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American Revolutionary War Screenplay
October 9, 2018 October 23, 2018 Thomas Kenning
This lesson can be used with The United States: An Open Ended History, a free online textbook. Adapted in part from open sources.
Choose one of the following events from the Revolutionary War. Pretend you have been hired to adapt this historical event into a big budget Hollywood blockbuster. Script a key scene for this film, including scenic directions and dialogue.
Remember that in film, images tell much of the story, serving to evoke the emotions and thoughts of the viewer. Integrate dialogue into the action of the scene. Rather than have characters deliver speeches, for example, let them talk while they are moving or doing something that will add visual interest to the scene. Your scene can be dramatic, humorous, even musical, feel free to subvert gender roles – but it should be based firmly on the facts with plenty of references to identifiable historical individuals and situations. It should also give your audience a sense – through dialogue, symbolism, or narration – of the significance of the event they are witnessing. Why was is this scene important – to the story of the war and/or to future generations?
Check here for an explanation of how a screenplay is written.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The statue that now stands on Lexington green commemorating the service and sacrifice of colonial Minutemen. Some argue that this likeness is based on Captain John Parker, though that claim has never been proven.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. About 700 British Army regulars in Boston, under Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, were given secret orders to capture and destroy Colonial military supplies reportedly stored by the Massachusetts militia at Concord. Through effective intelligence gathering, Patriot leaders had received word weeks before the expedition that their supplies might be at risk and had moved most of them to other locations. On the night before the battle, warning of the British expedition had been rapidly sent from Boston to militias in the area by several riders, including Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott, with information about British plans. The first shots were fired just as the sun was rising at Lexington. The British pushed on to Concord. The Americans had taken away most of the munitions, but they destroyed whatever was left. In the meantime, American forces in the countryside had mobilized to harass the British on their long return to Boston. All along the road, behind stone walls, hillocks, and houses, militiamen from "every Middlesex village and farm" made targets of the bright red coats of the British soldiers. By the time Gage's weary detachment stumbled into Boston, it had suffered more than 250 killed and wounded. The Americans lost 93 men.
Characters to include: John Parker
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
From left to right, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, John Adams of Massachusetts, and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia represented the three major regions of the colonies and were the three most prominent members of the committee appointed to write the Declaration of Independence. The final product, while containing contributions from the group as a whole, was largely the work of Jefferson.
The Declaration of Independence, adopted July 4, 1776, not only announced the birth of a new nation, but also set forth a philosophy of human freedom that would become a dynamic force throughout the entire world. The Declaration drew upon French and English Enlightenment political philosophy, but one influence in particular stands out: John Locke's Second Treatise on Government. Locke took conceptions of the traditional rights of Englishmen and universalized them into the natural rights of all humankind. The Declaration's familiar opening passage echoes Locke's social-contract theory of government:
We hold these truths to be self‑evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Characters to include: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin
Winter at Valley Forge
Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War. It is approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Starvation, disease, malnutrition, and exposure killed nearly 2,500 American soldiers by the end of February 1778.
With winter almost setting in, and with the prospects for campaigning greatly diminishing, General George Washington sought quarters for his men. Washington and his troops had fought what was to be the last major engagement of 1777 at the Battle of White Marsh (or Edge Hill) in early December. He devised to pull his troops from their present encampment in the White Marsh area (now Fort Washington State Park) and move to a more secure location for the coming winter. Though no battle was fought here from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778, a struggle against the elements and low morale was overcome on this sacred ground.
"Naked and starving as they are we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery." –General George Washington at Valley Forge, February 16, 1778.
Characters to Include: George Washington, Baron von Steuben
The Service of Deborah Sampson
Engraved portrait of Deborah Sampson, female American Revolutionary War soldier.
Deborah Sampson wore men's clothes and joined an Army unit in Massachusetts under the name "Robert Shirtliff" (also spelled in some sources as "Shirtliffe" or "Shurtleff"). She joined the Light Infantry Company of the 4th Massachusetts Regiment, under the command of Captain George Webb (1740–1825). This unit, consisting of 50 to 60 men, was first quartered in Bellingham, Massachusetts, and later mustered at Worcester with the rest of the regiment commanded by Colonel William Shepard. Light Infantry Companies were elite troops, specially picked because they were taller and stronger than average. Their job was to provide rapid flank coverage for advancing regiments, as well as rearguard and forward reconnaissance duties for units on the move. Because she joined an elite unit, Sampson's disguise was more likely to succeed, since no one was likely to look for a woman among soldiers who were specially chosen for their above average size and superior physical ability.
Sampson fought in several skirmishes. During her first battle, on July 3, 1782, outside Tarrytown, New York, she took two musket balls in her thigh and a cut on her forehead. She begged her fellow soldiers to let her die and not take her to a doctor, but a soldier put her on his horse and took her to a hospital. The doctors treated her head wound, but she left the hospital before they could attend to her leg. Fearful that her identity would be discovered, she removed one of the balls herself with a penknife and sewing needle, but the other one was too deep for her to reach. Her leg never fully healed.
Characters to Include: Deborah Sampson
Surrender at Yorktown
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull, depicts the British surrendering to Benjamin Lincoln, flanked by French (left) and American troops. Oil on canvas, 1820.
A series of battles left British General Cornwallis's armies in retreat toward Yorktown, Virginia, where they expected to be rescued by a British fleet. The fleet showed up, but so did a larger French fleet, so the British fleet retreated out to sea after a brief battle, leaving Cornwallis trapped between the American and French armies on land and the French fleet at sea. Finally, on October 19, 1781, General Cornwallis surrendered his army of 8,000 British soldiers.
Characters to Include: Washington, Lafayette, Cornwallis
George Washington resigns as commander in chief
By the Treaty of Paris signed on September 3, 1783, Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States. Washington disbanded his army and gave an eloquent farewell address to his soldiers on November 2. On November 25, the British evacuated New York City, and Washington and the governor took possession. At Fraunces Tavern on December 4, Washington formally bade his officers farewell and he resigned his commission as commander-in-chief on December 23, 1783, to the Continental Congress in the Old Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. "I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them, to his holy keeping." Historian Gordon Wood concludes that the greatest act in his life was his resignation as commander of the armies. King George III called Washington "the greatest character of the age" because of this.
Washington later submitted a formal account of the expenses that he had personally advanced the army over the eight-year conflict of about $450,000. It is said to have been detailed regarding small items and vague concerning large ones, and included the expenses incurred from Martha's visits to his headquarters, as well as his compensation for service—none of which had been drawn during the war.
Characters to Include: Washington
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"Why did the colonists declare independence?" Children's Book
