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In rain, all birds find shelter but, an eagle avoids it by flying above the clouds.
- Anonymous
If ever there is a saying that encapsulates the lessons of strategic management, it is nothing but the saying quoted above. Strategic management in itself, is worth not just an academic undertaking but a platform for subduing the challenges in life that has profound and significant impact.
The lesson in strategic management that I liked most is its emphasis on looking beyond the horizon or the so-called foresight. This makes sense not only from the General Manager's perspective but also in our daily lives because foresight is as important as common sense. Common sense without foresight is complacency and foresight without common sense is lame.
Reflecting through the veritable lens of strategic management, I probed on the insights that I gained from the various tools this discipline has. As we have learned in SME, it is always important to ask the right questions and we can get the most insight by having that kind of practice. In this reflection paper, I used the 6Ws of asking questions as a framework for extracting valuable insights from our strategic management course.
What is really important?
The most valuable thing I learned in strategic management is that if everything is important, then nothing is important. From an MBA student pespective, this learning is very helpful in surviving our studies here at AIM. When I came here, I was overwhelmed by so many readings given to us each day. I thought that if this is the load that I am going to face in the business world, I better quit. But thanks to our strategic management subject, now I learned the trick of overcoming this hurdle. The trick is first, I have to identify the various points in the case. Then from among those points I have to pick those which have the most profound and significant impact. This approach gives me focus in analysing the case and thereafter helps me in coming up with the most practical solution or recommendation to the problem or issue at hand. I believe learning this trick is the true essence of casemanship.
Beyond my studies, this approach will still be very helpful especially when I'm back in the corporate world where I have to solve pressing problems as well as make hard decisions. Having this mindset I can tackle the problems that my future company will face in the most efficient and most practical way possible.
Why should I drill down?
Having identified the important aspects of the case, the task now is to dig deeper on the impetuses of those aspects. This is important because in drilling down we can see different perspectives and we can unearth insights that may not have been apparent before. This is especially useful because we might be addressing an aspect which is not really problematic or stating it the other way, we might not be addressing an aspect which is really problematic. More so, in having a focused probing, we will be able to know how these aspects interact with each other and a business model illustration can be of help towards this end.
Drilling down can also help us in sharpening our understanding of the dynamics of business especially its systemic nature. In dealing with these systems, we have to step back and see the whole picture because in doing so, we will know how the changes in one parameter affect the other parameters.
In drilling down, we are building up on what we currently know. Hence, there is the imperative of coming up with a better question or statement. As I noticed during our case discussions, the first few statements on what the case is all about is not that sharp yet. However, through successive questioning, my classmates would come up with a better and better statement until we hit the best insights that we can extract from the case. This goes to show that drilling down can be used as a means of coming up with better insights until finally the best insights come to light.
Who helped me in sharpening my thought process?
At least in my case, Professor Jacinto C. Gavino and my classmates helped me in sharpening my thought process. Hence, there is no single person who can be of help towards this end.
In the spirit of the case method, our SME class instilled in me a mindset of using the case as a platform for further thinking. This is the most valuable lesson that I learned and the greatest appreciation that I have of the case method. In this mindset, the case is not an end in itself but a means to an end. In here, the end is the insight that the case provides. On the other hand, we should also be wary of what the case is not telling us for it can give rich insights on the case.
This intellectual exercise I believe is most useful not only in the caseroom but also when we have our work after MBA. Sharpening one's thought process is very critical especially when one is confronted with challenging circumstances in his or her work. Moreover, this can also help us in thinking on our feet which is the primary competency that a manager should have.
When should I challenge the "proven" paradigm?
One of the challenges in management is initiating change. The valuable learning that I got from SME is that if ever I have to initiate a change, I have to assess first the status quo because it is very hard to effect change if there is no adversity within the organization. At this point in time this is the most perplexing thing in my mind.
Effecting change in an organization is a sort of experimentation in which new things are being tried. This experimentation can result in either success or failure. If it is a success, better things or processes come into light. On the other hand, if it failed the most important thing is to learn from it and probe on the aspects that potentially caused that failure.
Challenging a paradigm should be done within the bounds of an organization's core competencies. Otherwise, the lifeblood of the organization will in itself be destroyed. The good question now to ask is, to what extent can I challenge a paradigm? I think, the extent should be broad enough to cover strategic aspects, but narrow enough to be focused on core competencies. In here, trade-off comes into play. There are so many aspects that can be covered but many of those should be sacrificed so that our focus is not lost. In here, strategic fit should also be looked into because if our products or services does not fit the need or demands in the market then we are not really delivering value.
Where can I apply the insights I learned?
The insights that I got from SME has enormous applications not only when I get back to the corporate world but also in my daily life. Taking an SME course provided me a mindset of working wisely, that is accompishing something in the easiest and most practical way possible. How to do this? As we are frequently being reminded by our professor to step back and see the whole picture. In seeing the whole picture, we can identify the aspects that need our utmost attention and from there we can devise the most efficient means of addressing the problem or issue at hand. We can also apply here the elements of management which are planning, organizing, controlling and directing.
In addition to that, I can use my knowledge in SME when I put up my own business when my own strategy is central to the business success. Even in my dealings with my suppliers and government officials, the strategic mindset serves best for this purpose.
How to go about these learnings?
The learning in SME that I like most is the method of Appreciate, Critique and Recommend. This gives me a framework of thinking through written as well as verbal communication. This is helpful in drilling down on what the case is all about. In the real world in which we will be confronted with various problems and circumstances that need decision and evaluation, this method is most useful. In appreciating, I can extract the most value from a literature, a written communication or a verbal statement. In critiquing, it is my thought process at work in which I analyze details and then synthesize. In making a recommendation, I can add value to a literature, a written communication or a verbal statement. Hence, through this method, I can have a holistic view of case or issue at hand.
In SME, the rule of the game is to anticipate. As what we have learned, the business environment is very dynamic and failure to anticipate change in the external environment is like falling prey to a death trap. Hence, there is an imperative for a long-term horizon.
There are also many frameworks available in the literature which can be applied in analyzing cases. However, there is this caution, "Do not force-fit the situation in a framework which is not suitable for it." These frameworks have assumptions embedded on it that we have to be aware of. In some circumstances, we are also making various assumptions in our analysis. Sometimes however, the pitfall is in the assumption itself because it is not applicable to the situation at hand. That is why, if everything fails, we have to go back to our assumptions and challenge it with objectivity.
