a close with Susan Carlson, which was also at the Woodland Ridge Retreat.
All of the classes touched me in ways I won’t soon forget. My exposure to the world of fiber arts was expanded and as a result so too was my enthusiasm. The friendships I made through the interactions with my fellow students will be with me for the rest of my life. I was awed by their amazing talents.
With 2019 behind me it is time to look ahead to this years excursions. Once again l I will return to Woodland Ridge Retreat to learn from Kathy Doughty in April and Sherri Lynn Wood in July. Both classes will stretch me in ways I have yet to experience.
As you may have noticed the title of today’s post is A New Direction. The new direction I am referring to is the decision I made in 2019 regarding the substance of my business. In 2012 I bought a long-arm quilting machine and began using it to provide professional long-arm quilting services to my many loyal customers. Late last year I decided to terminate my long-arm quilting business and utilize my machine for my own purposes. The closing of that door did not mean In A Stitch Quilting would cease to exist, however. Rather than pack everything up and call it quits I decided to focus my attention on selling my art to the public.
My studio has been a flurry of activity preparing, creating and finalizing the items I hope to market. As of now my plans are to offer mainly small works of art (8” x 10”) along with a line of greeting cards. Potentially included will be items from my existing portfolio. I hope to begin offering them sometime in February. The location(s) will be announced when the details have been finalized.
One never knows what tomorrow or even today will bring. Let’s hope my new direction will be a smashing success.
Late in 2018 I received an invitation from Gael, the owner of Blue Bar Quilts in Middleton, Wisconsin, to display my art quilts in a solo exhibit. My response, after overcoming the shock, was absolutely! September of this year was set aside for my event. Yesterday the two of us sorted through, organized and put on display 64 of my art pieces. The experience was exhilarating!
I am overjoyed to proudly announce the official opening of my solo art exhibit titled Transformation. The event will run from September 1, 2019, until September 30, 2019. A reception with refreshments will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Please stop by on the 14th to say hello and share in my excitement. I would love to see you. If you are able to stop by during the exhibit, please don’t forget to sign my guest book and leave a few comments.
Before departing I must say thank you to the individuals that have had an impact on my art. First on my list is Gael from Blue Bar Quilts. Thank you Gael for giving me this awesome opportunity! Your interest in my art has brought me so much joy! Next I would like to extend appreciation to the individuals that have had a profound impact on my journey. They are Rayna Gillman, Lisa Binkley, Judy Coates Perez, Pam Beal, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Susan Carlson, Cindy Grisdela, Heidi Parkes, and Maday Delgado. Your amazing talent has helped me to expand my horizons and become the artist I am today. The last and most important person is my husband Gary. Without his unconditional encouragement and financial backing I never would have had this opportunity.
Now, make plans to visit Blue Bar Quilts some time between September 1 – September 30, 2019, to observe my solo art show and of course do a little shopping.


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| 10:49 pm on Nov 24, 2010 (gmt 0)|
Most people are very comfortable order goods over the Internet. Imagine what will happen when the recession is over.
| 11:54 am on Nov 25, 2010 (gmt 0)|
What recession? There is no recession in Norway. :)
| 3:01 pm on Nov 25, 2010 (gmt 0)|
Total sales up 9% perhaps but number of sellers up 20% or more in our niche.
| 7:36 pm on Nov 25, 2010 (gmt 0)|
|What recession? There is no recession in Norway. :) |
Norway has oil and polar bears.. well oil at least :)
Although online sales will probably hit a new record, it is still less than (I think...) 3% of the total retail spending in the US.
| 11:47 pm on Nov 25, 2010 (gmt 0)|
|Norway has oil and polar bears.. well oil at least :) |
I wouldn't be advertising that to everyone :)
| 6:19 pm on Nov 26, 2010 (gmt 0)|
I wonder what percentage of the orders are being placed or will be placed by the new cell phone systems that most people seem to be using.
| 6:27 pm on Nov 26, 2010 (gmt 0)|
To answer my own question:
“From the retailer standpoint, this will definitely be the next big thing,” said analyst Sucharita Mulpuru of Forrester Research Inc. “People will say, ‘I’ll buy it on the way home.’ It has a time-shifting and place-shifting capability.”
More than half of Web shoppers own a Web-capable phone, and 14 percent of them have used the device to shop, a Forrester Research report said in February. Five percent of mobile shoppers have purchased apparel.