If you had to explain the causes of the American Revolution to your kid sister, how would you do it?? Believe it or not, being able to streamline and simplify your explanation of key events is a great way to check your own understanding.
Start with:
Agitation, Taxation, and Representation by Other Means
The Shot Heard Round the World, Common Sense, and Independence
For tomorrow: Take one page of notes filled with basic facts and chronology of the colonies from French and Indian War to American Revolution, drawn from the pages above, all with the general question in mind — "Why did the colonists declare independence?"
Use the information contained in these notes to create a minimum eight page storybook, illustrated, answering the question — "Why did the colonists declare independence?" Your book should tell the story of how the Revolution came to be – roughly from the French and Indian War to the Declaration of Independence. It should utilize at least 10 vocabulary words or key terms and tell a story that makes sense.
Your book will be read aloud during a class-wide story time – so make sure it has cadence (and maybe rhymes?)
Bonus points if you include a cute talking animal to gloss over uncomfortable social truths.
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To Break Our Bonds of Affection: The Coming of Civil War
October 6, 2018 July 2, 2019 Thomas Kenning
This lesson was reported from:
A chapter of The United States: An Open Ended History, a free online textbook. Adapted in part from open sources.
What does it mean to say that South Carolina and – in total 11 states – seceded from the Union?
According to their own statements, why did these states secede?
What was the Anaconda Plan? Why did the Union think it would work?
What was the effect of the Battle of Antietam?
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
How did African Americans serve their country during the Civil War?
Secession and Civil War
Lincoln's victory in the presidential election of November 1860 made South Carolina's secession from the Union on January 31 a foregone conclusion. The state had long been waiting for an event that would unite the South against the antislavery forces. By February 1, 1862, five more Southern states had seceded. On February 8, the six states signed a provisional constitution for the Confederate States of America. The remaining Southern states as yet remained in the Union, although Texas had begun to move on its secession.
Less than a month later, March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as president of the United States. In his inaugural address, he declared the Confederacy "legally void" and denounced secession as anarchy, explaining that majority rule had to be balanced by constitutional restraints in the American system of republicanism:
"A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free people."
Abraham Lincoln's First Inauguration, March 4, 1861, beneath the unfinished capitol dome.
Desperately wishing to avoid this terrible conflict, Lincoln ended with this impassioned plea:
"I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature."
But the South turned a deaf ear. On April 12, Confederate guns opened fire on the federal garrison at Fort Sumter in the Charleston, South Carolina, harbor. In response to the attack, on April 15, Lincoln called on the states to send detachments totaling 75,000 troops to recapture forts, protect the capital, and "preserve the Union," which in his view still existed intact despite the actions of the seceding states. A war had begun in which more Americans would die than in any other conflict before or since.
Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina.
In the seven states that had seceded, people responded positively to the Confederate action and the leadership of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Both sides now tensely awaited the action of the slave states that thus far had remained loyal. Virginia seceded on April 17; Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina followed quickly.
No state left the Union with greater reluctance than Virginia. Her statesmen had a leading part in the winning of the Revolution and the framing of the Constitution, and she had provided the nation with five presidents. With Virginia went Colonel Robert E. Lee, who declined the command of the Union Army out of loyalty to his native state.
Between the enlarged Confederacy and the free-soil North lay the border slave states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, which, despite some sympathy with the South, would remain loyal to the Union.
The evolution of the Confederate States of America.
Each side entered the war with high hopes for an early victory. In material resources the Union, or the North,enjoyed a decided advantage. Twenty-three states with a population of 22 million were arrayed against 11 states inhabited by nine million, including slaves. The industrial superiority of the North exceeded even its preponderance in population, providing it with abundant facilities for manufacturing arms and ammunition, clothing, and other supplies. It had a greatly superior railway network.
The Confederacy, or the South nonetheless had certain advantages. The most important was geography; the South was fighting a defensive war on its own territory. It could establish its independence simply by beating off the Northern armies. The South also had a stronger military tradition, and possessed the more experienced military leaders.
The Confederacy
Despite never having historically represented the Confederate States of America as a country, nor officially recognized as one of its national flags, the rectangular Second Confederate Navy Jack and the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia are now flag types commonly referred to as the Confederate Flag. They both have become a widely recognized symbol of the Southern United States. It is also known as the rebel flag, Dixie flag, and Southern cross.
Lincoln had never called for the immediate abolition of slavery, but for Southern states, the writing was on the wall – their political clout had diminished in the face of the North's larger population, and they feared that his policies would lead to abolition in the future. Although the South was fighting a pro-slavery war, it's important to note that, at least in the beginning, the North was not fighting an anti-slavery war. The North was fighting to preserve the Union – fighting for the principle that no state had the right to secede. After all, where in the Constitution is the clause describing the process by which a state may leave the United States? Lincoln's argument is that divorce, so to speak, was impossible.
Many Southerners today like to claim that the Confederacy was not primarily about slavery or racism, but about pride and states' rights against federal power. Back in the time of the Civil War, however, Confederate leaders were much more honest about their motives. They believed that blacks were inferior to whites. They believed that slavery was a good thing. They were fighting to preserve the institution of slavery and they said so openly over and over again.
In his infamous "Cornerstone Speech," Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens said that the Declaration of Independence had been wrong to say that all men are created equal: "Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery — subordination to the superior race — is his natural and normal condition."
The Southern states that published declarations setting forth their reasons for seceding from the Union all said that a commitment to the institution of slavery and a belief in black inferiority were at the heart of their cause.
"Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery," said Mississippi's declaration.
Georgia declared, "For the last ten years we have had numerous and serious causes of complaint against our non-slave-holding confederate States with reference to the subject of African slavery."
South Carolina justified its secession on the basis of "an increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveholding States to the institution of slavery."
Texas declared that it was committed to "maintaining and protecting the institution known as negro slavery — the servitude of the African to the white race."
Western Advance, Eastern Stalemate
The first large battle of the war, at the First Battle of Bull Run, near Washington, DC, stripped away any illusions that victory would be quick or easy. It also established a pattern, at least in the Eastern United States, of bloody Southern victories that never translated into a decisive military advantage for the Confederacy.
The First Battle of Bull Run (the Union named battles after nearby bodies of water), also known as the First Battle of Manassas (the Confederacy named battles after nearby towns), was fought on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia, about 25 miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War. The Union's forces were slow in positioning themselves, allowing Confederate reinforcements time to arrive by rail. Each side had about 18,000 poorly trained and poorly led troops in their first battle. It was a Confederate victory, followed by a disorganized retreat of the Union forces.
