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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.comments2018-06-20T22:02:05.288-05:00Meta WatershedMaggie Jochildhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-61608990634514157912017-01-19T03:15:55.335-06:002017-01-19T03:15:55.335-06:00Beautifully said Marj. You have described a peacef...Beautifully said Marj. You have described a peaceful death almost to aspire to ... I wish it had been so for T.

love you. Rufus xxxUnknownhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-33150858234093384122017-01-18T15:33:02.320-06:002017-01-18T15:33:02.320-06:00And, my angel, it was how I proved my love for you...And, my angel, it was how I proved my love for you, whenever I got the chance. Im sorry we never got round to the crêpes, and the tartiflette, and the cacio e pepe this last time.

Every Christmas is Last Christmas.Margothttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-25637088010273503342016-12-27T18:10:18.877-06:002016-12-27T18:10:18.877-06:00The final sentence is dead-on accurate. Thank you ...The final sentence is dead-on accurate. Thank you for the story. (Maybe once a year, maybe more often, I almost randomly scan your site. Your writing is still amazing. I just wish your life was such that you could write more. Happy holidays from Tucson.)Jesse Wendelhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-16251777299747466692016-09-01T16:18:30.169-05:002016-09-01T16:18:30.169-05:00Continued... That said... In my best literary ju...Continued...

That said...

In my best literary judgement, setting aside our years of friendship and relationship, trying to assess GB just as I would any other book, I have these comments:

A) it truly is what we jokingly and then seriously called it: The Great American Lesbian Novel;

B) there is nothing, absolutely nothing else like it in print;

C) precisely like the very best novels and fictional worlds which I love the most, GB and its world is one which I am repeatedly drawn to. I have read the entire book at least ten times, probably closer to 15. I recommend it to people I love, to people who love reading, to anyone it seems to me might like it. And I do this now, and have done so without hesitating even after our lives turned in different directions.Jesse Wendelhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-59536347645950552012016-09-01T16:16:42.809-05:002016-09-01T16:16:42.809-05:00Hi Maggie, Just reread the entire novel, which I ...Hi Maggie,

Just reread the entire novel, which I do religiously once a year. The writing keeps me oriented correctly towards classism, racism, misogyny, and more.

An idea: over the past year I've been reading a serially published zombie novel, now with over 15 individual sections (books, actually.) They are self-published on Amazon, and have done amazingly well.

One of my long-time fears has been that GB, S & P would all be left to your artistic trustee to manage. I never did hear what happened with the section of GB we sent off to that editor whom you liked. And obviously your health hasn't been great. (I've not especially been following your posts -- primarily dealing with my own issues, and those of my family, for years now -- however with your health and finances I have no clue if a) you are in anyway positioned to publish any of your books, and b) if you still want to do so.

That said...Jesse Wendelhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-2895850469045863622016-03-04T15:59:38.035-06:002016-03-04T15:59:38.035-06:00Thanks for this incredible list. I am especially g...Thanks for this incredible list. I am especially grateful for the data charts which give a great snapshot of the timeline and region. I will pass this on to my grad students working on the era. I wonder if there is some way to get a different view of the data on region? On the posted version, I can't tell the difference between the light blues. Elise Chenier, historian, Simon Fraser UniversityElise Chenierhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-49311472929025571572016-02-19T21:47:47.289-06:002016-02-19T21:47:47.289-06:00Thank you so much for this history! Alvie Guille T...Thank you so much for this history! Alvie Guille Turner was my grandpa! He was the most wonderful loving, soft spoken man I have ever known. His daughter Barbara is my mother and Amy, who commented above, is my sister.
muneca6575https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-28630640535923854822015-06-28T12:37:20.089-05:002015-06-28T12:37:20.089-05:00It bears underlining that many of those freed were...It bears underlining that many of those freed were kin to their former "owners", through rape. How many white people, especially in the South, have black relations of whom they are unaware?Margothttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-72222047385459730182015-05-03T15:48:59.275-05:002015-05-03T15:48:59.275-05:00It matters. this narrative of stardust. And now i...It matters. this narrative of stardust.

And now it's out here, part of the world, and now we all have it, too.Margothttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-42972515509583116492015-02-15T11:18:34.730-06:002015-02-15T11:18:34.730-06:00Lovely tribute. Happy birthday, Cris! I wish I&#...Lovely tribute. Happy birthday, Cris!

I wish I'd had a similar introduction to wimmin's music, knew that visceral connection.

Poly Styrene had undeniable charm, but Oh! for that sense of Sisterhood.Margothttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-30272916885927950012015-02-12T21:02:56.796-06:002015-02-12T21:02:56.796-06:00Amy, Alvie Guille Turner was my first cousin twice...Amy, Alvie Guille Turner was my first cousin twice removed. His grandfather Thomas Joseph Turner was my second-great-grandfather.Maggie Jochildhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-16149758963011057022015-02-12T19:50:24.657-06:002015-02-12T19:50:24.657-06:00Hi Maggie, Love to read my family's history! ...Hi Maggie,

Love to read my family's history! Alvie Turner was my grandfather and a thoroughly lovely man. His daughter Barbara is my mother, and I grew up looking at the photos you've posted and the stories you've retold. Can you share how we are related?