So far, traffic and purchases from mobile devices is minor compared with e-tail and brick-and-mortar stores, typically less than 2 percent of online sales, but it is expected to grow quickly as more retailers offer the capability.
| 7:05 pm on Nov 26, 2010 (gmt 0)|
I'll start listening to Forrester Research reports when they publish a report admitting their ecommerce research has often been worthless. It certainly was back in the Dot Com bubble days when their name was often linked to overhyped tech stocks.
Do you think Forrester is honest in stating: "More than half of Web shoppers own a Web-capable phone, and 14 percent of them have used the device to shop."
I guess I **might** have a "web capable" phone but I haven't signed up for that costly service. By "shop" do they mean glancing at products or actually placing orders by phone?
If shopping by phone were such a big deal how come there is so little discussion of it on this group?
Traffic on our site from phones is still <1%. Orders from phones are virtually nonexistent as far as I can tell. Our clientele is mostly over age 21 and fairly non-techie. But that's typical of the great majority of American consumers.
| 10:22 am on Nov 27, 2010 (gmt 0)|
We currently have traffic of over 10% from Iphones.
Sorry if it seemed to set a fire, but the fact is
shopping by phone a device that most people own is the future.
It's just a matter of time before most phones are enabled and users learn how to use them.
| 6:00 am on Nov 28, 2010 (gmt 0)|
|Traffic on our site from phones is still <1%. Orders from phones are virtually nonexistent as far as I can tell. Our clientele is mostly over age 21 and fairly non-techie. But that's typical of the great majority of American consumers. |
Just checked our latest GA stats and it does look like the Ipad is doing us some good. Do those count as "phones?" Just over 2% of our traffic comes from phones and I'm now seeing some sales too.
| 11:57 am on Nov 28, 2010 (gmt 0)|
Actually i feel like have not keep up with this as i should.
What really shook me up a little was when i was in a meeting with Wells Fargo and they went to pull up my website that i was promoting on their phones. I put my hands together and prayed that it would not look like a jumbled up website, thank god it displayed fairly well. It almost seems that the new systems that the major cell phone companies are releasing are computers with phone capabilities.
If you look back 15-20 years, not to many people were using cell phones, now just about everyone has one. You can imagine what the future will bring in the next 5 years.
One thing that i have noticed that as online purchases grow, so do the amount of sellers. Another issue is most of the big corporations that once blew off the internet are also now selling online.
So yes, consumers are buying more on the internet and the technology that's out there could cause a sharp increase in online purchases in the years to come. This makes me want to look for an old book i had read in the 90's called the "Road Ahead" by Bill Gates, to see how many of his predictions came true and what young Bill Gates expected ahead.
| 6:27 pm on Nov 28, 2010 (gmt 0)|
I used to research the latest phones at my son's sports.
The parents in the stands rarely had anything more than basic cell phones but the kids had the latest models which I sometimes asked to try. Our site looked OK, but shopping with it (or should I say, actually buying something) would be a chore.
I haven't followed the phone thing much either. I've been hearing about the dawning hand-held revolution in ecommerce for years. Our stats for the past six months suggest it may finally be arriving.
| 4:22 pm on Nov 29, 2010 (gmt 0)|
We are getting orders and doing LOTS of customers service via both blackberry and iphone and droid, mostly.
| 5:39 pm on Nov 29, 2010 (gmt 0)|
Not a single order today so far. A few this weekend.
| 9:40 pm on Nov 29, 2010 (gmt 0)|
No evil eye, this has been a very good day for me, but because of the size of the orders rather than the number. I was wondering how other people were doing today.
| 12:33 am on Nov 30, 2010 (gmt 0)|
A whopping one order today. lol But that's OK. I don't sell stuff that is typically gift material. Overall it's been a decent month. Probably raise my prices a little at the end of the year though. I'm slowly trying to phase out the cheapskates and focus more on the people with some bucks that want quality.
Personally, I don't see what the big deal is. I saw better deals on my sites I buy from a couple months ago, then I do today. I went by the mall on Friday and the lot was fairly full, but not crazy full. No traffic backups or anything. Other years it has been totally backed up.
| 4:35 am on Nov 30, 2010 (gmt 0)|
Average to slow for us today. Every year I get my hopes up that this will be the "cyber monday" that I do astronomical numbers. Have to wait til next year...
| 6:11 am on Nov 30, 2010 (gmt 0)|
Saturday and Sunday had been awful. So I was hoping customers were holding off until Cyber Monday.
