Once a week I have three hours to kill in East Austin. I kill them at Denny's, because it's close to where I need to pick up R when she's done, and because they play 60s and 70s rock–my music. I usually take my laptop and sit at one of the two tables near an outlet, so I can write.
This last time I was busy writing, really getting into it between dinner and dessert, when I heard, "Hey! No! Out! Right now! Go on, out!" I looked up, still half in my other world, and saw the evening's manager shoo out a homeless man, and then taking two empty plates to the kitchen. When he came back out I walked up to the counter and asked if he just threw that gentleman out because he was homeless.
I'm not sure I believe that he he wished he could, because he reacted to that homeless man in exactly the same way I do when I catch my dog licking the plates. Either way, damn lawsuits! By then the homeless man was long gone, so I mumbled that I understood, but that it was too bad, and I sat back down, not able to get back into my writing for a while.
Imagine being so hungry that you'd sneak in and eat leftovers off a stranger's plate, at the risk of being humiliated the way he was, in front of a full diner. I couldn't get that out of my mind. I also felt that my response was rather weak.
Anyway, eventually I got back to typing, and some twenty minutes later a woman, about my age or a little older, stopped by my table on her way out and asked me if I had complained about the way that homeless man was treated. I replied that I wanted to know what was going on, because it seemed overly harsh. I braced myself because I thought she was going to chide me for defending a no-good hobo, but instead she said she agreed, and good for me that I confronted the manager. I didn't feel that I exactly confronted the manager, because it was all very sudden, but I said that any one of us could be homeless.
Then she told me that she had been, a long time ago, with five children, one still in diapers. She indicated a tall young man in his early twenties, who was paying the bill at the counter. And she said they had their leftovers boxed up on the off chance that they saw the homeless man somewhere outside. "God watches out for us," she said. I replied that I didn't know about that, but that people should watch out for one another, and she agreed. Common ground.
I thanked her for boxing her leftovers and told her I was glad she wasn't homeless anymore, and she thanked me for standing up to the manager, "because maybe he had to, but he could have handled it differently". Yes, that's what I should have said to him! I'll do better next time. And next time I'll also be faster and tell the homeless man–or woman or teenager–to sit down and order a meal on me.
I'm writing this because I know that there are plenty of people who would stand up for someone in a similar situation, if only they weren't taken by surprise. I was, and talking with that woman, I learned what I should have said. So I'll be ready the next time this situation happens. And now you will you be, too.
Meanwhile, remember to always have your leftovers boxed if there's a chance you'll see a homeless person on your way back home, and if it's cold where you are, sleeping bags, tarps, duct tape, etc. are always welcome gifts.
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It's why humans can't solve our most pressing problems and it's why Donald Trump was elected POTUS. In the human condition Ego trumps Empathy and I fear it always will.


Our logo is the main identifier of our brand. Its main task is to build brand recognition and to be a visual representation of who we are and what we stand for.
Our logo comprises a symbol plus the word Visma. The red symbol is a stylized pie diagram that links it to the economic dedication of the organization. The gap of the missing pie slice also symbolizes a «V» for Visma.
In the logo, the word Visma uses a specially designed typeface, set in black capital letters. The name Visma originally derives from the term visual management, and in a broad sense captures the essence of our business.
The Visma corporate logo is to be used on all company communication. The logo (logomark and logotype) should always be used as a single unity. Avoid splitting logomark and logotype. In rare cases using only the logomark might be the right solution, although, this needs to be approved by Corporate Marketing.
Always follow these guidelines when using the logo.
Give the logo breathing room. Key rule: The minimum distance to any other element (including text) equals the size of the logomark when placed on all sides of the logo.
Our logo is commonly used without resizing. On larger print formats as A3, scale the logo proportionally to the size. Make sure to always maintain the aspect ratio when scaling.
Print: Minimum height of the logo when used in prints. 0,5 cm (1/5 inch).
In rare cases there might be a need to use a vertical Visma logo. If the Visma logo has to be rotated, it must always be rotated only 90 degrees and clockwise. See example of this on signboards.
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Any exceptions to this must be approved by Corporate Brand & Project Manager.
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Always use our logo in any marketing communication.
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Our logo is special enough, so stay away from the special effects.
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Our logo doesn't care about other colours. Stay red and black.
Our logo prefers to stand on it's own, not as a part of a product name.
There exists a lot of conventions when it comes to logo usage and placement. Breaking these conventions will diminish our target audiences potential brand recall and weaken our communication.
In Visma we have three ways of using our logo. Try to use the number one option first, then number two. The third option only functions as a last resort when nothing else is possible.
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Logo placed in the right corner on a light or white background. An easy and common way of placing the Visma logo.
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When using images with a light and clean background the logo can be placed on the image.
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The diagonal label can be downloaded in our logo pack or found in the creative cloud for designers.
The diagonal label makes placing the logo easy on otherwise difficult background.
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A white Visma logo might be a good option when the background colour doesn't allow the use of a primary logo.
This logo is only to be used during the rebranding process when the existing profile/design guide of the "Company" applies. It is often referred to as the "A company in Visma" logo. Corp. marketing by Corporate Brand & Project Manager has to be involved in the process of using this logo.
• The two logos "Company" and "A company in Visma" should never appear as one entity/logo, as they are not supposed to be perceived as one integrated logo.
The area, technical limitations etc. are decisive for the setup.
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Ernst Johann von Biron, después Ernst Johann Biron (en ruso: Эрнст Иоганн Бирон; 3 de diciembre de 1690 - 28 de diciembre de 1772), fue duque de Curlandia y Semigalia, amante de Ana de Rusia y regente de Rusia.

Biografía

Era sobrino de Jacob Kettler, duque de Curlandia y Semigalia, que entregó al padre de Biron un pequeño vasallaje. Su abuelo, cuyo nombre propio era Bieren, fue jefe de los establos del Duque de Curlandia, Jacobo III, y dado que le acompañaba a todas partes, se ganó su favor y recibió una granja a modo de gratificación. Bieren tuvo dos hijos. Uno, el tío de Ernst Johann, llegó a ser general del ejército al servicio de Polonia. El otro hijo, padre de nuestro personaje, permaneció en Courlandia y entró al servicio del duque Alejandro.  La única educación que Ernst recibió fue en la Academia de Königsberg (actualmente Kaliningrado), de la que fue expulsado por mala conducta.

El año 1714 se estableció en Rusia en busca de fortuna, y sin éxito intentó ingresar en la corte de la princesa Carlota Cristina de Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, consorte del zar Alexis Petróvich Románov. En Jelgava logró obtener una posición gracias a su hermana, novia del ministro regente Piotr Bestúzhev-Ryumin, quien había tenido una relación amorosa con Ana Ioánnovna. Durante la ausencia de Bestúzhev-Ryumin, Ernst logró reemplazarlo en los favores amorosos de Ana y hace caer en desgracia a su protector, siendo este confinado en Siberia.

Al ascender Ana al trono de Rusia el año 1730, Biron, que mientras tanto había desposado a Madame Benigna von Treyden, se estableció en Moscú donde recibió honores y riquezas. Cuando Ana fue coronada el 9 de mayo de ese mismo año, fue nombrado Gran Chambelán y Conde del Imperio. Con este nombramiento adoptó las armas de la Casa Francesa Biron, además se le confirió una renta de 50.000 coronas anuales.

Muy pronto se hizo muy detestado por los rusos de todas las clases sociales. Este odio provenía de la mala imagen de sus subalternos, que actuaban por cuenta propia. Durante los últimos años del reinado de Ana, el poder de Biron fue en aumento, al igual que su riqueza. Sus aposentos en palacio superaban en elegancia las de la propia zarina y su vestimenta era la más ostentosa de toda la corte.

Su elevada posición le fue de gran ayuda cuando, al extinguirse la línea sucesoria de los duques de Curlandia, él fue nombrado sucesor. Biron era bastante más odiado en Curlandia que en Rusia, pero la voluntad de la Emperatriz era ley y grandes sumas de dinero fueron a parar a las arcas del ahora Duque.

En su lecho de muerte, Ana lo designó regente para el pequeño Iván. Finamente el 26 de octubre de 1740, la regencia fue ratificada por 194 dignatarios.

La regencia de Biron duró exactamente tres meses. La medianoche del 19 de noviembre de 1740 fue sorprendido intentando dar muerte a su antiguo rival, el Generalfeldmarschall Burkhard Christoph von Münnich. La comisión de justicia convocada para revisar el caso, decide condenarlo a muerte por descuartizamiento el 11 de abril de 1741, pero la sentencia fue conmutada por clemencia de la nueva regente, Ana Leopóldovna, madre de Iván. Biron tuvo como condena el confinamiento en Siberia y todas sus propiedades y riquezas fueron confiscadas, las cuales alcanzaban un valor desproporcionado.

Por veintidós años el exregente desaparece de la historia de Rusia. Hasta el año 1762 cuando el zar Pedro III de Rusia lo llama nuevamente a la corte. Biron, que a la fecha contaba con 72 años, era demasiado anciano como para hacerle daño a nadie e incluso cuando Catalina la Grande tomó el mando de Rusia, lo restableció en la regencia de su ducado, donde fue sucedido por su hijo Pedro von Biron.