Best,
Amy HeltonAmyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-24975056354685724502015-02-09T10:29:11.082-06:002015-02-09T10:29:11.082-06:00LOL! These are great. :)LOL! These are great. :)Lindahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-60851587141197282262015-02-01T08:32:58.941-06:002015-02-01T08:32:58.941-06:00Yeah, you're getting an email about this one.Yeah, you're getting an email about this one. PA Merritthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-32077355383515413192015-01-07T15:25:49.055-06:002015-01-07T15:25:49.055-06:00Ok, I gave up and read the answers. I was nearly ...Ok, I gave up and read the answers. I was nearly there! But I never heard of a Swinger or a Diana camera.Margothttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-65768091829260877772015-01-06T12:05:14.876-06:002015-01-06T12:05:14.876-06:00Tristan, you can e mail me at gmail via mjochild.Tristan, you can e mail me at gmail via mjochild.Maggie Jochildhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-55753828348368989032015-01-06T11:45:56.968-06:002015-01-06T11:45:56.968-06:00Hello Maggie. I am a historian working on a projec...Hello Maggie. I am a historian working on a project to document the riot after the Dan White verdict. I would love to meet you or speak with you about it sometime. I was unsure how to contact you so I thought I would comment on your most recent post.
Thank you,
Tristan EloiseTri Elohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-31245473207292174342014-12-15T20:54:27.437-06:002014-12-15T20:54:27.437-06:00Reminds me of Marge Piercy's cat poems. :-)Reminds me of Marge Piercy's cat poems. :-)email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-65368912057250881992014-12-13T11:45:04.847-06:002014-12-13T11:45:04.847-06:00Utterly magical. I shall keep coming back to this...Utterly magical. I shall keep coming back to this one.Margothttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-41603454147255599602014-10-15T17:49:23.849-05:002014-10-15T17:49:23.849-05:00How interesting that Pyosz spurred herself on by d...How interesting that Pyosz spurred herself on by deciding she didn't want to look bad in front of her cousins and dilemmas but felt no compunction with bearing her soul to parents and grandparents.Cowboy email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-44441719341832998792014-10-09T19:01:06.308-05:002014-10-09T19:01:06.308-05:00Very interesting. Timonthy Reeves was my grandfat...Very interesting. Timonthy Reeves was my grandfather and Ida Bell Reeves Turner was my aunt.Ken Reeveshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-84296044782165354382014-10-03T20:10:14.786-05:002014-10-03T20:10:14.786-05:00In just eight days' time you can add "kis...In just eight days' time you can add "kisses and cuppas" to this list...Margothttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-21073481195798105772014-10-02T01:29:10.126-05:002014-10-02T01:29:10.126-05:00A ready-made off-sick-or-retired list!A ready-made off-sick-or-retired list!Margothttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-8067559112843621172014-09-27T17:49:42.744-05:002014-09-27T17:49:42.744-05:00I read this poem every year also, on Yom Kippur (d...I read this poem every year also, on Yom Kippur (day of atonement in Jewish tradition) as a reminder and renewal of commitment to do what I can to not work for Death.Otterhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3576716365575919550.post-39864829979764711962014-09-27T17:48:28.038-05:002014-09-27T17:48:28.038-05:00I read this poem every year too, on Yom Kippur, as...I read this poem every year too, on Yom Kippur, as a reminder and renewal of commitment to do what I can to stop working for Death.
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We began our day walking to the Aish HaTorah World Center located opposite the Kotel (the Wall) in the Old City. The morning was warm, and the walk brisk, but it felt wonderful to be breathing the Jerusalem air.
|Chihuly in the main entrance of the Aish center.
|To scale model of the Second Temple located on the Aish rooftop.
(Picture taken by Mimi David)
Our first workshop at the Aish World Center was called Discovering the Real You and it was taught by Lori Palatnik. She discussed the GPS (G-d Positioning System) and she brought up the term השגחה פרטית (Hashgacha Pratis). This loosely translates as Divine Providence, or as I like to interpret it through my hipie-dippy lens, Awareness of G-d Carrying Me Through Life's Journey. Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik and Rabbi Isaac Luria have interesting commentary and writings about this concept. However, Lori did not start and stop there.
She challenged us with the question of "Where are we going?" G-d is trying to talk to us but we don't hear through the noise. We have to clear out our insecurities and other schmutz that is the background noise. The past does not exist--it is over. The future hasn't happened--it does not exist. Worrying about both of those things only serves to make us miss out on the here and now--the present.
Lori then said a phrase that has really stuck with me. "Greater than loving someone is understanding them." This is a powerful concept. She exampled it in terms of a teen. When you tell your teen that you love him, and he thinks you don't really even know him (the real him), then those words are meaningless. It is as if you are saying you love the thought of what you think he is, instead of the real him. Greater than "loving" your teen is "understanding" your teen, really knowing him. In this way a real connection is made. One can substitute "teen" with "husband," "friend," "parent" or any other applicable person.
From there, we learned about three different approaches to life. These are direct teachings from Rabbi Noah Weinberg (zt"l). It is basically a personality analysis that is manifest through the soul and the body, and can be used to aid us in understanding and reacting to others as well as ourselves. It has the potential to make us better parents, spouses, friends and people. Although we inhabit all three traits to varying degrees, we each have a specific approaches to our soul and our body. The three traits are Chaim, Bracha and Tov. Because I cannot write about this nearly as concisely as I would like, I will refer you to this summary: Click here for Article
Soon enough, it was time to visit the Kotel for the first time this trip. Aish has direct access to the Wall from its premium location. All we had to do was go down a flight or two of stairs and then there we were - at the Kotel!
As Aura, Rachael and I walked toward the Kotel, the call to prayer rang loudly, surrounding us and producing an intense energy. If you have never heard this before, Click Here to hear it. This was the backdrop of our approach to Wall. It was beyond surreal, and before I could even process it, there were tears streaming down my face. I looked over at Aura and she, too, had tears. The beauty of the call to prayer coupled with the intense energy for our sacred Kotel was simply overwhelming.
As I approached my stone, the stone I went to each time before on my 2009 trip, I saw that many were already davening there. Patiently, I waited for the space to become available. It was not a long wait. I approached it hesitantly, hoping to experience some kind of connection but prepared with my book of Psalms just in case.
I placed my two hands on my stone, forehead pressed against it...and it was suddenly and unexpectedly like I was in the middle of a Carol Rose imagery class. My body was instantly a vessel, and energy swirled in and out of it, quickly. Thoughts, words - impossible. I was solely a vessels of emotion, energy, and non-verbal communication - it ran through me and out of me. The meditations of my heart leaving me in waves and the acceptance of the Divine flowing freely through every part of me. In. Out. Upward bound. All encompassing.
I tried a few times to produce thoughts or prayers, but the energy flow was automatic, out of my control and thoughts could not slow things enough to be created. It was confusing and beautiful at the same time. At some point, I stepped away from the stones. It took several deep breathes to collect myself. As I walked backwards, taking in the awesomeness before me and as more and more of the Wall came into my view, I was struck by the dichotomy of it. These are just stones / what just happened /// this is a retaining wall / this place is sacred /// stones / G-d's presence. Suddenly, I was next to Aura. We faced the Wall, taking it all in. She looked at me and said something along the lines of "It is hard to believe that these are just stones in a wall, so why do I feel this way?" She spoke my heart.
I was thankful that in the evening I was able to process this experience with Rachael, my roommate for the trip and my friend.We laid in the dark for hours, processing, discussing, dissecting, examining from all angles, and putting back together our experiences. We discussed this connection that occurred for both of us, in different ways. This vesseling of myself, the imagery attached to it, the energy -- the contact receiving and giving involved with it -- it was a beautiful, powerful and a deeply meaningful experience. To not need words or thoughts to connect to the Divine is nothing short of amazing. I don't know what it means. I am just left with an impression and a feeling.
In case you are interested in what my very first Kotel experience was, my November 28, 2009, entry describes it. If you don't care to read it, this entry ends here! :) If you do, here it is!
We went to the Kotel that first night. It was Shabbos. I knew my experience at the Wall could go either way. I had already heard stories about people who went with great expectations and were disappointed. I had done my homework before leaving for Israel. Well, actually my homework was just calling Carnie in advance to find out exactly what I was supposed to do when I got there. Was there something in particular I was supposed to pray? Could I carry my small book of Psalms there on Shabbat? Let me tell you, as you already know, it is extremely comforting to have a rabbi that is available and present.
We stopped to the side before entering the Kotel area and made Kiddish off to the side. And then, we were there. Wow! It was surreal! The men's side was active! Swarms of black-hatted men singing, dancing and swirling in a large circular whirlpool-like configuration. So this is how one welcomes Shabbat with joy! Their energy was amazing. I imagine that the males on this trip wondered how the heck they were going to actually get to the Wall in the sea of celebration!
The women's side was smaller than I had imagined it would be. It was much more subdued. Still, I was nervous about getting to the actual Wall. I may have even asked Margo, "How do we get up there?" and she may have answered, "Just push your way through!" It wasn't so hard. I made it to the stones, to an area close to the men's section and wedged myself between two petite, older women who were fervently praying as I image Hannah did when she begged G-d to give her a child. Somewhere to the left and behind me were five or six teenage girls, standing shoulder to shoulder, singing an angelic sounding Niggun. Off in the distance I could hear the men and their joyous shouts to G-d and each other. It was other-world…but it was also comfortable, like wearing flannel pajamas. I had a feeling of being so-out-of-place but right-where-I-am-supposed-to-be in the same moment, and being surrounded by the intense energy of those around me really allowed me to experience a kind of joy that I am not accustomed to on Shabbat and one I hope to be able to draw on in the future.
The next night when Shabbat was over and so were all the activities on our agenda, Jim and I opted to visit the Wall again as opposed to going out for a nightcap or calling it a day. I personally wanted to go there again in a more focused way. I was curious what it would be like when it wasn't Shabbat. I was inspired to have a perspective change (this is a reoccurring theme in my visit to Israel)…I was inspired and beckoned to open myself to receive G-d…as if G-d was searching for me as much as I search for Him. My experience was one of opening and receiving, of allowing myself to be present in that moment, at that holy place, even if just for a moment, and then soaking that moment up. I am still absorbing and processing it.
Leaving Jerusalem was hard, especially because I knew we would not be back. I missed it the moment we left and I still miss it.