But today we had an average number of sales. At least most were big. Had one phone caller ask about Cyber Monday specials so I gave her free shipping on a fairly small purchase.
Christmas is always a slow season in our field. The few gift items that we sell are doing very poorly this year.
| 6:38 am on Nov 30, 2010 (gmt 0)|
Should add that while our sales were nothing to rave about for CM, traffic was up nicely.
| 8:10 am on Nov 30, 2010 (gmt 0)|
Makes me think about changing my focus to being an affiliate rather then dealing with all this P&L stuff...
| 8:20 am on Nov 30, 2010 (gmt 0)|
I have a feeling we're going to get 8 weeks of orders packed in to the next two weeks.
Although it's necessary to make these profits to complete the year in the black, it's a real nightmare.
| 4:05 pm on Nov 30, 2010 (gmt 0)|
There seem to be a lot of tire kickers. I'm getting a ton of people going to the shopping cart, but nobody buying. A few weeks back, if I had those numbers of people going to the cart, I'd be getting a very good number of sales.
| 8:46 pm on Nov 30, 2010 (gmt 0)|
Wrapping up Novembers numbers, this was our best month on record. We've been up and running going on 5 years now and this month blew away all others. We are NOT a gift type site and really have very little in the way of what you would consider holiday stuff.
| 10:28 pm on Nov 30, 2010 (gmt 0)|
ssgumby, do you know why?
| 2:11 am on Dec 1, 2010 (gmt 0)|
dickbaker, I truly don't know yet. I know October was regressing from earlier this year, it was our slowest month this year since January. Its possible people were pushing off the purchases and it all hit in November?
| 6:49 pm on Dec 2, 2010 (gmt 0)|
Had a lot of orders on Monday and Tuesday as expected.
Wednesday slowed back down to a crawl.
I haven't seen such a bad season since the US Pesidential election in 2000.
The large stores in our area like Wal-Mart and Target are offering warehouse prices right now, although they don't sell what i do, it offers a low price alternative to a shopper that is either tight on cash or afraid to spend just in case things get worse.
One news station was interviewing customers at the stores, that were doing price comparisons on their Iphones while they were shopping.
| 10:12 pm on Dec 3, 2010 (gmt 0)|
Are you listing on free comparison shopping engines like Bing Shopping, TheFind, and Google Product Search? These shopping sites could provide a few additional orders here and there.


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The FDA has approved the first in a new class of drugs to fight aids. The drug, called 'Fuzeon' prevents the HIV virus from invading and killing immune system cells, something that will benefit patients with late stage aids who are becoming resistant to other treatments. Fuzeon will be given by injection twice a day, and it is expected to be available by the end of March. But Fuzeon won't be available for all AIDS patients. Experts say it's hefty price tag and limited quantities will keep it from reaching many of the patients whom it could benefit. Fuzeon is administered in twice a day injections. It is manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals and Trimeris.
Too much caffeine could me making the walls of your blood vessels stiff. A study presented by the American Society of Hypertension, involved people with high blood pressure. Researchers gave caffeine pills to two groups, one with normal blood pressure and another with mild hypertension. Both groups experienced a temporary increase in arterial stiffness and blood pressure after taking the caffeine pills.
Going on vacation could be more than just a chance to unwind, it could save your life. Researchers at the State University of New York looked at more than 12,000 ages 35 to 57. They found that men who never took vacations were 21 % more likely to die in the next nine years compared to men who took time off. Other researchers say scenic beauty found on many vacations can promote good health.


The White House Bids Farewell to President Biden German Shepherd named Commander
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White House Bids Farewell to President Biden German Shepherd named Commander
In a rather unfortunate development, Commander, President Biden’s German shepherd, has bid farewell to the White House grounds following a series of aggressive incidents, including multiple biting episodes involving both staff members and Secret Service personnel.
The Intricate Details: The most recent incident involved Commander biting a Secret Service agent, marking the 11th recorded biting incident. It’s important to note that, as reported by CNN, there may be many more unrecorded biting incidents.
A Painful Bite: Going back to November 3, 2022, Commander’s bite was so severe that it necessitated hospital treatment for the injured Secret Service agent.