Murió en su palacio, proyectado por Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, en Jelgava, capital de Curlandia, el 28 de diciembre de 1772.
Tuvo otra hija de su matrimonio, llamada Eduviges Isabel von Biron.

Bibliografía

 Edgardo Franzosini, Il mangiatore di carta (Milano:SugarCo) 1989

Alemanes del Báltico
Nobles de Rusia del siglo XVIII
Amantes reales masculinos
Duques de Curlandia y Semigalia
Caballeros de la Orden de San Andrés
Letones del siglo XVIII

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2017 was the biggest UK Coffee Week to date. It wouldn't have been as amazing as it was without the incredible independent coffee shops who joined us in celebrating great coffee and raising funds for Project Waterfall. Take a look through our top 10 independent coffee shop fundraisers of 2017; will they remain on top for 2018, or will a surprise new comer take the title?
TY has come in 1st place as top fundraiser for 3 years in a row, and are on board for UK Coffee Week 2018 to try and claim that title once again with their amazing fundraising ideas. The team at TY are overflowing with passion and creativity, and they show it every day. Whilst TY Soho may have closed its doors for good last year, TY Seven Dials is still cranking up the support for UK Coffee Week and Project Waterfall, all while serving delicious coffee!
How: Hosted a free Coffee Masterclass, held a raffle, and even threw a Coffee Party.
After claiming 3rd place in our top fundraisers back in 2016, Tintico pulled it out the bag and reached for the top, claiming second! Just a two-minute walk from the Finchley tube station, Tintico is the perfect place for the pre-commute pick me up. Who says you have to sacrifice quality for convenience? If you're looking for a great coffee on the go, or a place to sit and relax for a bit, this lively local spot is perfect. Will they climb even higher and challenge TY for the top fundraiser award?
How: Donated 10p to Project Waterfall from every coffee sold, held a latte art class for new owners and enthusiasts.
Since opening in 2009, Kaffeine has established itself as one of London's pre-eminent coffee venues. With 2 beautiful locations and incredibly talented baristas, Kaffeine has developed a loyal following from London's coffee community. We're thrilled that both Kaffeine venues are taking part again in 2018; they could be in the running to get both stores into the top ten this year!
This small coffee shop in Bethnal Green is also a social enterprise dedicated to working with people affected by homelessness. 2017 was their first year supporting UK Coffee Week, and though smaller than some of the other stores on this list, they were one of the top independent fundraisers. We couldn't be prouder that a social enterprise as awesome as Second Shot supports UK Coffee Week as well!
The Opposite Café aims to be just that, the opposite of your average café. Living by their values of individuality, creativity, community, quality and enthusiasm you can truly see what makes this place (and their other Leeds store) different than the rest. As a community space for all the art students of Leeds, you're sure to find something to inspire you here. We're looking forward to Opposite taking part in 2018!
How: They donated 10p of every hot drink sold for not one, but two weeks!
Like it's namesake, White Mulberries is a sweet find, a rare combination of beautiful setting and great coffee. With beans from some of the top UK and international roasters and even award winning 'super moist' brownies, it is truly a must for any coffee lover. Rana and the team have been a part of UK Coffee Week since the beginning and haven't been out of the top ten since!
These guys have one simple mission: make coffee better for BRistol and beyond. Extract shows their commitment to quality by roasting arabica beans exclusively and working hard to ensure all their coffee is ethically sourced. It was their first ever UK Coffee Week in 2017, so we're really excited to see if they can beat their fundraising amount this year and make it into the top ten again!
There are plenty of coffee shops that do what Stir Coffee does, but few who do it nearly as well. The perfect combination of delicious food, amazing coffee and great location, Stir Coffee in Brixton is a great place to relax and enjoy a great cup of coffee. We hope Stir can pull out a great fundraising campaign for UK Coffee Week again this year!
First appearing on Portobello road in 2015, this Australian outpost of virtuous eating has become a major destination, and not just because of visitors hitting the antique markets. People come here for great food, great coffee and emphasis on healthy living. Another first time participant, Farm Girl pulled it out of the bag to get 9th spot in our top fundraiser list, and we're more than excited to see what they have planned for 2018.
How: Donated the cost of every takeaway cup/lid, donated 50p for every filter coffee sold, and £1 from every coffee based cocktail.
Caravan is firmly within the major leagues of in both London's coffee and casual dining arenas. The knowledgeable baristas, worldly food menu and wide range of coffees offer and excellent opportunity to experiment with coffee and food pairings. Caravan's Laura Harper Hinton sits on the Board of Trustees for Project Waterfall, so she knows just how important it is to be involved in UK Coffee Week and give back. Maybe we'll see their two other stores in the top ten fundraisers this year!
Whichever coffee shops are our top ten fundraisiers for 2018, we're certain that the hundreds of independent coffee shops registered to take part will give it their all to raise a huge amount of funds for Project Waterfall!
UK Coffee Week 2018 will run 16-22 April. If your coffee shop is not yet registered, please get in touch with Laura at lnewby@allegra.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 7691 8814 to get involved!


In Israel, as in most countries, our woodlands and forests are mostly planted on state-owned lands, even those widely known as "JNF forests." Managing these forests for the benefit of the public is clearly the duty of the state, and every modern democracy has created a national forestry service – a governmental agency – to ensure that this precious natural resource is managed in accordance with public and governmental norms. Thus far, however, the State of Israel has not established a national forestry service of its own.
Due to historical circumstances, and for reasons of political and budgetary expediency, Israel outsourced the oversight and management of its forests and woodlands to Keren Kayemet L'Israel – Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), an opaque private organization.
Just in time for Tu B'shvat, the Jewish tradition's "New Year for the trees," the anachronistic relationship between the State and KKL-JNF has been put on the table for rethinking and reforming. In our role as public watchdog for Israel's environment and biodiversity, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) is calling for the termination of the government's privatization of forests, instead demanding the establishment of a true National Forestry Service for Israel.
KKL-JNF is a private organization that was founded in the pre-State era with the express purpose of purchasing land in Palestine for the Zionist movement. Since the creation of the State, KKL-JNF's role has been considerably less clear. KKL-JNF owns approximately 13% of Israel's land, much of it around Israel's urban centers. And most of KKL-JNF's budget is used not for conservation, but for land development – paving roads, establishing settlements, developing agriculture and more.
At the same time, KKL-JNF has planted trees on some of its land and manages them as the de facto forestry service of Israel, and for good reason. In a 1961 charter, the government made KKL-JNF, a private organization, the country's official "forestry service" and afforded it ultimate power, as it is not subject to oversight or control by the government or the public. Currently, KKL-JNF, and no other public body or arm of the government, is charged with determining policies and budgets in the management of our forests.
In reevaluating the KKL-JNF charter with the government, SPNI is voicing its prime and most relevant criticisms of the organization: specifically on the untenable and anti-democratic outsourcing of state authority to KKL-JNF, as well as its negative impact on Israel's environment and unique nature.
It's bad enough to outsource forestry to a non-governmental agency, but it's that much worse to establish a partnership with one that also engages, tirelessly and with deep pockets, in real estate and land development in every conventional sense, creating a built-in conflict of interest for a private organization, with little transparency, subject to no normative governmental or public oversight.
From this stems SPNI's most salient critique of KKL-JNF, namely that while common wisdom sees planting trees and establishing forests as pro-environmental activities that enhance and safeguard nature and biodiversity, KKL-JNF's tree planting campaigns are often development activities that greatly harm the native and natural flora, fauna, and ecosystems.
It has always been part of the Zionist ethos, practically a Zionist commandment, to plant trees in Israel. Often, when I speak about Israel's environment to groups abroad, someone will proudly relate that Israel is the only country in the world that ended the 20th century with more trees than when it began. It's certainly a nice anecdote for Tu B'shvat, but it's a statistic that says nothing about the actual health of our environment. In many places – especially Israel's natural open spaces – the planting of trees itself damages our unique ecosystems and endangered species.
This Tu B'shvat, don't just plant a tree. Think bigger, and help us promote smart planting and the establishment of an Israel National Forestry Service – for the benefit of the public and for the sake of Israel's nature.


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Follow The Green Parrot - Mayaguez Tourists signs. It will take approximately 1 hour to reach Arecbo. You will make a right out of the airport (1st exit - San Juan - Highway 26 - DO NOT GO OVER MOSCOSO BRIDGE). Go under overpass and exit to the right following signs to 22 Bayamon (Autopista - toll road). You will follow 22 to Arecibo and pay approximately $4.50 in tolls (75 cents or $ 1 each toll booth).
Take a left on #115. Take #115, (past Aguada Balneario turn-off on right) approximately 5 miles. On the right will be #413(bo. Puntas - ElFaro sign). Take that 1.5 miles. Stay left after the blue and green gas station (don't go down the hill). Take the right just before the white tire and Brisas (a local bar). Follow the road around to the left a few kilometers, make a right at the white tire. Go down, and stay left, Vista del Mar is the second right colmado. We are about 1/2 of the way down Vista del Mar (rd) on the right hand side. We are the gold and green house with the Texas star on the front.
From the beach road. Vista del Mar is just west from the Beside the Point-Tamboo Tavern. Go up Vista del Mar (rd), we are 1/4 of a mile up on the left hand side just up from Sandy Beach.