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It is with sadness that we report the death of AAHKS member Victor M. Goldberg, MD on February 8, 2015. Our deepest sympathy is extended to his wife, children, family, friends, colleagues and patients. Among many awards and appointments, Dr. Goldberg earned the Kappa Delta award for his research on bone grafts and allotransplantation. Terry A. Clyburn, MD… Read More


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The study of more than 6,000 first-graders across four U.S. communities found that a significant number of the children have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), with conservative rates ranging from 1 to 5 percent in community samples. The new findings represent more accurate prevalence estimates of FASD among general U.S. communities than prior research. Previous FASD estimates were based on smaller study populations and did not reflect the overall U.S. population. The study was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. Full news release here.
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Widespread reporting of violence on television and radio and in newspapers increases murder and suicide rates, a sociologist has concluded.
David Phillips of the University of California at San Diego compared national suicide statistics in the month following highly publicized suicides and found a marked increase in the incidence of people taking their own lives. The greatest increase, 12 percent, occurred in the month after Marilyn Monroe killed herself, Phillips said.


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He gave Miami arguably its greatest moment in professional sports history. Now Ray Allen could be joining LeBron James in Cleveland.
After apparently contemplating retirement for a few weeks, Allen, 39, was considering an offer to join the Cavaliers on Thursday. Former Heat player Mike Miller, who agreed to a deal with the Cavaliers on Tuesday, said on national radio that he was actively recruiting Allen to join former Heat players James, James Jones and himself in Cleveland for a run at an NBA championship next season.
Allen has said he would likely either play with James next season or retire. Either way, he's not expected to return to Miami.
"We got James Jones, now we're moving Miami to northeast Ohio," Miller said on ESPN radio.
Those words will be bitter pills for the Heat and its fans to swallow, especially considering that Miller is such a beloved figure from the team's golden era. Miller won two championships with the Heat and was a key figure during both title runs. In the end, though, the Heat decided to release Miller only a few weeks after its 2013 championship, using the collective-bargaining agreement's amnesty clause to wipe Miller's salary of the books and save millions in luxury taxes last season.
Without Miller, a close friend of James and a key locker-room presence, the Heat muddled through the 2013-14 regular season and then didn't have enough firepower to compete with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals.
Heat president Pat Riley later cited Miller's health history as a reason for releasing such a key piece of the Heat's championship success, but Miller went on to play all 82 games of the 2013-14 season.
A year removed from his Heat days, Miller is now happily plundering the Heat's bench to give his new team as many veteran options as possible to complement James and the young core in Cleveland. Like Miller and Jones, Allen would likely come off the bench for the Cavaliers and play limited minutes, but those three players' collective presence as mentors — and their experience in playoff scenarios — would be invaluable for a franchise that wants to win big immediately.
"With LeBron James, you are going to win 55 to 60 games regardless," Miller said. "Now it's about what you do in the playoffs. For us, even with the young talent that they have there, you've got to bring guys that have been there before, even if they are not giving you heavy minutes.
"Because those are the guys that understand the preparation, the adjustments, things like that can really bring those guys along. And then you build it from there."
In other words, the young guys will be carrying the Cavaliers through the long regular season while James and his former Heat friends make the pressure-packed plays in the playoffs.
Like Miller, Allen made plenty of clutch playoff three-pointers for the Heat, including the most memorable one of all.
The biggest shot of the veteran's career came in his 17th season in the NBA when he tied the score in Game 6 of the 2013 Finals to send it into overtime. It's a memory all fans of basketball, not just the ones who support the Heat, will remember as one of the sport's biggest moments. The Heat trailed by five points with 28.2 seconds left in regulation before mounting a comeback that featured Allen's corner three-pointer with 5.2 seconds left.
After Allen's heroics, James then finished off the Spurs in Game 7 to give the Heat back-to-back championships.
Now James is hoping Allen still has some magic left in that distinctive jump shot. Allen would be heading to Cleveland as the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers, with 2,973.
The combination of Miller and Allen flanking James, combined with the young talent already in Cleveland and veteran center Anderson Varejao, should make the Cavaliers a clear favorite to win the Eastern Conference. For the Heat, the losses of Jones and Rashard Lewis this week have put a damper on the positive momentum president Pat Riley had built during the hours and days after James left for Cleveland.
After a surplus of quality shooters for four seasons, the Heat is now short on marksmen. The Heat has been working this week to add some depth to the wing to go along with Luol Deng and Danny Granger.