Adding to a Troubled History: This isn’t the first time the Bidens have grappled with canine-related issues. Their previous dog, Major, exhibited aggressive behavior and was subsequently relocated to reside with friends in Delaware.
The Perspective from the Biden Administration: Jill Biden’s communication director conveyed the administration’s concern for the safety of White House staff and those tasked with their protection. She stated, “The President and First Lady care deeply about the safety of those who work at the White House and those who protect them every day.”
Taking a Wider View: It is crucial to recognize that the responsibility ultimately falls upon the Bidens themselves. Whether it’s addressing the challenges posed by an individual like Hunter Biden or managing the behavior of their pets, there’s a common denominator at play: the influence of Joe and Jill Biden in their upbringing and care.


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Hun Sen calls for ceasefire in labor dispute
On September 13, tens of thousands of workers staged strikes that were spurred largely by a July decision to set the industry's minimum wage at US$61 per month, far below the $93 that some union leaders had sought.
The strikes were called off September 16, but fresh stoppages broke out the next day in response to reports that about 200 union leaders accused of inciting the original strikes had been suspended.
Kong Athit, secretary general of the Cambodian Labour Confederation, said that nearly 20 factories had filed legal complaints against union leaders and other workers who had participated in the strikes, and that more than 800 workers had been suspended or fired in Phnom Penh, Kandal and Kompong Speu provinces.
Hun Sen said that he had signed documents on Tuesday that "suggest to the court to stop accusing the workers and also the union leaders, and plead with all factories to accept the workers to return to work".
He said a resolution to the dispute would have to come from both workers and employers. "I appeal to both parties, workers and employers. They are the couple which cannot be separated from each other," he said.
In Vanvibol, president of Kandal provincial court, declined to comment on whether legal complaints would be dropped by the court, saying he had not heard Hun Sen's speech.
Chiv Keng, president of Phnom Penh Municipal Court, said that "many of the factories have already allowed employees to return to work", and then hung up on a reporter.
Ken Loo, secretary general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, said it would be up to individual factories to decide whether to withdraw legal complaints against union leaders and workers.
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The accommodation takes the form of five log cabins, of which 4 are simple two- person sleeping cabins with ensuite bathroom, and access to a communal living-room. A braai and entertainment area is situated there and available for use.
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The Nelspruit guest farms are privately owned and will generally have very limited small game on the premises. Nelspruit guest farms can sometimes be a little rustic, but this ads to the experience and should not be a deterrent.
Nelspruit plaas akommodasie and Nelspruit plaas blyplekke would be the Afrikaans equivalent search phrases (use Google translations if necessary)
WhereToStay bied 'n komunikasie fasiliteit vir al jou Nelspruit gasteplaas akkommodasie ondersoeke. Ons sit jou in kontak met die verskillende Nelspruit plaas blyplek eienaars sodat jy enige spesiale navrae of versoeke wat u mag hê kan finaliseer, voordat jou bespreking voltooi is.
Ons streef daarna om spesiale Nelspruit plaashuis akommodasie kategorieë wat waarskynlik sal insluit selfsorg Nelspruit gasteplaas blyplekke.
Nelspruit gasteplaashuis akkommodasie stergradeer - Dit is altyd 'n veiliger verbintenis - Dit sal 'n lys van Nelspruit gastehuis plase wat gereeld deur SA Toerisme Raad gradering (SATGC) besoek vertoon.
Jy kan al die Nelspruit gasteplaas akkommodasie vind deur middel van ons Kaart Soek of ons ander eenvoudige vinnige soek opsies
Miskien is jy gelukkig en bespreek in een van ons Nelspruit plaas blyplek SPECIALS wat gereeld geadverteer word. - kyk uit vir die "bosveld Specials" op ons menigte van Nelspruit plaasakkommodasie volledige lys.

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Lose 5 kg in a week without harm to health, is it real?
It is possible to get rid of 5 kg in a week, but it will not be fatty deposits. Some of these kilograms will be in the water. The Centers for Disease Control recommends losing weight on average per kilogram per week – this is safe and healthy weight loss. Those who manage to lose more than a couple kilos should know that this indicator of weight loss is unsustainable.
Rapid weight loss carries risks such as:
– increased likelihood of gallstones;
– electrolyte imbalance;
– violation of the menstrual cycle in women.
11 ways to safely lose 5 kilograms
Losing 5 kg is a realistic goal for a longer period than a week. To lose weight, a person can perform the following steps.
