Wanted for questioning: Four men and one woman.
One man, goes by the name Sivrane, has a tattoo of a bird on his left arm, and wears a hood. Do not approach as he is known to be dangerous.
Traveling with him a brown hair man, carries an important book needed by the Agrias.
Also a man with red hair. Little is know of this man.
Fourth man, Adrian, known member of the thieves guild. Has black hair and a winning way.
The woman has long orange hair, silvery eyes wearing a expensive black robe. After use of potions, Thought to be an alchemist and dangerous.
Needed code breakers to decode found parchments. Parchment postion marked by red ruby.
Found at the Britian jewlery shop-parchement four burned and 2 marks.
If you find another, report it at once to Agaris.


The Diabetes Scholars Foundation does amazing work. They raise money to help get families and young adults to Friends for Life conferences. As if that isn't enough, they also raise money to get young adults to college. I've written about what they do in the past. I am a big supporter of them, and appreciate all of the hard work they do.
At each Friends for Life conference, Diabetes Scholars holds some sort of fundraising event. I have attended for the past two years. Each year, at each event, I am blown away by the generosity displayed. The money raised at the Friends for Life events goes directly to bringing families and young adults to future Friends for Life conference.
These conferences change lives. They change lives. Don't take my word for it. Have a look at just some of the blog posts in the diabetes online community about this year's conference.
I'm blown away by the items that were donated, I'm blown away by the number of people that attend, I'm blown away by the money raised. I'm just blown away by all of it.
I'm writing this to give you an idea of what exactly happens at a Diabetes Scholars event. Not enough people know about it, and that is one small area where I can contribute. Sharing news of good people doing good work is something I am happy to do.
There is a live auction, complete with an auctioneer!
There is also a silent auction, with donated items lined up, from end to end, on both walls. The number of items given to help bring people to Friends for Life is amazing. I grabbed a few pictures, but they don't do the event justice.
I was able to snag, with the help of Kelly, a cool necklace for my wife, for about $25. A great deal, and the money goes towards a great cause. I only wish I had more to spend!
Crystal Bowersox autographed guitar with a hand-drawn flower on it!
A room full of great people to bring more families to FFL!
Both walls were filled, end to end, with amazing donations to bid on!
Lots of beautiful jewelry to bid on!
Beautiful jewelry items, donated to help bring families & young adults to FFL.
A line-up of fossilized fish!
Cool planes with Lenny dolls!
New camera and gift card!
Books and a beautiful handmade afghan!
"Fig & Goat Cheese Flatbread, Serv Size: 1 Piece, 8 Grams Carbohydrate" -- Thank you Mike Schurig!!
Even the finger-food had carb counts!
After paying Howl and the Marriott, it looks like we cleared $36,000. This means we can bring 25 families and 5 young adults next year. This year we brought 22 families and 7 young adults but had almost 100 applications. We would love to one day be able to bring everyone that applies. There is such a huge need. Thanks to everyone who helped to make our event such a success. Let's try for $75,000 next year!!
Way to go! As she said above, there is such a huge need.
How can you help? Spread the word. Donate auction items. Donate money. Attend their events. Spread the word some more. There are lots of ways you can help, even if you are not in a position to help financially.
Not enough people know about this great organization and what they do. That is something I can help with. So can you.
Scott, thanks for the shout-out and support. As a DSF Board member I am pleased to join you in acknowledging the incredible work Mary Podjasek put in on this years event…as well as her vision to have it grow and help more families touched by T1. I think there is a lot of year-round on-line legwork that internet savvy folks could help her with…and the bigger the event gets the more help she's going to need. I'm sure she has very definite ideas about this, and suspect she might chime in on the most efficient ways to pursue this.
More basically, it really helps to just keep encouraging folks to come and enjoy in the event…The more the merrrier and the merrier the folks the bigger the success will be. A really valuable way to help is to simply encourage folks to buy their tickets early! The door pays for the event and determines the food budget, so brisk advance sales alone can take a lot of the planning anxiety away…and ultimately lead to improved munchies since the caterers do their prep days in advance and last minute adjustments tend to result in adding simpler nibbles. Consider getting together with some special friends to make it an evening. The Tom Karyla show alone is worth the price of admission!
We want the event to be comfortable for everyone and strive to have a wide range of items and values in the auction. This year there was something for everyone to bid on…from $5 to $XXXXX…and bargains abounded. We intend to keep this up and as Mary noted donations of auction items are always welcome. Don't be shy about asking if an unused antique, collectable or vintage item you have around might attract interest.
We also love to draw on the wide range of skills and talents in the CWD/FFL world (look at Rich's wonderful pottery, or Natalie, Gary and Crystal's donations of consulting for example) so if you're an artist please consider donating something special you've made to the auction. We'd also love to get some old jewelry that could be resurrected as something new and desirable… what better use for an old fashined necklace or desanctified engagement ring than to have it bring a couple families to CWD?
Thanks so much Peter. Yes, if anyone would like to contact me, my e-mail is [email protected]. Or my phone number is 312-215-9861. Thanks so much for considering helping out.
Thanks so much Denise. I really appreciate it.
We had such a great time at the auction, as well. I was impressed with the variety and the quantity of items. Such a great cause!! It will always be on our 'to do' list for FFL!
We are busy working on next year's event. Any donation of auction items is greatly appreciated.
Scott-Thanks so much for all your kind words. It was a great event that raised a lot of money to bring a lot of families to a fantastic conference. We all know what a Friends for Life conference has done for our families and now we can help others experience it also.


