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Saturday, December 26, 2009
The latest threat
Carl Zimmer has some videos of explosive erections in ducks
Bugger. Yet another hassle at airport security.
UPDATE: New Zealanders are already used to the confiscation of our trousers before we board a plane (to prevent misuse of our expertise in making them explode). Perhaps the added nuisance of having our ducks inspected is not such a great encroachment on our liberty after all, but it still rankles.
7 comments:
- Another Kiwi said...
Crikey, when these Drakes is overhead and someone yells "Duck", you do and quite a long way.
- December 26, 2009 at 2:35 PM
- ckc (not kc) said...
...male fruit flies inject their mates with lots of chemicals during sex...
I have SO much to learn!
- December 26, 2009 at 3:07 PM
- ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...
Fruit flies = frat boys?
Everything is becoming clear.
- December 26, 2009 at 8:19 PM
- J— said...
From the link in update:
sodium chlorate as a weedicide against ragwort
I like weedicide much better than "herbicide."
the Department of Agriculture promoted the use of sodium chlorate
State-sponsored terrorism!
- December 26, 2009 at 8:47 PM
- merc said...
I for one bow to our Airline Overlords through whose wisdom dastardly moisturiser is binned before being turned into the nation's destruction.
Moisturiser Bin Laiden. (true story from 3 days ago).
nonsi, double no yes.
- December 26, 2009 at 10:28 PM
- fish said...
I am very much going to videotape the TSA inspecting the ducks for explosive potential. If the duck goes off (gets off?), is it then considered safe? What if it has been fed little blue pills? Is viagra now a controlled substance?
- December 28, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- Big Bad Bald Bastard said...
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The History of Jacob
The History of Jacob
Younger of twin sons born to Isaac and Rebekah (). Isaac had prayed for his barren wife, Rebekah, and she conceived the twins, who jostled each other in the womb. She inquired about this of the Lord, who told her that she was carrying two nations and that the older son would serve the younger (v 23). Esau was hairy and red (later he was called Edom, "red," v 30; 36:1), but Jacob was born holding the heel of his brother, so that he was named Jacob, "he takes by the heel" (cf. ), with the derived meaning "to supplant, deceive, attack from the rear."
Personal History. Esau and Jacob were very different from each other. Esau was an outdoorsman, the favorite of his father, while Jacob stayed around the tents and was loved by his mother.
One day when Jacob was preparing red pottage, Esau came in famished. Jacob offered to sell Esau some stew in exchange for his birthright as firstborn, and Esau agreed, thus repudiating his birthright (cf. ). The significance of this episode of the red pottage is demonstrated by its association with Esau's second name, Edom ("red") ().
The Paradox of Time
The Paradox of Time
Isaac became old and blind. One day he asked Esau to take his weapons and get some wild game, of which Isaac was very fond (; cf. 25:28), so that he could eat and then confer his blessing upon Esau. Rebekah had been eavesdropping, so she called Jacob and told him to go to the flock and select two good kids. She would prepare a dish that would pass for the game while Esau was out hunting. Jacob feared that Isaac would detect the deception, for Esau was very hairy, but Rebekah had everything planned. She placed the skins of the kids on Jacob's hands and neck to give the impression of hairiness (27:16) and clothed him in Esau's best garments, which had the smell of the outdoors on them. Although Isaac recognized the voice of Jacob, his other senses failed him, and he was deceived by the feel of the skins and the smell of the garments. He proceeded to give the blessing to Jacob (vv 27–29).
No sooner had Jacob left than Esau arrived with the game he had cooked. Jacob's ruse was discovered, but the deed could not be undone () for, as the Nuzi tablets show, an oral blessing had legal validity and could not be revoked. Esau was heartbroken (cf. ). Isaac gave him a blessing inferior to the one given to Jacob (, ).
The animosity between the brothers deepened, and Esau plotted to kill Jacob after the death of their father. Rebekah learned of this, so she instructed Jacob to flee to her brother Laban in Haran (). Esau's Hittite wives meanwhile had been making life miserable for Rebekah; she complained to Isaac, who called Jacob and sent him to Laban to marry one of his uncle's daughters. (v 46–28:4).
Jacob set out for Haran. Using a stone for a pillow, he dreamed one night of a ladder reaching up to heaven, with the angels of God ascending and descending on it. God spoke to Jacob and gave to him the promise he had given to Abraham and Isaac concerning the land and descendants. The next morning Jacob took his stone pillow and set it up as a pillar, anointing it with oil. He named the place Bethel ("house of God") and made a vow that if the Lord would be with him and provide for him he would give a tithe to the Lord ().
When Jacob reached the area of Haran he met shepherds who knew Laban. Rachel, Laban's younger daughter, arrived with her father's flock, and Jacob rolled the large stone from the mouth of the well and watered the sheep for her (). When Rachel learned that Jacob was from their own family, she ran to tell her father, who greeted Jacob warmly. After staying with them for a month, Jacob was hired to tend Laban's flocks. When wages were discussed, Jacob proposed to work seven years to earn Rachel as his wife (vv 15–20).
DeVries, C. E. (1988). Jacob. In Baker encyclopedia of the Bible (Vol. 2, p. 1084). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.
The Paradox of Time
The Paradox of Time
Time is a strange thing. On one hand it seems there is never enough time while on the other hand it seems that time is taking forever.
There are distinct moments when you just know that you will not have enough time to finish that project, or homework, or yard-work or whatever.
But then, there are equally distinct moments when you just know you are going to most assuredly die of old age waiting for things like the DMV, a pot of water to boil, or for a package to arrive.
If you watch a show like Chopped, you can see time become an issue in both ways for the contestants as they battle a time limit that seems so short, but small steps in the cooking process seem to always take longer than they want them to.
I was thinking about some of this when a movie we were watching commented about how strange it was that people allowed time keeping devices to rule their entire lives. The comment caused me to wonder, have we become slaves to time? Aren't deadlines incredibly important to us?
He better propose soon or this relationship is over
How much longer until the sale is over?
The grant is due on such and such a date
Deadlines are important to us… even now some of you, maybe most of you have wondered how much longer the sermon is going to be.
He better not preach too long this morning, I have things to do
We try to influence deadlines too
I was talking with someone taking some evening classes and they casually mentioned they could simply ask for an extension for their report
An extension?
When I was in school you needed a dead parent and a rotten kidney to get an extension but the person I was talking too was so casual in their comment so I asked
"Isn't it hard to get an extension?"
Oh no I do it all the time. I just mention my kids.
We try to influence deadlines.
We all do it, even here.
I'm a football fan too, trust me I know the game is on.
I cook, I know how important temperature and time are.
Even my cats look at me on a Sunday as if to say, "Now you know what time we're supposed to eat right?"
Now this might sound judgmental but I admit, I do it too. Whenever we go to Officer's Councils I like to remind DHQ about how far everyone's driven just in case they've forgotten.
We all try to influence time.
Here's my latest war on time: Anyone try to beat the estimated arrival time the gps gives you?
You know how you beat that time don't you?
Breaking the laws of the land.
It's not like we're actually beating time and yet my goodness doesn't it feel good when we get there before the estimated time.
We brag about it too.
"Well I know a shortcut"
"I outsmarted the traffic pattern"
We get weird with time and I think its because time is weird.
In our portion this morning, Jacob is going to learn some very valuable life lessons, most notably a lesson about deception, but the one we will focus on is the lesson about time and waiting.
Time Flies When You're Having Fun
Time Flies When You're Having Fun
So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
We're familiar with the saying time flies when you're having fun and this was true for Jacob. While he was working for his uncle, there would have been plenty of interaction with Rachel. He loved every minute of it. The more they interacted the deeper his love for her became. Now unlike today, the seven year period would have been very rated G… as in Walt Disney Romance G. Consider vs 21:
Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her."
Seven years had gone by quickly, but now that it was gone it was time in Jacob's mind for this rated G romance to turn into something a bit R rated.
