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You are not my Adam

So I love the HBO show "Girls".  I know it is a very polarizing show, and people either love it or hate it.  I find it awesome and obnoxious and maddening and amazing.  Sometimes I really hate the characters, and very often I cringe at the things they do and say and feel.  But that's also why I love it.  In real life, people do and say and feel cringe-worthy things, and in some boiled down way, Girls captures that....the awkwardness of life.  The awkwardness of friendships and relationships and sex and jobs and figuring out who you are.  Sure, the main characters are twenty-somethings, but I identify with some of these things as a thirty-something, too.

There is a character on the show named Adam, and he is Hannah's off and on love interest.  Hannah is the main character, played by Lena Dunham.  She is spectacular and talented and crazy and wonderful, both in character and in real life, I think.  Anyway, Adam.  He's an oddity.  He's off the wall and crazy and charming and disturbing and he has some very specific sexual proclivities that he can't seem to escape on the show.  He likes dirty talk, he likes things rough, he likes to dominate.  Some people watch Adam and think "OMG, what a scary, screwed up guy!"  Other people watch it and think, "Holy shit, that's hot."  To each their own.  I fall somewhere in the middle of that continuum.

When I started watching the show in the first season, I realized that the character of Adam resonated with me because he reminded me of Artboy.  Artboy is a real life version of Adam, though not as extreme in any of the capacities demonstrated on the show.  But he is an odd sort, with an unusual personality, and people either love him and get him or hate him and don't.  Thusly, he's Adam-like.

However, in spite of the similarities, I've also realized the difference between the character of Adam and the real life person of Artboy.  Deep down, Adam wanted to love Hannah.  He tried.  But she was just as screwed up as him and they imploded together.  Artboy?  Not so much.

Artboy is dating someone.

I found out late last week from him.  He had contacted me and I didn't do what the general universe would have wanted me to do, a la shut him down.  I talked to him.  And it came out that he is dating someone.  I won't lie, it felt like I got kicked in the stomach.  I'd had a feeling something was going on, as he'd been so MIA for a few weeks.  I had a suspicion, and it was right.

There are many weird technicalities to it (Ex. I asked if they were dating, he said no, she's been very clear that we're not dating.  So you're just sleeping with her?  No, it's more like dating.  OKAY.), but bottom line is that he likes this person, and it's very obvious that she's the one driving this car.  He's the me in this dynamic. He's the one who cares more.

I don't know why I never seriously thought about how I would feel if this happened.  I guess I just got complacent, and since I knew he wasn't online dating anymore, I figured that his difficult and divisive personality may keep him single for awhile.  Besides that, he really just didn't seem to give a damn about dating.  And yet now he is.  He is dating one person, labeling aside.  Weird.

In the season finale of Girls last night, Adam, who has been estranged from Hannah for awhile, reappears in her life in a time of need.  He swoops in when she needs help, wants help, but is afraid of help.  He comes through for her, in spite of all of his faults and eccentricities and failings.  And she lets him, in spite of her wariness and fear.

Artboy is not my Adam.  He is not my anything anymore.  During our conversation wherein he disclosed the dating, I asked why he was contacting me then.  "Because you're my friend.  I like talking to you."

Right.  I really wish I believed him when he said that.  I really, really do.  For a long time that was what I wanted from him.  Validation of our friendship.  I've considered him a friend since we stopped dating, but I never really felt like it was reciprocated.  I felt like I was a convenience, an easy outlet, a constant to take for granted.  And now that he's dating someone else suddenly we're friends?

I want to buy it, but I don't.  Not at this point, anyway.  Maybe he will prove me wrong.  He is reaching out to me a lot more now since we had that convo.  Maybe he'd backed off because he didn't know how to bring it up, didn't know how I would react, and now that I didn't explode/have a breakdown/freak out on him, he's back.  I don't know.

I know that no one in my life likes his presence in my world.  I know that everyone thinks he's the devil and a manipulator and holding me back and everything else.  I don't know what he is.  But I do know that he is not my Adam.  I thought he was.  I hoped he might be, but he's not.  I'm better off watching the fictional Adam in Hannah's fictional world, and knowing that I do not have that kind of person in my world.  Reality check:  complete.

No Artboy lectures here please. I hesitated even blogging about this, but ultimately it is my blog, and I needed to put this out there. I am just doing my "Girls" thing....saying, doing and feeling sometimes cringe-worthy things.  It happens.  And I'm okay with it all.  I hope you'll keep on "watching", anyway.  :-)

  1. (trying to comment from a work computer - fingers crossed!)

    can't speak for everyone else in your life, but I don

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You are not my Adam

So I love the HBO show "Girls".  I know it is a very polarizing show, and people either love it or hate it.  I find it awesome and obnoxious and maddening and amazing.  Sometimes I really hate the characters, and very often I cringe at the things they do and say and feel.  But that's also why I love it.  In real life, people do and say and feel cringe-worthy things, and in some boiled down way, Girls captures that....the awkwardness of life.  The awkwardness of friendships and relationships and sex and jobs and figuring out who you are.  Sure, the main characters are twenty-somethings, but I identify with some of these things as a thirty-something, too.

There is a character on the show named Adam, and he is Hannah's off and on love interest.  Hannah is the main character, played by Lena Dunham.  She is spectacular and talented and crazy and wonderful, both in character and in real life, I think.  Anyway, Adam.  He's an oddity.  He's off the wall and crazy and charming and disturbing and he has some very specific sexual proclivities that he can't seem to escape on the show.  He likes dirty talk, he likes things rough, he likes to dominate.  Some people watch Adam and think "OMG, what a scary, screwed up guy!"  Other people watch it and think, "Holy shit, that's hot."  To each their own.  I fall somewhere in the middle of that continuum.

When I started watching the show in the first season, I realized that the character of Adam resonated with me because he reminded me of Artboy.  Artboy is a real life version of Adam, though not as extreme in any of the capacities demonstrated on the show.  But he is an odd sort, with an unusual personality, and people either love him and get him or hate him and don't.  Thusly, he's Adam-like.

However, in spite of the similarities, I've also realized the difference between the character of Adam and the real life person of Artboy.  Deep down, Adam wanted to love Hannah.  He tried.  But she was just as screwed up as him and they imploded together.  Artboy?  Not so much.

Artboy is dating someone.

I found out late last week from him.  He had contacted me and I didn't do what the general universe would have wanted me to do, a la shut him down.  I talked to him.  And it came out that he is dating someone.  I won't lie, it felt like I got kicked in the stomach.  I'd had a feeling something was going on, as he'd been so MIA for a few weeks.  I had a suspicion, and it was right.

There are many weird technicalities to it (Ex. I asked if they were dating, he said no, she's been very clear that we're not dating.  So you're just sleeping with her?  No, it's more like dating.  OKAY.), but bottom line is that he likes this person, and it's very obvious that she's the one driving this car.  He's the me in this dynamic. He's the one who cares more.

I don't know why I never seriously thought about how I would feel if this happened.  I guess I just got complacent, and since I knew he wasn't online dating anymore, I figured that his difficult and divisive personality may keep him single for awhile.  Besides that, he really just didn't seem to give a damn about dating.  And yet now he is.  He is dating one person, labeling aside.  Weird.

In the season finale of Girls last night, Adam, who has been estranged from Hannah for awhile, reappears in her life in a time of need.  He swoops in when she needs help, wants help, but is afraid of help.  He comes through for her, in spite of all of his faults and eccentricities and failings.  And she lets him, in spite of her wariness and fear.

Artboy is not my Adam.  He is not my anything anymore.  During our conversation wherein he disclosed the dating, I asked why he was contacting me then.  "Because you're my friend.  I like talking to you."

Right.  I really wish I believed him when he said that.  I really, really do.  For a long time that was what I wanted from him.  Validation of our friendship.  I've considered him a friend since we stopped dating, but I never really felt like it was reciprocated.  I felt like I was a convenience, an easy outlet, a constant to take for granted.  And now that he's dating someone else suddenly we're friends?