So I posted my short story themed on Norse mythology to this website last month, after I'd had trouble finding a magazine or a market for it. The idea was that once it was up on the web I could attract my own readers to it, e.g. via fan groups of Old Norse online – even though my story wasn't particularly loyal to the traditional mythology, as the idea was merely to get to readers who had enough background knowledge on the subject not to be put off by it. And so I found a relatively big fan group of Viking culture and the sagas that seemed to fit the bill, but before I had posted anything on it I discovered that the most active members of the group seemed to be in it out of some white supremacy ideology in connection with Vikings, where 'sons of Odin' seemed to serve as some kind of an euphemism (and then somehow the confederate flag entered the picture, though whatever connection it can have with the Vikings is beyond me). While I hadn't been completely oblivious of the appeal that Old Norse had had to neo-Nazies, I had still naively assumed that today's fan groups would mostly consist of people like me – fans of that archaic mythology for what it is.
At that point I couldn't get myself to go through with posting anything promotional on that group. Even if writers on open forums aren't able to control who reads their stuff (and I actually find it quite unlikely that the kinds of fans of Old Norse that I'm referring to would have bothered with visiting my page, let alone read the story), but it just seems to me that when you are actively targeting readers then you have to be a bit selective. Although I guess it's purely a sentimental matter for me; I don't even know if the bigots were a majority in that group at all. But all this leads me to wonder whether the fandom of Norse mythology has become this toxic and if my perception of the general interest in that culture had become distorted from growing up in Iceland, where it is a part of the national heritage.
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Illini basketball falls at No. 2 Ohio State
John Supinie
Illini can't keep pace with Lighty, Buckeyes.
Raise your hand if you thought Illinois would beat No. 2 Ohio State Tuesday.
An 11-point favorite, the league-leading Buckeyes became the first team to shoot better than 50 percent against Illinois this season, and Ohio State also held a 25-6 advantage in points off turnovers while rolling past the Illini 89-70 in a Big Ten Conference basketball game at Value City Arena.
The Buckeyes shot 53 percent and lost only three turnovers while overpowering the Illini, who kept it close by shooting 8-for-9 from the 3-point line in the first half. The Illini, who experimented with another lineup change and started freshman guard Crandall Head, said their most important game of the season comes against visiting Iowa Saturday (6 p.m., BTN).
"It would have been nice to get this one,'' said Illini forward Mike Davis. "Nobody expected us to win, except ourselves. We've got to get ready for Saturday. We can't lose this game. If we do, we're probably out of the mix for everything. We lose, we're done.''
Illinois defeated Iowa by 10 in the Big Ten opener on Dec. 29 while shooting 72 percent from the 3-point line, and the Illini can't afford another bad loss. They already have two of them -- to Illinois-Chicago (ranked No. 290 in one RPI) and Indiana (No. 179). The common speculation is that Illinois must sweep remaining home games against Iowa and Indiana to stay alive for an NCAA berth.
Simply put, guard Demetri McCamey said, "I told the seniors and the team in the locker room Saturday is the biggest game of our careers.''
A win against the Buckeyes would have looked good on the resume, too, but Illinois fell to 17-11 overall and 7-8 in the Big Ten. The Illini dropped into a three-way tie for fifth in the league standings.
Head, who logged 2 minutes in the previous 11 Big Ten games, made his first college start. The Illini also tried a triangle-and-two defense in the second half. Illinois coach Bruce Weber said McCamey suggested to start Head.
"It was something I told coach Weber, since I haven't been playing good and Crandall has been battling in practice. I told him to give him a chance tonight. They've been playing better than me. It's being a good teammate.''
McCamey said, "I think I'll probably be back in there the next game because it's probably the biggest game of the year. I think I'll be out there.''
The Illini trailed 10-8 before Weber inserted McCamey, D.J. Richardson, Bill Cole and Meyers Leonard into the game with 14 minutes 47 seconds left in the first half. The Illini hung within 33-30 before Ohio State finished with a 14-2 run for a 47-32 halftime lead. The Illini were 1-for-6 with three turnovers during the span.
Davis had 18 points and seven rebounds to lead the Illini. McCamey finished with 15 points and six assists but lost five turnovers. Freshman forweard Jereme Richmond had 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists but also lost three turnovers. Center Mike Tisdale had 14 points, including 4-for-5 shooting from the 3-point line, and five rebounds.
Weber rated the Illini defense as "awful'' after the Buckeyes shot 57.1 in the first half and became the first team since Ohio State last season -- a 37-game streak -- to shoot 50 percent or better against the Illini. Ohio State didn't lose a turnover in the first half and had 18 points off turnovers.
Ohio State senior David Lighty finished with 21 points and six steals, and guard William Buford scored all of his 17 points in the first half.
"If you have a Lighty, he's a heart and soul who just comes everyday and does what's needed,'' Weber said. "We don't have that toughness, that leadership. That's the difference maker.''
Had Illinois played a tougher team in Davis' career?
"Maybe not,'' he said. "We have to play a perfect game to beat them,'' Davis said.
Ohio State (26-2, 13-2) bounced back from losing two of its last three games.
"We were hoping they'd find a way to beat Purdue and catch them off guard,'' Weber said. "We didn't catch them off guard, because they played at a high level.''
Following a 76-63 loss at Purdue Sunday, Ohio State just had a light shooting session and went through the scouting report on Monday to save energy.
"We lost two, but as coach told us, it's not the end of the world,'' said Ohio State guard Jon. Diebler.
NOTES: Ohio State shot 53.1 percent in a 72-53 win over Illinois in Assembly Hall on Feb. 14, 2010. . . Head played a total of 7 minutes in the Big Ten before his start against the Buckeyes. .
Illinois report card Front court -- B Mike Davis has put together a respectable stretch of games toward the end of his career. He's playing hard. Back court -- D Starting Brandon Paul and Crandall Head against Ohio State might help down the road, but it didn't do much against the Buckeyes. Bench -- D Demetri McCamey scored but couldn't keep the ball away from Ohio State. Overall -- C- Illinois played hard, but Ohio State seemed in control. This one was never considered a real chance for a win. The Illini must protect the home court in their last two games.

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Found in Ecuador and Peru in wet montane forests at elevations around 2000 meters as a medium sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte with elongate, ovate-oblong or narrowly ovate-elliptic, slightly sulcate, often 4 angled, glabrous pseudobulbs carrying 2, oblanceolate, plicate, attenuate below, acuminate, subcoriaceous, glossy textured, dark green leaves with a channeled petiole that blooms in the late spring often with 2, basal, spreading, few [1 to 3] flowered, 3 3/4" to 4" [7 to 8 cm] long, racemose inflorescence arising with a new growth.
CAUTION!!!! This species is considered by many to be a synonym of B colleyi, I have kept them separate pending better references.


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The following is some of the current legislation of which members should be aware. Click on the titles for more information.
AB 537, the California Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000, changed California's Education Code by adding actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity to the existing nondiscrimination policy. State law says that "'gender' means sex, and includes a person's gender identity and gender related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth." The nondiscrimination policy also prohibits harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, or mental or physical disability.
AB 9: Seth's Law
"Seth's Law" is a new law that strengthens existing state anti-bullying laws to help protect all California public school students. Seth's Law requires public schools in California to update their anti-bullying policies and programs, and it focuses on protecting students who are bullied based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity/gender expression, as well as race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, disability, and religion.
The Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act amends the education code to require schools to integrate factual information about social movements, current events and history of people with disabilities and LGBT people into existing social studies lessons. It also prevents the State Board of Education from adopting instructional materials that discriminate.
For more information visit http://www.faireducationact.com/
The School Success and Opportunity Act was introduced in February 2013 by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano and co-authored by Senators Mark Leno and Ricardo Lara, the School Success and Opportunity Act (AB 1266) makes clear the obligation of California schools to allow transgender students to participate in all school activities, programs, and facilities.


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A great article in American Archaeology Magazine about the Ice Patch project I fly for each year.
Nature's Best Photography Awards, Video Exhibition At the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC. Featuring two of my images.
A post about my work on photographer Dave Showalter's blog, Western Wild.
Trailer for Michael Forsberg's documentary about the Great Plains--featuring some of the aerial footage I flew, and a brief interview.
A brief video by photographer Joe Riis about our flight through the Gros Ventre Mountains on the trail of migrating pronghorn Antelope.


