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Our very own ska_lives posted his custom female Tele-Viper figure! Here's what he had to say about the figure!
I got a few kits from angelforge a while back and finally got around to finishing up one of them. I have 0 modern televipers, and thus I decided to make one. The female TV kit is very nice and I recommend it. My only complaint is that the upper torso is very wide when viewed from the side and makes her look funny when using feminine arms. Instead I mixed male and female arms to make something that looked more sensible. I'd have to say that my favorite part of making this figure was the nifty translucent look I got on the visor. The only other thing I can say is that she is sorely under-equipped and that I hope to find some more accessories for her on the future.
I hope you dig it!
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Things To Do At The Mall…while shopping with your wife!
The Men's Survival Guide for the Mall!
Black Friday. The mall. You know the scenario. It's an ugly scene, certainly not one for the timid or the meek. I see it every year, things that cause grown men to cringe in abject fear, that make brave men cower.
What am I talking about? The crowds? The sales? The pandemonium? I refer instead to the victims. I see them when I'm dragged to the mall….husbands wandering around aimlessly as their wives shop; staring at their watches, bored out of their skulls, wandering like listless zombies. Most are mere novices, rank amateurs untrained to protect themselves from flagrant abuse as this; snatched from the comfort of their recliners and HDTV's to be thrust out into the harsh realities of the mall. Men have ways of broadcasting their plight that are only obvious to other men; you can call them Universal Distress Signals…signs include but are not limited to, fidgeting nervously, shifting from foot to foot, dragging their feet, dawdling along behind their spouse, loss of interest, moderate to severe depression, numbness, the thousand-yard-stare, to name a few.
Men, I feel your pain…therefore, as a public service, I'm going to divulge some of my survival tactics to get you through the crisis while she digs through the clothes rack yet again…or forages for another pair of shoes that don't fit. Please pay attention, your sanity may depend on how well you employ these skills.
I must however warn you, these tactics must be closely guarded and may not at any time be allowed to fall into the hands of…the enemy. If you think she is starting to catch onto your ploy, immediately employ a diversionary tactic, such as…point and scream, "Oh, look! 75% off!" When she turns, dive beneath a clothes rack and remain motionless until danger passes. Another diversion may be, while feigning rage; "I can't believe she's wearing your outfit!" If nothing else, just ramble incoherently in your best Forest Gump imitation in an attempt to evoke empathy.
Let's face it, the mall is no place for pansies when it comes to male survival skills. It's a topsy-turvy world of estrogen-gone-amok; where women routinely pay exorbitant prices for tasteless articles of clothing designed by men with names you cannot pronounce. These items will be worn once, occupy space in her closet for a year, then given away in a garage sale for pennies on the dollar. I conjecture, rather than articles of clothing, these are the equivalent of…trophies; much like men proudly display severed heads of recently deceased deer on their walls. The dangers are abundant…navigating a veritable minefield fraught with peril: there's manicures, perfumes, and hand lotions, testing out new perfumes on you, making you carry her purse in public, protracted public conversations with other wives about PMS. They may even attempt to engage you in a conversation about relationships. Beware! These are usually condensed from a one-hundred point article they digest line by line from magazines like Cosmopolitan on how to have a meaningful relationship. Do not underestimate your opponent! The girls train all year long for this…getting together to analyze and dissect these articles like an ESPN sports analyst. They do this, much like a bear sharpens its claws, so they can dissect you. It's the psychoanalytical equivalent of a rectal exam by a sociopathic proctologist.
My advice is to avoid conversations at all costs! Do not be suckered in so easily…she is trying to draw you into a conflict. They do this frequently like the inevitable question, "Does this make my butt look huge?" That's the verbal equivalent of her taking a sucker-punch at you! Or the dreaded, "my mother is spending the week…" announcement. My theory is they feel compelled to punish you for not sitting around the house in your undergarments with them, watching LIfetime Network and painting each other's toe-nails while sharing details about their period; like they used to do with their girlfriends.
Do not be alarmed…women have been dragging their husbands along on protracted shopping excursions since the consummate temple of consumer greed, the mall, was first devised as an instrument of marital torture. You see, this is no mere 'procure, purchase, and go-home' venture but a secret female ritual closely guarded by women for centuries. If you manage to endure one of these hazings without inflicting permanent damage to your delicate male psyche and somehow return home with your sanity intact, you are a survivor of no small measure.
Men, let me put this to you bluntly…they are testing us. Many men have cracked under lesser forms of torture; some run off screaming, a few lose their masculinity, others crack under the stress and become delusional – -thinking they enjoy shopping with their wives, and some…never return at all.
One coping technique employed by men is 'age-regression', an integral part of the male psyche: it's our inherent male construct, the primal state of mind of the male psyche; being able to revert back to that annoying 'four-year old in church' state of mind that has served us well when bored.
Until they wise up and institute a 'Day-care for Husbands' service at the mall, complete with ESPN, HDTV, junk food, and recliners, we must be prepared to resort to alternate methods of pain management. Steele yourselves! Desperate times call for desperate measures. This is where we separate the men from the boys! The scenario…you're tired, six hours later she shows no signs of relenting…suddenly she's got coupons! How do you entertain yourself? Reach deep within to find your inner child!
•Fake loud protracted imaginary conversations with yourself on your cell phone as you meander along from aisle to aisle.
One of my favorites, "No Mr. President! I don't advise nuclear destruction as a first option…have you tried diplomacy yet? Maybe a tomahawk missile or two? Fine then, but if we get nuked, I am not bailing you out! What?!! What do you mean, someone accidentally pushed 'the button'!!!"
Another one goes like this, "You tell George Clooney to get himself another agent if he won't pay. No! Not a cent less than my usual 40 per cent or I walk!"
Or, "That's right! I said, buy this mall!" (occasionally make eye contact with startled patrons). "What do you mean, it's not for sale! Offer them another 40 million or you can find yourself a new job!"
As a matter of note, purchasing a pair of thick-rimmed glasses at the novelty store makes a great prop, if you really want to sell the part, pick out a loud sweater vest and throw in some fake 'bling' to play the part of the agent!
•Play Hide & Seek with the guy wearing those neon yellow pants.
There's always one guy at the mall wearing some hideous pants that normal men wouldn't be caught dead in. He's probably the one whose mother used to dress him, you remember the effeminate guy that always liked math. Every time you see him or get remotely close; scream and run the other way to hide. After he leaves, pop up out from behind a mannequin and scream, "Ollie, Ollie, All in Free!"
•Tag, You're It!!
There are plenty of other bored husbands around so you can chase each other around the mall like kids at recess. Pretending to be a ninja is optional. Nerf guns inject a feeling of realism into the game!
and, if all else fails…
•Play paparazzi.
You've got a cell phone with a camera, right? Pursue random people: start out with stalking your designated victim and take pictures as they flee. Pop out from behind kiosks and clothes racks to take candid shots of 'imaginary' celebrity-look-a-likes. The key is to be really annoying and obnoxious. Post them to Facebook. If the mall cops don't throw you out, you will have loads of fun. Getting pepper-sprayed in the process is bonus points!
Try no to be too painfully obvious that you're bored…there will probably be repurcussions later. Be prepared to sleep on the couch tonight…and don't expect to see her any time soon sporting that hot new Victoria's' Secret negligee she bought this afternoon.
Well, that's it. You're pretty much on your own from here. I think I've done all I can do!
Black Friday….
Seriously. I had never thought of shopping as a full-contact sport before. TWEEEEET! UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS IN THE CHECKOUT LINE!


