Back to School Idiots and Detroit PD Hiring

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal">Hola y’all! You know, there really just isn’t crap going on at all. As we talked about on Sunday’s “<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/08/11/dog-days-of-summer">Dog Days of Summer</a>” episode of IWS Radio this time of year is just boring as hell. So, it looks like it’s time again for some random topics again. Try to hold down the excitement please. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">- It’s Back to School time again! I’m already hearing ads on the radio reminding us not to pass the school bus and be careful in school zones and whatehaveyou. This week has been fairly pleasant weather wise, but I’m sure the local TV stations will be running reports asking “Is it time to air condition our schools?” soon enough. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">That’s some bullshit right there man. Back when I was in school we only had certain rooms that had air. The “new” building at the jr. high and the library and four classrooms that didn’t have windows at the high school were the only ones air conditioned. I took Mrs. Stone’s English class just so I could be in a room with A/C. God she hated me. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">- Has anyone seen this fake AT&T “<a href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/interception.asp" target="_blank">Lawful Interception Recovery Fee</a>” going around social media sites? <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbvw20XSBWomJ0Xvl8-Rv0VofVsTelxCW0d3R0COJ19QLoVJIgceS70HPYhmkDDSuU4WNdnMG8zPhpZkX_-_2iqh1smDzISmGz5mLnLfWc4FB-MVuZzkqWkB_IyZxn8dZo0sETC9zrg8t/s1600/fake+att+charge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbvw20XSBWomJ0Xvl8-Rv0VofVsTelxCW0d3R0COJ19QLoVJIgceS70HPYhmkDDSuU4WNdnMG8zPhpZkX_-_2iqh1smDzISmGz5mLnLfWc4FB-MVuZzkqWkB_IyZxn8dZo0sETC9zrg8t/s1600/fake+att+charge.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">It’s amazing how people will just believe anything without checking it out. I mean, I realize that most people just believe it because they <i>WANT</i> it to be true, but don’t you guys ever get embarrassed falling for this shit? <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">What makes me mad though is that so many of the people who believe that fake AT&T bill have the audacity to claim IWS Radio isn’t really advertising on the side of Amish Buggies … <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqGkHgQAGksKp2R6tVJOUoaUVReyDj-PN691ndIkRntWCR4mPjP8i9XXqQE8iKzPSk3fgaVWFoEWqJ_4FZroufC0cx-nT08o6W00EG1VFqAaBDFqLO_IKkEAV6yRmTSOiAzyBO7FIWbq2/s1600/amish+buggy+ads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqGkHgQAGksKp2R6tVJOUoaUVReyDj-PN691ndIkRntWCR4mPjP8i9XXqQE8iKzPSk3fgaVWFoEWqJ_4FZroufC0cx-nT08o6W00EG1VFqAaBDFqLO_IKkEAV6yRmTSOiAzyBO7FIWbq2/s1600/amish+buggy+ads.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">- Speaking of not-so-bright people and advertising, in case you haven’t heard the Detroit Police Department is hiring and they decided to advertise with IWS Radio last week … <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/4fl5JyV9g-k" width="420"></iframe><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m seriously considering doing it too! I don’t know much about being a cop, but I do watch a lot of police shows on TV and while they occasionally get shot at, it doesn’t seem like that bad of a gig. Besides, cops seem to be able to afford pretty nice houses or loft apartments and they marry super-hot chicks who they are apparently allowed to cheat on repeatedly.  I think to prepare for my life as a cop I will start answering my phone by just saying my last name like cops do also. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">- I just found out that Yakov Smirnoff is leaving Branson, MO!! I’m devastated. How could I let him perform there for 20 years and never go to any of his shows? Now I think I should have gone to see him rather than Ray Stevens back in the day. Uhh … Maybe not. Ray was pretty funny. Anyway, that’s one less show for white people to go to. I hope there’s some added Kenny Chesney concerts or Jeff Foxworthy shows or something to keep them entertained. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">- Only two more weeks until college football!!! I’m definitely ready for it even though Arkansas is gonna suck. It’s pretty hilarious to watch Hog fans though. After a 3-9 season last year and a whole new coaching staff you’d think they would be realistic, but nooooooooooooo. As the season gets closer they become more and more delusional and start saying things like “With our talent anything less than 8 or 9 wins is a failure.” What talent are they talking about? Eh, whatever. This is the year I ignore the message board and idiot fans and just enjoy the games. Probably. Well, I’ll try. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/jayman68">Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws">@Jayman_IWS</a> <o:p></o:p><br /><br /></div></div>

Back to School Idiots and Detroit PD Hiring

Hola y’all! You know, there really just isn’t crap going on at all. As we talked about on Sunday’s “Dog Days of Summer” episode of IWS Radio this time of year is just boring as hell. So, it looks like it’s time again for some random topics again. Try…

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Seattle's Best Frozen Coffee Review and Giveaway!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61fL6OiwxTypnmPEuWHJab4R44-nuagED-zZ2t6DkO-QfjD7s0GcU7U1QLuZ1N_LKlOMoEDRdKoPzxZktQN11c-Oi9siNXqefdtgcoRxs9KhP417YPnnbtX6wDGF2zWD1ZqxDMeACz8k/s1600/Seattles+Best+Coffee+drink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61fL6OiwxTypnmPEuWHJab4R44-nuagED-zZ2t6DkO-QfjD7s0GcU7U1QLuZ1N_LKlOMoEDRdKoPzxZktQN11c-Oi9siNXqefdtgcoRxs9KhP417YPnnbtX6wDGF2zWD1ZqxDMeACz8k/s320/Seattles+Best+Coffee+drink.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Now you can enjoy decadent coffee drinks that you enjoy from coffee shops such as frappe's made in the comfort of your own home!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><a href="http://www.seattlesbest.com/index.php">Seattle's Best </a> coffee just came out with their frozen coffee blends that you just toss into the blender with milk to make oh so delicious drinks made just the way you like them in your favorite cafes.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Just add a cup of milk with the ingredients and let the blender work it's magic.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>If you really want to be creative you can drizzle on some chocolate sauce, caramel sauce and even whip cream!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Want to get real fancy, top it off with a cherry!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>I couldn't wait to try these drinks for review because I am obsessed with coffee, it's my addiction. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>I chose to try the mega mocha flavor.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>It was super delicious and blended up perfectly with some vanilla milk!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Other Flavors:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Creamy Caramel</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Coffee Chiller</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>You can try too because, it's giveaway time!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Will be selecting 5 winners!</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Good luck and enjoy!</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div><a class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/20ee162/" id="rc-20ee162" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script>

Seattle's Best Frozen Coffee Review and Giveaway!

Now you can enjoy decadent coffee drinks that you enjoy from coffee shops such as frappe's made in the comfort of your own home!Seattle's Best  coffee just came out with their frozen coffee blends that you just toss into the blender with milk to make…

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Vermont Village Apple Sauce Review!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-nCqxofPj0JSeaE9QnDRg7jpuslI146Gkcj3LHk01n9VTyL0woai4mAmc0a21GoYZdeOYk70nnMq9HC2gBhyphenhyphenCxPWQQi74BTgeecGNJ5eEwBDF_6DBE-ra24HzBnVVRIyXc4fkADOeHk/s1600/Vermont+Village+apple+sauce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-nCqxofPj0JSeaE9QnDRg7jpuslI146Gkcj3LHk01n9VTyL0woai4mAmc0a21GoYZdeOYk70nnMq9HC2gBhyphenhyphenCxPWQQi74BTgeecGNJ5eEwBDF_6DBE-ra24HzBnVVRIyXc4fkADOeHk/s320/Vermont+Village+apple+sauce.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As the Summer comes to an end and the kids start to go back to school you know what that means right?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fall is right around the corner which is the best time of the year because the leaves from the trees change pretty colors and start to fall. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Which is also the best time of the year for my favorite past time which is apple picking!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just think of the recipes you can dish up with all of the apples that you've picked from apple pie to apple butter, even you guess it apple sauce!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Which is what brought me to this wonderful review to share with you all today!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.vermontvillageapplesauce.com/">Vermont Village</a> sent me some of their organic apple sauces for review and they sound so tasty and couldn't wait to try them!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are the flavors they sent for review!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let me just say these can't even compare to other brands that I've tried because they are simply the best!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can seriously smell the apple orchard right when you peel off the tab to savor that first delicious bite of sweet tasting apple sauce and they taste so fresh!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Peach:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've never tried peach apple sauce before in my life,since I love peaches though I thought to myself how different could it really taste?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was phenomenal, it offered the right amount of peach flavor and wasn't too sweet at all!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mixed Berry:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Delicious berry taste and so good!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Unsweetened:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Works well with some raisins tossed in!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Other Flavors:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cinnamon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Raspberry</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Strawberry Banana</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tropical Mango</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They even have apple butters!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You know the old saying an apple a day keeps the doctor away?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So true!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nutritional Facts in apples:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Helps promote weight loss</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cancer prevention</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dental hygiene</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Heart Health</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">healthy lungs<br />Overall health- lowers blood cholesterol,lowers risk of heart disease  </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Website:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.vermontvillageapplesauce.com/">http://www.vermontvillageapplesauce.com/</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Face Book:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vermont-Village-Applesauce/110617918984736">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vermont-Village-Applesauce/110617918984736</a></span></i></div><br />

Vermont Village Apple Sauce Review!