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Zion Shuttle System Resumes Operation for 2010
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Contact: Ron Terry, 435-772-0160
The Zion Canyon Transportation (Shuttle) System will resume operation on Thursday, April 1, 2010. This will mark the 11th season of operation for the popular shuttle system in Zion National Park and in Springdale, Utah. Parks Transportation, Inc., a subsidiary of McDonald Transit of Fort Worth, Texas, operates the shuttle service.
The park shuttle loop provides access to points of interest, trailheads and the Zion Lodge along the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive. While the shuttle system is in operation, the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive is closed to private vehicles, except for Zion Lodge guests that may drive as far as the lodge. All other roads in the park, including the Zion - Mt Carmel highway through the park, are open to private vehicles.
The daily schedule begins with an express shuttle departing the Majestic View shuttle stop at 6:35 a.m. and the Zion Canyon Visitor Center at 6:45 a.m. Regular shuttle service starts at 7 a.m., both in the park and in Springdale. Initially, the last park shuttle will depart at 9:30 p.m. from the visitor center and the last town shuttle will depart the Zion Canyon Theater shuttle stop at 10 p.m. The hours of operation will expand as the summer season progresses. The Springdale Loop serves nine stops and the Canyon Loop serves nine stops including the Zion Human History Museum and the Zion Lodge. Shuttles will depart from designated stops every seven to ten minutes during the middle of the day and approximately every 10-15 minutes in the morning and evening. There is no charge for riding the shuttles.
Visitors are encouraged to park in designated parking areas in Springdale and ride the shuttle to the park. Park Loop shuttles depart from the Zion Canyon Visitor Center. The Visitor Center, open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, offers shuttle information, current park information, backcountry permits, lodge reservations, maps and a wide selection of publications to enhance a park visit.
For additional information, visit the park's website at www.nps.gov/zion or call 435-772-3256.
Last updated: February 24, 2015
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No More Lines At The Checkout!
Do you hate grocery shopping as much as I do? Well, it hasn't always been like that for me but here lately it just seems like we stay so busy I can't find time to get the shopping done. I do like to find deals but I haven't had a lot of time for couponing either.
Another issue that we've had is that the path to our local Walmart, which is normally less than 15 minutes away, has been undergoing some MAJOR reconstruction and it is such a mess! I really HATE driving into town but that's really the only place close to go too… what's a busy Momma to do?
Well, a lot of our appointments happen to be about 45 minutes away from where we live and there just happens to be a Walmart on the way back home. Still, the idea of dragging 5 kiddos into the grocery store after we've been sitting for a couple of hours is not a pleasant one. Granted my kiddos are generally pretty well behaved but I'm usually ready to get home. Then it never fails that we get to the front of the store to check out and there will only be one checkout open! Seriously???
Here comes the part where I have learned how to avoid those grocery shopping blues, long lines, and guilt from buying way too much junk food. Are you ready? I've been using the Walmart Grocery Pickup for the past few months and I LOVE IT! I don't use it every time and sometimes I go to Sam's Club as they have a very similar service… Yes, I know I sound lazy and maybe I am a little but there are so many more things that need my attention and energy so anything that makes my life a little bit easier is something to love. Did I mention that the pickup service is FREE? Yep, I said FREE!
A big 'Thank You' to Daniel for helping us load everything into the van.
Right now you can give the Walmart Grocery Pick up a try and get $10.00 off your first order and Sam's Club is offering a $20 e-gift card after you join. Yes, we will get a small little kickback if you order through one of my links and we appreciate anything anyone does but really we wouldn't recommend these apps and services if we didn't love them as well.
There are so many added benefits for us like saving money on gas and the time saved! Have you given it a try yet? If so, what has your experience been like? If not then you should go ahead and try it out!
I mean it! Click the link, add the groceries to your cart, select your pickup time (same day pickup is often available), and check out now!
Save time and money by using their new grocery pickup service!
Strangers Did My Grocery Shopping This Weekend And I'm Glad!
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Today I made a quick run to Sam's Club. I love the fact that you can place your order online and then pick it up. They do all the shopping and have it loaded into buggies when you get there. I love it almost as much as Amazon Prime.
I placed a HUGE order yesterday afternoon. I haven't been in a few, maybe several, months and with the recent move and hurricane we were really needing to stock up. I guess when it's cold I get into 'hibernation' mode. This was a good thing when we lived in colder places and would sometimes be snowed in or without power for weeks at a time but I guess it really isn't necessary here. I still like to have a well stocked pantry and I try to keep my freezers stocked as well.
I left early this morning as the closest Sam's is about an hour away. I try to get there first thing so I can get in and out quickly. Much to my surprise I received the message that the order was ready as I was pulling into the parking lot. I walked right in and scanned my card. Within a few minutes we were loading up my Yukon. And load it up we sure did.
We got a variety of items this time around. Milk, eggs, yogurt, butter, sugar, chicken, pork chops, hamburger, potatoes, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, apples, bananas, rice, pastas, household supplies, and various other things we use.
The guy helping me load thought I had a daycare… I guess I kind of do.
I must say that this was one of the best trips I've made. I think we saved over $50, with in-store promotions, which isn't great when you consider I spent about $700 but most of these items will not need to be replaced for a couple of months, at least. The convenience of getting it all at once and not running around was well worth it.
The customer service was also great and they helped load my vehicle which was a plus too. I did take a cooler with me for some of the cold products like ice cream. I also took my grocery bags but they had most of the stuff boxed up nicely. I was impressed!
Upon arriving at home the kids were super excited to help unload the groceries. Once unloaded there were boxes all over the kitchen and the dining room.
It was quite a mess but we started with the cold stuff and then worked out way through the bathroom supplies, then the dry goods, and finally I am finishing up with the meat I had in the cooler. Yay!
Now I just need to find homes for the big packages of toilet paper and paper towels. I'm thinking they will fit under my bed for now.
In a bit I will go over the receipt and check to see what items were out of stock so we can make a trip to the local Walmart and then we should be set for a little bit. I still need to do another trip for some more toiletries and a few other items that I didn't get on this run but that won't be for another week or two.
The kids had a lot of fun helping and were constantly trying to guess, or suggest, what we should make with the different foods. They also helped to straighten and organize the lower cabinets.
The most fun they had was with the boxes. Their little imaginations went crazy. The boxes became everything from box cars to box turtles. I'm gonna have to carry most of them out in a bit. Hopefully storing them in the wash shed so I can use them as I declutter the porch that is still a work in progress.
I'm really thankful that we do have the second refrigerator and freezer out in the wash shed. I was able to use both of those store some of my purchases. I am planning on hanging a dry erase board in the kitchen to keep track of what foods are in the freezers and second fridge. Another project for my ToDo list.
Anyways I still have a few things to finish up before I make lunch and get everyone down for quiet time. I might even try to sneak in a little nap if I can.
I hope you all have a blessed weekend!
Below are links to posts I have written about shopping and saving!
My First Shopping Trip At Aldi!
Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well. Things have been so crazy busy here but life is good. Actually life is GREAT! Things have been going really well for us lately and this Momma is finally starting to get back on track to my 'pre-divorce' organization and I'm loving it. It is exhausting though and it has taken me almost a week to get this post written.
I post our weekly menu plans and for the past several months or so that was a far as my menu planning went. I do have it planned out on a repeating schedule on our calendar but I would have to adjust it on a weekly basis. Fortunately this month I was able to make a change and try to get back into the habit of a monthly grocery shop. In order to do a monthly grocery shop I need to plan out a whole month's meals at a time, a week at a time. This is really not that hard once you have done a few weeks, and hopefully saved your notes, as you can just rotate the weekly plans to make up a new monthly plan.
The other thing that I haven't been doing was making my monthly trip to Sam's club. This was just something that I had stopped doing at some point last year. Then the store moved and I just really didn't have the time or energy to devote to looking up the new location and making the list for the monthly trip. Needless to say we have seen the consequences of my lack of motivation in that area.
The first step was to sit down and figure out the menu plan. I looked over the recurring meal plans and decided which ones that we don't really like that much anymore. I either changed them to recur less frequently or deleted them all together. Then I needed to make my grocery list, which was just like I normally do, only multiplied by four.
I wrote down what I needed for the first week and then just added a tally mark beside the items that I needed multiple times for the remaining weeks. Once the list was in hand I check online on Sam's Club and added the items that I needed to my cart. I did check prices and did not include everything on my Sam's list. I also checked the special promotions they had and grabbed a few of those items as well.