I want to buy it, but I don't.  Not at this point, anyway.  Maybe he will prove me wrong.  He is reaching out to me a lot more now since we had that convo.  Maybe he'd backed off because he didn't know how to bring it up, didn't know how I would react, and now that I didn't explode/have a breakdown/freak out on him, he's back.  I don't know.

I know that no one in my life likes his presence in my world.  I know that everyone thinks he's the devil and a manipulator and holding me back and everything else.  I don't know what he is.  But I do know that he is not my Adam.  I thought he was.  I hoped he might be, but he's not.  I'm better off watching the fictional Adam in Hannah's fictional world, and knowing that I do not have that kind of person in my world.  Reality check:  complete.

No Artboy lectures here please. I hesitated even blogging about this, but ultimately it is my blog, and I needed to put this out there. I am just doing my "Girls" thing....saying, doing and feeling sometimes cringe-worthy things.  It happens.  And I'm okay with it all.  I hope you'll keep on "watching", anyway.  :-)

  1. (trying to comment from a work computer - fingers crossed!)

    can't speak for everyone else in your life, but I don't think Artboy is the devil. You've met and conquered the devil, the only one I hope you ever encounter. I just don't like it when people make my friend feel less than the


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Sony has built in a couple of sound effects into the Xperia Z2, with ClearAudio+ automatically adjusting the sound settings for each song you listen to.

You can always disable this in favour of the more traditional graphic equaliser, but I found it worked well.

The Xperia Z2 also has a "dynamic normaliser" which sounds pretty space age, but all it really means it that it will monitor the volume of all your tracks and ensure they all stay at a similar level.

This saves you from getting deafened when your shuffled playlist moves from a heart felt ballad to some intense death metal.

Sound quality through the front facing speakers is very good, and you'll be able to enjoy all your favourite tunes without issue.

The Xperia Z2 isn't quite as good as the Boomsound setup on the HTC One M8 however, which produces richer audio and more powerful bass.

Sony Xperia Z2 reivew

The review unit I was sent originally came with a standard pair of headphones in the box, but since Sony has sent over the noise cancelling in-ear buds which will be bundled with the Xperia Z2.

These noise cancelling earphones won't make their way into every box, so you'll need to check with your retailer if they're included at point of purchase.

Put the buds in your ears and then plug them into the Xperia Z2 and immediately you'll notice the noise cancelling kick into action - even before you start playing music.

Digital Noise Cancelling Headset MDR-NC31EM

While there is a noticeable difference, the noise cancelling isn't as good as some over the ear headphones I've used, but considering you're getting these free in the box it's a nice touch.

Sound quality through the earphones is very good throughout the dynamic range, and they'll satisfy any casual listener.

They aren't the most attractive earphones I've seen, and the additional bulk around the buds means they protrude from the ears somewhat. It's not a huge issue, but for the fashion conscious among you they may be a no go.

Music unlimited is also integrated into the Walkman app and this is Sony's music streaming subscription service. You can get a 30 day free trail to test out the offering, but after then you'll need to fork out £9.99, AU$12.99 (around $17) a month.

If you do sign up you'll also be able to use the service on your computer and Sony branded TVs, Blu-ray players and game consoles.

Start playing a movie on the Sony Xperia Z2 and you'll feel like this is what the handset was built for.

The front facing speakers and beautiful full HD display give you an excellent movie watching experience. Colours are bright and movement well defined, pulling you into your film.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

I've already mentioned the IPS screen technology that Sony has included in the Xperia Z2, and that makes a big difference when you compare it with video playback on the Xperia Z1.

Sony's Movies application is your one stop shop for all your video needs, and like the Walkman app there's another service built in here.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

Video Unlimited is Sony's own movie store where you can buy and rent films, although you'll have to leave the Movies app to browse the store in the Video Unlimited application.

Any purchased films will show up in the Movies app however, keeping all your videos in one place.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

Of course Google Play also offers up its own movie library too, so you're pretty much spoilt for choice on the Xperia Z2.

The essentials

Sometimes you can forget the origins of the mobile phone, believe it or not it was originally conceived as a device to make and receive calls on. I know, shocker right?

Along with messaging and web browsing these are still core features even if they don't get the headline space of things such as fingerprint scanners and cameras, and manufacturers need to ensure they're still doing the basic rights.

The good news is that the Sony Xperia Z2 does do just that.

Brrrriiiing, bring

Sony Xperia Z2 review

The most basic of requirement of any smartphone is to make and receive calls and the Xperia Z2 does it without fuss. I didn't experience any signal issues or dropped calls and the phone application is intuitive.

Call quality was always very good and both parties were always able to here the other person without issue, plus the large speaker on the front of the Xperia Z2 meant my buddies were nice and loud in my ear.

The Xperia Z2 sports microphone noise suppression and speaker voice enhancement in the settings menu to improve call quality further.

The former reduces background noise in calls, so if you're in a particularly noisy environment the Xperia Z2 will cut out the traffic in the background so the person on the other end of the line can still hear you.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

During my tests the people I called said they could hear a difference between having the option turned on and off - it wasn't huge, but it was noticeable and it did make me easier to hear.

Speaker voice enhancement benefits you, the Xperia Z2 owner, rather than your chum on the other end of line. It boosts the audio you listen to, providing a slightly better listening experience. Again the difference between having it on and off isn't huge, but it helps.

Contacts are handled pretty well by the Xperia Z2, which pulls in all your friends from various sources including Google, WhatsApp, Facebook and a number of email providers.

I found the Xperia Z2 did a pretty good job of matching up people's accounts from different sources, but the system didn't feel as slick as HTC's excellent implementation in Sense, and some manual fiddling was still required to make sure all my mates were in order.

You've got mail

Messaging? Check. The Sony Xperia Z2 does all the standard bits of messaging you'd expect to an acceptable grade. No real shock there.

The messaging app takes full advantage of any profile pictures attached to your contacts, displaying them in the messaging overview list as well as directly in the stream next to each and every missive.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

Image quality is very low res, but they're also pretty small on screen so that's not a huge issue and it makes it clearer who said what. Yes, I get confused sometimes.

The stock Gmail app is present and correct for any of your Google email accounts, while the Email app takes care of all the rest. There's a simple step by step wizard to get you set up and the intuitive layout makes it easy to manage your messages.

A slight speed bump in the messaging space on the Sony Xperia Z2 is its keyboard. While it's far from the worst I've experienced, it's also not the best.

I prefer the stock Android keyboard, or the offerings from Samsung or HTC, over the one on the Xperia Z2.

The default layout makes the spacebar tiny, and thus I found myself consistently hitting comma or full stop.

You can edit the keyboard and get ride of the smiley button, allowing the spacebar to grow and thus leading to fewer errors on my behalf. There's also the option to allow the keyboard to skim your Gmail and social network activity to improve the next word prediction engine.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

Overall travel between keys was acceptable, but I still found mistakes crept in more regularly than they did with my usual board of choice, Swiftkey.

The Xperia Z2 keyboard also supports the swiping style gesture input, which makes one handed typing easier and quicker.

Surf's up

Here's a turn up for the books, the Sony Xperia Z2 comes with one web browser - that's right, just one.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

A number of manufacturers seem intent on providing their own web client alongside Google's Chrome on their devices, but Sony has avoided any confusion by providing Chrome only.

I generally prefer Chrome over the other options found on Android handsets, and the clean UI makes for a stress free browsing experience.

The Sony Xperia Z2 is 4G enabled, allowing you to make use of superfast data speeds so long as you're on the right tariff and are in a coverage area.

Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac is also onboard if you don't want to eat through your data allowance, and I found the Z2 was able to load mobile sites in two seconds over a strong connection as well as over 4G.

Move onto full desktop sites and the Xperia Z2 managed to load the content heavy TechRadar in six seconds, with the site being visable and functional after four.

That's an impressive showing and means you'll be skipping round the web with ease if you do pl

 giving you easier access to your tunes and saving you from having to fire up the app every time.

Sony has built in a couple of sound effects into the Xperia Z2, with ClearAudio+ automatically adjusting the sound settings for each song you listen to.