In contrast to its military failures in the East, the Union was able to secure battlefield victories in the West and slow strategic success at sea. Most of the Navy, at the war's beginning, was in Union hands, but it was scattered and weak.
In April 1861, Lincoln announced the Union blockade of all Southern ports – the so-called Anaconda Plan, which sought to suffocate the Southern economy. The South had almost no factories of its own, meaning that guns, ammunition, clothing, shoes, and most everything else had to be traded for, mostly with the North or with Britain, and both of these avenues were now closed. "King Cotton" was dead, as the South could export less than 10 percent of its cotton. The blockade shut down the ten Confederate seaports with railheads that moved almost all of its cotton, including New Orleans, Mobile, and Charleston. By June 1861, warships were stationed off the principal Southern ports, and a year later nearly 300 ships were in service.
Proposed by Union general-in-chief Winfield Scott, the Anaconda Plan emphasized a Union blockade of the Southern ports, and called for an advance down the Mississippi River to cut the South in two. Because the blockade would be rather passive, it was widely derided by a vociferous faction of Union generals who wanted a more vigorous prosecution of the war, and who likened it to the coils of an anaconda suffocating its victim. The snake image caught on, giving the proposal its popular name.
The Southern economy nearly collapsed during the war. There were multiple reasons for this: the severe deterioration of food supplies, especially in cities, the failure of already limited Southern railroads, the loss of control of the main rivers, foraging by Northern armies, and the seizure of animals and crops by Confederate armies.
In the Mississippi Valley, the Union forces won an almost uninterrupted series of victories. They began by breaking a long Confederate line in Tennessee, thus making it possible to occupy almost all the western part of the state. When the important Mississippi River port of Memphis was taken, Union troops advanced some 320 kilometers into the heart of the Confederacy. With the tenacious General Ulysses S. Grant in command, they withstood a sudden Confederate counterattack at Shiloh, on the bluffs overlooking the Tennessee River. Those killed and wounded at Shiloh numbered more than 10,000 on each side, a casualty rate that Americans had never before experienced. But it was only the beginning of the carnage.
In Virginia, by contrast, Union troops continued to meet one defeat after another in a succession of bloody attempts to capture Richmond, the Confederate capital. The Confederates enjoyed strong defense positions afforded by numerous streams cutting the road between Washington and Richmond. Their two best generals, Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. ("Stonewall") Jackson, both far surpassed in ability their early Union counterparts. In 1862 Union commander George McClellan made a slow, excessively cautious attempt to seize Richmond. But in the Seven Days' Battles between June 25 and July 1, the Union troops were driven steadily backward, both sides suffering terrible losses.
Lincoln with McClellan after the Battle of Antietam. McClellan repeatedly failed to engage in decisive conflicts with the Confederate Army out of a mistaken fear that he was outnumbered by the enemy.
After another Confederate victory at the Second Battle of Bull Run (or Second Manassas), Lee crossed the Potomac River and invaded Maryland. McClellan again responded tentatively, despite learning that Lee had split his army and was heavily outnumbered. The Union and Confederate Armies met at Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, in the bloodiest single day of the war: More than 4,000 died on both sides and 18,000 were wounded. Despite his numerical advantage, however, McClellan failed to break Lee's lines or press the attack, and Lee was able to retreat across the Potomac with his army intact. As a result, Lincoln fired McClellan.
Although the Battle of Antietam was inconclusive in military terms, its consequences were nonetheless momentous. Great Britain and France, both on the verge of recognizing the Confederacy, delayed their decision, and the South never received the diplomatic recognition and the economic aid from Europe that it desperately sought.
The Battle of Antietam still holds a record as the single bloodiest day in United States history, with a combined tally of 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing.
Antietam also gave Lincoln the opening he needed to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in states rebelling against the Union were free. In practical terms, the proclamation had little immediate impact; it freed slaves only in the Confederate states, while leaving slavery intact in the border states. Politically, however, it meant that in addition to preserving the Union, the abolition of slavery was now a declared objective of the Union war effort.
Areas covered by the Emancipation Proclamation are in red. Slave holding areas not covered are in blue.
The final Emancipation Proclamation, issued January 1, 1863, also authorized the recruitment of African Americans into the Union Army, a move abolitionist leaders such as Frederick Douglass had been urging since the beginning of armed conflict. Union forces already had been sheltering escaped slaves as "contraband of war," but following the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union Army recruited and trained regiments of African-American soldiers that fought with distinction in battles from Virginia to the Mississippi. About 178,000 African Americans served in the U.S. Colored Troops, and 29,500 served in the Union Navy.
The United States Colored Troops (USCT) were regiments in the United States Army composed primarily of African-American (colored) soldiers, although members of other minority groups also served with the units. They were first recruited during the American Civil War, and by the end of that war in April 1865, the 175 USCT regiments constituted about one-tenth of the manpower of the Union Army. About 20% of USCS soldiers died, a rate about 35% higher than that for white Union troops. Despite heavy casualties, many fought with distinction.
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was the first black regiment recruited in the North. Col. Robert Gould Shaw, the 25 year old son of very wealthy abolitionist parents, was chosen to command – a position still limited to white men. On July 18 came the supreme test of the courage and valor of these black soldiers; they were chosen to lead the assault on Battery Wagner, a Confederate fort on Morris Island at Charleston. In addressing his soldiers before leading them in a charge across the beach, Colonel Shaw said, "I want you to prove yourselves. The eyes of thousands will look on what you do tonight."
Mary Smith Peake was an American teacher, humanitarian, and a member of the black elite in Hampton, Virginia, best known for starting a school for the children of former slaves starting in the fall of 1861 under what became known as the Emancipation Oak.
While some blacks chose to join the military, others fought by other means. An American teacher named Mary S. Peake worked to educate the freedmen and "contraband." She spent her days under a large oak tree teaching others near Fort Monroe in Virginia. (This giant tree is now over 140 years old and called Emancipation Oak). Since Fort Monroe remained under Union control this area was somewhat of a safe location for refugees and runaways to come to. Mary's school would house around 50 children during the day and 20 adults at night.
Despite the political gains represented by the Emancipation Proclamation, however, the North's military prospects in the East remained bleak as Lee's Army of Northern Virginia continued to maul the Union Army of the Potomac, first at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862 and then at Chancellorsville in May 1863. But Chancellorsville, although one of Lee's most brilliant military victories, was also one of his most costly. His most valued lieutenant, General "Stonewall" Jackson, was mistakenly shot and killed by his own men.
The war was far from over, but increasingly, the writing was on the wall – the North's will to fight was just as strong as any rebel in the South, but the North had the economic drive and manpower to go the distance.
The article was adapted in part from:
A Nation Divided: The American Civil War
The Civil War and Reconstruction
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Q: Custom attributes give error after ordering (with ideal) I'm about to set my webshop live.
Today I installed Ideal payment and suddenly when I order a product I get an error.
The error only pops up when I use Ideal as payment.
Fatal error: Call to a member function getId() on a non-object in /usr/home/xxx/domains/xxx.nl/public_html/app/design/frontend/base/default/template/email/order/items/order/default.phtml on line 29
This is the code and my custom attributes: (Verpakking, EAN, Z-index)
<?php $_item = $this->getItem() ?>
<?php $_order = $this->getItem()->getOrder(); ?>
<?php $_product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')->load($_item->getProduct()->getId()); ?>