The greatest thing I like about Sam's club is that you can do the 'Click and Pull' orders. I really don't like shopping. Anything that makes that task a little easier is a winner with me. Once that was completed I check the Aldi sales and made a list for there as well.
On Saturday I made my way down to the new store location. On the way I noticed that Aldi was directly across the road from Sam's which made me quite a happy camper. My order wasn't quite ready as it was a pretty large order. I walked through the store and browsed. I didn't take a buggy with me as that may have tempted me to fill the buggy up. My self control seems to hide when I go into Sam's club. I did rather well though and only grabbed two items that we did need before I got the text saying my order was ready.
I checked out and they have it set up to pull up for pickup. (They actually have a touchscreen outside too that you can use to check in for pickup without coming into the store!) The associates helped me to load everything into my vehicle and they were so friendly! I was beginning to get a little worried about room as I knew I still needed to stop at Aldi before going home.
This is just one view of the kitchen after we unloaded!
As you can tell it wasn't just food that I bought but other household items as well. How much did I spend? This was all under $600.00. I will need to visit the local stores for some fresh veggies and milk but this is the majority of the shopping for the month!
There were many other items but that is just an example of what I was able to buy in mass quantity to save time and money. I will still be going once a week to the store to get some fresh items or things that I may have forgotten but the fewer times I go to the store the less likely I will go over my grocery budget.
We will also be having a cookout one weekend so there will be a few more things I will need to get for that once we decide exactly what we will be having. It may seem to be an overwhelming task but you can break it down into smaller chunks to make it easier. I can tell you that I am so very glad that I finally did this and hopefully I am back on track to where I once was.
Menu planning has not always been something that I did. I don't know how we made it as long as we did before I finally started to make out our meal plans ahead of time. For me this has been a big help in itself. The monthly planning is an even bigger help along with the monthly grocery shop. I can see what a difference it has already made at our house here.
I know this is not for everyone but hopefully this post can help someone.
I pray that you all have a wonderful week!
This is our basic meal plan for the week. Sometimes we will switch the days around if I forgot to set something out or put something in the crock pot. Please feel free to use this or change it around to suit your family's needs.
I have started trying to do easier meals on days that I have square dancing obligations. This helps me to be able to put a nice meal on the table without feeling guilty about having some much needed 'Mommy Time'. Some of these meals may also help with those that have busy or irregular schedules due to work or extracurricular activities.
I do have 'Snacks/Desserts' listed as well. I always try to keep a bowl of fresh fruit out on the counter or table for the kids to snack on. Sometimes I will make a special snack or treat for us to enjoy.
I've been talking about it for a while now but just haven't gotten around to doing it. We all have those things that we want to do or need to do but keep pushing them aside or putting them off until later. Well, for me later had finally came and I went to Aldi.
Part of the reason I kept putting it off was because it is a little bit of a drive from me. Earlier this week though I had set my intentions on making this happen, and I did just that. I have been reading some great things about them for awhile. I have heard lots of great things too.
There were a few posts in my FaceBook feed like Passionate Penny Pincher's live video that really prompted me to get on the ball and check it out for myself. I have seen other bloggers posting about their savings as well. Part of my New Year's goals was to be a better steward of my blessings which means I really need to work on some of my financial goals.
I have been doing a lot of research on grocery budgets and I feel that ours is fairly average considering the number of meals I make and the number of people I feed. We are currently averaging $100 – $150/week on groceries. There may be a couple of times every now and then that I go over that. We don't eat out very often and I do make a lot of things from scratch. Not only that I do shop the sales and clip coupons too. This does take time but I am dedicated to making sure that we stay on budget so we can work towards some bigger goals in the future.
We had been going to Sam's club too but they moved their location and it is now farther away from me. Just knowing that there might be a chance to save money on most of the items we need, at one store, was reason to get excited. I've watched the videos, I've seen the posts, but I wanted to see for myself. Most of the reviews have talked about how amazing this store is and I am a bit of a believer in the 'if it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is' saying.
So I made my grocery list. I also printed off the 'The Ultimate Aldi Grocery List' from Passionate Penny Pincher's site and got ready to go. So binder and lists in hand I made the 45 minute trip to my closest Aldi. I also made sure to stick a quarter in my pocket on the way out the door.
First things first was finding a place to park. Then I went to the front of the store and waited for the lady in front of me to put her buggy back and retrieve her quarter. I deposited my quarter in the slot, unlocked a buggy, and went inside.
Of course I got way more than this and more than one of many of these items. I was almost afraid to go to the checkout. I was afraid there may have been a mixup on some of the prices. I did keep in mind some of the tips from the video I had watched. I didn't buy any brand name items as they did appear to be marked up more than what I could get them for at other stores. I also had my sales lists from two other stores so I could compare some of the prices to know if I was getting the best deal.
I did buy a couple of meat items that were on sale but I didn't really need a lot as I have still have an overstock of some items in my freezer. My meal plan for next week was planned around some of those items as well. I did see some items that I will want to try out in the future but for the sake of my budget I tried to stick to my list as much as I could. The pretzels and strawberries were a couple of my impulse buys.
I was really pleased with the prices on the fresh produce. I have been trying to include more fresh fruits and veggies in our meals and snacks. These prices could help me achieve that goal and keep me within my grocery budget.
Another good thing about the store is that I feel like I could take my kids, well maybe a couple at a time, and not have to worry about them seeing things that they just had to have. It would also be helpful to have another person there to bag the groceries. I forgot to mention that you need to bring your own bags. They have some plastic bags that you can buy at the checkout. The bags are OK, they may last a trip or two, but I will be investing in some more reusable bags. My favorite FlyLady bags are available here.
For me this was definitely an experience that I will be repeating again. Maybe the next time I won't need to circle the store 4 or 5 times to find everything I am looking for. It is definitely not a 'one stop shop' for me but I'm sure it could be for some people. I will continue to clip coupons and check sales. I will probably still shop at 2-3 stores to get my groceries. The stores I shop at are fairly close together and I make one big circle to get back home. When the new Aldi store opens it will be in a location that falls along the route I normally take so I will be sure to include it in my regular stops.
So, you are probably wondering how much I spent? I got a HUGE buggy load of groceries that filled the back of my truck for $127.64! That included about $15.00 worth of toiletry/paper products and another $10.00 worth of items that I had purchased for my dad. My goal was to spend $100.00 or less on groceries and if I hadn't bought the strawberries and the pretzels I would've come in under budget. I can try again next week!
I wrote about the Pantry Challenge in an earlier post. This upcoming week is the next Pantry Challenge I have scheduled. I thought I would break down what my grocery list was and how much I ended up spending for the meals that I came up.
Below are the dinner meals and the ingredients that I had to buy and the costs.
Will use the extra lettuce and tomatoes from Meal #2 and I had some extra pintos from last week that had I put in the freezer also.
Will use the extra lettuce and tomatoes from Meal #2 & 3.
**UPDATE: I found my recipes 🙂 Chinese Fried Rice with Veggies, Easy Fried Noodles, Japanese White Sauce. I had everything in the pantry and freezer to make all of these.
I had some stir fry veggies and chicken in the freezer. I also had some ramen noodles and rice in the pantry. I won't be adding as many veggies to the noodles as this recipe shows either.
So altogether I spent less than $25.00 to complete the meals from the pantry.
These came to about $35.00.
We had a few miscellaneous toiletries to buy for less than $20.00. I also found a BOGO meat sale and stocked up on some things that we will need later on in the month. I did spend around $50.00 0n the meat! Eeek… well I don't feel too bad because I know that I am saving money in the long run and I won't need to buy much more meat for the rest of the month.
You can see my totals below and the savings from the store card, sales, and coupons. Plus at Winn -Dixie you can also earn Fuelperks. Right now I am at $0.55/gallon which is about $11.00 off my next 20 gallons of fuel. I also did the survey at the bottom of the receipt to save $5.00 on the next trip.
If I had been tight on money or if I had decided not to spend any extra I could've left the store spending a little under $80.00. I could have also cut back on a few other things and stayed under $50.0. I do try my best to catch certain things, like peanut butter, on sale and grab them whenever I can.
By using what I have in the pantry and freezer I was able to save money and use it towards the sales I found for the meat. It also helps to prevent waste and helps me to set a good example for the kids about being frugal. This can be a very useful tool in any household.