So what now?
The SME course provided me not only with the thinking hat of a General Manager but also the mindset of transcending beyond the limits. As such, I am resolved to make it a habit of thinking strategically. In so doing, I will never be lost because I have a direction in tackling issues whichever context I am in.
In our world today where competition becomes intense each day, the SME framework gave us distinct advantage in tackling our competition. These frameworks will be our tools in winning the game of our business and ultimately the game of our life.
The SME course at least for me is life-changing. Now, I have a better view of why I failed a lot in the past and my diagnosis is that because I thought everything is important. Choosing a "battle" is as important as winning the "war" itself and now I know how to choose a "battle" which will make a lasting impact be it in my future job or in business organizations that I will become part of.
My strategy professor truly made a profound and significant impact in my life. That is why, I want to follow his track. Post-MBA, I want to specialize on strategy firstly by becoming a part-time intructor of strategy at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business. I will also find a job where I can apply the learnings that I got from SME and hone my strategy skills there. I believe, the strategy track is the best way to go for aspiring entrepreneurs like me.
The SME class is by far the best experience I ever had. It left a lasting imprint in my heart on which I can build up the story of my life – a life that can make a profound and significant impact!


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Mariners 10, Twins 8: M's bats return to life
Patience pays off for Cameron
Published 10:00 pm, Tuesday, July 22, 2003
MINNEAPOLIS -- It's a measure of the increasing maturity of Mike Cameron that he didn't swing from his heels in the sixth inning last night.
In the first five innings, Cameron had come to the plate three times. Twice he'd been called out on strikes. He didn't think they were strikes, but he couldn't argue with home plate umpire Marvin Hudson.
And yet when Cameron came to the plate in the sixth, Hudson was still there. And the Mariners trailed the Twins by two runs.
Cameron, however, was ahead of the game.
The Mariners would ultimately win this one 10-8 over the Twins because of Cameron's at-bat in the sixth. There were two runners on and one out when Cameron stepped up, trying to make a dent in Minnesota's 7-5 lead.
The called third strikes in the first and fifth innings still burned, but they didn't cloud his psyche. Cameron attacked the first three pitches he saw from Joe Mays, fouling each of them off.
Down in the count, Cameron did the hardest thing a batter could do, laying off Mays' next three pitches. All were close. Hudson could ring him up at any time. Hudson could have. But he didn't.
"I was doing whatever I could to keep the inning alive," Cameron said. "I've been seeing (called strikes), and I'm getting tired of it. Some of those pitches aren't strikes. It ticks me off.
"But I managed not to get into a fuss in my mind. If I'd been struggling, that would be one thing, but I've been squaring the ball up pretty good lately."
Once the count got to 3-2, Mays didn't want to put Cameron on base, so he came in with a strike. Cameron slashed at it. Another foul ball. He was right on the pitch, but those things happen.
"What Cammy was doing was more difficult than anybody would think," manager Bob Melvin said. "He showed a lot of clear thinking up there, taking those pitches."
And the at-bat wasn't even over.
With Cameron in the eighth pitch of the at-bat, Mark McLemore, the runner at first base, was aware something special was going on.
"Cammy had a huge at-bat," McLemore said. "He took some pitches that were close. And then he got one that he wanted that was OK, and he jumped on it."
Cameron may have jumped on it too much. He chopped the ball into the dirt in front of the plate and it took a huge hop before heading off toward third base.
Third baseman Chris Gomez could have done the crossword while the ball conspired to stay aloft. When it finally came down, Gomez didn't have enough of an arm to throw out Cameron.
Now the bases were loaded for John Olerud.
Having watched Cameron battle through a monster eight-pitch at-bat to get the bases loaded, Olerud wasted no time unloading them. He hit Mays' first pitch through the hole to left field. Two runs scored on the play, tying the game -- and Cameron made it to third. When left fielder Jacque Jones' throw to the plate got by catcher A.J. Pierzynski, Cameron jumped up and scored the run that put Seattle ahead 8-7.
Randy Winn, following Olerud, whacked an opposite-field homer and the Mariners, who had fallen behind 7-3 after an early 3-0 lead, were ahead by three runs again, this time at 10-7.
Powerful relief work by Julio Mateo, Rafael Soriano and Shigetoshi Hasegawa brought home the win that kept Seattle in a four-game lead over Oakland in the AL West.
The A's come to Seattle tonight for a two-game set that won't prove anything -- except maybe that the Mariners and A's are in this to stay. Both clubs are 2-4 since the All-Star break, Oakland coming into tonight's game fresh off a two-game sweep of Kansas City.
Although it's only July, the series could be big because Cameron and the other Seattle hitters haven't been hitting well for a while.
"Things haven't been going my way; things haven't been going our way," Cameron said. "If we start grinding again like we did tonight, we'll be all right.
"We need to put the at-bats together like we did the last five or six innings tonight, and we'll be fine."
That's clear thinking, indeed.


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Word of the Lord for 2008 and Beyond (ACPE)
January 01, 2008
This Word is the compilation of the prophetic words and consensus of the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (ACPE). This year, the council met at the beginning of the Jewish calendar, September 12-13, rather than at the January time period, in order to have time to distill and hear the Word of the Lord before the turning of the Gregorian calendar. (Note this in light of several of the prophecies that have already come to pass since this word was given in September of 2007.)
While this is a prophecy for the year 2008, it is difficult at times to put a prophetic word in a certain chronological time structure as the lives of individuals and the choices they make can also have an affect on the timing of what God has shown to us. Some of these prophecies are more appropriately given for the "next season" of our lives rather than simply a one-year time frame.
2008: The Year to Possess the Gates
Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. Genesis 22:17
The one who breaks open will come up before them; They will break out, Pass through the gate, And go out by it; Their king will pass before them, With the LORD at their head. Micah 2:13
This year the Holy Spirit keyed off of the number 8 to us. The number 8 represents new beginnings. God wants us to go through new doors (or gates) to go to a new level in everything we do. The Lord cautioned us that while many want to experience the new wine (i.e., new moves of God), there are some who want to "wear their old robes" or that which is comfortable to them into this new season of time. This will not work. It is critical that we all are willing to give up old practices, structures, the influence of relationships that tie us to the old if they refuse to allow us to move into the new things.
As we met as prophets, this was probably one of the most fertile times that we have had in the release of not only the word of the Lord, but spiritual instruction on how to get into the "new things" and "new gates". This includes the shutting of old gates and doors, seeking the Lord for how to move into the new in a proper way, and asking God for wisdom for the move.