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I wasn't going to write about this for two reasons: 1. I 'd be too emotional about it since it is my life--as you'll see in one of the articles I will link to below--I can't look back too fondly on my entry into this life. It was a disheartening experience that I went through with the support of my sister and one of my best friends. It took the wind out of my sails and dashed the dream I had about what being a stay-at-home mom would be like. As a result, most of my stay-at-home-mom friends don't live in my neighborhood--and that's okay. And 2. Other writers, like the ones I will link to below are way more informed and well-versed on the topics, have done a great job of making lots of points that I agree with, and are probably way smarter than me.
What I will say though, is that I have seen some other sites pick these articles up and some of the comments there and on Facebook make it very clear that some people see the title of the pieces, get angry at seeing the word " black", and don't read it before sharing their opinions. One person asked, how are black-stay-at home moms any different from other stay-at-home mom. The answer is that our existence isn't accepted as easily as that of white stay-at-home moms and we constantly have to justify our existence and explain our choices. Historically, black mothers have moved from working side-by-side with their men in the fields, to working alone taking care of the homes and families of white women, to gaining access to education and working in other careers. Historically, black mothers work. This stay-at-home mom business is seen as a "white woman thing". In Lashaun Williams' post on The L Factor, she explains,
"The female experience has differed for white women in this country, as they have historically been expected to simply look pretty, stay home and have babies. While they felt trapped in a sea of domestication, black mothers longed to devote more time to their own children."
One comment I saw online said that a black stay-at-home mom is called a welfare mom. It is so sad how in political, and lets face it, plain terms "stay-at-home mom" connotes white, married moms who live in the suburbs and "welfare moms", black, single moms living in the hood. I can't even start on the unfair stereotypes assigned to black single moms vs white single moms, but rest assured I'm annoyed by that too.
I blame the media. Yep, I said it. Why else would the prevailing opinions about welfare recipients be so completely unaffected by the actual facts?
- Public Perceptions: Most welfare moms are black. Mostly black people benefit from welfare and food stamps.
- Fact: Nine(9) percent of food stamp recipients are black — and 84 percent are white.
- Fact: Nationally, 39 percent of welfare recipients are white, 37 percent are black.
Of the above statistics (I borrowed those from this awesome article about a recent, Republican presidential hopeful going on camera saying he doesn't want taxpayer dollars to make black people's lives better), I don't know what percentage of blacks are female, and how many of those have children, but it's definitely not the majority. From that, how in the hell do we get folks (you know which ones) getting all up in arms about how their hard-earned tax dollars are going to help black people? And Lord help us, how do we get black people believing the same thing about ourselves? Answer--the media.
I know "The Media" is broad-stroking it, but mass news outlets need to be more responsible about the stories and images they use to inform the public about us. The film, television and music industries have a hand in it too, but they want to make money. So they only serve to reinforce what people think they already know about us, based on the constant flow of images and messages coming from media outlets. Ask yourself when was the last time you saw a widely successful film depicting black people in a "normal", positive light, free of hyper-sexual and hood-life stereotypes or pre-civil rights nostalgia? Nobody wants to see those films because they're not realistic. I talk about that in my review of the film, Red Tails. And if a black TV show is missing a broken home, a buffoon, hair weaves and label-hungry clothes horses in stilettos, good luck getting a second season. Gone are the days of a show like "The Cosby Show" ever seeing Primetime Tevelision again. I'm not saying every black show has to be wholesome, but where's the balance? For every Shore of New Jersey Housewife whatever show, there's a whole network of wholesome white family shows. Where is the balance?
Giiiiiiirl, if they don't stop it with this mess...
I digress.
Obviously lots of people, black, white and other, would rather we stop justifying our existence and bringing up our differences (i.e. "black" stay-at-home-moms, "black" child prodigy, "black" entrepreneur, etc.) but if we stop bringing it up, ignorance will prevail. Even if one person is surprised to learn that I, a black woman with a college degree who actually chose to quit working and make my child's early years my priority with the support of guess who--my husband, then that's one less ignorant person who can at least say they know one. UGH!
This is all very frustrating.
What has to happen for us to get it right in this country? Geez!
For some good reading related to the topics mentioned here, I recommend:
- Black Women Overlooked In Stay-At-Home Moms Debate (Where my intro into the world of being a black stay-at-home mom living in a white, TX suburb is mentioned.)
- Room For Debate: How black and white is feminism. Is Feminism for Black Mothers, Too?
- The 'Welfare Queen' Experiment: How Viewers React to Images of African-American Mothers on Welfare
- Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse: A Review
- Just Felt This Flick: Red Tails
Love and light, y'all. Love and friggin light. lol


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Lake Fayetteville soft surface nature trail could become one-way route for cyclists
FAYETTEVILLE—The singletrack nature trail surrounding Lake Fayetteville could soon become a one-way route for cyclists.
The city's Parks and Recreation Department is asking for input on a proposed change that would make the soft-surface path unidirectional for mountain bikers.
The idea was brought forth by representatives from Ozark Off Road Cyclists and the Bicycle Coalition of the Ozarks as a way to increase safety and enhance the experience for those who use the trail.
Aside from reducing the chances of a head-on bicycle collision, mountain bikers stand to gain plenty from a unidirectional route on a narrow, singletrack trail.
Brannon Pack, executive director of OORC, said one-way routes give cyclists more continuity in their ride if they rarely have to stop and let others pass. Riders also can enjoy more perceived solitude, he said, even during peak usage times. Plus, the quality of the trail itself would be better preserved if less riders were passing each other, which can contribute to the undesired widening of the route in certain areas.
Pack said bike shops and organizations like his often send people to Lake Fayetteville to try mountain biking for the first time. Because of its mildly technical terrain, the trail serves as the first exposure for a lot of beginning riders.
"We want to make sure that as a community we're fostering the right environment for that," he said. "And we really see Lake Fayetteville serving the public that way."
The new rule would not apply to anyone traveling on foot, but hikers, joggers and dog walkers could also benefit from the proposal.
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I've been in a bit of a cooking funk lately... dinners have gotten less and less interesting and I'm needing some inspiration to step things up a bit! Therefore, it's time for a What's For Dinner linky... who's in the mood to get some EASY recipes?? The plan is to link up a post with a quick, easy and delicious recipe. Check back at this post often to find some new recipes.
I'll start us off with a great recipe I made this week. I make no claims that this recipe is my own. Allrecipes is a lifesaver for me. I love their recipe spinner app. on the iPad and iPhone, and I also love their daily emails. The recipe I made is Beef Nacho Casserole. This was yummy (tasted just like a Mexican restaurant) and very simple. It has a little kick to it, but nothing the kids can't handle!
What's a quick, easy recipe you have to share? Link up below - the linky will stay open for a full week to give you time to link some recipes (link more than one if you wish). Be sure to grab the What's For Dinner? graphic to use in your post and link back to this post so that others can visit and take advantage of the good recipes!


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|The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Southwestern University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning August 2018. Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in Mathematics or a closely related field. ABD candidates will be considered but degree must be completed by August 1, 2018. All research areas will be considered, but particular consideration will be given to candidates with experience or interest in a field of applied mathematics.
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10.6.2005: Meldung: Veolia Environnement SA: Onyx begins household waste and recycling collection for the town of Blackpool, UK
Onyx has just commenced a contract for the collection of household, commercial and bulky waste as well as helping to develop a range of recycling services for the town of Blackpool, on the north west coast of England.
The seven-year, ¤35-million contract covers the service for 68,000 households, whose 140,000 residents produce approximately 83,000 tons of waste a year.
Blackpool Council believes the new contract will enhance collection systems for householders as well as businesses, giving them greater opportunities to recycle and therefore help improve recycling rates throughout the resort, in keeping with Government directives. The goal for Blackpool is to increase its recycling from the current rate of 18% to 40% by 2010.