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Sight Unseen: a leap of faith
It takes a certain amount of faith to look at a blank piece of paper and trust that, if you purchase it, you'll be rewarded with an incredible piece of photography to treasure for years to come.
We're all aware of the subjectivity of art, no matter what form it might present itself. While one person might find joy in a photo of a windswept tree, there will be others that find the image bereft of meaning. But life is all about taking a chance, right?
Our very lives are built on faith and trust and throwing caution to the wind. When those attributes are paired with art, the results can be breathtaking.
With this in mind, Canon decided to launch into unchartered waters. Sight Unseen.
It was a night like no other: an art auction and a rare opportunity to mingle with some of Australia's most acclaimed photographers; including Toby Burrows, Stephen Dupont, Simon Harsent, Gary Heery, Ted O'Donnell, Vicki Lee, Anna Pogossova, Jackie Ranken, Graham Shearer, Eugene Tan, and James Tolich.
Everyone that attended was promised the chance to leave the event with a one-of-a-kind artwork all for themselves. But – there was a catch. You will not see what you are about to bid on.
Arriving guests were confronted with framed blank pieces of paper. There was only a short blurb to hint at what the image might be. Then, they could use their imagination; or just trust that the acclaimed photographer whose work they're about to bid on, will not disappoint.
But the evening involved more than simply a challenge for your imagination. It was a challenge to trust that, if you purchase this blank piece of paper, you will be rewarded with something spectacular to hang on your wall.
There were a few clues here and there and, before the auction, bidders were given further clues in the words of the photographers.
Here's what some of the photographers said:
The one I chose for the exhibition is from a new series I'm doing. There's much more action and much more movement to be able to create something. You start with an idea to see the final product, if its anything like what you've thought about
- Graham Shearer
I'm always looking for a story, an engagement, something that draws you in. The best thing is that it's going to someone's house and seeing your print on the wall. That's the validation of what you do
- Gary Heery
I like to create imagery that has a touch of surrealism to it. I like darkness. I like the play on light
- Toby Burrows
I wanted to shoot a beautiful still life in a kitchen, and the walls are a bit decayed and there's quite a beautiful feel
- James Tolich
I just love seeing my work printed. Printing, for me, is the authentic hand held piece of art work that's going to outlast me
- Jackie Ranken
While guests were bidding for the blank frames, Canon put its first A2 desktop printer – the imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 – to work, bringing the mysterious photos to life.
Once the auction was over, each artwork was printed for the successful bidder buyer then and there, with the elated bidder finally eye-to-eye with a photographic masterpiece of their own. Proceeds from the evening were donated to I-MANIFEST, a not-for-profit organisation providing pathways for young people to forge meaningful careers in the creative industry. Sight Unseen raised $22,000.
You could say it was the power of turning a 'nothing' into a 'something'; thanks to the power of print. You could also say it was evidence that the very act of printing is a powerful process in the creative journey of the photographer. Undoubtedly, you could also say the whole experiment was reflective of life: a leap of faith.
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Being a basis for the personal student development from the early age, primary school sets a goal of preparing and educating curious, smart, environment-friendly students, aiming to create a safe world, preferring our own culture and history, respecting other cultures. Our school offers IB PYP program for students from 3 to 12 years old from the preparatory till 4th grade.
As a part of PYP program, we educate, bringing «real life» in the learning process. Inter-subject links help us to involve each student in the learning process.
Primary school is not a school of skills, but the first experience in the education - a place where students try themselves, advance in their development.
Primary school strategic task is to raise a person, respecting his roots and understanding responsibility for the planet life, being able to advance and protect the peace in the world.