Biblical patterns for the number 8
Here are some significant aspects we were shown about the number eight for this next year from some biblical patterns:
1. David was the eighth son–new DYNASTY for Israel. (This includes the word legacy as a key word.)
2. Circumcision takes place on the eighth day–new life through covenant. A new holiness movement will require personal circumcision or the cutting away of sin issues in our lives, and then the church will see a national move of holiness.
3. Eight souls on the ark–new beginning of the earth, new revelation of God's judgment and His grace.
4. Eighth note on the piano begins a new octave. Look to God for the release of new sounds and songs.
5. Seven colors in rainbow spectrum–eighth color begins the new spectrum.
6. Eighth day is the beginning of a new week.
7. Josiah began his reign at age 8 bringing a new reign in the midst of idolatrous predecessors. He began to seek the Lord for himself in the eighty years of his reign, which later resulted in his purging Israel of the altars of Baal. Look to a new reformation generation arising who will purge their lands of sin and bring biblical reformation. Solomon also began to purge the idols from Israel in the eighth year of his reign.
8. Jesus appeared to Thomas–the doubter–on the eighth day after His resurrection. Many doubters will convert and be visited by God in special and unique ways.
8 in new beginnings
Genesis is the book of beginnings in scripture. Here are several prophetic emphasis from it that are applicable for us today:
1. The anointing to create
Creative and innovative ideas. God is going to release upon His people many ideas that will lead them to prosper spirit, soul, and mind. This creativity will also help us to "work smarter, not harder". The curse of toiling under heavy burdens with huge moments of frustration has caused delay and exhaustion. Seek the Lord for new ways to do things that will release the finances you need, and streamline your life without working to simply get by on a day-to-day basis.
2. The anointing for dominion
This is the anointing needed to fulfill the biblical mandate found in Genesis 1:28 to "be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion." Seek the Lord for a way to be fruitful in evangelism and fill your cities with the doctrine of Christ. (Acts 5:28) New evangelism outreaches will fill our cities along with visitations of God upon young revivalists. Young people will study the lives of Leonard Ravenhill and E.M. Bounds once again with the fire for winning souls burning in their hearts.
Each sector of society will begin to be touched by the power of God in new fresh ways from government, education, the medical fields, media, the arts, and other areas. No longer will the church bemoan what is going on around them in society but ask themselves the question, "What are we going to do about it?" and "What is my assignment in seeing this happen?"
3. The anointing for creative miracles
The frequency of the miraculous will increase–particularly unusual creative miracles. In this season we will see not only churches filled with miracles, but whole cities. "Cancer-free zones" will be the medical talk of the day as some churches and cities have such frequency of seeing cancer healed that it catches the attention of many, including the secular news.
Possessing the Gates
The Transfer of Wealth
While many have believed there is going to be a great transfer of wealth, there is a frustration on some that have "believed but not yet seen". In seeking the Lord about this, one revelation came that there has been a demonic "spirit of delay" sent against the Body of Christ–particularly to those in the marketplace. Chronos under Strong's definition #5550 also can mean delay.
Therefore, it is important to understand that while God means to release the wealth, Satan is releasing his strategies to keep the same wealth "locked" that we are working to "unlock". God wants to open locked gates in '08. In order to possess the gate of wealth, as an example, to develop plans to eradicate systemic poverty, we need to develop new structures of intercession to do the spiritual warfare necessary to transfer wealth.
Among other things, here are some forms that will take:
1. New prayer movements with a focus on marketplace intercession.
2. More business hiring intercessors to pray for their businesses.
3. Focused intercession and training for specific targeted sectors of wealth and business. Intercessors need to be trained to understand business so that they can pray intelligently.
New and greater emphasis on Intercession
God is going to pour out new wine upon the intercessors and new prayer structures across the face of the earth. Many 24/7 prayer movements will spring up in universities' campuses. Christians will ask for prayer rooms in their places of employment. It is time for us to "come out of the closet" and let our prayers and voices be heard in society. Teachings that were done in the 80's and 90's on prayer and intercession need to be revisited with a new eye and taught to the church.
Cyrus Anointing
God is going to anoint in a profound way some of His children with a Cyrus anointing to fulfill Psalm 107:16: For He has broken the gates of bronze and cut the bars of iron apart.
Spiritual Eldership
God is anointing leaders who will run for political office, become the presidents of corporations, the principals of schools and others who will sit in the gates of influence in society like Boaz did in biblical times.
Open the floodgates
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. "Test me in this," says the LORD almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it".
It is time to possess the floodgates that will open the doors of favor and influence and finance. As long as we are obeying the mandate to tithe, God is going to flood us in several areas that will help us open these doors. Ask the Lord how to incorporate the word of the Lord for '08 to open your personal floodgates of blessing and influence.
Here are some key words for you:
Revelation. God wants to pour out new revelation on how you are to function in this season of your life. Be flexible in your life at this moment for God's changes and adjustments to occur in your schedule and way of doing things. Wisdom. God will give you wisdom not of this world, but His heavenly wisdom if you seek Him with all of your heart: wisdom for the shift, for new ways, for new assignments, and how to apply the revelation to go to new levels in your life.
Other Important Words of the Lord for '08
This is a season for things to come "full circle" in our lives. Things left unfinished in your life will get finished. Relationships that were broken will be restored. Broken dreams will be healed and come to life again. It is time to dream again! Go back and revisit the prophetic words that God gave you in the last season and past years that were not fulfilled and refuse to let go of them until you see them go into fruition. War over the words and believe them. (I Timothy 1:18, 2 Chronicles 20:20).
Word of wisdom concerning the President and upcoming elections
God spoke to us specifically that we had fallen down in our intercession for President Bush and that He wanted us to pray that he will finish as the "Burning Bush" that God showed us was his destiny before the elections. He admonished us to pray for him as the authority that God had put in place as our president. (I Timothy 2:1). In seeking God for the next leader, we have failed in our intercession for our current one. God wants President Bush to finish well as He spoke to us two years ago.
An interesting word was released for the meeting in September '07 that is particularly pertinent for the elections of '08:
God has provided a righteous man who will begin to emerge towards the end of '07 and begin to shine in '08. We will not be left scratching our heads or feeling like we are throwing our vote away on someone who cannot win, but God will put His very apparent light of favor upon this man and we will know how to pray and how to vote.