As the Summer comes to an end and the kids start to go back to school you know what that means right?Fall is right around the corner which is the best time of the year because the leaves from the trees change pretty colors and start to fall. Which is…

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Frontier Culture Museum is one of '10 Places for Kids to Fall in LOVE with History'

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzMCX7gVpEj-s-gbf6ztBbz-vydky3u1L9QnfXuD6YquvRK6vtKm9d63iZiEeCSiWUOJXdl7paFMdziJCTvTrS4J7uq0pIt8lmGfn_FqFuwpDfQOo9P-m6DyjbhaXA39cIDDxHA7XTmMB/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzMCX7gVpEj-s-gbf6ztBbz-vydky3u1L9QnfXuD6YquvRK6vtKm9d63iZiEeCSiWUOJXdl7paFMdziJCTvTrS4J7uq0pIt8lmGfn_FqFuwpDfQOo9P-m6DyjbhaXA39cIDDxHA7XTmMB/s400/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Counselor Heidi Salatin helps summer camp participant learn how to draw water from a well at the 2013 Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia's summer camp.</i></div><br />In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, take a break from the fast pace of life to haul up buckets of water from a well ... feed chickens ... help mix bread and make cheese at the English Farm. These are just a few of the hands-on activities available at the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia in the central Shenandoah Valley.<br /><br /><b>Virginia Is For Lovers</b>, the tourism site for the Commonwealth, has included this popular museum as one of its <a href="http://blog.virginia.org/2013/08/10-places-for-kids-to-fall-in-love-with-history/">"10 Places for Kids to Fall in LOVE with History"</a> -- and what a great pick it is!<br /><br />Listed with the likes of Williamsburg and Jamestown, the brief description includes a link to the site that gives a fuller feel of all the FCMV has to offer:<br /><blockquote><i>The <a href="http://blog.virginia.org/2013/08/10-places-for-kids-to-fall-in-love-with-history/">Frontier Culture Museum</a> in Staunton features life on five different farms — German, Scots-Irish, English, American, and the newest – West African. Meet the farm animals and homesteaders living life in their Old World tradition just as they would have prior to coming to America. $10/adult; $9/student aged 13 through 18; $6 per child aged 6 to 12.</i> </blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2qyGrYbz2WLdGe7RNALCCVzDOAGdN11budKpskcvKYXDrE1EAqhm2TMPgE-5iucqoHY1MpENsZQnpxNf5V1-pu366ENcdCzdQSY7i4tP85gxsUcXWgoAq2t9Innv80cYgeSdYpXFdYe4/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2qyGrYbz2WLdGe7RNALCCVzDOAGdN11budKpskcvKYXDrE1EAqhm2TMPgE-5iucqoHY1MpENsZQnpxNf5V1-pu366ENcdCzdQSY7i4tP85gxsUcXWgoAq2t9Innv80cYgeSdYpXFdYe4/s640/18.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />There's so much to do at the Frontier Culture Museum ... it's the Busch Gardens of history museums!<br /><br />Surrounded by the natural beauty of trees and fields and mountains, the quiet of the peaceful setting is often broken by the laughter of children who scamper along the two miles of trails or dart for a nearby fence to ooh and ahh over the animals.<br /><br />Spring brings lambs and piglets and chicks. Summer brings <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/?page_id=513">camps</a> attended by dozens of children. Fall brings school groups and cooler temps. Winter has a special beauty as the pace slows down.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-8r_530UlyPwIxrQJThSbgBaNrXhGBKqdJA-2I1la3ZaQdeAD1iQtWeMbjG_6vQwUlmSGH4ZfVSR4PJa4-NZqLTfm-uKUOoMeiWmaBHhHYUYd_M1HdSps7jrydzeW5nFAc_tgj8dzUJw/s1600/32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-8r_530UlyPwIxrQJThSbgBaNrXhGBKqdJA-2I1la3ZaQdeAD1iQtWeMbjG_6vQwUlmSGH4ZfVSR4PJa4-NZqLTfm-uKUOoMeiWmaBHhHYUYd_M1HdSps7jrydzeW5nFAc_tgj8dzUJw/s400/32.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Dressing in period costumes is part of the fun for the <a href="http://frontierculturemuseum.blogspot.com/2012/08/john-lewis-society-feast.html">John Lewis Society</a> members, ages 12-16, who are assigned to one of the farms and mentor with on-site interpreters, learning to work with the animals, participate in daily activities, help with household chores, and become interpreters who interact with the museum's visitors. </div><br />The Frontier Culture Museum is unique by providing the perspective of immigrants from various cultures who traveled to colonial America to begin a new life. Beginning in the 1600s, they sailed from <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/?page_id=308">England</a>, Germany, Ireland, and <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/?page_id=303">West Africa</a>, bringing with them the skills and beliefs of the communities they left behind. They became American pioneers.<br /><br /><span style="text-align: left;">A one-mile loop takes in the <b>Old Country</b> with authentic or reproduced farms providing a wealth of hands-on opportunities for young and old alike.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuok-1xx1Fay1uW_1PrKOki6UU5SWPhMqPJ3hpkeww5kR-ki44RTZHQj3BSeZnU2Nu4tsDCp46UDrCLDYK-Ym7QWSPs3Ny6vH-nlzTYwEtVH-XjOEbT_JV7kvJfrAshRD2tupOIpN9CAc7/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuok-1xx1Fay1uW_1PrKOki6UU5SWPhMqPJ3hpkeww5kR-ki44RTZHQj3BSeZnU2Nu4tsDCp46UDrCLDYK-Ym7QWSPs3Ny6vH-nlzTYwEtVH-XjOEbT_JV7kvJfrAshRD2tupOIpN9CAc7/s640/5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">In <b>England</b>, interpreters Sally Landes, Dick Spencer, and others explain a typical day in the life of a 1600s English farm with food demonstrations, sheep sheering, wool gathering, gardening, and even a May Pole in the springtime. Children may be asked to help cook but -- first and foremost! -- they wash their hands in the water bucket. </span><br /><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Germany's</b> garden, house, and </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">oversized barn</span> offer kids a chance to try an outdoor German game, walk in wooden shoes, and watch chickens peck for bugs. Interpreters may be hoeing in the garden, explaining farm equipment in the barn, or describing a day in the house. </span><br /><br /><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXAvrZkFJ53cOYcg9l3v_OTPekd31SJm4A9vhO_0xvPLZt_c7uexUnGyhhD7bnaRRGKXN63YJPfF14jox_-L-1l2LNqOaZ6dy1NoO4Q0DpYuNwFJWr74Q_fzP_myWKKBaOC3je51vnMvL/s400/23.jpg" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxzONJsHHqGvXqfh2zOG9qfpKd8GQba6XkPx6vtDNHX1x2C_3IcsMULoRIn-m9ZUMl9S_ksx5bW6sksKn9-7MbaAWnrY5twTZNbOjtzGg3_aTxARMGWviPrmmdOVPE-gaXM7Qa8LeNJ9M/s1600/31.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-align: left;">The <b>Irish Farm</b> stands out with its stone walls and pigs in the front yard. Try one of the beds in the tight quarters or help cook over the fire. Outside, a small kitchen garden supports the household and authentic cattle are in the field.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWswhvwZWuuRQFFwjkvoQpVkLwjeAQt-pAsmA_hDx2oXnw-qDLl6suQptD8sbr7SvNj9k7ZM_ic7PeuQbHJq97ISjUTysPMW2bF1BDgAS2gWM35sSKe24mIojw5HkqYgS7Yqn5zcw1cGW0/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWswhvwZWuuRQFFwjkvoQpVkLwjeAQt-pAsmA_hDx2oXnw-qDLl6suQptD8sbr7SvNj9k7ZM_ic7PeuQbHJq97ISjUTysPMW2bF1BDgAS2gWM35sSKe24mIojw5HkqYgS7Yqn5zcw1cGW0/s400/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">The 1700s <b>Igbo West Africa</b> family compound is made up of several buildings, garden, and goat pen surrounded by a fence typical of the day to keep out wild animals. </span><br /><br />With low, windowless thatched-roof buildings, the dark interior stays cool from the hot sun.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxzONJsHHqGvXqfh2zOG9qfpKd8GQba6XkPx6vtDNHX1x2C_3IcsMULoRIn-m9ZUMl9S_ksx5bW6sksKn9-7MbaAWnrY5twTZNbOjtzGg3_aTxARMGWviPrmmdOVPE-gaXM7Qa8LeNJ9M/s1600/31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyirR4A7hs_Z8yaBIoBHVPgmwRT75msd78zApuGG6BbQ-dxAVwrnOn6MDrMITvS-gWxickUK3iw5jGTC64TGuuTHXUyqa5sDagAI51RjeNqUJl1diTI-AOsacQPJCiu9p_pXZypajsF37/s640/20.jpg" width="425" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENlAhShnHrHamUMIHjDruv3crxKRyIAORxhs4lcPzNoEB1Jgqjif6TsJn9LEA-krhfR6K43leSdnhSeFGbCaOG4PLil6YIU45vXBq3umYMVkc0ZeRpdi0NjqVSA-9G0G62x6otrqxt5TS/s1600/21.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-align: left;">There's the <b><a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/?page_id=318">Irish forge</a></b> blacksmith shop where a step into its dark interior reveals tools, craftsmanship, and the unique thatched building itself, and the nearby creek and <b>pond</b> (outside the window) with ducks and quiet seating to take a break in the shade. Costumed interpreters enjoy talking with families and demonstrating life as it was at that time in history, with opportunities for children to watch, observe, and help when it's safe.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW40bXFub91vI01f54Hc4rptN1fIev8-KsIbhbPFu-IN_Dqa638ustjpkaUk8FWmRAiwgaD813qxNXh1TzbGKExoEl3XRHlmSz1jVqGeHDK3_CYueL5jXpGti2f0PEXNdB2Gf2CrdG6sGw/s1600/48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW40bXFub91vI01f54Hc4rptN1fIev8-KsIbhbPFu-IN_Dqa638ustjpkaUk8FWmRAiwgaD813qxNXh1TzbGKExoEl3XRHlmSz1jVqGeHDK3_CYueL5jXpGti2f0PEXNdB2Gf2CrdG6sGw/s320/48.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;">The second loop goes to the <b>New World</b> represented by two American farmsteads representing the 1820s and 1850s as well as a colonial school house, a one-room early American log cabin circa 1700s, and a Native American encampment. Harvesting the fields, caring for animals, carving, stockpiling wood piles, cooking, cleaning, sewing ... the list is endless of chores that were routine for pioneer families. </span><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: left;">In the <b>American farm houses</b>, children may be asked if they would like to help cook, sort eggs, sew a quilt, or play early American games.</span><br /><br /><span style="text-align: left;">In the <b>one-room log cabin</b>, there is ongoing work cutting logs, splitting fence posts and railings, and other early American survival skills. Step inside ... but don't forget to duck to miss the low overhang. Many bathrooms in today's houses are larger than the cabin. Look in the garden to see what's growing ... it could be tobacco or another cash plant.</span><br /><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Take a look at the <b>barn</b> and farm equipment and, if you're lucky, a horse team will be there cutting hay while sheep graze in the adjoining meadow.  </span><br /><br /><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxzONJsHHqGvXqfh2zOG9qfpKd8GQba6XkPx6vtDNHX1x2C_3IcsMULoRIn-m9ZUMl9S_ksx5bW6sksKn9-7MbaAWnrY5twTZNbOjtzGg3_aTxARMGWviPrmmdOVPE-gaXM7Qa8LeNJ9M/s400/31.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYgY0KNU-uIlq58YVdW3fD5hVr0CwlPO5LerQcVa4F4fQ4OFwp5-J9wcaGXg_pJfRb4tXLDGRgz3JWgsZTXYqi-U3dXmb_R4IsjWSDU7sxo9jS1EOCByFNRcTdsniinXvX8QvKbAWujP-/s1600/51.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a></span><br /><br /><span style="text-align: left;">The <b>Native American encampment</b> is a work in progress, representative of all Indian nations who passed through the Shenandoah Valley. Costumed interpreters are happy to answer questions and demonstrate the work going on in that part of the museum. Feel free to step inside the shelters and check out tools.</span> <br /><br />The Frontier Culture Museum is a children's playground of wonder full of fun and exercise. But don't tell them they're learning history, geography, various cultures, and getting in some P.E. at the same time. Just let them think they're having fun.<br /><br /><i>Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell</i>