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So, for once, I get my 96-year-old mama up, dressed, fed, medicated, and looking cute as a button for a trip to a funeral in Raleigh; and we're actually gonna leave early rather than lat. I place her at the kitchen table with instructions to stay put while I get dressed.
And while I'm dressing, she grabs a hot bottle of forbidden nail polish and sneaks out to the car with it.
I come down the stairs and out the door to find her painting her nails IN MY CAR, and she has spilled half the bottle down her very favorite dressy top.
I cuss, (which I rarely do) and yell "Dammit, Mama" while pulling the top off over her head, leaving her half nekkid in the car with Micah hiding his eyes in the back seat.
I rush inside for acetone, & pour it all over the shirt, but it's like tinkling in the ocean. Not enough acetone in Virginia to break down that stuff. The top is permanently damaged. And our extra half hour plus 10 more minutes disappears.
I'm completely undone that I lost my patience with her, because I've promised myself that I won't do that.
And then I think about the switching I'd have gotten for pulling such a trick in her lavender '65 Bonneville Broagham with the purple satin seats and I'm glad I have not yet spilled a bottle of nail polish down my favorite shirt.
And when I do, I hope my sons will yell "Dammit, Mama" at me and not feel bad about it.


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Firefox New Version 3.6.4 is now protected against unstable pluginsThursday, June 24, 2010 4:31 No Comments
Mozilla has equipped the latest iteration of its popular Firefox browser with a "crash protection" shield to guard against unstable third-party plugins. "Release 3.6.4 provides…protection for Windows and Linux users by isolating third-party plugins when they crash," explained Mozilla developer Mike Beltzner. "Results from our beta testing show Firefox 3.6.4 will significantly reduce the number of [browser] crashes experienced by users who are watching online videos or playing games. When a plugin crashes or freezes while using Firefox, users can enjoy uninterrupted browsing by simply refreshing the page." Beltzner emphasized that third-party
Kinect gesture-controls for Xbox 360 priced at 150 dollarsWednesday, June 23, 2010 10:13 4 Comments
Microsoft's online store on Tuesday had a 150-dollar price tag on its upcoming Kinect controllers for Xbox 360 videogame consoles. The US technology colossus was taking pre-orders for Kinect, advising buyers that the device for adding gesture-sensing capabilities to Xbox 360 consoles would not be available until "on or after" November 4. "Kinect" is the name for the new game technology developed by Microsoft under the code name Project Natal. The potentially revolutionary device uses a 3-D camera and gesture recognition software to let people play videogames using natural body movements instead of hand-held controllers. Players can tell consoles what to
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Adobe Systems plans to release the final version of Flash Player 10.1 for smartphones on Tuesday, but very few people will be able to use it right away. Flash Player 10.1 is designed to offer a consistent user experience across laptops, desktops, tablets, phones and televisions. The player for desktops became available June 10. Users of phones running Android 2.2 will be the first to get the player, said Anup Muraka, director of technology strategy at Adobe. The trouble is that version 2.2 has so far only been pushed out to review units of one phone model, the Nexus One. All Nexus One phones, Motorola's Droid and other Android models are expected to get the operating system soon
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Another rest day today. We had considered moving up 2 locks to Dobcross but I took a walk there mid morning and there was very little room, so have decided on an early start tomorrow to go all the way up to Diggle. The mooring here is fine, except a bit gloomy as we are hemmed in by trees. The town (Village??)
is handy and we walked back to Tescos for a few things, it was not as far back as we had thought.
We thought we were going to have another malfunction this evening as our toilet refused to behave....but once again (that's twice in 2 days) DIY expert Geoff solved the problem. Mind you he doesn't have a clue how, he just took the vacuu cassette off and on a few times and had a good poke around all the workings and all of a sudden it decided to work again.........we are keeping our fingers crossed.......or it will be more than our fingers we have to keep crossed!
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Press communiqué of FGSZ Ltd. and Transgas SA
New Gas Transmission System project gathers momentum
Transmission companies to meet - taking forward discussions in Bucharest
(Bucharest/Budapest, 2008-02-20)
Transgaz of Romania agreed to host the first joint meeting of
regional TSO's in Bucharest on 13-14 March to discuss the way forward
with the recently initiated NETS project by FGSZ Natural Gas
Transmission Closed Company Limited by Shares, based in Siófok, Hungary.
On 5 December 2007, MOL Plc announced its support for the initiative
of its subsidiary, FGSZ Natural Gas Transmission Closed Company Limited
by Shares, to establish a new joint transmission company to operate an
integrated gas pipeline network in Central and South-East Europe. The
project has been termed the New Europe Transmission System (NETS).
Prior to the 5 December announcement, gas transmission companies in a
number of countries in the region – including Austria,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia –
were invited to participate in discussions regarding the proposed new
business entity. The initiative remains open to other market players in
the region as well, while currently the original participants are
considered as founding members of the project to decide on any future
strategic and operational issues.
These discussions will now be taken forward with a further meeting of
previously involved Transmission System Operators (TSOs) and it will be
taking place on 13-14 March 2008, in Bucharest, Romania. The host for
the meeting will be the Romanian TSO, Transgaz. Participants will
discuss strategic, regulatory, financial and project management issues
in workshops and roundtables. The event's objective is to set a
long-term direction with short term actions to be agreed by all
participants of the project.
Ioan Rusu, the CEO of Transgaz SA, said:
'Transgaz welcomed the project from the beginning and is delighted to
host the first joint meeting, where finally all participants will have
the opportunity to exchange ideas in a structured manner. We are sure,
that it will be an exciting event with a constructive dialogue setting
future directions.'
Dr. János Zsuga, the CEO of the Natural Gas Transmission Plc, said:
'The NETS project is aimed at improving gas supply in Central and South-East Europe
to the benefit of all stakeholders and on the basis of a partnership of
equals. This project is now gathering momentum. The dialogue amongst
TSOs is well under way – and there is strong interest from the European
Commission and from national energy authorities. Work needs to be done
on implementing a governance structure in accordance with the energy
policy objectives of all participants and on regulatory, operational and
technical issues. We aim to report on further progress over the coming
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4/16/17This is Bistek al la Mexicana a common dish found many places. There are several places I get this some better than others but all real decent! Kind of a tomato based sauce with generally pretty tender pieces of beef and a fair amount of it. The rice is pretty generic but the frijoles can be something else. This also includes as many fresh made in front of you tortillas you want and brought to you with a smile. Something like this costs around 50-60 pesos or $3. The squeezed as you watch orange juice is 20 and brings the price up a bit but worth it. Nothing in the States I've ever had compares to this not even close plus it'll cost 7-10 smacks. I don't know what I'm going to eat when I return. It will be an adjustment as I do this so much that is go into Puerto Vallarta on the south side and have me a excellent lunch with "real" Mexican food not the slop I get back there. I do not plan on eating out much at all only at maybe three select places. Pricey yes but worth it because it's so good. I threw away so much money last summer eating way overpriced shitty food. Several times the food got thrown away as well. The whole of Mexico is an eating machine I tell you. I'm gonna miss this.
I feel good and and think the higher temps and humidity contributes to that. It's the same every time. After a month or two you realize and say " Hey I feel pretty damn good!"
Just as important I believe the food made fresh with wholesome fresh ingredients as well contributes to that. Get off the bus in town the food smells everywhere make me hungry just like that.
Brothers In The Jungle
Pancho and Andres. These two grew up in this environment. Their father owned much of the area above town where they farmed hiking much much farther than Andres and I do to get there several times a week. Can't begin to imagine the intensity of what that must have been like. This is tough terrain to raise crops and a few animals. These fellows are two tough hombres!
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By David Smith Jr.
Meeker, Oklahoma – May 5, 2017 – Defending series champion Andy Shouse passed race long leader Zach Blurton on the last lap to claim his first victory of the season Friday night as the Sprint Series of Oklahoma IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Series presented by Smiley's Racing Products made their first of two appearances of the season at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Oklahoma.
Shouse and Jake Martens started on the front row for the twenty-five-lap feature with Martens taking the lead as the green flag fell. Joe Wood, Jr., Blurton, Shayla Waddell and Shouse were the top five after the first lap with Martens utilizing the bottom of the reworked quarter mile oval and Wood choosing the top side.
Martens kept a three-car-length lead for the first half of the race while Wood had to contend with fifth starting Blurton in a battle for the runner-up position.
The leader reached the back of the field on lap seven and as he began putting cars a lap down, Blurton snuck underneath Wood for the runner-up position and began to set his sights on Martens.
The first of two caution flags fell on lap nine when Triston Oakes spun in turn two.
While sitting in third position during the caution, Wood would retire pit side after bicycling earlier and losing a header.
On the attempted restart Waddell, who was running fifth, spun in turns three and four to bring out the night's final caution flag.
The final restart saw Martens jump into the lead and still working the bottom of the track while Blurton kept his momentum up top and on lap thirteen, drove around the leader exiting turn two to take the lead.
Blurton would reach the slower cars with ten laps to go while behind him, Shouse got past Martens to take over the
runner-up position. Blurtons lead was five car lengths with just three laps remaining and that would soon change as slower cars would come into play
Entering turns one and two on the final lap and with two cars battling for position in front of the leader, Blurton hesitated briefly to find and opening allowing Shouse to sneak pass exiting turn two to take the lead. Shouse worked low coming out of turn four and Blurton up high coming out of turn four with Shouse holding on to take the one-car-length victory.
Martens settled for third while eighth starting Blake Daccus and seventh starting Brandon Long rounded out the top five.
The three, eight lap heat races for the twenty-seven-car field were won by Long, Shouse, Todd Schwartz and Martens.
Wichita Falls, Texas driver Chad Koch, who came into the night fourth in the point standings, broke a throttle linkage in his heat race causing him to run the ten lap "B" Feature. Koch would be rewarded the victory after Dillon Laden was penalized for a rules infraction. Koch would start the feature finale seventeenth and come home with a seventh-place feature finish.
Next up for the Sprint Series of Oklahoma IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Series presented by Smiley's Racing Products will be this coming Saturday night, May 13, at Elk City Speedway in Elk City, Oklahoma.
Sprint Series of Oklahoma
Red Dirt Raceway/Meeker, Oklahoma
May 5, 2017
27 Cars
1st Heat: 1) Brandon Long, 2) Blake Daccus, 3) Shayla Waddell, 4) Nick Bates, 5) Eric Matthews, 6) Darrell McQuire, 7) Chad Koch
2nd Heat: 1) Andy Shouse, 2) Zach Blurton, 3) Cody Whitworth, 4) Brandon Anderson, 5) Dillon Laden, 6) Jerry Jumper, 7) Blake Scott
3rd Heat: 1) Todd Schwartz, 2) Joe Wood, Jr., 3) Stan Constant, 4) Justin Mowery, 5) James Fabian, 6) Chase Smith, DNS) Mike Scott
4th Heat: 1) Jake Martens, 2) Justin Fisk, 3) Sheldon Barksdale, 4) Loyd Clevenger, 5) Tristian Oakes, 6) Michael Gossman
B Feature: 1) Chad Koch, 2) Tristian Oakes, 3) Michael Gossman, 4) Jerry Jumper, 5) Blake Scott, 6) Darrell McQuire, 7) Chase Smith, 8) Nick Bates, 9) James Fabian, 10) Dillon Laden, DNS: Mike Scott
A Feature: 1) Andy Shouse, 2) Zach Blurton, 3) Jake Martens, 4) Blake Daccus, 5) Brandon Long, 6) Todd Schwartz, 7) Chad Koch, 8) Cody Whitworth, 9) Sheldon Barksdale, 10) Brandon Anderson, 11) Justin Fisk, 12) Tristian Oakes, 13) Justin Mowery, 14) Loyd Clevenger, 15) Shayla Waddell, 16) Eric Mathews, 17) Michael Gossman, 18) Jerry Jumper, 19) Stan Constant, 20) Joe Wood, Jr.
Lap Leaders: Martens 1-12; Blurton 13-24; Shouse 25
Long, Shouse, Schwartz and Martens picked up contingencies from Saldana Racing Products, Pryotech Fuel Cells, Keizer Wheels and CSI.