The Lord also prophetically admonished us to press through to see the courts shifted and that we cannot fail in our prayers to see abortion overturned in the United States. (As of now, nearly 49 million babies have been aborted since 1973.) This is a "make it or break it" time, and we must not be weary in our intercession.
Admonition for Prayer Cover
God gave us a specific word that Satan will try to bring premature death to the Body of Christ. Please prayerfully cover yourself, your family, pastors, and those of influence specifically in your life.
A new generation of philanthropists will arise out of the Body of Christ. A focus will be on the poor and needy. There will also be a major emphasis on using wealth to gain influence to be a voice in society for righteousness. This will lead to Christians and Christianity in general to be seen in a new light by those who thought that God and the church were unfeeling and uncaring.
New Emphasis on the Teaching Gift
The teaching gift will once again rise to the forefront as the Lord brings an emphasis on knowing the foundations of biblical truths. This will mitigate against the Body of Christ going off course and falling into error.
Holiness Movement
Holiness will come to the church again. With this will come a great exposing of sin in the pulpit. The Lord warned us that many would come under governmental scrutiny during the last half of '07 and '08 and that we need to examine ourselves so we are clean in every area of the ministry, finances, as well as spiritual examination.
New Civil Rights Movement
A new generation of civil rights leaders are going to emerge in the nation who will be a righteous voice. Their anointing will be so strong that they will supersede and be stronger and have more influence than those who are unrighteous and align with non-biblical stances. They will speak against the unholy influence of hip-hop and new prayer movements will also arise in the black community.
Kingdom Government of God
The government of God will become a new wineskin for the future move of God. (Matthew 6:10) Reformation back to the original design of Genesis will be a major focus and God's creative anointing will be on those who move in this direction.
Specific Focus on Nations
There were five international areas that we specifically felt God's spotlight on in the coming hour:
1. China
2. The "Ring of Fire" (Pacific Rim nations)
3. India
4. Israel and the Middle East
5. South America and Venezuela
We felt there was going to be an extreme battle between light and darkness for a season with increased persecution of believers. On the other hand, great harvest and advancement for the Kingdom of God will also take place. We all need to pray specifically for these regions of the world.


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Subject Tags: formal, face, portrait, steampunk, fantasy, woman, machinery, finery, dress, steampunk, hairdo
Media: paper, colored pencil, pen, micron, koh-i-noor, woodless
Size: 6.87"W x 7.74"H x 0.01"D
Year Created: 2018
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This drawing is a formal portrait of a Duchess in the outer edges of the Geometric Palace.
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My drawings involve a lot of malabranche and women (particularly in intricate, impractical outfits), with a healthy dose of bird people, descendants of lizards, ravenous female airships, two-headed little girls, monsters, nuns, religious imagery, the Geometric City, the Geometric Palace, and machinery.
I like to use micron pen 005, metal nib fountain pen, murano glass fountain pen, ballpoint pen, sharpie, koh-i-noor woodless colored pencils, colored pencils, oil pastels, acrylic paint, pencil, and charcoal. I like to make both tiny, tiny drawings, and paint murals and decorations on walls.
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Location: Bildeston, Babergh, Suffolk, IP7
County: Suffolk
District: Babergh
Civil Parish: Bildeston
Built-Up Area: Bildeston
Traditional County: Suffolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk
Church of England Parish: Bildeston with Wattisham St Mary Magdalene
Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich
(south side)
No 39 (Sheridan)
A timber-framed building originally part of the range including Nos 35
and 37 but now with the ground storey built out in brick (painted) probably
in the C19. Renovated. Two storeys. Three window range of casements
on the upper storey and double hung sashes with glazing bars on the ground
storey. Modern door. Roof tiled.
Listing NGR: TL9916449398
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PRACTICE CAGE for DV
Posted 02 February 2004 - 01:38 AM
Jake Pollock
Taipei, Taiwan
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Posted 02 February 2004 - 08:42 AM
Thankyou for your kind words on the workshop in Melbourne Australia.
I had a great time teaching outstanding operators from all around the world.
From ChetaK from India to Ron in New York,Chris in Canada and many others .
If you go to the www.steadicenter.com there in the workshop section there many examples of practice cages being used .I could have one made up here and send it to you .
Let me know what you would like to do
Practice, Practice, Practice,
Louis Puli
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Posted 02 February 2004 - 10:14 AM
My practice cage consists of 2 pieces of square, 8 x 8 cms tube aluminium, 1 is about 45 cms long and the other is about 30 cms.
Thickness of the material approx 4 mms.
Put them tohether so that you have an open space in front of the top-tube and here you can plase some kind of holder/screw for your DV camera.
Then I put cement in them, the quick drying type and filled them up.
Find the center of the mass from this block and put your plate from the steadicam on the right spot, drill the good holes in it and thread it with the official screws (3/8")
Now you have a slim line heave weight, approx. 10 kgs, which is a reasonable practice-weight-
Rob van Gelder, Bangkok, Thailand
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Posted 02 February 2004 - 12:23 PM
ask for susan coper o haward
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Posted 02 February 2004 - 01:05 PM
my cage consists of two opposing identical plates made of aluminium, identical screw fittings on both so u can lowmode it. to make up the weight i used steel (15mm diamter) for the struts. whole thing comes in at about 7kgs. more weight? beef up those struts.
i got my inspiration from those low mode cages . but obviously u need to make the weight up.
made the struts 280mm long.. big enough to accomodate an xl1 or a pd150 on a little tripod head so u can change its tilt.
I recently saw howards one, and it looks wicked.. all sorts of dovetail attachments and stuff i would nt know what to do with. but im sure you d feel very smart if u used them
my first dvcam setup consisted of a sheet plate steal with 2, 3kg diving weights araldited (epoxy resined) on...
these cameras should weigh between 2 and 4 kg. u can always screw diving weights into the (lowmode side) top of the cage if u wanna heavy it up...
when it comes to screw attachments. i put one threaded screw port, then a 14mm hole going down with 3.5 mm clearance at the bottom so the screw head can jut out and attach to camera/tripod head. keeping em central and as close to each other as possible
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Posted 02 February 2004 - 01:27 PM
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Posted 02 February 2004 - 01:32 PM
i would never have known that until i would have tried my cage on someone elses xl1. The moment i put an xl1 in my little cage i ll automatically owe u a pint...
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Posted 03 February 2004 - 10:07 AM
thank you Alec for correcting me. I thought that the fourm was associated with the SOA.