1. Follow a low-calorie diet – cutting calories is the key to weight loss. The number of calories burned per day depends on:
– body size;
– level of activity.
People need to follow a low calorie diet to create a calorie deficit. Most experts recommend that a person (when trying to lose weight) daily consumed about 1200 calories.
2. Avoid junk food:
– without nutrients;
– high in carbohydrates;
– high salt content;
Examples of such food: sweets, pastries, processed snacks, most desserts. People should try to eat foods from a single ingredient – whole, to reduce the consumption of calories and carbohydrates.
3. Add protein
Protein helps build muscle and feel healthy after eating. This may mean that a person eats fewer calories, cuts off extra carbohydrates, but feels saturated and at the same time reduces weight.
4. Move more
Simple movements can help burn calories. For example, add elementary to your daily routine:
– “extra” 5 – 15 minutes walk;
– walks at lunchtime;
– climb the stairs together elevator.
5. Try high intensity cardio
High intensity cardio exercises are effective for losing weight in some people. This is an interval training method when people combine periods of intense exercise with rest periods.
In one study, it was found that people who loaded the cardiovascular system with high intensity three times a week, lost weight more actively for 15 weeks, compared with people who conducted stationary training. Sustainable exercise is an activity in which a person maintains approximately the same pulse and muscle movement throughout the session.
Before starting any intense cardio exercise, people should consult a physician, as this type of exercise is not suitable for everyone. Anyone who has the following health or lifestyle problems should undergo a medical examination and consultation before undertaking any high-intensity exercise:
high blood pressure;
– heart diseases;
– coronary heart disease;
– smoking cigarettes;
– abnormal cholesterol levels;
– mostly sedentary.
6. Exercises for resistance
Weight lifting can help protect against metabolic problems that may occur during a diet.
Such physical activity builds muscles. Exercises “on weight” burn more calories, and the body uses more of its reserves of carbohydrates. When someone combines resistance training with aerobic and cardio workouts, they burn more calories.
Long-term exercise, which begins with low intensity to moderate intensity, longer than half an hour per session will gradually cause the body to stop relying on carbohydrates to get fuel and start consuming energy from its own fat.
This is known as the “fat burning step”, which will lead to weight loss.
7. Eat less carbs.
A low-carb diet can help a person lose a few pounds in a short time. One study, for example, has shown that low-carb diets can help people with or without diabetes lose weight.
When you “take” a low-carb diet, some people may see rapid weight loss, as well as a long-term period. Carbohydrates cause the body to store excess water, so when a person reduces carbohydrate intake, the amount of stored water decreases, which leads to weight loss.
Before embarking on a diet low in carbohydrates, it is important to get advice from a doctor or a nutritionist, since this type of diet can cause health risks.
8. Reduce bloating
Bloating occurs when the body holds on to extra water or gas.
Removing products that cause bloating can help reduce weight. This includes foods high in sodium, such as canned soup, frozen dinners and soda.


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“Mommy blogs” is one of the interesting things that the internet has created for us. Our mothers didn’t have it twenty years ago. These blogs are about parenting and family issues, mostly written by women. Recently, I’ve seen a few daddy blogs too. It’s really nice to read about parenting from the men’s perspective.
Mommy bloggers blog for many reasons. While most of them write about the joys and trials of motherhood, some mommies are branching out into other areas of interest like food, fashion, arts, photography as well as politics. Some mommies even reached the internet celebrity status because of their informative, thought-provoking and fun-to-read blogs.
Some of my personal favorites include Karen Cheng’s Snippets of Life, Leonny’s Our Everyday Things and Bing’s Story of Bing. I like to read fashion updates and shopping ideas from Karen. And I learn a lot about photography from Leonny and Bing.
Besides parenting tips, I can find honest product reviews, medical advices, solutions to common childhood problems and recommended local services from mommy blogs. They are flooded with information, better than any parenting book in the store!
Interestingly enough, I find myself trying very hard to write my own motherhood experiences on my blog to share with others too. I blog mostly about what’s going on in our family. My blog also serves like a journal of my son’s development. I’m constantly snapping photos and making mental notes about what I’ll post next on my blog.
Another important aspect that is worth mentioning here is that my blog keeps me in touch with my loved ones. My family members and close friends get regular updates about us through my blog. I write about birthdays, weekend outings, important events and Little Edison’s growing up stories. Although I don’t meet-up with them so often now, but they can see us on my blog regularly.