You can always disable this in favour of the more traditional graphic equaliser, but I found it worked well.

The Xperia Z2 also has a "dynamic normaliser" which sounds pretty space age, but all it really means it that it will monitor the volume of all your tracks and ensure they all stay at a similar level.

This saves you from getting deafened when your shuffled playlist moves from a heart felt ballad to some intense death metal.

Sound quality through the front facing speakers is very good, and you'll be able to enjoy all your favourite tunes without issue.

The Xperia Z2 isn't quite as good as the Boomsound setup on the HTC One M8 however, which produces richer audio and more powerful bass.

Sony Xperia Z2 reivew

The review unit I was sent originally came with a standard pair of headphones in the box, but since Sony has sent over the noise cancelling in-ear buds which will be bundled with the Xperia Z2.

These noise cancelling earphones won't make their way into every box, so you'll need to check with your retailer if they're included at point of purchase.

Put the buds in your ears and then plug them into the Xperia Z2 and immediately you'll notice the noise cancelling kick into action - even before you start playing music.

Digital Noise Cancelling Headset MDR-NC31EM

While there is a noticeable difference, the noise cancelling isn't as good as some over the ear headphones I've used, but considering you're getting these free in the box it's a nice touch.

Sound quality through the earphones is very good throughout the dynamic range, and they'll satisfy any casual listener.

They aren't the most attractive earphones I've seen, and the additional bulk around the buds means they protrude from the ears somewhat. It's not a huge issue, but for the fashion conscious among you they may be a no go.

Music unlimited is also integrated into the Walkman app and this is Sony's music streaming subscription service. You can get a 30 day free trail to test out the offering, but after then you'll need to fork out £9.99, AU$12.99 (around $17) a month.

If you do sign up you'll also be able to use the service on your computer and Sony branded TVs, Blu-ray players and game consoles.

Start playing a movie on the Sony Xperia Z2 and you'll feel like this is what the handset was built for.

The front facing speakers and beautiful full HD display give you an excellent movie watching experience. Colours are bright and movement well defined, pulling you into your film.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

I've already mentioned the IPS screen technology that Sony has included in the Xperia Z2, and that makes a big difference when you compare it with video playback on the Xperia Z1.

Sony's Movies application is your one stop shop for all your video needs, and like the Walkman app there's another service built in here.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

Video Unlimited is Sony's own movie store where you can buy and rent films, although you'll have to leave the Movies app to browse the store in the Video Unlimited application.

Any purchased films will show up in the Movies app however, keeping all your videos in one place.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

Of course Google Play also offers up its own movie library too, so you're pretty much spoilt for choice on the Xperia Z2.

The essentials

Sometimes you can forget the origins of the mobile phone, believe it or not it was originally conceived as a device to make and receive calls on. I know, shocker right?

Along with messaging and web browsing these are still core features even if they don't get the headline space of things such as fingerprint scanners and cameras, and manufacturers need to ensure they're still doing the basic rights.

The good news is that the Sony Xperia Z2 does do just that.

Brrrriiiing, bring

Sony Xperia Z2 review

The most basic of requirement of any smartphone is to make and receive calls and the Xperia Z2 does it without fuss. I didn't experience any signal issues or dropped calls and the phone application is intuitive.

Call quality was always very good and both parties were always able to here the other person without issue, plus the large speaker on the front of the Xperia Z2 meant my buddies were nice and loud in my ear.

The Xperia Z2 sports microphone noise suppression and speaker voice enhancement in the settings menu to improve call quality further.

The former reduces background noise in calls, so if you're in a particularly noisy environment the Xperia Z2 will cut out the traffic in the background so the person on the other end of the line can still hear you.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

During my tests the people I called said they could hear a difference between having the option turned on and off - it wasn't huge, but it was noticeable and it did make me easier to hear.

Speaker voice enhancement benefits you, the Xperia Z2 owner, rather than your chum on the other end of line. It boosts the audio you listen to, providing a slightly better listening experience. Again the difference between having it on and off isn't huge, but it helps.

Contacts are handled pretty well by the Xperia Z2, which pulls in all your friends from various sources including Google, WhatsApp, Facebook and a number of email providers.

I found the Xperia Z2 did a pretty good job of matching up people's accounts from different sources, but the system didn't feel as slick as HTC's excellent implementation in Sense, and some manual fiddling was still required to make sure all my mates were in order.

You've got mail

Messaging? Check. The Sony Xperia Z2 does all the standard bits of messaging you'd expect to an acceptable grade. No real shock there.

The messaging app takes full advantage of any profile pictures attached to your contacts, displaying them in the messaging overview list as well as directly in the stream next to each and every missive.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

Image quality is very low res, but they're also pretty small on screen so that's not a huge issue and it makes it clearer who said what. Yes, I get confused sometimes.

The stock Gmail app is present and correct for any of your Google email accounts, while the Email app takes care of all the rest. There's a simple step by step wizard to get you set up and the intuitive layout makes it easy to manage your messages.

A slight speed bump in the messaging space on the Sony Xperia Z2 is its keyboard. While it's far from the worst I've experienced, it's also not the best.

I prefer the stock Android keyboard, or the offerings from Samsung or HTC, over the one on the Xperia Z2.

The default layout makes the spacebar tiny, and thus I found myself consistently hitting comma or full stop.

You can edit the keyboard and get ride of the smiley button, allowing the spacebar to grow and thus leading to fewer errors on my behalf. There's also the option to allow the keyboard to skim your Gmail and social network activity to improve the next word prediction engine.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

Overall travel between keys was acceptable, but I still found mistakes crept in more regularly than they did with my usual board of choice, Swiftkey.

The Xperia Z2 keyboard also supports the swiping style gesture input, which makes one handed typing easier and quicker.

Surf's up

Here's a turn up for the books, the Sony Xperia Z2 comes with one web browser - that's right, just one.

Sony Xperia Z2 review

A number of manufacturers seem intent on providing their own web client alongside Google's Chrome on their devices, but Sony has avoided any confusion by providing Chrome only.

I generally prefer Chrome over the other options found on Android handsets, and the clean UI makes for a stress free browsing experience.

The Sony Xperia Z2 is 4G enabled, allowing you to make use of superfast data speeds so long as you're on the right tariff and are in a coverage area.

Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac is also onboard if you don't want to eat through your data allowance, and I found the Z2 was able to load mobile sites in two seconds over a strong connection as well as over 4G.

Move onto full desktop sites and the Xperia Z2 managed to load the content heavy TechRadar in six seconds, with the site being visable and functional after four.

That's an impressive showing and means you'll be skipping round the web with ease if you do plump for the Xperia Z2.

The competition

HTC One M8

The HTC One M8 is currently


Print Your Own Nutritional Labels with a Digital Color Label Printer

With an increasing number of consumers considering health information in their purchasing decisions, having accurate nutritional label information is mounting in importance. The Food and Drug Administration also has strict regulation on what must be included in the labels, which are subject to change at almost any time. This is why is it important to ensure that your organization is capable of producing high-quality custom printed labels that reflect changing consumer demands and federal regulations.

As competition for the food industry increases every year, having labels that ensure your product meets with optimal consumer perception is critical. Fortunately for producers and manufacturers alike, designing and printing quality, colorful labels is now easier than ever before.

What are nutritional labels?

Nutritional labels contain product-specific information designed to allow the consumer to make better informed choices about their diet. The nutritional label allows them to learn the nutritional value of the product quickly and efficiently, and to help avoid products that might aggravate an existing condition, such as high cholesterol or food allergies.

What is included on a nutritional label?

According to the FDA, the nutritional label must include a serving size, calories (and calories from fat), nutrients (such as vitamins, cholesterol and sodium) and a percentage of daily value. The percentage of daily value is based on 2,000 calorie daily diet, and can help consumers during product comparison.

Serving Size

Serving size is the first piece of information listed on a nutritional label. The FDA standardized serving sizes to make it easier to compare similar foods; they are provided in familiar units, such as cups or pieces, followed by the metric amount, or the number of grams. Consumers can also learn how many servings the product contains, which can speak to the value of the product.