In addition to collecting household, commercial, bulky and clinical waste, Onyx plans to expand door-to-door collection of various recyclables and to manage the drop-off collection centers for selective sorting.
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Onyx, the Waste Management Division of Veolia Environnement, is the only operator working with local authorities and private companies that covers all segments of the waste market (solid, liquid, non-hazardous industrial and hazardous waste). With a workforce of 71,000 in 34 countries and a presence all along the supply chain, Onyx provides waste management and logistics services (e.g. waste collection, sewer, street cleaning and waste flow management services) and processes or treats waste to extract value.
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Update: The cops have asked for an explanation. (duh!)
A new video has gone viral and all the social masturbation sites have picked it up. We saw it yesterday and were hoping it went viral. Cause we had something to say. Firstly these claims of delivering a pizza using a drone is far from Amazon's drone program that it is so widely being compared to. Even delivering the pizza using a drone bit isn't new:
Someone even delivered Beer using a drone:
We must tell you that laws regarding Drones are sketchy all over the world, that's the reason why Amazon didn't shoot their video in The US of A.
Anyone with access to eBay.in can buy a fully functioning Quadcopter or Octocopter or you could buy kits that you can customize and build your own.
Obviously the more you pay, the better your device is. Also, we believe that the whole point of this "drone" is some what stupid, cause this is still being controlled manually–
"At present, Rajani said, the drones are being operated manually but added in future, we can have drones fly by themselves on predetermined flight paths made using GPS data."
What the video didn't show you was a man with a remote control haplessly running around Mumbai, trying to fly a "drone" (it's damn hard flying these things) and we'd like to tell Mr.Mikhel Rajani that GPS enabled drones aren't very costly either- you get one for less that 500 USD – The DJI PHANTOM
We agree that the range and application of the DJI- Phantom is not exactly catered for pizza delivery but it has GPS and it was used in making this video:
We'd like to mention that the legislation in our country regarding unmanned aerial vehicles are still blurry- there are incidents of remote control parts or entire drones being held up by customs during the import process. Their argument is that such things can be used for terrorist activities- like delivering a bomb…or better a bomb in a pizza box . There's a bollywood movie waiting to be made on that.
And legally you can't fly an unmanned air vehicle in public spaces without permission- we don't know if these guys had permission though.
And this is not just India. Even the FAA in USA has said: "There are no shades of gray in FAA regulations. Anyone who wants to fly an aircraft—manned or unmanned—in U.S. airspace needs some level of FAA approval. Private sector (civil) users can obtain an experimental airworthiness certificate to conduct research and development, training and flight demonstrations. Commercial UAS operations are limited and require the operator to have certified aircraft and pilots, as well as operating approval. "
Our guess is that India doing something like this would require permission from the DGCA and also bring into question which frequency band their RC was on. Cause even that's regulated here.
This website says that you need permission from The Ministry of Defence and The DGCA.
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Beans, beans, good for your heart, the more you eat, the more you…
I had some lamb sausages left in the fridge, so thought I'd have them with some baked beans.
Just as I was about to crack open a tin of Heinz, my mind travelled back to some homemade baked beans I once had in a rooftop café in India — as soon as I'd been reminded of the strong tomato acidity and the chunks of onion, Heinz just wasn't going to cut it anymore.
Before you get excited, I should stress that I was no way near recreating the beans of my dreams, so this is very much work in process. I'm prepared to partially blame the old, un-garlicy garlic I used….but the blame can't entirely lie with bad ingredients. So, if any of you have stumbled across a phenomenal homemade baked beans recipe before, then please send it over!
Serves 4
400g chopped, tinned tomatoes
50g tomato passata
squirt of tomato paste
200g butterbeans
1 large onion (diced)
5 garlic cloves (crushed)
rosemary or thyme…or any other herbs that take your fancy
• Gently fry the onions, then add the garlic after a couple of minutes
• Add the tomatoes, passata and tomato paste
• Put in the herbs, and let it bubble away a little
• Put in the butterbeans and reduce the sauce for 15 minutes so it becomes a little thicker, and all the flavours have a chance to infuse.
Not quite a winner, but a hell of a lot more delicious and nutritious than a tin of Heinz.


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An article I wrote on urban gardening in Egypt has been published by UNDP in a report on Green Economy in Action.
The article is included demonstrating examples of "agriculture demonstrating practical, concrete, and on the ground green economy country experience", with the aspiration that this will "provide information and knowledge for policy and decision makers and practitioners on the positive implications of greening some priority sectors, including job creation, resource efficiency, and generally contribution to sustainable development".
I think this is a testament to the wonderful projects that the featured organisations are working on in Cairo. The growth of urban gardening is an interesting phenomenon. It was inspiring to see what can be created on the rooftops of a busy city such as Cairo and the positive effects that these gardens can have for food security, the environment and communities.
The link to the report can be found here (see pages 23-24 for the article).
For more information about the featured projects see: Schaduf; Thousand Gardens in Africa; Permaculture Egypt and Nawaya.


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Bringing true innovation to a sector as intensely competitive as MP3 players is a difficult thing to do. Mostly, companies satisfy themselves with trying to outdo each other on the style front. Others focus on sound quality above all else, and there are one or two who just chuck as many features at their players as possible and then sell them at seemingly suicidal prices.
But every now and then a player comes along that truly breaks new ground. Enter the Cowon D2 DMB. Not the most imaginatively named product, admittedly, but it's the first MP3 player we've seen to have built-in digital radio (DAB), and it's also the first flash memory MP3 player that I've played with to have a touch-screen. It is also DMB capable, which means in theory that it can receive broadcast TV programming. In practice it's a damp squib as there are no DMB broadcasts in the UK right now.
I was quite excited about the prospect of being able to listen to proper sports coverage – Radio 5 Live – on the same device as my music. Radio 5 is on medium wave, which means I can't normally listen to it on any of the FM radio-equipped players I have hanging around and have to take a separate portable radio around with me if I want to keep in touch with the results. With this, I could listen to 5 Live and switch over to my own music once Sports Report had finished, so as soon as it arrived I eagerly whipped the D2 out of the box to have a play.
First impressions were certainly favourable. The D2 isn't attractive in a designery, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen sort of way, but it is well-built and fits nicely into the palm of your hand. If you want a comparison, it's about the size of a couple of matchboxes lined up, side by side.
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Original title: 10.000 KM
Director: Carlos Marques-Marcet
Country of Production: Spanien
Running Time: 99 min
Year of Production: 2014
Cast: Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer
Screenplay: Carlos Marques-Marcet, Clara Roquet
Alexandra and Sergi make love in their tiny Barcelona apartment. They've decided to have a baby, but find their plans dashed when Alex receives an offer for an artistic residency in Los Angeles. Understanding this may be Alex's last chance to re-launch her photography career, the couple decides to put their plans on hold for a year. One year apart, with a continent between them, Alex and Sergi must rely on virtual communication to keep the flame of their relationship alive. But with their realities no longer shared and the touch of one another gone, the technology that has supposedly brought the world closer together may just tear them apart.
The film won the Telia Film Award at the Stockholm Film Festival in 2014, along with prizes at the SXSW Film Festival, AFI Fest and the Malaga Film Festival. Director Carlos Marques-Marcet received a Goya-award for Best New Director.


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I am often asked what to do before a competition to get ready. While each person is unique in their warm up routine, here are some things that I suggest to do before a competition.
Get Rest
24-48 hours before a competition, you need to get your sleep. I frequently hear about people who burn themselves out two nights before a competition and try and catch up the next night. This is a challenging way to get enough sleep.