Welcome to our blog techmobilecodes.com , on which we are covering series of articles related to Vodafone , Idea , Airtel & Jio Tips & tricks . Earlier we have covered info on Idea Mobile network like Idea Load Code number , Porting of Idea number to other networks , Idea USSD Codes List , Transfer Balance to another Idea Number & many more . Today we are coming another important info on IDEA , i.e. checking of idea internet balance [ 3G / 4G / 2G data ] using USSD code & other ways.
Are you a Idea prepaid or Postpaid User ? Then this article is only for you guys . Let me explain you the situation , why we are forced to check idea net balance either on your IDEA prepaid or postpaid sim.
Suppose you are a Idea postpaid User ,you are having 10GB data Limit for month [ as per your data plan ]. So on an average you have to spend 300MB per Day inorder to use 10GB data for whole month . Due to some emergency work , you have connected to your Laptop using Idea 4G Mobile data , and you have completed your office work . So on this particular day , you have used around 2GB idea data , but you have not check Idea Data Usage .
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Story Three Hundred Thirty Eight Ends September 28
"Hinji? Hey, Hinji! Yoohoo!"
The Shoyru blinked as his friend hopped around in front of him, waving her large Cybunny paws.
"Wha- what? Sorry, Mixi. I guess I was daydreaming," he said.
"I can tell that," Mixi replied, exasperated. "I was just asking if you wanted to visit the Faerie Weapon Shop next? Hey – Hinji!" The Cybunny clapped her paws in front of his face.
"Sorry!" Hinji said, snapping out of his reverie again. "Hey, Mixi... look at all those clouds! Have you ever wondered what would happen if we could keep on flying?"
"Um... I assume we'd end up in space and eventually hit the Space Station," the faerie Cybunny replied wryly. "Say, Hinji, if you're going to be a daydreamer, could you at least be more romantic about it? Daring quests? Mysterious treasures?"
"Let's fly!" the Shoyru exclaimed, as if he hadn't heard her at all.
"The stuff in the shops isn't going to wait around for us to show up and buy it, you know..." the Cybunny began.
"Aww, it'll just be like a little walk, only upward," the Shoyru insisted. "Come on!"
"All right, all right," Mixi conceded. After all, this would allow her to stretch her wings a little. With a leap, both of them flew up into the air, soaring joyously upward through the clouds.
"See, this isn't so bad, is it?" Hinji said with a smile five minutes later, as they swooped among the little puffy white clouds.
"I suppose, but we shou- OUCH!" Mixi cried. She looked up, only to feel the anger on her face melt into surprise. For there, perched on a tiny cloud, much, much higher than Faerieland, was a little lonely building... Author: is flying!
Date: Sep 24th
Hinji came up beside the Cybunny as she glanced up at the small building. "What do you suppose it is?" Mixi asked her friend without turning to look at him.
"The Hidden Tower?" he suggested.
"Can't be," argued Mixi. "Does that look like a tower to you?"
Hinji didn't respond. His eyes were glazed over slightly. Mixi rolled her eyes; the Shoyru's bad habit of daydreaming was getting worse by the second.
"Neopia to Hinji." She raised her voice. "Do you copy, Hinji?"
"Hmm... what?" he asked, turning to her and snapping back to reality in a split second.
"I said that this place is too small to be the Hidden Tower. More like the Hidden Garden Shed."
"Oh," Hinji responded. "Do you want to go inside and check it out?"
Mixi glanced back to the ground. All those shops... but Hinji was glancing at her expectantly. "I don't know," she said hesitantly. "We came to go shopping."
"But this is an adventure," the Shoyru protested. "You can go shopping any old time, but how many times in your life will you find a mysterious building to go into?"
"Fine," Mixi sighed. "But if everything's sold out when we get back, I'm blaming you."
Hinji shrugged and glided toward the cloud. Mixi followed suit. When she got there, the Shoyru was just opening the door. Without sparing a glance elsewhere, they stepped forward into the darkness... Author: apatheticfeather
"Wow," Hinji breathed, taking in the strange and impressive sight that greeted them. The room before them was dark, but not pitch-black. The shutters on the many windows lining the walls had been pulled shut, but enough sunlight leaked from the bottoms to provide some illumination.
"What is it?" Mixi asked quietly, as the two Neopets stared at the rather large object in the centre of the room. She could barely be heard over the sound of huffing and puffing and the churning of gears that the mysterious machine was producing. It was a strange contraption, seeming to bleed from the roof of the building toward the floor, where it tapered like a needle. A large cloud of rainbow-coloured steam hovered near the ceiling.
"I don't know," Hinji replied. He frowned rather distantly.
Mixi was getting rather excited. This was actually something interesting. She hadn't been expecting that. "Let's take a look around," she suggested. "Then we can go back down and finally do some shopping."
The two Neopets moved closer, circling the machine on either side. It seemed to be made of bits and bobs from all sorts of places. Springs, gears, what looked to be the remains of an old sink... Mixi thought she even glimpsed a Petpet moving around somewhere in there.
"Huh," Hinji murmured, spying what looked to be an odd piece of fabric stuck between two gears. Reaching over, he grabbed it between his fingers and gave an experimental tug. The fabric came loose with a tear, and he brought it up to his nose for closer inspection.
"No! What have you done?!" a voice suddenly cried from behind them, and Hinji realised that what he'd thought was another shutter was in fact a door. The harried-looking Neopet who had emerged from it was staring at him in horror.
"Hinji?" Mixi said softly. Then they both cringed in surprise as a loud alarm began to sound. Rainbow-steam billowed from the machine at an enormous rate as the contraption seemed to move faster and faster. Springs and wires erupted erratically forth, and soon all three Neopets were ducking for cover and coughing in discomfort.
"Now you've done it, you trespassers!" The mysterious Neopet said angrily as sparks zoomed overhead. "Hoodlums! Vandals! You've broken my weather machine!"
Hinji and Mixi exchanged bewildered expressions. Outside the strange little building, the clouds began to gather... Author: d_bito
Thunder boomed out, and lightning crackled ominously. A light rain picked up, hitting the dusty window panes with infrequent, faint pinging noises. Faerieland's many clouds began to turn a depressing shade of grey. It was the first time this had happened in many years. After all, Faerieland was renowned, more than many of the other parts of Neopia, for its largely favourable weather.
"No, no, no," muttered the Neopet, a Zafara, fluffing his thin grey hair with nervous hands. "This cannot be happening, this cannot be happening... just breathe and you'll wake up."
The machine had stopped creating its familiar huffing and puffing sound, reverting to a more high-pitched squeal, grating and unpleasant, like nails across a blackboard. Its busy cogs and gears were now moving completely out of rhythm, some moving faster than ever before, some slower, some stopping and starting dramatically, and some halting their progress altogether. There were problems elsewhere, too; great bellows hissing out of life, fires fizzling to a stop, and metal sheets bulging to such a point that hundreds of tiny nuts and bolts began to fly hither and thither.
"Mixi," said Hinji, staring at the contraption in awe of its sudden demise. "We'd better get out of this place. Right now."
"But what about him?" replied his friend, gesturing toward the old Zafara, who was now standing in the middle of the floor with his eyes screwed up and shut tight. Every so often, he muttered something reassuring to himself under his breath.
"I'm sure he knows what he's doing," answered Hinji. "Let's just leave him to his job, eh?"
The Cybunny rolled her eyes. "You're just saying that because you don't want to take the responsibility."
"What?" gasped Hinji in mock incredulity. "I would never think of such a thing."
In spite of the worrying situation, Mixi allowed herself a little chuckle. But only for a moment; soon, her features were grim once again. "Come on," she said flatly. "We'd better take our friend and leave."
They scrambled over to the Zafara, who was still blabbing insanely to himself and trying to pretend that it was all a dream. They took his bony arms and tried to drag him away, but he dug his heels firmly into the ground, and they could go no farther.
He opened his eyes with a flutter and let out a little wail as he saw Hinji and Mixi on either side of him. "You don't exist!" he yelped, his breathing heavy, his brow furrowed. "You're both just figments of my imagination, a terrible dream. I will wake up, I will! And then, you will be gone. I will be safe..."
Hinji pinched him. The Zafara yelped.
"Could you feel that? If you could, that means this isn't a dream. This is real, and we need to get out now, before this place goes up in smoke," he explained.
For a moment, the Neopet was silent. And then, all of a sudden, he fell to his knees.
"The end of Neopia is nigh!" he shrieked.
As if in answer, the last faint wisp of rainbow smoke faded into the air. The machine was now still, broken.
And outside the window, things had taken a turn for the worse... Author: puffpastry654
The sky was a deep shade of black now, and the entire city of Faerieland was cast in shadow. Lightning of assorted colours danced in the clouds, illuminating the city every few seconds with enormous forked bolts. Thunder roared and shook the sky violently.
Mixi was shaking violently. "T-this is horrible!"
Hinji made a funny squeaking noise. "How do we make it stop?"
They instinctively turned to the Zafara, who was rocking back and forth, moaning.
"Well?"
The Zafara sobbed. "I don't know…"
Mixi's panic transformed into anger. "What do you mean you don't know?"
"Mixi-" Hinji said quietly.
"After all, this is your machine, you should know how to make it work!"
"Mixi-"
"If you don't know how to fix this thing, then what do we do?"
"MIXI!"
She rolled her eyes and turned to her friend. "For the love of Fyora, what is it, Hinji?"
The Shoyru raised a trembling hand and pointed to a swirling mass of clouds. "Look."
Mixi stared at the spot, her eyes widening in horror. The clouds and formed a dark funnel, and from the funnel a tail of swirling clouds descended, twisting and turning as it did so.
A tornado…
Mixi watched in complete terror as the wispy string of cloud fell to the city, preparing to wreak even more panic.
"Oh my…" she croaked.
Hinji was shaking so violently now, he could barely keep himself up. "I-It's not over."