        <?php echo $this->htmlEscape($_item->getName()) ?>

        Verpakking: <?php echo $_product->getVerpakking(); ?>

        EAN: <?php echo $_product->getEancodeeenheid(); ?>

        Z-index: <?php echo $_product->getZindexnummer(); ?>

It has to do with these custom attributes, without them there is no error.

A: When working with product attributes for order items it is not OK to get the product details by loading the product data for 2 reasons:

*

*the product might be missing (deleted at some point)

*it affects the performance because you have to load every attribute

In my opinion it's best to add the product attributes you need to the quote item and carry them for all the other item types (order item, invoice item, shipment item and credit memo item).
In order to achieve this you will need (yes you guest it) an extension that adds a column for each attribute you need on the corresponding item table. After that you will not need this code:
$_product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')->load($_item->getProduct()->getId())

You will be able to make a simple call like:
Verpakking: <?php echo $_item->getVerpakking(); ?>

The following is an example for one attribute, but you can just mimic the behavior for the rest of the attributes. I will take the attribute with code verpakking.
Let's call the extension Easylife_Sales. For the extension you need the following files:
app/etc/modules/Easylife_Sales.xml - declaration file: (I'm anxious to work with Magento 2.0 so I won't need this declaration file anymore).
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Easylife_Sales>
            <active>true</active>
            <codePool>local</codePool>
            <depends>
                <Mage_Sales />
            </depends>
        </Easylife_Sales>
    </modules>
</config>

app/code/local/Easylife/Sales/etc/config.xml - the configuration file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Easylife_Sales>
            <version>0.0.1</version>
        </Easylife_Sales>
    </modules>
    <global>
        <models>
            <easylife_sales>
                <class>Easylife_Sales_Model</class>
            </easylife_sales>
        </models>
        <events>
            <sales_quote_item_save_before>
                <observers>
                    <easylife_sales>
                        <class>easylife_sales/observer</class>
                        <method>addCustomAttributes</method>
                    </easylife_sales>
                </observers>
            </sales_quote_item_save_before>
        </events>
        <fieldsets>
            <sales_convert_quote_item>
                <verpakking>
                    <to_order_item>*</to_order_item>
                </verpakking>

            </sales_convert_quote_item>
            <sales_convert_order_item>
                <verpakking>
                    <to_quote_item>*</to_quote_item>
                    <to_invoice_item>*</to_invoice_item>
                    <to_shipment_item>*</to_shipment_item>
                    <to_cm_item>*</to_cm_item>
                </verpakking>

            </sales_convert_order_item>
        </fieldsets>
        <sales>
            <quote>
                <item>
                    <product_attributes>
                        <verpakking />

                    </product_attributes>
                </item>
            </quote>
        </sales>
        <resources>
            <easylife_sales_setup>
                <setup>
                    <module>Easylife_Sales</module>
                    <class>Mage_Sales_Model_Resource_Setup</class>
                </setup>
            </easylife_sales_setup>
        </resources>
    </global>
</config>

app/code/local/Easylife/Sales/Model/Observer.php - used for filling the additional columns of the quote item.
<?php
class Easylife_Sales_Model_Observer{
    public function addCustomAttributes($observer){
        $item = $observer->getEvent()->getItem();
        if ($product = $item->getProduct()){
            $item->setVerpakking($product->getVerpakking());
            //add here one line for each product attribute
        }
        return $this;
    }
}