There are enough sleep studies out there that show that we can't "catch up" on our sleep deprivation. As an example, if you only sleep four hours two nights before a competition and think that you can sleep twelve hours the next, things don't work that way. It is better to get some OK rest for two nights than try and cram it all into one. The best is actually getting the amount of sleep that your body requires.
I recommend eating a healthy meal the night before and the day of competition. Again, what is healthy depends a bit on a person's body. A steak for one person the night before may be perfect and another it would give them indigestion. You have to know how to fuel your body.
Students will often ask me about carbo loading the night before (e.g. lots of pasta the night before.) That can help some people, but with some people, they will feel heavy the next day because of carbs inherent nature of retaining water. There are enough people though who have found this to help in their sports performance.
If I had to say what I do, I typically have a healthy meal that has about 55% carbs, 25-30% protein, and 15-20% poly or mono saturated fat. An good choice would be a pasta dish with chicken and a salad. A plate full of super spicy chicken wings and an extra large milkshake is not a good choice...
The day of the competition, I try and time my meals so it is about 1.5-2 hours after I finish my meal before I would be competing. I also have snacks and water to drink while I am competing. I am constantly grazing all day long so my energy level is roughly constant. Competitions day can be a long time!
Warm Up
I try and get to the venue so I have about 1-1.5 hours before a tourney to get myself sufficiently ready. This gives me enough time to go through armory and do a weapons check and get some bouting in.
I would do whatever warm up you do, but I would do something that eventually gets your whole body moving. A great warm up routine would be the warm ups that are done in the fitness and footwork sections on T & Th.
While I am warming up, I am just looking at warming my body up and get my body moving and getting my point on target. I am not looking at showing an opponent everything that I can do. It is about getting mentally ready. Is my movement good? Is my point on target? Are my fleches fluid? These are the things that you should be working on, not beating my opponent. That is for the strip. You don't want to show your other competitors your whole game while you are warming up.
Also while you are warming up, only the first bout should be with a teammate if you can at all help it. Use this warm up time like a controlled open fencing time. Use your observation skills and take out your notes to get an idea of how a person fences. Most competitors ignore this valuable time of gathering intel about their opponents.
For me, when I am doing bouting, I will find a person and do two "five" touch bouts with them. I want to get a five touch bout in my mindset. I do two "fives" at a time because it takes time to hook up and find a person to fence on the strip. My goal is to do a pool before I head to my competition pool.
You should also have different durations of warm up time. You want to have your optimal time of 1-1.5 hours, but what if you only have 45 min, 30 min, or heaven forbid, 15 min? You should have a plan of what you will do so that way you don't expend extra mental anguish figuring out what you need to do. Know what you need to get mentally ready.
Weapons and body cords
You need to have a routine of ensuring that your weapons are ready and will pass inspection. When you come to fence at a strip, you must have at least one extra regulation weapon and extra body cord. You can have more than that. These extra weapon and body cord must have the appropriate inspection marks also. Each body cord must have their inspection mark and if you are using french grips, they will be individually checked also. Some other things to remember:
- Make sure that the barrel is tight in epee and foil
- Make sure that your wires are glued down in epee and foil
- Bell guards must be smooth and no dents or holes that could catch a point
- Spaghetti wires must be affixed to the back side of the socket
- Spaghetti wires must go all the way to the nut where it is affixed. No bare wire showing
- Both screws in epee
- Tape around the barrel and covering the tip of the blade roughly a dollars length down. (Make sure that the tip can still depress so you can score a touch!)
- In saber, if you have a metal nut at the end of your blade where your bottom bell guard screws together, make sure that it is sufficiently covered.
- Before you hook up your weapon on the strip, make sure that your wires are glued down, barrel is tight, and in epee, make sure that both screws are there. If you do this before you hook up, you will save yourself a card and mopping the floor... (check out WFA newsletter #1, coaches' corner).
Mental Preparation
I can't emphasize this enough, you have to be mentally ready. This should start weeks before the tourney actually starts. What actions are you working on? What is your training schedule? What are going to be your hard days and light days? How are you going to stay mentally strong during a competition? These are things you have to foresee as best as you can.
I recommend having music that you listen do when you are doing your individual warm up. When you are away in a different city or even different country and doing your warm up, you can have this constant to help relax and get mentally prepared.
Final thoughts
This isn't the whole list, but it is something to get you started. These are things that you can control. The more things that you control and you apply, the more enjoyable your tournament experience will be! Remember the first rule of a tournament: Have fun!


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Please find below some excerpts and testimonials from clients about their coaching experience with me:
"Lauren was awesome. She did a great job in helping me visualize my goals, short-term to long-term. She helped me realize that I don't have to choose one path for the rest of my life right now – I can keep my options open and see how things play out. Even though that sounds like a simple concept, prior to my training with Lauren, it was a huge weight on my shoulders. Lauren was able to help me eliminate the stress and worry.
Lauren was very easy to talk to and helped me identify obstacles in my path. She got me to open up and think about things in ways that I never had. The different exercises for my various goals were also very helpful. Finding a job back in my field of study stands as evidence of the effectiveness of Lauren's coaching."
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"Lauren's coaching was very valuable. She was straight-forward to get points across, but did it in a professional and kind manner. She made me feel comfortable talking about my finances and issues that lied beneath the surface of my spending habits. Even when I would have negative news to report to Lauren, she turned them into positives and made me feel empowered. Thanks to Lauren, I was able to have money for a rainy day that I would have not had in the past! Altogether, Lauren is a fantastic coach!"
"Lauren not only gave me the confidence and direction needed to overcome obstacles, her coaching technique and methods have helped me to finally re-enter the legal field. After being home for eight years raising my children, I'm now a practicing patent attorney, a truly remarkable accomplishment that could have never been attainable without Lauren's advice and guidance. She takes the time and effort to treat each client's issues as though they are her own. She takes the initiative to understand the goals of her client, and customizes her coaching to unlock and enhance potential that may have never surfaced without her services. Her resume writing skills are phenomenal. After she worked with me on my resume I received several compliments on how impressive it looked! More importantly, the rewritten resume opened doors that had previously been closed. I will continue to use her services for career enhancement and professional development. She truly has a gift, and without her I would never undertaken the endeavors I am currently engaged in."
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The Sheridan Holiday Inn was filled to the brim and overflowing as the Big Horn Homebuilders Association hosted the 33rd Annual "Home and Garden Show" this past weekend.
The show gets the home improvement ideas percolating and Jon Seidel, president of the Homebuilders Association, says that's the whole idea.
It was a great family event, too, where even the kids rushed from vendor to vendor, picking up the free balloons, candy, pens and pencils.
In past years, attendance averaged well over 3,000; this year, Seidel notes, the response
has been phenomenal.
Over 70 exhibitors were on hand to showcase their specialties. Craig Fox was there with Excalibur Construction. He says the show presented several new opportunities for his business, even in these tough economic times.
Folks even had a chance to win a 46-inch riding lawn tractor donated by Bloedorn Lumber through a raffle. The proceeds benefited Habitat for Humanity's "Brush With Kindness" program, which offers home improvements to the needy.


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No longer a wounded Swan, Eder is soaring to new heights after Portugal's Euro win
Eder barely made an imprint during his ill-fated spell at Swansea, but the striker has left an indelible mark on Portuguese football after scoring the goal that clinched Euro 2016.
This time last year the 28-year-old arrived at the Liberty Stadium from Braga, only to exit seven months later having mustered just two Premier League starts.
It was announced in May that Eder's loan move to Lille was being made permanent and he returns to the Ligue 1 club having broken the locals' hearts.