But there was protocol to be followed and so there needed to be invitations sent, a feast to be had and finally the wedding night.
So seven years felt like a few days, but a few hours probably felt like years.
Finally the wedding night and trickery!
When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn't I? Why have you deceived me?"
Gen 29:
Time Slows to a Crawl
Time Slows to a Crawl
Laban replied, "It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.
Gen 29:
Finish this daughter's bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work."
You'll remember that Jacob's first seven years seemed like nothing at all. Imagine how long the week felt waiting for Rachel after Leah. Also, once Rachel was Jacob's wife the drama really began in what had to feel like the seven longest years of Jacob's life.
Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
Gen 29:
There was animosity between the sisters and at various times one felt loved while the other felt despised. At one point Leah "hired" Jacob by giving Rachel some mandrakes, plants thought to have fertility powers.
All of this while Jacob was working another seven long years for Laban.
Time Well Spent
Time Well Spent
There is a great deal in this story that we've left uncovered today because to be quite honest, there are a number of topics that deserve their own time. Perhaps over the next few weeks we can take a look at the other issues that are jumping off the page so that we can have a very full understanding of everything happening in this portion of scripture. But once again, for today's purpose, this is about the time that Jacob spent working for Laban to get the love of his life.
The question that comes to me this morning is why? Why did it happen this way? Then I think about Jacob's history and it starts to become clear:
Family history. It seems like Jacob learned how to be like he was with the help of his mother. It also seems evident that the sin of deception was a family trait because uncle Laban was a master.
Jacob ate the fruit of his labor. Scripture is clear you will reap what you sow.
It took time to form Jacob into the kind of man God had called him to be. There i s more to the story between Jacob and Laban but the point of it all is that it takes time for God to form us into the people we are called to be and its usually just a little bit longer than we think it should be.
So a few closing thoughts. When I worked at Ontario Knife, I learned a couple of things about sin and waiting.
Raw steel has very sharp edges. Its so sharp in fact that your hands get cut even with gloves on. I was shocked when I went home my first day of work and discovered 100's of little cuts on my hands. They were everywhere. Every time I moved my hands, I could feel them as they popped open again and again. I went to work for weeks in agony but my hands finally stopped hurting as I became desensitized to the pain. I thought this was great, but the truth is my nerve endings were dead and dying thanks to repeated abuse.
My hands eventually healed after I left that kind of work but it took time for that to happen. One injury I sustained is now finally just starting to regain feeling after 20 years. I thought I was all healed up but now realize its going to take just a little bit longer.
Now think about the damage that we carry, not damage of the flesh, but the damage of the heart, the damage of the soul
Some of that come by way of the example of other people or the interactions we have we other people. Maybe its family like in the case of Jacob, maybe someone else. It takes time to be freed from a negative influence, especially when its hard to sort out emotional attachments. It was Jacob's mother who reinforced his deceptive tendencies.
A machine shop I worked for refused to hire anyone with previous experience. Sounds weird I know but their rationale in this context makes sense: they knew it would take too long to break all of the bad habits that are learned over time.
Our healing, our redemption, our Godly character, usually take just a little bit more time then we think it should.
Homer Simpson in one episode is at a state fair with his family. One of the product hawkers gets his attention with a new deep fryer. His sales pitch to Homer is that it will deep fry an entire Buffalo in 60 seconds. Homer's response? But I want it now.
Loved ones. God knows what it takes and how long it will take to produce the kind of character in each of us that He desires. Our job is to continue to follow Him and allow Him to do the work in our lives that only He can do.
Wait just a little longer
For they that wait upon the Lord
Shall renew their strength
They shall mount up with wings as eagles
They shall run and not be weary
They shall walk and not faint
Teach me Lord
Teach me Lord to wait
Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, "My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God"? Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.


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It's This Week in Nelson number 98! Holy shit! This week we've got no birthdays, several quotes, no news, beards, a comedic dearth, happiness, web sites and Rasputin's dick.
Birthday shout-out to ???????
Books read this week:
-Still reading Fates Worse Than Death by, Kurt Vonnegut
Yeah, yeah. I did read a little James Tate today to help Jaq and Joe find a poem to be read at their wedding. Always love reading some James Tate.
Random out-of-context quotes of the week:
--"Cheers on the awesome cheese and sausage party!"
--"Let me be the first to admit that I love shark movies but not horror movies."
--"Your brother brought his baby over this morning. He told me it could stand. It couldn't stand for shit. Just sat there. Big let down."
--"Love this Mrs. Dash. The bitch can make spices."
--"What you SAW was me grab my fork off the table and stab myself in the dick."
--"Everybody who wants to be hypnotized, go on and get out of the Jacuzzi and get up on the couch."
--"Anytime good time fo' moneytime. Moneytime like pussytime. Anytime good fo' pussytime, an' pussytime good fo' anytime. No such thang as too much pussytime, o' too much moneytime. You know what time it is, son!!"
--"I'm afraid you misunderstand me, madam. I am as gay as the day is long."
"And it's summer."
My Emails to Bill O'Reilly this week:
-"Dear Mr. O'Reilly,
You should grow a beard. Do you know how many great American patriots have had beards? A lot. Here's a short list of major bearded American patriots:
-Robert E. Lee
-Abraham Lincoln
-Ulysses S. Grant
-Howard Hughes
-Morgan Freeman
-America's Legendary Keelboatsman, Mike Fink
-Blackbeard the Pirate
-Amelia Earhart
-Ernesto "Che" Guevara
-Obi-Wan Kenobi
-Leonardo da Vinci
-Vladimir Lenin
-Sean Connery
-Billy Mays
-Commander William Riker
-Santa Claus
-Papa Smurf
-Reese Witherspoon
-Perry Mason
-Socrates Johnson
-Patrick Swayze at the end of Point Break
-Captain Quint
-Anne Frank
-General Cornwallis
How can you not want your name on this list? You're easily a greater American patriot than Abraham Lincoln, and could take his place with ease after just a couple short weeks of growth. So get growing, sir. Please. We're at war, and America needs your beard more than ever!
3 September 2009"
Interesting news articles of the week:
-Unfortunately, my news source is lost to me for a couple weeks. My apologies.
Something(s) I'm tired of/ mad at:
-Daily Show and Colbert having been on hiatus for two weeks with one week left to go before new ones. Three weeks is entirely to long to go without my news satire fix.
-When I check the email account I use when corresponding with O'Reilly, and there's an email in my inbox and I think for a second, "Holy shit, did he finally write me back!?" But it just turns out to be an email about playing fantasy football on Yahoo! Sports. Boo!
Something(s) I'm delighted by:
-Saira, as always. I think she might be baking a pie tonight. Huzzah!
-Sports! Football is right around the corner, and I made the playoffs in my fantasy baseball league. Barely. I finished in 6th with a record of 88-112-20 and the 7th place guy went 88-120-12. So far it's a tight battle with Chris Goulter in the playoffs. I'd really like to make the second round of the playoffs. Haven't ever done that in this league. It would be sweet.
-Three new web sites:
Something(s) I found really kind of odd:
-A movie Saira and I watched called Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny, starring Alan Rickman as Rasputin and Ian McKellan as Tsar Nicholas. Pretty crazy movie. In one scene Rasputin actually whips his dick out in public. You can watch it on Youtube if you're interested. That's how we did it.
This Week in Answers to Your This Week in Questions This Week!
–"The Closer? How can you watch cop shows after watching The Wire? Honestly, how can you watch any shows after The Wire? PANDEMIC!"
-If you watch a really great movie, or eat a really great pizza, or have a particularly ball-draining sexual experience, do you then swear off all other movies, pizza and sexual intercourse? I think not, sir. Is The Wire better? Yes, of course, it's better than everything. But it is gone and I still live. So, I will live, sir. I will live!
You know, I think that's all I've got for now. It's time to get back to work, and by that I mean spend 20 minutes on my thesis and then 30 minutes dicking around on facebook.