She followed the Shoyru's gaze and a choked gasp came from her throat. High in the sky, another twister was forming. And this one was headed straight toward them… Author: reveirie
The clouds kept darkening, rain hit the roof, increasingly loud and constant, and the wind blew harsher and faster, rattling the brittle window panes. A streak of white lightning split the sky. Hinji could see stray items swirling in the gusts of wind, bashing into the thin walls. It was clearly the beginning of a monumental natural disaster, one the likes of which Neopia had never before seen.
"We have to leave!" he said, his hands sweating, his eyes glued to the approaching twister.
"We can't!" Mixi said hysterically. "Can you see that, can you hear that? We'd be walking to our deaths!"
"If we stay here, we'll be blown to smithereens before long. At least... at least if we leave, maybe we can reach land before it gets worse!"
A lawn chair crashed into a dusty window, smashing the glass. The roar of the wind was now ten times more deafening, sending gears and springs from the broken weather machine flying. The wind was powerful, drawing them closer to the wrecked window, even though the frail Zafara clutched onto the floor with all his might.
"It's too dangerous," Mixi said faintly. "I'm not leaving. It's too dangerous. I can't leave; it feels safer inside this place than out in the sky in the middle of a tornado storm!"
"Are you insane, Mixi? You can't stay here!" Hinji insisted, his voice barely a whisper above the scream of the wind and the wails of the Zafara.
"No, I'm staying."
Suddenly, there was a loud crack, and the door of the small building blew open, flying from its hinges off into the storm. The strength of the wind sucked them out the open entrance and soon the three Neopets were swirling in the tornado... Author: jen4ever4ree
Now Hinji understood how the laundry felt in a washing machine. Never again would he take his clothes for granted.
The raging wind crackled and whipped at every part of their bodies, leaving a cold throbbing pain behind. The wind only got more powerful and wicked, until it felt as if the whole of Neopia would be sucked into the funnel cloud. All of them were dizzy and nauseous. Their surroundings had turned into a blurred mush of gray and the small flying colours of objects that had been in the way of the tornado. And as for an option of escape, it seemed hopeless.
Hinji, thinking he had swirled around for the hundredth time, found it highly difficult to breathe. It felt as if this tornado were sucking every breath of air from his burning lungs, as if that extra air would power it even more in its path of destruction.
He heard no screaming from Mixi, and alarm took over as he tried to see the Cybunny. "Mixi!" he tried to shout over the howling wind.
A barely audible shrill voice yelled, "Hinji! I'm here! Help!" The Shoyru looked behind him, and he caught sight of the Cybunny who tried to flap her wings and catch up to him. "We have to get out of here!" They clutched tightly to each other's arms, the wind trying to devour and buffet them until there was nothing left.
Hinji gritted his teeth, trying to block out the sound of the growing wind. If they ever hoped to get out alive, then they definitely had to find a way out.
Suddenly and instinctively, Mixi and Hinji stuck their arms out and caught the old Zafara by a frail arm as he whirled past.
"Listen!" Hinji shouted. "You have to help us find a way out!"
The Zafara looked up at the horrified friends, shaking his head violently. "No! This is all fake! You aren't there! You're just supposed to be a terrible nightmare!"
"Snap out of it!" Mixi placed a firm grip on his shoulder with her free hand, fighting the urge to shake him like a Neocola can. "This is real! We're real! You can't keep pretending life is a dream!"
The Zafara's eyes widened; Mixi's words seemed to be reaching him, but only a little, so she continued. "If you ever want something done, then you must figure out a way to do it yourself, not wish it away and think everything's going to be okay! You have a life to live, just like us! So open your eyes and help save Faerieland!"
He gave a shuddering sigh, the paranoia dimming in his eyes like a melting candle. "Perhaps you're right," he whispered. He closed his eyes with deep thought. He had been quiet for so long, Mixi and Hinji thought he had been knocked unconscious. Finally, his eyes popped open, and now they shone with certainty. Gesturing for the friends to lean in as close as possible -- the wind suddenly seeming invisible -- he called, "I have an idea. Listen well, as I can only say this once..." Author: yoshispike
"Faerieland didn't always need a weather machine. This doodad of mine is relatively new, starting when the Hole was first created."
"What is the 'Hole'?" Mixi asked.
The Zafara shrugged. "It's not really a hole, actually. But it's some sort of doorway that allows all the bad weather to come in. Created by faeries, wouldn't you know, doing all their blasted experiments with magic. But the point is, the weather machine was created to seal the hole -- most of the time. You get the occasional runaway storm and such, but for the most part--"
"So, all we have to do is seal up the Hole again!" Hinji crowed. "Do you have any glue? Needle and thread?"
"Yes, I was just getting to that part," the Zafara said grumpily. "We do just need to seal the Hole. But we'll need powerful magic like the type that created it -- I'm afraid glue won't do a thing."
"What about super-strong glue?" Hinji's eyes were wide and earnest; he didn't sound like he was joking.
Mixi shook her head. "Look, maybe we can have this conversation after we've figured out where this Hole is," she pointed out.
"Ah -- yes -- that's right. Well, as for the location of the Hole... it's right above our heads..." Author: mithril_mithrandir
All three looked above them. Spinning at the heart of the storm was a dark, round... hole. It was obvious why the Zafara had used that word: there was no other way to describe it. It was like a hole in reality, through which the three Neopets could see only matte-black darkness. Winds and black clouds issued from the hole in space, and bolts of lightning and torrents of rain sizzled out of it.
Mixi clapped both paws over her mouth even as she spun in the middle of the storm. "That's -- that's monstrous!"
"Yes," said the Zafara over the roar of the storm. "The Hole in the Air. Rain and wind have their place in the world -- but only evil weather comes from that opening. It will do no good."
As the three Neopets watched, the tornadoes drifted closer and closer to Faerieland.
"We have to do something," Mixi said. "Or it will destroy our home!"
"There's nothing we can do!" the Zafara moaned. "Only the Weather Machine -- "
"No," Hinji said in his usual dreamy way. Then, to the surprise of the other two, he began to flap upward, fighting the strong winds as he approached the Hole in the Air.
"What are you doing?" Mixi demanded. "Get away from it!"
"The storms have to come from somewhere," Hinji said, still flying upward. "If we could put something in that place that would counteract all the foul weather..."
Mixi flapped after him, tugging at his foot. "But you don't have anything...!"
"Yes, I do," Hinji said. He thrust his hand toward her. Clutched between his fingers was the scrap of cloth he had torn from the machine. On it was printed... Author: barnowl42
...a tiny sun, no larger than Mixi's thumbnail. It glittered gold in the flashing wind, a tiny symbol of hope. Mixi's grip slackened as she stared in awe, and Hinji seized his chance. He ripped his foot free and dove toward the cloud.
Mixi's anguished yell was swept away by the wind. Huge raindrops fell in front of her, blurring her vision, but she could just make out the figure of Hinji, reaching up to throw the cloth toward the Hole.
For a moment, the scrap of fabric floated almost lazily in the swirling winds. Stunned, Mixi and the old Zafara watched, Mixi still tightly gripping his arm. Time seemed to stand still as the piece of cloth with its glittering sun flew toward the Hole, steadily and calmly, as though it knew its purpose. Hinji hung, one arm outstretched, fingers open in the act of releasing the cloth.
The Hole suddenly lurched and contracted, its ugly bruised-looking purple-black centre sucking in on itself, sparkling with crackles of lightning. Then the fabric reached it. The sun seemed to wink at the Neopets for a brief second, before it was sucked in.
The explosion was so huge that Hinji was blasted backward, straight into Mixi. The Zafara cried out weakly as Mixi's paw released his, and he began to fall. Hinji grabbed for him just in time, catching him by his tail. The three hung there for a moment as the wind and lightning whipped all around them.
Mixi rubbed her rain-filled eyes and looked toward the Hole anxiously. It was writhing and shaking, strips of blue and black tearing off like bits of cloud or smoke and drifting away. From the midst of it, she could see the sun sparkling cheerfully. And then a roaring sound alerted Mixi, who dove to the side, dragging Hinji and the Zafara, just in time, as the tornado spiraled past them in a cacophony of horrible noises. It was sucked straight into the last of the Hole, which was now no larger than the end of a pin.
And then it was gone. The sky was blue and peaceful once more, the sun shining peacefully. A relieved Beekadoodle fluttered past them, filling the air with a ragged cheeping.
"That was some shopping trip," Mixi muttered as the trio landed with a thump on the ground. Relieved-looking Neopets and faeries hurried by them, going back to their business, and they heard one grey Acara mutter: "I thought we really would be blown away. I tell you, it was a tornado."
Hinji extracted himself from the tangle of limbs and stood up. The Shoyru was grinning.
"See, Mixi?" he said. "I told you we'd have an adventure." Mixi sat up with a groan and rolled her eyes. Next to her, the Zafara sat up, looking dazed.
"Young lady and gentleman," he said hoarsely. "You've saved Faerieland, I believe. And I never introduced myself properly: I'm Helf." He held out one paw to Mixi, who shook it warmly. Hinji was bouncing up and down, not the least bit dreamy. Mixi grinned at her friend, and asked the Zafara, "What will you do now that your Weather Machine is destroyed? I'm sorry for that."
"Not to worry," Helf said, waving a paw dismissively. "I didn't actually solve the problem with it, I merely cured the symptoms. But I do love inventing, and I must thank you, for you've allowed me to go back to my former life. I own a little shop here, you see, and sell bits and pieces I make up. You're free to visit any time."
Hinji nodded enthusiastically, then turned to Mixi. "Hey, Mixi, what do you say about doing that shopping now?"
The End Author: concertogreat_8