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Counselor Heidi Salatin helps summer camp participant learn how to draw water from a well at the 2013 Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia's summer camp.In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, take a break from the fast pace of life to haul up buck…

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California Teamsters ride for immigration reform

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUX7oh3HuQSZnXT7eIThnIm8wBmuwtlokEfF3VaP8lWzaNG-Fe3cguvX_39ekygbMATxWbc6mO-q7PpMHy0kwch5B6lxMuWnBC50RmVjV0gkdHm_ovWqeviGurKDhyphenhyphen6OyWSLeyHT8clW3/s1600/caravan4citizenship.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUX7oh3HuQSZnXT7eIThnIm8wBmuwtlokEfF3VaP8lWzaNG-Fe3cguvX_39ekygbMATxWbc6mO-q7PpMHy0kwch5B6lxMuWnBC50RmVjV0gkdHm_ovWqeviGurKDhyphenhyphen6OyWSLeyHT8clW3/s400/caravan4citizenship.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teamsters today, part of the Caravan for Citizenship in Bakersfield, Calif.</td></tr></tbody></table>Hundreds of California Teamsters rode to Bakersfield on their bikes and in their big rigs today to rally for immigration reform. <br /><br /><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9205862" rel="nofollow">KABC News</a> reports:<br /><blockquote>Hundreds of immigration reform activists from Los Angeles and thousands from across the state traveled by car, bus and motorcycle to Bakersfield Wednesday, hoping to get their message out to a key lawmaker. </blockquote><blockquote>Organizers are calling it the largest caravan in California history. </blockquote><blockquote>Activists held a rally at the office of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield. They say he along with the top Republican leaders have been dragging their feet when it comes to immigration reform, and they need him to act now. </blockquote><blockquote>"The message to Congressman McCarthy, the third-ranking GOP member in the House, our representative, is we want a vote on immigration reform with a path to citizenship now," said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA). </blockquote><blockquote>Thousands of labor workers from across the state also made the journey. Since the Senate passed an immigration bill in June, activists have been out in force trying to convince House Republicans to do the same.</blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDjeT5w077xrFaYbP94N9DySYNpO6m5RSGRRsOreUmMfKI-55AFhxWFavVG9KCaRaf4JhnvleFi_YP_RiGkO5PcTpYeSr3XvBK99satrJL8pK6ZN1Z3BdLrUibemS1qdB1foYtPLZDqxl/s1600/carvan4citizenship.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDjeT5w077xrFaYbP94N9DySYNpO6m5RSGRRsOreUmMfKI-55AFhxWFavVG9KCaRaf4JhnvleFi_YP_RiGkO5PcTpYeSr3XvBK99satrJL8pK6ZN1Z3BdLrUibemS1qdB1foYtPLZDqxl/s320/carvan4citizenship.jpeg" width="320" /></a>Stacy Hendler Ross of the South Bay Labor Council reported on the kick-off event at the <a href="http://www.calaborfed.org/index.php/page/cesar_chavez_family_speaks_out_for_immigration_reform_at_citizenship_carava" rel="nofollow">Labor's Edge</a> blog: <br /><blockquote>In the working class East San Jose neighborhood where Cesar Chavez’s family first landed upon moving to San Jose when he was a child, a small but passionate group gathered. In front of the home of Cesar’s younger brother, Librado Chavez, a carpenter and member of Local 405 for 60 years, they chanted the motto that Cesar transformed from “Sal, si puede” (Get out if you can) to “Si se puede” (Yes you can). </blockquote><blockquote>After songs like “Picket Line”, harkening back to the days of demonstrations led by Cesar Chavez, Librado urged Americans to join the critical effort to push the U.S. Congress toward commonsense immigration reform... </blockquote><blockquote>The event launched the San Jose part of a <a href="http://www.calaborfed.org/index.php/site/page/august_14th_car_caravan_in_support_of_immigration_reform">statewide caravan to Bakersfield</a> to pressure Republican Congressman and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy to use his influence to pass commonsense immigration reform. Groups from throughout California will also gather at McCarthy’s home office on September 2nd, Labor Day, for a united demonstration.</blockquote>We're proud of our brothers and sisters who went to Bakersfield today!