See you next week.
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Published 4:00 am, Wednesday, August 27, 2008
-- An editorial on Tuesday, "His cause endures," stated incorrectly that Sen. Edward Kennedy is the nation's longest-serving senator. That distinction, among current senators, is held by Robert Byrd of West Virginia, who was elected in 1958, four years before Kennedy.
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It's about more than bike lanes
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- jEPH iNC® said...
I forwarded your blog to the mayor and my city councilors urging them to view this video. I was in turn urged to write a letter to the editor of the Time & Transcript supporting the decision on establishing the bike lanes. Hopefully you'll be able to read the full uncut version in an upcoming issue.
I also heard you speak on the radio this morning. Your arguments are all relevant and quite clear, but I think we need to tweak the way we tackle this issue to try and, if not convert the people opposing this idea, to at leas help them understand it only makes sense for the greater good.
I think the argument needs to be debated in the only language most people understand; money. How much it costs and who actually pays for it. It will be a shock to some that think they own the road when they realize they likely contribute little funding infrastructure, while city dwellers that rarely use the roads likely contribute a much greater amount.
Here is one paragraph from my letter to the editor that I think clearly spells it out...
"I've been reading some of the commentary regarding bike lanes, and I am baffled at the categorization of this decision as "unjust." Some of the arguments put forward have no basis in reason. In particular, saying that cyclists don't contribute to the cost of road development and maintenance - and therefore have no right to a piece of those roads - is comical if not downright stupid. Cyclists, because they choose not to drive cars either occasionally or full-time, aren't full-fledged citizens? Think they don't pay taxes? It may surprise some to learn that roads are not funded solely out of motor vehicle registration fees. Let's get things straight: municipal property taxes are a significant source of funding for roadways, and it's not just property (and car) owners who pay those taxes. Renters (and why assume it's renters who are the only cyclists?) have a significant tax burden as well, given that their landlords aren't eligible for the provincial property tax rebate and pass that cost along through rents. All of us pay taxes, and a significant portion of those taxes funds our roads.
We all have a right to use them to get places, no matter our choice of vehicle."
- June 23, 2011 at 8:39 AM
- PCGM - GMPC said...
Thank you jEPH. We appreciate your positive and constructive feedback. Looking forward to reading your piece to the editor of the TT. The paper seems to have toned down its rhetoric in this morning's edition (Sat). We suspect it's because they are starting to realize they misread
public opinion on this matter.
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I am looking to purchase a gun for home defense. I was thinking of getting a tactical shotgun, but I also like the springfield XD handgun models. Any suggestions on what would be my best choice and where I could get the best price at.
I am looking to purchase a gun for home defense. I was thinking of getting a tactical shotgun, but I also like the springfield XD handgun models. Any suggestions on what would be my best choice and where I could get the best price at.
For a short barreled 12.
However, I'd suggest skeet loads for HOME defense. Just one guy's opinion though.
To double as a bear stopper, trade the skeet for Breneke slugs.
Birds or bunnies - not gonna insult anyone's intelligence there....
+ 1 more on the 12 as well as bird or skeet shot not buckshot or slugs in the house. You don't want it to go through a wall on you is why, besides that at the close range we are talking about #6 or 7 shot will cut a man almost in half.
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Yeah, lighter bird/skeet loads wil terminate an intruder, but not go through the walls.
I wouldn't go too light on the shot. Remember 8 shot only penetrates about 2 inches of flesh even at room distances. 6 shot might do the job but I wouldn't count on it penetrating bone real well.
Any way go to the range and do some testing see how broad your shot patern is at various distances with your gun.
The other option is a hand gun. People will argue for both options. The main disadvantage with a hand gun is it is harder to hit with.
Over all I say pick a gun that you are comfortable with shooting on a regular basis (practice) and can be kept safely at your bed side.
Nothing tops a shotgun for home defense. Will this be your first firearm purchase? if so, a handgun would be a good choice as home defense as well as for the trails. Either choice, practice practice practice, and get to know it well.
on the cheap, & good quality, get a 9mm Taurus...guarnteed for life, & inexpensive...
Mossbergs are the lesser expensive models for a shotgun & can be sawed off, (18" minimum) to your liking...you could always shop around for a used shotgun as well, & keep your mossberg in mint condition & used the used model as your sawed off...that's what I did with my 870 express's.
Unless things have changed, I believe the actual legal minimum length for a shotgun barrel is 18 1/2" which is why factory short barreled shotguns have a 18 5/8" barrel to be sure it meets the legal minimum. A barrel shorter than that requires a permit to legally possess.
And if I remember correctly just such an example was the "reason" for the BATF and FBI raid on the Weaver home in Idaho some years back.
If am incorrect I am sure that will be short lived .
I will 2nd the shotgun option and put in for good measure, the recommendation for #2 shot as the load of choice.
Also a handgun, or 2, in other places about the house isn't a bad idea .
when was the last time you read your regs???18" is the minimum...26" over all length required...glad you ain't LEO...
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when was the last time you read your regs???18" is the minimum...26" over all length required...glad you ain't LEO...
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I have a Glock 21 (.45) with some Trijicon night sights...deadly dependable and a good shooter
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1. Start the bathwater and pour in 1 cup of epsom salt with essential oils.
2. Step into the shallow water and dry brush my entire body while the tub fills.
3. Sit down and soak while I read a few chapters in a book.
4. Get out, dry off and rub in my Cel-Lite Magic Massage oil (everywhere but my face and neck).
5. Drink at least 70 ounces of water throughout the day to help with all the detox.
And you know what? I can honestly say that my skin has improved! Even Ironman has commented that my skin looks better than all the years he's known me...I promise I'm not lying, you can ask him (he could just be buttering me up for extra brownie points, though). Let me tell you what I have noticed:
1. My skin is much softer and my "chicken skin" has disappeared.
2. My skin is a more even color and some older, dark scars are diminishing.
3. My skin has more moisture to it and I don't have to use as much Cel-Lite Magic Massage Oil as I did when I first began (my skin was so thirsty, it just soaked it right up for days).
4. My blemishes and breakouts on my back are gone.
5. My skin feels and looks more alive (probably from the daily dry brushing).
6. My cellulite has significantly improved.
7. My skin looks and feels noticeably tighter, especially around my thighs, hips, lower tummy, love handles and bottom.
Let's just say, I like my routine and I'm sticking to it! I'm really happy with the results and highly recommend this to anyone who feels like your skin could use a "face lift".
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Dessert. It often feels like a necessity for a major sweet tooth like yours truly. I love a good square of dark chocolate to satisfy a small craving, but I also can't resist indulging a chocolate muffin from the bakery section on a weekend. Sometimes I just want a treat!
It seems like all of instagram is trying to "healthify" any baked good in existence (or ice cream etc). This can be great! But it can also be unsatisfying. Cutting down on added sugars is no doubt a positive change. It's understandable to not want to fill your diet with cakes and cookies, but replacing them all with gluten/dairy/sugar free alternatives might not be the treat you're looking for.
This weekend I tried some vegan and gluten free coconut macaroons and I'm sorry but they were just not. good. And I like coconut macaroons! Sometimes the 'wannabe' just doesn't measure up, and at that point you could be doing yourself a disservice by going the "healthy" route.
I love making muffins and a muffin topped with nut butter is what I jokingly call a "Michelle cupcake." No matter how much I love this snack, it's not a cupcake. If I served someone this 'cupcake' at a birthday party they would probably laugh in my face! If I ate almond flour muffins every time I craved a cupcake I would also go crazy at some point and perhaps eat too many cupcakes. Don't discount how you smart you are; you can't fool your body!
So what's a girl to do? I love a good healthified treat, and experimental baking is so fun for me (even when it fails). Funky flours and vegan substitutes are always an exciting challenge. What I love to do is enjoy these baking experiments, but treat them as snacks. When you want real dessert, go for real dessert. Chances are a small piece of the real thing might be just the satisfaction that you need.