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Esta página describe la fase de clasificación entre selecciones para participar en el Eurobasket de 2015.

Formato de clasificación
Los equipos de la primera fase estarán divididos en cuatro grupos. El primer clasificado de cada grupo estará clasificado para una fase eliminatoria compuesta por dos semifinales y una final en un sistema de ida y vuelta. El campeón de esta fase pasará directamente al Eurobasket 2015.

El resto de los equipos jugarán una fase clasificación en verano de 2014 con los equipos del Eurobasket 2013 que no se clasificaron directamente para esta nueva edición.

Primera Fase de Clasificación
Estarán los equipos que no se clasificaron para el Eurobasket 2013 y tendrán que realizar esta fase durante el verano de 2013.

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Segunda Fase de Clasificación
En la segunda ronda, 26 selecciones estarán divididas en cinco grupos de cuatro equipos y otros dos grupos de tres equipos. El primer clasificado de cada equipo y los seis mejores segundos (solo se excluirá al séptimo mejor) estarán clasificados para el Eurobasket 2015. Estos partidos se jugarán durante el verano de 2014 (del 10 de agosto al 27 de agosto).

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The Islamic Development Bank, IsDB, has no agenda to Islamise Nigeria, Dr. Thamer Baazeem, Director of Marketing and Communication, has said.
Leading a four-man delegation to Vanguard Regional Office, Abuja, yesterday, Baazeem explained that the IsDB was like any other development finance institution mainly focusing on the socio-economic development of the people in member countries.
He said: "Sometimes, because our name is Islamic Development Bank, some people think that we do projects to Islamise the places we operate, especially here in Nigeria, we have heard that a lot. I can assure you, this is not in our agenda at all.
"We are a socio-economic development agency or institution. Our projects can be in a Christian dominated community, depending on the needs of the country.
"If the national development plan says we have a need here and the project went well, the project will be done there, no matter the religion or ethnicity in that part of the country.
"Even our projects in non-member countries we help Muslim communities in non-member countries but we help them in projects like schools and hospitals.
''These facilities are open to everyone and we help them to be better citizens of their countries because when people have better economic status, they begin to contribute to the development of their nations, no matter whether they are Muslims or not.
''We need the media to help us in tackling this perception because that will help a lot in the success of our projects in Nigeria and other countries."
He commended Nigeria for its leadership role among African region members countries and the bank, as a whole, which prompted it to establish the African regional hub in Abuja.
"Our decision to open the Region Hub Office in Nigeria is a demonstration of how important Nigeria is for us and to also show the people the impact of our projects.
"We have a portfolio of $1.8 billion in Nigeria with quite a number of projects. These projects are in several sectors to improve the socio-economic status of the people of Nigeria,'' he said.
He also commended Nigeria's quick response in contributing to the Special Fund for Afghanistan, following the Taliban take-over of government of that country last year, which precipitated the crisis there, saying Nigeria was the first country to contribute to that fund, along with Saudi Arabia.
In his remarks, Senior Regional Communications Specialist, Mr. Assane Ba, Mustapha, said the IsDB usually runs four-year programmes with member countries, adding that such programmes were determined by the priority and the needs of each country.
The Regional Editor, Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Soni Daniel, who received the delegation on behalf of the Editor-in-Chief/General Manager, Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, assured of the organisation's readiness to collaborate with the bank to improve the socio-economic status of Nigerians.
According to him, Vanguard is driven by a philosophy based on how to make the society a better place for all Nigerians.
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Randle, Knicks square off against the Heat
By The Associated PressDecember 19, 2019 GMT
New York Knicks (7-21, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (20-8, third in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat host Julius Randle and the New York Knicks.
The Heat are 14-2 in conference games. Miami is the top team in the Eastern Conference shooting 38.2 percent from deep led by Duncan Robinson shooting 44.2 percent from 3-point range.
The Knicks are 3-15 in Eastern Conference play. New York ranks last in the Eastern Conference scoring averaging 102.7 points per game while shooting 42.9 percent.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Robinson leads the Heat with 3.1 made 3-pointers and averages 11.8 points while shooting 44.2 percent from beyond the arc. Butler has averaged 23.9 points and 7.9 rebounds while shooting 43.7 percent over the last 10 games for Miami.
Marcus Morris leads the Knicks averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers while scoring 18.8 points per game and shooting 47.7 percent from beyond the arc. Randle has averaged three assists and scored 19.1 points over the last 10 games for New York.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 7-3, averaging 113.1 points, 45.7 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 6.5 steals and four blocks per game while shooting 45.1 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111 points on 44.5 percent shooting.
Knicks: 3-7, averaging 104.4 points, 45.7 rebounds, 20.4 assists, 6.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.4 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.8 points on 47.3 percent shooting.
INJURIES: Heat: Justise Winslow: day to day (back), James Johnson: day to day (personal), Goran Dragic: day to day (groin).
Knicks: Reggie Bullock: out (cervical disc herniation), Wayne Ellington: day to day (achilles), Allonzo Trier: day to day (concussion).
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.


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Topchii has won more than 100 awards worldwide in international classical guitar competitions in the professional category, among them 42 1st places. Topchii has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Salle Cortot in Paris, Yamaha Ginza Hall in Tokyo, and Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow. He often performs with orchestras, having performed more than 10 concertos for guitar and orchestra. He is sponsored by the D'Addario Strings company. In 2016 he recorded two CDs—for Fleur de Son Classics and Contrastes Records. Last year Topchii recorded a CD with Naxos Records as the winner of the Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition. Topchii was also a competitor in the 2015 and 2012 Parkening International Guitar Competitions.
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The King in Black casts his shadow over the Reign of X! As the Council makes moves to protect the mutants in Otherworld, Excalibur must determine Betsy Braddock's true fate! The S.W.O.R.D. station is thrown into the deep end of a planetary crisis as Krakoa battles the forces of symbiote god Knull! While a cross-division S.W.O.R.D. team take on dragons from outer space, Abigail Brand prepares a deniable operation all her own. What is Protocol V - and can the Earth survive it? Meanwhile, Captain Kate Pryde and her crew of Marauders set sail to fight for the needy amid the global disaster Knull's invasion has caused! Collecting EXCALIBUR (2019) #18-19, S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #2-3 and KING IN BLACK: MARAUDERS.
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Daniel Alfredsson will announce his retirement in Ottawa next week.
Despite the tumultuous end to his tenure with the Senators before last season, the former Senators captain is planning to retire in Ottawa where "Alfie" starred on the ice and served in the community for 17 years.
Originally, speculation suggested that the retirement celebration would happen on Monday when the Senators visit the Red Wings in Detroit.
But retirement in Detroit? For Daniel Alfredsson?
Coming to Ottawa with the family on Dec. 4th. Looking forward to see everybody! #HappyThanksgiving #drycake?
Daniel Alfredsson: How Will the Former Ottawa Senators Captain be Remembered?
The tribute video gives a good sense of the likely tone for the evening. Time has passed since Alfredsson bolted for the Red Wings after the botched contract negotiations over a year ago.
Though the relationship between Alfredsson and the Senators crumbled, both sides now seem ready to honour the former captain in the right way.
They could have stayed estranged. Alfredsson could have remained bitter because, for a variety of reasons, his contract wasn't extended in Ottawa after he played out the final year of his contract (2012-13) for a measly million dollars.
This is where [Bryan] Murray, the ailing general manager of the Senators, stepped in to welcome Alfredsson home. Valiantly carrying on his duties while battling terminal cancer, Murray was not about to let the Alfredsson estrangement fester any longer.
Alfredsson is managing career-ending back issues. Murray is fighting terminal cancer. For the pair, their "Motown Drive" in Detroit on November 24th was enough time for two men dealing with much larger issues to put a small feud behind them.
Now, Alfie will return to Ottawa, where he played for 17 years, scoring 1108 points in 1178 career games as a Senator, won the Calder Trophy in 1995-96, won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2011-12, and made the All-Star team six times.
A legacy this great was too good to ruin because of a contract mishap.
On December 4th, Senators fans will have one last chance to chant "Alfie! Alfie!" when the scoreboard timer flashes 11:11 in each period.
Alfredsson's familiar #11 will rise to the rafters.
And the Senators, for the first time in their modern incarnation, will celebrate the career of an all-time great: one who helped to create a "Sens culture" that the likes of Alexandre Daigle, Alexei Yashin, Radek Bonk, and Dany Heatley never did.
What do you think, Ottawa Senators fans? Are you ready to forgive Alfredsson or is it too soon to forget the botched contract situation of last year?