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Rapidly dividing tumor cells must increase ATP production and utilization in order to provide the necessary building blocks to maintain their increased biomass. Alterations in cellular metabolism thus occur in order to provide these requisite anabolic precursors. We are interested in the means by which Myc alters aerobic glycolysis and mitochondrial structure and function in vivo. We have recently shown that Myc exerts profound effects on these processes, particularly in conjunction with other proteins that sense and respond to intracellular energy levels such as carbohydrate response element binding protein (ChREBP) and AMP-dependent protein kinase (AMPK). We are currently employing a variety of mouse knockout models to define the functional relationships among these pathways and how they cross-talk with one another to balance energy production and utilization to maintain the growth of tumor cells.


More than 100 people braved chilly, 30-degree temperatures on Wednesday night to attend a candlelight vigil to draw attention to the upcoming deadline and the need for Americans to stand up and oppose the White House's racist and classist agenda.
The proposed Public Charge test is already prompting some families to disenroll from crucial benefits out of fear and confusion.
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Four Corners Arts Center 24th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Park Closing Today!
Joseph Wheelwright (1948 – 2016)
"What is art? It's the elevation of the human spirit and joy of the aesthetic."
(Joseph Wheelwright – 2014, Boston Globe)
"In a post-modernist art world filled with cynical artifice and easy contrivance, Joe Wheelwright's sculpture initially offers an obvious contrast: you can't but marvel at the sheer physical effort involved in the making of each piece. Working in obdurate materials––stone, wood, bone, metal––Joe invariably, miraculously, makes them sing, in sometimes profoundly resonant ways and also in ways beguilingly whimsical. Certainly this speaks to his technical mastery and vast set of skills. It also underscores an aesthetic vision that strikes such an exquisite chord, his unique and original figures inflected deeply with elements from Mother Nature and the art of the past. How marvelous it is to encounter this sculpture, as if discovering the work of some new, ancient civilization."
(Walter Horak, Sculptor – Little Compton, May 9, 2017)
Joe Wheelwright graduated from Yale University with a BA in 1970. He earned his Masters in Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design in 1975. During his long career, Joe was a master carver of stones, trees, bones and other natural materials "…twig renditions of trees were succeeded by actual trees, and small stones ballooned into granite boulders that stretched five feet across…"*
Joe was instrumental in the founding of two important arts initiatives in 1992, the Boston Sculptors Gallery and in May of 2001 joined three partners in the transformation of Daloz Cleaners in the now Humphreys Street Studios in Dorchester. Joe was a participant in Four Corners first outdoor sculpture exhibit in 1993.
The exhibit runs June 1st – October 8th and is generously sponsored by:
The Cottage at Four Corners and with support from Steel Giraffe Rigging & Crane of Portsmouth, RI.


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Doctors perform breast cancer surgery live on Facebook
Posted 12:47 PM, October 26, 2018, by Tribune Media Wire
DALLAS, Texas – A North Texas woman took her battle against breast cancer public, allowing the world a front row seat in the operating room while doctors perform her lumpectomy.
Before heading to the hospital today, DeSoto resident Sonia Johnson spent a lot of quiet time with her family. But this morning the 50-year-old will be seen by the world as she undergoes breast cancer surgery live on Facebook.
It was last December when, during a routine visit to the doctor, Johnson found out she had a tumor on her breast. It was in that moment that she became determined to use faith and positivity to beat a disease that affects one in eight women.
"It's an emotional journey, but you can't sit," she said. "You've got to be mentally ready to walk this journey. It's a fight, it's a fight all the way."
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Johnson found she's not alone in her fight and has gotten scores of supportive messages from breast cancer survivors — forming a sort of sisterhood. She says sharing her journey on Facebook is one way she can help others fighting the same battle.
Breast surgical oncologist Allison DiPasquale, MD, will be performing the surgery. She spoke about her admiration for Johnson when talking with CBS 11 News. "This patient is courageous, she's amazing. She's putting her body out there for people to say, 'Wow, I'm going to go get my mammogram and I'm going to make sure I don't have cancer.'"
Johnson said she hopes that by sharing her experience online others will get a better understanding about one of the breast cancer treatments available.
"Other people paid it forward before me and now I'm pushing it and paying it forward for somebody else," she said.
Healthy Living: Woman battling stage 4 cancer shares message of hope
During Johnson's procedure, doctors will go through her armpit to remove her lymph nodes and cancer through the same incision and when the surgical gloves and gowns are gone Johnson plans to join that sisterhood of breast cancer survivors.
"I will be able to say 'I had cancer'. Right now I say I have cancer. Tomorrow [it will be] I 'had' cancer."
Breast surgeons and radiation oncologists will be in the operating room during Johnson's lumpectomy to answer questions from Facebook users in real time.
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Drought parches pastures on organic dairies
Issue Date: January 29, 2014
By Ching Lee
Organic dairy cows feed on hay in this Sonoma County pasture. If dry conditions persist, farmers who raise organic livestock say they may not be able to meet minimum pasture requirements under the National Organic Program.
Photo/Steven Knudsen
As the state's drought continues to take its toll on rangeland conditions, those who raise organic livestock say they may not be able to meet minimum pasture requirements if Mother Nature does not provide the rainfall needed to grow enough grasses.
Rules under the National Organic Program require dairy farmers and ranchers to graze their animals for at least 120 days during the grazing season and for their animals to receive at least 30 percent of their feed, or dry matter intake, from pasture.
In most years, that would not be a problem for Sonoma County organic dairy farmer Doug Beretta, whose region typically receives enough rain that he's able to exceed the 120-day pasture requirement. But the lack of precipitation so far this season has made this practice less certain.
"For us, it's starting to get pretty scary," he said.
Usually by late January and early February, there's plenty of grass on pasture that Beretta is able to start cutting back on feeding hay and supplemental feeds, but right now there's nothing on the ground for the cows to eat, he said. His silage crop also has not grown much since it was planted in November and it could all die back if it doesn't get some moisture soon, he noted.
Another concern is the lack of irrigation water, which comes from the city of Santa Rosa in the form of recycled wastewater. Because of severely low water storage levels, Beretta said he will have no supply this spring to irrigate his feed crops.
Jake Lewin, president of certification services at California Certified Organic Farmers, the largest organic certifier in the state, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the National Organic Program, has had to issue several "temporary variances" on the pasture rule due to drought and other natural disasters since the rule's implementation in 2010.
Those variances, he noted, included reducing the dry matter intake requirement from 30 percent to 15 percent and scaling back the 120-day pasture rule to 80 days. Depending on the circumstances, the temporary variances could apply to nonirrigated pasture only or irrigated and nonirrigated pasture. The length of time for which the variances would take effect also could vary, depending on the severity of the natural disasters.
Usually, a state organic program or a certifying agent such as CCOF will request the variance, Lewin said, and then USDA would decide on the scope and degree of the variance. He said USDA has been more inclined to approve a requested variance if a drought or other natural disaster has been officially recognized by the state or by USDA, noting that the governor's recent drought declaration has helped to "solidify the necessity" of a variance.
Lewin said CCOF will work with its producers to determine if a variance should be requested and he expects the organization will make a decision in the next few months, "when it's clear that rainfall levels are conclusively very low as the winter passes."
Once a variance is approved, certifiers are required to notify the operations they certify and then track and provide information back to the National Organic Program about which operations, and how many, made use of the variance, Lewin said.
"In my experience, we've seen the National Organic Program and USDA be fairly responsive with regard to the variances around drought issues," he said. "But drought conditions have a tremendous effect on producers beyond simply the pasture rule. We're very concerned about all growers in terms of their ability to make a living."
Because of the widespread nature of this drought, Lewin said if organic dairy farmers are unable to pasture their animals and are forced to buy more feed, supplies will become very expensive or unavailable.
"And that starts to move from an organic-standards issue to simply a survival issue," he said.
With more dairies transitioning to organic in his region, Beretta said competition for organic hay, which he buys from Oregon, has intensified in recent years. The drought will further tighten supplies, he said, as conventional dairy farmers also will be trying to buy "whatever hay they can get their hands on."
Current strong milk prices are further driving up demand for hay, as conventional dairy farmers have more incentive to market milk, said Michael Marsh, CEO of Western United Dairymen. But lack of rain has shortened this year's alfalfa crop, he noted, so conventional producers may be buying more hay from out of state.
"With the price of diesel, it's not inexpensive to do that, but at the same time, you have to have that alfalfa in your ration," he said.
Jim Regli, an organic dairy farmer in Humboldt County, said while he has enough hay at the moment, he's worried about supplies getting tighter because Oregon hay growers in the Klamath Basin also are experiencing dry conditions and won't be growing as much hay.
Another big concern is wells going dry and not being able to irrigate in the summer, Regli said. If he can't irrigate his fields, he will have to buy more hay, driving up his production costs.
Dennis Leonardi, who also runs an organic dairy in Humboldt County, said his region normally gets plenty of rain in the spring and he hopes a good amount will still arrive in the coming months to get grasses growing. For now, he said most organic dairy farmers have contracted their feed, have silage in their barns and should be able to stretch those supplies into spring, when they start pasturing their cows again.
"Looking forward and having to replace that feed supply, there's no security," he said. "Until the season is completely over, I hate to over-anticipate calamity, but it's not looking good."
(Ching Lee is an assistant editor of Ag Alert. She may be contacted at [email protected].)
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Altaner, C. (2015). "Developing a quality eucalypt resource at seedling stage." Australian Forest Grower 37(4): 33/35.
Altaner, C. and Palmer, H. (2021). "Producing posts and veneer from durable eucalypt timber." NZ Tree Grower November 2021, 33-37.
Davies, N. T., L. A. Apiolaza and M. Sharma (2017). "Heritability of growth strain in Eucalyptus bosistoana: a Bayesian approach with left-censored data." New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 47.
Guo, F. and C. M. Altaner (2018). "Properties of rotary peeled veneer and laminated veneer lumber (LVL) from New Zealand grown Eucalyptus globoidea." New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 48(1): 3.
Guo, F. and C. M. Altaner (2019). "Measuring Molecular Strain in Rewetted and Never-Dried Eucalypt Wood with Raman Spectroscopy." Biomacromolecules 20(8): 3191-3199.
Iyiola, E.A., C. M Altaner, L.A. Apiolaza (2022). "Genetic variation in wood properties of mid-rotation Eucalyptus globoidea." NZ Journal of Forest Science Vol 52 (2022)
Li, Y. and C. Altaner (2018). "Predicting extractives content of Eucalyptus bosistoana F. Muell. Heartwood from stem cores by near infrared spectroscopy." Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 198: 78-87.
Li, Y., L. A. Apiolaza and C. Altaner (2018). "Genetic variation in heartwood properties and growth traits of Eucalyptus bosistoana." European Journal of Forest Research 137(4): 565-572.
Li, Y. and C. Altaner (2019). Calibration of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) data of three Eucalyptus species with extractive contents determined by ASE extraction for rapid identification of species and high extractive contents. Holzforschung. 73: 537.
Li, Y. and C. M. Altaner (2019). "Effects of variable selection and processing of NIR and ATR-IR spectra on the prediction of extractive content in Eucalyptus bosistoana heartwood." Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 213: 111-117.
Li, Y., M. Sharma, C. Altaner and L. J. Cookson (2020). "An approach to quantify natural durability of Eucalyptus bosistoana by near infrared spectroscopy for genetic selection." Industrial Crops and Products 154: 112676.
Millen, P. (2009). NZ Dryland Forests Initiative: a market focused durable eucalypt R&D project. Pages 57-74 in L. A. Apiolaza, S. V. S. Chauhan, and J. C. F. Walker, editors. Revisiting eucalypts. Wood Technology Research Centre, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, N.Z.
Millen, P., S. van Ballekom, C. Altaner, L. Apiolaza, E. Mason, R. McConnochie, J. Morgenroth and T. Murray (2018). "Durable eucalypt forests – a multi-regional opportunity for investment in New Zealand drylands." New Zealand Journal of Forestry 63: 11-23.
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Mishra, G., D. A. Collings and C. M. Altaner (2018). "Cell organelles and fluorescence of parenchyma cells in Eucalyptus bosistoana sapwood and heartwood investigated by microscopy." New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 48(1): 13.
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Mishra, G., A. Garrill and C. Altaner (2019). "Bioactivity of ethanol extracts from Eucalyptus bosistoana F. Muell. heartwood." iForest – Biogeosciences and Forestry 12(5): 467-473.
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package com.thisisnoble.javatest.events;