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Posted 03 February 2004 - 11:12 AM
It just boggles the mind on how many cameras do this! SR, Moviecam, etc. You'd think they'd know better; darn engineers.
If the screw length is too long it will pierce the bottom of the camcorder and bust the PC board on the other side of the base. Ugly and expensive!
On another note, Mike O'Shea - great guy and all - has nothing to do with this forum, at least directly. Tim Tyler is the sole founder. If you come to this forum via the SOA site, they are not related! Years ago, the SOA site had a forum (as did AOL and others), but it made no sense to have competing ones so we all ended up here. Once again, thank you Tim.
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Posted 03 February 2004 - 03:32 PM
It just boggles the mind on how many cameras do this! SR, Moviecam, etc. You'd think they'd know better; darn engineers.
Hey... from the money stand point it's great... how many boards can you sell until every single AC knows about the flaw... then you come up with another one...
No but seriously...
They are trying to squeeze a lot of electronics into a limited space. When they started with the design they had way less parts to put into the case, but as time goes by, they are stuck with the case and have to be inovative to fit everything in, also they don't expect different lengths of screws. Thenthey start pilling stuff on top until they comeup with anew housing/case.
Been there done that...
About the XL-1...
Canon never anticipated such a hip... and also never expected this arrey of AKS... as long as you use it on a regular tripod it's fine and that's what it was designed to do...
Let's wait for the XL-2 and then bitch around.
Erwin"Have to speak up for my fellow engineers"Landau
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 03:53 AM
Thanks for standing up for all those engineers. Yeah, they've got to jam ever more electronics into ever smaller bodies; however, it would be nice if there was at least one standard size for the mounting thread depth.
Thanks to everybody for giving their input. While the MK-V cage is sexy, it's also prohibitively expensive. I like Mike O'Shea's cage, but it's out of stock!
Now that I've gotten this much input, I'm experimenting with building my own, but I don't know what kind of spacing I should use between the 3/8-16 threads for the steadicam dovetail plate. Assuming I want to put two screws through the plate and all.
Jake Pollock
newbee operator
Taipei, Taiwan
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 04:33 AM
Also try Tom Gleason, he makes a very nice Practice cage/DV weight cage...
You can email him at email@example.com or call him from 9 am to 6 pm Pacific time @ 1-818-769-9370
Check out the site; www.cinewidgets.com
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Posted 12 February 2004 - 07:11 AM
After ten days and as many attempts, I've managed to build my own. It consists of two 20x45cm plates; one of 4mm steel and the other of 8mm steel. This puts more weight at the bottom for easier trimming. The cage is 30 cms tall, with a 20x20 4mm steel camera mounting plate mounted 7cm above the base. Wanted to get my lens closer to movie camera height. The struts are made of 19mm steel rods. Not sure how heavy she is but it's plenty. I've also got six 1lb and 1 2lb plates for added punishment. If anyone wants to see pictures, you can email me. The whole thing came in at about $150 US.
Jake Pollock
Taipei, Taiwan.
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Posted 13 February 2004 - 12:46 AM
The photos you sent me of your cage look great. As you said it'll also do as a lowmode cage. I also like Ron Waters (Melbourne 2004 student) set up that has a dummy full size camera made of wood to give you a feel for the size of the camera as well as the weight.
Be sure that if you start making parts locally the materials you use are premium quality (aluminium comes in different grades) as failure of parts could result in an expensive accident.
Good to hear you're doing well, I'm sure your positive approach and enthusiasim will bring you success.
Teaching these guys in Melbourne was great. It's only the fifth course I've taught on but they were a great group. I thought at one stage we might have get a surgeon in to get the vests off a couple of them.
Phil Balsdon
Sydney, Australia
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When you look at the market caps of its competitors, the picture is pretty clear
UBS's Maynard Um posted two interesting charts in a note to clients Monday.
The first compares the growth in Apple's value since 2007 with its chief competitors in the PC and handset businesses.
Apple's (AAPL) market capitalization (calculated by multiplying its share price by the number of shares outstanding) now stands at $327 billion, making it the world's most valuable technology company.
Um's thesis is that the vast majority of Apple's increased value in the past 4.5 years has come at the expense of its competitors, rather than what he calls "new industry value creation." Indeed, the chart above shows Apple's market cap growing by $191 billion since 2007 while key competitors — ranging from Dell (DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) to Nokia (NOK) and Research in Motion (RIMM) — lost a combined total of $216 billion.
The second UBS chart of interest, which we've posted below the fold, was originally published in early June but is worth a second look. It's Maynard Um's attempt to quantify the so-called halo effect on Apple's computer sales of the iPod first, and then the iPhone.
It's too early to tell whether Mac sales will get another bump from the reflected glow of the iPad.
See chart below.


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I was going to title this "Taking the good with the Bad" but really the bad things aren't bad so to speak - only things I wish I could change. An example might help...
I love looking over to see my husband watching after Chloe, getting her setup on the sofa on her play mat, turning on Radio Mozart on his laptop so she can listen to classical music and hearing him comment about her smile. What I wish I could change is how long it takes me to tidy up after my darling husband and child every day just so I can find the things I need to work on and make sense of my day. I used to ask Alan to put his shaving cream away, put down the toilet seat, hang up his robe, close the doors to the wardrobe or the dresser and to wipe down the counters and the stove when he cleans the kitchen instead of just doing the dishes. Now, I just do it myself. Now don't get me wrong he does do a lot of amazing things that really help us as a family. He walks webster twice a day, vaccuums when it's desperately needed, he manages all the maintenance for the house and he has good intentions about keeping the car working. He also loves on me and encourages me, spends a lot of time with the Lord, genuinely wants to help and volunteers to serve others frequently and he loves our daughter to bits.
My point?? You've got to take the good with the things you wish you could change. Pray about those things that bug you but in the end - if you're the only one they bug, then just do them yourself. No matter what, fighting or arguing or letting the little stuff ruin your day or worse yet, your relationship, is NOT worth it. So often I see girls I used to work with get so uptight and angry over their boyfriends, fiance's or husbands not behaving as they would have them behave and who is the one that suffers the most? Usually, the girl. So, my advice? Give it up - take the good with the things you wish you could change and lighten up a little. So what if you spend a bit longer every day getting things tidy or you spend an evening alone while your better half goes out with his friends. In the end, what you have is worth so much more than losing it, isn't it?