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The first product from the new Swiss publisher Imaginary Wanderings sets a dauntingly high standard in terms of its look, feel and production values. And the content is equally fine. We explore the Lake Lucerne and Gotthard region in the company of Imaginary Wanderings creators Christina Ljungberg and Barbara Piatti.
Just imagine, for a moment, what Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Richard Wagner and Mark Twain might have said to each other, if they met by chance — on the roof of a train, no less — while travelling through the Lake Lucerne area of central Switzerland. Or consider, if you will, how giant helium balloons might be deployed to propel gondolas to the summit of the Rigi.
It is questions such as these, and a thousand others, which are triggered by the debut product of the new Swiss publisher Imaginary Wanderings Press. This is a remarkable venture, one which stretches our imagination about places but also invites us to rethink the very nature of 'the book'. For the first title, focusing on the region around Lake Lucerne and the Gotthard, is very much more than merely a book. It is a handsome boxed set of twelve detailed tableaux which focus on themes germane to the history, culture and landscape of the region. Also included is a volume of essays, one on each of the twelve themes covered in the tableaux. The entire product is bilingual with texts in both German and English.
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Akın Öğretici
Throughout the history of mankind, archery has emerged in different periods as well as different cultures and has become an inevitable part of those cultures. The need for their emergence however, was more or less the same: Man's struggle with nature and his quest for survival! Archery has affected different aspects of each culture it has emerged in and has also gained spiritual meanings, despite its primary practical value as a weapon and sports tool. There are examples such as Ottoman archery, with its links to Islamic mysticism or like Japanese archery (Kyudo), which has connections to Far-Eastern mystic schools such as Zen Budhism.[1].
For Turks, the earliest evidence for war-oriented practices, which could be considered as sport, can be found on the Yenisey (Yenisei) tomb writings, on the Orhun (Orkhon) tablet writings and on various gravestones, which depict the existence of horseback riding and archery[2]. In Turkish history, war and sports are two elements that have supported and enhanced each other for a long time. For instance, the backwards shot executed on horseback, also known as the "Parthian Shot", had been reported by Chinese and Arabian historians, as being performed succcessfully by Turks[3]. The riding and archery skills of Turks have been preserved in their succeeding states and in the societies they formed, such as the Ottoman Empire. The disciplined and tough training was most probably the reason of the victories on the battlefield. The value of target practice, which will be discussed here, will easily be understood if the importance of shooting accurately in a battle is considered.
Ottoman foot target archery can be examined in two parts: Darb (piercing) and puta shooting. Darb shooting is referred to as piercing hard objects such as tree trunks, marble tablets, bronze bells and metal plates which were also called "ayna (mirror)"[4]. The practice of piercing metal plates was likely to acquire the ability and skill to penetrate the armor or the shield of the enemy in battle.
The target archery discipline that is being discussed in this article is puta shooting. The word "puta" is ethymologically related to the Persian word of "bûte" which means "jug or pot made of clay (terra-cotta)"[5]. The literal meaning of the word as well as the current existence of similar traditions prove that jugs or pots might have been used as targets in the past. Furthermore, there is also an ethymological evidence in Dede Korkut Epic, i.e "puta" means "trunk" in the Çağatay (Chagatai) dialect of Turkish[6].
There is no specific data regarding the beginning of puta shooting. However in Evliya Çelebi's "Seyahatname (Travelogue)" a story is told about the origins of target shooting in Istanbul. According to Evliya Çelebi, the icons from Hagia Sophia were taken to Okmeydanı (Place of Arrow-Archery Range) and used as targets (from an Islamic point of view the icons are considered as objects that people worship and they are called "Put" in Persian, a word adopted by Turks. Worshipping man-made objects, especially if they are realistic human depictions, is considered sacrilegious). It's also worth to mention however, that archers were noted to have used "puta arrows" to shoot at the icons, so this shows that the concept of puta shooting was present in 15th century[7] and so was the word "puta". The term puta is more likely to have originated from "terra-cotta pot" as Ünsal Yücel also proposed[8], rather than Evliya Çelebi's claim about the scriptural similarity between "puta" and "put" (the object of worship) (a photo of pot shooting performed during a current traditional archery competition can be seen in the Appendix).
There are two more types of puta. Other than the better-known pear-shaped leather puta (Image 1) there is the "hand (hand-held) puta" (Image 2) and the "basket (basket-shaped) puta" (Image 3).
Image 1. Leather Puta Image 2. Hand Puta
Because leather putas have been used over a long period of time (about 400 years)[9] and because there are surviving examples in museum collections, this article will mainly focus on leather putas and from now on, the term "puta" will refer to "leather puta" targets.
It is also known that puta was both used in on foot and horseback archery as a target[10]. However, in this article focus will be on foot shooting only.
Image 3. Basket Puta
Putas found their final form in the 18th century. They were 107 centimeters in height and 77 centimeters in width[11], and the depth of the puta was about 8 to 10 centimeters[12]. A pear shaped, double layered leather pillow would be placed into a wooden or reed frame, also covered with leather. The pillow would be filled with cotton seed or saw dust. After these steps, shapes in different colours would be drawn on the puta. Finally little bells would be attached to the bottom of the puta. The bells would make a sound when the puta were hit, thus informing shooters. Seeing a hit could be difficult due long distances[13]. Despite the lack of concrete historical evidence regarding the meaning of shapes and colors on putas, one could speculate that it might be a way to create several different targets on the same puta. The purpose of the little bells is obvious however; they were to inform the archers or the audience of hits, as described above.
Since its inception, several different rules emerged and applied to puta shooting. Puta shooting competitions were called "puta koşusu" (puta run). Although terms of conduct were agreed upon just before the run, these were not exempt of the religious characteristic of Ottoman Archery. Therefore, since gambling is a sin, attention would be given not to turn the run into a bet. For instance, if all competitors to take part were all to commit prizes (money or an object) to a run and where one winner was to take all, this would be considered gambling and there for a sin[14]. In order to keep puta runs from becoming gamble, one or several competitors (in no case all) would put a prize for the competition and the winner (or winners depending on the conditions) were to take the prize. If two archers were competing, only one of them or a person who was not even competing were to put the prize. Thus there would be no money or belonging the competitors are risking, they would be only trying to win the prize.
Another crucial condition for competing was equality; archers with similar skill levels would shoot equal number of arrows under equal terms. Competitions done between expert and novice archers, competitons based on varying distances or competitons of shooting at a target 100 times sequentially were also considered invalid[15]. All terms and conditions, such as prize, shooting spot, target or who goes first had to be set and explained clearly before the run.
Those wanting to compete in a puta run would gather and split between them into evenly matched groups. Each group would have a supervisor. This supervisor would say who were to shoot next (in puta runs, the shots were made according to "kıdem" rank/seniority) and would check the archer so he would not step over the shooting line[16]. The first group to shoot was defined randomly by "kura/draw" and this group would kneel at the shooting line facing the puta. The other group(s) would hang their bows on their shoulders, sit at a safe distance yet near to the puta and wait for their turn. After the agreed number of shots were made, all groups would hang their bows on their shoulders and walk towards the puta. The archers, while greeting each other by saying Allahuekber (the god is great) and shaking hands, would go to the puta together, collect their successful shots and place these arrows before of the "meydan ağası" (field master) or "meydan şeyhi" (field sheikh). The same procedure was repeated for the group which did not shoot and their successful arrows would be placed before the field sheikh too. The arrows would be divided there and the prize would have been won by the group that had a greater number of successful shots. If the result were to be a tie (the same number of successful shots) the prize was divided among these groups.[17]
Alternatively, Mehmet Zeki Pakalın, under the "koşu/run" and "kura/draw" entries in his "Dictionary of Ottoman Idioms and Terms" mentions another method to be used in crowded exercises. According to this method, all archers would pile all their arrows side by side on the ground and would give their thumbrings to a person who did not know them. This person then would distribute these thumbrings on the piles of arrows randomly. Then the archers were to find and take their thumbrings, with the pile of arrows under the thumbring and had to use those arrows[18]. Since no mentioning of this method can be found elsewhere however (not even in the "puta" entry of the same dictionary), one can not be certain whether such a method was ever used or not in puta runs.
Puta shooting, while differing for every okmeydanı (archery range; there were several across the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East) was usually done from a distance of 250-400 gez (165-265 meters)[19] and the shooting was done from a place called "sofa"[20]. With a simple calculation, it can be assumed that the flight of an arrow to the target would take a relatively long time, around 3-4 seconds. Therefore, how to proceed had to be made clear by the rules, if changes to the arrow (during flight) and the target caused by external factors would occur. For instance, if the arrow would go further than the target because of any external reason, then that arrow would not be counted among the valid arrows and the shot would be repeated; however if the target (puta) was displaced by wind etc and if the arrow would have hit the target were it in its previous spot, the shot would be considered a hit. If the arrow were to break mid-air or hit a bird, the shot would be considered invalid and the shot would be repeated. If not agreed otherwise, a successful hit would be described as hitting the puta itself, meaning hitting a nock of a previously shot arrow or hitting the bells of puta were not accepted. The winner would be determined with the greatest number of successful hits. In the case of equal number of hits, the arrows closer to the center of the target would be the distinguishing winning factor[21].
As said, the number of the arrows to shoot had to be agreed upon prior to the run, however with time, habits also turned into tradition. For instance, while the archers in Hejaz were shooting 10 arrows in a puta run, in Iran the tradition was to shoot 12 arrows. While elders in Ottoman society had the tradition to shoot 5 arrows, the yeniçeri (janissary) were shooting 9 in the puta run among them. It is known that these numbers were not strict rules, rather a tradition that is connected to each society's cultural and belief system[22].
It was previously mentioned that puta shots were made from a "sofa". These places were not only built to designate the shooting spot, they were also designed as a place for archers to socialise and rest. For instance, Evliya Çelebi portrays a puta sofa in İstanbul Okmeydanı as "in a grassy spot with continuously flowing waters and thousands of archers shooting arrows"[23]. The design of the puta sofa for thousands of archers to be able to socialise and rest clearly indicates the importance and respect for the archers (as sportsmen) and archery (as a sport).
Despite the distance in puta shooting being very long, raising the angle of the bow was frowned upon, furthermore it was considered "accidental" if an arrow cast from a raised bow were to hit the puta[24]. For this reason, master archers would shoot their arrows from beneath a rope. These shots were called as "Remy-i Sedâd" (The perfect shot)[25]. A rope would be stretched between two poles, with a height of 2.5 zira-i mimarî (architectural zira, a linear measurement equals to 0.66 meters). Then, the archer would step back to a distance of 2 – 2.25 zira-i mimarî from the poles[26]. Thus, the archer would be kneeling or sitting 1.70 meters behind the poles and had to shoot the arrow under the rope with 1.89 meters in height. From this data can be deducted that the shooting angle (the angle between the arrow and the horizontal axis) may not be wider than 25 degrees for a kneeling position and 35 degrees for a sitting position. Obviously, target and the archer may or may not be on the same elevation level, thus the shooting angle would again have variations. Consquently this method of shooting required heavy poundage (strong) bows and a flawless shooting technique.
As with other disciplines, stance in puta shooting may also differ. Shots were made standing, kneeling or sitting. But facing the target had also variations according to personal preferance. Some archers would face towards the target, while some would be facing the target sideways, in accordance with their physical attributes[27]. The general lenience was to try out the elder/master archers' way and then to perfect the stance by experience. Additionally it was said that it would be a good practice to lean a bit towards to bowhand side, but leaning too much would bring more bad than good[28].
Puta runs were an activity that attracted much attention. Thousands of spectators and even sultans like Mustafa III personally would come to watch these competitions in Okmeydanı[29]. Puta shooting and puta runs had also an effect over the social life in many other ways. Despite its lessened importance in Ottoman culture during the 19th century, "puta" again found its way into a poem about archery[30].
Nowadays, puta shooting and puta runs attract a great deal of interest as well as becoming a sought after archery dicipline, both in Turkey and the globally. That puta targets are being preferred for traditional competetions in Turkey and that they are being presented worldwide, are small but important steps. While preparing this article, I recieved pleasing news from enthusiastic Hungarian and German friends wanting to hold competetions in accordance with the original rules of Puta runs, while some Polish friends already had shot at puta targets in their competetions. In my opinion, these wonderful news are the greatest indicators of worldwide interest in puta shooting. Photos of putas used competetions around the world can be found in the Appendix.
These attempts to revive puta shooting and puta runs while remaining true to their original tradition, will certainly bring a new perspective to both Turkish Traditional Archery and other traditional archery disciplines around the world. We hope all this knowledge and experience will serve to improve friendship on an international scale and contribute to all traditional archery cultures.
Alper Serdar from Tirendâz archers is taking his prize from the Mayor Fazlı Kılıç after his victory in "pot shooting" in a traditional archery competition organised by Kağıthane Municipality as a part of Sadâbad Summer Activities in 2011. Alper shot through the pot with his Turkish "Tirendaz" bow.
Turkish and Japanese booths in the I.World Traditional Archery Festival (WTAF). Dr. Murat Özveri (on the left) representing Turkey is seen with a puta behind him . This puta had been reconstructed in the same size of an original in Military Museum in Istanbul (2007) (Picture and the information courtesy of Dr. Murat Özveri).
The first formal acceptance of Puta as a target in a traditional archery competition was in Gödeny Kupa (Pelican Cup) which was held in Gödöllö, Hungary in 2007. The adoption of puta by our Hungarian friends as a kind gesture was followed by our Czech friends in following years. The puta in the photo was shot from a distance of 120 meters, in Gödeny Kupa. (Picture and the information was courtesy of Dr. Murat Özveri).
The puta target in Vsetice Naadam, Czech Republic, where Dr. Murat Özveri was invited as a participant and a lecturer (2008). (Picture and the information Courtesy of Dr. Murat Özveri).
[1] Murat Özveri, Okçuluk Hakkında Merak Ettiğiniz Her Şey (Everything You Wanted To Know About Archery), 2006, p. 2.
[2] Özbay Güven, Türklerde Spor Kültürü (Geliştirilmiş İkinci Baskı) (Sport Culture Of Turks / Improved second print), 1999, p. 10.
[3] Dr. Özbay Güven, Türklerde Spor Kültürü (Sport Culture Of Turks), 1992, p. 19.
[4] Ünsal Yücel, Türk Okçuluğu (Turkish Archery), 1999, p. 44.
[5] Ünsal Yücel, 1999, p. 45.
[6] Âtıf Kahraman, Osmanlı Devletinde Spor (Sport In The Ottoman State), 1995, p. 395.
[7] Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnamesi (Travelogue of Evliya Çelebi), Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 1995, p. 44.
[10] Ünsal Yücel, 1999, p. 46.
[11] Gençlik ve Spor Genel Müdürlüğü, Türk Dünyasında Ortak Sporlar (Common Sports Among Turkic People), 2010, p. 155.
[12] Dimensions were taken from Murat Özveri, who analyzed the puta in the Military Museum in Harbiye.
[13] Ünsal Yücel,1999, p. 47.
[14] Mustafa Kâni Bey, Telhîs-i Resâ'ilât-ı Rumât (Summation of Archery Treatises), 2010, p. 32.
[15] Mustafa Kâni Bey, 2010, p. 33.
[18] Mehmet Zeki Pakalın, Osmanlı Tarih Deyimleri ve Terimleri Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Ottoman Idioms and Terms), 1983, p. 297 ve 323.
[19] 1 gez is approximately about 0,66 meters.
[23] Âtıf Kahraman, 1995, p. 250.
[25] Murat Özveri, 2006, p. 91.
[29] Âtıf Kahraman, a.g.e., 1995, s. 397.
[30] Abdullah Bulut, Râsih İbrahim'in Okçulukla İlgili Bir Manzumesi (A poem by Râsih İbrahim about archery), A.Ü. Türkiyat Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi sayı 17, 2001