A second-half substitute at the Stade de France, the striker shook off Laurent Koscielny's attention to drive home a fine winner in the 109th minute on Sunday.
The 1-0 extra-time win against France secured Portugal's first-ever major trophy, with coach Fernando Santos saying "the ugly duckling" has become a "beautiful swan".
"It was an amazing moment," Eder said. "Our team worked really hard.
"We knew that the Portuguese people were behind us. We fought with immense strength, we were amazing.
"I think we deserve this title due to the work we put in, all the players and the staff.
"Portugal had been wanting this title for so long. This is fantastic and well deserved. Congratulations to every single one of us."
It was just Eder's third appearance of the tournament - all of which have been off the bench late in the second half.
Despite that and his struggles at Swansea, there remained an inherent self-belief that such a moment would arise.
"Since the first day (I thought my opportunity would come)," he said.
"Ever since Fernando Santos called me up.
"He knows what my capabilities are and so does our group.
"They trust me and I have worked hard to contribute and today it was possible.
"I'm very happy about what we've achieved."
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This is How to Turn Your Business Ideas into Reality
"That's a great idea, you should take the initiative and make it a reality."
How many times have we heard that line? And what typically happens next? Most of the time — nothing. Most great ideas stay dormant because we lack the coure, respurces, time and/or money to take action
Coming up with great ideas is easy, it's putting those ideas into action that's difficult.
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King of Wands
King of Wands or Batons is a card used in Latin suited playing cards which include Italian, Spanish and tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana"
Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games.[1]
In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, Tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes.[1][2]
Divination usage[edit]
The King of Wands card depicts a mature man who is decisive and passionate. The throne he sits on has no top, indicating infinite possibilities. The lion and the salamander at his feet symbolize his purified desire and a decisive will that remains unbroken even when tested by trying circumstances and fire. The card may be used for a decisive man who is given to quiet deliberation. Some of his undesirable traits include a quick temper and/or self-righteousness.
Key Meanings[edit]
The key meanings of the King of Wands:[3]
- Authority figure
- Financial gain
- Honest and trustworthy
- Mediation
- Professional
Some symbolism you can see in this card is the king's throne. There is no visible top, indicating that the sky's the limit. The suit of wands is associated with the element fire, and the lion on the back of his throne is symbolic of fire in the tarot. The salamander, once thought to be able to walk through fire, may be symbolic of the test you must endure when you draw this card in a spread. The fact that he appears to be in a burning hot desert is another indication of the element fire.
- ^ a b Dummett, Michael (1980). The Game of Tarot. Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7156-1014-7.
- ^ Huson, Paul (1980). Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage. Destiny Books. ISBN 0-89281-190-0.
- ^ Trusted Tarot (2010) King of Wands
- Burger, Evelin, Fiebig, Johannes (2006). Tarot Basics. Sterling Publishing.


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Race Radar: Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia
We're feeling the pull to Poland for this special race. Read on and you'll be, too.
The fifth edition of this race takes place on August 11, 2019, and you won't want to miss out on the many pleasures of this Polish sporting spectacle. It's fast (this is where Daniela Ryf set a new IRONMAN 70.3 world best last year), scenic and packed with local flavor. From A to Z, the race has something to offer everyone. May we present the alluring perks in alphabet form:
A: Airports
Lech Walesa Gdansk Airport is the nearest to Gdynia, just 20 km away from the race venue. It is well connected with many important international airports throughout Europe.
B: Beach finish
The race comes to an end on the main city beach, where racers celebrate their finish with 2,000 cheering spectators. You won't find a better finish line beach party anywhere!
C: Charity
Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia is much more than just a swim-bike-run event. It's also a social and cultural festival strongly committed to supporting those who are in need. The event has supported UNICEF and other non-profits in the past, and for 2019 organizers have launched the #TRI2help project aiming to raise 1.000.000 PLN for charity with the help of Polish celebrities who will participate in the race.
D: Dar Pomorza
This is one of the symbols of Gdynia that you will notice immediately once you get to the IRONMAN Village. The Dar Pomorza (Gift of Pomerania) is a Polish full-rigged sailing ship built in 1909 which is preserved as a museum ship.
E: Embraer branded aircraft
An IRONMAN-branded aircraft—how cool is that? In 2015, Embraer 175 from LOT airlines was branded with the event to spread the news of IRONMAN entering Poland for the first time.
F: Family
From the IRONKIDS race on Friday, to the family zone on the city beach open the entire race weekend, to all the other activities on race day, Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia is a perfect destination to take the whole family for a summer trip to Poland.
G: Gdynia
"Gdynia loves triathlon," reads the giant banner that hangs on the Gdynia Aquarium building in the transition area. That's an understatement! Gdynia LIVES for sport of all kinds. Having hosted the Red Bull Air Race, The Tall Ships' Race, UEFA EURO U21, and numerous sailing events, the people of Gdynia love to support athletes and make their visit unforgettable.
H: Hilly bike course
Athletes start at sea level and climb into the picturesque, green Kashubia region. Don't expect extreme uphills, but the course features rolling hills that will challenge your legs.
I: International field
Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia has evolved from a very local event to a truly international race—the number of international racers went up from 6% in 2015 to nearly 25% last year. Germany, UK, Ukraine, Russia and Sweden are among the most represented countries. This cultural diversity makes for a more interesting race experience, and the organizers take pride in the event's vibrant international character.
J: Joy
Gdynia has been voted as home to the happiest community in Poland. You have to encounter the people here for yourself to understand that joy.
K: Kashubia
The Kashubia Lake District and the Kashubia people open their doors to athletes and ensure they enjoy a memorable and safe ride on the one-loop, fully closed-to-traffic bike course.
L: Life-changing
We've seen volunteers come back to the event as IRONMAN 70.3 athletes. We've seen Polish celebrities take on the challenge and become IRONMAN 70.3 finishers a few months after their first swim workout. We've seen athletes with unbelievable personal stories tackle the race. All of these individuals contribute to the special energy of this event.
M: Museums
Gdynia has a variety of museums, some (like Gdynia Aquarium or Navy Museum) just a stone's throw from the IRONMAN Village. The Museum of Emigration and Experiment Science Centre are also worth a visit.
N: Nils Frommhold
German triathlon star Nils Frommhold was the first winner of an IRONMAN-branded event on Polish soil when he captured the title at IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia in 2015. "My favorite thing was the rollercoaster park at the beach," he says. "Unfortunately I couldn't try all the crazy attractions but if I come back one day I will for sure."
O: Orłowski Cliff
Orłowski Cliff is perhaps the most important natural wonder in Gdynia and one of the most photographed natural sites in Poland. At 50 meters tall, it offers a great view of Gdansk Bay, with Hel penisula visible on a clear day.
P: Pierogi
When you hear "Poland," you may think "pierogi." It's like Italy and pizza. You'll find a lot of restaurants serving various kinds of pierogi—the meat or cabbage and mushrooms are the most traditional ones. Bon apetit!
R: Ryf
All eyes were on Daniela Ryf and Mirinda Carfrae when the two legends stood shoulder to shoulder on the start line of the 2018 Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia. It proved to be Daniela's day, as she finished in 3:57:55, establishing a new IRONMAN 70.3 world best. By the way, she finished 7th overall! "I could hear this finish party long before I saw the finish line," said Ryf post-race. "This gave me wings!"
S: Swietojanska Street
This is where you can expect the loudest crowd support, besides the finish line. It's also where you need to fight your way up a kilometer-long uphill…3 times on the run. If the race is going to be decided on the run, Swietojanska Street is where you can win or lose it.