Lastly, blogging makes me part of this ‘mommy bloggers’ community from which I share my experiences, knowledge and encouragement. It helps me connect to the help and support that I need to be a better mom. I lost count of the number of encouraging comments from my readers when I’m faced with problems. And I also get useful advices to help me through a tough parenting spot.
Blogging is a really awesome hobby to me; it enriches my life and it keeps me updated with the latest trends in the world of internet. Occasionally, I get e-mails from readers who like my blog. I’m very happy to read these encouraging e-mails.
To readers who sent me e-mails, I want to thank every one of you! I apologize if I couldn’t respond to you promptly but I’m really touched by your words of support. I appreciate your thoughts in writing to me.

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In accordance with the requirements of leading supermarket freezer manufacturers in Europe, Secop has developed a variable speed compressor, the SLV, for light commercial applications. These cover chests, stainless steel cabinets and more. As total cost of ownership is increasingly concentrated in the food retail segments, variable speed compressors are the product of choice. Only this design allows energy savings of up to 40% compared to fixed speed compressors in on/off mode.
The SLV series goes one step further and incorporates sophisticated application circuitry within the motor controller for greater system integration. With its five relay outputs (four zero crossings and one galvanically isolated relay), a large number of applications can be implemented, e.g. B. Defrosting (hot gas or electric), switching of lights, waste heat, control of evaporator fans, etc. Up to five sensor inputs can be used for logging data, HACCP functionality and to control the temperatures and system functions to adapt the SLV series to customer applications to adjust. The SLV compressor offers a display with the necessary user interface that shows important information such as temperatures or the system status.
Several programmable parameters - through Secop's optional configuration and monitoring software TOOL4COOL® - and the integrated real-time clock create new stand-alone functionalities such as scheduled defrosting, night or weekend mode, etc. By using the network functionality of the controller, a master / Slave architecture for remote (or supervised) systems can be built with up to 247 separate units.


Beijing takes too big a share of the economic pie for the country’s own good. Fiscal revenue grew by a quarter in 2011, almost three times as fast as GDP. Giving some back to its people should help spur consumption. The government may have to cut spending on things like infrastructure, but that’s not so bad.
The central government is rich, but the cost is underdeveloped consumption and unbalanced local governments. Beijing’s fiscal revenue growth has outpaced that of the economy in the past decade and now amounts to 25 percent of GDP, up from 15 percent 10 years ago. Despite fast rises in salaries, disposable income as a percentage of GDP has been falling steadily. Local authorities were responsible for 80 percent of revenue expenditure in 2010, but got only 44 percent of tax receipts.
Lowering taxes for the poor and consumers will make China’s people feel richer, and spend more. More consumption is necessary to offset sluggish investment and exports in 2012. Beijing lifted the threshold for paying income tax in June, but could offer bigger concessions to tax-payers. Personal income tax revenue has risen about 30 percent in 2011, three times as fast as income growth. High consumption taxes, especially on imported goods, deter spending at home and send shoppers abroad.
Tax cuts mean spending cuts, but that’s not a disaster. Beijing spent an excessive $95 billion on internal security in 2011, more than it spent on the army. A 10 percent cut in the personal tax take would mean shaving that security budget by just 11 percent. Government-led investment on infrastructure can also afford to fall, to help reduce overall fixed asset investment growth from its current level of 24 percent to something more in line with GDP growth.
Besides, China has room to raise taxes elsewhere, to keep the budget deficit from widening. A national roll-out of a property holding tax already trialled in some cities, a new capital gains tax, and levies on mining would help make up for the shortfalls, and even allow faster increases on welfare spending. If Beijing is serious about sustainable growth, giving the people a bigger share is a good way to show it.


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The elder mithraeum was built into a slope behind "Villa Wirth", very close to the shore of the Main to the north of the fort.
The 11.5m x 6.5m large room had traces of a fire and was destroyed. The cult image was missing. This was usually displayed at the front of the room. After the fire the room was filled in and used as a waste pit. It is possible that the shrine was moved to a more secure site south of the southwestern fort corner and rebuilt as Mithraeum I.
Coin finds indicate construction after 157 AD, destroyed around 210 AD, at the earliest.