Calories describe the energy content of the product per serving. For those looking to manage their weight, knowing the amount of calories per serving is critical.  This information is listed directly beneath the serving size, alongside the amount of total calories from the fat content of the product.

Nutrients are listed underneath calories in the nutritional label. The nutrients listed first are those that can have negative effects if consumed too much, such as total fat, cholesterol and sodium. According to the FDA, eating too much fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, or sodium may increase your risk of certain chronic diseases, like heart disease, some cancers, or high blood pressure.

The nutrients listed beneath these are those that American commonly need more of, such as dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron. An adequate intake of these nutrients can reduce the risk of some diseases and conditions. For example, getting enough calcium may reduce the risk of osteoporosis, a condition that results in brittle bones.

Percent Daily Value

The percent daily value helps consumers determine if a serving of food is high or low in a nutrient. The percentage is based off a 2,000 calorie diet, and allows for quick comparison of the nutritional benefits of different products.

According to the FDA, a daily value of 5 percent is low, while a daily value of 20 percent or greater is high. Ideally, consumers should look for a higher percentage of beneficial nutrients, such as calcium and fiber, and lower for nutrients such as fat and cholesterol.

Printing Your Own Nutritional Labels

Fortunately for producers and manufacturers, DuraFast offers a range of nutritional and product label printing solutions for organizations of all sizes. The  Epson TM-C3500 Label Printer or Afinia L801 Memjet Color Label Printer can meet the demands of almost any product type, and are both capable of printing in real time with a custom logo and perfect finish.

For those printing couple of hundreds to couple of thousand nutritional labels per month the Epson TM-C3500Primera LX400Primera LX900LX2000VIPColor VP485 and VP495 will do the job.

Those business that print larger quantities may want to look at the Afinia L801 Memjet label printerAfinia R635Primera CX1000 or CX1200, and the Epson TM-C7500.<|endoftext|>introduced into our old plays and moralities, and represented as
    of a most violent character, so that a ranting actor might always
    appear to advantage in it. The word is now used for a scolding
    woman.]

    [Footnote III.47: _It out-herods Herod:_] In all the old
    moralities and mysteries this personage was always represented as
    a tyrant of a very violent temper, using the most exaggerated
    language. Hence the expression.]

    [Footnote III.48: _The very age and body of the time its form and
    pressure._] _i.e._, to delineate exactly the manners of the age,
    and the particular humours of the day--_pressure_ signifying
    resemblance, as in a print.]

    [Footnote III.49: _Come tardy off_,] Without spirit or animation;
    heavily, sleepily done.]

    [Footnote III.50: _The censure of which one_] _i.e._, the censure
    of one of which.]

    [Footnote III.51: _Your allowance_,] In your approbation.]

    [Footnote III.52: _Not to speak it profanely_,]<|endoftext|>Essential Factor: YOU

Posted: March 11, 2014 by Dr. Jenny Lopez Lowe in administration, Devotions

The time is now! The cause of that pouring of His anointing  is You. The medium that makes it possible is the price of your obedience to the voice of the Savior. Do not over think it, accept it, live it. The abundance of His Glory is within the reach of your faith. It has never been His custom to forsake His little ones. What makes you think you’re alone? He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He said ” we will receive power when the lies come upon us the Holy Spirit … ” Just as there is a false sense of peace, the enemy of our soul will also make you feel a false sense of burden and guilt. Fix your gaze on Him, and walk beyond all heaviness until you reach a region of ANOINTING. Do not settle for anything less than being in the mist of that ANOINTING that destroys he yolk. The best weapon the devil can use against you is convincing you that you are not essential in this process. It is about time your spiritual ears of demand to only hear the voice of the Master.

PRAYER : Thank you Heavenly Father for your faithfulness, for your ever-flowing river of mercies. Your wealth does not dependent on my faithfulness or faith, but your Holiness. Lead me to your obedience, that I may dwell in the sweetness of your ANOINTING .

  1. peeks says:

    I see that you’re pointing to something attainable, but what does it look like when it’s a lived reality? What are some current examples of “obedience to the voice of the Savior,” and how does it looks when one “reaches a region of ANOINTING”? How does one decipher between “a false sense of peace” and a real sense of peace?

    Please recommend some concrete steps I can take to experience this thing you point to.

    Liked by 2 people

  2. Hey Peeks, nice to hear from you! Interesting point, it made me realize, how much I am excluding many from understanding the meaning of my post. I will do my best to expand on the points you suggested. Get ready to edit some more.
    P.S. Did you listen to the song? Remember you introduced me to it 2 million years ago? (it feels like it) 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  3. Amen! Sweet anointing, fall on me!

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The Hero's Youth--His Service with Mimer--Wieland overcome--Forging the Sword--The Dragon Regin--The Combat--How Siegfried became invulnerable--Language of Birds--Mimer is slain--Prince journeys to Isenland--Queen Brunhild--Combat with Giants--The Dwarf Alberich--Cloak of Obscurity--The Nibelung Hoard--Quest of Kriemhild.

SIEGFRIED 1 was a great and noble prince whose fame, by reason of his mighty deeds, hath endurance through the Ages. His sire was King Siegmund of the Netherlands and his mother was named Sigelinde. Ere yet he had reached the years that are mellowed by wisdom, Siegfried was of proud and haughty spirit and brooked not restraint. Great was his strength, and if his playfellows obeyed not his will in all things, he smote them harshly, so that they hated as much as they feared him. Wild and wilful was the prince as a lad may be.

Of Siegf

the movie segment from the movie Our Family Wedding and discuss the questions:

1. Describe the scene.

2. What are the couple's different races?

3. What were the couple's expectation for the relationship between each other's families?

4. How did the family react during the meeting?

5. Would this situation take place if the couple lived where you live? Explain it?

6. What's your opinion about their behavior?

1 comment:

  1. This is a nice post! Thanks for sharing this one.<|endoftext|>

Nutritional Labels

nutritional-labels-image.gifPrint Your Own Nutritional Labels with a Digital Color Label Printer

With an increasing number of consumers considering health information in their purchasing decisions, having accurate nutritional label information is mounting in importance. The Food and Drug Administration also has strict regulation on what must be included in the labels, which are subject to change at almost any time. This is why is it important to ensure that your organization is capable of producing high-quality custom printed labels that reflect changing consumer demands and federal regulations.

As competition for the food industry increases every year, having labels that ensure your product meets with optimal consumer perception is critical. Fortunately for producers and manufacturers alike, designing and printing quality, colorful labels is now easier than ever before.

What are nutritional labels?

Nutritional labels contain product-specific information designed to allow the consumer to make better informed choices about their diet. The nutritional label allows them to learn the nutritional value of the product quickly and efficiently, and to help avoid products that might aggravate an existing condition, such as high cholesterol or food allergies.

What is included on a nutritional label?

According to the FDA, the nutritional label must include a serving size, calories (and calories from fat), nutrients (such as vitamins, cholesterol and sodium) and a percentage of daily value. The percentage of daily value is based on 2,000 calorie daily diet, and can help consumers during product comparison.

Serving Size

Serving size is the first piece of information listed on a nutritional label. The FDA standardized serving sizes to make it easier to compare similar foods; they are provided in familiar units, such as cups or pieces, followed by the metric amount, or the number of grams. Consumers can also learn how many servings the product contains, which can speak to the value of the product.

Calories describe the energy content of the product per serving. For those looking to manage their weight, knowing the amount of calories per serving is critical.  This information is listed directly beneath the serving size, alongside the amount of total calories from the fat content of the product.

Nutrients are listed underneath calories in the nutritional label. The nutrients listed first are those that can have negative effects if consumed too much, such as total fat, cholesterol and sodium. According to the FDA, eating too much fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, or sodium may increase your risk of certain chronic diseases, like heart disease, some cancers, or high blood pressure.

The nutrients listed beneath these are those that American commonly need more of, such as dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron. An adequate intake of these nutrients can reduce the risk of some diseases and conditions. For example, getting enough calcium may reduce the risk of osteoporosis, a condition that results in brittle bones.