T: Tricity
Gdynia, Sopot and Gdansk are the three cities on the Baltic Sea collectively called Tricity. Historic Gdansk is known as the Polish city of freedom; Sopot offers a constant party during summer holidays; and Gdynia is "the city of dreams and sea."
U: Ubiquitous
As in, during race week, Gdynia lives and breathes triathlon. You will see dozens of IRONMAN flags and banners hanging aroudn town and the giant M-dot-shaped countdown clock in Kosciuszki Square. You will see 100,000 copies of the local newspaper covering Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia distributed on the streets. And much more is done to create a ubiquitous race presence.
V: Volunteers
Anything is possible, they say. True, but not without volunteers. Over 800 supportive souls make this race possible, helping in the race office, on the course, at aid stations and more.
W: World Championship Slots
Have world championship hopes? You can earn a coveted slot for the prestigious IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship at Gdynia.
X: XC bike
If any of your friends or family members decide to take part in the sprint triathlon the day before the IRONMAN 70.3 race, they can ride a cross-country bike. Or a beach cruiser. Just come and have some fun!
Y: You
In Gdynia, it's all about you, the athlete. It is your day.
Z: Zatem
"Zatem" means "so" in Polish. Zatem…why don't you register now?!


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Tewolde Gebremariam, the chief executive officer of Ethiopian Airlines, says his company is the frontrunner in the bidding process for the management of Nigeria Air.
Speaking at a news conference in Addis Ababa on Friday, Gebremariam said the group of investors interested in establishing the national carrier is small.
"We are among a small group with an interest in establishing a national carrier (in Nigeria)…we do not know the results (of the tender), though we are frontrunners," Reuters quoted him to have said.
In July, Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, unveiled the national carrier at the Farnborough International Airshow in London.
At the unveiling, Sirika had said the airline will be managed by private investors with the federal government owning a five per cent stake in the business.
"Nigeria has unfortunately not been a serious player in Aviation for a long time. We used to be a dominant player, through Nigeria Airways, but sadly not anymore," he said.
"This will be a national carrier that is private sector led and driven. It is a business, not a social service. The government will not be involved in running it or deciding who runs it. The investors will have full responsibility for this.
"The Nigerian government will not own more than 5% (maximum) of the new national carrier. The government will not be involved in running it or deciding who runs it."
At present, Ethiopian Airlines has two maintenance contracts with Medview Airline and Arik Air.
Ethiopian Airlines is ranked Africa's largest by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Following my articles on the state of the nation especially on the issues of restructuring and the increasingly strident calls…
Dozens of shops and property worth millions of naira were destroyed on Thursday night as fire razed the Maiduguri GSM…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says thugs have been mobilised to disrupt the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa…


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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Thank you Candy
I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who visits my blogs and takes the time to leave me such sweet comments. It's been almost a year since I started this blog. I originally started it as a way to keep in touch with my daughter and who was off in college in FL.
Most of you know that my daughter was killed in a car accident. It's been 6 months since the accident and I miss her so much every second of everyday. I think the one thing that has kept me going is my love of this hobby as well as all of the support that I've gotten from so many people who belong to this wonderful group.
Cindy's 24th birthday is April 6th. So in her honor and as a way to say thank you I've decided to get some candy together for you. Please leave a comment below as well as your blog address if you have one.
I have no idea how to do Mr. Linky so I will put all the names in a jar and have my husband pull the winning name.I would love it if you chose to follow my blog and post this candy on your sidebar but it isn't necessary to win.
Thank you again for all the love and support that I've gotten from this group. You have no idea how much you've touched my heart.
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I'm so sorry, I didn't know about your daughter. There are just no words to express the what to say. She was a beautiful girl! Hugs & Prayers, Leah Ann The HoosierstamperReplyDelete
http://thehoosierstamperleahanngast.blogspot.com I really don't want to put my email address but if you go to my blog and leave a comment, I will get it.
How generous the candy is great. So is your blog. Mary LouReplyDelete
Every time I visit your blog I am just so inspired by your beautiful works and your beautiful spirit. Thank you for this chance.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance to win your blog candy, Julie. I am heading to my blog to post it there as well.ReplyDelete
Hugs to you!
Beth B.
What a beautiful girl. I am so sorry. Thank you for celebrating her with us.ReplyDelete
Your blog is amazing. Your creativity has inspired me. Thank you for honoring your beautiful daughter with us and allowing us a chance for us to win blog candy. My thoughts and prayers are with you.ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear about your daughter. What a wonderful way to honor her.ReplyDelete
I am so sorry for the loss of your daughter, I am a mother of two boys and I cant even imagine the hurt that you are feeling, wow you are amazing person to be on this journey with out your daughter and keeping her memory alive,my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Thanks for the chance to win your thank you candy.ReplyDelete
Oh my so sorry about your daughter !!!ReplyDelete
God Bless!!!!
Oh Julie, I am so sorry. What a huge hole is left in your heart. I will certainly add you to my prayers. What a thoughtful thing to do with the blog candy. Thanks so much. And before I go I have to tell you that I looked around here and you do amazing work! Your title "born to stamp" is certainly correct.ReplyDelete
So sorry to hear about the loss of your daughter. And wonderful blog candy as your daughter was a wonderful person.ReplyDelete
Thanks for a chance to win your blog candy. I do not have a blog but am a follower. If I ever could figure out how to do a blog. LOL
Hi Julie, I'm so sorry about your daughter. Just found your site and love it! Just became a follower. Thanks for a chance to win some candy.ReplyDelete
It is really hard to loose a loved one. So sorry for your loss. I also love your cards and am very glad this group helps you. I too use this group as a help to get through alot and love making cards and seeing all the beautiful ones everyone else makes.ReplyDelete
Your daughter is beautiful and I am so very sorry this has happened. You know Julie, you have many people holding you in their hearts and loving you through all the days. What a wonderful idea - to celebrate your daughter's birthday with all of us.ReplyDelete
Much love sugar,
Sandy Dehon
Julie, I wasn't aware of your loss either. I can't imagine losing a child and still have a desire to craft as beautifully as you do. You're an incredibly strong person. It's nice to know that our Maggie group has help to support you and your family.ReplyDelete
Hope C.
I am sorry for your loss,my thoughts and prayers are with you!It is not a easy thing,I hope your nights get shorter as time goes by.Remember your heart will always be full with your love for her and I am sure that she knows it even now when you are thinking about her.ReplyDelete
Julie, I think you are doing an amazing job of coping with the worst tragedy that can befall any parent. Know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. You honor her with your creations.ReplyDelete
Thankyou julie for sharing your daughter and your blog with us. thats such a beautiful photo. So sorry about your loss. What a wonderful thought to celebrate her Birthday with blog candy.ReplyDelete
Hugs Julie P
Hi Julie, What a beautiful, beautiful young lady!!! Thank God for wonderful memories to help you through each day, and a hobby that keeps your hands and mind busy while you heal. My heart goes out to you and your husband - and what a beautiful tribute to your daughter, by giving to others. I found you thru Magnolia-licious and have become a follower. I want to see more of your beautiful creations. Love and hugs to you, Sharon :o)ReplyDelete
I don't know how you find the strength to deal with this Sweetie - just looking at Cindy's beautiful face and realizing the chasm her passing has left in your family is more than the soul can bear. Love and light to you and yours on this anniversary of her birth - my own sweet girl was born on April 3rd - I will be thinking of you then and saying a prayer for you for a peaceful heart.ReplyDelete
Deb T. from Canada
One should never have to bury a child. You are too sweet to offer blog candy in your daughter's name. May God give you peace.ReplyDelete
Your daughter was so lovely. What a beautiful way to honor her life by sharing with others. I'm so very sorry for your loss. I cannot even imagine what that would be like. Prayers coming your way as her birthday approaches.ReplyDelete
Gentle hugs to you.