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NEW YORK -- Regulators duplicating the efforts of their peers at other agencies is a risk looming on the horizon, says Richard Ketchum, CEO of FINRA.
Ketchum, speaking at a joint SIFMA and American Institute of CPAs conference, says coordination between regulators is "an absolutely critical thing."
"The firms you represent today live in an exceptionally crowded environment form a regulatory standpoint," Ketchum told attendees.
Regulations have increased since the financial crisis. Firms operating in multiple financial sectors face multiple regulators, sometimes with oversight of nearly identical operations.
Ketchum says FINRA regularly shares information and concerns with its international and domestic peers, particularly the SEC.
"We try to make sure that if we are looking at the same problem that we are at least looking at different aspects of the problem," he says.
However, there is more room for improvement, Ketchum says, adding that he hopes to improve regulatory coordination next year.
"Where you see instances of duplication or have concern about overlap, we would love to hear from you," he says. "This is not a simple effort for any of us."
Ketchum also says that the ability to gather and analyze data is fast changing how FINRA and other agencies regulate the financial services industry.
"How we get there in the next five years will remain an interesting debate, but there's no doubt in my mind that the use of big data is different from what it was five years and will be different five years from now," he says. "There is no doubt in mind that regulators will be defined by their use of big data."
Earlier this year, FINRA put the brakes on creating a centralized database of client transactions called CARDS, which was widely criticized by firms as being an example of overreach. Critics also charged that such a database would be at risk of being hacked due to the sensitive information collected there.
"CARDS was an area where we are stepping back with respect to the meaningful risks involved with respect to a centralized database," Ketchum says. "But the central purpose behind cards isn't going way."
Ketchum says that FINRA will continue to look at ways to develop more targeted exams of firms.
"If we can't do it from a centralized database then we need to do it on a sweep basis, on a situation by situation basis," he says.
Ketchum reminded his audience that part of FINRA's mission is to understand the pressure points within the business
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Bon jos
602 Broadway
Fashions for the career missy and petite woman. M-F 9-7, Sat. 9-5:30, Sun 12-4
Broadway Floral
2307 Broadway
Mon-Fri 8-6, Sat 8-4
Charlie's Bazaar
508 Broadway
New delights & vintage treasures to make your decor unique and exciting! Mon.-Fri. 10-6, Sat., 10-5:30, Sun. 1-4
Christa Landmark Boutique
518 Broadway St.
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 219-7550
Clara's Place
4710 Co Rd 34 NW
Quaint barn with crafts and hand-crafted items and gifts. Outdoor and indoor seating in the coffee shop that offers salads, sandwiches, coffees and ice cream. Open 10-5 daily
Colorful Seasons
3400 Dakota St.
Monday-Friday am-6pm, Saturday 9 am-5 pm Florists, home decor, landscaping
Common Threads Quilt Shop
109 15th Ave East
We specialize in 100% quality cotton fabrics made by leading designers, the newest quilting books, unique patterns, specialty quilting notions, primitive wool rug hooking, gifts and classes starting at the "beginner" level. Free inspiration and advice is always available. We would be happy to help you coordinate fabrics for your projects! Stop in with a friend, spend time with kindred spirits and experience the common thread running through our lives! MTWF 10-5, Thurs. 10-6, Sat. 10-3
Cowing Robards Art Gallery & Custom Framing
1010 North Nokomis
Unique collection of art and antiques. Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4
Creative Touch Gallery
516 Broadway
Two levels of unique gifts and clothing. Mon.-Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-5:30, Sun. 1-4
Crooked Willow
11181 Hwy 27 East , Osakis
Antiques, Gifts & More
Diekman's Jewelry
111 6th Avenue West
MTWF 9-5:30, Th 9-9, Sat 9-5
Downtown Floral
504 Broadway
Mon-Fri 9-5:30, Sat 9-5
From the Heart
522 Broadway
Cards, gifts, collectibles, souvenirs, furniture and home decor
Geyer Rental & Party
217 McKay
You neet it, we've got it! Mon-Fri 8-5:30
3015 State Hwy. 29 S, Ste. 4007, Viking Plaza Mall
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 846-0700
(The) Grain Bin
Viking Plaza Mall
Natural foods, vitamins, hand & body care, herbs and more
Grandpa's Attic & Gifts
210 1st Ave E , Osakis, MN
A two-story Victorian house with a three-stall garage (full of furniture). Antiques and collectibles, primitives, kitchenware, giftware, glassware, beautiful costume jewelry, Amish baskets, and Les Kouba prints. Open 7 days a week 10am – 5pm
Jackie J's Baloons, Bridal & Formal Wear
520 Broadway
Full service Bridal & Tuxedo center, along with a complete party and decorating center. MTWF 9-5; Th 9-7; Sat 9-1
Just Like Grandma's
113 West Main , Osakis, MN
Our 1902 Victorian House is a Tea Room and Bed & Breakfast. The 100 year old Schoolhouse, Barn, Annex and Summer Kitchen feature hand-crafted gifts and ice cream cones. Gazebo for outdoor dining overlooking gardens, and a garden level tea room for a unique dining experience. Open from Memorial Day to Labor Day
Karrow Jewelers
628 Broadway & Viking Plaza Mall
MTWFS 9-5:30, Th 9-9
Klothes Kloset
660 Northside Drive NE
We carry a wide variety of gently used clothing, shoes & accessories for men, women, and children. We also have many different household items. New things every day! M-F 9-5, Sat 9-2
422 Broadway St.
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 763-5599
Lori Ann's
1229 North Nokomis Street
Home Decor, Gifts Galore & Easy Gourmet
529 Broadway St., Ste. 103
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 846-1100
Memory Mercantile & Antiques & Collectibles
310 Elm Street , Lowry, MN
Memory Mercantile is a multi-dealer shop in the historic Lowry Lumber Company building. Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 1-6
MN Lakes Maritime Museum
205 3rd Ave West
Mustard Seed
520 Broadway
Precious Moments, gifts for all ages and occasions including Bibles, music, wedding invitations, books, toys, cards and videos. Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri from 9am-5:30pm, Thu from 9am-7pm, and Sat from 10am to 5pm
Narlie's Upscale Consignment Boutique
418 Broadway St.
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 762-1538
Off Broadway Antiques
109 6th Ave E
Open daily, year 'round! We carry a unique array of antiques and collectibles, featuring a variety of glassware, toys, tools, books and jewelry. Mon.-Fri. 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-5
Otter Consignments
106 S Otter Ave, PO Box155 , Parkers Prairie, MN
Your Central Minnesota eBay brokers! Your local eBay drop-off store committed to providing a fast, simple and convenient way to sell your objects online
Paffrath Diamond Jewelers
(320-762-8735) or 800-762-0612
410 30th Ave E, Suite 101
Mon – Fri 10-7, Sat 10-5
Randy's Mens Wear
630 Broadway
Specialty and big sizes
Ron's Warehouse Sales
1608 3rd Ave E
We specialize in everything and the kitchen sink! We are a retail salvage store and get much of our merchandise from insurance losses. Our merchandise includes housewares, furniture, clothing, health and beauty aides, building supplies, hardware, gift items and much more! Stop by for a unique shopping experience! MTWFS 9-5:30, Th 9-8
Runestone Museum Gift Shop
206 Broadway
Minnesota souvenirs, unique gifts, literature and gifts about the Vikings and the Kensington Runestone
Scandanavian Gift Shop
604 Broadway
Scandinavian stitchery and supplies, Heritage lace, bolt fabric, linens, clothing, jewelry, prints, cards, fine China and porcelain and much more
Simply Love Soap Company
6765 Highland Circle NW
Simply Love Soap Company manufactures quality-handcrafted soap made with an olive and vegetable oil base. Mon.-Fri. 10-6, Sat. 9-5:30
Special Memories
510 Broadway
A nice gallery of art, collectibles and gifts featuring Cherished Teddies, Precious Moments, collector plates, limited edition prints, souvenirs, gourmet food and more
Sweet Seasons
507 Broadway Street
Shop for wonderful hand-crafted gifts, gourmet foods, accessories for the home and antiques. Mon-Sat 10 am – 6 pm and Sun 12-4pm
Terrace Store Company
27162 Old Mill Pond Road, Terrace
Open May – December
The Interior Shoppe
609 Broadway
100's of bolts of designer fabrics; trims and pillow forms for do-it-yourself luxury products; custom fabrication of bedspreads, window treatments, pillows; furniture, lighting and accessories to make your house a home; Interior Desingers to help you put it all together
Thrifty White
3015 Hwy 29 South, Suite 4040
A little bit of everything. Mon-Fri. 9am-9pm; Sat 9am-6pm; Sun 11-5
Trumm Drug Card & Gifts
6th Ave. W. & Fillmore St.
A full service pharmacy featuring cards, unique gifts and souvenirs. From brass to wood, wicker to crystal, country to clocks, we carry gifts for all occasions
Viking Bay Resort & Gift Shoppe
Lake Miltona , Miltona, MN
Quality, hand-crafted items from many of our local artists including clocks, clothing, pottery, quilts, cards and Amish made baskets
Whispering Willows
2715 Hwy 29, Midway Mall, No. 104
Home decor and gifts
The Wild Bohemian
422 Broadway St., Ste. 1
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 763-3405
517 Broadway
Largest second hand store in West Central MN. 2 floors of antiques, furniture, collectibles and quality used household items