Percent Daily Value

The percent daily value helps consumers determine if a serving of food is high or low in a nutrient. The percentage is based off a 2,000 calorie diet, and allows for quick comparison of the nutritional benefits of different products.

According to the FDA, a daily value of 5 percent is low, while a daily value of 20 percent or greater is high. Ideally, consumers should look for a higher percentage of beneficial nutrients, such as calcium and fiber, and lower for nutrients such as fat and cholesterol.

Printing Your Own Nutritional Labels

Fortunately for producers and manufacturers, DuraFast offers a range of nutritional and product label printing solutions for organizations of all sizes. The  Epson TM-C3500 Label Printer or Afinia L801 Memjet Color Label Printer can meet the demands of almost any product type, and are both capable of printing in real time with a custom logo and perfect finish.

For those printing couple of hundreds to couple of thousand nutritional labels per month the Epson TM-C3500Primera LX400Primera LX900LX2000VIPColor VP485 and VP495 will do the job.

Those business that print larger quantities may want to look at the Afinia L801 Memjet label printerAfinia R635Primera CX1000 or CX1200, and the Epson TM-C7500.<|endoftext|>Essential Factor: YOU

Posted: March 11, 2014 by Dr. Jenny Lopez Lowe in administration, Devotions

The time is now! The cause of that pouring of His anointing  is You. The medium that makes it possible is the price of your obedience to the voice of the Savior. Do not over think it, accept it, live it. The abundance of His Glory is within the reach of your faith. It has never been His custom to forsake His little ones. What makes you think you’re alone? He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He said ” we will receive power when the lies come upon us the Holy Spirit … ” Just as there is a false sense of peace, the enemy of our soul will also make you feel a false sense of burden and guilt. Fix your gaze on Him, and walk beyond all heaviness until you reach a region of ANOINTING. Do not settle for anything less than being in the mist of that ANOINTING that destroys he yolk. The best weapon the devil can use against you is convincing you that you are not essential in this process. It is about time your spiritual ears of demand to only hear the voice of the Master.

PRAYER : Thank you Heavenly Father for your faithfulness, for your ever-flowing river of mercies. Your wealth does not dependent on my faithfulness or faith, but your Holiness. Lead me to your obedience, that I may dwell in the sweetness of your ANOINTING .

  1. peeks says:

    I see that you’re pointing to something attainable, but what does it look like when it’s a lived reality? What are some current examples of “obedience to the voice of the Savior,” and how does it looks when one “reaches a region of ANOINTING”? How does one decipher between “a false sense of peace” and a real sense of peace?

    Please recommend some concrete steps I can take to experience this thing you point to.

    Liked by 2 people

  2. Hey Peeks, nice to hear from you! Interesting point, it made me realize, how much I am excluding many from understanding the meaning of my post. I will do my best to expand on the points you suggested. Get ready to edit some more.
    P.S. Did you listen to the song? Remember you introduced me to it 2 million years ago? (it feels like it) 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  3. Amen! Sweet anointing, fall on me!

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The Hero's Youth--His Service with Mimer--Wieland overcome--Forging the Sword--The Dragon Regin--The Combat--How Siegfried became invulnerable--Language of Birds--Mimer is slain--Prince journeys to Isenland--Queen Brunhild--Combat with Giants--The Dwarf Alberich--Cloak of Obscurity--The Nibelung Hoard--Quest of Kriemhild.

SIEGFRIED 1 was a great and noble prince whose fame, by reason of his mighty deeds, hath endurance through the Ages. His sire was King Siegmund of the Netherlands and his mother was named Sigelinde. Ere yet he had reached the years that are mellowed by wisdom, Siegfried was of proud and haughty spirit and brooked not restraint. Great was his strength, and if his playfellows obeyed not his will in all things, he smote them harshly, so that they hated as much as they feared him. Wild and wilful was the prince as a lad may be.

Of Siegfried's doings complaint was made unto the king, who resolved to set him to work among strong and skilful men. Accordingly the prince was sent unto

THE NIBELUNGENLIED
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[paragraph continues] Mimer, the wonder smith, who dwelt in a deep forest, so that he might acquire such knowledge of how weapons were made as would serve him well in aftertime. Mimer gave the lad heavy tasks to perform, and kept him working


the same foundation_. It meant
toleration of all sects and denominations of _Christians who believed in
the one mediation_." I desire to call attention to the fact, that a man
who has been deemed fit to fill a high office in the government of this
country, under a liberal Ministry, maintains the doctrine that all who
do not believe in the divinity of Christ are beyond the pale of
toleration. Who, after this imbecile display, can indulge the illusion
that religious persecution has passed away, never to return?

CHAPTER III.

OF INDIVIDUALITY, AS ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF WELL-BEING.

Such being the reasons which make it imperative that human beings should
be free to form opinions, and to express their opinions without reserve;
and such the baneful consequences to the intellectual, and through that
to the moral nature of man, unless this liberty is either conceded, or
asserted in spite of prohibition; let us next examine whether the same
reasons do not require that men should be free<|endoftext|>/Lab mix pound puppy off "death row". Only 16 weeks old and was to be killed in two days. How could we pass him up? So far is doing well, very loving, and has only had 1 accident in side! What a nice surprise, not having to deal with little puddles. Now at almost 17 weeks of age is 17" tall and 29 pounds.
    UPDATE 5/13/99: Doing very well, has started basic classes. Now 21" tall and pushing 45 pounds. He loves the cats and wants to play with them, however the cats just don't have the same feelings about Rusty (yet).
    UPDATE 9/22/99: Not much taller but weighing in at 59 pounds. We have gone from a short burnt orange coat to a strawberry brown and thicker coat. The tail is now tipped with a hint of black and a few white hairs on the chest. His personality has shown its true side, Ridgeback!
    In just six months we have dealt with an infection under the jaw, sarcoptic mange, ear infection, worms, and two rounds of the red mange. I WAS going to get a new computer, now our vet can afford one. ;-)
    UPDATE 10/8/00: You can sum it up in two words "BIG & HEALTHY"! The boy has had a very good year, 10 months and the only trip to the vet was for a routine check-up and shots.
Boeing - Our flat coat retreaver/X

The 2000 + Rainbow Bridge

Our fur kids are only on loan to us for a very short period of time. Then it is their time to move on.
These are the fur kids that left us since 2000.

Cotton: Arrived 2/23/98 and left us in summer of 2002. She was a very loving cat. Her coat is as white a snow, eyes as blue as the sky, and a purr that sounded like a race car. Cotton had been in danger of being "put-down". She was found in Texas, wounded. The people that found her took her to the local vet, there she tested + for feline leukemia. Homes for these cats are hard to find. Lucky for her, every one in the vet office worked hard looking for a home. The vet did all the medical care, one of the employee's mothers, drove down and got her (600+ miles), to bring her to us.

While Cotton only spent just over four years with us, we won't forget her. She earned the nick name of 'Her Highness' and was full of spunk until the end, when she lost her battle with leukemia.

Ashley: 2002 - 2008 While working on an extended project in Miami, I became a bit lonly and bord. Sitting at my computer in the hotel I stubled accross a local cat rescue website. There she was, the perfect little family member!  Rescued from a horder with 135+ cats, with only one eye and Feline leukemia+, what more could you ask for!

As a rule, this rescue group didn't adopt to out of state folks, but after a long conversaion on the phone, they offered to bring her by the hotel.  I think they figured out I wasn't just the average person. It was love at first sight, Ashley jumped right into my lap. Resuce was so happy that she was going to a good home they waived the adoption fee.

After the project was done, it was time for Ashley and I to go home. I didn't want her to go as freight, and I couldn't take her on the plane with me. So I called in a few favors, she rode home in the cock-pit of a DC-8 cargo plane!

Ashely lived the good life, she loved everyone, it didn't matter if you had two legs or four.

However the summer of 2008, her good eye got infected. After two rounds of antiabotics and no improvment (the infection was spreading), we made the difficult dission to have her PTS.