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The Syrian bombers targeted positions of the ISIL Takfiri terrorists near Rasm al-Abd, Deir Hafer and Najara with many bombs and missiles, which left many terrorists dead or wounded.
A large number of the ISIL militants' military vehicles and an ammunition depot were destroyed in the air attacks.
Sources said earlier today that scores of ISIL militants were killed or wounded in the Syrian Air Force's raid on their strongholds in the Northern part of Aleppo province.
The Syrian warplanes targeted the ISIL militants' gathering centers and ammunition depot in Shamer village and al-Bab city with many bombs and missiles which ended in large explosions in the terrorist sites and heavy death toll of the militant group.


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yellow is a prominent color that walks a fine line between appealing looks and outright garishness
Yellow is a color that immediately grabs your attention in the most direct way possible.It's used liberally in various warning signs and labels.It's bright, loud, and holds the eye instantly""even more so than white.It's a color representative of spring and summer, at times festive and giddy.
When you decide to wear yellow, let's face it: you have just decided that you want to be noticed, and not in the most subtle way possible.
Wearing yellow with just about any other color in the spectrum can easily become a fashion land mine.For instance, alternating yellow and black in an outfit may make you look like a human-sized bumble bee.Yellow and orange in an outfit is rather garish, as two loud colors close to one another in the color spectrum tend to clash.In general it's the brighter shades of color that will clash badly.
Yellow and most other medium colors such as gray and brown can potentially become a fashion misstatement.Also, offshoots of these colors, beige, dark brown and the lighter grays may not compliment yellow very well.Strong colors like orange, green, purple and red should be avoided with yellow altogether in the same attire.
Surprisingly, certain shades of blue match with certain shades of yellow, and to clarify the earlier assessment, certain shades of gray.However, bright/light blues with yellow represent another range of garish color combinations to be avoided.When mixing with medium colors, the yellow should be toned down to a shade similar to pastels, and the medium color should be deep and rich.This makes for a pleasing contrast, for instance, a pastel yellow blouse and medium gray pants or skirt combination.
A pastel yellow dress shirt (perhaps with a white collar) works well with dark gray, navy blue, or black slacks.Everything else in casual wear is a go; shorts, t-shirts and other casual wear.Yellow in paler shades is a light, summer color for just about every informal occasion.However, yellow should be avoided in all but a dress shirt in business and formal wear.
Oddly enough, weather conditions tend to play a factor for people when deciding what colors to wear.It is far more appealing to be seen wearing yellow on a bright spring or summer day than on a dark and rainy day in fall or winter.Even on rainy days in the spring or summer, people tend to tone down on the bright colors, more than likely a subconscious decision.
The range of colors that accentuate yellow in most clothing attire are the dark tones and shades.Charcoal grays, deep browns, royal blue and similar colors make a good pairing with yellow.A suggestion is to use muted shades of yellow in these color combinations so as not to jar the eye from one part of the outfit to the other.
In closing, yellow is a prominent color that walks a fine line between appealing looks and outright garishness, but with a good eye on coordinating it with other colors and a little care, can be very stylish.


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Recently, one of the lions of civil rights passed away in attorney Michael Ratner. The dark side of the New Deal, among other things, involved its treatment of the Japanese and other minorities. The internment of Japanese-Americans, none of whom ever showed any kind of disloyalty to our country, is one of the black marks of our history and has no place in our Constitution. While it was not the first such violation of human rights, it set a dangerous precedent for subsequent police state actions.
Neither our Democratic or Republican friends appreciate government overreach. Anything that targets our friends and neighbors is suspect; if we target a whole group of people for the actions of a few, or worse, their potential to commit crimes, how do we know that we won't reap what we sow? This is why my ideal SCOTUS Justice is Michael Ratner. He was fearless and willing to take on Presidents of either party in the pursuit of human rights and justice.
Ratner made a career of suing the powerful. He sued Ronald Reagan for funding the contras in Nicaragua and invading Grenada, George H.W. Bush for invading Iraq without congressional authorization, Bill Clinton for warehousing Haitian refugees with HIV at Guantánamo Bay, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for torture. He sued an Indonesian general, a Guatemalan defense minister, and a Haitian dictator, among others, for human-rights abuses. He sued the FBI for spying on Central American activists and the Pentagon for restricting press coverage of the Gulf War. The pattern was set early: His very first federal lawsuit was styled Attica Brothers v. Rockefeller, and sought to compel New York to prosecute state police responsible for killing prisoners at Attica State Prison after riots broke out there in 1971.Ratner knew that when you sue the powerful, you will often lose. But he also understood that such suits could prompt political action, and that advocacy inspired by a lawsuit was often more important in achieving justice than the litigation itself. He understood the inextricable links between advocacy in court and out. Consider, for example, his greatest victory—the Supreme Court's 2004 decision in Rasul v. Bush, declaring that Guantánamo detainees had a right to seek judicial review of the legality of their detention as "enemy combatants." As soon as Ratner filed the first habeas corpus petition on behalf of Guantánamo detainees, in 2002, he began working with Gareth Peirce, Clive Stafford Smith, and other British lawyers to build public support in the UK for his clients, several of whom were British. He understood that the British public would be more sympathetic to the plight of British detainees than would Americans, and that British public opinion could be a useful prod to American action. The public outcry in the UK forced Prime Minister Tony Blair, initially a full-throated supporter of Bush's Guantánamo policy, to reverse himself and demand that the British detainees be released.
People like that need to sit on the bench in the Supreme Court. It shouldn't matter if it is a sacred cow or something a few years old; the fact that Jim Crow had been in existence since the 1870's did not make it any less unconstitutional. The problem with certain of the present judges is that their outrage is selective — they are willing to take on the opposite party when it is in power, but not their own. And Roberts only cares about what he deems as best for the bottom line, given his belief that corporations are the highest form of good and must be protected at all costs. This is a view that is shared by Donald Trump, who would sometimes tout the number of jobs certain corporations created on The Apprentice.
It shouldn't matter how repugnant one's beliefs are; one is still entitled to equal justice and protection under the law. The Nuremburg Trials were a perfect example. The Nazis were all repugnant war criminals; however, they were still entitled to equal justice under the law. They were granted the right to an attorney and the right to a fair trial even though we knew they were guilty. When they were finished, we had an extensive historical record of the nature of how the Nazis planned and implemented a war of aggression. This is how we should have dealt with Bin Laden — catch him and his lieutenants alive, try them for the war criminals they were, and carry out the appropriate punishments. That is what we should do with ISIS should we ever have the good fortune to capture their leadership.
The record of history is clear — when we gave the Nuremberg defendants a fair trial, we succeeded in permanently marginalizing Nazism as a political force. When we failed to give Al-Qaeda suspects the same kind of equal justice, we only succeeded in creating more enemies and spawning more terrorists. I don't like the terrorists any more than our Republican friends do. But when we set aside our Constitutional principles in the name of expediency, the terrorists win.