import com.thisisnoble.javatest.Event;

public class ShippingEvent implements Event {

    private final String id;
    private final String parentId;
    private final double shippingCost;

    public ShippingEvent(String id, double shippingCost) {
        this(id, null, shippingCost);
    }

    public ShippingEvent(String id, String parentId, double shippingCost) {
        this.id = id;
        this.parentId = parentId;
        this.shippingCost = shippingCost;
    }

    public String getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public String getParentId() {
        return parentId;
    }

    public double getShippingCost() {
        return shippingCost;
    }
}

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Q: Requery multiple instances of form independently in VBA (Access) I am using Allen Browne's brilliant code (http://allenbrowne.com/ser-35.html) to open several instances of a form on click event. I understand that new instances are read-only and I managed to record the data the user inputs, to keep a log, thanks to this post (Access 2007 / VBA - Multiple Instances of Form, Update controls on specific instance from Module).
I have several combo boxes on each form and would like to update/requery what is shown in one depending on user selection on other (for each form, not among forms). For ex, user choose component A on cmb1, cmb2 only shows possible failures of component A.
{me.Requery} will only and always requery the form in the Forms class (the one opened from the database window/nav pane, if any, not the instances on clnClient collection below). However, I can pass information with "Me" and retrieve values for the logging.
Using a slightly modified OpenAClient version from Allen Browne's with input from MajP (in this great thread https://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1753790)
Public clnClient As New Collection

Public Function OpenAClient(FormName As String, Optional inputCaption As String = "") As Form_f_myForm
    'Purpose:   Open an independent instance of form f_myForm
    On Error GoTo Err_OpenAClient

    Dim frm As Form

    'Open a new instance, show it, and set a caption.
    Set frm = New Form_f_myForm
    frm.Visible = True
    frm.Caption = inputCaption
    frm.Tag = FormName

    'Append it to our collection.
    clnClient.Add Item:=frm, Key:=FormName

    Set OpenAClient = frm
    Set frm = Nothing
    Exit Function

Err_OpenAClient:
    If Err.Number = 457 Then
        MsgBox "A Form with this name already exists."
    Else
        MsgBox Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
    End If
End Function

I have tried
Public ActiveForm As Form_f_myform
Set activeForm = OpenAClient("ExampleForm","Example caption")

or a simple
Set activeForm = clnClient.Item(2) 'just to test the second instance

and then use ActiveForm instead of "Me" and manipulate it that way, but it does not seem to work. Any ideas/help would be appreciated. Or ideas to tackle this in a different way. Thanks!
A bit of background. I am very new to VBA and Access, working on a database (Access Office365) for failure reporting. All failures have been assessed beforehand delivery to the user. The user will identify the specific component that is failing and fill the form accordingly (date, type of failure etc..). They will not change the table containing the pre-assessment. This is all fine and working. The issue is when adding the ability for the user to report multiple failures.

A: First, let's clear up some misconceptions:

I understand that new instances are read-only...

They can indeed be read-write. They just can't be attached to the same query. The reason for this is query expressions like Forms!f_myform!cmb1 don't work when there is more than one instance of f_myform open. You must construct custom SQL for each instance's record source to get true independent operation.

{Me.Requery} will only and always requery the form in the Forms class...

When used in a form's code, Me.Requery will indeed requery only that instance of the form. The problem comes when all instances of the form share the same query. The reason and fix are above.
As far as coding strategy, get rid of the global Public ActiveForm As Form_f_myform. That's only a recipe for problems.
The form instance itself carries all you need to get your code to work. Try calling functions with the form reference itself (like you did earlier). For example:
    Public Sub ShowComponentFailures(thisForm As Form_f_myform)
        Dim varCompID As Variant
        Dim strSQL As String
        ' get Component ID from given instance's cmb1
        varCompID = thisForm.cmb1.Value
        ' create SQL to retrieve possible failures for CompID
        strSQL = GetComponentFailuresSQL(varCompID)
        ' set cmb2's record source to SQL
        thisForm.cmb2.RowSource = strSQL
    End Sub

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The Emory debate team of seniors Viveth Karthikeyan and Kristen Lowe, both ranked in the top 10 in the country, beat Harvard University's team to win the American Debate Association's 2017 National Championship. Karthikeyan, a neuroscience major, has been debating since ninth grade and won other tournaments, but this was his first national win. The team also went to the National Debate Tournament in Kansas City.
Research shows that students who debate bring their learning back to their communities; Karthikeyan plans to coach debate, go to graduate school, and eventually work in a lab using the research skills and work ethic he's gained from competitive debate.