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Taking the good with the things you wish you could change
Posted by Alan and Mary Rathbone at 04:38
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We have the choice to live in peace and love or strife and rancor. We can rejoice in the blessings that others put in our lives or we can curse the difficulties. Being Christ-like and putting others first spreads the Kingdom of God; being self-centered advances the Kingdom of the world. We must resist the selfishness that pushes us to demand "our rights" and think of our responsibilities. Any sacrifices we could make pale compared to those He made for us. Your testimony here confirms what the Lord has been putting the same things on my heart with my family here. Thank you for that!
Blessings to all three of you!
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Although there was considerable work to translate this book, even when using online translation services, yet it was a labor of love. For all of Walther's writings are full of spirit, i.e. possessing a pastor's heart for his flock to keep them safe from spiritual harm. Although most of Walther's writings are about doctrine, this book is different. For he addresses the area of Christian life instead. These talks were necessary (see page 28 of book) because even though the Missouri Synod had preserved the pure doctrine, yet Satan was causing downfalls of it's members by worldly temptations which in turn caused them to abandon their faith. This held true also for me for I could see that I too fell this way and so also began to doubt my faith. But the modern LC-MS was quite willing to "wink" at the worldly pleasures and so did not warn me about them. Only by God's surpassing grace did He pull me back from despair to his promises, to the scriptural Lutheran training of my youth.
To facilitate the understanding of the points that Walther makes, I added a "Table of Contents" in the first 2 pages.
It was Walther (the American Luther), not Ewald Plass or the modern (English) LC-MS, who speaks for Luther! It is Walther who keeps us from sin by relying on God's Word. Walther does not "wink" at these matters, but takes them very seriously. And his book applies to today also, no matter how much better (modern) we think we are! Here is a comparison of quotes between Ewald Plass's book This Is Luther and Walther about worldly dance:
Ewald Plass - This is Luther
At the same time the Reformer did not frown upon the element of sex attraction in dancing. (pg 285)
C.F.W. Walther - Tanz und Theaterbesuch
Still in 1525 was Luther, as we have heard, saying: "Dance nevertheless!" but now he says that not merely should the youth be encouraged to leave it (worldly dance), but that the secular authorities should intervene against it and impose punishment on dancers such as those described. (page 23)
We see by the above that Ewald Plass chose his quotes of Luther carefully. But Walther brought out the updated quote of Luther on worldly dance that had quite the opposite tone than Mr. Plass implies and so he knew Luther better (spiritually). So Plass is like so many moderns who quote the early Luther and ignore the later Luther who had matured spiritually.
The old (German) Missouri Synod is often labeled as "legalistic" or "too strict". But rather they are the ones that carried the spirit of Luther by holding to God's Word.
(See my next post for a comment on Walther's counsel concerning the Theater.)


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The story is here. Just How Violent Is Pacman, Anyway?
Oops, sorry. That's a story about the Pacman, the video game.
Here is the story about Adam "Pacman" Jones.
An excerpt:
Jones was arguing with a woman he accused of stealing his wallet inside the club and passing it to one of her friends, according to police.
Officers said they ordered Jones to leave several times, but he refused and continued to shout profanities.
My thoughts?
Fair or not, he's way too high profile an individual to be drinking excessively in public. Surely he knows better, but who are we to judge? If the above excerpt is entirely true, I can see me losing my composure in the same situation. I've had too many drinks and a woman won't give me back my wallet? I get angry and try to get it back and security and police officers order me to leave and I still don't have my wallet? I can see the situation getting loud and out of control.Pacman needs to be more like me.
He needs to always be at his most sober and polite in public and save his imbibing of alcohol for when he is in the safety and security of his own home. But I'm sure Jeff Fisher has given him that speech more than a few times before. Life is just easier when playing it safe. Go out and enjoy yourself. Listen to music and laugh with good friends. But know that if you are a high profile millionaire athlete, especially one who has had more than his share of "being in the wrong place at the wrong time" incidences, you will not get a break if you are drunk and angry in a public space.
I'm just your average factotum, and I stay out of trouble and save my small measures of drinking for when I am at home in my living room, listening to music and surfing the web with my dog by my side.
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Subject Tags: money, success, man cave, office art, urban art, graffiti art, street art, colorful abstract, colorful, abstract art, modern art
Media: acrylic, collage, marker, spray-paint on hardwood panel
Size: 12"W x 12"H x 1.5"D
Year Created: 2016
Ready to Hang
This piece has been floating around the studio for a couple years now. We've been adding layers here and there until it finally looked finished.
Finished with a large serving of high gloss resin finish on a ready to hang wooden panel.
- 12x12
- Original Work
- Signed by both artists
- Ready to hang
- Comes with Certificate of Authenticity
- Delivered in a hand painted box (that's like two pieces for the price of 1)
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On the About The Authors page of this blog, I mention 'sensuous scholarship' as my approach to academic study. I like to get my hands dirty and engage my entire body when exploring a topic, hence when I wanted to better understand Irish culture and mythology, I moved to Ireland. Now that I'm here, I get out and visit the places associated with the festivals and events mentioned in the mythology and folklore. I speak to Irish people living in those areas, and, more importantly, I take the time (which I am fortunate to be able to do) to meet, listen to, and understand the very different rhythm of the culture that birthed those stories.
Culture is what shapes myth. It's what informs the storyteller, as well as those hearing the story. While there are many threads that go into the weft and weave of sacred story, they all arise from within the specific culture sharing it. Yes, the seed that grew the flax may have been imported, but that seed was planted in the soil of culture and harvested by the hands and heart of the teller of tales, and then woven into a garment proudly worn by the hearer — all of whom are part of and informed by the culture.
How far that culture spreads and how it is itself influenced, is another story. But to take a mythology or a folktale out of its cultural understanding can lead to misrepresentation, and the creation of a brand new story. Which is how many of our tales come down to us. People groups moved, culture changed, and sacred stories evolved to incorporate new technologies, new landscapes, and to reflect new social dynamics. As I have expressed previously on this blog, Paganism needs to grapple with its approach to Old Religions. American paganism, in particular, needs to examine how it engages sacred story arising from Other cultures, and whether it serves us to continue fitting those stories onto a uniquely American cultural experience.