app/code/local/Easylife/Sales/sql/easylife_sales_setup/install-0.0.1.php - the extension install script that adds the columns to the needed tables.
<?php
$this->startSetup();
//add a column to the quote item table
$this->getConnection()
    ->addColumn($this->getTable('sales/quote_item'), 'verpakking', array(
        'type'      => Varien_Db_Ddl_Table::TYPE_TEXT, //type should match the product type. see the class `Varien_Db_Ddl_Table` for other column types
        'length'    => 32,
        'nullable'  => true,
        'comment'   => 'Verpakking'
    ));
//add a column to the order item table
$this->getConnection()
    ->addColumn($this->getTable('sales/order_item'), 'verpakking', array(
        'type'      => Varien_Db_Ddl_Table::TYPE_TEXT,//type should match the product type. see the class `Varien_Db_Ddl_Table` for other column types
        'length'    => 32,
        'nullable'  => true,
        'comment'   => 'Verpakking'
    ));
//add a column to the shipment item table
$this->getConnection()
    ->addColumn($this->getTable('sales/shipment_item'), 'verpakking', array(
        'type'      => Varien_Db_Ddl_Table::TYPE_TEXT,//type should match the product type. see the class `Varien_Db_Ddl_Table` for other column types
        'length'    => 32,
        'nullable'  => true,
        'comment'   => 'Verpakking'
    ));
//add a column to the invoice item table
$this->getConnection()
    ->addColumn($this->getTable('sales/invoice_item'), 'verpakking', array(
        'type'      => Varien_Db_Ddl_Table::TYPE_TEXT,//type should match the product type. see the class `Varien_Db_Ddl_Table` for other column types
        'length'    => 32,
        'nullable'  => true,
        'comment'   => 'Verpakking'
    ));
//add a column to the credit memo item table
$this->getConnection()
    ->addColumn($this->getTable('sales/creditmemo_item'), 'verpakking', array(
        'type'      => Varien_Db_Ddl_Table::TYPE_TEXT,//type should match the product type. see the class `Varien_Db_Ddl_Table` for other column types
        'length'    => 32,
        'nullable'  => true,
        'comment'   => 'Verpakking'
    ));
//add here columns for additional attributes by cloning the statements above and changing the column names.
//The column names must be the same as the product attribute code for an easier use
$this->endSetup();

That's it. Clear the cache and make a call to your website (backend or frontend) to install the extension. Just to make sure, check the tables sales_flat_*_item to see if your columns have been added.
Now you can use in your e-mail (like I've said before):
Verpakking: <?php echo $_item->getVerpakking(); ?>

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Explore Current Work Video
Mia Lehrer lecture
Mia Lehrer is known for her commitment to environmental and community advocacy in Los Angeles and beyond.
Recorded: February 16, 2016
Mia Lehrer | Mia Lehrer + Associates
Mia Lehrer is the founding principal of Mia Lehrer + Associates, a Los Angeles-based landscape architecture practice. Lehrer utilizes "advocacy as a design tool" to incorporate education and community participation in the conceptualization of her firm's projects, thereby ensuring their longevity with the help of an informed public.
In her Current Work lecture titled "Recalibrating the City: Advocacy by Design," Lehrer discusses several Los Angeles-based projects that address challenges at various scales—from a monumental undertaking to revitalize the concrete laden Los Angeles River to community park projects that invite spontaneous shared uses. Within this discussion, Lehrer talks about how she works within alternative channels of influence, like those of non-profit community organizations, to design public spaces, that are sensitive to existing natural systems.
In this lecture, Lehrer discusses the following projects:
Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan, Los Angeles, CA
Piggyback Yards, Los Angeles, CA
Union Station Master Plan, Los Angeles, CA
CleanTech Corridor, Los Angeles, CA | 2010
North East LA River Collaborative Placemaking Plan, Los Angeles, CA
LA-Más, urban design non-profit, Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Park, Inglewood, CA
Vista Hermosa Park, Los Angeles, CA | 2008
Nature Lab, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County | 2012
The lecture is followed by a discussion with Kate Orff, the Director of the Urban Design program at Columbia University GSAPP. She is also a registered landscape architect and founder of SCAPE, a design firm based in New York City.
The Current Work series invites significant international figures who powerfully influence contemporary architectural practice and shape the future of the built environment to present their work and ideas to a public audience.
Mia Lehrer
Past Current Work lectures
Kate Orff


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Wake County Economic Development And Red Hat Discuss Strengths Of Local Economy
RALEIGH, N.C. – Wake County Economic Development (WCED) (www.raleigh-wake.org) has announced the official release of its first video profile for "Raleigh-Wake County Business Feature," a new video series profiling locally-based companies that continue to grow and remain competitive during the nation's current economic slowdown. The first profile features the Raleigh-based company Red Hat, Inc. Amidst the current economic downturn, Red Hat has continued to represent one of North Carolina's most successful and fastest-growing companies, remaining competitive in its market sector worldwide. The Red Hat video features interviews with Tom Rabon, vice president of Corporate Affairs, and DeLisa Alexander, senior vice president of People and Brand. The Red Hat interview addresses topics such as: recent growth of Red Hat and the role that Wake County has played in its success, the innovative workforce in Wake County and its impact on the local economy, and strategies WCED has employed to ensure that the region's economy remains strong during the economic downturn.