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Sometimes I wonder if I have Aspergers. I am not trying to make light of what I know can be a devastating condition which people struggle with daily. However, my social ineptitude occasionally causes me to wonder if I fall somewhere on the barely discernible end of the Aspergers spectrum. Or, perhaps it's just that I'm a writer. Writers tend to be hermits; great at observing and analyzing human behavior, but often completely incapable of joining in human conversations or interactions. Just call me Emily Dickinson.......ok........Emily Dickinson with a tiny fraction of the talent. I can usually think of witty, meaningful, entertaining and relatable things to say when I have a pen or keyboard at hand. However, when I am standing face to face with another person, there is often a gaping, awkward silence at my end of the conversation. Large groups of women frankly terrify me. I tend to stand in a corner and listen to the conversation unfolding while I try to wipe the clammy sweat off my hands and make sure my breath doesn't smell like the onions from my dinner. I attempt to laugh when everyone else laughs, and try to look, for all intents and purposes, normal. I try to fit in. But that's the thing......I am constantly trying. I have always envied those women who seem to have charming, witty anecdotes about a myriad of topics, which roll off their tongue in an effortless manner. I am a deep thinker. I believe this goes hand in hand with being a writer. I know this may sound odd, but I would be perfectly happy to do nothing but stare at a wall and think all day long. I usually have thoughts about the meaning of life, the duality of human nature, the state of the economy, the decaying world in which I am supposed to raise my children, or any number of other topics, rambling around in the recesses of my mind. But more often than not, when I try to strike up a conversation with someone, I end up talking about.........the weather. Seriously. I cannot begin to tell you how many conversations I have begun using phrases like, "How about that sunshine", or ,"Do you think it will actually rain one of these days?" Pathetic, isn't it? But weather is something we all relate to. It is something we are all familiar with and deal with on a daily basis. Plus, the few times I have tried to bring up the state of the economy or the duality of human nature with a group of women, I have been greeted with blank stares and a quick change of topic to Victoria Beckham's latest hairstyle. Apparently large groups of women don't like to have deep discussions. I have a few friends with whom I can discuss meaningful topics. They don't look at me like I'm Rain Man when I tell them I was just wondering about Newton's third law of motion or that I just read the most interesting article about the unintentional war on boys in America. They are genuinely curious to know what I think, and they add their own unique and much appreciated perspective to the conversation.
I love that I have friends whom I can really talk to, not just talk at. I hate small talk. I have discovered, as a mother, however, that I really enjoy talking to small people. This is a form of "small talk" I actually enjoy. I think it is because children are naturally curious about the world around them. My children have so many questions about how the world works that it brings out my own natural curiosity and thirst for learning. When you're with kids, it's not nerdy to learn about outer space and dinosaurs. It puts you right up there on the coolest mom list......or so my kids tell me. Now, I'm not saying that I don't occasionally (occasionally meaning anywhere from 1 to 100 times daily) get tired of the relentless questions. But, by the time my five-year-old asks me for the tenth time how large a pteranodon's average wing span was or how much bigger a mastodon would be than an elephant (see- boys are obsessed with size from a very young age), I begin to wonder myself just how big those things were. Then, like any good mom, I Google it. I think I have learned more (perhaps useless) facts as a mother than I ever did when I was in school. As I sit with my children and look at art history books or read about customs of countries around the world, it can be a learning experience for all of us. Talking to kids all day forces you to think and to discover. Another reason I love talking to kids is because they don't put up any false pretences, so I don't feel like I need to. There's no filter there. Kids don't fret about whether or not their question is going to make them appear ignorant. They just ask it. And children are rarely opinionated. There are some adults I can barely talk to, not because I am socially inept, but because these certain adults happen to know everything about everything and they are determined to make sure everyone knows it. These conversations, if I am unfortunate enough to get trapped in one, involve a whole different kind of desperate silence, a lot of glances around the room to try and discern the quickest escape route, and enough head nodding to cause a small case of whiplash. Children usually aren't know it alls. But they want to know it all. And I love trying to learn it all with them. I like to get out with friends, and sometimes I honestly need a break from the little people. But, many of my memories with groups of friends bring back feelings of anxiety (with occasional bouts of nausea) over what to wear, what to say, how to laugh, how to sneeze, how to breathe, how to fit in.........thoughts of , "don't blow it this time,Shannon." On the contrary, many of my happiest memories involve days at home with sweat pants and wet frizzy hair, stacks of library books and two curious learners on either side of me, waiting with wide eyes for what I will read next. I am definitely not swearing off my girl's nights out, here. And perhaps I can even try to improve my conversational skills to the point where I can move to topics somewhere in between the weather and the meaning of life. But, I am grateful to know that there will always be at least three people who will laugh at my jokes, who are just as curious as I am about that big world out there, and who always keep me entertained with their very own form of small talk.
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I really hate treadmills. I am infuriated by the feeling of running as fast and as hard as I possibly can and getting absolutely nowhere. Sure, my progress is being measured by a small digital screen, flashing incessantly before me the number of calories I have burned and the number of miles I have "traveled". But, when all is said and done; when I am wheezing like an 80-year-old woman and in serious need of a shower, I am still there, in the same spot I started, staring at the same wall or tv screen. I have often wondered if hamsters feel the same way when they run in their wheels. As a girl, I had a pet hamster, Hamlet (one of my favorite literary pet names of all time). At night, I would drift off to sleep to the sound of his wheel squeaking rhythmically every few seconds. When Hamlet was about three years old, he contracted some sort of hamster dementia. He didn't seem to realize who or where he was. He was skittish and just down right cranky. Looking back now, I'm pretty sure it was the wheel that drove him to madness (although I suppose I did kind of set him up for it by naming him Hamlet). Dirk and I actually owned a treadmill for about a year. Then, one of Dirk's coworkers offered to sell us a top of the line Foosball table for $50. The only spot for the Foosball table happened to be the spot the treadmill was currently residing in. It wasn't a hard decision. My brother-in-law was happy to take the treadmill off our hands.
Being a stay at home mom with young kids is like running on a treadmill. Hold on now......not so fast.....I am not implying that I hate being a stay at home mom. But there are some definite parallels. Laundry is one example. As a mother of three, I now typically do at least one load of laundry every single day but Sunday. Many days I do two or three loads. Given the frequency of the clothing being removed from the hamper for washing, one would think that at some point in time, the bottom of the hamper would be visible. Not so. Far from it. Despite my daily efforts at keeping it at bay, the laundry can often be seen overflowing the top of my little wicker hamper. Many days, the hamper and laundry basket are both full. I have to put away the clothing waiting in the basket before I can wash the ever present clothing in the hamper. Just like a treadmill.......constant exertion of energy, yielding no apparent result. I also exert a great deal of energy trying to keep the floor visible, with similar lack of result. A friend once described it this way to her husband: "Trying to keep a clean house with small children at home is like spending an entire day meticulously placing stakes for a fence, only to have them knocked over and having start from the beginning the next day." Being a stay at home mom can also sometimes feel like being trapped in the movie Groundhog's Day. Days blur together as the same mundane tasks are performed amid the same controlled chaos, day after day, after day after.....well, you get the point. Another reason being a stay at home mom is like running on a treadmill is because it is hard work. Very hard work. To the politician who recently claimed that Anne Romney hadn't worked a day in her life (she only raised five boys while battling breast cancer and MS), I add my voice to the backlash that has already been propelled by thousands of moms. I suppose there are stay at home moms out there who actually may sit and eat bon bons (why bon bons have somehow come to be associated with stay at home mothers, I have no idea. I think I tried one once in high school) and watch Days of Our Lives. I suppose these are the few who give us a bad name. But, I feel safe in presuming that the majority of stay at home moms work their butts off. I know I do. Though I may feel it is the truth many days, I also do not think it is fair to declare that being a stay at home mom is the "hardest job in the world".......most important, perhaps, but hardest? I can't honestly say. It is the only real job I have ever performed, aside from waitressing. I am sure many other jobs are also very physically, mentally, and emotionally taxing. I respect the work others do. Yet, so many times, mothers, like Anne Romney, are disrespected and criticized for "not working". Here is an example of a typical daily schedule in the life of this stay at home mom:
6:00- get up and do yoga to get "centered" for the day
7:00-get Morgan up (like waking a bear)
7:15-fix Morgan's hair
7:30-get breakfast on the table
8:00-clean breakfast up
8:30-depending on what day of the week it is, clean either bathrooms, floors, or dust
9:00-make sure Hyrum is dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing; feed Ryan
9:30 turn on Dinosaur Train for Hyrum; feed Ryan a bottle and put him down for a nap
10:20-rescue Ryan, who is screaming after a 20 minute cat nap, from his crib.