My brilliant idea for this week was to introduce a monthly feature in which I share video I've taken while visiting the various sites around Ireland. I want to share my exploration and 'sensuous scholarship' with those of you who may never visit this island, and those of you who know its green hills and love them. It is my hope that in sharing a visual experience of Place, some of the unique cultural features that shape Irish mythology and folklore will be made accessible and more understandable [Fangirl Alert] But my plans are thwarted by a tediously slow internet. I heard rumor that cyber-attacks are behind this sluggishness, but I am suspicious that it may be the Spoonheads! (yes, I just made a Doctor Who reference).
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By Traci
And the seasons change, change.
Spirit of a still cold night; vapors rise.
Moon, her half bucket pouring mists
upon my head – and feet, wet with dew.
Finger streaks across a sky, scattered
with stars, faint and faery; for none breathed
in that still moment. None. But the blade
of grass, where demons danced
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Higher pension and social insurance subsidy, social insurance payment level, and adjustment of the average electricity retail sales come into effect since August, 2017.
Along with licensed projects, foreign investors, especially Tata Power and ACWA Power, found new opportunities in the renewable energy sector in Vietnam.
The Ministry of Finance on June 2 issued Circular 57/2017/TT-BTC ("Circular 57") amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 11/2014/TT-BTC providing guidelines on some articles of the Decree No. 86/2013/ND-CP on the business of electronic gaming machines for foreigners.
The Presidential Office on July 12 organized a press conference to announce six new laws which were approved at the third session of the 14th National Assembly.
A series of policies on basic wage level, responsibilities of individuals and organizations in protecting children on the Internet, enrollment and studying support for pupils and students of the ethnic minority groups, and management and development of industrial clusters come into effect since July 2017.
The Ministry of Planning And Investment on April 18, 2017 issued Circular No. 02/2017/TTBKHDT ("Circular 02") guiding the interagency coordination mechanism for performing investment and enterprise registration procedures for foreign investors as prescribed by Article 24 of Decree No. 118/2015/ND-CP dated 12/11/2015 of the Government.


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Weight this morning: 131.6
Low weight: 128.6
Goal weight: 125
Height: 5'6″
Workout: Body Attack + Body Pump (720 cals burned)
This morning started out healthful with a great workout and a protein shake.
Then, while out running errands, we stopped for lunch at a burger joint. And while I only ate half of this tasty veggie burger…
…I also ate nearly half an order of cheese fries. eeek! It was too shameful to post a pic of the greasy, cheesy, fatty fries on here, haha.
After that naughty meal, I actually did alright with dinner. We hit up Boston Market, and I just got two veggie sides and a piece of cornbread.
But after we went to see Zero Dark Thirty (AWESOME movie…must-see!), I was a tad hungry, so this happened:
In sum, while today did entail a big 'ol white bread hamburger bun, greasy cheesy fries, and an ice cream cone, I didn't go too crazy on the calories. I guess that's one positive! Onward!
Food i 8 today:
- protein shake –> 1/2 C spring mix, 1/2 C almond milk, 1 TBSP sunbutter, 1 scoop Sun Warrior chocolate protein powder, 1/2 frozen banana
- nearly 1/2 a cheese fries appetizer
- 1/2 veggie burger
- Boston Market –> squash casserole, fresh mixed vegetables, cornbread
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The two-story building that houses it looks nothing like a theater, neatly tucked as it is into a bucolic bit of greenery along that north-south thoroughfare known as U.S. Highway 17-92 (Orlando Avenue, it's called in Maitland).
The two-story building that houses it looks nothing like a theater, neatly tucked as it is into a bucolic bit of greenery along that north-south thoroughfare known as U.S. Highway 17-92 (Orlando Avenue, it's called in Maitland).
People gripe about the parking, about the fact that it has only one screen, and if you're not interested in this French film or that Jewish Film Festival, you have to wait for something else to come along. They complain about food service during movies and occasionally about the seating. They often gripe to me. I tell them, "You should've tried sitting in the old seats."
But is there a cultural institution more important to the life of this movie-loving town than the Enzian Theater?
A city dominated by corporate-run multiplexes booked by heartless philistines in such cultural capitals as Knoxville and Kansas City has but one oasis of serious film.
A city with a cluster of film schools and thousands and thousands of would-be movie-makers has a place for them to show their fledgling filmmaking efforts, to sample avant garde films from near and far. Could there have been a Blair Witch Project without the Enzian? No. And the next locally made sensation -- and for pity's sake, I hope it's not horror -- will almost certainly be shown there, for feedback, to family and friends, to festival-goers or the monthly Film Slam competition.
It's a revival house, booking one-night showings of classics, old and new.
It's been an art house, booking the best foreign-language films to make it to America.
And as of February, it will have been doing all that it does for Florida film lovers for 25 years.
The Enzian is home to several festivals, headlined by the Florida Film Festival each sping for the past 18 years, an ever-evolving red-letter week on any movie-lover's calendar – scores of movies, thousands of film fans gathering and speaking the language of film. Christopher Walken, James Caan, Jon Voight and Glenn Close are among the stars who have attended and regaled audiences with tales of life in the movies.
Enzian shows movies, out of doors, in Central Park in Winter Park – free of charge and family friendly. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, they'll provide the popcorn.
They've added chic little Eden Bar outside, drinks for grownups to go along with movies for grownups, décor by longtime friend-of-the-Florida-Film-Festival Bill Plympton.
Let the Regal Cinemas add wine to their menus and premium-priced "This Week's 3D gimmick movie" to their marquee. Let AMC charge you two arms and a leg to watch " IMAX" movies that are not IMAX at all, but a widely derided size-does-matter rip-off I call "Mini-MAX."
Me? I'm sidling up to the Eden Bar and ordering a good, stiff belt of serious cinema -- shaken, not stirred.


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India superstars surrender meekly to Pakistan: Are Dhoni, Yuvraj good enough to play overseas?
So one-sided was the Champions Trophy final between India and Pakistan at The Oval that it was impossible to touch on specific turning points in the game.
Complete coverage: ICC Champions Trophy
The match, honestly, never belonged to India after they had put Pakistan in to bat. Fakhar Zaman was not part of the opening defeat at Edgbaston and he had come in to the summit clash on the back of some breathtaking strokeplay against South Africa, Sri Lanka and England.
Zaman needed some luck to go his way against the best side in the tournament till Sunday. And then it came his way, thanks to Jasprit Bumrah. He got Zaman to nick one to MS Dhoni behind the stumps but lo and behold, it was a no-ball. Incredibly, yet again Bumrah had overstepped yet again and that was the lifeline Zaman needed to get going.