Rudy: 2000 - 2008 Born to irresponable people, who gave him to 'human trash'. The boy could have been bad, but never held a grudge. His mama was Rott, his father was the black Lab down the road, and he was the runt of a large litter.

He was given to a family as a 'FREE PUPPY'. After a couple of weeks, he found himself chained to a tree, and classifed as being to stupid to housebeak. By the end of his first year of life, the owners were down to feeding him only a cuple of times a week, and that was proving to be too much trouble. They thought nothing of telling some friends that they were planning to dump him in the woods the next week-end!!!

Luck was on Rudy's side, one of the friends was a dog lover, and while they couldn't take Rudy in, the activelty looked for a home.... our phone rang.. and the rest is history.

Rudy came to us about 40 pounds under weight, no training, but with lots of love to give. First thing was a trip to the vet for a good medical, shots and to be altered. Then lots of food, love and training, proved to be all the boy needed.

Rudy wasn't a saint, by any means, but worth his weight in gold.

The summer of 2008, he suddenly quit eating his dog food.
One trip to our regualr vet, who wasn't that worried,
One trip to the doggie ER who just blew it off to 'old grumppy Rott''.
A trip to a friend's vet, who ran an x-ray and was worrid, and refered us to another vet.
The last stop, one of the best equipet vet offices in the city. By now it had been almost 5 weeks, since Rudy had quit eating dog food. I was cooking and spoon feeding the boy. This vet, figured out the problem... cancer.  Rudy died a week later.

Given new Homes

Sometimes giving your pet a new home is the best choice.

In 2000, we had to make a move (900+ miles north) in the dead of winter. Some animals just don't do long winter moves as well as others fish top the list and snakes are a close second.

Also the cost of transporting big tanks isn't cheap. So all of the fish and equipement were sold/given away.  Junior and Red, went to a friend who had several pythons and boas of his own.

- Bad temper but cute Royal Python. This little guy was my wedding gift. While on our honeymoon, my husband looked in the local newspaper and saw an add for a "Ball Python with set-up". Well he knew nothing about snakes, but knew I wanted something called a python. So here came Junior, the tank was the right size, but that was the only thing done right. This poor guy was underfed, his water bowl was 1/2" deep and 3" around. Junior is about 4 feet long. To add insult he had been kept on sand. Well a lot of care and food, he looks great, but still refuses to accept humans.
    UPDATE 1/1/99: Doing well, still strikes. He is now at a friend's house, with any luck will mate with his female.

Red - a very nice looking Red Tail Boa. We found him in the local pet shop, the previous owner had donated him because he had become to large. He came in a 30 gal. tank that was way too small for a 6+ foot boa. He now lives in a 75 gal.
    UPDATE 3/99: As big as (7+') ever, also at a friend's house, and mated last week! Red is going to be a papa!
    UPDATE 10/8/00: He is now the proud papa of 4 adorable little ones!

My Tanks

UPDATE 10/8/00: Due to cross country move in our near feature, all tanks have be shut down.
All the fish went to new homes.

Tank 1 is a 30 gal. Hex. - community tank

Tank 2 is a 55 gal. - Jewels and Plecos

Tank 3 is a 75 gal. - UPDATE: Was most interesting community, however had a fungus

/Lab mix pound puppy off "death row". Only 16 weeks old and was to be killed in two days. How could we pass him up? So far is doing well, very loving, and has only had 1 accident in side! What a nice surprise, not having to deal with little puddles. Now at almost 17 weeks of age is 17" tall and 29 pounds.
    UPDATE 5/13/99: Doing very well, has started basic classes. Now 21" tall and pushing 45 pounds. He loves the cats and wants to play with them, however the cats just don't have the same feelings about Rusty (yet).
    UPDATE 9/22/99: Not much taller but weighing in at 59 pounds. We have gone from a short burnt orange coat to a strawberry brown and thicker coat. The tail is now tipped with a hint of black and a few white hairs on the chest. His personality has shown its true side, Ridgeback!
    In just six months we have dealt with an infection under the jaw, sarcoptic mange, ear infection, worms, and two rounds of the red mange. I WAS going to get a new computer, now our vet can afford one. ;-)
    UPDATE 10/8/00: You can sum it up in two words "BIG & HEALTHY"! The boy has had a very good year, 10 months and the only trip to the vet was for a routine check-up and shots.
Boeing - Our flat coat retreaver/X

The 2000 + Rainbow Bridge

Our fur kids are only on loan to us for a very short period of time. Then it is their time to move on.
These are the fur kids that left us since 2000.

Cotton: Arrived 2/23/98 and left us in summer of 2002. She was a very loving cat. Her coat is as white a snow, eyes as blue as the sky, and a purr that sounded like a race car. Cotton had been in danger of being "put-down". She was found in Texas, wounded. The people that found her took her to the local vet, there she tested + for feline leukemia. Homes for these cats are hard to find. Lucky for her, every one in the vet office worked hard looking for a home. The vet did all the medical care, one of the employee's mothers, drove down and got her (600+ miles), to bring her to us.

While Cotton only spent just over four years with us, we won't forget her. She earned the nick name of 'Her Highness' and was full of spunk until the end, when she lost her battle with leukemia.

Ashley: 2002 - 2008 While working on an extended project in Miami, I became a bit lonly and bord. Sitting at my computer in the hotel I stubled accross a local cat rescue website. There she was, the perfect little family member!  Rescued from a horder with 135+ cats, with only one eye and Feline leukemia+, what more could you ask for!

As a rule, this rescue group didn't adopt to out of state folks, but after a long conversaion on the phone, they offered to bring her by the hotel.  I think they figured out I wasn't just the average person. It was love at first sight, Ashley jumped right into my lap. Resuce was so happy that she was going to a good home they waived the adoption fee.

After the project was done, it was time for Ashley and I to go home. I didn't want her to go as freight, and I couldn't take her on the plane with me. So I called in a few favors, she rode home in the cock-pit of a DC-8 cargo plane!

Ashely lived the good life, she loved everyone, it didn't matter if you had two legs or four.

However the summer of 2008, her good eye got infected. After two rounds of antiabotics and no improvment (the infection was spreading), we made the difficult dission to have her PTS.

Rudy: 2000 - 2008 Born to irresponable people, who gave him to 'human trash'. The boy could have been bad, but never held a grudge. His mama was Rott, his father was the black Lab down the road, and he was the runt of a large litter.

He was given to a family as a 'FREE PUPPY'. After a couple of weeks, he found himself chained to a tree, and classifed as being to stupid to housebeak. By the end of his first year of life, the owners were down to feeding him only a cuple of times a week, and that was proving to be too much trouble. They thought nothing of telling some friends that they were planning to dump him in the woods the next week-end!!!

Luck was on Rudy's side, one of the friends was a dog lover, and while they couldn't take Rudy in, the activelty looked for a home.... our phone rang.. and the rest is history.

Rudy came to us about 40 pounds under weight, no training, but with lots of love to give. First thing was a trip to the vet for a good medical, shots and to be altered. Then lots of food, love and training, proved to be all the boy needed.

Rudy wasn't a saint, by any means, but worth his weight in gold.

The summer of 2008, he suddenly quit eating his dog food.
One trip to our regualr vet, who wasn't that worried,
One trip to the doggie ER who just blew it off to 'old grumppy Rott''.
A trip to a friend's vet, who ran an x-ray and was worrid, and refered us to another vet.
The last stop, one of the best equipet vet offices in the city. By now it had been almost 5 weeks, since Rudy had quit eating dog food. I was cooking and spoon feeding the boy. This vet, figured out the problem... cancer.  Rudy died a week later.

Given new Homes

Sometimes giving your pet a new home is the best choice.

In 2000, we had to make a move (900+ miles north) in the dead of winter. Some animals just don't do long winter moves as well as others fish top the list and snakes are a close second.

Also the cost of transporting big tanks isn't cheap. So all of the fish and equipement were sold/given away.  Junior and Red, went to a friend who had several pythons and boas of his own.