10:30-get dressed
10:45-throw my hair in a ponytail and slap some makeup on my face, while Ryan tries to crawl up my leg
11:00-make lunch for Hyrum and myself
11:15 or 11:30-attempt to eat lunch while feeding Ryan
12:00 clean up the kitchen
12:15 or 12:30-separate laundry and throw a load in the wash
1:00-spend quality time with Hyrum
2:00-fold laundry and put away
2:30-greet Morgan; give the kids after school snack; help Morgan with homework, spelling words
3:00-give Ryan a bottle, get him down for a nap
4:00-help Morgan with piano
4:30-start prepping dinner
5:30-eat dinner
6:30-bathe kids
7:00-read to kids and put them to bed
7:30-give Ryan a bottle; put him to bed
8:00-breathe....and fold a little more laundry
9:00-try to console Morgan, who has apparently developed childhood insomnia, and can't fall asleep yet again
12:00-awake to Ryan's screaming and give him his binky
2:00-awake to Ryan's screaming and give him his binky
4:00-awake to Ryan's screaming and give him a bottle
6:00-get up and do yoga.............
Nowhere in that schedule can I seem to find a wide open slot for bon bon consumption and Soap Opera viewing. Day after day after day, we stay at home moms work hard. We keep running and running, with no end in sight, staring at the same four walls. Days when children are sick or cranky, or extra loud, can feel like running with the treadmill on a steep incline. We clean and cook, console and chastise until we are emotionally drained. Yet, at the end of the day, when we finally take a moment to sit down and breathe, nothing apparent has changed. If one were to run on a treadmill for thirty minutes a day, every day, over time, you would see a change in that person. It would be almost imperceptible at first. But, after an extended period of daily treadmill running, that individual would not only appear more fit on the outside, but would be on the road to improving the condition of their heart, and their overall health. Looking back at my own childhood, I can see on my mother's face, the same look of blank exhaustion that covers my own many days. Worn out from running on the mommy mill day in and day out, she had to wonder if anything she exerted so much precious energy doing made a difference. Did it even matter? I can answer that. Here I sit, one of the three products of her tireless labor. I have a family of my own now....my own treadmill to run on. I found and married a man who treats me like gold because I felt that was what I deserved. I try to treat others with compassion, and I have an overall contentment with my life. As for the other two products of her labor: My sister is a successful attorney who graduated law school as one of the top in her class. She is kind and strives to do good in the world. My brother is one of the single most compassionate people I have ever met. Over time, the countless loads of laundry, the thousands of meals prepared, the hours upon hours of lost sleep, the stealth binky replacements in the middle of the night, all somehow added up to three individuals who have a relatively firm footing in a world that is spinning out of control. I hope the repetition of my mundane, daily routine will someday show similar results. On days when I wonder if any of it matters, I am reassured by a favorite scripture passage:
Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great.
So, my fellow, stay at home moms, let's keep on running. The result of our efforts may not be immediately apparent, but we are laying the foundation on which our children will build the rest of their lives, one bottle, one lullaby, one story book at a time. One more way motherhood is like running on a treadmill........it's good for your heart.:)
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Refrigerator Magnets
You can tell a lot about a person by what is hanging on their fridge. For example, by looking at my refrigerator, you would be able to tell that I have traveled a bit, that I try to be a compassionate person, that I like to inject a little bit of humor into my every day life, that I love my kids, and that I cannot remember anything unless it is written down in a place where I will see it at least three times a day. By looking at my fridge, no one would doubt that I am a mom. At any given time, there are several finger paintings, report cards, crayon drawings, spelling word lists, and reminders for various school/PTA sponsored events plastering the front of my old off-white GE refrigerator. Some of the artwork is held up by magnets boasting sayings such as, "Scribbling is the new........."; underneath there are three possible options with check boxes......"Dadaism, Impressionism, Sign of genius". I have several of these magnets, each with a different snarky comment about children's artwork. Yes, my refrigerator is a small reflection of my personality. But above all, I think it shows that I am a real mom. This post is actually inspired by a conversation I had with a friend a few days ago. I was picking my son up from her house. I began admiring her beautifully framed black and white family photos. Soon, my eyes began searching the rest of the room. I think when we are in someone else's home, we tend to scope it out, whether consciously or subconsciously, to try and find out a little more about them. I also think that we notice when someone in our house is scoping it out to try and find out more about us. And, as women, we begin to apologize for anything they may see that is not perfect, anything that may be slightly out of order. Sometimes these apologies can involve a little truth bending......."That pile of papers is out of control today.....I don't know what the kids threw on there.....that counter is normally spotless." I don't know about you, but I have one counter in my kitchen that is the "catch-all" counter. It is where mail, and well, basically anything else that doesn't make it to an otherwise specified location ends up. About once a week, I go through "the pile". The counter stays uncluttered (and therefore visible) for approximately ten minutes. If I didn't do my weekly catch-all cleanup, I would have no idea what the surface of this counter looked like. I think we all have places in our home like this. Some of us may have deeper junk drawers, and therefore our clutter is less obvious. Anderson Cooper, who is widely known as being somewhat of a neat freak, even admitted to having a clutter closet.
As I scoped out my friend's living room/kitchen area, my eyes fell on the refrigerator. Plastered. Just like mine. I instantly felt a little bit closer to my friend. I then realized we were even more alike, when she followed my gaze and immediately began to apologize for the clutter on her fridge. I then explained to her that it looked almost zen like compared to the explosion that is the front (not to mention sides) of my refrigerator. This seemed to put her at ease. After mentioning one of our more Martha Stewartesque friends, who did not have a single magnet, sticky note, or photo adorning her refrigerator, my friend came to the conclusion that "real moms have refrigerator magnets." In the home I grew up in, the refrigerator was a place of honor for artwork, A papers, and other various kid crafts. We always knew we must have done something well if it got a spot on the fridge! For years, my mom had little plastic flower framed magnets with our pictures in the middle, which we had made at church one year, hanging front and center on our Kenmore. By the time my parents built their new home, complete with an empty nest fridge (these refrigerators tend to boast a lot less clutter than the young family fridge), the photo flower magnets had become so sun-faded, that they looked like they could have been taken a few generations before. I have a similar refrigerator magnet. My daughter made it in preschool. Beneath her picture, are the words "I love you mom", written in big bubble letters and colored in with crayon. It is already becoming faded. I wonder how it will look in twenty years!
I'm pretty sure it will still be there by then. I used to be like my Martha Stewart friend. When Morgan was a baby, I would actually follow her around during the day and clean up after her as she played. When Hyrum came along, we would at least try to keep the toys in the kid's rooms. Since having Ryan, I just let the explosion happen. If I know company is coming over, toys can be seen flying through the hallway in the direction of the children's rooms. But, in general, we clean up before bed. I am not sure if this gradual decline in my cleaning regimen is occurring simply because I am constantly exhausted, or because I am learning to embrace the chaos. I think I was in denial for a few years. I like things organized. I like them in their place. I like order. For a while, I think I was in denial of the fact that my ordered world had been overturned by tiny people and that the best I could now hope for was controlled chaos. My OCD rehab is still a work in progress. There are days (Dirk will tell you, because he has to remind me to breathe on these days) when I turn into a cleaning machine. I think this is an inherited trait from my father. Once I start, I can't stop until everything is in it's place, dust free, polished, sparkling.....well you get the idea. On these days, Martha Stewart could probably walk into my house without being too appalled. There are days, however, and these are becoming more frequent, when I can look around at the clutter, at the fingerprints on the glass, at the empty pudding cups on the table and realize that I am living in the most glorious form of chaos imaginable. My house may never earn a Good Housekeeping seal of approval, but it is a real mom house. It may be full of clutter, but it is also full of laughter. It is a place where my children can feel safe and validated, loved and important. My refrigerator is plastered with proof of that.