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Post 363588 posted on 23-1-2009 at 20:51
Windows 7-First impressions.
First, the bad thing.
The install somewhat tramples all over XP, even if it's on a different drive.
Quite how that'll affect things when 7 gets blatted, one can only guess, at the moment. Feedback has been sent.
Good things...
That bloody awful UAC thing's been improved, insofar as turning the damned thing off is dead simple. It has a few varied settings, a bit like the "Trusted zones" thingy, in IE.
Opera, naturally, works, as it should, even though it's not been installed. I just use it from the other drive and all's kewl.
IE is v8, which seems quite buggy, still.
Mind you, so does IE 7...
Those apart, it does, actually, seem faster than Vista. The install was a doddle (XP-trampling aside).
More as I fiddle.
If anyone else is fiddling with 7, feel free to join in.
Oh, yeah...
It seems to have trashed my soundcard, which won't, now, work. Even with XP...
I fixed the trampling of the XP drive, thus (In case anyone else suffers this):
Boot from the XP install CD. When you get to the option "Press R to go to the recovery console", do that.
At the ensuing DOS prompt, enter "fixboot".
You'll be asked which drive/partition you want to fix. Select the one you have XP on.
When that's done, enter "fixmbr".
Similar procedure as above.
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Post 363645 posted on 24-1-2009 at 10:35
Been using Windows 7 for the last few weeks. My own impressions are positive and no real issues so far other than Bridge thumbnails go wonky and other gfx corruption issues.
Speed wise it's definitely faster than Vista but not amazingly so, but it's noticeable. Memory management is definitely better (it consumed slightly less memory when editing a 3.5Gb image).
W7 Vs XP. W7 handles modern technology a lot better than XP does namely Bluetooth and GPS systems, the colour management utility is definitely a bonus but it's no real replacement for a true puck/software.
Taskbar is going to take a bit of getting used to but the dual screen handling is definitely better than XP especially if you're using different sized screens.
Screen resolution is as good as Vista, but HDMI is definitely a marked improved with W7 detecting a HDMI screen out of the box and setting the resolution correctly (XP wouldn't handle this screen and Vista would produce jaggies/corruption).
I did a body swerve on IE and installed Opera.
Also I'm using the 64Bit version which compared to Vista installed a lot quicker and produced a more refined experience. UAC is much improved with the abilitiy to set 4 modes of your choice.
It's also playing nicely with SAMBA and Windows 2008, ironically it was 2k8 server network shares that caused the most grief!
I also installed the Isle of Lewis theme... Something that's so much easier.
Overall for a beta I give it 8 out of 10.
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Post 363665 posted on 24-1-2009 at 11:41
Taskbar is going to take a bit of getting used to
I'm just getting used to how Vista has changed everything, just 'cause it could, and now you're telling me that W7 is going to change things even more??? Should I recommend new users to start with Vista or XP? If there is going to be another steep learning curve in a year or so time when W7 finally hits the streets, I think I'll tell them all to stick with XP if Vista is going to be another Windoze Missed Edition, which never really got accepted because XP came out so soon after and was soooo much better!
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1 March 2017
6,920 families in Caithness, Sutherland & Ross could see their incomes boosted by Labour's plan to top up Child Benefit by £240 per year.
Under Labour's plan the new social security powers of the Scottish Parliament could be used to top up Child Benefit and lift around 30,000 children in Scotland out of poverty by 2020.
Figures published by Highlands and Islands Labour MSP David Stewart confirm that there are currently 11,995 children in Caithness, Sutherland & Ross who would benefit from Labour's plan to top up Child Benefit.
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has backed Labour's support for an increase to Child Benefit and called on other parties in the Scottish Parliament to do the same.
Mr Stewart said: "Labour's plan would see Child Benefit increase by £240 per year by the turn of the decade, increasing by £13 a month next year, before rising to £20 per month in 2020.
"The SNP's Child Poverty Bill – now in the Scottish Parliament – should include Labour's plan to top up Child Benefit for 6,920 families in Caithness, Sutherland & Ross.
"If the Nationalists won't do it we will seek to amend the law ourselves. I call on MSP Gail Ross to back this plan to lift around 30,000 children out of poverty.
"Labour's plan would mean starting to reverse the fall in the value of Child Benefit that families have seen over the past five years.
"And it would send a strong message, that Scotland will not allow hard working families in Caithness, Sutherland & Ross to bear the brunt of the Tories' hard Brexit."