Slideshow: India vs Pakistan — Match in pics
The left-handed opener went on to smash his maiden hundred in only his fourth ODI and with Azhar Ali made India pay for a grave mistake. Bumrah has been guilty of bowling no-balls and it is is high time somebody corrected that. He had got away earlier in the IPL and in international record but there was going to be some kind of payback sometime.
Moreover, India completely floundered in the middle-overs. They had talked of remaining calm and composed under pressure but Virat Kohli's men wilted. On the big day despite the big talk, India's superstars looked listless.
One Pakistani batsman after another came and bullied the Indian bowling attack. On Sunday, the Pakistanis owned India's bowlers. Kohli's bowlers panicked and the fielders were horrible. It was almost like the roles had reversed between the two teams in two weeks.
Watch: Pak steamroll India to claim CT title
(Video provided by Times of India)
And then Mohammad Amir's opening burst left India further shell-shocked. Rohit Sharma was gone for a duck, Kohli gifted his wicket to Amir after being dropped and then Shikhar Dhawan. India's three best batsmen in the tournament were back in the pavillion in the first nine overs.
And then the rest of the batting line-up, so used to being shielded by the top three, caved in. The likes of Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav were at least expected to lead some kind of a fightback and offer India some sort of respectability. But Dhoni's ridiculous shot-selection in particular, left everyone baffled.
It's time for India to move on and do some serious retrospection. Yes, they reached the final but was it an all-round team effort? Are Yuvraj and Dhoni still good enough to play overseas? Will they be good enough for the World Cup two years later? Who will answer these hard questions?


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An ordinance proposed in Berlin that would impose tough fines for minors caught drinking alcohol at private parties -- and for the adults hosting those parties -- would give police an effective tool and deserves support.
Proposed by Berlin Upbeat, a peer leadership program at the high school, the ordinance would prohibit a minor from drinking alcoholic beverages on private property unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Each violation would be punishable by a $100 fine.


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I still love living in this house. I am glad, however brief (???) it may come to be, that I had the chance. I am thankful.
Yea. I have a treadmill EKG test in the morning. I'll be witnessing a fake cardiologist ^_~.......that has no idea whatsoever how a hyperdimensional heart (I of III) works..... . I'll just hold my tongue, and do my usual "act".... . Yea, whatever this comes to, I'm not letting a mortal cut on me. No surgeries will be allowed period.
I do not know why a concluding Code Blue event hasn't happened in the house yet. Maybe I have to get my instruments ready...or something....... . Maybe I have to make sure I do not have "unfinished business" for it to happen...... . (*Hears my heart beating fast in my ears*).
Yea....(*blushes and grins*). Feels like I should be resting on hyperdimensional Nina Wyndia's / Rosetta's / Iris' / Tori Meadows' / Pinkie Pie's (same being, many names) collar (*blushes*)...on a big comfy couch in front of a fireplace right now......... . (*Thinks about the fireplace here, and the couch here*). (*Sighs*)......... . (*Groans and writhes in pure agony*)
Oh, been hearing this song in my head all day. Were the lyrics "Mandela'ed"???
"Ultimately, his memories consume him; however, as his memories finally kill him, he is finally able to reunite with his love (And I see your face). The man's "curse" is that he is trapped in a life where he is unable to be with the woman he loves (This is my curse, the longing / This is my curse, time / This is my curse, the yearning"


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Friday, September 14, 2012
Update, les notícies
Eldest: Happy, likes her classes, joined a club, and is looking at another tomorrow. All good by and large. Waiting to get in with her Grandparents too.
Youngest: Also happy as far as I know, and has gone to gymnastics after school and loved it.
The Man: wonder that he is, he has located almost all of Youngest's textbooks (very nearly a miracle, you in NA who get the books loaned from the school have. no. idea. what a good thing this is. He has also gone rowing, and I am sure is delighted.
Me: I would like to point out to anyone running storage operations that leaving the floor outside the storage unit unimaginably dirty is not going to make your clients happy, nor is parking a forklift in front of the unit restricting access, nor placing the unit where trucks have to come in and out regularly. NOT a happy camper yesterday on that front.
Chuck: ? I have heard little, so it is probably good. He probably figures that we all fly in crates, like he does. As a result he probably is imagining that the Man and Youngest have forgotten Eldest and I and we are endlessly circling on some luggage conveyer belt somewhere, waiting to get off!
Today, frantically trying to finish the to-do list! Or at least most of it.
Hope you have a good one,
2 comments:
- elpadawan said...
Textbooks hunting, yay! In France, most schools organise "trade fairs", where parents can exchange their books for the ones they need this year. They also communicate their lists to local bookstores so that they can stock up before September, and meet the demand. Worst case scenario, we'd end up driving to Paris for the ones we really couldn't find.
As for the forklift, you should have hopped on and ridden it. Like a boss.
- September 14, 2012 at 6:18:00 AM PDT
- kate said...
Glad to hear that all is well out your way!
Here for textbooks most people give their list to a bookstore, or more often, a chain like Carrefour or Corte Inglés, who then hunt down the books and package them all up for you (usually at a discount.)
We just order ours through the school, which works out wonderfully. I do like the exchange idea, though.
- September 14, 2012 at 1:06:00 PM PDT


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Signal I mean. I'm happy. I just discovered a wi-fi signal here at Orchid Garden Suites in Vito Cruz. I am just not sure if this is from the hotel because the signal is not too strong. I don't think it's coming from Sheraton either. Hmmmm I wonder if the signal comes from the kapitbahay? Heheheheheh
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1996 zxi 900 30 amp trim fuse has no power to it.
I just resently Acquired a zxi 900 for 300 bucks. It didn't run when I bought it so I found why it wasn't starting and it was the starter. So it runs fine now but has no power trim. I have no power to the 30 amp fuse. I tested it with a voltage meter nothing. Could it possibly be the voltage regulator or the starter relay? I'm new the the jet skis. Any insight would be helpful.
Welcome aboard, Duramaxlly!
Keep in mind that the trim system on these 'Skis will not work when the engine is not running. Actually, it's not quite that simple; if you bump the starter, the trim circuit will be activated for about 10 seconds, then turn off.
Most likely, water has gotten into the trim motor box and rusted the motor. Water can get in through the cable that runs to the nozzle, make sure the bellows seal is in good shape. Also, if the 'Ski gets water in it, water can get past the seal on the box itself. The magnets inside the motor are glued in and they can come loose.
Suggest you get a copy of the service manual.
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