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McLaren Drilling Includes 7.41 Grams Gold Over 3.2 Metres at TimGinn
(businesspress24) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/03/12 -- McLaren Resources Inc. ("McLaren") (CNSX: MCL)(FRANKFURT: 3ML) is pleased to announce the results of the recently completed 8 hole 1,453 metres exploration drill program including 8.21 grams over 2.5 metres and 7.41 grams over 3.2 metres. The TimGinn Property is located adjacent to the Goldcorp owned Hollinger and McIntyre Mines which have produced over 30 million oz of Gold to date in Timmins.
Results from the summer drill program follow up on the positive results of McLaren's initial drill program previously announced on February 13, 2012 which included 7.4 gpt over 7.0 m, 24.2 gpt over 1.1 m and 6.0 gpt over 3.0 m between surface and a depth of 500 feet. The focus of the exploration drilling is to further expand the gold mineralized zones along strike and to depth in the area of historic production that took place from 1929 to 1937 where underground production occurred to a depth of 900 feet. The exploration holes intercepted mineralization at down hole depths ranging from 30 to 150 metres.
The TimGinn property contains a 2,000 metre mineralized strike length running from northeast to southwest. Mining has occurred on three sides of the property at neighbouring mines including the Hollinger Mine and the McIntyre Mine that are situated in central Timmins and have produced gold to depths exceeding 5000 feet (1500 metres). The property has seen limited exploration at shallow depths and is virtually unexplored below 900 feet.
Geotechnical Information
Eight holes were drilled to explore and confirm gold mineralized zones in the steeply dipping mafic volcanic flows containing pyrite and quartz stringers.
Key Terms of Property Option Agreement
McLaren can earn a 60 percent interest in the property by incurring $4 million dollars of exploration expenditure by April 30, 2016, McLaren can earn an initial 50% percent interest by incurring $2 million in exploration expenditure by April 30, 2015. See additional details of the terms in the news release dated November 8, 2011.
About The TimGinn Property
The TimGinn property consists of 9 mining claims covering 238 hectares (588 acres) in the Tisdale Township in Central Timmins. Adjacent to the Hollinger mine (19.3 million oz), and the McIntyre Mine (10.7 million oz) please see map. There was brief gold production on the property during the 1920's by Consolidated Gilles Lake Gold Mines. A two compartment shaft was sunk on the property to a depth of 940 feet. The property is unexplored below 940 feet (300 metres) deep.
To view the map associated with this release, please visit the following link: .
McLaren Resources Inc. is a Canadian based junior exploration company engaged in acquiring, exploring, and developing resource properties in Canada.
For more information visit our web site at .
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute "forward looking statements". These statements are based on current expectations of management, however are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this news release. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date hereof, except as required by securities laws.
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Collection contains material related to the Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society. Items of interest include meeting minutes, programs from plays, and a scrapbook.
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Categories Select Category CalPERS City of San Diego CSRS / FERS Defined Benefit Plans Defined Contribution Plans General QDRO Info IRA KCERA LACERA Military Retirement / TSP OCERS Public Employee Plans SBCERA San Bernardino SCERS – Sacramento County SDCERA SDCERS SLO County Pension Trust University of California VCERA – Ventura County
by Madeline Hill | Jul 30, 2012 | General QDRO Info, University of California
UCRP and divorce | UCRP CAP | UCRP QDRO | University of California Retirement System (UCRS)
Employees of the University of California are participants in the University of California Retirement System (UCRS). The UCRS offers a defined benefit pension plan known as the University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP). For certain UCRP participants, the CAP (Capital Accumulation Payment) provides a supplement to UCRP benefits. CAP benefits can also be divided by QDRO and can be addressed in the same QDRO as the UCRP division. The UC system also offers defined contribution plans – such as a 403(b) plan and a 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan. The UCRP is the focus of this article, an article about University of California defined contribution plans will follow at a later date.
Joinder is a legal process that names a third-party (such as the UCRP) to the parties' divorce case. The University of California requires a joinder to be filed and served on the plan before a Domestic Relations Order can be approved and implemented. Joinder is the first step in obtaining an Order to divide UCRP benefits. Once the joinder has been filed and served on the plan, both spouses can request information from the UCRP about the benefits earned by the member during the marriage and the nonmember's options under a QDRO. UCRP can provide the parties with the member and employer contributions and earnings for UCRP/CAP as well as service credit information, applicable offsets, and an estimate for the nonmember spouse's lump sum cashout.
QDRO Before Member Retires
If a QDRO is filed before the Member retires, upon receipt and approval of a QDRO, a separate account will be created for the nonmember spouse ("alternate payee") which includes his/her share of UCRP service credit, contributions and interest, and his/her share of the CAP.
If the member is not yet eligible to retire, the alternate payee can either i) elect to maintain the separate account, name his/her own beneficiary, and begin to collect benefits once the member is eligible for retirement, or ii) elect a refund on the contributions and interest in his/her separate account and waive all rights to future retirement benefits.
If the member is eligible to retire, the alternate payee may either i) elect a lump sum cashout of the actuarial value of monthly retirement income (the cashout is mandatory if a cashout would be less than $20,000) or ii) maintain his/her separate account until the Member elects to retire or dies, or iii) request a refund of his/her share of contributions and interest and waive all rights to future retirement benefits.
There are a myriad of scenarios that can affect benefits due to the death of the parties (such as whether the death occurs before or after retirement or if the member has less than 5 years of service credit), but generally speaking, an alternate payee's share of benefits will not change because of the member's death, and the alternate payee can name his/her own beneficiary. It is important to note that the alternate payee can be named by the member as his/her contingent annuitant, and could receive additional benefits upon the member's death.
QDRO After Member Retires
If the QDRO is processed after the member retires, the alternate payee will not have his/her own account; instead, the member's retirement income is reduced to provide monthly payments to the alternate payee based on the amount awarded to the alternate payee under the QDRO.
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Upon the alternate payee's death prior to the death of the member, the alternate payee's beneficiary will receive a lump sum payment of the remaining value of the alternate payee's share of retirement benefits. Benefits do not revert to the member upon the alternate payee's death. When the alternate payee dies after the participant, any contingent annuitant payment stops, but the alternate payee's beneficiary can receive a prorata share of the balance of UCRP accumulations if no one is eligible for a survivor continuance.
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The JAMA Report™
Low Vitamin D Associated with Faster Decline in Cognitive Function
[Read the Article] About 42 percent of the general U.S. population has low vitamin D levels. In addition to promoting calcium and bone health, vit...
[Read the Article]
About 42 percent of the general U.S. population has low vitamin D levels. In addition to promoting calcium and bone health, vitamin D may also affect the brain and cognitive function. A new study by JAMA Neurology looked at the association between baseline vitamin D levels and the rate of cognitive decline in a group of ethnically diverse older adults.
A researcher from Rutgers University, along with colleagues from the University of California Davis, studied 382 older adults with an average age of 75. Among the group, 61 percent of participants were women, 41 percent white, about 30 percent were African American and 25 percent were Hispanic. At study enrollment, about 18 percent had dementia, 33 percent had mild cognitive impairment and half were cognitively normal.
Vitamin D levels and cognitive function were measured at baseline. Cognitive function was also followed in 318 of the participants for an average of 5 years.
Researchers found:
- About 60 percent of the group, regardless of their race or ethnicity, was low in vitamin D.
- Vitamin D levels were lower for African American and Hispanics, compared with their white counterparts.
- Participants in the dementia group had lower vitamin D levels compared with the mild cognitive impairment and cognitively normal groups.
- Rates of decline in episodic memory and executive function among vitamin D deficient and vitamin D insufficient participants were greater than those with adequate vitamin D status after adjusting for a variety of patient factors
- Vitamin D status was not significantly associated with decline in semantic memory or visuospatial ability.
The authors note limitations to their study including the inability to directly measure dairy intake, sun exposure or exercise, each of which can influence vitamin D levels.
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16-megapixels rear and front camera.
USB C and 3.5mm jack.
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Tvheadend offers the HTTP (VLC, MPlayer), HTSP (Kodi, Movian) and SAT>IP streaming.
Multiple EPG sources are supported (over-the-air DVB and ATSC including OpenTV DVB extensions, XMLTV, PyXML).
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In this guide I'll try to explain to you how to install Tvheadend (open source TV streaming server) on Ubuntu 18.04 Server.
Go back to the TV Adapters tab and select the tv adapter. On the right hand side select the drop down on Networks and select Croatia and Enable the adapter. Click on save.
Now that we have added a way for the TV tuner to scan channels, lets scan some channels. Go back into the Networks tab and select the Croatia network, and select Force Scan.
Open it up with VLC and you should see live TV start to play. Ensure that the quality and sound is okay.
Congratulations! You've successfully install and configure tvheadend iptv server on Ubuntu 18.04 server. If you have any queries, share them with us via the comment form below.