Current State: built over
Monument Protection: Yes - UNESCO World Heritage Site, 2005
Research: Discovered and excavated 1909/1910
Bavarian State Conservation Office – Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen & Bavarian State Archaeological Collection with the support of the Bayerische Sparkassenstiftung

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The sarin used in the Tokyo gas attack is the same deadly nerve poison recently used in Syria [links to fascinating article about the history of sarin, first developed in Germany in 1938].
After reading about the latest mass shooting in my country yesterday, this section of Haruki Murakami's Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche (1998) came to my mind. He's talking about how we make sense of jumbled time-space experience by turning it into narrative, or "story":
"Humans can't live very long without some sense of a continuing story. Such stories go beyond the limited rational system (or the systematic rationality) with which you surround yourself; they are crucial keys to sharing time-experience with others.
"Now, a narrative is a story, not logic, nor ethics, nor philosophy. It is a dream you keep having, whether you realize it or not. Just as surely as you breathe, you go on ceaselessly dreaming your story.
"And in these stories you wear two faces. You are simultaneously subject and object. You are the whole and you are a part. You are real and you are shadow. "Storyteller" and at the same time "character." It is through such multilayering of roles in our stories that we heal the loneliness of being an isolated individual in the world."
Murakami goes on to say that people who lack a healthy self-identity, "a proper ego to create a personal narrative," latch onto stories other than their own.
They might adopt the narrative of a "master storyteller ... capable of anticipating the modd of the times," such as a cult leader, in the case of the gas attacks in the Tokyo subway in 1995.
...Or, they might adopt the story that gun ownership is a patriotic right.
What kind of narrative do we look for, he asks, if we are adopting some other story?
"If needn't be anything particularly fancy, nothing complicated, or refined. ... In fact, rather, the sketchier and simpler the better. Junk, a leftover rehash will do. Anyway, most people are tired of complex, multilayered scenarios––they are a potential letdown.
"So then, what about you? (I'm using the second person, but of course that includes me.)
"Haven't you offered up some part of your Self to someone (or something), and taken on a "narrative" in return? Haven't we entrusted some part of our personality to some greater System or Order? And if so, has not that System at some stage demanded of us some kind of "insanity"?
Is the narrative you now possess really and truly your own?"
_________________Of course my narrative is not wholly my own. That's not necessary, or even possible--my very self-identity, for instance, includes the name that my parents gave me.
But I'm a big fan of checks-and-balances, in personal as well as political life, and trying to see my (our) own story as if from the outside is a good practice.
For me, that's one of the things art can help with--both helping the ego work properly to create a story AND checking the ego by reminding it that it is not the Creator of Everything.
Even photography, which for me is more passive than writing, helps me see how I impose meaning on complexity, how I make sense of time-experience.
Like, it feels useful to ask myself what this photograph portrays:
a mess of garbage? the tragedy of decay? reassurance of the cyclical nature of life? beauty in chaos?
My mother always said I have a fundamentally merry nature, and even her suicide didn't ultimately erode that. So, yeah, I find this photo of compost hopeful: I keep dreaming that in a healthy working system, things die and decay, but life wants to live, and, with or without us, it continues.


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Abercrombie & Fitch has had its fair share of controversies over the years–masturbating models, over-the-top sexy ad campaigns, and trying to take over Savile Row (to name but a few). But today some information has come to light that is really bizarre. Turns out that Abercrombie’s CEO, Michael Jeffries, has some pretty, um, odd and specific rules for his private jet employees, according to Bloomberg.
The rules come from a 40+-page flight manual, which is being used as evidence in a discrimination lawsuit filed by a pilot who used to fly Jeffries’ private plane, and who alleges he was fired and replaced by a younger man. Here’s a sampling of some of the rules on Air Abercrombie:


Few days ago, a young English guy and his girl showed up like magic an old Raleigh awating major repairs. After few questions regarding the past of the bike I thought it was suitable to go in the workshop, even when some important seating and braking parts where missing, making impossible an almost compulsory test after the repairs considering the condition of this bike.
When I came in the company, I spotted a nice and repeatedly dropped ISIS Decathlon double ring crankset for 25 quid. Since then, I’ve been always keen on fitting it on a modern road bike. But I never got around to it.
I’m trying to push myself so hard to get rid of old stock that I did not mind to “betray” my principles for the ocassion.