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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 28, 2009 For more information, Mary Ryan 630-663-8283 ATC Technology Corporation Reports First Quarter firstname.lastname@example.com Results Total revenue of $113.5 million down 12.4% from first quarter 2008 Reported earnings per share of $0.37, or adjusted earnings per share of $0.47 excluding restructuring charges Production transfer from Springfield, MO to Oklahoma City, OK ahead of schedule Recorded restructuring charges of $3.2 million in Drivetrain segment Liquidity position remains strong Drivetrain receives 2008 Honda Supplier Performance Award Downers Grove, Illinois, April 28, 2009 – ATC Technology Corporation (ATC) (NASDAQ-GS:ATAC), today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2009. First Quarter Results For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, revenue decreased 12.4% to $113.5 million from $129.5 million for the same period in 2008. Income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2009 was $7.2 million versus $11.1 million for the first quarter of 2008. During the first quarter, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $3.2 million primarily consisting of cash costs related to the consolidation and restructuring of its North American Drivetrain business. Earnings per diluted share from continuing operations for the quarter were $0.37, as compared to $0.50 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2008. On an adjusted basis, excluding restructuring costs, earnings were $0.47 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2009. The Company's Logistics segment's revenue for the quarter decreased 8.8% to $77.3 million from $84.8 million for the first quarter of 2008. Logistics segment profit for the quarter decreased 11.8% to $13.5 million from $15.3 million in the same quarter of last year. The decrease in revenue and profit was primarily attributable to the run-out of a one-time automotive upgrade program in early 2008, a decrease in revenues with TomTom, and the impact of price concessions associated with long-term contracts. These impacts were partially offset by the ramp-up of new programs launched during 2008 and the benefit of the Company's cost
reduction initiatives. The Company's Drivetrain segment's revenue was $36.2 million, a 19.2% decrease from $44.8 million for the first quarter of 2008. First quarter segment loss was $1.9 million including the $3.2 million of restructuring costs. Adjusted segment profit of $1.3 million for the quarter compared against segment profit of $2.6 million for the first quarter of 2008. Drivetrain results continued to be impacted by the negative operating leverage associated with the dramatic reduction in volume for all significant customers. Management Comments Todd R. Peters, President and CEO said, ―Despite the economic headwinds that have slowed the growth in our Logistics segment, we continued to benefit from the resilience of our long-term customer, AT&T, as well as from the ramp-up of new programs launched in 2008. The comparison to 2008 is made challenging as we benefitted significantly last year from a one-time electronics upgrade program that was substantially completed at the end of the first quarter of 2008. However, we continued to deliver on cost reduction initiatives resulting in a solid operating margin of 17.5% for this segment in 2009.‖ ―Results for our Drivetrain business were disappointing as we experienced across-the-board softness, most significantly with Allison and Honda. Allison revenue declined due to the impact of the economy on medium/heavy-duty truck utilization. Our Honda revenue, driven by demand for in-warranty replacements, has been negatively impacted by the improved performance of Honda's five-speed transmissions versus their legacy four-speed transmissions. However, we remain a valuable partner to Honda, borne out by our recent receipt of Honda's coveted 2008 Supplier Performance Award. The automotive environment continues to be challenging. While our Drivetrain consolidation and restructuring is ahead of schedule, we continue to monitor the unfolding developments of our customers.‖ ―Our liquidity remains strong with approximately $78 million in cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2009 and $79 million of availability on our $150 million credit facility.‖ ―Overall, the first quarter was challenging for ATC, as it was for many other companies. However, we have the financial strength and operational flexibility to adapt quickly to changes. We have a disciplined approach to cost management that permeates throughout the Company and delivers results. Going forward, our new business pipeline reflects $227 million in opportunities across both segments, after winning a modest $1.6 million of annualized revenue during the first quarter.‖
―Based on our expectation for a continuing contraction in demand for our Drivetrain customers' products and services, and the foreseeable strength of our Logistics business, we are revising our full year revenue guidance from $488-$539 million to $478-$520 million. We now expect Logistics revenue of $333-$365 million, a slight pullback on the high end of our previous estimate due to timing of anticipated new business wins, yet with continued margin performance, we expect segment profit of $51-$60 million. For Drivetrain, we now expect $145-$155 million in revenue and adjusted segment profit of $8.5-$9.5 million, excluding the $5.0-$6.0 million in previously announced restructuring charges. We expect earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of $1.67-$1.99, including $0.16-$0.18 per share during the year for the restructuring charges. Accordingly, our revised 2009 guidance on an adjusted basis is narrowed from $1.80-$2.20 to $1.85-$2.15 per diluted share. This compares to $1.91 adjusted earnings per diluted share for the full year 2008,‖ Peters concluded. ATC will simultaneously host a conference call (dial-in number is 877- 718-5104) and webcast to discuss the operating highlights and financial results for the first quarter 2009 on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 9:00 A.M. Central time. Conference call information for those interested in asking questions after the presentation) and the webcast link (for those interested in listening only) are available at the Company's web site at www.goATC.com. Click on Investor Relations and SEC Filings. Select webcasts. Please access the web site at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download slides and install any necessary audio/video software. A ―no audio—slides only‖ link is also available and will allow conference call participants to view slides in sync with the conference call. The call and slides will be archived for one year on the ATC Technology Corporation web site and will be available two hours subsequent to the call. For further information, please see the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ATC Technology Corporation is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois. The Company provides comprehensive engineered solutions for logistics and refurbishment services to the consumer electronics industries and the light and medium/heavy-duty vehicle service parts markets.
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Tip & How-To about Computers & Internet
Google is clearly the best general-purpose search engine on the web.
But most people don't use it to its best advantage. Do you just plug in a keyword or two and hope for the best? That may be the quickest way to search, but with more than 3 billion pages in Google's index, it's still a struggle to pare results to a manageable number.
But Google is an remarkably powerful tool that can ease and enhance your Internet exploration. Google's search options go beyond simple keywords, the Web, and even its lesser-known options.
Syntax Search Tricks
Using a special syntax is a way to tell Google that you want to restrict your searches to certain elements or characteristics of web pages. Google has a fairly complete list of its syntax elements at www.google.com/help/operators.html
Here are some advanced operators that can help narrow down your search results.
Intitle: at the beginning of a query word or phrase (intitle:"Three Blind Mice") restricts your search results to just the titles of web pages.
Intext: does the opposite of intitle:, and so forth.
Intext: is perfect when what you're searching for might commonly appear in URLs. If you're looking for the term HTML, for example, and you don't want to get results such as www.mysite.com/index.html.
Link: lets you see which pages are linking to your web page or to another page you're interested in. For example, try typing in link:http://www.mysite.com.
Try using site: (which restricts results to top-level domains) with intitle: to find certain types of pages. For example, get scholarly pages about Mark Twain by searching for intitle:"Mark Twain"site:edu. Experiment with mixing various elements; you'll develop several strategies for finding the stuff you want more effectively. The site: command is very helpful as an alternative to the mediocre search engines built into many sites.
Swiss Army Google
Google has a number of services that can help you accomplish tasks you may never have thought to use Google for. For example, the new calculator feature (www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator) lets you do both math and a variety of conversions from the search box. For extra fun, try the query "Answer to life the universe and everything."
Let Google help you figure out whether you've got the right spelling-and the right word-for your search. Enter a misspelled word or phrase into the query "Answer to life the universe and everything."
Let Google help you figure out whether you've got the right spelling-and the right word-for your search. Enter a misspelled word or phrase into the query box (try"three blind mice") and Google may suggest a proper spelling. This doesn't always succeed; it works best when the word you're searching for can be found in a dictionary. Once you search for a properly spelled word, look at the results page, which repeats your query. (If you're searching for "three blind mice," underneath the search window will appear a statement such as Searched the web for "three blind mice." You'll discover that you can click on each work in your search phrase and get a definition from a dictionary.