- Bad temper but cute Royal Python. This little guy was my wedding gift. While on our honeymoon, my husband looked in the local newspaper and saw an add for a "Ball Python with set-up". Well he knew nothing about snakes, but knew I wanted something called a python. So here came Junior, the tank was the right size, but that was the only thing done right. This poor guy was underfed, his water bowl was 1/2" deep and 3" around. Junior is about 4 feet long. To add insult he had been kept on sand. Well a lot of care and food, he looks great, but still refuses to accept humans.
    UPDATE 1/1/99: Doing well, still strikes. He is now at a friend's house, with any luck will mate with his female.

Red - a very nice looking Red Tail Boa. We found him in the local pet shop, the previous owner had donated him because he had become to large. He came in a 30 gal. tank that was way too small for a 6+ foot boa. He now lives in a 75 gal.
    UPDATE 3/99: As big as (7+') ever, also at a friend's house, and mated last week! Red is going to be a papa!
    UPDATE 10/8/00: He is now the proud papa of 4 adorable little ones!

My Tanks

UPDATE 10/8/00: Due to cross country move in our near feature, all tanks have be shut down.
All the fish went to new homes.

Tank 1 is a 30 gal. Hex. - community tank

Tank 2 is a 55 gal. - Jewels and Plecos

Tank 3 is a 75 gal. - UPDATE: Was most interesting community, however had a fungus that we couldn't get under control. The Jewels survived, but Jack, Julie and Oscar didn't. Rover since has also passed away. To make room this tank has been shut down, until we move back into the house. The Jewels now live in the 55.

Tank 4 is the largest 150 gal. - Oscars & Plecos

Tank 5 is a 5 gal Hex - this is the baby tank for all the fry

Any one who thinks that fish aren't like other pets, never had an Oscar. Like other animals fish do have different personalities. Some are very calm and passive, while others are simply bullies. Over the years I had some very unique fish, even though some are no longer with us, they will not be forgotten.

Rover, Jack & Julie all came in a VERY dirty 55 gal. A friend of mine had become to busy with work, family, and a new puppy. Rather than let the fish suffer, he sold me the fish and set-up. It only took 2 weeks before we bought the 75 gal. It broke


be alone.

(TOM _takes her in his arms. She is shaken, then comes to rest._)

TOM: Yes--rest. And then--come into joy. You have so much life for joy.

CLAIRE: (_raising her head, called by promised gladness_) We'll run
around together. (_lovingly he nods_) Up hills. All night on hills.

TOM: (_tenderly_) All night on hills.

CLAIRE: We'll go on the sea in a little boat.

TOM: On the sea in a little boat.

CLAIRE: But--there are other boats on other seas, (_drawing back from
him, troubled_) There are other boats on other seas.

TOM: (_drawing her back to him_) My dearest--not now, not now.

CLAIRE: (_her arms going round him_) Oh, I would love those hours with
you. I want them. I want you! (_they kiss--but deep in her is sobbing_)
Reminiscence, (_her hand feeling his arm as we touch what we would
remember_) Reminiscence. (_with one of her swift changes steps back from
him_) How dare you pass for what you're not? We are tired, and so we
think it's you. Stop with you. Don't get<|endoftext|> him in the paper being arrested for domestic violence or something? So what credibility does he bring to this team or the game? I didn't see any Phoenix Suns players faking any drama-queen fouls, and yet some Nuggets did. I have no respect for that: Just play the game well.

There were times when I actually found myself grinning and applauding some good plays, but not enough. I wasn't that satisfied. I left at half. Maybe I'll try again, but only if I'm given comp tickets (so please don't publish my name).

Name withheld on request

Boob and Bust

Strip search: Regarding Robin Chotzinoff's "Face Time," in the November 7 issue: Not everyone is singing the praises of Dr. John Grossman. After spending a lot of time getting a "good" referral for a mastopexy (that's a boob job and lift at the same time), I settled on Dr. Grossman, absolutely convinced I'd made the right choice. It cost me a fortune (for me, 12K is a fortune), and I supplied him with a good "palette" to work on -- an athletic body, non-smoker, etc.

One year later, my tits look like used condoms with rocks in them. He did not listen to me when I asked him for smaller, firmer (hello), functional boobs since I'm an exercise freak. Now I'm a DD cup, and I'll be paying this mistake off for at least five years.

Take note: When your surgeon of choice has an ego the size of Invesco Field, there's a good chance he'll do whatever the hell he wants. I hope anybody looking for a "job" will have the guts to walk out of a consultation with a doctor who is not telling you exactly what you want to hear. Making a silk purse out of a sow's ear apparently only applies to the desires of the surgeon. I'd have been thrilled with only what I'd asked for. But when I said "I like to run," he must have heard "I like to strip." Easy mistake, I guess.

(Please don't print my last name -- I'm not proud of the self-image as it is now.)

Take Your Best Shot

Safety first: As a life member of the National Rifle Association, I take great exception to Patricia Calhoun's "Calamity Jane," in the November 7 issue. She seems to equate law-abiding, responsible gun owners with murderous criminals like Klebold and Harris.

The NRA is the world's leading firearm-safety-instruction organization. They provide free training materials to any elementary school that wants to teach kids to "stop, don't touch, leave the area, and tell an adult" when encountering an unattended firearm.

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that a child is much more likely to drown than to be killed in a firearm accident, largely due to the thousands of NRA instructors who volunteer their time to teach courses in firearm safety.

If Calhoun is really concerned about safety, maybe she should ask swimming-pool and hot-tub dealers to leave town.

Bernie Herpin
Colorado Springs

Taking aim: After reading all the letters in the last issue attacking not just Patricia Calhoun, but Joy Frankel (that poor woman who dared to have a letter published in the November 14 issue complaining about gun ranges in public parks), I have to wonder about the real consequences of the last election.

NRA members seem to feel that they can take aim at anyone who cares to criticize them. On November 5, did we vote to ban free speech?

The Second Amendment only works if we also protect the First Amendment.

Frank Kelley
via the Internet

More target practice: There are so few places for the public to go shoot, it has become a real problem. The Cherry Creek range often has a waiting list. The Highway 7 range recently closed, as the land became too valuable to developers and recently sold out. All the major gun clubs have waiting lists. I applaud Owens's office for trying to find places to put ranges.

Bill Dietrick

When Wuss Comes to Worse

Of mouse and men: Jason Heller uses these words in his November 21 Critic's Choice on Owen: "...the wuss-rock frontier now populated by the likes of Modest Mouse and Jimmy Eat World...."

I'd really like to hear how he qualifies that remark, at least as far as Modest Mouse is concerned. Why, exactly, are they "wuss rock"?

Brian Sauer
San Diego

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Remind Me Later ><|endoftext|>What's Iain Dale's take on this ?

Yesterday Iain Dale branded my concerns about the open primary the Tories held in Totnes as "pathetic".

I wonder then what he makes of THIS.

neil craig said...

If only you, or your party's "concerns" included some slight opposition to racism, war crimes, Nazism, genocide, child rape & organlegging.

Iain Dale said...

I totally disagree with him - unusually.

Quietzapple said...

The Totnes Tories tore up 97 or so applications and presented three possible candidates;

Two male local government leaders from the two councils which serve the new Totnes Constituency

and a lady GP who favours some sort of drug reform, is euro sceptic and claims to be a-political, despite being a tory member for 3 years.

Lots of other wrinkles, but no politburo could have set the primary up more effectively. Ashcroft officials at work?<|endoftext|>by iampunha | 9/03/2008 08:00:00 AM
Benny. Just Benny. Anyone asks, you're Benny, a free seaman. Here are your papers. See? Free colored seaman.

Gotta look calm. Don't look around too much; if you look suspicious, you are suspicious.

Just keep walking. Look straight ahead, quickly to the left and right now, good. Good. Just keep calm, act like this is natural.

It is natural. You ought to be free.

How ... again?

Is that -- no. No. And you're just Benny. Just Benny.

What? Something startle you? No, you just stumbled and were afraid you'd fall. That's all that was. No worries, now.