California Teamsters ride for immigration reform

Teamsters today, part of the Caravan for Citizenship in Bakersfield, Calif.Hundreds of California Teamsters rode to Bakersfield on their bikes and in their big rigs today to rally for immigration reform. KABC News reports:Hundreds of immigration refo…

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In Pursuit of Architecture

On Saturday, September 21 (10am - 5pm), at the Museum of Modern Art, Log Journal is hosting <a href="http://www.anycorp.com/inpursuit/"><i>In Pursuit of Architecture</i></a>, a conference on buildings and ideas. Details are below.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.anycorp.com/inpursuit/" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD3dBC_TU070W_wo4WHIAw4W7liX9E4MOTbUSiSe2oUnekLIPWqvv12PEDzNqak9uJ-ZxEbpHdGcj0ZclmSLTSrIG5Atjk2rl6R7pQ66in3BekEi1hz774fpluAm_OhO8Uay14AdetQcz/s1600/pursuit.jpg" /></a><br /><blockquote>To mark its 10th anniversary and 29th issue, Log presents <i>In Pursuit of Architecture</i>, a conference featuring recent built work selected from an open, international call for submissions. Join architects and critics for a daylong discussion of architectural ideas, what it takes to build them, and how we measure the cultural value of architecture. <br /><br />Participants include: 51N4E, Barkow Leibinger, C+S architects, LAN, MOS, Neil M. Denari Architects, OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen, Preston Scott Cohen, Reiser + Umemoto, and UNStudio discuss their buildings in Albania, Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, UAE, and USA with critics Sam Jacob, Sylvia Lavin, Emmanuel Petit, and Sarah Whiting.<br /><br />Free admission. <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7089457759?ref=ebtnebregn">Reservations required</a>.</blockquote>

In Pursuit of Architecture

On Saturday, September 21 (10am - 5pm), at the Museum of Modern Art, Log Journal is hosting In Pursuit of Architecture, a conference on buildings and ideas. Details are below.To mark its 10th anniversary and 29th issue, Log presents In Pursuit of A…

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Three Twins Ice Cream Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUi8YRy9NEfxQ1NPdue_xp9L3396w9nen5UwTOE3McCSOom4zA7s9V9ypVysQL364NsNmfK63UvV-eJza49F0xQIsGCXm3gnDlLPpa2Ny56GIdEewFjfLiv5T4Yh5LdP5jDoIEi1jVk8/s1600/Three+Twins+ice+cream+review.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUi8YRy9NEfxQ1NPdue_xp9L3396w9nen5UwTOE3McCSOom4zA7s9V9ypVysQL364NsNmfK63UvV-eJza49F0xQIsGCXm3gnDlLPpa2Ny56GIdEewFjfLiv5T4Yh5LdP5jDoIEi1jVk8/s320/Three+Twins+ice+cream+review.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>During the Summer months sometimes you just need to cool down with a sweet cold treat and what better way to cool off with some ice cream!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Whether it's chocolaty or fruity I'm a huge fan of ice cream. As a kid I would wait for the sound of the bell of the ice cream man's truck and rush out the door with the other kids in the neighborhood with money just waiting for something sweet to eat to cool down!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>To this day I love ice cream whether it's on a cone or in a dish with some sliced up fruit or sprinkles or even blended up as a milk shake!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>OK, I'm getting totally ahead of myself over here, LOL!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://threetwinsicecream.com/">Three Twins Ice Cream</a> company has been making delicious ice cream since 2005 in Northern California using organic ingredients that taste oh so good!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>I am proud to say I got to try their ice cream, they sent me some coupons for review and I couldn't wait to choose the flavors I wanted to test out.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Flavors I chose:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>Chocolate Orange Confetti-</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>This one right here is to die for! Here's why.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Delicious chocolate ice cream with robust orange flair and dark chocolate flecks!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>Sea Salted Caramel-</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Velvety smooth Caramel ice cream infused with sea salt, so delicious you don't even need an ice cream cone or any other toppings!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>Chocolate Peanut Butter - </b></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwN2RU10g6ky7aN1Nggtfx_L7_vhUwkpm2V8XuGTxtZOeJJlAqqiO9ytbHBSw2a10cyAILcH0uzLjnVHqOjaTrA_TqmLcNVQ4_B9uhz439oSawR6diryWmkwCCmuvpU1HVb9BWH2tuKCw/s1600/chocolate+peanut+butter+three+twins+ice+cream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwN2RU10g6ky7aN1Nggtfx_L7_vhUwkpm2V8XuGTxtZOeJJlAqqiO9ytbHBSw2a10cyAILcH0uzLjnVHqOjaTrA_TqmLcNVQ4_B9uhz439oSawR6diryWmkwCCmuvpU1HVb9BWH2tuKCw/s320/chocolate+peanut+butter+three+twins+ice+cream.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Smooth and creamy peanut butter ice cream mixed with rich decadent chocolate and the best part, peanut butter cups! Perfect treat on a hot Summer day!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Other Flavors:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>Lemon Cookie</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>-so sad that Whole Foods didn't carry it, so wanted to try it!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Mocha Difference</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Cookies and Cream</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Dad's Cardamom</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Fair Trade Vanilla Bean Speck</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Vanilla Chocolate Chip</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Bittersweet Chocolate</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Chocolate Malt</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Mint Confetti</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="line-height: 33.59375px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Strawberry Je Ne Sais Quoi</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Website:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://threetwinsicecream.com/">http://threetwinsicecream.com/</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Face Book:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/threetwinsicecream">https://www.facebook.com/threetwinsicecream</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Twitter:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/threetwins"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>https://twitter.com/threetwins</i></span></a></div>

Three Twins Ice Cream Review

During the Summer months sometimes you just need to cool down with a sweet cold treat and what better way to cool off with some ice cream!Whether it's chocolaty or fruity I'm a huge fan of ice cream. As a kid I would wait for the sound of the bell of…

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11 shocking facts about US wages and taxes

1. U.S. corporate earnings<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/03/04/1665281/corporate-profits-worker-income/" rel="nofollow"> rose almost 20 times faster than workers' earnings</a> since the end of 2008. Corporate profit increased at an annualized rate of 20.1 percent but disposable income inched ahead by 1.4 percent annually over the same period, after adjusting for inflation.<br />2. <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/06/30/258388/corporate-profits-recovery/">88 percent</a> of national income growth went to corporate profits from 2009-11, while just one percent went to workers’ wages.<br />3. Total wages<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/03/news/economy/record-corporate-profits/"> fell to a record low of 43.5 percent of gross domestic product</a> in the third quarter of 2012. Until 1975, wages almost always accounted for at least half of GDP.<br /><div>4. In 1968, when the <a href="http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=10563" rel="nofollow">minimum wage was $10.65 an hour</a> (adjusted for inflation), the U.S. unemployment rate was half of what it is today, 3.7 percent vs. 7.5 percent.<br />5. The<a href="http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=10563" rel="nofollow"> minimum wage adjusted for a 135 percent increase in productivity</a> and inflation since 1968 should be $25 an hour.<br />6. Australia has a<a href="http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=10553" rel="nofollow"> minimum wage of $16</a> and the <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/08/08/australian-unemployment-big-issue-in-elections/" rel="nofollow">unemployment rate is 5.7 percent</a>, nearly two points lower than in the U.S.<br />7. The United States ranks<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/04/15/map-how-35-countries-compare-on-child-poverty-the-u-s-is-ranked-34th/" rel="nofollow"> 34th out of 35 developed countries</a> on child poverty (behind Romania).<br />8. <a href="http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/low-pay-keeps-millennials-stuck-home5319">36 percent of the nation's millennials</a> (ages 18 to 31) were living in a parent's home, the highest number in 40 years. 9. The United States has the <a href="http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=10563" rel="nofollow">second-lowest minimum wage</a> of 25 developed countries.<br />10. A 40-hour work week on minimum wage is <a href="http://www.geekosystem.com/40-hour-work-week-minimum-wage/" rel="nofollow">not enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment</a> anywhere in the United States.<br />11. Today, U.S. corporations supply less than 9 percent of federal revenue today because of tax avoidance. In 1952, the <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/12/10/1308981/chart-corporate-profits-skyrocket-while-corporate-taxes-plummet/" rel="nofollow">corporate income tax accounted for about one third of of all federal tax revenue</a>.<br /><br /><br /></div>

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1. U.S. corporate earnings rose almost 20 times faster than workers' earnings since the end of 2008. Corporate profit increased at an annualized rate of 20.1 percent but disposable income inched ahead by 1.4 percent annually over the same period, aft…

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Hump Day is blah day!