Sharrahug's Sweet Blessings
Wat een mooi idee, om je dochter te gedenken door middel van deze candy.
Ik wens je veel sterkte, licht en liefde toe.
Thank you Julie for your wonderful candy in honor of your beautiful daughter. I know it's still fresh and this time of year is even harder. I pray the Lord continues to give you strength and comfort. Hugs, RosieReplyDelete
Hi Julie! This is the first time I've visited with you :) I am so very sorry to hear about losing your daughter! I do agree about having our crafts and blogging to keep our minds especially busy during times of extreme difficulty. It has 'saved' me many many days! May the LORD bless you, keep you and comfort your soul, dear friend ♥ He IS our Healer!ReplyDelete
Love and prayers of peace ~
Lori firstname.lastname@example.com
Oh Julie, having a daughter myself, I really feel for your loss. I pray that in time there will be healing. Thankfully you have this hobby and the support of all your blogfriends. I am sitting with a seriously ill father right now and the love and support from my friends and blogfriends are helping me get through each day. Lots of hugs and prayers coming your way... SharonReplyDelete
grazie per questa bella possibilità. un caloroso abbraccio. anna emy83ReplyDelete
Julie, You are amazing giving blog candy to honour your daughters birthday. I have seen your strength in your daughters tragedy in the cards you have made in previos posts. I use my crafting for healing time in my life and the girls in this Maggie group are so awesome. I hope you are feeling the love from everyone and that God continues to strengthen you and your husband through every milestone you are facing. XOXOReplyDelete
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Julie, I am so sorry about your loss of your beautiful daughter. I can't even imagine what you have gone thru. I'm sure your faith has given you the stregnth and comfort to ease your pain. Thanks for sharing your story with us and for the chance to win some candy in her name.ReplyDelete
Julie, I am so sorry about your daughter. What a beautiful young lady. I have a son who is 24. I cannot imagine what you have gone through. My prayers are with you. May God keep you and comfort you!ReplyDelete
Oh crud. I forgot to leave my blog. http://www.cricketscreations2010.blogspot.comReplyDelete
Bless your heart Julie. I know the pain of losing a child so all my prayers are with you. Your blog is great hun!! Your cards are just lovely!! Thanks for the yummy candy! It's very sweet that you're offering it on Cindy's birthday! Take care!ReplyDelete
I am so sorry about your loss. She was a beautiful girl!ReplyDelete
Sorry for your loss, she looked like such a beautiful and kind young lady. Its very sweet of you to do this candy in her honour. Thank you for the chance.ReplyDelete
smile4jenn at hotmail dot com
What a beautiful way to honor your daughter's memory. You can tell from her smile that she was beautiful inside and out. Thank you for the chance to win candy. I'm still working on my blog so it isn't up yet.ReplyDelete
Julie, I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your daughter. It's so sweet of you to do this candy in her honour. Thanks for the chance to win.ReplyDelete
Hugs, TinaM
Oh Julie, I am so sorry about your beautiful daughter. I just can't imagine the hole that is left in your heart. I pray that God wraps His arms around you and your family and gives you an extra measure of peace and love, especially on her birthday. You are so sweet to remember her with such a generous gift to your cyber friends.ReplyDelete
Oops, forgot my blog address. It is http://rosamondac.blogspot.comReplyDelete


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Do all cows look the same to you?
I know, some are brown, black, white or a mixture.
Some are big and small, young and old and have horns but really. . . .
they all do look the same!
But then along came Hermie!!
Hermie - 12 x 16 - Graphite - Commission
She was my latest commission and quite an adventure to draw.
To begin with she is the size of a large bull!! And she lives out in a big field with other cows. No standing at the fence to take her reference pictures!! It was a nice sunny afternoon, perfect for picture taking when we did her photo shoot. I climbed into the back of a pickup truck, balanced on a bale of hay and bounced up and down as we drove out into the field. Let me tell you, those rolling fields you see from the road are not as level as you think!!
I felt pretty safe in the truck until we got close to the cows, then I realized how big they really were. Several of them began milling around the truck and poking their head over the side of the truck. Bob, the owner said to stay put. Believe me, I wasn't going to do anything else!!
Suddenly the cows moved apart and Hermie came walking up. She is a particular friend of Bob's and came over to see him. He threw hay out to distract the other cows and then began to work with Hermie. The goal was to get her in this stance for her picture. As he manuvered, I clicked away, from the back of the truck of course!!
As you can tell we got some great reference pictures. Both Bob and I are really pleased with Hermie's drawing.
I love doing commission work as it always offers such neat drawing challenges but Hermie's commission was more!!
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I have a minor obsession with elephants, and up until now have never been on one for more than 5 minutes, so I was super excited that we were planning on taking our guests to an elephant camp! We figured with two more adults helping out, we could manage our three children for the event.
We found a great deal for a new elephant camp outside of town and decided to give it a try. They took us out in their van, and after an introductory speech about elephants and a welcome drink, we went over to meet and feed the elephants. We then loaded up and trundled off for our 30 minute ride. We took three elephants – one kid on each. Our particular guide, was very happy to take some pictures of us. He ended up hopping down off the elephant and taking dozens of pictures, to my surprise later when I looked back through them. Good thing it's a digital camera!To his credit, he got some great shots, like this one. And some "creatively framed" ones, as well (above). At one point we got a little nervous, because he wandered so far away taking pictures of scenery and everyone else, that we ended up alone on our elephant, and our elephant got to doing her own thing.The ride was fun, although rather short. But, that actually turned out to be a good thing, because it was blazing hot out that day! After the ride, we spent a little more time with the elephants at the feeding post, and one of the elephants was pretty interested in Isla and ended up slobbering snot all over her baby carrier! By far the best part of the day was bathing the elephants. I guess they got pretty dirty on our little walk.I think the elephants enjoyed cooling off as much as we did. Riding mine in the water, was like riding a bucking bronco! Of course, I have no experience on a bucking bronco, so I may be being a little dramatic. The mahouts ("elephant wrangler" to the layperson) said that only one person could go at a time, so the girls waited on shore. I again got ditched by my mahout and ended up riding solo. A little adrenaline makes the experience that much more exciting! We explained to the mahouts that our girls don't know how to swim yet, but they still wanted to have a turn bathing, and they reassured us that they'd take good care of them. Getting sprayed! And again. Ryan's brother and Elise were the last to go in.
Nothing better than a clean elephant! Elise got her turn washing her elephant.She also got a good soaking. The girls absolutely LOVED it, and wanted to get back in right away. We got to say one last goodbye to the elephants before heading out. Elise left in tears, because she hadn't had enough time with the elephants. I'm sure we'll be back sometime in the future, because Mommy's as fond of these massive creatures as the kids are!
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|Jon Copley
Dr Jon Copley is a marine biologist from the University of Southampton and expedition Principal Scientist. He is investigating the patterns of life at undersea vents to understand how species disperse and evolve in the deep ocean, which covers most of our planet.