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Q: Injecting named Guice singleton I have a simple POJO:
public class MyPOJO {
    @Inject
    private Fizz fizz;

    private Buzz buzz;

    // rest of class omitted for brevity
}

I would like to configure my Guice module such that there are two types of Fizzes that it injects:

*

*A special, globally-singleton Fizz instance; and

*Other (non-special) Fizz instances

I want MyPOJO to be injected with the special/singleton instance. So I modified my code:
public class MyPOJO {
    @Inject @Named("Special-Fizz")
    private Fizz fizz;

    private Buzz buzz;

    // rest of class omitted for brevity
}

Then in my module:
public class MyModule extends AbstractModule {
    @Override
    public void configure() {
        bind(Fizz.class).annotatedWith(
            Names.named("Special-Fizz"))
            .to(Fizz.class);

        // Other bindings here...
    }

    @Provides @Singleton
    private Fizz providesFizz() {
        return new Fizz(true, "Special", 12.0);
    }
}

But when I try to unit test (JUnit 4.10) this:
public class MyTest {
    @Named("Special-Fizz") private Fizz specialFizz;

    @Test
    public void usingNamedShouldInjectSpecialFizz() {
        MyModule mod = new MyModule();
        Injector injector = Guice.createInjector(mod);

        specialFizz = injector.getInstance(Fizz.class);

        Assert.assertTrue(specialFizz != null);
    }
}

This passes. So far, so good. But then if I change the name of the specialFizz field:
    @Named("Special-Fuzz-This-Shouldnt-Work") private Fizz specialFizz;

And re-run the test, it still passes. Why?!? Where am I going astray here? Thanks in advance.

A: Very odd. Guice should complain if it can't find a Named binding that it's injecting. I'm a bit confused by your test, though. I don't know what injector.inject does. Do you mean injectMembers? It might make more sense to actually get an instance of your POJO and make sure that it's working the way you expect. Maybe something like:
public class FizzTest {

  public static class MyModule extends AbstractModule {
    @Override
    protected void configure() {
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    @Named("Special-Fizz")
    public Fizz providesFizz() {
      return new Fizz(true);
    }
  }

  public static class Fizz {
    boolean special = false;
    public Fizz() {}
    public Fizz(boolean special) {
      this.special = special;
    }
  }

  public static class MyPOJO {
    @Inject @Named("Special-Fizz")
    private Fizz fizz;

    @Inject
    private Fizz otherFizz;
  }

  @Test
  public void test() {
    MyModule mod = new MyModule();
    Injector injector = Guice.createInjector(mod);

    MyPOJO pojo = injector.getInstance(MyPOJO.class);
    assertTrue(pojo.fizz.special);
    assertTrue(!pojo.otherFizz.special);
  }

}

A: Guice sees the @Provides method and happily uses that to inject the Fizz. If you want to have a special instance of Fizz, you can drop the annotations from the providesFizz() method and instead bind with
bind(Fizz.class)
    .annotatedWith(Names.named("Special-Fizz")
    .toInstance(providesFizz());

This way, you tell Guice exactly which Fizz to use as the "Special-Fizz", while still letting it inject Fizz "normally" otherwise.
Disclaimer: I haven't actually tried a setup like yours, but I have used one similar. Let me know if it works or not.

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In reading @jesse_livermore's latest and always brilliant missive/analysis, he referenced and linked to a study by Arizona State University professor Hendrik Bessembinder entitled "Do Stocks Outperform Treasury Bills?" It seems like a pretty ludicrous question since our capitalist system is supposed to reward risk takers. With stock market investors owning the equity of the listed companies and correspondingly the highest risk since they are in a first loss position, then it should come as no surprise that they should have the highest reward. As a result, they should easily beat risk-free returns. But sometimes the hand is quicker than the eye so not so fast kemosabe.
Bessembinder's study is one of the most impactful pieces of research I have read in a long time. The depth of analysis and findings are so informative and surprising that it will definitely impact how I deploy money in the stock market and helped me understand why real estate, particularly housing-related real estate, can perform well over long periods of time. Munger always says to invert and this study has forced me to do that. If you want to know why something does well, then first study what does poorly so you can learn why it does and avoid that.
The principal reason for the poor returns is the short shelf life of individual common stocks. The median time that a stock was in the CRSP database between 1926 and 2015 was just over seven years. The author tested whether selecting a random, individual stock for each month from 1926 to 2015 would have produced a 90-year holding period return would exceed various benchmarks. The results were shockingly poor. 96% of the single stock simulations underperformed the value-weighted index and underperformed the equal-weighted index 99% of the time. The single stock strategy also underperformed owning T-Bills 72% of the time.
The overall stock market is able to generate much higher long-term returns while the majority of individual stocks underperform T-Bills because there is a heavy positive skewness. The relatively few stocks that outperform do so in such a way that they more than make-up for the huge number of losers. Large positive returns are more frequent than large negative returns.
The author estimates that $32 trillion of wealth (returns in excess of Treasury Bills) was created between 1926 and 2015 via the approximately 26,000 stocks that have appeared in the CRSP database during that time. Of these 26,000 stocks, only 86 of the top performing stocks (less than 0.33%), were collectively responsible for over half of the wealth creation. And the top 1,000 performing stocks, less than 4% of the total, accounted for all of the wealth creation. The other 96% only matched the return of the one-month Treasury Bill with many of them producing less. The following chart shows the distribution of wealth creation and how few stocks account for all of the gains.
The following chart shows how skewed the returns are for decade holding period returns. 49.2% of stocks underperformed Treasury Bills.
Large capitalization stocks had much more staying power and consequently a much better chance of beating Treasury Bills over a decade as the following table shows.
The table shows that the percentage chances of having positive returns and then outperforming T-Bills increase quite significantly as the size of the company grows. The skewness drops as well. This means that there is a more even distribution of returns. With the smaller capitalization stocks, the high positive skewness means that much of the positive returns are the result of relatively few stocks. Despite the improving returns as the capitalization increases, there is still underperformance relative to the value and equal-weighted indices constructed by the author.
Apartments serve a basic need that will always be required.
It is very difficult for apartments to be disrupted into obsolescence or being non-competitive.
While the average stock had a shelf life of seven years, apartments that are well located and maintained can have a useful economic life for hundreds of years if Europe is any indication. And if what is on a valuable site does become sub-optimal then the property can be purchased for the appreciated land value and be re-built.
The population will continue to grow.
Barrier to entry locations can be purchased which helps long-term pricing power due to manageable competition.
There is ultimately enough discipline in the capital markets to restrict lending and equity investment when the asset class is overbuilt. This makes staying power key.
It's a leverageable asset, although this can also hurt returns if one does not have the staying power to support one's investment during the tough times.
Rents are generally correlated with economic and income growth which should continue to grow over time.
It produces yield which is an indisputable return and one that is often times at a higher rate than Treasury Bills. Thus, there is usually an outperformance and positive return head start that should remain in place during the holding period and has good growth prospects.
This study has convinced me to stay the course when it comes to deploying most of my capital into apartments, particularly because I understand the asset class pretty well and there is a very strong and competent organization capable of managing the assets through all cycles. When it comes to investing in the market, I'm sure it will remain a relatively small part of my asset allocation but the capital I do put into it will be focused on higher quality companies via diversified funds. The positive skewness really stood out for me in the research done in this study which has led me to conclude that I'm probably not well suited for picking winners and nimble enough to rid myself of those destined for the dustbin of history quickly enough to avoid meaningful losses. I would rather invest in an asset, like apartments, in which the average return is positive over a long period of time, throws off dividends, has decent growth prospects, and some excellent tax benefits. For my money, that is a hard combination to beat.
Now that you've seen the Bessembinder study do you agree that it's a hard combination to beat?
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A Day in the Death
Dead Man Walking
Demons of the Punjab
Face the Raven
Flesh and Stone
From Out of the Rain
Ghost Machine
The Ghost Monument
The Girl Who Died
Greeks Bearing Gifts
Hell Bent
The Hungry Earth
The Husbands of River Song
It Takes You Away
Kerblam!
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
The Lodger
The Magician's Apprentice
Random Shoes
Sleep No More
Small Worlds
They Keep Killing Suzie
The Time of Angels
The Tsuranga Conundrum
Turn Left
Under the Lake
The Vampires of Venice
Victory of the Daleks
Vincent and the Doctor
The Witch's Familiar
The Witchfinders
The Woman Who Lived
The Zygon Invasion
The Zygon Inversion
Ray Holman at the Internet Movie Database
Website of Ray Holman Design, Ltd.
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Doctor Who costume designers
Torchwood costume designers
Crew members interviewed on Torchwood Declassified