Hello everyone.  I'm not posting much today.  I've been a little under the weather - NOT BELVIQ RELATED!!  So I just wanted to let you all know I am still alive lol.  <br /><br /><br />I hope you all have a fantastic Hump day

Hump Day is blah day!

Hello everyone.  I'm not posting much today.  I've been a little under the weather - NOT BELVIQ RELATED!!  So I just wanted to let you all know I am still alive lol.  I hope you all have a fantastic Hump day…

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Today's Archi-Meme from Above

The architecture news spreading like crazy around the Internet today concerns a rooftop structure in Beijing that local officials have demanded be tore down. Here is <a href="http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1296116/beijing-man-builds-illegal-rooftop-villa-apartment-block">the story at South China Morning Post</a>. Professor Zhang Biqing spent six years building what's referred to in the article as a "rooftop garden villa," with fake rocks and real vegetation above his penthouse apartment. His concerned neighbors are now getting their way, as he has 15 day to demolish the illegal structure.<br /><br /><a href="http://binged.it/14cmVI7"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgic1R2O7pJgxI9pPsv8pvQ1jH-vUuAmCKyEOO-vUAXMA0uSoLzJHIoT1IdStdfOaCIXbNPYGAAADbzYc3WDTBgBYagFr6z_xAPBtrvNS8OThGKU4qHaJpQyTEqTgF5OKpbBm_f-kr3ZQgH/s1600/Beijing-aerial.jpg" /></a><br />[Photo from <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/08/illegal-beijing-mountain/">Colossal</a> | aerial from <a href="http://binged.it/14cmVI7">Bing Maps</a>]<br /><br />None of the coverage I came across located the building in question. After some sleuthing and aerial browsing, I think I found it. Click the image above to see the building and its surroundings at Bing Maps (here is the <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/490T9">link to Google Maps</a>).

Today's Archi-Meme from Above

The architecture news spreading like crazy around the Internet today concerns a rooftop structure in Beijing that local officials have demanded be tore down. Here is the story at South China Morning Post. Professor Zhang Biqing spent six years buildi…

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Today's archidose #696

Here are some photos of the <a href="http://www.rmit.com/CAPITALWORKS/designhub">RMIT Design Hub</a> (2012) in Melbourne, Australia, by <a href="http://www.seangodsell.com/">Sean Godsell Architects</a> with <a href="http://www.pta.com.au/">Peddle Thorp Architects</a>.<br /><br />Photographs by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65721671@N04/">Christopher Brown</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65721671@N04/8667964362/" title="RMIT Design Hub by See.jay, on Flickr"><img alt="RMIT Design Hub" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8529/8667964362_579668ef37_c.jpg" width="543" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65721671@N04/8667963454/" title="RMIT Design Hub by See.jay, on Flickr"><img alt="RMIT Design Hub" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8533/8667963454_08cdb33e96_c.jpg" width="504" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65721671@N04/8667959714/" title="Design Hub Courtyard steps by See.jay, on Flickr"><img alt="Design Hub Courtyard steps" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8542/8667959714_fce00bb8fd_c.jpg" width="521" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65721671@N04/9382298483/" title="Multipurpose room by See.jay, on Flickr"><img alt="Multipurpose room" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3704/9382298483_4ebe767994_c.jpg" width="641" /></a><br /><br />Photographs by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunnyfotos/">phunnyfotos</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunnyfotos/9506607727/" title="RMIT Design Hub 7 by phunnyfotos, on Flickr"><img alt="RMIT Design Hub 7" height="640" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3706/9506607727_72c93a85d4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunnyfotos/9504422329/" title="RMIT Design Hub 6 by phunnyfotos, on Flickr"><img alt="RMIT Design Hub 6" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2846/9504422329_4a4e24263e_c.jpg" width="530" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunnyfotos/9498948565/" title="RMIT Design Hub 3 by phunnyfotos, on Flickr"><img alt="RMIT Design Hub 3" height="640" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3764/9498948565_c302876cd0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunnyfotos/9497646561/" title="RMIT Design Hub 1 by phunnyfotos, on Flickr"><img alt="RMIT Design Hub 1" height="428" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3773/9497646561_76847651b7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunnyfotos/9506896344/" title="RMIT Design Hub 4 by phunnyfotos, on Flickr"><img alt="RMIT Design Hub 4" height="448" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2817/9506896344_3c7e8a7b4a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunnyfotos/9498129745/" title="RMIT Design Hub 2 by phunnyfotos, on Flickr"><img alt="RMIT Design Hub 2" height="443" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3783/9498129745_56721d91d0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunnyfotos/9504287183/" title="RMIT Design Hub 5 by phunnyfotos, on Flickr"><img alt="RMIT Design Hub 5" height="474" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3827/9504287183_38f7e7f410_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #696

Here are some photos of the RMIT Design Hub (2012) in Melbourne, Australia, by Sean Godsell Architects with Peddle Thorp Architects.Photographs by Christopher Brown:Photographs by phunnyfotos:To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just::…

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refinishing the bench - part 2