Suppose you want to contact someone and don't have his phone number handy. Google can help you withb that, too. Just enter a name, city, and state. If a phone number matches the listing, you'll see it at the top of the search results along with a map link to the address. If you'd rather restrict your results, use phonebook: for residential listing or phonebook: for business listings. If you'd rather use a search form for business phone listings, try Yellow Search (www.buzztoolbox.com/google/yellowsearch.shtml).
Extended Googling
Google offers several services that give you a head start in focusing your search. Google Groups (http://groups.google.com).
Indexes literally millions of messages from decades of discussion on Usenet. Google even helps you with your shopping via two tools: Froogle
CODE (http://froogle.google.com),
Which indexes products from online stores, and Google Catalogs
CODE (http://catalogs.google.com),
which features products from more 6,000 paper catalogs in a searchable index. And this only scratches the surface. You can get a complete list of Google's tools and services at www.google.com/options/index.html.
You're probably used to using Google in your browser. But have you ever thought of using Google outside your browser?
Google Alert
monitors your search terms and e-mails you information about new additions to Google's web index. (Google Alert is not affiliated with Google; ti uses Google's Web services API to perform its searches.) If you're more interested in news stories than general web content, check out the beta version of Google News Alerts.
More Google API Applications
Staggernation.com offers three tools based on the Google API. The Google API Web Search by Host (GAWSH) lists the Web hosts of the results for a given query (www.staggernation.com/gawsh/).
when you click on the triangle next to each host, you get a list of results for that host. The Google API Relation Browsing Outliner (GARBO) is a little more complicated: You enter a URL and choose whether you want pages that related to the URL or linked to the URL (www.staggernation.com/garbo/).
Click on the triangle next to an URL to get a list of pages linked or related to that particular URL. CapeMail is an e-mail search application that allows you to send an e-mail to email@example.com with the text of your query in the subject line and get the first ten results for that query back. Maybe it's not something you'd do everyday, but if you cell phone does e-mail and doesn't do web browsing, this is a very handy address to know.
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So, since being back from lovely Illinois, I am sorry to say that we have not been up to much of anything. It was simply too hot for me to go outside and willingly raise my body temperature to invoke episodes of dragon lady. So, here is what we did:
We celebrated Jessica's 8th birthday at the pool, Emma LOVED the splash park!
We played on the patio A LOT!
Emma played inside, and wore Daddy's hats...
We spent a few days playing with cousins (Jessica and Emma coloring)
Emma had her 18 month check up with a side of immunizations... Emma is growing great and is right where she should be for her age.
We played with friends! I watched my friend's Lizz's girls and Emma had a great time! She loves playing with Zaylie and Zoey
Emma and Zaylie playing with rocks. Zay Zay is about 5 months younger than Emma, and in a few years that won't even be an issue and they will be buddies!
We colored, and colored, and colored...
The first week of September it finally cooled down enough to go outside and play! Emma loves going down the slide. She calls it the "WEEEEE" because that's what we say when we go down.
Anne gave us this car that Kami has grown out of, and Emma loves it! She gets in and says, "bye-bye" like she's going to the store.
The dirt is her playground, besides the slide, this is what she likes to do
My big brown-eyed beauty!
We bought more pj's and pants for Emma. I can't justify putting her in 12 month clothes anymore, they just don't fit! These are her new monkey pj's.
One little monkey jumping on the bed....
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I love to read but a lot of the time, for whatever reason, I feel like I either don't have the time (or just can't be bothered) to sit down in a quiet space with a physical book and just read. So, in an attempt to become more like an adult I've decided to start listening to audiobooks! I actually don't know why I didn't think about doing this before because it is FAB. I wander around the house doing general chores, making dinner etc and just listen to books while I'm doing it!
Anyways, if you sign up with audible you get one free credit that you can use to download any book that you want. I chose Amy Schumer's The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo because I had wanted to read it for ages and because it is a story about her life, read by her so I thought that it would be interesting to hear it being read the way she had intended.
I honestly can't put in to words how much I enjoyed this book! I already kinda knew that I would like it because I love Amy Schumer's stand up, films and TV shows so I assumed that this would be no different - but it was different. I loved it, but it was different. I love how witty and sarcastic she is and there definitely was humour aplenty, but the book showed a more serious side of her.
In amongst the stories of one-night-stands and failed relationships, she talks about body shaming and gun laws and it really makes the book an interesting read (or listen).
I feel like it was extra special listening to the book being read by Amy Schumer herself because you could kind of tell when there were parts she found emotional and it felt REAL rather than just another 'autobiography' supposedly written by a celebrity that has actually been mostly written by a ghostwriter.
One of my favourite aspects of the book were the parts when she talks about coming through in the comedy world. I love when any woman is able to make a name for herself in a male-dominated field and hearing the shit that she had to put up with makes me feel, idk, proud? Like, YOU GO GAL! There's also a bit that I have earmarked as my ultimate favourite (and that sometimes I listen to if I need a bit of reassurance) where she talks about body shaming and the term 'plus size'. I wish there was more positivity when it comes to women's body image so hearing someone try to promote it is amazzzzzing.
I would definitely recommend this book to ANYONE because it genuinely really is interesting - I find myself talking about it to anyone that will listen!
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Book review: The Girl with the lower back tattoo
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Spring Computer Classes Continue
Rodman Library offers a series of computer classes that run through May. Classes are held on May 8 & 10, 15 & 17, and 21 & 24. Hands-on classes are limited to nine (9) persons and a maximum of two (2) alternates. All classes start at 10 a.m., except where noted at 6:30 p.m., and last about one hour. Registration is required and accepted by telephone, in person, or online. To register, call 330-821-2665, or go online at www.rodmanlibrary.com and click on Evanced calendar.


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I recently saw another reprap using this as their z-probe.
IR Probe
Has anyone tried this yet. I'm tempted to give it a shot as it would give me back the print area lost to the rack and pinon on the z-probe.
Wow, just read up on this and I'm really tempted. I've never been happy with the rack and pinion anyway. $39.00 isn't cheap, but I'm sure they've put considerable R&D in. I'm going to give it a go unless anyone has already tried and found it wanting?
Mine's en route right now. I'll let you know how it goes.
The total with shipping was about $45 for me. The prices on the site are all AUD
Since it uses an infrared heat sensor I wonder if it works on either a hot or cold bed?
IR can be used to detect heat, but it's really just a wavelength of light. The bed temp won't affect it.
Lucky me, I'm in Australia. I'll look forward to hearing. What's the delivery time like to where you are??
IR sensors are good but you have a few limitations to be aware of.
Printing direct on glass for say ABS of PETG etc is an issue the IR can struggle to see the glass.
A print surface of multi colours can cause issues and some colours the IR will struggle with.
Lights on you printer or even worse on you X carriage might have to be turned off when homing.
Any light from a window can do same including light and dark patches (shadows).
Apart from this and if you can work with those individual issues they are very nice.
If you want to go away from the micro switch setup the Wilsons currently use… then so far the BLtouch is the most versatile sensor. It doesn't care what is on the bed it just works and the bed doesn't have to have any metal or special addons to make it work like the other sensors need.
Thanks for the tips!
I'll have to see how it works out.
I was just testing the bltouch accuracy on my new Titan aero mount. It usually is better than 0.02mm off from mean at the same point tested over thirty times. Sometimes it deviates beyond 0.03mm but it is much less than a layer height.


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Mar 20, 2011
The Twilight Dad and the IRS
I guess I haven't been keeping up with the Cullen's lately. I didn't realize
Carlisle Cullen
was having tax time issues until I came across this video in my search for Twilight pictures...
Click on the picture below to view the special report video.
That was quite entertaining, wasn't it? I wonder who dreamed up this fictional news story.
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2. Anton Bauer Magnum Quad charger, $75 shipped. In working condition. Will ONLY charge NiCad Logic series (non-digital Propacs and Trimpacs). Or, buy it for four good battery plates for your DIY project (no d-tap, but otherwise can be wired as a normal battery plate).
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Ground shipping to Lower 48 states included.