Visit Jon's very own personal JC082 blog plus our media page to explore the additional blogs for this expedition.
|Paul Tyler
Paul is Professor of Deep-Sea Biology at the University of Southampton and a co-Principal Investigator on the Cayman project. Recently he has been PI on the programme 'Chemosynthetic ecosystems south of the Polar Front: Ecology and Biogeography' and Chief Scientist on the "Hot Vents, Cold Ocean" JC080 expedition. Paul has 35-years experience working in the deep-sea having participated in over 60 cruises and completed over 80 submersible dives. His particular interest is reproduction in deep-sea animals but also the mechanisms that establish and maintain their populations. He has worked on hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, cold-water coral reefs, abyssal plains and in submarine canyons in all oceans of the world and was CoPI on the first UK ROV exploration in Antarctica.
|Bramley Murton
Bram is a geologist who studies the ocean crust. Continuously regenerated by volcanic activity along the crest of the 70,000 kilometres of mid-ocean ridges, the ocean crust forms three quarters of the Earth's solid surface. On this voyage, Bram is leading the investigation into seafloor mineral deposits. These are formed as superheated seawater reacts with lava deep below the seafloor, dissolving metals on its way, and precipitates them as valuable sulphide ore minerals when the fluids return to the surface. The challenges on this voyage are to understand how two processes affect the composition of the ore minerals: the enormous pressure at the Beebe Vent Field (the deepest known) and the effects of the unusual type of basement rock at the Von Damm Vent Field.
|Jeff Hawkes
Jeff is a geochemist - he studies trace element cycling in hydrothermal systems as part of his PhD at the University of Southampton. He originally grew up near Cambridge and studied Chemistry at the University of Bristol. This cruise, he'll be focussing on the carbon cycle in the hydrothermal plumes and diffusive areas that we encounter. He'll also be looking at how vent sourced metals affect the dissolved organic matter. In his spare time, Jeff will be entertaining the ship with his excellent guitar playing.
|Alastair Lough
Alistair is a PhD student at the University of Southampton, aiming to characterise the exchanges of iron between vent fluids, particles and sediments. He will collect samples for isotopic analyses and nano-scale observations of iron minerals. Knowledge of which, will instruct our view of hydrothermal system couplings to ocean productivity around the world.
|Dr Tim Le Bas
Tim is a sonar geophysicist from NOC. He is a specialist in processing sonar data and underwater images. He is handling the multibeam bathymetry and backscatter sonar data and developing the Geographic Information System (GIS) database as the expedition progresses.
|Leigh Marsh
Leigh is a marine ecologist in the final year of her PhD studying at the University of Southampton, based at the National Oceanography Centre. There are two main research focuses to Leigh's PhD, working with ROV HD video footage to create image mosaics of entire chimneys to investigate the patterns and distributions of animals living at the hydrothermal vents. On this expedition, she will be using ROV-based acoustic systems (multibeam echosounders) to create detailed bathymetric maps of the vent fields and their surroundings. Combined with information derived from the video recordings, this will allow the science team to get a good idea of which biological communities live where in relation to the chimneys and areas of diffuse flow. In addition, the maps form the basis for ROV dive planning and the identification of sampling sites. All of Leigh's previous expeditions have been in colder climes, so she is looking forward to some sunshine!
|Diva Amon
Diva is a final-year PhD student jointly based at the University of Southampton and the Natural History Museum, London. Her PhD is on the weird and wonderful animals found living on whale skeletons and dead trees in the deep sea, and also how they interact with their unique habitat and with each other. On this voyage, Diva will be deploying two pig carcasses, Petunia and Princess, as well as, some wood and whale bone experiments on the deep-sea floor to investigate what comes to eat and live on these unique habitats. Diva will quite at home on this voyage as she grew up on the sunny hot isles of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean.
|Will Homoky
Will is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Southampton who measures and simulates chemical exchanges between rocks and seawater. He joins the Chemistry team to explore how hot venting fluids deep inside the Cayman Trough release metal micronutrients essential to life in our oceans.
|Veit Hühnerbach
Veit is a Marine Geologist at NOC, who previously visited this site in 2010 piloting the HyBIS vehicle with Bramley. Veit's interests while aboard are in seabed mapping and ground truthing in order to make new and updated maps. He will also help Tim with cleaning the vast amounts of new multibeam data, and help Bram with sampling. In addition, Veit will lend a hand wherever needed during the trip.
|Verity Nye
Verity is a PhD student at the University of Southampton investigating the taxonomy, life-history biology and biogeography of hydrothermal-vent fauna. She was part of the team that discovered the Cayman vents in 2010 and returned to the Beebe and Von Damm vent fields with American colleagues last year. She has described several new species from Cayman vents and is currently working on the reproductive ecology of the vent shrimp. Verity is particularly excited about investigating symbiont acquisition in the vent shrimp and changes in the distribution of Cayman vent fauna over space and time.
Steve is a geologist at the University of Southampton with a particular interest in the formation of hydrothermal ore deposits of base and precious metals.
|Matthew Hodgkinson
Matt is interested in the two Mid-Cayman Rise vent sites because of the differences in host rock and seawater depth between the two sites. The Von Damm Vent Field has a unique composition and morphology as it predominantly consists of the magnesium silicate mineral talc. Mg is generally sequestered into secondary minerals during hydrothermal circulation so the presence of a 110 metre across, 75 metre high mound consisting of approximately 30 wt% magnesium has implications for water-rock interactions and geochemical cycles. It is also thought to be hosted in ultramafics (high Mg and Fe-bearing rocks), which have a different chemistry to rocks that usually host hydrothermal vent sites. This generates different fluid compositions that in the case of the Von Damm Vent Field lead to the precipitation of unusual minerals at the seafloor.
|Rachel Mills
Rachel is a Professor of Ocean Chemistry from the University of Southampton. She is working with the team of chemists on board to measure the chemical fluxes at the Cayman Trough vent sites and understand the fate of these metals in the ocean.
|Valerie Chavagnac
After a Ph.D. in Geology, Valerie spent 7 years at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton where she moved her research interest towards deep-sea hydrothermal systems. In 2007, she joined the Geosciences Environment Toulouse (France) as a CNRS researcher. She is a geochemist working on the chemical composition of high temperature hydrothermal fluid/gases collected in the deep-sea. The chemical compositions of these fluids provide direct hints on the nature of the alterated substratum, the seawater percolation pathways linked with gases production and/or consumption, and chemical fluxes between the lithosphere and the hydrosphere.
|Alain Castilla
Alain is an engineer working for the CNRS at the Geosciences Environment Toulouse (France). He is manager of an experimental laboratory designed to mimic natural environmental conditions in high pressure and high temperature autoclaves. On this expedition he will sample high temperature hydrothermal fluids in the deep-sea and extract dissolved gasses.
Adrian is a researcher at the Natural History Museum in London. He will be focussing on the polychaetes, segmented marine worms that are very abundant and diverse in the deep sea. One of the most famous of all deep sea species is a polychaete - the giant tubeworm that is found at hydrothermal vents in the Pacific. However, their is a wealth of undescribed species in the smaller animals that are often overlooked, so we will be working hard to pick through the samples collected by the ROV to find these.
Find out more by following Adrian's Tweets and photo blog.
I'm interested in what these modern mineralising systems can tell us about ancient mineral deposits we find on land today. Because these vents are the deepest and some of the hottest ever discovered, the way metals move around in the system could be quite different to most of the systems previously studied. By understanding this system better it may help us find and identify similar mineral deposits that formed millions of years ago but have since been uplifted onto continental land masses.
|Andrew David Thaler
Andrew is a post-doctoral researcher at the Duke University Marine Lab. He studies gene flow and connectivity of populations of deep-sea hydrothermal vent species. On this cruise, he is looking at the connectivity of species shared between von Damm and Beebe vent sites.
Pete has worked on very large submarine landslide deposits offshore from volcanic islands, including four research cruises offshore Montserrat. He leads the Submarine Geohazards Research Group at the NOC.
|For this expedition, we have the engineering team aboard who operate the UK's deep-diving remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Isis, and technicians from UK National Marine Facilities who support the other equipment that we are using.
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