So the bench.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgoVhKlHlDc2o4BKpkY9YtzlB1SvD8Lhrh6weEFm2FA-VMkpQR8vryLXPnJFagOzp-A3TbXH0iTYNe4wrCezsjgq5EnRM_DbNF11jt66_lIwE819kwxBeTRTFgGSjxpoOE5USNgXhtp2f/s1600/sandingbench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgoVhKlHlDc2o4BKpkY9YtzlB1SvD8Lhrh6weEFm2FA-VMkpQR8vryLXPnJFagOzp-A3TbXH0iTYNe4wrCezsjgq5EnRM_DbNF11jt66_lIwE819kwxBeTRTFgGSjxpoOE5USNgXhtp2f/s640/sandingbench.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />When last we left our story (<a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/08/refinishing-bench.html" target="_blank">read part 1 here</a>), it looked something like this.<br /><br />After all the sanding was complete, and my tears were dried, I called over my mom and dad to take a look at what I was working with. After decades of refinishing furniture and selling it, they are like the experts on Antique Roadshow. I bring them things, they tell me the good/bad news and then I jump for joy or kick them out of the house, depending on their answer.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The verdict - it was determined I was looking at a piece made of at least two different types of wood. Damn you furniture!<br /><br />But after a cool down period I realized/remembered that this is <i>not</i> a fancy piece. This is backwoods furniture y'all. The people sitting in these pews were most likely in their farmer overalls rather than suits so it was never meant to be a fine antique.<br /><br />So I gave in and decided I couldn't fight an old church pew. (its probably sacrilegious or something) It will be whatever it is. After all, I have it (and love it) because of its history, not its beauty.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQFlDSHpaIhMtrv6ms1LygxoDaufRJ7EJ-oEyJ1rP8x7bYd9hzNU3P2eN4y3wEmY7D2BuhyphenhyphenaGXFgJrLgytf6CISF6l2n-00AfKAK3BMehNTVNhGbBOSHWgl1Dfw2FUAmBux1ahX0Vv8Dk/s1600/RefinishingBench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQFlDSHpaIhMtrv6ms1LygxoDaufRJ7EJ-oEyJ1rP8x7bYd9hzNU3P2eN4y3wEmY7D2BuhyphenhyphenaGXFgJrLgytf6CISF6l2n-00AfKAK3BMehNTVNhGbBOSHWgl1Dfw2FUAmBux1ahX0Vv8Dk/s400/RefinishingBench.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br />So all though some spots never came out, no matter how much I sanded, I decided it was time to move on and stain. Embrace the character. Embrace the character. (this is my staining the bench mantra)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBnlZUYT8S7KBZQazTyTFZ2tmfNzTjTefX5ohKoj3CjvSKcMCV2p5HqDU6FhsMN9MGGntByPYQGyUJoDKoiPC_q7D2Kk6Z0ynMkxYRjkTj5NWHAp_qQAJ1lKIdhwH1olX1GCQjoh-QWI8/s1600/RefinshedBenchcloseup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBnlZUYT8S7KBZQazTyTFZ2tmfNzTjTefX5ohKoj3CjvSKcMCV2p5HqDU6FhsMN9MGGntByPYQGyUJoDKoiPC_q7D2Kk6Z0ynMkxYRjkTj5NWHAp_qQAJ1lKIdhwH1olX1GCQjoh-QWI8/s640/RefinshedBenchcloseup.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />And after three coats of stain and two coats of clear polyurethane here she is. Some of her red paint still shows thru (some wood 'released' the paint better than others) and I like that. It is a reminder of how it looked as I grew up and my little nod to all the years my parents had it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaHpksXFtn3-rAmxlgiYqoNFMJ4UDJvnGXxFKbWDaSOezzyljRfZ_sYT2ZLEEEyf-Q7Z4dZqtzyWKjP6eAwB7giNqFuIM8OVt3sRGTz9HKxw_4d_GgTNuo0xsvkg1GEy0HMHxqpHkqJhB/s1600/RefinshedBenchlong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaHpksXFtn3-rAmxlgiYqoNFMJ4UDJvnGXxFKbWDaSOezzyljRfZ_sYT2ZLEEEyf-Q7Z4dZqtzyWKjP6eAwB7giNqFuIM8OVt3sRGTz9HKxw_4d_GgTNuo0xsvkg1GEy0HMHxqpHkqJhB/s640/RefinshedBenchlong.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AI6PyfvPLi7S_l9Ff0CzqtiR5dnVayZ2ZDeiy6Tn7jkutlE3YeLM2Nm6XeOBLYXXZzJC2EjFvGEx9bB_lZuqao9ev9tOKk7SER-vTGuLwvaJM_8O40b8EuMeT05ZIu3kljRlpy3G_lOO/s1600/RefinshedBenchend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AI6PyfvPLi7S_l9Ff0CzqtiR5dnVayZ2ZDeiy6Tn7jkutlE3YeLM2Nm6XeOBLYXXZzJC2EjFvGEx9bB_lZuqao9ev9tOKk7SER-vTGuLwvaJM_8O40b8EuMeT05ZIu3kljRlpy3G_lOO/s400/RefinshedBenchend.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AJwE7MrrVuZq8C7JCoz95MDqGtiFakEsqj00hfKcFRfYtY4GF5lLqtSmbo8EuifBe-WwnPdFtAdYjdLxjoGVDZ9x8N9GrKS6bGvk9Yq0o0uzzfIMHFX_AYQ5Y8fiqVMNpT_psW5XbFac/s1600/RefinishedBench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AJwE7MrrVuZq8C7JCoz95MDqGtiFakEsqj00hfKcFRfYtY4GF5lLqtSmbo8EuifBe-WwnPdFtAdYjdLxjoGVDZ9x8N9GrKS6bGvk9Yq0o0uzzfIMHFX_AYQ5Y8fiqVMNpT_psW5XbFac/s640/RefinishedBench.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSh3jDWwQJDOaWsdumYl14eH9HfLCIzOOSnENnYp3Pq0zHmnevXhOl2oE3NyfYYUkJRHu5nOvOINysEk_ZY4n-NP2g3KmUU7vqTp0SWlDge81iwUVOsKd6CYm-MFbo1JAB2DRzMelJ5X0/s1600/RefinishedChurchPew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSh3jDWwQJDOaWsdumYl14eH9HfLCIzOOSnENnYp3Pq0zHmnevXhOl2oE3NyfYYUkJRHu5nOvOINysEk_ZY4n-NP2g3KmUU7vqTp0SWlDge81iwUVOsKd6CYm-MFbo1JAB2DRzMelJ5X0/s640/RefinishedChurchPew.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Ignore that table behind the bench and those lamps, that's a whole other post.<br /><br />This isn't a tutorial on refinishing (obviously) but rather just a tale to remember that not all furniture will cooperate with your plan. And sometimes that's for the best. Love what you have and it will work for you.<br /><br />Have you ever had a bossy piece of furniture that wouldn't cooperate? </div>

refinishing the bench - part 2

So the bench.When last we left our story (read part 1 here), it looked something like this.After all the sanding was complete, and my tears were dried, I called over my mom and dad to take a look at what I was working with. After decades of refinishi…

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Waynesboro's Brown Bag Express announces closing

Every morning for the past two years the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrownBagExpress?hc_location=stream">Brown Bag Express</a> restaurant in Waynesboro announced its daily specials with friendly messages on Facebook. However, this morning owner Faith Ayres posted a different message:<br /><blockquote>I'm sorry to say that we will be closing our business on Thursday August 15th. We will miss all of our customers. Thank you for your business for the last 2+ years!</blockquote>It was a surprise to those in the community who have become accustomed to running by 133 N. Wayne Avenue for delicious comfort foods on the go.<br /><br />Every morning, Monday through Friday, the day's specials were announced with familiar chirpy announcements:<br /><blockquote>Happy Wednesday! Today I'll have Mac & Cheese, Steamed Broccoli & Steamed Corn for hot sides. I have Chocolate Cake w/Peanut Butter Frosting, Strawberry Cake, German Chocolate Cake, Spice Cake, Chocolate Cake, Brownies, Chocolate Chip Cookies & Muffins for baked goods. See you later!</blockquote>Reporter Roger Gonzales with the <i><a href="http://www.dailyprogress.com/newsvirginian/quick-bite-for-those-on-the-run/article_d3b34b80-f7a8-11e2-ba72-0019bb30f31a.html#.UfZUXlxJTa8.facebook">News-Virginian</a></i> highlighted the restaurant two weeks ago, noting at that time that they were weathering the difficulties of lower traffic due to downtown construction and blocked streets. Now it sounds like it may have had more of an impact than the Brown Bag Express could take.

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Every morning for the past two years the Brown Bag Express restaurant in Waynesboro announced its daily specials with friendly messages on Facebook. However, this morning owner Faith Ayres posted a different message:I'm sorry to say that we will be c…

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Sylvia Martinez and The Maker Movement: Invent to Learn, Tinker to Teach! #makered #makerspace