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Sunday, 27 July 2014
Easy Like Sunday
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Lovely photos - and video! - of you today, Athena! We don't get cat grass here - my human got tired of cleaning up after we hacked it up!ReplyDelete
Looks like you're having a purrfect day.ReplyDelete
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Beautiful pictures of you, Athena! And that cat grass looks NOMMY! :)ReplyDelete
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Come along to Sunday Assembly Brisbane in June to hear the inspiring story of Orange Sky Laundry!
In October 2014, two best mates had a crazy idea to put two washing machines and two dryers in the back of a van, and wash and dry clothes for free. Orange Sky Laundry was born – a world-first, free mobile laundry service for the homeless. On a mission to improve hygiene standards, the organisation stumbled on something much bigger and more significant – the power of a conversation. Now facilitated by more than 700 volunteers across the country, Orange Sky Australia aims to positively connect the community. The average household does 36kg of washing every week. Orange Sky volunteer, Liz Clinton, is coming to tell us about how she helps to wash to over 200 times this amount each and every week – for free.
Read more about Orange Sky here!
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Australian farm enterprises have much going for them; management skills honed to the local conditions, robust and transparent markets, constant new technology and innovation upgrades and a relatively stable political climate.
The challenge is capital funding, especially funding to grow the business. The good news is that there is plenty of capital around; the challenge is how do farmers access this capital.
Portfolio managers are recognising that agriculture is an important asset. Stories about increasing population, greater wealth in developing countries and speculation about a "food boom" to follow the mining boom are incentives for investors to consider agriculture.
The challenge for a fund manager to invest in agriculture though is to figure out how to go about it? Do they buy a farm, do they buy shares in a listed agriculture company, or do they find successful farmers to partner with?
We need to make these questions easy to answer. By having an attractive and detailed brief prepared you can improve investor interest and be ready to jump on any opportunities that present themselves.
Existing service providers like accountants, farm advisors and agents can assist in pulling together much of the information required, as well as presenting it in an attractive format. But there are a few key challenges Agribusinesses face in connecting with investors.
Often, we hear from investors that agriculture doesn't provide the kind of returns they expect. Investment decisions are made around "risk & return", that is the greater the risk the greater the return expected, and vice versa.
Australian agriculture has unique risks, which can unfortunately deter some investors. But it also has unique risk managers – that is the farmer. The experience, skill and decision making capability of the farmer is a valuable asset and should be clearly promoted. This is the space where you can do some "selling" of the investment around the special management skills the potential investor is tapping into.
Laying it all on the table
While we need to talk it up, at this point we should also have procedures and policies that detail what happens when the inevitable production or price challenges emerge.
So, in looking to attract investors, it is important that the risk to the business is well documented. If the risks are identified, then as an investor I would want to know what risk management will be implemented in the business.
Investment decisions are also made based on the expected return. While agriculture returns of the future can be impacted both positively and/or negatively by a whole range of variables, none-the-less a forecast needs to be made. If this forecast is robust, that is, it is based on factual information, and it is clear what the basis of the forecast is, then a potential investor has the information to make an informed decision.
Get investor ready – but what does it mean?
Firstly, think about the issue from the perspective of the investor – if you were looking to invest in a farm business what would you need to know? What information would you need to make an informed decision?
Consider what would give you comfort that the risks to farming are addressed, what financial reports would you need? When looking at buying stocks or shares on a listed exchange, there is a huge amount of financial data provided, not only on the performance of the business to date, but also the forecast for future returns.
This takes time and effort, but any potential investor will consider favourably a well prepared investment brief over an adhoc offer to buy into the family farm.