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La Serre-Bussière-Vieille é uma comuna francesa na região administrativa da Nova Aquitânia, no departamento de Creuse. Estende-se por uma área de 14,41 km².

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Nebbegård eller Næbbegård er et tidligere landsted i Blovstrød Sogn, Lynge-Kronborg Herred, Frederiksborg Amt, nuværende Hørsholm Kommune.

Gården tilhørte oprindeligt en bonde, men blev i 1740 overtaget af etatsråd Johannes Valeur (1700-1771), der i nogle år forud havde haft sommerbolig der i det af ham selv opførte stuehus. Han lod derefter hele gården ombygge, forbedre og forskønne, så den blev "en Gaard passende for et Herskab", som det fremgår af en senere auktionsbeskrivelse, som fortsætter: "Den er smukt beliggende ved Sjælsø, omgiven af Skov, har gode velindrettede Huse, indhegnede Haver med Frugttræer og vedlagte Asparges. lande, Fiskedamme m. m." Johannes Valeur døde i 1771, og sønnen Andreas Valeur (1733-1811) arvede gården. Andreas Valeur forvaltede imidlertid sit liv elendigt, og allerede 1780 blev han på sin svoger, grosserer Hansens foranstaltning umyndiggjort på grund af drikfældighed og ødselhed, og i december udbød hans formynder gården til salg. Den blev dog først afhændet i 1782 til madam Kyhner. Senere ejede kammerherre, staldmester Frederik Christian August de Roepstorff gården, og under en jagt, denne mand lod afholde, nedbrændte den 1799.

I 1974 oprettedes Tidens Højskole på Nebbegård.

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We understand it can feel daunting to find funding sources for postdocs, and that NIH or NSF mechanisms can be highly competitive and slow to respond. The Office of Postdoc Affairs worked with our UW Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS) to identify additional mechanisms for postdocs or early career researchers. We found these mechanisms can include non-profits, corporations, professional and academic associations, foundations, and government agencies. These tips and links below will be archived in a blogpost on our OPA website for future reference – we highly recommend checking some of these out!
Search in specialized funding databases. More strategic and specific than a Google search, these resources can surface new-to-you funding opportunities. Be sure to look in more than one place (in addition to consulting your network!), as there is no single, comprehensive postdoctoral funding database.
This powerful funding database is geared toward upper-level doctoral students, postdocs, and faculty researchers. Covering many disciplines, SciVal Funding allows you to search across funding opportunities from government, non-profit, corporate, and other sources. This database indexes the abstracts of successfully-awarded grants, and UW users can create a profile, allowing them to export results and set up search alerts. Requires UW NetID login.
The UCLA Graduate and Postdoctoral Extramural Support (GRAPES) Database is an open resource aggregating a variety of external funding opportunities, not only opportunities available for UCLA students. This is a growing and up-to-date funding database, and postdoctoral funding is easily targeted through the "Academic Level" filter on the left-hand side of the page.
More easily searchable than SciVal Funding, Grant Forward offers UW users an additional funding resource, with features including results exporting and search alerts. Grant Forward (formerly called IRIS) offers broad disciplinary coverage. Postdoctoral opportunities are best found by applying the "Early Career Investigator" applicant type filter or by using postdoc* as a search term. Requires UW NetID login.
Harvard's GSAS Postdoctoral Fellowships database enables searching by academic area, citizenship, career stage, geographic location, fellowship duration, application deadline, and more. Tips for searching the database help ensure you get the results you're looking for.
Amazon Catalyst at the University of Washington provides students, faculty, and staff of all trades, fields, and disciplines with funding (from $10,000 to $100,000) and mentorship to help them grow early-stage ideas into successful endeavors.
Provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the Academies in DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation.
Scholarships to registered doctoral and post-doctoral researchers studying at recognized universities throughout the world and doing research in one of the selected fields for the year in which the application is made.
DataONE offers summer research internships for undergraduates, graduate students and recent postgraduates. DataONE is a virtual organization dedicated to providing open, persistent, robust, and secure access to biodiversity and environmental data.
These grants are available to traditionally underrepresented groups in technology (including, but not limited to, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, persons with disabilities, women, and veterans) for selected conferences in Computer Science and related technical fields.
3-year fellowship to support early postdoctoral research training in all basic biomedical sciences. Annual $50,000+ stipend and $1,500 research allowance.
4-11 months of research support to enable use of the Library of Congress collections, with a stipend of $4,200 per month. Recipients of terminal advanced degree within the past several years in the humanities, social sciences, or in a professional field such as architecture or law are eligible.
Major fellowship to support women scholars who are completing dissertations, planning research leave from accredited institutions, or preparing research for publication.
Supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars. Awards of up to $10,500. Other fellowships also available.
Fellowships including a $45,000 stipend for individuals committed to a career in teaching and research.
Open to U.S. scholars who have recently completed their doctoral degree, typically within the 5 previous years. Awards are available in STEM fields, the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
$10,000 to $60,000 per year for research, including field studies and related expenses. Areas of supported research include, but are not limited to, aging, gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, immigrant and minority populations, culture and education, language and identity, and religion.
Fellowship is awarded women scholars who are doing full-time study or research in the United States. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions are supported.
Acknowledgement to Rachel Wishkoski, former Graduate Funding Information Services (GFIS) Manager who contributed greatly to the above list.
Originally posted on July 21, 2016.