Just Benny. Got travel orders with your name on them. Yes, sir, here they are. All in order. No, sir, traveling light. Yes, sir. Seat 5A? Thank you, sir.

Just Benny. Benny, the free black seaman, on his way to work in New York.

And freedom.

for e.e. cummings, who died on sept. 3, 1962, but not before giving us a grasshopper.

On Sept. 3, 1838, Frederick Bailey boarded a train with the papers of a man he'd met in Baltimore.

The man had not been robbed of those papers; rather, he'd given them freely to Bailey so the latter could use them to escape to the North.

What awaited Bailey in New York?

And nothing.

Freedom. Everything. The chance to marry his love, a free black woman, and start a family no white man could sell or send off to someone else.

No family. Nothing.

Mother? Dead. Father? Identity uncertain, but white, and not in the picture.

Family? Grandmother, back in Maryland. He hadn't seen her in 14 years.

And even if family were trying to find him, he had to change his name to avoid being found by the wrong people.

From these trying roots rose a great orator and speaker. A world traveler. A writer, an activist and a newsman.

All

 him in the paper being arrested for domestic violence or something? So what credibility does he bring to this team or the game? I didn't see any Phoenix Suns players faking any drama-queen fouls, and yet some Nuggets did. I have no respect for that: Just play the game well.

There were times when I actually found myself grinning and applauding some good plays, but not enough. I wasn't that satisfied. I left at half. Maybe I'll try again, but only if I'm given comp tickets (so please don't publish my name).

Name withheld on request

Boob and Bust

Strip search: Regarding Robin Chotzinoff's "Face Time," in the November 7 issue: Not everyone is singing the praises of Dr. John Grossman. After spending a lot of time getting a "good" referral for a mastopexy (that's a boob job and lift at the same time), I settled on Dr. Grossman, absolutely convinced I'd made the right choice. It cost me a fortune (for me, 12K is a fortune), and I supplied him with a good "palette" to work on -- an athletic body, non-smoker, etc.

One year later, my tits look like used condoms with rocks in them. He did not listen to me when I asked him for smaller, firmer (hello), functional boobs since I'm an exercise freak. Now I'm a DD cup, and I'll be paying this mistake off for at least five years.

Take note: When your surgeon of choice has an ego the size of Invesco Field, there's a good chance he'll do whatever the hell he wants. I hope anybody looking for a "job" will have the guts to walk out of a consultation with a doctor who is not telling you exactly what you want to hear. Making a silk purse out of a sow's ear apparently only applies to the desires of the surgeon. I'd have been thrilled with only what I'd asked for. But when I said "I like to run," he must have heard "I like to strip." Easy mistake, I guess.

(Please don't print my last name -- I'm not proud of the self-image as it is now.)

Take Your Best Shot

Safety first: As a life member of the National Rifle Association, I take great exception to Patricia Calhoun's "Calamity Jane," in the November 7 issue. She seems to equate law-abiding, responsible gun owners with murderous criminals like Klebold and Harris.

The NRA is the world's leading firearm-safety-instruction organization. They provide free training materials to any elementary school that wants to teach kids to "stop, don't touch, leave the area, and tell an adult" when encountering an unattended firearm.

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that a child is much more likely to drown than to be killed in a firearm accident, largely due to the thousands of NRA instructors who volunteer their time to teach courses in firearm safety.

If Calhoun is really concerned about safety, maybe she should ask swimming-pool and hot-tub dealers to leave town.

Bernie Herpin
Colorado Springs

Taking aim: After reading all the letters in the last issue attacking not just Patricia Calhoun, but Joy Frankel (that poor woman who dared to have a letter published in the November 14 issue complaining about gun ranges in public parks), I have to wonder about the real consequences of the last election.

NRA members seem to feel that they can take aim at anyone who cares to criticize them. On November 5, did we vote to ban free speech?

The Second Amendment only works if we also protect the First Amendment.

Frank Kelley
via the Internet

More target practice: There are so few places for the public to go shoot, it has become a real problem. The Cherry Creek range often has a waiting list. The Highway 7 range recently closed, as the land became too valuable to developers and recently sold out. All the major gun clubs have waiting lists. I applaud Owens's office for trying to find places to put ranges.

Bill Dietrick

When Wuss Comes to Worse

Of mouse and men: Jason Heller uses these words in his November 21 Critic's Choice on Owen: "...the wuss-rock frontier now populated by the likes of Modest Mouse and Jimmy Eat World...."

I'd really like to hear how he qualifies that remark, at least as far as Modest Mouse is concerned. Why, exactly, are they "wuss rock"?

Brian Sauer
San Diego

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Remind Me Later ><|endoftext|>What's Iain Dale's take on this ?

Yesterday Iain Dale branded my concerns about the open primary the Tories held in Totnes as "pathetic".

I wonder then what he makes of THIS.

neil craig said...

If only you, or your party's "concerns" included some slight opposition to racism, war crimes, Nazism, genocide, child rape & organlegging.

Iain Dale said...

I totally disagree with him - unusually.

Quietzapple said...

The Totnes Tories tore up 97 or so applications and presented three possible candidates;

Two male local government leaders from the two councils which serve the new Totnes Constituency

and a lady GP who favours some sort of drug reform, is euro sceptic and claims to be a-political, despite being a tory member for 3 years.

Lots of other wrinkles, but no politburo could have set the primary up more effectively. Ashcroft officials at work?<|endoftext|>by iampunha | 9/03/2008 08:00:00 AM
Benny. Just Benny. Anyone asks, you're Benny, a free seaman. Here are your papers. See? Free colored seaman.

Gotta look calm. Don't look around too much; if you look suspicious, you are suspicious.

Just keep walking. Look straight ahead, quickly to the left and right now, good. Good. Just keep calm, act like this is natural.

It is natural. You ought to be free.

How ... again?

Is that -- no. No. And you're just Benny. Just Benny.

What? Something startle you? No, you just stumbled and were afraid you'd fall. That's all that was. No worries, now.

Just Benny. Got travel orders with your name on them. Yes, sir, here they are. All in order. No, sir, traveling light. Yes, sir. Seat 5A? Thank you, sir.

Just Benny. Benny, the free black seaman, on his way to work in New York.

And freedom.

for e.e. cummings, who died on sept. 3, 1962, but not before giving us a grasshopper.

On Sept. 3, 1838, Frederick Bailey boarded a train with the papers of a man he'd met in Baltimore.

The man had not been robbed of those papers; rather, he'd given them freely to Bailey so the latter could use them to escape to the North.

What awaited Bailey in New York?

And nothing.

Freedom. Everything. The chance to marry his love, a free black woman, and start a family no white man could sell or send off to someone else.

No family. Nothing.

Mother? Dead. Father? Identity uncertain, but white, and not in the picture.

Family? Grandmother, back in Maryland. He hadn't seen her in 14 years.

And even if family were trying to find him, he had to change his name to avoid being found by the wrong people.

From these trying roots rose a great orator and speaker. A world traveler. A writer, an activist and a newsman.

All of this while still technically another man's property. And while the man born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was in England, his daughter died.

Suddenly, he was an ex-slave, an acclaimed author, a highly sought speaker and consultant and ... in danger of being caught and given back to his old master if, upon his return from overseas, someone spotted him as Frederick Bailey.

While grieving for his daughter, who was 11, he must also be careful not to be captured and returned to life as a slave.

Show me the man -- no, the human being -- who keeps himself composed while having to cut short a European speaking tour because his daughter has just died, and who must also manage to navigate around slave catchers as he returns to a land where slavery is still legal and running away from it is still illegal.

He ran for public office having been on the run from the law for almost 27 years. The Emancipation Proclamation meant he could stop running from Thomas Auld and prepare to run for something.

His running mate couldn't even vote for herself, and she wouldn't have been allowed to take office; she was too young.

Kossacks, I give you Frederick Douglass, whose daring and sense of self are a credit to his American spirit and those who helped him along the way.

Archaeologists Dig into Frederick Douglass' Childhood

(2:38 in is a plaque in place because of