The <strong><a href="http://www.inventtolearn.com/resources/" target="_blank">Maker Movement</a></strong> is here.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWZfxlH7-37hBh3ciheUqwMAew5yPB7QPtACh5u2mE_LnkUvA3NZAt7dDiE5_y6_3vwcJWq5rmeOR7mcfUHpwNkNrLtPGbVOkdFobBtqKYJM4Gx2AIAp6NIQdZP8s2i_dKfRrrnpenBhh/s1600/3d-invent-to-learn.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWZfxlH7-37hBh3ciheUqwMAew5yPB7QPtACh5u2mE_LnkUvA3NZAt7dDiE5_y6_3vwcJWq5rmeOR7mcfUHpwNkNrLtPGbVOkdFobBtqKYJM4Gx2AIAp6NIQdZP8s2i_dKfRrrnpenBhh/s320/3d-invent-to-learn.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Invent to Learn by Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager<br /> is the definitive book on the Maker Movement<br />in Schools</td></tr></tbody></table><br />What do 3D printers, Rasberry pi programing units, scrapbooks and woodworking have in common? They are all part of the <strong>Maker movement</strong> a growing effort to reinvent creativity by letting kids and people create.<br /><br />Libraries are incorporating <strong>maker spaces</strong> and many people are reading the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0989151107/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0989151107&linkCode=as2&tag=httpwwwbrighc-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><b>Invent To Learn</b></a> by Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager.<br /><br />If you want to know more about this movement, take a listen to <a href="http://www.twitter.com/smartinez" target="_blank">Sylvia Martinez</a> (see below on how to listen). We talked about how this method can positively impact our "STEM pipeline" and how we can foster the love of problem solving in many ways in the classroom. We also discussed managing maker spaces in the classroom and the many technologies being used in the maker movement. I learned a lot and highly recommend the book.<br /><br /><h3>My thoughts on the book, Invent to Learn</h3>Don't think this is a movement that is something new. It is actually built upon some profound research into how we all learn. I think every education professor should read this book as well as principals, curriculum directors, and librarians. Innovative teachers will want to read it as well.<br /><br />It is a book full of research and citations. The authors don't write something without backing it up in research. I do admit that I'm halfway through and have sometimes flipped to the back -- I'm totally sold, I'm just getting into the "how" now and am sure I'll be sharing more as I build my own maker spaces in my classroom. In many ways, I already have these spaces but need to utilize them better. This fits very well with <a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2013/05/engage-students-supercharge-learning.html" target="_blank">Genius Hour work</a>, in my opinion.<br /><br /><b>Listen to the show: </b><br /><i>If you need help getting started with listening to the show or are having problems, see the Podcast page for a tutorial.</i><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1177:teaching-teachers-with-technology&catid=91:every-classroom-matters&Itemid=259" target="_blank">Listen in your web browser</a> (Internet Explorer is best)</li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/every-classroom-matters-cool/id606677009" target="_blank">Listen on iTunes</a> (Click "Learning by Doing")</li></ul><br /><br />—–<br /><h1>Show Notes</h1><div>Here are some notes and resources that will help you understand and discuss the concepts discussed in this show.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0989151107/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0989151107&linkCode=as2&tag=httpwwwbrighc-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom</a><br />by Sylvia Martinez & Gary Stager</div><div><br /></div><h4>Invent to Learn Book Authors</h4><div>Sylvia Martinez:</div><div>Blog: <a href="http://blog.genyes.org/">http://blog.genyes.org/</a></div><div>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/smartinez" target="_blank">@smartinez</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Gary Stager:</div><div>Blog: <a href="http://stager.tv/blog/">http://stager.tv/blog/</a></div><div>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/garystager">https://twitter.com/garystager</a></div><div><br /></div><h4>Invent to Learn Book Resources:</h4><div>Intent to Learn Website: <a href="http://www.inventtolearn.com/">http://www.inventtolearn.com/</a></div><div>Resource Page  : <a href="http://www.inventtolearn.com/resources/">http://www.inventtolearn.com/resources/</a> <i>(a useful chapter by chapter set of hyperlinks. I wish every book did this.)</i></div><div><a href="http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2011/06/08/8-big-ideas-of-the-constructionist-learning-lab/" target="_blank">8 Big Ideas of the Constructionist Learning Lab</a> by Sylvia Martinez</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h4>Important Aspects of the Maker Movement mentioned on the show</h4><div><ul><li><a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/" target="_blank">Raspberry Pi</a> (See <a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=49" target="_blank">Rasberry Pi Teaching and Learning Resources</a>)</li><li>Physical Computing</li><li>Programming</li><li>3D printing</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h4>Hashtags for the Maker Movement that Sylvia Recommends </h4><div><i>(I've linked to the searches below on Twitter)</i>: </div><div><ul><li>#<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23makered&mode=relevance&src=typd" target="_blank">makered </a></li><li>#<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23makerspace&mode=relevance&src=typd" target="_blank">makerspace</a></li><li>#<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23inventtolearn&mode=relevance&src=typd" target="_blank">inventtolearn </a></li></ul><div>Make Do: <a href="https://mymakedo.com/">https://mymakedo.com/</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Maker Faire Information: <a href="http://makerfaire.com/">http://makerfaire.com/</a></div><br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link (for the book mentioned) and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and I believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's <a href="http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html" target="_blank">16 CFR, Part 255</a>: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising"</span></blockquote>

EDUCATION every classroom matters innovation Teaching Technology Sylvia Martinez and The Maker Movement: Invent to Learn, Tinker to Teach! #makered #makerspace

The Maker Movement is here.Invent to Learn by Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager is the definitive book on the Maker Movementin SchoolsWhat do 3D printers, Rasberry pi programing units, scrapbooks and woodworking have in common? They are all part of the…

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Today's Teamster News 08.14.13

<a href="http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/teamsters-st-james-heading-to-mediation/article_4bd0ca15-2fb7-5142-ad69-0c17368f4f61.html" rel="nofollow">Teamsters, St. James heading to mediation</a>  Billings Gazette   ...The Teamsters Union and St. James Healthcare will start labor contract mediation on Aug. 20. Members of the union, one of three at the hospital, have been working without a contract for over a year, according to Dan Doogan, secretary-treasurer for the Teamsters regional district...<br /><a href="http://timesleader.com/news/local-news/747723/37.5-hour-work-week-proposed" rel="nofollow">37.5-hour work week proposed for union members</a>  Times Leader   ...With six union contracts expiring at the end of the year, Luzerne County Council members in Pennsylvania are trying to set pay and benefit goals they want negotiated into new collective bargaining agreements for workers, including members represented by Teamsters Local 401...<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/justice-dept-states-challenge-proposed-11-billion-airline-merger/2013/08/13/e3b25a28-0426-11e3-bfc5-406b928603b2_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboNE_b" rel="nofollow">Justice Dept, states challenge proposed airline merger between US Airways, American</a>  Associated Press   ...The federal government is challenging the proposed merger of US Airways and American Airlines, a deal between two of the largest airlines that it says would result in “substantial harm to consumers” in the form of higher fares and fees...<br /><a href="http://www.wbay.com/story/23127508/police-arrest-20-protesters-at-wis-capitol" rel="nofollow">Police arrest 20 protesters at Wisconsin Capitol</a>  WBAY   ...Police have arrested more protesters in the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda. Protesters have been showing up in the rotunda almost every noon hour for more than two years to sing songs against Republican Governor Scott Walker...<br /><a href="http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/com-march-labor/com-march-labor" rel="nofollow">At March on Washington, organized labor gave MLK a hand</a>  The Republic   ...Fifty years ago this month, Hank Lacayo, an up-and-coming labor leader in Southern California, received a call instructing him to come to Washington, D.C. Something big was in the works. The phone call was placed at the direction of Walter Reuther, the legendary national president of the UAW. The big thing on the horizon was a planned March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom planned Aug. 28...<br /><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-austerity-and-prosperity-20130812,0,1615487.story?track=rss" rel="nofollow">Inequality is hindering economic growth </a> Baltimore Sun   ...Our economy has grown at roughly the same rate as other advanced industrial economies. But unlike other countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, our growth has overwhelmingly benefited the well off...<br /><a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/08/10/increased_wages_wont_reduce_employment_partner/singleton/" rel="nofollow">Higher wages won’t increase unemployment!</a>  Salon   ...Conservatives on the right contend that higher salaries mean fewer jobs. A wealth of research suggests otherwise...<br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/hard-times-usa/5-reasons-congress-should-be-deeply-ashamed-about-jobs" rel="nofollow">5 Reasons Congress Should Be Deeply Ashamed About Jobs</a>  AlterNet   ...Congress has not only made the job search more difficult for average Americans, but has also impeded the process...<br /><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/08/13/2452301/nj-lonegan-koch-brothers/" rel="nofollow">New Jersey Republicans Nominate Koch Brothers Operative For Senate </a> Think Progress   ...The New Jersey Republicans voted Tuesday — in a low-turnout primary — to nominate Steve Lonegan for the remainder of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s (D) term. Lonegan, the former New Jersey head for the Koch Brothers’ Americans for Prosperity, will face Newark Mayor Corey Booker (D) in an October 16 special election...<br /><a href="http://www.julesburgadvocate.com/ci_22612998?source=most_viewed" rel="nofollow">U.S. automakers praise G-20 for opposing currency manipulation</a>  Detroit News   ...U.S. automakers on Sunday praised a group of 20 major nations for recognizing the harm caused to the global trading system by countries like Japan, who are manipulating their currencies to gain a competitive advantage for their exporters...<br /><a href="http://two%20minnesota%20public%20employee%20unions%20ratify%20new%20contracts%20%20star%20tribune/" rel="nofollow">Two Minnesota public employee unions ratify new contracts</a>   Star Tribune   ...About 32,000 unionized state employees have ratified contracts that call for pay hikes of 3 percent per year, the biggest increases they’ve received since the national economy nosedived in 2007-08...<br /><a href="http://sheltonherald.com/23516/minimum-wage-in-ct-will-increase-to-9-an-hour/" rel="nofollow">Minimum wage in CT will increase to $9 an hour</a>  The Shelton Herald   ...The minimum wage in Connecticut will increase by 75 cents during the next year and a half. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed legislation that hikes the minimum wage in two stages — from the current $8.25 an hour to $8.70 on Jan. 1, 2014, and then to $9 on Jan. 1, 2015...<br /><a href="http://timesleader.com/news/apfeatures/5108519447486709795/BART-unions-resume-talks-as-senators-add-pressure" rel="nofollow">BART, unions resume talks as senators add pressure</a>  Associated Press   ...Bay Area Rapid Transit's management and employee unions resumed <a href="http://timesleader.com/news/apfeatures/5108519447486709795/BART-unions-resume-talks-as-senators-add-pressure" rel="nofollow">contract negotiations</a> Thursday as California's two senators urged the parties resolve the labor dispute and head off a crippling <a href="http://timesleader.com/news/apfeatures/5108519447486709795/BART-unions-resume-talks-as-senators-add-pressure" rel="nofollow">transit</a> strike...<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/hillary-clinton-nc-voter-id_n_3746321.html" rel="nofollow">Hillary Clinton: NC Voter ID Bill 'Reads Like The Greatest Hits Of Voter Suppression'</a> (Video) Huffington Post   ...Hillary Clinton denounced recent voter identification legislation in a <a href="http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/AddressesM">speech</a> at the American Bar Association's annual conference on Monday.  Clinton criticized the Supreme Court <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/voting-rights-act-supreme-court_n_3429810.html">decision</a> that she believes "stripped out the pre-clearance formula that made [the Voting Rights Act] so effective..."<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/13/disney-princesses-for-equal-pay_n_3748479.html" rel="nofollow">'Disney Princesses For Equal Pay' Is Brilliant, Hilarious And Informative</a>   Huffington Post   ...All women want equal pay -- even Disney princesses. Jenny Joslin and Annette Mia Flores of the production company Texpats came up with a hilarious and creative way to raise awareness about the wage gap. Because who doesn't like Disney?...<br /><a href="http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/08/state_must_pay_500000_to_end_c.html" rel="nofollow">State must pay $500,000 to end court fight over overtime pay for prison guards</a>  Patriot News   ...A federal judge has approved a settlement requiring the state to pay $500,000 to end a class-action lawsuit filed by 247 Pennsylvania state prison corrections officers who claimed they were illegally denied overtime pay...<br /><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/13/5645498/billions-in-federal-transportation.html" rel="nofollow">Billions in federal transportation funds riding on California's new pension law</a>  Sacramento Bee   ...Less than a year after California lawmakers mandated sweeping changes for state and local government pensions, federal officials are poised to cut off billions of dollars in transportation funding because of the new laws. The Teamsters and two other unions have backed a measure that would exclude 20,000 mass transit workers statewide from the pension-change law...