Why does the Psalmist call us to 'shout for joy', 'worship… with gladness… and with joyful song'? The joy and gladness stem from who God is. The Lord is God. I'm glad that I am not God; I can barely take care of my own family, let alone others' issues and the world. Would we want anyone we know to be God-- with their lack of understanding, irritability, impatience, incompetence in some areas… and the list goes on and on. We can be thankful that God is God. The Psalmist is also thankful that God made us and we are His. God making us indicates a deeply invested relationship. We are not part of a mindless universe, but part of God's loving plan. Affirming that God is God and we are His, sets us in the right mindset for prayer: awe, humility, and the anticipation of a loving response. The Psalmist completes his thanksgiving and praise as he focuses on God's three important attributes: goodness, love and faithfulness. God is not only good, but His goodness is directed toward us because of His love. That love is combined with faithfulness which lasts a life time and beyond.
Next time you take time to pray, begin with thanksgiving and praise. Give thanks that God is God and you are His. Praise the many beautiful and powerful attributes. When you practice this, you will discover the key to prayer.


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CD Review: New Album Releases From Rising Stars St. Lucia, Chairlift And Wet
At the end of January, Columbia Records rolled out new releases from St. Lucia, Chairlift and newcomers Wet. St. Lucia return with their sophomore follow-up "Matter" as bandleader Jean-Philip Grobler again works with Chris Zane (Passion Pit) on this latest eleven-song release. Beginning with the addictive pop beats of "Do You Remember" and "Dancing On Glass," St. Lucia knows how to lift your spirits and get the energy flowing. They incorporate the iconic eighties synthesizer into "Physical" as the chorus is undeniable. The seductive plea of "Love Somebody" gives emotion to the manufactured/electronic music, before returning to the club beats of "Rescue Me." The new album finishes with the marriage of synthesizers and a rock groove on "Always." To find out more about St. Lucia and their new release "Matter," please visit stlucianewyork.com.
From New York comes the third album from the synth-pop duo Chairlift titled "Moth." Their music has been featured in Apple commercials and they've also collaborated with Beyonce on her 2013 single "No Angel." This latest release features ten breakthrough dance/pop anthems that should draw in a bigger audience for Chairlift. Beginning with the slow build-up of "Look-Up," you don't get the full effect of what Chairlift have to offer until the funk-fueled follow-up "Polymorphing." The album's latest single "Romeo" is up-tempo, dance/pop with addictive beats and soulful vocals. They deliver the smooth grooves of "Ch-Ching" and the wonderful vocals of Caroline Polachek soar during "Crying In Public." The album finishes with the quieter approach to "Unfinished Business" and the six-plus minute dancebeat journey of "No Such Thing As Illusion." To find out more about Chairlift and their latest album "Moth," please visit their Facebook page at facebook.com/chairlift.
Also from New York comes the debut album from Wet titled "Don't You." Their quiet signature sound has helped them sell out their first U.S. headlining tour which runs until February 16th. Their new eleven-song release will not over power you, but slowly find its way to your heart with the angelic vocals of "Deadwater" and the smooth beats of "Don't Wanna Be Your Girl." Wet brings together the intimacy of their vocals with the light touch of music on "Islands" to create a song that is too good for modern pop radio, while the pop beats of "All The Ways" should grab the attention of radio listeners. The album finishes with the R&B flavor of "Body," which features some exceptional harmonizing and the wonderful recollection of "These Days." To find out more about Wet and their newly released album "Don't You," please visit facebook.com/wet.
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the useful linkage blog has been linked… apparently the quality post gods like it better that way… sorry… anyways… comparison site linkage for this woot… all decent engines are represented.
Good buy, already have 2007 though! Thanks woot!
Will it work with Vista?
anyone know about this with Vista?
is the GPSr antenna WAAS enabled?
If you are going to get this, do not use the Microsoft Streets and Trips software. It is REALLY bad, and it got me lost. It cannot find simple places. It is just horrible. The GPS Locater works fine since it is not manufactured by Microsoft. USB plugs into your laptop. Will work with 3rd party softwares which are MUCH better.
ive used this alot before its awesome software.
does this work with palm pda's?
No Mac compatibility, no interest. 'night.
Confused… Will this work with a laptop?
The fact that it works with my Pocket PC rocks!
Good deal at $50 (w/ shipping), but is NOT the current version. 2007 version is more GPS-friendly, and the included GPS is far more accurate (SurfStar III, where the 2006 version is SurfStar II).
I've used Streets & Trips since 2004, and it's definitely been one of my favorite M$ products!


A simple, make-it-yourself lamp that you lace up just like a corset.
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A new, curated initiative from the Stockholm Furniture Fair that showcases established designers.
We paired Colourlovers palettes that match the decor of interior stylist Simone Haag's mid-century modern tree house.
A simple solution to hang the next day's clothes up to keep them neat and unwrinkled.
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a senior product designer with Faye Toogood, whose interactive installation for design brand Established & Sons is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Vancouver-based molo shares with us five things they find inspirational.
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