Normally I’m really reluctant to go ahead with these services because of:
- Personal reasons. After a repair I need to feel my work follows a criteria. Locally, I would never upgrade any of my classic bikes mixing old parts with new ones, unless they are really distinguished or witty. Consequently, I don´t offer these crazy jobs to my customers. Beyond doing a good repair, the component I fit must not degrade the essence of the bike.
- Decathlon workshop doesn´t stock much spares and keep on hand tools to work with vintage bikes. If I agree a service on such a bicycle (probably as old as me) I would not be surprised to find myself struggling during the repairs doing things for free in order to get the troubles sorted out.
- Our customers. Old school bicycles, unlike in Spain, they come fatally wounded because people use them for hardcore commuting! And what a wet weather the UK has!
To sum up: no dodgy bikes or unworthy repairs (thanks Julien&Marcos, lesson learnt).
After inspecting the bike I offered a very good price, and as a result, the customer booked in the bike with us to change crankset (and BB), chain and freewheel.
Let’s begin with the particularities of this repair.
- When taking apart the crankset I realised the left pedal was stuck. Lucky me I told the guy he’d probably need new ones. First surprise, but no consecuences. The innermost ring became warped because of losing chainring bolts little by little until the last fatal chain suck completely deformed its shape.
- The cup and cone type bottom bracket needed to be replaced. Play impossible to remove by just bringing the balls back into contact with the adjustable cup. I expected the drive cup to be tight but not so bloody seized. Using the taps I managed to leave the threads in perfect condition.
- The chain line question. Road bikes with a double crank come with a chain line of 43.5mm. Something that I checked with the ruler before removing the old parts. To maintain the specifications with an ISIS BB it means using a 108mm spindle length. 113mm brackets are intended for MTB triple while 118mm for road triple cranks. At this point I was confused because there was no 108mm ISIS in stock. Time to try with the next size. At least I warned customer we had different BB lengths to choose from before cancelling the service but also with different prices. I’d included the cheapest one in the bill, so I started to be scared of the price of the repair. Pedals and a more expensive BB would arise the total cost in £24. With no success guaranteed about the chainline, I made the decision of carrying on with the service only with the condition of getting a nice one with no crazy modifications in the rear axle of the wheel.
- With both 113mm and 118mm spindles on hand I quickly found out that there was a big-headed bolt passing from the inside of the frame avoiding the axles going through the shell of the frame. Normally, to attach the cable guide that goes underneath the frame the bolt comes screwed from the outside. In addition to that, it had an uncommon hex size of 3.5mm and no cleareance to take it off with any of my tools. I was about to give up. The stubborn bolt just grinded my gears, but considering we haven´t been busy lately, and with energy to fight this battle, I took my file (the bastard one :mrgreen:) and proceed as issue of personal pride. I fitted first the left cup not to damaged the threads just in case the file eventually slipped. Some copper based anti-seize in the non-drive side and the cup was ready to be installed. Besides grinding away 80%-90% of the head of the bolt I did also a small hole in the BB. I was lucky that the middle section of the anodized orange BB came with a narrower diameter in compare with the silver Truvativ BB that made the best use of the shell width.
- Time to install the cranks. An easy job that refreshed me that, unlike square tapers, ISIS bolts depend on manufacturers. M15x15 is the common size (like Octalinks or this ISIS BB), but then again, the cranks came with odd M14 bolts. M12 are also possible. Using the red pin spanner I removed the original self extracting bolts and used the black ones that came with the BB.
- This is the bike with new chain, 6 spd freewheel and new rear derailleur cable.


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from Dmytro Rybachenko, originally released 1st November, 2012
"It's nice to see a regular version of this good old fashioned game that is still popular enough to inspire flashes."
One of the motivations of Brick Wall is simplicity. It does not have many fancy features but the blocks are big enough and easy to control so player can feel comfortable.
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June 11, 2019 is a special day at News 8. It marks 70 years since WROC made its first broadcast.
There is a retro studio camera from decades ago that is on display in the News 8 lobby. It’s a reminder of how far technology has come over the past several decades.
WROC is Rochester’s oldest television station and has called 201 Humboldt Street home since it first went on air.
Telephone manufacturer Stromberg Carlson who owned the station in those early years and built the broadcast plex which has served the community for decades.
WROC began as an NBC affiliate, switched to CBS in 1989. Today News 8 is owned by Nexstar Media Group, but our mission has remained the same throughout all these years, to work for you, the viewer, by keeping you informed.
It all began 70 years ago.


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