What am I trying to store right now? Acorn squash, Blue Hubbard squash, butternut squash, red cabbage, radishes, onions, sweet potatoes, French Fingerling potatoes, Adirondack Blue potatoes… you get the idea.
If you participate in the Beckett Farms CSA program, getting these items is non-negotiable! If you stopped by one of our farmers' markets and have been stocking up on these things, more power to you. The art of storing root crops and winter vegetables has essentially been lost. I've never lived in a house or apartment with a root cellar, and I don't think they are a hot item on any HGTV show to pave the way for future construction projects. Luckily, though, Beckett Farms makes it easy for you, even if you don't have a cold storage room.
What are some essentials that we've already done?
For the longest lasting root vegetables, store your crops in an area of your house that stays between 32º–38º. Impossible? Keep the produce in the dark northeast or northwest corner of your basement or garage. Temperatures are cooler and the light exposure, which can lead to shriveling, is minimal.
Oh, you live in an apartment with no shared basement storage? Me too! I keep my box of vegetables in the breezeway between the kitchen and the back porch, which is darker (north facing), and always feels cold. I also cover my storage box with a lid to try and keep the light out. That is especially important for potatoes, radishes, and other root vegetables.
There's no one way to store your crops. The basic idea is to keep them cool and dry. Root crops can be a little tricky, since they prefer a moist atmosphere. If you want to put peat moss in a ventilated bag with the potatoes, that should help. In my experience, if you break the eyes off as they sprout the potatoes won't shrivel too much.
Remember, if things do shrivel up and get dehydrated, don't worry! You're going to be cooking the food anyhow.
For more detailed information, visit these sites: University of Georgia, Modern Farmer, and The National Gardening Association.


The following autumn, Casey Stengel reported to the Montgomery team at its training camp in Pensacola, Florida. His manager was a former major-league outfielder named Johnny Dobbs, but Stengel paid more attention to an old shortstop named Norman Elberfeld, known in baseball as the Tabasco Kid, or, more commonly, just Kid Elberfeld was even older than Dobbs; he had spent thirteen seasons in the majors and had managed the New York Highlanders (later to be called the Yankees) for part of a season. He was a smallish man, about five feet seven, peppery and pugnacious. There was a fierce rivalry between Montgomery, managed by Dobbs, and Atlanta, man-aged by a fellow named Dolan, and feud-minded Southerners referred to games between the clubs as battles between the McDobbs Clan and the McDolans. In Atlanta, the Montgomery players rode from their hotel to the ball park in an open horse-drawn stage. When Atlanta fans saw them passing they would jeer and hoot, and occasionally some would run close to the wagon as though to spit or let loose a particularly cutting epithet.
Elberfeld would sit on the side step of the wagon holding a bat in his hands, and whenever people came too close he'd threaten to whack them with the bat. Elberfeld took a liking to Stengel and told the twenty-one-year-old outfielder, "Listen, if you want to get to the big leagues, watch me." He taught Stengel the niceties of the hit-and-run, showed him how to bat a ball behind the runner and how to coordinate his efforts at bat with a base runner so that he could poke a ground ball through the spot vacated by an infielder moving over to cover the base the runner was heading for. Elberfeld showed Stengel how to stand close to the plate at bat so that he could get himself hit with a pitched ball when it was especially desirable to get to first base, and how to defray suspicion that you'd gotten yourself hit on purpose by throwing your bat angrily toward the mound and moving threateningly toward the pitcher, shouting and cursing.
Stengel was an apt student, but sometimes he didn't learn as well as Elberfeld wanted him to. The old shortstop liked to work a play when he was at bat and the swift-running Stengel was on second base. He'd have Stengel break toward third base on the pitch, which would prompt the shortstop to move toward second base and the third base-man toward third, each anticipating a throw and a possible rundown with the rash young base runner caught between bases. Elberfeld, who had great bat control, would poke a simple ground ball to the left side, and neither the third baseman nor the shortstop could get back into position in time to field it, which meant that Stengel would reach third easily and sometimes be able to keep going all the way to home plate. Now and then the play would backfire. Elberfeld wouldn't be able to hit a grounder and instead would hit a pop fly or a soft line drive. He had cautioned his pupil to be alert to such a possibility, but Stengel, vain about his base running, his eyes set on reaching third, would run blindly and be easily doubled off second. This happened a couple of times, to Elberfeld's considerable annoyance. When it happened a third time-Stengel running full tilt toward third while an infielder was settling under an Elberfeld pop-up-the Tabasco Kid raced down the third-base line, waving his bat and screaming. The startled young Stengel put on the brakes, wheeled, and sprinted back toward second base, too late to avoid being doubled off, but away from the cursing Elberfeld anyway.
When he was still in spring training with Montgomery, Stengel one day noticed a metal cover half hidden in the lush grass of the outfield. Always curious, he opened the cover and found that it concealed a shallow hole containing water pipes and valves and enough space to hide a crouching man. Glancing around and realizing no one was watching, he ducked into the hole and closed the lid, holding it open just wide enough so that he could keep an eye on what was going on elsewhere around the field. Someone hit a high lazy fly ball in his direction, and when everyone looked toward the outfield Stengel got his desired effect: No one could imagine where he had gone. Then he climbed out of his hiding place, holding the metal cover over his head. He planned to hold the cover like a shield and let the ball bounce off it before he caught it, but it was too heavy to maneuver easily and at the last moment he had to drop it and grab the ball one-handed.
A scout for the Washington Senators named Mike Kahoe heard about that and when he was asked his opinion of Stengel as a major-league prospect said, "Well, he handles the bat well, and he can run and field and throw. He's a dandy ballplayer, but it's all from the neck down." His reputation for eccentricity was growing. A lot of people enjoyed his fooling, but not everyone. "Being a clown wasn't safe in the minors," Stengel said. "Some of them bush-league managers could hit you with a bat at fifty feet." But he batted .290 with Montgomery and led all outfielders in the league in assists. He had developed in three seasons from a raw, un-schooled greenhorn into a skilled, competent professional. Brooklyn was well aware of his progress, and in August, a month before the end of the Southern Association season, it announced that it would exercise its option and reclaim Stengel's contract. He was ordered to report to the Brooklyn club as soon as the Southern Association season ended in mid-September. Montgomery's last game was on Sunday, September 15.
Elberfeld took charge of Stengel's departure. He made him buy a new suit. Stengel protested, saying that he was saving his money for dental school. Elberfeld said, "You're going to the big leagues. You're not gonna be a dentist." He told Stengel he had to dress right if he were going to be a big-leaguer, and Stengel reluctantly bought a new suit. Then Elberfeld told him he had to get rid of the cardboard suitcase he'd been using and buy a decent leather one. Stengel protested again, but Elberfeld said, "If you get caught in a hard rain with that cardboard suitcase all that you'll have left will be the handle." Stengel thought the old suitcase would see him through the few weeks of the season still remaining. Elberfeld said no, and made Stengel buy a new bag. Elberfeld also set up a farewell dinner for the departing hero and made Stengel buy the wine for it. Stengel, pinching his $150-a-month salary, disliked spending all that money, but Elberfeld's insistence that he do things right made him understand the meaning of "big league." Casey went first-class the rest of his life, and he insisted that his players understand the reasoning: "If you're a big-leaguer, act like a big--leaguer." That also meant you should be treated as a big-leaguer.
'''Stengel: His Life and Times by Robert W. Creamer''' One of the most endearing of American heroes, Casey Stengel guided the New York Yankees to ten pennants in twelve seasons. Here is the brilliant manager stripped naked—the person underneath all the clowning, mugging, and double-talking. Robert Creamer shows us Casey at twenty-two, famous from his very first day in the big leagues. We see Casey's playing career fall apart as he is traded, shunted to last-place teams, hampered by injuries, considered finished—until he bats a glorious home run in the 1923 World Series. Here are Casey's managing successes and failures—dismissed by the Yankees, he returns to the limelight with his new and inept New York Mets, the team he single-handedly lifts into the nation's consciousness. "I'm a man that's been up and down," Casey said in a serious moment. Certainly his knack for bouncing back made him a legend in our national pastime. Here are the stories and gags, the Stengelian style, the full dimensions of the man.