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Edusites are edu(cational) (web)sites. In 2007 Richard Gent, a Media and English teacher, started to develop an online collection of GCSE and A Level Media resources to support his own teaching via an educational website called MediaEdu. At that time there was a shortage of material and support for non-core subjects such as Media and Film and teachers often worked in isolation. Through networking, other teachers began to look at and share the resources that were published on MediaEdu. Developing teaching and learning resources takes time and making them available to others saves time and shares excellent practice.
As interest grew, Richard became more passionate about this concept and how it could benefit the wider teaching community. He decided to leave full-time teaching and devote his time to developing resources. He created Edusites to build an online resources library which evolved into Edusites English, Edusites Film and Edusites Media. The Edusites Forum was created to allow teachers to communicate with each other.
Richard's goal was to produce only the highest quality resources, therefore a subscription system was introduced to enable him to commission outstanding teachers and subject specialists to create the best teaching and learning materials for Edusites. We need to pay for the work that enables each generation of teachers and students to excel.
The vision remains the same at Edusites today where Richard and his team work with heads of department, examiners and other experts to bring outstanding resources to over 1200 schools in the UK.
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Humbling: The word I would use to describe Christmas 2014.
I often write about how I have the best life and to live where you vacation. I'm a huge proponent of warm weather and will choose sunshine over snow 364 days of the year. There are however exceptions to every rule. My one exception is the month of December. I will tolerate weather under 70 degrees if and only if it occurs in the month of December, and snow only if and only if it occurs on 12/25.
The holidays are my favorite time of the year; a time of tradition and family. For someone who has moved at least once a year since I was 18 tradition and family are two things you tend to look forward to. This year was the first time in 30 years I did not spend Christmas or the holidays with my Maryland friends and family. It was the first time in 30 years that I didn't wake up at my mother's house and have my dad go into the living room to "see if Santa came". It was different.
It's easy to become consumed in our own egos. The holiday season is a time of seemingly universal joy and happiness. It's pretty outrageous that my mind would even hint that the holidays are a time for me to think about all that's missing rather than all that is present. Sometimes I have to give myself what I call a spiritual reality check, this was one of those times. Would it have been nice to spend the holidays at home? Yes. Did I survive without doing so? Yes. Does everything happen for a reason? Yes. Did Santa leave me a piece of humble pie with a side of #getagrip on Christmas day? Yes. So without further ado, here are the 6 most humbling experiences I had this holiday season…
Six Humbling Experiences of My Holiday Season:
1. There is major construction going on next to my new apartment. I really wouldn't consider myself to be a morning person to begin with but to be woken up for 3 weeks in a row by hammers and nail guns it can really take its toll. The guys playing Christmas tunes from the radio made the noise a little more bearable.
2. December 4th, when I was walking Skyy I noticed a homeless man sitting under a tree at Bayview Park playing Christmas songs from his boombox. Later that night, he was still in the same spot so after our nighttime stroll I went home and made him a plate of shrimp fettucine alfredo, still warm from my dinner and walked it over to him. I introduced myself and told him that I enjoyed his Christmas tunes this morning and that I thought he might be hungry. He looked at me dumbfounded and asked me if I was serious. I responded "of course!" He cried and thanked me for my kindness. I smiled, shook his hand, and wished him a Merry Christmas. Tis the season!
3. December 14 I came home and noticed my Maryland flag was gone. I'm not sure when it happened but I posted a small rant on Facebook. One week later I received a replacement Maryland state flag from my buddy Mark in Maryland!
4. Friday I got a surprise Mary Poppins package from my lifelong friend Rachel. In it was everything from a shirt she had borrowed to housewarming gifts, but the most important item was this life changing gem:
Do you even have any idea how flipping delicious this is?! I've dubbed it "Heaven In A Bag"
5. Yesterday, my friends surprised me with a new bike! My cruiser was stolen a few months back and my friends all came together and got me a new one. My new whip has a bike basket, cup holder, and good time written alllllll over it.
6. Watching my favorite movie It's A Wonderful Life and one of my new holiday favorites Meet Me In St. Louis. The first is a reminder that no matter what is happening, it really is a wonderful life. The second features the song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and the words of the song have never been more meaningful…Someday soon, we all will be togetherIf the fates allow
Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now