Today's Teamster News 08.14.13

Teamsters, St. James heading to mediation  Billings Gazette   ...The Teamsters Union and St. James Healthcare will start labor contract mediation on Aug. 20. Members of the union, one of three at the hospital, have been working without a contract fo…

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 08/14/2013

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paZscyDLA9A">Premium Polling-Creating Quizzes with Celly - YouTube</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I'm testing cel.ly right now. Here's the instructions about how to use cel.ly for creating quizzes. Of course, all of your students will need access to a phone to test this, but it does have basic information on how to do this. This is cool.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9A107lmL3M">Premium Polling-Creating Quizzes with Celly - YouTube</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I'm testing cel.ly right now. Here's the instructions about how to use cel.ly for creating quizzes. Of course, all of your students will need access to a phone to test this, but it does have basic information on how to do this. This is cool.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://dottech.org/89331/how-to-use-google-calendar-on-windows-8/">[Windows 8] How to add Google Calendar to Windows 8 Calendar app [2nd Edition] | Reviews, news, tips, and tricks | dotTech</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This is the only way I've found to access Google calendar on Windows 8. The two companies, Microsoft and Google, aren't working together. This is not smart for either of them, I think, but I'll work around it for now.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 08/14/2013

Premium Polling-Creating Quizzes with Celly - YouTube I'm testing cel.ly right now. Here's the instructions about how to use cel.ly for creating quizzes. Of course, all of your students will need access to a pho…

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Attachable Lens for iPhone and Android Smartphones Will Hit the Market: SONY

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now mobile photography will get new definition and clarity with the help of Sony’s lenses. It can be attached with your iPhone or smart phones. This will definitely change your experience of photography. Now you don’t need to go with an extra gadget on your picnic or in your friend’s marriage. SonyAlphaRumors has leaked few pictures of external attachable lens for iPhone and smart phones manufactured by Sony.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ewONBVAdtvI/Ugs9wEyt-SI/AAAAAAAAAKY/lh77nqv7pes/s1600/QX10_with_XperiaZ_1-1200_zps5b5d60f8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Attachable Lens for iPhone and Android smartphones from Sony" border="0" height="256" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ewONBVAdtvI/Ugs9wEyt-SI/AAAAAAAAAKY/lh77nqv7pes/s320/QX10_with_XperiaZ_1-1200_zps5b5d60f8.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SonyAlphaRumors.com</td></tr></tbody></table></div><h4 style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Technical specification: </span></h4><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: inherit;">DSC-QX10 and DSC-QX100 are not just lenses, they have built-in sensor, Wi-Fi/NFC wireless connection, Bionz processor and a slot for SD card. Lens has not its personal LCD screen and no common camera control. You can control these lenses through your Android based tablet or any smartphone. It can work only for android and iOS devices.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dtPo9lWRkP4/Ugs-jfYD5rI/AAAAAAAAAKg/Xq7bRaGxRVI/s1600/DSC-QX100_DSC-QX10_InSituation_01_Xperia-Z-1200_zps932fca38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dtPo9lWRkP4/Ugs-jfYD5rI/AAAAAAAAAKg/Xq7bRaGxRVI/s320/DSC-QX100_DSC-QX10_InSituation_01_Xperia-Z-1200_zps932fca38.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SonyAlphaRumors.com</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is first of its type and can be magnetically attached with your device. Two different sensors are available in lens, one is 20.2-megapixel Exmor R sensor and f/1.8 Carl Zeiss lens from the Sony RX100 II and a 10X zoom lens with 1/2 ,3 inch 18-megapixel CMOS sensor is the quality of second model.</span><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Recently another leak related to Sony came in market, related to company’s forthcoming flagship smartphone, Sony Xperia i1 or Honami. The rumors said about this device that a display of 5.0 inch, full HD powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and will run on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. This Smartphone also oppose the dust and water. The device is expected to introduce at an occasion on September’s first week in Berlin. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/100638775997274345522" rel="author">Anil Swami</a></div></div>

android Camera iphone Lens Sony Attachable Lens for iPhone and Android Smartphones Will Hit the Market: SONY

Now mobile photography will get new definition and clarity with the help of Sony’s lenses. It can be attached with your iPhone or smart phones. This will definitely change your experience of photography. Now you don’t need to go with an extra gadget …

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What Will You Tell Her?

I found this image over at <a href="http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/">Brock Townsend's</a> with the headline saying <a href="http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2013/08/im-going-to-cry.html#comment-form">"I'm Going To Cry"</a>.<br /><br />The more I looked at it, the more it sank in and the closer I came to shedding tears. This is a very powerful image.<br /><br />So I'm asking you.<br /><br />What would you say to this little girl?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9SK9yl2_I0CCUVSjhaLLU0V-k3JdtD7qIYhA9pRjG1n2f7sOaNF8_gaerctPwW2u0F-D4FWRwaKC2v_KDG5w99JJaXvpuB69s4kN1LFoohheoBmhsFEkhKY4hfdoIJhqAv5jhBytVuTL/s1600/1+998537_614626775225574_1274079395_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9SK9yl2_I0CCUVSjhaLLU0V-k3JdtD7qIYhA9pRjG1n2f7sOaNF8_gaerctPwW2u0F-D4FWRwaKC2v_KDG5w99JJaXvpuB69s4kN1LFoohheoBmhsFEkhKY4hfdoIJhqAv5jhBytVuTL/s640/1+998537_614626775225574_1274079395_n.jpg" /></a></div><br />This is why we need to redouble our efforts people.<br /><br />The Fascist bastards are always using our children as a weapon when they tighten the noose.<br />"Think of the children" is their battle cry.<br /><br /><br />We need to step up to the plate and get right back in their faces and tell them one simple truth,<br /><br />"We are and that is why you are wrong"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you Brock.<br /><br /><b>Update;</b><br /><br />Dammit.<br />I wasn't paying enough attention. Brock linked to it from <a href="http://ninetymilesfromtyranny.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-worst-nightmare.html">Mike at 90 Miles From Tyranny</a>. <br /><br />My apologies to Mike for the oversight but I am going to let the post stand as is.

What Will You Tell Her?

I found this image over at Brock Townsend's with the headline saying "I'm Going To Cry".The more I looked at it, the more it sank in and the closer I came to shedding tears. This is a very powerful image.So I'm asking you.What would you say to this l…

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