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Hello ... Tejal here to entice you with some butterflies!! Some may call me crazy, some may call me mad, but my obsession with butterflies isn't likely to die...neither in my stamps nor on my cards....so don't say I didn't warn you! :) Without butterflies or bling, my card never seems complete!!
So what have I got for you today? I've got not one but two cards....Both have the same sketch to it, one is horizontal and one is vertical.
I had this sketch bookmarked for a very long time in my book....its a card by Lucy Abrams..She's a genius that girl!! Now when I see the card, I see the middle panel is leaning off to one side!! DARN!!
Those are some amazing papers from American craft's Hello sunshine collection! The ones I've used are Glow and Spree , The butterflies are from Hero Arts (Antique Engravings) and embossed with Versamark and Black EP(American Crafts Zing) and colored with Worn lipstick using Foam Daubers from Ranger.
TIP - Do you see the pink strip along the green panel? Its the half inch strip that is at the bottom of your CS/PP where the name of the company is usually written...YES! I hoard those strips too...since usually they're in contrasting colors!
Can you see the faint sheen of shimmer on the butterflies? Its the Stardust pen from Sakura...just enough bling..not too much!
Sentiment again from PTI - Simple sunflowers.
Some more bling on the fluttering wings!!
There's lots more in the Lulupu store...and new products are being added everyday....Register at the store and receive regular updates when new products get added!
and The Pink Elephant - To use butterflies!
and a very Good Afternoon to all of you... Hope you are enjoying a relaxed Sunny Sunday!!!
It's gotten quite warm out here and feels like almost spring!!!
Meet today's Card... Well, actually a Tag!!!
Manilla Tag, HA 3 Dotted Flower, Laces, Punchinella, Ribbon, Hat pins(a rak fm Tejal), Stampendous yellow embossing powder, Versamark, Heat Gun, Twine and Rhinestone.
The Punchinella background is totally inspired by Yvonne and her innovative use of off beat materials.
The best part about double sided sheets in a pack is that the colors coordinate with each other really well and that really cuts down the botheration of finding the right shades that go together.
For this yummy paper collection and many such more stuff head over straight to the Lulupu Store now.
Hello people!!! This is Nikita here with another card using the fabulous patterned papers (and more) from the Lulupu Store.
2. Did you see the fab tutorial by Shruti?? Did you know it was that easy to create a three-layered bow?? If you haven't you can check it out here!
But when I tried it on another piece of cardstock (the one that made it to the final card,) it was way better than my first try (even though my actual first try was on a piece of scrap paper, and THAT was perfect; can you believe that???) It's not perfect on the final card, but it's manageable.
Apart from the Sew Easy tool, I have used the Stamp Press, the Corner Chomper, the Cuttlebug, and many other tools.
Now, one thing I learned while making this card is that, even though Twine is a great embellishment and looks wonderful when just tied around cards in bows, it's not that great for stitching, and let me tell you why.
It's because the whole running and being pulled through the holes on the paper make the threads un-twine. So if you notice the stitch lines on the top and bottom of the card (especially the bottom), you will see that when the stitches start off from the left, you can see both red and white threads tightly wound up together.But as the stitch progresses towards the right, the threads become loose.
And finally, here's the list of Supplies!!
2. Patterned Paper - Fancy Pants- Sprinkles - Wishful Thinking Double-Sided Paper 12"X12"
12. Twine - Doodlebug Design Inc.
See you all next time!! Happy Crafting!!
Whats cooking crafters?? This is Shruti here and I am back with yet another card for Lulupu.
Today's card was supposed to be a CAS card.. but like always whenever I sit down make one I land up adding more and more elements to it.. and it turns out to be anything but a Clean and a Simple card. I guess I have had enough of trying to do something I am not good at. So, I have decided to take a chill pill and just sit back and enjoy watching the CAS gurus, like our very own Tejal, swing their magic wand..
Anyhoo without digressing anymore.. Here is what I have for you today..
Ribbon, scissors, glue dots and an exacto knife to pick the glue dots.
Measure the width of your card and cut the ribbons accordingly. I have a 24 cm, 18 cm, 12 cm and a 5 cm long ribbons cut and arranged.
Now take the longest ribbon and adhere the glue dots on the both the tips of the ribbon like I am demonstrating in the picture. Note: the glue dots are to be placed on the back side of the ribbon.
Now tie it around the card like I've done in the picture. As for the other ribbons.. glue both their ends together to form a circle.
Now place the other two ribbons on top of the longest one like so and tie it up with the smallest ribbon we had cut. What I do is tuck one end of the ribbon underneath and secure it with a glue dot and cut off the excess.
Hope you guys liked the tutorial.
Until next time.. Happy crafting!!
White Signo gel pen and Green glitter pen.
Hello everyone!!! After a nice round up by all the talented ladies showcasing their pretty pretty work, it's now time to talk about the awesome tools that help make it all seem like a piece of cake.
...The Stamp Press by Fiskars.
It's a wonderful addition to all the goodies I already had and it does make life easier when... wait, let me not just write about it; let me show you!!
The Stamp Press (large size) is available at Lulupu - The Craft Lounge.
Click here to buy it now!! And visit the store for more goodies!
Thanks for visiting and hope you had a great time!!
It was this birthday that my awesome bunch of craft friends gifted me a Scor Pal… and oh boy, could I be more addicted. Honestly, I am a little in awe of this product and have even wondered what was I doing without it till now!!!
Scor Pal has become my must have tool in my craft kitty. It's super slim and lightweight. It's very very handy!!!
Comes with an Instruction manual and a self secured bone folder.
The 12" x 12" size of the board enables any size of the paper to fit in comfortably…. A must have feature for making envelopes and boxes, else you have to keep adjusting the paper to fit into the groves!!!
Before the Scor Pal, I usually had a tough time scoring thicker card stocks as it would leave me with cracked seams… Not any more!!! Scor pal leaves you with absolutely professionally crisp lines.
The score lines are ample with marking at every 1/8", ¼", ½", 1" and in between markings too… The lines are deep and wide enough for the folder to fit in snugly.
It's shape ensures a comfortable hand grip and it glides through those groves on the board very smoothly.
Another fun thing that I discovered by accident recently(this is what happens when u read the manual ;p) was that the top header of the Scor pal has a magnetic are to hold onto metal objects like your teeny weeny embellishments, etc thereby preventing them from getting misplaced.
Here'a fun versatile Grid Background i created with the Scor Pal... it was so super quick and easy with no intricate measuring required.
Here are some projects i created using the Scor Pal: Click Here, Here and Here.
The packaging says, it's a 'Paper Crafter's Dream Tool'… it truly is one!!!
Just don't think much… go ahead and grab one for yourself… you will most definitely never regret this one purchase.
If You want one fr you, head over to the Lulupu Sore for this and many more mouth watering products.
Am here with my first inspiration as a Lulu Pooh and my first ever video tutorial so please bare with some of my errors and mistakes ;) i promise to work on my skills and make better videos soon!
I have used strip of pattern papers from the Hello Sunshine Collection by American Crafts. With the onset of summer these colours feel just perfect. The tutorial is a guide for making an easy A2 card with left over pattern papers and border punches, a ribbon and a stamped sentiment.
Here's a pic of my card. You can view the video tutorial for this card on our very own Channel Lulupu TV on Youtube! Do subscribe to get email updates or new videos!
Technique Tuesday Ali Edward Clear Stamps.
a very Good Morning to all of you!!
Hope you guys had a fabulous Holi and played with colors to your hearts content!!!
Hi, It's me Shalini and i am here with my card and my first ever tutorial!!
a 12x12 cardstock, loads of pattern papers, candles, embellishments, ribbon, scissors, glue and ruler.
Cut out a 12"x5.5" from your Cardstock. Score it at 3", 5 5/8", 6 3/8".
I have used a Scorpal from Lulupu.com here but in can easily be done without it too using a ruler.
In mine, the Layer 1 is approx. 5.5" x 3"
Layer 2 approx 4" x 3"
Layer 3 approx 1.5" x 2.75"
Stamp the image of your choice on the Layer 4/Top Layer.
I added some Glossy Accents to the Balloon and set it aside to dry for a while.
Now we will make the Candle Box. Cut a piece of Cardstock measuring 3 1/4" x 4 1/4".
Align the shorter side(3 1/4" side) with the top of the scoring board and score at 1/2", 7/8", 2 3/8" and 2 3/4".
Now, Turn the Cardstock 90degrees, aligning the bigger side(4 1/4" side) of the cardstock with the top of the scoring board. Now score at 1/2", 7/8" 3 3/8", 3 3/4".
Cut the edges as shown above. Here, make sure the top of the box part is long enough for your candles. I have used these usual thin ones available locally at any store.
Fold up the box, put in the candles and decorate with the ribbon of your choice.
You candle box is ready.
Next up we'll make the Cake. Cut a strip of Pattern paper measuring 9" x 1 1/4".
Make small slits at one end... small v-shaped slits like in the picture.
Fold along the thin v-shaped line so that all the v-slits bend inside.
This is the base of the Cake.
Cut out a circle from another Pattern Paper with diameter approx 2 1/2".(this measurement could vary depending on how big you want your cake to be.) You can use a punch if you have one or use any circle cutter.
Punch holes to fix in candles. You could make as many as your number of candles. I made 8 here.
This is something that i did to ensure uniform punches on the front. The pic on the right is the back side of my circle.
I made vertical cross cutting equi-distant lines and then a small circle with about 2" diameter.
Roll the strip of Pattern Paper made in Step 9 and stick the edges to form a circle with the exact diameter as the circle cut in Step 10. Stick the rolled strip to the bottom of the circle.
Assemble the card. Embellish with your choice of buttons, laces, swirls, pearls, punch outs, etc.
Add a strip of Ribbon each in the center of both the ends of the Card. This will help you in tyeing the ends together so that the Card can be posted easily.
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